March by the numbers

TWO - books read (Alone and Love You More, both by Lisa Gardner)
THREE new albums(all new releases) were purchased Justin Timberlake, Blake Shelton and Tim McGraw.
FOUR a. - weeks until I run my very 1st half marathon. Woot Woot!
FOUR b. -  missed days(in a row) at Fitness MD. Trying to heal a foot injury. Boo that!
SEVEN -  blog  posts recorded in March.
TWELVE - the number of candles on Carter's birthday cake.
TWELVE.4  - mile run. It happened. I checked it off of my training schedule.
FOURTEEN - layouts created. They happened because I was at the beach for our Scrapbook Weekend)
NINETY SIX - miles logged this month.

February by the numbers

ONE a. February marks one year since I have lost my 100 lbs.. Proud to report that I have kept it off!

ONE b. book read. The Theory of Relativity

THREE blog posts recorded. This actually makes me sad that I didn't record more of our happenings.

NINE notes sent via snail mail. Love sending little love notes to friends and family.

TWELVE Valentine cards were sent.

EIGHTEEN basketball games played by the boys/attended by us.

TWENTY FOUR sweet treats were delivered to friends and family for Valentine's Day!

SIXTY TWO. SEVENTY FIVE miles were logged. 1/2 Marathon here I come!

ONE HUNDRED days of school were celebrated...kindergarten style.

By the Numbers - January 2013

Here we are, one month down in the New Year! Time is flying by! We enjoyed so many fun things this month!

ZERO a. - books read/finished. I am half way through one that will count in February By the Numbers.

ZERO b. - scrapbook layouts created. I think this is a first in many, many years.

ONE - the number of movies we saw in the theatre. We saw The Jack Reacher movie. I liked it. I have read some of the Lee Child books and thought they did a great job.

TWO - year anniversary at Fitness MD for me! I am so happy that I have stuck with it and that it is a part of my daily routine.

THREE - the number of days I was down and out with the nasty flu bug. Not how I wanted to start my New Year off. I even missed the gym during those 3 days...you know it was bad!

FOUR - all 4 of our boys are playing basketball this season. Lots of practices and lots of games!

FIVE - new songs purchased from itunes. Loving Ben Taylor...By Your Side, I try, Not Alone

NINE - blog posts for the month of January.

TEN -  handwritten notes were sent by me(New year goal to write more snail mail)

TWELVE -  friends play football at the park for hours on end.  Tanner organized a big football game. He even called them all the night before to make sure they were coming. I  Love that boys have a great group of friends in the neighborhood.

FOURTEEN - candles on Tanner's birthday cake this year. 14 candles!!!! Time is flying by!

EIGHTEEN -  (out of 20) basketball games were won by the boys!

TWENTY -  basketball games played between the 4 boys.

THIRTY ONE - days of my 2013 Project Life have been completed.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT miles were logged this month

TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR - ornaments taken off of our tree this year! It is all packed up and put away. The house feels so naked and bare.

December by the numbers

ZERO - Zilch  Handmade Christmas cards designed/created by me this season. There wasn't enough time. Boo that! I better get started on next years cards, NOW :-).

TWO - or 2nd. I won 2nd place for the Ugly Christmas Sweater party this year. Hoping to nab 1st place next year.

FOUR - new Christmas albums to add to the ever growing Christmas collection(Lady Antebellum, Scotty McCreery, Blake Shelton, Glee: Vol. 3.)

FIVE -  new songs purchased (Girl on Fire- Alicia Keys, Casadee Pope - Stupid Boy, Juliet Sims - Wild Child, Raelynn - Boyfriend, Matchbox Twenty - Overjoyed-my current fave)

SIX a. - weeks of maintenance on Weight Watchers was completed by me. Yipeeeee!!! You are looking at Weight Watchers newest lifetime member :).

SIX b.- stockings were hung with care.

SEVEN - soccer games for the boys(more tournaments).

EIGHT- families get together to look at Christmas light for FHE in Rocklin. FUN!

