WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014
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Good morning!
DS#2 made it to school yesterday (despite still having migraine) and today. So his attendance percentage is now 50%! :drinker: Hoping to improve that rate ...
I have done way, way too much stress eating in the past few weeks. Definitely trying to get back to the healthy habits I know work for me. Husband finally decided it was time to walk with me ... and where he used to leave me lagging behind, he was the one asking for small breaks this time around. I'm hoping we can continue to walk together on a more consistent basis ...
Lots to do this weekend. Closing the pool (had frost this morning)! Getting caught up on some housework. Continuing to declutter the basement. And prepping good food choices for the week ahead.
DS#2 finally has his driver's permit ... let's just say that riding with him one time was enough for me ... husband can take over that duty ....
Lesley in Tasmania ... I'm intrigued when you say you've been a body builder since the 80s. I think of someone who prepares themselves for competitions. What is it that you have been doing? I saw a photo of a women recently that started weight lifting in a competitive way in her 60s (now in her 70s) ... she looked beautiful!
Barbie ... cute dog picture!
Alison ... 18 cavities!!:huh: Hope you get through the day!
Jenn ... I have had multiple biopsies based on "suspicious" mammograms. Even sport a titanium chip now to mark the spot. All has been well ... I'm just not your average "boob!" :laugh: Praying the same for you ...
Jane ... been thinking of you. How is the housing situation?
Have a great day, ladies!
Beth0 -
TGIF!Asking for prayers for a boy`s family I never met,became pretty close to this past year.I send him cards every month.He had a horrible disease called ALD.he was an an active boy 1 month and the next month dependent on everything.He was 5.
Roy,I`ll miss seeing your precious face.
Thanks!
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Happy Friday to all!
Let's all have a great weekend!
Be kind to ourselves and remember how amazing each of us are!
Ladies and gentlemen we are each rocking our own personal journey!
Keep up the great work!
Now go out there and be FABULOUS!
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Heather: I hope the vote in Scotland leads to positive feelings there, and not bitterness from those who wanted to secede. I’m sorry to hear that your DH’s niece is being financially exploited by her father. I wonder whether she can afford it, or whether it will put her under financial stress. I’m happy that you get to see your grandchildren. I wish it were easier to see mine.:flowerforyou:
Beth: It is nice that your DH is walking with you and wonderful news that you have gained so much stamina that he has to work to keep up with you and even needs rest breaks. I hope he will make the effort to walk with you regularly.:flowerforyou:
Alison: Filling 18 cavities at once is a marathon for the staff and also for the poor girl. Best wishes to all.:flowerforyou:
Janemartin: I am sorry for the loss of Roy. I hope his family will have a chance to grieve and heal.:flowerforyou:
I am working on lining up horseback riding lessons that I can start after DH has his surgery, and I have a lead close to home. I loved the lessons I took two years ago, and fell in love with the horse. The teacher was skilled. The reason I’m not going right back there is distance. It was nearly an hour’s drive each way, & more if traffic was bad.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
September Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!0 -
Friday!!!!
Thai lunch today with someone who used to work on my unit. Haven't seen her for ages and she was one of the best, so very much looking forward to getting all caught up with her!
Well, the jacket with the acetate lining survived its washing. This thrills me no end as it is a very serviceable olive green fall one. A touch with a coolish iron and we'll be good to go.
Vicki...........Any response to your letter yet? I hope it's positive; you must have poured your heart out. I am astounded every time I think of you writing 10 pages, way beyond my capabilities. I really like the glow in the dark Halloween footprint idea someone had; not too sure about the porch. But you could always paint over it if it isn't what you thought it would be.
Brenda.............Good thoughts with you today for a smooth surg. and an quick recovery........please let us know how you are doing.
Shana..........Sounds like your training is going well; is this your first half?
LesleyUK...................YAY Arthur!!! May he continue to improve.
Meg...........LOL...wine with tuna helper!!! So..........what was it?
Barbie...............LOVED the puppies!!!!!!!
Rori..........I also think pumpkin stuff is appearing earlier and earlier.
