I suck at blogging.....

So I have decided I pretty much suck at blogging! As much as I want to I just can't seem to keep up with it. So I'll update you on what's changed since my last blog, not that anyone is reading this! LOL! I am no longer selling Zrii, although I really liked the products, the direct sells thing just isn't for me. So now I am battling the bulge the good ole fashion way, with diet & exercise. I still teach Spinning & I love it, but it just wasn't enough. I have joined Fusion Boot Camp, which I absolutely LOVE. The exercise is awesome & the instructor is so supportive. I have learned a lot about food & nutrition. If I could get my eating under control I think I could do even better. I just really struggle with emotional eating. Hopefully one of these days I'll kick it for good.
Anyways, on to home life. It may be crazier than ever right now. We have our house for sale & we have purchased my mother in laws house & we are renovating it. I pretty much have to have the house ready to show at a moments notice all the time, which is not easy to do with 3 boys! We have also been working at the "other" house when we have free time, which isn't often enough. I have been taking pictures along the way so maybe one of these days I'll figure out how to post them. So that is most definitely keeping us busy, now throw in a 13 year old who plays drums in the school band & all of the parades, ball games & lessons that goes with that. Add in a 9 year old who plays just about anything with a ball & all of those practices & games, & don't forget about the 2 year old who is into everything! I suddenly just remembered why I suck at blogging! LOL!
Alright let's see how long it takes me to post again!

So it has been awhile...

So yeah it has been awhile. I'm thinking this time I might actually stick with this. I did manage to figure how to change a few things on here without the help of my BFF so maybe I can really do it this time!
I was reading my last blog & man things have changed!So let's update a bit. I went back to work. I was the aide in the Pre-K classroom. I LOVED it! LOVED the teacher I worked with, LOVED the kids, LOVED everything about it. Then something happened. I got pregnant! So yeah...there went that. I did debate for a while on continuing to work but with the pay & cost of daycare, plus baby needs it just wasn't going to be worth it. So last September we welcomed our 3rd baby boy! He was by far the hardest pregnancy & delivery yet. He continues to be the hardest one to raise as well! We love him to pieces though!
So now I am back to stay at home mom trying my best to juggle house work, my 3 boys & all their activities (band, baseball, football, drum lessons, hit repair, drool & dirty diapers) plus find something for myself to do to stay sane! I do believe I have found 2 things! Spinning & selling Zrii! I love spinning! I spent my birthday getting certified to teach it & have been training with Lean Her Way every since! I am very close to being able to have my very own Spin class! Now onto Zrii, it is weight loss & nutritional products that are seriously changing lives! I could do an entire blog on Zrii & plan to do so in the very near future so be on the look out for that!
I think that is enough for now, I have a baby to chase!

Loooong weekend!!

What a great long weekend it was! Today seems like Monday to me! So Friday I ran a few errands in the morning, picked up the boys from school, school got out at 11:30, then we met Mom & Dad for lunch & the boys went home with them for a little while. Where Dawson got a black eye! He & Lucas were goofing off & Lucas was chasing Dawson & he ran into Mom & Dad's over the toilet rack.  Then we headed down to Bryan & Beth's to have dinner with them & let the kids play. Michael wasn't feeling well so we didn't stay real long.
Saturday we had a day full of basketball. Games at 10:00, 11:00, 2:00 & 6:00. Lucas had been very hesitant to play basketball, he has very little confidence in himself & wanted to quit very early on. We ended up decided to give me a little motivation...cash! LOL! At first I said $1.00 for every time he touched the ball, I later added $5.00 for every "box out," Michael had to one up me & told him $50.00 for every basket.  So he was playing his little heart out on Saturday knowing it was his last chance to make some money! All he wanted all season was to make a basket. So last game, 4 minutes left in the game, he catches a rebound, there was a foul called & he had to shoot 2 free throws. I think you could of cut the tension in that gym with a knife! Just about everyone knew that he hadn't made a basket yet, so everyone was rooting for him! The first shot hit the rim & bounced off. The second shot was like slow motion! The ball literally bounced back & forth in the rim before falling out. :( There was an audible sigh through out the gym. I was so afraid he would be upset that he missed it. After the game he made a straight shot to me & was talking so fast I could hardly catch it all, but this is what I got: DID YOU SEE THAT? I WAS SO NERVOUS, I THINK YOU OWE ME LIKE $65.00 & I WANT TO PLAY EVERY SPORT THERE IS NOW MOM!!  So needless to say he wasn't upset! He was just excited he even got to shoot free throws! So basketball is officially over which means it is now time for baseball! LOL! After the game we stopped by Carolyn & Mike's so the boys could have a red cupcake with Faith because she was staying the night & wanted to see "my kids!" LOL!
Sunday we woke with every intention on visiting a new church. We woke, had breakfast & when I looked up what time church started we were not going to be able to make it on time, so we headed outside. We played basketball, flew kites & cleaned out the garage. It was a beautiful day to be outside!
Monday, we didn't do a lot. The boys took off outside to ride their scooters before it started raining. I did some housework. We ended up going to lunch with my mom at Bob Evans & went to Wal Mart for a few things. That was my weekend, it wasn't that eventful but I loved all the time with Michael & the boys! Oooooh & a 17 Day Diet update: as of today Michael is down 3.8lbs & I am down 6.8lbs!

