Happy Friday

I am taking a mental health day today.  I don't do this often, but so far it is feeling great!!  I didn't weigh in this week, so we will just have to wait for next week.  However I am feeling great and my clothes are getting looser and looser.
I am running in a free 5k tomorrow for heart health.  Looking forward to a race with other people again.  I've been doing a lot of virtual races, which are awesome!, but you miss the camaraderie of other racers.

Happy Friday, may it be filled with many blessings

Update on Jocelyn: She is still not doing well so they are seeing the GI doctor at CHOP today, so please pray.

Great Start to Memorial Day Weekend

We hit the bridge for a Virtual 10k to support our troops run.  It was hot, humid, and hilly.  Which was the goal.  What!? Yeah I know I prefer the coolness of 5am much better.  However in one month I will be in Monticello to run the Watermelon Festival 5k.  The race does not start until 8:15am! So it is hot, humid, and it is very hilly up there.  You even end at the top of a hill.  So I must prep - and today was a great way to start that.

Then after cooling down a bit I head to the farmers market.  Picked up so great veggies and some corn - can't wait for dinner! I also stopped by Sweets Revenge booth and picked up cupcakes that taste like Butterbeer from Harry Potter.  I've done all week that I was going to partake in this indulgence - and it was oooohhhh so worth it!! Now I'm back on track with veggies and no sugar :)

Can we top that? Oh yes we can!! My husband got his truck working!! We are back to being a two vehicle family!!!

Oh wait there is more! :) My van had the blower motor go out over four years ago, that equals no air.  Well when my husband and I started dating he was able to fix it so that it started blowing air again, however it was really really loud.  But hey I had air, which in Florida is way better than the no air I had been dealing with for about a year.  Well he surprised me today and fedex delivered a new blower motor - and he went right out and put it in.  He just had me come test it out.  You cannot hear the air at all!!!!  I'm over the mood excited!!  I know it seems like a very small thing, but it is wonderful surprise that he did for me.

Ok enough gloating on the husband.

Jocelyn is having a pretty good day, but as always please keep her in your prayers.

Happy Saturday may it be filled with many blessings.

The picture today is in honor of my nephews 6th birthday yesterday.  I love you DREW MAN!!!

Feeling awesome

Had one day down and them was right back at it this morming.  5am 5ks are still going strong.  Plan is to hit the bridge tomorrow morning for bridge trainkng. We are one month out from the Monticello watermelon fest I 5K.  Its the hottest, hillest run I do all year.  I plan on PRing this year, which means I've got to get the hills in.  Only day for this right now is Saturday because we are still carpooling.

Yup one vehical is still down.  We got the next part to try last night and we will see what happens.  Please pray that this is the part.

The bathroom is dry and has had two coats of protection and mildew killer put on.  Next will be primer and paint for water areas.  Fun fun fun.  Thankfully my husband is a very handy man and has been an!e to do all these fixes himself!

Update on Jocelyne - she is working hard at pt and the doctors are working hard and finding out why she is losing weight.  Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

Happy Friday, may it be filled with many blessings.

good day with one dissapointment

Disappointment - couldn't get up and do my 5am 5k today,  had stomach issues that required I take the extra hournof sleep. However I will be back at it tomorrow! :-)

Good news - down another 1.6 pounds!

Please keep Jocelyn on your prayers. Shes lost weight (which is not good) and she had a seizure yesterday.  They are running tests and waiting for answers.

Happy Thursday,  may it be filled with many blessings.

another week

Another week, another weigh in.  Down another pound. :-).  Its so nice to have multiple weeks with successful weight loss.  We've now passed into unfamiliar territory for me - and I love it!!!!

Jocelyn's tube is still leaking, please continue to pray.

Happy Thursday may it be filled with many blessings

And it Comes in Threes

Ok I know today is suppose to be weigh in day, but we've had another issue and my morning routine was all jumbled.  Last night we discovered that the shower in our bathroom is leaking! Thankfully my husband is very handy! We are in the process of tearingnout the wall behind the shower and will have to fix pipes.  Oh as well as keep working on the truck which is still not up and running yet.


Please keep us in your prayers.

Happy Wednesday! May it be filled with many blessings.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Sorry I did not post yesterday, got up in the morning and walk/ran a 10k for the Virtual Mother's day 10k for Jocelyn!! Longest run since the 1/2 marathon in February.  It was rough, but I'm back in training mode. Mimaw came and walked the 2nd half with me, it was nice to have the company.

