I looked at the calender today and I had to change the month to December! It really make me think that I am so behind on my Holiday shopping! I really don't shop too much but I can't even bring myself to want to go into Bellingham at all. I have been trying to find out what I want to get Andrew for Christmas but I can't think of anything that the boy will want! I feel that I have to get something totally cool that is completely over board... I don't know why but I just do. Maybe it is because all the kid wants for Christmas is a quad!
I thought I knew what I wanted to get everyone for Christmas but I really have no clue! I have 8 people to by for this year! I only have one person figured out Now to try and figure out everyone else!
So, I have told you before that I am trying to live a healthier life style! It is very difficult to do so! There are so many temptations out there! Like donuts for example! Someone in my office today got donuts for everyone! Its been like 3 or 4 week since I have had one but I caved today and ate one! I don't feel as full as I would if I would have eaten my cream of wheat! Now that I have eaten a donut I just feel gross. I know that I haven't done the greatist but I have done better that what I was doing. I make a home made dinner every night! Some nights it sucks but I have been really creative lately and the hubby loves it!
I will keep you posted on how I am doing! OH yeah next year I want to be able to jog 3 miles with out stopping! Lets see how that goes! WOOT WOOT!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Snow/Poweroutage
Yes This morning we woke up to SNOW! I'm not too happy about it but its there!
I woke up to get Rick out the door, about 2:30am I got up and got things ready to go for Rick! Looked at the temp in the house and out side! 55 inside and 34 out side! I go and crawl back in bed and Rick gets up and checks the Pass report - snow snow snow! Then he goes and looks out the window and says " Guess that I didn't need to check the pass report because its snowing!" I was like Really! and Sure enough it was snowing!
SO I am driving my car in the snow! Not too happy about that one! So once Ricky left at 3 am! I stand and watch the snow for a couple of minutes! Then I crawl back in bed! I'm there for about 10 to 15 minutes... The lights flicker... then you know the sound in the movies as if something is powering down?... well that happened and yup yup yup the power was out! I believe that it is still out. I crawled out of bed started a fire. Called the Husband and said not only is the power out it is snowing and he left his pillow at home! OOPS so this day is not so good!
I'm at work now and have not been back to sleep! 4 and a half hours tops of sleep last night! UGH Well See how this day goes!
I woke up to get Rick out the door, about 2:30am I got up and got things ready to go for Rick! Looked at the temp in the house and out side! 55 inside and 34 out side! I go and crawl back in bed and Rick gets up and checks the Pass report - snow snow snow! Then he goes and looks out the window and says " Guess that I didn't need to check the pass report because its snowing!" I was like Really! and Sure enough it was snowing!
SO I am driving my car in the snow! Not too happy about that one! So once Ricky left at 3 am! I stand and watch the snow for a couple of minutes! Then I crawl back in bed! I'm there for about 10 to 15 minutes... The lights flicker... then you know the sound in the movies as if something is powering down?... well that happened and yup yup yup the power was out! I believe that it is still out. I crawled out of bed started a fire. Called the Husband and said not only is the power out it is snowing and he left his pillow at home! OOPS so this day is not so good!
I'm at work now and have not been back to sleep! 4 and a half hours tops of sleep last night! UGH Well See how this day goes!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Motivation to Move - Not So Much
I look at so many people who are Motivated to Move! How are you so Motivated! Yes I want to lose the weight... I have challenged myself to a better me by Christmas (44 days). I just feel that I am too Fat to get my butt out there and move it! I know that there are bigger people out there than me that do it. How do they get motivated? Do I take pictures of myself and look at them daily and get my motivation that way! The truth is I really don't want to be living my life a big as I am! I am so uncomfortable in my skin! I am trying to eat healthy, and yes I am proud of myself that I have been doing this since Saturday, but I tend to give up on myself day after day! I know that if I just eat healthy I will lose some of what I have put on but How am I going to see the results! I want to get the results now not later! I want to be the old me again!
I have always been self conscious about my weight this is just the first time that I have come out and told the world. Even when I was a decent weight I thought that I was Fat! How do you get rid of those feelings and how do you appreciate the way that you look!
I am going to have to be harder on myself! More strict about how much I eat and what I eat! No I am not cutting out carbs I just want to eat better carbs!
This weekend I am going to make whole wheat bread and hoggie rolls! I am going to make noodles and try to have noodle dough around more often! I would like to make tortillas!
I notice that I have a lot of wants and I need to make those things NEEDS Because I need to do this for myself. I am my own worst enemy! No one else can tell me not to do it or tell me to do it! I just need to get off of my lazy butt and do it! I know that this is a downer blog I just needed to let you all know that Eating health all the time sucks! I am going to let myself have a few snacks but they can't be like really unhealthy! I am staying away from preservatives and trying to make everything myself! I know that my husband is enjoying the new foods that I am cooking! Some are different! If he doesn't like something he will let me know!
I am trying to put together a cook book for us of foods that we enjoy eating as a family. We will see how that one goes! If you have any recipes that you would like us to try just let me know and I will try them out!
