Mama Shannon & The Wright Trips

Friday, January 9, 2009

Me and my SALAD

DAY 5, PEOPLE! Look at this humongous 3 lb. bag of salad. I couldn't pass it up. It was like $3 at Costco. You pay almost that much for a small bag. I'm sure it will go bad before I can eat it all, though. Hey Smith Clan??? You better be ready for this rockin bod!! :)

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Some Pics!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

NEWS FLASH.....I AM OVERWEIGHT

Let me start by saying that I am a very sensitive person. And I am very sensitive when it comes to my body. I know I need to lose some poundage, but I sure as crap don't need people telling me. Umm, hello?? Do you think I look in the mirror everyday & see this skinny chic? No.

With that being said, I have started the "Smith Family Biggest Loser Competition." I believe there are about 8 of us who are doing this. We each put in $25 & when we have our July 4 get together, the one who has lost the highest percentage gets the loot. I guess by me throwing this out for the world to see, it may motivate me to stick with it. Each Monday, we are supposed to e-mail our weights to everyone. For me, there is no way in Haiti's I'm e-mailing my weight. I think they all believe me to be trustworthy. However, I will write each Monday's weight on a piece of paper and put them all in an envelope. I did disclose my weight to Joanna, though. She can vouch for me if anyone has questions.

So far, everyone (but the Neal's...the skinniest of the bunch who don't even need to lose weight..jerks :) have sent their weights. Everyone has said their current weight & what their goal weight is. Today, I got an e-mail from my cousin Andy who said his current weight & goal weight. And then he put Joanna's current weight & her goal, which was.....SMOKIN HOT! I love it! I died laughing. Seriously, our family is going to have to hold us back when we obtain these smokin bodies. We both are stay at home mama's & think we could get part time jobs making lots of money (once we are smokin)...if ya know what I mean!? I kid, I kid.

I'm on day 2 folks. I can do this, I can do this.

But if for some reason I can't, don't say a word to me or I will come at you like a spider monkey!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Soooo...remember my last post?

You know? About how Nate & I couldn't smell because of these da%# colds? I went to Walmart this afternoon to get groceries. I opened the back of the van to load them in. It was then that I realized I had forgotten about my taco salad, chicken salad sandwiches & spicy dip that we put in the van after my sister's New Years Eve party. Yep, it all had been sitting back there since last Wednesday. Most of my taco salad (which is my MIL's recipe & is awesome) was gone & so was the dip & sandwiches. But, not all of it. At that moment, I thanked God I had this cold because I smelled NOTHING. And I can only imagine what it would smell like if it was the summer time.

Sick every winter

Ahhh...the beauty of the ever changing weather here. One day, it can be 60 degrees & the next day it could be 25 degrees...no joke. Every winter it seems as though we are sick, non-stop. The kids constantly have snotty noses. And Nate & I seem to be sick as well. Right now, he & I both are sniffing & sneezing like two cocaine addicts, only without the trippy side effects, which right now I would welcome.

Yesterday my dad & I took a trip to the ol' Hobby Lobby & Big Lots. We went to an awesome buffet and ate lunch. I was eating this grilled sandwich & he asked me how it was. I said, "I think it's good...I'm not sure though, I can't really taste it." This should be the time that I'm scarfing down vegetables that I never eat. At least I wouldn't be able to taste them & it would make me feel good to know that I'm eating healthy.

Poor Jasper & Jonah had poopy diapers this morning & Nate & I didn't even know. So imagine if someone came to our house. Here we are, filled with poop diapers & not smelling a thing. All the while, our house probably smells like a barn yard and we have no clue. Nate changed Jasper before nap time & I heard him go, "Oh my gosh!! Jasper." It must have been bad.

So here are some pictures I took while dad & I were driving home yesterday. Remember how I said neither he nor I enjoy this time of year? He said to me, "Look...just look across that field & tell me what is beautiful." We laugh about it.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

What in the He#$ were we thinking?

Nate & I thought we'd go to eat & to Costco today. Well, turns out Costco was closed & we live an hour from it. So, we decided to drive 1/2 hour to go eat & go to Target. We went to Red Lobster & as soon as we sat down, Jonah flipped out. Usually the kids are good in public places. Not today. We finally got settled & ordered right away. Nate & I panic when the kids are like that. We don't want to be "That Family."

We got our food & scarfed it down because the animals were starting to act up. We left & went to Target. On the way in, Jasper had to be carried by Nate & Jonah had to be carried by me. As soon as we entered, Jonah threw himself down in the doorway. We should have known not to take them in. We didn't. We went in & got 2 carts. Nate put Iz in the back of one cart with Jasper at the top. They were fine. I tried to put Jonah in a cart & let me push him. Nope...wasn't happening. He threw fit after fit. So needless to say, we got about 10 feet from the door & decided to leave. I had 3 younger girls looking at me with the dirtiest looks. Yea, wait till you have screaming toddlers, you little punks!

Nate decided to take some country roads home because the kids fell asleep & so did I. We got home & it has been fit after fit ever since. I'm sitting in the kitchen while Nate is with them in the other room. They seem to act worse when I'm around. I'm so ready for bedtime.

The Happiest Of New Year's To You

We went to my sister's house on New Year's Eve and we had a blast! Let's see...there was Ashley (of course, since it was her house) & her clan...Aaron, Trev, Kayla, Nick & Will; Me & my clan...Nate, Isabel, Jasper & Jonah; Lee (my brother) & his clan...Amber & baby Shannon (still in Amber's belly, and No...he won't be named baby Shannon, but I like to call him that; Dad; Mom & Duane; Cousin Andy & his clan...Joanna & Carter Shane; Grandpa & JJ. I think that's it. We ate lots of food, played games like Guitar Hero & Scene It and Joanna & I played Clue with Trevor & Kayla. Kayla won. We didn't leave until 11:30 pm. My kids were exhausted but had such a good time. We didn't get up till 10 am this morning. And believe me, Nate & I are paying for it by getting these kids so off schedule the last few weeks. Can you say, Complete Meltdowns!!??

This is Jasper in the garage, after we got home. They were zonked...but he had to get in this car. And he lost it when I took him out of it.

Jonah in the van

Joanna, Me & Ash...those two were giving the "Sexy looks". Check out Ashley; she flipped her head over & I shook her hair

Joanna & I. She's my partner in crime. We are going to send in a videotape to try & get on The Biggest Loser as a team. America would love us! They would have to bleep out her southern cussin mouth!