Happy Mother's Day!

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house..

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We're related.

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.

What kind of a little girl was your mom?

1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.

3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.

3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?

1.. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them..

3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don't do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.

2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, FRIENDS!
With my son, Danny, ten years ago when he was 13 and I was...oh...nevermind! ; )
With my Mom and my son, Thanksgiving 2009 :)

I'm a MAY-niac!

Only one month 'til my birthday and I'm feeling so much better physically than I have in years and years due in no small part to my wonderful trainer at the YMCA of Boston (Waltham branch) Parker and the folks at Vtrim who have guided me toward a future where I control my food intake and it doesn't control me!


I am REALLY enjoying working out and exercising at the Y!  I can hardly believe I am saying that but it is true and I can see the results, slowly but surely, on my body.  There is some definition in my arms, I have collar bones again, my balance is much better!  Parker mentioned to me last week that I have come a long way and my progress in our workouts is a steady arrow UP the graph! : ) All good!


May is going to be MAY-niac month for me as I try to fit in as much exercise and walking as I can before my birthday at the beginning of June! I'm sooo thrilled that Vtrim has offered me 12 more weeks of their classes which I start tomorrow night! : )  Next week is the last online Vtrim class of my original 12 weeks and I cannot believe how much I've learned in that short amount of time.  These 12 weeks of classes have truly changed my life... why else would I be going around the office and my house singing... "I'm a MAY-niac" from Flashdance! 


As an ode to the YMCA, Vtrim, and Parker, my great trainer, below is my version of Flashdance "Maniac"! You may want to click on the YouTube video  at the bottom of this post before you begin to read so you can sing along while reading the new lyrics! *grin*


She's a May-niac

Just a Beantown girl on a Saturday night
Looking for her own healthy life
In the workout world no one knows her at all
They all say she’s lazy

Heart rate monitors the quick beat of her heart
Changing fat limbs into lean
She has lunged into the fitness zone
When the walker becomes the walk…

It can change your whole darn life
When the fitness fuels your fire
With a ball between the wall and crunch number three

She’s a MAY-niac, MAY-niac at the Y
And she’s working like she’s never worked before
She’s a MAY-niac, MAY-niac at the Y
And she’s sweating like she’s never sweat before!

Oh, the wobble board tests her sanity
It’s the balance most never see
Her trainer’s plans are a mystery
“Plank and now hold it!”

You complete your reps for that moment in time
Goal will come, not pass you by
In this push-up world, there is always that chance
That your hunger is staved for the night

There’s her iPod with its beat
Crunching, stretching, life is sweet!
Never stopping, with her core tucked in and held…

She’s a MAY-niac, MAY-niac at the Y
And she’s working like she’s never worked before
She’s a MAY-niac, MAY-niac at the Y
And she’s sweating like she’s never sweat before!

It can change your whole darn life
When the fitness fuels your fire
With a ball between the wall and crunch number three

She’s a MAY-niac, MAY-niac at the Y
And she’s working like she’s never worked before
She’s a MAY-niac, MAY-niac at the Y
And she’s sweating like she’s never sweat before!



PS: If this song gets stuck in your head, a tried and tested cure is 60 minutes on the treadmill with the incline UP! : )