Peggy: I'm glad Slavika spelled it right. It is a big word. So I'm sure you can find the information you need. You can always check the label for ingredients. Maybe by now some of the companies have changed their formulas.
Maria: Sound like you are much relieved to be going to NZ. I hope you will have new advetures and pictures to show us. The fires there certainly are terrible. It must be a bit scary to live in one of the areas that is a danger zone. Your beach walking sounds lovely. How are you doing with the vioxx? Purple glasses? Cool!
Ashe: Hope you don't have to worry about fires where you are.
Hi everyone. Don't know where the time flies too, but it seems that I just get caught up on the posts and there is a new thread.
slavika: Hope your princess is much better now. Something like that can be very disturbing, when the Drs. can't figure out what is causing it.
DH is home again He worked very long hours whilst in Sydney. We are booked to go at 6 am on Wednesday to New Zealand however...........this could change He has been told that our departure could be delayed by a week or so but not to cancel the tickets just in case! We should know by Tuesday if we go the following day or not. I wouldn't believe this if I wasn't experiencing this myself! I have a feeling we will go on Wednesday because I have arranged for someone to pour a slab of cement for my porch. It is paved at the moment and we would like to have a tesselated tiles porch. It is quite difficult to get someone to do this and I am supposed to have a the cement slab poured next week in readiness for the laying of the tiles. I didn't cancel just in case we were delayed......
My life is extremely frustrating but I guess that is also the challenge!
We are in for another couple of days of extreme heat.
DS is coming over for a swim and for dinner tonight, his wife is on a netball training camp. She is going to Jamaica in March with the Australian Netball team and then again in July when the World Cup is played in Jamaica.
He is the type of person that needs people around him, preferably to play games, eg trivial pursuit, monopoly, cards etc. etc. He was like that since he was very small. He said he might come and visit us in New Zealand whilst his wife is in the West Indies.
I have my purple specs and so far I am doing OK on the Vioxx, pain is generally a lot better though I had a bad night last night. My chemist told me that studies have shown one of the more desirable side effects of Vioxx is that that it lessen the chance of getting Altzheimer disease. You gotta be happy with that!
Hello! Are newbies allowed? As you can see, I'm a returning lifetimer who has gone astray. I reached lifetime in 1972 and have been a member of WW off and on since.
Will be 67 next week and am still hanging in there trying to re-reach goal! Would like to do it in my lifetime! lol: I'm on my way with an 18 lb. loss again...
I am married, a mother of two sons, 5 grandsons and one beautiful great granddaughter.
Hope you will allow me to join in on this thread...
I am sure all the other 'girls' or 'gals' will be more than happy to have you join us.
As you probably have gathered from reading our thread, we talk about anything and everything and at the same time get reminded now and then what brought us here in the first place!!
Enjoy our company as I am sure we will enjoy yours.
Cheers
Maria
PS please enlighten me where is Pac NW???is it somewhere in the Pacific, or am I totally off beam, thanks
Jenye: Keep us posted on your friends. I sure hope they dont lose thier houses. Hope you can get in touch with them. Are you ok and the fires not to near you?
Maria: I can image being frustrated not knowing when. It always seems they say this week and something changes. Glad you got your Spec's! Need a picture added to your page with them dont you think?
Sally!!!!!! Welcome! Would love to have you join us! We talk alot, but will also help you get back to goal! Just jump right in. Looking forward to getting to know you! If you have questions ask. We are a well mixed group and any of us can help if you need it. Welcome!
(Came back to edit cuz you posted while I was typing) OR, WA huh? Not to far from you. I live in Calif, Sacramento to be exact. Actually going up to Vancouver next month for work
It is confirmed.........I think
Received a call this afternoon, yes we are definetly off again next Wednesday.......
Sally I am still none the wiser I am from down under and not familiar with the abbreviations of your states.
I agree with Lily it is nice to have a new person join us.
You will certainly get heaps of support and advice here, it is a nice place to be.
It is close on to 5 in the afternoon here, ds has called in and the three of us (dh, me and ds) will go to the beach for a swim.
The temperature reached 42 degrees here and hot again tomorrow
Maria... Oregon and Washington are the far northwestern states in the USA. The are known as the Pacific Northwest. Both beautiful states in which to live.
