WW Clubs and Groups - Feisty & Sexy 50-60 year olds #63

G'day all,

We had a lovely breakfast of bacon and egss (the non-fat variety ;) ), it is raining and cold outside, nice to spend the day indoors just relaxing, doing a bit of reading, watching the football on TV and prepare for a roast dinner for tonight.
Life is bliss :love:

You have probably seen the article in the paper I emailed, I feel very happy that the demands on me looking after Matilda are not so great now.

Next week is the final week for dh to be in Sydney.
He has had lots of interest from different people in the company since he has made it known that he is interested in doing contract work. Who knows what the next phase of our life will bring!

Hope you are all having a great weekend.

Cheers
Maria

Slavika: Congrats on your lossl but did you have to send your loss to me?:D: I'm doing the old yoyo routine now, down and up and down and up.

Maria: Now you can enjoy the occaisional baby sitting and not feel pressured. Thas was a nice headline about your dil. And how true, that family should come first.

Hope you are all having a great weekend. Ann

Trudy: I have had an MRI before. Its not bad. Every one was great and helped me thru it. But the tube is nothing as long as you have great people there. ANd I have found most people that do these things are. Have it done it might show what is wrong.

Slavika: Such a cute story. You are so good at telling them.

I did read all just dont remember Nada!

We got back today. We had a late flight last night. Got in to LA this morning at 5:00 AM and waited for Plane to my home for 2 hours. I cant sleep on planes so I was up all night. So Im not all here to say the least :) Did pass out as soon as I got in the car tho. But that was like a 30 minute drive :)

Had a wonderful time. Every time we go we want to move. This is a much Smaller Island and way more affordable. Even eating out was reasonable. We Had a condo so did most the cooking. We would go out during the day and Explore then come back around 3 and sit on Patio and enjoy. Then cook a nice dinner and relax some more.

We wanted to do th Napol'i coast but it was getting stomry by the time we got around to it so Didnt do it. It is suppose to be Spectaular tho! So we will go back!

We had bought a guide book and it said stay away from the grocery stores, you will be shocked! But it was only .40 cents more than we pay here. So I thought it was reasonable. Had some great meals at still alot less than if we ate out every night. And Resturants were about the same as we pay here to go out to a nice place. Wasnt like the other Islands where we spent a mere fortune to eat. But I also think we did them wrong as we were going from one to the Next and never really got use to where to go.

Gas prices were at least $1.00 more and it was really the only Big shock to us.



Off for 3 more days. Want to get some yard work done and catch up on my sleep.

Havent weighed Myself yet will tomorrow. Dont think I did bad. But I had some to lose before I went. So Im gonna push myself next week to really get back in gear!

Also bought about 5 Hawaiin Dresses. Love to wear them on weekends.

And I splurged and bought this
http://www.walfrido.com/heart_rock_release.htm
Scroll down until you see "The Color Of Memories"
Signed by Artist. Its a small one. But I had to have as it reminds me of just about any Island you Visit there.

It came with a Free Lithograph and Hubby Picked this: First One "Essence Of Paradise"
http://www.walfrido.com/htm.%20folder/mixed_media_lithography.htm

I am more in love with this Island than any other. So few less people anywhere. So relaxed. Was not Touristy at all to me. Didnt have to Dress up to go out. Could if you wanted to. Still love Maui and Hawai'i. But this is my fav. And Im sure it due to the lack of People.


Attached is the Wameia Falls. It was also used in Fantasy Island if you remember that show.
Later!

Welcome home Lily :)

It's late for me to be up, but I had a nap this afternoon and so then I stayed up to watch a movie because I knew I would just toss and turn. I think I'll sleep now tho.
It sounds like you guys had just a wonderful time. I thought you would love the island. "Color of Memories" was a good choice and you will remember this holiday everytime you look at it. Nice having you back. :)
Night.

G'day all,

Nice to 'see' you home Lily sounds like you had a wonderful time. The waterfall was quite spectacular, thanks for posting it.
How difficult to choose one of the many wonderful pieces produced by heartrock productions.
I am impressed with your choice...one I really loved was Emerald Bay.

This is supposed to be dh's last week in Sydney....I am not holding my breath :rolleyes: at least he will definetly be home the month of October as he has the whole month off on holidays :cheer:

How is your dh progressing Slavika, we haven't heard how he is going for a little while.

Off to the library....

See you all tomorrow.

