Don't You Think God Got It Wrong?

I was at my grand daughter's 1st birthday party on Saturday and meet a sweet couple there from my daughter-in-laws church. We got to talking about age, the man was in his early seventies the women looked a bit younger. Watching the my granddaughter and another little girl who is 2 years old run around and just bursting with energy I mentioned didn't they think God got it wrong - that babies should be the ones who wear out quicker and the older you got the more energy you had? They shook their heads with agreement. I really mean it, in your later years you may or may not have family around to assist you as you age. I know ALOT of people entering into their "old" age with having no one to help them. I think of this often, what will I be like in my late 70's or early 8o's? Will I be a burden on my kids? As you know I have been trying to get in better shape for many reasons and one of them is to be able to enjoy the later have of what life I have left on this earth. It is scary to think of being without any energy or health for that matter and being forced to work when you are in you 70's just to be able to survive, but that is a possibility that we are all looking at since retiring has really become something not many  people can look forward to. I know my aunt who is well into her 70's is still working taking care of others as a health aid, she has to work just to pay her rent and put food on the table. I know God probably thought that we would all have families who would take us in as we aged and would take care of us but now a days we are all struggling so no one wants  take someone else in to take care of even when it is family - Isn't that sad? I pray I can keep myself in good shape to be able to handle anything life has to throw my way in my upcoming years...

Until Next Time - God Bless!!

Don't Drink Your Calories!

Okay, I have fallen off the wagon big time!
I have found a soda that I am loving right now! It is called Coca-Cola Life. It is sooooo good! It has 90 calories in one can so not real low cal which is disappointing but it is made with stevia & can sugar. I have been drinking just water for months now so it is fun to have something else to drink and right now it is just $2.99 a 6 pack (the gal gave me a coupon for .55 cents off - Dam I should have grabbed more coupons!).
Which leads me to falling off the healthy eating band wagon. I am now eating potato chips & chocolate chips! Now I am not condoning my behavior but I am completely a wreak about the up coming work week. I am wrapping up the fundraising portion of my job this week, the dinner/auction is this up coming Sat. night. I have a TON of stuff to do before that day arrives and you know how my boss scares the living life out of me on a normal day you can imagine during a stress week! Needless to say these two days have been spent eating everything in my sight!!  Which is too bad because I was losing a little bit (like one pound a week).
I pray this week goes by without a hitch and I get everything done to my bosses liking and I can go back to just the cleaning job and be able to breath at work again.

Until Next Time - God Bless!!

Disney One Week Later

Here is my family & I minus my daughter-in-law she took the picture. What to say about Disney..... It had it's good times and bad ones. The amount of people there is mind blowing! At one point in the evening during the fireworks it was packed like sardines. I really mean it, you could not move and people that worked there were screaming for all of us to move but they had already shut the lights off so it was impossible to move with all the strollers & motorized carts and not killing yourself in the process. It was that bad..... people tell you about the crowds but you always think it won't be that bad while I'm there - well it was jammed packed. One of the good points is the fast pass - It really works wonderfully! We got on so many more rides than I thought possible using it. I have to say my grand daughter fell a sleep on most the rides. I do have to say a number of the rides broke down while we were on them, granted just for a short time but still when your in a dark place and the ride stops and you are stuck in a position where you are laying on your back it is a bit scary. I think Disney really needs to start working on the parks a bit more, from when I was there years ago so much has gone down hill. The staff at the park used to smile and be cheerful now they are snarly and cranky. Back in 1999 when we entered the hotel they said "Welcome Home" to us and made us feel so happy to be there, this time it was very low key and the gal that waited in us made me feel like we were an issue she had to deal with. Just little things here and there have changed and not for the better. When you are paying $105.00 a day to get in you want amazing not just ordinary.
Anyway, it was really great to get away and spend time with the family, not matter how stressful it got at times.

Until Next Time - God Bless!!

