W3 Blog, A&I --What I Would Tell My Self

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:23 EST

So, our assignment this week is to write a Blog about what I would tell my 'future' self.

Hmm...

1) 227 saying things about yourself that you would NEVER tell someone. You would NEVER talk to someone else like that!

2) OK. So you lost 3 lbs last month but gained 1 lb back this month. It's not the end of the world. Get back on the wagon.

3) Remember all those ooey-gooey 473 & 495 that used to be a weekly thing? Don...

A & I Team Blog--May Goals

Mon, 6 May 2013 22:03:09 EST

Lord, I hate writing about my goals--they are ALWAYS the same! But maybe this month I can break it down into more specificity.

FITNESS:

This is the program I'm starting tomorrow. I finished AthleanXX last month and I'm ready for something new. This one is both cardio & ST. And 5 days a week not 6.

DIET:

South Beach, o...

A & I Team W4 Blog--Things That Make Me Smile

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:25:12 EST

Our Blog for this week on the team is about what makes me
41 !

205 , of course!

This is the most recent of Glen, Amber & myself.

This is Thumper, the newest addition to my little zoo. This is no bunny! He is huge! And he has a 'thing' for Zeus!

Carnival Cruise, 11 - 16 March(Part 2)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:03:34 EST

These are just a few more pix that I wanted to include.

This one I thought was kindda cool because it looks like the ship is stranded on rocks. Of course, it's just the angle that I took it at.

Some of the towel animals that get left on the bed

Carnival Cruise, 11 - 16 March(Part 1)

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:54:57 EST

So...

Saturday we left for Florida to catch our cruise. I have to say--it was a LONG trip and, needless to say, we will NEVER drive to Florida again. 334

Anyway, our cruise was to the Bahamas--Freeport, Nassau & Half Moon Cay. Half Moon Cay is a private island owned by Carnival CruiseLines. And it's a beautiful is...

Hubby's Daughters' Wedding

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:10:12 EST

As you know, my husband's oldest daughter got married last Saturday in a traditional Catholic wedding. It was a beautiful wedding. Here are some pix.

This is Amber & Glen(my hubby)

This is Paul, her husband

This is Glen and her stepfather walking her down ...

Limited Internet

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:33:34 EST

Monday we had some super high winds topping out at 50mph. My neighbors' tree came crashing down on the car. Busted out all the windows, dented the hood and the branches dinged & scratched the rest of the car. It's in the garage being worked on. No doubt it knocked off the alignment, too.

The wind also took down our phone line--no phone & no internet. STILL waiting for the phone company to come out. I'm on my iPhone for now. Even that I have no wifi but the guy at Sprint gave me a ...

January In Review

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:51:52 EST

First off, I HAVE to get this off my chest...

As many of you know, my husband's daughter is getting married in March. We said, of course, we'd help pay for the wedding. She's getting married in her church-she's very religious. Catholic. Her mom is helping her with the planning and is making the wedding cake. We're paying for her dress and the bridesmaids dresses and Amber's dress. Amber is going to be ring bearer/flower girl. And that's all paid for. I also agreed to get her a Kitc...

Update On Oreo

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:23:14 EST

I am SO sorry! So many people saw my feed a couple weeks ago that Oreo & I were at the vet's office.

He's OK. He started sneezing violently &, to put it bluntly, 'blowing snot'. I took him to the vet. I knew he didn't have FIV or FEL-V. He tested negative when I got him & he had all his shots. I can't remember what it's called but it has to do with his immune system, which is crappy and is probably why he's blind. He's on L-Lysine & FortiFlora. He does have a type of herpes virus t...

Calling All Fashionistas...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:35:17 EST

OK.

In March my husbands' daughter is getting married. Here is the dress I have chosen: XS in the purple(my favorite color)

www.qvc.com/Nina-Leonard-Matte-Jerse
y-High-Low-Hem-Dress.product.A227626.h
tml?orderId=53026867&itemId=208492612&sc=CRT

and in case the link doesn't work:

Now here's my question, a 2 parter.

Shoes & stockings. Colors? Con...

Review 2012, Goals 2013--A & I Penguins

Sat, 5 Jan 2013 15:07:22 EST

Our challenge for this week was to write a Blog about 2012 - 2013.

2012:
Started out good, then not so good. Who knows why. I got serious again about September and, between Sept & Dec I lost 7 lbs, taking me down to 124. Then I gained 4 lbs over the holidays. I have now lost 1 of those lbs, taking me down to my current 127.

