Hi everyone:
And Hello Ruth. I gave up on the South Beach thread, since all the people that used to post suddenly were gone, except for you and Ellis. And I decided to stick with the WW. Come back here and visit anytime, or post regularly. This is a great bunch of gals. I don't think we are coming North this year, unless maybe in September. Depends on gas prices and other things too, like health. Your loss line looks good and you are making progress. Have you been in any more plays? I'll try to be better about keeping in touch a bit.
Hooray!
we are having some very much needed rain. Yesterday and today and tomorrow we will be feeling the effects of the first named storm - Alberto. Not sure just what that might bring except for more rain.
Today 4 of us puddled around ferrying cars from a sale back to the dealership. I drove some really nice ones this time.
: Severa; new ones.Too bad we are not in the market for a new one.
Gloria: I have you beat in the age department. Right now I am 76. Come September, up another one, but I must admit that I don't feel any different than I did 10 years ago. Glad you had a chance to see your friend.
Glenda: I can identify with feeling reallly pooped after grandkids leave. Now all of ours are too far away and are mostly grown up, so even when they come to visit we don't get so tired.
Slavika: You sound a bit more like your perky self. It is good that you can go out with friends and do things to keep busy. I am sort of gathering tho' that night times are the worst. That is what my friend from England says. Too bad we can't figure out a way to IM as sometimes I am on in the wee hours. I can count on being up at least one night when we have a full moon. I don't get fangs and fur - just the sleepless nights.
Maria: So glad to hear from you and I think you have been having some adventures. I know what you mean about being glad to get home. When we used to go north for 3 months, even tho' we knew a lot of people, I was always glad to get home. I'm sure you will have some magnificent photos to share. I am soon going to send you a picture so you can update the collage. Just as soon as my friend shows me how to do it,
: now that we have the scanner etc. Congrats on being Grandma once again. Those surprises do happen sometimes.
Karen: Belated Happy Birthday. Are you enjoying this rain? I know my flowers certainly are, and I am happy not to have to go out and water every night.
I lost the pound and then I have maintained. So decided to go back on the Core for a couple of weeks to give myself a bit of a jump start again. Now that I can exercise once more, I hope it will come off.
Trudy: How are things with you? Slavika is fortunate to have such a good friend. Friends and good listeners are so important. Is your DH doing okay? I haven't forgotten that you want a muffin recipe. I suppose by now you have lots, but one more won't hurt, if I can ever find it.
Peggy: Are you through with school now? I remember those last days were awful and the kids were just wound up and could hardly wait for vacation. I often wonder how they were able to pass all the tests. Have you had a lot of rain? We have been talking with some folks who said that have had rain for 4 days, but that is further East than you are.
Time to go make a lovely Turkey meatloaf for dinner. It is a sleepy kind of day, so I might even get in a little cat nap. 'See' you all later. Ann
Welcome into the great world of the sixties. I think I am the oldest of the group, 73, but I still feel like a very young sixty. 
stops by so often that you can see her in all her glory. When the gks were smaller we loved taking them to the playground just down the street at the elementary school. 
I trust it was a good one. I am now 66 yrs old so I passed 60 sometime ago. Gals today is one month since my David died. I can't believe that a month has gone by already. I don't have to tell you how much I miss him. Peggy, I heard about making quilts out of T-Shirts way back when I was doing a lot of sewing. Some Mom's were making these quilts for their kids that were going away to college. They would use the entire fronts of each T-Shirt, sew them together (like a big patch work quilt, and then put the batting between that and flannel back and top stitch all around each of "square T-Shirts"(through all three layers). I just kept one of David's sweatshirts that he wore all the time (much to my dismay) and then the Princess wanted his "cozy" white arctic fleece one" (that was the biggest one in his closet) and grandson wanted the one from a golf course in Maui and that David had worn last Christmas. Our son, took one also as did our DIL. I think I told you all that our grandson took about 20 of his Papa's T-Shirts....anything that had Maui on it. I passed on the rest of David's things to a men's homeless shelter after the family chose the things they wanted. David would not have wanted his things to go to waste. Glenda the weather has been good here, today was a little cooler but ok. Ann, I need some motivation too, to get this weight off. My family and I are thinking maybe we might go to Maui again in January, and I still have never worn those size 12 swimsuits, brother, soon they will be out of style. 
It was a pretty good day for me. I try and go out with friends as much as possible and I do feel better when I do that. My son is selling David's Camry and also the older boat we had given to the kids. I hope somebody buys them soon. I have spent time at the bank and have a nice gal as a financial advisor and when everything is settled she will help me to decide where best to invest some money, not that anything is paying great interest these days. I talked to Trudy today, and know I can call here anytime I need a friend to listen to me. LOL LOL she is VERY good at listening. 