6 More Days Till Disney!

Yep, It's almost here our Disney trip is 6 days away!! Gosh I am SO not ready for it : (  Don't you think vacations sometimes take a life on of their own? That's this one, everyone is so looking forward to a "Trip of a lifetime" and I pray everyone gets what they are hoping for from it. They are all looking to me to get all the details wrapped up and have a stress free trip but it is so hard since we are traveling with my grand daughter who is turning one! I;m not sure if we should just get on the popular rides right away or should we do the characters meet & greets form my grand daughter? We have a number of agendas going on so it is so hard to plan. I am just praying we have good weather not too hot and not raining and that everyone stays healthy and enjoys themselves! Honestly I would be happy to just enjoy the hotel & swimming pool with my family all with me (I mean how many times do you just get to lounge around with family without someone having to run here or there).
Anyway, having a really tough week this week! I think I have another UTI, I can't believe the week before our get away I get this! We have NO extra money at all so if I do have to go to the doctor it is really going to suck! The our toilet bowl clogged, thank goodness my husband was able to fix it with minor cash layout. Then my car was making a noise that had me worried it was the transmission, it was getting really bad so we put it in for repairs - over $200.00 later and it wasn't the transmission but some  belts & pulleys. THEN the kitchen sick is shot, it runs water under the sink from the pipes..... I had to do the dishes in the bath tub : (  I know you have to roll with the punches but dam can't some good things happen too?
I'm dreading going to work tomorrow but dam we need the money badly so I have to suck it up and stay as long as I have something to do Monday. Life!

Until Next Time - God Bless!!

Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life..

I found this quote, and I think it is sooooo true!
Don't you agree? Life goes by so fast you really don't believe it until you get to your 50's when it really hits you right in the heart. You wake up and say to yourself what the hell was I doing all those years! I can honestly say I can't remember much of my 30's, and the sad part is my daughter asks me about when she was a baby and I just can not remember it. I think we were just so busy doing a lot of nothing which is so sad. You know how they say if you could only go back in time? It is so true! I would spend so much more time with my kids and really just focus on them. Now I know you are saying you were a stay at home mom how did you NOT have time to focus on them? That's the part that I just can't figure out myself! Where was I? What was I doing? If there is one thing I can pass on to my kids is to really savor every day. I know my daughter is at a cross roads right now, she feels she is wasting days and she is. I pray that things work out for her and she enjoys what life has to offer her! Right now she is letting life pass her by but not grabbing the bull by the horn and getting out there and living. As a parent you can only push so much, the rest has to come from them. I told her countless times while we were homeschooling her that she needed to apply herself to her studies if she wanted to get a good job and make some good money but she never did. Being young is a time of feeling like you can do anything and she doesn't have that feeling and I am very sad about that. I feel like I have let her down in so many areas, possibly if she had gone to public school she would have found a teacher who would have sparked her interest in something, but I guess there is no looking back only forward. Like the say, Work for a living don't live to work!

Until Next Time - God Bless!!

Only 16 More Days Till My Disney Trip!

Wow, time is really flying by! It's funny because when I booked this vacation it seemed like it was so far away I had plenty of time to get myself together and lose some weight and get in shape for all the walking I will have to do at the park. Well here we are 16 days away and I have maybe lost 2 pounds! The worst part is I have NOT gotten into shape with the walking like I really wanted to do. I don't want to be the one slowing everyone down or the one who just has to sit and rest for awhile, or God forbid starts to feel sick from starting to wilt.
Okay I have to come clean, just tonight I ate 3 slices of pizza, weight watcher ice cream bars, ice pops and a ton of other things - HELLO! And I am wondering why I am not losing weight or why I feel so crappy all the time!! I know I am a stress eater and I just can't stop like I did when I lost the 50 pounds I pray I will be able to find that me soon!

Until Next Time - God Bless!!

Sunday

I am enjoying my Sunday, it is very quiet here. My husband and daughter went over to my son's house to watch football. Usually I would go too but today I stayed home and wanted to clean up a bit and down load a book for my nook. There really is something to just spending the day by yourself. I have been productive on the cleaning, now don't let me fool you I'm not breaking any speed records here on getting it done but I have hot a few hot spots that look much better. I down loaded "Hollywood Dirt" it looks like a goody, I'll let you know after I am done. The funny thing is once I start a book it is always hard for me to do anything else. I am feeling so much more relaxed today, it feels good. In the book she write how "Sunday's are the Lord's day. A day spent in the pews at church. Under live oaks eating brunch with our friends and families. Napping through the afternoon hours, front porch visiting time at dusk. Evening was for quality time with your family". Wouldn't be wonderful to spend your Sunday's like that instead of worrying that Monday is almost here? Life is too short, Enjoy your Sunday!!

Until Next Time - God Bless!!