Hi Ceejay - missed you. We are going the last week in October. I wish I could get some LIVE color reports so I could put my mind at ease that we are going at the right time.

Good luck with your laptop.

Annie – I'd like to try one of those Honeycrisp apples. I bought a bag of granny smith apples the other day and was disappointed in the one I ate this morning. Usually they're crisp and tart, and this one was neither. Eeew, watching the snake eating a mouse. Corn bread, now that sounds tasty!

Ceejay – on the phone with computer tech support – my sympathies to you!! Seriously, I hope you get the problem resolved quickly and with a minimum of grief.

Happy – I like the idea of sitting outside with a hot chocolate or hot cider near the fire pit. We have a hammock, but didn't use it much this year. Would love to see some caterpillar/butterfly photos! I told bf that I'm dumping the "new" bike. He's probably thinking, "Now I have to remove that basket AGAIN!" (I have a double basket that straddles the rear tire.) We actually bought the bike used for cheap, but it was practically new. It should be an easy sell next spring.

Mel – Hope you enjoyed your quiet day. Why is it always so quiet when the boss is out? :D I'm very tempted at work and home to just dump the papers I haven't needed to touch in a year or two. Re brownies – they are a favorite of mine, but a good one is hard to find. I make my own, from scratch, but not all that often – just too tempting. :devil:

Michelle – yeh, we had a lot of wind. Still windy today. Less than yesterday, but enough to make the bike ride to the train more difficult. It looks like decluttering will have to be my winter project – haven't gotten enough done lately. Seems like I tackle one project and it takes a long time to pick up the next project. Sigh. I heartily agree – exercise is a great stress-reliever!

Rose – Congrats on the 3-day walk and the weight loss. Enjoy your trip to Las Vegas and congrats on your son's nuptials. :)

Shad, I hope you get your photos printed out the way you want them. Maybe the machine was on the fritz. I have a pretty good cable with which to lock my bike. It's a thick coiled cable that I fight with every day to thread through the wheels, so I hope it's a deterrent. My other hope is that my bike is too dorky for someone to steal - it's got these big handlebars, and two baskets flanking the rear wheel. Surely a bike thief would rather choose another bike parked at the rack.

All the talk about the cooler temps makes me want to hibernate – after I bring in some of my potted plants from the yard. I bought some Halloween window clings yesterday – saw the Peanuts gang and had to buy them! I bought some long sleeved tops and sweaters about a month ago and it looks like it's time to start wearing them. :(

I finally got to the gym last night. I did a yoga class. Soreness has begun, but I was surprised to have done pretty well with the poses after not having exercised much at all for a while. Pedometer today is at 8,785, but I just realized I turned it off around lunchtime. Missing a couple hours of steps around the office. Oh well, I'm not sure how accurate it is today anyway, since I left it on while I rode my bike to the train. Okay, another novel here, so I'll stop. You're welcome. :lol:

Morning all,

Not much to report today. I did have a nice time with the brother and his wife yesterday. He is beginning to look old, however I guess that comes with the territory. He is 62 after all.
We had baked turkey drumsticks with new potatoes and different types of salads followed by some cake that they had brought from the Cheescake shop on the way here. They buzzed off around 3 and I had the rest of the day to myself.
Today I begin grouting. There is plenty of it to do and I need to make a start on it before I get sidetracked and waylaid by something else. I have some packet grout powder here, but I may go down to the hardware store and see if there is a bucket of ready mixed. That will certainly save me some time.

Poop, the phone is ringing again. No time for personals at the moment. See ya

DANG...IT'S A BIT CHILLY HERE TODAY. WIND BLOWING. GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT THIS MORNING. BUT FOOD SHOPPING IS TOMORROW. JENA AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT WINTER. WHAT HAPPENED TO INDIAN SUMMER??? WE HAD AN EMERGENCY ALARM LAST NIGHT. TOLD THE COPS IT WAS AN EMPTY APT BUT LETS LOOK ANYWAY. LO AND BEHOLD THERE WAS A TENANT THERE AND NO ONE TOLD ME. COP WAS A BIT PEEVED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FALSE ALARM. HE HAS A CHRONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER ANYWAY :rofl:
I AM OFF TO MAKE A REPORT. HAVE A GREAT WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY :moped:

NAE~ CONGRATS ON THE SON'S BIG DAY COMING UP. :encore: HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT TIME. ENJOY THE TRIP AND THE WEDDING DAY.

JEANETTE~ STILL GIGGLING OVER WHITNEY...:rofl: HOPE YOU GET THE DELL ISSUE STRAIGHTENED OUT. GOOD LUCK!

