Sistah Pat

Ah, Summertime!  Calling for 94 degrees today and I’m lovin every one of them.  While we’re on the subject of numbers, I’m weighing 179.5 this morning.  Slowly breaking the barrier and leaving those 180s behind.

Joy, I think you may be right.  I’m a math teacher and the calorie debate is still way too much math for me to worry about.  DH may be right on this topic.  He said, “Are you losing weight?”

“Yes”

“Then you’re doing it right.”

Plain and simple.  No resting metabolic rate, maintenance rate, carbs and points and sodium.  If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.  A man’s logic.

Stacy is picking up Jake and Scout at David’s from 11:00 to 11:00 today.  This makes both of us a little nervous.  She refuses to give him a phone number or address.  Says it’s none of his business.  On the other hand, her court appointed visitation is supposed to be today so he’s going to go ahead and let them go.  She’s supposed to have them overnight but she only wants them for the day so that’s a relief.  I don’t think she would take them but you never know.  She took them about five years ago and disappeared with them for almost a month.  That was before David had custody so I don’t think she’ll do anything like that again.  Anyway, in my renewed role as optimist, I’m going to assume everything will be fine and I have a day off from watching them.

DH and I are buying new shoes today.  I have LOTS of shoes that I can’t wear and I don’t want to get any new ones that go in that category.  It’s so hard for me to get a pair that work.  I try them on, they feel good.  I buy them and wear them for four or five hours and my ankles start to hurt.  Remember my tale about the old Reeboks?  I’m wearing them out.  Not a little, a lot.  They look terrible.

We’re going to go to Habitat for Humanity while we’re out.  A friend told me that they were selling topiary shrubs for $10 each and annuals and perennials for $.50.  I didn’t even know they did anything except build houses but they have a summer fundraiser of selling plants that lasts all summer long.  Maybe I’ll find some goodies!

1:45 - Oh my gosh!  I have so much work to do.  Went to Habitat for Humanity and went wild.  I bought about 200 plants and paid $22.00.  Wave petunias in 6″ pots were $.25, I got a huge boston fern in a hanging basket for $2.50.  I won’t go into all the details except to say I got impatiens, lots of petunias, blue daze, Gerbera daisies, geraniums, bacopa, and gazanias.  They still had the tags on them from local nurseries and were donated because they were a bit faded, leggy, one of a six pack was dead, etc.  The guy said they send their truck out every Tuesday morning and when they get back to Habitat, there’s always a long line of people waiting.  Sometimes, they do more than one pickup (as was the case this week when they did another one Thursday) and people don’t know about it so they last longer. 

Well, I’ve gotta run.  Lots of planting to do.

4:00 - It’s HOT out there!  I think I need to take a break.  I’m only thinking of the plants, you know.  It’s not good for them to be traumatized in this much heat.  I think I should go out to the pool, climb into a pool lounger, pop open a beer, put on my sunglasses, and have a smoke. 

Alright, alright, I’ll jog in the pool.  Party Poopers!

5:45 - Jogged in the pool for an hour.  It was so BORING!  I didn’t think I’d ever get finished.  It wasn’t like that yesterday because Jake was in the pool with me and I had a little company.  If I’m going to keep doing this, I need to find a waterproof MP3 player.  Now I deserve a veggie burger on the grill and I’m going to make one of Susan’s Clafoutis!