A response I made on KFC's Holiday Foods blog, http://kfc.joeuser.com/article/343369/Holiday_Foods , triggered one of my earlier and happy memories of my mom. In my response on her blog I mentioned a meal that we Jamaicans loved to eat, which I do believe is more reminiscent of our mixture of cultures on our Island, was and still is Bully Beef and Cabbage with a variety of other foods. For example as a Breakfast meal it could be with fried dumplings or Johnny cakes, which&n...
Since the year began I made plans to continue with my weight loss plan. I got back on track with eating really healthy at least five times per week, which is pretty easy because of work. I have my two days of relaxing that rule and indulging at one or two meals, but so far I've not been doing too badly even on the weekends! My son told me that I looked thinner yesterday. I thank him, though to be honest, I am sick right now, I've caught a cold and I am feeling like what t...
Every now and again my oldest calls me giving me her symptoms and asking questions. Sometimes I can answer, sometimes I tell her to call her doctor, just to be on the safe side. She's off from work now, awaiting the birth of her baby. My baby is having a baby. I'm still in shock because I never thought this would be. I was disappointed at first, because I wanted her to experience so much more before kids and living with a man. (young girls out there, what is your hu...
My husband took his citizenship exam/interview earlier this week and he passed!!!! Now he waits for the swearing in ceremony date......elated is more than just a word! So many other feelings come with it....if I were to tell you the kind of day we had, and how high our stress level was, while trying to stay calm.....we're talking leaving some of the paperwork they told us to bring behind, and not being able to find one of our kid;s birth certificate....I smile now, because finally, ...
Yosa, it's been a while since I got personal on these pages! That was your warning to vacate the premises if you don't like to hear about peoples lives! So anyway, today was supposed to be a wonderful day of fun at the great Islands of Adventures with the kids...had I found where the heck I tuck the tickets away for safe keeping...gosh darn it...all three of them looked at me and shook their heads tut tutting at their poor mom/wife...why do I always do that?! (knocks self in head!) T...
[Title changed because hate is a strong word and being blue is more what I feel sometimes!] Sometimes I do dislike the holidays. Just sometimes. I really love it, most of the times, I really do. Because I have so many happy memories of holidays past and am trying to make the holidays present be filled with love and tradition and wonderful memories for my three kids. But there are times when it's difficult to keep that smile on my face. When I get in to one of these moods I'm ...
"I don't care what they say about me, this is my life, da da da da daaaaa I don't care if they say it's time to come home. I don't care anymore this is my life, go ahead with your own life, leave me alone!" _______________________ The words are probably mixed up, but that song has been buzzing around my head for too long! I'm not telling anyone off, no one has accosted me to tell me I'm living my life wrong or to live it their way, thank heavens! I just like that song and have been hu...
I am grateful for: Life Love Family Health Friends All that I have All that I am I am grateful! ________________________________________ I am so lucky to be here, to live here free from some of the problems that others in our world face. I thank God that my children are free, that they don't have to worry about whether they will eat today or tomorrow, that they can go to school and be educated that they can play freely, and socialize freely with friends...
No one else, just me. I don't pretend. Pretense is as pretense does. Holding my head high when it seems that the world is coming down on me, doing the doggy paddle! Getting over myself each time it seems I've put my foot in my mouth! It doesn't matter how old I am, it happens all the time!lol Standing up for what I beleive in, no matter if the whole world doesn't believe in what I do! Not following the crowd, being who I am, true to myself that's what is important. Allowing...