My Valentine Fleet

I'm a sucker for punishment.

I saw these online and fondly remembered making them when I was a child and decided to do them for my youngest son's class (all my other kids are too old or too young) for valentines day. Yes, I know they aren't the traditional colors of the holiday, but that doesn't bother me...unlike not being able to find the right kind of rubber bands.

You see, they are suppossed to use only one piece of gum for the wings, not an entire pack. However due to the fact that these were the only rubber bands I could find, I didn't have much choice. One and even 2 pieces of gum bent wierd 'cause the band is too strong.

So, now I have to go back to the store and buy a whole bunch of gum...sigh...the things we do for our kids (ok sort of for me, dang happy memory! LOL).

My baby is ONE MONTH OLD!

Isn't she cute? She is a booger (showing a stubborn streak already) but I still like her most of the time. LOL I forgot to take her 1 month pict on the fourth, but I wasn't too too late...this one was taken on the fifth. Unfortunately my camera or SD card went nuts and a good 10 picts were lost, so this is about all I have from our photo shoot. Sometimes I really hate technology.

No more secrets...

I have a dear friend who recently blew the lid off her food secret. And this is what I wrote in response:

...and we love you. I'm bawling because your secret hits close to home. I know too many "fat chicks" with eating issues/disorders and most of it ties in with other things (alcoholism, abuse, food issues our parents helped to create)...for me, I have an addictive personality that swings to extremes (complicated by some of those other issues). I can't seem to find the middle ground on anything. We can do this together...all of us, if we just keep talking about it and helping each other through it.

Love you W and thank you for putting it out there; you may help someone else realize something about them selves before it is too late.

You see I have a bit of a food secret too. I love food, but yet hate it too. I am a sugar and fatty food addict and when I get stressed out/depressed, I do one of these things…eat way too much of it (in public or in secret), eat too much then puke from the guilt(I don't force it, it always just happens) or not eat at all. I don't fit neatly into one classification of eating disorders…I’m a nasty combination of them all, depending on my mental state and stress load.

I’m embarrassed, but I think these are some of the issues we as woman need to talk about to each other and help each other through. We have to find ways to help ourselves, our children and their children to NOT be this way, especially our daughters. I know many of us struggle with food and body image stuff and I’m standing up to say…

Hi, I am jenalih. I am an addict. I have an eating disorder and I want to deal with it responsibly. I want to have a better, healthier life and I can find ways to overcome my eating issues, I know I can. I just have to.