School Dad's birthday and Family

Ok so I haven't written in days cause Ive been focused on school...
My school hasn't received title 4 funding yet so they are waiting for that so i cant get my loan, cause i cant get my loan I haven't been able to get my BOOK... so I had to cram 10 chapters within 3 days!! OYYYYYYY!!! and I had 4 written assignments and 2 presentations to prepare..

the presentation went fine other than the fact that my power point I made it in was the Vista version of power point and wouldn't load in XP... Uggg....
I spent 4 hours making that incredable powerpoint..

Im actually weird and enjoy doing powerpoint so its not tooo torturing LOL :P

I also went to the Relief society Conference which was really good!! i took my step mom Sherrie ... it was fun getting to know her and see her in a different way :)
After the conference it was my dads birthday so I had dinner with Sherrie and my dad... he was very pleasant and I could see he was purposefully trying to be nice which I greatly appreciated. mabee things with him and I are looking up :) (yeahhhhhh!!!!)

Sunday I went to church, I said the closing prayer in sacrament.. I was very nervous.. I did just fine though :) then I went to my dads for his birthday party...
I have noticed a very odd dynamic among my family, not negative, just different from what I'm used to. I'm still trying to "figure everyone out" sometimes I feel like I'm walking on eggshells though but i assume it will get better as time goes by.

The Gawkers...

Ok at my Gym I have noticed we have some "gawkers" ...
You know who I'm talking about .. the old man wearing Jeans sitting on a weight lifting machine he CLEARLY hasn't touched so that he can DROOL at the little skinny girls in their tight workout outfits... The mid 30's guy that looks like a 40 year old virgin in the making. It's really quite funny!! I love watching the men watch the women.. LOL :P
Is it narcissistic of me to be offended that none of the gawkers have gawked me ?? LOL :P heck at least I have BOOBS that are REAL.. :P is it too much to ask to have a guy do a second take of me??
Granted I am MUCH larger than the average "work out girl" but well anyway.. I think im over this rant..
Since I'm talking about my workout success...
I am still going every day :) (Saturday and Sunday I don't go though cause I have Kyra) I weighed myself I am 298.7 .. so I Guess I lost 2 lbs... well considering my phone probably weighs at least a half pound right??
Today at the Cardio Cinema they had Jumanji, i love that movie .. i got all into it.. made me forge ti was working out.. I was on the Elliptical for 30 mins (2 miles) and then walked on the treadmill for 20 mins. I would have kept going but my phone alarm went off cause I had a meeting this morning I forgot about. (and I missed it... CRAP)

anyhoo sorry my blog is kinda random rambling but I really wanted to give you all something to read about today :)


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I need to get working on a presentation I must make about myself for school due on friday :) so Im gonna go get to working on that ..
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Kisses

Mary

Get RID of the ARMS instead of bailing the banks!!

Im gonna go political here.. ya'll know I am political, but I honor other peoples opinions so I generally dont discuss it.

What is the government thinking Keeping on bailing out all of the companies???
Coudlnt they BAN ARMS ****and**** FORCE the banks to convert all ARM loans into regular loans??? this would save SO MANY people from losing thier houses! and keep our contry from going AS FAR in the shitter as possible!!!

The problem thats going on right now is that when People got arms they were told hey in 2-3 years when your arm mature refinance and you'll be fine.. well noone can GET a loan right now!! .. Like NO ONE I know can get a loan.... My mother who is 64 and has her house and 2 other houses (investment houses) cannot get a refinance loan and she's gonna be SCREWED... along with the other MILLIONS of people in a similar situation!!

SO I think Im gonna take a stand... and start a petition on my face book and PLEASE PLEASE join.. if enough people Join they cannot ignore the demand right??

I have written the petiotion it is just getting OK'd by the website that clears it... I will post it as soon as it is ready :) (probably later today)

Kisses and huggs

Mary Ellen

Working out?!?!?! IM 300LBS!!!

OK guys I have has some encouragement laity and can come back to the gym to work out!! so all week i have been re familiarizing myself with the Gym..

I have a membership at Golds and literally its a half block turn and another block.. beyond walking distance to get myself going!! So all this week Ive been taking Kyra to school then going to the gym for an hour or so.. I have been enjoying the different features this gym has over the one in Cedar city!!
First off it is color coded for the idiots!! LOL ;P green is leg machines abs are orange etc etc... I do so enjoy that!! Also they have "cardio cinema" .. there are 2 rooms with about 4 rows of cardio machines (treadmills elliptical bikes)and they are playing a movie while you workout!! so nice!! I have to use the elliptical because of my foot, but I walk a mile on the treadmill.

So this is my routine at the gym...
Cardio Cinema ; Elliptical (15 min mile - 1 mile) then treadmill (15 min mile- 1/2 mile to 1 mile depending on how my knee/ ankle feels)
Weights ... I switch back and fourth on the weighs from arms/abs.. to legs ...

Ive even been eating this all nutritious food and everything.. 1 egg 2 egg whites, canadian bacon (did you know its only 60 calories!! WOW and not alot of fat either!! but mucho proteins!!) I even cleaned cut and prepped a bunch of veggies to keep on hand for snacks which have been cutting my binge lazy eating :)

Anyhoo.. When i started a week ago I was 299.4... Depressingly I re-weighed myself yesterday Im 300.7 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that sucks I have been working this hard to ADD weight..
Yeah yeah yeah.. muscle burns more fat .. blah blah blah...
still the POUNDAGE is annoying...

I have however noticed my pants fitting better :) woo hoo for that :P

Again My cam is still being weird im hoping to get another video up for you all soon enough :0 thanks again for being such loyal readers / viewers :)

No More Time Outs

Hey everyone I am so very Excited.

