The WEEKEND Sept. 14 & 15

[Pooky]

I did start his off as the weekend thread, but hey, Ruthie was in and out of here in a flash, guess that's what happens when you post at the same time!


Well, I had probably the most difficult news to bear yesterday. I went to my doctor to see the results of my ultrasound and bloodwork only to find out that things are not good. It seems I have too much LH hormone, in fact WAY too much. This hormone is only present in high amounts during ovulation. Unfortunately for me, the blood work was from very early in my cycle. The doctor told me I can't take Clomid next month because he wants to check my LH levels on day 3. But he prepared me for the worst. You see, he told me that I may be perimenopausal and the only hope for me is in vitro fertilization or even injectables. My dh and I don't have money for IVF and injectables are our last hope (injectables are just that--they inject the spermies into me at the time of ovulation--nothing nice about it). He said he can't afford to have me on Clomid because I may use up the last of my viable eggs.

So here I am, feeling really lost. 33 years old and facing menopause. About right now I'm willing to take any good advice anyone has to give. I've thought about chucking out the doc's diagnosis, but from bitter experience, they are in likelyhood right since I have seen the results myself. Right now, all I can do is leave it in God's hands.

Sorry for the such heavy topic this morning but I knew I would eventually have to let all of you know since you are all my biggest supporters.

Bless you all!

[Ruthxxx]

Good morning, Dollinks!

I'm off to a nine a.m. meeting which will be a doozy! There are three Churches in our Parish and there will be a big kefuffle over a proposed change in service times. Ours stays at 8:45 (which we like and nobody else wants) but the lines are drawn between the two other Churches over 10 or 11:15. Mike, our priest, is just back from vacation and has to deal with this dumb mess. "I'll quit if they change the services" says one old bat. Lord, give me patience with so-called Christians.

Tomorrow is the Terry Fox run where I'm doing registration and also working on the BBQ. Morna and her husband are coming for dinner but I'll get that ready this afternoon. They are also taking Hershey home with them so she can have daily blood tests (poor baby!) to determine when her progesterone levels are right for breeding - AI this time so no wild weekend in Philly! I certainly will miss her but it will be nice to have one on one with Lucy and get her partially civilized before my pal Linda comes to visit next week.

Gotta hit the road to observe the Anglican battle of the century! I'll try to keep my mouth shut but.... I don't suffer fools gladly!

Happy Weekend!

[Pooky]

ROFLMAO RUTH! I guess we posted at the same time! I'll use this as my daily since my starter was a little heavy.

Today is clean the house day but I'm starting it off right with a cup of coffee. The fall fair is this weeekend and we amy take Miree to check it out. I know she'll have a lot of funa tone of the presentations--it's kids musical group called Jam Sandwich. I took the kids from the daycare one time and they had a blast! May do the very same thing for her.

Hope you have a great day everyone!

[goodforme]

Oh, Pooky! I am so sorry! All I can say is I'm praying for you and sending good thoughts your way!

[goodforme]

It's a nothing day here, raining and making great sounds on the roof. May be forced to take a nap.:lol: Other than that, gotta clean out the fridge and freezer, then do some laundry. MIL's birthday party tonight, 2 weeks early??? If her boys were my kids I would have killed them by now! Lame-brained ideas galore from that quarter.

Ya'll have a great day, take some time for yourselves, ok?

[debkay]

MamaJ, more hugs coming your way. If you ever need a weekend away, Atlanta is a short plane ride away. Delta is ready whenever you are.

Sil, love the idea of valium in the cookies :lol: I thought maybe I should take the valium, the noise level on the bus would not bother me one bit.

Sherrie glad the water problem is solved.

jenny hope everything worked out well for you.

Ruth enjoy your one on one with Miss Lucy.

Linda keep up the good work.

Pooky enjoy the fair.

To everyone else :wave:

peachie and Jiff where are you???

It hasn't rained in the deep south for, it seems like months..............last night we were soaked!! I know, I know here I go with another band story :rolleyes: We get to the game march the kids in and sit in the bleachers, we are not there 15 minutes and it starts to sprinkle, than it starts to pour. We hustle the kids back to the buses, where the humidity and temp is very high. The band director decides we are leaving. Our principal walks by and says no your not. We wait out the rain it slows and stops, back in the stands we go. Meanwhile the home team has sent their band home. We play a few songs and it rains again. Now rain is not good for instruments. Back to the buses we go, this time finally we leave. But, not before the kids and chaperones are soaked to the bone, with a 45 minute ride back to school. Needless to say it was a lovely night, NOT!!!!!

