What!!! It's Almost December!!!

Holy Cow! Tomorrow is December. I got looking onto my past entries a.k.a January and February and looking at my goals that I set for myself. I have done 1.98 of the goals that I set for myself. Seriously. I have enrolled and completed a digital photography class and lost 27 lbs. I am still trying to lose 30 lbs by the end of the year so wish me luck.

I haven't even started on a book, will do my math and chemistry next fall, only got the material for my quilt, and try to hit the gym at least once a month. I haven't even thought about my kitchen, but have considered a herb garden. But it has not been a wasted year.

I have learned how to crochet a hat, discovered I hate pediatrics,  sold two horses ( that was an experience), have gotten to see my goats have babies, learned to love my job, enjoyed my kids, started a savings account, though there isn't much in it, and have decided on what camera to get and most important... I HAVE LOST 27 POUNDS!!!!!

No this has not been a wasted year. I have ideas for my next new years resolution's. I am still going to do my quilt, paint my kitchen, start my book, lose even more weight, and a bunch of other things, but first let's see if I can make at least one more of my last years resolutions shall we!!!

Busy month

Whew! It has been a busy month. I have lost a total of 26 lbs, worked, driven in every snow storm we have had so far, worked. Oh did I mention that I have worked! I love my job.

I got to drive in the BLIZZARD of 2010. Talk about a white knuckled drive. However, I have driven in worse. However, if this storm is what the weather is going to be like all year, its going to be a long winter.

I have decided to get a canon 7d. I am extremely excited about this. I was thinking about a canon 50d but Ben pointed out that I would just want a different one in a year, which is true.

We are going to take a family vacation to Oregon next year. Finally a vacation.

And October is over

October was a long month. Really, REALLY long. But things are looking up.

I am already starting to think about Thanksgiving and that holiday that will not be mentioned until the day after. Again, I will be having Thanksgiving at my house, and I get that day off. However I do have to work the next holiday and I;m not too thrilled about that.

I have also started to take note of the random things that come out of my mouth when dealing with my kids. You know those things that after you say them you thing "omg did I just say that!" Yesterday was a prime example for that. The exact phrase was " Dani, not everything that's green is a pickle." There is a story behind that statement, but I think that I will keep it to myself. And just for the record, Dani is turning into a first class Smart ass! Tc got a new fin for his car and he was incredibly excited about it. Dani's response " Seriously, That's it?" I know, I do love that child.

My camera is a piece of crap, so if anyone has a Canon 7D they want to donate for my cause, I would appreciate it. If not, and most likely, I will be saving up for one. I have decided to upgrade to another canon. I already have three lenses and if I went Nikon, I would have to start all over.

Other than the kittens, there is no more news. We are all doing great! Trudging along in our lives causing mischief where we can. Yes it's good times!!!

Canon or Nikon? The jury is still out.

So I took my photography call and loved it. But when I started, my teacher had a love for Nikon and introduced us to the Nikon d90 which is a professional camera that will make you drool. He has since upgraded to a Nikon d300 which, is so nice I can't even afford it in my dreams. Anyways, he also told me that my Canon Rebel was a nice consumer type camera. WTH. I wasn't going for consumer type, I want a Professional camera. So I discussed this with Ben , OK I talked and he pretended to agree with me, because when I talk, I basically inform you of what I am going to do and you can disagree and fight me; but I am just going to do what I want anyways. It's who I am, let it go. I have decided to get a different camera, when I get all the money saved up. Now because I already know how much I have to save and how long this is going to take, I have narrowed it down to a couple of choice cameras. I was going to go with the Canon 50d but have since decided that I would end up wanting more, so it is a decision between the Canon 7d or the Nikon D7000.

Pros's for the Canon, I already have three lenses, it has a higher mega pixel, 18 vs 16.2, I already know the brand and love it. Pros for the Nikon, more stores around here sell Nikon products rather than Canon products. The D7000 is less expensive than the Canon.

Either way they should both be good cameras. Whats your opinion?

OK, What happened to September?

Can you believe it's October!!! What happened to September? I know it was there because it comes after August, right?
Well I have made some progress in some things. I have lost 15 lbs and counting. I am really excited because I am fitting into jeans that I haven't worn in two years. I am getting to the point that I will have to replace undergarments, AND THAT IS GOOD!!!!! It is nice to get on the scale and watch the numbers go down. I have been maintaining but slowly increasing my weight for the last two years, but to see the reverse of this is great. Only 79 more lbs to go. Good heck, that's a kid.

As you know my Cat had kittens. She had 4 but we lost one on Wednesday. That little guy was pure white. It was very sad because I don't like to see anything die. I know and I'm a nurse.

I completed my first successful hat. It looks great. I am going to start of some for my kids. They have all picked out colors in yarn that I already have. So it will be back to YouTube  to get more patterns. YAY.

I need a vacation!

Some days it seems like I work ALL THE TIME. I guess I do. I get four days off this month. Count them. 4. Nope I am not kidding. But considering that I like my job most of the time, I guess it works.

Last weekend, Ben and I took the kids out west. It was a fun trip, mostly. We tried to go hiking and all I heard was " I'm tired, I'm Bored, I want to go back to the van" , then when we go back to the van, they wanted to stay.

I got to work with a nursing student today. It was interesting. I remember when I was a student. The nursing field was so scary. It still is.

Jams, hats and weight loss

Now that the kids are in school, I have some spare time. I should be cleaning my house, but whats the fun in that. I made jam instead. I felt like I accomplished something. I bought peaches and strawberries and life was good. Oh and the jam turned out good too! It may even last until spring this time. Peaches and pears are in season so I may try canning them as well.
After seeing Diana's cute hat on her blog, I decided to make one of my own. After watching hours of video on how to crochet a hat, ( thank you YouTube), I am pretty sure I can make one with limited mistakes. All I need is a bigger crochet needle, so it will be off to Walmart for me!
I have also been looking at more quilting and scrub top patterns.
Now you are probably asking where I am getting all this extra energy. Well I have decided to lose weight, Again! My plan is this, I am allowed 2000 calories a day. I am not cutting out any foods, just restricting myself to 2000 calories. Oh and strength training at the gym. I am not up for competitive speed Yoga quite yet. I have switched to diet soda since doing this. It is hard to justify a 250 Pepsi when I only get 2000 calories of food!. I am writing down everything I eat which helps me realize where my calories are coming from and have been using a website I found www.livestrong.com/myplate. It is free and all it is doing is helping me count my calories. That and I can tell it how much I weigh and how much I want to lose each week and It tells me how many calories I can have each day. So far I have lost three pounds, and I started this last Monday. Wish me luck!