WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2012
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I'll match your AA Milne quote with a favourite of mine:
“What day is it?"
"It's today," squeaked Piglet.
"My favorite day," said Pooh.”
Have a great one,
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DS came home last night for a surprise weekend visit! I'm working today and in a dance class intensive that goes tonight and all day tomorrow, so I'm not sure how much time I'll get to spend with him, but it was sure wonderful to get the hugs in passing.0
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Happy rainy Friday, everyone! Sooo glad it’s the [almost] weekend. I have a big weekend planned for sewing and yardwork. We also have a lot of family stuff – last night was the family celebration for my niece’s 13th birthday (complete with homemade German chocolate cake, for which I saved up calories), tomorrow is her party and her big sis arrives from the west coast, big sis’s fiancé gets here Sunday or Monday, next weekend is birthday dinner for the fiancé at our house Friday and 50th birthday party for BIL on Saturday. Whee:happy: ! My NSV is I ordered an airline stewardess costume (to go with DH’s pilot costume) – and it looks amazing:smokin: . That, and I bought a new pair of jeans yesterday – in size 10. Pretty jazzed. Anyway, lots of party(ing) over the next week so will have to watch those calories and not skip workouts so I don’t lose my momentum.
Lin, welcome back.
Nancy, LOL at taking control of the situation for driving:laugh: . I agree with you on the “salty – crunchy” food group – I can’t seem to break that habit quite yet. Thank goodness for popcorn is all I can say. NYT had a very good Sunday Magazine on Inspiration/Big Ideas a couple of weeks ago – I read it cover to cover. Lots of good interviews.
JB, glad you’re enjoying that pepper sauce. Yay for your scale:flowerforyou: ! It’s really taking it’s risk level seriously, isn’t it lol. I agree with the cutting out/down of wine – I love wine, but I’ve had to limit myself to a glass every few days or even only once/week simply because I don’t have a lot of room for “empty” calories in my food budget – probably because I use them up on tortilla chips lol
. We bought a case of V-8 juice the last time we were at Costco, which I’ve been having as a snack every couple of days or so – I get plenty of veggies, but it helps me with my salty craving for some reason (even though it’s not really high-sodium). That, and it’s super-low calories – 70 for almost 12 ozs. LOL at the funny story:laugh: - thanks for that!
Laura, sounds like you had a lovely evening with your hubby. Good luck with the audit.
Kathy, good for you for getting your desk area cleaned up!
Gene, for some reason I was picturing you in the UK, not Canada. It sounds lovely. Yes, we had a very hot, dry summer. Interesting to know about the pollination. LOL at the mammogram tech looking somewhat familiar . . . .
JaneH, so glad you had a good time in Mexico. It sounds like the perfect vacation – just relaxing. Have fun with your meet-up – both with the local ladies and Laura!
Sue, ugh on the unpleasant surprise of wind and dust during your walk.
DeeDee, So sad about your tomatoes :grumble: . You can try again with some sort of netting or a cage around them – bad deer:frown: . Yes, we went to Grand Cayman – DH’s parents have a time share there. It is pretty amazing. I actually like left-overs, but we use them a lot for our lunches.
Robin, wow for toughing out the fly fishing lesson. I took them way back when in MT – so much fun! My first fish I ever caught on my own was fly-fishing in CO and caught a brown trout (local, not seeded). Enjoy that cider! Love the pictures of the puppies – so cute
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Michele – our neighbor works at New Bolton – small world! I don’t recall saying exactly where I live – how did you see that?
Mary, six pounds in four weeks is wonderful. Your body will take a temporary break as it adjusts to it’s new “normal.” Don’t worry, it will catch up. “It works when you work it” – exactly!
Barbie, good news for Jake! Hope the doctors figure it out soon. Working out with weights three days a week is a good plan – it’s what I’ve been doing for the past four months now (wow, it’s been four months – quarter of a year!) and I can really see the difference. I’ll be you’re really excited about the bike. Enjoy:flowerforyou: !
Lila, that dinner sounds so amazing! Drooling . . .:drinker: :drinker:
Linda-Sun, don’t you love how your money is everyone else’s and their money is theirs? Lol. :laugh: Good for you on the walking – it sounds like you had fun. I’m sure you’ve heard that chewing ice is like chewing gravel:ohwell: . DH does it too –I get up and leave the room when he starts. Our dogs (when they were alive) both got Lyme’s, but cats can’t get it. Weird little fact. Anyway, we have both kinds of ticks, big and little. I put the Frontline on them yesterday – should keep the little buggers off for a month or so:grumble: . The ones I found yesterday were the little ones – ugh. We had a couple of neighbors come down with Lymes and get really, really sick. I’ve been tested once since I’ve been here and haven’t gotten it. I’ve found ticks crawling but never one attached, thank goodness. Normally we’re like that with movies too, but I agree, some movies you just want to see in the theater. I used to give the dogs each a cherry tomato when they were still alive – they loved them and would wait for me to come back from the garden so they could have one (electric fence kept them away from the garden or they would have helped themselves too!).
Kate, hooray for a good boss (finally)! :flowerforyou: And what a nice NSV with the dress. LOL about the pleated curtains:laugh: . I felt the same way, so I bought just one pair of jeans to get me through the next few months. I still have stretchy pants/leggings I can wear too. I hadn’t heard you were in a flood – those are awful to recover from. It sounds like you’ve really been through the wringer!
