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Miss Bella is five months old today

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:25:00 +0000

Miss Bella is five months old today .... 22 weeks old tomorrow.
Someone ask me when I'm going to stop counting the weeks and I said "I'm not sure .... I guess when it starts to sound crazy".

I took a bunch of pictures of her today ...here's a few .....

This one was taken after she chewed up her hair brush ... We call this her guilty look.
If you look real close you can see her piece of carrot under her foot :)

Doesn't she look like a stuffed animal?

Bella was determined to get the hair brush from Brooke!!

Out on the deck ...... she loves being outside!

Tired from all the running around.

I took a bunch more .... but I'll stop here.

See ya later!

Touching base .....

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:23:00 +0000

hey there,
I bet you're wondering where I went!!
So ...
here's the latest ...

I went to San Antonio for the Stampin Up! Leadership conference.
It was wonderful!
The weather was awesome!
I had a blast!
And the best part ....
was hanging out with all my fellow demonstrators!

I tell everyone that being a Stampin Up Demonstrator is more than selling product ...it's about belonging and being a part of something. The classes & clubs are fun ...but the relationships we develop are GOLD.

Miss Bella survived without me ...or I should say I survived without her...Barely!
Anytime someone would ask about her I had to break out my phone and show pictures.

She'll be 5 months old tomorrow and she's almost 11 pounds. I love her more and more everyday ...even though she's not potty trained yet (we had gone almost two weeks without an accident and then last night she forgot :(

Moving on the next subject .....

The day after I returned from Leadership ... the painter showed up to paint my kitchen cabinets. They look awesome!! But it was a lot of work to move everything ... all my kitchen drawer contents were all over my house. If we needed a spoon it was like "wait ...where did we put those". On the 15th we're getting granite. Dave has wanted granite ever since it became popular ... and since he's paying for it so I'm in :) Then over Spring Break we've having our floors redone ...and everything from our main level has to go in the garage :O (YES, I'm freaking out ...but trying to not think about it!!!)

So ...that explains why I'm not posted on my blog ..... between working, Bella and the home improvements. I'm stretched thin ...too bad being stretched thin doesn't make you lose weight!!

I''ll try to take some pictures and share them soon ...but I'm not sure you want to see painted cabinets that don't match the counters ... once the granite goes in ...it will look awesome!

Hope all is well with you!!!

Miss Bella and her first hair cut

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:50:00 +0000

Here's a before picture with the groomer at The Pet Ranch.

She looks a little shaggy ...but adorable!
I wonder ....am I the first to ask .... if I can take a picture?
It was her first hair cut .....I had to have it for the scrapbook.
Here's some after pictures........

Remind me ... start using my real camera and take some better pictures!! My iPhone takes great pictures ...when you're not chasing a puppy around.

And .....the last picture is blurry ...but I had to share it ....her tongue is sticking out :)

I'll share a little secret ....all these pictures were taken with me holding her attention with Blueberries.....she LOVES them (me too). I give her around 8 to 10 a day.

I like her better with the longer hair ....but it's important that she get used to being groomed.

She was so exhausted afterwards that she and I took a nap.....when I woke up she was asleep on Dave's pillow ....don't tell him :)

See ya!

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I blew it

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:01:00 +0000

I'm leaving on Tuesday .....I don't travel well. I can't believe I'm saying that ...what happened to the real me? Any who it's the truth....I think it's because I don't have transportation .... Meaning my own car ...and us control freaks don't handle not being in charge. I think that's a part of It ...but not sure. The last time I flew (back in Sept) I pinched a nerve and have been going to physical therapy twice a week ever since. So .. I'm also afraid I may re injure myself. My doctor told me to just ask for help ....that's not easy for me .... can't see myself doing it. Dave is taking me to the airport and picking me up so that's a huge relief. Getting on those long term parking buses always kill me!! I tell everyone flying is not girl friendly ....in my opinion! So my title of this blog post is I blew it ....and I did! I lost my one pound last week (happy about it) but this week I can't diet. If I get laundry done, Bella taken care of, packed and all my business stuff ....it will be a miracle. I have five days left On a good note I'm learning to delegate ....thats what I learned from everything that happened last year and I'm glad I finally got it! See ya later! P.S. I just read everything I wrote and I'd like to delete most of it. But ....after seeing 25 crazy women on the Bachelor ...I think I'm okay :). Some of those ladies SCARE me!! - Post by Angie Kennedy Juda using BlogPress from my iPhone

Back on track

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

After two days of not counting my points ...I'm back on track.

