Hello Everyone...I have been so busy today.. Picking up clothes from the cleaners and I got a pedicure...went to the store fot Bert..She is doing good..Called Buddy and checked on him..He is feeling tired and not well...
He will be looked in on by others while I am away...I was glad for that..
Berts DIL will be looking after her and they are looking into Assisted living for her.. That might be best.. There are some really nice places around here that I think she would like...I have hair appointment tomorrow and I have some ironing and more packing to do after that...Whewwww..It takes so much to go away for a week...My Hubbys says I pack like I will be gone a year ...Well maybe I have to be prepared..


Daphne...I didnt get a email from you about Dana.. ..
I dont know why that happens..
I have had other people say sometimes....I sent you a email and I say... I didne get it...Crazy pooters...They can drive a person nuts...at times.......
I can gather from what you said Dana has been through it....Bless her heart..
I am so sorry to hear that the hurricane effected her and her family and now with being diagnosed with Diabetes and thyroid..I can imagine she is going through so very much....I only wish I could do something to help her...God Bless her.. I hope that things get better for her real soon...
Thank-you so much for letting us know about Poor Dana... Sweetie..
Thank-you so much for what you said....... We will have a wonderful time cause I am going home..well.. thats I how I feel...I hope we have great weather and all the storms will be gone...but I rainey day at the beach is better than a good day at work.. or something like that....Dont worry Sweetie you will lose...You have had alot going on in your life and stress...its easy to gain when you go through those things.. We all know to well about those things and how it effects our diets...
You will do it......We ALL will do it together..
WAY TO GO Today...with your food choices...
Nothing wrong with not wanting to cook..Lots of people dont like to cook..and really what ever easiest on you is the way to go..
Have a great evening

Rosey....I have to say...WAY TO GO GIRLFRIEND..
You need a big Pat on the back for sticking it out at Curves when it hurt to exercise..You hung-in-there and I know how much hard work you did at Curves to get those inches off..and 3 pounds is really not alot of weight to gain from vacation...I hope I can do as well only gaining that..but I doubt it..We wil be eating there... We have to many favorite places to eat and everyone knows how it goes on vacation....
I think you have done great and I am so proud of you...
Thank-you Rosey for what you said...When I see the sunrise and sunset..
I will thing of you.. There is nothing any better or beautiful than a sunrise or sunset at the beach.. That is one of Gods wonderful gifts to all of us..
I love being there for both of them...
I hope that you are right about us having nice weather..
I have my fingers and toes that we do..
I remember you have been reading articles about carbs and you know whats going on with that....I am sure you will do great with the carbs Rosey...
I didnt know about coffee..I need my coffee...I am not myself untill I have some first thing in the am.. Can you believe decaff coffee gives me a headache....I cant drink it.....I wont drink it. I sure hope I dont have to give that up...I did read about sometimes people with Diabetes could be carb sensitive.. Jim is not carb senstive and he is so happy about that..
He watched to see if any carbs made his sugar go up and it didnt...but I still try to keep an eye on that..He has done really good considering he loves to eat and he loves all the wrong foods.. ..Its hard but we both have come along way...I too can love alot of the wrong foods..so...He helps me and I help him...but while we are on vacation.. We help each other to the nearest place we like to eat at.. ann we will eat some of our favorite things..
Then we try to do alot of walking on the beach..that always helps..
Have a great evening

Dana...God Bless you Sweetie... I will keep you in my prayers...I hope that everything thing gets better for you real soon...
The is on the way to you...
We Miss you and We Love You..

Donna... Hope you are doing good.. We Miss you too...but we do understand

Kris....Mr Ken... Hope that all is good with both of you

I want you all to know that I will miss you and I hope that all of you try to post so Rosey wont be alone in here... Our poor thread is thinning out and I can only hope that one day it will be one big YAYA family of Chickies again... I miss all of our Wonderful YAYA friends....
I dont think I will be able to get in here tomorrow...so please forgive me..
I have to much left to do..so I will say....Good Night and God Bless you ALL
Have a great weekend..and week to follow... I pray that no more hurricanes will pop-up and harm anyone......I will miss you all....
Much and Many to Everyone..

Hi guys. Sorry I've been MIA so long. I didn't even realize it had been that long until Daphne emailed me earlier this week and Donna emailed me yesterday. I really haven't been on the PC much at all in the past few weeks.

Summer have a great beach time but keep on lookout for Hurrican Ivan. He's headed this way and we won't know where it will touch down. I hope for Florida's sake that they are spared this time around though. My mom went to MB last week for 5 days with her sister and brother in law and it was just as Frances was hitting Florida. They say the waves looked really funny. I will miss you when you're gone but relax and enjoy.

