WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2012

Hi Ladies, it is 0054 and I just finished reading all the post and chatting with ya'all.
I had a busy day but managed to get to the gym before I picked DD up from school. My DD#1 started her menses today and guess what- so did I! Oh ,this is crazy. My DD#2 said Mom you are too old to have periods! I know right! Anyway,so this definitely explains the out of control cravings for sweets last week.. The girls did not do their chores tonight, so , DD#2 said' I have a choice and I will do the dishes in the morning.' I will have to do the litter box tomorrow morning, as DD#1 has school in the morning! Oh well, not a battle I can to engage in! One day they will be on their own and have the natural consequence of having to do everything and clean up for themselves. They have a great life's lesson to learn.
The latest and greatest news- I deposited the refund from the IRS today!!!!!!!!!!! This is for the 2009 taxes. Amen the nightmare is over and we did not have to hire a lawyer! Thanks to Congressman Duncan Hunters employee Dawn, through her help and persistence the nightmare is over finally. This has been one long haul with the social security administration and the IRS. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

I am doing well with food,exercise , now I have to get my water intake up.:drinker: :drinker:
Goals for Oct - to lose 6 lbs, exercise 4-5 days week, read the happiness project and be loving no matter what!

Kate- I think your DH wins the prize. Wow, I can just imagine what your house smelled like! I can see the Halloween paintings melting and the smell. The mad hunter was at work brewing his magic deer head potion! I hope you did not have any lingering odor! My DH had to order a huge restaurant size pot from Cabelas. The pot he had was too little. Now he has the head in a huge pot, antlers sticking out and it is boiling away on the back patio. He puts Tide laundry soap in the water so it won’t stink TOO bad. I guess it also bleaches the head too. I won’t even tell you want he has in the garage that he wants to make a table with. I think we need to move to the country and buy some land, so he can be outside and be away from neighbors! Snow already- still in the 80’s here.:noway: :noway:

Faye- nice that you had an awesome trip and lost weight too! Sweet! Don’t show up the guys too bad at the gym! I too love your motivation for wanting to lose weight and be strong and healthy! :drinker: :drinker:

Janie, I am glad that your friend is exercising and more than likely has a positive attitude. Both of these factors will help her in the fight against the breast cancer. It is so nice to have someone who motivates us.

CSueB- wow that is great 2-5ks in one month! That is a great goal. I used to run races like that and loved it so much. Unfortunately, can’t do that any more. Enjoy every moment and run for me! :drinker: :drinker:

Meg- you and Ginny are doing a great job. Its so nice to have a work out pal! What a funny neighbor you had. He was hanging Rudolph just for you. How cute that he even made a sign for you! Love it! That is a great idea about the monopoly money. I hope it works! Good for you getting your desk cleaned out! Feels good to have the work space clean and ready to go! Are you sure 1+1+2? Lol :laugh: :laugh:

Cathy- glad you are back on track. Have you tried any Velcro with the leg brace? Maybe you need something like a garter ,so you can clip the brace to the garter and it might hold it in place, or at least slipping down? Cathy we love kale chips! :bigsmile:

Rjadams- glad that you are back on track. Maybe you can talk to your Doctor to get your some help with some meds to take the “edge” off while you are weaning off alcohol? Just a thought? Change is a hard thing no matter what we need to change. Praying for you the God will give you the strength you need during this time! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Laura80111- Will be praying that DH can find a full time job. I bet he is loving working in Gander Mountain. That must be a hunting mans paradise! That is certainly not what you wanted to hear from your Mom when you called her for support! I did have to laugh at her statement “ "I always knew that you'd get yours back" My girls we great as toddlers, it’s the teenage years that I can use your Mom’s wise words for them! Congrats on being 0.6 lbs away from your goal! Awesome! Wow, that is an amazing story about your DS. You and your DH did a great job! That is such an inspiring story. How nice to be gifted with music! :flowerforyou:

Scadoody- Welcome to the most wonderful post in the world!

