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Busy Weekend

7:23 PM Tukiyooo 0

Hello friends! Time sure does fly by. I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/07/catching-up.html">Thursday</a>! Saturday Kyle and I slept in (8am!) and it was glorious! I made a trip to my office. Busy, busy right now! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs-0evzVI8pTxTPq8rZOp1M1t353VFFySMq0GN1rDyDKYyAKZ-agx9R50ZsEk_DWCv78OgCn3AHWjc_GjTo7kYeEW0iFYTBnTXEvP4IWANeAICTwImHy7X8n-gxVKIv8r4N9MDoDNMALW/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcjU5uk4JzVyFvzy53dWuok21GZ8s5mXfH4UaBMu2jKtb-ZesF0lWg4-iSdD1U1xrufI5wuNpI897PoPt7OIWuLPsxzsOIsWmW8a6sFVewwLLB_J4sGdhQVpBVCaoOvmDlR_JGx8DDJUB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="image" width="404" /></a> We met up with my sister, Stef, and her husband, Geoff, from Omaha for lunch at a local favorite…<a href="http://www.tacotico.com/">Taco Tico</a>!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuwwlrB8Bduf5Sag0L_QkhpmAc7EegQQMhTF_UaPNkuVbEPEqg3sAINjzZ013KtTwedZWPvVGlwEucmQLh5TTRu23UASHIknlbWji3cujfA7MO-xdGSqPRw42L8T8VW18iS6WWVgIEryj/s1600-h/DSC08087%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08087" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05IFBHIArGR_tC443H1uWZ78bjiuFIE-BxZ54IxuCFcvJkU2q19raIfb5MD1nMDvpMXOXgfV1tU6dIzM1e3xBs13CZmc9ZusOgJ95oWAbcBt0lEz_tDLz7Z4_zuKId6Z6CJjNAUtpoPCb/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08087" width="404" /></a> After lunch we headed across town with them to see them and another one of my sisters, Mindi, and husband, Preston, off for <a href="http://ragbrai.com/">RAGBRAI</a>! <img alt="DSC08088" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjukyG7Ci-bgOwqcs7B45YmbDWmY2EI54CQjA1XQQVivU_y2mtIDRxTFU_Hhf2m_TMa85c8TC4zHlqq3IHpkOH2JTLFfB4s7c0aco2vKBz5nzPTumiDZDLuTkHg3eiQ5o52XYMWHElZQ6/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08088" width="404" /> Not sure what RAGBRAI is?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBHUkgUYkHT2KhTZSSQaPJXTHyREd6PWdbe0gdI62PGPIwcm_iWiMxM2UM4CO_NdlQ6f_jL8RNBMxu4pds8hbIM__z89k2bpQLVKP9pqGsL0D114t6t1xVbA-dXLVfcpioCxmWCGbnxPl/s1600-h/DSC08090%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08090" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O9nd2freWOuiF9sNxlV7U_Z_NSoRcLlJZ5tyhAIn8J3gKS86IbvhhvHrzNeiHx6MtEV638DvmlJrNFk_de42IUlHxvxHshbYyRJJv3jaWhl5tur4inGOCk9kS1TfaB4Hpt02UqGLR9-P/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08090" width="404" /></a> RAGBRAI®, The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state. Heading into its 38th year, RAGBRAI is the oldest, largest and longest bicycle touring event in the world.   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2NaJrXqMPjFVIJlc-bpL4vFciUonnHVxW-pR8yon61WM8rp8QpBp39EbQu_-Dt1xvFMTXaD0LteqwpZuFNnF6RuOjDCo9lUXsVHv5T_8eIsLLimgaZeFhg_bBTjNW5HMSSzE_Rp32ve8/s1600-h/DSC08097%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08097" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-L6NcCH1AKOl5HB69fJHgSfSQTlOqiOTui5rajTU7PNIp2vKfUzmnsVOetD8s5FCp0pJ87Cv25Kwsaboqvs9DB4ID6ah3kmdSZ2RqPNJOUHuGzh04gpHXzYU_TyuXfIESwAT9iUzDR-ay/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08097" width="404" /></a> This is their rig! A huge RV and a nice enclosed trailer to keep their bikes and belongings safe each night! Can’t wait to hear about their experiences!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOFI94CPSO9zzmxwA0UTsN05Lo3tN769_Mtg0-Vu8t3iC0s0amDvkSSn-Pzlrkwu9REAFT3jpc0WxhD0IL-mCf7b3x8x16Vba3JQPCPEhAP6OtPbIV0ELRldIGrXdfIi2eFXqlYA8zJ8i/s1600-h/DSC08100%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08100" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO_y_HxK7B_AfTQjBQFxI-bWDjHq3seRb_rWtRAnpggU1hd-KeYW9EhyphenhyphenDhKPIxBCZe09BOzGFuZG1lNsMrWS7uWS9Uoe_MVifyt9XpJWcqFf7RVPzFoWHW1JvNSP353SJMvHt_3YR0XyN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08100" width="404" /></a> My Mom and Step Dad showed up later in the afternoon on their motorcycles! Yep, my Mom is a Harley Momma!! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcruSQvk_fa5UIVNlsXjbj-P-XHqS-tCCtuT6xYsstc8DyOQu6npSWWv5NtVYIrDSilKu42xZ3iv0C0mzefnALBwjdTTklzEt7JzE12LmVG_wKCs4ZDRtdU97aqJnbLkdchlYfBh-tTw-l/s1600-h/DSC08102%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08102" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglftnAVLYYZOw6YRwNuJbEmCFWD-_ZKSfRijtjeHlYavIjSzkA-M9buNdk-2uwUATNJNlcJ5fYNQksfTMIFkfP-ui5Zu3MMhyFZC9JcgG5uYpX169MPLC1hmuG4aZAFqZfEvebZxIPJhDU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08102" width="404" /></a> We did a last minute supper at a local Chinese buffet…not my first pick! :s My first plate was sensible!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaVkhtIse2mnAH7OL2JWJl_7bx82KjV-WqF24VdTlnlaApvJoqpedKvRn9gfBJUWjglQVtHyZAoG24Lnu1wO2t-Y5H87lKRzwKcdx-wDLuiJmEf8KQ96uBWFm-cj7DbvbcAkySy9ZpzbG/s1600-h/DSC08103%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08103" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLXJKtK1SVk428wNjauIXZiPCsTMOaCSjBLYkClojD6VtDjMPXcyuWcTIRBxpXVkBN1Gt9UCX45-Hx1me2FIaeGCckWoc02GMy6FlEcy6IHTrid-ZjZyCokxpSMY9qU3IAil71PAmqe-0/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08103" width="404" /></a> But I had to have a few of my favorites with my 2nd plate!