Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Past Week: BELOW This post

I had it as a DRAFT!!! (click)Oops.

Ha ha.....Oh, and I got the kids slide @ Walmart. It was $300.00 something like that. Tons of fun for the adults too. *wink* I may have to host a Girls Fun Park soon. :-)

If anyone wants info on my famous Detox-email me @ sweetestthing77459@yahoo.com, there is much more to it then what I have listed. I am enjoying my apple as we speak.

Backyard Fun

The below pool represents what my sisters and I played in when we were little. We had the green plastic pool that took 10 minutes to fill up with water, remember the one that had an alligator slide along the inside of it? I just thought this was the best little pool to take a dip in. To say the least, that pool is definately for the dogs compared to what the boy and the girl get to splash around in.

Todays kids get to enjoy these giant inflatables.
"Splash Time @ Grandma's"

Ah yes I bought the kids this one to play with.
It sure beats taking them to Galveston.

The Past Week

The past week or so has been quite a busy one for us. The kids are enjoying their summer break and have done many activities so far. My super sweet friend Heather actually picked them up yesterday and took them to the Children's Museum. Her nieces and nephew are in town and she figured my little ones would enjoy going with them and they did. Lauren came home with her face painted and she looked so cute.
They are especially enjoying any and all time they get to play Rock Band and have become quite the little experts.It is so cool to have them listening to the music that I grew up with. Before Rock Band, I had never imagined my son saying, "I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers" and "Metallica".
The kids spent some time with their cousins and grandma recently. Darren is a good big brother and he is also very good with his little cousins. He is the oldest of all the grand kids and he is so good with all of them. Not to mention that he is the ONLY boy. His cousin Kendra just loves him.
I had a gals night out this past weekend and we had a lot of fun. We went to some concert/club that I had never been to before. It wasn't exactly my cub of tea but because I was with the ladies I had a good time. I now know how it feels to walk among 5,000 people like a huge ant farm. I actually had to call it a night and retire a little early due to the body heat of all these concert goes. We played some pool, drank some drinks & did a little bit of dancing. I really must look into taking some salsa dance lessons. :-/
Yolanda, Rosalinda & I @ the Duelo Concert
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Update on my DETOX: Going great! Day 2 and going strong. The detox is much easier to do in the summer time. One: It is hot outside and that makes me less likely to feel hungry and Two: There is nothing like salads, veggies & fruit on a hot summer day. Plus I already drink a lot of water. I will start my workouts when I return from Port A.

Monday, June 9, 2008

DETOX: DAY 1

Breakfast: 2 Cups of Fruit-Green Grapes, Pineapple & Honeydew
Lots of water

Snack: An apple and more water

Lunch: Baked Potato (plain) Salad (no dressing) and you guessed it: More water

Snack: Strawberries & Raisins w/yet more water!

Dinner: Same as lunch but I will be adding some grains and we can not forget that water.

As some of you know, I have piled on a few beach destinations to my summer travels so now I am trying to get a kick start on the reduction of my winter fluff. Why I have that, I have no idea, Winter in Houston is when people start to go outside and do things. I think we'll just call it my body clock working off growing up in Colorado.

I am not trying to lose any crazy amount of weight but you know how we get when we look at all those swimsuits. I have done this program before with my old trainer (who moved to Germany!!) and it was great. I can honestly say that it made me feel cleansed and my taste for food really changed for the better. I can NO longer put any type of salad dressing on my salads. It kind of grosses me out. I actually enjoy the taste of the vegetables in the salads. Go figure. I use to use Ranch dressing for everything, French Fries, Veggies, Steak, Chicken even Ice Cream (okay not really ice cream but you get the point). I may be feeling it a bit by Wednesday but I am going to stick with it and feel refreshed at the end of it all. Which by the way is a 2 week detox. By the 2nd week I do get to add some turkey and chicken. Last year when I did the detox I lost 8 lbs and kept it off for over 6 months. I think because my taste buds couldn't quite handle all the garbage I use to shove down my mouth before without realizing it. Until this day I still can't finish an adult meal. Before I use to eat mine and clean off the kids plates. Just something to blog about today.

I'll keep you all posted on my progress.

It is the social life we lead that makes it all so hard. I am having to make a date for this evening at 9:00pm...so no food will be involved. Hmmm. LOL

Thursday, June 5, 2008

PORT ARANSAS, TX 6/12-14/08

Who doesn't love going to the Beach? The house we will be staying at!
My good friend Batina invited me to join her on her beach week get away this week. I can't go for the whole week but I do think I will join her next Thursday-Saturday late afternoon.
I can't wait to just bask in the sun and finish my book
Isn't summer time grand? Ahhh!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

P.S. I LOVE YOU

P.S. I LOVED THIS MOVIE, ESPECIALLY "JERRY"!!
CAN I HAVE ONE OF THESE?

My Life On The Job! BIZZZZEEEE!

The amount of milk crates by my door (To be filed)
Drilling Reports, Drilling Reports

Lots of Leases
I love my new job!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Purse MEME

The Dump Out!

What a mess! You can tell I just got back from an out of town trip (Airplane-hence the infamous clear plastic bag to hold all of your 3oz liquids or gels). I somehow have the following items in my purse. YIKES!!
  • Check Book
  • Make up Items: Lip Gloss, Mascara, Eye Shadow, Blush, Lip Stick, Age Defying Makeup, Powder & Mirror
  • Keys
  • Boarding Pass Sleeve
  • Jewelry: 2 Pair Earrings, Bracelet, Necklace, Julia's wedding ring I found
  • Gum that has busted out of its package
  • ID Case
  • Ummm hmm, condom?? Ha ha *Blushes*
  • Headphones
  • Deodorant
  • Movie stub from Iron Man
  • Hertz rental car receipt
  • Target receipt
  • Tags from luggage
  • Check for the kids school bus service....hmm, that is why I got a bill from them in the mail...oops!
  • Tweezers
  • Lots of change

Some of you may quit reading my blog after all of that! That is my purse after a trip. Questions? Comments? Suggestions?

I got this from Stephanie