Happy, Healthly, Huggable

New Year 2011

2010-12-31T08:24:00.000-08:00

I can't believe another year has gone by and I still weigh the same lol. I can't help but think of PaPa today RIP. I did get called to work on Monday and maybe Tuesday with my dear friend Lynnette. I am pretty sure we are doing inventory, which is fun. I sure do love working.

I have started my new diet as of yesterday. I am eating fruits, veggies and seafood only. NO PROCESSED FOOD!!! I was going to start the flat belly diet but decided against it. I did learn a lot about my stomach though from the book. I am also doing cardio in my bedroom with the help of my soft bed.

Happy New Year Ya'll!! Be sure to eat your cabbage and black eyed peas for luck lol.

work

2010-11-15T07:36:00.000-08:00

I have to find a job. I am going crazy and letting my black mark (felony) get to me. I have to forget about that and just hit the pavement, like my Dad always said. I may even start writing my book, "The Truth Hurts" sounds like a good title. It was my birth Mom, Vicky's favorite saying and since she will be one of my main charaters, I thought it was appropriate. I just hope I don't hurt the rest of my family to bad with the truth.

Wonderful Birthday!!

2010-11-07T15:50:00.000-08:00

I celebrated my birthday today at my Gammie & Gramps house today, with my wonderful family. We ate at Golden Corral (a good one) and drew names for CHRISTmas as well. Eric, my brother also had a "pop Quiz" doe us to help with buying gifts. He did a good job and it was really cute a festive. I got really GREAT gifts and cards from my family, which just being together was the BEST gift EVER! I am now starting a blog regimen to focus on stuff to get done the next day. I plan to ride my bike that my wonderful hubby fixed for me. I am going to exercise Moore. I am so truly blessed. God is good!

Time sure goes fast

2010-11-03T04:32:00.000-07:00

Wow! Has it really been that long since I wrote in my blog? I have had so much happen in life since then. I miss working and want to get back. I have an inventory job to do next week, which I am very excited about. Tori on the other hand is worried cuz she depends on me to watch Delylah. I LOVE watching her but I really need to work. Life is full of many blessings and yet lately I have been getting VERY frusterated. Pray for me, please.

Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos

2010-07-23T15:43:00.000-07:00

My Hubby and I love to grow a garden. We try different stuff with some success but due to the pecan trees taking all the good soil, it is hard. One thing that grows with no problem is jalapenos and lots of them. I decided to experiment with cheese stuffed jalapenos, here is the best recipe I came up with.

Prepare your peppers by cutting off the top and hollowing out the inside, rinse out the seeds. TIP: I wore gloves doing this, just to make sure.
Stuff you pepper with any cheese you have in the icebox.
Use GOOD bacon to wrap around the pepper, starting with covering the hole over the cheese.
Place on a broiler cooking pan. Cook in the oven on 400 for about 15 minutes or so till bacon is how you like it.
Enjoy!!

Verdict: My son didn't like them. Hubby, Luis and I loved them they were very good.

We won the Lottery!!

2010-05-24T09:06:00.000-07:00

We thought we won the lottery a few months ago. Our son Seth barely missed being hit by a speed demon trucking rounding the corner, on 2 wheels after drum lessons. My hubby was ready to punch the guy out for driving like that but backed down when someone with a gun was going to get out of the back seat. I then thought I had won the lottery cuz my hubby didn't get in a fight. Long story there lol. We both decided leaving the seen since we were all fine, Thank You Jesus and that was like winning the lottery, even if we never actually win.

Well guess what?? We did actually win!! We got 5 out of 6 numbers in the Texas Lottery last Saturday night. We were 1 number away from 94 million! We spent out usual $5 and got all quick picks. We ended up actually winning $2,115 before taxes. I have been on cloud 9 to say the least. God is Good!!!

Final thought: You can't win if you don't play!!

Stephie's Texas Chicken Gumbo

2010-05-15T04:56:00.000-07:00

I made up my own recipe for Gumbo. I was inspired by the movie The Princess and The Frog. Lylah, my Granddaughter has been watching it over and over. There is also some sort of dessert on this movie which I haven't caught the "correct" name of but I would love to make it as well, it seems to be powder sugared sopapillas, anyway they look very good.

First seared my veggies, chicken and sausage to lock in the juice and flavor. The veggies I used were bought at Wal-Mart but I price compared with my grocery fliers, very easy and saves a bunch. My red pepper was only 88 cents and it is the most nutritious color of the bunch.

Veggies:
celery, red bell pepper, onion, minced garlic and okra thawed (i bought frozen), ginger root
Meat:
beef sausage, chicken breasts and frozen cooked shrimp

I put my chicken stock in my crockpot to heat while I prepared my ingredients. While searing my ingredients I add soul food seasonings, which is a nice blend of salt, garlic, paprika, onion black pepper and red pepper. Let everything slow cook on high for 4 hours then add thawed shrimp and okra. Everything is really cooked it just has to merry. I served on a bed of whole grain rice with some sweetened cornbread. Yummy!

