A Very Eventful Weekend & 25th Anniversary Wedding Renewal

Well this past weekend was very eventful. Our weekend started out with me and my mother in law getting robbed. We were decorating for her 25th anniversary wedding renewal and usually we lock up the doors every time we leave one building and go to another but for some odd reason we didnt. It was late and we just wanted to get the auditorium of our church finished decorating. Well some time between when my sister in law cleaned up and left to the time that we went back over to the fellowship hall (10:15 pm-1:01 am) we discovered mine and her purses were stolen and lets not forget kays snowflake chrystals she was gonna use to finish up their wedding cake decoration. LOL dont know why they wanted those but i hope they enjoyed them LOL. My mother in law had just cashed her hubbys paycheck earlier that day so they lost his entire paycheck along with other vital cards and information. I lost $1 and other vital cards and information. That was how our weekend started. So their honeymoon got cancelled and we used the money that wouldve been used and sent them to dinner they were gonna do something and enjoy it. but we will get to that part in a little bit. We talked to A policeman and reported it then went home.

Saturday morning. Time to get ready for this wedding renewal (thank God the decorations were untouched and we were safe) she receives a text saying (an hour before the appointment)that her hair dresser was not gonna fix her hair. So i had to call a sweet friend (janine) and she came to the rescue. Of course we are on and off the phones all morning so we were running late. But janine came to our rescue and fixed amanda's and squish's hair and did a beautiful job! Ms. Peggy got my girls dressed and ready to start. She did everything i asked her to do and more. Kay finished up the cakes and did an amazing job on them as usual and Stacy helped me finish setting up the food for the reception. These ladies majorly stepped up and helped me in my crazy frantic state to finish everything up. Amanda, Stephen, Jonathan, and Anthony did as well. We all pulled together and made it through this.

Saturday Afternoon. we were ready to start. My hubby and father in law walked in and the wedding had begun. (Anthony was the sound and video man and helped with the ceremony) Amanda walked with nene while she was throwing her flower petals she was so cute and amanda was beautiful! Then me and jr walked down the aisle while he was carrying his ring bearer pillow. Then stephen and ZZ walked down the aisle. Then it was time for the bride to walk down the aisle. It was so sweet. My father in law starting crying when Dylan and Squish started walking down the aisle. So awesome that after 25 years he still cried and seen her beautiful! and she is! It was just a wonderful, sweet, and loving service. My hubby did a great job performing it! and i dont regret doing anything or buying anything for it. I would do it all over again just the next time during decoration i would've locked my purse in a cabinet or something LOL. Janine took lots of pictures and i am axious to see them! so grateful for her taking them for us.

Saturday night. We all sent them out to eat. We were determined that they had to at least do that. When they got home my father in law went to go get ice to make virgin dacqueris and he gets pulled over in his yard over none other then expired tags! (its been a really crazy year with so many things going on) And they called for backup! so it took 3 policeman to handle dishing out an expensive ticket (and a big ordeal to go with it) for expired tags! A bit excessive i must say! But only 1 for 2 stolen purses! WOW. insanity!

The rest of the weekend. I am so happy that there are a few ladies and people that stepped up in areas needed for my mother in law and father in law to get the contents of her purse replaced. Some Money was given, a new purse and wallet with a brush in it was given, groceries bought. I was blessed just seeing them get blessed! Amanda also gave me one of her purses and i love it. It is red, black, and white polka dots. Cute and small and me :). thanks amanda!

We were able to take care of most of our stuff monday, DHS, half of the social security office, bank, revenue office, we still gotta do a few more things but it is slowly getting all back together. Yes this hurt alot. more than what people would think. I love watching my mother in law getting blessed. I am fortunate enough to get to see it firsthand. She lives across the street and we do a lot of things together. But watching the smile on her face and the tears of joy. And the unexpected gifts of love. I love seeing that. i am very happy for her. So thank you to those who put that smile on her face and the tears of joy in her eyes! You will never truly know how much that means to me!

