One Month and Hangin' in there!!

Well, today marks four weeks since I started Weight Watchers and I am down 12 lbs.!!!! I feel good and it's not as hard as I thought it would be. I just have to be prepared!!!

On Fridays we like to order pizza and rent movies. So we ordered a pizza that was just for me. It was from Papa John's and it was the Thin Crust Garden Fresh. Each slice was only 5 points (Dinner is usually 10-12 points) and it was sooo good!!! That made me very happy that I can still join in on the family fun!!!!

Mommy/Carter Day is Back Baby!!!

So today is a Mommy/Carter day and I am so happy!!! This is a picture of what Carter likes to do when we are home...this is probably the third costume of the day!

I am at the end of my semester and things are really winding down. I finished my tutoring last week so today is a real day off!! I have officially finished two classes and I have two projects to turn in, one tomorrow and one Monday and then an exam next Thursday!!! I will be done on May 1st and don't go back until May 29th!!! I am very excited for the time off!!

This semester has been a little disappointing for me. I took five classes and only two of them were really worth my time and money. One class that I was excited to take was about Inclusive Education. I felt like this class would really be a good one, since I knew NOTHING about it! Well, I still don't!!! The professor was such a FLAKE! We never knew if anything was due. Rather than meet the two scheduled days she decided to only meet once a week. We had a presentation due yesterday but I noticed on Sunday that I already had a grade posted for it as did my other group members!! Yes, you read that right, I had a grade posted for something I had not done. We got 100%. So yesterday when we went to class we kept our heads low and she NEVER asked us to present!!! AAAHHH!!! Luckily, I had an awesome Reading class and Math class, so all is not lost.

Now on to summer semester...

WW Week 3

I am .2 away from 10 pounds!!!! Michael and I did our Taco Mac date night last night and I had chips and salsa (NO QUESO!!!), club sandwich with no bacon or cheese and steamed veggies and I only had ONE BEER!!! I only dipped into 2 of my weekly points! So far so good!!!!

Spring Break '08

I'd love to say that we had an awesome spring break, but it was not very exciting. Unfortunately for the boys it was not my spring break from KSU. Luckily for me, they really don't know that people go to all sorts of neat places on Spring Break! So here is how our week went:

Monday: I skipped class because the class is dumb and I'd rather be with my kids. So we hung out at the house and drove to Roswell to pick up my nephew Sam so that he could babysit the next day.

Tuesday: I was in class all day and Sam babysat the boys. This was his first time and he did great and of course the boys loved having their big cousin all to themselves. Then we drove back to Roswell to take Sam home and we spent some time with Josh and Aunt Molly!

Wednesday: No class for me! We went to Michael's office for lunch and met his boss. The boys were impressed with the toys in Michael's office. Then we came home and played on our n'hood playground with our friends Rory and Quinn.

Thursday: I am back in class and my friend Aileen (Rory and Quinn's mom) watched the boys. While there, Carter scratched Zack's eyeball and we spent the afternoon at the eye doctor. After that long day Aunt Muggy, Maggie and Matthew came over to watch a movie and keep Zack company so that me and Michael could go on a quick date and recover from the day.

Friday: Michael had the day off so we kicked around the house and went to look at some more wood flooring options. We rented movies and chilled out at home.

Saturday: Our friends the Newman's came from Warner Robins to spend the night. We were able to go to the Etowah Indian Mounds and that was really cool. We played outside and played the Wii!

Sunday: RECOVER and PREPARE for the week ahead!

So even though it was not terribly exciting, the boys had a good time and it did not cost me a trip to Disneyworld! That will be next year...

Smack!!

That is the sound that my hand on my forehead made after I read this blog post...
http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/2008/04/weakness-of-will-powered-living.html

WOW!!! Just what I needed to hear!! This really spoke to me today about not relying on my on strength because I will fail and hate myself when I do, but relying on God's strength, because let's face it, he is WAY STRONGER than me!!!

Book Help

So HALLELUJAH my semester is coming close to the end. I still have two weeks and some big things in between now and then end but I just can't help to think about the WHOLE MONTH I will have off between semesters. My biggest plan is that I will be reading for fun! So, I need ANYONE's help. I need some good books to read over my break. I am a big fan of Jodi Picoult, Phillipa Gregory, Jude Devereaux...thoughts???
Thanks!

WW Week 2

I am 3.8 lbs. lighter than I was last week!!! We had friend in town this week so I had to dip into my 35 point reserve. I felt like I didn't have a lot compared to what I would usually do, but it just proves how it all adds up!!! I'll just keep on keepin' on!!!

SCARY!!!!

I have never thought of this...
No more Oprah for me!!
What are your thoughts???

Wii Update

We totally kept the Wii and as I type this I am listening to two boys (one being Michael) play some Wii Tennis... I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!!!

Week One with WW

I am 4.8 pounds lighter than I was a week ago. I can do this.

Wii Dilemma

So Michael's birthday is coming up (April 15th) and we have been talking about what he might like for the big day. He has brought up that he might like to have a Wii, but we needed to talk about it a little more... easy enough right?
Mommy Mistake #1:
I got suckered in to the hysteria that is finding a Wii. I happened to go into to Target yesterday and asked about the Wii. The guy spoke to me as if I was trying to discuss some evil plot. He finally let me see the Wii that they happened to have in stock and told me that if I wanted one in the next few weeks I better get this one as they are hard to come by. Well I bought it. Not so bad, right?
Mommy Mistake #2:
I have to admit I was a little excited about the purchase. Zack has really wanted one and I thought this would be a fun family toy. He gets off the bus and I share the secret with him, I even SHOW HIM THE BOX. What is wrong with me??? I'm not new at this!!!! ugh. So I tell Zack that this is a secret and we can't tell anyone!
Mommy Mistake #3
Carter wakes up from his nap and Zack is dying to tell him. He begs me to let him tell Carter, and I say "If you tell him and he tells Daddy then we will have to take the Wii back to Target". So I let Zack tell Carter. Carter was not near as thrilled as Zack was...

So Michael comes home from work and Zack ever so casually says "So, Dad your birthday is coming up" and without missing a beat, Carter chimes in "And we got you a Wii!!!!!". Zack was devastated and went outside to sob!!! He knew the Wii was going to have to go back.

So after Michael gathered himself, we told Zack we would have to talk about it...
I made A LOT of mistakes on this one!!! What was wrong with me. So we can't decide what to do now! Should we return it and let it be a lesson to us ALL or keep it and chalk this one up to stupidity. Who knows!!!