Friday as a Football Widow

We had the opportunity to have family pictures taken last night as a fundraiser for Drew's school. So, we went to the local studio and took about 30 pictures - trying to get Mallory to smile! Normally you can't wipe the grin off her face, but not in front of the camera last night. We finally had a decent one. This is our first picture with Mallory in it :)  After pics, we went to the Mexican Restaurant for dinner. I tried to get a few pics of the kids... Oh, and the girls dresses were both thrifted! They look like new and felt like princesses :)

Andy left this morning for Medford. The team plays tomorrow at 1pm in the state quarter finals. They're playing a tough team who's been ranked #1 all season. This may be the end of my football widowhood for the year! I do wish them well and it would be awesome if they won, but I'm secretly hoping the season's over :)

I hope to have my husband home early Sunday morning so he can join us for the church's Community Thanksgiving Dinner. This is our first fall here, so it will be fun to see what kind of turnout they get. We'll be hosting it at the Senior Center. I'll be baking rolls, yams, and stuffing, yum! No diet for me on Sunday :) Yes, I said the 'D' word. I've been really sticking with it for 2 weeks and lost 9 lbs! Good start and I hope to keep losing through the holidays. Very hard for me to avoid sweets, but it feels good to see the scales moving and I'm motivated to keep it up!

Battle with the Scales

I've reached a new high...not a good thing! This is what I've been facing the past few days: two pies, pumpkin bars, apple crisp and homemade rolls! The scale was not kind this morning after my time with these desserts....

I've really stuggled with my weight since Mally was born. I'd always been on the heavy side until after Abby was born. Andy and I worked together and I had lost 30 lbs and kept it off until getting pregnant with Mallory. Since she was born, I have not been able to lose my "baby weight" and here I am again, 30 lbs overweight. I know what I need to do to lose it, but with 3 kids, work, and farm life it's just too easy not to exercise or watch my diet. Food is comfort when I'm stressed and I need to change this. So, pray for me as I struggle with my self-image and weight. I need to either learn to be content where I'm at or have the resolve to stick with a plan to lose it. Anyone interested in a weight-loss challenge/buddy system?

Here's a funny pic of the kids. I was trying to get a photo for our Christmas card, but it didn't work out.