a nice peaceful thursday :) i achieved my weight goal :) thank you :)
Happy peaceful thursday! :) Enjoying relaxation today, as we've had some stormy rainy weather in our area. It's a nice peaceful relaxing day indoors. :) Kayla and Taylynn love to build a tent with blankets, in our living room, when we have rainy/stormy weather. they are camping in the living room! :) aww! :) We have a very special, and sweet, SUMMER TREATS themed baking friday adventure planned for tomorrow. :) We're gonna be baking some delicious wheat bread cheesesticks, and also making some fresh summer crisp dill pickles. :) it's gonna be awesome!!! :)We look forward to sharing our adventure with everyone. :) Our plants are doing ok, and are continuing to flourish. :) i got to check in on the plants this early morning, the cucumbers are growing more and more. :) i put some movies on today, here in my computer room, and been enjoying some nice time online, writing to friends. :) enjoying a very nice peaceful day today. :) Thank you all for your amazing support, guidance, and encouragement with my healthy eating goal, and weight loss goal. :) i'm very happy, and excited to reach my goal weight, of 205. :) i've been doing great with my healthy eating, the past 7 weeks. :) i've been adding lots more fruits, and vegetables to my diet. :) i've been craving fresh crisp salads, with green olives, cucumbers slices, and lots of nice fruits, like blueberries. :) i need to buy some more grapenuts cereal, i put blueberries in the cereal. :) i'm feleing a great joy, and peace within. :) It's been a sweet smooth week, and there's lots more to look forward too. :) The cookie monsters are uniting, for a super cool, Summer Treats themed baking friday adventure tomorrow. :) It's almost time to bake! bake! bake! :)
my family and i hope everyone is enjoying a nice day. :) we're having a peaceful day indoors today, as we've had some rain, and thunderstorms in our area today. It's a good day to be indoors, enjoying some tv, movies, and writing. :) Kayla and Taylynn got their camping tent set up in our living room this morning, as we had some thunder rumbling outside, and it got windy, and raining very hard, and when we have this type of weather, Kayla and Taylynn love to build their very own tent in our living room, using their blankets, pillows, and they have their portable dvd player, and our puppy Pug joins them in the tent, and they have their very own little camping adventure, right in our living room. :) It's definitely a good day to be indoors, and taking in some relaxation, and reflections upon the week, and all of the upcoming fun times to look forward too. :) we have Kayla's and Lisa's birthday's next week, on tuesday, and wednesday. :) We're planning a special double birthday celebration :) it's gonna be so nice. :) i think Lisa is taking the day off on tuesday, so that she can be with Kayla all day, and w'ell also celebrate Lisa's birthday. :)
We've got a very cool, fun, and awesome Summer Treats themed baking friday adventure planned for tomorrow. :) We're going to be decorating our kitchen, with a summer theme, and making 2 of Kayla's and Lisa's favorite treats. :) Wheat bread cheesesticks, and fresh homemade pickles. :) today, i gathered our jars we have, we save lots of jars, especially when we make pasta, we wash the pasta sauce jars, and keep them for when we make salsa, and pickles. :) We're using the dill pickle seasoning tomorrow, and gonna slice the cucumbers, into the shapes of, pickle chips, sandwich stackers pickles, and also making spears pickles. :) i know my niece Alyssa is gonna love to smell the scent of pickles in our kitchen. :) We're gonna use the big cooking pot, to add in the vinegar, dill pickling season, water, and it cooks up nicely, and makes our entire kitchen smell like PICKLES! :) it's gonna be so much fun. :) We have some nice minced garlic too, to add to some of the pickle jars. :) i think we'll make about 5 or 6 jars of fresh homemade pickles. :) it's gonna be lots of fun! :) i look forward to taking lots of pictures of our adventure to share with everyone. :) i'm already craving some fresh pickles to add to my fresh homemade salads. :)
i want to thank everyone, for all of your amazing support, guidance, and encouragement with my weight loss goal, and healthy eating goal. :) i'm very happy, and pleased to share with everyone, about reaching my goal weight, or 205 pounds. :) for about the past 7 weeks, i've been definitely eating healthier, with more fruits, and vegetables in my diet, i also have remembered portion control. :) there was a couple weekends, where i got a little off-balance, but i found that once monday arrived of the new week, i was right back into my healthy eating zone. :) it's been very enjoyable, taking better care, eating more fruits and vegetables. :) i've come up with a new breakfast that i really enjoy. :) i've always enjoyed grapenuts cereal, but recently, i began to add blueberries to the cereal, it's so nice, and i also sometimes add raisins in with the cereal. :) it's been awesome, eating better, and lately i've been craving some nice salads. :)
