TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

Good morning! Wed already. Time does fly. I have good food days the best few days. No food comas and I have been walking, walking, walking. H20 is much better. Scale didn't move this past week, but I feel better about my choices. Clothes are fitting better. Spent yesterday out at my daughter's. She made a wonderful dinner of WW taco soup. It was so good. Then a skinny cheesecake. YUM. I had left over WW burrito for lunch that she made. YUM! The kids were adorable. Everyone should be greeted the way I was greeted yesterday. I have gotten some house cleaning jobs this week. It's hard work, but it pays the rent. All in all I am feeling more positive and less anxious. I have spent everyday in the FHC doing "homework". I was looking at census records yesterday. Trying to read that old fashion handwriting is something that will take practice. I am getting comfortable with going there and asking all the questions I need to. Staying busy.........life is good! Keep the moo...

My daughter and her family came to dinner on Friday night and left with a puppy. I guess 5 kids and another dog at home weren't enough for my daughter. Seriously, she could have 5 more kids and still keep things humming along with loosing her mind. Looks like Wizard the wonder dog is sniffing out the competition. This pic is from the 1st of the week when I took the girls to McD's. They had such a good time. How funny, they have on the same dresses. They LOVE those dresses. They started screaming with laughter. We had to leave. People kept getting startled. One old man about choked on his Egg McMuffin. :) This is our cute little Easter Bunny. I couldn't resist buying them on my last trip to Target. Stupid checkout line. It took several attempts to get this good of a picture. I got the girls those "elegant" gloves. They loved them. Then I had the boys spend the night. I had to take a picture of this kid's feet. He hates to wear his shoes on the right feet. I...

Trying to get a job is harder then having a dang job. I have been putting the word out. I got a job cleaning a house for a lady I'll call Max. This should be interesting. It will be like an episode of hoarders. Only I won't even make a dent in it. We'll see what I can do. This could turn into something more then just a one time thing. I hope I can find something to augment this. I am ok for now. Saved some money. Not much, but I am not freaking out just yet. Good things will happen. I went to the Family History Center (FHC) and have already taken a couple of classes. I have been practicing. I am loving it. The people at the FHC are super nice and there is always some one to help you. I am feeling more comfortable about asking questions. Even dumb questions. I have decided I don't care if I look stupid. I am not stupid, I just don't know anything about this. A smart person would ask tons of questions. If that's the case then I am really, really smart:) I went for...

Girls sleep over!! They wore me out. We had loads of fun. Ate healthy. Played Beauty Shop. Made cards with my old Stampin Up stuff. I bought that stuff saying that I would start scrap booking. Never happened. The kids seem to like them though. Watched Barbie movies and popped popcorn. Went to McD's for brekkie. They loved the yogurt. And the playground. That yogurt really is pretty good. Something I can feel good about eating. Then we all watched Zboy while their mom went to the dentist. It was a good morning. No walking however. Which led to lazy for most of the rest of the day. I am going to go to some classes at the Family History Center down the street. I am going to learn how to do genealogy. My goal is to be able to get certified and do it for money. If nothing else I will find out alot more about where I come from. Which is always so interesting. The best part is all the training is FREE!!! That's right my friends. It just will take commitment an...

I wanted to do a quick post and get rid of the last one. I do feel much better. I have a schedule that I am going to follow to get the most out of my day. I am going to do a shop. I am going to walk. I am going to take another L.L. shopping. Hopefully this will be the 1st shopping trip of many. Feeling better about the job situation. Got some more ideas to get the word out better. I had a good weekend. All in all. Went to this exhibit on Friday with some dinner out with my walking buddy. http://www.mesaartscenter.com/index.php/performances/special/amococo Saturday I went for along walk. Stopped by to see my therapist. He is getting ready to go on a mission for the LDS church to Southe Africa, Johannasburg. Then went to see The Adjustment Bureau. I enjoyed it. Then I ate healthy at a sandwich place for lunch. I came back home and just goofed around on the internet and watch Designing Women. I love that show. Then Sunday I woke up with a headache that doesn't want to give up. That w...

It's Sunday! My favorite day of the week. I love church and family and rest. It has always been a struggle for me to really keep the Sabbath Day holy. Sometimes I am really good and don't spend money and do things of a spiritual nature. This is where 3 hour church helps. A good chunk of your day is at church. It doesn't seem like 3 hours. The family that I have found in every congregation I have ever belonged to was worth the time spent. Not to mention what I have learned about me and the reason why I am here. Though when I started going to church again I had to trick myself into staying. Funny how I do that. I need to start tricking myself in the food and exercise area. I am tired of everyday being THE DAY that I get this party started again. I haven't been loosing any weight for months now. I have managed to stay just north or just south of 200. I am walking to beat the band. Did a 3 miler yesterday and the day before. I have taking long bike rides. It's been nice...

