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5/17/13 1:15 P

No, it is from the knee surgery i just had, takes awhile to heal and get strong again. and I am probably the world's worst patient when it comes to not being able to get around and do things.My hubby is partially disabled also and i used to do everything and it drives me nuts when i can see what needs to be done and I can't do it. The kids have been great, stayed with us a lot the first week but have to get back to work but they will be stopping and I can call if need be. It is just hard for me to be pati ent. Georgine

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5/17/13 1:05 P

Hope you get to doing better soon. Is it from vertigo that you're having problems with balance?

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5/17/13 10:25 A

No puppy til my balance is better said the doctor. My daughter brought Brandy for a visit, she is such a beautiful dog, just full of mischief and energy so best i don't keep her yet. Not much new here. Overcast again. Georgine

Edited by: CAPTAINMORGAN2 at: 5/17/2013 (11:17)

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5/15/13 11:57 P

Time to get your puppy back.
I am still stoked happy My A1C went down

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5/15/13 11:00 A

Hi ho! Hope you are all doing well and your aches and pains are minimum! It is a beautiful day in Alabama!

I wanted to offer something to you. I am started a newsletter to go out twice a month to those of us who have lived a while and want to make a difference to help others. I won't go into much detail here but if you are interested, message me.

Thank you for your time.

Frances

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5/15/13 9:47 A

Good morning! Sunshine and in the 50s bit the winds are bad and the fire danger is already up, fires in Wisconsin already. I hope it will be put out quickly.
I see my surgeon today to have the staples our of my knee. I am not looking forward to it but it is a step closer to getting back to normal. I can't wait to get my puppy home. My daughter and hubby took her while i am recovering but I miss her terribly.
I hope everyone has a nice day, Georgine

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5/14/13 11:45 P

Good news my A1C is down

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4/30/13 5:32 P

Good plans for your day Sunny
Beautiful baby in your hands Georgine.

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4/30/13 11:19 A

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Hope the day is going well for you.
I have the day off and I am going to the gym later. Baked fish for dinner tonight,
a healthy day!

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4/28/13 12:17 P

Good morning! It finally warmed up here and most of the snow in the yard went quickly and good riddance. It is awfully wet and muddy but bare sidewalks and street. I am going for knee surgery Tues. so will spend the day reading the book they sent me to see what i need to do to get ready. i have been busy with my puppy so have not been posting as much. She is 4 months old now and still a ball of fire and lots of fun but she is work but I knew that. We have had the windows open too, feels so wonderful. Cloudy today and windy but no need for long underwear, boots, heavy jackets--Hurrah!! Hope everyone has been doing well, i probably will be gone after tomorrow til Saturday providing all goes as planned. Have a great Sunday!! Georgine

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4/28/13 8:48 A

Lovely day here in the Northeast, sunny and cool. My favorite weather, sweater weather!
Off to Church and then I will ride my exercise bike. I woke up with my back bothering me but I am hoping that the riding will make it feel better and not worse.

What are you all up to, today?

regards, Sunny

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3/12/13 5:13 P

Cute baby in your arms. My old cat is not happy so will not use the cat box, eather of them. I understand picking up after the kids- animals.

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3/12/13 3:04 P

Captain, wish I could send you some of our beautiful sunshine weather. It's suppose to be 81 here tomorrow. Spring has sprung in Northern Calif. It's absolutely incredible. The windows are open in my office to let the fresh air in.


Edited by: LADYMARCIA1 at: 3/12/2013 (15:05)

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3/12/13 11:15 A

I remember the days when we went into the woods to get wood, it was a lot of work but good exercise. Hubby can't do those things anymore.
I am trying to catch up on here and around the house. taking care of that puppy when she is awake is a full time job plus getting her outside. Also I am trying to get back to exercise. started walking the puppy but we have more snow so it isn't easy walking cau se there is slush and ice underneath. everyone is very tired of winter as it feels way too long!! Hope everyone has a great day! Georgine

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3/11/13 1:37 A

I did work hard this weekend. Hard wet wood . We picked up a long bed truck load . Split it on the way out just enough to make it movable. Then we went back for more. Second load is still in the truck.

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3/10/13 9:38 A

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK

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3/4/13 4:06 P

Did a Spark 20 min exercise and felt better.

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3/4/13 10:52 A

Just stopping to say good morning! Thi s new puppy is keeping me busy and whe she sleeps i try to get things done around the house or take time for myself but i am trying to touch base with all my teams. Hope all is well with everyone.Sore knees or not the puppy keeps me moving! Georgine

Edited by: CAPTAINMORGAN2 at: 3/4/2013 (10:52)

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2/25/13 8:37 P

I have been scrubbing under the kitchen sinc. At least I can still get up from there.

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2/25/13 9:34 A

Bad breath is better than no breath at all...

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2/14/13 6:46 P

Happy Oregon's Birthday Aha Memories of my grand parents taking me to a suare dance in the forestry building for Oregon 100.

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2/11/13 11:36 P

Old is better than the alternative.

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2/11/13 11:24 P

Feeling a little old tonight. Never thought I would get old. LOL
But feeling good because I've been on program since Jan 1.
Losing weight, starting to notice. Think I'll go turn the stereo on and dance around the room. That ought to do it!

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2/7/13 3:15 A

Made organic Mushroom ,Leak, kale soup.
Stretching $ No rent check since April
Glad I got things only on sale
Free eggs help

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2/6/13 10:18 A

YAY!!! We're supposed to get 4-5 inches here today starting around 4pm. I'm going for a walk in the snow after work! It's always so pretty, especially on the trees.

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1/29/13 7:18 P

ReRe, you are never to old and never give up.

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1/29/13 1:01 A

Hi All...

I'm new to this team... I wanted to say, however, how great it is to see there are so many people 50 and over here. For awhile, I felt like I was just too old to care anymore about my weight. I have had a turn-around though and it's good to see there are others in my peer group around here...

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1/16/13 10:38 A

Wed is usually my fatigue day as I take a heavy-duty med on Tue eve. Last Wed I was great, today a bit draggy. My big thing for today is driving the garbage and recycle bin to the end of the driveway. I'll decide later about going to the fitness ctr & grocery store.

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1/13/13 10:22 P

Got the fridge half clean

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1/13/13 9:36 P

I'm glad there is a general discussion forum. Its been around for awhile, but I guess I didn't notice it before. It would be nice if the site owners would remove sites that are no longer active. There are so many places I lose track of where I've been. The Recent Posts link on the right side column is helpful.
This weekend since Fri a.m. has been filled with sitting, driving, and eating and, of course gaining a couple of lbs. I hope tomorrow will begin a revitalization of my fitness ctr and healthy eating plan - and a trip to Sam's for some fruits & vegs.
Have a great evening folks.

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1/13/13 5:48 P

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1/13/13 3:40 P

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1/13/13 12:09 P

Hello all, I'm new here and just saying HI

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1/11/13 10:05 P

Tigger...it is hard being somewhere and everything is different. My oldest son was in Japan for awhile and it took him time. Hope things get easier as time goes on and good luck with finding interesting food to enjoy. That was a hard one for my son. He did grow to love his time there and hope you will too. Have an interesting and fun time.

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1/10/13 10:46 P

Did You sleep well last not come up for me but NO would be my answer because I was worried about taxes and mammogram. Had my first Mammogram since my zipper was installed . Did not heart worse than it use too

Testerday was farmers market at the coop. I helped farmers and the coop it is nice to be helpfull.

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1/9/13 1:02 P

Tigger - you didn't say why you moved to Tokyo. There are "American" schools where the children of US businessmen/women go to school. That might be a resource. Contacting a US business that has a branch in Tokyo that transfers US people in and out might be another resource for you. I've worked with people who came to he US and it isn't just the excitement and intrigue of the geographic change. The culture shock from the US to other country/culture is much greater than foreign to US

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1/7/13 10:14 P

To quote pooh Bear "Tut Tut it looks like rain"

My cousin was born in Sendi and I planned on Visiting some day but the sunami took care of that. I would still like to visit Sapporo It Is Portland's sister cities .

May be I will ask my Aunt she lived and cooked in Japan but that was decades ago.

May be check with the us ambassador' s office or the visitors buro and ask about grocery stores or may be an english speaking school

You might find a running partner in your search for food.
We had Snow on Christmass morning.

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1/7/13 3:12 P

Hi,
Don't want to be a downer, but need some happy talk. I moved to Tokyo last April and struggling with food and such. Not many people to meet up with for running and just getting down right bored. Seems silly, but not into Japanese food, soy, miso and noodles not my thing and hard to find ingredients to cook with. Don't mean to sound ungrateful, but just need a moral booster.

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1/7/13 11:42 A

Beautiful day in Central IN. I like to see what other people are doing - in sentence form rather than 1 word. So many of you are doing so many things you inspire me to close up the computer and get a move on myself. I need to go to the fitness ctr today and take something to record what I do.

Hope everyone is getting their Christmas decorations put away and are getting back into the groove of getting back to work, kids back in school, and life moving forward.
Have a great day.

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1/7/13 6:40 A

Good morning, Good ol' Monday! Gotta get back on track Hope everyone has an Awesome Sparkin Week!!

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1/7/13 2:38 A

My weekends are friday and saterday.

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1/5/13 8:26 A

Dottiebell that is great! What an inspiration! You are right there are always ways to get the exercise in!

Today, I am eating healthy and plan to walk/jog on my treadmill for 2 miles. It is a new treadmill and I am still adjusting to it.

It is my first weekend off after the holidays so I am cleaning up Christmas and organizing my house today with the help of hubby. The kids are all back to their lifes and we are empty nesters. So, time to get back to our lifes too!

Eat healthy, exercise, journal and enjoy my weekend off are the plans for me! I think reading my book will definitely be my relaxer today also!

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1/4/13 10:15 P

I think whatever works, whether it is chair dancing or hula hoops or water walking...we just need to keep on, keeping on. Good luck everyone and today was a hard one but I did my healthy eating and exercise and hope I can keep it up this weekend. Seems somehow weekends are harder.

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1/4/13 9:23 P

Good for you DottiBell. You are right: Where there is a Will, there is a Way. Give that Energizer Bunny a run for his money.

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1/4/13 6:57 A

My Newest Gig: Chair-Dancing and there is a wonderful video out to pop into the TV and get with it. You just can't keep a Good Ol' Gal down. Who says I have to give in or give up my exercising? Where there's a Will, there's a Way. Walking sticks still produce sore, swollen ankles. Chair-Dancing is fun, fun, fun....with hardly any after-effects. Now I can get my Cardio-Workout done. Can you tell I am full of enthusiasm? Try it. I am sure it will re-charge your batteries. Go like that Ever-ready battery BUNNY!

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12/20/12 9:09 P

We had snow in Yamhill Saterday morning.

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12/20/12 7:46 A

Having snow here in western WI - love it and hope to get out in to it on my snowshoes pretty soon. The only way to smile in the winter is to get out into and let the falling snow kiss your face.

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12/12/12 12:11 A

Did not get up and dressed in time to go visit a friend at Clacamas town center before I saw it on the news. Have not gotten a hold of the lady I was going to see.

So I had to cook. a big pot of soup consisting of Celery, onion, squash, soy curles, tvp, garlic, chicken broth I got for $2 with a good date, whole wheat 1/2 chicken brest , parsley, sage
Maby that will calm my nervs.or I could go get some wine. 4oz Big drinker

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12/7/12 12:42 P

Sometimes maintaining a positive attitude can, in and of itself, be very trying.

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12/5/12 7:24 P

Tue was sunny & warm for early Dec in Ctrl IN. Wed chilly and rainy-overcast. Thur (today) cool and sunny. We are just having wonderful weather. Suspect we will pay in Jan.

Told my kids/grandkids since the world is ending Dec 21, no need to bother Xmas shopping, but did some shopping anyway - just in case.

Either time for a property mgr (but can be pricey) or an eviction notice. Maybe even a for sale sign depending on local market situation.

BTW, $9 isn't much for food AND wine for a long weekend.

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12/5/12 12:29 A

My husband gave me $9 for food and wine for the long weekend
We are making it a working vacation. I am a Landlord with no Income since April. Plumers,electrisions, carpet (not by who I asked), paint (charging for paint ) even though there is matching paint in the shed. Maby time for a new property management, We asked if they could pay the property tax yhinking they would pay it all and get the discount,

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12/4/12 6:14 P

Sometimes, we would sit in our garage with the garage door open and just watch the rain and thunder. Right now it is snow flakes.

Edited by: FULLBLOOM at: 12/5/2012 (01:16)

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12/3/12 7:01 P

I love the rain. When I was in Colarado and they wattered the roof to cool the building down I was over joyed it sounded like rain.

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12/3/12 1:41 P

I finally got my husband on the band wagon with me and it make life so much easier.

Kudos to our guys.

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12/3/12 2:40 A

Hubby suggested going to the gym, and after that oj and salad at the bar
Sometimes we have good communications. I was yelling for healthy eating,with my mouth shut and he suggested salad and orange juice go figure

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11/30/12 3:11 P

Lawns not a concern here, just all the snow that has fallen almost daily for the last week.

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11/29/12 11:38 P

4 1/2 hours of work on the lawn did me in but felt good. Veggies and fruit

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11/28/12 11:42 A

Just dropped by to say Hello..........out there.

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11/25/12 6:45 P

Be happy with leftovers in moderation

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11/23/12 12:55 P

Hope everyone did ok on their Thanksgiving consumption and are enjoying today.

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11/21/12 6:37 P

Well that's good to know, not the getting into a rut part. Lol!

Well lets find a way to get out, at least it'll burn some calories.!

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11/20/12 12:02 A

Not necessary We just gust get in ruts, at least I do. This month it is raking.

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11/17/12 7:54 P

I've noticed very little activity.

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11/16/12 2:57 P

Knock........ knock..... anybody home?

Looks like this team is pretty much a done deal.

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11/12/12 2:27 P

You did it! That's so fantastic losing 135+

Before you know it, you will get the hang of everything that Spark has to offer. I felt the same way when, I first signed on.

Irene

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11/12/12 11:47 A

Hi, I'm new here, and trying to figure out all that is offered by SP. There is so much help here! I am currently trying to maintain my recent 135+pound weight loss and need all the help I can get. Have a happy Monday!

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11/8/12 2:13 P

Good Day

Slowly but surely, the weight does come off once, we recognize the error of ways when it come to our eating habits.

So that is where I am: learning to make better choices which will change these habits.

How are you doing?

Irene