Yeppers, the only thing constant about living with Diabetes is the constantly changing blood sugar levels. Today 6.6/118, but the scale is a hair below 208.

Now as for our delightful Spring weather . . . there's a lovely little dusting of whiteness covering up all the dirty brown grass roots and making the little shoots that are still sticking through look sweet and green. Unfortunately more light flurries are in the forecast for today.

Nothing too exciting for me today -- off to the doctor this morning to see what he thinks he'd like to try next for this chest congestion. The Flovent has done nothing to improve things over the past three weeks. At least i can tell him the blood sugar seems to be back in control. Then a few groceries.

Have a friend coming from Ontario (Ottawa area) for the weekend and I know she is having sunshine right now . . . hope she brings some with her. Hope the rest of you have a great streak of weather on the go, too.

HI LADIES ~ wowie, we have been tres blessed this week: we had another gorgeous day of sunshine and it got up to 60 F as well. They are predicting for some sun and cloud tomorrow; hope they are correct.

I just stayed home and did some laundry and stuff around here; sent some parcels out and DH ran some errands for me. He's been working on his hobbies and keeping himself busy, so that gives me more time to do some stuff I like such as research on the net for healthy ideas and recipes and such. I spent a little time on the deck trying to soak in some of that lovely sunshine to catch some Vitamin D.

HI MEOWEE ~ hope you have a really fun visit with your friend from Ontario; that's a good friend that comes all that way to visit. Nice to see that scale go down a couple of more pounds; good for you!

HI PURPLE ~ sorry you didn't feel up to going for your treatments, as we know how much you like to get them; but also glad that you are feeling better now. Maybe you are starting to get some peri-menopause symptoms or a touch of something. I had something yesterday, but by today I felt better; and somehow pulled my disc in my back again, but again felt much better after resting completely for one day (didn't do any exercises, just walking around here). I was reading about that on the net, we have to be careful not to overdo it and hurt ourselves; I do that to myself a lot. I think I'm just going to do walking and a few stretches and light hand weights alternately for awhile and see how that is. I do a few tummy crunches and tucks in the morning, but a few will do better than too many ... I read that somewhere!

Gee, that's a shame you don't get pumpkin in the tin there and have to wait til October to get an expensive pumpkin. You know, you could use yams or sweet potatoes, or even some kind of winter squash; it is even tradition for the French to sometimes use carrot and make carrot pie; and I have made this before, and fooled many people (I mixed it half pumpkin and half cooked & mashed carrots). You really cannot tell the difference even if you use all mashed carrots.

I'm with you on the price of healthy foods verses fast foods -- yes, it's all backwards. Fruits and veggies should be cheaper as well as lean meats: in an ideal world, that would also help a lot of people eat better, which in turn would help them be healthier too. I am fast becoming a big veggie lover -- making piles of them now. I have always loved fruit; what's not to like about fruit as there are so many nice kinds? Today, I had some strawberries in the morning and pineapple in the afternoon.

Well, we had some more of that lovely roasted chicken for dinner tonight; I had the breast but with all the veggies, was able to save some for my lunch tomorrow too. Well, that's all the news from here; take good care ladies and have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!!ROSEBUD

Hmmmmm, I'm really not feeling too well today. Doctor now has me on a strong antibiotic (at least he finally heard the congestion) and off the Flovent. This seems to be upsetting my tummy a bit, but it will be worth it if it clears up the chest. We'll see.

Well, hello, everyone! We've been so busy, I haven't had time to post for a few days and I've gotten very far behind.

Meowee- sorry you're feeling worse, but glad the doc finally seems to see the cause. Hope you are feeling better really soon! Hard to believe you still had snow again. Surely, this winter will pass soon and spring will be here for good! Our hyacinths and daffodils are blooming as of this morning, so there is hope, yet!

Purple-also sorry you're not feeling well- for you too. If the UK is anything like here, it seems that there's always a go-round of flus and colds right at the beginning of spring-like weather, but I have no idea why. Very sad about the incident in '89, but it's nice that people still remember and come together to honor the ones who lost their lives. We had a similar incident, though not of that magnitude, in Cincinnati when I was in high school in the late 70's. Kids going to a Who concert were trampled when the doors to the coliseum opened, as there were no assigned seats, so everyone just ran to try to get close to the front. After that, many states outlawed what they called "festival seating" and tickets have to be sold with seat assignments, so at least some good came out of that. Hope you have a nice day and are feeling better! And, Happy B-day to your DH, too!

