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Good morning to my friends ..
This is all sooo new .. but I'm getting used to it ..
Yesterday I worked on mom's photo album, and did the ultimate at not munching .. I was modpodge glue up to my elbows, and even got some on my face .. I had soooo much fun !!! lol
Pictures in my blog ...
sallysprincessjournal.blogspot.com
The best way to not munch is to have glue up to your elbows ... lol
and it worked
I did make it through my first weekend after coming to my conclusion last Wednesday .. and I MADE IT !!!! I stayed UNDER calorie count both Saturday and Sunday .. I need to make sure that my "relax weekends" .. don't necessarily mean "eat whatever you want whenever you want !!! " weekends ..
So -- it's Monday .. I hope the stitches don't hurt too much Barb ..
Have a wonderful day !! I'm going to .. Its beautiful weather and running with mom and Bill today .. (and I want to stop and pick up some more biofreeze .. )
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Good morning to my friends ..
It's official .. I went over to Spark, and the page is gone .. So -- now we move on .. or we weep .. I choose to move on ..
Yesterday was a wonderful day with Mom and Bill .. Bill was tripley animated, and was fun to be with ..
Today is lunch with a friend, and errands as long as I'm in the neighborhood .. I am sooo looking forward to it ..
The sun is out and the sky is blue .. one more day with an open up house ..
Wishing everyone a wonderful day !!!! I'm going to !!!0 -
Tuesday: Well, SP is gone. Have to start a new routine!
Having lunch with a friend. That will be nice.
Gorgeous weather.
Have a great Tuesday!
Sorry I’ve been MIA this past week. Bad week, but onto better things!
Sally: Yes, Sparks shut the lights off @ 7 am. Ah well. Moving onto a new chapter in the healthy lifestyle journey.
And some weeping, too. But still have all the knowledge and wisdom I’ve gained over the ime on sparks. So, that’s a huge positive.
Glad you had a good day w/Mom and Bill. That makes the heart happy.
Yes, looking forward to lunch w/a friend, too. Been too long.
Gorgeous weather! LOVELY.
Good for looser shorts! That’s a great NSV. Keep it up.
Melissa: Wow! 21 lbs.! That’s awesome! Good reward.
Glad Tim is feeling better.
I am sure your DD will enjoy the sewing machine!
Enjoy repie creating! Love playing w/food.
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Oh crap !! It ate my post again!!!
I have not been having luck with technology tonight ... losing my postings and accidentally deleting friends comments... I think I should just call the technology done for today .... 😫
Oh well ... have a great night .. we will blame hubby because he interupted me, and I probably hit the darn DONE instead of POST REPLY!!!!
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Camping trip was nice. It's one of our favorite sites, since it is right on the water. Hubby liked all the healthy choices I chose except one. That's a win! And I asked him ahead of time....LOL They were slices of squash stacked up with herbed ricotta in between and a chopped tomato bruchetta on top. I thought it was yummy....
Came home and scoured Indeed for jobs and applied for a couple, and I got a job!!!!! I'll be working in the school cafeteria for breakfast and lunch for 5 hours a day. It's four miles away, I get summers off, and I get to work with kids. I'm looking forward to it! I applied for it, got a call an hour later, had interview an hour after that, and hired on the spot.
Now, I'm finishing going through the old clothes of the girls. Time to sort through the drawers. And finish going through the boxes of clothes my sister sent for Anastasia.
Hoping for a walk and some grocery shopping today too, but we shall see.
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Good morning to my friends .. Wednesday is here ..
and it's nail day !!!
Yesterday was a wonderful day .. I had lunch with a good friend .. and enjoyed every minute of it, not to mention I made a good choice .. I still have my salad hungries, and had an avacado ranch salad that was to die for ..and the service we had was wonderful as well .. it was just a wonderful lunch ..
and then I got back home .. lol lol ..
I went upstairs and started playing with my Hawaii photo book I'm working on .. and I got a good chunk of the book planned out .. I learned that I couldn't follow the story with the photos because it was skipped around too much or at least the photos skipped around too much .. so they will follow the stories .. and the post cards had little diddies on the back as to what they were .. so I typed them all up last night before bed ..
I came downstairs for some dinner .. and there was our "Tuesday pizza" on the stove .. ?? and I was confused ..from the afternoon, into the evening .. hubby had to keep reminding me it was Tuesday .. I did have a slice of pizza, and logged it .. but that was it .. I had ONE slice of pizza .. YAY ME !!!
