HI LADIES ~ we're having another scorcher here today; yesterday, it got up over 90F and today the same. WE kept the curtains and blinds closed and it stayed in the mid to high 70's F for most of the day, but as soon as that hits the north-western sky, we roast!!! It's ... ... out there!

Don't know if we can keep things cool in here with a small A/C or not; the neighbour put a small one in his front door today. We tried our portable one in the livingroom last year and it just couldn't handle the heat in here from 2-7 pm. Sure hope some clouds come and cover that sun soon ...

Made a one-pot dinner in our crock pot (or slow cooker) today ~ layered new potato, chicken breasts, and Asian veggies, etc with a mushroom sauce poured over that. It was very tastey, but it was not fun eating a hot dish when it is so hot in here too.

I am wondering if we might be better to do a switcheroo -- have a hot lunch and a cool dinner instead for the rest of the summer; think I am going to try that for awhile and see if that works out better for us.

TIGZ ~ gee, glad to here that you are feeling better; that must have been very scary -- sure glad your doctor was on top of that. You are fortunate that your doctor came to see you; here doctors don't make house calls unless you are friends or rare special cases.

A friend of mine had a bad leg and our doctor went to the same church as her, so he would go to her place and change her dressings now and then. This is NOT the norm in Canada; it's hard to get the docs to show up at the hospital emerg on off hours let alone do home visits. I had heard that things are done much differently in Europe though ...

I took some more pics of my flowers today; most of them are now in full bloom; and some Johnnycomelately's are now blossoming too. I think they are very early this year. The only thing is that they don't last too long (maybe 2-3 weeks tops); then they die off. Then we have to wait for the mid-summer flowers to start coming up; but they will continue on into the fall.

I hope to get some more mid-season flowers planted (may pic up some perennial panseys or something like that). It would be really nice to get a few double blooming Irises for the front (they bloom twice: summer and fall).

Hope all our friends are having nicer temps than we are; and that it starts to cool off for us pretty soon. Have a great week everyone ... Rosebud

Hi, everyone!

Tigz-so sorry you had a bad run with your tummy. I've never gotten the pain you describe, but must keep on top of my sluggish bowel issues or I start puking. I never had this problem until this past year and it's been just awful, so I know how you feel. And, yeah, bananas don't help. I eat prunes and lots of fruits. I have started to notice that when I'm getting 'backed up' I get cravings like mad and want to eat all the time, which, of course, doesn't really help anything, but reminds me of how babies always poop when they eat and I think that's what my body tries to do-eat more to push things out. Sorry if that's TMI, but wondered if anyone else has noticed a similar effect?

Disney-wow! I'm glad your docs were able to find the heart problem and remedy it. Rosebud has a lot of good ideas for slow and easy toning and exercise. I also have problems with many exercises due to back and knee injuries, as well as MS which slows me down due to balance issues. I also find this site very motivating, since it's so nice to be able to talk to others in the same boat.

Rosebud-we've had some nice and getting very warm weather too! Lots of flowers springing up and got some veggies planted in our garden. We also had to turn on the AC yesterday, as the humidity got unreasonable and our upper level was like a sauna and I sure can't sleep if it's too hot. Allergies have been bothering the last few nights too after sleeping with windows open, so feel better this morning, after having the windows closed again.

Well, we've had a busy few days. DS2 has had graduation parties to go to and we had a couple ourselves. He did not want us to go to the expense and trouble of having one of these huge parties everyone here throws, so we've decided to just use the money we would have spent on a party to take him on a nice vacation for his "last summer home" so to speak, although we actually expect him to come home summers and work jobs near here (cheaper than renting apartments short term). He's finishing up his anatomy class, because he just enjoys it so well, and since his major in college is to be biology/law enforcement, he's decided to keep going up to the school so he won't miss anything in that class-he's the only senior left in the building-lol! Kind of 'king of the mountain' for the last couple weeks!

My friend who just found out her ovarian cancer has come back and is in her hip bones is here visiting for the day. Keep her in your prayers-she starts chemo again in a week or so.

Well, better go get something done here! Have a great day!

Rosebud - Thank you so much for that information. That really helps alot! I am going to find that book and the strechie exercises sound like fun! There was alot of great information you gave me! I look forward to doing that!

Tigz- I am sorry to hear that you were sick I hope you are feeling much better! This is a great place to vent I am sorry that you can't move around that well either. I see that you all are losing weight and that is a battle on its own!! Let alone putting other problems into the mix.

Ronni-Thanks! yeah Rosebud had alot of good information for me. I think this will help alot. Sorry to hear about your injuries. My mother is the same way she is always in pain sometimes she can't even get out of bed in the morning so I definitely know how you all feel. It really does help to talk to others in the same boat!