TWELVE a. - single page layouts completed for the Grandma calendars.

TWELVE b. - months of By the Numbers was completed for the year 2012.

FIFTEEN - double batches of candy coated Christmas popcorn were made and shared with friends/neighbors.

TWENTY THREE - blog posts for the month of December

TWENTY FOUR - girlfriends get together at the mall in our best tacky Christmas sweaters and have a great time doing so.

THIRTY SEVEN  - birthday candles on my sister, Amber's birthday cake. Love that girl.

EIGHTY FIVE -  miles logged. The colder weather is keeping me indoors a little bit more.

ONE HUNDRED - sugar cookies were rolled, cut and baked for Garrett's class party and our boys.

ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY - Christmas cards were addressed and mailed off.

That wraps up our year in By the Numbers! We can't wait to see what next year brings, number wise!

November by the numbers

ZERO - books read. As soon as my  head hits the pillow, I am out.

ONE - new BIG calling(church job) for me.Meet the new Relief Society President :-).

TWO -  new Chevron print (grey and white) throw pillows sewn by my Mama.

THREE -  new valances made by my Mama for our room(we painted and got new bedding).

THREE.FIVE  - years of serving in the Young Women's program comes to an end.

FOUR - layouts created.

FIVE.FIVE - years of working for Green Tangerines has come to an end. They closed the store this week.

SIX - basketball games were reffed by John.

TEN - I ran my 1st official 10 k this month on Thanksgiving day with my Aunt Carla and my cousin, Kerstin.

TWELVE -  soccer games were played by the boys(all tournaments).

THIRTY -  days of gratitude/photos were recorded via Instagram.

THIRTY ONE - family members gather together at my parents for Thanksgiving dinner.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWO - miles were logged this month(walking,cardio blast and running).


One more month of By the Numbers to be recorded for 2012 and I will have completed another year.

October by the Numbers

ZERO Halloween candy was consumed by me :-).

ONE book was read (The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner).

TWO a. trips to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm this month/season!

TWO b. Trunk or Treats were enjoyed(school and at church).

FOUR a. games were won by the San Francisco Giants to sweep the Tigers for the 2012 World Series win.

FOUR b. Halloween costumes were put together or purchased for the boys.

SIX a.  layouts were created(4 of them were sports related). One for each of the boys. Soccer, Football, Baseball, and Basketball.

SIX b.  pumpkins were purchased and carved.

NINE October birthdays. Some of my favorite people share a birthday month with me.

FIFTEEN soccer games were played by the boys/attended by us.

NINETEEN blog posts for the month of October. I am on a roll.

THIRTY the # of candles on my baby brothers birthday cake. Welcome to the club,Tyson!

THIRTY THREE new songs downloaded. The Taylor Swift RED album and the Jason Aldean Night Train album. I also purchased the singles, Hall of Fame by the Script and Ho Hey by the Lumineers.

THIRTY EIGHT years of life have been enjoyed so far. I had a great birthday/month.

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE miles were run/walked  this month.

September by the numbers

1. book read (Silver Girl)

3. layouts created( Low #, I took a month off from the GTKC for Sept.).

6. Merit Badges were earned by Tanner (2 were Eagle required-YAY!!!).

11.  years since 9-11. So many  thoughts and memories AND thankfulness for all of those who helped others and for those who lost their  lives that day!

13. blog posts recorded for the month.

15. new songs were purchased(new Alanis Morissette album -LOVE it), Pink (Blow), Taylor Swift(Ronon and We are Never Getting Back Together), and Dave Matthews Band- Mercy).

16 a. years and counting of wedded bliss for the Mr. and I.

16 b. My nephew Kai turned sweet 16. Can't decide if he is old or if I am getting old???

17. TRAIN songs heard LIVE *sigh* it made me so happy!

19.soccer games were played by the boys and watched by the fans :-)

22. hours was all we needed to escape/feel re-energized.

139.75.  miles were logged this month.

August by the numbers

ZERO. cavities for Tanner and Carter at their dentist appt. this month! YAY!!!!!

