Good morning, ladies! We had more rain last night and the ground is a little damp today. Not enough to put out the fires, though. 2,700 acres are burning. They anticipate having a firewall dug to contain the fire by July 1.
We have Tropical Smoothie store around here. I stay out of them - the calories are horrible even for a small one. I do like to make them at home.
Faye, hope you get your floor cleaner straightened out. They are probably made in China or some other far away place where they wouldn't even use them.
Gloria, hope you are mending. Don't overdo it.
Today I'm starting in the family room. Got to get everything out so I can scrub the carpet.
It is around 11 am and the temp outside is 95 and climbing. The tri tip Will BBQed yesterday was so tough that I put it into the crock pot with a can of mushroom soup and it will be good and tender today. We haven't had good sucess buying them from Costco so will get them elsewhere from henceforth.
DONNA I do hope the next Hoover you receive does have a handle. That would be horrible if they dumped a load of them without handles for QVC to sell. I don't make all of my smoothies with milk products. Juice and frozen fruit are great. We have a smoothine place out here called Jamba Juice that does make program friendly ones for 2 to 3 points depending on what size you order. They call them Enlightened Smoothies. Then they have some that cost lots of points which I stay away from. My favorite one when I buy one there is called Berry Fulfilling. Isn't it fun when a recessive gene pops up in a family ~ like you were a spot of light hair in the middle of all those dark haired ones. In my family half were light haired and the other dark hair. Most folks called me "Blondie" when I was a kid. My daughter is a red head and the boys are both blond.
SUSAN If places aren't on fire then it seems like they are flooding. Weather has always been a facination to me. I think if I had it all to do over maybe ~ just maybe ~ I would have been a storm chaser. I loved that class in college. Is your carpeting the hypoalergenic (sp?) kind? When we yanked the carpet out of this rig and put down flooring my sneezing quit on the most part. There was a lot of stuff under that carpet that the greatest vacuum with the most suction couldn't pull out and the cleaners wouldn't get them out from under there. Scarey stuff.
Anyone have any special plans for the weekend? We have that BBQ to go to tomorrow evening which I have been requested to bring ~ of all things ~ deviled eggs. So I will be boiling eggs in my egg cooker today to get them in the fridge to cool and put the stuff together tomorrow. I got parsley, chives, carrots and radishes waiting to be prepared. I make tiny slices and spears to stick in the top of each egg half. Makes them look like a party. And no one has a clue that they are "program friendly."
Good afternoon! Another great day in Delaware!! I count my blessings for nice weather in my area.
Susan, just got off the phone with my Mom (Va. Beach) and I forgot to ask about any smoke/fumes and she didn't mention it. I don't understand why I have not seen/heard anything in the newspaper here or on television about the fires and smoke down south. I hear all about the flooding in the midwest but nothing about the fires/smoke.
Faye, I'm like that as well. I'll knit and knit and knit and then...stop. For a week or two. Then take up the needles again and go at it again. I need to start knitting a baby blanket for a baby that due in October. I went out to the grocery store this morning...big mistake. Came back and had to be still for awhile. I am so annoyed with myself for falling.
Maggie, 44 pages of smoothies! Wow. Hmmm...plans for this weekend? I'm staying home except for church on Sunday. Wayne is driving down to Va. Beach to his Dad's house to get his power washer. I would go with him but sitting in his truck for four hours down there and then another four hours back just don't sound too excitin'. Since I was down that way last weekend and I did see him, I don't feel guilty for not going down. Wayne will only be gone for one night. I'm going to stay home. I'm going to get my DD#2 to come pick me up and drive me to church on Sunday. I'm okay on the passenger's side getting in and out but on the driver's side has me squealing from pain.
Well hubby will be home in an hour. He's grilling hamburgers for dinner. I found one-point hamburger buns by Natural Ovens this morning.
Good early morning to you all. My back is bothering me from sleeping on my stomach so I decided to just come downstairs and sit in the recliner.
Susan: Sounds like the firemen have a real job ahead of them. You are right about smoothie places, I think a lot of them use powdered sugar to sweeten them. I used to get them when I would go with my dd during the daytime when she worked nights for Hilton.
Maggie: Have fun at your picnic! Don't you just hate it when you buy meat and it turns out to be awful? We seem to always buy steaks that way at the commissary and I always seem to end up with the one with the gristle in it. We had steak last night and I was cutting it from the bone and I kept having to throw away meat because it had gristle right down its center. Unfortunately, it didn't show up on the outside. Braising anything can make it tender, so I am sure the tri tip will be tasty for you after cooking in the soup. Soup used to be something you could buy really cheap but even that is over $1 a can. It is ridiculous.
Gail: I think you are smart to stay home. You would be in agony by the time you got back home being in the truck for 8 hours. Enjoy your time at home and your church day.
We are just going to hang out at home, maybe go out for lunch today. I have those outfits to take to a UPS store to ship out so maybe Jack will go with me and we can go get lunch somewhere. We wanted to watch the Cubs game, but Fox has exclusive rights to broadcast on Saturday afternoon so unless it is on Fox we will have to listen on the radio.
Everyone have a great Saturday and enjoy yourselves this weekend!
Faye
I went to bed at 9pm last night and woke up at 6:00pm. My bottom/lower back were aching so badly last night. This morning I feel better.
