Nashvile Predators vs. Atlanta Thrashers

Robin and I have made a tradition to walk in the "Step Out for Diabetes" each year in Centennial Park; we will be walking with our friend Brooke this November, and when I signed up Robin to walk a few weeks ago she was the lucky winner of two lower level seats at a Predators game in Nashville. What a great surprise, and a great cause!

So Robin took me on April 5, 2011; we took all the pictures we could, and I made a collage out of them. Knash was there, the Zamboni was on the ice, and a band was in the stands to play. The tickets were not lower level; they were two rows from the top, but they were free and I got to spend time with my sis.

Before the game, we grabbed a bite to eat at Paradise Park. Paradise Park has the atmosphere of a trailer park; burgers, fries were their main menu item. Robin got a cheeseburger with sweet potato fries, and I got the cheeseburger with regular fries. It was a little pricey, burgers were OK. The bar was decorated the most like a trailer park. At least I can say I ate there!

The night ended with the Predators winning by two points (Predators 6 & Thrashers 4); it was the first game that I had gone to that the Predators won. I was so excited!

Having Fun with Grady

Grady's favorite word now is bubble; there's a show on TV that has bubble fish and other bubble characters on it, and Deb showed us some of the show with bubble babbies that look like little fish dancing and singing. Grady was so excited to see it; he started dancing. So cute!

We got to see Grady's room for the first time a few weeks ago; he has a race car bed, a slide, and several other toys. He even has a Buzz Light Years from Toy Story figure; it was his father's toy when he was little. That's so great that Grady shares that memory of a toy with his Dad.

Below Robin is crawling on the floor to play with Grady; I was in the floor crawling too, I had a ball. We both had red knees and hands the next day, but it was completely worth all of that.



Poor Grady butted his head against the wall while we were playing with his car set. I liked playing this! You put the car at the top, and then you watched it go down through the curves until the car got to the bottom. You could fill up your gas tank, and a few other things at the bottom that had sound effects. I bet he doesn't pay as much for his gas as we do.

I don't think I have played this much with a two year old since Debbie was little; that was a little while ago, she's going to be 24 (I think, I'm close.) on her birthday May 6. I had missed it.

We Love You Grady!

Library Seminar Series Notes

Keep Your New Year's Resolution

Presented by: Dr. Peter Hinz

"Big Doors Swing by Little Hinges"

1st Training Move Well

6 Steps to Better Exercise

1. Adjustment (Of course, the presenter is a chiropractor.)

2. Posture Exercises (Do only after you have spoken to your physician.)

a. Wall Angels -(5 times a day for 10 seconds)

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  Feet flat, and heels against the wall


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  Place the back of the hands against the wall


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  But and belly button in


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  Chin down to back a double chin; then place neck against wall.


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  Shoulders against wall

b. Stretch Hamstrings - Properly (Morning and Night: 10 to 15 seconds)

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  Stand up


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  Place right leg in chair with toes up


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  Steady yourself by holding onto a table or other object


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  Do same steps above with left leg.

c. Stretch Pecks

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  Elbow parallel against wall


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  Arm 45 degrees


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  Step forward with your right foot and lean into it.


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  Do same steps, but with left foot.

3. Sleep (On your back or side is the best way to sleep.)

4. Do Something (Weights should be included, and walk.)

5. Get Heart Rate Up - (Subtract your age from 220; result will be your needed heart rate.)

6. Resistance Training - (Women: 2 lower and 1 upper; 2 to 3 sets and 12 to 15 reps.)

2nd Training - Eating Well

The Golden Rules:

Start Eating Good Things (If it comes in a box, it is not good food.)

2. Fresh Fruit

3. Keep your Tank Full - Drink Water (Multiply your weight by 0.5, and that result is how many ounces you should drink a day. - If it's too much water for you, drink less but drink.)

