I wont even bother to post the recipe since there are so many easily found online. Don't make the mistake I did. Start out with 1/2 or 3/4 of a tub of frosting. If you make the "dough" too soft, the balls slide right down the lollipop stick once you dip them in the chocolate.
My beloved readers, please help! This photo of my child and husband is entered in a calendar photo contest for the Children's Eye Foundation.
My daughter was born with Septo-Optic Dysplasia, a condition which has left her with no vision in her left eye. Until I had a baby with eye issues, I had no idea how lost one could feel with an unfamiliar diagnosis. It's organizations like this that help parents make connections and find answers. Children's Eye Foundation produces an annual Calendar to promote awareness of pediatric eye issues. For more info on them, click here.
You can vote every 24 hours until October 1st. You don't have to register or give email or anything. Just bookmark this page and click once to vote daily on "like dad, like daughter". The calendar's theme is "love at first sight". This photo was taken at one week old and was an impromptu moment between my husband and daughter. My hope is that our photo makes it onto the 2011 calendar. Thanks so much in advance.
Dear OnlyBurger,
Thank you for a grilled-onion-cheddar-laden burger complete with handcut fries. You made my workday. I've missed you! I promise not to stay away so long next time.
Seriously, if you haven't checked out onlyburger, do yourself a favor next time you have a hankering for a burger but don't want to sit down in a restaurant. Today was the perfect day to take advantage of an outside lunch! They take phone orders and you can always find them via their website and twitter.
DAY 45
Weight this morning:
149
Exercise:
Nada
Yahoos:
Last night was my first night off Nyquil and though I would have been able to wake up and work out, I didn't. I still don't think my body is quite ready. Tomorrow I should be though!
Yikes:
I seem to gain back my weight over the weekends every week because I go hog wild with indulging in alcohol and sweets. I'm going to try to be better this weekend. I haven't posted in so long because I couldn't bare to post that I was back over 150. Now I'm not.
I received this email in my inbox this morning so sorry for the late notice.
“I just wanted to give you an update on what is happening with Bullock’s BBQ. Tommy’s business has suffered through this presumptive salmonella issue…to the tune of an 80% drop in customers and cancellation of almost all of his catering business. DCVB has met with Tommy 3 times this week to help with strategies for coping with this. At 5:30 Tuesday night there were 8 cars in the parking lot…and as you know, this place typically has a line outside that wraps around the building when it opens.
This is the oldest continuing operating restaurant in Durham. It’s a Durham landmark that draws visitors and they are in trouble. In 58 years of business Bullock’s has never received a health inspection rating of less than an A. So far, the health department has found NO violations, NO sick employees and only have a presumption of salmonella…on an order that was taken from the building…but even that is not definitive as of yet. Bullock’s has cooperated fully as the health department came out and tested all of their food and processes.
Here’s what you can do to help:
We have planned an event at the restaurant at noon this Friday (tomorrow, May 7th) where we’ve invited all the chefs in Durham to come and eat lunch (with their chef whites on). Even though it is the Friday afternoon of graduation, most of the chefs contacted have said they will be there to support Bullock’s.
This is a pay-for-your-own lunch event…so just come on down. (Bring Cash…Bullock’s does not take credit cards.) Your attendance will go a long way in convincing the public that it is safe.
Jim Wise and Kevin Davis have already blogged about this.
We have commitments from at least 3 television stations to do a story and be there Friday. In addition to the story about Tommy and Bullock’s we’ll provide the media with information that will help emphasize again what a great dining destination Durham is.
What Bullock’s needs more than anything are some some customers to help boost consumer confidence.
Thanks for being there tomorrow (or any day) if you can to support Tommy and this Durham landmark..
Shelly Green
President & CEO
Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau″
DAY 39
Weight this morning:
149.5
Exercise:
Nada
Yahoos:
Still sick as hell but still sticking to the diet.
Yikes:
DAY 38
Weight this morning:
150
Exercise:
Nada
Yahoos:
I worked out yesterday but have come down with the miserable cold my daughter had so aside from my head pounding and spinning, I just don't have the energy or lung capacity to do cardio exercise first thing in the morning. We've done really well sticking to the diet so far this week.
Yikes:
Damn, how hot did it get this weekend anyways? I can't believe our neighborhood pool doesn't open for another 3 weeks!!!!
DAY 36
Weight this morning:
151
Exercise:
Nada
Yahoos:
I'm back on the diet after a serious departure this weekend. I pulled an abdominal muscle last week that seriously hindered my ability to do my turbo jam workout. I did a good amount of walking this weekend though!
Yikes:
Due to my birthday celebrations, we were completely indulgent this weekend. Cake, ice cream, alcohol and carbs. All the good stuff birthdays are made of :) I slept in this morning because I wasn't really able to get much sleep this weekend due to a sick baby. At least that's my excuse for not working out today...Tomorrow is a new day!
DAY 29
Weight this morning:
150
Exercise:
20 minute turbo jam.
Yahoos:
We took a break from the diet this weekend to celebrate our anniversary. We're back on as of this morning and I'm impressed I'm only a pound heavier! I'm also proud that we still ate very wisely despite declaring a break from the diet. Go us!
Yikes:
DAY 26
Weight this morning:
149
Exercise:
Nada again. I was too tired. Baby is cutting teeth and was a little restless last night so I needed the sleeping in until 6 today.
Ate/drank:
I'm done logging what I eat and drink. It's too much to keep up with.
Yahoos:
It appears this week I've just maintained. Ah well. Back on the exercise routine next week!
Yikes:
DAY 25
Weight this morning:
149
Exercise:
Nada
Ate/drank:
I'm done logging what I eat and drink. It's too much to keep up with.
Yahoos:
This weekend we're celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary and have agreed to drop the diet for our lunch and dinner on Saturday. I'm so looking forward to it!
Yikes:
Oops! I forgot to pack my string cheese today! And I so didn't feel the workout this morning. When I woke up at 4:30, I just set the alarm for later. Ah well. I had a beer tonight. I was coerced by my hubby :) We still ate responsibly though!
As I was rushing this morning to get myself in the car (running late as usual), hubby directed me to look down. I never would have noticed this little guy. It was a reminder to me that it's important to look around once in awhile and appreciate the beauty of this life. It's easy to forget in the daily hustle and bustle all of the beauty that surrounds us. I stopped for a moment and watched the little guy, and ran inside and grabbed my camera (what was one more extra minute?).
I have to admit, I've never even noticed all the lines and translucency in a snail's shell. They're beautiful.
DAY 24
Weight this morning:
149.5
Exercise:
45 minute turbo jam workout
Ate/drank:
1 frittata square (approx 1 egg and 1 cup cooked spinach and mushrooms)
1 cup skim milk
diet Dr. Pepper
handful of peanuts
8 baby carrots and 2 tb hummus
Garden salad with 4 ounces ground turkey
cherry coke zero
1 string cheese
1.5 cups mashed cauliflower
4 oz grilled chicken breast
1 cup steamed green beans
1 SF chocolate pudding with 1 tb peanut butter
Yahoos:
Hubby and I are doing well with South Beach! I'm getting a little bored with all the veggies (with what I can prepare with little time), but tonight I'm going to do grilled chicken breasts and mashed cauliflower.
Yikes:
