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GREAT GIVE A WAY!

Go on over to My country Blog for a great giveaway. I found this by accident and know you will enjoy her blog as much as I do.

LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

As of today I have lost 9 pounds. It doesn't seem like much, but I'm pretty happy about it. I have been walking a mile a day on my treadmill and eating extremely healthy. Just about all of my cravings for bad stuff is gone. That was rough. My blood glucose has been lower than 200 for the past few days, so hopefully by the time I go back to the doctor it will be close to normal. If it's still high, I'll have to go on insulin. So, I have a lot of incentive to stay healthy and keep exercising.

On another note, I got my first tattoo the other day. For all of you who told me that they don't hurt, I have just one thing to say to you. LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE. Holy crap, it hurt. It took almost 2 hours and by the time he was done I practically sprinted out of there. But, I'm happy with the result. I had it done on my back, so noone else will see it unless I want them too. So, thats it..I hope that your Monday was as good as mine... xoxo

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM!

My son, college dude, is such a great actor....brilliant even. No, I'm not biased, he really is. Here, here is the proof. He plays the old man in a play called "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum". See for yourself...BRILLIANT!

IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE!

My new furniture was delivered today. I am a happy girl. The furniture store even sent me the throw pillows that were on it when I bought it. Did I mention that I'm a happy girl?

A GOOD WEEKEND SO FAR!

I am having such a good weekend. I went to Jons house yesterday to spend some time with my grandsons. WE had such a good time...we went to dinner and played until we were exhausted. After the kids went to bed, Jon, Tara and I watched a movie. In this video, Jon is blowing up the air mattress for me and playing with the kids. He is such a good dad. I am so proud of him. Aren't these boys adorable?



This morning we got up and played some more, went to breakfast and then went shopping. I got home around noon and needed a serious nap.

Later I went out and bought a new living room set. I am SOOOO excited. It's gorgeous brown leather sofa and a love seat. Then of course, I had to go out and get new throw pillows and throw blankets to compliment the new chocolate colored furniture. I can't wait until it's delivered on Tuesday.

So, my blood sugar hasn't gotten any better. The doctor feels that I've been a diabetic for a couple of years without knowing it. Since my diagnosis I have been eating completely healthy..no sweets, white sugar or flour and very little fat. Just lean protein and fruits and veggies. Dr. K put me on an oral pill and if in 30 days my glucose levels aren't any better I will be going on injectable insulin. NOT what I want. I will do WHATEVER it takes to avoid that. Tomorrow I am going to buy a treadmill, which I hope will encourage me to excercise..Plus Jon and I have a competition going, to see who can lose the most weight in 30 days. I want to win...50 bucks is on the line.

So, that is it in a nutshell. It's been a fun weekend. Tomorrow I think I will do laundry and relax. Hope you all are having a great weekend.

OSCAR MAYER FRANKENWEINEE

Here is a little clip of my new buddy Frankie with his new collar and new toy. He won't put that dang chicken down, he even slept with it last night...he's sooo cute.

FATHER AND SON!

I just got off the phone with my son Jon. He was cooking dinner for his family with some help from his older son Gavin. He is such a great father, wonderful husband and excellent son. I feel so lucky to have this man in my life. AND he gave me two grandsons that are absolutely PERFECT.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE...FALL!

Have you ever come home from work and looked around your home and thought to yourself "I love my house". I do this quite often..usually in the fall. Last weekend I bought a gorgeous fall colored quilt for my bed, put out a pumpkin and refreshed all of my candles. So today, I walk in the door, the house is spotless, the candles are heavenly (cinnamon and apple) and the decaf is even better (yes, I said decaf). What is better than all of this? The weather!! It is 62 degrees and tonight it's going to be 40..fall has arrived. I wish I could bottle this feeling and take it out as often as I need too. I am content, I am warm, I am happy.

I was in the store the other day looking at all the cute christmas ornaments and trees and I found myself humming Christmas tunes. I bought a set of cute Santa and Mrs. Santa salt and pepper ornaments.

I am going on a week on the South Beach diet. So far so good, no slip ups. So far my glucose levels have gone down from 245-186. I guess diabetes is the exact kick in the ass I needed. Hopefully this trend will continue and who knows..maybe I'll lose weight to boot.

THERE ONCE WAS A WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE!

A few months ago one of my neighbors committed suicide. I didn't know her at all. I'd seen her on occasion with her 3 year old daughter, but I knew nothing about her except that she had animals. A boston terrier and a cat. When her family came, they took the dog, but not the cat. I didn't see the little girl for a long time and figured that the family came back for her. Yesterday one of my little neighbor girls came over and asked me to look at her cat...it was THE cat. The girl said she found her hiding in an old shoe to try and keep dry and warm. She is the most pitiful thing I've ever seen...she's an adult cat, but weighs no more than 2 lbs..she's skin and bones. She has a severe upper resipatory infection and an eye that looks like it is about to pop out of her head. The first thing I did was grab her and bring her into my house. She was purring and head butting (even though she has a huge wound on her head). What a sweetie. I took her to work today and we tested her for felv/fiv and believe it or not she is negative. Soooo, she's in the hospital, we'll fatten her up, remove the eye and do whatever we can to make her well again. I don't want to think past this point, because, I don't need..nor do I want another cat. But honestly, who is going to want a cat that is more than likely more than 8 years old? The one thing that I do know is that she deserves a chance..so I guess I'll give it to her. Soo, anyone looking for a one eyed, feeble old cat? Huh? huh? Don't raise your hands all at once now. :)

SUNDAY RAIN

I feel soo much better than I did last night. I tested this morning and my blood sugar was 202, although still high, much better than the 363 from last night. I thought I had bought the farm. Seriously, I was scared to death. The doctor on call re-assured me that I wasn't going to die last night. So, this morning after a healthy breakfast and a even healthier lunch I got to work on cleaning out ALL my kitchen cabinets. I packed everything up that is remotely unhealthy and called Jon to see if he wanted it. He said no, so it's all going to my office tomorrow.

