Eating so healthy

Papaya - fruit source
Cheese - dairy source
Choc Chip Granola - main breakfast entree from Nutrisystem.

Book List

1. The Education of Little Tree, by Forrest Carter
2. This House of Sky, by Ivan Doig
3. The Color of Water, by James McBride
4. The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
5. Mutant Message/Down Under, by Marlo Morgan
6. The Road From Coorain, by Jill Ker Conway
7. Refuge, by Terry Tempest Williams
8. Wait Till Next Year, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
9. A Place of Her Own, by Dori Sanders
10. Angela's Ashes, by James McCourt
11. Katherine Graham, A Personal History
12. Greatest Generation, by Tom Brokow
13. Under a Wing, by Reeve Lindbergh
14. No Ordinary Time (1st half of the book), by Doris Kearns Goodwin
15. No Ordinary Time (2nd half of the book), by Doris Kearns Goodwin
16. Abigail Adams, by Natalie S. Bober
17. Having Our Say & On My Own at 107, by Delany Sisters
18. Jewel, by Brett Lott
19. Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom
20. Four Letters of Love, by Niall Williams
21. Dancing at the Rascal Fair, by Ivan Doig
22. Life and Death in Shanghai, by Nien Cheng
23. Tis, by Frank McCourt
24. The Professor and the Madman, by Simon Winchester
25. Bound Feet and Western Dress, by Pang-Mei Chang
26. Daughter of Fortune, by Isabel Allende
27. Growing Up, by Russell Baker
28. Where Rivers Change Direction, (A Collection of Essays)
29. Chocolat, by Joanne Harris
30. Jefferson: Man on the Mountain, by Natalie S. Bober
31. West With the Night, by Beryl Markham
32. Letters From Yellowstone, by Diane Smith
33. 84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff
34. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, by Jennifer Armstrong
35. Helen Sekaquaptewa: Me and Mine, as told to Louise Udall
36. Mankiller: A Chief and Her People, by Wilma Mankiller & Michael Wallis
37. Girl With a Pearl Earring, by Tracey Chevalier
38. Wish You Well, by David Baldacci
39. The Professor's House, by Willa Cather
40. Death Comes For the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
41. Barbara Jordon: American Hero, by Mary Beth Rogers
42. Washington, by Meg Greenfield
43. A Kitchen God's Wife, by Amy Tan
44. A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson
45. Hanna's Daughters, by Marianne Fredriksson
46. October Sky, by Homer H. Hickam
47. Simon's Family, by Marianne Fredriksson
48. Bend in the Road, by Nicholas Sparks
49. Seldom Disappointed, by Tony Hillerman
50. Galileo's Daughter, by Dava Sobel
51. Yellow Raft on Blue Water, by Michael Dorris
52. The Optimist's Daughter, by Eudora Welty
53. First Mothers, by Bonnie Angelo
54. Prodigal Summer, by Barbara Kingsolver
55. Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman
56. Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham
57. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, by Dai Sijie
58. Inside Islam: The Faith, The Conflicts, introduction by Akbar S. Ahmed
59. A Girl Named Zippy, by Haven Kimmel
60. Thousand Pieces of Gold, by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
61. Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger
62. Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand
63. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
64. The #1 Ladies Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith
65. To America: Personal Reflections, by Stephen E. Ambrose
66. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, by Ann B. Ross
67. Blessings, by Anna Quindlen
68. Leap of Faith, by Queen Noor
69. Breaking Clean, by Judy Blunt
70. Mount Vernon Love Story, by Mary Higgins Clark
71. Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafisi
72. Reason For Hope, by Jane Goodall
73. Plainsong, by Kent Haruf
74. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
75. Kitchen Privileges, by Mary Higgins Clark
76. The Lady and the Unicorn, by Tracy Chevalier
77. Thanks For the Memories, Mr. President, by Helen Thomas
78. Michelangelo and The Pope's Ceiling, by Ross King
79. The Guardian, by Nicholas Sparks
80. The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams, by Nasdiff
81. Founding Mothers, by Cokie Roberts
82. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
83. An Unfinished Life, by Mark Spragg
84. Miss Julia Meets Her Match, by Ann B. Ross
85. The Sinister Pig, by Tony Hillerman
86. When The Emperor Was Divine, by Julia Otsuka
87. Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah
88. The Kite Runner, by Khalad Hasseini
89. A Northern Light, by Jennifer Donnelly
90. True Believer, by Nicholas Sparks
91. Abigail Adams, by Natalie Bober
92. Lucky Child, by Loung Ung
93. All That Matters, by Jan Goldstein
94. A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines
95. Our Endangered Values, by Jimmy Carter
96. My Antonia, by Willa Cather
97. March, by Geraldine Brooks
98. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle For Equal Rights, by Russell Freedman
99. The Mermaid's Chair, by Sue Monk Kidd
100. The Story of My Life, by Farah Ahmadi
101. Redbird Christmas, by Fannie Flagg
102. Delights and Shadows, by Ted Kooser
103. Snow Flower and The Secret Fan, by Lisa See
104. After This, by Alice McDermott
105. Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks
106. The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
107. Warriors Don't Cry, by Melba Beals
108. Palestine: Peace Not Aparteid, by Jimmy Carter
109. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall Smith
110. The Space Between Us, by Thrity Umrigar
111. The Family Tree, by Barbara Delinsky
112. The Infidel, by Ayaan Hiirisi Ali
113. The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
114. Jane Austen (Share a book or movie)
115. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini
116. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
117. The Worst Hard Times, by Timothy Egan
118. Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin
119. A Thousand White Women, by Jim Fergus
120. Double Cross, by James Patterson
121. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
122. The Innocent Man, by John Grisham
123. Chocolat, by Joanne Harris
124. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortensen
125. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
126. Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri

Faux Sick

I decided to stay home today because i didn't feel that great over the weekend and thought I should sleep in today. Everyone needs to sleep in, don't they? It seems the flu feeling has left me now. I wonder if it was the swine flu. Never know.

Instead here I am...home and arguing with T about something stupid that he did. I go round and round and can never seem to conclude the argument with him. He always fails to see he did anything wrong or that he hurt me. Impossible to be close to a person like this. He just doesn't get it. He is such a perfect person.

Last night I spent my time talking to J. It wasn't the greatest conversation either. I had a lot of cards to put on the table with him as well. It sure is hard being married and having these two single guys on the side. LOL. These men are already old and set in their ways. They'll never change. I should set up an auto reply for my email that says that so every time they email that's what will be returned...."you're an old man and set in your ways and you will never change, so leave me the hell alone."

I caved and joined Facebook yesterday. I have no idea why I did because it's rather boring and I don't have that many close friends. I know, sad. I am such a hermit and mostly socialize with only my family. The way I like it. Most of the people I talk to are through work. I have absolutely no desire to get in touch with anyone from my ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! That is so ridiculous. And the few I would like to talk to can't be found.

We will see how that goes.

Saturday: Day after a great show...and a little 'bout Michael Jackson

Went to see Pete Yorn at The House of Blues yesterday. It was a great show and he is just awesome live. I came out of there pretty sweaty and dehydrated. I'm not used to standing room only type venues. I'm old so my body isn't used to this stuff. :D Now I'm drinking Gatorade and coffee (decaff).

I'm still eating well, exercising and losing weight. I don't want to think of how much further I have to go. Just have to keep at it. One day I'm going to be there. I have an image of myself and how I want to look, feel, etc. and I just know I'm going to reach that goal. I have to say losing weight feels great. You can really tell the difference when it comes to sex. You're capable of these wonderful Kama Sutra positions that you could never get into before. Sexual Calisthenics. LOL! I guess I will stop there. Save it for the porn blog. J/K.

Michael Jackson's memorial service was Tuesday. I cried when his daughter, Paris spoke and told everyone how much she loved her Daddy. The boys seemed a little out of it. The eldest was chomping on his gum the entire time, but guess he can do whatever he wants since he's in mourning. I have feeling it's all going to hit him later. Hopefully those kids won't be messed up. I have to say, doesn't seem as if they're lives are the greatest.











I think MJ's family is strange for not putting him to rest. They still don't know what they're going to do with his body. I say, let him freaking rest already. You chipped away bit by bit at his soul when he was alive, now let him go. They see $$$ signs and it's sickening. The sad thing is how the public will eat it up.