As my weight gets lower I had a hard time finding what works for...

Need Advice, Please! YUCK!

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:37:31 EST

Ok I got a call from the nurses' office of my daughter's school. They had a lice check and--you guessed it! She has it. I got no info from the nurse except a bottle of Rid and she'll be checked after Christmas break. If she still has it she can't go back to school. She goes back to school 7 Jan. They said it was pretty bad but not the worst they've seen. 7 kids in her class were sent home with it.

I guess I'm looking for info, advice, home cures, etc. I called her doctor and the ph...

In Memorium, Sandy Hook Elementary

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:24:55 EST

TURN OFF THE NEWS.......

Morgan Freeman's brilliant take on what happened yesterday :

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed
people who would oth...

A & I SilverBelles Blog Challenge--Bucket List

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:32:19 EST

A list of 4 things you want to learn, 4 places you want to see, and 4 things you want to accomplish in your lifetime.

4 Things I Want To Learn:

1) how to swim--I can do the dog paddle, sort of, but that's it
2) how to zipline--and I'd love to do this in the White Mountains of NH
3) how to rock climb--again, in the White Mountains of NH
4) how to drive--no, I don't know how

4 Places I Want To See:

1) Alaska
2) Russia
3)

NOOK Simple Touch

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:44:17 EST

www.booksamillion.com/p/N97814005327
11?&ad=AD1120122

Well, I'm gonna take the plunge! At midnite tonite this goes on sale for $49.00. I'm going to order it online--hopefully I can stay awake for another 2 hrs.

12:04am--Well, it was a struggle to stay awake but I ordered my Nook, along with a purple cover, my favorite color. And, of course, a 2 yr warranty!

A & I WK 3 Lucious Lavenders-Thanksgiving Meal

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:15:55 EST

Cranberry sauce tops my list of favorite foods. Last year I made this:

SWEET CRANBERRY SAUCE w/ BLUEBERRIES
vegetarian.about.com/od/sidevegetabl
edishes/r/cranberry45.htm

And I've made this one for a couple years:

ROASTED VEGGIES:
I finely chop brussel sprouts, squash, zucchini into little chunks and then I toss in some olive oil with just a VERY little bit of sea salt. Put it in the oven at 400 degrees, roast for about 20-30 min...

Do You Have Pets??

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:57:39 EST

I saw this on FB and HAD to post it here:

Letter to our Pets

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.

Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food.
The other dishes are mine and contain my food.

Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway ...

A & I WK3 Luscious Lavenders--Thanksgiving Memory

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:06:32 EST

I remember making the 3 hr drive from Connecticut, where we lived, to New Hampshire to my grandparents just about every year. It was a 3 hr drive that I could quite often turn into 4 hrs because I'd get so carsick(and I still do).

The house would smell wonderful when we got there, tho. I think my grandmother was cooking for days 4 . My cousins and a variety of other relatives would show up. It was just a great time.

I don't think there was anyone particular me...

A & I WK2 Luscious Lavenders--My Favorite Hobby

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 06:09:45 EST

OK

So my team 'assignment' this week is about my favorite hobby. I can honestly say, without hesitation, it is reading. I LOVE to read!

Right now, I'm reading:

Then, I'll be reading this:

I finished

This one is being released in...

A LONG OverDue Blog

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:44:07 EST

I wanted to add pix to my Blog but, for whatever reason, it's not letting me. I click on the 'upload now' button and nothing happens. Oh well...

239 This past Friday night Amber & I went for a walk and came across a cat stuck between a fence and a shed with about 2" between the 2. The fence was clamped at the top and sunk into concrete at the bottom so we have NO idea how he got there. I went home and got a pair of bolt cutters & I cut enough of the chains on the fence t...

"Forcible Removal" Plus House Trashed

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:08:20 EST

I don't even know where to begin! Today has been UNREAL!

1pm: I get there with my contractor & 4 big, burly guys & 2 constables. We do a forcible movement. She was there carrying out the last of her stuff--so we thought. She spit at me, and missed, thank God!

Anyway, we get in the house. What she left behind was just absolutely UNREAL! She knocked down walls, put holes in the other walls, tore out sheetrock & insulation, CUT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING to ALL the outlets. She ...

BloodWork Results

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:21:16 EST

345 !! Even my doctor was impressed!

