WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

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Michele, when you open the picture in Photobucket over to the side it will list 4 different codes you can use. You want the one on the bottome that say IMG code. click on it and it will say copied" paste that here and change the IMG to img on the beginning and the ending. to know if you will need to resize it or not go to photo bucket and click resize. around 300 pixels is usually pretty good.

Texasgal22: Yes, having a desk job at home would be even more limiting than my desk job at our university...I really can get out for lunch, in fact, my boss encourages it...she changes and power-walks at least 3 times a week...but I'll just have to make myself get started again and gain some momentum. Thanks for the response. My sisters and I will be driving for the next 2 days from Texas to NC after visiting our brother and his family, so the challenges will be "meals on the road" and working in some stretching and walking after being in the car that long. Have a good rest of the weekend! Kathryn

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Michele when you point to your picture you should see this.




You need to click on the IMG Code and make sure you see it say copied.

So I added the img's to your link. Here is the picture of your pool. It is amazing!

Jane-Congrats that you have almost made a year! I can’t believe that I still have all the same bloating, cravings and depression. I almost feel back to normal now! I hope all is well with the new place. :flowerforyou:

Fonitoni, how is the exercise going? Maybe you need to eat more calories if you are doing a lot of exercise? Let us know how it is going!

Bigpal-belated anniversary! Hope you had a nice day! :drinker: :drinker:

Jb-where is Sauvie Island? I would love to learn how to can, preserve and all that other stuff you are doing with your autumn harvest. I have been getting too frustrated with growing zucchini this year and the powdery mildew! I keep cutting off all the leaves and it keeps coming back! Your camping trip sounds like so much fun!

Sasha, try whole wheat pasta. I get the same sleepy feeling from regular pasta, but not from the whole wheat, brown rice etc. Mind you I usually only eat ½ cup! :ohwell: :ohwell:

Glendalight- the lake ride in the morning sun, sounds absolutely fabulous! You are so right about going slow, when you get back into exercise! I also had a problem with snacking, now I just make sure it is healthy snacking!

AuntieBK, who your week is so busy, but the line dancing class sounds like so much fun! I
used to do this before knee problems. Ok, now about parsnip circles! I have never tasted a parsnip! How should one try these if eating for the first time? What does this mean AHMOD? :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

DebA- how is it going with meal planning and trying to get in your exercise. Try to make yourself a priority! I hope all is going well. I need to also make meals ahead of time and freeze them for the family. :happy:

DeeDee- hope you are feeling better now. I was feeling yucky last week too! My was hormone related ,but never the less, still cranky! I am glad that I can come on this site and vent! Everyone has such great suggestions and the support is amazing! Maybe your allergies are adding to the weight gain. The histamine response that is caused by all the pollens cause swelling and the eyes/nose etc problems. So, take an antihistamine and you might feel better an this might help with the swelling also! Just like Pms , the swelling affects brain tissue and this is why we women get cranky! Lol DeeDee l,just read your new post! Glad you are feeling better! :happy: :happy:

Nancy, Happy Birthday and to your DD too! I hope you are having a lovely time with your DD! Was that karma or what finding your own birth record! I will have to goggle the Lululemon wear! Never heard of it down here in So calif. Went and rode the bike today, don’t know about any endorphins but I did feel better afterwards! Thanks for reminding me about the book “A Complaint Free World” . I need to see how much it costs on the kindle. :laugh: :laugh:

Laura80111- what does your DH do to be on a low carb diet? Just not eat any bread,etc? Is he following a diet like Atkins? I am just curious . Low carb works if one can keep it up and not get bored with the food choices! Glad your DH got the job! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Kate, it seems like I am always behind with the mundane house chores. I just get them done when I can. Hope you will have fun with your social group and doing service products!

