So Yesterday My husband and I embarked on a new hobby, biking.

He found a nice bike at a garage sale and I have one my sister had and couldn't move with her. Hubby took them to a bike shop to get them in perfect working order.

I have no rode a bike in years. I was 17 I think last time I rode a bike I am not sure if it was even that recent.

It was glorious! The wind on my face whistling past my ears, It made me feel young again.I had so much fun and it was an exercise!

We rode through the neighborhood since I want to just go easy for now. I felt kind of uneasy with riding too far since my legs soon felt like Jello. I did about a mile and a half then came home. I have not been walking so much since my knee surgery so I wussed out sooner than my husband. He went on for another 4 miles without me.

I am sure I will be going at least 3 times a week. I want to get into shape enough to ride around to the grocery store, park, doctors, and etc.

WHEEEEE!

Just to let you know that November is National Diabetes month.

Information from the American Diabetes Association.

Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing the complications of diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes

• Frequent urination
• Unusual thirst
• Extreme hunger
• Unusual weight loss
• Extreme fatigue and Irritability

Type 2 Diabetes

• Any of the type 1 symptoms
• Frequent infections
• Blurred vision
• Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
• Tingling/numbness in the hands/feet
• Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections

If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away.

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 On a personal note, this is a issue I deal with every month of the year.

As some of you know my son has type one diabetes. I know I have posted so many times about the total misinformation people have about this disease. Aaron cannot take oral medication and has to take insulin his whole life. No diet in the world is going to be a cure for him.Simply put his pancreas is practically dead and doesn't make insulin at all or so little it is not functional to daily life. Without Insulin my son would die.

He is my tough little diabetes hero. He wears a pump which includes having a cannula port put into his skin 24/7 that he wears hooked up to his little pump  machine.

Here he is with his pump and supplies getting ready to change his cannula site. It hurts him but it is only every 3 days verses getting shots everyday. I costs us a lot every month but he is worth that and more. He told me the other day he wished a punch to his gut would make his pancreas work. He said he would take a big punch everyday so he wouldn't have to worry about his Blood sugars all day. I sighed just thinking about that.

Aaron has to test his Blood sugar(glucose) before every meal, before exercise, when he gets up in the morning, goes to bed at night, and anywhere in between if he feels low. Lows are when he gets too much insulin which happens. It can be dangerous to have a high blood glucose (BG) or a low BG. Both can result in his loss of mental  capability why he cannot be alone. This has made overnight visits and play dates without me hard to do unless a host totally understands. He also has to count every carbohydrate he eats and he hates it. Sometimes his blood sugars are too high to eat right away and he has to wait a half hour even though everyone else can eat. I usually wait with him in solidarity. Basically TYPE 1 Stinks!

If you have type 2 or 1 there is no cure, just tight management. Type one and type two are not related diseases.

Type 2 risk Factors from the Mayo Clinic

• Weight. Being overweight is a primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The more fatty tissue you have, the more resistant your cells become to insulin.
• Fat distribution. If your body stores fat primarily in your abdomen, your risk of type 2 diabetes is greater than if your body stores fat elsewhere, such as your hips and thighs.
• Inactivity. The less active you are, the greater your risk of type 2 diabetes. Physical activity helps you control your weight, uses up glucose as energy and makes your cells more sensitive to insulin.
• Family history. The risk of type 2 diabetes increases if your parent or sibling has type 2 diabetes.
• Race. Although it's unclear why, people of certain races — including blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Asian-Americans — are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than whites are.
• Age. The risk of type 2 diabetes increases as you get older, especially after age 45. That's probably because people tend to exercise less, lose muscle mass and gain weight as they age. But type 2 diabetes is also increasing dramatically among children, adolescents and younger adults.
• Prediabetes. Prediabetes is a condition in which your blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. Left untreated, prediabetes often progresses to type 2 diabetes.
• Gestational diabetes. If you developed gestational diabetes when you were pregnant, your risk of developing type 2 diabetes later increases. If you gave birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds (4.1 kilograms), you're also at risk of type 2 diabetes.

  I have heard several times Type 2 is only because of being overweight. I know for some this is not always a factor. BUT if it is then living in denial about your medical problems is only hurting you. My dad had type 2 and was not overweight but still had problems with major complications. He had to have eye surgery, and lost his feet to this disease which eventually took his life at 69 years of age. I wish he had taken his diabetes drugs early on his life. He let it go thinking it would be OK if he kept his weight down. He hardly tested until he got older and had problems. By then it usually is too late to reverse problems. Diabetes hurts the whole body.

Type 2 Diabetes runs in families and being Native American Indian these are both high risk factors that pertain to me. I already had many strikes against before I got diagnosed after my first child.  I never took it seriously before that.

