I'm pretty excited about this one because it touches my past. I spent 5th through 9th grades living in Payson, Utah. We moved to Cache Valley for my high school years and my parents moved back to Payson right before my sophomore year of college. They lived there 10 years that time.
The new temple will be just down the street from the second house my parents owned in Payson. It will be 1 mile from the first house and only ONE QUARTER MILE from the second house.
Payson is a nice little town. Next to Provo it's one of my favorites. I consider Provo to be my hometown. Since we lived in so many towns I figure I'm allowed to choose mine. lol
I'm excited that the people from Spanish Fork to Nephi will have a temple closer to them!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Mothers!
To all mothers...Keep teaching your kids! Someday you'll get text messages like this..."And thanks for making me learn how to do housework growing up. Today I showed one of my rommates how to use the dishwasher."
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Beans, beans, the magical fruit...
I love beans. I have ever since my mission. There in Honduras...where we ate beans for practically every meal...you'd think I'd get tired of them. But, no! I came home a dyed-in-the-wool bean lover! And they love me, too. I've never had a problem with the "magical" properties of beans. Yummy!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Goal Update
I will do most tracking of my goals offline, but I will be posting progress photos on my blog this year. They will be where my book list was last year (scroll down and look on the right.) The first two photos are there now.
I have been working on weightloss for way too long and this is the year it will happen. I've lost a total of 23 pounds now. That's the first 10% of my body weight. I've lost a total of 8 since starting with the naturopath in November.
Today I talked to my medical doctor about adjusting my blood pressure meds and getting off them in the future. She wasn't so positive almost one and a half years ago when I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. She redeemed herself a bit today by being quite positive about that possibility.
I have been working on weightloss for way too long and this is the year it will happen. I've lost a total of 23 pounds now. That's the first 10% of my body weight. I've lost a total of 8 since starting with the naturopath in November.
Today I talked to my medical doctor about adjusting my blood pressure meds and getting off them in the future. She wasn't so positive almost one and a half years ago when I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. She redeemed herself a bit today by being quite positive about that possibility.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Looking forward
I've learned that I'm the happiest when I'm working toward something. So, here are some of the goals I will be working on this year.
Physical:
Continue working with the naturopath for health and weightloss. (I've lost a total of 22 pounds from my highest weight...7.5 since starting with the naturopath. I won't tell you how many still to go.)
Floss my teeth daily.
End the year exercising 30 minutes 5 times a week.
Spiritual:
Read my scriptures daily (even if it's only one verse)
Attend the temple 12 times.
I'm also working on a few for my calling, but haven't finalized anything yet. I'll probably not post them.
Hopefully, the year of 2010 will go much better than our trip to Idaho Falls on January 1!
Physical:
Continue working with the naturopath for health and weightloss. (I've lost a total of 22 pounds from my highest weight...7.5 since starting with the naturopath. I won't tell you how many still to go.)
Floss my teeth daily.
End the year exercising 30 minutes 5 times a week.
Spiritual:
Read my scriptures daily (even if it's only one verse)
Attend the temple 12 times.
I'm also working on a few for my calling, but haven't finalized anything yet. I'll probably not post them.
Hopefully, the year of 2010 will go much better than our trip to Idaho Falls on January 1!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
ZOOM!!!
Things that go "ZOOM!!!"
Christmas vacation
I can't believe school and work start tomorrow. Where did the vacation go? It went to two road trips, helping my sister move into her house, and two major holidays...in two weeks!
Time with sisters
I spent 5 wonderful days in Springville, Utah with my sisters. It was over way too quickly, (but I have to admit that another couple days, and we would have been treading on each other's nerves.) I love my sisters!
The past year!
Are you sure it's 2010 already? Isn't it February 2009 still?
21 years
Yes, 21 years went by very quickly. I was walking around BYU-Idaho Saturday wondering where the last 21 years had gone. I kept asking, "How did we get here?" LOL, I can't believe we have a 21 year old son who has served a mission and is now attending college. Crazy!
18 1/2 years
Yes, 18 1/2 years. Tim will be doing the dentist part of his mission papers this week. Also, he will be getting a hair cut and a picture taken. He wants to send his papers on January 22. How did we get here? Son number 2 getting ready for a mission!
I really wouldn't mind if things would slow down a bit.
Crazy adventures on our last road trip:
Tim, James and Hannah were going to visit my sister in Twin Falls (and her new house) and since John's stuff filled the blue van...
We decided to drive both vans as far as Twin Falls. That was well and good until I (in the blue van) noticed that something was dragging under the white van. So we finally got Tom to pull off at the weigh station 13 miles out of Boise to check it out. No problem. Just a rubber thing hanging off the bumper. He pulled it off and threw it away.
