Go Me!

(this is my first works for me Wednesday post! I hope everyone enjoys!)
So recently I have been trying to work out and eat healthy. I'm still walking away the pounds! I even give myself a sticker on my calender every time I do it! Stickers make me happy. :-)
I also have made a chart, to chart what I eat. My goal is to eat four servings of fruits and veggies each day, and three servings of dairy. Seeing that I'm a vegetation I'm also charting the amount of protein that I eat.
Each time I eat something I check it off on my chart. I think the whole checking thing is the most fun part! For the protein area I write down what I eat, and how much protein it has. I add it up as the day goes on. The V on the chart is for me to remember to take my vitamin!

That works for me!

Poor Man's Tax

This past Friday, I paid the poor man's (in this case, poor woman's) tax. I spent $2 and bought two instant lottery tickets. I was quite sure I was going to win the 4,000 dollar jackpot. However, for some odd reason, I only won two dollars. And then of course I took the two dollars that I won, and bought two more tickets. And you know what? They were both losers. Darn taxes!

Puggy Fun

Yesterday Donnie and I attended a puggy picnic hosted by the organization that we got Frankie from. It was great fun. When we first got there lunch was being served so we grabbed some lunch and chowed down. Frankie was most upset that the food was for the humans and not the pugs.
After lunch it was time for a group picture. They had a hard time getting all the pugs to look at the camera at the same time! Luckily for us, Frankie is VERY photogenic.
Then it was time for the games. There was the most winkles contest, and the best trick contest, and others of that nature. Frankie did not compete in these contests. He did not want to want to put the other pugs to shame.
After all this excitement Frankie was getting most tired, so he decided to take a nap under a picnic table.

Ebay!

I'm always looking for ways to make extra money, so I thought I would try the world of ebay. Here's what I did, I went to this super nice thrift store and bought 4 shirts, and 2 pairs of pants in size 4T. These are name brand clothes that I spend about $1 a piece on.
Seeing that it's back to school time, and people are starting to buy for fall and winter I thought this would be a good time to try this. I really had no idea how it would turn out, but surprisingly it went very well! This is something I'm going to do again for sure!

My Dear Husband

This morning while we were getting ready to go to church, Donnie headed outside to the shed. I meet him at the side door and he had this on his shoulder.
Normally I'm not one to be freaked out by bugs. But when I saw this on him I flipped. It was SO big and scary looking! A second later I realized that it was just the exoskeleton of a bug, not a real bug. I also realised that Donnie put the exoskeleton on his shirt just to freak me out. ha ha ha. I have SUCH a humorous hubby. ha.....ha......ha

I'm on a Roll!

I have worked out with my new video now three times! I'm very impressed with myself. During the video that I do, she uses these weighted ball things for upper body conditioning. These balls are about $20.00 in the store, and I did not want to do that. So I came up with a solution. Soup cans! Donnie is a big fan of chicken and stars soup, so we always have some on hand. I tried using them the other day and they work great and are WAY cheaper. :-)

Wowie Wow Wow!!!!

Today Frankie got a package in the mail!!! It was from his favorite 2nd cousin, Amy. Needless to say he could hardly wait to get into the box!
The first thing he opened was a "treat or treat" shirt. This was the first shirt he has ever had! And he loved it! He was so happy to put it on!
The next thing he opened was the chocolate dipped bones. (not to worry...it was white chocolate, and that's okay for dogs) Needless to say he LOVED it! He ate it licketly split!

While Frankie was busy with the bone we opened the rest of his presents. Not only did he get a shirt and two bones, but he also got a squirrel and a rope! He is in doggie heaven!
To top it all off she got presents for Wilber, Timpleton, and Oy! I think all our boys are going to get spoiled!

I'm Getting FIt!

I have decided that I need to get fit. I thought about joining a gym, but I think I would never go, and its really expensive. So, I went to Target today and bought a DVD. I'm going to start walking away my pounds with Leslie Sansone. I know a few people in the blogging world that like her, so I thought I would give it a try. The video I have has 5 workouts on it, and I did the easiest one tonight. All I have to say is...boy I'm out of shape! According to my mother things will get easier. I hope so!

Outside!

Does any one else out there get like a million and two fliers (everything from fast food, to yard care) on there porch? Well..we do, and I got sick of picking them up all the time. So I decided to do something about it. And its called using a large flower pot.
As you can see from the picture, I added a nice sign to it stating that all ad's can be placed inside. We had already been throwing the fliers in it, so now its official! I just wonder if it will work! We shall see.
Also, I have more sunflowers blooming! Some of them are getting too top heavy, so I think I will need to tie them up.

Rocks and Frankie

For a while now, Donnie and I have suspected the little boys next door of throwing rocks at Frankie while he is outside. A few weeks back I was out in the yard, and there were loads of these white rocks in our yard. I had no idea where they had come from. I told Donnie about it, and he told me that he thought the boys next door where throwing them. But we never had any proof.

