Thousand Words Thursday

I was soooo excited to get a photo shoot with our dear friends' daughter Kayley. She is five years old and was diagnosed with leukemia last September. Cancer SUCKS!!!! Bottom line, however, she is such a fighter and takes the punches one after another without even flinching. She is an amazing little girl with such a strong spirit and an infectious smile. This is one my favorites from our photo shoot that day.

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Not Me Monday

I did not jump for joy when I saw it was going to be 43 degrees this weekend!!! The flip flops are soooo coming out!!!

I did not scream for joy when I took my son to the doctor for the 3rd time this month when the doc gave him a prescription for cough medicine with codeine!!!! Simply because I knew we would finally BOTH get a good nights sleep!!!

And since we live in a "lake effect snow" area and am currently surrounded by a lot of snow.....I did not instantly get into a fabulous mood when I went to the tanner for the first time yesterday. There is nothing better than the smell of coconut and pina colada and a bit of a tan to make my fat look better!!!!!

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Aloha Friday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

I'm getting really tired of 18 degrees and snow. So, if I were to win $150,000, the first thing I would do is book tickets to a sandy beach for my family!!!

What would be the FIRST thing you would do if you won a little extra cash?

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Thousand Words Thursday

Little J catching snowflakes...........there have been a lot to catch lately!!!

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Wordless Wednesday

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Random Tuesday Thoughts

Wow!!! How is that for a "break" from blogging? Six months have gone by and I think I'm ready to jump back in.

So what has been going on? My sister has gotten engaged. How does this effect my life? Well, first I'm very happy for her and will hopefully have a baby to cuddle soon after the vows. Second, she has asked me to be her Maid of Honor, which is wonderful except that every other lovely lady in the wedding party is a skinny beyotch!!!! I say that with the most lovingly tone as they are all FABULOUS girls!!!!

So, she was engaged in October and the wedding is in May. Why on earth would I get serious about losing weight until 3 months before the big day? I am big on counting "something" while trying to drop some pounds whether it be calories, fat grams , points, etc. So I started counting points last week....you know, the whole weight watchers thing. Why did I choose this method? Simply because the other two weren't working this time around. I'm still doing cardio (not killing myself, just a mere mile or so), strength training (push ups, squats, lunges, dips, etc.) and making a LOT better food choices (this has really been my downfall since I LOVE sweets and carbs). So, I have dropped 4.4lbs this week!!!! I know it's not healthy to drop more than 2 per week, but let's face it, I was eating crap before and most of that is probably water weight!!!

My kids have been passing a "viral infection" back and forth for the past month and it is getting rather irritating. At least we haven't had the "pukey" flu yet. That is one thing I can't stand!!!

I am in the process of planning a bachelorette party. Any ideas/input would be greatly appreciated.......

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Thousand Words Thursday

Jake....the master Bubble Blower....

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Not Me Monday

I did NOT jump for joy and want to kiss MckMama when I discovered on her site the whole "blurry" background post!!!!! WTH?!!!! I can totally do that. Thank You MckMama for teaching me the best trick out there......here is my homework......

I am NOT paying the price for being a "laid back" mama all summer and ready to pull my hair out at bedtime to attempt to get the kids on semi-routine for school starting in 2 weeks!!!!

I am also NOT putting off organizational projects in my house for no reason whatsoever........ugh....I wish I had a genie!!!!

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Thousand Words Thursday

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Wordless Wednesday

Peek-A-Boo

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Random Tuesday Thoughts

I have missed my random thoughts on Tuesday's so here it goes.....

*I am wishing that I had paid more attention in computer class. Why? Well, I decided to put my little photography hobby into a really small business to see how it goes. I was talking to a friend who did this a couple years back and she told me I needed a website........so I got one. I feel like it's my first day on a new job. I want it to be perfect and yet there is so much to do and fix and tweak!!!! If you want to take a look.......check it out here. I really hope that link works!!!!

*Big "J" started his first year of "tackle" football. All of his friends are nervous. His dad tells him, "Just make sure you hit the other guy harder before they hit you"

*I had a beautiful garden this year. I was weeding it AND watering it. I was down there last week picking beans and guess what I saw? A SNAKE!!!! The garden can rot now......

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Thousand Words Thursday

Off to build a sandcastle....

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Wordless Wednesday

Big J running off some energy at the beach
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Blog Hop

One of my favorite pics of big and little J
LOVE this pic of little j.......they grow up too darn fast
This has always been one of my favorites of big J.......he was 4 and having a ball at the beach
Big J's baseball team....love the simplicity of this pic.

Not Me Monday

I did not lure my 3 yr old out into the 90 degree heat yesterday with a promise to ride the 4-wheeler so I could do a photo shoot with her. That would be mean and I would never do that.

I did not tell my kids that it was midnight last night when we lost power so that they would go to sleep (when it was only 9:30).

I did not watch meaningless tv like "Housewives of _____" marathon's and Miami Social and Tori and Dean and Big Brother yesterday.

Saving the best for last.............I DID NOT want to strangle my 8 yr old when he announced "EWWWW that is POOP at the bottom of the pool" when we were at my mother in law's marina pool. Yes, there were other people present at the pool and I thought little J had made it to the potty in time, I mean she hasn't had an accident in over a month. Evidently I was wrong....

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Thousand Words Thursday

Having fun at the beach....
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Wordless Wednesday

Little J and her Aunt "ooze" (aka Susie) eating chocolate muffins in bed at the hotel!!!!

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Blog Hop - Favorite Kid Photo

I was thrilled when the rules for this blog hop said I could add more than one photo. No Way could I pick just ONE!!!!

OHB has completed Week One

OHB (Operation Hot Body) has successfully completed week one in my household!!!

I called my brother, who is a trainer in FL., and said, "So I have dropped 25lbs. and am now at a stand still and we can't stay standin' where we are at right now!! There is still some leftover baby weight hangin' around and it has to go bye-bye!!! Please help me"

So, he must have heard the desperation in my voice and he put me on a "clean eating" plan. No, it's not a "cleanse" for your body or a fad diet. It is filled with great things for your body like oatmeal, chicken, turkey, vegetables and brown rice. The idea is to feed your body things it can use. Now even though I love everything on the list, he told me it would get boring and that is what will make it hard. He was right!!!! I still love everything but would love to dip my chicken in bbq sauce or have a little butter on my rice/potato.

So the plan is to do this 2 weeks out of the month and then the other two weeks just don't go over board. I mean at this rate, I will think 2Tbsp. of my lite dressing on a salad will be heaven!!!! It's amazing how well you feel when you eat healthy!!

I am happy to report that after week one I am down 5.2lbs and 3 inches!!!!! That is enough to keep me eating boring for the next week. I totally get that the majority of the 5lbs is water weight, but I don't care, it is off of my body!!!!!

At this rate, he is going to get a really nice Christmas gift!!!!

Thousand Words Thursday

My new favorite pic of my little J.

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