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Hello all. Yesterday I was feeling better, so got some yard work and errands done at home. Eating was pretty good, considering we were invited to a friend's house for dinner. I had some guac and chips before dinner, chicken breast and veggies including two small yukon potatoes for dinner, but she fixed some roasted…
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Hello all. My cold is winning. I decided NOT to have an Elise day yesterday to avoid exposing her to my germs. Instead John and I worked on the land for the last two days. We are working on clearing the home site and widening the lane. We have taken probably 20 trailer loads of rotten logs, brush, tree trimmings and logs…
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Hello all. Went to a WW meeting today. I like the new leader but the group today was OVERLY chatty. One thing I appreciate about WW at this time is meetings are supposed to be a quick 30 minutes. (When I first did WW years ago they were an hour.) This one started 5 minutes late then ran for 45 minutes. Some of it was…
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Checking in after a busy day. I went to the Sanctuary today - it was my first time leading a high school field trip. It went well, I think. Those kids are smart! This was an AP Environmental Science class, and they probably knew a LOT more than I did. But I was able to hold my own, and this was a great field experience for…
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Hello all. The last two days have been a new lesson in what I am doing wrong. I have tracked everything, and have gone over my points by a LOT both days. Trying to do better today. Yesterday was John's birthday and he requested lasagne and apple pie for dinner, plus wine. So that really did me in. Tonight will be leftover…
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Argh! Thought I posted last night but I must have hit the stupid done button instead. Bert I hope your travels are safe. You are sure on the go a lot! Janet I’m working on the pause and no buttons too. Keeping busy and out of the kitchen are my best tricks. Waiting in line at the library to drop off two boxes of shred…
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Good morning ladies. Today is a glorious fall-like day. I woke up to 55 degrees! Only supposed to get into the high 60s today. Yesterday was an okay day food wise. We ate fast food for lunch (not healthy!) but worked like crazy at the land for five hours, so I probably worked it off. Dinner was good, snacking was so-so.…
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Hello all - late check in for me. I had Elise for the day today, so that really keeps me on the go! She did take a good nap today, almost two hours, so I took a nap too! Then two church meetings tonight. Mindful eating is okay. I didn't snack nearly as much today, partially because we ate a very early (for us) dinner…
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Patti, the pattern for the car seat blankets is at http://projectsbyjess.blogspot.com/2011/03/car-seat-blanket.html I use the Wright's bias for the edging. It takes two packages (well, one and a half if you have some left from another project) of double wide, double fold to do the outside edges, and one package of single…
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Hello all. I'm going to try to check in more regularly to help with my mindset. Today I'm trying for mindful eating. I was about to have a cheese stick for a mid-morning snack, and instead I had a hard boiled egg. Zero points on WW (though I haven't rejoined yet) vs. 3 points. Lunch will be leftover enchilada, which is…
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Hello friends. It is hot and disgustingly humid here! I went for a walk and ended up all sweaty. John is working on the land this morning - he took 5 liters of water with him! After church this morning, I went through the book shelves weeding out so I would have room to unload all the travel books from Charly. Shortly I am…
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Actually Janet, the pictures are of Carrie and Elise at the park. Carrie is overweight, but not pregnant. Rossanne looks pregnant but not much for being 20 weeks - still wearing her jeans! But mostly yoga pants lol.
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Happy Sunday all. My good intentions to dive right back in here flew out the window this week. We have been non-stop since we got home. Between tons of laundry, cleaning Charly4 out, going down to the land to see how it fared over the summer, having Elise all day Friday for her birthday, celebrating at her party yesterday…
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Hello all. We are home! Got back yesterday afternoon followed by massive unloading, and then a quick trip to see Elise (and Brad and Rossanne, of course) before her dinner and bedtime. We will see more of them this weekend for her second birthday! and I will have her for the day on Friday, her actual birthday. I stepped on…
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Karla, you need to look into home health care for Kerry, especially for the overnight hours. You are no good to him or anyone else if you don’t get some rest. I know I could do about two overnights taking care of my mom and then I needed at least one uninterrupted night of sleep before I could be helpful again.