TWO.  books read (True Colors and The Survivors Club)

THREE (3rd). the grade Garrett is in this year!

FIVE. soccer games(tournaments only...the calm before the storm).

SIX. (6th) the grade Carter is in this year.
SEVEN a. blog posts recorded  this month.

SEVEN. days of Summer vacation left.

EIGHT. (8th) the grade Tanner is in this year.

NINE. layouts completed.

THIRTY ONE. Fit Club classes attended( I have added Saturdays, too)

FIFTEEN THOUSAND.  runners/walkers at the Sacramento Color Run.

July by the Numbers

ONE a. - awesome Brad Paisley concert(me).
ONE b. - awesome American Idol concert(Tanner and Carter -their 1st concert)
TWO a. - books read (The Paris Wife and Hide)
TWO b. - new albums( Maroon 5 and The Zac Brown Band-love them both)
THREE - deaths. This makes me so sad. We lost some amazing people this month :-(. Colleen(a cousin), Dick(an Uncle) and Tony (a family friend). My heart breaks for their families. Hugs to all of their families. We love you!
FIVE - more lbs. to lose to hit my final weight loss goal. I have had the same 5 lbs. to lose for months. Seriously!!!!! I can lose a 114 lbs. but can't lose the last 5-grrrrrrrrr!It is driving me crazy. I am posting it here to make me accountable. I CAN do this!!!! I will report back next month!
SIX a. - All Star games played by Carter.
SIX b. - blog posts recorded.
SEVEN - soccer games played(hello Select/Comp tournaments)
EIGHT - days left of our Summer vacation- boo that!
ELEVEN - scrapbook pages completed.
TWELVE - mile run...without stopping...my farthest to date! Go ME!!!
TWENTY TWO -  Fit Club classes attended(M-F). I only missed one(Stomach flu-blah).
TWENTY SEVEN - girlfriends attend a Brad Paisley concert for G.N.O..
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX - miles run this month( a few of those miles were walked, most of those miles were from running).

Have a happy August! We can't believe school starts next month/week! Summer went by way too fast!

June by the numbers

WOW! We are half way through the year! Here is another month in our lives...by the numbers style!

TWO A. books read (Iron House and The Pilots Wife) TWO B. Home runs hit by Carter during the All Star games this month Four All Star games played by the 11 yr. old squad...GO Woodcreek!!! FIVE TOC games played (and won) by Carter and his Major Padres team. SIX the # of days Tanner spends at Scout camp(Mt. Lassen) SEVEN minute mile run by me :-)...1st time ever! EIGHT candles on Garrett's birthday cake. TWELVE new songs downloaded...the new Kenny Chesney CD. I am in love :-). THIRTEEN A. 11 yr. old boys dye their hair blond...All Star tradition. THIRTEEN B. Blog posts recorded. FOURTEEN friends enjoy dinner and WICKED. TWENTY FOUR days of Summer vacation have been enjoyed so far. TWENTY FIVE games won by the LL Major Padres this season...25-0 this season. ONE HUNDRED and ELEVEN miles walked/run this month!

April by the Numbers

Oh my!!! Where has the time gone??? Life is moving way too fast! I keep wondering when time will slow down. I have come to the conclusion that it isn't going to happen. I need to learn to enjoy the journey and the fast pace lives we lead. April was another super busy month...nothing new! Here is our month, by the numbers. ZERO casts for Tanner...finally walking on his own two feet again. ONE home run knocked out of the ball park by Carter. It was awesome! TWO phone calls with a producer from the Dr. Oz Show for the Transformation Nation Contest. Exciting! THREE different eggs hunts for the boys. THIRD place in the Green Tangerines Biggest Loser Contest. FIVE days of STAR testing were completed by the boys. SIX scrapbook layouts were created. NINE blog posts for the month. TEN baseball games played/attended. TWELVE new songs from itunes. I am LOVING the new TRAIN album(California 37). FOURTEEN days of Spring Break were enjoyed by the boys. TWENTY ONE a. Fit Club workouts completed. TWENTY ONE b. Cardio Blast Classes completed. THIRTY SIX eggs colored/dyed. Forty Three candles on John's birthday cake. Eighty birthday candles on Grandma Pung's birthday cake. ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN miles were logged(lots of running and some walking). ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX cards were completed by the YW for their camp fundraiser-whew! TWO HUNDRED Finalists were contacted by the Dr. Oz show for placing in the top 200 out of 1.3 million contestants and I was one of them! YAY!!! This month was wonderful...lots of celebrating the ones we love. We can't wait to see what fun awaits us in May!