I have always been self conscious about my weight this is just the first time that I have come out and told the world. Even when I was a decent weight I thought that I was Fat! How do you get rid of those feelings and how do you appreciate the way that you look!
I am going to have to be harder on myself! More strict about how much I eat and what I eat! No I am not cutting out carbs I just want to eat better carbs!
This weekend I am going to make whole wheat bread and hoggie rolls! I am going to make noodles and try to have noodle dough around more often! I would like to make tortillas!
I notice that I have a lot of wants and I need to make those things NEEDS Because I need to do this for myself. I am my own worst enemy! No one else can tell me not to do it or tell me to do it! I just need to get off of my lazy butt and do it! I know that this is a downer blog I just needed to let you all know that Eating health all the time sucks! I am going to let myself have a few snacks but they can't be like really unhealthy! I am staying away from preservatives and trying to make everything myself! I know that my husband is enjoying the new foods that I am cooking! Some are different! If he doesn't like something he will let me know!
I am trying to put together a cook book for us of foods that we enjoy eating as a family. We will see how that one goes! If you have any recipes that you would like us to try just let me know and I will try them out!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Inspiration
People tend to get inspiration in different places! For me I try and get my inspiration from other and their real life stories! I try to do my best to be my best because I know that other do it as well! I may not be good at anything but being the best I can be is what I can to for you!
Lately I have been reading a woman's blog that is kind of my inspiration to keep up on my weight loss! She has been trying and trying to loose weight and doesn't ever seem to keep it off... I can totally relate to this woman! I have never talked to her or anything. I don't know if she knows but I think that just her writing things like
"The more I struggle, the less I want to share. When we write about issues,
and triumphs the people in our lives start seeing us as those things. "fat girl
trying to lose weigh" and then we see that in ourselves. I am a very private
person, which makes having a blog a strange concept. I know, I've tried to
figure this out myself."
and triumphs the people in our lives start seeing us as those things. "fat girl
trying to lose weigh" and then we see that in ourselves. I am a very private
person, which makes having a blog a strange concept. I know, I've tried to
figure this out myself."
Getting health requires a lot of things. It is not easy to Lose Weight! It requires us to make goals and most likely break them, and with those goals is a commitment to ourselves and planning to try to not break them. How difficult is that! And on top of that trying to let your friends and family know what you are doing!
So far I have been good with my No S deal that I am going! I am not saying that it is a diet but it is something to make me a healthier person.
If you would like to read the blog that I have been reading on her personal weight loss it is http://www.myallnaturalweightloss.com/I find it inspirational but if you don't then that's you!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
No S
No it does not mean NO S***! I am starting to eat healthy! Yes it is hard! I enjoy food! I am just enjoying better food now! So I am doing No S.... no sugar, no sweets, no seconds, no snacks... I can have 2 days with snacks a week. That's it baby! I started on Saturday! Yes it is hard! My Hubby is not doing this with me. To be honest with you I don't know if he knows that I'm doing this! I have to get over my CRAVINGS! Yes we all have them! I would just indulge in mine a little too much. We will see how this goes over the next couple of weeks!
With this NO S deal that I am doing I hope to become a happier more joyful enthusiastic person and get things done that I want to get done! Do you think that I can do it! I'm not going to give anyone my over all goal! As of right not my over all goal has to be broken down into smaller more achievable ones! Like Eat healthier for 1 week straight. Start working out - not that I can do it daily!
You are coming along on this journey with me! Some days I may tell you what I eat and how much I exercise. Other days it just may be that I want to eat something that I can't have or if I have eaten the wrong thing! It also may be Inspirational Quotes to get me through this! Depends on what the day brings!
With this NO S deal that I am doing I hope to become a happier more joyful enthusiastic person and get things done that I want to get done! Do you think that I can do it! I'm not going to give anyone my over all goal! As of right not my over all goal has to be broken down into smaller more achievable ones! Like Eat healthier for 1 week straight. Start working out - not that I can do it daily!
You are coming along on this journey with me! Some days I may tell you what I eat and how much I exercise. Other days it just may be that I want to eat something that I can't have or if I have eaten the wrong thing! It also may be Inspirational Quotes to get me through this! Depends on what the day brings!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Dinner
So the last two nights Rick, my wonderful husband, has approved on the dinner and said that he would like to have it again! Oh and Sunday Night dinner Andrew approved of except for the sweet potatoes!
Sunday night Menu went like this!
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, Noodles with a cream/butter/herb sauce, and mashed yams.
Now for the directions!
For the Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Small pork tenderloin sliced open like a hot dog bun! Put slits on the area that you are stuffing (both sides) so that the filling flavors get into the meat.
