Memorial Weekend Camping Adventure

Photo highlights from the weekend. There are more on Facebook (they're easier to download on there!)

Jillian Michaels is ready to kick my butt....

Those of you directed here from Facebook who have never been to our blog before, welcome. To those of you more familiar with the site you know I have been lacking in the posts lately, but decided recently that needed to change. I found the perfect opportunity too: documenting my latest weight loss/get back into shape routine, courtesy of Jillian Michaels, the Biggest Loser phenom. I got the idea from one of my sister's Facebook friends, who did Jillian's "30 Day Shred" and seriously, the results were amazing.

So why am I sharing all of this with you, you ask? Those of you who read my last Christmas letter know that I tend to lack the really serious motivation to get back into shape. (Remember how I would actually wear my workout clothes to bed so that was one less thing I could talk myself out of in the mornings?) Jillian has promised to get me into shape in 20 minutes a day for 30 days. So I can do this in the secrecy of my own basement and if I fail only I know I'm a failure. But, if I can put myself out there to the blogging world and I fail, well I probably haven't failed you because quite honestly you all have better things to concern yourselves with than whether I lose a few pounds or not, but I know I will have failed in front of a bunch of people. I hate that feeling. And I don't want to fail. My sister is getting married at the end of the summer and I don't want to look like the frumpy mother of two who is pushing 34. So, whether you like it or not you are all my motivation! So please check back to see how I'm doing as I will provide updates throughout the month and we'll see what happens....

To start, we better get a hold of where I stand right now:

Day: 1

Chest: 37"

Waist: 32"

Hips: 43"

Weight: 157.6 (ugh-- let me point out that the heaviest I've ever been is 170 lbs, and that's with the assistance of an 8 lb baby and non existent ankles). Jillian claims you can lose up to 20 lbs, but I think that's if you don't eat for 30 days. Anyway, here I am in all my glory.... (thank you Steve for taking the pictures and thank you Kim for letting me use your scale)

And thank you to all of you :) See you in about a week and a half....

Lazy Saturday Morning

While Dad is away this morning, freezing his buns off at a track meet, SURELY the rest of us were hard at work back home....

Isaac?

Lounging on the couch watching cartoons, complete with his "treasure map" in hand....

Signe?

Watching cartoons in Mom and Dad's room (pay no attention to the fact the bed is not made yet, remember the title to this post is LAZY)....

Scout?

Nope, unless you count the work my jaws are doing on this bone.

Finally, Isaac wanted to take a picture of the ceiling fan, so I thought I better include it:

Happy Weekend everyone!