Oaklahoma Strong

Hello friends, it's Wednesday, and as we know it's been a week of horrific events in Oaklahoma.  I just can't imagine it.  Tornado's are such a fierce act of nature.  My heart and prayers go out to the people in our heart-land.  What can we do?  Yes pray, but what the authorities have said is to give to funds that have been set up.  Like FEMA...the the Red Cross and others.  Money is the best way to give for this current disaster in Ok.,  and let's not forget these folks in our prayers next week or a month later...their lives will be impacted by this disaster for a long time and for

 others......forever.

My mothers day flowers still alive.

May you know His Peace this day.......Karen

 

Week One Down.....Just a little update.

Ok week one down with joing Weight Watchers.  I can't be a spokes person for the franchise but I can say I have joined them.  Wonderful news.  I am down 3.8 lbs.  Almost 4lbs.

 My neighbor and I joined together.  We are also walking together each day for 1.5 miles...sometimes more.  My neighbor did well too 6 lbs lost. 


We are making smart choices, and tracking what we eat.  It works ladies, and gentlemen.  It's simple discipline which I lack during this season of my life....but feel directed and focused.

I truely stand on this verse.  We can do all things through Christ.  Amen.    Have a great Thursday, and know you can do what it is you need to do.....

Nest in Peace..................Karen

Craig's List Cool Stuff

I saw these pics on Craig's List.  These crate boxes were used at an out door Fall wedding.  Don't you just love the idea seen here. 

 

 This theme looks like something Junk Gypsy would do for a wedding setup, don't you agree?  Simple, country, yet kind of elegant.

The Craig's List seller was selling the boxes.  They also sold a wonderful idea!





Nest in Peace     Karen

 



Happy Mothers Day...friends.

Our three blessings.

Our oldest and me when just moved to the Cape.

Our youngest with one of her besties.



Our son the Marine and his beautiful bride.

I am one blessed Mama....my heart is full of joy&love thank you Lord for all my blessings.  My mom and my hubby's mom are in heaven, but  our lives are so rich for what they sowed into our life. May you all have a wonderful mother's day. 

Ok...I have a skeleton in my closet.

Well not really a skeleton...however I have been let's say quiet about this....it's not really a "secret" cause it can't really be hidden...just not talked about unless it comes up....I have had this all my life, it's just a matter of fact "thing" with me.... and I am going to reveal it on my blog.  Ok here it is......"hello my name is Karen, I am 51years of age.....and I am a below the knee amputee"  Ok ....that wasn't so bad.  Admitting is always the first step.   We live now in a day and age... due to the war we have been in for the past 10-11 years, that being an amputee is more socially accepted than it ever was...meaning the stares and "sorry" looks are less.   I can deal and have delt with that my whole life....but it is really different now.  I mean no one even really wears the legs I do with the "rubber skin like material on the shell of the prosthesis"  Now it's just full....metal...terminator legs.&..arms...it's cool.  I still like the legs that look somewhat like a leg...:)

I had my leg amputated when I was 2yrs old due to a birth defect.  So I have always been an amputee.  I have had and still do have a full life.  A hubby of 30 years ...3 adult children...I've worked....and now I am a real estate agent.....ect. ect.  I do everything.

I am on a quest....at 51 I've put on the lbs that come with middle-age.....peri-menopause......so lovely......not......so I have now a new prosthetic leg....and I am going for it folks....this mama wants to loose 40 lbs.....  get in shape.....feel good be healthy.....for those coming grandbabies, that my adult children are suppose to have. LOL

My neighbor and I have started walking averaging 1.5 miles a day trying at least 5 days a week.  Tomorrow....we start weight watches....I have done WW before...so doing it again......I am pumped up.....my neighbor is pumped up.....

So here I go some before pics.....you know the kind where one looks just horrible.....I did that......so the after pics will look so wicked awesome.............  so the "skeleton" is out of the closet...actually I have lot's of old legs in the closet....amputee humor....pics below.....progress to follow.....thank you Lord for walking along side of me while I do this.  Amen.

Oh my gosh...no makeup but that's what they do for "before" pics...so I did it. 

Ok chick....need some hair-color at least...lol

Just some body image pics

Middle gotta work that body.

Gluts....gotta trim down some..

The new leg.....taking this journey with.

Gotta slim down the chubbas.

This is "old faithful"  I will keep this leg around at first...to fall back on when brake-downs occur at first.  So far so good.

A friend of mine encouraged me awhile ago to blog about this....at the time....I wasn't there....but now I am there....thanks "M". 

We all have our "skeletons" ...our hangups if you will.  God helps you through what ever part of your journey you are about to go into....or already in...or seeing you through to the other side.

Be well ....nest in peace......Karen

Last weekend's lil project.

Hello Monday ....happy May Monday to you. What's May Monday you ask....lol.  It's not official, just me saying it because it's the first Monday of May.  Finally here on Cape Cod we have a warm day today.  I mean you actually feel the heat from the sun....it's awesome!!!

Ok this past Saturday I had a bored moment. Of course there was plenty to do...like cleaning, laundry etc. ect.  I just wanted to ditch that stuff for a minute.  A light-bulb went off in my head....and I went searching for a picture in a cool frame stored in my closet.   Never "loved" the pic, but really liked the frame.  I had a paper bag, I saved from "The Black Dog" store on Marthas Vineyard...saved on purpose to do this task.  I just had forgotten to do it.  It's simple so here is what I did.

Pop out the back of frame.  Have to be careful.

Take apart the paper bag, again carefully.

There he is...there are bag lines, but I don't mind them.

And the finished product.  A new pic for the nest.

The frame has a cool black and gold edging.  Love it.  Very unique.

Of course while doing my project I had some plum-spiced tea in my Black Dog mug.

Well he was caught in the act.

As cute as he is this lil redheaded woodpecker is.....he is eating our house up!  This lil stinker has made several good size holes in our nest.  We are not very happy, but I have to say he is an amazing creature, so beautiful.  All we can do is scare him away when he arrives to peck on our home. The noise he makes is very loud on our house as he pecks away.  As you can see there are plenty of trees for him to go to...but no it's our nest he likes to peck.  Go away you redheaded woodpecker.


Nest in Peace    Karen