Countdown!

This is the countdown week in the chub club like the "last chance workout" is on "The Biggest Loser" show. As of today I am officially down 8 lbs! I hope that by Saturday when we turn in our percentages I can lose at least one or two more! Of course that means I need to move this body alot more than I have been! I would have last week, but with that stupid cold and stuff I could'nt. My goals today are to finish gutting out and cleaning my bedroom. I've been working on it forever! Take the mutts out for a walk....they've been begging me all morning! Get all of the laundry done, and do my "Turbo Jam" exercises. I've only done them once, but I like them. Last night Alison and I went to the movie, "He's just not that into you." We liked it...more than we thought we would. It's nice to go to the movies when there are only a few people there. Monday night I started reading a book titled, "The year of the fog". I knew by the third chapter I was going to be in trouble! It was so good I could'nt put it down! I read from 11:00 p.m. till 4:00 a.m. Finished the whole book! I had to get up at 7:00 a.m. for work yesterday, so reading all night was a really stupid thing for me to do! I was such a tired mess the whole day! However, I made up for it today and slept in till 10:00! Well, time is of the essence if I want to get all these things done today! The countdown is on.. . .

Get Real Reality!

Tonight is the final show for "The Bachelor". I'm excited to see who Jason picks! Kramer gives me and Alison a hard time about it. He always says, "That's so lame, its just a stupid reality show and they are desperate to put anything on T.V.! It's not even real, its so stupid, its not like they could really fall in love that fast!" Lol! We don't care. We just tell him that it is real, very real, and we are gonna watch it anyway! Bret would never admit it, but he's all into it too! You can bet he'll be right there on the couch tonight watching with us to see who's the lucky girl! Nick and his friend Luke are out looking for jobs today. Good luck to them! It'll be good for Nick to see how hard it is to get a job without an education. He is still working on his mission papers. We go to see about his wisdom teeth next week. Alison finishes up her precepting this week. I'm proud of her. She is almost finished with the nursing program! She has done really well. Bryce is laid off right now, which is hard for him, but nice for me! He is going to put new tile in my entryway , kitchen and bathroom. We are going to pay him to help him out. Benny loves high school. He is always busy with his friends. He thinks he wants to be on the track team...we'll see. Oh! Alison just told me "The Bachelor" is next week! How disappointing! Gosh, let's get real here!

Sunday Sluggin

Sunday is supposed to be a day of worship and rest, but that isn't how it works for me. It's more like. . . Hurry to start dinner before church, hurry to get ready for church, hurry to church, hurry to get home from church, hurry to finish dinner, hurry to cleanup after dinner! It's just another day of hurrying and work for me! This Sunday however, I'm still sick, so I'm not hurrying anything! I slept in, ate breakfast, made my bed, and now I'm writting here. I feel like I'm in slow motion, like a slug. Everything takes huge effort to do. My head is full of snot, (gottta love that!) , my chest is heavy and my eyes are runny. The good thing is, I can't taste, so that's been good for my diet! I like to look at the upside of things if I can. :) The Oscars are on tonight. Ali and I are excited because Hugh Jackman is hosting! YESSSSSS! He is one fine piece of male skin! Also, we love to see, (and judge), the hairstyles and gowns the movie stars wear. :) I guess I really don't care who wins what..except for Heath Ledger. I think he should win best supporting actor. I'd think that even if he were still alive. He did a fantastic job as the Joker! He has been a favorite actor of mine since the movie "A Knights Tale". Well, my family will be home in an hour, so I guess I'll slug in to the kitchen and get dinner in the oven. Slug...slug....slug...

Sick

So, I guess Im lucky and caught Nicks cold! I have a lovely sore throat with a stuffy/runny nose. Sweet! Oh well, its definalty better than having the barfs! :) I hope I didnt spread it to my clients today. I warned them! Im trying to get the energy to clean the house. Benny is having friends over tonight. Bret and I are going to dinner with the Calls. We never see them so it will be nice to catch up on things. Its crazy how we can live next door to each other and hardly ever see each other. Busy schedules I guess. WOW! I just heard on the news that Larry Miller died! Thats too bad! He just had his legs amputated to the knees....I guess he was alot sicker than they let on. Gosh, Im going to be happy that Im sick with a cold.....things could be alot worse!

Whats for dinner?

Whats for dinner? Thats my real name... at least thats how I feel alot of the time! The longer Im married and the older my kids get, the harder it is to decide what to fix for dinner. Ive been resorting to googling recipes to motivate myself to no avail! Last night I tried a new recipe called "spicy peanut chicken" that looked really good in a cookbook...but ...it was kinda blah. I think I just need to turn the cooking over to someone else! I want to exchange my" Whats for dinner" name to "Im napping". . because thats what I want to do all the time..and I know I could be really good at it! :) We are keeping Shelly for Ben for a few days. Ali and I took all three of the mutts for a walk today. They love it, and its good for me! Its interesting to see how all of Roxys puppies are turning out. Theyre really smart, beautiful, good dogs. Shelly is still the smallest one. The chub club is moving right along and I have lost 6lbs as of today. Woo Hoo! Mark is down 8! I really have to step it up if I want to win this month. Kelly beat me with her percentage, but I beat Eric! Poor Bret, no loss yet! He is working at it though and Im proud of him. Hes gonna be the dark horse in this competition I bet! Well.. duty is calling... its getting near dinnertime. Whats for dinner? Lol....who knows.. maybe Ill just go take a nap!

