Little behind...

Okay, so I haven't blogged in a while, but I lost my motivation and I have been trying to find where it went!!!!!! I think I have found it, and now to get back on the wagon!!! I let the diet go a little bit, I wanted a goal of 8lbs a month and I stayed at -5lbs for the month of January, so it is time to kick it in to gear, and get my butt moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#1.....Weigh In day!

Well, it wasn't the 2lbs a week average I was hoping for, but I lost 1lb on my weigh in today! I just have to know that there will be weeks where I don't lose as much as others. But I am determined to keep going!!!!!!! I am 1lb closer to my goal right!

#50...take a hike.....

Well, A BIG CONGRATULATIONS needs to go out to Tanya. She completed the 1 mile snow shoe hike through Voyageurs National Park on Friday night!!!!! Me, on the other hand, didn't do so well.  We were a little late getting there to begin with, so we had to wait for the first group to get back before we could set out. That was all good, and then it came time to get the snow shoes on, I got Thatchers on, and Tanya was trying to get Madalynns on, and she was not cooperating at all. Tanya finally said "you do this, I can't!" By this time Thatcher was cruising around in his snow shoes making ever one say "aww, look at him go!" I, after 10 minutes got Madalynn snow shoes on but she could not walk in them. Wait, let me change that statement. She WOULD not walk in them. She is dramatic enough as it is, but she pulled out her most dramatic performance of all time. She was falling all over the place, and just being difficult!!! I finally took the snow shoes off, and she walked in her boots with Tanya. So now, we are in a big group setting off on our night snow shoe hike through the park, and Thatcher was doing so well. I asked him a few times if he just wanted to walk in his boots, but he was determined to walk in the shoes!!! But then tragedy struck! A man wanted us to stop so that he could take a picture of Thatcher to send to his family in Florida......it all went downhill from there. He couldn't get back on the trail right, and his snow shoes kept crossing, and I was getting frustrated because people were waiting for us to move, and so I jsut decided that that was it, and we wouldn't walk the trail. And that broke his heart, I felt bad, but he just wasn't going to be able to walk fast enough for us to keep up with the rest of the group.
Even though it didn't go that well, we do plan on going back and doing it again, and I think we might try and cross country ski too!!! But I will take the kids back and teach Madalynn how to walk in snow shoes, and let Thtacher run wild with them on!!!!!!!

#40!

I am on a roll here!!!!!!!!!!!! Thatcher may not be all the way there yet, but the beginings of teaching him how to swim has begun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to check this off of the list because I am a bit paranoid and probably won't let him swim without his life jacket until he's 20!!!!

Little Fishies!!!! #3

I almost forgot to blog about our afternoon of swimming on January 8th.
Tanya, Madalynn, Thatcher and myself braved the chilly weather and headed to the Memorial Sports Centre to participate in the family swim that they offer on the weekend.
First thing I have to you all, that when we walked up to the counter to pay, the girl asked "both parents are taking the kids swimming today!" Tanay and I looked at eachother and we both new what the other was thinking! I was like "yeah, I am paying for all of us" So we started our swimming afternoon off with being thought of a lesbian parents!!!!!
Madalynn is a little fish, we just put her life jacket on, and let her cruse around the pool, and go down the slide all by herslef. As for Thatcher, he made a breakthrough!!!! He is very leary of the water, and does not like to swim very much, well, he likes the idea of swimming, but he has a fear that keeps him from doing what his big sister does. But, after about an hour in the pool, he slid down the slide, and I just kind of let go, and he didn't even realize he was swimming on his own!! I was so proud of him!!!! He had a few panic attacks, but we just reassured him that he was "OK"! I grabbed a noodle and put it under both of his arms and told him to kick, and away he went!!!
Madalynn and Auntie Tanya discovered the diving board, and that was it for Madalynn. She couldn't get enough of it! Thatcher even agreed to let Auntie Tanya drop him off the diving bard!(I was ready in the water to catch him!) And Tanya was perfecting her diving skills off the diving board too!!! We all had a blast, and can't wait to do it agian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#1 The wieght is going, going....

Today was a weigh-in day for me! And as of January 13th, I  have lost 4lbs since January 6th!!!! Something just feels different about the choice I made this time to lose weight, THIS IS MY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I am determined to lose all the wieght I put on after getting married and having two beautiful babies. I CAN DO THIS!!!!!!

#25 & #26

Was at the gym by 5:11 am Wednesday Morning! Yay!

#1 Lose 8lbs. in January.... check!

#Lost 10lbs.!!!!