One bright spot, the cookies were a hit! They did everything but lick the crumbs out of the bag. It was sad in a way, some of the kids were acting as if no one had ever made them cookies before. I promised that on our next away game (this coming Friday) I would make more cookies.

Anyone have a good cookie recipe they would like to share? I did choc chips and choc choc cookies. This Friday I thougt I would do peanut butter with kisses.

Okay, enough on the band stuff.

It's after 9 and I'm still the only one awake. I enjoy it, I have the coffee pot to myself and it's quiet, something it hardly ever is around my house..

The quiet is broken, the middle son is awake........ie the noisey one. He wants to tell me a story about last night must go.

Have a great one all
Debbie

[L144S]

Oh pooky, I am keeping everything crossed. Life works in funny ways.

As for me, I HAVE THE HOUSE TO MYSELF!!!!!!
Kids and DH have gone and I am alone, well except the 4 legged house inhabitats.

i might take in a movie or do a little shopping. i went to dress barn yesterday and bought a skirt and jacket. i am glad someone said the sizes run small, otherwise i was going to feel like a really fat pig...lol

Well, have a great day and be well,
-L

[ageoldie]

Just a quick note to say that I was brave enough to try on a pair of jeans this morning. They fit. and not even too snug. Now if I can just keep with the program,:dizzy:

[dottiejon]

Pookers, I am thinking of you. This doesn't mean you should stop trying, right? I am not putting my Big Bird cheerleading outfit with pom-poms into storage yet!
:dancer: :dancer: :dancer:

Maybe you'll make lemonade out of :lemon:'s yet!

dottie

[dottiejon]

Sunny and warm here today- nice!

Got some quick flylady stuff done, and will go off to meet DM for coffee in a few minutes. Maybe Bed, Bath and Beyond for cushioned hangers. I am just refusing to send my nice knits tops and washable linen shirts to the dry cleaners. They charge $3.50 for a women's blouse, but $1.00 for a man's shirt. I have started washing and hang drying more than I used to, but I just can't see paying that kind of money for a BLOUSE! UGH!

Nothing else going on. Had a huge egg and cottage cheese omelet this morning and drinking my water. This weekend is to detox from the carbs of the past week! I am sure that the carbs were part of the reason I felt so crappy and moody all week- irritable and cranky and just plain mad alot! Very pleasant to be around, I can tell you!:bomb: :tape: :yikes:

But I am going to eat better today, and see if I can't get back to normal!
:flow2:

I'll check back later,
dottie

[debkay]

Pooky I'm sorry I didn't see this post earlier.

My thoughts are with you. Don't give up, I know your not.

I'm still thinking pink and blue for you, heavy on the blue, since you already have the little girl.

Debbie

[Ruthxxx]

Aw, Pook - so sorry it was not the good news you expected. Big huigs on the way.

And now I'm going to merge our threads - I hope!

Boobs are crossed - here goes! :yikes:

[debkay]

Ruth the boob crossing worked!!!! You merged the threads with not a problem one! Way to go Ruthie!!!!

Off to cut up peppers and onions, friends are coming over for dinner. We are fixing fajitas. Yummy

Debbie

[Ms Spotdog]

Pooky - I am so sorry for the doc's bad news but don't give up. I know many people (me included) that have gotten bad news from the docs but ended up PG despite it all. My middle son was a Clomid baby and Cody (my 'baby' that just entered Jr. High) was concieved with no trouble at all which surprised the whole OB practice that was treating me!

Just know that we are all praying for ya, sweetie!

Kel

[LindaBC]

Pooks sorry about your discouraging news but please don't give up hope. Miracles do still happen. I had a long wait and two miscarriages between my two girls and I remember very well how disappointed I was every month when I wasn't preggers again. When I finally said to myself, "Well, I guess it just wasn't meant to be and I'm not going to let it rule my life anymore" I got pregnant almost immediately. I think letting yourself relax and enjoy being intimate with your dh (without putting pressure on yourselves) has a lot to do with it. ;)

I did a measure this morning and haven't lost any inches from all the usual places, but still my clothes feel looser. Some are actually hanging off my shoulders (of course, I always lose from the top first :?: ) I'm not giving up. Too many positive changes are taking place on this plan.


