Living Without School: Showing off!

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Showing off!

I can finally fit into these jeans! Yay! Working out WORKS!

And now I'll stop being vain - please excuse me, I am just so excited. Little things amuse little minds, you know...:-)

17 comments:

Elena LaVictoire said...: Good job Leonie!; 1:30 am
Rebecca said...: Wahoo! Happy for you Leonie! :); 3:05 am
Anonymous said...: You look fabulous!!!!; 5:08 am
Leonie said...: Thanks everyone for letting me have my moment of vain-ness. :-); 8:01 am
Anonymous said...: Wow!!!! I know I told you how good you looked last year at the BPC but you look even better now!!!!

Wow, I'm gobsmacked. I remember when I first met you years ago and you visited me in Strath- is that really the same Leonie? ~wink~

FaNtAsTiC!!!!!; 8:08 am
Leonie said...: Hey, Susan, just proves we've know each other a long time! lol!; 8:11 am
Ladybug Mommy Maria said...: Congratulations, Leonie!

Way to go!; 2:00 pm
Leonie said...: And Maria, congrats on your jeans, too. Four inches loss is cool - any pics?; 2:32 pm
Mary G said...: Leonie -- you look great ... this is just the umph I needed to really get exercising and lose that weight I gained from JP (who is now 4 years old and I can really no longer use as an excuse!).

So Leonie, it's not showing off, it's helping the rest of us out there....

You're my role model, Leonie!; 1:08 am
Anonymous said...: Congratualtions Leonie - you look great!; 2:53 am
Cindy said...: TERRIFIC!

You are a motivator for us all!

(now, what is your son doing behind you in the pic? lol lol); 11:02 am
Leonie said...: Mary, you go girl with the exercise - but I warn - it can be addictive!

Cindy - thats Thomas, getting out the stuff for us to make pretzels and our crown of thorns tablepiece...; 1:48 pm
Anonymous said...: Wow! You look good and your legs looks really long and lean in those jeans. Gotta keep ex *puff* er*puff**puff*ci *pant* sing! (As Genevieve flops to the couch in exhaustion) Thanks for the motivation!; 10:23 am
Leonie said...: Way to go Genevieve - I can hear your puffs from here! lol!; 5:57 pm
Anonymous said...: WOW!! Congrats, Leonie! You can call it vanity, I call it inspiring! I'm trying to kick myself into gear. My sister gave me this quote: "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." My 40th birthday is just a few weeks away and I need to get in the exercise and abstaining groove.; 3:13 am
Leonie said...: Jenn, Lent is a perfect time for the abstaining....:-)Have fun with working out!; 8:00 am
Advena said...: What Mary and Jenn said... : ).
You look wonderful and deserve to show off a bit!; 5:02 pm

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O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to thee. I, N___, a repentant sinner, cast myself at thy feet humbly imploring thee to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to thyself as thy possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases thee. If it pleases thee, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of thee: "She will crush your head," and, "Thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world."

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