Christmas Traditions...

...some change, some stay the same but still change. i know it is all a part of life and growing up, because they have changed from my childhood to adulthood. some of the traditions we did/do are get together for turkey noodle soup before the Christmas parade(made from the left over turkey from the thanksgiving dinner). we would then make our way down to the parade, wait anxiously for the end, to see Santa! we would come back home with pockets full of candy thrown during the parade. we wouldn't put the Christmas tree up until after Jennifer's birthday,12/17, i wanted to keep her day separate from Christmas. the girls would all help with the ornaments, one putting one up after the other. ken would put the last one on, an ornament with a picture of him and i at our wedding reception. we would go to my moms for a quick visit Christmas eve, then come home and the girls would open a gift before bed, then be up at the crack of dawn ready to open the rest. after gifts, i would start making breakfast, biscuits and gravy. (something brought from my family upbringing). the rest of the day would just be hanging out,taking naps, and getting out to see what all the friends had gotten. it will be much quieter this Christmas morning. we did gifts this past weekend when Leslie was home. Leslie is now in n.c. with her family and Jennifer will be doing Christmas, Christmas morning with her family. Jessie and Scott, Whitney and Matt and his daughter Ava will be here for breakfast. a new tradition is starting, we will go out to Jennifer's Christmas night for games and time to just hang out with family and friends...a new tradition i look forward too, i love being with my family and friends!

what's the right weigh?...

...i have been on again off again with the weight watchers program..it's a good program, i just loose my way when i think i don't have to go any more and can do it by myself. this last time, time #3, i have been on it just over 3 years. i also work out over at my girlfriends house, cardio, bowflex and free weights. i didn't fell i was getting as "fit" as i wanted so i wanted to change things up a bit. a few years back jennifer and patrick gave me a book, "eating for life", which i wanted, but when i read it through i thought i can't loose weight and eat 5 meals a day, (that is what the program is). well, after rereading it, it isn't 5 " meal meals", they are 5 smaller meals. i did some sample meals and figured them out with the weight watchers program and if you plan your meals right it can work with weight watchers. it's been just over a month that i've been on the program and things are going pretty well. i feel great, not as buff as i want to be yet, and the extra fat is coming off. stay tuned, i'll keep you up to date .....