Teachlady

Good afternoon, Violets.. What a glorious day today. Kris was able to hear the baby's heartbeat for first time today so we were "allowed" to tell a few people about her pregnancy. We can't announce it to the church until after the first tri-mester which is 2 weeks away. And Clay Aiken had a baby boy today.. well, not him, his "friend".. Parker Foster Aiken born at 8:08 on 08/08/08. How weird is that?? Kris has a boy's name picked out.. Grady, but not settled on a girl's name. I am pushing for Kacey so she can be Kacey Barden. I think it's a cute name, plus it incorporates her maiden name. She's not going for it though... :tt2: She and I went out for lunch today. I had a half of a half of a bagel with baked cheese, roasted pepper and artichoke on it. Very yummy, but I just couldn't eat the whole thing. Had about 8 sweet potato fries and brought the leftovers home. When I got up to leave, one of the ladies from the subdivision was at a table and I went to say hello to her. She told me I looked beautiful. Now I gotta tell you nobody but the Bobster has said that to me in eons and eons. I felt sooooo good. It made my day!!! I'm going to go out and get some sun and work in the backyard for a little while before I tackle the wiifit and a little house cleaning. Everyone have a great day!!

Do I get a prize?? Huh, huh??? Do I????:tt2:

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, back from the pool party which turned into a hot tub party cause we were slightly freezing in the pool. The hot tub worked out great and then we sat in the sun for close to 45 minutes so of course I'm red as a beet! Well, not actually that bad cause I had a good base tan. Last year the three of us burnt to a crisp. Who knew three intelligent ladies could be so dumb!! I went back into the pool after sunning and it felt good. They've left now and I'll have to schedule another get together cause it's just too much fun gossiping with the ladies! The Bobster is out getting the yorkies back from their grooming. I tried to show off the wii, but caused an error and couldn't figure out how to fix it. Of course as soon as everyone left I figured out to just reboot the dang thing. Oh well.. next time. Gotta go and figure out something for supper. Haven't had much to eat today at all. I pb'd lunch totally. BBL

Afternoon, Violets.. It's 76 out so the pool party is a go. Sun is still shining for the time being. Kat..Ethan will be here til about 3 or 3:30. HIs mom gets out at 2, but she needs to go to the bank. Sooooooo EThan will be here, but he's just about ready to fall asleep. That's not a bad thing, but Bob has a meeting at 3 so I'll need to watch Ethan instead of being in the pool with the ladies. hmmmmmmmm this is going to be complicated. Gotta go give the dogs their yorkie traquilizers so they can get groomed in an hour. BBL...

Just finishing up my oatmeal and raisins. TRACYK... where are you?? You're almost always the first to post in the mornings. YOu must be finally out of the gettin' up for work mode. Sun is still shining and my fingers are crossed for a good day. It's only 60 out now, but I have the solar panels going on the pool so it should warm up by 2 when the ladies are coming over. Off to clean up the kitchen... BBL

Good morning, violets. Ethan arrived early.. glad I was up! I just finished bowling a couple of games and playing one game of tennis on the wii. Now I know why my arm and waist are sore!! Nothing much planned for the day except for a couple of friends coming over to go in the pool. It's sunny now, but supposed to rain this afternoon. Just hope it holds off until evening. Everyone have a good day. I'm off to find some breakfast.

Good evening, Violets.. What a beautiful day today!! It got up to 82 and the pool was 78, but felt good. I had flute rehearsal this morning. Ethan was supposed to come over, but his mom screwed up and took him to daycare instead, so I had all day to do whatever I wanted. I played sports on Wii... I'm great at bowling, suck at tennis and am totally out of it when it comes to golf. But I put in about 40 minutes on the wii and 30 minutes in the pool, plus I did gardening.. trimming and final mulching. I'm supposed to have a couple ladies over tomorrow for a pool party, but it's supposed to rain so don't know how that's going to work out. As far as eating today, I had... 1 pkg. instand oatmeal with Splenda Brown Sugar and raisins 1 cup almond chicken (leftovers) 2 slices hard salami 4 coconut shrimp couple bites of salad 1/2 slice of fudgy wudgy cake... don't ask... 2 liters Crystal Light too much popcorn to even measure.. We went to see The Mummy... it was so so.. not anything to write home about. I'm done with everything for the day except for some more Crystal Light. I'm really thirsty for some reason. Oh yeah, the popcorn.. ya think? Going to go watch some tv and then head to bed early. Ethan is supposed to be here by 8 in the morning. PamELa, my book arrived today. Gonna try and start it tonight. Terry did you get yours yet? My cruise buddy is on her way to my doctor for a seminar tomorrow morning and meeting with him in the afternoon. Sure hope everything goes well for her. She's going to feel sooooooooooo different with some weight off her. I'm excited!! Everyone have a good night.. sleep well!

Oh ye of little faith!!!:cry_smile::tt2: Low Carb recipes

Good evening, Violets.. Came home from a 2 hour singing rehearsal and did 40 minutes on the wii fit. I'm reallyl sweating.. can't believe how much that works you!! I did 1.5 miles on the extended run plus hula hoops regular and advanced, stepping regular and advanced, skiing, bubble walking... just all sorts of things. The variety is what I like. I really feel like I'm getting a good workout. Haven't sweated that much in a long time. I'm headed for the shower and then to bed. Flute rehearsal in the morning and then Ethan comes. I hope to get my half hour in the sun before he arrives. Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well..

Ahhhhhhhhhh what a relaxing day. I worked only a half hour on my hospital shift. Only one set of folders to replenish. Then cleaned up the house before going out to lunch with the Bobster. We had chinese. I had a few bites of Almond chicken and brought the rest home for lunch tomorrow. Then got my suit on and went outside for my 15 minutes in the sun to work on my tan. After that I put down the black liner and mulch and moved paving blocks. The newest flower bed is now DONE! We dug up and moved a crab apple tree... don't know what I was thinking putting it where I did originally. It looks much better where it is now. We hauled some top soil to put down in Bob's area of the yard. It's looking nicer and nicer. Thursday I'm having a couple of friends over for a pool party. I want everything to be pretty close to being done when they get here. Gotta go change and get ready for singing rehearsal tonight. Catch ya all later. TracyK... you still surviving??? Terry.. everything ok there?

Jane.. The way to see your wiifit age is to do the body test each day. You need to do the complete test where it will give you the BMI and then weight and then you do two balance tests. After that it gives you your wii age. I always do that in the morning and then do the body training whenever I get to it. I'm in the 40-45 year range lately. But that's a good thing, considering I'm 61!! Have you tried the step stuff in the aerobics section? I simply cannot do the soccer head butting thing. That one really frustrates me!!

Good evening, Violets.. Just got back from dinner with Kris and Nathan. We had salmon that he caught yesterday. It was soooooooo yummy. He seasoned it with garlic and lemon slices and wrapped it in foil and put it on the grill outside. It was perfectly done. I went for a second piece and shouldn't have as I pb'd that serving. The Bobster got caught good too. He was talking too much and not paying attention to how fast he was eating. Eating report for the day. 1 egg with 1/4 cup shredded cheese 6 honeydew melon balls 1 granola bar 1 slice bread with 1/2 cup ham salad 1 slice bread with 1 T. peanut butter 2 pieces of salmon.. 1 pb'd 1 ear of corn 1/8 cup pasta roni 1 root beer float ( our Monday treat) 2 liters Crystal Light 1 hour exercise (Wii Fit and Pool) Going to finish up the flower bed project in the back yard tomorrow after my hospital shift. HOpe to get in the pool again. It was 82 in there again today even though it rained this morning. TracyK...I'll be thinking of you tonight and tomorrow morning. Hugs to you all there in Texas!!!! I'm headed to bed... Everyone have a good night. Sleep well.

APPLE announced today that it has developed a breast implant that can store and play music . The i-Tit will cost $499 or $599 depending on cup size. This has been hailed as a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.