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nELFFa93ErzWww4acq3OGM22EuL4xTG7C6KE0sqTtZI6RYJZyZVDPIFifRzvxtCUyJqTWqx_BmsAOYZscbVeyNAVJthh4rODcI7K9aIv7dxxTPaViJf7CqmXnMzs46X1LBSn1ilRjl0O/s1600-h/DSC08105%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08105" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzqPxs9P8Seu6_Sj6ziC1zsm6fjHNVxA0UhmIcy3xd5tUmaYpp7_0WO31txr0QGi1g7YPtud6bnpfSYkGoOQusKfDQ3QMwgrYatqEQmVeMu0necEDEhMlJ_cnFgBx68jhoqkl-yktF4Ye/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08105" width="404" /></a> And I finished it off with  my fortune!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1G_jYqZQPxDb4v74LP7NAG1P8hdKJZ3mhrHMgixHykY6SeMduId6Nv3u2szdDPwu79LmOIt2-M6qSH9UaiYvMg1gssivfG5ebUZem8yvroQwSZoNwtz4d1gCX7xJwJ1slGxipjjGa1I3/s1600-h/DSC08107%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08107" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3VvHB5vflpwwf4HbbA0AzXgM70oHnSF0SZrFSGiRAvFm_YlwnecC4UGcgpQIo4LwfYWNrZaUygcWYGn8oO3aICzLVvb0t3wOg6PIbIkCU_BA9CpR_jiPxWCiwLeENYiQYSbHOVmxAMgr/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08107" width="404" /></a> Sunday Kyle and I went to church, then made a quick trip to Menards. We are putting ceiling fans in our house! Look what we un-covered when we took down the existing light…a HUGE hole! Kyle had to go up in our attic to rig something up to hang the fan securely! I think it might have been 120 degrees up there!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeNQlUWWPuotqmm3yrulqAxhcU9dJL6c8dHwTQH4zqEX7LPBWuKQL7qAJjmaaMDDXf2dH_z5usYD9bM0qltby6qMOD0TG1KT5MjG-Tit9vjd6Ab4vScAmKvn7BAnJmrDTp5YWUAIpO1DB/s1600-h/DSC08108%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08108" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkarsyfAIBzrSLyjxiUdKaKOLybuDpFNRpH87liBuvRCmj_R3arhyg49OiAt_T2UNngvpzr_SaNxXQ6rOpdr037Jt8Z2m2eih9Rb6FSxwU2O_0RongmMPdhfHcYWIKGSiOVueVRTzJ6vDK/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08108" width="404" /></a> He’s so handy!! This project took up the majority of our afternoon!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvXtgrXWsbgZSUJCqnE4sTihsjlOser3u-Wogp13GkHhBjDbDBNmRh056aE3E1Rc6XvmMw6ExIJoorrY_t0KwpnEDxGirFDRwQvtcXGF1BG6tSJJ7OlvcsoySwFWIOFOxpgjRfITqjEUt/s1600-h/DSC08109%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08109" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNGY62ycGxU116oAJlDYAHMJIneGT2fVwd491aZwEhjZCX5vDkEGki3tdRWvrZVuHJRjgteMoM0Fn2PsGl7OVEpwQQQeM3K6CtprVkpzOW51CYXQljisdx9g-sLn1FvqotQgCS1iuDFg_/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08109" width="304" /></a> The final product!! We added the circle molding to the ceiling to hide that big hole. Love it!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LunmZPfZi7y3wC8_Z_b7UW4S73GgXJzPSn59p8CvZ7DwAwSPt3ng_8LvzaKYPILtj_MD9k8oKBoooMHypDj7yV2RM_EwBjCfp727I_W129s0Uf-euBX_IPPnzgUTLIVDOsYcZDF3RtCz/s1600-h/DSC08110%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08110" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CHW2ZPMVrnbQpmeeZx2QNwZMBAjxwDqjP2DIzd3hxldM7jNYHy-2kxxKdo7t83OAKz4k_X4kIXILroVF0F-BT_q-iBy3aP9aIfjFDLiJwhZ2hh_XA-6j__O9s8aTmlp0G6HiTxIOWBTd/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08110" width="404" /></a> Supper was a treat! We had some <a href="http://www.giordanos.com/">Giordanos</a> Chicago style pizza! You can buy them frozen and then just thaw and bake! NOT point friendly…but oh so good!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMobE389X63nNkzPNjT3w7erAY3Y0JMfXMEBLzLSkmre553Bd1lyfAGBwD0t-liTWPvYSh-JaM7iRJWagsLS3RARCW6uYVSO6hGKEgzlJG03q_V-s70B4ZcIvMQCqi78YKhEQQpBI5SCO/s1600-h/DSC08111%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08111" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupn4jfF9Lpaples0NRSntjkgwq8dvdAul9hQrr7ZvsEqSVWSu0OE9vMWeyClEbIExsz8-_rObcyq5k_dnO0V1bC4Bv_Jij_HClE3iPvMULhUbAdPY1Ne2wYetNcplaPqwIdR7Wfj0HDRK/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08111" width="404" /></a> We finished our weekend with ice cream! I had cookies and cream ff frozen yogurt! Only 100 calories for 1 cup!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0sCWlf50NfUhx2GB7PwVgOMMWZwf9NGn1HzkhKna-FIW46UZHWz6f2WlTC-PTWW58Qg5MATeSzPlTASflZZklhXSeqZDZuCi4CWzCfxGUjb5hXvxWXdIXlj9OAX2P7gj_2SypXWUicYb/s1600-h/DSC08115%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08115" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEG1cYMHltWi563z1EvYJcYwbLoeQpzUjbWIBD2FQ9YbImJ7ePsI7Cw-1xi7QkFT8QyXmrdwcGVYDtAvzKTVAlzCXYTdD7jw76kvQ290MBHQt0UVbCV-p_sZRUUPc19dN8SpP58MPAqHBu/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08115" width="404" /></a> Hope everyone had a great weekend! I need to buckle down this week and get back into my routine. I’ve been quite lax lately. Here’s to a great week! Cheers! :D