Cheers
Maria

By the way, have any of you had a look at google earth???? Another wonderful time waster ;) :D I can pick out my house quite distinctly, just amazing. If you have a fast internet connection, it is certainly worth having a look. Here is the link where you can download it http://earth.google.com/

Hi Everyone:
Nice to hear from you Lily. It sounds like you had a wonderful and restful time. I have forgotten which Island you visited. Was it Kawai(Spelling)? I loved your choice of picture. They were all wonderful. It must have been hard to choose one.

Slavika: So glad to hear that your DH is doing well. How wonderful for you both. We are off for the weekend now for DH college class reunion. It is a real 'flying' trip since we go on Friday and are back on Sunday. But that is what he wanted to do. He is back in Physical therapy again, and i sure hope this will continue to make improvements for him.

Greetings to everyone. Hope to see you one more time before we go. Ann

Welcome home Lily. Love the picture you bought and what wonderful memories it will bring every time you look at it. You can pretend you are back in Hawaii.

Maria that was a nice article about your dil. Now isn't it nice to know that you can enjoy Matty and not have to babysit? She made a good choice. I have looked at the google thing before. They took mine when the trees were full and it is hard to see.

Slavika what good news to find in my inbox this morning. I like waking up to happy news.

Ann enjoy the class reunion.

I am hoping that Rita doesn't hit the Florida girls. I am tired of all this destruction.

It is raining today. Finally we can use it cause it is so dry. You can tell fall is in the air. It has cooled and soon the trees will be dropping their leaves. I love fall but hate the raking of leaves. We have so many. Got to make an early morning run to Wal Mart for some spray paint for a project.

Hi Everybody :)

In our emails, some of us have been talking about feeling kind of down or just not our usual selves. With all that is going on around us in the world it has to affect every sane person on the planet. Hurricane Katrina and now Rita coming is bad enough but what upsets me the most is the way people act during these times. It seems it brings out so much goodness in most people but others behave worse then animals and I just don't understand that. The looting that went on during Hurrican Katrina, with people stealing, T.V. DVD, computer games etc from stores I thought was the most ridiculous thing I had ever seen. I could actually understand people stealing food and water but electronic equipment, when there wasn't even any power was just plain stupid. :( When we have one of our BIG snow storms and most of the neighbors are all out shovelling, many help each if they can. When DH had trouble shovelling snow last winter when he thought he "just" had a sore back, a lady neighbor of ours came and blew out the snow behind our garage so the DH could get his car out to go to work. I know she doesn't bake, so I made up a big batch of cookies and took it to her as a thank you. She appreciated the cookies and we sure appreciated her doing the snow. That's how things should work, people should help each other. We now have a snow removal service, but we won't forget how she helped. :)
While everybody is out there working to clear a path here and there, you hear laughter, and talking about how much snow we got, and what a hardy bunch we Canadians are. :D The kids of course are in their glory....schools are closed, and forts and snowmen have to be built. ;)
We all have sadness in our lives from time to time and we all deal with it the best we can. Yesterday was a very good day for DH and I at Cancer Care, but just after we saw the doctor, and were feeling so great, another fellow that was sitting with his wife waiting to see his doctor suddenly keeled right over on to the floor. Forunately there was lots of medical people around and they brought a stretcher for him. I heard his doctor ask what had happened to him, and he said he didn't know. All he could remember was laying on the floor and about 10 people in white jackets looking down on him. Seeing the worried look on his wife's face brought me down and my heart went out to her. Later DH had to go and pick up some sheets of food rich in potassium from one of the nurses and I stayed in the waiting area. There was a young man sitting by me, maybe, he was 19 or 20. I started up a conversation with him and he was so sweet. (DH later told me he had gone to the counter to annouce that he was there for treatment). He had all his hair, and didn't look sick, but I KNOW he was. He was such a good looking young man, with blue eyes like my grandson has and it just broke my heart to know he had cancer. In a matter of a few minutes,
I went from feeling so happy and great....
I guess life isn't about being happy and feeling great all the time, it's likely more of us having "pockets" of happiness and that gives us the strength to deal with the rough stuff.
So gals what are your thoughts.
I have WW today, and I hope I do well....I have been trying.
Talk to you all soon. :)

Hi Everybody :)

:goodscale I went to WW and had a really good loss of 2.6# which made me feel so good! :woo: :woo:
I just might get into those swimsuits in January yet. :D

Slavika, I know you are right. Just about everybody I know is dealing with issues of some kind and we just have to gather our strength from where we can. My preacher said to pray for the people of Katrina, write a check for what you can and stop absorbing so much sadness. I was getting into the sadness, but that frustration of not understanding the selfishness bothered me a lot until I read the article about the felons being let out of jails and prisons and they just ran amuck (how about that? Never used that word before.) Anyway, guess today I am feeling somewhat better. Slavika, congrats on your DH's progress. There is nothing like sitting in a cancer waiting room to make you feel so blessed--I have seen young mothers with children, young men and even once a 3-year-old child who were so very sick.

