Favourite Foods

This week's post is about yummy, wonderful food. These are 13 of my favourite foods. They are in no particular order, just what came to my mind first.

1. Spaghetti
2. Chocolate covered strawberries
3. Fetticinni Alfredo
4. Roast Beef (the whole works with gravy and potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding mmmmm)
5. Yogurt (especially frozen)
6. Steak (medium rare of course)
7. Chilli (not too spicy)
8. Pancakes (with fruit or syrup or even just butter, love them)
9. Oatmeal (will never get sick of oatmeal, is my breakfast everyday)
10. Green Beans (I remember picking them with Grandma, and eating them fresh out of the garden)
11. Cakes (this pretty much includes all kinds of cakes, I am a sucker for them)
12. Pineapple (fresh, cut, and cored is almost to die for)
13. Carrots (especially fresh, crisp baby carrots)

Well now that I have made myself hungry again, I will have to go search through the cupboards to see what I can find. I am not too picky and enjoy pretty much all foods, but these 13 make the top of the list.

Yoga on Hold

Well last night I realized that right now Yoga may not be for me. I really enjoy doing it, and hope to continue to try at home,(where no one can see me lol). I think the biggest problem is I haven't lost enough weight yet. I just can't stretch as far as the other girls. Plus I want to get more into the meditation and breathing aspects of yoga, than mastering the actually positions. I am not saying that I have given up totally on the idea, but until I can conquer my weight issue I think this is the best choice. Kathie is going to continue to practice yoga, and she is doing wonderful. This is really her thing. Unlike Tai Chi, which I loved. Maybe that is my calling. But I will be fit and able to do those stretches and positions, and actually look like I care what my body looks like. To the next challenge, HI HO Silver Away!!!

Mellissa Need's According to Google

Today I decided I needed a little help writing my to do list so I went to Google and it kindly helped me out. I simply typed in “Mellissa needs” and voila!

1. Mellissa needs someone from near there who will work with her today to get a van.(I must be getting tired of the truck)
2. Mellissa Needs at least 10 hours of sleep a day.(oh isin't this the truth)
3. Mellissa needs a break.(Google sure knows me)
4. Mellissa needs a cigarette every morning when she gets up in order to get herself going. (yuck! that was back in the day, not now)
5. Mellissa needs to get on board with her new body.(this one is so true, I need to love me)
6. Mellissa needs to get over it.(not sure what to get over, but I do tend to stay on things to long)
7. Mellissa needs to find a new agent.(yes one that will find me what I want in life)
8. Mellissa needs to go to school, and she needs her coffee to do so.(I love school and would go back in a minute, and everyone knows you need a Timmy's to start the day)
9. Mellissa needs hydration after the walk.(if anyone knows me, they know I love my water)
10. Mellissa needs to comb her hair and work on bowel problems.(well my hair usually is messy, but as for the bowel problems, I am pretty good in that department right now)
11. Mellissa needs to do a better job of connecting with the audience.(yes I am shy and seem to lose my courage with a crowd)
12. Mellissa needs to follow the order to develop balance, greater awareness, and wholeness.(I wonder what order I need to follow, cause I would love to develop these things)
13. Mellissa needs to be locked up in jail.(well this may be alittle to harsh lol)

Isin't it funny how we can take other situations and put them to ourselves and they still work. This was a fun activity. You should do the same and see what you need, according to Google.

May 24

Well it is Sunday night of the first long weekend of the summer season. I should outside sitting by a fire pit enjoying a fancy alcoholic beverage. But that is what I would be doing 15 years ago. Now I am enjoying the warmth of the house, the hot coffee, and cuddle time on the couch. My kids are enjoying a weekend with both Mom and Dad around, even though they have no idea who Queen Victoria was. I was brought back to my memories last night though. As I enjoyed that fire pit. But not with a drink in my hand, but with a marshmellow browning waiting for the eager kid to take it off the wire. You could hear squeals of joy and see children running around enjoying the fresh air. This is what my long weekends look like now. Filled with young ones making the most of the spring weather. I am thankful that my Sarcoidosis has taken a back seat and allowed me to sit out in the night air enjoying adult conversations. Though I was some what stiff this morning, it was all worth it. Gone are the days of fuzzy heads and hungover mornings. Now is the time for family life and adulthood. Do I miss those days of younger. Not for a minute. Who needs to wake up with a headache and not remember the night before, only to do it again the next night to make the most out of the long weekend. Not me.....I will go to sleep tonight warm snuggled in my bed, thinking of all the kids wet and cold in their tents. One day soon that will be my children, and they will make many memories for themselves.

