I recently acquired my first messenger bag. I don't know why I never considered a messenger bag in any of my purse purchases, because it's really, really cool! I've taken an idea from my Best Friend and Neighbor, by using a smaller clutch with my wallet and essentials when I go into a store and that clutch now fits neatly in my messenger bag, which can also carry all the "extras" I might need while on the go: small pack of wipes ('cause even at 8 and almost 10, my girls can still make creative messes), camera, tissues (allergy season), catalogs and/or samples to give away for my business, etc.
That sentence was ridiculous... Here's my bag called "Little Men."
The pic doesn't do it justice...it's a rich, chocolate brown corduroy, with the pretty pinks to make it dainty. The cute flower can be moved around, too!
Anyhoo, it's SO cool, that I purchased TWO more to be used by the girls when school starts back. I've seen a lot of their peers switching to messenger bags. They actually look extra adorable on young kids because they hang so far down. But the cool thing about our "Zaza bags" is that the strap is adjustable by re-tying it where we need it. Here's the ones I got for my girls...
"Harold and the Purple Crayon"
and "Roses for Mama"
My girls ask me almost every day "when will our bags get here." I'll post pictures of them carrying their bags once they arrive. Fun, fun...
As you can tell, the creator of these bags names each one after a book - so creative! She's wonderful to do business with as well - shipped our bags out right away.
I now have a link to bagsforzaza on the right over there. She has decided to auction off each one to the highest bidder, so check 'em out.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Adventures in New Ideas
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Adventures in Firsts
LK has her first loose tooth! :) She's not very happy about it - in fact, she's quite sad. LK doesn't like surprises plus she's afraid it will hurt. I sympathize because I remember how tender my gums would be when I lost a tooth, and how weird it felt to have a space where a tooth once was. She's letting me wiggle it a little at a time, so hopefully it will come out easily and soon.
Today was the last day of the Spring Session at the girls Therapeutic Horse Riding. We've really enjoyed getting to know the instructor on Saturdays. We hadn't had her before, but we all like her a lot. Her partner instructor was familiar to us, so we knew we already liked her. Summer Session begins on Father's Day, but we don't know yet who will be teaching or what day/times the girls will be riding. It's nice to have a couple weeks off for now.
My experiment with sugar control is continuing...feel much better today after the yuckiness of my allergy shot yesterday. Went out to dinner last night with a group from our church, but by the time my main course arrived, my belly was hurting. That was annoying and stayed with me until bedtime. But I woke this morning feeling fine. I'll tell you though, I've had more yucky days than good days so far on this program. Was even feeling last night that if I don't start feeling better soon, I just might say "to heck with this!"
I did get to add in a previously avoided food on Thursday evening. I decided on wheat/gluten to start adding back in, because that seemed to encompass a lot of different foods: breads and pastas of course. So I used a couple recipes from my Sugar Solution cookbook that I ordered recently (before I even knew I'd be on this program, I might add - always amazing to look back at how Spirit works in my life) and chose Chicken with Peaches and Red Wine, and some home made Macaroni and Cheese. The neat thing about this cookbook is that all the recipes are low on the glycemic index, meaning the carbohydrates are "slow burning" and don't put you on that roller coaster of energy highs and lows. I've read a lot the past week about insulin and sugar detoxing, etc., and it seems to make sense that everyone, not just diabetics, should try to keep their blood sugar levels as stable as possible. And it particularly applies to me, because the article mentioned how it leads to elevated blood pressure and causes your heart to work harder. I have a family history of heart disease - my Dad had a heart attack at age 53! He had one artery that was 95% occluded, but show no other indicators like high blood pressure or high cholesterol. So I know that I need to be aware of things that could hurt my heart. Anyhoo, the recipes were scrumptious! My oldest daughter, SK, woke the next morning asking for "that chicken" again for lunch. Wow! They weren't too keen on the homemade Mac and Cheese though...possibly because I overcooked it a little in the last step so it was dryer than it should have been. Ooops, back to the sugar control...
Each time I add an avoided food, I'm supposed to continue the sugar control program for three days to see how the added food makes me feel. So, even though I can add in foods, I'm not yet unrestricted. Blargh! I do notice, however, that I'm not feeling as tired as I have for a long time. My CPAP breathing machine at night helped a lot with the tired feeling because I'm sleeping better with continual oxygen pumping through my brain. But taking out all the sugars and stuff seems to have helped my energy a little. I really only have today to go by though, because I've felt yucky pretty much every day since I started. So, we'll see...
We're hanging out and relaxing this Holiday weekend, with a trip out on the boat planned for tomorrow and Hubby's Community Band Concert on Monday night. Hubby is having to do some work over the weekend to prepare for a business trip next week, but he's chugging right along and is determined to have fun before it's over!
Okay, now I'm feeling sleepy...reading (and apparently typing) makes me feel that way. Zzzzzz... :)
