The Saga Continues

In battling the bulge, I have succumbed again to the overindulgence of eating everything in sight. I thought that showing everyone the "raw" version of myself would help me to be more motivated, but alas, that too has not helped me. So what can I do? My good friend says to just be happy with how I am right now...unfortunately, that is easier said than done, because I was 11 years old when I decided to loose weight for the first time and I seem to have that mode ingrained in my mind for my way of life. But for some reason I have not been able to do it this time around...whine whine...enough of that...

Emmy turns 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!
So 2 years ago today, was Easter Sunday and Emily was born. Thankfully, after my sister, who was her nurse, begged the doctor to induce me because she couldn't handle being around me any longer as a pregnant woman...so they got me going and she came late that day...but Jill, my sister almost had to deliver her because Emily was just gonna slide right out when I put my legs up...so after the doctor arrived, got my legs up in the stirrups, Emily came out and all I had to do was sit up... She has truly been so wonderful and I am grateful for her sweetness and spunk she brings to our family...
Emmy loves balloons, so I got up early and got her some. At this age they still think that is great she was so excited that I had to get some pictures of her with the "allboons" as she calls them..."Happy Allboons".

Somedays this is totally how I feel...everything can be great but I still feel blue, I love this picture..

I wanted to get a really great picture of Emmy with the balloons but she didn't like holding them outside because the wind was blowing and I think she felt like she was going to get blown away...but here is one with a grouchy face and passy...still pretty cute...

So here are the kids with Emmy, after she got all her balloons. My friend Collette's little girl, Ashlyn, has been staying here with us for a couple of nights while she takes a trip with her honey.

Doing good this week...

Well since I have posted the fat picture, I have been embarrassed enough to stop eating so much and I have worked out everyday this week so far. Monday I didn't goto the gym, but I did do some deep down scrubing in the bathrooms for hours on end, so since Monday I have lost 6lbs. Yippee...although in my battle of the bulge I have lost those 6 pounds about 12 times, because I get derailed and fall off the wagon into a vat of chocolate. I am having one of those days when all the emotions of life make me want to eat everything in sight, but because I am way too embarrassed to stay like that fat picture, I am NOT going to eat everything, and then I can get past the hump and lose more bumps...

Battling the Bulge

This is not the body I want so I am changing it...My sister-in-law, Mindi, said something that I already knew but it just clicked...she said that how much food I eat is what I totally have control over, so just stop eating so much...now I know this, but I am tired of complaining about it...I need to find my swimsuit body under this bulge. I am too sexy for this photo...

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE THE PHOTO EMAIL ME...THANKS

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday we went to church, came back to our house and Jill and Connor came over. We ate, and played Scrabble, and ate, and took some pictures, Kade was doing something else and didn't want to be in the pictures, but the girls and Connor (reluctantly) took a couple pictures...

Erika's Birthday Party

This is Erika. Today we went to her 6th birthday party at a park by her house.

The kids had so much fun at the playground and seeing there cousins.

Emily had so much fun swinging...
They had fun getting all the candy. Jaimee and Vincent. How stinkin' cute is this?

Amy's little girl, Sydney came with us, which was fun because Elise and her love to play together...Anyway, thanks for the fun party, we love seeing everybody. One of the best things that happened at this party was that Grandma Toombs was able to come and join in the fun. The significance of this is that there were 4 generations at this little get together.
Look at the beautiful Women that are Descendants of Grandma Toombs...

Tagged

Tag!!... You're it!

I've been tagged by my friend Marianne ...

1.) Where were you 10 years ago? In March of 1998 I was living in a 2 bedroom apartment in Gilbert with 2 of my Friends, Sharla and Kelly, I think at that time My brother Adam and my sister Jill were also living with us...The 3 of us(Adam and Jill and I) were in one room and Sharla and Kelly were in the other room...you can imagine the funk that came from that room...no wonder Kelly and Sharla were at their wits end having to put up the the Big Headed Johnsons all in one room...





2.) Five things on my to-do list...

• Exercise
• eat right
• play with the kids
• read and pray
• talk kindly
  

3.) Five snacks I enjoy...

• Reese's peanut butter eggs( when I am off the weight losing Bandwagon)
• Cheezits (again, when I am off the weight losing Bandwagon)
• Cottage Cheese with peaches ( healthy snack)
• Pretzel's
• Popcorn

4.) Three of my bad habits... (It's hard to only list three :)

• Over-eating and whining about it
• Diet coke
• Not praying on my Knees
  

5.) Five places I've lived...

• Wattsburg, Pa
• Rexburg, Id
• Provo, Ut
• Mesa, AZ
• Gilbert, Az
  

6.) Five jobs I've had...

• Putt-Putt golf and Games
• McDONALDS
• Swim Teacher and Life Guard
• Activities Director at a Health Care Center
• Domestic Engineer aka Mommy
  

7.) Five things you don't know about me...

• I love to swim in Lakes
• I Have slid down the Provo Recreation center Outdoor slides in the Buff
• I have run a Marathon at the age of 35
• I graduated from BYU without getting married
• I love good quality clothes..
  

Tag 5 people:
Whomever wants to join the fun