Grocery Store...

Today was a great day...  Got up and around and was actually gone from the house for about 3 hours..  I was tired half way through...but I was so glad to get out of the house.  One of our stops was Walmart to buy groceries..  I have been so blessed that Dewayne and Grady have either been eating at Mom and Dad's or they would go out to eat....so I didn't have to cook or smell all the good food..  But you know..life does go on...and I need to move on..  So I am starting out slow...I am only buying food that are not my favorites (this probably won't last long)...spaghetti, tacos, brown rice jambalaya, etc...  Anyway.. I have to start somewhere..  I have always loved to cook and prepare meals..now..I will just prepare healthier versions...and somewhere down the road I will be able to eat a little of it..  I am still have the feeling I will never eat the food I love again...but I will...a much smaller, healthier version.  I am always up for a challenge...and this will be one for sure..  So tonight I fixed dinner..it went great...I made tacos for the boys...the kitchen was so nice (I had the windows open the cool air was coming in..and as always..listening to my super 70s...it was great).  I had two spoonfuls of strawberry/banana yougart...it was good...but there are more things that I (me) chose to think about.  Instead of thinking of the bad..(wish I could eat that..why did I do this..how could I let myself go that way..I am so hungry)... I decided to think of all the things I am happy for and thankful for....having a dinner with my family, listening to the birds outside with the cool breeze coming in, thankful that we are all healthy, thankful that Dewayne has a great job now (and he is happy)...so many things.  I know that was pure Pollyanna...but it does make a difference.  So onward I go...a new day, a new beginning, learning new things (how to cook healthy food for my family, etc..)..I am excited and ready to continue on...

Lastly...Anne (my youngest sister) has always loved four-leaf clovers...and she can always find them.  The day of my surgery...she sent me two texts...she found not one but two four-leaf clovers and sent the pictures to me..good luck for me....see the pictures below. 

Thanks so much for all the kind words/messages...my family and friends are so important to me...I thank God everyday for you all..

Talk soon,
Lora