You're My Inspiration

This is an OLD song by Chicago.. that I used to love to listen to.. and this morning while listening to the songs I have on my computer I came across this one and i wanted to post it.. the person who reads this will know that I meant him.. Of course it is for my husband..

Group: Chicago
Lyrics: You're My Inspiration

You know our love was meant to be

The kind of love that lasts forever

And I want you here with me

From tonight until the end of time

You should know, everywhere I go

You're always on my mind, in my heart,

In my soul



(Chorus)

You're the meaning in my life

You're the inspiration

You bring feeling to my life

You're the inspiration

I wanna have you near me

I wanna have you hear me saying

No one needs you more that I need you



And I know, yes I know that it's plain to see

We're so in love when we're together

Now I know that I need you here with me

From tonight until the end of time

You should know, everywhere I go

You're always on my mind, You're in my heart

You're in my soul



(Chorus)



I wanna have you near me

I wanna have you hear me saying

No one needs you more than I need you



You're the meaning in my life

You're the inspiration

You bring feeling to my life

You're the inspiration



When you love somebody til the end of time

When you love somebody always on my mind

No one needs you more than I need you

Find out Who Your Friends Are

This is one song that I think has a good meaning to it, many of us have a circle of friends but how many of them would be there to help you through your time of need?? so I thought I'd post this here..

Artist/Band: Tracy Lawrence
Lyrics: Find Out Who Your Friends Are
Lyrics for Album: For the Love

Run you car off the side of the road
Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere.
Or get yourself in a bind, lose the shirt off your back
need a floor, neead a couch, need a bus fare

This is where the rubber meets the road
This is wheret he cream is gonna rise
This is what you really didn't know
This is where the truth don't lie

(Chorus)
You find out who your friends are
Somebody's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas, Get there fast
never to stop to think "what's in it for me?" Or "it's way too far"
They just show on up with their big old heart
you find out who your friends are

Everybody wants tos lap your back
wants to shake your hand
when you're up on top of that mountain
But let one of thsoe rocks give way then you slide back down look up and see who's around then

This ain't where the road comes to an end
This ain't where the bandwagon stops
This is just one of thsoe times when
A lot of folks jump off

(Chorus)
When the water's high
When the weather's not so fair
When the well runs dry
Who's gonna be there?

(Chorus)
You find out who your friends are
(Yeah , Yeah)
You find out who your friends are

Run your car off the side of the road
Get stuck in a ditch way out in the middle of nowhere
(Well man, I've been there)
Or get yourself in a bind lose the shirt off your back
need a floor, need a couch, need a bus fare
(Man, I've been there)

Man, I've been there
Ooooh Yeah

it made me think of the friends who I have that been there just to even sit and listen and let me talk.. or those who tried to lend a hand to help.. it does show who your friends really are...

Weekend and the last 2 weeks...

Hi Everybody.. Yep i'm actually back to update again LOL.. Not like anything I post is important but thought I'd go ahead and post a thing or two...

Last Thursday evening it was agreed that I could let Tori spend the night here this weekend, I got her on Friday after I got off work and so we then went out to eat at Subway for supper.. I felt bad for Tori cause this was the 2nd night in a row she had supper at subway but she was good about it.. and then we went to the Oak Ridge Mall to walk around the mall.. this is where Robert and I go walking (Robert does most of the walking there) and we walked 2 laps then decided to go onto Wal Mart so I could do a little grocery shopping for things we needed... Robert had fun making Tori laugh the whole time we were there.. which I had to smack him a time or two for doing something geesh.. can't take a man anywhere can ya!! We came home and stayed in for the rest of the evening..

Yesterday, Robert went onto work and so Tori, Mom and I went to the Flea Market at the Expo to walk around etc. and mom and I got a Hematite Ring.. suppose to help with arthritis, headaches, stuff like that.. so we bought them and then after all that walking.. I needed to go to wal mart to buy a few things I forgot from the night before.. I was gonna make Meat Loaf for supper and the recipe I was using called for a few things that I didn't have so we went there and I got a few things( more than I had planned on getting of course) then I came home and it was getting closer to the time robert was getting off work .. it was planned at the last minute that I'd cook supper at mom's.. since Mom had no idea what they were having for supper.. I was like hey why don't I make the Meat Loaf for all of us??? Plenty of meat that I had bought.. so I went over there and started to it.. Tori helped me with a lot on the Meat Loaf.. which I'm proud of her.. Mom provided the Veggies and we ended up making 3 different veggies cause Robert didn't like Brussell Sprouts.. so we had Meat Loaf, Green Beans, Corn and Brussel Sprouts.. It had been a LONG time since I have had Brussel Sprouts so I was glad mom had some :D Everyone said they liked it and I was relieved cause I know the last time I made the meat loaves in the past always turned out bad.. but this time it was PERFECT!!! and it was a diabetic recipe hehe.. so I was thrilled so I found the meat loaf recipe that I'll use from now on!!

So, now it's Sunday and Tori will be going home sometime today. I haven't had Tori spend the night here in quite a while so I was really enjoying my time with Tori even though now she's a teenager she'd rather be on the computer or talking to her friends on the BlackBerry but still I enjoyed having her here..

