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I lost a few pounds

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Hey, I think I lost some weight. Remember I said that I’d gained a little bit of weight lately due to being so sick and not moving around as much? Yes, thank you Crohn’s disease – not.

I don’t weigh myself. One of my doctors weighs me regularly and that’s enough for me. I’ve always had a fear of the scales – even when I was a major bean pole.

I have noticed over the last week or so that my pants and other clothing seems loser. So yeah, I’ll take that as proof that I’ve lost a bit of weight.

I don’t eat much thanks to the Crohn’s disease. Inactivity is my main problem since I feel so awful most of the time. I guess I have been more active over the last few weeks thanks to Spring having arrived. I’ve been out in the garden tidying it up and walking the dog a little more often. It must be working.

I want to be back in shape by the time the hot weather gets here. Heck, I even considered trying Orovo but I’m not much for taking pills to boost my energy. Its the pain that’s the real problem. If I could get rid of that I’d be back to my old self in no time at all.

Anyone else trying to lose a few pounds by dieting or increasing your activity levels?





The beef bone was bigger than the puppy!

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Just a follow up on Midnight and her big bone … this is what she looked like back in January when we first bought her a big bone to gnaw on:

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The bone was just about as long as she was and it was so heavy she couldn’t pick it up or move it around much.

This time around the bone is about the same size – 2+ feet in length, but she’s grown in the almost four months that have elapsed and this times she’s the one that’s a bit bigger than the bone. It’s still pretty big for her and I expect it will keep her busy for quite a while.

Later today I’ll try to take another picture of her and her new bone so you can see the difference.

Home owners should keep a list of emergency services handy – just in case

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We’ve owned our house now for almost 7 years. I guess we’re pretty lucky that our house was structurally sound when we bought it and has needed very few repairs. Actually we’ve done a lot of renovation work on the house, but very little of the work we’ve done was stuff that really had to be done.

The former owners of our house did a lot of work before we bought it. They had a new roof put on, new windows and new copper pipes. Once we heard that we knew we were set!

Even though our house seems to be sound it’s always good to prepare for emergencies. One great idea would be to have the numbers for various emergency services written down and perhaps stuck to your fridge with a magnet.

One of the companies that we have on our list is the number for a plumber and sewer service. Like I said before you never know when an emergency might happen. Perhaps a large tree close to your house might have roots that grow into the plumbing and sewer system. This can cause a lot of problems and it can happen suddenly.

If you happen to be in the Seattle area you might want to take a look at the Seattle Plumbing website. This company has been offering services to residential home owners, apartments, and commercial properties since 1904.

Services offered by GoodServices.com include plumbing repair, remodeling, and installing plumbing, heating and mini-duct air conditioning systems.

I don’t live in Seattle, but if I did I think it would be a good idea to look into a company that’s been offering Plumbing in Seattle for over 100 years.

Other services that you should know the numbers for would include your cities water maintenance department, the gas company, the fire and emergency services and perhaps even an arborist (tree surgeon) if you have a large tree on or near your property and worry that branches might fall and damage your home at some point.

Midnight got a Mammoth Bone

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Yesterday afternoon we went to Petsmart. Midnight, our Lab Pup, was running out of her dog biscuits and we’d decided to take a look at choke collar since she’s been pulling so much when we take her for walks.

We’ve been using a Sporn harness on her since December, but lately even that wasn’t working. So when we got to the store (BTW this is the first time I was in Petsmart since my major allergic reaction) we ran into one of the Petsmart associates and asked about choke collars. The girl that was helping us suggested we try the Comfort wrap harness.

She went so far as to put the harness on Midnight and adjusted all the straps so it fit correctly. We then walked around the store to test it out. During our walk Midnight played with a few of the other dogs in the store. One small husky in particular was her main playmate – biting her ears! The harness held up and we didn’t feel the pull as much as we did with the Sporn harness so we decided to buy it.

We also decided to get Midnight another Mammoth bone. We got her one in January and there’s only a stub left that’s about 8 inches long. She’s barely been chewing on it lately. So … we took the plunge and bought her a big bone that’s at least 2 feet long.

A while after we got home from Petsmart and a side trip to the grocery store we fed Midnight and then gave her, her new bone. That was at 7 pm. It’s now a bit after midnight and we’ve just taken the bone away.

She never even asked to go outside to relieve herself the whole time she was chewing that darn bone! Oh, we did interrupt her and took her out to do her business twice during the five hour chewing session. I don’t think she would have moved otherwise.

Finally when I last took her out a few minutes ago I asked Chris to take the bone away and hide it on our enclosed back porch. She’s sniffing around trying to find it, but not complaining. It’s time for her to settle down and go to sleep!

I guess our puppy won’t be distracting me as much as she normally does for much of the next week as I’m sure she’ll be into chewing her bone for long periods.

Tell me about your best summer vacation

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It’s a dreary and overcast day here in Toronto. It’s also fairly cool outside too. It’s times like these when I’m just waiting for the weather to warm up that I think about great vacations, particularly great summer vacations.

The best summer vacation that I ever had, had to be hands down the summer that I spent in Dominican Republic. One of my brother’s is a geologist and he and his wife lived on the island for over five years.

I was just 12 years old when I got to spend two months in the DR. I traveled to Miami on my own, by plane, and met my brother and sister-in-law in the city. After spending a couple of days in Miami off we went to the Dominican Republic.

I just loved the island and I even made friends with some of the children of the companies staff. Friendships that have lasted all this time. I believe I visited just about every area of the island, places that you don’t see when you can only go to an island for a week or two.

Unless I win the lottery I’ll probably never have a two month vacation on a Caribbean island or anywhere else again, but I can dream, can’t I?

Well, if the weather stays the way it is, perhaps Chris and I will book some time off and look for low cost flights to USA. I’m sure I could find some deals for flights to Florida or perhaps Las Vegas. I’m sure the temperature in both areas are nice right now compared to here, but still not too hot.

If you’re in the UK and happen to be looking for a great website where you can find cheap flights to the USA and other destinations worldwide you might want to visit Dialaflight. They have some great hotel and travel deals. You can use the website to book your complete vacation package including hiring a car to get around in once you reach your destination.

So tell me … when did you have your best summer vacation ever? Was it when you were a child or teenager? Perhaps it was your honeymoon? Where did your best summer vacation take place? Perhaps your replies will give me some new vacation ideas. I just love to travel.

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