KID PICS TIME!!

Here's the Halie with one of her bestest buds. Another friend of hers took the photo - so forgive the blur....

Riley and Shane each wrote their own "books" for Young Authors Night at school. Tonight we went and they read to us and handed out autographs! Notice Riley dressed to the nines in her little black dress for the evening. Heehee!

Me an my kiddos, Mar and her kiddos, my mother and my brothers' kiddos, all came out for the night. I ended up leaving with my mother and going out for coffee with her. I missed her so much. She's still nuts, but she's my mom. I don't want any more regrets in my life. At least not ones that I can see coming, and didn't do anything about.

My boobie hurts pretty good, and it's all swollen up. To me it looks like I had some kind of bizarro breast implant stuck in there, but Mar said it's really not that noticeable. I have a good bruise there and it hurts like hell to wear a bra or lift my arm up over my head. I should know something by Thursday, I am hoping the results will be back tomorrow. I hate playing the waiting game.

HAPPY MOMS DAY!

This is Momma Pete - Marny's Mom, and everyone else's Mom too. We spent the day out at her place for a Mother's Day cookout. There was Mar an Brent and Journey and Maddy, Me and my crew, and Dad and Judy (My Step-Mom, Brents' real Mom.)

Good ol' Daddy - pretending to BE my Mom! We had a lot of fun, and a TON of food. The boys grilled some chicken, hamburgers, and hot dogs and Pete made homemade chocolate cake and potato salad and baked beans... MMMMM. I totally fell off the no sugar wagon yesterday for sure. (Don't worry - I am back in the saddle this morning!)
The kids all had a blast playing outside running around. We adults did too - sittin in the sunshine having conversation. It was sooooo nice to be able to just rest and have fun for the day. Good food, good company.
Dad and I of course share the whole diabetic thing, and neither one of us have ever gotten around to getting a medical id bracelet. He has one for his heart, but not the diabetes. Mine is pretty much under control, as long as I remember to eat, but if I forget I usually end up in trouble. I have always been pretty safe, but I do worry about what would happen if I weren't around people that knew what to do. It would sure be easier for the medics to find that, rather than me trying to talk and end up having them amputate my brain or something. That would suck.....

I AM SOOOOOOO GOING TO BLOG THIS!!

I DID IT!!! I finally did it!!
After 14 years, 8 total semesters, and a cumulative GPA of 3.6, I graduated as a member of Phi Theta Kappa, with an Associate of Arts Degree and an Associate of Applied Science in Visual Communications Degree!! These last two years - this last chance I had to go back and finish what I started - I had 3 semesters of a perfect 4.0 and finished this last one with a 3.75. (I got a "B" in speech class.) I was on the Presidents Honor Roll for the first 3, and made the Deans List for this last one.

I am finally an Alumni.

I can not even begin to describe how last night felt. One minute I was crying, the next overcome with joy and pride. When I walked through the line of teachers I thought my heart was going to explode!! I had the absolute best of the best educators guiding me on my path to this moment. I could not have asked for more...

My brother said my mom cried as she watched me walk. I think I actually made her proud. Daddy stayed for the whole entire thing, and as soon as I walked off the stage I spotted him - I couldn't hold back the tears. For so many years I wished for this moment....

The "official" graduation photos should be up HERE in a day or two!

Now I gotta figure out what I wanna be when I grow up!!

AGAIN WITH THE LIGHTNING!!

This spring has been rather electrifying I would say!! This one is from the storms that moved through last night. I got a bit closer than I should have really, got spooked and came home....

And OMG! I GRADUATE TODAY!!! I'm so excited! So far I am still waiting on two of my grades to come in. The three that are in, are A's, and I think the other two are an A, and a C or maybe a B. Speech class - I knew it would be the end of my 4.0 streak, but at least it won't ruin my membership in Phi Theta Kappa. I am just relieved to have finished it!

Thank you so much, for all of you who have supported me, encouraged me, pushed me when I needed it, and congratulated me. Tonight will be one of the proudest moments in my life, right up there with the births of my children. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to share some photos!

MEET FRANCIS BACON....

This is my new friend, Francis Bacon, who I named after this guy down here. (The painter...)

This Francis Bacon painted things like this down here. (My kinda guy...)

