Whooops! I haven’t posted in a few days so here’s a bit of a summary. Sunday was good. We went to church and then that afternoon into the evening was spent going through our storage room. I wanted to go through almost everything and see what I could donate to our local thrift store. We spent hours going through things then had to stop because Katie woke up and I needed to feed her so decided to continue later. After she was fed dinner, I went back upstairs to put things back and I’m pretty sure I pulled something in my back… ugh. We did wind up donating quite a lot!!! Monday we went to donate all those items then went to our church parking lot to play some basketball and enjoy the beautiful day! Afterwards we stopped by Wal-Mart to pick up a few things then head home. We just went grocery shopping today and that’s the biggest highlight for today really.

I haven’t felt right either.. my stomach has been bothering me today plus my back so I took a rest day for my exercise. That REALLY sucks but my back was already hurting yesterday and I did my exercise anyway and It made my back a little worse. I guess I’ll see how I feel tomorrow. Katie is now cutting 4-5 new teeth and that has come with fevers and runny diapers, ugh. She’s had 2 incidents where I’ve went to get her up and poop was randomly all over her bed from an overflowing diaper. Yeah… lots of fun. My Mom suggested I feed her something more solid for dinner so I did and YES IT WORKED! Thanks Mom!!!!! YEEHOO!

The weather was SO BEAUTIFUL today! Clear bright blue skies and the temp was just right. It’s pretty chilly tonight! Currently 61 but supposed to get cooler into the night. Sooo lovely!!!

Lost 1 more pound this week which puts me up to 60 POUNDS LOST, YEAH!!!

Today was so special and wonderful. Today, Brad’s Mom drove us to Birmingham, AL to our church Temple. Brad, Katie and I have been sealed together for time and all eternity as a family <3 It was pouring rain when we got to the Temple so we got soaked and my hair frizzed haha. Brad’s Mom watched Katie for us in the waiting room while we did our Temple ordinances and said Katie did awesome so that’s good Afterwards, we all went out to eat with some church friends and had a wonderful time talking with them.

I’m so happy. SO grateful, thankful and blessed for my life. For my wonderful husband and our beautiful daughter. Also for my wonderful husband who opened my eyes to The Gospel so that I could feel the way I do today — faithful, spiritual and happy.

PICS!!!! Please excuse my hair.. lol.

This is a day I will never forget and will always cherish. WHEE! Gonna call my MOMMY then eventually make dinner and watch some of our new episodes of our SHOWS! I’m so delighted <333 and I love my husband with everything I am, with every part of me.

I have had quite a bit to do today! TOMORROW morning we’re gonna get up early and leave out for our big church Temple trip so tomorrow shall also be quite the busy day and we probably won’t get home till around 4-5pm probably. It’ll be a very spiritual experience for Brad and I but I’m a little nervous about Katie since It’ll be a very different day for her. Anyhow, I usually do my cleaning on Saturdays so I decided I’d go ahead and get it over with today. So I cleaned downstairs this morning then after I was done with my workout, I finished cleaning upstairs.

Ummm, what else? Yeah. I’m out of ideas. Katie has not been in a good mood tonight I’m sure due to teething so at 8pm shes getting Tylenol and going to bed. We have to get up at 7AM tomorrow AND Sunday for church so I’m gonna look forward to getting up Monday at 9AM instead of 7AM. Ahhh, I remember the days when I could sleep in till 1-2PM. I couldn’t do that now anyway since I’m so used to getting up haha.

Ooooo we have a whole handful of shows to watch! Don’t know If we’ll get to watch any tonight since we gotta get items together for tomorrow but If not then we’ll watch them tomorrow night! Woooooooo!!!

I had the urge today to organize things around the house. I get these urges every now and then so I had to find something to make neat!!! I decided after I fed Katie this morning to take her upstairs to her room and let her play while I organized the bottom of her closet and a few other little things in her room then at noon I put her down her nap and she wasn’t too thrilled with that because I took her new toys away so she could nap. After I did my workout then lunch I still just wanted to ORGANIZE so I pulled everything out of our living room closet and made that all tidy. Later today I also re-organized our wash cloths in the bathroom, lol.

I REALLY wanna dig into our storage room and closet but I’m waiting until Sunday so Brad can be home and go through it with me. There’s a new thrift store that just opened here in town and their looking for donations so I’m going to go through probably EVERYTHING (not just the storage room) then see what all we can donate! If we’re not using it then it really needs to go!!!!!!

Kindof bored tonight since we have nothing to watch for once!

For the last couple weeks when we would go to the store, I was constantly eyeballing the Quaker Weight Control oatmeal which had 3 different flavors including banana bread which sounded delicious. Yesterday I decided to get it!!! I had it with my breakfast this morning. I had 1 scrambled egg, little cottage cheese melted on it then the oatmeal and also 3 chopped up strawberries into it. It was actually quite good! Not the same as my usual breakfast but something different! The oatmeal gave me a good chunk of extra carbs but definetly good ones. I was so friggin full last night after dinner and dessert that I didn’t want to move!!! I had a cup of hot cocoa (another thing I picked up at the store Monday) and It was only 25 calories! Can’t beat that. I love finding healthy alternatives for everything! Speaking of last night, I sliced my forefinger while cutting up our sweet potato. YOUCH!!!!! It still hurts!

