My Great Uncle Ed turned 100 years old!

My Great Uncle Ed turned 100 years old on September 20th.  We thru him a little Birthday Party.  We surprised him with 100 balloons on the front yard.  All Saying something like Happy 100th Birthday...

 Took Him and his wife (93years old) out to dinner.  The whole restaurant came out and sang Happy Birthday to him.

Came home for Birthday cake dessert!  

 He loved all the attention he got for his birthday

 I love my Aunt and Uncle they are there for me whenever i need them!! My uncle has said that he always wanted to live to be 100 and he did!!!  I am so happy for him!  But I know that I don't wish to live that long...lol

 And of course I had to show you a picture of my new love Spencer!  I love this baby with all my heart!!
He was so happy to be apart of the birthday celebration!!

Some things I might not have told you yet.

I don't know if i have ever told you guys that i have kind of  adopted Amber's friend Kayla and her son Spencer into out lives.  Amber and Kayla have been good friends for a couple years now.  Kayla ended up pregnant and basically everyone stopped being her friend except for Amber.  Well thru this past year we have welcomed Kayla and her son to our family and we help where ever we can.  I love them both like they were mine.  My heart really goes out to both of them.  Kayla has had one hard life.  She is in foster care and has basically been in one home to another.  She says she only feels like she's at home is with us.  I wish i had another room to put Kayla and Spencer in, but I don't, so she spends every other weekend at my house.

I can't believe a whole year has gone by and I don't think that i have mentioned Kayla and Spencer before.  I have become her support person.  Which means if she needs to get away from the environment she is in, she is alright to come stay with me when need be.  A few times i have had to be her emergency place.

Anyway  here's a few pics of my additional family members...Here was Spencer when he was first born.  Awww....

Here is his mother Kayla and him. This was taken at Easter time.  

Here is Kayla and Amber and Spencer   "the moms" lol...we took him to the zoo beginning of summer...

Here was spencer on his first birthday!!!  Can ya believe he was born on the 4th of July 2012!  He really was loving that piece of cake!! 

He started walking on his first birthday on his own!! Major milestone!!!  Now there is no stopping him!! lol

Anyway, I might be writing a whole lot more about them, since they have pretty much been part of our lives....I love them both!  But that little boy has my heart!  He calls me Meemaw!  He is so cute, love them open mouth kisses and those hugs will melt anyone!!  

I guess I will end this with a more recent pic of myself.  Down 167 pounds...I weigh 167 pounds now!  So ya i lost half of me!! lol  I also put highlights in my hair.  For the past 3 months of so I have maintained my weight and am happy for that.  If i dont lose another pound I will be happy!  

So on that note...I will try and get on Blogger more often.  I still do get on here from time to time... 

Some good

Amber has taken on a new hobby, she is loving embroidery!  It helps with her OCD   I think she is doing a fantastic job.  she made the turtle and the fish for her fathers pillow.  The hearts are for me!!  She has done so many pillowcases.  Just had to show off a few.  

On Tuesday Amber starts her senior year!!  I can't believe the time has flown by!!  Took her last Wednesday for her schedule and pay for her cap and gown and year book and all the other little senior things that go on!

So excited!!  I can't believe that I have to grown adults.  lol  They make me proud everyday!
Darin is in his second year at college!  Studying everything that he needs to know to become something in the automotive field!  He's been working on our cars little by little!

anyway, ya'll take care!

Lucky to be alive!

On August 14th I was involved in a horrible accident.  Apparently I got in one of those "follow the leader kind of drive" and ended up going thru a red light...I admit I was not paying attention like i should have.  Well I got hit on the passenger rear here on the first pic.  It made made my car roll 3 times according to witnesses and I landed in the same lane i was in but facing traffic!  My daughter and I walked away from this with no need to go to hospital.  I wasn't even sore the next day.  Amber on the other hand had never been in a accident before and hurt her right elbow and ankle.  I took her to my doctor and had her checked out.  Turns out she is fine. Just banged up.  Things have not gone quite right lately, lots going on.  One thing after another.  So much so that when this happened I got out, looked at the car and said "F*** It!"  

