Hi everyone. I had a wonderful day with my grdd. we hung out and she showed me her music,i listened to Justin Bieber and willow smith and when i showed her my fav song unchained melody she crossed her eyes lol. we worked on crafts and watched sponge bob my niece came by and brought puppies she raises mini weiner dogs. she had the newest that only weighed 3 oz.so tiny,and from the last 2 litters one 5 month old long haired weiner dog that looked like a dust mop and 4 that were 8 weeks old..they were so cute and we had puppies running everywhere, my grdd had a blast,poor daisy had enuf and jumped on the back of my chair and wouldnt come down. tomorrow shes going with my other niece and her 2 girls for an overnite and a rodeo. Happy memorial day everyone.my father and father inlaw where ww 2 vets.i honor them. hoping your weekends great rosey

Good Morning Girls,

Another dreary day, no sunshine in the last few days. It is supposed to get warm though. A look at the week forcast shows temps in the high 70's low 80's and even one 90. So, maybe. We went and bought the last tomato plant that DH was looking for. A little hard to find a red grape. And we bought the last of the flowers to plant. Now, if only we get to put them out. Today is DGD's communion party too. Just a BBQ. I'm making a shrimp pasta salad. I should be able to eat that. I'm sure i'll find something I can eat. Never have a problem with that.

Rosie, I know you will have fun with those grands. And I also make sure I make all their favorite foods while they are visiting. Sometimes it's hard to remember that it's for them and not so much for me. They are both really thin and can eat anything but we do try to make sure they eat well, along with a few treats. You think we can raise them to have a mote healthy idea of food than we have? That's our goal. And the first time DGS had me come listen to one of his songs, I called my DH in to listen too. We just laughed. I guess every generation has their own music.

Mary, must be Grandkids time. Enjoy! Good for you for adding all the healthy things for the picnic. Kids learn by example. They need to see us eating and enjoying fruit and vegetables.

Rie, I had no idea you could plant stevia! I'm really going to look into that. You didn't plant the minto directly into your garden, did you? It grows like a weed and you can't get rid of it once it takes root. Better to plant it in a pot. I have mint that the former owners planted 25 years ago and it keeps popping up, after years of digging root. Hope your knee feels better. Take it easy and let it rest. In the mean time, lift hand weights. You don't have to stop exercising.

Lynn, I'm glad you got the AC repaired. I can't stand heat! I know I complain about the cold weather, but I don't like it too hot either. Especially when I try to sleep. Did you find anything great at the flea market? I've found some amazing stuff. And some real junk! ha!

Gayle, I know what you mean about the dementia patient yelling all the time. I get annoyed, but I feel so sorry for them. Losing your health is terrible. Losing your mind is worse.

Nancy, It takes 30 min. for the stomach to tell your brain that it's full. So taking a few min. to have that extra food is a good idea. Especiall if you eat really fast. It's hard to drink too much water, but it can happen. And it's dangerious. If that is the reason that your are getting edema it should stop. If you continue to get swollen ankels please see a Dr. Not a good thing.

Lyn, I hope you enjoy the bikes. I love to ride with the grandkids. Such a fun way to get exercise.

Z, missing you, and the rest of the "girls".

Everyone have a great Holiday.

Freda

Hot here again today.

I am meeting my sister for movie - Bridesmaids (her choice - not mine).

The movie theater we are going to serves lunch while you are watching the movie.

