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I did get cold @PenguinMum

It took me awhile to warm up. Popeye was looking at me smugly as I got back into bed!!
 
good morning all

4.7 today

slept a bit later today on this frosty morning

mr gee and I restacked most of a pallet of wood bricks in mum's shed yesterday so that we can reorder shortly, we do have ordinary logs from her garden too but the packs of 'wood bricks' (made of compressed sawdust), are very clean and can be stacked in the porch so mum doesn't have to go rooting about in the shed at the other end of her garden in the bad weather

We're having a quieter day today (hopefully ) and I'm doing some sewing repairs and alterations, soup for lunch is just going on the stove. Mr gee and his mum are going to get their flu jabs at a session in the nearest town tomorrow so we'll be out quite a bit of the day so I might as well try to get some of this stuff done today I may get my jab done at the pharmacy tomorrow too

Hope your day treats you well

@ianpspurs Cyprus sound lovely, just the thing at this time of year
 

Best wishes to your daughter and the little one, and to your MIL. Her place sounds a lot like mine, except we don't have medical -- mine is independent living for people 62 and over. I hope that she will like it -- I wish she could post on this board so we could "talk" about our experiences.
 
7.9 this morning. I have no idea why; the last thing I ate last night was a handful of mixed nuts. Sometimes I think our various meters are a handful of mixed nuts.

A balmy 9 degrees this morning -- balmy compared to last week's temps. I will try to get out late today and walk off this 7.9.
 
Afternoon folks, funny how life just gets in the way of a carefully planned day.

5.5 this morning.

Have a fun filled afternoon folks. I'm up to my neck in stuff.
 
Best wishes for the safe delivery of your new grandchild and good luck with MIL’s move. Hope all good news soon.
 
Social media post as dashing, nothing to eat before I made call to surgery. Woke to a 5.4 at 7.04am shot up to 7.8 before I made call at 10.41am.

Libre estimated 31. Libre I know does read lower. Compared to my bg monitor but it's a rough guide and I'm happy with that:

Today I woke up feeling very anxious

Hba1c results day

Phoned surgery With trembling hands I clung to my phone On loudspeaker Wanted to hear loud n clear.

LOWEST YET - IN AT 36! (48 and over diabetic, 42 to 47 pre diabetic). Libre sensor does read low as expected. Estimate was 31. It's a rough guide. I love it.

But just look at what my stress caused though! Stress is a killer! If you are struggling try a little mindfulness. Headspace app is very popular.

I am low carb (about 50g a day give or take) not no carb or keto (20g or less). I eat out quite often. I try and make good choices but sugars are buried in the most surprising dishes and have surprised me on occasion. I still enjoy red wine and nuts (in moderation these days!!! ). I dont have my sweet tooth anymore. I dont get hungry/hangry which was the biggest surprise. This way of eating really suits me. Do I miss pasta, rice, potatoes, cereals? No. I eat more fruit now than I did before but never bananas, always berries. And usually with lovely thick double cream on!

Its Eric's birthday tomorrow but it wont be just him celebrating..

Thank you all for your encouragement and support along the way. My Facebook family has been amazing. Apologies for driving you nuts (Eric has to live with me so think yourselves lucky. he really does deserve a medal, he is one in a trillion, love you Ezzy).

Happy Monday
 

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"...and the NOMINEES for BEST actor in the Oscar Category of SEQUELS

Are..:

Sylvester Stallone for : RAMBO: Oooh First Blood 4.0 :
Bruce willis for: ARMEGGEDDON : AAGGHHH 8.1
Rick Morranis for: HONEY, I also shrunk the FBG 5.8
Jim Carey in: METER GUY 6.5

and the winner is..






RICK MORANIS.....For Honey i also shrunk the FBG 5.8

"Thank you all so much, truly if it wasn't for your love and support none of this would have been possible.

I'd like to thank my Mum & dad, just wish they could have been here tonight..Love you guys.

I'd like also to thank my agent, Dr Google for putting me in touch with the Project in the first instance
also all those hidden away backroom people,
without whom none of this production would have been possible,
they really ARE the unsung heroes of this movie and indeed the Industry

In particular i'd like to say THANK YOU to the Mods,& Admin who make sure that bringing such a Diverse group of people together for this Project went SO smoothly AND was such a joy for all who worked on it from the start.

and last but not least Members of the Academy for all that they do for us struggling Diabetics...Day in Day Out.
Unceasing in their search for better roles for all of us Health Wise & Constantly on the Lookout for and bringing in new talents Links and Studies for our Enlightenment

It truly is an Honour each day to get up and meet & work with like minded people and to have that
work recognised each day by such illustrious and esteemed company, too much.. a great honour....

(.Fist pumping the air, leaves stage left, Oscar-Meter raised high above head in Triumph )."
 

Lets hope they never make peanut butter flavoured Gin, Hey...

still a good score, PM
and life ...if we don't live it now and again it soon passes us by
 
Up there with the best of them!!!

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/...s-jennifer-lawrence-barry-jenkins-1203144489/
 

 

TOP post, That sort of talk really make s a difference for those wavering and thinking this is too hard, and choosing the route to 'Progression'

And as @SaskiaKC says HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mr Eric..
 



best wishes to all.

Pretty sure if you pick out all your posts there is a pretty decent sit com in all of that..
not too sure who should act in it, but deffo YOU as the writer..
 

Very exciting news re impending grandchild. How many is that for you now? I hope everybody is doing well.
Fingers crossed your MIL likes that place, my dad moved into somewhere similar and loved it. Company when he wanted it but his own apartment when he wanted peace and quiet. His one bit of advice for anyone considering a similar move was not to get in the back row of the keep fit class - you get the full brunt of the windy exertions!
 
I had no idea either @DJC3
Pretty amazing isn't it !
I am pleased with this Android

The camera must be a real added bonus for you @gennepher , especially after all the issues you had with your iPhone and the cochlear implant. I’m really pleased your new phone is such a winner.
 

Cracking post
 
@gennepher ..love that pic.
one of my highlights each trip IS just lazing in a chair late at night on the beach
doing nothing more then lgazing up at an un light polluted sky and being in awe at just how small and insignificant most of our troubles are, when you look up at the Majesty of the Heavens.

@ianpspurs , nice to hear the hols / training going well.
PT at gym went through a few exercises with my Lauren at first inductions too
still got to get into mine, too used to just getting on and doing, sadly....

@johnpol great to see you back in better numbers,
and @HarryBeau wonderful to hear your back to close to well, have a safe journey.
@alf_Josiah good levels again, my friend... Mayhem seems to agree with you..
maybe Chaos is the fly in the ointment..

@mojo37 a nice steady stream of scores

Aw @trick60 ..heart breaking when the youngers are having a hard time and we can't JUST take it away from them

and @Muddy Cyclist ..ooh i don't envy you today..sorry..little positive to say.
except..it's not ME doing it...

have a good un all.

off out to find myself..
 
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