WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2019
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Rita - so happy for you that your DH is eating on the KETO plan as well - it's inspiring reading how well you are doing and the benefits!
Beth - I ordered Dr. Herring's book on the 19:5 Intermittent Fasting. Was able to read parts of it on Amazon and looks like a good addition to my bookshelf. Looks like he was a trailblazer regarding IF's many benefits. You are also an inspiration.
Rori - thanks for filling us in on Meg. Hoping the podiatrist can wave his magic wand and get me back to walking a lot. When you are done with Reuben, can you send him over? Our handyman Fred, whose wife died of cancer last summer a couple days after he finished our deck, took some time off, has a girlfriend now so not a lot of spare time to do side jobs. We are all thrilled for him of course but missing having him available.
Maybe the bloom will be off the rose soon and he'll be looking for reasons to be busy on weekends, lol.
Rebecca - crossing fingers the right place shows up soon for you. Cute pic of your DIL - when did you say she's due? Can't be long now.
Lanette
SW WA State
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Happy Monday!! Looks like I've missed a lot while taking a break from the computer this weekend (I use the app, but stay off computers on the weekend because I'm on the thing all week!!). My daughter had a busy weekend, plus all the laundry...I just didn't get a lot of time.
Allie - the right job will come, but sometimes it takes a lot of patience. I searched for 3 years before I found my current job. It was three years that I felt like the worst possible parent.
Stoves/ovens - I've had gas and electric. Have to say I love a gas stove top, but not so happy with the gas oven. Maybe it was just my oven, but the heat control was an issue and the food always seemed dry. Electric - I hate that the burners take forever to cool down. I still only cook on the rear burns because I've always been afraid my daughter would touch one. She's 15 now so I guess I should let it go. I have a ceramic surface now. Plus side - it's a breeze to clean! Down side - you can only use certain cookware (good bye copper bottom pans), and you have to be careful not to drop anything on it. My cousin dropped a cast iron skillet on his...oops!! Also, the ceramic top is very slick. Pans slide across on it.
Connie in KY1 -
Got the estimate on the floors. It was 1/3 the price of the other estimate and leaves us enough money in our home maintenance/repair fund for a refrigerator and painting, I texted one painter already and may call more tonight. I am beyond excited to get this project underway.
Plus, the scale showed a new low today as well. We had a kick-butt chest workout at the gym this morning. Spring is here. For a Monday, it’s turning out pretty good.9 -
drkatiebug wrote: »Got the estimate on the floors. It was 1/3 the price of the other estimate and leaves us enough money in our home maintenance/repair fund for a refrigerator and painting, I texted one painter already and may call more tonight. I am beyond excited to get this project underway.
Plus, the scale showed a new low today as well. We had a kick-butt chest workout at the gym this morning. Spring is here. For a Monday, it’s turning out pretty good.
Congratulations on the good news from the scale.
I hope you find the right person who will do a great job on the painting at a price that lets you replace your refrigerator. 1 -
Tracy, a lot of folks from BC also lost their jobs in the oilpatch and have come back hoping to find something. Fortunately for some of them, the construction industry in booming in many locations, so I think that has saved some. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you for the job that you have had TWO interviews for! They must truly be interested in you, definitely wouldn't have spent that much time chatting with someone that they weren't considering, probably checking to see if you would be a good fit. Sounds to me like you would be!
Barbara, the new stove is gorgeous! I used gas when I cooked for a living, but have always preferred electric at home. Strange, I know, but what can I say, work was work and home is home, I always tried not to overlap the two.
Heather, great story about the dress! Ditto what Kelly said about having two kids there when Max and your hubby were shooting stuff at you! Boys.....
Machka, what a wonderful moment with the lady who patted your hair. Your grandmother is looking out for you for sure. The raspberries sound wonderful!
Still thinking about the folks in flood areas, hope all is well, glad to hear that Meg is on higher ground and no damage to her home.
I've been reading, but have not been in convenient locations to comment. Please know that I do laugh, cry and send telepathic hugs to all of you!
Not much new in my life, the weather has taken a bit of a change and we are busier this week than last, so won't be getting back into the yard just yet. Hopefully next week.
Congrats to those celebrating (birthdays, anniversaries, births), hugs for those needing them and welcome to the newbies!
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I have always had a gas hob and electric ovens.
