Making Circles

Trying to catch up

2012-02-05T09:02:00.000-08:00

Ty and Daddy going to a Sounders game.... They were SOO happy!!

I got a new job, hence the need for a catch up, I am working for Kindercare and I don't think I have ever worked this hard in my life. I am amazed at my accomplishments and tired!

General Silliness.... enough said.

Everytime we go to Uncle Matts Red Store Ty wants to sit on the red ball... So we took a picture so he would be content with it!

A rare picture of me and the boy..... I am usually the one taking the pictures....

Disneyland continued and the beach

2011-09-23T13:20:00.000-07:00

We came back to Disneyland after having dinner at Medevial Times. We went on Splash Mountain and so my little man looks wet and confused in this picture.... He is actually driving for the first time and nervous....

Theres Karl behind us!

Still wet from Splash Mountain and Mr T is SOOO excited to go on the Buzz lightyear ride!

He fell asleep on the tram on the way back to the car.... he was EXHAUSTED!

This is at Newport Beach, Ca...... Ty ty loved the sand

So did Brady

Ty did not want to get any closer to the ocean

SO cute!

The ladies in the water.

I am sure he wanted to know what the sand tasted like!

Daddy got him in the water.

Alittle more... Ty of course is STARING at the waves very concerned

Sorry for the picture over load.......... there was ALOT more than this!

Miss Lilly wanted to be covered in the sand

This is the last picture before our camera fell into the sand and we could not use it anymore..... Had to get a new one on vacation....

Disneyland.....sorry its late

2011-09-23T13:04:00.000-07:00

My brother, sister-in-law and husband surprised the kids with Disneyland. Karl and I drove with Tyty to Anaheim in two days and met up with my brothers family for the big day.

It was also a treat because we had not met Brady, my nephew and I was so excited to see him..... He was half awake......

The kids did not know till this moment WHY we were meeting in a hotel room so early in the morning..... SURPRISE!!!

Waiting for breakfast before the big day! I love those kiddos!

On their first ride in Disneyland

Ty Mater was happy too!

A rare picture of my brother and his now wife ( they got married Sept 17) and my handsome nephew!

Brady's nickname is Pooh bear and he LOVED Winnie the Pooh!

Ty ty loved Tigger.

Mr T is NOT tired!..... ok maybe just alittle....

My Birthday Month

2011-08-31T09:11:00.000-07:00

The kids goofing with Poppi...

Me and Bub... He gets it from me... lol

My boys..

I loved this, my boys surprised me with flowers.....they are so sweet...

Tyty and LJ playing at the park...

Fourth of July

2011-07-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

Beautiful sunset we got to watch before the fireworks.....

Tyty and his dancing skills.... It was cute watching him, tried not to let him know I was taking pictures.

Standoff between Daddy and Tyty....... Eventually the ground got wet but there was fun had by all....

We got invited to go to our Home Teachers house for the Fourth of July. They really love it and have their whole family over. We ended up going over to the park after the BBQ. IT was a blast. It was also a day after we got back from our trip to AZ and I had to start my new job the next day.... it was a busy few weeks!!

Oregon Trip

2011-06-19T06:38:00.000-07:00

This is my grandparents with a dog my mom ended up bringing home... Ty ty loved his Great Grandparents!! Great Grandpa Louie fixed his bike!!

We went to lots of parks and Ty ty found this cool swing :)

My Grandma has this statue and until Ty ty saw it it has been in the garage, but we brought it out to play with.

Ty ty mastering the hammock (after falling off a few times). He was so excited.

Its been moons since I posted anything on here.... We have kept ourselves entertained with cousins and different things. Ty ty and I have just got back from going to see my grandparents in Oregon. I miss them so much and I wish that we lived closer. As you can see from the pictures, we had a nice time!

Easter Egg Hunts

2011-04-18T08:20:00.001-07:00

Tyler really got the hang of the Easter Egg Hunts this year..... we still have a few more to do, this last Saturday we were invited to Aunt Debbie's house with Karl's cousin Jennie and her daughter Sophie...they LOVED it...

NO plastic eggs were harmed in the hunts this year ( last year ty ty would step on them to open them before putting them in the basket)

We also went to the Church and had a brunch and egg hunt....... ty ty raced through to get as many eggs as he could. I love that he understands it better this year

This is Ty ty with his best friend Genevia..... They are hilarious together......

Apparently football baskets are supposed to go on your head..... I DID not know this..... I was sorely mistaken :)

Last Day of March

2011-03-31T20:14:00.000-07:00

Today is the last day of March and I am pretty shocked that this year has gone by so fast. In this last month I have been cleared from my neurologist to go back to work... (now to just find a job) I have been cleared of surgery, MRI's came out clear and I have been able to take care of alot of personal things that have been hanging in the balance. I feel alot better and I hope all the work I have put into everything will pay off.
In the month of March my hubby and I also celebrated our 7th anniversary. It was wonderful. I should have posted about it earlier, but getting all my appointments taken care of and everything calming down has taken time. In my little girl dreams I was going to have two sets of twins (so I only had to be pregnant twice) and I never thought I would have to go through everything I have gone through, but my little ty ty has made all the physical trials worth it and I am happy that I have my cute little family and we are continuing to get better. Karl is going through college now and he is AMAZING at it!!! He will probably never tell you, so I will HE IS SO SMART!!! I love you Karl!

Thankful

2011-03-23T08:20:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a follow up appointment with my neurologist and she told me that I am not having peti malt seizures...thats awesome!!! Only the big ones are cause for concern and that was back in January. So I have also heard back from the neurosurgeon and she said that there was no reason for surgery.The scar tissue from the brain abscess is not blocking the fluid from leaving my brain. I do have more fluid in my brain but that is only because that is where the brain abscess was and the fluid is filling in that space.
I do not have to go into see the neurologist for two months, just for a check up, so that is nice that my appointments are going to be slowing down. I have less than four months left of not driving YAY! Karl will be happy with that when my sentence is done.

My posts have been weird

2011-03-06T16:26:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow I go in for my last (cross my fingers) MRI. This one will most likely determine if I am going to have brain surgery or not. There have been alot of other things going on but doctor appointments have definitely been keeping my days busy. My mind has been quite jumbled. I have alot to be thankful for. I have alot of things to work on. I wish I could be the best person for everyone but at times I fail. I have internalized alot of things lately and done alot of thinking and in the end its still all in my head. Thanks for taking time to read this :)

What is going on?

2011-03-02T22:04:00.001-08:00

Anyone want to let me know?

Dear little Pookie your bright eyes are wet, please tell me why are you upset?

2011-02-22T21:58:00.000-08:00

I love that line. I said that to my 12 year old niece and she looked at me like she was going to tackle me. I have been trying to count my blessings instead of my tears. So hear goes :

1. My family.
2. My sister-friends.
3. The gospel.
4. Walking in thunder snow with my three year old who is totally excited!
5. Music
6. warm blankets.
7. Fuzzy socks
8. My grandmothers paintings
9. Kind words given in hard times
10. My husbands arms around me knowing that he will be there for me.

My Valentines Day with Little Man

2011-02-14T21:38:00.001-08:00

It was raining today and so we had a picnic inside and Ty ty was so excited at the idea... Almost that his momma could possibly be so silly to have a picnic IN the house!!

Fruit snacks are always a hit at any event. Notice the peanut butter smeared on his face?

This is the new talent... getting pictures taken with his mouth open.... Can't figure out why...

The pictures came out backwards...this is Ty getting ready for our shindig..... I love that little man!!!!