Liz, I hope you get all the sleep you need. I also hang onto my clothes for ages and definitely have clothes from when I was in college (I used to have high school clothes but purged a lot of that when I moved to PA). I hope you can have a lovely shopping trip.
KathyZ, sounds like a super-busy day! Have fun.
Laura, have a great time on your lunch with JaneH!
OK, I’m off to listen to my calls. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend:bigsmile: .
Cheers,
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JB, Love these quotes - thanks! Have fun with your mom (it's been really warm in SoCal, so be prepared).0
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Hi everyone! Heading to the city for a couple of days after school with my DH...was going to buy new jeans but shopped my closet first and am happily wearing an old pair I forgot I had. He's eager to try a steak house he heard of...I'm concerned because I think it's ridiculous that the smallest cut of meat is 12 oz. and apparently it's a loudish bar atmosphere on weekends. Sure, we could share an entree, but it's just not the kind of food or atmosphere I want to be in right now and I would resent the amount of money it costs... Hope we can find a compromise. His birthday is at the end of June...maybe I can convince him that would be a better time (we could go to the city during the week) and it would be a fitting present for him. It's going to be a challenge for me as it is...I've been so diligent about weighing and measuring and logging that I'm considering taking my scale with me...I have a big purse :laugh:
Anyway--all the best to each of you over this weekend--enjoy your loved ones! :drinker:
Ellen
P.S. I see a number of people talking about going to Argo...you may or may not find this of interest http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1267937--argo-film-gives-former-canadian-ambassador-ken-taylor-chance-to-set-the-record-straight 0 -
Good morning, Ladies!
I had a great evening last night, with hubby doing the unexpected! We went to a fundraiser for the Women's Global Empowerment Fund (mico-loans to women in Uganda) and then to the movies to see Argo. He hates doing both of those type things, so I felt quite spoiled that he actually went with me. I thought that Argo was well done overall, only a few small cultural glitches. Hubby also had no criticisms -- I always want his take on movies of that type, since he is Iranian. He left the country 11 months before this incident occurred.
I'm missing my daughter today, and was thinking it would be nice to send her a care package of some sort. That immediately calls to mind sending cookies, but I know that she probably wouldn't appreciate it since she is watching her weight. Any suggestions?
Mwheatcraft54 -- Homemade German chocolate cake is my absolute favorite! I've had it for my birthday for as long as I can remember. The calories are outrageous, of course, but I'm sure that is why it's so wonderful. It sounds like you have a fun week of so coming up, with so many family events. Enjoy! I was interested to read that you had seen Argo as well.
Kathyszoo -- Congratulations on a productive Thursday. You sound like me! The worst part is always just getting started.
Deborah -- It's hard not to gain on vacation, isn't it? I had always thought that anything below 5 lbs. was a triumph. Did you stay in all-inclusives? Those are the hardest as they always have so many things to try, and believe me, I would try most of them! We used to stay at them before we got our place. I do have to say that I miss the shows and entertainment that they offer, though.
DeeDee -- A beach chair tan?? LOL! That sounds so exactly like something that would happen to me!
Michele -- What is a good back exercise to offset the abs exercises? I can think of a lot of abs type things, but am drawing a blank on the back. Your advice makes a lot of sense.
Lila -- Where is the resort you're visiting? It sounds wonderful! I like to have duck sometimes, too, when at a special restaurant.
SundanceB -- It's so hard to teach kids the value of money! I could really relate to the MAC trip, as I've been on many of them. In hindsight, I spoiled my kids way too much with material things. I just couldn't see that having things they wanted should make them less nice (not quite the word I want, but drawing a blank here). My kids have quite a sense of entitlement, my son even more than my daughter. He actually complained when we got him a BMW SUV to drive (we took it back). After six months of walking, though, he is not saying much about the old Subaru he is now driving. He's a great kid with a good heart, but just too spoiled. One of those things I would do differently, but the damage is done.
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TGIF~~rainy,cold,damp day here.Working on my back ex 3x a day,seems to be helping.Playing catch up with phone calls,etc today.
Got good reports last night at Parent teacher conferences for my daughter.
Will be having Violet on Tues.A regular Grandma day.
Busy week-end with pt and dr appt for daughter.
Hope everyone is doing good.
Love the quotes.
HUGS
jane
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Good early evening beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
I just spent the last 45 minutes typing and even before I could hit the reply button, my post disappeared:huh: :grumble:
:mad: :explode: !!!! I so don`t have time to redo it:sad: ! Just know I read all the posts and had some witty responses, however they are somewhere in cyber space now!
Hope you all have a great night, if I have time after dinner I`ll try to repost some of it!!
Hugs,
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Evening, all ~ I haven't spent much time on the board this week and I miss it! I've been installing a new operating system on my laptop and so many things are not where they should be now. I'm a creature of habit and this has ruffled my feathers! I also decided to start blogging on MFP now that I know I can keep my blog posts just between friends and not the entire site!
It's been quite the exercise figuring out how to post photos, etc. on my blog, but I think I've finally mastered the task. The problem I have is that when I get started on trying to figure something out on the computer, I can't do anything else until I've done it ~ a bit of OCD, I'm sure!
I must admit that sitting in front of the computer for such long periods of time really does a number on my eyes and my back. So, no ~ I haven't read any of the posts from the past couple of days, and I'm sorry I'm missing so much about your lives. I'm leaving you with a gentle thought...
"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light"
May a wonderful weekend await you...
