Good morning, ladies. 47 degrees right now. I turned the heat on this morning. I wonder when the leaves will turn colors.

On my way to the gym right now so I'll write more later.

♪♥♫ GOOD AFTERNOON IN ROCKTOBER MAGNOLIAS ☺♫


I goofed around and had gained some weight back and then I finally decided enough of that. This past week with my sticking to my program with my drink I lost 6 pounds. We shall see what this next week will bring. I am happy to be almost back to the point in my weight before I started gaining. I seem to have just lost my way after reaching 90 pounds down and started the upward climb. Anyway my point is that I am back to wanting to lose weight seriously and have 2 pounds to lose to be back to the 90 mark. Hopefully I will be under the 90 mark at next week’s weigh in. I am so tired of being overweight.

SUSAN Thanks for starting a new thread.

Always remember ~ Never, never, never give up
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Good Morning! It's another beautiful day in my neighborhood, 70s and sunshine predicted for the next few days. I've been to church and left frustrated! The computer froze just as I was about done, and the secretary lost everything I had posted, then couldn't fix the problem. She said she would do the posting since she's the one who lost it. A couple weeks ago a member whose bank automatically makes a monthly donation, mentioned to the other gal who counts, it was on her bank statement but not on her quarterly church statement. I did find that mistake, and it was mine. The hospital payroll person keeps asking if I've checked my figures against the deposit figure she made. Duh, well yes and several times. I'm no accountant but I'm right and she's wrong this time! I think my bp is up a few points! I have a meeting this afternoon and need to decide what I'm wearing. Bob is on the road for combine parts so won't see him until tonight. It took most of yesterday to tear it apart so they are hoping it will go back together faster so they can be back in the fields.

"Gma," my furnace has been on for weeks. I hate being cold, and I wear long sleeves. Momma cat finally came back last night, along with the possum and the raccoon.

Susan, thanks for starting a new thread. Most of the trees around here are turning beautiful colors this fall. It's interesting the pattern some trees have as they turn. Congrats on going to the gym!

Maggie, when you lose, you lose BIG! Six pounds are gone and never to be found again!

Hope you all have a marvelous Monday and enjoy the day!

Good Afternoon! It's another beautiful day in my neighborhood. I have a roast cooking which will most likely be leftovers since Bob gets home well beyond the supper hour. I went to card club last night and even took "high," which is a first in many, many years. It wasn't my expert playing, I had good partners. I counted gift shop money this morning and ran into another snafu on the payroll deduction so took the paperwork with me when I went in for my flu shot. The volunteer director overcharged an employee so has to "fix" it. Tomorrow is my morning to work in the gift shop and bell practice.

"Gma," On your 6#s that are gone forever! The gift shop mistake ended up being mine. For some reason one column on the spreadsheet didn't add correctly on one day. I compile the whole week, day by day, for totals and that's the sheet I kept going over. I did apologize to the accountant for asking her to recheck her figures. I have found a couple of their mistakes over the years, but usually it's my screw-up. Hope you don't come unglued!

I need to peel some potatoes and carrots so better get moving. Enjoy the rest of your day and evening!

♪♥♫ GOOD AFTERNOON IN ROCKTOBER MAGNOLIAS ☺♫


Here is a recipe that I am going to try one day this week for I have all the ingredients for it. I got it from my WW leader today.

WW CROCKPOT CHICKEN STROGANOFF
1 lb. boneless skinless, frozen chicken beasts
1 can fat-free cream of mushroom soup
16 oz. light sour cream
1 envelope dry onion soup mix

Put frozen chicken breasts on the bottom of crock pot.
Mix together the soup, sour cream and onion soup mix.
Pour the mix on top of the chicken breasts.
Cook on low 8 hours.
Serve over whole wheat pasta or brown rice.

That recipe sounded so yummy to me I wanted to share it with you gals.

