As many of you know, I have been on the Mayo Clinic Diet for several. I don't know how much weight I have lost, since I haven't weighed in many months. Last night when I got home from work, I tried on a pair of LL Bean chino capris and an LL Bean chino skirt. I was expecting both to be fairly snug. Guess what, they fit. The skirt was tight the last time I tried it on. As a matter of fact, I couldn't get it zipped it was so tight. I didn't realize that I lost that much weight.

To celebrate my weight loss, I stopped by a drugstore and purchased some Caswell-Massey gardenia scented talc. I love the smell of gardenias.

I hope everyone has a good Wednesday.

I had a fairly busy weekend. I got back in town and rushed to get my chores done so that I could watch Desperate Housewives. I sat down and tuned in and...it was a rerun.

Friday night, I met my mother and our dinner club at a local Italian restaurant. I had the Cobb salad. It was okay. Too much bleu cheese.

Saturday, we got up early and got ready and headed to Huntsville. On the way out of town, we stopped at a local shopping center. Several of the businesses were having a sidewalk sale. At the gift shop, I bought blue/white Williamsburg hunt toile placemats and napkins. I have some linens in this pattern and I was excited to see these. I've had mine a long time. I just wonder how long these have been sitting in the storage room of this gift shop. At least they were there for me to purchase for a low price. In Huntsville, we went to Sam's, Target, Belk's, Talbot's and Publix. At Target, I bought Easter bunny gifts for my sister's foster children. I am going to use sand buckets to hold their candy and toys. At Belk's I bought a white Vineyard Vines 3/4 sleeve polo. At Talbot's, I got a green 3/4 sleeve cardigan. We got home in time to see my sister's oldest foster son off to his first prom. He looked so handsome.

Today, we got up and went to church. My sister and her "children" were all there. They were able to participate in the parade of palms. They were so cute. Before long, it was time for me to come back. This afternoon went too fast.

I hope everyone has a good Monday.

Today was such a dreary day. It rained off and on all day. Tonight there was a tornado warning for our county, but the storm was a few miles south of here. I guess it's that time of year when we spend our time dodging tornadoes.

I am so glad that this week if finally over. For some reason it has been a long week. Tomorrow, I'm going to leave work early so that I can get to my mother's for dinner with our dinner club. We are going to an Italian restaurant. I can't decide if I want the Cobb salad or the Walnut Blue Cheese salad. Both sound equally good to me. I have about 21 more hours until I need to decide.

Saturday, my mother and I are going to Huntsville shopping. We will be doing mostly Sam's shopping. Then it will be on to Target and Publix. Maybe we will have time to stop by Belk's and Talbot's.

I hope everyone has a good Friday. TGIF!!

Thanks to Mom on the Run for telling me about seeing Tretorns in the Lands' End store at Sears. Since my right foot is still swollen, I wanted to be able to try on the Tretorns before I bought them. This morning I called the local Sears store to see if they had the Tretorns. I spoke to an extremely nice lady named Mattie. Not only did she say that she had them, she went and checked to make sure that they had my size. Then she included a $15 off coupon. I wanted to make sure that Sears had them before I drove all the way over to the Galleria. It is not real convenient, but I do go there when I need to visit several stores. I left work early to get there. I actually needed 1/2 size larger than what Mattie was holding. The only problem is that they are a little big on my left foot, but I think I'll manage. The only problem is that I can't use a SuperFeet pad in them. I bought them anyway. I figure since I go barefooted when I'm in the house, I can handle wearing Tretorns without the pad occasionally. I got both the navy and the white. If they work out okay, I am going to order the pink from tretorn.com. These are going to be my summer wear everywhere shoes. I am so proud of my purchase. I thought I was going to have to go to Atlanta to get some shoes.

I hope everyone has a good Wednesday.

This has been a dreary day. It has rained off and on all day. I took the opportunity to just lay around and watch movies. This afternoon I fixed a pot of Harney's Christmas tea (I drink it year round) and watched Julie & Julia while I sipped it. To accompany my tea, I fixed myself a big bowl of fresh strawberries and ate on them during the movie.

I went to a banquet for my women's club last night. It was held at Landry's. I'm not that big of a fan, but my food was fairly good. I had planned on sticking to my diet, but when free dessert was offered, I caved. I got the Brownie a la Mode. I only ate half. It was delicious.

I hope everyone enjoys the remainder of the weekend.

I don't know about where you live, but it is absolutely beautiful here. I have all of the blinds open so that the sun can shine in. We have not had a pretty sunny day in I don't know when. Yesterday was beautiful also, but I was trapped inside at work. I am going to enjoy it today, because tomorrow is going to be rainy. We can't win for losing this year.

I have to go to a banquet this evening. I may get ready early and run a few errands on the way. I was thinking about stopping at an apothecary and getting some Caswell Massey gardenia talc. I don't wear perfume or cologne, but I do wear scented powder. I have a hard time finding scents that I like. Right now I am alternating between Chanel No. 5 and Clinique's Happy. I'm tired of Happy and I want to save my Chanel No. 5 for special days. Do any of you wear scented powder? If so, what are your favorites? I wish I could find some Lauren powder, but apparently it's not made anymore. I may go on Ulta's website and see what they have. As you can tell, I want something new.

I have noticed a lot of improvement in my foot in the past couple of days. I tried on an old loafer and it almost fit. But, the shoe fitting and being able to wear it are two different things. I think I am going to have to live in sneakers for a few more months. I think I am going to go to Atlanta in a few weeks and get me some Tretorns and have them fitted with a SuperFeet. I don't think I will be as self conscious of the Tretorns as I am the big Nike's. I hate to keep talking about my foot, but since October, it has dominated my life. Hopefully in a few months it will be back to normal.

I hope everyone enjoys their Saturday. I hope it is beautiful where you live.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

I hope you are wearing your green today. I will be sporting a kelly green J. Crew cableknit wool sweater with my LL Bean navy twill pants and a RL blue OCBD. I love kelly and navy together.

Have a good day.