As I look at pictures of myself, I get a little frustrated...I need to get in shape so I can stay up with my kids, go skiing again, maybe take up "trail" biking:) (No - I refuse to do the Lotoja!) I did set a goal to climb Timpanogos Mt this summer.

After watching Julia & Julie, I thought I would do a blog about my quest to lose weight...hoping that I will receive words of encouragement. There is a little less of me now then there was in this picture (May, 2009). I have lost 40 pounds since March, 2009. It is going VERY SLOW!

Positive things I am doing: attending Weight Watcher meetings; exercising with a buddy; my cholesterol dropped 20 points...

Not so positive things - blowing my daily points on the weekends; need to track/measure my food better.

The challenge for this week is to try 10 new recipes - being the cooking connoisseur that I am - this truly is a challenge...are there 10 different ways for me to fix eggs!?!? I guess I could mix it up with a bowl of cold cereal...oh the trials we go through-LOL

I will update you on the recipes that I found...any recipes ya'll want to share with me - that doesn't involve more than 5 ingredients and can be prepared in less than 15 minutes...is there such a recipe??...please post recipe ideas - can you do that? this blog stuff is such a mystery.

Hey - tune in next week for an update - that is - if I can find my blog - the silly thing keeps disappearing:)

Where has the summer gone?!?!

Nathan pondering the wonders of the world!

Actually he likes to do the "cool" pose. He does look pretty cool if I say so myself.

Taylor decided to get her hair highlighted. It turned out really cute. There are red and blonde streaks throughout.

I know it is hard to see the colors in her hair with a black and white photo - but it is a cute picture:)

We did have an opportunity to go up to the canyon with some friends and spend the day just lazing around and then we had yummy chicken and dutch oven potatoes - and dutch oven baked beans. It is so relaxing to go up in the mountains and forget about all the stress of everyday life.

This was our "weird" picture and if you look closely you will see that Patches is sticking his tongue out. Yup - we have a smart dog - he poses also - lol.

High School Prom - April 2009

Our high school won the "pimp" your prom contest and the kids were able to have the prom at the Capitol Rotunda. It was professionally decorated with a profession DJ. They had a great time. Taylor was able to go with one of her best friends - Trent. There were 8 couples in their group.

It sounds like they all had a really good time.

On January 31th, 2009 - we had a big 75th wedding anniversary party for our grandparents. We had over 200 people come and celebrate with grandpa and grandma. It was wonderful.

Now as we look back - we are so glad that our Aunt organized this party. Grandpa died on 2/11/09 and grandma soon followed on 2/22/09. We will miss them but we know they are much happier where they are now.

Wow - we did it

Wow - I actually created a blog. Now that I am trying to think of something to post I realize how boring my life is...:^( I will either have to get good at writing fiction or do something that would be of interest to those poor family members that we invite to view our blogspot.