Lily, was nice to hear about your amazing trip. I congratulate you on even thinking WW during on such a delightful trip. And it sounded just like what you needed--relaxing and restful. I cannot even imagine the beautiful scenery you much have seen. I am sure this made Slavika and husband even more excited about their upcoming "celebration vacation."

Gloria, thanks for all the cute emails. Peggy, wish we could get some fall weather. It is 93 degrees here and really humid! Weather has been so unpredictable this year.

Ann, enjoy the class reunion. Hope you only get a little rain from this remarkable weather.

All others, love you all. I am doing WW this week perfectly. Last week when I weighed I had not lost anything. So, I bought a journal and this week am measuring everything and drinking beaucoups of water. Wish me luck.
Glenda

There is violence and mean spirited people everywhere, I thank God that none of it has touched my life. Unfortunately, when nature gets mean, no one can aviod it. Right now those hurricanes are something no one can do anything about. I do believe the Global Warming theory and think that all countries should work together on this, but what do I know?
The pictures that Lily had to choose from shows us the beauty of nature. You must have had a hard time picking only one. They were really lovely. Glad you had a nice vacation.
HOORAY :bravo: for Slavika... two good weeks in a row. I had a good laugh at the twins pooping. You are such a good sport. I pray that I never have to experience going to Cancer Care. It must be horrible. Last night on the news they had a 15 year old boy who had Leukemia and a bone marrow transplant. He is covered with open sores and needs special treatments that might work, the doctors aren't sure. It is enough to bring tears to your eyes when you see things like that.
Glenda You will be reporting a loss soon. It is good to get back into a sensible routine.
Maria I am sure I told you all about my DD's babysitter having to cancel last week and my DH and I went over to stay with our :angel:.... we were just exhausted at the end of the day. When she went down for her afternoon nap, so did we. I could not do that on a daily basis. Love her to death, but she does wear me out.. :lol: The newspaper article was really something.. you have to be proud of your DIL.
Peggy Fall is definitely in the air here too. The days are nice and warm, but it sure does cool down in the evening. I love crunching through those leaves. My DH does the raking, I will help pick them up.
Ann Have fun at the reunion. It will be nice getting together with old friends.
Gloria I'll bet your part of the country is lovely in the fall. It always looks so nice in pictures.

Thanks everyone for telling me about the MRI's you have had. I am feeling better about having one. Yesterday my ankle didn't feel too bad, and today I am limping and sore again. We met our DD and :angel: at the mall and shopped, had lunch and ended up at Toy's R Us. We picked up a couple of things for Christmas. My DD looked so tired when we left them. I think she is finding this pregnancy a bit harder, what with the little one, working and keeping house. I help her as much as I can, but I can't be there all the time. Sometimes I think the younger generation works so hard to have everything at once.

Love those e-mails, it is so nice we keep in touch... bye bye :comp:

G'day all,

I agree with the sentiments of Slavika, Glenda and Trudy Life can be so challenging at times. When you see the sort of stuff like the looters etc., you wonder if anyone is normal anymore...
One of the reason our dd did not want to work in oncology was because she found it just so hard to see young people with terminal cancer.
She has always liked aged care and helping older people enjoying the twilight years of their life. Her job now is assessing aged care homes and recommending (or not) subsidies for the high, medium or low care of the residents of the homes. She has been amazed at what she has found, homes where they have been claiming high care subsidies and on interviewing the resident no high care was provided. There have been many instances of major descrepancies with the care provided and the care claimed for. She now realises that aged care is just yet another money spinning venture for many involved.
She is young, quite idealistic and is determined that she is going to make a difference. Good for her!
I sometimes feel that I just don't want to go anywhere, stay in my cocoon at home and not be bothered with any of the depressing news.
I hope I can stay here till they carry me out in a box!!

On a brighter note, I have a little family living in my tiny backyard! The last few weeks I have been watching a black bird building a nest in one of the pine trees. When I hold a mirror over the nest I can see how well it is constructed and this morning there are 4 eggs in the nest!!!

Slavika aren't you just the star with your weight loss :bravo: good for you. Your bathers might be too big for you when the Maui trip comes around :D ;)

I have to rush....hope everyone is well and happy,

Cheers
Maria

Slavika: I so agree with you. I have seen to many bad things said over Katrina. People Blaming Blaming. No one helping. And thats what it is about. People getting out there and doing what they can. I also agree with the pockets of Life. One day it will be great the next who knows what hits. We all need to be prepared to help freinds when they need it. Its life. Sad things happen. But you can support when its needed. Thats what people should do. Help. Forget the Blaming.

