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#61

purpleorc , 04-18-2009 10:44 AM

Hi Ladies

Well the last few days have been very hectic tooing and froing from my sisters house trying to sort her daughters laptops out. DH spent hours trying to figure the problem even contacting his nephew who had extensive experience in this area as part of his job used to be problem solving technical issues with PC's. Also spending ages on the telephone to technical support trying to get the issue resolved. The problems was they would not connect to the INTERNET. Eventually it was found that windows had done an up date this in turn had knocked out the wireless network and to resolve the issue it was two fold. One reformat 4 PC's and then stop windows updating so this matter does not happen again. Not an ideal situation though hopefully in a few months this will be rectified when enough people complain that their recent update has created this problem and a fix comes out.

Despite the hectic schedule which has been tiring I have enjoyed spending time with my family. Rizzie has been in his element as he loves kids and they adore dogs so he has been spoilt rotten. He has run round like a demented idiot and walked his hind legs off. Now he is shattered and is spending long periods asleep snoring for England When we are going to my sisters or parents homes we travel nearly identical route as they live in the same town just opposite ends. On travelling this route we are about 20 miles away from our destination and he starts whittling and getting excited. It is amazing how they know where they are and let you know.

There has been a lot of posting whilst I have been MIA so a lot for me to read. I hope I don't miss anything when posting back.

MEOWEE I am sorry to hear that you are unwell but at least the doctor has got to the route of your congestion in your chest and it is being treated. Antibiotics are a wonderful thing but unfortunately they come with side effects and give you a dickey tummy. This is because the antibiotic does not know the difference between a good bacteria and a bad bacteria. In your tummy there are good bacteria which helps with your digestion and these are killed off with the antibiotics. The result of this is a stomach that gives you problems.

Sorry to here your sad news I send you my deepest sympathies during this time and will be thinking of you during this time. Oh for the day that all cancers are cured, I know we have made great leaps and bounds but there is still away to go. I hope your visit with Ruth is nice and helps you return to full health.

RONNI Thanks for your best wishes and what every little bug or germ I picked up seemed to have gone. Nothing else came of my feeling poorly that morning which I am grateful for.

The disaster at Hillsborough which lost the lives of 96 people did bring about reforms as well here in the UK in football stadiums. Now there is all seated affair and there are no high cages up to prevent you from going onto the pitch. Since that time to my knowledge there has been no further needless deaths due to crushing. So it seems that the incident had a positive effect and helped prevent further lose of life.

I love having yoghurt and berries very refreshing and filling. Plus not filled with heaps of calories. For tea today I am going to do make a dessert from a recipe that I tweaked. I firstly add banana, natural yoghurt, level dessert of rolled oats, and a level teaspoon of chopped unsalted nuts. The final ingredient is about 1/3 of a cup of frozen berries of your choice. You put all ingredients into a blender and blitz. Pour into desert dish and eat immediately. Very yummy and filling. It is a sneaky way I get fruit into a reluctant fruit eating husband I do not really do exact amounts I kind of play it by ear and I can judge with my eyes what to use. If you have a very sweet tooth you will need to add sweetener to the yoghurt/fruit mixture to taste. I do not require sweetener as I like things with a sharp taste to them.

ROSEBUD Yes I live in Nottingham well a suburbs of it now. I am not originally a Nottingham lass but a yellow belly (from Lincolnshire from a town called Grantham which is the birth town of our only female prime minister Margaret Thatcher) Why a yellow belly there are many theories as to why we have this nick name, from the colour of the military uniform in that area (many years ago, to the lack of certain vitamins in our diet and yet there is no one answer been proved correct. Yes you are right about it being Robin Hood and we even have a nice statue near the castle in the town. Though the castle is not the tradition form but a folly of many years ago.

Made me smile about Niko and your DH term P*** & Vinegar again; never heard of that expression I must admit. Our Rizzie has his mad half hours where he chases around like a mad thing and for no apparent reason. All I can say is mind out the way as he does not care what is in his path he is coming through no matter what even if that means barging his way past. Nice idea though of the baby gate so that Niko can enjoy the porch alongside you but in safety.

