Thursday, May 27, 2010
Happy Friday Quote...
XOXO
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
My Beautiful Daughter...
And when I got the pictures back...I saw this:
And I was SO RELIEVED!
One of the best of school ones yet. (Don't look at her bangs that needed trimming)
But looking at it...made me see how grown up she is becoming. *sigh*
XOXO
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Ho-Hum...it's Tuesday...
But Tuesday's? What good is a Tuesday for? It's after Monday. So maybe people are happier on Tuesday's because Monday is over. It's also before Hump Day, which means the week is half over.
Tuesday's remind me of the Surrogate Baby custody battle back in the late 80's (or maybe early 90's). Does anyone remember this case? It made national headlines because it was before Surrogate mother's had rights and surrogacy was legal. There were no real contracts written because it was illegal in the majority of states.
I was in High School and I remember this case so well. Maybe because the baby's name was unusual. The Surrogate Mom named her Tuesday. She refused to give the baby up. The parents were from another state and filed for custody. The state the Surrogate lived in didn't recognize Surrogacy so the mother got to keep the baby. But the state the parents lived in did and they were granted custody. But the S.mom fled with the baby into hiding. It was dragged out in courts and for years and in headlines everyday because it was the first of it's kind. It went to Federal court.
I can't remember how it ended. I think the S.mom had to give her up to the parents. But got visitation rights. I tried googling it, but couldn't find anything on it. I wonder how they are all doing now????
Hmmm...So what do Tuesday's mean to you?
XOXO
Monday, May 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Emily's Birthday Party...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Beeeepppp...
Cindy Lou Who has lost 5lbs. I repeat, Cindy Lou Who has lost 5lbs.
**You will be returned to your regularly scheduled program**
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Spring has Sprung...
XOXO
Monday, May 10, 2010
Who has a green thumb...
But I took some and will explain each as we go. The important step before you put any plants in the ground is a Very Good bagged Soil (not the cheap bags that have no nutrients in it and water flows too fast thru it) and a really good Compost. Now my garden soil has been established for several years now so each Spring I only have to add one bag of soil and one bag of compost and mix them together really well. If you are just beginning, you may need several bags of each to get the soil just right so the roots can relax, take hold and grow.
This cute little booger is why there is a green "fence" up around the garden as he likes to dig and bury ROCKS in the dirt!The compost feeds the plants and fertilizes them, while the good soil retains the water so the roots can drink.
Now, where were we? Oh Yea, what did I plant?
First we have Zucchini and yellow Squash. I plant several of these each year because these are great to puree and freeze and use them all winter long hidden in foods that my kids have no idea they are eating it in! ;o) Oh yea, and see that little Light green thing growing off to the far left??? Yea, that's Lettuce from seeds I planted LAST WINTER that somehow finally took root and randomly grew where it wanted. All the others grew last spring and we ate and enjoyed 15 heads of lettuce. Next we have peppers. I have a Hot Habenero Pepper and a Sweet Banana Pepper. These are great to also slice up and freeze and pull them out all winter as I need to add to dishes. They are also great in Fresh Salsa. And rounding the corner we have Cabbage. Now let me explain. I have never grown cabbage before. And I would never grow cabbage normally. But Emily brought this home from school planted in a cup and barely clinging to life as a classroom science project. And I plopped it in my kitchen window and gave it my TLC and it came to life. In a BIG way. So it is now in the garden and taking off!I also planted Lemon Cucumbers - but I don't think it's gonna make it.
Now I am trying this year White Sweet Onions. I have never grown these kind of Bulb onions before. And they come in a huge bunch of stems that look like Green Onions, so we planted them per directions and they freakin took off! So I have like 30 white onions that will be due to be picked all at the SAME TIME. Does anyone like Onions? Anyone? Is this thing on? Every year I plant a different type of tomato. Grape, Roma, Roman, Cherry. But this year I planted the Beefsteak Tomato. Last year I grabbed a tomato plant that the tag "said" Beefsteak and I got a Green Tomato. I was NOT happy. So this year I grabbed a tomato plant from the back of the pack where no one would have switched tags. HA!I also have Green Onions that I planted last spring and they survived all winter and are really growing this year.
Now over in this planter I have Garlic Chives which I use in just about EVERYTHING.
Hubby wanted strawberries. I'm not a fan of growing them. I have before. They are WILD plants and you can't control them. They spread like crazy (can you see them trying to get out of the planter and take over my yard?) and slugs LOVE them. You hardly get to eat any because while your sleeping the slugs come and eat them all up before their are ripe enough for you to pick. And they leave slimy messes everywhere.I better stop here or Blogger is going to ban me for using too many pictures or having a posts that reaches to the end of time. But come back soon and I will show you more!
XOXO
P.S. Today officially started my diet of Nutri System. The Snack bag of Pretzels was like eating cardboard...next time i'll try dipping them in a lil peanut butter.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
I need your help...
The plain and simple truth is: I need to lose weight.
The doctor told me I have too. And I could get rid of several ailments if I do. Which means less medications I need to take. Which means Healthier for me. Which means good examples for my children.
But I'm the kinda person that needs to be held accountable when it's stuff for me. For example, once my sessions at the gym were over with the trainer, I stopped going. :o( But when I knew someone was waiting for me and I couldn't flake, I went. :o)
So I am on an energized mission. I am going to do it this time. Which is where I need your help. I need to be held accountable. Soooo...Will you stay on top of me? Bug me with what I have done? Did I workout? Did I eat right? Am I snacking? Bug me. Bug me allot. :o)
I put everyone else first in my life and myself last. And because of that I have let myself go. To the point it has affect my health. So now I have the motivation to put myself first and get healthy. I started my walking again each morning now that the rain has stopped. I walk 2 miles a day. And I have good plans to get up early and get to the gym, I just haven't actually made it yet. ;o)
I started NutriSystem too. My mom was on it last year, and lost 40lbs in 3 months. So i decided to try it. Please keep in mind that I am a vegetarian, and am really picky on what I eat. So the first two meals I tried were flops and went in the garbage. The third was good. I like the breakfast ones the best. They tastes the most "normal". I can't put my finger on it. But the food is made with something not normally in the stores. The lasagna I had the noodles were rubbery and the cheese didn't taste like cheese and the tomato sauce was really thick and left an after taste.
But I'm trying!
So...are you game?
XOXO
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Oh to be carefree...
I think it has to do with her Sensory Integration. But for whatever reason, you would think someone was getting murdered in our car if you roll the window down.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
First Confirmation...
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Monday Humor...
XOXO