Fruit Looped

We got a few christmas miracles this year – I was able to finish my mom’s quilt on time, I met my christmas weight loss goal and we recieved some monetary help )
The quilt is beautiful! It’s a log cabin pattern… in a queen size bed spread! I did it all on my little machine at the house and I was really impressed with how it turned out. I will post some pics of it later so you can all see )
Second my chirstmas weight loss goal was to be at 193.5 and I MADE it! Un-real. That’s not to say that since i made it I haven’t taken this weekend off to enjoy some pretty yummy holiday foods – but I met my first goal so YEAH for me!
Third, the monetary help. We were very fortunate to get some help in becoming debt free – I am happy to report now that ALL of our debt is paid in full and the credit cards have been cut – every single one.
Scoobie got a new home (our female boston) because she was getting aggressive. She and our older female got in a fight and knocked daisy’s two front teeth out when she bit her through the bottom of her mouth. As much as I didn’t want to see her go – we found a really great home with lot’s of running room (a farm) where she is the only dog. It’s an older couple so they needed some companionship too. She has been gone for a week now and while I am sad about it – I am happy that I had a small part in making them all a happy new family )
Last (i think), my cousin is living with us. This has been the biggest adjustment so far. He and his wife are getting a divorce and he needed a place to stay. Since we all work at the same place and on the same shift it just made sense. He doesn’t have a car so we have been his ride for the last two weeks. We are going looking for some used cars and an apartment SOON. Not that I don’t love him being here but I love my privacy more – honestly there is nothing like sitting on your back porch naked or in your recliner naked or just being…… naked. I miss that A LOT. So some incentive for both of us to get it together to help him – get it together!

I lost 2lbs. this weekto put me under 200 for the first time in at LEAST 4 years!  I am sooOOOOOO excited  I just don’t know what to say!  So that puts me at a total of 17 lbs. lost so far and 5 more will get me to 25% of my goal.  Damn I feel great!

it has been a heck of a month here at our house!  We have been trying so hard to lose some weight AND we have I am down 15lbs now and Jo is down 10!  I want to reach my goal weight before we start TTC’ing again so no news on that front right now. 

Christmas time is here and we have been beyond busy trying to get all these quilt projects done!  I have finished the top now I just have to get the layers all together so – at least I am closer than I was a month ago.  I can’t believe how expensive stuff is now -although gas here is only $1.79 so at least we are feeling a little relief at the pumps.  

So really – not much going on but I wanted to say that I AM STILL HERE – just not as interesting and super busy!