FILLING
4oz cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter (optional)
5 cloves of garlic chopped
3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 to 1 cup spinach -Fresh
Garlic powder
Mix cream cheese, butter, garlic, and 1 TBS Worcestershire sauce together. Put 1 TBS of Worcestershire sauce on the opened side of the tenderloin! Let both the mix and the meat set for a couple of minutes. Take the cream cheese mixture and mash it into both sides of the meat! Put the fresh spinach in the middle and fold over! (I'm sure that you can add more but that is all that it did!) I put mine into the crock pot! Add some more Worcestershire sauce to the crock pot with about 1/2 cup of water enough just to keep the meat moist. I also put some garlic powder on the top of the meat!
Let cook for about 3 to 4 hours on high. rotate the meat about half way through.
when the meat is up to the correct temperature then serve!
Smashed Yams
2 yams (the orange ones)
milk
butter
molasses
brown sugar
peal and cube the yams. boil until tender. strain. add a little milk and a little butter and start to mash! once mashed add molasses and brown sugar to your liking! I added about 2 TBSP of Brown sugar and 1TBSP molasses! I did not measure anything out but it was dang good! Next time that I make it i will measure it out! and Serve
Noodles were noodle roni butter herb! I had to make something that i knew Andrew would like!
Last nights dinner was Clam Chowder! I can not eat clam chowder because it has onions in it! I don't think that it would be the same with out onions in it so I just made it for him and i ate the left overs from the night before.
I don't have the recipe for the Clam Chowder but it was really easy! I will have to get it on here so you can make it!
Tonight's dinner I hope goes well! Stuffing Stuffed Chicken! Smashed Yams and I don't know what else yet!
Sunday night Menu went like this!
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, Noodles with a cream/butter/herb sauce, and mashed yams.
Now for the directions!
For the Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Small pork tenderloin sliced open like a hot dog bun! Put slits on the area that you are stuffing (both sides) so that the filling flavors get into the meat.
FILLING
4oz cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter (optional)
5 cloves of garlic chopped
3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 to 1 cup spinach -Fresh
Garlic powder
Mix cream cheese, butter, garlic, and 1 TBS Worcestershire sauce together. Put 1 TBS of Worcestershire sauce on the opened side of the tenderloin! Let both the mix and the meat set for a couple of minutes. Take the cream cheese mixture and mash it into both sides of the meat! Put the fresh spinach in the middle and fold over! (I'm sure that you can add more but that is all that it did!) I put mine into the crock pot! Add some more Worcestershire sauce to the crock pot with about 1/2 cup of water enough just to keep the meat moist. I also put some garlic powder on the top of the meat!
Let cook for about 3 to 4 hours on high. rotate the meat about half way through.
when the meat is up to the correct temperature then serve!
Smashed Yams
2 yams (the orange ones)
milk
butter
molasses
brown sugar
peal and cube the yams. boil until tender. strain. add a little milk and a little butter and start to mash! once mashed add molasses and brown sugar to your liking! I added about 2 TBSP of Brown sugar and 1TBSP molasses! I did not measure anything out but it was dang good! Next time that I make it i will measure it out! and Serve
Noodles were noodle roni butter herb! I had to make something that i knew Andrew would like!
Last nights dinner was Clam Chowder! I can not eat clam chowder because it has onions in it! I don't think that it would be the same with out onions in it so I just made it for him and i ate the left overs from the night before.
I don't have the recipe for the Clam Chowder but it was really easy! I will have to get it on here so you can make it!
Tonight's dinner I hope goes well! Stuffing Stuffed Chicken! Smashed Yams and I don't know what else yet!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tamales
Thinking about making a huge batch of tamales this weekend! I have never made them before! It is going to be interesing! Looks like the recipe that I got from off line makes quite a few! I hope that the hubby will enjoy them! I plan on making some other items this weekend! Don't know why but I feel like stocking my freezer with dinners for this winter!
I hear that this is supposed to be one of the worst winters in like 50 years! We have already gotten temps in the 20s! Yeah it was cold! We actually had to start a fire this week to warm up the house! - we have a rule to not start a fire until it gets below 60 degrees. Well it hit below 60 this weekend! I didn't want to start the first fire - rick had just swept the chimney! But the house was warm on the night that He started a fire! I went 2 nights with really cold temps in the house before I got a fire! I was so happy to have a fire!
I hear that this is supposed to be one of the worst winters in like 50 years! We have already gotten temps in the 20s! Yeah it was cold! We actually had to start a fire this week to warm up the house! - we have a rule to not start a fire until it gets below 60 degrees. Well it hit below 60 this weekend! I didn't want to start the first fire - rick had just swept the chimney! But the house was warm on the night that He started a fire! I went 2 nights with really cold temps in the house before I got a fire! I was so happy to have a fire!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
This one is for Chad my bro.. Kind of
So this weekend (fri sat and sun)... on Friday I went to my parents house to have a sewing day with Meredith and My mum. I ended up making a dress into a shirt. I have not completed it as of yet but I'm working on it. I also had to go to the insurance company and tell them that Rick and I are married and we should be getting a pretty good discount on that. I ended up getting home at like 6:30pm My poor boys were hungary... Oops Sorry. Fixed something for dinner!