Teri- congrats on your weight loss. Even the smallest loss is still a loss! Much better than a gain!! Just keep up the good work and it will lead you down the loss road! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker:

Dmomofthree. When I go to the movies. I make air popped pop corn put it in a plastic bag and just it in my purse. I also just take a bottle of water to drink! I think it is wise if you don’t feel ready to be in that environment, to not go!! That is good taking care of yourself! :indifferent:

Mwheatcraft54- after reading the posts here many ladies are also still having periods! Thanks for the well wishes! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Meg, does the depo work to help stop the bleeding. I think the side effects would be too much for me! Hope all went well at your nurse visit! :happy:

Robin (Bodi and Ritter) did you finish the dog house? :ohwell: :ohwell:

Lin- what 59 , oh my I cant even imagine another 4 years of this curse! Ok, so now I want green beans and salmon. Will have to wait for Friday payday! Yum! :grumble: :grumble:

Lentigogirl- sounds like a fun work weekend with the receptions Happy Birthday to your dance studio, what type of dance?

Michele – the cooking class that you went to sounds fun. The salad sounds good! Are you done with the popcorn strands? How do you keep it from getting tangled up in the storage bags! :bigsmile: The pictures of your pool and spa are amazing!

June, I started gaining weight as soon as I hit 50! It was amazing how quick it came on, and now how it is to come off, vs being younger! Happy Birthday! You town social event sounds so interesting and fun! Tell us more about Calamity Jane days!

Barbie, I love the kitty on the keyboard. Also I have a friend on Facebook who lives near you and has a friend who she said was “the best house sitter ever” So, if your friend needs a person or to have someone on standby let me know and I can get you the info! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Love the puppy picture!

Liz- hope the car bill is not too expensive!

Kackie, wow congrats on your hike up Sphinx mountain! What a great feeling that must have been when you were finished! :drinker: :drinker:

Micki, congrats on the NSV and your walk! Thanks for the suggestions about brushing your teeth, etc! Sounds like you are going to float away with all that water!

Cjspensley- I hope your DH is taking his health more seriously. Maybe , small changes for him are what is needed.It is very common for men to deny their symptoms. Maybe you need to find an exercise that you both like and he might get motivated? My DH also has a very stressful job and does the same thing. Comes home and gels in front of the TV. He has hunting season coming up so he gets some exercise! I will pray for your DH! :noway: :noway:

Wessecg- you are right, don’t weigh everday. You weigh can fluctuate from am to pm, from salt to drinking water! :sad: :sad:

Edraper70- praying for your son and the families that lost loved ones recently. Hugs for you!

Nan- and Cmaggies welcome to the group!

I am feeling much better now that the curse is over! My DD and I went to the gym today. I did the recumbent bike for 45 mins and now my rear end is so sore, that I can hardly sit down!! Tomorrow , we are going to do the elliptical if my knee will tolerate it or the treadmill! Oh, it was 113 degrees here today, about 107 in my back yard! Winter hurry up!:noway: :noway:

I hope that you are all being strong, drinking your water, logging your food, exercising ! Most important being kind and loving towards yourself!

Here's to another day to be the best we can be! Hugs, Linda SundanceB

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Good night, lovelies!

Still playing catchup, just finished part 1...
Great Line Dance workshop with Dancin' Dean today. Exercised restraint at the potluck, avoided all the creamy salads and starchy crockpot yummies. Only vegetables available were pickled asparagus . so focused on protein and fresh fruit. Held the desserts down to edges of 2 brownies and 1 inch slice of pineapple upside down cake but what a toll:explode: those sweets take on the calorie count. Supper tonight was mostly raw vegetables and hummus, held the Saturday beer down to one. All in all pretty happy with today.

