Andi, here is the laminate counter top that we'll be eventually installing. It's called Labrador Granite. And the back splash will be similar to the tile shown. We have a modest 3 bedroom bungalow with a fully developed basement. I didn't want to go with real granite because it would be a little too pretentious for our home. The back splash is a smart tile. It is actually not a real tile but a vinyl type self stick. Our cupboards will be painted an antique white. I'm not sure about the flooring but I'd like to do a cork floor as it is easy on the feet.

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I'll be back later on with more personals.

Marie - Thanks for computer tip. I will try that. I hope Kai bounces back quickly. I would love to have a cat but I’m allergic. I didn’t know that having the teeth scrapped would be so difficult. I have a friend who brushes her dogs teeth. Not with toothpaste, just a brush. I’ll have to ask her if it helps. I imagine it might be more difficult with a cat.

Andi- refresh my memory, (It always needs it. Wish I had a button I could push like the computer.) you have 3 kids in college? Very expensive. Now is the time to get that hobby going. More than one. My youngest ds graduated in May and moved 800 miles away in the summer for his dream job. This is a good thing. Two employed kids and no college tuition to pay for! But I was hoping he’d get a job nearby and live at home for a year like my older ds. I was very unprepared. I am very busy a lot of the time - all having to do with health care for dm, df, dh, and myself. We’ve done some traveling for fun. It’s all enough to fill my time but it does not bring me joy. I have to find something that brings me joy while I’m waiting for grandchildren. I have to say, friends tell me there is something worse than an empty nest - it’s even worse when they don’t move out, ever! LOL. But you’ve got the right idea about the hobbies. And LOL about leaving rather than walking on eggshells!

Bobbi - I know what you mean about the F bombs. DH used to do a lot of our remodeling and I’d hear it then. Now, I hear them when he’s on the computer. And of course being a
Chicago sports fan…

Lucinda - another LOL. I love the way you say it out loud!

Karen 3 - OUCH! Glad you didn’t break anything and that the evil guests are gone.

Rie - Sorry about your cold. Traveling with a cold is not fun. You probably know to take a decongestant if you are flying.

Donna- loved the dog clip! And as I just reread the William Gibson quote, I realized I wasn’t depressed for a few days, I was dealing with ********! I need to print a few copies of that a tape it around my house.

Hmm. I should go to the health club, then wash my hair. Going to Bunko tonight. Bunko will have a bunch of very evil snacks that none of the anorexic women will eat. I’ve really been having trouble, diet wise, the past few days. I’m just not motivated. I haven’t been eating large quantities but a little bad stuff at the bewitching hour. I have to go into detox mode I guess. I told dh to hide his jam. We have 2 refrigerators. I asked him to put it in the laundry room refrigerator. He put it in the vegetable bin of the kitchen fridge. He can’t imagine anyone going in the vegetable bin. He should realize that if there are vegetables in there - SOMEONE MUST GO IN THERE. Yep, only me. Now, I realize it’s not his fault that I am an addict. Or that I discovered when we had some special jam from our travels and took a little dab on a spoon to taste it that I would find that, DARN, IT’S QUITE GOOD, and then that any old Smuckers jam will do. It’s embarrassing. I’m like an ex-smoker picking up cigarette butts and smoking them. On a more positive note, I haven’t touched the Caesar Salad croutons…

:hug:Good morning GG's

Good week so far - I have made my appointment to see the neuro-opthomologist after speaking to my son and also my GP.

Thanks Marie for your comment.

Working real hard on my diet and have not had anything other than planned - I am following WW.

Just waiting for my carer then I will have my shower. We are going to the library to get a few books later for us both (of course, mine are talking books) then do a bit of shopping.

Have a great week everyone.

Jenye.

Hi all the lovely"GG" another quiet day for me. i spent hrs in e-bay looking for used stuffed animals for my puppies. i defluff them and put squeakers and crinkly paper in side. i try and find a lot of them for little cashola and free shipping. then found a stash of fake fur i had used for making teddy bears and cut strips and braided and knotted them for the puppies. they seem to know when im making things for them as they line up around me in a semi circle waiting for them lol so cute. dh is doing ok with this experimenting with foods. he must be getting better as he went around emptying trash cans,cleaning up after the dogs(toys) changing light bulbs must be bored hmmm i like it. have a super evening. rosey :wave:

breakfast
coffee

lunch
1 c chix rice stew (leftovers)

snack
coffee mocha
1/4 c trail mix(i make my own)

dinner
1 cup gluten and fat free cassrole(hamb,rice noodles,tomatoes)
small green salad

Hello Goldens!

I was moving from one thing to another all day today and this is the first minutes that I have taken for myself. I got most of my goals accomplished today and I only have a couple of things to get done tomorrow. I leave tomorrow night for the Randy Will Memorial tournament in Sheridan, Wyoming. It is a pool fanatic’s dream. I actually won that tourney a couple of years ago and I sure enjoy the people there. Eating will be hard but I usually don’t eat too much on a tourney day. Anyway, I am looking forward to the grown-up time.

