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I love this baby so much!! It's hard to explain. I am the proud Grandmother of Benjamin Caleb Rivera, born 6-26-09. He weighed 7 pounds 4.2 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. He has beautiful blue eyes and light brown hair with a reddish cast in the light. He is gorgeous, and I now know why being Grandma is waaay better than being Mom!

 However, this one is more fun than any of the others I've tried. I am now a Premier Designs Jewelry Lady. I love the jewelry AND the commissions are great..I am now 18 months out and having the time of my life. I would love to have plastic surgery, but I'm too afraid so for now, hello hangly danglies.

Here's a toast to my beautiful daughter who is going to be a mommy for the first time on July 24. I definitely will NOT be working summer school this summer. I'm gonna be on Grandma patrol!! That was the highlight of the weekend.

Well, I finally cut all my hair off. I love, but DH hates it. as is normal for him. I need to put an updated view on my avatar. I'm having fun with this size 8 business.

However, I just don't think goal weight is going to happen. If it does, it'll be too much. Oh, how I would love to lose this loose skin. If I wasn't such a chicken, I'd have plastics in a heartbeat just to enjoy wearing sexy clothes.

Well, let's see...we're past the one year anniversary of mom's death, the inheritance didn't  come when it was supposed to, and the house I thought we were buying fell through because of that. *sigh*

Now, sis says it will be December-January before the money comes, so I'll be looking for a home in the dead of winter. Yippee...

DH gets his lungs scoped over Fall Break. I hope they find something. He's still coughing and getting dizzy.

I am officially the same dress size as my big sis (YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Me!) I am also the same bra size except my cup is 1 larger than hers.

Here's the funny thing: I outweigh her by 35 pounds. I think my bone structure is bigger than hers, but I'm not sure. How can I weigh what I weigh and she weigh 150 and we wear the same size???

Who knows..at least I'm not the fat little sister anymore...just the broke one! LOL

My sister-in-law called me last night with the news that I'm receiving bunches of pix of my nephdawg. I can't wait!!

There is a new video game being released from Sony called Fat Princess where the kids have to lock a princess inside a castle and stuff her with cake thus turning her fat and making her harder to rescue. I hadn't seen this until I went to the main and RNY boards. People are very upset about this game.

I likened it to a bumper sticker I saw in Elk City on Sunday on a "lifted" truck: Lift it! Fat girls can't jump.

I said to DH: I don't know how I feel about that. I have mixed emotions. He has a right to his opinion even if it is a lousy one.

My question: Will I always feel like I'm the fat girl they're referring to? Shallow Hal, Fat Princess, Lift your truck, etc.

My head has finally caught up with my body so that when I look in the mirror I see it. I see the inches gone and the new shape of my body. I feel my hip bones and my rib cage, and I can see my collarbone. I feel good..sexy and confident and sassier than ever. But in the back of mind, will I always be the fat girl?

Should I even care?

After buying my first new Durango in 4 years, it had equipment that didn't work and some was missing after we got home with it. So, we made another trip to Midwest City on Saturday morning, and home came a 2008 Dodge Durango Limited 4x4 with a Video Entertainment System. Let's say, my son is in love. He can play movies or video games as we travel.

I"m in love because I missed my old 1998 that had 175,000 miles on it when we traded it in for a truck.

Have I said that lately? You are so awesome. At my 9 month checkup you motivated me like crazy. I'm so happy you're proud of me. It's been 30 pounds ago since I saw you at my 6 month checkup. I proudly weigh 191 pounds and have lost a total of 142 since I started this journey with you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving me my life back. I know you said that I did it, but you did it. I coudln't have done it without you or the WeightWise staff. Blessings to all of you.

Well, today I put on size M clothes for the first time in my adult life and they fit.  What a journey this has been. I love thrift stores, and I spend a lot time in them..too much time, probably!  I know I have to be careful not to get a transfer addiction to shopping!

I have gone back into Mary Kay business, so this makes 2 sales categories I have the opportunity of sharing with others. The only reasons I did it are for the cost breaks I get, but if I can help someone out with supplying them what I think are great products, then that's just gravy.

Mary Kay's Mineral Makeup rocks! Everybody was worried about my color and that WLS had made me sick, anemic, etc. Well, not so anymore with my MK Minerals. They look great. They don't rub off onto my cell phone, and they're sweatproof. The skincare is also great too, because I have lots of wrinkles post WLS, and the Timewise Miracle Set plus  Dermabrasion are working hard and steadily reducing the visibile lines.

DH decided to spoil me with a black Dodge Durango Limited 4x4. Goodbye pickup truck! Hello, my shiny new baby. Oh, how I've missed my previous Durango...but you sparkle and shine..even though you're a 2005!

This has truly been an amazing/awesome journey for me. I was so afraid that I was going to be the one who doesn't make onederland. However, imagine my joy and downright ecstacy when I weighed 197.6 about 2 weeks ago!!

I still give my thanks to Dr. Walton a million times over for giving me my life back.

My son-in-law told me yesterday that my driver's license is my before pic and when he sees me, I"m the after pic. I didn't see it until I got my license redone to update what looks like me..A former student of mine saw me yesterday and didn't recognize me.

That's a great feeling!!

If you are reading this, please send up prayers/good thoughts for my son John as he goes for his driving test next week and is extremely nervous due to an automatic fail the first time.