Things that change

2011-02-01T15:03:00.000-08:00

What doesn't change? Anyways. I figured I would update here the last week..... I saw the doctor and he did blood work... Everything came back normal. Not surprised. He told me to schedule a CT scan, so last Friday I scheduled the scan and I also had an appointment scheduled Friday morning for my neurologist. I went to the Neurologist and she said that she wanted more tests, a EEG and MRI....What about the rest of the letters? lol....... The biggest transition is that she said no driving for 6 months, I had to go 6 months seizure free. That is what I did watching my nieces. I would drive them to school and then run around with the little ones and then pick them up in the evenings. I have been home technically only two days but everything has changed for me.

My Crazy Friday Morning

2011-01-23T16:21:00.000-08:00

In my perspective I woke up to Karl standing over me yelling my name. I looked at him in confusion and he asked me if I was ok. I didn't answer in shock and just stared at him. He said he was going to call 911. I just laid there in shock and he mumbled to himself that the phones weren't working. Finally he got ahold of 911 and they showed up. To me it seemed instantaneous. I guess there was time in between.... When the EMT's showed up they asked me questions, some of them I answered, but I was stuck on them asking me what day it was and I didn't know the answer.
Karl later told me that the EMT's were trying to decide whether to take me in the ambulance or me go in our own car. I guess I said that I would go in our car because they sent the ambulance away, but then I wouldn't budge from my bed. They got me in the ambulance and it all seemed a blur. Time didn't make sense to me. When we got to the ER they put an IV in me and did some blood work. The numbers were ok, I ended up being dehydrated and low in potassium. Karl showed up with Tyler and then my dad came. Dad took Ty home with him and we waited alittle longer. They told me that I had a seizure and to go see the neurologist near by.
When I got home, Sunny, Debbie, Daryl and Rachel came over. Debbie took Ty ty, Sunny helped around the house, I got a blessing from Daryl and Rachel and Daryl later brought us dinner.
I had spinal menongitis when I was 10 months old. I did have seizures with that too, but really since then nothing major like this happened.
Since friday my body has been revolting against me. My muscles are sore but getting better everyday. I do truly appreciate all my friends and family and the prayers and support they have more than willingly given me and my family.
I will keep you posted on what the dr says.

So fun

2011-01-15T10:17:00.000-08:00

Last night we went out with Daryl and Rachel. It was so nice to be out with Karl and not worry about keeping Ty entertained. It was a beautiful view of Bellevue and Seattle. In the midst of all this we are still dealing with changes that we don't know the results are. I have been keeping myself on a pretty good diet. If anyone knows me, I do really good and then it gets tough... I am at the tough stage. I am down 11 lbs which is wonderful, but I have about 95 more to go. All my chocolate is depleting and soon will be gone. I have noticed that I would rather eat smaller portions of fatty foods, rather than eat more of the lite stuff, but I think I am getting to the point where I don't have any option but to change things up completely.

Lots of Changes

2011-01-04T06:13:00.000-08:00

Karl is planning on going back to school...I am so proud of him. I think that there will be an excitement of what will be in store for him, but I am very excited that he is doing this. There has been alot of thought and now action to get things going for him. I know he is nervous and it is scary, but he will be able to get through this.
As I try many times I am trying to lose weight. It hit me alot in this last year, because I would have separate expectations for Ty than for me when it came to what snacks he could have and how much I would regulate for him. Then I found myself excited for him to go to bed so I could indulge in that sinful snack. I was going back down that slippery slop of hoarding, like I did before. Some things that I have done in the past that have helped immensly is:

Portion out ALL snacks. 25 crackers means 25 crackers in a ziploc baggy
workout every day, even if its just stretching and doing little stuff here and there...IT adds up
no food after 8:30...I gotta work on that one

having a specific time to eat snacks during the day

There are more, but I need to get a little boy up for the day...Take care and good luck on all the things that are going on with you and your familiy!!

Christmas at the Olsons

2011-01-03T06:58:00.000-08:00

This is as many cousins as we could get together, sorry Heather, should have done the group shot earlier in the night.

The big kid cousins...all grown up.

Baby girl....she loved me until she was wanted her mommy... I luv babies!

Tyler and Avery running around with a phone and cord.

Tyler taking control of the camera at one point. Surprising Nama Diane with a close up. It was so much fun to see everyone together. I don't have enough family around to have a big party like this. I love that I married into a family like this!

My first nephew!!!

2010-11-24T13:55:00.000-08:00

This is Brady James. He is my first nephew and my brothers third child. We are so excited to have this little man. Unfortunately he is in Arizona and we are up here, but we will see him next summer. He was born at 10:33am 6 lbs 11 oz 19 inches long. Welcome Brady!!!!

Tyler's FIrst Mariners Game

2010-09-04T21:08:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I getting our picture with the Moose!

We were lucky enough to go to the Mariners game with Grandma Diane. She was so excited to be a part of Tyler's first game experience. We were expecting to only be there for maybe the 4th inning, but Tyler did great, with the help of a few games on Grandma's phone...He chants Ichiro very well and got all caught up when one of the other guys on the other team broke his bat. Tyler watched every player to see if they would also break their bats too.

Sorry

2010-08-02T07:02:00.000-07:00

I have done a horrible job keeping this blog updated. My brother and his girlfriend and daughter came into town the beginning of July and its been a whirlwind of things happening since. August is already proving to be busy in itself. I hope to keep the blog updated better though....

New Haircut

2010-06-26T20:17:00.001-07:00

So my friend Chelsey is going to school at Gene Juarez and I volunteered myself when she said she needed a hair model to help her. She needed one person with long hair to layer and one person to let her cut their hair above their shoulders. I told her I would let her do my hair. So I went in and she did a FANTASTIC job on my hair. Thanks again!!!!

New Scanner!!!!!!

2010-05-16T18:43:00.000-07:00

This is me in the hospital with spinal menongitis and my most awesome sister with red earmuffs pushing me in the stroller...So do you like my hair???

This is my most favorite picture of my sister and I!!!

2010-03-25T06:21:00.001-07:00

By Request

2010-03-22T05:51:00.000-07:00

I was asked to update our blogs because I post too much stuff on facebook...Its just too easy. These last four days have been interesting. On Friday Ty and I stayed home and when I took him to the dr he ended having strep. Well he shares everything and I now have it and I have been awake with small amounts of sleep since 2 am. I wish that I could sleep but my throat has started hurting. Lucky me!!!
On Saturday night one of my friends from my ward was talking to me on facebook and she told me she wanted to kidnap me so at 10:30 she picked me up. We were supposed to go get her daughter but her daughter ended up getting a ride, so we went to Shari's and we were there till 2 AM!!! We did not realize what time it was until the noise in the restraunt started getting louder. We decided to go and I finally checked my phone, I forgot that I put it on silent earlier in the day, and Karl had called three times and texted me once. When I called him he said he was almost ready to call the hospitals. I haven't done that in a long time and it was so nice.

Its been awhile

2010-03-10T20:52:00.000-08:00

Wow I actually have a computer that works! Last week our slow computer died and yesterday our laptop stopped charging. Now Karl has fixed the computer and I am glad to be on the internet again.... I know that its not that long that I was without the internet, but you would be surprised how much you take advantage of it once you can't use it.

This weekend is going to be busy for us...... On Friday is the 5th anniversary of Karl and I being sealed in the Temple. On our wedding anniversary, we went to the Cheesecake factory (my mouth is still watering from the lovely cheesecake I ate) I had Red Velvet Cheesecake.....it is the best.

