Progress

Its been one month since I met with the nutritionist. I made it through the holidays without eating every sugary treat in sight. I wasn't perfect, but did not completely blow it. I am doing better with my food choices. Adding more fruits and veges and cutting out sugar. Yesterday I taught the kids all about the food guide pyramid. They were very interested in learning what goes in each group and how much they should have. I gave them blank pyramids so they can fill in what they eat everyday. The girls thought that was great. Samuel is just happy if I give him PB&J or cereal at meal time. I hope making them aware of nutrition will help them to not make some of the mistakes I have made. You know like choosing little debbie cakes over fruit all the time!! One day during the holidays when we were eating out at a buffet, Samuel came back to the table with about 7 or 8 cookies on his plate. That's it just cookies. Abby proceeded to tell him loudly how he was going to get diabetes if he ate all those cookies. That's not exactly right but at least she realizes you can't just eat cookies and be healthy. I also have been exercising. I am sore!! My abs hurt when I laugh, my legs kill me walking up the stairs. Hopefully I will start to see some results soon. If I don't I may get very upset and eat a whole cake or something:) just kidding...I'll update on my progress again next month.

My 100th Post.....Who knew I had so much to say

Wow I actually have made it to my 100th post. This may bore some of you to tears, but I made a list of 100 things about myself. It's my blog so I guess I can do whatever I want. Hope you enjoy these little known, most exciting facts about me.

1. I am 34 years old.



2. I have brown hair.



3. My eyes are green.



4. I am the older sister of Tracy, Lori and Giny.



5. I graduated from Jacksonville State University.



6. I have a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences.



7. The first time Dave and I met we line danced.



8. I like country music but not southern gospel.



9. I had a baby in 2000, 2001, and 2002.



10. I like anything chocolate.



11. I sing alto.



12. I played the trumpet in junior high.



13. I was a majorette.



14. I have never been good at math.



15. Christmas is my favorite time of the year.



16. Fall is my favorite season.



17. I like cold weather.



18. I like to sew but hate reading patterns.



19. I taught Home Ec. for 1 year before Abby was born.



20. Before that I taught nutrition in elementary schools.



21. My parents still live in the house I grew up in.



22. I have been to Niagara Falls.



23. I went on Beach Project in 1996.



24. I have lived in 5 cities.



25. The furthest I have been from home is New York.



26. I can be high strung:)



27. I like to fold clothes.



28. I do not like messy anything!



29. I do not mind cleaning.



30. I like to read.



31. I can't believe I am just on 31.



32. I got married when I was 24.



33. Our honeymoon was way too short.



34. We lived in a little house in Gordo our first year.



35. I love Dave and I really like him too.



36. I am working on being joyful.



37. I am an organizer.



38. I love to sleep.



39. I like to watch the news.



40. I take a vacation with my entire family every year.



41. I graduated from high school in 1993.



42. I became a Christian in 1994.



43. I love drinking coffee.



44. I look like my aunt.



45. I played little league softball for two years and made all-stars.



46. Does #45 count as two.



47. I am a bit bossy sometimes.



48. Somewhat of a control freak.



49. I believe God can change anyone.....just look at me.



50. I like to shop online.



51. I'm halfway done.



52. I love reading blogs.



53. I like keeping up with friends on Facebook.



54. I drive too fast.



55. I have had two speeding tickets in my life.



56. I have been in two wrecks....only one was I driving!



57. My first car was a Oldsmobile Cutlass.



58. My second car was a Ford Tempo.



59. My third was a Ford Wind Star Van.



60. My fourth is a Toyota Sienna....I'm still driving it.



61. I really like air conditioning.



62. This is the first house I have lived in that has a fire place.



63. I really like being at home.



64. I think dessert should be served after every meal.



65. Still like cold bed sheets.



66. I like the idea of camping.



67. When I was little my family camped almost every summer at Wind Creek.



68. I planned my wedding in 3 months.



69. I like simple.



70. My favorite picture in my house is a framed poem written by my sister Giny.



71. I love homemade gifts.



72. I love getting Christmas cards.



73. I love dishes.



74. I like going to yard sales and thrift stores.



75. I consign my children's clothes twice a year at Kid's Market.



76. I usually make enough money to buy all their clothes for the next season.



77. I think my children are the cutest of all.



78. I don't like to iron.



79. I love cookbooks.



80. Wake up, I'm almost done.



81. My Grandaddy White referred to me and my sisters as "Lisa and the three little ones".



82. My Grandmother White died 5 months before I was born.



83. I like to fish.



84. I like to play tennis.



85. I am a horrible dancer.....



86. I take pictures of every event....even kid trips to the dentist.



87. I love to scrapbook.



88. If my house catches fire....other than getting my children out the scrapbooks will be most important to grab!!!



89. I have a dog named Charlie.



90. I don't care for cats!



91. My favorite smell is coffee brewing.



92. I wear a size 9 shoe.



93. My favorite color is green.(and pink)



94. I love Christmas moviesand Christmas music.



95. I can be self righteous at times...now you know where my children get it.



96. I can be legalistic at times.



97. I am a reformed baptist.



98. My spiritual gift is service.



99. That said, I love do things for other people.....behind the scenes.



100. I am daily being transformed to be more like Christ.

I can't believe I actually came up with 100 things to say about myself! Well hopefully you made it without completely falling asleep. Now don't you feel as though you know me much better now. Happy blogging and Happy New Year!

