WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    Good morning!:flowerforyou:

    Pat - love your 6 month old!:love: Little Women was my absolute favourite book when I was a child. My mother said I first read it when I was 3! ! ! !:noway: I read it again and again, acted it in little performances, lived it in my imagination. I am quite sure it is the major reason why I became a writer. :love:

    Kim - You are such a good friend. I don't think I could share a house with a friend these days. :noway: I hope it goes well.:flowerforyou:
    This house swap is with friends I have known for 45 years. I used to swap with people on an internet swap site and swapped my London flat for flats in Tuscany, Brussels and Paris. The Paris one we did many times and became friends. Even though these friends are very unfussy I still feel the need to do some deep cleaning. Currently we are washing loose covers and finding dust behind the sofas. Got to tackle the oven.:sad:

    Michele - your loose watch reminded me that my rings have suddenly become loose. I haven't lost any more weight and previously they fitted ok, but this week I have noticed how loose they are. Don't want to lose them!:noway:

    DH has just gone off to football. I will watch my French film. I'm going to make meatballs in tomato sauce for dinner and freeze a few for DGS next week. We will have enough for 2 days. I will also cook up a bit of the mince for DGD who usually has a mushy stew for her tea. No salt for her. I will do a little fish stew for her as well and DGS can have fish fingers. Haven't thought about the lunches yet.:ohwell: DDIL would bring stuff, but I am trying to save them work. :love:

    If I have time I will do a bit of gardening.:ohwell: Feeling a bit overwhelmed.

    Love to all. Heather in brighter and warmer Hampshire UK
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    "Pat in OH - the only thing that I don't like about Corky Bells is that they don't have any fresh veges. Their green beans are from a can and, to me, taste "yuk". I usually get the sweet potato, tho. The weather in winter is nice. Our place is right on the river so there's always a breeze. You know, it's funny, for the longest time whenever I'd exercise down there I always worked up a big sweat. For some reason I was thinking that the classes were more intense. But the fact is that the humidity is higher. Silly me. When we go down, I get to go to Publix. Even if they are a bit more expensive, they have some things that I can't get up here. Enjoy the book "

    Michelle,Corky Bells is no more,but when I ate there,wasn't trying to lose wt. The fish,baked potato & side salad worked for me.I don't have cole slaw unless I make it. Not that it's special,but don't care for sloppy slaw. Mine is on the dryer side.
    We have 2 family members working at Publix,tho not in Titusville area.Did you know they have been chosen (few yrs ago) as one of best places to work? Nice grocery,reminds me of Krogers.

    Have you always lived in NC? DD in Fl expects to live near Reidsville in a couple yrs when SIL takes early retirement.

    Had a poor nts sleep,gonna be a Looong day. Pat
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,200 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: We are close to 500 posts which means that MFP will automatically start a new thread and put a small link to it at the bottom of the last post----be looking for it so you don't accidentally try to post on a locked thread and so you can find us on the new thread.


    :bigsmile: :bigsmile: THEN
    tomorrow evening about 7PM PDT, I will start the new thread for September........be looking for that---I will post the link on my last post on the August thread.


    :noway: :glasses: if you get lost, send me a personal message and ask for directions or look on my profile page and you'll find my post on the new thread---or send a personal message to someone you know well on this thread---we don't want to lose anyone in cyberspace :laugh: :laugh:
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,094 Member
    morning ladies~
    I slept like a rock.. stayed up late for us until 9 pm watching the Cowboy rides away tour(George Strait) on CMT we went to see him in concert a year or 2 ago and he was awesome...
    well I got on the scale this morning..I LOST almost a lb... I dont know how..but I will take it... I am icing my heel as we speak and trying to figure out if I should attempt to take a walk.. I dont want to injure it any more.
    Miranda Lambert concert is tonight and we will be going out to dinner before hand.. we are going to a seafood restaurant, so will get fish (without sauce) salad with Blue Cheese dressing on the side,I dip my fork, and vegetable if it isnt drowning in butter..
    I also wear ear plugs at the concert.. I hear everything just fine ,it just eliminates all the background noise..
    My girlfriend Laurie thanked me again and again for dropping the stuff off and the reese's peanut butter cup fudge was a huge hit, she said she is very lucky to have a friend like me, and I feel the same about her..
    I so wish that I could have gone up to the ocean this weekend.. Oh well.. we will go see the DFIL today..
    I went down yesterday morning before work, and he was wheeling himself down to the rec room.. well I go down to his room to get his laundry and put his cookies out, and come back and he is sucking face with Annie:huh: tryed pulling them apart and Annie is holding onto his legs lol... well finally wheeled him out and plied him with a mini lemon meringue pie...
    that was an adventure..beautiful sleeping weather last night, windows open ,fresh air in :bigsmile:
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    cityjaneaneLondon.Thanks......Baby was breast fed,now loving baby foods.DD says he likes all of it.Sleeps/eats good.She keeps him for a couple hrs 4 times a wk.His Momma & Dad work diff hrs.Her 1st Grchild & she is loving it.:laugh: Grpa is the same,gets down on the floor to play with him.We are lucky,the whole family takes lots of pics & shares them around.

