Taxes are DONE!

So sorry I've been absent so long! 

I have been working diligently on our taxes.

Really wanted to have them done before I leave for Convention

and WHOO HOOT, I finished last night!!!

PRAISE THE LORD! 

I hate doing them, but I hate even more being late.

I would prefer to have our taxes wrapped up by the end of January 

but that last few years, it's becoming more and more difficult to keep up. 

For now, I am breathing a HUGE sigh of relief 

and just so thankful I can take a break for a while!

So, today was weigh-in day, and once again I was UP .6 of a pound. 

I didn't get too upset. I have been eating pretty good 

but I think I've reached a plateau, which is normal.

I'll just have to change something up a bit. 

I had my shake after my meeting, ran several errands, 

including dropping off our tax info at the accountant's office, 

and I went grocery shopping before I went home. 

By the time I got home, I was tired and I was hungry.
I made a huge bowl of cereal, fresh fruit, and almond milk.

Did great until about 4:30...then I was hungry again.

We were having kabobs for dinner, with fresh corn (1/2 an ear for me)

and a nice salad. I actually was too full to eat the salad,

so it went in the fridge for tomorrow...

Then I got the idea to try this recipe out:

Angel Food Cupcakes with Whipped Cream and Berries

I've been making Angel Food cakes for almost 40 years...

my family by marriage LOVE them

but I never thought to make cupcakes out of them.

Anyway, in theory, it was a great idea 

because the cupcakes would be low in calories AND fat

but I ate 3 of them with some fresh fruit, 

and then as I was scooping out some vanilla ice cream for my hubby's dish

I got ME some ice cream, too. It was delicious!

So - I probably bombed my calorie intake for today, but I'll get back on track tomorrow. 

This is what my husband's dish looked like 

(by the way, he doesn't have to worry about his weight at all!)

Needless to say - he loved it!

I've been missing my mom terribly lately. 

The silliest things will make me think of her.

I wonder if she can see me from Heaven?

I wonder if she hears me talking to her?

I keep seeing her in my head, smiling, and with my dad...FINALLY 

after all those years of being a part from him.

A dear friend of our's lost his mother today. 

I know what he's going through. I know what he's feeling. 

It's wonderful and glorious for the ones now in GLORY, 

it's terribly hard for those of us left behind.

Today would have been my paternal grandmother's birthday.

I'll have to check on the year, but I think she would have been 115.