Been thinkin’
This Christmas/birthday Bry’s Gramma got me a Wii Fit. I have been enjoying the heck out of it. So much so, that I want to use it every day. I think I should start up another lil’ blog to chart my progress on it. Yesterday I worked out on it for an hour and today I got on to find out I lost 4 pounds! I am feeling so much better about myself. God bless whoever created the Wii Fit because it makes something I hate doing, exercising, fun! Plus it can be competitive, and that’s a tad bit up my alley. I’ve creamed the hubby on a couple of the games he’s played. I just can’t get the dang hula hoop thing. 
I was never good at it in real life, why should I be good at it virtually? Hehe.
*hugs*
~Jen
Feeling Blessed
First off, forgiveness is the best gift ever during the Chrismas season. I have my friends back and the weight just went off my shoulders soon as I appoligized for being so stupid and heard back from them. It kept yesterday a great day, seriously!
Apparently we got on the Angel Tree again this year and were selected out of everyone to get a free turkey. I wasn’t even going to cook Christmas dinner this year since it’s just Bry, John and I. Maybe I can get him to invite some soldiers or get some buddies over here for a Christmas dinner not on Christmas…since we get the turkey today…not enough time to thaw the big bird.
Then Bry tosses me a card we got in the mail from my uncle. Inside is a $100 check. Elmo fund is met for John and then some. We went out to go get it and Toyland is out. We found it cheaper online. At the Bookmark we got him a few more Elmo books and the rest of the cash is in John’s piggy bank. That uncle has amazed me the past two years for that. He just gets so happy to have a picture of all of us, and that’s what we sent him this year too.
My greatest memory of his house is seeing his china cabinet covered in photos of the family. Every inch of glass on there is filled with a picture. Uncle Lee prefers the casual photos of everyone, so I make sure to send him ones like that and leave out the ones from Military Balls and such not. I will call him on Christmas since he will be home that day.
Merry Christmas you all! May many blessings go your way! 
*hugs*
~Jen
C, D, and Sarah
Do you all have the same addresses as last year?
Thankee!
*hugs*
~Jen
Update and such
Ok, back in October John had his Hydrocele operation. It went well and he took to the pain better than I did. I kept thinking everything would hurt him there but he was fine. Now it’s December and both sides are the same size. It’s kinda nice seeing him the way he should be there. Also, since he’s been circumsized, he has not peed on us while we change his diaper.
As for me, I am down to 171 pounds as of this morning. That is even after eating breakfast and having a shower. Go me! Just 26 more pounds to go until I reach my goal. My next closest goal that I’ll cheer about is 165. This was all surprizing since I went through Thanksgiving with no weight gain. Instead, I lost it! Shocker!! Perhaps we will eat Christmas dinner at the DFAC too. My theory was that the rest of the food was not sitting there in front of me begging to be eaten. Instead, there was a buffet, out of my sight so I was not even tempted to go back for more. I even left food on the plate. Dang proud of myself.
A married couple we knew just got back from Iraq. They had to send their baby girl (she’s just two months older than John) to Alaska while they were deployed. Sunday they got back and they told me they will get their baby soon and bring her back here. They will be here for seven more months, which is perfect. We’re hoping to be out of here around then so everyone will move together.
Speaking of moving…though not out of Germany, or even the town we live in here…we could be moving soon. Housing called saying that our building will be rennovated in 2009 and they will move us so that they can get to it. I’m hoping they put us in a rennovated one so we won’t have to go down 4 flights of stairs just to do a load of laundry.
On another note, I was happy that a person I swore out of my life still shows kindness. I admit, I try to be nice to her as well. I honestly don’t think she was involved in what made me cut all of them off. I’d link back, but I do believe I cut that particular blog post out. Even before her act of kindness (giving me a ride home after the event we were both going to got cancelled), I was re-thinking about that whole situation. It wasn’t very Christian of me to do that at all, but it upset me and effected me so much, that I had to act rashly. So, if you all are still reading me, I am sorry for that. If things are meant to be patched up, they will. I, for one, do not want to stick my head out to get hurt again. If we all can grow up and act like the adults we are, perhaps some old friendships can be brought back to life and be mended. It will take time, but isn’t it worth it?
*hugs*
~Me
