tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32703880788842522022024-03-13T06:06:00.120-04:00finding loriLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-5358249153391351892024-01-21T18:27:00.003-05:002024-01-22T10:21:00.184-05:00To Blog....?<p> Hello Friends!</p><p>January is almost over! Can you believe it? At the beginning of January, I spent some time thinking about my blog.....wondering if I should close it out and stop these sporadic posts I've been writing for the past few years, or start it up again writing more. I really thought about it and I decided to give it a try and start it up again. If you have never blogged, then I want to tell you that it really helps in life. It helps if you are sad or struggling with life...you can come here and get it all out. If you are happy and want to share something fun....you can come here and re-live your event or your happiness. It gives you a place to go to get away for a while and just be creative. And there is something about knowing that maybe one person will read what you have to say and maybe be happy if they had a rough day, or if they are struggling with life, they will read and know they are not alone. Another reason for starting up this blog again and posting regularly, is that I need to spend my time doing something constructive. These past 3 years have had me sitting, scrolling Social Media, or watching Tv....Not good! I do read, but not as much as I used to or would like to. At least this blog will move my mind a different direction opening it up to a little more thinking and creativity. </p><p>So, here's to a new year on my blog "finding lori". I hope you will join me this year, as I share my little day to day events, the ups and downs of life, and my journey to get healthy!</p><p>xoxo</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfV6lPnvMG2Gm5U4ml7317z9wgPfWdH05aeoLBi3QUUPbh56gw5xmImn1NrKdiFktc1zj-d9S777ug8Tl6vgG02dtScxoexTupbiejUYiW19e7TI7PhCPd44xHYHESYE7FUcc4TmSB0XJH2l-DSRaYy7VgCOfvKjSe9u_alk_K8SyuRzsYHvZUYUc8usxQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="242" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfV6lPnvMG2Gm5U4ml7317z9wgPfWdH05aeoLBi3QUUPbh56gw5xmImn1NrKdiFktc1zj-d9S777ug8Tl6vgG02dtScxoexTupbiejUYiW19e7TI7PhCPd44xHYHESYE7FUcc4TmSB0XJH2l-DSRaYy7VgCOfvKjSe9u_alk_K8SyuRzsYHvZUYUc8usxQ" width="278" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-21125137278984110962023-09-11T18:40:00.001-04:002023-09-15T22:22:05.515-04:00My Summer In Pictures - Part Two<p>To continue my Summer Fun, our beautiful Mother turned 80! We had a little party for her at her Care Center. She really seemed to like us all being there. If you remember, she has Alzheimer's and is non verbal now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ-b83nGsIssWQdCgwjapkfI73hi5UE7PssTiLBlsjlMPLcpP9RzV2ALV0G_k8EgBPbMz-UfubGai3lxIg3Vlx1VnoTKwG_fSKpDCrNjz6F4j7SxBIxLhM-Bey-mJXZU5wf-tPhDVzZOdpIwXkdB8H6H4Y1sGf0uUGJEjr_y8eumJ7NT8lV2ziJ8oGGdP/s480/20230527_191425186_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ-b83nGsIssWQdCgwjapkfI73hi5UE7PssTiLBlsjlMPLcpP9RzV2ALV0G_k8EgBPbMz-UfubGai3lxIg3Vlx1VnoTKwG_fSKpDCrNjz6F4j7SxBIxLhM-Bey-mJXZU5wf-tPhDVzZOdpIwXkdB8H6H4Y1sGf0uUGJEjr_y8eumJ7NT8lV2ziJ8oGGdP/w300-h400/20230527_191425186_iOS.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Blayne and I took a road trip to the area where our camp is located. We first went to this amazing little town, Ridgway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs60IAG7pRh1sQBoBfOB8BUMh3aS4SDn2AAB4J2_OrOhF6WEvhi-XOOiWxnWN-E1zUx-lLF1V2s1BH5CJ-Qzf2AlsiMyV7dMZRAKgzgZ_yu_LL4eH_xDdnzk_oOn1ivYsu43r7WK_H-1e6o8k9wtr_hitBCdzxRcXTmJhMXmv301_WCWteax2k8nVdqp2e/s2327/20230811_144647506_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="2327" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs60IAG7pRh1sQBoBfOB8BUMh3aS4SDn2AAB4J2_OrOhF6WEvhi-XOOiWxnWN-E1zUx-lLF1V2s1BH5CJ-Qzf2AlsiMyV7dMZRAKgzgZ_yu_LL4eH_xDdnzk_oOn1ivYsu43r7WK_H-1e6o8k9wtr_hitBCdzxRcXTmJhMXmv301_WCWteax2k8nVdqp2e/w400-h384/20230811_144647506_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi1oF_G7A-bgV2_GKBrAgJXleQJzq9FPZzou2ZWdB7YQNXHVXzSMe3JWRtBJPneeI9TXAfo-5Tbm_IEbpWC6vkKl8Oc57eo3N3owaSMmS_0fOUM1f3fsRNqZOyQ4jWyXFRCQ5n_5tY4BhsiCcOGq9NQLixhGUCOTl_N5iVSR_V6I2_Rp5UC6OmyFC9RXV/s2167/20230811_144846257_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="1590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi1oF_G7A-bgV2_GKBrAgJXleQJzq9FPZzou2ZWdB7YQNXHVXzSMe3JWRtBJPneeI9TXAfo-5Tbm_IEbpWC6vkKl8Oc57eo3N3owaSMmS_0fOUM1f3fsRNqZOyQ4jWyXFRCQ5n_5tY4BhsiCcOGq9NQLixhGUCOTl_N5iVSR_V6I2_Rp5UC6OmyFC9RXV/w294-h400/20230811_144846257_iOS.heic" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJbGdNR7ANGV9Mci3--0_NhkUqf8Gf5jM2wIMOjBAQsIMfOZyvgzE71hTTKcaDyPLMi00Uass_Ttcn7doaUOTTpDTMOpyJY-yKowiHNJu_xoLzP2QU4VfVRCeDNLqBKqxrOQtD_mQhAdXADz7Ihi7VDFDKvJnNa5d0YpNbFgBxB9A4Isa4wjF2j3PpBdw/s2373/20230811_153843048_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="2373" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJbGdNR7ANGV9Mci3--0_NhkUqf8Gf5jM2wIMOjBAQsIMfOZyvgzE71hTTKcaDyPLMi00Uass_Ttcn7doaUOTTpDTMOpyJY-yKowiHNJu_xoLzP2QU4VfVRCeDNLqBKqxrOQtD_mQhAdXADz7Ihi7VDFDKvJnNa5d0YpNbFgBxB9A4Isa4wjF2j3PpBdw/w400-h330/20230811_153843048_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While Greg and I were driving around, we spotted this rock painted as a frog down in the river. I knew I had to show it to Blayne!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzubyJDusmutijJ8WyR2aMwvsFzTBy-O7stvKdBSlaYkSDHmWUen0-YuUya-SGkKEmxWEJFZ8ppOA9RJIv7i6YvzXGcrduagB-dilBMnkBJQeDCd8j2bHeeNo1vG0cbDWCxmkfWP2dEQRxZm21k2_0IyP-GSchcinMwmVL9yuDxeRh8z1cG9XFghArLh0/s4559/065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4559" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzubyJDusmutijJ8WyR2aMwvsFzTBy-O7stvKdBSlaYkSDHmWUen0-YuUya-SGkKEmxWEJFZ8ppOA9RJIv7i6YvzXGcrduagB-dilBMnkBJQeDCd8j2bHeeNo1vG0cbDWCxmkfWP2dEQRxZm21k2_0IyP-GSchcinMwmVL9yuDxeRh8z1cG9XFghArLh0/w400-h304/065.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next we went to a place called Nebraska Bridge. When they get a lot of rain, the water actually covers the bridge...Sometimes half way up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHvBLdpBW25oCaeFvWfLy5uVgwnQX1JVZ_i_L0XwkW4hLcHGd1eGKMUYh2i5SUsKhPoW1xVXJUAhf5Hm2dnmalONw405kaGUh0JUhufcJJui_4sDlOIdOBZKW9QFw2ZlmR94Fsaxpyj25wW1i4RXfE7IQlp_zFVCM8Za4EdiM81ck00dRh59vEKaCLsNg/s4032/20230811_181407494_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHvBLdpBW25oCaeFvWfLy5uVgwnQX1JVZ_i_L0XwkW4hLcHGd1eGKMUYh2i5SUsKhPoW1xVXJUAhf5Hm2dnmalONw405kaGUh0JUhufcJJui_4sDlOIdOBZKW9QFw2ZlmR94Fsaxpyj25wW1i4RXfE7IQlp_zFVCM8Za4EdiM81ck00dRh59vEKaCLsNg/w400-h300/20230811_181407494_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took Blayne to Tionesta, where Greg and I's favorite little store it. They make they best cinnamon rolls ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQPP2OhHLVXDtVv1Uww9kuP1lO3Wk3oTbt1Jdxo7fhH3kzTFlCY-hhDXURGMAYMUBxVH7sV78FW9OUFtWXbXB8e0cgrm3sqLFl4TI_BQSJJbuQitQRSYHt2LqZzDsAbdm_MM3So1H58aVfmv49VJqaoSDUJsTRiwvAMcaIhTkvYo-2NiuEMTLa0vjn572/s1179/20230906_105843000_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1179" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQPP2OhHLVXDtVv1Uww9kuP1lO3Wk3oTbt1Jdxo7fhH3kzTFlCY-hhDXURGMAYMUBxVH7sV78FW9OUFtWXbXB8e0cgrm3sqLFl4TI_BQSJJbuQitQRSYHt2LqZzDsAbdm_MM3So1H58aVfmv49VJqaoSDUJsTRiwvAMcaIhTkvYo-2NiuEMTLa0vjn572/w400-h280/20230906_105843000_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9_gp7_t_iZL3gIA7go0ag146wEH3N4k6GUuIhYls6c06_bbO3kctifye4pcOioQDKtfVeL9jho38p1FdBUl00W9zo9mrsniYnWfytRF88r2PsdBsqYQ4bsNdM0gquTPMu4wWBr4MRFeql4q5fdBST8R8Zap4r4TICe6ZdJcgTp5NIEbZ9PI_EuU4DSQL/s3088/20230811_184011452_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9_gp7_t_iZL3gIA7go0ag146wEH3N4k6GUuIhYls6c06_bbO3kctifye4pcOioQDKtfVeL9jho38p1FdBUl00W9zo9mrsniYnWfytRF88r2PsdBsqYQ4bsNdM0gquTPMu4wWBr4MRFeql4q5fdBST8R8Zap4r4TICe6ZdJcgTp5NIEbZ9PI_EuU4DSQL/w300-h400/20230811_184011452_iOS.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This little store in Tidioute, sells flowers, outdoor decor and the owner makes the best pies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3XVTGMshP2OuXWIMH-lphDGcEU-7yHSfTCmDu9rbS1KDqB8yXXAQduJOQztGXlEvrU_crACzj7Gk_oo33RQjmrHmpv1CY6aRXY7YyOR4vXQ_y_tOgZcDRfdrPn3cFE3sMkx9kYZhvCqcAw9AzajUiOFnD23Ze2xhKSKw_883cTkHJbVR0QoyOT3SiDY8/s4032/20230811_193121907_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3013" data-original-width="4032" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3XVTGMshP2OuXWIMH-lphDGcEU-7yHSfTCmDu9rbS1KDqB8yXXAQduJOQztGXlEvrU_crACzj7Gk_oo33RQjmrHmpv1CY6aRXY7YyOR4vXQ_y_tOgZcDRfdrPn3cFE3sMkx9kYZhvCqcAw9AzajUiOFnD23Ze2xhKSKw_883cTkHJbVR0QoyOT3SiDY8/w400-h299/20230811_193121907_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We drove by this awesome statue in a yard and had to take a picture of it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6FHlK2LBOw18ss2Qj32NcUt_VZ8ilWHv1EQ5CnLPQaF0-AevfU0XiZGQ-JAXaDBp50bcSQrMlUoYSn-8AbFcJA9atAaP76yEG8CGALQScg9TF8lwUTx5loB4SE-3R73HaKNbGSwbZ3YuU3OPj9jPQ3UKfH6V6hakjhTDoG2rp2Fg2WXGMuBbjRlbHa2z/s1636/20230812_060456060_iOS%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1636" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6FHlK2LBOw18ss2Qj32NcUt_VZ8ilWHv1EQ5CnLPQaF0-AevfU0XiZGQ-JAXaDBp50bcSQrMlUoYSn-8AbFcJA9atAaP76yEG8CGALQScg9TF8lwUTx5loB4SE-3R73HaKNbGSwbZ3YuU3OPj9jPQ3UKfH6V6hakjhTDoG2rp2Fg2WXGMuBbjRlbHa2z/w400-h333/20230812_060456060_iOS%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to the Tidioute overlook! Soo beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-OIiubyAv1HNxm9KqSeHif3PazwAX72OGftuGddNI4UROaH0f89gSGyPOhtL09Wg95jZGIAaKH07Gu-SMzg4SZvndyQySW8CNuuzTplQbB4b63Pl2cynjHi_NT9vvcpvCMjYQmfsEnR7bT37VCxEY5GupoFMSrhMOHDuXwteDFDeyefpzPk4wwSmCcJP/s3631/20230812_065056780_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3631" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-OIiubyAv1HNxm9KqSeHif3PazwAX72OGftuGddNI4UROaH0f89gSGyPOhtL09Wg95jZGIAaKH07Gu-SMzg4SZvndyQySW8CNuuzTplQbB4b63Pl2cynjHi_NT9vvcpvCMjYQmfsEnR7bT37VCxEY5GupoFMSrhMOHDuXwteDFDeyefpzPk4wwSmCcJP/w400-h321/20230812_065056780_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV2r2pYDliLJ9jIsn7_UvkRjUtOOJGobH22DIyVMP3jZ-xvFrjZfKQNQuY3nzVFvDDVrYCjc1DWln4kbjkb5pDFdBGv5MojcbwPcFFEVLAg9CG0vDE6SLjtIjusYUbcMwjisJfslPuGoJXt9tLCBh1PB2helPQVNEi-Oo7-0ZyZg2REUSuq9OvVQWTh3u/s5184/20230812_064627000_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV2r2pYDliLJ9jIsn7_UvkRjUtOOJGobH22DIyVMP3jZ-xvFrjZfKQNQuY3nzVFvDDVrYCjc1DWln4kbjkb5pDFdBGv5MojcbwPcFFEVLAg9CG0vDE6SLjtIjusYUbcMwjisJfslPuGoJXt9tLCBh1PB2helPQVNEi-Oo7-0ZyZg2REUSuq9OvVQWTh3u/w400-h266/20230812_064627000_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We