MAKING A START

Like many people at this time of the year, we are inundated with freakin' plums!
Stew picked heaps off the trees yesterday afternoon.

ABOVE:  That's about half of them!  I don't know what the hell to do with them... can't make jam cos we are not allowed to eat it.
Any suggestions?

ABOVE: I won this power cord/light off a local auction site yesterday for $2.  It's the start of my 'NEXT SUMMER CAMPING' supplies!
Yep, next summer I have every intention of going camping with JUST STEW.

Now... here's a smorgasbord of photos:

 ABOVE: Having fun in the pool late yesterday.

 ABOVE: I had a lovely video chat with my niece Rowena last night.  Our girls are staying with her in Brisbane right now.  Those two littlies are Charlie and Joyce, Rowena and Dave's babes.
Cute little buggers.

 ABOVE:  Sadly, I have never met Joyce.  Maybe this year it will happen.

ABOVE: Lacy, Kelly and Rowena comparing their 'tans'.  Rowena is the Australian... with pure white skin!  OK, ok... she IS a red head with super fair skin!  *smiles*

Next (published with his permission) is a progress photo of Griffin's acne:

ABOVE:  The difference is AMAZING!
Just can't believe how much it has cleared up in 4 months!  He says the best thing is that his face no longer HURTS. There is NO ACTIVE acne on his face now, which is wonderful.

Here's his back too:

 ABOVE:  A lot of what you can actually see on his face and back now is mild scarring, that should fade over time.  He's young... and the skin is amazing at healing over time.

Oh ... almost forgot these two photos!....

ABOVE:  He needs a haircut!

Now... today?
I have a Dr's appointment this morning.
Bex is going to Te Awamutu.
Brylee is hanging out with her cousin Danielle.
Griffin and Stew are at work.
I will hang out with the dogs.  LOL... how lucky am I?

We are supposed to get rain showers today... so maybe no swimming... but time will tell.

And that is it for now!  Catch ya later.

ONWARD...

Cloudy day... it's wonderful!  So nice not getting up and immediately roasting.  Wonder how the girls are finding the temperatures in Australia?  It's a damn sight hotter there.  *smiles*

I've gotta get me face on and get to the Dr's soon... 

The sun came out.  It's hot again.  But a coolish wind blowing, so tolerable.

I had a good visit with my Dr.  She's taking me off the Gliclizide (sp?), so hopefully I no longer get the horrible blood sugar lows.
AND she told me NOT to have a blood test this month, to give me time to get back on track with the diet.  It's been pretty bad lately.  Stress does that to me, emotional eating and all that.

My Dr is a really lovely chick!  Very understanding and caring.

So now I'm home and watching 'Moana' with the little kids.  I've never watched it end to end, so maybe I will get to do that today.

ABOVE: This is the 'Lagoon' where the girls and family went today.  Looks lovely.

 ABOVE:   Fun obviously... just like us in our pool. *smiles*

Re the plums:  there's people advertising FREE PLUMS all over the place right now!  There's a glut of them already out there.
I might try freezing some for smoothies as someone suggested, AND offering them for free over Facebook too.

Time to sign off for the day.  Catch ya tomorrow.