Kara, if you're still checking in, have a safe trip! I'll think of you, being within an hour away from me, instead of clear across the world!

It's been busy around here, with both a 17 year old and a 2 yr old! Caitlyn is a lot of help, but she's been hogging my computer! She and Carley are both still sleeping this morning, so I'm taking advantage of the time to get online.
It's supposed to be a tad cooler today, yesterday was almost unbearable. We spent a good bit of the day in the pool, and Carley is starting to swim without assistance. She and Amber had a blast swimming around like little otters. We don't have anything planned for today, probably just another day spent in the pool again.
I'm going to go mix up some ww pancakes for when the girls get up. Jake is wanting to wake them up now so we can go for our usual Cracker Barrel date, but I told him to let them sleep. He can go by himself if he wants.

good morning chickens,
I'm waiting to see if my neighbor turns up for our walk, but we didn't discuss it yesterday and she goes to church on Sundays, so I won't be surprised if she doesn't turn up. In the meantime, I've put in some laundry, watered my tomato plants, and taken a peek at the scale - happy to see I'm back where I started from a week ago. I think that little rise must have been because I started walking last week and it was making me retain water or something, right? We'll go with that. I'll be happy to see any loss at all by next Saturday. I'm going to try and catch up on some work today. The kids have been anxious to see the Simpsons movie, so maybe we'll catch that this afternoon. Otherwise, nothing exciting happening around here, and I like it that way!

Have a great trip Kara!
I'm a Mrs. Dash fan, but I haven't tried any of these others. I'm having so much fun trying all these new recipes and flavors. I guess I was really stuck in a cooking rut before.

Have a safe trip Kara!

Good morning from gloriously sunny Delta! Hershey and I are just back from Church where she managed to officially get some of the coffee treats - gingerbread this time. Lucy is still wheezing so I left her home and will take her back to the vet this week. I think I've caught her "plague" as I'm wheezing too!

Today is a "niggles" day with fridge clean-out, some cutting back of perennials, the making of a cucumber/yogurt soup and a late afternoon visit to Harry. My knee seems to be recovering so I'll be back at the gym tomorrow morning. It'll be nice to get life back on schedule after the past two hectic weeks.

Stay cool and take some "me" time.

Hi girls!

Emeril's seasonings have salt, but they're SO GOOD! I used to sell Pampered Chef, so I have all their seasonings too. And I might be a Tastefully Simple addict, so I have all of those, too! Oy. Two weird things to be addicted to: cooking spices and lipgloss. Weird....

It's just that I love to cook now. I used to NEVER cook, but it's so much better for you than eating something processed. I do indulge in the occasional (once every two weeks) Lean Cuisine Spinich and Mushroom Frozen Pizza, but gosh darn it it's so good.

Ruthie, glad that knee is getting better! You take some "me" time today, too, after all the work you're doing!

As for me, there's a 30% chance of rain today but I don't care! I'm going swimming! It's a high of 94 and it's been hotter than for days now, so that pool is going to feel SO GOOD. YAY! I love swimming......

Everyone else, have a glorious Sunday!

Lisa

KARA HAVE A GOOD TRIP!!!!!

HI Gals, Well today was weigh day....I'm down 3.8 lbs! thats nearly 24 lbs in 40 days! I wasn't sure what the scale gods were going to do this week. The previous week I gained a 1/2 lb...I'm doing a happy dance now!

Well I had a grueling day, working in the theater. I was cleaning the costume room out and discovered that a rat had been locked in a cuppoard full of clothes.... I found the mama, and 4 baby rats...mama & 2 babys were dead, 2 were still alive. Ugh!!! I have been dealing with cleaning the cuppoard and getting several hundred cloth items ready to be washed...Got a big job ahead...argh!

At least I got the good news before the bad! Well I'm exhausted and off to bed now. Hope everyone continues to have a good weekend!

Indi Congratulations on your weight loss! That is fantastic!!

Lisa Enjoy the pool! We may head over to my mom's community pool after naps today. It is pretty out here today, so it would feel lovely.

Kara Safe travels! I am looking forward to seeing pictures and hearing all about it.

Ruth Good luck accomplishing all of your "niggles"- I love that term!

Cottage My kids love the pool- I also love how worn out they are when we are done! Megan is pretty cautious about the water and doesn't venture too much. Abigail is a little fish in the water- she loves it!