came across these wonderful people who let us take their picture :) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZINBzD7b94puJ48xaU2Wh6l5WtpwSn6DbEVudW98PUENfXIVmCVKG3-jgUjP2rlCs8fGw64DbsEFXPNgek2KIcuHNtJ29joWJwX8akIwK0kBn1j_0hBm27RnLav3CWUpnlcrkvecLo1HmNGkU7FAIWuBb9Q44cvh0TbVWcZ_qTppUm6p6sYkb_EhM7MI1/s4561/20230812_064833370_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="4561" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZINBzD7b94puJ48xaU2Wh6l5WtpwSn6DbEVudW98PUENfXIVmCVKG3-jgUjP2rlCs8fGw64DbsEFXPNgek2KIcuHNtJ29joWJwX8akIwK0kBn1j_0hBm27RnLav3CWUpnlcrkvecLo1HmNGkU7FAIWuBb9Q44cvh0TbVWcZ_qTppUm6p6sYkb_EhM7MI1/w400-h268/20230812_064833370_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Besides these fun things, I sat out on our porch with Greg a lot, went hiking and we spent some time at our Camp in the mountains. It was a pretty low key summer except for Florida :) <p></p><div>Thanks for letting me share my summer with you, even though some things were months ago :) </div><div><br /></div><div>xoxo</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-35540766493728049202023-09-11T16:51:00.003-04:002023-09-11T16:53:30.493-04:00My Summer In Pictures - Part One<div style="text-align: left;">Hi Friends!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few days ago, I was going through my blog, going back a few years reading and looking at my pictures. It was so nice to reminisce and remember all that happened. I realize that is one of the best parts of blogging....Having something written down and documented for years later. I feel bad for letting my blog rest, not only because it really helps me get things out, but also for saving memories. </div><p>I thought I would post a few things that made this summer special, so at least I will have this summer to look back on, and then hopefully I can keep up and write more. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I started off this summer in a huge way!! My Sis, Blayne (my Daughter) and I took a major road trip!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">They, along with Greg, surprised me by planning a trip to St. Pete Beach in Florida!! I have never been to Florida. I have actually only been one place for a real vacation, and that was 20 plus years ago. Now, I am a scaredy cat with driving, and actually, since Covid, with leaving my safe little home, and Greg, but I was really excited to venture out of my comfort zone and do this!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a rest stop in West Virginia at like 11 pm. I think we may have stopped at every rest stop along the way! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrltjzOcdaJiZpiZDepvRuQ3CjeQd6VBmFKNkTh0F-ZqmuTKxglKy_dv7_lksI4ClC_-Fz9WPzNgP72CUpVKZNgPlFCmJMhT1RfVw-Z3GSmacp9_5_4wIBCFYBMqijiBslaP02h-N4Vf8ITNG2fKfRpXOHwNbZOTD4-7szizbhFOUhglhLWNEyyEi8KZX/s4032/20230419_032643651_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrltjzOcdaJiZpiZDepvRuQ3CjeQd6VBmFKNkTh0F-ZqmuTKxglKy_dv7_lksI4ClC_-Fz9WPzNgP72CUpVKZNgPlFCmJMhT1RfVw-Z3GSmacp9_5_4wIBCFYBMqijiBslaP02h-N4Vf8ITNG2fKfRpXOHwNbZOTD4-7szizbhFOUhglhLWNEyyEi8KZX/w400-h300/20230419_032643651_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came upon a wedding one evening!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGhPsjH-wAtfQ2BtEi6LO4-7ErXw1p7TsX5e8ycTLWmOv5Vs0PCIbjTixj0A1vcWs42ZFKvYBRuMI2cnCwbI3XH7MwXvhadPcbouXG-nVOe0YescWxFaSa5Ekc5vWYl62_0qlON6AI8iJr4239Hj_exnBHWNJBUXWDoYXov_S3n8PyPAfIta6PnFE6QTZ/s1537/20230422_234426891_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1537" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGhPsjH-wAtfQ2BtEi6LO4-7ErXw1p7TsX5e8ycTLWmOv5Vs0PCIbjTixj0A1vcWs42ZFKvYBRuMI2cnCwbI3XH7MwXvhadPcbouXG-nVOe0YescWxFaSa5Ekc5vWYl62_0qlON6AI8iJr4239Hj_exnBHWNJBUXWDoYXov_S3n8PyPAfIta6PnFE6QTZ/w400-h299/20230422_234426891_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He was in Florida already and Blayne and I stayed there with them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkOw_BB3FkSS68SYUBECItwiTItQbZlttO342qQfY-VWt2mNRiT7d31bJxCpIiYNQVrEXG3_mMJ7hTOp3ivWDj9Ad-HkcffAkI3YM5EnaDfTEyZc_Cp2X56Af25ArJCuWgmLUzCBgNYRFNzyH9duGlvMoErzKrIhbnn87s8NxcRU45sJEBstguaIodzMA/s4032/20230421_214901198_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkOw_BB3FkSS68SYUBECItwiTItQbZlttO342qQfY-VWt2mNRiT7d31bJxCpIiYNQVrEXG3_mMJ7hTOp3ivWDj9Ad-HkcffAkI3YM5EnaDfTEyZc_Cp2X56Af25ArJCuWgmLUzCBgNYRFNzyH9duGlvMoErzKrIhbnn87s8NxcRU45sJEBstguaIodzMA/w300-h400/20230421_214901198_iOS.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out to dinner one night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgoYGZ2eRiPJ5g-A_mb1O2PEqUaKpwrkwVr-sIUZghctaM8_yhpRz3w8r8pWzWVOcpexdZNjv9QdjocU9yuqhftmqzpg2nqVkLae3LqO7KTsWOMImkCosWqqyXV1oKQpn6gU2dC3WwAhJUvxanGTqVS-XyufAvUU0SR4FOP25Iky0VgL4CWSohvNF2Q0q/s3619/20230420_214237066_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3619" data-original-width="2790" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgoYGZ2eRiPJ5g-A_mb1O2PEqUaKpwrkwVr-sIUZghctaM8_yhpRz3w8r8pWzWVOcpexdZNjv9QdjocU9yuqhftmqzpg2nqVkLae3LqO7KTsWOMImkCosWqqyXV1oKQpn6gU2dC3WwAhJUvxanGTqVS-XyufAvUU0SR4FOP25Iky0VgL4CWSohvNF2Q0q/w309-h400/20230420_214237066_iOS.heic" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of our morning coffee places!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSUUR-UsydI_ubCjAiZwGorLE64h264FQLDCEvFUbb0iHV1jRUsBhPQ_dTqNuVpWujsF4DlPr53e4KIXxcKJUBRXvG7oyz-MJpY5IB2nb2mtsPy2rUMaYFZsKLUlOzcHhPwUXV4fPvAbQbVohlAUxkOcnF9SDZhXSVlzOPfExGP9tEiEbtE0WcP4lVIFq/s2925/20230420_130816877_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2547" data-original-width="2925" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSUUR-UsydI_ubCjAiZwGorLE64h264FQLDCEvFUbb0iHV1jRUsBhPQ_dTqNuVpWujsF4DlPr53e4KIXxcKJUBRXvG7oyz-MJpY5IB2nb2mtsPy2rUMaYFZsKLUlOzcHhPwUXV4fPvAbQbVohlAUxkOcnF9SDZhXSVlzOPfExGP9tEiEbtE0WcP4lVIFq/w400-h349/20230420_130816877_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuw4h2M2AsU6odHYkXgAFBBzSAWHK_nmolPpMQwdrpQLghfidLyTpq62U6Mar3hEymTTlKbAaPdLbRsBVDiz18Pg-2-B8pKwFRO3S_BcAkCV0OzZ24TH6kHxovMJ_nQNRX7ScR0Dh_RKV8ra9sFMVkw6mUMhVC9lHSTQ_1LeP49GpUqyo_X48Aok5h7gn/s4032/20230420_125823734_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuw4h2M2AsU6odHYkXgAFBBzSAWHK_nmolPpMQwdrpQLghfidLyTpq62U6Mar3hEymTTlKbAaPdLbRsBVDiz18Pg-2-B8pKwFRO3S_BcAkCV0OzZ24TH6kHxovMJ_nQNRX7ScR0Dh_RKV8ra9sFMVkw6mUMhVC9lHSTQ_1LeP49GpUqyo_X48Aok5h7gn/w300-h400/20230420_125823734_iOS.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Sunday, Blayne and I left my Sister and my Brother In Law Paul and headed home, My Sis was riding home with Paul at the end of the week. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was day light when we went through West Virginia on the way home. I fell in love with this state a few years ago just from pictures, so I was really excited to see it in all its splendor. It did not disappoint! I wish I could live here!!<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU2CY4aQtlFiFdFObdP1JjMJCr_jYGs04AWEJoEN7Z9WTVL_ADzU5_2sRv_IgmuXEDuDOFXuuhEaKSWacTPpny8oZTjZoLS1rairwb_oCke-Zf3Kj7VZz0QmY6dXkNL4mYiq1InT0PMq9JiU9NN0KqmlnHx8QqOWUK9gOe8xqgMdujAoqfC5pe8w9YrNN/s3020/20230424_165303241_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="3020" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU2CY4aQtlFiFdFObdP1JjMJCr_jYGs04AWEJoEN7Z9WTVL_ADzU5_2sRv_IgmuXEDuDOFXuuhEaKSWacTPpny8oZTjZoLS1rairwb_oCke-Zf3Kj7VZz0QmY6dXkNL4mYiq1InT0PMq9JiU9NN0KqmlnHx8QqOWUK9gOe8xqgMdujAoqfC5pe8w9YrNN/w400-h294/20230424_165303241_iOS.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>I had the best time in Florida! I even loved the drive. I wasn't to scared, even though everyone drives 75 miles/hour! It was an almost 18 hour trip, but we stopped and spent the night on the way to and from. I am so blessed to have been able to go with my Sis and Blayne on this amazing fun girls trip! Now, I wanna go again!! đ<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-11877752551289542332023-01-01T15:44:00.003-05:002023-01-02T21:43:22.372-05:00Covid, Life, and Finding That Girl (Part 3 Of The Trifecta)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Covid hit right after our Dad passed. I swear he had it and they didnât know what it was yetâŚ.We will never know.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I dealt with Covid fine I thought, but thinking about it, I think it affected me more than I thought. Worry, isolation, a different world. I didnât get Covid and thankfully didnât lose anyone close to me, but stillâŚ.it did something to me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We lost our priest, my boss in April of 2021 . We found him unresponsive in his room and he passed a few days later. It was a scary and heartbreaking thing to have happen to this man of faith. I was concentrating more my job, and cleaning out the rectory to prepare for our new priest so I still didnât find time to deal with my Dad, my Mom, or my Covid feelings, which me and my Sis have named, âThe Trifectaâ. It wasnât until my new boss moved in in July, and things are getting into a routine that I am realizing that something isnât right. I donât feel right. My Sis thinks I may have a type of PTSD from âThe Trifectaâ. Can that be? Maybe I do, Maybe I am depressed. I donât feel like myself. I have no energy. I have no desire to do anything. I want to sit in my house in my jammies and watch TV. I have been eating way to much sugar and everything else, these past few years, which doesnât help my mental state, so maybe that is it. It could be many things, the only think I know for sure is that I am ready to do something to change it. I am ready to move on and put everything in the past and move on. I have been trying to do that for a while now, but it seems like every time I try, I give up. So, I have decided to push myself to get back to doing the things I use to love. The things that I used to do before all of this happened. The things I gave up because I didn't feel like leaving my house, or socializing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jazzercise</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Photography</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Walking</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Church</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hiking</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Rosary Group</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Blogging and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Healthy Eating! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> I joined Jazzercise last December, in hopes of going, but I think I only went to 15-20 classes all year. I went to a Rosary meeting a few months ago, but make excuses and it seems like it hits on the Thursday we are going to Camp. Excuses, Excuses, Baby Lori.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I did get back to Church. With the help of some friends from church and my new boss, who encouraged me to go to Confession and start attending Mass again. This I am still doing faithfully and it has helped tremendously. I need everything else that I mentioned above, to start to feel like myself again. I need to push myself and stop making excuses. I really feel that if I start doing the things I used to do, then I will begin to feel human again. Today is the perfect day to begin. A new year! A new beginning!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLS3cgQPgBxYppeOohpbDiagHOXBFiH1Kx-8xfIDK9v-dqcvjzVd2n_ANs_xvRkm5xv8qFbCHH0FxpRPhfjqeshUTjGTOpZDtuOn3jPgRiHZghGEyAmLsY3okS9EY0qfFy4hrEem8hESZul0kQxLWtnAf1_SRrzhe8yw-U6Ihsm2EU-5GTIxBtZnutkw/s640/girl%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLS3cgQPgBxYppeOohpbDiagHOXBFiH1Kx-8xfIDK9v-dqcvjzVd2n_ANs_xvRkm5xv8qFbCHH0FxpRPhfjqeshUTjGTOpZDtuOn3jPgRiHZghGEyAmLsY3okS9EY0qfFy4hrEem8hESZul0kQxLWtnAf1_SRrzhe8yw-U6Ihsm2EU-5GTIxBtZnutkw/w400-h400/girl%20back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's time to start living again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's time to call that girl back. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's time to Find Lori again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">xoxo</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-77837580263764645362022-12-30T14:01:00.001-05:002022-12-30T14:03:16.875-05:00My Momma (Part 2 Of The Trifecta)<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Momma. She is our best friend. My sis and I, and later, my daughter, did everything with her. We were in church groups together, went shopping, out to eat, visited a few times a week. My sis, and my brothers and I all live in a very small town, and our houses surrounded our parents house. All our kids grew up literally running over to Amie and Poppas house for snacks, to play games with her or puzzles, or to play in the yard where my Dad has built them a playhouse complete with electricity and a TV! </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Mom was the best grandmother to our kids. Babysitting, hosting holidays, baking, ice-cream partiesâŚyou name itâŚthey did it with their grandkids.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We noticed changes in our Mom about 8 years ago. She was 71. These changes became more changes and we became aware that she had a bit of dementia. It wasnât until my Dad went into the hospital that we realized how much it has progressed and how much my Dad was covering for her. When Dad was in the hospital, we made sure she had 3 meals and took care of her. When She was able to be alone for a good part of the day, and she was able to be alone at night. The day Greg and I told her that my Dad had passed away, she cried for a few minutes, then was fine and hasnât mentioned him since. Her dementia worsen extremely quickly after that and is now labeled to be Alzheimerâs. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After about a year and a half, it became evident that she needed more care than we could give her at home, so we found her a new home where she can be mentally stimulated, safe and cared for 24 hours a day. She has settled into her new routine and we are happy with her care there. There are days when we visit that she doesnât know who we are, and some days we can tell she knows who we are, at times, when she says a little phrase or gesture and we see </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">spark of the old Judy that we know. She is healthy and happy, and that all that matters. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2017 - Our Church's Mother/Daughter Breakfast </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDSOhrrnpvVrw8VuttkQ8FM50PUOIGGXjt8DMCqE225G_Dpip9UKdxYFBvl03RLC9Xf3_BilSecM_Fh4P9JUg6rXb7FUGczhg4-k_Bd3P4iBORKPzzgAtweZsmnm_ZKMrQ0YuNknJ_4MO5ABDfjfXvXXIfzEsCW7tTHeIKDeWOXA7k34J-f9GHqnriQ/s1497/Screenshot_2017-05-21-13-25-51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDSOhrrnpvVrw8VuttkQ8FM50PUOIGGXjt8DMCqE225G_Dpip9UKdxYFBvl03RLC9Xf3_BilSecM_Fh4P9JUg6rXb7FUGczhg4-k_Bd3P4iBORKPzzgAtweZsmnm_ZKMrQ0YuNknJ_4MO5ABDfjfXvXXIfzEsCW7tTHeIKDeWOXA7k34J-f9GHqnriQ/w383-h400/Screenshot_2017-05-21-13-25-51.png" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was 2018...Out to Eat </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Sis and My Daughter, Blayne</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DvGMNnTTIFqqAJ-JkkmdK1R3rdrb2c1zXI8_MzmArj5yDHoSMLfP3x15EGZYH8DfKDiZI76Eh1xhHtD6_SWos7wx2876cK9Qi9yuDhX5jNvHaEwu_3JlrNGxD7w16stygvYXmHsfPCvai8v72KUV72zmM1q9-lMKgo7ylabb1F-E8WWg8EIagmFHQQ/s3478/20190601_182054891_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3478" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DvGMNnTTIFqqAJ-JkkmdK1R3rdrb2c1zXI8_MzmArj5yDHoSMLfP3x15EGZYH8DfKDiZI76Eh1xhHtD6_SWos7wx2876cK9Qi9yuDhX5jNvHaEwu_3JlrNGxD7w16stygvYXmHsfPCvai8v72KUV72zmM1q9-lMKgo7ylabb1F-E8WWg8EIagmFHQQ/w348-h400/20190601_182054891_iOS.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Earlier This Year At The Care Center.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRNyNe7_LqdGBvESwaUfFdeiLk5KN4C323L6GvXl6DXVO3vkPt7kzLZgsx7yfpc44eCOtbJ3FHhnUjoij-6fOBwjB-0_bDvFRja3GpD8LHQMEOfhV7bGTQHcfd_2QpTonkCSs4cjAQflawHj0HlYH9h75ARslNkGNjb6qI5fnSNXyGIDWKXy4oXENFA/s1221/20220730_225614000_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="846" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRNyNe7_LqdGBvESwaUfFdeiLk5KN4C323L6GvXl6DXVO3vkPt7kzLZgsx7yfpc44eCOtbJ3FHhnUjoij-6fOBwjB-0_bDvFRja3GpD8LHQMEOfhV7bGTQHcfd_2QpTonkCSs4cjAQflawHj0HlYH9h75ARslNkGNjb6qI5fnSNXyGIDWKXy4oXENFA/w278-h400/20220730_225614000_iOS.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Mommas Comfy Room.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi_THFm8_j5v9gsYS1AiSgoc8OLOhTZ74uzAG6_C_QAnA2vrkf-yl6GiTWVsFyLeofZXLHWqV7fydhYlLgs0q0wi-w7sZ7Ge3PAJx8Knk0mPWCrwxURGAZZPvkDGeOUscbH9n03_5px5PP8bCw_H_Nv4ijZMAI4-6J1MAwltDuMUfpS0LWBmx_8uaTg/s3650/20220526_192459018_iOS.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="2822" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi_THFm8_j5v9gsYS1AiSgoc8OLOhTZ74uzAG6_C_QAnA2vrkf-yl6GiTWVsFyLeofZXLHWqV7fydhYlLgs0q0wi-w7sZ7Ge3PAJx8Knk0mPWCrwxURGAZZPvkDGeOUscbH9n03_5px5PP8bCw_H_Nv4ijZMAI4-6J1MAwltDuMUfpS0LWBmx_8uaTg/w309-h400/20220526_192459018_iOS.heic" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Itâs hard dealing with this change, along with losing my Dad. It feels like I lost both of my parents. I jumped right into dealing with my Mom, her finances, selling their home and possessionsâ and I feel like I havenât had a chance to breathe let a lone deal with these changes in my life. I know that many of you have gone through probably the same thing as this, some ever more. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Noto Sans", Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji";">âLife changes fast. Life changes in an instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.â ~Joan Didion</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Your life may change, what matters is what you do after. Looking back, I have been just swallowing it all down with sitting around, my blanket, and junk food to soften the blow.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">xoxo</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Next up.... Part 3 of the Trifecta, and what to do about it.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-84475312373812377972022-11-06T18:40:00.004-05:002022-12-30T14:03:00.364-05:00My Dad (Part One Of The Trifecta)<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I have been doing a lot of
thinking lately. <o:p></o:p> I have been struggling for a while now and I feel it is time for me to come to this space, that has in the past, been a safe place for me to jot down my thoughts, my feelings, my goals and just my day to day life fun, and finally get it all out. Even if no one reads this, It really helps to get things out...it is therapeutic for me, and I felt it's worth a try sharing my struggles so hopefully I can overcome them and finally get on with my life.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I am going to separate this into three different posts so it isn't overwhelming to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This first post is
titled, My Dad because it all began with him. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">My Dad was the head of our
family. He and my Mom were together since the 9th grade. He was kind, quiet, loving and
caring, and extremally generous, and now
he is gone. He just had his 76th birthday on September 26th, and passed away on November
27, 2019. He passed suddenly, and left us
all alone wondering why. He had been
sick for months, off and on. Chest
congestion, out of breath, tired. He
started losing his appetite. He had many
tests done and they couldnât find anything unusual. I took him to the hospital on November 6<sup>th</sup>
after he called me thinking he was having a heart attack. He had history of heart problems so was
always in the back of his mind. After
weeks of trying to find out what was going on, we transferred him to Cleveland
Clinic and he passed away a few days later.
