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weaklink109

Hello All,

Welcome Ladyhyjinx. Hope you are successful in your efforts. MFP is a great resource and this is a friendly group.

Marie, I agree, get to the eye doctor. When I discovered my late MIL, who was far from poor and had excellent medical coverage, had not had an eye exam in ELEVEN YEARS(!!!) I had her there so fast it was not funny. Unfortunately, my suspicions were confirmed. She couldn't see doodly swat, AND she had been experiencing macular degeneration, which of course had gone untreated. We were able to save her remaining vision, and even get a cataract removed, but it still makes me sad that she didn't get treatment earlier, as she would have likely had better results.

Birdie--Sorry your tax season nightmare has been extended. At one time, I fancied becoming a CPA, but stories like yours confirm that I made the right choice to move in a different direction.

I have lots to do and the morning has not been very productive, so see you later.

Barb

BirdieM

Someone just came in the office with a box of Godiva chocolates! :noway: Another woman made a tray of Italian cookies .....AND I'M IN THE OFFICE ALONE!!!! :noway: :noway: Any other closet eaters out there???:laugh: :embarassed:
So, before I get tempted, I will commit to NOT touch ANY OF IT.:flowerforyou:

BTW I am trying to keep up on the posts as best I can but don't have sufficient time to address each one of you! Welcome to any newcomers, hugs for all who are struggling and cheers for everyone doing well!!!

Got to get back to work!!!:happy:

BirdieM

weaklink109

Birdie--

Be strong. Sit on your hands!! :noway: Wait a minute--that might make working difficult, unless you can type with your toes!!:laugh: :laugh: Good luck, and remember "lead us not in to temptation" :flowerforyou:

Barb

weaklink109

Birdie--

Be strong. Sit on your hands!! :noway: Wait a minute--that might make working difficult, unless you can type with your toes!!:laugh: :laugh: Good luck, and remember "lead us not in to temptation" :flowerforyou:

Barb

Lafla

Good afternoon to you all from snowy Saskatchewan. We have very high winds and they are closing the highways all around us. I didn't realize it was so bad until Dave called me from the city to see if I needed anything. I didn't and he said he wanted to get on the highway before it was closed. He is now home safe and sound but as I look out the window I see that our trees are really getting a workout.
I am not sure if I posted after Neil saw the Dr. Sorry to repeat myself if I did. The Dr. took out the one pin that was giving him so much pain. He wasn't happy with how yucky the open area continues to be and gave him another 2 weeks of antibiotics. I do think it looks better today. He will see the Dr. again next week and hopefully get the rest of the pins out. He is feeling very confined and not very happy about it but doing ok.
I don't seem to get much done as I spend far too much time with Neil. However, the work seems to always wait for me. I have been having terrible headaches the last while and not really sure while. Perhaps I need to examine my diet more closely. I am about ready to take some more Tylenol and hit the couch.

Marie -- I hope you can get some help for your eyes. I remember how frustrating it is not to see well.

Welcome to Ladyhyjinx -- love your name. You will find this group very friendly and welcoming.

Everyone else, take care and keep smiling. Gayla

CALIECAT

Welcome Ladyhyjinx , glad to have you join us. You sound like you really do enjoy life.
I am the Granny in this bunch. Also a Low Carbers eater One of the new thing I found is Hoods countdown chocolate milk, it is so rich and cream and only have 4 net carbs and 90 calories per cup. I drink at least 2 glasses a day now.You will come to love this bunch,They are just great.
Do you have any pets? My Jack Russell, Sammy is keeping me busy walking. However at lunch when we went he heard a big truck on the other street, got scare and headed home. He is a wimp.When it comes to big truck, lawn mowers, and weed eaters.
I am baking me a squash casserole for Dinner tonight. A good low carb meal.with low fat cheese on top. I will have a salad to go with it. Then a SF Jello. and Ice tea. We all been together now for over a year now. That is most of us have. .We always enjoy the newcomers.
Ladyhyjinx , I hope you will become a regular here. So we can get to know you.
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Marie

elli

hi friends - happy friday night!

Marie - bummer about your eyes. I'm on board with the rest of the gang for sure - get to the eye doc! Yum - the squash casserole sounds good!

Gayla - headaches are awful! You're drinking plenty of water aren't you? I guess we'll have to send you off to the doc as well if they don't quit!

