Rita, Sorry about your niece. So young-not a good prognosis.
We've been experiencing a stressful situation here as my husband's aunt who is 81 and living alone in Fla and has pancreatic cancer and alzheimers is going down hill. I have round the clock aides with her and it's next to impossible to know what's going on when you are so far away. Because we are responsible for her we are now looking for nursing homes and we must have seen 8 in the last 3 days. I am so conflicted as to make this change in her life and we have been going back and forth with trying to make a decision that's in her best interest that she will accept. We are flying down to Fla with another cousin to try and convince her it's time to come north where all the family is. We can visit frequently as the place we picked is close by and really a beautiful facility. Some of the places we visited were so depressing. If she agrees, her aide will accompany her up.
I have been good with the eating or lack of and I swear I see no difference. That darn scale doesn't budge any which way. Maybe I should invest in a new one.
The grand dogs went home,thank goodness-now I can't wait for the house to be cleaned as their hair is everywhere.
You all mention how hot is is and I swear I am so preoccupied with my husband's aunt I couldn't tell you what the weather has been.
Wish you all a good week-end. Bye the way,had a little trouble figuring out the new reconfiqured website. I'm not good with change. I'll get used to it tho. Bernice

Good afternoon ladies hope you all are having a great saturday the weather is cool and rainy today so thought iI would go and walk with hubby inside the mall Bernice sorry to hear that you have not had a good week with all that going on for that is all you think aboutso hope things work out for you and your aunt will come up north to be closer to family Bonnie that is great all the walking that you have been doing just keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!well girls enjoy your day!!!!!!!!!! Rita

Hello everyone: Will write more tommorrow. Just getting off of a 16 hr shift. (worked extra so as I can save time up to vs my granddaughter. Had been doing well with walking and eating until I ate a lovely slice of lemon meringue (sp?) pie. It was SO good. Will write more tommorrow YAWN! So impressed with all of you!! it is so hard to focus on taking care of self when family is ill. Linda

Bonnie, Whoo Hoo! Way to go girl. Really proud of you. Keep it up and you will be at goal before you know it. Never had fried green tomatoes and bacon. Only heard of it from the movie. Anything fried sounds good to me. Enjoy! Bernice

Good afternoon Linda,Bonnie ,Bernice hope everyone is enjoying their sunday just woke up to another gloomy day in Ohio well Bonnie you have my mouth watering for tose green tomatoes fried waiting for my tomatoes to get a little bigger so I can eat them congrats on the weight loss just keep it up !!!!!!!!Linda make sure you get some rest after allthat work and here I am wining when I have to work 12 hrs Bernice hope you are having a great sunday did walk the mall yesterday even turned down a cinna bun down proud of myself well going to ride my bike so have a great day!!!!!!Rita

Bonnie, THAT IS SUPER! Give yourself a pat on the back. It is so nice to see all the support we all give each other here. Despite all the challenges life gives us. Well..... I think we are MARVAAALAS! Ok, just got off of work and I will be weighing in tommorrow. (I am nervous about this!) but I will be walking before starting to work in the garden. Hmmmm should I weigh before or after coffee. (I do sound pathetic.. JUST DO IT!) A BLT just sounds super. Oh well.....wish me luck guys.........Linda

Good moring ladies: Here is an addendum to the above msg. I am minus ONE pound. I guess I expected more (sad face inserted here if i knew how to do that!) But I will not get discouraged. I will get up off my duff and go walking!! Have a good day everybody! Linda

:) Good Morning Bonnie,Linda,Bernice and who ever comes by hope you are having a great monday just got in from a 4 block walk!!!!!!!which is getting longer for meBernice well I guess it is my turn this week to babysit I am watching my daughter mini dashound so with 4 dogs I am sure I will be getting my exercise in!!!!!!!!! Bonnie the food you are eating sounds so good!!!!!!!!!!!!! Linda congrats on the weight loss regardless how much it is going down:) so keep it up whatever you are doing Bonnie I have always worked a lot of hourswith more then one job for 12 years now and you think I would be skinney!!!!it just if I dont get enough hours at the hospital I can rely on my other 2 but the day I hit 62 I tell everyone I am going to get lazier!!!!!well drank my coffee so better get started well Ohio is another dreary day only been in the pool once so far so have a great Monday Rita:tread:

Bonnie thank you for the info on the smileys even as dumb as I am on the computer I did it:) so come on Linda give it a try!!!!Rita

Ok, lets see if this will work. :smug: Just practicing. Thank you everybody for your kind words of support. The "Y" sounds like a great idea! Spent hours in the backyard picking tomatoes. :cool: But it was so hot :devil: and the neighbors look at me like I am a nut with the push lawnmower :lol: Ok, lets see if this works.........Thank you Bonnie Rita everybody :wave: :hat: Linda