Weight Watchers Party

 This past weekend my sister in law and I threw my mother in law a surprise party.  She has been doing Weight Watchers for a year now.  She has lost 54 pounds!! :) She has met her lifetime goal.  So, we thought a congrats were in order.

Our invitations read:

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, Time Really Flies!!

A Weight Loss Party is planned

and you're invited to go,

but don't tell the Guest of Honor,

‘cause she doesn't know!

52 weeks, and 54 lbs dropped,

Let’s give a big applause!

Without such great help, it would have flopped.

Just bring yourselves and an appetite,

Several yummy recipes will be served.

everyone anxiously awaiting her arrival.....

So to get on with the story of the day.  Mrs Peggy went shopping with the preachers wife, Mrs Paula.  Mrs. Paula did a great job keeping everything a secret and keeping her occupied.  When the two of them walked in the door, and hit the living room, everyone yelled "SurPrise!" She looked totally confused.... She said 100 things started running through my head..." did I miss our anniversary? no, that's april, it's not my birthday.... O NO this is a Surprise party for Mrs. Paula!!" she said so i stepped out of the way, well, then one of the boys explained to her that it was a "congratulations for hitting your lifetime WW goal!" 

We fixed Spaghetti... nothing special, just prego spaghetti sauce (or some other brand), Diet Coke BBQ Chicken ( http://livingachangedlife.blogspot.com/2010/07/diet-coke-chicken.html ), and Mini  Meat Loaf Muffins( http://livingachangedlife.blogspot.com/2009/10/meatloaf-muffins.html ) for the "main course".  Green beans and sweet carrots for the veggies, and WW strawberry pie and a Vanilla pudding cake crumble for dessert... sorry i didn't take pictures of the food.

putting on the weight

We played a game. We put the 54 pounds that Mrs Peggy had lost in a back pack.  If anyone said "I can't" or "I don't like" they had to wear the back pack for 10 min. or until someone else said it.  It was a lot of fun, but it also put into perspective how much 54 pounds actually is, and how much strain it does put on your body.

the guest of honor and her granddaughter Anna Rae 

New craft project, Bib

I got a sewing machine for Christmas.  I used to play on Nanny's sewing machine, but play is about all we ever did, never really made anything to speak of other than a few stitches on some scrap fabric.  She taught us a little, but being kids, we could have cared less to actually learn, we just wanted to play.  Anyway, now that I am older, I have decided that I would like to actually learn how to really sew. I mean, I don't want to be project runway seamstress or anything.

I have made a few things... as you have seen in a previous post.  Most of them....well....you can tell I'm still learning... lol! So i said, let me pick a project that will be easy, I can finish fairly quickly, and actually make it look nice.  So I chose to make a bib.

I had completely different plans from the way it actually turned out but i think it came out super cute....(from a distance) don't get too close b/c you can see all of the flaws.  but I think for the first bib I've ever made, I would call this one a success.

ok, so first the bib shape was a challenge in and of it's self! Lots of curves.  Straight lines are easy, curves a bit more challenging.  Second, sewing on that ruffle, and then of course that "R".  MAN that furry fabric is tough!! It's hard to see what and where you are stitching. 

ok, so right now it's a little long. but her whole outfit will be protected from spit up.  

Reese Rolling Over

well, we did it...ACTUALLY we have done it 2 or 3 times, just never caught it on video.... here she goes!