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milkdud_2007

16 years ago

Good morning, y'all! I've missed everyone, so I got here early enough to even get us going. Back later after reading what I've missed.

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milkdud_2007
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16 years ago
Okay, I'm back after perusing the posts.

(((Besh))) So sorry about your sister-in-law. How sad.

BJ, congrats on the loss. I'm not doing that per se, but now I'm just thinking ahead informally and keeping a vision of what I know I can be once again. Same thing, right?

I've been MIA for a couple of weeks, I know. I'm staying with friends at the moment in Dallas, and it's been a busy time settling in temporarily. I've missed y'all, and I feel like I'm ready to start posting once again.

So George started posting with us while I was gone, huh? Cool! Lucky Maddie that he seems to have a huge crush on her! I'll take the leftovers!

I'm happy to be back, and hope to start posting regularly once again. Have a great Monday!
nhsuzanne
16 years ago
Good Monday all,

Milkdud!! I have missed you girl. I am happy to see your name first here this morning. Glad you are back.

It was a good weekend with in-laws visiting. My DMIL was not her usual uptight self and our visit at my house Sunday was very nice. Naturally, Mark was on the road....again. I miss him.

No riding still. The weather has been so hot and miserable. My poor animals are getting chewed on by horse flies. The are taking big chunks of flesh and I don't know what I can do about them. We need rain so I am doing the rain dance morning and night!
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nhsuzanne
16 years ago
Good Monday all,

Milkdud!! I have missed you girl. I am happy to see your name first here this morning. Glad you are back.

It was a good weekend with in-laws visiting. My DMIL was not her usual uptight self and our visit at my house Sunday was very nice. Naturally, Mark was on the road....again. I miss him.

No riding still. The weather has been so hot and miserable. My poor animals are getting chewed on by horse flies. The are taking big chunks of flesh and I don't know what I can do about them. We need rain so I am doing the rain dance morning and night!
ivamae
16 years ago
Hi everyone. Wishing eveyone a great week

Talk to you later in the week
ivamae
deemarie5500
16 years ago
Happy Monday and hello milkdud---good to see you here!

Today is a great day because my number was not called for jury duty. YEA!!! I love going, but not to where our courthouse is...gangland central. I have plenty to do this week without getting caught up in all that.

DH and had a good weekend working together. We bought a dishwasher and stove that will be delivered on Saturday. Took us all of 55 minutes to pick them out and arrange for delivery. I'm pleased with our choice.

The BBQ on Saturday was lots of fun, but I accepted two raspberry mojitos, so it was difficult to practice my mindful eating. Not looking back but paying more attention to real hunger today.

Hope everyone has a great week.
If we all check in and share, maybe George will come back.

TAKE CARE, EAT HEALTHFULLY, AND NEVER NEVER GIVE UP!
Dee
tikanis
16 years ago
MILKDUD!! SO good to see you! You have been missed! (((hugs)))

Welcome home, Suzanne! poor Sweet Pea & Casey! i'll pray for rain too. How awful to be bitten and miserable like that!

Dee Marie, a new stove AND a new dishwasher! What kind of stove? I need a new rifrigerator but have been putting it off... I owe you a PM... Have NOT forgotten.

Hi Ivamae. Tomorrow is your check in day, is it not? Glad you got thru the oral surgery so well!

I have been up to my eyeballs in work, DS went on vacation and I had to train my daughter to fill in. She is a quick study, (not that its brain surgery or anything) and is actually a LOT neater and more organized than DS!! I am in the middle of computerizing all of my paperwork and this should make a TREMENDOUS difference in my ability to accept new patients etc, not to mention freeing up a LOT of my time. Anywhooooo....

I will give you 3 guesses who is the proud owner of a bright yellow kayak? Check this out!

http://www.wildernesssystems.com/product/index/products/sea_kayak/sea_kayak_tempest/tempest_165pro_seakayak/

It's my first boat so I bought it second hand. I have to go pick it up next week after I buy the car top carrier, roof rack, kayak caddy, pfd, paddle, paddle float.... Lol!

Off to work so that I can PAY for the thing, ha ha! Sister and I have tickets to see Carole King & James Taylor tonight. I am SO excited!

Have a grape day,

Tikanis
deemarie5500
16 years ago
Good WEDNESDAY Morning!

Tikanis, hope you had fun at the concert. I love both of those entertainers. Tell us all about it.

As for the appliances, once we decided on stainless steel dishwasher, we needed to match the stove..which is about 30 years old and does not heat oven properly anymore. It was a mess, so in-for-a-penny; in-for-a-pound. Our fridge is white and will be replaced with DH cleans up the basement enough to make room for it (as a spare). This fridge came from my condo, and is too small (according to DH)!

Did I ever mention that DH is thin and eats like a horse (with apologies to SweetPea). He always complains that the fridge is too small, because it does not hold enough snacks for him. I told him I pray that someday he awakens and weighs 400 pounds, and I weigh 125. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone has a great day!
Dee
nhsuzanne
16 years ago
Good Wednesday all,

Tikanis, congrats on your new kayak! I know you have been wanting one for some time now! Yipee. How was the concert? As if I didn't know! LOL

Dee you lucked out on the jury duty! I don't mind going and serving either it's just my fear of getting caught up in some endless trial that I would not enjoy. How about being sequestered? Oh man that would be tough.

Milkdud, I hope you come back to post soon.

Where is everyone else? Check in please.

Have blueberry day!
aka_raeanne
16 years ago
Tikanis - Congratulations - It is a beauty! I wish you many many happy hours paddling. Our kayaks are cousins - I also have a Wilderness System, but the cheaper recreational Pungo and it is a small 120 in comparison to yours. Glad you got it in yellow - I like the visibility it offers. So jealous about that concert - it had to be awesome.