Busy Weekend

Hello friends! Time sure does fly by. I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since Thursday ! Saturday Kyle and I slept in (8am!) and it was gl...

Planning de la semaine du 26 au 30 juillet 2010

2:57 AM Anonymous 0

<h2>Permanences </h2><ul> <li>Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 26 juillet de 9h à 12h30, - le mardi 27 juillet de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h, - le mercredi 28 juillet de 13h30 à 17h, - le jeudi 29 juillet de 13h30 à 17h, - le vendredi 30 juillet de 13h30 à 17h. <li><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a> - vendredi 30 juillet de 09h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous)</ul> <h2>Ateliers </h2> <ul><li>Pôle-emploi.fr - vendredi 30 juillet de 10h à 11h30 <li><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a> - vendredi 30 juillet de 14h à 16h</ul> <h2>Information collective </h2> <ul><li>Boutique de Gestion - lundi 26 juillet à 14h </ul>

Planning de la semaine du 26 au 30 juillet 2010

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 26 ju...

Catching Up!

8:16 PM Tukiyooo 0

Hey friends!! Obviously I’ve been MIA lately! It’s been a FULL week. Monday was Kyle’s first day of at his <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/07/big-news.html">new job</a>! He’s learning a lot and really likes it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY1ERVA-0LK7VVBZiJF7ia1qURAEzfdBJU3-xTSH5_XezCQZiTENH4w4peR3F6retg2C3COCEBBxhZCR5kOUDaYEg5N604joDlk99RCv91zEXWn-FaOXaXWKoYGCZjctBuTb3XQtlBQol/s1600-h/DSC08049%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08049" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4uI0sRVaRoGVTbE0VtMBVB9C10tDxuiiaPP7EUDF2_v80j3lFDcItzyG4I5xOgat3MCM7FrkwAfi7GaPeCHquFH2LKR5ccCDHP83efzRrqh_09XpeGuE2pZ1iWj-D3g8liToJ1bCW4iu/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08049" width="304" /></a> Tuesday was work [obviously] and then I spent the evening with my cousin, Elizabeth, who was visiting. We’ve been besties since I was born! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2VrrWoTfGEGaUxJ8HRkhOcsJ44bm9xGnUW2V0x8zZNrkwfVRxcpso1thyphenhyphenRO2Adi6yEsR_2v0WC6rM15J6VJTfBU4cu3vXIwumzwBctsxqn6-v5cMlhdyPm7kSAfxjkCpjlnpPdghy5QA/s1600-h/DSC07338%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07338" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYlPJ5Ekz7MWhy-uHyOge6nqLoaV0UVo-g099TNUq7ESsMGYO0Rf-KUWi9rbE-7pu2OlMeJD8-mOuV8dEzRo8EQ6RqT_-Dkke8iBLdcAClbHjqOKjE5LzJEheuo_-jzbQ3AV2YEaSw8TT/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07338" width="404" /></a> After work Wednesday I had a million & one things on my “to-do” list. One of those things included making a quick errand to my Dad’s house, but not without first stopping at my favorite home town place to get ice cream! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQVVQsF8KY1kfH9lBHHJw_GaGzth8v1-5x0f8dRRfiP81MB74Rfmsw62LkHfyukP9HSojgTSe85YYiN2_9PtrR98s59fWqy5K_zmSu6IYg2ucYa-ATaqemJf4RSeMTI-JYa4etG5UI2fq/s1600-h/DSC08064%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08064" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8c9gNaako6KwYY-7gArn89BUbcd0OwiPq8Q-9ScKz7qOHHicj0ec0PzwWC2u9oypYe2Y3i40coKo5_DnOLhaidC59ZTKmX7cjGExCyiwymEGNTaOLA_bwOC3hNAktfhKmQ_kZgkJHv8U/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08064" width="304" /></a> All three of those day, I’m proud to say, I was right on track with my points! I didn’t get workouts in on Monday or Tuesday, but I did manage a 4 mile run on Wednesday! So now that you’re caught up, here is a recap of Thursday! I started out my day with my favorite breakfast combo, oatmeal, 1 T peanut butter, and a small sliced banana for 4 points. <a><img alt="DSC08067" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhL7UnWR1q0u77kzcJNr8JQzUT3WP_wq-yuzUPDVd6i8bedL3w9vDtSM4hkfvcBSTMGyKODlfIHg0UzbcrX2EUUjmcfqt-li_Q0ud_lHN6MfXJ6mOqfxXSy3SIWlQi1qB2jC7lgKXuFEF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08067" width="404" /></a> I only put in a half day at work, but it was  BUSY one! I’m pretty sure it isn’t going to slow down until after September. In case you are a new follower, I work in financial aid at a community college! Subway was on the menu for lunch today! I needed something quick and point friendly! I had a turkey & ham on wheat for 6 points. <a><img alt="DSC08068" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LJ4qjZVEc6SCqVMJO8gOdnSoYiefVVLQXF5iSTHR3enT9n6FHQdcCu-qa-Ut2oPpRf36jTdV6kmOmbrrxXfq67kAM7u3-eiuJLdsFQ47ermCB8Cih5pV0-_ZkK6WG73XEbrshO9GXrPE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08068" width="404" /></a> Check out  my cute lunch date, my lil sis, Wendi! I love that we’re co-workers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhhgcrtqQt6BuLVI3KT3Xv7SL-Y_oNdbozjOyk-B7DPCYZ91PPRLDZNRz8PD70EKTB-w-BYJLS-YnZVRMZTbxL79MOpzbby-r3yiN6wnHljSdJ5vk-Nhw3ZACwMilQ-0hHGVf-Mehyphenhyphen2oj/s1600-h/DSC08069%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08069" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07WQdwsKZmTb48-JpgCQAwVOaWIwR4hKCI-RtPwcNin8UGx0nUquaVl5FjTYVBtrvKNRRsuJguWx7QbcUcoM8SH0JJBcAw6be1yPNdOGb4Q_O2xE9e4YURLXPZU__vieAbfWPtfG7CW5p/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08069" width="304" /></a> I spent my afternoon getting ready for my purse party! I had just enough time to get everything done. I had a pretty good spread, if I do say so myself! Raspberry lemonade, bottled water, snack mix, sausage dip….