Our proof did come a couple of days ago. We had let Frankie outside, and Donnie was watching him out the window. And know what he saw? The boys next door throwing rocks at Frankie! Poor Frankie was just standing there. He did not bark at them or anything!

This whole situation made Donnie very upset. He took a few deep breaths and then we both went next door to talk to the boys mom. We had met the mom a couple weeks ago, so that made things easier. When we told her what Donnie saw, she was very upset with her boys. She first called the younger of the two over (he is maybe 5) and asked him if he was throwing rocks. Very slowly he nodded his head without saying a word. In the end the boys said they were sorry and it would not happen again. I sure hope not!

Cupcake!

I meant to post a picture of the cupcake that I decorated yesterday, but somehow I forgot. So without further ado, I present my cupcake.
As you can see, not only did I decorate the cake, but also the plate! I think the judges were blind not to give me first place!! ha ha ha

*****UPDATE
Some people had some questions about this cupcake, so I will try to answer them. We were giving all the supplies to make the cupcake, and we were able to eat them after. I took my home and then ate it. :-)

State Fair!

Today Peggy (Donnie's foster mom), Georgie (Donnie's nephew), Donnie, and myself headed to the State Fair. What a time we had! We got there right when it opened at 10, and did not leave till 5! Needless to say, by 5 I was hot, tried and ready to go home.

Donnie and I love the animals at the fair. We saw many a farm yard animal!Here are some goats. (I would not touch the goats, I don't like goats)

We also went into the miracle of life tent, and saw a cow giving birth. All I have to say is that it is something I will not soon forget. Also we got to see some baby pigs. One baby pig was not too fond of being petted.
Donnie's highlight of the day was his bottomless cup of chocolate milk in the dairy area. He claims it's the best milk he's ever had. Seeing that it cost 50 cents, and he had three glasses, I think he got his money's worth!
A highlight for both of us was seeing Amanda. We first met Amanda last year at the fair, and fell in love with her. And you know what? She was back this year! We were so happy to see her again!
After spending time with the animals, I entered a cupcake decorating contest! It was so much fun! It was divided up into age groups, so I competed with 9 other adults. I have never done anything like this before, but I would definitely do it again. Sadly, I did not place, however, I did get a ribbon for participating! I am very proud of my state fair ribbon! FYI Donnie took these pictures. :-)
Another fun part of the fair was the rides. This was BY FAR Georgie's favorite part. He rode rides the whole time I was doing the cupcake competition.
Donnie decided he was going to go on this big cedar point type ride that takes you to the top of this tower and then drops you down. Well...things were going fine...untill...the ride broke! That's right, the ride took them up, then they were stuck! Finally they were able to come down. On the bright side, he did get his money back! (Donnie is on the far right in the picture)
I would encourage everyone to head to the fair this weekend! Just don't ride the ride Donnie did!

My Parents Are Home!

My parents were on vacation for awhile and today they came home! Donnie and I had the very important job of picking them up at the airport. Seeing that I have never picked up anyone from the airport before (besides being with my parents) this had me a bit nervous. However, it all went great! We pulled up to pick them up, and within 5 min they were out of customs and ready to go! I think I would do it again!
To welcome them home I brought them a sunflower from my yard. My mom was very impressed that a plant survived in my care. ha ha ha
Other than going to the airport, I have done nothing today. And you know what? It was great! I did get some cuddling time in with Snickers. Frankie is so jealous he is about to pop! Its funny, and cute to see him like this.

I got stuff done!!

Seeing that I did not work today (or the rest of the week, for that matter) I was able to get some organizing done!

The first thing I tackled was the hall closet. While we were moving in, I just throw a bunch of stuff in it, and never organized it. Well today was the day!!!Here is the before picture.
And here is the after. I ended up throwing a way a ton of stuff. Mostly expired medication.
I also made labels on the computer so everything has a spot. I'm very happy how it turned out!
Riding on my success of the hall closet I moved on to my sock and undies drawer. I'm sure if it's appropriate to post pictures of my undies, but here it goes. Here is the before picture
The problem that I ran into while doing this, was finding many, many socks without mates. I have a large fondness of fun socks. However, it becomes a problem when the drier eats one of the pair! Here is a picture of my socks without mates.
I did some laundry and was able to find matches for most of them. There are still a few without mates. And here is the after picture. I'm happy how this turned out also!
Riding on the success of both the hall closet, and the sock drawer, I moved onto our pantry. We have a free standing pantry that we keep in the living room. I think everyone should keep their food in the living room. hahaha So here is the before picture

And the after. I'm not sure if I like this one as much. I have a feeling that I will be moving stuff around. I also made labels for the pantry, but they are not sticking very well, and they are hard to read.
I hope the rest of the week I can stay this productive!