Steel Magnolias #29
 

Afternoon gals! I had a busy morning and am not feeling well with this female stuff. I guess as an oldie I whine more, but I can't handle the cramping like I did when I was younger! lol

I want to get the house cleaned again this next week. I did up all the laundry today so we are back to almost zero with that. Seems there is always at least one piece in the washer even if I just did it all up! Suspiciously it usually has something to do with Jack....:D

Maggie: My gyn is the only OB/GYN the practice has and the practice has a huge number of medicaid patients so you know there are tons of unwed pregnant women coming through there. On any given appt I have there are at least 10 women that are pregnant sitting in the lobby. So, she is always booked solid. I do have a regular dr appt on the 24th and I am going to see if Dr Pang can get Dr Givens to up my progestin to 10 mg while I am there. This is ridiculous to have to put up with.

Susan: Bummer, but you will be back on track today. You never let yourself go way off anymore it seems. If you have one bad day you seem to get back to what you should do right away.

Jean: Hope the wedding went well and the time up at the lake. It is so humid here you walk outside and immediately start to sweat. It is over 90 at the moment and the air is heavy.

Well, going to sit and knit and watch the ballgame. I told Jack I don't care how lousy they are, I paid for MLB extra innnings so we are going to watch at least 4 innings before we give up on it! lol Have a great day today. Faye

Good Afternoon, Flowers! We are at the lake and I am playing with Amanda's laptop while the others left for a boat ride. I am NOT good with this mouse setup, but I do like the wireless part! The wedding, last night, was nice but we didn't get out of the reception until almost 10. Decided to put in an appearance at the retirement party and was glad we did since not many others showed up. The renovated barn has some interesting antiques hanging and sitting around. It was midnight when we got home and I went straight to bed. We were on the road by 9 this morning; I'm hoping we will head for home after the boat ride. Jason, Amanda, Ian, Zowie, and Bob's brother are out in the boat, so I am enjoying the peace and quiet! :D

"Gma" -- It would be nice if you could just talk to your doctor on the phone since you have had so many face-to-face visits. I hate the "hurry up and wait" game. :( There was a Cubs fan at our table last night and he was talking about their win/loss history over the years with another guy. I thought of you! ;)

Guess I will play some more and surf the net. Have a nice rest of the day!

Jean -- :wave: from Iowa!

Good evening, ladies. A 100 degree day today - but tomorrow the high is supposed to be 78! A nice cooler spell on tape for the coming week.

Faye, I'm so sorry you are still having these problems. I hope they get you straightened out soon. I dug out my Week 1 booklet and I'm following the menus there for the next 2 weeks. That should put me back on track.

Jean, sometimes its just nice to have a little time to yourself.

Have a good evening!

Sunday
 

Moody Monday
 

I posted this morning but it went into cyber space I guess. I have been working on the upstairs today but finally gave up when it got too hot in the smaller bedrooms to clean in. They face the sun and only have one vent so they get hot as a fire engine during the day even with blinds and curtains over them. Poor Jack about roasts in the evenings when the days are so hot here. I keep telling him to put the fan in there when he goes up to change his work clothes when he comes home, but he never does. Men just sometimes hate to listen to women I guess.

Maggie: I got a good laugh when I read your post. I got to the "two good smoker books" and thought wow, you husband smokes, I didn't know that. I then read farther about the grilling books and hooted with laughter. For one thing, I wanted to know what books were good for smokers to read! lol

Susan: I sure like having menus set up where I look at them and eat what it says! Tomorrow is weigh in, but with this stupid female stuff again I have been up one day and down the next but I imagine it will probably go way down next week when things hopefully settle down for me.

Jean: Sounds like everyone had a good time at the lake. I think laptops are very frustrating without an external mouse. When Jack bought his new laptop, I made him buy a wireless mouse so that when we went on trips I could use it. I don't know what I did before computers traveling. We really use the laptop to hunt up restaurants, plan our vacations or trips, etc.

Here is my favorite spiderman. Isn't he just so cute! lol His parents took him to Cedar Point Amusement park in Ohio yesterday so I surmise that is where he got his spidey face. I sent out his birthday present yesterday so they should be to him tomorrow or Wednesday since I sent them priority. I wrapped them all in red paper so she can put them out on Saturday with his other birthday party gifts.