<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEXeINYeQhsy2LubWJ3j_89Dw2KB8Qym6IcJBLRdQ8qi5GTiKSa32YKGhqrLEMR0a0wSvulyY0wntJaOtV-uRngBvtT8bycV8cdt93KyiOmwDAdwO2m1_q4W2spr4GRMjCtI6Y4yx2Aa8/s1600-h/DSC08070%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08070" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbhsXlKFr8lQBWFqOdl1j4H5tQAo7iuV_EROXQCiN-apUk9RHygPyayoaeqQPaEeB43nWq5Q4nAxvj7B-j89JixqhZh4fTFTuFP9TaZZR_soMAkB-PDzCsKpJK59FN9liv_clb6esJW4k/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08070" width="404" /></a> Mini fruit cabobs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjIwQ5YgKvsZ8RSmF4dBUIvfhFevuPVkfQKhGwueSQF5hhqhI0mmfR7R8rfIbzcS13In-4W7PxLVSt8GxNG7TzRDjN64PL3_etpm9bNgt-I02xqMKwy6d1CbM7NGOYq-ZA0B9RJomNE-E/s1600-h/DSC08071%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08071" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8xG_WzHXBaUBXNC-vtlL7gzBxYsoP86lFOjcSuOXDC_t-AXiv1hx1_HUZV4s7_VanzWx2ojcEEsXxLuftoDrJL_OlErZtojjyITw7HnyEy49nkzPfrwEbfSDNYxuXFVfil7vztIycYgJ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08071" width="404" /></a> And mini cheesecakes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEBo8vYIxlgiHguOvN5Eq-Y9NVDAuKHl121-gbHICsgIVlXehiUc5pYN7RFfGhxKmtbqiurfd92cp2IHFSPWEk3HkvAF9prj8HNTKMvLoKtcA688yDV1zTmqZJXl2110UBnwx4lghp5YB/s1600-h/DSC08072%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08072" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqcZoWkcetSmyGSvNiRUeXbGbUF9Y4IJz0Jy88RJgGxWjeXZTnohtQaSvXfUSFZvPqqOphctP9oGhHr5MG-lVrigpIMTHrjatsBOQpuvWNsiIR9M83tiA6XD3Ft0wtftmpNui1rF9NC2g/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08072" width="404" /></a> I had some fruit cabobs, 1 mini cheesecake, and only a few bites of chips for an estimate of 6 points. I had a great turnout! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNC9Knnj8Wcz9IYI0RABO6EEVAcuVLtc0Ldcocqx7l8RRnvkkNbggLaSneQOJwfPMv44MgUHphTDo2F3q4SlH8Je5zB8fia-8JIviBVv-MsnlgG-DvcUy27fvh18KYDWS3dpyPg0vKo7/s1600-h/DSC08074%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08074" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSru3EhUgqEbqwE2VyVu1CBIaZBEHT13kxPmG4aq3q4HmntHZUFtvKwBG0calhPfXtj52fdAnQ0Ic1v6rDxgiJkJHbgj_QOGLsN9uPAR52iFLfzDpHoIDY9i3ettidRPuYN8ewWSETD-r/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08074" width="404" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XhyKVtXnbUH2H-YqmKQNRjGREJPiYUxPe680Dbb43_x5HuY4ujHwseF6QUMYqLtX784MdUJDcg8QSNRVJLnCLsnAaf5KFLAG_CYra9vs-BD6uxAzIkGI8cvhhz4oDB5aIqbKxlHvQP4R/s1600-h/DSC08075%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08075" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDThUDGXmeIgXU4BFB_hWauNHacrUtzei4Crklwjb6A9hv6oZJxutP76UC4un4GSnb_YdIMxggyNGhoQtU20CMaVpPhFmpqm7fedaZ6lDsY1NzE9hzrcHi6BZusNgOr3CVc0KZggw-4x4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08075" width="404" /></a> My camera fogged over when I took it out into the thick, HOT air! This is Shelly, she is the sweet lady who sells the purses I had a party for. Thanks for everything Shelly, I had a great time!! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQXvXbwm7MhSmn4mCtN3uW7rQPS-RHiDkfac0Olp4gAy_YWcHib0VZ5JKzY3M0UOYjNByfIP8jxvsqRT65EdVsXlHfMNgDq3FS95ciqwdpjU2ftMEQ-YCEe_NQ1vJkYvazH14nDTDtzV7/s1600-h/DSC08077%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08077" border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoObzdAFAKQMlILbBKQwwNbai769fHlr1u7yReHn7TJ7B-Cgk4PqXemKof4HL9wNJtNmWMCR4ghhiV9jm-1RCoPKiKd2G_X-1WkhC52XqAST7Q_3RssBvZuX2XgMwlNa6a_FX3epoRaGU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08077" width="358" /></a> After my party I helped Shelly pack up, cleaned up the food, and headed out for a run. Not sure if it was the best idea….whhhoo-eeee it was HOT! But I managed to get in 2 miles right at 20 minutes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnxOKhc0Vpk2nB3A_r6zBNc1hWpQ2nXypzT9m8n85X_qik5YJsfVe0siYJUGF6OyIb9HPPH2gUsyXcm1WYYIN3d2QDrRJKimV2_LeNy_cwT5gtYRTOMKVmXb866wRgDekI_Yy4yGdlzEO/s1600-h/DSC08082%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08082" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0sMxkZTedxpudyoQgmCasCANPI_WnSld7b68e3I-7XHdbT9j3tHUjtHyPcldk5wWn6zb_YXml0hC5bAzIc6FB1gpVuPfnThLm_BK7cRSUXO4_yzluqoKMslhjPn_fnkaktm9aVobeKNM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08082" width="304" /></a> THURSDAY’S STATS POINTS = 16/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 3 today/9 week H2O =88 oz EXERCISE = 20 min run Since I’ve been MIA I missed my Tuesday WI. I weighed in this morning at 171.5, which means I lost another 2.5 lbs!! Getting closer & closer to that <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/07/8-weeks.html">birthday challenge</a>!!! :D

