Originally Posted by MELODY525:
I THINK WE SHOULD ALL KEEP OUR JOYOUS FRIEND SHAD COMAPaNY IN JAKARTA AND GET JAZZED UP OVER THERE! :belly:

"I second that emotion... " she says singing along :D

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Only for one night with no repeat
Maybe you'd go away and never call
And a taste of honey is worse than none at all
Oh little girl

Chorus
In that case I don't want no part
Well that would only break my heart
Well if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Well if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion

Maybe you'll think that love will tie you down
And you ain't got the time to hang around
Maybe you think that love will make us fools
And so it makes you wise to break the rules
Oh little girl

[chorus]

In that case I don't want no part
Well that would only break my heart
Well if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
So if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
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GETTING THE CELEBRATION STARTED FOR ROSEBLUSH'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!! NAE, WE ARE WISHING YOU THE HAPPIEST OF DAYS AND MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!!
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Melody
I am not getting even one bite so that means they aren't in the house they are staying on Bella. She sleeps in my bed, how that happened I have no idea lol she has her own little wonderful bed. If it were big enough I would sleep in the darn thing lol. One flea within a foot of me and I am eaten alive lol. We did treat the yard and I called an exterminator but they said if I wasn't being bitten then I didn't need to do the house.

Cee
Flea collars are about worthless. The flea stuff we use for her is working but it is the fleas them selfs she is allergic too. Just them walking on her before they die make her itch, poor thing. I take her Monday for a shot to help with that. If it rains one more time I am going to scream SCREAMMMMMMMM it is going to rain off and on all weekend. She has such a pretty long coat but I am going to have her put in a puppy cut until we get this flea thing in hand. The groomer said that was probably the best bet because it is easier to flea bath her until the fleas are not so bad around here. I was really happy to find a groomer right down the street and she charges 35 dollars for the flea bath and the grooming. Sigh, what I give up for my animals lol. I only get to baby my nails once a month now instead of every week. A budget is a budget. Hubby says I can have anything I want as long as it fits into the budget I have set for us.

Morning all,
Just time for a quick entry before I go to gym for the morning workout. I'm still stiff and sore from yesterdays run so today will be weights and strength. Speaking of which, the gym is 'considering' replacing the now dead in the water body balance class with a 'strength resistance' class. Don't ask what it is all about, but if it goes ahead, I may find out - or I may not, who knows?

Ceejay - haircut and colour sounds good. One thing about streaks or foils they do hide the grey bits which is good. Happy mowing. I'm up a ladder for a fair amount of today trimming the hedge It has gotten out of control somewhat. Good for privacy, not good for trimming.

Happy - you sure you want to go to Jakarta?? Air is foul, pool is good but you have the decision whether to stay under and drown or surface and choke to death. Your choice!!

Mel - I must has missed the Beach disturbance. Drat - I always miss out on the fun bits. By the time they are finished and done with, I on to another day and everything is swept under the mat at that time. Just goes to show - every thread has its moments.

Roseblush :-
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Happy Birthday.
It's my sisters birthday today too. I'd better get on the phone after gym and say hello, get on with it etc.etc.

Rennie - bad news about the fleas. Poor Shad used to be allergic to them too. Nearly tore half his fur out trying to get rid of them. Vet used to give him a shot every year, then we had to keep up with the Advantage or Revolution or whatever.

Okay - gotta go. Gym calls. I'm dragging my feet.

:gift: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHADDIE' SISTER :hb:
:celebrate: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NAE AGAIN!! :encore:

SHAD~ IT SOUNDS LIKE HAPPY SHOULD BE DOING OK WITH ALL THIS EXERCISING YOU ARE DOING! :rofl: YOU AND MICHELLE ARE PROBABLY DOING ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US!! :ebike: I NEVER READ OTHER THREADS...WELL ONCE IN A VERY BLUE MOON...BUT RUTH'S POST INTRIGUED ME SO IN THE INTEREST OF FURTHERING MY KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THINGS CHICK-LIKE I WENT IN SEARCH OF THE DREADED FIASCO. :rofl: :rofl:

:angel: SUNDAY AND ALL IS WELL. I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE CHURCH BELLS RINGING..IF THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN THAT IS :lol3: THE WEATHER IS BRUTALLY HUMID. BEEN A TOUGH FEW DAYS. KEEPING THE SENIORS COOL AND HAPPY. SURPRISINGLY A LOT OF THEM ARE FINALLY LISTENING ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY THIS YEAR. COULD IT BE THAT THEY SEE THE EVIDENCE WHEN SOMEONE COMES HOME FROM A STROLL AND CANNOT MAKE IT PAST THE LOBBY BENCH TO EVEN GET INTO THE ELEVATOR TO REACH THEIR APARTMENT???:yikes:
WHEN IT HAPPENS..I QUIETLY SAY...SEE?...MOST HAVE FOUND OTHER THINGS TO DO OTHER THAN FAINT OUTSIDE. :faint: TODAY IS A DAY OF REST AND MORE THUNDERSTORMS. I ALMOST FINISHED THE BEDROOM. HAVE ABOUT 7 TOPS TO DECIDE ON AND HANG THEM UP OR TOSS THEM OUT. MY ARMS ARE FALLING OFF.:cry:

WISHING YOU ALL A BLESSED SUNDAY ENJOY!
HAPPY MONDAY AS WELL MISS SHAD!!
WE'RE DECIDING TO GO BACK TO JAKARTA WITH YOU AND KEEP YOU COMPANY FOR JULY. SO TAKE US WITH YOU. AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT CANDLES AND LIGHTS TURNED OFF....WE FEEL YOU CANNOT BE TRUSTED ALONE IN A FOREIGN LAND :nono:....NOT THAT WHERE YOU'RE AT RIGHT NOW ISN'T ON THE "FOREIGN" SIDE ALSO :lol3: :lol3:

Shad
We put bella on revolution because it does worms too and thought it must be great the vet sells it. Well, I am going back to advantage, they have one out now that does worms too. Part of the problem is the revolution takes a bit longer to kill the fleas and poor thing digs her selfs to death. Yes, she goes in Thursday, first day they could get her in, to have a shot. Winkie is doing great. The tumor was begin and he gets his stitches out Thursday too. He was dippy for two days after surgery and I even had to scold Bella because she just wouldn't leave him alone. All he wanted to do was lay on my lap and Bella wanted nothing to do with that because she wants on my lap lol. I love that little dog and am surprised how attached I have become to her so quickly but lets get serious my cat is my cat lol.

melody
I have loved the heat this year. So nice to have some of the weight off. Everyone is complaining and I am loving it. Did have to turn the air on for a bit because the dry wall we put in the bathroom wasn't drying right. I turned the air off to my den and opened the doors and Windows. Oh, how I hate air conditioning.You have to remember this house is full of doors lol. Just in my den there are two outside doors, a window over one of the doors and a set of bay windows. Telling you, the people that remodeled this house were door and window crazy lol.

Happy birthday blush

Oh we are already planning our trip to the state fair. We were going to go see Charlie Daniels and The oak ridge boys but wolf is a real Ted Nugent fan ( wonder if he is going to come out on stage riding a buffalo lol he is a real hunting advocate and has a great book "Kill it and grill it " I think it is called ). Is going to be an adult only trip since the kids said they weren't interested this year. The way it looks we will be the youngest going lol have a lot of the old dears that said they would really enjoy going.

:bday2you: Roseblush. Blessings to you for a fun day!

I started a post yesterday but DH had me doing something and when I went to go an look it up on the Internet, it used the window I was typing in and I lost my post in the end. Then I had to leave the computer and didn't have time to go repost.

We got new cell phones Friday night. Hard to pick those things out. I don't need the fancy bells and whistles - just a phone in case of emergency or if I need to get in touch with DH. But you get what you pay for. Some of the cheap phones seem like they will break in half after 3 uses. We did see one that was of a good quality but it was at the high end. I told DH I would try and be a good wife and let's get the cheaper ones for now. There is a 30 day return policy so if they don't work too well, we can exchange them and at least know we TRIED to save some money. :lol: The town we live in is very pro-residential. They don't want alot of traffic and businesses here so they say they can't build the cell towers tall enough to get good reception here. And it's hilly in the neighborhood so if you live in the "valley" like we do, reception is difficult. New phones meant a day of looking up things and figuring out how to use the blasted thing. Not so bad now that I know how to use it but geez, there were some pretty frustrating moments. That took up most of the morning. Then I went outside to do some planting. Realized I needed some good potting soil to add to the pots as well as not being able to find my gardening tools :mad: So off to the store we went. Came back and worked in the yard for the rest of the afternoon. I was working up by the pool planting the baskets and was looking at the mess the pool is. I'm missing the pool this year. I have a swing up there and there's something serene about the cool blue water and gently swinging along with my eyes closed. DH planted his hybiscus and they are taking well. The rebloomed and he just went out to take some pictures. Our balloon flower is doing very well too, it's spreading it all directions and I'm trying to train it to crawl up the latticework on the shed. The yard is pretty in the summer but at DH says, it sure is alot of work. We still have to finish the rock wall in the front and everything I weeded this spring needs work again. I am having lots of problems with my foot - very painful. I think some tendons are messed up or something. At first I thought I had just worn a pair of shoes that irritated my foot but it's been getting steadily worse. I did call a podiatrist on Friday but the soonest I can get in is July 7. Yesterday when I came in from outside my foot was so painful I could hardly walk on it. Everything's falling apart :dunno:

