So I have realized with two small children getting on the computer is going to be difficult! I had envisioned just getting on here and once a day writing a smart, funny, and well thought out blog. As I sit here typing I have one in the swing and the other sitting beside me eating her lunch yelling at me "I don't care!" as she points her finger at me. What is it she doesn't care about? I asked her after she yelled it the third time and she shrugged her shoulders. However, I am going to find time, or make time for this blog!
Since I posted last not a lot has happened, but a few things did so I will share those. I have 4 recipes that I wanted to try. I actually made two of them! I love to cook and I enjoyed trying something new. My parents came over and helped taste test and everyone liked both of the dishes. I am going to try and post a blog specifically about that, and figure out how to add pictures. Then a church member passed away and I had to work on a video. I love doing videos, and funeral ones are always hard. First off its a time crunch. You have a lot to do in a small window of time, however, I work best under pressure with a timeline. Then there is the fear that comes with it. This is a family that you are going to present with a lasting memorial. You want to evoke emotions, and you want to capture their spirit. If you don't know the person well that is difficult. I want the video to be perfect and something that will be a sweet reminder of their time on earth. My brother came home to sing at the funeral and we took the time to take some pictures at my house. Now that leads me to the title of today's blog...
As we are leaving the restaurant my sister decides she wants to take some pictures. So my brother said he would stop by the house before he had to go back home. My mom said she would stop by to and I figured that would be AFTER she drops off my grandmother. As everyone pulls into my driveway I notice my mom pulls in behind me instead of going on ahead. Great! Now is it because I don't want my grandmother to come over? Heaves no! I wish she would move in with me! The problem is I had cleaned the house semi on Friday morning, and by Saturday afternoon it looked like m house had been broken in, but they didn't take anything, they just left a huge mess. Now I have to make a pathway for everyone to even sit down!
So my sister gets her camera and we get down to the business at hand. Let's go take some pictures! We go into the backyard and I realize something.... The grass is very tall. I am waiting for an alligator to come sneaking out and to bite me. We made our way through the jungle and got to taking pictures. Alexandra could not get anyone to take any so I decided to jump in and do a photo shoot of my own. It was fun and we all got a few laughs. Then we took a few family pictures with someone usually saying, "Let me hide behind you". Now why would we need to hide? Well we didn't, it was what we needed to hide. FAT!
As we decided to try a new backdrop my brother had the camera, and I noticed my son was a tree. He then decided to get out of said tree, and as e was getting down he got hung up and slide down the tree. My brother caught this picture
He was fine even if he did keep saying that he was bleeding out. I laughed until I cried. I know I am a bad mom, but it was so funny!
So back to the fat... After my sister got done taking our pictures I went inside to load them and I noticed something. I am extra fat. OK this is nothing new to me really, I have always been on the heavy side, but goodness, I looked like I was about to give birth, and I was holding my baby! What didn't make sense to me was I had already lost all my pregnancy weight, and I don't recall looking like this before I had the baby. But one thing was clear, I had to get back on track!! So Tuesday I bit the bullet and signed back up for Weight Watchers. It just seems like I cant do it without WW! I know I can, but having that structure, the support, and the thrill of a challenge just keeps me going. The first time I tried it I was at my heaviest (even more than when I was pregnant!) and I got down to the smallest I had been since I had Gannon. I lost 70 pounds! It upsets me sometimes to see that I gained so much of it back, but it reminds me that this is not a small commitment, this is a life long commitment! I love this program! There are no foods that are off limits, if you have a bad day just track it and move on, and this isn't a diet, its a lifestyle! So I am getting back in slowly, but I am going to do this! I know it won't be easy right now, but I am going to give it my best shot. I thought about not posting about this t just see how it went, but I feel more accountable now. Also, I know I should ease up on myself some because I did just give birth 10 weeks ago and it does take time to get back to where you were. I just want to get back to better than I was!!
I pan on posting before and after pictures as I go, so I will be posting those here. If anyone has questions about the program please feel free to ask me! Until then just laugh at the picture of Gannon falling out of the tree.
