Excuses Needed

So I have hit a major stall on the weight-loss front and I still have about 15-20 pounds to go and I know that I need to up the exercise to get there. I used to roll my eyes so hard you could hear it when people would talk about their "last 5 or 10 pounds" and how they were the hardest to lose. I officially take those eye rolls back. Last week, I really want(ed) to start running. Not because I want to run, mind you, but because I want to look like a runner. So, I was going to start last week, but my MP3 player was dead, then we had a cold front blow in, and so on. Today it was 85 degrees and tomorrow it will get up to 88 degrees and my MP3 player has been charging for over a week now. So, I am officially out of excuses and I need some more, so bring them on or I am actually going to have to do this thing...please, please don't let that happen.

Oh and by the way, yes that is totally me in the picture, they really should have asked before using it...dang paparazzi.

A Jim Gaffigan quote does come to mind when looking at this picture: "I saw this chick at the gym the other day and you could see her ribs. All I could think was, 'man, I haven't had a McRib in forever.'"

Testimony Meeting

For those of you reader(s) who don't go to our church, the first Sunday of each month is set aside at our church for Fast and Testimony meeting. This means that those that are able, fast for 2 meals (no food or drink) and we donate that money that we would have used for food to the church for fast offering that goes to those who have a hard time affording food at all. On these Sundays, we also have a testimony meeting, which means that there are not people assigned to speak and anyone in the congregation can get up and bear (or bury as a most kids tend to say) their testimonies. As you can imagine, this is usually a very powerful meeting with lots of tears, especially on the part of those that are bearing their testimonies.

Last Sunday when it was time for testimonies, Garth (my husband) got up and walked out and I felt so great, thinking that he was about to bear his testimony, then he came back with a tithing slip in hand. I decided maybe I should get up if for no other reason than to set an example for my husband and son. I went up and bore my testimony that I am so grateful for the Gospel in my life and especially for the knowledge that families can be together forever. I am extremely grateful for this knowledge and I wanted to share.

I went to go sit down and another woman from our church got up and was tearfully bearing her testimony. When I sat beside Garth Lee he wanted to talk to me and I thought we were about to have a strong spiritual exchange, it went something like this:

"Mommy, why didn't you cry?"

"I guess I just didn't feel like crying."

"Mommy, you didn't do it right, you are supposed to cry!"

He wouldn't talk to me for the rest of the meeting, and he wanted Garth to walk him to primary. I guess it would be too embarrassing to be seen cavorting with one that doesn't know how to even bear testimony. Next time, even if I have to bring an onion, there will be tears by golly.

Random Thoughts by Garth Lee

Garth and I now have a new phrase that we are loving using, here is where we got it. Feel free to use it whenever there is a lull in the conversation, or just whenever, it really seems to fit any situation.

Garth Lee: to no one and about nothing in particular--"You know what this needs...maracas."