Combituck

I wanted to revisit my experience with Troy Cosmetic Surgery.  I had the Combituck 4 years ago.  It was the best thing I could have done for myself.  I have talked about my surgery since I had it.  I am still very satisfied.  One of the most common questions is "Is there a scar?"  Well of course there is.  But the scar is no worse than the baby pouch and stretch marks that 2 beautiful babies left behind.  I am not 22 and will not be wearing any string bikini's anytime or every again!  But I don't mind the 2 piece bathing suits and I can wear those and the scar does not show.  It really was the best thing I did for ME!  As mom's we don't always put ourselves first or even in the top 5 but this one time I did.  My stomach is flat and I have kept the weight off I lost and am really trying to stay fit. I used this surgery as my "getting over the hump" and my reason for doing the crunches, doing the treadmill, the 5k's and now kickboxing.

I love my flat tummy and am so glad that I had the Combituck.  It is a combination of liposuction and a tummy tuck.  One of the cool things for me was that the extra skin that Dr. S removed was about 85% stretch marks!  So, not only do I have a flat tummy, and no baby pouch but less stretch marks!

Visit Dr. S's website www.troycosmeticsurgery.com and friend them on facebook - www.facebook.com/troycosmeticsurgery and keep in touch and if you have any questions, feel free to post!

Leanne
MIX 103

Teenagers

Whew! I thought when you kids were younger, like 100% dependent on you for everything, that that is when they need you most. Was I wrong! What a balancing act we have as parents to teach our children what choices to make, how to act and how to react - whatever happened to feed me and put clothes on my back and give me shelter!  Those days are gone.  The first 3 weeks of 2012 for me have been everything from a health baby to girl drama at school to hating school to horse lessons and hitting a deer and everything in between.

I am realizing as my girls get older that teaching them to react the right way (the grown up way) is so important. I am realizing now that I didn't pre-preach that subject.  Especially with girls, the drama is vicious and quick and ever changing.  My goodness, if you have a pre-teen and it hasn't started yet - get ready for a rough ride.  The phrases that have been going around our house have been - "guilty by association", "every choice (small or big) has a consequence (good or bad" and "listen to that little voice in the back of your head".

The clothes nowadays, too.  I was overhearing a conversation between 2 dads today.  I laughed out loud when I heard one say - "the girls today are dressing so revealing - they didn't dress like that when I was their age, did they? I sure didn't notice or was I that stupid?"  JT and I went out on a date night a couple of weeks ago and I was stunned at what the 20 something crowd of girls we wearing.  One girl had on a dress so short that if she bent over to tie her 6" boot, there would have been no reason for wearing anything at all.  It was revolting.  My father, whether I was 20 or today, would snatch me home and beat me the whole ride home and continue once we got home.  What has happened to self respect, keeping the unseen to the imagination, and self worth.  It is gone.  With YouTube Videos, the internet in general and the mall/movies and anywhere else my teenagers are - how can I protect them.  I can't.  I have to teach them the right way and the wrong way and we are back to those sayings - we rolled our eyes at when we were our children's age - "guilty by association", "every choice (small or big) has a consequence (good or bad" and "listen to that little voice in the back of your head".

And I have found this picture on Facebook and it is so true.  It always amazes me how pulled I am between the kids, the hubby, the furkids, the need for food and cleaning & laundry, the need for transportation, the need for me to go to the bathroom.  Somedays it is just OVER - FREAKING - WHELMING!  So here is the pic:

and in the past 5 minutes I have been interrupted about 6 times... lol...


Leanne

Family

It was so great to see my Aunt today. She and her hubby Ken drove from a small town outside of Bangor, Maine thru Montgomery on their way to see my dad in Pensacola and then Aunt Sue and Uncle Bill in Brooksville, FL. I was so glad that she called and had time for lunch at Chick Fil A on Ann Street today. First, they had never been to a Chick Fil A and they loved it! The service was stellar, as always and she was impressed that they were closed on Sundays! They got to meet JT, which I wanted, and we hadn't seen each other since my girls were small. It is amazing that no matter how many years go by, it is like no time has passed when you are reunited with family. I was so emotional to see her, the tears just trickled! She reminds me so much of my Grandmother, who has since past. I only had one grandparent, Grammie and she was amazing. Her stories got better as the years went by and she always remembered all of her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids birthdays! She never forgot one! I miss her a lot. What I remember most about growing up with Aunt Priscilla was her molasses cookies! They are amazing! And I will tell you a secret, she is the only person on the earth who is allowed to call me Leannie! LOL! I hate that name, but it sounds special to me when she calls me that. I hope that next time she comes thru or we make a trek to Maine, that she can see my girls! Grammie only got to meet Kimberlee and I was pregnant with Ashlee, facebook wasnt even a thought! Seeing her today brings back so many good memories of my parents when they were together and of course that brings the other side of the coin. One day I will write about my parents crazy and painful divorce! Whew.. what a deep and emotional blog..

Time for a comedy on TV and a glass of wine!

Happy January

Happy January...