Congrats on the Loss!

Tomorrow we are off for a short trip. Last day of Vacation. Going to a small town. Have lunch, shop and drive back. Should be fun.
Then Alas. Work......... Need to move to Kauai'i :) Now! LOL

Hi to everyone else!

Hi all,

I haven't felt much like posting. Now that i know that others are in a funk too. i feel at least i have company.

We are getting some much needed rain with Rita. Along with some wind but it is just the outer band that we are feeling. I have a friend in Texas City, Texas. That is located right in the path of Rita. Hope she and her hubby have gotten out told her I have a spare room now if she wants to come here. I haven't heard back from her so hopefully she has a plan.

Well we are going to Minnesota for Thanksgiving. We have our tickets to fly. Sprout will be going too.Am looking for a soft sided pet carrier that doesen't weigh too much. The carrier and Sprout can't weigh over 15 pounds. He weighs 11.5 and stands 12 inched high. My fear is I will get him to the airport and he will weigh too much with carrier. They will want to put him in the cargo hold and THAT AIN"T GONNA HAPPEN! So am looking for a carrier that weighs about 2.5 to 3 pounds. I have found one that weighs 3.5 and that cuts it too close. I may have to go with it. And pray!!!!! Can you tell I'm a bit uptight over this trip. We had not planned to go but Our Kids were so crushed we gave in.

Have been enjoying all the emails that all of you are sending.

Slavika good news about DH and how he is getting along. And i did enjoy the story of the poopen pups.

Maria, I don't know if I have ever shared with you that even though i lived with in spitting distance from 5 of my grandchildren. I did very little babysitting. Not my bag. And the wore me out when I did once in a while. My thing was I had a job and house and a husband that took up much of my time. And i neede some alone time . So I most often said no to babysitting. I did short term like for doctors appointments and things like that. But not long term. I didn't ever trad of babysitting with people when My kids were youg. either i paid a sitter or I didn't go. Thats just me. I am not good long term with kids. My daughter always wonders how I managed to raise 3 of my own. I've always countered with they were my own thats how.

Took Sprout walking in the rain tonight. It's always warm even when it rains so we go. He has taken a liking to water. When people have their sprinklers on he runs through them. And when I give him his bath he just sits like a good boy .

Well thats enough for now. Hi to everyone .

Karen

G'day all,

I can understand that you get a bit like not wanting to post Karen, so much bad is happening around the place.
Hurricane Rita certainly does not look good :( :(

Well this morning I watched a movie I got from the library 'Countess from Hong Kong'. It was a very 'nothingy' sort of movie, very politically incorrect, but just enjoyable to watch and you certainly did not have to think :D :D ;)
It starred Sophia Loren and MArlon Brando, what a stunning looking woman she is/was. Marlon Brando looked pretty good too ;)
The film was made in 1966, of course we all looked stunning in 1966 :D
I think it was Ann, Trudy and Glenda who resolved to only watch 'nothingy' type stuff on TV well I can recommend watching these sort of old movies.

DH is home next week so I won't be able to sit in my pijamas watching old movies till lunch time!! I have been feeling a bit yuck and have been waking up with very bad headaches (I don't normally get headaches). I think perhaps my neck is out so I have made an appointment to see a chiropracter tomorrow.

On the baby sitting front, we are looking after Matilda from Saturday morning till Sunday morning. We have to attend a 60th birthday party on Saturday afternoon, it will be a very boring affair so having Matilda as a bit of a distraction might be a good thing!!!

Karen good for you taking a stance on baby sitting, I don't feel quite as strongly as you do but hear what you are saying.
I hope all goes well with your trip at Thanksgiving. Does that mean if Sprout is a certain weight you can actually have him with you in the cabin???????
I have not heard of that before.

Hope you are well,

Cheers
Maria

Maria some airlines will allow a pet to travel with you in the cabin as long as it is in a fully enclosed carrier. And Doesn't weigh more than 15 pounds alltogether. The carrier has to be able to fit under the seat in front of you. All very barbaric if you ask me! I think as long as he is in my lap he should be able to fly no problem. But I guess not everybody thinks like me. I'm looking at some on 4dogsncats.com/


