So she's heading to New York......

So, my niece, who I love as if she were my very own daughter is heading to New York for Fashion Week! She is a photography student at Powel in Wyoming....and she is pure genious! She will be a very talented and much saught after photographer. I, myself, her favorite Aunt (yes Leslie, I went there) will even have a hard time getting her to get some shots of Macy & Andy, she will be that amazing! Anyway, she is so excited and I am so excited for her...except...yes, except I am kinda hoping she really hates it there. See, if she hates New York then her chances of moving to Denver dramatically increase (thats a good thing, for me anyway)!!!! And, being the selfish person that I am, I am willing to wish for things like "New York being scarey, unfriendly or too hectic" so she will find her way here and live with me and my family! So, for the sake of me, everyone please cross your fingers that Nica has a good time in New York, stays safe and comes running to Denver with her tail between her legs!!

Nica....I hope you have the most amazing time in New York and I can't wait to see the photos that you take! I just know they will put Mikes & Jonas' pictures to shame! You are amazing! I love you, be safe and never, ever go off on your own (had to pull Aunt Robin at least once ya know)!

All joking aside.......please pray for her safe journeys!

So there's this salad........

So there's this salad called "A Pig in the Garden" at a restaurant called Jim n' Nicks BBQ! It is so yummy. I order it with no tomoatoes, with chicken and ranch.....extra ranch (does that surprise anyone?) Anyway, I could literally eat this salad everyday....I could! However, my kids can be total crave killers! They, for some odd reason are tired of Jim n' Nicks! We ready our selves for a nice meal out and I offer Jim n' Nicks as a nice establishment....this is met with groans, protests and "we just ate there yesterday"......ungrateful deviants! I should make them darn kids eat home like the rest of the world!!!! Worse yet, I'll be the one to cook for them....that'll change their tune real quick.....Jim n' Nicks doesn't sound so bad DOES IT KIDS??

Hey, some people Blog about the birth of their kids, a story of their achievments or something to inspire others.....mine is about salad.....yes, salad! Mmmmm, tastes so good!

The snow has finally melted.....and look what I found!

The snow has finally melted in my backyard!!! I was so excited! Today brought gorgeous weather of 75! What a fantastic day to go out back and play with the kids! WWRROONNGG!! Do you know how much feces 4 dogs can create in the course of 1 month! It is truely remarkable....do they digest ANYTHING? Anything at all? My yard looks like a defecation grave yard! I am completely dumbfounded and amazed! It is going to take hours to clean this mess up! Good Gravy! Anyway, I know it is a sick topic but I needed to get this off my chest....or at least out of my yard! Thanks for readin! Kisses!

I'm waisting away to practically nothing...well, ok maybe not!

I have been on the Healing Diet since after Labor Day! I have lost 25 pounds.....I have a lot more to go, but man I feel great! Not just because I feel healthier and I am down two dress sizes, but because I got my sister motivated to try it out and you know what? She has lost 16 pounds in 1 month! She called me all excited that she was down a whole pant size!! I am so excited for her!! BUT, more importanly, she is off her High Cholesterol Meds and will be getting off her High Blood Pressure meds soon too! WOO HOO! Anyway, just wanted to share!!

Am I getting old??

It has been brought to my attention (more then once) that I am getting old!! My "loved" ones tell me this because of some the habits I have begun. They are:

I check the Obits from my hometown paper twice a week
I no longer wear robes, but housecoats....HOUSECOATS!
My slippers are no longer fuzzy cute things, but open back slip ons
I love Matlock & Murder She Wrote
I have a "My Ferrets Walk All Over Me" bumper sticker on my mini van
I drive a mini van
I read, I read A LOT
I see most kids on the street and automatically assume their up to NO GOOD

This list, according to my husband, is too short and incomplete. He says there are a million things that state my "oldness". However, I don't think that I am old, I am just a nerd, a geek....whatever you want to call me! But thats OK I have accepted my fate!