how to lose a million pounds in ten days

(AKA why I haven't posted in a while)


so I've been trying to lose weight in a healthy way since December... I know a fun month to start a weight loss program, but maybe it's best because instead of gaining 50 pounds over the break, I just stayed the same....

anyways, I have recently discovered that although eating well and exercises certainly does help, the most effective way to lose weight is to get a horrible infection, live with it for two weeks because I'm sure it's nothing serious, during which time I have no apatite but I reassure myself that the reason I feel so retched and that my temperature has reached as high as 104.9 is because I have a cold and am not getting enough sleep to function properly let alone fight off a cold.



eventually of course I realized that this was something bigger then a cold with incredible fevers, but unfortunately although the medication did wonders for the fevers it didn't dissolve the infected area and now I have an abscess in its place. then completely unrelated the day I got off the medication I had problems in other areas and was diagnosed with E-coli by husband.

We didn't rush off to the emergency room, though because Cameron reassured me that not only is there nothing they can do for me there but chances are they would admit me into the hospital and he would be left alone with three kids one of whom is nursing, and although a full nights sleep did look awfully appealing, we decided to give it one more day and what do you know I got over it.

so now 12 pounds lighter and a weakened immune system I seem to be catching every available cold out there.

so there you have it, that's my secret.

at last

I have never worried about weight, I weighed the same from Jr High until I got married 5 years ago except when I lost 5 pounds after breaking up with a boyfriend my Junior year of college. Somehow I managed to start gaining weight soon after Cameron and I got married, (something about a honeymoon cruse to the Caribbeans with croissants to die for and then being under the impression that since Cameron and I are the same height we should have equal portions) well to make a long story short I haven't weighed less then Cameron since I was 6 months pregnant with Katelyn. that is until now.

I feel great!

Spaghetti

Apparently Katelyn has my eating grace. I'm pretty sure the only time Cameron's ever gotten food on himself is when I have accidentally bumped into him, where I, on the other hand, am generally a mess at the end of a meal especially now that my children consider me a human Napkin.

as we were eating dinner last night I looked over at Katelyn and had feelings of Deja vu.

Then I found this picture of her when she was almost one.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is what she looks like on her wedding day. we'll have to make a note not to serve spaghetti that day.

Grant's blessing

Cameron's Grandpa Bennett came to visit Naples so we decided to come down and bless Grant while he was in town. Unfortunately Grandpa Bennett and I were both very sick the morning of the blessing, despite that we decided to go ahead and bless Grant. I'm glad we did. It was a beautiful blessing and we were even able to snap a few pictures after sacrament meeting. Dallin, Cameron, Katelyn Grant and Elisabeth

Bill, Dallin, Cameron Louise holding Grant, Grandpa Bennett, Katelyn and Elisabeth

Katelyn Grant and Dallin