Happy Thanksgiving!

I can't believe it's Thanksgiving today! We are well on our way with preparations for our family dinner. The house is clean, the dishes are ready to be put on the table and I've had a taste of our deep fried bird--delicious!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

My cup spillith over--and not in a good way

I was doing good with eating and exercising until I got sick. Now I've put a couple of pounds on. it's so bad that when I was getting dressed last Sunday my jeans were tight on me. I did what I normally do when things are tight I "stretch" my jeans out. I put a hole in them. I guess I "stretched" them out one too many times.
To get things back on track I'm going to exercise everyday. Even if it's for only a little bit. I see my buddha belly in the mirror and I can't believe it's my body. I'm used to seeing the athletic body in the mirror. Well when one hasn't been athletic in years I don't know why I am shocked to my current body reflected.
I'm taking M up on his offer to take me to the gym he goes to. They have ellipticals, tread mills and weights. I need to amp up the cardio to get rid of my belly and other areas that have expanded.
I'll let you know how things go.

Thank you

to my Dad, Poppy and all our veterans for serving our country and making life as we know it possible. We love you!U.S. Marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in February 1945.

Update on birthday

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I had a lovely day with my family. We went out for dinner at a terrific Italian restaurant nearby. Let me tell you--the cannoli was so good I wanted to lick the plate! I get home and my wonderful husband and daughter had gotten me a french press! My Mom thought it was funny that I received this as a gift--"You don't drink coffee", she says. I told her about three months ago I started drinking it in the morning. M adds its because I work during the day and need it to get going. I am going to exchange this for a french press that you can close the spout off by rotating the lid. I do like the red (my favorite color). So I'm going to get the red metal french press by Bod.um. It's so supposed to be really good coffee because it allows the natural oils to flow through. When you use a filter it traps the oils. I can't wait to try it!

Special Day

I love today because it's my birthday! 2:41 p. m. I was born into this world. I can't believe it's here already!

Happy Boo to you!

Happy Halloween to you! I'm not doing much this day except for laundry. I have work tonight. There is a bartender willing to pick up my shift but she's serving and we can't find someone to pick up her serving shift. Such is life. Also, I'm sick. I still can't shake my head cold. I feel very run down.

We carved pumpkins last night. They turned out well. I have to take pictures of them and post them. We are going to make pumpkin seeds. Here is a recipe:

Baked Pumpkin Seeds

Preheat oven to 350°F. Separate the pumpkin seeds from the fibers. Wash, drain, and dry the seeds on paper towels. Coat 11/2 cups seeds with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil. Toss the seeds with salt (or omit salt and toss seeds with any of the suggested seasonings below), and spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

My job is going well. Friday was fun--I dressed up and the students had their Halloween parties and parade. Some of the costumes were great. I especially liked the washing machine one and the gypsy girl. I was a scarecrow:

It was all about comfort: I wore a plaid shirt, carpenter jeans and sneakers. I sewed patches of fabric to my jeans and shirt. Not too bad for putting it together the night before, eh?

Sunny Sunday

We went to the hot air balloon festival at Shawnee-on-the-Delaware on Friday. It was cold and rainy. We made the best of it even though the hot air balloons didn't go up. We'll try again next year--hopefully the weather will cooperate.
I got a lot done today. I went shopping and got a new cardio video (j.illian michael's). I took the puppies for a walk and then I went for a walk by myself. I logged into ww online and entered my foods and activities for today and yesterday. I looked at my butt in the mirror yesterday and oh my word it's like it's own country back there. I can't have that. It's hard to be good and do the right thing with eating and exercise. I need to realize that it's going to be challenging and not to get too far off the tracks. I have beautiful dress pants for school and I can't wear them because they are like skin on baloney. Also I can only fit into my one pair of jeans.
It's really nice out today. Chilly with the wind but no rain. I'm thinking about taking E and going for pumpkins today.
What are you doing today?
The puppies doing their favorite past time: Squirrel!! watching.

I love this clip from the movie "U.p" This is what my dogs are like, especially Logan: