First 5 Players....Come On Down.....

I hereby pledge to make something for the first 5 persons who respond to AND agree to the conditions of this blog/offer.This offer does have some restrictions and limitations so please read carefully:

* I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.

* What you get is what you get. It could be a papiermache statue of me, or a haiku, or a doll made of toothpicks. Or something that you have always yearned for in your secret heart but didn't even know until I gave it to you. Or something else.

* What I create will be just for you. One of a kind!

* It’ll be done this year (2009).

* I will not give you any clue what it’s going to be. Unless you live near me, it will be something that needs to be mailed, so you’d have to be willing to provide a viable address.

* In return, all you need to do is post this text into a blog or bulletin of your own and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to your note under these same conditions.

IMPORTANT: This offer is null and void if you do not post your own blog/bulletin to pay this forward.So come on...reply to this post! First 5 gets the prize! :)

Biggest Loser...it's about time!

Kristen Steede....I just love her! I am so glad that it wasn't her that went home on Tuesday. In my opinion, Laura should have gone home long ago. I was so ticked at her last week when she voted Sione' off. He was my number one favorite! He was on the Today Show earlier this week and he looked wonderful! Tara is doing great as always....although she is not my favorite....I do have to give her props for how well she has done. What an awesome feeling it has to be to lose that much weight in such a short amount of time. I have a feeling she may win this season....although I have my hopes on Kristen, Mike or Filepe!! This is Mike on the 'make-over' episode. He looks so great...I am very proud of him. It just broke my heart to see his brother Max so upset that he is still 'the big one'. I know he is going to lose weight and do well, especially when Ron and Mike go home to help him. What an awesome support system he will have.

This is Filepe from the 'make-over' episode. He and Sione' have always been my top picks for this season's winners. I am so glad that he has come so far. He looks wonderful! I can't wait to see what he does at the finale. I hope he and Sione' do the Tongan Dance. I love that!!Bob is my hero!!!! I love him ;-)

I can't wait to see what all of the contestants look like at the finale in May! They are such an inspiration on my weight loss journey! I love these guys!!

More pictures of us at Jen and Ricks

We went for a walk to a couple of the playgrounds in their neighborhood. It was such a beautiful day and the kids had a great time. David and Zach actually played football together a little. We loved spending time with Jen, Rick and Hannah. It was hard to leave!

Morgan wrote me this sweet note on the sidewalk with chalk she found. Isn't she the sweetest?
We were also able to Skype Nana and Grandaddy while we were there....that is awesome! If you told me 10 years ago that we would be able to do the things we do now on the computer I would not have believed you.

Our visit with Jen, Rick and Hannah

We were so lucky to be able to visit with Jennifer, Rick and Hannah this past weekend. We left our home at 6am on Friday and got back home on Monday at 10:30pm. Our plane was delayed 30 minutes on our way up and 1 1/2 hours on the way back. But the time in between the flights was terrific! We got to meet the new addition to our family....Little Miss Hannah Marie!! She is so beautiful. Morgan could not get enough of her.

Zach got mad at me for taking so many pictures and making the camera flash. He blamed me for making her cry...imagine that!

I was hoping that I could talk David into having another baby during our visit (just kidding)! Although I do wish they lived closer so I could get my hands on her at any time! Maybe one day soon they will move back south. Speaking of the south...it was really obvious that people up north are really rude! Not necessarily to me, but to everyone else in general. We had the opportunity to go to an awesome grocery store while we were there...Wegman's. It was like a mega super grocery store. I will post some pictures I was able to take before I was told that I was not allowed to take pictures in the grocery store ;\ The sushi was Wonderful!!

Anyway, there was a definite different chemistry between strangers up there than there is in the south. David did a little test of how many neighbors he could get to wave to us while we were on a walk in the neighborhood....less than 1/2 were friendly enough to wave. Here it is nearly 100%!

Well, we made our mark on Jen's house....unfortunately! Morgan accidentally knocked my coffee all over Jen's computer and white carpet! I thought I would die!! I felt so horrible. Luckily, I did talk to her today and it is working again :) I am praying that it keeps working!

It was very hard to leave on Monday. The next time we see them in person will be in June for our family vacation to the beach. I can't wait to get my hands back on that little girl :))