Anne..........Congrats on getting your bike repair done. I'm sure your running will improve. I've been to Laughlin, Nv. several times (not in recent years)
must have been near you!!!
drkatiebug.............My condolences on your aunt; interesting that she was related on both sides. I look at Fitbits too; haven't made the move yet.
Joyce............Wow, 124 states????? Can't even imagine that! Wonder just where I'd have lived and be living now.
Diane..........Kambocha sounds like something I'd very much like; will check it out.
Jenn...........May today be better!!!!
Heather.........Exploiting your own child? Rotten person!!!! I'm also very happy that Scotland stayed; checked the live counts several times last evening.
Beth..........couldn't drive with my DD either in the beginning and she still occ. sets my teeth on edge..........actually, make that often sets my teeth on edge!!!!!!!!
jane...........Condolences to the family who lost their boy; how sad.
Sylvia.............Hope your little guy changes his mind on the walks.
Hello and best to everyone else...........hope your day goes well.
Stay strong!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic.............sun!0 -
Katla - the niece has a very good job, but is in the process of buying her own flat in London. The man is a dishonest self deceiving charlatan, but she is his daughter and horribly conflicted.
Too nice.
As to Scotland, we now have to go through a whole devolution max process with huge constitutional reforms for England as well. The Labour Party may well be badly affected. However I am still glad that we are one nation.:drinker: :bigsmile: 
I'm so sorry it is so hard to see your grandchildren. :brokenheart:
Just spent one and a half hours out in the garden wrestling with the broccoli plot. :sad: Talk about hot and bothered! ! ! ! !
I am soaking wet! Will have to wash my hair again for tomorrow.:grumble: The plot was covered in weeds and I had to replant one of the seedlings I hacked out by accident. The netting had not kept the butterflies off so caterpillars were all over it and snails were ignoring the pellets. The kale was in shreds, but I hope the broccoli will survive. I pulled down the netting and put up new canes and wire against the pigeons and sprayed washing up liquid on the plants. Phew! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Counted myself 280 calories for that marathon effort.
DH was down the big supermarket while i was doing all this, getting some groceries and some dollars. The pound has gone up a tiny bit against the dollar because of the Scottish vote. :bigsmile: I was proud of myself with my mild agoraphobia for doing all this alone, but I let him know how hard I had been working when he came home!:laugh:
Heather UK, UK, UK :drinker:0 -
Shana – welcome - Later - you do it like a lot of us do with 2 windows or in a word doc as the second window and then copy and paste… I am in N. California; where down south are you?
Lesley in Tasmania – don’t leave us, I love hearing about your situation, country and the differences I don’t understand weight lifting or any of the associated stuff, but at this point for myself am just glad to be getting my food under control… I do know that when(if) I get ready for anything to do with weights I will be coming to you for some direction and options…
*** Later**** glad you are staying!!!
DMRinehardt – welcome
Meg – glad to hear someone else is not watching DWTS – actually I was not sure what DWTS stood for – asked a friend who watches TV and she filled me in….
Heather – welcome back to your routine!!! I wondered about what Englanders thought of the Scottish vote… well sounds like you are all staying as a “family”
Amanda ((hugs))) take care!
Brenda – sending good thoughts
September goals:
Stretch 5 minutes 8 times done 4 times
Walk 100 miles –as off 9/14 69.33 miles….
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 – 3 done
Kim from N. California0 -
Happy Friday everyone!
Oh, Heather, I can relate to your niece. I was married to one of those jerks. I warned DD not to loan him any $ (he NEVER will pay you back)....yet 6 mo into her Navy career, she lent him money. :noway: He didn't pay her back so I hope she learned her lesson. It is so very hard when it is their father!
It rained like heck at lunch time today. I think that it is wishful thinking that this thing will be out in the Atlantic before I have to drive to Jacksonville in about an hour and 40 min..... I hate driving in the rain (Floridians can't drive in the rain!) and most especially at night!
DD#2 just had her 2nd child at 0203 this morning! Healthy happy 7 lb 7 oz baby boy! Her oldest is a 2 yr old girl so they now have one of each!