My hubby LOVED it and he thought he would hate it. It is very healthy and lasts several days and gets better with each day. I think even Justin Wilson God rest his soul would have loved this, give it a try.

Julie & Julia inspired

2009-12-13T08:39:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I haven't blogged since August. Wow! I have had so much happen in my life since then. I turned 40 on November 6 and that was awful, at first. I have now come to turms with it even though I did NOT reach the one major goal I set out for myself. I had planned on weighing 140 or somewhere close. I did manage however to loose over 30 pounds and I am still working on it. I loved the movie Julie & Julia. Meryle Streep did a fantastic job and Amy Adams is another one of my favorites! Must see!

Georgia - trip

2009-08-31T04:07:00.000-07:00

My Dad gave me some of his frequent flyer miles for United Airlines. I used them to fly to Georgia to visit my adopted Sister Darlene and her hubby Dave. I have not flown in an airplane since I was 21 so it was VERY exciting. I had a layover in Chicago, where the president is from and I had never been there. It was such an awesome adventure to take by myself. I enjoyed every minute of it even the rushed ones such as running thru O'Hare to catch my next my plane. I was on an adventure. Georgie is a gorgeous state with lots of hills and tall trees. I could actually feel Moore oxygen in the air. Darlene's house was amazing and I so enjoyed being a guest in her home. Dave taught me how to do my taxes myself and keep better books for our business. We also had play time when we went out on the boat and I got up on water skies. I have not got up on skies in about 15 years or so. It was just as I remember, totally awesome as if I was walking on water. I am very thankful for this wonderful trip! Thanks Dad, you are the BEST Daddy ever!!

Family Vacation

2009-08-13T06:43:00.000-07:00

We went on vacation to South Padre Island, Texas. It was a 9 hour drive one way but so worth it. The beach was beautiful and majestic. We took all 4 kids and our grandbaby, which was a little tight but we managed. We went on a 3 hour dolphin cruise complete with fireworks. Then we rode horses on the beach and had a wonderful time. Only 1 kid got burned, our 16 year old she refused sunscreen cuz she wanted to tan. It was a great time for all of us and we are glad to be back home. Thank you God for keeping us safe on our journey.

WaMu/Chase

2009-06-11T06:56:00.000-07:00

We have been banking with WaMu for 4-5 years now, but the last year is has been AWFUL. We own our own business so a GOOD bank is vital to our business. We had a REAL bank error just like in Monopoly but it was not in our favor. They bounced a huge check written to our glass supplier when we had 4 times that amount in our account. I went to the bank only to find out that is was a mistake on their part and they were "sorry". They offered to write a letter of apology to us and Dallas Flat Glass, which they did. We was gonna change banks at this time but decided everyone deserves a second chance so we stayed.

Then we hired a credit card company for our business, thinking this is essential these days. We got the machine etc. and was being charged $5.50 a month to our bank account. We didn't need to use them yet and it was several months before we did. When we did finally use them it was for a transaction of over $4,000. We followed ALL the rules but they didn't. We would not deposit out money even after they had taken off the customers card. It was a mess. We cancelled our service and returned their equipment. They continued to charge our account the $5.50 but was now adding in another $30 from somewhere. I went to the bank to stop payment to them. I payed the bank $30 to stop payment and was told they could no longer access my account. Then a few weeks later here came another statement for $44. The bank then backtracked saying the stop payment had conditions, which they failed to tell me. The only way I was told to completely stop the charges is to close the bank account and they would not refund my $30 stop payment fee. I was furious!! I closed all 3 of our accounts and demanded the money in cash, much to their surprise. I was also VERY loud in the bank, which is so out of character for me. I held my head high and walked out of the bank, VERY nervous with several thousand dollars in cash. Goodbye WaMu/Chase!

Jogging

2009-04-28T04:26:00.000-07:00

I am now in my 5th week of jogging. I actually really LOVE it now. It may be the bonding I get to have with my daughter and G-daughter that keeps me going. I feel so much better and do actually have more energy. When I first started it zapped my energy and made me VERY hungry. Now, I can actually run longer and faster than my 18 year old daughter, who jogs with me and that makes me feel young. Thank you God for these many blessings!

jogging

2009-04-16T14:58:00.000-07:00

I am in week 3 of jogging with Tori. I have missed a few days here and there but basically I am at it 5 days a week. We jog/walk for 30-40 minutes with sweet Lylah in tow. Hope to have dropped a few lb. and ready to drop a bunch Moore. Yeah Go Me!! & Tori!!

