Monday Mischief With Abby Dabby Doo

While my mommy and daddy worked in the yard Saturday because it was a nice sunny day, I found a nice soft spot in the shade. It just happened to be on top of the flowers by our fence.  I think this is how the term "flower bed" came to be. Don't I look pretty surrounded by the purple flowers? My mommy and daddy thought so too so they even told me to go back again so they could get a picture! When you're cute, you can get away with just about everything! Or, maybe on second thought, it's just because they love me so much more than their flowers.

I think there's is a verse in the Bible about this--something about love covereth a multitude of sins.

Please go vote for Spunky if you are on Facebook.

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4 Things We Learned This Week 19 of 2012 (Delaware, Photobucket, Charity, Contest)

Friday Fragments is hosted my Half-Past Kissin' Time for bloggers to post a list of short things on their minds that aren't really enough for a whole post. We like to share what we've learned each week.

1. Delaware

   Until I started reading Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock, I never knew Delaware was the first state and is SO small--only 85 miles lengthwise and 35 miles wide at the southern end and just 8 miles wide just below Wilmington up north!
   

2. Photobucket

   UGH! I found out that Photobucket changed the way of making collages and now I don't know how to make new ones for my blog header. This is so annoying! I also had to take down my "How To" video on how to do this because it's out-of-date. I watched the tutorial on their website, but have no idea how to resize it and make it work for my blog. Any help would be much appreciated! At least I can reuse one I've used before.

3. Operation Shower

   Over at It's Just Life I discovered a new charity that supports military families. Beth will contribute per comment on her blog so please stop by and comment over there too. Here's the link to Operation Shower if you'd like to find out more about it.

4. Spunky Doodle Needs Your Help

   
   
   My cat, Spunky Doodle, would really, really like to win author Lisa Unger's Pet contest and become famous by being included in one of her books but needs your help. Only 3 people have voted for her so far that we know of on Facebook. Please go vote for Spunky if you are on Facebook. You can vote every day through May 9. (If you vote, please let us know in the comments here because it doesn't always show up on Facebook. It would be nice if you would also share it on your page and ask your friends to vote too!

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Vote Spunky Doodle in Lisa Unger's Pet Contest on Facebook

Please vote for me in Lisa Unger's Pet Contest.  If I win, she'll include me in one of her next books!  Karen and Gerard both read her books.  Here is the link to vote:  http://apps.facebook.com/lisaungerpromotion/contests/217276/voteable_entries I was the only one who followed the rule to include a picture of one of her books so I hope I win even though it's not too great a picture of me! Voting ends May 9 and you can vote once a day.

Here's our review of Twice, the book in the picture.

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7 Good Health Habits I Actually Have

Karen Golfing at Shawnee Hill Golf Course

I came across this video by Dr. Oz last week sharing 7 Habits of Thin People and thought I measured up pretty well. Below is a list of the points he mentions and how I measure up:

1. Exercise before breakfast. I have found that this is the best time for me to get exercise into my day and was happy to see that it is on this list! I’ve been doing just about 15 min. of in-home exercises before I get dressed. That way, I get it in!

2. Eat small meals through the day rather than big ones. No kidding! This is just common sense and I usually do this. At the fitness class I am currently in, the one nutritionist told us that we should use the 95-5% rule which is that if we eat right and do what we should 95% of the time, then it is okay to go ahead and splurge 5% of the time. For me, a normal week consists of three small meals a day with a couple morning snacks. I only have one big meal once a week on the weekend when we go out to eat breakfast. Even that one, I cut down from what I used to eat at Hometown Buffet since we switched to Denney’s.

3. Eat slower and savor your food. I do savor my food but could probably eat even a little slower. Gerard eats slower than I do because he generally reads while he eats.

4. Eat breakfast every day! I love breakfast and have no problem with this at all. I actually look forward to breakfast. It makes sense to eat more calories at the beginning of the day to fuel up so that you have energy during the day to do things and time to burn them up before going to bed.

5. Weigh-in regularly and journal progress. Well, I do check my weight at least once a week. I used to journal my progress when I worked out at the gym, which I’ve pretty much stopped doing. I just got tired of it and decided to exercise at home instead and just try getting more active during the summer.

6. Have a fitness hobby outside of the gym. I really like this one because it’s more fun. I look forward to playing tennis and walking more again as the weather gets warmer. Maybe I'll even get some golf in this summer--it's good exercise because we don't use golf carts when we go!

7. Drink lots of water (32-64 oz.) is what I’ve been told. I do good on this Monday through Saturday but should really increase my intake on Sunday. For some reason, I just don’t think about it as much on Sunday.

How do you measure up?

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Comment For Charity

Thanks to getting 192 comments our our blogs during April, we will donate $81 to The Paralyzed Veterans of America.

For the merry month of May, the charity will be Joni & Friends to go for family camp scholarships. This is a camp run by Joni & Friends for special needs children who attend with their families. Here is a blurb about it from their website:

For families that live with disability, here’s a week of spiritual refreshment along with action-packed, accessible activities. Grow in Christ, strengthen family bonds, and build friendships with others on the same journey.

Perhaps you would like to make a donation of your own!

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