And while I was sitting and just vegging .. doing some posting .. I became soooo technology illiterate .. I accidentally deleted my friend's comment on one of my blogs .. I was making a post in MFP (MyFitnessPal) and hit the wrong button, and blip .. it was gone ?? It's got "done" up in the corner, and "post entry" under the keyboard on my phone ... I even had one heck of a time typing my little post card ditties .. and I used to type 100 plus words a minute... it took me awhile to get my fingers going ... and I was doing alot of backspacing .. lol
So -- I signed off on technology last night ..
I crawled into bed, and can honestly say that I had a wonderful night sleep. What I didn't have the night before, I definately got last night .. I woke up this morning and did my PT exercises withOUT a dose of biofreeze .. YAY ME !!!!!
I feel great this morning; and did my PT exercises ..
Today I have my nail appointment; and then I plan on coming back home, and playing with the photo album ..I would like to finish it, because "I have a plan" for a next assignment .. and while it would probably take as long to plan this one, and put it together .. lol .. I want to work on a binder, and print out my finished results of my drawings .. with details .. dates that it was finished, and if it related to a person .. add the name of it to it, and the general information .. That way I can see the advancements I've made along the way .. I do have the photos in my camera / computer, and have as much information in the details as possible, so it should take the least bit of remembering .. but I want it on a printout, and then as I run out of things to do .. I can look back ... and redo some of the earlier drawings, and see the improvements .. Maybe printout the actual photos and put them at the beginning of each ..
See .. I have to think this out ..
So -- today will be my nail day, and then back home to play .. I had fun upstairs playing yesterday.. and today I will work more on it .. Hey .. I'm having fun .. and as long as I remember it's Wednesday .. I will be happy .. I think yesterday, my problem was lack of sleep .. we will see now that I have a good solid sleep under my belt ..
Wishing you a wonderful day .. I am planning on having one myself ... I DID turn the AC back on yesterday when I got home .. but it felt good with the house open for a few days ..
Have a great one !!!
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Wednesday: Day one w/o Sparks! Weird.
Jason has PT this morning, so that will be this morning.
Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!
HUGS
Sally: OH NO! Mad face. **SIGH** 😡🤬
Yup, go ahead and blame it on DH. Works for me in those situations!
Glad that you had a good time w/your friend. I’m sure it was mutual!
Michelle: Wow! That squash dish sounds delicious!
Wow! Congratulations! That will be nice to have summers off! Kudos. Enjoy the kitchen @ school.
That looks like a beautiful spot!
Good that you’re making progress on your Mom’s Hawaii album. She’ll like that.
I know . . . . didn’t feel like Tuesday yesterday!
ONE PIECE OF PIZZA! Kudos for you!
Have a fun nail appointment.
Yes the a/c is back on here, too. Oh well. Probably cool off a little with rain this weekend.
HUGS
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Finished mom's photo album. Once I got it planned out, the biggest challenge was trying to put a pressed flower on the page .. well it ended up in 4 pieces but its there.. pretty brittle since it was from 1976 ...😲
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Good morning to my friends ..
Yesterday was a good day, and today is a busy day .. as I'm heading over to the condo for the furnace guys .. I'm just hoping that the quilting ladies are there ..
I finished mom's photo album, and it will be delivered on Monday .. I told hubby that this can also be used when "that time comes" at her services .. I'm not being morbid, but I'm trying to put things together for when that time comes .. so I'm not scrambling ... and trying to keep my emotions in check while doing it .. but I'm happy with the album ..
I started working on Leroy as well .. and while he's coming along .. I'm taking my time .. and have a long way to go on him .. So -- will probably work on that when I get home again today ..
My foot did a major blowout yesterday, and I'm thankful that hubby wasn't home, because it brought tears to my eyes, and I left out a wail.. I sooo can't wait until Wednesday .. my doctor appointment; I know it won't miraculously heal, but at least I will know that I'm on the way .. It was bad enough yesterday, I almost brought Rose back out ..
Wishing everyone a great day ... I'm going to !!!! 0 -
Been tired the last couple of days, but hubby didn't sleep well the other night. The domino effect.....
