Hello, GG’s!!! Another Friday! Yay! Bike riding tomorrow, Mother’s Day on Sunday – secret plans in the works by the children/grandchildren. Supposed to be sunny & nice but with the occasional (maybe) shower. Is New England developing tropical weather patterns or what? Yesterday I had to be in Boston all day and driving home on the Mass Turnpike, it kept raining – at one point hail the size of peas was hitting my windshield – and then after a few minutes, the sun would come out and it would be really bright (driving west into the sun is always a little icky) and then it would start to rain again. It kept that up all the way home. I would have my sunglasses on, then the sky would get real gray & dark and I’d put my regular glasses on, and then a few minutes later, the sun would be glaring at me again. I spent the whole drive switching between sunglasses and my regular ones. Really bizarre.
Oh, Rosey, so sorry about your doggie. So sweet looking. So hard when you lose a pet that’s been a part of your family for such a long time.
Got a real giggle out of your old ladies visiting each other and gabbing on about completely different things, PT. How nice of you to make that possible for them, though! I’ll bet you they really enjoy those visits.
Oh, K3! All those marvelous veggies! I am SOOOO jealous! My mouth is watering here just thinking about the corn & tomatoes. I want a corn and tomato supper!
Pam, you’re probably right about others not knowing if they should mention it when they notice you’ve lost weight. It never even occurred to me that in order to acknowledge weight loss, you also have to acknowledge that a person was overweight to begin with. A sticky subject, indeed, and some of us are likely more sensitive than others. For myself, I’d like for each pound gone to be noticed and remarked on.
Speaking of which, my Golden Sisters, I have had, I think, a slight NSV for myself! I haven’t weighed – won’t do that until Sunday (before my Mother’s Day surprise, which will likely involve SOME kind of food) but this morning when I was getting ready for work, I happened to glance into the full-length mirror on my closet door (I rarely do this; it’s not usually a sight that I want to start my day by seeing) but today I actually noticed that my tummy area is actually getting flatter. YAY. (I hope this means I’ll be bathing-suit ready by the beginning of June; of course there’s bathing suit ready, and there’s bathing suit ready. I’m content just to look “acceptable” on the beach; I’m no Helen Mirren thinking I ought to be looking good in a bikini still!
Thanks for the tip about Hebrew National, Bobbi! I just love hot dogs, but don’t very often allow myself to eat one. At 40 calories apiece, I could certainly indulge myself in a couple if I wanted to! Enjoy that sunshine! (I’m hoping to see as much of it as possible this weekend).
Congrats on winning the exercise mat, Mary! WAY cool! As far as the expired driver’s license is concerned, my 40-year-old daughter forgot to renew hers, so we at least know it has nothing to do with our having reached our “Golden” years, huh?
Gayle, as far as resisting the cookies (and all other fattening goodies) I tend to be at my strongest when I have a specific timeline in mind – for example, I can resist much better thinking about wearing that bathing suit in another month than I could over the winter when I knew nobody was going to see much of me anyway since I was all layered up against the cold.
GOOD JOB, Rie – there’s for sure a big difference in those pictures! Very impressive. Shows what we’re capable of when we put our minds to it, right?
Lyn, this weather is elevating my mood….I am so miserable through the winter months. Sure wish I could move in next door to karen3!
So Sherry – do you and Maureen know each other in “real” time? So neat! The rest of us are all so far apart!
Nancy, MY sister is a teeny-tiny little thing, too. VERY annoying, and that’s the truth. Now that she’s older (she’s in her middle 70’s now) she’s gotten thicker around the waist, and like you, I have to admit to being just a LITTLE pleased. (And I know how wrong that is! I’m embarrassed and ashamed :o , but STILL a little pleased!)
Karen31, you are doing an amazing job losing that weight! Since we’ve been together on 3FC for quite a while now, I feel like I can say with every justification that I’m REALLY, really PROUD of you!
Freda, I just don’t know how you manage to work all those long hours on your feet! I don’t think I could, no matter how much weight I lost! I hope that Donna’s cream helps!
Hiya Lynn….how did your negotiations for that online course at your old college go? I’ll bet they jumped at the chance!
Okay, that’s it for now….Happy Friday everyone, and sorry if I missed anybody (I love you, too!)
Z

Hi Everyone,

Rosie, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. Wish I could give you an "in-person" hug. Guess we'll have to settle for a virtual one - :grouphug:

It is a BEAUTIFUL day here. Today was the last day of my digital photography course. We all presented our photographs. Interesting how everyone's work was SO DIFFERENT!

