Oh my, what a weekend! How crazy was it? The entire Burney family slept 12 hours last night!! We got home earlier than expected and went straight to bed. And since we didn't have anywhere to go today, we slept in too! It was fabulous!
My diet and exercise, however, has not been fabulous. I am too scared to even step on the scales. I have not worked out since before our Thanksgiving vacation, and my eating habits have been deplorable. But, it's never too late to get back on track. Starting today, I have vowed to go back to only one soda a week. Drank lots of water today, and I feel so much better. Next week I'll work on getting my diet back under control and working out.
I am trying to decide if after the first of the year I want to set up a consultation with a local nutritionist, or simple join Weight Watchers. I have heard so many great things about WW, and I know it would work. But since I also have PCOS, I think this nutritionist might be able to help me get my hormones under control. I guess I have a week or so to decide.
So much happened last week, it seems surreal. Not only did we have the rush of Christmas, but I showed Andy a property I have been looking at for a while. Much to my surprise, he actually liked it!! So much so, that we drove out to see it!! And we fell in love!!! The property is gorgeous. But, the house itself needs a LOT of work. So there are a lot of factors to consider. For starters, could we even qualify for the necessary financing?? We are praying hard for guidance.
Hope everyone had as Merry a Christmas as we did!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Time flies!
My, oh, my, where did November go? I've been incredibly busy with our huge family vacation! We just got home, and it was absolutely fabulous!! 10 days and 3,200 miles of family togetherness and adventures!
So here is the breakdown. We left out really early, and the first three days were the hardest. Driving all day trying to get all the way to New Jersey in time. We had to be there by Sunday because the reason we went was for my niece's Baptism. Thursday was pretty easy. Driving all day. But our Ford Flex was incredibly comfortable, and we got the boys some video games and dvd players. Friday, we traveled all the way across Tennessee. And fell in love. We attempted to bypass Nashville and ended up on mountain backroads. It was absolutely gorgeous. We will be going back there. Many times. Saturday was more gorgeous mountains and farm country. We arrived earlier than planned, in plenty of time for dinner with everyone. We stayed in New Jersey with my Sister-in-law. My Mother-in-law and other Sister-in-law also stayed at the house, they arrived by plane on Thanksgiving Day. My Father-in-law arrived by plane about the time we did. He stayed at a nearby Bed and Breakfast.
Sunday morning was a big adventure. As we were getting ready for the Baptism service, we realized I had brought the wrong shoes for My Angel. Well, I brought one that was right, the other was from a different pair. Two different styles, two different sizes. So we jumped in the car and took off for Wal*Mart to buy shoes. Except we didn't check his shoe size before we left. He thought he wore a size 4, I thought he wore a size 2. So we called my mother-in-law and asked her to check his tennis shoes. She said size 1, so we bought size two. We rushed to the church, arriving just in time. My Angel is in the back fighting with these shoes, can't get them on. We keep yelling at him, telling him to quit throwing a fit and just put the shoes on. He finally gets them on as we get there. We run in, and it was a lovely service. We go to dinner and My Angel keep complaining his feet hurt, we cannot believe he is still whining about this. When we got back to the house I checked his shoes. Turns out my mother-in-law checked the bottom of his shoe, which was worn. The shoes were a size 4. He was right, the shoes didn't fit, and they were in fact hurting him all day. Parenting fail. But we survived the day. That night we exchanged Christmas gifts for all the kids since we were all together.
Monday morning everyone else flew home. We went with my Hubby's sister and her family to the Crayola Experience in Easton, PA. We thought the kids might like it, figured we'd be there an hour or so, then head back for some antiquing or something. Turns out the kids LOVED it, we were there all day! There was a demonstration of how crayons and markers are made, and stations all over were the kids could use ALL of the crayola products. They got to bring home all the stuff they made.
