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Good Morning! Hope we ALL have a better day today! And that's all I have to say about THAT!!! HUGS! P.S. BTW.... I don't think I ever complained about the weather! I AM glad to be back in the desert. Earl is complaining about the heat, but not me. I would much rather be here in the 100+ weather than back home in WA where it's 60 and raining!

I'm up for the limo and club on Friday night, too. What is the dress code.... we said casual, right?? Hope the limo is easy in and out. The one we rented for our wine tour last month was wonderful, but unless you were on the back seat... rest of the seats sat so low it was a real challenge getting in and out. I won't worry about it. I'll make it work. Or claim "seniority" and sit on the back seat!! :biggrin::rolleyes2:Yesterday I spoke to a lady here at the park who does nursing home ministry about taking my dog with them to do visitation. She thought it would be a great idea for the home that she goes to, especially, because they are mentally challenged adults... Down's Syndrome, etc. Zoey would be great for that. I'm excited about the possibility! She is going to speak to the people at the home about it when she goes there tomorrow. Jodi, you are really getting me excited. I definitely need a break!! DH has been miserable with his sinus problems. And so living in the RV with a grumpy man has not been fun. Though he was only a small part of my funk yesterday! It was mostly a sister issue! I have not slimed, PB'd or anything since my unfill and refill this spring/summer. I have what I feel is good restriction without all that misery!!

Don't get too jealous! 100+ is HOT!! Earl is staying holed up inside, but I've been out and about, especially today. Yes, I sweat a lot... especially trying on a bathing suit in my favorite store and their a/c was down!! Guy was getting it turned back on, but not soon enough for me. She had to give me a wet paper towel when I was done!! So now I have two new suits. She only had two in the style I like in my size. So I bought one last week and went back and got another today. I tried on one otehr style with a skirt, but, I didn't like it. Told her if I get to where I need another and she has none of the empire waist style that I like (Maxine suit), then I'll buy the other style. But it seems to emphasize the roll of fat at my tummy! Empire waist hides it a little. So.... GLAD that Mel finally has his biopsy/surgery date! And... YES, hope those Packers do well tonight because QB is my Fantasy team QB!!! I need more points! And... HOW ABOUT those SEAHAWKS yesterday!!! Yeah, watch out for those hanging chads!! LOL Swiss Chalet! Isn't that where we got those watchamacallits... fries with the gravy and cheese or something??!! MMMMM! Earl is feeling a little better but won't leave the RV after water aerobics in the morning until it cools off!! He's been inside under the a/c for two days.. ALL DAY!! Zoey and I are taking a couple of scooter rides each day... morning and evening. Last night i took her to the dog park to play ball, but other ladies showed up with male dogs and then she was enjoying the attention too much to play! And she was a little intimidated, so she stayed close and got NO exercise at all. So we had to play catch when we got back in the RV which really annoys Earl!! :smile::biggrin:

Congrats on the grandchild possibilities!!! My sister is coming unglued today... been wanting grandchildren for SO long... all her kids in their 30's but only two married.. she finally has grandbabies..... TWINS born today, Baby Girl A and Baby Boy B is all we know so far! My nephew is a pediatric neurologist in SLC UT. My sister is dying because they say NO grandparents or visitors for TWO weeks so they can "bond" with their babies!! We're giving it couple of sleepless nights before they send out an S.O.S.!! :smile::biggrin: So you are continuing at the nursery for a while. Well, at least you seem to enjoy that. Hope you can get that unfill soon!!! Yep... FRIDAY!!! I am getting SO excited!! I was out ALL afternoon today by myself!! Did all my favorite DHS spots... Glossy, K-Mart, Burke's Outlet, Starbucks, plus stopped at the post office to mail some stuff and went to Von's and ATM to get some cash for Vegas! I wanted to get nails done, but the time I did all that it was after 3pm!! I didn't want to push it! So... I will do nails on Wed. or Thurs. Maybe my neighbor, Joy will go with me. She is so lonely. Had to put husband in Alzheimer's assisted living all the way over in Santa Ana and they don't want hr to come and see him for a month, or call him! But, yesterday was Sunday and apparently reduced supervision because HE called HER!! He is a sweetheart... high functioning dementia, but he has too many episodes of violent uncontrollable behavior. He flipped out when she had knee replacement this summer. Packed up all her clothes, etc. and then had an angry outburst a day or two after she got out of rehab. His son & grandchildren were here to watch over him, but that seemed to only aggravate him more. Too sad.

Congrats on finally getting your approval and WELCOME to LBT! Hope you get your surgery date soon. I remember how excited I was when I got mine! Wendy, Bodybugg is a thing you wear on your arm that keep track of calories burned, to my understanding. They use them on Biggest Loser, I think. Haven't heard of that, but I suppose it's possible, tho more likely age related, as Charlene says.