Rosey, so glad that Steve is feeling well enough to be bored around the house. I loved the image of your doggies waiting for their toys!

Donna, I don’t like Evanovich much either… Saurkraut? Are you sure that you are not a Montana farm girl? We must be cousins or something. I had a dream last night about the Blue Bonnet. What does it mean when you dream of Mexican food?

Jenye, good job on staying with the WW plan!

DeeLee, I LOL at the idea of you finding the jam in the veggie bin! I think I have too many hobbies but I refuse to give them up!

Andi, yes, it is weird when the kids are gone but I have to admit, that I didn’t have much of an empty nest. I have lots of interests and friends. I was young when I had my kids so I enjoyed the freedom of only caring for myself on a daily basis. Hobbies are good!

Karenfl, sorry about your fall. I smiled when I read about your dh yelling. My dad is always yelling when he gets scared about my mom. I never understood how he thinks that will help but it comes from love and fear. Yukon gold potatoes are the bomb!

Mary, I hope you have another good month with bringing in a little cash.

Karenmo, how is your bible study going?

Isabella, I like the countertop a lot. I hate things on the cabinet but my ds seems to think that it is a storage area. It never looks cleaned up to me but I remember to pick my battles…..

Lucinda, I think the story about your kids is really funny. I moved all my living room furniture into the dining room and the only thing in the living room is the pool table. It is one of my prized possessions…

Cinnamonie, so sorry about your dad. I am hoping for good results.

Gayle, I am glad that your meetings are now over and you can get back to normal.

Zoe, I hope your trip went well.

Carol Sue, lol on the brine assaulted chicken!

Marie, I hate it when work interferes with my 3fc habit, don’t you?

Well, sorry for missing anyone. I am off to get some rest. I won’t have internet over the weekend.

Rie

Good morning GG's,

One more all day meeting, then back to regular work. I am glad it is almost over. I am not a meeting type person. I like the staff meetings, they are short and I enjoy hearing the information, but these meetings have felt exhausting. Straining to hear. Partly it has been a good thing though, because my experience with meetings is that ideas are shared, but nothing ever happens, but these meetings have produced some changes for the better. The people listened and acted right away on things that could be done right away, and other things that will take more time are being worked on. I am excited to get back on my unit to be able to try a new method of getting the patient into the computer system faster.

Hope they have enough coffee today ~ every day, I went to the thermos they provided and when I pushed the pump ~ just got splatters of coffee :(

I think when tonight comes, I will crash and do some extreme gorking :D

Hope you all have a good day.

Take care

Morning GG's,

Isabella, I like your kitchen counter choices! I'm in a neighborhood that is probably half laminate and half granite so when (if) I replace my current laminate counter tops I have an expensive decision to make. I'm thinking of moving in about 5 years if my kids get jobs after graduation and move away, and granite would certainly help the house sell faster, but I don't know if I would get the cost back in the selling price. Any Real Estate agents out there?

I guess my current hobby is fixing up my home in mostly a decorative way which is fun but can be expensive. Adding casing to windows, new drapes here and there, a few new smaller furniture pieces and the like. I also need to replace the "hollywood" lights in the bathrooms with something of this century!

So my second hobby should be a physical one where I can meet new friends outside of my kids' parents.

Have a great day all!

Karen3... I am so sorry i did not read your post more carefully the first time. OMG! You crashed landed on your cement floor. I know, it was not a full body slamming fall, but still. Falling sucks! Well atleast you live in sunny Florida so perhaps the warm sun will nourish a speedy recovery. Hugs and love from me, freezing my fluffy a## off here in New York.
Kudos to all of your who are in the process of redoing your kitchens. those projects thrust a husband and wife together like being cast out of Eden did for Adam and Eve.
i fed the urge to eat my fill last night by slowly and methodically peeling and eating a grapefruit. sweet, tart and oh so satisfying. I am hanging in there. Thanks for all the love and support.

Morning real quickie.....I didn't land on the floor I hung parallel to the floor with my cheek against the handle. I was using my pecs to hold me up. My poblem was that was that is the incision line.....Dh always yells when he is scared. We have been friends since birth. My Dad delivered him on 7/28/37 and me on 7/28/40. We were always good buds until I decided to prove to him I had grown up.....ahhhhh, met him in the back driveway in a shortie night gown. We will be celebrating 54 yrs in Oct.

Real question is why is this page so wide? k3

hi Donna....I won't change Bobbi.s name

Karen3, I believe I'm to blame for the wide page. It's the large images of the counter top that I posted. Sorry. We'll soon be on a new page and everything will be back to the right size.

Hello ...from Arizona. I have been on the IP diet since 1-1-12. I am down from 206 to 188. I feel so much better!!! I walk my dog twice a day...for maybe a total time of 60 minutes. I am going on a cruise on 3-2-12 and hope to just be able to maintain without gaining. I am taking m protein shake mix with me . I enjoy reading your posts and I am thrilled my results so far!!! The best part is feeling so good!.

:welcome: We're happy to have you join us Prescottlady.