In honor of...

In honor of my little boy, I changed my background for him. He loves all things vehicular. Trucks are his absolute favorite with cars coming in a close second. Tuesdays are THE day of the week as the garbage truck comes and the "clipping" trucks with its handy bucket to pick up all the leaves and grass clippings. This week promises to be wonderful for Jamie Troy as we had a huge pile of limbs from a tree in the back so they will be in our yard. Jamie will be beside himself.

Coversation with the Redhead

Today, I am running around...cleaning up the little things my loving husband did not get to last night. He cleaned up because my new meds kicked my feet out from underneath me. (I feel better today!) As I was gathering various items, I thought I would turn on the Ipod touch and make it into a little exercise. I don't know about you but I have to have music to exercise. Anyways, I have the Ipod, have the metal list of things to do and for some reason I cannot find the earbuds... mmmm

I scan the area I know I put them. I peek under the chair and find a sippy cup. I inspect the laundry basket to see if it feel in...eek... another sippy cup! But no luck...then I notice something..My precious, wonderful little redheaded toddler is acting as nothing is wrong with momma standing on her head... mmmm

For those who know Jamie Troy, this is odd as he is very curious about the doings of others..Nosy is the one trait I KNOW he received from the Heath gene pool. Pat would prefer if I called it inquisitive or analytical but sometimes you have to call it as it REALLY is...NOSY!! Back to the search of the earbuds... here I am digging through stuff trying to them and my son is not the least bit interested...odd to say the least!!

So I decide to question the RedHead...

"Jamie, have you seen momma earbuds?'
"I donna know"
"You don't know?"
"I donna know" this said with a shrugged shoulder. "Rockie?" (Rocket)
"Nope have to find momma's earphones..."
"Eaarr?" He touches his ear and smiles.

Now this smile isn't the cute smile that makes me smile but the I-did-it-and-you-can't-prove-it smile. He runs out the room and into his room and looks through his toy box and I watch as my son looks for something. He finally stops, looks at me and with his most serious face "I donna know"

This behavior leads me to believe he took them and lost them... He knows it and I know it but how do you blame a 21 month old when he is so darn cute... You don't!!

I will put new earbuds on the list and once again try to remember to put stuff up...

P.S. I got the exercise looking for those earbuds...

Gimme five minutes with All the Crazy Skinny Celebs

Time to look in the mirror and seriously evaluate YOUR body image!I rather not even worry about all the dorks who make stupid mistakes or hurt themselves. I rather take my 5 mintues to tell all the super skinny celebs that they are hurting more than themselves, they are hurting all those "regular" folks who look up to them.

The Not So New Beverage I Love

As I have stated in a previous blog I am trying to rid myself on the fizziness of soda. This means I am hunting for beverages that are great tasting, noncarbonated and low to no calorie beverages. These requirements make it difficult to find one that meets all of my needs. Oh, did I mention that it also should be caffinee free too? So you can see why I am trying very hard to find something I can have and have a lot of without feeling like I am cheating on my diet. I found a beverage I found but had put to the side because I was weak and went back to the fizzy goodess of Coke Zero.


So I turned to a tea and I feel it lives up to its press...

“Clasp your cup in both hands and inhale deeply. Sweet and indulgent, Lipton® Bavarian Wild Berry Tea tantalizes the senses with its vibrant flavour and robust aroma. Lipton® long-leaf black tea is made from just the two top leaves and the bud. These are carefully blended with real pieces of blueberry, blackberry and blackcurrant. Our unique pyramid-shaped transparent bags then allow fruity flavour and fragrance to flow freely for a warm, luxurious infusion.”

I simply love this tea. it has a nice, smooth taste. It does not leave behind a funny tea aftertaste some teas do. I just want to curl up and inhale the sweet smell the tea has. The aroma alone lets me know I am about to sip GREATNESS! The wonderful thing is there are more flavors out there. I have not tried any of the other flavors but I will be as soon as I can pull myself away from my mug of tea. Just a few of them are White Tea with Mango and Peach, Red Tea with Harvest Strawberries and Passionfruit and the one that has me wondering the most is Vanilla Caramel Truffle. I imagine it to be dessert in a cup. It recipe is a latte. This might have to be my next one to sample.

A fun sidenote: If you go to the website it has a comso recipe plus a few food recipes which use this very tea. i might have to bust it out just to try it. I onder if there is such a thing as calorie-free vodka???

My Little Black Dress...

I have decided this summer to add summer dresses to my wardrobe to battle the heat. It is hot and muggy here in the South Georgia. Everything sticks to you and it makes hot, blistering days even worse. I have found Old Navy for this experiment. I am a big woman but I still want to look nice. I shudder with the idea of ever wearing something that could be described as a... muu-muu! I am not rich so I need my sundresses to be rather cheap. So I hunted through the Net trying to find my "first" sundress. Something I could dress up and feel girly but I could turn around and dress it down as the mood suited me. I believe I have found it in Old Navy. I bought it and it arrived this afternoon. I pulled it out of the plastic bag and looked at it. It is black and very soft. I slipped it on...wondering if it will look like a black bag on me.
And it DID...until I adjusted the tie then it was FABULOUS!! It is light and airy. I have plans to add ties to add color. It is long enough my modest is covered but short enough to be cool.

So go check out Old Navy and find a fab dress yourself...

My New Favorite Beverage

So in my quest to find something new to drink, I have found a beverage that meets all the requirements but one. It is Sierra Mist Ruby Splash. I normally drink water and Coke Zero but Coke is getting old, water even older and to top it off,  I am "trying" to wean off caffeine.  Plus the whole Coke is truely evil for your heath, read the article about all the heath problems "diet" Coke causes. It could scare some folks just what diet Coke can and does do to a body. But I ramble... Yes, it is carbonated which is a big no-no in WLS world but I have 5 months to remove all the fizziness from my diet. It is hard to diet and while I believe I am getting a hang on the food portion of my diet I am still having problems on the beverage side. The nice lady at the support group would call it liquid candy. She might be on to something. So here is to finding a new drink I can drink (sorta)!!!

Step out in FAITH and know HE has your back…

I love my guys. They are the reason I push myself to be a better person. These two make me a more caring, understanding individual. I have always viewed the world in black and white. Wrongs wrong and rights right but I can see why there are the grays areas now. Compassion for a woman with screaming children is easier to feel when you have the child who screamed at the store or some other place where individuals without children frown at you. I can understand women (and men) steal to feed their children because I have struggled. I have faith in and men who struggle to better themselves in order to succeed.

This post was another "how much I love my life" post but I see where my mind is. I am not surprised as I see how many of us are struggling to pay for food while trying to keep a roof over our heads. I have a friend who is in this position. I don't live well but I can afford a Blizzard once in awhile. She can't… her home was sold on the steps of the courthouse. She is praying her husband can find another job as he has been laid off twice now. She is supporting her family of 4 with her parapro pay, which I know is not a lot. God has heard our prayers and people have been able to gift her money and even a place to live. She is taking a bold step and going back to school. She put if off due to the lack of money but she prayed for a sign and received it so she is going to start school in a month or so, I believe.

The power of FAITH is incredible. In these times, Faith in God is essential. I am pray every morning and every evening for my family and myself but also for all those who are reaching out wishing help but have not been helped yet. I see how my prayers are being answered and I am wowed by the power of pray.

Step out in FAITH and know HE has your back…