Thanks to the reference to the thread to the snacks for 100 calories which is always helpful when you want to nibble on something without blowing your calories for the day.

Right time to go and make a drink to make sure my fluid level remains good. Take care and catch up with you soon.

purpleorc
#62

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-18-2009 07:01 PM

HI PURPLE ~ nice to see you drop in again; always miss your chatty posts. I know you did mention that you would be helping out with your sister's PC's. My aunt was having the same problem you have been with the MS UPDATE functions -- I have those switched off on my PC becuz my PC GURU told me to do that. He says that the updates are more trouble than they are worth, and they take up way too much memory space that you need for other things as well.

I would definitely turn them OFF! I don't have all the problems other people have with these things (thank you GOD), and I am grateful for all the great advice from my PC guru as well. I got this in a book and the few dollars I spent on them was well worth its weight in gold ...

Glad you have been feeling better as well. We had rain yesterday, but the sun finally came out this afternoon and it warmed up to about 60 F. The sun is supposed to stick around for tomorrow so that should make for a lovely Sunday, but then more rain is predicted for early next week, but that's OK becuz it helps to get rid of the snow (which is slowly leaving, but we have no floods like other places do).

I just did stuff around here today; didn't stick to plan well this weekend so far, hopefully I'll do much better tomorrow and next week -- must dig in and be more persistent. DH was gone all day today, so I was a bit bored; not a good thing for me, as then I start that 'MINDLESS MUNCHING' thing ... not good at all!

Oh well, tomorrow is another day. They say "You only fail if you quit; and that you will eventually succeed so long as you continue to try!" Yah, that's a good one for sure ...

Well, we're having a late dinner as DH was exhausted when he finally got home and is having a nap right now. Just having a pita pizza for dinner tonight -- a fun thing for a Saturday night! Well, take good care ladies, and have a SUPER SATURDAY NIGHT, alright?ROSEBUD
#63

purpleorc , 04-19-2009 12:21 PM

Hi Ladies

Been busy in the kitchen most of the afternoon as I have been baking (banana and pecan muffins) plus preparing vegetables for tomorrows dinner. Have done a little experiment with the muffins today to see if I could cut out more sugar out of the recipe. The orginal recipe calls for 125grams (about 5oz) I normally put in 3oz but today I have put in 2.5 oz but put in some sultana to give it sweetness as I have got a DH with a very sweet tooth as you know. First time I have used pecan nuts for this recipe as I normally use walnuts and once used hazelnuts. We will have one of them for tea with a chicken sandwich.

Tomorrow we are having belly pork not the leanest cut of meat I know but we only have a small portion to make up for it. When selecting the meat I go for the leanest I can find. To serve I dip in beaten egg and then roll in sage and onion stuffing which is in its dry state before you normally make it up with water. Very tasty dish which we do not have very often but do enjoy it when we cook it. Having a selection of vegetables to go with it which are leeks, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. Then of course potatoes.

Been out for lunch today and had roast pork with vegetables which was very nice and met our friend Peter for lunch. Nice meal with great company so enjoyed it.

Busy reading at the minute as I have a book which has gripped me so finding it difficult to put down. This is called the suffragette girl and as the title suggests it is about a young lady whom joins the movement and takes part in the militant activities. Her involvement gets her arrested and imprison. Then she goes on hunger strike and then is force fed. I am now just about at the eve of the first world war so the activities are going to stop and the movement is going to immerse itself in war work. I am very interested in that period of history and especially about the suffragette movement. It has always fascinated me and they must have been very strong minded women to go on hunger strike and endure the horrible treatment in prison.

ROSEBUD Sounds like that book p.c. guru is worth its weight in gold especially if it saves you pulling your hair out trying to figure why something won't work. Good idea about saving memory space if you have limited resources. I have quite a good p.c. as DH has put most of the stuff in mine. I have 1.50GB RAM and 460+GB of hard drive. I know I am very lucky to have such a nice p.c.. We tend to spend our birthday money etc on our p.c. or save it up to buy a bigger item. Like you I have my window updates turned off so I do not update very often.

