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Age: 30

Bed size: Queen.

Chore I hate: Unloading the dishwasher-that’s why I make the kids do it!

Dog’s name: Don’t have a dog.

Essential to start my day: Music

Favorite color: Red in the winter & Pink in the summer

Gold or silver: Silver.

Height: 5′9”

I am: ready to stop working and be a stay at home mom. HA-that won’t happen-but I wish I could.

Job: Finance at Nursing Home

Kids: 2-Halle and Lizzie

Living arrangements: A house in the heat

Mom’s name: Barbara

Nickname: Momma, KatieKay, BB, Sweetheart

Overnight hospital stay: Yes-3 of them

Pet peeve: full garbage cans, stinky bathrooms, stinky feet

Quote from a movie: “I wonder how many people never get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to have” Fried Green Tomatoes

Right or left handed: Right.

Siblings: Daniel, Jon, Becky, Cindy, David, Jesse, Mark, Chris, Steven, LeeAnna

Time I wake up: 6:45am M-F, 7:30-8 Sat and Sun

Unique thing about my car: I’ve had the same CD in the CD player for almost 2 years. Can’t get it out.

Vegetable I hate: Cabbage, Beets & Radishes

Ways I run late: If kids and I don’t shower the night before, it makes for a rushed morning. Normally never later than 5 min to work though

X-rays I’ve had: Quite a few on my back and neck, ankle

Yummy food I make: No idea. I like most foods I make, but kids and husband would know better

Zoo favorite: We are going to San Diego Zoo and can't wait to see the MONKEY's swinging all around

Couch Potatoe or 5K Runner??

C25K, is a fantastic program that's been designed to get just about anyone from the couch to running 5 kilometers or 30 minutes in just 9 weeks

Well, starting January 25th I started the C25K program. It slowly progresses from walking to jogging. Each week gets harder. You only run 3 times a week. I'm on week 3 day 2 and honestly-it's kicking me bigtime! I'm just not so much of a runner. I can't give up though.

The kids and I signed up for the YMCA back in January and the kids LOVE going. They have kids fitness classes every Monday and Wednesday that the babysitter takes the kids over to. I meet them there and bring them home.

Well, this week has been pretty rough, and yesterday I just didn't want to go at all. The babysitter was sick and couldn't take the kids. My car had broken down and I really just wanted to go home and veg on the couch and watch Grey's Anatomy re-runs.

Luckily, I have my girlies to keep me going. We ended up at the Y and I got my workout in. It's getting so hard. I feel like I am so out of shape. I'm not winded after I run, it's just my legs that hurt. I stretch before, but they still hurt. Any runners out there with suggestions??

I have lost 11 lbs, which I know is good, but it doesn't seem to be coming off the places I want it to come off :(

So...for now, I keep at it. I keep trying and I need all the encouragement that I can get. It's definitely not easy. So, if anyone has any suggestions on great healthy food, let me know!

Utah Christmas

The day after Christmas we drove up to Utah. The drive up was really long, so we were glad we were able to stay for a whole week. Here are a few of the things we did while we were up there:

Lizzie, Great Grandma Wright (Nana) and Halle with their

elephants that she made them for Christmas.

My grandma Wright has stockings for all her grandchildren &
great-grandchildren up on her fireplace.

I was lucky enough to be born on my dads birthday. Our favorite cake is Moms homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

We drove back to AZ on my b-day, but we definitely had to stay for cake!

My dad gave both the girls a rock from his collection.

The girls and I with my dad on our birthday's.

Halle and her favorite nephew Joshua. She spent all week taking care of him.

She loved trying to rock him to sleep. She's going to be a good mommy someday.

New years morning we always go to breakfast.

This year we went to Johana's kitchen. It was delicious.

LeeAnna and I at a friends house on New Years Eve

before coming home to hang with the family.

We went bowling with Dave and Ashley Maples and their two kids.

It was alot of fun. I think the kids did better than all of the adults.

We had the extended family Wright party.

This year it was held at mom and dads house.

We spent time at my brother Jon and his wife Kim's house.

He took the kids all around his back yard and field on the tube. They loved it!

We took the train down to Temple Square on a snowy night.

Even though we were cold and tired and hungry, we all had a great time.