Now to prepare for my beautiful sister laws wedding coming up in just a few short days! Im so happy she asked me to do something for decorations for her wedding! it made me smile. It was totally unexpected. But im not spilling the beans yet! you will just have to wait til after August 6th.

Acts 20:35b "It is more blessed to give than to receive." How true those words of Jesus are!

Jenny

Busy Memory Making Summer!

Wow its been a long time since i have updated! My weight loss has been doing really good so far! have lost 16 pounds so far out of 80 so that leaves 64 pounds to go. I am almost 1/4 of the way there! Very excited!

This summer has been a very busy and overwhelming, and stressful all at the same time. But this summer is one that many memories are gonna be made. My mother in law and father in law are renewing their vows on July 16th 1 month exactly before their 25th anniversary. It's not fancy by any means but they didnt want fancy. They wanted simple LOL. It cost money so simple is fine with me LOL but money worth spending for sure. What if they dont make it to their 50th? So i am very happy that me and hubby are giving them a 25th wedding anniversary wedding renewal. And let me tell ya the shipping is where it gets ya LOL i know that now for when me and hubby renew our vow next june LOL. I am very happy about doing this. And it is coming up quickly! In fact it is this saturday. So of course i will have to update again in a few days LOL. There are still a few last minute things that need done. and of course the decorating which we should be able to start doing in a day or 2.

3 weeks after my in-laws wedding renewal is my sister in-laws wedding. Her dress and her complete ensemble is beautiful. She is gonna make a beautiful bride. She is marrying her fiance Anthony Master and they will be living in McAlester, Oklahoma. They will be getting married August 6th.

I am definately ready for the summer to be over but at the same time I wouldnt wanna pass up the memories that are being made. Of course i get frustrated and overwhelmed but what human dont? So thankful for the ones who lend a listening ear and not change their opinions of others because of the venting. Just a little appreciation goes a long way and sometimes people allows frustration and stress to get in the way of showing appreciation. Would i do this summer all over again YES i would and probably wouldnt change a thing. No amount of money that was spent, no time put into it, and the love that goes into these things. Yeah i would do everything the same way again.

God has been so good to me and has blessed me so much. My daughter got burnt in january and healed very nicely and quickly. We go back August 18th to childrens and hopefully she will get fully released. The only problem we have is needing EXTRA sunscreen cuz she sunburns in her burned areas very quickly. I am thankful for all of the prayers and love and support! PS i can once again drink hot tea again without bursting into tears! LOL

Well off to go plan a menu for the in laws wedding renewal reception then make a grocery list. Wonder if i can talk her into going shopping with me...LOL have a wonderful and blessed day all!

I just dont know...

Today I have been really down. Yesterday as a very rough day. Poured out my heart and feelings and thoughts and got absolutely nowhere. nothing changed. Suprise Suprise. Really frustrating and sad at the same time. Thats gonna be the last time i pour out my heart and feelings in a long time.

Well today my day started out with a couple phone calls. Apparently my email was hacked and therefore my facebook got hacked as well. And before you ask i had logged out and everything so that was not the reason that i was hacked. Apparently it was someone in Africa that hacked me! And whats even worse is they sent out an email to my friends that I had to make an unexpected trip to London for a family who got sick or something and i got mugged and that i needed almost $2000. Whatever. LOL And a few of my friends replied back with a stupid answer and this person who hacked tried to make out it was really me. LOL apparently they werent as smart as they thought that they were. 1 i have no family in London that i know of. 2 I dont even have the desire to even go to London. and 3 i dont have the money to go even if i wanted to go...I aint got the money to go to hot springs which is 2 hours away much less a trip around the world! So if you received that email it was NOT from me. I have also been temporarily shut down from facebook until they can straighten it out. My hubby filed a hacked report with them and they are working on it...so hopefully i will get to be back on there soon. As far as i understand i think you can still see pictures and stuff you just cant see any posts (i cant make any either) or anything on my wall...its insane. Hopefully it will be fixed soon though!

I did have a pretty great 5th anniversary though! Hubby cooked steak! yum! then we went to the movies...we seen pirates of the carribean 4 and Fast 5. Yes hubby scraped up change to go see those movies! it was very sweet of him to dip into his game fund (the change he collects) to take me out to the movies to celebrate our 5th anniversary!

I have lost a total of 10.2 pounds out of 80 so far! I have went 30 days without dessert. A friend of mine did send me a low calorie dessert that i am gonna try! Thanks Karen! I have went without desserts for a long time and im anxious to try it! Only 69.8 pounds to go! I hope that i can lose it all by april 9, 2012! Thats my cutoff date and exactly 2 months til the wedding to order the wedding dress that i want! im very proud of myself. Thank you all for the many prayers i really appreciate them and please keep them coming!

Well i hope that my day is better tomorrow! now signing off to go spend time with my hubby and watch the voice then chopped then read my bible and bed. I havent felt very good today and im tired!

PS happy birthday to my mother in law!

5th Anniversary & Blog Giveaway!

My son turned 4 on the 27th of May. Wow time has slipped by way too fast. Not only that but i am celebrating my 5th anniversary next thursday on the 9th! Whoa! its been 5 years already? And I am falling more and more in love with my hubby with each day and year that passes by. He is so sweet. Dont get me wrong we have our ups and downs and sometimes i just wanna kick him LOL but I refrain LOL. BUt in all seriousness June 9, 2006 was one of the best days of my life! I married my best friend. He is so good to me. he spoils me and he loves me unconditionally and he still keeps me around when i become bratty sometimes (i know what you are thinkin' jonathan raymond sr! sometimes? how bout all the time...) But you know you love me anyways :).

To celebrate this milestone of making it to our 5th anniversary and going strong I bought him a new camera. A canon rebel. And he is so good with it. One of the things that he is starting to do with it is scripture photography! So in honor of our 5th anniversary and his anniversary gift from me (yes i gave it to him early) I am posting a giveaway. Please 1st have liked Studio 13 Photography then tell me your favorite Bible verse and why it is your favorite. Post it on this page (or in the note on my facebook page) And you will get a chance to win an 8x10 Custom Scripture Photography Photo! The giveaway ends next wednesday at midnight June 8th and i will draw the winner on June 9th!

I am extremely proud of him and I love my husband so much!

VENT & FYI

So i posted something on facebook that was supposed to be a text to my mom. It contained info about the diet i am doing. There are certain people who are getting all kinds of crazy cuz of what they "think" im doing. So i will tell you what i am doing since its so much of a concern. I am watching what i eat. I made a commitment to myself to avoid sugars, starches, unneccessary fats, oil, grease. JUNK food. for a minimum of 21 days. then i will start the next 21 days. After i lose this weight i will be MAINTAINING it. I am counting my calories to make sure that i dont go over a certain amount. And I said i wasnt eating past 8 pm period! i read somewhere that the later you eat the harder it is to lose weight. I personally like to eat the majority of my calories for dinner rather then lunch because it sustains me throughout the night. I am not a breakfast person. Well let me rephrase that. I LOVE breaskfast foods but i dont normally eat at breakfast times. I am also doing the wii fit for an hour a day, 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening. I am renewing my vows on my 6th anniversary which is 54 weeks away to have the wedding of my dreams and i need to lose the weight to wear the dress of my dreams. I obviously cant wait til last minute to lose all the weight i need to and still have time to order and fit my dress so i am starting now. I have given myself til April 9th to have lost several pounds and inches. and my downfalls are sugars, starches, blah blah blah...so pardon me if I am making my calories count rather then wasting them. Im choosing Splenda over sugar for my tea...im choosing healthy meats over greasy ones...im choosing fresh fruits over my cake and other desserts...im choosing fresh veggies over buttered down veggies...so again i say pardon me for not wasting my calories on pizza and chicken nuggets and fries (which by the way i love and giving up for the cause right now) but rather on healthier foods. I gotta learn it now or else it wont stay off. And me and my mom are keeping each other accountable. Its easier to do it with someone even long distance than alone. Myh husband is supporting me and encouraging me and saying what i need to hear when i try to beg him to go get me mcnuggets. When i get to the point where i told him that i can have a cheat day then i will get them. Thats gonna be my reward to myself and he is helping me stay on track...Would i love nothing better to have chicken nuggets and fries over a chicken salad well duh! but is that gonna aid me in my weight loss? no! I personally do way better if i am stricter on myself then allowing too many cheat days...i end up quitting. So far i am on day 4 of the first 21. they say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit so im trying to eat totally 100% healthy for 21 days then i will go another 21 days...and so on. I am working really hard right now. have i wanted to quit already? yep but i havent. and My mom and hubby are keeping me on track. I know it takes determination and will power (which im lacking in will power so they are helping me keep it up LOL) to make this happen! So rather then tattling on me to husband or telling him what they think i should or shouldnt do 1. talk to me...im not a child. 2. encourage me rather then criticizing me at least im getting off my lazy too many excuses butt and doing something about my fat self (i HATE the way i look and im tired of my excuses) and 3. support me! THANKS IM MAKING MY CALORIES COUNT NOT WASTING THEM!