Looking forward to being back at my real home with hubby tonight....and that 1 glass of wine I am going to splurge on!
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A good Friday to everyone. Today has been a much better day. Looking forward to the weekend. Spa day tomorrow and then spending the afternoon at the Balloon Festival. It's always loads of fun.
Beth - thanks for sharing that info. I am much more relaxed about the situation now. I figure that if the doctor's aren't anxious about getting the procedure done, I shouldn't worry myself with it either. No use crying over the unknown.
I'm at work so this has to be short. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Will try to fully catch up with the thread sometime this weekend.
Hugs,
Jenn0 -
I got on this am to ask those yogurt makers among us a question, and got so caught up in reading posts it slipped my mind.. So here goes... I have done 4 batches of plain yogurt and am about ready to give up... but all have tasted good..1st one was lumpy - looked gross, next 3 no lumps.. but i can't get it to thicken up and this last batch is about the thickness of cream, runny, and yet has like slime... not in texture but in looks - so you spoon up some and let it run off the spoon and it does it in a long tendril.... Man I don't know how to describe this !!!!! any one know what I am doing wrong? the other thing that is off putting is that it seems to need to sit in a warm place for 48 hours to even get this thick, and I get worried about spoilage.
Kim0 -
I feel like I have been gone all day, very tiring. I took my sister to have this injection done. Both her and I and I am sure plenty of you guys also have had joint injections done. But this pain center does theirs a different way. It is like a same day surgery. You are in a sterile type setting, get an injection of Versed to make you forget everything then they do the injection. You go through recovery and then released. So what takes my doctor 5 minutes to do takes this place 2 hours. I was planning on working with my iPad by using my phone as it's source of wifi. Well it isn't working well. I got onto my own face book site but couldn't get onto anyone elses. I also couldn't get onto MFP using either the Safari or Google chrome. So I finally gave up and read a book I had downloaded onto my Nook on my iPad. Then she wanted to go out to lunch, I had a very small salad and water while she had cream of potato soup in a bread bowl then a big sundae. Then she wonders why she cant loose weight.
I don't want anyone to laugh at me but I don't know how to text a picture! Some one on my 'every things under $20' face book site for my city. Some one was wanting some size 14 clothes and I have 1/2 a closet of them. so she asked me to text pictures. I think I have figured it out so I need to go find a nice surface to place them on so that the colors and patterns will show up. I guess my quilt will do. I have no idea what to ask for anything though. I have only sold things at yard sales and all these things came from CJ Banks and only wore 1 season. The dress slacks only worn for 2 hours on a Sunday morning!
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Kim - occasionally it does develop that texture. It is the bacillus. Not very appetising, but not harmful!
I use two pints of full milk at a time, heat it to simmering point and keep it going for a few minutes until it is a bit frothy and coats a wooden spoon, stirring often.
Leave to cool to blood heat. If it feels neither hot nor cold to my clean little finger then it is fine.
Don't use the slimy starter or you will just get more slime, start again with a fresh pot of natural yoghourt and put a couple of heaped tablespoons in a 2pt pyrex bowl. Mix in the milk.
Place in a warm place. I put my oven light on and leave it in there for about eight or ten hours. It is then beginning to thicken a little. I turn off the light and go to bed. When I get up I have lovely thick yoghourt which I cover and put in the fridge. I love it and people who say they don't like yoghourt also like it.
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Kim
I make a lot of yogurt. You need to heat the milk to 45 degree Celsius which is about 130 Fahrenheit and you mix in the yogurt well. Three tablespoons for one liter/one quart.
I happened to find an old yogurt maker at a garage sale which was a real help because I can make the yogurt in the evening and it is done the next morning. Before I would put the mixture in my pressure cooker , well closed, and let it sit outside on my patio. Most of the time it was warm enough to produce yogurt.
If you eat a lot of yogurt, I think buying a yogurt maker is worth while.
Try to buy the milk and the yogurt as natural as you can get it.
Joyce
I am sorry, I cannot help you. I only send pics by email on my computer.
