Good morning-when I was at mass yesterday, they announced the Pope died-good place to be to pray. Next week they are going to have a retreat every day and the Priest gave the homily-sounds great. Even Brad is going with me. Evan turned one and his favorite toy was a small broom!!!!! Nice party-he is so cute. Next birthday is Alison-15!!! We won't be here but I will leave her present. Actually, next is my daughter-she will be 27. She must be back from Aruba. I would love to plant flowers but I won't be here to take care of them-I transport them back and forth. My geraniums will already be nice. Bye for now. Mima

Awesome day. Beautiful, sunshiny. Perfect! Wonderful church service. Baptized 6 young people this morning. Really good guest speaker tonight. Dinner with friends after. 'Course, I hurt like crazy but, that's normal. Supposed to be in the 70s the next couple of days so maybe I'll feel better! Maybe Joanne will get some of my rain for a while!!!

Good morning! We had a busy day yesterday-went out to eat 2x-church morning and evening. Two of our friends are leaving Wed. to go back to W. Virginia. We have 3 weeks. I have had IBS for 2 weeks!!! I know this am it is from onions. My brother is having 8 inches of his intestine out because of diverticulosis-sounds good to me. But I guess I would need all of mine out. Whine, whine. My other brother wants us to go see a mobile home he wants to buy in Nikomis so we will go there on WEd. Tomorrow, a friend is coming over. Today we go to Brad's doctor and the mission(retreat) at church. And I have to clean the house. I sure don't do it often. Gorgeous weather!!!! Hi to everyone. Mima

Hi.........I have tons of stuff here I do not want to get rid of but have no room for, keep wating for my kids to get homes so they can take it! No storage here either so it is in boxes everywhere. I brought stuff back from mom's too.

Had a picture framed that my DBL got in Jerusalem....250 dollars..hope it looks nice! It is the last supper and had it done in a heavy antique gold frame with moss sueade matting.

Yard work has had me hurting..go to the doc tomorrow and Thurs for and ultrasound for gallbladder...foot is better but still hurts.


Cocoa-Banana Frozen Dessert 2pts This is yummy but I onlymake half the recipe at a time.

6 servings
The flavors in this simple dessert remind us of beach fare - frozen bananas on a stick coated with chocolate. This is a healthier version that you can whip up in no time at all. It contains no dairy and is very versatile. Improvise by adding different flavors. Make this a few hours before you plan to serve - it's best when just frozen. Any leftovers will keep for a couple of weeks in the freezer, but (at my house) rarely last that long.

4 very ripe bananas
2 tablespoons pure unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons real maple syrup

Peel the bananas and place in a blender or food processor along with the cocoa powder.
Add the vanilla extract and the maple syrup.
Blend till very smooth. Pour into individual custard cups or small bowls and freeze until just frozen.
Per serving:
118 calories
1 g total fat
0 mg cholesterol
30 g carbohydrate
1 g protein
3 g fiber
50 mg sodium

Sounds good, Candice. Wow, that must be a nice picture!! We went to a retreat at my church last night and it was great!!! Brad had a little trouble because he has a different slant to some things but it touched me in a place that needs to be healed. Brad is coming back tonight so it must have been ok. Anyhow, docs yesterday and his cholesterol test was not as good. HDL is too low and LDL too high so they changed his med and he will be tested again.At home. My girlfriend is coming over this am and we are going to lunch. Haven't seen her since last year. Bye for now Mima

Well ... it's not raining but I'm sure hating this wind!!!

Still hurting ... I was hoping that would get better when the sun came out again. Tammy, I looked for the jeans at WM but Just My Size didn't HAVE my size! I wear a 12 or 14 tall and they started at 16. I bought a pair of Faded Glory and they are still too big around the waist ... oh well, guess they'll just have to 'stick out' in the back! I don't know what else to do. Everything is too short waisted and too big in the waist or not long enough. I'm deformed!!!

Meme- I have the same problem with jeans. I take a dart in the back or put some one inch elastic in the waist.If you don't sew get someone to do it for you.
I was working in the yard for 2 hours today . I didn't get to walk ,but, I guess it will have the same benefit. I will be hurting more though. Darm shoulder and arm won't give up. I guess oa is here to stay.I refuse to admit to getting older.
Kinda tired so I'll go for now.
Hello All....Joanne

Candice, that recipe sounds delicous!!
Everyone is so busy!

It was such a beautiful day today. I took most of the 2nd graders back to the park behind the school. They loved it! It was my recess duty day, and I thought, What the Heck?

That's what hubby said to do ... he was making fun of me! Panties were showing ... had to dig around and find some bikinis! But ... then I found some Lee jeans in the Penny's catalog today that have ELASTIC already in the waist so I ordered a pair. We'll see!