Favourite Movies

Today's installment of Thursday Thirteen is my favourite movies. These are in no real order and I am sure I have forgotten ones that I just love. But these are the ones that come to my mind first.

1. The Day After Tomorrow
2. Titanic
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. Mary Poppins
5. Steel Magnolias
6. Terms of Endearment
7. Brokeback Mountain
8. Sense and Sensibility
9. Sound of Music
10. Beaches
11. Passion of the Christ

12. Charlotte's Web (the 1973 film, haven't seen the new one yet)

1. Pretty Woman

As you can tell from this selection, "Drama" is my favourite genre. I think I need to get some comedy in my life. But I do love a happy ending. I hope that you all have seen these great movies.

Grad Dress Shopping

Saturday was the day. We "finally" (as Caitlin says) went to buy her a dress. It started out a great day. Matthew didn't want to come do girly stuff, so he stayed home with a friend. So it was just the four of us. It is not very often that we are out with just the girls, so that was a nice treat. We started off in Chatham. First store was a 'formal gown' store. There wasn't very much in Caitlin's size, and what there was came with a big price tag. Around $400 per dress. So we ventured on. The next place we went was Le Chateau. They didn't have very much choices there as well. A couple cute black dresses, but that was it. So we went to another store on King St. Caitlin walked in, looked around, and walked out again, all within 5 minutes. So we then go to a bridal shop on King St. The owner was a weird guy who was giving us all the jeebies, so we left there. We then decided to go for lunch and think up a new plan. We decided to go on to Windsor to the Devonshire Mall. This was the best part of the day. We found a parking spot right in front of a Sears door. We walk in, and directly infront of us was a sign "All Formal Wear 35% Off". We couldn't believe it. So we are looking through the dresses and Caitlin's first pick, she thinks is the one. But we choose another 4 dresses for her to try on. But it turns out, that yes her first pick was the dress. So since the dress was such a good price....$59.00 (I know, can you believe it), we decided to get the rest of her accessories. We walk down the aisle and there is a sign..."All Jewerly 30% Off", we couldn't believe it, so we got her necklace and earrings. Then we decided we might as well find her shoes, since we had the dress with us to match up. So we walk down the aisle again, and low and behold, "Shoes 25-35% Off". So she found her perfect shoes. All of this shopping took less than one hour. We go up to the cashier and the grand total for everything was $119.00. The day was ment to be, everything just fell into place. And she will look beautiful and all grown up the day of her graduation. I am including some pics we took of her trying on dresses. She had a wonderful day because it was her day, all about her.

And this is the"ONE"

Mood Swings

Todays 13 things are about my moods. This week has been like a ship bouncing up and down on the ocean waves. Half the time I don't know why I feel these emotions, they just come. Must be the bi-polar. Fun stuff that it is. These feelings are in no order, just the way I remember them.

• regretful
• miserable
• exasperated
• apologetic
• anxious
• meditative
• lonely
• sympathetic
• thoughtful
• undecided
• blissful
• happy
• frightened

I could go into detail about the situations where I felt these things. But you would probably think me crazy, cause most of them don't make sense. I am happy to say that today I am feeling 'normal' This is always a good thing.

Yoga Positions

Todays post is 13 different Yoga poses. I have been studying yoga for 3 weeks now. I truly enjoy it, especially the relaxation part at the end. What a way to clear your mind and soul and become one with your higher power. There is a word in most of the position names, "asana". Which is Sanskrit for 'seat' or 'sitting meditation'. It refers not only to the physical position of the body, but to the position of the spirit in relation to divinity. Modern usage of the word "asana" in reference to the practice of yoga generally refers to a physical posture or pose. I have included a picture of each pose. The first name in the column is the actual Sanskrit name, and the second column is the English translation.

1. Bala-asana......Child posture
2. Dhanur-asana.....Bow posture
3. Shava-asana........Corpse posture
4. Padma-asana.......Lotus posture
5. Chakra-asana.......Wheel posture
6. Vriksha-asana......Tree pose
7. Tada-asana.......Mountain pose
8. Surya-namaskar......Sun Salutation (is a sequence of poses so no pic sorry)
9. Akarna dhanur-asana......Shooting Bow posture
10. Naga-asana.....Cobra posture
11. Nutaraja-asana......King of the Dance posture
12. Matsya-asana.......Fish posture
13. Ushtra-asana.......Camel posture