Serial Starters

Sadly the Blue Jays lost but they had an amazing year that no one predicted. The fact they made it to the World Series for the first time in 32 years is a reason to celebrate.

Now that the post-season is over, my sleep schedule can get back to normal which means I also can (and need to) get back to my running and eating correctly. The candy dishes full of candy all over the office, won't help with anything!

I am due to have my tooth pulled this afternoon. That will help with the no candy-eating. I will be on a soft food only for 3 dies diet. That's going to hard with the yummy apple pie I have in my cupboard! It is one of the best store bought pies I have ever bought (apple crumble). I hope it freezes well.

Ang up in Canada~~I am extremely distressed about your having to have a tooth extracted? Oh, this is awful.. I am wishing you the very best going forward! I have to say that I am envious of you that you are up in Canada, in a wonderfully progressive and caring country where your healthcare is taken care of!!!

Life in the US is terrifying. We are losing everything.

Lana

Howdy, All!

Maureen , I am trying to remember what it was like as a senior….It was scary for me too, wondering wtf I was going to do after graduation? No college….my parents didn't offer it to me or my big sister, only the brothers got that.

Lana, I worry about next year when find out if Medicare is going up and when I get my new lease….I can't afford a huge increase but I can't afford to move. I am holding my own right now, but there is little wiggle room.

My daughter got her cat yesterday. He is surprisingly very outgoing for being in a new environment. He did hide for a short time, but it didn't take long to show his personality….very affectionate and very much in charge….lol! He will be a great companion for my D.

Had breakfast out with the SO. That's my main meal for the day. Will probably have a snack for dinner.

Till next time…

Sandy

TMW - 160

I was struggling yesterday on a soft food diet at work to feel full enough. I hope today goes better. One of the issues is previously egg was fine. This time when eating scrambled egg it's getting up in to the gap (upper tooth pulled) and getting stuck. I had two yogurts for breakfast and hope it's ok.

After barely getting any all summer and early fall, we are finally getting rain! It rained Friday and Sunday into Monday and more coming tomorrow! At least in most of the province, it did stop raining in time for the trick or treaters, and was actually really mild outside.

While I am sad my Blue Jays lost, they had an incredible year. The fact they made it to the World Series, something no one predicted at the start of the year, for the first time in 32 years was amazing. They may not be World Series Champions, but with how they played together they are the Peoples Champions.

Good Thursday!

Hoping everyone is having a good week! Not much to report today....waiting to hear about my daughter and the surgery. I did order her a stuffed dog with a cast on its leg and a crutch under one arm. I think she'll like it.

TTFN.....

Sandy

TMW - 159.8

Happy Fri-yay!

Lana, She is so-so....mostly mental. They put in a nerve block in before the surgery so her leg up to her knee has been numb...she said its a odd feeling and she has been having trouble using the knee scooter because she can't feel her knee. The block is slowly wearing off from her foot up. I hope the pain won't be too severe once it does.

Helped my daughter out a little today. Cleaned up some dishes and fetched and carried some. Got us both cheesesteaks at Johnny Longhots. That was my meal for the day....I only had some grapes before that.

Got a nice surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning. If it continues, I will be a happy camper for sure!

I hear we will be getting our SNAP benefits now. That's a relief. Trying to figure out how I was going to eat on $90 for who knows how long was getting me nervous.

I hope to see some of our members check in soon!

Sandy

TMW - 159.2

Hey, all. Glad to read the week’s updates.

Didn’t mean to go AWOL, haha. With all the early waking, I was super tired this week. Slept well last night but going for a nap soon. Trying to get on a “normal” schedule.

ate too much Halloween candy. Not weighing again for another week. I hope it won’t be too bad whim I finally get on the scale next week.

Trying to get a grip on myself—doing ok, happy and all but not doing what I need to do.

*** November 9 ***

It's Sunday Funday 🤩

Maureen - sending you good vibes to settle your sleep situation 💤

Sandy - glad that you have your groceries!

Sara - how are you doing out there?

Waving to Ang and Missy and everyone else who pops by today 🍂🍁🍂

Lana

240.6 today

Happy Sunday.

