Get your groove on...

To the thin lady at the nearby store... Please...when someone makes a joke about their quest to lose weight, don't go on and on about how hard you work on losing weight, implying that the one joking sits on her big fat arse all day eating bon-bons. It's rude, and it makes people want to slap you silly. To say things like, "I need to lose those 2 pesky pounds from the winter" is absolutly ignorant in the eyes of someone trying to lose 20-30 lbs before they move back to the states. Forgive me for inwardly rolling my eyes. IF ONLY. The proper response to a joke is "What?! You have to be kidding me, you look great! Don't change a thing, you Mother-Goddes, you! I wish I was you". Sincerely, The Jokester. Quick humor from E: I was getting ready for my daily workout, when for some odd thing, E gets up at 5:30 with me. (Why can't she have done that yesterday for church, instead of the 30 minute complaint session about having to get up so early---7:45am??) She is all snuggly warm from her bed and is still groggy. She wants to watch cartoons--but here in Europe, there is nothing on until 7am...so I offer for her to climb into my bed--which is her all time favorite place to sleep. She gladly climbs in and after I tuck her in and turn off the lights, walk into the kitchen, she comes running out, sobbing. I ask her what's wrong...suprised at how fast she got that upset. She said she was scared of the dark and was afraid to be alone. So, I offered for her to climb in M's bed. She agreed. After I got her all settled in, and M sleepily rolls over to cuddle the fraidy cat, I kissed her forhead and asked if she was going to be ok. She says " No problem Momma, now go get skinny!" IF ONLY!