Debby how about oatmeal/raisin cookies or old fashioned hermits. I bet a lot of kids have never had home baked cookies. What a treat for them! Too bad about the soaking. Hope nobody suffers after effects.

Ruth isn't it amazing the petty things that can get people all het up? As if changing a meeting time would make all that much difference in the grand scheme of things! Enjoy your weekend with Lucy. Maybe you can convince her that chair cushions aren't really doggy food.

I worked a couple of hours in my back garden this morning. Made a dent in all the work still to be done. Pulled out lots of weeds and some annuals that have finished. I'm trying to make room for bulbs and a couple of new shrubs. Funny, while I'm out there slaving away my mind is going a mile a minute. Always thinking what needs to be dug up an divided or what would possibly do better if moved to a different location. I seldom actually put these plans into action. Just keeping up with the status quo is hard enough.

[ageoldie]

WOW:eek: the day is finally over. We usually work from 9:00 to 2:00 on Saturdays, but today we didn't get away untl about 4:30, but can't complain about too many orders:spin:

Of course I must add I spent about 2 hours on personal calls. I never do that, but I talked to both my sister in CT and my brother. My dad's health is deterioating very rapidly and everyone is concerned, but we all get different stories. After talking to both them my little sister came by and stayed an hour. To make a long story short In Feb or March my mom took my dad to the hospital with heart pains. They kept him a week with him kicking & hollering about everything they wanted to do, and refused to let them do some of the things they wanted to do. He got out of the hospital on a Friday morning and the three of us (mom Dad & I) left town to go to a gymastic meet of my niece in Colorado. My dad had a really bad time breathing, but he blamed it on the altitude. Well it's gotten progerssively worse, and the keeps saying that there is nothing wrong with his heart and he's never had a heart attact, etc etc. His doctor has been treating him as best he could being his hands were tied with my dad refusing evrything he wanted to do. Well, my brother was finally around him on Labor Day, and suprise suprise Dad's not doing well. he takes it upon himself to make my dad an apointment with another doctor. They went Thursday and his doctor says he thinks he can help my dad, but he has to make up his mind if he want to use him, the other doctor. So of course everyone (but me who knows better than to express an opionion) has their own ideas of what should be done. My sister from CT is flying in Wed night to make sure he goes back to this new doctor on Thursday. He made an appointment before he left his office, but my mom said she didn't know if he would keep it. So it's an ongoing saga. I told my brother I didn't care what doctor he went to if he would do what the doctor said, and he was in shock:sp: What did I mean, of course he'd do what the doctor says.yeah right!

Well I'm sorry I got started on that, I didn't mean too. Well I guess I've usesd up my nickels worth of posting, so I'll post tomorrow about what I was going to tell you guys today!

[jiffypop]

so be warned!!! This will be a long post...

first, so sorry about the news, pooky. but don't give up hope just yet... we're not..

debk... from this chocolate lover, my all time favorite cookies are joe froggers, those molasses spice cookies. sooo good. i've been collecting cookie recipes for years, and most of them are packed away right now.. but you can even dress up slice and bake sugar cookies. slice them kind of thin, then sandwich them with some melted chocolate or some kind of preserves.

of course, i'd sandwich them with preserves, and then dip them in chocolate.

and ruth.. can't wait to hear about the ecclesiastic arguments!! some folks have to MAKE things up to fuss about... hugs to your girls.

maggie is coming along well. much more responsive and even responsible. she's still like a 70-pound fish on a line when she sees another dog, but she's pretty much stopped bolting at every squirrel. and she met her favorite little girls next door. IN PERSON!!! they're [almost] 3 year old twins, and their big sister is close to 5... she didn't knock them down, but she did lick them.

and sorry i haven't been around much. this job is just awful.. long hours. lots of stress. and i spend my day answering questions, fixing problems, talking people into doing stuff, convincing freelancers to work for us, and i have about 20 projects going on, including a CD ROM game from hell.. 18 cases on patients who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, and we have to make it FUN for docs!!! ick!!!

and arguing with three senior VPs, all women, allcontradictoriy, all control freaks who make sure to hire inexperienced people they can push around,. but they're tired of that role, so they hired me to help, and they can't just let it go...

