Guess who’s coming for her very first sleepover with Grammie?

Abby Leigh!  Ryan and Lindsay are going out of town to a wedding tomorrow night, and bebe granddaughter is staying with me, well LC, too of course, but he’s working!  Oh, what a fun weekend I have ahead of me!!!!

Call to see if she’s napping girlfriends, if she’s not, stop over!!!

Remember this? Seals and Croft, Summer Breeze

Maidenform Women’s Control It! Built up Camisole

I’ve blogged many times about various types of body shapers, all the way from Spanx to Shapee’s, I’ve tried them all over the years, and so has Nisha.

Well, she never found one she liked until now.  She called me this week just raving about this Maidenform Women’s Control It, her girlfriends are wearing these every day and loving them.  She says when it’s on, it’s really comfortable, and they’re on sale this week at Kohl’s.  Buy one, get one half price.

So of course I hotfoot it down to Kohl’s, because if she likes this thing it has to be good.  I dragged hubby along with me, he’s somewhere in the store, I grab the style in this picture, there is also a spaghetti strapped one, a full cami, and one that goes underneath your bra, and I’m off to the dressing room.  Nisha warned me that it’s really skinny, but that it stretches when you put it on.  Umhmmmm, sure it does.

I was pretty skeptical as this thing was no bigger than a leg warmer (oh, that’s a blast from the past) but I take off my shirt and begin the laborious process of putting it on.  I twist and I turn and I struggle and I finally get it on, willing the damn thing to stretch before I have to take it off, all the while little warning bells are going off in my head, which I’m choosing to ignore.  I put on my shirt, yeah, the fat looks smoother, the girls are smashed, too, which is fine by me, and I stay in the dressing room for a minute, thinking it will magically stretch before I start pulling it over my head, but no such luck! I’m trying to get out of it, and it’s like Houdini trying to escape from chains, I finally manage to get it above my boobs and get my arms out of it, but I’m stuck.  I’m hopelessly, totally stuck!  This thing is not going to go over my head.

So I call hubby on the cell, tell him he has to come to the dressing room, thank goodness it was early, nobody was around, cause’ he had to take the thing off of me, and to hurry because I’m getting claustrophobic.

He didn’t even comment, bless his heart, he’s lived with me enough years to know I get myself in worse situations than this, he just yanked it over my head and left.

And did I put it back on the rack?????  Of course not, I bought it!  It’s gonna stretch, I just know it!!!!  Lord have mercy, what am I thinking???

If you’re interested, here’s the Amazon link, but the sale at Kohl’s is through the weekend.  And it’s not with the bras, it’s on a side wall with the foundation garments.  They have some Maidenform cami’s that are $18, that’s not what you’re looking for, this one was $34.00.

Is there anything better than a late breakfast on a summer morning. A mug of coffee, bacon, eggs over easy, fresh tomato, green onions, green pepper slices and toast with blackberry jam. Life is good....

ComfortIs Review…

I talked a few months ago about my fur kids and our battles with the dreaded fleas.  Maggie is allergic to Advantix, so we used Frontline Plus, it would work for two weeks, and the fleas would return.  We bombed the house, washed the bedding, put that FrontLine on faithfully, and yet the fleas persisted.

So, at the advise of Angi, for whom I shall always be grateful, I tried ComfortIs.  It’s a fairly new flea med, prescription only, under $15 a month, and it’s a pill.  No more putting that liquid on their backs and not being able to bathe them for days, you just give them this beef flavored pill and the fleas die within 30 minutes and don’t come back!

Well, is it working???  YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!  It really works!!!!!  For the first time in ages, we haven’t seen those pesky little devils on the girls.  I’m sold, it’s a great product, you do have to administer it on a full stomach or they can upchuck.  That happened to Mags once, about two hours after she had taken it, but we were safe, it’s effective after an hour, and she only threw up the one time, probably because her tummy wasn’t as full as it should have been.  So now I feed them immediately after a meal.

