Hey every one!! How's things?

Here?

They (things) are a bit weird.

I'm still adjusting to life as a more normal sized person. I told Adam last night that the best part about all this weight loss stuff is that I don't feel like a freak anymore. If you've ever been overweight, you know what I mean. Honestly I guess it would apply to more than just weight loss. There are many issues a person might carry that would make him or her feel freakish in our society that puts so much stock in beauty and maintaining an above average everything.

Anyhow, as wonderful as it is to be a size 8 for the first time in my adult life, it's also a major adjustment. People comment. Sometimes I've caught someone just staring.

May 6, 1968

Happy Birthday Grace!!!!

On the day Grace was born, this was the number one song in the United States




And during that year, these movies were released!!!





I wonder if Grace had any of these?

And just in case you didn't notice....

Grace was born 40, yes that's right folks, forty years ago today!!!

Happy 40th!!! I love you!!!

Just Curious....

Can anyone explain this to me? Was it an honest mistake? Is there something fishy going on? I don't understand why it's such a big deal...

Just Cuz . . .

Things

Let's see.... Work is winding down. It won't be long and I'll be on vacation. That's always something to look forward to. It's been a GREAT year though. I mean with the weight loss, increased energy, and improved outlook my ability to enhance the minds of youth while annoying them greatly is much improved.

Are the spring flowers on steroids this year or is it just an improved perspective. No kidding - the daffs are HUGE this year. And I noticed a tree yesterday. It has huge pink blossoms and smells wonderful. Everything seems brighter and bigger this year. It's very cool.

What else? Oh, the ticker finally has a nice new number. I hadn't changed it since January because - give or take a pound - I had quit losing... or so it seemed. Lately I'd dropped to 165 - give or take a pound of course but this morning I hit a brand new all time low so I'm claiming it. This past week I saw 164 quite frequently so .... I guess I might still lose a few pounds. My goal is still to get into the 150's.

Offspring #3 is graduating college in 3 weeks. She's moving home. I bought a skirt last night for graduation. That's all I'm saying about that.... for now anyhow.

An old high school friend lost her son this week. Nice family. We always stopped to talk a minute when we bumped into each other. They are just a good old fashioned family.. mom dad one boy one girl. They go to church. They do mission trips with their kids. Why do these things happen? He was 17. Collapsed after running in a race at a track meet. His funeral is this morning. How does a parent bury a child? And then walk away?

I saw my gastric bypass surgeon this week. He's going to fix my hernia. It's huge. It's scheduled to happen in about six weeks. I'll miss the last couple days of work but it has to be this way because we're flying in July and I have to have enough recovery time in order to fly. The tickets are already bought. It's going to be a rough surgery. I'm not looking forward to it. Not only will they fix my hernia, they are going to remove the loose skin on my belly. I'm glad. I don't have a lot compared to some I've seen but there's enough there that I'm sure I'll go down another pants size once it's done.

I bought some summer clothes. I had NOTHING. I mean NOTHING. Not one pair of shorts that fit, even. Last summer I bought clothes because I was so big and I didn't have much for the trip we were taking. I bought all size 24 and 3X. This summer? I bought size 8. And they fit. Is that amazing or what? I NEVER dreamed that could happen. I was only hoping for a 12 but thought that might be out of my league.

Last week I bought a waffle iron. It's one of those cool ones like the hotels have. You know the kind. You pour the batter in. Flip it over and wait for it to beep. It's the coolest thing ever. This morning we're going to have wheat waffles with chocolate syrup (sugar free), whipped cream, strawberries, and pecans. Does that sound wonderful or what?

Okay... time to update the ticker and mix the batter!!

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Blah.

That's how I feel toward this blog these days. I just don't seem to have anything to say. My libido is still on hiatus and I can't bring myself to care enough to go looking for it.

I don't even update the ticker anymore. Know why? Give or take a pound, the scales have not moved since January. I'm hoping to take another 10 or 12 pounds off this summer but who knows... I weighed 164 this morning.

Two months ago I went for my six month check. My surgeon told me I have a hernia, that he'd keep an eye on it, and if it needed repaired he would also remove some loose skin. Well, it's worse. Then it was the size of a golf ball. Now? It's bigger than a grapefruit. Instead of waiting till August when I have my one year check, I went ahead and called last week. They are getting me in on Wednesday next week. I'll feel better if he looks at it and says whether it needs fixed soon or not. I'm okay with it either way. I just want to know and don't want to let it go too long. I'm kind of hoping he'll fix it since I feel like I look pregnant.

Last summer before we took our big trip when PK and I met face to face for the first time I bought a whole new summer wardrobe. I knew I'd be not wearing them long because of my surgery but I needed summer clothes then so I bought a few things just to get through the summer. And now this year? An idiot - bless her heart - in my life told me I need to take my old things to a lady she uses for alterations. Excuse me? Who in the heck wants to wear clothes that have been altered EIGHT sizes? Yes, eight. You heard correctly. Last summer I wore 24's and 3X's. This summer? I bought all 8's praying that they'd fit. I ordered them on line and hate the hassle of returning things. They FIT!!!! Everything fit darn near perfectly. So how much do I really care about those last few pounds? Not much. I'm so happy with where I am!!!

What else?

