Howdy. It's sumptuous Sunday! Another hot one here, with no chance of precipitation. Fortunately, I DID get out yesterday and made multiple stops.

I hit PetSmart for cat food and litter, the vet for 1 ml syringes, with attached needles, for Lilo's Tuesday torture...er I mean tiny little shot (but you wouldn't think it from her), Kroger, for a few grocery items, and Taco Bell for a light, late, vegetarian lunch for J. I had already eaten. As I was bringing in groceries, the mail arrived. I couldn't have timed it better if I tried!

Of course the ever changing grocery list has grown a couple of items since I got home, but nothing that will force me to go out for it today.

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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)



All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...

Howdy. It's marvelous Monday! A REALLY hot one here with, again, no chance of precipitation. I might get out quickly this morning for a couple of items. Other than that, just trying to be cool, something I never quite managed, socially.

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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)



All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...

good morning, well I did my 5 miles on the treadmill plus I took Annie for a little walk. I need to get out in the yard to pull weeds but I have no energy for that . I also need to clean I have some dusting that has my name on it so those are my big plans for today. Annie seems to be doing good she has taken her meds which chicken of course. Val so glad Boudreaux is doing good whit the training .When Annie was a pup we took her to pet smart for training it really helped I did learn a lot, Vix that is so cool that they are having a grand parent's day Enjoy. Hi ED ,jo and Val

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Ed, how old is Lilo? Is that a chronic condition? Hope the heat lets up a little for you.

Lilo is 16 1/2 with arthritis. I give her a weekly shot of Adequan for that, just 0.2 ml. She is a pretty small cat. It keeps her moving around much better. It is in addition to her daily sprinkle of Cosequin, on her food. It is for the joints too, but was no longer doing enough by itself.

Good morning.
Good luck at the new hairdresser, Irene. I recently switched to one 5 minutes away and am very happy. Weather's been beautiful here too.
Ed, aw, poor Lilo...arthritis is tough. (I have problems with that too...some days are better than others). My last cat, Roxie was small too....she had kidney problems and dementia the last few years...she made it to almost 18.
Jo, sounds like a great hike! Sorry to hear your eye is not improving. My sister has medical marijuana for that. I guess it's less expensive than the drops. I didn't know there was a surgery to help that. Seems like a good alternative.
Hi Val and Jan.
I'm off to stained glass and clay workgroups today. Have to stop off at Staples...I left a pattern there to be enlarged. And I have a 4 p.m. PT appointment. Long day ahead. Partly cloudy, in the 60s with a high of 85 expected, a little warmer than yesterday.
Happy Tuesday, everyone.

Hi everyone,
It has just been a bit crazy here the last few days. Sunday was church and the buffet went well. It usually does as we have some good cooks. It was nice to see new families. Usually Monday I recover from Sunday but I had my cardiologist appointment which means driving into Montgomery. Never my favorite thing, but I found a close parking space to the medical building, so the rest was a breeze. Apparently I gave them a heart attack as my B/P was running about 90/54 and I had a heart rate of barely 50. Good for long distance runners but not me, lol..I got my B/P meds slashed in half, so today I feel a little funky, but overall I can actually walk and not feel like I am always on the verge of collapse. I have not taken it quite like they said, but am taking it a little bit of a reduction at a time. That feels weird enough. I am a little afraid it will run too high at the final reduction..but We shall see. I see phone calls in my future for the Doc there, lol..Today I went to get my refills and the base put in a new system..The explanations were non too clear, so I stood in line for about a half hour. Turns out it was the wrong line. So figured out the system and got activated. When they called me I am thinking, cool. Yep, they called me to go back after 10 am the next day to get my meds..Maybe. Apparently today's people came back twice on their pick up day. I thought maybe we had people from Florida here, but I guess they are just extremely short handed. I see us losing all our benefits in years to come. I hope not. It was not always easy being in the AF system for all those years.
Vix, hope your new hairdresser is good. That other is pretty far to travel. I like doing less and less driving the older I get. People are scary. And I can tell I am getting older when driving. Jo, I love you have vacation and hope you are having a great time!. Ed, your cat sounds precious, like they rule!! Irene, do not work too hard. Luckily it is too hot to pull weeds here at the moment, lol..Val, hoping you are slowly getting caught up! I like you are still with your group of ladies!! Take care all!! Jan

Good morning;
Yesterday I transplanted the last on my day lilies. Now I just have to plant some grass seed and hopefully I am done.
Today we are going to get out flu shots. I got a text from our pharmacy saying they were in.
Irene-I am glad you like your new hairdresser. I am thinking of switching closer to home also.
I now drive about 40 minutes.
Jan-I agree about driving as you get older. When we drove into Boston on Monday, I was a basket case. I am not a good passenger. We decided next time to take the train in.
Good luck with your meds.
Hi Vix, Val and Ed.
Cloudy today with a chance of sun in the afternoon. The weather has been great so far, in the 70's. Today is supposed to be warmer high of 85.
Enjoy your day!