Some how I messed up the font....oh well! Anyway we went to the movies we saw Alice in Wonderland.... It was ok, but being with Karl by ourselves was nice. I have always felt guilty leaving Tyler but this time I didn't and it was nice.

My pooper dog Riley

2010-02-18T06:13:00.000-08:00

He was there when I came home from my mission.
He always wanted a belly rub.
He loved to do tricks for treats.
He loved to be on anyones bed.
He loved all the kids who came over to my parents house.
I got to be with him last night.
I told him I loved him and he was loved by everyone.
At about 10:30 last night he closed his eyes for the last time.
Rest you eyes Riley, it will be ok.

Just for fun

2010-02-02T22:28:00.000-08:00

Someday: We will be debt free.
I usually: cook dinner at home.
I regret: not finishing college.
I love: my husband and son.
I care: about what others think of me.
I always: worry about my brothers and sisters.
I am not: always open with people.
I remember: strange things in my past.
I believe: in miracles.
I dance: as if no one is in the room.
I sing: all the time.
I don’t always: think happy thoughts
I argue: with people I feel comfortable with.
I write: in my journal, about every six months.
I lose: my sanity at work with my kids.
I wish: children could stay innocent.
I listen: less than I should.
I don't understand: why I struggle with my own thoughts.
I can be found: laughing at random things.
I am scared: of failure as a mother.
I need: a vacation.
I forget: important things, when I need to remember them most.
I am happy: when Tyler is discovering new things.

New Calling

2010-01-31T11:24:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy this last month. I have been learning what I need to know to be effective as the Young Womens Secretary. Its easy to say I have a new calling and get the idea of it but as I go along there are more things about serving in the church that I just though happened. I am so excited for what lay ahead for me and I am preparing my lesson for next week. I am calm now but I know I will get nervous later. I am still on the activities committee and so with both callings and my family and work, it keeps me mostly out of trouble. If I wasn't getting into trouble you would all be worrying!

Hey all

2010-01-06T22:41:00.000-08:00

I love this picture...It was taken last year when we took an impromptu trip to Oregon to go see my grandparents, aunt and uncle and cousins. I thought that I was going to go crazy yesterday.....Ty was crabby and he wanted to say no to everything and then he would make up his mind about what he wanted. How fun would that be to say no to everything and then make up my mind?? Not so fun. This year I am joining in on the New Years Cliche and I am going to try to lose weight like I did before Ty was born..... Can someone turn off my urge to eat sweets? TOday I drank 80 oz of water!!!! Good girl...Then I made molasses cookies....Does anyone see a problem here???? I love to bake and its hard not to when Ty pulls a chair into the kitchen and asks me if he can help me. Have a great day everyone!!!!

New Year, New Post

2010-01-03T21:30:00.000-08:00

I guess I didn't write on here for a long time because I didn't know what to say. My words that are in my head don't ever make it out of my mouth, because they are not the happy things that I usually feel. BUT today I am sad. There is more going on then I want to admit. There are tough things going on that I would like to know how I can help make it better. Sometimes there is nothing I can do... That makes it tougher.

Update

2009-10-30T22:43:00.000-07:00

This is the most recent picture of me. From September 22 to October 22 I made a pact with one of my co-workers to not eat chocolate. WHAT!?!?! I can't believe I was crazy enough to think that there was a possibility that I could go that long without it. Well I am proud to say that there was only two times that I actually broke the pact but I did AWESOME!
I cannot believe that I am a mother of a two year old. I cried when he blew out his candles. I am going to be one of those sappy moms. I am ok with that. I have never been happier in my life then to be a mom. And what makes it more special is that I get to raise him with a man who I love!!!!
It is getting to be blanket season again.... I love blankets!!!! I am obsessed. Maybe its because I remember when I was little that I used to pile on the blankets and tuck them in on all sides but where my pillow was and then I would wiggle and crawl into my cocoon of blankets to fall asleep. Ohhh I love that feeling. I am happy that my son loves blankets.I am working on my husband. :)
My Morgan had surgery last week. She had her tonsils removed and she is doing amazing. I am so lucky to be the aunt of seven very beautiful nieces!

Bouncy Place

2009-10-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

I was told that I am a facebook junkie. I wish I enjoyed posting blogs as much as I love checking out whats going on in other peoples lives on facecrack. By request of a fellow junkie, here is one of many videos taken of us at the bouncy place on Saturday. We went with a friend of ours and the kids had a BLAST. Lucky me I gave Karl the camera and this is what happened as a result.
We have been busy, but not too busy lately. I have no excuses for not updating this more often, but I will try to do better. On a side note, my baby boy turns 2 in 12 days. I am alittle (OK ALOT) freaking out about it.

APPLESAUCE!!!!

2009-10-06T22:53:00.000-07:00

This last weekend my sister and mom made my grandma's applesauce. It was so time consuming and exhausting but it was so worth it. We ended up with 30 jars of applesauce and I still wanted more. Karl is happy that I finally used the equiptment that he bought me a few years ago. I just never had the space to can and now I am still itching to make more.
I made applesauce with my grandparents a few years ago and when I came back with my load everyone in my family wanted some. Don't worry I shared, but now my mom and sister know how to make it so everyone can make as much as they want. Thank you Debbie, Mom and my beautiful nieces for making the sauce with me!

My talented friend

2009-08-31T20:44:00.001-07:00

I got this in the mail today. I was so excited to see what creation was made for me for my birthday. I am so proud of my friend, you know who you are, for using her talents and creating this bracelet that I love. Thank you!!!!!!!
We also celebrated my birthday by going out to Ocean Shores. It was AMAZING. I loved every minute of it. Even if it did cost me an extra $500.00. Anywho. I forgot that the pictures are not on this computer so check out my facebook pictures, Karl got beautiful pictures of the beach and ocean with the camera. Thank you to everyone who made my birthday special!!!!!

New Smile, Old Smile

2009-08-17T21:54:00.000-07:00

New Smile.

Old Smile.

Back when I was in the Merrie Miss Class, over 15 years ago we played the trust game at church. I was blindfolded and I was directed around the church. At one point I was walking asking when I was supposed to stop or turn and then all the sudden I hit the wall and my front tooth broke in half. I had a cap put on the tooth and just recently my tooth started to have problems again. I went to the dentist and he said that there was no way to save the tooth. He pulled it and then gave me a retainer with a fake tooth on it called a flipper. I think that it looks better but my mouth still hurts.

2009-07-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

Goofy pictures. Goofy smiles.

Relaxing days. Hanging out with family.

My brother Louie came into town and we were busy visiting with him and his little family. We spent alot of time at my parents house, I fell down and twisted my ankle. I had a nasty bruise on my arm. We also went to Snoqualmie falls. Ty and I went down to the bottom and then back up with Debbie and her girls and Louie and his girls and Mel. My parents waited at the top. I should have just waited for everyone to come back up but I wanted to be with everyone as much as possible.

2009-07-07T13:38:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy the last few days. My brother Louie came into town with his family. We have been trying to get as much sleep as possible but we have not wanted to leave my parents house. I have been not doing much lately up to this point. I have no excuse, but I haven't done much with my time besides bake and clean my house. If you want to go do something together, just call me and we can get together.

Only because you are my sister of another mother.

2009-06-25T22:23:00.000-07:00

Yes its me. I was caught climbing in the big toys at Mcd's and I had to accept the fact that my picture would be taken and I was also told that I had to post it on my blog. Its not a bad picture, mostly because LJ is "conveniently" hiding my flab. Thanks for the proof that I am still young at heart.

