Christmas at Disneyland

Our last day for our annual pass was Dec. 21. We went with friends. Here are a few pics of that cold (48 degrees) night. Brrrrrrrr! (I got a cold that night that I still have. )
We went there on our anniversary in March and had a lovely dinner, Mother's Day with Philip and Heather, my birthday with dinner at the Blue Bayou, Halloween and Christmas and a few other times in between. It was fun using our pass for the special holidays of the year..

Christmas Pics

We had a nice time with family & friends for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I'll see if I can get some pictures to go on the blog.

Losing Inches :-)

I went back to my endocrinologist and found out that I am "insulin resistant" like 50% of Americans over 40. We have an "insulin meter" (fat around our waist) to prove it. The nurse there put me on a 1200 calorie a day diet! It's not enough!! But, I AM making lots of good choices. I have to write down every bite I eat. I should be making a list of all the things I'm NOT eating! Anyway, I wore a pair of pants today that fit now. :-) I've noticed that I'm losing fat.
I go back in January to have another BIA test. This monitors my fat vs. muscle ratio. I am trying to lose fat and not muscle. I am amazed that eating carbs make you want to eat more carbs. The days that I have NO carbs, then the rest of the day I don't even think about them. I'm eating good carbs (brown rice, whole grain bread, wheat pasta) greens, etc. and am feeling better.
It looks like I AM going to get my thyroid re-zapped in February. My last radioactive treatment (Nov. 2006) wasn't enough (16 millicuries). This time, it will be more powerful and will hopefully knock out my thyroid completely. We'll see.

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas!

On Thanksgiving Day Abby helped edit my research paper. The topic was how to share the Messiah with a Jewish friend. Abby got her degree in writing, so she was more than willing to help. She got me back on track and "we" got an A on the paper!
I finished the class yesterday and have a month off. Yea! My next class is Education 101. It should be interesting after 20 years of teaching!
Every year Heather and I make treats and take them, with a Bible tract, to our neighbors, friends at the post office, etc. This year we made chocolate covered pretzels and peppermint bark. Yum! I got a huge barrel of pretzels from Costco and we dipped about 250 of them.
Tonight Uncle Kirk and I went to the Brea Mall to shop. We go once a year to the mall at Christmas time. We bought 2 gifts but mostly people-watched. We held hands and walked around-a date night! Fun! I saw some items at Williams-Sonoma that are a fourth of the price at Wal Mart!
A family from Rwanda is arriving on Dec. 19th. They will be attending Granada while the father earns his doctorate at Talbot. He has been here since Sept. but his family is coming this week. Our church has furnished their apartment. I went to Wal Mart and bought them lots of items for their house. This is our family's "service project" this Christmas. They are all coming to our family Christmas Eve dinner. Each family is buying one of the family members a gift, so they will have things to open, too. We are looking forward to having Uncle Ray spend the night here, as well. Lots of family & friends.