Huge!

Yesterday Adam, his mom and I went to Canton to shop a HUGE monthly Flea Market. I've never been to anything like it before. (If we'd worn the right kind of shoes, we could have spent the ENTIRE day there. As it was, our feet were dead after 7 hours.) There are a lot of great finds and fun things to look at. I learned to be patient. Some people overprice their goods, while others are content to shout out "Five bucks and it's yours."

Adam's mom found a large cake plate for $12.

Pretty glassware. Could have spent a lot of money here . . .

I found these two mirrors—which I'll be painting white—for $15. I also found more dessert plates to add to my collection.


Mom, (or anyone else) when you come to visit, you have to come during the days that this is going on! You'll love it, love it! (The Saturday before the first Monday of every month.) There's a lot of vintage jewelry, old embroidered tablecloths, tons of dishware etc. Happy, happy, joy, joy.

Fun on the Fourth

We visited the Dallas World Aquarium today. It's amazing—but not the aquarium part. I loved the atrium. Much of it is open and multi-layered with waterfalls and pools. It's quite beautiful, complex and GREEN. I really enjoyed myself and I'm sure Adam had a good time too.

Bamboo! I love bamboo. When I grow up I'm going to have some.

The entrance was fun, windy with big birds
to look at, mist, and bamboo ceilings. Niiiiice.

Jellyfish, Clown-fish, Small Crock, and a pic of the atrium.

No one we know here, I just thought this photo was cool.

Adam in the Shark Tunnel.

Most of the Monkeys we saw had a baby with them.
These were out in the open, not behind glass.

Sea Dragon, Plant (no idea what kind), Shark, Stork? (again, not behind glass)

Flamingo—this one's for you Ferrin.

Most of the animals were surprisingly active.
They seemed . . . happy.
If you come to visit, we'll all go!

The end.

Weblos

You guessed it. We've been drafted. We're the new Den Leaders for the Weblo Scouts, age 10. (Weblos stands for: We Be Loyal Scouts—cool huh?) Our first meeting was last night. We're going to have to be on our game, those boys can run circles around us—thank goodness there are only five of them. We had a good time and there's more to come . . . as soon as I catch my breath!

Healthy Living

I can't keep my mouth shut any longer. These books are fabulous, educational and worth reading, no matter who you are—especially if you want to understand your body and your health. When I read these books the light bulb turned on. You all know what those moments feel like.

First, read YOU on a Diet, I recommend a chapter a day. While it's easy to understand, it gets a bit silly with the analogies. There are several fun illustrations to help you along the way. The first part of the book describes your body and how it functions in relation to food. It's fantastic. You'll have a lot of "wow" moments. (I skipped the back part of the book—the diet plan and work-outs—I just wanted the nitty gritty.) After reading this book you will feel enlightened.

Second, read South Beach Diet. All the information found in this book goes hand-in-hand with the YOU book. They completely back each other up. And because you read the YOU book first, South Beach is VERY easy to understand. Ding, ding, ding. Several lights going on.

This book talks about your blood chemistry and how to improve it as well as how to get rid of the damaging belly fat (described in the YOU book.) I have no doubts what needs to be done, or what will happen if I fail to do nothing. An eating plan is found in the second half of the book. No counting calories, no measuring food! Just the right equations of foods. Read it even if you have no weight to loose, it has a plan for healthy maintenance.


It's complicated and hard to describe why I feel these books are important, but it's absolutely information worth sharing, so I had to put a plug in. Even if you don't want to follow a diet plan, it's knowledge worth having.