Got it!! I've had pecan pie, but not one of my favorites... too sweet! I like fruit pies.... apple, peach, etc. pumpkin... I can take it or leave it, coconut cream, maybe but not banana cream, or anything banana for that matter. Banana seems to upset my stomach, so I usually avoid it. Have a cute picture of our three youngest grandchildren with bananas, though. Before we left, I was going to do this "A,B,C" photo project. But we didn't get further than apple, banana, cat & dog! They thought it was fun for that long, then not so much, and DH was getting impatient to leave so we had to quit and I never got any further than "D"! And what does that have to do with pecan pie??? Absolutely nothing! See how I can ramble on!! LOL You're making me dizzy with all that back and forth driving!! Yikes! Yes... Wanna Be City looks like fun. Our three youngest would LOVE it!! DH would like it if you sent some here, too! But I'm kinda enjoying the heat! Especially since I know it's raining at home!

Yeah, everyone has been so busy I can't keep up!! I guess we are all excited about next weekend!! Your future DIL sounds like a sweetheart. Wedding in Vegas would be great fun!! If they won't do it maybe we can crash someone else's!! LOL... How about an Elvis wedding??? I can bring my Elvis shirt from our 7's reunion last year!! Yes... someone will always offer to help with bags. Practice your helpless look!! HAHAHA!! I text, Janet does not, Karen does, Eva does, I think Julie does. That's all I know. You have #s, right??

Big A$$ excavator!! LOL! Reminds me of this... church we're going to meets in the gym I belong to. One Sunday we had a visiting lady preacher... young gal. She opened by saying that the last time she had preached there, she had a tough time ignoring the fan. At that point we all looked up at the ceiling... brand name of the fan in great big letters.... "BIG A$$ FAN"!!! And it was the biggest fan I have ever seen and I'd never noticed before! I have a couple of those little bottles that they sell on airplanes... I think they are merlot. Then I have a couple of the same size bottles of homemade wine that we got at the wedding... blueberry merlot and strawberry reisling. Yummy!!! Palm Springs... so can we count on a visit??? Portland is only about 3 1/2 hrs from us. We're about 35-40 miles north of Seattle. Can't believe they actually asked if you wanted to move again!! You just about got settled!!

Hugs, girl! Didn't know you had such hard stuff going on. You are always so UP and so cheerful. We're here for you!!!

Beef stew. Didn't put the yogurt in.. forgot it is strawberry! Think I'll have some in the morning with some granola. Because we are in an RV we get East coast and West coast feeds, so I can record two shows in the same time slot early and two more late if I want to! But that hardly ever happens. I record my favorites on the early feed and then others on the west coast feed. Our DVR holds a lot, but it's an HD DVR and we don't have HD. If we did, I'm sure we wouldn't have enough space either. What is Detroit 187??? When is it on. I don't think I saw it on the schedule. I did watch Blue Blood last week and liked it. But I watched The Lone Star, too... and had a bit of trouble understanding it.. but then I had to keep the volume way down because Earl was sleeping. But seems to be a young con man working with his Dad who has two lives basically... and then he decides he likes the fake one best and wants to stop conning and do the job for real. Anyone else watch it??

Church starts at 9:30 a.m. right now. I don't think it changes until January. Then we go to 2 services... at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., I think. Choir not starting up for a while so I don't have to go early yet. Yes, it was HOT coming back home on the scooter. I have a shade for that thing, but last year Earl forgot to bring it and I don't think he brought it this year either! But then there are a LOT of days when it's too windy to use it. Earl is taking a nap... my chance to doctor up the stew in the crock pot! :biggrin::biggrin::crying: First I'll put a little wine in it, then maybe some Greek yogurt!! Yes, hope Linda is over her flu by now and feeling like new! Karla... HELLO??? Steph is making popcorn today... or I guess that's kettle corn. Karri... not feeling like talking right now. Sorry! Who else is missing???? I have shows I recorded last week that I haven't watched yet, too. If I get bored with these football games I recorded, I may watch one or two! I'm recording the Seahawks now, but it just started at 1pm and I like to FF the commercials and half time, so I'm watching another game for a while. Have to get a few things ready to mail, too... Photos for our grandson, Cody, CD I bought my sister, birthday card for granddaughter, Rachel... Turning 14 in about a week.

