IDGOMB ! Or maybe I didn't!

My friends and I have a post that is done daily over at Obesity Help Tenn. Forum. It is called "IDGOMB". Now for those who have no idea what this stands for:

I DID GET OFF MY BUTT

or I DIDN'T GET OFF MY BUTT

All of this is referring to exercise or the attempt of exercising we need to do. Some of our posters are very determined to get off their gluteus maxi-mus everyday. They are like post men, "Neither rain, sleet, snow or hail can stop them from their daily grind."

Well, I am a different story. Determination at moving my body is not very high on my priority list right now. It seems I do all I can do by working from sun up till sundown, but I try. I walked about 6-7 miles last week and I thought that was pretty good!

I did try to get to the gym this week. Evidently I did so well, that they wanted to video my treadmill endeavors for future training. So, sit back and enjoy what I look like while trying to learn the treadmill!

Hope you have a great day!

Fun Friday !

Fun Friday is brought to you today by Darth Vader! If you have a full hour of nothing to do, click here to watch the entire series on You Tube. If you don't have time, (In my best Darth Vader voice), "I suggest you make time!"

Have a great and fun filled Friday!

Tankful Tursday !

Well, Tankful Tursday is upon us once again! This last week, I asked all of you great people to list one thing you were thankful for each day. If my calculations are correct (7 x 1=7), you should have 7 things that you are full of gratitude about. Now, from those 7, pick one item that you are grateful for and list it below

My 1 item is my family! After spending the weekend with my Mom and Dad, I realize how supportive my family is. Not only Mom and Dad, but RJ, Beth, my sister…The list could go on and on. So, my one item that I am thankful for on Tankful Tursday is my family!

What about you? Who’s next!

If this is your first foray into Tankful Tursday, here is a link to tell you all about it!

Wordless Wednesday

New Recipes

Hey guys! Just thought I would share a few new recipes we have tried latley. One was Terrific Teriyaki Turkey Burgers. As Rachel Ray says..."Yummo!"


We also made a few berry pies since it's that time of year! Just ckick on the pictures to be taken to my other blog.


Another great side dish for 4th of July is the Red, White and Bleu Cheese Coleslaw.

A day in the country!

We had a great day on Saturday. My family, almost all of us, went to Ardmore, TN to visit some relatives we had not seen since 2000 when my grandmother died. It was a fun day to reminisce and update each other on how our lives have changed over the years. Can you tell we were in the country? I thought everyone had indoor plumbing by now.

It was also an opportunity to update our 6 month picture (my wife, sister and I). all together we have lost close to 500 pounds in a one year time frame. I think it's a great idea to take pictures of any journey. We do it when we go on vacation. So why not this type of journey also!

Christmas 2007

Easter 2007

June 2008

I did have a "light bulb" moment. You know, when the light bulb goes on and you are illuminated to all that is happening. My Aunt & Uncle wanted to make sure there was plenty of food that my sister, wife and I could eat. All of the sudden, I figured out something that I have known all along, but just now put into play. You see, this surgery I had is a life style change. When you go on a diet, you only try to eat certain types of foods. Or maybe certain foods only, like the dreaded beet diet! I would rather eat dirt than beets! Anyway, I told my Uncle not to worry about us, we would find something to eat, and we did! Every once in a while, even a blind squirrel finds a nut!

We ended the day at the cemetery where a lot of my relatives are buried. I think this is a tradition every time we go to Ardmore. We of course took lots of pictures there also!

It was a very enjoyable day and I hope it's not another 8 years before travel down that long country road!

Fun Friday