WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2015

Elaine352962

The morning started well. Got weighed and I had gained a half pound. Went Christmas Shopping and my back and legs are aching, really enjoyed the shopping and I'm pleased that I have bought some great things. Can't wait to get them wrapped up. Visited Costa Cofee with my daughter had half a lemon bun and a tea. Thank god I only had half 7pp a full bun is 14pp. After several hours of looking for gifts we went home had a Chinese Takeaway (gave up counting pp's by then), 49 weekly pp's have probably been used up. Tomorrow is a new day a I will be right back tracking, weighing and exercising and moving forward to a slimmer me. Good Luck everyone on your successes. Hope you all had a great day.

barbiecat

I haven't had a chance to post since yesterday morning. I got to my line dance class wondering if the tingling in my legs would keep me from dancing and thinking that I might have to have my friend do the dancing for me like she did a few months ago, but when it was time to start the half hour of free dance before class, she wasn't there so I tried dancing and was fine. That's when I found out that I was at the point in my head cold when my voice is gone so I was grateful for the microphone I use when I teach. The class was great even with less than half the usual attendance. After class I went to lunch at the home of one of the students in the class. She had invited eight guests but only four were able to be there. Her home was beautiful and all the food was beautiful. I declined the champagne and had a small glass of juice. I ate the quiche (fortunately, her husband had suggested that she serve the sausage on the side so the quiche actually was meatless. I ate some fresh fruit and a small serving of jello with fruit and walnuts and stayed away from the giant croissants, cheesecake, and pumpkin pie. The conversation was very pleasant until it suddenly took a turn into a very emotionally charged and political topic which led me to my feet to say that I'd have to be the early leaving party pooper because Jake needed the car to pick up Sasha from the vet.

We did have to pick Sasha up from the vet after her dental work that included some extractions. She was not a happy dog when we picked her up and she whimpered on and off until bedtime when she settled into bed and seemed more comfortable. She finally felt like eating some soft food this afternoon and has been doing better.

Kim your story about the veal in the vegetarian food, reminded me of the time a friend offered to fix a vegetarian curry for the very observant Hindu brother of one of her friends. She told me later that the curry tasted so bland to her that she decided to add some chicken bouillon to it to make it taste better.

it's cold enough now that I put flannel sheets on the bed and added another layer of blankets.

Barbie from beautiful, chilly NW Washington (probably not as cold as Minnesota, Alberta, and Saskatchewan)

nccarolb

Pip - I like Kirby's new glasses. You did an awesome job in the choosing. Sorry, but there really aren't any more juicies to tell. It was a very platonic 'date.'

Thanks for all of the compliments on my picture! I was feeling goofy when I got home so I played with selfies for a while. Here's one I added to my dating sites profiles.




I'm truly not photogenic so I have a hard time finding any picture that I'm satisfied with.

I've had a productive day even if my food choices stunk. Tomorrow is a new day and I have a big batch of the Weight Watchers 0 point (52 calorie) soup all done up in my individual servings.

I talked to my son earlier today and he has evidently gone ahead and made the choice to not go back to school at UNC Charlotte next semester. He was ultra cranky when I called (my mother is the one who told me he has made the decision) and I gave up asking questions at that point. He'll tell me when he is ready. However, he and I are going to have a serious discussion about money! His regular fishing rods were destroyed in the accident and he'd told me he'd bought a new one. I came across the receipt today--$228 for a freakin fishing rod!! If he fished professionally or to feed himself, maybe, but this is for the random times he fishes and throws the fish back in. A nice Walmart rod should do anything he needs. Wouldn't be my business but I struggle to send him money every month.

So, I think I'll be having another date tomorrow...

Carol in NC

exermom

Boy, do I have a lot of cating up to do, so I'll probably just do some skimming.

When we got to the hotel I was pleasantly surprised to find that their fitness center was back in order and I could use it. Unfortunately, they added an extra treadmill (to the 2 they had) and they only have one elliptical. But I did see where I can plug in my laptop and do a weight DVD using their weights.

