Hi Everyone!

[DianaB]

Still can't see it. Your niece must have her settings set where other's can't see it. So how did she happen to get to go to the White House Easter Egg Hunt? That had to be really special!!!

[Janet]

Didn't get to see them either. That would have been so fun to be at the White House egg roll. How wonderful for them.

Diana, I would love to make a fruit salad with your suggestion. I'm not a big fruit eater, but if I could choose the ones I like...how yummy.

[gja1000]

She has a friend with Big Time connections to the Hill, so she got her tickets. Sorry you can't see the pictures.

Here's a video of her friend's son playing BB with President Obama later that day. He's the blonde headed boy with the blue shirt. You have to watch about half of the video before you see the BB playing.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/p...802c6c198.html

[judy]

That is so exciting! The WH egg hunt and basketball with the Pres!!! Good for her!

Our Easter was lovely. I missed church. I cut my toe up badly and it took too long to bandage it and so on, so I just went over to Jessie's after church. We had time to visit and chat, which was lovely. The kids were great too.

My ex husband was there. I'm going to have to get used to his being around. He is moving around the corner from Jessie. Boo!!! It's not terrible, but I'd rather he wasn't around. We get along, but I think he still loves me so it's uncomfortable, plus he annoys the crap out of me! Talk about freezing my eyeballs!

Yesterday, I went to a new friend's house for coffee, and then to a Writers in the Mountains Board meeting. I was asked to join the Board. I am very happy about this. I love the people in WIM. I'm also having a Board meeting of the Catskill Womens' Network in my house in a couple of weeks. This is the first time I'm really having friends over in a group. I'm excited!

I decided to buy 2 weeks worth of Lean Cuisine meals for dinners and lunches.
Luckily, they were on sale! I think it cost about $100, which isn't bad for 2 weeks of meals! I lost 2 pounds already. I don't know how I am going to eat after I lose the 10 to 12 pounds I want to, but I decided not to worry about it right now. One thing at a time.

We're getting ready for Kassidy and Brandon's communion on May16th. I offered them $500 to help pay for some of it. They were so happy! It really is my pleasure to give it to them. I really don't have it right now, but decided not to worry. I'll get some savings together again. I'll post pictures of the clothes soon.

[gja1000]

Hi All!
I've been gone to San Antonio since Wednesday to a nursing conference. It was inspiring, informative, hectic, tiring, and lots of fun. I saw an old friend I hadn't seen in 18 years! It was so much fun connecting with her. We may be able to do some work together in the future which I would really like! I saw several friends from across the country that I only see every other year at this conference, and that is always so nice! I also had some of my current and former students with me and it is always great fun to see them present their work, and meet new colleagues and make new connections.

I'm so tired though, I came home about 3:00PM, laid down for a nap, went to grab a pizza with Gary, caught up on a TV show he taped for me, and now I'm about down for the count!

Just wanted to do a quick check-in and I'll try to catch up with all my posting tomorrow!

Luv Ya!

[Janet]

It was such a beautiful day out yesterday but I was inside most the day grooming and bathing the dogs. I had given them their baths two weeks ago, but didn't do any grooming except for nail trimming and they needed it so bad. Today I really should get Penny outside and brush her down good. With summer coming she is really shedding. Since she is older and a little overweight, the last couple of summers I've shaved her down so she would be much more comfortable and cooler. I think I need to probably do it again. I don't like her not having her long Golden Retriever hair, but I want her comfortable in her old age. She'll be 11 in June.

Not sure what else I'll get done today...right now the sun is shining and looking very pretty, but it's only 43 degrees and it's suppose to rain today. Hopefully it will old off until later in the afternoon.

[gja1000]

Janet, it's cool (but not as cool as you) and rainy here today too. It's just a very heavy mist, rather than a rain, one where you have to run the wipers on the lowest speed. It's good for my tomatoes though, I watered them this morning, so the ground would be wet and soak up this mist. I put some fertilizer on them too, so the misty rain should be really good for soaking in the fertilizer.

It's so cloudy outside, I'm thinking of another nap today! LOL!!!

[paula1961]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Hi All!
I've been gone to San Antonio since Wednesday to a nursing conference. It was inspiring, informative, hectic, tiring, and lots of fun. I saw an old friend I hadn't seen in 18 years! It was so much fun connecting with her. We may be able to do some work together in the future which I would really like! I saw several friends from across the country that I only see every other year at this conference, and that is always so nice! I also had some of my current and former students with me and it is always great fun to see them present their work, and meet new colleagues and make new connections.

I'm so tired though, I came home about 3:00PM, laid down for a nap, went to grab a pizza with Gary, caught up on a TV show he taped for me, and now I'm about down for the count!

Just wanted to do a quick check-in and I'll try to catch up with all my posting tomorrow!

Luv Ya!

Oh Gayle I just loved San Antonio! I was there a few years ago. A friend of mine won a trip and invited me to go. It was so much fun! I loved the Riverwalk. I ate the best lasagne I ever had at a little place there.

Glad you're back and glad you had a good time.

[judy]

I think I'm just going to drive over to the Post Office. I ordered some books and hope they came. Then, I'm going to sit on the deck with the dogs and wait out the inflammation in my mouth.

It's a beautiful day!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by judy

I think I'm just going to drive over to the Post Office. I ordered some books and hope they came. Then, I'm going to sit on the deck with the dogs and wait out the inflammation in my mouth.

It's a beautiful day!

Why is your mouth still inflamed? Shouldn't it be better by now???

[Janet]

I want to know what happened Judy!! Did you have dental work again? Hope you're feeling better.

[judy]

I went to the dentist last Thursday. Still hurts! But the swelling has gone down a lot.

[gja1000]

Well, I went to the garden center today, got beneficial nematodes, seeds, compost, fertilizer, and plants! Now, I just need it to stop raining so I can plant and fertilize!

Actually it stopped today during the day and I it would have been a good time to put everything down (not the plants though, too wet), but I was afraid it would come a gully washer later today and everything would end up in the neighbors yard

And it did rain pretty hard a while ago - it might not have washed to the neighbors yard, but better safe than sorry, I guess.

Hopefully the forecast tomorrow will be better. Light rain would be great, but no gully washers!

[Janet]

It's 34 degrees this morning....brrrrr. Not sure how warm it's suppose to get today...I think in the 50's. It was in the 50's yesterday, but the wind was blowing so hard it felt much much cooler. I didn't venture out much except when I let the doggies outside. I don't like the wind much...it just dries me out so bad. Now breezes.....love them...lol I know picky picky.

Not sure what I'm going to do today. Don't really want to do anything too strenuous...lol, but there is so much that needs done outside. I am glad I haven't planted flowers yet. I would have been scurrying to get them covered last night.

[gja1000]

I got my compost put down around my trees, and I'll put down the beneficial nematodes this evening. I'm going to wait a couple of days to put down the fertilizer, I don't want to harm the nematodes. Even though the fertilizer is organic, it might cause harm to the nematodes and I need them to do their job of eating flea and fire ant eggs!!!