I LOVE SHOPPING AT HOBBY LOBBY♥

Good Morning!
The sun doesn't know whether to stay out or go away! We are to have rain today, so.. but it just might change it's mind..

I'd like to go to Hobby Lobby today and check out what's new, as it's been a little while since I've been shopping in there. I've read some people's blogs where they have found alot of neat Easter items there. I can't believe that Easter Sunday is only like 10 days away! Where have I been?? I don't have anything out that is Easter Buny~ish! I'd better get on the ball or the ship will leave without me, as the old saying goes! If I do happen to go shopping, I'll share my pretties with you all, okay? That is if I find some, which I'm sure I will, as I always find something at Hobby Lobby that I absolutely fall in love with!

You all have a great Thursday!

Blessings,
~Lynn

HAPPY "HUMP" DAY EVERYONE!

My goodness here it is Wednesday already! Where is the time going? I know why it's flying by so fast for me, it's because I have a stress test I've got to have done on Friday morning at 11:30! Oh, so not looking forward to having it done, as I had one done about 5 years or so ago done and thought I was going to die, right there on that reclined treadmill!!

Today was my day for doing some grocery shopping! Just what I really need, more food brought into our home, as my hubby and maybe even all our grown kids would say! But...there were a few items that I just had to have don't you just know! So, I went and got them and needless to say, a few more things fell right into my basket, besides those needed items too.. Funny how that always seems to happen! Any of you have that same thing happen to you too?

I thank you all for stopping by and leaving me such wonderful comments! You all are the very best!!

As for weight watcher's yesterday, I did gain one pound, but I'm right back on track with watching my points today! WHEW! Oh, I didn't buy anymore delicious truffles or ice cream today either, so that's got to be a very BIG PLUS!!

You all have a great Wednesday! Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

Blessings,
~Lynn

IT'S TUESDAY ONCE AGAIN!

Good Morning!
I have been sooo very BAD this week with my eating! I just know I've gained a few pounds since I weighed in last week! And to think that I actually had a weight loss last week! I get so mad at myself! I am soo addicted to the delishious milk chocolate truffles that absolutely melt in one's mouth! My hubby also bought some individual chocolate ice cream cups and of course I, well we both, had to have not only one but two of them almost every night! I can't lose weight eating these things! So... on to a start of a new weight watcher's week! I'm going to really be watching what I put into my mouth this week! I've got to really get serious as I want to get back down to my goal weight, which I know I can do, since I'm a Lifetime Member of Weight Watcher's.. So, back to disaplining myself and definately watching what is on that eating utensil of mine!! So green salads, veggies, fruits, soups, fish and chicken, here I come, with fork and spoon in hand!! (Only eating all the right portions though)... :)

It's a beautiful and gorgeous day outside today! I guess we are to get to around 72* or so.. I can sooo handle that temperature a whole lot better than 30 some degree weather, that's for sure! Hard to believe that it was wintertime here just a few days ago! I love this kind of weather a whole bunch better!

You all have a great Tuesday! Thank you so much for visiting today!

Blessings,
~Lynn
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P.S. I also would like to share that Cathy from Treasured-Heirlooms is having her home featured in the Cottage Syle Magazine and is having a great $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE Giveaway to celebrate. The winner of her drawing will be announced once she reaches 500 followers! She's currently at 419! Please go check out her beautiful blog and enter in her great giveaway while you're there! Thanks!

Blessings,
~Lynn

I WON TAMMY'S BEAUTIFUL GIVEAWAY!!

Hello! I am sooo tickled!! I just found out a little bit ago that I won Tammy's Spring giveaway! "Thank you" so much Tammy and I'd also like to say "Thank you" to Joy too for drawing my name! I am so happy and I just know that I will absolutely love the beautiful Happy Spring Stitchery, Sheep Print, Beehive beeswax candle, and Two Sunflower floating candles that I won! Thank you both so much!

Blessings,
~Lynn

First Day Of Spring??