We went back to Wal-Mart again today for our usual groceries and we were almost done shopping and THE LIGHTS GO OUT. It was still pretty light in the store from the backup lights plus It being light outside but It was quite weird how quiet it got. Brad was in a hurry to get back home so he could leave by 6pm for his church meeting and we actually got done early shopping but without power, we couldn’t get our groceries checked out so we wound up wandering the store for 30 minutes. Brad finally suggested we start putting things back so we headed to do that and then boom, the lights came back on! We had to wait another 10-15 minutes for the registers to work again then finally got to come home! Brad went to his church meeting then I fed Katie her dinner after I put away groceries. Fixed myself a protein snack, washed the dishes and also put out our little Fall basket on our breakfast table in the kitchen, YAY! Eventually gave Katie a bath then put her to bed. Got a load of laundry folded and put away as well – I am definetly a housewife and I. LOVE. IT! Makes me feel so accomplished!!!

Waiting for my hunny bunny :luv: to get home from his meeting then fix some dinner and FINALLLLLY get to watch last weeks episode of The Biggest Loser! I feel so happy tonight!!!!

My favorite season is pretty much over! Noooooo! Tomorrow is the first official day of Fall/Autumn. It sure hasn’t been like Fall yet around here. Rain, rain, rain. Also our temps are in the 80’s or so. I like Fall because I can open my windows and have fresh, crisp 60-70 degree weather blowing through my house and for all the pretty colors of nature during Fall. Winter on the other hand… no thank you!!!!!!

Got to see the new episode of Fringe and It was really good! Woot woot! Finally get to see The Biggest Loser tomorrow haha. A week later, booooo! So I was watching my online NBC channel that I’ve been watching and today Brad and I watched Rachel Ray and she was making this re-made fried chicken with bread crumbs and mashed sweet potatoes SOOO today we picked up a few things and that’s what we’re about to chomp on, yum yum. AWESOME!

Goodbye Summer! I can’t wait for sand, sun and swimming in 2010!

TONIGHT! We watch the new episode of FRINGE! Ooo Josh Jackson!!! :delish:
p.s. Tonight Katie stumbled into the coffee table and bit her tongue. Between that and her 2 new teeth coming in she was not in the best of moods tonight so I was more than happy to bathe and put her to bed tonight!

All of us in the Southern states here are having this day after day of off and on again rain and sometimes a storm or two. Thankfully, this system should move out at the end of the weekend and we’re “supposed” to have a cool front move through for next week! Get this rain outta here!!! I’m ready for sunny days with those fall temperatures.

We FINALLY got to see the first episode of the new season of One Tree Hill last night!! Was waiting for them to post it online. I dunno, It just doesn’t feel the same at all! After I watched it, I just didn’t feel like it captivated me as much as It used to. And really.. Brooke? I’m not used to calm, non-yelling Brooke! I hope they come up with good episodes for this season. I guess we’ll see! I got to see part of the new episode of The Office last night and we’ll watch the whole episode hopefully tonight. Also tonight, we might watch the new episodes of BONES and FRINGE!!!!!! I’m so stoked to see both and I am sure they will be nothing but awesome. Grrr still have to wait until this Monday or Tuesday before we can see the 1st whole new episode of The Biggest Loser – I wish they would post it earlier after airing like all the other shows!

Not much has been going on.. I don’t want to bore anyone with all my pointless day after day routines lol. I hope everyone has a great Friday and a wonderful weekend to follow!!!

I’m glad to say that I’ve had a very good day and It has gone by quite fast! My best friend called me today for the first time in months!!! We have been friends since 6th grade but the last few years we haven’t had a lot of contact with another so I was quite surprised when I saw her name on my phone today! Shes living with her Mom right now and apparently she’s 7 weeks pregnant!!! I really hope we stay more in touch now than in the past because shes always been a close friend to me but is quite different from me with her lifestyle but I still love her as my dear friend. I’m praying one day she will choose a better lifestyle for herself and her children. I can only pray.

I’m currently watching America’s Got Talent on the online NBC channel! It’s the finale episode – I didn’t keep up with it this year. We usually watch it every summer and follow along but just didn’t this year. We watched the last episode of the Tudors Season 3 last night so we’re all caught up with that now. Not sure what we’re gonna watch tonight. Possibly our Netflix movie but I can’t think of the name of it. Tomorrow night starts the new season of THE OFFICE!!! So excited for Jim and Pam! :luv:

TONIGHT The Biggest Loser is starting their NEW SEASON 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so excited! We don’t have cable TV but I was searching online and found a live NBC stream so I’ve gotten to see like 80% of the 1st episode and I am beyond STOKED! This show is incredible!! I can’t wait to see what the new season brings and see a new set of people change their lives which helps motivate me with my weight loss too! WOOT!

I’m waiting for my handsome man to get home from his mens church meeting and then we’re gonna have SHRIMP for dinner!