On Friday I walked on the new treadmill, couldn't figure out how to increase the sound on the television so I just listened to some of my podcasts. Then today I used the elliptical. Now I know why I really don't care for that one. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Pilates Anytime DVD.

Goodness! over 100 posts to read!

Janetr - so happy to hear you grandson is doing better

On Black Friday went to the Kohl's in Herndon to get a blowdryer Denise wanted since I had a $10 off coupon good for that day, plus another 15% (only!) off. So I got a $40 blowdryer for $27. I guess I can live with that price. We were VERY surprised that the store wasn't real crowded. We had allowed at least 2 hours to find it and then for me to get in line. Had a hard time finding it, but didn't wait that long to check out.

Rori - so sorry about your hubby. Hope they get his procedure scheduled soon

Thanksgiving was nice at Jess'. There were about 11 there. Her place isn't that big so getting around was a bit tough, but we managed. As usual, the turkey literally fell apart before we could get it out of the pan! I made this healthy pumpkin pie. Admitted, when I was reading the recipe, I was skeptical. But I can't believe how good it tasted!

Remember the gal who I told you about that I was making cake for her wedding cake? Well, she tried the samples I sent and said she wanted the key lime (not the gluten free one), the regular chocolate (not the fudge) and a vanilla cake. I think she means just a yellow cake. I was a bit surprised that she didn't want the gluten free cake. She's (to my understanding) gluten intolerant. Yet, she brought an apple pie to Jess' and took part of it home saying that she'd have it for breakfast. Wonder if it's more that she tries to avoid gluten (for some reason) rather than the fact the she's gluten intolerant.

Alison - ((((HUGS)))))

drkatiebug - wht a cool turkey you made! I didn't see the canadian bacon, tho

Gloria - if the average American consumer 4500 calories, I think I beat the average

Carol in NC - so glad your shoulder is getting better. Glad your meeting went so well.

Joyce - oh, yes, I do x-stitch. That sounds so neat to do! I might have to ask at AC Moore what that fabric is, never heard of it.

Rosie - what lovely company you had!

barbie - I can just imagine how you feel not being able to teach the class. I know how I felt when I broke that bone in my foot and it just about killed me not to be able to exercise. Later: how great that you could dance!

pip - glad you got heat! Kirby is looking so great! What did you mean when you said that RC is now selling their product direct? RC is a Mars product and I don't know of any different selling procedure. You go girl with that exercise!

Sylvia - I hate mice, too, with a purple passion, so I feel for ya

Joyce - how nice that your nephew's ex-gf is coming for Christmas!

Michele in NC

bwcetc

I'm finally caught up again! Yay!

So ... Pecan pie had been my meal replacement for a couple of days... 1/8 of my pie is 733 calories!

Black Friday sales ... Nope. My sanity is worth more. And we mostly give gift cards to the nieces/nephews. Stupid really ... I send a gift card to my brothers kids and he sends them to mine.

Remember I bought a new to me dining room set this past summer? Even though it was just the four of us, we had dinner in the dining room. And I enjoyed every minute of it.

Allison ... It does not sound like you've been resting at all!

Meg ... Hello! Good to see you!

Deedee ... Hello to you too!

Pip ... Glad you have heat and Kirby is smiling!

Sylvia ... Not a fan of mice either ... We have them in the basement.

Carol ... Your dimples were showing after your date! Good for you ... You deserve it. As for fishing poles ... My husband is a fly fisherman ... Buys and builds bamboo rods ... It can get pricey for fish they catch and release! Of course, he buys them with his own money, not his mom's.

I will take down my harvest decorations tomorrow and then do some serious cleaning this week. By Friday I'll start on the Christmas decor ... But I can't bring it out when rhe house seems dusty.

Katla ... What find if lights do you use for SAD? I'm finding the regular light bulbs are too dim for me this year.

Barbie ... Sorry your luncheon took a wrong turn. Some subjects are best left untouched.