Good Morning!
Today is March 20th, 2010, and it is the first day of ~Spring~, or so that's what it says on my calendar, but, definately not outside! Yes, winter is back here in Oklahoma, once again! It is windy, blustery, and snowing out, and it's only 28* degrees! They are saying that it might get as nasty as it was this past Christmastime when we got all that ice & snow! I'm sure not looking forward to getting and having all those cold temperatures and ice & snow again! There were so many accidents and people getting stuck and all! Not a good thing, for sure! They are saying that tomorrow alot of churches around our area will be cancelled because of the snow and ice! I can't wait till I can write about all the nice and HOT weather that we're having instead of all the cold and snowy weather.. Oh well.. we all know that spring and summer weather will be here before we know it! But... Weather like this makes me want spring to really hurry and get here all the more sooner!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! We are.... so far anyways! My Hubby hasn't got called out on a job yet, and that's always a big plus when the weekends are here!

Last evening, my Hubby and I played our Wii sport games! We had lots of fun, laughs, and pouty lower lip times too! We are so glad that we got a Wii, as it really is alot of fun! Makes us wish that we had got one a whole bunch sooner! We played it for close to 3 hours or so.. Sure does beat us watching TV, and also the fact that we can get alot of good exercise in now too!!

You all take care now, and I hope that the snow doesn't get real bad at your home too.. I've got to keep telling myself that spring is just right around the corner, right up until it actually gets here, which hopefully, won't be too much longer of a wait now for us!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

VEGETABLE BURRITOS

*Vegetable Burritos*

Ingredients
Fresh Tortillas, White or Whole Wheat
½ cup white onions, chopped
¼ cup fresh garlic, chopped fine or minced
1 medium Sweet Potato, peeled and chopped into half inch cubes
1 medium Poblano Pepper, chopped into small pieces
1 medium Tomato, chopped into small pieces
Oil, canola, olive or avocado, enough to coat bottom of pan
Salsa, 10-12 ounces of your favorite
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 cup cheese, cheddar or jack
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Directions
While pan is heating, prepare vegetables. Add enough oil to coat the bottom of sauté pan. Cook onions until slightly soft (about 2-3 minutes).
Add sweet potato, poblano pepper, tomato and any other veggies you like. Add cilantro last and cook over medium heat until al dente (about 8 minutes).
Add salsa and continue heating. Season to taste. Spread out tortilla and add vegetables. Top with shredded cheese. Wrap and allow cheese to melt in a warm pan for a few minutes. Eat warm and enjoy.

*You can use any of your favorite vegetables and customize this recipe to your own family. Serves 4-6.

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I just happened to come across this great tasting recipe today and thought that I'd share it with you all, as it sounds to be real delish!

I went to the Moore Hospital and had a couple chest Xray's done today. My dr. should have the results of them sometime next week. Then, I went grocery shopping.. and then came home..

The weatherman is calling for snow for us sometime over the weekend here.. Unbelieveable, since it's been such a gorgeous and warm day outside today. But, this is Oklahoma, and the weather is always changing..so they say!

Everyone have a great weekend, and hopefully the snow doesn't find its way to your hometown!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT..

Good Morning Everyone..

Today I am going to my family dr. for a routine check up.. I'll let you know how it went later.. Keep your fingers crossed for me! Thanks!!

Blessings,
~Lynn


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Well, I made it through my office visit. My dr. says I have a light wheez and wants me to have a chest xray done tomorrow or sometime early next week. He also wants me to have a stress test done. It has been about 5 years since I had my last stress test done, so, guess I'm due! I'm so not looking forward to it though! I thought I was going to die the last time I had one done! Thank goodness I'm not quite as heavy as I was back then, so hopefully, that will be a plus for me! Then, he wants me to see a dermatologist.. Whew! My BP was 156 over 87, which is on the high side, but the nurse took my bp shortly after I got inside their door.. No waiting time for me today! I told her that I waited till the very last minute to get my shower and then leave for my OV.. as they are only a street away! Usually I have at least ten or fifteen minutes waiting time before they call my name, but, not today... Then my dr. wants to see me again in a couple of weeks.. So....