Here's what I ate yesterday....
Coffee with cream and sugar
1 cup blueberries
2 eggs with one sandwich thin

2 stalks of celery
Salad with thousand island

Coffee with cream and sugar
Clementine
Beet stew with one piece of bread.
Clementine
15 baked Lays chips

1 large bottle of Smart Water

Someone ask me ....why Smart Water? Because it's easy and has electrolytes. If I drink one bottle a day ....it's 33 oz. And as for the cost .....it's less than a dollar a day (when you buy them at Costco).

I came up with my own recipe for the Beef Stew yesterday ....I went to the freezer to get some chicken and I found some stew meat ....so here it goes:

Crock Pot
1 lb stew meat
1 can of petite diced tomatoes
1 can corn (drained)
1 can veg all (drained)
Beef broth 3/4 of the 32 oz box
1 can cream of celery soup
2 celery stalks
2 cans of water
1 packet Lipton onion soup mix
Spices include: pepper, basil and parsley

It doesn't need salt because of the Lipton soup mix. I don't know the measurements for the spices ...I just threw them in.
After it cooked for 4 hours on low ....I did a taste test and added about 1/2 cup of water and kicked it up to high for two hours.
I called it Beef Stew because of the meat ...but it tasted more like vegetable soup ...with some yummy meat.

See ya!

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Miss Bella

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:09:00 +0000

Here's the latest picture I took of Miss Bella ....she was 17 weeks on Wednesday and weighs 9.12

What's funny is I bought this crate to take her back and forth to the vet and ....she's outgrown it :) She should be anywhere from 7 to 11 pounds ....I'm thinking maybe more.

Busy day ahead ....making progress on my craft room and I have a live stream at noon.

Have a good day!

P.S. forgive me for all my typos ....90% of my posts are done on my iPhone.

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My craft room is a wreck!

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:34:00 +0000

A word of advice ..... Never start a diet when your craft room is tore apart ....or when you're email goes down!!!

Several things have gone major wrong in the past two days and today I had to forget Weight watchers and have some comfort food.....aka McDonald's breakfast.

I've never done this before ....but here it goes ....here what my room looks like right this minute :O

Shocking isn't it?

And .....

Two of my email addresses are not working ...and they haven't for a while ....I just didn't realize it until this morning. I could receive emails ....but all my replies never made it. Where do
I begin to find out how far back it quit working.

The good news is my assistant is coming over after dinner and is going to help me get my room back in shape.

I won't share my food intake today ....too scary! But I'll restart my diet tomorrow.

Someone sent this to me today and I love it ....just wish I had read it before I ate McDonalds breakfast!

"If you kinda do it, it kinda works."
"When you really do it, it really works."

See ya!

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To tired to type

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:33:00 +0000

I know why I'm over weight ...it's day's like today ...that force me to eat anything I can find.
I didn't do too bad ...until dinner time. I've been working since 7am ... it's 9:30pm and I finally decided to stop (took a small break earlier today to take Miss Bella to the vet).

Dave picked up BBQ and I was sooo hungry .... I ate some meat and 16 Fries .... I only had 8 points left for the day ..so I'm pretty sure I went over. At least I didn't eat the bun :)

And I have a real bad case of ADD or ADHD ....the new mini Catalog started today .... Product Shares ...Stamp Set of the month club started ....and ...... I tore my office apart ... I know where did that come from? I wasn't happy with some areas in my office and decided to do something about it ... except waiting for the pieces to arrive ... is doing more damage than good ...everything is everywhere :O I should take a picture but it may scare some people away!!

Here's my food intake

Coffee with Cream & Sugar
2 eggs with toast
One little white powder donut

1 cup of Spaghetti with meat sauce (leftovers)
2 stalks of celery
Coffee with cream and sugar

4 pcs of broccoli (raw and after eating them the heartburn was so bad I've decided I don't like that stuff )
BBQ (meat and sauce)
16 french fries
12 Skittles (what can I say ..I'm working tonight and needed fuel)

And last but not least ....I'm about to eat a Clementine or two ...

Tomorrow I must go to the store ... a piece of advice ...never start a diet without going to the store. I started on Monday ... and have yet to grace the doors of the store. I ask Dave to go to Costco and get me some yummy fruit .... he declined :) maybe tomorrow.

Good night
p.s. if you come back and this post is gone ...you'll know I'm all level headed again and decided to hit delete. I'd hate for someone to think I'm always like this!

p.s.again ... I promise I will post a picture of Miss Bella soon!! She is 17 weeks old today and weighs 9 lbs and 12 oz.

Dairy allergy

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:19:00 +0000

I LOVE all the suggestions you guys are giving me!!!

Thank you!!!

And keep them coming .....but ....one small note.

I can't eat any dairy ....I know ....it's a real pain and I hate it ...but it could be worse!!

