RAINY DAY...

Today I awoke to  hearing a heavy downpour of rain on my RV roof.  What a pleasant sound when I am just waking in the morning. Rain fell for most of the morning.  Usually when it rains here in the winter, the air turns cold but this time not so bad.  It has been 80degrees  and sunny for quite a while now.  It is supposed to get cold again, but this time it will be in the upper 70's somewhere around 76 to 79 for the next few days.  I am glad it is still warm enough to walk.  I have been walking some every day and this afternoon will be a good warm day to walk some more.  Maybe the sun will shine again tomorrow so I can do some laundry and hang it out. ----------- My umbrella it is called is a clothesline in the shape of an umbrella which is on a pole.  The workers here finally did trim the tree which was laying on top of the clothesline,  I could just get to a part of the umbrella and the tree limbs were also laying on my roof.  I was glad to get that done, however, I do have to say I kind of miss the squirrels playing tag from the tree limb down and back and forth on the screen of my Florida room.  I did say kinda.

WEIGHT WATCHERS,,

As I promised, I have joined weight watchers as one of my many New Years' Resolutions, plus the fact that I had gained Ten pounds during the two weeks I was taking prednisone which as you know is a steroid.  The first day was a weigh in.  I weighed in at 242.2 lbs.  I have already lost from 247 so I have a good head start and the prednisone has worn off because I am not starving and having to eat a bunch of food because my body thinks it is.  So fact is I already have lost 5 of the 10lbs which I had recently gained.  The point system they use is very simple to learn.  Seems like it all repeat and repeat; I guess when you are losing weight one needs to repeat everything.  But I've got it down, it is just a matter of going to the store to buy what I need to continue the diet.  Believe it or not I did not have to buy a lot because what I have in my fridge n pantry are right on key with them. Make sure to tune in to my blog next week to see if I have lost any weight. See you then. 

MY WEEK;

Sunday afternoon my friend and I went to the flea market out of town.  Lots of walking-didn't buy anything-didn't need anything-don't have space for anything in an RV.  It was a beautiful day for a nice walk however.  Monday of course was a holiday, Martin Luther King celebration.  That was my day off.  Tuesday went to Beef O'Brady's for lunch.  We had a birthday bash for one of our ladies who turned 90yrs. and still going.  She volunteers for the Enrichment Center and takes blood pressure twice a week.  She has actually saved lives by doing so.  Some of the people were sent directly to the Emergency room from there because she took their blood pressure and it was extremely out of norm.  Carrot cake was enjoyed by all.  Once a month we eat out at a nice restaurant and I missed the first one which would have been my favorite, Red Lobster.  So, Wednesday it rained all day, pouring down for a couple of hours in the afternoon.  I think it was a couple of inches, but it was warm.   My friend and I went shopping at Penney's where she bought a pair of Capri's.  I didn't buy anything but thought they were very cute.  Then we stopped at Wendys for lunch.  Not much went on Thursday, just went to the enrichment center for lunch.  Now Friday was a big day.  We went to the small flea market here in town run by the Catholic church.  No, again, I didn't buy anything.  Wasn't much there.  I think people are having their own yard sales instead of donating so much these days.  After that we found a little coffee shop and got a Latte.  Mine was caramel with whipped cream on top. Yeah!  Mmmmm......  Then it was on to the enrichment center for Karaoke.  I danced with a man I knew from our old RV park where I used to live.  You can now stop holding your breath on that Karaoke word...I did not sing.  LOL or should I say ROFL.  Then it was back to our RV park for a short breath then on to the recreation room near the office for a big Birthday/Anniversary party.  The owner of the park furnishes potato salad, potato chips, and cake.  There were two huge sheet cakes and it was all eaten.  Once a month always on a Friday we celebrate all birthdays and anniversaries for the month. The owner was pleased that so many more people showed up for this one than in the past.  Saturday, we went to the other flea market at the fairgrounds which is in town across from Lowe's.  It was rather small and they didn't have much either.  So went the days of my life this past week. 

FLORIDA ORANGES

Late in the afternoon on Friday, I went to the Orange farm where I always get my oranges at a very good price.  $5.00 a very large bag. They are possessed with a little blight which makes them unattractive to be sold in the store.  But they don't use the pesticides etc. that make the oranges look nice.  They pick them and fill a wagon which is parked in a drive along one of the county roads.  One pays by the honor system.  There is a slot in a metal box to put your money in.  I can remember when I lived in Florida before, the oranges were $1.00 a bag then they raised in price to $2.00.  These are the sweetest oranges I have had and they are navels which means no seeds.  This large bag they provide is close to a half bushel.  I have a large refrigerator drawer full of them and I gave a small bag to my friend as she is always doing something nice for me, and gave a small bag to the neighbor who hooked up my gas tank and carried the full tank from one side to the other side of my RV.   I wanted to send all my kids some of the oranges but for the price I would have to pay to ship them, you could buy them in the store.  That may have been feasible when they were $1.00 a bag.

MOVIE NIGHT AT BEACON THEATER

My friend and I went to a movie yesterday afternoon.  We watched WAR HORSE.   I would say it was a good movie for adults to watch.  It had a lot of cruelty to animals in it.  My friend thought the movie makers maybe were doing that for real.  I said they are not allowed to do that any more.  The film makers usually state that there was no cruelty to animals in the making of this movie in the credits at the end of the movie, but we didn't stay to watch all of those.  I actually cried a little in the movie.  It was kind of sad but all turned out well in the end.  I wouldn't recommend it for kids.  I found myself clenching my fingers into my palms while watching the movie.                                                                                                                                                                  After the movie we drove down a block to Wendy's to eat.  One can still get a lot of 99 cent orders there including a baked potato and chives.  So I had dinner for $2.11.  Including the drink.  While we were in the movie theater, the temperature had dropped.  It got close to freezing here last night.  And I'm in sunny Florida.  Winter will soon be over here, and we got no snow.  Wendys restaurant was very chilly. 
   It will start warming up now and by Wednesday we may get some showers and will be back in the upper 70's again, and possibly 80's.                                                                                                               

ABOUT THAT WEIGHT THING TOO/TWO..........

Yes, about that weight thing; I have gained 10 pounds.  I told the doctor that is what the prednisone does to me.  He assured me it would not, as they always do lie about that well known fact.  He said small amounts - 60 milligrams is not a small amount to start with.  Therefore, I have not I got been to weight watchers yet, but am planning to go this week.   I did get the cat scan of my lungs as requested by prescription from my doctor.  First one I have had.  Went in the barrel nurse said close my eyes and I kept them closed.  That was scary but not too bad.  It was just a short one so I was done very quickly and the three pics turned out ok so I didn't have to do it the second time.  No, I didn't see the pics, but I wish I could. 
 Wednesday, I went out to lunch at Golden Corral.  The ladies of my RV park go out to lunch one day out of the month.  Everyone was introduced.  A lot of them were from Canada. and not as many from Michigan.  Others were from various states from the North and East.  The ladies from Canada serve a beef dinner one day this week for $8.00.  I will not be going to that one in our park.  The 17th I will be going out to dinner with the people from the enrichment center.  They do this once a month also.  We will be going to Beef O Bradys restaurant in Brooksville. 
Speaking of food, the Enrichment Center gives us loaves of bread of our choice from Publix Grocery Store. Fresh bread not day old as a rule.  Our RV park does the same thing.  Twice a week.  I picked up a loaf of bread, a small one which on the label said Breakfast Bread.  That was delicious.  The man who delivered the bread told me take a slice of it and put in your toaster then spread some margarine on it while it is still warm.  I did exactly that.  This bread has various fruits, dates, raisins, cranberries, apricots, and nuts and maybe some other fruits which I do not detect.  If you ever run across any of this bread, I do recommend it.

FLEA MARKET........

Today was flea market day.  What does that mean?  Lots of walking and not much buying.  I think I walked miles looking for nothing.   I went with my friend and she bought a little dish and pitcher which is a miniature of the antique large pitcher and bowl that sets on a wash stand to use when there is no running water or sink.  I still saw nothing I needed nor wanted to own, to dust, or clean, but I thought what she bought was just fine and cute.(not for me).  This flea market has a roof over it, so it is kind of open air but if sun is shining strong you are protected.  It had been two weeks since we had been to the flea market.  There are several in this area and some of them are much bigger than this one. Some are so big it takes two days to walk through all of it.  (Can't imagine and don't want to.)   When we were ready to exit the flea market, I did buy some fresh produce.  I bought three large tomatoes for $3.00.  These are the very large ones that fill a sandwich so you only need one slice of this tomato for your sandwich.

WHY ME?----------------

Did you ever ask yourself that question?  Most of us have.  My question is for a different reason than most people ask.  I'm asking why these crazy things happen to me with no apparent reason.  Yesterday, I got out to get some groceries in the afternoon.  Came home put the groceries away and someone was knocking on my door.  There was a very tall man turning my knob trying to get my door open,(yes, I always lock my door) He said let me come in I need to talk to you. He looked to be in his very late 80's or early 90's.  I said if you let go of my door and back up I will come out and talk to you.  He said my wife said I know you and wonder how I know you.  I said no you don't know me  and I don't know you either.  His wife who was standing at the back of my car with her little dog said you drove past this morning with this little red car and you have been having an affair with my husband and I know it.  I said it wasn't me because I didn't go anywhere until this afternoon.  She said where is the other woman that lives here?  I told her nobody else lives here but me.  Then she said loudly, well my husband is a womanizer and if you want him that bad, you can just have him.  He turned to me and said see what I have to put up with living with her?  I turned and walked back in my RV and locked the door again. LOL  What a day. When I paid my rent the assistant tried to tell me I had a $300.00 electric bill  to pay.  This morning when I went back to pay my rent to the owner of the park I didn/t have an electric bill at all and he owed me $4.00. My electric was only$49.00 and he took off 2 months payment for basic cable which he reimbursed me as they are supposed to pay the basic cable and I had been paying the full amount.   So I told Bob about the people on my doorstep yesterday.  He just laughed, and said they are from Canada and have been coming here for many years and she is losing it.  (which was my guess) He told me I am the fourth ones they had approached in the park.   Where are these folks kids?  I guess the Lord is sending me a message to be more tolerant of others?