Well, off I go! Have a great evening.

Beth near Buffalo

miriamwithcats

Beth, my new to me dining set, got it on Friday. I find the lights designed for needlework, with a flexible neck, work well for me. You can get table top or stand alone ones. They have full spectrum bulbs, and I just aim the light right at my face.

jmkmomm

Michele, this is what I mean http://www.joann.com/diamond-double-faced-quilt-fabric/prd18961.html#q=pre+quilted+fabric&start=2 hope it helps. This is from Jo Annes fabric

Allison, glad you are enjoying yourself. I see you are doing your usual thing, taking care of others. I think that this is your spiritual gift and you wouldn't be able to survive if you weren't helping some one else. It is what drives you. I am glad that there are people like you in this world.

After lunch today we went to the grocery store and Bed Bath and beyond. I think our grand kids ate us out of house and home. A lot of staple items that we really didn't use for Thanksgiving seemed to be eaten by two young ladies. I didn't know that a 9 year old could be such an irritating little buggar but you still love her so much. I don't agree with some of my daughter's parenting skills. She has said before that whatever grandma says in her house, you do. But it is not always that way now that they are getting older and they ignore me and Mom doesn't do anything about it. These are all petty things, nothing that is going to shudder the earth and hell but still are irritating tome and holidays are always a time where I am a little stressed out and tired to begin with. Up until this year Charlie has been able to help out so much more but he can't now.

I am getting worried more and more about him. His fingers and hands are getting numb. It is difficult for him to do things like button his shirt, cut his nails, etc. So he is getting more and more distressed. He is jsut sure that he will not be alive for next Thanksgiving. I try to take him to an urgent care or ER but he won't go. To me I don't think these things are really that bad, that he is making them seem worse than they really are. If he isn't thinking about them, he does these things fine with no problem. And his colon seems to be better. He can only have about 2 or 3 stools during the day but then 12 at night. That is an improvement as far as the day but not the night. Of course he is still drinking the tomato juice. While we were at Walmart, Charlie picked up on of their large pizzas in the deli. You know the ones that are right by the front door. I told him that I wouldn't be eating any of that for supper. So he ate the whole thing. and he wonders why he has so much diarrhea at night.

Barbie, glad you were able to do your line dance class today and go out with the students as usual. You always make wonderful choices as far as food and leaving a situation if it is getting on a subject you don't like.

Carol, like you new profile picture for your online dating sight. It shows that you aren't putting on airs, making yourself out to be some one you aren't. You are comfortable in wearing a plaid shirt and being you.

Bought a stoking gift today!1!!!! That is my 1st one I have bought. Bed, bath and beyond has these wooden puzzles for adults and that is just his kind of mind bending play. Of course Ellie will get in there and play them also and that's another reason why I bought them. I had a $5 off coupon and this was $10 so I presented the coupon. Silly me needs to read the coupon to see you have to have at least a $15 purchase. But I guess one item is making progress for me! Silly me, since it was raining all day, I jsut left my jacket on while we were out shopping. This evening about 6 I went in the bathroom, wondered why my back was a little cool and saw I had my blouse on backwards! I sure am glad I kept my jacket on all day while we were out.

Nighty nite, see you on the flip side, Joyce, Indiana

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

I had to take Cracker to the ER today; my son hit her with his truck. It could have been a disaster. He thankfully only ran over her foot, no breaks, just bruising; so vet gave her a shot and some pills for me to give her. Will was really, really upset about it. She apparently ran under his truck as the front wheels went by her and got clipped by the back ones. I would have cried if he had killed her. He felt the bump and got out of the truck, just knowing he had killed her; he walked back to the house and Louis brought her in like a baby about the time Will told me that he had run over her. I almost 'freaked' when Louis came in holding her like a baby, too, and she was so still, not even wagging her tail. Said he saw Will's truck going up the driveway and Lily running after him (Lily is his dog/baby) and he knew that Cracker was out in the yard; but did not see her. I guess a puppy doesn't know that those big things with wheels on them can do a helluva lot of bad stuff. So thankful she isn't hurt that bad; but, she won't/can't put her weight on her front left foo. She's been sleeping all afternoon; I think I will just put her in her crate and not worry about taking her out unless she wakes me up.

bwcetc

Miriam ... Beautiful detail on the chairs!