I had seen him the day before he passed and the Dr. and nurses were
preparing for him to go home soon. Greg
told me after seeing him, that he wouldnât be coming home. He could see something we couldnât. My Dad called me from the clinic at 3:00 the
day after we visited, and told me where his important papers where, he told me
to sell the vehicles and the house and take care of our Mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was crying and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said ok, but you are coming home soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He told me that he wanted to be moved back
home so he could be closer to us kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
told him we would make arrangements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
told me he loved me and I told him I loved him and we hung up the phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a call two hours later from the Dr
telling me that he passed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a hospital almost two hours<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a hospital alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has always haunted me....Alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I talked to my boss, who was my priest at the time, and he told me that
he wasnâtâ aloneâŚthat God was there with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It gives me peace thinking about that, but I have to force myself to
think of that instead of the fact the he was alone, in a hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know that I have
written about this before, and I am sorry if it's a downer post, but I feel I need to talk about itâŚto get it
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tend to push this memory away
when I began thinking of that month of November, and of him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I push it away so I donât have to deal with
itâŚSo I donât cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I donât think that I
have actually delt with his death yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too much
has happened since I got that phone call, in Gregâs truck, coming home
from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eating Chinese Food, on my way to
give my Momma her dinner.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Dad and Mom early 2019</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhIE-J7PhIwjerWjWzhf6RZXUTD4Zjh0DbAkhask0CSTXo4zBOUqCa6UO86Iih0Q_pX9nc8H-dLES9edkM03_1zTQmeMRBgW84YIrnRSqr0getbm-wOXnwPbsbyDo-RaN7fEex4SYKxvkPkpAvCedOUDAC1wDVD3nQzRwsFixaaggHnC1yctBH8NnVA/s644/20221106_231812000_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="523" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhIE-J7PhIwjerWjWzhf6RZXUTD4Zjh0DbAkhask0CSTXo4zBOUqCa6UO86Iih0Q_pX9nc8H-dLES9edkM03_1zTQmeMRBgW84YIrnRSqr0getbm-wOXnwPbsbyDo-RaN7fEex4SYKxvkPkpAvCedOUDAC1wDVD3nQzRwsFixaaggHnC1yctBH8NnVA/w379-h466/20221106_231812000_iOS.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">My Mom and Dad in Canada 17 years old.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvwH2U9ilJJIxTt4DS8xNmDl4pn9JjtNxx9i2TTbDvcwOEkbv7N83HgJyRPM4zqCOfJt-c0YLsoiQfCcE86KQpIzdSRRX8am0Pz9cJzpokD2zYM-mMynfeTICMobRpsStqIN7z3frNshaa8OvrJrAp7asaxan47eE6lvY8RqNwZ_XcvXio0hhe65LOA/s2754/20210619_171959891_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="2754" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvwH2U9ilJJIxTt4DS8xNmDl4pn9JjtNxx9i2TTbDvcwOEkbv7N83HgJyRPM4zqCOfJt-c0YLsoiQfCcE86KQpIzdSRRX8am0Pz9cJzpokD2zYM-mMynfeTICMobRpsStqIN7z3frNshaa8OvrJrAp7asaxan47eE6lvY8RqNwZ_XcvXio0hhe65LOA/w422-h384/20210619_171959891_iOS.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div><br /></div>xoxo<br />
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-27989301960468471332021-07-06T19:45:00.000-04:002021-07-06T19:45:05.674-04:00Something Is Missing<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For many months, I haven't felt at peace. I have felt like something is missing in my life. Yesterday was my birthday, so I did a evaluation of my life. Aside from the loss of my Dad, and my Mom with her new home and way of life with Alzheimer's, I have it pretty good. My life is wonderful right now. I turned 56, my husband and kids are happy and healthy, I love my job, so why the feeling of loss? After really searching, my mind went to God and my Church Services. I haven't been consistently going to Mass for awhile. I am Catholic, and y</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">es, I am the Church secretary and shouldn't they go every day? Well you would think so right? </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">After my Dad died, I put off going to Mass</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. I just didn't want to see anyone who would remind me of my Dad. My parents loved going to Mass. They were on the Catering Crew, were active in the Cursillo Movement, and Small Faith Groups, with my sister and I as well, so everything and everyone there, reminded me of them. Then Covid hit and I sequestered myself because I was caring for my Mom and I didn't want to take chances of her catching Covid. I </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ordered</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> my groceries, never went visiting, and Church was off limits in my mind. The world started to open back up, including my Church, but I hadn't gotten the vaccine yet, so I still stayed quarantined for my Mom. I now have been </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">vaccinated</span><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> for a few months, yet I keep staying away from going to Mass. Had I been using Covid as an excuse all along? Oh, I still pray, I thank God every day for taking such good care of my family, but I haven't been doing all of the wonderful things that Catholic's get to do. So what do I do about it? Well, I prayed. I talked with God and apologized. I prayed about why I can't seem to get back to Mass regularly. Lazy, Nervous, Embarrassed, Scared, are a few words that I though of. I asked him why I have felt so lost even though I still pray. I got up and I dusted off one of my daily prayer books and turned it that day...July 5th...my birthday. This is what I found........</span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT75H-QZpL-KDQsF0AUSyYh5KOGVXAwdO3JZYBSILOmz0iX-3oEsHDfDAH4ReQhPGHNwMPcDmbJbjao4xYp6CqdKysbXa3oMTU5D_nZ-fbIm5wJT9vp0UOu2ZLglMhEE7M8TbBsmm7oRZ/s640/st.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="640" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT75H-QZpL-KDQsF0AUSyYh5KOGVXAwdO3JZYBSILOmz0iX-3oEsHDfDAH4ReQhPGHNwMPcDmbJbjao4xYp6CqdKysbXa3oMTU5D_nZ-fbIm5wJT9vp0UOu2ZLglMhEE7M8TbBsmm7oRZ/w400-h233/st.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">God spoke to me when he had me choose this book out of my many on my shelf. He listened to my prayer and showed me just what is missing in my life. The continued connection! </span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">I miss going to Mass every weekend. I miss praying with my Church Family. I miss always feeling close to God. That is what is missing in my life.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>I haven't remained "in God", so I haven't been completely at peace with my life. He is missing! Being Connected and especially Staying Connected to Him is missing! </span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lori</div></span></span></div><p><span><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-17208782942126861002021-01-07T12:01:00.002-05:002021-01-07T13:14:40.448-05:00Sometimes, "Later" Never Comes<p>Happy New Year! 2021 Is Here!!!</p><p>Everyone is saying that it has to be better than 2020. Yes, so many have passed away unnecessarily. Many have been sick and who knows that lasting effects it will bring. Many have struggled financially, and mentally. On the positive side, there is such much we have all learned. We have learned to re-connect with family and friends....We've cooked more...We've done home renovations....We have learned to appreciate "down time". I actually haven't done any thing like this, as I am very blessed and my job has continued throughout. Even though I have tried to stay positive, even I am getting tired of all of the changes and protocol the Corona Virus has brought. I want to go to the store with some Starbucks, and shop forever and buy absolutely nothing. I want to sit with my Sister and Daughter in a coffee shop and talk for hours. I want to see my Group, and catch up without being on Zoom. I want to hug again! But mostly, I would love for my entire family to gather at my Mom's. She hasn't seen anyone since this all began. No complaints, because I know this is all for the best, and it will not be forever, but still..... </p><p> I decided that I am not going to go on and on about new goals regarding weight loss, because, they are the same year after year. My goal this year is simply To Not Waste Any More Time. I am the worlds best procrastinator! Putting off what I should do, for another day. What has been coming to light, is that there may not be another day. With all of this death around us daily, with my Dad passing at 76 and with no apparent reason, with my Mom suffering from Alzheimer's, no one knows what God has in store for us, and every day may be your last, so why wait? I've talked about this before, but as usual, I put off taking steps to do much about it. I am lazy. I know I need to push myself to do anything. I also know that I am tough, and I can do anything I put my mind to doing.....I just need to do it!</p><p>My weight has gone up over the Holidays. It always does. I decided to join WW on January 4th. I used to do WW and have had success with it in the past. I also have not followed the plan much and was wasting money. I decided to try it again, to help me get my junk food eating under control. I weighed in on Monday. It wasn't pretty. Maybe this is finally my "rock bottom"? Maybe this is all I need to push me forward and make the changes I need to be healthy once and for all. Maybe this will finally help me realize that I need to do this because sometimes, "later" never comes.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyFXMiP6rrj3BqsP6Bf2G27VX83MLvCww-aygcnZzYzix_hVL5A_iIIGmAmWwp_7GdXFdF85cAfa1DtBSO-N_T2oz_U7rOHjF1RxwToV6lIKl-wpTg77bni0qDF7z8pj2UPdsQZvE0Fq6/s1203/IMG-0367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyFXMiP6rrj3BqsP6Bf2G27VX83MLvCww-aygcnZzYzix_hVL5A_iIIGmAmWwp_7GdXFdF85cAfa1DtBSO-N_T2oz_U7rOHjF1RxwToV6lIKl-wpTg77bni0qDF7z8pj2UPdsQZvE0Fq6/s320/IMG-0367.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-86276116312895045132020-11-03T07:32:00.015-05:002020-11-04T07:31:45.159-05:00Journey Update Week 1 (Formally Know as "Weigh In Monday")Monday was my weigh in day, but I had a dental emergency and I haven't been in the mood for writing. I bit into pizza on Sunday and broke off a crown on my front tooth! Yesterday I had it all repaired so now I am good to go! Anyway, regarding my weigh in... I had a good week and hit most of my goals that I set for the week. I only walked 3 times instead of 4, but other than that, I am happy with my week.<div><br /></div><div>I told y'all that I hold water pretty easily, especially when I have eaten off track, so I knew that if I stayed on track, that I would see a big number when I weighed in. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKS0r95YxiRwIjmdWX-KxDQ5a3WZ_4V0mLEO-h1RpQUoTJP6_NYiuXadF7wCtfEPdgZGHBPL5yJRYa1S1-MuR9uEWrpy8ujSx5dYeOVjm0LLPZ2N4eWovYLOIPiED55mGLMQrLGKOfVeBR/s823/IMG_8837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="786" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKS0r95YxiRwIjmdWX-KxDQ5a3WZ_4V0mLEO-h1RpQUoTJP6_NYiuXadF7wCtfEPdgZGHBPL5yJRYa1S1-MuR9uEWrpy8ujSx5dYeOVjm0LLPZ2N4eWovYLOIPiED55mGLMQrLGKOfVeBR/w383-h400/IMG_8837.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eight pounds is a lot for one week, and I realize that after today it will definitely slow down, but it is a nice jumpstart to my journey and and it is motivating to see the results of a good week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to keep my same goals from last week for this week. The cover every area that I need to work on, especially the exercise ones :) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyhiTVutFtQiLUrz7qfh_prYVm3T8UTPhnIQqeS2W3GV3Tcq-Vslay65zIwdtueI_e7gDVx2Y6dUHSRMiaDWeAONZR1QZ0puZL9n9KDhuP9W-MRSjW552QPxFhhsxxiWsPXzfpm4oOECp/s865/IMG_8785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyhiTVutFtQiLUrz7qfh_prYVm3T8UTPhnIQqeS2W3GV3Tcq-Vslay65zIwdtueI_e7gDVx2Y6dUHSRMiaDWeAONZR1QZ0puZL9n9KDhuP9W-MRSjW552QPxFhhsxxiWsPXzfpm4oOECp/w370-h400/IMG_8785.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are trying to get healthy, just remember that it is a journey. There will be ups and downs. You will fall off and get back on, but it all counts. It is in the journey that we learn....You just need to start..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhJQjmZgeHfntcP_djw2p-Uihsyawp7hWJhNgaBbyPus14YM5Lnu98adm8Od5B8M033JRzWGkkiNWSqlM4Y9m_vKguwH1C5bIOEei79q0zPy_reX6S5u1CjOEl-OrGxovZAfyMUbXloHH/s650/journey-of-thousand-miles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhJQjmZgeHfntcP_djw2p-Uihsyawp7hWJhNgaBbyPus14YM5Lnu98adm8Od5B8M033JRzWGkkiNWSqlM4Y9m_vKguwH1C5bIOEei79q0zPy_reX6S5u1CjOEl-OrGxovZAfyMUbXloHH/s320/journey-of-thousand-miles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Let's have a great week! <br /> </div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-61013640286111208602020-10-26T07:29:00.007-04:002020-10-27T08:56:05.737-04:00I Need To! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Weigh In Monday....<div>Last
week I was sick off and on all week so I didnât post. I did however weigh
in last Monday, and I was down considerable due to the fact the I had a huge gain
the week before, so most of that loss was just water weight. Today, I am
back up again. I could blame this on being at Camp, because the majority
of the ups and downs in my journey these past 2 years have been due to Gala. I still havenât stopped thinking of our stays there as being
in âvacation modeâ. You know how you are on vacation....you just eat whatever because that's just how it is. I am on plan all week, then we get there and itâs chocolate and
pizzaâŚ.and too much of it. Like I said, I could blame it on Gala, but the
truth is, I was picking and eating things during the week just âbecause I was
sickâ. Wanting and eating the comfort foods, that I thought I needed. I never
thought I was an emotional eater, but I am beginning to think that I am.
