Halloween

As I enjoy my morning Snicker doodle Coffee, I was just checking some favorite sites. I noticed that there is a wig being marketed for Halloween....The lovely, chopped up, two toned, I'm am trying to be a celebrity mom hair cut wig....Don't know yet?!?!?!?

Well it's none other than Kate Gosselin, of Jon and Kate (divorced) plus 8.

I was thinking what a great, great, Halloween costume, October 31st is not far away, so we should all start planning!!

So here is the idea I have put together for Halloween, anyone wanting to use this, feel free, unless we will be at the same event, then I will beat you down like Kate beats down Jon!!!

First you have to get the wig.

Second you have to get an outfit from her lovely clothing sponsor, Ann Taylor Loft

Third you will need to find 8 Asian baby dolls, 2 (Kara and Maddie) can be bigger than the other 6.

Fourth you will need a set of testicles to hang around your neck, with a sign that says "Jon, if you want these back, take out that stupid earring"

You should rack up on the candy, I mean hell, ya got 8 kids tagging along with you!!

Operation Lose It

Myself along with 5 other wonderful women have started a plan to help each other lose a few pounds. Each one of us a set a goal of what we would like to lose and will encourage each other along the way.

I am doing the weight watchers method, back in early 2006 I lost 11 pounds in 12 weeks doing this. I need structure. This time around, and being that it's summer instead of winter, there are a lot of fresh fruit and veggies available everywhere. I am eating a lot of fruit and vegetables and I am realizing I stay under my recommended 20 points without even trying.

So for those that don't want to do weight watchers, just stick to fresh fruit, veggies, lean meats, tons of water, and a small treat each day.

A product I want to suggest everyone is: Gorton's grilled Fillets. The come in several different ways, garlic butter, lemon butter, Italian herbs. But each fillet is only 100 calories and only 2 ww points per serving. Also a former co-worker that was on nutrisystem ate these for dinners as well. So they fit lots of diets.

A great meal that is very low in calories and weight watcher points is one of these fillets and a vegetable (I did squash one night and then asparagus last night) sauteed in one tablespoon of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil-just in case someone doesn't know the abbreviation). For a total of 3 points I had a great meal, and I even had points left over to have a 4 oz. glass of wine with dinner.

I think if you are dieting, don't starve yourself of the things your truly want, for me it's a glass of wine once in a while or a sweet treat, because if you neglect the pains for those things, you might over indulge later, so have a small glass of wine, or just 4 oz. of coke, because at the end of the day, it's about satisfying your taste buds, all they really want is a taste...so give it to them, and they will stop harassing you!!

Testing God's Plans

Children....

Some people call them blessings from God, but are they blessings from God when you have gone against God's plan and had children.

What I mean by this is that if you can't get pregnant the way God intended for a women to, then is it against God's plan for a Doctor to get you pregnant. God has a plan for each and every person, and yes I believe that God loves all the children, natural or Doctor formed, but does God punish someone for going against his will.

I believe that if you can't make a baby the way God created man and women, then adoption is the best way. God has a reason for it not to happen naturally.

Examples that are all over the covers of national magazine's: Jon and Kate, plus 8. That was a pregnancy created in a doctor's office, now look, the couple is getting divorced. Is he punishing them with a hardship on their marriage. I'm not a expert and I don't know if this is truly the case, because only God knows what he is doing. This is merely speculation. Example #2, Octomom....okay, I think God punished her already by being nuts in the head, but still....she shouldn't have had kids because she is nuts...but she went against God's plan and found a stupid doctor to work his magic.

A child is a child, and if you want to be a mother and can't do it the old fashion way, maybe adoption is the way to go, because their are children out there that need parents that want a child in their life.

Don't mean to offend, just merely speculation. I believe God has his plans and we must follow them. I believe that sometimes we listen to OUR WANTS more than we listen to what God WANTS!

Michael Jackson memorial service

I didn't expect to shed tears, I didn't know him personally, but unexpected tears started pouring when the pallbearers brought the casket in. This is the first funeral I have seen/been to since my Daddy's in January. So many people are watching this service as fans, but if you step back and see this as a funeral of someones father, brother, son, you will see this differently. I found it disrespectful of the people in the Staple's Center to be cheering and clapping after speeches and performances. This wasn't a concert, it was a goodbye for a family as well.

I never thought I would find comfort in something from Stevie Wonder, but he said "We may want him here with us, but apparently God needed him so much more." I find comfort in that because I want and need my daddy here, but apparently God needed an experienced farmer in Heaven. I am telling you, there are some straight, tall rows of corn up there!

Jermaine Jackson sang the song, "Smile" and I feel different things about that song that I use to, death changes your perspective about a lot of things in life. As our loved ones leave us, we try to smile and go on with our lives, but I feel a twinge of guilt that I can be happy, I don't want to be happy without him because I start to feel that it looks like he wasn't that big a part in my life, and that is far from the truth.

