A Big Bummer

Today's Post was going to be video taken yesterday and this morning of Buddy.  I made the video and tried to upload it to YouTube while I was at work, get home and there was an error.  Blah!

So you guys will have to wait until tomorrow.  Sorry I don't have enough energy to make another interesting post for tonight.

Night Night

Alright well lets just by pass Youtube and share it right here!  :-)  Enjoy!

Ok Nevermind, its taking too long to upload here, I gotta get to bed, Early day at work tomorrow! 

I Think He Notice Us

As quoted by Angelina!

We just got home with our new chinchilla, Buddy!  Boy is he going to be a great addition to our home.  First night and hes already so calm and very lovable.  We have yet to take him out of the cage, that will be at least a day or two away, but he's letting us pet him, so that's a good sign.

I was trying to explain to Angelina that before we let him out he needs to get to know us.  She says to know what?  So I just said that he needs to get used to us, and to know that we are nice people.  Its very hard to explain "get to know us."  :-)

Well after we gave him new food and water and she was able to give him a raisin as a treat, she said "I think he notice us now, can we let him out to play?"  It was very cute to hear her say that, and she's trying so hard to get us to open that door to let him run. 

Currently she is showing him all her toys, and letting him smell them, its very cute to watch.  And to hear her say "Buddy" all the time melts my heart.  We made a great decision on bringing him to our home!  Such a great feeling seeing our daughter so extra happy!!!

Side Note:  For some reason when I put my camera card in the camera it says it needs to be formatted, and in turn if I do that all the pictures will be deleted, and I do not want that.  So we used the FlipCam, and will transfer the pictures from the card to a cd tomorrow!  Just trust me, he's adorable!

A New Addition to The Tripp House

We are getting a Chinchilla tomorrow evening!!!



About 6 years ago me and Mike got our first pet together.  We purchased a Chinchilla, and named him Iomi, together.  He was very young, and grew on us instantly.  He was alot of work, and demanded alot of attention. 

About a year later we were expecting Angelina, and figured with a new born, we couldn't give everything to Iomi that he needed.  When then gave it to my sisters co-worker, who had been wanting one.  It worked out wonderfully.

Fast forward to just a couple of months ago, me and Mike started tossing around the idea about getting another Chinchilla.  We went to the pet store to take a look at them again, and see what Angelina's reaction would be.  The start up costs are pretty expensive, but something we knew we wanted to do again some day.

Facebook can be a wonderful thing!  My sister read on her page that a co-worker of hers was asking if anyone would be interested in a Chinchilla.  Of course I told my sister to get in contact with her, that we would be very interested.  It turns out that this gal works two jobs and can't spend the extra time with her chinchilla, and wants it to go to a loving home. 

It turns out that we go pick him up tomorrow evening!  He's 4 years old, loves sand baths (which is something that Iomi did not like) and the best part is, everything comes included with him, all for Free!  We are all very excited.  We told Angelina about him already, and she went and got her stuffed Chinchilla to play with. 

I got my work cut out for me tomorrow as I have to clean up the house, and rearrange to make room for his cage.  Busy Busy!

Typing With One Eye Open

Or more importantly one eye closed. 

Today was day 5.  Day 5 for what you might ask?  The 5th day in a row I worked, and I'm tired.  And what makes this more exhausting?  I still have one more to go.

I know most of you are asking why am I complaining?  Lots of people work 5 days in a row.  But I am not one of those, LOL.  I signed up for part time and JUST that, PART TIME!  Allow me to complain, please?  :-)

I try to stay positive right?  I am thankful that I have a job, that I have extra money to pay the needed bills, and have fun on the side.  For instance I have cable Internet, to do just this tonight, BLOG!  This I am thankful for.  I was able to walk to the store to grab a few groceries and was able to buy Angelina and Mike a treat, this I am thankful for.  I would say I am thankful for the few hours I get to leave the house, but I'm not.  Actually I am a home body and would love to just stay home.  Adult conversation at work?  Ha, with customers?  They are in and out faster then I can say their total.  There are a few that I have gotten to know during the years, but sadly they don't make up for the rest.  Someday I want to write a book, someday maybe I will!

With that, I'll leave you for tonight.  The house is all quiet except for the clock on the wall ticking.  Reminding me in 6hrs I get to do it all over again!  Thanks for putting up with my Debbie Downer Post for this evening!  Night Night!

Angelina Making Poop

Here is a video that I shared on my Youtube channel this morning.  Thought I would share it with you guys too!

Making Poop

Sweaty Face

Grossed out by the title?

How about the picture?  Lol

There is a gal on Youtube that I follow Nicole, Ceramicheart150 and she started a Sweaty Face Challenge, where you were to share your "post workout face".  At the end she posted a video with a Sweaty Face Train, and showed them all.  I unfortunately didn't participate, but did watch all the faces.  She has since kept this theme going, with people posting their faces on FB and Twitter. 

So I decided to take my very own picture after my workout the other day.  Actually Angelina took it for me, which I think she did a great job, focused and everything, plus the camera is pretty heavy.  Kudos to her!!! 

I also took and am posting this picture as a "before" picture.  I find when the scale doesn't show the results that I have been trying so hard to achieve, sometimes a picture will show me how well I'm doing instead.  So here you go...The Before! 

This picture was taken after I did a Dvd workout called Walk Away the Pounds...which I'll probably abbreviate to WATP from now on.  Its by Leslie Sansone and she has you walking, kicking, side steps, and knee lifts during the workout.  And she gets you walking with the beat of the music which gives you the mph needed.  Her Dvd's are based on Miles.  The one I like is a two mile walk which is about 30mins, that includes a warm up as well.   She has videos starting at a One Mile, all the way up to 5 I believe.  They are a lot of fun as far as exercising goes and go by relatively fast.  It surprising some days on how sore you can get from just walking in your living room to the beat of the Dvd!

I encourage any of you on a weight loss journey like myself, to take a picture!  Even if you have already started, take one today!  Better yet if you take it after a workout, lets share those Sweaty Faces!!!

A New Month With Fresh Eating

Happy October 1st Everyone!

You know what I love?  Waking up and looking at my phone and seeing the 1st of a new month.  This morning when my alarm went off (I use my phone) it was a joy to see that October had started.  Flipping the calender, and seeing the New Month everywhere.  Something about the start of a brand new month is so refreshing!!!

Today was the first day of the pledge I took, Here!  For the whole month of October I promised to myself to only eat unprocessed foods.  Everyone once in a while through out October I will share what was on my menu for the day.  I won't do it daily cause lets face it, not many of you care what I eat I'm sure.  Today was sorta easy for the most part cause I worked during the day, so for 5hrs I wasn't tempted.  I did go out to dinner for my niece's birthday, but I made a good choice.  It might not have been clean per se, but it was one of the healthier choices.  So here you go, what I ate today!

Breakfast:
Real Oatmeal, (cooking it on the stove not the microwave lol)
Banana

Lunch:
Applesauce, Tuna

Snack when I got home from work:
Apple (It was huge, bigger then a softball) 

Dinner:
French Dip Sandwich from The Ram with french fries LOL  Hey a girl has to enjoy a birthday celebration!  But the sandwich was plainer then plain, so it evened out!

Water Water and More Water!!!

So all and all a pretty good day!  I'm happy with that!  Much Love, Thanks for reading, and I'm off to bed!  :-)