Sunday morning and it's raining. I cheated and didn't go to church today because I wanted to curl up in a blanket and read the papers (3 have collected). However, my plans for a leisure morning were thwarted by one grey terrier with a horrific smell compounded by the wet weather.
Winston, our Biscuits terrier, and I had to take a shower together because his smell was so bad that I gagged. He's so patient with me and allowed us (it's a group effort) to lead him by the leash to the dreaded shower. Then, he shook and shook and used up 4 towels getting dry. I know his smell is the reason that whoever had him for 4 years took him to the pound. He's so sweet and wonderfully protective even though he butts me constantly trying to herd me. He is super smart and intuitive. He doesn't like our housekeeper, Jewell, however and barks for the entire time (4-5 hours) that she's in the house. I've often thought of writing the Montgomery paper and demanding to know why this unknown owner gave him up after having him 4 years!!! He loves our park walks and for the last couple of years, he watched each truck owner pull up and then made doubly sure that he wasn't his owner. I felt so badly for him and for a while wanted to help find his former owner. Not any more, he's ours and we love him, smell and all.
Blog ya later.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Commiting to Thin
Usually when I start a diet, I do it for about 2 weeks before I get sick of it. I decided that if I am truly to commmit, I have to decide what is really important to me and why I need to try to improve my health. There are several reasons:
(1) I love my daughter, grandson and husband so very much and I want to be there for them as long as I can. I want to be able to get down on the floor and play with Anderson and get up without Bob having to pull me up like he usually does. I want to see Anderson graduate from law school like his dad! Perhaps medical school if I can recruit him.
(2) If I do this, I will feel better and be more active. Each time I go to the gym and work out for 35 minutes on the elliptical, I feel great and almost bounce down the stairs. When I don't,my knnes start hurting and I feel pretty sluggish. I have to admit, though, that I'm the only 60ish (59 but it's coming up in May) grandmother in the gym most of the time.
(3) I want to be able to wear cute clothes and show off my arms. Unfortunately, my legs look like road maps so my arms are my last hope for normalcy.
(4) My co-workers and I are in a group that plans to lose. If we're sucessful (only 10 lbs), we can enter and possibly win $1000. That is a nice incentive but will it pay for all my new clothes.....no. Maybe I should scratch that one.
Finally.....I like myself and respect myself. I need to prove it and do it for me.
Blog ya later.
(1) I love my daughter, grandson and husband so very much and I want to be there for them as long as I can. I want to be able to get down on the floor and play with Anderson and get up without Bob having to pull me up like he usually does. I want to see Anderson graduate from law school like his dad! Perhaps medical school if I can recruit him.
(2) If I do this, I will feel better and be more active. Each time I go to the gym and work out for 35 minutes on the elliptical, I feel great and almost bounce down the stairs. When I don't,my knnes start hurting and I feel pretty sluggish. I have to admit, though, that I'm the only 60ish (59 but it's coming up in May) grandmother in the gym most of the time.
(3) I want to be able to wear cute clothes and show off my arms. Unfortunately, my legs look like road maps so my arms are my last hope for normalcy.
(4) My co-workers and I are in a group that plans to lose. If we're sucessful (only 10 lbs), we can enter and possibly win $1000. That is a nice incentive but will it pay for all my new clothes.....no. Maybe I should scratch that one.
Finally.....I like myself and respect myself. I need to prove it and do it for me.
Blog ya later.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
A new year
Susannah just called and told me that I was a terribly disappointing blogger because it's been a month since I blogged. She's right, of course, but the past month has been busy and I've not had time to do much.
Besides celebrating Christmas, I've had my busiest month recruiting physicians. This is the time that they (residents) start panicking about making a decision and it becomes a race against time to get them to visit, make a decision and sign on the dotted line.
Christmas was fun --we did alot of shopping for our grandchildren. Anderson's first Christmas had to be memorable and we started his ornament collection of trains. He probably had 10-12 Christmas outfits and I hit the consignment shops to do my part. Sydney is growing up at 3 and 1/2 and she can out-talk, out-maneuver, outwit, and outlast us. I remembered buying Susannah a Fisher-Price clock so I purchsed one on Ebay for Anderson along with a set of keys and a handy PDA. I also bought Susannah a Fisher Price tape player when she was four that she sang along with and played Michael Jackson, Air Supply and other creepy artists. Remembering that, I purchased a CD player for Sydney and she loved listening to Christmas songs and kids hits. It's was a bit bigger than Susannah's so she could hardly lift it.
On Christmas Eve Eve (yes, the eve before Christmas Eve), we cooked dinner and opened gifts with Jessica--Northface jacket(what else?), guitar and tee-shirts and then watched Syndney open dozen of gifts for what the Northface cost. Granny--who is 92, opened her gifts, too and loved watching Sydney demand that everything be opened and played with immediately as she unwrapped.
Susannah and Adam came over early on Christmas morning and opened gifts with us around 8 am. We do a stocking gift in a box and that takes an hour to watch each person open each little gift in their stockings. Susannah and I gave each other the same thing for Christmas: a webcam!
After a hearty breakfast, we lazed around while preparing dishes to go to Amy and Tim's. We hit Amy and Tim's about 5 pm and caught up with the Grinstead family. This has been a rough year for them and it seems that it's time for good things to start happening. From my lips to God's ear.
We celebrated New Year's Day with our friends, Kathy and Kurt. We really enjoy both of them and we talked for hours. We had what Kurt termed as "Chicken and Stuff" which is similar to Chicken Caccitore. They have a neat attractive home and that's a rarity in our lives.
Today, Bob and I packed up Christmas(it took us 3 days and about 50 boxes) and he dared me to buy any more Christmas decor. He's right...of course, but I do plan to buy 2 new trees while everything is half-price. I'm waiting for the divorce papers to arrive any minute.
Besides celebrating Christmas, I've had my busiest month recruiting physicians. This is the time that they (residents) start panicking about making a decision and it becomes a race against time to get them to visit, make a decision and sign on the dotted line.
Christmas was fun --we did alot of shopping for our grandchildren. Anderson's first Christmas had to be memorable and we started his ornament collection of trains. He probably had 10-12 Christmas outfits and I hit the consignment shops to do my part. Sydney is growing up at 3 and 1/2 and she can out-talk, out-maneuver, outwit, and outlast us. I remembered buying Susannah a Fisher-Price clock so I purchsed one on Ebay for Anderson along with a set of keys and a handy PDA. I also bought Susannah a Fisher Price tape player when she was four that she sang along with and played Michael Jackson, Air Supply and other creepy artists. Remembering that, I purchased a CD player for Sydney and she loved listening to Christmas songs and kids hits. It's was a bit bigger than Susannah's so she could hardly lift it.
On Christmas Eve Eve (yes, the eve before Christmas Eve), we cooked dinner and opened gifts with Jessica--Northface jacket(what else?), guitar and tee-shirts and then watched Syndney open dozen of gifts for what the Northface cost. Granny--who is 92, opened her gifts, too and loved watching Sydney demand that everything be opened and played with immediately as she unwrapped.
Susannah and Adam came over early on Christmas morning and opened gifts with us around 8 am. We do a stocking gift in a box and that takes an hour to watch each person open each little gift in their stockings. Susannah and I gave each other the same thing for Christmas: a webcam!
After a hearty breakfast, we lazed around while preparing dishes to go to Amy and Tim's. We hit Amy and Tim's about 5 pm and caught up with the Grinstead family. This has been a rough year for them and it seems that it's time for good things to start happening. From my lips to God's ear.
We celebrated New Year's Day with our friends, Kathy and Kurt. We really enjoy both of them and we talked for hours. We had what Kurt termed as "Chicken and Stuff" which is similar to Chicken Caccitore. They have a neat attractive home and that's a rarity in our lives.
Today, Bob and I packed up Christmas(it took us 3 days and about 50 boxes) and he dared me to buy any more Christmas decor. He's right...of course, but I do plan to buy 2 new trees while everything is half-price. I'm waiting for the divorce papers to arrive any minute.
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