My baby girl turns 21 today. It’s quite a story, let me tell ya.
I don’t know what she weighed, or if labor was delayed …
if she was bottle or breast fed … or the first word she said …
I didn’t teach her to walk or how to use the pot …
but man once I got her … she sure taught ME a lot!
She arrived at age four, we adopted her at age six,
an energetic ball of fire – such a perfect mix.
A blessing straight from God, was dropped into my life …
and suddenly I was ‘mom’ – not just a working wife.
My one and only daughter, never grew in my tummy …
but life with this girl is artistic and oh so yummy.
I’m so glad she was born, and ended up with me ..
I didn’t even know her – – on that day she made history.
I was living in Texas ~~ and teaching a computer class,
with no inclination- of what would some day come to pass.
Yet that day she was born – was the same hospital as I …
oh how I would have loved — to hear her newborn cry.
We share a genetic mutation – yet share no DNA …
and she is etched in my heart, forever and a day.
She’s generous and sweet and feisty and kind …
stubborn, determined – a rare treasure to find.
She’s brilliant, articulate and smarter than you think …
but don’t try to catch her – you’ll miss her if you blink.
She’s fierce and she’s loyal and hilarious indeed.
And she’ll drop what she’s doing to help a friend in need.
She’s impulsive and crazy, but in a good way of course …
she can catch a fish and she can even ride a horse.
She can be a girly girl — OR get messy in the dirt …
she’s outgoing and friendly — and an eternal flirt.
She was surely born– with beauty and brains!
And she plays many instruments, with music in her veins.
She’s ‘kinda’ grown up – 21 years old today.
My daughter, my friend .. happy happy birthday !
As for me, my personal favorite is exercising (or just fun fitness) with my family. My family fitness regime definitely includes my kids. Just check out the slideshow above to see some examples. That is not always possible, of course. I love group exercise classes too. I especially Body Pump and sometimes Yoga. I would love to have a buddy or accountability partner, but I fear I do not really have one of those at the present moment. Presently accepting applications for such, tee hee.
Back in 2013, I posted a meme on my ‘fan’ page back about an old farmer and his advice. Much to my surprise it has been shared over 32,000 times and has nearly 1,000 comments, and it still gets traction, present day, in 2017. This blows my mind. You never know what will go viral and what people will appreciate. This leads me to the conclusion that I must put this wise and sage advice into a blog post. So here we go.
The Healthy Habit Lady 