4. Eat Organic

5. Make your own

6. Get Equipped (Take vitamins)

7. How long do you eat?

8. Eat what you buy (Bread suggestion: Great Harvest)

9. Be the boss

10.Keep it positive (Don't beat yourself up if you don't do all these rules all the time.)

*If you want to see a movie about our food , watch Food Inc and Fast Food

Nation. Contents may shock you!

*The Zone Diet is a good diet program to look at.

3rd Training - Think Well

1. Balance Emotional Stress
*Stress is thoughts, trauma, toxins.
*Balance is emotional, physical and chemical.

2. Organization - Write down Goals

3. Write down 7 Most Important Priority Steps of each Project you do.

4. Positive Affirmations - Say Out Loud

5. Mediation or Prayer
*Set perimeters for time and journal
*Use a Mala bead strand (108 beads) or rosary and for each bead quote something good
about you, and say out loud what you are going to be or do.

A good book to read is "The Secret".

You have at least 60,000 thoughts a day, use them wisely.

"Thoughts are Things"
Napoleon Hill

Mix 92.9 Radio Station - Paulette & Penny Celebrities

Paulette and I were at the Southern W omen's Show on Thursday; I was trying to get a picture of the "Cake Boss" from TV, and then I saw someone that I knew walking down the isle. I couldn't remember her name, but I knew she was from Mix 92.9 Radio. Then I said, "Isn't your name Anna"? She said yes, and then I realized we were talking to Anna Marie from the Morning Show. She was the nicest person; she even talked to us for a while, and took pictures with us both. She made us promise that we would send her the pictures so she could post them on the Mix 92.9 website and she did. You must take a look!

Paulette and I are celebrities; That's AWESOME! Check it out, the website is http://www.mix929.com/content/womens-show-insiders-tips. You can even ask for our autographs!

Red Riding Hood - The Movie

Once upon a time, in the middle of a dark forest so twisted that the trees sprouted thorns instead of branches, villagers were stalked by a terrible beast. Legend said it was a werewolf.

This movie is definitively the Brothers Grimm version of Little Red Riding Hood. A tale of moral peril about a curious girl who dared to leave her mother’s approved pathway.

Valerie wants the choice of who to marry; she asks her Mom why she can not choose. You're the pretty one,” says her mother. “Always too good… too perfect… too pretty,” says a vicious friend. Her parents arranged a marriage with the town’s handsome rich boy, but soon the whole village knows she’s fooling around with the woodsman .

Valerie wears her red hood with pride, and she does get to strike a fatal blow.

I don't think that I would take small children to see this movie; I really thought it was going to be scarier than it is, but I loved it. It has suspense, drama, and even a love story. Paulette and I went to see it last night; we were the only two people in the theater.

I would see this movie over and over again!

Storms can do Damage

The weather station had forcasted a severe storm for Monday starting at 3 p.m.; it started early, and I watched the rain pour down, wind blow and lightning within Kathy's office. Many of the companies in Nashville were letting their employees go early for everyone to get home safely. I left work at my regular time; I had a doctor's appointment downtown at 4:45 p.m. When I left Baptist Hospital, traffic was fine until I got to the Donelson area. I wasn't able to get off the interstate on one street because a metal electric pole had been bent over by the storm. Can you believe the picture above and the one below of the electric pole?

Below is a tree that was up rooted in a nearby park; you saw many trees like this. I drove through another street that was blocked on Monday today; most of the damage had been cleaned up, but it was just amazing to see what damage can be done by a storm.

I went to lunch with a friend; she was telling me when she left work around 2 p.m. on Monday, trees and electric poles were weaving back and forth on the side of the road. It looked like they were made of rubber.

It was just lucky that I had to go downtown before driving home; it may have taken me an hour to get home, but at least when I got home there was no damage. I even had electricity; many people were without electricity for twenty or more hours.

Do You Know What We Did Friday Night? - Played Madden Football of Course!

I think Robin and Jim figured out partially how to play the game!