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Ohhhh... update...I think I found my new weakness! This Yasso Caramel Coco Loco frozen yogurt is sooo yummy! Thankfully, I decided to actually measure it before trying... otherwise, I might not have stopped....
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Dawn, almost time for bed flew by for one last look - what is Caramel Coco Loco? Caramel Chocolate and ????
Very hard for me to resist ice cream or frozen goodies when it is near or over 100 degrees (second half of this week) so I am glad I have lemon/lime/coffee flavored ice cubes (3 different ziploc bags) for my water bottles. Sad compromise for now.
Dog has stopped panting for now so maybe good time to try and curl up in bed. Neighbor having fight so bedroom is the quietest place. Yes, I rolled my eyes again.0 -
FRIDAY
Good morning,
make sure I got that in.
One short meeting today but otherwise headphones on.
State jobs that I will try and apply for require proof of college degree so I went looking to see if I had an official /unofficial transcript (have to send and unofficial to apply - love the dog hoops) and I have both - breathe a nice long sigh of relief. Pain in the kitten to have to get them.
Wave to all who follow. Lurking when I can.1 -
I haven't posted or had time to read since June 28th, it has been a whirlwind and I have missed you all so much!
Rodger's mom went home on Wednesday and I took my best friend (Cheryle) to the airport at 5am this morning. I was trying to have a nap before going to work, but couldn't get to sleep so decided to log on and read. I am back on page 509 so will have to catch up.
I have gained about 12 lbs over the last couple of weeks, I know a lot of that right now is lack of water, too many carbs, sodium and pop. I plan on resting this weekend and getting back into a routine come Monday.
The wedding was absolutely beautiful, Kaitlyn and Brodey had some surprises for his Mom and I that teared us up. After their vows were spoken the officiant asked his Mother (Linda) and I to join them. She went on to say that Linda and I knew them before they were even born, we were their first kiss in this world and they felt it was appropriate that we give them their last kiss before they celebrated their first kiss as man and wife. Well.... you can imagine how that made us feel. Then after all of the first dances, Kaitlyn had the DJ invite me up on the dance floor to dance with her. She chose Mama's Song by Carrie Underwood. This song came out in 2009, the year Kaitlyn and Brodey met and she played it for me that year when she moved two provinces away to be with him.
After the family photos were taken, before the photographer started with the bridal party photos and some of Kaitlyn and Brodey alone she had Rodger's Mom, Rodger and I, Brodey's Mom, and Cheryle sit while wearing a microphone and asked us questions about Kaitlyn, Kaitlyn and Brodey and our relationships. They will be using this narrative over some video of different parts of the wedding where there wasn't much talking.
They had 21 children at their wedding and you wouldn't have known there was even one because they had a bouncy house. It was supposed to be a wedding themed one, but due to an error by the company, they ended up with a massive obstacle course one. Guess where all of the kids were? My best friend decided her and I were still 10, not 50 and that we should go in the bouncy house. A few drinks in and I agreed. We went in and it had rained so it was a bit slippery, the photographer went in with us so she could capture it, she asked us to move to a different location and my left leg went sort of behind me and out to the side all at the same time. I still have a sore hip, but it is better than it was.
If you are interested this is a link to the photographer's blog and sneak peek of the photographs. I promise I'll stop talking about it soon!
https://darionbalfour.com/2019/07/07/barbecue-acres-edmonton-wedding-kaitlyn-brodey/?fbclid=IwAR3a5KGxfISRe3kNpN4w58hiyJH16vYRZpfRVkfEWUH-2KnqQ8DWY7NahKk5 -
TRACEY! I am so happy it went so well. The pictures are beyond beautiful. They made me get teary and smile along with them. Loved the flowers - loved it all. all your hard work paid off. Sounds like you have some very sweet kids! Congrats!
Sara - stay cool! We are going to be close to 90 for the next week and beyond. Doggo won't be pleased.
Dawn - I may just go buy some frozen yogurt! yum!
Not much planned for weekend. Garden weeding. Geesh - why do weeds grow so darn well. I always had a great garden - never weed free as I am organic. but when we moved my garden is in an area that was a farm field. The dirt and nutrients just are not the same. I think it was so heavily used in the past, it might take some recovery. I have ok plants, but for sure not fantabulous. Will get some produce at least. Picked my brocolli last night. Yum!
