Mima, I've never checked out overstock.com. Just might have to do that! Sounds like things are pretty hectic for you. Hope things calm down. That's sweet about the little girl from the DR.

Meme, beautiful pictures! I didn't know that about KMart and Sears. I rarely shop there. The local KM is pretty dirty. Not sure why. Maybe it's cleaner now than it used to be. The only Sears we have locally is for appliances. I don't need any of those right now.

Joanne, I agree with you about our bodies needing changes every now and then. I lost more when I did Southbeach than when I did WW years ago. Even when I stuck to WW faithfully, sometimes I would have a gain at the scales. The one leader even made a comment that I had to be cheating or I would be losing. That was a bit upsetting. I also agree about needing something easy. Bob and I have been working together this week, and we're really trying to make changes. My butterfly on my tracker hasn't moved, so you can see the progress I've made. He has lost 6 pounds!!!! Of course, he stopped drinking Pepsi and Beer! Maybe I should start drinking those for a while, then stop, and maybe I'll lose 6 pounds!!!! lol

We made reservations for Jekyll Island for when Tim is home for spring break (March). We had invited Jessica to go with us, but she won't be going. It wil be the three of us, which is fine. I'll be officially retired by then, so it will be a celebration!!

I'm off of school until next Tuesday. I really do like what I'm doing. Sometimes I feel like it's too easy, and I should be doing more. After having a classroom for 29 years, I guess it's taking me a while to get used to cutting back. I've had more than one teacher say they want my job next year. They are all nearing retirment also.

It takes a while to slow down, Tammy. I heard Jekyl Island was beautiful.
PTL-Leah got a job!! Good for her and less stress here-although Brad needs someone still. But he already thought of someone and it won't feel like they have moved in. I even watched Isaiah yesterday while she went on the interview and we were waiting to go grocery shopping and starving!
I heard from the school dept-they want to do a Core check so they didn't throw my application for subbing in the rubbish.
Meme-do you know who the Needhams are? I know they are from TN-they are going to be at church tonight,
Flea market tomorrow! Bye for now, Mima

Mima, I love it at Jekyll. That's where we went last year over Christmas. No way we could ever retire there. Real estate is so expensive, but we sure have thought about it. lol Glad that Leah got a job! Wonderful!!! What is a Core check? I don't know of the Needhams.

I have slept almost the entire day away! This is the first that I've been up and don't feel like I should go back to bed. Felt good to sleep though. Bob even commented that I slept pretty calmly last night. some nights I toss and turn so much.

Anyone have big plans for the weekend? I know Mima is off to the flea market. Right now we don't have anything planned.

A Cori check-I spelled it wrong -is to see if I am a criminal!!!! Rest is good-I was awake early -I have to be at church by 7 -And it's going to be a nice day.
The Needhams were wonderful-one couple wasn;t there because they have a new baby. Even th prayer part was great and the house was packed-I mean the church. Evidently, the father of the Needhams was born in the next town to here and a lot of their relatives were there. they sing most of their own songs. Wonderful. We are fortunate because one of the church members loves Southern Gospel and is instrumental in bring many groups to this area.
Have a great weekend everyone. Mima

Mima, they can call me and I'll tell them that you aren't a criminal. Of course, it will cost you some big bucks!!!

We ended up taking off yesterday morning and going to Michigan. It's only about 3-4 hours. There's a town called Dundee, and they have a Cabellas (sporting goods,etc) there. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express right next door, spent time browsing at Cabellas, went to a Christmas shop, went to a wine outlet (didn't taste or buy), and just had a nice time. Bob's birthday is on the 22nd, and I knew he had been wanting to go there just to check it out. Sort of an early b-day present for him. Ate Mexican last night, and it was sooooooooooooooooooooo good! Back on track today.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

