A lil guy that makes my day!

This is th eface I get to see when I watch him. He is a doll. Austin, who is a very pleasant adorable lil guy makes my day two days a week. I am honored to be able to spend time with him, he is such a cutie boy. I get my "fill" of baby time with him and luv that. Seein that my "LIL GUYS" lol I mean BIG GUYS are older now I like the baby time. When was there ever a time I did not like baby time? NEVER! Luv the blessing of lil ones! Austin u make my day!

Almost at the end of the month!

Come on lets count down the days to the end of this month. This LOOOONNNNGGG snowy, cold winter month! Then bring on the warmth...yeah wishful thinkin "Sunshine Stephie"///I do try to be the best I can be and have a positive outlook....try I do! I am puttin the much expended effort into seein things in a positive light. If I didnt then boy oh boy would this be a gray season. Really I have to say I so would be in a hot, tropical place living if my luv and boys would be there with me. Since they enjoy this place we call home(MASSACHUSETTS)the land of the cold and snow I stay, I luv them that much! :D Would I leave in a heartbeat if they were next to my feet on the travel to a warm place to stay and live...HELLLL YA~! but for now until then...it is here we live. Even the "cat" Bailey wants out. I could tell. He so wishes he lived in Hawaii...he told me in a dream LMAO! Have a great day all...Keep positive and thinkin it WILL BE SPRING SOMEDAY ......when who the heck knows!

oh so this seems like a supplement to take!

The Benefits of Astaxanthin
Reach Every Part of Your Body



Astaxanthin has been shown in the lab to be the strongest natural antioxidant known. It has been measured to be many times more potent in some ways than vitamin E or vitamin C, beta-carotene, lutein or pycnogenol.

Several factors help explain this:

• Astaxanthin can reach into every part of the cell, inside and out, similar to lipoic acid.

• Astaxanthin can cross the blood-brain barrier to protect the brain and nervous system.

• Astaxanthin can cross the blood-retinal barrier and bring protection to the eyes.

• Astaxanthin works in every part of your body, organs and skin.

MY YOUNGEST!

I guess you can say you can not compare your children. They are all so different but the same in a few ways. I have 2 very unique relationships with both my sons and I cherish them of so much. Up until a year ago I really think I looked at Ry as "the baby", had to protect him and coddle him. I must say I have come to realize just how much strength he has on his own. I give him so much credit now and no longer as much as I used to make him seem to be needy. He and I have grown together the past few years and I love just how much we have in common on views of various things. Stephen and I are very alike and Ry and I are not and now I see just how that helps with our time together. He is very much like his dad as S is a lot like me in some aspects. I look at him and still have the need to make sure he is babied but I would be doing him a disservice if I continue to not let him grow and fly on his own. My friend Lydia told me that years ago...she has 4 sons and did soooo much for the first two that they were so dependent she did them an injustice and would make sure she remedied that for the last two. I recall saying oh Italians just have the NEED in bedded in them to do all they can for their kids but I took her advice so I wouldn't have incompetent adults that I was to blame for making them that way. I love our separate times together as well as our being all together. I wouldn't change a thing and feel blessings daily to be the mom of both of my sons! : )

Repost from last March.....insight on the now!

SO my oldest sons GF is FINNNAAAALLLY here for dinner. YAY! I cooked Italian, of course! She is very sweet and social. I could not stand if she were a shy one LOL Shy and I do not mix HAHHAHA She is outgoing and does modeling so she has not choice but to be outgoin'. They are watching a movie now and I dare not walk down to the basement LOL LOL .....OR DO I! hahaha Ryan is at his friends house so he can't be the spy! LOL JK......

So funny they have been together about a year now and I have a bit of feeling like I have a half daughter. Ashley and I text and talk somedays, we giggle about her BF lmao and his huge feet.....we had one indiscretion per say back in the spring and got over that worked through it b/c I DO NOT LIKE LYES ONE BIT!> Nipped that in the butt! Have gona to many places together, made memories and had some girl talk. I really like this girl tons and see the reason why S likes her. I know at this point he loves her. They are like two peas in a pod, they are tru goobers sometimes. She is so sweet when she "butters" me up by saying I don't look 40 and I'm cool...and I always look at her with that look and say YEAHHH BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER I HAVE THE MOM in me and I will get all up in your face MOM if I have to...LMAO! They have a joint ginue pig together named Pickles, Cuddles was the 1st one but passed a few days after they got him. They are so loving to this GP and it makes me laugh. I have come a long way to have Pic "sleep" over when it is Stephens turn to have him. She has him more often than not..I find that to be just FINE! So to go from yikes what to expect to now it being like second nature to have her apart of us is a good thing. Changes take place all the time. We just don't realize it until we look back on it!

4/8/08 to present what is that 2 years 9 mnths?

I THINK~ that is the time frame for that of my weight loss journeys start date....went from 340lbs wayyyy down to 159lbs....lost 181lbs and still counting? Well lets say toning everyday. People say stop losin those #'s u r fine....I am toning and gain a lil muscles weight there too. I am told I don't even look the # I am. I would love to say I lost an even 200lbs b/c I am so a NUMBER person...but I will not push it just for the sake of NUMBERS> My doc and nutritionist tell me I am A+ right now, I like that! :)
SO to end this post with a "If I can do it anyone can" like you hear on all the ads ect for weight loss products ect. Well let me just say it is a LIFETIME/LIFESTYLE CHANGE all the time. NOT A DIET an everyday effort for exercise AND eating to the healthiest of ability! I LIVE A NEW LIFE> I love being a vegetarian but I am in no way promoting that you or other HAVE to embrace that way of life. Please do it in steps if your going to make the change and effort to be embrace a healthier, happier way of you! :D I will never turn away from advise if I know it and am happy to help in anyway with your questions. Like on the Biggest Loser...."PAY IT FORWARD"/////I may not have been able to be on th eshow but I feel my change and the chage that the show promotes goes hand in hand. Have a wonderful day! XOXOXO

It has been a while.....

It's been a while and I lost BLOG UMPH! lol
For the most part FB has taken over! :P sorry Blog!
Still staying at my goal weight and luvin be healthy!
Hope for a quick winter and Spring/Summer to get her asap!
I am so excited that 4 =OH is coming and I can say I am at my goal weight, FORTY FIT AND FABULOUS! need to make me a T Shirt that says that LOL to wear to the gym and on the gym of the 4 day cruise my honey is taking me on for Christmas/Birthday gift! Luv him so much. It is so blissful to still be like a new luv 20+ years later with him. Now that says something! :D Have a great SUNSHINE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! XOXO Love Stephie!!!!!