My life

2009-06-07T21:46:00.000-07:00

Lately we have been consumed with Tyler which is totally normal and natural. But in the midst of that I have changed my focus. There are things that I try not to worry about anymore. People make choices. I make choices. I have a hard time with change, so in my head my baby is NOT 19 months old.
On another note. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago and he found another VERY small tumor. It is totally normal to have small fibroids, but in my case all I have know is my big boy charlie tumor. SO when the doctor told me I was normal I bawled. He asked me what was wrong and I voiced my concerns and he proceeded to tell me that my last tumor was totally abnormal and it was very rare for them to grow at the rate that it grew. Long story short, I am going in for another ultrasound in august to see if this itty bitty tumor (less than 2 cm) will stay the same or grow (Charlie grew to a hefty 8 cm). I will keep you posted as I try to consume my life with more things that are more precious to me, such as my husband, tyler and my friends and family.

My brothers

2009-05-27T14:09:00.000-07:00

I don't know if you know this, so I will tell you. I have the coolest brothers in the whole world. I am so lucky that I ended up being older than my brothers, because then they would be able to pick on me more than they already do.
Louie is the best dad to his two beautiful girls. He lives in Arizona and I miss him all the time. We are not as close as I wish we could be but life happens. He still amazes me with the things he has overcome in his life. Don't mess with him, he will get you back. Matt and I have the best jokes between us that nobody else appreciates as much as we do. I laugh so much with him and have had alot of good times with him. He is an awesome uncle and he will make a great dad some day.
Chris, aka Bub, is not a teenager anymore. He is wise beyond his years and never ceases to amaze me with the things that he has dealt with. Chris turned 20 on Sunday and I remember when he first came to live with us. I loved his line "Ya'll are not my friends!" what a funny boy.
All I know is that I am very proud of my brothers and who they have become.

Pictures

2009-05-05T21:07:00.000-07:00

There are alot of pictures that have been taken with our camera and most of them have been of Tyler. The pictures of me just disgust me and gross me out. I can't believe how ugly I look to myself. I know that there are parts of me that I like, my hair, my eyes, my hands. I see the fat in my face and on my body makes me want to delete all the pictures I have. This is one I like.

2009-05-05T20:49:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I made Karl a birthday cake. It was Tyler's first real experience cooking with momma. He was so weirded out that I took the gate down and brought a chair in the kitchen, and THEN asked him to come in and help me. He was so worried he would get in trouble that he didn't want to even stand up on the chair. In the end the cake turned out GREAT. I was so proud of our work on the cake and Karl loved it. Happy Birthday Karl.

Weightly matters

2009-04-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

I have done really good the past few days. I have lost weight more this week than I have in the last few weeks.My weigh in is not for a few more days but I check it everyday out of habit. Its nice that my jeans fit looser.

Easter Brunch

2009-04-17T23:46:00.000-07:00

I just love Tylers hair flip... He looks like he just got out of bed :)

Tyler thought the best way to get what was in his bag was to swing it.

For Easter this year we went to my parents house and had a big brunch. I asked Morgan if she could take some pictures of what was going on and these are the ones she took.

This is the talented photographer.

My dad drinking my favorite soda!!!!

My Morgan got a picture of me in there too.

We had a pretty quiet Easter. The Easter bunny didn't hide eggs at our house because we forgot to get them ready. We did help Debbie and the girls with their eggs though. We hung out with Karl's mom on Saturday and then saw my family on Easter.

April 11, 2001

2009-04-11T05:44:00.000-07:00

Eight years ago today I entered the MTC. It was the
scariest, most exciting time of my life. Up until this point I had family and friends surrounding me and I knew that I was loved by them. On April 9 I flew out to SLC and met my friend Amy Dopp whom I had met at the Auburn Singles Ward when her and her family lived up here. We went to SLC and went to the temple there to do a session and then wandered around Temple Square. We went to the screening of the Testaments, it was a Book of Mormon movie and it was a depiction of the life of the people in the BoM during the time of Christ and after he died and was resurrected. It was wonderful. In Utah when you go on your mission Sizzler gives you one meal for free, so we ate there.
I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for giving me the oppurtunity to serve my mission. I am a better mother, wife, sister and friend because of the time I spent on my mission. I was not perfect by ANY means and I am still continuing to try to be a better person.
I remember when I was in the MTC, I wanted to be around my MTC district forever. I thought that it wasn't fair that we didn't have MTC reunions, only on the mission. My companion in the MTC was Sis. Harvey and she was from Toole, UT.
Most of my companions were from Utah with the exception of Sis Kartchner, who was from St. David, Az and Sis Oyunchimeg who was from Mongolia. I served in Fayettville, AR, Branson, Missouri, and Henryetta and Grove ,OK. I served in every state that was possible for a sister to serve in. It was the best time of my life.
This morning I got up and went to the Temple. I was supposed to go with Garnet and her hubby but they slept in. It was WONDERFUL!!!

Weigh -in

2009-04-07T17:37:00.000-07:00

This weigh in I gained 2 lbs. I was not surprised and I was glad it was only two pounds that I went up. We had a birthday party to go to last week and then on Sunday we had a wonderful bbq at my parents house. it was SOOO good. We did have lots of salad and fruit and veggies. But nothing is complete without ranch for my veggies and we found this cream cheese fruit dip that was WONDERFUL.
In the other parts of my little world...... I am tired. I think that I want things to e more in order but it is exhausting to me to see chaos and change it to order. I will find a way it will just take thought and then action. That doesn't mean to the junk food isle either!!!!

weight loss up date

2009-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:00

I weighed in today and according to my home scale I lost 7 lbs. According to my work scale says I lost 9 lbs. I am going with my home scale. For my first week I kicked trash. It was the easiest start to a diet that I have had so far.

Tomorrow... tomorrow I'll love me tomorrow

2009-03-30T21:19:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is my first weigh in of this weight loss round. There have been days where I thought that I would never get myself motivated to do this again and this week has been so easy! I wanted to work on the food portion first, because that was what was holding me back, oh so many times. Then this weekend I bought my own step aerobics stepper and dvd set. (Its only $30.00 at walmart.) I did the workout it came with. That will take time for me.
Oh yeah another little scary secret. Not many of you will believe this, or at least, I hope, not all of you. When I had my baby shower on September 15, 2007 Superwoman measured my belly and I still have the roll of material here. Well this weekend I wanted to compare where I was at. Karl asked me first if I was sure I wanted to do that, I did it and I am just about the same size as I was on the day of my baby shower. Don't worry about me now. I wasn't too shocked. I know that I plumped up after I had Tyler. It was more of a motivation for me to lose the weight again.
My other HUGE problem is that I like to weigh myself everyday. I know I have lost but I am not going to officially post it until I weigh myself in the morning.

Update

2009-03-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, I quit the gym I was at. I wasn't commited enough to go there on a regular basis. I know the talks I had with people I know it was important and I know it would be a good example for Tyler for me to go but I felt so guilty going for the cost and not being with Tyler. My calling at church keeps me busy enough right now and when I would go to the gym I felt like I was dragging myself away from Tyler.

I have also been sick more this month than I have since my tumor. It started out with strep throat and then I had a bad tooth pulled. The meds didn't work the first round from my tooth so I got a new prescription. Then as a result of being on antibiotics for about a month, I have been fighting the effects of taking those pills. It has NOT been fun. I got a call today from Superwoman and she asked me if I needed a blessing and of course the tears came falling. Superman and my home teacher came out and gave me a blessing. Now that I have drank 64 ounces of cranberry juice. Taken my pills for my tooth (tomorrow is my last day!) and took tylenol and another pill for pain I feel like I am going to pass out. I HATE being on drugs.

