SLOW POKE ALLEY

WELCOME TO MY CORNER OF THE WORLD.  Break time as I sip on a HOT TEA.  Organic Prince of Peace White Tea.  If my memory serves me right, it is suppose to be good about fighting CANCER.  I just finished my second cup.  

Nibbled a slice of KILLER DAVE's Cinnamon Raisin Bread TOASTED with real grass fed butter from Ireland.  I've taken a hankering toward this creamy butter and understand that it's alright to eat REAL BUTTER.  Only had a tsp. of butter.  Twas delicious.  JACKIE KENNEDY/JACKIE O DIET continues.  Well sorta. 

I skipped the two hard boiled eggs this morning.  Perhaps LUNCH will be Cottage cheese with fruit.  I have a pomegranate that I need to use before it goes bad.  Will work in a large salad today with a variety of organic veggies. 

Weighed myself this morning.  My weight loss journey seems to be a slow poke thing as well.  I guess I will have to exercise more.  Get moving and make the most of it.  Motion is a good thing.  I am not a skinny minnie...not sure I will ever by such a creature.  I have such a large appetite.  Sipping water through out the day is good.  Eating more veggies and fruits is a good thing.  Lord...please help me shrink.  Being healthier is my goal that I am aiming at, but I need and want to reduce my size.   

Today marks the 5th Anniversary of my Mother in Law's death.  It doesn't seem possible that 5 years has passed.  I think of her often.  She loved roses.  She was a superior seamstress, liked reading Danielle Steel Books, awesome cook and decorator.  Loved her children and prayed for over 30 years for her Husband's salvation.  He'd receive Christ by the time he was 60.  She is missed by many and I wish I had been a better daughter in law to her, but it is what it is.  I'm thankful she was a loving and caring mother to my Husband and gentle Grandmother to my children.  I learned a great deal from her and miss her in many ways.  Mary Lou is her name.    

Made out my TO DO LIST for the week.  It's suppose to snow on Wednesday.  Can't believe February begins tomorrow, but am pleased that it is here as I am not a huge fan of ice cold Kansas weather knowing we inch our way toward SPRING.  I'm day dreaming about decorating the COTTAGE.  The Bathroom is figured out, the Kitchen is getting there and I know what to do in the Utility room. 

We're working on the Dining room here at our main house.  I am so slow it hurts.  Like going in circles.  One day the room will be done and that will be awesome.  I slowly pick out a few items from the junk room to get rid of.  I get distracted so easily...my mind wonders as I handle each item that needs dealt with.  Once again I am so slow it hurts.  

I've been putting together Valentine care packages for my Mom and Sister.  Need a few more items to fill the boxes.  When I'm out and about this week, I will hopefully get a few more things and be done with this week's care pkg.  Loved ones Valentine cards will be filled out this week so I have plenty of time to get them in the mail.  

Started polishing one of my Tea and Coffee Service Sets.  It is amazing how pretty the pieces look after I put some elbow grease to them.  Pacing myself cleaning a piece each day of the week until finished.  Today, I'll polish the Sugar Bowl.  This past week-end I worked over the Tea server and the lid to the Sugar Bowl.   Impressive how pretty they look.    

I have yet to polish the Coffee server which is rather large, the Creamer and the large tray as well. Adding a Sugar Scuttle with scoop to my tray of service pieces.  I suppose I can place white sugar in one Sugar Bowl and raw brown in the other with the scoop.  Or have sugar cubes in one.  Oh well, it doesn't matter much.

Hopefully I will bake some of my famous SUGAR COOKIES for February.  This will be one goal. SUGAR COOKIES!  Today, if I can get to where I want to be...I will whip up a Cherry Cheesecake Dessert without the crust.  Only cream cheese, sugar and some vanilla along with Cherry Pie Filling.  Experimenting and I hope it turns out.  Trying to cut back on so many carbs.

I am so very THANKFUL to have a washer to do my laundry.  So THANKFUL.

The miniature washing machine is whirring in the background washing socks and underwear.  I probably ought to wash a load of towels as well.  Earlier I washed a load of blue jeans and they are air drying on plastic hangers.

Lifting my spirits before snow blows into town this week, the weather is beautiful and it does affect my mood.  Off to the shower to shampoo my hair with yet a different shampoo.  I have used Dr. Mercola's shampoo twice and both times even though I thoroughly rinsed my hair it didn't feel clean afterwards.  SO I have purchased AUSSIE SHAMPOO.  I know I will like this.

Welp, I'm off to make some things happen today that need to happen.
Hair shampooed and curled.  Laundry.  Polish some Silver.  A drive about town and a trip to the Dollar Store.  Sort through more things in the junk room.  Run the vacuum.  Write some correspondences and work on Valentines.  Hang a Valentine Banner.  Say some prayers and spend quality time with my Husband.  Look over the expenses this week.  Fix a low carb Cherry Cheese Cake Dessert.

Blessings to you!
"Enjoy today, it won't come back." 
~d   

  

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