Hello gals. Well I am back from a very busy weekend and guess what - mostly pain free!!! Today, however, is a different story. This arthritis has kicked in and I can't bend any which way - hurts like the devil when I do - when I don't try, it is just a steady throbbing. Thank goodness I have a chiro appointment tomorrow morning. I will just have to make do with today - and hope my Dr. Ho contraption will do the trick. I have it on right now, so should know within the next 20 min. I have to go to Costco this afternoon and I just don't know if I can, the way I feel right now. Oh well, there is always tomorrow I guess.
I had such a busy weekend. On Saturday morning, we cleaned our way out. I must say the house was sparkling when we left. Met out son at Tim Hortons for lunch, as he had just come home on Friday night (11:00 p.m.) and had to leave again on Sunday at noon. He has been working out of town for the past month and now he will be gone again for at least a month. Going up to Northern Canada, almost to the Yukon, so I really wanted to touch base with him. Then we drove to Edmonton and went a visited a cousin of my husbands and then went to my daughters for supper and babysat. Played cards that evening with my aunt and uncle (they came over as we were looking after our little granddaughter). The next day, we went and visited my brother and his wife, and then went to my aunt and uncles for dinner, and they also invited my brother and sister-in-law for dinner, and then we play Domino's. I haven't played that for absolutely years, and we had a blast. Started playing around 8:00 and never finished until 1:00 a.m. Then drove back to my daughters. On Monday (it was a long weekend -Family day) we went and looked at Condos around the Edmonton area. Not sure yet where we are moving, just that we would like to go to a condo and not have to worry about the outside work at all. I can't do it, and my hubby doesn't enjoy it. Looked in one condo that has a swimming pool, sauna, hot pool, billard tables, library etc. Beautiful building and the suites were great. I guess time will tell where we will be moving. Then we stopped for dinner and had a terrific meal - nothing to do with my diet at all. Allowed myself the weekend off and enjoyed it. Won't lose anything this week, but it is worth it. Started back on track today. I certainly learned that I feel a lot better with not so many 'starchy carbs' and sugar. I don't think I will ever lose my taste for sweets. I really love them. My Mom, who used to eat sweets, became a diabetic and when she would eat anything a little sweet, she would actually cringe. Wish that would happen to me. I can go months without sugar and the first taste - GIVE ME MORE!!!. I think I am just a carb-o-holic. This morning for breakfast, I had back bacon and an apple sliced with it and cooked. That is so good.
Moving - well gosh! That is no big deal. I have lived in this house only 11/2 years. We built it and it is a very nice house. Since we moved from our home (20 years we lived there) we have moved 3 times in 6 years and this will be the fourth move. I don't find it hard as long as I can organize it. Pack and label boxes etc. The last time we moved, we had only 2 weeks as the lady wanted to move in to the condo as quick as she could and we had the house finished and I had already cleaned it, so just took the stuff from the condo and put it all away as we brought it in. Only had 4 boxes, so had to empty them and repack them. That was a hoot!!!! I really don't have to do anything but pack the boxes, and usually I have plenty of time to do that. I got rid of the clutter when we moved the first time. Had a gigantic garage sale, and gave my kids whatever they wanted of the stuff. So we only moved what we use. It was the best thing I ever did. I will try find the website where my house is listed and you can go in and have a look if you like. It is with Realty World.
Meme - I am so glad that you are starting to feel better. Bad enough to put up with everything you have, without being sick as well.
Candice - I am going to scan you a picture of me soon.
Tootie - what a time you had. That was to funny. I have done things like that, as I am sure everyone has. It is always a little embarrasing when you catch yourself doing something that you consider stupid (lol), One time last summer, I noticed my neighbors car door was open (we were busy fencing). I sort of forgot about it, but in the morining I noticed it was still open, so went over to see if she was ok, as her husband's truck was not there. She was fine, but she said she had taken out some stuff from the car, and when she got in the house the phone had rung and she just plain forgot and left the door wide open. Funny how our brains work (or don't work) at times, isn't it?
Ally - Dieting is the pits. It doen't matter which one you go on - they all say the same thing - stop eating anything good. No brownies, cake, cookies - and fruit is fine, but it sometimes just doesn't cut it. Look at Meme, not eating a thing, and gaining two pounds. Her body went into starvation mode and held on to everything. Funny way that works, don't you think?
Hope everyone is having a great day. Candice is going to kill me for this post, but I haven't posted anything since Friday, so......