Inspiration

Sometimes it comes from weird places. So I had Paige and Rory over yesterday while Chad was bowling and Kayte was at work. We took the dogs for a walk, but "only for one hour", per Rory's request (he has been dying to finish watching Spiderman II at our house). After they left I made some popcorn and got a soda. It was "SmartPop" and diet orange soda, for the record. I was flipping through the channels and found a show on TLC called "So Young to be So Fat", it was about morbidly obese teens. Apparently there is a special school where you can send your super fat kid. Half of the show was about two kids at the school and the other half was about a 340 lb. 16 yr old who wanted lipo really bad. I won't get started on bad parenting vs. bad genetics, lets just say these kids are really fat. The girl wanted lipo, but then got 'grossed out' by a simple steak and salad dinner that her mom made while commenting "i've never had a meal like this". Then when they went on vacation with a cousin to a casino, she was complaining about how much she wants to lose weight while eating plate fulls of fried food and desserts at the casino buffet (while her mom was off gambling all day). Anyhow, the two kids at the school actually did really well, they were on a diet and exercise program along with counseling and it really seemed to help. I sort of see myself in the girl, I will bitch about being too chubby and wanting to lose weight and then turn right around and ask Michael to bring me some fries when he comes home from work. The ending shot of the show was of the two boys at the school on a group run. SO, my new mantra is "if the fat kids can do it, so can i". Needless to say, I am off to go on a run.

New stuff!

Sitting in their favorite spot- in the sun.

Petree loves our new couches- it makes it easy for him to look out the window.

Ten dollars if you can find both puppies... We got these couches not too long ago, love them! Way better than the old one!

Our farm...

So we were at Target the other night and found some Halloween costumes that we just HAD to have. I don't think they agree though...

Missy is our little pig...