Category: My Life

Saturday I woke up and peered into the fridge looking for breakfast, and I realized that there wasn’t much in there. An egg, a little bit of cheese, and some toast, but the cupboard was bare!

**Groan**

So, once I had made something for Hubby and me, I grabbed my list and off I drove the 25 miles to the grocery and supply stores. Hubby usually comes with me, but he was watching the tennis and having a lazy morning, so off I went alone.

I went to three stores and a gas station, bought everything on my list and then some, and spent over three hundred dollars. If we are lucky, it will last us ten days to two weeks.

I’d left the house at 9:30 and arrive back at 1:15. All I have to say about that is this: I used to be able to go on long shopping sprees with no problem. Now that I am over 50, well, I get tired.

That is funny. In my mind I feel young and vital. But as I write you, I am really feeling every one of my 52 and a half years!

But now, my husband has food and drink for the weeks ahead, and so do the pups, My job is done! Except I do have to cook it! lol!

What I would like to know is this…when did it happen? How did I suddenly get old? Is it all down hill from here?

And…here we go!

1. Getting away for a vacation in the middle of the cold winter, to a warmer place is always wonderful!

2. Coffee, toast and an egg always help me to start my day off right.

3. Coffee, tea or ME! (HA!).

4. Fresh fruits and vegetables in place of junk food, will make me a cute little chick.

5. The lights are bright and my heart is full.

6. Find your happiness. It may be right in front of you!

7. And as for the weekend, Friday night I’m looking forward to watching some TV with Hubby and the pups, tomorrow my plans include writing up a few reports and Sunday, I want to kick back and watch more Wimbledon Tennis!

It’s summer! Here are some miscellaneous thoughts on this hot Thursday. It seems I’ve been busy with this and that, and so I will share with you what I’m up to.

1. Wimbledon has started! I love to watch tennis and thankfully we have Direct TV which offers great coverage during the week. We put it on at breakfast and just leave it on during the day as we do our chores.
2. The garden is growing quite well. I was concerned with the cucumbers as a whole, but suddenly all but one hill of them are doing well. I will not get the pickling cucumber seeds next year that I did this year, because over all, I am just not happy with them.
3. I brought Hubby’s trousers in to the dry cleaners, and guess what? They have lost his pants! I couldn’t believe it! They are still looking for them, but it appears that they are truly gone.
4. If said trousers do not appear, Hubby gets a new pair. He will have to go to a special men’s shop due to the length of his legs! Hubby is 6 feet 4 inches tall, and most of his height is in his legs!
5. Taxes are paid. **GROAN** Until December.
   
6. We have had the most awesome weather this week. Just what summer should be. Bright blue skies, sunshine and warm temperatures. The humidity has been low and it makes doing anything that much nicer.
7. I went to Weight Watchers on Wednesday! I lost one and a half pounds!!! It makes me feel that I am finally doing something right.
8. One thing I do know is that it is important to me to keep on this plan. With the history of obesity in my family, as well as diabetes and heart disease, taking care of my body and my weight is important!
9. I went out to lunch with a friend of mine on Wednesday and before I went I decided to go, enjoy, but to stay on plan and only eat what would be good for me. I had a salad with lobster, but no mayonnaise and no salad dressing!
10. By the way, have any of you tried a spinach salad, with strawberries, goat cheese and raspberry vinaigrette dressing? Oh wow! is that tasty!
11. We have friends coming for dinner tonight. We’re cooking Sauer Braten, mashed potatoes and sweet and sour red cabbage! It’s an old family recipe for the Sauer Braten, straight from Germany.
12. I’m looking forward to our cherries getting ripe. I think we are two weeks from that. Oh yum! Fresh cherries and cherry jam! Today we netted the trees against those thieving birds!
13. Yesterday was my cousin,Janet’s birthday. I just want to tell her again how much she is loved!

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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I woke Sunday morning to the sounds of crows outside. There must have been something on the road below interesting them because they stuck around until I went outside with the dogs and then they flew off. While the dackels roamed the yard and I picked up the newspaper, I heard the sweetest of calls. That of the Loon.

Many of you may recall the movie “On Golden Pond” with Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Well that was filmed very close to our home here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Although my lake is not the lake in the film, we also have Loons on our  lake, and their sweet calls speak to me in a way that not many other birds do.

Here is Hubby with the dogs (Fritz, Arnie, Anneliese, and Greta) at the top of Rattlesnake Mountain overlooking “Golden Pond” also known as Squam Lake. This is a great hike for people and for their dogs too!

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On Saturday I did paperwork for our Library. It took me a long time, but I got it done. Five written pages. All that is left now is to organize about 12-15 pages of documents. Then I will be done with that. In the afternoon the skies opened and it just poured rain, so I didn’t have to water the didn’t have to water the garden.

Friday, Hubby sold his motorcycle, and when our friend came to pick it up, I had lunch all ready for them. I’d planned to do nothing on Friday, but I was so happy to have something fun to do like make lunch for friends!

What did you do this past weekend?

And…here we go!

1. One of my favorite birthday presents was the year my sister gave me a surprise party. My Dad and Uncle were still alive and it was so special for me to have everyone together!.

2. I wrote down every thing I ate and lost weight, it was as simple as that.

3. The moon also rises.

4. My lunch includes vegetables and protien every day.

5. I was tempted by The fabulous picture my cousin sent me of Fried Clams!.

6. See knew things and new places are some of the things I like to do on vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to cooking a roast beef, tomorrow my plans include working on a report and Sunday, I want to weed the garden and pay bills!

This weeks Thursday Thirteen finds me sharing with you thirteen things I am thinking about right now.

1. I lost a fair amount of weight at Weight Watchers yesterday, and I only have five pounds  to go until I reach my goal!
2. This made me quite giddy this morning after class. I felt really proud of myself!
3. I did not reward my achievements with food as I have previously done.
4. I came home and enjoyed a large diet lemonade! Made with real lemon!
5. I thought about what to make for dinner. I stood and stared into my freezer.
6. I grabbed some clams and clam juice from Memorial Day and made Weight Watchers Clam Chowder.
7. It is nearly done and I can smell it. YUM!
8. I did taste it and it really does taste good.
9. We had sunny weather today, so pleasant, but it is clouding up.
10. I need to go and grocery shop for fresh vegetables.
11. It will not be long until my garden is producing.
12. Then I can just go out and pick some squash and saute it up!
13. Life is good and I am happy!

1. What is one thing on your bucket list? If you don’t have a bucket list let’s pretend you do.

Going to Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands. Since they are in the same hemisphere I would try to do them during the same trip.

2. What makes a good dad?

A Dad who is never too busy to talk to their kids, and spend time with them as well. In this day and age, it is not always possible for Dad’s to spend a lot of time with their kids, but finding those moments, where you can communicate with your kids, makes all the difference. A friend of mine probably doesn’t even know this, but I think he is a great Dad and Grand-Dad. I love his easy going ways, and how his kids and grand-kids love him.

3. Are you afraid of insects? Which ones?

I hate black flies because of my allergy to them. I swell up like a balloon! I do not like Scorpions, but other insects don’t freak me out too much.

4. We’re barbecuing…what’s on the grill at your house?

I love to cook ribs, chicken, or swordfish. That’s lately. The usual burgers, hot-dogs and steak are fine, but I’ve been going more low-fat and healthy meat meals. Grilled vegetables are fun too!

5. Do you believe that playing is more important than winning?

Yes. When Mandy was little and we taught her to play Backgammon, we taught her all the basics and the rules and then let her go. I think she was 5 or 6 years old when she beat one of my husbands MIT educated friends, who has not recovered to this very day!

6. Do you tan? Use self tanners? Visit tanning salons? See your dermatologist at least once a year?

I actually worked in a Tanning Salon and had a super dark tan at one point. But then I started working somewhere else and then I stopped tanning.

I had cancer surgery 3 years ago for a skin cancer on my face, so I no longer tan. I liberally use sun screens and I really need to get back and get my skin checked by the Dermatologist.

7. Five years ago I would never imagine that today I would_______________.

Be so successful on Weight Watchers. I am so close to my goal and I am feeling like I finally understand the new program.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Today I am visiting a different Weight Watcher’s Meeting because my usual meeting has been canceled due to “Bike Week” here in The Lake’s Region of New Hampshire. My little meeting center is being used as The Police Station! I’m sure they’d love it if I showed up with my running shorts and tank top on!

I worked today helping out a friend at her store. She needed me to clean and answer the phone for her. Well, I started in cleaning and three and a half hours later, the place looked fabulous and smelled great. As I sat down to have a coffee break, I noted that I really need to do the same thing at my house.

Why is it that my house is not as clean as my friend’s shop? Well it could be because of the computer. I’m afraid I spend way too much time on my computer. I love it..I love communicating. I love watching the world go round. I love my computer.

What I need to do is learn to limit. I need to limit the time on the computer until I get my house in shape, and then after that, I need to tell myself no computer time until I get my housework done each day.

So, there you have it. I’m finally admitting it.

I am a computer junkie!