On another blog I read, the girl posted a clip of Red Skelton reciting and explaining the pledge.

I noticed at one point he left out the “under God” part. I looked it up and found this site…The Pledge.

The original pledge written in 1892 went like this…

I pledge allegiance to my Flag,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
one Nation indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all.

The “under God” part was added only 54 years ago by Eisenhower. Huh. Who knew? Not me.

We have been attending a local church for about 2 months. Our oldest son is playing drums every other Sunday for the music and today played with the youth band. A few times either Jared or I go with the kids because of other commitments (Soccer, being out of town,etc.). I am totally not kidding here, every week the same people come up to us and introduce themselves and ask if we are visiting or if we are new, or where we are from. It’s just weird. We feel like God wants us there for something. What, Lord? What? And for how long?  Just curious.

Why a 15 year old is still in Junior High School?

This is pretty good. I  guess we did ok.

Thanks to Dooce.

The phrase is COULDN’T care less. Get it? If you COULD care less then the phrase loses its meaning. Ok. Thank you. You can all return to your regularly scheduled blog reading.

Just wanted to give a quick apology to anyone who may have experienced issues in submitting comments here recently. It turns out there was an issue with one of the anit-spam plugins, but it’s been resolved now, so feel free to repost your comments if you were blocked before.

Here they are. Look at them and weep. Joy is the only way I can describe my feelings when I see that I can fight gravity.

To see my BFL progress, the new 6 weeks pictures are up. Please be warned, I am in a bathing suit. Cover your children’s eyes. Or just don’t go look. I’m very excited about the changes I see and feel.

A little late in the day, but hey…I have a job and then some.

Eat Better: Choices
A healthy lifestyle is made up of lots of small choices. Below, we offer a few ideas — ways that you can improve your eating habits by choosing to do things just slightly differently.

If you normally………………………………………………..then try this instead!
use whole or 2% milk ………………………………………use fat free milk
drink soda………………………………………………………..drink diet soda or 100% juice
eat dessert……………………………………………………….eat fruit for dessert
have second helpings………………………………………..put the food away as soon as you serve
eat big portions…………………………………………………eat off a smaller plate
eat a lot of white bread or pasta………………………..go for a variety of whole-grain foods
use butter…………………………………………………………try oils low in saturated fats
eat fast food on the road……………………………………pack fruits and vegetables for car rides
eat red meat……………………………………………………..Prepare lean cuts of beef, pork, turkey or fish
snack on chips and junk food……………………………..keep fruits and veggies in the fridge instead
skip breakfast……………………………………………………try eating a healthy breakfast each day
fry your food……………………………………………………..grill or roast your food instead
eat out a lot……………………………………………………….plan ahead and shop-eat healthy at home

This is all stuff you’ve probably heard, but it never hurts to refresh.

By the way, don’t let yourself go too long without eating something. When you get too hungry is when the evil fat looks so good!

Set Realistic Goals

I hope you guys don’t think I’m going too far on this but I’m really having fun and am motivated!

Remember — don’t set unrealistic goals! Realistic goals allow you to make small changes in a relatively small amount of time, and then move onto the next goal.

REALISTIC GOAL: I will incorporate one additional fruit or vegetable into my daily diet, and avoid second helpings for one week.

Once you’ve met your realistic goal, you will find it much easier to move onto a new, and possibly more challenging goal. You’ve made progress!

My goal this week: Get up early and walk on the treadmill Tuesday and Thursday morning.

What’s yours?