Senior Golden Sneakers
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I need to vent my friends My life is changing so fast but I seen it coming. Trying my best to ignore the system I have been seeing with my dear husband
My life is changing so fast. My husband is getting more and more absent minded. he put his TV in the microwave last night and did not eat it. It was in there this morning and yesterday we went grocer shopping at 2 different stores. and when we got home He had 2 gallons of milk 2 loafs of bread he always buy 2 banana for his Sunday morning cereal . Well he bought 4 bananas home. i am going to have to keep a closer eye on him. Bless his heart
I really like the second store we went too. It is gear up for more of my eating now a days Lots of good looking veggies can goods. Nice looking fruits and potatoes.
Thanks for letting me vents. So I may give walmart up
love Marie
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Good afternoon – we had a storm overnight with lots of lightning, thunder and some rain. I spent part of the morning cleaning up my deck. Flower petals, broken leaves on plants, and some lovely critter dug dirt out of several of my plant pots. Now, cleaned up again but the chipmunks or ground squirrel or whatever you may call them in your part of the world have definitely discovered my little deck garden and keep dashing up to mess things up and then turn tail and RUN when I go outdoors.
Even with the rain, the heat advisory wasn’t lifted and we are in the 90’s once again. Tomorrow is the all day Bible school and I am definitely not going to participate. Too much heat for me.
I have been doing some veggie prep and a bit of cooking today. I will need to get to Trader Joe’s in the next few days. I am feeling the loss of my weekly veggie box about now. Ha. I also heard the call of the washing machine today.
My car’s check engine light is on. It came on yesterday morning and I called the dealership just before going into my Tai Chi class. They are swamped with business (yep, I guess the heat will do that). I have an appointment at about lunchtime on Tuesday. Advice, open the gas cap and then replace it. Check in 12 hours, often the light goes off. I told her I had not purchased gas in more than a week so that seemed unlikely. I did it anyway and nope, no change. So I did it again this morning and I’ll check it tomorrow. The other advice was go ahead and drive the car as long as the light is on all the time. IF the light begins to flash, DO NOT DRIVE the car. So what, you pull over to the shoulder and call for road assistance at that time? Hummmm.
I am hunting for wedding gifts. I have two to purchase. The first wedding will be a bit later in the summer but it came to mind as I got my invitation in the mail. Nothing on the wedding registry list that I can afford. There is little left but sorry my friends, no new Kitchenaid mixer from this old gal. So I’m hunting. They have Irish backgrounds and the wedding is Celtic---with men in kilts. They both seem to be quite proud of their heritage and so I’m looking to find something appropriate for them and for my budget. Well, this may take a while. Haven’t started on the other one at all. It is later on in the year.
Marie, I am sorry to hear that your DH is having memory issues. It is a serious thing I know and you will need to keep closer track on things. Does he remember that he didn’t eat? Leaving his dinner in the microwave is troubling. Gosh, I always remember to eat. I can’t imagine forgetting something that basic but I know many people don’t place much importance on eating. Hugs my friend. Now tell me more about the 2nd store you went to. What's the name of the place. If you prefer this to WalMart, it must be good!
Jackie, my goodness, little George is a very independent fellow. Best to keep him attached! I always had my Huskies on a leash when we walked. I could never trusts them to come back if they were loose and checking things out. I hope your weeding went well and that they don’t come back!
Buzz, oh medications! Helpful in some cases but prescribed much too often I think. I was just so angry decades ago when my grandmother was on two blood pressure medications as well as something to remove fluid and her doctor hardly ever checked on her. She ended up not eating and dehydrated. Scary stuff. I hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Phoebe, oh my what a temptation—a 6 month old terrier mix. Wouldn’t it be difficult to train a little puppy when you are driving so much? By the way, how is Honey? Oh, and I checked the catalog and actually got in line for several Fannie Flagg books including a new one (?) “The Whole Town’s Talking.”