Catching Up!

Hey friends!! Obviously I’ve been MIA lately! It’s been a FULL week. Monday was Kyle’s first day of at his new job ! He’s learning a lot a...

Man On Fire And The Future Of Faith

6:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

If you have not seen Man On Fire, the superb action movie starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, and Radha Mitchell, and if you want to be surprised at the plot twists, read no further. Rent and watch the movie first. As I was re-watching Man On Fire last week, I was struck by the power of our meta-narrative, the Christian story, to shape the narratives that move us even in action movies. As this film begins, two retired assassins (Washington and Walken) meet in Mexico. Out of nowhere, the protagonist assassin, John Creasy (Washington) asks, “Do you think God will forgive us for what we’ve done?” Walken’s character answers “No.” Creasy nods “I didn’t think so.” It is a short but absolutely serious conversation. Not a hint of irony. We have met characters who take damnation seriously, because they are living it. Creasy takes a job as body guard to a little girl (Fanning) and is captivated by her innocence and her seemingly inexplicable love for him. She loves him because he is sad. It is a compassion that he does his best to resist, but is nonetheless touched. He becomes her swimming coach and teaches her the way to freedom from fear. Her swims are baptismal plunges into liberty. Each night as the alcoholic body guard drinks his whiskey to forget, he faithfully reads his Bible to remember. When the girl is kidnapped and apparently killed, the plot moves into the all too familiar “myth of redemptive violence” (Walter Wink, Joseph Campbell) as Creasy tracks down the killers and executes them one by one. But after each killing, he swims in the child’s pool, a baptismal act in which blood washes from him – the stain of sin or the blood of life? When she turns out to be alive, the myth of redemptive violence ends. Crucifixion religion leads to perpetual violence. (Rene Girard). But resurrection religion shifts his focus to a life for others. That is the point at which he stops killing to restore his sense of moral order and chooses instead to die to save someone he loves. It is a beautiful story of a soul saved at great cost. What strikes me is that this story, which simply must be told and which we need so much to hear, could not be told and could not be heard without the context of the Christian story. The question “Will God forgive us?” would not arise. The Bible, the baptisms, the death and resurrection would not signify without the context of the Creeds. So many stories would not be possible without the meta-narrative of the Christian faith -- not just action movies like Man on Fire and cult classics like Easy Rider, but real classics like A Christmas Carol and Les Miserables. Sometimes I am sanguine about entering the post-Christian era, thinking Christianity is at its best when it is counter-cultural anyway. But then I remember that culture is a channel of grace and that channel will be diminished without our signs, our symbols, and most of all, our story. I understand that W. H. Auden was still a young atheist when he went to Spain to fight in the Civil War. At one point, when the left (Auden’s own side) was triumphant; they silenced all the church bells. On Sunday, when Auden heard the silence, he knew he did not want to live in a world without church bells, and that meant he did not want to live in a world without faith. Even if he did not believe, he needed someone to believe. He needed the culture to believe. As one who lives neck deep in the institutional church, I am as ambivalent about it as any “spiritual but not religious” person. But I do not look forward to a world without church bells, a world without faith – or worse yet, a world in which faith is abandoned to the hands of the fearful, the bigoted, and the mean-spirited. So I continue to pray and hope against the dry sociological data so ready, so eager to write our obituary, that we may yet live, that bells may continue to ring on Sunday mornings, and that people who believe and people who do not believe will at least know our story. Is there any reason to sustain my hope? If not, I plan to hope without a reason. (Miguel de Unamuno). But here’s a little thing I imagine. My 2 year old grandson loves to march around the room carrying a cross (or a fly swatter if no cross can be found, but he calls the fly swatter “cross”) singing “knick knack paddy whack” or the ABC song. I imagine him as an old man after the culture has forgotten us still practicing “the old religion” like Obi Wan Kenobi and respectable adults warning their young people to “have nothing to do with that crazy old wizard.” (Star Wars IV). If our story is true, it will be hard to kill.

Man On Fire And The Future Of Faith

If you have not seen Man On Fire, the superb action movie starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, and Radha Mitchell...

Fun, productive day!