I have had Type 2 for 14 years now but it has greatly improved almost to the point I am at the boarder line of not having to take medication. Before my vertical gastric sleeve surgery, I was so out of control. I almost needed to take insulin injections and that is one of the main reasons I did the procedure. After losing 50 lbs, it really helped but I realize even if I get below that line of not needing drugs, I am still diabetic. I can let go of myself and get bad readings again.

One of the best tools is a high Protein diet and exercise. I exercise at least 3 times a week. Getting enough protein is hard so I drink low sugar/high protein shakes. It is daily struggle.

My Husband has type 2 and was just diagnosed last year. He worked really hard at combating the disease. After months of drugs and injections he whipped himself into shape and got it under control. His only problem is he forgets and eats sugary junk once in awhile. WOW does he get grouchy! Being irritable is a symptom FYI!

Last year before he was diagnosed we fought so badly. I knew something was wrong with him. He came home every day tearing me apart with his arguments. I then realized he might be diabetic. I pressed him to get tested which of course made him more angry at me. I took the verbal abuse and saw it through to get him to look after himself. After several marriage counseling and doctor visits later our marriage was saved due to his coming full circle to see he needed help. I was so proud of him to turn on a dime and head in the right direction. To hear him talk though you thought he did this all himself.

For the most part, the whole responsibility is on you to care for yourself but if someone you love is telling you something is wrong please take it seriously.

Diabetes is not a death sentence to be diagnosed, it is another hurdle in life. The thing is you need to get yourself up, get going, tackle your problems, and be able to obtain good health.

It is a never ending battle in this house. I hate the word sometimes but when I see others suffering with this diabetes burden I am glad we can help others with what I know.

Happy Diabetes month~! Yes happy because knowledge is power!

Any questions? I can help...if not I can listen.

I have been answering telephone market surveys lately. I don't know why but it is kind of fun.

Some of the weirdest questions come up. I wonder who is writing the questions? They are starting to sound like those quizzes off the internet. LOL

Here are some of the funny questions.

1. Do you drink beer. wine. hard liquor, or colas? I drink none of the above so I said I don't have an answer. I didn't know Cola was in the same category.

2. If you have holiday gatherings what kind of liquor do you serve? I though the above answer was answer enough. I said wine, since hubby drinks a glass here and there.

3. If you hang mistletoe do you feel compelled to kiss your guest if they stand over it?  I started to laugh at that point. NO I don't!

4. If you forget to give a gift what last minute option do you use, a lottery ticket. cash, liquor, or a gift card? Do they really think I buy a lot of booze? I said Gift card, that seems a natural choice to me.

5 When you receive a gift for the holidays, who would you say is the worst gift giver, your spouse, parents, children, or aunt and uncles? That was odd! I burst out laughing so that the lady had to ask me the same question 3 times. I said my kids since I never get gifts from them. I don't ever get gifts from my aunt and uncles. I do get gifts from my EX-Step-MIL more than actual biological relatives. Seems strange that I get gifts from someone who isn't even related to me more than family. But I don't buy a lot of gifts anyway.

6. Do you like Eggnog? Yes but my family doesn't like when I drink it I said. LOL I am Lactose intolerant. Yeah That would be my only drinking problem in my life. HAHA!

7. Do you buy gifts for service people? Trash collector?: NO, Mail carrier?: NO, (Honestly I didn't know anyone did this) Doctors?: NO, Teachers?: Yes. Babysitters?: NO since I don't have one.

I think it was funny all these questions, I answered at least 60 of them. I know now I probably will get bombarded with more tel-market surveys since I answer their phone calls. Since they are so entertaining I just might anyway.

I really do try not to get too offended by people but when they go out of their way to put you down, it kind of sticks in my craw.

My blog is to help me, like therapy, so excuse the complaining.

Why is it so hard for people to take someones word for something? People who feel a need to bombard with their own reasoning without knowing the full situation?

I get so perturbed.

Here is a example. I have been trying to get my husband to post more on Facebook to keep in touch better with his family. He told me awhile back he wanted to leave facebook and I begged him to stay on. I am rethinking my decision. It seems if hubby is happy the misery of his family comes over to dump their unhappiness on him. It is a purely toxic relationship and I am so sorry I pushed him to expose himself once again. I do everyday and push forward so I am not so sure if it is more my reaction to them being mean to my man or if it is me feeling overly protective of him since he has been so abused as a child by these families. I say families since he has more than one.

It is like that family is so fake. They act so uppity and cannot relate kindly to one another. They gossips and act so mean I often feel caught in the middle of disputes sometimes. I have a problem with anyone I keep it to myself why can they not? I guess that is why we rarely see them since getting together is a full emotional armor event!