Then yesterday I went to my dentist to have my teeth cleaned, and they took xrays, and come to find out I have 3 crowned teeth that are absessed. I need to go to a endodontic associate to have him do the root canal through the crowns being that they are absessed so close to the nerves of each one of the teeth.. So.. wasn't real good news for me yesterday either..

I feel fine for the most part, but I can't even begin to argue with tests and xrays, that's for sure!

Getting old can sometimes be the PITS!! No Doubt About That In My Book!!

I'll keep you updated..

Thank you so much Michele for asking me make a dr's appointment when I was visiting you, and for writing down the questions to ask him too! You are one great RN that's for sure! I'm so glad you're my daughter, in more ways than one! I know I would have just went on with each one of my days as if all was going okay with me.. I am so glad you brought this to my attention, and I'm so glad I listened to you!

Thank you all so much for visiting my blog today and for each one of your kind comments!

Blessings,
~Lynn

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

Good Morning!
This is a day that takes me back in my memories.. My
Step Mom's birthday is today. She would have been 72 years old. She passed away back in 1980 from cancer when she was only 42 years old, and mother of 4. Her name was Autumn Maxine. She was a fun loving lady, always smiling and always laughing, and was always there to help anyone who needed some help. My Dad and Mom were married for 25 years. One talks about the perfect married couple, well, I think they were the best! I can only recall them having one arguement the whole time I lived at home before I was married. They truly loved each other dearly. When she passed away, my father was so hurt, and so lost without her being there with him. It's like the end of his world came and the door was tightly closed shut. Dad did recover from Mom's passing, and did marry again.. I'm sure that is what my Mom would have wanted Dad to do. My father passed away May of 2006.

My memories today are really happy memories of both of my parents.. I just miss them both so much..and especially a whole bunch more even on days like today.. I know they both are with our Lord and that puts a smile on my face and I feel the warmth of their love forever in my heart.

Have a good day all!

Blessings,
~Lynn

New Veggie Steamer And...

Hi Everyone!
I've had a really good day! First of all, since it's Tuesday, as most of you probably already know from me mentioning on my blog, that I went to my Weight Watcher meeting this morning, and found out that I had a .2# loss!! Whoo Hoo!! How bout that! I was soo tickled, as I had thought for sure that I'd gain some weight while visiting my daughter Michele for the almost 3 weeks! Hey, all the walking that we did sight seeing, and the eating of delishious steamed veggie's, along with the other delishious food we had to eat along with the steamed veggie's, and our delishious meals when we ate out, and playing Michele's Wii games together was a real good thing in more ways than one!! Thank you Michele for keeping your Mom on track!! Now, I've got to stay on that right track being back home now too!

I loved the taste of Michele's steamed veggie's soo much, that I knew that I just had to have a food steamer here at home to use along with our meals too!!

I hope everyone has had a great Tuesday!

Blessings,
~Lynn

Bulgogi Tastes Sooo Good, & Especially At Our Favorite Korean Restaurant.. Dong A!!

Good Afternoon!
What a really nice Sunday I've had so far! I went to Church this morning, and then my son Daniel and I went to lunch at the Dong A Restaurant! We had a real nice time, and the food was delishious, as always! My Hubby would have gone with us, but he had just got home from being on a long overnight job and was really too tired to go anywhere, but to bed, so Daniel and I went for lunch out together. My hubby said that he and I might go somewhere later for supper once he gets up! I said Oh Rightie!! Don't have to twist my arm much to have me agree to eat out whenever the chance comes along!!

There are a lot of neat giveaways pictured along my sidebar! Be sure to check them all out! You'll be glad you did, that's for sure!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has visited me on my blog and also to those who have left me such wonderful comments! I treasure each and every one of you! You all are the greatest!!

You all have a great Sunday!

Blessings,
~Lynn

NO EXCUSES NOW!!