:happy: gini project manager AND video director? Impressive!
:flowerforyou: Jane hope you feel better soon, it stinks to hurt so bad you have to skip pt.
Kathy cleaning out the garage, tossing and donating for 2 straight days? You are one strong woman! Only natural to second guess your choices, hang in there!:ohwell:
Polly Love it when procrastination pays! :laugh: Straight black skirt yippee!
Meg your cranky-spirit haunted GPS made be snort my tea! :drinker: I've always preferred maps and loved Mapquest 'til they went all smart-phone and disappeared the "print" button :grumble: My Omron Walking Style pedometer lives in my pocket and has been my mostly faithful companion thru 3 battery changes... BUT it failed me today:explode: , only registering 6K+ steps after line dancing 5.5 hrs. I blame it on the slightly tight :blushing: pockets of these new, 14P white jeans. Please find a better Zumba class, every one I've gone to has been fun because the people were all there to have a good time sweating, :noway: NOT to roll their eyes at newbies. Won 2nd place at the weigh in, woo HOO! It's Saturday night, hope your tax struggles are over. We take our pooches to "Doggie detailing" cuz Joe's an ex-auto mechanic.
Eileen, con VERY grts on the down 48 pounds. That's awesome!:drinker:
Janie great goals! Has your pt any exercises you can do to ease the pain? :sick:
Micki not cheating to change your weigh-in day, do what works for you. I had to change mine from Friday to Monday to face the reality of what weekend indulgences do.:sick:
Lila lovely description and spin on your hike, was it for work? What do you do?:huh: Yay size 10!!!
Liz I'm right there with you, waiking at 4:30 might as well get up for the day. :yawn:
Barbie Jake has step goals too? What a guy! "when I found line dancing I knew it was the answer" Amen!:happy:
Nancy What a great running example you are to your students and to us! What a gift you are giving those girls. How clever to think of the iphone app. You ROCK! j'boy's "aversion to orange food" :laugh:
Glenda bathing suit to bathrobe to car in northern climes, I can just imagine!:laugh:
Linda "pictures of my self that I would post. I guess I need to in that this will help with the acceptance of how big I am" :sick: I'm shuddering in fear:noway: of a picture taken today that will soon appear on facebook.:embarassed: Line dance workshop today, time for group picture. Was dinking around in the kitchen (not eating, honest!) and was last out. I'm short so always get stuck in the front row but today was worse. There was no room in the front row, so when they said "just lie down in front", I took leave of my senses and did. :blushing: Then Dancin' Dean our guest instructor (he's a hoot!) got down on the ground too. There we both are head to head on the floor, sprawled on our sides in front of God and everybody. :sick: Oooh, it's going to be ugly... uh... er... I mean... motivating! :ohwell:
bigpal and all who suffer leg cramps,:sad: At today's workshop my buddy was devasatated by a leg cramp so powerful it was distorting her foot. Our dance teacher's wife (a nurse) made a hot pack out of a micorwaved dishtowel and asked my friend about water intake.:drinker: Turned out she was short yesterday and so far today had had only coffee. We started pouring water down her throat. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: That and the hot pack and some massage and she was able to return to the dancefloor. Drink drink drink your water. [Glug!]
DeeDee et al, Afraid the fork is lost forever... will tell the story of my misbehaviour:devil: later.
Lentigogirl Bright red dress from 20 yrs ago? YAY! dance="sheer joy", truth!
12274 baby vaseline to protect your skin from the chlorine, great idea!:happy:
Tigress et all, you almost persuade me to overcome my strong dislike for fish to try the Magic-of-salmon.... naaaah... :noway: Green beans, si, nasty stinky fish NO! :noway: :noway: :noway: "Air cooker, is that a kind of convection oven? " was hungry when I was cooking it, but as I was eating it, I just wasn't hungry anymore", yes it has happened to me a few times too, but alas, not often enough!:laugh:
Laura80111 good luck selling your house. :flowerforyou: Things are definitely picking up. In our neighborhood, 3 houses that have been on the market for months, sold last week, as did another house that had only come in the market this month.
cathy Have you mentioned the knee issue to your water aerobics instructor? :huh: s/he may be able to suggest modifications.
Robin, "a little tap dance floor to put on the carpet"? He's a keeper! Tap ON, dance is a FUN way to move. Hope next workweek is less stressful.
margeelevin TDEE formula?:glasses:
jen congrats on the BP, now that IS an NSV!:flowerforyou:
michele crockpot lemon bread? Would you share the recipe? "I go in the pool, when I get out, I'm really energized and ready to do cleaning." More than weird. IF I could feel that way, maybe I could talk Joe into a pool in our next place.:noway:
Gail "uphill both ways":laugh:
cjspensley WELL past the 20 pound mark, Hooray!!!:flowerforyou:
Amanda, belated best anniversary wishes.:flowerforyou: So glad you got the right guy at last. You deserve "to love and be loved by such an amazing man"
wessecg have you taken your measurements? :huh: Maybe the weight has been stable becaue you're replacing fat with muscle as janehadji suggests?
janehadji, salmon poached in wine, hmmm... nope, afraid I'd just drink the wine:drinker: and skip the salmon.:bigsmile:
4dogmom "at four small forkfuls and threw half of it away" Well done! :happy:
Sally good to see you back again!:glasses:

:flowerforyou: Sherai, fattypattybin, and all newbies I missed, welcome!
Carolyn, M, mwheatcraf and everyone else I missed, I am reading all the posts, thanks for your inspirations and stories!