Saturday morning Got Rick out the door for Hunting, went back to sleep for a while got up and got ready for the day. Got Andrew up and ready for the day and went to his Football game (flag football). Then went home and made dinner chicken Broccoli deal that i put into a puff pastry! (note to self better when first cooked not the greatest warmed up) Rick and Andrew didn't get home till 9:30 I was already in bed!
Sunday morning I get up 5:30 ish and make Andrew and Rick lunches for Hunting. get them out the door and go back to bed! Later when I woke up i ended up going to Bellingham to get some shopping done! Got home and made some BREAD (chad this is for you). I made Challah bread and a buttery pull a part bread! I was so amazed at the way the bread looked! Rick was happy about having homemade bread. I also made some sugar cookies (not the greatest rec. ever) and I will not make them again.
After Friday I want to make jeans for myself and dresses as well!.
After Sunday I want to make bread and freeze it so that we can have it whenever we want it!
So Chad! I made bread and wanted to ask you a question about adding herbs and spices into the dough! I never did call but I will the next time I plan on making bread! Love ya Bro and miss ya tons!
Saturday morning Got Rick out the door for Hunting, went back to sleep for a while got up and got ready for the day. Got Andrew up and ready for the day and went to his Football game (flag football). Then went home and made dinner chicken Broccoli deal that i put into a puff pastry! (note to self better when first cooked not the greatest warmed up) Rick and Andrew didn't get home till 9:30 I was already in bed!
Sunday morning I get up 5:30 ish and make Andrew and Rick lunches for Hunting. get them out the door and go back to bed! Later when I woke up i ended up going to Bellingham to get some shopping done! Got home and made some BREAD (chad this is for you). I made Challah bread and a buttery pull a part bread! I was so amazed at the way the bread looked! Rick was happy about having homemade bread. I also made some sugar cookies (not the greatest rec. ever) and I will not make them again.
After Friday I want to make jeans for myself and dresses as well!.
After Sunday I want to make bread and freeze it so that we can have it whenever we want it!
So Chad! I made bread and wanted to ask you a question about adding herbs and spices into the dough! I never did call but I will the next time I plan on making bread! Love ya Bro and miss ya tons!
Weight UGH
So I have decided that a lot of my issues with being tired and having difficulties with myself are from feeling over weight! I am going to do something about it! At least I am hoping to do something about it.
This week I am going to write down what I eat and why I am eating it. What the emotions behind it are. After I do that I am only going to eat when I am hungary and I am going to stop when I am full. I also what to start the NO S Diet. No sugar, no snacks and no seconds (except on days that start with S).
So do you think that I can do it? I really am hoping that I can do this!
I also want to get a new Ipod (rick has hijacked mine and I really don't care I would just like to listen to some music and listen to some Podcasts) So I can down load some really up beat workout music and some Podcasts.
Another thing that I have learned about wanting to lose weight - it has nothing to do with exercise really it has to do with what you are eating and how much you are eating. We Americans have become too involved with food and we tend to take it too far. Look back like 50+ years and what people did for their meals! Meals are ment for 3 times a day! Eat a big breakast, a medium lunch and a small dinner that will last you the evening. Me I am trying not to eat past a certain hour of the day! I have chosen 7 pm 2 hours before bed time - so that my food has time to settle and I have time to either read a book or start on a sewing project. I don't just want to sit around and do nothing because if I do then I will just want to eat something.
I need to find a hobby or projects to work on the the evening. I have sewing and reading. It is now too dark at night to go for a walk (I don't like Night in my neighborhood + I'm afraid of what is in the dark). Any suggestions?
This week I am going to write down what I eat and why I am eating it. What the emotions behind it are. After I do that I am only going to eat when I am hungary and I am going to stop when I am full. I also what to start the NO S Diet. No sugar, no snacks and no seconds (except on days that start with S).
So do you think that I can do it? I really am hoping that I can do this!
I also want to get a new Ipod (rick has hijacked mine and I really don't care I would just like to listen to some music and listen to some Podcasts) So I can down load some really up beat workout music and some Podcasts.
Another thing that I have learned about wanting to lose weight - it has nothing to do with exercise really it has to do with what you are eating and how much you are eating. We Americans have become too involved with food and we tend to take it too far. Look back like 50+ years and what people did for their meals! Meals are ment for 3 times a day! Eat a big breakast, a medium lunch and a small dinner that will last you the evening. Me I am trying not to eat past a certain hour of the day! I have chosen 7 pm 2 hours before bed time - so that my food has time to settle and I have time to either read a book or start on a sewing project. I don't just want to sit around and do nothing because if I do then I will just want to eat something.
I need to find a hobby or projects to work on the the evening. I have sewing and reading. It is now too dark at night to go for a walk (I don't like Night in my neighborhood + I'm afraid of what is in the dark). Any suggestions?
