187.4-sweet tooth, rain, curtains,place mats,tomorrow night

calories---1535

pedometer steps-----6148

I did not walk today, nor did I exercise, however I did iron for about an hour.  But my tummy has ached all day.  I am afraid that I may have an ulcer.  I had one years ago and the pain seems to remind me of that pain.  I hope not.  we have no money and no insurance and my dh makes just a little too much to qualify for any assitance.  BUT he does not make enough to afford insurance.

my dh mentioned last night that he would like to have a candy bar a foot long.  He has sugar diabetes and he has to restrict some of what he eats.  Since he mentioned that he wanted one I have been craving a snicker bar. 

The rain finally stopped the canal near our house is just about full.  I don't think i have ever seen it that full.  I wonder if it has any fish in it.  That would be cool.  sitting on the bank of an over sized ditch with a fishing pole.

I hung some really preety curtains yesterday.  They were sheers with pretty light pink flowers throughout.  I was for the double windows in front and I hung one rose colored panel and one panel of sheer and two rose colored panels and one sheer and one panel.  It really looks good.  thThen I changed my placemats on the table.  I did not have a complete set of placemats so I just color coordinated and I had two floweredy ones and two that were little squares.  They had a lot of color in them and the colors matched so I thought they looked good togeather.  Dh said he liked it so who else do I need to impress.

tomorrow night dh and i are going to a singing.  I am looking forward to that and Saturday morning my grandson is coming to stay until Sunday morning.  I sure do miss him.  Grandmas never get tired of holding their babies. 

Just a quick rundown on what I ate today
squash
onions
carrots
chicken
grilled pork chop
brussell sprouts
blue berries

All the vegetables were steamed or grilled on the george forman, and the chicken was baked and the pork chop was grilled. 

that is my day, 
sleep well
God bless,

187.4,,,,,rain, exercise, pain,

calories for today ---1620

pedometers steps----12117


It was raining today so I could not go walking,  I really enjoy walking,  I love being out in nature even when it is so hot that I have to carry a hand towel to keep wiping sweat.  But today it was raining and when I say it was raining I mean it was pouring. So even though I got a lot of steps just by trying to catch up with my housework,  stripped beds, washed two loads of clothes and put them up, I also talked on the phone to about 8 different people.  I loves my portable phone cause when I am talking on it I am also walking back and forth through my house. 

Somedays the phone rings so much and I talk to so many different people that I can walk as much as two miles.  I really do appreciate that people like me and that they call me for prayer .  They know that when they talk to me it will never and I do mean I will never tell another person their secrets. So when they call I still have things to do and one of the things I have to do is walk at least 10000 steps.  Talking and walking is one way to get those steps in.  My dr told me that I needed to get in that many steps every day and the only day that I do not do that is on Sunday---thats Gods day.

Today I also did a 3 mile leslie sansonne video.  I held 3 pound weights while I exercised.

Somewhere yesterday on the computer I read that women that lifts weights has a 30 percent less chance of getting breast cancer.  Now I think Breast cancer is one of those diseases that all women fear.  And today I started having pains in my breast not bad pains but just a mild aching pain.  I have already talked to a dr. about it and she told me ethat I was drinking to much caffeine.   And I rally was drinking a lot of coffe and tea and diet soda.  So I quit drinking anything with caffeine and sure enough the breast pains went away.  Yesterday I got a little bit of coffee and today the same pain came back.  So I am going cafeine free again.  While I was doing the walk away the pounds video I was also holding weights and I was doing arm curls, and arm lifts and bicep curls and sideways arm lifts.  I did 45 minutes of the leslie holding the weights and not just holding them but doing exercises with the weights.  I think I will start doing more exercise with weights instead of just walking. 

The weather here is really unusual the news just came on and we are experiencing unusually heavy rains to the point that they are saying that we wiill have flash floods.  I do not know if we got as much rain as they said we would get but some areas are supposed to get up to 10 inches of rain today.  That is a lot of rain for a short period of time.

The baby is better today,  he got a white teddy bear from a little girl at school.  Wasn't that sweet?

Good night everyone
God bless

I have been gone a few days

I left Sunday and it is Tues night .  NO NO NO it was not a vacation!!!!My dd an dher husband had to do a lot of overtime at their jobs this week and someone needd to be there for grandbaby and I volunteered/was drafted, He is in school and when he gets home he needs some one with him.  His finger is healing somewhat.  He went to the dr. yesterday and dr. said it was lookin good .  I hope that means that it is healing.  Baby said it does not hurt unless the bandages need to be removed and I suppose the bandage sticks to the nub where the finger is gone.  It still makes me want to cry everytime I think about how that must have hurt him when the door slammed on his tiny finger and popped the end off of his finger. 

I have not really been watching what I ate while I was gone.  They really don't have the right kind of food for me considering I have so many food allergies.  BUt I was grateful that they had a few things for me, and those few things was high in calories and seemed to be so heavy in my stomach.  Anyway I gained two pounds and tomorrow I will start all over again.  It is supposed to rain a lot here tomorrow,  I just heard the report on tv and it said some area here could get up to 10 inches of rain.  WOW  that is a lot of rain.  I don't think I will be able eto go walking, but I can put a Leslie Sansone video in and do some arobics.  I do like to her exercises they are low impact and I can hold 3 pound weights and get that extra oomph added to my workout.


