I'm so Proud of Pixie Marie!

We went to visit the elderly Good Counsel Sisters on the Hill as it is called here.  This is the "retirement" home for nuns in this order as they age.  Believe me, it is really not retirement for them, but that's another story. 

Pixie was a therapy dog, on her own, for the first time.  We visited the nuns in the nursing home portion of the convent.  We must have had over 20 sisters come to visit with Pixie.

She did great, and they loved her!!  Pixie charmed her way through treats and ear rubs to their hearts.  One sweet elderly nun asked me. "What is her name?"  I told her.  "How old is she?"  I told her.  "How long do these dogs live?" I told her.  Then she said, "What's her name?"  "How old is she?"  "How long do these dogs live?"  Rinse, repeat.  She was sweet.  Pixie liked her. 

The nuns who chose to do so, petted Pixie, gave her treats, and rubbed her ears.  One elderly nun asked me to move closer.  She was blind, but I didn't realize this.  Pixie liked her, too.  Pixie was kind and gentle.  We visited with the good sisters for over an hour.  When we left, Pixie jumped in the car and fell asleep.  I'm sure many of the nuns napped after we left, too.

It was a big day for everyone!!!

I'm Back!!!

No, this is not a new makeup I'm using.  Seems like I have something in common with Hilary Clinton now.  Due to some dehydration + being sick + this that and the other, I fainted at 2 AM, hit my head and now, I have a huge black eye.  You can see my nose is still red.  That's from whatever viral thing I've had.  So, now, I think I finally feel better!!!  I'm back in the world of the living.  So, off we go!!!  See you more this week!!!!

I have a "told" and I joined Weight Watchers

Yes, I have a told.  I feel awful right now.  As you read this, I hope I will feel better since I wrote this yesterday in case I didn't feel like writing later.  Whew!!  What a run on sentence! 

Maybe I should have waited until I felt better to join Weight Watchers, but night before last, I didn't feel this bad.  This told makes it a little more difficult to get with the program, however, she said, the one good thing is that I am already thinking about my food choices.  I can still taste food, so that's good.  I don't need to loose a lot of weight.  In truth, I'll be happy with 7 pounds, but my goal is 15.  My jeans are too tight, and I refused to buy up a size.  I won't do it. So, I knew I had to do something soon.

I don't look at joining Weight Watchers  as a resolution because as we know, most resolutions are never kept for any length of time.  I'm making a change in my eating habits, again.  I did very well with Weight Watchers before, and I plan to do this again. 

So, wish me luck!!!  I want my skinny jeans to fit me really well again.  They are just plain snug right now. 

So my plan for this afternoon is to sleep as much as I can.  My chicken is already in the crockpot cooking, so it will be ready for supper.  I have one snack planned.  I'm looking forward to this journey.

Oh, I also have a few windows open to get out the old germs and bring in fresh air!  I know, the temperature right now is 9 above zero.  Yes, it's cold, but I want to clear the air.  I'll close the windows in a bit.  So, for now, I'm off to nap and dream of food points as I sleep.

So one day, I was browing Pinterest..

and I found a photo with the caption

Make a Sharpie Mug

Hmmmmmmmm, I wondered.

I wish I could show you the photo, but it didn't work, so

CLICK HERE

for the photo and tutorial.

It's the first one.

I went looking for a mug.

Luckily, the thrift store had a huge sale on everything in the store--

Two for the sale price!

My sale price was 25 cents for two!

 Wow!

So, I tried it,

and,

it worked!!!

Here are the results!

 The tutorial worked!!!!

Now, I plan to go looking at the

Dollar Store for better cups and mugs.

Oh, btw, I did 

Handwash the mugs.

I haven't tried them in the dishwasher, but I will.  

This could be fun.

 

Happy New Year and Welcome 2013, I think!

For the last few years, on the eve of the new year, I have chosen a word which will be my mantra for the year.  The last two years my "word" has been Hope. 

This year I decided my word for 2013 will be

Trust.

I will trust in my God to lead me in His ways.

I trust that my God will help me to accept His ways, even if they are not mine.

I trust that my God will bring me closer to Him.

I trust that 2013 will be a better year.

Happy New Year!!!  Welcome 2013!