    I saved the Cflower recipe. Is it for appetizers? Thinking I might try it & freeze leftovers.No more raw oats for me :noway: The texture is ...shiver !!

    Hub is ready to start his day,need to do the same.Have 4pds of very low fat ground turkey.Will make meatballs,sloppy joes & cook everything.All goes in freezer. So handy.

    BTW,"Little Women" was like an old friend.Now I want to reread "Heidi"

    Remember,the Grkids will love:smooched: :smooched: being with you.Food is not a huge priority for them,so don't get overwhelmed,enjoy,enjoy.:flowerforyou: Pat
  • Cindy781
    Cindy781 Posts: 530 Member
    Good morning Lovely Ladies!

    Brian did great at the vet yesterday. He has antibiotics and pain meds. He got up today bouncing and dancing. He is such a happy little boy. Thank you all for your well wishes!

    Meg, Michele and Barbie, thank you!

    I don't have much time this morning to post. We are going to see Phantom of the Opera this afternoon. I haven't seen Andrew Lloyd Webber's version so I am excited. I will enjoy it more now that I know Brian is doing so well. He is filling that void my other little guy left. We are delighted to have him!

    I hope you have a wonderful day everyone.

    Hugs,

    Cindy in OK
  • mollywhippet
    mollywhippet Posts: 1,890 Member
    Good morning everyone!

    Cindy, I'm so glad Brian did so well and that he's fitting in so well with your family. He must think he's died and gone to heaven! I love rescue dogs. Most of mine were.

    Pat, I love using ground turkey for enchiladas. Yummy!

    Barbie, thanks for the reminder about the thread splitting off.

    Alison, the things you go through with your FIL! I'm staying tuned to see what he does next.

    I woke up with a terrible ache in my left hip joint. Must have slept on it wrong. I thought maybe swimming would work it out, but no luck. Walking hurts but swimming works just fine. Go figure.

    We are heading to the lake this afternoon to spend the night. Then tomorrow is DIL's birthday so we're having them over here for dinner. I made a teapot for her, but it turned out not to be a surprise (DS never could keep a secret) so I gave it to her last night. She seemed to like it. Or at least pretended she did.

    Well, I have got to get started cleaning house here so then I can go to the lake and clean house there. Oh joy.

    Have a great weekend everyone!

    Sylvia
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    Pat - Heidi! ! ! ! ! ! My 2nd ever favourite book!:bigsmile: I reread them both last year when I was having sleepless nights. Also Lorna Doon. I also loved What Katy Did.
    The Cauliflower Cake I use for lunches or as a starter for a dinner party with a little tomato salad. I often put chutneys or chilli sauce out on the table for people to help themselves. It always goes down well. It would be terrific for picnics. It freezes really well and I often cut it in half and freeze half as it is so huge! Best eaten with the chill off, or slightly warmed.

    Today I made meatballs for us all, a big pot of tomato sauce, and managed to put some away for DGS, make a tasty mush for DGD, and have loads for another day or two for us. We will be able to take the meatballs and sauce with us to Cornwall for our first night's meal, so that is another job done.:bigsmile: Tonight we are having them with kale from the garden.
    I have made a start on the oven cleaning and the cushions are back on my sofa. Still got to get the main part on, which is a struggle. Then to do DH 's sofa.:sad: Still, I am making progress. Even watered the patio plants and deadheaded them. More gardening tomorrow.
    I have told DDIL that DH can't make it to the birthday party. We hope to make a separate trip up there for a playdate! I will go to the party.:love: Wonder if my ex will be there with his 2nd family. :tongue:

    Must check the football scores to see what mood DH will be in!:laugh:

    Bye for now, Heather UK
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Heather -
    Having someone else live with you is not easy, I rented out the bedroom that is now my sewing room for all of 2009, 2010, and 2011 as that was when I was laid off and before the business took off, so the rent allowed me to keep my home; then it was to strangers - Oh the stories to tell! :laugh: :laugh: In fact Heather, I could tell the stories and you could write a book! Anyway Barbara and I are both reasonably laid back and yet direct so I think it will be fine, the biggest challenge is space.

