Halloween

I am so excited for Halloween this year! I have decorated my house and it looks so cool! I usually don't get to it till the night of Halloween, but this year it will be up for two whole weeks ahead of time! Zack is pretty excited too. We went to shop for a costume and he is done with the cute costumes. He is going to be the grime reaper. I didn't want to let him(I think it is to scarry for this age),but I wanted him to really like what ever he picked. He has been asking about Haunted Houses for about a month now and has been begging for us to take him. Last week we happend to come across the Carnival of Fear(where the old petsmart is on 5400s and Redwood was) and they had the Disney radio van there. So I figure that it is probably kid friendly. We took him there last night and never made it inside. I wanted to make sure that he was really ready. We sat in the car for a few min to see how he reacted and he said he will try next year. He was afraid that the people inside would touch him.(even though we had asured him they wouldn't)I have to say it was pretty funny seeing him scared. I tried not to laugh. So when we got home Brad was flipping through the channels and found some old scary movies to show Zack. BAD IDEA! I had to make him change the channels a few times. Brad and his dad use to always watch scary movies when he was Zacks age. Zack is not ready for that though. Needless to say Brad got to sleep with Zack last night.(that's what he gets for scaring my boy!)

At work our theme is MOCK HOLLYWOOD. I can't decide if I want to be Kristy Aley and have a slimfast in one hand and a cheesecake in the other, dressed in long black baggy dress,
or Evelyn from The Island and the Gauntlet(on MTV). She is always the toughest and every one is scared of her cause "She will take you out of the GAME!" she always has her hair in a high pony tail on top of her head, black vizer, tank top, shorts, and tennies. Oh and all the makup she wears is one thick line of eyeliner just on the top lid. Some of the other people are going to be Jessica Simpson,Katie Holmes,Martha Stewart,Larry the cable guy,Angelina Jo Lee. It should be a good time.

As for daily life every one is good. Zack is doing well in school he is a little cheater with reading(he looks at the pick and guesses the word) and needs a little extra attention with that subject. He also is like his mom and wants to talk in class. Even if he is not talking, he will just stop and watch other kids work. I once again think this is due to being an only child and just soaking up other kids company. One day maybe we can have another. I have looked into addoption latley but It costs any where from $10k to $30k. I found out that with LDS family services Brad and I have to be sealed in the temple and current on tithing for two years. So even if we caught up and went to the temple tommorrow it would be two years just to be eligable. Then it ususally takes 1-4 years to get a child placed. SUCKS! They were the cheapest too. Oh well I don't want us to feel like we did the right thing just to get a child, we should be doing that stuff any ways.

So that is about it. Oh with my weight loss I am at 30lbs! YEAH! I have been a bad girl this last week so I just maintained. At least I didn't gain any back. But I am focused again so the number on the scale should get smaller. Love you all and welcome new friends that have asked for this blog. I am excited to see yours! PEACE!

My favorite time of year!

Awe Fall! I love It!! This year I have had a rough season with my garden. I didn't produce nearly what I though I would. I did plant late due to the wall being put in, but I thought that I still would have a good crop. I have been able to make two batches of chili sauce, but would have liked to make 5 or 6. Oh well better luck next year.
So I know I have not been quiet about my diet but just in case you have missed it. I am down 26 LBS! I have to tally the inches but I am at least one pant size down. I am trying to pin or use a belt as needed so I am not buying tons of new clothes that are temporary. My diet costs enough with out me wasting money on clothes.
The Boys stooped their diet the first week, so it has been solo for me. I did allow myself to cheat last weekend for two reasons. One is that I reached 1/4 my goal, and the other is to confuse my body a little so I will keep loosing consistently. I have had the discussion with a few people about saggy skin. I don't have that problem yet but face it I have so much extra weight I am sure to have some! So I called one of my Plastic Surgeons that I bill for, and asked him what the best preventative measure is for this issue. He said that weight training is the best thing to do. I have a weight machine that I need to Finnish setting up in the spare room. That is on the to do list this weekend. I will need the elliptical machine any way now that it is getting cold.
Zack has begun playing soccer (here are a few pics of him with his team). I am surprised how well he is doing. He can run almost the whole game! I do have to bring the albuteral and he usually needs one treatment each game/practice. We have two wins and one tie, we won't discuss the losses. I don't think this is going to be his fav game to play but for now it will do. I think he will be into base ball or football more.
Work is good I have decided to change my schedule again. I will work from 10-5. m-f and 8-4 thurs. It seams to work the best with my life. I have been thinking about what goals I want for my career. I think that I want to work in the AR Support which are the training Staff for all the Clinics. I figure this way I will be able to transition into a Clinic Manager Position someday and thus may be able to work at a clinic that is in a small town so I can have the country life I have always wanted. Well time will tell.
I forgot to mention THANKSGIVING! My plans are DeJongs from 11-2ish and my house 4-7 for Brad's side of the family. Hope to see ya all soon! Love Ya!!!!!