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Full length of me - now about 160lbs with another 15 or 20 to go I'm not sure this outfit is the most flattering I have ever had my picture made in; but, it was 'cool' so I did not care. I look like a vampire or 'walking dead' but my eyes are actually 'green'; not white. I guess I need to go in and try to correct the…

cw58.jpg Haircut by 'new' cosmetologist. This is how it looked the first time I got it cut (about 9 months ago while at Will & Tami's) ... her co-worker took the scissors from her hand while we were talking about what I 'thought' I wanted to do. She had been cutting a man's hair and told Tami, 'I'm gonna cut her hair,…

Allie – Good for you for asking for the house in FL. That will kick him where it hurts; because it is more important to him, than the house up there where you live now and that has been pretty obvious. You have just as many friends down there are he does. You moving in alone won’t change that; but, if he does and brings in…

Tonight we watched the movie, "Hidden Figures"; based on a true story (I love that kind of movie). It was WONDERFUL! Outstanding; the other night we watched "Sully" ... another wonderful movie based on a true story. I would recommend both of them to anyone who has not seen them. Loving the babies and fur babies, praying…

Karen in NY – Once your body gets used to the ‘extra’ water; you won’t be trotting to the bathroom all the times. I know when I have a UTI, besides drinking more water; I am supposed to go sit on the toilet every 10 minutes, whether I ‘think I need to pee, or not’. I thought my GYN had gone crazy; but, it was surprising…

Louise in Vegas – Don’t beat yourself up about gaining, personally I don’t weigh myself except at weigh-in every 2 weeks. I know my weight is going to vary. A lot depending on how much or little I exercise, eat, and/or drink. A Bloody Mary or Margarita the weekend before I weight isn’t a good idea and I know it, so I do it…

Dana – One of my medications is ‘over-the-counter’ at ½ strength and would not be covered by insurance; so I get the full MG strength of it from my mail-in pharmacy for only $10. It’s a ‘no-brainer’. Far more expensive than over-the-counter. I know one medication is probably over-the-counter; but, pharmacist assigns it a…

Becca – It is definitely too hot here for a fuchsia. I live in Zone 8; there are some plants in Zone 9 that we can grow but we have to ‘baby’ them. I’ve tried with ‘no success’ (other than my orchids which are on my glassed-in porch), some that can't take the heat of it in the afternoon; but this should change once we…

CricketsGirl – I have been retired for nearly 20 years; not by choice. I had been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about 5 years earlier; but, was able to work when I wasn’t having an ‘episode’. My boss hired a young lady who had just graduated from HS to work my job when I was out; and, he continued to pay me while I was…

Lanette – I think it is too hot for Rhodos to survive down here. We have different kinds of azaleas that bloom for a short period of time about the time the pecan trees leaf out (sort of can tell that Spring is actually here with no frost by watching the pecan trees). Can’t keep a ‘bleeding heart’ alive either. I don’t…

Becca – You have such ‘fun’ meals. I need for you to continue posting them so I can get something close. Unfortunately, you live clean across the country from me, so I can’t get you to come eat lunch with me. Those strawberries are awesome! Toasted pumpkin seeds? It’s a shame that there wasn’t an elk in there when the bank…

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Ginger in Texas – WOW! What a storm, did it cause flooding in downtown Dallas? Louis and I are planning on swinging through Texas then going back to Louisiana to visit Will and his family. Joyce – I think 14 would benefit from going to a camp or retreat. My parents sent my sister and I to Girl School camp; but, it was in…

KJ - A friend posted this website on FB and I thought about you: smartschoolhouse.com/diy-crafts/hand-footprint-art-ideas It has 27 or 28 pages of little things made with hand and footprints and even thumb prints. I found that I had to make sure that if an ad popped up I could not go to the 'next' page until I 'closed' the…

Machka – I have a friend and his wife who spend 6 months state-side; and 6 months in New Zealand. He has sent me some beautiful pictures from there. One of my former HS friends took a cruise to Australia (or went on a cruise while there, maybe flew over). She and her S/O take 2 or 3 cruise a year since they’ve been…

