Oh ya, almost forgot...

I weighed in at work yesterday. I am down and have lost 1% of my body fat in these past 10 days. Yeah. Still more to lose though... Way more... Oh well, it is a start!

Ciao all.

I love FALL...

The weather is finally cooler and my thoughts have turned to Fall! The colours; the fact that I can wear wool again; my boots; tights... So excited! I bought a gorgeous wrap from the Bay tonight in a graphite grey and I am just itching to wear it. I think tomorrow night I will have the opportunity to do so. I have a RS broadcast to attend, so I think it is the perfect occasion to debut my newest Fall accessory. But I do think I need a pair of grey boots to accompany the wrap. Good thing I have all day tomorrow to find a pair! Oh Fall. You are my favourite season!

Ciao all.

Inspiration has struck!

When I get an idea in my head... I was surfing on the Two Peas site when I came across this cool project. I LOVE trees! I have a thing for them. I just can't explain. I have my forest of white trees and my linen and button trees, and a huge green wooden one that I put outside... And now these trees have caught my fancy. Sooo, now the quest will be to come up with a template that I can bring to the FIL and get him to cut out half a dozen, or so - or more... I already see in my mind making a few to bring to work and decorating my office (with the obligatory ornament that I make every year!!), and giving them to the kids' teachers for gifts, and maybe making a few for some select co-workers... See, when I start, I can't stop!! But these trees are sooo cute!! Love it.

Ciao all.

I wish I could do this...

 

Use the remote and just pause time. Not forever. Just for a day... It is all passing too quickly. We had Ethan's family party this weekend. Each time we get together we are celebrating something important. It just reminds me more that time is marching right on, and I seem to be falling behind... Exactly one year ago Ethan was in Italy celebrating his 9th birthday with my family there. Now we are celebrating his 10th birthday with my family here. It is surreal.

In other news, I am on week 3 of my P90 regime. All is well. The weight is coming off. But I am working hard to ensure that happens. And I don't cheat which I think makes a big difference. Although yesterday I did have a piece of St. Honore cake and BOY was it good!!! SOOOO worth the extra crunches this morning! SOOOOOOO worth it!! hee hee This Friday is weigh in at work - the 10th and 25th of every month!! I am curious, though, to know how much I have lost. I say around 5 pounds. We will see. Whatever it will be, it is progress and that is what matters.

I am feeling the need to be creative. I have not scrapped in months. I have some summer pics to do, and the kids back to school pics to do, and now Ethan's birthday... But alas, no mojo. I am going to have to do something to change that. I am not feeling the inspiration I used to by surfing sites anymore. I think I am going to have to enroll in an actual class and make a project and get me interested again. Something has got to change. Heck, Christmas is only 3 months away (YIKES!!) and I usually begin now to find projects that I want to do for Christmas. But nothing so far... Ya, time to enroll in a class.

Laundry calls. Ciao all.

How long will it take...

To put the Cubs to sleep tonight with my law lecture?? Any wagers? I say 5 minutes and they are done! hee hee Tonight is the first night of Cubs for another season. This is Ethan's last year in Cubs. Next year he will be in 11 Yr Old Scouts. Don't get me started. I think I have JUST gotten used to Cubs, and 3 years have passed already. Man. Anyways, this year they are working on their Blue and Black Stars (really cool stuff!!) and tonight they are studying law. Hence why I have been called to come in and talk. But I kept the lecture really simple - 3 things: what is law? Why do we have laws? Where do laws come from? And then I went to some great websites and downloaded totally obscure laws from aroudn the world. Worth a google. Good for a laugh. Some of my favourites that I uncovered:

1. In Thailand it is illegal to leave your house without wearing underpants!

2. In Switzerland it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 p.m.

3. In Germany it is illegal to wear a mask.

4. In Isreal, picking one's nose on the Sabbath is prohibited.

5. In the States, boogers must not be flicked in the wind.

And some great ones close to home:

1. In Alberta, if you are released from prison it is required that you are given a handgun and a horse to ride out of town.

2. In BC, it is illegal to kill a sasquatch. (??HUH??)

3. In Quebec, it is illegal to wash your car on the street (Montreal).

4. In Nova Scotia, it is illegal to water your lawn when it is raining. hee hee Okay... Who would do that anyway??

Ciao all.

Before and After...

