Rosie - I'm so sorry to hear that someone made a hurtful comment to you. May the fleas of 1000 camels nest in their shorts! I think some people do that because they have low self esteem and it makes them to feel better to criticize others. Please remember, we love you and think you look beautiful. You have made amazing progress.

Hugs!

Hi GG's

It's such a beautiful day! Sunny, warm, with a slight breeze. I washed sheets and hung them outside in the sun, along with the coverlet. The new washer is a little bigger and I can wash the coverlet with no problem. Not a real big fan of taking things to the laundromat. One thing, I hate sitting there all that time, and I don't like to think who could have used them last, and for what! Another game this evening, but not as late, so hopefully it won't get so cold.

Rosie, I'm sorry that your feelings got hurt. I hope they didn't mean to hurt you, especially if it's someone close to you. People can say some really dumb things trying to be "helpful".

Bobbi, I shold do that. pretend I'm putting the house up for sale and look at it as "getting it ready". There are a few things that I keep putting off. Don't know why. They aren't going to fix themselves and they aren't going away. Don't work too hard, pace yourself lady.

Good to hear from you Dee. I know you have had a lot of stress in your life lately. Just do the best you can. splurge it it helps you get through this time. I read "The language of flowers" some time ago. I found it very interesting too, if a little disturbing.

Amara, Hope you got a lot done.

Lynn, have fun at the museum

Gayle, If I work I don't get to walk either. I do try to take a walk during lunch, but a lot of time I don't get a lunch. I listen to books on tape while I walk. some times I walk extra just so I can listen a little longer.

Cajun, Seems we are alike on the meal planning thing. I try to do it on the day the sale papers come out, before I go grocery shopping. I plan my meals with the things on sale, usually. so it's not so expensive. It's hard to see the progress you've made sometimes. Pictures help see the real progress. Good luck on that next size jeans!

Jess, I'll go with you to take care of the person making Rosie cry. If something happens, you can bail us out. Right?

Everyone, enjoy your day,

Freda

Hi everyone. all your kind words and support mean the world to me there is only one person that can make me feel like that and its mr cranky pants. if you had seen me in that hosp bed,paralyzed,unable to do one thing for myself,fighting mrsa etc and how hard it was to journey to how i am now. you would understand how his words hurt. as i feel im as good as im going to get and im fine with that but hes not apparently. same old story diff day. he has his moments tho and he can still make the tears come. but if he cant make me cry hes going to be soooo sorry. dang but he can be a self centered pig headed man,and yes i will forgive him but not today i finished the shades of grey series and i liked them very much,the porno parts could have been much less however i loved the story behind it. it was gloomy and rainy the last few days and fit well with my mood,but the sun came out and i finished my book in the sun. even when i feel bad i find some joy in every day. ttfn rosey

Good evening, I finally read all the posts I missed since Sunday. I'll try to make this brief as I am pooped.
Glynne...I have a short memory, was it you who wanted to wear shorts to the pool? I see you and DH enjoyed yourself at the pool with Maddie. Lightening and pools can be scary.

K3...How terrible to lose all that food in your power outage. I think I would cry for a week. Good job on cleaning out the freezer. We're doing the same, I've religiously checked off the food items on my list too. Freda...the sweet sour cabbage I make isn't sauerkraut. I'm not a big fan of sauerkraut, I can handle a little bit on hot dogs. The cabbage I make is just cooked cabbage with brown sugar, vinegar, caraway and thickened.

Cajun...what kind of critters do you hunt for in Louisana? I know you have wild boar down there, I'm curious about boar. Does it taste anything like pig?
Lynn...love the pictures of cats in the pirate ship. I wonder why cats like to hide in small places. We had one cat that could have a party all by himself in a paper grocery bag.

Isabella..I've mowed with the small push mower many times but not the big rider. I don't even know how to start it. DH does the whole yard now, it's the push mower that's going to kill him. We have so many plants and trees to mow around with the little mower.[QUOTE ✔Cut the grass. I can cross that off my bucket list.
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Rie..it's going to be unpleasant for awhile. Just getting used to neighbors, keeping the dog from barking, etc. I'm not real excited about moving but we have to. I won't have Bruce around very long if he continues to work as hard as he does out here. .Donna....Yup, we have the house up for sale. We've been thinking about it for a couple of years but Charlie has stopped us. Condo's and Town houses don't usually accept dogs.
I need to add something to your rant, young people do not send thank you notes for anything. My best friend's son graduated and we gave him a very large check. Never got a thank you. It ticked me off so much that I said something to his mom, still didn't get a thank you Same goes for wedding gifts. And on the subject of weddings, I hate them. Borrrrrrrring. I like the reception, just hate the service.Dee...stay strong for your hubby and family. I know it wouldn't be easy for you, if a martini helps, go for it.

Rosey..Hugs to you dear heart from all of us. We'll come over with our bats.Carol Sue...thanks for the belly laugh!I,m sure I missed some of you, sorry. I'm really too tired to go back and look. May the fleas of 1,000 camels stay out of your undies.

