I'd rather be a WHALE

So, I saw this at work and thought it was so cute, I just had to post it. Here goes---
(disclaimer- Jan and Jenn, you may not like this! It's not bad but you may not like it!)


"Recently, in a large French city, a poster featuring a young, thin, and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym It said:

THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE A MERMAID OR A WHALE?

A middle aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym:

To Whom It May Concern:

Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans). They have an active sex life, the get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. The play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Barren Sea, and the coral reefs of Polynesia. Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CD's. They are incredible creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans. They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist. If the did exist the would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis: fish or human? With their bodies, how could they have sex? Therefore they do not have kids either. Not to mention, who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?
The choice is perfectly clear to me; I want to be a whale!

P.S. We are in an age when media puts into out heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy and ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a coffee [or hot chocolate] with my friends.

With time we gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it distributes out to the rest of our bodies. So, we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated, and happy. Beginning today, when I look at my but in the mirror I will think, [holy cow]! Look how smart I am!"


I thought that was super sweet. I'm not chubby, I'm just super wise! Although I'm about 25 lbs less wise that I was 6 months ago! I'm happy about that, but it sounds kinda weird to say 'Yay for being less wise!!!' So I guess when it comes to gaining, it's wisdom, when it's losing - it's pounds!!!! Yeah, I like that idea!

Like I said- 25 lbs down, a whole bunch more to go!!! But at least it's going down, not up!:)

Everybody ZUMBA!!!!!

So I'm sitting here at the Fire and Ice Dance Studio listening to a bunch of women doing Zumba! (or would it be Zumba-ing? or doing the zumba? I'm really not sure!) I'm here 'cause my cute sister Emilee owns the studio (and the Saratoga Rental Center it's above) and Ems teaches a Zumba class twice a week. She's out of town, so she asked me to come here and be the cashier/greeter/door-unlocker. I of course said yes cause I really love Zumba, but ALAS! I'm not able to do it today. We had some time issues today, and I didn't have time to go home and change before class started, so I'm in jeans and flip-flops. Not really conducive to Zumba!! I could take my flip-flops off, and do it in bear feet, but then there's the jeans. I can't really take those off . . . that wouldn't be pretty!! :) but YAY for Zumba!! those of you who live here in Utah Valley should totally come! It's Tuesday and Thursday nights at 8:30- the first class is free! So come try it out, and if you like it, its a super great way to exercise without feeling like you're exercising! Like I said- I love it, and I hate to exercise! Ok, I'm done with my plug for Zumba!

Things with us are great! We're still going strong. Not much has really changed since my last post. Just, yeah. Things are good!:)

Have a wonderful day all! I'll post a little more when I'm not busy critiquing a possible new Zumba teacher!

later cyber-sisters!

Update on our lives!

So yeah. I have become just about the worst blogger ever! So, here's a quick recap of our lives lately-

Steve in now a Quality Control Technician instead of a Service Technician. We like it much better because he's now on a Monday through Friday schedule! We LOVE it! It's really nice to have our weekends back! Steve had PRK done a few weeks ago, and he can finally see without glasses or contacts!! YAY!!! It's been nice. It was a little rocky that first day, but it's been great since then!

I passed my CNA test and am now working as a PCA (Patient Care Assistant) as well as a HUC (Health Unit Coordinator - ie a secretary). I absolutely LOVE it. I'm not sure if I've ever written about why I got into the medical field to begin with- so here's the story: I was at the hospital for one of my niece's or nephew's birth (I think it was Ethan) and I saw a PCA come in to check on us, and I thought - thats what I want to do. I felt very strongly that this was the path I was supposed to take! So, I can now say that I've achieved it! (It may have taken me 8 years, but I did it!!!) I have recently finished training, and we've been so busy- so much so that I've actually had overtime on my last two paychecks. Basically I've worked at least 40 hours, and sometimes more for the last 3 weeks, and I've been reminded why I decided not to work full time in the first place! It's just too hard with little kids! It's been kinda hard on all of us, but now that I'm fully trained I won't be working as much. And things are finally starting to slow down too!

Jenni had her kindergarten graduation at the end of May. She did SO good! They sang some cute songs, and had these cute Graduation caps and everything! Jenni is loving summer. She loves to go play with her friends. Her new favorite computer game is Club Penguin, and she's going to start doing chores for money so she can become a member of Club Penguin, instead of just play the free games!

Joe-joe has decided to be potty trained! He literally woke up one morning and decided to go potty in the toilet! He had a few accidents at first, but is doing great now! I couldn't believe it! He wears the cutest little boxer-briefs! ACK!! I can't believe how big he is getting!!!

We're still missing our Lizzy, Flee and Dave who moved to Arizona, but we're planning to go down there this fall, so here's hoping!!!

Anyway, so things here are great. Really, we couldn't ask for anything more! Thanks for all the prayers you've sent our way! We appreciate it!

k, thats all!

later cyber-sisters!

Chelle