Wonderful World of Winter Weather

For the most part we missed the last two big snow/ice storms that hit the area. They have both hit Springfield harder than us. This last big ice storm didn’t even bring us anything but rain.

But today we did get snow, earlier than they anticipated. They estimated around 5 for Springfield. It hit around 11:30 here. They canceled school earlier. And they already called off school for tomorrow and it is only 5:00. I love the snow. I like snow days.

The only problem is that one of the three of us has been sick every day for the past two weeks. I have had enough “home” time. I had just convinced myself it is time to get back to work!

I'm on detox

A fruit detox that is. I try to be healthy person, I exercise and I try to eat right. I like to try some of the latest diets to see if they work. Not necessarily because I need to but it becomes a challenge for me. I did the Atkins - hated it. But I did lose 10 lbs on it. I've done Weight Watcher (through friends), Slim Fast, etc... So now I am doing the fruit detox. I like it. I like it because you only do it 3 days a week. For someone trying to lose weight you do this 3 days a week for 12 weeks. Then you do it 3day a week for 1 week every month for maintenance. Another reason I like it is because I like fruit. So eatting fruit all day is cool with me. But I have felt better every time that I have done it. Not just weight wise but I lose all my water retention & helps with my other female issues. So there you have it. Due to the fact that I tend to eat pretty poorly on the weekends I do this Mon - Wed, eat ok on Thur & Friday. And cheat all weekend. So I do not lose weight with this, but I do feel better.

Most Depressing Day of the Year

Not says me, but that is what today has been declared! I won't agree to that 100%, after all the year just started. But I will agree that it started out to be a pretty depressing day.

I woke up early and started dreading the day and all of the stresses that I had coming up. So I could not get back to sleep! GREAT! Not only stressed and depressed but tired too. But I managed to get out of bed, make it to my appointment on time, study for an exam, pass my practice exam and get some encouraging words from the Suitor. So I guess it's not so bad after all.

The boys and I did have a good weekend. Saturday they both had a basketball game. Then we went to see Arthur and the Invisibles (really liked it). We ended the night with pizza. Then yesterday we spent the whole day in. I enjoyed it more than the boys. Cody stayed in his PJs all day though. So not so bad for him either!

Journey to Oprah

My journey to Oprah was pretty nerve racking. I was supposed to fly out on Saturday to Chicago. Well with the weather forcast not looking too promising, I headed out on Thursday. No problem getting on the flight. I ended up on a 1:30 flight that left Springfield at 3:30 pm. We flew to Chicago, which at the most takes 1 hour & 15 minutes. After about 1 1/2 hours, I realized that there must be a problem. Sure enough the pilot comes on & announces that we have been circling O'hare due to bad wind & they want us to circle for another 20 minutes but we are out of fuel. So we are diverting to Rockford, IL.

So after landing in Rockford for a "quick fuel up and then off again." We sat on the runway for 1 hour waiting for clearance to leave. The flight from Rockford to O'hare is only 20 minutes. Well once in the air, we circled O'hare still for another 30 minutes. So by 8:00 PM we finally landed.

Thank goodness for me because bad weather came after that. The flight that I left on was the last flight to leave Springfield until Monday morning! Holly made it Tuesday night with little problems.

Once to Chicago the Oprah show called me 2 times. Once to tell me that taping time had changed. We got the 2nd taping of the day (which ended up being the first day taping of the new year) 11-3. Then they called again to tell me that the topic had changed. But we still had tickets.

So due to the relevance of the show topic, we taped yesterday & it airs TODAY!! To make the experience even more amazing, we got really good seats. We are 2nd row center!!! So watch the show today & I will give you more about the experience tomorrow!

OPRAH

I’m going to be an audience member on Oprah!!! There it’s out. I’m so excited. As many of you know I travel to Chicago on a regular basis. Well every time I go, I look to see if there are tickets or this last minute ticket thing that Oprah does. The put topics online for last minute tapings and you write in to be on the show or in the audience. I have written in on several. On Tuesday they had one about working moms. Are you a working mom that wishes you could stay home, or a stay at home mom that wishes you could work, or do you have the best of both worlds and work from home? So I wrote in about working from home. They called me yesterday to say that they had a spot for me in the audience. The taping is next Wednesday. I get to bring a guest, has to be a working mom, so my bff Holly will be joining me. We are both SUPER thrilled. I will post more when I know when the show will be airing!!!

Present pics

Since I have had some questions about my ring. Here is a picture of it.

Also here is a picture of my purse. I do not think that you want to see a picture of the waffle maker or wine set.

Post Christmas Post

I'm not being very organized with my posts these days. So you get what you get.

I spent Christmas Eve at the hospital. Volunteering.

I spent Christmas with the family at mom's house. We had a good time. The boys got a lot of great gifts. I got a lot of great things too. From the family I got mostly money/gift certificates. Which is perfect for me.

From the Suitor I got a Coach purse, ring from Tiffany's, my fav tea, a waffle maker (I asked for) and a wine set. All of which were perfect & exactly what I wanted. The only gift that I asked him for was the waffle maker. More to give permission to give me such a practical gift. The rest he picked out himself. AWESOME!!!!

For New Year's we spent family time at a friend's house. We played games and had a good time. I plan to post a year in review list next. I did not make a New Year's resolution. Since my last year's one was a total bust. Did you make a resolution??