Monday, October 18, 2010
TIRED
So lately I have been so tired! Really it has been for like a month! Yeah it sucks! No matter what I do or how early I got to bed I am just tired! I am trying not to "be tired" But there is only so much that I can do! I get so upset because I am so tried! A lot of the time I will get upset over nothing. I also have been trying to stay away from the phone (now that I have found it).
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
BLURP...
So this week I have realized that I am not a very happy joyful person! Sad I know! I want to be a happy joyful person. I don't know when I changed from being happy and joyful to being a grump and crabby.
I am going to work on that! I also want to work on many other things, but I think tha being happy will help me work and be better on the other things!
Any one have any pointers on how to be happy? One thing that I'm going to try is play soccer again. In the last few weeks (month and a half) I have been watching Andrew play football and it makes me so much miss playing soccer. I remember being happy when I played. Now it is just trying to find a team to play on!
I am going to work on that! I also want to work on many other things, but I think tha being happy will help me work and be better on the other things!
Any one have any pointers on how to be happy? One thing that I'm going to try is play soccer again. In the last few weeks (month and a half) I have been watching Andrew play football and it makes me so much miss playing soccer. I remember being happy when I played. Now it is just trying to find a team to play on!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Todays blog is not going to be a too happy of a blog! Even thought there will be some good/fun times about this weekend the news that we got on Thrusday was just SUCKY!
Thursday night Rick ended up working late... 7pm late. Yeah it sucked. Well when we got home He checked his email...(waiting to hear from BP) And he got an email.... Well he didn't get the job. Now we wait until next year! Yeah it really sucks! and he is off of work this week. My thought is right now we are getting by and don't really need it. When the right time comes we will get it.
Friday we went up Bear Hunting! We saw a Bear! It was wild and looked big! Rick took a shot at it and couldn't find it when he went down into the clearing! Yeah the clearing was pretty steep! I really didnt want to climb down into it. I went part of the way! It makes me really want to get the hunting course under my belt so I can go and hunt for myself! It will take some practice.
Saturday I went out to my Parents house! Rick went up hunting again and saw nothing! While I was at my parents house I started working on a project with my dad! In the house that they got in Birchbay the previous owners had left some furniture. Well there just happended to be a hutch/hope chest. I have been wanting one for a long time! My dad was going to refinish it and give it to me for christmas but my mum said that I might want to help out in refinishing it! Oh and it is so beautiful! I am so excited about it! We didn't get much done on it but I will be going back and working on it from time to time!
Sunday! Sunday was a good day! We slept in. Went to the Gun and knife show in Lynden, then went to Walmart... they didn't have what we wanted.... the we went to Yeagers!... That is a dangerous store to go to! Rick could spend a forturne there (well so could I). Rick found a gun that he likes and He will be getting it at some point and time! After Yeagers we went into KMart! WOW that was a fun trip! I laughed at Ricky so hard! I love him so much!
That is what my weekend consisted of! I hope that this week is just as fun... That is with out any more bad news!
Thursday night Rick ended up working late... 7pm late. Yeah it sucked. Well when we got home He checked his email...(waiting to hear from BP) And he got an email.... Well he didn't get the job. Now we wait until next year! Yeah it really sucks! and he is off of work this week. My thought is right now we are getting by and don't really need it. When the right time comes we will get it.
Friday we went up Bear Hunting! We saw a Bear! It was wild and looked big! Rick took a shot at it and couldn't find it when he went down into the clearing! Yeah the clearing was pretty steep! I really didnt want to climb down into it. I went part of the way! It makes me really want to get the hunting course under my belt so I can go and hunt for myself! It will take some practice.
Saturday I went out to my Parents house! Rick went up hunting again and saw nothing! While I was at my parents house I started working on a project with my dad! In the house that they got in Birchbay the previous owners had left some furniture. Well there just happended to be a hutch/hope chest. I have been wanting one for a long time! My dad was going to refinish it and give it to me for christmas but my mum said that I might want to help out in refinishing it! Oh and it is so beautiful! I am so excited about it! We didn't get much done on it but I will be going back and working on it from time to time!
Sunday! Sunday was a good day! We slept in. Went to the Gun and knife show in Lynden, then went to Walmart... they didn't have what we wanted.... the we went to Yeagers!... That is a dangerous store to go to! Rick could spend a forturne there (well so could I). Rick found a gun that he likes and He will be getting it at some point and time! After Yeagers we went into KMart! WOW that was a fun trip! I laughed at Ricky so hard! I love him so much!
That is what my weekend consisted of! I hope that this week is just as fun... That is with out any more bad news!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Long time no blog
Sorry! I've been busy! Almost married for 3 months and I have a ton of things that I want to do!
Lately my biggest thing that I want to do is make clothing! I am having a bit of trouble trying to find old sheets and that sort of thing to make things my size! (I want to test it out first). I have some really cute dress/skirt and shirt patterns that I got from burdastyle.com. I have been doing some research on other things that I would like to make as well.