Lenora ... Sorry cracker was hurt but so glad it wasn't more serious.

Joyce ... My husband often makes dumb food choices and then wonders why he doesn't feel well ... Sheesh!

Beth

GodMomKim

Joyce – the part that makes me wonder is if the little ones have that as a role model how will they raise the next generation….

DmB – welcome, this is a caring group – hang out with us on this lifestyle adventure

Pip – Kirby looks like a distinguished kid – the glasses are the distinguished part and the kid is the twinkle in his eye!

Alison – you are so nice! It is sad to think this might be the last time with them, - how did you get to know Ruth and Ray?

Carol – I think you are more photogenic than you think! Enjoy your date! I am glad for you. As for your son and his choices about how to spend money, you can always decide to pay just certain bills and then pay them directly so his “extra” spending is not coming from your money.


Well, so I told yesterday about thanksgiving day, but then on black Friday my mom and I did our tradition, we “shop” all day, but not in the usual sense, we pack up and go to the local mountains to a Christmas tree farm pick out 2 trees (6-7 feet for me) (8-10 for her), then I cut them down, carry them to the car, and this year put mine inside (I drive a honda CRV) and got a couple of guys to put Mom’s on the roof and tie it down. Then we go to lunch – this year lunch was at 3pm and we ate a deli, (No Taco Bell - yeah!) I had a 330 calorie sandwich – so that was not too bad as it was both lunch and dinner.

Today I did shopping for the business – grr! But have also done a couple of shopping carts of stuff online. Always leave them for a few hours to make sure I don’t think of something else I need to be sure to do the best on shipping.

Really need to get my Christmas letter written and make a decision on cards – I have a photo I could do photo cards with, or just have some copies done and send them along. I have a BUNCH of cute cards I was at a yard sale last feb. and Christmas cards were in a big bag and a friend and I got the back for a couple of bucks and then split them up, I have 100 + cards lots of different styles.


November Goals -
Attend yoga each wednesday evening
Walk everyday –would like to see 160 miles
continue counseling and hold my weight where it is as I deal with my current set of emotional issues
weekly fun things
W1 – football – we won! Working on craft show crafts
W2-
W3-
W4
Kim from N. California

Katla49

bwcetc wrote: »

I'm finally caught up again! Yay!


Katla ... What find if lights do you use for SAD? I'm finding the regular light bulbs are too dim for me this year.

Beth near Buffalo

Beth: I will need to ask DH for details so that I'll be sharing the right information. Many of our lights are LEDs but we have some specifically marketed as solar lights for Seasonal Affective Disorder. I'm far from home and can't look at them to give you details right now. I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Katla

pipcd34

nite peeps

cityjaneLondon

Hi everyone!
Looking forward to a day getting sorted. Still a bit cross about the phone not arriving, but it's not a huge deal.

Started to put holiday clothes on the spare bedroom floor. Will have a quiet ponder. I am taking a hold suitcase so it's not a matter of whittling it all down to the bone. Thank goodness.
I'm now at the stage of wearing my old, worst clothes that I can't possibly take with me. Washing a few that I might. When the children were young I used to call it "odd socks day". It's the only time I regret having a very small, capsule wardrobe. :laugh: I'm a bit of a minimalist.

My Paperwhite arrives today. I have more glasses to wrap and box, but I am going to chill and hopefully not get a bad back for once. Christmas cards to finish.

Love to all. Loving all the photos. Nice. What a good looking lot!

