back door friends #3

[dlzbth]

Kris, looks like you two were having a great time! Thank you for sharing. Did you get any other pictures taken of you and your pretty dress? I would love to see!

I'm trying to attach a picture of what Elena did today. Yes, we got snow and we are still getting snow!

[lakelog]

Same thing is going on here donna. It's still falling out there and as of now, our school hasn't been called yet for tomorrow. I really need to know that info. soon cause we only have the one car and DH's suppose to work tomorrow. He went in today only to come home an hour later. Hope everyone else is staying warm and dry.

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...Its been a chilly here today but lots of :sunny:..I hope it stays that way.. I have been out today making the rounds.. Buddy is holding his own.. He has been taking breathing treatments at the hospital and no decission has been made about more Chemo or not. Personally I hope that the Dr. waits untill he is stronger. I really dont think he can take alot right now. He is very week.. I took him a cake over and spent a few minutes with him..I didnt want to tire him out. He was tired enough.. I tried check on the lady that fell..I am waiting on info about her...I hope that everything is ok with her.....Tomorrow I have alot more errands. Taking a friend to a Dr. appointment. Her car is being serviced..Then hopefully we will go to lunch. I want to go to Olive Garden for soup and salad..Or Macaroni Grill..they both are good..Over weekend we have friends coming to vist..got lots to do get ready to see them..I am making some food and giving the house the once over....it needs the twice over but no time..:lol:
They just called today..They are in town visting their children.....

Daphne..It was so good to hear from you..I cant get over the Great Buys you get at your Walmart..I would have bought 2 kings size bed linens too..What bargain.. They would never be that low here...I am trying to find Jersey sheet sets for a King Size bed. They are made with the same Material T-shirts are made from and the material is streachy .. I got them at Costco and when they have them they go like hot cakes..So far this year they didnt get any in yet.. I am waiting cause they are very reasonable there..
I hope that you can let us know what other bargins you got at Walmart.
Have a good evening :wave:

Dana.. I cant get over the snow you are getting..Unreal.. I sure hope it does not come my way..You finally got your wish of alot of snow on the ground. Be careful what you wish for..:lol:..I hope that the children are out of school so you dont have to worry about getting them to and from school...Thats so hard especially with one car. I cant get over that Blazer. It seems to be jinkes.. I hope that the place that fixed it before will not charge you cause its not fixed when they said it was..I hope it can be fixed once and for all..
Have a good evening..Keep Warm...:wave:

Kris.. Thank-you for the picture...Loved the picture but why does it have some waves all over it??? It must be my computer...
Its hard to see you in your beautiful dress..but from what I can see you and the dress are Beautiful..You both make a really nice looking couple...
Hope you can tell us all about it real soon..
Have a good evening :wave:

Donna..You are getting snow too.....Yuck...I hope it stops real soon...
How much are you suppose to get???
Great picture of Elena having fun in the snow...I just wish the picture was bigger...I still cant relate to snow and the South..I guess I never will :lol:
I sure hope we dont get any of it....Have a good evening :wave:

Rosey..Where are you???? I Miss you..:mag: :cb: :cb: :mag:

Mr Ken..Where are you..Snow Bound tooo...:cb: :cb: :mag:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..wow you all are getting snow..am glad its you and not us..hope it doesnt dissrupt your lives to much..just popped in here for a minute as the grdkids are here :lol: and they are sooooooo busy..im having a great time (((((hugs for all))))))))) rosey:wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..here i am all lonely in here again.. :lol: so where is everyone ???did you all get snowed in?? we had snow too and the grkids and their dad have been snowmobiling all morning..my dd had built a sled for our dog to be pulled behind the snowmachine..kinda likea mini sleigh anyways the grkids have been riding in it and having a blast..my house is turned upside down :lol: and great gramma(my mil) is coming for dinner tonite..then tomorrow is Haileys 6th b-day party..a busy but fun weekend..will check in later (((((((hugs))))))) for all rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

No, not snowed in but because of the snow life has been different. LOL

Sounds like a lot of fun making your own dog sled, Rosey!

My Jim was coming home from work last night and had a accident on our very own street. Lost control of the car and landed in a ditch at a neighbors house. He is good, but the car may not be. :(

I have been trying to send you a better photo of Elena and one of her many snow men. LOL

Enjoy!

[hefty1]

:wave: no snow here its melting.
donna: cool snowman
rosey: :hb: hailly have fun wih granny
today is scale day
:) glen

[hefty1]

:wave: i guess everyone is out shovelling snow. :p if that is the case i want to see
loses posted. i lost 4.2 today.
summer glad to hear buddy is doing bettter. how is the lady? the snow is melting here. :) glen

[akrosey49]

Morning everyone..wtg mr ken..thats an awsome loss...and thankyou for the b-day greeting for hailey she will be 6 today.. we are about ready to leave for her house..we had the family over for dinner last nite and had a great time and hailey is really excited about her big day..i made apple dip and sliced apples to take..the dip is cream cheese maple syrup and carmel falvoring..strictly lo cal of course(not :lol: )..then us girls are going to bingo tonite..its been a busy weekend..((((((hugs for all))))))) will check in when i get home...rosey:wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. well every ones gone and its just the dh and me..i thought i would be tired but im not..we had such a fun weekend..we laughed alot..and played with the grkids..the b-day party was fun..all the usual games..and those skinny balloons that you make into animals and hats and stuff little kids running around aged 4 thru 11....i took lots of pictues..my oldest grson made me a minature snowman.. it stood about 9 inches.. and is living in my kitchen refrig freezer :lol: :rofl: :lol: ..its not every granny that has a snowman in her freezer..today am catching up on all the laundry no towels as every one had to try out the new shower and they also went swimming while we were at bingo..by the way i was a 300$ winner last nite :D ..i weighed this am as i was feeling a little slimmer :o and have lost another 2 1/2 # so i have another 1/2 #'s to go and i will be back to what i was after my surg..by the way the doggy car wash worked great except for the dryer..she did not like it and it took 2 guys to get her in it but she sure looks pretty now..and we really had to coax her to ride in her new sled..hope she gets over that as the dh worked hard on it :lol: :?: :lol: ..so where are all of you today??hope you are all ok and doing something fun..will check in later(((hugs))))))rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

Still don't know any more about the damage to the car but plans are still on it's way for leaving for Wednesday for our adventure!

I am glad that your weekend was good Rosey.

Congratulations on your loss, Glen. I don't need to post any more losses. I'm hoping that I can stay where I am for the rest of my life. :dunno:

My surgery on my elbow has been changed for the 22nd of March.

Not much going on except getting ready for the trip and watching my impulses where food is concerned.

I wonder what is going on with our group. Is the interest gone? Are we not needed any more? I know I still need each of you very much.

Hope to hear form you all soon.

Donna

[akrosey49]

Hey everyone..im here donna..am really sorry about your car but am glad your jim is ok..is it harder to maintain your weight than when you were losing??...i find i can maintain my present weight but the loosing is harder..i guess i need to get moving more..what are they going to do to your elbow?? will you be healed in time for your vacation?? i to have wondered where every one is and yes we need each other..so the guys are out looking for the rest of you :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: ((((((((hugs for all))))))) rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

Hi guys just a brief post for me. Although I have internet call waiting on my computer, I've had some problems with more than one person calling at the same time which would give them all a busy signal apparently. Anyway, Logan had to come home on friday from school and they called my grandparents and then my mom and then she walked down here to tell me about it. No one bothered with my cell phone and found out that in the office at school the cell phone number wasn't on anything in the office. Evidently only the nurse had it and she doesn't work there anymore.

Then there is the issue with the blazer still in the shop. We never heard anything and then Dh called them this morning. They said they worked on it until 10 pm saturday to put a new distributor on it and it still won't crank. He's suppose to call back later. I have to go to greenville tomorrow for Brett's endocrinologist visit. Dont really see anything new changed there but who knows. Our 5th grade trip to alabama and tennessee is fast approaching and i"m nervous. We leave on the 31st and I won't know anyone there. I know brett will take up with some guy friends and leave me hanging like the new kid on the block. I'm sure you all know that feeling.

Donna i know you're excited for your bahama trip and I know you will take some beautiful pictures but remember when you post them, we want to see the front of the bikini and not the "thong" backside. :lol: BTW, I still need our group here so dont anyone go anywhere.

Rosey sorry you've been alone on here again. I was trying to stay offline due to the call waiting issues. Dh is home today as well and has been all weekend. He returns to work tomorrow with or without that blazer. I'm glad you had fun with those grandkids and your shower. :lol:

Summer hope you're ok. I will post later on. Have a good monday.

[autiger]

I need our group tooo...Don't anyone go anywhere. It is just mid-terms and after tonight I should be back to normal. Please know that I need you all. I love you all too. Donna..I hope not too much damage sone to car, but glad Jim is ok. Way to go on the losses Rosie and Glen! :)

I am so proud of you.

Will write a novel tomorrow and fill you all in after my exam tonight.

[summer1]

Hello Everyone....What a week and Weekend.. Been so very very busy..and with company thrown in on that mix..well..I am sure you all have been there.
Please Donna...Understand..I am not going anywhere.I am so sorry that I was unable to post for a few days..but its been so very hetic here..
Computer acting up..Had a freind install a new program and that was messed up for awhile..Always something..:lol: but I have to laugh...Checking on Buddy and Bert and the lady that fell..All of that over the end of last week and the weekend..Whewwwwww I am pooped..:lol:
I have been down to one vehicle...Our car needs a new battery and alternator..That will get fixed this week I hope..I had to run a bunch of erands before the company came..So much happeing at one time..
I have to wait untill the end of the week to go to the gym..No wheels..
Jim needs the truck for work....So that s upsetting...Anyway..I am back and I am here..and not going anywhere...I Love You ALL in here and I would never leave here..You ALL are very important to me and I am so blessed with your friendships..I can never put into words how much I value this thread and Everyone in here...You ALL are The BEST

Donna.. I am so sorry about your car. I am so glad that Jim is Ok..and not hurt.. I will be here holding your hand durring surgery and always..
I know that you will come through that.. and do Great..:grouphug:
I have you in my prayers..Always..:angel:
I know that you must be so excited about your trip..
I cant wait to see pictures..Have you bought some new clothes??
Thats a great snowman Elena made..I am sure she is having fun in the snow..
Hang in there Sweetie..You have done GREAT with losing and I know that you will maintain..It s hard but you DID IT..I can only hope that I do as well..
Hope that you start having good weather...No More Snow.:lol:
Have a great day..and I Love Ya My Little Sis..I am here...:wave:

Rosey...The Guys found me..I wasnt far away..I am so sorry that you were alone on here...I have been alone too in here a couple of times....but I always knew that everyone would come back eventually...and I am so greatful for that..Things happen and people get busy..
You are right We ALL Need each other...It so nice to have a place to come and talk and share and have people that care...I am so blessed...It seems that I have had just tooooooo much going on right now..
Isnt that always the way..and a few pooter probs to boot..
Atleast it seems to be that way for me :lol: I hope that things get back to normal for me soon...
Sounds like you had a great time with your family over the weekend and :hb: to Hailey..and yes you are a one of a kind Grand Mother with her own personal snowman in her freeezer..:lol:
Way To Go on winning at Bingo..I need some of that Good Luck you :lucky: have..Please send me some..:lol: :..WAY TO GO ON YOUR 2 1/2 LBS LOSS....
THATS GREAT..YOU GO GIRL.....Thats great Rosey.. I hope that I have that kind of good news to share one day real soon..
Rosey can you share the recipe for the apple dip..It sounds so good..No rush of you are to busy..Thank-you..Have a great day..:wave:

Dana... Sounds like you are so busy too and computer probs on top of it..I hope that things get straighten out soon at school with your phone number.
Sounds like the last nurse dropped the ball. She should have passed on your cell number with the school..Especially with Brett's condition..
I hope that your Blazer gets fixed once and for all real soon..That must be so very flustrating for you... I hope that your trip is good to Tennesee..You can keep the other Moms company while the children go off together..:lol: Kids always do that..:lol: Have a great day..:wave:

Mr Ken..WAY TO GO ON YOU 4.2 LBS LOSS...WOW...YOU GO GUY..
Thats so wonderful..Glad to hear that the snow is melting your way..I am so happy ..we haveny had any..Hurrayyyy for that. Thank-you for all the well wishes for Buddy..He is better and taking it a day at a time...and the lady that fell is recoperating at the nursing home with rehab..She will be fine ..
Thank the Good Lord for that...Thank-you for asking about them and for caring...Have a great day :wave:

Kris.. I understand that you are so busy..I hope that things slow down for you real soon..Cant wait to read your Novel..I Love you too..We all love each other and thats a wonderful thing..we ALL are so blessed..
Have a great day :wave:

Daphne...Where are You????? Hope that you post as soon as you can..
I Miss You..Have a great day :wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..ssoooooooo glad to here from everyone..i am a classic worrier :lol: :?: :lol: and when i dont here from you i always think somethings wrong :?: it couldnt be that you are busy ya think :lol: anyways you are all my family so in entitled to worry about you all..dana.. sorry that that dang blazer is giving you trouble again..wish you could just get rid of it and get something else..are you using your new stamps stuff?? kris thanks for the hi-fives..ive been struggling awhile now..one day i stay on pts and the next :?: ..summer..the apple dip is simple 2- 8 oz boxes of cream cheese..1/2 cup br sugar.. and 2 tbls of watkins carmel flavoring softnen cheese and mix together..if you want it thinner use milk..(if you cant find a watkins dealer you can get it on line..just serve it with sliced apples..if you used the fat free cr cheese it would be better diet wise :dizzy:we had a great weekend.. my dd and i went to town to get our pictures developed as yesterday she found out that all the pics she took didnt turn out as her camera wasnt working..she was so upset as shes into the scrapbooks now like me and had taken some sp shots..but i had taken pitures too so when we picked them up there was not one b-day picture..i thought she was going to cry..when we got to my house we found another disposable camera that i had missed so they've got to be on that one.. she's going to call and let me know..and the pictures of the kids in the dog sled and the snowman in my freezer turned out really cute..if i can figure out how to scan and get the pictures in here i will the dd said she would help.. we will see..((((((((hugs)))))) i will check in later rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

I will catch up on any posts in a few minutes but wanted to tell yall something that happened really crazy here over the last 2 hours. DH noticed someone coming on our porch and it was a sheriff. He wanted the description of our neighbor. After we told him he said that he was wanted in a very bad hit and run accident. There were 4 cop cars over there with the blue lights on and it was nearly dark which made it all really nervous to me. I'm still shaky.

They towed a truck that was over there that was seen in the accident but what we never could tell the cops was that truck didn't belong to the guy they were looking for and we don't know who's truck that was. Anyway, we could see the cops searching under the home and eventually they came through one end of the trailor and walked all the way through with flashlights. They didn't find anyone. Well about 30 minutes after they left, the guy they were looking for came home just about a 10 second visit and he drove off. It's all really crazy but was certainly eventful. I am afraid something may happen after we go to bed.

[lakelog]

Nothing much else to report here but thought I would see if anyone had been back in since lastnight. I have to get ready in a bit to take brett to that dr. It's raining here so I want to allow traveling time.

Update on the family next door, it wasn't long after the cops left that every light was on in their house. I use the word "house" with caution. What they live in is actually 3 old single wide trailors back to back that they made into what you would actually refer to as a shack. Not to degrade but that's what it looks like. Well anyway, we live parallel to it so when the cops came through on the opposite end of it at night, we could see it from our bedroom window. Anyway, the whole family is home including the boy they were looking for. I don't know if maybe they heard it on their scanner and got scared and hid or if they don't know anything at all. At least if any cops come today, I won't be home until after noon.

The blazer is suppose to be ready to pick up $530 later. They changed the distributor cap, put some kind of button on it that relates to the oil and gas getting together and changed the plugs. I asked him for that price did they fix his powered windows and make him a key to unlock the doors. Besides having 117,000 miles on it, that's what else is wrong. Other than the tires, motor and transmission, everything else on it is new now. Well accept for the alternator.

Summer I certainly sympathize with you and the car situation. I had to take DH to work this morning before I could get the kids up and ready for school. I hate to leave them alone like that but thankfully I can get him to work and back in less than 15 minutes. Of course a lot can happen in that time but my grandparents live right up behind us and when mama is home, she lives between me and my grandparents.

Donna I hope that your car isn't bad. Let us know what you hear. I guess if I were you, I wouldn't even think about it until after your trip. Don't let anything keep you from having your well deserved relaxing vacation. So i guess you're setting the standards: if we get to our weight loss goal, we get to go to the bahamas?? :lol: Well girls, if that's not a huge incentive.

Congrats on your losses glen and rosey. I had a 1 pound gain last week and need to fix my signature to reflect that and then tomorrow I weigh again. I didn't do pilates yesterday but I hope to do more of that real long workout. I made it 40 minutes last time and my muscles are screaming nearly as bad today as they were sunday.

Well I need to really get off here. Brett is home and wants me to see about spending his toysrus card on the website to order something out of stock in the store and I need to eat a bite and get ready. I think me and him will eat at Sonic on the way home this afternoon but SHH! you didn't hear that from me! :)

[autiger]

Hey guys... Just dropping in will write a long post this afternoon.

[dlzbth]

You guys, I'm sorry but this post will not be a very personal one to each of you. I am so busy getting ready to leave tomorrow but did not want to leave without saying goodbye! :wave:

Anyway, I hope you all have a good week!

BTW, I DID buy more clothes. One suit but no thong... sorry. :sorry: :rofl: We will be taking pictures.

I'll try and post on Sunday but most likely it won't be till Monday. Please all take care!

Love,
Donna

[summer1]

Hello Everyone..I had errands to run today..Jim's Dr. appointment got canceled today cause the Dr is out on a emergency.They will call me with the new date..Cleaning house and doing laundry..The usual..:lol:..

