Overlooked Orchid

Yesterday was such a nice day. We found a car we want, and did some other shopping.

The best part was seeing Mom in Walmart. *LOL* It was so funny because Des walked right by her without even paying attention. She only turned back when I yelled out “Mommy!” I am always so happy to spend time with Mom, even just chance meetings in Walmart. We got to talk for a few minutes, and of course the girls just loved telling Grandma about the new clothes they were getting, and how they were doing in school and everything else.

After seeing Mom in Walmart we also had dinner with Uncle Mike, Sue, and Daniel. The girls were so happy to see Aunt Sue and Uncle Daniel. I was too, it’s been months since we’ve seen each other. Adam is away on a trip, so we didn’t get to see him, which was kind of sad, but we’ll see him soon. It would have been better if we could have seen Sonia and Mitch, but hopefully we will be moving soon, and I will kidnap Sonia and bring her down for the weekend. I miss my sis so much! *BS* So do the girls, even though they’ve only spent a few hours with her here and there.

I am forever thankful that my brothers and sisters are a part of the girls’ lives. We don’t get to see each other very often, but when we do, it’s an awesome thing how they include the girls in their lives. Coming for birthdays, asking how they are, playing with them, mentoring them. It is what I have always hoped for my girls. Mom is the same way…she is their grandma, heart and soul! The best part is that they want to be that way with the girls, they don’t have to be. By blood they are only my Aunt and cousins, but by heart, they are my Mom, bros, and sis’s, and interact with the girls as such.

I’m all for doing things the natural way, when possible. That’s why I think www.naturalfatburner.org is a great sight. If you can naturally lose the weight you want, with diet, exercise, and perhaps some all natural weight loss vitamins than that is deffinitely the way to go.

I like using natural products as much as possible, even in the cleaning supplies that I use. Not everything I have is all natural, because some of them just don’t work as well as I would like, but I use what works.

Ahhh, she wondered if her day could get any worse. The outfit she had wanted to wear this morning had a stain on it, from Lord only knows what. Her car wouldn’t start this morning, making her late for work, and NOW the manual directory submission wasn’t working. Which would in turn make this very important assignment late, which of course meant that she would get a nasty gram from her boss.

Life was just not going her way today. She wanted to go back to bed, and start over. Forget today ever happened.

It amazes me that young girls are thinking and talking about diet aids. I am thankful that Des hasn’t shown any concern about her weight. She is petite anyway, but that doesn’t seem to matter to most girls these days. They still talk about needing to lose weight. I guess no one has really explained that as they get into their teen years their body changes, and might make losing weight unnecesary, and that is assuming that they are a little chubby to begin with. I think too much emphasis is being put on being model thin.

I do not want my girls to be over-weight, but neither do I agree with making yourself model thin.

Lots of speculation abounds on safe diet pills. The safest I know of are a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. I believe that to be true for people 1 to 99. *LOL* The level of exercise might vary, the types of foods might vary as well, but it’s still the safest way that I know of to lose those pesky pounds.

Somehow I don’t have much worry when it comes to the girls at this point. They are active enough to eat anything without a worry of gaining weight.

I am forever thankful that the girls’ eczema is not serious. With the right kind of soap for their baths/showers, and lotion from time to time, it is managed well. In the winter they tend to need a bit more lotion, but I have only had to get a special cream acouple of times to manage their outbreaks.

Some of my friends have described horrible outbreaks, which makes me all the more thankful that the girls have mild cases.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Christa Allan, a true Southern woman who knows any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day, weaves stories of unscripted grace with threads of hope, humor, and heart.

The mother of five and grandmother of three, Christa teaches high school English. She and her husband, Ken live in Abita Springs, Louisiana where they play golf, dodge hurricanes, and anticipate retirement.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Leah Thornton’s life, like her Southern Living home, has great curb appeal. But already sloshed from one-too-many drinks at a faculty party, Leah cruises the supermarket aisles in search of something tasty to enhance her Starbucks—Kahlua and a paralyzing encounter with a can of frozen apple juice shatters the facade, forcing her to admit that all is not as it appears.

When her best friend Molly gets in Leah’s face about her refusal to deal with her life, Leah is forced to make a decision. Can this brand-conscious socialite walk away from the country club into 28 days of rehab? Leah is sitting in the office of the local rehab center facing an admissions counselor who fails to understand the most basic things, like the fact that apple juice is not a suitable cocktail mixer.

Rehab is no picnic, and being forced to experience and deal with the reality of her life isn’t Leah’s idea of fun. Can she leave what she has now to gain back what she needs? Joy, sadness, pain and a new srength converge, testing her marriage, her friendships and her faith.

But through the battle she finds a reservoir of courage she never knew she had, and the loving arms of a God she never quite believed existed.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Walking on Broken Glass, go HERE

I am in the process of reading the book, and admitt I haven’t finished it yet. But what I have read is quite intriguing and I can’t wait to see how it ends!!!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Don Hoesel was born and raised in Buffalo, NY but calls Spring Hill, TN home. He works as a Communications Department supervisor for a Medicare carrier in Nashville, TN. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Taylor University and has published short fiction in Relief Journal.

Don and hopes to one day sell enough books to just say that he’s a writer. You can help with that by buying whatever his newest novel happens to be.

He lives in Spring Hill with his wife and two children.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Every family has secrets. Few will go as far as the Baxters to keep them. Bestselling novelist CJ Baxter has made a career out of writing hard-hitting stories ripped from his own life. Still there’s one story from his past he’s never told. One secret that’s remained buried for decades. Now, seventeen years after swearing he’d never return, CJ is headed back to Adelia, NY. His life in Tennessee has fallen to pieces, his grandfather is dying, and CJ can no longer run from the past. With Graham Baxter, CJ’s brother, running for Senate, a black sheep digging up old family secrets is the last thing the family and campaign can afford. CJ soon discovers that blood may be thicker than water, but it’s no match for power and money. There are wounds even time cannot heal.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Hunter’s Moon, go HERE

A few months ago I started a list of the books that I had read, and then things got busy, and I fell behind on updating it. I am rather disappointed that I fell behind as I really liked keeping track of how many books I had read each month. Here lately I am sure that the numbers would be incredible as I don’t have much else to do but read. NOT that I’m complaining!! Reading is one of my most favorite things to do!! I do miss all of the other things that kept me busy though.

Who knows, maybe I can resurrect my reading list, and give a little insight on what I really enjoy reading!

I’ve been currently reading Fern Michaels. Her Sisterhood series is pretty good, as well as her Kentucky and Las Vegas series.

Now it wouldn’t matter if she knew the fastest way to burn fat, she could do it with regular exercise, instead of the pills, and rigerous dieting. She was sure that she would be much happier in her new life! It would take some getting used to though, not counting every calorie, not living in a big town with everything at hand…it was mind boggling to think of it!