Are you sure you want to tell someone Mima is not a criminal??? :p

Now the rest ... I could go for ... I really need that! Friday afternoon after school I got my son's kids ... overnight. They both had ballgames yesterday. Kaylyn had to be on the soccer field at 8:30 ... freshly mowed grass and my allergies do not mix well. I cried and blew my nose all day yesterday. Went to the store then ran home and changed clothes because it was cold at 8:30 but then the sun came out and by the time Garrett's game started at 12 it was HOT! I'm talking sweltering. My clothes were soaked through. We were supposed to go to Crossville (about 40 miles) after that game and then to my best friend's 14 yr. old daughter's BD party at 5 but during the game hubby got a call from my friend's hubby saying she had fallen off a ladder and was in the ER ... broken her ankle and was getting stitches in her elbow. This was at 1 ... the game wasn't over until 1:30. They needed me to go to her house at 3. She fell at 12 ... didn't have her house cleaned or any of the food ready for the party and was having 30 people over at 5. They had been finishing putting a roof over their deck outside and was putting up a TV out there. That's why she fell off the ladder and hadn't done anything inside yet. I had an hour to get home, take a shower and get my stuff ready that I was supposed to take and get up there after I had already been up since 6 and been to 2 soccer games with the kids. Then I worked there cleaning and fixing food and serving people ... then cleaning up the mess until after 9 (they have a 4,000 sq. ft. house + the deck area where we had the cake and ice cream ... pool, hot tub, 2 TVs etc.). THEN I had to come home and clean up my house from the kids and where I flew home and got ready. What a day. I will try to rest tomorrow ... at least in the morning anyway. Have to teach in the afternoon. Daughter is cooking again tomorrow night. She's fixing one of my favorite meals she says. Don't know what has gotten into that girl! BUT WHATEVER IT IS I LIKE IT! :D

My arthritis & fibro is much, much worse. I'm aching all over and really swollen bad. My right ankle is so swollen I only have a couple of shoes I can wear. I need to get completely off my feet ... how do you DO that? :?: (Please don't tell me to just DO it ... none of you do it either ... you know you don't!) ;) Oh, I know I'm OCD, there's NO DOUBT about that. And I know I do too much for other people. I also know that I don't say NO enough. But even taking that all into account ... if you have any kind of life at all, you can't get completely off your feet. I say I'm going to but I never do. I either have a student or a customer or someone needing me to keep a kid or take them to the Dr. or something all the time. And ... that's my life. If you have a life you're on your feet unless you are wheelchair bound or something. Sorry ... guess I'll figure it out. Hope you all have a good Monday ... our weather is calling for rain so at least maybe I won't have customers! :D

Holy Toledo, Meme. She is very fortunate to have you as a friend.
Do you want a new piano student-go to http:www.jcarville.blogspot.com and see my Evan at the piano-he was 2 in April. He is copying his 16 year old sister of course, but who knows. Lots of pics on that ebsite-even barechested Brad on the tractor with Evan!!!!
Tammy-what a great trip. Those spur of the moment trips are great.
After church, we went to my Aunt's house to another first bd-Cailey this time. The cousins were born one day apart and the had their bds one week apart. Got another invite for Gabriella's 8th but we are going away-she is other cousin's gd. They are such a close family-they ALL live within 2 miles of each other. You should see Gabriella-she's half Hawaian -and French , Gorgeous !!!
Got up at 3 am-should have time for a nap before Brad gets up. Roofer coming this morning-Leah for a couple of days-and Sheet rocker tonight. Tomorrow, they are going to do a duct job and Wed we have to go to a funeral of a friend's husband. I was going to the church to help out with the Monday night meal but I will wait til this week is over-Fair on Sat. Gotta put together the shawl. Bye for now Mima

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Mima- Nice pictures...You need to get Brad back to the beaches... Or Fl. My hubby hardly ever will take his shirt off outside.. He still tans .. Down here if you are outside a lot some people tan right through the shirt.Ofcourse he wears his old threadbare shirts to work in..Now me any covered parts are white...
I found a class for diabetics at one of the local hospitals. They have classes every wed. into December. I am only interested in 3 of them.Even if I am not diagnosed Diabetic I think it may be a healthy eating plan.. Nothing short of starvation is working for me now.. I don't want to gain back the weight I have lost.I haven't been walking like I used to,but, I have been working some outside..I will see tomorrow how it is...
Hello Everybody...Joanne

Evan sure has grown... time flys I guess. How long have we been 'talking' now anyway. Seems like I have known some of you longer than family! I was just telling hubby not long ago that if I die he'd better let you all know because some of you know me better than most of my family members! :p

I did rest some yesterday but it rained nearly all day so I felt yucky. Dinner was good last night but heartburn city. Meatloaf, fried potatoes, corn on the cob, white beans & cornbread with choc. pudding cake and icecream for dessert. I'll have to say, daughter out-did herself in a 'countrified' way! :D She's a good cook ... she said she learned it all from me. I started her cooking when she was 3.