Anne0 -
Hello everyone,
I missed a few days and wow! We are a chatty group! Today I did 30 minutes of more jogging than walking with Brian. Then I added 15 more minutes on the treadmill. We went to the state fair Wednesday, I walked steadily for nearly 2 1/2 hours, left hip and right knee were sore! I had knee surgery on my right knee a few years ago and lately it has been really bothering me. I am iceing it now to see if that helps.
Lesley in UK, adding my well wishes for Arthur.
Heather, I love New York! I was there in December of 2000. It was a business trip but I got to bring Hubby and stayed over the weekend. I wish we had more time to enjoy the sights and the food. We plan to go back sometime to see it in springtime. Have a wonderful time on your trip!
Kim, this must be the week to organize our closet. I cleaned mine today plus went through my jewelry armoire. Now I can find things!
Sylvia, I'm so sorry about your friend. Hugs being sent to you.
Barbie, I loved the doggie graphic!
Jenn, a spa day sounds heavenly, enjoy the balloon festival too!
Michele, Loki sounds too young to be having heart issues, I do hope you get to the root cause of the seizures.
Welcome everyone new!
Hugs to all I missed.
Cindy in OK0 -
Today was sort of a bust. Grandson pitched a fit this morning because he didn't want to walk to school. The other two did. So he pouted and scowled the whole way and refused to talk to me or answer my questions. Then, I got a headache about noon that is still with me.
Good news though about one thing. The skirt I ordered from Penneys arrived, and granddaughter tried it on and (Miracle!) it fit! She was so happy! This is the skirt she needed for her singing group at school. They are supplying the shirt but everyone had to have khaki colored pants or skirt. I went to every store, every thrift store, and every garage sale in town and nothing fit her. Penneys had this one on their web site and it was even on sale. I went back to the store and had them order a second one in navy blue that she can wear for other things. Heck, when we find something that fits we have to make the most of it. One odd thing...when I ordered online they charged $3.95 to ship it to the store for pick up. When they placed the order at the store, they don't charge anything for shipping.
So, I'm going to lie down and see if I can get rid of this headache. Have a great evening!
Here is today's joke of the day:
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One reason the Military Services have trouble operating jointly is that they don't speak the same language.
For example, if you told Navy personnel to "secure a building," they would turn off the lights and lock the doors.
The Army would occupy the building so no one could enter.
Marines would assault the building, capture it, and defend it with suppressive fire and close combat.
The Air Force, on the other hand, would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy.
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Thanks all for the advice, I will finish up my "slimy" yogurt (Levi likes it too) and then start again with fresh milk and new store bought yogurt...
Kim0 -
Had a super long lunch with my friend...........she's moving to the western part of Canada, where she's from originally to help her elderly mom. May end up back here sooner or later as her kids (and grandchildren) are all here. She is a person I enjoy greatly and I will miss her. Need to see if I can arrange a better send off with others she worked with; think I can still get in touch with 5 or 6.
Heather..........I just realized you said it's your granddaughter's first birthday!!!! Time flies..........a very Happy Birthday and a big hug to that beautiful child.
There's a flying team in town for a weekend air show and I'm tired of all the jet noise already...........sounds like they are flying through my upstairs windows. Yeah, yeah, I know---"jet noise, it's the sound of freedom"..........I see it on bumper stickers every day.
Had a sad realization earlier.........my dad died on today, 1991. Wish he had lived to see my DD; he would have thought she was the cat's pjs. Well, she has his stubby, fat toes so I see him in her............I have his toes too, LOL!
DH will be home at 7; DD works until 8...........have a pork roast in the oven, better go, the potatoes aren't going to peel themselves.
yannniejannie0 -
evening ladies~
heard all sorts of sirens today, and found out one of my dear friends, lost her house to a fire...
lost some pets , lost everything, her kids, her husband and her are all ok..
this family is a plllar of the community, they own a local nursery and lost there mom to breast cancer around 7-8 years ago, they have raised over 1/4 million dollars that they have donated to 2 local hospitals for breast cancer research and for free mammograms for women..
