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Good morning. Have a very Merry Christmas, Irene...we'll miss you. Have fun.
I also think I've gotten thrush...my tongue has a green coating. Great. I'm going to the dentist this morning to get my stitches out, maybe he can shed some light on it.
Another busy day for me...Art Class after the dentist, Then we're taking our teacher out to lunch for the holiday.
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Out the door it was showing 34 degrees, That means it was warmer than Yesterday. I walked 8.1K steps and there was no wind today. Outdoors it is a gray looking day so far. On the good side the forecast of Snow showers is wrong so far.
From here on the 13th something I saw the other day
http://abc13.com/weather/big-temp-swing-for-texas-this-weekend/1653865/
Big temp swing for Texas
By Travis Herzog
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
HOUSTON (KTRK) --
A "blue norther" cold front is coming for Texas this weekend, bringing the coldest air so far this season along with it. Not familiar with the phrase "blue norther?" That's when an arctic front swiftly moves down the plains, dropping temperatures 30 degrees or more, sometimes in as little as 30 minutes.
The cold air rushing thru the plains this weekend will be backed by a high pressure ridge currently over the East Siberian Sea, just northwest of Alaska. This high will slide into the central plains by Sunday, sending our temperatures tumbling.
These kinds of cold fronts are normally preceded by abnormally warm weather, and that will be the case this Saturday as high temperatures in Houston approach the record high of 80 set in 1990. Meanwhile, while we're flirting with 80 Saturday afternoon, temps in the Texas Panhandle will already be diving into the 20s! The norther is currently scheduled to blow into Houston early Sunday morning, dropping temps into the 40s before sunrise
Have a Great Thursday
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Joanne3366 wrote: »Good afternoon;
Vix-I hope this Dr. can help you. I have never heard of a functional Dr., have they been around long?
Irene-Enjoy your shopping.
Roger-You are ahead of me in found money. I haven't found anything for a few weeks now.
Nothing new to report.
Have a good evening.
Hi Joanne
I may be ahead of You, it still is not that much
UPS must have delivered yesterday at some point after I brought in the mail as heading out the door I found a Package on the Steps where they left it despite the Delivery address saying put inside the front porch door.
I caught the Mailman yesterday delivering and gave him a Dunkin Donut Gif Card so he can get Hot coffee for t he cold weather.
Have a Good Day
RogerIreneMurman wrote: »Good morning, This is probably going to be my last time getting on before Christmas just wanted to wish a Merry Christmas we are going to browns mills tonight and staying until Monday we plan on doing more work over the weekend but we will be taking Christmas off on Friday I would like to finish painting the dinning room. Vix I think I would of stopped the drops also take care
Hi Irene
Does that mean that You have no Internet Access in browns Mills? I ask since much of this Metro area that is covered by Cablevision, Time Warner & Comcast has WiFi free for subscribers. Those three companies share the access points so that anywhere in their areas subscribers from any of them can log in to the Wifi for Internet.
Enjoy The Holiday
RogerHi all. Had a very busy day.
Went to the gym in the a.m., then had an appt to get my hair colored...I keep getting it lighter, and with highlights. Went shopping for a few things and then went for acupuncture. Got home just after 5 and put up a pot of lentil soup.
Jo, there are a couple of things that are new. Integrative medicine combines regular medical practices with alternative medicine (like yoga, acupuncture, etc) Functional medicine looks for the triggers for your symptoms that you may be able to control with diet/environment/exercise. Integrative medicine is normally covered by insurance, at least for the regular medical part. A lot of the functional medicine is not covered by insurance. Some of my lab tests will be covered, others will not. And the health coaching/nutritional guidance is not covered, so it's kind of an expensive deal, but I think it's what I need.
Anyway, I've decided not to use the prescription eyedrops, because I'm having wierd side effects, like light headedness, an awful tasting lump in the back of my throat, some queasiness, and a headache. I was bleeding from the acupuncture today, which I normally don't and she said it may have thinned my blood!
I do not deal well with medicine.
Have a good night everyone.Good morning. Have a very Merry Christmas, Irene...we'll miss you. Have fun.
I also think I've gotten thrush...my tongue has a green coating. Great. I'm going to the dentist this morning to get my stitches out, maybe he can shed some light on it.