Hello!
I just got back from Best Buy and buying my Hubby & I a Wii!! I have played Jamie's, Daniel's, and Michele's Wii systems and decided that Dan & I needed to have a Wii system too!! My Hubby & I need all the help we can find when it comes to us getting our exercise, and this will help us out a whole bunch!! I had so much fun playing all our kids games on their Wii's. I only played Daniel's about a half an hour or so, and I felt it on my thighs the next day! I used muscles that I hadn't used in years playing the tennis and bowling games! I can't believe that Michele and I played hers for over 5 hours when she first got hers! It was a bunch of fun, that's for sure!! Needless to say, Michele & I definately felt it working in our arms & legs the next day! That's a real good thing!!

I hope everyone's weekend is going good for them! I've had a real good one so far! I had lunch today at IHOP with Daniel and had a real nice time! Like I've mentioned many times before, I love to eat, and I also love being and visiting with each one our kids as often as I possibly can!!

You All have a great weekend!

Blessings,
~Lynn

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jog!!

Good Friday Morning!
Well my friends, I made it back home Wednesday from spending almost 3 weeks with my daughter Michele and seeing and spending time with our son, Jamie for a couple of days while he was out in Phoenix! I had a really, really wonderful and fun time!! I got to see and go to so many neat places, and do alot of neat things and also got to try my hand at shooting a handgun at a shooting range there in Phoenix, which I've shared pictures of on my sidebar.. I didn't do too bad for being my first time shooting a gun! My daughter, both sons and husband have all been after me for sometime now to go to a shooting range with them and learn how to shoot a gun. I always shyed my way out of doing so.. Michele finally held my hand the whole way to the shooting range and got me to finally decide to do so, which, I'll never regret doing, that's for sure! I only wish now that I had gone to one sooner, but am glad that I have now and I am looking forward to when I can go again with my family. I think it is very important for everyone to know how to defend themselves, as one just never knows if and when that time might come that they'd have to do so.

My hubby picked me up from the Will Rogers airport on Wednesday and then we went out for supper at our favorite Chinese restaurant and then we came home. Then yesterday, we needed to do a couple of errands and then we had lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant! It's amazing how one can miss their favorite restaurants they like to cater to a bunch while they are traveling away.. I definately love my favorite Mexican and Chinese restaurants here in OKC!

While being with Michele and with Jamie, we went out several times to really neat places to eat too! Whether we went out to eat or ate snacks at Jamie's motel or ate meals & snacks at Michele's, or ate at restaurants while traveling to different places with Michele, all the food was sooo good no matter where we were at when we ate it!! Michele and I did eat at a wonderful BBQ place there in Phoenix called BobbyQ's. Talk about delish!! This was the first time that I've ever ate BBQ and didn't leave with a real heavy BBQ taste throughout my mouth! I highly recommend this place to everyone!! The atmosphere was real pretty and the waiters and waitresses were very nice too! Thanks for taking me there Shel!! I loved it!!

Now, to get back into the swing of things..which has already been hard for me to do. I did get my two suitcases all unpacked and the items all put away, which is a real good start! I told my Hubby that I must be having jet lag!! Wonder how long that lasts??? He did a real good job at holding the fort down, and keeping it cleaned and neat while I was gone too!! I like that, as then I don't have to jump right into lots of things needing done when I first get home, which means a whole bunch to this lady!

I had a good flight home too! I met a real nice lady named Maggie, who lives in California, and who was flying into OKC and then was going to pick up a rental car and then drive to Kansas (4 hr. drive) to see her Mom. She was going to visit with her Mom till next Monday. She was soo sweet! Maggie was very understanding too, when I had those big 'ol teardrops falling down my cheeks while the airplane was turning and getting ready to leave the Sky Harbor Airport. It was hard for me knowing that I was leaving my daughter behind there, and especially when I'm not sure when we'll get together again!! It had been eight months since I last saw her before this last time here. That's a long time! I'm hoping to make it not quite that long in between times that we see each other the next time we get together if I possibly can! With her being a traveling nurse, she doesn't get any time off to go visit with her family at all really, unless she is working someplace close to them, like she was when I visited both her and Jamie when they both were in California..Jamie was living in Soledad, and Michele was working & staying in Fresno..

I tried downloading my pictures to my computer, but...for some unknown reason it wouldn't work. I will have to check with my son Daniel and see if he can help figure it out for me. Hopefully we'll be able to get together sometime over the weekend here if he doesn't have to work.

You all have a great weekend!! Take care now!

Blessings,
~Lynn

"PLAYING GAMES"!

Hello blogging friends! Thank you so much for visiting with me today!

Gosh, it's hard to believe that I only have till next Wednesday to spend here being with my daughter Michele. The time is flying by so darn fast!!

We have had alot of fun these past couple of days also! Monday we went to visit a place called "Mystery Castle" here in Phoenix. It was quite interesting to see! I took a bunch of pictures while there and will share them later. After we visited there, we went and visited the Heard Museum..which also was very interesting! We got to see alot of beautiful pottery, handcarved dolls, gorgeous woven blankets, paintings, just to name a few items that we saw. Everything that caught our eyes was just totally beautiful! Then after visiting the museum, Michele asked if I'd like to go to Tucson, Az. to see the hospital where she worked at, and her apartments when she lived there.. I said sure! Again, everything was absolutely gorgeous! I just fell in love all with the beautiful mountains, cacti, homes, yards, etc.. It was quite awesome when Michele was telling me what each plant name was! I am very bad at remembering the name of plants and flowers, and trees, etc! I also have pictures to share of Tucson to share with you too! On our way home we saw a looong fast moving train, and I could just picture in my mind the cowboy days when they got stopped and robbed! I tried to take a picture of the fast, moving train, but it was way too dark out for doing anymore picture taking.. Oh well.. that's okay, as I got plenty of other neat pictures taken!

Then, guess what Michele and I did for most of the day yesterday?? Give up?? We played her new Wii game system that she received yesterday!! Oh what a ball we had!! We played all the sport games except for the boxing. I don't think we have ever laughed as hard as we did when we were playing those games!! I am really amazed that I'm not real sore today, as we played those games for I bet you, over 5 hours straight!! I won't find out till this evening when Michele gets home from work to see if she's sore from playing them.. I hope she isn't, as she already has a bad back, and is on her feet at her workplace for 12 hours.. Michele is good at making sure that her Mom gets lots of good exercise while visiting here with her, whether it's getting exercise by going Mall shopping, sight seeing or by playing the Wii!! No matter what we do, we always have fun!!

This sure is another beautiful day here in Phoenix! I love looking out Michele's windows and seeing the beautiful sun shine and gorgeous blue sky! Hopefully spring weather will be coming to each one of our homes soon! Seems like I'm looking forward to Spring even more so this year compared to the other years! I guess it's cause I love living with warm weather a whole bunch more than I do cold weather!

You all have a wonderful day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

It's Friday!!

Good Morning!
Hello once again friends! Gosh, here it is Friday already! The time spent here visiting Michele is going by so fast..waaaay tooo fast! I am enjoying every second, that's for sure!

Michele posted a few pictures on my sidebar here.. The first one is a picture of Jamie, Michele and me, and then the second picture is the Montezuma Castle, and yes, I am wearing a winter coat, as it's about 20 degrees colder up there than what it is here in Phoenix.. The castle was quite amazing to see, no doubt about that!

Michele has this weekend off. I'm not exactly sure of what all is on our agenda for this weekend. Knowing Michele, we'll have something new & exciting to see and/or do this weekend! She is so good at planning things to do!
She has a bunch of things she'd like to have me (us) see and do before I have to leave.. and the only time we can do anything is on her days off from work. She works 3 or 4 days on the 12 hour shift per day a week at the hospital and I feel so bad that she isn't getting the good rest she should be getting on her days off.. as she's been busy entertaining Mom.. which I know she doesn't mind doing.. but still, it isn't letting her get rested up the way she should be either.. Sometimes, when we are doing something different, out of the ordinare, I find that in itself, can also be relaxing to one.. So, I guess it all just depends on the person as to what is or isn't relaxing to them.. I think I'd find entertaining a family member or friend on my days off from my workplace relaxing too, like Michele does, and especially if it was knowing that person was enjoying as much as I was the plans of the day!