Glad to hear that you have no floods that must be the risk as all the snow starts to melt the earth can't take the volume of water. It must be a worry if you live in an area that is prone to flooding during the spring.

It is so easy to slip into mindless eating if you are bored. It can be more so if your DH is away I know I eat more when he is not there. I am sure that your slip up in the food department won't be too damming as it is only a couple of days and you have to eat a tremendous volume of high calorie food to put weight on. Normally if I have done that I try and tweak down my food for a day or so. Not by much yoghurt here , apple there not much on their own but they add up over a few days.

No more news for now so catch up with you soon

purpleorc
#64

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-19-2009 02:55 PM

Warning: big rant here ...
HI LADIES ~ My Dad called me late last night (Saturday) to tell me that he had to rush our stepmother, GRACE, back to the hospital again for the second time, as the complications from her surgery on Friday, were getting worse again.

Needless to say, our entire family is upset with the way they handled this case -- to us, anyone who has had any kind of invasive or internal surgery (esp cancer related) should be kept in the hospital for a minimum of 24 hours after said surgery, to make sure there are no complications. By doing that, they would catch them right away and the patient and their family wouldn't have to go through all this nightmare!!!

ANYWAYS, GRACE is back in the hospital for good until they can get a hold of her bladder cancer specialist and deal with these complications. My poor Dad was having fits becuz this is exactly what happened to my mother when she died; so this brought back all those horrible memories for him, AND they made him wait in the waiting room for 3 hours before they told him anything.

There are many things that I love about our medical & health system, but lately they have been jeopardizing people's health by cutting back way too much in critical areas, and this is one of them. They've gone from keeping people inpatient for a month, down to 3, 2, & 1 weeks; then down to a few days, to now sending them home just hours after surgery. This is crazy; and very risky!!! It's time for an overhaul; the definition of efficiency is not to have no patients at all, it's to give them the best care in a reasonable amount of time and cost to the tax payer, BUT not at the cost of the patient's life! There is a smart way to do everything -- and this can be done right with just a little tete de tete thinking!

ANYHOW, thanks for listening to my rant for this week; just needed to get that off my chest, and we are praying that things will get sorted out so that our stepmother (of eight of us) and my Dad's wife, who is the nicest and sweetest Christian lady, can get well and go onto enjoy a long and healthy life ...

So ... we really appreciate all your prayers for them, and I know they appreciate them a lot too. Thanks again ... Rosebud
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-20-2009 10:04 PM

Well, what a difference a day and umpteen prayers can make -- got word tonight that our stepmother, GRACE (we call her Gracie), is doing much better. They managed to get a hold of her specialist and he told them to keep her in the hospital until those complications have cleared up.

The one problem was that her own physician was away; and the young replacement doctor (probably terrified) had to wait until he could reach the cancer specialist today. My Dad is exhausted, but they are so relieved as they were fearing the worst, but were trying to put on a brave face for each other and everyone else too.

Now they have told her to make sure she speaks up, yells, or whatever (but of course, that's not her normal demeanor -- cuz she's a quiet, sweet, reserved Christian School teacher). Now, we just have to get her to stay in bed! Anyways, things are looking up so thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts ... Rosebud.
#66

purpleorc , 04-21-2009 02:39 AM

Hi Ladies

Did not manage to get on here yesterday was catching up on chores most of the day that seemed to have piled up. Good news is I have managed to do the majority of them so there is light at the end of the tunnel.

I have come on extra early today before my treatment so it is just a shade past 7am. My DH is going to the specialist dentist today so hopefully he will be on the path once and for all in getting this infection under his teeth under control. I know as much as my DH hates going to the dentist he is glad that the matter is now being seen to at long last.