Patsy, oh my how Katie is growing. Still adorable as I just see the cute puppy not the labradoodle-terrorist-demon-destroyer. Quite a description! As far as being calm and sitting around, won’t that take a few years? Thanks for the pictures.
Sandy, I love Rob and Lisa’s new home. It is beautiful. I hope they will be very happy there. Also hope you enjoyed the wedding.
Anne, what is little Jilly up to today? Being just perfect little doggie I would imagine.
Chris, hello!! So glad to see you. Did you tell us when the next great grandchild is expected? When do you go to visit your son? Or maybe I don’t have that right?
Jeri, adorable kiddies! First, I cannot believe with all the food allergies/intolerances in your family that those adorable little girls could eat at McD’s!! Wahoo. In the other picture, the older girl with the neat glasses appears to be sketching? From what I could see, she does a nice job! I am so glad that your appointment with the liver doctor went well. YES!!
Shirley, thinking of you. Hope you are feeling well and that the craft show is (or was) fun!!
Wishing everyone well. Oh and if anyone likes to discover new ‘stuff’ to watch, here’s a tip. On both my Roku and my iPad I have installed FilmOn Television and am enjoying it immensely. I love old programs. This contains a plethora of options! There is a channel for everything! BUT you cannot select a specific movie or a specific episode---you just watch what they are streaming at the time. Right now I am watching “Algiers.” Before that I watched part of “Royal Wedding”—my favorite channels so far are Sherlock Holmes, The Western Channel, The Film Detective, FilmOn Classic Films, also BBC TV live, and in TV shows, Dick Van *kitten*, Ozzie and Harriet and The Andy Griffith Show. There is just too much to describe!!
Take care. Hugs.
Lin
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LIN thanks for the FilmOn tip. Just installed it. Much appreciated, Anne.0
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MARIE, dear li'l Sis, there is so little we can do for spouses and others once we are aware of how things have changed. You are an angel if you call your post "venting"! You sound like a concerned loving wife who has worries about the future! Vent all you want and we are here to love you through whatever comes up, and perhaps some of our dear friends can give helpful feedback! I often glean something from my venting posts that help me through a rough period or decision! Here's a great big hug for you both,dear
SANDY, whose wedding was it? Your sons' house is beautiful! Nice to ee things going well with our kids!
JERI, what a lovely view into some of your family! warm and lovely!
LIN, excellen observations, as usual. Are we all going to end up as hermits, do ya think?
JACKIE, your turn to the moors with Georgie could have turned to disaster. My how these "babies" overtake our lives! ANNE and PATSY have succumbed, too! Too late for me...
Must fall into bed. No more late naps at my laptop desk! I forgot to deliver one of my hard
earned cards; birthday was the 9th! How could I forget? I'll deliver in the morning...along with one due tomorrow! ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
BUZZ
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The Rose Festival is going on in Portland! It is a major event. This is fleet week and the US and Canadian boats are lining the River to shoot colored water as the parade goes by. The floral floats are breathtaking. Of course it is crowded, hot, and you have to stand for hours and then walk miles back to where you parked. People are tired, kids are cranky, we are all sunburned and hungry. And a good time was had by all!
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I was going to post from my computer on Saturday but got carried away with this and that.
I'll post in the morning when I'm downloading some audiobook.
For now though, Marie, I completely understand the little signs and how your heart just aches. When we got home Thursday afternoon, Jim had the two cats with him in the pickup and I had Honey in the car. Well I guess we had been home over an hour, and I couldn't find Possum. I had a thought, went to check, and found her still in the pickup. She was OK, thank God. If the sun had been shining directly on the windows, Well, it would have been bad. Jim was upset about it.
Got to get back to laundry
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Thanks girls for all of your concern. But yesterday was just fine. No problems. His same sweet self. we had a lovely day together. Even told me my lunch looks good and it tasted good. good too.
canned beans, canned corn rinse off over collards greens. onions and taco sauce Corn and beans was my starch and i love my bowl i found at Walmart. i need to get me another one.