Then we were on our way again. We made it across the parking lot full of slush and the white van's serpentine belt came off. So the blue van made three trips back to Boise trying to find the right tool to get the belt back on.
Finally after 5 hours, we found TONY the TRUCKER! He had just what we needed and we were soon back on the road. Didn't have a problem the rest of the way to Twin Falls. Tony the Trucker was prayed for, and hopefully, very blessed for his helping hand.
Then 20 miles out of Idaho Falls we passed a car that had slid off the road. People were on the side of the road waving so we stopped to see what they needed. John called 911 and we tried to tell them where we were. It was a Russian family who was on their way to BYU-I (they live in Washington). We waited with the daughter until the police showed up and we could give better directions to where the car was. No one was hurt, thankfully.
So, after a 12 hour day we finally made it to Idaho Falls where we found noisy neighbors in the hotel. But we finally got a little sleep.
The next morning we found 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. We had just beat the storm to Idaho Falls. So we very carefully made our way to Rexburg on a snow packed highway. We moved John into his apartment, met some of his roommates, and explored the campus. Bought books, got his activity card, did a little shopping.
Saturday night was a parent/student luau. Fantastic! Great food and wonderful entertainment! It was so worth it. The lady we talked to while standing in line was from Carson City, Nevada and knew our friends. It's a small world. All in all it was a nice day with John.
Then after another night with noisy neighbors we drove home. We reached Twin Falls in time to attend Relief Society/Priesthood in Linda's ward. Grubers joined us at Linda's after church for lunch and then we all parted ways. We are so glad to be home and sleeping in our own beds, but we already miss John again. I guess we have to get used to it.
Christmas vacation
I can't believe school and work start tomorrow. Where did the vacation go? It went to two road trips, helping my sister move into her house, and two major holidays...in two weeks!
Time with sisters
I spent 5 wonderful days in Springville, Utah with my sisters. It was over way too quickly, (but I have to admit that another couple days, and we would have been treading on each other's nerves.) I love my sisters!
The past year!
Are you sure it's 2010 already? Isn't it February 2009 still?
21 years
Yes, 21 years went by very quickly. I was walking around BYU-Idaho Saturday wondering where the last 21 years had gone. I kept asking, "How did we get here?" LOL, I can't believe we have a 21 year old son who has served a mission and is now attending college. Crazy!
18 1/2 years
Yes, 18 1/2 years. Tim will be doing the dentist part of his mission papers this week. Also, he will be getting a hair cut and a picture taken. He wants to send his papers on January 22. How did we get here? Son number 2 getting ready for a mission!
I really wouldn't mind if things would slow down a bit.
Crazy adventures on our last road trip:
Tim, James and Hannah were going to visit my sister in Twin Falls (and her new house) and since John's stuff filled the blue van...
We decided to drive both vans as far as Twin Falls. That was well and good until I (in the blue van) noticed that something was dragging under the white van. So we finally got Tom to pull off at the weigh station 13 miles out of Boise to check it out. No problem. Just a rubber thing hanging off the bumper. He pulled it off and threw it away.
Then we were on our way again. We made it across the parking lot full of slush and the white van's serpentine belt came off. So the blue van made three trips back to Boise trying to find the right tool to get the belt back on.
Finally after 5 hours, we found TONY the TRUCKER! He had just what we needed and we were soon back on the road. Didn't have a problem the rest of the way to Twin Falls. Tony the Trucker was prayed for, and hopefully, very blessed for his helping hand.
Then 20 miles out of Idaho Falls we passed a car that had slid off the road. People were on the side of the road waving so we stopped to see what they needed. John called 911 and we tried to tell them where we were. It was a Russian family who was on their way to BYU-I (they live in Washington). We waited with the daughter until the police showed up and we could give better directions to where the car was. No one was hurt, thankfully.
So, after a 12 hour day we finally made it to Idaho Falls where we found noisy neighbors in the hotel. But we finally got a little sleep.
The next morning we found 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. We had just beat the storm to Idaho Falls. So we very carefully made our way to Rexburg on a snow packed highway. We moved John into his apartment, met some of his roommates, and explored the campus. Bought books, got his activity card, did a little shopping.
Saturday night was a parent/student luau. Fantastic! Great food and wonderful entertainment! It was so worth it. The lady we talked to while standing in line was from Carson City, Nevada and knew our friends. It's a small world. All in all it was a nice day with John.