Debbie Rowe is mad

Poor Debbie Rowe? WTF??!! Excuse me, but Debbie Rowe made her bed. She's lying in it now.



okay, i can understand you're angry. Angry at the media, I mean they probably killed Michael Jackson, right? Why of course they did. And the people close to Michael Jackson really steppped in to try and help him. Just like you did, i'm sure. $

But let's put MJ aside for a minute and ask ourselves, what is really going on here? Debbie Rowe's anger is much deeper than we know. Debbie, you're not that sane apparently. You have kids and give them up for money. What kind of a mother are you, bitch? You suck as a mother and you know it! That's why you're angry. I hope you never get to see those kids for as long as you live. You only want them because they're money making machines, you dumb, no-class, white trash bitch. I know you're gonna give those kids up to the Jackson family cause you don't really give a shit.

There, I said it and it felt good.

Note to Debbie Rowe: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tact
and get some therapy too while you're at it.

Michael Jackson: Are we glorifying a pedophile?

Congressman Pete King trashing Michael Jackson. Yet I do think he has a point.

Funny

"Some people are like Slinkies; not really good for anything, except to bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs."

Waiting for coffee and thinking

We had Italian food and a few glasses of wine. Just watched the fireworks show and we're all now getting tickets for a late showing of The Hangover.

I'm waiting for my decaf coffee here at Kelly's Coffee and thinking about the man who is far away in the Midwest somewhere. It's so hard not to because of the 27 year history I have with him. I'm really Jonessing for him tonight and I find myself extremely jealous all of a sudden. I think of him experiencing the same with another woman, it drives me nuts, and part of me thinks it's impossible for either of us to feel that good with anyone else. I feel as if he's mine and can't be anyone else's. We are both so hard headed and stubbon, with him set in his ways, so nothing will ever come of it. I will probably desire him until the day I die. For now, tonight, I'll just fall asleep thinking of him. Dreaming. To me he's the sexiest man alive. Must be the 70s & 80s songs I've been listening to tonight that are making me feel all meloncholy. It's sad.

Well, happy 4th of July, and Happy b-day to my daughter..may all your hopes and dreams come true. Love, Mom xoxo

Happy 4th again

I just woke up and with a slight headache. Nothing that a half of ibu can't cure. I drank a Raspberry Smirnoff at about 12:30 a.m. My daughter turned 21 so her and her dad went to the store at midnight so she could do the grown up thing and buy some alcohol. I think the thrill of that is already gone. So we started the party early and will continue through today. I should probably take a nap soon. LOL! We really have no idea what we're going to do, probably just wing it. All she has asked for so far is the best Disneyland pass available and dinner at Olive Garden. I think that's pretty reasonable. We may drive down to Temecula or Palm Springs so we can hit a Casino. For my 21st I was up in Big Bear with 2 guys who got me drunk off my ass. That's J, the one I've been mentioning here (who btw I'm not taking to for the past two weeks).

I have been on Nutrisystems now for 4 weeks and people are starting to notice the weight loss. I have to admit, with all the fruits and veggies I've been eating I feel pretty damn good. I have a lot of energy, feel like I can move faster. I can't wait to reach my goal.

The MJ Memorial is going to be held in Los Angeles at The Staples Center and The Nokia theatre for viewing on a large screen only. There are about 17,000 tickets to be given away for free through a lottery system. It's going to be a mess in LA regardless of the preparations they think they're taking. It's estimated 750,000 people will try to go down there anyway. I think I'll watch it in the comfort of my own home.

I never bought a MJ album but I do have to say it's still a shock. He overdosed on Diprivan, a powerful sedative used in hospitals for surgery. There is a tiny fine line between being unconscious and causing death with this drug. Now i'm hearing on the news that the man who owns the club where Jackson first performed will probably be selling bricks from the building. Jeez! People will buy 'em too I'm sure.

I am going to start the day. I hope everyone has a great 4th.

Happy Birthday to my daughter and Happy 4th of July

My daughter is having a big birthday today. All my love and all the best for a happy, healthy year. God bless.

Happy Birthday, America!