Insurance totalled it.  But not paying for what I owe on the car.  Isn't that the point of having full coverage on a car?  Messed up eh?  Anywho, I'm still going to owe like 2 thousand and I have to figure out what I'm going to do about that.  Like everything else that I have to figure out.  I know it all works out in the end.  God always seems to make a way for us.  Just hate waiting for the right answers.

I know I rarely get on here...But I still get on here and read ya'lls blogs from time to time.

Finally!!

Woke up this morning hopped on scale and was surprised at what i saw...not only have i reached my goal but i lost 1 extra pound...1 yr and 4 weeks I reached my goal and passed it!  Down 166 pounds and i weigh 169 now!...feeling awesome!!! Thanks for all of your support thru this past yr. Your words encouraged me to keep it up!!

It's Been a whole year!!!

I can't believe it's been a year...I am down a 163 pounds...just 2 pounds shy of my personal goal!  I will be weighing 170 before you know it!!

I went from a size 28/30 pants down to a size 14...
shirts a 3/4 extra large to a med/large!

I feel great!  doing great!

I been riding my bicycle alot...been able to do up to 5 miles on a good day!!  Love it!! I even do it when i don't feel like doing anything...lol

Hope all is well with everyone else!!

working on some crochet projects

I can't post these to facebook yet because they are intended gifts to the moms to be...

 This one is intended to a woman i work with...she is suppose to have a boy...This has to be my most favorite blanket that i have made...I ruffled the edging...and put a pastel blue with mixed silver thread on the ends i think it makes the blanket!!  if you enlarge it you should be able to see the silver thread in it.

                                                          the edging with the silver!





This blanket is intended for my cousin...yes it's big!!! I'm calling it a play blanket for the baby...lol  she is also expecting a boy...

 the edging on this i did a little different and never had done this before but it turned out great..it's called a picot stitch...

I hope they both like their blankets!!!  What you think?

10 months

10 months post op and down 156 pounds!!!  Just 9 more pounds and i hit MY personal goal of 170!  Then its learning how to maintain after that!

8 months in January

It was 8 month in January. As of today I am down 152 pounds...cant wait to see the 10 month photo!  or even the year...I am only 13 pounds from my personal goal!!  It wasnt easy but easier with the surgery.  Could never had done it by myself!!!  It's definately saved my life.  I am no longer a diabetic, no longer on blood pressure meds.  I went from taking 12 pills and 2 shots a day to only taking 1 pill for my thyroid and the rest is all vitamins!  So proud of myself!  And the best thing I could do for myself!!

I went from wearing a size 28/30 in pants to a size 14 right now and from a 3/4 xlarge shirt to wearing a large!  The clothes show me how far i came but I still see myself as fat.  I think that will pass in time...

Well march is around the corner and it will be 10 months, I will update as soon as i can.

Six Months post op

Down 124 pounds
Really starting to see the difference!

Before and After shots

Well here's a shot of before and after 2 months and after 4 months :)  very noticeable.  I couldn't tell a difference until i did this...

It's been a journey, one that i don't regret for a minute.  You can see the girl on the header of my blog just running across the page!! Down 98 pounds in 18 weeks :)

I feel great, the only down fall is the hair thinning.  That's because of the dramatic weight loss so fast but i have been told that it will stop and come back in the next couple months..(i hope).   I'm going to go and buy some biotin which should help some. 

Anyways i thought i would share in case anyone still stops by and reads my posts! 

Take care! 

Just a little catch up

Amber got really sick July 10th, she was puking everything up like a volcano.  Took her to emergency and they admitted her because she was not able to hold down anything.  The next day they did an ultrasound to check on the baby and found that there was a sac but the baby was not living inside.  On July 12th we had to go in for a DNC and terminate the pregnancy.  It was sad for all of us.  But this is Amber's second chance to be a teenager!  I hope she doesn't do anything stupid this time.

