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Life has a way to Always working Out,IF you will just LISTEN.

How many times as a parent did I tell my kids to just listen to what I am saying? I was thinking just the other day how funny it was that life really does have a way of working itself out if you will just STOP and Listen to what she is saying to you every one and a while. I know I personally was so busy try to figure out why I was sick that I would not figure out HOW to get WELL. Once I finally stopped and listened to the most simple and basic of life's lessons "Eat of the Earth" I am now beginning to get back to better health and well being.

So I decided it is time to listen to my inter-self more often. Time to be a Nanna too. This week Zoe Bug came to visit for 3 days. She discovered Elmo and Zoe while she was here and loves to watch it with me while sitting in my bed or playing in her play yard. She is learning to walk too.... trying to anyways when can mean some bumps and boo boos on the way.

Pa Paw and I went and got Zoe her 1st pair of tennis shoes so she will have a nice sturdy pair of shoes to give her support for walking and running around in. (Really, the main reason was to find a pair she could not pull off her feet. LOL) She is a very picky girl. She picked out the camo shoes, a girl after her Pa Paw's own heart! She loved them so much she started dancing around in them, (as long as we were holding on to her.)
Won't be long now and I'll be chasing her all over the place, so I better get some more of this weight off.

Life has taught me to eat more of her fruits and veggies and to share them with my family too. Zoe loves fresh raw juices and frozen pops. I'll share some easy to make recipes with you later this weekend or you can pop over to my recipe blog for some I will be adding over there R ecipes 4 Shweet Living.

Have a great day
~Sandi

I would love to Invite YOU

Hi all I would love to invite you to come by and check out what I have been up to lately. Something I am very proud of... Something that has kept me away from here for a little bit but will bring me back to my love of sewing and creating because it will give me more energy and life. I am working on improving my HEALTH and that of my family and also helping my friends too.

I'd like to invite you to visit my Living the Shweet Life Blog .There you will find some of my mutterings about my family's everyday lives, juicing recipes, things to do with the pulp you get and gluten free living.

I began a juice cleanse on March 21 after watching "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" by Joe Cross on Netflix. I have been on my cleanse, juice only juice now for 55 days now and check out the difference below.
This is my beginning picture taken the day I started my Juice Cleanse...259 lbs size 24.

This picture was taken on Mother's Day. 219 lbs size 18. Still on my Juice Cleanse & now walking, swimming & playing on the floor with my grand daughter Zoe.

Would love to see you

http://www.livingtheshweetlife.blogspot.com

Dipping the Toes in the Pool with Zoe Bug

Sunday proved to be another fun family day at the Tree House. We took Zoe Bug for her first swim. She put on her tutu,smile and sunscreen and *people hopped* all over our pool.

She started her time with grandpa then she helped Nanna do her water walking...that little added arm weight of her in my arms I'm sure helps, LOL.

Zoe even got her daddy into the water out here in Carrollton, even though he was on call for his job. He likes to swim too!

Her Momma was the best! She wrapped up her Zoe Bug nice and warm and fed her snacks when she was all finished swimming for the day.

Of course as soon as Zoe made it back to the Tree House she KNOCKED OUT......

Now we know just what her Momma needs to do when Zoe Bug doesn't want to take her nap, GO SWIMMING!

Zoe's 1st Trip to the Zoo

Sorry it's been a while but this grandma has been spending time getting healthy, sewing and well being a Nanna! Wanted to share some pictures of Zoe's first trip to the Dallas Zoo last Sunday with ya. It was a blast for all involved and also a *scouting* trip for me because I am working on a new line of patterns that you can make for children or you can prim them up for collectibles. The best of all worlds!

Zoe Bug, her momma Keelee, Grandpa Marty, Aunt Megan, Uncle Charlie and I (Nanna) spent 5 wonderful hours walking the Zoo and visiting with most of the animals, birds, snakes and critters. YES! you read that correctly I WALKED FOR FIVE, count them FIVE HOURS! Bless the juice! Here are some of the critters we saw in the Dallas Zoo with our little critter Zoe Bug. The turtle will be an example for a Zurtle (Zoe's Turtle). The gator is an actual albino gator from Louisiana on a loan to the Zoo. Really cool right??

We arrived at the Zoo just in time to see the Birds of Flight show and let me tell ya they really had birds flying everywhere. This is the first time I have ever see or even heard of a BLACK COCKATOO. He or she is BEAUTIFUL! We saw many exotic and domestic birds and Zoe loved watching them as much as we did!

Aunt Megan could not leave the Zoo without riding a Camel so ride one she DID! Tiffany was the name of this beautiful gal. Aunt Megan (my niece) gave his long eye-lashed gal a big hug while riding her and said she does not smell at all!

Going to the Zoo with Zoe Bug and the family is a great way to relax and walk off those extra pounds. If you have a free weekend take some time and visit your local Zoo. The critters are waiting for you... say hi to the animals too. LOL.