Michelle.. when I do a garage sale, I have a poster that has colored stickers on it... ranging from $1 to whatever. Then I just put the corresponding colored sticker on the item. I don't ever price anything with change. If it's worth 25 cents or 50 cents, then it goes in the trash. It's so much easier with just bills. And the bag trick is a good one. People will be stuffing bags with clothing til the bag explodes! And definitely it's worth it. It's amazing what people will buy. Well, the staff meeting is over, Ethan is here and resting on the couch and Bob got all the plants planted. But it's raining now so I can't go out and finish the project. Also can't sit in the sun and also can't go in the pool. Not a happy camper here!! But the good part is, there is no Edouard headed my way!! Tracyk... I'll be worrying about you!!! Gonna go do some wiifit. That will amuse Ethan, I'm sure! Catch ya later...

Good Morning, Violets.. Just up and letting the garage dog out. I nibbled on a few black raspberries that decided to grow in our year this year. yummy PamELa..so sorry about your dad. Both my parents and the Bobster's parents are deceased. And even if my mom and dad were still alive, I couldn't call them cause they were both deaf. But they did know I loved them til the day they died. Lots of times it was "in spite of", instead of "because of", if you know what I mean. Suzie..don't know about the pop ups. It's been so long since I've had any, I wouldn't know what to do either! (wait a minute... did that sound kinky??? :smile:) I'm off to go find some breakfast. Then to the staff meeting. Everyone have a great day. Make good choices!! Those of you in the path of the storm... take care!!

Evening, Violets... Well, another day done. Here's my eating report for the day. 1/4 cup ham salad 1 slice bread 1/4 order eggs benedict( ate 1/2 of a 1/2 order) few bites of fruit 1 brownie with strawberry mousse on top 1 granola bar more bites of fruit 2 rib bones with meat of course! 3 onion rings 2 spoons of ice cream (shared a dessert shooter with Bob) 2 liters Crystal Light No exercise except for hauling plants and moving landscaping bricks That's it for the day. Had a longggggggg nap today after sitting out in the sun for 15 minutes. Didn't get in the pool. Water temp was only 78. Suzie, you'd be a poolsicle at that temp!! Jane...I was going to suggest contacting your nephew. He's have it hooked up in 5 minutes, just like our son did. We don't know nuthin' bout hookin up no video game!! (done in my best Butterfly McQueen voice..... oh, nevermind, nobody here but me is old enough to remember her!) Have a staff meeting tomorrow morning at church and during that time the Bobster is supposed to plant all my plants for me. Then I'm going to put down wet newspaper and mulch and we'll be done. I read that wet newspaper is better even than the black sheeting we usually put down. Ethan comes at 1 and that'll be my day. I hope to get in the sun again for 15 minutes... I'm working on my tan. And HOPEFULLY I'll get in the pool to do some exercises. Everyone have a good evening. I'm anxious to hear about all the travelers and their weekend. Nighters....

Good Morning, Violets.. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I'm off to church and then to lunch with Kris. Then some plant shopping for a new area Bob and I made in the back yard. It's an ongoing, never ending project!! Catch ya later!!

Suzie.. so glad you're enjoying the pool. I just love mine when I can get in it. I told Bob we have to investigate gas heat for the pool next year when I start getting social security and can pay for it. He said it would be about $1,000 to run a line out to the pool. I don't know what I'd do if the pool was 94!! That's a hot tub around here!!

Back from the wedding. Everything went very well. Even ate semi-good. My food intake for the day is: 1 egg with 1/4 cup shredded cheese NO lunch 2 slices cheese 1/2 beef empanada 6 garlic shrimp 2 pieces banana, 1 strawberry, 1 mini-cream puff all dipped in chocolate which I licked off the plate when the fruit was gone. I'm not proud! 1 root beer float No exercise today... taking the day off. I did get to lay out in the sun for a half hour before getting ready for the wedding. Sure felt good! I have to go get fruit ready to make fruit kabobs for fellowship time after church tomorrow. Everyone have a good evening!! Sleep well!!

I'm off to the wedding. Catch ya all later!!

