I Can Beat Up A Duck

Sometimes the things that come out of my sons mouth make me laugh out loud and he looks at me like I the crazy one.
Driving home from school/day care last night he had his usual end-of-his-day stream of consciousness. It was activated by a trip through the McDonald’s drive through, where the [...]

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Well, the first week is over and even though I managed to not stick to my planned diet - I did drop 2 pounds!
I decided to take baby steps on this journey - at least to start.  Week one was changing my snacking habits.  This went pretty well, all things considered.  I had a handful [...]

Two in one day! Can you believe it!

Hee!
I just wanted to note that I have added a page with some photo slideshows. You can find it by following the link above that says “Pictures.” I know. You are staggered by my creative genius.

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25 Pounds. That is how much weight I would LOVE to lose this summer. I’m hoping the May Day Challenge at Tales from the Scales will help me get there, or at least close to there. I signed up with Weight Watchers Online and today is my first official day. Here [...]

Holy Crap I’m Old

So, my daughter turned 13 this weekend.  13.  A teenager.  Yikes. 
She spent her actual birthday weekend at her Dad’s house and she got to take two friends to the spa for pedicures and manicures.  Manicures and pedicures?  I would guess that at 13 I didn’t know what those even were.  I tried to think [...]

Today is the day . . .

Heather is having her surgery today. Please join us in sending a prayer up for her today.
Pray for peace and calm to be with Heather as she goes through this day. Pray for God to be with the surgeons as they operate and to guide their hands as they do their work. [...]

Pray. Hard.

I “met” Heather at Moms of Grace. She is a wonderful woman who has already overcome so much and tomorrow will be undergoing surgery at the Mayo Clinic for a newly diagnosed brain tumor.
Kelli at Living in Grace has started a prayer chain for Heather. Please join us in saying a prayer for [...]