Nothing else going on here. 

Good night
God bless

187.0+grandbaby+clothing giveaway+singing

------------I did not walk today and did not keep up with calories.   I went to sorta like a yard sale and I got a shirt and about 10 towels and several hand towels and place mats and handkerchiefs and a pocker book and a satchel and a hat for dh and a dress but it is too tight across the bosom and I got a set of sheets for my double bed.  now I need to find some cheap sheets for our king sized bed.  I also got a pair of stack heels, but they were too small so I gave them to my daughter.

The grandbaby came today and i did not have a lot of time to spend with him.  But I had gotten to a big monster in my ds game and he wanted to beat the monster for me.  So that entertained him for a while and I was able to do some laundry and soem cleaning.  He is not hurting because of the finger.  OR maybe he just is not paying it any attention.  I hope it is not hurting him.  He went and had a play date with my sisters granddaughter.  He had a blast and was playing like there was nothing wrong with him.

Later thin evening dh and I went to a singing with the Singing Couriers.  They were good as always, and we all had such a wonderful blesssing.  God was there.  I hope everyone there was blessed as I was.

The couriers are wonderful people and I have known them for several years.  I feel as close eto them as I do to my family and in some ways I feel closer.

Tomorrow I have to go to my dds house and take care of Ryan.  DD and SIL both have to work a lot of hours next week and grandson will have to go to school later in the week.  So someone has to stay with him and that someone happens to be me.  I really do not mind helping them out.  I love my dd and my grandson just puts a big smile on my face. 

That was my day so

everyone sleep well\
And
God Bless

187.4-grandson got hurt at school today

I only walked once today
calories was around 1400

I went walking, and when i got back to the house dd was here, we visited for a while and then she went to see my sister.  When dd got there she got a call on her cell that her son had got hurt and to come get him.  When she got to the school she found him with the end of his finger cut off.  He had slammed a heavy door on his finger and the door had literally cut the end of his finger off. Dh and I went to the hospital as fast as we could and when grandbaby saw me he said "ganma it hurt real bad"  I felt so sorry for him and all I wanted to do was pick him up and hold him until it got better. 


And it looks like my computer is just about dead.  it was an old computer and I am happy that I had it and that it worked for the short time that I had it.  But if you don't see me around for a while you will know that my computer decided to take a permanent vacation.

Sleep well and
God bless.

186.4---allergys, headachy, sneezing, baby, Couriers

calories for today-----1325
pedometer steps-----12033



My allergys was giving me a little problem today.  Not really in pain but just achy in my cheeks and eyes and temples.   I did not have a lot of energy and I think I was running a low grade fever.  But I did manage to walk the trail once by myself and again later in the evening with my dh.  I did not seem to have my usual get up and go today.  Actually all I did was one load of clothes and then walk.  I am grateful that I had the energy to do thowse two things.   I have had days so bad that all I wanted to do was stay in bed.


I hope the baby comes tomorrow.  This grandmas heart sure do miss him.   But in any case I know that I will see him on Sat.  There is a clothing give away on Sat.  And we will swing by there and maybe pick him up to come spend some time at granma and granddad house. 

Sat. night dh and I are going to hear the Couriers perform.  They are great singers and wonderful people that love the Lord.   And I am priviliged to call them friends.

 I am watching Bones on tv. I like this show because there is no profanity or if there is I have not heard it.  I have stopped watching a lot of shows because of profanity.  I know that the stand that I take is not a very popular one, if more people felt this way I think the entertainment industry would be cleaned up some.

Sleep well
God bless

187.6, walking, church, dds car

calories for today--- 1560
pedometer steps-----14392

I walked the trail 3 times today, I had planned to go 4 times but after the 3rd time I was hot and sweaty and so very tired, so only 3 times.  I still did good very good and I am pleased.

We went to church tonight and it was a good service, The preacher was leading us in song and he forgot to tell us what page.  IT was kinda funny.  I told him after the service to tell us the page next time.  He looked embarrassed.  LOL

My daughters car is broke down at her job.  She can't get the gear shift out of park..  Someone will come look at it tomorrow.  Sure wish that had not happened I mean the car is less than two years old. 

Tomorrow I think I will do a 5 mile leslie instead of walking.  I can hold my 3 pound weights while I exercise and I will get the arobics and I will get the light weight.  You know two birds with one stone.  I think that is everything for today. 

Have a blessed nigh everyone
Sweet dreams

stop smoking tips that worked for me

Eight years ago I quit smoking.  I had smoked for 40 yrs.  My parents found out I was smoking when I was 15 but i actually started smoking when I was 13.  I am going to post some of my personal tips for quitting smoking and after that is some things that start improving in your body once you quit.

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First thing is I started smoking outside and not associate smoking with anything ,I did not smoke and drink coffe or anything else.

You are going to want to smoke, admit it, and just go on from there. I had a pack of those little straws with the coolade stuff in them and those helped with the hand mouth movement. Drink lots of water and lots of orange juice, the water flushes toxins from your body and so does the orange juice and the orange juice starts replacing vitamin c that smoking leeches from the body.

When you want a cigarette then you have to do something else to get your mind off of it. The craving does not last but about 3 minutes then it leaves. It will come back but again it does not last but about 3 minutes. And the cravings get farther and farther apart.

