Photo Challenge: Day 30 (Whew!)

I'll end this 30-Day Photo Challenge with a photo of Tim. He's the real reason for everything going on in my world, anyway. He works so hard so we can live a happy life, surrounded by a great support team of friends and church family, living where there's lots to do and warm winters to keep my rheumatoid arthritis from keeping me in constant pain for months on end.

His birthday was the 27th, and we had him home this past weekend, but we didn't get any photos. My camera's on its last leg and he was only home for a 34 hour reset of his 70 hour workweek clock (which includes breaks, meal time stops, pickups & deliveries). When he's home, we always end up spending the first day running tons of errands to restock his truck for the next 2 to 3 weeks and resupply him with audio books from the library for the trip.

Day 2 is family day. We go to church, spend time together as a family, and try to do a meal together - although at 18, Adam's usually out somewhere.

It's very appropriate to end the month with this picture of Tim. By the way, he's even thinner than this picture. Here he was 161 lbs. Now he's around 150 - 152 lbs. He went from a 36" waist to a 28/29 inch waist! He actually can wear the same size jeans as my thin boys! I love the RVL results we've seen.

Thank you for spending some time on my blog, looking at my photos, and reading a little about our everyday world. Have a great week!

Photo Challenge: Day 29

Congratulations to my sister Alana! After about 10 years of her college changing her requirements, telling her the 1 or 2 labs she has left are too full for her, dealing with serious family issues, and working around 1 and sometimes 2 full-time jobs - she finally did it! She had earned her CNA a few years ago, but now she's an LPN! She found a college with a very vigorous accelerated program that was her last shot at getting her degree. She subjected herself to working at the Lahey Clinic, many long hours of school, going a month without a day off, very little sleep, if any at all, some nights, while trying to maintain some sense of a normal life and keeping her relationship with her boyfriend going strong. It was very difficult, I know, but she made it. I knew she would. She's an achiever and when she's determined to go after something, she'll achieve it. Congratulations, Alana. We're all very proud of you!