Just Do It!

All my life I have been “blessed” with a big behind. I try not to complain about my big behind and work with what God gave me. I like my badonkadonk and try to embrace it!

One of my dear friends came across this Nike ad and sent it to me. I LOVE IT!

First Post of 2011?

Well it has been almost 2 years since my last post!

This morning while reading a couple of blogs I realized that I haven’t written on my blog for a long time. I read my blog and realized I had forgotten much of what I had written. I don’t keep a journal so I thought I should start blogging again... for myself.

[trans-fer-mey-shuh n]

Change in form, appearance, nature, or character.

2009 was a year of transformations for me.

I have lost a bunch of weight and hope to be at my goal weight by summer.

My blonde locks are now dark and red and I love it! I am not saying that I will NEVER be blonde again, but at this time I can’t imagine it.

Our family is healthy and happy and I am surrounded by good friends. All in all 2009 was a great year!

Happy New Year!

Are you eating bread out of your purse?

Why yes…yes I am...

So my friends and I are playing a game, a dieting game. It is called the Game On Diet. It is more than just a diet, it is a lifestyle.

Every day you receive points for:

• Eating five meals a day that include a carb, a healthy fat and a lean protein.


• Drinking a minimum of three liters of water.


• Sleeping at least 7 hours a night.


• Exercising at least 20 minutes.


• Eliminating a bad habit.


• Practicing a healthy habit.

You also lose points for not doing the above and for cheating.

Which explains why I was eating bread out of my purse.

The other night darling husband and I took our older boys out to dinner. I knew I would have no problem getting a healthy fat (avocado) and protein (chicken) on a salad, but I knew getting an acceptable carb at a Mexican Restaurant would be hard so I brought a piece of whole wheat bread in my purse. While everyone else at the table was eating chips and salsa, I ate a piece of whole wheat bread…out of my purse.

Why did I do this? Because not eating a healthy carb or eating chips and salsa would make me lose points. Not only do I lose points, but my team loses points. This is what makes this work, not only are you playing the game for yourself, but for your teammates.

My team is doing well and I feel great! I am losing weight and can see myself living this way the rest of my life.

GO-O-O-O-O-O BOD SQUAD!

Summer '09

This summer has just flown by! We have had three birthdays and all of our children have officially hit double digits.

We started the summer with my nephew visiting from Utah. Public school was still in session but many things were open to homeschoolers so he was quickly submerged into the homeschool culture and declared that homeschooling is AWESOME! It is pretty awesome!

Last week we spent a week in Port Aransas. We really enjoy our time in South Texas. It is so relaxing! There was a bit of excitement. Darling husband was barbed by a stingray. I read online that the toughest surfer dude is brought to his knees in tears after being barbed by a stingray. I guess if the toughest surfer dude can cry, then my darling husband can moan and groan a bit. My husband is tough, but the article said “the TOUGHEST surfer dude”.

Something else I learned on vacation is that “NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOUR BOOBIES!”

How did I learn this? There was a group of college girls at our condo. They were out by the pool drinking and smoking and decided it would be fun to not only show, but take pictures of their breasts. I saw the first one pull her shirt off and heard from the other side of the pool some woman scream “NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOUR BOOBIES!”

I was going to talk to the girls in a calm manner without drawing attention to them. Someone went to the office and the girls were immediately escorted from the pool and since we didn’t see them again I think they were asked to leave the condo. I wasn’t mad at the girls, but sad that they thought this was something they should do.

I have been cycling like crazy and love it! Next summer whether I lose more weight or not I am wearing a bikini. This is my motivation to continue working out. I am not saying that it will be my main bathing suit, but I will be buying one and wearing it. So, if you are at the pool with me next year and hear some old lady screaming “NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOUR BOOBIES” just know that it is gravity and not intentional.

Garden Update

I thought I would share a picture of our garden taken yesterday. It is a jungle! We love our garden, the vegetables are so much better than what you buy at the store. We have an abundance of cucumbers and tomatoes! We also have 2 kinds of beans, 2 kinds of peppers, squash, zucchini and herbs. The corn grew beautifully and then it got the dreaded corn fungus. Ugh!

Right now we are planning our fall garden. What a fun family project!

Square Foot Gardening

At our last house we grew all kinds of vegetables and berries mixed in with our landscape and in pots on our pool deck. We loved growing our own food!

This year I decided that we needed to grow our own food again. It is so much better for you and I thought it would be a good experience for the children to tend a garden.

Darling husband and son number 2 bought the cedar at the lumberyard and built the frame. They did a great job!

We bought several types of organic compost and mixed it with peat moss, expanded shale and some organic top soil. We mixed it all on a huge tarp and then dumped it in our garden. It sounds easy, but it is back breaking work. Darling husband and I mixed all of the soil and the whole family planted the seeds.

Everything except three tomato plants and two peppers were planted from seed. It is truly amazing how quickly our garden has grown.

Here is what we have growing in our garden:

Sugar Snap Peas
Green Beans
Wax Beans
Garlic
Onions
Lilac Peppers
Ivory Peppers
Watermelon
Yellow Squash
Zucchini
Cucumbers (2 varieties)
Tomatoes (4 varieties)
Radishes
Cilantro
Spinach
Lettuce
….and more

We also have some strawberries on the patio. We had a ripe one that I was going to pick. It was there in the morning, but gone in the afternoon. I am thinking bird or Goldendoodle.

The children love the garden, especially the youngest. She checks it first thing in the morning and several times throughout the day. She waters it with a watering can and pulls the few “weeds” we get.

We should have lots of fresh, organic vegetable to eat in a month. Yum!

Day 3

We have since moved some of these plants. The garlic was started from cloves in the fridge and took off. They are in the first square on the second row from the back.

Day 25

We can't believe how everything took off! I am so glad we planted most things from seed. What a great experience for our family.