When I last posted I had talked about how I lost 20 pounds and Robert lost 9 pounds.. well in 2 weeks I've slowed down tremendously on losing weight and now have lost just 2 pounds in 2 weeks.. which is good they say it's best to lose 1-2 pounds a week and that's what I'm doing.. But I am just really happy I can actually wear the shorts that used to be so tight!! I'm still eating about 1,200 calories a day and I try to do some extra walking at work on my break time, and try to find extra reasons to get up and walk to the copier machine, to the bathroom, to the kitchen just so that way I can get some walking in.. and btw.. NO I Still haven't had a regular Mt. Dew Since June 26th!!! I haven't even missed it.. I still drink soft drinks but only 1- 12 oz. diet drink with my lunch and that's it rest of the day is the bottled water with the packets i use to add into the water.. I've gotten hooked on the Crystal Light White Tea with Blueberry flavor.. now I really don't like a lot of stuff with Blueberry in it except Blueberry muffins, or waffles but this drink is really great!! so i've been drinking more of that but I'm going slowly on drinking just plain water but soon enough i'll start drinking just plain water :)

Robert has not been on the scale yet as far as I know.. so as soon as I know how much he's lost (or gained hehe) i'll post it.. maybe that is.. if he let's me.. But I am proud of Robert for sticking with this diet and going walking.. he still complains about the amount of food he can only have but he's doing good.. he's sneaked in a thing or two but I always find out cause he doesn't hide the evidence LOL but luckily it's on the day's he was under his calorie limitation.. so he did ok.. but still he did it LOL . but still I am very proud of him.. he has several pants that now look like they're about to fall off him!!! so he does wear a belt but don't think they help too much!

I can't believe how much time has flown by!! we only have 1 1/2 week left of July!! I remember being little and thinking how time was going so slow.. and that everything was boring and all that stuff. But now it's like where did time go?!?! It 's like I can't even stay on track with time or day!! Soon before we know it.. it'll be Christmas all over again!! sigh.. first we gotta go through August.. that's the time for Mom, Ryan, Justin, and Tori's birthday!!! 1 birthday a week.. Plus Justin and Tori starts school!!!

Speaking of Justin and Tori.. It's still hard to believe that they both are entering high school now.. time is gonna fly by so fast for them and I know they can't wait to finish school but that means they're growing up :( I remember when Mary had them in the hospital just so little and fragile and I would hold them and wouldnt' let anyone take them!! brings back a lot of memories!

Ryan started 3rd grade last monday and so far it seems like he is enjoying it! our little baby nephew is growing up too!!! I love seeing his facial expression, the things he has to say.. I just love it!!!

I love all 3 kids so much I don't think they really realize how much I love them.. even though I don't show it but I do!!! Just wish I could continue to spoil them like I did when they were babies.. sigh.. oh well they all must grow up!!

Well, I guess I'll close this post for now.. I wanna post a song after publishing this one.. So until next time..

Long time since I've last posted

well, I was reminded yesterday by mom and mary that i haven't updated my blog in a while.. so I thought I'd go ahead and post today :)

Really not much has been going on for me to post anything special.. We all got together on July 4th at mom and dad's house to have a lunch cook out... we all include my grandparents, mary and her family, robert, and me. We had some good food.. Hamburgers, Hot dogs, Baked Beans, Potato Chips, and all the toppings for our food, and for dessert we had carrot cake, Fruit (Grapes, Strawberry) and Mary made a very very good Dipping for the fruit which I had a small sampling of it.. I had to close the lid and push it away from me :)

On June 27th Robert went to see the dr about his diabetes which we knew the dr wasn't gonna be very happy.. of course she wasn't so that day was the day of a new start.. I became very more strict about Robert's food and counting everything.. which has so far been helping.. His sugar has dropped to a very good levels.. and Robert has now of this morning lost 9 pounds since June 27th which I am VERY proud of him!!! He's still not happy with his limited food but he knows I do this because I want him to be around me for the next 100 years ;)

I also have been on a diet with him and since my last time I weighed in at my mom's house on June 17th and now.. The scale has shown me to lose 20 pounds :D I am soooo excited I've been able to fit into 2 shorts that had been either tight (1 of them) and another that was pretty snug on me.. but now they fit me perfectly without having to hold my breath in and it made me feel so much better to know it does actually fit me!!! I still have quite a while before I get to my goal and that's ok I know I'll make it there one day. And for those who are wondering.. I don't drink mt. dew anymore!!! I stopped drinking that on June 26th and I've only been drinking 1- 12 oz. diet drink a day.. and I drink those water bottles and put different flavors in it that you can buy at the store to add into ur water.. I drink those more than anything..

The weather here has been sooo humid and hot it's so unreal.. I can't wait till it gets to the fall so we can have some cooler weather.. Even though my favorite time is winter but I'll even settle for the Fall or the Spring time.. Summer is my hated weather!!

But anyway, That's about all that is going on around here.. Right now Robert's at work and I'm still trying to wake up so I can't think of anything else to write in my little ol' blog.. maybe I'll be back on soon to update again..