Will be having left overs today. Looking forward to that.
Love Marie
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We got soaked on our walk this morning but still enjoyed ourselves as the low clouds drifted across the hills. George was shivering towards the end but I didn't risk letting him off the lead to run because there were ponies as well as sheep and lambs and they can kick!! He was wrapped in a warm towel when we returned to the car and is now snoozing on the sofa. Once home and into dry clothes as well as a hot mug of coffee I'm planning a quiet day with more weeding because yesterday I was soon rained off!
Marie ~ Yesterday when I filled the hens' water dispenser and feed container first thing I then went off on my usual doggy walk only to find when I got home an hour later I hadn't let the chooks out of their house into the run. No harm done, just me in a hurry and thinking of several things at once which as I get older I know takes more concentration than it used to. A recent BBC documentary about dementia pointed out that being absentminded didn't necessarily point to dementia just, well being absentminded!! Your lunch looks delicious in the photo and far more creative than my crispbread, apple and Edam cheese followed by fresh strawberries from the local farm shop.... they were the best bit!
Sandy ~ Love your top.... very jazzy! Hope you got a good night's sleep and are well rested this morning.
Patsy ~ Your descriptions of local events always make me smile because they're so real LOL Up in the clouds and warm rain this morning I thought of you in Oregon and wondered if this was what you meant about your typical weather.
Buzz ~ As absentminded as me!! Meeting one of my swimming friends on Tuesday I handed over a birthday card for Thursday and she looked quite confused before telling me it's not until next month which meant I'd written it on the wrong month of my calendar so there's no hope for me!!
Phoebe ~ Thank goodness you missed little Possum and I'm guessing Jim won't be doing that again in a hurry! Safe travels when you head off later today.
Lin ~ Knowing how hot my greenhouse feels when the temperature hits 90+ I sympathise and understand you won't be doing too much. Interesting you can view BBC live. Is it literally live because if so you'll soon be as bored as me at the constant coverage of our EU referendum?
Hooray, the sun is breaking through so I'm heading for my garden!
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Hello everybody, well it's early and we've just got back from a nice long trot around the block. Today we met a dog walker and a young woman hanging outside the church looking to us in distress. So, we went over to make sure she was okay, me carrying the bouncy Jilly because the young woman appeared to be afraid of her. She wouldn't let us help but was waiting for the church doors to open for the 8:30 Celtic service. She was Jamaican so I would guess she wanted the priest and not the service. My life is certainly more interesting since Jilly's arrival. I think she is sprouting a new tooth because it looks much smaller than its counterpart on the opposite side.
Happily the weather is much cooler today and I think she can manage a walk to the local park a few blocks down later when Mike shows up.
I agree with JACKIE, MARIE, that absent mindedness is vastly different to the symptoms that my two friends showed when they went into the care homes. It was more compulsive, repeating behaviour and repeating conversations. We are all absent minded at times. Mine takes the form of forgetting to pick up certain groceries. Solution, I now clutch a shopping list and cross off as I pick up. Same with the calendar for events, even watering the Violet's and changing the bed sheets. Not to mention Jilly's monthly pills. I'm glad little Possum was discovered PHOEBE and like Jackie, guess Jim won't do that again.
Oh mikes appeared, so bye for now,
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Happy Sunday!!
Much cooler today which makes it possible to open the windows and get some fresh air!! Babe asked me to go let Daisy out this afternoon while he watches his granddaughter in a softball tournament. If they win their first game they will play in the championship game which is too far for Babe to run home and let Daisy out. I was going to go to the pool but once done with Daisy I think I will go to see how the house is coming along.
They had furniture delivered yesterday and Robby now has a regular bed to sleep.
Anne, I too have to make a list for things I want to do and/or buy. I do check my calendar for appointments and occasions but I write things down on my board as I remember them so as not to forget them. LOL I love when I go to the store and forget the one thing I went for, talk about being blonde!!