As many of you know I have been using a new discipline/ reward system For Kyra. I have created I am now calling "No More Time Outs"

Many other parenting programs I have read about/ used are so single focused' and lose vital parts and elements that I feel need to be there...

Time outs don't teach anything... oh wait it teaches them to sit and pout...

Sentences don't teach anything... Oh wait teaches them to Write... IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII in a single like with crosses LOL :P I so cheated by doing that as a kid!!

Being sent to their room when they have a computer, Ipod, PS3 etc.. is NOT punishment.. it just gets them out of your hair!!

and my "favorite" (pet peeve) parenting "skill" is smack their kids to teach them not to hit!! **insert eye roll here**

The problem here is that the kids don't know what to expect by thier parents, and give no true "natural consequence" ... No More Time Outs teaches many values and REQUIRES parent to take an active role in parenting, and the child an ACTIVE role in their life creating great self esteem and pride in their points!!!
I have been using No More Time Outs with my daughter and its been working WONDERFULLY!!!
I have had a handful of people ask to help with their children and to give them my program.. SO I got to thinking ... this would be an amazing program to publish so I visited my Campus President about my program and he is VERY excited to be an adviser to the program and get it up and running for me and more importantly for parents that will need it!! and get it Copyrighted and PUBLISHED!!

I don't want to reveal all of the elements of the program because we are going to try to get it copyrighted and until I do that someone can steal it .. but as preview to the program is that it is a token ecomomy that gives benefit to self accountability to household and personal duties, and gives benefit to self, family, friends and even monetary values... and even behavioral management.
Its very exciting and I am extremely pleased that there is such interest in the program!!!

******happy dance*****


For more information on No More Time Outs Please visit my Website www.NoMoreTimeouts.com the Phrase "No More Time Outs" is in the process of being copyrighted please don't steal it.


No video today because of the Problems with my program... I am going to try to get it fixed ASAP

Mary Ellen

Utah state fair

SO sorry everyone this video is not what I normally have (set up sise) cause my STUPID video maker isnt working right!!! Grrrrrrrr.....

Well Please enjoy its only like 40 seconds long...

Mary

Friends? What makes a true friend?

I have had about 10 "real friends" in my life...

I feel a true friend is a person who looks out for your needs and your concerns, and in turn I look out for their needs and their concerns. It is so hard to find a friend who can do that!!

I can name 3 people in my life currently that do that for me...

Shawn Luther

Christi Giles

Stacey Gwin...

These three have stuck with me and are there for me no matter what and they know they can do the same and I will be there for them 150 million percent!!!

This blog has been inspired by Stacey, I meet her 3 years ago in the midst of my divorce to my husband and she has been the most gracious wonderful friend!! She helped me through some hard times, I helped her through some hard times. Its give and take... heres the back story of what inspires me to write this... Her father was on the Island that Ike hit only hour before it hit. Her poor father's car had broken down and it took a miracle from God to fix and she told me the troopers said that had he waited another 10 minutes he wouldn't have been able to pass the bridge and he would have been trapped!!!
She was distraught and upset and I was so honored for her to call ME to vent!! I feel it such a privilege to have my friends trust me so much that they call when they need a shoulder to cry on and someone to find the bright side... I love her and her husband very much and value their friendship beyond comprehension!!


I recently lost a great friend, for those that watch my blog know who I mean, I lost her to a very hard challenge. She called me yesterday and said some hurtful things, it made me sad knowing our friendship was worth what it was!! and to be thrown out like lost garbage... Her friendship being lost is what hurts the most... I have thought about what it means to be a friend... I V-loged it.. I think it means more with the emotion behind it!!







do you agree or disagree with my list??

Ok please post your comments!!!

thanks

Mary ellen
OK kids I'm off to the Utah state fair.. I will do a vlog there and post it when I get home!!

Yeahhhh... promoting promoting promoting!!

Hey ya'll I have been on over drive promoting the crap out of my new blog :)

please join me by adding my banner :)



I am just so excited to get moving on my dream of having my blog up and running!!!


heres my video for today :)

Tomorrow I am going to the Utah state fair so I will take some video and some pictures to share :)

thanks again all :)


Mary Ellen

Getting Serious on Blogger

OK guys all of you may notice me transferring my blogs from myspace over here to Blogger... I have 89 blogs!!! I will transfer them all today ... and then blog again... for today :)

Please comment and subscribe Im new to the blogger world :)


Loves ya!!!

Mary Ellen

Technology is NOT my friend today!!!

ok long week again... very active.. I will let you know there is no video today cause I am at the district fighting for Kyra's services at school... the lady I'm supposed to talk to is in a meeting and I'm waiting for her to get out I'm not gonna wait around for a phone call I might get next week my child needs her services NOW!!!

ok so Saturday before last kyra went out to play at around 9 ish and came in the house around noon for lunch when she returned she had chicken pox all down her chest and back!! I rushed her to kids care (like urgent care for kids) and yep sure was...i was like what the heck?? she got the vaccine!! apparently 5% of kids with the vaccine will get chicken pox. upside is it wasn't a terrible bad case but enough to keep her out of school!!! so I called a friend of mine to talk about it and she was in distress of her own kind....

I was very hard to handle at times and she needed me... so I told her since Kyra couldn't go to school anyway I'd be down on a few hours to help her through. we had a court mediation anyway that week that I had to be in cedar for.
anyhoo...

*edit* Im home now so I have made a video of the weeks events ...

I am apologizing ahead of time my editing software was being wierd so i couldnt edit how I like to ..

enjoy :)

Mary Ellen