We had a great time at dinner for we went to our favorite Mexican place and took the young couple with us that work at the museum. I know how to count the points for what I ordered so all is OP for me this day.

Will went for his treatment today and they didn’t give it to him because his white blood cell count wasn’t high enough. They said that in all the years they have been giving treatments like his he is the first that that has happened to and they can write a paper on it. He will go in the next couple days to get shots that help bring the count up. Seems that instead of getting the treatments every two weeks he is getting his every three weeks.

JEAN OH no it isn't me but Donna Fay that looses in chunks. I usually just lose by a half or a pound at a time but thanks anyway for the nice thing you said.

DONNA FAYE That gave me a chuckle about how you lose your teaspoons. Hope when you go to replace them they still make the same pattern. I hope the glue stays on you as long as it should. Some is meant to come off when it is supposed to.

Always remember ~ Never, never, never give up
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Good Afternoon! It's another nice day although a little windier than yesterday. The rain is supposed to be here around 4. I worked the gift shop this morning and sold two items. We had a good week last week so not expecting much this week. I ran some errands afterwards and now home until bell practice time. Long story, short version, I hit the edge of my car mirror on the metal outside mailbox at the post office. I was trying to avoid a Mexican coming in the exit and not paying attention to how close I was to the mailbox. I took it to the garage and the guy found some paint and touched up the scratch. When I got home and looked at it, it's a different color red, and the scratch is deep enough it needs to be filled in. Soooooo, I will have Bob go back after harvest and have it fixed "right." I have a couple loads of laundry waiting and some checks to write for the gift shop.

Maggie, thank you for sharing the recipe. It sounds good. Let us know when you try it. I hope the shot will build up Will's blood count so he can have his next treatment. I'd say losing 6#s is a great big loss no matter who lost it!

"Gma," glad your temperature is back to normal. to Jay! Doesn't it seem like yesterday that our own kids were babies? I'd have a baby every year if they didn't grow up. I love it when they snuggle in and like to rock.

I hope all is well with all of you, and you enjoy the rest of the day!

Good Afternoon! We got a little over a half inch of rain last night, and got up to dense fog. A couple area schools had late starts because of the fog. The sun has come out and leaves are falling. I had an Auxiliary board meeting this morning, did a load of farm jeans, and now have to wash the farm shirts. Bob went to the farm to help burn an old corn crib; I'm hoping his help was just watching. I need to dust and vacuum after lunch. My rocker now has a crunch noise every once in awhile. Bob worked on it last night, but after a few rocks, it's making a noise again. He said to get rid of it but I need a replacement first!

"Gma," I wonder if companies will ever go back to dress codes, no facial hair, hair cut to a certain length, etc. When Bob first started his job 33 years ago, he had to wear a suit or sport coat when he went to the home office. He wore the same here, but some of the farmers told him they didn't especially feel comfortable coming to the office in their farm clothes. It was really bad if they had cattle and/or hogs. Phewy! Now it's business casual and jeans on Friday. You definitely have a plan of action for your next cruise and house remodeling. I think picking paint, carpet or flooring, is a pain. You will have fun with the pillows. The house where I played cards the other night is decorated to the hilt with lots of orange accent items for fall. Very attractive but way to much stuff sitting around for me. They don't have animals and evidently no dust.

I need to fix something for lunch and get busy afterwards. Enjoy the rest of your terrific Thursday!

♪♥♫ GOOD AFTERNOON IN ROCKTOBER MAGNOLIAS ☺♫


I just got back from having lunch with the museum folks and we had a lively time of it. Two of the folks have told me that if I don’t come then they won’t either which is a great compliment. One of them is the director and he loves to talk with me and the other one loves to listen. So, I guess I will go every time if possible. I am not bragging just stating the facts. They want me to become a volunteer at the museum but I don’t want to do that for one of us down there is enough.