This is it...

My very last post of 2008. Wow, what a year this has been. We changed jobs which means we also changed churches. That was huge. I am still adjusting to the move. Dave is now a band director ..again. Our kids seemed to get BIG this year. They are in grades K,2,and 3. Time passes so fast! So many lessons learned in 2008. All were good to learn, even though some were very hard to learn. Every year I set some personal goals for the new year. Doesn't everyone. This year I hope to accomplish them! Some are more important than others. Getting healthy is always at the top of my list. This year it is really important that I do it. Spending more time in the Word and prayer. Those are just two at the top of the list. Oh, one more that I can share is I want to be more laid back. I tend to be a bit high strung sometimes:) May we all meet our goals this year! I hope you all have a great 2009.

Twas the night before Christmas Eve

For the past few years our kids have spent the night with Lori and Giny the night before Christmas Eve. This gives us a good night to help Santa get things ready for Christmas. Dave is reliving his childhood tonight with some of the gifts for the kids. It has been hilarious....if only my video camera was working. This would have been great youtube material. He was singing karaoke while playing a mini drumset. I guess you had to be here! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Making Memories

A few years ago I started getting my nieces and letting them build gingerbread houses with Abby and Erin. This year it grew to be all the girls plus Samuel and Andrew. I must say the boys did an excellent job for their first year. Samuel built a garage on his house. He is a lot like his grandaddy. Andrew surprised us tonight. I did not think he would be interested in building a house but he was. He sat there for an hour and 15 minutes working diligently on his masterpiece. The girls love this tradition. I think I enjoy it as much or more than they do. Their houses get better every year. As they were working on them tonight, I was looking at Chloe and Abby and thinking that Chloe will be 10 soon. I wonder how long this will be something they look forward to. I hope it will be a tradition that lasts for years to come. I'm 34 and I still enjoy building a gingerbread house.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Busy Weekend in Pictures

Starting Thursday we had a very busy few days. Thursday was our last day of co-op and Friday was our end of the year party with our homeschool group. Dave and the band played a special concert at Life Way bookstore on Friday also. Saturday was Abby's Christmas piano recital at the (JSU)president's house. It was beautiful and she did great. Saturday night Dave was in Jordan's wedding. It was a perfect ceremony and the reception was really fun. The kids danced, danced, danced! Sunday we worshipped with our church family and that afternoon our homeschool choir performed their Christmas songs and hymns. They are a talented group of kiddos. So that wraps up our weekend, hope you enjoyed the pictures!

My Weekly Meal Plan

After my meeting with the nutritionist on Tuesday I decided to make out a detailed meal plan for each week. I already kinda did this but not using the food guide pyramid! So for those of you who are interested, this is my plan for this week. I figure after several weeks I will have so many planned I can rotate them and change new recipes in and out without having to do a two hour planning session every week. But I love doing this....planning meals that is. So here are my 3 meals for 6 days.





Day 1
bagel
apple
coffee
milk

pb&j sandwich
yogurt

Baked Chicken
Broccoli
baked potato
whole wheat roll


Day2
yogurt
cheese toast
coffee
juice

turkey sand
w/lettuce
baked chips
apple

Lima Beans
pasta salad
cornbread
corn
peaches

Day 3
cereal/milk
coffee

healthy choice soup
crackers
apple
yogurt

Pork Tenderloin
green beans
corn
whole wheat rolls



Day 4
bagel/cr. cheese
banana
coffee

turkey sand
w/lettuce
baked chips
apple

Spaghetti
Salad
fruit?


Day5
yogurt
toast w/jelly
banana

Salad
apple
crackers

Hamburger Steak
pinto beans
pasta salad


Day 6
cereal/milk
coffee

Healthy choice soup
Crackers

Roast
Baked potato
Broccoli
Carrots
rolls

Its not perfect but I am trying to stick within the guidelines of the pyramid. I need to add a fruit or dairy here or there.....here are the number of servings I should have each day.

Milk group-3 servings

vegetable group- 3-5 servings

fruit group- 2 servings

meat group- 2 servings

bread group- 6 servings

The good news is that with a balanced diet and exercise (and little medicine for 6 months) I can turn this around! I'll keep you posted on my progress.