I received a call from my Dr yesterday. My good and bad cholesterol is too high. I've been watching my eating habits since June. I'd hate to see where the numbers were before then! I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and see if they go down at the next recheck. According to my research, I'm already limiting the foods you need to watch. I've gained quite a bit the last year, so I'm on the right track......
Today is grocery shopping. I also made an appointment for my cat at a different vet. I've been going to a vet 35 minutes away. With my new work schedule, I can take them closer. It's actually a vet closer to home that I used to take them to. They just don't have later hours. It also would be nice to get a second opinion.
Sally - That photo album is beautiful!!
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Pretty quiet in here yesterday........
Made the vet appointment yesterday, so our appointment is next week. We actually used to go to this office years ago, but when the vet we were seeing left due to a divorce, we quit going also. Man, we loved her.... But, it's time to give the new vets a shot
Today, I'm driving down to Middleton to pick up my girls for the weekend. Mom will take the extra time to finish sewing up some masks ( Dane county has a county wide mask mandate in effect), and shampoo some carpets. Some things are just easier when the kids are not there bothering Mom every five minutes...
We did our grocery shopping last night, making sure we had food for the girls. My daughter is pretty particular on what they eat, especially Mirajane with her food allergies or sensitivities.
After I get back, I'll message my hairdresser. She's a one girl shop. She'll be cutting Anastasia's hair tonight. My daughter doesn't feel comfortable taking her to Super Cuts right now, and Anastasia has expressed wanting to get it cut. So, we will take it where it is much safer.
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Good morning to my friends ....
I worked on Leroy yesterday afternoon .. with some help from one of my FB pages .. it's a page for color pencil/pastel artistry .. beginners and experienced .. and it's the best site being helpful when needed ..
Michelle .. we will be passing each other ... I'll wave, because we will be heading to Madison to pick up our TGI Friday's ribs .. (the closest one to our house anymore)
As of this morning I'm down 2.4 pounds in 2 weeks .. it may not sound like much, but for me it's a wonderful start that I'm continuing to go down ..
I had a problem yesterday with MFP scolding me because I didn't eat enough .. *sigh* .. but I was full .. but I added an icee that I had had and forgot to enter, and it brought me into range, but JUST within range .. ?? What do you do when you just don't have an appetite, and it's too late in the day to eat anything to "boost the caloric count" .. ??
So -- gotta go order the ribs, and get myself together .. I wish everyone a wonderful day . I'm going to .. 
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Friday: And no appointments! That’s a good thing. I have plenty to keep me busy in the house.
It is hot and humid again today, and rain expected this weekend. Not continuous, but that’s a GOOD thing.
HUGS
Sally: The album looks gorgeous! She’ll love it. OF COURSE! You know, it’s not morbid, but I think forward thinking about using that for ‘when the time comes’. Reality. **SIGH** Sometimes it bites!
Hope that the furnace appt. went well and hope the quilting ladies were there!
OH NOOOOOOooo, so sorry that your foot did a major blowout. **SIGH** Good plan to use Rose. Definitely.
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Good morning to my friends ..
Tried something new last night .. I did my blog last night, and scheduled it to post this morning ..
This site is bringing back many many memories .. I've had to bring back my HTML language to get some of it to work .. It's working my brain .. lol ..
But I set up my blog last night, and entered it ... Sally's blog
I started working on my information for a drawing journal .. do you know that I've done at LEAST 305 drawings since the beginning of 2020 ??? WOW !!! It baffled me !!! It was fun to see where I started and where I've come to .. Oooeeeeiiii .... but back then I was doing 2 and 3 a day, now I'm doing 1 every 2 weeks or so .. lol ..
Heading over to Bill and Kathy's today to deliver the unicorn and pixie drawings to Izzy .. my great niece ...
Wishing everyone a great day .. I'm going to !!!!0 -
Saturday: Had our Saturday breakfast w/friends as a Zoo this morning. Our friends we usually meet were again exhausted. (She’s a paramedic and he’s an EMT). So, breakfast together was via Zoom.
Looks like it’s going to be rainy today, so inside chores.
Have a spectacular Saturday.
HUGS
Sally: Wow! What a lot of drawings!
Have a good time @ your brother and SIL’s house.
HUGS
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Good morning friends ..
Road trip today.. day with happy hubby and heading to the Dells .. on the way home, stopping for lunch at TGI Fridays in Madison ... actually sitting there and eating ...
Have a wonderful day .. its gorgeous out there... unfortunately not going to stay long ..