I'm off to bed.
Karen

Karen not suprising that you are in a funk. It happens to all of us. When I am low, I just read and don't post, and yet that would probably be better for me to get things off my chest. You gals are such good listeners and never judge. Yesterday, Minneapolis was hit with a tornado. If little Sprout is in a carrrier, can you take him out and sit him on your lap during the flight? Hope it works out and you are able to take him with you.
Maria I saw Countess From Hong Kong way back in 1966. We used to see so many movies way back then. I remember liking it, even though it didn't get good reviews. Charlie Chaplin wrote the screen play when he was young and the critics thought the plot was too dated. Sophia Loren & Marlon Brando did look great together. Last weekend Bowling For Columbine was on TV and my DH and I watched it. I remember you commenting on it when you saw it. They reported how many people owned guns in Canada, and that surprised me. I don't know a single person who owns a hand gun. We also lock our doors. I wonder who these preople are that he interviewed for his information on Canada.
On the subject of guns, I found this interesting. There is a gun store in Baton Rouge that usually sold about 15 hand guns a day. Since the influx of people coming to that city after the hurricane, they are selling 1,000 a day. Scarey!!

It has been another lovely day here, hard to believe that summer is offically over. Tonight we are baby-sitting the little one. I have some cute pictures of her that I have to put on the 'puter. When I get them organized, I will send you gals one.

Bye for now...

For the first Official Day of Fall it sure felt like Summer. It was a really beautiful day. Today we celebrated our 48th Anniversary and were not going to do anything special but I did get up early to attend Church with DH, he goes every day, I don't get up that early. Afterwards went to a lovely breakfast place and had a nice breakfast and then we decided, it being such a great day to head for the Cape again. Meandered down taking our time and stopped at a couple of nice shopping areas then had lunch at the "Flying Bridge" which is directly on the Falmouth Inner Harbor with boats, yachts of all kinds tied up along the boardwalk. We ate outside and had a lovely lunch, I had my favorite Shrimp Scampi & DH had Scrod. Then we went to the beach and DH had a couple of swims. He said the water was warmer than it had been a week ago. Hmmm! I still didn't go in but sat and read in the sun and it was wonderful. Now that is my kind of day.

Ann: You will be on the Cape this weekend and I think the weather should hold. Maybe a couple of showers Friday nite but I hope not for your sake. Enjoy!

Trudy: Don't like the idea of guns and will not have one around...didn't like the kids playing with toy guns when they were small either. A middle school boy is in trouble in town for bringing a toy gun that shoots pellets to school. He has been expelled and I don't know what else will happen. Where were his parents?

Karen: I hope you can get a carrier for Sprout. It is so much nicer to have him with you in the cabin than in the hold. DD#1 had to put her Golden in the hold when they moved to Texas and then when she moved back they were not going to let her put him on the same plane because it was so hot here that if he was not released from the hold in a timely manner he might not have fared well. It turns out that the day of the flight the weather turned cooler and all was OK.

Maria: We haven't been to the movies in soooo long and last week I taped "Master & Commander" but we haven't sat down to watch it. Soon!

Glenda, Slavika, Peggy, Lily....hope all is well with you.

Gloria

Hi Everybody :)

Karen I don't know if this sounds like a "plan" or not, but I remember when I used take my dogs to the vet you could buy a sturdy cardboard pet carrier, that had holes in it and and a handle for carrying. I would think that wouldn't weigh too much. Maybe you could contact your vet's office and see if they have a solution for a light weight carrier for little SPOUT.
Do you think the airlines would cause a fuss if the carrier you had weighed a bit more, as long as it fit under the seat?
It also may be necessary for you to have Sprout's papers along with you showing he has had his shots......but you probably already knew that. :)
Gloria a very Happy Anniversary to you and your DH, and it seems like you had a lovely day. :)
DH and I went to the hospital this morning for them to clean his central line and then we went to one of the larger Malls's in the city and walked around A LOT, then had a nice lunch. Later today went over to our dil and took the pups for DRAG, ah I mean a walk, hee hee....boy what an experience that was. :D :lol: :D
Maria soon your DH will be home and that will be nice with a holiday to look forward to.
I have been buying those sugar snap peas from Costco for a snack and are they ever nice. I don't know if you gals have them at your Costco or not. Nothing else new with me. Talk to you all later......loved all the "back and forth" with the emails. It was fun.......hee hee especially Maria's. ;)

Hi all: You have all expressed my feeling too, about sad things, and the happy times. We have had some funny emails to keep us on the up side. And yesterday we watached an Esther Williams marathon of films. She was some amazing swimmer and beautiful too.

We are leaving before dawn cracks tomorrow and so must keep this short and get to bed. Suitcases are all packed and so it will just be a few things to finish up in the a.m.

I am praying for all those folks that will probably be affected by Rita. It is the bad girls this year. I surely hope that the end is in sight for the hurricanes for this year.