I want to just B*tch some of them out once and for all but I don't out of respect for my husband. I am so nice compared to my true inner feelings and I feel like I have adopted this Fakeness.

Ok what do you think maybe I just need to learn to play the games? Or am I overly sensitive?

WOW This is why I am so nice to my Family since I deal with so much nasty on the one side. Maybe God is teaching me a lesson? I hope to learn my lesson soon so I can move on away from this tempest of emotional overload.

YAY The Holidays are coming and I have so much in-law family to deal with in the next few months. It makes me so sad I hardly have any of my family left around.

My husband is a veteran and we are planning to hit some places for free grub. I have to pay though. HA!

Thank you to all who served!

I have a lot of Native friends and family who served too.

I am proud to be related and know them.

Don't forget to Thank a Veteran today!

Hubby and I took Memow for his first vet appointment. He likes his new carrier we have that I got at a yard sale. Its like a big A-line portfolio like purse with mesh views on both sides and a nice big side zipper that flaps down to let him in and out. At first when we got in the van with him, he meowed and meowed to get out. When we got to the Animal hospital/clinic, he was scared. Since we had a cat they let us back into the room so we could let him out a bit. HA! he didn't want to come out at all and we had to zip him back up to let him feel safe. I baby my cat/boy.

He was not happy. But that was the least of his problems that morning.

The Doctor came in and check him out nose to tail end. The first thing they did was check his temperature. OH MY The look on that cats face as he stared at me like,"DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE IS DOING TO MY BUTT?" LOL I am sorry I laughed. But I didn't laugh when they had to clean his ears. He had ear mites bad and it was probably because when he was found he was an abandoned kitten in a parking lot. I felt bad that his ears were so yucky. I never noticed them before but the doctor assured me it happens a lot and not to feel to bad. I was glad she didn't look at me like a neglectful owner. The vet used like 20 Qtips with ear cleaner, removed black gunk with each swab. EW! They gave me some ear medicine to treat him at home. She also then gave him worm medicine and his shots, that after the ear cleaning seemed fine to him. He was so upsetand he cried to get back in his carrier. He curled up and didn't say a peep the whole ride home.

I was afraid he would be so angry with me. A week earlier I had given him a bath and it didn't sit well with him. He avoided me all day. But today when we got back to our house he was so glad to be home. I fed him a bite of beef from last nights supper and then he purred and purred while letting me snuggle him.

Poor kitty is going back in 3 weeks to get fixed. I couldn't believe we have to pay extra for pain management for that operation. I was confused. IS it not protocol to have pain management after a surgery for animals? I guess not. Well we ordered it. Now I feel bad for my other cats I had before this one years ago. I don't think we paid for that when they got fixed since they never asked.

Hubby and I went shopping after dropping him off at home. When I came back, he was all over me and sat on my chest nuzzling my nose. Cutie!

WOW I am becoming such an animal lover! HA!

Another really sad thing is while were at the pet hospital, a seizing dog came in with its distraught owners. They were rushed back to a room and then the couple came out in tears with no dog. They left in quite a hurry too. I felt like crying for them. These pet are like family members. I never understood it like I do now. There is so much love, care, and energy that goes into a pet but boy is it well worth it.

Memow makes me so happy and less lonely. First to greet me in the morning and last at night, that little ball of fur adopted me more than I it. I never have willingly chosen a cat before they always just come to me unannounced and unplanned. Why I feel God sends them right when I need them. Blessed to have a cat as my owner.

I had to unfriend someone today on Facebook because it was beyond being sane to what they were saying. They claim that the USA is based on the occult and every president is of the devil. WOO I know how to find them huh? Actually it was a friend of my sisters FMM and I had meet her at a Powwow. She claims to be of Native American Indian Heritage but looks far from it. I don't doubt that maybe WAaaaaaaYYYYYYY back she had some Great Great Great grandparent who was but it is far from being close to what being A true Native American Indian today, NADA!

I am always suspicious of those claims but most Americans have a drop in the bucket some where in their family history's blood line of Native blood. Yet being A Real Native American Indian means you have a connection to the family who is Native, your tribal affiliation and Papers from the Government. She did not. I really wonder why people claim being a "real" Native American Indian when they have no proof. The USA has been really strict about that since if someone claims it, they have to prove it due to college and tribal moneys.

I have my papers. LOL I am a pedigree! HAH! Just kidding about the pedigree thing but I am registered as Half. yeah they count blood quantim and my kids are the last of the line to claim status unless they marry another Native.

