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

Wooo hoooooo, Michelle... Good for you on the capris!!! Isn't it a great feeling??

I got the side yard flower beds all cleaned out and finished the trimming. It's 85 out and I need to go take a dip in the pool, do my exercises and then float around for an hour or so. We got a nice bench for Bob's area of the garden. Now to make the platform for it. We're looking at tile for that one.

Had cereal and 1/2 banana for breakfast and a sandwich with light chips for lunch. Total so far is 7.5 points. That gives me 13.5 points for supper and snacks. Off to have a WW red velvet cake bar... that's only 1 point and is VERY yummy.

Good going Michelle!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning, Violets..

Hope everyone has a great day today. We're headed to Kris's for a cook out later today. Bob is going to pick up some bushes today to plant by our pool fence. We decided to do that instead of putting in a whole new fence. He just has to repair the gate on the fence that's there now. Much easier...

Off to find some breakfast and get busy making potato salad for this afternoon.

Everyone enjoy!!!

Hello.

Major studying today, an auction house here in St. Louis is auctioning off some paperweights, and I am hoping to get some really good deals to sell and make some money.

Hopefully this week I will get to see them in person and then the 12 and 13th I will bid on them. God works in mysterious ways, and just when I need the money, this happens.........

Hey Girls~

Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone is having fun!

We went to PS to have breaky at Peabodys!! Then we went swimming for the first time this year!!! Susanne had been in before, but this was my first time to get in past my ankles! AAAHHH, it is soooo nice...we were nakey and enjoying our completely private pool!

Now, I am going to grade some papers!

xoxoxoxoox

What is Peabodys?

Peabody's is an outside cafe on Palm Canyon. Just a wonderful little resturaunt that we used to go to all the time.

backtothegrind...ujuuggg

Ds's team won yesterday, so we were up @ 5:30am this morning for the championship game... which they won! Yay team!

Then went to the diner for brunch... had something I haven't had in years... eggs & corned beef hash! Mmmmmm.

MIL died just 2 months ago and last night FIL called with some wacky plan to sell the house & move in with someone named "Pam" whom we've never heard of... so we've now got that to deal with, ugh. Will the weirdness ofthis year never end?

Wow Michelle, that is very odd, but something I hear unfortunately a lot at the shop from people!! Good luck!!

Damn, my secret is out...leaving Sus and moving in w/ Michelle's FIL! KIDDING...very bad joke sweetie! One thing I know for sure is that life is short. He probably doesn't want to be alone. Keep us posted...

Damn, my secret is out...leaving Sus and moving in w/ Michelle's FIL!

Oh my gosh, didn't even put that together, I'm so discombobulated! So funny!! I wish it were you! Rather than someone he says he's been friends w/for 29 years -- and yet no one has ever heard of her! We're just worried for him -- that he's moving too fast, making rash decisions, and getting screwed financially, etc.

That, and I'm worried about my poor dh, who really doesn't do well w/emotions... so far this year his mom was sick, then dying, then dead; he's really frustrated w/his work; and now he's losing the only home he's ever lived in/known for 47 years. I'm afraid he's going to pop!

And with that... gee, all of you have a good day!

Good morning, Violets..

Michelle.. so sorry to hear of all the troubles going on. Bob says that happens much more with men than women. Men have a hard time being alone, especially the older ones. My grandfather planned to marry 6 months after my grandmother died to a woman he had been friends with that I had never heard of. We met her once and she was a lovely lady. Unfortunately my grandfather died in surgery 6 months after my grandmother died of ALS, so obviously there was no wedding.

I understand what you're going through, and it is tough.

We're always here for you to vent if you need to.

I'm off to the ortho in an hour to see about my knee. Hope I can get some relief.

Everyone have a good day. I'll check back in later.

Hey Girls~

95 today, 109 Sat, 110 on Monday! SUMMER IS HERE!! I am kinda glad, it has been a breezy and cool spring.

Purple power to your family Michelle. Tough times and I imagine DH is having a bad time.

Judy, hope all goes well w/ the ortho. Keep us posted.

Janie, how was the play?

This oil spill makes me sick...just literally nauseated.

What is up Laura and Haydee???

OK...regular teaching day (figured out what I am doing this am at 4:30!) then I have the National Board Honors dinner! Should be fun.

I will be tracking food today...kinda f'd up all weekend. After that 3 lb gain, I just self sabotaged myself to death this weekend. Wish I had 1/2 the resolve I have professionally in terms of weight loss.

Make it a great day!

xoxoxox

Well, the news is as I expected. Total knee replacement. Will be done after the 20th of June, probably looking at early July. 6 weeks of therapy after that and 12 weeks before I start feeling like I have a normal knee again. Will have to go for a total unfill before the surgery and that scares me. But it's got to be done. Doc said it is bone on bone in the knee. It's too far gone to do anything else but replacement. sighhhhhhhhh the ravages of old age...

Off to get a couple of gifts, then some mulching and then pool time.

Everyone have a great day. PamELa... count those points!! I just had a great 5 point lunch... 1 slice regular bread, 6 slices deli shaved ham, 1/2 tomato slice, 1 T. Miracle Whip, 1 cup of fresh corn and 10 Lay's light chips. I'm stuffed and still have 15 point left for the day. (didn't have any breakfast today.. my bad).

Morning all,

Was a beautiful weekend here....got my planters done, went to a great Irish festival Sunday, Monday just chillaxed...and our Blackhawks won TWICE...only 2 more wins needed for the STANLEY CUP....(that's Hockey!!!)

Not much on agenda today....DD is off work and home...in the shower as we speak...2nd one in 12 hrs...umm, all you did was sleep....grr, she takes long showers....but we love her anyways....

Have an interview tomorrow for another temp position...my other thing ended Friday...cross your fingers and stuff...

Michelle, am reading a Danielle Steele book, Sisters, and the storyline is starting with a similar scenario as your FIL..

Judy, hope your surgery goes well, they have come soooo far with it these days...you'll be zumba-ing in no time....

Janie are you in Kansas City area....I know Tracey W is...well, shower is over....everyone have a great day!!!