Girl Scout Cookie Warning!!!

You've seen them.  Those darling little freckle faced girls in green uniforms, with their Mom's sitting a couple of feet away at a card table piled high with Girl Scout Cookies!  They are out in front of every market in town this time of year.  You can't walk out of the market and whisk past these cuties.  It just isn't possible.  And it certainly isn't in me!  Far be it from me to decline to support one of the greatest childhood organizations EVER.  I was a girl scout.  My girls were scouts.  Their girls will be scouts.  They got me.  This one was especially darling.  She was fair of face, with red hair, and two front teeth missing.  She lisped a little when she politely asked, "Wuth you like to thupport Troop 135 by buying a boxth of cookeeth?"  I reached into my bag and pulled out a bill and bought the lemon cookies with a smile.   I tossed them onto the front seat of my car and drove home, singing along with my new Glee CD.  When I got home, I brought my bags inside the house, along with the cookies, popped a K cup of 1/2 caf into my Keurig for a nice sit down with a hot cup of coffee on a rainy day, and a lemon cookie or two.  And THIS is what I found!!!!

That innocent little fair haired vampiress sold me a half eaten box of lemon cookies!!!!!  I was about to get right back into my car and march myself back to Stater Bros., half eaten box of cookies in hand, to give them a piece of my mind, when I began to retrace my steps.  Could I.... Did I....Nah....I COULD'T have opened those bad boys in the car next to me, and mindlessly munched myself way half way through the box before pulling into my driveway, only a couple of miles from home?   Or...did I????  Ah well....no matter.  Just watch out for those cute innocent looking Girl Scouts.  And put the cookies in the trunk, or you too might wind up arriving home with a half eaten box of cookies!!!!

It's no secret.  I. Love. Cookies!  I love food!  I love to think about it, shop for it, prepare it, eat it....everything about it.  I love food.   Which isn't a terrible thing, unless of course, you have not been exercising, or going to your Weight Watchers meetings!  Then, my friend, your cute little size 8's begin to collect dust on the hangers in your closet.  And so, it is time.  Time to get these out.

My well worn running shoes, because at one time, they were getting used every morning to actually RUN!! 
Last weekend, I began to work out again.  And it felt GOOD!

I am starting with a light workout.  25 minutes on the treadmill, graduating up to a slow jog, doing about half jogging, and 1/2 brisk walking.  My friend Maryrose and I call this, Wogging.  Then I lay out my mat and do some sit ups, leg work, and end with arm reps using 5 lb weights.  I am sore, but it is a good sore.   My knees are shot, so I don't know how much running I will be doing.  But it sure feels good to MOVE, and SWEAT!!!  And, this could be a nice incentive for me to keep at it.  We are joining our middle daughter Erika and her boyfriend David, and a whole bunch of his buddies who are all firemen in our city, his parents, sister, and heaven knows who else, on a three day cruise to celebrate David's 30th birthday in early May.  Maybe I will even be able to wear a bathing suit!!!  Wish me luck.  I am going to need it!!!

Yesterday we had rain.  All day.  I loved it!  I stood at my kitchen window watching this funny little fellow for the longest time. 

My neighbor has pecan, walnut and macadamia nut trees.  So the squirrels are having themselves some big fun right now.  He was a funny little guy.  Noah enjoyed watching his antics as much as I did.

My Valentine Flowers are opening up each day, and I think they are at their peak of beauty today.  The colors are so vibrant and beautiful!

I love it when my husband sends me flowers from Pro Flowers.  They send them with the buds barely open.  Then you get to enjoy them, and watch them unfurl a little bit each day.  And I always get a good two weeks of enjoyment out of my Pro Flowers, from Mr. G.  So pretty.

Mr. G is going to be late tonight, so I am going to heat up some potato cheese soup from last night, sit in Mr. G's spot on the sofa, watch the big telly, on whatever channel I want!!!  Which right now is the Food Channel, naturally....and American Idol a little later on.
See you next time.