Flowers I love them!!!

Flowers! I love Flowers !!! I love the colors, Bright, Sharp, Brisk, and real. A flower is such an amazing part of life. I have to say the color is alive and each peddle has an unique shape feel and the fresh aroma...Mmmmm so Wonderful!
How could anyone say they would rather not have FLOWERS
How could anyone deny  a gift of FLOWERS.

Why?

When I lived in the Bay area, I recall driving by this really cool place called Neve Brothers Greenhouse in Petaluma. I Crazy Loved visiting there. D.J. would drive us all over so we truly understood where we lived. The Flower Growers have rows and rows of greenhouses and the excitement of seeing what is growing inside, well makes me So Happy. Neve Brothers  have two locations in Petaluma and we visited the main area which has 400,000 square feet of greenhouses!  Their other location has 100,000 square feet of greenhouses. Plus, every inch of the outside areas have plants growing.

     They grow, Tulips, Daffodil, Hyacinth, Pansy, Roses long stem well all kinds. Plants too! ALL FOR ME!!! there are Growers like these all over the world.

Flower

Flower, flower grow for me,
Become a flower from a seed,
Grow your roots and a stem,
Let the water come right in

Flower, flower you are true,
You make me happy when I am blue,
You became a flower from a seed,
You did all that just for me

by Olivia Taylor

Dear Daddy

Dear Daddy,

     I was thinking of you today. I think of you all the time. In fact every time I am in the Kitchen I am wondering if you are observing, in hopes that I am following a recipe just right. Often I decide how I will continue the dish according to what you might think.

     I was so bless to have had you for my Daddy. I remember your smile, laugh, and hugs. So many things I see have me recall special memories we shared, like the time you told me you had something for me…  We sat on the back porch at 1140 Melville and there you gave me a gold necklace watch, with a Victorian style picture of a woman in the setting with a red background. It was a few days before my birthday.

     Another memory like thousands came to mind, Christmas eve you came home with 7 Christmas trees! You told me that no one bought them, and you had to bring them all home because they would spend Christ birthday all alone. We had the biggest one in the house and all the others were in the front yard. You were sure to decorate each one with a little something. That was the house with the cul-de-sac, where Mrs. Reed lived.

     Time and again during the Christmas season you would paint pictures and greetings on poster board, John and I would sell them to the neighbors for a buck. We sold enough to buy gifts and a few bags of food. Also it never seemed like the holidays unless we had the large mirror all painted with greetings too!

     Dad, I am to this day very respectful of our heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ because of you. Although I only recall you in a church maybe five times in my life. You told me on more than one occasion that the bible was true, and you told me to read the words in red because those are the parts where the son of God speaks, and he is the closest thing we have to being close to our Father.

     I Miss you Dad, I just wanted you to know. Happy Father Day… I could not have asked for a better Daddy.

Love you,

Your Shannie Town

So you think you know your Fruits n Veggies

So last night on my Pre-Juice Fast Stage, So worried and not eating as much the last few days Found out that KNOWLEDGE will set you Free!
      Talking with this woman in the produce area of the store, I explained what my daughter and I were up to and then told her about my headache and telling her this could be a set back for me.
 The lady, her name was Beatrice, told me, "Passion fruit and Mango have caffeine in them and that raw juiced will bring about the natural  caffeine" I was always told only cola beans and coffee beans have caffeine, but the lady told me the seeds hold the value. I have not been able to find any info on the seeds of any fruits, only the flesh of them.
      So I took home the two and found that the Mango seed was ENORMOUS so only juiced the flesh. The Passion Fruit was seedy and tart, but I juiced the whole thing. Now maybe the passion fruit has no caffeine but it is HIGH in Niacin like 1500mg.
      Now get this, This Amazing fruit has other values like Harmala alkaloid, some say this derivative had the ability to lower blood pressure and  suppressing metabolism of monoamine compounds like serotonin and norepinephrine.These properties would most likely account for my blood pressure drop and my headache going away. Oh and My Excellent mood!

Apples Peaches Pumpkin pie, If your Not ready Hollar I I I I

Okay, No Pie, but strawberries, apples, ginger, and KALE. Ha ha ha kale, that amazing green that cooked with diced onions, balsamic vinegar, and bacon bit has the most amazing taste. Oh Don't forget the butter or better yet use the fat from the bacon. LOVE !!!!
    Anyhow, I will be adding this radiant blue-green colored, tight curled leaf to my daily juice, and knowing all these terrific bits of information makes swallowing that Extra Deep Green tint So much easier.
Here is more knowledge...if you pour water on Kale you will find it is water resistance. Another cool thing about this leaf is it is packed with vitamin K so if your on blood thinners let your doctor know.
      The best thing about this excellent plant is One cup of kale contains 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and 15% of the daily requirement of calcium and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 40% of magnesium, 180% of vitamin A, 200% of vitamin C, and 1,020% of vitamin K. It is also a good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.How could you go wrong!!!

