You are Never Alone - there are Angels surrounding you.

I have battled depression my whole adult life.  I don't know why.  I don't really understand it.  I have everything I need.  I have family that loves me.  I am surrounded by people all of the time, and yet I still get so lonely.  I find peace in knowing that even though I feel lonely, I am never alone.

This song was sung at my friend Kellie's funeral.

Daddy's Birthday

with Granny

Happy Halloween

Mickey the Mouse and a sweet little Tootsie Roll

I have a new grandson, Hunter

Sarah finally had the Little Baby. He was born on September 28th, 2011 at 12:20 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.  His name is Hunter.  He is a very sweet baby boy and his big brother loves him.  They are so cute together. Just yesterday, I thought Noah was so tiny, now he is the BIG brother.

Ho, Ho, Ho

This is the simplest painting that I have done, and yet, you know exactly who it is supposed to be when you look at it. Sometimes simpler is better.

Jack Frost Nipping at Your Nose

I love Jack because of the snow swirling about. It is cute and I thought I could have it hanging during the winter months, not just Christmas.

Love Birds

This is probably my favorite painting that I have done. It is funny too. I really did not care much about doing this, but my friend Joyce, really wanted to do it because they were going to be using different mediums, such as bubble wrap and old books. I decided to go because just going to paint is fun, whether I like the painting or not. The fence posts are pages of an old yellowed book deco-page'd onto the canvas, we lightly "white-washed" the paint over them. If you look at the painting up close, you can still read the words through the paint. Then the clouds, we painted onto the bubble wrap and then pressed them onto the canvas. It was alot of hard work. Joy and Joyce were both with me and we had bunches of fun.

Trick or Treat

I painted this little knobby, knee'd witch as a door hanger. I love the shoes. The rest, not so much, but oh well......you can definitely tell that it is a Halloween painting. So, trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.

Happy Fall, Ya'll

This is a door hanger that I made for fall. I figured a plain ole pumpkin could be used for fall, harvest, or Thanksgiving time of year, besides that, I love fall colors.

Hotty Toddy

If you know me, you know that I have fallen in love with painting. I am not an artist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do love to paint fun, whimsical things. This is a stadium that I painted for my man, you REALLY have to use your imagination because it shows them winning! (sorry about that, I could not help myself), and them winning over LSU is an ode to our friends in Louisiana. I had lots of fun painting with my friend, Joy.

I'm Ready to Smash the Scale

I am so frustrated and tired of this. I have been following the Weight Watchers plan faithfully for 6 weeks now and have lost a total of 10 pounds. You might say thats not so bad, 1-2 pounds per week, but the problem is that for the last three weeks I have gained 0.8 lb, lost 0.4 lb, then today gained 0.4 lb. All I can think about is the things that I have missed out on in the last three weeks.....had chicken instead of steak at Logan's STEAK house. Ate salad instead of a hamburger and fries, got a kids meal of spaghetti and marinara instead of the Baked spaghetti with cheese and meatballs. Snuck in air popped popcorn at the movies. We have only eaten out maybe once a week for the past 6 weeks.....that is alot less for us, I have taken my lunch every day to work......UGHHH!!! It is just so frustrating. I am just ready to throw in the towel.

I know, I know.......just think where I would be if I had not been following the program these last few weeks.....well, I would probably be the very same. I was within 3 pounds of my starting weight as the the last 2 times I started weight watchers (in 2006 and 2009). I guess I am very good at maintaining this figure.

You may also be thinking that Weight Watchers is a way of life, not a diet. I agree, but you don't just wake up and your whole mind set is changed. It takes time to change habits and change your way of thinking. For me, right now, it is alot of work, planning, shopping, cooking, preparing, thinking.....when what I really want to do is eat a bag of chips. I will figure it out somehow, but until then, I don't know what to do.........thanks for letting me whine.

I'm just kay

Get Your Flu Shots

Today at work, I gave 45 flu shots in a 2 hour period. That's alot of shots, arms, bandaids, Tylenol, cookies and WHINING! I have never heard the likes of whining from nurses and doctors....all grown people. It felt good to do something that was above and beyond the call of duty. Glad to make a difference.

