Summer Book Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the drawing! I appreciate everyone who took the time to stop by. :o)


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Leah Belle you are the winner! I will let you know when I send your package so you can be looking for it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If you did not win, I highly recommend that you read this series. What a fun summer read.

Sisterchicks on the Loose

Sisterchick:

a friend who shares the deepest wonders of your heart,

loves you like a sister,

and provides a reality check when you're being a brat.

I finished the book this morning! Since having my third child, I really have not picked up a book unless it had to do with parenting or was a Bible study - I just did not think I had time for fiction. I decided that this summer, I was going to start making some time to read for fun and after hearing about this series I knew this is the one I was going to pick up first.

After reading the first chapter I knew I was going to like this book - it talked about travel - one of my favorite things to do. I noticed after the first day that I could not put the book down because I was enjoying reading about Sharon's and Penny's adventure. I think it is because I have always dreamed of taking yearly trips with friends. Maybe someday I too will be having travel adventures with a friend (or friends).

I enjoyed seeing how God used this trip to change things in each of their lives. I giggled and even felt sad for the characters at times. These women are older than me - so I was not sure at first if I would relate to their lives. I caught myself learning from their mistakes and victories as mothers and wives. While reading I would take mental notes - "I want to do that better" or "Remember this because it will be you in a couple of years". I think this is a wonderful book and recommend it! Thanks Amber for your recommendation.

While reading Chapter 5 I had an idea - when I finish this why don't I give my copy away? So that is just what I am doing! If you are interested in reading this series, leave me a comment and on Thursday I will pick a winner. Maybe the winner will want to pass the copy along to someone else after they are done!? :o)

Weigh In #7

Yesterday was my weigh in, but I put it off a day to see if the bloating would go down some (enough said). This morning I weighed in and well, I did not gain any weight so I guess that is good (still at 11 pounds total lost). I am hoping to see better results next week.

I finally did it - the wrapper came off the Turbo Jam DVDs this morning! I went through the intro and it looks like a great workout. Please pray for me as I am so UNCOORDINATED! That being said I am not giving up - but since I am a little challenged in this area I am going to have to watch the intro a few times to get the moves down (so sad). I am going to do a full workout tonight. I am hoping to report by Wednesday that my body is aching from all my workouts. Wish me luck. :o)

I mentioned that I ordered the Hungry Girl's book of recipes and strategies for guilt free eating. It is a good book, but I think her newsletter is much more informative (and it is free!). I would recommend this book only if you want some great recipes that are low cal/low fat (with WW points calculated) in addition to what you can find on the Hungry Girl site. I love getting the newsletter (M-F) so I highly recommend that you subscribe - then you will start getting emails with lots of great tips and recipes.

Thanks to everyone who left comments! I hope you all have a great week with your weight loss.