Donna.. Have a GREAT TIME IN THE BAHAMAS.. I will be thinking of you and wishing I was there with you..:lol: Please take LOTS of Pictures and have a safe trip. I will miss you while you are gone..but I am so happy that you are going on this wonderful trip..or "Honeymoon"...I think its soooooo COOL...
I know that you are busy getting ready as it takes alot to prepare to go.
Have a Bahama Mama drink for me.. :cheers: :sunny: :yes:
Bon Voyage..and Have a great day.:wave:

Dana.. Thats really something about your neighbors?? Wonder what is going on?? Maybe you will find out more later..I knew that you would understand being down to 1 car..Its so hard.. I took Jim to work today and I have to pick him up later..so I can relate to all that you do with 1 car.. I am so glad that you have family close by..Thats such a big help in these kinds of situations..Hope that everything goes good at the Drs for Brett..
Have a great day :wave:

Kris..Glad to hear from you.. I know that you are busy at work..and its hard to write..Talk to you when you can post again.. Have a great day :wave:

Rosey..I am so sorry if I made you worry about me..I didnt mean to..but I DO understand.. I feel the same that we all are family in here...
Thank-you for the recipe.. I want to try it and it would be good for Jim too..
I am so sorry that your DD pictures didnt turn out. I get so upset when that happens. It always seems to be for real inportant pictures too.. Thats ashame. I hope that yours turn out.. I hope that you are able to post some of them so we all can see.. Have a great day :wave:

Daphne...Where are you???? I Miss You :mag: :cb: :mag: cb:

Mr Ken...Where are you today??? :mag: :cb: :cb:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..have you ever had one of those days where you are irrated about every thing and theres no reason for it :?: i think i need some me time..my dh is bugging me big time today..hes so helpless..now that hes retired youd think he could feed himself at least for breakfast...grrrrrr now i wonder..it couldnt be me that spoiled him could it..at any rate have nothing speacial planned for today.. want to work on my pictures albums..catch up on laundry..donna..have agreat vacation..and stay safe..i hope it turns out to be all you dreamed about..summer..you are so busy..hope you like the apple dip its addicting :lol: ..dana.. thats a big ouch to get your blazer going so sorry..maybe this will be the last of it..thats so weird about your neihbors..i dont have anyone that close to us to see stuff like that..mr ken daphnee and sheree hope you are all having a great day..kris look forward to your post later..well will check in later.. that is if i have not been arrested for spouse abbuse :lol: :lol: just kidding .. this retirement stuff is a real adjustment..((((((((hugs for all)))))))))))) rosey :wave:

[lakelog]

Rosey I am having one of those days today. I just want to say ENOUGH already and quit calling me. Not trying to be rude but enough is enough and it's not any one person. It took us nearly all day in greenville today which as I said it takes every bit of 75 minutes to drive and that's as long as the traffic is ok. Well we did fine there and I will tell about that later but then halfway home I decided to cut through to another town that had the toysrus store and we were able to go straight in and out for what he wanted. Then we get in at 2 and had to leave at 2:25 or so to get in school line. My mama had been trying to call me all day and more on that later. Anyway we get in and DH calls to tell me to be at his work at 4:30 today to get him to take him to get car. Then we had to go to school. Just get in and mama is calling from work again (can you make a hair app't for me?) You're kidding. That's what you've wanted all along. Anyway, then my dads mama (granny) is trying to call be in the meantime I decided that I needed to do my pilates for me today. I feel like I could bust. No kidding either. Then my other grandma calls. I talk to her briefly and then make the hair app't. Now I'm so saddened. My grandma just told me that my only living grandpa has prostate cancer. That's exactly what killed my other grandpa. I don't know what to say or how to feel but I know that when I see my DH, I will end up yelling at him that I've had enough. I'm tired of driving and making app'ts and meetings and taking him to work and picking kids up 3 different times on 2 days a week. I'm tired of being the only one in the family to take care of brett or help laken with braille homework. I haven't slept a wink in 2 days. I just want to cry but no one understands. Lastnight DH told me to take something for PMS or I would be hitting the road soon. Well I"m not PMS'ing yet. I'm just tired!

[lakelog]

They were pleased with brett in one sense this morning, he's doing all of his shots and he lost 2 pounds and has gained 2 inches taller since june but his sugars are still over 200 too much. His HBA1C is up to 9.1% and it was 8.9% in december and needs to be in the 5 to 6% range. So they wanted to change him to Lantus insulin. It is injected at night every day and lasts 24 hours. The down side is he will have to take a shot to cover each and every meal and snack. That would mean average of 5 shots a day and would mean shots at school. They gave him a Novopen to play with and he can use it for suppers for now cause we elected to wait until june to go with all of those shots to get used to it over the summer. The novopen is the gadget that looks like a ball point pen and is prefilled with insulin. It's all a step closer to getting on the pump but he doesn't want that so they said some never do it and they won't push unless he wants it. She's willing to bet he will by the time he's a teenager.

I haven't heard anything else about my neighbor but can only tell you he's been in and out all day and his parents vehicles are gone right now so I guess they are at work. Really crazy to me still but I haven't heard about any hit and runs in the news and you would think there would be.

Well I need to get ready to get DH and the car. I'm just so fricking tired. Sorry.

[autiger]

OK guys....The book you have all been waiting for....

First though, a word from our sponsors! :lol:

Rosey- I know how you feel. When Brad is home I want to kill him too. I have told him that one of the two of us isn't going to make it if you don't straighten up. Odds are that I will make it! HA :devil: :devil:

Donna-Have a great time. I can't wait to hear all about it!

Dana- Glad the Blazer is better. Don't let those turkeys get you down. Make sure you make some time for you. I am so sorry about your grandpa. Maybe they have caught it soon enough.

Summer-good to hear from you. Keep plugging along. I hope the car gets better soon.

Ken- :bravo: Keep it up one the weight loss

Daphne-hope you are ok

Sheree-check in soon...

***Back to our regularly scheduled program***************

Dad's thing was wonderful. I got to see the guy I had my first crush on. He still looks good. :devil: I used to think he was so old, but he is only 1 week older than Brad. Isn't that funny? All of my dad's friends were there and we are so proud!

The ball was nice. It rained and rained and rainedand...ok, you get the picture, so my hair looks terrible. We had a great time though, and danced until we couldn't keep going. It was wonderful! DH and I are going to try to take some dance lessons this summer. :cb: Score one for me

All in all things are ok. My parents are coming to visit in a could of weeks and we are all going to the beach. Should be interesting...hmmm...

Got to run, hope all is ok with you guys. I will write more soon, I promise.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. well the day has not gotton better..im still a grump :lol: :?: :lol: dana i sure can relate ..sounds like you have to much on your agenda..and kris we have to much together time and it wears on my nerves..my dh has been thru alot but so have i..and hes like a 2 yr old wanting me to do everything for him..he cant even remember to take his own meds for crying out loud..grrrrrrrr i could go on but the truth is i spoiled him so now im stuck with it.. i truly love him but some days i want to bean him right between the head lights and tell him to grow up..enuff of the pity party..one of the reasons i was grumpy which the dh pointed out is i needed to eat something as my sugar had gotton to low..gosh i hate when hes right when im in a good ***** session..kinda takes the wind out of my sales :lol: :D :lol: :o :lol: i have a warped sence of humor sometimes..anyway im ok really..dana..from what you said about brett does that mean he has to take insulin now??how does he feel about that??and you..my Hb usually is about 6 with glocophage..and my sugars are normally around 130 thats when i feel the best anyways..hope this new routine will work for him..i find it confusing for me so admire brett and you in dealing with this..kris your dance sounds like such fun..well hello to everyone else..american idols on in a few so want to watch it..will check in later(((((hugs))))))) from grumpy rosey :wave:

[lakelog]

Rosey brett has been on insulin since june. He's a type 1 and he's insulin dependent. It's been lowered at times but now he's nearly on the same units as he was at diagnosis. He takes 2 glucophage a day because his c-peptide level in his last blood work indicated that he still had a tiny bit of pancreas function but that it would dwindle out as well. Once he can get his sugars lowered in the 70-150 range on a regular basis, they will stop the glucophage. Really all it does it stops or slows down your livers production of glucose so that most of your sugar is only from food or from stored muscle. Last night was really crazy, after supper on his new dose of insulin, his sugar was 121 which is really good and then 30 minutes later it was 110. Just before bed isn't a good time to see it keep dropping so I had him drink a juice box for fear of it going too low over night. It was 25 carbs and he ended up being 227 this morning so that's an experience that's taught us that he didn't need quite that much. He didn't even want the juice but that was me insisting.

My mother works with a lady who's neighbor is diabetic and one morning after not being able to get her by phone and knowing she was home, they had to get the police to come help break a window and found her in the bed. 911 came and her sugar was 20 and her dr. said she had been in a coma since late the night before. It was a miracle that she pulled through that and that someone found her in the nick of time. it's things like that, that scare me but hoping brett can tell he's going low while he's sleeping.

The blazer is running and running smoothly. Everything is working properly and he's happy about it. The bill was only $330 and not the previous estimate of $530 so that was a nice treat. I had mentally planned for the higher amount but I think what the guy was telling him on the phone was that they closed at 5:30 and not the bill. :lol: Funny thing about it was I dropped him off to get it yesterday and I was sitting almost across from him in my car but it was taking him too long to move so I just left. Well I needed gas so me and the kids stopped for gas on the way home. He beat us here and as we were coming up the road, he pulled out and left. We were too far behind him for him to know that was us and he forgot his cell phone. Anyway, he went all the way back to trace our steps thinking we were in a wreck or something. Finally 15 minutes later he came home and said "you must have made a gas stop". I said yes, and where were you going when you pulled out in front of me?? We got tickled. He didn't see us and technically he didn't "pull out in front of me" but anyway.

As for my grandpa, he's a christian and is a retired pastor. His heart is right with God so he knows where he will be if he loses his cancer fight. He's a stubborn man and he says he's not having surgery. They are in the process of scheduling app't to see if it's in his bones, lungs or lymph nodes. That's my scare. He's had this 1 1/2 years but the dr. didn't go deep enough into a biopsy back then to see it really was cancer and the biopsy came back yesterday, positive. He's a heart patient, diabetic and has asthma. When he had his heart surgery it was back in 1996 and he nearly died after it. He had a stroke and smothered from anesthesi due to the asthma. He was awake while he has the breathing tube and really traumatized by it all. I understand where he's coming from but at the same time, if it's only in his prostate, he has to have that removed. If it's spread, then it's certainly his decision to live as comfortable as possible and not have treatments. It just scares me right now until I know different. i watched my other grandpa die when I was 17 yrs old and he's the only close relative I've lost.

The positive news and I promised I would do this until pilates was done today (it's in the dvd and waiting for me to start) before I posted this but after weighing 3 times this morning in disbelief, I lost 3 pounds. I certainly can't give up on pilates after seeing that. Well I need to exercise before it gets time for the phone to ring all day. Hope you all have a great wednesday and Donna, Bon Voyage!!

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..gee what a funny day.. we had company all day..it was fun but by the time he left it was dinner time and had nothing planned so sent my dh for take out..i was really hungry hadnt eaten since early am which is abig no no for a diebetic..after supper i fell asleep and just now woke up.. this is the first that i had time to check e-mails etc..im not as grumpy today and apolgize for venting..dana.. am so sorry for your grandpa..and didnt know brett was on insulin..boy what a challenge for him and hes doing great..wtg brett..hello to everyone else..i feel half asleep yet..ill bet ill have a hard time sleeping tonite..the drs have scheduled my dh surg for next friday..nether of us is anticipating this but know in the long run he will be better..will check in later(((((((hugs))))))))) rosey:wave: by the way wtg dana on your loss thats awsome

[summer1]

Hello....I am so sorry that I have been in here today. A friend stopped by today and asked me to go shopping with her to get a outfit for a Dance she was asked to.. Of course anything to get out of housework..Right..:lol:
We went to the mall and laughed all day long it was so much fun..
She is dating again..She has been divorced for about 3 years and just now getting out to date.. I think its good for her..She is not looking to get re-married..just a friend to do things with other than women..Never know what it might lead to...I wish her all the best..so when I got home Jim was home..he got off a little earlier..it was so nice out he wanted us to take a walk..so we did...Huffing and puffing..but we did..Then I fixed dinner and the phone starting ringing...well you all know what I am saying..its been a full day..and I am pooped and ready for bed when I get done posting this..

Rosey.. I am so sorry that you are having some bad times with DH..They can be such babies due to us spoiling them..I know where you are coming from..
You Need some "Rosey Time"..ASAP...I sure hope that you can get some.
Maybe your DD can come by and you both go shopping for awhile..anything to get you some time for you...Yes you are so right about eating...
You need to eat to keep you sugar right..but I still had to laugh at what you said..: :rofl: that was too funny..
I hope that American Idol makes you feel better and that things get better soon...at least you can laugh at it all and I think thats great....Your sugars sound like they are doing good..I am so glad for you..I wish I lived near you..I would come and get you and we could go to Walmart and have a ball..
I am here girlfriend..I do relate...Hang-in there Sweetie...It will get better..:wave:

Dana..Sounds like you are having a bad day of it tooo. I know that you are tired and all the things you do and do them alone with no help... It so hard.. I wish that I could help you in some way...Please try to get some much needed sleep..as soon as you can Sweetie.. its hard I know but oh so important..I hope that things get better for you real soon...:grouphug:
I am so sorry to hear about your Grandfather.. I will keep him in my Prayers.. I can understand what you Grandfather is talking about with the breathing tube still in him and he is awake. That happened to Jim and I went crazy on them..Its a very long story..but he has been through alot due to that and has medical problems to this day because of it.. and it was a horrific ordeal so I am sure that your Grandfather is scared to death of surgery due to what happen to him..
God Bless him and you...I know that is so hard not to worry about him..but he is in Gods Hands and I am sure he knows that being a Christian and Pastor.....God Bless him...He and you all the famliy members are in my prayers....:grouphug:
I hope that Bretts sugars get under controll again. What a brave little guy he is..having to endure all of this.. That was a real scary story about that lady that almost died. I would be worried too..but I am sure with all the checking you do on Brett......He will do great....He has a wonderful Mom that takes Great care of him..I am so glad that you got the Blazer back.. I wish they didnt charge you anything..cause they never fixed it right the first time..I hope that it runs forever now..Funny story about you Dh not seeing you getting gas...
WAY TO GO ON THE 3 LB LOSS....THATS GREAT...YOU GO GIRL!!!!!..I am so happy for you..All you hard work is paying off.. Thats great....I hope to start the gym next week.. I am going to if I have to walk..:lol: :wave:

Kris... Thank-you for your story..I really loved how you put it with station breaks and all....You are a great story teller..
That was almost like a movie..going to the dance and seeing someone you had a crush on...Wow..and you looking so good...Doesnt sound like the rain slowed you all down any..Thats great...we always see things and people different when we are younger. When I was in my 20's I thought that 50 was way old..Now thats young to me..:lol:..
Listen to me Yall..see I'm getting ready to move South one day soon....so I am turning Southern..Yall...:lol: Love it...
Thats great about the dance lessons.. You both will have so much fun.
Have a great time with the beach trip too with your folks..
Anytime at the beach is great..You will have fun I'm sure..:wave:

Donna...I dont know if you are there yet..but when you do get there..
HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME......And take lots of pictures.
..I Miss you already..but I am so happy that you are going on the Fabulous trip...:wave:

Daphne..Where Are you????? :mag: I Miss you :cb: :cb: :mag:

Mr. Ken?????? The guys are out.... :cb: :cb: :cb:

Sheree..I hope that you are better and that you will post when you can... to let us know how you are doing..We all Miss You..
You are still in my prayers :angel:

[dabrat]

Hi y'all I am still here. I am going to follow Summer to the South! Well I do like in Southern Washington does that count y'all? It really is funny how different areas of the States have suck different ways of talking. My friend in New Orleans makes Sphagetti and Red Sauce.... meaning sphagetti and a meat sauce.....I make Sphagetti and don't have to mention the sauce. She says other things and then has to explan what she means to me. She says Nay for no and it just cracks me up. She says they all do that down there.:lol:
Summer how fun to go shopping with a friend. Isn't it amazing what we can find so funny?:lol: Did you buy anything for you yesterday? How is Buddy doing today? Give him my love and well wishes.
Rosey it sounds like you needed that extra sleep. What kind of take out did you get? I just say fast food unless it is Chinese then it is take out!:lol:
Kris I loved the way you told the story it was fun to read! Please do more like that for us cause it made my day brighter.
I will post more later but am off to get groceries in this house. Daang kids want to eat!:lol: Oh we have food but they claim I don't!
Daphne

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its snowing..i feel like singing jingle bells :lol: dont plan to go anywhere today so let it snow..now tomorrows another story..my dd and i are going to a grand opening of a store called the Stamping Pad..they are having free demos of new products etc so we want to check it out..its not a new store but where they were located before there was no handicap access..not even a railing on their steps so it was difficult for me to get in the store..so never went much..they have moved and now have handicap access so want to see all the new card making stuff..dont understand why stores dont realize that some people need a little help like a railing on steps :?: the dh had a really bad nite ...am so glad the surg been scheduled as i hate seeing him like this..as for the take out we have a resturant about 7 miles from us..actuaaly its my favorite place to eat.. we just ordered burgers and the dh went to pick them up..and grumpy gramma needed the nap.. and i slept fine most of the night too :D i have been exercisiing every day.. its a workout i found in womans day magazine..there are 4 moves.. marching in place.. side steps.. squats..and kicks.. it says if you do these at amoderate rate for 15 min..its the equivalent of walking a mile..its the first exercise that ive found that i can do..ive been doing them in the bathrm with the door shut so i get no comments from certain other people :lol: i dont need an audience to watch me huff and jiggle.. altho everything hurts and determined to do this..it also helps that the dh is watching what he eats to.. so theres no junk in the house.. no temptations..(except if you order out :?: but since i had not eaten all day i just ate all my pts at once :lol: :?: :lol: )am getting ready for the trip to anch next week.. as we dont know how long we will be gone want to make sure everythings done here before we go..well the dh finally up..so am going to have a cup of coffee with him and then get at it for the day..((((((hugs for all))))))rosey :wave:

[dabrat]

OK going to try this again....... Rosey you make me laugh all the time! I wouldn't want to do the exercising my bathroom cause there are big mirrors in there!:lol: DOes DH know what you are doing in there each day? I started to laugh thinking if it is like my house I get a knock on the door if I am in the bathroom over 5 minutes asking if I am OK!:lol:
I have a couple of questions to ask of Rosey and Dana. What kind of eyelet punch do both of you use? I want to buy one but am lost as to what to buy.:shrug: I would like to know what you use for the cards windows as well? I saw on a stamping page that they use acetate paper but at my stamping store she told me to go to Office Max and buy transparency film. I bought some of that and it looks like it will work. OK ladies help me out please??????
Daphne

[lakelog]

Daphne I will post more on this later but in short, I've never used any windows in cards but it's a route I want to explore real soon. It takes longer than anything that i have done so far but it does add a lot to the card so rosey can offer some insight on that subject. My eyelet kit was about $10 and it came in a small package at walmart. It says M'Bellish on the tool so that was probably the brand. I like the one in the CTMH catalog cause it comes with a dainty hammer rather than Kevin's that I use which is large and I feel like I"m beating the card. :lol: Well I need to run to walmart. Mama has been wanting a new tv and we are going to try to get it for her this morning.

