The second looks like you are 2 feet tall! ha ha ha - love the window over the door - nice and bright!....and I love the open concept areas! Hope you enjoy your new 'view'.

Wish you could come over to do some of that butt kicking (with your fracture boot on of course!). It's just that he is so miserable and depressed most of the time I guess I treat him with kid gloves cuz I don't want to 'stress' him too much - ya so instead I'll have the heart attack and kick off!

You're right - I do make sure we HAVE a house - the least he can do it make sure things are running on the inside.

You do realize that he is not that proficient a cook so while he may have marinated the steak I will be slicing peppers, onions, mushrooms and preparing the broccoli and potatoes for the microwave! Problem is I am now super hungry and going to manicure place which means coming home later than normal to cook! YIPPEE!

Frouf

Yeah, I know about most guys and cooking. If it were up to Judd to feed us, we'd be living on PJ&B, cereal, and Lean Cuisines.

I wish I had a solution to everybody's problems. We would all be happy chicks.

saundra, i'm sorry i'm late with the birthday greeting. i need to make a sheet and jot down everyone's bdays. i'm such a forgetful person.

frouf, you sound in better spirits today. i hope you and dh can work something out for young ds this weekend. you two need a retreat. and--congratulations on moving that old scale.

kathy, i bet you did feel like a teenager with money this am. i'm sooooo glad you were able to get out for awhile. you have me wanting to buy some flowers now. maybe in a few minutes i will. i need to get out, too. your family room looks awesome. such a feeling of comfort! thanks for sharing the photos with us.

Boy, have I been living under a rock or what??? My first trip to the grocery store in six weeks and it's like everything has changed! Lookie what I got:



Only 1 calorie per spritz, or 10 for 10. I guess 10 pumps is the recommended amount for a salad. Pretty nifty, huh?

This is the link to the page:

http://www.wish-bone.com/dressing.as...ssing=ss_balsa

that is nifty, kathy. i haven't seen that here in montana.

Ya and like we'll ever see anything like that in the Deep North - good luck to us! (note to self - time for another trip over the bridge to ogdensburg, ny).

Kathy - I am also glad you managed to get out today - it must have felt great!

Well dh did try hard I must admit - while I was getting my nail fixed - I had instructed him to: prep/cut brocolli and potatoes for microwave and to slice up some green pepper, onions and mushrooms for the steaks!

I was a bit late getting home so he actually started the cooking - problem is he needs a little more help in the 'coordination' part (he himself admitted this). So broccoli was already done (and in casserole getting cold?). steak a bit overdone - potatoes not ready (one HUGE one and 2 smaller ones for 8 minutes did not work!). Anyhow I was able to fix things - he had already eaten which was good so he offered to drive dd to dance class so I could eat.

Steak was a bit chewy - and I think I overdid it after dinner w/the popcorn, but at least it was popcorn and not something worse!

Had fun at my 'under new management" meeting - just 10 minutes - started off by saying 'there's gonna be some changes around here' - cuz I always wanted to say that - and I told them so! I am obviously going to be a bit more hands on than my predecessor (she is right now on her way to a 3 week trip thru South Africa!!).....but I do want to get the full experience!

Must remember to pick up bday cake for work tomorrow (and bring cake server from home)!!! (wrote myself a note already) - going out for lunch to mexican place - will try to choose carefully!

Oh ya - selfish daughter story # 213: mentioned to dd about her father having MAJOR surgery - he is in great pain due to recurring/ongoing back problems and now has no feeling in his right hand - dr says if he doesn't have surgery soon he may permanently lose nerve feeling in his hand - finally saw the neurosurgeon again this week (4th visit) and he agreed so scheduled for may 24th - I mention this to her and she bursts out crying.

