Tuesday October 12

[audra]

Good Morning

I just finished my 4 mile walk. If it does not rain I am going out to run the mower over my back yard. If it does rain I am going to do a two or three mile walk this evening. And that will be my exercise..

Yesterday i had such a good time out with my dd and my sister. I think sometimes females need to get out for a "just us girls" outing. It was so relaxing and we laughed and we would wander off and then wander back togeather.

I don't have much planned for today. Mostly just the same picking up and sweeping and I need to cook something for dh tonight. It is so hard to cook for him right now because if he works hard like he is doing now and he is working long hours, then when he gets in it is late and he is hungry but he does not want to eat anything especially so late at night. I just do not know what to fix for him, last night all he wanted was a couple of fried eggs and a sliced tomatoe. No bread no fruit I even tried to get him to drink some milk or eat some icecream and he did not want any. I know he can't keep that up. I know i will fix some pasta and a white sauce with chicken in it it is light and yet filling and I will fix a few veggies. Maybe he won't eat a lot of it but it is somewhat healthy.

Menu for me for today-------

breakfast-juice and oatmeal

lunch-salad

supper chicken and sauce over pasta, grilled okra, grilled squash, asparagus

snack dry cereal

exercise-4 mile walk and either mow or do another walk this evening

I will check in later,

have a good day everyone

[Jasmine Bushstorm]

good morning!

I am having my usual oatmeal for breakfast. I'll have some yogurt in a little while for a mid-morning snack. Lunch will likely be leftover soup, or I will make a quesadilla and a salad. Whichever sounds better at the time, I guess. Dinner is going to be similar to what you have planned, Audra. Pasta, with a light sauce, broccoli, and shrimp all tossed together.

Exercise will be the three mile walk and the stretch tape. I have a parent meeting at school tonight, which is why I am planning such a simple dinner, one I can throw together when I get home. Hubby isn't going to go, he's fed up with the group, and doesn't want to participate, which I can understand. So he's going to stay home to work on laundry.

Yesterday I ended up going to wally world after school with the princess, and somehow we ended up not getting home until over two hours later - yikes! My exercise time was all used up. Still and all, I guess it wasn't too bad, as I got in more than 10000 steps for the day even without the three mile walk. I did really well on my mission, food wise, yesterday, until the evening. I was reading, and got hungry for cheese crackers. They are baked, so not as calorie or fat laden as if I were having potato chips, but I think I ate about three servings worth!

Well, anyway, I am glad that you had such a nice day yesterday, Audra. You are right - time with the girls is important. Imagine the fun we'd have if half the country wasn't between us. ;D

Have a good day today. It's time for me to get to work.

[Jasmine Bushstorm]

I decided on the quesadilla for lunch, with refried beans and a bit of cheese, with a salad on the side. Hit the spot.

I'm taking the girls to the store after school, so we can get the fish for the aquarium. They are excited. I haven't had fish for a pet since I was in, oh, maybe middle school. They used to give them away as prizes at the county fair, in little glass bowls. Ours never survived, they always got "ick." I see now that you can buy something to put in the water to get rid of that, so that's good.

Anyway, I just wanted to check in. Later!

[audra]

1:02 pm

I went out to run the mower and i could not keep it cranked. At first i had no problem but then it shut off and I could get it running again but it would only run about 30 seconds I checked the oil and I checked the gas and I took off the air flilter to see if it was clogged but everything looked fine . That is the extent of my mechanical knowledge. I am going to have to wait until dh can find the time to check it out.

I stayed outside just long enough to get yucky and sweaty and to get a mosquito bite on my ear. Sure was not worth it.

I had my breakfast but I have not had lunch yet. So I think I will go and get something to eat.

You are right Jasmine we would have a blast if we lived close to each other. You never know, sometime you might get tired of the snow and want to move somewhere warmer.

I will talk to you later

[audra]

I have been meaning to tell you that I bought some fat free pringles potatoe chips sunday and they have half the amount of calories in them and they taste like normal.

10:29 PM

I did not eat any supper , I ate such a late dinner I have not been hungry this evening. I did eat a couple of squares of cheese. and a couple of crackers.

Sleep well everyone and I will see you tomorrow.