This post is pic heavy and long, very long! Lots on my mind. This is such a cute pic. All the other hubs told him it looked good on him...lol. The bride was just beautiful The dress was just lovely and the back was gorgeous. This is my daughter. Isn't she a beauty! Not only is she beautiful on the outside but she double beautiful on the inside. I don't know what I would do without her. She is my best friend. I am feeling very sentimental. Kind of reflective. She and her little family are the joy of my life. I am so proud of her and her hubs. They are so good to me. ALWAYS! That's Zander in her arms. Such a cute boy! This me with my sister and BIL. I can't tell you how much it meant to me that they came. We had so much fun. Not only at the wedding but we had a ball at my daughter watching the Gkids play Just Dance. Their kind words to me over the course of the weekend, especially from my BIL, really meant a lot to me, and to my daughter and her hubs. We showed my BIL w...

Last night we went to the wedding venue last night for the rehearsal. It was very nice and I am getting so excited for them. Note the Redskin T-shirts. He's a fan, as was his dad. His dad was buried in a Redskins T-shirt. Back to their shirts. Business in the front...... Party in the back. How adorable are the Happy Couple?? They are so happy. They are going to Disney for the honeymoon. Yep, they are kids at heart. That's where he proposed to her. They really like Disney. So I will be having a busy weekend. L.L.'s funeral is Saturday morning. Then the wedding in the afternoon. I can do this. It will be a day of celebration. Full of the 2 most wonderful kind of celebration. L.L.lovedhats. I mean BIG, Church Hats. The family has asked that if you have a hat, wear it. Even the men. Big church hats. She had a room full of hats. I am not exaggerating ONE BIT! I think the family is going to leave a pile of hats at the funeral. So if you don't have one, you will. I went by an...

This is what my L.L.is doing right now. Dancing. She owned a dance studio till she went back to school at age 55 to get her Phd in psychology. She passed away this afternoon. We had a glorious last day. We took a long walk this morning. Me pushing the wheelchair, her telling me over and over thank you. Talking about the neighbors. Then we went for a car ride. We looked at tulips. We did "drive bys" I call our friends in our congregation then we pulled up in front of their house and they run out, usually with their kids, to say a quick hello to her. We have had so much fun doing that this week. Then we came down to my place and she helped me plant flowers. Telling me how beautiful they were going to be. I took her home and went to get some lunch after I got off. Something told me to drop back over. The woman that works nights had called me for help. L.L. slipped through the veil surrounded by her children. I am really going to miss her. I am sad for me. I am glad for her. I wi...

I had an ok weekend. Bad for eating and pain. I went to the mall with my daughter and family Saturday night. They were so cute shopping for their wedding clothes. I think this is the 1st suit my SIL has purchased for himself. They found stuff they liked and now they are on step closer to being ready for the wedding. I still need a pair of shoes and shawl. I am going to get something for my hair too. After I got home I went right to bed. Riding in my car hurts my butt. There is something about Birdie's seat that really makes that pain flare up. I walked about a mile and a half Sunday morning. Went to church and couldn't stay. This is really getting bad. Sitting is the worse. Luckily I don't have to sit in a hard chair all day to work. I was suppose to meet with the CarbTripper, but alas I was just so tired of the pain I had to call it off. I am hoping to catch her on the way back. This is really interfering with my life. I haven't stayed for all of church...

This is our brave little Tatum. You have to look close but she got her ears peirced last night and didn't even cry. The snap of the peircer scared her and she thought about it. She was rewarded by a sucker, As were her siblings who were cheering from the sidelines. They both had on those cute little cowgirl dresses with their boots. Too cute. Holy hell. I just noticed that blogger ate my entire post. Not going to repeat wrting it. Suffice it to say that life isn't perfect it wasn't ment to be and neither I am. That sums it up. Keep the mood and the food real.........

Thanks for all the nice comments about my dress. I am going to go shoe and shawl shopping ASAP. I also want to thank a good friend for mentioning (in private, cause she's a class act) that the girls need to be hoisted up a bit. I thought that when I looked at the pic myself. About a month ago I went and bought 2 new bras that I thought fit great. One of them was the bra I have on in the pic. I can plainly see that I am still hanging low. Damn gravity. So I am on my way to get fitted properly for an "over the shoulder boulder holder". I am also going to get a nice "foundation gament" Spanx/girdle, whatever you call them, depending on what year you were born. I forgot to mention that when I went to the doctor they did an EKG cause my BP was high. I was text book perfect. Their words, not mine. So that made me feel better too. I took L.L. out to my daughter's house yesterday and she watched the Gkids do Just Dance. What a fun afternoon. Except...

So I found a dress. A dress that I love and that I feel comfortable with. It fits great and best of all it was way marked down from $180 to $55. Been smiling ever since. I made plans to get my hair colored this weekend and then I made an appointment to get "wedding hair" the day of. Now I need some help with accessories. I kind of want something to cover my enormous "wings". I look at the pic and all I can see is ARMS. So maybe a shawl?? A shrug? Jewelry? Shoes? I am thinking grey. Tell me what do you think. Speaking of my kid. He got hit in the head pretty good today at work. He is at the E.R. now. Seems like everything is fine. My daughter is looking for a new house. Some where that she would be able to build a GeGe apartment. Just in the thinking about stage right now. Something to think about. They really need a bigger house. This is the time to buy for sure. She is getting smoking prices, so we will see. She is excited. I went to the Dr. ...