I am ready for my close up

2009-03-02T22:29:00.000-08:00

This is courtesy of Booga. She took this picture and thought that she was so cool. I am still struggling with the weight thing. I told Karl I was going to cut out soda and chocolate but I thought about it today and I can't do both at the same time so I am going to cut out chocolate and slow down on the soda intake. I know that I have said this before and I feel like a broken record and I feel like I am not getting anywhere but I will get there.
On another note. I have been worried about what was going to happen at work. There were a possibilities for change and just did not feel right about it. My boss said that she was ok with how things are for me right now and that if there were anymore changes, it would make it more stressful for more than just myself. I am totally ok with this.
This is a picture that was taken at our reception. It will be 5 years this Friday. I can't believe it. Karl has put up with my drama and has loved me despite of my imperfections. I am so lucky. I love you babe.

6 of 6 Tagged by Sunny

2009-02-22T15:52:00.000-08:00

Rules:
1. go to the document/ my pictures site on your computer
2. go to your sixth file
3. go to your sixth picture
4. blog about it
5. tag 6 people

This is a picture of Tyler just after his new haircut at my sisters house the night we were baby sitting. He was on the rocking horse right below the TV while everyone else was playing Rock Band.

I tag: anyone who wants to do it. I know some people have been tagged multiple times.

I worked out yesterday

2009-02-22T15:47:00.000-08:00

I met with a personal trainer yesterday and he had me doing squats and some other thing where I hold a pose. It was probably really cruel yoga! I am so SORE. My thighs up to my bra line hurts so bad. I even had Karl give me a little massage seeing if that would help it go away alittle. Now its time for some drugs!!!

New Membership

2009-02-14T18:08:00.001-08:00

Karl and I have been discussing memberships at a gym for the last few months and with our tax return we just got I was able to sign up for a gym and I am glad I have some where I can go to. The place here is ok except they have to close early Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. That makes it hard on me to only workout wed, thur, friday nights and Saturdays. So I got my membership at Mieko's. Its smaller than the more lavish gyms but it will serve its purpose. Yeah for me!

My Rant

2009-02-08T20:16:00.000-08:00

If there are any guys reading this, I caution you ahead of time, its not a conversation that I would have with a guy but I need to vent. My thoughts are driving me crazy.
As many of you know I had a tumor, named Charlie, by Liz, when Karl and I first got married. This tumor loved me and I HATED him. He caused me so much heart ache and trials. I have said too much about him already but I wanted to remind you of him because when I was pregnant with Tyler it was the most wonderful experience in my life, up to that point. After he was born it was worth it to deal with Charlie for over a year and a half and I am thankful to my doctor for doing the surgery that he did NOT want to do. Tyler has been the best blessing in my life, close to my husband of course.
I feel dumb and embarrassed when I think that I am pregnant again. I had dreams about it, Karl had dreams about it. Even in my dream this morning a woman was telling me that even when the test says negative that I am still pregnant. SO today was the day that I would take the test. Yesterday I woke up in a panic because nothing was going on down stairs. When I got up I took the test and then realized that my visitor came. Then I saw the test was negative.
If we were pregnant we would have been VERY unprepared. Number one I need to LOSE weight and number two we need to get RID of bills. It was completely logical to not need the stress of bringing another itty bitty into our family, but my LOGIC goes out the window. Did I meantion Karl STILL loves me despite this. I wanted to hold another baby in my arms that was a part of me and know that my Heavenly Father was trusting me with another precious child.
Then as I was mulling over ALL my feelings I heard Tyler in his room waking up. I went in there and there was my beautiful baby boy waiting for me to take care of him and love him and play with him. I am so blessed that I get the blessing EVERY day to have my son and husband with me and are there to help me remember that I am loved and Heavenly Father does know my needs and he will bless me when he knows I am ready.

Weight loss round who knows anymore

2009-01-27T21:21:00.000-08:00

I have had one heck of a hard time losing weight this round. It seems that I have more cravings than I thought I have had in the past. I usually go walking outside but its been too dang cold so I thought to myself that I would wake up early in the morning and workout. Well all that that has done is make me too lazy to get out of my warm bed.
I know I can do this. Tyler needs me to do this to stay healthy. I will try harder. I need to.

2009-01-23T21:09:00.000-08:00

8 Things

Liz tagged me, so here I go:

8 Shows you watch:

The Biggest Loser
Private Practice
Greys Anatomy
The Office
Lost
The Mentalist
As the World Turns
Ghost Whisperer

8 Restaurants I love:

Red Robin
Olive Garden
Cheesecake Factory
Subway
Wendy's
Taco Time
Gia Como's in Oklahoma
Claim Jumper

8 Things I did yesterday:

Fell asleep feeling loved
Played with my son
Checked email
Watched The Office with Karl
Changed my sons diaper
Called my sister
Gave away banana bread
Went to work

8 things I look forward to:

Watching my son grow up
Having another baby
Going back to college
Moving into a house
Talking to Tyler when he gets older
Giving gray hairs to Karl
Getting out of debt
De-junking/getting organized

8 wishes:

To keep my friends close
Go to Disneyworld
To have faith in the world
To not worry about money
For good health
That I could go visit all my friends
I can lose weight and be happy with my body
Tyler grows up healthy and strong

8 People I tag:

Sunny
Rachael
Julie
Jennifer
Morgan
Rachel
Jennie
Rachael

Post 51, 51 things about me!

2009-01-18T12:58:00.000-08:00

I had a great idea after Superwoman posted 100 things about her and her family that I would do the same at my 50th post, because I don't blog as much as her 50 was pretty reasonable. What I didn't realize on my last post is that it was the 50th post so I will do it on this one. Enjoy!