Either way, it is what it is. I am setting this highest weight in a long time as my new starting weight.....Posting to hold myself accountableâŚ<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6UVXPwNmazH3DhT85wXnS8mHauv8akCzaU8_fbhcSSn9IaZH91iqQ9BkjQrwJBYNIm_Bp7yjxs3lHQiDYR3BjQW1SeWP1V-JpQa4ii1Fika0CIJykKAV79EvuWRFAuvrsMekfMP8iIIx/s933/20201026_104610000_iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="933" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6UVXPwNmazH3DhT85wXnS8mHauv8akCzaU8_fbhcSSn9IaZH91iqQ9BkjQrwJBYNIm_Bp7yjxs3lHQiDYR3BjQW1SeWP1V-JpQa4ii1Fika0CIJykKAV79EvuWRFAuvrsMekfMP8iIIx/w400-h398/20201026_104610000_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sitting at Camp this weekend, I was
thinking about the fact that it has almost been a year since my Dad passed
away. After he passed I had one of those âeye openingâ moments about how
I wondered if he and my mom had any regrets. I wrote about it here.. <a href="https://findinlori.blogspot.com/2020/01/no-regrets.html?m=1"><span style="color: black;">NOREGRETS</span></a> Anyway, I re-read that post and I was so disappointed in
myself. I havenât been living my life like I was so motivated to do
after writing that. I must be the worlds biggest procrastinator!!
What is wrong with me? A year has passed and if something happened to me
today, I would have so many regrets for things I wanted to do and achieve,
but never did. I chalk it all up to LAZINESS. That is all I can
blame it on. I have timeâŚ.. I have the meansâŚ. I have the
motivationâŚ. I can not blame it on anything else. I am lazy.
Lazy with housework, lazy with returning textâs and emails, lazy with
going for a walk, for tracking my food, for everything. Laziness is
defiantly something that can be changed, but like I said before, I am a
spoiled brat and hate pushing myself. Thinking about it, admitting your
faults is the first step, right? I admit itâŚ.now itâs time to change
it! I really hate for this to be another âI WILLâ type statement
post, but I feel it is leading this way. The difference is, that
this time, I NEED to do it. I need to push! I need to not give up!
I am setting a few new goals that I will accomplish in the
next 4 weeks. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWj8SsPw6Og3GYZY1htAr-u1UfNRDQfdV2I31rVnbegRGfsgxy-xbYsfMrgTK-Zgy1fFH10tpUqfrcYeVMuCmjJyrw07wWTuZLjQLf1PV9_iswN2yMX2SoMXJ63ox0M8j5UYskHhrLsaWR/s886/57981627-60C8-4AFB-AD96-8EA7D18B6E23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="876" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWj8SsPw6Og3GYZY1htAr-u1UfNRDQfdV2I31rVnbegRGfsgxy-xbYsfMrgTK-Zgy1fFH10tpUqfrcYeVMuCmjJyrw07wWTuZLjQLf1PV9_iswN2yMX2SoMXJ63ox0M8j5UYskHhrLsaWR/w395-h400/57981627-60C8-4AFB-AD96-8EA7D18B6E23.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In order to attain these goals, I will
set weekly goals for myself. These will will help me learn discipline,
and will force me to slowly work toward something instead of wanting it
NOW. (Like a </span>spoiled baby)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-xAreKuta2FvXiFsIKny6Zs_dtWUlXA7PJ9xxiKGsxMCYK1lCoZ9yDm1wiz6RkwoVjChuhdl8rGvCPOptm9B42V0J8HpqsOvlUyHMd-Dt8LtJh9gt3Izr9NPnyyeD10onm3ibIZEgOJ6/s865/861D19FE-D68E-41A5-B63F-A83E1C3A5664.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-xAreKuta2FvXiFsIKny6Zs_dtWUlXA7PJ9xxiKGsxMCYK1lCoZ9yDm1wiz6RkwoVjChuhdl8rGvCPOptm9B42V0J8HpqsOvlUyHMd-Dt8LtJh9gt3Izr9NPnyyeD10onm3ibIZEgOJ6/w370-h400/861D19FE-D68E-41A5-B63F-A83E1C3A5664.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I need to prove to myself that I am able to follow through with something!<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I need to show myself that I can
push myself and not give up!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I need to show myself that I am stronger than I
think I am!<br /></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I need to!! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMVFSef1MMl8MgN3j0RBLA-k9hy-YegNpHaOhwVCzdv12OMQMSHBm4mC-nuf3U1MOQdYdErCTZmCs9NM_rrHrG7IDsU2b1uYasWYfejiBcS3B-KZ7-tClIRcF8zyZWSLwaZkJRzuJfFK_/s640/ff9c4f279017dbe81cedd41302395751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMVFSef1MMl8MgN3j0RBLA-k9hy-YegNpHaOhwVCzdv12OMQMSHBm4mC-nuf3U1MOQdYdErCTZmCs9NM_rrHrG7IDsU2b1uYasWYfejiBcS3B-KZ7-tClIRcF8zyZWSLwaZkJRzuJfFK_/w320-h320/ff9c4f279017dbe81cedd41302395751.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-39857153380147122852020-10-25T22:22:00.001-04:002020-10-25T22:22:37.632-04:00A Place To Just Be<div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX1 SCXW30872878" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">This weekend we are at Gala (Camp) I am writing this off line, because there is no internet here, and I will post it when I get home. Anyway, I am just thinking about how wonderful it is up here. No internet, no phones, no TV. When we are out on the porch or in the yard, a car goes by here and there and everyone waves at us. I feel so calm and relaxed hereâŚ.my life slows down to a pace I was meant to live at. I have so much time to do nothing here. I take walks, I hike, I sit and enjoy the silence. I read. Some weekends</span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> when we are here</span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">, I can read 2 </span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">book</span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">s. I love to read, but at home, the pull of social media and Netflix is to great.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> This weekend I read a book that I had already read a long time ago, and it is in the genre that I have been obsessed with lately, so I thought I would re-read it.</span></div><div class="Paragraph SCXW30872878 BCX1" paraeid="{47a9a28f-f8b1-4403-bcd9-41be708da320}{160}" paraid="1018023235" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="TextRun SCXW30872878 BCX1" data-contrast="auto" face="Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,Sans-Serif" lang="EN-US" style="-ms-touch-select: none; -ms-user-select: text; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.74px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="Paragraph SCXW30872878 BCX1" paraeid="{47a9a28f-f8b1-4403-bcd9-41be708da320}{160}" paraid="1018023235" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVktyILvzHvQ86t4qhtZBpau_nMjt-3n7gSuFiID_CXAQMCtL8Avul3j9vNtMuFoLxK09SU9Qaa2KEAMpgc3cmtxbTgdA68K970BURB8XA33YKlpqlHt3GEC0D0hgmDZNd1eDx7trm4tMt/s2048/20201024_204852228_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1637" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVktyILvzHvQ86t4qhtZBpau_nMjt-3n7gSuFiID_CXAQMCtL8Avul3j9vNtMuFoLxK09SU9Qaa2KEAMpgc3cmtxbTgdA68K970BURB8XA33YKlpqlHt3GEC0D0hgmDZNd1eDx7trm4tMt/w320-h400/20201024_204852228_iOS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gap Creek, is about Appalachian life during the turn-of-the-century. It is my kind of book at the moment, and it was just as good now, as it was when I first read it. If you like books about Appalachia life, I can tell you others that are wonderful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mornings at Gala are one of my favorite times. This weekend we spent the first morning on the porch, but the following, it was 30 degrees so we opted to stay inside. Coffee, my blanket, and life is good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDVQGgNB7mPiVyh4Px6w8pQmUGj2EOmK6Hpq1Lxeh57z1MPH5qnECdbciv2spo_-KvmvymWKaaob5EQBARUYv45EFCkSn276dH-rtCeS9h1qIk6Q57dbIykLLOQ3SIkVxV5Y6bKC4K0Vm/s2048/20190317_125604424_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDVQGgNB7mPiVyh4Px6w8pQmUGj2EOmK6Hpq1Lxeh57z1MPH5qnECdbciv2spo_-KvmvymWKaaob5EQBARUYv45EFCkSn276dH-rtCeS9h1qIk6Q57dbIykLLOQ3SIkVxV5Y6bKC4K0Vm/w300-h400/20190317_125604424_iOS.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the view from the porch. These trees line our front property.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHOsakrQCMWmBnvEtlUgPGRi1rkchq-gEoWB-ZhFZNBZbiaNtvDuNsxxTac4PIaOYOBOh4EiLY0uY0-iM8yDukMwBN9a5J_4Dts4pdrnn6V7tEfV4Z7Ew7K3N3wJa_FqsNWYEdBsZvnUn/s1125/20201010_230440000_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHOsakrQCMWmBnvEtlUgPGRi1rkchq-gEoWB-ZhFZNBZbiaNtvDuNsxxTac4PIaOYOBOh4EiLY0uY0-iM8yDukMwBN9a5J_4Dts4pdrnn6V7tEfV4Z7Ew7K3N3wJa_FqsNWYEdBsZvnUn/s320/20201010_230440000_iOS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;">Now just sharing some pictures of the weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;">The is from the drive up the mountain to Camp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj0joGXEgM9UqSu8vbJH6T1HqsgSXxLt3xDBoYfvgj1m6Ubgx1JBj182kv1FGomh78VAvu1li19_R3VGyIcrEkx5rU2goFHBl8zJq9b_b51g7jJXywR5XZQRevhWRVNEQyCMGAbjGGuI8/s2048/20201024_192220013_iOS+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1993" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj0joGXEgM9UqSu8vbJH6T1HqsgSXxLt3xDBoYfvgj1m6Ubgx1JBj182kv1FGomh78VAvu1li19_R3VGyIcrEkx5rU2goFHBl8zJq9b_b51g7jJXywR5XZQRevhWRVNEQyCMGAbjGGuI8/s320/20201024_192220013_iOS+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My little Ava, enjoying the fire :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPST78LSvlQGFS7Ik9xDxcJd1M9381jqa24oX_CPVAGFbxn8iJPr0EnMsFcN0HlLVxfjDme7rNcmRIiM65kbr6gL1Cz2ZzUVMGJakAzZWirpHGAT1O2oGlJ4-UzAtBwqHvqdP-kjtYT9CT/s2048/20201022_231755003_iOS.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPST78LSvlQGFS7Ik9xDxcJd1M9381jqa24oX_CPVAGFbxn8iJPr0EnMsFcN0HlLVxfjDme7rNcmRIiM65kbr6gL1Cz2ZzUVMGJakAzZWirpHGAT1O2oGlJ4-UzAtBwqHvqdP-kjtYT9CT/w300-h400/20201022_231755003_iOS.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This sign, my daughter made. We hung it above the doors on the porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGi4ypfg37NlS1ErbhXs6R2uyfQLOtQT0CQKfPTyg2KzS9jI0kRLJoWQDqccZJib4-fupN30TtH-sRTXfd47cqHLX5HqMUFRRWTkqofQIn895RoZXYNCHJNFrr7GbHiUbclXG3-j-HLLG/s2048/20201024_161056344_iOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGi4ypfg37NlS1ErbhXs6R2uyfQLOtQT0CQKfPTyg2KzS9jI0kRLJoWQDqccZJib4-fupN30TtH-sRTXfd47cqHLX5HqMUFRRWTkqofQIn895RoZXYNCHJNFrr7GbHiUbclXG3-j-HLLG/w400-h280/20201024_161056344_iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: windowtext; font-size: 12px; 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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-60735397928526834172020-10-17T16:04:00.004-04:002020-10-18T20:45:13.820-04:00Simple Pleasures of A Fall Fun Day<p> Hello Friends!</p><p>Last Saturday my daughter Blayne and I went on our Annual Fall Fun Day. We have been doing this for many years now. Some years we drive an hour in the country to this old general store, that carries old fashioned type candy and pop. Some years we have just driven the back roads and have gotten out and took pictures of the leaves or things we saw. This year we decided to go and drive to some local covered bridges. It was a beautiful fall day. Just perfect for a drive down some back roads. I grew up on back roads....dirt roads. We live on a back road now, but it is paved....it's just not the same...my heart misses it. Anyway, we drove into the state of Ohio, which is about 6 minutes from my house. I love driving in the fall on back roads. The leaves show us things that are hidden in the thick summer green. Here are some pictures we took of our day. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI-APsyNbq6Qjfm_1nQZcqnjk05IiJoVD9bkuD0jYQsm8CSzyoRzoYGgGB0DovScEdTIODAL-X3GKCMF58j3u579OiKlj8Hn9O5j2lOLbIz_XhjPtkC1Rlw6D0oa-xcPxHe0rx5WwAnTj/s2048/IMG_1758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI-APsyNbq6Qjfm_1nQZcqnjk05IiJoVD9bkuD0jYQsm8CSzyoRzoYGgGB0DovScEdTIODAL-X3GKCMF58j3u579OiKlj8Hn9O5j2lOLbIz_XhjPtkC1Rlw6D0oa-xcPxHe0rx5WwAnTj/w400-h266/IMG_1758.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBk1ywU4fcaTmkypwfKuoCG2V5DVk28b9I3cFyUlEFcclY_7Gfcep9j1mJRUeMq0IWkbUwjjGP54YJAMTUvmDkD7YJZttZdjb5dFwdb8pRFWZ9oKksDCpoQ1NNbBMqKOLJ2GHuMNrH6cR/s2048/IMG_1760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBk1ywU4fcaTmkypwfKuoCG2V5DVk28b9I3cFyUlEFcclY_7Gfcep9j1mJRUeMq0IWkbUwjjGP54YJAMTUvmDkD7YJZttZdjb5dFwdb8pRFWZ9oKksDCpoQ1NNbBMqKOLJ2GHuMNrH6cR/w400-h266/IMG_1760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZSS8j3j91KAJqB1GCLivlbGwIkZSPyOs0jjyUShJpTJq9xqFvWPgQsR40g85IfNnxiRuWjzC0Tytugc_nbRi0AQFkSbNgA1RaD9XiGgDh-LRX_QVE-ijT4zgIiSUiRU0A7ldQ-yaY5Sq/s2048/IMG_1777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="2048" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZSS8j3j91KAJqB1GCLivlbGwIkZSPyOs0jjyUShJpTJq9xqFvWPgQsR40g85IfNnxiRuWjzC0Tytugc_nbRi0AQFkSbNgA1RaD9XiGgDh-LRX_QVE-ijT4zgIiSUiRU0A7ldQ-yaY5Sq/w400-h221/IMG_1777.