I CHALLENGE YOU!

Okay people... the truth about life is this: A female's body is never the same after giving birth. If you add multiple children to the picture (meaning twins, etc., or even just having more than one kid) the fat seems to triple and stay. I am not quite sure that men really understand this. Oh well.

Seeing as how I am not pleased being in double digit pants, I am issuing a challenge to anyone out there, but specifically Jill, Abby, and Karen. The challenge is for us to lose weight and fit into our smaller clothes and be happy about life.

My cousin Elizabeth is also doing something fantastic to help tone up, etc. I am so impressed! It helps to have friends and support, etc. Frankly, I need a prize to get me motivated....so I'm working on what my reward will be. Unfortunately, a $5000 boob job isn't really feasible at this time. Maybe that will be my FINAL motivator once I've had all the little people I intend to have cut out of me.

Anyhow, Jill, Abby, and Karen, do you accept the challenge??? Do you need some specific goal, motivation or prize?? If so, email me and we will talk the specifics. Everyone else out there can join us as well in our quest to be hotties. (it's a mentality, not necessarily a size. My cousin Anna has some fabulous ideas for .... well... this is a PG blog.)

Please note, I cannot live without chocolate everyday, so let it be known that I am human and this goal isn't going to happen over night; I'm aiming for August. Happy day!

A true story... AMAZING!

Please read the post below this first. Thanks.
So, this is my handsome husband in front of our house. Notice our dead yard and the luscious lawns of our neighbors. I already mentioned that our goal is to now use sod to get the same results. We have a roto-tilling party planned for Memorial Day and then we were going to put in sprinklers.This morning the people at the end of the street were putting in sod (wow, imagine that!). I took a stroll on down to see how to do it and converse with the installers. Anyhow, this afternoon, after a family Target trip, I was informed that they had left over sod and I was more than welcome to take it. OH MY GOODNESS!! How fantastic is that???????
So, we borrowed our other neighbor's wheel barrel and Matt hauled the sod from down the street to our porch where I am watering it regularly and hoping it will last until MOnday. I am so super excited!!! What a blessing!! How cool is free sod??

My idea of yardwork...

Did you know that sod is grass that is already grown? I am so excited!! Seeing as how I am 1.) not good at yardwork 2.) the type of person who would love things to have been accomplished yesterday and 3.) kind of impatient (ties in with #2), I am delighted to learn that I can just buy grass on a roll and end the "white-trash-ghetto" look we have going on in our front yard! Whoo hee!! Doesn't that just make your day??? It makes mine. :-)

Dylan's Blessing

We just went down to So Cal to bless baby Dylan. We chose to do it there because our parents live there and it was easier for us to haul our bodies to them instead of them to us. It was a whirlwind trip and I was super busy trying to cram as many people and activities into the weekend as possible. I am now glad to be home. Above is Budd and Sheri Fox (Matt's parents)
Here is my handsome husband and cute baby Dylan. I love his little outfit.
This is Sam Fox and his fiance Amber (nice girl!)
My sister, Abigail, and her sweet daughter, Mandorallyn.
My cute Grandma!! She was dancing for me as she passed out dessert! This photo is Mr. and Mrs. Benson! (They weren't at the blessing. I had dinner with them on Friday night. Remember him from junior high? I had a fabulous visit with them!)

Budd Fox with his newest grandbaby!
My wonderful Mama!
Matt and his Dad.
Janet (our super family friend) holding a sick Levi.
Uncle Tody and Aunt Debby made the trip from Reno. Thanks guys!

It was a very nice weekend.

My Disclaimer

As pointed out by my brother, Isaac, and probably being questioned by many, yes, I do have a degree and even a Master's degree with an emphasis on English. I realize that such an accomplishment might lead many of you to assume that I use correct grammar and punctuation always. Alas, I do not... My husband is most amazed by this revelation. I always tell him that I take the weekends off from thinking, speaking and writing correctly. Therefore, you may find grammatical errors in my blogs, emails and letters. Suck it up and deal with it. :-) Also, when I post, it is like I am talking and writing to my friends and I just go at it instead of wondering if everything is "right". So, unless you want a paper on some fantastic subject (I enjoy writing papers), don't expect too much out of me. And yes, Isaac, I do want to use the sleep deprived excuse to explain away my many incorrect tendencies when writing and talking. :-)

I am human. I have errors. I don't claim perfection. If you ARE expecting perfection, then please let me know ahead of time and I will do my best to write a flawless email or letter just for you!

This message comes to you with not one ounce of me being offended... I just wanted to set the record straight! Enjoy!

A post of us elsewhere

Hello everyone! If you would like to see cute pictures of my family's feet and sweet Dylan, click on the link to "Karen's family" on my favorites. She took our family picture (the goal was the feet photo) on Sunday and it was fun! Thanks Karen.
For those of you wondering who Karen is... Karen grew up in Chino with Matt and I. We were all very good friends and still are. She is currently in the neighboring city from us. (This is a temporary summer gig, but we enjoy having her around). Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day

To my mom and Sheri and all those other fabulous mothers out there.... Happy Mother's Day!! I appreciate all you do and how you inspire and amaze me with your tolerance for life, little people and the day to day challenges. Thanks so much to my mom for raising me righteously and doing a fantastic job (in my professional opinion) and to Sheri for raising Matt so well; I just adore him and his family!! I love you guys!!!
(P.S. I wanted to post a picture of my mom and Sheri but when our computer had issues I think Matt moved them, so I have no idea where the pictures are. It's the thought, right?)