I am mad as a wet hen at the idiot at Walmart's who told me I could order online, have his shipped to my local Walmart's and then they would assemble the bike for me. The email I got yesterday saying it was ready to pick up says, "Assembly is not included with Site to Store purchase." So, I looked online at Target and found the bike and it had a link to local stores and there are 4 stores here in town that have the bike so they either put it together for me at Walmart's or they can give me my money back, be stuck with a bike they don't stock or ship it back, I could care less. I wouldn't have bought it online if that bozo hadn't told me they would assemble it. GRRRRR!

I am going to sit and knit and watch the rest of the Cub's game. They are doing a makeup rainout game from last week playing the Pirates. Miracle of miracles, they are actually ahead right now the top of the 8th so there is always hope. Have a great start to your week gals!

Faye

Back Again
 

Good evening, ladies! A very pleasant day today - only got up to 82 and the humidity left during the night with the storms.

Didn't do anything but go to the grocery store and laundry today. Nothing going on this week and sometimes that is nice, too.

Maggie, I think you should have been a chef! You'd certainly have been good at it. Bummer about the scale but at least it's only for this week.

Faye, just hang in there and the scale will catch up to your efforts. Jackson is so cute! Stan and I went to Cedar Point for our honeymoon and stayed at the Breakers there. We both loved amusement parks.

Hi, Jean!

Good morning to you all! It is already 75 degrees here this morning so I imagine it will be another hot day down south. We keep watching what this oil spill is going to do as we are planning on going to Panana City Beach in October. We may not change our minds since everything we want to do is not ocean related, but it would be sad to see that beautiful beach all gunked up. Hopefully they can start the cleanup soon and get things going before they get any worse.

Jean: I believe they remodeled all the Walmart stores, putting in wider aisles and shorter shelving. Ours is a lot better now and cleaner too I must say, but service is still in the toilet because the staff really could care less whether or not you go somewhere else. The truth is these crappy stores will stay in business because they are very price competitive and people ignore the behavior. We aren't going over there until Friday when we have more time, so we shall see what happens. Jack says the guy I talked to said he was the toy department manager. I don't remember that, but Jack says the lady I asked first thinking she worked in toys said she would call the manager.

Maggie: Thanks for the rub and spice link. I put it in with my other weight stuff. Boy, what a great list. I am always looking for some mixes to use and they have just about everything it looks like. Doesn't it dry out Ragg Mopp's skin to be bathed that often? I know it sure does Fortune. He has problems with allergies somewhat so that causes its own situation. I have an oatmeal and honey doggy shampoo I use in the times I bath him here at home, but I am not sure it makes all that much difference.

Susan: I was down 1 lb this morning and expected it because I have quit a bit of water retention right now. I know I am going in the right direction so that is all that matters and the scale part of it will catch up sooner or later. I am just miserable with this other stuff. It has been a whole week now and doesn't seem to be going away. Ahh well, just have to hang in there until I can get to the doctor. I called this morning and they actually had an open appt for June 22 so I snapped it up. I go to my regular dr on the 24th so that will be doctor week. I was surprised they actually has a slot to put me in since they stay so booked with her. Must have been a cancellation.

I am going to go upstairs and finish what I didn't get done yesterday then continue working on my doctor's sock. Oh, here is the first sock of Thomas's. Like I said the color is called "ecology" so I hope Thomas likes the colorway of the sock. It is kind of unusual with all the greens and such. I think it looks like a great color for a boys sock.

Guess I better get out of here, get some breakfast and get my work done. No rest for the weary. Luckily, I got a good night's rest so I feel raring to go. Faye

Good evening, ladies! Another lovely day in the high 70s.

I had work today so at least I got out of the house awhile.

Faye, Down a pound is great considering what you are going through. Just stick with it! I'm glad you were able to get a MD appointment sooner. Love those socks!

Jean, I read a very interesting book called "The World Is Flat" about how business has spread throughout the world. There was a whole chapter devoted to Walmart. When you make a purchase, as each item is rung up it is removed from the inventory and reordered. If HQ in Bentonville decides the item won't be carried any longer, they remove the item from the master inventory. The order for more automatically goes to the manufacturer, the item is shipped to Walmart warehouse and then goes back to your store. Very little human intervention and the local people working a Walmart are not involved at all except for putting it on the shelf.

Maggie, Thanks for the website. I love recipes for spice mixes and rubs.

Have a good evening.

Good morning to you all. Hump day and it is broiling here again today. We had a very short thunderstorm move through around 4:30 am but all it did was up the humidity not cool anything off.

I almost have my doctor's first sock done and I am going to put T's second sock on the needles today so I can get it done. I only have a couple weeks and they both have to be done.