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Good evening!!
I thought I'd be recharged by now. I'm afraid that didn't happen. I've read all the posts and have enjoyed them thoroughly.
Haven't been sleeping well and I've just been dragging all day (again) sooooooo I am going to fold it up for tonight even though I had a nap this afternoon. Oh my, it was lovely to have a nap; I think I should do that more often. I'm behind on my errands so hopefully I'll have more pep tomorrow.
Just called for a Rx refill about an hour ago and it won't be ready until after noon tomorrow. Need to get to the gas station, a library run, and Trader Joe's sometime. I made up a recipe for spicy cauliflower soup today. Gack. Don't like it at all but I'm guessing I will, over time, eat it all. Froze most of it for another day. Maybe next time I should look for a proper recipe.
I'm hoping to get a week at home before having to go back for another dad week. We'll see what happens I guess. I go as often as I am needed but try to hold off as my vehicle is wearing out! That happens when you drive them a lot. Ha.
My dad has had another infection. Seems there's a new one every few days. It's over now but they are testing for yet another one. Everything is quite up in the air right now. A number of staff members say he will have to stay in Intermediate Care when released from Skilled. Others are saying just wait and see, maybe he can go back to Assisted Living. Pressure on me to give up his apartment and get it cleaned out. I'd like to wait until discharge planning to let it go.
Enough of my family drama.
Congrats to all with successes this week. :drinker: I commiserate with anyone who's been disappointed or downhearted. :sad:
Wishing everyone a great weekend.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Be well. Drink your water.
Lin
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Love love love the Pooh quotes!
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Hello beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
I'm going to try this once more, hope it doesn't vanish like the last one!
Robin
your fly fishing sounds like fun and a good adventure!!! Too bad it was rainy and the river was freezing cold!!!! Hope you got all toasty warm and you're feeling better!!! Your boys are so cute!!!! Does Ritter usually sleep on Bodi?
Michele where did you get your hula hoop? I would love to have one, I used to be a hula hoop princess back in the day, wonder if I can remember how to do it, or if I can do it even if I remember:laugh: . I'm with you on the solar lights, just not bright enough! The solar cover sounds great!!! Do you do a lot of baking during the holidays? I might make cookies for the girls this year, maybe I'll have them over and they can help me!!
Mary sometimes it just takes a bit for our bodies to adjust. 6 lbs. in 4 weeks is great, congrats!!!
PearlyGrace spending time with family is always so nice!!!
Barbie I'm glad Jake doesn't have a torn rotator cuff!!! I have a friend who had the surgery and his still bothered him! I hope they find out what it is and can take care of it!!! I know you'll love your new bike!!!
Lila your dinner last night sounded so good!!!! How's your voice today?
Linda I remember the teenager makeup days:laugh: , mine is now 33 and wears very little makeup!!! That was a great walk around the field!!! Okay, I just laughed out loud at the scarecrow eating venison:laugh: !!! I think it's funny that your dog liked tomatoes, I dropped a container of cherry tomatoes in the floor the other day and Noel chased them around and then got one for herself, spit it right out and looked at me as if to say " you eat these things:noway: ...YUCK" :laugh: !
Kate hope the new boss continues to be a breath of fresh air!!! Pleated curtain jeans:laugh: , buy yourself one new pair!!!
DebA it's nice that when you want to go into the city, your son is there, you have a place to stay and someone who knows the ins and outs!!
Liz hope you got a bit more sleep in:yawn: !!!! The bowling sounds fun!!!
Kathy hope you enjoyed your day with DD!!!! Hope PT went well too!!
Laura80111 hope you and Jane had a fabulous lunch!!!
Jb did you find some jeans for your trip? Saying that you belong in the garden....your garden shows the love you put into it!!! Loved all the quotes!!!
Nancy loved your quote too!!!
Lentigogirl how wonderful DS surprised you with a weekend visit!!! Hopefully you'll get to spend a bit of time with him!
M German chocolate cake , I love all cake !!! Sounds like you've got a busy family fun filled week coming up...enjoy!!! I bet you and DH look great in your costumes, you'll have to post pics!!! Size 10 jeans...woo hoo!!!! Oh, your dog liked tomatoes too:laugh: .
Ellen isn't it fun shopping in your closet!!! Lol at taking your scale with you:laugh: !!! Have a wonderful weekend with hubby!!!
Janehadji how wonderful hubby went with you last night!!! You could always send your daughter a book you like that she might like, bath gels and body lotion, a picture of you and her together, some wonderful teas, I think she will lode whatever you send!!! Hope you had a great lunch!!!
JaneMartin glad the back exercises are helping!!! So glad you're getting regular time with Violet now!!!
Lin take care of yourself!!!!:flowerforyou: It's easy to get run down caring for others!!! Hoping you get some good sleep tonight and are feeling perkier tomorrow!!
Deborah Loved the quote!!! So true!!!
I think I'm going to head to my comfy bed now:yawn: . I got a phone call this morning at 12:07am, hate the phone calls that late, I didn't know the number but answered it, there is a guy on the other end saying he's with the phone company and checking to see if my phone is working :huh: , at 12:07am:noway: . I just hung up however I had a hard time going back to sleep. I really should check with the phone company to see if they call people, i can't imagine why they would call anyone so late!
Hope you all have a wonderful night!!! Sleep well and sweet dreams!!! Until tomorrow....