Birdie - good job resisting the chocolate and office treats. Don't beat yourself up about blowing it. I know how HARD that is - i've been known to prowl the pantry looking for ANYTHING sweet! The GOOD news is you counted what you ate! I think that's awesome! When i "blow it" it's all over..............katie bar the doors ............i don't record anything. So i think you did a good job!

Welcome Ladyhyjinx - i sure am sorry about the tragedy in your state. I'm keeping those miners and their families in my thoughts and prayers.

Today was my 5th day of yoga in row. I don't know if i'll make it over the weekend - for sure i can't tomorrow. Going baby shopping in the morning, baby SITTING in the afternoon, and putting in some seed after that.

Everyone have a great weekend! Stay STRONG!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy - you ROCK!

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Marie, get to the eye doctor.....doctors know so much that you may be surprised by what can be done.

:flowerforyou: Elli, you are amazing with your yoga

:flowerforyou: Birdie, don't worry about a small setback......you know how to keep on keeping on:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Gayla, OMG snow.....I guess our 40 degree temperatures aren't a big deal......

:flowerforyou: We have beautiful cold windy weather here..........:flowerforyou: Gratitude is the word of the day for more......I have no dramatic story. I am grateful for my sweet neighbor who walked my dogs and fed the critters.....and I'm grateful that the woman sitting next to me at the dinner at the restaurant tonight said "there's nothing on this menu that I can eat" so after talking to her a bit, we found something by asking the waiter a few good questions

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I had a grilled chicken breast with nothing on it and a salad with Italian dressing on the side........and I had a chance to ride the exercise bike at home before I headed for the meeting and another chance to walk for 45 minutes in the afternoon :bigsmile: :bigsmile: so for today I could stay in the right calorie range.......oh, and I brought my own snack to eat while everyone else was having ice cream at the end of the meeting.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Tomorrow I have to be at my friend's house at 6:30 AM to head off to another day of meetings. I already have my snacks packed and now I have to get to bed and sleep fast.
:drinker: hugs:drinker: Barbie

Sandydur

Good Morning,

It is a beautiful day with temps going into the 70's today.:flowerforyou: To bad I will be inside at the casino instead of enjoying the sunshine. I am meeting some friends for a few hours of fun and winning. Please don't wish me good luck, that seems to bring me bad luck. :noway:

I have my granddaughter for a long weekend but she spent the night at a friends. I will be picking her up and then she has dance practice all day so I won't see her until this evening. Tomorrow we are going to a charity brunch but again she has an all day dance practice so I really don't see her much. :sad: She loves to dance though and it keeps her happy and out of trouble.

Barbie, you are so busy and you still manage to get your exercise in everyday. I am so proud of you!!

Marie, glad you are walking in sunshine. :flowerforyou:

Elli, have fun shopping and babysitting. :happy: I am so proud of you for 5 days in a row of yoga, you need a day of rest for your body to catch up. :laugh:

Birdie, you know the motto, one day at a time. No one is perfect and you didn't touch the sweets so give yourself a pat on the back.

Gayla, I can't believe you still have snow, when does Spring come? Hope Neil feels better with the one pin removed.

Barb, are you saying you can sleep late with your three little doggies in bed with you? Daisy would wake me up by licking my face until I was up and about.. :laugh:

Speaking of Daisy, I have hired a trainer to come to my house to help train her better. She is a jumper and it has become really bothersome. She jumps on everyone but especially my husband and even nips enough to hurt to get attention. She has been through puppy class and a couple of the next level, but I quit taking her because I thought she would be going into heat which she still hasn't done. So my groomer was telling me about this trainer who trains with no treats and no physical contact, only positive re-enforcement. Daisy won't let me sit at my computer either she barks and jumps on me until I stand up.
She is a brat, but because she is so big we need to get this problem corrected now. Will let you know how it goes, the trainer is coming Thursday. The first day is 2 to 3 hours of getting to know each other and then the training. Wish us luck ( maybe not, whenever I am wished luck I lose).

Have a great Saturday.

Sandy

pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA

HI ALL, HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL.

