Boys, Boys and Boys

I am surround by boys in my family.  I was joking with a friend of mine other day because she has two girls and I have two boys.  They funny part is that she has all brothers and I had all sisters (well,  the ones that lived in the house with me).  Who would have thought that is how it would have end up.  God certainly did.  He had is all in His and I would change it for the world.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my boys!  They are light of my life.  They keep me on my toes!  They give their momma special loving.  They love to wrestle and run and just have as much fun as they can.  They are so silly, and come up with the funniest thing.  They come and get in bed with us in the mornings and snuggle. I love that time when I can wake my self up enough to enjoy it.  God knew what he was doing when He gave me these two beautiful.

I absolutely can not imagine have girls.  Don't get me wrong I always though I wanted a little girl.  I wanted to dress her cute with shoes and clothes, go shopping, and painting her little nails, and fixing her hair.  Enjoying watching girly movies when she got old enough to watch them.  But God knew what he was doing.  He gave me boys!

I am the princess in my house.  They love their momma and my husband has taught them to take care of their momma.  I can't remember what it was, but the other day Micah brought me something.  He was just being sweet and taking care of me. I didn't even ask for what he brought me.

I love watching them with their daddy wrestling and playing and learning guy things.  The want to be just like their dad.  They want to go fishing and hunting.  They want to learn to play sports.  One of their favorite things to do is to play with their dump truck in the dirt.

 I just love them so much!  I love the cars, truck, army men, and GI Joes.  I love my boys.

I don't know if we are going to have any more, but I love my boys.  If God chooses to give us another boy it would be great with them.

My worst Nightmare...almost

This week has been a crazy week.  It all started by me getting a message on facebook from my sister who lives in Texas "hey if can check on dad karen found him unresponsive this morning when she got home"  This was better than my worse nightmare.  I have always been afraid that something would happen to my dad and I would find out too late.  I am just not that close to my Dad's side of the family and I don't have their numbers' and they don't have mine.  It is a sad fact, but just they way it is.


I went through a number for emotions on the way there.  I hate the way things are between me, my dad, and my other siblings.  I am not sure how to rectify it either.  I go months and years with out talking to them.  I truly love all of them.  We are all grown and set in our ways.  


I am the youngest.  My brother is the oldest and he is 16 years older than me, then comes my oldest sister and the my younger sister is seven or six years (I think) older than me.  The older three have the same mom.  We didn't grow up in the same house or even with the same family. 


I don't even talk to my dad that much.  I still struggle with all of this.  He loves me.  He just doesn't show it very well.  He is set in is ways.  


I am just thankful that my Dad is okay. He ended up having blood poisoning and they gave him some antibiotics and should be able to go home either tomorrow or Monday depending on when the roads clear up. 

7 pounds

YES!  That is how much I have lost.  I am very happy with this number.  I do not expect to lose seven pounds every week, but it is an excellent start!

Last night we had a fellowship last night and I totally over did it, but I am back on my game today.  I feel the need to confess when I don't eat right so that way I will get back to eating right.  You guys who read my blog and keep me accountable.

In about two and half weeks I will start keep a journal of what I am eating.  Right now I am not because of some personal reasons.

I will tell you however that I am exercising with the Wii fit right now.  It is great because I can to this step thing for 20-30 min and get my cardio  and it has so strength training and yoga. The yoga kicks my butt, well all of it does, but I am just not very flexible.

I am 43 pounds away from my goal.  I am setting goals of 50 at a time.  I am a little overwhelming, but taking but I am getting there.  I am going to stick to this no matter how long it takes me.  Please help me stay accountable.

It is a privilege!

It is a privilege to get to stay at home with my boys.  I some times forget that it is.  I get so tired of the whining, complaining and fighting.  Some days I lose it with them and then I end up feeling bad, because it is me not them.  


I don't have this time with them for ever.  There is going to come a time when they go off to preschool and then kindergarten.  It just makes me sad to even think about that time.  My home with be empty during the day! 


I have this time that some moms' don't have, but wish that they did.  Then again some mom's love being able to go off to work.  I have to remind myself that I get some thing special.  I get to be with my kids everyday all day. (yes that does sound a bit overwhelming. yes it can be!)  


I don't want this sound like I am complaining about being home with my kids.  It is just that I need to remind my self that it some thing to be valued.  There will be the day that I will miss the giggles, the hugs, the kisses, the crying, the whining, the wanting mom to do everything with them. The toys in the floor.  


The reality is that one day they are going to be teenagers and young adults.  They are going to want to start doing things on their own.  They will be wanting to hang out with their friends. (hopefully at my house.)  They will be working and going to school. It will all be here before I know it!


So take what time you have with your loved with wether your spouse, siblings, or kids.  Cherish it because time is short and you never know how long you have with some one! 

Where do you like to shop. Plus Size View.

Kelly does a blog carnival "Show Us Your Life." I decided that I would join in.  Who doesn't love to shop!

I love to shop!  I have a few favorite places to shop. Here they are in no particular order.

I love to shop at Ross.  They have great prices on designer brand clothes.  Then only thing is I have to to go to Texarkana  to shop there.  So I don't get to go very often.

I love to also shop at Walmart and Target.  They both have cute clothes for cheap.  I love to find great deals.

I have to buy plus size clothes and it can be really challenging.  Some great place who have cute cute cute plus size clothes is Cato's.  There clothes are pretty reasonably priced, but they also have a great clearance.  

I also love to shop at Lane Bryant.  I love their clothes but they are rather expensive.  I have to either wait until the go on sale or go shopping with coupons.  The dress below is $59.50. 

