Okay,
Memorial weekend came and went. Sort of like my new eating habit. I pretty much did not do as well as I would have hoped. However, I did do much better than I would have if I were not trying to eat better. I only gained 1 pound this weekend. I know that sound weird to be okay with that but the alternative could have been like Mothers day weekend where I gained 4 pounds! So, I am happy.
Orey's Uncle Vern came in to town yesterday. He plays baseball and has been coming in around this time for, like, a million years or something. We have a family get together each time and it is fun! I really enjoy it and I hope it keeps going on. However, I don't know how much longer he will be here for the tourneys because he is 72 years old. Still spry though.
The theme of this year's BBQ was "Brother can you spare a dime?". That was fun. Maura made a hillbilly wedding cake out of HO-HO's, Twinkies, chocolate cupcakes and stuff like that. It was awesome!
Anyway, I have to run. I am back on my strict eating habits and Marina and I will start going to the gym these evening. Yay!
Life doesn't get any better than this!!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Did you just call me FAT?
Okay, here is the deal….I am fat! No, really it’s true. I have been heavy most of my adult life and have been okay with it for the most part. Sure, I get into moods now and then where I think “you probably should do something about that” but then I tell myself “oh, your fine, your health is good, you’re older, your husband still loves you, etc…..” and I don’t do anything but token efforts. I figured as long as I am a “healthy fat person” I am good!
Well, NO MORE! In the last year I have had a severe decline in my health that can be pretty much controlled or corrected with weight loss and change of eating habits and food choices. So, the fact that I have a family that would like me to stick around, grandchildren I need to see born and grow up, and so forth, I decided to get professional nutritional assistance.
I saw a doctor for my complete check up, and I saw a nutritionist for guidance, and I am attending classes to teach me to be better about what and how I put things in my (and my family’s) mouth. Yeah!!!
So, I have gotten rid of most breads and sugar!!! Super-duper hard! I went through 4 days of headaches when I did that. I don’t want that again. I am learning to cut out most fats like mayo, butter and junk. And, I eat about a ¼ t a ½ of what I used to eat. I think it is still too much sometimes but I will get there.
Anyway, I have lost about 10 pounds in the last 3 weeks. It would have been more but I lost about 5 then put 4 back on during Mother’s day weekend so I had to start over again.
I start at the gym probably next week so that will be fun. Orey and the family have bee a huge support to me. It has gotten to the point where I have limited my eating that Orey will call me to remind me to snack on something healthy. He is so good to me :~)
I just wanted to let you all know so you can follow my progress if you want. I hope to lose about 40 Lbs by September or November. Keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck!
Well, NO MORE! In the last year I have had a severe decline in my health that can be pretty much controlled or corrected with weight loss and change of eating habits and food choices. So, the fact that I have a family that would like me to stick around, grandchildren I need to see born and grow up, and so forth, I decided to get professional nutritional assistance.
I saw a doctor for my complete check up, and I saw a nutritionist for guidance, and I am attending classes to teach me to be better about what and how I put things in my (and my family’s) mouth. Yeah!!!
So, I have gotten rid of most breads and sugar!!! Super-duper hard! I went through 4 days of headaches when I did that. I don’t want that again. I am learning to cut out most fats like mayo, butter and junk. And, I eat about a ¼ t a ½ of what I used to eat. I think it is still too much sometimes but I will get there.
Anyway, I have lost about 10 pounds in the last 3 weeks. It would have been more but I lost about 5 then put 4 back on during Mother’s day weekend so I had to start over again.
I start at the gym probably next week so that will be fun. Orey and the family have bee a huge support to me. It has gotten to the point where I have limited my eating that Orey will call me to remind me to snack on something healthy. He is so good to me :~)
I just wanted to let you all know so you can follow my progress if you want. I hope to lose about 40 Lbs by September or November. Keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Safe Driving
I know, it has been an incredibly long time since my last post. So much has happened like a fun Halloween, yummy Thankgiving, Awesome Christmas with all the family, Alexander getting a job at Charlie's, Rebekah dating Aaron, Keith getting an internship at Disney College. I'll have you know that we took Keithy down to Anaheim and I did NOT get to go to Disneyland. The funny thing is that I didn't mind because I know our family trip is coming up in March!
Anyway, back to the reason for the title of this post. Over the years as my kids learned to drive I have tried to give them safety tips (being the paranoid mother I am). Now these are not just the standard "make sure you look both ways" kind of safety tips. These are the big ones that I will do a quick rundown on:
1.) If you are in the middle of nowhere and you see police lights behind you indicating you should pull over - DO NOT! You should continue to drive at a safe speed to the nearest well populated store or gas station or something where there are other people around. If you have a cell phone you should call 911 or whatever emergency phone numbers cells have to see if there is indeed a police officer following you. I would much rather pay Bail then a funeral. I know, seems dramatic but it isn't.