5:31 AM Tukiyooo 0

Howdy partners! ;) I ended up sleeping in Sunday morning due to all the <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/07/busy-saturday.html">storm interruptions Saturday night</a>. I’m sure I would have slept longer, but a phone call woke me up around 10am! I could hardly believe it! We ended up meeting up with Kyle’s family for brunch. His <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/07/family-friday.html">sister and her hubby from Chicago</a> were going to head home today. We went to a buffet. I’m NOT a fan! I was able to at least start off with a few good choices! I had some pineapple, strawberries, and an egg white omelet with salsa for 3 points. <a><img alt="DSC08008" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2-4a_sISMGgm9lBa5ybZNXOBgzTyVY_9NdMEPIUA4i9trs-t-vA1oJu0pOWgkdJFgK-NP1w4H52tz4jmUtZ6ahcribO5bnjK2ngzj_K8Vy5fGozhjSGc2s3qZyl4eLmLjxDv3urXgk1E/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08008" width="404" /></a> My next plate I completely forgot to photograph. I had 2 slices of french toast  with sf syrup and some breakfast potatoes for 7 points. And this is where it goes downhill….I finished brunch off with ice cream and apple pie. I looked up the calories when I got home and figured 8 points for my desert. <a><img alt="DSC08009" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r2i2KJz3awMRPOg6cIOphGPLoKJETGtdYl4qmC5YDM3I_CffprMkPNY-bGpDyvsmhx_djGB9VD7T4C_9ueJldAnx_aoRDojfNEU8HaMgVXjBJTIVPg9hYvAoZKzg8zmoTtOjYcfIM4Qz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08009" width="404" /></a> They headed home after brunch. We’re excited though, because they will be back in just 2 weeks!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8xfRV9kNkVms_A41cALFSg7SxydvdAnMIyps2X21yflPRPJda6bWAJn3Pl6grppvGxY6ZbOfirbYXtHOGxRTCLwdiznCG23DD5ay4_4RoBVAaDF6VrfS5sCVifqn4YOWUsmNU7cHngyJ/s1600-h/DSC08010%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08010" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4ild-TWQdau_JGm1-TeE0-aJLs4kr57VjByQmvy7KZsvtg8MZqfOlaagOHWXTrv2PcTvrtKYRNN1B7kyotQltHHd_slXQgDIYH_9Nn0vdvJ2Ua6jiK8bL2djukrhFSa5JkZQUv9MEjfG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08010" width="404" /></a> Kyle and I got groceries after brunch and then headed home. We detailed our SUV for the majority of the afternoon. We are selling it and upgrading to a Nissan Armada or a Tahoe! I love a fresh, clean, shiny car!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLztk_ThT0wpig21iqVn8BuzjwWtPja5Edy6G6s_9TkGlOwrq30Sj7Al2GCaGcebiRRbp-sEkgxIVPBxM3eHf_9e5K871f_19o06SHXk-iNsqEGI8Y2-Bq85I6gNOld8muvdLelEHB_r1a/s1600-h/DSC08016%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08016" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJL2Bpt4kh__OK3JCAN4wiOaAkzuGuOjp0-2fE6fZ-OLqf514EAkzrOIegBNID3E_BGswAt-XB0iUbwwxl8oz7SedY1q1WEVqkZrXyGO66LllKeFMKf0xxVgZ5Ifzd42fVoOVv18C55Aa/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08016" width="404" /></a> When we finished detailing the car I snacked on some chips and salsa while cooling off for 6 points. We headed to a 2 year old birthday party! Mateo is our neighbor’s little guy, we just love him! Too bad the giant balloon is covering his face!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Fgp-SohJgFDM1P56_jpyjLJ0TjDQ-Qk7h33dGpvB5Wdd738W_lfaF3qw5vpXJJnlb3ynHLS055pyXC2t0IrcQFYBIjQ62lMNRGL2v9MC7M5PaiCLBWvXMb9L4MDAJyjgD0luy2cajvIp/s1600-h/DSC08025%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08025" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y-nsWtScyGr8OqaySYdRE8iiOI5rk7ShcBxZYpCn9BTnAjtYNTYxaMEqN0tPbA9xk5YimQNFbCE0SZlAaK38tKkxgPntmYXn8SyVdR_invofqphXslhiClTqicT8IryEmF4uWhM3lOfN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08025" width="404" /></a> It was a pool party!<img alt="DSC08046" border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM7o2xX4mpdWMEl8f1KFaEKtnvkJdkBZSBPBJcMJOnosqq3qUPTFJspJi9PRHd2s5VKSv6wR1MCLzxIrGz1Jaok-U1aDrefCODNfLdSNdFEQbQ6DbBBjl7Hz2ZYiQX54ek0lnZqZ5YEWq/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08046" width="279" /> And slip & slide!!