Hey Girls, Just really busy. I already feel so far behind. And, this is my big weekend so I am thinking about that and gearing up for it. Actually making lists because so far I haven't had any time to wash clothes or pack, but I know it'll be fun. Have given my students library work to do as I will miss class on Monday. It feels great to be planning a hooky day!
I am so sorry to hear about your priest judi. Here is a book I bet you would enjoy. It is called "The Report of the Last Miracle at Little No Horse".
Cheryl, I hope your work duties will fall off a little. Will you get some time between jobs to move and relax a bit?
judi, glad your husband is adjusting to retirement so well.
I have been feeling listless for the last couple of days I bought the book the "South Beach Diet" hoping it will inspire me more than the web site. I also bought a couple of weight loss tapes from Dr. Phil. No ALice, I am not a real big Dr. Phil fan but occasionally I pick up a thing or two from him.
I know I just have to "do it" exercise and diet.
Yes, it is quite painful to go to the church now and Father isn't there. Today his cat was out and around the altar looking for him, I think. The cat wouldn't have seen him for a couple of weeks. The cat is kept quite strictly with the other priests in rectory but occasionally he sneaks out and walks around in the front of the church where the priests say mass (if no one catches him). He was out and about there today smelling all the flowers left in the church from the funeral. Quite sad, he is such a nice handsome cat too.
Hey, how is Brody doing? Haven't heard about it him for a bit.
How is Lacee doing? Bentley has gotten quite nippy with other dogs and now has to go to "bad dog" school to correct him of his errant ways. They are quite strict with unsociable dogs in Vancouver and he could get in serious trouble. I think it is just that he is getting older and is starting to feel quite bossy and dominant. Plus, he is treated like a little king at home and now he is trying to take that out there in the real world.
We are getting rain at night which has really helped the water shortage situation on the island. The fires are better too. I will never grumble about rain again.
Hmm...can't sleep so I have been snooping around on ebay for Coach purses. A good price on some of them, except if I save on ebay the Canadian govt. gets me on taxes and customs and then I am no further ahead than paying the full price here.
It is 2:40 am here and I hope you all are having blissful sleeps
We didn't get any rain out of Henri..so far. It went to the west of us, so that we were partly sunny, but rather humid. Now they are watching Isabel which looks as though it may hit the east coast. If it does, there is a good possibility that it, or some of it will hit us.
We are having NASCAR racing this weekend in NH, not too..too far from where we live. DH is a big fan so he was down to the track both Fri. & Sat. during the day. He left early this morning to meet his internet buddies. They will have breakfast together then caravan into the parking lot so that they can park near each other, because after the race they'll all get together and have a cookout. I am having a fantastic time being by myself. I have read a lot and just enjoying my time alone.
I did watch Dr. Phil the other night. I am not a Dr. Phil fan, but I just wanted to hear what he had to say. It was what I expected, you just have to make the commitment to lifestyle changes. I did notice that he was a bit kinder to people when they were asking questions than he was the last time he did a weight loss show on Oprah. I have not decided whether or not I want to get his book.
judi, that must have been hard going to church for the first time after your favorite priest passing away. I think if I had seen the cat I would have started crying. That's interesting you mentioning Bentley's reaction to other dogs. Lacee is the same way. She does not play well with others. Whenever we are out walking and she sees another dog, no matter what its size, she's ready to tackle it. I don't believe we have the same laws here about unsociable dogs. How is Bentley doing in "bad dog" school? Glad to see that you are getting some beneficial rain.
ledom, hope you are having a great time on your long weekend.
Alice, Bentley goes to "bad dog" school for his first day this Sat. What a hoot, eh? He is such a sweetie pie...how can he be a bad dog? But the kids don't want to take any chances...anyway it is the politically correct thing to do...DH and I are of the mind that political correctness has run amuck up here in Canada.
Speaking of the DH is he left for his Ca. trip.
I had my house cleaned today so I am alone in a nice tidy place with no meals to cook
Sounds like your DH will be having fun...boys being boys Sounds like a real guy thing.
I hope you DON'T get any of that scary weather up there.
I bought the South Beach Diet book yesterday. Haven't looked thru it yet.