I just dont know what to do for them? she is the one that her mom came back as a Heron too.. so we have a special connection..
they have a GO Fund Me started and I hope that fills up quickly , and they im sure have homeowners insurnace, but I think there was a propane tank to close to the house and I hope that doesnt have anything to do with the insurance..
please keep the family in your prayers..
was under calories today, and I have to work tomorrow..will find out where they settle and talk with her sister, and see what they need most0 -
Kim
I am sorry I am not good with describing recipes. You have to heat the milk first up to boiling point and then let it cool down to 130 before you mix in the Yogurt.
Anne0 -
"Lesley in Tasmania ... I'm intrigued when you say you've been a body builder since the 80s. I think of someone who prepares themselves for competitions. What is it that you have been doing? I saw a photo of a women recently that started weight lifting in a competitive way in her 60s (now in her 70s) ... she looked beautiful! "
I joined the Australian Army Reserves in 1980 at the age of 32, I was overwight slightly, weakish and could not run. A neighbour introduced me to a body building gym and the boys there taught me to LOVE it and insisted free weights were the best for me. Never wanted to compete but I got slimmer and stronger. Also joined Veteran Athletics and did race-walking and running. I still LOVE race-walking and my weights at age 66.
In 2005 the doctor's realised the Statins were lysing my muscles, oh no, and I joined Tom Venuto's Inner Circle in 2006 and Jillian Michaels and they guided me back to health and I feel MUCH better now. I eat healthy food only, processed food BANNED in this house
The dietician has NOT rung back after 2 days, oh hum!
I am making Jamie Oliver's chicken stew for dinner and will add a lid to make a pie, with steamed green beans on side.
My cals today are 1714 and fibre a good 27 g. Vegetarian patty on home-made roll with salad for lunch
I used to make yogurt until Tom introduced me to Chobani Greek yogurt which I love0 -
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: no one should be allowed to have as much fun as I had today teaching two line dance classes and walking the dogs for two hours before the first class and 30 minutes after the second one.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Barbie from gray and cloudy NW Washington
:bigsmile: 23,000 steps and four minute plank......:bigsmile: now early to bed--:yawn: :yawn:0 -
Evening Vit. F's!
Did 50 minutes of Jillian Michael's Burn Fat Boost Metabolism DVD today. Tomorrow the plan is to do her Hard Body DVD
Rori - it isn't just you. The pumpkin flavored things ARE hitting the stores early this year. A while ago I was in a craft store and they had CHRISTMAS trees set up.
Anne - good for you trying to run. Baby steps, before you know it, you'll be running at full speed!
Sylvia - even using some oil on the fries but they were still soggy! Interesting. I wonder if you need to broil them a bit? I love spaghetti squash with some tomato sauce on it and parmesan cheese. More filling than regular spaghetti and much lower in calories, has a good "crunch", too. You're so lucky that your dh will try different foods
katie - Big condolences on your loss. Does the fitbit just count steps still? I'm waiting for it to do something in addition to counting steps. What I think would be great is if it had the ability to also monitor your heartrate. You would probably need a chest strap, tho. Congrats on the purchase
Joyce - we used to keep a small stepstool in the car (which was high) for my father to step on so that he could get in the car. Vince has a facebook account, but he can't remember the last time he was on it. He just doesn't like Facebook at all.
Diane in TX - thanks for the ice trick with the butternut squash fries. I'll have to give that a try. Your eggplant fries sound delish. When do you want me over???? I like your idea of the footprints in the grass, but we couldn't do it. See, we have a lot of inflatables which need teathers. We don't want the kids walking in the grass and what would little kids do if they saw footprints? Follow them. But I thought it was a neat idea.
Jenn - I hate those days when it seems like everything goes wrong.
Heather - from what I read, the vote for Scotland to stay in the union was pretty close.
Beth - I don't even want to THINK about closing the pool. The water was cool yesterday, but I managed. Oh, how well I remember the days of driver permits. I think probably the scariest part is that the kids feel invincible and don't think sometimes
Rori - I had never heard of ALD so I looked it up. Scary!!!
katla - hope you find those riding lessons. I like your goal of having fun every day.
