I am sure I have ADD

I am posting only because my sister keeps bugging me. (Thanks Tawnja) I can't seem to keep posting even on a semi regular basis. And now someone (Tawnja) has shown me facebook. I can't keep up to one, how am I going to do two??? Hopefully I will post again before the three months are up. But if you were wondering, we are still alive.

Update

Well, I have a million things to talk about. First and most importantly I have fell off the wagon with my eating. Struggling to get back on track. It will come and I am trying not to worry about it too much, but I really don't want to lose all that I have achieved. The kids are doing wonderful, Becca is at orientation today for Grade 10 (GULP) time sure flies. Spencer is doing great in Grade 1. I have started my courses through Athabasca University on Women's Studies. I am very excited and am having fun with it. Last night we went to Tate's hockey game and had a blast, here are some of the photos. Hopefully, I won't take so long to blog again. I think I am finally out of my funk.

Check out my Slide Show!

Well, it is about time I posted the before and during pictures. The first picture is the beginning of October 6, 2006. The second picture was taken on January 15, 2007 at 34 lbs lost. I will re post on the 15Th of this month with another update of pictures. I have to date lost 50 lbs. So I am hoping there will be an even bigger difference on the 15Th. I have stopped going into the Bernstein Clinics and am just doing the diet at home. This weekend I went with my sister scrap booking for the weekend at a Ranch. They cook all your meals, so I did end up straying from the diet a bit and am finding today hard to get back on track, but have stayed fairly good. Tomorrow is a new day, and I am not feeling guilty about my food choices anymore. They are a choice and if I make one I don't necessarily like, I will make a different choice the next time.

Duh!!!!!!

I forgot to add the layout...here it is.

Just had to share this layout, I can't remember how to join them so you will just have to figure it out. Spencer is so smart sometimes it is scary, he wanted to weigh himself and while he was on the scale, he wondered out loud how much he would weigh if he only stood on one foot. For those of you who aren't sure (Tawnja) you weigh the same.

Saw This and Just Had To Share....

Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Christmas Questions...

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Combination of both
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial (I wanted a real one this year, but maybe next)
3. When do you put up the tree? A couple weeks before Christmas
4. When do you take the tree down? Yesterday
5. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Could live without either, but if I had to choose, Hot Chocolate
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Stand up doll from Uncle Dean when I was 6 or 8
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, the cutest one ever, from Auntie Joan
8. Hardest person to buy for? Chris, I always feel like it is not right
9. Easiest person to buy for? My sister
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My mother bought me a rabbit fur coat and I have allergies
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? I usually make my own and hand them out.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Peanuts, Charlie Brown
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope, but I've reused plenty of gift bags!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Nothing this year, boo hoo poor me.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Both
17. Favorite Christmas song? Good King Wenceslas
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home with family
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Sure - shall I burst into song?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One Christmas Eve, the rest Christmas Morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Everyone has lost the meaning
23. What I love most about Christmas? Traditions -- special ornaments, time spent with family
24. What is your favorite holiday tradition? A fairly new one, but having my family get-together, with my brother and sister, Uncle Harvey and the Boys and Angie and Ed.
25. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps them, then sits them under the tree
26. Do you hang mistletoe? yes
27. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Dinner at Grandma Kerr’s’ house
28. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Can’t remember, must not have been that traumatic
29. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Lights and a variety of ornaments from over the years-kind of the hodge podge look
30. Snow - Love it or dread it? I don’t have a problem with the snow it is the 30 below I can live without
31. Can you ice skate? Not very well. My 6 year old is better than me.
32. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? I love planning out thoughtful and inspired gifts to give, but if someone wants to give me something, I'm happy to allow them that pleasure.
33. Candy canes? Not really my thing.
34. What do you leave out for Santa? Usually cookies and milk or eggnog. But this year my son decided it should be bacon and chocolate milk, Santa did not seem to mind though, it was gone in the morning ;)

Weigh In Update...

Well, I have been on the Bernstein Diet now for almost 9 weeks and have lost a total of 31 lbs, isn't that amazing.I still have a lot to go, but I am feeling like this is the time I can finally conquer this weight demon. I am feeling good and have decided to start to add exercise three times per week. I was a bit nervous of this diet, but if my sister is behind me on this one then I know it must be okay. Thanks for all the support Tawnj. I love you!!!

And We have lift off.....

Cordell, Tate, and Spencer (The Three Musketeers)(God help us all!!!!)

Uncle Harvey and Bumblebee (Glenn)
Tawnja and Trevor (awwwww aren't they cute?)

Becca and Justine (the Princess'(I think???)

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Well, Christmas has come and gone and I have survived. The kids got spoiled and so did I. We had a lot of fun. Christmas day we went to Chris' moms......not my idea of fun anymore. It used to be fun, but somehow I feel like I have outgrown them. It was pleasant, but not as much fun as we have with our family. On Boxing Day we went over to Chris' dads and went on the annual hay ride and after went skating. I had a lot of fun watching Spencer on the ice, man he can skate better than I can, how sad. On New Years we had our my family at our place and I had a blast. Here are some of the pictures....