Learning more about your DS's girlfriend is something to look forward to! Keep us posted. Hope all goerw well for him. It's tough for young folks to be alone these days I think. Helping with the coffee social at church is very noble in my opinion. I know at my current church is can be a stressful task.

I am pleased with all I accomplished today, probably mostly thanks to the Prednisone. I made 2 of the egg cheeses and just brought them in from hanging on the ramp where they solidify. They look beautiful. I also cooked a few kielbasa rings,hard boiled some eggs, and did a few other little preps for the Feast of the Resurrection. We have the pascha bread from my old church too. We abstained from meat and dairy through the Great Lent so it will be a feast to enjoy it tonight after our resurrection service which starts at 11:30 pm and will conclude about 2:30 am….and then we eat! We won't overdue it because of the time, but this is our custom to eat/break the fast after this service. We will have another service at 11:00 am too. Both are online of course, but when I was able we attended both of these services in person at our own local church. Sunday evening our dear neighbors Jane and Blaine will come to visit. I am just planning to serve dessert.

In the Joy of the Feast of our Lord's Resurrection.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Always wonderful to see a full church for such beautiful days like Easter. Hope your Easter plans were fulfilling for you Shari, whatever you ended up doing. Sun and no wind sounds like the best combination.

My day went well. Our online services were beyond moving, uplifting, and enriching. Nothing compares to the celebration of the Lord's Resurrection in my opinion. We enjoyed our food as well. I didn't overindulge at all but also didn't log anything today. I napped briefly in the afternoon but really wasn't all that tired despite the long and unusual hours we kept. Our neighbors changed their visit to tomorrow as Blaine was feeling pretty tired by the time they were to come here. That is fine with me.

Hoping Tony continues to improve. Pneumonia can be very nasty with the older folks especially.

We had a nice early evening visit with our neighbors. We are never at a loss for things to talk about. And it's always so good to catch up with them and with things going on in the neighborhood.

I read today online that WW is filing for bankruptcy! I have noticed changes (as I mentioned recently) in their customer service, but I certainly didn't expect this news. Their website doesn't address this at all. I read about the bankruptcy in a news article. I wonder if the company will just fold completely. So sad.

Yes, the diet drugs were mentioned in the WW articles I read too. I have a friend who is diabetic and is on Ozempic as prescribed by her family doctor. My friend has lost quite a bit of weight on it and really wasn't all that overweight to begin with. She has much difficulty eating and eats very little these days. She has a very sensitive stomach and lots of related digestive issues. She looks good, but seldom feels good anymore. I know, too, that there are considerable other side effects long term from what I've read. I definitely prefer a healthy slow weight loss and realize that my choices are what lead to my successes and/or weight loss struggles. I'll stick with WW or something similar if they fold.

Our weather has been lovely today. We are expecting high temps in the 70s and low 80s for the next week or so. This is a welcome change. Tomorrow friends of ours are coming to visit (the husband who lost his job last May and his wife). He has remained retired, and it seems to me won't return to work soon, if at all, though both of them talk about how much he still misses his work. I think they aren't ready to move from this general area (they live an hour from here). The wife's mother just turned 90 and lives in an apartment and says she won't relocate with them if they move! I am looking forward to spending the day with them. We always have a great time when we are together.

Batch cooking is a great method! What you made sounds delicious Shari, and so nice to have a good amount of it to be able to share. I understand how tiring that can be however. You sue earned yourself a rest and a few days off from cooking! I am a bean lover so I would have likely ventured a try. Most beans are 0 points on WW so I have learned to appreciate them.

We had a very lovely day with our friends. The husband reminded me that he and I have been friends for 50 years this year (oh my!) and his DW & I have been friends even longer (she is younger than her DH and me, but she was one of my campers when I was a church camp counselor in the early 70s). We ordered delivery, and our friends brought a red velvet cake from an upscale local supermarket. My turkey sandwich was kind of dry and disappointing, and I think so was hers. The guys' food was better it seems. They were here over 6 hours (1 pm till after 7 pm). I was exhausted by that time, but when they are here it is like having family. They make themselves right at home & know where things are, they clean up, etc., and they just do all kinds of things naturally like they live here. Such beautiful friends.

Just a quick check in tonight. John and I had our eye doctor appointments this afternoon. I drove and Greg went with us to assist me and my wheelchair. It worked out quite well. I was able to get in and out of the van without even using the platform to help me reach the running board, probably because of the Prednisone relief! Another friend of ours babysat Buster and even took him for a 1/2 mile walk. By the evening I wasn't sure who was more exhausted, me or Buster! I am still not logging my food but plan to start soon since I expect my days to return to more normal as we approach the end of Bright week.

