A Tennis Watching Hummingbird?!!!

      This hummingbird painted gourd birdhouse, that I saw in the Etsy shop SharonsCustomArtwork reminded me that I hadn't told you about my hummingbirds lately. And it's really something to tell you too! :-)
      The 'something' has been happening ever since the Wimbledon tennis tournament started. {And I KNOW you're gonna think I'm making this up, but...I'm NOT!!}...First though, let me lay out my day yesterday....Friday.....'Date Night' day!! :-)
      As you know, I've been having all kinds of issues with my 'allergies'...{allergies that may not be allergies at all as it turns out. It may be another symptom of my 'Change' induced hormones!...I deduced this by the fact that the allergies have shown up at the same time as my growing impatience level, more hair growing in odd places at a rate even Superman would marvel at, and more regular night sweats! UGH!!!...Reminds me of when Archie Bunker told Edith to 'Go ahead and CHANGE already!!' LOL}
        I was sitting in front of my ever-blowing fan...

            ...waiting for the next tennis match to come on.  The smell of homemade chicken soup from the Crock pot was wafting through the house. 
      I went on Youtube and listened to a couple of songs...a common pastime between tennis matches...and then HURRAY!! It was coming on!...I turned the T.V. up loud and waited and watched out the window for my tennis watching buddy to come by. :-)
     I ate a few snacks....

         And then there he was!!! The hummingbird!!!...I know you're probably thinking this is some kind of joke, but No!! Every time I turn up the music or the  T.V. when the tennis match starts...I look out the window and my little buddy 'Horacio' is out there sitting in the tree, with his head going back and forth as if he's following the beat, or following the ball going back and forth across the net!! :-) 
      At first I thought it was just coincidence. So, I've been doing little things to test the theory: Turning up the T.V. when I'm watching a movie, talking loud at random times, turning everything off in the house and just waiting.
      But as soon as the music or tennis comes on...there he is!! :-) Even more funny, when the crowd gets loud because of a good play or something, he picks that exact moment to fly over to the window and look in and then dart off...or to go to the feeder and sip on nectar!! His little wings are flapping as if he's clapping along with the crowd!....NO KIDDING!!! :-))
    I knew you wouldn't believe me.....so I have proof!!!! :-]

    Now....what do you think of that?! I have a tennis watching hummingbird for a backyard pet!!! LOL
     In other news....and it's gonna be anti-climactic after the hummingbird thing! LOL...hubby and I had a very nice 'Date Night'! We ate homemade chicken soup and buttermilk cornbread, looked at the reruns of some tennis matches from yesterday, giggled, took a nap, and ate this...

      ...Truth is, 'I' had these....Well, a little bit of each of these mixed together. {As if either one by themselves wouldn't have been enough!! LOL} I hadn't had any in a while. It was time people!!!! ^_^
       It may be time for me to get this!

      Hubby had some natural oatmeal raisin cookies with pecans. I think he thought the word 'Natural' would make them okay for his cholesterol!! LOL...Anyway! If you can't look forward to eating what you want at least once a week...on a 'Date Night'...how is life ever gonna really be worth living?!! LOL It stops that 'ONE MORE DIET' from being right around the corner. ^_^ And we don't want to do another diet again...Just healthy eating now, the two of us! Today's poem is proof that we've been there/done that with the dieting!
      Okay....off to talk to some people about a Kingdom! :-) Have a good Saturday everybody!!!


Starting A New Diet

We're  now starting a new diet-
thanks to help from 'Dr. Phil'.
No more delusions about food.
Its time for thoughts of 'Getting Real!'

This is our first day on this road,
and I can see it will take work;
But if we get to feeling better-
Then, 'Less' of us will be the perk.

We've  gone from sugar-laced oatmeal
to cereal that is all-bran;
and down to normal sized portions
instead of eating from the pan.

We're  kind of different, Jeff and I.
Oh-How our lifestyle change will be,
because he likes to eat all day,
and I get hungry after three.

We have to eat three meals a day,
But then, we have two snack times too;
and I admit-the time preparing
ain't that easy, y'all, to do!

My hubby carries his three meals
in a cooler, on his truck
so that when he's  feeling hungry
he can eat and not be stuck.

We're  eating vegetables and fruit
more than we ever thought we would.
We're  looking forward to the day
when we are thin, and feeling good.

That day, for hubby, will come soon.
For me, it might be quite a while.
As far as where we have to go-
he has an inch-I have a mile!

But after years of being fat
(But liking who I am inside)
I'm not so focused on weight loss-
as much as health is my true guide.

So, at the end of the day,
whether months, or years from now,
I'd  like to look into the mirror
and let out a hearty "Wow!"

Maybe I won't  be teeny-tiny,
and my clothes won't  be real small-
But maybe I can go in service
with no cane-But standing tall.

And hubby's, low cholesterol
could be a show of true endurance;
and we won't  have to pay as much
to get some better life insurance!