Find something to do with your hands, like crochet, needlepoint, gameboy, anything that is different from what you have been doing. Try to pinpoint your trigger points and then try to change them.

My worst time was after eating . So after meals I would get a bottle of water and go for a short walk around my house . Then I started coming to the computer and playing at pogo. Just anything to break the habits.

When I told my dh I was quitting he never smoked in the house again. And it is only in the last couple of weeks that he will smoke in the truck if we are going somewhere. Then he puts the window down a bit, but it no longer entices me, I don't pay it any attention.

When I want a cigarette, I tell myself sharply NO-I DON'T SMOKE ANY MORE. I know that sounds stupid but the sound of my voice out loud kinda reinforces me.

Also I had read that the hand to mouth hand movement is a hard habit to break and the person said to make your smoking hand into a fist. And at the place where your thumb curls around place your mouth and inhale , hold the breath and then exhale. And that would relieve some of the urge. I thought the only thing this would do would be to make me look stupid, but I was willing to give it a chance so, I did it and it does help a little.

When I quit smoking I had already cut back a little and had already started to drink water and Orange juice, and had started smoking outside,then I got up on May 7 and never smoked at all.

Oh another thing that helped for about 3 months DH gave me the cigarette money. And I kept it and I would look at it when the urge would get bad. It was a visual indication of what I was doing for myself.

I know this is long but one more thing, I have read that people that exercise have a higer chance of quitting smoking than those that do not exercise.

I think 3 to 6 days is all it takes for the nicotine to get out of your body, and after that it is just habit that makes you want a cigarette. So you need to figure out what you can do to break the habits.

I can't think of anything else. I hope some of this helped you, if you need to ask me anything or just talk then just pm me I check in here several times a day.

How long does it take for your body to start repairing itself once you stop smoking?????????

• In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
• In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
• In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
• In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
• In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
• In 3 to 9 months coughing, wheezing, and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
• In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
• In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
• In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
• In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.

186.4-walking,argument with dh

-calories-1355
pedometer steps -16910

I went walking early this morning and it was nice because it was in the cool part of the day.  Dh has high blood pressure and high sugar and I know that exercise is essential for keeping those two things down some.  But he hates to eat healthy and he hates exercise.  Still he did walk once down the trail with me and later we went down it again.  He got tired and turned around but I continued to the end.  I posted that on facebook and our dd told me that he would have finished the trail if I had told him there was candy at the end.  I told him and he said it would only work if I put out 10 dollar bill, lol some times he is so funny.

I fixed a good healthy supper.  Now Sunday he had pizza and sodas and yesterday he had sodays and candy bars and today he ate lunch at a fast food place so I fixed a pork roast (actually leftovers from the weekend) and I fixed squash with onions and collards and speckled butter beans.  The roast had potatoes, onions and carrots in it.  and that is all he ate. some meat and potatoes and carrots.  I said about 20 times I can't belief that I cooked all of that healthy food and that is all you would eat after all that I cooked. 

I wanted to go to a revival tonight, Reverend Donald Duncan was preaching near here and I have heard him before and he is really good.  BUT dh has a friend that died and dh went to the visitation.  I suppose I understand but I am still dissappointed. 

I love to watch Dr. Oz.  and his show was paticularly interesting today.  All about why we gain weight.  If you get a chance watch it or go to his website.  It may give you highlights of what it was all about.

I am going to my dd's house next week.  They both have a very hard week with long hours so I need to be there for when the baby gets home from school.  I don't really mind, my coputer is so slow, and I can't play pogo here.  Don't get me wrong I truly appreciate what I have and I am thankful for friends that care enough about me to give me a coputer.  I will get to play pogo and dd's house.

I want be able to exercies there like I do here.  she does have a stationary bike so I can do that.

Oh well sometimes you have to give up some things, and helping my loved ones is more important than exercise.

Sleep well everyone and
God bless

187.0--walking-mowing-dd and her husband-

-calories or today-1335
pedometer steps--11564

Dh and I walked early this morning,  He had an appointment to see a house that needs painting.  He and a friend went to give an estiment .  I hope he gets the job.  I know that the economy is bad and that a lot of people are hurting because of lost jobs.  I know that we are a lot better off than many, many families but still I hope and pray he gets the job. 
We went walking early before he went to to see the house .  The grass was wet, and I only walked one time.  But when we got back and he left I began mowing our front yard I was mowing with the grass catcher mainly to pick up leaves.  Let me tell you it is a lot easier to ow up those leaves than it is to rake them.. I can mow for 45 minutes and be through but it would take 3 hours to rake it plus my hip would start hurting.  I will take mowing any time.  Also I use a push mower and I get in extra exercise.  That is always a plus.

DD and her husband came today.  Grandson had a dentist appointment so they all came  and it was a pleasure to see them all.  However I wish that son in law would realize that he needs to treat dd with a little more romance.  Today is their anniversary and he is not going to do anything at all for her. 

That was my day.  nothing exciting,  but that is probably a good thing.  My old heart might not could stand a lot of excitement.    lol

Sleep well
God bless-

"a path for good and not for evil"

My Heavenly Father
Thank you Lord for your son, I often talk about the sonshine in my life but Lord I am not talking about the sunshine I am talking about the light that comes from your Son.  He has given my entire life light, He has given to me peace and joy and contentment.  You said in your word that You have a path for me a path for good and not for evil.  Father if my path were to end today I would still praise you for all that you have done for me.

