Darn-lost my post.
Joanne-I sure hope everything is ok or that they can help you. Seems they test and test and do nothing. Aubtie has every test under the sun for her low blood and they bnever give her extra b-12. Duh!
Bought expensive shoe inserts yesterday but still going to call the doctor.
Hubby gets his blood checked today-his sugar is high-he eats way too many carbs but ignores me. And we haven't been for our nightly walks because of my foot.Maybe he will listen to the doctor.
Going to Chinese restaurant tonight. Hope that works out-they have so many food choices at this one.
Got Gaither tickets for my class-Feb 12 is the concert. Country Gospel=love it.
Wow-most of the stuff has been delivered by walmart and the PO.
Decorating lightly. Just remebered that I can put shiny ornaments in a bwl for a centerpeice. Got plenty of those. Bye Mima

Mima....do you go to a foot doc. They recommend orthotics, I have had them for years but need new ones. What tree did you take to the dump?

Kate, your dcorating sounds wonderful, I used to do more to, we did put lights outside alsoobut not as many as I wanted, but it snowed too soon before we could get it done! Would love to see your pics.

Happy, I'm movin'g up there if you don't h any snow! WW is great I still do the points butwith the move I forget to write stuff down and try to recap my pts in my head but know I am leaving things out!

PT and then shopping and home just as the snow began again, more shoveling so sore. Got my mantle decorated and our tiny tree out, looks funny without furntiure and a decorated mantle!

How do post a pic..I can't seem to remember??????

I think you have to go to advanced when you post.
We brought our old tree to the dump. And all the dust mites with it. Put my favorite ornaments on the entertainment center, I will put some lights on it.
We went to a Chinese restaurant with another couple. It was good-only ate a couple of things I don't usually eat.
Wow-my foot is better from wearing the orthotics. I go to an orthopedic doc.I have an appt on Monday.
Sent some cards with a pic of us at the Grand Canyon. had to order more.
Big day shopping at Walmart ! Bet you all are still sleeping. Mima

Hey Mima..send me your address and I will send you a card pic...your tree was artificial? WE have a small one all decorated I put up and have two more small ones, 3 ft and 4 ft....but no where to put them with no furniture! I wear orthotics but the doc thinks they might be too old...I thought PT was working but today my foot hurt afterwards it ....might be due to shoveling snow and not taking the time to put the orthoics in my boots! Then spent 4 hrs in the grocery strore..cart was way to heavy and it was so cold in there! There was a bake sale for an employee's family so I bought some really good stuff that I don't need!

Got a big pot of chili on.....need to get gifts sorted and wrapped and mailed....just to busy, gotta get some sleep too.....

My niece is better but still in the hospital.

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I like last years better but didn't want to dig to get the stuff out....here is last years....I like simple country stuff.

well..now it won't work.... I need to rezize it.....

Good for you posting the pic, Candice, It's beautiful.
My post didn't post yesterday.
Art meeting this morning,We went to the clubhouse last night and they gad a beautiful party put on by the management. You should have seen the desserts-I ate the frosting off an orange cake. Too much sugar for fibro. They even had an orchestra.
Bob and Pam coming tomorrow-we have to clean the house. Brad can do the vacuuming while I am gone.
I walked too much at Walmart-foot hurts again-doc on Monday. Mima

Where is everyone?????

Walking gets me too MIma and pushing those big carts! Brad can come do my vacumming too! DH has a bad back so he will not help.

Good morning all! An eventful weekend so I had no time to post....hubby home for his two days off and he goes back this evening at 5pm. Looks like he will be getting a few weeks off around Christmas as the plant he works out of will be closed for the holidays and reopening after the first of the year. Of course you realize he doesn't get paid for this time off so we will be scrambling for enough money to pay December's bills...such is life....at least he has a job! We're thankful for that at this point.
Haven't had a chance to pull out my pictures of past Christmases and scan them into my computer. Hopefully I will get to it. We've been having company dropping in all week and last night night they didn't leave until 11pm...I had made whole wheat pizza and cooked it on the grill with caramelized onions and several different cheeses. Delicious!! I am slowly but surely getting the pounds off but it is more slowly than I had hoped. I still think the SB diet is a great lifestyle though. Hope everyone is feeling okay especially with the stress of the holiday season. It's still chilly here which is very unusual for this time of year...we usually don't get this weather until Feb. I'll be checking back in later....need some rest and relaxation today so the computer is all mine for the day!!
Kate