Michele- I am going to make some chocolate cupcakes with beets. I get beets from our bi-weekly CSA, but have no clue what to do with them. I also gave away 2 eggplants today for the same reason. I liked a dish called –babagau (I don’t know correct spelling) when I was in Egypt. It was a dip ,like humus.. It is hard with picky eaters to make “plain things” sometime. When I read all the work etc that is going on with you pool/back yard it stresses me out and you are the one getting the pool put in. Wow, what a production. :noway: :noway:

Djhobs- oh, how lovely your recent adventure. Nice to have a relative with a nice place you can stay at! You must be refreshed now! Can’t wait for you to share the news about your DS! :bigsmile:

Polly- maybe I missed what math class you are taking, but what are you taking? Always nice when the DH helps out, even nicer when they do it on their own! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Susan-welcome

Gini- enjoy your trunk ot treat. They do the same thing at the churches here! The kids love it! :laugh: :laugh:

Mary- Welcome!

Wessecg- 8000 more calories out than in, well that is quite a burn and I would think you would have a loss! Keeping my fingers crossed for you! :drinker: :drinker:

Kackie, wow that is great that you were able to run for 22 mins. Keep up the good exercise and the eating will fall into place,

Barbie, I am going to have to buy Strong Women Stay Young” and “Younger Next Year for Women. I bought the Happiness Project on THE Kindle, but have not had time to read it yet! Thank you so much for the good reading material and support! Yum to the fresh salmon! I hope Jake has good news re; rotator cuff. :bigsmile:

Yoyoung- welcome!

DeeDee- you had your chocolate and ate it too! I have gone off like chocolate this year? It is strange, but that is ok with me. I do really like white chocolate though! Lol Cant wait to head the NSV’S! :drinker: :drinker:

Ladyberyl- what is the brand of 50 cal corn tortillas! :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile:

Tdaughtersmom- welcome and no that is not selfish. God gave you another loving mission to do with your grandchildren. No one better to teach them than their Grandmother! Hugs :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

Jolene – I hope the swelling in your knees has gone down. Cortisone does that to ones blood sugar. Takes it high than normal. I live through the posts on here too! Hang in there , there is another day to heal and get healthy! Hugs :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:


Glenda- that must have felt good to purge your closet of the clothes. Shows what a great job you have done, caring for yourself! :bigsmile:

Jane- sounds like you have some good substitutes instead of eating. I have a problem with not being able to sleep, and I get up and eat carbohydrates. They make me sleepy. I do add them into my calorie count. I am trying to break this habit too! I never thought that I would be missing getting a good solid straight 8 hours of sleep. I do miss those days! Hope you had nice Oct birthday celebrations with your loved ones. Keep up the good work, your doing awesome!

Swissmiss- get those vacation days in and enjoy the time with your youngst child! :drinker: :drinker:

Liz- sorry you got the crud, hope it goes away fast and you are back up on your feet again! Stay home if you are still sick, care for yourself so that you will bounce back better and stronger. :sick: :sick:

M- your fondue sound so yummy. I haven’t eaten that for years. Thanks for the info about eating back the calories! I am busy running around in the time between lunch and dinner. I have been trying to go to the gym about 1 hour before I pick up my kids from school. When I get home I try to prepare dinner before I start work. So, that is how I keep busy. :sad: :sad:

Jb – thank you for the recipe of chili Verde. I love chili Verde. I am gonna make some of that. I have never roasted any veggies, so this will be a new experiment for me! Don’t stress over the scale. Just keep on the right path and you will be seeing what you want on the scale! Thank you so much for this--A boy says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I want to be a musician." The mother replies, "You'll have to decide, son, because you can't do both." This is not really a joke, because the only difference between men and boys are the price of their toys!!!! Lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Lila- sounds like you had a lovely Thanksgiving. How nice to have some quality bonding time with your DD. I have been to Vancouver Island once, and I loved it. What a wonderful place to live! :bigsmile:

KathyL – you do have so much going on right now and It is very stressful. Remember to take good care of yourself do you can be there to support your daughter. Having job choices is nice. I think honesty in the job interview is the best way to go. If an employer doesn't support family taking care of their loved ones,for awhile, well would you really want to work for them. Remember there are state and federal laws that you can take time off work to help family. I will be praying for you and your DD.:flowerforyou:

Nancy, how nice to have a cabin on the lake. Sounds like you had a great time. Hope your bug bite/poison ivy-oak is getting better. :sick: :sick:

Lin, it is hard to give up some clothes. It must be the way we grew up. My girls decide they don’t like one of their shirts or pants any more and they think they can just give it away or throw it out. I have 23 huge bags of their clothers/shoes etc that I am keeping for awhile. The clothes are in style and brand names that teenagers like. I told the girls we can sell them at the swap meet and make some Christmas money. Ha,:grumble: :grumble: ha , they just loved the idea of that! NOT!

sweet dreams. may you all have a nurturing day!
Linda

Surprised this morning when the scale was veeeery slightly down this morning -- even after the high cal / sodium lunch yesterday. All the water afterwards gets the credit.

Thanks, Cathy and Wesscg for the feedback on dementia.

Back to work shortly, though I will leave on time and go to the Y today.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Gail

WOW...great quotes at the end of your post, thank you! :happy: I am still trying to figure out how to respond to people's posts....it's so great to find a group that I can fit in with. Happy day! Today is my "rest" day from exercise, and it's making me a little nuts... do you or anyone else reading these struggle with rest days? I just don't want to lose my momentum! (but realizing it is necessary and healthier to take SOME rest days) sigh............... I hope everyone has a very good day today! :flowerforyou:

Just checking in after skimming through pages of posts. It's been another crazy week at work -- worked late Monday and tonight until after 8p, then need to be back ~ 8a. Oy! Just can't seem to catch up and the piles are getting higher. It is a blessing to have the business, but we don't have enough hands to do all the work. We did go out to lunch today and, silly me, I decided to have a burger which was more than my day's allotment. Tomorrow is another day - thank goodness!! I need to drink a lot of water tonight.

For any of those dealing with someone with dementia, what were the first things you noticed or picked up on in their behavior?

Thanks!
Gail

The first thing I noticed with my mom was that she was losing the ability to make decisions. We'd go shopping and she'd buy what I bought (she'd never done that before) and when going out to eat she'd look at the menu and not be able to decide so my dad would order for her. Or some mornings she'd sit on her bed and stare at the closet, unable to decide what clothing to put on. My dad was so frustrated with her he just raged and complained to me all the time. Later she started to say really hurtful things to me, again very atypical. She'd go out in her car to do an errand and wouldn't come home for hours and hours.....

My dad never admmitted she had Alzheimer's. That's my family----never talk about anything meaningful. Just stay silent and keep secrets.

Good luck. Alzheimer's is an insidious disease.

Lin

Wow it's Thursday already and did anyone notice the date is 10-11-12. Time does seem to be flying lately, seems like it was just Monday! So many posts just since yesterday! What a great group we are!:flowerforyou: Those of you that aren't feeling well, hope you get better quickly and congrats to those who have posted a loss!

So far so good, started the day with good food choices and determined to log everything and get back on track! At least I've been better about getting all my water in.:drinker: Don't have much time, have to get ready for a job interview and now I have another one that called to schedule a phone interview next week. Family medical leave usually only applies if you have been on the job for a certain amount of time so I think I may stick with temp jobs for now because of the flexibility. Think I'll go to the gym and do some water walking after the interview.

My poor DH didn't get home from work last night until 10:30 (he starts at 5:30 am!) because his work truck broke down and he had to stay with it while it got repaired. At least he didn't have to start til 8 and we got to spend a little time together this morning. Think we will have a very low key weekend so he can recharge.

Have a great day all!

Kathy L.

:flowerforyou: Thursday, one day closer to the weekend,

Deborah-I love your schedule for when you eat....I sure do wish I could do something like that, right now mine during the work week is breakfast at 7:45-8, snack @ 10, lunch 12:30-1, snack @ 3, dinner 6-7 ish and last snack @ 8 bed by 9-9:30...now the weekends are a totally different animal and there is no schedule at all...something I will have to work on:blushing:

Glenda-exercise in a pool must be so refreshing, don't have access to one so it's to the basement for me during the winter months:ohwell:

Meg- hearing that you cleaned your office made me realize that mine is a mess:blushing: and could really use some TLC. Ahhhh hot wings, I love them and then I looked up the calories on them and was soooo disappointed in how high in calories they are...I really have to plan if I'm going to eat them:grumble: and then I can never really have as many as I want because I really do want a lot:blushing: 4th place in your work contest....the two of you are doing great:drinker:

Lin- oh I so understand not being able to give up clothes. There are some in the spare room, my "special room" that hubby did for me and the basement that really need purging but when i go and look at them I remember how much I enjoyed them and then i don't do anything just leave them:grumble: I really do need to get ruthless and determine that someone shopping at Goodwill will really appreciate them and let them go.

Jen- how good of you to plan when you know that exercise might not happen to be aware that your food choices have to be better...sometimes I do a good job of that and then other times:blushing:

Gail-thank goodness there are always the tomorrows when our eating gets out hand About dementia....because my parents lived in Oregon and I am in Colorado when we started to notice it it was over the phone in conversations we would have, they would repeat things that they had told me yesterday or even earlier in the conversation that day, they weren't remembering the simplest things either....then came the calls from their friends, church, and doctors to me that I had to get out there because something wasn't right It was a hard time, I'm sure that if I'd been closer I would have had other signs too but not seeing them very often made it harder to see the changes. Both of my parents were teachers and because they were highly educated it really stood out when the changes happend.:flowerforyou: Congrats on seeing the scale move:drinker:

jb- awesome sounding receipe...will have to print that off and make it this winter:drinker: Thanks for the tortilla info, When we go shopping tomorrow we will be checking them out as I know hubby is really missing his mexican and I'd love to find the right foods to help him along.

Michele-sorry to hear that you are having problems with the quality of work those guys are doing on the fence....why in the world would they think doing a "fix" that looks like that is acceptable is beyond me:huh:

Barbie- Happy Birthday to Jake:flowerforyou: I'm sure that with all your dancing you burn off just about everything you eat, as always you continue to set a good example for us:flowerforyou:

Lila- how fun for you getting jackets from your sisters:flowerforyou: Congrats on not giving in to the fast food fix that's always a bonus:drinker:

Liz-hoping you are feeling better soon:flowerforyou:

Linda-Congrats on finishing up your IRS issue:flowerforyou: Reading that your girls have no problem throwing out clothes that they don't like anymore gave me a smile:happy: My DIL's are the same way and I have inherited some really great clothes from them that I just don't understand why they didn't like anymore:ohwell:

Amanda-so sorry to hear that your cousin is doing poorly, will add him to the prayer list,:flowerforyou: 34 is so young to have a colostomy bag, my grandfather had one from having colon cancer but I believe he didn't get his until his late 50's or 60's, not a good thing, but he did live until he was 81.

M-I'm impressed that you will be doing the 5K, I'm not sure even walking would do it for me. I could ride my bike but even then I'd probably be the last one back:laugh: as I'm really slow.

CSueB- I don't lift weights right now so I don't plan a rest day, I figure that there will be some evening when I get home too late from work or get too busy and so that turns into my "rest" day, otherwise I just keep plugging along. I don't want to lose the momentum because it took me so long to get going to begin with:happy:

Jadsait-:flowerforyou: Congrats on the loss.

Kathy L- good luck on your interviews. :flowerforyou:

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Thank you all for your kind comments about my #2 son. Hubby and I are truly blessed and our friends and family are always reminding us of it when they hear about the latest info on our three sons. Son #2 turned 32 on the 4th and Son #3 turned 29 yesterday the 10th...of course they had to remind me how old I am, it's not about them getting older it's all about their Mom getting older, so yesterday I had to remind Son #1 how old he is (35.5) and he too turned it around to how old Mom is...ah kids I love um

Last night I after I'd had my dinner I had planned for my crustless, sugar free pumpkin and hubby reminded me that I hadn't made him his sugar free jello:blushing: So there I was eating my special treat and he had nothing:blushing: ...so tonight he works until 9:30 but I will have his jello made before he gets home.

I have some squash that my boss gave me from the garden here at work and I'm thinking I will saute them up with some onions and spices for my dinner tonight I do love veggies so will have to see if all I want are veggies or if I should add a side of fish or Salmon.

Everyone have a good day, log it if you eat it, drink plenty of water it really does make a difference and let's keep moving:drinker:

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Good Morning Ladies

YIKES!!:frown: I stepped on the scale this morning and to my dismay I had gained 6.5 pounds overnight.:huh: No wonder I was short of breath this morning. So I guess it will be a big fluid pill and lots of water for me today. I am posting now, because you all know where I will be spending my day after that….:ohwell:

Nancy- I hope the poison ivy gets better. My husband is so allergic to that I have to take him for injections when he gets it. Be careful and watch that stuff. If it continues to spread seek medical help.

M- You have my best wishes on the 5K. I think you are amazing for doing this. I can’t imagine walking the 2 ½ miles you ran much less running a 5K. That is a stellar accomplishment. You should be very proud of yourself.

Kate-SNOW! You are so lucky…I love snow. If you get chance build a snowman for me.:laugh:

Glenda- you would give my trainer and dietician strokes. They won’t let anyone go below 1200 calories a day. They say your body thinks it’s in a starvation mode and holds the weight. You have to eat to lose. I know it sounds crazy, but I have found it to be true. Along with getting the 8+ hours of sleep and drinking 8+ cups of water a day. When I do all these things is when I lose the most weight…just sayin’:flowerforyou:

Michele- so sorry the work results are so frustrating:noway: . It saddens me to see how folks don’t seem to take pride in their work or have a solid work ethic anymore. I hope you get things resolved.

CSueB- I struggle with the rest day concept all the time. I feel guilty when I don’t get some form of exercise in every day. But I am told and have read that it is a necessity. I suppose when I get a bit farther into my weight loss journey it might get easier. Right now I feel like if I stray the least bit I will fall back into my old lifestyle and I don’t want that to happen.:noway:

Hope everyone has a great day...maybe I can get out long enough to post again tomorrow:flowerforyou:

Hi Everyone,

I finally downloaded the App for MFP on my phone.

Jb_2011: I copied that recipe, Thanks, I’m glad someone asked for it, I thought it sounded good the other day when you were talking about it.

Michele: Kale chips, I forget where I heard about them, it may even have been here. I Googled it, and it was very simple and straightforward (thank goodness) You just wash the kale, tear it in pieces, put a bit of olive oil and salt bake in the oven at 350 till they start to turn brown on the edges. They are very light and I think addictive. My sister tried them with onion and garlic salt.

I got a call today from the Arthritis Society with an appointment for next week with some belt type thing she is going to try to keep my brace up. My husband and I rigged up a couple of straps, one around my waist and the other through the top of the brace and around the belt at my waist.I am trying it today for the first time so we'll see how it holds up!

Cathy


October Goals:
* Track my food
* Use the bike pedals at least 5 days a week
* Get to the pool 2-3 days per week
* Cut back on my drinks on the weekend
* lose and keep off 6 pounds (I tend to yo-yo)

here's a little sumthin' to add to the VITAMIX story~

the Lucille Ball episode was "VITAMEATAVEGAMIN" ~ it was a tonic she was selling, and promptly got snockered by...:drinker:

:laugh: janie

Thanks for that recipe. I am going to try it tonight and will let you know how it comes out.

Good early evening ladies:flowerforyou:

Laura What a beautiful story of your son, I really enjoyed reading it!!! What wonderful parents you are!!!

Jen looking foward to hearing the good exciting news about DS!

Gail It is amazing at the calories in burgers:sad: !

Susan Welcome to the group:flowerforyou: !! Come in often and chat with us!

Jb The recipe sounds delicous...YUM!! Loved your garden poem!!! Thanks for the info on the tortilla!

Michele It`s amazing at what people will try to get away with:noway: . I can`t believe they thought their answer to the problem would be acceptable!!!! When we were building our house, the workers scratched my kitchen sink, they told me they would give me a credit for it, I told them to replace the sink, I would be the first person to scratch it, I`m sure they didn`t like me, however I didn`t care:laugh: . I just wanted what I was paying for!!!!

Barbie Happy belated birthday to Jake:flowerforyou: !!!! I love reading about your line dancing!

Lila Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday, nice visits with family, good shopping and bonus nice coats!!!

Liz Sure hope you`re feeling better today:flowerforyou: !!!

Linda Yay for getting the refund from the IRS!!!! Chocolate cupcakes made with beets:huh: , let me know how they turn out! I remember playing outside, making mud pies, we used to play in the woods behind our house, that`s where my pretend house was - thanks for bringing those memories back!!!! I had a fabulous childhood, the simplier, easier times .