Shy - I hate air conditioning too. If we could have 70 degrees and nice breezes all year round I'd love it. I have floor to ceiling windows which are very heavy - they won't stay open because of the weight of them and it kills me to only have a few windows open in the house. Good luck with the fleas. The vet just gave us Revolution instead of Advantage for the cat. The Advantage worked well. I was freaking out when the cat initially got fleas last year. Didn't want her in the house much less sleeping on the bed :yikes: DH was very careful about watching her and once we got her treated it was not an issue and we caught it before they got into the house.

It's good to hear you singing again Mel. Some songs are more fun than others. Last night I watched the movie Michael with John Travolta where he's the archangel Michael come down to earth for the last time. He was dancing to Chain of Fools. I just love that man :love: Is Jen still around? I thought they were leaving for the summer? Keep yourself inside and cool. I think as people get older, they tend to have less tolerance for the heat and humidity. Of course the seniors will never listen to you :nono:

Shad - you are making Jakarta sound not so fun. If I remember correctly, we generally had a hard time figuring out where to go in the J months. I'm all for just sitting in a Jacuzzi with umbrella drinks :lol3: We could Jazzercise our way through July and be dancin' fools too :lol: The new tiles sound quite pretty. Waiting on pictures lady...

The hair sounds nice Ceejay - how did the chicken recipe turn out?

Have fun camping Ellen.

Glad to hear that Disney is working out well Ruth.

Annie - are you staying warm and dry?

Michelle must be busy with her projects and exercising. Or maybe she's being spontaneous with the DH :devil: :lol:

Time for me to get my arse in gear. Need to go look over Mel's recipes this past week for some menu ideas. Not sure what DH has in mind for the day. He has his Christmas T-shirt on with the Charlie Brown characters singing around the spindly little Christmas tree. Men and clothes. Just grab whatever is closest and put it on :rolleyes:

Have a good Sunday ladies...

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE TO LOOK AT HAPPY...WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WITH PORK CHOPS. I MADE THE OTHERS AND ALL WERE TASTY....EXCEPT WE DON'T EAT FISH SOUP SO I DID NOT MAKE THAT ONE!!! I MADE THE MONTEREY JACK CHEESE RECIPE TODAY. :hun:

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Lamb Chops with Tomatoes and Olives

4 lamb loin chops (each about 1 1/2 inches thick)
1 teaspoon paprika
Kosher salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 shallots, cut in half
4 plum tomatoes, cut into quarters
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 baguette (optional)

Heat oven to 400° F.

Season the lamb with the paprika, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

Heat the oil over medium-high heat in an ovenproof skillet. Cook the lamb in the skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add the shallots to the skillet.

Transfer the skillet to oven and cook the lamb to the desired doneness, 8 to 10 minutes for medium-rare.

Transfer the lamb to individual plates. Add the tomatoes, olives, and parsley to the hot skillet and toss to combine with the shallots. Serve with the lamb and baguette, if desired.

Tip: Paprika comes in several varieties, including sweet, hot, and smoked. Any type will work in this recipe, but if you opt for hot, use only 1/2 teaspoon.

Yield: Makes 4 servings

CALORIES 188 (49% from fat); FAT 10g (sat 2g); CHOLESTEROL 44mg; CARBOHYDRATE 9g; SODIUM 544mg; PROTEIN 15g; FIBER 1g; SUGAR 3g

Happy Birthday's to Shad and Nae.

Happy
I haven't tried any of Mel's recipes yet. I have my appetite set for southern fried chicken baked.


So far so good at work. Heard the weirdest noise a while ago. When I investigated the rail road people are gradeing the sides of the tracks. My first thought was a bad pump motor.

Talked to my sister who lives in Dallas, Tx last night. She's doing WW on line. She does have more will power than I do and not nearly the amount of weight that I have to lose. She told me I could use her for my face to face. I may just do that. I'll try it this week.

Reenie
I'd love to see Charlie Daniel's.

Hello's to Mel and Happy I see the egg light glowing.

