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So here is the dresser with Edgard's (non-magnetic as it turns out) magnetic board. We hung it above the dresser instead of the desk and Anthony loves it of course. More of the dresser. For all the before pictures click here . This is, the now mature version of, Anthony's bed. See? Not a Thomas train in sight. Here is the braniac side of the room...it is actually a teensy tiny room so if the picture had panned even slightly to the right you would have had a shot of the bed as well. I think that the desk turned out very well. I especially like the ottoman/desk chair. It doubles as a seat and storage, plus, it rolls under the desk when not in use to lend more space to the room. Anthony is very proud of his room. He had such a great reaction. He was very overwhelmed but loved everything . He is even keeping it clean......for now.

blecchy, blecchy house color Originally uploaded by threedayblog . So as I said before, my husband is going to Mexico. Well not going. In. Right now. Three weeks ago my mom, because she is crazy, said "hey, we should paint your house to surprise Edgard when he comes home from Mexico." My reply, because I inherited the crazy gene from her, was "okay!" So goodbye turquoise and hello...well you will just have to wait to see what we chose.

Once again I will set the scene: 9:30am Wednesday morning---my house. I am sitting at the table working on a puzzle...very important stuff. My children are checking and double checking to make sure that they didn't miss any spots on the floor after the first cheerios spillage extravaganza . When they are through with that, they decide that it isn't enough to be wading knee-deep in cheerios...but that you should also have a nice collection of toys scattered around to break up the monotony (and to go with the basket of laundry that I am putting off folding). I also feel it is necessary to add that I was in my old gray bathrobe which adds lumps to an already lumpy body and makes me nicely cylindrical . Anthony is in his size 5 p.j's which are looking a little too small and Irene is in Anthony's size 6 p.j's which are definitely looking too large and very puffy as she actually is wearing her own outfit underneath. We weren't looking pretty this morning! So as th...

So I will set the scene. 12:30 am Wednesday morning--my bedroom. I am sitting in my closet on the computer (yes, I said the closet...what can I say, we have a tiny house) It was a dreadfully hot day and I finally was enjoying the house at a nice reasonable temperature when I realized that the party that the neighbors were having was still going strong. Nothing wild. They usually just sit down in their backyard talking and laughing. That is fine. I don't mind that. I do think it is odd that this is happening on a Tuesday night (Wednesday morning). They usually do this regularly every Friday night during the summer. Now as I stated before: I am the grumpy neighbor,but, I can usually hold my grumpiness in and reserve it to a few ugly grimaces at the windows (blinds closed of course) in the general direction of whatever disturbance might be invading my sanctuary of the weird. After all I was young once too, I think it was last april. Now I am a stately (really stately) and ...

first week 194.5 last week 191 today 191 pounds lost last week 0 pounds total pounds lost 3.5 well...really!!! To look at theses statistics...you would think that I need to exercise and eat better or something!!! Well.....maybe I should start exercising...and a little less food would probably help. I'll see what I can do.

So as I mentioned in the other post...here are some before pictures of two pieces that are now painted. I had actually forgotten to take the before pictures until I had started working on the desk and the dresser so I have some creative angles to give you an idea of what they looked like before I started ripping off hardware and sanding. Definitely too froo-froo for my son with the pretty design on the dresser. (I hope that this dweeby dresser wasn't somebody's childhood treasure because its a-changing) I will be able to post the after photos (of the entire room) on Friday....so stay-tuned!! ...by the way---a little side note connected with my weight loss. I exercised this Sunday---on this: The exercise I chose was to pump it up. Very strenuous. Quite advanced. Well...o.k. I pumped it up maybe 75% of the way but then my dear son looked at me with his adoring eyes and said "mother darling, may I have a go with that? It truly looks as if it would be quite diverti...

So Edgard and I are busy little beavers with painting Anthony's furniture. I cleaned and scuffed the desk and gave it its first coat last night. This morning when Irene woke me up, Edgard was already washing out the paintbrush from putting the second coat on the desk. Now we need to paint the bookcase and we (Edgard) need(s) to patch the holes in the dresser and paint it as well. We got plain round silver knobs for both the desk and the dresser. I think that Anthony's room is going to look so good!

My daughter's outfit. At one point she had a cute pink top with matching shorts, but somewhere along the line she switched it out for this lovely orange number of her brother's. Anthony is at the stage where he doesn't want his picture taken. This is another instance of the same camera-shyness that hit him at 1, 2, 3, and 4 years of age. Sometimes I think that he isn't camera-shy---maybe he likes to mess with his mom...just a little.

My son is turning 6 on the 29th of this month. His room, when he was a baby, was decorated in moons and stars...he had no choice in this. When he grew a bit, his room was then switched to Curious George ----once again, this was totally against his will. He grew even more (regardless of my attempts to arrest all development) and showed a penchant for Thomas the Tank and Friends . I promptly sewed Thomas curtains. Three months later I took them down---ripped out all the threads and sewed the curtains right side up. He had the Thomas blankets, Thomas alarm clock, various Thomas toys and much, much more. He still had no say. Sure, he liked Thomas----did he want a Thomas room? I'll never know. I feel now that he is growing in to such a little man he should, perhaps, have a room that reflects that. Am I going to ask him what he wants for room decor? No way! The plan is to surprise him with a redecorated room when he wakes up the morning of his birthday. We will give him the b...

first week 194.5 last week 190.5 today 191 pounds lost last week (gained) 0.5 pounds total pounds lost 3.5 I am sure that this week would have been a conservative loss but father's day done did me in!! No excuses----the numbers are what they are and they don't lie. But they won't lie next week either, when I register another good loss like I did the first week. I seriously want to work towards my goal of surprising the heck out of my husband. Just watch me!!