{Credit for above photos: 1950's Vornado Desk Fan by LuccaBales; Ben & Jerry Charm Bracelet by uniquecharmboutique}
     

PMS-ing!!!

    Okay, I'm going to start off this post by saying, if you think that with my pre-menstrual cycle, sorry fellas,  starting it's routine onslaught for the umpteenth time in my 50 years of life, you're going to hear how great I handled the on-coming emotions, the skyrocketing cravings, and the feelings of just wanting to sleep and be crabby...YOU ARE VERY MUCH MISTAKEN!!!! LOL

   I have been tired, my legs have been spasmodic, my emotions have been all over the place (Laughing, crying, ANGRY!), and I have been craving chocolate and anything sweet I can get my hands on!!! I have been so good in the past about feeling the onslaught coming and doing things to hold it off...drinking lots of water, keeping raw celery sticks and nuts close at hand for quick snacking, listening to soothing music, and talking and writing up a storm to get my emotions out. But this time...I didn't hardly do ANY of that! It came on so unexpectedly!

   At my age every menstrual  cycle is "kinda" welcome, because I know that some time soon I won't be having them anymore. Up until last month, in fact, they were skipping lots of months in between. I thought that this was a sign of them imminently finishing! But Nooooooo! Here it is one month later and...SURPRISE!!! UGH!

   Here I was giving myself mental excuses for all of the things going on. You're tired because you haven't been getting enough sleep lately. Your legs are spasmodic because you really need to get some more exercise. You're so giddy because your husband can be so funny sometimes. You're so angry because your husband is a total idiot and doesn't know how to do anything right!!  Sorry honey. :-(

   But last night the visible evidence came as to why I'm being a crazy lunatic! My cycle has started again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When, Oh When, will I be done with this monster?!! (Stop Laughing at me too!!!) I know I'm not alone, but I'm probably alone in admitting that I'm not even going to try, at this late date, to be strong and start doing the things I need to do to ward it off! I WANT SUGAR!!!! LOL ... And I got some last night. Hello Ben!!!

    Yum! Yum!...And when you have a monstrous craving like mine, it has to be 'Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk' to the rescue!

    When my craving for chocolate ever got bad like this in the past, I would get my ice cream, take a few bites, and put it back in the fridge for later. 'Later' might even be months later when I would find the container frost bitten in the back of the freezer! A spoonful or two would have completely taken the memory of the rest of it out of my mind!...But not this time. As you can see, this whole container was TOAST!!

    I even had a few of these with it...

    I know.....Horrible! But guess what?! I feel great this morning! I'm calm, sugared up, and in a good mood! I know I should be all bloated and have a headache or an upset stomach or SOMETHING...but I don't! No one is more surprised about that...and pleased...than me!

    Are you shaking your head?! Well, I can make you feel even better...I also had bought these...

    ....Just pure sugar goodness in a bag!

         With Cherry flavoring...you know how much I love cherries! :-) And sweet and sour too!!! Hubby even bought some new kind for himself...

    ...with some sort of tangy filling in the middle of the Twizzler. YUCK! I can't eat THAT MUCH sugar!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! I thought it was great that these...

    ...are LOW FAT!!!

     Yes People, sensibility and reasonableness is trying to return this morning. And I know myself well enough to know that I'll be good now, for about 3 or 4 days. Then the hormones will amp up again on their way out. {♫ It's so much fun being a girl! ♫} I guess I'd better get some celery sticks in this house! Does this happen to any of you?! Would you admit it?! ^_^

It might be time to pull this poem back out...and start again! :-))

Starting A New Diet

We're  now starting a new diet-

thanks to help from 'Dr. Phil'.

No more delusions about food.

Its time for thoughts of 'Getting Real!'

This is our first day on this road,

and I can see it will take work;

But if we get to feeling better-

Then, 'Less' of us will be the perk.

We've  gone from sugar-laced oatmeal

to cereal that is all-bran;

and down to normal sized portions

instead of eating from the pan.

We're  kind of different, Jeff and I.

Oh-How our lifestyle change will be,

because he likes to eat all day,

and I get hungry after three.

We have to eat three meals a day,

But then, we have two snack times too;

and I admit-the time preparing

isn't  that easy to do!

Jeff carries three of his meals

in a cooler, on his truck

so that when he's  feeling hungry

he can eat and not be stuck.

We're  eating vegetables and fruit

more than we ever thought we would.

We're  looking forward to the day

when we are thin, and feeling good.

That day, for Jeff, will come real soon.

For me, it might be quite a while.

As far as where we have to go-

he has an inch-i have a mile!

But after years of being fat

(But liking who I am inside)

I'm not so focused on weight loss-

as much as health is my true guide.

So, at the end of the day,

whether its months, or years from now,

I'd  like to look into the mirror

and let out a hearty "Wow!"

Maybe I won't  be teeny-tiny,

and my clothes won't  be real small-

But maybe I can go in service

with no cane-But standing tall.

And Jeff's, now, low cholesterol

could be a show of true endurance;

and we won't  have to pay as much

to get some better life insurance!