Vegmom Moments

CAN'T SLEEP

*Oh Woes Me*

Busy fun Non-working beautiful day.....Exhausted and asleep by 10PM......Wide awake at 3!

What is wrong with this picture?

WATERING THE GARDEN

My friend asked me the other day about watering the garden...  And I must say that we have yet to water it since the week its been planted...  

It has rained almost Every day and we decided to save water and not FLOOD the garden by watering too much. 

So we've let God handle that part.... BUT now the weeding.... Oh my..... Someone is going to have to do that soon... I'm thinking that someone will be me.

REMEMBER WHEN - VIDEO GAMES

Consisted of a bunch of green or white squares or dots on a black background..

Ah PONG, those were the days..

Hubby doesn't understand why I think Video games affect kids now. He says "I played video games when I was their age and never had problems"

Well YEAH, when you played, it was a bunch of green dots on a screen and the closest thing to a gun was Space Invaders (with dots)

Now, it is just not that way.

And personally I like Pong better.

END OF SCHOOL BLUES

Most children can't wait till school ends... they count down the days and scream with joy....  But not our community of children...

When I went to pick up Veg all the Girls were crying, the teachers were emotional, and parents were having a hard time composing themselves.  The Boys on the other hand, had on their Grumpy "I'm controlling my emotions" faces....

The last day of school means that many of these kids will never see each other again, some of the teachers are moving on as well.  So saying goodbye to them is very sad.

A whole summer will go by without children being in the class room that they love and take care of every day.

Our community of Montessori Kids becomes broken when the school year ends.  Some move on because of Age, some because of family circumstances, and others because of financial situations... But none of the children leave because they choose to.  None of the children end the school year happily.

My Vegman is no different.  He spent the car ride home quietly.  Staring out the window with tears.  He didn't eat the special lunch we brought him or even his favorite desert...  He didn't want to talk about it either and just wanted to be alone...  The evening has continued with two melt downs, and a generally unhappy tot.

Note to self:  Even a 6 Year old Veg doesn't handle sadness very well... (hoping this would pass at 5 year old Veg, but not so much)

They love their school, their teachers, their work, and their community.  When it is time for them to move on, they have a hole that can't be replaced, and yet they have a knowledge of real life experience.   At their school they don't just learn how to read or how to add numbers, they learn how to take care of their surroundings, how to act in a social environment, how to lead and how to follow, and how to problem solve.

They take with them a love of themselves and the world around them and the love of a lot of people that will always remember them.

Our little man plans to be back next year along with 3 or 4 of his comrades moving up to the next classroom.  The rest of the Kindergartners are parting ways.  The Middle School ages are heading off to Middle School and some of the in-betweeners are moving elsewhere.

This happens every year, as life changes.  New children will fill those slots and the community will not stop. I think this too is great to learn for the children.  But sadness doesn't make it easy.... 

And so while the lunchboxes no longer need to be made and slippers can be put away for the summer.....  It is with sadness and mixed emotion that we say good bye to our school for now.

The new school year will bring more changes as our Vegman moves up to a classroom with Desks and student government and journals and a room we call Elementary. 

For now... we shall enjoy the Summer and what ever it has to bring!!!  (after we get past the meltdowns, that is)

CLEAN LAUNDRY - NO BASKET

Let me start this post by telling my Smart Alec friend that I STILL DO NOT own a Basket for clean laundry to carry up stairs.

And NO, I STILL WILL NOT use my dirty clothes basket to carry up clean clothes... I'm just a little quirky that way....  

And so, I make multiple trips... up and down, up and down.... dropping 1/2 the stuff along the way...  But its my process and it works....

Hubby was carrying up laundry today and he said "FORGET THIS UP AND DOWN STUFF"

No - He used his Noggin!!  Or should I say Shorts....

He stuffed full a pair of pants and a pair of shorts with all the laundry they could hold, then came up stairs holding the shorts and pants....  Here is the image I saw before me....

 

Quite funny, I must say!!