Another busy day for me...Art Class after the dentist, Then we're taking our teacher out to lunch for the holiday.
Have a great day, everyone.
Hi Vix
You do seem to be sensitive to medicines from what You have said, Better safe than sorry.
I would not want to see my tongue looking like that
What a Nice thing to do for the Art Class teacher.
Good Luck at the Dentist.
Thank You for the information on Functional Medicine
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Good afternoon;
Irene-Merry Christmas, enjoy your time in Browns Mills.
Vix-with those kinds of side effects it is good that you stopped the eye drops.
Thanks for the info on Functional medicine and good luck at the dentist.
Roger-I just received the last of my gifts in the mail today.
I have 2 more days of work and then I am off for a week.
Have a good evening.
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Out the door it was showing 37 degrees, That means it was slightly warmer than Yesterday. I walked 8.6K steps and @ cents today and 1 cent found later in the day yesterday and there was little wind today. Outdoors it is a sunny looking day, The forecast is for Rain moving in near tomorrow morning.
http://nypost.com/2016/12/22/these-are-the-most-hated-words-in-america/
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — A poll has found that the most annoying word or phrase used in casual conversation in America is “whatever.”
The Marist College poll released Wednesday indicates the word irritates 38 percent of Americans.
The pollsters offered up five options for most annoying word or phrase: “Whatever,” ”No offense, but,” ”Ya know, right,” ”I can’t even” and “huge.”
“No offense, but” is second with 20 percent. In third place is, “You know, right,” which is irksome to 14 percent of people, tied with “I can’t even.” ”Huge” grates on the nerves of 8 percent.
“Whatever” is losing some steam, though. Last year it topped the list at 43 percent.
Age matters. Among Americans under 30, “I can’t even” takes top honors.
The Dec. 1-9 survey of 1,005 adults has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Have a Great Friday
Roger
Hi JoanneJoanne3366 wrote: »Good afternoon;
Irene-Merry Christmas, enjoy your time in Browns Mills.
Vix-with those kinds of side effects it is good that you stopped the eye drops.
Thanks for the info on Functional medicine and good luck at the dentist.
Roger-I just received the last of my gifts in the mail today.
I have 2 more days of work and then I am off for a week.
Have a good evening.
That must be a relief to be off from Christmas Eve to New Years and to have received the rest of the Christmas Gifts. I can tell the difference between the regular UPS and FedEx drivers with the Christmas Rush. I have found items from both where they should not have been considering the delivery directions say "Inside Porch Delivery"I have been getting deliveries from UPS, the USPS, FedEx and Amazon's own delivery truck
Have a Nice Day
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Hi all.
Took off from the gym this morning...both of us were feeling not up to it. Ran some errands, picked up some last minute gifts and party fixings and am feeling a little better.
Jo, glad you are getting some time off.
Roger...interesting what annoys people.
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Good evening
I got out of work early today, so I took my daughter to lunch.
We went to a Greek place and had stuffed grape leaves and ab eggplant wrap, lots of veggies, yum!
Vix- glad you are feeling better.
Roger- I admit I say whatever.0 -
Good morning! Sounds like fun, Jo!
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I did not go out walking Today, maybe later for a little ways if/when the rain stops, I walked twice yesterday for a total of 21,390 steps. I decided to go out twice so I could skip today's walk if the forecast for rain by the time I would be heading out the door was correct. Outdoors it is a gray looking day and raining. I am at 78,590 steps since Sunday That means I am past my goal if 70K steps for the 7 day period.
There is baking in the interior forecast, 2 Pies, More Fruit Cakes since we had all of the ingredients and no sense wasting all the different expensive dried fruits. We have Foodsaver bag material that can be used to vacuum seal a 10 inch pie or larger so I'm sure that will happen.
Have a Great Christmas Eve
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Hi all.
Took off from the gym this morning...both of us were feeling not up to it. Ran some errands, picked up some last minute gifts and party fixings and am feeling a little better.
Jo, glad you are getting some time off.
Roger...interesting what annoys people.
Have a nice evening. Hugs.
Hi Vix
As You can see I decided to take today off from exercise
I bet You are happy that You got the things picked up and that You are feeling better.