Next weekend I plan on going and having a sewing day with Meredith and my Mum.... I have a bag of clothing that I planned on never wearing again, I think that I will just revamp all of them so that I will wear them again! I am going to make a dress in to a skirt, a different dress into a cute tank top, and maybe some other things! Not sure yet! I may even make a skirt from scratch! Depends on if my wonderful husband will let me by material this weekend or not!
I am also planning on painting the living room and making covers for the couches, maybe even making some selves for in the kitchen.. too may things cluttering my counters! So... Many projects to come! Hopefully pictures to come as well.
On other notes! Andrew is doing well in school! He is so smart that he gets in trouble for distracting other kids. He is also in football! That may have been a bad idea! But so far once he is at practice or in the game he loves it! Ricky has applied for a job at BP in the general shop. Right now he has made it to the test. He took that on Saturday! We are waiting the results on that one (Please pray that he gets it). We have been wanting this for 3 years now! We are hoping that with all the people that we are talking to that his name is out there and he gets it. Other than that it is Hunting season again. right now it is Bear season.... Next weekend as in the 16th Deer season opens! We are hoping that he gets both. It would be nice to get all that meat in the freezer!
My job is going good right now! I may only have 1 month left! It all depends on the Diesel Unit Project! That should be getting awarded today! I most likely will not find out until Monday. That job should keep me busy for 2 years if they keep me on out here!
Rick is thinking playing football for the Bellingham Bulldogs! I want to look in to playing soccer again! (anyone with any pointers on how to get on a team? let me know...)
Lately my biggest thing that I want to do is make clothing! I am having a bit of trouble trying to find old sheets and that sort of thing to make things my size! (I want to test it out first). I have some really cute dress/skirt and shirt patterns that I got from burdastyle.com. I have been doing some research on other things that I would like to make as well.
Next weekend I plan on going and having a sewing day with Meredith and my Mum.... I have a bag of clothing that I planned on never wearing again, I think that I will just revamp all of them so that I will wear them again! I am going to make a dress in to a skirt, a different dress into a cute tank top, and maybe some other things! Not sure yet! I may even make a skirt from scratch! Depends on if my wonderful husband will let me by material this weekend or not!
I am also planning on painting the living room and making covers for the couches, maybe even making some selves for in the kitchen.. too may things cluttering my counters! So... Many projects to come! Hopefully pictures to come as well.
On other notes! Andrew is doing well in school! He is so smart that he gets in trouble for distracting other kids. He is also in football! That may have been a bad idea! But so far once he is at practice or in the game he loves it! Ricky has applied for a job at BP in the general shop. Right now he has made it to the test. He took that on Saturday! We are waiting the results on that one (Please pray that he gets it). We have been wanting this for 3 years now! We are hoping that with all the people that we are talking to that his name is out there and he gets it. Other than that it is Hunting season again. right now it is Bear season.... Next weekend as in the 16th Deer season opens! We are hoping that he gets both. It would be nice to get all that meat in the freezer!
My job is going good right now! I may only have 1 month left! It all depends on the Diesel Unit Project! That should be getting awarded today! I most likely will not find out until Monday. That job should keep me busy for 2 years if they keep me on out here!
Rick is thinking playing football for the Bellingham Bulldogs! I want to look in to playing soccer again! (anyone with any pointers on how to get on a team? let me know...)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Married!
I know that it has almost been two week! But yes I am married to Richard William Brooks! I now have a stepson Andrew! So far I love being married! Life really has not changed all that much but I can notice some differences!
Thank you to all the people that came to the wedding! It was an amazing day I will never forget it! Thank you to Kim Lincoln for taking pictures of the amazing day! -I will be putting some up when we get pictures from her this weekend... I hope!
Work has been busy... crazy busy! I am finally getting the work off of my desk from 2 weeks ago! Still getting tons of work in though.
This weekend I have a baby shower for Amber Brown! She is having a baby boy! I'm really excited for her and Mike! They will be awesome parents!
Talking about parents mine are in Arizona again! I got a call from my mom today but some how we got cut off!..... Chad and Rachel are/should be in North Carolina now. TJ and Steph... with kiddos are back to regular life in Rexburg. It was nice to see them at the wedding. Meredith and Marco getting ready to leave! WoW us kiddos are so far apart. Craziness!
Well work is calling... more updates later!
Thank you to all the people that came to the wedding! It was an amazing day I will never forget it! Thank you to Kim Lincoln for taking pictures of the amazing day! -I will be putting some up when we get pictures from her this weekend... I hope!
Work has been busy... crazy busy! I am finally getting the work off of my desk from 2 weeks ago! Still getting tons of work in though.
This weekend I have a baby shower for Amber Brown! She is having a baby boy! I'm really excited for her and Mike! They will be awesome parents!
Talking about parents mine are in Arizona again! I got a call from my mom today but some how we got cut off!..... Chad and Rachel are/should be in North Carolina now. TJ and Steph... with kiddos are back to regular life in Rexburg. It was nice to see them at the wedding. Meredith and Marco getting ready to leave! WoW us kiddos are so far apart. Craziness!