Love Heather UK

grandmallie

Morning again~
I cant remember if I wrote you earlier...
I woke up a little after 11pm fell asleep after falling asleep at around 7...watched a bit of t.v. and got my stuff together and shoved off.. I hate driving in the dark, but you know whwne you want to get home you just go.. the GPS took me highway which is good was a tad bit longer but the other way is back roads and would have had me a little scared if I did that.. listened to Sirus radio all the way Frank Sinatra .. got home around 4:15 this morning, took the dogs for a quick walk, and then hopped back in bed and got another hour and a half of sleep..
feel better..
Kim~ Here is how I met Ruth and Ray , my friend Doris that lives down here she is like my second mom,her and her husband used to have a time share in Hyannis and would go up twice a year... so after he passed away,I would go up with her, way back when they bought it Ruth had bought one also ,so that is how they met Doris and Harold...
Ruth finally retired from the Phone company and her and Ray bought a house on the Cape in South Yarmouth..
so I have known them more than 20 yrs and Doris and I are really the only friends they have.. I met there next door neighbor Gene yesterday so Ray has him also..

Peach1948

Miriam, I love your new dining room furniture.

Lenora, so sorry that your pup got run over. We have to watch the Pom like a hawk or he would be gone in a minute. Loves to chase the mail carrier, garbage trucks, etc.

I am getting back on track today. I have not been logging and have cheated like crazy. I am only hurting myself and know it. I find that the more I eat, the more I want to eat so it's time to get back to measuring.

Carol - Peach

Lilymay2

Good morning everyone

Sunday today and lots to do. Mom is settled into Acute Care in the nearby health center. she has been in this facility before so she is familiar with the people and is getting visitors. She will move to long term care when there is a bed available. She told a visitor yesterday, "Now you know where I live" so she is accepting the move, thank goodness!!

DDIL and DGD are coming today to make Christmas cards. So I best get my scrapbooking room tidied up and all the Christmas items out so we can just craft away.

Grey Cup Sunday today (Canadian Football League's top prize) so best get outside this morning and get a walk in before DDIL gets here and before the game starts

Take care everyone
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

mollywhippet

Good morning everyone. Yesterday I spent a few hours at the studio while hubby worked on catching the mouse, but he didn't have any luck. He put out eight traps loaded with peanut butter. Then in the evening we picked up the grandkids and took them out to eat. When we got back he checked the traps again but no luck. He had cleaned out the walk in closet and taken everything off the floor so we were pretty sure the mouse wasn't in there anymore. So, I went to bed and tried to get to sleep. A few minutes later hubby came in and found Molly on the floor at the foot of the bed with a dead mouse! (Molly is a natural at killing things.) That was the bed where I was lying at the very moment when she was chewing on it! I was hysterical! Hubby "took care of it" and said he was pretty sure the house was now mouse-free. So, after I calmed down, I tried to get to sleep. During the night I noticed Spot was hunting again, in the closet. Later, he laid down on the floor by my side of the bed, staring intently at the closet door. I truly think he was protecting me. So, the house is officially completely infested with mice and I'm going to have to move out. The funny thing is that we aren't finding ANY droppings anywhere, so we are hoping that means there aren't very many and they just moved in.

We have had mice before. When we came home from a year on sabbatical in California the house was truly overrun with them. It took months before we felt like they were finally gone. We tried using those humane traps, but they didn't work very well. Neither of us like killing things, but we can't live with mice. I sure wish we had a cat, but I guess Molly is the next best thing.

Well, I have some chores to do early, then the kids are coming over. I'm making lasagna for them tonight.

Have a great day, everyone!

Sylvia

Katla49

Beth Near Buffalo: We use Verilux lights. DH said to log into Amazon and type in SAD lamp. The light temperature is anything above 4800 degrees kelvin. You can also go to Verilux.com and click on light therapy.

miriamwithcats

Lillian, so glad to hear your mom settled in. What a huge relief that must be!

My dog likes to run to our car to go for rides and has had a few close calls. So sorry, Lenora.

Heather, you sound just like me when I pack.

Love to all!

