Drumroll please......................................

It's OFFICIAL!...............I survived Bootcamp!!

And the stats are...................
4 weeks ago yesterday, I did 15 "army" style pushups and 30 girly style (on the knees) in 1 minute.........
Last night, I did 33 "army" style pushups and 12 girly style in 1 minute!!!

4 weeks ago yesterday, I did 16 situps in 1 minute.......Yes, I know that is awful, but you have your abdomen stretched to max capacity twice and tell me how many you can do!! ok, I am kidding, I don't really want to know!!
Last night, I did 25 situps in 1 minute!!

I even shaved off 2 minutes on my time for running a mile, bringing it to 11:44!!

Now, I honestly can't say that I notice a difference physically, but it was fantastic having friends tell me how "skinny" I looked Sunday at the fall festival.........I even wore my skinny jeans!! Now, between you and me, they were my new larger sized skinny jeans, but WHO CARES, right????!! AAAHHHHHHHH, aren't friends great!!

Now, to do or not to do...........again, that is a good question!!

Week 4..............

Don't you hear the Rocky song playing in the background????

NO????

Me neither...................

Have mercy, Week 4 here I come............................................

Happy Birthday, Hubby!!!

So, 34 years ago, the hubby was born..............For that, I am thankful.............Because 7 years ago, outside of a pizza place, after a long day and night of tailgating and football watching, I professed my love..........and he professed his love.............Although, he did it the next day, to make sure I even remembered doing it!!

The monkey's and I hope you have a great day.............................

Family...................

Boy, does this have many definitions...................................
I am learning too many definitions...................I kind of like the old fashion kind with a mom and a dad and two kids and extensions from there like grandparents and aunts and uncles and don't forget the cousins.............or the friends...................

Worry......................

Just ran across some great "worry" advice and thought I would share..................

"Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere"

or

"Don't worry about things in the future. Because if you worry about things in the future and everything turns out okay...you have worried in vain. If you worry about things in the future and things aren't okay...you will have worried twice. Live and enjoy the moment you are in."

hmmm, great advice, huh!

Now if I can just figure out how to do that.....................you know, that "not worrying" thing.

What's October without a pumpkin patch visit???

The other weekend we went to Yahoo Farms with our friends Uncle Steve, Aunt Tiffany and sweet Madison....................so much fun! The place was great although very small. We picked a great day to be there because we had the place to ourselves!!



Here's ems on her first pony ride ever!!!!! Not from a lack of trying but first one she agreed to and this will certainly not be her last......................


These two monkey's had no problem hoping on and going for a ride..........Our fearless twosome, for sure!!

How about that happy girl!!


A little action shot from the favorite part of the day...............Whoever invented the "jumpy thing" is a very rich person.

Number one fearless monkey fed her popcorn to the goats and of course, convined fearless monkey number two to do it as well :)

I wish you could bottle up their smiles............and save them forever!!

Family...................what a word.............................




Fun times and great memories that will be cherished forever...................

Fireproof..................

I'm not talking about the stuff they spray on drapes and children's pajamas..............I am talking about the movie "Fireproof" with Kirk Cameron..........I heard about this movie years ago from my SIL (sister-in-law) and was recently reminded of it again by a friend of mine. So, I ran to blockbuster last night, had to start up a new contract since it has been YEARS since we had rented a movie, and brought it home. I am sure the hubby thought I had lost my mind but was nice enough to sit down and watch it with me. We both thought it was a good movie. A little bad acting here and there but for the most part, it was really good. It certainly makes me wish I had watched it years ago when the SIL first mentioned it.

Also amazing to think they filmed this movie with a $500,000 budget which is a tiny amount compared to 99% of the movies made today..................

I am definitely glad we watched it and will probably watch it again before it has to be returned next week!!