He knew what he was talking about.

Here are some quotes from one of my all time heroes... (I was born on his birthday)

• "You can't escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."—Abraham Lincoln

• "If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will."—Abraham Lincoln

"I would rather have people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance. ... Abraham Lincoln

I think the USA could do well to remember the wisdom of this great man.

OH MY WORD!

Apparently this is really going to happen this August. Not like the 1994-1995 hype that ended with Archie getting back together with Cheryl Blossom. I can't say I'm really that surprised that he's picking Veronica. It's just another case of a guy being too silly to know what's good for him. As much as I really like Betty, she really could do much better. I certainly wouldn't want to marry a guy and then wonder for the rest of my life if he regrets his choice. Best to look for other fish in a bigger pond... It's only taken them oh 50+ years to get here.... Oh well.

30 Day weight loss Challenge

That's right. I don't know if it's hormones or what, but I am sick to death of feeling flabby and fat. I have been waffling in my weight loss attempts for weeks and I just need a good shot in the arm (or kick in the rear) to get back on track. So what am I going to do? A 30 day weight loss challenge!

Side note: what makes this even harder is that I just finished writing 50 articles on weight loss for www.contentdivas.com and spent the whole time feeling guilty that I KNOW all about weight loss, but I'm fat. >:( explain that.... I guess it's a classic case of those who can't do teach... but who wants to take weight loss advice from a chubby girl? It's at times like these I thank my lucky stars I'm a ghost writer.

ANYHOW! 30 Day weight loss challenge. I'm just making this up as I go because I couldn't find something online that fit exactly with what I was going for. (BTW I'm starting June first, and anyone who wants to play along can feel free to.) I will be posting daily (Egads! Bear with me.) about my progress, but here is the catch. I will not weigh myself only twice - June 1st and then not until JUNE 30th. There will be pictures, actual measurements, and yes my real weight posted. (Not even my driver's licence has had that kind of honesty.)

I guess today I'm just kind of warning everyone that things could get ugly... and I actually WANT people to comment- keep me honest. If I think someone out there is keeping tabs on me this will probably work better.

~Kelly

Really?

I woke up to a blizzard again this morning. I'll post pictures later.

But since I'm still sick and feeling crappy, I have decided not to be mad. Being angry at the weather is probably the stupidest thing to be mad at. There is nothing I can do to change it, so I'll just raise my eyebrows and say, "really?" and then trudge out into the snow to scrap the inch or two of crusted on snow off my car and begin my day...

I'm beginning to doubt Montana.

Happy Mother's day

This is my very digital scrapbook layout. I made for my mom. I need more practice, but I think it turned out nicely. :)

when life gives you lemons

Squeeze the heck out of them and make delicious, refreshing lemonade. Like so:

1. Quarter the lemon

2. Put it in a zippy bag (check for holes if you can first)

3.) Add sugar to taste (only 15 calories for a tsp of sugar, or you can use splenda)

4. Squeeze the jucie from the lemon! (Great for even little kids, and can be very cathartic)

5. Add water, and icecubes if you want. Also I like to add a few frozen berries. The kind we made at day care training had koolaide icecubes!

5. Enjoy!

Clean up is a breeze! These are fun for picnics. Lemons only cost about 20 cents each here so it's cheap too. Only down side that I can see is for certain preschoolers with short attention spans who want to set it down and run off and play. :)

That Darn Cat

I probably woke the neighborhood this morning with my rather shrill (I am ashamed to say) scream.

Here's what happened. . .

I am buckling Hudson into his car seat and I hear a small "Thump thump", pause momentarily, but think nothing of it so continue to strap Hudson in.

When I stand up, I'm eye to eye with a cat. It's literally an inch from my nose. I scream - Hudson laughs and the cat- completely unfazed- cocks his head and meows. I slam the door hoping to scare it away, tell it to shoo, even clap my hands at it to no avail. Finally I said, "I'm going to drive away with you on the roof!" And hop in and start the car. The cat leaps to the ground.

This is the same cat that tried to get inside my house the other day, ducking and weaving and trying to get past my legs into the door. I finally had to brandish a rake at it for it to leave. It's getting pretty brazen.

Sheesh!

"meh"

What I'd like to know is how I got stuck in this t shirt and jeans trap. It's only one step away from the baggy sweats trap (although on weekends I've been known to indulge). I mean, really, for someone who was once a fashion major and who wore some pretty (dare I say) Zany clothes I've really mellowed. I think it has something to do with my life in general. I'm complacent when it comes to my diet, my style, my housekeeping, my finances... It's not that bad, but it's not that good either. A word I would use to describe this apathetic or just pathetic approach to life? "Meh"... It's pretty much my answer when asked my opinion on just about anything.

I have a friend who dyed her hair pink. She's not a punk-rocker or anything, just wanted pink hair and she went out and got it. I wonder what's preventing me from going out and taking more risks like that. Things I'd like to do but just feel like I'm not entitled to.

I need to go out on a limb and try something new. Jazz it up, so to speak. Any suggestions?