ROSEBUD Sorry to hear that your Stepmother Gracie is unwell and your prayers have been answered. It is not only draining on the person that is unwell themselves but their loved ones. Like you say your Dad was so worried but putting up a front of a brave face for others.

I agree with you on the matter of cut back it is often at the price of patients. I know they are a business as such but they are a special one that the customer must alway come first over profits. If we do not then there are going to be serious consequences to their actions which in the long run causes a long stay in hospital to rectify thus costing more money than if they had allowed the proper stay in hospitals.

Yesterday the work on the traffic calming scheme began on our road. Well it was suppose to but have not seen any evidence now our end of the road. Though it is relatively a long road so they could have commenced at the other end in their defense. I am glad that this scheme is coming here as it was only a matter of time before someone was killed by the way cars race down our road.

Must make tracks as it is time I started to make a conscious effort to get ready now so till next time take care

purpleorc
#67

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-21-2009 10:56 AM

THANKS, PURPLE ~ for your caring words of support! Yes, it has been a harrowing experience for them and our family over this weekend. Grace even told my Dad last night that she thought she was a goner; and my Dad agreed but they both said that they didn't want to let the other one know what they were thinking and worry them even more.

The specialist told them not to move her as he wanted her to rest so the healing would be faster, so they are doing conference calls back and forth while watching her condition. We are hoping they won't send her home until her condition is completely stable, becuz as much as my Dad tries, he is not a registered homecare nurse (but they did take the second catheter out last night which was giving them so much trouble even at the hospital).

Yah, hopefully they can do something on your road to slow the traffic down BEFORE there are some tragic consequences, especially if there will be lots of children coming to and fro on that road very soon. We have huge fines here for autos that violate traffic laws that are there to protect the school children (big fines which people really like to avoid).

Well, I'm glad to see that you are feeling well enuff to go to your treatment today; hope you have a good one today. And yes, that is good to finally see that they are trying to do something for your DH's infected gums ... geesh, that's taking awhile, eh? Hopefully, they will get to the bottom of it this week too!

RE: Hypereating ~ here's a very interesting article to read --

Here's a link to one of those medical articles by Dr. Kessler explaining the addictive-like qualities that high-fat, high-sugar, and high-salty foods can have on our brains & bodies ...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/...t_overeating_5

Thanks to Reddalice for the link!

ANYWAYS, that's all the news from here today; might do a bit of laundry for DH today. We had a few lovely days of sunshine, but it rained all night and that helped a lot of snow to melt, so we are actually happy about that. We can actually see grass in our front lawn now ... yeah!!!!

Take good care ladies, and have a WONDERFUL WEEK!!!ROSEBUD
#68

purpleorc , 04-22-2009 10:07 AM

Hi Ladies and good afternoon

I certainly slept well last night after my day of treatment no rocking required here. Woke up to a glorious day with brilliant sunshine temperatures of 16c and it is suppose to be a wee bit hotter tomorrow. I have done the weekly shopping today and the shop was chaos. There was a massive queue at the petrol station. This is because today is budget day. Budget day is the day the chancellor puts up taxes on certain products. The usual ones to suffer are cigarettes, alcohol and petrol/diesel. So folks were filling up at the petrol station at the old price so as to save ��. I suppose you also get days such as these in Canada/US but under a different name maybe but the same things are effected.

I give you one guess what my DH is doing his sisters p.c. has been playing up big time so he is reformatting it today. Though this process is not going well for two reason. Firstly the DVD or CD player is not working correcting thus not reading the windows disc correctly. So he has just taken the one out of his own to install the windows disc. The second problem is that the motherboard has no drivers so he has to download them from the internet. He is in the process of doing that at the minute but the site only permits you to do one download every half hour ! so not so helpful either to the reformat process. Well that will be 5 p.c. that he has reformatted in a week I think that is a record even by his standard.