Jackie, all rested and ready to go. I didn't sleep well at the hotel because the people next to me were talking so loud and I am a light sleeper. I bet George is upset with all the new babies, he loves running free and they are invading his space.
Marie, even I have to say your lunch looks good and I don't like beans. 60 years with the same man, I find that amazing!! Glad all is good again with Jerry, he must have just been tired.
Phoebe, oh my goodness, I bet you were in a state of panic until you found her and I bet she was even happier to see you!! Glad she is okay and I am sure Jim is relieved to know she was fine.
Patsy, I wonder if my son and his wife were at the Rose Festival, I will have to ask. I have seen a lot of the gardens and they are just beautiful. Such a description of such a cutie putie!!!
Buzz, it was my sister's granddaughter who got married and I am sure my sister was there in spirit as well as my mom. It was a beautiful wedding and a wonderful time. I just got a happy birthday message from a friend on my phone and told her you do know my birthday is in March. She said well then don't expect to hear from me in March. lol
Lin, how did you install FilmOn Television to Roku? I searched for it but got no results. I was able to put it on my phone but would like it on my Roku, a little help please. Speaking of cars I have to take mine for an emissions test before renewing my license sticker. Personally, I just give checks for weddings and a gift for the bridal shower.
Jeri, it was wonderful news from your doctor and now you can relax again until next year. It still amazes me that your daughter has nine children. I think Lisa would love the same but my son is a different story. Enjoy them, you know how fast they grow.
Shirley, forgot your plans for the weekend but hope you are out sailing and having a wonderful time.
Marcella, I think you are at your cabin also I hope having a wonderful time.
Linda, hope you will check in soon.
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!!
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Hi I am working this week so I will be in and out
It has already been a long weekend I have been at the group home since Friday all day and night I will get a bit of a break Monday when they all three go to their programs and I have all women with very different levels of retardation but mostly sweet but has one who can get very loud!! What do you do when you have a medications that can cause weight gain? I know that things that I have wrong I have to take at least one or two medicines that will cause me to gain weight but I'm thinking if it caused me to gain weight is because it's what I put in my mouth so I put it in don't put it in my mess up that made me gain weight so that's the question of my life? I have social fears I don't like to be around a lot of people so I'm having a party tonight why I'm really not sure but my good friend is retiring here at workso I felt like I needed to do something so wish me luck Linda0 -
"Lin, how did you install FilmOn Television to Roku? I searched for it but got no results. I was able to put it on my phone but would like it on my Roku, a little help please."
I have an app on my phone called Private Channel Guide for Roku by Pathway Group LLC. So collect your login information for your Roku...open the phone app, type in the channel you're looking for in the search section. Click on it and I believe you just use the "+" and your login information to add it. I used to add private channels by finding the code to add and go through the laptop (Roku acccount login). If you cannot find it quickly in the channel add on Roku, I think the phone app will be the easiest way.
I am really loving this on my iPad.
More later.
Linda, all best wishes to you at the party this evening!!
Hugs.
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Well, now Ive forgotten what I wanted to sy to some of you, that's me, Marie! lol.
Marie, if this is the beginning of something=with Jerry, it will likely develop slowly. For example, my aunt had already begun to show signs at least five or more years ago. And that means she had been hiding what she could for much longer than that. (She has always lived alone).
(Skip this part about my aunt if you want)
When I visited her, she said she was going home on June 17. She also said she had only been there for a week. In spite of these things as well as not remembering much about her hospital trip before being brought by me to the nursing home, she appeared very well rested and alert. She gets up and down like she used to. She never once mentioned any pain, so I didn't ask about her back pain. So, the issue now is her mind and not so physical, but she won't be going home. Her daughter is packing her apartment, I returned her cable boxes, and tried to empty the canned goods and over the counter meds , per my cousins request. I was delayed by her neighbor, wanting to ask about my aunts progress, etc. So I missed an awful lot of the canned goods and pills too. There are pill bottles on every table top and shelf. I emptied a cabinet of all the canned goods, and ffound a large shelf in the laundry room packed full of all kinds of cans.. sigh.. I did what I could.
