How does my butt look in these jeans?

The answer... awesome!!!! I got a coupon for Penney's $10 off of $10. So I decided that it was time for a new pair of jeans. All of my jeans have gotten to the point were I need to wear a belt to hold them up. Since they are all different makes, cuts, brands, whatever it is hard to say that they are All to big on me. But 90% of them are to big and that makes me happy! Now I am getting into jeans that sizes start with 1 not 2! YAY ME!!!!! Now I need to get into tops that start with 1's not 2's but considering the size of my bresticles I don't see that happening anytime soon!

Butt, yes, Butt!! My butt looks awesome in my new jeans and I was so super excited. And to make it all the better I got myself into a weight bracket I haven't seen since my little sister got married 5 years ago (I think). I finally broke into the 230's. I stayed there for a few days. But I bobbed back into the 240's for a few days. While I am not excited about being back in the 240's I am excited that I got into the 230's. I know that I can do it. I know that I am near it. I just have to keep on trying. I will reach my goal one day. By the end of May I want to be in the lower 230's.

This week hasn't been all that easy though. I have eaten poorly a few times. I missed my exercise 3 times. I let myself slide when I should have picked myself up and pushed myself harder.

I had a few to many muffins. But I was using them as an excuse. I missed a date and a promise I had made with my son and I ate to over compensate. I had DQ to celebrate the talent show with my daughter. I didn't need the popcorn shrimp basket and a medium blizzard. Yes I hadn't eaten all day but I was about to eat a bazillion calories in ice cream I didn't need the popcorn shrimp. I didn't make the wisest choicest. I could have made better choices. That is why I have been playing between the 230's and 240's.

Before my prayer I would like to say some special thank yous. I would like to thank my mom. Thank you mom for being the best mom anyone could ever ask for. I don't know how I would have ever made it this far without you. You are an amazing, gifted, kind, caring woman and I am blessed to have you as my mother. I would like to thank my Gigi and Grandma Kelly for raising some great kids. You did an amazing job. Thank you. That of course includes my aunts! I love you guys. Thank you for being there for me. Thank you to the moms on our side of the tracks. The ones who watched out for us through kitchen windows. Who knew the sound of the bell and what it meant. The moms who put a bandage on our skinned knees, called our moms when we were bad and hugged us when we cried. They knew our names and where we came from. I would like to say Happy Mothers Day to the women who bow their heads in prayer for us at church. The ones who guide us and build us up in our relationship with God. Thank you to all the teachers who have helped us reach for the stars. Who have told us we are good enough. We are worth it. Who have loved us, even when we have felt we didn't deserve.  Thank you all.

Dear God. Thank you for Today. Thank you for all the women I have mentioned above. Thank you for my children. For allowing me the opportunity to be a mother to them. I know I am still learning. But I am glad that I have them every day. God please be with those who are struggling today. The mothers whose arms are empty but hearts are aching. May their pain be eased some day. Please be with the women who long to be mothers. May their arms and bellies and hearts be filled with the love of many children. Please be with those who are missing their mothers. Those whose mothers are across town or country. And those whose mothers are no longer with them. Please be with us as we remember a strong woman who has touched our lives today. In your name we pray. Amen