Been sooooooooooooo busy. The dance was great. The music was AMAZING. We soon forgot about trying to get our steps right and just enjoyed ourselves. DH can't dance and definitely cannot lead. So basically he just stands there, jigs about, holds my hand and I dance. :laugh: There was also a lesson and dances where you changed partners. ALL ages were there and plenty of oldies. We felt very energized and happy.
I will post a photo from my phone later.
I was cooking most of the day and today my friend came on the train. She is 75 and has not travelled alone for many years. It was a nearly 2 hour journey. I met her at Hove station and we caught the bus back to our house. I deliberately did bland food gor her, basically serve it yourself poached chicken sandwiches - delicious! I made her favourite thing, raspberry ice cream for dessert. Then we went for a wonderful walk along the prom in the warm sunshine.
I will post the pic from my phone.
We came back for tea and orange cake, then I took her back to the station. A good day.
For dinner tonight I used the stock from poaching the chicken , plus some of the flesh for a heavenly Avgolemono. Yum!
Much love Heather UK xxxxxxx
Forgot to say our amazing plumber turned up at 8.20 and reamed out all the sink waste pipes with a machine. Two sections were completely clogged from the previous owners rubbish. Sorted it all out, fixed a new U bend and charged us $75. Some charge that just for a call out!3 -
Happy Tolkien Reading Day!
"J.R.R. Tolkien (Jan. 3, 1892 – Sept. 2, 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist and university professor. He was best known as the author of the classic works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarrillion as well as Roverandom and Farmer Giles of Ham. This day was started in 2003 by the Tolkien Society to encourage the readings of J.R.R. Tolkien. March 25th was chosen as the date to honor the fall of Sauron in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings." I love Tolkien's work, so today I'll pull out my copy of The Hobbit and start re-reading the trilogy.
Alma - Belated congratulations on your new grandbaby!
Katla - So happy that there's a simple fix for your pup.
Dana - Cute bunnies!
Carol - Sounds like you need to get power of attorney, etc. taken care of as soon as possible. If your brother-in-law's memory problems are bad enough that he isn't competent to sign on his own behalf, it may take some time to get it done and having those papers in place will make it much easier for your husband to help him.
Evelyn - The planting beds are looking great! We have a youth group here in town that is doing a "handyman" fundraiser. I'm thinking of hiring them to clean up our beds and get them ready for landscape timber or some other type of edging.
Trucker - Congratulations and welcome to Onderland!
Barbara - The new stove looks really nice. Ours has that long burner in the middle for the griddle too, and I use it all the time.
I spent the weekend at a reunion of friends in Bryan, Texas, so I got behind and had to skim through about ten pages of posts to catch up. I walked for miles, ate too much, exchanged many hugs, and had a wonderful weekend. As I told my husband last night, I feel good about it because it was a mindful choice - I deliberately opted to eat what I wanted without tracking and I chose to be okay with any potential consequences on the scale. And the scale does show me about three pounds heavier today, but most of that will probably drop off now that I'm home and hydrating properly. I'm pretty sure I didn't eat enough extra calories to account for three pounds!
Got to run... I'm getting estimates from gutter contractors and the next one is due in a few minutes.
-Yvonne in TX3 -
This is the dance at the beginning of the evening.
This is my friend and me outside a beach hut on the promenade.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX9 -
heather I like both pics, happy times to treasure.
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You 2 are just adorable ..
I'm home today wasnt awful I got to stay in back where I can get my work done ,and answer the phone...so the painter came back and did ceiling he didnt like how it came out 1 coat so will be back tomorrow late afternoon for another coat..that's 165.00 I wasnt planning on ,oh well..Chris coming tomorrow to put up shiplap and put in new toilet..0 -
Allie: Likewise, I'm still having home improvements going on. Reuben is over now installing an under sink water filter in the kitchen. It's supposed to be a 5 minute job, but he needed to make 2 trips to Ace for a hose, so it's going to be closer to 90 minutes.
Will be glad when done as I no longer can stand having the Pur filtration system attached to the tip of the faucet. Under the sink is another nasty mess I'll need to reorganize. Fun times at our place.
Heather: Love the photos. Your friend looks good for her age. Your plumber sounds like a keeper.
Katie: So happy you got a reasonable quote. Can totally understand your eagerness to get started.
Spring weather expected all this week....yay! Stay well, friends. We can do this.