P.S. those are Tshirts and not underpants.... I wouldn't show ya'll our underpants, I promise!

P.S.S.  Did I just say Ya'll?

TWO BIRDS?

Why do we say:

"Kill two birds with one stone?" when talking about completing tasks?....

Why birds?  What does the stone have to do with anything? 

And, If I'm going to complete two tasks at the same time, where did the dead birds come from?

Just askin?

WHY VEG?

I don't think I ever was fond of meat anyway, but one night when I was a kid, we ate dinner at a friends house.

They were serving Lobster to some business folk and gave each of us kids a critter on a plate , then sent us downstairs.

Imagine our faces looking at this thing... And we were told to eat the meat off the back. "Lobster tail" I realized quickly, this was the lobster's Butt, and the brown meat didn't look remotely appetizing.

I also realized quickly that the thought of eating anything that "looked" like it had been alive made me gag. I didn't eat dinner that night...

It was then that I first dabbled in avoiding meat most of the time.

Once older and married, the yuck foods got back in to my diet.. Over time I became unhealthy, my cholesterol high, blood sugar was unstable. Head aches, fainting episodes... And I needed a change. To get control of my health...

One Friday I found the "Total Health Makeover" book, by Sunday my cupboards and fridge were cleaned out. 3 months later I had lost 20 pounds, my sugar and iron levels were normal. My cholesterol had dropped 90 points...I was feeling GREAT!!!

The rest is history.

I just realized that this is my 10th full year of Being Vegetarian.

Friends still call me a fruit loop, my Inlaws still think I'm just on a diet that will pass, and My Dad drove me past a field of grain once, told me to go find dinner...

Yes, being a Vegetarian is not the most popular stance, but one I believe saved me from a life of feeling like the back side of that lobster all the time.

And since that change 10 years ago, I've learned how to eat for nutrition and how to eat real whole foods. What to avoid on lables.. And how sneaky they are of getting things in our food that doesn't belong in our digestive systems.

I also learned that the stories we learned in school of the cow in the pasture that secretly got bonked in the head so he didn't feel pain while being made in to a hamburger....is NOT really the way it happens. And the chickens roaming wild and being chased down by a farmer.... Yeah, not so much!

And what is really in a hot dog besides animal guts, things like nitrates/nitrites... And how fluffy marshmallows started out as hoofs and skin and other bi-products of who knows what... And that some cheese has the innards of baby animal stomachs....and you get the idea!!

Not to mention Pesticides, Hormones, Antibiotics, and who knows what else that is in the food chain...that certainly doesn't belong there.

I have learned Lots and am thankful I did!

I'm thinking a few animals may be happy with my decision as well. If only I could save them all..

*sigh*

REMEMBER WHEN - CAMERAS

Remember when we used to have to stick a roll of film and Batteries in to a camera to take a photo... And then actually WAIT 4-7 days to have it developed and see if any pictures you took were any good.

To get duplicates, you had to pay double and have them print it twice!...

How did we ever survive?

ALWAYS TURNS UP

While we have some house clutter and car clutter, and well, life clutter.. Some how, some way, We are really good about not losing things.  I've always been that way.

In the event we misplace, forget where we put something, or it gets inadvertently Hidden for safe keeping... It ALWAYS turns up some day...

In fact Veg knows my response now when something is missing, he can recite it word for word... "It hasn't left the house, so it will turn up somewhere"

And it always does!

So, I've decided what is happening to my post baby, mid thirties body.....

This is me... Really it is....

Notice the double/triple chin... the chubby little wrists.. you can only imagine from this photo what my thighs looked like.   I had a cute (so they say) giant belly, little wrinkles and dimples on my back side and on my front for that matter... 

 

And so I lost all those things....  Through the years one by one, I lost them all.... I now realize they were just misplaced....

Because if I look at myself in the mirror right now (flash back to bathing suit shopping).....

They have all turned up!  The double/triple chin, chubby belly, dimples and wrinkles....Everything misplaced turns up... It always does.  Now if only the dimples were as cute now as they were then, I wouldn't mind finding these things so much.