I also love this dress!  It is a little more than the one above!

Avenue is another great place.  I just love this dress below.  I love it! 

Okay so I am done dreaming for today!  

self control, self discipline =diet

"A fit and healthy body is a good example of self discipline and self control." ~ anonymous
I found this quote on Brent Riggs blog. 


It just rang true with me, because I have real big issues with self discipline and self control. (especially when it come to food.)  I love to eat chocolate, cake and cookies.  Oh and you can't forget ice cream.  Those are the reason why I have a weight problem.


I am wanting this year to start my weight loss.  It will take years (at least that is what I think is realistic) to get as much weight off as I am wanting to.  I am wanting to loose anywhere, between 130 to 150 pounds.  Yes, that is a lot of weight! 


My first goal is 50 pounds.  I want to take it one step at a time.  50 is my first goal.  I don't want to get overwhelmed with as much weight as I need to loose.  I wish I could loose as much weight as the people on The Biggest Loser, but that just isn't realistic out in the real world.


So here is my game plan,  I am going to count my calories.  I am going to stay between 1300-1500.  I am going to eat less meat. A serving is about the size of your palm. I am also going to stay away from sugar.  You don't really realize how much sugar is in our food until you start reading labels.  Sugar has to be in the fifth ingredient. 


I am also going to use the Wii fit.  I have been doing 30 min of aerobics and then about 20 min of the strength training.  I am slowly adding more of the strength and yoga.  Then when it starts  warming up out side I am going to start walking around the track at the park.  


I am blogging all of this to help me stay focused and accountable. I know that this is something I have to do.  I need to prove to myself that I can, and will do this. 

1. "Being fit and healthy is a good witness to your Christian faith that we are being moderate in all things and taking care of the body God gave us." ~anonymous
2. "We should be fit and healthy in order to be good stewards of our bodies, which are the temple of God." ~ WendiTaylor

Well Child Check-Up

The end of last week I took the boys in for a well child check-up.  I take both of the boys in at the same time.  It is a lot easier this way.  We still go to our pediatrician in Bryant.  It is just because I love them so much and have developed a realationship with our nurse practitioner.  We love her!  

Well, Levi had to get four shots.  He was not happy.  His words "That was fun but lets not do it again!" Big plus is that Levi won't have to get shots again until he is ten. He was 45 pounds and 65th percentile on his heigth.  He is just a solid little boy.   

Micah only had to get one.  He cried when he saw his brother getting his though.  You would have thought that he was the one getting them.  Micah weighted 35 pounds and in 55th percentile on his heigth.  Again, he is just a solid little boy.  After Micah turns four he will have to have a booster shot.  

The only thing She (the nurse practitioner) said was that Levi need to eat more Veggies.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get a very picky little boy to eat Veggies?  I honestly don't know how to get him to eat them.

So we are hoping to not to have to see them again until this time next year!  

The bird went splat

The boys were laying down for a nap and all was quiet in the house then I heard BOOM!  I then called on my dear loving husband to come see and what happened.  I didn't know what had happened but it scared the mess out of me.

So like any loving husband would do he went and checked it out.  Come to find house bird hit our window on the front of our house.  I am not really sure what possessed the bird to hit our window but it knocked itself senseless and maybe dead we aren't really sure.

Steve went and put it in the up tree so that the dogs couldn't get to it.  Later he walked towards it and it flew off but didn't go far.  It may have broken it's wing.

Poor bird didn't know what he hit.

discouragement

I think everyone and fought discouragement at some point in their life. Unless, they are amazingly sure of themselves.  

The dictionary defines discourage as: to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. So Discouragement is the state of being deprived of courage, hope or confidence, a state of disheartened. I feel this way a lot.  I constantly comparing myself to other people and ability. (yes, i know that I am not suppose to do that but I do!) This is honestly NOT how God wants me to live.  Everyone gets discouraged at some point  in their live. There are things and issues that we all have.

Psalm 39:7 "but now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.


Most of the the time when I get discouraged it is because I am looking to myself and not God

psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, My savior...

Even though I may be discouraged I still have to put my hope in God and praise Him, because " He is the author and finisher of my faith"

Psalm 119:49 Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

God has given us promises and we have cling on the them and keep praying them.  Proclaiming them over our lives. 

If you feel like sharing leave a comment and I will be praying for you over your discouragement. 

I have mole's too!

So a couple of Sundays in church Levi noticed a mole that I have on my chest.  He asked "Momma, What is that?"  I quietly whispered "A mole"  he pointed directly to his chest and announced "I have moles too!" I argued with him for a minute and gave up.  I though I was going to die with laughter and humiliation because people could hear him.

You never know what a child is going to say!

Trying to be nice!

We are always telling the boys when they are not acting nicely.  So this morning for breakfast Levi wanted Steve to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (I really think the kid is going to turn in to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich one of these days because he eats so many!).  Levi was DEMANDING that Steve made him one really.  So Steve told Levi "Go to your room until you can ask nicely."  I am not sure that Levi went to his room, but as some point he came to see me in my bedroom.  This is the conversation:

L "Daddy won't make me a peanut butter sandwich!"

Me "How come?"

L " I don't know!" really kind of whining

Me "Are you acting nicely?"

L "I am TRYING!"

Me "Well, maybe you should go and ask daddy 'Will you please make be a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich?' If daddy still tells you know then that is the answer and don't ask anymore."

L "Okay"

So we walked off and all ended well, because Steve made Levi the sandwich.

Levi is just getting so big that and really holding whole conversations with people.  He tells you when he is mad, sad, angry, happy whatever the emotion.  It amazing me how he is turning into such a little man!