    So the thing that has had me uncomfortable about house swaps is “good” stuff, :laugh: I don’t have much worth a ton, but a few pieces of silver service from grandma,… you know those few things worth more in cash or memories that just the everyday stuff; do you lock up a cupboard? Room????

    It is easy to feel overwhelmed, just start knocking out the items one at a time and soon the list of stuff will be smaller. :smile: :smile:

    Alison – congrats on the 1 pound;:happy: the mental picture of you dealing with DFIL and Annie is funny, IF and ONLY IF Annie is another resident and not staff!

    Cindy – I saw Phantom twice when it was in San Francisco – loved it! Have fun… so glad Brian is fitting in so well --- I was getting all confused as Brian is your new dog but someone else (is it Meg? ) has a son Bryan.... sometimes I feel like I need to have a chart with who is who and which kids/furbabies go with which of us... Yet I have only been here since Feb/March and am amazed at how much I feel like I know everyone.

    I am in love with my fitbit... so much easier to keep track of my walking- as a majority of my exercise is walking and with the dog I would know what time I left and when I got back, but sometimes we would stop and chat with someone or he would side track with a great smell:tongue: ... so it was always a guess how much I walked.. This is much more accurate for me...:bigsmile:

    so I know August isn't over, but I have figured out my sept. goals so added them on...

    August goals :
    Stretch 5 minutes a day 4 out of 30
    Walk 45 minutes a day 27 times out of 30
    Do Heather’s abc balance 1 time a week 4 weeks done yeah!!!

    September goals:
    Stretch 5 minutes 8 times
    Walk 12,000 steps or more every day
    Do 4 errands walking (from home or a 15 minute walk from the place the car is parked)
    Do Heather’s abc balance 2 time a week


    Kim from N. California
  • mollywhippet
    mollywhippet Posts: 1,890 Member
    Here is today's joke of the day:

    :happy:

    A pipe burst in a doctor's house. He called a plumber. The plumber arrived, unpacked his tools, did mysterious plumber-type things for a while, and handed the doctor a bill for $600.

    The doctor exclaimed, "This is ridiculous! I don't even make that much as a doctor!."

    The plumber quietly answered, "Neither did I when I was a doctor."


    :laugh:
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    Am I starting the new thread off?:laugh:
  • mollywhippet
    mollywhippet Posts: 1,890 Member
    I noticed a MFP group with a 100 mile challenge for September. I think I'll join, since my walking has come to a screeching halt in August. I sure could use a little motivation. Anybody else doing it?

    Sylvia
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,528 Member
    Did 40 minutes of Personal Training with Jackie Warner DVD. Tomorrow the plan is to do a weight loss Pilates DVD. I honestly think weight loss is more a combination of exercise and nutrition (a lot of nutrition) and think the title "weight loss" is misleading. But that's just me

    Kim - that is so nice of you to let your friend stay in your guest room! You are truly a great friend to her

    Pat - what exactly did you mean by "Corky Bell is no more". Did you mean that you no longer go there or that it's no longer there? It doesn't surprise me one bit that Publix was chosen as one of the best places to work. Have you ever gone to Dixie Crossroads? I remember back when they had a playground for the kids. We must have gone there a year or two after they opened (1984). They were just featured on one of Emeril Lagassi's shows. No, I've only lived in NC for the past about 7 years. Was born and raised in northern NJ, moved from northern NJ to the Poconos (PA), then moved to southern PA for dh's job, after he retired we moved to NC.

    Alison - great loss. When you go to the restaurant, ask if you can get your veges without butter. That's what I do. Admitted, sometimes they can't since the veges come to them with the butter on them, but if that's the case, then they don't add any extra butter. Your adventure with you FIL sounds so sweet!

    Off to the farmers market. Unfortunately, the season is winding down so I don't expect there to be that much. Pretty soon I won't be going any more until next summer

    They had red okra!!!! Guess what's going in my salad???? I made the marinade for the chicken that we'll grill, only I didn't realize that it needed to marinate for 8 hours, I was thinking only one or two. So I guess we'll grill tomorrow. Had I realized this, I would have made the marinade last night. Oh well. Right now I'm frying up some crab cakes that I made last night and had in the refrig. Also made some of that "fantasy fudge". Only I used confectioners sugar since once before I used granulated sugar and it came out "grainy". I also seemed to need twice as much sugar to get the right consistency. Afterwards I'm going to juice some limes that were on sale. I juice them then put the juice in an ice cube try to freeze, then just keep it in the freezer so I always have fresh lime juice. Hopefully, lemons will go on sale soon.

