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WHAT: #TTCwithStorkOTC Twitter Party

WHEN: August 17th at 8PM EST (7PM CT, 6PM MT, 5PM PT)

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It's been three weeks since I started Personal Trainer Food and I lost more weight again this week on my check in. Personal Trainer Food is really simple to use too. You eat the breakfast, lunch and dinner they send you. For snacks, you can have one apple a day, unlimited eggs, some cheese, certain nuts like almonds and leafy greens. You won't feel hungry because there are a lot of healthy options for snacks but you aren't allowed any sweets at all. And still on week three, I am really having trouble with the cravings. I normally crave something sweet after my dinner so I have my apple then to help.


Exercise on Personal Trainer Food is simple too. They don't want you to break out into any crazy routines. All they ask is to walk 2,000 steps a day. And as someone who works at home, this I can do. I can honestly say that trying to get 10,000 steps a day when you sit at a desk during the day is really hard. When I was trying to make 10,000 steps everyday a few months back, I would have to get out and walk until I was ready to pass out from exhaustion. With just 2,000, I meet that easily and still feel refreshed.


On my check in for this week, I had lost 1 pound since last week. I'm not going to lie and say that I thought that was great because I normally lose a lot more than that. So this week I was a bit disappointed in the results I got. But at least my weight is still going down, slowly but surely!


Right now my current weight is 175.4 which means that I have lost 30.6 pounds since March. One thing I am really enjoying is that I can wear clothes that used to be too tight before. Like this gorgeous handmade homemaker dress from the 1930's. I actually found this in a second hand store about a year ago and fell in love with it. I love the angled neckline which was very typical in the 1930's for homemaker dresses.


For this week's photoshoot, I wanted to do something simple. I love the simple elegance of my 1930's homemaker dress and I really love how it was handmade by someone a long time ago. Since acquiring it, I've been taking extra good care of it since it's so old.

I wanted to wear it to commemorate going over the 30 pound mark. It's a big accomplishment for me and I am very proud. Now I know I can keep losing more to get to my goal next spring.

Make sure to check in with me for my last week update and follow on Instagram to see my progress as well.

There's always so much to do right in your own backyard. We live about 30 miles south of Chattanooga and in all the years of living here, my husband had never been to the Tennessee Aquarium. There are only two aquariums in Tennessee and we had already been to the Aquarium of the Smokies in Pigeon Forge but not the one right in our own neighborhood!


The Tennessee Aquarium is located right at on the Riverfront in Chattanooga. What makes it so unique and special is that it is separated into two different buildings. The freshwater animals and the saltwater animals. The buildings themselves are called River Journey and Ocean Journey. For our tour, we started at River Journey because we had to get a wheelchair for Mary.


In River Journey, you will see many different types of river animals including otters! These guys were so playful and really wanted to get their pictures took! It was beautiful to watch them dive in and out of the water. Plus they swim so fast it was hard to get a good shot of them!


You'll also get to see some gorgeous alligators in River Journey as well. I love alligators so I was fascinated with them through the whole exhibit.


River Journey also has some amazing fish too! We really enjoyed the River Giants exhibit with all the gigantic fish! Some of them even looked prehistoric.


After River Journey, you'll continue into Ocean Journey. At the top of the building, you start in the lemur forest and then the butterfly garden. Mary was so excited to see the butterflies and was thrilled when one landed on her hand.


Ok, I was happy that one landed on me too! I had been chasing them down forever when I finally got one!


There's also touch stations in the aquarium including the stingray station. This little guy was so cute and we touched him a lot!


Inside Ocean Journey, you'll get to see sharks too! This one was our family's favorite. We named him "Grumpy Britches' because he really didn't look too thrilled to see anyone!


Mary fell in love with the Cuttlefish and sat at that tank for a long time. This little guy we named "Captain Cuttlefish".


And who could pass by the coral reef without a picture? The colors are all so memorizing!

Overall the Tennessee Aquarium is our favorite aquarium in Tennessee now. But what really made the whole trip wonderful was that everyone was so friendly and hospitable. Even when we needed a wheelchair for Mary, everyone was so polite and kind. It really made the difference in the entire experience.

The Tennessee Aquarium currently costs $29.95 for anyone 13+ and $18.95 for children 3-12. They also had the Imax theater or the River Gorge boat ride that you can add on to your package as well.

Remember the days were whole families eagerly gathered around the radio to listen to a thrilling adventure story? Me neither. That never happened in my generation and it was only during a little bit of my parent's generation. It seems like the things that make you use your imagination are fading away now. More and more people are addicted to technology and don't know how to just sit and imagine something without the help of an app. So when I was asked to review Heirloom Audio Productions' newest CD, In the Reign of Terror, I was curious on how it would work for our family.

Our entire family is pretty much technology based. My husband and I both work from home on the computer daily. Mary is a what I call a "techie" child because she owns so much technology and loves every minute of it. She programs video games and can sit for hours making a project on the computer. So for our family to actually sit and listen to something like an audio story, I wasn't sure how it would keep everyone's attention.


In the Reign of Terror takes place during the French Revolution. I actually had picked to review this because since I was a teenager, I have been very passionate about the French Revolution. It was a subject that was near and dear to my heart so I really wanted to hear a fictional audio drama based during it. 
The story itself takes place after the American Independence but before Napoleon during the French Revolution. Harry, an English boy, is the main character and the story is told through his eyes. He travels to stay with an aristocratic but wonderful French family. And that's when the troubles begin. Soon the French Revolution is in full blow and anyone who has any noble lineage will be taken to the guillotine. An that includes the wonderful family that he is staying with. 
I'm going to be completely honest in saying that we listened to this straight through because it was so enthralling! As a lover of Les Miserables, this is top ranking right up there with it. In the Reign of Terror made you really feel like you were right there during the French Revolution. The sound effects and acting were amazing! If you closed your eyes, you could imagine the soldiers outside your door wanting to take you to the guillotine. I even stopped my work to sit and listen which is huge for me. But for Mary, she actually listened to the whole thing and loved it. And I love that she used her imagination and learned a great bit about the history of the French Revolution. 
Heirloom Audio Productions has produced many different audio theater adventures and you can even join their Live the Adventure Club where you can access bonus content like the E-book, Official Soundtrack, Printable Cast Poster and even the Study Guide. 
Inside the Study Guide, you will have quizzes for each track of the CD which are great for homeschool, ways to learn deeper like finding certain places talked about on maps, and even recipes you can try out. The Study Guide is a great addition to the actual CD because it will help you learn and follow along even more. We plan to learn even more about the French Revolution with the books listed in the study guide as well. We love going to the library to find new books when we're doing  unit study so the French Revolution will be our next one. 
Overall we were completely impressed with In the Reign of Terror and we can't wait for the next audio theater from Heirloom Audio Productions to come out! 
If you're interested in learning more, check out the other crew reviews with the link below!