This & That...My Silly Life

Hi everyone! I would like to apologize for my absence for the past few months, I have been busy, tired and just not spending much time on the computer lately. Not much has changed around here since I last posted. I am still working out every day which consumes over an hour of my evening each day, but it is well worth it... I think I have lost 15 pounds and dropped two pant sizes. Doesn't sound very appealing for months of work, but I am quiet pleased. It's hard to make the effort each day to work out, and that is probably the main reason for my lack of blogging but it makes me feel good so I guess the end justifies the means :)

My next excuse is hunting season. Yes, I am a hunter...who would have guessed? Deer season is serious business around these parts!!! I can proudly report that I did kill my first buck with my bow this year and as a female hunter that is a great accomplishment...at least in my book. I will have to post a picture when I get the chance. So as you can imagine between the work outs and hours of sitting in the woods I am pretty much out of time for anything else.

Ahh yes...and the holidays. It's that time everyone. Running from family to family, stuffing our faces and feeling totally drained. Who doesn't love the holidays...LOL I can only discuss Thanksgiving at this point since I have a rule not to talk Christmas until after my birthday (December 15). Seriously, never have children around a holiday....having a birthday 10 days before Christmas sucks! Thanksgiving is looming, only a week away! This is my favorite holiday because I am "thankful" that the day after Thanksgiving is BLACK FRIDAY...my favorite day of the year :) I am just itching with excitement, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this day! Who else is crazy enough to wake up in the middle of the night to go shopping? Actually I never sleep...I stay awake until it's shopping time. I think it's because I am scared if I fall asleep I might not wake up and my whole day will be ruined. Who can sleep when there are tons of deals waiting for you on the shelves just begging you to take them :)

well that is it for today. I hope everyone has been doing well and enjoying life as much as possible. I Will try my best to find some time to update a little better than I have been recently. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and good luck deal hunting on Black Friday....just stay out of my way :) Just Kidding!

I apologize for my lack of blogging recently. Making time to work out in my busy life has taken away my blog time. This post will be short, because it's almost 12:00, I am tired and actually I am just waiting for a load of laundry to finish :)

It's been a rough week and a half for several reasons. We have lost 2 of our puppies in the past week to Parvo. We have been working out but off trying to keep the last two well. My evenings have consisted of force feeding and watering the last two pups and keeping a watchful eye on them. Right now we feel pretty sure our male will make it, he is quiet healthy. The last female is touch and go...she is weak but still making it, we are keeping our fingers crossed she is going to pull through. They have had two rounds of their shots but they could have been exposed before the shots entered their immune system so it was a losing battle. I have been so upset about it, but we have done all the right things and it's not in our hands. So everyone keep their fingers crossed for the two remaining pups they are definitely fighters!

Other than that the garden, pool and yard work have been keeping us busy. Today was grass cutting day, garden picking day and weeding the flower bed day. I am exhausted!!!

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My picks from the garden today...yum!

I noticed in the garden today that we have lots of new plants flowering. I noticed tons of tiny string beans and the butter beans are flowering. All I know is that is going to equal a TON of picking and a TON of shelling...not to excited about that part! We also have cantaloupe starting to bloom and I am thinking by the end of next week I will have tomato's and cucumbers ready to pick. I foresee a lot more work in the garden in my near future...I will let you know how I feel about that later (LOL)

The pool is crystal clear :) Too bad Mark and I spend to much time working to enjoy it :( I look at the pool every day and want swim so bad, but there are just not enough hours in the day. For example this evening I never set foot in the house until 7:30 this evening. By the time I cooked dinner I had to get outside to walk before I ran out of day light. It never ends!!!!

The diet and exercise thing is going great :) I think I have lost 3 pounds. I have not been in the gym but 1 day this week, but I have walked/jogged at least 4 miles every day. So it's good...just time consuming. I haven't had any type of fast food in 2 weeks now, and it is killing me!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss my Big Mac :( It's hard to cut out fast food, but I am managing. I had got away from eating a good healthy meal with veggies so now I eat veggies or starve. I eat the veggies...LOL I wish I could wake up tomorrow and have 10 lbs magically disappear, but that's not going to happen. Working out, eating less, eating well...too bad the results are not immediate, but I am going to keep going strong for the next month and see what happens.