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next three are just things that we thought we beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKttGyN5nm9WKnJLrTfzf5xVCzg6XnKkEArMzAxYRZP7OtkyMPQbaGNEb2rWA53MrcJlNOleI9ZttV5BBBnXaPxxF49yZTdF_TCpfVDaCbnZ1_RjkXossCutRfOZYIeACucx5aMCwFhbEY/s2048/IMG_1754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKttGyN5nm9WKnJLrTfzf5xVCzg6XnKkEArMzAxYRZP7OtkyMPQbaGNEb2rWA53MrcJlNOleI9ZttV5BBBnXaPxxF49yZTdF_TCpfVDaCbnZ1_RjkXossCutRfOZYIeACucx5aMCwFhbEY/w400-h266/IMG_1754.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FdkbKYAagHmLDoGfmExbCAoYx9GqrcM6O-WzAF8wSBwfVbWKtyUWs8ti2peZfbWqyOwvfYBc55YPzYivTLzvpCAledkHUhU8xeWAzFEDRdQf4W8ZUbYLihPKeyKTgxLdSd-WP-ittaZc/s2048/IMG_1770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="2048" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FdkbKYAagHmLDoGfmExbCAoYx9GqrcM6O-WzAF8wSBwfVbWKtyUWs8ti2peZfbWqyOwvfYBc55YPzYivTLzvpCAledkHUhU8xeWAzFEDRdQf4W8ZUbYLihPKeyKTgxLdSd-WP-ittaZc/w400-h234/IMG_1770.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3FikEj9tjYi8hIPRkAUgbgW62up7svyz10Ji-P2ra8dja3amI-bFwCMCw_MYoOLS0AlvbqiSUmY8H9x_UivLaXd35LrlVuRSO0_Td4rjHfpiM3sgHrNeUcyCDxN8-zFYfC-N2_MXdtv9/s2048/IMG_1774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3FikEj9tjYi8hIPRkAUgbgW62up7svyz10Ji-P2ra8dja3amI-bFwCMCw_MYoOLS0AlvbqiSUmY8H9x_UivLaXd35LrlVuRSO0_Td4rjHfpiM3sgHrNeUcyCDxN8-zFYfC-N2_MXdtv9/w400-h261/IMG_1774.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>I love seeing forgotten things in the country. I'd love to go back when the leaves change even more and see what I can see. Anymore, my heart is full when I am surrounded by nature. Driving down the roads that lead to nowhere. Looking at the old covered bridges, that open to a winding road. It calms me and it soothes my soul.</p><p>We had a wonderful day, full of love, laughs and memories.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYxeRaDUe711KFIf6Yws5xtTUCkiwnDt0gM-KooWm4ckkyWpyjCzInSXXlAGDfly6t5wdO8C4qGul4MPvL-Q-vgKy7DIWhyoVWJUnxCta_BbFz5tHZhpfIFGf9kd_3cuZLm9VdbRbnDCN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYxeRaDUe711KFIf6Yws5xtTUCkiwnDt0gM-KooWm4ckkyWpyjCzInSXXlAGDfly6t5wdO8C4qGul4MPvL-Q-vgKy7DIWhyoVWJUnxCta_BbFz5tHZhpfIFGf9kd_3cuZLm9VdbRbnDCN/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-8862424375950687912020-10-12T19:31:00.003-04:002020-10-15T20:07:41.917-04:00No More Excuses<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Monday's are my weigh in days. I am trying not to put as much time and energy into my weight loss as I used to because it can easily take over my life. I am learning that, while it is a part of my life, it's not my entire reason for living. <p>I weighed in this morning and did a reset and have a new starting weight.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYuMPIVg2Sy6ROqiPX5KphZfTGzk9Q-Z82UUuAVa97NVDXc9AiSn0SsQs0REs5kMlwsEzjBbaPccvI8ZzARzsdyESX9VEAhaLI12uglbZ-sh91DLAxWGdpBLbBk-lxw6RHaJ5yRmzMHjc/s939/IMG_8541+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="939" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYuMPIVg2Sy6ROqiPX5KphZfTGzk9Q-Z82UUuAVa97NVDXc9AiSn0SsQs0REs5kMlwsEzjBbaPccvI8ZzARzsdyESX9VEAhaLI12uglbZ-sh91DLAxWGdpBLbBk-lxw6RHaJ5yRmzMHjc/s320/IMG_8541+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p> I am up. It was inevitable. I had a foodie type weekend. Greg went to camp, I stayed here because of my Momma. I was looking forward to being alone for a few days. I could watch whatever I wanted, and eat whatever I wanted, and I did. I would like to say that I regretted it, but I really don't. I had a fun weekend, but now it's time to get serious. I've been up and down all year. Making excuses....Covid, my Dad, vacation mode while at camp....blah, blah, blah poor me. Who am I kidding? I have been up and down for years now. I am tired of excuses. I am tired of all the gains and losses. It's time to do something about it. Today's weigh in was a little shocking, but I do realize that I tend to hold on to water very easily, especially when I have a weekend like I just had. </p><p></p><p>I will be posting my weight and weigh ins to keep me accountable. It really does help me to put it out there. I have been counting calories and watching my carb intake and I will continue to do this, while adding a little more activity more often :) Here are my goals for October....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44YuEHLeasjbhQaaT-A8BE-9gh6RFA64N6IxGixzumfuu4jMIjxR42ymfJa5PN5nK92UCMtfP5rzC8X6IM203SEpEsU8YEqBWN97sMaNasvPp_GATfrO9C6fF_egxOOk0yqpiLzIK2QVk/s1134/IMG_8549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44YuEHLeasjbhQaaT-A8BE-9gh6RFA64N6IxGixzumfuu4jMIjxR42ymfJa5PN5nK92UCMtfP5rzC8X6IM203SEpEsU8YEqBWN97sMaNasvPp_GATfrO9C6fF_egxOOk0yqpiLzIK2QVk/w317-h320/IMG_8549.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><p>We are entering into the season of food. If I can get it under control this month, then it will help me stay strong and not go crazy with all of the Holiday Goodies!</p><p>So, no more poor me....no more "buts"....no more excuses!</p><p>xoxo</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-84628085801852044932020-10-11T20:34:00.001-04:002020-10-15T20:06:13.782-04:00Change<p> Hi Friends!</p><p>The crazy thing about having your own blog, is that you can be gone for while, not post for months, and it's ok, because your blog is mostly for you. A place to come and share your thoughts, your days, your ups and down, and it's for you. It's therapeutic. Most of time, you don't even know if anyone is even reading it or not. You just put it out there and there it is. It helps you feel good!</p><p>The last time I wrote, it was about my Dad passing away. He has been gone almost one year. My life is so different today, dealing with my Momma who has Alzheimer's, their home, finances, even Maggie The Puggle. All of these are little things, but they are still things that, a year ago, I didn't have in my life and now I do. My life up until now, has been perfect in my eyes. No real problems. No long-lasting drama. Just small town living, and me living my life with rose- colored glasses on. I have never been challenged, never had to really work hard for anything. I guess you could say I am spoiled in a sense. I guess I am just a big baby. Please, I don't want it to seem like I am bragging. It really isn't a good thing to feel/be sheltered. Anyway, now that my life is a bit more challenging, I feel like I am learning to actually like being pushed a bit. I like life a little messy and not so "every day is the same ole thing". I am even making progress in my approach to my weight loss and health. I am not giving up as easy when things get tough. I am pushing myself to keep on track with my nutrition, to walk more, and to move out of my comfort zone and push myself while hiking.</p><p>Life is funny. One day you open your eyes in the morning, never thinking that this will be the day that your life will change. Change can be scary. Change can be tough. But, change can also beautiful. It can make you stronger, more confident, and it can show you the person you were meant to be.</p><p>xoxo</p><p>Lori</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiim9qmkumwa1xXZuHZsb0HizW4mKxddgT01OiQBbMtEOsWKgTbriKKll9IUXwfwk7tWjZU_WKlWWrXbSsodYH2sA84nFYL2-yF2HgIczroGDgTUS4Fl7Wn-5E01ob_QqzGjT-nEOsESfVU/s300/1843576257-6247-every-moment-that-changes-your-life-changes-who-you-are.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiim9qmkumwa1xXZuHZsb0HizW4mKxddgT01OiQBbMtEOsWKgTbriKKll9IUXwfwk7tWjZU_WKlWWrXbSsodYH2sA84nFYL2-yF2HgIczroGDgTUS4Fl7Wn-5E01ob_QqzGjT-nEOsESfVU/s0/1843576257-6247-every-moment-that-changes-your-life-changes-who-you-are.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-39126955951808866672020-01-09T21:24:00.003-05:002020-10-25T22:39:05.749-04:00No Regrets My Dad passed away. It is still unbelievable to say that. My Dad passed away. He left us on November 27. Thanksgiving Eve. He was admitted to the local hospital on November 6th. He was transferred to The Cleveland Clinic on November 23, after the local hospital was unable to figure out what was wrong, and passed away 4 days later. He had been struggling with shortness of breath off and on since March, had every test imaginable, all coming back negative....and now he is gone. My mother has dementia and now she is alone. I got the phone call from the Cleveland Clinic that my Dad passed and I can still hear the Dr.'s voice. He couldn't believe it as much as I couldn't. I spoke with my Dad at 3:00 that day. He passed at 4:55. He sounded weak, but better than the day before when we drove to see him. He wanted to transfer back home as soon as he was feeling better. He never come home. Two days before, he called me to talk. Take care of your Mother, he said. Do anything you have to do so she is taking care of. 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I have been thinking about my parents lately, of course. They were both 76 years old. Not old really. My Mother's dementia started about 6 years ago, although at the time we didn't know what it was. We just knew something was different and at first we were mad at her for pulling away and not wanting to go anywhere or do anything. Now I realize that was a part of the disease. I began to wonder if either of them had any regrets. Was there something that they wanted to do but just kept putting it off saying "we will do it later"? Thinking about it, if something suddenly happened to me, would I have any regrets? Definitely. There are two things that immediately jump out, being things that I would have regretted not doing. The first is that I never went to NYC. I've wanted to go to NYC as long as I could remember. Ever since I watched the original Planet of the Apes and saw that part of the movie where the Statue of Liberty was broken and on the beach, I've had a fear of enormous things, and the urge to go see the Statue of Liberty. Weird, I know... I have just always been afraid to make the trip, or it's just not the right time to go. The second is that I never became a healthy and physically active person . I've always wanted it but just never had enough mental strength and dedication to do something about it. It's been a part of my New Year Resolution for many years and I always fall short.<br />
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-39234542108690305292019-09-22T21:17:00.002-04:002020-10-25T22:40:23.857-04:00Ending My Obsessive Warped Journey I've been up and down and all over the scale my whole adult life. I have come to realize that it is not the plan that I am on that isn't working, it's my head that needed tweaking. I've always been completely honest here, and I am not ashamed of anything that has happened in my life....It has all been a learning experience. My highest weight was 252. That was...I wanna say 10 years ago maybe? My sister and I joined Weight Watchers and I lost 50 pounds in just under a year. I didn't do it the correct way. I restricted. I juggled. I deprived myself. I could gain 7 pounds in a week and shed it in 3 days. That is not healthy. That is not sustainable.<br />
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After I left Weight Watchers later that following year, I gained around 25 pounds back fairly quickly. I didn't learn my lesson when I joined Weight Watchers again a few years later. I gained and lost the same 10 pounds in the year that I was going to meetings. I talked myself into quitting because it is expensive and I was going nowhere. (My fault, not Weight Watchers)<br />
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Then I read up on The Ketogenic diet. This was before Keto was big. I had been following some Instagram accounts the ate Ketogencially and it sounded worth trying. I lost 38 pounds in less than 3 months. I never felt deprived. Never wanted to binge. Never wanted to eat most days. I went to my annual Dr's appointment and had blood work done, and my Cholesterol was 305 (under 200 is normal), my "bad colesterol" LDL was 202 (under 100 is normal). My Dr. asked me what was going on, and I told her about my Ketogenic way of eating, and she advised me to stop, and check numbers in 4 months. I cried. I didn't want to stop something that was working...something that quieted my cravings, and made me feel in control! Before I stopped Keto, I took 3 days and ate what I had normally been eating the past 3 months, and tracked the calories. I was eating between 750-900 calories a day. Was this why I was losing? I was depriving my body again?<br />