It doesn’t have heartworm protection, that’s the only disadvantage, but this is by far the best produce I’ve found.  So if you’re having problems with your canine buddies this summer, you might want to try this.  It’s a good thing…

~ jan

Carrie Underwood’s Dog Ace

This is so cute, and you get a peek at her house, too.

And let’s not forget SKORTS!!!!

Okay, I’m on a roll here, just wallowing in nostalgia this Saturday afternoon.  Did you have a skort?  I did, mine was madras plaid and I though it was wonderful.  It had tiny pleats at the waistband and bloomers underneath.  It was hot girlfriends, smokin hot!!!!

 

Playtex Swim Caps

While I’m tripping down memory lane, I might as well add this.  Remember Playtex Swim Caps and how they smelled horrible, that awful rubbery smell, and how they pulled our hair when we put them on.

Mine was pale lemon yellow, I’ll never forget it.   I bet you remember yours, too…

Summer Blonde….

I’ve got a little blast from the past this morning, a Summer Blonde commercial.

I bet I’m getting a lot of smiles.  If you’re from my generation, you will remember this, and yes, of course I had to try it, didn’t you?  ~ Jan

Am I the only one of my readers watching Hot in Cleveland????

If you’re not watching this, you’re missing out ladies. It’s on at 9 pm Wednesdays on TVLand.  Full Episodes are available online.  This week was “The Sex That Got Away.”

It was sooooo funny.  Yeah, it’s bawdy, but the fact that they are “older” women makes it all really hilarious. Not all of the episodes are this explicit, so if you don’t like this one don’t give up on it.

Here’s a link if you want to watch it, and if anybody else is liking this show, let me know.

~ Jan

Here’s the link to the episodes>>>

A Senior Wedding….

Oh this is classic.  Thanks to Carlene for sending it to me…

Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living in Miami, are all excited about their decision to get married.  They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore.
Jacob suggests they go in.

Jacob addresses the man behind the counter:

"Are you the owner?"

The pharmacist answers, "Yes."

Jacob:  "We're about to get married.  Do you sell heart medication?"

Pharmacist:  "Of course we do."

Jacob:  "How about medicine for circulation?"

Pharmacist:  "All kinds."
Jacob:  "Medicine for rheumatism?"
 
Pharmacist:  "Definitely."

Jacob:  "How about suppositories?"

Pharmacist:  "You bet!"

Jacob:  "Medicine for memory problems, arthritis and Alzheimer's?"

Pharmacist:  "Yes, a large variety.  The works."

Jacob:  "What about vitamins, sleeping pills, Geritol, antidotes for Parkinson's disease?"

Pharmacist:  "Absolutely."

Jacob:  "Everything for heartburn and indigestion?"

Pharmacist:  "We sure do."

Jacob:  "You sell wheelchairs and walkers and canes?"

Pharmacist:  "All speeds and sizes."

Jacob:  "Adult diapers?"

Pharmacist:  "Sure."

Jacob:  "We'd like to use this store as our Bridal Registry."

Continuous Chest Compression CPR

Watch this, it could save a life…

Micro Irrigation for your garden…

I’ve got two things to share with you this morning.  The first one is  a mind blower, for me anyway.

My patio is a jungle of plants and hanging ferns.  It takes at least 15-20 minutes every morning to water everything.  The ferns are labor intensive, too, you don’t miss a day.  Well, John and Deanna came home for the 4th, and John brought us a micro drip irrigation system.  It took him less than two hours to install it, and now all the pots are self watering.  It’s the damndest thing I’ve ever seen.  It’s plugged into the water spigot on the patio, on a timer, takes only 4 minutes to water, and when you set it up you can adjust the water flow into each container.  It has a 1/4” tube that is anchored in each pot with this little mister attached to it, so that it waters the entire container.  I had thirty-five different plants that they used it on, and after four minutes water is dripping out the bottoms of everything.  So, those of you who are gardeners and would like an easier way, check into this.  He also hooks up the fertilizer inline, so that it fertilizes when it waters.  He and Deanna installed it last month at his house, and they’ve had amazing results, their plants are just huge now.  Expensive, no, not at all.  Our system is a lot larger than most people would need and it cost less than $100. What you will save on your water bill in a season will pay for the system.   You don’t really see it either, you have to look closely to see the lines.