Cabana girls!!:wink2::cool2:

Good Morning, Violets.. I'm up at the crack of 9 a.m. I'm playing flute and singing at a wedding at 3 and have to be there at 2 and it's half an hour away so not much time today to relax and exercise. BUT the upside is.. I will be wearing a size 14 petite dress and it fits!!! woooo hoooooo. My weight was up this morning, but I'm sure it's from the ice cream last night plus the fried fish. NOt going to let it get me down. I'm doing the best I can and feeling good so the other is just a number. I'll keep on keepin' on. Jane....yup.. Sunday is usually when the Wii consoles come into the stores. And yep.. you have to be there in line waiting to get one. But you'll love it. It can be connected to any tv. I didn't do it so don't know how difficult it is. Our son set it up in 5 minutes, but then again he knows what he's doing. We have ours connected to the big screen tv in the living room. Lots of room and a nice big view of everything. We also have a wireless internet connection and can send messages back and forth to our grandkids, but that's not necessary to run the machine. Jenn... have loads of fun today!!! Try to be discreet with the grown up playing, eh? :wink2: Gonna go check out something for breakfast. Everyone have a great day. I'll check back tonight with my food intake and exercise.

Good evening, Violets.. Just back from dinner with friends. Eating report 3/4 piece of toast with peanut butter (shared with Ethan) 4 mandarin orange segments chicken (pb'd all of it) 1 scoop ice cream 1 granola bar 2 pieces deep fried perch 4 little bits of american fried potatoes 1 kiddie waffle cone 2 liters Crystal Light 30 minutes water aerobics Tracy. I've read all the Women's murder club mysteries. Great books. I read Sail on the cruise. That was a good one too. Well, they're ALL good! Laura.. have a wonderful trip. Don't worry, be happy, mon!! PamELa... I just ordered that book from Amazon today.. should have it by Thursday. And I spent a half hour floating in the pool today after exercising. Not nekkid though.. I don't think the neighbors would approve! And I have several of those rafts too. They're great. Jane... have you been looking for a Wii console yet? I can picture you doing the hula hoop.. you're gonna love it! Everyone have a good evening.. sleep well!! I'm pooped after running after Ethan all day!!!

PamELa.. the scent is Intimate by Revlon. Love it! Just got in from 30 minutes of exercisein the pool. I had a granola bar so I'll add that to my total this evening when I recap the day. We put in a little fountain and moved some plants around to make Bob's little area more "done". We have lots to do yet, but at least we finally got started on it. He moved a bunch of paving bricks for me so of course he now has to rest for a couple of hours. I laid on the lounge float in the pool for about a half hour. Got a little bit of a burn going, but it feels so good. I LOVE my pool!! Suzie, hope you're able to enjoy yours too. TracyK.. I'm with you. The others can read their books and we'll just stand back and listen. I really only can read when I'm on a cruise. I finished two books on the last one. Of course they were James Patterson and Dean Koontz books. I had never read Along Came a Spider and found it when I was cleaning out Bob's office, so I'm into that one now. I better go get changed and get ready to go out to dinner tonight. Ethan is finally napping so I can get a few things done. Later, ladies!

Good afternoon, Violets.. Well, you all know I tell you about my exercise. It's actually my way of logging it on here. Just telling you about it. So I'll continue that cause it seems to help. Today for lunch I got a mandarin chicken salad from Wendys and had a few bites of chicken and pb'd everything. Tried one more time and the same thing. Couldn't keep any of it down so it was a waste of money. I did eat the remainder of my ice cream from last night. Sooooooooooo not much protein today, but we're going out for fish tonight. I'm waiting for Ethan to take a nap so I can hit the pool and do my exercises. The sun is shining and temp is 77 so hopefuly the pool will still be warm from yesterday. BTW, Michelle. Ex-er-cise roughly translated means get off yer butt. :biggrin::tt2: I'm wearing some perfume today I got from ebay. I found my mother in law's cologne cream when I was cleaning out Bob's office last week. She's been dead for 17 years now, but the cologne still had a wonderful smell that reminded me of her. The cream was all gone so I went online to see if I could get some more, but it's discontinued. So of course I hit ebay and found some. It arrived this week and smells just the same. Haydee.. I guess knowing how many feet of baseboard you have to install would give an idea of how expensive it's going to be. Sure wish Bob would call our guy and arrange for him to come out and work on it. I keep saying.. "You need to call"... and he keeps saying.. "yup". then of course doesn't. grrrrrrrrrrrrr Ethan is on the couch now and I'm hoping he'll take a nap. I have lots of stuff I need to do, but can't with him awake and eager to play games with Grandma. Catch ya all later.