TOO MANY SWEETS, NOT ENOUGH TIME

I have a hangover that is not from alcohol or drugs but from overeating sweets. My poor body feels sluggish and tired. I cannot believe I ate so much junk food on Valentine's Day.

First, my little 5 year old granddaughter brings me flowers, a card, and a box of chocolates. She is looking at me with those big blue eyes to see if Granny will like her gifts. Of course, we put the flowers in a vase, read the card, and open the candy. We share with each other and with Papa. She is happy and tells me I can eat "all the rest for you, Grandma." I smiled and close the box.

Second, the hubby decides to surprise me with a beautiful card and more candy since I enjoyed the other box so much. Being the chocoholic I am, I ate some from his box of chocolates. He meant well.

Third, I decided to bake my sweet hubby, and the rest of the family, a nice batch of Valentine Cake cookies. My granddaughter helped with the decorating and the pretty pink strawberry icing is all over us and the kitchen table. We did manage to get some on the cookie cakes. She then informs me that she does not like strawberry icing, and her mommy said she had eaten enough sweets today. Being the bright child she is, she declined to eat any cookies. Being the sweet tooth kid I am, I had three cookies. The hubby ate one cookie and the others are waiting for my weak moments to be consumed.

Do tell me what makes a grown woman indulge herself on sweets to the point of feeling ill? Is it a lack of will power? Getting in the spirit of Valentine's Day? Is it the old adage waste not, want not? I was brought up by parents who lived through the depression and we wasted very little food at our house. Whatever the reason, I did it. My name is Granny and I am a sweetaholic!

I hesitate to weigh myself on the bathroom scales this morning for fear I will be the 800 pounds gorilla in the room. It is too early in the day to suffer that label. I think I will have a cup of coffee and sit out on the veranda for a spell. I might read the paper and munch on a granola bar. Okay, maybe a bowl of cereal, with some strawberries, and a piece of toast. No, it is too cold on the veranda this morning. I will just sit here and think about eating something less fattening than those cookie cakes and coffee.

Alright, I am still thinking so I will close with a wish for your day to be a blessed one without too much granulated sugar in it, just the other kind!

Remember, share the love and kindness in your life as bread on the waters.