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Swiss: Hang in there! Does exercise lower your stress level? One time, when my daughter was 15 months old, I was going to school at night, working full time, my husband and I were in Mississippi moving my mother-in-law out of the house she had lived in for 45 years to come live with us in Texas. She had a heart attack as…

MK: Fingers crossed and prayers coming your and your hubby's way!!!!!!! TxMs

.Hi all! another busy week but did make it to the gym twice. Also did yard work yesterday and today. This weekend was the annual Arts and Jazz Festival in Denton, TX. It is a three day event held in the large downtown park. Seven stages of performers ranging from elementary school choirs to 80 year + Dixieland band (they…

Hi all! Went to Austin over the weekend to see our daughter who is a junior at UT. Did a lot of walking including the stairs to the top of Mt. Bonnell. Wildflowers are just beautiful. Stressful week at work, but they seem to all be stressful now. Oh well. Stiring, Have a wonderful time in Hawaii! Relkins, welcome! This is…

Hi everyone! Back from a weekend trip to Mississippi to check on family. Everyone doing very well. BIL with new liver is now healthy enough to look for a job. Mom and BIL who lost spouses in 08 doing well. I went shopping with my mom who has lost 25 pounds since my dad died in November of 08 and is now convinced she can…

Hi all! Bluebonnets, Indian paint brushes and mexican hats are blooming herein north Texas. Azalias in the front of my office building are blooming. Not sure how long they have been in bloom because it has been dark when I have gotten to work every day the last two weeks. Have had a parade of consultants who need to be…

Hi all! Happy Easter! Daughter is home from UT this weekend. Yea! Been so busy at work, have not been able to get to the gym. We are refinancing our house. My husband mentioned in passing on Tuesday night at 9:00 that the appraiser was coming yesterday to appraise the house. I must watch too much HGTV because I went into…

Hi all! Crazy weeks here. Have to work late every day, including Friday. I keep saying I am going to go non-processed but have not made it yet. Am planning on trying to do it one day this week.

Lalalady: If you can't keep yourself off othe scale, then don't look at the numbers: Cover the number window with duct tape! Had a good workout with the trainer last night. Hoping to do some bike and treadmill tonight. We'll see. Karen: I think a lovely vase in platinum encrusted with emeralds and filled with lilies sounds…

Hi all! Well it is spring and we got about two inches of snow last night! (I live in Denton, north of Dallas and Fort Worth) I have posted a picture of my redbud tree with snow on it. I saw some blue bonnets poking through the snow this morning. I will be posting some wildflower pictures as the flowers bloom for those of…

Hi all! Hope to make it to the gym tonight. hubs and I gotten into the habit of saying we are going to do free weights at home and then don't. All administrative assistants on "mahagony row" (where the executives office) have candy out. I have to go up there multiple times a day. I am having a hard time staying away from…

Hi all! Busy week and weekend. Got to make it to water aerobics on Friday! Yea!!! Had to work yesterday (working lunch with boss at a Mexican place). Not the best place but I did not overdo it. Today has been beautiful. Spent about three hours outside: cut back roses that were out of control and pulling the down the…

Hi Sunny! Hang in there. Are you taking a multi-vitamin? If not, think about it. It may help boost your immune system. We keep hand gel in the car and use after being in the gym. Plus: I wear weight lifting gloves to keep the germies off and keep from developing calluses. Hope you get to feeling better. It is so hard when…

Hi all! Going to the trainer tonight. Goal this week is 30 minutes of something each day and at least one day of water aerobics. sunnysmiles, your talk about swimming makes me want to get back to the pool! Do you use baby oil after you shawer after a swim? That helps my skin. Was in Salt Lake City on business at the end of…

Hi all! Very busy here! Just got back from quick trip to Salt Lake City. Left on Thursday for business. It snowed and was beautiful. Went to Robert Redford's Sundance Ski Lodge for dinner. Had a vegetable pasta dish and a pear and blue cheese salad. Went over my calories but it was wonderful and not near as calorie-filled…

Hi all! Thanks for all the birthday wishes last week. I don't know if anyone else has come across this, but I keep running into people who are within a week of my age. Three coworkers and my eye doctor! There are 5 February birthdays in my family and found out last week that my hair dresser's birthday is the day after…

