HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE TO ALL!! WE ALL JUST FINISHED OUR DECEMBER CHALLENGE YESTERDAY..AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY EVERY PERSON TRIED AND DID ALOT BETTER THAN THEY NORMALLY WOULD HAVE IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER! YOU ALL DID FANTASTIC! LOOKS LIKE OUR WINNER IS CORINNE!CONGRATS CORINNE- YOUR HARD WORK COMES THROUGH!! AGAIN, TO ME YOU ARE ALL REALLY WINNERS THIS TIME! HERE IS TOTALS**CORINNE CE: 50/60 WK:16/16 WT: 30/30 PG:4/4 FC:12/12***MELODY CE: 50/60 WK:10/16 WT: 20/30 PG:3/4 FC:12/12***AMI CE: 48/60 WK:16/16 WT:30/30 FC:12/12 PG:4/4 ***STEPH CE:46/60 WK12/16 WT:21/30 PG:3/4 FC:9/12**SYBIL CE:31/60 WK:14/16 WT:28/30 PG:3/4 FC:5/12**COLETTE CE: 33/60 WK:16/16 WT: 22/30 PG:4/4 FC:3**MIKE CE: 30/60 WK: 16/16 WT:19 PG:4/4 FC:3 BAMBI CE:35/60 WK: 16/16 WT: 29/30 PG: 3/4 FC:11/12***ANNIE CE:46/60 WK: 16/16 WT:18/30 PG:4/4 FC:11/12 LINDSAY CE:34/60 WK:11/16 WT:1/30 FC: 3/12**NICKI-CE:29 WK:6/16 WT:7/30 PG:3/4*** I KNOW MANY OF YOU ENJOYED THIS CHALLENGE! NOW IT IS TIME TO FOCUS ON THE NEW YEAR AND NEW GOALS.I WILL BE DOING EVERY PERSONS MEASURMENTS NEXT WEEK AS 2014 STARTS..THIS MAY SHORTEN YOUR WORKOUT TIME SOME, BUT WILL BE WELL WORTH IT!******I HAD A EXPERIENCE THIS WEEKEND THAT REALLY BROUGHT THE WORD "STRENGTH" RIGHT TO THE FOREFRONT OF MY LIFE! MY SON WENT SNOWBOARDING SAT AND HAD TO BE BROUGHT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN BY MEDICS. HE SNAPPED HIS COLLAR BONE IN HALF, CRACKED A RIB, BLOODIED BOTH SIDES OF HIS NOSE, AND HIT HIS JAW PRETTY BAD. IT WAS A SCAREY CALL TO GET FROM THE MEDICS..BUT I LEARNED SOMETHING.I WAS SO OVERCOME BY A FEELING OF PURE GRATEFULNESS ONCE I FOUND OUT IT WAS NOT HIS NECK OR HIS BACK. I SAID..WE GOT THIS! WE CAN HANDLE THIS!WE HAVE JUST BEEN GIVEN A GIFT. WHEN I FIRST MET WITH MY SON IN THE ER..HE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN FEELING THE SAME WAY JUST THEN..HIS GIFT WAS THAT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HURT, HE WAS BEING LOOKED AFTER THAT DAY, AND IT COULD OF BEEN SO MUCH WORSE..WE GOT THIS!..WE CAN HANDLE THIS!..STRENGTH ISNT JUST ABOUT TIGHT T'S AND BULGING MUSCLES. STRENGTH COMES FROM DEEP INSIDE. ITS A MIND SET. IN THAT SMALL LITTLE ROOM WHERE HE AWAITS HIS X RAYS..IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE HIM, AND THE DOCTOR COULD BARELY SQUEEZE AROUND US..STRENGTH!!..WE ALL FORMED A STRONG UNIT. I ALWAYS TALK TO YOU ABOUT STRENGTH AND BEING STRONG..THIS WEEKEND PROVED IT..I AM STRONG, YOU ARE STRONG, AND WHEN WE COME TOGETHER TO FORM A UNIT WE ARE EVEN THAT MUCH STRONGER!THE FIRST QUESTION MY SON ASKED THE DOCTOR WAS.."HOW LONG UNTIL I CAN WORKOUT AGAIN?'...YEP, THATS MY BOY!!YOU ALL SHOWED YOUR OWN STRENGTH BY STICKING TO A CHALLENGE THIS MONTH! HOPE YOUR READY FOR ME IN 2014!!