MARIE, i HOPE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS WILL HELP YOU READ THIS A BIT MORE EASILY.. SORRY YOUR EYES ARE GIVING YOU SO MUCH TROUBLE. THERE ARE SOME EXERCISES FOR EYES THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK ON.. ASK THE DOCTOR.
POSSUM HAD HER KNEE SURGERY 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO, SHE IS DOING VERY WELL. THE KNEE IS WEAK OF COURSE, BUT SHE IS GETTING IN SOME WALKING AND WE ARE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES FOR HER PHYSICAL THERAPY. SHE ACCEPTS HER LEASH AND HER KENNEL WITH SUCH GRACE.. I JUST LOVE HER TO BITS!!
WE LEAVE TOMORROW.. ONLY HOME TODAY.. I PLAN TO THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM TODAY.. TRYING TO GET ONE CHORE EACH TIME WE ARE HERE.
BE SAFE ALL OF YOU, AND HAPPY SPRING!!

weaklink109

....Barb, are you saying you can sleep late with your three little doggies in bed with you? Daisy would wake me up by licking my face until I was up and about.. :laugh:

Speaking of Daisy, I have hired a trainer to come to my house to help train her better. She is a jumper and it has become really bothersome. .....
Sandy

My two littlest piglets often stay in bed until after I get up. The most likely culprit to wake me up is Mai Li. She doesn't sleep on the bed with the other two. Sometimes her "tummy" gets up before the rest of us, and if her food dish is empty when this happens, a "wake up call" is guaranteed!!:laugh: :laugh: Fortunately, this is an infrequent occurrence. What is more likely to happen is for her to decide that when the rest of us go to bed, someone (namely ME) needs to pay attention to HER. She doesn't like to get up on the bed too often. Instead, she will sit or lay next to the bed and wait for me to stick my foot out. I usually wear socks to bed, so she will try to paw them off of me,:noway: all the while rubbing her head and body against my leg. She is a goof!!:laugh: :laugh:

Well, I wish there was a way I could stay on here all day and have the storage unit clean itself, but no luck, so see you later.

Barb

weaklink109

....Barb, are you saying you can sleep late with your three little doggies in bed with you? Daisy would wake me up by licking my face until I was up and about.. :laugh:

Speaking of Daisy, I have hired a trainer to come to my house to help train her better. She is a jumper and it has become really bothersome. .....
Sandy

My two littlest piglets often stay in bed until after I get up. The most likely culprit to wake me up is Mai Li. She doesn't sleep on the bed with the other two. Sometimes her "tummy" gets up before the rest of us, and if her food dish is empty when this happens, a "wake up call" is guaranteed!!:laugh: :laugh: Fortunately, this is an infrequent occurrence. What is more likely to happen is for her to decide that when the rest of us go to bed, someone (namely ME) needs to pay attention to HER. She doesn't like to get up on the bed too often. Instead, she will sit or lay next to the bed and wait for me to stick my foot out. I usually wear socks to bed, so she will try to paw them off of me,:noway: all the while rubbing her head and body against my leg. She is a goof!!:laugh: :laugh:

Well, I wish there was a way I could stay on here all day and have the storage unit clean itself, but no luck, so see you later.

Barb

BirdieM

Well, looks like a found a group of like-minded people. I'm a retired Grammy who is an avid walker. I love to get my 10,000 plus steps in daily by either walking or rocking out dancing to video concerts. My Itouch is my favorite thing. Isn't it wonderful that we live in such a high-tech world that offers us such great resources as this?!!

I was very ill last year with thyroid problems and unable to do my usual walking, so very glad to be back in the game. My diet program is basically low carb. I'm dong gluten-free to see if that helps with my stomach 'challenges'.......seems to be so far.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you. I'm in wild and wonderful West Virginia, anyone nearby?

Make it a good day....you are worth the effort!!

Welcome ...Welcome..... I'm way over in RI but ....with this technology....as you say....we can ALL consider ourselves neighbors!!!:laugh:
BirdieM:flowerforyou:

elli

Hi everybody - hope you're all having an awesome sunday! It's SO pretty here in northeastern colorado!

Sandy - If i had gotten online yesterday i would have told you "break a leg!" to see if that worked any better. Hope you had a good casino day! I think of your granddaughter when i catch moments of that show dancing with the stars - maybe someday we'll see HER on there!!!!!!! She could be one of the dancers who partners with a star! I hired a trainer to come to the house once for my son Dakota's great pyrenees - it was really a positive experience! I think kota was only 6, blizzard was about a year old - those 2 were SO close 'till the day blizzy died.