and i'm polite, but not terribly pushable

oh well. it's saturday. manicure and pedicure day. lunch of grilled salmon and shrimp over a caesar salad. a lamb chop for dinner [and did it ever taste good and go down well!!! have you tried lamb yet debk??? i know some folks don't like it, but this was great]

mom had her first pedicure today. and her feet were more of a mess than i had imagined. but she was thrilled!!! and her feet don't hurt as much as they had. amazing what such a little thing can do for a person's comfort and outlook!! and her toes are a pale pink with fingers to match.

we're participating in the komen foundation's wear denim to work day. you donate 5 bucks, and you can wear denim and sneakers to work no matter what your corporate dress code is.

and the company is matching funds, so that'll be a good thing. i'm begging for jeans from the support group, and there are several offers.

if anyone's interested in participating, let me know, and i'll hook you up with our organizer. a lovely woman who lost her sister at at young age to breast cancer. and she's a major supporter of the wls.

and you're not alone in wondering about peachie... i haven't talked with her in several days. and she hasn't been posting much. i called today and she was napping.

i'm thinking about taking knitting lessons... i've always enjoyed it but never been actually good at it. and that getting the seams together, not my speed..

just found out the other day that less than 50% of the surgeons who do wls offer aftercare support. that's disgraceful!!! and i've been so lucky to you and to the others in the support group. it was a different meeting this past week. more focused on US. and a couple of post ops have offered to do the meetings, so things should definitely improve.

we all need all the support we can get

is anyone bored to tears yet???? i can keep going!!!! even though i should be researching for a freelance article. a former boss has gone off to russia [for reasons i just don't know] and has started a russian version of discover magazine. and she wants me to write articles for her!!! it'll be fun...

dottie... so glad to see you. you've been on my mind.. and i don't blame you a bit about the dry cleaning thing. i purposely don't buy things that need drycleaning. i need to save money for my own retirement, and not for hte drycleaners'!!!!!

and jennifer.. you asked the other night what exfoliator i use. it took me awhile to actually LOOK at them. for my face, i picked up one at the bath and body works. a kaolin base with silicon beads. rinses off very very easily.

and the body one is from another one of those places, the one that has a moisturizer, exfoliating scrub, bath and shower gel, and lotion based bath and shower soap in about a zillion flavors. this is called night pearl, a nice deep floral, not fruity.

oh. it's raining!!! how nice!!! and so glad not to have to hide the instruments from the rain, like debk's bandies.. it's hard to run with a tuba in the rain!!!! ya can't hide it under your jacket like a flute or clarinet!!

love you all... big hugs to janice and kel and everyone else..

oh. and sherrie.. i saw a woman today who could have been your twin!!! but she didn't have the 5-year-old attached to her side!!

and happy birthday to betty... does she remember us??? and hope you're feeling better... and that the plumbing is still working. oh dear. that didn't come out right AT ALL!!!!!

as for september 28 on route 17 south of cortland... who's in???? it seems quite a few people can't make it, and i'd just like to SUGGEST that we hold off until more can go???? it's only a thought, and i woudn't disappoint sue for the world, but ... let's just talk about this and decide something that makes sense.

[jiffypop]

nothing is ever easy here, is it???? sorry to hear about your dad. parents can be so aggravating. why do they get more stubborn and ornery as they age?? won't EVER happen to us, will it????

and congrats on the jeans!!! you've been working so hard on so many fronts, and it's all paying off!!!!1

[nasus40]

Dont't worry about dissapointing me. I still have to work that weekend and if this weekend is anything like the last it is not a pretty site. i got out about 4:30 WHICH WAS NOT BAD BUT!!!! that was a early dismissal for me!! I was begged to stay later. I was ready for bed at 7 but managed to stay awake till 8:30 such a life!!

Pooky I wish i could help some how. my first one took about 6 moths to get preggers and i remeber the dissapointment every time my monthly come along. i can not imangine the heart break you are having right now. just remeber i am still praying for you. hopefully with the low carb woe your body just may correct it's self som ehow. we do nto know al the wonderful tributes of the low carb woe!! it has helped many peopole in many ways.

