HELLO FRIENDS ~ We had a nice, quiet & relaxing weekend at home ... I just small stuff around here. This AM, we awoke to ***white*** grass, but it all melted as soon as the came out in full. Thankfully, things cleared up completely and we had until sunset tonight.

I seemed to have the munchies this weekend; really had to reign that in, but I think I managed at least a couple maintenance days or better, I hope. Today, I made a nice chicken with roasted veggies; that always makes me feel better and more satisfied ...

I read a really nice historical romance novel over the weekend in the evenings; just like watching a movie only better, I think. I got some more mending done today; am finally almost caught up now. The temps are really falling these days; even below zero F, and the sun is setting sooner too.

We went hunting for our Halloween stuff yesterday and have them ready to make up our display. We are just waiting a bit longer this year before putting them out though, so things won't get damaged by any bad weather.

Hope all our friends here have a wonderful week coming up ... Rosebud

BOY, it has sure been cold here lately; I think many areas are experiencing colder temps than usual ... even in Californie they are only getting 60's & 70's ... awww ... that's too bad! Maybe they'd like our ZERO C better, eh? Oh, I'm naughty today ...


Well, us Canadians have to find some way to keep warm; and giggling helps a little bit. I have been catching up on my laundry and mending as of late; have stayed home the last few days. I have been reading AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN by Anthony Robbins; this is a very interesting book and has lots of ideas about solutions for getting the most out of life; improving our relationships; and fulfilling our goals and dreams (including weightloss).

I just pushed the thermostat up a notch so the furnace would come on and warm me up whilst I'm posting; I find it is hard to get used to the wet cold at the beginning of the wintery seasons, although technically we are still supposed to be in Autumn right now ...

Had baked chicken fingers & sweet potato fries & a broccoli/cuke salad for dinner tonight; plus I had the crock pot on with a hearty homemade tomato sauce with lots of lean meat (I drained the fat off first). I just put the crock in the fridge and will reheat it tomorrow.

We are supposed to get some on the weekend! Hope everyone out there is having a good week; do have a fab Friday tomorrow -- hey, TGIF!!! Take good care ... Rosebud

HI LADIES ~ well, I tried to come in here and make a post last night, but we had a bad storm with fierce winds that knocked the ISP off just as I was writing my post in this thread. I noticed that I hadn't been in here almost a week as we have been so busy and I was posting in other threads too.

This is a busy time as we get everything ready for the winter. We went up to our lot today and closed up the camper, emptied water containers, and brought home all the extra food, linen, and other stuff that we don't want to freeze or get damp. We hope to put the other half of the new roof on the camper next summer so there will be no more leaks; we found two more small ones today when we went there. Nothing like a humongous storm to let you know where all the tiny little holes are.

Heck, this storm was swirling the in every direction in torrents or sheets of rain -- and since we have a tin roof, the sound was awesome, almost musical even. Some rain even trickled down our furnace vent pipe ... We saw some more SNOWBIRDS on our way out there and back; had to keep honking the horn so they would get off the road ...

We had put out our Halloween decos but had to bring them back in last night as they were blowing away on us. DH went out this AM to find two guys in our back lane trying to rescue their tent garage that had rolled here during the night (totally destroyed too). He helped them take it back home, as the winds were still blowing a bit this morning too; but we did have some for half the day at least.

Actually, this is normal weather for this time of year here; we always get rain and winds in the fall here, but in November that will turn to ***** as the temps drop again. I can hear the wind coming down the pipes but it isn't near as bad as last night.

We had Spagetti with some meat sauce I made in the crock pot last week; froze it in small containers. We also had some spagetti squash and green beans with it as fillers that makes up for less pasta. I took out some wild pacific salmon for tomorrow night, and DH was thrilled about that.

Hope you all have a great week and nice weather where you are; take good care now ... Rosebud

We had a good weekend; busy and a bit tiring. We put our fall decos back out and the winds died down and stayed that way since. The temps were a bit cooler but at least it wasn't wet and mucky; a wee bit of **** had fallen on Saturday and stayed until today -- but as the temps came up, it all melted.

The peeked out just before sunset () but it is supposed to be back with us for a clear, sunny day tomorrow -- that would be nice as it is very chilly here tonight. We had to put the furnace up a bit to take the chill out of the air ...

I made a pot of homemade sirloin beef stew with lots of veggies for dinner tonight; perfect for a cold day and we have enuff left over for a hot lunch tomorrow too. We didn't have as many kids as last year, but one of our neighbors did -- mostly family and friends. I am sure the colder weather was to blame.

I had a few low-cal treats last night, but planned well ahead by eating less during the day and it worked out well. I purposely bought things that DH & I don't like so there was not much problem for us there. DH is keeping some things for snacks but we are donating the leftover candy bags to goodwill.

We even got a bit of Christmas shopping done this past week; got some good bargains. We aren't buying as much this year; just don't need or want that much this year -- so we should save some $$$ too ...

Hope you all have a great week coming up; do take care ... Rosebud

HI FRIENDS ~ well, we have had a good week; been keeping on plan and getting some rest too. I had hurt my middle back a bit last week -- from moving around the bins with our decos; so I purposely rested since the weekend and I am feeling much, much better (pain is all gone) ...

I just did a bit of vacuuming and dust mopping today; plus light tidying which gave me some good walking around here (to & for; to & fro). I had a great NSV this week; when we went to town on Tuesday, I picked up a nice navy suit (perfect to go with my velvet navy top), but it was a size smaller (1x) and it fits! Yeah ...

Sooo, all those tummy crunches, half-situps, butt squeezes, and hand weights in the AM are doing their job (started in January this year); so I am increasing the reps a bit at a time starting this month.

