Wow Almost a Year!

In just a few weeks I am going to be a year out from surgery, and I can't believe that it has already been a year. I know that I was hoping that I would have lost more than I have, but I can't complain because I have lost almost 160 pounds and it is amazing.

I had my pictures take Saturday and as soon as I am able too I will post the pictures on my blog, they turned out great and I can actually tell you that I love them!

On March 14 I will take another picture to update even if there isn't much of a difference, it will be nice to compare a year! Thank you for all the love and support that all of you have shown over the last year, it has meant a lot to me and I don't think that I would have gotten through if it weren't for all of you.

Much Love!



January 19,2008
417 pounds



January 2009
269 pounds

Little Miss Kahi

These are Hallie's 8 year old pictures; can you believe that she is getting so big. She is such a beautiful little girl I am scared to see what she looks like when she grows up! I love this little girl she is my life, I may not have any of my own and she feels a void in my life. She is a ray of light in my life.

Hallie's 8th Birthday Party at Color Me Mine...

Hallie refusing to smile, she can be such a turd at times!





Hallie and her friends creating there own creations and "Color Me Mine"!











Even the adults had fun, and yes we all made coffee cups!

That which does not kill me......

There is a quote that I like; "That which does not kill me, will only make me stronger!" Well I have to tell you that today at work was straight from HELL!!!! The minute I got to my machine I got jumped on (and not by my supervisor) and the day went down hill from there. My CD player broke and I just felt like some one had pissed in my cheerios and I didn't appreciate it.

Especially because right now I am going out of my way and stepping up to try to make sure that both the cotton and the Silque lines get there work out. I am constantly being told that I am not fast enough and that they need more work out of me. I already run well over 100% and I don't know how much faster I can go. Not only does my shoulder stop me at times because of the Arthritis in it, but having had a Gastric Bypass and the diet that I am on makes it very difficult to have the energy that I need to push through the work days some times.

I don't feel very appreciated right now and it makes me upset; but I guess that there is nothing I can do about it. I just need to go to work every day and do the best that I can and remember that there is one who appreciates my hard work and that the way that other people think and feel about me doesn't matter.

So..."That which does not kill me, will only make me stronger!" is going to be my Mantra and maybe I will help me get through the rest of my week!

Thank you for letting me vent I fell a little better! Lots of Love

I Need A Vacation...

I really think that I need a vacation from life, work, my family and my husband. I just need me time but I don't see that happening any time soon. I feel like I am going crazy at work; the two other women that do the same job as me are both out; Shirleen Howard how surgery on her foot and will be back to work very soon. Suzanna is out of the country caring for her sick mother and wont be back until April; but once Shirleen is back we will be okay, I think that thing will start going a little smother.

Other Than that things are going good; my stomach sounds like a volcano today and isn't too pleased with me, but it happens a lot since my surgery. I am feeling amazing though and that is all that matters. The weight is starting to come off again, just at a slower rate than it was before. I happy with how every thing has gone over the last (almost) eleven months.

I hope that all of you are having a wonderful weekend and that it is prettier were you are than it is here. Lots of Love

Ronda