QCDC "Back to School Bash"

On Friday, August 14, Queen City Dancing Queen had a "Back to School Bash" to collect school supplies for local school children whose parents can't afford to buy school supplies. It was a huge success.

Pam, Jenny Noto, and me!
There were 70+ people there. We did 20 minutes each of Urban Shimmy (belly dancing), Hit It (kick boxing), Zumba (latin), and Dance Out (hip hop with a little bit of country).

If you wanted to, you could dress in your gym clothes (something like you would have worn in gym ions ago). An instructor, who I had never met, went around while we were dancing and picked 3 costumes that she liked. I didn't know she was doing this. After it was over, she annouced who she picked. I was one of them. Then they let the people decide who the winner was based the amount of applause.

I was the winner! I got a nice Zumba t-shirt. I have lost 14 pounds, but why does the camera always add 10?

Mid-August

I can't believe it is already the middle of August. It has been so long since I had a new post that I almost forgot my user name and password to log in. Things have been pretty normal around the house lately. There hasn't been a lot going on, just the normal everyday stuff. Going to work, Zumba, shuffling the kids back and forth to friends houses, and still calorie counting.

I have lost a total of 13 pounds, 2.5" in my waist, 1.5" - hips, 4"- chest, 2" - thigh, .25" - calf, 1.5" - bicep, and 3% body fat. That is a total of 11.75 inches that I have lost. I feel so much better and my clothes are fitting better. I have had people ask me if I am loosing weight and it sure does feel good! I still need to loose about 13 pounds and 9% body fat to reach my goal, so I am about half way there.

Tyler turned 16 last Saturday. He does not have his license yet because he was a week late getting his permit. His Dad is taking him Monday to try for his license.

We are going to the beach next Thursday. I am looking forward to having a couple of days off. If Tyler gets his license, he will be driving to the beach.

School starts on the 25th. I am counting down the days. Tyler will be a junoir, Brittney a sophmore, and Autumn is in her last year of middle school. Where has the time gone?