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“Eat a live frog every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” -Mark Twain

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Keep On, Keeping On

I appreciate all your kind comments.  I think I really just needed a day off.  I got back on the wagon the very next day and my weight was down.  Not that the number is my total focus, but it helps me to keep going.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  We will be shopping at an antique mall, seeing a visiting a far away family member, moving more stuff to the new garage, and watching our Colts. 

I found these old pictures the other day when I was packing up the office.  I just had to post them.

My darling baby girl is now 10.  I am not even going to try to figure out how we got here!

Here is daddy and our 2 babies.  Oh, those days were hard!

But it  would be nice to go back, just for a day. 

Hitting a Wall

When you are not getting the results you want, do you...
A) Give up.
B) Pout and whine.
C) Keep going. 

I am at a crossroads of sorts.  I've been faithfully training Monday through Friday on my Wii Fit since way before Thanksgiving.  I have reaped benefits.  I have more energy.  I know my body is better for it.  But, is that enough to keep me motivated? 

I am not seeing my weight change at all.  I go up and back down and up again.  Am I eating right?  Well, not to the letter, but I am making small changes and sacrifies.  I expected a miracle, I guess.  I hoped that if I would exercise, then the weight would go down without too much work on the diet side.  Sounds like I want my cake and eat it too!  (hee, hee) 

The deal is that I can't afford to give up yet again.  There is a tiny voice inside my head saying to keep going.  Keep going I must. 

Trip to the Library

A trip to the library is never a disappointment.  I went list in hand and found so much more.  More than I have time to read right now with all the packing I should be doing. 

I picked up a book on sewing for the novice.  It is a desire of mine to be able to sew a straight line.  That's it.  If I can do this one simple thing, then I can make curtains for my new kitchen.  One day I will try a apron.  Baby steps. 


Another great find is a book about being an urban farmer.  I am not planning to become one, but I am so inspired by those who do.  So, the next book on my list was more to my speed, a raised bed garden book.  I read this book 2 years ago when we had our little beds.  This coming year we are going to use little plastic baby-type swimming pools with holes drilled on the bottom for our beds,  We will be able to move them as we have no clue where the best sun will be when we have to plant in April. 


Another fun book I saw was about getting rid of clutter.  It is hard for me to pass up a book about organization.  The quiz in the front makes me think I could write a book on organizing, as I did pretty well.  I think the key to organization is having a garage to stash stuff.  (hee,hee) 

No trip to the libray is complete without a bringing home a book about homeschooling.  I was surprised to find a new one.  It's written with ideas for activities for kids just my age.  Of course, I have no time in which to do any of them.  That's OK.  I can always renew!

Here's the stack..

Sorry about the glare. 

*Warning, bad language found in Farm City, but still very interesting.

Bird-Chirping Weather

My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather. ~Loire Hartwould

I went outside briefly this morning and was struck by what my senses discovered.  The smell of spring was in the air.  Although this Indiana girl knows better, my heart skipped a beat thinking winter might be on the way out.  I closed my eyes for a moment and felt the warmer air on my face.  I listened to the birds.  I smiled.  This maybe just a little taste of spring, but not forever! 

Food for Thought

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana


(But I really am hopelessly in love with spring.)

Picture from long ago, a daffodil, I once knew. 

Wordless Wednesday: Winter Walk on the Beach