Good evening GG’s,

Two days down ~ one more to go. Another pretty good day. One little episode I would care not to repeat. It might give you a chuckle/smile. A couple doctors were on the unit. One was looking for a chart, the wound care nurse had it down the hall where she was working on a patient. I went to get it for the doctor and as I turned around rammed it right into the belly of the other doctor. Oh my, talk about wishing a hole would swallow you up. Thankfully the doctor got a chuckle out of it too. I think I need to wear some kind of warning sign on me ~ approach at your own risk. I have run over two doctors with my chair. Ours is such a small unit ~ people are almost all over each other.

Bobbi ~ hope you can rest up a little. It is a lot of hard work getting a place ready to sell. Oh, I think it was Rosey who was wanting to wear shorts to the pool.

Rosey ~ I thought of you when I was at the pool ~ you are almost caught up with me weight wise. My bathing suit is two pieces. The bottoms are like a loose fitting pair of shorts. I wear a loose fitting T-shirt over the bathing suit top. No one has said anything that I could not dress like this. I feel comfortable like this ~ I am covered up pretty good. I got the suit out of a Lane Bryant catalog (now Woman Within). I enjoy getting in the water so much ~ I hope you could go too. Oh and ~ so sorry that Mr. Cranky pants said such hurtful things and made you feel so badly. Shame on him. You are such a kind caring person ~ you don’t deserve to be treated like that.

Lynn ~ your pirate ship for your cats looks like lots of fun for them. We had an end table that was like ½ a lobster trap ~ our silly kitty used to love to get in there. It was a pain to get her out though.

Deelee ~ sorry you have been going through such a stressful time. Prayers for you and your DH.

Freda ~ I know that when you work those 12 hour shifts, there isn’t much time for anything else ~ the else ~ has to wait for the days off. I bet though that when you are at work, you are on the go and it more than makes up for not being able to get a walk in.

Mary ~ hope you got some rest and are not feeling so tired today.

Carol Sue ~ so happy for you that you got the good news that your wounds are now completely healed.

Sorry to not be able to finish the personals tonight ~ running out of time.

Hello Am2, Cajunlady, Marie, Rie, Donna, Isabella, K3, CK and anyone else I am forgetting (forgive my old tired brain).

Hope you all rest well and have a good day tomorrow.

Take care

Just a quick pop in tonight! Rosey (((HUGS))) for you.. It almost made me cry when I read your post. I think there must be something going around 'cause mine has been a "not so nice" type the last few days. And kind of makes me feel that I keep getting pushed back to the back burner because other "things" are more important than some of what I want. Guess I'm just feeling kind of blue tonight in an all around general mood! No one thing, just blah!!! Could it be old age??? NAH!!!

Rie - I hope you get to the bottom of your belly pain. Any time I get any amount of belly pain now I panic, thinking I'm going to have to go through the past year all over again. I am blaming this recent pain on corn. I guess that's one more thing I can cross off my list of things to eat.

I don't know if your scope is going to be the same as the one I had for my hiatal hernia, but I was in a twilight sleep and never knew a thing til it was over. Good luck!

Freda - I too need to pretend I'm putting my house up for sale. When I retired in 2010 I said I was going to take one room a week and thoroughly clean it from top to bottom. Never made it, although I have gone through some serious medical problems since then. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! LOL

Cajun and Freda - When my kids were growing up I did the grocery shopping based on a list of menus planned for the week. I could not afford to buy more than we were going to be using. Now I shop specials and stock up. The kids come over and laugh at our basement...there's 20 boxes of cereal, 10 jars of pasta sauce, 8 jars of peanut butter etc. All bought on sale. There are 2 different supermarkets in our area and I check the ads from each one and make my list. I package the meat in serving size pieces and freeze, since there's just the two of us. As it stands, if we ever got snowed in and couldn't leave the house we would be able to eat for several weeks as long as we had gas to cook with.

Marie - Although I am glad my wounds are healed and I would probably never see that surgeon again, I am broken hearted that he's leaving because I would like him to be available if I ever need another surgery in the future. I have never had such a caring compassionate doctor before. He's going to W Va. It's really not that far from PA. Hmmmm

Donna/Bobbi - A woman from work had 3 daughters and she bragged about them til you wanted to gag. They were so beautiful, and they were so smart, so well educated etc. When the last one graduated she invited me to the graduation party and I never got a thank you from that beautiful, intelligent, self centered young lady. So that's what actually stuck in my mind about her. I know if I had mentioned to her mother that I never got a thank you she would have made some excuse about how busy her daughter was. I wonder how she would have felt if I had gone to the party without a gift?