[akrosey49]

Morning everyone..its sure pretty out today.. cold and sunny..the chickadees have been devoring the seed on the bird feeder..i love watching them..do any of you watch survivor?? and what did you think of last nites show??daphnee..i havent explored the eylet thing yet..i got one on e-bay but sorry to say i havent used it ..i have made window cards tho and got the acetate at the stamping pad store..you can also make shaker cards if you have double stick tape and foam mounting tape that comes in a roll..you can makea double window and put beads or whatever between the sheets..kids like them..am suppose to go to town today.. and check out the grand reopening of the stamp store..they are having demos and will let you know if i learn anything new.. daphnee..my dh does bother me when im in the bathrm but i wont be jiggling and wiggling in front of anyone while im exercising:lol: not even him im self conscience enuff without putting ona show for anyone..hope you all have agreat day everyone.. drink lots of water..((((hugs)))))))) rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.. Sorry that I wasnt in here in awhile..Jusy busy..I have had alot going on..with friends and things to do..it never seems to be enough time in a day..Yesterday I tried to get in here and I could not.. I dont know if it was on my end or in here...I never know when that happens :lol:

Daphne..You are so right about people talking different in different parts of the states... I loved how your friend said Speg & red sauce. and Nay....Most Italians say Gravy..for Speg and Sauce..so I guess its like that all over..I think that goes right along with Yall be good or Yall take care..etc..but I think the South is the best..I have never been your way or Roseys so I am not saying the people there are not nice.......They would have to be..
Yall all live there..
I laughed when I read Southern Washington..but yes that does count :lol:
Buddy said to tell you hello and thank-you again for your prayers and kindness..He mentions you to me when we talk..What a wonderful person you must be..and I tell him thats right...You Are... :yes: I told him that I was very Blessed in having you for a friend..I told him about 3FC and how very very fortunate I am to have found this place and all the wondeful people in here..That was so sweet of you to send him that card..I didnt buy anything the day I went with my friend shopping..I guess I was to busy looking for her I didnt look that much for me..but we had alot of fun being together and laughing..Next thing on our list to do ..is go get one of those make-overs at the make-up counter..
That will be fun...Sounds like you are really geting into the card thing.Thats great..We all need something that we like to do and enjoy..I hope you got your groceries and had time to do something just for you..
Have a great weekend :wave:

Rosey....I hope that you and your DD had a great time at the new Stamping store..I agree with you that ALL Stores need handicap access..Thats only right..I cant get over that its still snowing there..Is that usual?.It was beautiful here yesterday..I wore my sandels and no jacket..I hope that it stays this way..but I know it wont..They are calling for possible snow flurries Tues or Wed..:cry:..I can understand about you not wanting to exercise in front of people..I feel that way about going to the gym..but I cannot let that stop me..I will feel it the most in the Water Arobics class. I dont want to put on a bathing suit right now and I will have no choice..I am not looking forward to that one..I think its great that you found a exercise that you can do comfortably and that it gives you alot of benifit from it..Thats wondeful Rosey..You keep doing it in the bathroom or where-ever you need to..It will pay off later down the line..I am so proud of you Rosey..You are doing so good..You have wanted to get to where you where when you came home from the hospital and you are doing it.. I want to just get started on losing something anything..will be good :lol:..Glad to hear that its pretty out your way finally and I can picture the birds eating out of the feeder..Its not pretty here today..Raining..not as nice as it was yesterday..but atleast its no snow :lol:..I am happy about that. Have a great weekend :wave:

Dana..I hope that your Mom got her a nice TV at Walmart. I am sure she will find something nice.. I Love Walmart..Good prices and quailty things..
I am going there today..Got some things to get. I want to find a couple "Strawberry Shortcake" outfits for my friends little 3 year old Granddaughter's birthday.She is a little cutie..Hope that Bretts sugar is doing good and that you are doing good also..Have a great weekend :wave:

Donna... I am sure you are basking in the :sunny: right about now..
Have fun..We all miss you but we are happy you are there..:wave:

Kris..How are things with you??? Have a great weekend :wave:

Mr Ken..Where are you??? Have a great weekend..They Guys are on the hunt :nag: :cb: :cb: :cb: :wave:

Sheree... I hope that you are better and that we all hear from you real soon.
We miss you...Have a great weekend :wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its another beautiful day here.. sunny and melting..the grand opening of the stamping store was alot of fun.. they had things set up so you could try new things..i made a card front on dark paper with a new product called versa water mark ink..it had trees..snow and the norhtern lights in it..then you set it with your heat gun..stamped it all over with the water mark ink.. adn then used clear embossing powder on top.. more heat gun..it was like a picture with glass over it..of course i bought the water mark ink as i had the rest of it allready..i even won a door prize of embossing powder in a mint green.. hope im not boring you non stampers but am sure dana and daphnee would want to know :lol: mr ken did you weigh in today and did you have another loss..you are doing so great..summer..thankyou for the encouragement on the exercise..i need the help..have some chix soup simmering on the stove and have been watching the start-up of the iditarod dog races in anch on tv..have any of you heard of it??its unique to alaska but mushers come from all over even from foreign countries.. well hope you are all having a fun day.. will check in later (((hugs)))))) rosey :wave:

[dabrat]

Rosey I have the water mark ink too. Please explain it to me again?? A friend said that it was fun to use so I bought it the other day. You use the heat gun 2 times on it?? I will post more later DH needs the phone.
Daphne

[hefty1]

:wave: hi dolls
rosey: i didn't scale today, but i did housework all day so next week i'll lose more. i am curious what is stamping?
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..mr ken stamping is a craft using rubber stamps with diff designs and pictures.. and ink pads in all colors and heavy paper in all colors to make greeting cards or small works of art or making scrapbooks with your photos..there's lots more to it and lots more tools but thats the basic jift..i just know you will loose next weekend and ya want to come clean my house too :lol: id rather stamp than clean ..dana and daphnee do this craft as well as myself..daphnee..you stamp with the water mark..then use clear embossing powder.. heat gun..then use colored inks likethe cats eye inks to make your design..set with the heat gun.. tap watermark ink pad over the whole thing..more embossing powder.. then heat gun again..it looks neat and was fun to do..if im boring anyone with this craft stuff you can pm me or e-mail me for directions..i guess im just passionate about this and forget others might not be..spent the day quietly..so what did all of you do?? check in later ((((hugs)))rosey :wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..so where is every one??? :coffee: the guys are looking for you :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: have spent the day sewing some new blouses for myself..they make such pretty flannel fabrics now..and i love my flannel shirts and sweats pants.. my kids call it mom's uniform :lol: i guess ive been wearing these things for years..what can i say im a creature of habit :lol: also ive gotton to a pt in my life where i wear what i like :lol: :o :lol: ..not every one buys fabric to match their tattoo either :lol3: :rofl: :lol3: but i did...am planning on bingo tonite..will be the last time i can play for awhile..am getting ready for our trip to anch..not sure how long we will be gone.. will check in on you all later.. hope you are having a great weekend((((((((hugs))))))))rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

Rosey is the water mark ink actually an ink pad? I haven't seen any. It's not in the CTMH catalog, have you seen any on ebay? I find that interesting myself. You should teach a class! :) I was just telling my DH lastnight that you had to go to anchorage. He wanted to know an update on the iditerod? How long does that race last?

I have to get ready for a meeting at school this morning. It's just to show me how to use an abascus that laken uses in math. They want to send it home and use on homework but I think I know how to use it already. Just need to go see her work with it so I can use the same techniques.

My grandpa finds out tomorrow if his cancer has spread and then he will not only decide what course of treatment to take, if any, but also the cat will be let out of the bag officially. They didn't even mention it at church yesterday unless they did in the first service. That's the one he goes to but my uncle (his son) is actually the one who takes the prayer requests and he didn't mention it in the afternoon service. My grandpa pastored this church earlier on so I figured it must be he was waiting until after tomorrow.

Friday night my mom, sister and a friend went to see The Passion. I haven't even talked to them since going cause I find I am a little bit upset about that. They left at 8:00 and they had tickets for the 9:40 show that night and didn't get home until after midnight which I wouldn't necessarily want to do but it would have been my only shot to see it while it's still in the theater. The theater around here doesn't play it until 1:50 at the earliest and it doesn't give me time to see if before school lets out so I guess I won't be able to. DH was home friday and the kids were in the bed by then so there wasn't any reason why they didn't invite me. I only want to see it with my DH because to me that's the way it should be, but I think I would have went if given that opportunity. So they better not discuss it with me or tell me any details I haven't already heard until it's out on DVD. :lol:

I guess donna is back now. Welcome back donna to the cool part of the world. They are actually calling for some snow mix for our county tomorrow after we've had near 80 temps for days. How crazy but I kept telling my kids who wanted to replace shorts for pants that we could still have snow even in april. My grandma recalls the biggest snow this area has ever seen to be years ago in april.

Well I need to post this and eat a bite, get ready and get to the school again. This is a day that all 3 get out at different times too. I should just stay there with them! NOT!

Rosey I meant to have commented on your post the other day about survivor. Back when that incident happened, I yelled at my DH and told him "OMG Richard just rubbed his naked self on Sue". I thought it was disgusting, should never have happened and sue had every right to be mad and leave. They should not have permitted him to run around nude like that. What are we telling our kids when they see stuff like that on what should be a PG show at best. I did see CBS's early show on tuesday though and richard and sue have gotten past that now. I was afraid he would be sued (not pun intended) but so far it looks like they made amends.

[dlzbth]

Blew in last night and man getting into the Bahamas is much easier than getting out! LOL We waited over two hours in customs and immigrations/ security/ check in/ lines before we finally were able to board our plane. The carribbean is absolutely beautiful! If you never have been there you need to go. We had a very nice time and learned a little bit as well about other areas. I don't think it's a place for young kids though. It's definately a party place. There are a few things that kids would be interested in but after the sun goes down what is there? Mostly all that is open in Nassau are night club spots and restaurants. We did a lot of walking to some main tourist spots and took a semi-submarine to see the coral reefs which were amazing! Also a boat ferry to Paradise Island and went through the Atlantis hotel and casino that is something else. Also ended up touring another area that was a story in it's self. Made 50 dollars on that one! LOL It is funny now but at the time it wasn't too funny. Met people from UK as well as parts of US.

Elena was well taken care of and we are glad all went well because we were not able to call and check on her while we were there. Jim bought a phone card and it said would work in the Carribeans but it didn't. The hotel was going to charge us 3$ a minute to call the US and of course our cell phone did not work there. So, we hoped for the best, all involved had the hotel number if there was a problem, and called her as soon as we got into Charlotte before flying into GSP. I said at the first that we did BLOW in last night. The wind was quite fierce on our little plane coming into Greenville and even the flight attendant said "take a deep breath" when we landed. LOL

I will be posting pictures soon. I only have 160 to go through. The weather was absolutely wonderful every day we were there and now I'm home and they are calling for snow tomorrow. The natives in the Bahamas like to rub it in that we are living in cold, and there it is warm and GREEN all the time! LOL Actually it was in the high 70's/low 80's and to them it was cool. LOL




DONNA

[dabrat]

Yeah Donna made it home!:cp: Do you miss the Jamicans now?:lol: How good of a tan did you get? I am so jealous that you got to go to The Atlantis!!! I would love to go there more than anywhere else right now. It just looks so beautiful on the ads! I know what you mean about customs. When we went to Mexico we walked right into Mexico but getting out? We had to go thru 3 different sets of customs and x-rays!
Rosey I am even more confused about the Versa mark pad now!:lol: I had fun playing with my eyelet tool. I have made one card and I must say it really is cool! I hope to make a lot of cards this month being as Jason is going to be gone literally all month. Dana I hope that magazine gets here soon I want ideas! I used his big hammer for my eyelets and I see how a small one will work better. It was fun though BAM and it was smashed!
Summer how are you and DH and Buddy doing? I will post laster but wanted to Welcome Donna back home!
Daphne
PS I woke up yesterday with a chest cold and I slept almost all day. I got up at 9:30 went back to sleep at 11, up at 12:30 back to bed at 3 and then up at 4:30 and bedtime at 10!:lol: It was a sunny day and I missed it all!

[summer1]

Hello Everyone....Its another sunny day here..but its colder than last week and teh weekend....The weather report said possible flurries tomorrow..oh well Old Man Winter is still here....:cry:
Had a busy weekend..alot of errands and vists to people..I went to see But and take her some goodies..I wanted to see Buddy but he wasnt up to vists..
He was tired from getting treatments at teh hospital..( Breathing treatments)
I went shopping at the mall..Ordered a case for the our CD players for the DJ rack..Went to a different Costco's..That was alot bigger than the one closer to me..Had diinner out...Played cards Sat with some friends and Sunday we went for a ride in the sountry..All in all it was a great weekend..

Donna...WELCOME HOME......Sounds like you had a Wonderful time..I would love to see all of that..I beleive that if I ever get there I would Never come back..:lol:..I would get a job sweeping sand for room and board to stay..:lol:
Seriously..I know how beautiful it must be to see that clear blue/green water and white sands and those warm balmy winds..Oh that makes me want to leave right now...I wish I could..but maybe one day..
I am glad that Elena had a great time while you were gone..I thought she would..I cant wait to see all your pictures..Do you have a Bahama Tan??
I am glad that you are back safe and sound..I dont know how I would have done with the little plane ride and all those winds..I dont like flying so I am sure I would have been scared..
I Missed you and I am glad you are back :yes:..I know that you will be busy unpacking and getting back to things..Sorry that yo uare coming back to cold and possible snow..We are facing that here too...:cry: :lol: :wave:

Rosey.. I dont mind you ALL taking about stamping..I think its very interesting..I like to hear about all the different things you can do..
I have heard of the dog races there but I have never watched them..
I have Steve and you in my prayers and I still have your hand Rosey...:angel:
I wish I could make anything..You are so fortunate that you can sew..I am so envious of anyone that can.... I sit and think of things I would sew if I could..Slipcovers..New valance for my windows..etc..
I cant find anyone around here that will make me some simple slipcovers for my sofa and 2 chairs reasonable..They want a arm and 2 legs.. :rofl: so if I could I would be sewing away...I bet your blouses are nice and I say You Go Girl and wear what you like..I agree..I am like you I like to feel comfortable..
Hope that you Won Big $$$$$$$$$$$ at bingo..:wave:

Daphne..I am sorry that you have a chest cold. I hope that you are feeling better real soon Sweetie..Get plenty of rest and fluids..if it lingers you might want to get some meds..I have to get meds everytime I get a cold..it always goes to my chest and I guess from smoking for years now I have to take meds to get rid of it..My hubby and Buddy are doing good..Thank-you so much for asking..Thats so nice of you..I hope that you are feeling better and having fun with your stamping stuff..:wave:

Dana...I am sorry that you didnt get to go with your Mom to see The Passion..I am waiting on it to come to home DVD..I dont think I can watch it in the Movie Theater.. I am sure I will cry and I dont like to do that in public.I have seen some of the previews and I am sure it will upset me..You are really something knowing how to help Laken with her braile homework and all I admire you so very much..You are such a Wonderful Mother...in all that you do for your each of your children..
I have your Grandfather in my prayers Dana..:angel:..
I hope that you dont get anymore snow..I am keeping my :crossed: that we dont either..:wave:

Glen... Hope you had a good weekend while..you are busy cleaning..I am sure you will get some exercise with that..All housework is exercising...so I bet the scales will show it..:lol:..:wave:

Kris.. Hope that you had a good weekend and will let us all know how you are doing...:wave:

Sheree.....How are you???? We all miss you..:wave:

[dlzbth]

I hope I don't disappoint you all that I did not get a tan. Jim came home with one because of his skin tone he tans easy. I burn then tan and usually takes more than a few days in the sun to do that. However, not wanting skin cancer anyway I use lots of sunscreen! :rofl:

Hope all are doing well. I can't believe no one has been posting today. :cofdate:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. another snowy day and the wind is blowing and its brrrrrrrrr very cold out..we have had a lot of company today and i have had several cups of coffee :coffee: ..and am all jittery :lol: we leave for anch tomorrow and every one wants to wish the dh well..i will try and post from my dd computer so i can keep in touch with you all.. dont know how long i will be gone..depends on how fast the dh heals i guess..both of us realize that this needs to be done but since we've been down this road before we are apprehensive about it all ..donna.. am so glad you ar eback safe and sound and that elana did well for you.. and the best is you had a great time..i loved the pictures..summer thanks for all your kind words..glad i dont bore you with all the stamping talk..a made 4 new shirts.. if i didnt sew id be wearing a bed sheet :lol: :?: :lol: ..my mom taught me when i was little but i love it so its a good thing..daphnee hope you are feeling ok..i like trying new things with my card stuff. i do have the eylet punch stuff just havent had time to try it..dana..what all did you get in your ctmh set ??am glad the blazer running again for you..i havent looked for the watermark pad on e-bay..and yes its like an ink pad..its called VersaMark and theres a web address on the pad itswww.tsukineko.com..so maybe you can find one..kris..hello to you to.. you are such a busy person and look foreward to yout posts..Mr ken what are you up to today..at work ill bet hope you have agreat weigh in this week..sheree..hope you are busy getting well post and let us know how you are when you can..i have tons of things to do today to get ready :?: trouble is i dont want to go..will check in later(((((((hugs)))))))) rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

Best to you Rosey and Steve. He is in my prayers. Post when you can.

Holding your hand and praying at the same time for a quick and succesful surgery.

Love, Donna

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...Its been a real busy 2 days for me.. I had to pick-up my neighbor when her car broke down again. The dealership has put on 2 fuel pumps on it at different times and it runs for awhile and then starts cutting off on her again..She is a elderly person and she gets very nervious when this happens.. To make a very long story short.. I have been real busy getting things straight for her...Between the towing company and the Dealership..its been one of those days...She now has a loaner car and I told the dealership to keep her car untill they find out what it is and fix if once and for all...aftet that I had grocery shopping and other errands and I went to a 3 years olds birthday this evening...........So I am pooped..

Rosey... Sorry to hear that its snowing again. I sure hope that you dont have to travel while its snowing..Be careful on the trip to Anchorage.
I have Steve and you in my prayers and I have your hand Sweetie and I am holding it tight... I hope that you can post on your DD computer to let us all know how things are going...I am sending out the :angel: to keep watch on you both.. I know that you are worring about it all.. I wish I could say something that will make you not be apprehensive..I have been in your shoes enough to know that its just natural to feel that way..the only thing I know is I believe that the Good Lord will take care of him and everything will be alright..God Bless you both Rosey..Have a safe trip and know that you are in my thoughts and in my prayers.. :grouphug: :angel: :wave:

Donna.. Thank-you for all the wonderful pictures..I am sure it was hard to come back to all the cold after being there...It is so beautiful there.. I hope that you know I was just joking about your tan..I am like Jim I tan easy and I usually get real dark in the summer.. I hope to get a tan this year.. I didnt even see the pool last year so I had no tan..and it was the first time I was at the beach with no tan when we went last September.. If you get burned easy I dont blame you for not trying to tan.. Like you said loads of sun screen for you.. I hope that you had a good day...and that you are not getting any "S" word :lol:...Its cold here and we had flurries yesterday.....I was worried and then it all went away No "S" for us.. :cp: :wave:

Dana....Daphne.....Kris... Glen.....Where are you all????? :cb: :cb: :mag:

Sheree..Hope that you are better..:wave:

Love these new smilelys
:coffee2: :cofdate: :workout: :goodscale :eating2:
:coffee: :lol3: :wave:

[hefty1]

:wave: the :cb: found me again
the snow is gone here.
glad to hear everyone well
my apartment is all clean, so hopfuly i lose at the scale.
it's :coffee: time
:) glen

[autiger]

Hey guys....

Dh and I have been sooooo busy. We both are trying to do school and then...well, I guess I'll just confess, I got wrappedup with our trip planning... :lol:

May parents are coming on the 22 and we are going to the beach for a couple of days. I am going to Indiana in May. Brad and I are thinking about going to Disney for Memorial day weekend. We will be leaving for London in mid-june, so we are just plain busy! :)

Did I forget to mention that I am taking 2 classes and working? :rolleyes:

A woman's work is NEVER done!
:)

Anyway,,,I am just tired of work. I am getting bored. I am so ready to move and to enjoy a new challenge! I just wish I knew what that challenge was. I have been doing well on my eating I am just waiting for my Pilates to come in. Yep. I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered Pilates, too....Hopefully it will work for me to. It is a nice alternative to the gym, though.

Donna-you look great! I am so happy for you! I am so proud that you made your goal. It looks like your trip was beautiful!

Hope all are well!

Kris

[lakelog]

I have to confess I haven't seen the pictures yet donna so don't take them off. I haven't had time really and haven't been online much but I will try to do just that when I finish posting cause I really want to see them. I'm glad you're back though and thank goodness we didn't get any of that snow stuff. i really do love snow but the spring weather we've had is such a teaser.

Summer what kind of car does your friend drive? It reminds me of the trouble that dh has had with the blazer. It turned out that after everything was replaced, the fuel tank was dropped and checked and afterall it turned out to be something to do with the distributor. It needed a button replaced on it that was causing gas to leak and some of it leaked into the oil and all of that together wouldn't allow it to crank when it would cut off unexplained. I'm looking foward to pool and sun weather here too. I bet you are pooped from a 3 year old party. Don't you wish you had half that energy!