Have a wonderful rest of your Friday,

Lynn

Hello Golden Girls!

Since I have a little time, let me catch up on personals...

Pam, I love thinking about all those little chicks. I still live near our farm but we don't farm anymore and I really miss everything. Mostly baby animals and the seasonal tasks.

Donna, the idea of the two ladies and their get-together is so sweet and too funny! Bless you for taking them.

Karen FL, I sure would like to have some fresh corn and tomatoes. It will be a long time before that is possible here in Montana. That sounds like a monster batch of zuccini bread. Do you ever make Chocolate? As I recall, you simply add cocoa powder to the recipe. It ends up tasting like chocolate spice cake. I am looking forward to returning to my roots in preserving veggies this year. I know that I can freeze/can veggies with no added salt.

Nancy, actually, I hardly garden at all anymore. I only grow things in containers because I HATE pulling weeds. All in all, I would rather spend the summer fishing.... I also think that people either don't know what to say about our weight loss or they are just so centered on themselves that they can't recognize anyone else's achievements.

Mary, I hear you! Men seem to be able to maintain their weight easier and maintain their blood sugar as well. I don't get it! Congrats on gd graduation - that is terrific.

Bobbi, thanks for the hebrew national tip - you are right, they are terrific. I had two without a bun. Will become part of my camping food this year.

Zoe, as always, lovely post. Terrific NSV. I loved it. Nice to look in the mirror and not cringe.

Freda and Lynn, wow, you are always involved in so many interesting things.

Tonight I have the house to myself. I have been battling a cold for the last couple of days. I am going to watch a movie and give myself a pedicure. It is really fun to be able to reach my feet easily again! LOL

Have a terrific evening.

Good Morning, Everyone,

I just got back from the grocery store. I bought the stuff for tomorrow's picnic lunch - got enough for at least 2 picnics.

This afternoon, I plan to try to teach myself how to add a voiced script to a Power Point presentation. I have the presentation and I just bought a microphone to connect with my computer. I will let you know how it goes.

Have a great day, Everyone,

Lynn

Good Morning and Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words! I have found it to be kind of hard to get back into a routine again since being gone from the wii. BUT I'm trying. I did my workout this morning with it and did 4.754 miles of the jogging in place over 20 minutes. Which puts me at 400.236 miles since I started keeping track on January 13. I have been keeping track with this on the 1,000 miles in 2011 thread. Kind of fun.

We are meeting everyone after church for Mothers Day brunch at a buffet!! Wish me luck there! I keep telling myself to just load up on the salad stuff! Maybe I'll listen this time!

We have decided to take a "mini" vacation to Branson, MO. leaving on the 16th and being back on the 18th. We bought this package almost a year ago and we have to listen to their sales speech but I'm 100% sure we won't be buying a time share condo!! But it was a nice way to get to see Branson. And I made sure that my "girls" can come--told them they are too spoiled to leave with anyone else! So I will be bringing their small airline kennels and when they have to be in the motel room alone I will put them in there. That way I won't have to worry about a maid coming in and letting them out the door!!

Well, guess I'd better get busy and get on with my day. Everyone enjoy your weekend!!

Good Morning!:D

This morning I did an extra 20 minutes of aerobics for a total of one hour and twenty minutes. :carrot:I am attending a birthday party later and although I have a plan, I am sure that I will enjoy a small treat.

Wow, Karen, that is incredible! You must be going at a pretty fast pace to do that many miles! And that total - amazing. Have you ever heard of a wii game called "Walk it out"? I just started using it a while ago. It is kind of a game that you play by walking to music. I like the idea of keeping track of your walking. I am really motivated by having a record of my progress. And that Branson trip sounds like fun. My MIL went there last year and loved it.

Lynn, good luck with the powerpoint. I use it all the time but I have never attempted the voice stuff. Let us know how it goes....

After the Birthday party I am going to come home and continue getting things together for my trip to the pool championships in Vegas. I am planning to dye a pair of jeans black with the old fashioned RIT liquid dye. Any advice?

