Sue, how nice to have you drop in and sit awhile. You are seeing a lot of the world. Sees like adding a few pounds has happened to a lot of us. I miss NM. It's so much easier to put it on than take it off. And I enjoy desserts and all things chocolate.

Retired - that gives you the time to do all the travel. Are you just sightseeing? How do you decide where to go next? I like staying close to home but always enjoy hearing about other's travels. One granddaughter and her mom were in Italy in March for granddaughter's senior trip with her class. They enjoyed it.

How do you heal insulin resistance. Linda and you can encourage each other and we'll celebrate with you too as you work toward your goal.

We were in Hesston recently and drove past the coffee shop you and I met at years ago - good memories. Debora

Hello Debora, good to "see"you again! My son moved to Iowa nearly ten years ago. I miss my trips to KS. I am tickled we had the chance to meet in Hesston. Yes, my travels are sight seeing. Such a big beautiful world. But there are also so many beautiful and exciting places to visit in the US.

1.8" is a lot of rain Tammy. That would cause erosion in our corner of the world. We don't get tornados here in the PNW. Not enough open space for the wind to pick up speed, I guess. Thank goodness for the Rocky mountains.

How to heal insulin resistance? I am open to suggestions and info you come across. From my research, doing the things I should be doing, eliminating simple carbs (ice cream is my kryptonite), increasing fiber and complex carbs (veggies and whole grains), exercise daily, not sitting more than 45 minutes at a stretch, quality sleep, reduce stress … you know the drill. I want to say good-bye to my mid-section Micheline Tire.

My mother had high cholesterol. My doc recently put me on a med that made me drowsy while driving, so I quit taking it after a three month trial. I just read "A Statin Free Life" by Dr. Aseem Malhotra. He claims all of the above for correcting cholesterol levels. His recipes are "Indian" heavy in legumes and tomatoes. I am allergic to tomatoes, UGH. Just leave those pesky buggers out. Anyway, two of my three brothers are on statins. There is a thing called Familial Hylerlipidemia (FH), which statins may have a slight chance of helping. I will talk to my doctor about FH when I see him in the fall. I am hoping I can move my Triglyceride and HDL numbers by doing the things I should be doing to heal my insulin resistance. I WILL do it. I do not want to take medication if it can be avoided. The issue, as always is continuing the pattern of behaviors for the long term.

It is a beautiful sunshiny day here on the Camas Prairie, but it is 57 degrees, so a bit chilly. The winter canola is blooming, painting the prairie in beautiful swaths of yellow.

Time to get something done for the day. We recently had a Murphy bed installed in my sewing room while I was in Peru. Now to organize the furniture for sewing . :) Hugs. ~S

Good Morning,

Well I step on the scale this morning and I'm up by 1.5 pounds, even with watching what I'm eating and keeping close to my calorie allotment. I noticed that my sodium count has been rather high so maybe that's my problem. Sometime this get's so frustrating up and down like a yo yo, however, I am determine to keep at it. Today is going to be a high of 97 with a heat index of 105.

Congrats on finding what you where looking for and getting some organizing done as well. I need to do the same thing, I been wanting to go looking for the Heart Monitor and strap that I go from Granny way back when. I have a general Idea of where it's at but I'll need to do some organizing just to find it. Maybe someday, I'm a procrastinator so it takes me longer to get that kind of stuff done.

Take care

OMG, that is one beautiful mountain side, love the pics. It sounds like you had a great time and it really sucks that your salad ended up on the ground.

Let's see I've dropped down .5 lb so I'm working hard to get back down to that 145.5 and then work on continuing to loose till I get to my goal. Slow and Steady till I reach my goal.

We got 3.5" of rain within a 24 hr. period. Today is a really nice 79 degree, with no rain in site for least a couple of days.

Have a great day and talk later. God Bless

Oh wow, looks I've been missing out on a lot but not dropping in sooner.

Sue, interesting to be allergic to sardines. That's one food I've never eaten much off. Looks like the remote place on the Salmon river was worth it from your pictures. Fun to go out with some friends. Make sure you eat something.

Tammy, glad you continue to walk and exercise. Those ups and downs keep happening to all of us.

I kind of jump around in the same five pound range but I like my sweets too well. Monday, my older siter and I traveled to visit our oldest sister - day trip even though it's 4 hours each way. With two drivers it's not too bad. We worked a couple of puzzles and visited. It was fun. On the way home we drove in rain most of the way. While the days are longer we are going to try and go once a month. This morning was Bible study and one member brought cookies and several fruits and almonds and pistachios for us to enjoy. It's fun to start off Bible study that way - usually just do it for birthdays. But now I'm going to skip the sandwich this evening and just do a salad. Tomorrow is errand day. Next week is our Community Bible School and I will be in the nursery each morning which if for teachers with young kids. The two of working will have two to watch so sound doable. We got more rain the last couple of days too. It's all needed so not complaints. Hubby is the one who gets to contend with the mud when he takes care of his chickens. Take care and I'll pop in more often to keep up with the two of you.

Sue, You're doing the same distance gong to your sister-om-law's. Always nice to get together with family. With traveling that far, what food are you taking. Interesting that everyone helps with the music.

How fun to bring grandkids home. That age enjoys most everything. Hope their version of work clothes is suitable for swathing. I will be keeping 4 grandkids during our Bible School week - 5,9, 10, and 13. They will go back home on Monday since I have 4-H in the evening but will be here Tuesday - Friday. Nothing exciting planned so far. Will get the legos out, have the beads for making necklaces and things like that.

Right now I'm baking the dinner rolls for tomorrow. Getting close to being done for the have tos for the day.

Hello Ladies, Good to hear from you.

Tammy, I love that you got to see your Donkey. What is his name? I imagine that was very sad to have to give him up. My side of the family doesn't gather, maybe once a year at most. The hubs is the oldest of eight. His side of the family really enjoys each other and have a lot of fun when they get together. My SIL, wearing red in the picture and her hubby love socializing and host fun get togethers.

Debora, what 4-H project(s) do you lead? My kids got a lot out of 4-H. They traveled to Atlanta for National 4-H Congress and WA DC for WA Focus. I hope my grandkids take advantage of the opportunities. They have Market Pig and Poultry (duck) projects this year.

The party was super fun. We ended up staying until 10 pm. I did very well with my eating plan until I ate a piece of Honeycomb Candy and that started a binge. It was silly. I certainly wasn't hungry. When I logged it all, I was 500 calories over my calorie budget which put me in my RMR calorie allotment, so not so bad but my inner critic berated me for it. The scale was up 2# this morning from when I weighed two days ago. Quite thankful I didn't have an opportunity to weigh yesterday morning.

I took a dill pickle pasta salad. It sounds weird, but is yummy, always well received and easy. It traveled in a cooler easy too.

We got home in time to take the kids to Lilo at Stitch at the movie theater with their cousins. The grands were sound asleep in the car when we got home, so no bed time quarrels or tears. :) I didn't realize this is their first extended sleep over trip away from home. All well so far.

Better get on with the day. Hugs, ~S