A New Challenge!

So did anyone else get the Valentine's package from Mom and Dad? Or are we the lucky ones? And if you did, did your kids get the DVD and CD package? If so, do you remember these faces?

The DVD has a bunch of songs on it and most of them come from the Sharon, Lois and Bram show. Minnie loves it and Cindy probably remembers the show. Sadly though, no "Skinnamarinky dink a dink..."

Well, I've fallen off the weight watching wagon because I keep stuffing my face to keep from throwing up... that's right, I'm pregnant. I'm only 6w5d along but the morning (all day) sickness has already started. Because I know how awful it was with Minnie, I'm dreading the next seven weeks or so, so much that it has me in tears. I go to bed upset at night, knowing I'm going to have to wake up and do the "yuckies" all day the next day. You'd think work would keep my mind off of it, but it doesn't. Please pray that I can deal with the sickness -- it has me seriously depressed -- maybe so much so because everytime I get sick, I pee my pants. Yuck!

No challenge too great

Last night I made creme brulee. Creme. Brulee. It's made of 95% fat and 5% cholesterol. It's delicious and delicate and decadent and deadly. I only make it on rare occasions, and last night we needed an excuse to call up my brother-in-law and sister-in-law to come play Settlers of Katan with us, so I whipped up some creme brulee as an excuse for them to come to our house for dessert and to play games. Creme brulee is made of four simple ingredients: cream, egg yolks, sugar, and either vanilla or chocolate. I made both varieties. To accompany the dessert, we decided to make shrimp scampi, garlic bread, spaghetti, and a healthy salad. Yeah, it was an awesome dinner. But today I was reminded of the slogan Mary came up with: "No challenge is too great for an Idaho gem." I have not seriously taken up the challenge of weight loss or paying off debt. What will it take to get my mind set on doing those two things? Like Mom said to me recently: "It seems the struggle for money never ceases, no matter how much you have." This life can be so testing, and it comes down to choice and accountability. So from now until my triathlon, I'll be choosing wisely.

Wednesday Weigh-In

So, the blog has been silent for a couple of weeks. Things here have been steady. No ups or downs.

Highlight of the day -- the ladies in my Relief Society sent me a bouquet of flowers at work. I must say the women in my ward rock.

Let us in on our challenges and successes this week.