I have to go back to the dr. this afternoon. I went on tuesday to see a new practice basically to get my pap test etc. with a dr. that accepts our insurance. I was going to the same place for almost 10 years so change was great. However there was speculation that my thyroid wasn't functioning correctly. They took 2 vials of blood and checked my iron which was fine. They tested my glucose and it was 211 and I do not believe that. I check mine all the time and my complaint was it stayed low or on the low end even after eating. They rechecked just before I left and it was 106 and the dr. said there was no way it cut in half with my activity being nearly none. They wanted to do an A1c level which is as blood test that measures your average glucose over a 3 month period. They called yesterday to tell me that my blood work would have to be redone because they needed one more vial for that test. Crazy to me because brett has it done every 3 months with only 1 drop of blood and results in 3 minutes. I think they have to go through the hospital at this place though. So anyway, they want me to eat lunch at 11 and come in at 1:00 for a 2 hour glucose. They were wanting me to go to the hospital for diabetes class. I basically know it all so I'm confused. I'm not above saying I won't be diagnosed with diabetes but their meter was just wrong. I"m taking one of mine today if I don't forget. Also my birth control pills I was on for 9 months ws making me "moody". I haven't been on anything for 7 weeks now and it makes me easier to get along with Dh. In fact we are closer than we've been in years. So they are changing me to something that is a low dosed pill. Just enough for protection but won't bother my hormones too badly. I can't start them until after my next period which will be about 3 more weeks since I just got over one.

My mom had went to the beach this past wed through sunday and didn't tell me she was going until someone told me at the post office the day before. I thought that was rude of her considering she waiting until that night and called me to pick up her mail for her those days so I had to look after her house. Anyway, as you know it's always something.

I have a meeting today with logan's teacher for his academic plan. He scored below basic by only 3 points on science part of our PACT test which is just one of those state standard tests they take in spring. I have always had to go for these meetings ever since brett started taking PACT in 3rd grade. Brett scored below basic on science and social studies by a couple of points but I think his is due to them not checking his sugar prior to taking the tests like he was suppose to. We also are dealing with the schools fund raisers. One school is using Sally Foster gift wraps and such if anyone is interested. You can do it online with the school code and they mail it straight to you and the school benefits.

Thanks daphne and donna for the emails. I truly did miss you all and thought of you all often. Daphne I didn't realize jason was so young. Not that you aren't but I thought he was older.

Rosey if you feel like you've been abandoned while summer if gone, just email me and I reply quicker to them. My computer is slow and it's easier and quicker for me to email than to log in here. I want me a new computer with DSL either christmas or with our tax refund in a few months.

Well anyway, let me post before i lose this and you all take care. I will let you know what the blood work turns out to be when they get the results.

Hi everyone.. another sunny but cool day here..we had a hard frost last night which killed all my flowers in planters on the deck its that time of year tho..actually my favorite..dana am so glad to here from you..you are a busy women so dont feel bad about not posting we understand..hope your tests turn out well..i have been working on cards..its quiet here today..and im not even dressed yet hello to all and hope you have agreat day((((((hugs))))) rosey

welcome back dana. hope all your test are all right. summer: bon voyage.
it was micky gilly glen

Hi everyone..sorry for the late post..was up and gone early this am..went o curves and then shopping..i really had a good work out today..and then the extra walking while
shopping(well i consider that exercise to )my legs are really shaky and sore..must be the squats machine its a killer for me anyway hope you all have agreat weekend and post when you can((((((hugs))))))))) rosey

Wooohooo I love having the kids back in school. I get depressed when I know it is time for them to come home now. I thought I might miss them but I don't. Rosey I guess it is going to be up to you and me to keep the thread going for now. I really am proud of you for sticking to Curves. I am sticking to my seefood diet I am still wondering why I can tell Robert to do something and he forgets it 3 minutes later, yet he can remember something from 6 years ago! I think his grandma tells him the same stories over so often he thinks he remembers them.He "remembers" a bad,sad story from when he was like barely 3. I wish Grandma would learn to STFU over some stuff.
Dana, Donna, Summer, Glen,Krs have a great weekend!
Oh you to Rosey!!! Fry me some moose burgers up!
Daphne

Hi from rosey another pretty day here but it froze again last nite that means winters around the corner..have been blessing the house this am..it really need it.. now im free and guiltless to play allday i have been sticking to my between 30-60 g of carbs aday..boy its harder than i thought.. good thing i cleaned out all the bad foods that trigger bad eating for me..also am really sore this am from curves..i wonder if i will wake up some day and not hurt daphnee am happy for you that your kids are in school..now grab some you time..not junk food go for a walk and enjoy the birds and flowers..or work on your cards..something fun just for you...opps forgot its saturday well maybe monday then hello to mr ken.. hope you have agreat weigh in if you are still going..kris post when you can..dana realize your busy too and donna i sure miss you..summer hope you are having a blast..(((((((hugs)))))) rosey

Hi from rosey its a beautiful day here.. my dh got home last nite and he got a moose.. so we are butchering today..maybe that sounds weird to all of you but we process our own game..boy was he excited.. lots of testostone flowing around here.. my sil is here to..it usually takes us all day to do this and then we take some of the meat and have it ground into hamburger....i managed to stay on the lo carb all day yeasterday..and i gave up my coffee mocha how are all of you ??by the way moose is better for you than beef have agreat day everyone.. the guys are bugging me to get off my duff and help ((((((((hugs))))))))rosey