Hugs,
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:flowerforyou: Linda, I got the inspiration for my at home weight training from “Strong Women Stay Young” The routine is simple and is done standing or seated (no lying down on the ground or a mat). The exercises require hand weights and ankle weights. I already had a set of five and ten pound hand weights and Jake bought me a set of 15 pound dumbbells for Valentine’s Day. Then I bought a set of five pound ankle weights (the kind that have the removable weight bags so you can vary the weight) and later I bought a ten pound set. Later after reading “The New Rules of Lifting for Women” and “Strength Training for Women” I got ideas for ways to modify my routine. I worked out faithfully three days a week from February to July and then took a break to have time for working in the yard.
:bigsmile: Jb, I love the quotes and the encouragement
:bigsmile: Nancy, I love the quote from Pooh
:flowerforyou: Lentigogirl, what kind of dancing?
:bigsmile: Today was another big line dance day……I was a student in the morning and taught the beginner class in the afternoon…….there were two brand new students and one there for her third class so I rearranged my program to do easier dances and spent time teaching steps. We danced to country songs (All My X’s Live in Texas, Louisiana Saturday Night) and popular ( Moves Like Jagger, Somebody That I Used to Know) and some Latin sounding songs. I was exhausted when I got home where I was greeted by frisky poodles wanting to go for a walk.
:bigsmile: The latest update on Jake’s shoulder……the orthopedic doctor is sending him for physical therapy. Barbie from NW Washington
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Had a wonderful evening out with DH and granddaughter. She is 14 and was such pleasant company! We took her to see Flamenco dancers who performed at the restaurant where my DH cooks. We watched the show and then had a relaxing dinner of tapas, wine(adults only), and neopolitan cheesecake. No, I am not even going to try to log that one. No clue on the tapas, but was careful all day, so it shouldn't have been too bad. We are going to climb a mountain(literally) tomorrow morning. That should help burn some of the calories off! I have reconnected with my personal trainer. He has a group going on the hike tomorrow and DH agreed that it would be fun, so up the mountain we go! We got into the gym twice this week. I don't know why I don't go regularly. I really do enjoy working out once I get there.
I need to get to bed. We need to get up early. I'll check back in tomorrow if I survive the hike! No idea what we are getting into!
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Did an hour of HIIT today. I was originally planning to only do 30 min of HIIT and 30 min of speed intervals, but I decided to do all HIIT. Don't quite understand it, but I was feeling "different", my speeds weren't as high as normal on the sprints. Tomorrow the guy who is in charge of the fence installation is supposed to be here. I'm planning to do a yoga DVD because I don't want to miss this. Vince will most probably ream him out. The pool co. owner won't be here -- he probably doesn't want to be, either.
After the HIIT went for my DEXA scan. The results will be sent to my MD later next week. On the way home had to stop at WalMart since Vince just mentioned to me that he only has about 1 more day of Frosted Mini Wheats. So I needed to buy those. Came home and the tile guys were finishing up. After they left Vince and I cut out the solar cover for the spa. We will have to cut out the one for the pool also. We learned that you definitely don't want to cut it out when there is a breeze in the air....lol After dinner went to play mahjongg. A gal invited me to her church where they play. I had to make a snack to take with me so I made these mini quiches. Only 31 calorie per quiche.
barbie - yea getting that exercise bike. I know you'll love it. Best wishes for Jake
Lila - one time we went to VA to see Jessica, I forgot to bring my workout clothes, too. What I did was I worked out in my pajamas!
Linda Sundance - The Reclast infusion is where they intravenusly put the Reclast into your system. Reclast is a drug for osteoporosis. It goes directly into the blood. the entire infusion takes about 15 minutes.
Kate I vote for getting rid of the old LBD and getting a new one! I bet that'll make you feel so much better, too.
Loved all the quotes
M - when you mentioned that you lived in PA, I was curious as to what part of PA so I checked out your profile. That's when I saw that you lived in Lincoln University.
Ellen - that would be something to see someone pull a scale out of their pocketbook. Maybe it'll send a message to the management that the portions are too huge. Then again, maybe not.
janehadj - for the back you can try doing the cobra in yoga, or a superman. What this is is you lay face down on a mat (or whatever), keeping your head looking down, lift your arms and legs simultaneously. Can you send your daughter fruit? I'm sorry, I don't remember where she is. Applesauce? (you can get some in plastic containers) DeeDee had some great suggestions of things to send her.
When my kids were first driving, I drove my brown station wagon. They'd call it "the rolling turd". Hey, they didn't want to drive it (or even be seen in it), so whenever I needed a car, I had one!!! Worked for me.....lol Then, when they had their own cars THAT'S when I got a new sporty (well, sort-of) car!
DeeDee - I do the hula hoop on the Wii, you don't need a hula hoop. However, I do have one, I think I bought them for the kids at KBee, so that'll tell you how old they are! Yes, I usually do a lot of baking for the holidays, but I'm going to really try to cut it down this year. I really don't need it, and I'd wind up giving a lot away just so I didn't have it in the house. Oh, I'll still do some baking, but I'm going to try to cut down on how much.
JaneMaratin - which back exercises do you do?
Hope everyone has a great evening.
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TGIF night people! I hope your day was good and productive and you are happy with the week to date.
I got back from the seminar early enough to take the dogs for a ramble. You would not believe what Rex did – he found a dead bear that the coyotes had been eating and bless his black little heart, he rolled in it. You have no idea what a dog smells like with dead bear and coyote urine on him. I had to drive home with the windows open (thank heaven I had a tarp in the back so it didn’t get on the upholstery). I threw him in the bath as soon as we got home. He’s been looking pretty sheepish and skulking around ever since.