Have a good Sunday,

Lynn

Good Morning girls...long time no see

We've been so busy cleaning up the yard and flower gardens for the Garden Flower tour coming up June 25th. The more things I find to improve, the more I'm finding. I expanded our shade garden area where the Mexican fireplace and lawn furniture are, put down tile under them. I have only one flower bed left to weed out . I don't think I've ever worked so hard or enjoyed myself so much as this spring.
I scanned the past posts, about 10 days worth and my head is spinning. So much to comment on and so little time. First of all, congrats on those pounds gone, especially you Rosie..so happy your doc's appointment went well and down 130 pounds. Yes, we've been telling you to stop wearing those big clothes, you need much smaller. BTW, happy belated birthday. I always remember your's because it's the same day as mine. Our DD just asked me this morning when she could bring out my birthday gift, we didn't take the time to celebrate.
KarenMo...This year is a record for tornados, I think I heard it wasn't this bad since the 1940's. I didn't see where you posted about them, were they close to you? I'm sure you're getting excited about opening the pool. You and KarenFla both have pools...how lovely. Probably not fun to take care of unless you both can hire some handsome pool cleaners.
Lynn...I love your description of how you look in capris...oompah-loompah. I don't wear them myself because they make me look like I have high water pants on. I do have a couple of pair but have to roll the legs up...it ruins the looks of them so they stay in the dresser drawers. You're down to size 10, awesome news. I was really excited to find and buy a size 6 jean. Yeah, size 6! I've been able to wear 6 clothes for awhile now but not in a jean, they always run small.
Rie...We have asparagus in our garden too. DH picked enough for 3 meals and we've not had the time to eat it. Maybe tonight since it's raining here today and I can't do much outside. I also pick a bunch on our gravel road where the birds had planted it. The birds have also planted asparagus in my rock bed around a bird bath, in a corner of the yard flower bed and in my raspberry patch. Those little guys get around, I noticed grape vines in a few placed coming up too. I dig them out as soon as I see them.
Nancy...this is a great idea! Just knowing you can have a second helping tricks your mind. I'm going to try that!Freda...I missed where Rie said you could plant Stevia. I'm going to check into it too. Did she say how you harvest it?
Donna...No, I forgot about it. Tell me what it's called again? My migraines have gotten worse again and I ordered something the doc's said not to do. (A neck brace) My headaches come in the middle of the night and I'm thinking it's the way I sleep? Anyway, my neck brace came 3 days ago... For the last 3 nights I've worn the darn thing to bed and 3 morning in a row I've not had a headache. Go figure
Mary...we wanted Olivia to win and what a beautiful opera voice she has. Neat that her hubby lost all that weight on his own. They'll keep each other motivated I'm thinking once she's off the ranch.
I noted the time when I started scanning all the post and I've been at this site for 1 & 1/2 hour, gotta get outside. All those I missed, sorry. I'll be a better poster in a couple of weeks. I did take time to make a couple of things with our rhubarb so it didn't go to waste. This cake is really good. I don't know the calories, I sort of made the recipe up myself. I haven't been counting calories for quite awhile so you'll have to put it thru Fitday or whatever program you're using.

Pillsbury SUGAR FREE Yellow cake mix.
4 cups diced rhubarb
1/2 cup Splenda
1 package Vanilla instant sugar free pudding
Cool Whip, sugar free
Spray Pam on 9 x 13 pan, add diced rhubarb and sprinkle splenda on top of rhubarb.
Mix up cake mix according to directions less 1 egg.
(calls for 3 eggs, only put 2 in because of the moisture in the rhubarb) Dot batter over rhubarb carefully. Bake according to cake mix directions.
Cool cake.
Make vanilla pudding according to package instructions.
Top the cake with the instant pudding. (I use cooked sugar free pudding, holds up better and I put it on the cake hot) Chill in refrigerator until set, then top with the Cool Whip.
Keep cake refrigerated and covered.

Hi Everyone,

Menu and food at the theater was very good - movie was TERRIBLE! We left after about 40 minutes.

Lynn

Hi everyone..sunny but cold here today.My grdd is with her cousins today at a rodeo. Ive been puzzeled and bothered by my wt loss numbers,i called my own reg dr office and my ticker is right according to them. dont know where Dr todds office came up with their numbers. im sticking with my ticker. i do not feel like ive lost 130# and i dont want to be a cheater or liar. so thats my story and im sticking to it im happy with my loss of 90 # gone another 4 # this week so thats a 94# loss. and you are all right,my clothes are too big. so today im weeding out whats not fixable and then get the sewing machine out.i dont like too tight things tho so maybe a little loose hoping your day is awsome rosey

Good afternoon GGs! We went to church this morning and then to the buffet. I think I did a little better today although I still had dessert. One step at a time. Kept remembering the sermon this morning...the pastor said, a decision takes us in a direction which leads to a destination, so make sure that's where you want to go". I used to tell my kids something similiar and thought I'd better apply it to my eating. I think it helped!

Lynn - Sorry the movie was so bad. We rarely go out to movies, just use Netflix, but I've heard there is a theatre like that here now where you can eat while watching. Glad the food was good at least.

Riemontana - I didn't know about growing Stevia! Might try it sometime. Right now I have lots of Splenda on hand and also some Stevia, but I want to use up the Splenda and try just using Stevia. This grandson is actually a pretty healthy eater already. When we go into a restaurant...first if it's fast food, he gives us the fast food is bad for you lecture. LOL But he will eat it though he substitutes apple slices for French fries. Of course he uses the caramel dip which probably isn't any better for him but I don't mention that. Then he has milk instead of a soft drink. I am fortunate that way...most of my kids and gc eat healthy and they are all slender and healthy. I do have one son who does not eat healthy and neither does his wife nor his kids but out of four kids (and nine gk) that's not too bad I guess. I kinda worry about that one son though as he is an excellent candidate for health problems but I've warned him many times. He is also just beginning to put on a little bit of excess weight now at 35, so I really wish he'd eat better. None of his children are overweight yet but they sure eat a lot high-fat, high-sugar foods.