So where is everyone from anyways? I am in HOOOOT FLORIDA

HI LADIES ~ well, we had another scorcher today ... up to 95 F today. That is unbelievable for northern Canada -- we are supposed to get a thunderstorm and some tonight; that will be nice to cool things off ...

Thankfully, our young neighbour came over and helped DH put our other air conditioner in our front door and that is helping a lot. So, we have 2 of them going right now; kinda hard on the hydro bill, but one is an energy efficient model. We found that our bills never went up in any noticeable way in the other place we used it. Of course, we aren't using the clothes dryer or plugging our car in anymore, so that probably makes up the difference.

Did some gardening in the early AM; that is really good exercise (watering and weeding, that is) -- think I have found a new way to burn off some calories ... am thinking 3 days a week would be great! We have some more flowers blooming and coming up. DH started the front beds again, as they had grown over from lack of use over the years. Am thinking of some Irises or bush flowers of some type; will have to go hunting and see what I can find.

Hope you all have a great week ... Rosebud

WOWIE ~ how time flies when you are busy; didn't realize it had been so long since I was in here to post (I always come by to read the posts though). We had some doozy storms here -- lots of lightening and thunderboomies so I had to shut my PC down the last 2 days.

Today, the temps are much nicer in the high 70's right now but that is OK with me. I find 80 F or under is bearable; it's when it goes into the 90's with the humidity that really bothers me. Thank goodness for our portable air conditioner which is also a DE-Humidifier.

Went to the docs this aft and he is still bugging me about getting WLS; I guess we will just have to play this cat & mouse game back and forth ... he bugs and I say that I will think about it and around and around we go ...

We had fish and homefries (I had baked sweet potato fries; love 'em) plus coleslaw salad and sliced tomatoes and baby cukes for dinner. Very yummy and filling meal; and DH just loves this as fish of any kind is a favorite of his too.

Too bad that some black flies are out now; and so it's not good to be out in the early evening unless there is a nice wind. Later on in the late evening is much better, as they disappear into the grass for the night. Have a wonderful weekend ladies .... Rosebud

HELLO OUT THERE ~ been keeping busy lately; did some weeding (a few minutes at a time), some walking (esp around stores), and some of my exercise routine (as per usual; hand-weights, toning, and stretchie band). Having a good week; on plan too ...

We had a storm out there since late afternoon and most of tonight; so I had to wait til that all passed before coming on my PC. I haven't been able to get in to check my mail for a long while either.

Hope everyone is having a great week ... Rosebud

HUH-HUH, I know, everyone's busy or on holidays ... huh-huh, huh-huh!!!

We have had really nice spring-like weather this week; a few sprinkles here and there, some , some clouds , and some breeze~~~too; really nice! Keepin' busy here too; lots of stuff done around here this week; my salad garden is growin' great: will take progress pics later on. Am keepin' on plan and gettin' my exercise in.

Am doing another personal challenge -- a JUNKLESS JUNE! I have banned all chippies and nachos from my house: BUT I can have small healthy treats that fit into my plan and am well stocked up.

Hope you all have a FANTABULOUS FRIDAY tomorrow ... R

THANKS, TIGZ ~ I figured that you were busy and/or indisposed ... you do have your hands full, but you are doing great nevertheless! That is a full agenda you have and what a great week for the kiddies, indeed -- meeting so many VIP's in one week. Will check out those pics too ...

Well, my PC is working well again; so managed to read my mail and get out some replies; got all our bills paid up, so we are doing great this week/month so far. Have been eating really well; keeping on plan; getting some kind of exercise in each day; and have been feeling better too. Only had one evening that I felt a bit odd, but that seems to be gone now. DH was almost over his flu and has a bit back again, but I'm trying to stay well.

We had a busy weekend; had some company on Saturday; then we went out on Sunday to one of our favorite places (ya, a lake) and for a nice, quiet drive too. Came home and had an ez oven dinner (cooks night off). Did some shopping today; picked up some stuff to fix the roof on our camper; and some shims for the cottage floor which is the next thing on our "TO DO" list.

WE hope to go up there this week and get some stuff done as our trip down south has been postponed to a later date.

Hope you all have a great week ... Rosebud

Hi, everyone! So long since I've been in here, but glad to see everyone's doing ok

Tigz-the kids meeting Prince Charles must have been very exciting! Looking forward to seeing photos of the Jag. It's good that you're feeling better now too. I'm also having serious willpower issues right now-still residual from my dad's death and other stresses. Just can't seem to figure out how to stop the emotional and stress eating and I'm so disgusted with myself.

