Penpal match? Just turned 50, want to lose 75!

[kayan]

Morning All

How is everyone? I am doing well, just concentrating on making "good choices" and doing a little yoga. Update on DD2 BF Yes, we liked him. Very quiet and polite, even helped DD2 set the table and clean up after. Now, that really earned bonus points in my book.

DD2 HAS A TEACHING JOB!!!!!! Yeah She will be teaching 6th grade math, science and social studies. She was so worried that she wouldn't get a job, now she is getting stressed about geting things ready for the school year, one can't win with her

We took her out to eat to celebrate and ate at the Olive Garden. I had their Steak gorgonzola and alfredo over fresh summer veggies instead of pasta and it was delicous. plus salad. No bread sticks. with a glass of wine. Now the "good choice: comes into play. For dessert I had their Tiramisu, not exactly low carb, but one of my all time favorite desserts. I am lucly to get it once a year there as DH does not like O.G. So to me it was a good choice, I debated, but came to the conclusion that I would regret not having it and afraid I would splurge on something else like you know what (Ice cream)_ I had it and it did not set off any cravings for me. Although truthfully it did not taste as god as I remembered it.


I am off to buy an Embroidery Machine today. I got a bonus check from work, plus $150 for perfect attendance for the quarter and with my overtime $$$ I decided that is what I want to spend it on. Now I can make special quilts, pictures, towels etc etc.

Leslie: It is so dry here that everything in the garden is drying up.

Sue: I agree with Leslie about the 50 yr old dating a 20 year old. Something is not quite right.'

Hi Pam and Carolyn

catch you all later

Kayan

[Dreamcometru]

Hi Sue and Kayan:

Funny, I mentioned the 50-yo/21-yo to my 22 and 19 yo daughters, no source or anything, and they were grossed out.

Congratulations Kayan on your bonus, extra $$ and the way you decided to spend it. I, so often, just put my profits in savings, only to have to use it later to bail ourselves out of a jam like a broken washer, fix the car, all that boring stuff. I really need to get back into sewing. I loved making the curtains for my son, but haven't touched my machine since. The embroidery machine sounds fabulous.

Congrats too on DD2 getting her teaching job! I hope I'm saying those words next summer with DD1. I did hear from DD1 yesterday. She's coming up with the disk of wedding pics. Can't wait to share.

Sue, we just bought our 15-yo with permit a 1991 Firebird. A cheap beater banger, but much cooler than the little Nissan I'm trying to sell. He's ready to get his license. He did drivers ed this summer and has lots of drive time under his belt. I get a little freaked when he drives on curvy roads with no shoulder, but that's just me sitting in the passenger seat. Can't wait til he turns 16 in October. We are getting DD2 ready to go back to school. Since she will be living in an apartment, we've got some extra stuff to purchase. She's been working mega hours trying to safe up for the year. She's going down a week early to try to find a job down there for the school year. I hope she doesn't get one like DD1 did and not be able to come home next summer.

Gotta go. Pam, how are ya?

[Suji]

Hey Kayan--congratulations to your daughter on finding a job! Such a relief to see our young'uns on their way! I like my DS2's gf although she is very unfocussed about what she wants to do. It doesn't help that she is pretty much on her own as far as paying for college too which throws another fly into the ointment.

Leslie, DS3 is not all that interested in getting behind the wheel. He almost seems reluctant to me--too much fear of what could go wrong I guess. Still, I have to force him to read the booklet to take his test for a permit. THey allow them to take the drivers ed early in your state! Maryland has all kinds of restrictions.

The stone masons have finished and it looks SO much better! Now I need a landscape crew because the yard here looks like crap! Weeds 4 feet tall in the front and back and brown grass in the middle. PLus we have wire fence that we pulled up so that the heavy equipment could work the slope in front of the house. Shrubs are full of pesty vines that need pulling. At least some of the cuttings got hauled off in the truck by DS1 yesterday. I plan to bring the new weedwhacker home from the farm this weekend so the kids can do a job here! Really, about 95% of my effort has been at Meadowbrook this year. Now that we have paid $$$ for the stonework, the rest of the yard has to follow.

Did not drink enough water yesterday! I guess I'll start filling a small glass and leaving it out and obvious on the counter.

New photo is of ducks from last weeks visit to Meadowbrook. Aren't they a hoot?

Sue

[Pam in TX]

Morning,

Have had a pretty busy week....... Can tell that we are getting ready for school to start back up in a few weeks..... DH got home yesterday afternoon, and is now home for a couple of weeks....

