Day 2

So second day of no husband, and I'm ready for him to come back home.....
My weight this morning was 153.0 lbs.  So far I've only lost 8 ounces.  Not exactly a pound a day but I will take what I can get.  I'm sure one of these days I will get on the scale and I will have lost 3 or 4 pounds, so it will all balance out.

25 Pounds in 25 Days!!!!

So I'm conducting an experiment.  I seen an advertisement for a drug that would help you lose 25 pounds in only 25 days.  Which seems too good to be true.  It is very expensive and who knows what it would do to your body.  It is made up of caffeine and other metabolism and energy boosters.(hang on to your heart).
Well I wonder  what would happen if I stopped eating so many carbs and cut out all junk food and exercised twice a day?  Could I have the same results without the risk of my heart exploding?
I started yesterday and it went well, I realized I will have to wean off the candy and junk food slowly because it is such a habit for me.
Starting weight was 153.8 lbs. 
Today's weight is 153.2 lbs.
I am actually really excited about doing this....of coarse I  have said that before but who knows this could be different.

Self Discoveries

This weekend I have had a few self discoveries....first I found that when someone hurts me I tend to pull away from them.  I think it is a defense so that I won't get hurt again. I don't think most people mean to hurt us, they are either upset or just not thinking about what they are saying or something. So I need to try to not let things hurt me and when it does just let it go and still reach out and be there for the one who has done the hurt.
My next discovery is that when I say or do the things that I've been prompted to do I save time and lives, help someone else or just feel more peace which makes my day go a whole lot better.
My third discovery was not to good.... I discovered that I have put on five pounds.... Time to start running again. Actually now that I have time I should workout twice a day.
Discovery number four the end of the school year is a very busy time. I should not schedule anything else at this time.  We have something major every night this week including tonight which should be FHE.  I think some people schedule meetings on Monday because they know you don't have any other church meetings.
Enough of the discoveries, life is good and family is great.  Love where your at or make it the very best you can.

Words to live by

Remember you are more beautiful than you see,
More talented than you think,
and smarter than you know.

Gratitude

So after a wonderful Stake Conference Broadcast and weeks of contemplation I changed the title of my blog..... I want to live the Lord's way and do things the way He outlined them to be.  I find joy in serving my family and taking care of our home.  My testimony has increased as I take the time to study my scriptures and ponder their meaning in my life.  I am eternally grateful to my Heavenly Father and all that he has blessed me with.

mom's worry

Stihl called from Chicago, where he is competing at BPA Nationals to tell me he has had a bloody nose for almost 20 minutes and wants to know what to do about it......For a split second "mommy mode" kicks and I start thinking about flying out there to make sure it's ok, then I realize how dumb that would be and wonder if instead there is a Relief Soceity Pres. that I could contact out there to go take care of him. Still a pretty lame thought, then I gather my common sense and realize all he really needs is to hear that I love him. I told him to lay down for a while and call me back in twenty minutes.  He called back and we talked for almost ten minutes on the phone, (the longest conversation I think we have ever had that didn't include a sport or him convincing me to buy him something.)

My daughter who is away at college told me she had a bad dream one night and all I could like to tell her was that if it got too bad she could come sleep on my bedroom floor.  When she calls and says she needs a hug I want to drive there and give her a hug and make everything bad in her life go away.

I guess it doesn't matter how old they are or how far away...I will always be their mom, it never ends.  For that I am eternally grateful.

Love, Mom

random

How cute is this?  It is a lego Woody from Toy story.  Ha I just wanted a picture to put on to make my post look more interesting but since our computer problem we have not loaded more pictures back on so this is all I have to work with.
So my weigh in this week is 152.2 the same as last week.  But I have started running again so it should change next week, hopefully.
I love not having to go to work every morning but I haven't done any more than put my hair in a pony tail all week, so I need to make that more of a priority.