May Day Weekend Chat!
 

Hooray! Hooray! The first of May! :carrot::carrot::carrot:When I was a kid, we used to make little paper baskets, fill them with flowers and leave them on neighbours' doorsteps. A few years ago, when May 1 happened on a weekend, a group of us put up a maypole behind the barn and had a great party. I must find the pictures.

Balmy weather out there this morning. I think it's actually going to be hot later today so it's definitely time to put away the winter clothing. Of course, working outside will take priority over any kind of indoor task.

How does your first weekend in May look? :cofdate:

Happy May Day Ruth. I admit I have never celebrated it. Today my DS is busy: SAT this morning, working for his teacher at Special Olympics this afternoon. DH got within feet of Obama yesterday and has the pictures to prove it! I slept horrible last night so think a nap is in order today. And... maybe today I will clean out my closets!

Good morning sleepy heads:)

Happy May 1st!

Ruth, I used help Audrey and Maggie make little woven paper baskets and they'd fill them with wild violets and dandelions and hang them on their grandmama's door and Cindy's front door, but we didn't do it this year. There doesn't seem to be much time for crafts during the school year any more, unfortunately.

It's going to be a scorcher here today, but I'm prepared to enjoy it. I have all my pots and the flower bed around the patio all ready to planted with impatiens, and that will be the order of the day. Monica was going to come out with Caite and Carley this afternoon, but they're coming tomorrow, instead, so I'll have the entire day to putz around in the yard. I'm seriously contemplating setting out my tomato plants and peppers since the forecast is looking pretty summery for the next week. :chin:

We're off to breakfast and the Amish market first, though! :hun:

Karen, congratulations! You are 2nd today! :D That's really exciting that your DH was so close to Obama! This will be a trip not soon forgotten!

Good morning!

Karen, That is so awesome that your DH got so close to Obama! What a memorable thing to experience!

cottage, Have a great time at the Amish market, that sounds like so much fun on a bright sunny day!

They're calling for a high of 92˚ here today. I think we're actually going to have to turn on the AC.

Good Morning:sunny:

Happy May Day! Thanks for getting us started, Ruth, and thanks for sharing your May Day memories. It seems here, it's always too cold to leave flowers and today is no exception. I hope it's the last time you put away winter clothes this season!

Heidi :hug: :hug:

Karen, have a good OP Saturday. Your projects sound great! Make sure you get that nap!

Linda, Wow! A scorcher! That should aid in gardening endeavors. Have a great time at the Amish market.

Me, very happy to be settling back into a routine. We still have snow flurries, so no bike riding in my plan. I want to get to the annual library book sale right at 10 so I get first choice for all the nutrition books. Hopefully, I can fit the pool in first. I started planning my weekly menu last night so I'll finish up on that and hopefully have a non eventful Saturday.

I had a NSV yesterday. The bank guy pointed out that my drivers license had expired on my BD, so I went for a new one. My weight is substantially less this time, and I felt good about taking the picture. The old one was at least 50 pounds ago.

Amidst all this, my heart is very heavy for all the people and creatures on the gulf coast who are going to be impacted by the oil. I'm listening to the news and reflecting on the morning I turned the radio on to hear that the Exxon Valdez was on the rocks...and then finally the day when the oil balls landed on our beach. Alot of things were never the same....

Debbie Great job on NSV!!!

Cottage Enjoy your gardening.

Karen enjoy your nap.

Ruth Happy May Day!!

Me- Me and the family are going to work together and clean house. We are also going to do things like move furniture to vacuum. Wipe window sills, wipe doggy prints walls and doors. We are going to do the detailed cleaning and spring cleaning. My family is SOOO thrilled. HAHAHAHAHA

Have a great day.

Tammie

Morning chickies... I just made it in under the wire!

I am back on PH1 today and sooo excited about it. While I've eaten like crap in the last week (I won't even get on the scale to see the damage I did until weigh in Monday AM), I also felt like crap. Really and truly. So, I am back in the game. With enthusiasm (which is not something I've usually come to the table with so close to going off for so long!).

:wave: Ruth
Karen - have a wild time with those closets!
Cottage - hot here too! in the upper 80s/low 90s I think! Stay cool...
Chelsea - you stay cool too!
Debbie - AWESOME NSV!!! :)

For me, I am going to make my food shopping list, play to cook all day tomorrow and head to go play spades at 3. We'll get home around 8 after shopping so it's a quick Thai curry dinner :) Tomorrow, I step into the gym for the first time. Better populate my new iPod!

