March 22, 2008

My goodness! Has it already been a week? Time is flying by these days. The Close To My Heart mystery hostess Good Friday crop went wonderfully! Congratulations to Lisa Allen for being drawn for the hostess and receiving $100 in free product plus 2 items at 50% off!!! Lisa is new to CTMH......What a great way to get started! We all had a great time. I can't wait to get together again with this wonderful bunch of ladies.

By the "weigh" I am 3 pounds lighter this week than I was last week!! Total of 9 pounds in 4 weeks!! I am so excited. I have begun working out to "The Bigest Loser" sculpting work-out and I think it has really helped. I have been pretty sore this week! And that is a good thing. Wish me luck during this next week as I continue my quest to be a healthier (and smaller) me! Keep me in your prayers. I will keep you posted.

Tomorrow is Easter and we are getting ready to color our eggs! Morgan's dress is hung on her door ready for church and we are very excited! I have a great Easter movie that I plan to watch tomorrow with the kids. We are planning to go to David and Terry's for dinner. Grandpa is her as well. We are excited to see him....we don't get to see him very often since he moved to St. Simons. I plan to get some great pictures tomorrow and I will be sure to post a few for you to see. Happy Easter to you all and don't for get that Jesus is the reason for this celebration! He is Risen!!

March 18, 2008

It's been a busy week here so far...and it just started! First I will fill you in on this past weekend. Saturday it rained ALL DAY! We had pretty bad thunderstorms on some of the areas. Needless to say we stayed in. Sunday on the other hand was beautiful! I took the kids to the neighborhood park. They actually got along pretty good! What a beautiful day it was!!

I found Zach a tutor.....I am crossing my fingers that it will work out well. She is a sophmore at West Oak. She evidentally is really smart because she skipped the 8th grade entirely!!! She seems like a real sweetheart and appears to genuinely care about Zach's education (which is a big plus). I will let you know how it goes.

March 14, 2008

Well....I'm a little disappointed with the weigh in yesterday. I only lost 0.6 pounds this week making it a total of 6 pounds lost. I guess I should be happy it is a loss although I did not go over my points at all last week. I guess I'll have to change my strategy.
Morgan spent the night with my mom today and they went to the beauty shop! Morgan called and wanted to know if she could get her hair 'trimmed'. I was a little uneasy about it but I told her it was alright. I'll find out shortly just how much she got cut and I will post a picture.
I think I have found a tutor for Zach. Two actually. A boy and a girl from the high school are interested. I think it will be good for Zach. Zach meets with one of them tomorrow. I'll keep you posted on how that works out.

March 12, 2008

What a crazy stressful day this has been! I have spent all morning emailing back and forth to Zach's teachers and school counselor. Then I left work at 12:10 in Hartwell---picked Morgan up from daycare and headed to the middle school in Westminster for a 1:00 last minute meeting (45 minutes away). I was there until 2:15 then I went to the high school until 4:00. I really need to find a tutor for Zach!! I really want him to acheive great things but he seems to struggle with everything. I am currently looking for someone that can tutor him. I have feelers out at the highschool and I am planning to talk with some people tonight at church to see if they have any recommendations. I also plan to talk with some people here in the neighborhood to see if they are interested. We have a lot of retired teachers here......maybe they will want to do something good for a struggling neighborhood kid? If you have any ideas or recommendations please let me know.
On a lighter note....it sure is a beautiful day today!!! Spring is in the air. I guess that means it's time for some spring cleaning. I really need to get rid of so many things. I have a hard time parting with things. I guess I'm what you could call a packrat in some areas. "I might need that one day and I won't have it if I throw it out"!! That has happened before you know.
Have I mentioned I'm doing Weight Watchers?! That's right.....I have tried about every diet out there and I figured I would give this a shot. So far it is working really well for me. I like the idea of eating regular food. I just have to keep up with how much I eat and track my points. Officially as of last weeks meeting I had lost 5.4 pounds in two weeks. I don't guess that is too bad? I have another meeting tomorrow...I'll keep you posted on the progress. Hopefully I will be a BIG LOSER!!!
I'm off now to check on Zach's progress on the work he is making up. When he tries to waste time he uses the excuse that he 'has to go to the bathroom' and stays in there for at least 20 minutes. This time I told him to take his work with him :) I'm not falling for that trick anymore!!

March 11, 2008

OK! I'm trying to step out of my comfort zone and start a new blog. This is my first so bear with me. What I would like to get out of this blog is several things.....to keep in touch with my friends/family, get inspiration from my trusty friends and last but not least.....TO VENT!! Not the same thing as fussing or bickering mind you.
I just got a new camera. I have been thinking of getting one for a while. I had a kodak easyshare (which I loved) but my dear husband continues to take it to work and leaves it there....which is a real problem for me since I love to take pictures and scrapbook them. So, now I have a new camera and he has the kodak. I got a Sony and I am enjoying learning the different functions it has. I will post pictures in a day or so.
Well, it's time for bed. Gotta get up early for work....this time change thing has gotten me off track. It takes me about a week to get adjusted.