Monthly archive for ‘ April, 2009 ’

Couch to 5K

29th April 2009 | 0 Comments

Portion control and breastfeeding can only go so far, and I’ve hit a plateau with my weight loss.  I was down about 40 pounds since Violet’s birth, but the last 10 were due to a nasty 4 day stomach bug and I gained most of them back, so I’m standing around 30 pounds total lost [...]


It’s the thought that counts, right?

28th April 2009 | 0 Comments

My husband is amazing.  He’s been laid off for 10+ months now and is working his butt off doing anything and everything he can to bring in even a little money.  He’s been doing a lot of yard mowing and our own yard has been somewhat neglected because of that.  Saturday, he mowed a yard [...]


Weekly Challenge: It’s back!

27th April 2009 | 0 Comments

With many months of morning sickness and exhaustion, then having a new baby, I had stopped doing the weekly challenges.  And my house is a wreck!  So I’m going to start it back up.  I would love to hear suggestions from people as to what you’d like to see included.  For now, I’m going to [...]


You know you’re a mom when…

27th April 2009 | 0 Comments

Every day, something happens that reminds me that there are things people with children never have to deal with.  Usually it’s funny, but sometimes frustrating.  I’m going to keep a running list. Added 4/27/09: You wake up with a hickey on your shoulder blade because the baby thought it would make a good snack sometime [...]


It’s a “God Thing.”

26th April 2009 | 2 Comments

Less than a year ago, I decided that the years I had spent being pissed off at God had not done me any good and I decided it was time to get over it.  We started going to church again and found an awesome place where we feel comfortable and look forward to going every [...]