i have this salad bowl, i slice lettuce, and i add in, slices of cucumbers, green olives, garlic powder, sometimes minced garlic, and also some nice Italian seasoning, and i even add croutons, or crumbled cheese crackers into the salad for added taste, and it's really good. :) i've definitely been on a nice salad kick lately, where i will have a salad with my meals. :) i want to continue to eat healthy, and treating myself from time to time. : )i love my tortilla chips and salsa. :) it's one of my favorite treats. :) i also occasionally treat myself to a nice cookie and iced coffee. :) i find that treating myself at times, helps with my diet, as it gives me a nice treat, and also helps keep me balanced with my healthy eating. :) i'm really happy, and excited about how i've been doing. :) exercising with garden work, nature walks, has helped me a lot too. :) i take the long way around our yard, and gardens, while tending our plants. :) if i need a garden tool on other side of our yard, i will intentionally walk the longest way over to get it, so that i can get in that extra exercise, plus it gives me a chance to see some more nature as i make my way back over to the garden area. :)
For drinks, i drink plenty of water, i also love an iced tea from time to time, powerade drink, and i also enjoy my iced coffees. :) when i make an iced coffee, i don't add in white sugar, i will sometimes add in, a packet of sweet n low, or vanilla creamer to flavor the coffee. :) It's a very rewarding feeling, making progress with goals, and i feel like i'm definitely on a good healthy track now, that is balanced, and i've found lots of nice stability, with my goals, which has boosted my spirits too. :) i feel very inspired by everyone here on DS :) Everyone's goals, healthy eating, exercising, and all of your amazing support, guidance, and encouragement, has given me lots of wonderful strength, hope, and has inspired me to take the very best care of myself, that i can. :) i'm very thankful, and i want you all to know, how much i appreciate you all, and i'm here for you all too :) CHEERS! to continued peace, happiness, and joyful times of celebrating accomplishments with our goals. :) i'll keep everyone updated on how things are going with my goals. :) i want to maintain my weight now, between 205 and 210 :) Thank you all so very much! :) Happy friendship hugs, and a high five! :)
A GOOD DAY FOR MOVIES/DVDS :) with it raining and stormy at times today, it's a nice day to enjoy some movies, and tv shows. :) i love my collection, and have been recieving some of my new dvds in the mail. :) This saturday night, our dear friend Holly and i are going to watch a movie called "Knowing" :) it's a sci-fi thriller. :) Today, i put the movie, "war of the worlds" on here in my computer room. :) somedays, i'm in a movie mood, and somedays i'm in a mood for tv shows. :) i have a nice collection, i like those history channel shows, called "the universe" :) i want to buy the 5th season sometime. :) i have the first 4 seasons. :) i check amazon almost every day, for the prices on the dvds, and i have my very own wishlist on there, where i get to add the dvds/items i'd love to buy, and it's an easy way for me to keep good track of merchandise i'd like to buy on there. :) my mom, Lisa, and i earn amazon gift cards on swagbucks, and other sites online to earn gift cards, and we love to shop on there. :) amazon has so many nice things, they even got some cool coffees, teas, and other items. :) i was very happy this past weekend, to treat myself to a $25 amazon gift card, with some of my winnings from Kentucky derby day back in may, and ordered some new dvds. :) i definitely need to buy some more popping corn soon, for some movie/dvd nights. :) i'm looking forward to the new, "Fast and the Furious 6" movie when it comes out on dvd later on this year. :)
We're enjoying a nice peaceful day. :) my family and i are doing well, and are in good spirits. :) We enjoyed the delicious pasta, meatballs, and macaroni and cheese dinner, that my niece Alyssa cooked for us yesterday. :) Very special thanks, for Alyssa. :) it's a nice day today, resting, and watching a movie, and enjoying nice time online, writing to friends. :) Today for lunch, i enjoyed a fresh crisp salad, and also had some chicken soup with brown rice. :) lunch was delicious! :) i'm so happy, and excited, there's many joyful times of the season to celebrate. :) tonight, i'm gonna have a healthy snack, and watching a dvd/tv show. :) my family and i thank you all so very much, for all that you do for us. :) You all are very special friends. :) We love you all bunches and bunches, and deeply appreciate everything, with all of our hearts :) BIG GROUP HUG :) There's many more great things to look forward too :)
