tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36030924852937534282024-03-05T06:51:31.254-08:00Finding Joy in the Journey--TodayKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-19914201832798440852013-10-03T22:46:00.001-07:002013-10-03T22:46:24.655-07:00New BlogI love this blog, but it is time to move on. Visit me at my new blog: <a href="http://64degreesn.com/" target="_blank"> 64* North.</a> Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-77254009496192504932013-07-03T22:57:00.000-07:002013-07-03T23:04:49.005-07:00It's a Love/Hate Relationship<div style="text-align: center;">
I love my blog. </div>
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I love looking back over it, that is.</div>
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I love looking at the pictures of my kids, and reminiscing about days gone by. </div>
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I am a bit of a perfectionist though. You wouldn't know it by looking at my house or my life, but if I can't do something as well as I would like to do it, then I give up. </div>
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With my blog I get frustrated that my pictures aren't as good as so and so's, or that I don't write as clever and witty as someone else, or even as well as I would like. I also, get frustrated that I don't have enough time to devote to it as I would like. I set standards for myself that I can't keep. </div>
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Then I get frustrated and give up on it for a time. I go completely cold turkey. I think that is part of my perfectionism. I'm either all in, or all out. I can't find a balance. </div>
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So then I hate my blog. </div>
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I begin to miss it. Then, I look back through it, and I remember that it isn't about being perfect or as good as so and so, it's about telling my story, our story. </div>
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My blog is my journal and it's about recording our memories and having a story of our family.</div>
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My kids are growing up way too fast. . </div>
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I always think I will remember the cute things they said and did, and the funny faces they made and the little things that are part of our lives for a time, but I don't. </div>
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Not unless I write it down.</div>
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When I am blogging, I make a conscious effort to take note, write down and document those little things that I would not normally take the time to record. </div>
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And, life is just a little sweeter when I am looking for and taking time to recognize those special little moments that are part of our family's story. </div>
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So, all this to say I want to start blogging again. I know I do this all the time, start, stop, and start and stop again. I won't promise it won't happen again. It might, but at least I will have recorded a few more memories in the process. </div>
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Wish me luck. And check back again. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Scripture Story: Nephi Builds a Boat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, she loves doing it all day every day, from sun up to sun down (which in Alaska you know is a very long time), back and forth, up and down the street, and even to her friend's house,</span></div>
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Okay, so it's Tabetha's job to do the dishes after dinner and when I came into the kitchen the other night after she had gone to bed this is what I found. At first, I was quite happy that she had taken that much pride in her job to make sure she had gone above and beyond what was expected to make it look so nice and orderly. (Which isn't always the case.) But, the more I looked at it the creepier I thought it was. To me it looks like a surgery tray. I was a bit worried she might be preparing for a late night surgery and that I might not wake up with both of my kidneys. <br />
Maybe this is her subliminal way of getting out of doing the dishes. Have I mentioned before that this girl is smart. Maybe too smart.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-38332532613004313042012-06-28T08:30:00.000-07:002012-06-28T08:30:02.426-07:00Chocolate Cake in a Cup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the perfect recipe for anyone who a) likes chocolate, b) likes cake, and c) likes chocolate cake. I will confess that this is Tabetha's recipe. I found out that she acquired the recipe while online one day and then was making these for herself when she was home alone. That girl is smart I tell you. It's like a mini little party by yourself with very little evidence left behind for others to notice. She also makes these for the kids she babysits. Is it a bribe to get them to want her to babysit again? Could be. Smart remember. She finally made one for me the other day and mmmmmmm was it good. <br />
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If you haven't heard the news by now, <span style="font-size: large;">we bought a horse</span>. (Yes, we are crazy, I freely admit it.) In order to make room for a barn and a corral we first had to clear the brush and the trees on our property. I told Shawn I was a bit traumatized when I came outside and saw what he had done. This whole area used to be trees, and I liked my small bit of untamed wilderness. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you think there could be a problem when your 3 year old's pillow and stuffed animal have taken up permanent residence on your bed?</span></div>
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Week 2 Weight loss.........2 lbs. Total Weight Lost.........14 lbs.<br />
This last week has been much harder than the first week of my reboot. The first week I think was easier because Shawn was out of town which left me free to stay home and make my smoothies and adjust to a new way of life really. This week we were busy running around which made it a lot harder. Shawn has been drinking smoothies with me which has been great for support, but now I am making twice as many smoothies. It takes more planning to ensure that he has enough to take to work with him and it also means more trips to the store for fruits and veggies. Poor Shawn, I made him a really terrible smoothie one day to take to work and it about turned him off of smoothies all together. <br />
This week I had a couple plates of hot vegetables and one night I had a salad. It was so great to have warm food for a change. Yesterday, I had granola for breakfast and by lunch time I was really craving a smoothie. I'm glad that my body is craving healthy food instead of junk food like I usually do. <br />
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Okay, I have been holding back. If you haven't noticed I haven't posted my weight yet? I've thought of just posting how much I loose and never posting what weight I actually started at. The reason I haven't posted it yet is because it is incredibly hard for me to admit how overweight I have let myself become, and I am incredibly self conscious of what other people think of me. It is hard for me to know that other people know what my weaknesses are. Which doesn't make sense. Everyone can see I'm over weight. So who am I kidding, just myself. If you have kept up with <a href="http://3inspiringsons.com/" target="_blank">BFF Amy's blog </a>she talks about weighing herself every day. Well, I am just the opposite. I very rarely weight myself. It's kind of like if I don't weigh myself then I'm not really very overweight. It's my way of avoiding the problem.<br />