Weather has gotten much hotter this past week also..... More like we normally have this time of year.... Still no 100's yet though....

Am helping out at a garage sale at church this morning so spent yesterday gathering stuff to take over there.....

We are celebrating a co-workers 50th bday on Monday.... We are going to be nice.... Went and picked up all kinds of things (bandaids, Q-tips, post-it notes, jelly bellies, hershey kisses, etc) with 50 in them and we will be giving them to her throughout the day.... Also it is the 50th anniversary of the Frisbee, "Cat in the Hat" book, and the movie "An Affair to Remember". We found each of those to put into the bags..... should be fun....

Kayan: congrats on DD landing a job.... That dinner at OG sounds good.... Ohhhhh, embroidery machine, cool..... I haven't gotten my sewing machine out in way toooooo long.... I used to sew alot when the kids were younger....

Leslie: Pics...... Share a couple if you can.....

Sue: My how those ducks have grown.....

Time to get ready to head out......... Have a good day everyone..........

[Suji]

Hi there,

We've had company from out of state all weekend who just left this morning, so I am just starting to feel back to normal! DH must have stayed up between 3 and 5 am the last several nights just kicking back with his friend. Ahh, DH just handed me a margarita. Yum. I guess he's feeling AOK at the end of this workday despite lack of sleep. :-)
We are having icky high humidity and a heat wave together like much of the country . The weatherman says that heat indexes in this area and around the farm will be well above 100 tomorrow. Pam, I cannot believe nothing in the 100's for you in TX yet! I will be inside thankyouverymuch! Hopefully, I will get back to my painting of the hallway without interruption!

DS2 goes back next week. I can't believe the summer break is almost over. Even the high school is sending e-mails regarding home room postings. I bought DS2 a bunch of shorts to take with him. Gotta love those summer sales at Kohls!

We are about to have major veggie onslaught at the farm. Our caretaker has started making quick pickles in the frig--very tasty and crisp. I am going to go on main course salads as soon as we get more ripening! I bought one of the huge cans of white tuna to go with some.

I may go to a garden club summer event this week if I get it together. Somehow this heat doesn't inspire me to do much.

I hope you all had a nice weekend. Waves to Leslie! Yoohoo Carolyn and Kayan!

Sue

[Dreamcometru]

Hi ladies: No losses to report, in fact I was up 4 lbs when I weighed on Saturday. Yes, I was shocked because I don't know what I did wrong. I'm down a little from that but not much. I was so close to the 180's and then they slipped away. My body is going through a huge stall right now. I'm afraid when I report to my study group next Tuesday, it will be with a gain.

Sue: I really need to check out the summer sale at Kohls. We only have one on our side of town, but it isn't very close by. We are set to get one in December, just in time for Christmas. I don't envy your heat. We won't even hit 70 degrees today. We have clouds and mist, but nothing to produce measurable rainfall.

I haven't even started getting DS and DD2 ready to return to school. I guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it. DD2 needs apartment stuff.

I need to work on resizing the wedding pics. Sorry, this site won't accept them in the format I have them in. I will have to do it from home.

Pam, hope the birthday celebration went well. You had a bunch of great ideas. Never thought of putting things in 50's. The summer seemed to fly by,, but maybe once in a regular routine, I can concentrate a little harder on losing.

Until later.

[sleepysue07]

Originally Posted by Suji

Yoohoo Carolyn and Kayan!

Sue

I'm still here lurking. I have not been low carbing though. Work has been stressful and DS1 has come home for a few days. He has been very ill, and the doctor has put him on complete bed rest this week. He has a viral infection and has been running a high temp, sometimes up to 104. They kept him in the hospital Monday night to run tests and administer IV fluids, antibiotics, and pain meds. (They thought he may have meningitis, but did the spinal tap and it was clear ,thank goodness!) They didn't send him home with any prescriptions saying that the virus would just have to run it's course.

It looks like you all are plugging right along and I am happy for you. It is very, very hot here! I cannot stand to be outside any longer than it takes for the dog to do his business.

I have been looking in the mirror and I absolutely hate what I see. So, it is time for me to start all over again. Tomorrow will again be my 1st day of induction. My legs are bothering me at night, and I am so tired. I know that my weight is the problem and that I only have myself to blame, and that I have no valid excuses. Leslie has made amazing strides while I have just fooled around. My stomach wasn't even this big when I was nine months pregnant. I am so ashamed of the shape I'm in that I'm disgusted and embarrassed.