March by the Numbers

Another memorable month...filled with family, friends and memories.
ZERO books were read. AARRGGHHH. I am struggling with this one...I love to read but don't have the time.
ONE Dr.'s appt. for Tanner...we are starting to see the light at the end of this tunnel.
TWO the number times Tanner has seen the Hunger Games...so far!
FOUR days were spent at Dillon Beach...it was awesome!
THREE of our boys make the Select(A)Soccer teams.
FIVE blog posts recorded for March.
SIX baseball games were played.
SEVEN miles were run(by me) with out stopping...1st time EVER.
EIGHT girlfriends get together and enjoy a weekend at the beach.
ELEVEN candles on Carter's birthday cake this year.
TWELVE/midnight the time John, Tanner, Carter and friends saw the Hunger Games.
EIGHTEEN scrapbook pages were created(loved my time at the beach).
TWENTY ONE days of the Cardio Blaster class were attended.
THIRTY Fit Club classes were attended(some double days in there).
ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN miles were run/walked.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE Mothers' Day cards are being prepped/made(For the YW camp fundraiser).

February by the Numbers

Oh boy! I am so behind on blog posts. Instead of trying to catch up, I thought I would start today and move forward. Before I do that, I wanted to record our February by the Numbers. They are some of my favorite posts to look back on, a quick glimpse of our family comings/goings/milestones.

ZERO books read by me(totally bums me out).
TWO different casts for Tanner(goodbye full leg cast, hello short cast).
THREE a. blog posts for the month...so sad!
THREE b. basketball parties celebrating awesome seasons.
FOUR a. layouts created...slow scrappin' month for me.
FOUR b. weeks of Fit Club classes under John's belt. Go, John, GO!
FIVE miles were run without stopping. First time ever(did this twice this month)!
EIGHT minute mile...fastest time ever!
Eleven a. friends get together to celebrate my 100 lb. weight loss...surprise style. Still makes me cry, I am blessed with amazing, thoughtful friends!
ELEVEN b. new songs downloaded. I bought the latest Blake Shelton album. Loving it!
TWELVE basketball games played by the boys(Carter,Garrett and Brody).
EIGHTEEN the # of candles on our niece, Sasha's birthday cake. It was fun to celebrate that milestone with her.
SIXTEEN family members go to the movies for my Mom's birthday!FUN!
TWENTY FIVE Fit Club classes were attended...couple of double days in there!
THIRTY FOUR years of marriage for my parents...thankful for their example.
FORTY NINE(RS) lose their shot at the Super Bowl...bummer.
SIXTY ONE candles on my Mama's birthday cake this year.
ONE HUNDRED lbs. gone from my body as of this month...HUGE goal checked off of the list.
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY miles logged(lots of running this month).

January 2012 by the numbers

We had an eventful start to our New year. Nothing like a trip( a full day spent)to the ER :-). We are adjusting to life with Tanner in a full leg cast. Our errands, getting him to school and anything else that requires transporting him,takes a little bit longer to do :-). He has been a trooper.