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Sunday: Had rain overnight. Guess we could have some today, too. But not right now.
Had a good Saturday. Decluttering the basement. That is a good thing.
Today will do a little more in the basement.
Have a blessed Sunday.
Travel safe and have fun, Sally! HUGS
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Good morning to my friends ..
Well --- Yesterday was a mix of wonderful and sad .. It was a wonderful day with happy hubby, but a friend contacted me to let me know that a friend that used to be my best friend for over 15 years, and I stepped on the wrong egg shell .. passed away on the 19th .. all of a sudden all the wonderful times that we had came flooding back ..
We parted in 2017, because she held a grudge better than anyone I know .. and I said the wrong thing .. and instead of sitting down and talking .. she shut the door faster than I could put my feet in it .. but that's past .. I did send her a letter a couple years ago, when I was getting tired of feeling bad about people that had "done me wrong" .. and released my bad feelings, and she was the only one that never responded to my letter .. but I didn't think she would .. but it can't be from not trying .. but all the fun we had over the years, came flooding back .. and she's gone .. taken by liver cancer .. I could just send a text to her sister, of my condolenscenses ... because all the "mutual friends" that we had dropped me like a hot balloon after we split .. I don't know what she told them, and I don't care what she told them, and at the time I didn't need to explain myself .. if they didn't know me .. anything I would say would not settle things .. so I just texted her sister my condolenscenses, and my prayers for the family ..
Other than that .. I put on a happy face, because is was one of those days .. hubby planned for a wonderful day and something stepped in the way .. I was NOT going to spoil that .. my feelings were my feelings .. and wasn't going to spoil our day that he had planned .. and it was a wonderful day .. Machines were poopy, but that's okay ..
I have clues I use .. 1--the building is very quiet .. you don't hear much "dingdingding" of the machines .. and 2--the cashout machines were sitting there idle .. that means there weren't many people cashing in tickets .. soooo I play more gingerly, and don't expect much .. and I wasn't disappointed, but playing minimum bets makes the games last a little longer ..
We stopped at lunch at TGI Friday's, and while they didn't have much of a selection of salads, like I wanted .. I chose the veggie burger .. and well ... I know veggie burgers you get in restaurants aren't the best of choices, but I enjoy them .. and pretty much I was tossing in the towel yesterday .. BUT I DID WRITE IT ALL DOWN !!! and found that when all said and done at the end of the day .. I was 81 calories over my goal amount ..
Wow .. I guess I had alot in me to get out today .. I do have some good news, that's in my blogspot journal .. This stuff I had to write where I KNEW who was reading it .. because it's stuff that was just in my heart, and head, and most of it was so personal that even my family didn't know it ..
Sorry for plopping this on you, but I have to admit .. I feel better ...
Off to mommy this afternoon, and giving her her photo album .. Can't wait .. Life moves on !!!! 0 -
We had a fun weekend with the girls. Watching how much Anastasia loves her little sister is just priceless and warms your heart
Hubby and I stopped in Westfield yesterday to stop at the the Brakebush Outlet store on the way home, but they close at 3 on Sunday..... We decided to eat at Bent Rail Brewpub for dinner instead. They had a really nice patio to sit out on, and the food was good. I had a chicken panini on marble rye with a side salad and garlic vinaigrette dressing. Yum! I had planned on choosing a large salad, but they didn't have a very good large salad selection.
Today, I am going through more kids clothes and packing them in boxes according to size. Time to get them off my table.. Then, grocery shopping for lunch prep ingredients. I'm making a garden chicken saute, that hubby won't eat - too many veggies.. LOL
Tonight is African Sweet Potato Stew. Hubby loves sweet potatoes, so it should be a winner!
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Forgot to mention....
As of today, I've lost 10% of my body weight 1 -
Monday: quiet day. Appreciate that No appointments today. Hurray!
All I have to do is call for my incident report to have that for my file.
Found some spare energy, so mowed the yard and trimmed 3 trees. That’s it for the day. LOL
Otherwise . . .. it’s MONDAY! Let’s make the most of it.
Pfizer vaccine officially approved. Pfizer AND Moderna will begin boosters in September.
Sally: Awwwww well, sorry that your friend passed away. HUGS and that’s a toughie. Sorry that she passed before things could be sorted out. I think you did the right thing texting condolences. Not much else to be done.