I think that is all i have to say right now...thank you and good night!

Jenny Love

My baby is turning 4 on Friday! & More

Wow...it has been awhile since i have posted.

I have been sitting here thinking...wow...in 3 short days my baby boy turns 4! It hardly seems real that he should be that old already! I remember sitting in the hospital after 47 1/2 hours of labor waiting for my son to be born. Our firstborn.




I absolutely LOVE this picture. This is SR and JR the day he was born. This is my favorite picture of the 2 of them. Jonathan is such a good daddy. He was so proud this day! And he still is. This was taken in the spur of the moment and really was not posed or planned. And i think that is why its so special and sweet. It brings me to tears of joy when i look at it.

Now my baby is gonna be 4 in just 3 short days. He makes me mad sometimes lol with his honoryness, but he makes me so happy, so full of love and he fills my life full of blessings and joy! I wouldnt trade him for anything or anyone.





He is so full of happiness! I love this. And i Love being his mommy!

My hubby is doing photography now In fact he took the last 2 pictures i posted. He does an amazing job i think. It is something he is doing on the side. I am really proud of him! Here is the link go check out his page and like it!

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150249099755948.367756.726470947#!/pages/Studio-13-Photography/212809002073927

I have started my weight loss back again and exercise. I am doing 30 minutes of wii fit in the morning and 30 minutes of wii fit at night and eating better! i have made a decision to eat strictly (what i consider strictly of no sweets) the first 21 days (they say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit then when they are done then i will reward myself. I want to earn my sweets LOL and so far so good. Sweets are my downfall and junk food too...i like my chicken nuggets and fries but im saying no to them for 21 days. I am on the end of day 2. You may think im crazy but thats ok. I am trying to get to where i dont want it ALL the time. Because if and when i lose the weight and inches i want it to only be a treat and not something that is all the time. Mashed potatoes and corn (MY favorites but i want it all the time) and thats only going to make me gain it back. so i want to train my brain and body to not want it all the time. if that makes sense. so if i bring my own food or i say no thank you then you will know why. I am really trying hard and i would ask only encouragement from you. I am determined. So please please pray for me!

well i guess that is all for now! Now off to have some family time before bedtime :)

Jenny Love

Decisions...Decisions...And so much more...

Here lately i have been really stressed. But what good has it really done me? it hasn't so why not change that? I have always loved the phrase since i first heard it "Attitudes are Contagious...Is yours worth catching?" Well i am sad to say that mine hasn't been. I might not can change the circumstance or the situation but i can change how i deal with it. I heard a message recently by my preacher about prayerlessness. I havent been praying as much as i should be...no were near it in fact. that hasnt helped my attitude or my stress level either. Why? because I was trying to deal with the stress and the situation on my own and all that was happening was making my stress level higher and my attitude worse. Now am i ever not gonna have a stinkin' attitude again? i doubt it but i can work on my attitude which is what I plan on doing. Being more positive once again.