<img alt="DSC08042" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58AjYN3DAA-Tl4YCj4TVFxwqautmxJr9ngJ5JTx2B3vpKItAOgX6oE2xvqe1nEWRIbad3t-hYXC1y_bCgaf_BCxLHL_5NBmSa4XsXdE2K0-KYR5vmSSKeI6hnW9DCgWe0mO_mtrmjmuVh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08042" width="404" /> Even Mateo’s Mom got in on the fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiufNUCS3kV6VWbgz_6uckqoJTnWo-rqXmmTNSmahwHb0cw8iOmdlPN0qWieRdQwOpyrINGshnpeE21ZIPhdh0ShZH3vnIZWbLn8wCYVfDH9RkHEcKcXdZCelYY1vXXMucIJ0yAqoMBLz/s1600-h/DSC08033%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08033" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTesBTpx1HJ1faWQZZkTTQ1GTvex50rLlJ3jMIxB99IuaxKLcNibmmyhtetV8SCYoCSvJU6jvaqCXNzfcoiZc_W0wWP4UxbRORNRIOYD02F_Y14SbTtijB147LrpXkbd1MlJjXVUm0i9rS/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08033" width="404" /></a>    <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbwXtFumLcgRTi5D9ZEOjXFH5Qony-nZOGhDVDSmqPG2ww-q7VSNgXKyoXihI6FHqA08t8rVCqsMHGtiNmH1pyqtMAk2iITMZk98TOQoUTDxq-kB9lhKaQdzYKdbt5t_234OkQ3Y2MO_Y/s1600-h/DSC08037%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08037" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6B59hyphenhyphenQoWCyKL_4SO4PvaXdpHycteIJCpzNdh_vrQ8yhTJOfOUiYhKd1fzVUpqzlxxg9SMUZlrNWgzto10erowxY74hYif6x8ras3tyZbhyphenhyphen06EucprHTpLRUx2nUxlFYrXVmaSc_DQth/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08037" width="404" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M9StKDB-q245a6iCFxjGe1VJy0EKtVWcqMRz7-6ogrZzEHQPErC88Oxp8QwNoXTdcwE67WceE6R4iSDA4jK1Ad96AVeRH3oEIwwYIuUq7ptCSrkPYOuuV-fx31lDyQIm6aYOph8Svd17/s1600-h/DSC08041%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08041" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Fi9YUjBr-8gDyAQOJ-wLWfagbzJhXR3k6JS-s_pNP1cbK79unmMfkls3Jll-7qvVW27dMvxJXLFg70onj213lN7r3CHdf_tRFXC7mozSF7H0k1e3o2abXhRWjZPdOjqvE0M09k2iemNz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08041" width="404" /></a> Kyle got the fun job!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAUhnTJOM2ZM0V-RgMaxWlevktunWgNrdLTMziHmFK3umoJvohVybX4EMRpADuT-UwXMFJ0Yihi767mtaQVJXN4H_FCAQc_yFC4h-MjqqrjRknMoyng3gi7ldgnanVGyOXNjF1_DbaQQR/s1600-h/DSC08044%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08044" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmobg_EB2ZeFLxn4UZbvtH8g_FHBCSyU4Gg97MUJB4RbH_QU55sMzghaYhc7UTRG_RP1q7CEn_YaD6RTxKCQkIbn6zeteH4GbOQEJ7qsqB8gbCQwNkCsbfsSDHHhd1vwUTYjaA1sK6me1/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08044" width="304" /></a> I did have one slice of birthday cake. I looked up the nutrition facts and estimated 5 points. After the party I got right to work!  <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" border="0"><tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="200"> Our fridge was crying out for help!<img alt="DSC08047" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbeTCjvZcpUiQlG9nnHr5B9V5fvLRFdbSHCNEIxR4nxu7o_Ccz5RygmlqH-fhcAG5KnQQULWm5vxL7_3ytvwC8zBJsYxxa3YkBqi4HwsZQj9JcO2UvhMBxuqKWFGzDjIyk6YQaNJDPXWp/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08047" width="204" /> </td> <td valign="top" width="200"> I answered the call! I love an organized fridge!<img alt="DSC08048" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNOPsoPbkCmlTqd8ZL3jMSdkYXOPVOKGm_ONVJ5s0Wj-AD3r6AcaIL6_b5UFSpsHJQgBGe3QUCKNE0y_bnqYjpeOTMr0qnyoFTdn2beJGxv7JceMG6hwVxvTQV2RaSijCVtKK2HrZP1S3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08048" width="204" /> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> After tackling the fridge I did some laundry and realized it was already 9pm and wasn’t going to let a 3rd day in a row go by with working out. So Kyle and I headed up and ran 2.6 miles in 27 minutes. Felt great! SUNDAY’S STATS POINTS = 29/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 12 used/23 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 4 today/17 week H2O =96 oz EXERCISE = 27 min run Tomorrow is <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/07/big-news.html">Kyle’s first day at his new job</a>! We will officially be co-workers too! Anyone else work at the place as their spouse or significant other? To be honest, we won’t see each other much throughout the day, but it will be nice to carpool and have lunches together.

