Hi, it's me!

Important note to self...stop being so passive when it comes to the kids. I'm not going to lie but the month of June was horrible. The adjustment at the beginning of summer was really tough for me. I couldn't wait to get to my parents house so they could take over for me. I'm not proud of it but it's the truth of the matter. My mom and dad have done most of all the discipline. I'm really upset for myself letting my parents do my job. Well, I'm going to be leaving tomorrow morning. I really need to recommit myself to do a better job. I need to work on my parenting skills. I really don't want to go home but I need to get real and face the problem head on. Self esteem issues are bubbling up again. Well, I gotta get back to packing it's going to be a long day.

Hot and Humid

It's me...I'm almost back from my month long trip! I headed out with the kiddo's and the camper to my parents house in Eastern TN. A short break to recover from the drive we headed off to Williamsburg VA for a week long visit. After that we headed to the Outer Banks NC.

Well, it's been fun but challenging at times. The weather out East is super hot and humid. The weather has made an ideal situation to freak'n hot to want to eat plus we hardly ate out. I also forgot that my mother isn't the greatest cook. Plus, I forgot my parents are really cheap. No eating out. So, it all boil down to eating three simple meals with lots of water.

I started to notice my clothes were getting super loose on me. Yippee!!!! I thought for sure I would gain a ton of weight but I was wrong. My diet is so on. I managed to drop a couple of pounds while living on the road. I'm going to be here until Wed. or Thursday. I'm not looking forward to the drive home. Hopefully, I will be able to do it in one day. I haven't workout in three weeks. I'm going to start up running again on Monday. I wouldn't start up again with Turbo Fire until the following week.

Celebration

90 days of Chalean Extreme...done!

Conquering fears...I hate heights but my mental stronger and push myself to climb to the top of the bike ramp!

I'm about to leave anytime to drive 14 hours pulling a camper to my parents house with three kids.

It's going to be hard but I'm stronger than ever before!

Day 5 Inferno

Turbo Fire

Has Arrived

Day 5 Inferno

I have lost over 3 lbs and 5.5 inches off my body!

I managed to drop 3 inches off my waist line.

I'm only 2 lbs away from reaching my ultimate weight loss goal!

I'm such a loser

The stress of having all three kids at home has been seriously stressful. I have been up late and eating. My fat shorts are tight on me today. I'm so dissapointed in myself. I have been working out but the eating part sucks. I'm just about to leave. I have the whole van pack with waterbottle, scriptures, backpacks, and more stuff. I'm leaving now at 8:00am and wouldn't be back until late tonight. Oh, I thought it would be easier during the summer but were busier than ever before.

Tour De Fun

I'm so proud of my boys. The boys just finished their frist bike race with their dad. I was all sign up to race with the boys but last night my hubby changed his mind and said he wanted to ride with the boys. Which really work out great for me because I took Leah to go blueberry picking while the boys went bike riding.

After picking the berries, we decided to swing by the bike event and watch the boys finish the race. It was prefect timing. A few minutes of arriving...we were able to watch the boys come in. Landon came in first which he was followed by Leroy and Logan. Poor Logan...was really struggling. Leroy had to pull him with his bike a couple of times...it turned out to be hilly course. Well, the boys finish. Logan was followed the whole time by a police escort. Ya, the kids came in dead last but that doesn't matter he finished the course.

Landon of course, was mad dad made him slow down and stay in the back with them. Landon is super competitive and threw a major hissy fit about how dad slowed him down. Landon was promptly taken to the truck for a time out. He came back and was calm down. Oh, the joys of having a competitive child.

The kids did great and they can't wait to do it again. The event was awesome we all received goodie bags, free hot dogs and hamburgers, drinks, and lots of Popsicles.

Overall, a great way to spend a Saturday morning. At least the kids are vegging out in front of the tv that's what I use to do growing up. Watching tv all Saturday morning...what a waste of time and childhood.

Way to go...boys!

Just Me

As some of you know...I just had a birthday not to long ago. I'm official the big 32! Wow, where does all the time go...if you're not careful it can all be over with a blink of the eye.

Well, this past year has been FREAK'N AWESOME! I swear life keeps on getting better every year. The only bad thing is my sister getting breast cancer but she's expected to make a full recovery and hopefully it will never come back.

I managed to lose the weight but I never did reach my ulitmate goal. I give up. My body wants to stay at the current weight and I'm finally okay with it. I was down in Bentonville checking out a club. I'm thinking about joining a boot camp class it starts on Wed. I was walking by and I caught a glimse of reflection in the window. Wow, I look really good. I'm mean really good. It was like the first time, I ever really saw myself not the old fat me but the new smoky hot me. Yes, life is good.

I found out the other day about a sprint triathlon that's happening here in August. I so want to do it. I'm on the fence about the whole thing. The biking and running part doesn't concern me but the swimming part has me freak out. Swimming in a lake here in Bella Vista has me worried plus it would be a lot of time training. Part of me is like it's too much training but another part of me wants to try it out. It's very confusing. What should I do???? Any thoughts...I'm going to try to see how much time it's going to cost me. The kids will be out of school starting on Wed. I feel it's a little bit selfish of me. My hubby's okay with me doing it because he doesn't want me to do a marathon or another half. Argh....well, I'm going to be thinking hard about it. So, I'm off to call about blueberries. It's almost time to start picking.