WELCOME SALLY
It was nice to "see" a new face on the board this morning. You'll get to your goal again. I orginally reached goal weight with WW in October of 1998 and then last year when we went on our winter holidays I gained 10# and then a couple more over this Christmas. I am back on track again, going to WW meetings and walking on my treadmill. I don't understand why the weight goes on so quickly and takes so loooong to take it off. Does your family live near you? I have two grandchildren, a 7 year old little granddaughter, and a 9 year old grandson. We have only the one son and am happy that he and his family live close by. I am also very fortunate that I have the world's greatest daughter in-law. Peggy how are you feeling now? I see you haven't posted for a couple of days. Jenye I'm glad you tried the cupcakes and that you liked them. They have quickly become one of my favorite low calorie treats. Sally take a look at the recipe I posted for Chocolate cupcakes. The ingredients are simple and you might like them for a little treat. Maria, boy, you sure never know from one day to the next what you will be doing. What's this "tile" thing you want to have done? Do you mean your porch is an "indoor" one? DH and I are talking about getting a new central vac system installed in the house. I don't think the one we have is big enough for the size of our house so the sucking power I find is not the greatest. We haven't heard from Glenda in a few days. Hi Glenda, how are you doing? Ann thanks for asking about my little Princess. Her face is much much better but now she seems to be getting "little hives" at the back of her neck. Today they are taking her to see a skin specialist (he's apparently a really good one). My son had seen this doctor in the past for a couple of moles he had. She is still going to have the allergy testing done in February.
Have a nice day evrybody.
It is nice to have another friend on the board. Slavika and I are great friends, we live close to one another and attend the same WW meetings. I have one daughter and a new granddaughter who is the delight of my life. I am slightly over goal .... just made it under the 2 lb gain last week. .8 of a lb more and I would have had to pay. YIKES... I had better get my act together and fast. Over the years I have been up and down so many times I woud love to break the habit. Maria and Jenye I have come to the conclusion that the extreme high temperatures you have are as bad as the extreme cold snaps we go through. I honestly don't think I could stand 42C for long. However, you run the risk of fires that can take everything you own. I guess no place is perfect, except of course MAUI... right Slavika and Lily??
I sure hope the doctor gets to the bottom of your darling granddaughter's problems Slavika. She has an allergy to something.
Well, I had better get back to my Friday housework... I clean different things on different days... I know, I'm weird.
Welcome, Sally, I am the one to the south and east of you, in Oklahoma, the prairie state. We are totally freezing here. What is your temperature? I have 3 sons, 4 grandsons and 1 granddaughter and will soon have my first granddaughter "born" in the family--the other I got through marriage when she was 16. Anyway, I am delirious with expectation--even have been invited to see her born. I have been at goal numerous times and just seem to hover about 8-9 pounds over all the time.
Trudy, how is Angel? And Slavika, I feel so sorry for the Princess. It is so hard to see our babies hurting. I just realized that I haven't heard you talk about Maui this year. You all aren't going?
Karen, what is the temperature in Minnesota? Seems that all of the us are in the deep freeze. I walked with a friend about 3 blocks to eat lunch and we were numb.
Maria - your beach and swims sound like paradise to me about right now. Hope you get to go Wednesday.
Glenda
Sunny Florida had a temp. of 28 deg. F this a.m. And it is expected to be colder tomorrow a.m. We just don't expect this kind of weather here. But 42Deg. C is pretty hot. And so many of the states are in the minus category. At least it gives us something to talk about :
Welcome Sally: We have a great group and we do share all sorts of stuff. I'm a grandmother and great grandmother. This is a second time around for my DH and me. Together we have 6 children 4 his 2 mine. But we are really a well blended family for the most part. I have 14 grandchildren and 3 ggrandkids. I would hazard a guess that I am probably the senior member of this group. I made lifetime in 2000 but now am fighting to get back there again. Right now I have 8# to get rid of, and then I won't have to pay. It is a puzzlement why it comes on so easy, and goes off so slowly. I've always wanted to visit the north west states. I hear they are very lovely. We are fortunate to live in such a big country with such variations in climate and terrain.
I guess I just like to travel, but since my DH was a ships captain, and did a lot of traveling, it is not his favorite thing to do. He does humor me now and then.
Slavika: Hope the Princess is doing better. Have they considered that it could be laundry detergent? Sometimes, even if you haven't changed the brand, they change the formula some and it can create problems. I'm sure the skin Dr. will be able to get to the bottom of it.
Maria: I am glad for you that finally you can have a definate depaarture time. Now what will happen to the cement work? Can your ds keep track of it for you? I too would like to see you in your new purple glasses.
Jenye: I hope by now you have heard from your friends. Having such a large area like a tinder box has to very unsettling. some time ago, I read a whole series of books called The Australians. I think there may have been 10 or more installments. Took the country right from the first settlers, until the present time. I loved them, and I remember the heat and fires were a part of one of the books. Hope you don't have to evacuate.
Karen: Hope you are having a great time in Las Vegas and come back with lots of winnings.
Glenda: How are you? Miss your posts.