I would praise you for giving me hope for my future.  An eternity with you to live forever in the prescence of the Father and The Son.  My Father who loves me, who is always there for me not only are you my father but also my best friend.  The one that I run to when I have problems or when I am happy and I know that you are never to busy to listen to me. 

Thank you for that time years ago when you saw me, dirty with unforgiven sins, denying your very existance, an athiest with no hope living in darkness. Yet you loved me.  You loved me before I was ever born, you loved me enough to give your Son that you loved for me.  You sacrificed Him so that I could find eternal peace.  Thank you for calling to me , thank you for opening my spritual ears so that I could hear you and thank you for forgiving me when I called on you.

I love you
your daughter
A

187.4-church, son, lunch, mom, singing

I did not keep up with calories today but trust me I could not have eaten many calories and absolutely no exercise today.


so I got up this morning and got ready for church, My friend came today so I did not have to teach sunday school even though I was prepared to do so, I was glad that she was back and she could take over.  This morning I was a greeter.  I stood at the door and said "good morning, how are?  It is good to see you in church.  Every one was greeted with a smile and either a hug for the women or a handshake for the men.  Then the sunday school superintendant came in and talked to us all about combining some of the classes.  In particular he wants to combine the senor men and the senot women.  I don't think that I am ready to be a teacher to a large class yet. 

Then after church dh and i headed toward the city and met my dd and grandson there.  Also my son whom I have not seen in many months was there with his wife and two children.  It was really good to see them all.  We went to CICI's to eat lunch.  I had two salads, one with blue cheese dressing and the other with oil and vinegar dressing.  I loved it.  I will not lie to anyone I would have loved to have some pizza BUT flour gives me hives, so no pizza for me. 

Then we all went to my moms,  she seemed glad to see everyone.  But she is still frail and easily tired so we did not sat long.  I tried to keep all of the children as quiet as possible.  It is hard to keep children quiet.  No matter how good they are and how much they sincerely want to do what you ask they forget so quickly.    I refuse to spank them for being children.  After all they will soon grow up and they will no longer need to be told to keep it quiet. 

After that dh and I came home and rested a bit and then off again to a singing.  And what a great singing it was.  We heard the The Sycamores out of Maxton NC.  If you ever get a chance to hear them,  do it.  You will be so glad you did.  Such a terrific blessing .

Then home and showere and washed all the hairspray out of my hair.  My hair is growing out but right now it is in an awkward stage and in order to make it look decent I have to use piles of hairspray on it. 


I started ddrinking coold water first thing in the morning.  Did i mention that already?  Oh well I think it is important enough for me to mention again.  I get up and drink about 16 ounces of cold water on an empty stomach.  I had read where drinking it will speed up your metabolism and help clean up your digestive tract and wi ll make yo feel better.  So I started doing that and yo know what?  It works I really do feel better and I have started losing weight again.  so maybe it does speed up your meabolism.

Have a great nite
sleep well and
God bless

187.0=grandbaby-painting houses-fresh ham-singing

My calories for today was 1345
and I did not exercise of keep up with my steps

I did chase baby and played hide and seek and did sit on the floor and use blocks to make robots with him.He is a hoot.  I was eating some blueberries and he wanted me to play with him.  I told him I would play after I finished eating the blueberries he said "how many of them do you have to swallow"  ok that probably don't sound all that cute to anybody else,  only a grandmother would think that was adorable.  lol

He wanted to paint so I go through all the trouble of letting him pick out which ceramic house he wanted to paint, got the papers to catch spills got the little jar of water to wash the brushes. he painted one little place and got paint on his hands and that was it he was ready to quit.  He does not like to have anything opn his hands.

This morning I had a huge fresh ham and decided that I would toss it in the crock pot with a little potatoes and carrots and onions and spices and i would  cook it for dinner tomorrow.  That pork roast cooked for about 8 hours and it still is not done.  I know it was a big roast but really wouldn't you think it would be done by now?  Fortunately we will not need it for tomorrow because my son is coming and he will go to church with my daughter, after service here dh and i will go to her house and we will all go out for pizza.    Monday I will get up and put the roast back on for a few more hours.    I might have to start cutting it up into smaller pieces so it will get down.  

Dh and I went to a gospel singing tonight and it was so very good.  They were both local groups but still such a blessing to hear people sing that I know are Christians and that they love the Lord as much as I do.  We went with a couple that we met several years ago.  The man had lung cancer and the Lord healed him.   God is just so very good to us all.  I am such a happier person since I became a Christian.  I have peace and joy and such contentment.

lol I live such an interesting life.  What ?  I don't hear anyone agreeing with me. 

OH well I am too old to want to have too much excitement in my life.

Sleep well everyone,
God bless
and I'll see you in church (figuratively speaking)

187.8--grandson is here-steamed veggies

calories for today-1370
pedometer steps-11965


I did not get as much exercise in today, grandbaby came and we all know what is most important.  I was told once that all a man is when he dies is the memories that he leaves behind.  I really want my husband, children and grandchildren to remember that I loved them.  I may not keep a scrupously clean house or cook like a highly paid chef but i got on the floor tonight and plant blocks with grandson.  We built robots out of his blocks and then we turned all the  bad robots into ggood guys.    Now he is playing at my feet with my paints.  Tomorrow we are going to paint my tiny ceramic houses.  I know that he will probably make a mess, and the houses may not be very pretty but we will make good memories.

