This weeks Update, August 6

I seem to be better at reading your blogs than writing my own. I just cant seem to do this on a regular basis. I dont even know why I hold myself to this standard of when or how often I am supposed to get on here and update. Other people dont do this. do they? do you have a schedule you set yourself to for posting something. I know jan does. she set a goal to post every day with a picture, which she is doing very well. I commend her for finding something to post every day with a picture. I have a hard time with once a week.

anyway, back on mothers day, alex gave me a gift card for a spa day. it also had a voucher for 20.00 I had to use before september 1. so friday, I went and had an express facial and had my brows done. it was so wonderful. there is nothing better than a little pampering.

once again, i am the biggest cheerleader for pamper yourself. we all work so hard, and most times we dont do things for ourselves. I know there are more than a few of us that have never even had a pedicure. i didnt do this until I was 40 something. do it for yourself now. find a day spa or salon that does pedis, or facials or some sort of pampering and schedule yourself some time. you deserve it.

next: remember the nest and baby birds we had last year on our front porch? guess what? they are back. the birds started building a nest and like the next day it was done. we were so surprised at how fast they completed the nest. it is made from little blobs of mud, and they had to carry each little blob of mud in their beaks. there is no way to know if they are the same couple that nested here last year. we do like having therm here though.

and finally: next monday i will go in for my gb surgery. I can not wait. it seems that everything anymore that i eat or drink makes me hurt. yep, at times even water causes pain. I am getting so tired of this. so the other night I met john for dinner and drinks after he got off work. I ordered a plate of appetisers before dinner, which consisted of nachos, deep fried cheese sticks, quesadilas, and chicken wings with blue cheese and ranch dressing. I usually think about what I am putting in my mouth, what is going to cause the least amount of pain. i was really hungry so this didnt happen. I ended up going home without having dinner. i was in so much pain from all the fat in the food. I wont be making that mistake again. I paid for it until the next morning.

ok, that is my post for this week. unless something really great happens or I need to get something off my mind. have a great week.