Morning girls,

Just finished a mini-workout on the Wii. I do most of the exercised on it. I love the yoga and I usually start with that. I do the running, walking, and strengthening exercises too. I have the Wii Dance program too but I have to say I'm really bad at it and I tend to not do that as much as I thought I would but it is a great aerobic workout.

I am enjoying this group a lot and I am feeling more motivated each day!

Good morning GGs! It's cloudy and maybe raining little out there today. I haven't been out yet. Really enjoyed yesterday even though I didn't get much done in the house. The glass guy came to give us an estimate on the two windows we are now replacing. See, we are doing the windows a little at a time. This time it is the dining room window and the living room window and besides the patio door (which we did last fall) these are the larges windows in the house. The company that installed our new patio door has apparently gone out of business...too bad there prices were good and we liked their work. But hopefully this will work out well too even though a little more money. Someone is coming to do an exact measurement in a few days and then it will be 4-5 weeks before the actual installation is done. Slow going doing the windows like this but when you are paying cash you tend to move a little (a lot!) slower! While I was out there listening to his sales pitch, I managed to work on my roses and do some weeding then after he left I weeded for about 40 min. in the front yard. There are still a lot I didn't get ...think all the more diligent fertilizing we have done the past year is helping the weeds to grow more too! I will spray weed killer on the rest of them. Then I need to get to the back yard. I really enjoy being outside. My dh cooked dinner last night and it was a healthy meal of tilapia and veggies. I ate about 1/3 cup of rice. My weight was down today so think I did ok even though I didn't track it. For me it is almost as important to watch the timing of my eating so I don't snack too much.

Rosey - how nice that you dh brought you flowers!

Jess - thanks for the explaination! As long as I've been on here I never knew what the PT meant!

Lynn - Glad to have you back!

Nancy - I can understand how you would feel about doctors after that experience! Things have changed a lot though through the years. I find that they are much more patient and understanding ...people-friendly I guess you could call it. I feel that most of them show more respect to the patients...for instance ..my doctors know I am very independent and make my own decisions after listening to their advice. I respect their knowledge and skills but I also respect my own common sense and my own knowledge, so I pick their brains and then make my own decisions and they don't seem to have a problem with that. If they did, I'd find another doctor. I hope it is just the heat though and you can find a way to combat it by staying cool. How warm is it there now? You are in one of the Carolinas, aren't you? I know it gets very warm there! My sons were stationed in NC and we made a few trips out to visit them.

Marie - No, my dh's speech is not really affected much...he's just kinda breathy..you know kinda short of breath when he comes in or even sometimes when he moves through the house.

Well, dh is getting things done around here and making me feel lazy so I'd better get busy too. Take care, GGs and have a good day!

Hello Ladies!! I finally got around to taking some pictures of "My Woman Cave"!! The clothes that you see hanging there belong to my son....someday he will come and get them! But they aren't really in the way so guess I will just put up with it for now. It is so nice and cool down there--- LOVE IT!!

We have been thinking that maybe we shouldn't sell our house right now. It is paid for and looking around at others available I just don't know if we would be smart doing it.. Plus I'm kind of getting things done around here like we like. Like you Mary, it is a slow gradual process. One of the things that I would like to do is replace the carpet....I just hate it! But that is something else that can be lived with until we can do it.

I need to get going and get some stuff done this afternoon. I've been playing most of the morning!! I synced my Iphone and did an update and I downloaded the song "Joplin" that Doug Gabriel did Sunday night on the telethon to benefit Joplin. Gosh it was such a neat song so I splurged and paid the $0.99 to itunes to get it!! Of course, they say that 100% of the sales of this song are going to Joplin so I guess I did OK.

Rosey, loved the flowers!! You got a pretty good guy there---wouldn't trade him in just yet!!! LOL!!

Anyway, Hello to everyone else and I will get back to you later.... Have a great day!!!

Marie, how much coffee (espresso) do you use in your mocha recipe? I have some raspberry SF syrup ..think that would be ok? I don't have an espresso machine so would be using instant coffee or maybe some coffee from a K-cup.
Today I plan on getting the ingredients for both yours and Rosey's recipes. That's what kept me from it before...didn't have the ingredients.

Rosey there is a Nestle's Mocha that comes in packets like the cocoa. I tried it once and didn't care for it. But I'm going to try making yours in case it is different.

Karen31 - love your woman cave! I don't have such hot weather to deal with plus we have AC so my office is my cave I guess. I spend enough time in here! :-) For my dh it's the family room (TV) and the garage (workbench).

Well I have now got a roast in the crockpot and am heading out to the grocery store.

Thanks Marie. I will try it. I only drink cold so I got the almond breeze. Don't think I've tried it before. I also got the cream and I got vanilla coffee creamer for Rosey's. My dh can always use it too. So I'm all set to make me some mocha! If I don't like them I can always go back to the mix I get at Costco...I figured out that it is cheaper than amazon even with a subscription! But if I use 1 oz of the mix and skim milk (it can be made without milk but not as good) it is about 2 carb servings and 150 calories. I'd like to get it down. Mostly I cut back on the mix to 1/2 oz and use 1/2 skim milk. It's ok esp if I put in a little cocoa and Splenda. If I skip the cocoa it's only about 95 calories and one carb serv, with cocoa it is still less than 150.