Karen: we got a soft sided carrier at Walmart Super Store for our cat. I don't know how much is weighs, but not much. You might give that a look-see if you haven't already.

Congrats on the weight loss, Slavika. I'm going to have to be on my best behavior while we are away.

See you all on Monday. Ann

Karen: It Happens. We all have are funk days. I do hope your friends got out. All these Hurricanes are so bad this year. Feel so bad for all the cities and people effected. Good for you on your Stance from Babysitting. I have a sister that never got out of it. She still babysits her grandkids on a daily basis. They expect it now. Will not take no for an Answer. She is very tierd and has no time to herself. Hope you find a carrier for Sprout.

Maria: Loved Countess From Hong Kong. I love old movies. We watch them all the time. Before we Left we Watched Gone with the Wind. Love that movie! Sure didnt remember some of the stuff I saw tho :)

Trudy: Guns: that is scary! I just dont get it. I hate guns with a passion. Looking forward to the Pics of Angel!

Gloria: Happy Anniversary! Sure sounds like you had a great day! Most Unplanned which makes it better!

Slavika: Great Idea for Sprout! I didnt know the Vets had those things. How is DH doing?

Ann: I know Im to late. But have a good time! Hope the trip is good and you do not have problems.

Only worked 2 days this week and it was crazy. So glad its the weekend already!

G'day all,

Don't know what happened but I never received an email re the posts so had a lot to catch up with this morning. :)

Gloria happy anniversary, I hope you had a great day. :cheers:

Trudy scarey film 'bowling for columbine'. I thought his interview with Charlton Heston hilarious. He would have to be one of my least favourite actors and his stance on guns certainly did not make me change my mind. The 'dead cat' on his head doesn't make him anymore attractive either.
Those statistics you quoted from Baton Rouge is also pretty scarey:eek:

Ann Esther Williams....I remember thinking she was so beautiful. I haven't seen any of her films but I bet they would be fun to watch.
A lot of the old movies are so 'acted', I rather like that instead of some of the very intense performances by movie stars now.

Lily 'Gone with the wind' would have to be just about everyone's all time favourite movie. Good you were able to 'ease' yourself back into work by just working 2 days last week. Always takes a little while to get back into a routine again.

DH is still in bed as I write this, he really wants to savour the fact that he did not have to catch an early flight this morning.
We had a lovely weekend and looked after Matilda. She was just so sweet, her parents picked her up again at midday on Sunday. You have no idea how relieved I am that I now really enjoy having her. I cannot manage to give her a bath so dh, who has a better back, would do it. What a performance, he first thought the water was too hot (which it wasn't) then he thought Matilda was slipping, Matilda was crying when she normally loves her bath and then dh says how she is burnt on her back, her back was a little red from where dh held her. I think the bathtime lasted a whole minute if that!
I told ds and his wife, we will NOT be giving full baths until she can sit in the bath, it was all to stressful.
I know Peggy will remember that I bought these little socks with little soft toys attached. I have been very keen for her to start playing with them, well this weekend she did and I have attached a photo of Matilda concentrating hard how to get to the toys on the socks.

Have a great day everyone....

Cheers
Maria

Maria, your Matilda was very intense on her socks. That was a really cute picture. Those bathtimes are so much more fun when they can sit up and play with toys. Worrying about slippage just isn't worth it. She can just be sponged off for now, I am sure, while you have her. So your DH is going to have no trouble becoming a man of leisure!

I have such a fear of guns that we have never owned one. Two of my sons love to hunt and both have guns. One was a federal prison guard before he became a lawyer. They all have locked their guns away. Still I hate to think about them owning them and having children. I think sometimes the "no tolerance" rules at school can be sort of silly but anything that combats school shootings is worthwhile.

Gloria, your 48th anniversary just sounds wonderful! Just a relaxing and joyous time together. You have us beat and I thought we had been married the longest--42 years. When you think back, it just doesn't seem possible, does it?

Lily, glad you enjoyed last week and didn't push yourself. Hope the glow of your vacation lasts a long, long time. I do think we all need to see and read only happy things for awhile. We went to see a movie last night that sure fit the bill--"Just Like Heaven" with Reese Witherspoon. Just a cute, funny movie.

Slavika, glad you are getting out and enjoying your retirement. Your DH has been pretty remarkable through all of this, hasn't he? And taking the walks for a "drag" certainly does describe puppy walks.

Karen, I think I would rather be your kind of grandmother than the one who is so taken for granted and babysits all the time. Like my sister said, once she retires, her time is her own. She will have kids when she wants them. If she needed a job, she would go get one. My DH and I agree--we could never do it all the time. We just Fall into bed after they leave.