Today as I said I have been shopping and the fruit is now coming down in price. So I have made a large fresh fruit salad to last us for the next few days or so. Really looking forward to the fresh fruit salad with a bit of low fat greek yoghurt or a zero fat yoghurt I have in the fridge. Much to my surprise it was my DH who suggested the fresh fruit salad now normally getting fruit down him is mission impossible so as you know I have to play crafty and disguise it a calorie laden pudding So maybe gradually his palette is changing.

Yesterday my DH went for a consultation at the specialist dentist regarding this long standing infection. Dh had 2 choices either extract the teeth or cut the infection out and have 2 or 3 stitches. He has gone for the minor surgical procedure so he is going to be very sore , swollen and in pain for a few days. I know from personal experience as a few years back I had to have a biopsy and I had to have stitches after that was done. So that week whilst DH is going to be sore and swollen I will be preparing soft foods. Plus make a big pot of turkey or chicken soup to have instead of sandwiches. I know that the soup will be full of goodness with plenty of vitamins.

ROSEBUD Thanks for the link to the article which was very interesting reading on obesity and overeating.

Yes I understand your Dad's fears and yours for that matter. It is hard enough nursing someone in the home environment if you have the correct nursing qualification so with little or no nursing background it is frightening to say the least. My Dad a few times in the past before I became ill managed to wrangle his way out of hospital early by saying oh my daughters a nurse and she's going to look after me. The crafty minx always omitted to tell them I was a psychiatric nurse a whole different ball game to general nursing. Yes I know certain processes and procedures that I have picked up over the years maybe more than most psychiatric nurses. So there is me having to take stitches out without a stitches removal kit. So I had to improvise with my nursing scissors and tweezers. Then sterilize them in boiling water not how they do them in hospital today (maybe years ago I don't deny that)

Yesterday managed to catch a interesting article on "blue peter" a children's programme in the UK which has been running since 1958. This was of a young girl of about 10 years old whom was living on a united states airforce base due to here father being stationed here. She was showing us what it was like to live on the base. That they have the same education as they would in the United States. They have a convenience store with the same produces they are use to and pay in United States dollar. Many of the articles shown on this programme are informative and adults like these sections. Every summer the presenters go on a holiday together and then on there return many of the programmes after that contain articles about this foreign holiday to some exotic place. The articles are about the culture the people and the customs. The show has animals on it who are there every programme at the moment I think they have 2 cats and a dog. Though sometimes this mix changes and they have 2 dogs and a cat. This is if they have a new pet as one of the animals has died or become to elderly. The children whom watch the show have a part to play in naming the pets on the show. So all in all it is a family orientated show that is loved by most people. Children have an opportunity to get blue peter badges which are in different colours for different things

Blue badges are awarded for interesting letters or emails, stories, poems, really good ideas for the programme, pictures and for having appeared on the programme. They are not awarded for taking part in Blue Peter Appeals.Silver

Silver badges are awarded for doing something different from your Blue badge project. For instance, if you won a Blue badge for an interesting letter or email, you could then win a Silver badge by sending us a picture, or a poem.

Green badges are awarded for letters and pictures that are about the environment, conservation or nature.

Orange badges are for winners and runners up of Blue Peter competitions. To win one of these badges you will have to enter a Blue Peter competition.

Purple badges are only for children who have been selected to be Blue Peter Team Players. To win a purple badge you must review an episode of Blue Peter. Print off the Purple Badge Form, fill it in and send it to the address on the right hand side of this page for your chance to be a team player.

Fiftieth badges were made in 2008 to celebrate 50 years of Blue Peter. You can get one of these by sending in a letter or picture that celebrates our 50th birthday.

Gold badges are very rare, and only awarded for really outstanding achievements - for instance, saving someone's life or extreme bravery and courage.