Hi everyone..just got home from curves..am so glad ive gone after i get home but have to kick myself out the door to get there ..my dh and sil left this am for the cabin again..the dh moose is all processed and in the freezer..boy was that a big job but so satisfying..like putting away for the long winter..didnt even get to bingo but for sure this next weekend.. this is a whole week of counting carbs..ive stuck to it but its not easy either..i guess nothing worth having or acheiving would be appreciated without hard work..hope you all had agreat weekend(((((((hugs))))))) rosey

i hope you enjoy the bullwinkle. here in canada, we have beer called moosehead.
glen

Rosey I was joking about frying me a moose burger and lookie what happened! DH got a moose for you! I am so jealous now I want to try moose. He is going to be able to kill more moose? Is there a limit on mooses? What is more than one moose called?
I miss all our other posters but will be posting each day being as kinds and hubby gone. We went to Applebees for Roberts 10th birthday yesterday. It was the grand opening so we had to go. OMG I had the all you can eat riblets:. Let me tell ya sisters that was a yummy ribfest for me. I even had seconds on them. Hey I didn't eat the fried or the coleslaw or the baked beans. Megan ate them! I wanted a drink but with out seeing what they cost I wasn't going to order one.
Keep my friend Shawn in thoughts and prayers. She lives in New Orleans and Ivan is headed for her. She is 33 and a single Mama. She is very worried and stressed but stubborn. She wont leave her house unless she is forced to. He ex bf is boarding up her windows right now for her. She didn't sleep last night being as she was worried about it all. The schools closed there today and the hurricane wont hit till Wednesday night or Thursday. So she also has to deal with a 9 year old boy that is busy like Robert.
Thanks, Daphne

Morning everyone its really cold here this am and had to turn the furnace on..theres ice on the dogs swimming pool ..and ive noticed the leaves are really turning color..daphnee you are one funny women yes the dh was really excited about the moose.and your only allowed one..but we share with our sil and so they went hunting again to see if they can be lucky again..am glad its all butchered and in the freezer..its lots of work..moose tastes alot like beef only leaner..curves went well yesterday.. am not as sore and am going to increase my work out..am glad you have some you time..hello to everyone else have a great day(((((((hugs))))))) rosey

Hi guys. Just thought I would drop a line or two. I have loads of okra to cut up and freeze. I've had enough of it fresh already and I just want to freeze this. I think it will be all that I get finally cause I've ate my share of it. Speaking of Ivan, Daphne, it is headed this way as well and we've had more rain than we can take. I'm nervous about the tornadoes. We had about 25 statewide from francis the other week. This storm is bigger. I tried to get all groceries today to keep us from having to go out but I realized we need dog food.

My tests came back fine on the diabetes thing. My hemoglobin A1C was only 5.0% and that means my sugar average last 3 months was 90. I thought their meter was just WAY wrong and that proved it. My thyroid was .7 and normal is .4 to 5.5 so it was on the low end of normal. I feel really exhausted every day nearly and I know if my thyroid was up a little, I would have some energy. They said they would check it again next year to see if it dropped or if I feel worse before then, they would prescribe something.

Rosey I can't believe you cut up dead animals. i know that sounds grossly said but the thought of it makes me sick. Yuck. Isnt it sloppy?? And HUGE?? I'm proud of you for keeping up with Curves. I just don't have any energy to even walk right now. I feel so sleepy too. That's why I thought it was my sugar staying so low all the time and draining me.

Daphne I know what you mean about the kids and school. I love my independence. DH works 12 hour shifts still so he works Tues, Wed, sat, sun one week and the opposite days the next week. He's working today but off next 2 days so today is my last day of peace this week. Today Brett brings home his mid-term report and that will show how he is doing in middle school. I'm not expecting much from him especially because it's all new but after today, I'm sure we will stiffen up some with him.

Well I need to finish my okra. I would predict summer home before she thinks cause they could even evacuate our beach but if she wants to come home dry, she better head home now.

Hi everyone.. im up early this am. had trouble sleeping last night..dana how nice to see a post from you..i hope that the storm doent affect you..how scary..your smart to prepar like that..yes buthchering can be messey..but its expensive to take it to a buthcher to have done.. most of the "yucky"part is done where its shot in the woods.. when it gets to the house its just pieces..allready field dressed..its the way of life here in alaska.. at least for us..and you cook moose just like beef.. we even have burger made..am so glad your tests turned out ok..maybe your tired becuz you are a busy mom and wife..daphnee are you out walking yet??im off to curves today and am going to in crease my workout.. the lo carb diet is hard to follow and giving up my coffe mocha every morning really was hard..ive read that caffene isnt good for diebetics so swithched to decaf i was weighed and measured at curves the other day and i hadnt done that since befoe vacation..no weight loss(i knew that tho ) but what surprises me is iv lost 9 1/2 inches.. the fat must be redistrubting anyways am back on track so when i get weighed again i will show a loss..hello to every one have great day ((((((hugs)))))))) rosey

Morning everyone.. another quiet day here..i increased my exercise yesterday and am sore today..it was getting better till now had a hard time sticking to the lo carbs yesterday to but today is a brand new day..hope the storm has not hurt any of you stay safe (((((((hugs))))) rosey