Well work is calling... more updates later!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
BAD DAYS
It is amazing to me at how a good day can turn bad to worse in a matter of seconds!.... There have been some issues here at work that I'm not to talk about... they just made everyone in my office just really quiet and turned their day bad! But being at a refinery the little things are what really are the big things! They don't let you play around when your out here! Any thing and every thing is being watched. Don't take any chances with you safety. That just doesn't mean at your job, It means in your home with your family! look at every situation an make sure you know what the hazards to what you are doing. Make sure you know what your consequences are going to be. Make sure that what ever you are doing you are doing it safely so that you can get home to you family... Thoes safety thoughts out here are called WYE and it is a major thing. Maybe one day I will be able to tell you what happened on this day at work, but for right now this is what you get! Have a good a day and be safe you never know whos watching.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Mornings!
So every morning on my way to work (Cherry Point BP Refinery)! I get the joy of driving by a lot of country! I have a 45min to an hour drive every day! As I was driving this morning I was looking around and noticed that there is a ton of green in Whatcom County! I really enjoy the color green oh and the blue of the sky in the morning! The Raspberry fields are in season right now and it takes me back to the days that I worked in them... at the time it was the worst job that I could ever have... as I looked back on it this morning it really wasn't that bad, I got to enjoy the out doors and got to eat as many raspberrys that I wanted ( I'm supprised that I still like them to this day)! OH the old days! It really makes me want to go and pick raspberrys, blueberrys... really all sorts of berrys and make jams and freeze whole berrys and make some pie! I think that it is really sad that most of the time you only have pie at thanksgiving or christmas! I think that that is going to change at my house this summer! I think we will have some fresh pies this summer.
On another note! The wedding! Up until this point in planning have been so worried about everything being perfect and relaxed that I have forgotten that I need to relax! Vacation has really helped out with that one! I really don't care about anything else other than me marrying the love of my life! People tend to forget the true meaning of a wedding up until they walk down the isle. Me, I just want to be able to remember this very special day and enjoy it for the rest of my life. There are few things that really matter about my special day... and they are that I get to marry my man, our friends and family be there to enjoy and celebrate with us. Other than that the rest doesn't really matter! Decorations, music and all that sort of stuff are at the bottom of my list for that day! I don't know why but my aspect on thing for a wedding has really changed.
Well its off to work for me! Have a wonderful day and take a look around and see the things that you are missing and the things that you enjoy ever day! Maybe take a picture and put it up on a wall! BUT ENJOY THE THINGS THAT ARE AROUND YOU FOR WHAT THEY ARE! your life!
On another note! The wedding! Up until this point in planning have been so worried about everything being perfect and relaxed that I have forgotten that I need to relax! Vacation has really helped out with that one! I really don't care about anything else other than me marrying the love of my life! People tend to forget the true meaning of a wedding up until they walk down the isle. Me, I just want to be able to remember this very special day and enjoy it for the rest of my life. There are few things that really matter about my special day... and they are that I get to marry my man, our friends and family be there to enjoy and celebrate with us. Other than that the rest doesn't really matter! Decorations, music and all that sort of stuff are at the bottom of my list for that day! I don't know why but my aspect on thing for a wedding has really changed.
Well its off to work for me! Have a wonderful day and take a look around and see the things that you are missing and the things that you enjoy ever day! Maybe take a picture and put it up on a wall! BUT ENJOY THE THINGS THAT ARE AROUND YOU FOR WHAT THEY ARE! your life!
Monday, July 12, 2010
We're back!
We had and awesome time FISHING! Lets just say we caught so many fish that we started throwing them back because we had met our limit! The weather was awesome.... only like 1 day that was stormy! Wanted to come back a day early! We were not ready to come back to work today! I still have laundry to do! But all in all we had awesome weather and a blast fishin... We even ate like kings at dinner time....
Now that we are back it is full boar wedding planning! I have to see where we are at on that.... I am getting excited I think... I am looking forward to seeing my family and friends!
Rick and I now that we are back are trying to improve things around the house! We are thinking about selling the house to find something bigger and more realistic for us! We have a lot of crap that we use constantly! Tonight we are going to try and repair our BBQ so that we can sit outside on nice nights and eat dinner in our back yard! There are so many things that I really enjoy about Summer time! BBQ's have to be one of my favorites!
Well I need to finish getting caught up at work! Have a great day!
Now that we are back it is full boar wedding planning! I have to see where we are at on that.... I am getting excited I think... I am looking forward to seeing my family and friends!
Rick and I now that we are back are trying to improve things around the house! We are thinking about selling the house to find something bigger and more realistic for us! We have a lot of crap that we use constantly! Tonight we are going to try and repair our BBQ so that we can sit outside on nice nights and eat dinner in our back yard! There are so many things that I really enjoy about Summer time! BBQ's have to be one of my favorites!
Well I need to finish getting caught up at work! Have a great day!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
It has been so long!
Yes I know I know I haven't posted for like 4 or 5 months! But here is the low down on whats going on!!!
