Greetings - praying for all of you and thank you for the prayers you have sent my way.

Am doing fairly well and am pleased with the progress. My blood pressure was really good this morning (116/67 pulse 64) so the kidney doctor will be happy about that.

I am making headway with my eating or trying to make headway by staying on plan. Boy do I suffer when I go off plan and have salt unintentionally.

Also have a new water bottle that holds 32 oz and it is marked on the side so I can see just how much I am drinking rather than guessing. Getting better at getting in the required amount

Each week when I get weighed I set another goal for the next weigh in - just to lose 1 pound or part of a pound but the goal is to lose 1 pound. I am not focusing on the big picture just one pounde - and doing this I see am down this month which is good. And I am keeping it off.

Now to work on getting outside in this nice weather we are having and going for a walk (with my walker) getting in some fresh air, movement and seeing my neighbors out and about.

Of course there is more to life then just food and walking - my journey with the Lord is very important and am loving the time my husband and I are reading the Bible together. This is a year we are working on reading it through - we have done this quite a few times together and then there are the times I did it by myself. And I must say we have a great church and the services are worth listening to during the week - so we do that also and on Wednesday we get together with 10 others to discuss what we learned in the sermon with questions that the Pastor has outlined. It has been helpful to hear what others are learning from the weekly sermons.

Well it is now 9:45am and I am feeling I need to stretch out as my arm is throbbing a bit - so will say by for now / talk again later/ be safe and walk with the Lord with all your strength today.

Hi everyone! Had a productive time on website yesterday and even made little craft video. In case you want to see, it is here:

https://www.papercraftcentral.com/paper-shirt-card.html

It was just a simple thing to make.

We are on the road to Apollo Bay today after staying home the last few days. Reception is going to cut out soon so I will leave you with a cloud picture of the sky over our camp site today. 😀

Sun is shining today and it is so nice be able to be outside enjoying it. Am sure the April showers will be soon arriving so am lapping up the sun for now.

Today is weigh in day for me. Lost another 1.8 pounds = in the last 5 weeks I have lost every week for a total of 7 pounds. So setting a small goal of working just on one pound and then eating properly to allow that - well it works ladies.

I see the kidney doctors in a couple of hours. Then I will have 3 months before I see him again unless I get sick. So in that 3 months (12 weeks) am going to work on 10 - 15 pounds which is doable with losing 1 pound a week. Pray that my constistance and motivation will continue as I am feeling so much better with this 7 pounds off - sleeping so much better.

Praying for all of you

Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted amount the nations
I will be exalted in the earth

Matthew 21:22
And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith

Good morning, friends. It's a cooler but lovely day here. Windy, too. I had the heater on earlier.

Linda, I am so glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, my hair is cut to allow 'wash and wear' style. I just brush it into the shape after washing and it dries like that. Very practical for caravan living. Colin liked his masseuse and will probably go back again before Friday when we leave here.

Marilyn, that is great progress! Will pray for you too. It's good to hear how you are doing. I hope the kidney Dr gives you encouragement also.

Judith, yes, we had some showers yesterday and it was windy then too, at both Geelong and Apollo Bay. Geelong is where we are camped, Apollo Bay was about 2 hours drive from there. Reception is almost nil between towns and we were on the outskirts of Geelong when I posted yesterday. The Great Ocean Road where we were headed is about 200kmd long and is very remote, with a few scattered little seaside towns. I never count on having reception in areas like that. I was so glad you liked my video and shirt card instructions enough to save it for later! Thrilled, even. Be my guest!

Yesterday was a beautiful day. We loved getting down to the beach with each other and the dogs. Aireys Inlet was also gorgeous with its Lighthouse, offshore volcanic core and birds. I'll give you a few more pictures.

Apollo Bay, stairs to the rocky beach. There was a narrow bit of creamy sand to the left so we could get everyone down, past the river you can see, to the rocks and rock pools



View of Apollo Bay and Barham River through the trees from the board walk.



Volcanic core at Airys Inlet



Lighthouse at Airys Inlet (Greg's pic)



Singing Honeyeater at Airys Inlet (also Greg's pic)



Greg and I tend to be the photographers so we share pictures a bit. He got the best Lighthouse and bird picks so I would rather show you those than mine! I see his pucs turn out smaller though. Hmm.

Today Col and I plan to explore Geelong itself a bit. Lyn's brother is visiting her, and Greg is staying to visit too.

Marilyn- I hope your kidney doctor had some good news for you yesterday. How is the fistula healing?

Judith - I imagine that your family really enjoys your handmade cards. I do not get many cards but when I do, it feels very special. I think the person has to think alot about me to send it. It is sad that people do not send cards much.

Susan - some more wonderful pictures! We
finally caught up with you and have changed
seasons. Happy Spring to us! What is a
volcanic core?

Hello all.

Yesterday Colin and I just wound up goi g to a shopping centre for some 'us' time. Today we washed everything in preparation for moving on tomorrow, so the favourite pic today is of my two dogs, freshly washed, blow dried and clipped. I wish they would stay that way. It's an all day job to groom them for me.



Judith, thank you for telling me more about your card making and scrapbooking. I love our hobby. I will go read your update after this.

Linda, a volcanic core is the vent the lava once came up through. The mountain erodes away over time and only the cooled lava core remains. Australia has quite a few of them.

Marilyn, I hope you are healing well.

Am about to serve dinner so will stop here.

We made it safely to Houston although we did have a pretty bumpy ride coming down for the landing since they were having a rain storm as we landed. Their humidity is 95% which is so much different from the humidity of 20% in GJ.

Marilyn I am so sorry you need another surgery! That is very frustrating to hear and I'm assuming for you also.

Judith - I am praying for your appointments.

Susan- the dogs look great. Maybe you should start a grooming business.

We have a reception to go too soon so will come back tomorrow on here.

Thanks for the prayers ladies - much appreciated.

It is noon and all is well - slight headache - tension one - so am going to have to do something about that

Food is going good- still working on the 1 pound a week and as I get weighted on Tuesday have to make sure the next few days are pretty clean eating.

Somewhat overcast today but still nice. One more week and our son and his girlfriend will arrive for a very short visit - will be so good to see him.

Well Norm and Priscilla are going grocery shopping (she loves going with her dad) They are going to get enough food for the next week then will see about a bigger shop.

Take care everyone

Morning everyone - beautiful day today and am so grateful to be alive to enjoy it.

Getting ready to go to church - so nice to be able to spend time each week with other believers, worshiping the Lord with great music, time in prayer and then listening to a great surmon - we are so fortunate to have great pastors at our church - each one of them having a hugh education re the Bible and are truly walking their faith