Sometimes it is something trivial that bothers a person. I find myself getting aggravated at the news broadcasts when what the person is saying and the text on the screen do not match or when they butcher the language.
Have a Nice Day
RogerJoanne3366 wrote: »Good evening
I got out of work early today, so I took my daughter to lunch.
We went to a Greek place and had stuffed grape leaves and ab eggplant wrap, lots of veggies, yum!
Vix- glad you are feeling better.
Roger- I admit I say whatever.
Hi Joanne
I have been guilty of saying Whatever too. It is a little late to unsay it now
That sounds as if You had a pleasant enjoyable afternoon.
I was just sitting here thinking to myself somethings missing, Then it came to me so I ran to the kitchen and made a quick pot of coffee.
Enjoy the Holiday
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Happy Hanukkah!
I went to work early and am now home enjoying a cup of coffee.
It is gray and rainy here too.
I have to venture out to the grocery store, we are almost out of cat food.
Roger-I am at currently at 82,000 steps for the week. Congratulations on exceeding your goal.
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Joanne3366 wrote: »Happy Hanukkah!
I went to work early and am now home enjoying a cup of coffee.
It is gray and rainy here too.
I have to venture out to the grocery store, we are almost out of cat food.
Roger-I am at currently at 82,000 steps for the week. Congratulations on exceeding your goal.
Happy Christmas Eve.
Hi Joanna
And a Happy Hanukkah to You.
Good Luck at the Grocery store, according to my brother the strip mall with the ShopRite had customers circling the lot looking for a parking spot and that was Friday, Today is Procrastinator Day at the Stores.
Have a Nice Day
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I did go out walking Today for a total of 9,129 steps. I went to Dunkin Donuts for my Coffee, Closed so I went to my alternate that never closes, 7-Eleven for the coffee. I swung by the local grocery store to see if they were opem or closed, They were Closed no surprise
The baking is done. That would be the Sweet Potato Pie using a recipe where it uses Plain Yogurt and is topped with chopped Pecans, More Fruit Cakes since we had all of the ingredients and a Bacardi Rum Cake using this recipe to see how it tastes as it is something new to us.
http://www.food.com/recipe/bacardi-rum-cake-14499
I had to do a few changes to the recipe as the Yellow Cake Mix weighed less than the Recipe calls for. I added a little flour to bring the weight up and I used French Vanilla Pudding mix as that was what we had. Probably the largest change was when I went to make it I realized we did not have cooking oil so I substituted Olive Oil. The Batter tasted good, Hopefully when we slice into it today it tastes good too.
I got an addition to help me walk in this weather, Heated Mittens. The nice thing is that being mittens I can also add a Electric Hand warmer into the mitten for really cold weather if the high heat setting is not enough or I plan to be out beyond the 2.5 hours battery life when set to high. If I had been thinking ahead better I would have gotten these instead of trying the heated Gloves
Have a Great Christmas Day
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Merry Christmas!
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Hi Joanne
Thank You I expect it to be a great day.
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Good morning!
Roger, I used to make the Bacardi rum cake all the time...it's delicious!
My children and their SOs came over last night...we had a big feast and present opening. It was so much fun.
Happy Holidays, everyone. Enjoy the day.
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Hi VixGood morning!
Roger, I used to make the Bacardi rum cake all the time...it's delicious!
My children and their SOs came over last night...we had a big feast and present opening. It was so much fun.
Happy Holidays, everyone. Enjoy the day.
I hope the Rum Cake comes out OK as I did have to do some substitutions as I delineated above My Brother said use the English walnuts as we have a lot of them, I wonder if the Pecans would have been better? What Did You use? The recipe says use either one.
I need to remember to ask my Sister if she still has the Pistachio Cake recipe which she used to make before the move to Washington state, it was baked in a Bundt Pan and was super delicious too.
It does sound as if You had a great evening.
As part of my gifts from my ever helpful Brother there was a smallish box of Macadamia Shortbread Cookies that are 75 calories per biscuit and 12 in the box. A Dollar store box of Dipped Peanut Brittle120 calories per ounce serving, Two Russell Stover Truffle Santas 1.25 ounce and 180 calories, I had one last night in place of the NS dessert so Tasty too. And last but definitely not least Box of Christmas Dots candies where11 dots = 130 calories. on the good side as long as I am careful I can use them, I just need to be Strong and not overeat them once they are opened
Thank You for the Holiday Wishes
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I used to use walnuts, but pecans would probably be great.