We walked the cats around in the backyard this morning. It's a riot to see ;) Happy Saturday all.

Linda - I was actually first! But I just could not believe that so waited. I just saw it is supposed to be 90 near you at my son's school! Yikes. That is awfully hot yard putzing weather.

Chelsea - Last time my husband went to DC he got a blizzard - seems like today he gets a heat wave! Keep cool.

Debbie - I still can't believe you had all that snow this week. Congrats on your NSV:carrot:

Tammie - Wow! How industrious. My kids would rebel.

Jenn - Busy you. Maybe I can catch your enthusiasm.

I am proud of myself - I actually stayed on the boring elliptical for 75 minutes today without my husband to work out with. That is twice as long as I would normally do on my own. I had to watch two recorded TV shows!

lol Karen - I will share! I just really want to get thinner and healthier. I want to be down to a size 16 (if not 14) by the cruise in December. That means losing 20-30 pounds in 7 months. Doable, attainable and all I need to do is get an attitude adjustment ;) I am going to wake up early 2 days this week to exercise, even if it literally kills me. Even switching sides of the bed so I am nearer to the alarm.

After the December cruise, my BFF is getting married in Oct 2012. Yet another reason to continue to maintain/lose. In between there, I will place another vacation or goal (probably summer 2011) to keep me motivated. By her wedding (I was asked to be MOH!), I'd like to be down to my lowest of 189.

I know I just need to exercise and stay OP. I have all the tools, I just need the motivation. And when I find some, I need to go with it ;) And of course, give a little away!

Just a quick :wave: missed you all this morning :) We left the house super early to go birding. Had a wonderful and fun day and came home to what appeared to be a kitty emergency. Now back from the vet with antibiotics and a lighter wallet all is well. I'm off to bed because we are due on a bird walk at 7 AM :eek: Tomorrow will definitely be a nap day.

Hope all is well this morning with the kitty, Cyndi.

We had a torrential rain late yesterday afternoon, the first t-storm of the season. My car is now all sparkling clean - the goose poop polka-dots are history.

Today is rather crammed with church, garden stuff, Jazz's test, a church supper to help with and an evening visit to the funeral parlour. (A friend's father died.) I'll be glad to hit the sheets tonight!

Hope your Sunday has some quiet times - it is supposed to be a day of rest.

:coffee:

Cyndi, I hope all is well with your kitty, too. It's a great morning for a bird walk!

Ruth, Yay for Mother Nature taking care of your car! We had a shower earlier this morning, so that takes care of my watering the garden. :D

It's supposed to be another hot and sunny day here. I want to get the bean seeds planted and bung in the zucchini and cucumber plants today, and see where I can plant the squash seedlings I bought at the market yesterday. Jake will probably have to build me another raised bed for them. I got acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash seedlings, just because I couldn't resist buying them.
We're going to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and then going to Home Depot and Lowe's to price kitchen countertops this morning. That's our anniversary present to each other this year, and I'm excited! But first I want to call my Dad and see how he's feeling today. He was in a car accident yesterday with his buddy, and although they weren't seriously hurt, they both have lacerations and are pretty bruised up. The details of the accident still aren't clear, but Dad was driving and can't remember anything yet.
The kids will all be here this afternoon for ribs on the grill, and I'd better decide what Caite and I are going to eat!

Have a great Sunday!

Good morning from NC, chicks!

Just checking in, maybe it will help me be motivated to eat better when I get back!! There's so many things down here reminding me why we moved north, I have no doubts we did the right thing. For starters, it's going to be over 90 degrees today...blech....

I won't get into the bad things I ate ;), but let's just say I'll try to do a 1.5 starting Wednesday (when do I get to the grocery store?). It's really not hard to do, when I'm in my own environment.

Hope y'all are having a great weekend!!

(Debbie - I hear ya on the oil tragedy. It really makes you think of what we are these days...)

Good morning all:)

Cyndi - I hope your kitty is better. Enjoy today's bird walk.

Ruth - goose poop polka-dots cracked me up.

Linda - Oh I hope your dad is okay. Sounds scary.

Twynn - I hope the food was fabulous.

Today I am checking out an art fair with my mom. She shops for real, I just look.

Good Morning:sunny:

We're socked in and it's drippy here, but at least it's not snow. I have the chores started and I'm going to try to get a serious hour in before the troops really start moving. I did get my bike ride in yesterday but I don't know what today will bring yet, other than church.

Tammie, I hope your house is cleaner than mine!

Jenn, I'm glad you're excited to be back in the groove. Knowing what you need to do is a huge part of it. Happy cooking!