Ah... thank you for reminding me... my pillow!! I really don't mind the heat, but Earl is miserable! Sinuses still bothering him, too. I can't wait until Tuesday! This is going to be a busy week. I think I will go do a little shopping by myself after lunch tomorrow. Tuesday the EENT appt will dominate the afternoon. Wed. I'm hoping I can go get my nails done somewhere and Thurs. I will see if the beautician here will do my hair after water aerobics. And later we're meeting friends from up north in Palm Springs for dinner at our favorite fish place and then the Thursday night street fair. So I better be all packed by then because Janet picks me up at 8 a.m.! Yeah, guess I'll ditch the dress pants idea, too. I have white capris... but debating about bringing them. They show every ripple of cellulite and fat in my thighs. Might see if I can find a different pair in town tomorrow. No heels for me, though. Only sandals! Bringing bathing suits, too. I guess I can deal with that. Debating about whether or not to bring wine! I have some small bottles I might bring. I've had the same experience with lifting bags in to the overhead. Some attendants not very nice about it. But.. usually, as soon as I try doing it myself, some chivalrous gentleman will offer to help. I generally lift it first to the seat, then to the back of the seat, and usually I'm rescued before I get it that far!! :biggrin::biggrin::crying:

Jodi... you are a true New Yorker... all that walking!! I couldn't keep up with you I'm sure!! Limo sounds great, but will it seat all 11 of us?? But, we will have two cars there, too... Janet & Eva. I'm up for whatever.... I think!! LOL Hot, hot, hot here today.... and all week 100+! Sitting inside watching football for now. This is making DH very grumpy! So, I might be venturing out later!! Started a stack of things I want to bring with me on my makeup table. Trying not to bring too much! Eva.... we were posting at the same time. Your lunch sounds intriguing... I will definitely have to try the cucumbers in yogurt! And the chicken.. that would give it a real different taste. Sounds good. Earl has put beef stew in the crock pot for later... I'm thinking maybe I should add a little Greek yogurt to that now!!

Thank you for that report!! :mad::biggrin::confused::crying::confused: I won't pass it on to Earl. He already knows anyway! He's been whining about the heat since he got out of bed this morning. Now he's whining about how many amps we're using! Close to maxing out the circuit breaker! He took the car to the chapel this morning, I rode my scooter and basked in the sun!! :frown::tt1:

Glad you had a fun date! Yea, those mushrooms sounded good to me, too. So sorry you can't come to Vegas. We will miss you. Earl is feeling a little better. Has EENT appt on Tuesday. Yeah, Zoey is wanting some attention, too. She wants me to play ball with her, but eventually all the balls end up out of reach and I won't go get them. Game over!! LOL Someone said the avg. temp was 80, but don't know for sure. It's been really hot this week here, and supposed to be about 110 for a couple more days. I suspect that we will want sweaters in the air conditioning. At least, I will. I am always cold. I bought a new pair of cotton twill capris and some sleeveless tops I can wear another blouse over. Planning on bringing one outfit that is a little dressier in case we go out to dinner to someplace where we need to dress up a little. But, nothing but sandals! I would LOVE your pea soup! We don't make it very often, but like to put in all those veggies, too! Great pictures!

Our youngest son lived with a girl who was kinda crazy for a couple of years.. mother of his 2nd son. She would call me when they were having a fight and yell and scream at me about whatever she was mad about. Then Steve would get the phone and he would be all calm, cool and collected and tell me she was crazy! She would get violently angry. Thankfully, grandson is with her mother and not with her! OH... those sound really good to me! LOL I have a few before photos in my phone!

We went to Costco and Starbucks. Earl complaining about the heat, but at least he's off the stock market and Obama!! LOL I need to get my nails done before Friday! Where do you take your dogs? Need to ask around and see if anyone in the park does it. Zoey could use a little clip, especially around her face. And I think her nails need to be clipped again! When I play football with her she makes me fight for the ball and she uses those front paws like hands... so I have to deal with the nails!

He doesn't want to go today. I think he needs antibiotics, so, should go today and get something... then EENT can deal with the ongoing problems on Tuesday. He feels miserable. Zoey didn't like to be bathed at first... freaked out the first time. But now she sort of seems to enjoy it.

I have a card but don't remember which purse it is in!! :biggrin::smile2:Yes.... he is grumpy because it is hot. He keeps running to the laundry at the clubhouse. We had a ton of it. Told him if he will get me a golf cart I could take it up myself. But he takes it in the car and then has to carry it up that steep sidewalk. With a golf cart, and my handicap pass, I could park at the top of the sidewalk. My campaign this winter will be to get a golf cart! Big blue scooter is acting up. Quit half way to the pool one day this week. Going to costco as soon as the laundry is done. About 5 loads in the dryers now. Have photos to pick up. Had a bunch printed from this summer and RV trip. And we need mushrooms and a few other things. I want to go back to DHS to browse at Glossy's. Got a new swim suit yesterday but had to make it quick because Earl and Zoey were waiting outside. Want one more suit and look at their sale stuff. Got some capris and 3 sleeveless shirts this week... for the hot weather.

