Update slump!!!

Sorry all...I have been really bad on updating...It was really hard getting back into it after I got sick and then went to Idaho. Last week was a reall y good week for me working out though...I started getting a little bored with doing P90X everyday so I mixed in a little bit of running. It was fun running again, which is really strange for me since I am not a huge runner. But it was also a really frustrating week too...even with all that excersise I gained back a lb of weight....its times like these that I have to continully remind myself that it will be worth it even if its to get healthier and back in shape!!! But I really want to give up sometimes!!! Urrrrgh!

ANyway...Heres to a better week...hopefully!

Its gonna be a GOOD week!

So today was good, I lost a little bit of weight on the scale this morning...and I had a friend call me up lastnight and ask if I wanted to come over and work out with her this morning. (Thanks Charayne!!!) And of course I said yes! We did the p90x Cardio x dvd and it was sooooo much more fun working out with a buddy! I felt like I could do so much more than normal because it was "fun" rather than a chore! I seem to do much better when I work out in the mornings and will usually eat better though out the day! So hopefiully this will a be a good week for wieght loss!

OH...and I got like 9 hours of sleep lastnight...amazing! it felt so good when I woke up this morning!!!

High Stress Day

So I am mnot sure if I will be bale to get a work out in today! Today is and already is very stressful! We have our court hearing today that we are taking our old renters to court to try and get our rent back. They stopped paying rent back dand we really cant afford to pay our rent while Brady ois going to school, hence the living with the inlaws! Anyway, I really struggled about doing this because I am usually totally against suing people, but we decided to only go for the months that we didnt have renters to cover the mortgage instead of the full 6 months, this way I feel like we arent being greedy, just needing to pay off the credit card we had to use during those months to pay our bills in order to pay our mortgage. And its really frustrating...its not like he lost his job or got really sick or something...he makes over $6000 a month, only has a 16 year old daughter and had recently filed bankruptcy due to a divorce prior to moving into our home...so I know he has plenty of money to pay us. Plus, we have been trying to serve him with papers and he has been "running from it. He has been making up stories about how he only picks his mail up from there and then we tried doing it through certified mail, but they returned it "addressee inknown!" Plus, our constible said when he looked into his info he had this address listed on his DL, car registration, and this is the address he gave the water company as a forwarding adress! Anyway...Wish us luck, hopefully we will be able to get what we need to get out of debt again! If any of you have any suggestions or know any of the legal aspects of our right and such...please comment!!!! Thanks!!!

FIRST MOMENT

So, those of you who check my blog regularly have probably noticed I havent blogged about my weight loss/excersize in a few days. That is because I took a little break...I nkow I know...not good only a week into it, but I had really OFF weekend! I was feeling a little down...but I am happy to say I am back into it! I have lost 2 lbs so far and Today I had a "FIRST" moment! My very first time throwing up during a work out! Some of you might think YUCK...but this is really big because that means I pushed myself when normally I would have QUIT!!!

So...here is to MORE throw ups during work outs!

BLAAAHHHH

I am having an off day. I didnt get enough sleep lastnight and have just been really tired and blah all day. Hopefully I will beable to have enough motivation and energy to get a good work out in after I put the kids to bed tonight! Wish me luck!

Go ABS!!!

"I never said it wouldn't be hard, I only said it would be worth it!"

Day 3: Thanks to the suggestion of my cousin, Kristi, I joined an online community called sparkpeople.com. And it is a really cool support tool. I reccomend it to any of you who might be trying a work out/weight loss goal. Thanks Kristi!!
I started out the morning with some Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal and it was really good. Once I got Brax to bed I did my P90X work out for the Day which included the ab ripper x work out. That was really hard. But I felt pretty good about what I could do. They emphasised what an extreme and hard work out it was and I was able to do most of it even after doing my other 60 min work out before it. It was atleast a pretty good start. Hopefully by the end of my 90 days I will be able to ALL of it!

I also loved the fact that Madi has gotten used to me working out now every morning and she tells me good job, mom! And this morning she was trying to do some of the stuff with me! SOOOO cute. That is one of the things that I want is to have my kids grow up LOVING to exercise!

P90X Day 2

Okay...so day 2 has some good things and some bad things to it. I was able to finish the whole work out today,, which was good, but it was still way hard and am not sure how well formed I was. Plus...I AM SOOOO MUCH MORE SORE!!!!! Man I am really feeling it today. But I guess that is good right, cuz that means I am working hard and am hopefully getting closer to good results. I have been doing really well with my wieght watchers diet yesterday and today. I think the key for me is to stay busy! I think I am a "bored' eater. I eat when I am bored, which is usually after I put the kids to bed for the night and I sit down to relax a bit. I have already had dinner but I feel the urge to want to constantly be eating something. So here's to staying busy!!!
(Thanks for all of you who are cheering me on...I need it!!!)

The Beginning of a LONG Journey

So I have decided that I really need to lose some wieght and get into better shape. I have done this many times before, only to crash and fall!!! I always start out really well, very motivated and get maybe a week into it, and lose the motivation. So I am trying to try some new things. I am going to blog about my experience everyday as I work out and eat healthy so I can look back and see improvements. I also am in hopes that there are some faithful "blog readers" out there to make me accountable for doing it!

