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ISANDI, that's terrible for you, for we do love our children and grandchildren so much and it is so easy to be hurt by them. This may sound harsh and tough love, but have you considered saying very sweetly, "we DO understand dears, and therefore we are sure YOU will understand that us being of a pensionable age we will NOT…

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LIN, I thought my crash into the garage door was bad, but everything healed in time except for the slight dent in my forehead, but you must have had a dreadful crash to still have so much to deal with. What I'm trying to say is, just be very careful removing snowy slush and ice, you could so easily slip again. I fell in…

MARIE, hello you, all on your lonesome!!! It looks as if everybody is running around doing chores this snowy (here) weekend. I believe SHIRLEY said she was off helping with the decoration of her coming grand baby's room? I'm so sorry poor Jerry has got the dreaded virus now, and be careful YOU don't catch it twice, like…

I'm beginning to feel us "up here" will never see the 70s plus again! Mounds and mounds of snow everywhere! Maybe MARIA can get her summer fan out and blow some of that warmth up here? It will come, we just have to be patient and enjoy the winter for what it is. BOB, I'm an early riser because for 24 years I had to ride…

Morning Bob, another early riser. Best part of the day isn't it. All quiet and peaceful.

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MARIE, it took 3 weeks for me to get rid of the infection. I've finally got rid of the cough. Your lovely warm weather weekend will help. ANNE

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SHIRLEY, that's what I meant about me being gone. I simply wouldn't be able to afford it. ANNE.

Afternoon MARIA, I'm here, just having a busy day. Hope you are feeling heaps better. Hi, SHIRLEY. Nice day up here isn't it, but oh so cold! ANNE

Me too Patsy and I do sympathise! I was walking down my drive a year ago when I tripped on a pavement crack. Hurtling down the drive trying to save myself; I rammed head first into the garage door. I've still got the dent in my forehead to prove it! I ended up in emergency in the concussion machine and was bruised with two…

For tomorrow, back to maintenance weight. 130 lbs. o:)

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Well, I guess that will be me gone. Shame. Anne

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JO, wow you can do that! I don't have a mobile. I was completely lost when I first came on the Internet last April, and all this technology just amazes me! There was talk on the TV the other day about putting "chips" in people's fingers to access their homes etc. Now THAT I don't like the idea of! Mind you, my cats got a…

Hello BRENDA, I had 21 lbs to lose and managed to do that only to find I'd put 2 lbs back on over Christmas. Now I'm back to behaving myself! Just wanted to say, when I lost the first 10 lbs all my aches and pains disappeared with it. Particularly in one of my knees. This knee would collapse on me quite unexpectedly and…

Just poking my nose in to say good morning. Another snow day. Anne.

LIN, I fortunately like the new arrangement. The problem is, although my boys are really good for odd jobs or shopping, when it comes to furniture moving their attitude is "yeah, when we've got the time" or "what's wrong with it as it is". When one wakes up around 2 and can't sleep for imagining the new look, the only…

ZACK Hmm, somehow I lost the post I was writing. It was just to say, no you WON'T shrivel up and die at the age of 60! You are a young chick, and I at 20 years older have no intention of shrivelling up and dying! It's sort of a challenge in our family on who will be the oldest, or at least it was, because I've managed to…

ZACK, HAPPY 59th BIRTHDAY

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BOB, oh that was LOVELY, thank you for the link I think it's called. Isn't it wonderful, after all the bad news in the world, to find a story about happiness!!! Anne

Thanks MARIE, glad I got it right. I've got back to my early twenties weight just by eating like that. The only danger, don't eat MORE than MFP recommended amounts, e.g. Chicken should be about 3 oz for me at 5ft 5in and skinless. That's why it's important to weigh everything or measure. VERY easy to put that bit more on…

P.S. One one one, just think of the British diet we all used to eat in our parents day, I THINK. e.g. Breakfast, poached egg, toast, butter, piece of fruit. Lunch, Buttered sandwich bread containing meat, or tomato and cheese, or instead, soup and buttered roll. Dinner, chicken leg or other fish, meat, potato, lots of…

Just like to add to DJ's comments that I eat what I've always eaten and I just measure everything to whatever MyFitnessPal recommends I should eat for the goal I want to reach. To maintain I can't go above 1330 calories a day. It's ESSENTIAL to weigh everything unless it's prepackaged and the calories are listed on the…

Same here JO, I'm into big hearty stews. I'm convinced we put on more fat in the winter to keep us warm. Also if we slip on the ice maybe we won't break a hip with the extra padding. Anne.

Thank you so much Jackie for the link you sent, I will be sure to try and find the series. Anne.

The snow removal contractors have just been and spared me from being entombed until spring. The snow came up to my knees the one time I staggered out to the garage and the garbage bin. Why was I staggering to the garbage bin? I didn't want to be trapped inside with Tabitha Daisy's kitty litter until spring. Anyway, me and…