Jean: I wondered if they would try and rope you into a permanent volunteer position at the church. It does take time to fool around with the clip art, place it and such and type up the newsletter and all. I would imagine it would almost be like working again only without pay! lol Our Walmart is set up goofy now too. The only good thing about the remodel is that it cleaned it up and opened up the aisles a lot, that is when they aren't sticking sale stuff down the middle of the aisles.

Susan: Walmart, in my opinion went downhill when Sam Walton died. The greed of his kids took over and what he started is now just like any other money grubbing business. That's not to say it wouldn't have turned out that way, but Sam Walton was just a country boy from Bentonville, AR who wanted to provide shopping for folks who couldn't afford other places. It really is sad even though Walmart makes more money than anyone else their integrity is pretty crappy in my opinion. I imagine it depends where you live as to whether the employees are great or not. They just aren't here.


Tomorrow is Jackson's 3rd birthday. I guess he had a ball at Cedar Point. He is at an age now where amusement parks are fun because he understands things more.

I need to go. I have lots of work to do and didn't sleep last night so I am dragging. It is going to be a slow going day I am afraid. Have a great day! Faye

WEDNESDAY AKA:Humpday
 

Good afternoon, ladies. A cool 72 degrees today!

I went to Walmart this morning and dropped a package off at the post office. My neighbor is getting a new roof and skylights. A lot of the junk from the old has fallen in my yard so I hope they clean it up before they go.

Faye, I'm lucky to have nice employees and a clean store at my Walmart. The ones in Hampton and Newports News I wouldn't go to - it seems the shoppers determine how dirty the store is and how nasty the employees.

The Fine Living Network has revamped and is now the Cooking Channel, competition for Food Network. They are rerunning Julia Child's shows at 2:00 so I've just got to turn in to that. She was such a hoot.

Have a great day!

Good Evening, Flowers! I fell asleep in front of the TV and am now thinking bed is looking good! It was a beautiful day in my neighborhood today; it's supposed to rain tomorrow. I worked in the church office this morning, went to lunch bunch, then back to the church to work on the mailing. There were 5 of us to put it together and I dropped it off at the post office on my way home at 3:30. I had an eye appt. and I was kind of hoping for new glasses, but nothing has changed so guess I won't spend the $$ right now.

Susan -- WM has discontinued many items in our store according to what different people share in conversation. Most of the people we know don't like to go there, and don't, unless they can't find something anywhere else in town. I wonder if we get the Food Channel; we do get the Food Network so I will have to check. Our TV guide leaves a lot to be desired so I find the extra programs by channel surfing. :lol:

"Gma" -- I know you will get your sock projects done in time. :yes: Our WM is more expensive than those around us, and that makes me mad. They have no local competition and there are are a lot of the locals that think WM is the only place to shop. Most of the employees would step right over a body and keep going. I do know a couple of them and they do speak when I see them. Happy Birthday :hb: to Jackson tomorrow! It's hard to believe he is 3 already. I did watch the secretary work on the newsletter today -- the format stays the same, from time to time, so a lot of it is just changing dates, names, events, etc. I know how to move the graphics, etc., from school projects the kids have worked on. I just have never done much of it myself, nor have I ever run a printer like they use for the newsletter. We will be in MN for the next one, and then she will be back for the following one which I still wouldn't know how to do it alone.

Maggie -- I left the spice out of the party mix this year and have to admit I couldn't tell any difference. :o I could almost smell your roast cooking tonight! :T

Hope you all have a terrific Thursday tomorrow. I am going to bed!

Jean -- :wave: from Iowa!

Good morning ladies! Poor Jack said his milk had soured so he had to opt for getting breakfast out this morning. He gets up at 5 and leaves at 6 and inbetween time has to shower and dress and all so he doesn't have a lot of time to cook breakfast. He almost always eats a bowl of cereal and since he didn't want to eat it dry he had to opt for something else. I think he also ran out of WW meals so had to pick himself up something for lunch. I pity him as he has to use the Walmart Neighborhood market and they have one person in there this early and sometimes there can be quite a line. They absolutely could care less about waiting on you so we rarely go in there, but nothing else is open this early.

Susan: I am sure they will clean up your yard and if not, you take yourself out there and tell them to! lol It is so spring like where you are. We are having such hot weather here and I know up north it is much, much cooler. The Cubs have been playing the Milwaukee Brewers that last couple days and they have been talking about how chilly it has been up there. So, what new quilting project have you started?