DMRinehardt - congrats on the birth of your grandchild. Where does your daughter live?
Exercised, had breakfast, then Vince and I went to WalMart. I went to wash my car yesterday and all of the detergent for the car leaked so we bought new stuff. I got some other things (including another gallon of milk for Vince. The sale goes off tomorrow and WM price matched it). It was raining so I made black bean brownies for me. I like them in that they aren't sweet. It stopped raining so I went and washed and waxed my car. Right now I came in the house to make an apple cake while the wax is drying. Pretty soon I'll go out and buff the car.
Sylvia - fantastic find on the skirt!
Alison - so sorry for your friend. Glad everyone is OK
Michele in NC0 -
Another quick note, saw this on face book and it reminded me of this family and our relationship to each other, the relationships that we have all lost at some time or another
At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel on our side. However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of your life.
Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we don't realize that they vacated their seats. This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells.
Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.
The mystery to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are.
It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.
I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life. Reap success and give lots of love. More importantly, thank God for the journey.
Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train
Sylvia, that's the same was Kohls handles their orders on line. If it is ordered from one of the kiosks in the store it is shipped free. Walmart is shipped free to the store, I believe Best Buy is also.
Allison I am so sorry for yours and your towns loss. We all hear those sirens all the time but we sit in the comfort of our homes or cars never thinking it may be personal. But a trusted business is personal. we've all shopped there, we see their charity. I hope they can rebuild
Michelle, when my MIL was alive and we bought our SUV we did make a step stool and found out that she couldn't even pick her foot up high enough to even get up a small step, not small in size but height. She wasn't that heavy, about 150 pounds but was dead weight. And when you were pushing on her butt trying to get it up you never knew what was going to come out, We kept an incontinence pad on the seat for that reason. But if our hand is pushing...well you get it. My sister can do it with help though. I really doubt my Mom could have done it. Going to my house which is a bi-level she could go down the stairs but my brothers had to carry her up the stairs which meant she couldn't go to the bathroom. The last Christmas we rented a fellowship hall. That was the only time she allowed her scooter to be put in the back of a truck. she was afraid we would break it and just stayed at the retirement home unless she knew she was going somewhere that was single story with no step up to a porch or had an elevator. We forget what being able to ambulate isolates some one.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Oh Barbiecat, you are the mom of Standard Poodles! :flowerforyou: I lost mine this last June -and oh do I miss my-boy. I thought my heart would :brokenheart: Someday I will have another Spoo. Line dancing must be great exercise and fun, I've never tried it.0
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Hello Ladies!:flowerforyou:
Seems like the other day when I had logged in and had yet to work out my goals for september and here I am today, goals still missing. No wonder feeling so lost.
I definitely need to be more organised and accountable.....:grumble:
Well skimming through this page nice to see most are doing so well. You are my inspiration and role models.:drinker:
Sorry for all thats troubling some of you or your friends and dear ones.
Barbie.... my hero!
Love n best wishes to all
Let me start with some goals for the remainder of September.
Anamika from Mumbai0 -
Off to London to see my baby girl.
See you all later, Heather in Hampshire UK.
