Snow Day

So we are having snow day number 345609 today. This week we have only been to school on Monday, and we got out early and I didn't teach anything after 9:55 so I don't really count that day...Jackson got more snow and ice yesterday and everything that was on the roads yesterday froze last night. The temps today aren't supposed to get above freezing so there's a chance that we won't go tomorrow...we'll see.

7.8

7.8.
You may wonder what this number means...it could mean a whole bunch of things but to me it means something VERY important....



7.8 is the number of pounds that I LOST during my 1st official week of Weight Watchers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

W.W. Week 2

Today starts week 2 of my Weight Watchers journey...
Drew and I talked for a long time about what we were going to do about our health. I have been so tired and worn out lately and my clothes weren't fitting and I have to admit, I have gained almost 30 lbs since the wedding...When my dress pants (for school) weren't fitting I had enought!

My mom did WW a while back and did WONDERFUL on the program they had at the time so Drew and I did our research and decided the Points Plus program was for us! Mom agreed to help us with the money part of it and we agreed to do our part.

We signed up on-line and got the monthly pass-where we pay 1 time a month, get all the on-line stuff, and unlimited meetings. We went last Monday to register and weigh in.

My starting weight was *cough* 177.2. This weight gain earned me 29 points a day. I get 29 points a day, plus 49 *free* points to use over the week, however I would like to use them. Things like jello and bananas are 0 points and all other fruits are free (0 points) and most veggies are 0, but not all. I can drink all the diet drinks I want, but I have tried to drink more water, and this week I did pretty well with the whole water thing!

I am going to go weigh in and stay for the meeting today so I will be see able if I did anything this week! I am hoping that I am able to really achieve some positive, healthy living changes with this journey. If you think, shoot up a prayer for Drew and I, even though I have done really well this week, it's a hard change to make!

When Drew and I went to Nashville last weekend, we went to this cute little fancy place that Mikki and her husband took us to and mikki ordered Hummus for an appetizer.
*For the record I have NEVER had hummus before, or even liked the idea of hummus
Mikki ordered it and offered it to the table so I tried it...Holy Cow-I LOVED it! Drew did not, but I loved it!
I told my mom that I like it and that I wanted to make some so when Drew and I went out today we picked up stuff for it and made it-Mom couldn't believe that I like it or that I made it fresh----MMMMMM so good!
Here is the recipe that I got online and followed--pretty good!



*not my picture*

Lemon Garlic Hummus

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Pita bread, cut into wedges

Directions

1. In a food processor, combine the oil, lemon juice, beans, garlic and salt; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl. Serve with pita wedges.

Darla Goldsby
*8 week old lab mix puppy
*very ADHD
*has done VERY well (knocking on wood) at house training-only 2 pee and 1 poo accident in the house!
*will fall asleep within 2 min in the car (just like me!)
*has done very well at sleeping in her crate (well, as long as Drew and I are in bed and the lights are out-she didn't like that I was in the shower last night and she was in her crate...)
*starting to know/respond to her name
*LOVES her monkey-the thing in the picture at the top

Drew and I are debating on boarding her for Christmas or not...we have reservations for her to stay at her new vets office for when we go to Memphis and then Dyersburg...the thing is, if we take her with us she would have to stay in her crate at Ginger's house by herself for a while during the day...no fun for anyone, but if we board her, we drop her off today and then we can't pick her up until Monday--no fun for me...

too many words-just pictures

new best friend

Came home with an awful headache-on the verge of a migraine...spent the last 2 hours of school fighting the headache, thought it was from lack of caffeine, hurt to bad to stop by sonic to see if that was the cause, so just came home-crawled straight into bed and slept for 4 hours...

Thank you Excedrin, you are my new best friend!