Jocelyn's fever is gone, but her J-tube has been leaking and has been giving her a lot of pain.  Please keep her in your prayers.

And now to top off the pictures or Mother's day, I love you all!:

Thank Goodness its FRIDAY!!!

Wahoo! We made it, day 5 of 5 am 5ks!!!  I have a virtual 10k on the books for tomorrow!  I am doing the first 5k of it first, then picking up the mimaw and the paul for the second 5k.  It should be fun!

Do you know what day it is? That's right, measurement day!  Results are still on the downward track! :)

Here is the table:

	9/1/2013	3/14/2014	4/11/2014	5/9/2014	Change this week
Upper arms	16	15.5	15	14.75	-0.25
chest	46	46.5	46	45.50	-0.50
waist	48	47.5	47	46.75	-0.25
hips	54	52.5	52	51.75	-0.25
thighs	25	24	23.75	23.50	-0.25

Need a pick me up, but you aren't using sugar, caffeine and you don't want any of the energy drinks on the market?  I have found something I love!!! Natural Energy Drink I'm in love with the Bright 'N Early! I've even mixed it with the coconut water and LOVE IT!  Enjoy!

IRUN4 buddy/Jocelyn: The fever is back :(  Pray, pray, pray to help her return to normal.  This is really tiring her out.

Mother's day picture of the day - Family at 2009 family reunion:

TBT Mother's day Style

Same old same old today - day 4 of the 5 am 5k is going well.  I am very tired, but I think my body is starting to adjust.  Its nice to have someone to get up early with and work out.

I promised a picture every day for Mother's day - so since it is Throw Back Thursday here is one of my Mom and Dad holding baby Abby and Baby Miles Jr.

Jocelyn has PT in the pool today, she is very excited.  They didn't keep her in the hospital (they try not to because if she catches anything it is very bad for her) and the antibiotics seem to be helping.  Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

Finally did it

So it was official weigh in this morning, a loss of 2.3 pounds!!!  Which is huge all by itself.  Then you add that I have busted the 10lbs lost mark, another huge success.  But wait there's more, does this sound like an infomercial yet?, I have been watching, and waiting and watching, to break below 260.  I was painfully going down by tenths of a pound ... then this morning 258.9! I not only broke below 260 I smashed it by 1.1 lbs!! I am happy dancing all day today!!!

These next two weeks the mimaw is with us (hubbys mom) so her and I have decided that each day, besides Sunday, we will get up at walk a 5k before I have to go to work.  That means 5am we walk out the door, so I can be back and showered in time to catch the carpool .i.e. the hubby to leave for work.  Needless to say my mornings are a little more rushed than I would like and I'm feeling pretty exhausted by the end of the day - but I wouldn't have it any other way.  I don't know where I would fit a workout in right now if I wasn't getting up, but with out her there I think my brain might find excuses to stay in bed. :) We finished day 3 today.   This Saturday I will walk the 5k with her and then I will do another 5k to make a 10k for the Mother's day virtual 10k for my buddy Jocelyn.

I am asking for extra prayers for Jocelyn as she had to go to the hospital yesterday evening.  Her fever went higher and her platelet counts are really low.  When Jocelyn gets sick her marrow is attacked.  This girl, she always finds a smile! She keeps me rolling.  There is no excuse I could ever come up with that could counter act her influence in my life.

Happy Wednesday, may it be filled with many blessings.

Mother's day week Picture of Mom - year: 2008

Tuesday - Pray for Jocelyn

Jocelyn got some results yesterday ... not the greatest, but it gives them more things to test.  I am asking for prayers for the fever to go away and her counts to go back up.

Mimaw and I have conquered day 2 of the 5 am 5k!  It feels good, I am tired, but glad we are doing it.

Here is the update from Jocelyn's page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hope-for-Jocelyn/351637158314602)

Buddy [Jocelyn] has to have a glucose test done the test is 5 hours long we will hear tomorrow when that will be done her body is not making glucose at all it took the doctor's 3 hours to come up with a plan they never saw this kind of sugar levels they are thinking about a insulin pump for during the day...while we were at CHOP buddy's [Jocelyn's] fever spiked to 102 so they sent us to the lab for a blood culture and a CBC the CBC came back and buddy's [Jocelyn's] white blood cell count is 2 it is supposed to be around 10 so they are really worried about that also her red blood cell count is only 8 so if it drops to 7 she will need a blood transfusion so hopefully it doesn't drop to 7 


Happy Tuesday! May it be filled with many blessings. 

