I got an email asking if I had and no, I have not...lol! Life's just been busy and it shouldn't be so busy that I don't blog because this blog helps me tremendously with my journaling in my scrapbooks... it's amazing how quick you forget the little things! And, life would not be nearly as wonderful without those little things!
So, since the last time I blogged I have lost 3 more pounds and I'm now in the 180's!! I'm also officially in a size 14 and wearing a misses size large. YAY!! I finally took my wedding rings in to be sized because I'd been wearing them on my left middle finger and they were falling off that finger and I went from a size 9 to a size 6. That's the good news - the scary news is we are entering the food focused holidays! I heard this morning on Good Morning America that the typical American consumes 5,000 calories on Thanksgiving Day! Isn't that crazy? It would be physically impossible for me to consume that now because of the size of my stomach but that doesn't mean that I can't make wrong choices! I will have to be very careful!
We are planning a great Thanksgiving! Gran will be coming, our best friends Lisa and Rick are coming and Lisa's two daughters, Sienna and Chanel will be here as well. That is 8 people. I'm fixing an 18 pound Butterball turkey. This will be the first time in SIX years that Don has not had to work on Thanksgiving day! I'm so very happy about that! Katie is very much looking forward to it all! Sienna has babysat for Katie a few times and Katie loves her! Katie loves Lisa and Rick and of course - she adores Gran so it will be a lovely holiday - I'm sure!
Don got to go on a field trip last week with Katie's 2nd grade class to Safety City! Wow, was he zapped that night...lol!!!! The kids loved him being there because it's normally all moms... He got this picture of Katie and her best friend at school Lily..
Katie had to dress up on Friday as one of her favorite book characters. She choose Junie B. Jones which worked out great since she happens to be a little girl with short brown hair.... it was fun to be goofy and creative coming up with Katie's take on this fun character!
Today I was reading Lisa's blog. It made me laugh and it made me cry. The laughing stemmed from her being thankful for her MAC and not having to deal with the frustrations that PC users have... ditto that Lisa! :) But, most importantly - it made me stop and think about the fact that we all have SO MUCH to be thankful for... small daily things! Things that we all take for granted. Things that we don't think about!
I'm fighting off getting sick. On Sunday - I was talking with Mom and we were talking about how my immune system seems to be so much stronger than a year ago. I typically got 2-3 sinus infections a year - 1 case of bronchitis, occasionally pneumonia, kidney stones and kidney infections - migraines, etc. Well, late Sunday afternoon I started getting sick! ARGHHH!!! I'm taking meds and trying to get some extra rest and I'm sure I'll be fine. Just goes to show - don't ever brag about something you don't want to happen.
I haven't got to spend hardly any time at the farm in the past three weeks. That's probably lowered my immune system...lol! I'm actually not kidding! I truly think spending time on the farm keeps me healthier emotionally and when you are healthy emotionally - your immune system is stronger.
I canceled my lesson with Mary for tomorrow to try and get some extra rest in the morning while Katie is at school and then hopefully - Thanksgiving prep will kick into high gear when she gets home from school tomorrow. :) Katie is on a nine week break from STAR so maybe we can go to the farm on Friday while the rest of the world is CRAZY shopping on Black Friday!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving on Thursday! If you are traveling, be safe!
LA :)
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