I didn't get to yoga at all this weekend - but yesterday we worked in the yard - planting some shrubs and raking and seeding and stuff - today i'm waiting for Dakota to get here with some heavy equipment so we can till the garden, move rock, till up THAT area and haul mulch. Then i'm fixing dinner for him and his katie. So it's been a busy physical work weekend anyway, plus i walked the dogs both days.......better than nothing. Tomorrow back to yoga - i figure i better get all i can in now before we close and start figuring out the new business!

Love you guys - hope you're all having an excellent weekend!

CALIECAT

HELLO, HELLO PHOEBE, Good to see you around again.
Glad your Kitty is doing fine.
How are you doing.
Sammy and I are walking quit a lot now that it is warmer. But I misplace my pedometer. I don't know how I lost it this time. But I did.

Sandy you are such a busy girl.Bit you seems to have lots of fun.

Gayla, Glad to hear Neil is getting better, We haven't planted anything yet. we had such a rotten year last year . Kind of took the fun out.
We did plant some turnips but the did not come up.

Beth, Keep us inform on your races. And wish you the best of lluck.

Jeffrey, I know you will do just fine in your bike, swimming and all the others. I am looking forward to hearing all about you and Beth.success.

Barbiecat, Hope all is going well for you,

Barbs, I sleep in my socks too. To keep my feet warmer.

Lady, How are you this fine Sunday?

Birdie---hope you work load has ease some now.

Elli, What all are you going to Plant???????

Toby, Its great having you here.

Irene hoping you are in the best of spirit.



Have a happy Sunday

Marie

Lafla

Hi everyone! Ok, I will admit it, I am feeling a little jealous of all the gardening when I look out and see white!! I expect it will be gone in a few days and I do hope that this is the last of winter. We had been having very Springlike weather and am more than ready to get back to it. I am so lazy and such a procrastinator. I keep planning my Spring cleaning and then find other, more fun, things to do. It doesn't feel like Spring, maybe that is why! I think I have made a decision though and it is a biggie. I THINK that I have decided to go back to Weight Watchers. It really is the only thing that has helped me keep the weight off long term. I wish that I could be like all of you and be disciplined without the trappings of a program that I have to pay for. I love the NoS philosophy and do well when I stay focused but I never hated WW either. As you can see, I am still rolling it around a bit. I have been to the WW site and looked for meetings close to me. Now that the weather is getting better I see no reason not to take my lazy butt out of the house and go to a meeting. I am not sure what is holding me back from making the final step but it will happen very soon. I just want to find out who the leaders are as there are a couple that I would rather not pay to be involved with.
sorry for the long diatribe but that is what is on my mind today.
Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

CALIECAT

Gayla, WW is a very good program. I don't know there program now. I was doing core last time I went to a meeting. But I didn't lose anything on it.
If you decide to go I know you will do real good. You did here awhile back. And you can do it again.

Alice still goes to the meetings but do not follow the diet plan. She was going by South Beach diet but going in to weigh in at WW.
She was losing real good at first. But now she is not. Don't know if she went yesterday or not. I don't think it would work for me now Just too many issues with me. Too much medications.
I don't think any diet would work for me. But just as long I keep my sugar down and have a good balance diet, I should do just fine.
The best of luck to you. Keep us informed.

CALIECAT

Good morning all,

we went out to Kathy and ricky farm yesterday/ We took sammy and he did not like all of them dogs. They wouldn't leave him along. so we had to take him in the house. Kathy shut them up in their pen so Sammy could go outside and do his business. And we stayed out and Sammy had a ball.

So I don't think he would like it at a dog park. which we don't have anyway. They are getting them in some parts of Dallas so maybe one of these days we will geet one close by. And have one for small dogs.

Barbiecat, I done it again. misplace my Step counter. Womder where it will show up now?

Today is one of my grandaughter birthday. The 30 th one. Hey my grandkids are getting older.

Just wanted to drop in and say hello.

Hello everybody

Marie

Sandydur

Happy Monday!!

