Age 50+ Daily Chat #2
 

Hello, :wave:

Please join us here as we discuss our weight loss efforts, as well as our daily lives. We share support, friendship, and accountability. All newbies welcome!

So pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable, and jump right in! :cofdate:

Hi ladies,

I thought it was time to start a new thread in case any of you, or any newbies, have dial up. Meant to do that at 100 posts, lol. Any of you can start the new thread when it's time, if you want.

Pam - my northern neighbor - mmmm, grilled salmon sounds so good! Haven't had it since last summer. Your life sounds very interesting. Enjoy your quiet week.

Linda - I'll have to try your broccoli soup recipe. About the pants, I have to always make sure they are long enough for me! It seems the manufactures are making them longer now than they did years ago. Good for me, not so good for you. Hope Jake is better and that you don't catch whatever it is.

Trish - YAY for finding a WOE you like. Mackenzie and I did have fun. Now the other Makenzie wants to know when it's HER turn to go, lol.

Carol - bet you're busier than a one-armed paper hanger, with your orders!

Makenzie the twin was here for the weekend, and now the house seems so quiet w/o her. She and her sisters will be back on Thursday, and stay through Saturday morning, then the whole family will be here for Easter dinner, and that makes me happy to thing about!

I've mentioned that I need a hobby, or something to be passionate about, again. Neal suggested I focus on my vegetable and flower gardens, and I think that's a good idea. I'm behind in planting already, because of the rain we got this week.

I lost an even pound last week. It's adding up!

Good morning! Wow, I can't believe we're in the last week of March already! Usually March drags by for me, but this month went by pretty fast.
We're starting out the week with plenty of rain, it must be a forerunner of April. ;) It's supposed to be warm and sunny for the end of the week, though. :)
I have another week of vacation ahead of me, but I don't have any plans. Our plans for Bar Harbor had to be canceled since my DD couldn't get the week off. She's a church secretary and had an assistant lined up to fill in for her, but that didn't work out. :( I guess I'll have to find things to entertain myself this week. If it dries out enough, I'm eager to get my garden started.

Can I join?
 

Good Morning all. I hope I can join this group. Hubby and I are trying to lose weight. I have about 110 to lose and he has at least 75-80. I "forced" him, so he says, to go to a urologist to see why he keeps passing kidney stones, then that lead to our family doctor with a blood pressure of 194/118!!! I suspected high b/p but, My God, he is a stroke waiting to happen, anyway that led to ekg, echo and chest x-ray, then off to a cardiologist, now they want an ultra sound of the arteries that lead to the kidneys, so if there is any good to all of this, is tha it forces you to look at your lifestyle and health. We are VERY busy at work, so a calorie counting, food group counting is a mute point, there is simply no time, but our plan is to eat when hungry, stop when full, and do as healty as possible. Anyway thank you for the opportunity to get to know some of you. I have to go to work now, have a blessed day.

Good morning,

Linda - I'm sorry your plans for Bar Harbor fell through, but how wonderful that you have the week to plan as you like. A blank canvas, so to speak. I'm waiting for Mary's kids to come Thursday before we plant anything. Meant to do it last week, but it was just too wet.

CatholicCajun - a big :welcome2: to you! We're very glad you've joined us! Yes, health issues can sure give a person some incentive to lose weight, and eat healthily. I hope the tests will show no blockage in the arteries leading to the kidneys. What kind of work do you do?

Hello to anyone reading this. :wave:

The weather for the entire week is supposed to be pleasant, and downright warm for the coming weekend. YAY!! I'm headed outdoors in a bit, to finish pulling last year's dead stuff. Three year-old Jackson was helping me with that last week, but we didn't get very far, lol.

Later....

Hi everyone
A very happy day for me! I weigh at a local supermarket at least once a week.
Today the scale showed a loss of fifty pounds. I am dancin' ladies absolutely dancin'. I'm a little worried too, that my old thinking will decide that I look good and stop working my program. That is what happened to me in the past and I don't want to do it this time.
Jane - new threads are very considerate. I forgot about how long dial up takes
catholiccajun - Is that what we should call you? Welcome to the group. I think you will find all the support and caring here. You and your hubby are welcome!!