I am not sure if any of my faithful readers remember that I set a goal for myself 5 weeks ago. Do you remember, faithful readers? Mom? I am asking you a question! I had hoped to lose 10 pounds by this date (June 16th). I will be meeting new people today and I really don't like the first impression of me to be, primarily, of my size. Well, I did manage to lose 4 pounds. If you have been reading regularly, then you know that this has only taken place in the the last week or so. I am a little saddened that it took me an additional 4 weeks to get my act together and start losing, but-----believe me---it doesn't diminish that I still actually lost 4 pounds!!! I definitely could have gained. So the time has come to set another goal. I seem to work best when I have something to aim for. So allow me to explain what I have in mind. My husband is going away for a week. (no, my goal is not to be single) I was thinking that even though he will only be gone a week......

The crime happened sometime around the first of June. There were no witnesses apart from the victim. No leads----few suspects---the trail---ice cold. The Victim: The Suspects: Possible disguises: Their story: Nobody saw nothin'----no how! This mama ain't buying it!!!

I thought that I would give a shout out to my friend Dawn. Every year she participates in Relay For Life, and does so well with it, that I wanted to add a link to her donation page so that anyone that wanted to donate---through her team---could do so. I will also put up a link on the sidebar for the duration of the Relay. Good luck this year Dawn.

So I have decided that I am not going to share all of my measurements every Monday----I think that I will post it every month instead. I will still measure weekly, but I doubt that there will be a huge change there---so a monthly post of those particular numbers will do nicely. What I will do, is post my weight every Monday. I also encourage people, if they want to play along, to do so every Monday. Simply leave a comment with your weight and whatever else (with exceptions of course) you want. Without further ado----my weight. (drum roll, Edgard, please) last week 194.5 today 190.5 total pounds lost 4 A very good first week I think!! Now how about all you people out there----bare your soul!

One of the best ways to lose weight is to have a great support system. I personally have my mom , my best friend Susie and my friend Dawn (who has already lost 39+ pounds). Lastly I have a diet buddy, who is to remain anonymous , that keeps me on track. I really appreciate the help that I get from this person, let's call them " Ane " to protect their identity. Ane has been a daily reminder to stay strong. They wouldn't fall prey to the dark side of a hamburger on the second day of dieting and they wouldn't let me either. I really am thankful for this friend. To tell the truth, Ane is like a sister to me!

...for a diet that is. This is the brink of the weekend and that is sometimes the death knell of any dieter's plans. But not this fat lady!!! I feel really good so far (said the fat lady, five days into a new diet) and I am liking the idea of having a more relaxed regimen. I try to eat balanced (a certain amount of proteins and vegetables and fruits etc.) but when I happen to eat more than my alloted food group, I just mark off some other food group and still try to keep at a certain caloric level. I feel, sometimes that I am cheating, but calorie-wise, I am not. I then get back to eating better (all my food groups) the next day and the nice thing is, I should always lose weight consistently.

So today, as soon as my husband gets home, a friend and I will be heading to a mutual friend's house to help her pack. So as to protect the privacy of my two friends, I will give them assumed names. So, shall we say, "Soozee" and I will head over to "Mushell's" house to pack for her great big move this weekend. Now Mushell also happens to be pregnant which is usually a very fun element to add to the moving process. She really knows how to live it up!! She told Soozee over the phone , and then Soozee passed it along to me, that we would be packing up her chicken tonight. Soozee may have gotten something wrong in the translation, though, as I am sure that Mushell has no poultry at her house (she does have a few squirrels though). We plan to really get a lot of things done tonight as my husband "Ricky Ricardo" and Soozee's husband "Kristufer" (you thought I was gonna say Fred Mertz) will be helping Mushell's husband "Sak...

So here is the finished driveway...you know...the same driveway we said we would be doing on memorial day! Well it is now done. We may take a while getting started on something...but when we do...there is no stopping us (unless we can think of something better to do instead). Here are some before and after shots. Thank goodness this lazy woman does not have a lazy husband.

How do you start a post, in which you are about to bare the most intimate (read embarrassing) details of your personal life. Some people would think that sharing their size isn't that big (no pun intended) of a deal, but for someone like me, who is blissfully pretending that I am a size 2, it can be rather shameful. I am a generous size fourteen, by the way. I am not trying to shame myself into losing weight but I thought that this could be a serious motivator. If in the case that I stay the same or (gulp) gain, I will always post and I will always be brutally honest. Just a side note,for all those who are interested about my plan of action to get this weight off, here is the scoop. I am going to go on a 1400 calorie diet. I plan to eat a very balanced plan that I can stick with for the rest of my life (adding calories once I lose the excess poundage). I also want to add exercise slowly, basically bringing regular activity into my life until I am more active than I am now. ...

I am going to make Mondays---measurement Mondays! I plan to post the all the gory details of my size every Monday for all the world to see. That way, when I shrink away (or the reverse) you will know! I am as red as a beet right now thinking about posting all that info, but I believe it is for the best. Feedback would be greatly appreciated-----did that sound like I was begging? No? Okay then, how is this? Please, please, please----really, anything at all. Any advice or questions or kudos or even the occasional "get up and move tubby." So join me this Monday for the first edition of "whoa, big mama" courtesy of: three day blog (that's me) .

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