Where Has The Time Gone?

After Pioneer Day I always feel like the summer has come to and end. the School supplies and fall clothing appears in the stores. the Back to School ads are all over TV......another summer over (it's :( so sad.). Now looking at what I wanted to accomplish this summer is even sadder: I haven't even begun to make it off the top of my project list...but then that is hardly a new thing for me. My personal goals while in progress they aren't progressing as quick as i want them too.
Enough sad woe is me stuff.
Yes, the time has flown, but that just mean things are coming faster....like Elder Calls return. I know he comes home in November, but in his letter he said 4 1/2 months! Wow that seems even faster than saying November. I am so happy that he is serving a mission and loving it, but I also miss him and it will be nice to actually see him once in awhile. I don't know how people do it, not seeing their kids and close family. I think about the pioneers moving across the plains and around the world, never to see their families again and it makes my heart hurt.
I guess i need to make good this last week of July. There is still time to get the "summer" projects and goals completed. I just need to do more organizing and doing, and less sitting around lamenting...
MCC

Happy July

We have been having a wonderful summer! We returned from our annual Cole family retreat at Bear Lake and are trying to get back to normal. We had an awesome time at the lake with weather ranging from cold to very hot....We played in the water, sand and under the sun. We ate too much had, lots of time to read and play games. I even did some painting while on the beach. I think I can safely say that we all had a good time together....but we are also all a lot older.

We had Captain Awesome with us Friday and Saturday and he loves the beach and the water.

Captain A, trying to walk on the sand.

Here he is with Grandma Great- Sheri.
(I told her we needed to call her 'GiGi' for grandma great).
She was making his legs dance..side together, side touch....

Walking in the sand.....

It was all fun but now I have to lose the 5 lbs. I gained by not paying attention, eating junk and sitting around.....

MCC

Yeah......Let the Summer Begin

It is the first Monday of Summer. I take any opportunity I can to find a beginning, to set new goals, to make a fresh start. Today is no exception.
We started with a new walk...it kicked our butts, but we will endure and continue to do it until it is no longer a challenge. We didn't walk any further than we have been walking we just changed up the intensity by making half of it a climb up hill. My legs are already feeling a bit of the work out.
The Diet plan is in place.....I have menus in hand so it is much easier than I had anticipated. I also like tracking what i am eating.....I am told that tracking or a food journal is a key factor to weight loss. I of course am weighing everyday even thought you aren't supposed to on WW, but hey that is okay.
Now on to making the every week stuff fit in with my new resolve.

Goals for the summer: June 7th to Labor Day
Diet and Exercise- Lose 20 lbs. Exercise for at least 40 min. 5 days a week. Eat according to menu plan.
Home- Finish loft. Basement- Home Theater space painted, screen, etc... Nelson's room cleaned up and re-decorated. Megan's room cleaned out and re-decorated. Storage room cleaned out.
Yard - Retaining wall for front garden. Brick Mail Box.
Family - Weekly activity. Lunch with M & L once a month. More time with Sisters and Mom.
Spiritual - Read the Book of Mormon. Temple once a week.
Financial - Save an extra $100.00.