Tuesday we started back towards home, but this time we took our time. We stopped to explore a cavern. It was a lot of fun. Wednesday morning we woke up to snow! Just enough to be beautiful and fun to play in, but not too much to slow us down. It was also great because we were on our way to the Great Smokey Mountain Railway for the Polar Express Train Ride! The boys absolutely LOVED it. I however, forgot the camera in the car. I also thought I forgot my phone in the car. But it wasn't there when we got back. It also wasn't in the hotel room when we got back there. After a frantic hour long search, we finally found it. At a gas station. In the trash can. Hubby is still teasing me about that one.
Thursday we explored the Cherokee Indian Reservation our hotel turned out to be in. Did some shopping, then made our way to the next stop in Alabama. Friday we decided we had been gone long enough. We were out of clean clothes and tired of hotel beds. So we bypassed our last stop and headed straight home.
It was a great trip, but we are glad to be home now. Now to start on the laundry...
So here is the breakdown. We left out really early, and the first three days were the hardest. Driving all day trying to get all the way to New Jersey in time. We had to be there by Sunday because the reason we went was for my niece's Baptism. Thursday was pretty easy. Driving all day. But our Ford Flex was incredibly comfortable, and we got the boys some video games and dvd players. Friday, we traveled all the way across Tennessee. And fell in love. We attempted to bypass Nashville and ended up on mountain backroads. It was absolutely gorgeous. We will be going back there. Many times. Saturday was more gorgeous mountains and farm country. We arrived earlier than planned, in plenty of time for dinner with everyone. We stayed in New Jersey with my Sister-in-law. My Mother-in-law and other Sister-in-law also stayed at the house, they arrived by plane on Thanksgiving Day. My Father-in-law arrived by plane about the time we did. He stayed at a nearby Bed and Breakfast.
Sunday morning was a big adventure. As we were getting ready for the Baptism service, we realized I had brought the wrong shoes for My Angel. Well, I brought one that was right, the other was from a different pair. Two different styles, two different sizes. So we jumped in the car and took off for Wal*Mart to buy shoes. Except we didn't check his shoe size before we left. He thought he wore a size 4, I thought he wore a size 2. So we called my mother-in-law and asked her to check his tennis shoes. She said size 1, so we bought size two. We rushed to the church, arriving just in time. My Angel is in the back fighting with these shoes, can't get them on. We keep yelling at him, telling him to quit throwing a fit and just put the shoes on. He finally gets them on as we get there. We run in, and it was a lovely service. We go to dinner and My Angel keep complaining his feet hurt, we cannot believe he is still whining about this. When we got back to the house I checked his shoes. Turns out my mother-in-law checked the bottom of his shoe, which was worn. The shoes were a size 4. He was right, the shoes didn't fit, and they were in fact hurting him all day. Parenting fail. But we survived the day. That night we exchanged Christmas gifts for all the kids since we were all together.
Monday morning everyone else flew home. We went with my Hubby's sister and her family to the Crayola Experience in Easton, PA. We thought the kids might like it, figured we'd be there an hour or so, then head back for some antiquing or something. Turns out the kids LOVED it, we were there all day! There was a demonstration of how crayons and markers are made, and stations all over were the kids could use ALL of the crayola products. They got to bring home all the stuff they made.
Tuesday we started back towards home, but this time we took our time. We stopped to explore a cavern. It was a lot of fun. Wednesday morning we woke up to snow! Just enough to be beautiful and fun to play in, but not too much to slow us down. It was also great because we were on our way to the Great Smokey Mountain Railway for the Polar Express Train Ride! The boys absolutely LOVED it. I however, forgot the camera in the car. I also thought I forgot my phone in the car. But it wasn't there when we got back. It also wasn't in the hotel room when we got back there. After a frantic hour long search, we finally found it. At a gas station. In the trash can. Hubby is still teasing me about that one.
Thursday we explored the Cherokee Indian Reservation our hotel turned out to be in. Did some shopping, then made our way to the next stop in Alabama. Friday we decided we had been gone long enough. We were out of clean clothes and tired of hotel beds. So we bypassed our last stop and headed straight home.
It was a great trip, but we are glad to be home now. Now to start on the laundry...
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