Any suggestions on starting over? I am going to bed now hoping that tomorrow will be a much better day.

[Pam in TX]

Morning all,

What a crazy couple of days it has been.......... While I was getting ready for work Monday morning, my mother called and they had taken my sister to the hospital and she was so sick that they airlifted her to a different hospital..... She was in septic shock and her kidneys were shutting down......... So I took off and went up there and just got home last night..... She is doing better but is still pretty sick..... I think they let her go home to early (she just got out of the hospital on Thursday)..... I tell ya, I am so tired of having family members in the hospital this summer, this is like the 5th time (dad twice and sister 3 times).... My mom broke down yesterday.... I know they are stressed and tired.....

Will have to do personals later....... Gotta go get ready to head in to the office.....

[Suji]

Hi Carolyn,
Wow--I send healing vibes to your son. How awful to get so sick!

Yeah, Leslie stuck to it all summer too--kudos to her. I'm just basically maintaining though I've regained somewhat. The diet is too restrictive when the garden is in production. Could be worse though if we were able to grow candy!

I hear your pain, but I have to say that the place to start is to turn your thoughts away from self loathing. It puts a lot of negative energy on you--energy follows thought. We can strive to improve ourselves without heaping mental anguish on our heads no matter what point we start from.
When I start again in the fall, I am going to make sure that I have the right foods in stock, maybe even do some pre-prepping to the freezer so that when I am hungry I am not tempted to eat something else instead while waiting to make the appropriate thing. I think I shall also purchase kitchen scales so that I can be more accurate about how much I am eating at a serving.

I'm sending hugs to you kiddo. Cheer up lil' buckaroo--it's a new day!

Sue

[kayan]

Morning Ladies

Carolyn: So sorry to hear about your son. No matter how old they are when something is wrong they are still your babies. I hope he is feeling better. Carolyn, Hang in there, take each day as a new day and try to ask your self if this is a "good choice" and if not is it worth the feeling of disgust that it will bring to me later. I know the feelings you are having I have had them in the past also. Remembering those feelings when I was discouraagqed made me be able to continue this way of eating.

Sue: What a beautiful picture. Is that one of yours?

Pam: Hope your sister is doing better? You certainly have had a rough summer. Hang in there. Know that you and your family are in our prayers

Off to town to get some groceries. Ds and GF moved back in with us to save $$ I have nothing in hiouse for them to eat and DS is gluten intolerant so need to go to the helth food store and get some food for him

talk with you later Kayan

[Dreamcometru]

Wow, posts from everyone.

Carolyn: I've been sticking too it, but not at great strides. Remember I have a brick on my head being in the study. I've been in the 190's for over two months now. Just can't seem to drop the weight any further. This last unexpected jump up 4 lbs with no explanation was really discouraging. All I can say is the cool thing is we can always jump back on the wagon and try again which is what I keep doing. If you do start over, you might try doing induction for longer than two weeks. After practicing that, the good habits stay with you. After leaving induction, just incorporate the smart carbs. Berries are my favorite. And don't starve yourself. You have to eat to lose weight, but just the right things. Hugs to you and don't get down on yourself! I'm so sorry about your son. I hope he gets better soon. These infections can sure take you by surprise.

Pam: What a summer for you. With all your family events, and the illness with your dad and sister. The hospital stays and visits do take their toll. My best to you and your sister and family. Hang in there.

Kayan: Its funny how kids want to "save money" by living at home. Oh well, I welcome the company in my house and try to turn the other way when it comes to paying for the groceries. Although DD1 has never moved back, she and new hubby sure come home a lot (before the marriage and now after). I run out of everything, in fact my cupboards are bare right now.

Sue: Great tips for Carolyn! And Fabulous picture by the way.

My latest project, I'm trying to sell our little puddle jumper Nissan. People amaze me with what they expect for $975. Good Grief. The car is 17 years old.

Hope this week goes better for everyone.

[sleepysue07]

I appreciate the support. I got up today and started over. I am done with my personal-pity party.

Pam, I am so sorry about your sister, and I will add her to our prayer list.

Sue, I really hope to have a big garden next year. I know that you have put such time, effort, and expense into yours this year. Maybe I will have a somewhat smaller garden.

Leslie, I think you are not giving yourself enough credit, you have done an awesome job, and are my inspiration.

Kayan, thanks for the encouragement, and the question "Is this worth the disgust it will cause me later?" I'm really going to use that.

