Evening Everyone!
Jean: You must be tired of just talking to me! I lead a pretty boring life when I am not trying to kill myself!
I think the teachers have the right idea about doing your program thing on a Friday. The kids stay too wound up I would imagine. I agree about sitting on bleachers, but then when we were teens, we used to sit for hours watching basketball games. Old age just makes us ache more!
I finished mopping the floor in the kitchen so my house is nice and clean once again. Well, it never gets dirty. I guess sometimes I am disappointed I don't have some nice dirty mop water to throw out!
You know, I would rather clean 40 filthy bathrooms than mop my kitchen floor. The linoleum is old and white and stains easily besides it kills my back to mop. I had the downstairs done except for the kitchen, but wanted to wait until after dinner because I made spaghetti and try as I might, I always get sauce on something when it pops. I use bottle for Jack, but I make my own marinara sauce with mushrooms and no meat. Very low fat and pretty yummy if I do say so myself. I think it is the pinch of red pepper that does the trick. I made yeast rolls as I forgot to buy Italian bread to make garlic bread. You know what they say, the mind is the first thing to go!
I have a flat surface stove and that is always fun to clean. I buy this ceramic cleaning stuff and scrub the heck out of it once a week so there is no build up on the stove surface. If you let it build up, like you do a regular stove, it will not come off then it mucks up your heating surface. I really like not having to deal with drip pans etc though.
I guess our IRS refund should be in my bank account by Friday so I can now start getting our vacation paid for. This is our last hurrah for awhile though. We are splurging and getting first class tickets, which will be a treat. I won't have to stuff myself into a coach seat and have someone have to sit beside the fat lady! Hopefully by August I will be a lot less fat. I am working at it.
I am buying a treadmill with part of the money and can't wait to get it. It really is hard on my bad knee to climb hills. It is great for the heart, but boy does it put a lot of pressure on a knee that already has a tear in it. I can't see going in and getting surgery and then the extra weight I still have on me, tearing it all up again. I plan on waiting until I am at a much lower weight then get it fixed. Right now, they will be able to do it arthroscopically (sp?) and not a full knee replacement. Mainly it is torn and/or stretched ligaments and my acl has a tear in it.
We are going on another trip this weekend to Nashville. They have a huge outlet mall where Opryland used to be and since I started my TOM last weekend and ended up not feeling well, Jack said we should try again!
We plan on getting some vacation clothes. I am going to buy just a couple in much smaller sizes to make me work hard to get in them by August.
Well, better get the stuff put back on the kitchen floor as it is dry. I noticed the animals dancing around stuff trying to get to their water and food. They won't go to it when it sits there on the kitchen floor all day, but move it and they want it. Just like kids!
Have a nice evening
Faye