Here we go. Our month by the numbers.
ONE book read (Worth Dying For by Lee Child)
TWO a. broken bones for Tanner(the Fibula and the Tibia-OUCH).
TWO b. date nights for John and I.
THREE Dr. appts. to the orthopedic surgeon for Tanner.
SIX scrapbook layouts created.
TWELVE basketball games attended/played by Carter, Garrett and Brody.
THIRTEEN candles on Tanner's birthday cake.
FOURTEEN new songs downloaded from itunes( the new Tim McGraw, Emotional Traffic album-LOVE it. I also bought the Jesse J. Domino song)!
SEVENTEEN days of the Cardio Blaster class were attended by my. This is a new class for me!
TWENTY SIX days of Fit Club classes were attended.
ONE HUNDRED,Fourteen miles were logged(lots of running and a little bit of walking).

December by the numbers

EEEEEEKKKKK! Here we are, at the end of another year! 2011 went by entirely too fast! Fast or not, it was a great year and so was our December 2011. Here is our December by the numbers.

ONE book read(Eleven Birthdays).
TWO A. visits with Santa.
TWO B. soccer tournaments were played(Tanner & Carter).
THREE holiday school parties were enjoyed by the boys.
FOUR excited boys who loved all of the fun and magic the month of December held.
SEVEN families enjoyed a fun FHE looking at Christmas lights in Rocklin. SO much FUN!
EIGHT A. layouts completed.
EIGHT B. blog posts recorded.
TEN lbs. lost during the month of December...1st time ever during the holidays :)
ELEVEN days of vacation for the boys. We loved not having to be up and ready for school.
TWELVE by the numbers posts have been recorded...I didn't miss a month.
FOURTEEN new songs downloaded. I purchased the Javier Colon(The Voice winner)album(Come Through For You).
EIGHTEEN high school basketball games were reffed by John.
TWENTY SIX Fit Club classes attended at Fitness MD.
FORTY THREE seconds shaved off of my timed 1.5 mile run(I did this today).
SEVENTY ONE miles logged(walking & intervals).
ONE HUNDRED,THIRTY ONE Christmas cards were mailed/delivered.
TWO HUNDRED,THIRTY NINE ornaments were hung/taken off of our Christmas tree.
THREE HUNDRED,SIXTY FIVE photos were taken this year for Project Life(a picture a day).

2011 was a great year for our family. We are so blessed to have great families and friends. We are looking forward to 2012 and all of the memories that are waiting for us to create. Have a happy and healthy 2012.

November by the Numbers

Oh my! I can't believe we are on the brink of the Christmas season! WOW! This will be the 11 month documented, by the numbers style. I love looking back at our month and jotting it down with numbers. Here is what we have been up to this month.

ONE a. One is for the 1st place title at Fitness MD for the November assessments. I lost 17 lbs. in the 6 wks. between assessments.
ONE b. book read(Lethal).
ONE c. minute and 26 seconds shaved off of my timed 1.5 mile run at Fitness MD.
TWO weddings/receptions attended/celebrated this month(Chris and Megan & Ashley & Brady). We are so happy for both couples.
THREE new Christmas Albums purchased(Michael Bubble, GLEE 2 and Justin Bieber)
THREE.ONE miles run during the Turkey Trot.
FOUR new songs purchased from itunes(Run and Come on get Higher by Sugarland and Matt Nathanson, We found Love by Rihanna and Fighter by Christina Aguilera).
FIVE days of Fall Vacation were enjoyed(John even had the week off)
EIGHT layouts completed.
EIGHT B. Tanner scored %100 on eight math tests that were taken in a 2 day period...so proud of him.
TEN blog posts recorded for the month of November.
ELEVEN months documented By The Numbers style.
FOURTEEN goals scored by Tanner during his league season(soccer). He was feeling very lucky since #14 is his jersey #.
SEVENTEEN family members celebrate Thanksgiving together.
TWENTY SEVEN Fit Club classes were attended at Fitness MD. I did a few double days this month.
FORTY EIGHT hour escape for John and I to San Diego.
SEVENTY SIX lbs. GONE!!!!
THREE HUNDRED,FORTY THIRD place is where I came in for the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot(Out of 997 runners).

October by the numbers

ZERO pieces of Halloween candy consumed by me. Now my kids...that is another story.