Weezieweeks (Louise) - There must be because I think “Louise” was a part of the user name; and, I ‘assumed’ her name was Louise. Might have been incorrect. Gee, at this point, I’m not sure I can eve ‘read’. Louis came in tonight and said something, it did not register with me and I asked him about it, he swore he did not…

Machka – What country? Since you use terms in meters – figure it isn’t the USA. Louise – You really shouldn’t refer to this as a ‘diet’ (most tend to set themselves up for failure by doing so); it is a ‘life-style change for the better way of eating healthy’. Tracking what you eat will give you an idea of ‘how’ you eat,…

Machka – Beautiful view! If I could not be ‘on the ocean’ [which is only when we are on vacation] … I’d want to wake up to something like this. So serene. How far away is that body of water from you? We never thought for one minute that we would retire to anywhere other than on a FL beach. But, here we are … out in the…

Becca – Love the flowers; my DMnL would have really loved them, she was a lavender type of woman. fvsp1213 – Cute dog; sign your posts with the name you prefer to be addresses as; give a location (general or specific), and then tell us a little something about yourself, family, pets, hobbies, goals, and that sort of thing…

tuliplor - See the link posted by Carey; click on it and it will bring you to June; then once you get there make sure you click on the outline of the star at the upper left-hand corner and it will 'bookmark' it for you so that the next time you open up, you'll be in the current month. Barbie posts a link on the last day of…

Thankfully, this is not nearly as long as my last 3 (or 4) ... but, it is still on the long side ... so skip it if you want. Katie – Glad you had a good mammogram result. I had my yearly physical last Tuesday and had my mammogram; they called the Radiologist and asked him to swing back by and look at mine. Felt 100% better…

WOW! Those were long ... sorry ... that happens if I stay 'off' too long; and, long - lately - has been if I don't check in during the morning and again at night! Lenora

Beth – I remember Mother ‘switching’ us; and, we had to ‘pick our own’. Took me awhile to learn NOT to pick the limber ones; but, to pick the thicker one. She’d get that thing in one hand and strip the leaves off with the other and switch me until … we’ll, not until I started crying, because that started the moment she…

Dana – Bridge at Natchez, MS is not much different than the one at Vicksburg; other than they are actually still in the process of building a twin to it and repairing the old one; so it will have traffic to Louisiana on one side and the one back over to Natchez, MA on the other. Remember going over it when it was just a…

Michele (again) – I know for a while in our Catholic Church we attended it seemed like the same group of people did the lecturing; then, it changed … new priests and they changed things because the Church doubled in size. We had not gone in a while; and, I was amazed at ‘how different’ it was. Louis would ‘prefer’ to go on…

KJ – I agree – Joaquin is a doll! I don’t think there is going to be any babies in our family. But, that is ok; we’ve gained another granddaughter upon our DYS’s marriage and he is an absolute sweetie pie. Katla – My gallbladder was ‘full of stones’; I had a friend who went through several bouts; but, the MDs did not think…

Ginger – Your weight has been like me – up and down. I keep wondering if I will ever knock myself off that 5lb plateau. Today I think I will walk outside because it is sunny; but, it is also ‘hot’. Joyce – I don’t think I will ever get tired of seeing pictures of that bridge. There is a bridge that crossed over the River…

Felicia – Your boys are the same ages are 3 of my granddaughters, I have another one (step-; but, I call her our own). I did not want to be called “Grandma” or any variation of “Grand-anything”; so I’m called “Nana” by all 4 of them. But, when I write to the one in Louisiana, I sign things as NanaMom – DDnL#1 called Louis,…

Becca – We have a ‘smoke-free’; but, not a ‘tobacco-free’ home. At least I don’t have to inhale the smoke; but, the dropping of tobacco drives me nuts. He’s only put a plug on my kitchen counter once; and, I threw it in his face and told him I did not want to see a tobacco ‘turd’ anywhere in the house … and, I haven’t. Of…

fvsp1213 - Tell us a little about yourself, name you prefer to be called, a location (general or specific), marital status, kids, grandchildren, hobbies, goals, anything so we can get to know you better. Sometimes there are people here who sign their post with their name and location so they are not mixed up with someone…