Day 138....keeping busy.

I broke down and weighed myself today. As of now, I have not gained back any weight that I lost during the GM diet. I am so happy about that! I have been using the elliptical and walking/running so I feel good about that. I have also been keeping with my fruit smoothies. When I get really hungry, I have been trying to fill up on smoothies or vegetables. I think I am finally going in the right direction. Now, if I could just firm up some of my tummy flab, I would be in heaven.

The sun has apparently decided to take a vacation. That is not good news to me. My garden doesn't like these cold days. I can't stand being cold all the time. It is supposed to be nice outside now. It is supposed to be sunny outside now. I just hope the weather turns around quickly. Tomorrow is the last day of school. I can't wait to have my kids home with me for the summer! I am so excited to have the summer weather and spend time outside with my kids. We are going to make the best of the time we have together and I am going to make the most of the time I have with my kids while they still enjoy being around me. :o)

Day 139....keep on moving in the right direction!

Day 136....eye opener.

Yesterday was a very productive day for me. I used the elliptical in the morning, then got a bunch of stuff organized around the house. I have so much organizing that needs to be done and just not enough energy to get it all done. So, I was so happy to get things done yesterday!

The kids have been asking me to pick them up and take them to lunch. Since there are only a few days left of school, I decided to pick them up today. I picked each of them up and we drove around and talked while they ate their lunch. I love having that special time with them!

After lunch, I didn't feel like doing much as far as working out is concerned but I promised Brea that we could go for a walk using the new double jogging stroller. Apparently she feels that because it is called a "jogging" stroller I should have to actually jog the whole time. That is a good idea, in theory, but my body is not in shape for that! I was a good sport and jogged to the soccer complex and made it a couple times around, but then we had to do some walking. I was so tired out, but it felt really good to actually run again! The jogging stroller is so easy to push when the wind is at our backs, but that thing gets really heavy when we are running into the wind! I am look forward to more running this summer! I really don't enjoy running all that much, but I always feel so great when I am done!

These two are loving the jogging stroller!

We have soccer tonight so maybe we will walk around the track a time or two before we come home. I can't believe I have never had a jogging stroller before now. This thing is wonderful! It is so much easier to handle than our single stroller and now I don't have to carry Brea when she gets tired of walking. I just wish there was someone who would carry me when I get tired! I am excited to try this thing with my rollerblades. I should probably make sure we ALL have helmets on when that is attempted.

I hope the sun shines again soon. Although I loved the wind and cooler weather when I was running, I am still a devoted fan of the sun and I miss it dearly. After soccer, we could get a bit of rain to help my garden, then, in the morning, the sun can shine!

Day 137....who wants to join me for a run? :o)

Day 134....another beautiful day!

It has been awhile since I have posted anything. We have been so busy with baseball practices, soccer games, school, and normal day to day chores but I haven't really been doing anything interesting enough to talk about. I have been eating fruit smoothies but I haven't been working out as much as I would like to. I have to try to get back at it tomorrow and be consistent with my working out. I feel so much better about everything when I am consistently working out.

Today was a great day for all of us! We woke up and made our usual Sunday morning breakfast, then spent most of the day outside. John mowed the lawn (I am sure our neighbors ar relieved that we finally got rid of the forest we had growing) while my big boys ran a few errands with me. We had to run to the mall for a few things, then to Lowe's for some new tomato plants since we lost two plants on one of our super windy days last week. Once we got home, the kids put their swimsuits on and enjoyed the sunshine. I got the garden planted and watered and then John and I got the garage cleaned and organized. It is so nice to have things organized. If I could only get my house cleaned and organized I would be in heaven! :o)

I am hoping tomorrow is a great Monday! I plan to do some working out and I am hoping to get some cleaning done. If it is nice outside, I am going to use the new double jogging stroller we bought and take Brea and Landon for a walk.

Day 135....going to make it great!

Day 127....Perfect!