ANNIE~ I'LL BRING ALONG MY FRYING PAN TOO JUST IN CASE HIS HEAD IS HARDER THAN RICHIE'S :lol3:

HAPPY~ I SHOOK ONE BOX AND TOSSED IT. SOME VERY OLD XMAS DECORATIONS THAT JEN THOUGHT SHE WANTED...:wreath: SO LONG AS THE DH COOKS AND SHOWS ME HIS BUTTERFLIES...I'LL TOSS TILL THE CLOSETS ARE BARE!!

LAURA~ I AM THINKING HIBERNATIONS ALSO. WHEN FALL COMES, JEN AND I GET SLEEPY UNTIL WE GET USED TO IT FOR SOME REASON. SPRING TIME IS A BIOTCH FOR US AS WELL. WE MUST BE BEARS AT HEART. THE FALL SHOPPING REMINDED ME OF XMAS!! :hohoho: IT REALLY IS TIME FOR LONG SLEEVES HERE TOO. YOU ARE REALLY RACKING UP THE STEPS THERE!! GO GO GO!

SHAD~ HEY!!! I'M 62!!! THAT'S NOT OLD YET!!! :tantrum: BUT I SEE BIG CHANGES IN MY SKIN ETC. HAIR IS GETTING THINNER BY THE DAY! :yikes: NICE DIJNNER...SOUNDED YUMMY TO ME :hun: HAVE FUN GROUTING!!

Good morning to yahs,

It was darn chilly out there this morning. Cat wanted out at 5, by the time I got up at 6 she was huddled on the carpet wanting in. She flew into the house, went to her snuggly blanket, curled up and there she sleeps. :lol: Guess it's officially fall.

I had a great brownie recipe - make from scratch. Once done you poke some holes in the top, pour in some amaretto and chill. OMG they were sooooooo good. But I lost the recipe and it's not on Disaronno's website. :(

Hope the wind died down some Laura. Used to hate that, I lived on the corner in AH, leaves would blow across the street from the north and from the west. My yard was filled with leaves and I was the only one who did not have deciduous trees in my yard, yet I had bags and bags of leaves to pick up.

Geez Mel, going with the police to an alarm that turned out to be an occupied apt could be kinda dangerous if they thought it was an intruder :yikes: DH said come on down! Quickly cuz it's trash day :rofl:

Your dinner menu sounds quite tasty Shad. Glad you had a nice dinner with the DB and they didn't overstay their welcome :D

I've gotta run now. Meeting a friend for lunch so I probably won't be back until late tonight. Hugs to all I didn't get to this morning :hug: Have some fun today everybody.

HUMP/TRASH/CVS Day!!

MEL....take biotin that is what saved my hair from falling out after bariatric surgery. (Hair falling out is a side effect of WLS). It is great for the nails too. I have an iron skillet between the two of us we should knock some kind of sense into T.

Shad...go with the ready mix grout, you already do too much. Unplug the phone...

Laura...great job on the exercising. It takes me forever to get past 7000 steps a day, I guess that is from having a desk job. I have only one honeycrisp apple left and I am going to savor every bite.

Ceejay...I am not even fighting my computer problem. Says something like a disc error when booting up. Dang it.

Happy...The last week in October will be here before you know it. September just flew by, I can believe how fast life is going.

SO where are the worldlies going/doing in October? Anyone?

Didn't do much last night, didn't have to work at CVS. Went and got my hair cut, that's it.

Hello to everyone...........

Love and Hugs to all.

Annie
I'm not to upset about the computer going bazonkers on me. It is under warranty. When I went to the Dell web sight there is a new potent virus and I suppose it got the computer. I'll call the tech again on Thursday when I have time to deal with him.

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It wasn't a good night for sleeping for some reason. I haven't had a xanax in a couple of days so that may be the problem. My nerves are a lot better.

I'm loving the fall weather but don't like getting up in the dark nor getting home at dusk.

Another Tsunami last night hit Samoa, that's a little more than frightening to me. My aunt tells me that we're in for another big earth quake any time.

I've been making my 10,000 steps plus. I walk a lot at work. I double checked the pedometer and it's counting correctly. For some reason I thought the pedometer would just register the right foot. duh. I didn't ride the bike last night because my legs were to sore but I did do some upper body work with light hand weights and stretching.

Most of the day tomorrow will be spent in Jonesboro reason being that I have a gyn appointment and will probably have an ultrasound and biopsy done (uterus) and am not looking forward to that. Then if I feel like it after that I'll go have the oil changed. I may spend the night in Jonesboro.

Wow Ceejay...I was having the same thing happening to me with the pedometer only registering the right foot. Now I have to adjust it till I get it in the right place. Too bad I just figured this out, since I have been wearing the pedometer since January.

Another crazy day today. Last night I went to the gym to relieve/release the work day stress! I'll probably do that again tonight.