Have a great Saturday!

:D Good Morning Golden Girls! Just a quick stop. I want to wish all my friends here a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY tomorrow! All the best to you. Catch up at the beginning of the week.........BFN :wave:

Morning everyone..its sunny but cold here this am. thankyou all for the hugs and condolences..she was a great dog and we miss her. ive been staying busy,working on a quilt for myself,and thats a 1st as usually i make stuff and give it away i'll take pics when its done. the dh has been hauling logs from the road next to us. they widened the road and have all the free wood u can handel. he loves doing this for his friends that burn wood.Riemontana,ive used the dye befor some tips,set the dye after with a vinegar rinse. also when you launder them later wash seperately as sometimes they bleed. Lynn sounds complicated,im not puter savey but admire those that are,is this for your teaching and what subject do u teach? Karen 31 sounds like a fun mini vacation,by the way u look awsome.Hope your weekends great everyone,nothing planned here but i did make choc chip cookies and we are taking some to my mil tomorrow. by the way i didnt even lick a finger while making the cookies but boy did they smell good sigh,made my dh put them up high and out of reach,it was true labor of love,but hes worth it most of the time :dizzy: (((hugs))) for all rosey :wave:

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Glynne, are those words of wisdom? I definitely need some wisdom, so please translate!!!

GORGEOUS day today! And my strawberries are really taking off! They seem to LOVE the topsy turvy planter thingie (LandscapeGod says that's the best way to plant them, so alrighty then!). I have little blossoms already! :lol:

No news. I'm feeling great, and nearly all signs of my age related angst/disease are gone! All you nurses out there: can I get vaccinated to prevent future outbreaks or am I just doomed to hoping for no more?

Happy Mom's Day to all you moms out there! Good weekend to one and all........:cloud9: :queen: :cheer2: :cheer: :belly: :thanks2:

Hello all,

It has been a good day. I had weight watchers this morning and was resigned to the fact that I would probably have a gain ~ as I haven't been making the best choices here lately. But ~ I was plesantly suprised to have lost almost 2 pounds.

Then, DD ~ Sara, DS ~ Jason and DGD ~ Maddie showed up and we visited a bit then made plans for a picnic later. We did it today for mother's day, because Jason has to work tomorrow.

So, we planned a menu, went to the store and got the stuff, then came home and fixed up the sandwiches. Made it easier to get the stuff ready, then just take it to the park for a picnic. Grilling out is nice, but sometimes just taking a lunch there and not having to go to all the trouble of grilling is fun too.

We went to one of the local parks then ~ early evening. That turned out to be a good choice ~ it wasn't as hot by then, and there was a little breeze. The picnic table was by a pond ~ it was beautiful and such a nice time getting to be with my kids and grandkids.

That post above Donna ~ I was suprised to see it ~ not sure how it got there. I am thinking that I had logged in to 3FC and was about to make a post when Sara, Jason and Maddie showed up. I heard Maddie say something about she was doing something with my computer. I didn't think anything of it at the time ~ had forgotten I had started to do something. But how she managed to hit all the right things and make a post is beyond me (she is 3 1/2). Maybe mommy or uncle Jason finished it for her just for the fun of it. I may never know :dizzy:

Having trouble keeping my eyes open ~ guess I'll head to bed.