My thoughts and prayers are with those of you who are having all the snow and bad weather.. Hopefully it won't last very long, and I'm hoping that spring will be here soon for everyone to enjoy!

You all take care and keep safe now!

Blessings,
~Lynn

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It's with a heavy heart that I write that Westin passed away to be with our Lord this morning. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers.
Thank you all for your prayers..

Our Visit With The Past!

Good Morning!
Michele and I went to see the Montezuma Castle yesterday! Oh my goodness, how very awesome it was to see! To think that people actually stayed in the rooms there! I told Michele that I'd love to be able to climb up there just to have a peek inside the open chissled out windows, but, she said, "Mom, You're on your own"! So.. I just decided to take a few more pictures of the castle, but I sure would have loved to had a better view of what it looked like on the inside. I could just imagine how it must have been living back in those days. I told Michele that I don't think I'd make surviving back then, but, we all do seem to live ok in the era we are living in, so, I think I would have made it ok.. There'd be no other choice, but to do so! Right?

Then, we headed on to Sedona, Az. Talk about seeing something absolutely beautiful, and so very awesome looking, those Red Rocks were definately it! Oh My!! To think that all of it was natural. Nothing carved or chissled out to make these! We got to see Bell Rock, Coffee Pot Rock,Cathedral and Courthouse Rock, among others.. Sooo very beautiful!

If you ever get a chance to come to Arizona, I highly recommend seeing both of these fabulous places! I will share pictures with you all when I get back..

The weather is gorgeous here! Yesterday it was 75 and today it's supposed to be 73.. I can handle these temps! It is beautiful here, especially this time of the year!

You all have a wonderful day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

Gorgeous Tuesday In Phoenix!

Good Morning!
I had a really wonderful time with Michele and Jamie before Jamie left to go back to Ca. last Sunday. We a had a real nice few hours together each day, which was great! So much better than not being able to see or spend time with him, that's for sure! I am so glad that Jamie wasn't assigned alot of study/paper writing time while he was here! We all went to a couple wonderful restaurants each day for our suppers.. One was PF CHANGS, and the other restaurant was Mastro's Ocean Club. It was sooo delish, and the service was wonderful! We even found a little time to shop afterwards too! We always have loved shopping/window shopping together!
It was very hard saying our goodbye's Saturday evening! I always dread those! Hopefully, Jamie will be coming out my way in a few months, after his school lets out for summer vacation. I've got my fingers crossed!

Michele and I had a buch of fun shopping together too yesterday! I found a few items that I just HAD to have! I'm sure you have those times while out shopping too! We shopped at JC Penney's and Christopher and Banks, along with some other departments in the Mall too! We had a really great time!

Michele is at work now.. I am glad she has her two puppy dogs here to keep me company while she can't be here. She has a min pin named Sonny, and a mix breed named Riley.. They both are so well behaved. I'll share pictures of them on my blog once I'm back home..

Michele is hoping to take me to Sedona, as she and Jamie both said how beautiful it is there, but, she's not real sure if we'll make it or not because of all the snow and cold weather they have been having. We will have to wait and see.. She would like to go when it'd be nicer out..as then all the beauty there would be more visable. The Camelback Mts. are really beautiful! When we are out and about, it really does feel like I could touch them from riding inside the car.

I'm not going to go to Weight Watcher's today. Maybe I'll go later on one day this week..just to get weighed in. I think that I've been doing good so far! I've been trying to be good at all my choices so far!

Please keep Dan's (Yesterday Once More) SIL & family in your prayers. Her Mom passed away from a horrible fall down the stairs that she had.. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family during this most difficult time.