Hugs,


Barbara, the AHMOD who WILL be size 10 one day

September I resolve to be good to myself:
eat 7 servings fruits + veggies
invest 20 minutes in SWSY or on the mat and 10 minutes decluttering
moderate to 1 glass wine per night (Sat + Sun allow 2 beers/day)
figure out this darned HRM and uset it at least once
smile, don't yell...
2012: dance more, bark less and check in!!!

Michele the pool is looking fabulous!!!!!!!!


I forgot about the edit button!!!

Lila,

That is so funny about cleaning the house - that's on my list today too! Spent the day canning tomatoes yesterday (not allowed to climb ladders per my husband after I took a tumble from the top of a ladder two stories up when I was painting our foyer, so definitely no roof jobs for me! But congratulations to you!) so didn't get anything on my list done (canning wasn't on the list, but the tomatoes weren't going to wait). I just told my husband I'm heading out to the store, then spending the rest of the day cleaning - he's surprised because he thinks I should be lolling around on the couch, celebrating my fabulous successes . I'm not like that though.

I hope you're able to enjoy the rest of the weekend.

M.

Good morning to all of you strong determined women. It is a weird day here; foggy and grey. We had a great time last night. Went to a new Mexican restaurant in a little town north of here and also stopped and had a glass of wine at this cool wine bar. It’s all in a small area of NE and everyone in the wine bar knows each other, or if you don’t, the proprietress introduces you. It only holds about 20 people, so it’s never crowded. Then we played cards for a while and I slept soundly only to be awakened this morning by all our smoke detectors going off at once. :sad:

We could never find a reason for it and they are not tied together in anyway, so it’s a real mystery as to why they would all go off at the same time, and then they all stopped at exactly the same time by themselves. Interesting. If you’ve never seen three cats react to the chirping of 7 smoke detectors blaring, it’s a sight to see! :laugh:

Happy to report I am not sore this morning. Need a good stretch though. I’ll get to that later. DH and DD#1 went to church and they will pick up DD#2 while there; she had a lock in last night. I’m sorry to miss church today…it’s an outside service with both our bands so it sounds like a lot of fun. I didn’t get any work done yesterday, so I had to stay home and work.
I got my hotel confirmation yesterday for Philly and went on the website to check it out. Holy cow it is gorgeous!!!!! Very luxurious. In walking distance of Independence Hall! I have to get in the day before my meeting, so I hope the next morning I can go to Independence Hall and down the street to visit another publisher I am working for. My meeting doesn’t start til 1:30 and some of us are having lunch, but I have the morning. Now I’m getting excited! :happy:

Mwheatcraft: that’s a great idea to set an alarm to remind you to get up once in a while. I too would stay glued in my chair if I didn’t make myself get up once in a while!

Laura: holy cow what a crazy Saturday. I’m sorry about all your car problems. Good news about hubby getting his job, even though it’s not what he’s used to, in this economy, anything is great.

Ferb03: I can’t access your diary, but I agree with Micki if she saw it: more water, more produce. You can’t ever get enough water or produce!!! The hot dogs aren’t bad in themselves once in a while, but they are loaded with sodium.

CJ: can you get DH to walk with you? Entice him with saying “Let’s go on a romantic walk and hold hands”??? Does he like any sports like golf or bowling? Maybe you can take dancing lessons?

Kathy: yay for peach yogurt!!! Good choice

DeeDEe: Your lunch sounds like a ton of fun. Are you next in line for a bike? Please post a pic of you in the tiara!!! So sorry about the grape problem. :sick: I hope you are feeling better today!

