Day 4

I'm thankful for modern medicine and doctors/nurses...
How could I have delivered a healthy baby with out them? James was having issues while in my tummy and if I didn't have very knowledgable doctors and nurses who know what might have happened! (I don't like to think about it)
On what seems like a smaller note yesterday I went in and got a skin tag removed from my arm pit (I know gross right!) It was my first and only skin tag but my just cut it no problem and no pain! I can only imagine what it would have been like if 1. I tried to do it myself and 2. What if there was no numbing medicine!
And think about the other little things they do and put up with every day! The little complaints and worries and they always do their best to make you feel better and try to make you comfortable no matter how much you whine and complain (I'm actually not a whiner though lol)

Day 3

I am thankful for a nice big bed.  Some times I wish we had a newer mattress or a different bed frame...but I have a big bed! I don't have to sleep on the floor or sleep on a mattress made of straw! I get snuggle in it with my whole family; husband, baby, and the dog!

Day 2

Today I am thankful for a modern kitchen.  Think about it we have stoves and ovens inside our homes that make preparing and eating food 1,000x's easier then 100 years ago! Even the difference from 50 years is amazing! I love my stove, oven microwave, crock pot, grill...I love the freezer and the fridge... a sink that has hot and cold water...
Really it may seem simple but what would you do if you didn't have one?

Month to be Thankful

Ok I'm going to try this...
Every day this month you post something you are thankful for.

Day 1:
Today I am thankful for a warm cozy home! It is cold and rainy outside and I'm thankful I can be inside enjoying the day with my son.

Best Enchiladas!

I just made the most delicious Enchiladas! You have to try it!

Ingredients:

2 Pablano peppers

1 can chicken broth

pinch of salt

3 garlic cloves

1 lime

1 can refried beans

3 cups chicken (pre cooked and shredded or a rotisserie chicken)

2 cups shredded cheese

9 tortillas

Process:

Pre-heat oven to 350

Roast the peppers on the stove until black (if you have gas burners, if not throw them under the broiler for a couple minutes) then put in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

Combine in a blender chicken broth, lime, garlic and salt. Blend for a minute.

Now take your peppers and remove the skin (this should just peel off) and remove the seeds.

Add to blender and blend on high for 2-3 minutes.

In a 9x13 pan pour 1/2 cup of pepper lime juice to coat the bottom of the pan. Place 3 tortillas on the bottom of the pan. Spread 1/2 the can of refried beans on top of tortillas. Put 1 1/2 cups of chicken down and pour a little more of the pepper lime juice on top. Now repeat layer...

Place last 3 tortillas on top cover with cheese and pour the reaming pepper juice over the top.

Cove with foil and bake for 20 minutes.

Remove foil and bake an additional 5 minutes so the cheese is nice and bubbly.

Enjoy!

These make great leftovers too!

Life is Good

I really can't believe it I got accepted into BYU! I'm so happy! I have always wanted to go. I really did no matter what anyone thinks or says.

I just decided to take the long road there... :)

I am so happy!

So we thought it would be easy peasy because David works there and we were told that I just had to fill out not even half of the the application. Well we did that and they said because I was actually going to be getting credit for the class I have to fill out the whole application and David working there didn't matter. I was a little worried because I know it's a lot more difficult for transfer students, I had a 3.4 gpa and the average they were accepting was 3.8... But

I did it! I'm going to start classes in January!

11

ok so 11 means 2 things in this post.

The first is James is 11 months!!! Holy moly seriously where did my baby go! He is so much fun I love every minute!

And the second 11 is 11 pounds! For me 10 lbs is "easy" to lose, but I lose 10 gain 5 lose 2 gain 5... so I lost 10 lbs and it stayed the scale didn't go up or down for 3 days in a row! I even had David weigh himself because I wanted to make sure it wasn't broken. Then it happened it dropped 1 more pound! It felt so good to see that number on the scale. It has been the combination of working out and not eating...ok I am eating but I keep my calorie intake to 800-1200 calories a day (with guidance from my doctor and a personal trainer). The thing that has really help though is my new medication. It suppresses my appetite so I don't feel hungry all the time and I am more focused through the day that I have stopped snaking and having that wanting to eat feeling is gone.

Really I am a lot happier in life now! ( I was very happy before but it really is amazing!)