Rosey - My DH used to make comments about my weight but recently he hasn't been doing that. He does comment to me about other women, though. When he isn't calling someone fat, he's criticizing the thin ones for not eating. Recently I asked him what exactly does he like? When I met him I was very thin, now I'm not, so he's had the best of both worlds! LOL

Morning....just flying by, but had to comment on GG's. You all are amazing and supportive. The site had been quiet for a few days and Rosie wrote of her pain and the walls sang with support. I could hear the posse yelling "riders up" and the gang charging foreward to her side. Don't mess with one of us or else!

Rosie.....I'm the last GG in the line heading North but my coat tails are flapping in the wind. You, my dear, are doing so well and have come so far and every step towards the future you are getting stronger and healthier. I can remember when you disappeared and we worried (pre Donna and didn't know what had happened) Of course now we'd just sent out the bloodhound(cat) and she'd track you down in a nano sec. The year trying to satisfy the doctor before they'd do the surgery and now look at you .....WOW!

We are so proud of you and so glad you belong to us! Lov'ya k3

Hello everyone. I can't wait for the weekend. Two days off. Let's hope I can stay on track this weekend. I will try to catch up on things that I've neglected. It's been rainy everyday here in south Louisiana. We need it but it sure makes me feel blah. I'm going to try on size 18 jeans this weekend as my 20's are baggy!!!!

Rie hope you get a break on your work load soon. Good luck with your test.

Karen I know what you mean. I've been having the blahs too. My dh gets grumpy too sometimes too but so do I.

Gayle we always need a good laugh. Just not st our own expense. Have a nice day.

Bobbi. We hunt deer,wild hogs, squirrel, rabbit, ducks, and all kinds of birds. Freezer stays full with all those things. I guess you could say we live off the land. To answer your question about the hogs without offending anyone. The female hogs are very good to eat. The pork meat is very lean. The male boars on the other hand are not good. The meat is very strong and stinky. They say if you get a young male boar that if you castrate him immediately after killing him he is good. I guess it's alright but I prefer the females. So I hope that answers your question without offending anyone.

Rosey I'm so sorry your feeling are hurt. Men can be so inconsiderate to our feelings.

Freda it's always a good idea to plan ahead. It keeps me from making bad choices. Very soon I will get in that next size Jean 18's. Never thought I would be in the teen sizes again. I kinda feel like you do about buying used clothes. Don't know who wore them. I'll Judy try not to spend too much until I reach my goal. Then look out checkbook!!!!! I'm going shopping.

Carol sue. I like your comment about the fleas. I agree.

To any I might have missed. Hello. Hope all have a wonderful weekend.

Cajun

Morning everyone. the sun is shining today and i'm feeling so much better thanks to all of your kind comments. thankyou so much. my dd,grdd and grs are going garage saleing today so popped in to let you know im ok. im .a survivor. ttfn rosey

Good morning my GG! I guess it's already afternoon for most of you and it's almost noon here. We just got back from the gym and a couple stops at the CU and grocery store on way home. It's is a beautiful day!! Dh is going fishing so I'll be alone this afternoon. I wish we could have thought of something to do together but I don't want to sit on a hot dock while he fishes and I don't want to buy a license for the very few times I'd fish each year. Not worth it. I got a good rest last night so maybe this terrible fatigue will soon be gone. I think getting off schedule, not eating so well, and not sleeping well probably caused it. So he's going with a friend somewhere where there is no place for me to sit anyway.

Cajun Lady - So happy for you about the baggy jeans! Yea!! It's a great feeling i know.

Rosey - I just read your post and sorry it happened but glad you're ok with the support of our GG! You ARE a survivor and a HEROINE to me!! I can't imagine going through what you have and yet here you are triumphing one day at a time, overcoming the obstacles! I always feel I can learn from you.
Often people speak out of their own self feelings/emotions that really have nothing to do with you but their words are hurtful. Perhaps then they can feel better at least for a little while.

Slmn11 - Loved your comments about your dh! Mine's had slim and fat too.. What more good a man ask for?!!

I don't think nearly as much about how I look or how much I weigh these days. Basically been maintaining weight but I'm ok with that for a while and think I would have lost if I'd stayed on track. But I've been off my schedule lately and that affects everything...my eating so my weight, my rest so I'm fatigued, and eventually my emotions and behavior. My goal for next week is to be back on track...with my usual schedule as much as possible and no matter the demands on me and what comes up to not neglect the important things which help me so much to keep stable and feeling and doing well. It's amazing how it all works together...spiritual, physical and emotional. Sometimes I get busy and think I'm doing ok, but then soon realize that my life is slowly becoming very chaotic and I'm off- track from where I want to be. Never thought that could happen in retirement but it still can. I have to focus on keeping the main (most important) things the main thing. Hope that makes sense.

Rie - So sorry about your assistant! And the sadness in your life.....must have been a shock..

Bobbi - I hope you will like your new life. I understand your need to take care of your dh. Feel the same way about mine. Right now I think mine still needs the work/activity of our big yard (not acreage though), but I just hope he lets me know when it's time to either hire someone or move. I know for sure I cannot stay here if he passes first. He is 77 now and says he will probably want to make a change when he is around 80. We will see.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Mary