5.4 Pounds off!

Well, I feel as if this week has been a semi-success. I lost a total of 5.4 pounds. I would have been down more but, I cheated on Saturday and Sunday!!! Will try to do better this week but will be hard as we are going to my in-laws for vacation. Pray I don't gain it all back. I would at least like to maintain or lose 1-2 lbs! It's too hard to hit it hard when you are at someone elses house and can't control what is being fed to you. I CAN control the amount I eat though so hopefully that will work! We will see!

Until next week,
Dieting with a purpose!

Daniel's pride and joy!

Here are some flowers that Daniel likes and grew. I believe they are called brugmansia or something like that. They, to me, smell like the honey and lemon cough drops. He thinks the smell is wonderful! Anyway, he had 5 blooms on the plant this year and was proud of them. They hang down from the plant as you can see and are quite big as compared to the notebook below.

Pumpkin Time!

Now, I know not everyone carves pumpkins but I personally don't see anything wrong with it so we do. I hope you don't think me as any less of a person because we do. :) We bring in the idea of how we are supposed to let our lights shine for Jesus! The kids have a good time!

Daddy beginning the job!

Josiah's 1st pumpkin!

Hannah did a real good job!

Felicia doing on her first scoop!

All three tots hard at work!

The Finished Product!

Here is the finished product!

Josiah looking at his.

Hannah Real Proud

A big girl with her pumpkin

All lit up!

One tired little guy!

Today poor Josiah had to have 5 shots! (He was behind) He has been doing well with them though and has hardly complained! Thank the Lord! Anyway, he must have obviously been tired tonight because my accordion case was here in the living room and he climbed up on it and went to sleep. This is exactly how I found him. He woke up shortly thereafter though. I think it must have been uncomfortable.

Felicia's first tests!

Below are pictures of Felicia's first tests in Kindergarten. The first one is math - she got a B- and the second one is phonics. She got an A+ - all of them right! She's doing good!

New Dresses!

While we were in revival with the Smiths, Sr. Smith made our girls each matching dresses. They turned out really nice. The girls are pictured here in their dresses, with Sr. Smith.

Hannah's 3rd Birthday Pictures!

I finally got Hannah's 3rd birthday pictures done. I think they turned out cute. She actually smiled for them! If you want to see all of them, go to https://www.searsphotos.com/view_shared_roll_images.asp?shareid=S206480253l4WR4HBG55P&tag=3366D6816F3E41CBA2F89EC256209A4D9ACF0868433D4B14A29EC385B8C9020F

On My Way to Thinness!?!

For anyone who personally cares, I am attempting to diet - again. I have never been real successful but really want it to work this time. Daniel is hopefully getting ordained next summer and I would like to look nice for it. If you want to check out my progress, I have a weight ticker at the bottom of my page and will hopefully keep it updated, maybe once a week! If it disappears, you will know that once again, I have failed! Pray that it works and every once in awhile, even ask me how I'm doing! I want to be thin for once in my life!!!!

Our Newest Additon

Today my husband became the proud owner of a cockatiel. He has been wanting a bird for quite some time and has been looking at Parakeets but we have just simply felt as if we could not really afford it right now. Anyway, a lady we know was getting rid of this one and gave it too us. The only problem is, it knows how to "wolf whistle" and it is in my husband's study so in the summer months when the windows are open he might get into trouble - not really! :)