2.) Another is, you should always wear a seat belt. This is especially important if you are ever carjacked or whatever. The reason being is if you have to drive erratically and smash into something, most likely the "bad guy" is not buckeled in and if you hit something he or she wil wind up going through the windshield instead of you. I know, sound hokey and morbid but, I would rather have my insurance pay for damages than a funeral. Seeing the pattern here?
3.) One of the other things that I have mentioned is that if you ever feel you are being followed, NEVER drive into your drive way! That last thing you want to do is let some creep know where you live. Anyway, you should continue to drive and go to the nearest "authorative" place like a police station or fire station or something like that.
A couple of weeks ago Marina was driving home from a function. She noticed a car that was traveling the same way she was so when she got to our house she kept driving. She went around the block and turned up some streets and the other car just kept following her. She drove out of our area and drove over to the fire station about a mile from us. She pulled into the parking lot like she was going to park. The other car followed her and as soon as they saw where she was heading, they took off! How grateful I am that she remembered to do that. How grateful I am that I didn't have to say "if only I would have said something instead of worrying if I sounded stupid".
I love my family and would do anything for them. Including sharing my far-fetched randomness with them. ;~)
Love,
Mom
Anyway, back to the reason for the title of this post. Over the years as my kids learned to drive I have tried to give them safety tips (being the paranoid mother I am). Now these are not just the standard "make sure you look both ways" kind of safety tips. These are the big ones that I will do a quick rundown on:
1.) If you are in the middle of nowhere and you see police lights behind you indicating you should pull over - DO NOT! You should continue to drive at a safe speed to the nearest well populated store or gas station or something where there are other people around. If you have a cell phone you should call 911 or whatever emergency phone numbers cells have to see if there is indeed a police officer following you. I would much rather pay Bail then a funeral. I know, seems dramatic but it isn't.
2.) Another is, you should always wear a seat belt. This is especially important if you are ever carjacked or whatever. The reason being is if you have to drive erratically and smash into something, most likely the "bad guy" is not buckeled in and if you hit something he or she wil wind up going through the windshield instead of you. I know, sound hokey and morbid but, I would rather have my insurance pay for damages than a funeral. Seeing the pattern here?
3.) One of the other things that I have mentioned is that if you ever feel you are being followed, NEVER drive into your drive way! That last thing you want to do is let some creep know where you live. Anyway, you should continue to drive and go to the nearest "authorative" place like a police station or fire station or something like that.
A couple of weeks ago Marina was driving home from a function. She noticed a car that was traveling the same way she was so when she got to our house she kept driving. She went around the block and turned up some streets and the other car just kept following her. She drove out of our area and drove over to the fire station about a mile from us. She pulled into the parking lot like she was going to park. The other car followed her and as soon as they saw where she was heading, they took off! How grateful I am that she remembered to do that. How grateful I am that I didn't have to say "if only I would have said something instead of worrying if I sounded stupid".
I love my family and would do anything for them. Including sharing my far-fetched randomness with them. ;~)
Love,
Mom
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Taking the 2-word Challenge
ok, this posting is caused by Maura LeAnn
2 words2 words NO MORE NO LESS can be used... Have fun and try not to use the same answers as the person before you...
1. Where is your cell phone? ..................Charging up
2. Your significant other?..................all mine
3. Your hair? ....................................... needs cutting
4. Your mother?................................ my friend
5. Your father?...................................... handsome Mexican
6. Your favorite thing?.............................living life
7. Your dream last night?........................ postponed indefinitely
8. Your favorite drink? .............................ice water
9. Your dream/goal?.............................Celestial glory
10. The room you're in?.........................living space
11. Your ex?....................................ex what?
12. Your fear?..................................Outer darkness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?.........still here
14. Where were you last night?....................band competition
15. What you're not?..................................financially responsible
16. Muffin?.......................................... why, yes!
17. One of your wish list items?........... food storage
18. Where you were born?................. Honolulu, Hawaii
19. The last thing you did?.......................I blinked
20. What are you wearing?.................... not pajamas
21. Your TV?.........................................blessedly off
22. Your pets?........................................ poop factories
23. Your computer? .................................Marina friendly
24. Your life?......................................... absolutely perfect
25. Your mood?...................................craving sleep
26. Missing someone?........................every minute
27. Your car?...........................................runs well
28. Something you're not wearing?................ head band
29. Favorite Store?.....................................super market
30. Your summer?....................................thankfully over
31. Like someone?.....................................of course
32. Your favorite color?......................... changes occasionally
33. Last time you laughed?......................... about Brooklyn
34. Who will re-post this?...........................don't care
2 words2 words NO MORE NO LESS can be used... Have fun and try not to use the same answers as the person before you...
