Posted in animals, current events, good causes, tagged christian the lion on July 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
If this does not touch your heart – nothing will.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN9xgUovIbA
..and if you are interested, here is the full story as told by the Today Show. The video above is old. It was taken in the 1972. The story continues even after that.
‘Hugging lion’ owner reveals secrets
The decades-old footage of a full-grown lion joyously embracing two [...]
Posted in random thoughts, tagged last minute, procrastination on July 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Okay, yeah I am a slacker. I am a huge procrastinator. I have a terrible habit of waiting until the last possibly minute to do just about anything. I have been this way for as long as I can remember – high school and college papers were always done at the last minute. I was definitely [...]
Posted in Friday Shout Out, tagged Friday Shout Out on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had to think long and hard about WHO I would send a shout out to today. Who? I have been traveling all week. I was not online as much as usual. I was not blog surfing. I talked about work to work friends and colleagues. And then it hit me who deserved a shout [...]
Posted in baby, family, travel, work, tagged first time away from baby, traveling on business on July 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I am home and the first thing that pops into my head to share was that the anticipation of leaving my baby for 2 days was much worse than reality. I missed her like crazy. I missed my husband almost as much. I didn’t cry, though. I did not get depressed. I enjoyed myself, my [...]
Posted in baby, dieting, weight loss, work, tagged business trip, Minnesota, weight loss on July 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This is a double blog!
First, on the weight loss front -
I have lost a total of 18lbs to date. I weighed in this morning 1lb lighter than last week – THANK GOODNESS! Woohoo. The progress has slowed a bit to 1lbs to 1.5lbs lost per week but that is average and a healthy way to [...]
Posted in current events, pictures, random thoughts, tagged shark, shark jump behind surfer, surfer on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There is a saying that when you are in the ocean you are never less than 20 feet from a shark. I think those stats were originally given to try and explain to people that shark attacks are not the norm, that sharks don’t like the taste of human flesh because if they did there [...]
Posted in baby, pictures, tagged baby photos on July 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We took Sophia for her 9 month photos yesterday. I was so excited, too! I love the idea of using props and lighting to make my little lady come alive in photos. Ironically, she was no where near her usual self and getting a smile or laugh out of her during this photo shoot was [...]
Posted in Friday Shout Out, friends, tagged Friday Shout Out, happy friday on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am really starting to love these! Maybe because Fridays ROCK and are the best day of the week? I am doing things a little different today.
First, the usual – Friday Shout Out to three deserving friends: Samantha, PJ, and Mel D for working so hard this week to keep on track with their weight [...]
Posted in random thoughts, tagged clever thoughts, rules to of the universe on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I cannot take credit for these very clever thoughts. I did not write them. I received the following in an email forward from my boss’s boss (of all people) and thought it very share worthy.
Amen to #20. And I have already done #28. Oops.
Rules of the Universe
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill [...]
Posted in baby, family, milestones on July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why three seconds? Because that is the number of seconds Sophia was able to stand all by herself, without holding on, before having to grab the baby gate again to keep her balance.
My husband’s mouth dropped open and my belly knotted. Our little girl is growing up! She did not even notice that she did [...]
