WOW

I am thinking that wood was a really good idea. But would you look at the view?!?



















'Nuff Said.

And Another One, And Another... (Week Four)

... Half.... Another one (and a half) bites the dust.

Progress, slow but steady.... It is a total of ten pounds gone, so that is good. Five more to go to reach the first goal and then five to seven more after that. So, I am ALMOST half way to my ultimate goal. Yay!!!!

The Hazards of Winter

Remember the best friend? Well, he and his family are of the super-sweet type, so Saturday morning they called us and said "we are coming over to help you do more wood." Period. That's one of the things I love about these guys (besides those little boys of theirs)... That take charge, jump in and help attitude.

So everyone gets here and the boys go out to the woods and find a few good trees willing to give their lives for my warmth. They cut them down. And cut them into little pieces. Then place them in the truck. We will get to HOW they are placed in the truck later. An hour or so after they leave, the boys return and begin stacking wood on the porch.... Easy access for the little boy of the house and less mud to wade through. Hopefully this will last us the *rest* of the winter.




















The hubby poked his head in the door and asked me to come with him... He had something to show me. This brings us to HOW the log was PLACED in the truck. I've seen the offending log. It was little and dead. Lucky strike, I think....



















It was one of the pieces somewhere up on the top....




















After almost hyperventilating, then informing the best friend that he was NOT paying for the new window because there was no way on God's green earth he would be able to convince me that HE was the thrower of the log, I returned to the house and searched out our insurance information. Sure enough, we were pretty smart years ago.... Full glass coverage. (He learned his lesson the first time he had to replace his back window... that time it was a grab bar on the back of a four wheeler.) So, appointments were made and this morning we picked up the truck from the auto glass place at the bottom of our hill and have since admired our shiny new slider window.




















J wanted a slider in the truck... I'm beginning to wonder if careful aim was taken to achieve this goal....... Nah, he wouldn't do that.....

I Am SO Sorry...

... if the Easter bunny didn't make it to your house.

The bad news:





















Our dog got it and ate it.



The good news:



















We cleaned the sucker out before the dog ate him.

More Boy Toys

Everyone needs a best friend. Better yet, everyone needs a best friend to act silly and ride little bikes with. Looks like these two are having fun....

Something New

There is something new here that makes my life a little easier. Can you tell what it is?

























*hint: it helps with life on second shift....

And aren't they so darn cute sitting there doing their school??? Yeah, I thought so, too.

Bum, Bum, Bum, Another One Bites the Dust... (Week Three)

Well, technically, one and a half.... but who's counting? .... Oh, I am... religiously. I went down farther earlier in the week but started taking a new supplement, and went up a little and then back down SOME. I'd term this week as "stagnant" but that truly would be inaccurate... I moved.... Even my final weight was down a pound and a half, but I just didn't go down the way I wanted. But, hey, a pound and a half is better than not moving at all... or worse - going the wrong direction!!! I'll keep an eye and things with my supplements and won't eat another St. Patrick's Day dinner this week and I'll DEFINITELY keep my standing date with my elliptical. The elliptical loves me - I haven't decided if I love it or hate it... It's probably one of those love/hate relationships... I love it except for when my legs are burning and my heart is racing and sweat is streaming down me. :)