PEOPLE WALKING

Today at work I walked for at least 30 minutes with a couple of co-workers..... I'm not talking lollygagging kind of walking... I'm talking about, middle of the day, break a sweat, get the heart rate going kind of walking.... 

In fact two of my co-workers have said they would work towards walking the 1/2 marathon with me next year.... So we are going to keep walking during breaks until we can get a quick enough time to add miles on the hour.  Then see where that takes us...

A couple weeks ago, we even walked a couple miles to a lunch destination and then a couple miles back to finish our work day.....

(Some of you may recall I tried running the 1/2 marathon this year and only made it 8 miles before I had to walk the rest of the way... and so if I'm going to do it again, I mise well walk the whole thing *smile*)

One of my co-workers asked "I wonder if there is a walking club here?"   Ha... We made our own... up to 4 people strong....

How about you?

REMEMBERING

Veg asked me a couple years ago "What is Memorial Day?"  And so we made a trek to a local Military Cemetery and discussed what Memorial Day was about. 

When it was time to leave, my little man stopped to salute, and although the picture isn't great, the meaning is worth much more then photo quality.

Looking toward today and this Memorial Day, I realize how different all memories are to all people and how different this day is to so many.

For me, I always like to take a moment and remember my Grandparents....  While married until their dying days, each set was unique in their own way... 

The Golfing Fancy Shmancy Grandma that not only helped me learn to swim, but fostered my love for UNSWEET Iced Tea on a hot day, and how to play poker.... don't ask! 

And her hard laboring Hubby with those big hard laboring hands, and shoulders that could knock you over if you weren't careful.  But his shoulders were there to hug and for no other reason... 

They are buried together and I guarantee my Grandfather was happy with his "little bit of quiet" before Grandma came to join him.  (Sorry Grandma, if your watching, but you know it's true)...

While looking at photos of my Grandfather when he was a boy, he looks identical to one of my nieces..  A little sweetie pie, we'll just call "M".....

My little Vegman's first letter of his first name matches that of my Grandmother... We discovered his name while he was in my tummy and on our way to Grandma's Funeral.  She never did get to meet him, but would be happy to know she finally got a grandchild with her first initial.. 

She always wanted a Grand Daughter with her Initials so she could pass off all her monogram stuff.  Sadly no one met her wishes, except me, but I had a boy...  Poor Grandma!!   Both their memories will live on in my Vegman and his cousins......

Then there was the set of Grandparents that we loved to go visit (until I was a pre-teen, Yeah don't ask).... they were loud and loving, My Grandpa would laugh and his whole belly would shake. 

He had fruit trees that we could pick... And when my teeth were falling out, he would cut the kernals off the corn cob for me to eat... "the girl needs to eat"...  We would go swimming in their pool. 

I learned how to play shuffle board at their house...  And how my Grandpa could find 100 different excuses to eat your ice cream before you could finish it.  These two changed a bit as the years went on...  And I like to just remember those things about them.... 

Memorial Day to me is also about many who have gone before us including the military members who have served and gave their lives.....

So while we had a WONDERFUL long weekend, filled with Naps and shopping, Bike rides, long walks and our favorite foods... I'm thankful to all those that made it possible for us to have the freedoms that we have.

Here is a VIRTUAL SALUTE to them and all their families... And a THANK YOU!!

Hope your Memorial Day was filled with loved ones, and fond memories......

BATHING SUIT SHOPPING

Today I have decided that Bathing Suit Shopping is on my "10 worst things I've ever done" list.... And I don't even have a 1 through 9.... THAT'S how bad it is...

I now remember WHY I haven't gone bathing suit shopping in at least 6 years.... Then probably only ONCE in the 10 years prior! 

It is like this:

Take a king size pillow, add about two rolls of batting to it, then stuff it inside one of those travel pillow size cases...  But make sure the fabric of the case is made of something thin and stretchy so that every single roll and lump will show...

