Updates

Well, I'll start off with a weight loss update. I've lost 14 pounds now! I'm super excited. I feel so much better in so many ways. It's great. I've got a way to go, but I'm trying to just think about it a few pounds at a time.
Tae is doing well. She's so funny. I wish I would remember to write everything down that makes me laugh. She's been asking about her brown skin lately. I've always told her how beautiful her brown skin is, but lately she's been comparing hers to mine. Well, she's also been asking about her dad. So, I told her she got brown skin because her dad's skin is black and when it mixed with my skin, it made hers brown. Well, I don't really think she understood what black skin was, so I found a picture of her dad and pointed out the difference between his color and mine. Well, my mom was watching her later that day and Tae said something about her being half black and half white to my mom. Then she got a little confused and held out her arms and said "Grandma, which half is black, and which half is white?" LOL - oh my goodness, I got a kick out of that when my mom told me. I'm trying to make her aware of things now because I just don't know how kids will react when she gets to school. I think there are enough "mixed" children now that nothing will be said, but I don't want it to catch her off guard.

Another exciting update - I was able to go through the temple yesterday to receive my endowments. It was such an amazing experience. It was overwhelming at times but I can't wait to go again and often so I can understand it better. My mom, Aunt Jennifer and Aunt Marcella went with me. It was so nice to have their support. Jennifer took some pictures that I will try to get on here soon.

OH - and our cat had 3 kittens...anybody want one?????

My Goals

So my mom and I decided that enough is enough and we started going to the Wellness Center at the hospital here. This is our third week there, going at least 3 times a week. It's so much easier with a partner. We walk a mile on the treadmill then lift for 1/2 an hour. Anyway, I have dropped 6 pounds since we started. I'm SO excited. I've got many more to go, but seeing results this quickly is such motivation. Anyway, just wanted to get the word out :) Somehow it makes me feel more responsible and I'll stick to it.
Taelynn gets on my scale at home daily and asks how tall she is. LOL - doesn't matter how many times I tell her that the scale measures her weight not her height...she still asks. She's a crazy kid.

I am SO ready for spring! It's been very warm the past few days. I haven't built a fire in almost two weeks. I am ready for warm weather...but I am DREADING the freaking wind.

That's it for now...Peace :)

For the record...

i HATE Valentines Day. There's nothing quite like hating the fact that i'm STILL single, and having all this love sh*t shoved in my face everytime i walk into a store or turn on the radio or TV. It's depressing, I hate it, and it needs to go away.

it's about that time...

Seriously...has it been a month already since I last posted. WOW...time freakin flies!
Well, not much is going on. Dad, Jace, Des, and I put a roof on my parents house last weekend...that was interesting. :) Lots of hard work...but I'm glad I was able to help.
I went to Phoenix last week for 3 days for training for my job. I have been asking for this training for over 4 years and FINALLY got it. I'm so happy!
Let's see...Tae is doing well. She's a little brat some days, but what 4 year old isn't.
I wish I had something more interesting to tell about...but I don't.
Untill next month....buh-bye. (I'll try to make it sooner than a month)

Ramdon

Well, I'm sitting here at work VERY bored. So here's an update.
Things are going well here. Taelynn is doing good. She's so tall it's crazy. I think she will outgrow me in less than 3 yrs. She is a very girly girl. I NEVER thought I would have a prissy girl because I am so not that way. Very much into pretty hair, and nail polish, eye shadow, and ANYTHING sparkley.
She started her new class in church last week. Before we went I was telling her that she wouldn't have Sister Finch as her teacher anymore. She asked why so I told her that every year she will switch teachers and go with the older class. She got really sad and said "mom, does that mean I'm not a child of God anymore?" LOL - i don't think the move was as bad as she thought it might be. She LOVED Sister Finch, but now Aunt Jennifer is her teacher, so she's o.k. :)

I am doing well. Working WAY too much, but it's got to be done. Hopefully not much longer though.

Well, I think that's about it.

Tae's Christmas songs

Taelynn is such a goofy kid. The other day she told me that she had a new Christmas song for me to listen to. Then she says it's a "little bit of Jingle Bells and a little bit if Rudolph." Well, I have no idea where Jingle Bells came into the song. But she went on singing for at least 5 minutes about Rudolph. It went a little something like this..."Then one foggy Christmas day Santa came to Rudolph and asked him to pull his sleigh. Rudolph said No Santa, I can't do it. Santa said Yes you can Rudolph. I need your bright nose. Rudolph said But Santa, I am too chubby and can't fly...I will bonk into the trees. Santa said No Rudolph, you won't. You can do it." LOL there was so much more to the song, but it was all about a fat Rudolph and Santa trying to convince him that he could fly and wouldn't "bonk" into the trees. OH my goodness! I wish I had the video camera out. I wanted to go grab it, but i knew she would stop singing if i got up.
I just love this age. She is so funny. She is good about playing by herself and having conversations with whatever she is playing with. Those conversations get pretty interesting.
Anyway, just wanted to share Tae's interesting Santa song. :)

OH - one more little story. She was in the bath the other day and she had a tall cup with a washcloth draped over it, then had a smaller cup and was pouring water from the small cup into the big cup. Well, she told me it was my birthday present, so I asked what it was. She said it was a lava lamp. I asked her what she knew about lava lamps and she said "Well, it's Chinese speak for lamp. English speak is just lamp, but Chinese speak is lava lamp." LOL - she is so random!!!

Pictures

sorry it's taken me a while..but here are some pictures of the elk. Yes...i look like hell. But who cares what they look like while hunting? Anyway...in the picture of my dad and I standing next to the bull, there is a hill behind me...that's where I shot from. About 250 yards. And sorry about the tongue hanging from his mouth. I'm apologizing now because apparently some people find it mean. I've had 2 comments from people looking at the pics say something about it. Like it's more mean to have the tongue stick out than to actually have shot the elk...??? not sure why they got upset. :)
I think if you click on the pictures you might be able to see them better.