The assembly line at the plant Wayne works at will be down for the next six weeks due to "inventory adjustment" (due to sorry economy). Wayne will be off work for four of those weeks. He'll return two weeks before the line starts up again. We have a LOT of projects at home for him to do. I will help him as much as I can. One of the projects is to give our bedroom and bathroom a make-over. We'll be painting. Replacing the flooring. New curtains and bedding. We MIGHT buy new bedroom furniture. Not sure of that last one; not sure if we want to spend any of the money we have saved for this. We do need a new mattress set but again, not sure if now is the time--may hold off on this a little while longer. But this first week, is to clean off our deck and gazebo. Last night he discovered that the heater on our spa is not working so we'll need a repairman to come out and take a look/repair that. And we need to buy a new umbrella for the table. We're spending our vacation money on the house this year.
Confession time: I have not been able to stay on program. I'll start, stay on program for a few days and then...I fall off. I'll lose a few pounds and then regain and add a pound to that. I need to get back on program and STAY there. Since Tim Russert has passed away I hear on tv a lot about how a woman's waist line should not be more than 35 inches. For the first time in DECADES I measured my waistline. I'm 10 inches over!!! Not good. Scarey.
I need to start the laundry. I promised Wayne I would have his clothes ready to take with him to Va. Beach this evening. Just one night away. Just a change of clothes.
I've got laundry going and need to finish the family room today so I can do nothing tomorrow after Mass. We do have a reception at church in the afternoon for one of our priests who is being transferred to George Mason University as the chaplin.
Maggie, my carpeting is the regular kind. I have no carpeting, drapes or blinds in my bedroom and wash every bite of bedding every week because of my asthma and allergies. That has helped a lot. The doctor told me to get all the "dust catchers" out of my bedroom and the rest of the house just need to be kept clean. I do have hepa air purifiers upstairs and down and that also helps.
Gail, I'm kind of in the same boat - I just can't get under 155 and stay there. I go under and in a few days I'm right back there. A good book is YOU on a Diet by Dr. Oz. Not a diet per se but insight into your body and how it handles food and why your waist should be less than 35, etc. Is an easy read and written in a humous vein. I guess there is nothing on the news about the fires because no houses have been burned up and no one has died...too tame!
Instead of an outside BBQ our friend will move it indoors for the guests. Her poor husband will have to be out in the heat doing the cooking. I am sure Will will be right out there helping him. He is that kind of guy. Got my eggs cooked and in the fridge cooling. The fun part is decorating them up after they are assebled. I do love recreating the food. Could have been a I am told. I am eating lite for breakfast and lunch to save some points for tonight. I have been busy making a smoothie booklet for a friend and will get it spiral bound next trip to town. I like to stay busy and that is one thing I really like to do ~ and that is make things. Right now after I get off here I am going to make a meal replacement smoothie. I think I am finally awake. Had a cup of coffee and looked at the thermometer and it is 93 at 9:30 am. Did you ever get the idea that I don't do well in the heat? I have been doing better the last couple days gettin in my fiber. Gotta get that fiber in. It's like drinking wood shavings.
DONNA Can you sleep on your side? I know I can't sleep on my tummy because of my back problems. Actually I can't sleep flat on my back either ~ one side then get up to the bathroom come back and the other side as the night goes on. We do have to find what works best for us don't we. There is a meat market in town we are going to try. It is ridiculous to pay money for good cuts you can't bite. After being in the crock pot that tri tip made good open faced sandwiches. Love that crock pot for tough cuts. Do you have cable ~ WGN has the games or you can check out the cubbies on the internet. Go to Fox News, click on sports then on baseball and you can see from there where to go to find the information on your team. Will loves that site since we don't have TV.
GAIL We all go through the doldrums with our weight program. Anyway I do so I know how you feel. I have to really keep my FOCUS or I do a yo yo program. Do get that book Susan mentioned. It is The Owner's Manuel for Waist Managment. I know you will like it. I keep my copy handy.
SUSAN I have that book and love those drawings and I have read it through. At first I didn't know where I wanted to start reading because there was so much good information I wanted to know. I'll kick up my heels when I reach 155 ~ if I can jump that is. Maybe you are at your supposed to be weight. After losing so much, as you have, that may be your set weight that your body wants. Just a thought.
I have that book on my shelf! Have I read it? Well...no. Obviously. But I own it and I'll start reading it today. Wayne may not be home until very late tonight and all the kids are busy elsewhere. It's supposed to rain this afternoon. It will be a good Sunday afternoon for reading. Thank you Susan for the recommendation and also to you Maggie for the encouragement and second recommendation of the book as well. I see it right now on my bookshelf. I'm always buying books to read later. Later has come!
I didn't sleep well last night. I never do when hubby is not home. Right now I'm waiting for the newspaper to be delivered. I'll go make some coffee. Think about breakfast. Too early to eat breakfast yet.
Finally Friday
And no one has a clue that they are "program friendly."
I am sure Will will be right out there helping him. He is that kind of guy.
Got my eggs cooked and in the fridge cooling. The fun part is decorating them up after they are assebled. I do love recreating the food. Could have been a 
I am told. I am eating lite for breakfast and lunch to save some points for tonight. I have been busy making a smoothie booklet for a friend and will get it spiral bound next trip to town. I like to stay busy and that is one thing I really like to do ~ and that is make things. Right now after I get off here I am going to make a meal replacement smoothie. I think I am finally awake. Had a cup of coffee and looked at the thermometer and it is 93 at 9:30 am. Did you ever get the idea that I don't do well in the heat? I have been doing better the last couple days gettin in my fiber. Gotta get that fiber in. It's like drinking wood shavings.