Rori
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Refrigerator is purchased and will be delivered on Thursday. We got a KitchenAid French door stainless without the ice dispenser in the door. This will be a learning curve on several levels for us. We are used to side by side, ice in door, black. Our dishwasher, range hood, and coffee maker are still black. The stove, microwave, toaster oven, and trash can are a combination of stainless and black. Hopefully we won’t look too mismatched. We don’t use that much ice anyway, and there is lots more storage in the door without an ice maker taking up a huge portion of it. We don’t really use the freezer that much because we use our upright in the pantry. So having the ice bin down there should be more functional for our needs. We got it for $200 less than they are selling it at Lowe’s on sale, so we feel like it was a good deal.
We still have enough for a painter, I think. Fingers crossed!6 -
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.5
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.09min, 12.4amph, 140mhr, 1.4mi= 76c
new SKI MACHINE- 40min, 104aw, 95astrpm, 118ahr, 139mhr, lvl3-4 out of 10, 17.3km= 312c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.33min, 139mhr, 16amph, 1.4mi= 65c
jog sta 2 wrk- 4.45min, 9.28min mi, 153mhr, .5mi= 68c
jog wrk 2 sta, rain, - 4.38min, 10.17min mi, 151mhr, .4mi= 72c
bike ride dome 2 hm rain, - 19.50min, 7.9amph, 156mhr, 2.6mi= 211c
total cal 8042 -
There's a thread going in another forum, and I thought I'd bring the central thought of that thread over here ...
You don’t have to cut out everything to have a healthy lifestyle
I sort of think the person might have been talking about food, but to me "lifestyle" is so much more than food.
I responded ...
Right.
I still work full time at a pretty decent job.
I still attend university part time working toward a goal I've had for a long time.
I still ride my bicycle, row on my rowing machine, and walk lots. I'll run again too once my hip has healed up a bit. And one day, we'll get the canoe on the water.
I still dabble in photography.
I still travel.
I haven't had to give up any of that to have a healthy lifestyle! In fact, all of those things are key elements of my healthy lifestyle. 5 -
Going to try to get caught up. I apologize in advance if I miss anyone/anything.
Welcome everyone new
Sat. did some Wii training games, sun did a Yoga Works DVD, Mon did Stott Pilates DVD, the plan for tomorrow is to do an extremestrength DVD at this one gym.
Well, I’m back from the shower. I tell you, it was like a wedding shower. People weren’t even paying attention to Denise as she opened her gifts. Yes, the two hour open bar. An open bar at a baby shower? Came home today. Saw Denise’s townhouse. It has three SMALL bedrooms. I think Jess’ townhome in Reston was larger. The room Vince and I slept in could only hold a bed – no dresser of any type. Someone else commented about how good the cake from this bakery is. Honestly, I didn’t see any difference between this one and one from WalMart, except the price. This was was about twice the price of one from WalMart. I made 48 favors and EVERY ONE of them was taken home. I don't think Denise cared that no one was paying any attention to her. She told Jess when Jess said that she couldn't come due to school "that's OK, just send the gift"
I’m thinking that what I’m going to do is track every other day. I don’t think I have a real healthy attitude toward food. When I don’t track, I tend to go overboard.
Happy Birthday barbie Happy Anniversary Katla
Pete took us out to dinner when we got up there. You know, I’m a bit concerned about Denise. For dinner she only had two bites of dinner. Never once did she have breakfast, there was very little food in their townhome. I know her and she’s concerned with her appearance. I’m wondering if she’s not eating so that she doesn’t gain that much weight. Maybe this is just overly worry-wort mom talking. They did go for an ultrasound and it seems the femur is too short. Not exactly sure what this might indicate. She’s supposed to go for further testing
Betsy – congrats on the court case
Been making those loom knitted hats. It’s a good craft to do at the Green Room when we aren’t busy. I even got one of the kids to do it. He said it’s a good craft to do when they’re rehearsing. He gives me the hats and I just donate them.
Margaret – the only thing I don’t like about the big containers of yogurt is that I’m the only one who eats yogurt and by the time I can get to the bottom of the big container, it has sometimes gone bad. So in the end, it’s worth it for me to get the smaller containers rather than having to throw out yogurt.
In a way I can’t wait to go up when Denise has the baby since she has an instant pot. I never had one and am dying to try making yogurt in one.