Take care

Well, Happy Mother's Day to all of us Moms, and a happy day as well to those who aren't moms! :encore: The sun is out here, and hopefully will stay out for a while. Yesterday was an extremely weird day - sunny in the morning, and then heavy rain/thunder/lightening interspersed with short periods of sun throughout the afternoon and early evening. Of course, everything has started to get very green from all the rain, so that's pleasant, but there was no bike riding yesterday :( , and it's unlikely that there will be any today unless it stays sunny and dh & I can go out for an hour or so when I get back from my Mother's Day festivities with my daughters. We - mother, daughters, and their mother-in-laws - are going to go to a movie together and then out for a nice early supper. The men will take responsibility for the children for the day, and dh will look after the cats like usual :lol3:. Yesterday I made a good-sized dent in changing up winter clothes for summer - got most of the winter clothes into piles - several (huge) piles for the cleaner, another few (huge) piles of things that I only wore once - like suit jackets and skirts or pants - that I can put in my own dryer in a bag with those Dryel dry cleaner sheets and then into the vacuum bags for storage. I don't know how I managed all those years before they came out with those vacuum bags - I have a closet by my back door that I use just to stack those vacuum bags in from floor nearly to ceiling with alternating summer or winter wardrobes. So, I got a majority of my winter stuff out of the closets, and plan this morning to get as much of my summer stuff out as I can. A lot of it will need ironing before I can hang it up. Oh, blah. Hmmm. Will also make a nice pot of pea soup for dh to share with ds for their dinner. That and some wheat Cibatta bread and cheese if they want. I bought two big ham steaks at the grocery store yesterday, and will cube them up into the soup along with onions and carrots. Yum. One of my favorite meals, actually.
I spoke with my sister yesterday, and the news about my nephew is not good, but I'll not share it this morning since it's Mother's Day, and it wouldn't exactly contribute any joy to the mood. Suffice it to say that it looks like I'll be making a trip back down to NC in the very near future.
Well, time to be off to make soup, handle the Great Clothing Swap, bathe and wash hair, and whatever else presents itself before I leave at @ noon.
I'll be back tomorrow to check in with all of you individually - in the meantime, I'm sending hugs and a Mother's Day peck on the cheek -
:grouphug:
Z

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! Hope you all have a Wonderful Day planned.

Zoe, sounds like you have a fun day planned too. Sorry to hear the news isn't good about your nephew. Will keep you and your sister and family in my thoughts and prayers.

I love living back here where I can get together with family more often and today will be one of those days. I can't believe that it will be 2 years on the 15th that we moved back here!!

I'll be back later....

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Happy Mother's Day everyone :)

To all my new GG friends,

I wish you a Happy Mother's Day. I would just like to say that I am really greatful for the fact that I found this forum. It is really nice to have some company on my weightloss/healthy journey.

Have a great day!

Happy Mothers Day GG's! To all the Mothers, Step Mothers, Foster Mothers, Stand in Mothers and Women whom we love and couldn't do without - have a blessed day :)

Good Afternoon. We just got back from lunch and it was good. I think I did OK-- filled a plate with lots of salad and ate that then went and got a little bit of chicken, pork chop, and veggies. I did have a small bite of dessert, apple cobbler with ice cream but just a tiny bit! Here are some pictures that Tim took this morning.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Happy Mothers Day everyone :val3::cheer2::encore: hope your day is awsome (((hugs))) rosey :wave:

Happy Mom's day y'all
We as women tend to nurture others whether they be our children, our pets, or the stranger we greet with a smile. At heart, we are all mothers. Today we should all celebrate!

I decided to allow the day to flow as it will. I will not be upset if I don't get my way. I will rejoice in my many blessings. I will relax with a good book and put off housework for one more day.

Hope this post finds you all well and happy

Hope today was a terrific Mother's Day for all.

It was a good mother's day for me and I hope it was good for everyone. Karen31 you look absolutely terrific!

I hope you all enjoyed a treat or two, of the food and nonfood variety.

Don't have time to post...have to go to bed soon. Been busy all day but Joe took this picture of me today for Mother's Day so thought I'd put it here. Talk more tomorrow.

ETA: Doesn't seem to be working. I'll try again tomorrow.

Good morning everyone,

Well, it's back to work this morning for me. I had not been doing my walking for a couple weeks ~ just felt too tired to get up at 6am to do it. But really need to, so decided I would get back to it on Monday. I was tired last night when I went to bed though and thought ~ ok, if I wake up in time on my own, I'll go, otherwise, I'll get up with the alarm and try again tomorrow. Woke up on my own, so I did the walk. A couple weeks ago, I had to take a flash light, as it was still dark when I began, and I would circle around just in front of my house (didn't feel too comfortable getting too far from home when it was dark out), but this morning, it was light enough out ~ no flashlight needed, and I went around the circle (our street is a circle). It was already warm out and a little muggy ~ I was thankful then to be walking at that time and not later when it was really hot and muggy.

I just did puttery stuff yesterday ~ I had hoped to get my bedroom closet cleaned, but was too tired to tackle that, so I did some puttery stuff ~ more covering boxes ~ that kind of thing. That was fun.