It's really hard to avoid the goodies....oh no.
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Good morning;
We had a quiet but good day. Only 1 item to return.
Today I am going grocery shopping. I put off my regular shopping on Saturday due to the crowds.
Roger-Pistachio cakes sounds good. If you get the recipe would you pass it along?
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I was out walking Today for 8K steps. I stopped at the Grocery store for two bananas and 3 Bartlett Pears. I bought light as today is only 5% off versus Wednesdays 10% Senior Discount. Outdoors it is a gray looking day some precipitation in the forecast. Traffic on the roads is very light this morning.
The Holiday baking was taste tested yesterday Final report, I liked the Bacardi Rum cake much better than the Sweet Potato Pie. Sadly the Rum Cake is so much more expensive to make due to the cost of the ingredients.
Have a Good Monday
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I used to use walnuts, but pecans would probably be great.
It's really hard to avoid the goodies....oh no.
Have a good night.
Hi Vix
I Suspect I must be retaining lots of water. There is no way I put 4+ pounds of real weight on in one day
I did not manage to avoid the goodies
The Walnuts were fine with the cake, when I had tried a few bits with the glaze on them they were not that great however eaten with the cake they were a good compliment to it. I also have a suspicion that the Pecans would have been better.
Have a Nice Day
RogerJoanne3366 wrote: »Good morning;
We had a quiet but good day. Only 1 item to return.
Today I am going grocery shopping. I put off my regular shopping on Saturday due to the crowds.
Roger-Pistachio cakes sounds good. If you get the recipe would you pass it along?
Have a good day.
Hi Joanne
From my memory of it the Pistachio Cake is delicious, I hope She still has the recipe. If I get it I will be happy to pass it along.
Enjoy the Day
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Hi all.
Roger, I didn't avoid the goodies either, but I savored them! I would love the pistachio cake recipe too....love pistachios!
It's gray here too today. Went swimming at the gym....I really needed to move, so it felt good, even though my right side is bothering me.
Jo, I have one thing to return too. I'll probably do that today. See if I can find a replacement. (It was pants, and they were too large, so that's a good thing actually.)
Getting back to my normal diet today. I think all the heavy food and desserts probably affected the way I'm feeling. I'm getting a bunch of blood tests tomorrow a.m. for the functional medicine doctor, and will go back in mid-January to go over the results.
Have a great day, everyone.
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Hi Vix
I have some clothes I was gifted however they are not returnable or exchangeable
My Brother spared no expense when he Bought a pair of Levi Blue Jean Shorts around $8 and two $1 T-Shirts. Bought on a all sales final closing Sale locally. Luckily they are the right size as they are what I am wearing. The Socks I did not need as currently I am overstocked with 22 pairs on hand that I have not worn yet.
I definitely need to get on 100% NS using the weight loss plan this week.
I hope The Holiday meals do not skew You blood tests any. I know my Brother indulged in something he is not supposed to have and as a result it is a good thing he is not headed for any blood work until next year, Not that next year is that far off
Have You ever seen a Program called Worst Cooks in America, it is hilarious.
Some previous episodes here
Casting Videos of the entrants, an example dish, Twizzlers & Meatballs
http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/food-network-worst-cooks-in-america-videos.chid-e98f7034-34c0-4cb9-b032-65f6c0c7353e.vid-0149674.html
or http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/food-network-worst-cooks-in-america-videos.chid-fb24f493-c8a1-47cf-9f12-ff4ad5d90891.vid-0200628.html
And a episode of the show with Anne Burrel and Rachel Raye
The recruits kick off boot camp with a shrimp and live lobster challenge.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/food-network-worst-cooks-in-america-videos.chid-3625305c-65db-4896-a8c7-367a8b1801f5.vid-0260508.htmlNew Year, New Cooks in Boot Camp
In Season 10, 16 culinary challenged contestants signed up to be whipped into shape. Meet the recruits.
Have a Good Evening
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Hi Roger. Good that you have the right sizes.
