A happy me

A happy me
family - is everything

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

My Slide Show (4 mo. post op)

Ok peeps! Here is the long awaited SLIDE SHOW!!!  It's been about 4 1/2 months since my surgery on 7/20/11 (rny), and I FEEL GREAT!

I started at 222 lbs in March, 212 day of surgery.  Pictures show the changes for ya...and I'm at 161.8 today 12/7/11.  I've never been happier that I made this decision!  I'm back into my size 10 jeans that I've been saving for 9 years. LOL  I have more energy too!  My house STAYS clean these days. ha ha ha

here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/JulanaSchaub4?feature=mhee#p/u/0/89oB2gdfpmE

Lana in MI

Sunday, December 4, 2011

A Side by Side shot EEEEEK!

Ok...so I never thought I'd do this, but WOW I'm just so happy!  I had to make a side by side shot and yup...you guessed it! YOU get to see it! The BIG size 20 (wow was I really that size?) and the now size 10 me.  It's amazing how you feel when you can pull out a pair of jeans you've been holding onto for 9 yrs. NINE years.  I kept them in a box.  Tucked away.  Always swearing I'd wear them again.  AND, TA DA!!! This week I did.

I started at 222 lbs in March of 2011, dropped to 212 on day of surgery (rny) 7/20/11. And Today I was 161.8 lbs.  60 lbs GONE forever.  I'm so grateful for insurance paying for this surgery.

Here ya go:

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Latest and Greatest - or whatever

Ok...so today was NOT the best day ever. In fact....it sucked. BIG TIME.

Let's just put it this way.  2 wks ago we had to take the OLD riding lawn mower (zero turn monster) to the shop. This happens EVERY fall....and about 3 times a year as I see it.  Darn thing is old mind ya!

Ok...so we think we're supposed to get it back last wednesday...NOPE.  So..in that process...we lose 2 accounts.  Fall Clean ups.  This amounts to about $700.  Yes...that is  A LOT of $$$$ for us. A LOT.
Darn thing costs us $500 to fix.  So...you do the math. That is $1200 we've lost.  For us...that is horrific.

So, I'm trying SO hard to be thankful. To think of all the things I have...health, life, children, home, heat, electric, food. etc. So many don't have these things.  I have to BE THANKFUL.

Ok, so there it is.  One day more in the life of the LAWN CARE providers.  OH the drama.  It's so based on $$. TIME....and equipment working!

So, today I will be thankful if it kills me.  I will be grateful I have a healthy family, cars that work, heat in my house, and FOOD on my table.

There.  The end.