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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.
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.
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.
HW: 380 SW: 324 GW: 175
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....
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
Hi All,
I'm here. It's been a busy week for me too. We have a week in Lake Tahoe once a year with my husband's three brothers and their wives. It's been fun but I am ready to go home and see our dogs and daughter. I have no idea what this will do weight wise. Hopefully no damage...I have tried to be careful. Yesterday we did lots of walking at a mansion on the lake...I could sure get used to living in such a beautiful spot with a yacht and servants...lol.
It's great to have you back Mary! You truly have come out of a potentially horrible situation with a whole new life! Nice to see you too, Trish. Sounds like your vacation has been wonderful too! And Nancy, you continue to push right through pain and lead a very busy life! The knee intervention sounds great...
I have company coming for dinner...all eight will be here at three. Tomorrow we take our hosts for a fancy Italian dinner, and Sunday morning we all head in different directions. I'm attaching a picture of the view outside my timeshare balcony....
Nancy, I'm interested in how your knee feels in a few days. My knees kill me and I've been thinking of looking into replacements. The procedure you underwent sounds a lot better.
Patricia, you've been very busy. Great pictures... you look great... happy times.
Lots of family reunions going on. My brother is selling the "family home" and once they have a buyer, he and his wife will have a big family get together, so I'm hoping he finds a buyer soon.
This is going to be a quiet weekend for me. I've been spending weekends with Steve, but he's going to be busy this weekend. I have someone coming to get my backyard in shape. He's going to get rid of the big pile of tree limbs and branches, rake the yard to be sure there's no debris from the fire, and mow the lawn. I'm also going to call some old friends I haven't spoken to in years.
Hope everyone is doing well!
HW: 380 SW: 324 GW: 175
Good Morning Nancy and OFF,
I have been AWOL for good reason. Last week, I was so busy, I barely could think. This week, I've been in Pennsylvania. Chris received his Executive MBA on Saturday at Penn State. Then, Sunday, everybody in my family gathered at a huge, gorgeous house in the Poconos for a family reunion. Tuesday, we all went to Kalahari Water Resort, and had a blast. It was such fun watching Frankie overcome his fears, with me going down a little slide with him. Izzy and Lincoln had a blast hanging out with Chris and Casey. Then, Tuesday night we celebrated Izzy's 9th birthday and Mom's 90th. Casey's parents joined us. Now, I'm at Kathy's for a few days.
Needless to say, my food has been off the hook. We ate at restaurants at Penn State. At the house, we had a variety of foods. Here in the Philly area, I'm catching up on my Philly foods.
I want to share two pictures from my trip.
Albert Schweitzer
Good morning, everyone!
It is after 4 am and I cannot sleep. I had a duralane shot in my right knee today and I am waiting to see if it really works. I am very tired but cannot sleep so I have come down and had a hot cup of soup...soon I should be ready to finally fall asleep.
Today (Friday), I a to "take it easy"...hahaha...but i will stay home and get some small chores done. I have to bake a cake but once again, hubby hard cooked ALL of the eggs.... *rolling of eyes*...the cake is to take to my Saturday Artists' PlayDate ...once a month for six months.
In the meantime, I am meeting with a client, a Dr of Hypnotherapy who wants drawings for children's books and CD covers. I can get that done before we leave to visit family at a huge family reunion in Quebec. I am also waiting for the Dr of Psychology to get HER work done so that I can create the artwork for the book that we are partners on- anger management. Two more books are ready but I cannot afford the printing yet Emotional Healing and FORGIVENESS*. I also have a book ready for Seniors with Mild Dementia and need to market that to the senior care industry.
My plans to eat for Friday:
B protein drink
s yogurt
L hard cheddar cheese and crackers
S orange
D chicken fingers and string beans
Hoping that my right knee improves from the injection. I see the surgeon again in six more weeks. BTW, the injection did NOT hurt nearly as bad as I had expected it to hurt.
Wishing everyone a spectacular and SAFE day!
CONGRATULATIONS, Mary! 18 pounds, wow!! Great job...I know it isn't easy. I also focus on high protein but add fruits and veggies for fibre as I have some issues needing more fibre.
Laughs at poor Jeannie re CRAZY ROOMIE! Been there, done that! One more day!
Today I saw the surgeon regarding getting full knee replacements on both legs. The CORTISONE shots did not help at all. But before, surgery, he suggested that I try DURALANE...it is a natural lubricant injected into the sac around the knee joint. Our Provincial health Insurance does not cover this but our secondary health coverage MIGHT. It's $425 per knee. The surgeon suggested that I just have ONE knee done first (I was prepared to have BOTH knees injected today)...in case this doesn't help the pain...no point in wasting over $400.00..well, a doctor making sense...I really like this guy. He warned me to expect 3 days of pain ...not sure if from the needle itself or if it takes a few days for the lubricant to spread around and coat the entire joint...but I am handling it all rather well...can't be worse than what I am already experiencing.
Today's menu was:
B protein drink
Snack- missed, was out
L tossed salad with chicken meat
Snack: missed
D a few small pieces of smoked (low fat) Dutch sausage & green & yellow beans
Bedtime snack: an orange