PS Lost another few oz.:happy:0 -
Dinaesia: Thanks for the oven fries information. We often make sweet potato fries and I’ll try it your way next time.:flowerforyou:
Kim from N CA: Add me to the list of people who don’t watch DWTS. :noway: I have a lot of acquaintances that watch it faithfully. Perhaps I’d be more interested if I had any dancing skill. I’ve never tried to make yoghurt. Good luck.:flowerforyou:
DMRinehardt: Congratulations on the new grandson.:flowerforyou:
Joyce: Texting photos is easy enough if you’re an iphone user. I’ve never tried it with another brand of phone. You open the photo on your phone and there is a trashcan and a little box with an arrow pointing up at the bottom of the screen. The trashcan will delete the photo. When you select the box, you get a series of options including message and mail. Message means text, and goes to a phone number. You can send it to anyone in your address book either as a message or an email. Perhaps someone else can explain it better.:flowerforyou:
Sylvia: I agree with you about taking advantage of buying something that fits in more than one color. You are a terrific grandma. I love the branches of the military joke.:flowerforyou:
Yanniejannie: I’m sorry your friend is moving away, but I admire her for taking care of her elderly mom. When my mom was in need of care, I moved her closer to me because I was employed, and my kids were in school.:flowerforyou:
Alison: I’m sorry your dear friend lost her house to a fire. I’m guessing the insurance will step up, but they can never replace everything as it was before the fire. Photos and mementos would be the toughest loss in my opinion. :flowerforyou:
Barbie: I’m happy you had more fun than you’re allowed. Who decides how much fun is too much? I think you should continue to flaunt the rules and have as much fun as possible.:bigsmile:
Michele: I think it has been quite a while since I mentioned how much I admire all that you are able to do. You are amazing.:flowerforyou:
Joyce: I love the train allegory for life.:flowerforyou:
Anamika! It is so good to see your post. I’ve been missing you.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Heather: Enjoy your baby girl!:flowerforyou:
Yesterday we went out to lunch and BLEW it. I’m up a bit today, and feeling a salted out. I plan to drink a lot of water, and suspect it will fix a good bit of the damage that I caused myself at lunch although I had more calories than I care to think about in addition to a ton of sodium.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
September Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!0 -
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Good morning! I will sign the papers in just a few minutes to accept the counter offer on what I hope is going to be my new home! Their price is $2,000 more than I had hoped but lower than what it surely could have been. Now to get mine sold!! Exciting but scary...
I've gotten off to a productive start to my day. My last load of laundry is in the washer and my beef stew is in the crock pot. I baked my spaghetti squash last night and have it ready in the fridge to have for lunch. I found a recipe that is simple; it adds salt, pepper, a little butter, and parmesan cheese and maybe something else to flavor. It sounds like it will taste good, anyway. I bought some frozen bacon wrapped turkey tenderloins two weeks ago and have one defrosting in the fridge to accompany my squash for lunch along with some roasted asparagus. Dinner will be my beef stew along with a salad and possibly some bread. If my daughter wants to join me for dinner, I will send her to the co-op for a locally baked baguette. Otherwise, I will make some gluten free cornbread (all I have in the house) and freeze the rest for when my son comes home next month. Oh! I've seen lots of recipes over the years that call for wine and actually used it ocasionally, but I found a beef stew recipe that recommended replacing the wine with grape juice if you didn't have wine. Has anyone ever tried that? I did add a cup so I guess I'll see how it works.
I am getting ready to buckle down to stuffing those envelopes and listening to lectures. :ohwell: I hate to spend such a gorgeous day inside, but this boot makes outdoor activities rather difficult. The doctor didn't say it but I'm guessing I'm supposed to rest the foot, anyway. I may go out later and walk around on the side street just to feel the sunshine.
Have as great day! You'll likely see me later since I'm somewhat confined.
Carol in beautiful NC0 -
My surgery went well and I am home recovering and I have 4 holes in my
belly to keep an eye on for infection. I have to look in a mirror to see them all.
Joyce- Thank you for sharing about our train ride through our life. It makes one think about our past and
future acquaintance' s.
Thank you to those who gave me well wishes on my surgery. I'm really beginning
to see everyone on here as family. My daughter Amber came home to help me. Poor
Girl has been through so much lately, I guess getting her mind on someone else is
Good for her. It is so hard being a mom and having to watch your child in so much
emotional pain. My first instinct now is to take her for a long walk, that is when she
opens up to me. It's a beautiful day here and I'm stuck on the couch. Last year when
I was inactive I would enjoy it, but for the past 8 months or so I've been walking a good hr
or more daily. Plus doing body pump, spinning, and step aerobics. Doc said I can start
walking in a week but that's it. Thanks to you all I have been staying accountable and
Filling out my food and exercise journal. At least on the days I got to eat.
Now that I'm laid up I might have more time to get personal and share what's been happening
to my family the past months.
Brenda from Md0
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