Then after another night with noisy neighbors we drove home. We reached Twin Falls in time to attend Relief Society/Priesthood in Linda's ward. Grubers joined us at Linda's after church for lunch and then we all parted ways. We are so glad to be home and sleeping in our own beds, but we already miss John again. I guess we have to get used to it.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Best Christmas Ever!
The camera took a back seat this year in our celebrations so we have very few photos from Christmas. I think there are 9 in all...lol. Here are some of the best ones.
My favorite part of Christmas was having all my kids home!
Hannah was happy with her copy of "Twilight"
John is explaining the gift he gave to Tim. We told him to get something that we didn't know he would need on his mission. So John gave Tim a couple lightweight, simple games that he can play on P-day.
(I just looked at this photo closely...no, Tom is not picking his nose. He is wiping his eye!)
The next best gift, as far as I'm concerned, was the cd I got from my mom and dad. They had an album of Christmas Barbershop style music that I loved as a kid. I've been looking all over online for it and apparently it is out of print, not found anywhere. I asked mom about it several months ago and she didn't know if they still had it. Well, I guess they did because mom had that record converted to cd for me!
My favorite part of Christmas was having all my kids home!
Hannah was happy with her copy of "Twilight"
John is explaining the gift he gave to Tim. We told him to get something that we didn't know he would need on his mission. So John gave Tim a couple lightweight, simple games that he can play on P-day.
(I just looked at this photo closely...no, Tom is not picking his nose. He is wiping his eye!)
The next best gift, as far as I'm concerned, was the cd I got from my mom and dad. They had an album of Christmas Barbershop style music that I loved as a kid. I've been looking all over online for it and apparently it is out of print, not found anywhere. I asked mom about it several months ago and she didn't know if they still had it. Well, I guess they did because mom had that record converted to cd for me!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Pre-Christmas Fun
Tom let John have the privilege of being Santa at the ward party. He did a great job and loved every minute of talking to the kids.
And we couldn't resist the chance to sit on Santa's lap either!
Have you been naughty or good?
If you flip through those two photos quickly it looks like on of those flip books and Santa is beating James up. LOL
The Traditional Gingerbread Houses
James's house
Hannah's house
Tim's house
My house
My house found a welcome home at a friend's. This is the 5th year that I have given my house away. I decided the real fun is in the decorating and then watching the glee of the kids when I show up at the door with a house for them!
And then there was the not so traditional trip to Utah! My sister came from North Carolina for a visit so I HAD to go see her. Linda and I traveled together with 3 of the kids and stayed at Nancy's house. They had a blast playing on Nancy's slide with their other teenage cousins. It's so fun to see all those teenagers having fun together. And us grown ups had plenty of girl time to gab and enjoy each other.
On Monday we went to Temple Square to see the lights. I hadn't been there since before we moved to Boise 9.5 years ago. Can you believe it's been that long?
Tim's house
My house
My house found a welcome home at a friend's. This is the 5th year that I have given my house away. I decided the real fun is in the decorating and then watching the glee of the kids when I show up at the door with a house for them!
And then there was the not so traditional trip to Utah! My sister came from North Carolina for a visit so I HAD to go see her. Linda and I traveled together with 3 of the kids and stayed at Nancy's house. They had a blast playing on Nancy's slide with their other teenage cousins. It's so fun to see all those teenagers having fun together. And us grown ups had plenty of girl time to gab and enjoy each other.
On Monday we went to Temple Square to see the lights. I hadn't been there since before we moved to Boise 9.5 years ago. Can you believe it's been that long?
Friday, December 4, 2009
Hooray!
My wacky cholesterol is no longer wacky. It's nearly perfect!
hdl 43
ldl 79
triglycerides 278 (that's what needs more work, but it will come)
total 178
From here on out the regular doctor doesn't treat my heart unless it's desperately necessary.
hdl 43
ldl 79
triglycerides 278 (that's what needs more work, but it will come)
total 178
From here on out the regular doctor doesn't treat my heart unless it's desperately necessary.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Encouraged and frustrated
I was very disappointed when I could finally start walking again after healing from my foot injury in May because I could only go 1/4 way around the mall before my shin started hurting. I had gone from walking 2 miles five days per week to not being able to walk 1/4 mile. I was very frustrated. I've never been in that bad of shape!
My friend and I walk twice a week and just kept our pace slow while I tried to improve. Three months later I am very encouraged. I can now walk all the way around the mall at a decent pace with no pain in my shins! My heart even got pumping yesterday and I was breathing hard! Yeah!