Rosebud-glad you had a nice Easter, even though it was a quiet one! Ours was quiet too, but I think I needed the rest. I did want to explain that I'm also not against supporting the schools with our taxes, I'm just against the way they do it in our state-tax money goes to the schools from our property taxes (and it's a big chunk of that), as well as local option sales taxes, but the income surtax that I complained about is something the legislature has allowed each school board to decide behind closed doors without public notification, allowing us to get slammed with an undisclosed tax (or increase in the tax) every year when we file our returns and it just doesn't seem reasonable to me for one school system to have a 0% surtax while another says they need 14%. Whoops! There I was on that again. Oh, well, at least tax season is over for now! Your crustless pumpkin pie sounds great! I'm going to have to try that sometime. My latest treat has been mixing Stoneyfield Farm organic fat-free French vanilla yogurt with mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries that I get frozen in a mix at Walmart). It is such a nice snack and has helped my digestive system get almost back to normal. Have a great day!

Hi also to Val, Beverlyjoy, and Numpster! Hope you're all having a nice spring!

HI LADIES ~ we have beautiful sunny weather again today; and we are so grateful as the snow if finally melting. While most areas have little snow left, we still have 4-5 feet high hills of it, so that will take a week to go, I'm sure, but I do think that it is better to melt slowly than have huge flooding problems like so many other areas experiencing right now.

HI RONNI ~ don't apologize about the school tax issue: I totally understand why you are upset and I don't blame you one bit. I agree that it should be open and upfront, and everyone should pay relatively similar amounts. As you know, we are paying school taxes on 4-5 levels and that is enuff; the saddest part for us here in the north is that we pay our teachers more than anywhere else in this province, but our kids are doing very poorly (the worst in the province); and the parents aren't happy about it either. So that's why some people are opting to home school here or just moving away again (like my doctor, who just left). I have lost two doctors (that I know of) for this very reason ...

I know they are working on solutions to solve this problem in our region; but I know that it will take some time to rectify this situation, and it is a very slow process, which is frustrating for our parents because many of these students are so far behind that it will take them much longer to finish high school (if they ever do); and many will not go on to post-secondary education. Oops for me too, now I'm on a soapbox!

Yes, I like to buy vanilla yogurt and add fresh or frozen fruit (especially berries) to that too, for snacks as well -- very filling!

HI PURPLE ~ glad you are feeling better today; obviously, you were just plain exhausted and needed the rest (as my DH always says). He says things like this ... "if you are hungry -- eat!" and "if you are tired -- sleep!" "It's OK to sleep, that's means you needed it!"

AH, so you do live in NOTTINGHAM, eh? I think that is where Robin Hood was from -- am I correct? That was a sad incident indeed; prayers for all the families that lost loved ones that day! There were probably some people that were injured that day as well; you'd never suspect something like that happening, would you?

I made a nice big romaine salad today with shredded carrots, celery, and cucumber; and added my leftover chicken breast and had lowfat Ranch dressing with it -- what a yummy and filling lunch that is. Got the idea from GLORY; much thanks to her for this reminder. I also picked up some almonds and put them in a little containers: about 12 equals = 100 calories. I'm looking for as many snacks as I can for 100 calories right now to give myself a variety to choose from.

MEOWEE ~ sorry to hear that you are under the weather, but glad that your doctor finally is addressing the conjestion issue for you.

BBL ... Dh needs me for a minute ...

I'M BACK ~ had to go see something outside that DH was doing for us; a friend is loaning us a baby gate to put on our front deck so that NIKO can come out onto the porch with me. He really liked that idea and so we spent some time out there basking in the sun today.

We had spagettini & mini-meatballs with French-style green beans and a bit of salad for dinner tonight; yummy, one of our favorite dishes. NIKO has gone coo-coo again; when he came in a few minutes ago, he started running around like a maniac all over the place. I think he is just trying to warm up a bit. DH says that he is full of P*** & Vinegar again; not my favorite term, but that's my DH.

The temps have fallen back down to 42 F, but inside it is still nice and warm yet (74 F); so we have turned our furnace off for now to save some $$$. They are predicting another day of sunshine for us tomorrow; we hope they are correct as lots of snow melted today.

HULLO to VAL, and NUMPSTER & hubby (who is home right now)and BEVERLYJOY ...Hope you all have a THRILLING THURSDAY!!! Take good care ... ROSEBUD

Good Morning Everyone!