I had steamed vegetables today.  Sometime ago I received in the mail one of those steam and microwave plastic pouches .  I did not think I would like it but it was delicious.  I am not overly fond of using plastic so I did some research and found out that I can put the vegetables in a shallow bowl and then cover with a plate and the vegetables would taste the same  and you know it does.  I really does taste the same. and it is delicious.  Easy to fix very little clean up and the veggies have that fresh just from the garden taste to them. 

Tomorrow i am going to put a pork roast in the crock pot.  I will add a little carrots and potatoes and some onion and I will have a hearty and delicious dinner for Sunday.  I do not like to cook on Sunday-I feel like that is the Lords day and I need to plan ahead so that I do not have to do to much on Sundays except worship.So far it has worked out well.  There have been many sundays that dh has went to the closest restaurant and then he has left overs for Mondays.  I am glad he does not mind leftovers.   Some people hates eating leftovers. 

My brother has left my moms house.  He has gone to the closest hotel and so trashy but he told her he was going to pick up a woman and take her to the motel with him.  I just thought that was nasty and so trashy.   Mom seems to be a little happier since he left.    What we will do is my sister and I will take turns staying at moms house so that she can be comfortable in her own place and yet she will not be alone.   It seems to be the best solution under the circumstances.  I don't think it will be very much longer.  She is 84 and she does have a lot of health problems ... I want her last days to be as stress free as possible. 

Thats all for tonight
sleep well everyone
and God Bless

188.8 ----wonderful day

Today was a good day-

calories 1329
pedometer steps ---17770

I walked early this morning and dh worked today and I did not think that I would get a chance to walk with him.  But when he came home he said lets go.  We walked holding hands and talking about our day.  He told me that he was supposed to replace a few rotten boards on a house but when he got the boards down more damage was done than the owner thought .  He was glad the owner was there at that time and saw how extensive the damage was. 

YEsterday morning while I was praying I felt in my spirit that everything with my mom was going to be ok.  Today the dr told her that she could not continue to live by her self and that my older brother staying there was too much of an emotional strain on her.  The dr. said the brother had to get out.  HE was already drunk at noon ---drunk to the point that he could barly stand up.  Mom is a Christian and she surely did not need that in her house or her life.    So I do not have to fret or worry about that situation any longer.  The Lord told me he would take care of it. 

I talked to my friend PF today.  She sounds a lot stronger and i am so glad.  I was really worried about her .  I felt that she was close to death.

There is nothing on tv tonight.  OH SURE  I could watch those shows that have profanity or jokes about sex etc.  But I choose not to watch that.  What kind of Christian would I be if I allowed that kind of talk to go into my head?   And it seems to be getting worse and worse.  I think that Satan knows his time is getting short and he is encouraging people to be worse and worse.  But greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.  Praise God

Good night everyone
God bless

189.4^exercise^hubby^church

calories for today-1370
pedometer steps for today-17831

I like walking first thing in the morning but the grass is so wet and my shoes get wet and I do not like walking in wet shoes.  So I usually go walking about 9 am  It is cool and the trees give me some shade from the sun.  Skin cancer runs on both sides of my family so I try to stay out of the sun and keep my head covered .  I have this really cute pink hat that I just love to wear.  It is not thick and it keeps the sun off of my head.  Now the shirt I wear is just a long sleeved striped shirt that belongs to my dh.  It is not very attractive but at least it keeps the sun off my arms. 
This morning I walked by myself dh had to go check on our other property.  I used dthe time to do some praying.  I had an odd dream this morning before I woke.  I dreamed that I was on a bus and I started talking about my testimony and people started worshipping and asking me questions about God.  Then I woke up praying and worshipping.  I love it when God wakes me up like that. 

Dh came home a little after noon and he had to go check on a elderly friend.  He had to do some work for Mr. B  just a  little bit of work like go to the pond house and feed the fish or clip back some bushes that kind of stuff.  Mr.  B is an 87 yr. old man and he is just the dearest thing so when we can help him. we do.

We went to church tonight.  The preacher preached on "Has the rooster crowed over you?"LIke with Peter how he did not repent from how he denied Christ until the rooster crowed.  

There is a woman at church that just despises me.  She snaps at me if I speak to her and no one else is around but if there is others around she speakes very sweetly.  Sounds kind of two faced, don't it?  I do not know why she does not like me,  I have never done anything to her and I speak friendly towards her.  Dh told me to quit trying to pull her out/  I had given her enough chances and if she has not changed by now she probably wont.  

My son called today and said he was coming to see us Sunday.  He said he would come early enough to go to church with us.  That would be nice, but since he is not a Christian (yet)  I think he should go to dds church because there is a lot of young people there, and the music if contemporary.  The church is a lot more spiritual too.  I think he would be a lot more at ease there because they do not dress up there. 


Sleep well
and
God bless

190.0-at school with g-son>house

calories for today-1180
pedometer steps-15525

This morning dh and I went to g-sons school for "grits for grandparents" day,  I took some cheese from here to put in Ry's grits.  That was so sweet.  He was just adorable,  He is trying so hard to grow up and he had gotten to the point that he did not want to hold my hand when we are out.   But this morning he so sweetly said "grandma can I hold your hand please" that warmed my heart and put a smile on my face. 