Well, today I am taking full responsibility for my weight and I am admitting to myself and the world (I am still cringing as I write this) that I started last week at 198 pounds. There I said it. Does it make me feel better to admit it? No, but it does make me feel more accountable, and it does make me determined to never be that weight again. <br />
If you saw my update on facebook you already know how much weight I lost last week. For those of you who don't know you can watch the video and find out! <br />
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It's really late and I'm going to bed. Talk to you tomorrow. </div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-12770515014398120562012-04-26T01:04:00.000-07:002012-04-26T01:04:25.902-07:00My Healthy New Life Day 5<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 5</u></span><br />
Boy am I glad today is over. I'm not vlogging today because my hair is up in a pony tail, I have bags under my eyes and I'm sure my mascara is smeared under my eyes as well, I have my contacts out and believe me you do not want to see me with my coke bottle glasses on. <br />
After having such a great week, today was really hard for me. I made a terrible smoothie this morning that gave me a stomach ache, and then I made another smoothie this afternoon that didn't taste very good. <br />
I just had a blaaaaah, hard day today. Nothing sounded good. If I hadn't of committed to do this on my blog for the whole world to see, I probably would have throw in the towel and made myself a great big batch of chocolate chip cookies. That's what I usually do. <br />
But, this time I didn't. Instead I bought some frozen fruit and made a real simple smoothie out of frozen berries. It ended up being a nice little treat after the miserable other 2 I had today. <br />
I guess I don't have too much to say today. I'm hanging in there. I just hope tomorrow is better than it was today. <br />
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Here is green smoothie recipe I promised you:</div>
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I can't believe that tomorrow will be day 5 already. </div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-79501256410215623732012-04-24T00:32:00.000-07:002012-04-24T00:32:09.820-07:00My Healthy New Life Day 3I'm tired and I'm ready for bed, but after 12 (at least) tries, I am finally posting a video. I'll give anyone a dollar who counts how many times I say that I feel good. Yes, it's late, and I do feel good. <br />
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Don't forget to check out how <a href="http://3inspiringsons.com/" target="_blank">Jake and Amy are doing here.</a> They just completed day 9, isn't that awesome?!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-1171933976970323472012-04-22T23:52:00.003-07:002012-04-24T00:32:34.856-07:00My Healthy New Life Days 1 & 2After watching the movie <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead">"Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead"</a>, and reading and watching<a href="http://3inspiringsons.com/"> BFF Amy's posts on her blog,</a> I have decided to follow her example and do a juice/green smoothie reboot. <br />
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I'm too tired to write more tonight, but I will post more soon. <br />
Wish me luck!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-91507227431232252532012-01-31T00:56:00.000-08:002012-01-31T00:59:48.770-08:00Pancakes Saturday Night<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/35872843">Pancakes Saturday Night</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9962454">Kim Lowry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Who knew pancake batter tasted so good!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-21459282866766999672012-01-21T17:35:00.000-08:002012-01-31T00:56:24.764-08:00Another Teenager in the House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Color: Green</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Food: Homemade Pizza</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Scripture Story: 2000 Stripling Warriors</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Family Activity: Snow Machining </span></div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/35441814">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9962454">Kim Lowry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We love you!</span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603092485293753428.post-59289894844335648132012-01-04T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-04T06:00:08.085-08:00Christmas, Moments 151-161<span style="font-size: large;">151. Christmas! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a wonderful Christmas this year. As you can see from the picture Santa did come, <b>and</b> he brought me a new camera! Hurrah! The one I had been wanting, but didn't even dare hope for. In all of my excitement Christmas morning over my new camera I didn't take many pictures. I know that sounds very weird. You would think I would have more pictures than ever, but I was so enthralled with trying to figure out how it worked that I didn't work it much. Haha! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of my favorite things about Christmas this year were:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">153. Caroling with our friends.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">154. Making goodies and delivering them with friends.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">155. Listening to Christmas music with the kids. They love it as much as I do.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">156. Taking the kids shopping for each other. It is so fun to see how excited they get picking out things they just know their brother or sister will like.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">157. Acting out the Christmas Story from the Bible on Christmas Eve while Shawn read it aloud.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">158. Focusing on my Savior more.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">159. Helping Santa Christmas Eve.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">160. Going to Church Christmas morning.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">161. Having Christmas dinner with Shawn's family Christmas night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> With all of the predictions that people are making about the upcoming year we thought it would be fun to make some predictions of our own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Logan: "Dad will go bald and mom will go gray."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Katie: "We'll get a million dollars."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">Hannah: "We'll get a horse."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Mya: "Katie will get in trouble."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Tabetha: "We'll get to have chocolate chip cookies for breakfast."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dad: "Daddy will get a new truck."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mom: "Daddy will</span> <i><b>not</b></i> <span style="color: #e06666;">get a new truck!</span></span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798102212717078392noreply@blogger.com2