~ Oh What A Game ~

OH MY GOD !!! What a game that was !!!
We had the best time yesterday watching the Saints beat the Colts. 31 to 17 . I call that a real good game ......

~ Let The Parties Begin~

This is the day Louisiana has been waiting for for a LONG time !!!

So LET THE PARTIES BEGIN!!!!!
WHO DAT!!!

~ Wordless Wednesday ~

~ All About My Friday Night Sew-In ~

So it looks like everyone enjoy their Friday Night Sew-In !! I know I sure did. I had the dishes done and my PJ's on ,radio was on my favorite station !! Hey ! I heard there was over 145 people doing the Friday Night Sew In !!
I wanted to share with y'all what I did last night .
This is the String Blocks I made . I managed to get 20 of them done . Pretty please with that number. Its a fast block to make but of course I had prepared the foundation earlier that afternoon so I had that out the way . I had two containers full of scraps . Some just small pieces and some with long strips(strings).

This is what a String Block looks like . I put a black string in the middle of all of them

So now you can see how the black strip makes a square when you put 4 blocks together . I want to try this with other colors .......

So much fun making something from my stash and not having to go out and buy anything !! I will be making more of these block for sure . Last night I was looking at the two plastic containers of scraps and was wondering to myself, 'how many quilts I could make from all of these pieces.' Ha ha!! Would be fun to try and find out ............

Friday Night Sew-In !!

It's tonight !!!

I joined an online group that's has a sew-in on Friday nights . You work on anything you want and then post about what you did the next day . Thought it would be fun to join .
I am working on a quilt right now so I may continue to work on that or I might do some string blocks . NOT sure yet . Will post about it tomorrow .

Happy sewing everyone !!

~ 7 Months Today ~

I have been walking now for 7 months !!

WOW!! Can hardly believe it !! I surprised myself for sticking with it . I guess that's the beauty of having Leslie's DVDs in the house just ready to pop in and workout . I love her workouts so much!!

So now on to the really great news !! I am finally down 25lbs!! Yeah!!!
I wanted so badly to hit the 25lb loss by Christmas but missed it(too much Carrot Cake,German Choc.Cake,Christmas Cookies and the list goes on and on)but that's another story.....

Update on the walking is : 396.5 miles in 6 months loss 23 lbs

December was not a big walking month for me . My knee was still sore so I just cut back some on the walking and it did a world of good for the knee, now I can do a 5 mile workout and it doesn't bother me at all !!

This is the DVD that I been using this week . Its a 5 mile walk , very fast (I love fast) 65 min. You use the hand weights ,the waist belt and the stretchy band in this one for strength training.

I will have some quilting pictures very soon !! Been working on something special (can't say just yet)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

~ 6 Months - Walking With Leslie ~

It has been 6 months now that I started walking, eating better,loosing weight . I have to tell you, its amazing how your body responds to exercise . I feel great !! I have so much more energy all day long, sleep better !! I wish I could have drop the pounds faster but this is how my body is . I have to just push through and it will eventually come off. I am down 22.9 lbs (like a slow drip) My goal is to be down 25 lbs by Christmas . We shall see.......
My walking is going way better than I thought possible. I can remember June 12th of this year when I first started to walk (again) with Leslie Sansone. I really couldn't finish the first mile ! I am serious!! Now I can walk 5 miles with her DVDs and love it!!
I am a member of Leslie Sansone's Walk Club online and they have challenges going on all the time . I joined the 90 Day Challenge at the end of August til the end of Nov. Before we started we logged in our weight and our measurements. In 90 days I loss 9.3 lbs , 3 1/2 inches from by waist,2 1/2 inches from each of my thighs, 1 inch from the hips . The Boobs stay the same !! LOL!!
We had another challenge called "The Day After Thanksgiving Challenge" . The challenge was for the 4 days right after Thanksgiving , we had to walk 28 miles (divided up any way we wanted) 6 glasses of water a day , 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day , 15 push ups a day ( I did the wall), 20 abs crunches a day . Sounds easy ??? Well let me tell you . ITS NOT!!! I was walking 7 miles a day !! Thank goodness it was only for 4 days !!
November was a big walking month for me I logged in 109 miles !!
LOVE IT!!!