My furbabies...

It's been a while since I posted about our furbabies...Max, Maggie and Mindy are all fine.  They turned 7 over the summer and are just as lazy today as ever :)

Unfortunately, I have not photoshopped (with the exception of the first) these yet, but I have to share...

Sweet boy, Max...

Mindy Lou...yes, I finally learned bokeh this Christmas, so I apologize in advance for all the "glowing" lights in the background :)

Maggie Mae...Let me tell you, she can not stand to see that camera stuck to my eye!  It's a little bit funny!

 

Do you see the eye and crooked face she's giving me??!  ha!

Mindy giving Max some love...The reason I don't have many pictures of Max is not because I love the other's more...When his momma (aka, Me) gets up, he's under my feet going right along with me!

"Ok people, I've had all I can take...no more pictures, Please!"

Christmas, 2011...

Josh did a great job on my Christmas this year!  Although I screamed at the top of my lungs when I opened a meat mallet, I was also pretty excited to get Photoshop Elements 10!  As you can see, I've been playing...

My brother, Brad, and sister-in-law Rachael...so sweet!

Brad's family...love them!

John-Bradley and Rushton opening gifts at Grandma's...

Brad...I love this pic that I took of him!  He looks so much like our dad!

Are they not the cutest????

Christmas at my mother-in-laws...Yes, Josh is totally doing an "Edward move" and biting my neck :)

John-Bradley with the goggles on...

Ready to open presents!

This was another one of my favorites...John-Bradley concentrating on his LeapPad.

Excited about the dinosaur pj's from my mom...

My sister-in-law Kelley with her FIANCE', Andrew!  They are getting married June, 2013 and we are so excited to welcome Andrew to the family!!

My mom and Rushton...sweet!

Rushton with his goggles...love that boy!

"Home Alone-ing" with the super hero's on every finger :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Josh and Amanda :)

Wednesday Weight Update...Christmas Edition

No comment!  Hope everyone had a great Christmas!  :)

Wednesday Weight Update...Week 1

I have been such a slacker this last week...Eating whatever was in my path and just not thinking twice about it!  I have made progress with the cokes though.  I'm down to 1 a day, which is an improvement when you consider I was drinking at least 3 a day. 

I did order a Tae Bo video that I'm going to try out.  I LOVE kick-boxing and I'm sure this will kick my booty into gear!  I'll give you a review of it next Wednesday.

Weight Loss Progress 12/21/11:
EXACT same weight!

In January...

We saw a little snow in our part of Alabama!  It was quite a treat...

Josh being sweet...

Mindy and Max...not quite sure about this stuff...

And Maggie was just DONE!  She was definitely not a fan of the white stuff :) 

Merry Christmas...2010 that is!

Christmas 2010...We celebrated with family before and after Christmas and on our own Christmas day.  It's was wonderful, as usual.  My tradition with Josh is to get up Christmas morning, open our stockings (we open our gifts Christmas Eve night) and make a big breakfast.  All the while, of course, watching "A Christmas Story" on TBS...all 24 hours!  Love that movie :)  In the evening we go to see a movie.  We can not remember what the movie was last year...horrible memories we have!  This year though, I believe we're going to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie.  It's amazing how many people actually go to the movies on Christmas day...there's always lots of children going to see a movie with their parents and wearing their pj's.  So cute! 

This past Christmas will stand out as the last Christmas we had with Pa (my dad's dad).  I'll do a post about him and his impact on my life later on.

Here are a few pictures from our various celebrations...

Josh, his sister Kelley and my father-in-law...

John-Bradley and Rushton...

Check out those blue eyes!

Kelley with her new camera...

Josh, Kelley and my mother-in-law...

My mother-in-laws Amaretto Punch...out of this world!

Our tree :)

Doesn't take much to make my man happy!  ha!

My mom brother, sister-in-law, nephews, Ma and Pa...

Another blue-eyed cutie...

Rushton wearing grandma's glasses :)

I hope everyone had a good Christmas last year and that you're looking forward to the rest of the holiday season this year!!

Just a little warning...

Now that I've decided to start blogging again, I have quite a bit of catching up to do.  I thought about just starting, present time, instead of going back, but since this blog is sort of a "scrapbook" of my life, I feel the need to at least do short posts about what has been going on the last, oh, 12 months or so??  Ok, not that far back, but you get the idea. 

So there's my warning...you may be bored to tears but hopefully you'll find some of the posts to be entertaining and heart warming :)  Well, maybe not heart warming.  Enjoy!!

Wednesday Weight Update...

So in the spirit of keeping my blog updated more and needing all the encouragement I can get, I have decided to document my weight loss journey here!  I know that I've done post after post about my weight issues, but after turning 30 in October, not being a parent yet and obviously just waiting on life, I decided that I have to make changes. 


So here it is...I would like to lose 75-80 lbs.  Maybe once I begin losing, say to the point of a 25-30 lb loss, I'll tell you what my starting weight is.  As of right now, I'm just not THAT comfortable :)  It's not easy to lose weight.  I know this.  I've been on the journey many times before and only once did I actually accomplish my challenge.  You can read that post HERE.  I lost 52.4 lbs...that's (pardon the pun) HUGE!  I know I can do it, but I'm human, and I fail from time to time.  I give into cravings (I have had cravings since I was a little girl).  But the thing I have to remember is that when I fail, and I will, I can't beat myself up for it.  I have to pick up where I left off and keep moving forward. 


I've decided to just make small changes for now.  First change...

to substitute this

for this

Oh you know my love for a real Coca-Cola!  The crisp bite it has when it's icy cold...mmmm!  I'm going to miss you friend, but it's time to make a change.

So I hope you'll join me on my journey to health as well as a healthy weight.  Through the changes, exercise and hopefully positive habits I will acquire, I'll keep you updated every step of the "weigh".