Happy Valentines Day!

When I was in grade school I loved Valentines Day. It was so fun to go shopping and pick out a box of valentine cards! It always took me forever to choose because I loved them all so much. We had a Valentine Tea, where we wore our prettiest dresses to school and were assigned a boy as our partner to pull out our chairs and sit at our table. The faculty had the lunch room and tables all decorated with hearts and streamers. We all learned and put into practice proper table manners. We were served a sugar cookie and punch. But, more than any other thing, I loved ,loved, loved, to make our valentine boxes! There were prizes given for the prettiest, most unique, ect. It was so fun to see what all my classmates came up with. After school my sibs and I would race home to find a box of those message heart candies on our pillow from dad. Then last, we got to valentine our friends in the neighborhood by leaving our cards and treats on the step then we would ring the doorbell and run and hide! Fun fun memories! Today Im making sugar cookies and cupcakes for my kids. They each get some clothes too. Bret and I have reservations for the two of us at Maddox at 9:00...yes 9:00....we were slow ...but we have a wedding reception over there at 7:00 so its ok. Sometimes holidays can be a pain in the neck to adults but the memories created from them are treasures! So, be sure and make some good memories today! Happy Valentines Day!

Facts!

All of you that love the t.v. show " The Office", as much as we do, know what "fact" means. Fact: I have had a tough time with my diet this week. Fact: I need to organize my time better for exercising. Fact: I need to clean my house badly! Fact: I really dont want to fix dinner tonight. Fact: I cant stand Michael Scott! He is completely annoying and self-absorbed. The man drives me crazy!.........Thats what she said! Lol!......Its friday the 13th and Ive had a much better day today than last friday! Kinda funny....however Im not really superstitous. I went to the dr with Nick today for his mission physical. He is fine and Dr. Duke is awesome! He talked to Nick about the mission field and what to expect. Then Amber gave Nick a TB test and took some blood. Afterwards we met up with Bryce and Jonathan and little David for lunch. Jonathan is a good little dad. Tonight its ping pong for workout and t.v. for relaxation. Why get dressed up when you can hang in the sweats and chill? Thats the motto for Barrel Belly Bret and Astronomical Annette! Thats also why we are members of the chub club!

Nicknames

Ok, Its already been a week since the start of the chub club! I cant believe it! Ive been starving for a week! With the amount of weight I want to lose and in the time frame I have to lose it in, my calorie allowance is slim to none! Ive been hungry constantly, and have all sorts of cravings that I can never satisfy! Then today, it dawned on me that Im in the middle of PMS! This treat usually lasts about two weeks. Duh me! No wonder Im crazy hungry! I guess thats better than being crazy mean! (However, I do get that way too occasionally!) The second my period starts then "BAM" my appetite goes back to normal. Im gonna have to hang tight to win the contest this month! Anyway, Mark sent an email telling us we need nicknames for the chub club. So far the ones I know of are Bret, who is "Barrel Belly Bret" and me, "Astronomical Abdomen Annette", and there is "Super-Sized Sheri, "Monsterous Mount Margo" and "Massive Marshmellow Mark". Lol! I think its great! Im down 5lbs. this week. YESSSSSSSS! I hope I can keep it up! It was snowing again today, so no walking outside for me. Bret and I decided we are going to play an hour of ping pong for our exercise instead. Im gonna kick ole Barrel Belly Brets Butt!

Do the Dew!

I got to tend cute little David today! Hes the cutest squishy happy baby ever! I forget how exhausting it is to take care of babies! No wonder we have kids when we are young women! Poor kid, we kissed his little face to pieces! Bryce kept him for an hour while I went with Nick to get his missionary shots. He is so cute with babies, he will be a good dad someday! So, Nick and his friend Luke and I went to Bear River Health Services to get Nicks shots and Luke ended up getting a couple himself. Nick was so scared he kept asking the nurse if it was gonna hurt. It was funny watching him! Here he is a big boy and scared half to death of getting shots! Luke and I got a kick out of it. :) They are both really good boys and I love them. Oh, ...Its late and Im going to go to bed and hopefully not fall asleep before I get a few pages read in my book. Last night I read one page and woke up to my book falling on my chest! I hate that! If I werent on a stupid diet Id drink a mountain dew right now to help keep me awake! Lol...mmm I love mountain dew.....