I made a meatless pasta dish for dinner tonight (added some beans instead of meat this week) -- am doing a bit of experimenting. I could eat pasta & veggies OR rice & veggies no problem; but I am sneaking them at DH a bit at a time ...

It was a bit chilly here today; the winds make it feel colder than it is though. We did get a whole day of last Tuesday, and it also made an appearance this afternoon for a while too, which is always nice.

I have a docs appt next Monday; they called and asked me to come in. I guess he is wondering how I am doing. I haven't had any more symptoms in some time now, so I hope that means things are healing up well (internally, that is). Hope that is a good sign; but I haven't been called for the colonoscopy test yet -- that does take some time, I hear. It did occur to me that they are waiting to see if things heal up on its own too. A friend told me she had the same thing happen to her, and it did heal on its own in time.

Well, I hope all our friends here are well; and that you all have a fabulous Friday tomorrow as well -- TGIF, eh? Take good care of yourselves; and don't be a stranger now, ya hear ... Rosebud

HI THERE ~ We have been having the most glorious weather this past week -- at least 4 days of full in a row! What a blessing for us here; still no *****, just some Jack Frost this morning, but it all melted pretty soon. I did my morning toning exercises upon waking as per usual, only I have upped the reps for the month of November, so we'll see how that goes. I was so happy about that NSV of the blue suit, that I thought a little tweak was in order ...

I did my usuall Wednesday house chores today; the washroom and some laundry -- plus the meal and dishes, etc. Just had a chicken burger with a nice mixed salad for dinner tonight; simple but very healthy too.

DH got some pictures of his parents & grandparents blown up this week; they finally arrived today, so I put them in some really nice frames that I picked up a while back. We hung them up in the livingroom today and they look great; this is so nice for him to have a picture of them here, since so many of his family are now passed on to the other side (it is very comforting for him).

UPDATE ~ I finally got my call about the colonoscopy test -- it will be on Monday, November 22, 2010 but not sure of the time yet. I have to go the Wednesday before for the pre-op consult for preparation, and they will tell me the exact time then ... eeks, I will try and not be too nervous about it. I am feeling better and the symptoms seemed to have eased off, but they want to make sure and check anyways. I'm hoping that is has all healed up now, and things will be all clear as well ...

I had a bit of a problem with my PC; coudn't post on this site through FIREFOX as some type of MALWARE PROGRAM blocked all my screen images including emoticons, smilies, pictures, signatures, and even the SUBMIT REPLY buttons -- so weird. MOZILLA was very helpful and sent me some ideas how to remedy the problem, which I am still working on through IE.

Hope all our friends that usually visit here are having a good week; do take good care of yourselves ... Rosebud

HI FRIENDS ~ we had a nice, quiet day at home today. We had a few light flurries last night that quickly turned into for the remainder of the night. Today it was overcast and in the 40's most of the day. It has all cleared up now though; and just after dinner, I saw the half moon and some stars out there from the front window.

I have been tweaking my plan again; and making some changes to improve things a bit. I changed my breakfast this month to oatmeal + natural cream of wheat for at least 3 days and really have found that it takes away hunger cravings I used to get at 11 am; so I am switching over for awhile.

I am reading a new book about healthy eating called "WINNING THE FOOD FIGHT" and there is a plan in there called "The VICTORY Diet" and I am using many of the ideas and tips from it and finding them helpful. I am going to try them for a while -- he challenges people to try the oatmeal fiber breakfast for 3 weeks, if they have "Constipation" issues, as this food plan helps cure that problem. So far, I am seeing much improvement in that area, which I really needed right now.

He also encourages people to try the main plan for 7 weeks to see if they see health improvements for cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight-loss. So, we'll see how I do over the next while as I intregrate the changes a few at at time ...

For Breakfast today, I had my oatmeal/cream of wheat fiber mix with skim milk & 1 tsp of Spenda brown sugar mix & a coffee. I also had a banana and a coffee for a snack in the morning. For lunch, I had a really nice tuna-veggie salad sandwich and a chicken noodle cupasoup. For, dinner I had cabbage rolls with green beans & knib corn, plus a smallish salad on the side. Boy, was I full; filling up on veggies and salad is really working for me.

TUNA SALAD SANDWICH or other (see below)

1 tin tuna, drained
2 tbl minced onion
2 tbl shredded carrot
2 tbl diced celery
2 tbl diced cucumber
2 tbl diced fresh tomato
1-2 tbl miracle whip dressing

Combine and put on sandwich; this actually makes enuff for two sandwiches or two tuna salads that you can put on lettuce; or in a tomato or sweet green pepper cup; or in a wg tortilla wrap; or half a wg pita pocket, as desired. I just mixed up half for today; and the other half tin of tuna with the onion & carrot are in the fridge in a sealed container for tomorrow.

Hope you all have a wonderful week coming up; and take good care now ... Rosebud

Well, WE HAVE SNOW!!! Yes, it finally arrived on November 18th this year; we've been blessed for sure ... but the temps did fall a bit ...

My best computer crashed on me today; I picked up a malware virus here last week and have been working like crazy to save as many files as I could. So, I am now using my old PC, but it is very slooooow. I will do my best with it; will come in and read more, and post when I can.

Did my pre-op for my colonoscopy today; it is for 10 AM on Monday morning. Picked up lots of juice, some pop, and few gatorades for the day before as I have to do a liquid fast for 24 hours ... wish me well!

I got in a bit of walking, but my eating wasn't top notch today; let the stress get to me a bit. Oh well, I have finally got this pc working Ok; and it will keep me busy. DH pulled out our Christmas tree today; think he was trying to get my mind on something cheery ...

Hope you all have a fantastic Friday tomorrow -- for those of you who have to work -- TGIF!!! Take good care and have a good one, eh ... Rosebud