Visiting St. Louis

This past weekend we went to St. Louis to visit the O'Tooles! We had lots of fun on Saturday, we took Maddie to her last session of swimming school. She did really well and did not cry once!! What a great niece! Here are some cute pics..... Madeline using me as a crutch to stand up.

Here she is enjoying my Christmas gift to her! This stuffed giraffe if bigger than her.

Here we are before the swimming lesson, as you can see there is a really cool slide behind us. I was sad that is was closed!!

Maddie relaxing with Poppy and the Dogs.

Maddie started to get tired and put her head against me and sticks her thumb in her mouth....HOW ADORABLE!!

Week One

Well, I received my Advanced Acai pills in the mail last week and I have been testing them out. I don't really feel too much difference in energy levels, although yesterday I did feel more energized after working late, which is highly unusual! Not sure if I lost any lbs yet but I will weigh myself today at the Y. I am not sure if it is the pills or my craving for sweets, but I have found myself eating more sweets than normal. So I might have gained weight?? Hope everyone has a great week.

Just got back from the gym and found out I lost 3 lbs! I guess it is working.

Acai Berry Trial

Well, today I was looking around on the KY3 website, mainly looking for when the snow was supposed to fall and cancel school. Then I stumbled across this article about the new Advanced Acai Berry diet. This news cast lady was the Guinea pig to try it and do an article about it.
Turns out all her doubts were put to sham by the 12 lbs she lost in 5 weeks! I have heard a lot of great things about this berry in my workout classes and in shape magazine, but now it is on the news so it can't be too bad for me??
Well, I signed up to get a free trial ( which is what the news lady did) and I am going to give it a try. I just need to make sure I cancel it in 20 days or less or they will charge me $149 dollars!! Wish me luck, I should get the pills in 2-5 days. I will keep you posted each week as I give this stuff a test.

Cat piss smells bad

What do you do when your cat sprays the floor with his smelly smelly odor??? I have heard that some people put them in a room with only their litter box, food and water. This is supposed to somehow remind them of how to use it.? So we tried that. For about a week Mojo had his alone time in the spare bedroom, but after a while I felt sorry for him. Plus, he didn't pee on the floor in the spare room at all, so I decided to give him another try to wondering the house. Then, last night Michael felt a wet spot on his foot... MOJO!!! We could tell it was him and not Pickles because there was just a little mist of it, not a small puddle.

Does anyone have anyother suggestions because he is about to get the boot out the door!!

Cute picture of Maddie in her favorite shirt!!!

Michael Finally Graduates!!!!

Michael's parents, sister, and nephew celebrating his special day

Just the grad and his parents...Randy and Susie

Time to celebrate

Matt and his wife drinking out of the coolest winter cups ever!!!

Crazy Chicks

Being an Elementary Art Teacher

Now that I have started working and being in the classroom by myself I am pretty pissed off at the University for not preparing me very well. I think they tried but nobody, I mean nobody really understands what is going on untill you enter the classroom. I wish that I could get a quarter each time I hear MS. ROWE!! I NEED YOUR HELP. I would be able to retire next year! Today was a day that I just did not want to help anyone and I could not get away from it. I tell them how to do it, demonstrate how to do it, ask them questions about how to do it, and still they have no flipping idea what to do next.????