Liz: keeping my fingers crossed that you stay on plan at the restaurant!

Sally: good news on your knees and your exercising!

Kate: I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you too on weigh in day.

Fattipatti: wow that’s awesome that you were working so hard on the cleanup and what a great role model you are to your kids!!!

Michele: I’m with you and wanting animals, but 3 cats and a dog is enough here!!! My heart melts at the sight of kitties. I bet your house is as furry as mine; we joke that when you open a can of soup there is already cat hair in it! Our cleaning lady keeps asking if she can shave all of them! :laugh: OMG your POOL!!!!! IT is SO gorgeous! Not at all what I was expecting; I just figured a rectangular standard pool. This is fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I am moving in!!!!! :bigsmile:

RJ: I agree with the sodium. But one thing is good; if you don’t eat much processed food you can stay low. I was amazed to see that on days where I don’t eat anything processes, I can stay easily under 1500 mg. I think most Americans get something like 4000 mg a day. Stay away from Joe’s Crab Shack though…some of their steam pots have over 10,000 mg according to their website! YIKES :grumble:

Barbie: glad your dinner went well….flexibility is the key! Your baby is adorable

Lila: You’re looking forward to cleaning? Maybe you have a fever? LOL.:laugh: I’m glad my crazy life gets some smiles. Good for you on finishing the roof without falling!

Linda: Usually the depo stops the bleeding for 2 of the 3 months, so at least that’s an improvement! I had to smile about brain swelling….mine must be about ready to blow! I have been careful about my weight, starting doing all these healthy things, joined MFP, all because the last time I was on depo I gained a ton. I don’t have any side effects from it. Holy cow…still that hot? Wow!!! Sounds like you had a good day at the gym despite the sore butt! :bigsmile:

Viv: baby steps, baby steps. I usually buy Yoplait lite yogurt and really like them.

Barbara: Doggy detailing! I love it. :laugh: I know my step class is much more tolerant of the newbies than the zumba class was. I think it was just too big. We were very crowded and I was messing people’s routine up. There’s a better one out there. Size 14 eh? Excellent!!!!! Also congrats on the second place finish and doing all that dancing! You rock!

Tigress: happy Sunday to you too! I was amazed when DH defrosted our freezer a couple of week ago. So much food!

Well I need to get rolling here. Welcome to the newbies and come back often so we can get to know you. We are a fabulous group to be part of!!! Take care everyone and be kind to yourself and others. Meg :drinker:

Just got back from shopping with DH spent way to much money at Costco. I found some Roasted seasoned seaweed, I tried it at the store and love it. Only 45 cal per bag and different. I can take it for a snack, or add it to a salad. Of course DH wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. LOL

Meg- your house sounds like mine, cat fur is a condiment in our house and yes there is a cat hair in every can. I have a friend who doesn't like pets, but loves my cooking. I told her she has to live with the cat hair. :blushing: Oh yes I know what it is like for all the smoke alarms to go off at once and 3 cats freaking out in the house. Ours did that once when our roof leaked. It looked like death race 2000 in the house.

Michele- I'm coming over to swim once your pool is done. It is beautiful.

I'm making a turkey tonight for dinner, it is the last one from the freezer. I got them really cheap. I am going to have butternut squash and some stuffing with a small salad. I know I shouldn't have the stuffing but it is my fav so 1/2 cup it is.

Tigress

I want to thank everyone for your prayers and concern for my son...and all the military. He called his wife right after church today so I got to talk to him for a couple of minutes. He seems okay although I'm sure some of that calm attitude is for my benefit.

Sooner or later I will have to get up and go for a walk or something. Right now I'm sitting here flipping the channels back and forth between our two local teams the Padres (losing) and the Chargers (winning). I love to watch sports...Especially baseball.

We went to Costco after church so I looked for the Skinny Pop popcorn that some have mentioned. They had never heard of it. Shucks. I love popcorn. They did have the blend with chocolate popcorn, caramel corn and cheese popcorn. I resisted, but it was hard!

Michelle, your pool is beautiful! Ours needs remodeling so badly, but it will have to wait until I win the lottery or something. The water is still nice though even if it is in an ugly "container."