Kris I really enjoy my pilates. I have found that I can't go completely through the dvd that's nearly an hour long but I've made it 45 minutes though. I do the 20 minute workout most every day. Is what you're going to school for the same thing you do at work? Once finished with school is there a door to open in that field to give you a job more fulfilling to you?

Rosey I'm thinking of you guys and praying for you. Does anyone know exactly what day he was to have surgery? Was it friday?

I took my grandma to the dr. this morning for her 6 month check up. Her blood pressure was up a little more than normal. She has high BP anyway and is on meds for it but he gave her some more medicine as well. Not long after I was at her house after the app't, the school called me on the cell and Laken had threw up at school and needed to come home. Once I got her home, she was totally fine and has been since being home.

Logan brought home a letter from the principal today. He had to go for touching a girl on the breast. The real bad news is that girls mom cuts my hair and i have an app't on monday. I don't know how she will take it but logan has known heather since before they ever got in school and he sees her as a pal or buddy and not a girl if that makes sense. Heather has a 12 yr old sister so I can see how she felt bothered by it. Logan doesn't know better. He has a twin sister and he's seen her chest before and they aren't developed so they look just like he does. Anyway, if it happens again they will file a sexual harassment report and he could be suspended from school or worse. It's rediculous to me cause he's only 8 and really doesn't see what is so bad about it. I dont' know what DH will say but I bet he will be angry with logan. I'm just dreading monday cause I don't know what the mom will say. My mom has a hair app't on friday so maybe if I talk to her before then, they can have a talk on friday and she can tell me what the mood will be. :lol:

My grandfather got his results yesterday. His cancer is only in the prostate and he's going to have 2 shots that are $1200 a piece to shrink it up some and then starting in june he's to have 42 radiation treatments. He will go 5 days straight for 8 weeks and he has to drive about 40 minutes to the place each day but it's certainly worth it.

Anyway, I hate to post and run but I haven't been home at all today and have laundry, dishes, supper etc. to do before DH gets home. Hope you all have a good evening.

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...
Its another :sunny: day her today..I have to take my friend this am to get a Colonoscopy..She is not looking forward to that..
Jim has to have another one soon and then its my turn..YUCK..
Had alot to do yesterday..House Blessings and laundry..Thats never ending..
This evening going to the mall..and pick up a few things..
I hope that the weekend weather is good. We have another birthday party to go to..so I have to get a gift a the mall tonight....
I dont know why Rosey's hubby is being operated on. If anyone does please let us know..I am sure she is worried.. I hope that she can post to let us all know how everything is real soon..

Dana..My friend has a 98 Ford Escort Station Wagon..I will tell her what you said.. So far I havent heard that the mechanic found anything..I will check with her today..Yes I agree about a 3 year old's energy..They GO GO GO..
I wish I had some of that everyday :lol:
Way to go on sticking to your Pilates..You will see results soon I am sure...
I hope to be at the gym real soon..I cant wait..
I hope that your Grandmother is feeling better and her blood pressure is doing ok..I am glad that Laken is better..Maybe it was something she ate..
Now about Logan...I know that in school today they have sexual harresment..but in Elem.school its crazy..I know what you are saying about him..he doesnt see her in in that kind of way..If people would spend more time teaching young children how to get along with each other and less about sexual things it would be better. I can only hope that the girls Mom will understand and take it in the right way.. I would have your Mom talk to her..I cant understand why they make these things more than what they are.
These are KIDS not ADULTS or TEENS..come on..its the system..Its not right.
I Wish you well on this..I hope that the school understand..
I still have your Grandfather in my prayers..:angel:
Sounds like the cancer did not spread..Thats a good thing...Even thought its a ways to drive ..It is worth it.. God Bless him.
Have a good day :wave:

Donna....Where are you.?????? :mag: :cb: :cb:
We are missing you in here :cb:...Have a good day :wave:

Glen..Glad that the gys found you..I am sure you will see good results on the scales..Nothing like a clean house.. Have a good day :wave:

Daphne...Kris.....Where are you??? We Miss You All..:mag: :cb: :cb:
Have a good day :wave:

Rosey..You and Steve are in my prayers.. I have your hand and the :angel: is watching out for you both..God Bless you Sweetie..:grouphug:

I have to run..Got alot to do today and I need somemore :coffee: :coffee2:
Hope that all of you have a great day..I will try to get back her this evening..

[lakelog]

Well after going back and reading I found that Rosey's Dh's surgery is tomorrow (friday) and to remind you Summer, it's a back surgery. She had said he had a bulging disc, bone spur and a genetic condition where the hole that the nerve travels through at the bugling disc area is too small. They are doing a fushion. She went on to explain that it was about a 3 month recovery period. My dad has bone spurs in his vertabrate and bulging disc, discs that have grown together due to having surgery and not replacing the cushion between them and he has his major nerve pinched by the 3 discs that have grown into one another so I completely understand what Rosey's Dh is going through. I can't imagine what it's like to have back pain day in and out or any pain that won't let up. I pray the best for them both.

Donna what ever become of your wrecked car? Did the insurance co. fix it for you? I also recall your elbow surgery is coming up on the 22nd. Are you anxious or nervous?

As for Logan and his sexual harrassment, DH was furious and it caused a LOUD arguement here. It made logan cry to know it was because of him although he didn't understand why. Being that he has a twin sister and they are a month older than the "victim" at school, Logan and Laken look very much the same in the chest area at 8 years old. I've never had a talk with him about girls development cause I felt it had nothing to do with him being a boy. He now knows it's wrong for the simple reason that it got him embarrassed of having to go to the office yet again. I can't stand Mr. Hanvey (principal) for the sole reason of the way he acts toward my other kids. The ones who have disabilities and he choses to not sit in on any school meetings to discuss them and their requirements or issues. I know he is bound by certain laws in school because he's the principal but I think I would have been a little lighter and less blunt on this issue.

I had talked to my mom lastnight and she suggested I call Laura (the girls mom who cuts my hair on monday). I haven't yet but will talk to her on monday. I'm not "suppose" to know who the girl was because the letter didn't say. Logan told me that he thinks it was that girl. That even explains even more that the child doesn't know what he did wrong. I don't know if the school said anything to that mom or if the child did so I don't want to bring it up until monday. Laura is all the time telling me things that logan did in class and it's stuff I never heard of. She told me once that he had the Heimlich maneuver (sp) for choking once and my aunt who's a teacher witnessed it and said it was nothing like that. My MIL called to ask me about it. How did she know? Well my Dh's first cousin who is MIL's neice is the God Mother to Laura's girls. This is the second year I've had to put up with this tattle telling. I may have failed to tell my boys not to touch breasts but they do not come home telling me things other kids did. :lol:

So anyway, nothing else has been said. i emailed the teacher to let her know that logan wasn't a sexual predator and didn't know anything about what he shouldn't touch. i also asked her if heather had on a necklace or something on her shirt and maybe it was a misunderstanding but I haven't heard back from her. I grew up with this teacher by the way so she has no reason to hide anything from me. She's a great friend and a mother of 2 boys. When I dropped the kids off this morning, Mr Hanvey (principal) was starring at us and watching logan. I guess he was wondering if logan had that paper signed he sent home. Well he certainly did and he better be glad I didn't write a lot on it like I had intentions of doing. I only signed the darn thing. I will let you know if I get anymore details after school today and then mama has her hair cut tomorrow and mine on monday so something is bound to be said.

[autiger]

hey guys...hope all have a good weekend. weill write on Sunday to update you.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..am up in anch..my dh surg is tomorrow and it as dana explained..hes had all his preops etc.. hes very nervous and so am i but not letting him see it..the trip up was fine even tho we had had snow that night..i will post again when i can..thankyou for all your prayers and support you are all the greatest..((((((((hugs)))))))))) rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

:grouphug: for Rosey and Steve. I am praying for a succesful surgery.

Dana, so much is going on in your life right now it made my head spin reading it all. First of all I'm sorry that your Grandfather has to take the radiation but thankful it's just localized in one area. Secondly I hope that your Grandmother is doing better with her blood pressure. As for poor Logan, that is awful that all that has happened to him. I can only hope that the mother of the girl will know it was all innocent and not intended sexually. They are curious though by nature because they are human but I'm sure that in this case it was very innocent. What a nightmare this must be. I am so proud of you for keeping up with your Pilates. I absolutely love it but with my arm always aching lately I have not been exercising. The surgery will not come fast enough for me. Thanks for asking. And for my dh's car, it is still in the shop. They have had it two weeks now and I'm hoping it's done soon. They had to order parts. This is the place our insurance company told us to take it so it's all up to them! LOL :lol: We have a rental car that our insurance pays up to 25 a day for. It's just a compact car although they call it a mid-size! :rofl: It's nice to have better gas mileage though! Speaking of gas, in the Bahamas gas was 3.50 a gallon! We asked because they didn't display the cost on their signs like we do around here. We were curious! LOL Did you ever get a chance to look at my pictures, Dana? If so, I think I will delete the link soon. I was thinking later that may have not been a good idea. I should of just posted them on our yahoo group photo page.
Kris, You are such a world traveler! Good for you!!! Going to the Bahamas wet my appetite to travel more. I loved it. Just one problem it takes that green stuff! LOL The best to you and I look forward in hearing all about your travels and adventures.
Summer, again you are there for people all the time!!! Your neighbor is so lucky to have you as a friend. I hope her colonoscopy goes well. When do you go to your gym? Thanks for the comments about my pictures.
Now around here we are getting ready to go again as well. My mil's 80th birthday is coming up in April and during Spring Break we are traveling to Mississippi for a party. The party has been such a issue. I just will be glad when it's over. Sometimes I wish Jim and I were both adopted! LOL :rofl: My arm has been hurting me so bad and I go to have my pre-op stuff done on Monday but the surgery is not until 22nd. I wish it was sooner. I may have to result to drugs soon. :hyper: :yes:
Hello to everyone else.. Daphne... Glen... Sheree
:wave:

[lakelog]

Donna just a quick note to let you know that i did view your pictures yesterday. They were so beautiful. I wish we had something around here that was that pretty to visit. You've been somewhere that most people can't say that they have. My cousin was lucky enough to go there on her honeymoon nearly 12 years ago. Me, I stayed home on mine. In fact, I didn't have a honeymoon. :lol: I do understand that urgency to get your arm operated on. My mil was the same way when it was her shoulder. You did remind me that I need to do my pilates today. I have the 20 minute dvd pretty much memorized so at times I get ahead of it or just do it without watching it. That way I can add more certain exercises instead of following. She seems so slow in that one but the first few days I followed her, if she had been any quicker I would have been lost.

[lakelog]

BTW Rosey, you are both still in my thoughts and prayers and I'm sure you will have some relief when the surgery is all over cause you know the healing can begin.

[akrosey49]

Hi evreryone..thanks for all the prayers.. i got back to the dd late last nite and was so tired i fell into bed.. the dh was in surg for 7 1/2 hrs..when i finally got to see him he looked awful..hewas on his stomach for the surg.. and his face was swollen.. he was in alot of pain and it was hard to see him like that..becuz of the position they had him in his arms were numb and he couldnt make them work right.. they are still like that this am and the dr thinks they could come back on their own or he had a nerve problem in his neck that was undetected till it was irratated from the surg.. so now we have to worry about that..its a wait and see time :?: we are hopeing and praying that it will correct itself..im leaving for the hosp here shortely and feel better after a nights sleep..im getting my exercise at that hosp.. its huge and lots of walking..am glad the surg over..and nice to have my dd's and the sil help..dana am so sorry for what has happened with logan..hugs for you and him..you are such a good mom and handling this well..im sure logan wondering what all the fuss is about..you mentioned your dh was interested in the dog races he can access that info on the web just look up alaskan iditarod races.. they have a web site with all the info and updates..hello to summer daphnee donna kris and mr ken will up date you all soon..im abit discombobbled lately so sorry if i dont address each of you individually but ((((((((hugs )))))))))) for all rosey:wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. i am much better.. rested and ready to go to the hosp this am.. i am very comfortable leaving dh with hosp staff.. they are awsome..i talked to the dr and the feelings comming back in the dh arms what a relief.. and they are going to get him on his feet today((((((ouch))))))hes doing well.. they have him on some great painmeds and hes snoring away most of the time..i miss being at home in my own environment but my kids are taking good care of me..hope all is well with each of you.. im sure getting my exercise.. this hosp is huge and i have managed to stay on pts even here..maybe i will loose while here.. that would be agood thing :lol: thinking about you all ((((((hugs)))))))) rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

Rosey thank goodness things are turning around for your DH. I certainly have been praying for him and his recovery and I will certainly keep it up. For you an your family as well. Hopefully you can catch up on some rest while he's in the hospital before having to bring him home and doing it all yourself. I hope he can be as good as new and thank goodness his arms are getting some feeling back in them. I'm glad your kids are there to take care of you too rather than having to try to sleep in the hospital.

There's not much to report here really but one exciting thing, I checked my arrest record just a few minutes ago and where it was 3 pages long about 10 days ago, it's all cleared now. I filled out the paper and gave it to brett and told him to turn it in to the teacher in the morning to make it official. We have meeting tomorrow evening about the field trip so hopefully we can have all details down pat. Maybe they can even give us some brochures about where all we're going or something. I have to get my hair cut in the morning but looking foward to getting it cut again cause the top is getting to long for me. I'm not sure if I'm looking foward to talking to the mom who does my hair or not. :lol: Well I'm going back to watch the race, my guy is doing much better this week. He's on the prowl and he was in 4th place last I looked. :)

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...Sorry that I havent been in here..Alot going on this past week....More to come this week..
I had to take care of Bert for a few days..The lady that stays with her had to go out of town..Me and her other sister have been taking turns.. I dont stay there at night but I make sure she has eaten and is in bed and comfortable then I went back real early in the am... I am pooped...Had to go the the store and do some errands today....
Have more Dr.'s appointments this week with Jim..
I guess its none stop for awhile....

Rosey..I have have been praying for Steve and you..I am so glad that he is out of surgery an recovering well.. Thats wonderful..
I am so glad the the feeling is coming back in his arms ..Thats such good news and I sure that you both are relieved..
You are being so strong and staying on points..WOW..I am so proud of you cause I know how stressful it is..I will be there myself soon with Jim's surgery.
I will know Wed. when that will be.. I am so glad that your DD are there to help you and that you can leave the hospital..and get some rest..That means alot..Please know I still have your hand real tight and that you both are in my thoughts and prayers..The :angel: is still with you....
God Bless you both..Please keep us updated when you can and get some rest...Thats important to take care of you too...Sweetie...
Much Love to you Rosey...:grouphug: :wave:

Dana... Thanks for the info on Rosey..I appreciate it.. I am so sorry that Logan is going throught all of this..Its SOOOOOOOO unecessary..Poor little guy..I am sure he is upset over it and it sounds like the principal is no help. You are such a great Mother I know that you will get him through this. It is real sad to me that the principal has attitude about Special Needs children. That would NEVER be tolerated in the school system here..We have one of the best school programs in the US for Special Needs children..I think he should be reported to the state for not being reciptive to the needs of children with special needs..I am sorry that you had to go through all of this.
I sure hope that the lady ( Hairdresser ) will be understanding about all of this..After all these are elementry children and I DO NOT beleive that any sexual intent was there..Kids are kids at this age...I have my fingers :crossed: that things all work out..
So Sorry about your Dad and his back..Thats must be terrible to be in pain all the time..I dont know how he can endure that.....God Bless him.......
Way To Go on your sticking to your Pilates...You go Girl..
Well I know that you are happy cause JR WON...YEAHHHHH..Jim and I were happy too...I am so glad to hear that you have a clean record now...:cp:...as I know that it was so hard on you to get to this point after all you went through...God Bless you Sweetie..:wave:

Donna...That was so Sweet of you to say about me Donna..
Her colonoscopy went great.. she had 1 polup and they removed it..otherwise she was all clear..That was great news..Thank-you so much for asking about her...That was so Sweet of you...
I am so sorry to hear that your arm is bothering you so much..I know that you will be happy to get it fixed soon..I sure hope that you get some relief soon..Take some meds if you must..Its hard to be in pain..
Again I Loved the pictures..and you put one of them as your avator..Is that Eddie Murphy's Island?? Must be nice to be able to buy a island..Right..:lol: ...I had to laugh when I read what you said about you and Jim being adopted..:lol:..it never ends with family..:lol:..
I hope that you get your car fixed soon..but sometimes its nice to have a different car to drive..I am going to the gym this week after all the appointments..I want to see if I can pay and postpone my start date..
I want to see about Jim's surgery first... I dont want to start anything untill I know about that... :tread: :workout: :wave: I Loved your pictures...They made me want to go to the islands right now :lol:..:wave:

[summer1]

Kris...hope to hear about your weekend..:wave:

Daphne..Where Are You????? I Miss you..:cb: :cb: :mag:

Glen..Hope that you had a good weigh-in and weekend :wave:

Sheree..Hope that you are better..:wave:

[hefty1]

:wave: i gained 1.3
:) glen

[lakelog]

Glen sorry about that 1.3 loss but for you we know that this next week will be even bigger! 1.3 a week is sorta my life story. Every week too.

I had my hair cut this morning. We talked about the "sexual harrassment" issue and she was shocked that it seemed to have been blown up on my end. She didn't know that I got a letter or that the principal used the words sexual harrassment with logan or even used the word "breast". What happened actually was they were playing tag in PE and when he tagged her it was "on her boob" as the girl said but she was giggling about it with another child while they were eating lunch. It's nothing unusual for these 2 girls to chase logan around and evidently one was jealous of the attention and it was the other child (sarah) who told on logan. Heather didn't know anything was wrong with that. Laura (childs mothers) said that when heather got in the car that day she was about in tears and told her that sarah got logan in trouble today and she didn't mean for it to happen. It's all ok now and laura said she didn't think anything of that with them being in 3rd grade and she told heather, "why didn't you tell miss know it all to mind her business?" Anyway, i'm real close to writing to the school board about it to be sure it's cleaned up and no one thinks badly of logan. I'm also considering going above the heads of the people here and telling the state board how I feel. They are down in columbia (state capital). I'm really fed up with the arrogant principal that we have.

We have our meeting tonight about the details of the trip. I am looking foward to this trip in one way but will be glad when it's over too. I'm really ready to go camping around here. It's cloudy here but we had a nice weekend. Didn't do anything but i did go to church yesterday.

Rosey I hope things are progressing right along for you guys. Any word on when you may be sent back home?

Summer I hope things smooth over for you too. That is just so sweet of you staying with bert. I hope you get that surgery app't to work out for you so yall can get that last hurdle over. Then you better not have to go through anything else. You've been through more together than most couples ever see in a marriage. How has your weather been? I have a friend in ohio who says they are calling for 6 inches of snow tomorrow and that sounds unreal being that OH isn't THAT far from here and we've been in the 60's. It's kinda showery here today though with clouds.