I'll try and check back later - we have a department meeting with our VP all afternoon...so not sure if I'll get a chance.

Love and hugs to all,

ceejay - sending you :goodvibes: for your doctor appt tomorrow. :hug:

As for October...I vote for being Optimistic, but I can't think of any other words that begin with "O". Maybe "On Plan" ?

Open, On-line, Octopus, Over, Overly, Onlooker, Ostrich, Oz, over, opposite, of, off, on, one, other, out, oil, old, only. obnoxious, occupy, obvious, ooze, oozy, official, original, optimist and...........Olivia

Obesity, organize, opinion, optimally, ozone,

Ooompa Loompa

Wow what a lot of ohs!!!! Annie. I have a cast iron grill pan here. I can donate it for the cause. Surely someone must make a telling hit! :frypan:

I'm just watching the story of the Samoan earthquake and tsunami unfold, and also the earthquake off the coast of Sumatra killing 1000's as well. Yep it is a tragedy but..... please remember with some of the pictures you are seeing, that building codes in either place are not as strict as say in NZ where earthquakes have long been a problem. I'm hearing things like 'we weren't given any warnings' You'll have to excuse me, but the quake struck and 20 minutes later, the tsunami struck the southern coasts and beaches. Twenty minutes is not long for people to recover from the initial shock, gather up their loved ones and head for what few hills there are. And people being what they are, they would be hunting for their passports and money and can't go anywhere without a shower and a manicure and can't find the cat/ pig/ goat/ cow/ dog/ carkeys etc which they simply can not go without. Then, when they find the keys, the get in the car, roar out into the road (which is damaged from the quake) and find that the entire population of their island is headed in the same direction and all are suffering shock and not concentrating. I may sound rather cynical about it all, but for all that people are told to leave everything and run, they will never do this. Others for some reason or other decide to go down to the beaches to see what is happening! :faint: and those stupid Y generation decide to ride it out on their surfboards. How does a very thin and stretched emergency force deal with that?

Oh yes - weigh in day for me today. It's the first of October here, but I won't change the thread until later today when you lot are settling down to zzzzzzz
I'll change the ticker in a minute - I'm down again. Seem to have lost all that I gained last week and some more as well. Now 79.4 from 81.0 last week. How's everyone else going on the challenge??

Mel - What a lovely (not) surprise being greeted by a tenant you didn't know you had. Communication sure is great in that place. Now you are not old at 62. However some people are born older. DB1 is one of the worriers of this world.

Happy - Miss Puss here is into sitting plaintively at a closed door and making noises to be let out. She only stays a while and then comes in through an open door and sits at the closed door waiting to be let out. Cats!!!!

Annie - went down the hardware store for ready made grout, but it isn't made! Apparently doesn't keep. So now I have to mix my own.

Ceejay - Good luck at the medical centre.

Michelle - glad to hear the gym is doing it for you. Doesn't seem to matter what I say when I get to the gym, there doesn't seem to be a plan available for me that doesn't involve me wasting my money. So I am walking the streets :rofl: seems to be be working okay.

Okay - better go see what I can do with all those OOOO words. Have a good day

Annie – So you actually had a moment to yourself, even if it was sitting in the chair with a wet head. As for O's – I like original and optimal. Oh, how about Opportunity?

Ceejay – Good job w/ the steps. Isn't it nice to get exercise and get paid at the same time? Didn't know there was a 2nd tsunami in Amer. Samoa. Really sad. Hope your gyn appt goes well.

Happy – So you enjoyed the beauty of your neighbors' trees – until you had to rake them, LOL. My neighbor has the same situation – he gets buried with leaves from our 4 giant trees.

Mel – You're on that cop's sh*t list now. Stop with those holiday smileys/emoticons, whatever you call them!! :eek: I'm NOT ready!!!

Shad – Sounds like a nice visit with your brother. I really don't like the phone ringing all the time, especially if it's not for me!

Hellos to Michelle, Patty & Roseblush!!

Starting to feel tired. This always happens when my muscles are sore. I did that yoga class on Monday and yesterday took a dog walk and did one Body Electric workout after that (BE is Margaret Richards' show on PBS. I have some of the shows recorded on dvd.) I forgot to wear my pedometer today. Oh, wish I could post today's weight for our challenge tomorrow – it was 187, down a couple pounds from last week. Tomorrow - who knows?

I'm sipping some tea right now and hoping to perk up – bf and I are going to Jersey Boys tonight! Blue Cross/Blue Shield had a half price ticket offer we took advantage of. We're eating dinner before the show. Will try to keep portions reasonable.

Oh yes and while I remember. I was in the Big W store the other day and the bast*rds had Christmas decorations out. It was still bloody September!!!!

Mel - what thoughts are you sending their way???

New month, new thread ladies - head on over to October.

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