I realize that my last few posts, I have done nothing except whine. I am sorry for that. There have been good things going on in my life too. I am finally employed doing a job that I love so much I would do it for free. DS1 has also decided that the girl is sweet, but not worth derailing his future, and he has decided to go off to SFA as originally planned. YAY! Now if he can just get over this nasty virus. He is laying on the den sofa in the dark now, and tells me his head is pounding. Poor kid.

Have a great day everyone, and thank you so much for your sweet words of encouragement. I have a little bit of free time, so I think that I will dust off the treadmill and give it whirl.

Carolyn

[Suji]

Hi all,
Yes-it's a sunflower from my garden with a monarch on it. My caretaker friend takes gorgeous pics of everything as part of the Meadowbrook garden journal.

Hugs to you Carolyn and welcome back. These gals are such great support. (clap clap clap)

Gosh, Pam, your family has sure taken the brunt of hospitalization stays this year. Hugs to you and your Mom too!

Two cool things I bought: at local garden store-- a large hammock with stand marked down from $279 to $112 and a really nice old wooden porch glider that need sanding/staining for $45 from Craigslist posting. Wahoo! I'm bringing them to the farm!

Today was "cut the cracks, insert plaster repair stuff and sand it" day here at home. I had to do that on all the archways (4) before I could proceed with the painting on that side of the hallway. So, yay! I'm done with that repair part.

Droop. Continued hot. I think the weatherman said we set a record at 102 in the Baltimore region. I don't think it got to 100 here in my town other than via the heat index as the humidity has been g-dawful!

Leslie-I feel like I'm getting eaten out of house and home between family, nephews, hangerson and girlfriends. All the nibbling tends to use things up really fast. My oldest tries to buy some of his own food though. Oh well, I'druther have them around then not!

Sue (enjoying a high powered and quite necessary fan in the computer room)

[Dreamcometru]

Hi Ladies:

Carolyn: One theraputic thing for me was to just get on here, if I had struggles with my the way I ate in a day or a week, or a gain, I would talk about them. If I had a loss, it would help to celebrate by posting the loss, etc. So post away. You girls have been great in both departments. I'm also a member of another thread that I have been posting to almost daily with another great group of ladies. So welcome back on the wagon. I know you can do this. I hope your DS gets better soon.

Pam: How is your sister doing? Better, I hope.

Sue: Another 73 degree day here. I'm loving this weather. We really need rain though. But when it rains, my DH doesn't work, so its one or the other. I need to get some new plants in my beds. My panzies have gone to the dark side and my petunias are very rangy. I'm going to try to just trim them up so they can come back with new life. I have one carnation plant and although it takes time to regenerate, when it does, it's beautiful. It should last well through fall. My gladiolas are gone now. I really enjoyed them.

Oh, and I went to the store last night after complaints from the occupants of the house that there was "nothing to eat." I made DD2 and DS go though so it went faster and was a lot easier. I go to one of those warehouse stores where you do everything yourself, shop, put on the conveyor, bag your own, etc.

[sleepysue07]

Well, he was feeling well enough to go to work today, and then he went to his girlfriends house and felt ill again. He is spending the night in their guest room. I am really furious that he left to go to work even because I know he isn't well. That girl is like a noose around his neck. She is manipulative, jealous, and possessive. She is ruining his life. She has talked him into not going off to college this fall. She still has another year of high school and has convinced him to stay here until she graduates and then they will go off to college together next year! I AM FURIOUS!

After I came home from school today I just cried and went to bed. I know that I will get over this, but I'm just so bitterly disappointed in him right now.

DS2 is already in practice to play football again. Having a severe brain injury last year was not enough to keep him from playing again. The neurologist told him that his brain had completely healed and that he has no greater risk of injury than any other player. I am going to have to take something for the anxiety. I am dreading football season so much.

On the positive side, I stuck to plan today. So I guess that is one good thing. Tomorrow I have plans to walk the track with a friend. Today was the last day for me to teach the summer session at Christian Women's Job Corp. so I guess I am happy about that, but I'll really miss all the women. Now I'll have more time on my hands until October.

Kayan, is your embroidery machine also a sewing machine? I love to sew and do cross stitch. I haven't actually done embroidery since I was a little girl.

Leslie, I miss our warehouse type store. It closed a couple of years ago and now there aren't any around here.

Pam, you and your family are still in my prayers.

Sue, plaster repair! Is there anything that you don't know how to do? You are without a doubt the most industrious person I know. How lucky to find a glider like that on Craig's List.

