A Lot of Time Gone By

Well Much time has gone by since my last blog. The following will show I have been very busy. Here are a few things I have been up to since my last posting.....ENJOY

I HAVE PLANTED A GARDEN

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THESE BEES DECIDED TO HANG OUT AT OUR HOUSE WHILE THE TEMPERATURES DROPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. HERE TODAY GONE TOMORROW

MY BABY OWLS ALL GROWN UP AND FLEW AWAY.

CAN YOU COUNT THE EYES???

HISTORY IN THE MAKING AND WE ARE THERE TO SEE IT. PICTURES LIKE THIS WILL BE AMAZING IN 50YEARS. WOW WHAT AN AMAZING BRIDGE!!!!!!!!

WENT TO ST.GEORGE FOR EASTER AND WENT TO ORAN AND MAXINES

MISSION FAREWELL. IT WAS A GOOD WEEKEND.

GRANDPA & GRANDMA WILKS; WE GOT TO KISS THE CHEEKS OF

THESE CUTE BABIES.

GREAT GRANDPA & GRANDMA PECK CAME TO ST.GEORGE TO!

A HARD PICTURE TO TAKE. THREE GENERATIONS

IT IS LAKE SEASON AND WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS

10 MINUTES AWAY FROM UR HOME.

THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE HILL BEHIND

ME AND YOU SEE THE GREEN POLE THINGS THOSE OUR A HILL FULL OF

SAGUARO CACTUS. WHAT A COOL SHOT OF NATURE

GOODBYE FOR NOW.

I AM ALIVE

Okay people I am alive, I am sure you were all concerned that I may have perished in the middle of my cleanse.

I did make it 7 days not quite the 10 days. But 7 days was success enough for me.

I have been crazy busy and spending trying to make a buck or 2. As soon as I get a break I will get you updated on all things.

Laney

Day Three

Day Three

After three days of successfully resisting food all together and drinking a cocktail of minerals, vitamins and herbal laxatives there are a few rules that you may want to know about if attempting this

Rule #1 I was able to hike that past few days, so this is a good thing, so exercise is a doable option. Remember to prepare well in case of an emergency with supplies if nature calls.  Because when it calls on this journey, it does not hang up and call back later.

Rule #2 If for any reason you have it in your mind that you want to seize an opportunity of passing gas along the way, DON’T. If you do not want to change you shorts resist the urge! Do not get confidence thinking you are sure it is just wind that will be blowing, I promise you it is not!

Rule #3 Do not watch TV.   I never realized how much the advertising world wants you to eat their food.  Even though I am not hungry, I find my mouth salivating for restaurants I would never be found in; and pizza hut never looked so good; and what is up with the history channel picking this week to show all the shows on the history of food?

Rule #4 Now rule four is a big one and I am going to talk about this rule on other days of my journal. Do not let the carnal mind be the boss of you.  WOW I never realized how carnal food is to me. Talk about mind games.

DAY TWO

Day Two

I am allowed to have as many as 12 of those wonderful lemon concoctions a day. It is surprising that even if I start to feel hungry I throw one of those down my gullet and surprise I am good to go for another few hours. I was happy to find a fellow cleanser that is also doing this 10 day journey. 

So let me introduce the official  super team members of the marathon.  We have the ObiOneKanobi Sydney of cleansing. She is who we call when we have questions because she is a member of the frequent cleansing plan. Then we have Brad, my husband, who has so much more discipline than I do; all though I do get a chuckle when he comes running in the house making a mad dash for the toilet. 

Then we have Jenny, who is part of the motivational team, who at one time had a weak moment, and has now committed to finish the race. We will have a new member of the team on Monday, who will be introduced at that time.

Have you ever seen the movie elf, and how he loves maple syrup and puts it on his spaghetti? This is the only way I can describe how I feel about licking the spoon off the maple syrup. 

You cannot even imagine how excited I get when I get to lick the leftover maple off of Brad’s spoon, I almost get giddy. Later in the afternoon I noticed that a glob of the maple was running down the side of my glass, I realized I was licking the side of a glass like a cow licking the salt lick. The next thrill I get is the sound of the spoon clanking the bottom of my glass in case any syrup did not stir all the way, I would not want to miss the opportunity of more sweet treat. DAY TWO completed with success for the team.

DAY ONE

Well apparently this particular cleanse starts with a 32oz drink of water with 2 teaspoons of salt (That was the original size of the first  7-11 big gulp!) At first though you do not think that this would be too bad, 2 teaspoons is hardly anything.  Well I am here to tell you imagine yourself on the edge of a pacific coastal beach, put your toes in the water, it looks alright, now bend over and start sucking up the water in gulps, 120 to be exact (as I was told by a fellow cleanser). YUM YUM. Okay this will be the worst of it and thank goodness I am only doing that 3 of the 10 days of my journey. Now the fun begins! You know in monopoly when you get the go straight to jail, pass go and do not collect $200.00, oh and skip a turn too.  This is my definition of the Salt water Big Gulp, 7-11 style.  You do not leave your home, you better stay put for the next 45-60 min(THIS WOULD BE THE JAIL TIME AND MISSING A TURN), because this drink totally avoids the bladder all together and gives you the thrill by going straight to the colon. Now the good stuff,I get to drink fresh squeezed lemon juice from lemon a lemon tree I picked from up the street and add  real maple syrup and Cayenne.  That is the basic elements of the Cleanse. So now that you have that, I am glad to announce I survived day One. I only had a craving for potato chips; I knew that this was inevitable because that is usually the one craving I usually great.  The best part was within minutes of my craving weakness Ryan walks in with a bag of chips from his lunch. Well so much for removing any weak moment foods from your pantry.