1. Where is your cell phone? ..................Charging up
2. Your significant other?..................all mine
3. Your hair? ....................................... needs cutting
4. Your mother?................................ my friend
5. Your father?...................................... handsome Mexican
6. Your favorite thing?.............................living life
7. Your dream last night?........................ postponed indefinitely
8. Your favorite drink? .............................ice water
9. Your dream/goal?.............................Celestial glory
10. The room you're in?.........................living space
11. Your ex?....................................ex what?
12. Your fear?..................................Outer darkness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?.........still here
14. Where were you last night?....................band competition
15. What you're not?..................................financially responsible
16. Muffin?.......................................... why, yes!
17. One of your wish list items?........... food storage
18. Where you were born?................. Honolulu, Hawaii
19. The last thing you did?.......................I blinked
20. What are you wearing?.................... not pajamas
21. Your TV?.........................................blessedly off
22. Your pets?........................................ poop factories
23. Your computer? .................................Marina friendly
24. Your life?......................................... absolutely perfect
25. Your mood?...................................craving sleep
26. Missing someone?........................every minute
27. Your car?...........................................runs well
28. Something you're not wearing?................ head band
29. Favorite Store?.....................................super market
30. Your summer?....................................thankfully over
31. Like someone?.....................................of course
32. Your favorite color?......................... changes occasionally
33. Last time you laughed?......................... about Brooklyn
34. Who will re-post this?...........................don't care
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Vince Mira
Hello, this is Deborah. Mom asked me to figure out how to put videos on her blog. It took me two months, but I did it. Enjoy the voice of Johnny Cash.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Jalepeno Poppers or Deadly Weapon,,,hmmmmn
Friday was the big day for many who read the Twilight series. Parties all over the place with Twilighters dressing up and having deep dark discussions about characters and fighting over who gets the real Edward when/if he ever shows up. Sounds like I know a lot and that I am all over it Huh?! Well, I don't. I don't have a clue who anyone or anything is really. I know about Edward because I get to hear all my girls (and Justin) go on about Edward. We'll see, I might get on the bandwagon and read the books soon.
Well, before the party up at Borders here in Carson, we (Maura, Marina, Rebekah and Justin) decided to go for pizza at Brugo's because we heard good things about them. We ordered yummy pizza and jalapeno poppers and chicken wings. Maura got the poppers put in front of her and asked if I wanted one. I am not big on JP's but I figures "what the hey, why not" so I took one and bit into it. Immediately I was aware that something was not right but what was it? Hmmmm? Oh I know, could it be that it was soooooo sticken hot (not in the spicy way) that it felt like someone squirted the hot oil from the deep fryer into my mouth? Yeah, I think that was it!! Mind you it only took like .00001 second for me to figure it out as my teeth were not even through the popper when I yanked it out of my mouth and dropped it. I instantly went for my water but, again, the damage was done. As a side note, the pizza was really really good. At least what I could taste of it.
I headed for home as I was not going to the "party" at borders. I was afraid that I would have an overwhelming urge to make up a false ending with Edward coming out of the closet and becoming mortal by marrying some guy or something, and then I would yell it out really loud as if I were spoiling the end or something. Somehow the visual I got on that didn't set well with my sense of self-preservation so I decided to skip the party.
I was really tired and went to bed about an hour or so after getting home. Then next morning I unstuck my tongue from the top of my mouth (weird) and realized that something wasn't right. Yeah, I had this bright angry red area at the top right hand side of my mouth, you know, right above my right molars. It starts to bleed as I gently brush around it. So throughout the day I try to baby it. Orey has me swish with warm salt water etc. It is really hard to eat because things keep touching that side of the roof of my mouth. It is amazing how many times you move food around your mouth by sliding it across the roof of your mouth. So last night I go to bed and this morning I wake up thinking my mouth feels better. Surprise!! I was wrong. As soon as I start talking I realize it feels like I am running sandpaper over the burned area. It really is amazing how rough a tongue feels on a burned area. So, now I can't talk and I can't eat. Going without eating was something I was not happy about but could probably afford to do so. However, going without talking?!!!! NO STINKING WAY!!!!! That's it, something needed to be done that's for sure. So, off to the emergency room I go. Actually, the real reason I went is because the burn blistered out and I was afraid that I would either get an infection in it and/or the burn is so close to the roots of the molar that it might cause damage to the tooth.