Thank you so much for the welcome! To answer the 2 questions, my husband and I own 3 Christian stores here is south Louisiana, so we are very busy, I do just about all the paper work and some of the ordering and also work 6 days a week, actually more like 7 with the paperwork! And you don't have to call me Catholic Cajun, you can call me Tammy. I had a few minutes to check my messages between customers. I hope you all have a blessed day.

Its afternoon here and I have had a busy day already. After my usual chores we took the van in for a 'check up' and to find out about the power steering fluid leak, turns out to only be a hose-not the pump, so a cheaper fix! We did some shopping before I came home to copy manure paper work for my hubby's job and I did some cleaning in the office at the farm where he works. Today is the last day I will have a little boy here-I have been filling in for a daycare provider who had a baby in Jan. I will have my grand daughter the rest of this week and then my dil is on spring break-she is a teacher-after break my grand daughter will go back to the regular day care. And then I will be fitting ground for spring planting! We farm about 300 acres organically.
Tammy-I suffer from kidney stones-I have a hereditary disease-which I share with 4 siblings, I had to have 3 big ones out on Feb 6, I used to think my weight had something to do with it, but my brother and one sister who also have it are quite slender. Welcome! I am fairly new here too.
I may be able to start walking with some good friends, so that will be good for me!
I would love to go to Bar Harbor, my daughter has spent time in Maine the last 18 mos with her job and we were going to go last Aug with her, but she had to go earlier and with the farm we couldn't go.
We may get away for a few days with our girls next week, not sure where we will head, but hubby wants to look at a pickup in Ohio, so we may end up in Penn.
Well, gotta figure out what is for supper, I have a meeting tonight and want to visit the library some time today!
have a great day all!
Pam

Hello
 

Pamb-hubby usually passes his stones when he over does it, fixing the roof, boarding up for a hurricane, unboarding for a hurricane, building a display for one of the shops, etc.. No history of it in his family as far as I know.

I have been to Bar Harbor-beautiful!! We flew to Maine to see Lighthouses, because I collect them, hope to go back someday, especially during our hot summers, it's nice up there.

Tammy, Welcome! It's nice to meet you and I look forward to getting to know you. I'm sorry about your DH's health problems, but it's a good wake-up call to start making a change before it's too late. Good luck to both of you.

Chickpanda, congratulations on your impressive weight loss! I hope you continue to do well and reach your goal before too much longer.

Pam, I used to suffer from kidney stone attacks, too, and the pain was worse than giving birth! I'm sorry you have to occasionally suffer through that. My GD was attending the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, so I'd go up often. But now she's decided to change her major and transfer to another college. We fell in love with Bar Harbor, though, and will still try to go up there as often as we can.

Jane, I hope you were able to make some progress on cleaning up your garden today. It's supposed to be warm and sunny after another day of rain tomorrow, and I hope to be able to have some soil delivered by then so we can finally get our garden planted. I know you'll have a great time planting your garden with your grandkids. I'll have Amber one day this week, but she wants to go on the train into Philly instead of work outside, so that's our plan.

I ended up spending the day with my parents, and we had a really pleasant day together. Dad wanted to get some new dress pants, so we went up to Reading to the outlets, and afterwards had lunch at their favorite restaurant. Unfortunately, most of the food on the menu wasn't compatible with my eating plan, so I just did the salad bar and managed to stay completely on plan and had a satisfying meal to boot.
I found a great swimsuit at the outlets that I just love, and it looks great on me, but oh, my, do my legs look awful! My thighs are all cellulite and saggy, loose skin. I'm going to have to really work hard on toning them up before swimsuit season, but that gives me the incentive I need to make sure I get on my bike every day. It's sad that as we get older our skin looses it's elasticity.

Well, I'm going to make a cup of tea and watch a little TV before heading to bed. Good night, all!

Good morning, ladies,

Chicpanda - a big WHOO HOO for losing 50 pounds! What an accomplishment! That's the equivalent of 200 sticks of butter! Maybe you could make a list of the reasons you want to keep on losing, and then look at it everyday to help yourself lose to goal.