Bobbi - Thanks for the recipe. I'll check out the carbs. Maybe I could make it for a potluck or for guests. You know, I've never tried rubarb? I've seen it in the stores and think my parents used to eat it sometimes in pies. Is it considered a fruit?

Jess - Fruit Cinnamon Crisp sounds yummy! I love that kind of thing! For us here at home, I usually try to only make 2 serv as if I make more, dh will eat one serving and I'll eat the rest!

Rosey - Glad you are enjoying your gd! Gks are sure fun! When we first started having them, I was still raising two children of my own and felt too much like a "mother." But now that I have no more of my own to raise, I can just relax and be "grandma," and it's great.

Have a good evening...Freda, Zoe...anyone else I might have missed....


ETA: Just added up my buffet meal and I still had too many calories but at least this time I kept my carbs in line!! Progress at least!!

Not sure how many of you still use flaxseed but I do...mostly in cereal and occasionally with fruit...but here are some recipes I found. They call for the particular brand they sell but am sure you could use any brand.
http://www.heintzmanfarms.com/mbflax4.htm

Good morning GG's,

Two days down (work) ~ one to go. Off tomorrow

Trying to be back OP today. Haven't been very good lately. I start off the day with good intentions, then it falls apart later in the day. (Doughnuts at work, brownies with the family ~ plus more wrong doings on my own later. Sweets are my big problem.)

So, time to quit the funny business and get down to business ~ again.

It is probably a good thing that I have in the back of my mind the expense of going to Weight Watchers. Otherwise, I wouldn't feel guilty for messing up and getting nowhere and wasting that money ~ and my bad behavior would go on for longer.

Ok, I'd better get going and get ready for work.

Take care all ~ have a great day


Maddie and me

Happy Memeorial Day everyone..I thought i was spending the day with daisy dog and grs called from cabin last night and he got his balck bear..my gosh he was excited.the bear was a 6 ft 10 incher..thats big.so they are on their way home today..i made potatoe salad and oven baked chix as they are always starving when they get home,i made extra as i forgot how much a 14 yr old can eat. nice pics glynne grkids are so much fun and i spoil them rotton and do sp things with them,and teach them to sew and cook,even the boys. i am posting a few pics of the young moose that was in my yard last nite.and some of amanda and her shoes she decorated. i have ahuge attic,like a walk in closet and the grkids are allowed since they were little to look for treasures,well she found these shoes brand new in box and i cant wear them but fit her so she wanted to spruce them up lol hoping your day is great rosey

Hope you have all had a nice Memorial Day. I keep thinking of the servicemen/women who have fought to make sure we could have nice days like this. Our forecasters were wrong and we have had beautiful weather, cool mornings and evenings but sun doing the day both days. My dh took our gs swimming at our gym this morning again and I stayed home and cleaned house. Didn't get everything done of some at least. This afternoon we had a BBQ on our patio...BBQ Chicken, a little leftover Potato Salad which we shared, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob and Peaches for dessert. Too many carbs but I had only a tiny bit of the potato salad and beans and two slices of peaches. I did eat a whole ear of corn ...kind of a med size. Usually my dh and I share one but I ate it before I even thought. So too many carbs again! It was all really good though! I was going to have strawberries instead of peaches but forgot and set out the peaches. Seems like I can't put a meal together without forgetting something any more, but no one seemed to mind. Now my dh and gs are at the park playing with the remote SUV and plane we gave him. We have had fun with him but we are getting tired so it's probably a good thing he is going home tomorrow morning. I think my dh is about worn out. His leg seems to hurt him more these days...I think it's because he is now almost as active as he was before the accident and yet it is not quite fully healed. The doctor said it would hurt when he is active for a while. And the longer our gs stays the more he tends to get hyper and into things. We dearly love him but his parents have not taught him restraint nor have they applied much discipline which makes it kinda difficult at times for us. So short visits are best.

Rosey - glad you are still enjoying your gc. And your gs getting a bear! Wow I can't imagine ...must be big. I've never experienced that.

Glynne - glad I'm not the only one with a sweet tooth. I have such a hard time with that.

Jess - forgot dessert?!!! How could you forget dessert?!! Sorry, I just can't imagine doing that!

Good Evening GG's

Yippee ~ day off tomorrow. Had a pretty good day at work. But glad to be home just the same.

Stopped on the way home to pick up a few grocery items. I had completed my list and was headed to the check out. I wasn't paying much attention to the people around me ~ I was just wanting to get my stuff and get home. This man was kind of getting too close to my comfort zone, and I was sort of trying to ignore him and move away ~ he asked me if I needed help to find anything and so I stopped to answer him and looked at him ~then realized it was my son-in-law We had a good laugh then.

Gonna go have some supper ~ just had to stop in and share that funny thing.

Hope you all have had a nice Memorial Day.

Take care