My Francis Bacon does not like to paint, but he sure does love his bananas. (Not chicken though - he hates chicken) My Francis Bacon was a graduation gift from my Mackey! She found him and took him to her house, where he was a very naughty monkey. I think it was just because she has so so many chickens, and he has a phobia about them, so he was just acting out. He has been a wonderful little monkey since he has been here, although he hasn't met Squidly yet. Nothing good ever comes from introducing new friends to Squidly, so we have kept Francis far away from such bad influences. I fear the days when the house is empty though and the chance that they might run into each other while I am gone. (I know I should have sent that creature to drug rehab a long time ago... he won't stay out of my pill box...) *Shudder*

I know that Squidly will pretend like he is being nice - until Francis ends up like THIS guy!!!

CLOSE YER EYES MACKEY!!!

Images Copyright 2008
Rebecca Bridges

Oh yeah! I went out and played in it!! I got inside the house just as it started to sprinkle, then all hell broke loose. We got some marble sized hail, but I have not gotten out to see about the vehicle damage yet. (If there is any...) Pretty loud stuff for a few minutes. Just enough time to probably destroy my garden. *sigh* You would think by now I would know not to plant things until later on! Ugh.

OMG YA'LL!!!

I WON!!
With this Photo!!

Imagine my surprise when I get home from the last long day at school and check my email, to find out that my photograph was one of only TWO winners selected in this contest!! My photo will be printed on greeting cards, and distributed all over the WORLD!!! I won $250 and will receive 10 of the greeting cards my image will be printed on!!

I am really super uber happy about this, but even better than the money or the win, is the cause behind the contest. Helping others is what it's all about. The contest was put on by Alternative Gifts International, and the money that they raise goes to help so many others around the world. I am most happy to play this small role in helping this cause!! When someone makes a donation to this effort as a gift to someone else, these cards are sent as the gift. Click on the link to check it out or make your own donation.

Meanwhile, I do have a few little things I might get for myself such as some new garden decor - I have been dying for a gazing ball for years so I am going to give myself a little treat to remind me of this awesome event. The rest - well, it will go for bills and groceries - but it couldn't have come at a better time!!!

Yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaawwww!!

TIME TO FLY

EEEE!! Last day of regular classes tomorrow!! Next week I have finals on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, then Friday is the BIG DAY!! I can't believe it!

On Sunday, I will be traveling to Greensburg with some other journalism students and our teacher. The President is coming to speak there. I dunno how much we will get to see or take pictures of, but it should be a full day of interesting things! Maybe I will get lucky and run into ANITA!! She's gettin all famous ya know!! :)

A TAXING SITUATION

So the price for gas in my town has risen to $3.50 a gallon for the regular undleaded, at least that was the price yesterday. Since oil has just gotten even more expensive, I wonder what it will be today....
At this point I think everyone should protest having to pay tax on it. Hell we should all protest having to pay so much for it in the first place. It's a damn shame is what it is. Not only can people not afford basic medical care, we can't afford groceries, or to put the gas in our vehicles to get to work to pay for more gas. Ride a bike?? Ummm not when work is in another town. Not when you have three kids to haul around with you. Won't work. Horse and buggy? Can't have a horse in the city limits says the law. And where the hell am I going to get a buggy anyway??? Carpool? Yes sure! My vehicle seats 5 and there are 5 of us. Now what?
The price of food has shot up so high it's unbearable. A pack of hamburger to feed 5 costs about $8 here. I mean even back in the days when my folks were raising us, we could always count on good ol' hamburger being cheap. Chicken the same. Milk was $2 a gallon a few months ago, now it's up to $3 for the store brand. We use a lot of milk here - probably just about 4 or 5 gallons a week. Fresh fruits and vegetables - forget it. I can't wait until the garden takes off because until then we are eating hotdogs..... not even the good ones.....with no buns.....
Economic Stimulus Plan?? How bout ya double it and send it to us NOW - we won't be getting ours until sometime in July. But then it doesn't really matter much because we will be using all of it to buy GAS!

SOOOOOOOOOOOO TIRED....

