More than just an award!!!!

The milestone of the awards night:You hear other students names and feel that is wonderful for them but when you hear your own childs you can't help but tear up. He got 3 scholarships in all great grand total for his first year at Wentworth....about half of the years tuition bah bah bah bah $15,500......next year he is guaranteed 10K if the GPA stays up there and he stays at WIT! But more than just an award came when we were taking pics and gathering around after the ceremony when Ms. Johnson comes up to me and says are you Stephen and Ryan's mother? Then with a great big smile and an extended hand she says "I have never met such polite, sweet, respectable boys as your two boys are" As the tears well up she then says "they both are great people and you should be so proud of that"....."it reflects the upbringing" ....Well more than any award that melted my heart to know that they are thought of in such a nice way by a faculty member. A mamas heart melted. It was also so touching to see the Vice Principal who has been out for a while after a stroke and coma there for the students. We had to go to his office one time int he 4 years at NSTHS (lil went to get an ice cream cone during study incident) and he said when he doesn't know a student that is a good thing b/c he is really only in charge of discipline,,,,,so to not know Stephen until 4th qurt. of junior year was a really good thing. Funny that at Masco Jr. High Mr. Harringtons brother was also the VP of discipline and nope didn't know that Mr. H too well either. Once again a really good thing I would say. So for tomorrow with the Senior Cruise on Boston Harbor, Fridays Grad walk and Sats. BBQ...then our Family Dinner in Boston to honor Stephen we got a few busy days ahead. I hope the weather tomorrow will be good for the Spirit of Boston trip! Go Senior...~CLASS OF 2011~

MY official 3 Day Page

http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2011/TampaBayEvent2011?px=2999947&pg=personal&fr_id=1630

Also NECA the link I posted before this post is another unique way to raise funds and get a CARWASH for you donation.....either way a donation can be made....please go directly to my 3 day link to see Y WE WALK....TO FIND A CURE IN OUR LIFETIME!

NECA

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BM's lol lol

Lookin forward to seein this cute flick with my snowshoeing pals LOL Atleast we don't have to put on layers for this outing tonight! I will give a review of it later!

when a friend hurts you hurt too....

I do believe that the sisterhood of friendship runs deep and when a friend is hurting and you can't take away the pain you can only help or be there to try to give your words it hurts you deep down too. I try my best to be there and be as best I can for others b/c I know that <3's and love come back to you when you open up yours. SO to all my FRIENDS I am here for you, know that! xoxoxoxo

Mothers Day....a few days away!

Mothers Day.....a time to remember the WOMEN in your life that made a difference, gave of themselves to you and also may not have been your direct mother but had that motherly roll also. Nana T of course comes to the front of that line with all the years she gave to so many:My mother in law who treats me like a daughter from day one:My Aunt Val who would take me on over nights to give me a taste of the burbs bein the city gal that I was:women that I have encountered during my life, friends mom/other women who lead by example: and my own mother, who was who she was.....Her passing away on Mothers Day made a statement, I swear it so did! I am thankful and blessed to have MANY women past and present that I would like to send out THANKS AND LOVE! I give it my ALL and have always wanted to be the best I could be when it came to being the mother and a mother figure to others. I love that my sons see me and Mothers Day as being a day to remember what and why I do for them. Ryan said today "ma if I could I would buy you a house in Florida so you would be able to not be in winter, b/c we all know how much you hate winter" I looked at him with two things goin through my head, one that is sooooo sweet that he would think of me and my feelings of not having to be cold and go to a place that I would not have to have snow, how nice he is and two...does he want to get rid of me LOL LOL JK JK ....SO tellin him those things he said no no no u don't get what I meant...I love you so much that I want to get you something that awesome to make you happy. I told that adorable kid of mine...NO ITEM/OBJECT can make me as happy as I am having him, his brother and father in my life.....I will shovel feet of snow to be able to have time and live with them here in the place we call Massachusetts despite how much I can not stand the winter and snow. The love he shows from our example is GIFT enough. To all of you I wish you the LOVE of a women who is in your life or was in your life that has eched in your hearts a forever love xoxooxxo

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A Rich Life

The tribute to a man Dennis Rich made my heart and many others melt the other night. I am so gald to have been able to see this. It was put together with much love and dedication to him. God Bless the Rich family and the loves of his life that will always hold him dear in their hearts.