Well, guess I'd better get going and do some more getting ready for work.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Take care

Morning all....Belated happy mother's day...all my chickadees checked in and had a quiet afternoon on the lania. Turns out that when DS comes down in July with GD2 his other daughter who is living in SC is coming to Orlando at the same time. Latest is we will all meet out on Rt 75 for dinner. Only thing out there I know is the Russel Stover factory outlet. Hmmmmm I get all the vanilla butter creams!

Biggest plus is we get to meet her SO. Now I can't wait for July!

Be back after bridge.....k3

Hope everyone had a good Mom’s day. Our DD gave me a beautiful pink Begonia hanging basket. I’ll post a picture of it later. The nursing home that MIL lives at have a nice brunch and the chapel set up with all yester-year stuff. Lots of old furniture, kitchen items, pots and pans, clothes. It was fun to see and made me appreciate all the modern appliances we have. Wouldn’t you hate to wash clothes on a scrub board or the old wringer washing machines with the two rinse water tubs? Some of you know of the relationship DH has with his mom, he really hates her and never goes to see her. I’m the only one that visits every Sunday afternoon, I don’t like her either but the Bible teaches to care for the widows. She was so nasty and vicious at the brunch. I had to wake her when the party was to start, she was so mad that nobody told her about it so she could get ready. (They did tell her but she has dementia.) She jumped all over me and blamed me for not telling her about it sooner, she chewed me a new butt and said she wasn’t going. I told her Tiffany (her only grandkid) and her step GD daughter was in the dining room waiting to celebrate mom’s day with her and I left. After waiting for about 15 minutes, DD went down to invite her to the party. DD came back with the same results as I got. We got up and helped ourselves to the brunch , Barb stormed down and started to belittle me, wouldn’t eat anything. She made such a terrible scene in front of the whole party, wouldn’t calm down. She said it wouldn’t have hurt me to pick up a phone and call her about the party. I said you have dementia and just didn’t remember that you were told that day about it. She said...I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THAT! The nurse finally came over and told Barb that she was informed that day and Tiffany told her not to be mad at me. That made her even more vicious and I can’t repeat what she said next. We quietly got up to leave, DD, Rachael reached one of the elevators first to go down to parking lot after giving me a hug. I went in the other elevator to reach my car (different level parking lot) and MIL jumped in the elevator with me, still screaming at me. I jumped out and ran to DD’s elevator and went with them, quickly closing the door before she could jump into that one. She makes it very hard to be a good Christian, I’m not going to see her for awhile. I took the summer sweater I purchased for her home with me, she doesn’t deserve a mom’s day gift. Her birthday is July 31, I’m not going to see her until then, will bring her mom’s day gift over for that…….MAYBE. She's been a drama queen her whole life and will never change. Remember she took her only kid (DH) out of her will about 10 years ago, that tells you something about her.
Enough of that saga, did anyone watch The Apprentice last night? I hooted and hollered when Star Jones got fired!:carrot: That show was on the same time as The Amazing race, we watch both usually. But Star Jones and NeNe Leakes were arch enemies on the same team and sooooo exciting to watch. You'd think I had enough exciting for one day yesterday. Go Figure.:dizzy:
Have a great start to Monday morning, always a great day to get back on track with our food choices.

Bobbi -:hug: Dementia is an ugly condition and it removes the filters that keep us acting like sane adults. I'm sorry that you had such a horrid visit:hug: You are a good woman to keep on trying. I hope that your July visit goes better.

Good Morning! Thanks for the compliments on my pics. It sure feels good to hear nice things.

We got a call from the house manager on May 5 where our oldest son is living. He is handicapped and living in a group home. I guess the bus driver that brought him back from his day program just took him and another client to the door and just rang the bell and left to go back to the bus. Well, our son rolled down the ramp and down the driveway in his wheelchair and hit the side of the bus! Thanks goodness the bus and not left yet. But it fractured his nose, pushed a tooth back up into his gums and chipped a second tooth! Needless to say I was not happy. They have filed a complaint against that driver. I had the house manager send me a picture and you can tell he sure is in pain. His face and eyes are so swollen. I get so aggravated because he doesn't talk and he can't even tell you where he does hurt. They took him to the ER when it happened and they need to get him to the dentist that he sees regularly to see if they are going to have to do surgery. They did take him to a dentist but he won't cooperate to keep his mouth open to get xrays. His dentist sedates him for his exams and cleanings. So hopefully they will get him in too see him. I guess this dentist is the only one who works with him. Still not happy!