101st Zazzle Bay to Breakers

11 Days 4 Hours & Counting down

Are we ready? Well I am never ready I try though, just not as hard as I can. But I will finish slightly better than last year, maybe not by much ha ha ha

101^st  Zazzle Bay to Breakers  

Glady and I will be there with our shoes on. I know as last year I will regret not working harder to do better, but I continue to jog daily and eat less in hopes for last minute results.

The historic Zazzle Bay to Breakers is a USA Track and Field Certified 12k (7.46 miles).
From sea level at the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along the Hayes Street Hill. Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between Fillmore Street and Steiner Street. The remainder of the course gradually flows downhill alongside the Panhandle through Golden Park to the Finish Line at the Great Highway.
Don’t forget Glady!!! We also have a most likely 2 mile walk to our Metro/Muni ride back to the Hotel LOL!!!!
But we are going to have FUN!!! We will relax maybe eat at the Zazzle B2B Final Mile Activities

“The course will close at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of JFK Drive and Chain of Lakes Drive in Golden Gate Park. Participants who have not passed the intersection of JFK and Chain of Lakes by 11:30a.m. will not have the opportunity to cross the finish line or collect a Finisher’s Medal. The finish line closes promptly at noon as stipulated by the race's road closure permit.”

We got there last TIME we will get there before TIME again!!!

Any How Can’t wait Going to be FUN!!! As long at the HOTEL room is roach free, LOL and gross people free Otherwise I might need to Open a Can of Whip Ass

Tomorrow I Jog

WALK  RUN  JOG  CRAWL

My Favorite thing about getting out there and moving is…

That feeling after you pushed and accomplished your task at hand. I find excitement looking forward to a run/walk or a new pair of shoes. I look forward to knowing I need to work for something and when I have success it was me.

     I can’t say I am having too much success with weight loss, but the more I run stay active the better chance I have in dropping pounds.

     Yes, I do have a training regimen, it is hard and with each week the miles increase. I can’t really say I like the long run, but I do LOVE that feeling when it is completed. Like I said before, I don’t feel like a “runner” but I do feel like a Fan. Being a fan gives me the desire to accomplish and expand my own PR. I get a thrill knowing I CAN walk/jog 5K in 47min for me this is amazing. I get a thrill knowing I CAN speed walk a 2K 15min and participate with a purpose. When I participate at the VA fun runs I get to generate donations for the Veterans here at the Fort.  I will never be an Olympic-Class Athlete, but I never had a desire to. Well, Okay maybe when I was 11. Anyhow I only want to improve my own Personal Record. I feel great! I get my motivation from my daughter. I get it from Runner’s World, Running TIMES, and Map my Run.

     I guess I am having a difficult time explaining the feeling I get going outside and moving miles behind me. I really don’t even mind the treadmill. Happy to have it around when it is 20 below 0 or Wow even ZERO really sucks. So the treadmill is a good friend.

     Tomorrow I walk/Jog 6.22 miles, in preparation for the Montana’s Governors Cup here in Helena.  

2012 Montana Challenge

I just started the 2012 Montana Challenge; this challenge requires a team of 5 people.  Jerry and I here on the night shift found three others that are just as excited.

Patty

Lisa

Suzan

We came up with a name; “The Psycho Babblers”

 Our team is to exercise a minimum of 150 minutes per week each to reach a goal of 10,000 minutes.

This challenge will start April 29^th to July 28^th

We get extra points for drinking water, participating in active events like the VA2K which is on May 16^th and then another one June 2^nd  The whole team will attend to gather extra points!

All in all we plan to have fun. I was made team captain and this will entail logging our team minutes and bonus points.  We will take pictures and be sure to beat every other unit FOR SURE!!

     On another subject this challenge kind of helps me out with a goal I have. The goal is like a pie if you will, in that one piece of pie equals a small goal and as each goal is accomplished they all will make me whole.

     The book my daughter told me to buy is called, The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I found myself saying I would only read, “The note to the reader”, and then Glady and I would start the project.  After reading that intro I really started to think, How can I start this project without acknowledging or in Gretchen’s words, “identify what brings you joy.”

     I had to take time to think about that. Should I start with generality? Then move to a more detailed look at the whole pie? Well, I just did not know. But as it goes…I am happy to be sharing this with my daughter, because I am lost at times.  Never the less I did come up with what my goals are and it will take many pieces in the pie to make me fully happy.