Barb as you well know you can not make some one do some thing they do not want to do no matter how hard and how bad you want them to do it. good luck with your dad and the family!!! we can not give any medication to the residents if they do not want it. i was going through that last night a lady had not gone to the bathroom in 5 days and refused an enema what am i to do?? just grin and bear it!! and sya it is your choice. bad example i do not know many people who would want one of them but any ways!! you get the idea!!

Ruth was it as fun as you thought??

to all others HI!!!

as for me being tires is one of my problems but i will say that i have been carb loading for 3 days. i will be back OP today or tomorow but i just needed to shake my system up a bit!! so i have done that quite nicely this weekend and i feel like crap!!! so i miss my low carbdom status!! so back to OP for me!!

[Pooky]

Good Sunday Morning everyone!

Thanks for the support guys, I knew that you would all understand. It was just a really big blow and if what the doc is saying is true, then it's going to be an uphill battle. I've had a lot of thinking to do about how to handle this and I have to say that I think I am going to go the natural route--I'm going to pay a visit to my local health food store and see what they suggest. And I agree, continuing to low carb may be the ticket for me. However, I am going to change my WOE, I find although I love CALP, it's not loving me anymore. So I think I'm going to try Atkins--anyone have a copy of the book I can borrow?

Other than that, we've had a relatively quiet weekend. I've had a lot of laundry to do and dh did some woodworking. However yesterday yeilded an unwelcome surprise. On our ceiling is a huge spot that looks like it leeched through the drywall. We've had small animal problems lately and oh no, we think an animal died up there! GROSS!! Dh is going to rip down that portion of the ceiling today (God, I'm glad I'm not him!) and see if there's a dead critter in there. YUCK!

Hope you all have a lovely Sunday!

[ageoldie]

6:00 AM and I' m up. Not fully functioning, but up. Couldn't sleep so I decided to quit fighting it. BRB

There! I kept thinging something was wrong and finally figured that I didn't have my glasses on.

Not only am I worried about my dad, I'm afraid I have computer problems! This computer that I'm on now is a PC and it is set up as the main computer or server for our ome network. It's been having a few problems for a while now, but for no more than I use it, it's not been that big a deal.( I guess you guy's have noticed how I get to rambling, but I want you to know the whole stories. ) Anyway my computer at work and Alvin's computer at work seem to be invaded by this wierd virus. They are the only two affected by it out of the 8 that are used every day. We have just bought a whole new system for the business and are getting ready to install it. SOooooo I emailed the demo to my laptop. I installed it last night to work with it some and every thing was fine. But after that I went to do some other stuff and discovered that my laptop is now acting like my computer at work!!!

This upsets me in more than one way. #1 I live on my laptop. I turn it on when I get home and am doing something on it all night. Maybe after rerun season is over I'll put it down some, but I don't know. What it does (the virus thingey) is locks up the machine when you try to click on links. In other words, I have no trouble getting here, but it I try to access the smilies it will freeze up. That means when I'm surfing I can't go anywhere!!!

The second thing that worries me is that if this virus was sent in the demo software, what is the whole program going to be like? We've just spent big bucks on this program and are very excited about starting to use it, but if the demo has the virus what the rest going to be like?

The other thing that has affected my sleep is that my hair is in rollers!!! I haven't used rollers in years, much less slept in them.

Pooky: I know it's hard to understand when things are not going as we like it, but I believe that God is in control, and even when we don't understand why thing are happening like WE want them too. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers and hang in there.

Ruth: Is your surgery Monday? Best of luck and you'll be in my prayers too.

Have I wasted enought time that I can sneak to the kitchen and make the coffee?

[dottiejon]

Tons to do today, so I was up early revising my list and getting started. Last load of wash is in, and I will shower and get to the grocery store before it gets crowded.

I am having some work done in my kitchen in order to put in a dishwasher. My cabinets are really old and so is the sink and counter. So I am having the cabinets replaced, a new sink, counter and the dishwasher. The rest of my appliances are newish, and the rest of the storage is built in open shelving and a eat in area with a sideboard that will stay the same. But I need to decide some of the other details, and get an electrician in to change the circuit box to accomodate the changes. I am hoping the contracter can do this in the first couple of weeks in Oct., so I am trying to finish the rest of the planning now. I have to be very efficient so I can do this without taking much time off from work. It's not a huge job, so I think I'll be OK. It's fun, and I have been wanting to do this for a while, and just haven't gotten it together. Can't wait for the new counter and some additional strorage that i"ll get out of this> :cb: Don't tell DH what this will cost, I am really trying to make this seem like a tiny project, that will just take a couple of days. :sssh: Pooky, send your DH down to do some of this, OK? Mine is useless in this area.

