Wonderland, DD should have had a fun (if cold) time at the game. They did a bunch of Prince tributes & won in the bottom of the 9th with a home run! What other things is she doing? Minneapolis is a fun town!

Aw Cheryl, that's sweet. I walked after supper last night (in a white t-shirt, tucked into jeans. Got a quizzical look from a little girl but no one else seemed to notice my flat chest. I'm 6 yrs out & past the point of caring.) 5.03 miles for the day = 10,641 steps.

p.s. LOVE the Prince bill ~ 19.99 indeed!

Your Donut Memorial sounds wonderful and fitting, Cheryl. It sort of reminds me of my aunt's final demand (not request) that EGG SALAD SANDWICHES be served at the luncheon after her funeral. I image I would have to have cake (with real frosting, not the butter cream).

Went to Cardio Sculpt this morning. Our teacher just got certified in POUND (you do exercises with drumstick looking sticks), so she is going to incorporate some of that into the class. Sounds interesting. I have spent the rest of the day looking at white paint (there are hundreds, if not thousands, of shades of white. ARGH!!). I have a meeting tonight so have to miss Barre. Boo Hoo!

Mary, the Twins did a great tribute to Prince in Minneapolis last night before and all throughout the night. After 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' they are adding 'Red Corvette' to the 7th inning stretch from now on. I don't know how to copy over videos but you could google it.

Masters Tennis class this morning (shorter 60 foot court and side, doubles, lines are borders for the width). I've never played tennis so this will be a challenge, but fun.

Night sculpted friends.

Yes, a lot of fun things to do where Patoo and I live!

Today I was full of energy. Did 2 deep water aerobic classes, painted my bathroom AND made it to a 4 mile Walking class! After midnight - I must go to bed. Bloodwork tomorrow. Ugg. Not fun.....guess I will have to go shopping after to ease the pain!

Friends - any good suggestions for a YouTube or DVD that I can use for some low impact cardio when we have days of rain and/or late work days I can't get to the gym? Trying not to lose my momentum. Thanks.

I actually like to do salsa dancing videos on YouTube for exercise. Its quite fun! I'm unmotivated today after the 40 degree drop in temperature and gray skies so perhaps I'll have to do that this evening.

Love the new Prince bill, Ruth! Very cute.

I love the donut and coffee memorial. I guess mine will have to be margaritas and chips and guac. I'll bring in a big crowd!

Ruth, you guys are awesome!!

MySunshine, just a few tips on the day of your blood testing! No caffeine, no food before, no exercise and drink lots of water! These tips given to me by a nurse! It helped! Good luck, and wow by the sound of your activity, you are an energizer bunny!

Did lots of walking today, and used the elyptical!!!!

hi all, quick post. 9,000 steps yesterday = 4.27 miles walked. Had drinks after work with some girlfriends FUN to catch up! Tonight another bluegrass concert at Stoughton Opera House, seeing Dailey & Vincent. Then tomorrow off work yippee!

Hi all, Finally back to walking again. Thank you so much for kind thoughts regarding my friends. The memorial service for the woman who died of breast cancer started out with some excitement--a wild storm started literally the moment one of the speakers started off the service with howling wind and lightening. So, maybe she was listening! She was such a dynamic person--wrote 36 books (!), was an innovator in photography, and she was a fabulous artist. The other friend was also a force--she produced a documentary film on San Miguel de Allende called Lost and Found in Mexico and she ran one of the film festivals here. Both were huge losses and were wonderful, kind women--they will be sorely missed. Hbcheryl -- the party for the second woman was phenomenal and more of a celebration with her favorite music and dancing, good food and an alter in her honor. I think a party like that or a sweet memorial such as for your friend's husband are the best--no sad speeches.

I've been trying to stay on top of my mood and not get into too deep a depression but it has been hard, and i am sorry I am so far behind on this forum again. My friend's boyfriend was just diagnosed with aggressive thyroid cancer metastases to the lungs, and it seems the drumbeat does not stop. I have asked the Grim Reaper to cut it out for a while--come on--Prince?!