Carolyn

[Pam in TX]

Morning all,

Well, this is my last Friday off....... We go back to regular work schedule next week...

Thank you all for the well wished for my sis and family..... I know prayer is a very powerful tool..... Am heading back up there today.... Talked to her yesterday and now she has shingles and is in contact isolation, which means we will have to wear gowns and gloves while in the room.... Talk about adding insult to injury....

Leslie: You are doing so well..... I only wish I could get back on track.... the stress is playing havic with my intentions....

Sue: always the busy one..... Your energy level is amazing..... and your skills, wow.... a real jack of all trades....

Carolyn: Sorry that you are having such a difficult time with the kiddos right now..... It is very difficult to stand by and watch them make potentially wrong decisions.... I don't think I was ever comfortable while DS was playing football, and he was never injured.... so can't imagine what you are experiencing....

Kayan: I hear ya on the kiddos moving back in.... Our DD has been here now for almost a year..... Not sure what her plans are.... DH and I are about to have a major sit down with her to pin her down....

Gotta run..... many things to get done today.... and then head up to hospital..... again....

[Suji]

Hi gals,

I made really good progress on my painting yesterday and I hope to finish all the remaining walls with a second coat and the remaining trim with a first coat (I usually put on three for trim). I am pleased with how it is looking. SOmetimes I really want to experiment with bright colors, but when you have a 50's traditional house, it is best not to get too crazy! And Carolyn, all I can say for myself is that I'm not afraid to try to learn new repair skills and I'm a piker compared to other people!

We had rain! Lots of it! Almost 1 1/2 inches yesterday. OK, compared to the downpours elsewhere it doesn't seem like much, but at least in this amount there won't be too much run off. Lots of puddles in the construction area out front and all I could think of was how the grass, trees and shrubs on the hill would benefit from and control all that rain. Never had huge puddles before.

Carolyn, for the longest time my oldest son was a major disappointment. We paid for classes that he did not attend, if he dropped one he failed to inform the school, he failed and was put on probation. He really didn't want to go to school at that time and he went to work doing this and that. He has finally come around to wanting to make a future for himself even though he still is clueless as to what that future will be as far as the courses he is taking are concerned. My DS2 has a hometown girlfriend. It sounds as though she does not trust that your son will not form another relationship while at school. DS2 goes to school a 5 hour drive away and comes home every other month or so to see his GF and us. SHe went down there once. He has blinders on as far as other girls are concerned and I guess they trust each other. Going to college together doesn't mean they will stick together--*she* could meet someone else! But, I find that with relationships, you just can't tell anyone anything and kids just rebel and do the opposite of what you want! My DS2 GF is nice but she is not motivated scholastically at all. He describes her as immature about scholastic stuff. But, they still get along really well because she's the artsy side that he lacks, I think. Good luck--someone will *Eventually* come to their senses but you never know when!

Oy--football practice in the summer in Texas! Could there be any worse hell ring in Dante's inferno???

Leslie-you lucky dawg with 73 degree weather!!! It will be in the mid 90's today but it will drop to the mid 80's tomorrow! I have not tried to grow carnations. Maybe next year I will find some seed for that. I could just keep enlarging my garden space! However, my current idea is to continue with xeriscaping--especially if we keep having growing seasons with rain scarcity.

Pam--how is your sister? Hey--you snuck in a post at the same time I was writing. Shingles is like adult chickenpox. I had chickenpox but contracted what *I* think was a mild case of shingles that made painful "pox" along a nerve line on my forehead, Only about 4 spots but painful to even touch lightly!

Kayan--I have lucked out for the past 2 days as DS1 has been making the dinners for us all. SInce he stopped working at the restaurant he likes to cook for us at home since it doesn't fell like he is still at work!

Sue

Gonna look for a new pic for avatar....Ok, here's a tiger swallowtail on one of my Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia).

[Dreamcometru]

Hi Ladies: Its so good to hear from everyone.

Awwww, Carolyn, kids can be so frustrating sometimes. The problem with my son stems from his lack of willingness to put forth a greater effort in his studies. He is totally capable of getting good grades. DD2 showed him the benefits he could reap from that, but it hasn't sunk in yet or probably never will.

My kids must not be attractive or something because my son doesn't have a GF and DD2 doesn't have a BF. Of course, DD1 just got married, but bless her heart, she waited until she graduated. Although she's right back in the thick of things again working on her Masters.