Well I hope that everyone else is trucking along for a monday. i haven't gotten anything done but glad my hair got cut. Next on the agenda is after the meeting this evening, I have to figure out what to pack on the trip and how to take up as little packing space as possible. (i normally take the kitchen sink on trips). As most of you remember, 2 years ago I took my computer to the beach. :lol:

[dabrat]

:coffee: OK I really like that smiley! Sorry for being MIA for so long I am having a long on going pity party here for me! I will be better in a few days i am sure just to much stress and stuff. I just had a Lean Cuisine Chicken Fried Rice bowl. They are :T:yummy. OK here is some advice.. do not sneeze when you have rice in your mouth!:lol: :o
Rosey I hope that DH of your is doing better today and that you get to go to Walmart! How is his pain today? How is your eatting going today was well? I do not like hospital food at all. I had it for 3 weeks a year ago and do not miss it at all. I think I lived on crackers and Chicken Strips back then.:lol:
Summer how is Bert doing now? She is very blessed to have a friend like you. How is Buddy doing also? Well what about you and that DH of yours? Just think how close Summer is! I am so excited to know that it is almost here. I will be happy with Springtime here in a week! How is the eating going for you?
Donna Miss Bahama Mama..... So how is the hot sexy Mama doing now back in the real world? :lol: Did you gain, lose, or stay the same on vacation? Do you use the E-tools? I am thinking of using it for the next 3 months.
Sherry where are you woman? Ihope that your health has gotten better we do worry about you sweetheart.
Glen you will show a loss next week just like Dana said. Did you eat differently or drink more beer last week?
Kris I wanna go live with you! I think it is great all the traveling that you get to do.
Daphne

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. its me rosey :coffee: am heading for the hosp soon.. we stay till 9pm or so and get the dd settled for the nite and then its an hr. drive to the dd home..he was so drugged yesterday that he didnt even know i was there.. i hate seeing him like that..they had him up earlier with a walker and showered etc..and changed his pain meds from a morphine pump to a patch that lasts 72 hr.. something new..i tried to feed him but he was so out of it he forget to chew :?: i was scared hed choke.. anyways the dr said hes doing well.. they took alot of his tubes out..dont know when we will be home as he has to be able to walk and do steps on his own..thankyou for all the prayers..it means so much..mr glen am sorry for your gain..next week will be better..summer you are so helpful to people am glad you are in my life..dana..am sorry logan having that trouble..aalso talking to the mother was a smart thing todo and made you feel better..i agree they are making a mt. out of mole hills..how did your hair turn out??daphnee thanks for the kind words..havent been to wall mart yet but its there calling my name :lol: ..donna. have you recovered from your vacation??when will you have your arm fixed??..Kris what are you up to..or should i say where are you headed now..its sounds like fun doing all that traveling but ill bet youd like more at home time :lol: I know i miss my routine..shreree hope you are ok we havent heard from you in awhile..its almost time for me to leave will give you updates..it snowed last nite so not sure how the roads are..(((((((hugs )))))))for all ..by the way if you have wendys try there new spinach chicken salad..its great..not sure of the pts but its salad so cant be bad :dizzy: rosey :wave:

[autiger]

Had a blow up this weekend with DH and MIL... Not ready to talk about it yet. Will let you know soon.

Kris

[dlzbth]

Daphne, I did gain but not much.

Kris, sorry about the blowup. Hope it is resolved soon if not already.

Rosey, I know you must be exhausted. Glad Steve was feeling some better with the pain. It's a long road but you are getting there.

Summer, Dana, Glen and Sheree I hope you all are well.

I am sorry that I have not been good with posting again. It just hurts too much to type after awhile. I have been so exhausted because I am not getting enough rest at night because of the pain and nothing seems to help. I will be glad when Monday is here and done.

Talk to you all soon and I'm reading, just not able to post that much. Sorry. I hope you understand. Hope you all have a great St. Patricks Day tomorrow too!

[autiger]

(((((Donna))))) Will be thinking of you and know you will definitely have some relief then. Sorry that it has taken so long.... :(

[dabrat]

I joined E-tools yesterday and it makes it a lot easier to choose what to eat. I have 6 points left tonight and know that I have to have more fruits/veges and dairy. Kinda hard with no milk in the house for me!:lol: I just really don't feel like cheese tonight. Terry will be back again tomorrow to work on the shop roof still. OK he has been here going on 2 weeks now. Well he is here off and on. Point is I want my house to myself. I want to take a nap and I can't. I want to take a shower hmmm not with a man working outside! I want to walk my treadmill and do my exercise tapes. No to that as well with him here. I really hope that tomorrow is the last day.
Kris I hope that the blow up is all over and you have found time to relax some now. I still think MILs are evil!
Dana how are you doing? How was school today for the kids?
Rosey how is it going with you as well? What have you been eating?
Summer how about you?
Glen???
I hate to cut it short but I have to call Tony.
Daphne

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...
I am sorry but I have been real busy..and fighting a cold too....Yesterday I tried to play catch-up to my house..I did alot of spring cleaning cause I am not sure about Jim's surgery and I wanted to get alot done..before he is down and I cant..
I am pooped...:lol:..We saw the Dr today and all of Jim's Scans and chest xrays are good..Thats a relief..Tomorrow we go to the surgeon for a consultation about the hernia operation..You would think I would be old pro at this by now..but I am nervious..I wish I wasnt but I am. I always worry about things going wrong and all..I guess I am just a worry wort..
It was really nice yesterday but today was rainey and cold. This weather has been crazy...They got snow north of us and alot of it...Unreal... I am so glad that we didnt get any....I hope that warm weather is on its way back here soon.....
I will have a busy week..Thursday I am taking Bert out for a her birthday lunch and I will take Buddy to lunch Friday..It seems everything comes at once for me :lol:..Buddy seems to be better right now so I thought I would get him out before they start up with Chemo again..not sure about that just a guess and it just happens to be the week of Berts birthday..Saturday I am going to see My friends son that lives in a group home. He is Down syndrome and he is 30 years old. I have known him ever since he was a baby. In fact I took her and him to Childrens hospital when they did open heart surgery on him at 3 years old and said he would not live past 19..and he is 30 now..He is a delight..He is so sweet and loving.. I take him to lunch when I can.. He looks forward to that..and he is such a Sweetie..So this week is none stop for me.. Maybe next week I can relax...Its a thought..:lol:...

Rosey.. I am so glad to hear that Steve is doing good. I know its hard to see him that way and that he is so out of it. I am sure you do worry about it all.
It will get better..I am happy that you are not alone that you have you DD to stay with and she is there to help. I hope that the roads arent bad with the snow and all.. Please Be careful out there...
When do you think he will come home?? I know it all depends on how he does..I still have your hand tight..and the :angel: is still with you Sweetie..
You are awsome watching what you eat..I am so proud of you Rosey...
Always know you are in my thoughts and in my Prayers....
Lots of Love and :grouphug: to you {{{{{{{{Rosey}}}}}}}}}} :wave:

Dana.. I am so happy that all of this with Logan is straighten out.. I just knew that it was nothing..I am so glad that you found out what happened.
I would make sure that they change the report about Logan.. I dont blame you for making sure of that. He doesnt need that to follow him later in life especially when its not true at all and they jumped the gun with out getting all the facts about it...To even call it sexual harresment was so wrong..
I would report that principal..He is NOT a good principal. I would write the state..They need to know about him..That was so sweet of you to say Dana..Thank-you for all your caring and concern for us and Bert and Buddy..
You Are such a Sweetie......Bert has been though so very much.. All I can think of is if that was me I hope that someone would look in on me from time to time.. I cant imagine how awful this is for her...Its so so sad to me...
Buddy too..he has been through such a terrible time.. God Bless them both...I pray for them both...
Yes we have been though alot and I am praying that this is IT...
I pray that after the hernia surgery..that thats it..Jim has been through so much and I need a break from worry.. I hope we can start the summer off with good health and happy faces and not worried or afraid and all that stress that comes with surgery....I know how you feel about packing for a trip. Jim says I pack like I am leaving forever..:lol:.but I think that women just like to be prepared..thats all :lol:..Yes I remeber that you took your pooter to the beach...BTW..How did you like your haircut??? I bet it looks great..
I wish we had 60's temps..We had temps in the low 40's today..It was almost 60 yesterday..but its back to cold today..I saw that the north of us got snow..I dont want to see anymore of that stuff.. :wave:

Daphne.... I am so glad to hear from you..I am sorry that you have been feeling low.. I hope that you are better..That was so sweet of you to say Daphne.. Bert is doing ok..She goes to therapy and enjoys that..Buddy is better and I hope he continues to get stronger...He said to tell you Hi and that he hopes things are good with you.. I have been sorta good with eating.
I am watching as much as I can.. Untill all this is over with Jim..I cant seem to focus on diet or anything..but I do try..I am praying that when he gets the hernia fixed we can breath..knowing thats IT...no more surgerys and that we both can relax a little and get things back to normal..Thank-you so much for all your caring and concern for us and Bert and Buddy..Thats so Sweet of you.....It sounds like you are doing great with your food choices with the E tools.. I hope that you get the house to youreslf soon.. Its so hard to get things done with workers around..:wave:

Donna.. I am so sorry Sweetie that your are in pain. I know that you want this to be over and I dont blame you.. Please dont worry about posting.. We all understand about not being able to type right now.. I will be so happy when you are out of pain...Happy St Patricks Day to you too...
Please try to get some rest..I know how that is when you cant sleep for what ever reason and how tried it makes you...
Take Care of you Sweetie..:wave:

Kris..I hope that you are Ok and if you need to vent please feel free..Its so hard when you have MIL probs and the DH is involved...I Hope that things get better real soon..:wave:

Glen.. I am sure that you will lose it..dont get discouraged...
You will lose it :wave:

Sheree.. I hope we hear from you soon..and that you are better..
We All Miss You.. :wave:

I hope that you all have a :) :) Great St Patricks Day... :cofdate: :lucky:
If I dont get to post much this week..Please forgive me...its just that I have so much going on.. I will be back in here to check-in and to see how everyone is doing.. I will let you all know what the surgeon says..:wave:
Much Love to All of You My Dear Wonderul Friends..

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its me rosey..checking in to see what you all have been up to..donna.. am so sorry you are in pain..can you take something for it?? hope the surg goes well and im thinking about you..summer i can relate to being nervous about jims surg.. hang in there he will sail thru this too am thinking of you both and got your hand too..kris.. am sorry you had an argument hope it resovles we are here for you..mr ken..whats up?? are you having a lighter week??daphnee.. i would be uncomfortable too with astrange man outside.. one morning(not dressed yet) i heard someone outside and looked out the window..its low and i had to bend over well the meter man had areal good view of my upper body if ya get my drift..i was embarassed and he was laughing..kinda funny but not..i was in a nite gown but still i wonder what he thought :lol: dana.. am going to michaels today and wallmart its the only day i can go with everyones schedules.. am going to check out the kol stamp stuff..will share when i post again..well (((((((hugs for all)))))))..its been a rough couple of days.. the dh was overmedicated and seeing things that werent there so they quit all his pain meds for a day and he was miserable..they got him up walking and later last night they gave him some new and diff meds..hopefully they will work.. the staff has been great..but its upsetting to see him so dillusional(sp??)he didnt even know who i was..and tried to get out of bed by himself.. they put an alarm on him so they could be there in a flash until he was more lucid..we are heading there shortly..sure hope his head is normal today :?: am going to run a few errands too and have lunch away from the hosp..and then go back later in the day and stay till hes sleeping for the night..yes im tired but hanging in there..the long walk to his rm is getting easier and i discovered i had a collar bone :lol: who knew :lol: daphnee you asked what ive been eating and i pack my own lunch..usually lo carb yougart..bannas..cheese and a few crackers etc.. then have meat and salad for supper.. also have had that new wendys spinacj salad.. dont know its pts but its yummy..will check tomorrow.. rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

Rosey you talking about Steve hallucinating reminded me when Jim was in ICU. The pain medication (morphene) really was scary for him. He still can remember being scared. I hope you have better days ahead and keep us up to date.

Summer, was wondering how the appt. with the surgeon went.

My surgery is Monday and I am taking more and more advil and even took a pain pill from my gall bladder surgery and it did not do any good but make me more agitated. It will be over soon.

Hope you all had a great St. Patricks Day!! :)

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..just a breif post as i have to be at the hosp early tomorrow as my sil has to be to work by 6am and im riding with him..am really tired.. today was another stressful one..first they overmedicate him and then today they undermedicated him..was sad to see him in so much pain..but this evening when we left he was finally comfortable..and he was lucid and knew who i was so thats progress..tomorrow will be better..(((((((((hugs)))))))))))rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

{{{Rosey}}} I'm praying that they will get it right today as far as his pain medications are concerned so he will be comfortable.

Summer, what's up? Did you meet with the surgeon or is that today? :cofdate:

Daphne, Does the guy at least look good? :lol: :rofl: JK!

Kris, what's up? :cofdate:

Dana, I meant to comment before that I thought it was a real shame that that principal handled the situation so poorly even that there WASN'T a situation to begin with! How frustrating. :rollpin: How is your grandfather doing?

My Dad and his wife are really getting a divorce now. :halfempty I feel :sorry: that my Dad is all alone now.

Glen, you having a lighter week?

Sheree, I am real concerned that we have not heard from you. I hope you are ok. :)

talk to you all soon. :coffee2:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.. Sorry that I havent been in here..Its been along couple of days..We went to the surgeon yesterday..He said Jim HAD to LOSE atleast 35 pounds before he would do the surgery. He said that this type of hernia would come back if he tried to fix it now. He would have to do it over again soon. Its called a post surgery hernia.. I think I am saying that right..Anyway...its from the type of surgery he had and because he is a big guy the surgeon said this happens in 85 percent of people that are Jim's size.
He gave him untill July to lose 35 pounds....He has to wear another Abdominal Binder and I have been all over trying to find one big enough to fit him. The last one he had ripped because it was really to small..You would think that the surgeon's office could order one..Nope...I have to find it myself..So much for thier help.. Jim is upset over all of this and I have to try to keep calm and do whats needed..The losing weight is really a good thing but what upsets him is the time limit.. I told him that was just a hopeful time..so now have to really watch every bite he eats and this is gonna be a very difficult time for me..
I sure hope that I can rise to this challenge... I have to for both our sakes..
I am going to the Gym and see about us joining..We cant really afford it but we have no choice now...I had it all worked out with joining the gym untill we got notice of Condo fee's going up and taxes too in April...but where theres a will theres a way..

{{{{{{{{Rosey}}}}}}}}..I am so glad that they finally got Steves meds right for him.. I have been there too with that. Jim had a real bad reaction to Diuladid..I am not sure if I spelled it right but it almost stopped him from breathing. Its a pain killer.. I insisted that they take him off of that and put him on Morphine..He had morphine with open heart surgery and was Ok.. Everyone reacts different to meds..I know that you must be wore out form al of this stress....I still have your hand real tight and I appreciate that you have mine...with everything thats going on with you..you think about me and all thats going on for everyone. All your caring and concern...God Bless you Sweetie...
I know that its hard to see them like that..Just know it will get better..and I am so proud of how you are taking care of you and sticking to your diet...I too have to buckle down NOW and NO Excuses...I am glad that you will get to go to Walmart..now that he is better...Please Know you are in my thoughts and prayers Sweetie..:grouphug: :angel: :wave:

{{{{{{{{Donna}}}}}}}}...I am so sorry that you are so much pain Sweetie.. I have your hand and you are in my thoughts and prayers too. I know that you will be so glad to get this fixed and be pain free..What time Monday is your surgery?? Will you be there for awhile or can you come home afterwards. I never know anymore about out patient surgery?? If its to hard for you to type..please know that we all understand...I can relate to your story about your Jim being scared on Morphine..Thats how my Jim was with that Didludid stuff...He will never forget it..He said he couldnt breath and he couldnt talk..He was so scared..I made sure that all the Dr's know about that for Jim...I wish there was something I could do to help you not be in so much pain.. I feel for you Sweetie..God Bless Your Heart...Try to get some rest and take care of you..:grouphug: :angel: :wave:

Dana....Daphne...Kris.....Glen...Where are you????? :mag: :cb: :cb:

I hope that I havent forgotten anyone.. I have so much swimming around in my mind.. I have got more phone calls to make to get Jims Binder and trying to do laundry and all...
I hope all of you had a nice St Patty's Day...
Much Love To All...God Bless... :cofdate: :flow2:

[dlzbth]

Thank you Summer for your encouragment. You are such a sweetheart.

What a shock to be told to lose that much weight by July! It took me 7 months to lose my 30! Of course men can lose faster so maybe it won't be as long.

Dana? Where are you: :mag: :mag:

[lakelog]

Summer I just wonder if I could lose weight any quicker if someone was to tell me I had too? I do understand that though. It is definately something you both will have to do together for it to be more achievable. I guess you count how many weeks and how much you need to achieve each week. Considering march is nearly gone, I thought they didn't recommend losing too quickly. Did you find that binder? I hope you can find some time to just relax some. I order you to take some rest!!

Donna I know you can't get that surgery done soon enough but now the weekend is all you have to wait. Are you having that done in greenville? How is that elena doing in school now? My kids were suppose to get report cards today but none of them did. I don't know why either. The school calendar said today. The principal called me today to tell me logan kissed a girl on the back of the neck in recess. It was a dare but some other boys and they were playing tag again. To be "tagged", you were kissed or that was the rules those boys made. I took the time to explain what happened last time was blown up in my opinion and he told me that he read the email I had sent to the teacher. I was just expaining to her that logan didn't know any better and that girl was his buddy. This was all before I talked to the girls mother. Anyway, he said if he had known it was a "tattling" incident, he wouldn't have sent a letter. I told him the girl was upset that logan went to the office and not about being tagged. Logan's punishment this time is he has to stay in the prinicpals office and do work during recess for a few days. Don't know how long but tuesday is the first day.

I haven't done much today other than walked in a bunch of stores. We haven't even had supper yet. DH is cooking some steak on the grill and a salad. I smell the fresh veggies now. I found a nice 22 inch rolling luggage for me and brett to put our clothes in for the trip and got some of the toiletries that we will need. Dh got him some new shoes and we got laken a bicycle. She was terrified of it. She is so afraid of movement. You know with training wheels, the bike has a small wobble. We brought it in and she lets us push her on it but she can not understand how to peddle. Her legs are pretty weak from not using her muscles for anything.

Rosey I know the feeling of seeing a loved one act so out of it from pain meds. I have seen my sister do that when she was on a morphine drip with her broke leg and my grandpa in some of his final days before he died. It's for his best though in my opinion cause it gives his body some time to heal and not feel it. I hope they have gotten him regulated though by now. How is he doing? Post when you can.

Kris I hope that you and your DH have resolved your issues. We all have had MIL's that stir up trouble or take sides so please talk if you need to. We're here for you.

Glen I know you are going to see a loss tomorrow! :cp:

Daphne do you not like milk or just didn't have any? I have been buying brett that reduced carb milk and he likes it. he uses it in place of milk and can keep his carbs lower. Especially in cereal where the other is 11 carbs per 8 ounces and this is only 3. Has your dude got off of your roof and garage yet? Have you got any sleep or exercise? Is megan in school full days now?

My grandfather is doing well as far as I know. I haven't bothered him to call him but he still goes around and does his old things like planting gardens and pruning trees or whatever he feels like it. He was suppose to get one of those shots this week that helps shrink up the cancer and then he will have one more before starting radiation in june.

Well I need to get up from here. My feet are hurting from all that walking that they aren't used to evidently.

BTW do any of you watch Idol?

[dlzbth]

Glad to hear from you, Dana! I've been worried. My surgery will be done at Hillcrest Hospital which is in Simpsonville actually. It's very close to where I live so that's good.
BTW, wasn't your weigh in on Wed? How did it go?
:coffee:

[lakelog]

Thanks for reminding me donna. Although I gained a pound again, I do want to keep charting it for progress or lack of. :lol: So what are they going to do to your elbow?