BP: 110/70
WGT: 125.6 lbs
GLUCOSE: 78 (70 - 100 is optimal)
CHOLESTEROL: 134 (less than 200 is good)
HDL: 42 (between 40-60 is good)
LDL: 68 (less than 100 is optimal)
TRIGLYCERIDE: 118 (less than 150 is optimal)

I have a mammo scheduled for 10 Sept and a PAP to be scheduled early next year. And I'm waiting on an appt for my 1st colonoscopy 40 OMG I wasn't expecting THAT! 46...

Court & Other Things

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:15:39 EST

Well, I went to court this mrng. Nervous, scared, not knowing WHAT was going to happen--I have NEVER in my life EVER been to court.

I got there about 30 minutes early & was directed to a waiting area outside the courtroom door. Lot of people came in after me--including Susan. Awkward! But I said hi and was totally ignored. Oh, well...Whatever.

We were called in there and the judge couldn't have been nicer. I SO lucked out! We both summarized our cases. She debated me on ...

Any Landlords Here In SPLand? Please Assist Me...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:43:42 EST

To get right into it.

My husband & I own a house that we are renting out. I'm in the process of evicting her. She's been in the house 5 months and has paid only 1 1/2 months rent. I have gone to the house several times in the past 4 months to collect the rent. She either isn't there or 'promises' she'll pay later in the week. Always one excuse after another.

Last month I go down there and she's got 8 people walking around there with a moving van in the driveway and boxe...

"I Will NOT Quit" Pledge

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:15:31 EST

copied & pasted from SHAWFAN's Blog:

"I Will NOT Quit" Pledge

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Share and spread the Spark!

"Today, I promise I will not quit.

I pledge that no matter, how many ups and downs I pass through, I will continue on my journey.

I pledge to make a NEW START today, and forgive myself for my past, and to stop being so critical of myself.

I pledge to take control of myself, to stop making excu...

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:51:57 EST

Life In General...

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:40 EST

WOW!! It's been 2 months & 2 days since my last Blog! GOODNESS!!!

Quite a bit has been going on, too.

Hubby is in Afghanistan--he's a contractor, not a serviceman. Nevertheless, it's not a place to be. He's doing OK, tho. He's having a hard time sticking with his 'heart healthy' meals, tho. Low sodium is not on the mess hall menu :) And he's living in a tent with 5 other guys and, of course, there's no cooking allowed in the tents. But he's doing the best he can.
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Conjunctivitis, Hubby & BodyRock

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:11:44 EST

First off, let me say I went to the doctor today. For about 3 days my right eye has been really bloodhot, swollen, crusty and runny. I put off going to the doctor becuz I was in Texarkana visiting hubby(more about that later). Anyway, turns out I have conjunctivitis and, probably becuz I waited so long, it's now also infected. The doc gave me a couple prescriptions-one for pills the other for eye drops-and told me to go see an opthamologist becuz of the infection. So I need to make that appt ...

An OverDue Blog About...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:43:24 EST

Hello, there! It HAS been a long time...

As some of you know, Glen has finally gotten a job. Unfortunately, it's in Afghanistan. Right now he's in Texarkana for school but he should be in Afghanistan by the end of the month.

It's a BIG relief that he's finally gotten a job-he'd been out of work for almost 2 yrs & his unemployment ran out in Nov. And we really had our doubts that he'd be able to get back overseas due to his high blood pressure & cholesterol. Yes, it's bee...

New Plan & Life

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:59:07 EST

Well, I decided it's been WAY too long since my last Blog so here I go!

I have jumped on a new training plan www.bodybuilding.com/fun/lee-labrada
-12-week-lean-body-trainer.html I am currently on Week 2 Day 4--day 5 tomorrow. And it's pretty good. Jaime Eason's plan for Week 7, I think it was, took me 2 1/2 hrs to complete. That was just TOO MUCH time--time that I didn't have. I don't think many people do have that much time to devote to working out. Lee Labrada'...

W6 D5 J.E. LiveFit, Etc.

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:24:08 EST

Well, it has been a LONG time since I've Blogged. Not really too much to report, tho!

I'm on W6 D5 of Jaime Eason's 12 Week LiveFit program( www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason
-livefit-trainer.html ). I'm seeing some DEFINITE improvements. Muscles are coming into focus, I'm doing 25 lb DBs for the majority of the exercises. And Saturday I took Amber clothes shopping for jeans and long sleeve shirt and a winter coat. For chuckles I tried on a pair of Lee jeans. ...