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Did get back on track this week. Three weeks - I am shooting for the 180 mark for the wedding
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207 HW
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earphones back on
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Tilliesmommy1 wrote: »
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Hypothetical question - your opinions, please - if you have an acquaintance who owns a repair business (and you are aware of said business) and you call and ask him to repair your item, and he does work on it.... would you think/assume you are doing business with the shop/business or doing business with a private individual?
Weird question, I know. Just trying to get several people's honest reactions/opinions to the above hypothetical situation.
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Kathryn, I would never mix acquaintance with business- when someone I know does business work, business hat is on etc. I would assume I am doing business with a shop /business. Just me.3
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Tracey - the wedding was simply gorgeous! your dress was perfect! everyone looks so happy and its just beautiful! congrats to everyone!
Dawn - Yasso brand? is it a lower calorie than regular ice cream? i am not a huge chocolate fan, so not sure I would love the caramel coco loco, but other flavors might just be my thing!
Lynn - i had to give up having a nice garden when we moved to this house 15 years ago. at previous place, i had big healthy garden that overproduced! here, the soil is very heavy dense clay and plants just do not like it. i even tried the elevated beds and did not have much success.
Sara - stay cool this weekend! we are having high temps too but thank goodness the humidity seems to have broken so a person can breathe! still keeping my fingers crossed and sending positive vibes for a new job that you like!
Lana - hope you are feeling better today and not so much "like dreck!"
I have been tracking, but not quite staying under calorie budget... working to get emotional/stress/TOM eating under control at the moment1 -
Tilliesmommy1 wrote: »Dawn, almost time for bed flew by for one last look - what is Caramel Coco Loco? Caramel Chocolate and ????
Very hard for me to resist ice cream or frozen goodies when it is near or over 100 degrees (second half of this week) so I am glad I have lemon/lime/coffee flavored ice cubes (3 different ziploc bags) for my water bottles. Sad compromise for now.
Dog has stopped panting for now so maybe good time to try and curl up in bed. Neighbor having fight so bedroom is the quietest place. Yes, I rolled my eyes again.
Caramel coco Loco is swirls of caramel and small chocolate chips in frozen yogurt.. it is sweet, but sooo yummy... ice cream is a huge weakness of mine.. so, trying to eat less, and better choices...0 -
Tracey- the Blog was so sweet and the pictures were amazing... you all looked beautiful... Congrats to your daughter and her new hubby...0
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Kathryn- I learned about YASSO brand from WW Facebook Group i'm in...I don't know about the pints, but I know the bars were only 1 PT (WW) this flavor in pints, is higher in Carbs, lower in fat and 5g Protein... the sugar is a bit high... may not be so much in other flavors...1 serving is 140 cal 1/2 cup... this one, is a vanilla yogurt... only small chocolate chips and caramel.. they also had Chocolate PB and Yay (almost got that one) and, another (can't remember name) has caramel and pretzel bits... it may not be the greatest, but it has to be better for me, than Moose Tracks (my fav ice cream)1
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Death of a friend, disappointed in a relationship that ended, hating my job, feeling old, blah, blah, blah...gained 10 pounds and starting over. I know that might not sound like much, but I am 58 years old, 5'-2" tall. That is a size and a half! I'm back at the gym, back on my fitness pal and feeling pretty awesome. Life's that way isn't it? Just like weight...we have our ups and downs. It's not what happens to us, it's how we chose to react to the *kitten* or the extra weight...life is short just get off *kitten* and make the change you want to be. Okay that's my two cents on being a serial starter...again. ;-)2
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SATURDAY
Good morning,
Mgals - you found the right place!! Glad you are back on track again. Easy to fall off the wagon and things do snowball. I was checking off boxes as I was reading your post. Stop by and post when you can.
State application downloads, laundry, groceries, napping and knitting is my to do list this weekend.
Dawn- will look into yogurt,and read the labels - has to be healthier than Moose Munch (Harry and Davids popcorn) but then many things are!!
Dog woke me up who needs an alarm clock but I am sure I can convince her to curl up with me again.
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Tracy!!! Welcome back!! Those wedding pictures are beautiful!! Y'all seem to have raised some awesome kids. your daughter is beautiful, you looked great, and the two little boys in the caps were adorable.