I agree that this week went fast. Our spring weather the past few days has been beautiful. We had a light and much-needed rain tonight, and rain is expected most of Saturday, including some thunderstorms. It will be a good day to relax indoors. I did well with my food choices today. I focused on protein and low/zero point foods and was mostly satisfied. I had a grocery delivery today so I can continue to make healthy choices. I had a reasonable to do list for Friday and accomplished almost all of it. I will tackle the few left over to do items on Saturday and won't add on any more things to do till Monday.

Happy weekend!

Our rain under performed compared to what was predicted, but we still had quite a bit and some of it very heavy. It is still quite windy here however. I also enjoy my home cooked meals too. I like knowing exactly what is in them and that they typically low is salt.

I had a little run in with the "prez" today. We have a project coming up next Sunday, voted at our last meeting. She complained and ranted today about how much she has to do for it. I reminded her that both John and I spoke against doing this project when it came up at the meeting. She ignored what I said tonight. I suggested to her that John and I would give her money (our personal money, not treasury money) toward funding this project since we are physically unable to help with the project. No response from her at all. I will still give her some money, but wow, she is so frustrating. I am considering calling 2 other members to put them on alert about this because she has been condemning them to me too. (I won't tell them that; I'll just say she is upset again about having this project.) We all have our gifts and talents as well as our deficits. I am sure she will never recognize this. Thanks for letting me vent here.

I rested a lot today and really needed the extra sleep/naps. I think my busy week caught up with me more than I anticipated. I didn't eat a lot today and didn't log anything again. I feel so much better now. I know I needed the rest. And happy to report I was still able to accomplish a few minor "to do" list items too.

Shari, have you decided what you will plant in your small garden this year? Interesting to me that you notice a difference in your strength based on how well you eat. You are very much in tune with these things, and that is so good and healthy. I admire that!!

I made two turkey meatloaves today…very delicious and a favorite of John's. My energy was up today, and I wanted to make the most of that. These meatloaves are a favorite of mine too because we will get quite a few meals out of them. I love days when my cooking demands are minimal at times! So my week is looking easier already! I am behind in my reading again so will have to catch up tomorrow and Tuesday for our Tuesday classes.

DW, hope all is well. We haven't heard from you in a while!

Home grown lettuce is a favorite of mine. I sometimes get some from a friend. And I think marigolds look pretty anywhere…..hope they do keep your bugs away!

I got back on track today with eating and tracking and feel good about that. My Pascha food is all gone, and my fridge has a good supply of wise choices. I did a bit of reading today for Tuesday's classes and will read a bit more tomorrow before class. I registered to attend an online seminar on plant based eating tomorrow afternoon. John will watch it with me I think. We won't go all plant based (at least not yet), but we are looking forward to learning more about this eating style. I hope nothing interrupts my participation in this but I suspect if I miss it they will make it available to watch again.

Hello! It sounds like you have both been so busy and doing well!! I've been falling asleep in the chair or at the keyboard every evening since Easter. DD ended up going to church with me on Easter. I don't think she'd been since before her husband passed. The day before Easter, she said that she would go if her dad went. He declined and I told her that she was off the hook. Easter morning, I got ready and was trying to leave a little early for church but when I got in the car, I thought I didn't have my cell phone so ran back in the house and quickly looked in all the usual places but to no avail. I went back to the car and headed toward church going a tad faster than I should have been. When I passed her street, I saw that her car wasn't there. Just then my phone rang(in my purse the entire time). It was DD and she asked if I was the car behind her. (Apparently I was!) She said that she looked good-almost good enough to go to church and I said why don't you go with me? She ended up joining me for church! God works in such mysterious ways!! If I hadn't run back in the house, I wouldn't have been on the road behind her!

Other than that, I've been working, not doing well with my eating, not yet getting to the gym, and forgetting to take my vitamins for energy. I was the liturgist at church last Sunday and that went well. This week I am trying to do better with my food and vitamins. I need a specific goal like I had last year to help me commit to the gym. I need to make a list of things I would like to do and then "train" for those things.

DH has been jumping the season and has planted flowers, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Around here, they say not to plant before Mother's Day. We will be lucky if we don't yet have a frost.

Paula, your turkey meatloaf sounds delicious! I will have to try that! Shari, when is your trip to Guatemala? I hope you both have a wonderful Wednesday!!