Snow

Yes its snowing ...ugh. I only worked an hour today and was hoping to go for a walk with the mutts, but its too hard to walk with the snow blowing in my face! Instead, I went to lunch with Bryce and Bret. We had a really good time. Afterwards, Bryce and I went to walmart to get a shock collar for Helga. She chases vehicles and we hope this will be the thing to get her to stop before she gets hit. We watched the bachelor tonight and its down to three women. We are pulling for Melissa or Jillian. We think Molly is fake. He sure seems to like her the most though! I can tell my depression is coming on strong again. Ive been trying keep it under control by thinking positively and keep busy, but its so hard! I have to literally force myself to do even the smallest things. Like, for example fixing dinner tonight was a killer! I made fajitas, and thank goodness they are easy to make! Another thing Ive been doing to help lessen my depression is to always have a good book to read. I think Ive read four books in the last three weeks! Im actually starting a new one tonight. One of my very favorite things to do is read in bed before I go to sleep. If I keep my mind busy I seem to do better. Alison wants me to come and watch her play a wii horse game that Kramer rented for her. Yes , you read that right! A horse game! lol! Bret is outside pushing snow.. we call it "farming". He loves it! If there is even a skiff of snow he is out there plowing! Hes such a farmer at heart! Im crossing my fingers and hoping this is the last of the snow this season. Well.. I guess its time to go watch the horseshow! :)

Its a dog day!

Today Bryce and Amber came out with their dogs, plus Roberts dog, to pick up our four wheeler and our two dogs, so they could take them all for a run. Ali and I decided to go with them. We drove up to the church recreation area that is at the base of the mountains south of our home. We followed behind in my truck while Bryce and Amber were on the 4-wheeler. What a crazy sight to watch five boxers having a blast running up and down hills, chasing snow balls and sniffing everything in their paths! We were driving on a deeply snow rutted road and bouncing all over the place! I was so worried that I was going to get high centered or slide off of the road or get stuck way up the mountain! We had a great time, as did the dogs! We took alot of photos that I will post later. Tonight Benny was invited to a huge group date of sorts, by a girl named Portia. There are twenty couples! They are going ice skating and then going to make pizzas and watch a movie. Nick has gone to the Aggie game with Brie and her grandpa, Alison and Kramer went on a double date to dinner and a movie, and Bryce and Amber went to the hot pots in Idaho with friends. That means date night for us! What did we do? Lol...we went to Sams club for goceries and then brought Bajios home for dinner. Woo Hoo! :)

Bittersweet Friday

Dont we all love Fridays? I usually do, however today has been a tough day! First thing this morning while doing Aunt LaRae's hair she tells me that Tish has cancer again. She has three grape sized lumps in her chest cavity and has to have chemo again. The good thing is the lumps arent in any organs. Next, Rada tells me that Vada (twin sister clients of mine) has had a mini stroke and has to go to a rest home. Vada is so sweet and has been driving Rada out to my shop to get her hair done for a year or more now. Then, I found out that Duane Hall (member of our ward) is dying of congestive heart failure. He has been so good to my boys and helped them so much in scouting. In fact, Bryce wouldnt have his eagle if it werent for Duane. Im counting my blessings! Life can be so great and so hard at the same time. Heres the great for me...down 4 lbs.! Probably water weight , but I dont care, Ill take it! :) In case I havent mentioned...I have a fabulous family and I love them all so much ! That includes my extended family too! Good luck to Darlene in her recovery from surgery! So happy it went well! Last, but not least... Friday night is chinese take out, and yes, I saved up calorie space. Happy Friday yall!

Thanks Ellen!

The Ellen show is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, she is on the same time as Oprah, so I have to check them both out and see what they have on their shows and decide which one I want to watch. Well, today Ellen won, and I worked out while I watched her show. She is so funny, that the time flew by! Bret and our boys all went skiing today. I love it when they do fun things together. I hope they are having a great time! Every thursday night is "The Office" night at our house. We always get pizza and Bryce comes out with his dogs , so we have a wild loud full house! Its alot of fun though. The last few weeks Benny has had church basketball games...and oh my..they are so so so funny to watch! Our boys have won all of their games so far. One week Bret had to be a referee and the shirt they gave him to wear was so small it fit like a midriff and stretched to the limit! It was great! We laughed hard... poor guy! Time to pick up dinner...and yes... I reserved enough of my calorie limit to be able to eat pizza...woo hoo!

The chub club!

Yesterday I received an email forward from Bret. It was from Mark, inviting all of the Rigby/Ruder/Harper clan to join the biggest loser "clan chubby edition" ! Ha ha ha! I think its great! I signed right up of course! Im really excited because as you know I already started my weight loss plan yesterday! :) This is just the perfect timing and perfect motivation for me because again, as I said, I tend to be competitive! I tried out the turbo jam 20 minute session, and decided its ok. I didnt get bored , and the time went by quickly. As soon as I finish this post Im headed out for a walk with the mutts. Helga is bored and whiney, and I need to get my exercise in. The sun is out and its a beautiful day!

Turbo Jam!

So , yes, I purchased the turbo jam excersize cds! Today is the big day, Im gonna test them out! Lol! Im also going to try to keep motivated by using this blog as my journal. Oh how I hate to exercise! Its really hard to workout when youre fat. Its uncomfortable and exhausting. I tend to be competitive, so I get frustrated when my body cant do what my mind wants to do. Ok, Im signing off to get my butt in gear. No pain , no gain right?!