 

About a week ago I got it in my head that my eyes needed to be tested. It has been a few years - 4 to be exact... I have NO idea where that time went?? Anyways, I have noticed some changes and thought why not? Off I went and actually only my left eye has changed, which is good. But I used it as an opportunity to get new glasses. Voila. The new me with my DKNY glasses. I love them. They are orange inside and black outside. At first I thought I would be a walking reminder of Halloween, but no. They rock. The optometrist said to me that I am the "perfect" candidate for laser eye surgery. Ummm, NO. When Prada and DKNY and Louis Vuitton stop making glasses that are gorgeous, then maybe I will consider the surgery. Maybe. Or maybe I will just be blind. hee hee

Oh, and I also got prescription sunglasses that will be ready tomorrow. I cannot tell you how completely excited I am to be able to put on sunglasses and see!! It will be my first pair of prescription sunglasses ever. Right now I only wear sunglasses when I am at the beach or the lake, or when Marc drives and I am the passenger so I don't have to see where we are going. Oh, and the sunglasses are Prada... See my note above! hee hee

Ciao all.

Body parts that hurt...

5 days down, and the following:

1. I have body parts that hurt that I never knew existed.
2. WHY do my elbows hurt??
3. My knees and feet are cracking each and every time I move.
4. I hate 6 a.m.
5. I think Tony what ever his name is in P90 should hire a writer and actually get some material that is at least tolerable to listen to! His dialogue is moronic at best. Come on. If I have to hear him say one more time "Checkin' on the kids..." or "Don't hurt me..." or "One more for the bonus round..." I am going to lose it. Seriously lose it.

BUT having said that, I also have the following:

1. Working out with my hubby is fun! He is hilarious to watch and he keeps me laughing when I want to walk away.
2. My pants are loose already. Not kidding. I am wearing a pair of pants today that I have not been able to wear for the past few months. LOVE that. Good motivator.
3. I have made a decision to change my life and this is for the best and I have to take all the bad with the good. It will get easier and my various and assorted body parts will stop hurting, eventually.

Night all.

A Decade Old??

 

Happy 10th to our sweet boy! We love you. We admire you. We are proud of you. We are privileged to have you in our lives.

89 days to go...

Okay, I had a momentary lapse at work about a week back and decided to join the KSW Biggest Loser Challenge. The person who loses the most weight - body fat percentage actually - wins. What do we win? Money, prizes, etc. etc. Why not. Seemed like good incentive to me at the time. If my partners are going to pay me money to lose weight, then I will. I am no fool!! hee hee I came home and told Marc what I had done and he was totally on board. Then he said to me, "Well, we should do P90 together and you will lose tons of weight and blow the challenge away!". Okay. What was I thinking?? Day 1 was today. It has been over 12 hours since the workout and my arms are still killing me. KILLING me!! It is insane. Truly. The guy who does the workout is psychotic!! Oh boy. Can't wait for these next 89 days... BUT in the end I will have lost loads of weight (and believe me, there are LOADS to lose....) and end up with big time prizes!! hee hee Just as long as I can survive the morning workouts... Wish me luck. At the very end of the challenge (which is November 25th) I will post how much I lost.

Night all. I am going upstairs to get my baby girl ready for Grade 1 tomorrow! Yikes!! Full time school for her!! How did that happen... And my baby boy starts Grade 5! What the heck?? I remember my Grade 5 year. I had the best teacher - Mr. Jones. And I was the volleyball super-star, and I spent 6 weeks in Italy... Good times. I hope big E's Grade 5 experience will rock like mine did all those years ago... Now Grade 1, I have no recollections what so ever. That is not good... I am sure Miss Izzy B will have a wonderful year and have great memories.

Ciao

A Day of Weddings

 

Our family is in that stage where there are no more weddings to attend. My cousins are next in line, but until the right persons come along, we are in a holding pattern. So you can imagine how excited I was to receive TWO wedding invitations! Parties to plan for! Outfits to buy! Love it! Then you can imagine how disappointed I was when I realized BOTH weddings were on the same day! Why?? So our family yesterday literally split in two - we all attended the first wedding and then my mom and my dad and my sister and my three cousins and I went to the second wedding while my aunt and uncle and Marc and my kids and my brother in law and my niece and nephew stayed at the first wedding. It was strange. But in the end it all worked out. This pic of my little family was taken at the first wedding of the day. Now I am officially "weddinged out". And, btw, I don't ever want to do two weddings in one day again. My feet can't take it...

Have a nice weekend all.

Ciao

My kids seriously amuse me...

Bella has a stuffed cow. She named him "Roast Beef". Come on!! How GREAT is that!! She came up with the name all on her own. The cow was given to me as a gag gift years back and it used to sit in my old law firm. When I moved last summer, I brought the cow home and Bella took to it right away. For a long time the cow did not have a name. And just a while ago, Bella brought the cow to me and declared, "I am going to name him Roast Beef." I asked her why? "Because, he looks good enough to eat!".

The kid is funny.

Ciao all.