+ nice visit with Liz and her new puppy

+ got more work done on the darned knotweed!

+ Moel broke his tiller in my garden but it's not fatal

+ mock orange is starting to bloom

+ have only one "must" today - pet therapy this afternoon

+ feeling refreshed after making myself slow down for two days

- Stitches are gone from my mouth

- Walk Away the Pounds dvd (Exercise in the privacy of home)

- Get to see grandsons soon!

- Still able to find some clothes that fit

- Family, Friends, 3FC, indoor plumbing, cell phone, Internet

- willingness to face the scale

- Soon we'll celebrate DH's 60 birthday with family and grandkids!

- slept well last night

- mild winter/early spring means lush gardens in May

- my friends, my family, YOU ALL, fb, cell, internet, music

- heating pad and frozen peas

- friend inspired me to exercise today :exercise:

- mom is dragging me out of the house so I will feel better :)

- clean water, tasty food

- family, friends and all the chicks

- a healthy food day... with some journalling - I am so grateful

- I am having fun with my succulent gardens

- Mom had a pretty good exam at the Dermalogist

- family, friends, YOU ALL, fb, internet, music, cell phone

- Round-up for the stubborn weeds

+ glorious sunrise this morning!

+ bought more plants for the Village yesterday

+ planted four more barrels despite the heat - they look good

+ a trust fund has been set up for young Tricia whose mother died suddenly last week

+ Fair Board meeting tonight - nice to know it will be calm with the new and improved Board

+ finally my veggie garden is tilled and ready to plant

- yesterday was a mostly healthy day. I got a stomach ache at about 5pm. I had a popcycle, dry cherrios and toast after then. Grateful I didn't eat a whole box of soda crackers

- planning for a special weekend... excited. I am working on using all the Beck skills in avoiding a binge weekend. Am hoping for the willingness

- our neighbor put in a new garbage disposal when ours 'died' on Wednesday. Such kindness - DH got the replacement at Lowes and we saved alot of money. Thanks John!!!

- grateful for the neighbor kids that like to earn a little money doing small jobs (I will turn them into gardeners, yet)

- friends, family, YOU ALL, fb, internet, cell, music

- ordering things online makes getting hard to find items easy.

+ wakening to the sound of geese and the scent of mock orange

+ my AC works - I did not wrap it for the winter as I'm supposed to do

+ going to be able to use Paul's truck (and maybe Paul) to pick up two more half-barrel planters today

+ caught up on Mill bill paying once again

+ dropped a pound of my "mysterious" gain

+ have squash and cucumber plants ready to plant today

- despite being at a restaurant last night... I made good choices for dinner at the restaurant. Grateful. My salad with salmon and feta - I put half of the cube fetta to the side and left it. YAY

- we are now at DS's. So nice to be here. Grateful.

- not too hot... nice day.

- my family, my friends, YOU ALL, fb, internet cell, music

- ice

+ Saturday was a "me" day of gardening

+ resisted Karen's plea to go to the chicken BBQ with her

+ wild phlox has made my field a mass of mauve and white and is loaded with butterflies

+ Christina gave me some rare heirloom tomato plants

+ front porch flower boxes look great!

+ dinner "date" tonight with Ernie for his Masonic Lodge Ladies' Night

+ Village planting is now down to a manageable task - two more barrels and the entry sign

- food right on target all day....grateful for the sanity. ....until bedtime when I ate the things I resisted all day. Grateful that today is a new day.

- little Maya let me hold her and rock her to sleep - she let me settle her a couple tmes

- Alex is so sweet around his little sister

- Rosie, the cat.

- DH is a good driver... (knock wood) and he avoided two accidents yesterday

- friends family You All cell fb internet music

- am able to check my email from other people's computer

+ another lovely Spring/Summer day

+ Siberian iris are a mass of deep purple in front of the lemon lilies

+ Christine's big dog Buddy is responding well to my training efforts - now to train Christine!

+ gym on my own today - no pressure to be there at 7:30

+ I can see the top of my desk!

+ met some interesting people at the dinner last night

= beinging here with my family.... LOVE IT

- we sang happy birthday to Papa Mia (DH).. Alex's face just lit up.

- little Maya... such a sweetie pie

- dinner on the deck last night... so nice that the evening is in the shade there

- friend, family, YOU ALL, fb, internet, cell phone, music

- Rosie the kittie!

- home sweet home

- dh's birthday today. He's on vacation this week.

- should rain today - we need it

- friends, family, YOU ALL, fb, cell, internet, music

- the hose that has different flows of water

+ wakening too early (3 a.m.) gives me extra time in my day - trying to look on the bright side!

+ a bouquet of lemon lilies, purple iris and pink peonies on my desk

+ a very very good rain yesterday afternoon

+ several nice donation cheques in the mail for the Mill yesterday

+ my bedroom fan makes for good sleeping weather

+ asparagus continues to produce and strawberries are loaded with blossoms

+ laughter with friends

+ looking forward to my N.J. long weekend at the end of June

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