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I stopped, gained my weight back, and joined Weight Watchers once again. By the way, my blood work went back to normal. I am NOT saying Keto is bad. I follow many people on IG that have been on the diet for 10 years and they levels are fine. I've read that some people just can not do it. That's me!! So I lasted about 9 months on Weight Watchers, and quit after doing the same thing I used to do, losing, gaining, and going now where! I was at a loss! I floundered for about a year. Juggling, calorie counting, and even doing Keto again. (I know....I was desperate) Now it is March of this year and I decided to join WW Online. I thought, this time is going to be different. This time I will do it the right way! When I started March 11th, I was 226 2 weeks ago I was 214. It's been the same these past 5 months, even though I tried hard to change my way of thinking, I didn't.<br />
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Two weeks ago, I had an Epiphany I was with my Sis and daughter Blayne and we were discussing weight, exercise, and food, like we always do, and after talking and sharing, and getting all of my frustrations out, I realized that I HAVE TO STOP THINKING OF FOOD AS GOOD FOOD AND BAD FOOD. This is my entire problem. It always has been. A peanut-butter and jelly sandwich is not "BAD FOOD". It isn't blowing your diet. In my warped mind, if I ate this sandwich, I would binge on whatever I could find that was also a "bad food". It's not bad. It's just a fricken sandwich! This realization hit me hard and I realized that I just need to try to eat healthy, watch my quantities, and remember that it is just FOOD. Not GOOD, not BAD...Just FOOD!<br />
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These past 2 weeks, with the help of a Pact with my Sis and Blayne, I have been cutting out the 4-C's.<br />
Cake, Cookies, Candy and Chips. I have been successful and this morning I stepped on the scale and I went from 214 to 205. I didn't restrict anything else, my calories have been around 1200-1300 as per My Fitness Pal. Without a ton of added sugar in my diet, my cravings have been low.<br />
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What does this all mean? I don't know, but what I do know is my entire adult life I've been consumed with weight and food, and I am tired of it. I've said this before on here, but I am really going to try to make my life my priority. My family, my friends, my church family, and my job. Weight will be secondary. I am ready to stop obsessing over it all. I am going to watch The 4 C's....Watch my portions.....And just eat healthy!<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-87090085640087374402019-09-11T22:05:00.000-04:002019-09-11T22:53:58.309-04:00I Am HomeI now t's been a while..... I am still trying :)<br />
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For years now, Greg has wanted to live in the middle of nowhere....Live off the land. He would be in his element! I would jokingly tell him he should find that place, I would visit once or twice a month and bring food......<br />
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Recently we have been toying with the idea of getting a little place to get away. Since we both love the water, we were searching places near bodies of water. Greg likes to fish and our Lake Erie is good fishing, although it is hit or miss to get out in a boat. There is a man-made lake near us that he also fishes on so we were looking in that area. We were shocked to find that even 1/4 a mile a way from the lake, the houses were totally outrageous, price wise, and for just a tiny "shack" that would need tons of work. It was then that we decided on buying a camper and renting a camp space for the year. We always wanted to camp, but with me working Saturdays, it wasn't doable. Now that I don't work Saturdays, we thought OK! We began looking for campers. Greg was seriously considering a brand new camper, that he saw and loved, (I was opposed to new. I hate spending money like that), when we were offered the opportunity to buy his Uncle's hunting camp. Sadly, his beloved Uncle John passed away unexpectedly and the family was selling his camp. Greg had spent time there when he was young, so he knew everything about it, and I could tell he wanted it badly! I knew nothing about it except that it was up a winding road in the mountains. A few days later, we took our first drive to the camp, and I instantly fell in love!! A few weeks later, we decided to buy it. We had the closing and it became ours!! The camp is a 2 hour drive from our house. It is an absolutely beautiful drive, easy to navigate and a straight shot until the road to the camp. The road is winding and 6 miles around and up. There are other hunting camps here and there, and also permanent residences, which makes me feel safe! Uncle John had planted dozens of apple trees on the property, and they are just beautiful, plus the deer love them!! It is situated on a little over an acre and it is our Home Away From Home!<br />
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Needless to say, I am in love with Gala! I feel like I should have lived in the mountains all of my life. I feel a connection with nature that I never knew I had. I should have listed to my Sis when she talked about nature. I've missed out on so much time I could have been enjoying trees, the mountains.... I will not let anymore time pass. I am at home now, and my heart definitely lives here.<br />
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-12371995105630015732019-04-21T22:59:00.000-04:002019-04-21T23:42:02.539-04:00A Tradition EndsHappy Easter!<br />
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This year was the first year that I didn't do Easter Baskets for my kids. My kids are 31, 29, and 23, so I guess it was about time, but man it was a tough decision! When I talked it over with Greg he had no problem stopping this tradition. He said, "our parents didn't give us Easter Baskets at that age." I told him, that was because by 30, we were married and had 3 kids. None of our kids are married, although our daughter Blayne does have a boyfriend, and none have any children yet. In my head I just always felt like I still needed to do this for them, because they didn't have anyone else to do it. What prompted this change, is that Blayne and our youngest Dominic are both Vegan now, so I was trying to decided what to get them. Do I baby my kids? Is it a "Mom thing"? All I know is it felt weird and a bit sad. I always do a little basket for Greg and I, I do one for the dogs, and I do up a little one for my parents, so I still had that fun, but it just felt like I was missing out on something. I guess deep down, I knew it was time for this tradition to end. It's just hard after all of these years.<br />
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Anyway, regardless of The Year With No Kid Baskets, we had a wonderful dinner and got to spend time together along with my parents, and my sister and her family. It's tough to get all 3 of our kids here at the same time, so it was a perfect day!<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-29584035915796225532019-03-26T16:44:00.000-04:002019-03-26T17:09:06.697-04:00Hello Little BlogHello to my little Blog!<br />
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I am going to try my hand at blogging again. It's been so long, and so much has happened in my life, I really don't know where to begin. I guess I will start typing and see what comes out!!<br />
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I guess I will first tell you that I no longer am a Dog Groomer. From May to July, my Sister sold her house, bought another (about 30 minutes away), we closed The Dapper Dog Grooming Salon, and I got a new job. What a crazy time that was! Closing our beloved salon after almost 18 years of love and friendship with our customers. It all really happened so quickly, that there hardly was time to think about it. The exact same time that my Sister was just thinking about moving, (she had always promised her husband that sooner or later they would move back to the city, where he grew up....she moved him out to the country with the rest of us 21 years ago). Anyways, around that time, there was a job opening at our Church, so it was just perfect timing! While I worked at Dapper Dog T-W-Th-and Saturdays, I job shadowed at the Church, Mondays and Fridays. It was perfect!<br />
I am now the Parish Bookkeeper!! I work M-F, 9:00 - 1:00, and I absolutely love it!!<br />
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Change is HARD! Change is SCARY! But you know what? Change can also be GOOD! I was so nervous at first. I didn't know how to do anything except groom dogs! I surprised myself and learned a new set of skills that I never knew I had! I am proud of myself! I miss my Sis terribly, I miss seeing her every day, but now when we meet for coffee or meet at our parents, we have so much more to talk about :)<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-74601709339673921712018-08-13T23:24:00.001-04:002018-08-13T23:25:04.786-04:00Hi AgainHi Friends!<br />
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In attempts to try to rid my life of Instagram, I am back to start writing again. I have high hope that this time I will stay and not fall back into the Trap. I just continually get caught up in that web of posting photos and it slowly takes over my life. I know I've tried before, but this time I will succeed!!<br />
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This little blog, will continue to be what it always has been. My joys, my struggles.... just sharing my life. And, even though I try not to make my life all about my weight loss journey, it still is a part of me. So, I've decided that I will do a little update, about my past week, on Mondays. Just so I can share my ups and downs with someone. If you've been here before, you know that I post it all....The good, the bad, and the horrific. It helps me if I am accountable to someone, even if I just put it out there for whoever.<br />
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Since today is Monday, I will give you a little update on how my journey has been going. The last time I was here, I was following the Weight Watchers program. Recently, for reasons I will write about soon, I had to cancel my membership in May. Thinking bout it, I was on WW for a year, and actually gained and lost the same 10 pounds the entire time. That doesn't sound to good, but at least I didn't continually gain, like I would have if I was following no plan at all. I like WW and probably will go back in the Fall. I like the accountability at the scale every week. I like the meetings, and sharing. I miss all of that. After leaving WW, I floundered for awhile and I gained a considerable amount of weight and was at my highest weight in years. In the middle of June, after feeling miserable and sorry for myself, I vowed to cut my carbs down, watch my fat, and stick to or around 1200 calories a day. I have lost consistently every week since then and am down a total of 19.2 pounds! I "overindulged" twice but didn't go totally crazy, and was able to get back on track the next day. Limiting carbs does that to me. It helps me stay on track and not crave the gooey stuff. It's all mental for me. If I tell myself that I can not have a lot of carbs, then I don't eat them. WW allowed me to have anything I wanted as long as it was within my points. That works great for some people, but for me....right now....I can not "just have one". I have to be strict for awhile, so, I am sticking with this for now. It seems to be working, and I feel amazing :)<br />
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Other than that, life has been wonderful! There have been big changes over here, and I will let you in on what's been going on, later this week.<br />
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Have a wonderful night and don't forget how amazing you are!<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-37726367410759085242018-02-19T16:26:00.003-05:002020-10-25T22:30:41.570-04:00A Winter GalaA little over 3 years ago, my nephew Addison and his then girlfriend Kaylee, lost their 8 month gestation baby girl. Her name was Addalie. She was stillborn. Thanks to a local non profit organization, Emma's Footprints, they were flooded with help. Emma's Footprints is a support organization for families that suffer infant or pregnancy loss. They provide grieving and counseling support, and also financial help for burial and memorialization. They came to Addison's aid so he could focus on grieving his tiny daughter.<br />
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Every year Emma's Footprints host their annual Winter Gala, which is their biggest fundraiser. This year I was able to attend, along with my daughter and my sister. We went with my sister in law and her 3 children, one being my nephew Addison, and their significant others. It was a fabulous night, where everyone dressed up in their best attire and came together to support this amazing cause. There were drinks, a wonderful program followed by a delicious dinner, a Chinese auction, and a prize wheel. Later came the dancing and desert! We had the best time ever!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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The evening was amazing and I am so glad that I was able to be a part of it all.<br />