And shock of shock! I did get a phone call from son#2! He is staying less than a mile from here, I would have thought that he could come by BUT guess I should be happy to have at least got a call (WITHOUT ASKING FOR MONEY!)

This sounds like a pretty yucky post but really I'm doing good. Just thought that I would post a bit this morning about what has been going on. I think I will try to get some extra cleaning done today. Really need to shampoo carpets...who knows if I'll get to that today.

Have a great day and I'll be back later.

Happy Monday Golden Girls!

BobbiI am so sorry about MIL. Dementia is terrible and cruel. What a great person you are. Many people would just walk away but you have tried to hang in there and honor her as an elder. In this instance, I am glad that you are going to protect yourself from her for a while and not allow her to hurt you.:hug:

Karen31I am so sorry about your son. I hope that he recovers quickly.

KarenFl It sounds like you can look forward to a lovely family time this summer.

DonnaI love how you refer to her as "Granny/Mom

ChicpandaNice Post! and so true:D

GlynneYay for you on getting your walk done!:carrot: have a good day at work

I woke early to rain and snow here. Darn, I wish I had spread the fertilizer/weed killer on the lawn. I did an hour of aerobics, had my oatmeal and now I will head to work.

Just a little growing older note Last night I was sorting my pills in the pill sorter and I realized that I actually need a larger size box! How can that be possible?!?. To be fair, there are only 2 prescriptions - most of it is supplements, but really! How did this happen? LOL chuckle for the day....

What? It's Monday again, already?!! I never caught up with my work last week!
So here it is time to "bless" my home again. We went to the gym as usual and now I'm resting so haven't gotten to it yet.

Bobbi/Riemontana - so sorry about the difficulties with your MIL Bobbi. Dementia is very difficult to deal with unless it is the pleasant kind which obviously it isn't in her case. Riemontana, I know what you mean by the med/supplements! I was so sure I would not be one of those people who end up taking lot of medication but it does seem like I'm taking more with the possibility of more on the horizon! With me too it is still mostly supplements but now it's even the doctor telling me to take them....he used to poo-poo them but now it's take fish oil for your triclycerides, take cranberry for your bladder, co-Q 10 for your aches etc. Where will this all end? No, wait, I think I know, don't tell me...LOL I guess it happens to the best of us.

Karen31 - Sorry about your son! Ouch, that does sound painful! With kids it never ends...one way or another they keep you on edge.

Glynne - you are braver than I walking at night! Do be careful!

Sounds like most of you had a nice Mother's Day. I had a great one...heard from all the kids...mostly by text but that's the modern way I guess. ;) One sent me flowers by text and I was happy to get them. Also spoke to him on the phone a few minutes later. We joined another couple for lunch out...I ate carefully except too much dessert carbs so my bs was quite high. But my weight actually dropped which is surprising with eating out (my dhs went up!). Today I'm hoping to do better on my eating for my bs though. My pain has been better the last few days and I've also been getting a little better sleep for which I am very thankful. I do so much better on more sleep!

I gave up on the picture. It won't load and doesn't say why. Hope you all have a good day.

Morning everyone sunny but cold here. Bobbie :hug: for you and im impressed you acted with such restraint. What an awful woman and doesnt deserve you! Karen 31 im so sry your son was hurt. that bus driver should be fired. hope your son heals soon and feels better :hug:. i spent a nice day,i received many phone calls,cards, and flowers from my dh. we visited his mom and she's a pill too. she has dementia also but loves picking on her sons and says mean things. we go anyways and try and not get to riled. we also visited our neighbor,shes such a neat person. she just had her 29th great grand child,i said see what you started lol. i had another nsv. im feeling so good lately that i like to test myself to see what i can do. so yesterday i used my walker to get to the steps,then my dh walked in front of me and i hung onto the railings and walked down the steps. my left leg did fine, my right is alittle weaker but i did it. on the way home i walked up the ramp with my walker. makes life easier for my dh. i was really pleased with my self i did it :carrot: lifes full of sadness and challenges and its how you deal with them that makes charactor. i think we all have that yay for us "GG" hope your days great (((hugs)) rosey :wave:

Hey GGs,
Well, SO’s DD has only been home since yesterday, & already I’m feeling stressed-out. The worst part is, it’s me, not her - she’s been being very sweet & cooperative for the most part. I guess I’m just used to having the house to myself most of the time, or maybe I just don’t like having another female invading my space. Anyway it’s something I’ll have to deal with, & I’m working on it! This stressed-out feeling is making me want to eat, & today, for the first time in a very long time, I ate lunch. Usually I only eat breakfast & dinner. But, I really was actually hungry, & I only ate 2 cheese crackers & 7 bite-sized Frosted Mini-Wheats - less than 150 calories, so I don’t think that was too bad. And, on Saturday I was down 1.5 lbs. (to 146 - Yay!), so I guess I can allow myself a small lunch every now & then.

Gayle, congrats on your loss - almost 2 lbs! Yay! for you! And it's good you're able to walk in daylight now, before work.

Sounds like most of you had a really good Mother’s Day. My brother & I (& my SO) took our mom & her husband out to brunch, & had a nice time. Bobbi, I’m so sorry you had such a bad time with your MIL. I really admire you for trying so hard to be nice to someone so hateful. You really are a good person, but I don’t think anyone would blame you if you never went back!

KarenMO, that’s really awful about your son getting hurt, & I know it must be hard for you being so far away from him. And, at least son #2 did think to call. I really like the pics of you & the girls (& your new avatar). I agree with Donna, that really is a great color on you. And Rosey, I really like your new avatar too - so spring-like. You look pretty in yellow. And congrats on your NSV! You're just doing so great.

KarenFL, sounds like you’ve got a nice visit to look forward to, but I’m surprised they chose July. I know there will be a lot less tourists, & the rates are cheaper, but there’s a reason for that! I always plan my visits to FL for fall or winter, because I remember those FL summers all too well!

Coralee, I really liked your plan for yesterday. Sounds like it would be a good one for everyday! I always like the idea of putting off housework, & reading a book instead.

Rie & Mary, seems like SO & I take an awful lot of pills too (though no prescription ones yet!). I don't know if they do any good, but I'm afraid not to take them!

Well, I better move along - about time to start cooking dinner. I’m planning to have salad - a big one, & spaghetti pizza - just a small (ok, maybe medium) piece. And maybe make a small mac & cheese pizza for SO’s vegetarian DD (the spaghetti has meat in it - I’m using leftovers). Bye y’all.
NCNancy

Hi Everyone,

My kitties are still having eye problems. I took them back to the vet this afternoon. So far, 1 anti-viral med, 1 bottle of drops, 1 tube of salve, and 1 anti-biotic have all failed + 3 visits to my regular vet and 1 visit to a vet eye doctor. The result of everything is that the problem has moved from 1 eye to both eyes of my male cat and now - to 1 eye of my female cat.

I HATE this!

