i miss my dad, h.u.g. yours!

i have a trainer and other such nonsense

Yes! You heard it right - trying to wrap my mind around it myself. A trainer that's going to make my body hurt in a way it's not hurt in a long, long time. Wait! Don't you call that torture? Yes, I think so and that is what's going to happen to me in a few days and she's going to get paid to do it! I told her to go easy for the first little while - but I hear she's ruthless! I'll keep you posted as to my progress and I hope there is progress and not the obvious demise - ha! Oh, and by the way, it's not one-of-those New Years resolutions - just a continuation (or the next big push) of last summer's diet/exercise program. I took a break during the holidays and am now ready to continue to the next phase - weight training, cardio and no sugar!

I do have to comment on the weather as it's 'weird' - really 'weird' around here. There is absolutely no snow here and it's mid-January - unbelievable. We had a major winter storm advisory heading directly at us - the clouds were dark and thick and you could just feel the snow coming, not to mention 40 mph winds howling outside. Not even a flake of snow - not even! Rexburg to Pocatello got nothing - everything around us got bombed! In over 30 years of living here, I've never seen anything like it.

We're heading south Saturday to a baby blessing - our little miracle baby Theo will be blessed Sunday. I'm pretty darn excited but so excited that our little Theo has beat all the odds and concerns of the doctors and is thriving and growing so big and healthy. His family has done a great job of feeding and caring for this little cutie and will soon be playing and teasing his big brothers - you can count on that! Our local weather man is not being very positive as to the weather this Saturday (when we'll be traveling) - saying that from Pocatello and southward is going to be a nightmare - possible road closures! We'll see about that!!!!

Time to head to bed - yes, I'm trying to retrain my brain/body to go to bed early - it's a struggle as my favorite time of day is NIGHT - it's quiet and a brain can think! But, I'm trying to make good and positive changes in my life and this is one of them - 8 hours of sleep every night!

winter, oh winter - where art thou?

JOURNALING - coming today!

she makes me L. A. U. G. H.

granola recipe - major 'yum' going on here

wet ingredients:

1/2 cup peanut oil

1/2 cup honey

dry ingredients:

3 cups old fashioned oats

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 cup almonds

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup golden rasins

1/2 cup cranberries

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup coconut

directions:

Combine wet ingredients.

Combine dry ingredients.

Pour wet ingredients over dry and stir well (with your 'clean' hands!).

Pour onto cookie sheet and spread evenly (grease OR line cookie sheet with parchment paper)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

Bake 30 minutes - stir.

Bake 30 minutes - DONE ! ! ! ! !

53 cents per serving ! ! ! ! ! !

(note: recipe from "The Chew" - ABC television)

something wrong - just a thot

live in joy - just a thot & HAPPY NEW YEAR!