Not only do you have to get this thing on... squeeze, push, pull, stretch....  (I got more exercise trying on 3 bathing suits then I did walking an hour the day before)...  But you have to put the thing on in front of about 5 mirrors....

Yeah, because someone thought it would be a great idea to have Mirrors visual from all angles in the fitting rooms...... While doing this acrobatic task.

Now try to get the pillow case (I mean Bathing Suit)  OFF!!!  Yeah, that's fun!!...

So there are Tankinis, one piece, two pieces, and Tanks, and Straps, Strapless, Shorts, Skirts, Bikinis (not)... You name it, and the stores are selling it... Let me just tell you, Straight up!!  This is the REAL DEAL, Ya ready!!

NO AMOUNT OF "CONTROL"  WILL MAKE YOUR BELLY GO AWAY....  I'll tell you what Tummy Control means....  Your just stuffing the same belly contents in to a tighter space with hopes it doesn't Shoot out the other side when you walk.

And in the event you get your Belly to look tight, there are still hips to consider....  Don't get me started on the hips...

They even have Camouflage Bathing suits... Maybe if I wear one of those, then no one will notice me... I can walk in stealth mode.. Become ONE with the beach.  The Sharks will be like... "woah, what was that?"
Well Actually, my pounds and pounds of sheer white legs may give me away....

Maybe I'll just wear Jeans?  Do you think anyone would notice?

REMEMBER WHEN?

Do you remember when we used to have to Shuffle and DEAL our own cards to play Solitaire?

Ah, how times have changed!

HAPPY COW

Check this out.... I know its not new, and I know I live in a cave half the time.... But if your like me and haven't heard of this Restaurant Guide then you must check out Happycow.net

Go to the Food Finder, and type in your location... Then Voila!  A list of Veg Friendly food options in your area.  There are TONS near my Mom... so I know what we will be doing on my next visit. *hint hint*

I used this to look for our future vacation spot and found 12 places we can go to Eat Veg friendly Foods!

Yum Yum.... **PS... Hubby Update... He's still on the Veg side of the fence... Yippy!!

If your new to the blog here is the story....my Hubby Went Veg over a year ago as a Bet...  he wanted an Xbox and decided he would go Vegetarian for 3 months if he could get one.

Will go Veg for Xbox

You can look through the rest of the December 2007 Archives to see how it turned out... But in summary...
He went Veg... Got his Xbox and 17 months later he is still Vegetarian (sorta)  he started eating fish a couple times a month around the new year (2009).... And the other day announced he may start eating Chicken again....

So far... he has stayed away from the clucking species....And the more Veg I cook, the less he will order out, which means the least likely he will be to switch back....  We shall see.....I'm in a COOKING RUT though, which is why I haven't posted so much of that ....

I must snap out of the rut... I must....

FAMILY WALK

Got the family out for a walk today....  Even Hubby! 
Isn't it great, when what we do affects others, in a positive way of course!

CUTTING CORNERS

Out with Hubby at our favorite Veggie restaurant and he was talking about cutting corners.

I gave a big tip as I always do there and he says again I should watch the spending on things like that.

So I suggested he forego his coffee beverage from our fav. Coffee house and he says...

"OH NOOooooooo"

Well then...guess its not that important *smile*

IN CASE YOU NEED A LAUGH

I warn you there is "language" at the very end, so don't watch around the kiddos...  And don't be sitting anywhere that you can't laugh really hard......  And if you are someone with a weak bladder, take precautions (Sorry this is a Mommy blog, so I must say that)

Now sit back, watch the entire thing, and try not to laugh... I dare ya!

TINY STRAWBERRIES

We have tiny bitty wild strawberries growing in our back yard.... Hubby asked the Berry Man when we went to pick real Strawberries about the ones in our yard...

