Alyssa's Field Trip

On Friday, the 4th grade went on a field trip to the Dismal Swamp State Park. Even though it was really, really cold, the kids had a great time. They walked on a nature trail, attended a class about the animals and even made their own animal print.

Alyssa and Haley Farrow.

Alyssa posing in a tree.

Alyssa and Ethan working on their animal prints.

Ethan and Alyssa

Another Green Card

If I could dance....I would be doing my happy dance right now! Yep! Logan brought home another green card! That's 2 in a row! 8 more to go and he can go to the treasure box at school. He is so proud of himself, and his Mama is mighty proud too!

Logan got a GREEN CARD!!!!

I just had to blog about Logan's green card. At our school, the children get green, yellow, blue or red for their behavior for the day. Green being the best and red being the worst. Well, at my house we see a lot of yellow, blue and some red. The girls always got green. In fact, somedays I didn't even think to ask them what color they got because I knew it was green. But....with my little boy, it's been a different story. This is the first green we have seen in a long time and the teacher even wrote "Great Day". I just talked to Logan on the phone and he said he did it just for me and he was going to do it everyday. See...my mean, little boy can be sweet.

16 Random Things

After reading Shari's, Shelley's and Donielle's, I decided to see if I could come up with 16 random things. So here we go....

1. I got married when I was 18 the first time and 28 the second time.

2. I have 5 children - 3 from my first marriage and 2 step-sons

3. Rhonda and I share the same birthday, July 15, 1976. We were both born at the same hospital and she's a few minutes older than me. We found out when we were teenagers and our Daddy's swear they talked in the waiting room. I was from Gaston, she was from Milwaukee.

4. I have one brother, Dave. We are 21 months apart and he is the best brother in the world!

5. CJ and I both were married to our first spouses 8 years. We have been married to each 4 so far and still counting!

6. My parents have been married to each other for 42 years!!!!

7. I am a procrastinator. I put everything off to the last minute.

8. I am too nice! I have a hard time standing up for myself.

9. I'm crazy about spelling! (My friends proofread their emails to me!) LOL

10. I drive a Yukon XL because I have 5 kids...my dream car is a Chevrolet Malibu.

11. I LOVE my job and I LOVE my co-workers! I can't imagine being anywhere else!

12. I have one yellow Lab, Paisley, but Cocker Spaniels are my favorite dog!

13. I'm obsessed with regular soft drinks...Coca-Cola and Dr.Pepper..but I'm working on it.

14. I talk too loud and I laugh too loud. But I always have a good time!

15. I do not drink any alcohol. I can't handle it. I may be allergic. Crazy, huh?!?!

16. I love Longaberger baskets. Yes, they cost too much, but they are my weakness.

Unofficial Results

Well...I won't be at work tomorrow because Alyssa has a field trip. So, I weighed this morning and I have lost 4.2 lbs. I was hoping for a little more, but it's a start!!! I could probably step it up a notch, but I want it to be a lifestyle change and not just a crash diet. So, I'm still eating the things I have always eaten, I've cut back on my portions, cut out on all the snacking and I'm only drinking 1 soft drink a day instead of 8 or 9. I'm also drinking lots of water. I did go walking one day and tried to do some exercises at home. That was funny and my legs hurt for 2 days!

A little of this, a little of that....

Not much has been going on my way. We had a lazy weekend...took down the tree, layed around and watched movies, ate take out! The kids went back to school yesterday. I took a survey on the way to school and 3 out of 4 kids were not ready to go back! LOL Camryn was the only one ready to go. I've been sticking to my diet..... drinking plenty of water, cutting way back, a little walking. I'll post my weight loss on Friday.

Did anyone watch Diet Tribe on Lifetime last night? It came on at 10, but I sat up to watch it. CJ actually sat up and watched it with me. It was so nice of him to sit there and eat chips and dip at 10:00 while I'm watching a show about weight loss! LOL Thanks Honey! LOL Chips are not my weakness, so it really didn't bother me. Now, if he was eating cookies...it would have been a different story! LOL I enjoyed the show. I could sympathize with the girls. They were all about my age and some of them my size. It was a little hard hearing the trainer talk about these girls were obese and had a LOT to lose while knowing they weighed the same thing I did! Talk about reality slapping you in the face!!! Oh well...I'll just take it one day at a time and hope for the best. :)

Hope you are all doing well and staying dry on this cool, rainy day!

The Old Kelly

I can NOT believe I am putting these pictures up here! So....here we go....Diet Tribe 2009 (yeah, we stole it from Lifetime). Okay...today is the day! I got on the scales this morning and I weighed more than I did nine months pregnant with any of my children. What in the world happened to me?!?! Oh yeah, I remember....FOOD! I am going to try to blog every Friday on how I'm doing. If you have any advice or words of encouragement, please share. I am determined to lose weight this time...even if it takes embarrassing myself! So, say GOODBYE to the OLD KELLY! This is the last time I will ever weigh this much!!!
Look at that double chin!

Look at me!

Good gracious! LOL