The 17 Day Diet

So Michael & I have decided to give try The 17 Day Diet. I heard about it on Dr. Phil & The Doctors. You can read more about it on the website, http://www.the17daydiet.com/  It is basically 4 cycles, each cycle is 17 days long & focuses on a different system. Like the 1st cycle is called the accelerate cycle & it focuses on rapid weight loss & boosting metabolism.  It is not just a diet, it is a lifestyle change. It is suppose to help you kick cravings & teach you how to eat healthy for good.  Anyways, I was a little hesitant to post anything about because 1., you tell people you are dieting you always get the ones who think they know everything about dieting & are full of advice that I really don't want to hear. 2., I don't know with 100% certainty that it is going to work for us & I don't want people watching & asking how it is going. LOL! BUT on the other hand I figure that since we are pretty determined that maybe by blogging about it I would keep myself motivated & on track. I figure that anybody can do anything for 17 days....right?!? So backtracking a bit, when I started "actually" trying to loose weight (by actually I mean watching what I eat & exercising, NOT popping a diet pill) last January I joined Weight Watchers. I lost 18lbs, then life got in the way & I lost my motivation. I gained back 4lbs. So since last January I have lost a total of 14lbs & maintained that. Which is better than gaining. I seem to be stuck at my current weight, I loose a few, gain it back, loose it again, gain it back. Anyways, that is how we started the 17 day diet. Yesterday was Day 1. It went well. I never felt hungry through the day but I was never full either. I tend to be a bored/emotional eater so I just tried to keep my self busy. I decided to weigh in this morning just for the heck of it, according to my scales I have lost 2lbs already! I read in the book that should happen because your body is flushing out toxins & excess water...which totally explains why I have to pee like every hour! What ever it is, that is enough motivation for me to keep at this!

A little about me....

So...I guess I am a blogger now...or at least I am going to attempt to be. Here's a little about me, but if you are reading this you probably already know most of it. I married my High School sweetheart Michael. We had plenty of ups & downs & broke up & got back together several times before we (or mainly me) finally got it together & settled down. We didn't waste much time starting our future together. We got back together for the final time in November of 1999, we were engaged in December, I moved in with him in January 2000, we were married in July of 2000.  I found out I was pregnant in October. We welcomed our first son Lucas, in June of 2001 & then Dawson was born in May of 2005.   Sure there was plenty I could fill in between but that's the just of it.  So on to the here & now...both boys are in school, I babysit for some good friends of ours & help my Mom with her catering business. I have also recently became very interested in coupons. I have several friends who are saving a ton of money by couponing so I figure what do I have to loose? Anyways, I guess that's enough for now, there's really nothing too very exciting about me anyways.  I am hoping to get the hang of blogging, I think that if I can get it figured out I will really like it.  I have plenty of thoughts floating around in my head, it would be great to have a place to put them!