Good morning, ladies! 45 degrees and heading for 60 this day with the sun shining. I hope Punxatawny Phil doesn't see his shadow on Thursday. I have to say we've had a very pleasant winter so far with the weather.
I quit my Jackson Hewitt job. My boss at my regular job left for a month in Hawaii and he asked me to come in every day for at least half a day although he'd prefer all day. He still likes me to oversee things when he is gone. The guys can take care of the recruiting end pretty well but not his legal practice. I have to start taking distributions from my IRA in March so I'll see how much a month that might be and I just might retire altogether at the end of the year. I have plenty of places to go and things to do to keep busy and I need to do them while I can. The arthritis in my hands is bothering me more and I probably will have to give up hand work in a few years.
One of my friend's died of breast cancer on Tuesday. She was only 58. We went to the funeral home Thursday night because her funeral was the same time as Sandy's nephew and I wanted to be there for her. Her nephew was only 38 years old but extremely obese. He left 5 children and his wife.
My experiement with following the Power Start menus last week resulted in a loss of 2 pounds! I was amazed because being below goal its very hard for me to lose. I'm going to follow another one of the booklets this week and see how that goes. The menus have a lot of food for 26 points and I'm never hungry and they even have some treats like cookies and pretzels in the snacks.
Have a great day - I have to get back to work.
Good afternoon, ladies! Sunny and high 60s today. I'm going for a walk during my lunch hour.
Faye, I forgot to mention yesterday that Sandy and I went to see One For the Money Sunday afternoon. It was a really good movie and followed the book pretty closely. I hope they make more.
Maggie, I'm enjoying the tips you have been posting. I find them helpful.
Have a great day!
Good morning ladies! 60 degrees and climbing.
I've been for a walk this morning and will go again this afternoon. My goal is to get 4,000 steps this day. I'll be increasing from there as my foot tolerates it more. Right now I need my cane to get that far.
I've nothing exciting to do today - clean out the refrigerator is about as exciting as it gets.
Maggie, I found a new cookbook I think you might like if you don't already have it. I got it at Big Lots for $5 so Will could probably find it cheaper on his site. It's Pillsbury's "Fast and Healthy" and the recipes can all be made in under 30 minutes. It has all the nuts so easy to figure points, nicely spiral bound with a hard cover.
Have a great day!
Good morning, ladies! Raining and 55 degrees today. Our nice weather is over until late next week. Not that the weatherman ever gets it right.
I have First Thursday Bee tonight so that will be fun.
Faye, I am so sorry you are having to go through this. I wish I could come and at least do a little of your housework. Think positive thoughts that this will be the solution.
Maggie, I think you'll enjoy those cookbooks. I like simple recipes with not too many ingredients but a lot of flavor. I have been a slow eater most of my life. I'm always the last one done and everyone is waiting for me. Sometimes it's embarassing.
Have a great day, I need to get back to work.
gma22 , 02-05-2012 10:10 AM
Good morning gals. It is overcast at the moment and cool, but supposed to warm up and be partyly sunny. I am wearing a pair of my new shoes I got for the cruise today to start breaking them in. They are a pair of Aerosole moccasin/loafer style and quite comfo for the moment. Since I am flat footed, no shoe fits me particularly well as the tend to gap on the side and arch support in a shoe tends to be a bit of a problem as it rubs the flat part of my foot, but I am used to that. It is not slipping on my heel and not too tight though nice and snug so I think they will work well. I am not going to wear them much as I don't want them all dirty and they are suede.
Jack gave up for the time being with the sink. He has one nut that will not crack having a lot of rust on it and being plastic cannot be heated like was suggested to me to make it give. He DID buy a basin wrench, Maggie, but it didn't work and neither did this awful stuff he used to spray around the nut to loosen it. He went ahead and connected the new sink up so we could use it and it just doesn't have it's base underneath it since we still have one stem attached, but he said after we get back from Chattanooga he is going to get a hack saw and just cut it off and then continue the install, which should be a snap because then the old thing is completely off.
Here is the bows and hearts blanket for Violet. I can't tell you how glad I am done with this and can now ship it. I still need to get a baby card and tissue paper to wrap them in then get it shipped out of here.
Well, sorry I have to hurry, but we have to leave for the commissary. Have a great day! Faye