Well, last night wasn't too bad so now he has a "plan" to get him through to Tuesday and his EENT appt! You better NOT cancel!! Yep, Janet is our cheer leader, encourager, kick in the butt when we need it girl!! FOR SURE, LINDA!!! DITTO, SISTA!!!! WELL SAID! Can't wait to meet you! We're going to have a great time. Yep.... DITTO.... we have to stick together. The support we give one another is SO vital!! Hope you got some sleep! So you missed your hair appt? Make time for YOU next week!!

Welcome to the "newbies". This is a great site.

So sorry for all that!! Drugs/alcohol can sure mess up your life. Too bad it impacts the whole family. Yes, good advice, Steph. Earl slept a little better last night but I think he's taking way too much over the counter stuff plus some meds the neighbor gave him. He's got the a/c on.... not opening any windows since we got here. I hate being shut up like that. This early in the morning, I'd love the door open. And he's had the front window covered up since we got here, too.... big foil window thing plus curtains, so I can't see out except through his window! Took Zoey out last night though.. played catch for a while and visited a couple of neighbors who were outside that I hadn't had a chance to talk to yet. By the time we came back I had to turn on my headlights.

So sorry you're not feeling well! Yeah, good point.. it's way different when WE are sick than when THEY are sick! Very good advice for Steph and Karri. Yes, it's good to be back. Earliest we've ever gotten here and it is pretty weird... ghost town, almost! Very few have returned yet, so it's just the year 'round residents and they are SO glad to have us back!! Not too hot for me but Earl is complaining! He is still feeling bad. May have to take him to urgent care in the morning. Has EENT appt but not until Tuesday. Just came back from taking Zoey down to the pond to play catch. We had fun but she wasn't all that interested tonight. So then we took a little ride around the park. Stopped to talk to a couple of people. Now she wants to plan and I want to watch TV! We were at Walmart again today! The one in Palm Springs this time... on Ramon. With Earl not feeling well, I let him drive right by SBX in DHS without asking to stop! So I got an iced coffee at McD's. Not bad. Not really a latte, even though they call it that, but iced coffee w/SF vanilla and FF milk. And about a buck cheaper than SBX!! Don't usually like cold ones, but it was a hot day so it was good.

I've been craving THOSE Skinny Cow tRUFFLES but can't figure out how to get them back to the RV in anything less than liquid form in this 100+ heat!! Yeah, sounds like Zoey's life, too!! Earl gets her up early, then ack to bed! She was so good today. Took her to Panera Bread, Walmart, and then for a scooter ride to visit at beauty shop here. Now she's sleeping again. Earl is really sick. Should probably take him to urgent care, but both of us have had 2 glasses of wine and shouldn't be driving. I think we better go in the morning because he is not getting better. I made him an appt wiith EENt for Tuesday, but he is pretty miserable and got very little sleep last night.b You are a true "jet setter'!! Colonoscopy!!! I think I'm due for one, too!! Looking forward to Vegas!!! Good points!! Me, TOO!@ 2nd day of water aerobics since we got back to the desert!! Feels good, but we do need to know our limits!

Yeah, Steph... may be time to let his Dad deal with him!! Karri, so sorry about your situation. Very frustrating to have quit a job you enjoyed because of someone's vicious lies! Karla... I know you're happy to have that door in finally! So glad you have a surgery date! You're going to be so much happier with that problem taken care of! Candice... yeah, get the hip checked out! Janet.. couldn't believe we'd talked that long! Looked at my clock when we hang up! LOL! Good to be back at Sky Valley! TOPS weigh in yesterday and I was back under 200 for the first time all summer, I think! Back to water aerobics and that felt good too. Thought I'd be hurting this morning, but no sore muscles. It tired me out, though, and I didn't know if I would make it through the first 20 minutes!! :biggrin::biggrin: But I got through the hour! And my back/hip didn't bother me at all. A little discomfort during the night, but that's all. I will do some walking today and see how that goes. I did walk some yesterday because my scooter quit halfway to the pool and I had to leave it and walk the rest of the way! It's acting up... the big one, not the smaller red one. Earl is sick with a cold, but also having big time sinus problems. Have to call and get him a dr appt today. He was miserable last night, and then he got nasty! So now I"m mad! He came out before 11pm to sleep in his chair so first it was "turn the TV down", then "when are you going to bed??" and his attitude was less than pleasant. He was up and down all night.. mostly sleeping in his recliner. And he is still very cranky this morning. GRRRRRRR!! It's NOT my fault!!