Factbyte Factory badges can only be won by playing the Factbyte Factory game. You'll need to complete all 7 VIP levels to get your hands on it - so keep collecting those factbytes! (thanks to the BBC Blue Peter web site for information)

One other thing that this programme does every year which I think is a good thing is they raise money for some cause each year. One year it will be something to help a 3rd world country another something in the UK for example guide dogs for the blind. The children have to collect different things each year. Maybe ring pulls off drink cans, foreign coins or have bring and buy sales. Well enough of me rattling on about Blue Peter

It is such a nice day as I said I have the doors opens well of course Riz is enjoying the sunshine as well and he alway get gets strokes from passersby. The trouble is as they stroke him he makes such a noise as he is getting fuss. Anybody would think he was being strangled by the amount of noise he makes. Though this is typical of the breed they are very vocal and make all sorts of noises.

Well I think that is all the news I have for now I have chatted on long enough if I don't watch out this has the beginning of a dissertation (the big written project at the end of a degree which I know in nursing has to be a minimum of 10,000 words) So take care ladies till next time

purpleorc
#69

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-22-2009 08:23 PM

HI LADIES ~ well, we had another overcast day with light rain all day, but the snow is disappearing at a steady rate! It has turned colder since dinnertime, and that rain has turned to a light drizzle. The weather people say that should turn back to rain by morning and tomorrow was supposed to clear up with sunshine -- I really hope the sun comes ... as we haven't seen much this week.

PURPLE ~ glad you had a good sleep last night after your treatment. Your DH is getting pretty good at fixing PC's; so that should save you lots of $$$ and hassle. That kind of stuff takes a lot of patience; and some people have a knack for those things. Our goverment does the same thing but we usually don't hear about it until it happens, like a day or two before and that's it. Some people do try to stock up a bit, esp on gas and ciggies but that only lasts so long.

My DH doesn't like fruit much at all; the only way I can get them into him is in muffins so that's why I make them for him on a regular basis. I made some for him today with mashed bananas, raisins, and apple pieces in the center. What kind of fruits do you use in your fresh fruit salad? I was thinking about making one, but I'd have to go pick up some fresh fruit for it first. I know that it is very filling. Maybe peaches, pears, bananas, cherries, pineapple, and some seedless grapes???

Hope your DH gets his teeth problems fixed up pretty soon; and doesn't suffer too much with it (will send up some prayers for him about it). My Dad is pretty good with helping out, as is my DH; but everyone has their limits. That children's interactive television show sounds like a lot of fun and a great idea as are many of the unique shows you create over there in the UK.

Well, there's not much going on here right now; I just stayed home and rested. Seem to have caught one of those light colds again; had chills & fever a bit today. The temps were damp & chilly, so maybe that made it worse. I hate those nauseated feelings I get sometimes though, but it has finally passed. Anyhow, it's time to put my legs up as they are sore today (probably from all the cold, damp weather).

Take good care ladies and I hope you all have a terrific Thursday tomorrow ... ROSEBUD
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purpleorc , 04-23-2009 09:05 AM

Hi Ladies

HAPPY SAINT GEORGE'S DAY which is the patron saint of England.

Not very warm this morning typical as I had put my washing out so I probably frightened the good weather away . The sun made an appearance this afternoon and it is turning out very nice now. So it looks like I will get my washing dry after all. Good job as well as I have two winter coats that I need to get dry out on the line.

Went to play cards last night I did no good but DH faired better and got 3rd prize. Tomorrow we are going to mum and dad's tomorrow for the day so hope the weather is nice.

ROSEBUD Glad the snow is slowly going hope the sun starts to make an appearance soon which will help get rid of the snow.

Yes the fact that DH can do some work on the PC does help save lots of £££ as it is very expensive here to get work done on your PC. So anything you can do for yourself is a big money saver. Though we must say a lot of the knowledge comes from his nephew who is trained in this area and is very knowledgeable.