    Took the sweet potato muffins to the people at the farmer's market. The guy who I bought the sweet potato from gave me a sweet potato. Really, I didn't take a large one since I'm the only one who'll eat it (Vince -- eat a sweet potato? Perish the thought)

    Cindy in OK - enjoy the show!

    Sylvia - is there any other kind of cat/dog other than a rescue????? My bet is that swiming doesn't hurt your hip joint because it's a low to no impact exercise. Walking is an impact exercise. I'm always surprised at how good a workout I can get in the water. It doesn't look like I'm working, but the next day ... boy do I feel it. I'm always surprised at how fast the water class goes by. Before I know it, an hour is up

    Going to post this now so that I can mark my spot.

    Michele in NC
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Heather – yep! You are the first roll over post! :wink:

    Sylvia – I did not see that 100 miles 30 days 3.3 miles a day… hmmm I might!

    Michele – I am always freezing lime and lemon juice in ice cube trays, I also zest the lemon or lime and tuck the zest in a zippy bag in the freezer and then I am not buying a lemon in the winter for a ½ teaspoon of zest.

    I went to the farmers market here (ours is year round) and got some wonderful looking eggplant I have a braised garlic eggplant dish I love; and had kinda forgotten about until I saw this huge pile of Japanese eggplant (the long skinny ones) so I got some of those to do up - for tonight I think... and I got this peach, just one, our fruit has been really small this year - water issues but this one stall had these peaches they were averaging 3 pounds! it is huge! they were serving tastes so peachy! - some of the white peaches just taste sweet to me not peach flavor... but this is a beautiful yellow peach, with a real peach flavor.


    August goals :
    Stretch 5 minutes a day 4 out of 30
    Walk 45 minutes a day 27 times out of 30
    Do Heather’s abc balance 1 time a week 4 weeks done yeah!!!

    September goals:
    Stretch 5 minutes 8 times
    Walk 45 min every day
    Do 4 errands walking (from home or a 15 minute walk from the place the car is parked)
    Do Heather’s abc balance 2 time a week


    Kim from N. California
  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Bumping ... have a great Labor Day weekend, ladies. :love: :laugh: :happy: :heart: :flowerforyou:
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,976 Member
    Bump.
  • meyllisa
    meyllisa Posts: 284 Member
    Bumping have a great weekend everyone, see you in september:smile:

    juanita in sudbury ontario canada
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    Michele and Kim ... I just had a "duh" moment reading about lemons and limes! I usually buy lemon juice in those little squeeze bottles (I know ... shameful), but have found they contain sulfites... which son can't have. Never thought to juice and freeze the real thing! I freeze most things ... just never crossed my mind.

    Pat ... I was named after one of the girls in "Little Women" ... my Mother's favorite book.

    Kim ... you are a good friend indeed!

    Looking for recipes for homemade breakfast sausage ... we love Bob Evans but full of msg. Tried a recipe last night ... it was ok. Suspect I need a higher fat content n the ground pork ... but the spices weren't quite right either.

    Son had Botox injections again Thursday .... he was on his fifth day of significant migraine when he went in ... no headache of any kind the next day ... I'm still working on food triggers ... and no point in going back to preservatives and chemicals regardless of his headache status.

    Son asked me to read Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild" with him .... his required summer reading for school. Have to confess it doesn't make sense to me to go off into the wild... but it did resonate with my son.

    Hope you're all having a good weekend!
    Beth
  • yanniejannie
    yanniejannie Posts: 1,090 Member
    Hello, all,

    My night was broken because DD woke up at 2am with a bad migraine; she was too nauseated to take the meds for a bit. I got back to sleep about 5ish and the phone woke me late morning; it was my gym friends wondering why I was not at IHOP with them. So I took a quick shower and went over there.......it was great (as always) to see them. One leaves for 2 weeks in Ireland on Wednesday so glad to get to say bye to her. DD woke up and h/a was thankfully gone. Yay, Imitrex.

    Held a plank for 1min 45 seconds.........pleased with that time as it's the first I've done one since I got the first cold, about the 3rd week of July. Time to get busy with exercise again, although, believe it or not, I'm still coughing up gunk. TMI, sorry. That second cold was really bad and it's been well over 2 weeks now............I'm more than ready for it to be gone.........seems like I spent the whole summer with a cold.

    Football!!!! Switching between ODU/Hampton U. and Va. Tech/ William and Mary games much to the distress of both DD and DH; neither one appreciate my football mania. When she was 3, DD could name most of the Dallas Cowboys, a fact she would rather die than admitt these days.

    Kim..........What a wonderful friend you are to offer a room in your home; things are really scary these days, so many are one paycheck away from homeless. Hope everything works out for your friend.

    Patcoh............Adorable baby!!!

    Sylvia..........Keep forgetting to tell you, I loved the Groundhog Day joke; got quite a giggle from that one. 100 miles??? WOW, maybe I'll try a personal challenge for 50 for Sept.; no way am I up for 100mi. Good for you!!!

    Best to everyone, enjoy your weekend.
    Oh, our highs are now upped again to low 90's on the forcast.............

    yanniejannie
  • MimiPersists
    MimiPersists Posts: 94 Member
    I had to post just to see the change in my ticker! :laugh: I'm heading out to the gym shortly (thanks for the inspiration, Rori). I'm still having to work at getting out and about. It's one of those "can't figure out why" things as I always feel better. Ditto of course with eating well. That I've got dialed in! (not bragging - cuz I know how vulnerable I am :smile: )

    I hope you all have a nice weekend. The sun is shining here but, at 91, it's still hot for me to feel ambitious about going outside. Fortunately, the gym is nice and cool.

    Mary
    :heart:
  • yoyonomore55
    yoyonomore55 Posts: 350 Member
    Bump for now. Am officially done with work, so hopefully will get back to posting. Read all posts for motivation and to keep up on all of the news, challenges, ideas, and successes. This is the best group of women!! Be back soon.

    Deb A from CNY
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,258 Member
    My DH found this picture. They gave a camera to some apes and this is its selfie. :laugh:
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    lol @ Margaret:laugh: :drinker:
  • MimiPersists
    MimiPersists Posts: 94 Member
    Deb A, just noticed your before and after pics. What a difference 59 lbs has made. You look wonderful.
    M
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    Had a nice brunch with mom,MIL and 2SIL.The weather is warm and in the 80`s.
    Son`s still in a lot of pain,with the back.Taking pain pills and muscle relaxers and icing.
    HUGS
    jane
  • mollywhippet
    mollywhippet Posts: 1,890 Member
    Kim and YannieJannie, my daily Fitbit goal is 10,000 steps, which is a little over 4 miles, so, if I managed to do that every day, it would be 120 miles. So, it seems doable. Even if I missed a day or two, I should be able to make it.

    I just made turkey enchiladas for dinner, and half a baked potato. But I made some flour tortillas, toasted in the skillet, for hubby and somehow managed to eat half of one. It just kind of fell onto my plate! Oh, was it yummy!

    Hubby is in the family room working on a puzzle I bought at a garage sale. It is shaped like a white-tailed deer and has pictures of more deer and other critters painted on its midsection. It had never even been opened, and now we know why. That darned thing is diabolical! The pieces are irregular shapes and it's totally impossible to put the edges together first. When we first got together, he wouldn't touch a puzzle, and now he does them without me. He says I've ruined him. I think it's good for him.

    Well, it's time to walk the doggies!

    Bye for now.

    Sylvia
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,200 Member
    :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: Off to bed early after a pleasant day spent with my hubby and pets.

    :heart: Barbie from beautiful overcast NW Washington

    :bigsmile: 18,000 steps today ----90 minutes work in the yard---250 squats (day 30 of the 30 day challenge)

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    My word for 2014 is “mindful”

    August Resolutions---with end of the month comments
    *yoga once a week---failed miserably
    *plank twice a week---2 minute plank at least twice a week
    *make a new line dance CD---finished and using it in my class
    *weight training once a week---failed miserably
    *18,000 steps a day
    at least this many and often more

    September Resolutions
    *get the big hole in the back yard ready for planting bulbs
    *seek opportunities to be kind
    *participate in a 30 day plank challenge



    "The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."
  • Just a quick hello, hoping everybody is enjoying the weekend!

