Good Morning. What are your weekend plans?

I think I've had a pretty productive workweek as workweeks go. This weekend I need to clean house and do some weeding and yard work. I hope the weather cooperates... I think we need to pull some old foundation bushes that are on their last legs too. DH won't be too happy about that. The newer bushes need a haircut bad! This year my hearty mums didn't come back. They have been gorgeous the past 5 years or so....big burgundy red blooms in October on 2 foot tall stalks, as big and full as boxwoods. 

Here's to a great Friday and this coming weekend! 

--gina
 

Today was outside running day, 35.5 minutes (5K). I'm pretty proud of that. I have a little over a month till the race, so I hope I can get better by then. My goal was to be able to finish, so I know I will acheive that.

Waiting on an e-mail back from my dietitian. The exercise specialist from the bariatric center said she thinks my calories and carbs are "dangerously low" for the level of exercise that I do. I haven't lost an ounce since I started training, so she may be right and my body may be hanging on for dear life. I'm going up a little today.

Hopefully the weekend will be chill and un-eventful. Having my family out on Sunday to cook out, regular Saturday shopping with my mom, that's about it, and I like it that way. It was a long week.

I thought you had been losing again lately since you added another protein drink?

I did last week big time. But since I started running harder training for this race, I haven't lost an ounce. I may need to go up in cals again? I would think working out harder would make me lose?

HI Gina!

I'm heading downstate to my daughters for her baby shower tomorrow.  I have a follow-up PS appt Sat the morning - just routine (that's down there too).

Today I have off - yea!  I have a massage at 10, a chiropractic appt at 11:30 then will be packing and hitting the road.  Its a 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive.  Depends on how often I stop....

Beautiful day here.  Sat is calling T-storms - we'll see...  Sun another gorgeous day.  Not sure when I'll be coming home, so I packed for the whole weekend. 

Oh - can't forget my vits - better get them NOW!!

Hi Jody,
I tried to post this before but the server timed out-maybe it won't post twice.

Have fun at the baby shower.  Do they know if the baby is a boy or girl?
What is the due date??

Are you ready to be a grandma???  It is sooo much fun.

Linda

Yes - its a girl and her due date is Sept 10th (or so). 

Yes, I'm ready!!  I always wondered what I would feel like when it got to this time of my life.  I think I'm more "ready" becaus they are!  It would be picture perfect if she isn't getting laid off, but they're looking beyond that.  She's already put in some applications know how long it takes for the hiring process. 

Hi Gina,

I've had to work over some this week trying to get through with the end of the year and quarterly reports.  I'm sooo glad it is Friday.

I hope you don't have to dig up your mums.  I love them, they are so pretty.  We had 2 very large limbs fall off of our bradford pear trees in the last 3 weeks so DH wants to cut one of them down before it falls on one of us, little Willie or the house.  They are our only shade left for the house.  We were in a pecan orchard, but he had all of them cut down years ago and planted these bradford pears.  They are beautiful, but we now hear this is common for them to split and limbs fall off.

DGD#2 is suppose to come today and spend the weekend.  It is my DD's anniversary and birthday this weekend.  DD just called to say DGD is sick and she is taking her to the doctor this morning.  Hopefully it is just more teeth coming in and she will still be able to come.  Granddaddy has the sprinkler all set up for her to play in - now she won't be able to since she is running a slight fever and it is very cold well water.

Sunday we are celebrating DD, DS & my birthday.  We are all in August.  It will be a fun day with both DGD's at the house.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Linda

Not sure what our plans are this weekend.

Have fun working in the yard. Liz