Forks over Knives: My review

My mother 4 months before she died holding my daughter

My mother died of Ovarian Cancer after she battled with it for 2 years. With in those two years we dealt with it head on!  We began submerging ourselves with every book on Cancer you could find.  We discovered a vast amount of information concerning the disease, unfortunately it was just to late for my mother to change her entire way of life. All of the key things to do for her body was 20 years to late.  Lately I've been thinking, are we all just silently waiting for our doctors to say us, "You have, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure, etc?"  Until Sunday night, somewhere in the deep dark crevices of my brain this is exactly what I’m secretly dreading to hear about, my loves ones or myself! Forks over Knives has changed my life forever…..

My husband forced asked me to please watch this documentary called “Forks over Knives!” over a week ago.  He said he’d heard about it on the radio and was ready to give up all meat! Now, you know what I was thinking, “Oh my God let me go hide all my chicken and turkey!” I honestly did not want to watch any documentary that said I had to give up anything I loved!


We sat down Sunday night with the kids and watched this documentary; I believed it had a profound affect on all of us! My 11 year old said, “Mommy I’m going to eat this last piece of chocolate cake and then it’s all fruit tomorrow!” I’m sure this transition will take a minute, however I’m excited that they became so invested in the information they received.


I think what grabbed my attention the most was the fact that people turned their cancer, heart disease and diabetes completely around by simply and completely changing their diets. One gentlemen went from taking 9 pills a day to NONE! When my mother died she left a pharmacy of meds, drugs like, dilauded, roxecet (pill, liquid and patch), morphine, and a bunch more I can’t even spell!  We spent so much money on her meds and in the end she died. I could have made thousands on the meds she left behind!


What this documentary has shown me is that I don’t want to keep ingesting crap hormone enhanced products and turn around 20 years from now and some random Doctor stare at me with that blank disconnected inhuman doctor face and tell me, “Sorry ma’am you have stage 4 cancer and you need to cut out your sugar.” 

If I'm allowed 20 or 30 more years I want to see these little people grow up and have babies I can hold with out the assistance of a drug!

Me, Jordeyn and the twins 11 years ago and hoping for like 40 more!!!

Publix is Creepy!

I grew up in the NJ and NY area my whole life, it's safe to say that we are a bit direct, loud and we like our information spoken to us quickly.  We are really not that outwardly friendly but, we're good with you and will be your best friend if you can battle us in an argument!
I got to tell you that Publix is a bit creepy, it's got a hint of Stepford Wife it's a bit unreal, and it frankly weird's me out! 

When I walk in there everybody is welcoming me and constantly saying hello, oi!  I feel like any minute their going to say on the loud speaker, "Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Ms. Wanda!"  Jeez Publix can I just shop alone!
 
I only go in Publix when I need to use the bank. So, yesterday I had to get hamburger buns and I could not find them Ugh, I sighed, walked over to a guy that looked really busy stacking stuff.   I figured he would just tell me the isle number but, noooooo, he stops what he is doing and walks with me to the isle!!!  I tried to ask him for the number but, he just kept talking and walking and telling me all about the other breads along the way, WTH!!!  Sorry to all my friends that love Publix, I just don't need all that help and friendliness, it's strange for my NJ senses. 
Imagine if I needed the feminine product isle, he probably would have said, "Oh let me show you the tampons and pads there on sale! Oh and guess what we also carry disposable douche, what do you need!:)"  
Then if that’s not enough they want to walk you out to your car!
Leave me alone Stepford Publix!!!
LOL  enjoy your day:)

College Now!

I decided to ask those kids of mine what college would they like to attend and my oldest said, “I don’t know, what’s to eat?”  My daughter said I just want to dance, I said, “where?”  She said where all the dancers go, (she’s such a pretty girl) 

My middle child Cameron said, “I want to go to Brown!”  I was mesmerized because you know he is only 11!  I asked him what did he want to study there and he said, “I want to be an engineer!”  So I was like, “Wow, Ok and what do you want to do with an Engineering Degree Cam?”

He said to my utter amazement,

“I want to design and create new technology that will change the world!”  

(that’s Cameron below)

 

I am going to e-mail his math and science teacher tomorrow so that we can start planning his FUTURE!!!

Windows Writer!

Wow, I know I’m old but gosh!  I have had Windows 7 for awhile now and never really understood what this operating system is capable of, Dah Ms. Wanda!  Windows Writer is a dream come true! 

Sooo, anywho down here in Georgia summer is over and my kids are back in school Halleluyur!!!  It’s funny how fast time passes by, I was just talking Public vs Private and that was 2 years ago!  Here I am now all my eggs on one public school bus going to Middle School!

Twins in 6th and oldest in 8th grade!  So, far I have loved public school it’s an amazing experience!  I found out after having to move that all public schools are not equal!  Are unexpected flight resulted in an amazing reward for my children! 

I had some self awareness recently (you can really think when your home alone) and I started a whole knew blog to promote my book/project 7Sessions!  This blog allows me to speak about more mature adult matters and I love it already! Give’s me a place where I can just say what I want without ridicule, at least for now:)  Nobody is reading it, hahaha!  Now all I need to do is publish 7sessions and create a bloggy buzz!

I have however decided not to connect these two blogs because this is my sweet family, wife, mom, connection blog and 7sessions is about adult matters and my music industry story! I mentioned it in a small paragraph years ago in the post The Body Guard I Married! 

Windows Writer allows me to do all my blogging and writing and posting from one place.  Also, Windows 7 allows us to share all of our computers at home!  I love computer discovery it’s my new drug!!!!

 

xoxo

Ms. Wanda

The Wine Whisper!

Since I have been on a fitness kick I have decided to leave the wine alone:(  So as I was trying to buy my weekly groceries this past Friday this isle called my name......Ms. Wanda! 

The wine whisper said to me, (for some reason with a British accent):  "Ms. Wanda don't leave us here on these dirty dusty shelves! I have lot's of family to choose from, you can happily receive my cousin Merlot or my nephew Pinot Grigio, or my wonderful daughter Chardonnay!  I assure you the wonderful thing with any of them is you will only want one glass!" (the whisper was right these are not my fav's)

However, the wine said darkly, "Do not even look at my evil wife Cabernet (I love her) you know she will do you in, just like she did last week at that party you attended!  Once you look deep into her label, read her full body story, she will suck you in and you will not return to normalcy until Sunday or maybe even Monday?"

Well sigh, I almost made it out of the store but, my vibrating phone carried an alarming text message from my hubby asking me to pick him up some Honey Brown beer! Noooo, the isle again I would never make it out this time I was doomed!
(see photo on right)

The wine whisper's wife did not call me, it was a secret distant relative: ESPUELA DEL GAUCHO and ooh, what a lovely man; he was just look at the writing on his label:

A keeper of the grasslands, defender of the defenseless, the most passionate of lovers, and charming combatant, the South American Gaucho is a man of heavy manners and tall reputation. He rides by saddle and spur, protector of the fruits of the land.

"He rides by saddle and spur!"  Who writes this stuff?  I love it and I'm still recuperating, it's Tuesday:)   LOL:)