THANK YOU!!

A big thanks to Angie at Children in the Corn
for passing this award on too me and the rule is to pass it on.
There are lots of blogs out there I enjoy but here are just a
few that I will pass it on to.

* Wiked Awesome Parenting
because she makes me laugh out loud.

* Coast Rat because his kind heart and volunteer efforts blow me away.

* Country Boy because he is my son and why wouldn't I love his blog.

* Living The Road Less Traveled because Jodi is a beer drinking Mainer (oh yeah and a sweet little Momma)

* Throwback at Trapper Creek
because Nita is a wealth of knowledge, I always learn something new when I read her posts.

P.S. No obligations to pass this along!



Also another thanks to Angie at Children in the Corn for mailing this out to John all the way from Michigan. Maybe we can tackle this project over the winter because it is looking like we could really use it sooner than later. Not a good fall project because nothing gets done in the fall because "It's hunting season."

Also thanks to City Girl for the pears, as you can see we ate a bunch before I could take a picture. They are so yummy!! We ate lots as is and I made a pear crisp last night. Thanks again! City Girl is a regular commenter on my blog (and personal buddy). I have been trying for months to get her to start her own blog. She has agreed to be a guest blogger here and share some of her secrets to saving money at the grocery store. I am still waiting for her post. No pressure Amy!

Hosted by Two Frog Home
Monday update: I have been doing cardio 2-3 times a week and finally picked the weights back up. TRYING to watch what I eat and cut back on diet pepsi ( I'm an addict). Attempting to eat more homemade/whole foods and less processed junk.

I am behind on reading others blogs and responding to comments. Sorry :(
Took about 150 pictures this weekend....I will be sharing when I have more time!
GOODNIGHT!

Doing Not Thinking Challenge

I am participating in a challenge hosted by Two Frog Home


What is the Doing Not Thinking Challenge? This is a challenge for all of us who make plans but don’t accomplish for whatever reason. It’s for those of us who spend a lot of time thinking and not enough acting and doing. It’s not a competition to see who can accomplish their goals in the shortest amount of time, or about the size of the goal, but rather a network of dreamers joined together to offer support and encouragement. We may find that as we put our dreams into action that some are just not reasonable at this point in time and that’s ok - its the going after it that’s important for this challenge. This will be a longish term challenge, we won’t post the final update until December 15, 2008. This doesn’t mean that you must be finished with your dream / goal by December 15th, it just gives us a time frame to work with in, some dreams may take years to fully accomplish. This challenge isn’t specifically about accomplishment, its more about taking action towards realizing your dreams.
(above material taken from Two Frog Home's blog)


Please go to her blog if you want to join along. Every Monday you must update on your blog or her blog to see where your at.


From reading this blog and those of you who know me know I'm not a person who thinks about doing for very long before acting . But there is one thing in my life I've been thinking about more than doing and that is working out and shedding a few extra pounds from last winter. For over 10 years I have been a faithful exerciser and have been able to eat whatever within reason while maintaining my waistline. However, this last year I have been a complete yo yo. Hardcore one week and nothing the next two and most recently I've been a complete slacker. My jeans are a little snug, last years shorts aren't cutting it and my bikini had very little use this summer. So here is a chance to step it up a notch and get to where I feel comfortable.
So my goal is to loose 5 lbs by my December goal. I will do a weigh in but I will not focus on that number too much more as to my activities running, weights. My start date is August 27th, the day the kids return to school . Stay tuned!

ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ALONG???