...and happy to be in my own bed! We had a wonderful vacation and the kids got along well for the week. Mom and Dad were very happy to have a vacation with all their grandchildren present. If Charity had been able to come it would have been complete but she chose to follow a different path.
Read a good suspense novel while in the UP. Elizabeth Lowell's new book, The Wrong Hostage kept me up till midnight to finish. It was really good and intense. Not much else happening around the area. School started at BCA today and Jen is teaching again. For you prayers out there remember the staff and students that they will work together and listen for God's direction in this school year.
Gain a bunch of weight back during vacation. I don't quite have the strength to not eat chips and too much pizza if it is available. Desperately need to go grocery shopping as my refrigerator is empty. Well I have a lunch appointment in 5 minutes so I need to sign off and get ready to go. See you next week!
Monday, August 28, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
One more day...
...and I'm out of here! Vacation sounds so good right now and even with a dozen kids going I think it will be fun. Okay maybe not quite a dozen but they will still outnumber the adults and 2 of them are under a year old. We are heading to Escanaba on Saturday and will spend a week in the beautiful U.P.
My brain has been enjoying its vacation from school and was very happy to earn two more A's for my summer classes. (If it wasn't for that silly A- in Cataloging I'd have my perfect 4.0) This falls class is going to be fun as I study children's literature for the preschool to 3rd graders. We only meet 5 times during the semester. The rest will be done online I guess.
Haven't had much time for reading as I'm trying to expand my narrow world. Mom and I try to go to the gym at least 3 times a week, sometimes 4 if we get a pool day in. One of my goals is to socialize at least once a month and that is a big goal as I'm pretty much withdrawn in social situations. This month I'm counting our S.S. Class party but I'm going to have to start thinking about September. Maybe I'll take a risk and invite people over for a dinner party or something. What I have managed to read lately has been more of Jillian Michaels book "Winning By Losing" and a couple of light paperbacks that haven't needed much thought.
Next month I plan to help start up a Women's Group at the church that will be a support and educational group helping with weight loss, spiritual nourishment, and making healthy choices. There are a few ladies that I already know about who would really like to have a group that they can confide in and get support from. I'm hoping it will help us all. I've managed to lose 10 pounds so far this month but still have problems with binge eating. Well I've probablly blabbed enough for today and next week I'll be in the U.P. so unless I get to their public library to add a posting I'll be back in two weeks.
My brain has been enjoying its vacation from school and was very happy to earn two more A's for my summer classes. (If it wasn't for that silly A- in Cataloging I'd have my perfect 4.0) This falls class is going to be fun as I study children's literature for the preschool to 3rd graders. We only meet 5 times during the semester. The rest will be done online I guess.
Haven't had much time for reading as I'm trying to expand my narrow world. Mom and I try to go to the gym at least 3 times a week, sometimes 4 if we get a pool day in. One of my goals is to socialize at least once a month and that is a big goal as I'm pretty much withdrawn in social situations. This month I'm counting our S.S. Class party but I'm going to have to start thinking about September. Maybe I'll take a risk and invite people over for a dinner party or something. What I have managed to read lately has been more of Jillian Michaels book "Winning By Losing" and a couple of light paperbacks that haven't needed much thought.
Next month I plan to help start up a Women's Group at the church that will be a support and educational group helping with weight loss, spiritual nourishment, and making healthy choices. There are a few ladies that I already know about who would really like to have a group that they can confide in and get support from. I'm hoping it will help us all. I've managed to lose 10 pounds so far this month but still have problems with binge eating. Well I've probablly blabbed enough for today and next week I'll be in the U.P. so unless I get to their public library to add a posting I'll be back in two weeks.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
It is day 9...
...and all I can think about is potato chips, chocolate and other no-no's that I shouldn't be eating. I'm sitting at lunch with a big salad in front of me and it doesn't even taste good. I need to keep my eyes on my goal but there is a lot of emotional garbage going on in my mind today and I just want to blow the diet for today but my fear is that I would blow it again tomorrow too.
Life gets tough when you try to improve it. Those of you out there who believe in prayer I ask that you would pray for my family particularly my parents, younger sister and her family. The devil is doing might battle for her soul and she isn't strong enough to withstand him.
I read in Psalms 3 this morning that God will;
"Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked."
If God will do that I really believe the 'wicked' wouldn't be so attractive to us and we wouldn't make as many bad choices concerning them.
No books in this posting. I've been consumed with diet planning and frustration venting to get much done but my plan is to stock up for vacation and hope I don't have to watch so many kids that I don't have any time for myself.
Life gets tough when you try to improve it. Those of you out there who believe in prayer I ask that you would pray for my family particularly my parents, younger sister and her family. The devil is doing might battle for her soul and she isn't strong enough to withstand him.
I read in Psalms 3 this morning that God will;
"Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked."
If God will do that I really believe the 'wicked' wouldn't be so attractive to us and we wouldn't make as many bad choices concerning them.
No books in this posting. I've been consumed with diet planning and frustration venting to get much done but my plan is to stock up for vacation and hope I don't have to watch so many kids that I don't have any time for myself.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Yes, it's hard to believe...
...but I'm posting again! I've embarked on a new goal oriented life that will hopefully help me lose weight, become more socially comfortable, and grow spiritually. One of my weekly goals is to update my blog weekly, so I'm getting a jump start on that habit.
Another habit I'm working on is to read my Bible daily. I was challenged to this during Family Camp and have decided that my Bible will be the first book I read each day. For those who aren't addicted to reading like me that might not be much of an incentive but since I won't let myself read any other book until I read my Bible I have found it to work. My problem is deciding where to start. I don't want to read books about the Bible so I'm doing straight from the Word reading and started in Acts but that wasn't very inspiring so I skipped to 1 John and have been really reading about LOVE! Oh the many aspects of that one simple word. I've been challenge to work on loving people that I really don't like.
Well my posting for today is done and I need to get away from my desk for a while or I will want to start eating and I'm not taking lunch until 1:00 or 1:30 so I need to go distract myself. I hope all is well with all you.
PS. someone asked about my court dates that I referred to a couple of postings ago. As far as the one for the library-he plead guilty and will be serving quite a bit of time. I pray that it will be a wake up call and he will make some major changes in his life. As for the bother-in-law he managed to lie like a rug to the judge and not even serve a full week for not paying a previous court fine. (Life just doesn't work out the way we wish it to but we need to remember that God is still in control)
Another habit I'm working on is to read my Bible daily. I was challenged to this during Family Camp and have decided that my Bible will be the first book I read each day. For those who aren't addicted to reading like me that might not be much of an incentive but since I won't let myself read any other book until I read my Bible I have found it to work. My problem is deciding where to start. I don't want to read books about the Bible so I'm doing straight from the Word reading and started in Acts but that wasn't very inspiring so I skipped to 1 John and have been really reading about LOVE! Oh the many aspects of that one simple word. I've been challenge to work on loving people that I really don't like.
Well my posting for today is done and I need to get away from my desk for a while or I will want to start eating and I'm not taking lunch until 1:00 or 1:30 so I need to go distract myself. I hope all is well with all you.
PS. someone asked about my court dates that I referred to a couple of postings ago. As far as the one for the library-he plead guilty and will be serving quite a bit of time. I pray that it will be a wake up call and he will make some major changes in his life. As for the bother-in-law he managed to lie like a rug to the judge and not even serve a full week for not paying a previous court fine. (Life just doesn't work out the way we wish it to but we need to remember that God is still in control)
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