HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!! To Me

Years of cake has left me with chubby little
arms and chubby little legs.
I just don't know why they aren't
as cute now as they were then :-/

My friend, Terry had been busy secretly picking up items from my thrifting list--various sizes of cornucopias and an Etch-A-Sketch. And the Pooh thing...all I can say is I must be in my second childhood. Missing out on the Pooh party the first go round, I am having fun exploring the Hundred Acre Woods. And in the delightful words of Tigger, "Hoo-hoo-hoo!" Terry you are sweet as honey.

In the words of Pooh..."I improve my appetite when I exercise." That's the secret, move more, eat less. And actually I will not be indulging in cake today. I am on a five-day RESET program that started Thursday and will end Monday. This was my gift to ME! But I am not too bummed for I have exchanged cake for a 5 lb. loss as of this morning. (excuse me while I do the happy dance!) Nice jump start for a long term/life long change that will keep me healthy and active as those candles keep multiplying on my cake.

More presents? For me?

...up, down, touch the ground...Sweet hubby gave me a little TV for the treadmill. We had one before but when the whole TV thing changed it didn't work anymore. So I guess I stopped working too. So now I can get back to walking while watching my favorite shows and run during the commercials. Go Girl Go!
My son gave me a new wicked sharp saw, he knows I love to play/work outside. Look out dead limbs and cedar trees here I come!
Another thing that has been on my wish list a loooooong time...a jewelry armoire. Last week MIL and I were shopping at our new JC Penney's and they had them on sale. Usually being several hundred dollars, this one had a sale tag of $119. O.K. this is it! While she was checking out the sales clerk said she could save 10%, 20%, or 30% if she opened an account, fine. She scratched the 'lottery ticket'...30%! Great!! So then he started ringing it up. Sale price-$275 - 30%...wait, wait, wait. We thought it was $119. No ma'am. Well then we don't want it. He goes to look at the floor model and sure enough that was the price, oops store error. They honored it and then promptly made the change. Summary, Amoire-$350, sale price-$119, - 30%, $89. We drove away laughing and you guessed it...more happy dancing!

As Tigger would say..."Hoo-hoo-hoo!"

~Candy~