Amanda Hope you`re feeling better:flowerforyou: . It`s awful to go to the hospital and pick up a "bug" there:frown: . Continuing to pray for your cousin, 34 is so young!

Gail Yay the scale was down, despite the burger!!!!!

M Wow, I`ll be cheering you on, on your run this weekend!!!!! I did see the moon this morning, a beautiful bright sliver hanging in the dark sky .

CSueB Hope you had a good rest day today!!!

Jadsiat Congrats on the 1.5 pound gone!!!

Lin Your post made me sad . Alzheimers is so very hard on families:sad: !

Kathy L. 10-11-12, I did not realize that til I read your post! Hope the job interview went well!!! Hope your daughter gets a second opinion!!!

Nancy Take care of that rash!!! Several years ago I had poison ivy/oak, a lady at my hair salon took a Q-tip dipped it in Clorox and put on it and it dried right up! I was impressed!

Cheryl You are one busy lady!!!

Jolene Wow 6.5 lb. overnight:noway: , hope the fluid pill worked its magic!!!

Kzbpk9 Welcome to the group:flowerforyou: ! Come in often and chat with us!!!

Cathy How is your brace doing now? It sounds like it would be uncomfortable!!!

Kate Mama Crankypants:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: , I may have to borrow that sometime!!! Glad your co-workers got you laughing!!!! SNOW for that long:noway: :noway: :noway: , I could NOT do it!!!!

Janie I saw that episode of " I Love Lucy", it was great:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: . Are you back at PT yet?

Yesterday was a fabulous day, today not so much !!! I saw so many people yesterday that I haven`t seen in a long time and everyone of them commented on how good I was looking, (I love a good ego boost every once in awhile:blushing: !!!). I have a friend who owns a shoe store here in town and decided I needed to treat myself to some new fall shoes, so off I went, she insisted I try on a couple pair of boots, I used to wear boots all winter, until I gained weight and couldn`t get them to zip up anymore , I was a little hesitant to try them on but I said okay, they zipped with room to spare:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: !!!!! She also had me try on some that you just pull on, the kind that come up above the knee:noway: :noway: , I finally managed to get them on by laying on the sofa with my leg up in the air, needless to say I was their entertainment for the day:laugh: , they did look good once I got them on, and they were actually easy to take off, but I declined them, I don`t want to spend that much time trying to get them on, I said I would have to put the boots on before my makeup was on so I wouldn`t sweat it off:laugh: . Today has been quite the opposite, problems arising everywhere, and nobody answering phones to help me slove them:mad: . I`ll have to finish putting out those fires tomorow morning, and hope the day will improve after that!!! I am having comfort food tonight, carrot soup, I just absolutley love it , I could eat it every few days, however I worry about eating too much and turning orange , I don`t think that would be a good look for me:laugh: . Well, I think my soup is done, I just need to puree it!!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous night!!!! Sleep well and sweet dreams!!! Until tomorrow....

Hugs,
DeeDee

Bump for today.....very hectic so will check in tomorrow. Take care all! Meg

barbie - some of the eliminations on DWTS are so weird! I honestly think the judge's votes should count for much more since they're the experts, we aren't. We know who we like, but this shouldn't (note the word) be about popularity, but the dancing. Keep us informed about Jake, OK? Wish him happy birthday for me, too

ot oh...getting another hot flash.....

Liz - feel better fast!

Linda Sundance - congrats on depositing that check! Seems all your hard work really paid off.

Yesterday at the gym I had an experience that I've never had before. I was on the treadmill and, thank goodness, I was almost finished. This guy comes up and starts to use the treadmill next to me. No big deal. Only he SMELLED, and I do mean horribly. I've never had something like that happen to me. Did about 45 minutes of The Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD today. Tomorrow I'll go to the deep water class. Guess since there isn't yoga before then, I will go earlier and swim some laps.