1. I have 7 nieces 5 of them are red heads.
2. I met Karl 4 years before we got married. Poor Karl.
3. The farthest east I have been is Branson, Missouri.
4. I wanted, when I was little, to marry a twin and have two sets of twins, so I would only have to be pregnant twice.
5. I love to do pottery, but it is expensive.
6. My first friend when I moved to Washington, in second grade, was Amber Baird.
7. I loved being in Oklahoma but I am terrified of tornados so I will not live there.
8. I love the feeling of complete relaxation right before I fall asleep.
9. My first phone number that I remember is 276-1444.
10. I only had my first cell phone for two weeks, then I cancelled it because I decided to go on a mission.
11.I will forever be teased by this by my sisters, but my first boyfriends name was Bo-Bo.
12. I love Pendleton Oregon.
13. I like cats and frogs but you will not catch me wearing apparel with animals on them.
14. Rascal Flatts is my favorite country singing group.
15. I want to be more organized but I feel lost getting there.
16. I love football when nascar is on but I will not ever miss nascar. (Sorry Superwoman)
17. I love being in nature.
18. I love waking up when the snow has just fallen and no one has messed it up.
19. I have eaten menudo.
20. I love Dr Pepper.
21. I love being a mom, its the only job I want to have, where I don't get paid in monies.
22. I don't like nuts in brownies or banana bread.
23. If I could have a piece of chocolate, big or small everymeal I would.
24. I have been to see Savage Garden, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Bill Engvall and Kenny Chesney in concert, 3 out of five were with Superwoman.
25. My favorite childrens movie was Mary Poppins, I used to have the record and I would play it and dance in my room to it.
26. I have always wanted to know, not just meet, but know my fathers mother. She fasinates me.
27. I am proud of the fact that I can budget pretty good. Just need more money to budget.
28. I don't like to leave Tyler with other people because I always feel like I am going to miss out on something awesome happening.
29. I am the second of five in my family.
30. I turn 30 this year.
31. I like strawberries and I like bananas but I do not like them combined.
32. I am most comfortable in sweat pants and a t-shirt.
33. I have a scar on my forehead from when I had spinal menongitis when I was a baby.
34. I cannot fall asleep in a car.
35. My grandma is a wonderful painter, if I could decorate my whole house in her paintings I would.
36. I am scared of being alone.
37. I always know what I want to spend my money on when I don't have it, but when I do have it I forget.
38. I drove a moped when I was little up a tree stump and got stuck.
39. Karl and I fight over who's turn it is to cook not because we don't want to but because we do.
40. When I was little my heros were Strawberry Shortcake and Rainbow Brite, not the new version.
41. My nickname in 4th grade was caves, it was when I learned the ability to flare my nostrils.
42. I have a secret handshake with my brothers.
43. The snow falls best when I do the snowflake dance.
44. I was born in the same hospital as my brother Louie, they tore it down afterwards. No more Peterson's could be born there :(
45. I broke my toe, or just severely sprained it, on my mission while playing soccer.
46. My feet are huge, I have to wear mens shoes to be comfortable.
47. I don't wear any makeup, it feels too thick on my face.
48. I have to have music on when I am in the shower. The silence drives me crazy.
49. I played the clarinet in junior high, I wish I didn't quit.
50. I have always wanted to play the piano but my piano teacher moved :(
51. When I was little, like 5, I remember being mad that men could take off their shirts outside but I could not.

If you had $100 to spend

2009-01-11T13:15:00.000-08:00

If I had a hundred dollars to spend in my current situation I would want to use it to pay off bills. Spending money specifically on fun things makes me feel guilty all the time I mean ALL THE TIME. Karl hates it when we go grocery shopping because I always ask him if he really needs the name brand, yes I will admit name brand tastes better, but I have resigned myself to store brand things because I can use my money for other things that lasts longer than food. This argument works on everything food related except for dr pepper and chocolate, don't get me started. Anyway so we were given $100 to spend but it had to be on something fun. We did go out to Jimmy Mac's last night and it was nice to see our friends and I explained the situation and how nice it was for the person to think of us and give us the money, but it was still hard for me to justify spending the money on something fun. It was Sunny's birthday so Debbie, my bestest sister, watched Tyler while we went out. After dinner we all decided to go to walmart, to find something fun. Well it didn't serve the whole purpose, but Karl and I did enjoy spending time together, we bought a new scale, hopefully this will jump start me on my diet, which starts tomorrow. The only sad thing is is the scale I was using at home before was 20 lbs off. This makes me very sad.I am starting off higher than I thought I was and it makes buying more clothes more difficult.
Thanks for reading my rambling, thanks to you for the $100. We loved the time we got to spend with my friends.

My New Years Resolution

2009-01-06T21:56:00.000-08:00

I am going to lose weight AGAIN. I know I have done this many times and it does seem to be a yo-yo effect sometimes, but the fact is I HAVE done it so I know I can do it again. When I lost weight before I lost 30 lbs. I weighed myself last Saturday and I have gained 10 lbs back. I was surprised that that was all I gained because it seemed like more.
I am very sad because my most favorite pants are broke! I have worn these for years and for most people it would be time to get rid of them but they lasted so long that they became my favorite.
I am excited and nervous about this round of weight loss, but I have a goal to lose 70 lbs by August 21, my 30th birthday. I can do this.

ZooLights 2009

2009-01-03T07:59:00.001-08:00

I love this picture. Tyler is completely bundled up. Two pairs of pants, a onesie, long sleeve shirt, coat, hat and two blankets. It was a very cold night.

Karl was having fun with the camera and he got a picture of Sunny's favorite tree.

We went with Superwoman and her sidekicks to the Point Defiance Zoo. We bought the tickets a LONG time ago but then the white stuff happened and it was pushed back until last night. We were supposed to have more come with us but Jennifer had a baby earlier this week so that didn't work out for her.
It had been a long time since we had gone to the zoo and so I was just going by my memory and that proved to be wrong. Thankfully it didn't put us too far behind. Tyler had a lot of fun looking at the lights and clapping his hands at random things. When we were in the shark aquarium room Tyler just wanted to climb the stairs until we caught his attention with a giant shark going by.

The Big House

2008-12-20T22:31:00.001-08:00

Daryl and Rachel, having a great time together.

This is Jennie, Karl's cousin, and Mike, her husband, and their little girl Sophie. In the front is Uncle Kent and Kyle, Karl's one of many cousins.

Kyle and Scott just relaxing.
Hazel taking a break from the crowd. She is getting so big!

This is Donna and Leif, Karl's other aunt and uncle who used to live in the big house, now they live in Sequim. They areso much fun.
Sorry that I didn't get everybody on here from the party. There was just so much going on at once, I thought I could get everyone but it didn't work out.

Winter Storm

2008-12-20T22:21:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of Kent Kangley and 132nd Avenue at about 3:45pm on our way to pick up Karl's mom to go to the Big House. Sounds like jail huh? Actually its Karl's Aunt and Uncle's house and we go there every Christmas Eve. This year we, the WHOLE family, decided to have the party today so all the families could be with their own families on Christmas Eve, with all the little grandkids its getting bigger and bigger.

This is a picture right outside our apartment after we got home. We are expecting snow and winds through the night. Hopefully we do not lose power, or its off to Grandma and Poppy's house we go. (Don't tell them it will be a surprise!)
Coming home from the big house it was windy and snowing pretty good. I was very relieved that we got home safely and we didn't ice skate too much with the car. I was very brave and I drove to the Big House. On our way we picked up Diane and the headed over yonder. It took us alittle over 45 minutes to get to our final stop, but it was worth it.

2008-12-15T22:53:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of two zones together on my mission. My companion at the time was Chelsea Nash. In every zone there was only one set of sisters and if you got lucky there might be one other set of sisters. My mission president's last name was Peterson, as well as my maiden name, so it was fun to play with elders minds at times. I never completely convinced them but I made them nervous.
I don't remember where we were in this picture but I think it was Fort Smith Arkansas. It always took us over an hour to get to a Zone Conference and so we treated ourselves to Olive Garden after it was done, even though we did eat at ZC, we seemed to have room for bread sticks. Man I miss my mission sometimes.

Our Tree

2008-12-13T21:59:00.000-08:00

This is our cute little Christmas tree. Tyler is very upset that the pretties are all too high to reach. I am alittle nervous to even put lights up with Tyler's curiosity burning his hand on Thanksgiving. I am blowing it out of preportion but ya'lls didn't hear the scream that came out of my baby boy's mouth that night. I never want to hear that again.
We need to get more ornaments up but over the years it will be filled.

Tylers ER visit

2008-11-28T00:40:00.001-08:00

You guys will have to check out Tyler's blog, we had a crazy night and I am thankful that my family is now safe at home and Tyler is going to heal from the 1st degree burns on his hands.

Still losing more weight

2008-11-27T15:58:00.000-08:00

This is todays picture. I am 1-2 lbs to the weight I was before I had Tyler. This is my skinny pants and the shirt I am wearing I was brave and I bought it without trying it on first, just to see if I could guess what I am at.
I am really not trying as hard as I should be and Superwoman told me that if I lose 12 more pounds that she will start with me. I told her that it would be december and she asked me if I could wait for january, we will see.
Yeah me!!!!

