See these kids right here? OK well you can't really because I have blurred the photo. The point is I have to remind myself, this is why I do what I do. I see these kids when I pop into there classroom, when we have special events planned, if I need to speak at a confirmation meeting - but for th...

*11:20PM and monday night fotos are up on the click! blog* I have lost more weight this time than any other time I've tried. And I must say I am making working out more of a priority in my life. folks this is what 45 pounds loss looks like for me- WOOT WOOT GO ME! I am so friggin' proud of m...

Happy Happy Birthday! to my Soulsis - Diana! We love you and miss you and hope every wish you make comes true! Tell your hubby and son to give you extra hugs and kisses for us- You Rock Sister! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In other celebrating news - it happens to be m...

Went to the movies by myself this afternoon. Oddly relaxing and enjoyable. I saw The Reader with Kate Winslet, some young newcomer and Ralph Fiennes. I'll tell you right off if you are thinking of seeing  this movie the first 45 minutes or so are filled with nudity and sex between an older...

The rules of this Meme are:1. Link to the person who tagged you.2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Write six random things about yourself.4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog6. Let the tagger know wh...

Yes that November banner was even getting hard for me to look at every time I dropped by. I replaced it with a photo I took last weekend when we took CJ up to Clemson for a foreign language poetry competition. He did not win an award. He himself said he wasn't really ready and did not understand...

On Thursdays I weigh in. so that means I won't weigh in again until Monday - 4 full days. 1 more day than when I weigh in on Mondays. So Thursday nights I usually eat something not necessarily on my list of approved foods. Granted I cook it with the least amount of salt and I try not to increase...

I have not worked out side of my home for many years - this last 10 months or so is the first paying gig I have had since 1994 or 5. My work has always been my children and this house. Then it was that plus my volunteer work. Lately the fact that this is a man's world has been abruptly pushed in my ...

So today was a little bit rough for me. I guess all of the traveling and all that goes along with that caught up with me. So I decided I deserved some me time. When we were in NY my MIL brought out some slides from her wedding. AHA! I spoke as I was thinking -"I have a photo scanner that will s...

Today I got up, took the man/boy for his last exam, came home and started looking towards my future. I am worth my time. I have narrowed it down to one school I just need to make contact tomorrow and get the ball rolling. CJ is challenging the whole parent in charge here lately. The answers I expect...