TLC'S Show Operation Homecoming

Seriously this new show made me teary eyed. How crazy is that??

If you don't know what I'm talking about TLC has a new show operation homecoming where Billy Ray Cyrus helps US soldiers surprise their loved ones after they come home from a military tour over in Iraq. If you haven't seen it you should the kids faces alone are priceless.

So I was watching it and I got alittle choked up. The moms and kids were so surprised. I can remember being that kid waiting for my dad. I can remember one where we were at a train station (mind you my dad never went to Iraq or Afghanistan) and my brother and I and a few other kids would put our ears on the train rails and listen for the train to come. I think I remember it because a film crew was there and my mom recorded it off the tv later. I think she still has it. It got choked up about that because I can remember being in that position.

So it airs Monday nights on TLC, if you haven't watched it you should, it will give you alittle insight to what the families of these military Canadian and US go through when their loved ones are away for 12 months or longer.

Exercise Plan week 3

So let's be honest it was my birthday last week so there was some spoiling going on.

Monday followed the plan but had ice cream after supper
Tuesday of course eat cake and ice cream 1 500ml of pop
Wednesday ate some more cake and ice cream
Thursday I was out running around and took the kids to McD's
Friday had ice cream after supper

All in all really not a bad week, but still could do better. I find on the weekends when I can or am "allowed" treats I find I'm not that interested in eating them. I have gone to the superstore a few times and none of those times did I come out with a case of pop. How wonderful is that? Cause I know if it's in the house I will drink it. I was at walmart with Nathan this week and he saw the pop refrigerator right by the cashiers and he says "mom aren't you going to get your pop". I was like "no not today". Just alittle pat on my back for that one.

Even when out at walmart with Faith this weekend I didn't buy a chocolate bar and eat it in the van on the way home like normal. That right there is a huge step for me. Dustin is always saying you shouldn't eat that or drink that. Which let's be honest just makes me want to eat or drink that more, cause who are you to tell me what I can or can't do. Who is that really hurting? me that's right I'm the one who feels like crap or hates how I look in clothes.

So here's to turning over a new leaf. Slow and steady wins the race.... right? Making huge changes doesn't work for me but making the changes I can make and keeping to them is something I'll be working on. Does that sentence make sense???

Anyways that was my week.

Canada Post Contest

Most of you are on my facebook page but I thought I would put this here anyways. I'd love to win the trip with VIA RAIL. I think it will be the only way my kids would actually get to meet my dad who's in Nova Scotia. So If you have a couple of minutes click on the links and help me win.
Thanks so much




http://maphotoducanada.ca/canadian-goose
http://mycanadaphoto.ca/node/837
http://maphotoducanada.ca/park

If the links don't work copy and paste to your web browser

Thank you, thank you, thank you
Tenille

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I know, I know you guys are all every excited. 34 years ago I was a chubby, crying baby.... well not much has changed today I'm a chubby, crying adult lol. Here is a family picture of when I was probably 3 or 4. Faith says that if you take the ponytails out it could be Nathan. Today is a good day, I won $20.00 on a scratch ticket! I'm super happy about that. I made and Faith decorated my birthday cake. She is actually becoming a good decorator. Soon I'll be getting her to do all the decorating.


That's it have a great day everyone.

Exercise Plan week 2

This week was not a good week.
Monday I had a cookie and half a glass of pop @ a club meeting. But I did snack on some veggies there was well
Tuesday I had one cookie
Wednesday I had 1 bowl of chips
Thursday 1 500ml of pop and 1 cookie
Friday I had to have cookies and snacks @ my mom's group's last day. Although I was full for most of the day, so it doesn't count right? lol

So all in all not bad, but it could have been worse. There are many ups and downs to eating right and losing weight.

Exercise Plan

Monday
did all I planned to do, only snack was an apple
Tuesday
night out at smitty's had pop
Wednesday
ate taco's at home, but didn't over eat during the day
Thursday
1 1/2 donuts but felt like crap the rest of the night
Friday
had a cupcake at y-n's

As you can see I'm starting to keep track of what I eat and drink. Hopefully this will keep me accountable for the stuff I put into my body. I'm going to write this down here once a week. Hopefully this will help me in my weight loss goals.

For My Mom on Mother's Day

I'm writing this note to tell you how much I love you. I don't say it often enough and I'm sure you don't hear it enough. I love you for being my mom.
I love you for your laughter. You could always laugh freely and openly.
I love you for being tougher on me when I was growing up. Now that I have my own kids I see the benefit of it.
I love you for always being on my side, even though sometimes I was in the wrong.
I love you for the crazy things you did.
When you made Nic and I eat out on the balcaney and you pretended to be the waiter,
For making Sundays and not realizing that was the cup you kept our baby teeth in,
For spraying your face with whipped cream and pretending you were a mad dog,
only to realize after it was shaving cream.
I love you for the care you took with me when I was sick; be it from the flu or running nose.
I love you for always embarrassing me in public, no matter who was near.
I love you for who you are and I wouldn't be the person....wife....or mother am I without you.
I wish you lived closer so my kids could have a grandmother near them as fun as you.
Love you mom

Dog Bites

On Easter Monday we went for a walk. My 4 kids and I live close to the park and we were on our way for a little treat (slurpee's at the local coop). We got to the top of our street and crossed the main street to the sidewalk. A neighbour a few doors down was walking towards us with her dog. It's a small shih'tzu and he's ALWAYS jumping up on people. He's on one of those retractable leashes so he can go as far as he wants and she doesn't do anything to stop him.

Anyways; he passed 3 of us before he passed Payton. I always get my kids to move over because I don't like it when people take up the whole sidewalk it's a real pet peeve of mine. So we were over on the right hand side of the sidewalk, she was on the left hand side. He bite Payton on her left leg. He had to turn back to bite Payton on the leg. She screamed in pain, I mean screamed. I turned around and bent down to Payton. The neighbour says oh he just jumps. I said a few naughty words but basically it was "well something happened" I pulled up her pant leg and you could see each individual tooth from canine to canine on the top and the 4 main teeth on the bottom. The neighbour said to me "He doesn't bite, he's 5 years old" What are you kidding me?? I don't care if he's 50, he obviously does. She didn't say she's sorry, she just walked away.
Long story short, I took Payton to the walk-in, got a hold of animal services. We fined the neighbour and animal services took the dog for 10 day quarantine. The neighbour told animal services that she's going to take US to court. Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy? Can she fine us for something we didn't do???

Anyways so now I'm recording everything that happens and hopefully she is just blowing off steam.