On another note, I am down 72 pounds 11 weeks out of surgery!  Been feeling real good, except the emotional roller coaster!  

Did i mention that as of July 2nd it had been a year since my mother passed away.  That day hit me like a ton of bricks....Because of my work schedule i was not able to go to her grave till 4th of July.  All the flowers i had put out there were doing great.  There is a gentleman that is at his wife's grave everyday no matter what and he waters everyone in his wife's area.  Super nice guy...I thank him every time i see him.  His wife has been gone 8 years and still is visiting everyday!  I wish i could see mom everyday, but i do try and get out there at least once a month! 

I miss her everyday!!  

This deserves it's own post

I just posted about my weight loss, but this deserves it's own post....

My daughter decided to tell me on June 13th that she took 4 pregnancy test and they all came back positive!  
I was floored, I mean she really hasn't even been seeing anyone lately, so I never even contemplated getting her on birth control lately.  Well I am not proud of her for it because this is the product of a one time stand.

I begged her to abort it because she is soooo young, only 16, but she wouldn't.  The tears, the yelling, the screaming, been thru all the phases and now it is time for acceptance.  I'm not proud that she is pregnant but i am proud that she stuck to her believes.

I am getting used to the thought of being a grandma.  Been helping her with setting up with wic and medicaid.  Going to make her first appt to see a OB prolly tomorrow.  I wanna go to my work and talk to the nurses and see who is the best OB doctor.

She's already been to a couple of parenting classes.  This place she goes to she learns different things and then at the end of it she gets free baby stuff.  Everyone has been great, people are offering alot of baby things for amber, I almost don't need to throw her a baby shower, but i will throw something.

Oh and this child is going to be bi-racial. black/white..  It's not sitting well with alot of people, but for me, I don't CARE!! I will love this baby like it's mine!!

The due date is February 9th!  We already picked out baby names already, we really love them and stuck on it...Can't wait to find out if we have a Brayden Treyvon Yetnick for a boy or a Brooklyn Mary Yetnick for a girl (the mary is for my mothers memory, it was her middle name)

Well I will keep ya posted and baby bump pics...As of right now she is only 6 weeks along!

my weight loss

Things so far has gone very smoothly!  down 62 pound in 8 weeks...I still can't believe it.  Last week i had a stall, no weight loss what so ever and this morning i woke up to  7 pounds gone in 1 week...It surprised me too...I weighed myself 5 times to get the same weight.

I'm only 103 pounds away to my own personal goal.  I have have broke many goals so far.  Like...I wanted to lose 35 pounds before i went back to work...I had lost 47 pounds before mom past away, it took me 7 months to do that back then, but when she past, i gained every single pound back and that only took a couple months!!  But that's all back off! Also in the past i have lost 60 pounds and now i am at 62 pounds lost..I really feel like I've accomplished something!!  Thanks for all the encouragement!!

One down, one more to go!!! lol

JUNE 3RD, 2012

                                             my sister

                                           party in the backyard

                                          neighbors

                                          cousins

                                          old friends.

                                           old neighbors

                                           greatest group of friends ever!

                                              Darin's friends

                                              old neighbors

                                         alot of wrestling with the buddies happend

                                              watching the action.

                                           The bestest guy friend i cold ever have!!!

                                            Best friends forever!!!!

                                              goofing around!!

Had a super time at Darin's graduation party!!!  The weather cooperated most of the day...had one down pour that lasted 10 minutes but for the most part it was awesome!!  I had alot of people in my house...I had 9 people staying with me..it was hard but we managed.....so glad everything turned out great, everyone had a good time..saw some old friends, old neighbors but everyone that i adore was there!!!  Loved it!!

Hopefully get to do it all over again in another 2 years with Amber!! lol