Miriam in Iowa

Katla49

Leonora: I am so sorry about your dog. Our fur children are important in our lives.

klanders30

Carol I have to get back on track as well, Thanksgiving day was fine, it's those darn left overs and eating out while shopping that has gotten me to fall off the wagon. Just made a simple soup from veggie leftovers and I'm sure that will get me back on the straight path, I continue to log, even the bad stuff, cause that is the quickest way for me to drop out, as soon as I stop logging, I just give up, so I have to put every thing into the diary.
Structure for me, prepping food and keeping the trigger food out of the house (am giving away the crackers and dip tomorrow at work) is my approach for this week.

Barbie have you seen the PBS exercise lady? Miranda something, she is a big on movement and stretching to alleviate all that ills us as we age. I am going to do some research on her and try to add that to my week. Don't know if stretching would be any help with your nerve pain?

Also, somebody is offering December yoga classes every Tuesday in December after work to combat the holiday stress, I am going to try it out----just don't want it to stress me out--lol

Can't believe November has flown by!!! Karen from NY

miriamwithcats

Last night I got frustrated with the slow progress of my foot, and looked at some medical and physical therapy sites for ideas to speed the healing up. Everything I read stated how important resting the tendon for 6 to 8 weeks is. UGH! Some even suggested splinting the toe. UGH! No quick cures in sight. Oh well.

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Margaretturk - We have an 'outside' kitty who does her share of killing things and bringing them to the door so we'll see what she gotten. Anything from a chipmunk, down to getting a head of a rabbit, that had to be almost his same size judging from its size. One of my DOS's 3 cats will come down here and spend his days hunting as well; he and Tux don't get along - , off and on their deck, so I doubt the have mice either; they' re just totally worthless. DH also uses peanut butter, too, because they can't steal it and the traps go 'boom'. They've not figured that out. DYS went home today - boy, I already miss him; but, not crying yet. DOS and DH will be leaving in a little more than 2 weeks for a week of hunting with him out in Louisiana. I can't go because they will have the truck fully packed with hunting equipment and there would be 'any room'. DYS was sick the whole time he was here. Sure hope I don't get it, he sounded miserable.

I'm just happy that Cracker was not killed. Will has run over 3 dogs now, killing one of them (my DOS's lab before he got Luna). He injured his first lab and he is a 'big baby' and lazy, too. Walks with a limp. Cracker came up the back deck steps without help this AM; but, I think she'd have a hard time to use the regular ones. I will check the next time she has to go out if she can make it down the steps going down the next time. I just hope she doesn't limp; she is faster than anything and can already outrun my son's dogs. She is now sleeping in her bed beside me. Poor baby. Medicine has taken over now.

cityjaneLondon

Miriam - How frustrating! :flowerforyou:

Lillian - must be a relief to get your mum settled.

I have finished the Christmas cards and done all the glass packing. DH has been doing some china. It took me a while to unstick all the photos from the blackboard which were held up with blutack. I had always just added another layer so there were piles of them! :laugh: The glassware is in the cot in the annexe.
Pleased with my progress

My Kindle arrived and is charging. I remembered my Bluetooth headphones to take with me, so I charged them up, once I had found the right connection. There just seem to be sooooooo many things to charge these days and most need something special. :sad: You go away with a suitcase of wires! Got to charge the camera tonight.

Sea bass tonight. I picked our own purple sprouting broccoli this afternoon.

margaretturk

Lost my previous post.

Lenora sorry about Cracker.

Miriam love the furniture.

Still getting decorations out. Taking my time.

Margaret

DamitJanit

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Morning Ladies,

DmB, welcome. We have ladies here with all sorts of different specific health problems and then some that have hardly any. Many of us are young at heart, whatever our age so you have come to a great place for support and information. You will also find that there are ladies here that have been on this thread for years and yes, we have some that are here for a few days and disappear. Come often and join right in. Many of us have taken this as a lifelong journey.

Meg, sorry for the weather you are having, along with so many others. When we put up the Christmas lights yesterday it was in the low 70s. I got a little hot and was wearing a t-shirt and jeans. I do hope you get your snow day.