Well folks that's it for now. The load of laundry is done and bed is calling my name. I have a busy weekend ahead. House work has to get finished up tomorrow night, because we are cooking out for a friends birthday this weekend and I am sure we will be eating at Marks parents house Sunday for fathers day. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)

In the garden!!!

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Growing beauties :)

You know I love the garden, but this week I am super excited! I have retrieved two huge Zucchini this week and have so many things coming to life in the garden. Woo Hoo!!! Yes, you are fixing to be graced with many pictures of my discoveries today....get excited!!!!

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Silver Queen Corn, growing big and strong

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A plant full of Squash

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these tomatoes can not grow fast enough...I want a sandwich!!!

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Spice it up with these yummy jalapenos

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a baby cucumber :)

It's wonderful that all these good veggies are growing so quickly, I need them for my diet!

The Weight Loss Thing...

So my last post was about working on my fitness. I am happy to announce a few things... Yesterday I stepped onto the scales at the gym (gasp) but to my surprise I am lighter than I first guessed. I weigh a cool 145 lbs. I was pretty happy about that. So I need to loose 10lbs to get where I need to be (in my opinion) and a extra 10 lbs would be just lovely ;) I have really been doing a great job over the past week in working towards this goal. I have been jogging, walking, swimming, major calorie cutting and yesterday was my first day back in the gym. Today I have mananged to eat only 800 calories and I jogged a mile and walked 2 1/2 miles. Not to mention I cut my part of the grass after work (push mower) and went swimming for an hour. My goal right now is to try to stay under 1000 calories a day and do some sort of exercise each day. I promise to be in the gym at least 3 days a week. I don't know how it is going to work out with the actual weight I want to loose. I am lifting serious weight at the gym so i will probably end up gaining weight. Note to self: take measurements to see how many inches are lost/gained by the weight lifting. Anyway, the jogging at the end of last week left me where I could barely walk up and down the steps to our house...LOL Then yesterday I way over did myself at the gym. I think I got a little weight happy and couldn't lift my arms all day. Hopefully they will be feeling better tomorrow so I can get back to it. My main problem is I can't do anything half way!!!! I walked and jogged tonight until my legs were jello...I could have gotten another mile in if I hadn't started so late.
So for now its all good on the diet/exercise track, I will keep you up to date on the progress.

Random other stuff:

Who knew...my pool is actually starting to look crystal clear (it has taken long enough) Just a few more chemical adjustments and it will be perfect.

The new puppies are growing fast and they are so cute. They have so much personality and I love just watching them play with one another. My sweet Daisy seems to be the ring leader of the pack. She goes to the food bowl and stands in the middle where the other pups can't eat. Don't worry I always stand in the pen and hold her for a few minutes so the others can eat. Let me tell you...Daisy is SERIOUS about her puppy chow (LOL) Maybelle is the quiet one of the bunch. She just sits back and watches everything, she is calm, cool and collected...she could care less what those other pups are fighting over. Then there is the last girl Shelby...she tries to stand up to Daisy the bully, but she always backs down. When she is lucky they team up to take over the food bowl. My one little boy Bocephus is the sweetest one of the bunch. He is the attention hog and always the first one to meet me at the door to the pen. If all the pups are gathered around me he just climbs over top of them to get to my hand and lick it...he's such a sweet baby.

Tomorrow is my brothers last day of middle school....man time flies! Next year he is onto the best years of his life. If only kids would believe you when you tell them these things!!! I can't believe how grown he is... Oh and by the way I love him and all, but I am keeping my fingers crossed for ONE B this time...geezzz I can't take another $100 A honor roll!

Well that's the update. Coupon match ups to be posted tomorrow.

Good Night :)