Lynn

Another Monday...<grumble>...Oh well, I got through it. Guess that's good enough for now. :shrug:
I weighed myself on Sunday before we went out. I seem to have lost four pounds over the course of a few weeks. :goodscale Good. I'll take it. (Yay). I may need to adjust my goal downwards. We'll see. I'm not anywhere near having to do that yet.
Oh, Bobbi! I'm SO sorry that your MIL made such a mess of Mother's Day for you! That is just so grossly unfair! I know how long she has been putting you and your dh through all kinds of craziness, and I had no idea she was still doing it. Well, to you, anyway, if dh has refused to deal with her. It looks like you may have to take that measure yourself sometime soon just to keep your own stress levels manageable. Nobody can say you haven't tried your hardest and done way more than most would be willing to do. I hope this doesn't sound too insensitive, but I swear if I should get that old and nasty, I would hope somebody would have sense enough to shoot me! :frypan:
Wow, Nancy, those pounds just continue to roll right off you, girl! Fabuloso! You look amazing! Oh, I know how you feel about sharing space. I am really, really close to my youngest daughter - just love her to pieces, but we'd never make it living together, and that's the truth!
Rosey, I'm so, so happy that you're able to get around better now! And you look soooooo terrific! Keep up the good work!
Mary, you and I are on the same wave length when it comes to sleep - I do a lot better when I've slept well, too.
Rie, I just added a calcium & vitamin D supplement to my multi-vitamin this year. Other than that, just the bp meds and the occasional Benadryl (don't tell my doctor!) when I can't sleep for some reason. I have had a hard time taking any medications at all on a regular basis. My mother - Queen Hypochondria - used to swallow down so many pills a day that I swore I never would. But, now I don't have much choice, really. We need what we need, I guess.
Hah, PT, if I stood on my head the "girls" would swing back & forth and likely give me a nosebleed!
So sorry about your son's being hurt, Karen31. Having your child hurt - I don't care how old they are - is just so hard to deal with. Especially when there's nothing you can do to make them feel better. I hope they can keep him out of pain, at least. On a cheerier note, you look great in that blouse, girlfriend! Great color on you!
Oh, Lynn. Darn. Having sick animals is awful, too. Good grief. Hope SOMETHING works...
Russell Stover factory, K3? Oh, MY. My mouth is watering, just reading the words on my screen!
I'm glad you got your walk, in, Gayle! After a weekend with no bike riding and no walking because of the crazy weather around here, I'm really anxious to get back outside and move around some myself, you know?
Chicpanda - putting off housework is one of my favorite passtimes!
Hope you had a nice Mother's Day, Freda!
Well, I've undoubtedly missed folks, but I've done my best for the evening and am yawning as I sit here typing. Hugs to all, and to all a good night!
:grouphug:
Z

Evening Everyone! :D

Gonna make this short - hockey game is on! Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville in 1/4 finals; Canucks are ahead 1 game so am hoping for a win. And know what? I never watch hockey......until the end that is. :lol:

Bobbi: I'm so sorry about the behavior of your MIL. :hug: It is so difficult, I know. My mom had Alzheimers & her whole personality changed. Good that you were able to restrain yourself. She really doesn't know what she is saying, etc. I hate demintia, etc - it is so unfair! :hug:

Karen3: I'm so sorry about what happened to your son! :hug: I hope the bus driver got a raking at the very least.

Rosey: Yay for your NSV! :bravo:

Chicpanda: Isn't housework something that you do when you have absolutely nothing else to do?! :lol:

Glynn: Cingrats on the weight loss. Atta girl! :bravo:

I had a really nice Mother's Day too. I went to the Lions Mother's Day breakfast with a bunch of girlfriends, was lazy all day & then to a bar-b-que at my DD. Perfect!

My "northern" DD went home on Sat. It was great having her here. But I went completely, fully, etc etc way off plan. :( So now I'm paying for it. My own darn fault! I'm back on track (yet again, I know) today.

It's turned warm & sunny :sunny: here (for how long? who knows!). So I had Baxter out for a couple of hours walk today.

Everyone have a great night. I'm off to watch Vancouver win (I hope!). TTYL :wave:

Hey Again,
Just stopped by for a minute. Lynn, I’m so sorry your kitties are having eye problems! How bad is it? My previous kitty (the one that had feline leukemia, & died a year & a half ago) had slightly cloudy eyes his whole life. But, his eyes had been so bad when he was little, all swollen & glued shut, that we thought he’d be blind, so we didn’t mind a little cloudiness, & he didn’t seem to either. Several times the vet gave us medicine that was supposed to help, but it didn’t work. Hope you manage to find something that does!

Zoe, 4 more pounds! Wow! Talk about pounds rolling off! You’re going to be all trim & slim & gorgeous by bathing suit time! Yay! for you! And, good to know I’m not the only one who has trouble sharing space. By the way, SO’s DD actually called to let me know she wouldn’t be home for dinner - that’s unusual for her. She’s really trying, so that means I really have to, too, since I’m supposed to be the mature one!

Hi! Sherry, I like what you said about housework. Sounds right to me. Hope your team wins!

Ok, I’m outta here. Time for my snack (can’t miss that!).
NCNancy

Hello!

RoseyGreat victory! That is terrific. You are getting so much stronger and it will just keep getting better.

ZoeThe pounds are just falling off you. Good for you.

LynnSorry about your kitties. I hope they get better soon.

NancyI hope things ease up with your houseguest. It is always hard to share space and I know that I value my privacy. You look really terrific.

I know that I am missing people tonight. I am just really tired. Have a lovely evening.