Tammy - yours is a nice business to be in. I've often wanted to visit lighthouses, but never have. They fascinate me.

Pam - yay for a cheaper fix of the van! Usually it's the other way around, right, lol? Bet you'll miss the little boy. Kids are such a delight. 300 acres - yowza! We have only 58 acres, and rent them to a neighbor. Good idea to walk with friends. That will help keep you accountable.

Linda - glad you had a good time with your parents, and a big YAY for you staying OP in a restaurant that is a challenge. I'll bet your legs look just fine in your swimsuit. What color/style is it?

Chicpanda and Tammy - you can put your name in your signature if you'd like by clicking on User CP in the upper left hand corner of the page. Then click on Edit Signature, and there you go! Makes it easy for us to remember what you'd like to be called. :)

Hello to anyone else reading this. :wave:

Every time I see the name Bar Harbor, I "hear" it as "Bah Hahbah", lol.

Well, I didn't get to work outside yesterday, after all. I got some twice-baked potatoes made ahead and frozen for Sunday's dinner, then they can thaw and bake while we're at church. I used smallish potatoes so I can have 1/2 of one. It's all about portion control, right? Anyway, I also got a couple of other meals cooked ahead for when the grands are here later this week. Then my sister Maggie called and asked me to come in town to pick up a photo CD taken the day of Jeff's funeral, so of course I did. We had a good visit. Before I knew it, the day was gone.

Hopefully, today I will get to spend most of my time outside. :carrot:

Have a good one, ladies!

I have been busy today, the manure paperwork is done and on its way to the DEQ and all my organic paper work is ready to be faxed in, just waiting for a phone call. I rode up to the other farm and we picked up supplies for the one down here and then we picked up our van and left the farm truck to get some work done on it. It is a lovely day out there! My daughter and grand daughter walked over to my inlaws and are now back. I am thinking about getting out and doing my chores a bit early, we also need to corral a steer that goes to market tomorrow. A son of some of our good friends proposed to his girlfriend by writing the proposal out in compost in a field and had our son lift them up in a telehandler so she could read it! We have a group of friends that we have had for over 30 yrs now-there were 7 couples, unfortunatley one of the hubby's was killed at the age of 55 last summer, anyway in 2007 we had 3 of 'our kids' get married, this year there will be two and now this one is engaged, we also had lots of babies in 2008.
Congrats on the weight loss chicpanda! I will join you there someday.
I will be back tomorrow, right now I need to get busy!
Pam

Jane, thanks for the compliment on my legs, but, believe me, they really do look awful. I love tankini style swimsuits, and my new one is a hot pink top with tiny black polka-dots and black spaghetti straps, with ruched side-seams, and the bottom is a black skirt style. Very cute, and I love it.
BTW, Caitlyn said no one in Bar Harbor pronounces it "Bah Hahbah". Only the tourists call it that. :D
Good for you for making dishes in advance for your Easter dinner! That's a great idea to make it easier on you. I'm providing and baking the ham for our dinner, and everyone else is bringing the side dishes and desserts, or otherwise I'd be thinking what I could do in advance, too. I think I will make and freeze something vegetarian and have something SBD friendly on hand for me, so I'll be armed and prepared to resist any temptations to sample off-plan food. I feel strong and confident that I'll be able to stay on track.

It ended up being a busy morning, what with my DS and Amber stopping in for a while while I was cleaning the house and doing laundry, and then my brother called and wanted to talk for a while. But I did get everything done, even my workout, and was able to finally spend some time at the library. I have the Mark Sisson book on order, but I was able to get a copy of Beck Diet Solutions, which I've started to read already. It's very interesting.
For fun, I also picked up Jan Karon's These High Green Hills, part of the Mitford series, and Lancaster Brides, by Wanda Brunstetter. So I'm set for lots of good reading for a while. :)

Hi, Pam! I just noticed you snuck in while I was posting this! I just love reading about your life on the farm!