How sweet you are thinking right? She is sad and worried about her dad? Wrongo! the 24th? How could he? My recital is on the 28th and he said he would be there? (sob sob). I of course went rank on her - how selfish can you be? You know he would be there if he could, but he's like getting a piece of his thigh bone grafted onto his spine and has to wear a collar for a month and can't drive and go to work, so not able to attend (four days after surgery!). She of course called him as soon as she got home - probably to whine and cry some more! Honestly!

And kathy I have already sorted the laundry into piles - with plans for dh to do it tomorrow so I don't have to do it on the weekend? good idea right?

Time for bed!

Frouf

That girl! I know I shouldn't laugh but it is really such a typical response from that age. It's all about MEEEEEE! I hope her dad's surgery goes well and he gets major relief afterward.

I am the owner of a huge hurting foot -- seems as though it does not like being tugged and pulled and stretched and rubbed. I just now took two pain pills and will try to sleep, although they usually don't kick in for several hours.

Kate called a little while ago to ask about seasoning some chicken. I asked why she was home and she said she had left work, couldn't stand it anymore because she hates it so much. She sounded miserable and I felt really sorry for her. She said Devan told her she would have to suck it up and do it anyway because they have bills, etc. She mentioned looking for something else. I wish she would ride it out for a year and then get moved to another department. Anyway she sounded a little better after we talked a while, so maybe she's just going thru a phase. When her blood sugar gets out of whack she gets very tired and then nothing suits her. And that reminds me, I was going to buy her a new monitor. Maybe I'll go looking around tomorrow.

Judd's going to a Rangers game tomorrow night (vs. Yankees) but it's supposed to be bad rain. I hope that goes okay -- I'll be watching it on TV of course and cheering for the rain.

My weight is up a bit so I had better get a grip right now or I'll be complaining soon. A little while ago it was 147.6 but that's an evening weight. We'll see how it is in the morning and go from there.

I got my 3FC book in the mail today -- talk about a great read! I HIGHLY recommend it!

Have a good evening, everybody! I'll see you in the morning!

Good Morning Chicks! I still have my cold but I'm doing better since my throat isn't as sore. I slept 8 hours and feel pretty darned good. My coffee that Honey Lamb made for me is hitting the spot this morning. We don't have any errands today that both of us need to do. So I'll stay here and do laundry while Jim runs to Ace hardware and to the dry cleaners. Tonight is Jim's big birthday dinner out and I know he is looking foward to it.

The bills are starting to roll in for his tongue surgery and all the pre-testing as well as the pre-testing for the shoulder surgery he was to have. All in all, we are very lucky to have great health insurance. Jim wants a rest of a couple of weeks before he has the shoulder surgery. Who could blame him?

My scale is up this morning. I wonder if it always happens when I make the corncakes. I kind of overdid it on them yesterday. I was STARVING (ok I wasn't starving but I WAS very, very, hungry!) and I ate too many of them. Today is exercise day and so far my heel feels a tiny bit sore, but not bad enough to not exercise. So, I'll respond to posts, eat breakfast, and walk. Woo Hoo!

Frouf, your lunch yesterday sounded yummy and of course a new pair of shoes always goes a long way to making a froufie feel better! As far as DH goes, I would make him very responsible for lots of life stuff at home. I guess I was VERY lucky with my Jim. Jim cannot cook either so I didn't ask him to but he did just about everything else. He ran all the errands, did the grocery shopping, some light cleaning and all of the laundry. He also took care of the animals and any service calls that needed to be handled for the house. He just thought that made sense since he was home and retired before me. It's just the right thing to do. Emily's reaction didn't surprise me based on her reactions to life lately. I can only imagine what she said to her Dad?