So any snacks ..... bars or anything that has dairy ....I can't have. I think that's one of the reasons I struggle with losing weight.

No milk...no yogurt....no sour cream....no chocolate....no cheese....no cottage cheese.

And I can't have Lactaid or Soy. Almond milk has been the only one I can tolerate but not a lot of it.

For you experts out there.... What can I snack on that has zero points?

Heading to the store to stock up on veggies and fruits!

Have a good day!

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Dr Oz

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:08:00 +0000

This morning on the Today Show .... Dr Oz said two things that stuck with me

If you love it ....you will do it!

Eat in reverse

Since I was starved all day yesterday ....I think I'll eat a big breakfast and a very small dinner.

Wish me luck!

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Starving all day!!

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:26:00 +0000

There must be something about the word diet that makes me hungry. I was starved all day!!!

Tomorrow I'm on a mission to find and buy some zero points items!!

Here's what I ate:

Coffee with cream and sugar
Large boiled egg
Cup of blueberries
Clementine

Chicken and wild rice soup (can)
Slice of French bread
Coffee with cream and sugar
1/2 blueberry muffin

One cup of spaghetti with meat sauce and a piece of bread
Clementine

All that and I'm starved....maybe tomorrow will be a better day!

I didn't sleep well last night so maybe that has something to do with it.

For all the ladies that are starting weight watchers with me ....we will get through the hunger ....just think in six months (Convention time) we could be at least three sizes smaller. If that isnt motivation what is?

See ya tomorrow!

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Weight Watchers

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:46:00 +0000

It's a new year and time to make some changes.
Back in November .... Or was it October? I started the low carb diet and lost my after surgery weight of 8 pounds.
But....then there was the holidays and who can diet in November and December. I'm just happy to report I gained zero pounds. Probably due to the fact that
I did zero Christmas baking. Had I made a single batch of
Cookies or Fudge I'm sure I would have!!!

So ....today I started weight watchers. Like I told someone yesterday ...the low carb worked but I LOVE fruit and after two months of no fruit I was craving it major.

The bad part is I'll be more hungry ....but at least I can eat anything ...just much smaller portions!

We just finished supper and I went over on my points today ...by one point.

Here's what I ate ...you'll see where I went wrong ..

Coffee
Biscuit
Clementine

Salad with thousand island
1/2 beef sandwich

Coffee
Donut
10 almonds

Salmon filet (with lemon pepper)
Green beans
Clementine

I know what to do tomorrow :). Skip the biscuit and donut and the almonds and have fruit.

I drank one whole bottle of Smart water (for now all I'm drinking is coffee and water.

Wish me luck!

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Miss Bella & the Dalmatian

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:39:00 +0000

Miss Bella is 15 weeks old today and I thought I would share this video.

Isn't she funny?

The cutest thing ...ever

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:24:00 +0000

She fell asleep in her bed :) I love this picture!!

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New bed

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:21:00 +0000

Miss Bella likes her new bed!!

I found the bed at Marshalls.

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Windy day in Kansas

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:16:00 +0000

Miss Bella hanging with Chase

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:14:00 +0000

She loves Chase!

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1st vet visit

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:12:00 +0000

These pictures were taken after her first visit to the vet.

Bless her heart!!!

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Miss Bella playing outside

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:08:00 +0000

Oscar the grouch ....not

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:04:00 +0000

This was Bella's first breakfast at her new home.

I'm sure she was wondering what was up with this crazy lazy taking pictures of her eating.

In this picture she kinda looks like Oscar the grouch.....she's actually very sweet!!

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Miss Bella's first bath

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000

These two pictures are Miss Bella's first bath.

She did really well and let me bathe her.

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Miss Bella's first night videos

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:00 +0000

We're home

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:45:00 +0000

These three pictures were taken right after we got home.

She loved her new kennel instantly!!

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Heading home

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:41:00 +0000

These pictures were taken at the airport ...in our car.

Brooke is holding her and she's looking at me.

Giving Brooke kisses. (I was so jealous!)

I got so distracted that when I left the airport I got on the wrong interstate.
I was sooo lost that I had to pull over and google map my way home. I was seriously lost ....and I NEVER get lost.

P.S. if you're one of mine or Bella's Facebook friends .....all this is old news ....we're catching everybody up.

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Must love dogs

noreply@blogger.com (Angie Kennedy Juda) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:29:00 +0000

Here we go .....
This is the very first picture of Miss Bella .....

I know ...not the best but I was in mom mode and my baby was starving after the plane ride.

We're lucky we had food in the car. The minute I brought her out if the airport she tried to eat a leaf so I figured I better give her a little snack.

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