Cyndi, hope you have fun today and that kitty is better!

Ruth, good luck to you and Jazz today!

Linda, I hope your Dad is feeling better today. Have fun BBQing!

Twynn, :wave: Thanks for checking in!

Karen, the art fair sounds fun. I like to go, too, but never buy anything!

I'll check in later...time to get organized!

Good Morning

Well yesterday we got dd's and ds's room done. We still need to steam clean ds's room. I straighted closet, dressers, and drawers. Today we will do our room. We will also do clean the livingroom/diningroom and steam clean it/ The kitchen needs some love too. It really needs to be mopped. I also have to finish up some homework today and start studying for finals which is in about two weeks.

Cyndi Hope the kitty is better.

Debbie Have a great day!!! Yuck with the mushy snow.

Karen Have fun today!

Ruth Sounds like a busy busy day! Hope you find some time to relax.

Cottage I love to go to Cracker barrel. My hubby doesn't care for it though. My kids love to go to because it is a store/resteraunt. lol

Have a great day everyone

Tammie

Good morning everyone,

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend sounds like it.

Yesterday was busy- did garage sale again and did much better and afterwards bundled up everything and donated what was left- clothes to local charity- some items for the senior bingo and the rest went to Goodwill. I think I brought back in the house a total of two items.

Then off to a distant town for the championship Soccer game which DD1 was in the tournament- took the wrong exit off the freeway and ended up taking 90 minutes to get there when it should have only took 45 minutes oops!!! They ended up taking 2nd place but it was against a school that much bigger and in different ranking and they played tough that's all that matters. DD got banged up a bit when a player kicked her the knee/shin area she has a nice shiner on her leg.

Debbie- it does make me sad to think about the oil spill....

Tammy- hope you get all the cleaning done- I have been doing in spurts.

Twynn- fingers crossed you can do 1.5 today it is tough when away from normal routine.

Jenny- Thanks for sharing, that is what I love about this site- it really motivates.

Okay need to go get ready for church so :wave: to everyone else.

just popping in to say hi, i will try to catch up on everyones posts

morning, er, noon all. Cyn, hope kitty is ok!!! What happened?

So far so good on cooking. Made the Sausage Cheese cups for breakfast. Baked falafel in the new processor for lunch and taco bake and steak for dinenr (taco bake is for all week lol not two dinners).

Lots of dishes and laundry for me. Oh and I found out my in-laws are coming to stay with us for Memorial Day. In our 1200 sq. foot rented house. Thats 2 kids and 3 adults. Added to two adults and 3 cats.

Should make for an interesting weekend ;)

Good afternoon :) It's hot and humid here. Guess it really is time to get the capris out. :crossed: I hope they fit. The spring moment of truth is always a little intimidating but my ticker is telling the truth again so all should be well.

Thanks everyone for the kitty wishes :) He is doing well but then he seemed fine last night except for littler box issues. The vet checked him over and gave him some fluids and an antibiotic. It was the vet who always tells me my cat is fat :o , good thing Sebastian didn't know what he was saying.

I could use some cat advice from anyone with experience with more than one. Our two usually get along great, they are best buds. All of a sudden Luna is being really mean to Sebastian, chasing and hissing at him. We thought it was the vet smell but it's still going on today. We had to separate them last night and have sent her to time out in the front room just to give him a break. I'm trying to let it run its course but I don't want her chasing him from the litter box when he's not feeling well. Any ideas??

Hi! I'm new around here, just starting my second week of South Beach!! Sounds like this is a good place to be for support.

Cyn - no advice. We have three girls. Could it be a boy/girl issue? Are they spayed? Maybe seperate them for a while?

Two of ours are BFFs but once in a whilel they take things too far and hiss. The littlest and biggest (16 pounds!) don't get along. The eldest doesn't really like the middle cat either but tolerates her. Good luck!

Cyndi - it's pretty common for them to do that, even for a few days. I'd personally separate the sick one out for a few days, til the litter box thing calms down.

I had my feathers up a bit tonight....I was talking to the SIL, who is a cardiac ultrasonagrapher. She and the neice are going on WW tomorrow. I had mentioned south beach, and she just looked at me and told me what a poor diet it was. I asked her if she knew anything about, and....she didn't. She just thought people on it "looked bad". "what do you eat on it, anyway???". I tried to explain the lots of veggies, some fruit, whole grains, lean meat...Sigh. I knew you people here would understand!!!

We're leaving tomorrow morning to go back. I hate driving on I-95..but at least it's not vacation traffic. have a great night!