Hi all! Today is my birthday: 51 which is the new 31! Last year on my birthday, I did a personal triathlon (by myself: half mile swim at the nat, 15 miles on exercise bike and 3 miles on treadmill). Have not been able to train this time with SI joint problem (almost completely healed now). Planning on a "myathlon" in about…

Cherigerzabek: I went through the "Pause that Refreshes" early too, around 43. Exercise helped with weight gain and hot flashes. As soon as you feel a hot flash, try to attack it with a hand held fan, ice water, kick off the covers or whatever will work. Also make sure you are getting enough calcium and vitamin D. Hang in…

Hi all! Snowing here in north Texas. We tried to drive in to Dallas this morning and could not see the highway. Missed the exit home (we have lived in this house 20 years...). Temp is 34 but snow is sticking to everything. Big flakes. I think I will make some homemade soup today. Love to drink hot herbal tea when it is…

Hi all! We had below freezing temps last night and it took me two hours to get to work because of little patches of ice on the roads from run-off from rain yesterday. They are talking about snow here in North Texas on Thursday. Had a good trip to Mississippi over the weekend. Made it back to the trainer last night. SI…

Hi all! Writing from my mom's desk in Jackson MS. about to go buy her a new vacuum and visit my sister's and my dad's graves. Saw my brother-in-law qith the new liver last night. He looks great. He developed cataracts from the high doses of steroids after the transplant. He had one fixed on Monday and will have the other…

Hi all! Down 2 of the 5 pounds I gained over the holidays. Have not been working out much due to the SI joint problem which is resolving. Flying over to Mississippi today to spend the weekend with my family. They are all going crazy over the Saints being in the "big game". It is hard to figure out who to cheer for: 1. My…

Ok yall! Here's to the 80+ fitness club! This was in the Dallas Morning News this morning: At 80, Lewisville ISD teacher still helps shape minds, futures 09:44 PM CST on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 By WENDY HUNDLEY / The Dallas Morning News whundley@dallasnews.com Dale Swall is bucking the trend. At a time when school…

Hi all! Angel, glad your burn is healing nicely. Mederma really works on scar reduction when the skin is healed. Sing, what a horrible thing to have to endure. Glad you are on this side of such a bad burn and doing well. Alf, good to hear from you. Glad Zumba is going so well! I think they may have a class at our gym. I…

Zebras: Love Bride and Prejudice! Anna has to do a special project on the era in which Jane Austen lived. She is going to research dietary trends of the era. Too bad they did not have MFP to look at what people are eating... (I am jealous of her too! although, we are planning on going over with our son when she is finished…

Love the Jane Austen comments. Our daughter is going to Oxford, UK this summer for a six week course on Jane Austen. she has to finish all the books before going in July. I am reading them again too. Not sure I want to tackle the zombie Jane! I was an English minor in undergrad but mainly focused on Shakespear and William…

Hi All! Welcome to all the new people! Zebras: sorry about your injury from the Zombies! I refuse to watch any horror show. Watch out for head injuries. Maybe think about putting a towel on the corner of your night stand so it won't happen again. I seem to find every sharp corner on a piece of furniture with some part of…

Hi all! Cold here in north Texas: 33 degrees. Son made it safely back to San Francisco yesterday. Mr. Holiday started packing up Christmas last night. Made a "Wally World" (Walmart) run yesterday with the entire population of the county in there. Must be the cold that brings everyone out... Stocked up on clean food for the…

Hi all! Cold here in north Texas (for us), around 32 with freezing drizzle. Food intake was ok this week but I could not exercise because of my SI joint. It is getting better though. I am finding it takes more time to heal things. Sing, hang in there. My mother-in-law lived with us for two years before she died. She was in…

Hisangel: So sorry about your hand burn. Make sure your are stretching it as it heals. Mederma lotion is great for scar reduction. Karinf and Alf: my husband got a flyer in the mail yesterday about a seminar in on Asperger's and Autism Spectrum disorders by someone from the Yale Child Study Center. He went to it last year…