Fun, productive day!

Howdy partners! ;) I ended up sleeping in Sunday morning due to all the storm interruptions Saturday night . I’m sure I would have slept lon...

Suspension de certains ateliers à partir de la mi-juillet 2010

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Suspension de certains ateliers à partir de la mi-juillet 2010

Les ateliers CV, "Lettre de motivation" et "Préparation à l'entretien" seront suspendus à partir de la mi-juillet et...

Busy Saturday

4:03 PM Tukiyooo 0

Hello blog friends! Late Saturday post here. But hey, better late than never, right?!?!?! I had a big breakfast! My omelet consisted of 3 egg whites, 2 oz turkey ham, and cheese. Alongside I had 2 slices of toast and some strawberries for 5 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-78D84TlSdi6-G8QnM7K5Uf3PEohhVeFXDMSrabQEMd1Bvjc6LxreLi7jI_a10tARdduZIkxVK1s9RXY0pmXDy5l1xtoPE0Rt6c7YHUoavibGav1t_9VXQHgJf6P2V_r4APFCV9TFBaU/s1600-h/DSC07927%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07927" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdWRvBBZFZTFjZOHAxHJUY_Pwdp7Berat650o29gmhG1m3GPRJYUh0jfkLGih4-tA4Tw5Cq6E5klVlxiHwnHHUWAGaGC33gAG0PDSfrUPTub-sgR65nYt9l5pAlFh7yuxht7NwKzxLhm0/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07927" width="404" /></a> We ran a few errands around town and then decided to take last minute road trip to Lowes. We only have Menards in the town we live in and wanted to have some more selection. We’re on the hunt for some ceiling fans! I snacked on a serving of animal crackers on the way for 2 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYsGKnuDu6gU4zCfKJlmb00PsY82kFPpl4I72UOxHrIgtFtVeKNcvEzjPErGYhyeV2zR0PvcwAIfSCm9-9oVwkuo1V54Om3lRJawljpymYYKcR5L99Op9xLIx8xpLwUV6uqRqlx_EcMg7/s1600-h/DSC07928%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07928" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1-46l3LxTs3RZVF9SNlGvTNMV6cSZJ2iqbmQjSnZahizqnEVE4jrVWbEMjp7tfg6tEYR7VUvMEatwS-19RNKd_RErF1KfaV9ihRZ8qRri1PnVaeUEn1SckMHPBCdi2E7nN70pWeGSveB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07928" width="404" /></a> We also made a pit stop at Kum & Go for $0.59 fountain pop! Can’t go wrong! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KwwgkyVNkKNQ5rj73Q-dPaimAJj97ADpRQggClTJI7ESBjXprUo5_nru_qIdSgfLZDapWklmWTo_XyyJAhp972s2_Gktue3vpz61TRunSNQzhUunLZTCb_jo4eWFk9S7njdvT10nR05e/s1600-h/DSC07930%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07930" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazlUYX9EsUQQqKskm_OOnFi99W82b-pWgaKXnq70Xfr96pJH71CBYoMnTQlube9jOzF1ixxekHB6Xq1iSh88MceaBghEnx74SdcWf0SL9rMekkFP2dxpuuaQSzr-kae0MvG0CkJIwxCnx/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07930" width="404" /></a> We found a few ceiling fans and rushed back to town for a wedding!<img alt="DSC07970" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwkpzU8rI5jlyUeNpevGElxaGHQ_bxOgo3T8DE9TBJLi7I5UzY9YA7qSAnRpXvy7puswdcgtUKrWlZ9RJg_v6HfwhIbgOYzsy1rJfdS3MTL3lcckY_ZW7sQZn8dF1IuGdG-r7qPjkyrna/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07970" width="404" /> My sister, Wendi, was a bridesmaid!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6KzN_2bxDC7dRnNZRRATbBz6rFgouRZ93y-hZ1Q6UosuUNGD-dHrylYukTEsHBu62XCnQevj_VGT_xfC_x_aeYrJLXvnT746cP-87eSDCmkCtn9ynDQaluDKwYfqMqZnZ0Q1fCeDhgd0/s1600-h/DSC07966%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07966" border="0" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvzvxrY2V4ax3o82GOFugcVm-0TxrFLNF4ldp6yno8TawT25W2Vi2B7EnJ3z5_Ov2LhybG6aRCHtQiN2jiaTXJk5veIYHCJuxf0U8d-tgbBHwYkEzvXSDOpp4c2Yo9DhrpHGWTDPDRxy8/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07966" width="345" /></a> After the ceremony we headed over to the reception! I was hungry!! I had a pulled pork sandwich, cheesy potatoes, and pasta salad for an estimate of 17 points. <img alt="DSC07984" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAs94b5_AVNB3NMuygWifmu56k0OSrm_DHrQfRTP4UlJZqiprtxT1QAe2ckv4oeWWG60L8r3xFUE7pEBC0cI2vPNmSRJtMzGdMGMYEXQ7hmknufH0tnm4pKv_i12W88i-v-6d749bYLoj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07984" width="404" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuwG5jfoJ59kFvuM0yqbLGShTxGgx9M4wPCJRSthuufKdamXbya0aDP6-79TDpue0ibKr7stR7J6jDTiDWaW6Ir4zzUX5zttOy0i2k75D_9UVaj335wc0w9tbuN21w1IRh7lmEcwNKMKq/s1600-h/DSC07985%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07985" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00yyreFhf5x-Z9BLLfxURBBr4gDBx7YhIuqQNdHS8qsnxmbL2kpi2mabyNe2_Ttdp4af2CsWKsOl6wIAP_J8ToJWCZLYY98kSIXvps9o6l4is0M7hn8pkovJQZ_skYcw4hvnxFjoS1k57/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07985" width="404" /></a> This is about the only good picture I got of the bride and groom! I loved the bride’s dress, gorgeous!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvItwjWaLpPivpm5buIoIWmrg4H8bX-dMozrrHiu7Mjjx8oeVT7xeT8HTMHKI-NYBYJtXIhmSacf5yPAMr9QgbI7kGPXoVKCXUrN_i82SLwll6CS1_bn5erpjglcuCWNiQ_0ldG6M71Qk/s1600-h/DSC07982%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07982" border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEbYisKmJuF5_KdRKXv6b8tlxGQPd0Lh2cwuWExXD4sRIW6timDlxtQEcXNZyagDo17DMlSUJ5K43mgPQYfWRqYuaiPHwOmZsOlN3qBE4hDU-6Okw-USTaZKiXfHP5AavT838e4ZqpuDG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07982" width="369" /></a> Cake time!! I’m proud to say that I said NO! Kyle on the other hand, did not!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0F8sWuXrZxp78WNUMaHnlIFZOvk_wgYJsRRcoN3t0_85c_Y4gwzsrrmzPtScQph_4bMNDjDO3T7WTLqTEx_d5Sr-ZQvL2trncuWsZFgJVSzpISxwcJyCFn_40CEUYBWxk2BMWxcL75RU/s1600-h/DSC07995%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC07995" border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBDl2I-wn4Bzc9hjRlb5ZAloujCWscUJBEdr95cT4OLWjXlf5IucOyz_GD43hoKh2IL7xz_2CoSh-5j77rvXk6S3RJJb4CWZ603satzGH2j4Z4yZW6MmlafBSyxvvkbqgp4rfKdBP-5ma/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC07995" width="384" /></a> We spent the evening dancing and chatting away!! Fun times!! I love weddings! :) When we got home there were all kinds of storm warnings! The tornado sirens went off a little after midnight and then again at 3:30am! Needless to say, we didn’t get much sleep! SATURDAY’S STATS POINTS = 24/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 6 used/29 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/13 week H2O =96 oz EXERCISE = does dancing count?!?!