I am going to be totally honest right now. And once again in no way am I judging or belittling, but there are too many overweight children. We had our first day of the school around my neck of the woods today, so I had to take my middle daughter to school for the first part of the day. I was shocked by how many “obese” kids there were. I am not taking about big, strong, athletic, tall children, but very chunky, sweaty and fat kids.
I understand to a certain degree that genetics comes in to …read more

On a very personal note, I had a very scary day Wednesday. As you all know I am a type 1 diabetic and control my blood sugar through diet and exercise. My sugars run in the 80’s on normal days. I have had very little fluctuation’s over the last year or so.
After feeding the kids lunch yesterday, I started to feel a little bit off. I hadn’t eaten lunch yet. I was sipping on a diet coke and all of a sudden my fingers felt funny, like I couldn’t hold the phone. I put …read more