I'm a new Auntie!!!!

2008-11-14T22:35:00.001-08:00

Karl and Daryl with their babies. (Tyler is saying hello to Avery)

Proud Grandma Diane with the beautiful baby girl.

Check out her hair!!!

Avery Gordon was born November 12, 2008 at 12:15 am.

We got the text message right as we were leaving to go to work on Wednesday. Karl just happened to check his phone and saw two text messages from his brother. Karl called his brother at 7 am and everyone was great. We booked it after work to get down to Auburn to see our new niece and Tyler's seventh girl cousin, he is the only boy.
Avery is the first granddaughter on Karl's side of the family. I believe she is the second granddaughter on Rachel's side of the family. She only weighed 6 lbs 12 oz when she was born and these pictures don't do justice to how adorable she is. I am so excited that she is here. Mom and baby are doing great and Dad is so happy! Congratulations Daryl and Rachel.

Pumpkin Cookies

2008-11-05T21:19:00.000-08:00

I have been obsessed with baking lately. I have been making pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and tonight I made pumpkin cookies with icing drizzled on top. I do have to say that I bake some mean cookies. I am so tired and I wish I could fall asleep lately but I have not been sleeping well. I think I bake to keep myself distracted from everything else. It really is good therapy and I do enjoy baking. Next month my sister and I are going to be making cookie platters. I have been so excited to try new recipes and I have a few more recipes to try out before I add them to the list.

Feeling Trampled

2008-10-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

I feel like every time I feel that my life is calming down, something else happens. People make mistakes and I get that, BUT why is it that they don't see directly who it is that they are hurting before they make the decision to do what it is that they WANT to do. I know that 99% of you know what this is like. It just frustrates me that it keeps happening.

Hanging out

2008-10-10T20:27:00.000-07:00

Tyler is so much fun. I will probably have very frustrating days with him. Right now he is playing with the stereo while Karl is playing xbox, but that doesn't bother me. I love that handsome little guy and he is the center of our world.
My diet has been losely enforced. I am still trying to be careful but tonight I had cheesecake, so I am alittle more relaxed. Hopping back on the bandwagon is hard when you don't have the reins in your hands.

Uncle Barry and Aunt Diane visit

2008-10-05T21:04:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken this last summer, but I forgot to put it up when I took the picture. I got in touch with my Uncle Barry while I was on my mission and we swapped information, mostly he gave it to me, about our family history. It was nice to finally meet both of them in person. The scary thing is is my dad and him look so much alike and their mannerisms are so much alike but they hardly ever see eachother. Its seriously weird.

Busy life

2008-09-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

I don't think I have been this busy in a long time. For the last two weekends I went to the Puyallup Fair and I thought that things would calm down, well the busy times just motivate me to stay out of trouble. This weekend I have a baby shower and a baptism to go to and as I just found out tonight, I am also speaking at the baptism. Its good for me though I need the blessings of giving a talk.
Tyler turned 11 months old yesterday and I was so emotional. I can't believe that he has gotten so big. His birthday is next month and after the baby shower and the baptism is over then I am going to focus on Tylers birthday.
I do feel like I have neglected my husband the last while. I let him play some xbox tonight because he will have little man tomorrow during the baby shower. Take care everyone.

Just saying hey

2008-09-21T21:13:00.001-07:00

These kinds of pictures are so relaxing to me and I try to take pictures of just nature and I always think about my grandma and the landscapes that she would paint when I was little. She made me appreciate these pictures so much more.

Weight lost

2008-09-20T19:37:00.000-07:00

My co worker and I started the weight loss group with 7 of my co workers and everyone but only one more person, other than me, quit when the stress got to be too much. It was a great idea and people lost a lot of weight so it improved our lives, I just got frustrated when everyone else quit.
I am still trying to lose and I have done ok this week, not perfect but ok.

Weigh in week 6

2008-09-08T20:34:00.000-07:00

I weighed myself this morning and I lost 2.5 lbs. I am glad that I did lose weight and to make it alittle tougher one of the girls at work dropped out. I don't care about the money part anymore I am glad that I am motivated to lose the weight and get myself back on track.
At least I can see that I am accomplishing something.

Weigh in Nerves

2008-09-07T10:25:00.000-07:00

I am hoping that I have done good enough this week to lose weight. I weigh in tomorrow and I am nervous. I think everything should be ok but with gaining last week I think it motivated me to do better this week. We won't talk about the cake I made and ate last night though. Thats just between you and me. shhhh!

Labor Day

2008-09-04T21:58:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken at my sisters house on the day we had the bbq with my family. I love that I get to spend time with Tyler. I wish I could do it more.

Weigh in Week 5

2008-09-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

I weighed in today and I gained a pound. I kinda expected it. We had a bbq at my sisters house on Sunday and I could not workout as much as I wanted to.
I have still lost 18.5 lbs and that is great for five weeks.

First picture at week 4

2008-08-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

What is kinda scary is I have a picture of me in this same shirt when I was 5 months pregnant with Tyler and I do look skinnier, but still scary. We weighed in this morning and I lost 3 1/2 lbs even though we ate at Red Robin and Olive Garden, I really did good.
So all in all I have lost 19 1/2 lbs since I started losing weight. To all of you out there you can probably see a difference but for me it will probably take a few more weeks before I feel it. I am working out and eating better, its paying off!
PS I did want to put both pictures up but I didn't like how close they actually looked so I didn't.

My birthday week

2008-08-24T21:18:00.000-07:00

On my mission I called it my birthday month but now its a birthday week. (too many other people with birthdays) I got an mp3 player from Karl and I got picture stuff from my parents. We went to my mom and dads for my actual birthday and then we went out with Superwoman and her clan and the Gordon's and a half(lol).
Thank you to everyone who made it great for me. You know who you are.

I'm old!

2008-08-20T22:17:00.000-07:00

thats all

Week 3 Weigh in

2008-08-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

I totally shocked myself when I weighed in. I knew that I had lost but I wasn't prepared to see that I lost six pounds this week. Yes you saw it 6 LBS!!!!! What I am worried about now is not back sliding and gaining next week. We will see what happens. I have lost a total of 16 lbs and I know I have worked hard for this.

If I Were in Charge of the World

2008-08-17T22:27:00.000-07:00

If I were in charge of the world,
I'd cancel school and boys,
and friends,
street lights, Eli and also
police and haters.

If I were in charge of the world,
There'd be Disneyland in Auburn,
more toys, treats to, and
eat all the times.

If I were in charge of the world,
You wouldn't have school.
You wouldn't have boogers.
You wouldn't have timed tests
Or clothes.
You wouldn't even have haircuts.

If I were in charge of the world
ice cream would be a vegetable,
Chocolate would be ok.
A person who sometimes forgot to flush,
and sometimes forgot to eat,
Would still be allowed to be in charge of the world.

When I was in second grade my teacher read us the book, If I Were in Charge of the World, and as part of an activity to it we had to write our own poem so the words that are in bold are the answers that I put. I knew I did this poem but I didn't know until we went to Oregon to see my Grandparents that I sent the origional to my grandmother. Enjoy!

Oh yeah, my weigh in tomorrow and I will definitely post on here what I lost. Lets just say I ate at Cheesecake Factory, Red Robin, Claim Jumpers and McDonalds (more than once) this week and I still lost weight. Wish me luck.

Memories..Like the corners of my mind...

2008-08-14T21:36:00.000-07:00

My friend had this on her blog and thought it might be fun...

