WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015

evening ladies!
long long day,but a nice one. got up early and fed and walked the boys,then went down and fed my DFIL breakfast...then from there stopped at my dads and dropped off date nut bread, then picked up my friend Doris,
we had a grand time, went to Christmas Tree Shop, Bed,Bath and Beyond,Walmart ,Ocean State JobLot, Dollar Tree, and Big lots..
then picked up some flowers as I was going to dinner at a friends house. Doris and I went to Chinese for lunch ,I was bad and had an egg roll, but had chicken and vegetable with steamed rice, I only ate half,brought the rest home and will have that for lunch tomorrow. came home walked the dogs, got the push mower out of the shed, and will try and do that saterday..
then proceeded to drop my laptop and break the toggle for the wireless mouse, so stopped at Family Dollar and bought another one, then up to George and Mary Lou's just love them to death, we had a nice chicken dish and salad, and a scoop of ice cream..
when I was here this afternoon I heard something that sounded like water dripping, but when I went out to the family room I went over to the corner wall and hear it, so I went outside to where the 2 rooms meet and there was pink insulation shreds in the garden, I am guessing field mice ,,and baby mice in the wall
so I picked up some mouse bait, I hate to do it,but we dont need this on top of everything else!!!
Tom Ordered the cabinets and countertops, and I am guessing it will be 6-8 weeks before they come in.
Heaven help us on the kitchen reno. we barely lived through the bathroom lol

I've been looking at your group and would like to join. I sounds like you really support each other! and revel in each others victories. I've been doing this MFP stuff regularly for almost 4 months. It really does work to log your bites and get moving.
Linda from Georgia

Good evening everyone! It's been a busy day. When I got to the studio this morning I found that I had forgotten to push the start button on the kiln the night before, so the pots I thought would be ready were not. But it was a very small load, so I took the time to glaze more stuff and add it to the kiln - which I really did start this time. I had four new drafting jobs that came in this morning, so I was determined to finish them so I could put them on April's bill. That done, I started packing to go to a pottery show which starts tomorrow morning. The van is packed with pots and folding tables. I won't have the new stuff I was hoping to have, but oh well. Then I came home and made dinner, walked the dogs and just now started the washer. I use big sheets as table coverings at these shows and I'm sorry to say that I had not washed them since the last show in November! They've been sitting in a pile in the corner of my office. At least they will be fresh and sweet smelling tomorrow.

Somebody asked if I dress in the dark? Well, not quite. I steam up the mirror before I undress, and get dressed while it's still foggy, plus it don't stand in front of the mirror, just in case is clears up unexpectedly and I get a terrifying glimpse of my altogether. That is something I really try to avoid. So, that's why I still continued to rub deoderant on my sides after my fat rolls were gone. Habit, mostly. Hubby actually asked me, why are you putting that there? It is pretty funny, though.

I told my son that I wouldn't be able to take the kids to school or pick them up tomorrow. He seems to be doing better, so he can do it himself. Hubby will take DGS to his soccer practice tomorrow night and to the game on Saturday morning. I think I'm going to enjoy having a little time away from the kids this weekend. I'm starting to feel a little burned out on being a full time grandma. Doing these shows is a pain in the butt, lugging all the tables and boxes of pots, then sitting for hours, talking to a few people, then have to haul it all back. But, I do enjoy hanging out with my friends. We have two major group shows, one in the spring and one in the fall, then other smaller things through the year. We found a strip mall north of Joplin on the main road, and they've rented an empty storefront to us for a very small fee for the last 10 years or so. The attendance continues to grow every time, so I hope that holds true. If the weather is too good, though, nobody wants to be inside looking at pottery, so we always hope for a little sprinkle or two.

Update on the ants...so far they have not come back! To think, I've been fighting ants every spring for all these years and all it took was a little garlic! I don't remember who told us about it, but you are my hero!

Welcome to all the new ladies! Today is the last day of the month, so watch for the link that Barbie posts tonight for the new thread.

See you all in May!

Sylvia

Stats for the day:
Ride hm 2 gym- 12.3min, 13.9amph, 2.9mi = 84c
Lateral machine- 32min 2714strides, 46floors, 2.34mi 15-17lvl 5-10lat = 244c
Ride gym 2 wk- 54.31min, 12.5amph, 11.3mi = 442c
Ride dome 2 tan- 17.16min, 10.3amph, 2.9mi= 159c
Ride tan 2 hm- 5.23min, 10.9amph, .9mi= 46c
Total cal = 975