More Pictures

I really love taking other people's pictures. I love the challenge in trying to capture their personalities. I spent Sunday afternoon with Erin and her kids. You can check out some of the photos there. It was really fun and I hope I get to do it again!

I want to feel better. For Real.

Should I be worried that the doctor doesn't even know what I have?

Back to the Grind

Well I decided that I should start back with my Weigh in Wednesday updates.

Chris and I decided that it would be interesting to have a before and after set of pictures. The "before" picture is less than desirable, however, when we get to the "after" picture it will be nice to see the progress, besides if striping down to your skives for a photo shoot is not enough motivation than I don't know what is! (not sure if I will ever share the before picture, but we will see ;)

Current Weight: 153lbs
Weight loss to date: 12 lbs

Target weight: 135 lbs
ONLY 18 pounds to go!

Wish me luck people, I want to be wearing a bikini by June!


If there are any mothers out there who are embarrassed about the way motherhood has effected your body, you should check out this site: Shape of a Mother

Have a good one!

Where do babies come from....

...well, according to my son, they come from Wal-mart. He woke up from his nap yesterday crying and crying for a baby brother. When I told him he did not have one, he told me to go to Wal-mart and get one. Nice.

On the way to school we always play the "Whats that" and the "why" game. This morning he asked me a few "whats that" and then he said "is that a Hay field, Mom?" It was. (I didn't even know he knew what that was, but ok.) Then he said. "I like to eat bananas in the hay field" "Bananas are yummy" Man kids say the darndest things. He cracks me up all the time. I love this age.

Snow Day!

I typically don't post pictures of food I have made, but with the weather so cold, school canceled and a day spent at home....this is what we did. I made lemon cookies for Chris tonight when he gets home. I figured they would go well with taco soup. The cake plate is an antique my mom gave me for Christmas. Pretty boring, I know, but I got to bake in my jammies!!

Fun in the Sun!

Blogger keeps throwing me off so I will have to post more pics later......sorry

Ok, so I swim in the ocean in the morning and slid on ice the very same night. Not sure if my body can keep up with the drastic changes. I had a great/fast trip to Florida this weekend. I was able to spend some time with my Florida family by myself. I left the kids with their Dad and spent 3 days in the sunshine state. I took the kids school pictures as well. Kendie is so beautiful and Joe is quite handsome!

2007- Perfect Peace

I typically use this blog for pictures. It is easier for me to throw a bunch of pictures up here than sit down and write, usually not making any sense, what I want to say. I am working on my photography website, which I hope to have up and running in the near future. I am super excited about this and hope it is worth all the trouble.

I have learned so much in the last 2 years. Having a child opened my eyes to so much more than I ever thought possible. It helped me understand what it is to love someone with no reserve. To see a piece of you walking, talking, screaming, loving, smiling, laughing, playing, is breathtaking. FAMILY is so important. I struggle with this everyday. Not a day goes by that I don't have to push anger and fear aside and try and be strong. I fail, all the time. I have always heard that time is the cure all, right, the fool that started that rumor should be shot. How much time must pass before the dust settles, the air is clear and we can all see each other for who we are. I wait anxiously for that day. Having Conan has helped me understand and appreciate the gift of Christ. I can't imagine giving up my son for the evil of this world.

I have been yearning for perfect peace in my life again. I don't have it all figured out. I pray that God in his mercy will show me how to believe again. Sunday at church we sang a song called: "Here I am to Worship" It brought me to tears as I was singing it. How simple, how true. Maybe the answer is not as complicated as I make it, maybe I am just here to say that he's my God.

"Here I am to worship"

Light of the world, You step down into darkness.

Opened my eyes let me see.

Beauty that made this heart adore you

hope of a life spent with you.

And here I am to worship,

Here I am to bow down,

Here I am to say that you're my God,

You're altogether lovely,

Altogether worthy,

Altogether wonderful to me.

King of all days,

Oh so highly exalted

Glorious in heaven above.

Humbly you came to the earth you created.

All for love's sake became poor.

Here I am to worship,

Here I am to bow down,

Here I am to say that you're my God,

You're altogether lovely,

Altogether worthy,

Altogether wonderful to me.

I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.

I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.

And I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.

No I'll never know how much it cost to se my sin upon that cross.

My mom made me

They are so cute!

Bubble Bath Diaries

After a nice dinner with A and the family, dishes and a sweaty workout, I took a hot bubble bath. As I was relaxing among the mountain of frothy warm vanilla sugar bubbles; I heard something. The sound of a million tiny bubbles poping in my ear. Everything else was quiet. Conan was asleep in his crib, Chris and Taylor were watching tv, and I was enjoy a sound, quite frankly I had never heard before. I mean, really heard. Sounds corney, I know, but something dawned on me. My 2007 New years resolution is to listen and hear things I have never heard before. Not just sound but everything. I want to slow down and tune in to what is happening. When Conan is shouting, "Mama, Mama" over and over, what is he really saying to me? I need you mom, please listen! What is so important that my child must call my name a dozen times just to get a CONAN, wait a minuet.

I watched Mak and Conan today and while we were outside I took some pictures of them playing. I fell in love with the sound of my camera. I love the little clicking sound it makes with I snap the picture. I love the result of the clicking....wonderful moments captured that I can look at for the rest of my life.

I hope everyone will stop and listen to the sounds of our world and the people in it.

The result of "clicking"