[dlzbth]

They call it Tennis Elbow Release surgery. I'm not real sure if they release the tendon that has been strained or re-attach it. :shrug: I read on the surgeon's web site that they will only make a 1/4 inch incision at the elbow. amazing, huh?! :) Don't worry, you probably didn't gain that is the muscle you are building since you have been so good with your Pilates. Can you tell a difference yet? ;)

[dabrat]

Donna I am cracking up over your avator. I feel like that all the time here! I am so sorry you are in such pain. I am happy that the surgey is Monday and then you shall be pain free. How are you doing maintaining? I can not tell you how proud of you I am for going as far as you did with the weight loss. You did it woman and have kept it off! Are you still doing WW online? Do you get to be lifetime now and not pay? How does that work anyhow?
Dana how was your day with Kevin? Did yiu get all done that you wanted to? How is the weather today? I am interested in the Pilates as well. How many tapes do you have? Can you something to intensify the workouts? Do you niotice more strength now?
Rosey how are you holding up sweetie? How is that DH doing? Are the pain meds regulated that right way now? I want to appalud you for staying OP with all that you are doing my dear. Give DH our loves and well wishes.
Summer I am so sorry that DH has to lose that amount in a short time. Did the Dr. suggest better ways? I do know that men lose it a lot faster than we do. I am thinking of you both all the time and sending my loves.
Kris how are you doing now hun? Did the tiff blow over? When is the Paris trip? DId you make it to New Orleans?
Glen how is the weekend going for you? What are the plans for this weekend?
I can't remember if I said or not but I am doing e-tools. It is a lot easier to type in what I am eating and I am on the comp so much and now I don't worry about someone finding my plan! I have been using a lot of frozen dinner this week just to get me going. I will be OK after the first food shock leaves me. I am off soda as of Monday. I had a cup of coffee Monday and it made me sick so I am off that as well. My weigh in day is Mondays.
Daphne

[hefty1]

:wave: i am back. i've read the posts. i stayed the same this week.
summer: i wish i could lose that much weight. i hope jim can do it so he can have the
operation.
good luck donna.
hope everyone else is well. :cb: are looking for sherri
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone its me Rosey :dizzy: its been a stressful few days..i was so tired that i stayed at my dd's house and slept all of yesterday..today when i got to the hosp it was like seeing my old hubby back..he was up walking with a walker and was even joking some..they have his pain meds better managed.. i was so happy and greatful to see him like that.. and guess what we can go home tomorrow yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy whohoooooooooooooooo..my youngest and her husband will pack me and the dogs and we will head fro home and get everything ready for dh.. the oldest and her dh will pick my hubby up and put him on the plane and we will meet him when he gets home.. its only a 1/2 hr plane ride versus a 3-4 hr car ride so we have to leave earlier than him....i went shopping today and was avery bad girl :lol: :devil: :lol: ..i got a digital camera a kodack easy dock..we have been playing with the camera and got some good pictures.. when my dd and sil teach me how to load them into the computer i can post them..also shopped at maichaels lets just say i was a really bad girl :lol:.. i was so releaved that my dh was better that i went bezerk at wallmart etc..i will post next from home and catch up on all of your new..(((((((hugs for all))))))))) rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone..Sorry I have not been on here in a few days.. I have been sick all weekend with a stomac thing... Not sure if its nerves or what..
I am better today..but tired.. I would think that I would not feel tired sinced I did nothing all weekend..I started feeling bad Friday and did what I had to and then went to bed and stayed there almost all weekend..
I have alot to do this week and I have to get going..Sometimes I think I am depressed over all of this and I have to get out of my blue-funk.. Its just worry and stress..This to shall pass as they say....
To answer you all about Jim losing the weight in the time period the Dr has layed out.. I dont know if he can.. I can only try to help him do that..
I think thats another reason I am in such a funk.. Its hard to lose and I know that men do it faster than women..but Jim loves to eat and he is trying but its very hard.. I think that the exercise will benifit both of us and he will do it..He has to and I have to help him get there..so I guess I am feeling a little stressed...I hate time limits but there is no choice about this...

Donna..I have you in my thoughts and prayers my Sweet Friend.. I am sending the :angel: to watch over you....I hope that you can let us know how you are soon..I know that you will feel so much better after the surgery.
God Bless you Sweetie..:grouphug: :wave:

Rosey.. I am so happy to hear that Steve is coming home.. I know that it must be a great relief to know he is better...I dont blame you for a shopping spree..You needed that after all the worring and all the stress..it does a body good..:lol:...I am so glad that you have your girls to help you with all of this.. I cant wait to see your pictures... I have always wanted the camera set-up..You will have to let me know how easy it is to work...I am so happy that you got the camera and set-up and all..
You are still in my thoughts and prayers.. I hope that the both of you have a safe trip home...God Bless you Sweetie..:grouphug: :wave:

Dana... I hope that I am reading that the principal is starting to understand that kids are kids..Right??? I thought of something like that when I was a kid with the tag kissing thing..We did spin the bottle at a partys..Some thing never die they just get changed...:lol: Yes Sweetie.. I found the Binder..I thought I wouldnt but I did..I agree with you about the weight loss but we have no choice other than to to try to do it..and you are right we will do it together...Thank-you for all your Sweet concern.. I did get some rest this weekend.. I need to pull myself up out of this and get with the program..I know that he might not lose all the weight but I think he can come close if we get to the gym and watch our food intake..Please dont be discoraged about your slight gain.. I bet is muscle from all the exercising you are doing with Pilates...I am so proud of you on how you have done your exercises and really trying to stick to your program......Dont worry ..you will get there..
I just know it..:cp: :bravo: :wave:

Daphne..That was so Sweet of you to say..Much Love right back to you...
The Dr just said DO IT..What can I say..Surgeons are like that..
So we have to figure out our own plan.. We see the Primasy Care Dr..on Friday so I will ask him about it then..You are right about men losing faster..I can only try to help him as much as I can and in that hope that I lose a few myself..:lol:..Your E-tools sounds like the one for you..Is this a free program?? or is it a part of weight watchers??
Either way.. I am happy that you have something that works for you.. :wave:

Glen.. Thanks for your good luck wishes for Jim..All we can do is try..:wave:

Kris..Hope things are better for you :wave:

Well I have to go ..Got alot of calls to make and thigns to do..
I just wanted you all to know that I appreciate You ALL for being here and caring about me and Jim.. You all are The Best
I am very Blessed to have your friendships.. I Love You All Very Much..
I want Donna to know that I am saying some extra prayers for her today and that the :angel: is watching over her.......God Bless you Donna..

[lakelog]

Just checking to see if rosey has posted from home yet but I know she's busy. Hope things are going well for your family rosey.

Donna I am praying and thinking of you and hope you can post pain free one day soon! Hope things went as planned.

Summer I'm so sorry you were sick over the weekend. I have felt a little on the lazy side myself and would love to be in the bed for a few days to do nothing but not to be sick. I hope that you are over that now. I know too much about that "nerve" thing and you certainly do have to get past that. Let us help you by listening and whatever we can do. I do think maybe the principal was saying that kids are kids. He had to do something to logan (keeping him in from recess) cause he claims the girl was really upset over being smooched on the neck. Now logan's tonsils are swollen and although he isn't complaining of a sore throat yet, I wouldn't doubt if he doesn't. He hasn't come home early and has only under an hour left but I plan on telling him that's what he gets for putting his lips on a nasty girl. :lol:

I have done my pilates today but it's gotten to where it doesn't provide much of a "burn" any more. I have to find a way to increase my energy and to get my big rear moving better than it is.

Well I hope you all make it through this monday and hope to hear from you all soon too. I need to go get in the school line.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..Im home.. we got here last nite.. the dd and sil drove and we got here about an hr before the dh plane arrived.. we got his bed set up etc and then got him home.. he flew a sm commuter plane.. they carried him on board.. my other sil got him all settled and then we picked him up..he's weak and shaky and pale.. walking with a walker.. but we are home.. we got the bathrm ready bath chair etc.. toliet seat riser(i hate that as its to high for me grr try doing your business on your tip toes :lol: :?: :lol: sorry to much info)at any rate hes moving remarably well and the pain meds are working so with every ones help we survived.. and im thinner from all the walking i did..havent weighed yet tho..still real tired but we had agood nite and trying to get a routine going..donna hope your surg has gone well and you are not hurting to badly((((((hugs for u)))))))..summer.. am sorry the dr's so adament about jims weight.. i know i almost died from my emergerncy surg.. the dr's told my family i couldt survive another surg like i am now..hope you can find a solution that works for you.. fear motivates me and all my aching joints etc.. u can do this..i love my camera but have not a clue how to use it and the puter my kids are going to teach me when every ones rested ..dana.. i got losts of cute stamps paper and dodads at michaels can hardly wait to try them..am glad the principal is being more human over the kids..when is your trip??daphnee.. i loved shopping at wallmart.. got mathching batrm rugs..digetal camera.. a strw hat for 3 $$ i look like a dork in hats but where them anyways..it gives people a chuckle..kris hello to you what are you up to?? mr ken am glad you stayed the same..sheree hope you are ok..if i missed anyone or something impt or significant in any of your lives i apologize..ive been a bit stressed but so thankful for my family and all of you who let me vent and cry when i need it you are all the best..((((((((hugs for all))))) rosey:wave:

[hefty1]

welcome rosey. i'm glad to hear he is okay.
sheree: please :write: soon
ttfn glen

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...I am so busy today..I just pop in here to see about Donna..
Has anyone heard how she is doing??? She is in my thoughts and prayers..
:angel:...Does anyone know if this is out patient surgery or not???
I am sure that it will be afew days before she can talk..well I mean type..
Donna if you come in here to read..know that I sending you all the well wishes and Lots and Lots of LOVE :grouphug: Lots of those...{{{{{{{{{{{Donna}}}}}}}}}}

I will check back later today..To See About Donna..

Rosey.. I am so glad that you ALL are home safe and sound.. I am so glad the Steve is getting around good..That means he is on his way to a good recovery..I am sure its hard to adjust to the things he needs right now..but I know you will...just remember its not forever..I had to tell myself these things when I was doing Jim's hole 2 times a day...I know..and I can relate..Its all in a days nursing...:lol:..Keep smiling Rosey...it will get better Sweetie..
I know what you mean about Jims weight and what happen to you...Believe me it enters my mind too about myself if anything unexpected would come up for me and surgery..Its scarey..it really is..
Thats why the surgeon was so demanding about him losing the weight..and it will be good for me too...Thank-you for all your kind concern for both of us..That was so Sweet of you to say in light of all that you have going on...
I am so blessed with your Friendship..YAYA MY Sweet friend...
I bet you have lost weight.. All that walking and I am so Proud of YOU... how you stayed on track with your food choices..WAY TO GO Girlfriend..:bravo:
Don't worry about forgetting anything..We ALL undertstand you have been through alot and as far as can see you have not forgot anyone or anything......if I am wrong I am sure someone will let me know :lol:...but I know how Sweet they are and they all cut me slack for being the oldest in here :lol:...and they know about my Senior Moments..:lol:..and I know they will do they same for you cause you have been stressed out... I dont mean Senior Moments for you..:lol:..Just me...
We all forget from time to time so much goes in in our lives...Besides we are friends and thats what friends do...Be here for each other....YA YA YA
Hope that you and Steve are having a good day...:wave:

Dana.. I had to laugh at what you said about telling Logan he got sick from kissing..::lol: I hope he feels better real soon..Kids are something else..They always make me laugh at the things they do..I am glad that the pricipal is acting as he should..knowing that kids do things like that...I appreciate your Sweet kindness..telling me to vent anytime.. I am so blessed to have you in my life Dan My Sweet YA YA friend.. and all the wonderful people in here ALSO...I hope that you can ajust your pilates to help you.. I know that you will find a way..I am so PROUD if YOU and what you have done...I can only hope to get into a program and stick to my guns... I just have to do this...to help Jim and myself...I hope that one day soon you can take that much deserved break and lay in bed all day or what-ever you want to relax..
Have a good day :wave:

Glen...Glad to see that you checked in.. Hope things are good in your world :wave:..

Daphne....Where are you???? Hope that things are good with you too..:wave:

Sheree...I sure hope that you can post soon..We all are worried about you.:cb:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its a beautiful day here..so nice in fact i left the front door open..before i knew it a chicadee flew in the door..he landed on the ceiling fan and was maddly flying around.. we left the door open and he finally found his way out but did land on my dh head for a few seconds dont know who was more startled him or the bird :o ..we are getting a routine going so the days are going better..thankyou for the kind words summer..i know it will get better and better..what every one forgets(including my own family) is that my dh has had 4 surg before this one and we have been doctoring it seems forever..im tired of being the nurse and the strong one..and it makes me feel guility for evening saying so..but im weary and told him jokingly but serious hed better not get hurt again or i was going to give him back to his mother :lol: ..loosing wt is so hard.. i can sympathize with you and jim..having surg when you carry extra #'s is so dangerous..we think we are not vulnerable but we are..you guys can do this..i realize now how impt exercise is..becuz of all the walking and extra activity i feel better.. the first day or so was "pass me the advil" :lol:..also policing the pantry ..if its not there you cant eat it right..im here for you guys..we are your personal cheering section :cheer:..donna.. ((((((hugs )))))))) for you.. post and let us know how you are when you can..dana.. have re arranged all my stamping stuff and am getting ready to craft..ive missed it..i got the camera so i could sell my cards etc on e-bay..have to learn first..how did you do on e-bay??kris..daphnee and glen ..hello and what are you all up to today..its so nice here im going to have coffee :coffee: out on the deck but not leave the door open so i dont catch any more birds.. will check in later((((((((hugs for all)))))))rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

you guys are so good to put up w/me. surgery went good, but i am in a lot of pain, typing with one hand is not working out. lol
donna
p.s. arm in sling for two weeks, cant bathe till tommorow. oewwww lol

[lakelog]

Wonderful to hear from you donna and glad that it's over and went well. The pain you have now is more tolerable since you know it has to eventually heal and go away. I take it that it was your left hand or the hand you don't type with cause you typed well! :lol:

Nothing to report here. I gained again this week. I guess I"m going to have to make some changes and need to add some walking in as well. Something has to give. Does anyone watch Idol? I would be interested in hearing some predictions for tonight. :)

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.. Been areal busy day..I am really tired..I did some errands and we are playing the Moose This Friday..Sorta last minute notice..but The Good Lord above works in mysterious ways.. We needed extra money for joining the Gym..and we got the call to play..It well help out alot.. I was so relieved about that.. I am so blessed..Thank-you Dear Lord...
I picked up my friends son and took him to dinner..He was sick and insisted on going.. He is down syndrome and its hard to explain to him that he needed to stay in...but I couldnt refuse him either..He is so child like and looks forward to things like that...I gave him his CD's that he loves and we all had dinner..and I gave him afew dollars to get himself some lunch when he goes back to work..He had alot of congestion.and was coughing real bad..
He is on meds but I think they need to take him back to the Dr..
I called his Mom when I got home and told her she needs to speak to the person in charge at his place to get him back to the Dr...She will be on top of it... She is like that..I know that she will make sure they take care of him..
I cant get over he is 37 but has the mind of a 8-10 year old..He is a real sweetie..I have known him since he was a baby in a crib..
Boy that makes me feel old :lol:...

Donna... I am so glad you are home.. I am sorry that you are in pain..
I know its hard not to be able to shower right away...but atleast its tomorrow...I hope that someone is looking after you and helping you with bathing and getting dressed and with Elena and Jim while you are down. I wished I lived closer I would play nurse and look after your needs and with Elena...Please dont worry about typing....We all understand.. I have wanted to call you but I was afraid to disturbe you..I know that its important to rest and take all you pain meds..Please know I am sending you ........
"Feel Better Soon Wishes"..and some :balloons: :balloons: :grouphug: :flow1: :flow2:
Take your time with trying to post.. I am like Dana.. I am amazed that you typed as well as you did :bravo:..Get soem rest Sweetie... I know you will feel a little better each day..Please dont try to over-do-it..
Please remember We DONT PUT UP WITH YOU... You are our friend and YAYA Sister and we will always be here for you....
Much Love to You Donna... :love:

Rosey...Thank-you for all your Sweet support...It so nice to have my own personal :cheer: to help me.. and right back at ya.. I am here for you and everyone too.. We go Saturday to the gym.. We have apppointment at 3:00...so its D Day for us.. Yes your Steve had been through alot and so have you... I can relate to it in everyway..It had been Dr's and tests and all for us too the last 4 years..so I know what you mean.. and we wives carry the load and its hard job...Please do NOT feel guilty or beat yourself up about saying that....Its a normal reaction...I felt some of that at times..Its hard to be the caregiver and all the resposibilities...Its scarey for us too..
I try real hard to remember that the Jim has endured alot of pain and I know that its been real scarey for him with the cancer even when he trys not to show it..so thats what keeps me trying to cope....but we all have our days of.....thinking does it ever end...but then..I think about how he feels and I go on..because tomorrow is one day closer of me having my husband back and we can do the things we planned to do at MB...I just have to make sure that I dont Fall apart..:lol:.....I did laugh at what you said about giving him back to his Mom...:lol:...I am with you {{{{{{{Rosey}}}}}}} and I am so glad that you know it WILL get better with time..but anytime you need to vent..
I am here... I loved the story about the bird coming into your house and then out again.. It so nice to be able to have the doors and windows open..
I would love to be sitting with you on the deck having coffee...
Its suppose to be like that here on Friday... I am hoping that it happens..Enjoy your weather..:wave:

Dana..I know that you will get on track and figure out what to do to help you start losing again... It will HAPPEN...No Sweetie I dont watch that show...Sorry.. :wave:

[summer1]

Well I am off to bed.. Alot to do tomorrow...I want to find a blouse that you can wear for when its not to warm or not to cold...Thats hard to do ...especially in my size..:lol:
And it had to be sorta baggy...I dont like things that hug me..To much to hug right now :lol:..All of my clothes dont fit ..well most of them...I refuse to buy a whole lot because I want to fit back into them.. so I just need a couple things to make it do for now..so it off to the mall....
Good Night and God Bless and Much Love To Everyone...:love: :wave:

Daphne....Kris....Glen.... I hope all of you are doing well..I miss you all...
The Guys are on the :cb: :cb: :mag:....

Sheree... I hope that you are better....and can post soon to let us all know how you are??????? We all miss you.....:mag: :cb:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..sorry its so late to post but the dh had a real rough nite and we slept alot today..called the dr and weve increased the pain meds and added flexeril for muscle spasms..such a fine line betwen being comfortable or knocked out sleeping the pain away :?: hope tonites better for his sake..donna.. am amazed that you posted but greatful that you are ok..post when you can and take care of you..((((((((hugs for u)))))))))))..summer thanks for the kind words..am glad you are going to exercise club its a great beginning to a new way of life.. you can do this..we all can..dana..you will get your groove back i know it..hello to daphnee..mr ken and kris..while the dh slept i remodled my clothes..the new shirts i made were way to big..now that was a good thing smaller clothes but still havent weighed myself im a big chicken when it comes to facing the scale :?: by the way dana i watch idol..and love it but dont have everyones names straight yet..i like the girl with the pink hair.. also like the red headed guy but think his singing is to oldfashioned to make it to the end.. time will tell..have agreat evening everyone (((((((((hugs)))))))) rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

I am at my wits end with logan. He is officially enrolled in in-school suspension indefinately starting tomorrow. I don't know if he will even be allowed to go on his all day trip next tuesday. If not, that's $25 throwed away for nothing. This time the stories are conflicting. He was on the playground and a girl (courtney) was chasing heather who was (victim #1 and who is friends with logan). Anyway, when courtney ran past him, he jumped out to grab her pony tail or hair to stop her and when she turned around, she claims he touched her chest. This is getting so stupid if you ask me. I don't know if I should believe logan or what and I asked the principal was there ever an adult around to witness anything and they all say no but that other kids had the same story. I really think that it is crazy how 4 girls now are all "educated" on boys touching them. I think that it's a gang up on him and I told the principal so. He said he didn't really see it that way. He is going to have a school resource officer who is actually a cop to come in and talk to him. Well it may scare him but I doubt it. Logan loves attention and it doesn't matter what kind either. I do know I'm going to attempt to keep this from dh at least until the suspension is over. That is, unless brett or logan tell it themselves.