Joanne, hubby is diabetic and he eats what everybody else does. He just watches his carbs and sweets. You also have to be careful about the amounts of fats you eat. I think if they told me I was diabetic I would just formulate my own diet based on the kinds of food I enjoyed eating rather than getting a diet somebody else had made up. I don't usually like other people's diets. I've lived with and cooked for a diabetic for years and I just watch the amounts of fats I use in cooking and don't serve a lot of pastas, breads and carbs period. We eat lean meat either baked, broiled or grilled, green beans and salads. Things like stuffed peppers, grilled chicken, beef stew, roast. We eat a lot of chicken dishes or cassaroles like chicken and rice. The key I think is a small potato or a sweet potato or rice and some salad ... green veggies and not a lot. He's found, too, that the green tea pills have helped him control his a lot. He ate at our daughter's last night and had some of everything ... he overdoes occasionally ... to my dismay! Then he has to take pills to bring his under control. He takes a pill every morning now anyway. He was taking more.

Well, gotta go, time to teach again. Have a good day everyone.

Meme, I just read your post from yesterday! Wow is all I can say!! Is the swelling in your ankle down today? Not fun. It is hard to just sit back and put your feet up sometimes. We had rain on Monday too, and I hurt the entire day. Today was dry but cool, so it was much better.

Mima, that does sound like a close family. Some of my mom's family was like that. I had 4 aunts (my mom's sisters) who lived within 3 miles of our house while I was growing up.

Joanne, I'm so glad you found some classes to take! I know you will learn alot from them. I know Bob learned alot when he took them a couple years ago. I went to one session with a dietician, and I went back to my doctor and told him that I knew more about it than she did from living around so my mother. She wasn't diabetic, but she followed the plan because so many of her family members were diabetic.

Meme, now I've read today's post. I agree about letting others know! I've thought about that different times when I haven't heard from someone that I've met online. I worry alot. That meal sounds delicious!!! Bob would have been in heaven with that meal!! I have told Bob that he can keep eating "normally" with being diabetic, but he just has to watch it in certain areas. I think maybe he might be a little bit more convinced now since we've been trying things "my way". lol

We have an offer on our house! The couple has to sell their house first though. We also have another couple looking at it tomorrow. It will sell to the one who comes up with the $$$ first.

I sure hope you sell it-Leah got a job and starts today-Part time-Brad will sure miss her but selfishly, I will say I won't miss the stress of having someone around ALL the time. The roofer was here yesterday but he didn't even come in the house, I felt rotten yesterday-I think it's sinus -took 2 antibiotics last night and will take some more today. My sinuses get infected so easily.
Funeral at 10 this morning, Seeing old friends.
My Aunt is allergic to red dye 40 and it gives her symptoms of gout and arthritis-they call it pseudo=gout. Well, doc told her to take metamucil caplets-was aching for days-guess what-red 40. Regular metamucil doesn't have it. I get symptoms of arhritis when I eat dairy. She also has severe diverticulosis like me. We are a pair.
Sure hope you get that sugar thing under control.
Yes, I want to be in FL. After Thanksgiving. Need money first-Brad made some on Monday.
Bye for now, Mima

Mima, I can understand the relief you'll feel with not having Leah around all the time. Glad she was able to get a job. Hope your sinus problems are better. I have problems with mine too, and it isn't fun. Pseudo gout- I've just heard of that recently, and I can't remember who was talking about it.

Off to get ready for school!

It's Friday for you, Tammy. Rats I woke up early again. And i slept in the den!
Can't blame Brad.
Went to a funeral yesterday at Brad's old church-it was nice to see everyone. The deceased had Alzeimers.At least he didn't suffer,
Tea party at 1 today-hope they have some food I can eat-sometimes she does.
Went in a nice store after the funeral and got a lime green twin set to go with my new earrings and a robin's egg blue shirt-all for the gift certificate my son gave me. Yeah.
The roofer is going to help Brad next week hang the sheetrock. A little over 2 months to get that done and some other work Brad needs to do. FL is looking good.
Bye for now. Mima

I was up early too. I am hurting so bad. I already emailed those that I work with that I won't be there today. I feel kind of guilty since I'm only going 3 days a week, but I just don't think I can do it today.
Your shopping trip sounds nice! It's always good to find things you like. Sometimes I go and find absolutely nothing.

Back to bed.