This week is Missions Conference. A crazy hectic week. But I LOVE IT!!! Last night i was able to sit and enjoy the preaching. And he talked about how we only do as much as we WANT to. We pray as much as we want to, read our Bibles as much as we want to. That struck a cord in me. Wow...I have heard that if I want it i most always get it...why is it that i haven't really wanted to be a stronger christian? wanted to read my Bible and pray more? It is a want thing. If I want to do it then it gets done and if i don't then it dont in everything that i do. Definately hit me where it hurt but something i really needed to hear. Thanks Bro. Hendricks for saying what God wanted you to say! Now it's been given to me now i need to apply it to me.

Tonight I have nursery and Squish (my mother in law) has class. This has been a long week this week especially for the little babies and little kids so we put our noggins and our money together and we are gonna do something "special" with the kiddos. The theme of the week for the kids have been "fishing for men" and the VeggieTales movie "jonah and the whale" was on sale and we decided that the lesson we would have movie night. It will be fun and something special for the kiddos. I am pretty excited.

My Zebra print skirt that my hubby bought me for Easter and to take our family pictures in came in! and I love it!. Now i just need to find a shirt that i like to go with it! :) I am very excited.

There is so much going on from now til August 6th. A super busy but memorable summer. I need to sit down and put the events in order in a list and plan and budget.

My favorite brother in law turned 16 yesterday! wow. I remember when we first. He has grown up so much since then. I am proud to call him my brother in law and i do love him very much! And he such a blessing to me and my family!

Well laundry is definately calling my name. My hubby was super sweet and he cleaned the house for me! God sure did give a wonderful hubby!

Jenny

Stressed to the max...

Im sure many of you have heard the expression "stressed to the max" well i think i have finally hit that point tonight. For the last few my kids have had some major listening problems. I have yelled...cried...spanked...pleaded...spoke softly...nothing is working. I clean but for what? it gets destroyed faster than it takes me to clean. Jr has decided to just be lazy again and go potty in his underwear when he is watching a show. i take it away. if its not one thing its another. its so frustrating. And you would think certain people who step in and help or give me a break but nope nothing...they are too worried about their ownselves. it kills me how i dont get the same respect and im not sure what you call it in return. The same ones who i pretty much go to their every beck and call are too self absorbed. They do things on their terms. Yes I am fully aware of this being a vent but i do not care. at least not today. I need a vacation. A real one. But there is never enough money HA! I am always tired. I know that my body is under too much stress at least thats what my dr said when i was pregnant with zz which caused her to be under too much stress. Dont get me wrong i love my family and everyone in it. i love my kids very very very much. But sometimes i just need a break. AH!

Anyways...now that that is out of the way...I have lost a total of 5.4 pounds in 3 weeks. It may not seem like a lot but it is to me. It is a little over a 1/4 way to meet my first goal. I am really excited. Pray the inches will come off too...i am doing it the hard and old fashioned way...eating better...more eating what i want but being reasonable with it and walking every day. It is a long slow process but i guess it will be worth it in the end.

Anyways PLEASE pray for me because i need to get more organized...get 100% caught up on housework...and start going with a flexible schedule. I want to feel better and im tired of hurting and being exhausted all the time. I have been negative and stressed for a few weeks now and it is time to change. I just need prayer...thanks!

A Little Bit Of This...A Little Bit Of That...

Well it has been a crazy few weeks. lol. But hey that's life right?

Hubby finally got a report back from his tests...he does not have colon cancer...he does not have diverticulitus...he does not have a bacterial infection...all of his tests came back negative...we still dont know what was wrong with him but i do know this whatever was causing him to bleed is either hiding really well or could possibly have been a bleeding ulcer but whatever it we appreciate all of the prayers! Whatever the problem it went away which is always a good thing!

