Oh ~ NC Nancy ~ I was thinking ~ don't let your DSD get to you. Her little comment that maybe the GG's just didn't like you ~ was just plain mean. Seems like she knows just how to push your buttons. Maybe you shouldn't share the things said here with her. We love you and have enjoyed having you be a part of us.

hey NancyNc.....just found this quote and it is so true:

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low-esteem, first make sure you are not in fact, just surrounded by a**holes." William Gibson

That should nicely cover DSD....k3

Good one Karen ~ Love it

LOL at that, Karen3.

Lin

Just finished talking to my sister...she is 77 and she said is also still having hot flashes!! She doesn't have the tingling though...just the heat and sweat. I still have the tingling but I do notice that it happens less often now and some are just the heat/sweat too. I think it is strange to have them so long but my gyn says it happens to a lot of women. My regular doc just keeps saying, well you know they will end in time...ha ha...and I say, oh yeah, when? And he changes the subject.

Karen3 - love the quote!

Nancy - I agree with the others, what you dsd said is just plain mean and sounds like is just trying to upset you! I try to ignore mean people but living with one makes it very difficult.

Rie - I realize the way I eat is not for everyone. Left to my own devices I'd snack all day and night and wouldn't keep it to 100 cal either! After I retired I said I had one big meal...all day long. So you can see why this works for me. As long as my tummy is full or I'm too busy to think about eating, I'm fine. I really hope I can get past this in time! My sister says she is rarely hungry and my dh is that way too.

Perhaps some of you will remember the issue we have with the loan we have on our son's house (stupid, stupid I know, but don't get me started on that!). Maybe you also remember that we were to get an escrow check refund. Never heard of such a thing but after the thousands we have poured into his house I was happy and looking forward to it. Well, it didn't come and I finally got my son to answer my calls/texts and found out he threw away the form it was attached to! But he did find it (thank God they tend to let the trash pile up!) and he sent it to us. Well, it's been over a week and I'm calling/texting again but he won't answer. Finally today I get a hold of him and he says he put the wrong zip code on the envelope so it was returned. I know how careless he is sometimes so I had emphasized to write clearly and make sure our address was correct and also to put his return address on it. He knows he zip code so he just didn't write it correctly. Well at least he did get his return address on it so it was returned to him. Still I was kinda irritated with him and told him to be sure and send it by Monday. He's like yeah, yeah, yeah, why are you making such a big deal about this, mom? Of course I reminded him that every time he calls and asks for help if at all possible we respond immediately and do what he wants, and I think he should respect us enough to do the same when we rarely ask him for anything. You'd think he'd understand. Kids!! Will they ever grow up? The Bible warns not to do this (guaranty a loan for someone) and believe me, if I had it to do over again I wouldn't!

Good evening GG's,

Rie ~ loved the "turd blossom" comment

Having a little fun here, then off to bed shortly. I got two of the continuing ed things done ~ had hoped to get one more, but took a nap (didn't get much sleep last night) and got a later than anticipated start. Nothing much really going on tomorrow, so I should be able to knock out the last 5. I have actually enjoyed the learnings.

Hope you all rest well.

Take care

Good Morning GG's Thanks for the encouragement. I sure wish I was around more, but things are just so crazy around here. Trying to stay on plan - I'm finding it hard with all of the stuff that comes with summer socializing. I'm thinking that I'll be doing great if I maintain for the summer, and not gain anything. My weight loss is sooooooo slow, 2-3 pounds a month. I know it is the safe and healthy way to do this, and I know that all of the exercise is building muscle. Maybe I'll just follow Zoe's advice and quit weighing for a while and just go by how my clothes fit. I do know that I an thinner and stronger that I was before at this weight ( years ago ) I'm afraid that if I don't weigh in that the Evil Fat Fairy will visit me in the night and leave me a few pounds that I won't catch until they start to multiply - the scale keeps me honest I guess. Well I am off to my native plant class - Lambsquarters (goosefoot) is food!- almost perfect food!- who knew! I have been tearing it and Mallow out of my garden for years! Love the course!
Have a great day Ladies, and thanks for the encouragement!

Hi Everyone, Happy Sunday!

I did my team training this morning & my knee held up VERY well. Later today, my DD and SIL and I are looking at a house on the Delaware River in a little town in NJ – just across the river from us. I would LOVE it if they move near me when they sell their B&B. I HATE the thought of them moving to FL.

