New Eating plan

Ok so I have officially gained all my weight back from what I lost with my Thyroid problem, which is great! Bun now I feel gross. I went and bought all these skinny jeans, and I felt so proud that I could fit in a size 2! haha but that has changed... I went to put on my jeans just yesterday, and I got them over my butt, but as I go to button them, my hips got in the way, and now they don't fit!! I have become too comfortable with eating whatever I want, and the doctor told me to beware of that because it is hard to break the habit once I start taking my hormone replacement pills to regulate my Thyroid. SO I am doing a diet. Not a diet to loose weight again, but a diet full of only 1600 calories a day which is 2oo calories less than what I should be having a day. I want to tighten everything starting with my butt. Chad loves my butt lol so I don't plan to loose it, but make it hard as a rock!!!

I decided to make note of this on my Blog so that everyone who reads this can give me crap when I eat like crap, and so I can remind myself of what my goal was, and why I am doing it. By the end of May I will have a four pack visible without me having to flex, and maybe have a nice muscle curve on my legs. I say maybe because no matter how active I was when I was younger I could never get the muscle curve on the back of my leg. I also want a little bump on my arms that make it look toned lol. I also feel like having a nicer body will make me feel better about myself when we go on our cruise in December because I am NOT going to be wearing a hot and sweaty wig all day at the pool, just a hat.

So I will be toned by May 29th!
Hold me to it!

Easter

“With all my heart and the fervency of my soul, I lift up my voice in testimony as a special witness and declare that God does live. Jesus is His Son, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. He is our Redeemer; He is our Mediator with the Father. He it was who died on the cross to atone for our sins. He became the firstfruits of the Resurrection. Because He died, all shall live again. ‘Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives: “I know that my Redeemer lives!” ’ May the whole world know it and live by that knowledge, I humbly pray, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior, amen.”

I could not have a blog, and not wrote about the only man who has been there for me every step of the way since the time I was born and before. His name is Jesus Christ. He is the most wonderful man who has ever walked this Earth. This month and year is a celebration for His resurrection. He had been mocked, betrayed, and torchured, all for us. I love the song "I know my redeemer lives", and what joy that sentence does give. "He lives, he lives who once was dead, he lives my ever living head. He lives to bless me whith his love, He lives to plead for me above, He lives my hungry soul to feed, He lives to bless in times of need. He lives to guide me with his light, He lives to comfort me when faint, He lives to hear my souls complaint. He lives, and while he lives i'll sing, he lives my Prophet, Priest, and King."

I am so thankful for the knowledge I have of Him. I have been through a lot in my life, something that I know would be a struggle to others, but I know I have overcome so much with His help. I know that whatever I go through, he has gone through worse, and is the only one who has truly felt my pain. I know that every trial I am blessed with is Him molding me into the person He wants me to become. I know that when I speak to Him, He listens and in magical ways he answers my questions. I can not see Him, but I can feel His Spirit, and feel His guidance every step of the way. I am so happy He died for us so we could be forgiven, and live on Earth to prove our righteousness as return to live with Him some day.

He is my Father in Heaven, who truly know my heart inside and out. He is the best Father I could have ever asked for. He is Jesus Christ. So remember Easter is not just about candy, or Easter egg hunts, although it is fun, but the True purpose is to celebrate the one who died on the cross, and poured his blood so we could be forgiven and have life, and have a chance that we can be with him some day. We were once up in Heaven rooting for him and his plan, and were so excited to live life on Earth, and live right to be with him again, so lets not forget why we are here in the first place because we chose to be here in this specific time for a reason:) I can not to wait to meet Him again someday, I can only Imagine.

HAPPY EASTER!

Homemade Magnets

Ok so this idea was inspired by my friend Larissa Clemens.  The other day I was over at her house and she had the cutest magnets and I asked her where she got them, and she said she made them! So next paycheck I am making my way over to hobby lobby and getting my supplies!

What you need:

• A bag full of clear glass gems
• strong non-adhesive magnets (small enough to fit on back, but sturdy enough to carry weight of the Gem) 
• Mod Podge (a clear glue also found at your local craft store)
• Any fun paper or background you want to use on the magnet.

1. The first step is to cut out the photo or background ho you would like it to appear on the magnet, and make sure it fits the diameter of the glass gem.
2. Use the Mod Podge to glue the face of the image to the flat part of the gem.
3. Let dry (refer to the instructions on the Mod podge)
4. Use Mod podge or other glue, to glue the magnet the back of the picture, and your magnet is complete!

Candle Making

Ok, so I was looking at some idea for Easter and I came across this adorable and creative way to bring easter eggs to a whole new level!

