Quick hello...I started riding tonight and got 1/2 mile and it rained. Thank goodness I got 2 miles in earlier. Ate OP today and feel pretty good. Love melon and it makes a nice lunch.
Finally got the front lawn re-seeded, right before the rain. How timely!

Got lots of little decorating things done today...loving my house more and more....if possible. :)

Happy Sat. all. :grouphug:

Sue--If you have rain I will have it the next day or two. Yesterday before leaving dd's apt a thunder shower went through but we got nothing here at the house.

PinkJane--I feel for your hubby--the PA turnpike is terrible and PA has some of the hugest ticket fines!!

Tammy--the outlets can be nice if you know your prices--some stuff is really a very good deal. There are a couple of stores I go to alot. I have just found the Carters outlet for baby shower gifts and there is a Children's Place I have the feeling I will be going to alot!! My daughter has a few stores she really likes and there is a paper place where I get all my wrapping paper boxes and balloons and most of my Christmas cards.

Jane--Shrek3 does sound fun--I can't wait to have my first grandchild!!

Sassy--DH wants a pool and a spa next for next summer after everything is paid off, I can't wait!!

Tina--My kids and I call each other alot and since they are close I do get to see them. Sometimes too much other times not enough!!

Marti--hope you get your motivation back!!

Well, hi to everyone else--gotta go!!

Hey girls....woke up this morning and felt kinda weird. I'm retaining some fluid or something...was up like 1.5 on my digital. Im not worried because I didn't eat anything bad yesterday. I just didn't drink enough water and had some diet coke. And my BAD foot is acting up I think. I went to Target with DH and we bought me a new pair of workout pants. My old ones from Victoria Secret were cute and all but they were falling down. Haha! I'd try to run and hafta pull them up. So anyhoo...I was all dressed to walk last night in my new clothes and I put my shoe on and realized my left foot was more swollen than usual. So I put my foot up instead of walked. Kinda a disappointment for me since I don't want this problem to BE a problem for me with my walking. But I thought , well I walked 3.1 that morning. And It shouldn't hurt me. But BAM I'm up 1.5. So I'm just going to keep on keeping on and hopefully my foot doesn't turn into an all out problem for me this weekend. :P

(for those of you that didn't know from before I have this thing in my left foot called lymphnodemia and sometimes I get infections in my foot and it causes me to get really sick)

Tina

I JUST had to write. Ya know I'm feeling a bit down due to my foot. I can just feel the cellulitis coming and I want it not to come. (This is something the depresses me usually) But I went for a walk this morning to ignore it and when I got to my moms house (after 2 miles of walking) I felt bad. And my foot ached. So she ended up driving me home. And I was just feeling plain yucky about my foot and my scale going up today and just yuck. And I was talking to my son and told him I had walked 2 miles but had to be driven home due to my foot and HERE'S WHERE THE GOOD PART COMES IN....He tells me his Buddy was asking him the other day, 'has your mom lost a bunch of weight?'. hahaha! I'm like WOW....A 16 year old kid noticed I lost weight and actually mentioned it to my son which to me means more than to me...because if he said it to me he might have just been trying to 'kiss up' to me like those boys always seem to love to do! :P

So today I'm going to take it easy this afternoon and then I'll get to cleaning once my hubby and son go off to work....(they normally don't work on Saturday but we had to cover some employees) So....that was my day so far! It feels good and it keeps me from blowing it due to my feeling down today...which in the past this would've been the appropriate opportunity in MY MIND...to eat badly. haha!

Tina

Tina--the not eating when depressed is another NSV!! When I get stressed or depressed I am one to either continually graze or not eat at all and just sleep. My husband gets the gout in his foot and has terrible pain so I really feel for you!!

Sassy--hubby is tight when it comes to money but the pool is something he wants so hopefully we will really get it. Thanks for the summer snack idea!!

Well everything but one box which I forgot at my house is at dd's new place. We finished moving the rest of her stuff from the old apt she shared yesterday and then I helped her get everything put away. She only has the pictures to put on the walls and her bf is bringing some more of his stuff. They have to do some laundry today--I brought some of it home with me--extra blankets and stuff which I will wash and hang on the line. His parents are coming over today so I mopped all the floors for dd. Both of us were sore from all the up and down trips on the stairs.
Hubby is jealous that I have been spending so much time helping dd I need to stay home and do nothing since I have already did all our laundry and cleaned the house. I guess I will mow the grass while he spends the day in the garage!!

Happy Memorial Day, ladies!

Tammy - hmmm... I've had 2 root canals, and no problems with either, except when I put off getting a crown on the 1st one, the tooth broke after about 2 years. I'm so sorry you're going through this. The rum creamsicles sound like a very good antedote, lol.

Pink Jane - so how was Pirates? My Katie was planning to see it over the weekend - she is a huge fan of the Pirate movies, and of Johnny Depp in particular.

Sue - I'm surrounded, literally, by melons. Watermelons and cantaloupes, too. I'm having a hard time waiting for them to be ripe.

Jules - I like Children's Place, too. Old Navy has some of the cutest baby clothes - be sure and check them out, too. They even have sox and other accessories to match the outfits, and it's all very affordable. Hey, glad you got DD moved. I like to hang out my blankets, sheets, and rugs to dry. They smell sooooo good!

Tina - have you thought about investing in an elliptical? They are very easy on the feet, and I bought one because of my plantar's fasciitis. My podiatrist recommended it, and so far, so good.

Sassy - I saw your new thread and will check it out here in a few minutes. I've got some items to list, if they aren't already mentioned.

A big hello to everyone else! :wave:

Gina's dad died Saturday morning. :( I'm so glad she has little Jackson and the other 2 kids to focus on to help keep her mind diverted some of the time. The party yesterday did take her mind off of it for a little while.

I'm worn out and plan to just goof off today. What's on your agenda?

A quick hello ladies. :wave:

Will do individuals tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a great day!

Today is WI and I am down 2 pounds, woohoo!

Good to see you, Cristina, and a big WOOHOO for the 2 lbs down. :cp:

Vann, Jodi, Mindee, Marti, Jen, Karin, newbie Michelle - where are you?

Hi Ladies! :wave:

How was everybody's Memorial Day? Mine is fine, now that I'm off again! lol.

Jules -- Glad that DD is all moved in and now can relax and focus on baby. I have laundry to do too. Always fun.....:p Yeah a pool would be so good for me and my DH as we both have arthritis so it would make exercising easier and a lot cooler in the summertime! I bet you can't wait until you all get yours! :D YW for the Summer Snack Idea. I was inspired and wanted to share. Me INSPIRED! :D (Did you hear that Tina! lol) Plus I am definitely a snacker so I wanted to have some good and HEALTHY ideas! ;)

Cristina -- WTG on the weightloss! :woohoo: That is awesome!

Hi Jane, thanks for contributing to the summer snacks & recipes. Lots of great ideas! :)

Well I am just glad to be home and not working or going anywhere. lol. Work was very very boring Sat & Sun when we worked, dunno why we had to work as we were dead, the one guy could have handled it all by himself, but aw well, we didn't have use up anymore of our time and got paid time and a half plus holiday pay too.

This new medicine that my dr has me on for my diabetes is really working! I am thinking he may have to up it to twice a day but its working and I feel great! :carrot: Only downfall is one of the side effects is Rapid Weight gain, so not sure about that one. Guess I will have to ask him when I see him.


I hope you all had an awesome Holiday! ;)

Hello ladies--

This will be a quicky since my computer is SO slow due to hubby doing a project on the computer. I can't stand how slow it is..............so I haven't been on here much this weekend.

Had a good weekend for the most part. Spent most of it alone. Got some work done in the garden area.......raking up leaves from last fall!! (no fun) Good arm workout that's for sure.

Just about time for work so I better scoot.

I will post more once hubby is done w/his stuff. Until then, it'll only be quickies from me!

Hugs!:hug:

A short note today - I won't be around for a bit because Neal and I are picking up Terry and Gina's kids in a little while, and keeping them through tomorrow after the funeral and the dinner afterwards.

Cristina - yes, he did get to meet and hold Jackson before he died, and Gina got photos. I agree that's what he was waiting for. Thank you for asking. :hug: Mackenzie (8) is having a very, very hard time with his death, which makes me so sad for her! Btw, all of your rain is supposed to be here by Thursday. The farmers need it, so it's ok. :)

Hello to everyone else. :wave:

Afternoon Ladies!!

Cristina--the website is canadel.com. Click on workshop, then on to the stools. I know that they have both heights of stools. As for my sis...she was visiting our other sis in WVA for the long holiday weekend. I just talked to her, actually wineing to her about my tooth!

Jane--sorry to hear about Gina's Dad :( Geez....I'm watching Days of our Lives and some guy just woke up from a 6-9 mo coma and he actually sat up in bed and them got up and walked.....only on the soaps!!

Update on my dental/mental well being...my dentist was able to restore my tooth that had a root canal...then broke. After 2 1/2 hr in the dentist chair, I'm in a tad bit of agony with my gum being sliced away (tooth broke below the gumline) and my entire tooth being rebuilt from the inside out. Total cost about $3000. (yes, I have insurance to cover about half) Now that's one eye redo with my plastic surgeon!! I swear I will never get my eyes done at this rate! I feel my pain meds kicking in and awaiting my daughters return with my low fat sugar free smoothie. Talk later gals.

Howdy Girls.

I hope your all having a great evening. Its really hot today. It was 91 before when I went to the grocery, now its "down" to 85...........phew........

I THOUGHT we were supposed to get some rain???

Anyways I rescheduled my catscan its in the morning at 5 a.m. Perfect for me as we usually are getting off of work at 4:30 a.m. so we don't usually go to bed until about 6:30 or 7 a.m. so I can go to bed after I'm done with that and I won't have to wait because I'm the first appt!!!!!! :carrot:

Have a Good One!