TWO new songs downloaded...slow music month for me.(Let it Rain by Daivd Nail and These are My People by Rodney Atkins).

THREE a. books read (The Forgotten Garden, Happy Chaos and The Short 2nd Life of Bree Tanner).

THREE b.miles run by me(w/out stopping)...first time EVER.

FOUR Halloweeen costumes.

SIX pumpkins purchased and carved.

EIGHT layouts completed.

FOURTEEN soccer games.

FIFTEEN seconds shaved off of my timed 1.5 mile run at Fitness MD.

EIGHTEEN blog posts.

TWENTY ONE days of Fit Club at Fitness MD(didn't miss a workout).

THIRTY SEVEN candles on my birthday cake this month.

SIXTY a. lbs. shed...buh bye!

SIXTY b. dollar check from Grandma to celebrate those missing lbs..

SIXTY EIGHT lbs. GONE!!!

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY miles logged(walking and lots of running intervals this month).

September by the numbers

ZERO books read/finished...boo that! I am still working on The Forgotten Garden. Must read before 11 pm!
ONE fun Maroon5 concert with John.
TWO new songs purchased(Modern Love and Come On get Higher by Matt Nathanson)
THREE A. trips to Kings Beach in Lake Tahoe.
THREE B. the number of teeth that Garrett lost...expensive tooth fairy month.
FIVE more Merit Badges(two were Eagle) earned by Tanner and received at the Court of Honor.
SIX touchdowns scored by Tanner. It is his 1st time playing football.
SEVEN layouts were created.
EIGHT blog posts for the month.
NINE days of interval training have been completed. I completed each day at the time/speed my trainer challenged me to do. It was killer but I DID IT!!!!!
ELEVEN soccer games attended.
TWELVE cards created for a service auction.
FIFTEEN years of wedded bliss were celebrated.
TWENTY TWO Fit Club workouts attended(didn't miss a single one this month).
EIGHTY THREE.TWENTY FIVE miles logged(walking,running, intervals)

Feeling very thankful for another wonderful, fun filled month. I am so excited for Fall/October...my favorite time of the year, for sure!

August by the Numbers

Another month down. Another month filled with life and memories...so much to be grateful for.

ONE book read (Fly Me Home - Jennifer Weiner)

TWO A. new albums purchased (Colbie Caillat and Marie Digby)

TWO B. concerts attended (Huey Lewis and the News and Sugarland)

THREE Back to School nights attended.

SIX sweet friends celebrate their birthdays. Lots to celebrate.

SEVEN A. layouts created.

SEVEN B. blog posts recorded.

FOURTEEN soccer games played(Tanner and Carter).

FIFTEEN days into the new school year.

TWENTY seconds shaved off of my timed 1.5 mile run at Fitness MD.

TWENTY TWO Fit Club classes attended(I only missed one) at Fitness MD.

SIXTY ONE.TWENTY FIVE miles walked/jogged this month.

July by the Numbers

ONE Northern California State Title for the Woodcreek All Stars. Woot-Woot!

TWO home runs hit by Carter.

FOUR practices/basketball games for Garrett.

FIVE days of Scout camp for Tanner and friends(6 days for them, Tanner was picked up a day early to watch Carter's final game).

SEVEN girlfriends get together for a dinner/birthday celebration for my sweet friend, Meridee. She was visiting from Utah.

EIGHT layouts created(KOTW/GTKC).

TWELVE blog posts.

FIFTEEN A. All Star games played/attended.

FIFTEEN B. The # of times we got to hear the National Anthem sung live by Katie Martini(I got teary eyed each and every time...that's what I do).

NINETEEN Fit Club classes attended at Fitness MD( I missed two,one on the 4th of July, and one day to have breakfast and watch the sun rise with the YW at the Sacramento Temple).

TWENTY new songs purchased off of itunes...I love me some new, fun music.

FORTY NINE miles logged(some walked, some jogged).

SIXTY minutes spent listening to TRAIN live with my sweetie. They sounded awesome!Did I mention it was free?