Denver is 30 Today

A nice end to the week. It was fairly busy at work today, but not so busy that we couldn't take a breath now and then. Then tonight we went out for supper with friends. I love it when I don't have to cook! I can't believe Denver is 30 years old today! Boy does that make me feel old! We are going to up to Brookings on Sunday to have supper with him and maybe his new girlfriend. Another meal I don't have to cook! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow will be the regular Saturday stuff - grocery shopping, cleaning vacuming, etc. I don't mind cleaning, I just wish I had more time to do other things as well on Saturdays. Oh well!

Another Hectic Day

Wow what a hectic couple of days we have had. Yesterday we received another list of compromised debit cards. The difference this time is that there were hundreds of cards on the list! We (the 3 of us in the office) spent all day calling all of the card holders to explain the situation and get permission to status those cards and re-order new cards. It was a horrible day. We got in touch with a majority of the customers yesterday. Those that we didn't get in touch with, we left a message to call the office. Most of them called back today. There are 12 people left to talk to. Then came the big job of statusing the compromised cards and ordering new ones. I was exhausted when I left work today. Then tonight I had Lifestyle Management class. I actually looked forward to that class. I have only had 2 classes, but I have learned so much. This week we started learning about super foods. The first super food is beans. It can be kidney beans, baked beans, green beens - what ever. Beans are high in protien, but more important, high in fiber. Also whole grains - whole grain bread, cereal, crackers, pasta - anything that is whole grain. Most foods that are whole grain are high in fiber. We need to have about 25 grams of fiber per day to keep our digestive system working the way it should be. I guess the nest shopping trip I take will be looking at lables for whole grain and fiber. The best news of all though was our weigh in - I have lost 5.5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it is a start and I need it so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And even better yet - tomorrow is Friday. YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Humm, it is Tuesday and nothing noteworthy to talk about. The weather is pretty nice. We got rain last night, but it did not freeze so all it did was get rid of some of the snow pack. We have auditors at work (they come every year) so we are busy getting stuff for them all day long. Our carpenter was her tonight with the final plans for the new kitchen cabinets. I am pretty excited about that. I will be more excited when the cabinets are actually ordered and get here. He said it will take about 3 weeks after they are ordered before they get delivered. Then I will be excited!!!!!!! Leon is at the basketball game so I have a short time do laundry and get ready for tomorrow's workday. I always figure out what I am going to wear and get it ironed or what ever needs to be done. That way I am not rushed in the morning. I go work out at 5:15, get home at 6:00, then shower, read my emails, do my hair, eat breakfast and take the kids to daycare so that I am to work shortly after 7:30. Hummm, makes me tired just thinking about it.

Another Weekend Ends

I can't believe how fast the weekends go by. It seems like I just left work a couple of hours ago, and now I am planning what to wear to work tomorrow. Yesterday was so nice. Leon had to work in the morning and he spent the afternoon down at the fire hall changing oil on the fire trucks. That gave me most of the day to myself. I really enjoy time to myself as I don't get that much of it. I love just rambling around the house getting laundry and cleaning done all by myself. Last night I cranked up the fire place and we sat in the basement and watched TV after supper. That was nice and relaxing as well. Today we had a baked potato diner at church after the service was over. I helped with the clean up. It wasn't too bad. We served about 150 people, but we used paper plates and stuff so we only really had serving bowls, roasters and coffee pots to wash and then clean tables etc. I was home by 1:15. This afternoon we decided that we would head to Marshall and do a little shopping. I have not been out of town for many weeks so it was nice just to get out of town. We bought a few thing that we cannot get in town. Then we ate at Arby's on the way home. Once again I did not have to cook! YIPEEE!!! And now that I am home, I am feeling sad that I have to go back to work tomorrow. I wish banking wasn't such a stressful occupation. :( Oh well, I think I need a glass of wine to help me sleep!!

Let the weekend begin!

Well, I finally got the taxes done. It really wasn't a big job as we don't have enough expenses to itemize. It is just a matter of working through all of the little worksheets they have for you to do before you can get to the end. Anyhoo, we won't be getting much back, but that is okay. At least we don't have to pay in either. I went to weigh in yesterday for my Lifestyle Management class. I am so excited. I have lost another 3 pounds!!! I have to keep up this momentum. I have been working out every morning and really watching what I eat. I have to journal everything - "you bite it, you write it". I don't want to go to the next meeting with my journal saying that I ate a whole pizza or anything. There are 8 other people in the class and I hope I am keeping up with what they are doing. I won't know until next Thursday. Tonight we went to the boys basketball game. They were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the "New" gymn. One of the fellows who played on the team that year got a big thing together and they had members of the basketball teams from 1957 to 1963 there. They made a pretty big deal out of it. It was pretty fun! Then since First National Bank is a sponsor of the basketball programs I helped with the flag presentation. They have this huge flag that is 8' by 16' that they use at special games. All of the business who support the athletic teams were invited to have someone help with the flag. There were about 25 of us who helped. that was very emotional. Plus the MCC Chamber Choir sang the national anthem acapella. WOW! That was so impressive. Now I am relaxing with a glass of wine. My favorite!!!! Yummmmm, it is heart healthy - plus it really helps me sleep. I might even have another.

Mid week break!

Well, it is Wednesday - half way through the work week. And the best part is that I have the day off. Lauren has her first dentist appointment today so I am going to watch Logan when Lauren and Randi go see Dr. Platz. This afternoon the kids may nap here when Randi gets the oil changed on her car. That will be nice as well. After that I start the big job of doing our taxes. I shouldn't say "big job" because we don't have that much. We don't have enough to itemize so we just do the 1040A form. After the 1040A is done, it is a breeze to do the state forms. I don't understand something though. We both claim "0" dependents all year long. When it comes to tax time, we still end up paying more federal taxes. It doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, I should be able to get all of the taxes done today. That will be a good feeling. Once that is done I have vowed to start my attic clean out project. Every week I will fill our little dumpster to the top. I am in the mood to purge - part of the "simplify my life" new year's resolutions. When I am done with that, I hope the carpenter is ready to tear into my kitchen. I hope that having my kitchen done will be the thing that brings me out of this overwhelming feeling of . . . .

Post Super Bowl

Yesterday was a fun day. Had our friends over for Super Bowl as well as Travis and the kids. Randi had to work. Of course I was cheering for the Cardinals since they were the underdogs. They almost pulled it out in the end!!!!! At least it was a close game. So many of the Super Bowl games are blow outs. And wearing the 3-D glasses for the half time commercials was pretty fun as well. And now for the all important update on the diet. I actually didn't do too bad on the diet. I had 3 light beers, and a few muchies. I didn't eat any supper so I got to have those calories for munchies. I had a lot of raw veggies so that helps. I thought I might really blow it, but because I knew I had to write everything in the journal, I didn't eat nearly as much. I also did very well on the diet today. The down side of today is that I started working on our taxes. Not fun!!!!!! I think I have the federal form done - for the most part. Tomorrow I will have to do the state! :(