14th weigh in on Optifast at Great Lakes Weight and wellness

Optifast at Great Lakes Weight and Wellness

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my printer...& my ass

a couple people have asked about my printer/printers and here they are....they're both epson printers, I got the one on the left for christmas last year from my peeps!!! and the one on the right I have upgraded to...this summer...the only real difference is the one on the right has a spot for a CD to get pics from...but as far as printing they both rock!!! I found the epson site to show the differences http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/PictureMate/pmHome.jsp?oid=0 the one on the left is the DASH and the one on the right is the ZOOM...I got mine from my lss Scrappy Chic http://www.scrappychiclivonia.com/ ...and they even sell the refills which is nice to be able to pick up some ink..as you're scrapbook shoppin'!!!

another question asked was if I have went down any clothes sizes?? and really I have only went down about 2 sizes...when I first started I was punishing a size 34.....yikes!! and now I am comfy in a 26/28...yep...let's just get it out there...before I had sommer I was a 22/24 so that is my next goal...size wise...Shirts are a different story...I like 'em big...shirts that is......was a 6x..now I buy a 5x..but they're getting baggy...and as my daughter reminds me they look like mini dresses.....Okay now that we got the sizes out in the open...I realized that I don't think I've ever said my weight...on september 9th I weighed in...at (drumroll please) 400 pounds....and that's after losing about 15 pounds since ed passed...and as of last monday I was down to 333....don't know if it's going to move to much tonight.....but I think we are doing measurments because weve all been working out...she doesn't want us to get discouraged if the scale isn't moving...so I think they want us to see if any inches are gone...

Okay this was kinda a question and answer post...ha,ha...anymore questions? let me know...I think I am always willing to put it out there....even if it ain't cute...

cropped last night

went to my creative memories crop last night....and got almost 4 pages done....the last one still working on....but felt good to get my scrap on a little......did this first one of Tonee' and chris.. but this 2nd one is my favorite of the night....everything just looked how I wanted it to..of me and sommer at the ida parade.
and this one of us at the christmas concert...

so hope to have an uneventful saturday.....doesn't that sound nice.....

well got the braces on, the only thing that hurt were these spacers they put in, and one they can't fit..so on monday..I get to get my tooth shaved a little so they can shove..this metal spacer in between my teeth..sounds like good times??!! then I came home to these cuties....and yes I am taling about mikey and alyssa..not tonee' and chris....gosh they all look like they got stuck in a wind storm..... lil' miss alyssa E.d. looking adorable....she is talking up a storm, not really saying much...but I think she likes to hear her own voice....
and then Sommer getting inducted into the junior honor society at school

I was so proud, and I think she was proud of herself..I love that she is concerned about grade point averages...and stuff like that already...Lord knows she got that from her daddy.......

and as this long day, just seemed to get longer...we had to go find a christmas outfit afterwards....but it went pretty good...it's so weird the outfit that she got..is something I probably wore around....1987ish...the oversized sweater dress thingy...with the leggings with lace at the bottom......yep..I rocked the sweater dress....very hard..back in the day!!! Okay..off to the gym..with Tonee'....and one..and two..and kick....!!!

Christmas shoppin'

well I started my first real christmas shopping....spree...and to be honest it felt good, and I really enjoyed escaping to my bedroom to wrap them all....it helped getting in the mood....It feels good to see the kids getting excited...'cause you know I had to torture them a little.....I did do a little scrappin' did a page of some of the pics from my photoshoot that robin did....from once upon a memory photography http://onceuponamemoryphotography.blogspot.com/ plus for anybody in the area she is giving away something on her blog...so check it out if you know somebody who is having a rough time....... I am off to the dentist to get my bottoms on, and my first tightening...little nervous about that , I have heard every nightmare story about that....and how it hurts for a couple days after.....then tonight my Sommer gets inducted into the junior honor society.....she's so excited!!! oh..and i get to babysit...Mikey and alyssa after I get them tightened so hope I'm not in to much pain...

christmas concert

sommer had her first chorus concert last night.....it brought back alot of memories...seems like yesterday that I was taking Tonee to her concert..with the same shirts......me and sommer heading out the door..she was so nervous..

I was so proud of her....can't help to see her dad in her tonight...and I wish he could be here...I couldn't help to look at her ..and feel bad that she doesn't have her dad....like I scanned the kids and thought of all these how many don't have their dads...it's just sad..that she has to deal with this at 12..but on the other hand..I think what a strong daughter I have..

and what a surprise when these two showed up.....thought it was sweet..that chris and tonee came...and even though sommer was embarrassed when we screamed "SOMMER" when she walked out...I think it meant alot to her too...

it's official today....I am gonna have to start christmas shoppin'....there is no hiding from it anymore...I need to hit my grief group, the gym..and then if I have any energy left....the store..!! ugghhhh...plus I need groceries....now if I could only win that mega million lottery....I could just hire someone to do it for me...just kidding....I actually bought a lotto ticket last night....but lost it from the store to home...so I better not win this time...hee,hee...have a great day !!!