Started quilting this lap quilt and completely forgot that you need to start quilting from the center. Uggghhhh….I hate quilting
Rita – great NSV
Karen in VA – I love my oven, too. I’ve really never used the convection since I really don’t know much about it. But it does have a proof setting, and I really like the warming tray, 5 burners, too. Only mine is electric.
Rori – thanks for the update on Meg
Prisoner2food – get better fast
Kate – I have a mini trampoline and really like it. Good workout but almost no impact.
Went over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Quite a sight. Only problem is that we used Waze and can’t figure out how to get it to use an alternate route
When Denise lived in her old place, it was a real mess. When they moved, the cat tree was such a mess that they never moved it. Now her house looks like they must have a housekeeper
Someone else got Denise a diaper cake. She said she made it, but I remember seeing one just like it on Etsy for over $100. Too perfect. Well, mine was made with love.
Michele back in NC
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Busy busy day! Lowe’s (hardware store) Hobby Lobby and the grocery store. DH wanted to find a wagon for yard work. Lowe’s has some but none on display. Just in boxes. I guess we’ll keep looking.
Katla No storm damage, just more twigs and branches down from all 93 trees!!
The storm last night was pretty severe with so much lightning! And very close. I was reaching up to close the bathroom window it struck real close and sounded like a cannon going off and drums rolling across the sky! Scared the C^*p out of me! Dolly was hiding in the shower. Poor dog.
Heather I love your pictures. Your friend and you had a nice lunch and visit! Very nice!
Rebecca I hope something happens with your house hunting soon. I wish you luck!
RV Rita Congratulations on your new clothing size! Woo hoo!
Machka I love raspberries! I’m looking forward to hearing about them. We have blueberries here and fresh berries are the best. They will ripen in June and I’ll be making pie!
Stoves We bought new Whirlpool stainless appliances last year. A French door fridge, electric stove and dishwasher. I love them!
I don’t why men didn’t design freezers on the bottom years ago!
I was so glad to get a new stove. It has the glass top; much easier to clean not to mention all the burners work! The dishwasher is so quiet. Can’t hear it at all.
The picture below is my daughter skydiving for the first time on her 40th birthday. Yes! This is my DD who went thru Hurricane Michael.
I guess 155 mph winds weren’t enough!
Good night MFPs,
Dana In Arkansas
Notice 40 on her right hand and Birthday Jump on her left.
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As March is coming to a close ...Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Goal: Get some exercise in March.
Recovering from a hip/back injury. Can cycle a bit and walk.
Friday, 1 March 2019 ... 3.2 km walking + 9 flights of 20 stairs
Saturday, 2 March 2019 ... 3.6 km walking + 10 min weights
Sunday, 3 March 2019 ... 10 min weights
Monday, 4 March 2019 ... 6.9 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 5 March 2019 ... 6.1 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 ... 3.3 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Thursday, 7 March 2019 ... 2.2 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Friday, 8 March 2019 ... 0
Saturday, 9 March 2019 ... 2 km walking + 2 flights of stairs **Australian Birthday**
Sunday, 10 March 2019 ... 5.4 km walking **Canadian Birthday**
Monday, 11 March 2019 ... 3.7 km walking
Tuesday, 12 March 2019 ... 6.1 + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 13 March 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Thursday, 14 March 2019 ... 5.5 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Friday, 15 March 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Saturday, 16 March 2019 ... 27 km cycling + 10 min weights
Sunday, 17 March 2019 ... 3.56 km walking + 5 flights of stairs + 10 min weights
Monday, 18 March 2019 ... 5.5 km walking + 3 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 19 March 2019 ... 6.2 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 20 March 2019 ... 1.8 km walking + 12 flights of stairs
Thursday, 21 March 2019 ... 2.6 km walking + 12 flights of stairs
Friday, 22 March 2019 ... 2 km walking + 14 flights of stairs
Saturday, 23 March 2019 ... 3.5 km walking + 2.5 km rowing + 10 min weights
Sunday, 24 March 2019 ... 2.5 km walking + 3.2 km rowing + 10 min weights
Monday, 25 March 2019 ... 5.5 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 ... 4.3 km walking + 6 flights of stairs + 2.6 km rowing + 10 min weights
2019 Monthly March
Walking Distance (km): 91.0
Walking Time (min): 1150.3
Cycling Distance (km): 27.0
Cycling Time (min): 85.3
Stairs Climbed Number: 111.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 88.8
Other Distance: 8.3
Other Time: 122.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 126.3
Total Distance (miles): 78.5
Total Time (min): 1446.3
Total Time (hr): 24:06:19
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Cycling to Date
2019 - 280.9 km
Walking To Date
2019 - 254.13 km
I need to cycle my age sometime soon!!