I registered at the Diabetes Association and there is tons of information. Pretty overwhelmed right now, but Im sure it will all start to make sense soon.

ON another note, it's been raining here for a week straight. My dogs are being a pain in the neck because of it. They will NOT go outside when it's raining, so I've been cleaning up alot of doggie messes. Ughh, I love the rain, but enough already.

Has anyone ever watched the Diane Keaton movie called " Baby Boom"? It is just the cutest movie. I love anything that Diane Keaton plays in, but I think this is my favorite...really sweet.


This is a real good rainy day movie. A bottle of valiumn? that just cracks me up..I wish It were that easy..haha

Happy Sunday!

DIABETES AND ME!

This has definitely been the week for seeing my doctor. Monday I was diagnosed with an ulcer and then Thursday, diabetes. I still can't believe it. I spent 24 hours crying and feeling sorry for myself. I am completely overwhelmed with the thought of having a disease that I will have to live with for the rest of my life. I have known for a while that something wasn't right..I just felt off, now it all makes sense.

I have to test my blood every day, sometimes several times a day. I'm not on medication, but most likely will be by Monday. I got scared tonight when my blood sugar went to almost 400, so I called the doctor on call and she couldn't believe that I wasn't already on insulin. She is calling my doctor and I have to go in first thing Monday. I will apparently be seeing the doc every 2 weeks for the first 3 months. I also have an appointment with a nutritionist and a diabetes support group that my doctor set up.

I think I'm still in shock and don't really know how to feel quite yet. Part of me is sad and angry and another part of me realizes that this is a huge wake up call. But mostly I'm just sad and angry....and scared. There is so much information out there and I have no idea where to begin. Today I had lunch with college dude and relaly thought I was doing good..then I ate some white rice, without thinking and now my blood sugar is almost 400. The information out there is so overwhelming.

I'm also grieving. I'm grieving the thought that "this couldn't happen to me". Now, I know it can..and it sucks.

I have thrown out all the cookies and snacks and replaced them with sugar free snacks. I guess that is a start. Mostly likely I will be posting more often as an outlet for my frustration and to keep myself accountable. Of course, I will also keep posting about my furbabies and life in general

Thanks for listening!

MY THREE WEINEES!!

Howdy! It's only been two days since my last post. That sounded a little like a confession. Father, it has been two days since my last confession. Anyway, i don't really have alot to talk about, so I thought I would throw up a picture of my 3 pumpkins. I am slowly being known as the weinee lady. I wonder if that is worse than the cat lady?



I left work early yesterday to go to the doctor and found out that I indeed do have an ulcer. I was sooo hoping it was that..NOT. But i'm on medication and already feel better. Hopefully, soon, my "old self" will re-appear. I kind of like my old self. I've missed my old self..and I've missed you.

HELLOOOOOO

HELLOOOO INTERNETS!! I have missed you all. Thank you for the sweet comments and emails wondering about my whereabouts. Well, I have to tell you that it is real hard to blog when nothing is happening. And I do mean NOTHING. For the past month all I've done is work and sleep. For real. It's been exhausting. We've been so busy at work, that when I get home I'm so exhausted. My life has consisted of working, showering, eating and sleeping. In that order. Unfortunately, things don't appear to be slowing down soon. We're going to be going at this pace until mid November. Ughh..So, if you bore easily, please stop reading now..life is too short.

For those of you who asked, yes, I did end up keeping Frankie. He is soooo cute and smart. I do believe he is the smartest of all my dogs. Lucy and Logan love him to pieces which was defintely the deciding factor on whether he stays or not. He's a little spoiled though, hmm, don't know how that happened. I still do doxie rescue, but now I have several wonderful volunteers in my organization that foster these babies for me. Clearly I can't be trusted to do it myself.

I haven't gotten to spend as much time as I like with my grandsons, although I did have Gavin one weekend. That boy is so darn cute. HE started pre-school last month and now sings all kinds of songs to me over the phone. Dante has started walking, so now his parents stopped sitting down at all. That cutie is always on the go.

I'm pretty sure I have an ulcer. Self diagnosed of course. The internet can be a wonderful and "dangerous" thing can't it? I'm going to make an appointment with my doctor as soon as I can, but I have ALL the symptoms. This is just what i need.

I have gotten hooked on the HBO television show "true Blood". Tonight is the last show of the season and I can't wait. Vampires are everywhere this year.

The weather here has been great. Definitely feels like fall. The days are in the mid 70's with no humidity. Some days haven't even gotten out of the 60's. I was in K-mart yesterday and all of their fall things are out on the shelves. Makes me want to decorate for the season. They also have halloween stuff out AND Christmas. I'm not ready for that yet.

I'm planning a trip to visit my friend Paula in Dallas in November. I can't wait to see that girl. I haven't seen her in 29 years. Isn't that crazy. She found me on facebook and the rest is history. When we chat on the phone, it's like no time has passed. I can't wait to see her.

I think I'm going to dust off my bread maker today and attempt some white bread. I really want garlic bread, but my stomach will kill me. This weather makes me want to bake bread and make soup. I have a great recipe for squash soup, which I think I'm going to try also. It's foggy, and cloudy and real cool outside, so I think it's the perfect day.

I hope everyone has a great Sunday. xoxo