Good morning to you all! This heat caused us to lose power around 5 pm yesterday and it was 100 degrees out. We knew it would be horrendous to stay in the condo as our back windows don't open and our front windows have two huge bushes in front of them so they get no air either. We tried to stick it out for about 15 minutes but the temp climbed up to mid 80's in just that short time so we load up Fortchy and took a drive for about an hour and came home and found the power to be back on. Unfortunately, the temp in the house was almost to 90 and it pretty much took all night to get it back down to a comfortable level. It is 78 in the house right now and I have the fans all going so it is comfortable. My poor family up north though is suffering. They have been without power since I think it was Thurs night and my sister and son and his family still have no power and won't until around noon today. Jay called his dad for Father's Day but didn't talk long because of the inability to recharge their phones in the house. I saw their overnight temp dipped to low 60's so at least they had a cool evening to sleep.

Susan: I think it is going to be one of the hottest summers on record. It truly is miserable to even go outside here. It does warm up the pools though. Kelly and Tom's pool is just a bit cool. Their pool is completely shaded all the time so usually it will stay cooler than a pool in the sun all the time, but I noticed it only took a couple minutes and you were acclimated to it and then it wasn't very refreshing anymore.

Maggie: Sounds like the lunch went well again yesterday. Hope you had a nice day.

I am finishing up the foot on the doctor's sock today so I can wash and block it. I tried on the first one to see how it fit as she has big feet too though she is normal size and her ankles wouldn't be like mine. The foot part fit great so I am sure they will do fine for her. I am anxious to get them done and move on to the next thing, which is to finish Jackson's slipper socks. I have one almost done. I still have to get fabric paint so I can paint the bottom and make then non skid.

Well gals, I am going to go. Hope everyone has a good week this week. I am overloaded with dr appts on tues and thurs so we shall see what is said Tuesday about the female stuff. Faye

Good morning, ladies! Heading for the 90s again.

I'm cheating and checking my emails and posting here before I do my cleaning for today. Need to do a load of laundry as well. Tonight I have quilting bee and we are going to IHOP before hand. I plan on their talapia with sauce on the side and a double order of broccoli. I need to take a look at their website just before I go to remind myself of how bad most of their food is for me.

Faye, I hope these MD appointments find a solution to your problem. I'd love to take a water aerobics class but I'd have to go to the Y and I'm afraid their pool room is too hot and humid and clorinated. Enjoy your swims.

Have a great day!

Good morning to you all! It is supposed to be 101 today and very steamy. I wished I didn't have to go to the doctor today. It is a day to stay inside I think. I need to get some things settled and hopefully the dr and I can come to some decisions about what to do with what is happening to me.

Finished the drs socks last night and blocked them so they will be all ready for me to take on Thursday. I just hope she likes them but considering she is going to Alaska sometime next year, I imagine she will get use out of them.

Maggie: Congrats on the loss We take everything that comes at us. I hope the houseguest works out for you all. I don't do chores usually until after breakfast either then I kick in and get things done. With this heat being so bad this year I try and get stuff done really early because the upstairs is stifling after around 10 am.

Susan: Yes, IHOP isn't very diet friendly that's for sure unless you stick to plain salad or can find fish on the menu.

I weighed myself this morning and it is back up again even with eating right and I know it is because I am retaining water a lot. I think it is the hormone medication doing it because it started again about 5 days after I went back on those meds. Ahh well, at least I know sooner or later I will get things back to normal.

You all have a great day. I am off to do laundry and get breakfast. Faye

Good morning, ladies! We're heading for 104 today with awful humidity.

I had a good time yesterday evening. IHOP has a new menu and they have a whole page of things under 600 calories. I had the senior talapia and it was listed as 340 but I added 2 extra points just in case. Very good and filling. They also had 2 fruit and grain pancakes with eggbeaters and SF syrup for about 400 calories (that does not include butter) which I debated over.

Faye, I love those socks. You're like me, I love bright colors. I hope you and the doctor find a solution today. Keep on with your plan and the scale will catch up.

Maggie, Congratulations on the loss! I get up, make my bed, get washed and dressed down to shoes, and swish and swipe the bathroom. Then I take my meds and read the paper, do the suduko puzzle and by then and hour has gone by and I can have my breakfast. Then I get on to the chores for the day. I set a timer for 30 minutes and do as much as I can in that time. Then I take a break for 30 minutes and keep doing that until I have finished what chores I wanted to do. If I get on the computer or start quilting before chores, I end up spending too much time on it so that's why I do it that way. I realize that's not the way everyone works, but it works for me.

Jean, I hope MN is fun!