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If you are looking for a wonderful charity to support please check out <a href="http://www.emmasfootprints.com/" target="_blank">Emma's Footprints</a>. It is such a amazing cause.<br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-34304564233139174072018-01-31T23:59:00.000-05:002018-02-01T07:17:29.276-05:00If It Doesn't Challenge You........This post should have been up in October, but since I wasn't blogging all that much last year, I just wanted to share it with you now :)<br />
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At beginning of August, I came across some information on line, about an annual 5K that is hosted by our local Runners Club. It's basically for women only. Now, I've been wanting to try a 5K for years, but, you all know, I am not a walker or a runner, or anything like that, so I never thought I could do it. Well, something something came over me that day and I signed up online without even thinking about it. I decided to tell people right away, so there was no way to back out of it :) I signed up to walk it, but after a few days, I began to think that I might try running part of it. I had 2 months to prepare, so I downloaded the Couch to 5K app on my phone and began my "training". It was tough....mentally and physically. I quit a few times and had to restart, so when my race day came, I knew that I wouldn't be able to run the entire thing, but I had figured on that to begin with, so that was fine! I would be happy just to not come in last!!<br />
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I had decided that this was something I wanted to do on my own, by myself. I am a big baby, and at 52, I thought it was time for me to actually do something out of my comfort zone, and push myself.<br />
The day of the race came and I was so nervous! I drove there, parked, walked to the crowd of women all on my own. This may not be a big deal for some, but for me, who always relies on others for confidence....it was huge! I knew that my sister was going to try to go, but Greg had plans for a long bike ride with a friend and my daughter, Blayne had to work. The race began and about 1/2 way through, there stood Greg, Blayne and my sister to surprise me, holding a sign and flowers, and cheering me on! It was amazing!<br />
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I finished with the time of 45.35 This being my first race, being a newbie walker and a (now reformed) couch potato, I was thrilled with my time!!<br />
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This was the most empowering and amazing thing I have ever done. From start to finish. Signing up, training, finishing..... It all played a part in changing me. I didn't give up on something that was tough, and I have much more confidence in myself! These are two things that I most need work on.</div>
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It's a new year, and time for my little blog to transform and take on a new direction. I created this little place, to find myself after becoming an empty nester. It slowly morphed into to many discussions on my weight loss struggles and updates. Although this is and probably always will be a part of my life, I am trying to refocus to not let it be who I am. You know, when you look at your friends and family and can actually pick one thing that you think of when you think of them? Like my Sis for instance. When I think about her, I think of nature, dogs, books. My daughter, I think of dogs, laughing, lipstick. My husband Greg is, dogs, outdoors, biking. I asked Greg what words he thought defined me, he said, faith and family. I loved that, but I think, when people think of me, they think of weight loss. Now, this isn't a bad thing, but it's not what I want to be remembered for. The woman who was constantly talking about losing weight and food? No thank you! It's time to turn it around!<br />
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BECAUSE I want to, some day, work for Weight Watchers as a receptionist.<br />
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BECAUSE is the only word that I care about now. It is the only thing that I am focusing on. I am visualizing all of the things that I want, instead of just the weight loss, and this is a new concept for me. I am slowly doing things so I can achieve my goals and that includes changing my mindset and not obsessively thinking and talking about food. </div>
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So now that I am trying not to be totally consumed with my weight, I am trying to figure out where I want my life to go. Whats next? Time to make new friends? Find a hobby? Explore my creative side? There is so much more to life than losing weight, so join me in getting healthy, becoming fit,and discovering all the new and exciting things that life has to offer!</div>
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Our mother is the queen of Proverbs and Adages. We grew up hearing such sayings as, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", "There are other fish in the sea", "Two wrongs don't make a right", "The squeaky wheel gets the grease", "Birds of a feather, flock together". I could go on and on. While growing up, we hated these phrases. We would roll our eyes, and think, "Whatever Mom!", never really taking the time to actually think about what she was trying to teach us. Now, when I hear these phrases, I remember our Mother saying them and by gosh they are all TRUE! How did she know? Where the heck did she learn them? I say these to my kids now and they look at me the same way. There is one I still continually tell my kids and Greg........"Speed kills". Hello??? If you are driving at 30 mph and get into a crash you are going to get injured......If you are driving fast.......Well you all know how that could end up. Incidentally, I believe my Mom learned these from her Father :)<br />
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"You are what you eat." This one has been hitting me in the face the past couple of years. "You are what you eat." I've heard it a million times, but never really <i>heard</i> it. It is the truest of the trues. I can tell you the exact kind of day I will have depending on what I eat. <br />
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If I am eating good, and healthy, I am productive, have energy, and mentally happy. If I over load on junk food, I am lazy, sluggish, and depressed. <span style="text-align: center;">Isn't my Mother the smartest person alive?</span></div>
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I've been hit or miss with my WW lately. I've been making excuses to over do it on chocolate and pizza and having a fun time doing it. Well, I haven't trained in over a week for my 5K. I just haven't felt like doing anything, because my food has been off track so of course "all or nothing Lori" felt my whole life should be off track too. Well, that and who wants to run when your body is full of blahhh?! Monday I decided that I was going to get back on track with my food, and activity. I went to the park where I do my Couch To 5K training and took up where I had left off. Oh my gosh did my body scream Sugar, Fat, Calories. I tried to do the first 90 second run, and I almost got sick. I had to stop. I almost went home defeated, but I thought about how far I've come so I decided to just start the program over again. I am now back on Week 1, Day 1. All because I poisoned my body....</div>
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I set myself back, just to have a little fun with junk food. Was it worth it? At the time, I thought, "what they heck, It's only food." I am realizing that food is NEVER <i>only</i> food. It is fuel. It is my legs running, my mind thinking clearly, and my heart beating strongly.<br />
It is life. <br />
It is nourishment. <br />
It is a gift.<br />
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And I intend to start using it more wisely :)<br />
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xoxo<br />
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06532752120953077931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270388078884252202.post-70017085996988498392017-09-03T17:03:00.002-04:002017-09-03T17:03:20.989-04:00Back To School Traditions It's that time of year again. Time for all the kids to go back to school! I love this time of year.....now until Christmas is my favorite time of year.....even more so than summer I think! In the past, this time of year brought us the tradition of school clothes shopping. When my older 2 were young, they went to Catholic School, so the clothes shopping wasn't as fun. Uniforms were on the list. Blue and White everything! When they were older, I remember them dictating which stores we needed to go to, depending on what trend they were into at the time. Sporty, (Dicks and Champs)......Preppy, (American Eagle and Abercrombie).....Then there was the Pacsun phase with anything Billabong, Roxy and Quicksilver. All three went through all these different phases and I loved seeing what they were into each year! The last phase was College, and my daughter was still fun with this phase, wanting, or at least letting my buy her at least a few new items to start the school year with. Dominic, our youngest, just started his Sr. year at Edinboro University. He wants nothing! No shorts, shirts, he doesn't wear socks, so socks, not even pens or pencils! Ugh! That's not fun for me! I did however order him a desperately needed new pair of shoes, so I at least had a little fun doing that! Our tradition was that you weren't allowed to wear any new back to school item until the first day of school. Not even socks. Last year I was out shopping around this time, as saw a little family with 3 elementary age boys. It tugged at my heart watching them pick out shorts and t-shirts. I went up to them and told them that I was missing buying back to school clothes now that my kids were grown and I gave them $75 to spend on their boys. They were extremely grateful and so was I :)<br />
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Here are my 3 babies. 2001. The first time they were all in school at the same time.<br />
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Blayne, 13, Connor 12, and Dominic 5</div>
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Back to school also means our traditional Back To School Treats. I started this when our oldest, Blayne started Kindergarten and I've been making them every year since, and usually only make them this time of year. This may be my last time making them, depending on if Dominic needs more credits next year :) Anyway, the year Blayne started college, I made the treats for Connor and Dominic, and make another batch for Blayne and drove them to her dorm and dropped them off. Each year I did this and last week when Dominic started classes and I again made 2 batches....one for Dominic and my nephew (they are roommates and my sister also made them her back to school cookies), and another batch for Blayne and Connor to split. Traditions are important to me. I think my kids look forward to different traditions throughout the year. It's those little extra touches that they remember the most :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Back to School Treat</span></div>
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1 pk Chocolate Chips</div>
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1 pk Butterscotch Chips</div>
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1 c Peanut Butter</div>
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Melt in a hot not boiling double boiler.</div>
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Add 1 c Spanish Peanuts</div>
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4-5 c Mini Marshmellows</div>
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Pour in a foil linned 11''x7" Pyrex dish</div>
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Refrigerate till firm</div>
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Needless to say, I was a little sad looking at all of my friends posting pictures of their kids' first day back to school, but then I realized how much I love my life now, and how lucky I am to have those memories of my kids and all the back to school pictures I've taken :)<br />
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xoxo<br />
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