Well, all, hope you are well and having a good Monday. By the way, went to WW and I lost a big 1.8 pounds. Have not felt well, so that is without any exercise at all. This week is going to be better.
Glenda

Hi All:
We are back. The weather was lovely, a little chilly on Saturday, because there was quite a breeze, but it was a beautiful sunnny clear day. Our motel room looked right out on the water, and the breeze came off the bay. We had no rain at all. Our flights were very smooth, so all in all a nice weekend. DH got to spend time with about 19 of his classmates. They had a relatively small class to start with , and now there are a lot who have passed away. Of course some couldn't come for various reasons, but it was a nice weekend. I had met many of the wives before at one other reunion, so it wasn't like going into a session with all strangers.
I haven't dared get on the scales yet and won't for a few days. I wasn't bad, but I did enjoy a lovely piece of cheesecake with with strawberries, and also some italian bread dipped in seasoned olive oil. But it was my birthday on Friday, so I told myself I was entitled. :lol: I guess my worst was eating trailmix on the plane and while we were waiting in the airport. It is healthy in small quantities, but :D:? Some people can't stop with chocolate. I can't stop with nuts and raisins.

I have spent today unpacking, doing laundry, and generally catching up. Had to get groceries and the cupboard was pretty bare of fresh stuff. Hope to get to the pool this afternoon, and life will get back to normal. 'See' you all later. Ann

p.s. I never get any email notifications about postings. Whaat do I do to make that happen?

G'day everyone,

Glenda well done on the weight loss, sorry you have not been feeling well.
I am with you on the guns, I just HATE them. I don't know of anyone who has a gun, you have to have a very good reason to own a pistol. When I read about so many people having guns in america, it horrifies me.

Ann strawberries are very good for you, lots of essential vitamins ;) I am glad you enjoyed the reunion but the unpacking etc. is always a bit of a pain when you return home.
I have attached a little picture to show you what you need to do to get your email notification. The 'additional options' are just located under where you write your post.
Hope it helps.

After a very late night doing the little website and then changing the format again :mad: and up again early this morning, I think I will take it easy today!

Cheers
Maria

Good Evening All!

Today was very fall like....70 but cloudy and perfect for some chores. Got both AC taken care of....one out of the window and the other insulated and covered. Almost all of our reservations have been made and I am starting on lists of things I want to take and that needs to be done before we go. It is only 7 weeks away....impossible.

Glenda, Time has a way of flying by......It was only yesterday when we were married and we did a lot of remembering this week. We were so young and innocent about life.

Marie: Mattie is so beautiful. She is just at that age where she changes with each day. A week away and she is like a different person. She sure was enchanted with the camera as she just looked right at the lens. Very photogenic.

Ann: Glad you had such a good time this weekend at the Cape. Yes it was cool but not having rain was a good thing. It won't be long before your right back in the swing....everything unpacked, washed and put away.

Lily: What a nice way to end a vacation...only working a 2 day week. It is a good way to get back in the swing slowly. Thank you and yes ....unplanned is always better.

Slavika: It is good that your DH can get out and enjoy those pups. Walking, I mean dragging, is good exercise. Just don't overdo.


Trudy, Peggy, Karen....hope all are well.

This weekend we are going to visit my friend at the Cape and it will be the same group that was there over the 4th of July. Should be a bundle of laughs.

Gloria

Hi Everybody :)