Ok so what you need:

• fragrance oil of your scent: I like vanilla
• candle wicks
• and of course candle wax (this is all found at hobby lobby or any craft store)
• egg cup (see picture)

After this it becomes pretty self explanatory.  You die the Easter eggs like you would normally, EXCEPT do not boil the eggs they need to be left raw, so you need to be extra careful when dying them.  Reason is, because you need to pock a whole at the top of the egg using a tip of a pen (no knife it will crack too easily) and dump the egg out of the top it is alright to crack the top off after pocking it, just do it lightly.  Make sure the egg is completely out.  

Once your candle wax is made (to proper size of course) place it in the egg gently with the candle wick in place and you have a beautiful and festive candle!

My Brothers and Sisters

So last night when I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep, I had a thought that came across my mind, and that thought was me being a big sister.  I know it is strange and that it has been a few years since I became one, but I just knew that I was mean to become a sister at the time I did, in 2007 when Preston was born, but we will get to this story later.  I grew up just having me myself and I, and always wished I had siblings.  I always thought I had brothers and sister out in this world somewhere, that my dad had gotten married and had kids but I never knew until I became a sophomore in high school.  My mom wanted to hide from me that my dad had called because she wanted me to be 18 years old, but I knew just by the feeling I had in my heart that it was him that called, and a picture of my dad and I at their senior prom had fallen at my feet off the wall.  She eventually gave in and told me that it was him, and the first thing I asked was "Do I have any brothers and sisters?" and she said yes, you have a brother and a sister, and at that moment I was immediately in tears.  A lot of drama happened then after that, so I never got to meet them that following week, and the sad thing was that they still did not know about me, not even my dad knew I knew he called that night, so I had to go on another 2 years knowing I had another family.  My senior year of high school, I decided to bulk up the courage, I got my dads phone number from my mom, and I called... We met in April of 2008 at Red Robin right before my senior prom, and boy was that scary!!  I met my dad, my step mom Jeri and my brother Jonathan and sister Alexis!  Jonathan, Alexis and I clicked right away, we were inseparable ever since.  I would stay the night with them, go hang out with them and we just filled each other in on our lives that we had missed out on.  we have all been in arguments, and really not talked for weeks because we were so upset with each other, but that is because we are brothers and sisters, isn't that normal??  Alexis has had to share the right side of her bed with me, when I didn't have a place to go, she shared her closet with me, and jonathan let me eat all of his favorite food!  And we are, and always be brothers and sister, and nothing is EVER going to get in the way of that.

Now, to talk about the day I became a sister for the first time, that I actually had living in the house with me.  His name is Preston Daniel Cogburn.  Preston became the light of my life, an angel really sent to help me through a really rough patch in my life.  At first I was kind of upset because it was hard for me to have another sibling that was from another dad and that I knew was going to have more attention.  So I know that sounds really selfish, but it was just really hard for me.  But as soon as he was born, I feel in love with him as if he was my own kid.  Still to this day I pray for him and Gavin that they will always be there for each other has good brothers to one another and help them through the rough times they may have ahead, and I want to show them that I am always there for them, in their hearts even when I may be far away.  Preston has such a sweet, kind heart and an amazing personality and my family is lucky to have him, and I am lucky to have had him living with me at the time I did, because he really was the glue that brought me and my family back together.

And how would I ever forget about my precious Gavin Bradley Cogburn.  He is also the light of my life, and I feel so much more responsible for him since he is still just a little baby.  Gavin, is much different in Preston's personality, not in the way that he isn't sweet, adorable and loving, but that he has a much quieter personality, he is so loving and so peaceful, and so creative!  I know that him and Preston will make a great team together,and I know they will know they can count on us "bean bean and moose" (me and chad). haha! I am also lucky to have him, and I enjoy seeing his cute face on our video phone!  He will always yell "BEAN BEAN" until he finally gets my attention.  He has cute little pudgy cheeks, and big brown eyes!
Just in case this story wasn't crazy enough, I still have one more sister I have not mentioned yet!  Her name is Krysta, and we met her february in 2010.  Yes, she is 21 only 6 months older than me, crazy huh?!  She is also married since December 2009, and she lives in Colorado.  I remember the first time I found out, I was working at Applebee's here in Utah, and Alexis texted me, and I got my phone taken away! so I had to go the whole shift freaking out!!  So when I got home, I talked to my dad, and to be honest I was excited but more angry, not with her but with the situation because I knew that this was the same time I was being born.  I became humbled that night though because I recognized that what's done is done and in the past, and I had another sister that I had to look forward to getting to know!  It took quite sometime before we got to actually meet, but we just take one step at a time:)