Hi everyone.. spent a quiet day..dh came home from the cabin,grkids went to the swimming pool and are now out skateboarding on my wheelch ramp the suns out..made a beef roast in the crock pot and brocalli slaw with bacon bits for dinner..my girlfriend came by and permed my hair,turned out nice..have dr aptments next week, wednesday and friday..my dd and grdd leave on monday..i will really miss them,,today eating wise was better..trying to stop the snacking at nite..weigh next week sooooo id better behave.hoping you all have anice evening no snacking allowed ((hugs))) rosey

Hi all...just a fast note as we are leaving soon for DD in NC. I need a daughter hug. Be back next week or so. hugs, karen3

Morning!
No time to gab this morning, I have errands in town plus a hair cut scheduled. Hungry Girl had this advertised this morning, anyone tried these pasta's yet? 40% lower calories and high in fiber. I printed out a ad on my printer to give to my local grocery store so they can order it.
\Have a good one

So here I am at work, anxiously counting the minutes to four days of freedom. I DO have one "Grrrrrrrr" to mention; most of you know that DH is retired, but volunteers one day a week (Friday) as a historical interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village. Soooo, in the hopes of actually having a day all to myself, which is something extremely rare for me to have, I took tomorrow and Monday off, figuring that I would have Saturday, Sunday & Monday with DH. (We're going up to the White Mountains in NH). So, last night, DH announces with great delight that HE HAS TAKEN TOMORROW OFF, TOO! What is this man thinking? Does he not "get" that occasionally...just occasionally, mind you....I would like a few minutes to myself when I'm not (a) driving to or from work, or (b) sitting on the toilet??????????????? I have tried ever so hard to communicate this need to him in a reasonable, pleasant manner, but it's like talking to a wall! He really blew me away last night when he told me this - big grin on his face, like it was some kind of wonderful surprise for me! Well, it was definitely a surprise, and one I didn't appreciate getting. This is truly becoming a problem for me. I can get past that I am still working while he isn't - can get past his being there (at home) constantly and continually when I am there (with the exception of maybe once or twice a year when he's away for a few days helping our widowed friend up in NH) but I am having a really hard time lately - and especially with this latest faux pas on his part - with feeling absolutely stifled and smothered with his neverending presence. I know that I'm not alone, and realize that other women deal with the same thing, but please me help to understand HOW you deal with it, because I am just getting angrier and angrier, and I don't want to do that. After that announcement last night, I found myself lying in bed fuming, and ended up getting up and sitting out in the den by myself for a while - which isn't optimum, because I get up so early in the morning and have a long drive during which it would be nice to be awake and alert.
I'm just so peeved!
Okay. Enough of that, I guess. Had to vent. Sorry, GGs. I may go off to the beach by myself tomorrow, although to be honest, driving someplace wasn't what I had in mind. I wanted to be home BY MYSELF, have a nice long bath, do my nails, pumice my feet, wash & condition my hair, maybe throw a few clothes in the wash, poke around on the computer, water my flowers, play with the kitty kat.....Keyword(s): by MYSELF. Oh, well.
My son brought fried clams, fried haddock, onion rings and french fries home for everybody last night. He called and asked me what I'd like, and I made the mistake of saying, "Oh, I'm not picky - just get whatever you want to get." And of course he knows I love seafood, so he thought I'd be happy with his selection...and it was nice of him, of course...but I thought that when I said for him to choose, that he'd bring home vegetarian plates from the vegan restaurant that he and his fiancee like. He brought dishes home from there once before (he brings supper home once a week or so) and we all really liked them. So, I picked at the clams and fish and such, ate as little as I could get away with, and then found myself hungry in the middle of the night and ate a frozen Weight Watchers chocolate covered raspberry pop. Ate two, actually - abt. 300 calories, I suppose. I don't think I went overboard on calories for the day as I had an early morning meeting and couldn't eat my usual breakfast. But it was kind of not great, because I don't like the idea of eating at midnight - it gets me off balance somehow. They had cupcakes in the employee lunchroom this morning - real crapola stuff that I wouldn't ordinarily give a second look to, and today I had to deliberately TELL myself that I didn't want any, and force myself to walk out of there - while a nasty little devil in one corner of my brain said "Oh, YES you do...yummy, yummy, yummy....!!!!
Oh, hi dear PT, and all my darlin' GGs...sorry for all the complaining and whining. I promise to do better next time.