Trudy: Your DD is a very smart gal to only have to lose 7# after pregnancy. Maybe her Dr. kept her in good check. So many young women gain 40 or 50 lbs.
Tonight we are going to a concert tribute to Benny Goodman. It should be very enjoyable. We belong to a concert series. The last one was a Tribute to the McGuire sisters. That was okay but not one of the best. Lily: What kind of weataher are you experiencing? I don't have a good concept of what Northern Ca. would be like. I tend to think that it is all warm. Is there as much excitement there about the Super Bowl game, as there is here. Everyone is so excited that the Bucaneers have finally made it. That is if you are a true football fan. I'm not one.
Peggy: Hope you are feeling better. Colds and sinus problems are no fun. did you find the info about the phenolpropalolamine?
We used to take over the counter cold med. but no more.
Thank you Sally for enlightening me on your states. I have heard of both Oregan and Washington. One day I hope to visit the USA, Alaska and Canada. My dh wants to do the 'old' Route 66, Glenda tells me she lives very near the old Route 66 so we would definetly call in for some afternoon tea
We have cancelled the cementing of my porch. Slavika tesselated tiles were used in old Victorian days and they can be used for outside or inside. The front of my house has a porch/verandah (about 10 square metres) and the tesselated tiles would really suit my style of house. It is quite expensive and requires an expert to lay the tiles as each tile is individually laid.
Here is a site that gives you an idea what I am talking about.
I have to agree with you Trudy not sure what I would prefer extreme cold or extreme heat. We are in for yet another 43 degree day. I feel sorry for people that do not have airconditioning, don't know how our pioneers survived.
So far our state has not had any serious bushfires, all the country fire services are on high alert and people in areas prone to bush fires have taken as many precautions as they can.
There is still no real change in sight and the heat is to continue well into next week.
Except for me...New Zealand has a very pleasant temperature of around 22 degrees
Hi to everyone, I am cleaning my oven and a few other bits and pieces so everything is shiny and clean when I leave on Wednesday.
Sally: I guess I should say a little about me .
Im one of the Kids in the group. I think im the youngest. Lost track a long time ago Im married, no kids, work with computers all day, so does my DH hes more of a nerd than me. I mostly do web pages. Have a huge family tho! But never get to see them we live all over the place. I made goal 1 1/2 years ago. I go up and down all the time. Its a never ending battle. I just keep going on and doing the best I can. I work for WW as a Receptionist so it keeps my incentive going
Great group of people here and you will fit right in!
Slavika: Ohh a new central vac? I would love one. Poor Princess. I do hope they find out what is going on and causing these hives. Im sure she is miserable. shhhhhhhh Went to Outback tonight. Yum!!!! Had the swordfish was excellent. Dh wanted the fries, but didnt get them. Shocked to say the least for him anyways. I did induldge tho. ALAS...... Got a dessert to share. Will be back tracking for weeks now Well worth it in my book Yumm Very happy belly
Trudy: Maui?????????????? Yes its perfect. At least til I find some place else. But Tom is there and waiting for me, I just know it
Still spoiling that grand daughter I assume?
Maria: So sory to hear the tile has been Cancelled. Alas!!! That tile is beautiful. Will make an excellect addition to the house. You are probably running around like crazy now.
Glenda: So good to see you pop in! Miss you when you dont.
Ann: Nothern Ca is not toasty warm. We live about 1 hour from the snow so its, to me anyways cold. Very rarely gets below 40 (sorry guys) We do not get snow where I am, but the most part its rain rain all winter long. Also very Foggy coming in off the rivers and from San Fran.
He worked very long hours whilst in Sydney. We are booked to go at 6 am on Wednesday to New Zealand however...........this could change
He has been told that our departure could be delayed by a week or so but not to cancel the tickets just in case! We should know by Tuesday if we go the following day or not. I wouldn't believe this if I wasn't experiencing this myself! I have a feeling we will go on Wednesday because I have arranged for someone to pour a slab of cement for my porch. It is paved at the moment and we would like to have a tesselated tiles porch. It is quite difficult to get someone to do this and I am supposed to have a the cement slab poured next week in readiness for the laying of the tiles. I didn't cancel just in case we were delayed......
and so far I am doing OK on the Vioxx, pain is generally a lot better though I had a bad night last night. My chemist told me that studies have shown one of the more desirable side effects of Vioxx is that that it lessen the chance of getting Altzheimer disease.
You gotta be happy with that!
lol: I'm on my way with an 18 lb. loss again...
will be more than happy to have you join us.
I am from down under and not familiar with the abbreviations of your states.
and hot again tomorrow
Welcome Sally
Brrrrr!
Ann
