The morning after

I hope every ones 4th was an enjoyable one. We did not go anywhere to see the fireworks. The weather channel forcasted Thunderstorms early evening and to continue through out the night. Needless to say they were WRONG! So.. instead we set up some lawn chairs and watched as the neighbors did their displays and the gated community across the street really put on a show. They had the mack daddy of all fireworks. The mortar kind. Never saw one police car try to enter that community. Maybe cause they couldn't get in? haha...



Earlier we enjoyed dinner with both sets of parents. Chris' parents hosted. The Salmon was wonderful. I know, not your typical grilling food for the 4th but trust me no one complained. My kids were even into it.



Chris got a call from the Mimi's Rescue on Thursday letting us know that the two kittens we are adopting were going in to be spayed that day and that we should have them either on Saturday or Monday. We originally thought that one of them was a little boy, but nope. It's a girl. Which is cool. We wanted two females to begin with. So at this point in time their names will be Belle ( Katie picked that one) and Cuddles (because it is exactly like the cat Chris had as a child that was named Cuddles) We are so original aren't we? I will have to post some picks as we take them. Belle is a Flame Point Siamese and I am not sure what the other one is but she is cute.

Oh.. I almost forgot. If you choose to go see a movie this weekend. I highly recommend Hancock. Seriously, this is a funny and touching movie. I don't think there was ever a time that I wasn't laughing or teary. It is that good. My whole family enjoyed it and it will be a movie that we will buy when it is released.

Unmentionables

Chris always wants me to buy sexy garments. There have been a few times where he will "surprise" me with a little something and I feel obliged to wear it even though I in no way feel comfortable doing it. That is just me not feeling good about my own body but I love the fact that Chris loves me for who I am.

Anyway… when I do lose weight, I want a whole dresser drawer filled with sexy unmentionables. Like the ones from Shirley of Hollywood. They have amazingly cute and sexy pieces and affordable to boot. I would love to be able to wear something like this . But that is not going to happen until most of the weight comes off.

Diet Pills are all the rage.

I used to take ephedra. But, you know what? It actually worked for me. I dropped so much weight in such a short time that I could not believe it. Then people got stupid. Using it out of context and basically abusing it. So because of the stupidity of other people, our government stepped in and banned it.

After about 5 years, I started to go through the early stages of menopause. Not kidding either. I am 37 years old and I have been experiencing: hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, insomnia and unfortunately memory loss. The biggest culprit of all though is gaining over 60 pounds. I am 5'2" and that is not the weight I want or need to be at.

So… I have been searching for help. Whether it is trying to walk in this fricking heat for at least 15 minutes, traveling 15 miles to my mom's community to partake in their community swimming pool or dare I say almost starving myself because, truthfully I don't consume mass quantities of food to begin with. No "magical pill" that I have found has produced what they promised and I am tired of wasting hard earned money on just a fad. Through my searches though, I came across Leptovox. Not only is this pill supposed to help you lose weight but it also states that it can improve your skin. Can a pill actually do this? Has anyone had any experience with this weight supplement? I would really like to know how it worked for them. I will not typically go out and try something unless someone has recommended it and have used it themselves. Is there anyone out there that would like to share their success story with me? I am all ears.

Happy Independence Day

I hope that all of you will be relishing in good times with your loved ones. I will be spending my time with my family. Today is an important day to remind us all how truly lucky we are to live in these United States of America! Let your flags wave proudly!

Memories of Tiny

I think all little girls have a dream of owning a pony at one time or another. Truthfully though, I was terrified of them. That was until I woke up to see a full grown horse on top of our backyard hill. We lived in a suburban community in Brunswick, Ohio. Our backyard butted up against the main highway (I-71) and there was a wire fence that semi protected us from the traffic and at least 1000 yards of land between the fence and the highway. I was terrified that the horse would jump the fence and ultimately lose its life on the highway. Not to mention the poor person who happened to hit the horse. So… I grabbed some cubed sugar and an apple to attract the horses attention. I didn't have to coax the horse at all. It was the friendliest horse I have ever come across and although he was HUGE, he was indeed a gentle giant. He didn't have a saddle or reigns and I had a pretty good idea where he came from but wasn't sure how to get him back.

On the next street from ours there was a couple that had enough land to have approximately 5-10 horses. They were the only people in Brunswick that I knew of that had horses. The problem was even though our development had sidewalks the main street that they lived on did not, which meant having to control the horse on the open road. I was not sure that I could do that. Luckily though the couple knew they were missing the horse and had been searching for him when they saw me feeding him the apple. They came prepared with the necessary horse supplies. I learned that this gentle giants name was Tiny and that he was a curious horse and always managed to escape. From that day on I would go and visit Tiny and eventually they taught me how to ride and take care of him and I have been hooked ever since. I would spend every day after school with him and on the weekends I would clean out his stall. Hank and Betty would allow me to ride him in exchange for taking care of him. Back then it was way cheaper to have me help out then to pay someone. Tiny lived until he was 16 years old. I was 19 and pregnant when I learned of his passing. My parents didn't want me to spend time with him while pregnant in case an accident happened and Betty and Hank agreed. Of course at the time I thought it was silly but looking back, I knew they just wanted to take every precaution necessary. Betty actually came to my house to tell me. Apparently he fell ill with the flu and never recovered. She drove me back to their house so that I could say goodbye. I think I spent a good hour just stroking his mane. I have never found another horse like him.

Spending time with friends...

Kat and her boys came over on Saturday. As usual the boys hung out and played Halo 3 and another game that I can not think of the name of. Katie had too much sugar and started to entertain the boys with her rendition of a morbid Opera. Something about graves.. I don't know. She gets like that when she is excited and high from sugar overdose. I think her dad allowed her to have some Pepsi. Not a good idea.

Sebastian showed me a few tricks (cheats) for my Sims2 game. I knew a few but now. haha.. I own that game. Chris just rolls his eyes. It's better than being a WOW widow..haha... It's my only escape y'know. After all the housework and the cooking I too deserve a vice. Smoking just calms my stress but my Sims2 they keep me entertained.

Chris again struck gold with his cooking abilities and we stuffed ourselves silly with hamburgers, hot dogs and more. Don't get me wrong, I own the kitchen when it comes to cooking meals but when there is meat to be grilled, that's Chris' department.

I love having them over. The kids get to play and I actually have an adult to talk to. I would do it every weekend if she could stand it.

Dreams of remodeling

Every once in a while I fantasize about remodeling my home. I would love to update the kitchen and bathrooms with new Delta faucets. The ones that we have now are Delta but they are outdated. I have never had a problem with them. I just would like a newer style. I am weird that way, I guess.

We have three full baths. Although the only bathroom that has a shower only is downstairs. Apparently it used to be the laundry area but the previous owners moved the laundry area to one of the upstairs bedroom closets. I know, it's a dumb idea but it worked for them at the time I guess. I would love for the master bath to be a shower only. I am not one for baths unless it's in a huge whirlpool tub/spa deal.

I would love to be able to redo the wood floor also. The previous owner installed the floor himself and well…. It looks it. There is so much to do to our home that if I sit and really think about it, I always end up with a migraine. Someday, Chris and I will get to do what we want. I just hope we are not too old to enjoy it.