Seabreezes
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2009
Hi,
We are back.
How nice to see so many posts. I was trying to read some of them in the airport on my phone, but find I get a bit seasick scrolling around to read things on it!!!
We went to Calgary in Canada for a funeral. One of Bob's cousins passed away last Wednesday of a stroke. He is younger than us. His mother is still living and at almost 94 lives alone on the farm they have had forever. We have quite a few relatives there and were able to see most of them at the service. We stayed with another cousin. While the occasion was sad, it was great to see so many people. We hadn't been up for a couple of years and were trying to figure out how and when to get back there. This decided it for us so off we flew. We usually drive from California.
I am trying to cut back on diet sodas and other sugars as you know. They don't bother me at all in any physical sense as they do some people, but do know we don't need them. Jorge is adamant about doing away with them and people who seem to do well on his plan have managed to eliminate them all together. I wish they did bother me and then I wouldn't be tempted!!
Fortunately I am not fond of lots of sweets but hubby likes his low carb peanut butter cookies and do have to use some artificial sugar in them.
For me it is better to use a little bit than to give into the real thing, but not go overboard.
I also think Diane is a bit rigid in some of her thoughts and as said before, I wish they - the current diet gurus - would give more credit to Atkins as they are copying a lot of his original thoughts.
I know the current Atkins says no more than 3 packets worth of sweeteners a day and that is not a lot.
Lisa - your garden is lovely. I love the hibiscus picture. Kathy - they are very sensitive to cold so would take extra care in the winter where you are.
Pam - glad the roads are open for your trip.
Now have to go unpack, we got back late last night, and then get organized for the day. We leave in less than 2 weeks for a long trip and that will take quite a bit of organization, too.
I need to get back to the pool!!!!!
Hugs to ALL
We are back.
How nice to see so many posts. I was trying to read some of them in the airport on my phone, but find I get a bit seasick scrolling around to read things on it!!!
We went to Calgary in Canada for a funeral. One of Bob's cousins passed away last Wednesday of a stroke. He is younger than us. His mother is still living and at almost 94 lives alone on the farm they have had forever. We have quite a few relatives there and were able to see most of them at the service. We stayed with another cousin. While the occasion was sad, it was great to see so many people. We hadn't been up for a couple of years and were trying to figure out how and when to get back there. This decided it for us so off we flew. We usually drive from California.
I am trying to cut back on diet sodas and other sugars as you know. They don't bother me at all in any physical sense as they do some people, but do know we don't need them. Jorge is adamant about doing away with them and people who seem to do well on his plan have managed to eliminate them all together. I wish they did bother me and then I wouldn't be tempted!!
Fortunately I am not fond of lots of sweets but hubby likes his low carb peanut butter cookies and do have to use some artificial sugar in them.For me it is better to use a little bit than to give into the real thing, but not go overboard.
I also think Diane is a bit rigid in some of her thoughts and as said before, I wish they - the current diet gurus - would give more credit to Atkins as they are copying a lot of his original thoughts.
I know the current Atkins says no more than 3 packets worth of sweeteners a day and that is not a lot.
Lisa - your garden is lovely. I love the hibiscus picture. Kathy - they are very sensitive to cold so would take extra care in the winter where you are.
Pam - glad the roads are open for your trip.
Now have to go unpack, we got back late last night, and then get organized for the day. We leave in less than 2 weeks for a long trip and that will take quite a bit of organization, too.
I need to get back to the pool!!!!!
Hugs to ALL
You and Mike are pretty close in age. He turned 53 on 7/2. 
He did get his extension (oh crap, I need to file it this morning!! Almost forgot!!
), but there is a company just down the road about a mile and a half hiring. Levi just got hired there. It is a rock quarry opening up. They will be (if I have my facts straight) making big rocks into little rocks (LOL) to haul to the gas well sites for the Marcellus gas drilling that is going on. Just can't get away from the dang gas thing. Right now, that is the only thing really around. Mike said with his hazmat endorsement, and Class A license (big rigs) he should have no problem landing a job. There are many companies around here that are looking for that as most people will get class A license, but not the hazmat endorsement. He is going tomorrow to talk to the company and see what they have to say. It is an already established company that is "spreading their wings" so to speak. 
My one sister never even came outside. I had a good time in spite of the heat. I ate some chicken with salad, a little bit of eggplant and a piece of cake that my sister had brought there for my b-day - chocolate with raspberry filling, really...how could I say no? 
