Saturday is here

Hi Ladies,

I have a family reunion to go to this afternoon. Then tonight I'm going to see a high school friend that I haven't seen in quite a few years.

So I don't know what I'm eating today but will try to make good choices. I'll try to stay out of my brownies I made since I know they are high calories. 

Tomorrow I'm going to my dad's for a cookout after I get out of church.

Everyone have a good day.

Yvonne

Hey Yvonne,

Sounds like you are in for a busy day. 

I finished the readings yesterday and we read 2.8 million essays....oh my!  I came home late last night: KCMO is only about 4 hours from here and it's a pretty easy drive.  If I had flown, it would have taken me two hours longer because there aren't straight flights from NWA to KCMO. 

The week was hectic and I bet I walked six miles every day and mostly ate salad for lunch and dinner.  They just don't know how to make vegetarian meals...but they had salad bars that always had chick peas and black beans so I was able to eat the salad with a load of beans. 

On an aside, we always share rooms with other readers and I have often shared a room with a friend of mine but the last two years, she has not attended so I shared a room with another friend of mine....this year, that friend went into some mental thing of not sleeping....she wouldn't shut up...I didn't get to sleep before 2 all week and had to be up at 5:30....the only time I was free of her endless chatter was when I left the hotel early to go the convention center to eat breakfast and I left as soon as the bus came to get me....In fact, out of the entire week, she probably didn't read one full day because she was so manic that her table leader sent her home every single day. 

Next year, I will room with a stranger because if I had been rooming with a stranger, I would not have thought twice about going to ETS and saying, please get the crazy woman out of my room but since she was a friend, I didn't want to get her in trouble. 

We have our grandkids for the next two weeks.  My eight-year-old granddaughter is taking a gifted and talented summer program at the university and the boy is taking a robot thing.  DH and I are trying to figure out what to do with them after their morning classes. We will probably have them go to the Jones center, which has dance classes, sports things, swimming, ice skating, and other things.  We pay a couple of hundred dollars and they provide them with activities every afternoon.  Today, I really need to figure out how I am going to fit the two in my apartment for two weeks.....geeze we live in a crowded and cluttered apartment

My breakfast today was a very small whole wheat pancake with walnuts and sunflowers...I put a little cashew butter on it. 

I am making a pot of beans for dinner and will probably make an egg salad for lunch....

Ladies, I've missed you guys but have just read so many AP essays every single day that I just couldn't read or post much....plus I had so much work to do after reading and that kept me busy....I spent all my evenings in the hotel lobby, hiding behind the big plants, so I could work without my manic roommate distracting me and about 11:30, I'd go back to my room and she would be awake and manic as hell and ready to chat.....even when I took out my hearing aide, and even when I put my eye cover on, and even when I said, goodnight, she continued to chat.....holy bat****crazy......

Talk to me...I need normal....my friends...my support group....

Yvonne, sounds like you'll have a good day today.  Stay away from those brownies!!  Enjoy the reunion and the cook-out.  I'm jealous!

Jeannie, too bad you had a roommate from hell.  I volunteer at a Food Share and there's one lady who is very nice, but she just talks, and talks, and talks some more.  I hear her tell the same story to each and every volunteer, on and on and on.  By the time she gets to me, I've heard her tell the story several times already.   And she stops working when she talks.   SHUT UP ALREADY!!!  (Rant over)

I'm just taking it easy today.  Too hot to work outside.  A co-worker was supposed to come over and do some yard wool from me, but no sight of him yesterday or today.  Oh well, I've gotten used to waiting around for workers. 

Hope all is well with everyone.

Mary,

My husband and I were talking about hurrying up to wait on people. I hope your worker shows up.  It is so hot here too. I swear; I walked out to get something out of the car and the heat took my breath.  

My beans are done; I may go take a little nap. 

Hello, everyone:

Today I spent the full time at a creative workshop doing crafts while reviewing and using new crafting products. I made two wall boards for my main entrance bathroom and started a light green wine bottle- painting leaves and tendrils with metallic gold paint pens. That bottle has to be completed for the next workshop..six in all....monthly.

I made sure that I had my protein drink before leaving home and drank alot of water during the workshop. I had six rice crackers with hard cheddar cheese on them and a handful of green grapes..I ignored the chocolate and the cookies laying there...yay me!

John & I had a late supper...I just ate a bit off his veal cutlet..ate the veggies (steamed broccoli, cauliflower & peppers) while he had the pasta side with lots of sauce & cheese.

Dessert was a 90 calorie "fruit popsicle" made with real lemon juice and lemon pulp...very refreshing.

I know that I did not get enough protein in but the temperature reached 32 degrees celcius and neither of us felt like eating..thank goodness for AC. One day off won't kill me.