I'm afraid that all the food and drinks may skew my blood tests, plus the recent antibiotics, and whatever is happening on my tongue. But I guess that's the way it goes...a snapshot in time. I guess if something's really off they'll have me retest.
Twizzlers and meatballs sounds awful!
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good morning,We had an awesome christmas I even made a turkey which we usually don't have. We did get the dinning room painted on friday we did have some friends over on christmas which was nice got to show off all my new furniture .So now we only have a few more rooms to paint before we know it we will be done and our weekends will be just for relaxing. Roger we don't have our computers up there yet we wanted to get our security up first George got that done yesterday . We got all the smart home stuff done we have the nest it is all controlled by our phone even the heating so we can be here in Trenton and turn the heat on in browns mills . Jo and vix glad that you all had a nice christmas0
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I was out walking Today for 10.9K steps. The temperature out the door was 55 degrees and mow 2+ hours later it is all the way up to 56t degrees. The forecast high is 60 degrees before it starts falling to the 30s overnight. Today I was fine in just Gloves and the Hoodie and left the hood down Outdoors it is a gray looking day some precipitation must have fallen overnight as everything was wet. Traffic on the roads is light this morning too.
Today I need to vacuum seal the slices of Rum Cake I put in the freezer yesterday as well as Portion out most of the remaining Ham to Vacuum Seal and Freeze for later use, Not to mention to reduce temptation to indulge AKA Overeat.
Have a Good Monday
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Hi Roger. Good that you have the right sizes.
I'm afraid that all the food and drinks may skew my blood tests, plus the recent antibiotics, and whatever is happening on my tongue. But I guess that's the way it goes...a snapshot in time. I guess if something's really off they'll have me retest.
Twizzlers and meatballs sounds awful!
Anyway, have a good night.
Hi Vix
I agree, Some of the dishes presented are so bad they will not even taste them
Good Luck With the testing
RogerIreneMurman wrote: »good morning,We had an awesome Christmas I even made a turkey which we usually don't have. We did get the dinning room painted on Friday we did have some friends over on Christmas which was nice got to show off all my new furniture .So now we only have a few more rooms to paint before we know it we will be done and our weekends will be just for relaxing. Roger we don't have our computers up there yet we wanted to get our security up first George got that done yesterday . We got all the smart home stuff done we have the nest it is all controlled by our phone even the heating so we can be here in Trenton and turn the heat on in browns mills . Jo and vix glad that you all had a nice Christmas
Hi Irene
I'm glad to hear that Your Christmas went well, Awesome
It is always nice to have friends over for a Holiday.
I'm guessing by security You mean a Burglar Alarm?
BTW have You seen those Doorbell systems that have a camera and two way communication so You can monitor and reply with it remotely too?
I have heard of the Nest...
It's handy that You can Monitor and control remotely. Just curious when You do not plan to be there for several days do You turn the heat down and then plan to remotely raise it before heading that way?
Have a Nice Day
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Good morning!
Glad you had an awesome holiday, irene,
Hi Roger and Jo.
Went for lab tests this morning...12 vials of blood! Made an appt with my GP for tomorrow, to check out the wierdness on my tongue, etc.
Off to clay group in a little while.
Overcast today, a little drizzly.
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Good afternoon;
I put away all the christmas decorations today. The only thing left are the lights outside on the bushes. I will take these down later in the week.
It rained overnight and this morning was very windy. It is mostly overcast with the sun peeking out occasionally.
Vix-12 vials of blood, that is a lot. Did you get lightheaded after? Good luck tomorrow at the GP.
Irene-glad to hear you had a good christmas and that your house is almost finished. That is cool that you can remotely regulate the heat.
Roger-I have away most of the cookies that I had left to my niece, when she stopped over yesterday. I was up a few pounds and I attribute it to the ham that I have been eating.
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Hi, Haha...I've been lightheaded since last week. The blood wasn't enough to make a difference. All I really put up for decorations this year was a wreath and electric candles in the front window. I think I'll leave them up at least til the end of January, maybe later. The wreath is more wintery than Christmasy.
I brought my cookies to clay group today, and let other people take them home...good plan.
The sun came out this afternoon and it's pretty nice out. May run over to the library.
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