After Will finishes with his treatments we are going to plan a month’s get-away and be happy campers. Our leaving the area permanently has been pushed farther into the future which isn’t a bad thing for we both love this area and the folks in it. The time has not yet come to retire but we need to get rid of a lot of the “stuff” we have accumulated.

DONNA FAYE Doing back to back cruises sounds interesting. What a handy sounding folding cart which will be a great help for you. We have a 2 wheel dolly that folds up which is great and we use it a lot.

JEAN That guy that "fixed" you car damage needs to go to some training to learn how to properly do that kind of work it would seem

Always remember ~ Never, never, never give up
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Happy Friday! It's a strange weather morning in my neighborhood, very humid. It's cloudy but supposed to have sunshine and get up to 77 this afternoon, so says the Sioux City weatherman. We'll see as the day goes along. Bob had to transplant a possum to his new home this morning, then headed to the farm. After today, barring a breakdown or rain, he said they should be half done. It seems like the harvest is taking so much longer this year but the yields are way up because of all our rain. I've got laundry going and will balance out the gift shop books for the week this afternoon. I need to get back to my sorting and pitching too. Why is that not so much fun?

Maggie, glad you enjoy having lunch with your museum friends. That is a treat for sure. Planning a get-away is half the fun of going.

"Gma," I hope Jay gets along ok with his surgery, and mends quickly. Same day surgery sure has become the norm. My coffee date friend is having more breast tissue removed today; she has to stay "close" for 24 hours (in MN) and then can come home. Any time someone else cooks is a winner for me! Enjoy!

I need to get a move on and accomplish something this morning. Enjoy a fantastic Friday and be thankful!

♪♥♫ GOOD AFTERNOON IN ROCKTOBER MAGNOLIAS ☺♫


I wonder what has been going on lately for Wal-Mart parking lot has been full for the last week or so. Can’t be that many Halloween shoppers I would think. It is nice that folks are out spending for sure. We are here to buy some flavorings which I use in my health drinks.

It is a wonderful warm day here in the ♥-Land with just a nice lite breeze blowing. We got our yearly invite to have Thanksgiving with our friends that manage Applebees that have adopted us. They sure put on a nice spread for the meal. Last year they had the traditional turkey and all the fixins and chicken fried steak and chicken fried chicken with all the side dishes you could imagine that goes with all that. The grandmother said she wants to have Thanksgiving at her house and invite us but it is way too small for the whole group to be in it at once. What a sweet lady. One of their daughters owns a nice little shop that sells coffee beans and all kinds of spices and kitchen stuff and makes the best cheese cakes. We get our fresh ground coffee from her and an occasional piece of cheese cake.

JEAN That is so nice that the crops are giving a good yield this year. It will be nice to get away and give the MH a good try out. We have not used it since we brought it home after we bought it out of state. We may have to get a new fridge in it but I sure hope not.

DONNA FAYE I am sure what ever you decide to do with those pillows will look great. Please take pictures when you get your remodeling all done. I can imagine it will be like a magazine picture.

Always remember ~ Never, never, never give up
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Good Morning! The sun is shining and it's promising to be another nice day in my corner of the world. Our big maple trees are finally beginning to turn colors and the leaves are falling off the party neighbor's back yard tree. I love that tree because with the leaves I can't see them and they can't see me. I feel like I am in a gold fish bowl when I can see them in their kitchen. Bob claims they don't pay any attention to us, but I'm paranoid I guess. Plan for the day is a trip to the bank with gift shop money, library, and grocery store. Bob left early because the elevator opened at 7 and the semi was ready to unload. I'm sure I could find a pile of laundry to do too.

Maggie, how nice that you already have an invitation to share Thanksgiving with friends. We usually go to my "sister's" but haven't heard anything yet. Her daughter is being married, in January, in California. I imagine, at some point, she will have a trip out there to help with wedding plans. Beth and Jason go to their in-laws for turkey day, and here for Christmas. Christmas will be here before we know it.

I need to get dressed and get my day going. Hope you all enjoy a super Saturday!