Kendrick Family Life and Adventures

Hello All, We have been a little busy over here but I just wanted to stop in and say hello. My thoughts of the day are on kindness. Many times in our lives we come across people that for whatever reason feel the need to tear one down. They come in many forms: friends, family, strangers, any one. But we also come across those that are so kind they let off a kind of glow. I strive to be that person, I strive to raise my children to be those people. You never know who that person you tear down could have been or will be...but they will remember the way you treat them and make them feel. It is hard especially when those you consider family or friends are the ones that are negative or always have something mean to say to your positiveness or happiness. What do you do in a situation like that? Continue to treat them with kindness! That does not mean let them walk all over you, you may even have to distance yourself from them but never disrespect them or treat them any other way ...

Hello All, It has been awhile since I have updated about my fitness journey. In the blog sphere that usually means that one has fallen off the wagon. Well, for about 2 weeks I did. I did not do any working out but I maintained good eating habits. I did not gain any weight but I did not lose either... I am in a plateau. However about 3 weeks ago I had a gift cheque to Lane Bryant and I bought a couple of sweaters. I purposely bought them in 1 & 2 sizes smaller than I was at the time to force myself to get back into losing weight to fit into them. Well, I had reason to wear a sweater Friday night and out of curiosity I tried on one of the sweaters. It fit PERFECTLY! Whoo hoo...so excited! I went from a 22/24 to and 18/20 in 3 weeks. I am excited. I am back into walking and working out at home and even contemplating a zumba class...so hopefully I will have more good news in the future. I am still working on my mini goal of getting under 300 but it is very close and I am anxi...

 Hello All, This was a quick 4 day week and I hope you all enjoyed it! Here is the movie release list for movies coming out to theatre as well as the list for Sheppard AFB movie theatre this weekend: In Theatres: - The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (NY) - Beware the Gonzo (limited) - The Black Power Mixtape 1967 - 1975 (NY, LA) - Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star  - Burke & Hare (limited) - Contagion (conventional theaters and IMAX) - Creature (limited) - Echotone (NY) - Grave Encounters (NY, limited) - Inside Out (limited) - Laugh at My Pain (limited) - Love in Space (limited) - Main Street (limited) - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (limited) - One Fall (LA; NY release: Sep. 16) - Shaolin (limited) - Tanner Hall (limited) - Warrior  - We Were Here (NY; LA release: Sept. 16) - The ...

 Hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend!!!! Here is the DVD list for this week: - A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song (Comedy, Family, Romance) - A Horrible Way to Die (Thriller) - Airwolf: The Movie (Action, Adventure)  - Assassination Games (Action, Thriller)  - Babar: The Classic Series - Best Friends Forever (Animation, Family)  - Babar: The Classic Series - School Days (Animation, Family)  - Care Bears: Share Bear Shines Movie (Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy) - Carmel (Drama) - Children of the Corn (Midnight Madness Series) (Horror, Thriller)  - Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season (Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, TV)  - Clash of Empires (Action, Adventure)  - Community: The Complete Second Season (Comedy, TV)  - Creepshow 2 (Midnight Madness Series) (Comedy, Fantasy, Hor...

Hello All, We have another beautiful day with our cold front here in Texoma. I am so enjoying this weather. Yesterday we made homemade granola bars. I had several requests for the recipe so I decided to post it here so everyone can access it. Homemade Granola Bars: 4 cups oatmeal 2 cups flour 1 cup coconut (optional) 1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt (I usually only use 1/4 tsp) 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup honey (OR 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup molasses , OR 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup corn syrup depending on your taste) ...

We woke up this morning to such cool weather! As I went to let the dog out this morning I actually felt a chill. It was so nice! I had to stand out there and just feel the breeze and smell the air. Having had over 100 degree temperatures since April it is so nice to have a glimpse of fall weather. At noon today the temp in the car read 67 degrees! Love it! Fall is my favorite season. It may because my birthday is in the fall, or the changing of the leaves, the crispness of the air, the holidays and family and friends, football season, and oh so many more things that I absolutely adore. Technically we still have 3 weeks but I am going to take advantage of the weather and start some of my annual fall activities. Today we will be baking homemade granola bars and making homemade play dough in fall colors. I bake A LOT in the fall so local friends be ready for lots of goodies. My famous Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, homemade caramel popcorn, and much more...lol. Do not be surprised...

Hello Fellow Movie Buffs! Sorry, I have not updated the dvd/movie releases lately. We all know life gets in the way at times. Well here is the DVD release list for today Tuesday August, 23, 2011. ENJOY! - Bambi II (Special Edition) (Animation, Drama, Family)  - The Beaver (Drama)  - Blitz (Action, Crime, Drama)  - Brothers & Sisters: The Complete Fifth Season (Drama, TV)  - Citizen Jane (Crime, Mystery, TV)  - The Event: The Complete Series (Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV)  - Gossip Girl: The Complete Fourth Season (Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV)  - Henry's Crime (Comedy, Crime)  - Hostage (Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller)  - House of Fallen (Unrated) (Horror)  - Off the Map: The Complete Series (Drama, TV)  - Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (Animation, Comedy, TV)  - Poetry (Drama)  ...