Forgot to add to the last blog... dealing with bad skin right now... heard it is common for the detox phase so for now my skin is itchy and have some outbreaks here and there on my arms, face, back, and chest.  Not a lot but a few. 

Okay one of my tough days!  Day 7 of the fast was made harder by having taken some allergy pills the night before.  I was wickedly hungry late last night and ate my sugar free jello, drank juice and had some chicken boullion but still had to sleep very hungry.  Today I had loads of energy but was distracted a lot with thoughts of hamburgers.  lol  I don't want to quit because I am enjoying this great energy and my liver behaving well. 

Excited about having the energy now to finish projects I wanted to compete this summer such as painting and re-decorating the main bathroom at Trevor.  Also wanting to get scrapbooking done and upload some older family pictures to my facebook page.  The boys are gung ho about making the garage a fun place to hang out and play rock band so that is on my agenda.  OH and planning a trip with friends to Maggie Valley in August so it would be nice to have energy and having lost some weight.  Lots of reasons to not give up. 

Day four of the fast and think I'm through the worst of the detox.  No headache or body aches so far today.  I'm drinking far less juice, too.  I feel a little light headed at times but that is no big deal.  All that I'm feeling even at my worst does not come close to those days when I've been able to tell I was having symptoms related to chronic liver troubles.  This is a far cry from that and I'm really hoping this fast will give my liver a time to heal. 

Day three... hanging in there.  Had sugar free breath mints and I think they made today worse for me.  Very sick to my stomach but not near as hungry as yesterday.  Drinking much less juice today.  Making sure to get in the mean green but craving more a tomato cucumber combination.  Bought some premade stuff because not feeling great but was able to make my own juice anyhow. 

Short record to keep track; started a juice fast today.  The goal is 40 days but I just want to take it one day at a time for now, of course.  I feel pretty good and am trying not to let this occupy my thinking non-stop but it can be hard at times.  Not much else to report.  Took a nap because I was feeling tired.  I expect the first 2 to 5 days to be the toughest.  Hoping this will give my body some much needed healing time. 

I told you so

Just check my old blogs..... I told you that the fun was about to begin when it came to this presidential election...months and months ago. And the fun continues. I happen to be with Bill a little when he made the comments that tended to indicate that those that can't handle the heat have no business entering politics at all. (Many of you know I'm not a Clinton fan but EVEN I have been a bit shocked at the 'friends' that have jumped ship on that power couple.) My thoughts are random, but hey, they are my own.

McCain? AND I'M A DIE HARD REPUBLICAN...what can this say?? He actually has his moments with me but I find that most often, I'm just not sure about him. While I don't expect him to tow any line when it comes to being a conservative...that info on being ready to change over to the Democrats in 2001 was a bit unsettling. AND wanting to be the running mate of John Kerry?? "Reporting for dooty" :)

Obama? He's so smooth that when he talks it's like when Smokey sings. After I recover from the moment and really examine some of what he is saying....especially the defense of Rev. Wright stuff....I find I'm not as enchanted. I want to be fair though. He says things in his speech that I applaud and understand and agree with....on a level as white Christian that many would not even relate to. Having grown up in a Pentecostal church I've heard WHITE ministers condemn America in strong terms but I also knew that it was a heated sermon and they deeply loved America. That kind of preaching is supposed to unsettle you but it's also supposed to move you to change and look at your own short comings....Wrights speech seemed to instead work toward creating a whine fest. I not ready to make a call but I will say.... WOW when I see the video of Wright I can't stop thinking that if Hillary wants to win...she needs to KEEP making sure those videos are shown.

Hillary? Will we get two for the price of one again?? DO we get a discount since in a sense we've already had her and she's old merchandise? And wow, did I hear Chelsea right....she believes her mother will be a better president than her father. Poor Dad. I wonder if that hurt a little. EVEN his own damn daughter is shakey on her loyalty. Couldn't she say, "Let's just say that I think my father did an amazing job as President (she'll need to say this without cracking up) and my mother will add to the legacy of superior performance for our country"? Hillary can make me very mad but in some ways I'm admiring her spirit and the invisible gonads she possesses.

THIS is looking to be a GREAT, and FUN, and Emotional, and Intense and educational and exciting election, folks. And I knew it was coming.

Next time lets discuss.....the democrats and their troubles with racism.

Justice for Jessica?

Yesterday John Couey was found guilty of murdering Jessica Lunsford. Most of you probably remember the case....he was a pervert that had been released from the system when he should never have been out on the street in the first place. If you do not recall...basically he entered the home where Jessica lived and kidnapped her in the night..."allowing" her to bring along a new stuffed animal. (His compassion just warms your heart doesn't it?) He took her across the street and into the place he was living (a trailer that belonged, I believe, to his sister) and kept Jessica in the closet of his room for a few days while subjecting her to rape at his pleasure. He even reported that he 'allowed' her to look out the window of the room to view the many people that were in the neighborhood looking for her once it was discovered she was missing. (Once again...whatta man!) There was evidence that he fed her a burger but she unfortunately had to use the closet floor as a bathroom...yet again more of his goodness. Ultimately he decided she had to die BUT he once again managed to show the goodness in his heart by ALLOWING her to take her stuffed animal into the garbage bag he placed her in to bury her alive in the back yard. There was evidence of how she had tried to pry her way out of the bag after she was buried. If this doesn't make you sick and break your heart, nothing can.
There is no justice on Earth for what this man did to this child. Each time I look at the photos of her, all I can see is the face of my daughter, Cecily, who was born the same year as Jessica. The jury has yet to hand down his punishment but we all know that execution is really too good for him. Like I've said, there isn't a punishment we can dish out that will ever feel like justice. Most of us know that the next life offers a different story when it comes to that issue though.
God bless the family of Jessica. I pray that they find some comfort in knowing that nothing was hidden from God when John Couey decided to do the things he did to this child. I pray that they will find rest and peace in knowing that even though they want her here, she is at peace and finally truly safe where she is now.