Posted by Stephie Says..... at 5:35 PM


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Stephie Says..... said...
May 3rd 2011...wore my Hungry for Life shirt to Costco and a lady said to me I knew Dennis...I hugged her...xoxoxo A great life lived by a great man Dennis Rich xoxo #6

our soon to be grad!

LOL no pictures please1
hahahha
30 days away the BIG walk to get the diploma day!
My emotions are of many.....Like I always say ......time flies/don't blink these kids just grow up so fast. I am happy to have such good sons and proud to be their mama. I have given my ALL and will continue that no matter what age they are. The love of being a parent is priceless and no words can really say just how awesome it is to have children, I am blessed and thankful like you don;t know to have these kids and to be a mama to them. Love to all those who read and blessings of a happy life xoxoxo Sunshine Stephie.....Stephie Says....Smile :D

Breast Cancer Walk Bake Sale!

Thanks to Pammie who does THE BEST flyers here is the final of what I am going to put with the wonderful yummy treats! It is so pretty..Thanks Pam! xoxoxo

LOST KEYS

a......hhhhhh not anymore....well they were NEVER lost....Michael says to me this morn "where did u put my keys?" I looked and said WHERE DID I PUT UR KEYS? I don't touch your keys. The truck on is in the truck where it stays but his COLLECTION of a set is always attached to his laptop case on the outside. SO ooooooooooo the day goes by he looks in every drawer/cabinet/closest/laundry room/suit jacket...Well I say 4 mins into the search look in the pocket of your two coats...maybe they are there....Well NOOOOO they are not....ok so I take that at they are not there. Now the day goes by...and Ry our concerned son says what if they are in the wrong hands and they use them..LOL I said WELL they don't have the address on them now do they? AND good luck to the person who is going to even attempt to climb our front stairs with all the ice LOL we only use the garage in this weather. SOOOO one of the jackets is placed on the breakfast stool and I skim by it and HEAR KEYS>>>>yup I HEAR A SET OF KEYS>...Now he said I looked in the pocket...Well guess what u did not look deep enough...It seems that this coat has pockets as deep as a kangaroo pouch LMAO! yup KEYS FOUND>>>>>hour of looking in every spot of the house wasted....They were there the entire time!!!! or were they? Did a lil helper put them back>>>who knows?

I'm comin' out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPpE_BrX0FM

One day ridin in the truck while Michael was drivin this song came on .....I was in my own space in my head and was at the start of my weight loss journey and started to think I WAANT THIS SONG TO PLAY WHEN I WALK OUT LOOKIN ALL FIT AND FORTY! It was back in winter of '08 and now winter of '11 and I AM FIT AND FORTY I had to play this and dance around my kitchen yesterday! I just feel so good! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL~!

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!

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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!!!!!

28 mnths later

Here r the dates....4/30/08 start eating better and making a change.....9/30/08 tons of changes and a liquid diet of many weeks and a non meat eater! starting weight 340lbs...yup folks that is not a misprint!!!! weight loss of 180+lbs.....and still dropping for the most part.but am happy to stable at this weight and not drop more...a size 8 is fine with me...hey I even have some size 6 clothes...yup long way from a 26 plus size.The program director and nutritionist both said I do not look my weight of 155 I look about 130 or so, that is a good thing....I am very tone and they are so pleased that my skin is not an issue. Most skin can be with a huge weight loss. My psyc eval was that of another persons I was also told! YAY!!!!! I am overjoyed with them and myself, she said I give them too much credit b/c I always say how awesome that program is and she says it was what I did with what they gave me that counts! YAY ME YAY NSMC HEART AND WELLNESS! luv those peeps!!!!! xoxoxox Healthy is as healthy does!!!

wow it has been ages....

So here is a POST!!!! SUNSHINE DAY!!!! it is cloudy rainin out BUT always a SUNSHINE DAY in your heart!!!! xoxoxoxo <3