The person who took care of me at the ER told me that I have second degree burns on the roof of my mouth and she put me on this lidocaine mouthwash stuff and also and antibiotic in case an infection tries to set in. I hope thing get better for work. You know how much I need to talk.
Oh, my take on it is that I think I would have had more fun out of the weekend if I would have yelled out my false ending! Of course, I probably would have pointed to the person next to me just for fun.
Marina the Mom
Well, before the party up at Borders here in Carson, we (Maura, Marina, Rebekah and Justin) decided to go for pizza at Brugo's because we heard good things about them. We ordered yummy pizza and jalapeno poppers and chicken wings. Maura got the poppers put in front of her and asked if I wanted one. I am not big on JP's but I figures "what the hey, why not" so I took one and bit into it. Immediately I was aware that something was not right but what was it? Hmmmm? Oh I know, could it be that it was soooooo sticken hot (not in the spicy way) that it felt like someone squirted the hot oil from the deep fryer into my mouth? Yeah, I think that was it!! Mind you it only took like .00001 second for me to figure it out as my teeth were not even through the popper when I yanked it out of my mouth and dropped it. I instantly went for my water but, again, the damage was done. As a side note, the pizza was really really good. At least what I could taste of it.
I headed for home as I was not going to the "party" at borders. I was afraid that I would have an overwhelming urge to make up a false ending with Edward coming out of the closet and becoming mortal by marrying some guy or something, and then I would yell it out really loud as if I were spoiling the end or something. Somehow the visual I got on that didn't set well with my sense of self-preservation so I decided to skip the party.
I was really tired and went to bed about an hour or so after getting home. Then next morning I unstuck my tongue from the top of my mouth (weird) and realized that something wasn't right. Yeah, I had this bright angry red area at the top right hand side of my mouth, you know, right above my right molars. It starts to bleed as I gently brush around it. So throughout the day I try to baby it. Orey has me swish with warm salt water etc. It is really hard to eat because things keep touching that side of the roof of my mouth. It is amazing how many times you move food around your mouth by sliding it across the roof of your mouth. So last night I go to bed and this morning I wake up thinking my mouth feels better. Surprise!! I was wrong. As soon as I start talking I realize it feels like I am running sandpaper over the burned area. It really is amazing how rough a tongue feels on a burned area. So, now I can't talk and I can't eat. Going without eating was something I was not happy about but could probably afford to do so. However, going without talking?!!!! NO STINKING WAY!!!!! That's it, something needed to be done that's for sure. So, off to the emergency room I go. Actually, the real reason I went is because the burn blistered out and I was afraid that I would either get an infection in it and/or the burn is so close to the roots of the molar that it might cause damage to the tooth.
The person who took care of me at the ER told me that I have second degree burns on the roof of my mouth and she put me on this lidocaine mouthwash stuff and also and antibiotic in case an infection tries to set in. I hope thing get better for work. You know how much I need to talk.
Oh, my take on it is that I think I would have had more fun out of the weekend if I would have yelled out my false ending! Of course, I probably would have pointed to the person next to me just for fun.
Marina the Mom
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Cash it in Baby!!!
Okay, for those of you who have ever heard Johnny Cash sing you know that he has this distinctive sounding voice. I really like his voice. If I remember correctly, my dad really liked Johnny Cash.
Well, I have to say that just last night Orey had me listen to a You Tube video and I was blown away! It practically brought tears to my eyes! Is seems that there is a 15 year old (probably 16 by now) by the name of Vince Mira who sings amazingly like Johnny. I was stunned and I was sure that it was some kind of trick but it looks like he is the real deal folks.
If you are interested you can go to You Tube and put in the name Vince Mira to view a video. I can almost gurantee that if you are a Cash fan you will love this kid.
So, go to You Tube and check it out. Unless of course Deborah (my blog techie) knows how to post the videos to my blog.....hint hint.
Chat with you all later and enjoy the show.
Well, I have to say that just last night Orey had me listen to a You Tube video and I was blown away! It practically brought tears to my eyes! Is seems that there is a 15 year old (probably 16 by now) by the name of Vince Mira who sings amazingly like Johnny. I was stunned and I was sure that it was some kind of trick but it looks like he is the real deal folks.
If you are interested you can go to You Tube and put in the name Vince Mira to view a video. I can almost gurantee that if you are a Cash fan you will love this kid.
So, go to You Tube and check it out. Unless of course Deborah (my blog techie) knows how to post the videos to my blog.....hint hint.
Chat with you all later and enjoy the show.
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