She speaks her mind

I shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, MR comes from a long line of strong willed women who speak their mind. She joined the ranks of these women today when she commented on a “messy yard” right in front of the homeowner. She went on to call his yard art (think cement animals in various sizes) “tacky”. She also told him that the “HOE” (she was referring to the HOA) would “put him in jail” if he didn’t cut his grass. Wonder who she heard that from?

Unfortunately, I couldn’t laugh this one off. She made the same comment to the homeowner the last time we walked in his neighborhood.  In fact, her comment was the reason we stopped walking in the neighborhood months before. One things for sure though, she sure made an impression on the homeowner. He remembered his last conversation with her and even remembered that her name had “Mary” in it.

As we walked away, I asked MR how many cement animals should be allowed in a  yard. She looked at me matter-of-factly and said “none mama, people should just stick to bushes and flowers. Because tacky is bad. Real bad.” I wondered if the mans neighbors would agree with her…

Pictures like this are becoming a thing of the past.

These days, our little guy is constantly on the move…

And his big sister is constantly on his case. Soon he’ll learn that he really has two mamas looking after him.

He’s already learned that Key Lime Pie is good…

And his mama is learning that heating healthy is not so bad after all. I’ve traded in the last 2 weeks of Mexican and Chick-fil-A for a carb free/sugar free diet. The change has been hard and expensive. But, it has also been eye opening. I had no idea how much processed food I was consuming. Today, I made a healthy pizza for lunch with a cauliflower crust. I know. It sounds terrible, but it wasn’t. I topped the pizza with fresh tomatoes, sauteed onions, mushrooms, and spinach, and low fat mozzarella cheese.