Whoops I did it again!

No, I didn't pull a Brittany and shave my head, drive wrecklessly with my child in my lap, or anything like that. However, I did drop another 2lbs, which puts me down to -26lbs since the start of the year! Yeah me! I'm excited, can't you tell? It's a big deal because no Bartlett male has weighed less than 240lbs since I was in Jr. High. Guess what, I'm 239lbs now :~D Yeah Baby! I'm not finished there. This is just more motivation to keep going!
Only a little while longer til Sam comes home for good! I bet Susan is counting the minutes. I know it's hard girl, but hang in there. Its almost over. I can't wait til the welcome home party! It will be more emotional than the last time I bet b/c Sam will finally be able to enjoy being a Daddy. Hey Sus...I know you'll want Sam all to yourself for a while when he gets home, but make sure he gives me a call when he's ready to venture back into the real world again so I can have a few beers with the man!
I keep getting updates from classmates.com about this high school reunion thing, but nobody seems to know what's going on. I still haven't decided if I'm gonna go, but I'd still like to know some about how its gonna go down. Any '98ers out there let me know if you hear anything that I might not have heard. I just like to be informed.
Check out the youtube vid on my cool vids link. The guy with the dark hair and goatee (sp?) is the brother of a friend of mine. This is a part of a recuring video series he does with his church. I think it's hilarious!
does anybody know how to add music to this site? I had a song or two I'd like everybody to hear and it would be easier for you to hear it on this site as opposed to sharing files through the internet.
well thats it for me on my end. l8r fellow bloggers!

wuzz up!

Well, another week came and went, I lost another 2lbs on my weight watchers deal. So for those of you keeping score, I have lost a total of 21lbs since the 1st of the year. Tell me that's not motivation! I'm looking forward to this weeks results. I've slacked off on the actuall work-out part, but i've been splitting firewood, I went to the park with Sophie today, and I'll spend tomorrow under the van working on putting on a new bumper and seatbelt, and maybe some more wood splitting, who knows. Anyways, the point is I'm becoming more active. Thats a very good thing.

Thanks for responding to my question lynn! I'm pretty much in the same mindset. If I go, it will probably also be sans spouse. That kind of thing is really not Caryl's cup of tea. Jen Talley was telling me that there were more people at the mixer than at the actual reunion. We'll have to see I guess. Any thoughts Scotty, and Bushhouse? If nothing else, it might just be an excusse for us older kids to get together for an evening and make fun of the fat bald people ;~)

Tonight I plan on making the trek to Swansea, IL to see my brother's name in lights! I'm going to go with my friend Robert and his family.

I found this great coffee shop in St Peters next to St Chas Community College. The coffee's alright but the atmosphere is outstanding. I took a few pictures so ladies pass them on to your hubbys and such. I'm sure they'll appreciate 'em. This place is called Java Girls. Their slogan is "we put the hot in coffee!" I know, I'm horrible, but I am a sucker for a gimmick!

Well, that's about it from me for now. Later peeps!

drum roll please....

Well the results are in and on my 1st week of weight watchers I lost another 3lbs. Woohoo!!! So thats a total of 19lbs since January 1st. I'm so excited. The thing that gets me through, I think, is that I told myself that this was not a diet. This is a lifestyle change. This is how its going to be, forever. Not just to loose 50lbs then be done with it.
So, I hear everybody got together on Sunday for brunch. I'm sorry I wasnt able to make it... I got a later start out of the house than I thought and while i was headed into the city, the party was still a little out of the way. I hope everybody had a good time, though. I haven't had a chance to check your blogs yet, but I'm sure someone wrote about what happened. I just wanted to say thanks to Jen for getting you hubby to give me a call. It really meant a lot to me to be invited. I really wish I would have gotten to see Sam before he leaves again. Hey Susan, if you read this maybe you could have him drop me a line just to say whats up. No biggy though, I know he's got a lot on his plate being a new dad and all!
Anyways, that's about it on my front. I'm blogging right now instead of writting my Lit essay which is due tomorrow. I am the king of procrastination. Well, I better jet. Later peeps!

The amazing disappearing Ordog!

That's right, I am officially on the loosing side of my weight issue. But this time its good to be a looser! I started the new year off with a new resolution; to change my lifestyle. I refused to say it was a diet, because diets fail. I simply said this is the way its going to be, from now on. First I just started paying attention to what I was eating. Staying within portion limits and choosing healthier foods. Since my willpower is soo weak, I thought this was a good way to start and strengthen that. I wasn't denying myself anything, I was just making sure I didn't over do it. After a month and a half, I lost 16lbs. You heard me 16lbs! This past sunday, as a birthday present, my mother-in-law purchased a 3 month membership to weight watchers.com. There method of "points" matched what I was already doing, so this is refining what I had already started. Not only am I watching what I'm eating I'm now putting limits on it. I added a simple excersise plan to accelerate the initial effects, and we'll see on this Sunday the results. I think my wedding day, and the birth of my daughter were the only things I've ever been more excited about!
That being said, I don't want to be one of these people who change, and then push their views onto other people, so if I start to sound like one of those bible thumpin' food nazi's feel free to tell me to shut the fuck up!
On another note, I don't know if I said this in a prior blog, but my brother Matt just bought his own Outback Steakhouse in Swansea, IL. So I'm thinkin' we need a road trip, what do you say? Swansea is right next to Bellville on the otherside of the river. I'm not talking tomorrow or anything, but maybe sometime when the indiana crew is headed this way, the Missouri crew could meet there for lunch or dinner or something. My bro is definately having a good year. married, baby, homeowner, business owner!

I'm gonna try to blog again on Sunday, so everybody can see my results for the weigh in. Until then, l8r peeps!