9-11 NEVER Forget

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:07:17 EST

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zXZX2sXHYI

The youngest passenger on the hijacked jets was Christine Hanson on United Airlines Flight 175. She was 2 and on her first trip to Disneyland.

The oldest passenger on the hijacked jets was Robert Norton on American Airlines Flight 11. He was 82.

The New York City Fire Department lost 343 firefighters, almost half the number o...

Jaime Eason's 12 Wk LiveFit Program-W1 D3

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:27:32 EST

The program can be found here:
www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason
s-livefit-introduction.html

And it's 345 ! It's all laid out-from meal plan to workout! Simplification personified! 211

My only problem, is that for this 1st month there's NO cardio. It's all 34 & 328 . However, I came across Jaime Eason's page on FaceBook & it's totally about the LiveFit Program. After reading it I've decided to change ...

The "Bailey Incident" & Other Incidentals

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:30:47 EST

OK Here's an update on Bailey. A LOT of you have been asking what happened--you're all 345 !!

I got off work at 2pm that next mrng after the sleepover and Bailey is still at the house. No answer at her house, my note was still on the door. 3pm I go back to the house and her mom is home-FINALLY. I'm not normally rude or nasty-it takes a lot to get me riled me up. I'm very laidback about everything. "oh, well" is generally my attitude. But this was beyond "oh well" This was...

What Is WRONG With Parents Today???!

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:03:54 EST

Right now I'm SO frustrated!
Let me run something by all of you and you tell me if '"it's just me".

It's 3:42am, as I write this.

Amber has 2 friends spending the nite here. They're both girls she's been playing with for over a year now. Tyesha & Bailey. Ty is 11 and Bailey is 9. We took Ty to her house to get jammies & a toothbrush, then we took Bailey to her house. No one was home at Bailey's. This was at 6pm. Let me also add that I've never met her parents. I've ...

A Little Of This, A Little Of That + Pix

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:48:21 EST

Well, it's been busy, to say the least!

Glen's brothers' funeral is on Thursday. He's handling it really well, not like when his older brother died last month.

I've been doing my cardio & eating pretty much on plan--Phase 1 South Beach. I weighed on Sunday and was up 1/2 lb but I ate a TON of salt(Bread & Butter Pickles, Ranch dressing) a couple days before weigh in and I know that's all it was. I expect next Sunday to be a good weigh in. TOM I ALWAYS CRAVE salt BIG TIME...

Another BIL Passed Away

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:48:37 EST

My husband's younger brother died last nite of complications from a stroke. He was bleeding into his brain. He was 36 yrs old. The stroke occurred some years ago, long before Glen & I met-we've been married for 6 yrs and have known each other for 11 yrs total. From what I understand he was taking a shower one morning & his wife found him on the shower floor. It affected his brain, certain things he didn't remember-everyone says he just 'wasn't right' after that. It's only in the past 3 yrs th...

Camping-July 4-6, 2011

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:48:13 EST

We went camping from the 4th til this afternoon and HAD A BALL! It was a lot of fun. Amber didn't have such a good time, tho--too many bugs. And I have to admit-it was a bit buggy. Tons of horseflies and some wierd-looking, mutant mosquitos. Still, it was a good time.

This is sunrise, 6:37 am July 5th

Jazz & Chloe. Chloe is the...

EOM-June

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:51:49 EST

All in all, it was a decent month. I lost 3 lbs, which is good for me. It's getting harder & harder to get below 130 lbs now that I've hit the 50 yr old mark
198 but I keep plugging along! I've got muscle, my husband has even noticed it 224

I hate to admit this but I've cut my 312 back to only 2 days a week becuz it's been SO 259 ! Yesterday, with the heat index, it was 107, the day before it was 103. It hasn't been below 100 since ...

Spur Of The Moment Camping Trip

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:25:25 EST

We went on an overnight, spur of the moment camping trip yesterday and got back this afternoon. Next week we're planning on a 3 day camping trip. It was freaking 67 259 But we had a good time.(Note to self: Bring MORE 274 !)

These are some pix.

Glen & Amber putting up the tent. Unfortuneately they are in no particular order. Sorry 'bout that!

"Comments Made In The Year 1955! LOL

Wed, 8 Jun 2011 23:10:57 EST

Got this in an email from my dad today!

Comments made in the year 1955!

I’ll tell you one thing, if things
keep going the way they are,
it’s going to be impossible to
buy a week’s groceries for $10.00

Have you seen the new cars
coming out next year? It won’t
be long before $1,000.00 will
only buy a used one

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