I met his teachers and saw his room and some of his work.  He made dh and I two placemats They had his hand prints on them and there was a poem that said " These happy hands have come to say, have a happy grandparents day"  Just so darling. 

Come home and then I called the insurance company about our house at the beach.  I sure hope they cover all the damage but I am afraid they will try to say that they don't think that the damge was caused by the last storm but surely why else would the roof start leaking.  

Then I went walking and I walked for almost a 1 and 1/2 hours.  Over 10000 steps, I thought I was through with my walking for the day but then dh came home and wanted to go for another walk so I went with him.  That is how I got so many step today.  I love it when I get the opportunity to get in extra steps and extra exercise.\

Someone gave me a pile of okra sunday at church.  I have met the most wonderful people since I became a Christian.  Not just because they give me things but just because they are my brothers and sisters in Christ.  God knew what he was doing when He said for us to gather ourselves togeather.   

Eveyone have a blessed evening

190.6-exercise, walking, going to kindergarten

pedometer steps for today17636
calories for today-1210


I reallytried to get in extra steps today because sof the chinese food yesterday.  and I really worked hard at it.  So hard infact that now after 5 hours my knees are swollen and achy.  I don't think it is going to work out to be extra steps if I have to let tomorrow exercises off because of the hurting knees. 

I had talapia today.  That is my favorite    fish.  I wish it were cost less i would have it several times a week.. All I do is salt and pepper, and just slow cook it in  a little olive oil then when it is done,I very very lightly brush a little butter over the fish. It is tasty and not many calories at all.  I had it with 5 brussle sprouts, 6 okra, a 1 cup serving of broccoli,  a little homemade cucumber relish, 1/4 cup of squash.  I felt pleasantly full, and I was very pleased with my choices.  The food was very good.

I had read that if you continue to eat vegetables you will eventually get to the point that you actually enjoy the taste.  I never did care for vegetables much -I was a meat and potatoe and sweets and more sweets girl.  But it is true I am getting to the point that I honestly am starting to enjoy the taste.  Well let me clarify a bit.  I do not like collards or turnips of spinach.   I can tolerate cabbage.  My husband likes the greens and dwhen I make them I always eat some because I know that they are super loaded with antioxidants.  But I don't like them.   

I saw so many things on the path today.  Yellow butterflys and I think I saw a monarch  Maybe not but it sure reminded me of pictures I had seen of monarchs.  I saw lizards and a squirrel.  I heard a loud crashing through the bushes and I think {I hope, I hope}  it was a deer.  And birds chirping and flying and singing to me as I walked by the trees they were sitting in.  I love nature.  The air smells so sweet, and the only cars you hear is the occasional horn in the distance. 

Tomorrow morning dh and I are going to kindergarten.  lol  IT is "grits for grandparents" day and we are going to eat breakfast with our youngest grandson.  He just turned 5 and I really miss him..   I have been watching him for my daughter and her husband since he was 6 weeks old.  For a few years they would bring him to me and then come get him in the evening but when gas went up a few years ago they starteed leaving him here for several days at the time.  Now he goes to school and I don't get to see him very often.  I am not going to miss this chance to see him and let him know that we love him.

Soon I am going to finish up everything on the computer, my blog and emails and facebook etc. and then I am going to watch a little tv with dh.  He loves to watch antique roadshow.   I don't enjoy it that much but I do enjoy being with him..


Sleep will everyone
God bless

190.0 & church & chinese food & a singing & church again

9:40

I don't exercise on Sunday and usually don't have time to  keep up with my calories.   I suppose Sundays is a break from diet day.  lol

Today was church day and dh and I really spent a lot of time in church.  This morning we went to Sunday schooll.  I taught and I really enjoyed the lesson.  but I still did not find enough to talk about for 45 minutes.  I talked about 20 to 25 minutes and I was done.   Oh well they all said i ddid a good job.  Of course all of my ladies only amounted to 4 including me.    Then we went to the preaching and I went to the choir, and the singing seemed to be paticularly good today.  Did I mention that mom was there?  She was --- my brother took her but  he would not stay, he went to the park until the service was over.   

After church we went to the chinese restuarant.  I always gain about 6 pounds when I eat chinese food.  NOt because I eat that much but because of all the sodium i get extremely thirsty,  and you know that always shows up as weight gain.   It takes me about 4 days to get rid of al the water that I drink. and that means that it takes me about 4 days to get rid of the extra pounds.    my fault my fault my fault.

Then we went to an afternoon singing.  Carla and redemption were singing and I think they are absolutely great gospel singers.  They are down to earth and just common people but so loving and so in love wiwth God and they know they are blessed to be used by God. 