Only one more week of school left, then finals week. I am so so ready to be done! I think the day I graduate, I will come home and flop down into my pile of comfy soft pillows and take the longest nap ever! One more insanely busy week, one last speech, one big test, and a few finishing touches on portfolios - then I AM DONE!!! I even have a lead on a good job in my field! Here I come real world! Again. Funny thing is I was there once before, but now I can ask for a bit more money! Heehee!
Tomorrow will be a difficult one, with the memorial service for my former mother-in-law (Halie's Gramma) as I do have to miss class for it. Some things just have a higher priority in life. She would have been so proud of me and I take great comfort in that.
Today I would love to rest, but there is so much work that needs to be done. Yesterday we cleaned up my Daddy's yard, and today PPHead is off to do some work for Mar's mom. She just had cataract surgery and her porch light won't work. She definitely needs to be able to see to get in at night. The garden needs to have some more seeds planted, and our lawn needs mowing pretty badly. It's a sucky job because there is so much lawn and just an itty bitty push mower. But it's good exercise so Halie and I just take turns. I think next weekend we will try and have a garage sale and get the thing cleaned out. We wanted to do it last week, but time is never on our side. Hopefully the weather will be nice enough!
Last but not least - the race is on this afternoon!! Talladega!! YAY! It ought to be a good one if yesterday's race is any indication of what is to come!!

Have a good Sunday Ya'll!!

STEP AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER!!!

No it's not going to explode or anything!! You just need to step back to look at the picture!! I found this ultra cool generator at GlassGiant, where you can put in any photo you want, and it will use type to recreate your picture!! Cool Huh!! It's free too - just a neat little site.
We are now in a search for acne solutions for graduation, and for my teenager. I don't know if all the stress is causing me to break out everywhere or what the deal is. The teenager - well, that's just a given I suppose. Has anyone tried anything that actually works?? Lemme know!
As luck would have it, I think I have a nasty case of pink eye. I woke up yesterday with a sore left eye, and over the course of the day it kept swelling and now it's itchy. Ughh. Who knew I would still be catching kiddy diseases at school??

BLOGGING MAKES ME HAPPY!!

When I first started blogging about three years ago, I had no idea that it would turn into what it has today. I had never heard of a blog before until one of my more internet savvy cousins introduced me to it. When I started mine, my only intent was to keep in contact with a few of my good friends, most of which I had met on Artalyst. (A really groovy art site!)
Once in a while, I even go back and look at how my life was back then, and wow has it changed. Though a few people have come and gone, for the most part the people I am privileged to call friends have remained, enriching my life with unwavering support and encouragement. As time passed, I met so many new friends, without whom my life would be so mundane.
Blogging makes me happy because sometimes I am able to make other people happy. Sometimes other people understand where I am coming from and maybe I have even made a difference. Sometimes we get just plain ol' silly, and no one cares that we might not be acting our age. Sometimes it's just good to forget that we aren't kids anymore. Boy have we had some serious adventures too!! Because of blogging I have met some of the most incredible people in real life. Others I haven't, but wish more than anything that I could.
Since I am talking about how much blogging makes me happy, I want to also talk about and thank the people who have changed my life because of it.
MACKEY D. OODLE - my first blogging friend. I cannot imagine my life without her in it, even if we are separated by a few hundred miles! Thick and thin I tell ya. She has seen and heard it all. I will never forget the day she showed up on my doorstep with her beautiful self and family. She gave me the courage to get on an airplane and visit another country for the first time in my life, took me into her home, and made me feel like I had always been a part of her family. Thank you my Mackey, for always being there for me, for giving me the strength to do things I never thought I could do, and for never ever changing your answering machine message. :)