    Mon
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Heather, my rings started getting loose some times in the winter and when I took my gloves off my rings stayed in them. So now I wear them on a gold chain around my neck. I really can't see my fingers loosing anymore weight so I need to get the rings re-sized now. About the birthday party for the little one. I don't think our grand kids have ever had a birthday party on thier birthday. Trinities in August 11th. We celebrate it at the end of August when they come up to go to the amusement park every year. Ellies is Nov 14th. We celebrate it on Thanksgiving when they are here. There is no way they would have the money to come up for their birthday and my Mom and sister always helped us celebrate it. Even though Mom is gone now I wouldn't do that to my sister. But the kids love it. It makes them feel more special. And we never have Christmas on the 25th. With as many families as we have they can't all manage their schedules to get here that day. Plus it allows each family to go to their inlaws house which makes them all feel good. One year we had it in February, our girls thought they were the most special kids on earth. They were the ONLY ones in their class at school that had Christmas that day. Plus you can get some great after Christmas sales to decorate your house and buy gifts at a wonderful price. An event is what you make of it, not the day it actually occured. It's what's in your hearts.

    Allison, I think the Sandman has forgotten about me living here:grumble: I have slept poorly almost every night. I worry about tonight since I have to actually set the alarm for tomorrow morning. I'm not like most of you women here. I like to sleep until at least 11 but Sundays it is 8:30 and I need it to be earlier so I can get to Sunday School

    Beth, just be glad that your son wants you to read books with him. So many kids not only don't want to read books but don't want that interaction with their parents. Plus you are knowing what kind of books they have your child read in schol

    AHHHH, books. I love the old classics. I have several on my Nook. I love it that both my grand children do to. They are happiest with their nose in a book.

    My daughter had her annual work picnic today. They had a lot of events during the day and then had a supper and free tickets to the ball game. We have a base ball team that is part of the Frontier league. If you watched 'A league of their own' it was filmed there. I think the stadium is the 3rd oldest baseball stadium still standing. The scene where Tom Hanks was peeing for such a long time? Yep, filmed right here. Anyway the teams name is the Evansville Otters and they are having a decent season and we had free tickets. Well it has been raining alll day, more like a drizzle by this evening. So we looked at a white tarp on the filed for over an hour and there was no word on when the game would start. so we just left. But they didn't have a very good selection at the picnic. O know I could have rought me some fresh veggies. So I had a grilled 1/2 pounder and cut it in half, a whole bun, hold the cheese please, veggies on the bun. There was no salad dressing offered. But they had yummy potato salad or Grippos potato chips. I took 1 Tbsp of the potato salad. But my silly daughter put the desert on my plate, a packaged rice krispie treat! It was good!!! But I didn't buy any thing at the base ball stadium.

    You know when I couldn't find my Quacker Oats granola with almonds and honey and got the Kashi go lean crunch? At first I didn't like the taste of the kashi at all. But they were out of it at the store the last time I went so I got the Quacker thing again. I coulnd't believe how much I didn't liek it and actually preffered the Kashi instead. The Quacker product just seemed like it tasted like mush and the Kashi had such a fuller flavor plus was crunchier. And I LOVE my texture in my food.

    I was so happy that I was able to take my heart monitor off yesterday and send it back. Well today I found out that I forgot to send the charger and the waist band holder thingy!

    Joyce, Indiana
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Beth – isn’t funny how sometimes you can’t think of the obvious thing? :laugh: Happens to me and I am like you DUH!!!

    Margaret – LOL on new profile pic!!

    Sylvia – I looked at the last few days (with fitbit) and I have done 3-5 miles every day… I’ll finish posting here and go find that challenge and sign up. :smile: I love puzzles, my mom often had one going and I loved working with her on it.

    Joyce – sounds like you made reasonable choice with what was offered, and now that I am doing less desserts (I still have them- but not twice a day- more like every so often) do the desserts seem better to you? They do to me, but I am also more picky – If I am spending that many calories it better be good. :love:

    Spent 3 hours this evening moving pictures from my camera on to a hard drive, organizing them and setting them up to go to off site storage… I do a remote full back up of my hard drives every day, as part of my business so my pictures go too. Tomorrow I hope up get my business facebook page updated. I thought I would do it tonight but did not know this would take so long….

    August goals :
    Stretch 5 minutes a day 4 out of 30
    Walk 45 minutes a day 27 times out of 30
    Do Heather’s abc balance 1 time a week 4 weeks done yeah!!!

    September goals:
    Stretch 5 minutes 8 times
    Walk 45 min every day
    Do 4 errands walking (from home or a 15 minute walk from the place the car is parked)
    Do Heather’s abc balance 2 time a week


    Kim from N. California

    EDIT!!! :smile: I just joined the 100 mile challenge! thanks for finding it Sylvia and bringing it to our attention.
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