First Day of School

Summer is officially over for the McLean's and we are back to school.  Joshua is starting 6th grade (ugh), Jacob will be in fourth, and Jenna in third.  We went to orientation Thursday night to meet the teachers.  Joshua is in middle school again with a locker and 4 different teachers (not including his music, spanish, latin and pe teachers).  Jacob has Mrs. Edwards.....love this lady.  One of the best teachers at SCS.  She is a pastor's wife in Four Oaks.  Jenna has a new teacher, Mrs. Smith....but she has taught third grade for 7 years at another Christian school (thankfully).  Praying this will be a good year for my kids.

Cupcakes

Last Saturday, Jack took the boys to a movie, so Jenna and I had some girl time again!!  We went to my dad's and did his laundry, did some shopping, and FINALLY went to try Gi-Gi's cupcakes!  That was a nice treat for us.  My calories for the day were not good, but it was worth it. She got the chocolate chip and I got the wedding cake!!  Thanks, Sara, for telling us about this place!!

running fever

This past weekend we took our last little short trip family adventure.  We went to Charlotte to shop.  We went to Concord Mills and to Ikea.....I loved Ikea.  I can't wait to go back.  We also went to the Panthers Training Camp.  On Saturday I ran my second 5k.  Joshua wanted to run, so I decided to go with him.  This was a very fun race.  I enjoyed this one more than the other.  It was more organized, gave away more freebies, the shirts were nicer, after snacks and drinks were better.  Jack ran ahead of us this time and I lost Joshua within the first two minutes.  He definitely has his daddy's genes.  He beat me by 7 or 8 minutes.  This was a tough course and I so badly wanted to stop and walk.  I didn't want to tell people that I had to walk when they asked, so I kept going.  I managed to take 3 minutes off my time.  I loved the cold chocolate milk after the race (who knew that would be good after running?) and all the Gatorade. Who knows....maybe I will keep running.  Jacob and Jenna didn't run the 5k, but they had a little football challenge for them to do.  More family memories:)

Key Lime Pie

Here is my newest dessert.....key lime pie....a nice Weight Watchers dessert!!reduced fat graham cracker crust


1 (1/16 ounce) package sugar-free lime gelatin

1/4 cup boiling water

1 (8 ounce) container fat-free whipped topping

2 (6 ounce) key lime pie yogurt

Directions:

1In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water.

2Stir in yogurt with wire whisk.

3Fold in whipped topping with wooden spoon.

4Spread in crust.

5Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Weight Loss

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I love Pinterest.  If we watch tv as a family at night I am usually looking at Pinterest.  A friend of mine posted these and I thought I would try it.....after all, I need all the help I can get.  These are 100 calorie cupcakes.  You take a strawberry cake mix and replace all the ingredients with 12 oz of diet 7up and that's it.  I frosted them with light whipped topping.  I didn't garnish them with strawberries this time, but I will next time.  I can't believe they were good with just adding diet 7up!  Wow.  I will definitely make these again!  Love easy peasy!

I need these cupcakes as my weight loss has reached a plateau.  I am doing everything right but have been very discouraged.  I haven't lost a pound in 3 weeks!  I am grateful for the 35 I have lost, but when I set my goal down to 1200 calories a day and I exercise and nothing comes off, you get a little discouraged.  I bought a new scale because mine was getting old and I swear the thing doesn't move at all.  I guess it's probably closer to the doctor's scales, but sometimes I feel like I'm killing myself to lose more.  I have tried to "step things up" and I've tried switching my exercise....running more, and doing less of some classes more of others.  Maybe my body says "you're done", but I would really like to lose some more so that I can have some "play around" with weight. 

What's been going on?

It's been awhile since I've posted.  I can't believe school starts in 4 weeks.  We've had such a great summer that I wish it could go on and on.  We've been swimming with friends, had play dates with the Mincy's, had Jessica over for two weeks, Ava over yesterday, family fun fest, fun activities like getting donuts and dressing up like cows for a free lunch.  We've been thrift shopping, kids exchange shopping, training for our 5k, and so much more.  I can't wait to see what the last 4 weeks have in store for us!

Braces

Our wallet just got a little empty!......Josh had to get braces.  He started off with purple and orange.....Clemson of course!  We had a follow up yesterday and they make you change it, so he went to blue/black for Duke.  He can't wait to go back in August so he can go back to Clemson colors.  Looks like we will be visiting the ortho every month now.  At least he will have a better smile than his mommy does!!