Steps towards goals!

Two more days and month three is done! My goal was to be down 30 lbs by now... I lost control this month, ate tons of crap and didn't lose a pound, so I'm dreading reporting to the chub club! AHHHH! I did continue to walk/run at least three times a week however and that has saved me from gaining all the weight back. This morning I went to Hyrum and tried out Curves, the "women only" gym. I don't know what I think about it though...not sure it worked me out enough???? I also walked/ran today, so I feel pretty good about that. I'm finding more and more just how important exercise is for my mental health. Its a constant battle trying to lose weight...I just hate it so much! On the positive side.....at least I am healthy enough to even be able to workout. I'm very grateful for that blessing. With that said, I have another goal. I just started saving money for a camera......I'm going to follow one of my dreams. :) I want the Nikon D90. They say it takes fabulous pics, plus a bonus, it takes videos. It's not cheap! I have no experience with SLR cameras, but I've wanted to take a photography class and learn how to take great shots for years, so ....that will be a great excuse! Goals are tough to stick to, but I'm not giving up! Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, said, "The journey begins with a single step." I'm taking steps.... so Good luck to me!

Ordinations

Today Bennett was ordained a Priest. He asked Nick a few weeks ago if he would ordain him, and Nick said he would. I think its really cool....and I'm very very proud of both of them! An issue I have with my stupid depression is forgetfulness....I HATE it! I'm saying that now because not until we were in the Bishops office did I realize that I forgot to invite Bryce and Amber, plus, Alison is out of town so she missed it too! I swear, I am so lame!! I did the same thing when Nick was ordained an Elder...didn't even think to invite Bryce and Amber or grandparents or anything till we were in the room ready to do it! That one made me cry. Nick did a great job. He gave a beautiful blessing, very touching , very sweet. I'm so proud of him! While Ive been writing I let Helga out and forgot about her for a little too long! She found something dead to roll in and stinks to high heaven!!! Wow! Bret Is giving her a bath right now! Its gloomy weather outside, so we may end up playing games or napping after dinner today. Last week we porch monkeyed in the warm sun all day long! Either way, as long as I'm with my family its good and I'm happy.

Never safe!

I live with a bunch of smartalicks! One day when I returned from grocery shopping I backed into the driveway for easier unloading. Then, Alison came home, decided to back in as well, then Bryce, then Nick, and finally when Bret came home from work, he backed up to the side of the house. They all thought they were so funny and got their jollies out of it! No one said anything to anyone about it, they all just quietly did it, one after another! I'm sure everyone driving by wondered what kind of weirdos live here! I had to take pictures of course because it was so sickening. :) Also, when Bryce tiled our bathroom, he and Bret decided to donate our toilet to the Calls as a porch ornament complete with flowers! Of course, I had to document that with photos as well! The toilet sat there for two days before they even noticed! It was funny! They knew it was us, we couldn't fool them! It gets crazy around here alot of the time. We have a thing we do called "The Sucker". The idea is to try to sucker someone into believing something stupid, or fake them into correcting something you say. But, you never , ever, ever, want to be suckered! Another thing you never want to get caught doing is miss pronouncing or using a word incorrectly, because you will NEVER live it down!! Example: Kramer came over one day and said " my grandpa is really spree for an old guy! Immediately Ali and I started laughing and mocking him ..." so did you mean your grandpa is spry for an old guy?" Ha ha ha...so.... often since that time ...which was well over a year ago...we say, "Hey kramer, are you feeling spree today?"..or, " gosh Ali, I'm sure feeling spree today , how about you?" Lol! We get a kick out of the dumbest things! Bryce is the king of the sucker game. He got Bret years ago and it will go down in Rigby history as the best sucker ever , but that story will have to be another post sometime. So, beware, watch what you do and say when you are around us because no one is ever safe around my family!

Bassackwards!

The lovely planter we donated to our neighbors!