Anywho back on subject... she went on to post a picture showing presidents as satanist in a ritual stabbing a huge globe with the aim being the USA. She bases it on her christian faith and being native. UM HUH? Yeah that the Untied States is a huge cult because they killed American Indian tribes and made slaves of Africans.

WOOOOO Beyond me I just had to step away from that loony bin.

That title use to be one of my favorite songs. A little old school

Love the words to that song.

"...back to life, back to reality
back to the here and now yeah
show me how decide what you want from me
tell me maybe i could be there for you
how ever do you want me how
how ever do you need me...

back to life back to the present time
back from a fantasy
tell me now take the initiative
ill leave it in your hands until your ready
how ever do you want me how
how ever do you need me...

live at the top of the block
no more room for trouble and fuss
need a change a positive change
look its me writing on the wall
how ever do you want me how
how ever do you need me...

back to life back to the day we have
lets end this foolish game
hear me out dont let me waste away
make up your mind so i know where i stand
how ever do you want me how
how ever do you need me...

back to life, back to reality
back to the here and now yeah
show me how decide what you want from me
tell me maybe i could be there for you"

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How I am feeling about some of my bad relationships with my family...:( Not saying who. But some beloved brothers may never forgive me for speaking my honest mind with them 2 years ago. Yeah I have apologized and try to reach out but get burned every time I do so...ball is in their court.

The daily grind is back on here, the kids are in school, hubby at work, and I have a ton of housework. I just have a boring life but compared to Far Rockway NY so  I am happy for it. My Inlaws have had no power all this time since last week and now its snowing. The kids are in and out of school and they are living in different relatives homes. We would offer them assistance by staying here but they are of Orthodox Jewish faith and we are not Kosher. There is not real help from us we can possibly do that they can use other than money. I am sending some of that too.

I have so much to be thankful for today.

How about you what is good for you today?

now lets move forward. Working together is a thing that makes our country great!

I am thankful for what we have, each other and for the diversity which is our nations people. We can learn so much from each other.

The Boo-Hooing and evil posts I have read get me sad. To read that people lose hope in America when their person doesn't get elected is testament to their faith in God. Do you have faith or not, that God is in control?

I read some UGLY posts! Racist and culturally insensitive rants and about those who voted for our now president being idiots, arrogant and stupid. WOW you can't win as a minority. If you're smart and educated you are uppity and elitist and if you are less than well educated and poor, you're a an ignorant person who doesn't deserve a vote. (Though they don't say "Person.")

I think if you call it out like that, that is truly what you are, an Uppity, ignorant, and poor in spirit loser. And if that is you, I am praying or you today.

Bible verses being thrown and taunts. WOW I am ashamed all over again to call myself Christian.

WWJD??? I think He said it best enough to read for yourself. 

Matthew 5:43-44 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Gods will gets done according to what I was taught. Is our faith in a elected leader or what people are on earth? NO! I was taught to believe in a benevolent God who loves the outcast and the Lost.

Like Gandhi said. I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Gandhi would have been christian had it not been for the white church to turn him out and be racist against him. WOW a loss for the christian faith but a gain to the world, smacks of God to me. Another reason I believe Romney lost. Racism in his professed faith that was so ungodly I was shocked Christians would vote for such a man.

But God can use anyone and anything I was taught to believe so why are peoples faith so shallow to not see that God is in control all the time. I believe firmly that God is in a win for the non-white cultures of America by having Barack Obama elected a second term. God has seen the unfair tactics and cruel rejection. It is time to embrace our brothers or all races not just the ones you grew up with as a child or in your self-sheltered environment.

Love this hopeful message from our elected president..."I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting."

That is God too. He never gives up on us. God plants hope and new life in our hearts through our Faith in Him.

^{Romans 12:9-16} Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰ Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹ Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹² Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³ Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. ¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ¹⁶ Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.^[c]Do not be conceited.

Romans 13:1-7

1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. ² Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. ³ For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. ⁴ For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. ⁵ Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

⁶ This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. ⁷ Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

Ok Off my soap box. Thanks

I just find the Bible to be my comforting source of great words as well as those people GOD puts in my life to teach guide and admonish me.

Today is my hubbies birthday. It is also my youngest nephew Nathan's birthday too.

I am making a nice steak dinner and brownies for hubbies day.  I am so glad he was born to marry me.

He is my very best friend.

Here he is with his mom last May.

Also my nephew...

He is 4 today.

I miss him so much but I got to talk to him on the phone. Nate is so funny, his momma said he was dancing the whole time I talked to him.

I have been dreaming about the whole family every time I nap.It seems so real so that I wake up and remember they are gone I get sad all over again.

I cannot wait to go see them again soon. It might not be until next spring though.

It is nice to have just my family tonight for a sit down dinner but it is also kind of lonely.