Football is scary. DS played for the past 4 years, but last year when he broke his thumb bad on a tackle and was in a cast for the rest of the season, he played (music) in the pit instead (much safer) and has decided that's what he's going to do this year. The coaches are so upset, but his music teacher is exstatic. He still gets letters and calls from the coaches asking why he isn't going to play and his friends keep telling him the coaches want them to talk him in to coming back.

Great job sticking with the program. I know stress can cause slip ups. I'm a prime example over these past few weeks.

Sue: Another beautiful picture. Congrats on your progress in your house. I need to get up the ambition to make strides in that department. I have a couple of vaca days mon and tues, and hope to get my yard back in shape, school shop for the kiddos, etc. Yes, I still have to school shop for DD2, apartment stuff. You got rain! Lucky you. My sis, when visiting from Tx remarked how dry it was here. A 75 degree day for us today.

Pam: So sorry about your sis. Believe it or not, I had shingles once. It was limited to a small place on my back which is why it was so difinitive. I had no idea what it was, but my doc took one look and knew right away. She said at my age and health it was definitely brought on by stress because there were no other contributing factors. (That made DH feel really bad cause I do EVERYTHING around the house and work full time and work was really hectic at the time). I was given some medication to nip the creepy crawleys in the bud and with time, it went away. The unfortunate part is I'm not eligible for any type of vaccine that may come out to prevent it now. I will keep your sis in my prayers.

Hi Kayan.

[sleepysue07]

Good morning everyone,

My son didn't stay at work yesterday because he had another migraine, and fell ill again. He called me on his way home saying he had pulled off of I-35 because the pain was unbearable, and he couldn't drive himself home. I picked him up and we went back to the hospital where they ran more tests, a CT scan, and an MRI. They have determined that the tiny little puncture wound from the spinal tap didn't clot properly and spinal fluid is leaking causing these terrible headaches when he sits or stands. They have given us medication and told him to stay in bed for another three to four days, and if it doesn't heal properly by then, they will do a "blood patch." This procedure requires them to take his blood and inject it into that hole where it will clot and seal it up. I wish that they would have done it this morning, but the doctor said they are saving that as a last resort because it is an invasive procedure. I felt sorry for him because he was in excruciating pain. In the ER waiting room it was all I could do to keep him in the chair-he wanted to lay down so badly that he was begging me to let him lay on the floor (which of course I didn't because who knows what's down there?)

DS2 is having his first scrimmage this morning. DH has gone to the game after being at the hospital all night, and I am sorry that I'm unable to go. Although I know I will be a nervous wreck anyway. I can't leave Matt alone right now.

Pam, I feel so bad for your sister, bless her heart! I had the shingles on my neck when I was in high-school. They were incredibly painful and took about a month to heal.

Sue, Matt finally admitted to me yesterday that he regrets making the pact with Whitney regarding delaying his education. He also confided that he is considering starting SFA without her in the Spring, because he is feeling a bit suffocated and resentful. I am hoping that this will happen and that it will put an end to that relationship. She is also not motivated educationally. Matt has always been such a good student and involved in everything at school, I have no idea why he has been attracted to this particular girl because she is not at all like that. She is a very pretty girl, I suppose that is the attraction.

Leslie, count your lucky stars that your children are not romantically involved. They are probably just not ready, or too engrossed in other activities. DS2 is a Senior in high school and has a girlfriend for the first time, and I wish that he didn't. They seem to have fallen in love much too fast and I fear that one of them will get hurt.

Well, off to start the day.. I may try to catch a nap sometime this afternoon. I have cleaning and laundry to catch up on, and I have to start filling water balloons. I promised the children at church another water balloon war on the lawn after lunch. They have been begging to do it again since the last one, so I have agreed as sort of a last blast before returning to school next week.

Have a good day everyone.

Carolyn

[Dreamcometru]

Hey Carolyn:

Gosh, I hope your son is okay. That's really a tough one having to suffer through migrains and then a possible procedure to resolve the problem. That's the first time I have ever heard of anything like that happening. I know how you feel about not being able to leave him. When DD1 was hospitalized, one of us was by her side the whole stay and that lasted a week.

You have a heart of gold. Ater all the stuff you and your family are going through you still do the water balloon thing for the kids. What a great person you are.

Well, I'm stll struggling to lose the 4 I gained last weekend for some unexplained reason. I made flax meal pancakes today for the first time. They were so good. Kind of eggy, but still very tasty. I'm definitely making them again. I want to make muffins, but don't have the right ingredients at the moment.

I hope things go better for you the rest of the weekend.

Hi: Kayan, Pam and Sue.