Heather, it sounds like you are getting ready. When do you leave? What will the weather be like for your travels? I hope you have a wonderful time.

Pip, you did good. But to be honest, he would look good in almost anything. Lol

DeeDee, so good to see you in the room. I started on my Christmas tree today, too, but that slight bending that I find myself doing is not agreeing with my back. Therefore I am taking it very slowly even in getting it set up.

Allison, so glad you took a little time for yourself while helping your friends. It is sad to know that any visit could be the last. Again, they are so lucky to have you!!! You are one of the most giving people I know. (((((Hugs)))))

Becca, what a nice tradition. Your poems are great.

Elaine, good for you on your successful shopping trip. I used to love wrapping gifts but have gotten lazy and use gift bags for most of them now.

Barbie, so glad your legs didn’t keep you from dancing while teaching your class. A heated political discussion is a good reason to exit early.

CarolNC, I have to agree that a fishing rod could be purchased for so much less. And yes, if you are sending money, it’s definitely your business!!! Why don’t they understand???? I like the picture!! Dang you look young too. Do you ladies have some type of wrinkle cream you haven’t shared or am I just the only one with wrinkles? Is this next date the same guy or a new one?

MicheleNC, so glad you got to exercise at the hotel work out room. Even if it had been closed, I know you would have been doing DVD’s in your room or the lobby or the sidewalk.

Beth, glad you enjoyed your dining room. I used mine and we ended up with just 3 of us. I love an occasion to use my good china and silver. It’s actually such a waste that I have service for 10 in each of them and have never had more than 8 people at once. I still have sterling silver in the plastic sleeves that it came in.

Miriam, nice table. Hope you enjoy! Were you surprised to find there were no quick cures? We all wish!

Lenora, so glad Cracker wasn’t hurt any worse.

Kim, it sounds like a fun day of shopping going to the tree farm.

CarolGA, I don’t think you are alone in needing to get back to proper eating. I really went a little crazy this year but have been doing better the past day.

Lillian, glad your mom is settling in.

Sylvia, glad Molly got the varmint and I hope that was the only one. Yum on the lasagna.

Our turkey was a touch over 14 pounds this year but didn’t seem to have as much left over as we normally have. Yesterday I started with a base of the gravy and made a turkey soup. It turned out yummy. Rather than noodles, I used rice in it since DH is a big rice fan and I rarely cook it. Today it will be more fresh veggies. I’m slowly working on getting the tree set up and then will start decorating. That may be tomorrow but I have a pretty full schedule tomorrow. I did get most of the other decoration out so it’s beginning to look very festive around here.

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

miakoda40

Grits - So sorry to read Cracker got hurt. So relieved to see that she will recover. My heart was in my throat when I read she got hit.

Mia in MI

pipcd34

morning peeps -

exermom wrote: pip - glad you got heat! Kirby is looking so great! What did you mean when you said that RC is now selling their product direct? RC is a Mars product and I don't know of any different selling procedure. You go girl with that exercise!

reply: when i meant that RC is now selling direct, that means they are now selling direct to retail stores. the used to have a company sell their product to retail stores for them so they took out the middle man. i worked for a company that sold pet food and products to independent retailers (think of petsmart and petco as the competition). so now it's not available to buy it where i used to get it from.

bwcetc

Katla ... Thank you and your husband for the lighting information. I'm really struggling with some of the lights in our home this year.

DJ ... I just made turkey soup with brown and wild rice, soft wheat and rye berries (a Texmati Royal rice blend). Comes in at 74 calories for a large ladle full!

I was wrong ... Some of my Christmas decorations are going up before December ... I forgot today was the first day of advent ...

We're watching football and taking it easy. Husband woke up with a stomach bug ... Hoping he doesn't share!

Have a great day.
Beth near Buffalo

bwcetc

Won't let me edit ... The soup is 90 calories ... Forgot to put the stock into the recipe builder!