We are still watching Hurricane Isabel to see what she will do. They believe she will hit NC & VA sometime Thurs., which means we will probably see some of it Fri. with tropical downpours and some high winds. We will know more later today.
Political correctness has run amuck here in the US of A too. Sometimes I am afraid to open my mouth and say the wrong thing, especially among strangers.
I got a chuckle out of bad dog school. Now when Lacee misbehaves I can threaten to send her there! How did Bentley do on his first day there?
DH had a good time at the NASCAR races. I enjoyed my alone time, although a GF stopped by on Sun. for a couple of hrs. which was a nice surprise.
How long will your DH & Esteban be away? Hope you and Marley enjoy your alone time.
I've been thinking about buying Dr. Phil's book. I watched his show yesterday launching his "war on fat", and he really has me thinking. I would like to find out why I keep sabotaging myself whenever I start a weight loss program.
ledom, hope you had a wonderful time on your trip.
My weekend was so much fun. judi - wish you could have seen Lucinda. She was great and her band was great. It was at the best venue ever. It was at Shelby Farms in Memphis, out in a big field. Just the right sort of place to listen to Lucinda.
So anyway, back to work and back to working out now. I know it will take me a couple days to get back in the groove.
Had a much needed hair trim earlier this morning. It feels and looks sooo much better.
I am off later to have a late lunch with a friend, then shopping. Her youngest son is getting married in a couple of weeks. I need shoes and a fallish top to wear with a pair of black pants. She said that I was invited, but so far haven't received an invitation even tho she has talked w/her soon to be DIL as to why I haven't gotten the invitation. So, I'm sort of inbetween whether or not I should spend money on something I may or may not wear. I do need dressy shoes though.
glad that you had a good time at the concert, ledom. What type of music does Lucinda perform? I don't believe I have ever heard of her.
It doesn't appear that we will be getting the brunt of Isabel, thankfully. We will be on the fringes, and are supposed to get a lot of rain and around 30 mph winds. My IL's usually travel to Va Beach for a couple of weeks this time of year, but a few months ago decided not to go this year. Lucky for them!
Ledom, I knew the Lucinda concert would be great...she came last year or the year (?) before to Vancouver but we were on one of our US jaunts and I missed her. You are lucky you live where you can hear her. I think she is just the best.
Alice, go buy the top...you can always wear it at Thanksgiving or Christmas. I need new dressy shoes for winter too. I have been keeping an eye out for just the right pair but so far haven't seen them.
Still haven't decided on what to do, WW. South Beach , MT.???
THe DH (before he left on his trip) said "I really thought you were going to do it THIS time!" in ref. to my stint on MT. Kind of thoughtless thing to say. I proceeded to poke him in his newly acquired fat roll and said "What is this?" He poked me in mine, but I said "I HAD a baby"( but of course that was almost 25 years ago )
We are having a nice light rain here.
Alice, are you making any prep. for Isabel? Do you go out on a massive grocery shopping trip? I know that the first snow we get in Vancouver (it doesn't snow very much here at all) everyone goes to the grocery store and loads up...one of the checkers told me that once, it is like we think we might be buried for month under the snow) I hope Lacee won't be scared. Marley is freaked out by any big winds.
I am reading the best book, I am almost finished it and only started it yesterday it is "An unfinished Marriage" by Joan Anderson, it is about a woman who took a year off for her self and lived in her cottage on Cape Cod and then what happened when her and her DH got back together. Just a good "coming of age" ("menopausal"age ) for women. True story. She also wrote "A Year By the Sea".
alice, Lucinda Williams is a bit hard to classify. She has a blues, country, rock and roll blend sound. The thing I like the most are her lyrics, she writes her own songs. She is the daughter of the poet Miller Williams who read at Clinton's second inaugaration. Women seem to especially like her because she really gets to the heart of women's experience.
Well, back in the groove here. Afraid of the scale at the moment but will hop back on in a day or two after I have a chance to recover from my long weekend.
Busy rest of the week so I guess I better get with it.
We were glued to the Weather Channel watching Isabel hit NC & Va Beach yesterday. We're supposed to get a small part of Isabel later this morning. At times we have a little wind, and they say we're supposed to have rain.
I didn't find anything while shopping. I do have one more place to look for the kind of top I am looking for. If not, my girlfriend had bought a fancy top a few days before we went shopping, and is not planning on wearing it, so she said I could borrow it if I can't find anything. Thank goodness we're the same size.
