A little stressed...

I do feel a little stressed lately. Everyone kept telling me it was fun to look for houses...so why am I not having any fun? Maybe when I can actually find a few that I like. There are always parts I like in every house, but finding a house that I like more then 20% of... is near impossible. It's stressing me out...and I'm eating too many almonds.

Anyway...I did get on the bike today but only for 20 minutes...my little one woke early and wasn't feeling well...so that was the end of that. The kids have teacher's convention for the next 2 days so it might be hard to get time, but I will do it:)

Teriyaki steak tonight. Not sure yet...I only had dark soy sauce so I mixed in some water but it still smells very potent, I guess we'll see...

So that's it for now...
Make it a good one:)

Weekend went well...

I did make a promise to go back to exercising...so that has been my new goal for this week. I decided to go back to my stationary bike since I've never really had to many problems getting my butt on it. So I put in 30 minutes yesterday and 45 minutes today....YAY!!

The weekend went pretty good. I had a few things I probably shouldn't have, but I found if I don't have a little of that something I'm really craving...I binge sometimes. So I had 2 cabbage rolls and a few pea pods. Otherwise I did good...skipped dessert and had some almonds instead...I always keep a few snack bags in my purse.

It was a really nice weekend. I've really missed Auntie Emily it was nice to see her again. I did have a few moments of anger...My sister and brother in law were there as well and talking about the house their going to put an offer on. You would think I would be happy for them, but I wasn't. I felt angry. Chris and I have been talking about a house(our first since August last year. We started really looking in September. We decided to wait until now. With 4 kids we are trying to really stay within our budget. Under 280K would be nice, and in they walk telling us about the house their buying...320K. I know they are a double income family with no kids but for some reason it really pissed me off. I'm still trying to figure out why. I want to chalk it up to jealousy but I really don't think it is. I think it's just that I always start to feel like second best. That nothing I ever do will be quite good enough. When we finally do get a house you know it just won't be as good as theirs is. It's always been like this...you think I would be used to it by now. Ahhhhh....whatever:)

Anyway...that's all for now...
Make it a good one:)

Dinner was great...

So the murder mystery(A feast to die for...) was wonderful. The food was so good. BBQ cedar plank salmon, rice, carrots(not a big fan), appetizers, and a salad course. Plus dessert(only had a couple bites). A different wine with every course. I don't drink wine at all...it's the smell. Tammy went all out. It was a great. Like I said great food and great company, can't beat an evening like that:)

Today we go to Auntie Emily's so we'll see how that goes. It will be nice to see her again, it's been a while.

So bayoubabe asked what kind of Lasagna I made:

Zucchini Lasagna
2 1/2 cups zucchini sliced 1/4 inch thick (about 2 medium)
1/2 pound lean ground beef (I use 1 lb.)
1/4 cup onion chopped
2 small tomatoes cut up(I used a 28oz can of diced)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 garlic clove minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
3/4 cup cottage cheese (or ricotta)
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded (I use 8 oz. divided)

I cook zucchini until tender, drain and set aside. Make sauce and let simmer 10 minutes. Then layer like normal lasagna. The zucchini doesn't cover like noodles, I just split the amount so I have some for each layer. Bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes. I broil for a few minutes because I like the cheese on top a little crusty. I let it sit for about 15 minutes then cut. It is wonderful.


That's all for now.
Make it a good one:)

weigh in...week 6

So it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be...

Weight down 1.8 lbs

I actually can't believe it. I really did think it was going to be a gain. I was doing the happy dance right there in the bathroom. Then I came downstairs and Chris told me he only lost .2. So I avoided telling him. Actually felt a little bad...but just a little...lol.

So this weekend will be a write off..OK not a total write off. Will avoid what I can but I need to eat something. We have also been invited to our Aunt's house for supper on Sunday. I didn't want to go because it's one more supper off plan, but I feel bad because we haven't see her in 6 weeks since our Uncle passed away. Just can't say no. But Monday morning back on plan and hopefully the weekend won't be too bad.

So today is a nice relaxing day...need to finish a load of laundry. Making a zucchini lasagna for supper....yuuuummmm. Watch a movie tonight. Not sure which one we have a few.

So a busy weekend...might not post till Monday.
Make it a good one:)

Exercise!!!!!

Well, I think it's finally hit me. I need to get back to exercising. I'm going to start with a few days a week. I used to be such a junkie when it came to working out. It was a daily thing for about 2 hrs every morning...2 hours only because it never seemed like I did enough.

The only difference now...is I have 4 kids not 3 and Dilyn has decided that she needs to get up by 8 am or she might miss something. She has also decided to nap by 10am usually. I think I'll work me time in to there and forget about the housework. I'll just do that in between everything else. If it doesn't work I will have to try and think of a plan B. I've never been very good at plan B's though. I tend to just say it won't work and leave it at that. NOT this time...I can do this and I will do this.

Willpower is not my strong suit, never really has been. I guess that's why I'm so amazed that I'm not having too many problems. Really was expecting it to be a lot harder in the beginning...like it was the first time I did this. I think it really helped that hubby is doing it with me. It was hard last time because he wasn't on it with me...and his favorite snack(almost every night) was Jalapeno Dorito's...yuuuummmmm. So now that there are no dorito's or any other junk in the house, it is so much easier to do the low carb thing...

All for now
Make it a good one:)