Smoke Free

OK I know I don't post anymore, life has gotten in my way but I thought that this was post worthy. TODAY I HAVE BEEN SMOKE FREE FOR 1 YEAR!!!! I am proud of myself. It has not been fun or easy but I know it's worth it. I have to say I do feel Better now than I did. I now am going to take myself out and do something fun. I hope all is well with everyone. Later

What a Storm!

This afternoon we had quite the "thunderstorm." We had 2" hail...our yard was covered in it! My yard was more white this afternoon than the whole entire winter. I haven't had a chance to access the damage on the cars. E and I both got new cars in the past few weeks so I hope we don't have hail damage. The kids were crying and being dramatic, the cat was freaked. We had tornado warnings. Freaky afternoon.

Digital Scales

So, how are you doing on those New Year's Resolutions that you made back in January? Elizabeth and I are doing really well. We continue to go to the YMCA everyday and E has lost a few pounds. We are pretty laod back about it, but I know some people go on new diet regimes that involve measuring and weighing their food in exact proportions. There are digital scales that are made for use in the kitchen by weighing foods. And with all the talk of losing weight many people go out and buy a new digital bathroom scale as well. Maybe you need one to see what your accurate weight really is? Elizabeth has been thinking about getting one the last few days since she discovered the scales at the YMCA are not accurate. One day it said she had lost 7 lbs. from the week before, and the next day it said she had only lost 1 pound. So, I decided I just need to go and get her something that's more reliable. I like digital scales because you can see if you've lost, even if it's not a whole pound. Now, rather than merely showing your weight, these scales can determine your body fat percentage, and some can even tell you how much of your body is water!

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We're Going to Kindergarten...Again!

We went to Xander's Preschool graduation tonight. It's hard to believe that he will be going to Kindergarten in just a couple of months. He has always been such a "baby" and clung to his family. He has grown so much this past year, turned 5, and is ready for big boy school. He is so excited to go to Zoe's school and ride the bus like her. Everything is a competition you know, school is no different. I know that we will adjust to having 2 kids in school just fine, it's jsut a lot to process tonight.

Paintball

When I lived in Indiana, I used to love to go and play paintball with my brother and friends. I've been dying to get back out there! I need to seek out some guys here in NC that like to paintball as well. I've been looking at Paintball stuff online and I'm in the mood. Did you know that Ultimate Paintball is an awesome web-site for all of your Paintball needs? They sell Tippmann, Spyder, Smart Parts, Dye, Draxxus paintball gear plus many more brands. They have a wide variety of paintball supplies including: Sniper paintball guns, masks, hoppers, tubes, barrels, tactical vests, paintball jersey and pants, and much more! Their top-selling guns are the Tippmann A-5, Tippmann 98 Custom, Smart Parts Ion, Spyder Pilot ACS.Ultimate Paintball offers the best prices with free shipping too. Another interesting fact about Ultimate Paintball is that their employees actually play paintball. Their Customer Service Reps are knowledgable about the sport and can help you make decisions if needed. This is especially helpful if you know little about the sport, but want to buy a gift for your hubby. If you, your hubby or sons love paintball head on over to Ultimate Paintball and check out their "Killer Paintball Gun Packages" today!

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New Ride

Well I know I don't post anymore but I thought I would about my new car. I loved my truck but with the price of gas continuing to rise and my truck getting 14 MPG I needed to find something a little better on gas. I got me a Volvo S80 2.5T. I love it, it has all sorts of nice features. It is loaded with most everything I could want. The only problem is now is trying to keep it for myself. Elizabeth keeps trying to take it for herself and make me drive the minivan.

Refinance deals.

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Bloggy Give-Aways Carnival

**This Contest is now closed! Congrats to #40-Distybug from the Daddy's Girl Blog!!

Gotta love Give-Aways! GEt a chance to win stuff for FREE and get lots of traffic to your own blog as well. Shannon over at Bloggy Give-Aways is hosting another Carnival. I am giving away Jump Start World 1st Grade Computer Game. It is new for 2008 for High-Speed Connections, Rated "E" for Everyone, includes 80+ adventures and Missions, builds Math, Reading and Critical Thinking Skills.

All you have to do is leave me a comment before Sunday, Feb. 3rd at 6pm. You don't have to be a blogger to win, just make sure you leave me an email address to contact you. I will do a http://www.random.org/ drawing after I watch the Super Bowl. LOL! Contest open to US Residents only.

Back To The Gym

Elizabeth and I have started working out again. It feels good to be active and doing something. I go every morning at 5:30am before work. In 2 weeks I have lost 4 lbs and feel like I'm gaining some muscle. I've been lifting pretty hard. There's been a couple days that I had a hard time moving certain body parts. You gotta start somewhere.

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Happy New Year!

Hello all.

Sorry I haven't written in a while. I've been busy working. I worked a lot in December. I was on call for 2 weeks and worked about 40 hours of overtime. Then, of course, there were the holidays. We had a nice Christmas. The kids got way too much as usual. Xander's favorite gift was a skateboard, Zoe's was a Baby Alive that really eats, pees and poops. Zachary's...I'm not sure, but he liked everything that he got and screams "Mine" over all of Xander's stuff too. He's growing up so quickly that I can hardly believe it some days.

We used the extra overtime money and joined the YMCA. I paid for the year out right so that we don't have any more monthly bills. I've wanted to do this for quite some time. I need to get back into shape.

So, now we are back to the daily grind. Oh yeah, I had a birthday on Christmas Day as well. 33. And now Elizabeth has her B-day on Friday and then Zoe's and Xander's are coming up in the next month as well. We call it Birthday season around here.

Plan A Trip Today!

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Three months

Today makes three months that I have been smoke-free. Three months is pretty monumental, don't you think? I have eaten about 2,500 Dum-Dum suckers and only had 2 nervous breakdowns, but I am here three months later...smoke-free. I am here to tell you that if I can do this, anyone can do it! The bad days are getting less and less. I think about smoking still and have cravings, but even those are becoming fewer. I guess my next big goal will be 6 mos. More updates to come.

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Work, Work and More Work...

Man, yesterday was a killer! I worked form 8am until Midnight last night...You gotta love other utility companies that come and dig up stuff, cut lines, and then the phone company (ie..ME) has to go and fix it. But, on the up-side I made some serious cash yesterday with all of that over-time! At least that does make me feel better for missing all of that time with my family last night, not to mention, I missed HOUSE, MD. as well. Elizabeth and I love that show. Oh well. Back to work I go!