Well, you at least got the veggie burger that you enjoy. That’s a good thing, and you wrote it down.
I HOPE your Mom really likes the album . . . I am sure she will!!!!!
Michelle: Awwww, that’s so wonderful that Anastasia loves her little sister. NOW . . . hope that lasts thru the teen years. LOL
Your pub dinner sounds delicious!
Ohhhh, African sweet potato stew! Sounds good, too.
Awesome on releasing 10% of your body weight! Way to go.
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Calling for thunderstorms today, so it's another indoor walking day. I'm trying to be more proactive about working out every day, and not just when I feel like it.
I didn't get much organizing done yesterday. I was just exhausted. When hubby came home, he told me he slept horribly. At one point, he said he elbowed me, and thought I might wake up with a black eye
So that project continues, along with doing some lunch meal prep. I'm making a light pasta dish with lots of sauteed veggies that hubby won't eat.... Started looking around yesterday for another dresser option for the girls. The one I have was great for Anastasia, but now that there are two.... We do have two larger ones here, so I think I will sell the small one, and transfer this taller one in there. I think they will be coming more often now (in between Anastasia's school functions), so I need to be better organized. The three drawers are not cutting it anymore.. Especially when I keep getting hand me downs from my sister
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Tuesday: Got the lawn mowed and 2 trees pruned yesterday. Hot and humid and it’s supposed to be that way all week. But all is well.
Have laundry started. Always laundry to do! UGH
Here’s to a terrific Tuesday.
Hugs
Michelle: You’re a good Grandma!
Hope you enjoy your pasta dish. Sounds delicious to me!
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No rain today, so I am happy to be taking my walk around the lake today. I found a podcast to listen to by Oprah. I love her So inpirational!
I got a lot done yesterday. Tim helped me move the dressers around last night. I have just a few drawers to go through, then time to put clothes into the bigger dresser. I think I'll purchase some small baskets for on top the dresser for socks, underwear, etc... That should even out the dressers for everything else. It will feel really good to have this done before going back to work next week!
Made a pork roast last night for dinner with roasted potatoes and carrots. Turned out pretty yummy. Tonight is just leftovers from the freezer since Tim has some things to do after work. Makes my night easier
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Wednesday: Had storms blow through yesterday afternoon and evening. Nothing continuous, but the sky was pretty ominous. We did get needed rain, though.
Can’t believe it’s Wednesday! Jas has therapy today. So, he’ll be tired.
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!
HUGS
Michelle: Glad you got to take your walk.
Your diner sounds most excellent!
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The dresser is fully stocked, probably way more than I need but plenty of options. Most of the clothes are hand me downs from my sister, and my daughter has very limited space. I am sending a few things to her for Anastasia, since they seem to fall within the dress code for school. But, it will be nice to finally donate them as Mirajane outgrows them now. All I have left is to get a couple of totes, and stack them all in the closet for future use. I used to have them all in one tote. What a pain to sort through all the clothes every time there was a size change. Feels great to be more organized!
Today is Mya's vet appointment. So glad! Her underside is so raw and wet from her licking all the time. I have a feeling she will get the cone of shame...
Tonight, I will be grocery shopping to get the house ready for the girls this weekend. It will probably be the last visit until the end of September or so. We have a couple of trips coming up, and Anastasia needs to get used to the school routine. Today, she gets to meet her teacher, see her class, put her school supplies away, and take school pictures. She's exited.
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Thursday: Wow, Friday EVE again! Got the request for my incident report filled out. Now to get the report.
Hot and humid. BUT today is supposed to be a little cooler. I hope so!
HUGS
Michelle: Glad you got the dressers and clothes organized. Lots of work!
Good luck w/Mya’s vet visit. I know the fur babies, canine and feline, hate the cone of shame!
Good luck to Anastasia on her first day of school! Wow . . . time just absolutely flies!
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Friday: We made it to FriYaY. Wow. Seems to be such a quick week.
Got my incident report yesterday from the hospital OF COURSE, I was not surprised to find inaccuracy. So, that has to be addressed. That’s a process. But I am getting the paperwork needed to get it corrected.
Hope it’s a good Friday!
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Saturday: Well, we were able to have our Saturday morning breakfast in person. It was just the 4 of us.
HOT HOT HOT. This is supposed to break on Monday. That will be good.
Have some stuff to bring to Goodwill today.
Here’s to a great Saturday.
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