Welcome! You’ll find an eclectic mix of recipes, teacher ideas, weight loss tips, and how it all affects the craziness of daily life. I am Julie, a wife, mother of three (almost grown!) sons, and teacher. We live in a secluded wooded area with our five cats and one dog. I am not a crazy cat lady! Most of our kitties have just appeared at our house, so we adopted them, and all but two live outside and in the garage. The newest one joined us just last month, and is recovering from a visit to the vet. (No kittens for us!) I enjoy gardening, technology, cooking, traveling, and my vice, playing video games! After being overweight my entire adult life, I have lost sixty pounds over the last year by eating healthier and increasing my activity. Visit my pages to view many ideas about each of the topics and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.