Marie, I never took any of my dogs to the dog park before Daisy, but because I started her young I think that makes the difference.
Sammy is set in his ways and he doesn't want to play with the other dogs so that is fine and he ended up having a great time.
It is also my grand daughter's birthday today, she is 20 and I find it hard to believe I have one a year older than her. Where does the time go? :noway:

Gayla, if weight watchers worked for you why not try it again? I say what ever works best for you is the way to go. It is just too bad that most woman are on a diet their whole lives and a lot of men can eat anything and never gain an ounce. :grumble:

We went to a charity brunch yesterday and yes, I did go over my calories for the day. :explode: The good thing is my hubby and I took Daisy for a long walk along our new river walk and I think we might have walked close to 5 miles. I forgot my pedometer so I am guessing but all three of us were tired when we got home. :laugh:

Although the scale says I probably gained a pound I am not changing my ticker unless it holds for three days. I feel it will be back to needing one pound tomorrow, at least I hope so. My weight is such a yoyo,, that is why I want to get down to 125 so I have room for it to yoyo. I will be exercising today so back on track.

Have a good day!!

Sandy

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: We just came back from the dog park.....Brandy and Sasha play with each other so it doesn't matter what other dogs are there. Sometimes Brandy barks at the other dogs, but that doesn't last long. They both like to sniff the other dogs. They also like to chase the birds. I take them so they can run around off leash. We don't have a fenced yard and without a fence, they would keep running until they got lost.

:flowerforyou: My good news is that I went to the dermatologist today and even though I have a variety of strange things on my skin, none of them is unusual or evidence of cancer and since I'm not aiming for a bikini body :laugh: it doesn't matter.

:flowerforyou: I weathered the weekend of sitting at meetings and eating restaurant meals. I managed to find time to do some walking on Saturday so I got some exercise and stayed under my calories. On Sunday I spent the whole day with the dogs.....I took them with me when I did my errands, took a nap with them, and stayed home the rest of the time to make up for being gone so much on Friday and Saturday

:flowerforyou: Gayla, the best diet (food plan) in the world is the one you'll follow, so if WW is best for you, then I join the others who are encouraging you to go. WW doesn't appeal to me, but I found something that does.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, I find that eating at home is best for me primarily because everyone else (restaurants, friends, etc.) uses too much salt so even if I stay within my calories, the scale always says I've gained weight because I am retaining fluids from the sodium. I have a granddaughter who turned 20 in January, but since she is my stepson's stepdaughter, maybe it doesn't count:laugh:

:flowerforyou: Marie, did I tell you that we found the step counter that Jake lost? Of course, we found it after we bought a new one so now we have three of them.:laugh: I hope you find yours soon.

:flowerforyou: Phoebe, it's good to hear from you again, even if it's only for a day.:bigsmile:

Jake is enjoying his trip, but wishes he were home. He'll be staying with friends for a few days rather than in a motel so he may not be able to get to his computer and he certainly won't be able to call me as often as he has been since he left.:sad:

I'm trying to decide if it's time to ride the exercise bike or take a nap

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the dogs are voting for the nap:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
hugs Barbie

Lafla

Hi everyone! We have a cloudy and dreary day today. Come on spring!! I went to the Optomotrist today and as I suspected my tear ducts are plugged. He loaded me up on medications, most of which I used to take regularly and I am hoping for a quick recovery. He said that the ones with the capsules with the Omega-3 supplement , flaxseed oil, fish oil and Vit. E may help my skin. I seem to have eczema, my diagnosis but it looks very much like the eczema my youngest son used to get. It is spreading so I do need to make an appt. for my Fam. doc. as well. It just doesn't look nice to be scratching one's butt in public!! The worst of it is in the crook of my arm. It got better, was essentially gone following our cruise. I think the sun and salt water helped.
I am still thinking about WW. I haven't mentioned it to Dave but I know he would be supportive. He eats anything (except fish and macaroni) that I put in front of him so cooking is not huge. He would like to drop a few pounds so likely would welcome it. If only I could get him to eat fish. Working in a fish plant as a teen ruined him for fish I think. Thanks everyone for the support.

Marie -- I have lost a few pedometers as well. They always show up eventually and likely yours will as well.

Beth, Elli, Jeffrey, Barb, Birdie and all the rest. Hope you are getting some sunshine.

Barbie -- sounds like you and the dogs had a nice day.

Sandy -- Your grandkids are growing up and I still have none. I see no movement in that direction which makes me kind of sad. I know, it is their lives and would never interfere but I also know it will be a huge loss for them. How could someone who chose to work with babies not have grandbabies??

Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

jeffrey71

Hi Everyone!