Ok, Rosey I made yours first. I got a little confused, sorry, so be patient with me. Here's what I did...I used SF cocoa mix, wasn't sure if I was to add a cup of water or not so I added 1/2 c water and abt 1 cup ice, then I added 1 T french vanilla creamer (I could only find french) but forgot to get SF so that's why I only used 1 T. I put in 1 T instant coffee (was it supposed to be prepared with water? I didn't) and I blended it all up and it was pretty tasty just a little coffee strong. I figure I got 90 calories and one carb serving (15 g) so not bad. If I'd used SF creamer it would have been less. I definitely have to cut back on the coffee though I do like a slightly coffee taste as that's what makes it a mocha. Will have to figure out the costs to compare with what I've been using. Can you explain exactly how you do it again, please...I want to make it the best I can.

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Hi everyone.. i quiet day here.dh is wheedling me for a new 4 wheeler he has to sell his 6 wheeler first and then finance the rest. sigh big boys and their toys!! since i pay the bills he thinks im the money police im not for or against it. He came back from town and said hes reserved a new one. my he moves fast lol. and yes he can be sweet but more so when he wants something,arn't we all.maryea..i never measure just guess so when i made mine this aft noon i measured just for you. i use the standard blissard mug. so i used 1 cup ice,1cup water,1 T sf vanilla coffee mate,1 pkg swiss miss diet hot choc,1T instant coffee. blend well and then add a squirt of lite whipping cream(about 2T) ive also made it with click expresso mocha protein powder,i just use the same ice and water and 2 scoops of the protein powder.i like the 1st one better,u can adjust the instant coffee if its to strong for u.Karen31 i love your cave. i have hand wts,exercise bands and a punching bag. i need to get back to the exercise. i didnt when grkids are here. i wont put on a jiggely show for anyone hoping your all haveing an awsome day rosey

Karen3 - Hi there! Glad you are popping in now and then. Hope you are beginning to feel better. I'm sure it takes a while. Take care of yourself and we will look forward to hearing from you more as you feel better.

Rosey - Thanks for measuring and the details. I am going to try it again using more water and less coffee.

Good evening GG’s,

Taking a break and visiting you all. Have some of the getting ready to go to work stuff to do yet.

Rosey ~ the flowers your husband brought you were so pretty ~ the coffee pot you put them in was perfect for a wildflower bouquet.

Mary ~ I am in awe of your cleaning schedule ~ it makes me tired just reading about it.

Marie ~ I am in awe of your 20 mile bike ride.

Karen MO ~ your woman cave looks neat.

Nancy ~ glad you are back and that the swelling is less. Sorry for your bad experience with the hospital when your dad was there.

Karen FL ~ hope you are getting to feeling better each day.

Lynn ~ glad you had a good time on your trip and that you are back.

Donna ~ I had always wondered what PT meant. Enjoy your posts ~ you always make me smile ~ you have a wonderful sense of humor.

Cindy ~ you did well with your exercise ~ way to go. I like your signature ~ That should probably be my middle name (procrastinator).

Rie ~ you are doing great getting back to your work out ~ you don’t be so hard on yourself ~ at least you are doing it ~ you’ll get back to where you were.

Bobbi ~ sorry you hurt yourself working in your yard. Hope your back gets to feeling better and your headaches get gone too.

Freda ~ thank you for the prayers about work. Some days are not so bad. I guess the bad ones just stand out more. It’ll be ok. Hope your sunburn is feeling better.

Lyn ~ sounds like you’ve got some yummy things coming from your garden.

Zoe ~ hope the sun comes out on your days off.

Floriduh ~ getting to work out in the pool sounds heavenly ~ enjoy

Hello to anyone I missed ~ like some of the others my memory sometimes lets me down ~ sorry.

Take care

This is a picture from Bobbi---she wanted me to see if I could get the pic to upload to 3FC. Pretty flowers!!!

Good evening again,

Feeling so tired and sleepy tonight ~ don't know why ~ but hating to give in. Two hours until my usual bedtime. I may not make it.

I am also craving stuff I shouldn't have. Chips, sweets. Good thing there aren't any here. Maybe I should go to bed early then I wouldn't think about it.

Had a pretty nice day off. Got to spend time with my son and grandson.

This morning, I spent time rescuing some pictures for Sara. Her old computer had crashed and she lost all the pictures that were on there. They weren't able to get them off. She had put some on Myspace back when it was more in use than Facebook. So, I went to her Facebook page and saved the pictures to my computer for her. I had read the other day that because people were using Facebook more and not using Myspace hardly at all anymore that they were possibly going to shut it down. So, I wanted to get those pictures off there for her in case she didn't have a chance should that really happen.

Back to work tomorrow. Three days then off the weekend.

There are all kinds of rumors flying around that our hospital is being sold, to be bought out by another hospital or something. Very unsettling. Wish they would hurry up and get it over with so we could all stop worrying and wondering.