Check back later,

Lynn

Hi Rie,

Yesterday (day after shot) my knee was pretty tender. I iced it and kept it elevated. Today, it seems OK. Held up pretty well during the training walk – I didn’t run. Walking is MUCH better for you than running. The only reason I need to run is because I can’t walk fast enough. To keep from being swept, I need to do some running.

Hi Nancy,

Sometimes, we just need to be silent. Glad to have you check in anyway.

Hi Gayle,

Sorry you weren’t feeling good. Glad you are off for the weekend. I LOVE my afternoon naps.
Hi Karen,

I would DEFINITELY be with you and Ginger in the AC!

Hi Marie,

Yes, I have heard the same thing about limiting the cortisone shots. I don’t plan on getting any more. I just need to get through this September half marathon and then I can baby it to avoid most of the discomfort.

Hi Rosey,

I think men are typically bad patients – at least this was true with the men in my life. They whine, complain, get nasty, and are non-compliant. Let’s ask our nurses about men patients. Do you agree?

Hi WannaBe,

Good for you! Keep up that self talk!

Hi Mary,

I am going to look into these companies. My DD and SIL and I LOVE to travel. Thank you for the information.
Hi Karen,

I LOVE this quote! Thank you for sharing.

Rosey, the joy of doggies is that they are so stinkin’ cute that we put up with the fur, mud, drooling, etc. Doggies are so worth it.

Lynn, I’m glad your knee is better and you were able to train. I love your comment about men that are sick. They are whiny, aren’t they?

Mary, I bought a yucky bread machine once and it over-baked the outside of the bread. I think it was an oster. I bought the Ultimate Breadmachine from Amazon and I love it. It’s the second one I have. DH killed the first when he was doing electrical work. Certainly wasn’t the bread machine’s fault. It kept beeping at him and he ignored it… BTW, my co-worker does WorldMark and loves it. Keeps buying more. I think soon he won’t need a house. about the loan difficulties with your son. I try to treat my kids equally but I have learned the hard way that I can loan/co-sign with my daughter and with NEVER do so for my son again. It’s hard to know I have different standards but their response to my money is what has create the difference. It sure is hard, isn’t it?

KarenFL, very true quote.

Wannabe, great job on the changes.

Rie, love “turdblossom”. It’s so cool to come here and get new sayings. Did I get that right? You don’t like the smell of baking bread? I nearly salivate at the smell. Nothing food-wise smells as good to me. And what is your DS recipe for German Pancakes? I’m guessing they are Pannakuchens – which I had for breakfast today. DH and I split one made with peaches. ROFL at the ex-dh and fitting in with thugs.

Oh Tea, I so know the worry of the evil fat fairy. I stopped weighing daily and I know it was a mistake and I’m now frightened of the scale. Someday I’m going back to weighing daily but not yet. Can you hear my denial all the way to Canada?

Donna, glad you have the basics of your computer functioning again. Our district network was infected in January. I’m still finding corrupted files and it took us two weeks to disinfect. BTW, ours came in through a PDF. Apparently it is the new and sneaky was to infect computers. PDFs have Java ability and can be “interactive” so corrupt Java scripts can be embedded and voila, destruction of computers.

My house is clean – at least as clean as it can get with four shedding huskies. The pool party will probably be an “in my house” party since our weather stinks. I did finish my new Billy Joel concert exercise video yesterday and enjoyed it while I didn’t want to be on the elliptical. Tomorrow is my follow-up with the allergist asthma specialist. I do have questions as I’m not getting better. I made my DD’s b-day cake for the party. It’s low-fat and delicious. No added fat but it is made with sugar (sorry Rie). It’s Mint Fudge and is the moistest cake I’ve ever had. I decided lo-cal would be fine for the neighbors. I’m so non-social why I decided to have a pool party is beyond me. And now there won’t be swimming. I am not looking forward to this. Going back to work tomorrow sounds like more fun.
Marie

I'm about to go do my bargain shopping...but thought I'd stop and chat for just a bit. We went to church and then to McDonalds for lunch. My eating plan seems to work ok with fast food as long as I'm careful. We got our usual regular hamburgers (each), shared small fries (I'm only taking 1/3 now) and a senior drink. Today since it was my main meal, I also got a side salad. I only dribble a very tiny bit of Ranch on it...maybe a teaspoon. This is my first time (on this plan) to go 4 hours between meals, but I don't get so hungry during the earlier part of the day, so it was ok.