I have bought Dr. Phil's book and am in the process of reading it. Hopefully this will help me come to terms with my weight problem. So far what I've read makes sense.
Thank you ledom for telling me who Lucinda was. I will look for her music.
judi, have you decided yet which eating plan you would like to do?
We didn't get the hurricane yesterday, in fact we had a gorgeous day. Thank you for asking if I was ok.
Hi Cheryl, you must be getting really excited about starting your new job. Have you started packing for your move yet?
Good morning ladies, Good news on the weather front it sounds like Alice.
Hey Brody is great, now that D is gone he loves me best again. We are really big buds, when I am home and sitting down he is generally on my lap. He's growing too. I have to take time to make him a "neuter" appt. No problems w/ spraying or anything yet but I don't need to wait too long.
Now that I am back home food is just fine. I walked yesterday and today I got back to my weights, I plan to walk as well. I have taken to calling this my "do or die" challenge. I am determined! I did weigh this a.m. and was not too disheartened. TOM is just around the corner so I think I am probably where I would be anyway if I hadn't had a couple of days off. I am down 10.5 lbs. since starting this challenge 5 or 6 weeks ago.
I am attributing my success to calorie counting on fitday and graphing my daily (almost) weight. I am just really trying to keep all the elements in black and white so I can't fool myself about what I am actually doing. Success is so elusive and I WANT IT!!!!
Alice, I am SOOO glad you weren't affected by Isabel, I was watching CNN all day yesterday.
I too am starting a diet!! Today I have started South Beach again and I am going back to Phase 1 and do it without my own modifications. That is my problem, I can never YIELD to a diet, I always have to tinker with it and then of course it doesn't work.
I didn't weigh today because I know I have gained.
I have Dr. Phil's tapes of the book (it also has a CD ROM). I plan to start it today. I am encouraged to hear you are finding it good Alice. I probably will like it to then. I bought the SouthBeach book and still have that online thing that I am paying for. I also am using FitDay, doing everything... except losing weight.
You have Brody all to yourself Ledom. The cat here is def. DH's cat because the dog makes sure he doesn't come around me. I miss him when he is on these trips.
It has been quiet, not too much new. Rain, but we need it.
Just wanted to pop on for a visit. First the good news. D finally got her big acting break. She was cast as Babe in a production of "Crimes of the Heart" at the University. I am so excited for her.
Ah, just want to unload a bit on my nasty experience this week. Could use a little ego boost/bolstering I guess. I am team teaching a class w/ 2 other teachers. Somehow we have gotten off on the wrong foot. They are quite a bit younger than me and pretty cocky. To tell the truth it hasn't really been a team effort, I definitely feel like the odd man out as I believe they are friends, work in the same dept., discuss how they want to do things, etc. All that is well and good but I don't think they are being particularly nice to me, perhaps they even talk about me behind my back. I got really aggravated at them at our last class and acted in a way I now regret. I pouted and then I lost my temper. I don't feel that my behaviour was particularly unjustified but on the other hand it left me feeling worse and even more estranged. I am certainly not in an apologizing mood. I just want to get my center back and get along well enough with them so the rest of the semester will be tolerable. Any words of wisdom to help me get my dignity back? You know, sometimes I just don't think I'll ever learn. It always backfires when I misbehave. Or maybe I'll just embrace the "*itch" role, I never have before and maybe I should just go with it.
I am so sorry you had to go through that this past week. I think you were justified in losing your temper and do not need to apologize. They are the ones that need to apologize for treating you in that manner. They seem to be acting very high schoolish. That type of behaviour makes for a very unpleasant environment in which to work. The next time you are in their company act as though nothing happened and see where it goes. Hope you're feeling better about things.
I bought the book the "South Beach Diet" hoping it will inspire me more than the web site. I also bought a couple of weight loss tapes from Dr. Phil. No ALice, I am not a real big Dr. Phil fan but occasionally I pick up a thing or two from him.
A good Sunday morning to you all....
Sounds like a real guy thing.
Mornin....
How did Bentley do on his first day there?
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Ledom. The cat here is def. DH's cat because the dog makes sure he doesn't come around me. I miss him when he is on these trips.