Good morning.
Jo, that's good that you got some yardwork done. Pete moved some things in the garden around yesterday too. Time for flu shots again....we need to do that too.
Irene, glad you like your new hair dresser. I think we're all starting to appreciate things closer to home with less driving.
Jan, I don't think my body could handle all those church meals...I'm up 3 pounds from 2 nights of restaurant food, and can't seem to get rid of that. Good luck with your BP medicine.
Hi Ed and Val.
It's 68 and cloudy at the moment here...hotter today, high of 93 expected. Thank goodness I have no appts today, but do have some errands to run. Also need to figure out a new project for painting class.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

good morning, No big plans for today just going to take it easy. I might go food shopping . Jo the train sounds good. Val I do the yogurt I really like the pumpkin. We talked about getting our flu shot this weekend . take care every one

Good morning;
We got our flu shots yesterday. My arm is a little sore. I also made an appt. for my eye surgery,
Oct 17th. I would like to get it sooner rather than later.
It was hot yesterday, the AC came on. Today it is raining and gloomy.
I think I will stay in and read a book. Hubby went back to work today.
I burned a bag of microwave popcorn yesterday. I am still trying to get the smell out of the microwave. I am now trying water and vinegar. Any suggestions?
Have a great day!

Welcome Pirates 43. I think we have all been there lost and gained it all back.
I just started getting back on track a few days ago. It is a struggle but we know it can be done.
We are a small group but do what we can to support each other.

I got shot today. Flu season supposedly started early. I don't usually get shot until mid-October but the doctor wanted to go ahead, since I was there to discuss the latest blood work anyway, all of which looked fantastic.

My left arm is in the usual pain. but it only hurts when I use it, move it, or lay on it. LOL.

Hello!
Welcome Pirate!! I struggle losing the same 25 lbs over and over. Bad since I have a hundred to lose, at least. But one day!! I am going to keep trying!!
Irene, I struggle with the church food! It is like putting an alcoholic in charge of a bar. They eat on Weds. and birthdays and days that end with "y". But I do like them!!
I feel so much better with less meds. I actually have energy. It is scary how exhausted I had become and with just a slight adjustment..I can now get thru a day. Still get tired..but that is being 66 and overweight.
My ex had been in the AF for 20 years. We were stationed in Montana, Colorado, Louisiana, Al. and in Germany twice. My kids grew up mostly in Europe. My daughter still misses it. After retirement my ex worked as a civilian in Al. at the AF base which was our last assignment. I worked in the hospital as a unit sec. 20 years eventually floating to all 9 floors at night. Very stressful. My ex did re-enactments from the later 1700's at a local Fort here that was preserved.I went a few times but I was too tired to do that as I worked 40 hours and night shift. He began to see a lady ( and I mean see..) from there and asked for a divorce at Thanksgiving . We had been married for 41 years. Rough year but actually fine now. I am still trying to get things thrown out and cleaned up. I was fortunate enough to get the house and all our dogs, 4 at the time, and our 2 horses. In view of the circumstances he did not have much choice, but everything else we split 50/50. All my dogs died from old age, as did 1 horse, who lived to be 30. My last horse I lost when his intestines twisted. He was only 19. It was a shock to everyone. I walked him for 18 hours and gave him meds and thought he would make it. He was able to ..drop his business..I guess is the best way to put it, but he started again. I had to put him down. The surgery would be about 6500 dollars with little hope he might make it, or he would have it happen again. You now know the rest of my life, lol..which is a funny way to answer if we were in the AF. !! Yes.
Vix, glad you like your hair! Wish we could see some of your work!! Jo, what kind of seed did you put down? Ed, glad you got a rest!! Val, glad you are hanging in there!! 99 degrees here and not a drop of rain for the last 2 wks.
Take care all!! Jan

Good morning;
I went to the gym this morning and did 2 miles on the treadmill and used some of the exercise machines. Day 3 of trying to stay on track and logging my food.
Jan-Glad you are feeling better with the change in meds. I didn't plant any grass seed yet. It is a very shady area and I need to research which kind will grow best there.
Ed-my arm is feeling much better 3 days after the shot.
Irene-I know you will reach your goal. You are so good about exercising and following the plan.
Val-how is work going? When is Bordeaux's next training session?
Vix-I will try the baking soda. The vinegar didn't work. It is only going into the 60's today, so I plan on opening all the windows and airing out the house. I learned my lesson, I will watch the popcorn carefully from now on.
Hi Pirate 43.
Laundry, a few errands and yard work on the agenda for today.
Have a good one.

Good morning.
Ed, good for you...safe from the flu!
Val, congrats on losing 40 pounds this year....that's amazing!
Jan, sounds like you've had an interesting life living in all those places. Was the divorce and all recent? Sounds really rough. Glad you're through it now.
Irene, nice that you're so close to goal.
Hi Jo, hope you're enjoying your time off.
Hi Pirate, jump on in.
I got my new phone in the mail last night. I think I'll take it to the Verizon store for them to set it up for me.
Rained overnight. Cloudy and cooler today...high of 71.
Also have PT this morning. Then the rest of the day is free.
Happy Friday, everyone.