Today was a wonderful day! John had a softball tournament all day and I know he enjoyed that. They didn't win any games so it puts a bit of a damper on his mood but he loves playing softball so I am sure he had fun anyway. The kids and I went to watch one game but then had to get home for naptime and to enjoy the weather. Landon took a nice long nap while the kids and I went outside and set up the slip n' slide and filled up water balloons. While the kids were occupied with their water fun, I planted my garden. It was so enjoyable to set out the plants and decide where to put them and then get my hands (and feet and everything else) dirty and put them in the garden. The plants are the easy part to put in the garden. The seeds are more time consuming, but still fun. It was such a fun day that I didn't want it to end!

John finally got home from softball around supper time and we ended up ordering pizza. He watch a bit while I planted the garden, then we got things cleaned up and started getting ready for bed. All of the kids are so tired out! I am sure they will have no problems sleeping tonight! I know I won't have any problems sleeping, either.

I plan to do some working out tomorrow and I hope the weather is nice again so we can go to the park. I love the sunshine! I can't wait for school to be out so the kids and I can enjoy the summer!

Day 128....would love more sun!

Day 126....fun in the sun!

We started out the day with Lance's soccer game. Then, Briar went to a birthday party, which she had to leave early from to make it to her soccer game. While Briar was at soccer, the boys had pee-wee practice. After pee-wee practice, Lance went to a friend's house to play while the rest of us came home and spent some time outside! We got the garden tilled and ready to be planted. The girls washed as much of our vehicles as they could reach. Lane ran around, playing with the neighborhood kids. After church tonight, we went and bought our plants for our garden. I am so excited to get the garden planted.

It is really sad, but I actually almost got teary eyed when I looked at the weather forecast for the next couple of days. It looks like it is going to be beautiful outside! The nice weather makes me so happy! I love being outside, running around and playing with the kids, or just sitting and relaxing. Tomorrow, we are hoping it is nice enough for water balloons or slip n' slide!

John has a softball tournament tomorrow so I am sure we will try and watch some of that as well. I hope his team wins....he is always in a better mood after winning a tournament. :o)

Day 127....looking forward to spending time outside!

Day 125....Happy 10th Anniversary to us!

I really can't believe I have been married to John for 10 years already! We have been blessed with many great things over the past 10 years, but our 5 healthy, happy, wonderful (most of the time) children make everything so much better. Things haven't gone according to plan all the time and things haven't been easy all the time, but everything over the past 10 years has made us who we are today and I am grateful for that!

Yesterday I did a great ab workout but today I haven't worked out yet. I am not sure if I will end up working out but I know I should at least try and do something. Between getting the kids ready and off to school and delivering pizza to the school for a pizza party, and errands and housecleaning, I just didn't stop and take the time to work out. I can't say I haven't had time to work out. I believe you can always make time to work out, it just might not be at the time you feel like working out. But, today, I just haven't made the time to work out. If I don't work out tonight, I really need to do something over the weekend. Hopefully it is nice outside all weekend so we can get out and rollerblade!

Tomorrow....going to be a busy Saturday!

Day 126....hoping for a great day!

Day 123....enjoyed the sun!

Well, the sun was shining so my day started out right! I love it when the sun is shining. It just makes everything better. After I dropped the kids off at school, I ran a couple of errands, then came home to enjoy the day. Nessa and her two little bundles of joy stopped by. I always love having them over. It is even better now that the kids can go outside and occupy themselves while we sit on the deck and chat! The little things in life mean the most!

This afternoon, I somehow lucked out and both of the kids at home with me were sleeping at the same time. Landon takes one long nap during the day, but Brea usually just rests. She was tired out today so she took a nap and I was able to go on the deck and sit and do nothing! I thought about working out, but I just wanted to sit and enjoy the sun. I loved it!

We had to run some boring errands this evening, then we hit TCBY for Waffle Cone Wednesday. I have been so good lately and I don't order anything, but the kids love it and I love the fact that we went to Hammond Park to eat them and play a little tennis. I miss playing tennis. We weren't out there for very long, but it was fun to just run around for awhile and have some fun.

I didn't do an official workout today, but I am not going to beat myself up over it. I ate healthy and drank lots of water and I had an awesome day full of sunshine. I will be working out tomorrow and I am hoping to rollerblade if it isn't raining!

Day 124....excited for more sunshine!