Well, I'll Be Darned

I dreaded going to weigh in because I just knew I had gained weight (according to my home scale). I had eaten every last daily point as well as all of my weekly points. I wrote on the Weight Watchers message boards about how discouraged I was, and got so much encouragement about getting back on track and that losing 11 pounds thus far was a good thing. So..........I bit the bullet and went on to weigh in. i had lost 0.8 lb.....not much, but a loss. I was happy. I stayed for the meeting and the leader was Kayren. She was so sweet, and the fact that she leads 3 meetings a week will be great. Hopefully I will be able to catch her meeting at least once a week. I really need the encouragement.

Till next week, I'm just kay

Learning How to Look Skinny ;O)

We were watching Big Brother and I noticed that Julie Chen always stands kinda sideways, with one foot in front of the other, it must be to make her look skinnier. I tried it, but I don't have very good balance, and I will just fall over. Also, a friend at work, anytime she gets a picture made, she pushes her chin out really far to avoid the double (or triple chin in my case). The black clothes are a must for skinniness.....it disguises the lumps and dimples.

So here is the skinniest me possible.......for today......not re-touched. Well, I've got a ways to go. What can I say?

The Higher the Hair, the Closer to God

Well, I did not do so well this week. I gained 0.4 lb. I am still off work from being in the hospital. Still don't know exactly if it was dehydration or something else. I am having so many tests done every day....ughhh. Then my hubby, Dwayne, had hernia surgery on Friday. He is recovering nicely, but he was feeling pretty poorly over the weekend. Then for Labor Day, my mother in law made Bar-B-Q for us. It was good, but I had to count all of the points. And today is my Sarah's birthday. She wanted to go to Logans. I planned my meal before hand and even had points left for cake...yummy!

Since I did not have a weigtloss this week, I thought I would show one of my "skinny" pictures. It is from 1992. I had lost 113 pounds on Weight Watchers doing the Fat and Fiber plan. As you can see from the hair, we liked it the bigger the better......even when it was short hair.

Hopefully next week I will be a loser, until then I'm...........

just kay

Happy 23rd Birthday, Little Momma

Angel Food Berry Trifle

I am going to a ladies night out tonight at church called "Just Desserts". The pastor's wife is going to be speaking about the sweetness of Jesus. We are all to bring a dessert. I bought the stuff to bring an Angel Food Berry Trifle. Yummy 4 points per serving. I will post the recipe tomorrow :o)

Out of the Hospital and Back in the Saddle

I ate whatever they brought me in the hospital, but I faithfully tracked every single bite. I at least thought about what I was eating. In the process of being in the hospital, I missed my weigh in day. I went today to be weighed, and have now lost a total of 10.8 pounds.

I am glad about that, but, of course, me being the glass half empty kind of girl, now I am thinking about all of the IV fluid I got that went right through me and how this is probably still not a real reflection of my weight loss. Oh well, the numbers are down so that is what matters. I followed the plan, tracked what I ate, and am now on to day 2 of limiting my diet coke intake.

The Dreaded Water

Well, I have continued to have dizziness and shakiness this week, then Wednesday night during prayer meeting, the left side of my head and face went numb. We left church and went straight to the ER. They did a CAT scan immediately to rule out a stroke, then ended up admitting me to the hospital with a blood pressure of 64/33. Over the last three days, I had lots of tests to rule out stroke and heart disease or heart attack. All of those were normal. The only thing that was abnormal was my electrolytes. The Renal doctor said that my kidneys took a "hit" from the drastic difference in my diet and the fact that I don't drink ANY water.

If you know me at all you know that I love diet coke. The only water that passes between these lips is when I brush my teeth. I have always said that I probably won't drink water until I have to go on kidney dialysis. Well, it is not that bad yet, but this is really a wake up call for me.

I may have to try some lemon or sweetner, or crystal light or something and I am not giving up diet coke totally, maybe just in moderation.

Annabeth's Birthday Cupcakes

I did very well "points-wise" at Annabeth's birthday party. We had cupcakes. I thought it would be good because they are very IN right now and also it would be portion control for me. A piece of cake for me is more like a hunk of cake. I did not eat ice cream, although I did buy the individual containers for portion control there too. I had a large bowl of berries, so I had 1 cupcake and a large serving of berries. It was very nice and I had the will power to resist. Unfortunately, there are left over cupcakes. I am giving them away left and right. Anyone want a cupcake?