I woke up to temps almost 30 degrees colder than yesterday morning, but the sun is out so I am not complaining too hard. I was so glad I put my coveralls on this morning when I went out to do chores. I need to go check the waterers as I turned the heaters off a week ago and had to break a thin sheet of ice off the horse waterer. My nanny daughter will be here later this morning and I need to go to my son's and get some clothes for my grand daughter, she comes in her jammies and goes home in her clothes that accumulate here and now we are out of almost everything but jammies. Around noon hubby and I and the girls, probably, will head into town to do some banking and pick up a few groceries. We were talking about going out for fish dinner but I think we decided to pick up some salmon to grill instead of going out tonight, hubby has to work this weekend.

Linda, my dil has horses, we keep them here and they live around the corner from us, she does dressage, she hasn't rode much in the last few years as she had a baby in 2008 and one on the way now. Our little grand daughter loves it when she gets to ride. Hubby grew up with horses too. Me I was raised in town.

Jane, I am glad you had a good time. isn't there always laundry to do? I can't believe how much I do with being an 'empty nester'.

Carol, I wish we had a Y close to us, but I think the closest one is 20 miles away. My hubby would walk with me but is recovering from a broken leg, he slipped and turned his ankle on the last day we had ice in our driveway 2.5 weeks ago. I do try to get on my treadmill or walk outside when the weather cooperates.

Well, I am thinking I should get busy on my organic certification paperwork that is waiting to be finished and sent off next week. It will be a quiet weekend as hubby is working. Have a great day everyone.

I read Barbara Delinsky too, I have read Firefly Summer, but not the ones you mentioned, I will have to go to the library tomorrow and check and see if they have them.

Pam

It's cold and raining here today, and it's a big change from the warm and sunny weather we've been experiencing the past week. I have my last load in the dryer and tidied up the house, and ran back over to Kohl's to look for some capris while the sale is still on. I had a 20% off coupon that I wanted to use before it expired, too. I found a pair of light blue capris in the regular department, but they didn't have any in petites, so I got them anyway and just finished taking 2" off the hem, and you can hardly tell. I got 2 other pair and another top, so I think I'm set for the summer now.

Jane, I believe our tastes run similar in books, lol! I'm not sure if I've read Suddenly, as I've read so many of her books that I can't keep track. I'm glad you enjoyed Firefly Summer, I thought it was an excellent story!

Pam, it sounds like your days are pretty full!

I'm going to sit down with a nice bowl of broccoli soup that I've had simmering all morning. One of our Beachers mentioned it this morning, and I think most of us are making it today, LOL!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I've been MIA. I've just been so busy. I finally found a woe that fits me. It is more like the Intuitive Eating, but the book is written by a doctor who was over weigh from childhood and lost 75 lbs. She explains more about how hunger/full signals work etc and I've learned a lot. I've learned what happened in my life that caused me to start gaining weight. I actually learned to overeat when I got into my 20s. Up until then I actually ate the way she explains in the book. It is kind of frustrating to me to learn that if I had continued eating like I did when I was thin I would not have spent the last 46 yrs trying to get thin again. What wasted time of my life. Any way, I know now and am in the process of learning to listen to my body to learn the difference in when I'm really hungry and when I'm not. I don't have to spend so much time thinking about food or worry about it either. So I am really thrilled to learn of this.

Jane Did you and McKenzie have a great trip? Enjoyed the pics on FB. She is so pretty.

Linda We are supposed to get rain Sunday thru Tuesday. You soup sounds delicious. I have some fresh broccoli I should use. How do you make your soup?

Pamb Glad to have you here.

I better run. DH is up and in the shower. I got to get ready to go as today is grocery shopping day.

Y'all have a great day and week end.

Trish, it's good to hear from you again. We've missed you around here! I'm glad you've discovered an eating plan that makes sense for you and you can live with. Good luck with it! Here's how I make my broccoli soup -
I put a large bag of frozen broccoli into a stock pot with a chopped onion and cover it with a carton of hearty vegetable broth, bring it to a boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer for about an hour. Then I add a can (15 oz) of diced tomatoes and 4 wedges of Laughing Cow Light. (This time I used the garlic & herb flavored). Then I take it off the heat and puree it with my immersion blender. That's it- fast & easy and so yummy!

Linda Thanks for the welcom back and the recipe. It sounds delicious and I will be making it. Never would have thought of putting Laughing Cow cheese in the soup. yummm

Pam My deceased hubby and I were city kids, but he was raised by his grandparents that grew up in the country. He always wanted to live on a farm and raise his own food. I finally decided lets do it. We didn't have horses, but raised our own chickens, turkeys etc and grew our veggies. It was probably the best years of our almost 31 years of marriage. I think we were healthier eating mostly what we raised as well.
Hope your hubby's leg heals quickly.

Just a quick fly-by to welcome Trish back!

Hello to all.

Makenzie the Twin is here but I'll try and check back later.

Good afternoon, Ladies!

We're having a quiet Saturday here, as Jake is feeling under the weather and had a rough night. He felt well enough to go out for breakfast, although he was very careful what he ate. Afterwards, we did a quick run through the supermarket for a few essentials, but by then he was feeling pretty wobbly, so we're home for the rest of the day. He probably caught a bug of some sort, and I'm being very careful that I don't get it next. I sure don't want to be sick while I'm on vacation!

I've been calling around at several garden supply centers for some supersoil or topsoil for the garden beds, and everyone is out of it for now because of the bad weather we've had. My son is a landscaper, so I put in a call to him to say if he sees any, to pick me up a few yards. I'm anxious to get the cold crops planted, as they should have been in over a week ago!

I guess I'll curl up with my book for the afternoon, as Jake is already fast asleep. I hope everyone is enjoying a nice weekend.

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