The holidays are upon us!

Well I wasn't able to go to Weight Watchers today. I got roped into going down to the L.D.S. Manufacturing this morning from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to serve down there. I wasn't a real happy camper last night when Lyndon volunteered the both of us, just because I had alot to do today. I always sign up for service at the cannery every time there is a need. I just had a lot to do today. So in Relief Society I chose not to sign up. Well, the Relief Society Pres. came over last night begging me to go, because no one, beside Camille Smith had signed up. So my dear sweet husband said we would go and I know it was the right thing to do and (truthfully, I had a good time and enjoyed myself, don't tell anyone, will you?) I then came home and tore into my day and got alot accomplished. I am now tired. I was up at 4:30 a.m. so that I could get my exercise in before leaving this morning.

I hope I can get through the holidays without a weight gain. It is hard not to want to bake and eat it too! I am just going to have to have extra willpower!!!

Well I want to wish all of you who read my blog a very Happy Thanksgiving! I know that I have a lot to be thankful for and I and my family have been extremely blessed this past year. I know that Heavenly Father loves me and is aware of me. I know that he loves all of his children and wants us to all be happy. I love this quote by Barbara Bush:

To us, family means
putting your arms
around each other
and being there!

It is so true and my family is very good at giving hugs and being there when we need them. Thanks all of my children and their spouses and my wonderful grandchildren for being everything in the world to me and I want you all to know that I love you all so very much! Have a great week everyone!

New Hair do!

I had my hair done this morning and I feel like a new woman. I love the color and the way Jenny styled it. She does a great job. I liked it so much that I had to share a picture of me. Who knows if I can style it the same way tomorrow. I hope that I can. I feel so good and being down almost 20 pounds in weight is so great too! Happy Day Everyone!

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My weigh-in was a success!

Today I went to Weight Watchers and I was very happy to see that I had lost 2 and a half pounds. Hurray! As of today I have lost 18 pounds and it makes me feel so good. I have gone down a size and love being able to fit into clothes I haven't worn for 4 years. Exercise is a great help, but the WW program is what is so awesome and it is something that is easy to do and can be done for a lifetime. I love it. I am learning so much about myself.

I also got my keyboard out again and am re-learning to play some of the songs that Erin taught me a couple of years ago and hopefully I can go on and learn more. It is fun and I love learning. It is good to learn something new everyday.

I am finally feeling better and getting over this darn cold. I talked to my mom today and she now has the gumboo and so does Erin. I hope they both get well before Thanksgiving. I am also excited, because I talked to Marla today and she and her family are coming to our home for Thanksgiving. It will be great fun to have them come and we will really enjoy having the with us for the day. We are then going on Friday to Tremonton for Lyndon's family get together and then that afternoon we will leave there and go to Pocatello and visit my family Friday night and all day Saturday. I am looking forward to it. I called Lisa and asked if we could stay with them. She said they would love to have us and so it will be fun to get to visit with there family. That is something we never get to do.

Well I need to get myself to bed early tonight because I am working in the temple tomorrow from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. I have to be up by 4 a.m. and leave by 5:30 a.m. The group from my ward that I go with, they decided they wanted to go to breakfast tomorrow at Hagerman's. They serve all the french toast you want for $3 dollars. I will have to be careful and not go overboard. Well that's all folks!

It is a beautiful day!

Well I went to Weight Watchers today thinking I was going to gain a pound. I was sick all last week and didn't feel like exercising. My scale at home said I was up a pound and a half and thought to myself, "Self, you can just stay home and not face the scale and go next week". Well that is what I have done in the past and I promised myself that I would not do that again and give up on myself. So I exercised and then got myself to Weight Watchers. I got on the scale and I had lost .2 pounds. Not very much, but it was better than a gain and so I was quite surprised and happy and decided that I need to throw my scale out. I am glad I went and I needed the support from the lecture and the members. It was really great. I am now feeling better and hope to be back to my exercise routine and following my good health eating guidelines again. There was this lady there at weight watchers that is a life time member. She lost 98 pounds in a year or so and she looks great. I would say she is in her sixties. I thought if she can lose 98 pounds I can lose the 40 or so that I need to lose. Then this afternoon I saw this same lady at Costco with her husband and they both looked so happy and as they were walking through the fruit and vegie section I saw her husband give her bottom a little pat and could tell he loved her and was proud of her. I just couldn't help but watch. It was sweet! I hope to look that good in my sixties and beyond!

Lyndon and I are going to Steve and Karen Nelson's tonight. They are a couple we are working with to get active in the church again and hopefully to the temple to be sealed. It will take some time and the missionaries are giving them the discussions. I hope they will make it. They are a wonderful couple. We have been working with them since the end of April. I hope they start making some progress. We just have to have faith and offer lots of prayers. It can happen! Well goodnight all!

I have a cold!

I have a cold and I have a terrible dry cough. It has been going on since last saturday. I am feeling a bit better today and it will probably just take it's sweet time going away. Lyndon flew to Las Vegas with Don Koyle for the NACE Show. He will be home on Friday night. I am going to a Christmas Card class tonight. "While the cat's away, the mice will play." as the saying goes. So I am going to have fun and not worry about leaving my hubby at home. It should be a fun class. I called Erin and had her help me change the background on my blog. It is nice to change it. Change is good! I went to the Library this morning and got a couple of books on tape by Mary Higgins Clark and I am going to listen to them while I work on a Christmas cross-stitch that I want to get done in time for December. I am going to have to really get working on it if I am going to have it done. I might even take a little nap today and rest. This cough just wears me out. Oh well, life goes on! That's all folks!