Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Day 1 of Snowmageddon
... a.k.a. Snowpocalypse, Snowpocageddon, and, my personal favorite, The Snowtorious BIG. Dexter is prepared.
Monday, January 17, 2011
We lost 76 pounds already!
That's right - 76 pounds! I decided to do the 500-lb declutter as part of my New Year's resolutions & we took 76 lbs of stuff out of the house today. One bag went into the garbage and one is in the car to go to Once Upon A Child (resale shop), but most of it was donated to Amvets today. Hmm.. maybe I'll have to do a 1000-lb declutter!
Monday, January 10, 2011
My husband, the big loser
Shockingly, I haven't haven't blogged about this yet, but it's probably just because I've been such a negligent blogger.
Over the summer John had a routine physical and was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Yikes. Pretty scary. He has to take his blood sugar twice a day, take medicine daily, & change his diet. (Side note: I always thought diabetes couldn't eat sugar, not realizing that carbohydrates are really what they have to look out for. John's diagnosis meant a crash course in nutrition for the whole family.) Also, he was told the most important thing to do was lose a ton of weight, FAST.
We've adjusted to the diabetes. John's blood sugar is well controlled, we drastically cut the carbs we eat as a family, & John lost all the weight he was told to - over 70 lbs - in less than 6 months. He calls it the "fear of God" diet. As crappy as the whole diabetes thing is, he's SO much healthier now & I think having it might have saved his life.
Drum roll please:
AFTER
(taken in December 2010)
Congratulations John! You did a fabulous job & you look great!
Over the summer John had a routine physical and was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Yikes. Pretty scary. He has to take his blood sugar twice a day, take medicine daily, & change his diet. (Side note: I always thought diabetes couldn't eat sugar, not realizing that carbohydrates are really what they have to look out for. John's diagnosis meant a crash course in nutrition for the whole family.) Also, he was told the most important thing to do was lose a ton of weight, FAST.
We've adjusted to the diabetes. John's blood sugar is well controlled, we drastically cut the carbs we eat as a family, & John lost all the weight he was told to - over 70 lbs - in less than 6 months. He calls it the "fear of God" diet. As crappy as the whole diabetes thing is, he's SO much healthier now & I think having it might have saved his life.
Drum roll please:
BEFORE
(taken in April 2010)
(taken in April 2010)
AFTER
(taken in December 2010)
Congratulations John! You did a fabulous job & you look great!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year's Resolutions
I'm generally not big on resolutions, but I LOVE the new year. It seems so refreshing. I was especially excited about this new year because 2010 was a rough year for us & I'm happy to have it done with so we can start over again. So I'm making resolutions this year. Or maybe they're just goals. Whatever. They are (in no particular order):
- Blog more often.
Because I enjoy it & maybe someone out there does too (hi John & Mom!).
- Take more pictures & write more.
John thinks my camera is permanently attached to my hand, but the boys are growing so fast & I love have pictures of as much as I can. I don't write nearly enough down (you'd think from looking at Cooper's baby book that he was the 14th child in our family instead of the first). Blogging more will help a little, but I'm going to try to write a little note about each kid every day in a planner. Just cute things they did or said, or milestones, that we can look back on when they're older.
- Appreciate my family & friends more, and let them know it.
I truly love & appreciate all my family & friends, but I don't do a great job of letting them know how much so that's a big goal for me this year (and for all the years to come!).
And, because you HAVE to have a weight loss resolution or it's just not New Year's:
- Lose 500 lbs.
Seriously. John and I actually did tremendous as far as weight loss goes in 2010. I returned to my pre-Dexter-pregnancy weight, which was significantly less than my pre-Cooper-pregnancy weight. And John lost more than 70 lbs this year. It's amazing & I'm so proud of him. He looks great & is so much healthier than before. But more on all that (with before & after pictures!) in a future post.
Our house, on the other hand, is morbidly obese. I plan to declutter (sell, donate, recyle, or throw out) 500 lbs this year. We've decluttered a lot this year, but have so much further to go. I came across this, & I love the idea. I'll keep you all updated on our progress.
Maybe I'll add a couple more goals, but I figure this is a good start.
- Blog more often.
Because I enjoy it & maybe someone out there does too (hi John & Mom!).
- Take more pictures & write more.
John thinks my camera is permanently attached to my hand, but the boys are growing so fast & I love have pictures of as much as I can. I don't write nearly enough down (you'd think from looking at Cooper's baby book that he was the 14th child in our family instead of the first). Blogging more will help a little, but I'm going to try to write a little note about each kid every day in a planner. Just cute things they did or said, or milestones, that we can look back on when they're older.
- Appreciate my family & friends more, and let them know it.
I truly love & appreciate all my family & friends, but I don't do a great job of letting them know how much so that's a big goal for me this year (and for all the years to come!).
And, because you HAVE to have a weight loss resolution or it's just not New Year's:
- Lose 500 lbs.
Seriously. John and I actually did tremendous as far as weight loss goes in 2010. I returned to my pre-Dexter-pregnancy weight, which was significantly less than my pre-Cooper-pregnancy weight. And John lost more than 70 lbs this year. It's amazing & I'm so proud of him. He looks great & is so much healthier than before. But more on all that (with before & after pictures!) in a future post.
Our house, on the other hand, is morbidly obese. I plan to declutter (sell, donate, recyle, or throw out) 500 lbs this year. We've decluttered a lot this year, but have so much further to go. I came across this, & I love the idea. I'll keep you all updated on our progress.
Maybe I'll add a couple more goals, but I figure this is a good start.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Dexter's very first modeling job
The picture finally appeared! It's scrolling across the front page at the website for Personal Creations.
What incredible natural acting ability he has! He's able to play someone of the opposite gender at only 3 months! Some actors never have that kind of skill.
What incredible natural acting ability he has! He's able to play someone of the opposite gender at only 3 months! Some actors never have that kind of skill.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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