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Happy Birthday Sharon!
KJ Andrew Henry's Meadow was a favorite book of mine back in the day, maybe it's still available in your library?
Machka ditto what allie said about your angel grandmother's wink. Lovely story, even though I don't care for raspberries myself
Katla all praise duct tape!
Connie in KY and KJ hear you about the easy cleanup of electric ceramic cooktops vs gas with grates etc, but I am so happy to have gas I smile as I wipe up after Joe every morning... so far
Kay floors, fridge, painting AND new sale low today? woo HOO! Happy Spring!
Evelyn "Please know that I do laugh, cry and send telepathic hugs to all of you!" well said and ditto!
Heather "forgot about trying to get our steps right and just enjoyed ourselves" Hooray! Gave me a BIG smile.
Yvonne thanks for read Tolkien day, just the excuse I needed to pull out my dogeared copies of the Hobbit and LOTR.
Michele "open bar at a baby shower" and "...just send the gift" SMH! :}
Dana 93 trees ?!?
Experimental cheddar corn muffins with 2 secret ingredients (oat bran soaked in sweet and spicy jalapeno juice) turned out yummy! Held myself to one, will freeze what Joe doeson't finish today.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
walk one more step 24/31, 60 g protein 21/31, rx/vits 22.5/31, meditate 12/31, knee exercises 12/31, SWSY 1/8, play with Tumble 14/31, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 13/31.
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD!
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This is my grandmother and me in 2017 ... the last time I saw her. You can see her patting/stroking my hair in that photo.
Machka in Oz
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awww Machka what a wonderful picture.. you can tell your related for sure xoxoxox1
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Machka ~ There is a close resemblance between you and your grandmother. You look so young and happy. Very nice picture!
Barbara ~ Those muffins look yummy and that new stove looks so clean! I really need to clean my over, but, it is so difficult. It has a steam clean setting but that never works well at all. I have to scrub and end up using spray on over cleaner.
Dana ~ Daughter looks like she is having a blast.
Chilly Spring Day in Georgia!
Carol
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DFIL was a pain this morning, had to use the ice cream trick to get him to eat,,, but it got done.. waiting on the contractor.. found out i dont have enough shiplap to do under the counter, so might wait I have to order it from Lowes..
once he is done I will go walk the boys again... and bring Alfie home
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Window cleaner came this morning and estimated $33 for all the outside. We have a LOT of glass and rooflights. He did it there and then and will come every 8 weeks. At our last house we had the cleaners every month, but it was an agricultural area and much dirtier. DH was pleased with the price, the previous guy's estimate was quite a lot more. We are three stories high, so he used a water squirting long brush. Of course, I then saw the blobs on the inside of the extension, so couldn't resist having a go while DH mowed the lawn. It's not perfect, but good enough for our standards.
Decided to make roasted tomato and red pepper soup this afternoon with the last of the chicken stock. Bought masses from the local Middle Eastern shop. Big pot going now. We will have it with bread and cheese before our Swing class tonight.
Talking of Swing, I bought a very cheap 50s style full skirt from Amazon. Black with white dots so I can wear different coloured tops with it. If it's no good it didn't cost me much!
I had an email from the Swing organisation to say that the Brighton Fringe event in the big tent in May has almost sold out. So I got on the phone and ordered tickets. The girl on the phone said I was very lucky as there were only a few left. We get concessions as we are old folks. :laugh: Don't know why it's such a thing in Brighton, apart from the very dynamic organiser!
I've been quite achy at night, but ok in the day. On Sunday, before the dance, I ricked my neck somehow, don't know how, and had a stiff and painful neck for the dancing. It's still there, but not as bad. Hope the aches go away as it keeps me awake.
I'm still under goal weight by a pound, but I've put on a pound recently. I have been eating a lot. Nothing drastic, but I would like to gradually shave it off again. I will trim back on carbs I think.
Dana - DD, so brave! I just know I could never do that! She looks so happy.
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3 guys in the house ,one doing the toilet and other 2 working on ship lap... here is hoping I have enough to do that wall.
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