This memorial service brought back many feelings from January, and I miss my Dad more every single day.

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile even though its breaking

When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by

If you smile through your fear and sorrow

Smile and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear may be ever so near

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, whats the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you just smile

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, whats the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you just smile

Celebrity Dirt- I am so BEHIND

So while I have been living in my unemployment bubble, I tend to forget to look at the major celeb gossip sites. So I did and guess what....

Paris Hilton and her "Hills" tag along boyfriend Doug Reinhardt broke up, I mean who cares, but I totally didn't see this one coming...NOT!

Apparently there is an HIV outbreak in the porn industry, again, who cares, but I totally didn't that happening either...HA!! Come on people if you play with fire, you might catch something that dieasel and a wire brush can't get rid of.

Apparently Brett Michaels busted his face while at the Tony awards. Well now his face matches his busted hair!

Miley Cyrus is in Savannah filming a movie and apparently riding Jet ski's down south with Nick Jonas. Apparently Miley dumped her model boyfriend and may be back with a Jonas. CRAZY!! I bet all the kids are going nutso in Savannah, trying to get a glimpse of Miley!

Kendra "Girls Next Door" is preggers! Good to know it's not Hef's, otherwise I think their maybe another mysterious case of Benjamin Button, except the kid would look like an old man forever.

Karl Lagerfeld called Heidi Klum "heavy", jf Heidi is heavy, what am I a hippo!!!

There is another "pirates" sequel coming out, "Where's the Rum?" Everyone loves a little Jack Sparrow!!


USH...ERRRRR is getting divorced after 2 years, who really thought that this R & B marriage would last...NOT ME, but again who really cares!

Miss America was "Fired", who knew that you could get fired, I thought they called it taking the crown away, but now they treat it like a job. I mean all they are talking heads, what's with pagent girls anyway!! Again who cares, it's not like she was saving the planet or anything.

Swine flu is now a worldwide pandemic....okay I know this isn't celebrity gossip, but it was on Perez, and I did just find this out.

Okay that's enough, just thought maybe someone else may be behind on this info and needs to know!!!

Have a great Weekend!

When God closes Doors, He opens Windows

Back in March, God closed a door on me. One of unemployment. I was pissed and embarrassed a little, thinking that I was some black sheep that didn't have a job. After a week on moping around, I embraced it, decided that it was God's way of saying, take a break, and I will take care of you. He did. I didn't have to worry about money, because due to the way the unemployment system works, and due to a battle last year for my sales commission, I got paid my entire bonus in one quarter, and unemployment pays you on your highest paid quarter, therefore, I was getting just a little less than my former salary. God's little blessing in disquise from last year's battle about bonus! God knew what was ahead for me.

Just this week, my former employer let more people go and cut everyone's salary and making everyone take a mandatory two week unpaid vacation, therefore leaving me more profitable with unemployment. I know that unemployment isn't lasting forever, nor do I want to be on it for a long time, but I know that this gives me the opportunity to search for a job that I "want" and not one that I "need". It's about passion, and I want to find something that I am passionate about. So my layoff in March was a blessing in disquise yet again, because God was looking out for me because of the future things to come at my old employer.

I have found it so hard to keep my faith in God this year. I have lost alot, and I am not going to say, I know other's have lost more and I should be thankful for what I have, because I am bitter, and I don't believe this, I am thankful for what I have, but I miss the hell out of my Dad. Father's day is coming up and it's taking alot to get through it, but I have faith in God that he has put the right people in my life to see me through it.

Hopefully I found the window that God opened for me, it took me awhile, but I think or hope that I found it. I recieved a call yesterday about a possible job and I have a meeting next week. It's with someone I met with over a year ago about a job. Good things comes to those who wait, right? I am just not patient, and I believe this has been God's way of saying "Kelly, hold your britches just a minute!" So I have had to put my big girl panties on and be patient, luckily I have gotten a good tan and reading some good books all while being as patient as I possibly can!

Lumsden Farms- North Carolina Branch

Well apparently "I got it from my.." Daddy. Farming skills that is! I am currently growing two tomato plants in one large clay pot and two squash plants in another container on my back deck. I am happy to report good things, I currently have two tiny baby tomato's dangling from the vines, I mean they kind of look like little dingleberries right now, but very very cute!! Also I learned how squash grow...green plant, flowers, then when the flowers open up, little yellow "things" coming out of the center. I am so excited that I am going to fresh veggies this summer. I decided to take things slow and start with tomato's and squash next year I will branch out.

Everyone is complaining about all the rain, but my 'mater and squashy plants are doing happy dances!!