After that we went back to our church early for a meeting of the Sunday School teachers and our Sunday school superintendant.  He made a few suggestions about sending cards to people that were absent after two Sundays and I suggested door greeters. Thenthey said i should be one of the first greeters,  that willteach me not to make suggestions.  lol

Anyway then home after the evening service and a friend from church followed us home and I gave her some okra.  She visited for about 1/2 hour and then she went  home.  I showered, then blogged and now I am ready to go sit with dh for a while.  HE is watching Stargate.  I like that show too.  I know it is a rerun but I still like it. 

sleep well everyone
God bless

191.4&walking&mama&brother&&&&&&&&

calories for today   1485
pedometer steps 12413

I am doing this early tonight,  it is just 3:45 pm, but I am so ready to shower, and wash my hair and get in my nightgown and spend the rest of the evening holding hands with dh.     The weather here is getting stormy, it has gotten dark and the air feels dank and humid. 

I walked today a lot some with dh and some by myself.  it feels good to wlak through the woods and hear the birds and see the squirrels playing. Occasionally I get to see deer on the trail.The yellow butterflys are beautiful. and I love it when they gather togeather and then they seem to dance around me. Sometimes this world seems so mean and so totally unpleasant and I think God sends us these small moments just so we can have a moment of joy. 

In a local town 4 boy ages 16 to 18 broke into a mans mobile home and killed him just to rob him.  My heart breaks for his parents.  I have two children and it would just about destroy me if either of them did something like that .

I call my mom today and her voice sounded so listless and she seemed so down and I talked to my sister yesterdsay and she said that my brother started yelling at my mom again.  She does not deserve to have her last days filled with such misery. She told him to leave and he said he was staying right there.  I fear his actions and attitude will kill her.  The dr said how he treated her before was the reason she had the stroke.

I teach Sunday School torrow.  I have studied and researched the lesson.  I have prayed and I sure hope that I can speak longer than 15 minutes.  So far every time I teach I get it done in 15 minutes.  lol  I never run out of things to talk about but for some reason I am very quick with the Sunday school lesson.

Thats it,  I am going to spend time with my dh.

Have a good evening
God bless

190.4, walmart, walking, and walking, golden harvestors

pedometer steps,12262
calories---------estamate 1700


The bad part about keeping up with calories is I eat and then get busy and forget to write down what I ate.

oh well  I hope my estimate is close to reality, and not just wishful thinking on my part.  I went to a Golden harvestors meeting tonight and even though I have a lot of food allergies I still found a lot offood to eat.  

I had to go to walmart early this morning and bought bananas, and a strawberry glaze to fix to take with me and I bought some baby carrots and honey and brown sugar for brown sugar honey carrots they were yummy and most of the food I took was eaten.  The huge crowd of 18 people must have liked it.

My friend is the president and she got sick and could not go.  So she asked me to take her place.  I stood and talked just a few minutes and then asked one of the retired preachers to pray for our sick and unsaved loved ones and to ask the blessing on the food.

After we ate I gave the devotion -I spoke on the power of words then one of the older ladies told a few jokes and our secretary gave the details of the meeting. 

It went well and I truly enjoyed myself much better than the ladies meeting last night. 

I ate more than I should have and that will cause me to weigh a little more in the morning.  I know why the weight will be higher and I know it is my fault but still it is a little discouraging to see the scale show a higher number. 

I walked a lot today I walked the forest path 3 times.  I got  a lot of steps in and I enjoyed the walk.  Dh walked with me one time but he said once was enough for him.  lol   I was determined to get my 10000 steps in.  I got them and more.  HOORAY FOR ME

Sleep wwell
God bless

190.2+exercise+church meeting+family

calories for today 1525
pedometer steps 14870
exercise was walking 6 miles through the woods one mile was a power walk and boy is my hamstrings sore.

I tried to do extra walking becasue I knew that I was going to go to a womens meeting tonight and I would be eating later in the evening.  Usually I try to eat around 4 to 4:30 but tonight I ate ate 7:30.  and that food will not have enough time to digest and in the morning my weight will be a little more.  I honestly did not enjoy the meeting.  IT was boring and lengthy,  I thing I may not go back, but then again maybe it was just that one meeting and the next one will be better.  I hope.  I hope.


My brother lives with my mom and he is 62 He is so abusive to her verbally and now he has started drinking again.  That makes him even worse.  She is 84 years old and even though she will never win the award for best mom of the year lets face it she would not even be in the top 50 but still she is mom and she is old and she really deserves to live her last days in peace.    I hope we can get him out of there without to much trouble.  She has been crying about the situation.  I know she is disappointed in what he is doing and what he has become.  

I am praying and I hope that he will go ----go somewhere that he will not be bothering her.  I think he is hoping to get her to sign over her bank account and house to him so that he can get it all and just take off  He has caused nothing but troubble since he got out of prison and his wife left him.  that is when He had to move in with mom.    Pray saints, join me in prayer.


Sleep well
God bless.

190.8 & church & my day

calories 1545
pedometer steps-11937


I ate really health today, lots of steamed vegetables I think it was dr. oz that said for maximum health we should eat the rainbow---and I really do like lots of vegetables, okra and peas and squash and carrotts and broccoli and peppers and corn and potatoes and pears and figs and apples and grapes  and I could go on and on.

I had 4 ounces of beef and about 5 ounces of lean ham.  I had pears that I had put up in the freezer and I had blueberries and 2% milk.  and then I walked 4 miles and the rest of the steps that I had was just from cleaning house and cooking. 

I went to church tonight and what a wonderful moving of God's spirit there was.  I love going to church and when the Lord moves like that it is so sweet.   I can't get enough of being in the House of the Lord.