I actually did well at the lunch – avoided all the bread and starches (well except for a tiny bit of potato salad) and had just 2 slices of thin roast beef, 2 slices of swiss, salad and fresh vegetable soup, fresh melon and pineapple for dessert.
Michele – maybe the pool is taking so long because you bake so much for the workers, maybe there is no incentive to finish soon – lol. I had a Hyundai Elantra when my daughter was learning to drive – she called it the Hyundeath, but it certainly didn’t stop her from borrowing it. Not near as descriptive a name as your brown station wagon though…. For the deer – try Bobbex Deer Repellent spray. I think it works really well (kept them off my new cedar branches).
JB – love the new profile photo.
Linda – Queenie was a black lab, training for bird hunting (and kid retrieving). She was amazing with us kids, totally patient and protective. She came with my sister and I when we were adopted, so I never knew a time without her in my childhood until she was hit. One of her pups, Nipper, became my constant companion until just before university and I lost him as well. It did make leaving home a little easier believe it or not. I’m with your daughters – I love Sephora and MAC. Cassis (I think I missed the second s in my poor typing previously) is black currant cordial and crème de cassis is the liqueur. I really didn’t sing myself off to anything – no voice – lol.
M – ticks – ick…. That made me go check my other dog Eve to make sure there were none on her. I would have noticed any on Rex in the bath I expect. Cold is gone from the chest, but laryngitis so that I actually have NO voice at all today, made it very interesting to try to comment in the small group work at the seminar – good thing I print fast. Congratulations on the huge 4 # loss – good work!
Nancy – I love podcasts so plan to catch up on all the “This American Life” podcasts while I tread (that sounds so archaic). No snow on the pass on the way home from Cranbrook, but lots of rain and lightning. I can hardly wait for grandchildren so I can read Winnie the Pooh to them. I love children’s books, still have all the Beatrix Potters saved up in storage for when I need them again…… Enjoyed the St Eugene's over on your side of the mountain.
Jolene – thank you for the Bubba chuckle – I found it really funny.
Robin – the puppies are soooo cute, they still love each other lots obviously.
Kate – I vote for the new LBD. Unless you are really in love with the old one and want to rework it.
Liz – the duck was good (the sauce was better). I’m glad they only serve small portions because it was just the right amount and the right amount of calories. More would not have necessarily been better.
Jane H – the resort was St Eugene’s outside of Cranbrook; it’s an old Mission that the local First Nations have turned into a resort and casino. It’s old and beautiful in the main building and has been very artfully renovated to accommodate restaurant (good food), lounge (pub food) and meeting rooms (the one we were in was the former chapel for the mission school I think). The rooms we had were in the new motel wing, and I didn’t go to the casino or saloon bar (not a gambler) so don’t know what that was like. It wasn’t super deluxe but it was good and I really enjoyed the way the band has re-purposed it. Some of the hallways and breezeways are sort of like a maze though. Unfortunately – really bad coffee, but that and the internet were the only challenges. Hope your lunch event went well, how nice to meet Laura.
Other Jane M – glad to hear that the back work seems to be positive. Enjoy your Grandma day.
Deborah – thank you for the wonderful quote.
Oh Barbie – thank you thank you for the graphic – I love it!!
Well, time to hit the hay and try to get rid of this bug. I think I’ll just have to sleep through it (although my maple tree released a whole whack of leaves that are calling my name).
Good night ladies and looking forward to all your news tomorrow.
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Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Barbie Sure wish I lived closer, I would love to have you as my line dance teacher!!! Hope the PT will help Jakes shoulder:flowerforyou: ! Loved the grapic, would love to have a pair of shoes like that !!!
DebA Have a great time climbing that mountain:glasses: !!! Your time with your granddaughter sounds fun!!!
Michele It`ll be interesting with the fence guys, I wouldn`t want to miss it either!!! Mini quiches @ 31 calories, care to share that recipe? The description of your station wagon:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: , too good!!! I might check at Toys R Us for a hula hoop, I remember KBee toys, we used to have one in the mall.
Teri Hi!!! Hope you had a good night sleep!!! What`s been going on?
Lila:laugh: dog rolling in a dead bear:noway: :laugh: , I can`t even begin to process that:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: !!! Hope you find your voice soon, maybe the leaves should wait for a day or two!!!
I`m going to putter around with a friend this morning, maybe go have coffee and a little shopping, although I`m not much in the mood to shop right now:frown: . My brother is taking some of their church group kids on a hay ride tonight on my property, they ride all through the field which has beautiful big hay rolls dotted through it right now, they come down my driveway, so I dim all the lights in the house so it looks a bit spooky, I have my lights on the wreath that I used orange, green and yellow lights for Halloween. They always have such a good time!!
Hope you all have a fabulous fun day!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
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Good morning ladies
I had to give in and adjust my ticker as I am down another pound. I thought it was just a fluctuation, but it's been off for over 2 weeks now, so I think it's gone. Maintaining is much harder than actually trying to lose! I really don't want to lose any more.
DH and I went for a lovely late night stomp in Richmond Park last night. It was pouring rain and pitch black. We walked straight through a herd of deer - including some noisy, bellowing stags. We've learnt that if we ignore them, they stay away from us, but the bellowing is quite eerie.