calling all cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters unite!!! :) Tomorrow's baking friday! :) oh my! :) a super fun, and super sweet, summer treats themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) this is gonna be so much fun! :) The summer season is in full swing, with lots of great things going on. :) We love celebrating these special times with you all. :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone. :) keeping with the tradition, a wonderfully wholesome tradition, tomorrow my little nieces Kayla, Taylynn, and i are going to bake wheat bread cheesesticks, and making fresh homemade pickles. :) we're so happy and excited about the adventure. :) i'll take lots of pictures to share with everyone. :) many family and friends have joined in on the baking friday fun this week. :) is anyone baking goodies tomorrow? :) calling all cookie monsters! :) cookie monsters unite! :) it's almost time to bake! bake! bake! :)
-never lose hope :)
To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day. :) Wildthing, it's a peaceful day today. :) i did some organizing, put a movie on, and doing some writing. :) Thinking of you, our dear friend. :)
my mom says hi. :) She says, "i hope everyone had a good day" :) awww! :) we think of you all often, and love you all very much, our dear friends. :) We're very happy, and thankful to have you all in our lives. :) We hope you all are enjoying a nice day. :)
Happy summer garden smiles :) it cleared up outside this afternoon. :) i took some new pictures of our plants, while walking around our yard, and gardens. :) it's so nice, to see the plants flourishing. :) the plants are doing great. :) they handled the heavy rains, and winds well, and are ready for some more sunshine. :) we hope for a nice stretch of sunny days soon. :) i'm going to do some weeding in our gardens soon. :) Happy nature smiles :)
SNOWBALL BUSH BLOSSOMS :) our snowball bush in our front yard garden, near our bird feeders, is blossoming beautifully. :) they blossom all summer. :) it's awesome! :)
We've got a summer blossoming party going on in the yard and gardens, with lillies, cosmos, and mystery flowers blossoming. :) it's a pure joy to see the flourishing of the season. :)
Apples :) we continue to see lots of growth, amongst our fruit trees. : )We'll have lots of nice apples, pears, and peaches to enjoy :)
The plants are growing very healthy. :) it brings our hearts lots of joy, to celebrate the season with everyone :)
one of our sunflowers is growing a sunflower head :) it's going to blossom soon! :) happy sunflower smiles :)
my family and i hope everyone is enjoying a nice day. :) we're having a peaceful day indoors today, as we've had some rain, and thunderstorms in our area today. It's a good day to be indoors, enjoying some tv, movies, and writing. :) Kayla and Taylynn got their camping tent set up in our living room this morning, as we had some thunder rumbling outside, and it got windy, and raining very hard, and when we have this type of weather, Kayla and Taylynn love to build their very own tent in our living room, using their blankets, pillows, and they have their portable dvd player, and our puppy Pug joins them in the tent, and they have their very own little camping adventure, right in our living room. :) It's definitely a good day to be indoors, and taking in some relaxation, and reflections upon the week, and all of the upcoming fun times to look forward too. :) we have Kayla's and Lisa's birthday's next week, on tuesday, and wednesday. :) We're planning a special double birthday celebration :) it's gonna be so nice. :) i think Lisa is taking the day off on tuesday, so that she can be with Kayla all day, and w'ell also celebrate Lisa's birthday. :)
We've got a very cool, fun, and awesome Summer Treats themed baking friday adventure planned for tomorrow. :) We're going to be decorating our kitchen, with a summer theme, and making 2 of Kayla's and Lisa's favorite treats. :) Wheat bread cheesesticks, and fresh homemade pickles. :) today, i gathered our jars we have, we save lots of jars, especially when we make pasta, we wash the pasta sauce jars, and keep them for when we make salsa, and pickles. :) We're using the dill pickle seasoning tomorrow, and gonna slice the cucumbers, into the shapes of, pickle chips, sandwich stackers pickles, and also making spears pickles. :) i know my niece Alyssa is gonna love to smell the scent of pickles in our kitchen. :) We're gonna use the big cooking pot, to add in the vinegar, dill pickling season, water, and it cooks up nicely, and makes our entire kitchen smell like PICKLES! :) it's gonna be so much fun. :) We have some nice minced garlic too, to add to some of the pickle jars. :) i think we'll make about 5 or 6 jars of fresh homemade pickles. :) it's gonna be lots of fun! :) i look forward to taking lots of pictures of our adventure to share with everyone. :) i'm already craving some fresh pickles to add to my fresh homemade salads. :)
i want to thank everyone, for all of your amazing support, guidance, and encouragement with my weight loss goal, and healthy eating goal. :) i'm very happy, and pleased to share with everyone, about reaching my goal weight, or 205 pounds. :) for about the past 7 weeks, i've been definitely eating healthier, with more fruits, and vegetables in my diet, i also have remembered portion control. :) there was a couple weekends, where i got a little off-balance, but i found that once monday arrived of the new week, i was right back into my healthy eating zone. :) it's been very enjoyable, taking better care, eating more fruits and vegetables. :) i've come up with a new breakfast that i really enjoy. :) i've always enjoyed grapenuts cereal, but recently, i began to add blueberries to the cereal, it's so nice, and i also sometimes add raisins in with the cereal. :) it's been awesome, eating better, and lately i've been craving some nice salads. :)
i have this salad bowl, i slice lettuce, and i add in, slices of cucumbers, green olives, garlic powder, sometimes minced garlic, and also some nice Italian seasoning, and i even add croutons, or crumbled cheese crackers into the salad for added taste, and it's really good. :) i've definitely been on a nice salad kick lately, where i will have a salad with my meals. :) i want to continue to eat healthy, and treating myself from time to time. : )i love my tortilla chips and salsa. :) it's one of my favorite treats. :) i also occasionally treat myself to a nice cookie and iced coffee. :) i find that treating myself at times, helps with my diet, as it gives me a nice treat, and also helps keep me balanced with my healthy eating. :) i'm really happy, and excited about how i've been doing. :) exercising with garden work, nature walks, has helped me a lot too. :) i take the long way around our yard, and gardens, while tending our plants. :) if i need a garden tool on other side of our yard, i will intentionally walk the longest way over to get it, so that i can get in that extra exercise, plus it gives me a chance to see some more nature as i make my way back over to the garden area. :)
For drinks, i drink plenty of water, i also love an iced tea from time to time, powerade drink, and i also enjoy my iced coffees. :) when i make an iced coffee, i don't add in white sugar, i will sometimes add in, a packet of sweet n low, or vanilla creamer to flavor the coffee. :) It's a very rewarding feeling, making progress with goals, and i feel like i'm definitely on a good healthy track now, that is balanced, and i've found lots of nice stability, with my goals, which has boosted my spirits too. :) i feel very inspired by everyone here on DS :) Everyone's goals, healthy eating, exercising, and all of your amazing support, guidance, and encouragement, has given me lots of wonderful strength, hope, and has inspired me to take the very best care of myself, that i can. :) i'm very thankful, and i want you all to know, how much i appreciate you all, and i'm here for you all too :) CHEERS! to continued peace, happiness, and joyful times of celebrating accomplishments with our goals. :) i'll keep everyone updated on how things are going with my goals. :) i want to maintain my weight now, between 205 and 210 :) Thank you all so very much! :) Happy friendship hugs, and a high five! :)
A GOOD DAY FOR MOVIES/DVDS :) with it raining and stormy at times today, it's a nice day to enjoy some movies, and tv shows. :) i love my collection, and have been recieving some of my new dvds in the mail. :) This saturday night, our dear friend Holly and i are going to watch a movie called "Knowing" :) it's a sci-fi thriller. :) Today, i put the movie, "war of the worlds" on here in my computer room. :) somedays, i'm in a movie mood, and somedays i'm in a mood for tv shows. :) i have a nice collection, i like those history channel shows, called "the universe" :) i want to buy the 5th season sometime. :) i have the first 4 seasons. :) i check amazon almost every day, for the prices on the dvds, and i have my very own wishlist on there, where i get to add the dvds/items i'd love to buy, and it's an easy way for me to keep good track of merchandise i'd like to buy on there. :) my mom, Lisa, and i earn amazon gift cards on swagbucks, and other sites online to earn gift cards, and we love to shop on there. :) amazon has so many nice things, they even got some cool coffees, teas, and other items. :) i was very happy this past weekend, to treat myself to a $25 amazon gift card, with some of my winnings from Kentucky derby day back in may, and ordered some new dvds. :) i definitely need to buy some more popping corn soon, for some movie/dvd nights. :) i'm looking forward to the new, "Fast and the Furious 6" movie when it comes out on dvd later on this year. :)
We're enjoying a nice peaceful day. :) my family and i are doing well, and are in good spirits. :) We enjoyed the delicious pasta, meatballs, and macaroni and cheese dinner, that my niece Alyssa cooked for us yesterday. :) Very special thanks, for Alyssa. :) it's a nice day today, resting, and watching a movie, and enjoying nice time online, writing to friends. :) Today for lunch, i enjoyed a fresh crisp salad, and also had some chicken soup with brown rice. :) lunch was delicious! :) i'm so happy, and excited, there's many joyful times of the season to celebrate. :) tonight, i'm gonna have a healthy snack, and watching a dvd/tv show. :) my family and i thank you all so very much, for all that you do for us. :) You all are very special friends. :) We love you all bunches and bunches, and deeply appreciate everything, with all of our hearts :) BIG GROUP HUG :) There's many more great things to look forward too :)
calling all cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters! :) hehe! :) cookie monsters unite!!! :) Tomorrow's baking friday! :) oh my! :) a super fun, and super sweet, summer treats themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) this is gonna be so much fun! :) The summer season is in full swing, with lots of great things going on. :) We love celebrating these special times with you all. :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone. :) keeping with the tradition, a wonderfully wholesome tradition, tomorrow my little nieces Kayla, Taylynn, and i are going to bake wheat bread cheesesticks, and making fresh homemade pickles. :) we're so happy and excited about the adventure. :) i'll take lots of pictures to share with everyone. :) many family and friends have joined in on the baking friday fun this week. :) is anyone baking goodies tomorrow? :) calling all cookie monsters! :) cookie monsters unite! :) it's almost time to bake! bake! bake! :)
-never lose hope :)
To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day. :) Wildthing, it's a peaceful day today. :) i did some organizing, put a movie on, and doing some writing. :) Thinking of you, our dear friend. :)
my mom says hi. :) She says, "i hope everyone had a good day" :) awww! :) we think of you all often, and love you all very much, our dear friends. :) We're very happy, and thankful to have you all in our lives. :) We hope you all are enjoying a nice day. :)
Happy summer garden smiles :) it cleared up outside this afternoon. :) i took some new pictures of our plants, while walking around our yard, and gardens. :) it's so nice, to see the plants flourishing. :) the plants are doing great. :) they handled the heavy rains, and winds well, and are ready for some more sunshine. :) we hope for a nice stretch of sunny days soon. :) i'm going to do some weeding in our gardens soon. :) Happy nature smiles :)
SNOWBALL BUSH BLOSSOMS :) our snowball bush in our front yard garden, near our bird feeders, is blossoming beautifully. :) they blossom all summer. :) it's awesome! :)
We've got a summer blossoming party going on in the yard and gardens, with lillies, cosmos, and mystery flowers blossoming. :) it's a pure joy to see the flourishing of the season. :)
Apples :) we continue to see lots of growth, amongst our fruit trees. : )We'll have lots of nice apples, pears, and peaches to enjoy :)
The plants are growing very healthy. :) it brings our hearts lots of joy, to celebrate the season with everyone :)
one of our sunflowers is growing a sunflower head :) it's going to blossom soon! :) happy sunflower smiles :)
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Hi Chris Glad you had a nice relaxing day. Always nice to just relax for a day or two, Hope the rain clears up soon there. I think it\'s suppose to be in the 70\'s here tomorrow. Nice to have a break from heat and humidity. Enjoyed your garden photos all the flowers and the apples are doing great. Thanks for all my nice hugs today.Have a good night. hugs to everyone-Stephanie
HELLLO CHRIS!!! ;D,
IVE BEEN COMEING ON N OFF DS LATELY SENDING YOU A SUMMER TIME HUGGLES N CUDDLES TO ALL!!!!!! HOPE YOUR DAY CONTINUES TO BE GREAT...
HAPPY GARDENING N GOOD LUCK ON FRIDAYS BAKING TREATS [[[YUM]]],
TAKE CARE N HAVE FUN DC
Oh I am SOOOO looking forward to BAKING FRIDAY Chris and a full report on the campout the girlz have in the living room!!! It has been SOOOOOOOOOOO LONG since I did that with a girlfriend!!! We womyn NEED THAT!! It\'s also just so much fun no matter your age...
Sounds like you had a good day Chris with gardening and accomplishing that weight loss goal is FANTASTIC!!! I know first hand about the work that entaiils!!! Amazingly, I\'m finding that I really did finally learn those eating habits... NOW I reward myself with something other than I can eat which has really made the difference in keeping those habits!!! My sweet treat cappuccinos are sugar free and I savor every sip... I cook for just myself and dinner almost always includes a big salad and a veggie or two... Some nights, no starch is included as we\'re a popcorn household made the non-chemical way in the micro, and I always have bananas in the house and whatever fruit is ripe on the farm! You are reaping those same rewards for which I have to say I AM SOOOOOOOOOO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE TO YOU, MY FRIEND!!! And share that love with Mom and Dad and everybody in CT! Have a wonderful evening, DEAR SKINNY CHRIS!!!
xoxoxo Cj
LOVELY PHOTOS GREAT NEWS ON UR WEIGHT LOSS.
Dear Chris! :-)) I am so happy you had a great day! I love your beautiful
Flowers, especially the SNOWBALL BUSH BLOSSOMS :-) Looking
forward to hear about your Baking Friday :-) Congratulations! All of your
hard work has paid off and I am soooooo proud of you, dear Chris! :-)
Thank you so much for all your wonderful support and your very special friendship! Sending Best Wishes your way and lots of Love..:-)
Hugs and love,
Maria
Congratulations Chris on reaching your weight goal! Proud of you!
Your salads sound so good and healthy. I enjoy salads too..nothing better
I want to see knowing and the newest fast n furious too! Tonight is Wilfred on FX have you ever watched it Chris...its pretty funny.
Loved looking at the snowball bush..so pretty,I would like grow one here..all the flowers are gorgeous and plants looking healthy and hearty
Cool about the girls camping out in the living room...fun!
Your baking Friday sounds like its going to be a good one. Love home made dill pickles..How do you decide on what you want to bake on Fridays?
Enjoy your evening friend. Much love and Hugs from me and Annie for you and your family
sounds like you had a really nice day. it only rained by us in the wee hours of yesterday. i guess we lucked out. i just want it to get a bit cooler and less humid. anywho, have a great time baking today and once again, congrats on achieving your weight goal. have a great weekend!!!!
HIya Chris so glad you had a nice day =o)
Great pictures, i just love your garden & watching it grow, its awesome =o)
love you bunches & bunches my gardening & nature loving friend
HUGS for all =o)