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Rhondawrote:
Just stopping by to say hi and wish you a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Rhonda
Apr. 3
m60a3 tankwrote:
I saw the light on in the window thought I would stop by and say hello, come by for a read if you like the coffee is on
Peace Mark
Feb. 28
Rhondawrote:
Have a great weekend my friend!
Hugs,
Rhonda
Feb. 28
Bonnie-Landwrote:
Here it is, another Sunday, dropping in for tea, guess I missed you again
Maybe next time my friend, Take care and all the best to you and the family, Hugs B
Feb. 22
Bonnie-Landwrote:
Been awhile my friend, so I thought I had better drop in and wish you and yours a very Happy Sunday, Hugs always in friendship, B
Feb. 1
Rhondawrote:
Just stopping by to say hi and wish you a wonderful weekend!
Hugs
Jan. 9
Melinawrote:
Lisa, I should visit your site more often because there's nothing dull on the mountain these days! Love the stories you told about the weather, your family's Christmas and the landslide scare. So glad you are doing well and hope to hook up with you soon to catch up in person. Drop a line when you get a chance. Love, Melina
Jan. 8
Eula Bingwrote:
Hi Lisa,
My family and i, would like to greet u and your family a Merry Merry Christmas. Have a nice day, Eula
Dec. 23
Rhondawrote:
Just stopping by to wish you a great weekend!
Hugs,
Rhonda
Dec. 12
Rhondawrote:
Just stoppping by to say hi and to wish you a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Rhonda
Nov. 14
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August 09 My niece got baptized today.
Today was a special day around here. My niece, Ashlie, was baptized down at the river that runs behind our church. Awesome on so many levels! How exciting that Ashlie has made public, her saving relationship with Jesus. How thankful I am that I was there to witness the occasion. How wonderful it is to attend the same church as so many of my family members. How special that her Papa and her Daddy led her through the baptism. And what a treat it is to live in such a beautiful place as this. Beautiful day. August 07 Don't forget to cushion those falls off the wagon! One thing that I've learned during this recent weight loss journey, is to plan for success. The other thing that I've learned, is to plan for failure. There WILL be days where it seem absolutely impossible to me to stay to my food plan without variance. There have been a few evenings, or shall I say mornings, where I've stayed up so late, that it's been over six hours since I ate dinner. I am legitimately hungry! Or it's just killing me to not have something to munch on while everybody else in the family is snacking.
For me, one of the triggers for failure is the feeling of deprivation. If I walk around feeling deprived all of the time, I will not only fall off the wagon, I'll jump! So, I have protected myself with cusions for the times when I fall. I've identified the foods that I crave when I'm feeling weak and I've stocked the kitchen with the healthier versions of those foods in portions that will only allow an extra 100 calories. I hardly ever need them, but it's the being prepared and knowing that they are there that really helps me.
So when I have a craving that just won't go away, I'll try a veggie snack first and almost always, that fixes me. But on the rare occasion that it doesn't, I allow myself a 100 calorie serving of butter flavor, fat-free popcorn and I forget the guilt. I eat it slowly and savor each and every bite. This was planned for and I'm right back on plan without falling hard and reaching for a bag of potato chips or a bowl of ice cream.
So think ahead. Being prepared will keep you on track and you won't have the extra pounds and the guilt to lug around with you!
July 29 Splurging on vacation without leaving my brain at home.