Lila - our old cocker spaniel (or copper spangle as the children used to call her) used to roll in fox pee at every opportunity. Unfortunately she was allergic to it and used to lose all her fur where she had touched it. She often had a bald patch on her back and sides, which we would have to cover in cream after bathing her. Bless her, she was a darling who lived till almost 19 years old and I miss her still.
Next month my darling grandtwins will be two! I can hardly believe it. I remember posting on here when we first found out that DD was pregnant. How the time has flown. I have been having great fun buying books for them. There is a wonderful children's bookshop in Richmond called the Unicorn and I could literally spend all day in there. I always said that I would have my own library filled with children's books one day.
Yesterday I decided to have a look through my own bookshelves and found amazing treasures from my own early days - Milly, Molly Mandy stories, Wind in the Willows, Lamb's tales from Shakespeare, the Narnia Chronicles and hundreds more. I could have sat and re-read each and every one whilst sitting in the window seat of the living room, looking out over a back garden washed with rain - just as I did when I was a small child.
If I could leave my grandchildren any inheritance, it would be appreciation for books. Each of my children are avid readers - partially due to the fact that I didn't have a television when they were growing up. These days it is so much harder for children to tear themselves away from screens - tv, computer or phones. What a great shame.
Now I must tear myself away from this screen and do some work.
Have a good weekend my friends.
Love to all.
Amanda x0 -
What a sweet post, Amanda. Aren't memories the best? I too love looking through old books, remembering those moments of reading them, what I thought at the time, who I was then, etc.
You are very brave to go out in the middle of the night with deer bellowing at you!
M.0 -
Happy Sat!Going to pt.I do stretching ex for back,leg lifts lying on stomach,and pelvic tilts so far.Still working on my quads and knee.
Gonna have weekly Violet time on Tues,am excited.Hubby is off,if weather cooperates,we will take her to a pumpkin patch.
Welcome newbies.This is an awesome bunch.
Gotta go,will check in later.
HUGS
jane 0 -
Good Saturday morning!
Started out early with a run under the stars...enjoyed the milky way and got to see a shooting star...!!! nice reward for being up so early.....lots of things going on today so wanted that part of my day marked off on the "to do" list... afterwards walked the dear doggie for a cool down....he sure likes that I've started doing more cardio, because he gets a lot more walks! :laugh:
Going to a party tonight with cake and beer and munchies............interesting combo, but it should be a great time! Going to do my best not to overdo on all the above!
Amanda.....what is the hardest about maintaining???????? I am getting close to my goal weight, and it makes me nervous. :huh:
I hope everyone has a safe weekend. We have sub-state volleyball this weekend so a lot of people will be on the roads, along with a lot of girls playing a lot of tough games....it's always great for the winners, but what I really pray for most is NO INJURIES! (on and off the courts)
Enjoying what is supposed to be a beautiful weekend, after a couple of days last week of UGLY wind.......our nasty dust storm showed up on the satellite pictures......not that's a LOT Of dirt blowing around. Today is much better! :flowerforyou:0 -
Good Morning Ladies,
I slept beautiful sleep a full night no getting up or split sleeping shift seems like during the work week its this weird pattern, I go to bed a decent time sleep 3 hours maybe than wide awake for 2-maybe more and if I can get 2 more hours of sleep lucky. But last night I was able to sleep the full night and wake up 2 hours later. Yay :laugh:
My DH is gone for the weekend left last night he is on his gamer's retreat. A bunch of his buddies all married play these board games example settlers of Catan, War craft and others I know they have all new ones now. That one game can take up to 3 to 4 hours to play. They meet monthly to do this and once a year they rent this beautiful condo up in beautiful part of our state McCall, Idaho where they eat junk food and play these games all day and night. Of course football is on and No wives, no children etc. They just stay inside I 'd be out enjoying the area great place to walk lots of fun shops. That may be why wives aren't welcome. He returns on Sunday. I am glad he gets to hang out with his buddies and have a good time,
Still fighting the scale little upset. I was hoping for a loss this week. My clothes are feeling baggy but no! :grumble:
Today while DH is gone going to organize our closet and clean up his corner area. and do some other deep cleaning things.
other plans are to take DD shopping. If she doesn't go I will. Also to get a walk in with Bella.
I need to get going day light is burning and my chores won;t get done by themselves.
Loving all the quotes!! :flowerforyou:
Hope everyone has a fun Saturday!
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Good morning!
I had a wonderful lunch with Laura yesterday -- we talked for 2 1/2 hours! It felt comfortable, like we had known each other for a long time. I have to tell you that she looked terrific at her goal weight, truly someone to emulate.
How do you post photographs on this feed? I don't see anywhere to upload photos, and wouldn't have any coding stuff to paste in (like Barbie says she does for her great graphics) for a photo. Sometimes technology just flummoxes me!
Lin -- I hope your father is feeling better soon and doesn't have another infection.
DeeDee -- Thanks for your great suggestions for a care package for my daughter, much appreciated. That has to have been a prank call at midnight. I'm sure that no phone company would call at that hour! It's so annoying that someone has to bother people like that. That's great that you and your brother have a hayride for the kids. I have many happy childhood memories of going on hayrides.
Deb A. -- Flamenco dancers sound wonderful! I hope you have a good hike up the mountain today.
Michele -- Thanks for the back exercises. I had wondered why the stomach has such a tendency to pooch despite tons of crunches.