The Nice Gentleman who I think is the greatest, by the way,  is ALL Country and said:

"Well, here's what ya do!!  Grab one and chew it up, if its sweet, eat more.  IF its bitter, then its poison and you may not want to eat any more.  When we were kids, thats what we did for fun"

Yeah, I'm thinkin we will NOT be trying the cute tiny strawberries... 

This is the same man that told us last year, to catch some of the bugs near the peach trees and tie a string to their legs so Veg could play...  Apparently the Nice Berry man did that when he was a kid too...  We decided not to partake in that fun activity either...

I'm just no fun!

THE SILVER BERRY

I have a Silvery Berry (A Blackberry that's silver) and it is my Tether to work....  I'm fastened to the thing like glue and therefore my work is really part of my home life and vice-versa!

Granted I can be away from the office as needed, but I'm also in touch with the office work virtually 24hrs a day...  If I have it, I must look.... and while there are fully capable people in the office that could handle my job function should I not be there...

I must look... All the time....  I was sitting with a friend the other day and she noticed the light blinking...  I told her not to worry it was just email.  upon looking, it was actually 57 or so emails that came in just while we were eating our dinner. 

I was good though and didn't look... But seriously I don't think my friends or family realize what 900+ emails a week will do to a person... and they are ALL work related... I'm not talking SPAM here either...

So it is critical that I have the Silver Berry and am Grateful to have it as it keeps me mobile as needed....

But now comes a vacation... and for the first time since being Tethered, I really want and feel I deserve (if thats ok to say) an UNPLUGGED vacation.....

Can I leave the Silverberry and laptop at the office?  Should I really go Unplugged from the outside my family world and just RELAX???  Will I know what to do with myself?

So here is the deal... If I don't bring it with me, I will worry.  If I do bring it with me, then I will have piece of mind....  but may have stress by looking at something I didnt' want to see. 

If I don't bring it with me, I will have over 1000 emails to come back to and a horrible week playing catch up.  If I do bring it with me, I can look when I want, and avoid the shock upon return....

I'm pretty sure, I can't bring it and not look????

What do you think???  Should I really and truly take an UNPLUGGED from work vacation?   And deal with it all when I get back?  Or should I take it with me, and try not to look but have if I need it?

ANOTHER DAY

Hubby called and said he had plans tonight and would probably take a nap first.... When I came home he was preparing to mow the yard instead.  I asked why?  And he replied with

"You never know when you won't get another day, so this is just something I need to do"

Alrighty then!!

A few minutes later he comes in and asks if I'd go pick up the dog poop...  After working all day, drivng Veg to and fro, getting 4 hrs sleep two nights in a row, and knowing that I still had dinner to make, laundry to do and another late work night..... MY ANSWER TO HIS REQUEST WAS......NO!!

He asks "Why"

And I replied with

"I may not get another day either, but before I die I certainly don't want the last thing I do to be picking up poop"

I shall now go take a nap.... (not really)

CHANGING THE NAME

A Change:

I used to have the title of this blog be Mommy Moments..  But realized that with Veg older now, I'm more "MOM"  then "MOMMY" and the moments are changing as he ages...  And the URL to the blog is www.vegmom.com  so it only makes sense that I update the name at the top.

Which now says "Vegmom Moments"  Not sure it matters really, and I hope I didn't mess anything up... But I am a Veg Mom after all... and so if you see the change, this is why....

And by the way ... If you happen to be a Cube or Office type Worker Bee.... Or Not.... Check out this cool blog all about eating at your desk and staying healthy... Vegetarian Even...

Kubiclekitchen

OH and speaking of Cube/Office lunches... I have a new favorite snack that I must share with the world... (Or all 3 of you in my family that read this)

Justin's Nut Butter

And because our store ran out of the Peanut Butter and Honey... I have resorted to paying out the Wazoo to curb my new addiction.. ALMOND BUTTER AND MAPLE SYRUP....  OH MY YUM !!!! 

While I know that individual throw away containers are not good for the environment and all that stuff, the convenience of keeping these tiny packs handy for that necessary protein fix makes me OK with it.  Meetings, walking, hiking, biking, they fit anywhere...

