Tuesday What's Happening?
Good Morning Everyone,
Trish, I am so happy that your healing is coming along. After I had the lower body lift in 2007 I had one area that I thought was scabbed over and heaing well. When I went to the doctor I found that it wasn't healing from the "inside out". So they had to "make it bigger to make it better". I ended up with a silver dollar size hole in my left side about an inch deep. It had to be packed with some kind of seaweed guaze that drew out the yucky stuff. It took literally MONTHS to completely heal from the inside out but it did. I have a pretty good scar there but I am not bikini material so that is okay,
We spent last night with our son and will leave this morning and head to our daughter's in Chehalis 90 miles south of Seattle. I think since it looks like it will be a beautiful clear morning we will stop at the state capitol in Olympia and walk the grounds and go inside. We were both born and raised in eastern WA but have never taken the time to do this. Kind of like living at the shore on either coast and not walking on the beach! It gets taken for granted.
We are treated to wonderful views of Mt. Rainier every time we go over White Pass to our daughter's, but you have to go a little out of your way to tour the capital grounds.
Then we will get to Erin's in time to take the grand-daughters out for dinner and if nice enough a stop at the park. Tomorrow morning about 5:30am Mike, Erin, and I will head to Seattle to spend a week on Kauai. Just saw the new George Clooney movie which was partially filmed there. Even the airport!
I've packed snacks, MP3 player, laptop all to carryon. May be interesting trying to contain that within our "limits" of one carryon ad one personal item!
Weather was clear, sunny, and about 60 degrees when we arrived in Seattle yesterday. Seatlle at it's best can't be beat, but all too often it is cloudy and pouring rain. Guess that is why it is so green. Yesterday one could see the Olympic Mountains to the west, the Cascade Mountains to the east, and Puget Sound was a sparkling blue. Stunning!
I'm going to make us a bit of breakfast before we head out this morning. My son has already left for his teaching job. Kristin is home from graduate school today. Ellie, the now almost 4 month puppy, has learned so much. She's the "star" of puppy training class. She's grown so much that her raincoat I made for her is way too short for her. I'll make a new pattern and try again. I had extra upholstery vinyl from my bar stool project and I'll make her another. It was so cute too! Lined with a flower print and on the back I put a little pocked for plastic "poop" bag.
Sending healing vibes to thos who need them, and good wishes to everyone.
Karen C
I am a little ovrscheduled today, but what else is new. I have a doctor's appointment at 10:45 with my Chiropractor/Wellnss doctor...Keeps this old body in working order...and gives me tips like using Coconut Oil for mental alertness....
I have a huge Company meeting all afternoon at a Holiday Inn with ****tails and appeys afterwards...so no dinner tonight. I was supposed to go out to The Chop House with a bunch of gals that I graduated from high school with....uhhh yep over 50 years ago and we still get together every month for dinner....but won't make that I am sure.
Take care hope your day is great.
M
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting some kind of battle"
Good morning Trish and my OFF sistas!
Another busy morning for me. Juan is here AGAIN today! I'm glad he's available to work, and I'm glad he and DH are getting so much done, but now I have to cook another big noonday meal! I think I will made beef stew today.
Also hoping to hear from our Realtor today and maybe have a meeting this afternoon with him.
Day Three of gluten free. I think I am already feeling the difference. Tried a new recipe yesterday afternoon for Cinnamon Swirl Bread. Pretty good. I'll post the recipe here if I get time today. I used Splenda for Baking and Bob's Red Mill GR Baking Mix. I guess hubby liked it. He ate 2 pieces!
Just found out that another cousin of mine has cancer and is only given 6 months to live. So many of our family are overweight, obese, or super obese, and so many of us get cancer and die! I tell you all, I am not going down without a fight. I am going to whup the tar out of this obesity thing, if it's the last thing I do. I plan to live a long time, and I'm not going to do it all crippled up and sick. What I don't understand is why various members of my family are so critical of me for having WLS. Lord knows, they all need to do something proactive to protect their health, too. Can't they see the correlation? I just don't get it.
Well, I've got to run and start my stew meat to cooking.
Love you ALL!
Vickie
Afternoon OFF family...just a quick fly in for now...carpet guys asre here and need to be available and I will be getting my new wood floor tomorrow!!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally!!!
Have an appoinment at 1 pm to get another recert started...tomorrow I have another one...5 more to get started after these!!! OMG will I live through these?? I know I will just some are soooo overwhelming!!!
OK need to get a move on...thoughts and prayers for all that need them!!
HUGS
I've been in OR since Saturday afternoon. We had a great Super Bowl party. LOTS of food!! Lots of people. Sent all leftovers home with them. Our daughter is back in Medford. Her 5 stores are taking longer to whip into shape than they planned. They are also short handed. So her, and her DO, and an area coach and the president of the co, are all there. One in each of the stores. Training employees and working the line. 16 - 18 hour days.
My granddaughter woke up with a fever this morning, so she is home and will miss her field trip today and tonight's basketball game. The good news, she won't miss any homework. She's the one who had mono last summer and she will run a fever randomly for 24 hours or so, tylenol and lots of rest and she is OK.
Yesterday after school, I brought her home and we switched to her Dad's car, and I let her drive to a shopping area, not much traffic in that area. We traded and I drove her to a Subway, she went in to get her sandwhich, I waited in the car with it running. When she came out, I put the car in reverse, backed up about 10 feet and the car died. Everytime I started it, it died when I put it in gear, or if I idled too long! Some very nice man pushed us out of the way. Called my daughter. Called AAA, they came and got the car and brought it and us back home. Thank heaven for AAA! Switched back to daughter's car and off to basketball practice. Her Mom's car is a company car, so the kids can't drive it. Our daughter moved her money tree out of the dining room for the Super Bowl party. She told me to move it back. Sometimes she is very superstitious. Moving the tree might have caused the car trouble that will probably be expensive!!
Sooooooo, today is a jammie day for my granddaughter and I. I am following a diet my daughter is on. It is working very well. I have learned that green tea can be very good with Truvia in it. I am drinking a lot of that between meals.
Everyone have a fantabulous day!
Grammylew in Jax
