Waving Hi to all you losers....need to get off this computer and get productive.
Have a great Monday all......

Hello everyone. Today I worked on wedding items. Over the weekend I finished the favor bags, the comb for the veil and made about 250 veggie meatballs. Today I finished the shower favors and photocopied the wedding coloring books for the kids who will attend the wedding.

I don't do much in the garden any more. I do have a nice clump of daffodils that keep coming back year after year along with the perennials that are woefully neglected. I have done dahlias in years past and they did come out beautifully.

I'm right on track with the calories since Saturday's free day. I didn't think I'd get in any exercise yesterday as I was busy the whole day but I hopped on the bike around 10 pm and got in half an hour.

The weather was really nice yesterday and today. DH finished weather protecting the deck and today he put out a line of towels. (He's come a long way since we were married 31 years ago. )

Tomorrow I'll tackle the wedding veil and get that finished. I have to sew on a trim of chiffon ribbon and attach it to the comb and we'll be all ready for "Here Comes the Bride."

Have a good day. Catch you all later.

Good Morning ladies, I can't believe it's already May 5th, and I haven't been here at all in May.

Hope everyone is doing good, and thank you everyone for your kind words and hugs. Each day that passes I realize that I made the right move, and wonder why in the world didn't I do it sooner????? Or worse yet, why did I marry the guy in the first place? I just don't know, but that's in the past, and I'm living for today!

I have no idea what the scales say, as I just haven't bothered to get on them. I have been eating right, I may have had 5 things that weren't good for me since I moved in, but basically say OP. This morning I'm wearing a size 14 slacks, haven't been in them for at least 2 yrs.

Bobbi, I send good wishes for your grandson. At least he should heal quickly, he has his youth on his side.

I have some men coming from church to build a rail for mother to get in the house, I haven't been able to get her out, because I can't get her back in by myself. They said they will be glad to do anything that I need done. Do you think it would be out of line to ask them to paint the inside for me? I'll buy the paint gladly, if they will do the work.

Ok, gotta get up and get ready for work. And mother has a follow up appt from her pacemaker surgery today. AND, it's not supposed to rain today!!!!
Maybe I can mow when I get home from pm bus route, and will get my exercise in for today. Haven't done any exercising, just unpacking, moving furniture, packing back up for yard sale, running here, running there, hope that all counts for something too.

Have a great day in your neighborhood today, it's a new beginning, for sure.

Susann

Good Morning Girls!
Who's the computer expert on this thread? I can't instant messenger anymore, the send button has disappeared and the microsoft help hasn't answered me yet. I also can't use the word processor when copy/pasting. I like to transfer recipes over to word and alter them before printing out and the copy/paste doesn't work. They say the message is too big to fit the page and to reduce the size of the print. Duh.......I've never had to do that before! Plus I don't know how to do that. I had my computer tech take out the Norton Anti-Virus program and put AVG in which he says doesn't cause as much problems. Since then I've had more problems. Can anyone help me with these annoyances?
Susann...I'm sure you'll get plenty of help if you ask, most Church's have retired people with plenty of pep left in them, I do. Or the youth group could take it on as a project, the painting I mean.
You all have a great low calorie/carb day.

Good Morning Everyone,

Sad day today. Going to a viewing for my DF's 2-yr-old granddaughter who died on Saturday. Her parents went in to get her up from a nap and she was dead. Puts everything else in perspective.

Back tomorrow.

Lynn

Hello Everybody,

Lynn, My deepest regrets to you and your loved ones on the loss of your grand child. Such a tragedy. I can't even begin to imagine the pain. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. I will walk tomorrow for 45 minutes in her memory.

My DIL miscarried. I'm so proud of how supportive my DS is to his wife and to each other. I'm so proud both of my sons turned out to be supportive husbands. I don't know how I did it, so I'll have to give them all the credit. After that loss, I came up with a terrible head cold.

My gym finally reopened, so I plan to get started again. I'm looking forward to it. I finally found my new place and move in June 1.

Oh, Lynn how sad. I can't imagine what those poor parents are going through. My sympathies go out to you all.

Jada, I'm sorry about your DIL's miscarriage. I've been through that myself know what it's like. Glad your son was a comfort to his wife. Of course he's going through it too.

Bobbi, sorry I can't be of help. I'm always calling on one of my son's for technical support. I don't know what I'll do once the youngest gets married in July. Fortunately, he'll only be an hour away.

I overate on homemade bread today. I baked it this morning and by suppertime I broke down and ate many slices toasted with margarine. But I did get in an hour on my bike but I hardly put a dent in all those extra calories I consumed with the bread. It was so good toasted and I haven't had toast with margarine in such a long time. It's a good thing I didn't have butter in the frig or I'd be still eating. I'll lighten up my meals tomorrow and hopefully trim off a few calories to make up for today.

Take care all and stay away from freshly baked bread.

ETA: Hi Susann. Somehow I missed your post. Glad everything is working out for you. And happy to see you back on the thread.

Good Morning,

That was the worst viewing I have ever attended. The little girl would have been 2 at the end of this month. She looked like a doll. My friend is devastated - her son and daughter-in-law are in shock.

Made me think of my family. Before I was born, my 4-year-old sister died having her tonsils out. It pretty much tore my family up. My parents did not have the emotional or financial resources to handle the situation. My father became an alcoholic, my mother had severe depression, and my sister felt like she was unimportant in their eyes. When I came along, everyone was VERY over-protective.

My friend's family is in a different place. They called a friend who is a child psychologist to help them determine whether or not their sons should attend the services. I just hope that they will be able to get through this with their family intact.

VERY, VERY sad situation.

Lynn

Good Morning!
Lynn...I'm so sorry for your friend and the parents of the little girl. Do you think your circumstances with your family shaped you to what you've achieved in life? Where did you get the ambition to go to college? Your parents must have influenced you somewhat, even with their alcoholism and depression. I can relate to your sister, I too was unimportant in my dad's eyes. I had a older sister who could walk on water.

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Made me think of my family. Before I was born, my 4-year-old sister died having her tonsils out. It pretty much tore my family up. My parents did not have the emotional or financial resources to handle the situation. My father became an alcoholic, my mother had severe depression, and my sister felt like she was unimportant in their eyes. When I came along, everyone was VERY over-protective.

Isabella...I think you do walk on water, I hope your family appreciates you and thanks you daily for all the crafts, baking and sewing you do.
Jada...have fun on your new home, it's always fun to set up in a new environment and decorate all over again.
Hi Susann, Cindy, Fluffy, Glynne, and anyone I missed.

Oh, I know who I'm missing!
Both Karens, where are you.
Karen 31...I know you're busy moving, check in when you have time and let us know how you're doing.
Karen3............Are you O.K.? I checked back and see you haven't posted for 18 days.
Meowee..........hope you're having a lovely time!

Good Morning everyone!! Yeah, it is a busy time here. Our neighbor brought the big trailer to us on Monday and we are still loading it. It will be so nice to be able to move everything at once and not rent a U-Haul that we would have had to make 2 trips in. BUT we are finding that we jsut don't work as fast as we used to!! Good thing we have the trailer early! We plan to leave here the 12th. I have no idea what I weigh--- packed the scales-- going through scale withdrawals now!!! But I figured I just don't want to owrry about eating and exercise until we get this move over. Wish I could wiggle my nose and be done!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

Hello all,

Karen 31 ~ wow the days are flying right by. I know how you feel about not working as fast as you used to. When we moved here, it took us 3 U-hauls to do it. We loaded one of them ourselves. I was so tired and achy. Hope you can take your time and rest some and not get yourselves too tired out.

Lynn ~ I am so sorry to hear about your friend's little granddaughter. I can only imagine what they are going through.

Jada1 ~ I'm sorry to hear about your daughter-in-law losing the baby.

Bobbi ~ how is your grandson doing?

Susannp ~ are you getting settled in your new place?

I know I've missed some of you. Hope you all are doing well.

I have had a nice couple days off. Got to spend time with the kids and grandchildren. Have gotten to do some sewing and mending I had been wanting to get to. Feels good to have accomplished something. Going to go today to try to find out about an opening in another department at work. Hoping to find a day job at some point in time ~ I've worked the night shift for 30 years and am having sleep troubles ~ so hoping maybe this might be the answer. The night shift is taking its toll ~ I don't feel good ~ I just want to feel better.

I got some good news ~ I am so excited. I had signed up and taken a water aerobics class. I loved it, but wasn't able to go very much because of my work schedule. So, I didn't sign up again. I asked if it was possible to pay as you go ~ one day at a time. Hubby said he didn't think they would do that. Well, I took a shot and asked and they do allow that. Yippee ~ so I will be able to go again.

Ok, I'd better quit fooling around and get to busy.

Take care all

Good Afternoon,
Isabella, Thank you. I'm sorry for your loss too. I also went through it. Your fresh bread sounded so good. It's hard to stop. Where I'm moving to there will be fresh bread available next door. My will power will be tested. There will also be a 24 hour fitness next door to the bakery, so I'll be able to work it off.
Bobbi, I hope your computer problem is fixed. Sometimes the problem has a way of solving itself. I'm sorry you felt unimportant in your father's eyes. I once felt second rate in my family, but recently an aunt leaned close to my ear and whispered, "You are a beautiful person." Now that we're older, my whole family seems to be making an extra effort to change old family patterns.
Susann, I hope the changes in your life are quieting down.
Lynn, It's very sad what your family had to go through. I admire you for persevering in overcoming the obstacles.
Karen31, Road Trip!!!
Gayle, Congratulations on your water aerobics. Good luck in finding a day position.

I watched Biggest Loser last night. The one thing that stuck in my mind was when the personal trainer visited Tara at home. Tara was busying herself getting food ready to entertain. The PT sat her down with a glass of wine, and told Tara to forget about the food. That just sharing a glass of wine together was enough. I know, for myself, that's one big change I've made. I only keep Root Beer in my fridge now to give guests, rather than food.

Hi Bobbi,

I don't think that my sister's death directly influenced my going to college. I got pregnant in HS & had to drop out. I got my GED after my daughter was born. I think that my desire to leave my ex-husband motivated me to go to college. I knew I wanted to leave him, and I wanted to get an education so I could get a job to support my DD & me.

Lynn

Hello gals. I finally finished the wedding veil and it is very nice. DS's fiance was pleased with the finished product so that's the most important thing.

Ha, ha, Bobbi, I did walk on water today. I knocked the iron off the board and the water went everywhere and so I walked on the water from the iron. That poor iron only sees the light of day about once a month, if that and then I knock it down and break pieces off of it. It still works so I guess I'll hang on to it for another little while. BTW, DS and DH thank me every day for dinner. It's only a little gesture but I appreciate them saying it.

Gayle, I went to water aerobic only once and enjoyed it very much. I have to go to town to go there and right now with mom on board it's impossible for me to go again. Glad you found a way to go without paying an arm and leg for lessons you couldn't attend.

Lynn, I think the loss of a child is the hardest thing to face. My sister lost her DS when he was 21 years old in a truck accident. She was with him at the time and knew he was dead the minute the truck stopped rolling. It's taken years to get back to some semblance of normality for her and her daughter and even for us. He's always on my mind even now. I'm always thinking about what he would be like now so I can only guess what my sister is going through. But life goes on.

I'm going to watch The Biggest Loser in a minute. I get it on the rebroadcast from last night so I didn't read the last of Jada's post.

Have a good day everyone.