DADDYJARBUCKS - my spirit Daddy. I swear that fate is real, and he is living proof. He shares the exact same birthday as my real Dad. We share a love of Nascar. We shared a few periods of time where we wanted to tell the whole world to "Blow It Out Yer Ass!" We shared a bunch of down days, and a bunch of good ones too, but no matter how down he felt, he was always there with words of encouragement. His art inspires me, another love we share. In meeting Daddy, we also got GRAMPA SPEEDO and JOHN HAIRY FACE. Now there are two fella's who know how to make ya giggle until you pee! Grampa doesn't blog, but shared his sentiments through Daddy's, and when the Canadians made it to America, he and Daddy were with us in spirit. And ohhhhhh Hot Johnny! Many good cups of coffee were spewed out of my nose and straight onto the computer with the readings of the "Daily News." He's the king of photoshop, and made it possible for me and Mack to stand next to "The Chad."
Of course my life would never be complete without my OMAR. She doesn't blog these days either, but at least with me being able to blog about my day, or my newest photo, she can look at it, then call me and giggle and snort on the phone with me for 12 or 57 hours. Sometimes, we play the "refresh" game, and blog and talk on the phone at the same time. Sometimes we comment assault other peoples' blogs while we are at it! (Always in good fun - not trollish)
Melly is another blogger I got to meet. She and her family came all the way from Michigan to play with Mar an me. She is a damn good photographer, and totally twisted like us! The first time I saw a photo of her, she had a doughnut the size of her head in her hand! LOL!
Doc and Evydense. Oh I don't even know where to start!! Doc lit a fire up under my ass. Evy fanned the flames. If it were not for these two people, I would never have gone back to school. Doc has a blog when he feels like it. He's kind of mysterious like that. He provided the most wonderful mental torture I have ever had! He made me think, made me mad, and planted the seed of further education in my head. Today I love him from the bottom of my heart, and hope I make him proud. Plus he enjoys a good "Beavis and Butthead" joke every now and again! Evy never wavered in pushing me all the way to the enrollment office. He made me believe that I really could do it, and that teacher in him keeps teaching me to this day. A constant source of support and my friend, I was lucky enough to be able to meet him on my trip to Canada as well. As he learns to be ok with himself, so to do I. I will never be able to thank those two enough for what they have brought to my life.
I haven't been able to meet SPICY yet, but in some of my darkest days, she was there. On the blog, on the phone, we traded everything from memories to recipes. She taught me how to make cream puffs, and walked me through the entire process on the phone. Sometimes we would end up the better part of an afternoon on the phone, at times in tears, sharing anger, and a lot of times giggling our asses off! She shoulda been my sister....except she totally would have kicked my ass! :)
SASSYFRASS!! Hands down the funniest person I have yet to meet!! The first time I read her blog - there they were in all their glory - her beautimous ta-ta's all painted up like easter eggs!! I knew instantly that I would adore her. And I do. She too, a source of encouragement and support. In fact, just today the mailman delivered to me her card, letting me know she was thinking about my boobies and assuring me that all will be fine with them. THANK YOU SASSY!! :)
TINA, ANITA, MOON, G-MAN, OLIVIAH, AUTUMN, TITANIA, CORI, and SABOMA ..... all people who continue to inspire me every day. Survivors, friends, kindred spirits, fighters, funnies, supporters. (Not athletic ones silly!)
To each and every one of you I say thank you. Thank you for sharing life with me. And because I am a bit retarted, I am sure I have missed people, but you are included in my heart, and all of you are responsible for the reason blogging makes me happy - friends. New ones old ones red ones blue ones wait where's the fish I duunooo either but wow I hope you like the video and the hippy sock monkey came in the mail and Mackey sent him to me (WOW this was longer than I thought!) and I love him and his name is Francis!!

FINALLY PLAYING IN THE GARDEN!!

Yipppeeee!!
It finally warmed up enough to put in the garden!! We spent the weekend removing still more brush from the ice storm at the beginning of winter, and planting seeds and vegetables. I got my herb garden in, and I hope it takes. I put it right by the back door so I can just run out and grab what I need really quickly. I started it from seed though, so we shall see what happens. I got in my potatoes, onions, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, peppers, beans, peas, and about 24 tomato plants in 4 or 5 varieties. I put in some yellow ones this year because I have never tasted them before. I am sooo excited and INSANELY sore. I need one of those walk in tubs to take a bath in because it hurts to move at this point. I didn't know your ass cheeks had muscles in there that could hurt so bad - owwww! I still have a ton of seeds to put in, and hopefully by next weekend I can get it all done!

AFTERPROM JUNIOR STYLE!!

My little Halie just got home from the big "After Prom" party...... She won a friggen 26 inch flat screen LCD HDTV!!! Oh and a $30 Biolage pack.... AND a $10 gas card.... AND a $25 gift card for Senior pictures. I swear this kid should so start picking my lottery numbers! Needless to say, she had a blast. They had craps and poker tables, Papa Johns Pizza, the big Velcro Wall, and a big blow up ball you can crawl inside and roll around in. She said she spent most of her time playing and kicking ass at Guitar Hero! LMAO! It's like 4 in the morning here - and she is still buzzing around the house jumping for joy!!

I LOVE TREASURE HUNTING!!

