Here you go, my Sweet Violets! Another new home for our daily musings....

"Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship."

- Cicero

Michelle~

Your morning sounds loverly sweetie...so glad dh let you sleep in and gave you the morning off. I am also watching the Sunday morning show...want to see the thing on Oprah.

Anyone going to read the Kitty Kelley biography on Oprah??? Just curious.

I have to run to the grocery store in a bit...making a pork loin later! I have to drive to Palm Springs later and pay for the drywall...I told ya'll about the mold in my old house, right? UUUGGG

In between, I'll be by the pool (most of the time under the patio in the shade) reading my book...LOVE IT!

Supposed to be going to a place sort of reminiscent of Gruene. It is very close to me, meeting some friends, I am picking one up and told her either she has to drive and Bob can have my car or my car seat needs to be dry. Hopefully it is dried by now!!

Laura, Laura, Laura, can you tell I am obsessed with food!!!!!!!!!

Oh, well, hope storms are not to bad today anywhere!!!

Good evening, Violets..

Just finishing watching 2012 and then on to Desperate Housewives and Kendra. Ahhhhhhh an intellectual evening, to be sure.

I got a nap in and feel much better tonight. Hope I don't have trouble falling asleep later.

Everyone have a good evening.

Good morning, Vi's... busy day, lots to do, make it a great day!

Good morning, Violets..

Semi-lazy day today. Just hospital shift and community chorus rehearsal. I slept good last night, thank goodness. I wish I could plant my new plants today, but temps are supposed to get down into the 20's the next couple of days, so I'll wait.

Everyone have a great day. Be good to yourselves.

Morning girls~

I get to go to the doc today, gonna ask for bitch pills. And get my hormone levels checked too. OUT OF WHACK doesn't even cover it.

Michelle~ love you sweetie. Glad you will be busy today!

Everyone have a great day!

xooxox

Good Monday morning to everyone! It was a gorgeous weekend here. Sunny and not a cloud in the sky. Please pray for this weather for my wedding weekend!

I am going with my mom to get her dress altered today. Then I have to meet with the landscaper at the juans moms house to go over what I need done. Then I have my hair trial. Then we are doing adoration prayer at church tonight. We volunteered from 10pm to midnight. Yikes!

I'm so hungry so I'm off to find something to munch on.

Hello everyone,

Michelle, <<< hugs >>>

I am tired, tired, tired today. My husband and I helped our friend pick up her cousin at the airport last night. I asked my husband for leaving if she checked the flight before leaving and he said yes. Come to find out, she didn't even know what flight he was on or what airline . . . just that he took Turkish Airlines from Istanbul to Chicago and should arrived in Cleveland at 9:30 PM.

Come to find out, every flight out of Chicago that should have arrived at 9:30 was at least 180 minutes late. So he finally arrived around 1 AM, and we didn't get to bed until 2:30 in the morning . . . just to toss and turn all night.

Unexpected delays happen often in flying and I know that all too well after years and years of flying. The worst thing is that I knew better to check before leaving and just assumed that she knew as well. Next time I'll ask more questions before leaving and check the flight.

Oh well, perhaps I'll take a nap at lunchtime instead of eating :0)

My band is bein weird today. I've got good restriction, but all I've had this morn is water and orange 'drink'. Just took my allergy meds, which are teeny tiny pills and I feel like I just swalled a big bite of cheeseburger. I am nauseated and it hurts.. gah. How weird is that. Very thankful I didn't try eating my banana yet!!!!

It is weird here today without my shadow following me around everywhere. I didn't realize how he was always with me until he wasn't. I swear I've heard his claws clickety clacking on the kitchen floor a couple times. Poor poor pitiful me. :thumbup:

BUT... I haven't bawled my eyes out today AND I'm baking cookies to take to the vet to thank them for their tlc of my buddy on his last day... so progess IS being made... baby steps...

Good afternoon, Violets..

Well, I have an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon to check out the knee. It's not until June 1st and if there is surgery, it will have to be after the 20th of June. That's Gospel Sunday at church and possibly my last choir gig there so I can't miss it. I called my doc today and asked for a script for pain meds. He said he would send one in, but that he would refer me to the orth as well. My x-rays showed more damage to the joint.. oh joy.

PamELa.. hope you get your pills and your hormones back in line. How are you liking Big Girl?? Don't you just want to smack those parents for what they did to her??

Michelle... Mo will always be with you. Nice of you to make cookies for the vet. I would be way too tempted to eat them myself!! We go to the band doc in one week. We haven't been there in well over a year so it should be interesting to see what he says. I don't see him yelling at us, but I'm sure we are not his biggest success stories! But I'm still a work in progress and I'll keep on the journey until I get to goal.

Haydee.. can't wait to see pics of the next trial hair and makeup. Won't be long now before we get to see it all up close and personal!!

Heather...tell me about plane delays. I almost didn't get to the first meeting of the Violets because of the first leg of the flight being canceled. I didn't arrive until evening when I was supposed to get there noonish.

Laura...my band seems to be different every day. Some days I can't eat anything, and some days everything slides down. I have to break my Tylenol capsules in half in order to get them down one day and can take them whole the next. Go figger!

Jane.. hope you are having a good day today..

Hey Girls~

I think I am going to join Weight Watchers today or Wed. There are meetings near my house and I NEED HELP...short of stapling my mouth closed. Everyone does well on WW, and if you fall off the wagon w/ oh say, 3 margies...you just get right back on. I don't know...I SUCK AT THIS. Keep you posted.

I am at 85% of Big Girl...I read it all weekend and I LOVE it! Sad it is almost over. I hate her parents. And give it two thumbs WAY up for anyone interested. I'd loan it, but I did the Kindle.

OK...bbl

I heartily recommend WW-it has kept me accountable...I actually hit goal last week....granted, I asked my DR for a note to make my goal higher...I just don't see me getting to 155 at my age....and I have been hqanging in the 60's for months....so it kinda feels like I backed into the goal weight, but in 6 wks. I won't have to pay anymore, so thats good....

The only part of following plan I have trouble with the band...I can't do fruits or vegetables very well....bananas get stuck...salads, iffy, broccoli, forgetaboutit....and I am not quite sure how to count pts. when i PB....I really like my leader though-she knows about my band....however I think the band is why I was never hired by WW...

I really want to be happy about the weight accomplishment, but this dang no job status is reallyyyy getting me down....:thumbup:

Hope the knee feels better Judy, Michelle, hugs to you and your family....Hope Carson is feeling better Laura, hope the weather is beautiful for your special day, Haydee..

Off to start dinner....have a agreat day/evening!

Thanks Mae, I know I will have trouble w/ some foods, but will just have to get my pts elsewhere. I can do oranges, salads (got a bit stuck today on my sal), zuccini, hate broc., but can eat about anything if I bite small enough...now just to bite the right things!

Wow Mae.. you have done a GREAT job with the band!!! CONGRATS!!!

I finished reading Big Girl and I gotta tell you.. there were so many things about her life that mirrored mine. Not with both parents, just my dad and the nose thing... yep.. that's me, but I can't afford to do anything about it. Really good book and fast read. Now on to Amazon to see what I want to download next.

Roast in the slow cooker is done for dinner. I'm just waiting for the Bobster to finish his 9 holes of golf and get home to eat with me.

Then I'm off to Community Chorus rehearsal.

BBL.....