Thanks Sharon and Kathy

Dear Sharon and Kathy, Thanks for all your work that made this a great summer for us all. With love from your summer wellness ladies

Had my cake and ate it all!

Well, yesterday was the "animals birthday party" at The Farm. Danielle, Dan and I went with our birthday presents for the animals and had a lovely piece of birthday cake! Couldn't disappoint the animals, right? Then it was Rich's birthday, so had to bake my special birthday cupcakes. I am not a sweet eater, but always have to have one of those. I did only have a half, but with a scoop of ice cream! Back on track today! I must start writing down what I eat again, as that works best for me. If I don't write it, it just slides right down and I don't think about it any more. I do still have to make up a sign with those "questions" on it, like Jane did. Oh, and I have this old drawing that I did in a drawing class years ago, of a Renoir-type lady. Very "rounded". I always want to put a copy of her on my refrigerator!

correcting our goofs

I just found out what the little pencil after my own posts means---it means that I can go back and edit it. I had two typos, clicked the pencils, corrected them, and now my post about walking is all correct. I keep learning! I presume that there are little pencil icons after your posts that don't show up on my page, meaning we can only edit our own.

walking invite

I saw Joan and Kathy at the farm yesterday. They are working, working, working on the rummmage sale--and walking in the mornings----I'm planning on joining them Monday at 7:30 at the farm---anyone else interested?

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Bring our own salads

Wow---this is a first for me too. I'm a virgin blogger. Saw "Julie, Julia" last week and that did help me understand blogs a little, plus it was a great movie. I've had a vacation since camp, and since I saw you all last--Rich and I went to Saugatuck for a few days. So I'm well rested, got lots of exercise, and ate okay--not great, but okay. And I've been cooking a lot of vegetables. This is such great tasting tomato time! The camp garden is producing tons now that camp is over!
By the way, the day after our breakfast last week, a microburst hit the farm and broke off an enormous limb from the tree by the Anderson Center porch, plus beheaded about 8 huge pine trees in what we call "the pines" on the north end of the farm, and ruined almost all of that corn that was so pretty along the side of the Anderson Center, plus badly dented up two of the camp canoes that went flying through the air. It was the most serious storm to hit the farm in years.
If this rain ever stops, let's walk! And put Sept 12 on your calendar---it's the annual barn dance, and it's fun. Only $5 per person to enter. Line dancing, kareoke, hayrides, bonfire, etc. --Plus food for sale, but not very healthy types: hot dogs, nachos, homemade salsa, popcorn, rootbeer -- But we could bring our own salads, and just enjoy the evening! Miss you all. Love, Lois

Post carpet layers...

To go along with my "comment" below, here are "Henri" and "Timber" snuggled into familiar spots while I try to get our rooms back in order.

Good Morning, everyone!
I'm sorry I'm so late with this - blogging is new to me and I've been here at the Farm, working on the rummage sale so I do have a bit of an excuse...
I really missed our Tuesday morning - I hate to see summer end and missing all of you brought it's ending into reality - fall is here and winter will be right around the corner.
How are you all doing? I met Joan here Monday morning and we gabbed and walked and had a great time - but no walking yesterday as the rain had started - and it's a lovely soft rain right now but I'm hoping we'll be able to go tomorrow.
I'm pretty tired - we did start the tuck-pointing on our house last weekend - they ground out about 3/4 inch of the mortar and the house looked like an excavation at Pompei - my brick red house was beige - what a mess! (My poor dog Missy is like a dust-mop - you really don't want to pet her, she's so gritty but she needs some reassurance with all the chaos so she pesters you unmercifully)
And Larry is in total obsessive mode - he's working harder than the people we hired - hope he lives through this remodel....This weekend they apply the new mortar - if the rain will allow - then next week-end they finish the job.
Our house-guests moved out Monday - Heather was finding the early morning commute to Addison to be a real pain - our two dogs really miss Sydney - and so do I - she is a real live wire and actually had Missy playing (Sunny is too old and dignified for that). I'm ready to start taking the kitchen apart to begin demolition but my energy has been sapped with the rummage sale - it's the "Year of the Toy" and toys have been my responsibility so I've got some work to do....
And our eBay room looks like a cyclone touched down - we are finding treasures and getting them up for sale but there's lots to do...
And so my concentration on eating well has been problematic at best - my hope is that some weight will go with all the activity but for right now, survival is pretty much my goal and Pop's is pretty quick and horribly good and , of course, not too healthy...
So that's my world right now - how 'bout you?
Have a great day and come out to see us if you get a chance - the barn is open from 9:00 to 4:00ish and you can always bring some stuff that cluttering up your life and needs a new home....
Kathy

Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, sigh less, breathe more, hate less, love more and all good things are yours. ...Swedish

how exciting, my first blog message. Thanks April for setting it up. Good news to report: despite house guests for five days, I lost an additional two pounds. Surely felt good about that, especially since there was a lot of stress connected with the visit. Thinking of you all and wishing you the best. Love, JaneA

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Here begins our Writing Diet blog! We enjoyed our Tuesday Morning Wellness Group together, so let's continue to log our questions, frustrations, and successes right here! Ready. Set. Go!