Nothing else, just going to get ready for the week-

have a good one!
dottie

[Ruthxxx]

Good Sunday Morning! We got rain at long last! :cp: :dance:

Survived yesterday's meeting without slapping anybody. After much bitter discussion between the two affected groups, we are going to be status quo on service times - the old bats won! However, they will die off soon. :devil: Unfortunately that congregation is getting smaller and smaller and has the most expensive building to maintain. Next step will be to close that Church, I guess - sad, but they are doing it to themselves by not welcoming new and younger parishioners.

Boy! Lots going on in this thread. Do we all have a surge of energy now that Sept 11 is past and fall feels as if it's here? I seem to have lists and lists of stuff to do next week.

My surgery is not until the 27th but I will have company up to the day before so need to get stuff done ahead. Things like cutting my toenails! :D I kid you not! Did you ever try to cut toenails with the other hand? This operation will be just in time as the nerves are starting to degenerate - I make lots more typos and also can't play the piano lately. :( Doc says the nerves WILL regenerate but that it will be "uncomfortable". Don't you love medical terminology? "This may pinch" as they clip a bit from your cervix! :rolleyes:

Dinner for four is ready and waiting for Morna and John when they come to get my Hershey tonight. It should be a fun evening. All we will talk about is dogs, of course! We four can be incredibly boring!

Right now, I'm skipping Church and getting over to the Fairgrounds with my 500 balloons that need to be blown up for the Terry Fox Run. I'm not sure what I'm doing as I've never worked with helium before. Guess I don't smoke, eh? I wonder if I would weigh less if I held the strings of about 100 balloons? If I held them all, would I travel somewhere? If I'm never back again, that's why! I'll wave as I float over! :lol:

Bye for now. :wave:

[L144S]

Good Sunday morning!
I enjoyed my free day yesterday. After making lunch for he boys and packing up the truck I was on my own! I needed to go to town to mail a gift and realized I didn’t have kids so I rode my bike. What a beautiful warm day. I ordered a basket for my bike too so I can look like a total dork riding around town. I ran into a woman I have not seen in close to a year. She is older and her health seems to not be doing too well. She is so sweet and always sings my praises. I guess she has been keeping tabs on me and I didn’t know it. It is so nice to know that people are looking out for you.
After my quick bike ride I ended up watching a bad lifetime movie while I walked on the treadmill. I have a problem about being obsessive compulsive about exercise, but I digress. I ended up at the bookstore and the mall with a friend last night. We had a nice dinner and did a little shopping, I was home by 11, and hit the sheets.

Today it is going to rain. I hope the boys get packed up and home before they get too wet. I am on my 3rd cup laundry and ditto on the coffee. I have some stuff to do today but when it is done it is looking like a good day to curl up on the couch with a new book. I bought Standing in the rainbow by Fanny Flagg. My favorite of hers was by far Daisy Fay and the Miracle man. It is a really funny diary from the view of a pre teen girl.

Well you chicks have a good day, do something for yourselves,
-L

[ageoldie]

My dad wasn't able to come to Church tihs morning and my BIL was going to eat Pizza with the teenagers, so my sister and Mom were going out to eat after Church. The wanted me to go with them. but I declined because I knew if I went with them, I'd eat things I shouldn't eat. Like BREAD< DESSERTS> BAKED POTATOES> So I didn't go!!!

I went to look for shoes yesterday and though about the where do you buy your clothe thread. I hadn't been in the mall for over 2 years because of my knees. I went in the major dept store closet to the Easy Spirit store where I was going, and I though I'd check out the women's dept. I went to the far corner where it used to be, but it was obivious I was in the wrong dept. i ask about it and it had been moved to the far opposite corner!!! At least the first corner was between the two sides of the store that had openings to the building, They moved it to the corner where the storage rooms are> Jiff, I wanted to scream at them!!! We are not second class citizens.

Then when I got to where the shoe store was supposed to be, it's no longer in the mall!