The directions are as follows:

1. As a comment on our blog, leave one (or as many as you like) memory that you and I had together or a memory of our family. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Weigh in Week 2

2008-08-12T20:25:00.000-07:00

We weighed in yesterday and I lost 2 lbs. I was happy because I thought that I lost less than that. It has been a pretty good motivator for me to lose weight and I have worked out alot more than I was. This morning I woke up at 5:14am and I was so worried that we slept in that I had a dream that Chris came to our house to tell us that it was ten minutes to eight and we were late. I could have gotten up and worked out but I went back to sleep.
So far thats 10 lbs in the last two weeks. I hope I can get myself down to what I was when I lost weight before.

Losing Weight

2008-08-06T06:20:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. I know its been awhile since I have posted so I thought I would let you know whats going on. A group of us at work have joined together and we are all trying to lose weight. There are eight of us specifically who are in an eight week competition. In this competition we weigh in every week and if we lose we pay nothing. If we say the same weight as the week before then we pay $1.00. If we gain weight we pay $2.00 for the first pound and $1.00 for every pound after the first. So if I gain 2 lbs I have to pay $3.00.
In my first week I lost 8 lbs!!!!!! I was so excited. I am doing weight watcher homestyle version Karl and I did a few years back and I am looking forward to wearing my skinny clothes again. I will keep you all updated.

Oregon Trip

2008-07-24T21:29:00.000-07:00

This is me and my Aunt Sandy.

This is right before we left to come home.

Karl messing with the camera.

I am almost back to normal from our trip to Oregon. I love it down there. It is the one place I can go to and relax and enjoy just doing nothing with my family. I am still mentally down there but physically here. Its a tough life but I do it!

My Thoughts

2008-07-06T19:26:00.000-07:00

Like a little child we are taught things little by little. There are things that I won't teach Tyler right now because it is not beneficial to him right now. There are things like teaching him to crawl or try new foods that are helpful to his growth at this time. However, I wouldn't give him car keys and teach him to drive because he needs to learn how to read and decipher numbers, depth perception and other necessities to helping him drive around the block.
As it is with us, there are things that we need to learn little by little. Over time when we have learned more then we are entrusted with more knowledge and responsibilities. If we decide that we know all we need to, the only person we stop is ourselves. Others can encourage and show the path but we need to be open and willing to learn more. There are always good and bad. We have to decide what is right and what makes us better people. That is the challenge.

1930's Wife Test

2008-07-04T12:27:00.001-07:00

As a 1930s wife, I am
Average

Take the test!

hello everyone

2008-07-03T22:45:00.000-07:00

I like to put pictures up on every post but since I am the one taking the pictures, the only ones I have right now are of little man. I do want to brag about my husband though.
I worked very early this morning and got off early enough to have lunch with all the men in my life, Karl, Tyler and my dad. It was fun. I came home and took a nap with Tyler and then when Karl got home he took me out to dinner, Red Robin, and then we went on a drive to find the best tasting breakfast treat in the tiny world I live in, Krispy Kreme!!!!!! Then we came home and my little man Tyler fell asleep on me. It was a wonderful night.

My new haircut

2008-06-23T20:52:00.001-07:00

This is the first time I have had my haircut this short since tenth grade in high school. That was a long LONG time ago. Its short but it will grow out and Tyler likes to pull on it too.I don't mind the length so much now but when I first got it cut it was a hard thing to deal with.

Slow but steady

2008-06-01T12:02:00.000-07:00

I'm still trying to get thru all the boxes. I try to at least unpack one box per day but some days are very busy. Yesterday we got the girls from Debbie and then came home for enough time for me to race out the door to go to a baby shower for my friend Amber. I've known her since my family moved up her from Oregon. Thats many moons in case you were wondering. Then I came back and hung out with the chicklets at home and then met my sister at my parents house. We hung out there for awhile and then went out partying with Sunny and James and the kids. It was fun to be all together.

Hey all

2008-05-20T22:52:00.000-07:00

So we have moved into our new apartment. I loved living at my parents house and having them so close, but it is also nice to have my own kitchen again. I made dinner for the first time tonight. The past few nights we have been rummaging thru our stuff so its been a hit and miss as to what we find in the boxes. I did try to label the boxes the best I could but some stuff just got mixed up.
I tried to look for a picture to put on here but I couldn't find anything that would have anything to do with this...oh well.

Hey all

2008-05-12T22:19:00.000-07:00

This is how I feel. Matt, my brother, took this picture we are really right side up but this is how you see me and the beautiful Booga. There is just so much going on and I feel like I have to do it all but then I get mad if my wonderful hubby doesn't offer to help. He on the other hand doesn't know what to do or what to say to me when I am stressed, so he just holds me and lets me cry.

This is my little family, plus Booga...... she insisted she be in the picture, on Mothers Day. We went to downtown Seattle because it was of course Mothers Day and my brother Louie was up from Arizona and it was nice to spend time with all my brothers and sister (minus Superwoman, you know who you are). It was alittle too crazy with fifteen people but we managed.

Went to the dr

2008-04-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Found out I have an ear infection and a touch of the flu. The dr called it gasterointestinal virus...I was stumbling over myself to try to remember that and when I looked it up online it said the flu. Why can't they just say you have the flu go home and sleep. Instead the doc tried to give me two different medicines for the flu and an antibiotic for my ear. I will take the antibiotic but I will just try to relax with the flu bug.
We took some great pictures of the kids tonight thought I would share a picture of the little ones.

2008-04-20T22:23:00.000-07:00

This is what I feel like I want to be doing all the time. If someone told me to get as much sleep as I could before the baby was born I probably didn't fully understand. I feel it now. Tyler is 6 months old this week but I am feeling so tired now.
I last 4 pounds this last week.... thats the first weight loss since Valentines day week. I am very glad and I hope I can do better on my weight loss.
I feel like I am trying to run as fast as I can up an escalator and I am not going anywhere. I don't usually write when I am having a hard time for fear of regretting what I say will hurt someone else. No matter what I still love those around me and I want to be the best mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, aunt, niece and granddaughter... I am sure there is more but I am tired and I can't think of them right now.

So Tired

2008-04-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

I have been so exhausted lately. I have tried to do different things to help me sleep better. My son is sleeping better than me. I do think that last night I slept better than I have in a long time but I am still tired.
On the other hand I have done awesome on my diet today. I haven't had this good a day in a long time.

Hello

2008-03-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

What a great picture. I love my little family. This picture was taken a week before Easter and I just haven't had time to put it up. Tyler makes me look good in any picture.
We have had snow off and on this week and it has been very pretty to look at but I don't have the excitement I had when I was younger. I remember when I was little I would pray that it would magically snow over night and we would miss school. I still miss work when it snows but I am less interested in playing in it and going outside when its falling.
I lost a pound this week. Thats the first time in a few weeks the number went down. I do feel the need to lose weight but I think I have been Karl's cheerleader more than anything lately. There are a few girls at work who do the weight loss together, but I just haven't worked out like I used to.

Twenty pounds!!!!

2008-03-10T17:02:00.000-07:00

I am so happy. I have lost 21 lbs since January. It doesn't feel like it yet but I know that my pants are alittle looser and my appetite is shrinking. Its alot easier for me this time, losing weight, but then I know how I cheated before so it also makes it harder. I need to completely cut out chocolate and soda but its alot harder than it seems.

Pictures like these where my son is so adorable and I look pregnant, are very frustrating. Hopefully I can get rid of that big belly and look half way decent again.