I used to be able to work outside ... now I hate it. It just kills me. So ... I don't. Recess out with the kids sounds nice, though. I went out with Garrett and Kaylyn this afternoon after music lessons and played with Sami. We threw the frisbee and Sami 'fetched'. As long as it was them who did all the running around and jumping up and down, I was happy!

Sounds like fun< Meme. Try the Bobbie Brooks brand jeans at Walmart. Elastic waist, petite, med., tall. Cheaper. Last forever. Wenr\t to lunch with friend -good conversation. We might go to the dog beach today. Need to get ready starting next week. I am glad the weather is better up north. Can't take the cold. Alison went to Shriners in Tampa yesterday-they told her about a surgery that would put a catheter inside her abdomen instead of urethra but it would interfere with having children. I guess she wants a family when she grows up-doesn't want th e surgery. She is going to have to learn to catherize herself. What stuff she has to go through. She is so dramatic when she talks about it. What a trooper. Yard work does me in Joanne. Bye Mima

Don't those just pull on ... no zipper? I don't really like that kind either. I know ... picky picky! Boy is it ever windy here today ... 'bout blow you away. I thought the winds were supposed to come in March not April! Good day to stay in bed if people would leave me alone. Guess I'll just do laundry

How's everybody liking the Amazing Race? I hated it last night. I didn't want the brothers to leave. I really wanted Lynn and Alex to leave!!! I was happy last week when Ray and Denna got kicked off ... Ray deserved it!

Well blue jeans can be a challenge. I by Hagaar Pants, because they are usually long enough for me. I have no idea if they are made in Canada or not. I find if I get down to a size 10, pants don't fit. They are not near long enough. I am 5'8" tall, but in pretty good proportion. However, I hate pants that are cutting into me. So many are shortwaisted, and well, I am NOT!!!! Don't usually have a problem with the hip to waist ratio. It is normally good.

Yes, the amazing race was good last night. I hated to see the brothers go as well. I want Rob and whatever her name is to go, but, unfortunatley, they play too smart. The other couple is also good, but they fight so much. I don't mind Lynn and partner. They play the game well, but they whine a lot. The older couple will probably NOT make it much longer, but they have played a heck of a game.

REST - Meme. It is cloudy here today, as well, but I see the sun is trying to get out, so maybe it will be ok after all. We will be up in the 60's for the next couple of days. The snow is almost all gone in the Ravine and, of course, all gone everywhere else. The river is free as well, so that is a good sign of spring. The allergies are here as well, another good sign of Spring

Everybody have a nice day. Mima, not much longer now, befor eyou go back home.

Hi-I like the elastic in the jeans-course you have to wear a shirt over. Alfred Dunner has some great jeans that are not all elastic. Anyhow. My dishwasher is coming tonight. The retreat last night was great. We went to the dog beach yesterday for a short time but the tide was in. Everyone thinks Cassidy is a puppy, but he's 15-don't know how much longer we will have him. But he seems content and he loves to go for walks-at least at home, he can run free. Speaking of home, one of the thermostats broke and the heat stayed at 70 and we ran out of oil-used a whole tank in 3 weeks!!! You know that;s not cheap. Gas is 2.26 today. We have to fill the truck and the camper to go home. What are you going to do? It's cheaper to fly. Bye for now. Mima

Hi-I like the elastic in the jeans-course you have to wear a shirt over. Alfred Dunner has some great jeans that are not all elastic. Anyhow. My dishwasher is coming tonight. The retreat last night was great. We went to the dog beach yesterday for a short time but the tide was in. Everyone thinks Cassidy is a puppy, but he's 15-don't know how much longer we will have him. But he seems content and he loves to go for walks-at least at home, he can run free. Speaking of home, one of the thermostats broke and the heat stayed at 70 and we ran out of oil-used a whole tank in 3 weeks!!! You know that;s not cheap. Gas is 2.26 today. We have to fill the truck and the camper to go home. What are you going to do? It's cheaper to fly. Bye for now. Mima I mean the car.

Hubby filled my van up last night (the gas light was on) and it was over $50. He was following me in his truck and stopped to fill up my van ... he told me to go straight home and STAY there!

We were supposed to get a LOAD of trailers yesterday afternoon ... well, the truck didn't come until nearly 10 p.m. and it only had TWO trailers on it!!! I sold both of them today!!! I could sell a truck load of 76"X16's if I had them. That seems to be what everybody is wanting right now. It's lawn mowing season.

I went to pick up Jenna at school today and stopped at a guitar shop on the way to MacDonald's to see if I could find Garrett a guitar for his BD (coming up the end of the month). Well ... I didn't find him one but I DID find me one! The guy made me a deal I couldn't resist. I bought me a new Fender guitar with a hardshell case ... sunburst! It's sooooo pretty! He even put new strings on it for me ... the light gauge that don't cut your fingers so bad. I LOVE IT! It's exactly like this one:



Now ... all I have to do is find Garrett one for his BD ...