[Jennifer 3FC]

Oh wow, I am missing out on everything! :cry:

The weekend has been spent mostly catching up on sleep! Went to a lingerie buying party last night. What pressure! I could never sell that stuff 'Come on ladies, reach into your pockets, we've almost hit our goal so Candice can get some nice things!' I'm such a sucker. I now know that I will never go to a Petra party again. They're about as full of sales pitches as Amway.

I miss my Cody. I haven't seen him since I said bye to him Friday morning before school. He has been with my parents all weekend and I miss him to pieces. Had a dream that I went to the beach without him last night and cried to come back home. Time to go get my baby!

Barb, I hope your dad's health improves! It is always scary when these things happen.

Jiff, you are so lucky to get the chance at freelance writing! Oooh, I'd love that. One of these days maybe I will get the opportunity.

I will write more later. Just wanted to pop in and say hi, because I really miss you guys!

[jiffypop]

and full of hugs and kisses and tales of all his adventures!!! it'll be ok jennifer. i promise.

and barb. i'm not sure whether to cheer, laugh, or cry for you!!! but on the whole, i think it'll be CHEERS!!!!!!:cp: :dance: :cloud9:

look at you GO!!!! hanging out in the mall with your new knees, and going from one place to another no matter how annoyed you were!!!! and skipping those carbs that you knew would upset your system.

and feeling a little militant here, darlin???? yep!!!! i feel that way often!!

a busy sunday here. laundry, walk, groceries, mom, and i actually cooked today!!! i have a big pot of chili on right now.. four kinds of beans, sausage, beef, fresh tomatoes, and some seasonings. this is actually the first thing i've cooked in about 2 years!!!!

and i'll even share it with peachie. there's way too much for mom and me.. and yes, peachie has been spotted. counting down the minutes until the boys go to school tomorrow...

and she was planning to DO SOME CRAFTS today!!!! see???? she's off and running again!!!! there was even evidence that she had been planning some designs, so she's been doing it already!!!!

and i was stupid this morning. i ran around for more than 3 hours without any protein whatsoever, so when i bent over to get the dishwasher soap out of the lower cabinet, i got so dizzy that i had to sit down!!!! and then had my protein shake and some food, and felt better.

it was a stupid thing to do. but peachie, god bless her, said that i didn't have to be perfect all the time. thank goodness.

well, have to get the last load of laundry after the dryer and stir the pot...

hope you're all having a good day. a great weeked. and for those of you who will be fasting tomorrow, i won't mention food at all...

[Toryah]

:wave: Hya everyone!!

Well tomorow im having a trial day at a new job and so fingers crossed that it get it :D im sooo nervous!!! :lol:

Toryah is off to be mary poppins for the day :lol: need to catch up on the posts but i really done have time now, will be back tomorow evening hopefully if i dont fall asleep first :lol:

Take care eceryone! Have a good monday!! :wave:

[DebbieA]

Hello Everyone

I would like to join your group. I lost 50 pounds last year on a low carb plan. But the last few months I see I am regaining some of my weight. Guess I thought I was cured and could eat anything I wanted. Wrong!!!
I need a forum where everyone is basically doing the same plan so it will keep me inline. I have tried going on the Adkins plan, but can't get pass my third day.

Help.....Out of control in Tennessee!!

thanks...debbie

[ageoldie]

Welcome DebbieA. This is a great group. I feel like a newcommer myself, I've only been here since May. But since I'm not shy Ijust jumper right in and I feel quite at home. I don't have much of a life except this so I liver here on the weekend. During the week, I don't get a chance to post much except at night. But it really does help having the support of others who share this WOE. Most people don't understand it at all.

[MamaJ]

Hi all! Just a few minutes to try to read and catch up!

Hi DebbieA~ I promise ~ you've met a wonderful group of loving, supportive and knowledgeable chicks here! I'm looking forward to seeing you often and getting to know you!

Pooky~God has a reason for all things. That may not be the right thing to say to you right now because I know how very much you want another child ~ but ~ please try not to put yourself thru more stress. I thank God that you've been Blessed with Miree and please stay open for what the future may offer. My hugs are going your way.

I got a very special PM ~ my love and thanks goes out to that great person! (you know who you are!)

Thanks for all the support that was sent my way-it means alot to me. It was a very difficult post to make. But I know how much it affects my "self improvement" efforts.

Need to run for now but will be back later or tomorrow! Hope everyone has a fantastic night!