Ann I'm like you, I love a mixture of nuts and raisins. Costco sells different bags of treats like that and I can hear them calling my name as soon as I enter the store. hee hee :D
Sounds like everything went well on your trip and that you had a good time. I bet your DH can't believe how "old" his classmates look. LOL LOL ;) :lol:
Hi Glenda sorry you have been under the weather lately but hope you are better today. Congrats on a GREAT WEIGHT LOSS :woo: :high:
I'm with you gals I would not want a gun in my house and neither would DH. I know there are hunters out there who like to go after geese and ducks and I'm ok with that. As a rule I think hunters are very careful with their hunting rifles and when they are not using them they are put away in a secure place. The guns that scare me are the hand guns and other guns that were purchased to shoot at people not game. :(
Hi Peggy it seems that I have not read a post from you for a long time. I hope that all is well with you. What are you up to these days?
Maria your Mattie is such a sweet looking baby. I love the pictures you took of her. Those socks sure have her undivided attention now. :D
Gloria I kind of remember that you said that you are going away on holidays in November to Raleigh. I think that is in the Carolina but I don't know if it is south or north. Did you also say you were going to Disney World or did I just add that to your travel itinery on my own? LOL :D My goodness, your DH goes to Mass every morning and I feel very righteous if I get there on Sunday mornings. Good for him.....lovely way to start his day. :)
Lily I guess you are right back into the swing of working again. Bet you wish you were still in Hawaii. My family is certainly looking forward to coming out to Maui this year. The Princess asked if I would take down to the ocean (just to look) the minute we got to the condo from the airport......I told her yes, I could do that but because of the 4 hour time difference and the hour's drive from the airport it would likely be around 1:00am for her. LOL :D She said that was ok, she would sleep on plane and would be fine. We'll see what happens.
Karen have you found a carrier that would be suitable for SPROUT. My friend told me that when her son and his mate travel with their dog, she just puts him in a large handbag/or beach bag with the zipper open for his little head to stick out. Does it have to be an official dog carrier?
Trudy I am seriously starting to miss seeing your face. I haven't seen you for ages at least not for any length of time. Do you still look the same? hee hee
One of my little granddog's, the one called "CC" has what is called a "cherry eye". Something to do with the tear duct I think, and it has poped out. It goes back to normal sometime then pops out again. Poor little pup has to have surgery on it. Apparently this is not that unusual in beagels or hounds in general.
DH saw his doctor yesterday and the news was all good. :)
Hope you all have a super day.

Maria: That picture is so cute. She does look so involved in those socks :)

Glenda: I will put that movie on my list! Love cute funny Movies. Soory to here you havent felt well. Hope it doesnt last long. Woo Hoo on the Loss!

Ann: Sounds like you had a great trip! Happy Belated Birthday!!!!!!!!!

Gloria: Sounds like you are busy getting ready! It was like Fall here yesterday to. Was very nice. Then we had thundred and Lighting all night. was Loud to. ALAS :(

Slavika: Lol on Princess. Knowing her tho she will be awake waiting to see the Ocean!!!! :)

Yes Peggy where are you?

Still Busy at work so best go.

Later!

Ladies, where are you? I just wanted to share my great experience yesterday. Most days are such a struggle, trying to stay within 22 points, and trying to keep the flex points for the weekend. Yesterday I went walking around our lake before supper. Well, I was very hungry when I got home, but just had a small hamburger patty, a pretty good-sized baked potato and greens. I ate the whole thing without butter. That is the amazing part, and it was great. So, I had, like 3 points below the goal target and was still full. I went to bed quite satisfied. That was a major feeling for me. And I had all the water. One really successful day that just was not at all a struggle. Now, if I can only string a bunch of those days together.....

Yesterday I had my FOURTH touch-up on my lips. I would NOT recommend the lady who did mine to anybody. She went slightly out of the line on the second time and has been trying to fix the problem ever since. You know, I paid through the nose to have a professional do this so I wouldn't have these problems. Anyway, enough fussing.

Hope everybody's outlook is improving. We finally had a change to some sort of fall weather today. It has been 94 degrees most days, but today is 57. Which means different clothes. Problem right now is.....I cannot fit into anything from last year. And who wants to buy big clothes? My recurring problem.
Glenda

G'day all,

I am here, I am here Glenda ;) :D
I have a husband home now and time is getting away from me!

I know what you mean stringing a few succesful days together, few succesful weeks would be even better! You have to start with one day at a time so you are doing well :cp:
How disappointing and infuriating about your lip :mad: :mad: It is not as though you can rub out any mistakes :rolleyes:
That was a big drop in temperature from 94 to 57 :eek:

We have just typically spring weather though we have had a few storms. Our ds has been on a camping excursion with his Year 12 students. Two nights ago we had this incredible storm blow up with rain and hail. DH and myself went outside to see how bad it really was and believe me it was bad :(
DS returned from camp yesterday, they did not quite get blown away but they had little sleep securing tents and keeping everything dry. He said it was a bit of a nightmare at the time but now his students are excitingly sharing their night of the storm!

DS and d-i-l are here fore dinner tonight and we will look after Matilda for a few hours. Off to the chiropractor this morning and this afternoon I have been commisioned to take some photographs of one of Adelaide's best loved sporting grounds, the Adelaide Oval.
This weekend is the start of the cricket season and now we are back in Adelaide, we are both quite involved with the cricket club. I maintain their website (http://www.gdcc.net.au/home.html) and they have now asked dh to take on a new role to oversee the smooth running of the club etc. etc. They have been given a grant by cricket Australia so this is actually a paid position!! Work that we have done for years for nothing.
A handy little supplement to our income in retirement and something that dh loves to do.
Busy, busy, busy :)

Hope everyone is well and happy.

Cheers
Maria

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