During week 4 of my Jenny Craig program, came my 20th anniversary getaway with my husband. This is something that I had thought carefully about and planned some meals on my own with my consultant. Nevertheless, I was a little concerned that I would mess up and lose ground with the progress that I have made. My husband and I went to Sunriver and we rode bicycles wherever we went, went swimming every day and went canoeing on the river. We had so much fun! Plenty of exercise and rest. Now, as far as my food, I ate most meals from Jenny Craig's program, but I did allow myself to vary on occasion. This trip was a big deal for us; a total celebration. I did not want to feel deprived and yet I didn't want a big setback. So there was a balancing act to contend with. When I did eat out, I split my meals with Chris, tried to fill up on veggies before starting in on my main course. For the past few weeks, I have craved avocado desperately so we went out to a Mexican dinner. I had fajitas so that I wouldn't be eating something smothered in cheese and my big splurge was chips and guacamole! It was sooooo delicious. I ate slowly and savored each bite- eating a smaller portion than I would have before. My other splurge was an ice cream cone on the last day. I sat in the hot sun and enjoyed my cone for all it was worth. Then, when our trip was over, I was right back on program as if nothing had happened. This wasn't a failure or a breakdown of willpower. This was a planned event and I splurged within reason, at the same time upping my activity level. I checked in with Jenny Craig today, fully expecting to be pleased for maintaining, not actually losing. To my surprise, I found that I had lost 3.6 pounds and another inch! I actually gained some in my calves from all of the bikeriding! I can live with that... July 09 Spring 2009 HighlightsHere's a little clip from Jennifer's 12th birthday:
Chris wanted to go racing for Father's Day weekend. It was his first time out for a main event since the kids were babies. He did great. Took 3rd!
Then we kicked off summer with Vacation Bible School. My niece, Ashlie and my daughter, Jennifer helped lead the worship songs every night with Lynn. Lynn choreographed the songs herself and did an amazing job!
My First Week of Jenny CraigMy first week of being on the Jenny Craig plan was a great success. The food was great. There was only one meal that I didn't like-the Breakfast Scramble. The good thing is that I can pick and choose what meals I want for the week. My favorite was the Chicken Fajitas. Had that again tonight.
So the results of my first week? I have lost 8 pounds and a total of 9.75 inches! Whoohoo!
Now my next week shouldn't be so dramatic. Alot of the weight that I've lost is water, due to cutting back my sodium intake. The goal is to loose 1 to 2 pounds a week, so by the end of summer, I should look and feel so much better. June 30 Ready to share my big decision!Now that today, I made my decision official, I'm ready to share what's going on. For most of you, this will seem like no big deal. What's all the fuss?? But for me, it's huge!
I have decided to get some help to lose some weight. For years, I stayed very disciplined and had no trouble keeping my weight at a place that I was very comfortable and confident with. Then I had to go on hormone replacement therapy after surgery. That changed EVERYTHING! I felt so much better, but I swear, I gained 30 pounds in a matter of days. I grew out of my blue jeans in the time it took to toss them in the hamper, get around to doing laundry and try to wear them again. Really. That fast. I sure didn't like that, but kind of resigned myself that this was the price to pay to feel better. Now, the last few months have brought a few more pounds with it and I have drawn the line. My doctor that I have been seeing for my back, alot, has weaned me down from 3 times a week down to once every other week. That took months! He told me last week that I'm doing so well that I don't have to come back for a whole month. As I left his office, I should have felt happy and accomplished that I have been following the doctor's program. But I wasn't. I couldn't help feeling that if this is as good as I'm going to get, that is wasn't that great. I still have to be so careful, stretch incessantly, and hurt every morning. And I KNOW what I need to do to get better. I gotta drop the extra weight. So, I'm pretty disciplined and think that I can maintain once I get there, but I need help getting there and my family is being very supportive of me. I joined Jenny Craig today and when I'm done, I hope to have found ME again! June 23 James' little accident Okay, I didn't type out this story at the time because it was just too much to type into my cell phone. Much easier to wait until I could do it on my computer. Sorry if I worried anybody. Here's how it happened: We were at the races. That's how Chris wanted to spend his Father's Day weekend. He burned the candle at both ends all week long to get everything ready so that it could happen. He had been training James to be his pit crew and help him take care of the car and change tires if needed. Everything was going smoothely on Saturday night until we got to the main event. Chris was doing really well and then ended up with a flat tire. He left the track and James started jacking up the car. A neighboring pit crew saw what was happening and jumped in to help. But what they really did, was took over and they ended up dropping the car too soon and caught James' knee between the tire and the fender. Now, James' knee should never have been there to begin with, but it was a series of bad communication all the way through. The other pit crew gave Chris the all clear sign and Chris took off to finish the race, never knowing that James was hurt. He didn't realize until he finished third and got back to the pit. They had to stop the next race in progress, bring James out to the middle of the track, where the ambulance was to get checked out. They had to stop the race because if anything were to happen to one of the drivers, the emt's were already busy with James. So everything came to a halt and James was rather embarrassed to be the center of attention as everyone in the stands looked on. The emt's splinted James' leg and then we were off in the motorhome to find the nearest hospital. That was an experience, too! As we were waiting in the emergency room to find out that James' leg was not broken, a young lady was brought in next to us that had been drinking so heavily that she was incoherent. We sat for an hour as we waited for our results and listened to her throw up and her family have to jostle her around when her respiration became to low. That was definitely and education for my kiddos who are just entering their teenage years! Well, we are so thankful that James' injury was not more serious. I think that some lessons were learned by everyone that night and James has a new respect for working on any kind of automobiles. June 02 Jennifer plays a violin duet at church.
