What NOT to say.....

I will admit that I have tasted my own foot in my mouth more than I would like to admit. We are all guilty of having the best intentions, yet saying the wrong thing, and then feeling horrible about what we said, or worse yet, being absolutely clueless about our comment.

And the older I get, the more I realize that it is just smart to keep your trap shut if you don't know what to say. I was talking to my daughter Katy about this. She made a brilliant comment in regards to someone about to give birth. Instead of saying, "when are you going to have that baby? " Or commenting on how tired, huge or miserable the poor woman looks, she said the perfect thing to say is "I hope you feel as beautiful as you look." GENIUS!!

So here is my rant. The two people in question meant me no harm. I actually find their comments hilarious but it was a good lesson to me to be very careful in complimenting someone.

#1 I ran into a friend at Sam's that hadn't seen me in a while. She said she barely recognized me since I have lost weight. Then, I kid you not, she wheeled around and looked at my BUTT. I so wanted to say, "did you just check out my butt?" Like I said, it was funny, but oh so obvious.

#2 I was mentioning to an extended family member that I had donated some very nice but too big clothes to the Joplin tornado effort. She told me she was sure that they could use them because from the looks of the people on TV, there were some very big people in Joplin. Really? You just said that to me??

Ok, that's it. I am sure there will be more. You just have to laugh.

The Last Gasp

To keep me accountable, for a brief time I will be posting about my 9 month long diet. Blech. Boring, but I need to see this in writing. I am SO close to everything I ever wanted. I can't afford to go backwards at this point.

My son's wedding was incredible and now that is behind me I have the time and energy to focus on myself. That is something that is hard for me but I know I need some "me" time to get my cortisol levels more even.

I've learned so much over the past 9 months yet I also know I can forget it all in a second.

It's time to SHINE.

World's Worst Blogger

Oh yes, that would be me. Going to try my best to change this. This past six months have been incredibly exciting. As of tomorrow morning I should hit a 60 lb. weight loss in almost 6 months. Every week I get to take clothes out of my closet because they are too big. I truly never thought I would master this weight loss issue but I think, for me, it's solved. On to more exciting things. My son has found the woman he is going to marry. So she's the one I have prayed for since he was born. Very fun to look at someone and know that you prayed for them even though you never knew them. So expect some fun wedding posts coming soon!!

Checking the Bucket List

Tomorrow I leave for a trip. It will be the longest I've been away from home except for the magical trip I took to Maui. We are heading out in our RV, "glamping." 2 days in Dallas to see Aaron, a stop in middle Louisianna and then several days in NOLA & then on to Mobile, Al, for a family wedding. When my mom was pregnant with me, my parents lived in Louisianna and I have always wanted to go deep into the State. It definitely was on my Bucket List so stay tuned....

Happy Birthday Coco Puff

Happy FIRST Birthday to my sweet Chloe. How excited we all were for your appearance into this world. Your birth was the most amazing thing. Your mommy was in such control and we were all actually shocked when we heard your first whimpers. Because you were very cold, we had to wait about an hour to meet you and hear your name. You look a lot like your brother but there are some differences. You are into EVERYTHING and we have to watch you every second. You are a very sweet child and you are always smiling. You love your Papa and one of your favorite games with him is to have him rub your feet on his whiskers. You have our hearts. We love you, little Coco Puff!!

Indian Maiden Wannabe

Oh yeah...I wanted to be an Indian. You gotta love the fake hair and the Paris Hilton pose.

Clayton and Kasey

This is my Oklahoma nephew and niece from Oklahoma. Kasey was named Miami Nation Princess which was quite exciting.