Z

Morning everyonethe suns out today and i was up at 5am and couldnt sleep anymore..quietly had coffee and read my book..dh is down in the garage building a skate board ramp for the grdd's they begged lol..and they are still sleeping..zoe ((hugs)) i can relate esp during the winters here..when my dh starts telling me how to cook and other dutys etc i see red and no where to go..so retreat into a book or craft..im lucky in the summer as he always wants to go to the cabin..would your dh feelings be hurt if you quietly told him how you feel that as a woman sometimes you need a day to rejuvinate yourself..wishing you luck..this weekend my sil will be here and my 2 grsons and a few days later my bril..should be alot of fun..oh by the way they dont all stay here just the grkids but i have an open door with family so am sure it will be lively and then summer will be over and everyone gone and i'll be sad and miss them all.eating wise i did great no snacking last nite except for a small handful of trail mix..felt great but i do have that weigh on wed next week and sooo i need to be careful.ttfn and have a great day ((hugs)) rosey

Zoe.....I agree with Rosey

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would your dh feelings be hurt if you quietly told him how you feel that as a woman sometimes you need a day to rejuvinate yourself..

I always loved when DH went on his hunting trips and I stayed home with the dog, it was a vacation for me too.
I'm surprised your hubby didn't get the message just by looking at your face!

Good Morning Girls,

Not much happening here. The weather is HOT and it's humid, so i'm staying inside with the AC most of the time. We usually do get a little relief in the evening and I sit outside on the patio and enjoy the flowers.

Z, you know how I feel about being with that special someone 24/7!!!! Give me a break! Just a few hours that I can be alone and think, shave my legs, just be alone. I know there are women out there that don't like, or need, time alone. I do. How to get it across? Not a clue. I've tried hints and just outright saying "I would really like to be alone for a while". Seems none of it got through. What to do? If you find out, please pass it on.

Rosey, You are so close to the time when you will have your surgery. I know you must be getting excited. Maybe next year you can get out there with the grands and skateboard. OR maybe not. I do a lot of things with the grands but don't think skateboarding would be one of them.

Hope eveyone is having a good day,

Freda

Good Morning!
Nothing going on here either, it rained yesterday (over 2") and the garden is too muddy to get out in it. My zucchini is running wild! More rain today so I'm stuck in the house all day. I'm going to make up a batch of vegetable soup, we still have frozen tomatoes from last year I need to use up.
I need to list some of MIL good jewelry on ebay today, DD is in need of some money to put toward GS college this fall. Anybody know of a good place to sell it? I just had it all appraised, she has a 1 Carat solitaire that should bring a bundle but selling it over the internet doesn't always work. People can't be trusted on the quality and clarity of diamonds and the price people pay isn't near what it's worth. I've no experience with Craig's List, anyone use that? Does anyone in your area buy used diamonds? Our local jewelry stores don't.
My tummy is yelling at me, time for breakfast.
You all have a great skinny day!

Hi Bobbi, I use craigslist all the time for both selling and buying! I just bought the new car from that list and have the Blazer advertised on it now! We always have good luck with it and you can take pictures of the jewelry and post it on there too. Once you post your ad it is active for 30 days, I think, But I usually post mine on Mondays, just after a weekend, and Fridays, just before a weekend. Once your ad is posted you can go to your account and "delete' the post, then it will ask you if you want to repost it--so I do that like I said on Mondays and Fridays. You have to redo your pictures each time you do that but it is very easy. Sometimes you get emails that are just "spam" so to speak. but when you realize that you can jsut delete the emails when they come in. Also I use the annoymous email, that way they reply to the ad through craigslist and then when it is spam stuff they don't have your email.. Good luck with it and let me know if you have anymore questions

Have a great day! My son is coming home today from Florida! YAY!! He sure wanted things to work there but after trying for over a year he is driving home on a wing and a prayer! I talked to them yesterday and they were almost in Tennessee so they should be here this evening! Praying that he finds a good job soon and can get on his feet with his new family.

Good Morning, Everyone,

Sorry Zoe & Donna, no advice to give about getting "alone time" - most of my time is "alone time" - and I NEVER garden - I have such a "black thumb" that one time my frieds gave me a dead plant for my birthday so I wouldn't have to kill it myself!

My sister went home yesterday (Zoe, she is 12 years older than me also). Hopefully, we will get to spend a whole week together some time this summer. She has off during the summer - owns a dance school & works all school year.

Today my new washer and dryer will be delivered.

I have some kind of urinary problem - cannot get to Urologist until Monday.

Check back later,

Lynn

Hi everyone..the sun was out this morning but now its cloudy and windy..the rest of my grkids will be here tomorrow..it keeps me on my toes but love it.. the girls have been whooping it up trying their tricks on the skate board ramp..grpa is planning to take dd and grdd to airport in anch monday..ill be so sad to see them go..then hes taking the boys out to his cabin for a few days plus his sister arrives today and his brother next week..summers are always so busy..my eating has been so much better the last few days..paying more attention to the carbs..last nite my dd and i went to paly bingo..we had such fun..i used to go once a week but dh doesnt like to play and i hate togo alone..i didnt win anything but sure enjoyed getting out..im not good with plants either they usally commit suicide when they walk in the door so cant help sry.. lynn try cranberry juice till you can get to your dr..it works for me..hope you all have a great evening (((hugs))) rosey