Jackie, I'm not so sure about rain in Oregon being warm. I guess you get used to it and it isn't too cold. Personally, if it is raining and less than 70 degreesF, I gget chilled.
Take care of that playful George, or should I nickname him Curious George? My late in laws had an adorable dog, a poodle mutt mix named Tiny Tim. Not really so very tiny. He loved to go into the pasture, grab the cows tail in his mouth and swing away.. I never got to see it, I would have loved to.
Most of my post is underlined in red for whatever reason. I'm going to post this in case.
have a wonderful week
Phoebe
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linder4866 wrote: »"Lin, how did you install FilmOn Television to Roku? I searched for it but got no results. I was able to put it on my phone but would like it on my Roku, a little help please."
I have an app on my phone called Private Channel Guide for Roku by Pathway Group LLC. So collect your login information for your Roku...open the phone app, type in the channel you're looking for in the search section. Click on it and I believe you just use the "+" and your login information to add it. I used to add private channels by finding the code to add and go through the laptop (Roku acccount login). If you cannot find it quickly in the channel add on Roku, I think the phone app will be the easiest way.
Sandy - I just found this info online:
FilmOn.TV
FilmOn.TV
Hundreds of options all on One channel
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That post went thru, so I'll say a bit more,
Sandy, I'm sure you will be very welcomed by Rob and Lisa as they have much to do. Robby will want to show his Nanna his room!! Daisy will be so glad to see you.
having trouble again, crazy emoticons popping up, so b
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p.s. Lin, I've read the critters don't like mint. maybe plant a bit of mint in the pot or use essential oil on cotton balls.0
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Our son is in the process of buying the sailboat and it is a large boat by my standards. It is a Catalina 42 ft. Sailboat. It is large enough for him to have several friends on board. The funny thing is that the first thing he attended to was life jackets for his dogs. Delivery of the boat to the Portland area is going to be interesting. He has to hire a special delivery pilot to sail the boat over the bar and actually the entire trip from Tacoma, WA to Portland. The bar can be very tricky for a sailboat and the Columbia coming into the ocean is experiencing heavy plus tides, big swells and rough water. SCARY!
Katie is getting to be a little easier to handle. She is learning to come and stay. Not so easy for a 4 month old. She has stopped the biting, actually the vet said she wasn't really biting , she was mouthing. She is investigating everything with her mouth. She had little sharp teeth that snagged on everything, like our clothes and unfortunately, our skin. She has lost a lot of her baby teeth and is growing her new adult teeth. Don't you just love new doggy owners and new parents...we tell you more than you ever want to know about our new babies. Bear with me, I will try to mellow out about the puppy.
Weather remains cool and with a few showers. I need to clean off the spider webs from the decks. Also slug dirt. We only have 4 hanging geraniums so why are there slugs coming on the decks? These creatures are irritating and make huge messes. Next year I will be back to flower pots and gardening. This year I am growing Katie. Side note here. John carries around a list that has the details of his life. I just go with the flow and willy-nilly choose what I want to do next. I am not very organized but I eventually get it done but probably not on time.
Patsy
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My new vickery this mornin got into a pair of pants i have not wore in a very long I was almost scare they would still be to small but no they
fit. Proud of me
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Wahoo Marie!!!!! GREAT. 0
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Will try another pair tomorrow , Lin1
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YayMarie!!0
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Great day Marie, I bet you feel wonderful after trying on those pants. I had 39 posts to read to skimmed through most of them. SANDY, what a wonderful picture of the bride and her new husband and you look fabulous in that outfit. PATSY & ANNE I was laughing reading your puppy posts, so many toys and so little time. LOL JACKIE, seems you are getting rain again. Oh I forgot, it's ENGLAND it rains all the time.