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Hello Everybody- As we all are, I have been really busy.. With going to Dr. appointments and trying to tie up things here at home ,well you get the picture..I am making some pillows for the daughters gift. I quilt them by hand so that takes a good bit of time. I finished a afghan for my son and his wife this week also. Christmas gifts this year will be mostly gift cards. Since everybody is grown and I can't decide what they would like,I think this is just easier. It is not easy getting around here at this time of the year. I probably won't go to the mall more than once.
Everybody is coming to my house for Christmas dinner. At least that is the plan as of now. I have asked everyone to chip in and bring something.. I will make Fela(stuffed grape leaves). It is simple but time consuming to make.
As there will be 11-12 of us it will put out the food and let everyone be comfotable where they sit. My dining room is just too small to really have sit down in comfort.
The tests say that I have ulcer lower stomach and my blood is really low. No bleedind found but I am not making blood cells.Diabetic, Hi colesterol and Trigleserides,and oa. So special diet and supplement iron. I try so hard to eat right and take care of this old body ,but, I guess as we get 'younger' things go haywire..Otherwise I really feel fine..Hope you all stay well.
I sorta like the cool weather. Just don't like to be cold. So I wrap up good when I go out with Christie 4 times a day..I live between two bayous so the breeze off of them makes it seem colder.

I managed to scan a couple of older Christmas pictures of my mantel and gingerbread lighthouse but can not figure how to attach them to my reply. I've gone into the advanced section and clicked on manage attachments and tried to download from my desktop. It's not working. Any suggestions?








OOPS!!! Guess it did work.....not very big pics though, sorry.

Kate if you click on them they get bigger...... did you make the light house? Did you eat it or stilolhave it? I can't really see what is on the mantel but it looks nice and woodsy , I saw some candels and a clock? Is that your nature stuff you were referring too?

Joanne..that does not sound good, please take care of yourself. Are you not tired with loow blood?

Hi!! Joanne, can't they give you b-12 shots. Auntie's blood is low too and they never do anything.
Pretty pics, Kate. Beautiful lighthouse.
I will post a pic of my lights outside.
Everyone here yesterday-we squeezed 9 people around our small table-Evan sat on a stepstool. Bobby and Pam visited for a while -went to mike's and came back with the kids to go to Perkins-it was great.
They had a 3 hour ride back to Orlando and then a day at Universal and back home. To the cold and snow. Pam would love to live down here but economy is worse than MA.
I took an angel from tree at church to buy gifts for a child whose father is in prison-lost it. I will have to call the person in charge-they did write my name down.
Going to Doc for my foot-it's sure not getting better. Was better after massage but can't afford $70 every day.
Wonder if I shoul go to chiro?? Insurance pays for that.
One of our Sunday school members went into the hospital with excrutiating pain in her head and double vision but they haven't found out what. She and her husband are in the pageant but that is not going to happen.
It's good to have a quiet day-hope you enjoy yours Kate.
Are you sure you want Brad to vac-he talks quite a bit. But I love him-he's a good guy. Mima

Good morning everyone! Yes, Candice, that is a gingerbread lighthouse...one of many I made when I owned my shop in New England. We also did gingerbread houses with stained glass windows made out of Jolly Ranchers candies. We either sold them or donated them for auctions to some of the animal charities like WildCare, Inc. They take in injured or abandoned wildlife, rehab them and then return them to the wild. The mantel scene doesn't show up well in this picture but it has reindeer moss covered branches and quail with nests and eggs nestled in there along with preserved cedar boughs. I usually gathered poinsettias along the bottom, in front of the hearth. I don't have a decent digital camera to take current pictures...maybe Santa will bring me one for Christmas??
My FM has been doing fairly well lately..I am assuming it is because I have been diligent about taking my meds regularly, keeping the pain managed. I too have been having trouble with my feet, especially the top of one foot. I am good about keeping my sneakers (walking shoes) fitting properly and change them out regularly but still have an issue with what feels like a sore tendon going across the top of one foot. I just don't want to go to yet another specialist to find out what's wrong. It comes and goes so I think it might be the way I walk...over pronating or something. If it gets any worse I will have to break down and get my butt to a podiatrist I guess.
A quiet day here today as hubby is sleeping...he's still on nights at work. Hopefully he will be switching to days after the holiday break. Have to finish my cookie baking today and get the rest of my tins filled. My sister may be visiting from New England the last week in Feb. I'm not sure if I shoould be happy about that or not yet! Love her dearly but you know how family visits can be.
Joanne, do you make those stuffed grape leaves with a lemon sauce??? Why do I want to call them "Dolmades" ? Is there a difference in the way Felas and Dolmades are prepared?
Mima, I am only about an hour and 15 min. from Orlando but still haven't been to Disney...can you believe that? Never had the desire to go but maybe some day would like to see Epcot.
Hope everyone is doing well....and enjoy the rest of the day!
Kate