the back door

you can do anything for 2 weeks, right???? well that is what they tell me anyways...so this thursday will mark 2 weeks of being processed sugar free!! woo hoo!? let me back up a bit...i've been battling something for almost 10 months now. last november i was diagnosed with a "random virus" and was told it would run it's course. well, it has continued to run its course and i've been down ever since with dizzyness, soreness, and general feeling yuck. at first it drove me to insanity...then it lead me to anxiety...then i just decided to ignore it then i'd start that cycle all over again. so about 10 days ago i went to see this iridoligist...it was a different experience. but i was sure he'd tell me what was wrong because it surely wasn't still a virus. but alas, he said it is still a virus. he gave me some herbal anti something to take, thryoid herb to take, and then a couple of immune boosters. but the biggy was taking me off processed sugar!! ...

last fall i heard about a program called blessings in a backpack . a dear friend had gotten it started out in wyoming. it intrigued me. i pondered it. i got info on it. i told a dear friend here in town. gave her the info. we pondered. we were intrigued. we sat on it. this summer during our love week, we committed to it! so what is it you ask? it is simple really....do you realize how many kids are on free and reduced lunch at schools? in our kids' elementary alone there are well over 50% (i don't know the number but i know it is WELL over that 50 mark!). most of these kids enjoy their breakfast and lunch and go home to find empty shelves. sure there might be a few things, but not much. and for some kids, they are home alone during the weekends and what is in their shelves they can't prepare. these kids struggle to stay awake at school. they struggle to complete their work because they aren't alert. overall, they are simple and innocent kids that don...

...and i ate a ardvark soup and b lueberry pie. i did c rafts while riding the d ucks i bought a f rankenstein puppet and listened to the G REAT jetta and the jelly beans. i ate a h amburger and i ce cream then i bought j umbo jelly beans. i flew a k ite rode a l lama carved a m ushroom noticed the n uts saw o prah just before i used the p ort a potty and oh my goodness i found a q uaker!! and then it was fireworks!!! in case you are curious....we have a lot of family fun during blueberry. this year we spent some time playing games. i'm not sure when the last time was we laughed so hard as when we played the silly i went to ....and i took ...abc game! i told them i would remember them all and post it! what did you do at the blueberry????