You lost HOW much weight?!

.....15 pounds and goin down, my sweet little great nephew! (don't ya just love this pic) And I have to say the power of prayer works....cause I've been praying this time that I can stay on this diet and I've even gone past the point that I usually get stuck on. Okay, I know I'm bragging but with the wedding coming up and now I found out a "real" honeymoon....well, needless to say, I'm happy.
But I do have to vent for a moment....please keep in mind that if you know anyone who is struggling with weight loss or on a diet....please DON'T SABATOGE THEM! Do not try to tempt them with foods they shouldn't or don't want to eat. I have a few good friends that are very respectful of my dieting and I love them for it. BUT...then there are those who are not so respectful. I knew in my heart that it was a classic case of jealousy cause they never even mentioned the fact that I looked thinner (15 pounds, come on...) and sorta critized my choice in food. I'm safely losing about a pound to a pound and half a week and it is to my doctors' orders. And I plan to maintain once I get to the point he feels is good for my height and health. (which will probably be at least another 15)...but come on people...you wouldn't blow smoke into the face of a person trying to quit cigarettes or push a drink on a recovering alcoholic....why then would you push food on a dieter?
I don't get it. A friend of mine invited me over for her birthday and had this huge ice cream cake....and you know what she said? She said, "I know you're on diet so I understand if you don't have a piece." I wanted to go up and hug her!!!! I actually was an inspiration to her to start on her diet..now THAT's a friend!!!
So, in conclusion.....please don't sabatoge us dieters....encourage us....congratulate us....this is very very difficult....it is an addiction like anything else and we need all the help we can get!!!
Okay...till next time, yinz crazy guys......

Hey there, Polly....

...that happens to be my future husband's head you're pecking on! And you wonder why I want to marry this Sweetie Man of mine!!!!!

Till next time..."Polly wants a cracker"....yinz crazy guys!!

Happy President's Day....

....Oh, what the heck....go out and buy a new "mattress"....(get it? President's Day sales...mattresses on sale...oh, never mind)

Till next time, yinz crazy guys......

Hey....

Look what my "future husband" put in the local newspaper for ME!!!! He used titles from songs to put it together....how AWESOME is that!!!! Happy Valentines Day, Sweetie Man.....time can't fly by quick enough to be your wife!!!!
and I can't forget all you bloggers out there...so from Maxine and Me......

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, YINZ GUYS!!!!!

I just can't keep a secret....

Okay...so I'm a blabber mouth....but I just can't help it when I am so deliriously happy right now and want to shout it from the roof tops!!!! Well, you know the pic of the guy above.....if you don't, then you haven't been reading my blog very long....it's the infamous SWEETIE MAN.
Well....in April of this year I will officially be MRS. SWEETIE MAN!!!! Woo-hoo!!!!!
We've been together for 8 years now and kept putting it off for different reasons but now we decided to make it official! We are soooooo excited!!!!! So you'll have to excuse me if I'm a little bit goofy now (what do you mean,"what else is new")....I'm in love!!!! Can't wait to start signing my name "Mrs. Sweetie Man"!!!! Okay, that's it....now get your butts back to work....till next time, yinz crazy guys...... woo-hoo...happy dance..oh yeah....gettin' married to my Sweetie Man....

Crafty Accomplishment!

Okay....so this is my only crafty accomplishment for the year....(so far)


I was looking for a valentines wreath and I just couldn't find anything for my door. So I came up with this. It's a flat piece of round plywood sorta stuff that I got in the floral department of Michaels. I stuck these foam hearts that came in a kit all over it then added a bow...BINGO, instant decoration. Being as it isn't up that long anyway with St. Pat's Day and Easter right around the corner, I wasn't really concerned with it.
I have been working on something else too...but there are spying eyes around (you know who you are, Sweetie Man) and I can't show you quite yet. All in due time!
I'm reading alot too....got three and one half books done towards my 50 book goal for the year! One book I just finished was actually three individual books that were in one volume....but it's still three books, right?
The Sweetie Man has been away for work and before he left, he so kindly asked our Pastor to keep me busy while he was away so the time would go fast for me....little did Sweetie Man know that our Pastor took him seriously, I guess, and I have not stopped since. Between Youth Groups, Planning Meetings and Power Point presentations for our church service....I'm definately BUSY!!! (and I love it!) But that's okay too cause if you haven't already noticed (psst...side bar!) I've officially lost 11 pounds!!! OH YEAH...HAPPY DANCE!!!! Sweetie Man is an awesome cook and it's his hobby...I, on the other hand, hate to cook, so I've been lean cuisining it for the most part and doing a bit of exercise when I'm not busy with church things. It's really the only time I can easily diet...when Sweetie Man is away! The real trick will be to stay with it when he comes back home....just gotta stay focused....and busy!
Well, that's about it for now......Till next time, yinz crazy guys......