Just checkin' in!

Hello everybody. Thanks for all the kind words of encouragement on my little one pound loss. I'm happy though and it's a step in the right direction. I don't have alot to talk about today, but wanted to just say that I am thankful to have all of you to check in with now and again. I really think it makes a huge difference. I applaud your successes, feel bad when you do, and love to hear about what's going on in your neck of the woods. Our little group, and I hope it grows, is very important to me.

I'm going through alittle withdrawal today because I'm out of my coconut bread. I swear that lemon variety, smeared with alittle cream cheese and that heavenly nature's hollow jam, is so delicious. I was heating it up a bit in the microwave, but I think cold out of the fridge is best. For my lemon loaf, I didn't have any lemon extract, so I just used a bit more fresh lemon juice. It was so moist. Oh here's a tip for you that you might already know. If you have lemons or limes that look like they are going a bit south, juice them and pour them in  plastic ice cube trays ( just pick them up at the supermarket or dollar store).  I pour mine in one tablespoon increments. After they are frozen, pop them out of the tray and put in a ziploc bag and back in the freezer. Now when you need one or two tablespoons of lemon or lime juice you can just pull out a cube and use it in your recipe. Also works for leftover wine.....but who has leftover wine??? See my funny thought for the day below for alittle wine related chuckle!

So we are heading back to the beach this weekend. Will start to put things away for the winter, and enjoy a little time sunning on the beach. We have had a terrible bout of rainy days here in PA. Lots of localized flooding of streams and rivers. We are okay, but many in neighboring towns have been flooded and evacuated. What's that old saying...when it rains, it pours. Well that is so true right now. I am praying for alittle sunshine this weekend so we can all dry out a bit.

So happy weekend to you all. Talk to you next week!

Thought for the day:  Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.    Robert Collier

Funny thought for the day:  A real man is a woman's best friend. He will never let her down. He will comfort her after a bad day. He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do. He will enable her to express her deepest emotions. He will enable her to be confident, sexy, and invincible ... No wait.… Sorry. I'm thinking of wine. It's wine that does all that. Never mind!!!