Lynn - glad you are back on track as you count down for the wedding.
I LOVE ice cream!!! Need to find the Yasso with caramel and pretzels.
Sara - hang in!
Wave to Lana, Tracey from Tenn, Dawn, and all
mgalsf12 - welcome1 -
Good morning all~~
I am trying to become alert......maybe the shower will do what the coffee failed to do.....
The boards have been busy - I need to go back and re-read stuff.
Sara - I am sorry - I missed that you had a death in your family. My condolences~~
BBL
Lana
247.2 today
250.0 highest
179.0 goal1 -
hickchic67 wrote: »Hypothetical question - your opinions, please - if you have an acquaintance who owns a repair business (and you are aware of said business) and you call and ask him to repair your item, and he does work on it.... would you think/assume you are doing business with the shop/business or doing business with a private individual?
Weird question, I know. Just trying to get several people's honest reactions/opinions to the above hypothetical situation.
Kathryn - I've read your thing several times and have thought about it. The key seems to be that the person owns the business. So I would assume that I'm working with a business. I would certainly ask early on for an estimate of the cost of parts and labor. Why would anyone ask for a repair without knowing what it might cost?
Just flipping the thing around, if I were a person who owned my own business and someone asked me to do a repair, I would absolutely immediately tell them what I would charge/how I would charge for my time and materials. Big big trouble can come from people misunderstanding what I would do for free, which I would only do for very close friends.
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SUNDAY
Good morning,
Air marginal but window not open all week and dog is going to Vet today for her monthly expression. Boy is she ready for it.
Groceries, Vet (also pick up canned dog food), with any luck setting up meals for the week..... what a thrilling day. Taking naps on Sunday makes it hard to sleep at night, but current job situ- still hard to sleep, so nap time it is.
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@hickchic67 - Agree with Lana to the letter on this one. Oh - And I will have to send you a picture of the new blue bowl. Smaller than the one I pictured and a lighter blue, but with straight sides. Pretty.
Got in 15,567 steps yesterday! I have to get retired so I can keep it up!! Countdown to retirement will be 14 months exactly on Monday.
Heading out to work in the shop for a few. Working on a little Eastlake chest in walnut with a marble top. It was abused in it's earlier life and I have peeled red fingernail polish, random unnecessary silver screws (I think someone was practicing with their drill??), and layers of grime off this one. Gonna be pretty...
Sticking a roast in the crockpot for tonight and laundry in between. Gearing up for another week.
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Lazy Sunday, Lazy Lana~~
Waves to everyone who comes to sit on the beach or around the pool.
Lana
246.4 today
250.0 highest
179.0 goal1 -
If anyone is interested, Scentsy is having a 30 Hr FLASH Sale, starting tomorrow morning...we don't know what will be in the sale... things are available while supplies last... feel free to check it out, if you like... Thank you
https://DawnLeach.Scentsy.us/party/109709270 -
Can I say bull poop without, *kitten* replacing my words? Donkey in stead of *kitten*? How about *ss seriously are we not all adults on this site?
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mgals seems like all of those options worked. Kitten in this board was used when I was having a colonoscopy and certain anatomy terms got "kittened". so it just depends.2
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sat 6040
sun 5340
couple of meals made for the week, cleaned out my freezer a little, but time to go and read with Miss T curled up by me.
I have 10 casual passes, so I thought I should use one tomorrow because I can.
Wishing all a good night.1 -
Stopping in to say hi. Not much to say other than that. I have done nothing this weekend except get my house back in order and rest!
I’m excited to start my first real week of my new job tomorrow and want I get back into a routine with my goals.
I don’t have access to the internet at work so will have to catch up before or after work only.
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MONDAY
Good morning,
Weight creeping back up. Can walk both breaks as temps are not too hot and the air quality is good again.
Headphones on and ignoring most of my work world. Lurking.......
QOTD: Been awhile - What is your health plan this week?
AOTD: More water and walking. Making sure I eat my fruits/veg.
Wave to all who follow.
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Tracey - Good luck on the work week!1
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@arniedog74 - Dawn, Not sure what is going on with the site. Went in to get some washer whiffs (love Jammie Time) and got all the way through the order process when it said that my postal code did not match my State... Well, yes it does. Re-entered both the zip and the State 3 times and it would not take. Backed out and did not complete, but thought I would let you know.0
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