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Janet go to the visitor centers at all the parks! Very interesting and informative.
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In town so I have some cell service. Quick answer for Janet. The drive through Arches is great. If you are up for a short but steep walk, Delicate Arch is spectacular. You can see it from a viewpoint but not as well. There are lots of very short easy walks to good views. Other interesting points in the area are Dead Horse…
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Hello all. Just a quick check in. We are on the ferry waiting to sail for Newfoundland. It is quite plush! I’m sure once I get there cell service will be a rare commodity. I’ve read all. Bert I cannot believe how awful this fridge experience has been. We used to buy our appliances from Sears 20 years ago but haven’t…
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Hello all! I actually have service today. I haven’t updated the Facebook blog because in Canada I have very limited data per day, and just two or three photo uploads would kill that. Hoping to stop in a campground with WiFi in the next day or two and catch up. Since you last heard from me we have been in the backwoods of…
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Hello all. Just a quick check in, since I have cell service today. We are on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Follow my Facebook page for updates - Travels with Charly4. Eating has actually been better since we hit the road, because I am busy much of the day and I just have a limited variety of food available. This week…
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Hello all. Just checking in for social reasons, since I am NOT doing well on my eating. My scale shows me up A LOT in the last few weeks. Guess I'm just not mentally ready for this right now. We had a pretty nice Mother's Day. Rossanne's mom and granny came - they live in NC but were in town for the weekend. Also her dad,…
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Hello all. Another day of terrible eating and very busy schedule. This morning we drove to Richmond to get the kayaks we ordered. Another fun addition to the Charly4 inventory, and some new activities for us this summer. But nobody local carries the brand we decided we wanted (Eddyline) so we had to go there to get them.…
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Bert, of course I will keep Lindsey and the babies in my prayers. Hopefully things continue to improve. Glad you are done with the semester and can relax for a bit. Much as I enjoy my field trips, I feel the same way. It does take up 1-2 full days each week. Patti, you have been a whirlwind! I wish some of that cleaning…
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Hello all. I know I've been MIA again. Everything is just so busy! Today was my last field trip at Jug Bay for the season. We leave in two weeks on our summer trip, and are trying to get everything done. John has been doing some needed Charly4 repairs, and we finished landscaping the front of the house, except for two…
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Paula, your remodeling sounds much like what we did at my sister's house in November/December! WE gutted the kitchen and bathroom, walls and all, and rebuilt. It was a lot of work, but it looks terrific now. I don't know if I ever shared the final pictures with the group. They finally had someone finish their LR floor, and…
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Hello all, sorry to have been MIA. We have been so busy! We are trying to leave for the summer three weeks from tomorrow, and there is just so much to get done before that. We are remodeling the church bathrooms. John built the cabinetry, and has done the electric work and will do the plumbing. He took out all the…
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Good morning all. Today is a grandma day so I am waiting for elise to wake up. On my phone so won’t try for a long post. Not sure what we will do today. Yesterday eating was terrible. We were working at our land. We took 4 loads Of brush/logs to the dump and one of trash. We got he front of the lane all cleared. Later this…
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Elise’s basket. She is getting a stuffed unicorn, bunny ears, a new bouncy ball, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, bath time crayons, stickers and a rolling toy.
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Karla, it looks like you and Izzy are having fun! Patti, hope the shop is quiet tonight, and you get to focus on just a few customers and getting things orderly. Janet have fun at the concert! We keep saying we are going to do more fun outings but never seem to plan them. We are going camping next weekend. Bert I’m sure…
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Good afternoon all. Such a glorious spring day here! We missed most of the severe weather forecast for last night. Just had less than half an inch of rain in one or two short downpours and a few hours of drizzle. I mowed the grass today. I’ve been busy getting ready for Easter tomorrow. We are having a small and casual…
