As Josey said....

So I may have found a training partner who is interested in training for a half marathon after we finish training for 10k on our own. This could be a very good thing.

Woohooo!!! Summertime!!! Thanks for starting a new thread, Aunty!

A half marathon? Wow!

Happy Canada Day chicks! I'm saying this today because I'll be camping without internet access tomorrow I can't wait! It's finally supposed to be nice out. In a few hours I'll be sitting by a campfire... light beer in hand with nothing to do! Then next week I start training for my 10k and after that the half!

Have a great long weekend!

Happy Canada Day everybody!!! Have fun!

Sheesh, very quiet here eh?

Anybody interested in two more Canadian challenges for this year? I am hoping to reach my goal before Christmas and I really really like challenges.

I thought we can do a Thanksgiving Day and a Remembrance Day challenge!?

I know... super quiet I'm sucking hind teat at the summer challenge so I'm not sure about any others I know I should but I've had a really hard time getting going lately.

Everybody is probably outside enjoying the few days of summer we get.
No worries! I am sure a few will join the challenges when I post them.

Taken today at the Bay of Fundy, Summerville, NS

THANKS AUNTY ~ for starting the summer thread. I was having such trouble with my old PC ... but great news, as of today, I am on my new(er) PC and on high speed internet so I can come on regularly again. I got so behind on this thread and the Diabetics one as well.

What a huge difference a newer PC and HS internet make ... it's unbelievable really. We are having cooler weather for July, but it is still a bit sticky & humid (have my DE-humidfier going strong today).

I don't know if I told you gals or not; but DH and I bought a house in May and will be moving in August. We had to wait a while becuz they had tenants in the house. Meanwhile, we have been very busy sorting & packing up all our stuff; and it has been really nice to take our time -- not so hard on the body & feet.

Hope you all had a wonderful CANADA DAY ...

FATGYRL ~ those are nice pics of your furry babies on the beach; what a great place to walk ...

I am going to go have some lunch with DH now (he is just back from helping a friend with his deck), but will come by to share more ... have a nice day ... Rosebud

AUNTY ~ have a nice camping trip ...

JOSEY ~ thanks for carrying us along; hope your challenge is going better. Why not start a new one? Maybe it will give you fresh motivation ...


I've been doing really well this year; only had a few slips but I just kept on going and made improvements. Practising my strategies to deal with the emotions (using lots of positive affirmations, distractions, songs, etc) and am getting better & better all the time (practice does make perfect). DH still seems to be the main emotional factor for me (which is normal I think; albeit more rare these days), but encounters with stressful people occurs too. Thankfully, this happens only on occasion now ... yes!

Time to put my legs up for an hour to rest them ... Rosebud

Hi Rosebud Glad to see ya. How's the packing going?

We had an amazing trip, thanks for asking. The guys went fishing and the girls relaxed. I didn't get a lot of walking done but did manage one good one down to the lake. The guys caught a lot of fish so we had the most amazing fish fry mmmmmm.... so good!

Fatgyrl - Cute pups

AUNTY ~ that fish fry sounds like fun, esp if the guys caught & cleaned that fish; that's the deal I have with DH -- if he does the catch & clean, I'll cook it ... Sometimes, he's sneaky and will feign that he is having trouble filleting them and then I take over ... maybe I'm a bit of a sucker, but I don't like cooking at midnight too much ...

The morning was very here; about 90 F again, but now some lovely clouds have rolled in and it's actually raining out there -- don't mind that at all, as those temps fall.

The packing is going great; I have more than half our stuff packed -- actually, anything we are not using right now. I'm starting on the boots & shoes, more clothes, and extra food stuffs this week coming up. We cleaned out all the cupboards, closets, dressers, drawers, and behind most of the big appliances & furniture last week.

As I'm going, I'm tossing or giving away as much as I can; I still have too many books, even though I gave away two full boxes of them, but I'll go through them all again when I get there. I tried to keep mostly ones that I haven't read yet, or ones I really loved. Gonna pass some onto my step-mother and some friends too.

Just went and picked up a deli chicken for supper and some fresh veggies for salad and stuff like that; got back just before the rain started. Time to go put my feet up for a while and read too ... have a great week coming up people ... Rosebud

Hey, I'm totally up for a challenge...Have they been posted yet?

Hi Armida, I haven't posted any challenges yet. I am still working on the Midsummer Madness one which runs until end of July. Keep an eye on this thread, I will post a link soon.

What?!? It says the last time I was here was in June. Yikes! Well good to see you ladies have kept the maple leaf torch going.
I have been essentially camping since the middle of May. We got running water a few weeks ago- Toilets!! Yay!! If I never see an outhouse again, it's too soon! Lol. Things have picked up though - we got a stove and dishwasher yesterday. I would never. ever. ever. recommend building a house. I will never do this again. Good grief. It's sure fire way to fast track a divorce that's for certain. Anyways - we have had a serious lack of healthy food around the house, b//c we have no fridge. Just a little tiny bar fridge, so I have been judicious about what produce can survive well in a crazily small and unevenly refridgerated space. Not too many. I think we will get a new fridge at the end of the month. Anyways, that's my ramble. I'm getting back to a groove. So that's good. Anyways everyone have a great day!!