This fresh fruit salad I have made I have put a tin of pineapple in ( in natural juice) apple, banana, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, strawberry and seedless grapes. I will use any fruit either fresh or in tinned (but in natural juice). Though if I make it with a mixture of a fresh and tinned I am very careful how much juice I have in my portion. This is as I see this as empty calories, the juice does not fill you up but the fruit will. So there is no hard and fast rule what to use just use what is in season and what is available in your part of the world. For myself I rarely get cherries as you need a mortgage to buy them which is more the pity as I really love them and can eat them by the punnet full

Talking of a UK television programme I watched one last night relating to obesity. This was called 33 stones at 15 and this was of a girl in Wales whom had got to 33 stone (462lb) at the age of 15. She was granted a scholarship to attend a special school in the United States for children who suffered from obesity. It was so good I could relate in so many ways the things that this young girl had done I had done them to a bigger or lesser degree myself. I think many of us whom have suffered with a weight issue will understand what this young girl was going through. I will give this young girl a lot of credit she was so motivated and never moaned about anything. She just got on with what was required of here and learnt a great deal along the way. Like about how to cook a healthy meal, the fat content in foods, what where carbohydrates etc. The young people at this boarding school also had counseling and cognitive behavioural therapy. By the end of the programme she had lost the grand total of 12 stones (168lbs) over the period of about 9 months. I wish this young lady all the success in the world as I know how hard it is to lose weight.

Only one more day to go and then it is the weekend ladies so time for bit of relaxation and recharging those batteries. Take care all and catch up with you all soon

purpleorc
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-23-2009 09:40 PM

HI LADIES ~ well, we had a simply gorgeous day today -- all day! So ... we decided to go shopping and then we went out for a nice drive in the country to enjoy that sunshine. First, we picked up a few items at our local department store; and then we picked up some small mini-bells for our summer birdies (which we just hang in the tree near our kitchen) plus a smaller and lighter rug for our livingroom. We are gonna put the larger one in our spare room instead.

So we had a pretty busy day; then we had BAKED fish & chips for dinner with a nice romaine salad. DH has now flopped out as he is just very tired; he's been on the go a bit the last few days.

PURPLE ~ your fruit salad sounds good; we didn't get to THAT Grocery Store yet. I have lots of fruit in the freezer and cubby that I think will make a nice fruit salad for now. I have frozen strawberries & blueberries as well as pineapple chunks, peaches, and pears in the pantry, plus some nice apples and a couple of bananas -- so I think I could make something of them tomorrow.

I have some pineapple that is in juice rather than syrup, so 1/4 cup of that should be good for the salad just to keep it moist & fresh, I think. We are fortunate that SOMETIMES, we can get sweet, dark cherries here and especially when they are on sale, that is a good time to grab some and put them in containers in the freezer. This is what I plan on doing this year the first time they come on sale in the late summer or early fall (I believe).

I have to wash a couple of DH's coats tomorrow; somehow, he has gotten them all muddy again. Well, it is spring and with that comes rain and mud and well, just yucky weather. Got to watch him to make sure he removes his boots though becuz he's sneaky sometimes ...

RE: TV SHOW -- Wow, that was nice that someone paid for that girl to go to that special school; I think that we need more help like this for our kids and young people. It is too bad that we have these problems at all, but we do; so it's nice that there are some places trying to help kids like her so much. A positive and practical approach is so very important. She has done so well; I hope she will be able to continue her program at home with even more success in the future.

Well, it's time that I put my feet up; did get some walking in today. I really had to push myself but divided the time up into two segments so my feet wouldn't hurt too much. I am glad that we managed to get out and I felt better today; all the resting yesterday seemed to help me a lot.

HI to VAL (TGIF), and RONNIE (haven't seen you around; hope all is well with you and yours), and NUMPSTER and her DH, and to MEOWEE, who is at a funeral in Ontario right now, and to BEVERLYJOY (hope things are well with you too!)

Take good care, and we hope that you all have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!!!ROSEBUD
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ronni62 , 04-24-2009 11:27 AM

Meowee-so sorry to hear about your cousin. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hope your visit with Ruthxxx went well-she seems like a real pill judging by her postings!

Rosebud-glad that Grace is doing better. You and your family have been in my prayers, you know. Your fruit salads are making me hungry-it's been awhile since I made just a fruit salad. Must do one again soon. We really like pineapple (in it's own juice or fresh), oranges, and bananas mixed together-very tropical and yummy!

