Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Oh the return of childhood...

...literature, that is. This semester's class is Preschool-3rd grade Lit. and involves a lot of reading. Fortunately most of the books are only 30 pages with a lot of pictures! Many of the books I share with my Niece and Nephew who are at the house so I can get their imput also!

Other than children's books I haven't read any other great , awe-inspiring books. Mostly brainless fluff! My brain has even been to tired to come up with bogus thoughts. Sunday School class is putting aside "Wild at Heart" as most of the members are female. I have Pastor Dave looking for some Young Adult materials.

The Unique Group was suppose to start last week but didn't have much of a turn-out so we are starting the same thing this week. I've had a couple of good days this week and hope the scales will show some progress. I'm staying with the boys tonight so I can practice more parenting skills. I read a comment the other day that the perfect parent has a lot of parenting ideas and philosophies but no actual children!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

The ups and downs...

...or life keep us interested. Routine and habits may be great for keeping us on schedule but eventually there will come a time when you just get fed up with it all and need something drastic to change. Some will make this change to their surroundings by painting and redecorating their home. Others will make the change to their appearance with new clothes and hair styles. And then there are those who endeavour to change everything at once from the inside to the outside and they want it done NOW!

I think that is were I'm struggling right now with my quest to lose weight and get healthier. I'll have a big success and then start sabatoging myself and find things right back where they began. Sometimes I think I'm afraid to change my appearance because I already have my ideas of what people think of me. If I change how I look, I would then have to deal with wondering what people would then think of me. Being fat and single has always given me the 'well rounded' excuse why no male has ever been interested in me but if I get rid of my fat and my social life stays the same it means that there might be more than my appearance that is keeping me 30+ and single.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy being single and presently I don't want to get married. I think it is more a feeling of why isn't anyone interested in me than the issue of wanting to get married. There are a lot of perks to being single and since I haven't experienced the 'big' perks of being married I can't miss what I haven't had. (right?)

Well enough of my bogus thoughts for this week. Classes have started again and I have 100+ childrens books to read for preschool-3rd graders so time will be spent with the nieces and nephews as I try-out all the books. BTY a cool picture book author I found out about is Kevin Lewis. He does some cool rhyming stories about trucks, trains and dinos. The are great for preschool age.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

And now for the saga...

...of another sibling. Changes are afoot for Jeanette and Greg. He left this morning for CDL training in TN. They have decided that they would like to stay in MI if they can sell their house in Nashville. The trucking company that Greg will be driving for has already said that they could arrange it if he was in MI. If this is where God wants them, then we are praying everything will work out. Greg played drums for church Sunday morning and I think everyone enjoyed the 'professional' beat. Many people would like to see him back to play and I think he enjoyed getting back behind the drums.

Labor Day weekend was good although I didn't get much housekeeping done but did spend time with family and caught up on some reading. I also managed to do halfway decent on my diet. When we had the family cookout on Sunday Night I over did it but got right back on track Monday. Lee and I will be starting "A Unique Group" next Thursday. It is designed to be a support group for people who are trying to lose weight, eat healthier, or get active. Spiritual nourishment will also be part of the plan and I hope things go well. I'm a little nervous but I think there are enough people interested that we can keep the group going by their input.

Not much else to say for now. I need to do some planning for 'A Unique Group' before my lunch-hour ends so I'm signing off.