I admire so much what some of you women can accomplish while you are doing chemo or dealing with other health issues, so I have no excuse. Carol: You come to mind (welcome, btw) as well as the girl with prosthetic legs who ran a 10k marathon! (thank you for recounting the story, hbcheryl). Ginger: It's so amazing that your friend raised over $13k for the Dana Farber marathon.

Natsfan: Congrats on doing the 10k race! That takes some real courage. I also enjoyed your photos of your staff coming out for Autism Awareness Day.

Scottiemom: So glad that you and your hubbie passed your colonoscopies!

Pattoo: It does sound like you have a lot of fun activities to engage in and the Masters' Class in Tennis sounds great! Tennis is such good exercise and builds nice leg muscles ;-).

Twohobbies: I love that you do salsa dancing to videos. I must try that. I usually go to a club on Thurs. nights for salsa dancing but never thought of doing it for exercise at home.

Claire: Your steak recipe sounds so yummy! I will try next time I have steak (I try to limit to 2x per month).

Hbcheryl and Wonderland: I am doing a lot of yardwork as well and have also been cleaning my roof tiles. It does count as a good workout! I am worn out afterwards.

Ruth and Wonderland: Thanks for the fabulous photos. I enjoyed seeing photos of Paisley Park.

Karen: Keep up the good work--27k steps is incredible!

I am sorry that some of you (Badger, Twohobbies and others) experiencing high cholesterol. I haven't had mine tested in years and am getting tested next week. Thanks for the table of ranges, Twohobbies--I was borderline in the past. Crossing my fingers it is improved. I am getting many tests done next week: ultrasounds of auxiliaries, liver and transvaginal exam. Breast MRI (first ever--yikes--I am claustrophobic), bone density test and slew of blood tests. Nervous because of horrific scanxiety and the waiting period.

Have a great day everyone!

katcar....27K is an exception...only cuz I walked 3 miles each way to my mom's apt.

Snow in the forecast for tomorrow...Denver is supposed to get 3 to 6 inches of snow tomorrow and another inch or 2 at night...rain tonight turning to snow around 5 am....wet heavy snow..then rain again on Sunday....and by next Wednesday and Thursday 80!! Gotta love the bi-polar Denver weather. This weather is really going to mess with my walking over the next couple days!!!

Won't be back till Saturday night as its the last 2 days of Passover....Have a good week-end.

My North Carolina sister & her Husky want to run away from home and come here where it is on the coldish side!

Just back from an amazing concert experience. One of the best live shows I've ever seen. Check out Dailey & Vincent if you get the chance! A bit too keyed up for bed so thought I'd catch up here. It was an active day: 14,920 steps = 7.06 miles.

((katcar)) hugs and glad you're back to walking. Wonderland sorry about the poison ivy, been there and it's the pits. Does it always rain for Merlefest? Ruth sorry about your friend's DH and bummer about the neon green paint. At least it's only adorning a closet for now. Good night ladies, I'm thankful for you all. ♥

Walked again today although I felt so stiff all over like I was 90--that is new... side effect of Tamoxifen or out of shape? It has been really hot here, so it was nice to walk while still fresh outside.

Having lunch today with a friend who also has (had?--never know how to describe it) bc, so it will be good to be with someone whom I don't have to pretend everything is perfect.

Wonderland: So sorry about the Poison Ivy! I hear it's like chicken pox--miserable! Hope it goes away quickly.

Badger: Sounds like you went to a really cool concert!

Ruth: Glad you found the green that is just right! I painted a green wall once--it was so garden green that when I came home there were green crickets on it! They loved it. I did not and promptly painted over it! hehe

Hello everyone! Boy I missed a lot this week!

Wonderland- Poison ivy sounds terrible! Hope the effects subside soon.

Badger- your concert sounds nice, it must have been fun.

Ruth-Enjoy your yoga class. You are always keeping it fresh.

Katcar- It must be nice to visit with someone that understands.

Claire-I dread getting my car worked on. It seems that there is always more needing to be fixed than what was first thought.

Sweetandspecial-Exercise is good for the mind and body

I have been walking and at the gym all week. My DD had her birthday, so we celebrated with a special meal. My son had his baseball season come to an end. Lots of fun with the end of the school year.