Giveaway!!

Here is a wonderful giveaway for you to enter! Theresa from time-worn interiors is having a 100th post giveaway. Here is the link to get to her page.
http://cottagegardens-theresa-smith.blogspot.com/2009/02/100-post-giveaway.html

Look at the beautiful goodies she is giving away!

My Funny Valentine

Happy late Valentine's to everyone!

It was a wonderful time at my house this Valentine's Day. It was nice for my husband & I to be off together. I love spending time with my honey. Even if he is working out in the yard or feeding the birds, I love to stand at the window & watch him. He soothes my soul.

Friday night, I had an open crop at my house. I rush in from work to get the craft room ready & when I turned the corner, I saw a pot of blooming tulips right in the middle of the table! Sitting beside it was a box of Premium Mint M&M's (if you haven't tried these, you're really missing out on some chocolatey goodness!) & a funny little card. He just doesn't do this. I usually get a card & we go out to eat. It touched my heart so much that he went outside of his box for me.

Wishing you lots of love & happiness!

Mother

My Director's mother went to be with the Lord last night. She was 90 years old & had lived a full life. It was tough seeing a man that can make me laugh & turn around & make me want to quit my job, so subdued. My heart goes out to him & his family.

It has brought to mind the death of my own beautiful mother. She was only 39 when she went home to be with the Lord. I was 21 & with a baby. The devastation I felt at that time still hits me hard. She was the backbone of our family & her smile lit up the room when she walked in. Her singing could make Angels weep from the sheer beauty of her voice. I have felt my mother with me at times. It is so comforting to know that I can still feel her presence at times. But there have been times when I have felt her absence so keenly that it brought me to my knees. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her & wish for her guidance & to hear her sweet voice.

All of this to say that if you are still blessed with the presence of your mom, give her a hug & tell her how much you love her. You never know when it will be the last time.

Mom, I love you!

Roller Coaster

I have been on an emotional roller coaster ride today! My boss totally ticked me off today & then I get this text from my 25 year old son....."I think something's wrong with me....I've been coughing up blood all day...."

After I picked myself up off the floor, I called him & he said he thought it was his tonsils. So after he got off work, I picked him up & yes, he looked like he had swallowed a golf ball & it had lodged in his left tonsil. The poor guy could barely talk.

The doctor took one look at his throat & pronounced it Strep. That, I can deal with!!!!

On a happier note......I went & weighed in tonight. I've lost another 2.6 lbs. for a total of 12!!!!!

I think I need to go lay down.......

Less of Me

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Thank you, Beth, for the sweet comments about my photography. Sometimes I can see things in my mind, but they don't always come about! You asked about my diet. It's funny you mention that word. At Weight Watchers tonight, our leader asked us what "diet" meant. Here are the definitions that were tossed out.....

.....a four letter word ( really bad!), deprivation, DIE with a T., it has a beginning & and an ending, etc. So I'm choosing NOT to use the word "diet" & instead, I'm using my new eating "lifestyle". Because for me, it has to be a lifestyle. I can't stop. But anyway, in answer to your question, I've lost another 1.6 lbs. for a total of 9.4 (last week I gave you a wrong total. Should've been 7.8). So thank you all for the well wishes on my eating journey. I feel good & positive!

Girl Trip

My sister came down this weekend & we drove to Hico, Texas. Hico is a small, rustic town approximately 2 - 2 1/2 hours southwest of Dallas. It boasts the fact that Billy the Kid lived & died there & they celebrate that fact with a yearly festival, I believe.

They have a wonderful antique store called Homestead. It has the most eclectic, wonderful, unusual antiques & treasures that I've ever seen! The original store is in Fredricksburg, Texas.
Now THAT'S a town to go shopping in!

I hope Dawn from The Feathered Nest doesn't mind that I'm using her idea to show you some of the goodies I purchased while we were in Hico.

We also visited Room No. 5 & Sugar Moon. These are wonderful stores to visit if you get a chance. Here are a couple of other treasures I found. Not quite sure what I'll do with them yet, but they please me just looking at them!

Monday Night Weigh-in

Well, it's that time again....Monday night weigh-in at Weight Watchers. I was a little nervous because my sister had come down for the weekend & we ate out nearly every meal. But I was very cautious in what I ordered & it paid off. I've lost another 2 lbs for a total of 7. Little steps, little steps. I keep telling myself that. I can do this!