It's Leanne and me and Pebbles are sitting by the fire (I know it's not cold enough, but it feels nice and she loves it). The first week of January is behind us. Christmas is done, New Years is over and we are moving full steam ahead. We have all 3 girls for the second half of the year. Rebeccah is attending Prattville Intermediate School and LOVES IT! She was very nervous but came home on her first day and said "Hello People - Everybody in my class is my FRIEND now!". We were so relieved. Prattville Intermediate gets a High Five! She also got braces from Chapman & Chapman Orthodontists and is doing good with them! Ashlee is still at Autauga Academy and doing very well and Kim is finishing the 2nd half of the year at PHS. She is working at Jose's Cantina 2 days during the week and doing FAB! This weekend she gets her health baby. The stories about what has happened to previous babies is hilarious. I will have to share that on the radio - too good to keep quiet. :)

Work is good. January is usually very slow for extra activities and remotes, which is nice for us. It lets us gradually get back into the swing of things after the holidays. We are looking forward to the BSC game on Monday night. It will be cool for JT is Alabama wins! I will have to get some new gear for him, Ashlee & Rebeccah. Kim and I are the only Auburn fans left in the house.

JT and I got a date night last night. We dropped off Ashlee & Rebeccah for the WWE show at the Garrett Coliseum Saturday night and we went to Buffalo Wild Wings - the food was good but the service could have been better with the hostess and there was a line of folks waiting in the lobby and A LOT of tables that needed to be cleaned off and the outdoor seating was horrible with trash and dirty tables. Maybe someone can tell a manager... But we did have fun and the boneless wings were FAB!

We are looking forward to Mardi Gras this year. Parades and fun on the river and all the activities going on. It will be fun. Check out the Community Events Page on our website, www.mix103.com for all the info - and if your event isn't there - Post It it's FREE!

More soon,

Leanne and Pebbles. here is an older pic! My hair is different in every photo.. lol

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Tis the Season for Christmas Craziness!

Hey! It's JT - can Black Friday get any crazier? People camped out all night to get trampled to death and pepper-sprayed all in the hope of getting a $249 laptop or $500 Big Screen TV (But hey, it's 3D, right?). We spent Black Friday at Busch Gardens (see video on Facebook). The new Cheetah Hunt roller coaster is pretty cool, riders experience 4G's (one more than astronauts taking off in the shuttle who experience 3Gs). But the SHEEKRA is the best roller coaster I've ever been on. You are literally 200 feet in the air and drop at 70 mph into the Tampa skyline! It was great.

So now we return to the studio Monday (Nov 28) and are ready for all sorts of Christmas festivities in the area! It all starts Thursday Night with the Prattville Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - we'll see you downtown Prattville by City Hall around 5:00pm! Then that same evening we'll be hosting the Taste of Home Cooking School at Alacazar Shrine Temple and the Baptist benefit concert featuring Point of Grace and Phillips, Craig & Dean at MPAC.

The Capitol City Christmas Parade in downtown Montgomery is Friday Night - Leanne & I will be riding on the Therapy Dogs on Call float preceded by the Mix 103 van. We are honored to have been asked to be part of this float which is going to be a front-runner for the design award this year thanks to our friends at Home Depot!

And Saturday December 3rd is full of events starting with the Jingle Bell Run at Huntington College in the morning, followed by the Millbrook Christmas Parade at 2pm (although the festivities begin on the Village Green at 9am). The Prattville Christmas Parade is Saturday as well at 4:30pm. We're going to try & make them all!

Tune into Mix 103.3 FM this holiday season - thanks to Pickwick Antiques, Capitol Filmworks, Eastdale Mall, Southern Union State Community College and Heidi's Fine Jewelry for being great sponors this year! Merry Christmas from our family (JT, Leanne, Ashlee, Kimberlee, Rebeccah Lynn and of course Pebbles, Bam-Bam, Freddie Jr, and Snickers)! See you soon!

Giving Thanks

As we enter the Thanksgiving season, I am reminded of an important lesson my mom taught me and that I have not done a good job at passing down to my girls. Writing Thank You Notes! Not texting, not emailing but going to the store and getting a card or a piece of notebook paper and handwriting a note giving thanks! In this day and age of technology and spam mail and junk mail, a handwritten note in the mailbox delivered by the mailman is pretty exciting for the person receiving it. I am going to work on setting a better example for my girls.

It is so important to take the time to give thanks, especially this time of year and speaking in a good way about technology, a lot of folks on Facebook are taking a moment everyday in November to post what they are thankful for. I love it and played catch up yesterday and posted again today. I am going to try to keep that up, maybe not daily but at least weekly. A weekly recap of the week, whether typed or written in a journal (is on my resolution list AGAIN this year) is a great reminder that God is Good and a reminder of how strong our bonds with family and friends are.

What are you thankful for? Ponder and Post!

Leanne

JT and I took the girls to Dracula at ASF. It is a MUST see! WOW so cool and the special effects were amazing! The performance definitely gets an A+! Saturday was great also. JT got to gym and Kim and I spent time driving and going to Hobby Lobby (Ashlee was at friends house). It is funny how Kim and I have the same tastes. She is doing GREAT with driving! Then we got these nails things from CVS - like sticky things. I put those on her fingers. They actually look pretty good and then last night, we all roasted marshmallows out back by the fire JT built. He did good, after I mentioned putting the wood upright and I picked up Winn Dixie bagged wood. It was great. JT is working on a Video of the Week about it! It's Funny! And now today we are chilling and going over to Dee & Venus' house for a cookout. She has her baby on Wednesday! I am so excited. I can't wait to see baby Mays!

More later!

Leanne