And the second product, oh do I have a toothpaste for you.  Crest 3D Vivid.  It’s the best toothpaste I’ve ever used.  I told Ang about it, she bought it this week and she loves it, too!

It has silica in it, so it’s like using a loofah on your teeth.  The advertising for it says that it will remove up to 80% of surface stains on your teeth in two weeks, so it’s great for coffee and tea drinkers.

It makes your teeth so smooth, it’s like they’ve just been cleaned, and the taste is wonderful.  Pick up a tube, it’s $4 well spent.

And that’s it from my little corner of the world.  I’ve been involved in a big computer project so I haven’t been around a lot.  I hope you all had a great holiday weekend, ours was terrific!  ~ jan

Any of you who have ever loved a dog need to read this…

And if you aren’t a dog lover, you still need to read this.  It’s about my friend, Lori, and the story of her rescue dog, Plummy.  Get out the kleenex ladies, this is a tear jerker, but such an inspiring story about what love can do.  Lori is a wonderful lady, and Miss Plum is one lucky little Pug.  What a wonderful story, it will tug at your heartstrings for sure this afternoon…

~ jan

Here’s the click>>>

Hot in Cleveland

 

Okay, so maybe they won’t win an Emmy, but they’re entertaining.  I’ve watched both episodes, the last one was far better than the first, Betty White is feisty, the other girls are a bit shopworn, but aren’t we all.  It’s refreshing to see a sitcom for the older generation again.  I was laughing out loud at them, a rarity for me with any television program these days…

Abby 6.25.10

Just had to share Abby’s latest pictures.  Oh, you can see those little teeth, how cute!!!

Farrah Fawcett, she was such a beauty in her day…

It’s been a year now since she passed away, and as I was looking at this picture, I thought what a fresh faced beauty she was. 

This was the 70’s, before Botox, before implants and liposuction.  Pictures weren’t airbrushed, this was the real meal deal.

She was the lovely poster girl with the megawatt smile, who left us way too soon…

Senior Citizen Driving

Oh, this could be me, it could.  Poor old feller got shook…

Nothing like cucumbers and onions in the summertime…

I talked to Deanna a few days ago, and she was telling me about her garden.  She and John planted their first one this year, and she has cucumbers.  She was so excited. 

My oldest son is so much like his father.  He always is figuring out a better way.  He installed a sprinkler system in his back yard, then he figured out how to constantly give it a dose of fertilizer every time he waters, and now they have put drips on all of their pots so they are totally self watered.  As a result, their garden is growing like crazy,  looks like they are going to have a bounty of fresh veggies.

I’m thinking that hubby and I need to do that next year.  It would sure change our routine, every morning we’re out with the hose.  The weather is so hot in Heavensville that we have to water really often.  It sure would be nice for it to all happen automatically.

So this morning I got up, fixed these cucumbers and onions, put great northern and pinto beans in the pressure cooker and made a pitcher of tea.  Just a country summer morning.  And how do I make the cucumbers and onions?

I slice them thinly with the mandoline, add equal parts of vinegar and water, I had a big english cucumber, it made quite a bit, so I used 2 cups of white vinegar and 2 cups of water.  I added six packs of Splenda, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper and sprinkled them with hot pepper flakes.

How am I supposed to eat healthy with this on the counter?

Hubby wanted a strawberry pie, I baked off the crust, he fixed the berries and added the glaze, Cool Whip wasn’t thawed yet, but this was just calling my name.

I love my red pie plate, it’s Rose’s Perfect Pie Plate.  It comes in a great gift box, similar to a hat box, and you can get it on Amazon.  It’s a bit spendy, but it’s wonderful, definitely worth the money.  Makes a pretty pie, flutes with no effort, too. 

Here’s the click if you’re interested>>>