Today was a busy day and my granddaughter's apartment is about 40 minutes away. Her husband to be will have quite a drive to work since it will be in our area. They wanted her nearer the University for law school. We had a luncheon while they loaded things up and then carpooled to the apartment to unload. We unpacked some of the new things she got for the shower, and they put together the bed. My grandaughter got to put the new bedding on. We unpacked kitchen stuff. She got a lot of the Pioneer woman stuff. I like that the cookware set was the ceramic but had a cast iron skillet with it. It was sweet watching the young couple loving each other so much and so excited about setting up what will be their new home
Listening to all of their plans. I have been having ants coming in an spraying daily. Today they were just swarming and coming out behind my upper kitchen cupboards. I moved everything and sprayed even on the counters before we left. They were still there only worse when I got back. I went and bought some new stuff and sprayed outside and have spent most of the rest of the day spraying, killing and finally cleaning. I pulled things out of cupboards and cleaned, worrying they were in there somewhere, but they were not. I guess it is a forced way of cleaning and organizing. I have never in my life had so many aunts and they just seemed to keep coming. They don't die easily. Tomorrow is my grandson turning 4's birthday. So there will be that.
I want the new dvds and will order them eventually. I have plenty of time.
My hip and low back was really hurting last night and this morning, but after the stretches and loosening up this morning it has improved greatly.
Valerie, I would not want to be around a bunch of cedar pollen. That has been the cause of some of my worst allergy symptoms this year. That is so sad that they lop off the tulips so they can't see them for free. I would like to pick up the lopped off ones and put them in a vase just to enjoy the beauty for a little while. I used to have to do that with my hyacinths in one of our homes, because after a couple of years I realized they were always going to freeze and fall over before they got to bloom very long. They smelled wonderful. I bet the fields of the tulips are beautiful. I love that my roses are blooming well so far this year. When I injured my rotator cuff I was able to work around it and it mended. Fortunately when I went to the doctor they said I didn't tear it. I still had mobility in it. I have to be careful. It is probably a blessing that you have not been hit up with your sisters complaints. I do think your brother doesn't need the grief either. It is very selfish for her not to realize that the rest of you have lost your mother as well.
Deb, I would bathe my granddaughters dog Muffin when we stayed at their house and she didn't struggle, but she sure did shake throughout the hole thing. I think with some treats and encouragement they could get to like it more. Mudd did not like it at first, and when I had to put special shampoo on her for her spring allergies and keep it on for 10 to 15 minutes, I would read to her out loud and hand her a treat once in awhile and it seemed to soothe her, like I was talking to her. She always got in the shower, but she always had a bit of anxiety, just like when she wanted to go in the car, but would circle around and whimper and then be fine when we got going. She would even push her head toward me like she was loving be rubbed down with the shampoo. I guess it is just the different temperaments of the dogs.
Judy, I have lowered deadlifts a lot to what I used to lift. Yes, yoga and stretching helps a lot. I find my hip flexors affect things a lot. Tracey long really seems to get them stretched out well on some of these workouts. I just need to keep up with all of it. I need to use my therapy balls more. When I roll them around my glute area and in that dip area on the side of that glute, it hurts like crazy till I am done. I can't put full pressure on it. I should have know better because a couple of the workouts I had done recently had several sets of dead lifts. Wide stance causes discomfort. Generally I cannot handle deadlifts more than one day in a week, where some workout series and rotations has them more than once.
Carolyn, I have enjoyed revisiting some of the Low Impact Series workouts lately. Nice work. I have read a lot of the glute and low back issues and protocol says to stay mobile and stretching is important. I try to remember that and sometimes I let my guard down on the extra stretching. If I do more than one workout, I generally do the stretches on all of them.
Lori, that is great that they sent you the code when you ordered with Pay Pal. My problem is I had my receipt printed up and no code on it. I had dug it out and not paid attention and did not try to download immediately. They do not generally answer their emails when you contact them till all are out and they are done. It was the holidays if I remember right and I had to wait through several days. By then my dvds had come and then they gave me a code. Anyway, it was the exact same thing two different series. At least now I know to ask about that security code. I thought they said that the pay pal users were to be sent one when they shipped the dvds last time?? They do not have a phone number do they?
As far as the new series is concerned I see a lot in the plans that looks like something I would really like for my workouts. I just need to wait a bit to order, but plan on getting them.
