Java. the end.

[Javamama]

Morning, I'm up. But I don't want to be. I did not sleep well and feel like crap because I was fasting. Need to get caffeinated. And fast. But first I had to take my daughter to school before 8. I set my alarm clock but forgot that I never did change it to fall back way back when and so i woke up an hour before I needed to. my head hurtz. ow.

Anyway, it was nice to see a good morning message! Gets me in a better mood already. And I feel like I'm not making sense so I'm gong to stop writing now

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

ah i'm right there with ya - got that stove top espresso maker going

the pup was too excited to poop this morning so we've been out TWICE... first time before sunrise.... and i dont know who made such a mess in my kitchen. the kitchen fairies definitely did NOT stop by. dang

*mutter mutter mutter..... bump into thing... mutter mutter *

 

[Javamama]

I don't have much luck with those dang kitchen fairies either. In fact, I think the ones I have make the mess worse. What's the opposite of a fairy?

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

ha! right now.. the opposite of a helpful kitchen fairy is "cat"

Little Mo just knocked something all over the floor... hey you! get away from that! grrrrr... *gets broom starts sweeping*

good thing he so darn cute!aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

PS ALL THOSE'S A'S AND THE ALL CAPS IS FROM WHEN HE JUST WALKED ACROSS MY KEYBOARD

geesh

if you ever get an email that says "please order a truckload of slow moving and have it delivered to The Good Land" - it was one of these malcontents - not me

;-)

** aaaghghg Pepper! get off the stove!!! ***

ok i gotta get a handle on this before it gets completely out of control.

 

[Dace]

Why were you fasting?

I was just listening to a story about a church fasting for 30 days I think.....I don't think I am strong enough to fast for 8 hours

Hope you got your coffee! Speaking of coffee, we have a machine that grinds and brews, which is awesome because mornings are no fuss.....but when it runs out of beans, it really runs out. No warning. This morning it ran out of beans. I searched high and low, technically cleaned out the pantry at 5 am. I knew I had bought an extra bag. Ugh. I was giving up when I suddenly realized where I put the spare coffee *whew* barely dodged that bullet. Would have been a very ugly morning around here!

Hope you have a great Thursday!

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

oh hey D! happy thursday

* turns and suddenly catches jar that another cat has knocked off the counter *

you people! stop all that naughtiness!

* cats smirk and sauce away *

i'm running low on coffee too... glad you found a stash
;-)

 

[Javamama]

I cup of coffee down and I'm still not seeing straight. Moving on to ibuprofen.

Cats will never enter my kitchen. I do not need help making messes. I really don't like animals in the house. The dog gets too because she is our first alarm at any goings-on. Plus, my allergies have flared from just having outdoor cats. I can't imagine how bad it would be with them indoors!
Funny cat story of the week - these cats are so playful, always finding new toys to bring to the porch. So this week's toy is...a squirrel tail! I have no idea what happened to the rest of the squirrel, or how they managed to "find" a tail, but it just cracks up. I hope they bring home a chipmunk tail next. Them things are taking over.

Long explanation of my fasting:
I fasted because it's the one practice that helps me keep a handle on eating, and therefore my weight. I just do not do well with cutting carbs because I like all food too much. Fasting once a week works for me when I buckle down and commit to it. My husband has fasted once a week ever since college too and he's in near perfect health according to all tests. Anyway, I know it's controversial, but it's really not a big deal. It does not destroy the metabolism, that's a myth. I find it makes my body work better while giving me a feeling of control over my eating at the same time. Funny thing is I never wanted to do it - even though DH has always done it - until a trainer recommended it to me. She was trying it out herself and asked me to join her, and whadda ya know, it worked very well for me. Granted, it's mentally very challenging for me and so I am not as consistent as I would like to be. It's hard to fast when you have to prepare food for kids all day long
If you want to know more about the physiological effects, check out Brad Pilon's website - he calls it EatStopEat. He's got alot of the "science" behind why it works. And since I'm a nerd, that was all it took to 100% convince me

I would still fast for spiritual purposes if I felt called to do so. In some ways, DH and I feel that a weekly fast for health purposes IS a spiritual fast because the body is the temple and it's our job to care for it...it's just a discipline.

 

[BarredBuff]

Last summer my cat killed A LOT of blue tailed lizards. Little tails were lying everywhere.

 

[Javamama]

Ewww, lizard tails. But that's pretty funny. Cats My Linus is a killing machine. I think he does it for sport. I'm a little worried because they do stalk the chickens. And last night he decided he wanted to bed down with the ducks, which totally freaked them out and it was just crazy for awhile until I could get him out of the duck hut.

 

[BarredBuff]

My cat stalks the chickens and ducks too. She never gets close to them but she just set and stare. Then if you catch her she turns her head the other way. Its really funny!!