Rosey I hope your DH is having a better day today. It's almost been 2 weeks hasn't it? Were you surprised about matt rogers getting voted off lastnight on idol? I really wasn't. I thought he would have gone last week cause I liked Leah better than him. I thought it was so funny the way he sang to simon.

Summer that's great you guys have a new gig to play. That's "healthy" for you if you ask me. Something you both enjoy and not related to your health. Have loads of fun and good luck to getting lots more. How is bert and buddy doing? Have you had that app't to the general dr. yet to ask about some dieting advice? I can tell you one thing, don't weigh weekly. It will sicken you. I gained this week and it makes me angry.

Donna hope you are healing up quickly and maybe you can give me some advice on logan since your elena can be rambunctious (sp) as well but not in this same area. :lol: Tell elena not to touch those nasty boys!

Well I need to hurry and get brett his supper ready. his sugar has been a little low the last few days and I need his supper more regulated or at least near the same time every day. I hope you all have super evening. It's rather hot here. Well it's only in the 70's outside but it feels hot in here.

[hefty1]

:wave: glad to hear everyone doing well. i wish i had a deck or a balcony to have a :coffee: on
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..another beautiful day here..it was my dh b-day so i was up early cleaning as he had visiters all day..i gave him new "ugg"sheepskin lined slippers and some videos and an audio book.. his dd and family baked him a choc cake and gave him a fleece fuzzy robe.. his mom gave him an electric cuddle up blanket as hes always so cold..he got carda and phone calls all day..he liked the positive attention and it was nice not to be medically related..he also had a dr appt and had his staples out..hes sleeping now too much excitement :lol: mr ken.. i would love to have acup of coffee :coffee: with you or all of you for that matter on my deck..and if we sat really still the chicadees would land on us..dana.. am so sorry thats continuing with Logan..am sure you will get to the bottom of it..sounds like the girls are competing for Logans attentions and like the fact that he gets in trouble..i cant understand where the adult moneters(sp?) while these things are going on..if there was a problem before youd think they would be watching closer..thats pretty young to be putting labels on kids.. after all they are kids..hugs for you dana and hope it works out.. by the way i want to know how you did selling on e-bay??was it worth it as i want to get into it too..donna.. hope you are resting comfortably and in not to much pain..summer congrats on the gig friday..i didnt exercise today and ate all the wrong things.. i just feel out of sorts and my comfort is food :?: ..daphnee..what are you up too?? made anymore cards??Kris are you traveling?? busy studying??sheree how are you keep us posted if you can..well this cranky granny is going to watch skating and go to bed early..((((((((hugs for all)))))))) rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

I am happy to say that this is the first day I did not have to take any of my pain pills. Only advil so that is good. I am able to type again so that's a good thing and feels almost back to normal until tonight when I first saw my incision which is two inches long. :fr: I have ALOT to catch up on I see here on this thread so let me try to get started.

Rosey, so glad you and Steve are home now and Happy Birthday to Steve! :gift: :hb: :cheers: I am sure you all have reflected on how special this birthday is after all he has been through. Pain medication adjustments are a big issue and wish there was a set way you could right off determine it without that trial and error stuff. I just experienced that this past week.

Dana, I was saddened to read all the trouble you are having concerning Logan. I don't have problems like that with Elena although I was having a problem with her letting the boys upset her so easily. She would rather hang out with the boys because they are usually as active as she is but not kissing, unappropriate touching has happened yet... THAT I KNOW OF! :lol3: I don't see how they can punish Logan for something they aren't really sure happened. Look at what happened with the first incident? That was blown way out of proportion and I feel this is too. But, he may have to serve the time and learn that he just needs to stay clear of those girls for they are only trouble for him.

Summer, Are you exercising? :workout: :cheer: :strong: :goodluck: I am hoping you are feeling better and that you and Jim have started working out together and making it a fun time instead of a WE HAVE TO time. I was sorry to read you had been sick. :)

Daphne, I can't get lifetime membership from being on WW online. That feature is only for in meetings members. I thought that sucked. Excuse the french but I did. I paid not as much for all that the in meetings members per week but still I followed the same exact plan and lost what I needed to loose. I am still having to pay a price per month to use the online tools. I may just cancel it, join meetings so I can use the e-tools and lose 5 pounds then keep it off for 6 weeks then I will obtain lifetime membership. LOL :lol: :rofl: :lol3: :goodscale

Glen, I have a beautiful screened in porch that overlooks my wooded back yard that I love to have my coffee. I wish I could share a cup with all my friends here. :coffee:

Kris, I am wondering how you are. Sheree, I hope you are getting better each day.

Well, better end for now. My hand is getting sore.

TTFN!

Donna (the left handed bandit)

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...
Been busy all day..run run run...I had alot of errands to do.. Now I am pooped.. It was a beautiful day today..Sunny..and warm.. I hope that the weather continues that way..I have to get some special requests ready for tomorrow night and then I will be set for the gig...

Rosey.. I am glad that Steve is feeling better and it sounds like he got some nice gifts..I am sure that cheered him up...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE :hb: :balloons: :gift: Rest and sleep with help him and YOU TOO alot...I bet you are so happy that your clothes are to big.. I would be dancing in the street.. I got so upset today.. I went to look at blouses and nothing and Imean nothing looked right on me..to big to small..I decided not to get anything.. I have to lose this weight and I have a closet full of clothes..It will be like getting new ones.. :lol:...so I am not gonna go there again.. It really depressed me ..so I dont need that..I was doing so good on my diet.. and then tonight I blew it with some purple corn chips that I thought I threw away....not.... with some cheese melted on them...I had a good dinner and I had to go and do that...I dont know what comes over me.. I need to..maybe cause I didd the check book and that upset me.. There is never enough some days and I guess..I over react some days.. I dont know..but I do knwo what you mean about comfort food Rosey...
We will both try to be stronger...Its so hard when you have some much going on in your life.. I know about that too.. Hope that you are still having great weather..Please take care of you too Rosey..
Hope you get to bed early so you can rest... :wave:

Dana.. I can not understand why someone wasnt watching the kids..Like Rosey said..You would think they would keep a eye out to see whats going on.. I do believe its a case of girl crushes...and they are competing with each other...just like Rosey said.. I am so glad that you told the principal that..he better look into it more before suspending him like that...Thats not fair.. and not right...Kids will always be kids...Yes I find it somewhat suspisoius (sp) that the 4 girls that are "educated on sexual advances" are the same ones ganging up on Logan.. and the pricipal better think about that.....I hope it dosent effect the trip.. That would be ashame...
I hope it all gets worked out real soon... I am looking forward to doing the gig Friday night... I always love to play music..its so much fun to see people enjoying themselves and remembering thier favorite song..
I am not gonna weigh-in alot the first month.. I know what you mean about that one...:lol:..I know that you have had a tough time with the scale not moving in the right direction..that is so upsetting.....
but I know that you will get going in the right direction real soon..
I still think its muscle you are building...Dont worry Sweetie.. it will happen..you will make it happen :wave:

Glen... Glad to hear from you... It nice to have a place outside to have coffee or what-ever you like.. We have a patio and I love to go out there weather permitting in the evenings or anytime and set and enjoy...:wave:

Donna... Hi Sweetie.. Hope that you are feeling better and getting plenty of rest.. I hope that you will check in when you can.. Please dont try if you are not up to it...We all understand that...:grouphug: lots of those {{{Donna}}}}} for you.....I miss you but I know you will be back when you can...Feel better real soon...I meant to tell you and I forgot... Senior Moments.. I ao sorry about your Dad and his wife breaking up...I guess they know best..I know its hard on you..but things have a way of working out in the end...:wave:

Daphne...Kris.....Hope that you both are doing fine... I Miss you all..and the guys are lose :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb:

Sheree..Hope that you are feelng better...:wave:

[summer1]

OOPS...I didnt see you Donna.. I cant get over that....
Loved the Left-Handed Bandit..Good One...:lol:
We must have been posting the at the same time or I really am getting old..:lol:..I when I hit post message or what-ever it says..boom there you were....I am so glad that you are able to type now and getting better....
No we havent started the Gym yet... We are starting the 1st of Aprill..
Yes..... April fools day..:rofl::joker:...I willbe a scarey site in my bathing suit for water arobics..:fr:..I might not wear one..I might try to wear gym shorts and a top..what ya think..:rofl:
I sure hope we dont get fooled...:lol:..it was a matter of creative financing.. :lol:
They take the monthly fee out the first of every month so we decided to start then..why pay the pro-rate now and then pay again the first of the month..and that gives me a littl time to find some good tennis shoes... My feet give me a fit..Its so hard for me to get a pair of shoes that fit right....so its off to find them..
Again its so good to hear ffom you nad I am sorry I missed you post..
Please forgive me..I cant believe that one...but thats me..:lol:.
I cant get over WW doing that..Thats really UNFAIR to You..
You paid your money like anyone else.......UNREAL...
Why is everything today a money making thing..
Thats always the bottom line..No Matter what it is in todays world..
I thought the basis of WW was to try to help people lose weight and give support..I wrote to their headquaters along time ago and said just that..
They sent me a reply that all the WW were franchised and they all did different things..Can you beleive that one..Short and to the point kind of letter..well email...it should not surprise me..but really it did..
Thats why the prices vary from one to the other.. its all location location...They are high here for membership and weekly dues......its unreal......I would write them a email if I was you and voice your dissapointment in them for not letting you be a lifetime member......
Maybe they will reconsider.. Who knows...:wave:

Dana..I forgot to say Thank-you for asking about Bert and Buddy.. That was so Sweet of you.... They both are doing good.. I am so happy for that....:wave:

[lakelog]

Donna it's great to hear that you're doing so well. So it was the shower that changed it all for you?? :lol: We don't know what we're missing until we can't have it like showers, water or electricity.

I sent an email to our school district superintendent. Here's what it said:


***[I am not really sure who to direct this to so I feel going to the "head of the board" so to speak will guarantee it gets to the appropriate person.

I am having some disagreements with the treatment of one of my children in an elementary school. He's a third grader being accused of sexual harrassment motives that he denies once he gets home and has really good explanations. We're talking about accidentally tagging a female on the chest while playing a game and pulling at another childs hair in another case. The principal seems to be putting words in his mouth, intimidating him and teaching him body part words that he hasn't been taught here at home.

The child who was "tagged on the chest" is upset that another student reported the incident because she felt it was an accident and didn't want anyone to say anything to the teacher. I've had a talk with the child's mother who is a good friend of mine and her story is considerably different from what the principal told me.

My son was informed today that if he did "it" again he would be referred to juvenile court. My son doesn't understand what "it" is and after the two very conflicting stories, frankly I don't either. My son has a twin sister and it's hard to explain any differently to him and to let him know that even if he did anything wrong, you can no longer hug or even talk to a female. It's rather difficult being that he has a sister the same age as the girls in question.

I feel sexual harrassment is nothing to joke about and I believe that all of these girls, with the exception of the first one think it's funny to keep telling these stories. They see it makes him have detention and suspension. I am highly upset that this gets brought up to 8 year olds. Especially when it's the school teaching my young son something that I've never talked to him about. He doesn't understand any of this.

Furthermore, there is a field trip coming up this next week and it cost us $25 to send him and now they won't let him go. This is getting way out of hand and is extremely upsetting. If he can't go on the trip, I am asking for that money back. We are a family of 5 on one income and 2 of our children have disabilities. If there's anything you can do to help us clear this help, I would be so greatful. I am willing to explain further the incidences as well. I am also in the process of writing to the state superintendent of education for help in this matter.]***


They (the principal) won't allow logan to go on the trip on tuesday so that makes me angry. Not only does he get treated like hes 18 or something but it's not easy to hand them $25 for nothing and I will not let that rest. The principal sent me a letter saying that they would try to get someone to fill that seat and pay us the money. We will get it one way or the other or he will go on that trip. Dh doesn't know about the suspension or this last accusation but he will in the next 3 days cause he was the one taking him to school at 6 next tuesday morning.

Rosey I do pretty well on ebay. it's worth setting up an account. You will get better sales if you sign up with paypal which is free also and it allows people to pay by bank drafts and credit cards and then you can withdraw the money into your bank account all online. I have been selling some music CD"s here lately that are from the early 90's for the most part. Things I don't care to listen to anymore or that I"ve already copied into my computer. When that husband of yours gets better, you'll have to tell him that he's your employee now in the card making business! :lol: My Dh asks to help make cards a lot and I don't think he has any creativity. He can fold some cards or he likes to do the stamping and I go right behind him to do the embossing when it's needed. That was winter time though and now it's like 80 degrees in here so he will probably be on my case to go outside more. I need the exercise but I am a "in house" person too.

Where is kris and sheree? I wish we would have thought to try to get sherees phone number or mailing address when she last posted. I hope she's ok.

Glen good luck at weigh in tomorrow.

Summer I am so with you on the money issues. We dont' have any but yet it's not that important to me either. I don't know why it seems to be to others. Especially these businesses. I dont think you should have to pay anything for weight loss. That's something to better your health and these gyms and things charge "out the rear" to pay 10 times for the equipment you use. I do pray that it all works out well for you though and hope you enjoy your exercise. I wish we had water aerobics around here but I wouldn't think we would. I would spend a lot of time goofing off and cooling down in that water. :lol: Have fun tonight.

Well this is getting long and I"m feeling so frustrated as it is. There's tension too when so many people know about logan but his own father doesn't cause he will over react. My MIL doesn't go back to work until monday which will probably be about the time Dh would find out anyway cause she works with a woman who has a girl in logan's class and then she would get it to my FIL and he works with DH.

[dabrat]

Dana I am so so sorry all this is going on now. As if you needed any more stress. Yes I agree Logan has been marked. Kepp your chin up and smile and know we are here for you my sweet friend. I am so excited about that trip and I am not even going! I want a post card now ya hear?
Donna I am so glad that you go to not take pain pills for a day. How is it feeling this weekend? How much will the scar heal? What are your plans for this weekend? How is Elena doing anyhow? I am having issues with Robert and girls. Go figure. He wasnt one to be a girlfriend she likes him the likes another then him then other ....blah blah blah.
Rosey I hjope that Steve had a great Birthday! I am so happy that your clothes were to big what a great feeling that is! I want all mine to be too big on me! :lol: I have some really small sizes saved so I would love them to be too big as well!
Summer how is the weight loss going this weekend? Wow just a few more days and you will be a water babie! I really need to look into the YMCA again and see what it cost. The state will pay for Megan and we can join as her family. She wont use it but I sure will. I love to swim and used to swim all the time. If I had my choice I would clear out the office and turn it into a gym. I still might do that. Take the TV and videos out of here as well as the video chairs. I am going to be garage sale looking this summer.
Glan how is it going this week?
Kris how are things going with you?
I am still doing E-tools and loving it. I was low on points this week but was just so not hungary. I have had no Soda for almost 2 weeks now. Well I did have some Diet Squirt and some Diet Cherry 7 UP. I really didn't care for either of them. I have bottled water here and I will drink that over the other stuff.
Daphne

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..i have been having trouble with my computer.. the moniter goes dead and stays dead.. to get it working i have to shut the computer down and restart..then it works but when i let it sit or am done withit for awhile same thing its dead..my kids worked on it last nite and thought they had it fixed but its still doing the same thing this morning :?: and i know nothing about computers just basic stuff..the dh is sleeping.. im going to try and cut back on his pain meds as i think hes sleeping to much(well thats not neccessarily a bad thing :lol: :devil: :lol: ) but he needs to be moving around more..and want him to be a bit more independent..that way i can leave for a few hrs and not worry about him..so far so good tho..dana.. have been thinking about your sistuation with logan and the school..if it was me may i suggest you ask for a meeting with all parties concerned present..kids parents and principal..or parents and principal so you can discuss your fears and get to the bottom of whats going on..i agree labeling a child at that age is ridiculous..maybe this would help get to the real story and smooth the ruffled feelings..maybe the parents of these girls arnt even aware of whats going on.. and where are the teachers or moniters when these things supposedly took place??anyway hope these ideas help and am thinking good thoughts for a good resolution..hang in there dana..summer how did the gig go?? hope the gym helps you on your journey..one step at atime..donna.. i am amazed at how well you are doing..we women are tough..hope you continue to improve..mr ken good luck at your weigh in..daphnee congrats on all that your doing too dieting is hard work..kris hows your weekend going..post when you can.. and sheree we are all thinking about you..well am determined to do something fun today..will check in on you all later..by the way i threw steves b-day cake in the trash and dumped coffee grounds on top of it so i wouldnt be tempted..it was chocolate..and i havent had any in a while :lol: :?: :lol: better there than in me right.. the coffe grounds was an added measure :?: ((((((((((hugs)))))))))))rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

When you do it, you do it Rosey!!! :lol3: :lol: The :coffee: grounds on top of the cake....I loved it! :rofl: :lol:

Dana, Rosey's suggestion is very good. I would not want this on Logan at ANY age but especially since it is unjust and called for. :judge:

Glen, how was your weigh in today? I got on the scale :goodscale and was not pleased at seeing a 3 pound gain. :( But, it isn't my actual day to weigh in and I'll lose it. I just have not been able to be active.

