Showing posts with label amy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amy. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

What I did NOT do this summer

Labor Day weekend is coming up which unofficially marks the end of summer (nevermind that me and all three of the kids are already back in school) and since Memorial Day we have had many blogworthy life events (not the least of which was my 40th birthday - gag) and yet...I've only blogged about the garden at my dad's house. {sigh}

Well, I promise to make up for it.

In the meantime, the other thing I did not do this summer...lose weight. I had all these lofty goals of swimming with my kids 4 days a week and going entire days where I only ate vegetables. Psh. I was too busy not being busy. On the other hand, I had a professor at BYU (Rulon Dean Skinner) who always said if a goal isn't written down then it's a wish. Guess those were just my wishes for the summer.

Well, I'm writing my weight loss goals down now. Heaven help me. I started a blog. No, not this blog. This one is old and about my family and only for people I know/love to read. A blog with two of my girls about weight loss. We're sharing our goals, our progress, our hard times...we're sharing everything. We're a little more public over there, so we're using code names (guess who AB is?!), but I would love if you would check it out and leave comments! I need all the support I can get in this battle...and it'll give you something to read until I catch up on my family blog!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

AB Unfiltered


I know what you're thinking, "AB has a filter?" Yes, yes I do. Lucky for you! However, there are a few people that have been in my life for long enough and in enough quantity that there is no use using the AB filter when I'm around them. They have seen me cry selfishly, grow spiritually, make mistakes, yell at their kids, fall in love, pack up my life with tears in my eyes, be oblivious to their needs...you get the idea. Not only have they seen the worst (and best) of AB, but they are still my friends! Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't ditch me a long time ago. Last weekend we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday together by...well, by, um, doing nothing. Mostly, we hung out talking and let our children run free around us. It was the most relaxing weekend I've had in a long while. I love them and I know that they will still love me even after they see I've posted this unflattering picture of them both. (BTW: we need to stop taking pictures of the kids and take a few of ourselves)