I think this may be the first time I'm ever the third poster in the daily!
Ruth, fall grandpuppies sound wonderful!
Would Lucy be able to get some 'action' with her boyfriend this time or was the problem last time something she'll always deal with? Seems if she has to carry the puppies and nurse them, she ought to get at least
some fun out of the deal!
I know you'll miss her when she's gone, though! It's in the 50s here, too (thanks for converting the temp for us nutty Americans!
), and I love sleeping when it's cool outside and we have the windows open...delicious!
LC, I am loving your avatar and ticker. I need to go update mine...it's obvious J & S have been adding cute things to the ticker choices!
Hey, I just finished my first cup of tea for the day. I even made a pot in my adorable cat teapot. I'll have to take a pic for you guys sometime...I got it at TJ Maxx and love it. DH, of course, says it's the ugliest thing he's ever seen.
Me:
Have had breakfast, mentally spent our entire year's salary while looking at catalogs (Yankee Candle and an amazing Quilting/fabric catalog) and logged on with my cup of tea to find that my e-mail isn't working. Something about the SMTP server?
Oy...it's one thing after another with our e-mail...and I'm going to have to log off the computer so I can go 'discuss' this with the techies. I know it's not their fault, but I get frustrated when the same problems happen over and over and I don't know why they change all of a sudden!
Last night, we had a delicious meal...I figured out that I can substitute wheat germ for breadcrumbs in recipes and I used them to make a fake 'weinerschnitzel' out of chicken from a Cooking Light recipe. Turned out very good! I also made their grilled veggies with feta using one of the humongous zucchinis from our garden. That was fantastic...I'll have to post the recipe on here. It's a Phase 1 and something I would willingly eat for breakfast lunch and dinner!
My behind is killing me this morning! I can walk, so it's not as bad as the squats I did a couple months ago (or perhaps I just have more muscle now and can handle it...does that mean I need to do MORE squats???
), but it definitely aches, as do my neck, stomach, and thighs. That 'Totally Pumped' class is a heck of a workout...like Barb's 'Pain in the Butt' class, but for your whole body!
Today I have yoga/pilates. Last week it was almost entirely yoga...I'm not a huge fan of yoga itself, but it was really relaxing. Today I could use the stretching! If we don't do it in class, I am totally busting out the pigeon position. (DH laughs at me and sings Bert's "Doing the Pigeon" song from Sesame Street when I do this pose...) It really stretches your glutes and boy do I need it!
Then it's off to the pool to hang out with several friends from school. They bring their kids to our local public pool every day and I promised I'd try to make it before summer was over. I'm looking forward to lounging with friends and reading a trashy book.
I'm not looking forward to being in public in a suit, though...but I went suit shopping last weekend and bought three tankinis. I had DH take pics and sent them to several friends (oh Ruthie...I haven't heard from you...did the pics burn out your eyes?
) and asked for their vote on which suit to keep. I think I'm going with a black one that has a cute top. It's plain, but it does make me look tinier. Let's hope that everything stays in place and that my belly doesn't suddenly pop out! I would have loved a one piece, but there were none left in my size in the stores!
Tonight I have my appt. with my psychi and I'm going to have to convince her that I only need to see her once in a while for a half hour instead of every week for an hour. My therapist just became an 'out of network' practitioner, so that means that I'm going to be paying through the nose for two hours of therapy a week...can't afford it! Wish me luck on convincing her!
Have a great day, chickies! I hope you enjoy this beautiful weather and find staying OP very easy!
Thursday on The Beach - August 18
I've had a good loaf in the tub and am ready to start my day. The Girls are still zzzzing away downstairs. The barked at terrorists once during the night so are probably exhausted. 
I want fall grandpuppies. 
. Can't seem to wake up this morning 
, so I may have to switch to the "hard stuff"!
beach.
BORING 
to see photos of Lucy's cute pups.
for that painful experence.
I find that with all carborated sodas .
& reward yourself,but remember not food.