LIN- Sorry about the car troubles, but on the other hand you are having a great time with friends at the library. PHOEBE- I would have felt terrible thinking I left a pet in the sun. Jim must feel awful glad your pet is okay. LINDA- your party sounds like fun but sorry about the anxiety. Throwing a party can be trying, I have hosted quite a few, but just remember they will be there to see the guest of honor and try to relax. I know easier said than done. BUZZ- you will probably be a lot of help to Marie since it seems you are both caring for your husbands now.
I went to the Allentown Art Festival today with my friend Donna and her sister in law and it was a great day, The weather was perfect, sunny but cool so we didn't sweat like other years. I used to go with my daughter, Kathy, but since she had Isaac and moved so far away she doesn't come down as much to my house. I bought a beautiful piece of pottery for my downstairs made by an artist. We had lunch at a restaurant and just a nice day.
Friday and Saturday we were down to the boat and it was a hot day yesterday 86F ,
so we BBQ'd and just relaxed.
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SANDY, WOW!!! You look gorgeous!
Somewhere, your sister is very proud of you and her family (Hugs)!
MARIE, you look fantastic!Things really do seem under control and perhaps, as JACKIE says, it was just a tiny blip!
I get here too latem recently and I will try to log on earlier in the day si I can remain awake!
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Oh Lin, forgot to tell you what will happen if the ck engine light starts flashing. It will derate. Your car will creep along at about 5mph.!!
And Linda, you described me as well. I don't like large groups and crowds. I don't encourage visitors and hate to leave home once I'm there.
Night
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Thanks Phoebe. They did tell me if the light flashes I will not be able to drive the car. Okay.
Meanwhile it is a day to go and sit in the doctor's office until I finally go in for my annual check-up. Hope I don't have any warning lights flashing!!
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Happy Monday! Beautiful day but I have an eye appointment which I have every six months, so no pool and tomorrow dental cleaning which I get every four months. I went to let Daisy out and took a selfie to share with you. Rob and Lisa's furniture is beautiful and Phoebe was right, they asked me to stay so Lisa could run to Target and Rob could cut the grass. I then met up with a friend and we always have a good time together.
Lin, the waiting is the worst part of the doctor's appointments and I loved your play on words with the warning lights. Glad to hear it wasn't me that couldn't find the channel and that it is no longer available.
Phoebe, I guess I am a party girl and love people, but I do like my alone time in my apartment.
I am sure it is very hard on you with your aunt, but she is in a safe place now and there should be some comfort in that.
Buzz, you are always so kind with your compliments and right back at you my dear!!
Shirley, you had a good weekend, don't you just love summer?
Marie, congratulations on fitting into the smaller pants, what a great achievement.
Patsy, like you I am not a fan of being a passenger in a sailboat but I think my fear comes from those little sail boats and not the big ones like Shirley has where you can sleep on them.
I am sure your son will love his new boat and get mom to at least try a short sail. My son did not go to Rose Parade, he said it is too crowded and it was drizzling that day.
Linda, you have a hard but rewarding job, you are a special person. Working through your anxiety to throw your friend a party is wonderful. There will be a special place in heaven for you. As far as the meds maybe talk to your doctor and ask if there is something else to take that wouldn't cause weight gain. I know prednisone is one that causes many people to gain.
Have a great day!
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Good morning friends
My granddaughter is graduating tonight. She had her party this past saturday. I made 4 salads for the salad bar. They had taco bar too. Pulled pork etc. I am amazed I didn't over eat, I guess I'm getting better with food choices.
Marie is so amazing, so glad she is our leader and Sandy too. I am so glad all of our group are such great people. You all know who you are.
My son and grandson were here for the party this weekend so I just finished laundry and house cleaning. My house sparkles. Waiting for sprinkler guy to come fix broken sprinkler heads.
Have a great day.
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