Dee - our house has been pretty much snack free for the last few weeks and I can hear skinny DH foraging through the pantry with hopes of finding a morsel LOL. Enjoy the new appliances.

Suzanne - glad the in-law visit went well. The flies are horrible this year. We finally got a break in the humidity and I was able to open my bedroom windows last night for some fresh air, the first time in weeks.

Milkdud - good to have you back with us. I have been thinking of you often.

I am taking some evening art classes this week, so my days have been full and very long. I don't get home until 10 - just in time for bed LOL.
milkdud_2007
Original Author
16 years ago
Good morning, all! I came here a couple of hours ago, but I never could get anything to work so that I could post, so I'm back and so far, so good.

Tikanis, congrats on the new-to-you kayak!

Dee, congrats on the new appliances. I'm glad for you.

Suzanne, I've been missing y'all terribly, so I'm happy to be able to post once again.

Raeanne, thanks for thinking of me. I continue to need those good thoughts.

I'm heading out early tomorrow to go to Crosby to take care of some business, then over to see my youngest son and his family overnight. I'll be back sometime midday Friday and hope to post after taking a nap!

Ivamae, hope your weigh-in day is successful today!

Happy hump day, everyone!
ivamae
16 years ago
I can't believe it!!! I had not realized that so many soft foods have so many calories. I wouldn't have been surpised if my weight was up this morning but it wasn't. It was down 1 more pound, so now I have a tiny bit of wiggle room. Hope to gain some more of that by next week.

thanks everyone.
deemarie5500
16 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BEEEESSSSSSHHHHHHH......
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

Come on everyone and join the party. It's our very own Besh's birthday today.

I've brought along the flavored coffee, herbal tea, and a low-fat ice cream cake.

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nhsuzanne
16 years ago
Happy Birthday dear, dear Besh! I hope you are having a great day. Come and tell us about your special day.

Dee, when are we going to cut the cake? LOL
marci_pa
16 years ago
tikanis
16 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESH!!!!!

I hope that you are having the BEST day!!

(((BIG HUG)))!!!

Tikanis
milkdud_2007
Original Author
16 years ago
Happy birthday, Besh!!! And many more!!!!!!
deemarie5500
16 years ago
...cutting the cake and pouring the coffee/tea
wodka
16 years ago
Happy belated birthday, Besh! If any ice cream cake is left and not melted, I would love some - ha!

Tikanis, congrats on the kayak. I want to hear more about the concert - I love those two!

Ivamae, also congrats to you on your "wiggle room" and so glad you recovered so fast from your dental work.

suzanne, I hope the horse flies have eased up. That's just awful. We had a bad case of them about a month or two ago - one of our walkers was bleeding from the neck one morning. If I'm going to be bleeding from the neck, I would rather it be from Robert Pattison!

Have a good day, I plan to.
nhsuzanne
16 years ago
Good Friday all,

TGIF! What are you doing this weekend?
deemarie5500
16 years ago
TGIF Suzanne and everyone lurking!

QOD: tonight I'm running errands. Tomorrow is supposed to be the hottest heat-index day ever recorded in the New York City area, so I will remain indoors waiting for my dishwasher and stove to be delivered. We have a few projects that we can work on throughout the weekend that can be done indoors. Saturday or Sunday night, we are going out to dinner with DH's sister and her hubby.

Enjoy!
Dee
deemarie5500
16 years ago
HAPPY SATURDAY!

I'm busy shredding old papers for DH while he (amazingly) went to work today in all this heat.

Hope all is well out there. Check in if you can.
Stay Cool!
Dee
milkdud_2007
Original Author
16 years ago
Good afternoon, Dee and anyone else peeking in!

It's also very hot here in Dallas, around 97 F.!!!!!

I unloaded my car today of lots of way-too-many-hoarded things. Shame on me! I now have a catch in my back and tired arms and legs, too. Now to find a place to store my things I just couldn't live without! *sigh*

Lunch was steak gorgonzola, a huge and healthy green salad, and baked beans. Yum! Good thing it was the main meal today because I ate well of all.

Wishing everyone cool thoughts and a relaxing Saturday evening.
wodka
16 years ago
Good morning.

Hot here, too, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast - heat index yesterday was 108. Even so, I worked in the flower beds all day. I love being outside so much. I was hoping it would be cooler, because of the tropical system in the Gulf, but not even the slightest breeze.

Thank goodness Bonnie didn't cause much trouble. We didn't even have rain until last night and it wasn't that much.

Does anyone have Direct TV or the Starz channel? That new miniseries - The Pillars of the Earth (?) has started, and wow, is it good. Ridley Scott is one of the producers. I think it airs on Tuesday but I caught a rerun of it last night on Direct TV. Worth watching, although like scenes in the Gladiator, I had to cover my eyes over the sword/fight scenes. Lots of blood.

On that cheery note, ha, I'll stop rambling. Have a great Sunday.
ivamae
16 years ago
A great Sunday to everyone!

I'm off this afternoon to a birthday party for my great grandson who is turning 3 on the 29th.

See you all on Wednesday for my weigh in.
maddie_in_ky
16 years ago
Hi all!

Popping in to say hi! This is finals week, thank heavens! :)

Milkdud! Glad to see you post! I wondered how you've been.

Things are hot here too. At 5am on Friday morning, the heat index was 89. I did get in some gardening time this morning, and yowzia, was it muggy.

Oh, Georgiepooh, come out and see us again--we miss you. :)

Hugs,

Maddie
ivamae
16 years ago
What a great party. Had a wonderful time. Sure won't help the waist line though. I'm going to have to be very good the next few days.

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