Something good happens every day. Here's what happened in July 2015:
Wed 7/1/15: I did not write. :(
Thu 7/2/15: Not pregnant. Oh well! I am actually relieved, because I want to lose a little more weight before I get pregnant again.
Fri 7/3/15: Dinner with the Moons
Sat 7/4/15: Face painting-- dinner/lunch at Grandpa North's
Sun 7/5/15: My hormones were getting the better of me today. It helped having Brad love me and take care of me. He always makes me feel better when I feel down.
Mon 7/6/15: I am feeling much better today! I missed going to the gym over the weekend, and I think that may be why I was feeling down yesterday. My body, mind, and spirit have really come to embrace my new routine of being active. I feel happier when I am moving my body.
Tue 7/7/15: I did not write. :(
Wed 7/8/15: Brittany Jenkins asked me to make a super cute bearded hat as a gift for a newborn baby. I finished the hat this morning, and it looks adorable! The hat was blue and white, with a black beard. I am looking forward to seeing photos.
Thu 7/9/15: I took the kids swimming at Grandma's house today. I am amazed at how quickly Lizzy and David have learned how to swim. They are doing so well! My mom invited three other children to join us a the pool, and all of them were surprised at how well David can swim. One of the boys said, "Wow, he is so small, he doesn't look like he can swim that good!"
Fri 7/10/15: My parents came over for dinner tonight. We had BLTs and potato chips. I gave my mom an adorable "Fluttershy" purse I crocheted for her. It turned out darling!!!! I want to make a line of My Little Pony purses to sell. This is the second one I have made so far, and I have ideas popping in my head for how I can make more.
Sat 7/11/15: I did not write. :(
Sun 7/12/15: I taught the lesson in my CTR class today. The kids were almost perfect today, which made me happy and relieved, especially since Sister Richardson sat in for the lesson. The kids really liked the missionary story I told about my father. I told them about how my father was introduced to the church by a 10-year-old boy when he was in his mid-twenties. Lizzy knew right away that the story was about her grandpa, even though I called him "Jonathan."
Mon 7/13/15: I am being super strict at what I eat today. For breakfast, I had egg whites and spinach sauteed in olive oil spray. I then spent the rest of the day eating a very "clean" detox vegetable soup. The soup only contained onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, cabbage, tomatoes, water, and a dash of Mrs. Dash for seasoning. I am hopeful that my body will respond well to my nutrition intake.
Tue 7/14/15: The scale said I dropped 3 pounds this morning! YAY!!!! I guess all the hard work yesterday paid off today. Crossing my fingers I can keep losing more! Dinner at Chic-Fil-A.
Wed 7/15/15: I did not write. :(
Thu 7/16/15: Swimming at Grandma's--- watching My Little Pony
Fri 7/17/15 to Wed 7/22/15: I did not write. :(
Thu 7/23/15: I found the perfect Applejack yarn at JoAnn's today! Started working on the new purse tonight.
Fri 7/24/15 to Sun 7/26/15: I did not write. :(
Mon 7/27/15: Today was Brad's and my tenth dating anniversary! We went on our first date exactly a decade ago today.
Tue 7/28/15: Watched more MLP with Bradley tonight. I am almost done with making another Fluttershy purse. It's going to be super cute!
Wed 7/29/15: Poor Scott had all four his wisdom teeth removed this morning. He was feeling pretty miserable today, and had to stay laying down all day. I was his main caregiver. I helped him remove his gauze, helped him drink his nutrition drinks and water, gave him painkillers and antibiotics, and I kept him entertained by playing Tomb Raider III. I spent all afternoon and evening playing video games. I think I'll be dreaming of shooting giant cobras, finding medi packs, and jumping off cliffs tonight.
Thu 7/30/15: Scott is definitely looking better today, but he's still pretty uncomfortable. We spent more time playing Tomb Raider today. We finished level two yesterday, and level three today. I really like the jungle levels on TR3. I went walking with Roxanna this evening. We walked over 3 miles around our neighborhood. I was exhausted by the time we came home, but happy with what I accomplished.
Fri 7/31/15: I dropped another pound this morning! Whoo hoo! I was very happy to see the scale move. I have been doing so well with my fitness goals lately. I have been strict with my nutrition, but not too strict all of the time. My exercising routine continues to challenge me. I love going to the gym five days a week. I love going swimming with my kids at Grandma's house. In the evening, Brad and I took the kids to ToshoCon at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan. The event was really only for teens, but Brad and I dressed up, and dressed up Lizzy and David as well. We went as Studio Ghibli characters. Scott wore his black hat, trench coat, and blue scarf. Emma wore her Studio Ghibli cats shirt. We had a fun evening at the event. I bought a Totoro keychain. After hanging out at ToshoCon for about 40 minutes, we headed across the street to Veterans Memorial Park, so Lizzy and David could play. Scott overexerted himself when he played "cop and prisoner" with an autistic boy who approached him at the park. While I felt bad that Scott basically crashed from exhaustion after playing with him, I was so proud of how Scott handled that experience with the autistic boy. Scott has a natural gift.