Kath, hmmmmm.....I don't know where I got that blue was good. Maybe I thought it was good because you said everything was ok with your foot. Anywhooooo......I'm still happy that you are on the mend but VERY sorry that the therapy hurts. I figured that it would. The therapy on my elbow hurt alot. Poor Kate. I hope it was just a little blip and that she'll be ok. Change is hard. Jim uses the Free Style Monitor (the one with just a drop needed) and he likes it alot. It's been very reliable. And poor Shaun. I hope he recovers quickly. It's good of you to offer to get him medicine. I'm so tickled that you like your camera AND that you have a great place to spend the rest of your recovery that is in the middle of the family. At least you'll get some food now! I never saw that wishbone salad dressing and I was just through the dressing aisle. I'm still trying to find the WW vanilla puffs. My GF told me to go to Trader Joe's. I need some more Dr. Praegger's burgers so maybe I'll make a trip next week. I don't like to shop on the weekend because it's too crowded.

Melissa, must be busy, busy, busy! Good Luck Chick. It will be better soon.

Sandra, you seem disconnected. Is everything ok with you? Is your weigh in today? Good Luck.

Saundra, I hope the rain wasn't damaging by you yesterday. I never heard of a nursery making up a planter but I think it's a very cool idea!

Ok.....since there is no one here to talk to I guess I'm forced to go on the treadmill!

Good mid-morning! I'm up after not sleeping very well (I am a broken record). Judd first saw a bird in the room, got up and turned on the light, then a few hours later he got up and was pointing at the dog. And THEN it started thundering and raining very loudly, and I think there was some hail in there too.

He's gone to work now and will go to the ballgame tonight. He even rode his motorcycle despite my warning that it was going to start raining again this afternoon. Oh well, not me who'll get drenched!

I have a little grocery list of things I missed yesterday, and then think I'll get my hair done too. I'll probably go right after noon.

Scale was 144.4 this morning. When will I learn not to panic when I see a higher number? To stay on track, it has to be a little below 144 tomorrow morning. I guess we'll see then.

good afternoon, we went on vacation for 2 weeks last month. I was so ready for core way before we got back. According to WW scale, I gained 13#, as of this week I am down 1.2#. Am going to the doctor next week to have blood work done, due to my worries about brother and sister having congestive heart failure(both younger than I) and both weigh much more than I, only because I started losing weight almost 3 years ago.
Vivian

vickie, my weight goes up when i make the corncakes. i don't know if it's cuz of the volume i eat or the cornmeal itself. i guess i was just busy yesterday. i didn't realize i was disconnected. maybe it's the embroidery. i have been figuratively "jumping hurdles" getting started. i am over them now and the fun should begin soon.

i went to wi this am and was down .6 lbs. that makes 10.2 in 4 weeks. i am jumping for joy! i can do this now that i have my mind set--and so far, it's easy!!! life is good.

kathy, congratulations on your continued weightloss. i know how hard this is to do without being able to exercise--or even just walk around. you are amazing.

vivian, it's good to see you back. vacations do that to us sometimes, don't they? we've all been there done that. i'm proud of you for getting back on core. i hope all goes well with your doctor's visit. i have chf, too. it is something we can live with. we just have to be careful. try not to worry too much.

Way to go Sandra!!!!! Did you get your ten pound ribbon? Lord knows, I have enough of those, but this time it's different and I'm loving it. You've got the momentum going girl!

My physiotherapist is an absolute sweetheart. Since my coverage is ending, she's going to discount my sessions, so that I can continue. I feel so good about that. I know I have a ways to go, but I will just keep doing it. I'll have to cut back massage therapy in a few weeks. One step at a time.

Kathy, you've got such a road ahead. How are the exercises coming? I'm surprised that they aren't doing more "hands on" stuff with you, are is that going to take place later?

Vickie, I know what you mean about having someone that you can count on. I'm the retired one, but Bernie still does a lot around here. He doesn't cook, but he sure cleans up well after dinner.

Frouf, it's going to be down right cold tomorrow. We better get out our winter jackets again. No wonder the pharmacy business does so well.

I'm going to WW seminars tonight and all day tomorrow. It should be fun.

I've got to share something cute. Natan had dinner here last night. I made my Core hamburgers, and he loved them. He asked for a THIRD, but I was afraid that he'd get a tummy ache. I was totally thrilled!