Lana, thanks. I slept well Friday and Saturday night. We'll see if that holds for tomorrow.

Sandy, so glad you got your groceries! We are gearing up in our school district in case the appeal and later maneuvers drag things out to and keep folks desperate. I've already donated and will help with distribution as needed.

It's been nice weather to be out this weekend and I got out both days. Enjoying some quiet time now.

I hope everyone has a good week coming up.

TTFN.

Maureen

Hey, and Howdy!

My brain is mush today....I forgot to post until now.

Although not much to say. My daughter called me this evening....she was in bed all day. I will stop over tomorrow with ginger ale for her....its being delivered in the morning. My food stamp money will cover it.

I had leftover chicken and potatoes for lunch and a tuna and hard boiled egg sandwich for dinner.

And that's all the news that's fit to print, as they say....ha, ha!

Sandy

TMW - 159.2

Hi...

I started this post early this afternoon, then my daughter called and I went over to my ex's....and lost the post...lol!

Lana, its cold here, too. Snow pants, eh? Sounds cozy.

Helped out my daughter out for awhile today.…her sciatica is acting up. She said her surgery site isn't bothering her at all. She is getting depressed. All I can do for her is help her out as much as I can.

I had a piece of stromboli for dinner....not a fan of stromboli but it was free.

I ordered some groceries from Amazon and some ginger ale for my daughter...it was delivered this morning in a plastic bag, which I thought was dumb. Little did I know how dumb it actually was until I opened the bag.....the soda had come out of its case and one had burst, spilling ginger ale all over everything in the bag. I was pissed. So I took pictures of the bag and got onto Amazon chat. Texted to a couple different CS reps who were very helpful and I was pleased that they refunded me for the soda and 3 boxes of macaroni that were drenched. So that money was put back on my SNAP card. I was still able to give my daughter all but one of the soda cans and I can salvage the macaroni.

That was my excitement for the day. Hope your day was pleasant!

Sandy

TMW - 159.8

*** November 12 ***

Hey there everybody ~~

Sara - So good to see you! That is so good about your breast and colon results. Yes, next year be sure to block all the days around your colonoscopy. The prep is enough for anyone to deal with in a week. As for The Dragon, she is just one unhappy person. She has problems with control and acceptance. I applaud your ability to weather her storms without strangling her! 🏆

Sandy - what a mess with that exploding soda!! Jeez. Your daughter will bounce back….how sooner or later is up to her. Be sure to take care of yourself throughout her recovery. 🤗💖

I've got a metric ton of paperwork to attend to. I'd better get to it.

Lana

244.4 yesterday was a salt festival!

*** November 13 ***

Good morning everyone~

I woke up at 3AM, and that was it — I started thinking about a couple of current problems, and there was no going back to sleep. So I'm up with my coffee. I do think I solved one of those problems, though.

Sandy - where did you go for dinner? 😋

Waving to Sara and Maureen and Missy and Ang and everyone else who stops by today~~

Lana

243.0 today

Good Morning, Peeps!

Lana, we went to a local tavern called John and Molly's. Its a rather busy place....noisy because the dining area is small but the bar area is BIG and always crowded. I had a seafood platter and brought home dessert....a Chocolate Brownie Molten Lava Cake. Its shaped like a volcano and has a liquid chocolate center. Its in the freezer for now....saving it for another day.

Went over to help my daughter again..she wanted me to make Hamberger Helper Stroganoff.…which is disgusting. I tried to eat some of it but couldn't finish most of it. She was making easy apple dumplings when I got there. but she was in too much pain to finish them so I did.....they came out delicious and I took a couple home. I plan on buying the ingredients to make REAL Beef Stroganoff for her soon.

I got a letter from Medicaid saying I was DENIED! Horrors.....not really. I wasn't even using it. Ya know why? Many doctors won't TAKE Medicaid. Gee....I wonder why??? 🙄 So I wasn't telling any of the doctor's offices I had it. The state can keep it. I don't have the will to dispute it anyway. Medicare pays most of the bills....and what they don't pay, I do....a little each month till it's gone. They can't do anything as long as you send them something every month.

Hope the start of the weekend is a good one for all!

Sandy

Forgot to weigh this morning.…😠