ZZ is about to turn 1 :0 WOW time sure does fly by so fast! She will be turning 1 on the 2nd of April and we are going to be celebrating her 1st birthday on the 1st of April. Speaking of ZZ she is doing so well from her burn. We go back on august 18th for a checkup and see how her skin nand the discoloration is doing. thank you for your continues prayers!

And the planning of a wedding renewal for Squish and Poppa Smurf continues. Of course with all weddings there are bumps in the road along the way to that very special day. I get frustrated with it and sometimes i feel like whats the point...i wish it would go a little smoother but o well...It it would help if it didnt get pushed to the side and actually REALLY got talked about and I had just a teensy bit of help...but like i said its part of the bumps in the road...but im trying to the best that i can. Thankfuul for my hubby who is working to pay for it and for all of our needs and most of our wants. I love him so much! Can't wait til we get to start planning our renewal in August! We will be renewing our vows June 9, 2012 which we planned before we even said I do and we could have more time to save money and plan :)

Well I have lost 3.6 pounds already! I know I know it doesn't seem like much but hey its a start. The only thing is this is I have don really bad on my walking. Yeah i need to get better at that...but with 3 babies under 4 it is a little on the difficult side. Sure people say they will "help" but when it comes down it they dont. Hubby works or he would. Finding time is hard when you already have a super busy life. But i am really proud of my 3.6 pounds already. It is a start. 3.6 out of 20 bu July 1st...now if i could lose the inches too.........

Laundry seems like its never ending LOL. Especially with little ones who are potty training and wet when they sleep. But refusing to put diapers on them even at bedtime because i dont want them to get the idea in their pretty little noggins that its ok to pee in their panties/underwear at all. so blankets add up LOL but I am actually nearly caught up again...at least for today LOL. And trying to keep a clean house with 3 little tornados is next to impossible LOL or like Mrs. Debbie said like shoveling snow in a blizzard. Very well put LOL. But you know what? wouldnt trade my life with anyone. I love it. I love my family and I love my life. I wish that the Unspoken Situation/Prayer request would get better which it still hasn't but i know it is all in God's timing. But i just absolutely love what God has given me. I may not have very much money but God has blessed me richly with love and family. What is better than that?

Well i am off to go clean and do my motherly and wifely duties...

Jenny

Torturing Myself But For The Good...lol

Starting Monday (February 28th) i have been 30 minutes a day minimum and watching what I eat and i dont mean as I'm eating it LOL. I have been going to livingstrong.com and it is a free site. There i typed in how many pounds i wanted to lose a week and it gave me how many calories i should eat in order to do that. And all i have to do is log in what i ate and how much and it tells me my calories and it keeps the total count and everything. It tells me how many calories i have left to stay under my maximum limit. Its a lot less stress for me. So far so good...this is day 3...

Every tuesday, thursday, and saturday my hubby is taking me to the Old City Park to walk (it has uphills and downhills...which is supposed to help in toning my fat thighs LOL) and MOnday, Wednesday, and Friday I walk around the trampoline or up and down our street (Monday and Tuesday was the trampoline while the kids played and today was up and down our street because Stephen came and watched the kids while I walked).

It has been really hard on me...My legs are super sore so if anyone seems me limping around a little bit...yeah its because my legs are screaming "but why" to me. I went from doing nothing to pushing myself for 30 min a day minimum...yesterday it was a whole hour...but overall i am proud of myself so far...i just decided that i was tired of my excuses and waiting for the perfect time or for whenever i was ready...i am never ready to torture myself. So i decided to quit making excuses and decided to use my stress and emotional problems for my adrenaline in my walking...and it has been helping so far. Eventually I will be able to do this with no problem and be able to up the minutes...but for now definately sticking with the 30 minutes.

Please pray that i stick with this...and PS my goal is to lose 20 pounds by July 1st :) thats my first goal and deadline so to speak! :)

Jenny