Ancient as a stone, strong as the sea

[Phoenix_In_Bloom]

Hey Pam and Jet,

Thank you for checking on me.

I've been having exciting adventures in the kitchen.

I bought "Saving Dinner", a book by a friend of Flylady. There is a free sample menu on the website, www.savingdinner.com and I've cooked 2 of the meals from that.

Husband and I spent 2 hours searching for the items on the grocery list, that Leanne provides. Great exercise, feet hurt, got something accomplished.

We are liking the meals...food tastes good. I checked out the weight watchers points. The meal last night was 7 points, the meal 2 nights before was 6 points.

Not bad at all!

Hugs all!

[psluke]

Good Morning PIB,

That sounds great.

How is the exercising in the mornings going?

Are you still noticing a difference since your medicine change?

[psluke]

Good Morning PIB,

Don't we get an update?

[Phoenix_In_Bloom]

Hiya Pam,

I know I've been scarce lately.

The service is tommorow. I'm looking forward to it...I really need this formal goodbye!

Been pretty busy at work so haven't been posting much.

Also, school starts next thursday, so am gearing up for that.

I'm doing pretty well.

Y'all are in my thoughts.

Hugs all.

[Phoenix_In_Bloom]

Hey Folks,

I attended the memorial service on Saturday. It was beautiful and touching.

I got to visit with a couple of good friends. Was disapointed that more of my friends didn't show up.

But Husband went with me and I was very happy and grateful to have him there.

We got up and worked out this morning at 5:00 am. Go US!

I cooked Leanne's Jambalaya Pasta, from the sample Menu Mailer. www.savingdinner.com Yum! Husband liked it. I took the left overs to my parents and they were fighting over it. Was a big hit!

Hey, look at me...I'm cooking!!

Hugs all.

[psluke]

Whoo Hooo!!!

Go You!

[sage]

PIB -- I'm glad the memorial service gave you a chance to both say goodbye but also to reacquaint with some old friends.

As for the cooking...h and I just bought our first crockpot a few weeks ago and I christened it yesterday! Made a delicious vegetarian lentil stew (sweet with molasses but spicy with cayenne!). I couldn't believe how the "all day" cooking required NO effort on my part!



Sage

[Phoenix_In_Bloom]

Pam, Sage,

Thank you both for dropping by and checking on me!

Guess what!?!

We did it! We got up for the 2nd day in a row and exercised...did cardio!

And...get this...it's 5:00 am...still dark out...and we spot a very black shape in the garden of the house we are about to walk past.

Then I see glowing eyes and the shape does a hand stand with it's tail all puffed up in the air.

Husband announced, "skunk!" and we both stopped.

He clapped loudly at it and it ran off into some bushes.

How freaky is that??!!

I've never seen a real wild skunk before. We looked it up on the internet after we got home. Apparently, the spotted skunk is noted for doing handstands.

You can read more about this vicious fiend here:

Skunk site

Aren't y'all proud of us? We risked life and limb by walking at 5:00 am!!

Hugs all!

[psluke]

LOL

That was a nice help to wake me up this morning!

[sage]

LOL!

A few years ago h and I had a similar experience -- out at 5am for a walk in our neighborhood -- dark as anything. We walked down the street and saw a black and white creature in front of us. H (no doubt bleary eyed from the early time) crouched down and said "here kitty, kitty". It took me a moment before I screamed "SKUNK" and ran the other way ("I don't have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than YOU!").

Sage