We are FAMILY ♥

 

Hi gals,

I wanted to share one sweet family pic with you:)

Its been another super busy hectic week for me but I have tons and tons of pics to show you!!

I will be back hopefully tomorrow night to share more shots from our family photo shoot!

Miss you all!

Noelle ♥ 

Wanted: Christmas Swap!

Hey gals!!

Sorry I'm behind on blogging; life has been SUPER busy:)

Just wondering... 

has anyone heard of a good Christmas swap?

Or would you be willing to join one, if I hosted??

Let me know:)

Noelle ♥

Aww thanks!

Hi all!

My dear friend Katie gave me this sweet award, thanks doll ♥

I am supposed to answer these 7 questions then pass the award onto 7 other bloggers that I love..

What was the last thing you ate?

Perfect Oatmeal from Starbucks with the Nut Medley and Brown Sugar added, oh and of course I had a Pumpkin Spice Latte:)

What is one of your best childhood memories?

Hmm... I think playing school with my brother Michael. I have to laugh when I think of this now because I was like 6 or 7 and he had to have been 2 and I remember writing addition problems on my little bulletin board and thinking he was a "dummy" cause he didn't know the answers... lol!!! Hmmmm... not  very age appropriate!

When you were a kid what did you want to be when you were older?

I wanted to be a Kindergarten teacher/wife/mom since I was in Kindergarten myself. I have the BEST kdg. teacher names Miss Gerrie that set the stage for my career choice! I have taught preschool and now Early Headstart; I'm still trying to finish my darn BA in Elem. Education so I CAN become a Kindergarten teacher one day!!

Do you paint your toenails in the winter?

Absolutely!! Usually red, or a wine color:)

Do you watch any reality television? If so, what show is your favorite?

Yes, I am pathetic when it comes to reality tv! Maybe I enjoy the humor of people making idiots out of themselves? I watch... Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Dance Your Ass Off, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Kendra... yep I am PATHETIC!!

What were some of the "trends" when you were a kid?

Oh wow, must I reminice? Ummm I was the QUEEN of JEAN TIGHT ROLLING! Yep, I rolled my pants so tight that I had marks on my legs! I also wore the foundation that left a line on my face cause it was too dark, black eyeliner in 8th grade! Ewww what was I thinking?

What is your favorite time of the year? Why?

FALL!!! Love the cool air, the leaves changing colors, pumpkins, apples, scarecrows, the rich colors of decor, fun Halloween stuff, tractor rides, going to the pumpkin patch, and wearing jeans and sweaters again!!

Do you have any hobbies?

When I have time I love to scrapbook and craft. I enjoy decorating my home for holidays, shopping too, duh!

Now to award this to 7 other bloggers...

Oh heck, I can't pick just seven!

So if ya know I LOVE YA... the award is yours ♥

Love,
Noelle

P.S. I FINALLY went back to work today after being home for 10 days... I was SICK!!

AM starting to feel better, thanks for your prayers:)

just plain :(

Hey friends,

I'm asking for some prayers so I will begin to feel better:(

I'm miserable and very bitter for the lack of help I've gotten with the kids and around the house the past few days. Where in the book of "mom" or "wife" does it say that a woman has to do it ALL?

And receive no gratitude, or appreciation for all she does?

Yeah, I've been a bump on the couch since Saturday cause I feel like HELL!!

I don't get sick often but this time it has knocked me down so bad...

and being on the sidelines has made me see lots of things that I don't notice during my busy days:/

So just pray that I get better and can find some peace or I may just EXPLODE!

Weight Loss Update!!

Weight Loss Update!

Although the pic shown above is NOT my waistline...

I'm happy to say that I am now down to 211 lbs!

When I was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance and PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome) in May of 2009... I weighed close to 260 :( 

I was very fat and miserable; wasn't getting periods on my own for a year!

Since I have gotten my insulin levels maintained, am eating better (not the best I could though), am getting regular periods each month, and mentally/physically feel better now.

In the past 2 weeks I've dropped almost 8 lbs!

My goal was to get under 200. 

I HATE that number!

To me its embarassing:(

The lowest I have been was around 195 when my oldest son was 2... that was 7 years ago!!

I'm really trying hard to go down a pant size!

I've gone down 2 shirts sizes throughout my weight loss journey but haven't been able to lower a pant size:(

Its cause of my darn belly!

I think after another 5-10 lbs I may be able to do so!!

I probably will never be skinny again... THINNER would be nice and MUCH healthier would be even better!

Hugs,

Noelle ♥

Moveable Feast Goodness!

A few weeks ago I joined a swap called "A Moveable Feast" hosted by Connie of Creative Bubbles and we were supposed to send our partner "foodie" items! I got paired up with the awesome Amy who is a huge coffee lover!! I had a blast finding things to suit her fancy! She sent my goodies all tucked in this cute Halloween pail. I was thrilled to see a Pumpkin Spice coffee in there, my fave!!! Gloria Jeans sells it... I did not know that! She also sent me Caramel Apple Nut coffee too, smells so good! And some of her fave candy... Sour Patch Kids!
The pic above is of the Fall goodness she sent me; I told her that Fall is my #1 fave- especially anything pumpkin or apple flavored or scented!!

She sent me 4 Yankee votives in these awesome scents; the box smelled glorious as I opened it!!

Sorry for the blurry pic but this a Cider Mulling Spice that you can use for drinks or desserts; she also sent me this beautiful Fall votive candle holder:)

These 2 adorable scarecrows were tucked inside my package for me too:)

She also included some of her families fave fall recipes.... mmmm!!

She also sent me the exact same HARVEST wooden sign that I sent her... too funny!!

Here is what I sent Amy...

Lots of different coffees for her to try, coffee candies, some Apple Crisp mix, a coffee mug and a coffee themed Oven mitt; thats the theme of her kitchen as well.

Thanks again Amy!!

Greetings :)

Hi friends...

I hope you are all having a great weekend!!

I've had kind of a crummy one... been sick:(

I tried NyQuil last night and it kept me up quite a bit, my sleep was restless; I was hoping it would knock me out! Friday I went to work and my left ear was hurting and so was the left side of my throat. Friday night I began to feel even crummier, then could barely move out of bed Saturday! I slept all afternoon, thank goodness my brother came over to watch our boys. My body aches, my head too, I'm coughing like crazy now, fever and chills... UGH!! 

Gage is still coughing now for 3 weeks!

At least his fever has went away; dr's around here are saying that theres a nasty Viral Infection going around thats lasting like 3 weeks!!

A lot of the babies at work have been sick too; so I've be exposed to lots of germs!

Looks like I will be going to the dr. tomorrow.

On a more happy note...

My boys have decided on their Halloween costumes!!

I can't believe we are in October all ready!!

My oldest Gavin is going to be a...

GHOSTBUSTER!!!

Lol... this cracks me up!

He loves that movie and is really intrigued by ghoststories:)

And my youngest son Gage is gonna be...

Woody from Toy Story!!

He loooooves Woody so much; kinda silly cause he was a cowboy last year but INSISTS on being Woody this year:)

I sure hope we all get to feeling better so we can head to the Pumpkin Patch and the Apple Farm real soon:)

What did YOU do this weekend??

♥ Noelle