Poor Miss Ivy

Poor Little Miss Ivy has not felt good all day. She woke up with a bad cold. I just took her temperature and it was 103! She, however, isn't too sick to boss me around. You can't tell but she has her computer, channel changer, Spunky to chew on, extra pillow,and her favorite book. She just got done asking for juice and she cries loud enough for me to coming running when she messes up her channel on the TV. She is quite the Princess right now in her sick state. I feel bad for her and have tried to give her lots of "lovies". She might be the Princess but she needs to remember that that makes me the QUEEN!.....That was last night and I didn't get to publish my post. Ivy woke up crying around 5:30am so I put her in bed with us. She is really sick. As she was falling asleep, she came over so she could sleep with my arms around her. As we were sleeping, the Princess wouldn't totally fall asleep until she was holding the Queen's hand.

Weight Loss End of Week 3!

Matt and I rocked it this week in weightloss. I lost 2.5 pounds and Matt broke even. It was his birthday week so give him a break....HE DIDN'T GAIN! He also went to the gym today for the first time in a long time. (Since he hurt his back.) He has had 2 cortisone shots and the Dr. hopes it will have done the trick. He had a little pain after he worked out but he is taking it slow. It was fun to have him there. I put my weight loss tracker on the bottom of my blog to chart my process. It says I have a little over 50 pounds to lose. I am warning you though...if I really lose 50 pounds, you might be getting me mixed up with a model on TV! Hee Hee! I'm in the zone....we'll see what happens this week. Stay tuned!

"Mo Chee"

After an hour at the dinner table because "someone" would not swallow her eggs.....after an hour of dicipline...I mean Biblical Correction......that " someone" needed a bath. As she was having so much fun in the tub, I went and got my camera. She kept saying "Chee Mommy" (Her version of cheese.) After I put my camera away, she kept saying "Mo Chee, Mo Chee Mommy ". So I had to take one "mo chee" once she got her jammies on. In less than one hour we went from tears and total frustration to "chee" bliss. Nigh Night!

Yummy Weight Watchers Jalapeno Guacamole

This recipe is not as hot as you think. It was really yummy! Matt loved it. Only 1 point for 1/4 cup! Don't forget to count your chips or veggies!

3 large, ripe avocados, peeled and seeded
3/4 cup chopped tomato (about 1 small)
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 jalapeno pepper, minced (to lessen heat, don't add seeds)
1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Mash avocado in a large bowl, add tomato and remaining ingredients, stir gently. Serve immediately or press plastic wrap onto surface of guacamole and chill up to an hour before serving. Yields 11 servings.

Happy Birthday Matt!

Happy Birthday to the greatest husband and father! When I was 33 our lives changed forever with the birth of Ivy....I am looking forward to what the Lord has for our family in your 33rd year. I don't know of anyone who is more sacrificial, loving and tenderhearted. Your girls love you!!!!!
Now....to a funny story. Today after church we went to The Cheesecake Factory for lunch for Matt's birthday. I told the waiter that we were going to take some cheesecake to go because it was Matt's birthday. (Yes we are still on a diet...) While we were waiting for the bill, Ivy started to act up so Matt told me to take her outside and walk around while he was waiting for the bill. After we had left and Matt was sitting at the table by himself, they brought out his cheesecake with a candle and started singing "Happy Birthday". He was all alone and felt stupid and so did the people singing. He wanted to kill me for telling them it was his birthday, they apologized and he left. I laughed all the way home.
Week 2 on the diet. Matt and I both lost 2.5 pounds.....so that is 4.5 pounds lost. Cheesecake today, the gym tomorrow!

Fun Times at Scooter's Jungle

I didn't quite know what I was getting into when some friends invited me to Scooter's Jungle to play. Wow! It was a whole nother workout. Ivy was fearless going down the big slides. If I couldn't find her, I would look up and she would have a big kid ( a stranger) carry her up the slide so she could go down. When I would carry her up, it was a workout! It didn't help when Gabe Woodward would pull on my pant legs as I was climbing up. I finally had him and others (Thanks Staci and Melissa) carry Ivy up. Fat Mommy had had enough! It was so much fun! (Wendy, we are so doing this this summer!) Girls, Thanks for inviting me! Here are some pics.

P.S. My camera stinks!

End of Week One

Well....I thought that it would help me if I charted my total body makeover progress. And....I lost 2 pounds this week! I hit my stride with working out and I stayed on my diet plan all but one day. I actually lost a little more than 2 pounds because i got sick and was in bed until this morning. I am only counting two unless some creeps back when I start eating normal.

Matt was such a blessing this weekend. He kept Ivy busy while I stayed in bed. I would hear her yell ,"Bye Mom!"everytime he would take her somewhere. I wish I could have had my camera because she went and got her pink dodger baseball cap to wear becuase her dad was wearing his (Matt's wasn't pink). She is a girl who loves her daddy! He needs to go back to work just to rest. He even did my nursery duty at church today! I love him!