Jennifer

Having Fun in the Rain

April 6, 2008 by Jennifer 7 Comments

Well… we wanted to have a little fun today before the big storms arrived this evening here in Florida. So, we set out for an adventure to the park. We had thought we could have a nice little morning with the girls going through all the activities at the park and have a fun family picnic lunch.

Mother nature had other plans and decided to bring the rain early and it started right as we pulled up. It was just lightly and we thought what the heck… lets let the girls go at it.

Madisyn sliding down the slide and thinking oh no, I cannot hit that puddle.

Lyndsee taking a slide down the slippery slide

Then the rain starts really coming down and Lyndsee decides to have a blast running through it.

Madisyn decided to take cover and start posing under the slide’s cover.

The rain really started pounding and the lightning started so we figured we better get out of there. It was a little sad, because they were also having two birthday parties there and they were all having to take shelter.

It was fun though letting our hair down so to speak and letting the girls just have some plain ole fun in the rain 🙂

Stop… Pray Now!

April 4, 2008 by Jennifer 3 Comments

UPDATE: Ethan went to be with the Lord today 04/05 around lunch. I just will never understand why this evil monster cancer keeps taking innocent victims. I’m really irritated about this monster more than ever right now. I agree with what Ethan’s dad said: While the devil may be trying to convince us that prayer does not work, I am here and you should be that we can prove the devil wrong.

I have been following a special little boy for a good while now. He has took a turn for the worst. He is battling luekemia…. while he is in remission right now, his ANC (which needs to be above 500 to fight off infections) is 0 and his lungs just shut down.

His site is http://www.ethanpowell.com please pray please pray for this boy that he can come through this.

I am praying hard but wanted to get more prayer warriors on board. TY!!

Organized Milk… For the Next Generation

April 3, 2008 by Jennifer 7 Comments

You know with gas prices going higher and higher these days, it tends to have a wonderful (NOT) domino effect towards, truck drivers, which leads to higher food prices at the grocery store.

To make sure we are staying on our food budget each week, I have had to make some changes in our household. The organic milk that I was buying was 4.00 for a half gallon, so I thought I would try a cheaper brand of organic milk this week.

Well… I set out to do the taste testers with my girls. Lyndsee loved it… I think she just loves milk so much it doesn’t matter. Madisyn on the other hand took a couple sips, sat the cup down on the counter and looked up at me and said “Mom, I do not like this new organized milk that you bought” I had to think a minute, organized?? Oh… she means Organic milk. I had a good laugh out of that one.

So have you tried this new Organized Milk they have out ;).

Wordless Wednesday – Nature in the Eyes of a Child

April 1, 2008 by Jennifer 23 Comments

First Week Operation Spring Weight Off

March 30, 2008 by Jennifer 33 Comments

Mom’s here we go. This is the very first day of the Weight-Off and I know this is going to be a success. Look moms at all the prizes so far and I still have a couple more prizes that I am finishing up details on. I will continue adding to the page as well.

Each Monday morning we will post our beginning weight and then that week’s weigh-in. If you do not want to post your actual weight that is totally fine as well. Just post how many pounds you would like to lose and where you are at for the week. We will be there to support each other through this and if you are having a bad day, blog about it and we will be right there with you to give you an extra hand of motivation and support. Moms let’s make sure we are all staying in touch with each other. I will post different motivations throughout the week as well.

The beginning motivation I would like to start with… is make sure you are drinking your water each day. 64 ounces of a water is what we want to be striving for each day. If you can do more, that is great. We can do it. Just put the water at your desk and sip on it throughout the day 🙂

My story: I weighed 132 pounds when I got pregnant with my first daughter. Which was a pretty good weight for me considering I am 5 ft. 8 inches. After I had my first daughter, I lost the weight really good and all my pregnancy weight was gone by the time she was 6 months old.

Now I got pregnant with my second daughter when my first daughter was 13 months old. I gained 70 pounds with her and never lost it. I had post partum depression with my second daughter and I never had it treated, so I don’t know if that is the reason I have held onto the weight or not. It has fluctuated throuhgout the 3 years of her life and I was down to 170 once but with everything in life that has went on, I have gained those 30 pounds back. So…

My starting weight is: 200 lbs
My goal weight is: 140lbs

I am really serious about this weight off and so happy other moms are joining in to help me through this time. We are all here for each other!

Please sign Mr. Linky below and share your story this first week.

Jennifer

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