What I did on the Week of the 4th of July

As you know I am living alone here is Roosevelt, while my dear Husband is in Salt Lake Taking care of his elderly father to help us stay here with a salary he is making. He is a great supporter, I love him.


On the 3rd I went to Neola which is 7 miles north of cedarview where I live, and go to church, went up to the church and sat under a shade tree and watched other families enjoy the parade as I did, I love to watch the children. The parade was short and sweet.

After I returned home I decided to stain my piano which I have been waiting for, for 2 years to do. finally I did it. Now all I need to do is shine it up now. My piano sounds alot better now, I have learned alittle to tune, and have the equipment to do it with. When I had my piano tuned last year, I watch the Lady tune it, and it help me alot, I still a little shy from doing it, cause I might brake a string, I tuned up one key one day. I thought if I can play I should learn to tune it. So now I don't need to hire a tuner, unless something drastic happens.


I have been losing weight and lost 24 pounds so far, I have challenged myself to loose 100 pounds by Christmas, I have 76 more to go. I have joined a really cool website called Spark people, which was requested by my cousin Marilyn, I have a lot of support from that website. I love it! I have been doing some of there core exersises with the exercise ball. I earn points and get rewards and read other spark peoples journey to lose weight and some have lost 100 already, and that keeps me going. It amazing to me how different people look after a 100 pounds lost.

My face on the left is where I started, my face on the right is after I lost 24 pounds, can you tell? What is the difference in my face?

I have joined on of the teams to walk 1200 minutes for July. I may go over but I want to see how many minutes I can walk in July. They have so many teams you can join. You can check out my spark people website on the right side of this page.

I have been clearing weeds around, and mowing the lawn, there sure alot of weeds around. This last Friday I went walking 6 miles, which one block consists of from my house and around and back, I get to see my freinds on the way and visit, It takes 2 days to feel normal again, and get blisters on the bottom of my feet, I have been doing weight watchers, and I have been pretty good at it. I will be weighing in tomorrow which is Monday. So keep watching my chart as I lose the weight.

Today I played the organ in Sacrament Meeting and for the ward choir today has we sang some patriotic music, 3 songs in a row and I made up some notes inbetween to go from one song to another. And played for primary which is alot of fun, watching children makes my day!

Oh ya! one more thing, I got a new haircut! And I feel alot better, and can move more and doing more. This is my back and the front is on the right up above.  My freind Barbara does it. Barbara is the chorister in the ward choir, primary, and she is the supervisor at the Temple. So we do alot together.