Well, not really much going on here today, except still getting ready for a yard sale at Mom's on 5/2, so sorting and pricing (lots of too-large clothing to get rid of). Tomorrow DS2 has a college visit about 3 hours away, so we'll have to leave about 5:30 am and won't be back till 6 pm or so-will be a long day with all the driving. It's a nice Christian college that he's hoping to go to, but may do his first year or 2 at the local community college, as it's much cheaper and he can take all the general ed stuff there and transfer it. Starting to look for scholarships and financial aid!

We've been fortunate to have simply beautiful weather the last few days, but it's getting dry-I had to water my flower bed yesterday and there have been many field fires this week (one was just on the edge of town, but to the southeast, so the smoke, fortunately, went away from town). So, I guess it would be nice to see some rain, maybe this weekend?

Well, you all take care and have a great day or two! for everyone!

Wow . . . busy day for me . . . spent the morning at the hospital with a friend and this evening I have to go there again for my chest x-ray. To top it off, I`m still feeling `crappy`. Stomach seems to have settled down but still hve the chest congestion and the sore chest area from all the coughing.

At least it is sunny today, although very windy and only just above the freezing mark.

Anyway, off I go again . . . see you later . . .

HI LADIES ~ we had another gorgeous day today -- got up to 68 F!!! That's the warmest day yet this spring and lots of snow is melting. They are calling for a bit of rain and then some more sun for a few days, so that should be good for us too!

I started up a thread for 100-Calorie Snacks in the Calorie Counters Thread: I was amazed at how many I was able to find. Here's a link so that you can all go have a looksee ...

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169383


MEOWEE ~ sending up some prayers for that bad flu you have. There have been some doozies the last few years and some people really have a hard time getting rid of them. Hope you are feeling better soon.

HI RONNIE ~ hope your yard sale is very successful. I had a couple of those over the years; it is sure a lot of hard work, but we always made enough to make it worth while. Hope you get some rain soon down your way, and things turn out well for your DS2 regarding college and grants and such.

Did some laundry the last couple of days; and I spent a good amount of time outside on the deck with NIKO doing some reading and relaxing today. DH is sorting out our back porch, and we moved a small dresser in there for odds & ends to keep things tidier. He should have it all done tomorrow.

We had a lovely dinner of baked Sole fish and homemade homefries which are now DH's favorite, with coleslaw and tomato wedges.

Hope everyone else had a good day; and that you all have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!!! It's time for tea, and to get my legs up and rest them, so take good care ... ROSEBUD

Okay . . . good morning, I think . . .

Think I'll be a little scarce around here for the rest of this month. My cousin, Jamie (we've been as close as brother and sister all our lives) finally lost his long battle with cancer yesterday.

Now, as I mentioned before, Ruthxxx is arriving today to spend the weekend with me. Guess I'll try to get on the same flight as she is on for the trip to Ontario on Monday morning. This should time out okay because Jamie's oldest son told me last night that there will be an autopsy to verify cause of death (something to do with the fact that he was a fireman). He will then be cremated and then there will be a memorial service. Liam didn't think anything much would be happening before next week anyway.

So, if you need assistance and can't find me, just scream for another Mod and someone will show up.

MEOWEE ~ so sorry, for the loss of your cousin (and friend); prayers going up for you and your family during this time. Hope you have a nice visit with RUTHxxx; sounds like one of the other mods from around here.

My stepmother has a good friend who lives out east and they (her and my Dad) hope to go out there again this summer to visit with her. Today, she is in the hospital getting another bladder scraping as they found some more cancer cells in a recent test. We hope she will be completely well again soon so she can take the trip east; and they also plan on coming up here as soon as the snow melts ...

Thanks,

Yes, Ruthxxx is a supermod actually . . . her powers far exceed my own.

HI LADIES ~ I'm back again for my nightly post. We had a busy day; went shopping and picked up some good bargoons. Sooo, I got in some walking today, and we had an easy bring home dinner tonight (after all that walking, I didn't feel like cooking at all).

We've have rain all day, which should help melt lots of snow for us. We had a huge bunch of new birds come by today ... junkos, new sparrows, and only a few snowbirds left, along with the chickadees & starlings. I even saw one or two female junkos, although most of them were males. Now that the snow is melting, lots of seed is showing up and the birdies are having a hayday gobbling it all up.

So ... MEOWEE is going to be busy this weekend and away for about the next two weeks, so I hope some of you other ladies will come in and keep me company at least a couple of times over the next while ... PURPLE and VAL too???

Anyways, hope you all have a lovely weekend; it's time to put my legs up to rest for awhile -- take good care ... ROSEBUD