I am alive and well! We had a big weekend. I will write about it in detail tomorrow. I have been training hard! I have lost another inch around the waist. I Weigh about 185 and I am wearing size SMALL waist shorts! Today I swam 3/4 mile then did my strength workout for an hour then 350 crunches. After that I ran 3.5 miles. I am beat!

I hope you are all good! I will read and catch with you all tomorrow.

Night!

jeffrey

jeffrey71

Hi Everyone!

I am alive and well! We had a big weekend. I will write about it in detail tomorrow. I have been training hard! I have lost another inch around the waist. I Weigh about 185 and I am wearing size SMALL waist shorts! Today I swam 3/4 mile then did my strength workout for an hour then 350 crunches. After that I ran 3.5 miles. I am beat!

I hope you are all good! I will read and catch with you all tomorrow.

Night!

jeffrey

CALIECAT

Good hearing from you Jeffrey. You must be pretty looking good. Size small in shorts. That is fatastic. Great job my friend.

Sandydur

Happy Tuesday!!

No card game today, my friend Lou can't play. :sad: In fact we won't be playing for the next three weeks unless we can figure out another day. Next week I am having dinner with friends and the following week I am off to Minnesota to sit for my grandsons.

Jeffrey, do you have a before picture to post? It is amazing that you have lost so much weight that you can wear a size small in shorts. Do your friends even recognize you? I hope your weekend was good and not sad.

Marie, my granddaughter was looking at the profiles of our friends on MFP and was impressed with you and your age that you are being so healthy. She dances so much she is all muscle, so she really doesn't have to worry about her weight yet although she did say she weighs more than I do, which sort of made me feel good.

Barbie, I agree, I prefer to eat at home where I know what to cook to keep me focused. At times I don't have choices, such as on Sunday's when we go to my step sons. :ohwell: This weekend and next are competition weekends so I won't be eating there and if I do eat at a restaurant I will eat healthy. :happy: I love the dog park and can't wait to take Daisy again. The problem with the park I take her is that is it is fenced in but it really isn't that big and so unless I walk the perimeter of the fence that is all the walking I can do. We do have a bigger park but it has water and I am afraid she will jump in and get soaking wet. I am also afraid of the burrs she might pick up and get caught in her fur, but I think I will try it once more after she is spayed.

Gayla, I also have to go see a dermatologist for itching. I am having a problem with my scalp and I scratch it so much it looks terrible. I am going to try to stop using hair spray to see if that helps but I think it is also eczema. The other area you mentioned is also a problem with me. :laugh: Is this TMI??

Since I am not playing cards I have no excuse not to exercise so I should get at least 60 minutes on my stationary bike.
I am done with driving my granddaughter to school at 7am, now I am back to the drivers ed and dance schedule.

Have a great day.

Sandy

Lafla

Hi everyone! We had an early Dr. appt. for Neil. The Dr. was pleased with Neil's progress but still concerned about the infected area so another 10 days of antibiotics and then we will see him again a few days after that. He did pull all the pins so his toes are pin free and he is very happy about that! We are watching a swollen and painful area on the side of his foot and hoping that it was irritation from the pins and will now go away. Of course, the other possibility is some infection there and hopefully that is covered as well.
This afternoon I am doing the thing I hate more than anything in the world. Give me a colonoscopy before dental work. Yup, off to the dentist to get two old fillings taken out and then refilled and crowned. It is a two hour appt. and I am already quivering. I really would like to say to just leave them but I know that isn't the smart thing. They give me no problem but I know the concerns about old fillings. These two actually turn my mouth guard black so they must be leeching something that is not desirable.

Sandy -- You make me laugh which is a very good thing. Dave tells me that I do have a tendency to share TMI. Sorry that you are missing your card day, I know how you really like it. It always sounds like fun to me too.

Jeffrey -- You must be smashing, indeed! I have heard you get 'addicted' to exercise. I, on the other hand, an addicted to not doing exercise. Another few weeks and we can move Neil's hospital bed out of the family room and the exercise bike back in. I am actually feeling good about being able to get back on it. I always liked to watch TV while I ride, otherwise it is just too boring for me. See, I haven't got to thrill of exercise for itself yet. Honestly, I don't think that will happen. I am very impressed with the small size. Way to go, my friend!

