Me Brand New!!

Soo, from November to now, July, I have lost 40 pounds! WOO HOO!! 

I joined Jenny Craig and started Pilates.  I LOVE PILATES!!!  Now that it's summer, however, I have stopped going, BUT, only for a while!  I have always wanted to be stronger and this does it for me BIG time!  I do most of the workouts on a reformer.

Just recently my instructor has started me on floor exercise!  All this, from some who hated exercise.

I also followed Jenny Craig!    At first, if was not that easy, but with perseverance, I have succeeded. 

Summer is not a great time for staying fit unfortunately, but I plan on getting out to the lake and do some kayaking.  Upper body strength!!  WOW,  this is hard on an old lady!!   So the top pic is of me in December of 2011 and the bottom, June 2011.  I just have to keep it up!!


 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Old pictures!

I LOVE old pictures.  I love to figure them out see what I know for certain.  Is that a strange hobby? Perhaps but "whoreallycares"!!!!!  Wait a minute, whore ally cares???????  Oh boy!  Who really cares?  Who really reads my blog? NOBODY!!  So all is good :)

I really have to add about these old pictures I stole, that I love "PRETTY" old pictures, the ones that touch me in some way or other.  The top one here has to be one of my favorite of all time ones!  Isn't she beautiful? The flowers and the stair railing...BEAUTIFUL!! The photo flows....it just does.
The next pic is also a wedding picture.  I think it's before the wedding.  Her hair is too perfect.  I can not imagine how long she had to hold the pose for.  Wow she must have a sore neck!  The next wedding pic, well, TALK ABOUT SORE NECKS!!  Maybe that's why she looks totally ,miserable.  The guy is kinda handsome but you would have thought he would have clipped his stache a bit, and perhaps he is missing a hat??  Maybe its his mother and not a wedding?  She looks quite a bit older.  I wish the pic was clearer as it would be nice to see what he is holding?
Now for the DAPPER DUDES!   DUDLEY, DARWIN, DOUGLAS, DERWIN AND DAMMIT I FORGOT HIS NAME!!  Ohh I could have so much fun with this pic!!  Dudley, on the far left looks to be the leader of them all, kind of a  cocky look on his face.  Darwin and Douglas look totally bored...too much opium perhaps..  You know, Dougie is a real LOOKER!!!  Dammit's having a bad hair day for sure..maybe that's why they gave him the frilly chair; just to make his day worse!  Derwin?  He sort of looks like Abraham Lincoln...at least he wore a bow tie!  He's a looker too, just in a different way, a bit stunned maybe.  I am pretty sure they aren't related...I wonder if bankers back then were allowed hair on their faces?
The last pic is only part of the pic.  The boy, I am assuming, has the most beautiful hair.  It drew me in.  He looks like his mother.  Mom's got a death grip on the little one who looks to be a bit rambunctious as all little kids are.  Weird tie?? Maybe it is a girl?  I LIKE them...I wonder why I am drawn to them....

My Pups!

I love my

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dogs. Luga, Cooter and Baron... There really is nothing better than their unconditional love... I am attempting to put a few pics of them on...

Christian?

Well the other day, I was on Face Book, farming on Farm Town and just checking the homepage now and again, to see where I can get some work in on the farm, and low and behold a post reads..."How can a person say they are Christian when they don't act like one." so, I asked, "what does a Christian act like? I knew what her answer would be but apparently I opened a "can of worms". Why a can of worms? I sincerely wanted to know her answer? I think I opened "a jar of hearts" people with compassion and with love. I didn't mean to start a riot. BUT, that's religion for you, it causes arguments and fights. I am a good person, and I am not a "Christian" I believe we are all human beings first. We all feel, bleed, live and die. I wish everyone would just be a "human" without all the extra religion. Be nice, be sometimes not so nice. We will never be perfect. We should never feel we have to live up to another human being. I just believe that if anyone ever brings up the subject of religion, there is an argument. There shouldn't be. I believe the secret of a happy life is to do for others, in whatever capacity that may be. If anyone ever sees this, please bring your "jar of hearts" and open it, okay? Thanks, and have a great day.

Home again Home again...safe at last.

I've just come back from a trip to Ottawa, and have had a great time. The girls came with me because heaven forbid we would go somewhere warm because my poor baby Devan..couldn't. Bill stayed with him.

They actually have 4 bead stores there!! Two that I loved like cRaZy!!!!! The other one was moving and the fourth one, I didn't have much time to peruse... Sharon and I took a class that was so much fun!

One day Sharon took me into downtown Ottawa.. OH MY!!!! The parliament buildings were absolutely gorgeous!! They went on for blocks and blocks! Pictures just do not do them justice..not at all. 'Course you have to love old buildings to truly appreciate them. The only problem was all the darn construction EVERYWHERE.

Sharon lives in Carleton Place. It is as if the town is split into two. The very old, and the shopping stores area. Most of the old buildings are red brick, which I love. So many are close to the street, which is kind of odd. There is an old mill there that was made into condos. It is on the Mississippi River, not THAT Mississippi River. It is a wonderful old building. Her daughter's school is also on the river...what a few for daydreaming!

We spent ten days there and 7 hours in the Montreal airport coming home. The trip was fun, the airport, not so much...

It's good to be home. Devan loved his Rugby ball! YES! One home run for the momma!

God? Look within...

So this morning I am perusing the blogs on here and every single one is about God and his teachings. Oh Boy. Not for me. I find my own God inside of me. I don't belong to a church. I don't need a place to go and worship, nor do I want to be around any hypocrisy that comes along with being part of a group. So many problems stem from organized religion and that makes me sad and it makes me angry. The only rules to remember are "what goes around comes around, ten fold" and "be nice and you get nice back". If you don't, then they are not worth the salt in your tears.
I love to read old newspapers. I mean really old, over 100 years old... Interestingly enough, human nature stays the same. Too bad. Over time, of course, technology has changed and morals have changed.
One thing I have always believed is the secret to happiness is "helping others". There really are so many ways to do that, but most importantly, it has to be given from within, and without expecting anything in return. I am still learning.....

Beads

I love beads. I have never in all my life been so obsessed with anything. I only wish I had more time to create. Of course I need the imagination to go along with any creation I might do! I love crystals, real silver, gem stones, anything green, blue, white, cream, brown, purple, yellow...yes, just about any color. Size? from the teeniest to the largest bead, I love them all. I lift them to the light, and hold them to feel their coolness in my hand. Glass, pearl, crystals, metal, seeds..love them all :) I love bead weaving, peyote, herringbone, and stringing. Okay, I have to say, I am not really crazy about plastic beads, their I said it... :( haha.