Best Investment So Far

With some of the money that we got from taxes, Dave decided to let me purchase "The Wave by the Firm". I was stoked to use it, and when I got home I opened it up and read through the booklet it came with. I found a workout calendar along with a menu for the first week of working out. It says you'll see results after 10 workouts, and I'm looking forward to see if they're right.

Tonight I got the chance to try it out for the first time. Being sensible, I decided to not just jump into the whole workout at first, that BABY STEPS would be the best way to start. Tonight I tried the 10 minute workout, and LOVED IT! I showed the workout to Mom, then when she went away, I brought Dave in and showed it to him. Though it wasn't that hard of a workout, it really works your core, and I've been wanting to do another round of it. My goal is to master the 10 minute workout, then add the 2nd workout and follow the schedule they have in the booklet. Once my workouts become a habit, then I'll start working on my diet.

I think I'll take pictures of myself as I go, to see if I can see the difference and maybe show my progress. I know I only tried it once, but I would totally recommend this to anyone who wants to lose weight.

A Fresh Start

This year, the IRS was very good to us. Dave filed our taxes, and discovered we will get $2,500 back in returns. It was a HUGE blessing for us as our storage bill was almost $700 for not being able to catch up on payments. We waited a few weeks and as soon as we saw that we'd gotten our returns, a check was written to our storage and sent to them. We received our state taxes first, then our fedral, and have been monitoring where it's all going.
we got some sheet sets for our bed, a few clothes, "The Wave" for me to work out on, and have managed to help out where needed. We upgraded our phones, and are getting back on our feet slowly, but surely. Before too long, we may be able to find a place that will take us with our animals. I really feel like things are picking up for Dave and I, and who knows what the rest of the year brings, if we keep doing the things we need to, I know that we will truely be blessed.

Our Second Christmas

 Just this month, because money was tight around Christmastime, we, as a family, celebrated a second Christmas. Mom was determined to keep the tree up until we were able to celebrate, and when we did, it was nice. 
  Instead of a "fancy" Christmas dinner, everyone agreed on Pizza. Because of the meds I'm on, I bypassed the pizza and had a dinner of Coke. After Dinner we all opened our presents, it was fun, and to me, more intimate than when it's celebrated on the 25th of Dec.
  Later that night, mom and I were talking and both agreed that it was quite fun to have Christmas in another month other than Dec, and then I suggested maybe doing it the years that the kids visit in-laws for Christmas. Mom seemed to have liked that idea, and hopes that we can all coordinate visits to in-laws. For Dave and I, it's not really a big issue as my family opens gifts in the morning and Dave's family does gifts in the evening, but it's not a fun travel all in one day, especially for that time of year.

A Small Price To Pay

  As everyone knows already, Dave and I have been trying to have kids for almost 6yrs now, and have not had much luck. In November, I had a chat with my Doctor, and she put me on Chlomid (for those of you who don't know what that is-fertility treatments). One of the side effects of this particular drug happens to be HOT FLASHES.
  For those of you who have had them, you can sympathise, for those of you who haven't or can't experience them, drink a glass of boiling water, once you get past the burns in your mouth, focus on how hot you begin to feel, then you'll have a small idea of what it's like.
  Anyhow, since these hot flashes have come, I've lost sleep. I cannot sleep because of the hot flashes or if I manage to fall asleep, they wake me up. It's hell, but I got to thinking, if this stuff works, it'll totally be worth the hot flashes and lack of sleep.
 One thing that keeps me going, and I know a lot of you think I"m crazy for this, but the older I get, and with being on these fertility drugs, it raises my chances for multiple births. I would love to have twins, if I have only one child, that will be good too. According to my doctor, the next step if this treatment doesn't work, will be Invitro. For all you out there reading this, by all means, PLEASE pray for us.

We Found The Asshole!!!

For Christmas this year, my brother Dan, and his wife Chrystal, bought "Family Gifts" for everyone, and they were all games. When we opened ours, the first words out of my mouth were "Are you trying to say something Dan?"

Mom had to take a picture of it, and wanted to play it as a family as soon as possible. Because Dave and I went to see his family Christmas Day, we waited until the day after, and that's when the fun started.

We opened the game, set it up and as rules instructed, the oldest went first. This game isn't played like any normal game, play does NOT resume clockwise, instead, to determine who plays next, there is a question read, and the person who answeres it correctly gets to go. The End is literally a "target" on the butt of a Donkey that says "The End". Dad and I both agreed that it's the Asshole, and the winner turned out to be Dad, so I said that he was an asshole. It was such a fun game that Heather was in tears from laughing so hard, and Dave and I are finding that it's a very fun game to play.

After playing Smart Ass, we played Pictureka with Heather and Monroe. That's the game that they got, and it was just as fun. We will soon try out Mom and Dad's game, and maybe even Marsh and Emily's. Thanks Dan and Chrystal, when you guys visit, we'll see which one of you are the asshole!!!

Baby Steps

I've been trying for nearly 2yrs now to sell Gold Canyon Candles. Over the two years, I've had a total of 4 parties, and only 2 of them have brought in a maximum of $400. I did my first and only party for the year at the beginning of this month, yes, it's an 11 month late start, but crap happens. Anyway, I had a lot of fun though I was a nervous wreck and completely out of practice.

Through the rest of the week, I explored the website again, catching up on all the new information the company has to offer, and found something that gave me a HUGE ray of hope. Ever since I started my attempt to sell these candles, I didn't have anyone to train me. The demonstrator I signed up under said she'd train me, show me the ropes and what not, but I never saw it, so I learned by trial by error.

This one ray of hope is the new design of their catalog. They made it pretty user friendly and a lot easier for new and unexperienced demonstrators such as myself, to do their job. Each page is basically designed for a presentation of the company and products, and also has the sizes and prices of each product as well. I want to get this business going, and know I can succeed if I become much more aggressive than I have been. Lets see what the new year brings.

One Wild Day

Today Dave and I went to run some errands in Dad's Sonoma. On our way to COSTCO, we were stopped in front of Arby's on Yellowstone, when we were rear ended by a kid in a Montero. I didn't see it coming, but I heard squealing tires. I had enough time to see a big white pickup truck fly by me in the turn lane. Then I felt the jolt. Luckily I was wearing my seat belt, and everyone was ok. I immediately called the police as the driver of the other vehicle checked to see if we were ok. I told him we were fine for the moment and that I was calling the police to notify them of the accident.
The Dispatcher instructed us to move the vehicles off of the road if possible so we told the other driver and moved both vehicles into the Arby's parking lot. By the time the police arrived, my neck and left eye started to hurt a bit. When the officer came to talk to us, I informed him that I had some whiplash, but was fine other than that. The driver of the other vehicle was honest in the whole thing, took full responsibility and even went as far as calling us an hour later to let us know he notified his insurance company and make sure we were ok.
Today's photo of course is of the damage done to Dad's truck. Luckily both vehicles had insurance, and nobody was severely hurt. We later found out that the white truck that flew by us should have hit us, but the driver swerved out of the way. The kid who hit us was following that truck too close and saw us just as it was too late. Later that evening, as Dad was driving, we got pulled over by the police for a tail light being out. We explained that the vehicle was involved in an accident earlier in the day and he let us off.