Jean: Do you guys go to MN for Bob to go fishing up there? I don't remember if the whole family goes and stays up there somewhere. I sure hope it won't be cold for you guys. It has been so chilly up north this spring. I can't believe Jackson is 3 either. Seems like just yesterday we were racing up there trying to get there before the baby was born, which of course we missed by a few hours. If you remember right, we were going through the Wendy's drive through picking up lunch when he was born.

Maggie: I have commissary duty this weekend. You know how much I love that. We are going to get a few things to grill out. It keeps the kitchen cool, is a lowfat way to make stuff and is yummy. I think I am going to get a few ears of fresh corn and roast them in the husks with a bit of margarine and garlic drizzled on them and cooked in. That is a great way to make corn without using a huge amount of butter on your corn.

I am going to start T's other sock today and work on it all weekend and see if I can get it done. I think what happens is I get bored knitting the same thing round and round so put it down, that or lately I just feel so bad that I just want to sit with a heating pad, a blanket and an advil chaser. I didn't take my hormone pill this morning and am going to skip tomorrow's and see if it all stops. My next option according to my regular doctor is to have the remaining lining of my uterus burned off. Sounds peachy keen, doesn't it? I think it is called ablation. The odd thing about this all is it is very, very regular. It happens the same time each month as if I were still having periods. Strange, huh? I just want them to FIX me! lol

I need to go and get my work done. It is going to be another hot day so want to get things done early this morning. Have a good day all! Faye

Titilating Thrusday
 

Good afternoon, ladies! Heat is back on tap but the humidity isn't too bad.

Below is an article I read on Yahoo News of the Odd.

Woman striving to be world's heaviest

OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world's heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.

Donna Simpson, 42, weighs more than 600 pounds (272 kg) and aims to reach 1,000 pounds (455 kg).

A Guinness World Records spokeswoman said Simpson has submitted a claim for the title of world's heaviest woman to give birth, a claim that is being reviewed.

Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds (816 kg) and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds (545 kg) at the time of their deaths.

he mother of two children, ages 3 and 14, models on a website called supersizedbombshells.com, where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating greasy foods or walking to the car.

She has appeared in television interviews and said she welcomes media coverage.

Simpson said she has received a book offer and wants her own reality show, partly to give plus-size women more confidence. She wears size XXXXXL clothing, which she buys mostly online, and calls herself a member of the "fat acceptance community."

"The bigger your butt is, the bigger belly you have, the sexier you are," Simpson said, lounging on the couch of her suburban home 40 miles south of New York.

Simpson has found a man who says he appreciates her size, and they plan to marry in Hawaii this year. She said airlines are being accommodating of her needs.

Her fiancee, 49-year-old Philippe Gouamba and the father of her 3-year-old daughter, said he not only finds Simpson attractive but is also one of Simpson's biggest supporters in her quest to expand her girth.

"You look at her curves and see her full belly and generous hips," Gouamba said. "It's very sexy."

Simpson said she gets e-mails from women who think they will never fall in love or have children because of their weight.

"I just say that's not true," Simpson said. "I would love to be a voice, so that people can see a woman of size having a regular family."

She said she also receives mail from people who say she is putting herself and her children at risk.

Simpson spends as much as $750 a week on groceries, suffers from Type 2 diabetes and struggles with basic tasks such as cooking and taking a shower.

But she dismisses critics who warn that her weight can lead to heart problems, aggravate her diabetes and cause pressure on her joints.

"I'm very healthy. I go to the doctor every three months," she said.

Simpson has battled weight issues all her life and was mercilessly teased. But after a friend died following complications from gastric bypass surgery, she decided to quit the dieting and the weight pills and eat what she wanted.

"I've always been comfortable with myself," she said. "It was just everybody else that wasn't comfortable with me."

(Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Xavier Briand)


I think her children should be taken away before she ruins there health. How can anyone be diabetic and say she is very healthy? The bf is also nuts. She's probably living on welfare. There sure are some nuts out there. She'll probably be on Oprah soon. Everyone should completely ignore her.

Had work today. Nothing exciting there. They did clean up my yard.

Faye, no new quilting projects; I'm still working on lap quilts for 3 friends (who could that be), my mystery quilt, the block of the month quilt, and my applique quilt. That should keep me busy for several months.

Jean, it's a shame they had to "improve" the property out of peoples pocketbooks. I guess if enough don't come back, they will have to lower their rates. It seems liked a bad business decision in these economic times to raise rates by much.

Maggie, ribs and corn - my mouth is watering!

Have a good evening!

Night-time