Tahiri and Me

Lovin' Blog

Time With the Kids

Jude and I like to snuggle on the couch. It's actually one of our favorite things to do. Every afternoon, and on weekends, we cuddle and watch movies or sit and talk. If we start reading books, he'll want to read 20 or so of them at once.

This is an early morning cuddle fest with the kids. Generally, the kids climb into our bed and wake us up. And of course, Tahiri has to always be a comedian.
Jude getting some attention.
I love these babies soooo much.
Jude and Tahiri love each other so much. I'm extremely lucky to be around them. They are so incredible.

Jude Makes Me Pictures

This is one of the pictures Jude made on my phone for me. It's Chicka from the Sunny Side Up Show dressed all funny.

Winky face!
fishing in a penguin costume with a train conductor hat.
Santa face!
He also drew this for me. I don't really know what it is, but just the fact that he made it for me is awesome!

Various Changes/Stays the Same

My mom cut my bangs a few months ago. I became obsessed with taking my picture again, but only from the "facebook" angle, as to not show my chubby face.

I started wearing my hair in different styles, which included this awesome silver satin ribbon.
This is one of the first pictures I took after my bangs were cut. I can't help but notice my little elfish ears. Little meaning they remind me a little of elfish ears, not that they are little.
This is my red polka dot headband. Eyeliner too. ha.
Sometimes I want to look good, so I put my hair in rollers and make my hair super curly.

Day 1

It is day 1 of my 4 month rice fast. I had Aaron set up the rice cooker last night so that the rice would be done in the morning. When I woke up, I set aside 4 bowls with lids for the rice, 2 for me and 2 for Aaron, who is also doing the fast with me. I ate the first bowl for breakfast and drank a liter of water. I helped a coworker with one of her papers and then went for a walk downtown. I walked a mile, and jogged for three blocks. It wasn't exactly what I wanted to do (which was jog one block, walk one block, jog one block, etc.) but it was a good start. I also went down an extra block so that instead of walking on level ground, I walked up a huge hill back to my office. I really wanted to hula hoop, but I forgot to get the hoop out of my car and couldn't really get back out of the office. Then, I made my tea and ate my other bowl of rice. I have been sipping on tea and drinking water all afternoon. I have to admit that I feel better already, and I also ate a couple teaspoons of peanut butter to curb some cravings I've been having. I figure it will give me a little protein boost too until I get my vitamins. So far, it's gone really great, but I know I'm going to have a hard road ahead of me.

Current weight: 225 pounds