Rosebud-Glad your pc problems are worked out. Frustrating when things aren't working right and you just want to get things back to normal. That seems to be my whole life right now.

We've just been so incredibly busy the last couple weeks. Having vacation Bible school at our church this week and I volunteered to work in the kitchen helping prepare snacks-we've had over 115 kids ages 5 to 5th grade each day, plus 40 or so leaders and workers to keep the herds under control. Lots of prep and cleanup to be done every day. Plus, we invited 3 of the grandkids to come down for the week for VBS and they're keeping me very busy. They're ages 12, 11, and 4 and I'm keeping them and my own 2 alone as DH ended up having to go out of town to a conference all week I'm getting very tired and eating very poorly still Don't know how I'm gonna get my motivation back to start losing this weight again, but I've got to do something.

We're taking a vacation next week to the Black Hills in South Dakota, but will try to get on here to visit-our hotel is supposed to have wifi, so that will be nice. Just looking forward to having a break-if I can only find enough clothes that fit to pack a week's worth

Well, take care, ladies, and have a good weekend!

HI LADIES ~ we have been really busy lately; spending lots of time up at our lot. We have been blessed with really nice weather the last few days, but got a wee sunburn on my face and neck yesterday from all the so gotta watch that. The guys have started the cottage (the floor and front walls) and that is so nice to see some progress there ...

I have been keeping busy doing grass trimming around my trees and bushes; a bit at at time though. Taking my time and watering them as well. It's really good exercise so that makes me a bit tired by dinnertime. Came home exhausted yesterday; had a late but healthy dinner, and fell asleep early; hence, I was up with the chickens this AM ...

RONNIE ~ hope you all have a lovely time on your vacation this week. I think summer may be well on it's way; not sure if the official day is around the 21st of June (I think). This is a busier season for us all of us. Nice to hear from you and eventually, you can take some small steps to eating well again.

Mrs. Robin is out there singing up a storm for us; I can hear her through our kitchen window. Hope you all have a restful Sunday today; take good care of you and yours ... Rosebud

Our weather has turned really hot the last couple of days, esp today. Too hot to work really, so we had a short day. We got some nice windows today for a fab price; plus some other stuff too -- a wonderful blessing for us really.

My uncle TOM S who had cancer passed away peacefully in his sleep this afternoon after a brave battle for over 3 years. Recently, he caught a very bad flu that weakened him terribly, and he was unable to regain his strength. We are grateful that he is at peace now.

Hope you all have wonderful Friday tomorrow; enjoy the day ... Rosebud

HI FRIENDS ~ We had a very busy and successful week; got the porch done on the cottage. Now DH will concentrate on some more of the floor, but that will be much easier for him as he is just drilling them in, so takes the strain off his arms and shoulders and back. WE are doing this in stages and will put the windows in later on.

I just stayed home from Friday on, as I was a bit under the weather on those days and it was very too ... I am going through menopause but every now and then, TOM shows up like a storm-trooper reaking havoc for me. I am slowly starting to feel better though and will be glad when its gone again.

Have been able to eat on plan pretty good this week and am pleased about that. Have been doing a bit of gardening every other day for exercise; spreading it out so as not to overdo it. Planted the first of my green beans and will plant some more next week and the week after too (successive planting).

Today was nicer; much cooler -- so we went for a lovely drive this afternoon to a favorite lake. We just had an easy dinner: I had a spicy big sausage with romaine salad with 1/2 cup potato salad on top; and that was very, very filling, I must say ...

Hope you all have a wonderful week coming up ... Rosebud

Hello, everyone! Hope you're all having a nice day/week I think things are starting to catch up with me, as I'm so tired I can hardly move today and definitely don't want to have to think about anything. Having lots of MS symptoms again too and we have to go to doc today to see if DS3's and my ear infections are recurring (started when we were in IN with Dad), as those symptoms have not gone away. Also, need to get some shopping done, but just not in the mood for it.

The end of the school year is looming and we still need to finish DS3's tests, which were put on hold when Dad got sick, and I'm afraid his scores aren't going to be as good as normal due to all the stress. Also, have stuff to get ready for DS2's senior day at church. And, still have a table full of stuff to sort of Dad's and ours from the extended trip to IN-my dining room looks like a tornado went through because of all the paperwork and bins of things to sort and store. Dad had a lot of tools and misc stuff for carpentry projects that we have inherited, so must find places to keep it for the boys for when they are on their own.

Wish I had something interesting to share, but right now my life is pretty boring and depressing. Based on the last month, though, I absolutely don't want any kind of excitement or crisis stirring things up.

I hope you all have a nice day! to all!

So nice, I like it