MY LIST

The Code:   to be completed   •   in progress   •   completed

1. Lose 8lbs in January
2. Take Madalynn and Thatcher sledding
3. Take Madalynn and Thatcher swimming
4. Tell my husband I Love Him 5 times in one day
5. Lose 8lbs in February
6. Paint the kitchen cabinets
7. Paint the kitchen
8. Paint our room
9. Paint Madalynns room
10. Paint Thatchers room
11. Lose 8lbs in March
12. Take Madalynn and Thatcher to the park
13. Spend one night alone with my husband
14. Finish all the laundry in the basement
15. Turn Madalynn’s closet in a play room
16. Turn Thatcher’s closet in to a play room
17. Learn to cook a roast
18. Take Memphis for a walk everyday for 2 weeks
19. Play outside with the kids every Saturday in June
20. Play outside with the kids every Sunday in June
21. Learn to do Yoga
22. Lose 8lbs in April
23. Send birthday cards to everyone throughout the year
24. Send Christmas cards to everyone
25. Wake up at or before 5 am everyday for 2 weeks.
26. Go to the gym 4 times a week for 1 month
27. Lose 100lbs by December 2011
28. Teach my kids to eat healthy
29. Teach Madalynn how to tie her shoes
30. Potty train Thatcher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31. Pack Matthew a lunch for 2 weeks
32. Pack Madalynn a lunch for the rest of the school year
33. Have a girls day with Madalynn
34. Have a Mommy and Thatcher day with my little man
35. Plant a flower garden in the front of the house
36. Lose 8lbs in May
37. Talk to my brothers once a week for 2 months
38. Cook Christmas dinner for my brothers and their families in August
39. Learn to drive the boat to Norway Island
40. Teach Thatcher how to swim
41. Not cry on Madalynns first day of Kindergarten
42. Not cry on Thatchers first day of pre-school
43. Take Madalynn and Thatcher to the beach every Saturday in July(weather permitting!)
44. Make Thatcher a Dinosaur cake for his birthday
45. Make Madalynn a Princess cake for her birthday
46. Lose 8lbs in June
47. Have a mini birthday party for all of my nieces and nephew when they are here this summer.
48. Tell my friends how much they mean to me at least once a month, all year
49. Knit a scarf for all the nieces and sister in laws
50. Take a hike through Voyageurs National Park
51. Take a bike ride at least 3 times a week for 1 month
52. Learn to take the hook out of my own fish
53. Buy at least 1 Christmas present each month up until Christmas
54. Lose 8lbs in July
55. Learn how to make homemade pancakes
56. Take the family to the Duluth Zoo
57. Take the kids to Valleyfair
58.  Teach Madalynn to ride her bike
59. Take the kids to Iron World
60. Visit my gramma in Yuma AZ.
61. Lose 8lbs in July
62. Throw a congratulations party for my mom on her weight loss
63. Surprise Matthew with plans for our anniversary
64. Write my gramma a letter once a month for a year
65. Send my gramma pictures of the kids each month
66. Save at least 50$ a month for Christmas 2011
67. Pay off Signature Loan (2000.00$)
68. Put at least 10$ a paycheck in a savings account for Madalynn and Thatcher
69. Sing in a talent contest…..tee hee!!!!
70. Lose 8 lbs in August
71. Go camping as a family
72. Help the kids make a cake for Daddy on his birthday
73. Cut my hair in December 2011
74. Take the kids on a picnic at Voyageur National Park
75. Take the kids horseback riding
76. Plan a golf day for Matthew
77. Go golfing with Matthew
78. Lose 8lbs in September
79. Read To Kill A Mockingbird (Thanks Tanya!)
80. Plant a tree, for each member of our family
81. Make homemade blueberry pancakes with Norway Island Blueberries
82. Learn more about my moms side of the family
83. Read Madalynn and Thatcher at least 1 book each night before bed
84. Tell Matthew I love him before I fall asleep
85. Make bread with my bread maker, no more store bought
86. Freeze meals to make during the week fro 2 weeks
87. Build a Sand Box in the back yard for the kids
88. Make and paint birdhouses with the kids to put up on Norway Island
89. Get Family pictures taken in the Fall of 2011
90. Start/finish a Norway Island Scrapbook for Byrne and Carole
91. Water ski this summer
92. Roast Marshmallows with my babies over a bon fire!
93. Watch at least 1 newscast once a week
94. Sing in the shower EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
95. Say one nice thing about someone I do not like!!!!!
96.  Dance with my babies in the living room every chance I get
97. Leave a love note in Madalynns lunch box!
98. Leave a love note in Matthews lunch box!
99. Lay on the dock late one night with Madalynn and Thatcher and look up at the stars
100. Lose 8lbs in October, November and December!!
101. Start a new list of 101 things!!!!