Eileen

barbie - thanks. That's EXACTLY what I did, but I still couldn't get the pic to post.

rj - thanks for posting the pic of the pool. It isn't done yet, still no decking or the waterslide. But at least the spillover is there. To me, it's just so relaxful to float around in the pool listening to the spillover. Now, for my own sake, I'm going to try this again.



Thanks everyone for your comments on the pool. I must admit, that I'm starting to get a little bit antsy about getting it done. But then I keep thinking "if they rush, they might make a mistake so better to have it done correctly the first time around". There is one guy who is a very hard worker, as a matter of fact the general contractor sometimes has to tell him to slow down. The problem is when you go fast, sometimes you make mistakes. He could go much further in the business, but his problem is that he doesn't speak English (well, not much anyway) and my understanding from his wife is that he really doesn't have a desire to learn. How sad!

Linda Sundance - I'm pretty muchly done with the popcorn strands. If we get another nice day (not windy), I may do a little more. But if we don't, I think I have enough done.

Making lemon blueberry muffins for bunco Tuesday. Well, I just took them out of the oven They had good flavor, but for some reason they all stuck to the pan, even tho I sprayed it with nonstick cooking spray. These blueberries are too good for me to try making them again. Well, I made orange oatmeal cookies last night, we can have those.

This afternoon I'm supposed to go see a play "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" put on by the local theater group.

Did an hour of aerobics with My Fitness Coach today. Tomorrow I'll do some yoga and then take the extremepump class. RIGHT NOW the guy is supposed to be here to start building the retaining wall tomorrow. But they are calling for possible showers, so we shall see......

Barb - sounds like you did well at that potluck. Isn't it such a shame that there are so few veggies, and many times when you get veggies it has this thick creamy sauce on it. That's the way it is when we have a Newcomer potluck, lots of desserts, too. I usually avoid them unless the dessert is fresh fruit

DeeDee - I remember once years ago Bryan had lots of grapes while we were in the car driving to Florida. Then we made LOTS of potty stops....lol

Liz - yea for your mechanic! Sounds like you have super friends.

tigress - we used to have a freezer that we had to defrost, so I remember what a pain that could be. I would try to use up as much of the food as I could before I'd defrost it. After defrosting the good thing was that there was more room for putting things in. Now we have a self-defrost freezer. I do wish, tho, that I'd gotten the larger one.

meg - that certainly is weird how all of the smoke detectors went off at once. About the zumba, you said "there is a better one out there" Better what? I'm wondering if I need to get a DVD just until I get some of the moves down

Barb - here's the recipe, I can't find it right now, but I printed it out a while ago:
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1-2/3 cup flour
1-2/3tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
grated peel from 1 lemon
Glaze
1/4 cup powdered sugar
juice of 1 lemon

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, mix well.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to shortening mixture

Stir in lemon peel

Spoon batter into empty, well-greased 2lb coffee can or loaf pan and cover with well greased tin foil. Place in cooker set on high for 2 to 2-1/4 hours, or until tester inserted into center comes out clean. Remove bread from coffee can.

Mix together powdered sugar and lemon juice. Pour over loaf

Well, the guy just called, seems he has to reschedule the start of the retaining wall to Tuesday from Monday. And weather.com predicts 100% chance of rain so I doubt anything will be done Tuesday. Then it'll depend on how much rain we get and how muddy it is, he may have to wait an extra day before he can get started. Vince just mentioned something I didn't even think of. If he didn't finish the job he was on and he needs to complete it Mon, what if they get so much rain that he can't finish it?

Teri - happy birthday to your grandson

anjoneill - congrats on getting into those clothes

Eileen - Vince is a big Chargers fan. Unfortunately, being in NC he doesn't get to see too many of their games.

Polly - I swear trainers get a kickback from those people who put the rails in the bathroom so you can hold on and slowly lower yourself onto the toilet. The advantage is that you work your keigel muscle "I really don't want to go to the bathroom, I'll hold it in as long as possible"....lol How thoughtful of your hubby to get your bike out.

Going to post this. If the pic doesn't post, no one needs to do anything. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Robin, That is the cutest picture of your dogs looking out their new window! Eileen