Week 20, Day 7, Diet with Dianna

Sunday-- Today was a GRAND day as my family continued our tradition of going the the State Fair of Texas.This year the State Fair celebrated 125 years. Now, I've been going every year to the fair since I was a baby and that is only 50 years. I have passed along the tradition, joy, and excitement  of the fair to my children. As a child I remember it being BIGGER THAN LIFE...and it still is. There are the stand out icons of the fair like: BIG TEX and the HUGE Ferris-wheel. Then there are the traditional exhibits: the food building, auto show, Marine core drum and bugle band, and the creative arts building.

Some of our favorite places to see are:

•  the food pavilion where we get to samples of delicious treats, like sirloin burgers, ice cream, habanero salsa, chocolate milk, and turkey...for a start. Waiting in the long lines is just part of the experience; well worth the scrumptious delights that await us at the front as they pass along the yummy samples of food.
• the dog show, where the cutest dogs  perform tricks, run races, and grab Frisbees out of the air. One event is where the trainer tosses an object out over a long narrow lap pool. Each dog jumps from a platform out into the water and the distance is measured, as to how far thee dog jumped before landing with a "splash". Amazingly, one handicapped dog with only three legs, jumped a span of 23 feet. WOW! So much fun to watch!
• The Creative arts building where all the BLUE ribbon winners and runners up contestants have their entries on exhibit. So many fun, exciting, and bizarre things to gander. Simple fun! One of the most interesting parts of this building is seeing the massive butter sculpture. Also, in this building is the wall of canned goods -- so colorful and interesting.
• AND the BEST for last are the two Auto buildings. This is by far our favorite exhibit to see because the buildings are enormous and packed full of brand new shiny cars for the new year. Part of the experience is getting to look at all the cars, climb into them, and plan on which ones we want!

Of course, we always eat fair food, and I even ate a third of a juicy hamburger...it is on my permitted food! I really enjoy the old fashioned hamburger, but my kids like Fletcher's corn dawgs, and funnel cakes!  We don't usually go for the new wild fried foods that they have each year, and some of them are very strange. This year one of the craziest fried foods was bubble gum! I think next year I'll make something in honor of the State Fair, like fried jalapenos drizzled with chocolate. Hmmm! Delicious!

Exercise:

Well, I did not kettelbell, I took a day off. I did, however, do a lot of walking...at the fair, then took the dog for a walk, my usual 1.5 mi. WHEW! My feet are tired.

Revelation Knowledge:

 These words were in my morning devotional: idleness, empty, boredom, frustration,

and anger. There is a lot of emptiness and idleness in our daily lives. We fill our days watching television, surfing the Internet, check our Facebook, texting, and other time wasters.  Some days I am very busy, but it doesn't seem that I really accomplished anything...I was busy at non-nonsensical things. The Bible says in Matthew that we will give account of every idle word...In Ecclesiastes it says idleness will lead to ruin, leaky roofs, hunger, and more.

The word "failure" comes to mind, too.

CHANGE! Instead of trying to figure it out ourselves, a wise woman (or man) seeks God's direction for all my daily activities. Something that has definitely  helped me avoid dangerous empty busyness is taking the time to pray for God's direction in my life, each day. My prayer time and planning includes a to-do list and lots of Sticky notes! In addition to spending time just enjoying the Lord's presence and worship, I also seek His approval and guidance for my plans of the day.

I want to be a good steward of my time-both at work, play, and rest. Being 'busy' is not always bad but when I fill that time with idleness or empty pursuits. Plan, focus, prioritize!  

Breakfast

• One fried egg
• Two turkey sausage patties
• coffee with cream & Stevia

Breakfast S/C: 0/0

Snack

 Nope...Went to the State Fair of Texas

Snack S/C:

Lunch

 A third of a Fair hamburger with tomato, pickle, lettuce and mustard! Oh, so good!

Lunch S/C:

Snack:

 A nibble of some Fair traditional food... funnel cake, and beef jerky. I also sampled a sirloin burger, turkey, and cocktail sausage...all protein and on my diet! Except for the funnel cake and I only took a bite the size of a communion cracker. :D

Snack S/C:1/1

Dinner

 Chinese:

Chicken, broccoli, carrots, zuchini, and a few Low Mein noodles. SO GOOD

Dinner S/C: 2/2

Daily S/C: 5/5

I figured higher than calculated due to the unknown ingredients of the Fair Food!