Tomorrow I have to start on my Sunday shool lesson,.  I should have already begun it, and I did briefly read over it.  But I am teaching on Sunday and I really need to pray and do some research on the lesson.  It is not terribly in depth, but still I will have to pray and study.

I do not have a lot of plans for tomorrow.  I will paint some and I will vacumn.  Tomorrow night I am going to a ladies meeting, and I will need to take a dish of sosmething.  I already decidedthat I am going to make bourban street pork.  I have made it before and it is really good.   I hope that everyone there likes it.  I think I am going to make some honey baby carrots too.  With all of my food allergies at least I know that I will be able to eat those two foods.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

good night
God Bless

doing good

calories --1650


exercise was fast walking down the trail through the woods

pedometer steps was 13353



I ate a little more than I intended to do, but the tuna salad tasted so good that I kept eating it. Oh well I didn't do to bad, and I did get in extra steps today. I hope it all evened out, and maybe the walking negated the calories.



Dh goes to a mens meeting tonight at church so I will have the evening to myself. Not that big of a deal really, cause I had most of the day to myself.



Today I washed clothes, put up some fruit, walked, hand washed two of my church outfits, ironed for about an hour, talked on the phone for about an hour, cooked supper.



I have been wanting to pick up my miniature houses to paint again. Dh is going to make a wooden rack to display my Christmas houses on. I can put a string of lights and put out some cotton to look like snow.



I might start that today.

new blog

My dd and I have started a new blog for our weight loss .  We are going to be buddies and encourage each other and inspire and just be good buddies to each other.

Here is the link to our new blog in case you are interested in reading about our hoorays and yippees and our oopsies. We are human after all and I am sure there will be days when we will fall on our chocolate covered faces.

http://jeniandmama.blogspot.com/

Come visit us.  Sometimes you will laugh and sometimes you will be bored but come visit anyway.

My daughter works and she has a son and a husband and she just does not have as much time as I do to play on the computer.  She may not be as consistant in her posting as I will be.  Nevertheless, this should be interesting. 
Wish us luck everyone.

weight-exercise-calories

My morning weight today was 192.4
exercise for today was walking===pedometer steps was 11941
calories for today was 1395


It was a very nice day today although it did get up to 95 degrees.  I stayed mostly inside maybe that is why I thought it was a nice day.  Thank goodness for air conditioning. lol

I walked through the woods and the yellow butterflys were dancing everywhere.  The leaves are beginning to turn color and it was absolutely beautiful.  I love the clean fresh air and the ground is so much nicer to walk on than walking at the park on the cement walks.  I have done that before and my ankles and knees and back hurt me all the time.  Walking on dirt does not do me that way.

Tomorrow is Sunday and I think that PF will be there and she will be teaching Sunday School, but I am ready to teach if something happens and she does not make it.  The lesson tomorrow is a little bit difficult and so I am glad she will be there.  Now next Sunday she wants me to teach and I will.  I hope I can do a good job.  I love the Lord and I really want Him to use me,   tomorrows lesson is about faith and hope. 

Have a good night
God bless

walking

When dh got up (late of course) I went for a walk. Almost 2 miles and I might go again a little later. It is supposed to be very hot here today, but maybe if I don't wait too long to go out.

I walk through the woods behind my house. There is a long fire trial back there and it is peaceful and quiet. I am aware that there is danger from snakes and bears (rare, but they are there) mean dogs, wildcats, etc. but I have been walking back there for several years and all I have ever seen are deer, a couple of black snakes, rabbits, butterflys and squirrells. I smells fresh and clean back there. I always ask for Gods protection, and He has kept His hand on me since I started walking.


Grandbaby is still here, he is a sweet joy to have here and I miss him when he is not here. I wish his parents would find a place close by to live so I could be a part of his life more often.

plans for today-----maybe walk again, play with baby, spend time with dh later-maybe go for a nice ride with him to our favorite river spot. There is a pile of rocks in the river and the water creates a shimmering rainbow in the air around where the water spashes over the rocks.

later,
God bless

another day another diet

Today I ate 1420 calories and I had 13417 steps on my pedometer. Sounds good, I washed the inside and outside of my car, and later in the day sol brought baby to spend the evening and the night with me. I sure do miss baby when he is not here. In case the reader does not understanmd ==baby is youngest grandson and I have been babysitting him since he was born . He started to school and now I only get to see him on the weekends.

That is it for my day.

God bless

I finally got a computer.

My old computer broke a while back and with the economy so bad, I had no job and dh job went down to almost nothing. God helped us through the bad times, 3 churches paid our bills and our daughter helped with groceries. God is good and He helps in so many ways.

A very good friend of mine,has a friend that works cleaning houses and apartments that have been abandoned. My friends friend found a computer in one of the houses and he gave it to me. It was loaded with viruses and I had to have it fixed by a computer doctor. It is very slow and I am so thankful for it. It puts me back on the internet, and I sure did miss my computer friends and I missed blogging.

I have been thinking very seriously about starting a memoirs about what it is like to grow up as an abused child. There are many such books and journals out there concerning such topics, but mine would be about how I overcame the physical, mental, sexual, and emotional abuse from my parents. How I overcame the horror and nightmare and found happiness.

I need to put a little more thought into it.

I am glad I have such peace and happiness and contentment and I owe it all to my Lord Jesus Christ. I praise Him and I love Him.