Lila -- St. Eugene's sounds really cool. It's great when they can retain the flavor of these old buildings instead of tearing them down and losing so much history. As to your dog..... I'm sure he loved it! Sometimes there's just no accounting for taste. :ohwell:
Amanda -- I spent my childhood reading, also. We had just two television channels, and I would read at least one book every day. My home library is among my most cherished possessions. I have some of my mother's books from her youth, as well, which I still enjoy. It's so odd now to read things written in a time of no computers, cell phones, etc. Life was so much simpler then.
I hope you all have a great day!0 -
Good morning! Rainy day ahead, lots of indoor projects on my list. Clean the house, clean out my closet. I need to set up the sewing machine and do some alterations to a few items and repair hbbby's raingear. I was mildy successful on my shopping trip yesterday, bought a pair of Not Your Daughter's Jeans and a couple of tops. I tried on lots of fancy, fitted tops just for fun and couldn't believe my eyes at how my figure has changed! :noway: I've covered myself up in oversized, blousy tops for the longest time. It's time to start wearing my new hat and accept the fact that I've changed. It might take me awhile.
Oh Lila, Rex rolled in a dead bear UGH :sick: I bet that stunk! Whenever I let my boys off-leash I have to watch like a hawk that they don't sneak off and find a dead fish or something. And they often do. :ohwell:
Michele, the brown station wagon! :laugh: Too funny.
Amanda, "copper spangle", that is so cute. I love your description of reading "whilst sitting in the window seat of the living room, looking out over a back garden washed with rain". You have a lovely way with words! Your weight loss is also so very impressive. I can understand that you don't want to lose any more, though. :flowerforyou:
Kate, yes, community gardening is really a great thing. I'd like to see it happen in more cities!
M, I love V8. At first the low-sodium tasted so bland, but now I find it quite delish! Oh, congrats on your NSV! I'd love to see a pic of you in your stewardess costume! My mom was a stewardess when she was young, I look to see if I can find a photo of her to show you. Size 10 jeans, that's great! Good for you. :bigsmile: I was thrilled about fitting quite comfortably into size 12 yesterday. That's a long way from 22, lol.
Ellen, your scale fits in your purse? :laugh: Love it!
Deborah, thanks for this. :flowerforyou: "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light"
DeeDee, Now that the garden is morphing into cold, wet mud, I'll be able to spend some time going through my closet
Barbie, that's such a great pic you put up! That's exactly what I saw in the mirror while trying on clothes yesterday :laugh:
Here's a nice recipe from Cooking Light for pork chops stuffed with feta and spinach. I've made this a few times, it's very good. I'm always looking for ways to cook things indoors now that we're not grilling much.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pork-chops-stuffed-with-feta-spinach-10000001599621/
Good day! jb 0 -
Hi everyone I'm back! The internet was $10 a day at my hotel so that's why I was AWOL the entire time! I had a good time, ate way too much (they fed us and we had very few choices), but I did enjoy lots of fresh Atlantic seafood. For some dumb reason, I don't associate Philadelphia with the ocean, so I was taken by surprise! More later; I have a ton of things to accomplish today before going out tonight with some friends. Take care and I'll spend more time here tomorrow catching up! Meg0
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:flowerforyou: Wonderful Saturday All,
Just skimmed the posts since yesterday, I'm already busy at my cooking and trying out new things. I'm working on some short ribs and they are making the house smell wonderful. Of course there is still many more things for me to work on...my six week bran muffins, my work green chili souffle', and trying to figure out how much of my giblets and gravy I can have.
Had a wonderful time at lunch with Jane yesterday. Walking in the door and I knew right away who she was...and we filled up 2 1/2 hrs so quickly. We kept to the plan of eating healthy and I will confess.....I used all my restraint to keep from eating those cheddar cheese biscuits, they are so good but way too many calories for what you get that one moment of taste bud pleasure. I look forward to when we are able to do it again.:happy:
Last night I walked Sam's Club with Son #2 and his family as they don't have a membership there and it was quite fun to be with all of them and my #2 GS that's 2 felt that only Grandma Laura could push him in the cart so I felt pretty special.:bigsmile:
When hubby got home from work last night we were talking about how our day was and how happy he was to see the scale move, he's already lost just under #17 and we were talking about how much better we feel when he headed to the basement and came back up with #30 of weights from the weight bench and told me I had to get out of bed and feel how heavy this was:noway: Oh my gosh I could hardly lift them up:blushing: ...and to think that's what I was carring around...now wonder I was out of breath and had such a hard time tying my shoes:noway: Any time I think I may want to not watch what I'm eating I will be going back to lift up those #30...because I don't want to do this ever again...it's healthy for me from now on:drinker:
Hubby is at work today and I have a lot of things I want to get done today so I will have to go for now and see if I can find the time to get back here later and comment on what I've read.
One thing I do remember, Nancy I love Winnie the Pooh and reading the quote reminds me I have my copy of Winnie the Pooh in the basement that my Mom used to read to me...I think it's time to pull it out and start reading to the grandsons:flowerforyou:
Have a great day all...keep up the new habits we are developing...logging your food, exercising and drinking your water:drinker:
Laura80111 0 -
So much for the "bump" - I have lost the time frame allowed to edit but at least I found the thread easily. It's almost afternoon here in Dallas and has been a quiet morning. I finally got up and did a little cleaning in the bedroom. My plans for today are to put some steps on my pedometer. I wasn't real active in the exercise this past week but I did manage to lose some.