Good morning, I have my outdoor chores done for this morning and am going to tackle cleaning the back room, maybe I can wash all the coveralls and put them away till next fall?
My stubborn hubby hasn't stayed off his leg, he broke it on Mar. 1, it was a non-displaced fracture, no cast, a boot thing, he was told to stay off it and use crutches for 6 weeks, he had our vet xray it and comparing it to the first xray it doesn't look in place as well. I am not sure what the plan is now, he needs to call the dr he saw for it, I don't know if he will.
It is supposed to be warm the next few days and breezy, I cannot believe how dry it is here.

we are working on plans to take a few days off after Easter, not sure where and what we will do .

thats about it in my neck of the woods, except for keeping a track on what I am eating, I haven't been getting any walking in.

Pam

Hi Everybody,

I don't seem to show up here much lately. I don't know where the time goes. Besides doing my reading and studying for BSF, I am starting a weight loss workbook with Christian/Bible based diet The Eden Diet and we have an online meeting tonight. I had to read the book before I start the workbook and the 30 Day Blocks. The weekend after Easter, we are starting a new study at church that will include a workbook and reading a book that goes with it. So busy, busy.

Jane We are having a beautiful week here too. However, there is a sadness over our little block at this end of our street. The man who lived next door to us had a massive heart attack Sunday night and died. He was such a nice man and in his 50s. We were so shocked. Just had dinner with his wife and some other ladies in the neighborhood last Wednesday and less than one week later she is a widow. Brings so many memories of when Bill passed away. My heart grieves for what she is going through. I don't know if she will stay here or move back where her son lives in FL.
On a happier note, I'm sure you are going to have some fun time with you GDs and looking forward to seeing them.

Tammy, Pamb and Chickpanda :wave: :welcome3: Glad to have you with us.

Linda Did the floods north of us miss you this time?

Everybody I missed :wave:

DH is up and talkative and also getting hungry so better go. Hope to be back more often.

Have a great day.

Hi ladies,

Pam - that is a really cool wedding proposal! Sorry about your friend losing her husband last year. It's good she has the group for support. Yowza for your hubby's leg!

Linda - the Beck diet is what got me started on recording my own personal messages on a tiny recorder. I do better with some cognitive reinforcement. I read some of Jan Karon's earlier novels, but haven't pick any up lately. Yes, you and I sure do have similar taste in books! Your swimsuit sounds so cute!

Trish - so sorry about your neighbor! Like Pam's friend, she is lucky to have all of you for support. We just never know, do we?

Hello to Tammy, Chicpanda, Carol, and anyone else reading this. :wave:

We're having our friends Kathy and Rick in this evening for dinner, then cards. Any of you play Blitz? That's what we play because it's easy to follow.

It is nearly 80 degrees here, and my windows are open. I love the fresh air!

The DGDs will be here in the morning, so I'll check in when I can.

I am really enjoying my time off. :) This morning Dustin and Amber came over and joined me for breakfast before Dustin had to go work, and I dropped off Amber at her Spring break camp. Afterwards I went to Staples for a few things, and picked up some crafts for the grandkids for Easter at JoAnn's. I finished the morning by decluttering and organizing the hutch and cabinets in the dining room and taking 2 big bags of junque over to Goodwill. So it was a pretty productive day for me. :)
Tomorrow, my morning looks open, but in the afternoon the claims adjuster is finally coming out to assess our basement damage and hopefully write us a check, :crossed:, and Dustin is going to bring me 2 yards of supersoil for my garden so I can finally get the cold crops in.

Jane,We play Blitz! :) Beck is making a lot of sense to me, and I've started doing the daily tasks. My hardest habit to break is not sitting down to eat, or eating while I'm doing something else. I'm a multi-tasker, and it's going to be a hard habit to get out of. Enjoy that beautiful weather! It's supposed to be warm and sunny for the next several days, and I'm really looking forward to it, and you can be sure that I'm throwing open the windows!

Trish, that's sad about your neighbor. We hear of things like that all the time, but it's really a shocker when it hits close to home. His wife is very fortunate to have such caring neighbors to comfort her through this, and I hope she'll be alright. We didn't have any serious flooding, but there are pools of water everywhere, and the creeks are running high.

