Temptations

  It's November, the weather is colder, leaves are changing color, we got our first snow today (didn't stay long though).  With the fall season and Thanksgiving coming soon, I have had cravings for pumpkin pie, cookies etc...I only eat these things around this time of year so I guess it shouldn't surprise me.  What I'm about worried is that since my husband was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes, both of us have not been eating any sweets at all.  In fact, my husband has lost 45 lbs since July and I've lost 20 lbs, and I definitely don't want to gain any back during the holidays. 
  I think my best plan of action is to step up my exercise routine and indulge my cravings in moderation.  My husband is a lot more strong willed about these things than I am, so I'm not quite as worried about him caving in. 
  The upcoming holidays are going to be even tougher this year. because my grandmother passed away earlier this year and the holidays  are not going to be the same!  It's going to be a real temptation to turn to the holiday "comfort foods" when I'm missing my grandmother, and I really have to fight doing that

Hello Again!

Hello again to everyone out there! I've been gone for way too long! After taking a break during the holidays and spending time with my family out in sunny California, I am back! My husband and I had a wonderful Christmas with just the two of us in a cabin tucked away in a snowy forest, about 50 feet from a beautiful lake! We had quite a few welcomed daily visitors of the four legged kind that greeted us each morning, and returned each late afternoon. Our "company" was so cute, I couldn't resist taking their pictures! We also traveled to New York city and did the typical "touristy" things such as walking in Times Square, seeing the beautiful tree at Rockefeller Center, walking past Radio City Music Hall, and viewing the Staue of Liberty from Battery Park!
Along with travelling, I've been once again exploring the "artist in me", doing some painting, drawing, photography etc... I've even sold a few of my creations! It surprises me what the combination of "winter doldrums", family, and everday life can sometimes bring out in me artistically.

Fun Thanksgiving facts

Here are some fun Thanksgiving facts:

1.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
2.The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving.
3.The pilgrims arrived in North America in December 1620.
4.They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1621.
5.They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
6.The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.
7.The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.
8.Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. Whereas earlier the presidents used to make an annual proclamation to specify the day when Thanksgiving was to be held.


"He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart."

-J.A. Shedd