Offspring #1 might be moving 10 hours closer to home. She would then only be 6 hours compared to 16. How cool is that? Fingers crossed and praying a lot.

Offspring #2 recently informed us that they haven't been using birth control. That got my hopes up for a grandbaby however, she then tells us they haven't used it for NINE MONTHS... and NOTHING yet. Hmmmm... And #3? I don't want to talk about her. I'm ready to throttle her for a very just reason.

Spanking?

What's that? I'm not interested in that or sex. It all goes with the libido. Once a spanko, always a spanko however I seem to have lost that lovin' feeling. Sure I'd like it back but I don't know where to look for it. And quit telling me to talk to my doctor. That's not gonna happen. I mean I'm only telling you cuz I don't have to be face to face with you.

I'll close with this:

3 people who need spanked -

1. The jerk who pulled out in front me yesterday. I was going about 62 mph in a 55. Fairly normal if you ask me. This guy pulled out and then went 40. I had to hit the brakes pretty hard. Grrrrr.....
2. The woman who has NOT taken care of something that she promised to take care of for me. Meanwhile she keeps telling me it's taken care of when it's not. Confused? Me, too.
3. PK - She always needs/wants spanked - bless her heart!!!!

Okay.. I'm done.

Bits and Stuff

By now it should be no secret that PK, Nick, Adam and myself had a blast last week. If I could back up and do it all over again, I would. But I can't. So I wont. I can, do, and will look forward to NEXT time though.

In the meantime I can reminisce.

While the 4 of us were stuck in traffic, PK and I discussed things we wanted to remember to post about. I knew that my memory is pretty poor so I whipped out a tablet and pen and started taking notes. I wrote down key words that I hoped would trigger my memory when I got the chance to blog. There was so much I wanted to tell you. Let's see what I can remember. I'll give you each key word I wrote down followed by its explanation.

Leather - See previous post.

Holding out holidays on Adam - See PK's post.

Switching - Now this (I thought) was funny. I was in PK and Nick's room. They were both there. Adam was in our room doing whatever. We were about to head out for supper or something, I think. I was playing around with the new backscratcher Adam and I had given to Nick. Now keep in mind PK is always accusing me of being a switch. (I'm not) The opportunity was just too good. I sat down on the bed and patted my thighs like you do when you call a dog or something. I told PK something to the effect of "come here. We'll find out if I'm a switch or not." She ran from me. I am not sure but I think she really thought I'd do it. (I wouldn't) Okay so maybe it was funnier to me at the moment than it is here in writing but trust me, the look on her face was priceless. Hehehehe

Bamboo - There's bamboo growing in Williamsburg. We got our picture taken together standing in this jungle of the stuff. Okay, call me Yankee but I'd never seen real bamboo growing. I think it was Nick who said "We could call this picture `picking your own'" or something like that.

Pink Tree - This one is mostly for my dear friend Theresa... I shot this in a Christmas store. I couldn't resist. Theresa, when I saw it, I thought of you immediately. Then I turned around to see a wonderful display of pink things.








Shower - Adam's a perve. He LOVED the shower. And do you want to know WHY? For one thing, it was large. For another it had a vertical bar that is perfect for a spankee to hang onto while getting her hide tanned. Dang, wet spankings hurt!!!

T-shirts - PK and I have matching T-shirts which say something on them about twins. The reaction from people was funny. One woman stopped us and told us about a twin festival in her hometown. Ummmm...yeah... I know all about it. Another asked me where my twin was... back at the hotel sleeping. Or is that just what she told us? Hmmm... it WAS a Wednesday and if you read my twin's blog, you KNOW what she does on Wednesdays!! No matter who commented we just went ahead and let them think we are twins. Funny thing is, they probably assumed we really are... just not identical... or are we?

Leather shop - Can you believe it? Mr. Proper Nick found a biker leather shop in the phone book and yup, by golly, we sniffed it out. It had the funniest stickers I've ever seen in my life but do you think I can remember one now? Nope. Not one. They were funny though. We would have bought a new crop there but they were kind of pricey. I didn't want it that badly.


So that's it... that's my notes. Now I just have to get on my laptop and load the pictures. Who knows... maybe I'll find more pictures to show you.

Yup. I found some more!! Here's a favorite picture of mine. On a tour, we each had to wear a name tag. This one was given to PK. She immediately took mine and handed me this one. Eve. Eva. Hmmmmmm.....










And this one was Adam's. Look closely. He was my son. Now that's just SICK. ROFL Would have really been cool if it had said Adam though, huh?


















And this next picture proves it. There were spankos way back when. Just look at this alphabetical spanking position chart!!!!












And look what we found!!! A spanking position Christmas ornament!! We bought 300 of them. We're doing our entire tree in them this December!!















And here's some fun little leather things we happened upon.....



















And as if all that leather isn't enough to prove it was a spanking community, get a load of this display!! We saw these EVERYWHERE. PK couldn't keep her hands off them!!



















We went here:















PK made me try on these lovely hats. Yes, folks, that really is us.















And this is really us, too. While Adam took our picture the correct way, that Nick... he snuck around to our backside. Geeze. The humiliation of it all!!! And they didn't even spank us while they had us there. What's their problem anyhow?? ROFL
















Hope you enjoyed my picture tour!!!