Innocent Goats

Last night as I was bottle feeding our two new baby goats, the thought crossed my mind how wonderful it would be to be as innocent as these two.  They have no idea what is going on in the world around them.

Nor do they care if Trump is President and not Hillary.  I have two sisters who have stopped talking to me because I am one of the "Deplorables."  How sad!!  These two little ones know nothing about a shooter being so mad at the world that he takes his shot gun and opens fire on innocent people in a Florida airport.  Or about 4 Chicago teenagers that kidnap a disabled white teenager and torture him while streaming live on Facebook.

Their only concern is when will I show up with the next bottle.  Don't worry girls, I'm coming!!  I just wish our lives were that easy!

Resolutions?

Well, 2017 finally made it here.  And, of course, everyone makes these lofty resolutions.  My husband's niece wrote on Facebook the other day that she wants to lose 120 pounds by 2018 and she is going to live on water, fruit and vegetables for the next 365 days.  Can't wait to see how long that diet is going to last!!  Then in her next message . . . she posted that she is not sure she can give up soda pop.  The diet is DOOMED!!!  I give her half a day at most!!!

If you are going to make resolutions for the new year, at least, make realistic ones!!  I saw one on Facebook the other day that sound pretty neat.  It was a way to save money.  It said that every time you get a $5 bill, save it - use a baggie or something to save the $5 bills in.  Don't count it, just keep putting your $5 bills in.  Don't "borrow" from it.  And at the end of the year, you should have a nice little bit of "pocket" change!  I thought that was a great idea!!!

Anyway, my "resolutions" for this year are to try to get healthy again, to spend less money and to save money.

2016 was an eye opener for me healthwise.  I had several health issues that I wasn't quite expecting.  In August, a blood test revealed that I was "pre-diabetic" and was told to lose some weight, which I did.  A second blood test, showed that my A1C value inched closer to the "diabetic" range despite losing 21 pounds.   Another blood test showed that I have Celiac Disease - e.g. I need to go gluten free.  

A stress test revealed a possible blocked artery in my heart - I am off to see a cardiologist this month and will probably be having an angiogram.  A CT Scan showed my Bronchiectasis (damage to the airway tubes in your lungs) has gotten worse and there might be a lung infection - oh joy!! 
So there might be a visit to a pulmonary doctor in the near future.  

So other than that, I'm fine - LOL!!  Getting old is a bitch!!!

But, we are eating better.  When I was told to lose weight, the first place I headed was Amazon and I bought several Weight Watcher cookbooks.  Like Oprah has said recently, the recipes are excellent and you really don't know you are on a "diet."  My husband and son love the recipes and have said this is the best they have eaten in a long time (not sure if I should take that as a compliment or not!)

I think 2017 is going to be a good year.  I just have a good feeling about it.