I'd also like prayers said for Donna at One Simple Country Girl, at the loss of her family dog. It is very hard losing one's pet, as they are like a family member to us too.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments that you leave for me! You all are so kind! Have a great day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

Phoenix Is Beautiful!

Hi Everyone!
I made it here! My daughter Michele met me at the airport! So wonderful seeing her again!! I had a wonderful flight, and it was right on time! We met my son Jamie at his motel, and then we all went out to eat at PF Chang's. It was sooo good and the atmosphere was absolutely beautiful! It sure seemed great being with my two kids! I always love sharing time together with all of them!

It was great to wake up to the sounds of birds tweeting, since we don't have any to speak of until spring! I did wake up to rain, but it didn't last long, and the sun is shining so pretty out there now!

We are planning on getting together with Jamie later after his classes are over..probably around 5pm or so. Jamie has to head back to Ca. tomorrow. Wish he could stay longer, that's for sure!

You all take care now and have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,
~Lynn

So Many Emotions I'm Having This Morning... Sadness, Happiness, Excitedness, Nervousness....

Good Morning!
I have sooo many thoughts and emotions going through my mind this morning..

First of all, I would like prayers said for NieNie(Stephanie).. She's in the Burn Unit ICU.. Her husband wrote on her blog today saying that Stephanie (NieNie) had not one, but two surgeries.. Please click on her typewriter button to read what her husband wrote.. Stephanie and her family could use our prayers..

Please also keep Deena, Shauna, Penny, Westin, Amden, and all of their families in our prayers, as well as all of our friends and families who need our prayers said for them too.. Thank you all so much!

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Today is when my son Jamie is flying into Phoenix! So, hopefully, Jamie, Michele & I will be able to connect with each other sometime over the weekend here! I'm sure we will, even if it's just to eat out someplace together. At least we'll see and be with each other for a little while. I hope Jamie isn't real loaded down with having to do alot of college papers and studying while he's there, but, that is the real main reason that brought him to Az. this time.. his college course... He's going to college for his MD Degree..

I need to get my nails done today, decide what clothes I want to take with me, get them all packed in my suitcase, and then I'll be all ready to fly when the time comes! Yes!! I am soo excited!!

You all have a wonderful day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

Urgent Prayer Request..

Amden was born Monday, Feb. 15th, 2010. Today he was diagnosed with down syndrome. More tests are to be done tomorrow to verify or rule out this diagnosis. Please pray for Amden and his parents, Jordan and Amber..

Thank you so much!

I'm Really On Countdown Now!

Good Morning!
I have been thinking what all I need to get done these next couple of days.. like, go and get my nails done, laundry, decide what to pack, and then do my packing! These days are going by soo fast! I'll be at Michele's before I know it, & I am soo anxious! :)

I went to my weight watcher's meeting, and I did gain .4 of a pound. Guess that isn't all that bad really.. I knew I probably would gain, as I've not been real careful as to what I was eating last week. Now, I've got to behave myself when I am at Michele's.. I'm sure Michele will help keep her Mom on the right track! I found a place that has the weight watcher meetings that is real close to Michele's. That's great, as now I'll still be able to go to them! I don't like to miss any meetings if I can help it.
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I found a real neat recipe that I'd like to share with you. It's called

~BEAN and CHEESE NACHOS~

**INGREDIENTS**

32 baked low fat tortilla chips

1 cup fat free canned refried beans

1/2 cup shredded reduced fat Monterey Jack cheese

1/4 cup salsa

Thin slices of seeded jalapeno chili (optional)

Preheat oven to 350*F. Layer tortilla chips on an ovenproof platter or baking sheet. Spread beans evenly over chips and sprinkle with cheese. Bake until beans are hot and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Top with salsa. Garnish each serving with a thin slice of seeded jalapeno chili for added zip.

This makes 4 servings.. and is only 3 weight watcher points for those of you doing weight watcher's..

I haven't tried making this yet, but it sure does sound delish, and easy enough too!
I am a real fan of Mexican food and this I will definately be giving a try!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings,
~Lynn