:wave: HELLO CEEJAY!! SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN!! YUM!!! ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITES!!! SAVE ME A PIECE PLEASE :hun: GOOD IDEA WITH THE WW ONLINE. LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES. I'M NOSY! :rofl:
PS: IT IS SHAD'S SISTER'S BIRTHDAY. :hb:


I JUST FOUND A GOOD SITE WITH MARTHA STEWART..WHAT'S FOR DINNER. HER REGULAR SITE HAS GREAT IDEAS FOR EVERYTHING...EVEN IF I AM JEALOUS OF HER $$$$$$ :lol3: :lol3:
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HAPPY...THE DH IS A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART :hohoho: :hohoho:

cee
Me too but I said ok ok lets see Ted Nugent. Thrill for me lol but I always get my way so this time I am going to let him do what he wants. He gave me the choice and wouldn't have cared if we saw what I wanted to see.

happy
you find out about that foot and take care of yourself. I have had two cell phones in 8 years lol. I use it to make calls not listen to music, take pics or anything else. The only reason I got a new one was because they put that gps thing in and my old one didn't have it and I wanted blue tooth. I am on my phone probably 6 hours day lol. My daughter takes pics on my phone. I have no idea how to even take a pic lol.

Morning all,
DS2 got a new phone a while back. One of those that does everything except cook and wash. It has GPS and he has an annoying habit of telling me to turn left and right etc when I already know where I am going. The thing has a real turn off voice giving directions. When asked why we had to have the electronic equivalent of Mr T he replied that the other choice was a sexy sounding female. So - why not her? He doesn't take directions from women!!! He got a few from me that day I can tell you.
My phone is used very occasionally for making calls. More often it will ring with someone else making calls. Most often it is used as an Alarm clock.

So I should be sorting out the training schedule, but my brain has gone to sleep after my long walk this morning. I thought that instead of going down to the gym and trying to do cardio, I would go for a good long 40 minute walk along the walking paths here. Well what I thought would take me 40 minutes turned into 50 and my legs and feet hurt enough that I thought maybe I had done the 7km on the treadmill anyway. Up and down slopes, rough pathways, but at least I am done with exercising for today.

Did not get any tiling done this weekend. Maybe tonight. I've been clearing up out the back and trying to get the patio neat and tidy and clear of weeds which insist on popping up through the pavers. The hedge trimmer decided not to go yesterday so it will need to go to hedge trimmer hospital today. Hope the edge trimmer doesn't decide the same thing when I get that out later this week.

Okay - with that I better go and get on with something to earn the daily crust. I'll be back with personals (maybe) later on if the brain doesn't explode before then.

Good morning chicks,

I didn't sleep well at all last night so it's a sleepy one indeed for me. :yawn: We stopped at the garden place yesterday and I picked up more flowers to plant in pots and a few here and there to fill in the garden. It's starting to look nice again. I was out at dusk and the mosquitos are ferocious. Of course it doesn't help that we have the pool sitting there stagnant. I keep hounding DH to drain it but the pool people say not to. Of course THEY don't have to deal with it for the next month, do they?

Can you believe another month has rolled through? Hard to believe half the year is over with. The days and months fly by but retirement never seems to get any closer.

So Shad, DH has a "turn fool" voiceover on his GPS - lol. I don't know if we can get GPS on the new phones but I can get Google Maps - screen's probably too small to see anything of much use tho :mag: And they charge for every little thing - cell bill will be over $100 a month adding this and that so no thanks. I just need a phone and DH wants a camera in case he needs to capture anything like an accident. He did however take some nice pictures of the hibiscus in bloom that he used for his background.

But I digress... Shad it sounds like you got an even better workout heading along the paths. You certainly went farther and with the uneven terrain worked harder too no doubt. And think of all that fresh air in the lungs! goodonyah! I did not know that hedge trimmers had a hospital - just heard about a mysterious graveyard. Hope the tools hold up. It's amazing how fast the little weedies pop up when you don't constantly keep up with them.

Shy - wow that's alot of phone time. At least you have the hands free. Everyone is walking around with the blue tooth - those things scare me. And I never really recovered from managing and working a help desk for 7 years. Not too fond of talking on the phone anymore myself I have to admit.

Mel - you keep coming up with recipes with olives in them - I don't like olives. Find something else. Please. Ditto on the lamb :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: I did take a peek at Martha Stewart's site before. Found a great method for cooking corn on the cob on the grill. Although some of her things are over the top, that woman can cook!

Ceejay - so when are you making the chicken? Wondering how it turned out. I made a WW pasta salad with grilled vegetables last night to go with our fish. It came out quite tasty. Going to try a potato salad with grilled potatoes for tomorrow night. When you have a good leader, I found nothing beats the WW meetings. Problem is that not many leaders are all that inspiring. :( There is also TOPS meetings but it doesn't appear that there are any in your area which is surprising. I guess you just need to find a weigh in buddy. :D

Well it's a short work week at least. :dance: Not doing anything special for Independence Day at the end of the week. Just glad to have an extra day off. But I must hussle as it is month end.

Have a good day and hellos to Michelle, Annie, Ellen, Ruth and the rest of the crew :wave: