Thursday, July 23, 2015

Family

 The other morning Lena climbed into bed with Dan and I and as we were snuggling she said, "I am so happy I have a family now!"  Lena has a flare for the dramatic and I think she was likely quoting Stitch (an alien orphan) from Lilo and Stitch which she had watched recently.  However, I was struck by the truth of her statement.  Lena with her 11 other embryo siblings (including McKinley) were family-less in cryogenic storage for several years before Dan and I adopted them and even after that it was several more years before they were born into the presence of God or in McKinley and Lena's case born into our earthly family.  I too am so glad that Lena and McKinley have a family now!  What a blessing. 
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La Dolce Vida (Italy, Greece, Croatia, and Turkey 2010)

Elizabeth's Weightloss Journey

Body Fat Loss Goal

Start: 38.7% Body Fat at 207.0 lbs = 80.1 lbs of fat
Goal: 33.0% Body Fat by September 1, 2013
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Wk1: 38.5% at 204.0 = 78.54 lbs of fat (-1.56 lb)
Wk2: 37.8% at 205.5 = 77.68 lbs of fat (-.86 lb)
Wk3: 36.9% at 203.5 = 75.09 lbs of fat (-2.59 lb)
Wk4: 37.3% at 204.0= 76.09 lbs of fat (+1.00 lb)
Wk5: 37.4% at 201.5 =75.36 lbs of fat (-.73 lb)
Wk 6: 37.1% at 199.5 =74.01 lbs of fat (-1.35 lb)
Vacation
Wk 7: 36.2% at 198.0 = 71.6 lbs of fat
Wk 8: 36.7 at 196.0 = 71.9 lbs of fat
Wk 10: 35.9 at 198 = 71.0 lbs of fat
Took a break for FET#4....
Wk 11: 36.2% at 194.5 = 70.4lbs of fat
Wk 12 (September 1st):

Our Adoption Journey

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