Tagged! Favorite things around my house

Favorites around the house....

My favorite thing in the kitchen is the gas stove. I love how fast it works :)


My favorite thing in the family room is the fireplace that turns on right at the flip of a switch :)


My favorite thing in the living room is my elliptical machine....it's not supposed to be in there,but since it is!


My favorite thing in the laundry room is a cute piggy bank replica of a washing machine( for all the loose change I find in the laundry :)


My favorite thing in the loft is the T.V. and D.V.R


My favorite thing in my bedroom is my bed(king size of course :)


My favorite thing in my bathroom is My big bathtub with steps!


My most favorite thing about this house is that we have a playroom for the kids!!!!!


I tag, Matilda, Tami, Michelle and Michelle Y ( if they even read this :)

The Fuller Family Frog

Well, since we moved in here there has been a little frog that stays right by our front door. My kids would ask about him, sing to him and say good night to him just about every night.

I loved how excited they were about him.

We even saved his life one night because he hopped right underneath Ryan's car as he was pulling up. We hadn't seen him for about a week when on Sunday we were all in the garage and Ryan pulled me aside and showed me what you see in this picture...he said he couldn't tell what it was but that it had been there for about a week and not moved. I looked closer and realized it was our frog! I quietly told Ryan that it was the frog and then he explained that one night getting home the poor little guy had hopped in the garage Ryan said he had tried for a long time to get it out, knowing it was unsafe for him but was not successful. I was so sad for my kids. Brooklyn went up to it and yelled "MOM! He is dead... AWE! That is so sad" Later she asked me if I was okay. (she is so sympathetic). Austin does not understand and still looks for his little friend everyday. I am half tempted to go find a frog and relocate it to our house, in hopes that it will stay :(

Tooting my own horn

OK! This was me,not that long ago. I can not say that I ever felt comfortable in that body. I found I was trying to hide a lot of issues behind all that fat. I ate when I was feeling happy, sad, lonely or mad, even if I wasn't hungry at all. I have always been the type to start things and never finish them, it takes a lot to motivate me so I am not quite sure how I have come this far, but I have. It has been worth it in many ways and to be completely honest I feel that I am now a different person than the one you see in that picture. I now have so much more control over my life and decisions than I ever had before. I have 2 weeks left of a maintenance diet and after that plan to drop AT LEAST 15 more lbs. which will mean in the end I have lost 100lbs. Accomplishing something I never believed or thought I could do. So....here is an updated picture of me in hopes that you all will be able to erase that first one out of your minds :)

Our happenings

Well, there isn't to much going on around here lately.

Ryan is still in the middle of tax season and on top of that now has school 2 nights a week. I know he can hardly wait for the middle of April :)

Austin's birthday was yesterday, he is 3! All day I tried to get him to say 3 and he would only say 4. All night Ryan tried to get him to say 3 and he would still only say 4...it was pretty funny.

Brooklyn is really into making up her own songs, I love it! It is creative of her and I love to hear her little singing voice.

I have now lost 85 lbs! I am now on maintenance from my diet and am enjoying it very carefully :) It has been worth it in so many ways and will never be an issue of mine again!

We hope everyone is well and are missing lots of you right now!