And besides, I only use Glass Reusable containers for all my other lunch items... so I tell myself its OK...

I should really space out my posts better, especially these random ones that really make no sense....  But Alas, I post while I can, and type when my mind has something to say!   So There!  :-)

Have a great Thursday!

SOCK WITH STRANGE HAIR

A couple weeks ago Veg brought home from school a stuffed sock with a sewn on button face... He'd worked real hard all week to make it JUST the way he wanted...

"Whats inside the sock?"  I asked....  "Seeds"  he replied....  Hmm?  OK!! 

Why do I have a sock with seeds on the counter??  I thought....

About a week later, Veg takes a baby food size jar, fills it with water and sticks the sock in....  Hmmm, Interesting.... The boy has lost his mind, I thought.....

But now Mr. sock has Hair....... And its kind of creepy looking.... Mr. sock now sits outside... 

 

But what a cool rainy day craft for the kids.  And recycle old socks and jars at the same time  They don't have to sew, just markers or anything crafty would work..  According to Veg, they decorated the sock, then flipped it upside down and put in some seeds.  Then filled with dirt and tied the sock in a knot.

When flipped over, the seeds are toward the top and grass will grow through the holes in the sock.... Voila!  Mr. Creepy Sock...

WHERE ARE MY CARROTS

Ok so the package said I would have carrots by yesterday...  I have giant Carrot Tops... I dig... I have NO CARROTS... 

Where are the carrots?  Did the bunnies already get them?  Squirrels?  The Carrot Monster?

Did the Cucumbers get mad at the carrots and knock them out??  I've been patient, I have, really...

OK NOT Really... But the package said???

 

Ah Well... I shall wait some more... I have a feeling the carrot tops will touch the clouds before I ever get to see a real live garden grown "IN MY YARD" carrot....   I'm just not made for this gardening stuff!!!

WHEN THE GIFT WRAP IS THE GIFT

I posted here about why I don't use Gift Wrap any longer and have since come up with some ways to package gifts without traditional wrapping.... 

For my Friend's Birthday, I decided to make the Gift the Package and the Package is the gift...

This is my Baking friend that is always, Well... Baking... And so when I came across this cupcake carrier, it had to be purchased.....  Along with the cool cupcake book and a scrapbook punch...

(we have a tradition now, that a birthday doesn't go buy with out a paper making supply).....  Not sure what the punch has to do with cupcakes, but I found the color of the punch to match a color on the book, so there ya go.....

And if your really creative, you can punch, then cut the scalloped circle in half to make a cupcake topper.  Sort of like I did for the card... Which is fastened to the case.....  Finished Gift, and no wrapping required!!   Even the card was made out of scraps from my Stampin Up Stash.

(which also has colors from the cover of the book... See how I've learned to match??  My Baker/crafty friend would be so proud)

I can show it all here, because I already gave it to her.... Ummmm 2 weeks early!  But you know... Thats just how I am.....

 

Happy Birthday Almost Baker/Crafty Friend!!!  

EXERCISE CHALLENGE - ANOTHER DAY

 

So I've received lots of good feed back from this challenge, including some people getting their kids involved, which I think is really really cool. 

Today I had an Extra special treat for my Exercise......  The hubby of my friend called and requested I get her out after a hard day, while he watched the kids.  YAY Friend Hubby!!!

So Veg and I took her to dinner after school and then we dropped Veg at home with His Daddy, while Friend and I went for a 4 + mile walk...... 

What a great way to incorporate Exercise, and talking, and visiting, and did I mention talking.... Pretty sure we burned more calories talking then the walking........

And so .....ON with the challenge we go... Another day done!..... Here is today's motivational link... (PS.  I know I won't do these every day, but while I have time... I'm posting lots.... *smile*)

7 Benefits of Regular Physical Activity 

EXERCISE CHALLENGE ROLLS ON

I didn't get a chance to walk today and almost made today a NON-Exercise day, when I saw my Real Simple Magazine from last month lying on the floor.....  I couldn't resist...