PayU2Blog and jewelelegance.com have joined forces to give us a groovy online treasure hunting experience!! Winning any kind of diamond jewelry would be awesome don't ya think?! Cross yer fingers for me! The last time I went on a hunt in real life - I got a pack of Hubba Bubba strawberry gum. Back in the day of Girl Scouts... :) This prize seems to be a LOT more promising! I think it's awesome that there is at least one employer out there that likes to have fun with their employees! We love you guys!

WHERE MY PICTURES BE???

Well I wanted to put up some new pictures, but blogger is being a big ass about it. It seems like it has been a while since I have had any troubles with it, so I guess I can't complain too much....
School is truckin right along. I have about 15 hours of my internship left to finish, two more speeches to give, one big project for color, my portfolio for photo class, and an article to write for magazine. It doesn't seem like so much, but it is a lot for just about 2 weeks before finals. I am lucky in that most of my classes the finals are just completed portfolios.
I got my little tassel yesterday! I have never had one before and it's so cute! Won't be long now before the lights are shining on me during my walk across that stage. It's kinda funny how much I will be glad to be finished, and at the same time miss it so badly. I actually got offered an art scholarship, but it's not enough to cover an entire semester. Hopefully I can still go to school once in a while and bounce my ideas off some of my teachers!

ART SHOW SUCCESS!

Nope, no posture correction needed there! That's my daddy in his wheelchair looking at my painting! He doesn't much feel like getting out a lot these days, but he made my night by coming out to look at my work. I think he was a little bit proud even! :)

Of course my Marny came out to support me and and love up on my painting! Check out her new hair-do - she's so perty! PPhead and the kids also came, and we had an awesome time wandering around and getting the chance to have some good food and conversation. It was a lot of fun and I had the best time.

I didn't win any awards this time, but the folks who did were truly deserving. I think most of them are moving on to four year colleges, and all of them have tremendous talent. I am very proud to be able to show my stuff with theirs, and some day these kids just might be famous! And I did sell a piece - so who can complain about that?! Overall the whole experience was so exciting. For me it was a culmination of all the things I have learned over the past two years. I can look back at how I felt about any kind of criticism and realize now that you can't please everyone all the time. Some people will like what you do, others may have a good strong dislike for it, and you know what - that's ok. It doesn't mean that my art is lesser art. I feel like I started a journey with one specific path in mind, but when I opened up to all of the other possibilities, I found so much more to love and explore. School has been educational not just on the level of books and homework and grades, but on developing who I am, who I want to be, and even at the age of 35, some semblance of maturity. I love who I am becoming...

JUST SAY NO TO IRRADIATED FOOD!!

There is one simple reason why I do not buy meat from Walmart - it's irradiated. Now companies want to start doing the same to our fresh produce as well. I say screw that. They say it's all safe and kills 99.9 percent of the bacteria that can make us sick, but what effects do they think it will have on our bodies later? I mean come on! NO one can be in the rooms where the irradiation process takes place because it's DANGEROUS! Another big deal is that the irradiation process destroys the vitamins and nutrients in the food itself - so what's the point of eating the stuff if it's "safe" but no longer beneficial. The only thing the process is good for is stuffing the pockets of big company. They used to say that injecting our livestock with hormones was safe too - except now our little girls are getting their periods at 8 years old from eating it. I know there are some who will jump on the new "safety" of irradiated foods, and everyone is entitled to put what they like into their own bodies. For you, I have a great weight loss cream you should try as well. For me - I will say no way man. I will not put this crap into MY body, nor force it down the throats of my children. I would like to have grandchildren without tails and and six eyes. As long as I have access to water and the ability to build fire - I will protect my family from bacteria the old fashioned way!

BULLSCHIT SHMULLSCHIT

I think paying an arm and a leg for graduation announcements is stoopid. I didn't buy any, but I need to get some made (by hand by me) and get them sent out. What I want to know is what is the proper time frame for sending them? I graduate on May 9th - like I haven't announced that 15000 times in the last 6 months - but is it too late for mailing announcements? Provided I can actually get them done in the next oh week or so? It's not like most of my friends and family can make it anyway, but it's the thought that counts right? I'm also debating on whether or not I should send one to my mother. We haven't spoken in almost a year, but this is the biggest thing I have ever accomplished next to having my babies. Should I make nice? If nothing else I would love to prove to her that no matter how much she cut me down and said I would never make it - that I did it - and did it with honors. Ya know? *sigh*

SEVERE WEATHER SEASON IS HERE!