For a long time now I have not been happy with the direction my body has been taking. Almost 2 1/2 years ago I started suspecting that my blood pressure was creeping up. I tried to control it with food for a year. Finally, I gave up and had a visit with my regular doctor. She prescribed a medication for blood pressure while discouraging any hope that I'd be able to stop taking the medication when I lost weight . She was sure I would need TWO medications to bring my blood pressure down. I showed her! After TWO WEEKS my blood pressure had come all the way from exceedingly high to normal range, and that is where it has stayed with only one medication.
However, the blood pressure was only one symptom and now that is being taken care of another symptom popped up this year. Wacky cholesterol. My regular doctor wants to make sure the cholesterol is getting under control, but I know she has more medications in mind. In the meantime I have all kinds of aches and pains and I believe that heart disease is in my future. That's why I don't like the direction my body is taking.
I have been one of the healthiest eaters for the past 6 years, but my body has been slowly wearing out. I felt better than ever when I was walking 10 miles a week, but at the same time I felt like I was falling apart. I had taken care of all emotional eating and worked on my portion control. As good as I eat I should have lost tons of weight by now, but I was maintaining despite every effort.
A while back I decided to take a community education class by a naturopath about female hormones (my hormones have been out of balance ever since I had kids). A couple weeks later I took one on balancing blood sugar. I decided that enough was enough and went to visit with the naturopath who taught the classes. He has given me supplements for my heart, liver, pancreas, and pituitary gland. He has also recommended that for two months I cut all the gluten I can from my diet. That's not too hard...I loved eating Honduran while on my mission and it won't hurt to have more rice and corn in our diets. He says I can reintroduce gluten after two months.
He says I am responding very well. The frustrating part is that he keeps finding more things to work on. I guess that's good in a way because my healing will be thorough, but it's frustrating, too. This time he added calcium and iodine for deficiencies. I really hope new things will stop popping up and we will have reached the complete cause of my problems...SOON.
In the meantime, I am encouraged. My heart feels happier, aches in my joints are gone, cravings for sweets and chocolate are gone, I have more energy and I'm slowly starting to lose weight and inches. My naturopath is telling me to consult with my regular doctor to adjust my blood pressure meds as I start not needing them! WooHoo!
My friend and I walk twice a week and just kept our pace slow while I tried to improve. Three months later I am very encouraged. I can now walk all the way around the mall at a decent pace with no pain in my shins! My heart even got pumping yesterday and I was breathing hard! Yeah!
For a long time now I have not been happy with the direction my body has been taking. Almost 2 1/2 years ago I started suspecting that my blood pressure was creeping up. I tried to control it with food for a year. Finally, I gave up and had a visit with my regular doctor. She prescribed a medication for blood pressure while discouraging any hope that I'd be able to stop taking the medication when I lost weight . She was sure I would need TWO medications to bring my blood pressure down. I showed her! After TWO WEEKS my blood pressure had come all the way from exceedingly high to normal range, and that is where it has stayed with only one medication.
However, the blood pressure was only one symptom and now that is being taken care of another symptom popped up this year. Wacky cholesterol. My regular doctor wants to make sure the cholesterol is getting under control, but I know she has more medications in mind. In the meantime I have all kinds of aches and pains and I believe that heart disease is in my future. That's why I don't like the direction my body is taking.
I have been one of the healthiest eaters for the past 6 years, but my body has been slowly wearing out. I felt better than ever when I was walking 10 miles a week, but at the same time I felt like I was falling apart. I had taken care of all emotional eating and worked on my portion control. As good as I eat I should have lost tons of weight by now, but I was maintaining despite every effort.
A while back I decided to take a community education class by a naturopath about female hormones (my hormones have been out of balance ever since I had kids). A couple weeks later I took one on balancing blood sugar. I decided that enough was enough and went to visit with the naturopath who taught the classes. He has given me supplements for my heart, liver, pancreas, and pituitary gland. He has also recommended that for two months I cut all the gluten I can from my diet. That's not too hard...I loved eating Honduran while on my mission and it won't hurt to have more rice and corn in our diets. He says I can reintroduce gluten after two months.
He says I am responding very well. The frustrating part is that he keeps finding more things to work on. I guess that's good in a way because my healing will be thorough, but it's frustrating, too. This time he added calcium and iodine for deficiencies. I really hope new things will stop popping up and we will have reached the complete cause of my problems...SOON.
In the meantime, I am encouraged. My heart feels happier, aches in my joints are gone, cravings for sweets and chocolate are gone, I have more energy and I'm slowly starting to lose weight and inches. My naturopath is telling me to consult with my regular doctor to adjust my blood pressure meds as I start not needing them! WooHoo!
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