Me- Home from church, we have all been fed. I am planning on a nap myself! DH has been home this weekend and we have had a great time- stayed up late the last two nights watching movies and talking. It has been good!! I also got this overwhelming feeling today at church that things well be okay. It was extremely comforting.

Anyhow, need to get the wee one down, then I am curling up with a book to read and snnoze.

I just found some really neat software (but if it conflicts with this site I can understand if this is deleted) It's called ShopNcook. I was looking for a printable shopping list when I ran across it. I usually just keep a text doc on my desktop and add it when I need to add something to my shopping list, but it is usually not organized by category..meat, fruit, shampoo stuff etc, so I end up going back and forth in the store cause I skip things going up and down the aisles. This program has a very organized, detailed shopping list you save and print out. But the bonus is that it has a recipe program in it where you can paste in recipes or download them or enter your own and it will figure out the nutrional value of what you put in. They have trial download that I played with for a couple of days before I bought it. Not pushing it, but thought if anyone else is as anal as I am, you might be interested in it. They have a section for diabetic recipes that looks pretty good..SB type stuff.

Kiko, I'm so relieved that things are starting to turn around for you! I hope they just keep getting better and better.

Do you find the hot, humid weather makes your knees ache more, Ruth? I've noticed my shoulder and arm throb in this heat. Take care, and have a nice restful day today.

Weezle, I really like the Pampered Chef seasonings. I stocked up on them when my sis-in-law was a consultant, and I'm going to have to find someone now so I can re-stock. I like a lot of the Mrs. Dash seasonings, too. I've been considering having a Tastefully Simple party, but heard they're pretty costly. Is that true? I sampled several of their dips at a crafts show, and loved them.

Indi, That's an amazing record! Keep it up, and you'll be at your goal in no time!

Schmoodle, I can't wait to try your chicken recipe, it's on the menu for later this week. Hope you enjoy the movie!

B Betty, have a wonderful Sunday afternoon!

I've done a goodly number of niggles and am avoiding the urge to take a nap! It's really hot outside and my flowerboxes are wilting so I'll tend those poor babies. After that I'll go visit Harry and take him his Sunday afternoon beer! Hershey will be the dog visitor again today as I don't want him fretting over Miss Lucy and her wheeze.

If it's cool enough later, I'll get at the deadheading. I just picked a huge pot of green beans, a 4 quart basket of cherry tomatoes and some yellow and green zucchini! The season is finally here! No excuse not to eat those veggies this time of year.

Have a great afternoon or evening, Indi, or sleep, Kara!

yogurt + splenda + milled flax seeds = HEAVEN

Just had the best snack ever! I love the beach!

Linda, the Tastefully Simple products are a little pricey but they're SO convenient! I'll spend money on it! I'm having a catalog show in the fall, but I LOVE the real parties! Sampling is so much fun. My friend sells it and all of it tastes so good! I love Garlic Garlic, Onion Onion, Spinach & Herb, Si Si Cilantro, the Chipotle dip, Cucumber dip, Dried Garlic and Tomato Pesto, Wahoo Chili mix, their cheeseball mixes, dessert cheeseball mixes, soup mixes, other desserts...... I'm salivating. LOVE it!! And for every $100 you sell, you get $10 in free stuff. You should try it!

Hey girls, just got back from a day at the beach and napping it off at the boyfriend's place and I'm sunburned from head to toe! Luckily not on the back of my legs (which has happened before!) but I got no tan there either. It's strange- I NEVER burn unless I'm out in the sun for 7+ hours and we were there less than 4. Still, 3 of them were spend in the water drifting down the beach and then swimming against a pretty strong current, so I feel I sufficiently got my exercise today! Need to hop in a cold shower and slather on some aloe gel so I hope everyone is having a great end to their weekend!

Just a quick "cluck in". Just got back from church, now I'm just headed to the couch for a quick snooze.

Uhm, the honeymooners going to Scotland on their honeymoon.......ehm....yohoooo.....TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!Pretty please! Speaking of selling a kidney.........I would love to go there.

Behaved with my eating today...except a small spoonful of cream peas and red potatoes. Just a small taste. But the rest of my dinner was a huge salad, some garden green beans, more salad.....more salad........pretty soon I'm going to start hopping.
Anyway, Hug!

RN, I hop often, it's ok! Today I had salad, raw veggies, cooked veggies, and a fake brat, which is all "sawdust and floor-sweepings" as my dad says. Tomorrow's my weigh-in so I have to be good. Great job with only having a taste!