I’ve been reading a lot lately about the size of Santa Claus. Apparently some chick named MeMe Roth wants Santa to lose weight. (I don’t watch Fox News much.) You can watch the YouTube video of MeMe Roth’s debate over Santa’s weight here. I have never heard of this MeMe Roth person but after [...]

I was blessed with naturally strong and straight teeth. But I screwed up…. and now I will pay a price.
I’ve had one cavity my whole life. Of course that ONE cavity had to be a huge pain in the ass. It was in a horrible place and the filling cracked twice, which led to a [...]

It’s no surprise I struggle with weight issues. Heck, it’s in the tag line in the sidebar under author

This is my first D-blog day. It was started a couple years ago by The Diabetes Talkfest Blog. I saw it last year and was going to participate but work got crazy or something and I never got around to it.
This year I am determined to participate but found I am at a loss for [...]

That’s what my doctor said to me a couple years ago when we were discussing treatment for my diabetes. I mentioned insulin and he told me it would not be a matter of IF I go on insulin, it would be a matter of when. That really bugged me and I never quite understood what [...]

We have a convenience store up the road from our house. It’s a mini-mart/Chevron gas station. They have a deli where you can order fresh sandwiches, or hot food, they have 6 fresh brewed coffee choices including several different flavored creamers. They have two full walls with refrigerated beer, alcohol, every soft drink known to [...]

I went over our income and expenses for the month of September and it wasn’t good. We spent more than we brought in. A LOT more. This is a harsh reality check of the situation we are in now that I’m no longer working full time. It’s especially hard to come to terms with this [...]