The Continuity of Friendship 

I’m feeling a bit retrospective tonight.  Thirty years ago this month a dear friend had a heart attack on Christmas eve.  There’s never a good time to have a heart attack but as days go I’d say that Christmas eve would probably fall way down the scale.  I remember taking their high school aged daughter to Bass Pro to buy her dad a sweat suit (remember those?) because he refused to wear a hospital gown.  Later that evening I stood at his bedside (watching a Willie Nelson concert on the TV in his ICU room) and looking across his bed at his handsome and charming friend who a year later would become my husband.

Fast forward thirty years (and that’s exactly how it felt) that same friend is in the hospital having heart issues again.  The young girl I took to Bass Pro was visiting a college with her own high school daughter. And my handsome, charming husband and I sat and talked with him and his wife at the hospital last night and rejoiced with them at a good report from his doctor. I couldn’t help but think about the continuity of friendship.  You have (if you’re very, very lucky) a special few friends who you know you can count on. Who have shared the ups and downs of life. The mountains and valleys, the laughter and tears.  The 3:00 am kind of friends who you know beyond a shadow of doubt that you can call them at any time and they’ll be there.  I am so grateful for the continuity of friendship.  Those friends that GOD gives you for life.  Those who you share history with. Friends who are more like family. Those living, breathing, tangible blessings from the LORD. How very blessed we are.

Okay, retrospection time is over.  On to an update on the journey to a healthier place…

Even with Thanksgiving I have continued to lose at a slow and steady rate. 

Still enjoying the challenge of discovering a new recipe or a new way of doing something.

 A few days ago I woke up starving. I needed/wanted a big breakfast so I grabbed my skillet and went to work.

             

Now seriously…does it look like I’m struggling with a diet??? I’m not thinking so!

Sausage Veggie Omelette

( 3 WW points)

1/2 cup Egg Beaters

1/4 cup Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles

sliced mushrooms

sliced black olives

2 TBS low fat mozzarella cheese

(add two slices of Delightful 45 bread with SugarFree blueberry jam and a bunch of grapes and you have a huge breakfast for a mere 5 points.

Today my cousin and forever friend Lesa and I took a day trip to Rogers, AR. to finish up Christmas shopping….okay so we didn’t Christmas shop but it was a fun girls day and going to Rogers always means lunch at PF Changs! So, how do you work PF Changs' Kung Pao Shrimp into a WW compliant day?? Glad you asked.  By doing a 2 point WW snack bar at 10:00, enjoying every bite of my spicy Shrimp Pao and rice (lunch portion for a whopping 14 points) at lunch and then scaling down dinner. 

But scaling down doesn’t mean eating a salad with low calorie dressing in my world. 

Supper rivaled lunch for yumminess!! 

Thanks to two of my favorite products, Boca Veggie Burgers and Special K Chips. I had this dinner for a total of 9 points (3 for Boca Burger, 3 for bun and 3 for chips) which means I have used 25 of my 30 point daily allowance.  So, 5 points left for a late night snack!!

Well, time to say goodnight. I have a sweet, furry little girl needing some attention.  Enjoy your week!