I have started weight watchers and working out with the p90x videos.

And here begins the journey!

Yesterday I started the first video of p90x and man...it was HARD!!! I was already sweating and we were only in the warm up part of the video...I kept thinking to myself, "Can I really do this?" I just had to keep reminding myself that it might be hard at first cuz you havent really worked out in a VERY long time. So I kept going...everything just seemed to be sooo hard. I think I really struggled with this because I was so athletic in high school and could just about anything I wanted and this was a totally different experience. In the end, I was only able to do about half of the video but I felt good about it that I finally got of my butt and decided to make a change. Here's to better days ahead!!!

A Great start to Valentines Day

So we are celebrating Valentines Day today since it falls on a Sunday. Brady came home from work this morning with a little something for us. He got me a beautiful bouquet of roses, Madi a rose and Madi, Brax, and me our own cards...it was very sweet and made my day! He is such a good daddy and husband . Thanks Brady!!!

Later tonight, Bradys parents have offered to watch all the grandkids so that all the couples can go out! Brady is taking me to dinner at Joy Luck...which I absolutely LOVE....and then we are going miniture golfing to this indoor place! I am so excited for the fun-filled evening!

Things Forgotten 3'

In November, Madi went with Nanny Russell Great Grandma Kendall, Jess, Mimi, and Mikes Family to Disney on Ice. They had soooo much fun. Madi had never been before and I had my Boutiqe that day so I wasnt able to go. Itwas great to bebale to see these pictures and to be able to enjoy it with her through photos!

Things Forgotten 2

In September, Susan had a customer appreciation day at her office for her clients. It was alot of fun. There was face painting, an amazing gourmet barbque, and this fun infatable slide. The kids had soooo much fun and the weather was absolutely beautiful!

Madi and Brin had a day out with Nanny and Boppa Russell. They went to the Fair and had sooo much fun. They loved riding the ponies and playing with Nanny and Boppa.

(My favorite picture is the one of her in the hat!)

Things Forgotten

So I was going through my pictures and reaized that I forgot to put some things in...and since I kinda use this as a journal i thought I should add them.

Here are some pictures of Braxton on his birthday. Poor little guy was teething and had a fever and just did not feel good. I think that if it were up to him he would have bagged the whole thing but being mommy...I didnt want to miss this special occasion! I tried making his cake and it turned out ok...it was an icecream cake and tasted really yummy!

Dont forget your boots!

okay...so lately Madi has had this thing where she has to have socks on her hands too and she calls them her gloves! She has done this everyday for the last couple of days. well the other day she put her socks on her hands like she normally does but hten she came out and had these boots on and said look mom i put on my soes and socks all by myself...it was sooo funny cuz she was truly proud of herself!!! Kids are so funny!

Sleepy Snuggles

Last week Madi was feeling really yucky and just wanted her daddy. So has brady was doing school stuff she snuggled up to him on the couch. Madi very rarley will sleep anywhere other than her bed so I thought that this was really cute. She fell asleep snuggling with daddy!

Christmas 2009

So I know that Christmas was like 2 months ago but just so that I can keep the memory I thought I would share. We had an awesome Christmas...because we live with Brady's parents,, they were so sweet to wait to open their presents so that we could have our own little family Christmas. It was alot of fun to see Madi so excited this year. She finally is starting to understand what Christmas is. She didnt care so much about what was in the gift she just LOVED ripping off the wrapping paper!

Then after they were al done, we had another present opening party with Bradys family.

It was so great to be with family, we have been so incredib;y blessed this year and are excited for this next year and what it holds for us!

Too Long, Not Enough

Sorry I have been a huge slacker on the blog train lately...I have a bunch of pictures and updates to post and will be posting soon...stay tuned!

my big three year old

WOW...I can believe three years have gone by. How does it happen so fast? I swear it was just yesterday that I was so excited to meet my new little baby girl.
Madi` from the moment I saw you, I was inlove. You had the cutest little round face and rosie cheeks. I loved watching Daddy with you. So tender, so sweet.
The first time Daddy changed your diaper, you pooped all over his hand...hehehe I was laughing so hard. You had us wrapped around you fingers from that very first moment. I cant imagine life without you and I feel so blessed to have been chosen to be your mother. You always know how to make me smile and are so tender hearted. You love your baby brother so much and are always so concerned for whatever it is he is doing. You love to help mommy and nanny in the kitchen, weather it is with cooking, the dishes or cleaning. You are such a big helper and love to help nanny go out and get the eggs from the chickens. I love watching you grow but wish I could just pause time and take it all in. Your favorite foods are spaghetti, chicken nuggets and PB&J's. You are finally letting me put bows in your hair without screaming and you let me keep them in!!! Big accomplishment around here. You love watching Dora and Diego, The Backyardigans, and Mickeymouse Clubhouse on T.V. and are starting to get into the "Princess" stage. You will dance around in a circle hold the Ken barbie and sing "Oh my Prince, Oh my prince" over and over. it is very cute!!!!
I love you with all of my heart and look forward to the next year with you. You are learning so fast and I cant wait to enjoy every minute with you!
Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!

Mike & Jamie Family

I went over to Mike and Jamie's place today to take some family photos of them and here are some of my favorites! Enjoy!

HEHE!!! THESE ARE FUNNY!!!

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