Last Sunday, we were in for a treat because my daughter, Jennifer, played a duet with her teacher, Judy. They played "Be Thou My Vision" and I think that Jennifer played beautifully. It makes me stop and remember a conversation that we had a few weeks ago when I asked Jennifer why she wasn't practicing as much lately. I truly think that she thought that there was only enough room for one "musician" with our children. I was heartbroken when she told me this. We have always been so careful to never label our children. That can do so much to stop a child right in their tracks before they ever discover their true potential. I never stopped to think that kids can do their own labeling. I reminded Jennifer that she is a musician, too and that God has a plan for her gifts. She just has to keep working and using her gifts so that she will be ready for whatever opportunities that the Lord plans to set out for her. She got right to work on her songs and I am so proud of the progress that she has made these past couple of weeks. James performs at school talent show.I haven't written in quite some time so I thought I'd kick things off by giving myself a moment to brag on my son. He just had his 14th birthday. I can't believe that he's FOURTEEN, already! And last week, his school had a talent show where James finally had the opportunity to get up in front of his classmates and show them another side of himself. It was so much fun! He could have played some songs that were much more complicated, but when he asked me what song I thought he should perform- Gallows Pole from Led Zeppelin or I'm Yours from Jason Mraz- I said that the choice was easy. Does he want to play a cool song or does he want to play one that will make all the girls swoon. He must have liked the option with the girls because he chose I'm Yours.
I hope that he gets more opportunities like this to build his confidence and help him find his fit with his classmates. Going to public school has not been an easy adjustment for James but I have faith that God has a plan for this young man and that the struggles he is facing right now will serve to strengthen and equip him for whatever God calls him to do. My job is to keep finding the positives and pray, pray and pray some more! February 02 Wrestling season is here, again!We had some excitement, around here, over the weekend. We kicked off our middle school wrestling season by hosting a tournament at the high school. There were four schools in all and considering that our team is definitely the rookies compared to everyone else, we can be really proud of our guys. This is the beginning of just our second year and I could see big improvements in how the boys were wrestling over last year. I can't wait to see how they'll be doing by the end of the season!
Chris roped me into singing the national anthem to start off the tournament and I have to admit that I wasn't really very excited about it. Patriotism aside, I've spent too many years "critiqueing" everyone else's performance of the Star Spangled Banner, that I just knew that I would do something during the song to leave me humbled and embarassed. I wasn't jumping with excitement for that! But, I think I made it through relatively unscathed.
So, with Chris coaching, James wrestling, Jennifer, Meema, and Brandy running around as the mat rats, and me filming, it was a family affair.
Here's James' first match of the day:
James' second match- a victory in 34 seconds!
James' final match of the day:
He was up against a kid that was pretty tough on that final match, but I think James had a great day! We made it through with no injuries until Jennifer's foot got trampled by two wrestlers that flopped out of bounds. So she's the one hobbling around on crutches with her leg in an aircast. From the x-rays, it doesn't look like anything's broken, but she's swollen and hurting quite a bit. Poor thing! And she has been a great helper for her Dad.
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