I started working for JH Kelly!! Love the job... Not a day goes by that I don't learn something or someone asks me something.... Some days I just get really bored. I think that that happens with every job. So... Work is work and it all pays the same...
I have been planning my wedding to Ricky (Richard)... It has been going great. Have my dress and location and everything planned... We still have to go food shopping and finish the decorations but everything else should be done... Oh the wedding is out at Samson Estates Winery on July 23rd at 6pm with a reception at 7:30 with a BBQ! So excited for the Country Wedding... There just has been so much going on I feel like in am in a whirlwind.
Ricky and I are getting ready to head out tonight to visit our friends from the North... we are going FISHING again... Bonaparte Lake here we come... It is amazing how much stuff goes into camping.. I am amazed that my parents went anywhere with the 4 of us kiddos... I am very glad that my parents did that stuff with me so that when I go and relax on a vacation I can appreciate the times when I didn't have to worry about everything else. Thanks mom and dad...
On another note I think that I am going to start bettering myself... Not that I'm not a good person I just think that I can be a healthier person than I have become so I will be trying to work on that.... Meynders Biggest Loser Here I Come!
Oh well Gotta go its Lunch time and I have to get time to Longview before I leave at the end of the day! I will try and keep you all more updated... Oh and try to put pictures up of life and everything...
Have a good one and think positive!
I started working for JH Kelly!! Love the job... Not a day goes by that I don't learn something or someone asks me something.... Some days I just get really bored. I think that that happens with every job. So... Work is work and it all pays the same...
I have been planning my wedding to Ricky (Richard)... It has been going great. Have my dress and location and everything planned... We still have to go food shopping and finish the decorations but everything else should be done... Oh the wedding is out at Samson Estates Winery on July 23rd at 6pm with a reception at 7:30 with a BBQ! So excited for the Country Wedding... There just has been so much going on I feel like in am in a whirlwind.
Ricky and I are getting ready to head out tonight to visit our friends from the North... we are going FISHING again... Bonaparte Lake here we come... It is amazing how much stuff goes into camping.. I am amazed that my parents went anywhere with the 4 of us kiddos... I am very glad that my parents did that stuff with me so that when I go and relax on a vacation I can appreciate the times when I didn't have to worry about everything else. Thanks mom and dad...
On another note I think that I am going to start bettering myself... Not that I'm not a good person I just think that I can be a healthier person than I have become so I will be trying to work on that.... Meynders Biggest Loser Here I Come!
Oh well Gotta go its Lunch time and I have to get time to Longview before I leave at the end of the day! I will try and keep you all more updated... Oh and try to put pictures up of life and everything...
Have a good one and think positive!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The sun will come out tomorrow!!!!
So I start my new job tomorrow morning at 7am.... I am totally excited. I will be working as document control, and maybe timekeeper.... I'm not quite sure of all with I am going to be doing but it is still exciting. JH Kelly Project Manager Brian Webb(aka my boss...) was very excited when I spoke with him earlier today. He told me what I would be doing tomorrow and what to expect... he told me that I would be totally swamped and overwellmed, but he was totally excited that I would be out there tomorrow morning.
It is so hard to write how excited I am to be starting work again.... Oh did I tell you that Pris is going to be in the same office?? Well she has told me about my office and how much stuff is piled up in it. I already have meetings that I have to be in tomorrow.... I am so nervous. I don't know what to expect... I will let all know how the first day goes....
It is so hard to write how excited I am to be starting work again.... Oh did I tell you that Pris is going to be in the same office?? Well she has told me about my office and how much stuff is piled up in it. I already have meetings that I have to be in tomorrow.... I am so nervous. I don't know what to expect... I will let all know how the first day goes....
Friday, January 29, 2010
JOB!!!! YES
To all of you who don't know I have been unemployeed for quite some time. May 21st 2009 was my last day of work with Haskell Corporation. I worked with that company for almost 3 years.... Well, a lady that I worked with at Haskell and also a lady that I have called my second mom for a lot of years, Pris Masterson emailed me about JH Kelly having a postion that they needed to fill. I emailed the guy that she gave me the info for... I got an email back the same day (I did not notice until this morning) saying that they wanted to email me Friday... Yes Friday is today. I was kind of shocked that they emailed me back so fast but I was super excited. I called the guy that emailed me back and set up an interview for this morning at 11am at Bob's Burger and Brew in Ferndale. I had a great interview and they said that they would email me a Conditional Offer of Employment... and that they would do it on Monday... well I went out and hung out with Rick and when I got back I checked my email and the Conditional Offer of Employment was waiting for me in my email.... I am super excited.... I am to start Monday hopefully... I have to give a guy a call about it in the morning.. So... I will have to let you all know...
Hope all is well with everyone else... I will keep you updated and THANK YOU PRIS. I really appriciate the job. yet again.
Hope all is well with everyone else... I will keep you updated and THANK YOU PRIS. I really appriciate the job. yet again.
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