Black & Decker Juicier

2009-02-08T05:04:00.000-08:00

I am so excited about getting healthy this year. I will be 40 in November and want to loose weight before then. Perry and I decided to start juicing. We found a good one at WM last night for $25. Then I bought a bag of oranges, apples and some other fruit to try. I plan on making my Sunday morning breakfast today with fresh squeezed juice, it will be lovely. I will take pictures and re-post later about how it went. I am most excited about carrot juice, yum.

12 days of Bootcamp done!

2009-01-14T04:53:00.000-08:00

I turn 40 this year and I am determined to look HOT for my party in November. I have joined the Bootcamp team on www.sparkpeople.com and have exercised everyday this year so far. These are 10 minute videos but I usually do more than one. This is an awesome FREE website that lets you track everything, from calories in to calories out. I have lost 20 pounds so far in 2 years and I have 30 or more to go. Wish me luck!

My Hero!

2008-12-09T03:52:00.001-08:00

This is an excellent picture of Gammie & Kati, my middle child. Gammie is an angel sent directly from heaven. She is my Hero! She is a Christian woman, married for over 60 years and has one son, my Dad. She has always been a positive, skinny, happy, healthy role model in my life. Even my teenage daughters straighten up when I say I will tell Gammie. Not that Gammie will do anything but give the disappointed LOOK and that is the worst. She has always managed to work full-time and keep the cleanest house on the block, hmmm this is the mystery. Gammie you should blog on keeping a clean house, for real. I have heard that happiness is self-discipline and I am begining to realize what that means. Don't tell Gammie I told ya'll but she is 80 years young here, WOW betcha couldn't tell huh. I love you Gammie you are my HERO!!!

Happy Birthday Delylah!

2008-12-06T03:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Delylah Nycole!! My sweet Granddaughter is one year old and a gift from God. She is now walking and saying words, both in Spanish and English. I am so proud to be her GrandLady! Thank you God for so many blessings!

November 6-12-14

2008-11-24T03:50:00.000-08:00

November has been a great month!! I turned 39 on Nov. 6 and my Gammie turned 80 on Nov. 12 my Ma's (a God sent step-Mom) birthday was Nov. 14. We got to have one BIG party for the three of us. I feel honored to celebrate my birthday with my favorite women. We have the best family that celebrated with us. We had 3 different cakes each our favorite and went to eat at Olive Garden. Thank you God for so many blessings in my life!

I love Halloween!

2008-10-16T06:03:00.000-07:00

I made it thru the month of September, woo hoo. All three of my kids had birthdays 2 weeks apart. I now have a 7, 16 and 18 year old. We got our 7 year old Seth a remote control wheelie motorcycle. We got our 16 year old Kati a cheap car, she has to pay the insurance. We got our 18 year old Tori a laptop to help with college. Whew! What an expensive month! Thank you God for all my many blessings! I am very grateful!

2008-09-01T05:15:00.000-07:00

In honor of Labor day and in participation with Rocks in my Dryer, I am sharing the best work I have ever done.

How long were your labors?
Kid #1, 36 hours (honest) I remind her of this often lol
Kid #2 14 hours
Kid #3 12 hours

How did you know you were in labor?
Kid #1, pain in tummy
Kid #2 labor was induced
Kid #3 cramps in my abs

Where did you deliver?
Kid #1 Air Force base where they made me do for myself, but she only cost $25
Kid #2 & Kid #3 hospital

Drugs?
Kid #1 NO DRUGS what-so-ever, thank God I was young (20)
Kid #2 no drugs till the last 2 hours then got an epidural, it was heaven
Kid #3 Yes lots of drugs

C-section?
Kid #1 & #2 no
Kid #3 YES the cord was wrapped around his neck twice

Who delivered?
Kid #1 1 doctor 2 trainees and about 20 other training doctors watched, it was lovely
Kid #2 Dr. Diamond, he was good but the numb doctor went MIA, so I felt the stitches
Kid #3 Dr. Tovar very good

After they put my baby in my arms I forgot ALL the pain! God is good!

FFF-Family, Food, Fun

2008-08-19T05:45:00.000-07:00

We went to Justin's birthday party this weekend. My sister live way out in the country so it was very nice to get out of the city. They have a cute four-wheeler track, that was a TON of fun. Seth ending up spending the night while we went on to stay with G&G. Sunday, Tori's gang came up for a short visit, baby was not feeling good. I love being with my family and now I want a patch of land out in the country.

Blog boggled

2008-08-14T16:30:00.000-07:00

I just created a blog and I have no idea where to go or what to do. Wow! This is a lot of information I sure hope its user friendly lol. I like looking at others blogs and most of them have a mission and not taco lol. Do I want a mission? Hmm Lots of thoughts to ponder.