HAD to give their 20 minute workout a try.

I mean, HOW HARD can it be???  It's 20 minutes!!! 

Yeah, Well, Lets just say I haven't done a single squat in years let alone a whole bunch of them in a row "Then hold to the count of 8"

And because I wanted to stick to 30 minutes, I did each exercise plus the "alternate" and made it last a little while longer.  My Arms now feel like mush...

As I type, fingers are just falling off the keys!!!   I will certainly do this "Not so easy" work out again, when I don't have time to get outside....

And actually while looking for the link to show you what I found in the Magazine... I found this whole page with a lot of great "getting fit" tips...

Real Simple - Workouts

I'll be back to that link soon... you mark my words... I will be back!!!

The Fish Part 2

I have to make a correction based on my friend's comment from the previous fish post...

I said that the fish got the lures... I should have said that the logs and rocks got the lures while the fish swam away unhooked...

And there are times where there are nibbles but they don't get hooked and the lure is still attached to the rod.

Sorry for saying that wrong earlier...

Now as for the catch and release thing being better..

I would presume if you asked the fish what they thought about having a hole in their face, they may disagree.

Think of the poor guy swimming around trying to drink some water and it shoots out the side of his face like a fountain..

Or he goes to eat a bug and it flies out the side..

Maybe its the bug that is happy...while he mocks the fish..

"Nah Nah Nah boo boo, you can't eat me....thank you Mr. Fisher guy"

But I guarantee the fish are not happy about this whole situation.

GEOGRAPHY

I had a lot I wanted to get done on Sunday and for the first weekend in a long time, I had NOTHING planned...

The Camp Counselor of the house was OFF duty! So That meant my Vegman had to come up with things of his own.

At one point he brought out his 5 foot rolled map. And started finding the routes then drawing them to all his favorite states.

After a while, he got bored of that since he only has 4 favorite states, so he flipped the map over to show all the continents and flags.

He started telling me what countries the flags belonged to. Bahamas, China, Spain, it went on and on...there are a lot!

All of a sudden he says out loud...

"Mom, don't you just LOVE Geography?"

Honestly? NO... I never have..

But learning the subject from him, I could really start to like it.

FISH LOOSE

Hubby finally caught some fish today and let Veg reel them in.... Poor Fishies!!  Up till now, most of the fish have gotten away unhooked... They have even taken some lures on their way, while they mocked and laughed at my sweet hubby.. (oops that was me laughing)

Finally on this beautiful sunny afternoon, I have been told that some fish were caught... and released of course... But still, just so not nice...

Imagine, swimming along in your peaceful swimming way, avoiding being eatin by birds, bigger fish, snapper turtles and who knows what.....  Surviving for who knows how long in the wilds of the deep blue (brown) waters......When suddenly you go to eat what you think is your dinner, and get a hook through your face......  Poor Fishies!

And speaking of Fish... Hubby is now eating the kind you buy at the store... and has thought of going back to eating chicken.... SAY IT AINT SO!!!  

Having a Veg Hubby was nice while it lasted....

EXERCISE CHALLENGE DAY 1

It looks like we have a pretty good crowd (thanks to blog land) of people willing to take the Exercise Challenge.  If your just finding this post feel free to comment if you want to join us.

So here are a couple things I did today, in case anyone wants to comment on their first day...

I walked about 2 miles during a break from work and then tonight while shopping, I parked far away on purpose at three stores to add a little more walking time.... currently while on the PC a little too late (missing my normal bed time)  I'm sitting on an Exercise Ball to help "strengthen the core"...

While I didn't do a whole lot of Heart Racing Activity today, I'll call this Day one a Success!

OK.. for some motivation... While this wont affect everyone that has signed up for the challenge, I know it made me think twice... Ok Think 100 times.....

What is your BMI?

Maybe tomorrow, I will do 10 hours of activity, or just hide.... Yeah thats it!  I'll just hide for a little while...  Maybe no one will notice....