Take care all and keep smiling. Time to go to the dentist. Gayla

viliberty1957

Just checking in. I'm still around, but I sometimes don't know where LOL. I've been trying to get some sewing done. My current project is a backpack/bag made from recycled denim jeans. I made up the pattern as I went and so far so good. The last thing, getting the straps/drawstring fastened on is a puzzler. It wouldn't be a problem, except that it is fully lined,and no way to get the straps into the bottom seam. Oh, welll, I will figure it out!

Ralph bought lumber to make a raised garden bed for me. I love home grown tomatoes. He is bringing in some soil this week so I can get started. My sister-in-law plants seeds early and has enough plants for me, too.

We came down on the price on our house in Oregon. It is in the midst of the "main street project" and the city is very picky who goes in there and have lots of rules. Everyone who has been interested so far has been "shot down" by the city planners. They want the house torn down. We lowered the price to just cover the land it is on. So maybe that wil get us a sale. If not, we will have to put renters in. It is just too expensive to keep it otherwise.

I wish all of you the best. God Bless! Irene

Lafla

Me again! I got through the procedure just fine. Honestly, it was not the big deal I had set myself up for. I figured a 2 hour appt. meant bad so it was a nice surprise as much as the dentist goes. One more appt. in 2 weeks and then I am good to go for awhile.

Irene -- Nice to hear from you. I love my raised garden beds, pictures are on my home page. They aren't big but I call them perfect. I wish I had some space for potatoes but can't have everything. I also would like to plant strawberries somewhere but don't really want to give up a whole bed. I may try it this year though. My sil has a greenhouse and gorgeous flowers in her yard but she lives far from me. Have you had your house for a long time? It must be frustrating that the city is making it so difficult to sell it. Good luck to you.
Gayla

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :sad: :flowerforyou: :sad: Jake is still gone and won't be home for more than a week. He is staying with friends right now so he doesn't have access to his computer and doesn't have much time for himself. He sends me text messages so I know he is OK but we haven't had much chance to talk on the phone.

:flowerforyou: I've found lots of time for exercise (I should probably be doing some housecleaning). The dogs are loving our long visits to the park that are part free running for them and part walking on leash. I ride the exercise bike a lot......20 minutes at a time while watching something I've recorded from TV. I have the hide-a-bed open in the living room so the dogs have a comfy place to stretch out or play with their toys.

:flowerforyou: It got warm for awhile today but before I could change my clothes to go out and pull weeds, it got cloudy, cold, and drizzly

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, congratulations on fitting into new skinny shorts,,,,I, too, would like to see a "before" picture of you.

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I agree with you about the dentist......I pray, meditate, breathe, and sing to myself to pass the time and that seems to help. About 10 years ago I went to the dermatologist with a terrible itching, rash problem and when she said it was psoriasis I was so relieved to find out it wasn't either leprosy or skin cancer. My recent visit was the same.....I have a lot of ugly stuff on my body, but none of it is skin cancer or anything to worry about and since I'm not planning to wear a bikini it doesn't really matter.:laugh: I'm glad to hear that the pins are gone from Neil's foot, but sorry to hear that the infection continues.

:flowerforyou: Marie, there was a woman riding a trike at the city park yesterday when I was walking the dogs and I thought about you. You would love our park, but Sammy would have to be on a leash.

:flowerforyou: Elli, are you doing more yoga this week?

:flowerforyou: Sandy, I guess I'm lucky that I don't have family to invite me over for dinner all the time. I keep getting better at ordering in restaurants (I went to two of them over the weekend). I'm sorry to hear that your card games have been canceled for awhile......using that time for exercise is a great idea.

:flowerforyou: Irene, all your projects sound great....good luck figuring out the sewing project.......how frustrating about selling your house......

:flowerforyou: I stretched out in bed this afternoon with the dogs and finished reading my book and then napped a bit. The dogs love that and I was fortunate that the phone didn't ring.

Now I'm off to ride the exercise bike again.
Barbie

weaklink109

...... I have the hide-a-bed open in the living room so the dogs have a comfy place to stretch out or play with their toys....
Barbie

Ok, if there is anybody out there who thinks MY "little piggies" are spoiled, please read above quote!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Doggies with their own hide-a -bed in front of the tv!!!:noway: :noway: That beats anything that happens around here!! I bet Brandy and Sasha enjoy being spoiled. I know my three certainly do.

BTW, today is my 1 year anniversary for joining MFP. Didn't make my 100 lbs. lost goal, but have definitely come a long way.

So long for now...

Barb:noway: