I have had a great day chatting with two of my friends on the instant messenger. Both have been so busy it has been hard for us to catch each other on at the same time. It feels so good to be able to communicate with friends whether it is on the internet or a telephone. One of my friends helped me fix some problems on another friend’s website. I was unfamiliar with a new program I installed about a month ago. I have not had time to learn how to operate that program and several others that I have installed on my system. Having a knowledgeable friend help me and be able to catch up on what is going on in our lives at the same time is a blessing.

Having true and loyal friends in our lives is important. I do have other friends that I hear from sometimes and we understand about getting time to write or talk to each other. I am very blessed with great friends.

Talked to my nephew who is a sales representative and travels around the United States. His territory covers numerous states. He originally sold Russ Berry. He now sells home interior accessories. We talked about some of his favorite cites that he travels to. One of his favorite is Chicago. He said that Chicago jobs pay better than in the South. He also told me that I would love going to the Oprah Winfred show.

I feel like I have been on a roller coaster this week. I have had several meetings and luncheons. Taking a friend out of town to an emergency room where her grandson was sent there unconscious. Thank the good Lord he gained consciousness but is in critical condition. Also I forgot to mention last week that I went to my friend’s 104th birthday party at the nursing home.

Working around the house also. Going and buying R-19 insulation to install in the attic. Actually, got it installed with the help of a family member. What a difference in the temperature in my house having 6 1/4 inches of insulation up there. We did have a little extra left over and put additional 6 1/4 inches over my bedroom which faces the north, that 12 1/2 inches. Getting my winter check off list done. Yeah!! I am determined to get my heating cost down this winter. My house uses both electric and natural gas to heat it. Since my house is 80 years old, we have to keep the maintenance up on it. Working on the old wooden garage door this next week and finish that project. We have saved a lot of money doing these project ourselves instead of hiring someone to do them and we know it will be done right. I won’t get ripped off like last December by the dumb, dumber, and dumbest crew.

I told one of my family members that I have been trying to get back on my diet. They invited me out to eat tonight due to a restaurant had endless all you can eat fried shrimp. We talked about eating fried foods is not how to lose weight, however I didn’t eat the large pile of French fries. I know I could have said no to the family member about going out to eat.

Each week I keep saying this is the week I am going back on my diet. Since I spent a lot of money on the diet program, I need to recommit myself to the plan and stick with it. Need lots of prayers for me to get back to how to lose weight.

I have a problem with my hearing. I do wear hearing aids, however they are 9 years old. Several hearing aid centers want between $4000 and $4500 for new ones. The biggest problem I have is that several family members refuse to not talk so fast so I can understand them. I have asked repeatedly very nicely if they would talk a little slower. However every time they talk it seems to be 90 miles an hour to me or they mock me by talking to me like I am a baby. I get so frustrated at their inconsiderateness. Sometimes I feel like just walking away in the middle of their conversation, because I can’t understand what they are saying and it is a waste of my time to try to understand their rapid talk. Maybe by doing this, they may get a hint at how frustrated I am with them. I don’t know what else to do to get their attention to slow down their speech. One of my family members is my youngest daughter, so she has been raised up with my problem of hearing all her life. It is sad when I have to return calls to ask what she left a message on my answering machine to ask what she said, to only get a smart pants answer. Just wish she and others were more understanding.

I am still having trouble with updating to the latest Word Press version 2.6.1. I was unable to update 2.6 version either. Even my web host has tried several times to help me and we both can not figure out why it will not let me have sign in to either of those versions. So end results is reinstall the old version 2.5.1. What a pain these two updates have been!

I have even written in the Word Press forum about this problem. I see replies to other people’s situation that these two versions have caused. Some replies are similar situations and some are not having any problems with the updates. Some replies are not very helpful at all and cause further frustrations. Please Word Press fix your problems with these crucial updates. This is stressing me out as I need to get all my plugin updates done too which is affecting this WP update.

Using my credit card during my recent trip has caused my balance to go up higher than I wanted. I am really been trying over the last 6 months to keep my credit card interest rate down. Having a high limit credit card can keep a person in debt longer. Making their payments on time and keeping the interest rate down is important key to building credit.

Shortly after I started my Michael Thurmond’s 6 weeks Body Makeover Program, I had to go to my Mom’s due to her deteriorating health conditions. I was just getting the hang on his eating program for body type and the specific exercises I needed to do twice a day. I did get a lot of walking in looking for grave markers of my grandparents and aunt and uncle, so my Mom could put flowers on them. The Mississippi Delta heat is almost unbearable this time of the year. I did make sure I drank plenty of water and Gatorade Zero. Though Gatorade Zero is not on the MT plan, I felt it was necessary to keep myself hydrated from perspiring so much.

I have been trying to get back on the plan since my return. It seems like there is always an obstacle preventing me from starting over my diet. I am persistent in my thoughts I will get started again and stick with the plan. I know the MT plan was starting to work on me. I was losing weight and the exercises were not hard on my body and showing results.

Tomorrow I will seat down and write out a menu planning for my 6 small meals for each day. I want more recipes for various ways to cook chicken, turkey and fish that are required for my body type to lose weight.

I want my diabetes to get back under control. This diet or lifestyle change was helping my blood sugar level to get more balanced. I know the importance of getting it more balanced to ensure getting my body back healthy.