Not the greatest lightning shot, but the first of the season for me! Took this one through the back door window glass.

We got a couple of different rounds of small hail during the night. Yup - that's hail - not snow!

It's supposed to be thunderstormy here for most of the week, with the weekend looking pretty nice. Hopefully I can get some decent shots in, and then this weekend get my dang garden in! Anyone got a tiller???

BATTLE OF THE BLOOD SUGARS

I'm not sure how many pounds I have lost yet, but as of last week it was 3. Measuring the inches is much more exciting, and I have taken off 3 1/2 from my waist, 2 from my hips, and 3 from the bust (it always goes faster from the boobies.) The only exercise I got in last week was a walk around the track field at school, unless you count running endlessly from place to place all week long. Most of my "fat jeans" are falling off now, and a few of the "less fat jeans" are fitting better, but I still can't get into some of the other ones I was able to a ways back.

My blood sugars are stabilizing pretty well, but now I seem to be having the most problem with it tanking out too low. After work the other day, I started feeling really yucky like I was going to puke and pass out. It's kind of hard to tell if its just a panic attack or if I am in trouble. When I got home I was shaking so hard I had trouble checking my sugar - fumbling around with all that stuff. Turns out it was at 56, which for me is in the danger zone. I am really lucky that I made it home. I've been keeping grape juice in the fridge for emergencies, and it brings me up pretty quickly - but it's still not the best thing for a diabetic to have. I do carry around little snacks like pears and apples, but I just didn't think I needed one.

One thing I have found very difficult, is finding foods that fit into the no sugar, low carb, low fat deal. If it's low in carbs, its high in fats and vice versa. I wish we had like a franchise nutrition store made just for diabetics. With not yucky food. I am guessing that sooner or later they will start popping up everywhere, with so much of the population either having diabetes, or at high risk for it. Speaking of food - time for my good ol granny bran flakes. Ughhh....

Have a great week ya'll!

BRINGIN IT

These are our cheerleaders from school. They are headed to Nationals in Daytona this week. I wish I could stuff their charisma into a big bottle of energy pills and take them for myself! Their routine was completely awesome, and I hope they win the whole thing. You know that's gotta be some hard work there! (Yes I admit it - I secretly love to watch the competitions on TV..... and the movies.) Not so secret anymore...... :)

IT'S A GOOD DAY FRIDAY!!

OMG YA'LL!! My painting is in the newspaper today!!
CHECK IT OUTTTT!!!

This is what it looked like in October, and the photo that is in the paper is what it looks like finished!! (I forgot to take a photo of it myself!)
I am sooooooo happpppppppy today!!

HEADED FOR THE FINSIH LINE!

Yeeeeeeehawww! Just about 4 weeks of school left now! These past few weeks seem like a bit of a blur - always on the go. Tomorrow the art show opens, and three of my pieces were juried in!! I have a ton of work to do, but every day I am checking things right off the list.

Had a whirlwind of doctor visits the past couple weeks as well, and things are looking ok. I actually lost three pounds last week, and all I did was start eating breakfast everyday and started eating about 6 snack type meals instead of big ones. My blood pressure has even returned to normal!! Pretty cool I say! Sleep would be good to add to the list, but alas - I lack a memory foam mattress. One of these days I swear it!

Sorry to all for not coming around very much. Not enough time in the day to finish up all that needs done! Anyone wanna volunteer some laundry warshin?? :)

I WONDER....

...... if they have any vacation deals to fat camp?? It would totally be so much easier for me to have someone tell me what to eat, when to eat it, when to take my pills, and have nothing but time to exercise. Of course I need someone to scream at my face while doing the said exercising as well. Like my own personal Jillian. She could kick my ass into shape I bet. Now leaving perfect dreamland and returning to reality.....

The last few days I have been trying something much different. I am not on a diet, but I am surely watching my sugars and fats intake. I am no longer eating two large meals a day, and I have started having a little breakfast. All day long, I have little "snacks" so to speak, and I am attempting to keep my blood sugars level all day. It's been a bit crazy because adding the new meds has sent me on a sugar roller coaster of sorts. Mostly trying to keep myself from dropping too low has been the problem. For the moment I have been trying to just control the foods I take in, but next week - adding exercise.......