Purple-so glad you're feeling better again, but sorry to hear that your DH is suffering-will keep him in my prayers. I had to laugh at your comment on needing a mortgage to pay for cherries! They're very spendy here too. I found some frozen at Walmart that aren't as hard on the wallet, so I try to get some every few weeks, but fresh sure are tastier! One of our nationwide shows, "Dr. Phil", has had some episodes dealing with obese children and it just makes me cry to see how sad they are and that no one knows how to deal with their issues. Always brings back bad memories of high school and how cruel some people are (even adults).

Well, I don't know much. I've still been working on getting stuff sorted, priced, and boxed up for our yard sale with Mom. Who knew that Hot Wheels cars were reproducing in our basement all these years! We're getting rid of a lot of stuff, so we can go get new stuff . DS3 has outgrown his bike, so he's saving for a new one and this sale should help him out alot! And, I may even have some money to get some new clothes in my new sizes .

Well, hope you all have a really nice day and weekend!
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-24-2009 09:07 PM

HI LADIES ~ well, we really had a very warm day today; even with it somewhat cloudy most of the day, the temps rose up to 70F; and when the sun would peak out a bit, the temps would go up to 80F!!! So a lot of snow was melting today!

I just stayed home today to rest my legs; I did manage to get DH's coats and a few others things washed today though, so the day was somewhat productive. Oh, and DH rearranged the rugs in the livingroom and spare room today as well. Tomorrow I have to do some more book sorting; time to donate some books I have already read to the local goodwill again, as we have way too many and hardly any shelves here.

Maybe DH could make us another book case or put up some shelves so that I can take some out of boxes and have a place to put them. So, he's thinking about what to do right now ... he's kinda lookin' for a plan.

HI RONNI ~ nice to see you drop by; and thanks for all the prayers for GRACE & our family. Sounds like your upcoming yard sale is keeping you real busy; I know that there is a lot of work involved in them -- they take a whole lot of preparation. Hope you and your family are doing well.

Well, it's Friday night but we will just be staying home and taking it easy. Not much very exciting going on around here right now. I caught some little bug: had a fever and terrible diarrhea, then last night woke up in the middle of the night with acid regurgitation. Man, do I hate that, cuz it really burns your throat; so had to get up and drank something cool to fix that. Sometimes, my food doesn't leave my stomach as soon as it should, esp when you get some of these stomach bugs (flus) that are going around.

A friend called to tonight and is in need of a ride to the city next month, so DH and I will be taking her to see a specialist doctor over there that only comes up once a year from the south. It saves people from having to go 500 miles south to see a specialist.

Anyways, hope you all have a SUPER SATURDAY!!! Take good care, time to put my feet up and do some reading maybe ... ROSEBUD
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LookingForMeAgain , 04-24-2009 09:21 PM

I dont understand why just when I get my mind wrapped around healthy eating and getting a teeny amount of excercise this stupid blasting disease flares up again! Every time even when I dont excercise and dont provoke it. Im so sick of it! Its hard to lose weight when your in constant severe pain. Today I layed in bed as much as DS would allow. And Im still in so much pain I feel like Im gonna puke.
I had re- started journaling calories again today and felt pretty good about my diet but I went way over b/c food = comfort for me. And goodness knows I needed comforted since noone understands what they cant see so my mom nor my DH get it.
I just hate this stupid disease Go AWAY! Just go away and let me be normal please!?
Sorry just needed to vent!
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-24-2009 09:37 PM

LOOKINGFORMEAGAIN ~ I'm sorry to hear that you have been suffering with lots of pain, but I can also so identify with that too. That's my daily experience; and for others on this thread. I'm not sure what disease you have or what's causing you all your problems, but sure do wish and pray that maybe some day, these symptoms will lessen and I will feel good again. Now, I look for those moments and relish them instead ...

Glad that you decided to come by our thread; come back often and tell us a bit about yourself and your life and your challenges. Everyone here has many physical challenges to deal with while they are trying to get and be healthier.

Rosebud

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