I woke up on Friday morning to pleasantly cool, and slightly breezy, sunshine. I opened my windows and sat down with Anneliese in our chair. The wind danced across our faces, and I could feel it in my hair, and then I thought of a song I heard yesterday and the refrain kept playing through my mind,

‘Cause you can’t jump the track, we’re like cars on a cable
And life’s like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button, girl.
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe… just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe‘

from the song “Breathe” by Anna Nalick

(You can go HERE to listen to the entire song)

I love the quiet like this. I can hear the Loons as they call to each other on the lake. No one seems to be awake, and there are no cars along the road near my home. It seems to be a time I can just shut out the noises of all the world and enjoy the peace.

I’ve always lived by the motto of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, when it comes to the subject of my weight.  Hubby has always sort of respected the limits of this, knowing that there are certain things that a man simply doesn’t ask a woman, like her real age, her real weight and her real hair color.

This morning, Hubby came into our bedroom while I was getting dressed. I was trying to zip up a pair of jean shorts, and although I could get the zipper up, I was unable to breathe. So I (literally) peeled them off and put on another pair of shorts, all the while, Hubby stood watching me.

“It won’t be long until these fit me again” I said optimistically.

And that’s when he did it. He asked that fateful question.

“How much do you weigh now, anyway?”

I answered him honestly, after all, I got weighed in yesterday at Weight Watchers and I know exactly how much I weigh, and there was no fudging the truth! Well, that’s when he actually started to make a few choice remarks about my weight. Like, about how I must have eaten a lot of good German food and enjoyed plenty of beers when I went to Germany.

Gentlemen, I am telling you now, this is truly dangerous territory.

I turned and asked him if he was the “fat police”!

One thing about Hubby, he’s really bright. He smiled and winked and left our bedroom before I could throw a shoe at him!

I’m glad I’m back on my weight loss plan, because the above situation could have a turned out differently. You could be reading about the justifiable homicide of a husband who asked his wife about her weight, as he was prying a double fudge brownie out of her hands when she snapped!

Now that really would be a tragedy, wouldn’t it?

And…here we go!

1. Life is _good_.

2. _Always_ keep going.

3. My last text message (or IM) ended in these three words: _Thanks. Sure is_.

4. _Lobster_ is what I’m thinking about for dinner sometime soon.

5. On the 1st day of August _my garden doth overflow with vegetables!_

6. _The dogs are always_ lively and energetic.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to _watching the new “Say Yes To The Dress”_, tomorrow my plans include _pickles, pickles, pickles_ and Sunday, I want to _hopefully be playing with a puppy_!

Friday Fil-Ins are brought to you by my cousin Janet.
Come on and join in the fun!

And…here we go!

1. I’m going _To live, laugh, and love____.

2. _I’m more quiet than I am bold_ adventurous and daring.

3. Perhaps today you can make it a point _to smile and make someone’s day bright_.

4. _Show me some_ true adventurer’s spirit.

5. Compassion is _not always easily found._

6. _Never give up_ no matter how difficult.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to _watching a new episode of “Say Yes To The Dress” (I know, I’m addicted to this silly show!)_, tomorrow my plans include _Gardening and I Was supposed to work for a friend, but haven’t heard yet. I also want to go to the Greek Festival_ and Sunday, I want to _Do some serious cooking and putting up of vegetables from the garden_!

Friday Fil-Ins are brought to you by my cousin Janet. Come on and join in the fun!

And…here we go!

1. I feel _excited about Anneliese’s puppies_.

2. _Working hard on the laundry_ to catch up.

3. Do _whatever makes you happy_.

4. _I am_ completely unique.

5. It’s hard to know how much _I love you_

6. _a good tie_ follows the suit.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to _being quiet_, tomorrow my plans include _getting some groceries_ and Sunday, I want to _get ready for a busy week. Monday is Anneliese’s ultra sound, Tuesday is my dentist appointment, Wednesday is Weight Watchers and so it goes_!

Friday Fil-Ins is sponsored by my cousin Janet. Come join the fun!

Just after midnight my “host” got me up and running. In fact things seem to be running much better now than they have in a while, so perhaps this problem was a long time coming. Who knows! Thank’s to Bernie for posting in my absence, so you would all know what had happened!

While I was down and out, I missed you all terribly, and all I could think of was the great stuff I had in my head to share. Like how Anneliese’s belly is getting rounder, how we finally had a thunder storm that watered my yard, and how I made more pickles today! 8 jars!

First Anneliese. I cannot believe how each day, it’s almost like we blow her belly up just a little bit. Even Arnie likes keeping an eye on his little (and ever growing), sister!

She really is something to behold and I smile every time I look at her!

Towards the end of the day we had terrible thunder storm and then the sun came out and there it was. A beautiful rainbow. We don’t get them here very often.

That was right outside my back door. Too bad I couldn’t find the pot of gold! Then it would truly have been perfect!

I’m hoping that the pickles came out well. I think they did, but we shall see. Today I will be attempting to blanch and freeze summer squash and zucchini. I’ve never done that before, and since I have an abundance of squash right now, I thought I would give it a try.

It’s also my day to go and get my teeth cleaned and have my 6 month check-up! I’m a total Denta-Phobe, so please say a few prayers for me!

Once again, I want to thank Bernie for posting during the great “Blog Out” up here in the Northeast. Next time I see you Bernie, we will have Schnitzel and Beer, on me!

It’s amazing the difference a day makes. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling too well, and today (Monday) Dackel Princess is down and out, at least for some of us. Now here is the funny part. I cannot access the blog, or the entry part, yet my friend, Bernie in Australia can log in as easy as pie! Go figure!

Guest Poster’s note: I am MORE than happy to assist my friend in her time of need… I charge, a fairly nominal fee of Schnitzel and a Stein of beer though…

He has been nice enough to offer to assist me in posting this, so you all will not think I fell off the face of the earth. That is, if you can read the blog!

In the last couple of weeks I have had a little trouble with my “Host”. In fact I am thinking that perhaps I need a new host so that this type of stuff doesn’t keep happening. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Once things are back up and running, I will write and let you all know. In the meantime, thanks for checking in and hopefully there will be some positive news soon!

And…here we go!

1. When it’s quiet _I like to listen to the Loons on the Lake_

2. _Puppies will hopefully arrive_ in what seems like only a month.

3. My heart is _full of love_.

4. _I think it is the height of summer in_ July.

5. In the town where I was born _There are beautiful beaches and plenty of parks to enjoy_.

6. _His ability to cultivate his trees and grow totally awesome fruit_ is something I really love about my significant other / friend.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to _hopefully celebrating Anneliese’s pregnancy_.
Tomorrow my plans include _cleaning my house and making potato salad_
And Sunday, I want to _enjoy the 4th of July with my family and friends_!

Questions provided by my cousin Janet over at Friday Fil-Ins. Join us!

I have now stayed faithful to the Weight Watchers Plan for two days. I can tell my clothes are starting to feel big on me! I swear to God they do!

I saw a woman in a store who knows me from class and she tried, in a very nice way, to make me feel less bad about the weight I have gained back. Her smiling face, just made me want to do this even more.

So, we are eating fish tonight for dinner!

I also made up one of my favorite drinks. Lemonade. I make it with Splenda and it just quenches my thirst like nothing else (except a good cold German Beer! Ah, I digress!), and helps me stay on the plan.

I leave for my sister’s home on Friday, and we are taking my Mom out for dinner to celebrate her 81st birthday, I groaned when she told me this, not because I don’t want to go out, but because it is hard for me to stay on plan when I am not in control of the food.

I told her we have to go to a place where they have grilled or broiled fish and salads! I really do not want to jinx myself the first week back. Perhaps, I will take my sister on a couple of walks around her neighborhood and swim in her pool to keep my calorie intake under control!

I will also get to see my nephews and niece, their children and my cousins and their kids as well. It should be a fun summer family reunion!

My mission today was to get my cell phone dilemma solved! For the last few weeks, no months, my phone was slowly dying. In fact, have any of you ever tried to call another cell phone and get a busy signal? And do you drop calls all the time? Or experience crackling and then a dead call? Yes, these are all the things I have been putting up with until I could clear some time and drive the 45 miles south to our local Cell Phone Provider.

I didn’t know what to expect…a new phone…high prices…a lot of guff? I was pleasantly surprised by the level of service that I got.

I arrived and was the second person in line for service. My name was called and a very nice young man named Robert helped me. He checked my dropped calls and tested the phone and found that my LG ENV3 was defective. He brought out a new one and programmed it for me, and off I went.

Wow, easy!

However, I am a little paranoid about it. You see I had a succession of LG ENV2’s before they gave up and upgraded me to the ENV3. Five of them to be exact!

I’m starting to think that my electrical weirdness with computers is spilling over to cell phones!

That’s a scary thought!