M.I.A.

Howdy! I know I have been Missing In Action lately and I apologize. To say that I have been busy is a gross understatement. I have had a co-worker go on leave which means instead of having 24 facilities/prisons to oversee I have double that!!! I've also had to travel for business which has deducted even more free time. I keep telling myself to be grateful for the job security. But sheesh, I am T.I.R.E.D. !!!

I have surgery coming up on Thursday and have frankly been too busy to think about it much if at all. I guess that could be a good thing. If I don't get back to leave a post prior to surgery please say a prayer for me and the surgeons.

I'll see ya on the flipside...

Photo Friday

Congratulations to Laurie and Rex Flynn!



Married May 23, 2009 in San Angelo, Texas

The picture below is of Rex and Laurie and her picture perfect kiddos.

Braden, Zachary and Emily



Best Wishes for a joy-filled life together. You all deserve the 'happily ever after.'

What nickel allergy??

Well, after going to the allergist, count them, 3 times this week, I can officially declare that I do NOT have a nickel allergy! Woo Hoo! It stinks I had to go through weeks of waiting to get to this point but such is life.

Now, I can have the least invasive surgeries (is there such a thing?) on June 25 and recover in a week to 10 days.

Onward and upward...

G-Free Becomes a Little More Mainstream

For years, Elisabeth Hasselbeck couldn't figure out what was making her sick. She asked doctors and consulted nutritionists, but no one seemed to have any answers. It wasn't until spending time in the Australian Outback, living off the land on the grueling Survivor TV show, that, ironically, her symptoms vanished. Returning home, she pinpointed the food that made her sick -- gluten, the binding element in wheat. By simply eliminating it from her diet, she was able to enjoy a completely normal, healthy life. But that wasn't all. Hasselbeck discovered the myriad benefits that anyone can enjoy from a gluten-free diet: from weight loss and increased energy to even the alleviation of the conditions of autism.

In this all-inclusive book, Hasselbeck shares her hard-earned wisdom on living life without gluten and loving it. She gives you everything you need to know to start living a gluten-free life, from defining gluten - where to find it, how to read food labels - to targeting gluten-free products, creating G-Free shopping lists, sharing recipes, and managing G-Free living with family and friends.