Wordless Wednesday

Screen-free Friday

At our house, another word that we use for laptops, iPods, TV, movies, etc... is screens. So on Friday my mom thought that I was having too much "screentime". So she's keeping my iPod for a week, and I only am allowed to go onto the laptop once a day, unless given other permission.

On Friday I didn't even use a screen at all! I was so proud of myself! (sorry if that sounds a little self-centered or something.) I don't know about you, but when you don't have the opportunity to go onto something electronic you can do 2 things that I've noticed so far.

1. Your mind expands so much more, with things to do.
2. You can see how much people are sucked into their iPods or other things much easier.

So since I haven't had my iPod this what I've done:

1. I got the motivation to make an album - not a big one, but it was super fun. It was from last summer as we stayed with friends, while my mom and dad were in Ethiopia! (I hope to post it soon)
2. I had to watch a dog of a family I babysit for the weekend. (including walking up early, and it was really good for me.)
3. I got the opportunity to go to church with friends, and then babysit later on Sunday. :)
4. I've helped my mom a lot more around the house, because I wasn't looking at a "screen".
5. I also have read a lot more since I haven't had my iPod.

I know I've done a few more things, but I just can't think of them at the moment. I'm actually going to babysit a little girl right now!

Hope you all have an adventerous day!

~Michlyn

Portion Control

For the past 2 weeks, I've had a goal to eat less at my meals. If you've ever seen me eat, then you know I can eat a lot. So before this "diet" I was eating until literally my stomach almost hurt. I know it was completely not healthy, and I was convincing myself that I was over-weight. I know that I wasn't but that thought was stuck in my head. Whenever I would mention it to my friends, or sister or anyone they would look at me like I was crazy. Trust me, I know that I'm not but I decided to go on a "diet". Now, I didn't have rules on this diet for ex: what to eat, or what not to eat. I decided that at my meals I would have one helping, and if I was still hungry I would have a drink or something small. (trust me it really works instead of completely over-stuffing yourself) Yes, there were times where I had no choice but to eat something not healthy. (During this time I went to a carshow with my dad and all they were selling was fair food of course.) I also wanted to keep track of my weight, and I didn't really have a goal of how many pounds I wanted to lose but I know I wanted to lose a few. So every other day I would weigh myself, and surely enough my "diet" was working! I haven't gotten into any workout/exercise routine, but I think that will be my next goal. So, after 2 weeks of this "diet" I have lost a total of 8 lbs! I'm much happier with my weight, even though you might be thinking... that's it? :-) I'll let you know if I decide to do any more "diets" or exercise plans.

Wishing you all a healthy and productive day!
~Michlyn

Happy 4th of July!

...(a little bit late)

We had a great fourth of July weekend! It was so fun to see friends, family, and just hang out at home. We all did find something "red, white, and blue"! :) So since I don't have a lot of time to post right now, I just uploaded a lot of pictures for you all to see!

We played the "washer game", played outside (even though it was so hot), Erin, my dad and I went to see a movie, and we did get to enjoy a few fireworks! Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!

Blessings,

~Michlyn

lost teeth

A month ago now, S & T both lost their first tooth...

The two of them had been showing off a wiggley tooth for many days.

T. lost hers on Saturday, June 4 on the way home from E's soccer tournement game.

She was a little surprised when it fell out but very excited to show the rest of the gang her new smile :)

Even more excited to put in under her pillow to see how much "moolah" the fairy she'd heard so  much about would leave.

S. was happy for his sister but none too anxious to have his own tooth fall out. However he could be seen  feeling the strange wiggley thing all through the day both with his tongue & fingers. It was the very next day while visiting G&G "Coco" & playing a little soccer in the yard that he came walking over (very casually) with his tooth in hand... *The tooth did go missing into the grass for a short while - but was found and put under his pillow that very night.

Our "twin" 5 year olds were both pleased with the $1 they found waiting for them the next morning....

Precious Milestones =)

Have a "smilely" day,

Becky

Our Week in Words

We had a fairly busy week, even though some of our soccer games were cancelled because of the humidity index. I thought I would make a list of what we did this week!

• 'T' and 'S' had a soccer game on Monday
• Erin had a soccer game on Tuesday
• We also had ortho dentists app. on Tuesday (Erin and I have braces, but that's a different post)
• On Wednesday 'S' and Erin had soccer games, and I went to youth group ('T' had a hard day)
• On Thursday Erin had to travel with some friends to a far away game for soccer, and as you know we had a beach day with friends! 
• 'J's game was cancelled on Thursday because it was so hot out.
• Yesterday, Friday, after all the heat started to cool down we got a very bad storm. It rained like crazy, hailed, and it was soooo windy. Then, after a power outage the tornado sirens went off. Luckily no one was hurt, and there was no reports of any tornados.
• Finally today, Saturday, Erin got up extra early with dad to go to a friend's house and spend the day, and now she's sleeping over. 
• Dad worked so hard today... He volunteers to mow the cemetary where our baby girl 'L' is at. (with my help sometimes) Then he came home, and off to work to fix some machines because the power also went out at his work.
• My mom, the 3 youngsters, and I went to our grandma & grandpa's house to see a few cousins who were staying at their house. It was fun to watch them go on the slip-n-slide, (a.k.a. plastic grandpa pinned to the ground with the hose running on it) draw pictures, playing together, and enjoying some home-away-from-home time! 

Well that was our busy week! As you know, we're a not so small family, and in the summer time it's crazy busy around here.
Blessings, ~Michlyn

Can't Beat the Heat

Today the humidity index is at an all time high. The moment I stepped outside to get the mail, the humidity stuck to me. It almost feels like it's hard to breathe. So since we CAN'T beat the heat being at the beach today, we're going to stay home 
.........in our nice, cool, comfy, air conditioned home!! Playing with legos, watching a movie, napping, and I'm on the laptop. I know it sounds like a pretty lazy day, but sometimes those days are very good!

Hope you're all enjoying the hot day in a cool way!

Blessings,
~Michlyn