In honor of Mother's day this Sunday - picture today is from a few year back of Mom and Dad with all there kids and grandkids at the time.  

Uffta Back to Monday!

What a Crazy week! If you've been following the posts you know all about it.  We are still down one vehicle.  We are awaiting a part that hopefully will fix the problem.  So this week is more morning time with the hubs on the drive in.

We also have the Mimaw with us for the next two weeks and her and I made a plan, each morning we are getting up before I have to leave (which means 5 am) and we are walking a 5k.  Its great to have someone to workout with at that hour of the morning.  However, I am feeling a bit tired this afternoon.  I have a bag of nuts for an afternoon snack that will hopefully give me a little more energy.

Other than that life is going back to its normal routine.

Update on IRun4 buddy Jocelyn (including pictures):
  She is back at CHOP today to have the glucose monitor taken out, and hopefully get some answers.  Then Tuesday and Thursday back for PT! Thursday is Pool time PT!   She woke up with a fever today - please pray that this goes away - fevers are a very scary thing in her world.  They can mean hospital says.

And the much awaited Prom pictures:

Happy Monday! May it be filled with many blessings!

Making Memories Kind a Week

Oh man this has been a crazy week of making memories.

So the radiator on my van was leaking, so the hubby removed it and ordered a new one (love that he can do this!).  This left us to carpool all week.  We leave close to the same time and work near evaporating ying ch other so it is manageable.  We each had to adjust our schedules and teerrst our flexibleness - but we made it and chose to enjoy the rare extra time we got together.

Then we make it to Thursday night and its time to go get the  mimaw.  We make it as far as orlando and the truck starts snacking and jumping .. needless to say we didnt make the rest of the 4 hour journey.  We took a tow truck ride back home.

This was extra disappointing because minaw was coming down to see her oldest grandchild graduate with her AA before even graduating high school.  Thankfully my phone has skype and we arranged to have the video call so mimaw could watch the graduation live.

So we get to Friday night. We make it to the stadium, sit down and it proceeds to pour!  Oh well we were seared and the show must go on.  I got the phone up and running, even remembered my portable battery charger, and we got the video chat up with mimaw.  my ohine with back up battery worked perfectly and she was able to watch Chris walk across the stage and receive her diploma. :-) it meant the world to both of them.  As it brought memories back of my gram being at my graduation.

We figured out the bout of soaking rain, that eventually stopped, were tears from Chris's Papa watching from Heaven.  He idolized his little Christine Angel and he would have been so proud of her!  She has changed her families history by just stepping across that stage.

Her dad and I couldn't be more proud of her and all.she's accomplished.

Update on IRUN4 buddy Jocelyn: she had a great time at prom (I will post pictures next post), her sugars are still aall over the place. Like 140 down to 40 - if you've lived with or area diabetic you know how draining and tiring this can be.  please keep praying for her and that going through this with the glucos monitor will give them answers. 

Happy Saturday, may it filled with many blessing.

Please check out Jocelyns facebook page at: Hope for Jocelyn.

No Weigh in This Week

Ok I knew this week would be a no weigh in week - instead I had a goal of making it through the weekend following my plan.  Success! I did what I planned and I can't ask for anymore, and I don't want to ruin it if the scale is up because I was part of a big group dinning and didn't have a say in what was served.  So weigh in will have to wait until next week.

What was so special about this weekend?   It was the GFWC Florida Convention weekend! Where all the GFWC groups around the state gather and celebrate the things we've accomplished in our communities over the year.

Its late (early mornings) to bed, to then rise early to start the next day.  It is laughter and new memories with ladies we spend our year with and ladies we only see twice a year at the convention.  Its a time for all of us to let go of our home responsibilities and let our hair down for the weekend.

For your viewing pleasure, pictures from the weekend:

Update on buddy Jocelyn (I Run 4 Jocelyn!) - she is doing ok, her sugar is up and down a lot, hopefully the glucose monitor will provide answers.  Tonight she is going to PROM! She is super excited, I can't wait to see pictures.  

Happy Thursday, may it be filled with many blessings!