Christmas challenge week 3 and 1 week to go! Heres point totals: NICKI CE:29/56 WK:6/16 WT: 7/30 PG 3/4***MELODY CE:35/56 WK:7/16 WT:14/30 PG:2/4 FC:4/12 *** SYBIL CE:25/56 WK:12/16 WT:21/30 PG:3/4 FC:3/12***CORINNE CE:34/56 WK:12/16 WT:21/30 PG:3/4 FC:4/12***STEPH: 36/60 WK:9/16 WT:16/30 PG:2/4 FC:3*** ANNIE CE:34/56 WK:12/16 WT:13/30 PG:3/4 FC:4/12*** MIKE CE:23/56 WK:12/16 WT:15/30 PG:3/4 FC: 2/12 ***AMI CE:36/56 WK:12/16 WT:21/30 PG:3/4 FC:4/12 ***BAMBI CE:31/56 WK:12/16 WT:25/30 PG:3/4 FC:3/12 COLETTE CE: 25/60 WK: 12/16 WT:17/30 PG:3/4 FC:0 *** LINDSAY CE:30/56 WK:7/16 WT:1 PG:1 FC:0 I know Nicki has already reached her personal goal and Corinne is very close. I know Mike and Colette have really been doing well with theirs and hopefully the rest of you are ready! Thank you for such nice Christmas gifts! You are all so kind!! I am so excited for Christmas. Christmas morning is my favorite. Hannah and Dakota will be staying the night again..so I will have all my kids at home !I am wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and hoping each of your homes will be filled with the spirit of Christ. Keep up with your challenges, you have all done so well! Truthfully~ I have really enjoyed it and the push has been fun! yes, I said it..FUN?!?! Thank you Sybil for donating wipes!!

Week 2 of Christmas challenge! I can tell as it gets closer to the holiday it has been a bit more tough! I love to see that everyone is trying to do their very best! Today starts a new week..lets kick some butt! Here are totals..NICKI- CE:19/56 WK:3/16 WT:4/30 PG:2/4***Melody:CE:24/60 WK:4/16 WT:9/30 PG:1/4***SYBIL CE:19/60 WK:8/16 WT:14/30 PG:2/4***BAMBI CE: 24/60 WK:8/16 WT:13/30 PG:2/4***AMI CE:25/56 WK:8/16 WT:14/30 PG2/4***COLETTE CE:17/56 WK:8/16 WT:12/30 PG:2/4***MIKE CE:15/56 WK: 8/16 WT:11/30 PG: 2/4 ***LINDSAY CE:13/56 WK:4/16 WT:1/30 PG:1/4***STEPH CE:25/56 WK:6/16 WT:11/30 PG:2/4***ANNIE CE:24/60 WK:8/16 WT:9/30 PG:2/4***CORINNE CE:23/60 WK:8/16 WT:14/30 PG: 2/4 GOOD JOB GUYS! It is so hard to believe that Christmas is just next week! I'm planning on watching Christmas movies and doing some cheesy fun holiday things! Tonight we went to the lights..i have included a few pics!!

Week one on the Christmas challenge down! Yay! Most of you really rocked it! Way to go! Talk about impressive. It's been fun to have two groups! I'll be completely honest..one of the workouts in my group was the hardest thing I have done in a long time! I barely made it! LOL.. and scared to get back on and try again! We all said we were up for a challenge~ right?? Bring it on!! Here are the stats...and so sorry my blog will not let me do paragraphs so its all clumped together!*** NICKI-CE:12 WK:2 WT:3 PG:1***MELODY CE: 13 WK: 3 WT:4 PG:1***SYBIL CE:12 WK:4 WT:7 PG:1 ***BAMBI CE:13 WK:4 WT:7 PG:1 ***AMI CE:13 WK:4 WT:7 PG:1 ***COLETTE CE:9 WK:4 WT:6 PG:1 *** MIKE CE:8 WK:4 WT:6 PG:1 ***LINDSAY CE:13 WK:4 WT:1 PG:1 ***STEPH CE:13 WT:6 WK:3 PG:1 ** ANNIE CE:12 WT:5 WK:4 PG:1 *** CORINNE:CE:12 WK:4 WT:7 PG:1*** Week 2 has now started. good luck and keep it up!!

Sounds like everyone had a really great Thanksgiving! I love this time of year! So many traditions and fun things to do together. Today starts the December challenge! whoot whoot!!My goal has always been to keep us healthy, fit and following a good nutrition plan. I think this challenge is perfect! Just the right amount of balance- I have made sure each workout is fat burning..so burn away!!Next sunday I will post this weeks numbers! I still have just a couple people to military test, and should have all scores posted by first thing next week!