Oh My!

This picture was not me, unfortunately. I did assume this position when I went to the parking lot and found the happy little convertible only 3/4 tired. I had the initial reaction of wanting to throw all my stuff down and have a tantrum. I resisted this, since the middle school football team was practicing within sight. I thought to myself, "Hey, I can do this. People do this every day. There is no reason why I can't do this." So I proceeded to the task at hand.

First, I took stuff out of my trunk. I then made myself aware of the process by reading the instructions. I then made sure that the jack would work. It didn't look as if it would, but it did. Anyway, as I was toiling, one of my "besties" (best friends in high school speak), Fiona, came out and provided moral support. . . and comic relief. We had trouble with the nuts, but eventually we triumphed. Then I put the spare on. I lowered the jack. THE SPARE WAS FLAT!!! AWESOME!

Well, fortunately, Fiona was willing to meet Supermom halfway, so I got a ride back. I also got dinner at Chili's and a trip to Mrs. C.'s to get the trusty Jeep. Thanks to Mrs. C. and her Mr. C.!

So, the tire, wheel, etc. is in my sister's trunk. I'm going to attempt to take it to a tire place tomorrow and replace it on my car. I need to take it in to the tire shop anyway, so I guess it's pretty cool that the tire went flat in the parking lot and NOT on the highway on the way to school at 6:15 this morning. I am so blessed!

I Am a Little Scared, But I'm Posting my Weight-Loss Targets for the Year

Okay, I've done some mulling over this and I've decided to post this. I'm a little nervous, but here goes.




January - 12 pounds
February - 10 pounds (total of 22 pounds)
March - 8 pounds (total of 30 pounds)
April - 8 pounds (total of 38 pounds)
May - 8 pounds (total of 46 pounds)
June - 5 pounds (total of 51 pounds)
July - 5 pounds (total of 56 pounds)
August - 4 pounds (total of 60 pounds)
September 4 pounds (total of 64 pounds)
October - 4 pounds (total of 68 pounds)
November - 4 pounds (total of 72 pounds)
December - 4 pounds (total of 76 pounds)

I feel that these are goals that are very realistic for me. I am hoping that the 100-mile thing that Mrs. C. and I are doing is going to be a good help in this. (At the risk of being redundant, we are going 100 miles on any cardio equipment in two months. The elliptical machine is our favorite because it provides less stress on the knees. We started on December 27th.) I've also started putting in the nutritional component.

I would appreciate any encouragement y'all can provide with this. Long term, baby, long term!