Extraction!

Well, I went to the dentist yesterday because I have been having severe tooth pain. I knew that I needed my wisdom teeth pulled, and I've know this since last year, however...I have been puttin it off, but now it is to the point that I can't stand it any longer! I am having all four wisdom teeth pulled on Friday afternoon and hope to be okay enough to be in the Warehouse on Sunday morning. I'm praying that all goes well, and I'm not worrying about the procedure. I will be out for it, which is a plus because I hate all the grinding sounds of a dentist office. I just thought I would let everyone know what was up!

walking to birthdays gallore

Well tonight is Clayton's birthday party. He turns 7 Sunday and is having a bowling party tonight. I just called and reserved a lane for tonight for Mike and I. We don't bowl near as much as we used to, so maybe this will be a shocking night and I'll finally beat him! Yea I know, not in my lifetime, but I can think that I can beat him. We have been working on plans for Jocelyn's birthday party which is coming up on March 7th. We are getting her pictures taken on her actual birthday, March 6th, and this will include an updated family picture...hopefully. Lots of pink and purple, and of course a tiara for the little princess. Still trying to figure out what she's going to wear. She's starting to walk...doing really well now. I told her that she walks like a chimp because she takes little steps with her arms up in the air. It's funny to watch her. This morning Mike held up one finger and she mimicked it and put her pointer finger to his. Too cute and growing away! I'm going to have to take new pictures/videos and get them on here. Everyday there is something new, it's hard to believe a year has already past.

Dumping Debt and a little bit of LOVE!

I have some wonderful news to share. We got our tax return and put some money into savings and then paid off not 1, not 2, but 3 bills! It feels so good to know that we are on the right track. We also paid some monthly bills so that they are out of the way before the end of the month so that we can focus on paying on more bills next pay. A our hard work is really paying off. Even if we hadn't got our return back we would have already paid off one of our bills just with the normal paycheck. It feels so good to know that we are really chipping away at the mountain that we have built. We've been working so hard and have given up all the wants until we can pay this off and so we even took a little out to splurge on ourselves.



Valentine's day was Married Life Live and once again, we were blown away. My parents went with us. We bought them a ticket and they really enjoyed it! Dad laughed through the ENTIRE scenes from a hat game, and then of course we all loved the cheesecake for dessert. Can't wait till the next one. Thanks to the whole creative team and all the volunteers and camera guys behind the night! It was great and I had a wonderful evening with my husband!

So I haven't posted in awhile. I didn't post the results of my weigh-in last week, so I thought I would let you know that last week I just maintained, no loss or gain....and this week was the same. I've been really bad lately with chocolate, cheesecake and brownies, so it's time to really tighten up this week. It's time to get serious...back to all the diet food!

I sat in on MSM and HSM this morning, I'm totally excited about working with the 8th grade girls in MSM. During HSM I actually had to lead a group this morning. One of the group leaders had to leave early and so Matt said that he was confident that I would do fine...I was not at all ready for that one. And to top it all off...the topic was sex. Not a bad topic, but when I was in school that was the silent word. We just didn't talk about it, so I still feel a little uncomfortable when talking about that topic. You could tell that it was a little uncomfortable. I had two girls and it's not always easy to talk about something that personal with a complete stranger. Needless to say, I survived and it's all good. Looking forward to next Sunday with the 8th grade girls...I'm psyched!

A little saddened knowing that this was the last week of XCELR8...it was a great series, who knows what will be next...no matter what it is...count me in! It's so good to know that we serve a God, a great BIG God, who loves us all unconditionally, no matter what we do. He's always there waiting for us to return to him. I'm so glad that I don't have to put on a mask or be someone else in order to come to God. I'll try to post again this week...maybe something with a little more thought involved.

When it Comes to Money...I'm FREE!

Last night I finally broke down. I have been really stressed over money...as I've said before, my focus for the year, and the rest of my life is getting out of debt and staying out. Well, last night I just had to cry for a while. Mike was great and totally understanding of what I had to bring to the table, but he didn't let me give up. I wasn't completely okay when we went to bed, but I wasn't as down as I had been. Then this morning at church during the praise service we sang "You Never Let Go" and I lost it, tears just streaming down my face, because the song is so true! God is always by our side, he never gives up on us and we can see a light at the end of the tunnel thanks to him. He's always by our side no matter what happens and we should always praise him even when the trials come. This song tends to stick with me and I refer to it a lot because of the truth it holds. Everytime it pops into my head I find a different area that God is pointing out to me and showing me that it will be okay. Today it was regarding our finances. It's been so heavy on my shoulders and I just couldn't shake it, but today it came to me, and I've heard it a million times, but today it was completely different. The money we have isn't ours...it never has been. I don't have to worry about it because with God's help it will be managed the way he sees it to be and I'm giving it all back to him. I should be grateful that he allows me to use what he has rather than be stressed over not having enough. God is faithful and he will provide what I need. I'm done stressing, when it seems like the ends will never meet he always sees me through and I am putting it all in his hands.

DIET UPDATE:
This was a stressful work week...OK now it sounds like I'm making excuses, but I gained back the 3 pounds I had lost so I'm back to where I started. I was actually surprised to see that it was only 3 pounds and not more. We had audit at work this week and I didn't stick to my diet at all! I will try harder this week! I've also been working 6 on with 1 off the past couple weeks so I'm glad to know that I go back to a 5 day work week with only some overtime this week!