I received a phone call this past week from a friend to come visit and see the two cats that I had given her. One of my cats was not adjusting well being away from me. Was 6, I still have 4 cats at home. Oh boy, the family was going to say “Not another cat”….lol. This would mean 5 cats total again plus we have 2 dogs. I love my pets and want them to be happy. I know Baby, the name of one of the cats I had given her, may have a hard time adjusting because he is so attached to me. By the way, all my pets are attached to me. They know they are loved.

So I took a trip this past weekend that I had not planned originally for this past week. A boomerang in my Time Management Plan. So I will re-work my Time Management Plan for this coming week.

I enjoyed my visit with my friends and godchild, loving called Little Wild Man. He is only 3 and definitely a ball of energy to keep entertained. Found myself tiring easy in the early evening due to the all day marathon to keep up with him. He likes to rise early in the morning. Stand over you, looking at you when you are sleeping. Somehow you sense that someone is standing over you and you peek an eye open and guess who is looking at you. He laughs at this event every time I come to stay. It has turned into a game with him and me.

My friends live out in the country. There are no other children for my godchild to play with living nearby. He will say, “Only GIRL cousins, no boys like him” live about 5 miles away. I get a ticklish laugh when he says GIRLS the way he does like they are yucky. Thinking wait till you grow up little man. I am concerned about my godchild as he is very overweight as so are his parents. With no other children to play with and it is cold outside, he has very little physical activity outside the home. His parents did enroll him in a little preschool where he has been going for part of a day since September. He loves school he tells me, however when he is home he like to act up for attention from his parents. This continuous behavior, he does to get something to eat. Saying “I’m starving” when he has had something to eat just 20 minutes before.

I talked to his mom, my friend, about Little Wild Man’s eating habits as I don’t want him to have diabetes. His mom has diabetes and is in denial about herself. I took her blood sugar while I was there, it was a reading of High Glucose, over 600. My mouth flew open as I didn’t expect it to be so high. I asked her if she wanted me to go get her insulin from the refrigerator for a shot. She informed me that she didn’t take shots anymore since her last surgery. I questioned her why? She told me her doctor took her off of her insulin shots because of her brain seizures. The more I listened to her, I knew she was in denial about her diabetes and also, her son’s health condition of over eating. I felt like crying about their situation. My friend has been in and out of the hospital for many surgeries and high blood sugars over the past three years since her son has been born. Her mother takes Little Wild Man to her house and spoils him with more candy, ice cream, everything he shouldn’t eat or over sized portions. Until they all start accepting their situation is out of control with their eating habits, Little Wild Man has a very good chance of getting diabetes.

With the different eating times they have each day, I was having a hard time keeping my blood sugar balanced each day. I did pack some healthy snacks in small containers to go with me in my vehicle, some fresh pieces of cut up apple, chunks of cheese and baked wheat pretzels.

Selecting foods for a healthy snack that can satisfy your hunger, supply your body with energy you need and provide important nutrients, i.e. whole grains,  fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, and low-fat dairy products.

Kids now a days don’t seem to eat as much fruits and vegetables as they should.  According to the CDC, obesity trends in the United States for the past 20 years has seen a dramatic increase. In 2006, only four states had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.

I pray for my godchild to get help with his weight and his mom to stop being in denial about her diabetes and both parents about their weight. I want my friend to be able to SEE her son get married and hold her grandchildren one day. My friend was talking to me about her headaches and vision problems. I tried to explain having her diabetes so out of control will cause headaches and retinopathy. She was still in denial.

I came home with Baby, my cat, who was “talking” to me on the ride home. He purred a lot too. I was so glad to see him happy once again. The other cats just seemed to accept Baby was back. He loves to sit on my lap when I am typing at the keyboard like he is right now. I use to call him my eBay kitty, because when he was a baby kitten, we learned about selling on eBay together. Now if only Baby could do some listings for me on eBay and my website, pack merchandise and ship them off. <sigh, wishful thinking> I am glad to be back home and relaxed. Getting away even for a few days is always good for me. Sure helps get my stress level down.