Pam, I hope your DH's leg is OK!

Hi Guys
Just a little quibble... it's chic not chick panda. think of it like chic as in trendy... or call me Coralee. promise to sign my name more often.

Nice day today. I worked in the garden for about 45 minutes, still cleaning up from the nasty winter. One of my hedges is coming back, and 3 of the 4 test roses are doing well. Oddly the fourth rose is just sitting there... now I really know what they mean by 'late bloomer'.

Like a lot of you, I do needlework. Sunday I started a new project. I do cross stitch. This is a Japanese Angel created by Barbara Baatz, one of my favorite designers. I hope to finish it quickly and sell it on ebay, like I do with the other items I stitch.

Well off fix dinner, and portion it out for several days. Hard to cook for one.
My daughter has her own food plan. So we don't cook for each other very often.
Until tomorrow
Coralee

Happy April 1st! I love this time of year with everything waking up after a long winter's sleep. :)

It's supposed to be a glorious day today and the beginning of a long stretch of sunny days and warm temps! I'm going to throw open all the windows to air out the house as soon as the morning chill burns off. :)
I'll have Amber for a little while this morning, and plan to come home and finish up my housework after I take her to camp. I want to have the afternoon free to be outside the rest of the day!

It's April! :carrot: Don't fall for any tricks, lol.

Linda - I hope the claims adjuster is in a generous mood today! Sounds like you have a full day planned. Enjoy!

Coralee - your new needlepoint project sounds very pretty. I haven't been very crafty, lately. Just no time, with trying to get the garden areas cleaned up. I do a lot of meal freezing, too, with just the mister and me to cook for. Have to admit, I like having the meals done ahead. Gives me more time to play, lol.

Hello to anyone else reading this. :wave:

I'm headed to the grocery store soon, then will be spending the day with the grands. This evening, daughters Mary and Katie and I are going to watch the dvd movie, "My Sister's Keeper". I bought it awhile back, but we're just now getting to it. I read the book (by Jodi Picoult), and loved it!

Last night's dinner and playing cards with friends was a blast! Not sure when I laughed so much, and that was good for my soul, after the sadness of last month.

Have a good day. :)

Good Morning all! Thanks for the warm welcome and words of encouragement, they are a blessing. Hubby at the hospital getting a renal ultrasound done, I have clothes to wash, dishes to wash and a ton of paperwork to do, but this is more fun! Actually hubby usually does all the housework because I do all the paperwork for 3 stores and it is very time comsuming. I did give him a choice housework or paperwork, I could not do it all, smart man, took the housework!! It's just he and I and the dog, so it's not like there are kids toys all over to keep up with, so it's more or less just the dishes and the clothes and the floors that need to be kept up.

Jane if you every get to go and see actual Lighthouses you will remember it for the rest of your life.

Hi Ladies,

Just a quick one this morning as I'm running late on everything this morning. I seem to be running on slow.

I started my 30 Day Block with the IE/Eden Diet combo. I've only had yogurt for breakfast and haven't been hungry so far. Decided that since the book says that I need to eat breakfast (although she also stressed the point of letting my body tell me if I need it) and I don't usually like to eat breakfast that yogurt with my coffee would be a good choice. I did my measurements and weighed this morning and hopefully will be able to break the habit of weighing too often if I put those darn scales somewhere that isn't easy to get to for a month. That is one of my goals this month. On the brighter side, I think I did manage to lose 1.5 lbs last month and 1 or 2 inches over all. Not a big loss but at least I didn't gain. I know doing it this way isn't going to be fast any way. I have managed to lose 4 lbs so far for this year so at least I'm going in the right direction as slow as it may be and I can live with that.

Jane Have fun with your Grands and your girls. I envy you since mine are all so far away from me. You just have enough fun for the both of us.:)

Linda Our weather seems to run about the same. We are in for a week of beautiful sunshine and temps in the 80s. Will be a nice change from the cold.

CatholicCajun Hope things go well with your hubby.

Coralee I love roses and had them in TX where I grew up and lived until 7 years ago when I married Tony. When we built our house here in SC, I wanted them in my front yard but the man the builder had do our landscaping said I couldn't have them where I wanted them because they wouldn't get enough sun. I thought that was crazy since I had them everywhere I had lived in TX with the same amount of sun. I think he just didn't want to change what he had done. This year we hired a man from our church to do the trimming, fertilize and some other things Tony and I can't do any more. He had to replace to of my bushes that had died last year. He told Tony he had some rose bushes someone had give him and he could replaced them with the rose bushes. So I finally got my rose bushes and we got them for free.

I better get going. I've got a lot to do and need to check on Tony. He has one of his migraines today. So I won't see him much today.

Y'all have a good one.

Good Morning all. Today will be a busy day. I am working in my store closest to home today, hubby working in one of the stores that is an hours drive. Will post when I get home tonight. Have a blessed day.

Happy Easter to You!

Tammy - seeing a lighthouse is on my "bucket list". Not sure when I'll get to do this, but hopefully sooner rather than later. How did hubby's ultrasound go? Probably no results yet. Sounds like you are very busy in the stores, which is good for business. Maybe you'll get a small break now that Easter shopping is just about over. Christian stores are busy most of the time though, it seems.

Trish - a big YAY for you, for your weight loss and inches lost, too. The inches tell a more acurate story than the scales does! I hope Tony if feeling better today!

Hello to everyone else. :wave:

The kiddos have gone home, and the house is quiet. I got more prep work done for tomorrow's dinner, and also got the 1st of the month bills paid. It seems like we're insurance-poor! Any of you feel that way, too?

I lost a measly .4 of a pound today, but I'll take it, anyway. That makes an even 14 pounds lost since 2/1. That's like 56 sticks of butter, if I think of it that way.

Here's wishing each of you a very blessed Easter celebration! :grouphug:

:egg: Happy Easter! :bunny2:

Ahh, the beginning of a new week gives us lots of promise. We had a wonderful Easter, and I hope you did, too. The kids and grands were here, and we spent most of the day outside, after dinner. Little Jackson (he'll be 3 next month) was showing off his basketball skills, and the granddaughters were playing 9-square hopscotch again.

I ate too much yesterday, but am happy to report I ran the praline-frosted brownies down the garbage disposal. They were the only food around that would cause me trouble today. Neal doesn't like them, and the kids didn't want sugary stuff like that at their houses, either. My food plan is in place for the day, so I'm all set.

Today I'm going to do some laundry and work in the flower garden. What are your plans for the day?

Good Morning Everyone,

Jane Good job with the brownies down the disposal. I've done that with things as well. Now that I do IE and can have what I really like or want, I find there are still some foods I can't have around the house. I have bought things I wanted to only find that instead of me controling them they control me and I just have to not have them in the house so down the disposal they go.

I too am on plan as well. I got up this morning and started my exercise program. I know that if I stick with the WATP dvd that my hip will finally stop hurting. So I did the one mile today. I know they say I should do more than the 1 mile, but I've decided that since I can't seem to do more that I'm not going to worry about it. I figure that if I do the 1 mile 3 days a week and stay active doing other things that I enjoy that I'm doing really good. Sometimes we just have to learn to listen to the body and do what it can do.

We had a very quiet day since everybody lives out of state. Went to church then by Wally world and then home. Had a really nice day with Tony. Today got a lot of laundry and housework to do.

Good morning everyone
My daughter and I celebrate feast days a little differently. We don't want to overeat, but we do enjoy the special treats associated with a holiday. So we spread the meal over a few days. This way we can enjoy without feeling remorse. The main course was yesterday. DD is not a meat eater so I will be having ham for a while.

Jane - wise move with the brownies. It looks like you no how to handle temptations.
Trish I think you are on to something. They say that when the body hurts and we don't want to move.. that's the time to do it. All I want to do is sit. I know that wont work because my knee will only get worse without exercise. Thanks for the motivation
Hope everyone else is well
Coralee

Hello Jane
 

Thank you for asking about hubby's ultrasound, he goes back to the cardiologist Friday. We are getting ready for our busiest season, we have a lot of Catholic Churches in the area, so it's First Communion and Confirmation time and that is right up to Mother's Day which is busy, and then Graduation and Father's Day, then slower for July and August, and then we start re-arranging the stores for Christmas which we have to put out beginning in September because we have no place to store it. We went to south Maine, so beautiful. Have a blessed evening. Tammy:hug:

Sorry I haven't been posting here much lately. The weather is just too gorgeous to stay inside, and I keep getting lured outdoors. We got our raised bed planted, and my DH made a greenhouse frame for it with hinges so I can easily raise and lower it as weather permits. It's nice to have a head start on the growing season.

We had a really nice Easter day with all the family here. Our family is growing by leaps and bounds every year, and our little house was really crowded, but I loved it. I sent any leftover desserts home with everyone, and only kept a piece of pie for Jake to enjoy later. That's a good thing, too, because I've had an awful case of the munchies today.

Today was the last day of my vacation, and I went over to the farm this morning to do a little dusting and vacuuming and restock the refrigerator with groceries. They were due to get in around 7 this evening, and I know they're all going to be tired and weary after traveling for so long, so I'll wait and see everyone tomorrow. I can't wait, though. I've really missed them all!

Hi all,

I just wanted to let you know that I have given my notice as a moderator. After giving it a lot of thought, I know that I need to spend less time in front of the computer, and more time focusing on "real life".

It has been great getting to know you, and I wish each of you the very best. :grouphug:

Jane--Sorry to hear you're giving up the moderator position, but do know it takes a lot of time on in front of the computer saying something to all the posts. You will be missed!!

I've been MIA because of so many orders I've had lately and just haven't had time to get on. Had time tonight and thought I lost the thread.

I post on LCF site also, doing Wendy Chant's plan.

I've been busy working on 2 signs for a friend, so I'm on a roll getting my projects painted. Today I did "Beware!, Mosquitoes" and "Herbs Make Good "Scents". My friend has a lovely garden and lives in Louisiana near a couple of bayous. She'll put the signs in her garden.

They go walking and see alligators on their walk sometimes! Yikes! They have the cutest green little tree frogs that climb up her house. She's always sending me pictures of different things. Haven't figured out what month would be the best of us to visit. I'm not that much of a "country girl", but do want to go visit this summer or early fall. Takes 3 days driving and 2 nights on the road getting there.

Still trying to lose my last 12 pounds, I gained 2 pounds and keep hoping I can get back to where I was. I think warmer weather will help with that.

Nice to see all the new ladies posting.

Everyone have a great week and hope the weather is getting warmer for all of you.

Carol

Jane, I'm going to miss you so much, dear friend! :hug: Families are our Number One priority, though, and I understand. Do try to stop in and visit every now and then, though, OK?

Carol, I'm glad your crafting keeps you busy. I wish I had more time for it. That should be fun, visiting your Louisiana friend. Those green frogs sound cute, but I'd be scared to death of seeing an alligator close-up! I think I'd wait to go until at least after the summer, since I know the heat and humidity can get pretty oppressive.

We have a few thunderstorms in the area this morning, but they should be out of here soon and it's supposed to be another warm, sunny day. At least I won't have to go out and water the garden today. I'm looking forward to seeing my 2nd family today and hearing all about their vacation. The girls will be going back to school, and I hope they won't be suffering too much from jet-lag.

Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone!

Jane -You were a good moderator. You welcomed me, and commented on each and every post in a positive manner. I hope losing you as a moderator does not mean that you will stop posting on the 50+ forum.

Your comments are always welcomed.

I can appreciate your desire to get back to 'real life'.
I believe that balance in all things is necessary for a rewarding life.

good luck and stay in touch
Coralee

I too, hope to see Jane posting, I can understand the need to not spend so much time on the computer, I have a big problem with that. So I try to limit myself, but often find an hour has gone by and here I sit! take care Jane.
I have been gone for a few days, a trip with our girls, we visited the Arch in St Louis and then took the river road back north, spent some time in Moline (John Deere Pavillion). Now its back to reality, and getting ready to start farming.
I will try to catch up some!
Pam

Went to the beach today with my DeP. Well not the beach a county park on the bay. Got my first sunburn of the season. You would think that someone who has lived here for over 30 years would figure out the need for sun sreen, but nooooooo!

My body is not happy about the current weight loss and is holding onto the fat.
grrrrrrr.
the dreaded plateau approaches.

Hi ladies,

Thank you all so much for the nice comments, and the heartfelt PMs you've sent. I will still post here, just not as moderator.

Carol - I like the signs you're painting. One I saw in a little shop somewhere said, Garden of Weedin' and I thought that was really cute, too. Congrats to you on getting down to your last 12 pounds. They say the last bit is the hardest to lose, not that I have personal experience with that. :o

Linda - I bet the 2nd family were so glad to see you, too! What did the mom (her name escapes me) have to say about the newly re-arranged cabinets?

Coralee - yowza, girlfriend, be careful with those sunburns. Don't want to encourage skin cancer. Sometimes a person can shake up a plateau by varying/increasing their exercise. Somewhere around these boards, there is a good thread on breaking plateaus. I'll see if I can find it for you and maybe you can avoid one all together!

Pam - my DH, son, and his SO are going to St. Louis in August. I've visited before, but it's been years. Sounds like you had a great time. My hubby would have loved the John Deere thingy.

I've been trying to spend as much time outdoors as possible this week. The birds and fresh air and everything getting green does wonders for a person's soul.

We will have fresh lettuce and radishes soon. Good and healthy! I've been OP, but need to exercise more.

How has your week been?

Jane, I'm glad you're back to posting in here! :hug: I try to limit my computer time, too, but it's funny how time flies in internet land. Cindy was ecstatic with all the organizing I did while they were gone, and she promises to keep up with it. :) I'm getting my radish seeds planted this weekend, and can't wait til I can be enjoying salads fresh from my garden, too. It's a shame that the tomatoes and cukes don't come in until much later in the season though.

Carol, that's fantastic that you're down to your last few pounds! Congratulations!

Coralee, I agree with Jane, be careful in the sun. I hope you have some nice, cool aloe gel to soothe that sunburn. I can't wait to get to the beach this year! I'd love to be able to live right on the coast. Good luck breaking through that plateau!

Pam, it sounds like a nice trip. Can you climb all the way through the Arch? I hope to visit there one day. I bet it's a busy time of year on the farm right now with the planting season getting underway.

I've been trying to get outside and enjoy this glorious weather as much as possible, and working in the garden. Our cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, lettuce and chard are flourishing, and I'm hoping the weather stays mild. I want to get my radish, carrot and beet seeds in this weekend, and I can cover them if we have a threat of frost. I may run out to the garden center today or tomorrow to look for some rhubarb plants, as that's one of my favorites, and I can't wait to get a nice patch of that established. Sometime today, I want to just curl up with my book and read, too.

It has turned cold here in Michigan, but only for a few days and then back to the 60's. I had hoped to walk outside, but after making too many excuses, I was back on the treadmill after several weeks off.
When you go up in the Arch you ride up in little enclosed cars, just room enough for 5 people. I was glad there was no wind that day.
I am going to take some extra eggs I have to the food bank this morning and pick up some meds, blood pressure and thyroid, I am hoping with more weight loss I will lose the blood pressure med, but since I had thyroid surgery almost 30 yrs ago I don't think I can ever go off the thyroid med. next week is blood work and a ct scan for on my kidneys-I had surgery just over 2 months ago to remove 3 large kidney stones-I have an appt. with my urologist next Fri. and with my family doc later on. I am hoping to have several months of no dr appts!
I am not a big fan of tomatoes, but love fresh cukes!! I need to get a new garden spot worked up, my former one is now a chicken pen and I planted a bunch of iris someone gave me in the rest of the old spot.
I have been on a major house cleaning 'binge' getting rid of lots of 'stuff' that hasn't been used in years, sure hope some one can use it, it is going to Good will.
Well, I gotta get moving, take care all!
Pam