First Goal Met....

I made a goal of 30 lbs in 3 months... well it's 81 days and it is 30.6 lbs lost.... my blood sugar is down almost 10 points....putting me in a normal high range, but not the PRE-DIABETIC range... I feel great and I'm wearing a smaller size!  What more can one be happy about?  Well....

It's Cherry Season!!!!!!!!

This weekend I ate a bowl of cherries for a lunch- they were awesome... I never got one tart cherry. Cherries are low in carbohydrates - like the strawberries, blueberries, etc.  They'll also "clean your system" - - - if you know what I mean!!!!  Full of good stuff - I can't wait to buy more.

With our temperatures up into the blazing 90s and hot winds blowing, it's disgustingly miserable, one's appetite can kind of disappear.  Regardless of being in A/C - it's almost as if your body still knows it's an OVEN outside and you get tired, and you get very thirsty, and you lack the desire to eat anything heavy  - - - fruit becomes the best choice for me!  Crisp, clean eating - cool and refreshing...

A Mother's Love....

"The truth is a mother and her child are not separate entities. A child is a part of the mother in every aspect. He literally comes out of her body, they are created from her very own egg, in the womb he partakes of the same food. A child is a mother’s life walking outside, an extension. In fact, a mother achieves immortality through her child. She lives on beyond her own years through that child. She rejoices in seeing her child outdo her because she is not competing against him. You cannot compete against yourself." ... from OmSwami.com

What did my son write in my card for Mother's Day?

"Thank you for being such a strong and amazing woman"  and "Thank you for being so loving and always there and so supportive of me"...

I would move Heaven and Earth for my child...if I could...  

My love for my child is indescribable.  I only know that he "knows" that I love him... regardless of if I'm annoyed, hurt, or disappointed - regardless of whether I'm elated at his success in whatever he is doing, happy, and proud of him - regardless of what is happening in our lives... 

There was never a moment in his life that I did not want him; there was never a moment in his life where I was not worried for his safety and concerned for his well-being and doing anything and everything to make sure he never did without... I'm not perfect, but nobody nor anything is... and nothing can diminish or belittle or undermine the love I have for my child.

My love has never faultered for my child.  I've gone above and beyond never lashing out at him in anger in a way to destroy his sense of my love for him.  He grew up without ever doubting, without ever feeling any concern, that I might not love him.  All I have to say is "You know what?" and he says "You love me"... 

I know that when he marries and has children of his own, that my love will be the creation of the wonderful husband and parent that he will one day be.... and that love I have had for my child will be passed on to his wife and children.  One day he will say to his child "You know what?" and the child will smile up at him and say "You love me"... 

Sadness....

Edited...

This was a vent ..... and I learned a good lesson about venting in public.

But I do love this below.... and will keep it here....

My Best Friends & I
by Karen L. Schenk

Throughout the years
I have had many different girls and women as my best friends.
They have all been very different from each other.
Yet somehow they have all been similar.
They had characteristics that blended with mine.
They were kindred spirits with me —
they were truly the soulmates of my life.

Together, these best friends and I
have laughed, cared, talked, listened, and cried.
Together we played, worked, and dreamed.
Such special friends were they, that at times,
we enjoyed doing nothing together.
Years have gone by
and I sometimes wonder
where they have all gone.
Some have moved.
Some developed different interests.
These were friends whom I once thought
I could never live without.

The best friends of my life
have had an integral part
in me becoming who I am today.
They brought out the best and the worst in me.
They loved me enough to confront, to challenge and to console.
They encouraged me in my strengths and
helped me overcome my weaknesses.

Though I know not where they live,
have discovered where they all left something for me.
It is a room — a delightful room which lies within my heart.

It is one of my most favorite places.
I go there when I am lonely, sad
or when I want to remember… and be with
the treasured golden memories
the best friends of my life left for me.

Forever — my friends will be a part of me
as I hold onto and cherish them
in that special room in my heart.

"Among the changing months, May stands confest The sweetest, and in fairest colors dressed." ~ James Thomson

It's a beautiful day for a May Day!    It's also the beginning of a very busy and social weekend... tomorrow I have a huge wedding and reception to attend... and Sunday I will be with friends celebrating my birthday, and Monday I will be off work to spend the day going to movies and out to eat somewhere fun with my son....

I've already received wonderful gifts and cards and well wishes ....

And the best part is I feel great, I'm healthier, and I'm ready to get out and party!!!!!!!!

Happy May Day!!!!!!!