They started putting the tile on today. In one way I sort-of wish we'd been able to get a darker color, but I really didn't want the entire wall to the raised deck to be a dark color. As it was, there was really only one choice of tile for us. For one thing, we wanted something that had 3 variations so that we could use an accent so that severly limited us. We could have gone for one other one that had 3 variations, but it would have cost A LOT more and as it was this pool has gone over what we budgeted for. The other one we were considering had only 2 variations. Well, I do like the changes. The pool owner came here and didn't seem to have a problem with changing things. He then talked to the guy who does the fencing and we got the impression that this guy is going to try to do it as cheaply as possible. Which in a way I can understand, these changes are coming out of his pocket. But I also know Vince and he is going to be a harda** and get it done right. We did pay for some of the change orders and gave them another check today, but it did not include the fencing. I kow Vince, and he won't pay until it's done to his satisfaction, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if after they were done, he took a level to the fence to check it. He can be OCD that way, but in some ways, that's good.

We watered the part of the backyard that they fertilized and seeded. It takes a little over three hours to do it. To be honest, I was a bit surprised they didn't have a seed spreader, they just mixed fertilizer with seed and by hand threw it on the ground. Well...

Amanda - hope you and dh get better fast. That's just terrible about your cousin. Vince had part of his colon removed, but they reveresed the colostomy.

mwheatcraft - good luck on the run. I'm with you, I'm not a runner by any stretch of the imagination. I just don't find it interesting or fun at all.

Made some pumpkin spice muffins today. The tile guy said that it looks like it'll be a 3, maybe 4 day job. Honestly, he isn't real fast, but he's very thorough.

jb - I like the LaTortilla tortillas

wessecg - oh, the fence latch will get repaired, for one thing by law it has to be self-latching. And I know Vince, and he won't pay one penny until it's fixed to HIS satisfaction. As a matter of fact, there is a short part of the fencing that goes from our detached garage to the sidewalk - maybe about 2 feet long. Anyway, it's not level. When the pool co. owner was here today, Vince pointed that out and said we'd live with it (it really doesn't look all that bad), the pool co. owner said "no, it'll be taken care of". Then Vince pointed out the other part of the fence that isn't level and how the posts had been bent so that the latch would close and told him that that was unacceptable. The owner agreed, Vince said that he doesn't want anyone here to work on the fence until the guy who has the company that does the fencing is here. Trust me, Vince WILL NOT let them get by with anything. Good for you holding onto that check. That's why we didn't pay for any of the fencing.

Welcome kzbpk9

Cathy - ingenious way to keep your brace up! Maybe you should think about patenting it???

Linda Sundace - when I think of my childhood and my children's I feel so sad. I remember getting up, going out, coming home for lunch, going out to play, coming home for dinner, then going out to play, and coming home to sleep. I remember drawing hopscotches on the sidewalks, playing jacks and hangman, riding my bike all over, so many good memories.

DeeDee - yea for the boots!!!! I can just seee you trying to get that second pair on....lol

Well, better get to bed. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Happy Friday ladies!

Sounds like everyone is making progress and developing good habits for a healthy lifestyle! Welcome to the newcomers! This group has lots of encouragement and wisdom.

Finally over that fall cold I had, got back to Jazzercise and got a bike ride in. It was a bit cooler than I anticipated so I only rode for 30 minutes. I will have to put the bike away soon so I am trying to get in any time I can on the bike! Nothing like the outdoor rides. I thought about trying a spinning class... Anyone tried that???

I felt like I got into an eating rut this week. All of a sudden it just seemed like such a chore to plan, pack and be healthy. I did make a new recipe last night with Quinuoa, black beans, pineapple and cilantro. It was tasty, but more of a summer side dish. Tomorrow I will peruse some recipes and change my meals up a bit!

My DD #1 will be off to Myrtle Beach for Rockette rehearsals soon. DH, DD # 2 and I are planning to travel to Nashville to see her in the show at Thanksgiving. Many NYC holiday travels in the past so I am hoping Nashville will be less hustle and bustle! The show is at the Grand Ole Opry and I hear the holiday decorations at some hotel in Nashville are not to miss. I will try to get in a honky tonk club and maybe a day trip to the Shiloh battlefield. Gotta book the hotel this weekend!!!

Thank you Kate for your ending comment "Stay warm; Choose happiness". LOVED it!

Weigh in tomorrow. Another week with a healthy lifestyle change in the books.

Take care,
Carolyn