Weight, Favorites and Other Stuff
December 17, 2007 
Weight Update: I continue to act like a yo-yo. Up and down, I go. Last week I was down 1.5 pounds, and this week I am back up. BUT, I popped a hole through the knee of my last jeans so I went to my favorite store to buy my favorite jeans and…guess what….I was able to get a size smaller! I have always been somewhere around 14-16 but I bought size 12! They probably added stretch or adjusted the size or something, but it still feels good.
Other Stuff: Bryan got a new calling at church yesterday. It is a doozy. Stake Young Mens Presidency – 1st Counselor. We aren’t really sure what all this entails (if you know, please enlighten me) or when he starts. I think that he is a little excited though. He is ready for a new challenge, I think. Finally got my Christmas out. I sent some of them last week and the rest today. Oh, what a wonderful feeling.
My parents arrive Saturday so there is much house cleaning and grocery shopping to be done this week. Also, going into Oldest’s classroom to read a story for their read-a-thon. Trying to decide between two books: Bear Stays Up For Christmas and The Polar Express. Any thoughts?
I am revamping my chore charts and house rules. I am condensing the 9 rules into 5, and adding chores. They are doing so good at it, so I thought, hey! Why not make them do more of my stuff?
We will be celebrating my parents arrival by watching the BYU football bowl game. Go cougars. (Anyone know who they are playing? Hmm. Probably ought to find out.)
And finally…..
Favorite Moments from the week:
*Taking Daughter and Youngest to the mall and having Daughter act perfectly.
*While I was building the Thomas the train track that Youngest was demanding that I build, he decided that I should stop immediately and hook the trains together. I told him: “Hold your little pants on!” and he threw down the train and grabbed as much of his little Gap sweat pants in his little fists as possible.
*Lunch out at Olive Garden with Bryan. And no kids.
*Finished Christmas shopping, and it is a wonderful feeling (just waiting for Amazon to send those last two gifts…).
*I knew the library had one book that I put on hold there, but when I got to the library, there was four books waiting for me!
*The young men and Bishopric came to our house caroling and brought us a box of Christmas treats (chocolates, oranges, nuts, etc…)
Congrats on going down a jean size! And getting your shopping done. That’s exciting.
Woo hoo on the size 12! I’m still happy if I can get a 14/16 instead of an 18/20! I’m working back down to the 12. Fun randoms. I’m waiting on a couple of deliveries too and then all I need to do is the wrapping.
Good job on the skinny jeans–especially during the holidays!
I would choose “Bear Stays Up” because Polar Express is wayyyyy toooo looooong!
UCLA! Can you believe it?!?! BYU played UCLA already this year (and lost, thanks to some terrible calls –I know, because I was there!) and now we have to play them again. How lame is that?
I love all the fun things you had happen this week. And hooray on being done with Christmas! I’m really close.
Isn’t it true how we always have to re-vamp rules and chore lists? I hate it, but it’s a must –like going through their clothes every few months to put aside the “too smalls”.
OH! And Hooray on the size 12!! That’s awesome! One day I’ll get to a size 12. One day…one day…
Going down a size at Christmastime…good for you!