Marie & Lynn- When is your "pool" party? I hope it turns out great...try to relax and just enjoy it. Usually if one does that others do too. Thanks for the tip on the bread machine. I'll check into it. Of course right now I eat very little bread, so might not be worth it but later on I'm sure I will increase my grains/starchy carbs. Lynn, of the two companies I would more recommend WorldMark. The reason is I feel they have perhaps weathered the recession a little better. VI though is hanging in there and looks like it will be ok. The recession has been rough on these companies just like other businesses. When we travel to the mid-west this fall we will be staying in one of our WM condos for part of the trip. And we will also soon be going to the WA coast for a few days to stay in one. If we stop using our RV we will depend more and more on them. Both these companies are mostly in the west coast states although they are spreading out and WM even has some international locations...I can't remember where you are, Lynn, but there might not be any in your local area. Of course you can join RCI and go pretty much all over (stateside and international) by exchanging through them.

Rie - It's great to have a son who can cook! Our oldest son cooks and he and his gf share the cooking. I use Carbonite too. Haven't had any "save" yet but I'm glad to know it's working.

Donna - About my "diet" I asked my pastor last Sunday how he lost so much weight. He told me Medifast. I looked them up online and decided they are too expensive for me! But I downloaded the file for diabetics and put together my own way of doing it. I explained more on FB for you so won't go into it again. It's very simple and as long as I have another meal however small to look forward too my tummy's pretty happy. The hardest part is the evening when I know I have to go overnight without anything more (after my last mini-meal) but surprisingly it hasn't been too difficult so far.

Tea Granny - I dread big meals...buffets, potlucks even just going out to a regular restaurant...even eating at someone else's house! I'm so afraid I'll blow it because I so often have! So far with my new way of eating, I have survived fast food so I feel ok there...but I'm sure it will soon be put to the test with other events.

Well, I'd better run...Hi to anyone I missed!

Marie this is what came up when I searched for ultimate bread machine on amazon. Which one do you have?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...achine&x=0&y=0

Hello everyone. It was a very nice day here today. Enjoyed it.. Went to church and then met my older brother and my Aunt at Bob Evans for lunch. I had an omelet and it was good-- probably way too much to eat at one time but I haven't wanted anything else to eat tonight.

About the idiot, uh second hubby, I had his lawyer send divorce papers to my Dad's house in MO., he then sent them to me, I signed and then sent them back to my Dad with an addressed, stamped envelope and my Dad mailed it back to the lawyer...He never found me and I've never heard another word from or about him. He was such a jerk!! We never had a car while we were together and I walked to work and back, which was about 1 1/2 miles each way. I was going to go to the bank one day while I was off work and he said (he worked nights) "I have timed it and it takes exactly 23 minutes minutes to walk there and back. So giving the time it takes to do the business you will be back here in in 28 minutes or you will have some explaining to do!" Yeah, he was a real nice guy! I started putting money away, actually I pulled out the dresser in the bedroom and lifted part of the carpet up so I could hide money under there. I still didn't have enough saved up to leave when I had to get a restraining order on him, which believe it or not, after the court gave me the restraining order, he set there in the lobby waiting for me to leave so he could "talk" to me--- I went back in to the court room and told the public defender and he came out and made him leave, then drove me home and went through my house before he would let me go in. It was after that when Tim came to get me. And the social services gave me $50 gas voucher then which was used to put in Tims van and got us out of town!

I enjoy watching soaps (all My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital) but my goodness I think I could write a story about what has happened with me and my family, sell it to the TV network, and people would sit back and say "this doesn't happen in real life!" LOL!!! Crazy huh!!

We went looking at more 5th wheel rv's today.. I know... It is so nice to be able to travel with your own home.. Right now we are hoping to be able to go back east to a "cousin party" or as someone here, I think it was Bobbi, said a Family rebellion. Still waiting to see when the final dates are for it. And we still have our oldest son in Colorado that we want to get out and see again too. I think the RV is something Tim really enjoys and as long as he knows I won't be driving while pulling it, I can enjoy it too. And we still have lots of exploring we want to do of places we have never been to. We talk about visiting Florida and also Arizona---so who knows--- will keep everyone updated on that too. The one we looked at today is a 2006 but it has been very well taken care of and even still looks new! It is a little smaller than the last one we had but still has 2 slideouts which makes it nice when you stop. But is lighter to tow. Again-- the life and times of Mustang Karen!!! HA!

OK, I didn't get to personals tonight-- still need to check out the FB page and see what is happening over there. Hello to everyone and have a great evening!!