I have to say this is one active thread! For me to stay on top of everyone's posts I would need to read and comment 2-3 times a day. So if I don't comment on your post today please take heart in that I did read through them. I am randomly commenting because time is of the essence - if I don't get going I won't go and I do plan to go - be active.
Barbie, been meaning to comment on your getting that bike for the winter - that is awesome and I hope you like it. Also keeping Jake in mind and hoping that the ortho doctor can offer some solution for his shoulder. Thank you for adding me as your friend.
Sundance, sounds to me like you do your daughters proud! I like that saying too - "keep coming back! it works when you work it!" - work it :bigsmile:
June, I feel your pain as I have a pile of shredding adding up myself; oh the days when we could just toss!
Amanda, your passion for books is refreshing - my hubby & I like to browse the bookstores ourselves.
Liz, should be a great day after a night's full rest - your sleeping pattern sounds a lot like my husband's.
Meg, $10 a day - I'd stay away.
Laura, really cool how you and hubby are doing this together - congrats on all the pounds lost! :flowerforyou:
I hope everyone has much happiness and good health this day; see ya later :glasses:0 -
Saturday and it started beautiful so I got ready to go out and rake leaves, and darned if it isn't hailing right now. Strange weather. Hopefully it will pass quickly and I can get the raking done. It's sort of a time crunch because I only have weekends to do yard work now due to the shorter days and my work schedule, but the garden waste pick up is next weekend Friday and Monday and whatever is left is mine for the winter and will have to be cleaned up after the snow clears in spring.
Meg, sounds like you are having fun in Philly. I think the internet charges at hotels are a total rip-off. If they have a charge I complain and usually they comp it.
Laura and Jane - how nice for you two to meet and bond more.
I guess I could spend the afternoon reading (final chapter of this book that I'm not fond of) plus I have some background reading to do for the Dalai Lama Heart-Mind workshops Monday and Tuesday. I need to go out and get clear garden waste bags anyway as I only have one left and it will take about 15-20 to clear the leaves.
Will check in later (it's been about 1/2 hr now and it's still hailing like crazy).
Lila0 -
It has been a few days since I have been on here. We were off to Calgary for a global leadership conference - very interesting and challenging sessions from a variety of speakers and viewpoints. It also means that meals were not totally in my control and exercise was sparse. But we did squeeze in a short walk at noon one day and a 15 minute work out in the very cold pool at the motel! :huh: and then made the best food choices given the selection there. So today is a new day and a fresh start!
I had a doctor appointment last week and was down almost 2 pounds since my last visit. The Really encouraging news was that when she checked back through my computer records, I have lost about 15 pounds since last January!:happy: It was a good reminder, during this slow process, of the progress that has accumulated over time! That's 5 3-pound packs of margarine - a relief to lay that weight aside!
Barbie - thanks for the reminder to do a mid month checkup on our goals.
logging daily- check
exercise three x per week - one week not so good, back at it
get to gymn - weather is still holding so still walking
paper purge - have attacked two collection areas, move on to more
phsio - inconsistent
I have added- at the advice of some wise women - to up my calorie intake as well. It has definitely been better lately.
Linda - After reading your posts, I am really going to have to track down the happiness project. Sounds likeI need it1
Michelle - What cream are you using for plantars warts? They are difficult to get rid of - I get them periodically too.
Lila - I do hope that cold clears up soon for you. It sounds like you have been through every possible manifestation of it lately! Has the treadmill arrived and been assembled. I think you will need to find some sort of diversion to keep your mind occupied while you are on it. i am no good at ree\ading on the treadmill, but Tv or music helps, maybe a magazine?
The drive over Kootenay sounds wonderful - I am so ready for a jaunt to the mountains, but I am not sure when it will happen! The resort sounds very interesting too, and what a fantastic meal. I may have to check it out sometime.
Kate --Congrats on the loose clothes - dress and pants! I know you are part way through your losing, but maybe you should buy one or two nice fitting pieces to reward yourself - something you will feel good in! NYC here she comes!
Jane - your Mexico description made me long for that wonderful turquoise water. It takes my breath away every timeI am there! And how fun to have lunch with Laura! We are all just a bit jealous - wouldn't it be wonderful to have a face to face with each other!
m - I am also a fan of the V8 juice - healthy, satisfying and not too much sodium. I too eat lotsof veg normally but sometimes it helps to squeeze in a couple of servings on those tougher days. And takes the edge off during supper prep - especially a cup heated with some tabasco!
genelace - I got a chuckle out of the breast screening nurse at your group - I bet she did look familiar to you all! I see you are in Ottawa - I do love that city. I will be there in November to visit my mom.
Liz - sounds like it might be time to invest in a new coat
Amanda - I LOVE children's books. I read the Narnia books to my kids when they were little - and they still touch my heart. We also did not have a TV while our kids were growing and I am kind of thankful for that now. I am not sure they missed much but I think we all gained - time to read, time to play together, time for crafts and interaction!
Jen The conversion app on my phone says 2100 metres is 1.3 miles.
I may have to try a line dance video-sounds like it might be fun . I love the idea but am SO uncoordinated!! The linethat says "Dance like nobody's watching"....I sure hope they are not!:laugh:
Well, I was going to tackle some yard cleanup today but the wind is howling:grumble: Maybe indoor chores will be the plan. Beter get at something here before the day is totally gone!
with gratitude. Glenda0
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