Summer, you were probably in the middle of your posting why you did not notice I had posted. :) It is actually a summer time feel here today. What about in Virginia? Thank you for your support concerning WW. I really feel that I worked just as hard at getting to my goal and would think I should have the same opportunities to obtain lifetime membership without having to go and pay an enrollment fee and a weekly meeting fee. That's unreal and a shame because it is a "diet" you can life with and it has worked for me. Glad Bert and Buddy are doing well. How is Jim? Does he feel better about having to loose weight before the surgery? At least he doesn't have to face surgery soon. :) Does the hernia bother him? I hope not.
Kris and Sheree, I miss ya!
Daphne, sorry you are having problems again with "the kids". I wish we had some answers here but we just have to learn each day. Elena has turned around and done exceptionally well lately in school. She may actually PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFLOL :rofl: Ok, the questions.... My elbow is feeling good. I think I may have over-did things yesterday and ended up having to take a pain pill once yesterday. Today the only thing that bothers me is getting the crazy sling positioned so it isn't digging into my neck all the time. LOL I have to wear that for two weeks and it will only be a week Monday. :( The scar, well I have 6 stitches and the incision is about two inches long. I hope it will not be a bad scar but it is going to be long. It is healing very well. Plans this weekend. I really can't do much for fear of messing myself up. You just don't realize how much you use both arms when you just do day to day things. Driving is not too difficult but putting on the safety belt is! LOL Anyway, this too shall pass and soon I will have "fond" memories! LOL
Well, need to end. I have to limit my typing too. sorry... :grouphug:

Donna ( the one armed bandit with an attitude ) :D

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...
I am sorry that I havnet been in here in a couple....I have been tooo busy..
We did the Moose Friday night.. It was soooo much fun.. had some inquries about us playing other places.. I was pleased about that...so its a wait and see thing.. Everyone had a good time...We got home late and was exusted..
We slept in Saturday morinng..then in the afternoon..we went and joined the Gym.. I hated that it so costly but its sooo necessary.. I was so worried about the cost..and Jim said that the money will come and not to be so worried about it.. The Doctor was right he said about not putting a price on our health..if we could pay almost 90.00 per month for cable TV we can pay this..But I will still worry...:lol:..Thats just me....
Jim was very upbeat about it and is looking forward in starting Monday with the trainer..Which is free with our membership for awhle...and I cant wait to start water aerobics..
So it begins..We are signing up for the metabolizim classes and all...
I am relaxing today.. These old bones need it...:lol:..
I am pretty up beat too about this big change in our lives.. I never thought we would be members of a gym...... :tread: :workout: .........but its really for the best.. I have to be in good shape to walk the beach at MB...I hope to see a whole new me by September...well if not by then..it will come eventually..Anything will be great... We are doing our Dr's version of South Beach..Jim has to watch his fat intake because of his heart and along with carbs cause of Sugar..so I am sure it will be fine.....
Its a beautiful day here..Actually its been a really nice week..sunny and not to cold..Friday was 70..that was really nice. Today it is not as warm but nice just the same...:sunny:

Dana.. I am so glad you sent a letter ( email ) to the school Super...They need to know all about this...I agree with you on it all.. Its not right they way he is being treated...Rosey's suggestions are good about a sit down with everyone involved..Sometimes that helps to clear things up and I dont care about them waiting to see if they can sell another ticket..They HAVE to give you your MONEY BACK.. Thats not right to keep it..if he cant go..
You are doing the right thing about all of this.. I think its ashame to put him through all of this..Its not right..I am keeping good thoughts about all of this and you all are in my prayers....I am so sorry that all of this has you so upset but I do understand and sympathize with you Sweetie..:grouphug:.
It will get worked out and everything will be alright..
I bet you are watching the race right now..Jim said that Rusty is in the lead..and Jr is about 5th. place righ now.....He will work his way up soon and take the lead I predict...I hope that one day water aerobics comes your way..It really is alot of fun.. I hope that you good weather continues.:wave:

Daphne..Sounds like your E-Tools are doing great for you..I bet you will be losing and losing...I am so proud of you for sticking with it..You Go Girl..
I hope that you get to go swimming..I can tell that you really enjoy it and its really great exercise..Thats good that you can sign up the whole family at the YWCA..I hope it well be reasonable cost..as you said Megans should be free..thats only right.. We have been doing Ok this weekend with our diets.. We did have some fat free yogurt ice cream yesterday from Baskin-Robins..Yummy...Mauie-Powie-Brownie-Madness..is the flavor..It is soooo good... :T ..but that was a farewell to it for awhile...I hope we can stay on this diet..It just a matter of saying everyday... I will do this....I have to do this..Good luck on finding some gym equipment at the garage sales..I am sure you will find some good deals..:wave:

Rosey..I am sorry to hear about your Pooter probs.. I know what you mean there..Its so hard when we dont understand why these things happen and like me too I am limited in what I know...:lol:..I hope that you can get your DD to fix it for you..I dont have a clu why the moniter would do that..Maybe Dana or Donna would know.. They are more savay about the computer than me....I know that the pain meds will make Steve sleep and I guess thats to help him rest up to move around.. I understand what you mean about wanting him to be more mobile so you can get out of the house..Which is sooooo important for you to do....The gig was great..alot of fun.. I think we might get afew more jobs out of it..Its a wait and see thing...and I can do that..:lol:..I want you to know that I give you all the credit in the world for being soooooooooo :strong: :cp: :bravo: :encore: for throwing away that cake and putting the coffee grounds on top so you wont eat it..You are AWSOME GIRLFRIEND..WOW..SMART MOVE..WAY TO GO..I wil have to remember this when things get tough...:wave:

Donna... I am happy that you are doing good.... I hope that you dont have a big scar either..You prob wont..It looks bad now but in time it will fade..Please dont over-do-it typing..we all understand about that..
I still say the are so so wrong in WW to do that to you...I really dont know if you can do anything about it other than send a email or letter to the headquaters about it just to say its wrong..Maybe tell them you will put it on your local TV news..See how they like the bad press..Right...
The weather here is really nice..Sunny and not to cold..Friday was simply beautiful Sunny and 70's...I hope its on its way back here soon...
Jim is really looking forward to the gym.. I think he has had enough with his weight and wants to get the surgery over with..The hernia doesnt hurt its just a bother knowing its there and wearing the girdle..but he has too..
I on the othe hand worry that it will burst and he has to have emergency surgery..so I try to make him understand NOT to push himself..The Dr said surgery in July..That all depends on his weight loss too...So we are trying..
I hope that you are better and better each day..and back doing the things you like and being able to take your seatbelt off and on alot easier. That must be a real pain now..I was so happy to hear about Elena doing so well in school.. I know that was a big concern for you awhile back.. I just knew things would get better with her...:wave:

Kris....Glen.....Sheree.....Where are you all???????? :mag:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.....
I cant believe that I am the first one in here today...I am sure that all of you are busy with things...Donna is recooperating after surgery..{{{{{{{{Donna}}}}}}}} I hope that you are feeling better today and Rosey is taking care of hubby after his surgery.{{{{{{{{Rosey}}}}}}}} I hope that you are taking care of you too.......and the rest of you are busy with taking care of family and all....Its another :sunny: day here but a little chilly today... I have errands to run and I am looking for a good pair of Tennis shoes..We go to the gym after Jim gets home to talk to the trainers...
I have to get things lined up..so I have time to fix dinner and all..
It will be a whole new way of life around here..
I hope that ALL of you are having a GREAT DAY..
I will try to get back in here after the gym this evening....:tread:.....If I am not to tired :lol:..which is very possible :lol:
Love To All.... :love: :wave: :flow2: :grouphug: :dancer:

[dlzbth]

One armed bandit checking in! :rofl:

Summer, I was happy to hear you were gigging again! :dancer: :flow1: Did you ever get your website set up? Good luck with the tennis shoe hunt. Let us know how it went at the gym today! :tread: :workout:

Hello to all and I'll check in later.

[autiger]

hey just a note I am back from the beach...will write more later after I have caught up!

[dlzbth]

Welcome Home, Kris!

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its snowing here this morning :?: ..have been having coffee :coffee: with a girlfriend..the dh was snoring away the whole time :lol: ..i did go to bingo last nite i just needed to get away.. the dh did fine altho i was nervous to leave him..got him all set up before i went.. iwas alooser :?: my computer was giving us fits.. we had to uninstall the kodack easy share for my digital camera and we found the moniter is bad and the puters old :lol: :?: :lol: (like me)so my sil is going to update it for me.. i buy the parts he says to and he will install it all.. then it will work better and can use my new camera.. i know nothing about how it all works..just know i get frustrated when it dosent :lol: ..summer and jim good luck on your new adventure..i just know this will work..its the getting started..im so proud of you.. :cheer: rah rah rah shish combah yay summer and jim :lol: ..donna.. you sound great..hows the arm feeling??dana..hope you are doing ok today..hows logan and the school situation??mr ken how was your weigh in?? welcome back kris..want to here what youve been up to..daphnee hello to you too..will check in on you all later((((((((((hugs))))))))))))rosey:wave:

[dabrat]

Hello********* I lost 3 pounds this week! I was lame and said 2 on the other thread. So I am very happy with 3 pounds.
Rosie I am sorry that you lost at bingo but you got away so I am happy for that.Snowing today... well then i wont tell you that it was 75* here today with a slight breeze.......:lol: It is going to rain tomorrow so you don't have to hate me! How was the coffetime with the GF? I hope tht your comp gets fixed soon sweetie I want to see the pictures!
Dana how are you doing? I posted on other thread but wantedto say hi here to you as well.
Donna how is the week going? How is that arm feeling? Did they tell you to do any therapy for it at all? It seems like with not using it for 2 weeks you will lose some muscle mass. I am sure that it will come back soon though.
Summer how was the gym today? How is the eating plan going? Is hubby being a bear with being restricted more now? I know that he can lose that weight. that is 4 months away and I know you will see that it happnes.
Kris I want to live with you I swear. I think you have the most fun of anyone I know. How was New Orleans? I just found out that in NO they have drive up drink service! My friend said you can get a drink there 24 hours a day/night and one place starts frying up Chicken at 5AM on Sundays and it is free!!! I would be so much fatter if I live there!:lol:
Ken and Sherry I hope you post soon!
Daphne

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.... Well got home from the gym about 8:00pm.. We went there around 6:00..I thought we could just goand get our Assesment when we got there..No..we had to make the appointment with a trainer there..
We did..She is very sweet..We go Wed and she takes medical history and looks at our level of fitness..Yeah right..Like None... :rofl: :workout:
She also looks at Body fat.. I told her tonight..Well thats easy to see..You dont need anything to measure mine..Its all hanging out for anyone to see..
See started laughing..Well is true..:lol:..anyway..we did do the bike for awhile and I watched a water aerobics class.. Looks like fun and a good workout.. I am looking forward to that..I have to get water shoes..
They are about 50.00.. I never heard of water workout shoes..but they have them and you cant workout in the pool with out them... and I need a pair of walking shoes.. I will get both Friday...Always something...
Jim is really more upbeat about this than I thought he would be and I am so happy for that...He liked the bike and wants to do the treadmill..Thats why he has to have a assesment from a trainer...due to his hernia and all...Make sure he doenst over do it withg his hernia and all..
I have errands tomorrow and laundry.. I will be on a new routine and when the pool opens I need to make time for that too..How many hours in a day??? :lol:..Not enough...:lol:..

Donna..I mean "One Arm Bandit".....Love the name...Yes we had a gig Friday night..So much fun... Hope to get more real soon..
My website had been up awhile..Please vist it anytime....
www.yesterdayssongs.com.... Tell me what you think???
I called some places about tennis shoes.. I am going to Lady Foot Locker at the mall Friday night.. Do you have one of those near you???
I get Prevention Mag..in this months issue it said to put your feet in water then step onto a paper bag and make the imprint of your feet.
They had 4 different imprints to match up your feet with..After you found your match it tells you which tennis walking shoe matches your feet to get..They did comparison tests on alot of walking shoes and these were suppose to be the best tennis shoes for your money and your feet..
We shall see....How is your arm feeling??? I hope that you are doing good..
Take it easy typing Sweetie.. I know that you want to do more but be careful...I saw that Daphne asked about therapy..Do you have to do that???
Take care "Little One Arm Bandit"...:love: :grouphug:

Kris... I am sorry..I didnt know that you were gone this past weekend.. I guess I forgot... Senior Moment....please forgive me......:lol:..Cant wait to hear all about it..:wave:

Rosey....I am sorry about your snow..but it sounds like fun having coffee with your friend....I am happy that you are haivng some Girlfriend time...
I am sorry you lost at Bingo..but theres always next time....
Thank-you for all your Sweet incouragment and support for us...I apprecaite it more than I can say... It is a big change but it so necessary for both of us.. I know how flustrationg the computer can be..I am so happy that you have someone that can help you and fix things for you..It so hard for me to find someone to do that...I just know that your pictures will be great..I cant wait to see them...Keep warm and I hope its stops snowing real soon..
I am glad that Steve is getting better everyday..Thats wonderful..He will be back better than ever..:wave:

Daphne....GRATULATIONS ON YOUR 3 POUND LOSS..WAY TO GO GIRLFRIEND
I am so proud of you..You are doing great....The eating for us is going Ok..Jim has he moments but he knows that he has to be good..It so hard..and the older you are the harder it is..Believe me..No to say its not hard for younger people..It all hard..I guess I mean its slower coming off...
We will start the gym after the assesments and we will be on our way..
I need to go pick up some things for our diet tomorrow..I wish salad greens didnt go bad so quick..I hate that...1 day in the fridge in a sealed tight baggie and they still go bad fast...I dont get it...What ever you are doing Daphne.....Keep it up........its working for you...:cp:..I am so happy for you.
I read your post about some place frying chicken and its free.. I am sooooooo glad its not around here...I would be in trouble tooo..:lol: :wave:

Dana....Where are you??? I Miss you....:mag:

Glen..??????????????????????????:cb:

Sheree....?????????????????Hope that you are better :cb:

[lakelog]

Hi guys. I am reading but haven't had time to post. We leave in the morning for that trip so there's packing today and today is the twins 9th birthday so I have to get the gifts out, go pick up their cake and I have some cupcakes cooking now that you make in ice cream cones. It's smaller servings than actual cupcakes so it's less "carbies" for those that can't have a lot of sugar. Is anyone else as proud of summer as I am just for her to type a post and enlarge the letters and make them in color? I know she's been doing it for a while now but I remember when she was trying so hard to learn that! I'm proud of you girl cause I don't want to take the time to do that! :lol: Your gym thing sounds exciting. I really wish we had that near here. We have gold's gym and a few places but I think if we had water aerobics it would be at the YMCA and that's about half hour drive from here. Doesn't sound that far but I'm not even sure they do. Our local city pool seldom opens so I know they don't do that. We do have the Foot Lockers here in our malls as well. That was interesting what you said about the imprints though. i do like prevention mag. but haven't seen one in a while. I subscribe to Redbook which isn't like it used to be. Too much "sexy" questions and such in that book. :rofl: DH likes to read them now though. I hope I don't get one while i"m gone or he'll hide it until he's finished with it. He thinks it's funny to see what women want or how they think of their DH's. :lol: I also get the ADA's diabetic magazine and for some reason I can't think of the name. (i'm only 30 so do I qualify for a senior moment?)

[lakelog]

So daphne what was the reason you didn't tell us it was 3 instead of 2 pounds?? :lol: We won't think less of you for losing more! OK maybe we will cause there will be actually "less of you"! When do your kids get spring break? Ours is next week and I'm keeping my nephew on monday but Dh is off the rest of the week so he wants to get our first camping of the season in. It's chilly and rainy here today but we've had beautiful weather for most of a week now.

Rosey I can't comprehend it snowing with our warm weather we had but I have to remind myself that you live in alaska and we don't! I'm sorry you lost too but you DESERVED that trip to bingo. You will win big next time you know. Is your DH gaining his mobility back? Will he have to have therapy? Forgive me if you've already said that. When you first mentioned your computer, I was thinking virus but maybe not. Have you had any card orders recently?

Kris I can't keep up with you I swear! I didn't know you were actually gone anywhere either but did know you weren't posting. That counts as "noticing" doesn't it? Is everything quiet on your homefront? I hope so. Did you enjoy yourself?

Donna are you guys still going to (here goes) Mississippi during spring break? I read where greenville county will have some snow days excused and not have to make them up. Is that yall too? When is your spring break? Like I mentioned earlier, ours is all next week but not sure if I'm looking foward to it yet or not. If it's pretty, I think I'm ready to camp but as long as DH is off, I guess I can handle the kids being out as well too.

I'm really excited about our trip. Yall remember us and pray that these 2 charter buses make this 5 1/2 hour trip safely and that all 90 kids and their parent are protected. We are visiting a few rather dangerous places if you ask me. That Ruby Falls is like a HUGE water fall and Rock City is nearly like a city made of rocks. Their website says you can see 7 states from Lover's Leap there and that sounds scarey! I am planning on a lot of pictures both film and digital. If we get near some post card souveniers I will get you all one. The riverboat cruise we will be on tomorrow night is like the Love Boat. It's huge. We go to the ruby falls, rock city and incline railroad all day on thursday and the Imax theatre and aquarium tomorrow and finish up all day friday in alabama at the space center. I hope you all stay safe while I'm gone and don't let me miss too much. Well I need to post this and check in the cupcakes amongst 100 other things to do before kids get home. I'll check in later on today.

[summer1]

Hello Everyone... I am so busy today..doing laundry and its chilly out and looks like rain..after all the beautiful weather we have had its gonna rain..:cry:..oh well..I guess we are due...
I have errands to run later...tomorrow its the gym... :workout: :tread: ..

Dana...Thank-you so much for saying that...The reason I can do that is becasue of YOU.. Remember..YOU are the one that helped me learn how to do
THIS
I will always be so greatful to you for helping me learn this computer stuff..
It was so Sweet of you to do that for this old woman...that knew very little about the pooter...and still knows tooo little...:comp:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAKEN AND LOGAN. :hb: :balloons::gift:..
I sure hope that you have good weather for your camping trip...Have fun and safe trip... Dana I think that if the drive to the YMCA isnt to long and if they have classes you should try to do it if you can..I know that you are so busy with the children taking them to school and picking them up and all that you do everyday...Its alot.. I know......I think you would enjoy the classes...I would also call your city pool and see if they might do classes that you dont know about..Never know.... I am really excited about doing this...
You are such a great Mom for making cup cakes that are less carbs for Brett.. I know that he will be so happy to have them...
The Prevention Mag is April 4th Edtion and on the cover it says Walk Smart and under that one of the things listed is Best walking shoes.. I will know when I go to Foot Locker.. I have tried to get the Tennis shoes listed in the MAG... at other places..but they dont carry them. Only foot Locker.. I guess cause its a tennis shoe place...so we shall see..
I had to laugh at what you said about DH reading the sexy questions..:rofl:..
I agree with you about Redbook and the like....to many of those kinds of questions.. I like the MAG's with the How-To-Do it stuff and recipes...
Have a great time on your camping trip Dana.. Yes you had a "Senior Moment"..you are experincing sympathy Moments for me..:lol:..:wave:

{{{{{Donna}}}}}.. I hope that you are getting some rest and feeling better..
Please dont over do-it..:grouphug:..Are you all going away for Spring Break???.. I am not sure when the school is out for Spring Break here.. They are having to make up so many snow days..:wave:

Rosey.. I hope that you arent snowed in.. I am like Dana.. Its hard to imagine you are getting snow now..but I have to remember you are in Alaska and here to we have had some pretty bad snow storms over the years in April..How is Steve doing today??? I am sure with each and everyday he will get better and better...I know that you have been through alot too and he is a lucky guy to have such a wonderful wife and care-giver..I hope that you get somemore "Rosey Time" real soon... Are you getting you pooter fixed today?? I am sure you will be glad when its ready to use and put the pictures on it so we all can see them..I cant wait to see them..:wave:

Daphne... How are you today???? Whats your weather like???? :sunny:..I hope that you are warm and Sunny..:wave:

Kris.. I hope that you get the chance to tell us all about your trip real soon..:wave:

Glen.. Where are you??? What have you been doing???? :cb:

Sheree.. I hope that you are better and one day we will hear from you :wave:

[lakelog]

Just to clarify something, we aren't going camping until april 6th at best. The trip tomorrow is a hotel room and not a camper! I would not be camping out of state without DH that's for sure.

[dlzbth]

Happy Birthday Laken and Logan! :hb: :encore: :gift:

Congratulations Daphne on losing three pounds! :bravo: :cp: :encore:

Summer, WAY TO GO on your first day at the Gym and your continued creativity! :bravo: :encore:

[dlzbth]

Dana, I hope your trip tomorrow and your Spring Break goes well. Elena is out for Spring Break on Wed, the seventh that is why we are not going to Mississippi till then but I have to take her out of school Monday following because we will be traveling home then. Elena is all upset because it will mess up her perfect attendance record! LOL :lol: Bless her heart. ;) If they were closer like they used to be it would be different but 9 hours traveling I just didn't want to do on Easter Sunday.

Arm is bothering me today really bad I think it's due to the weather.

I'll talk to you all soon.

Donna

[hefty1]

:wave: alls well here i gained last week. :hb: twins
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its stopped snowing..i dont think spring is ever going to get going this yr :?:..i ran errands in town and got groceries.. i spent enuff to pay part of the national debt :lol: ..i saw i new receipe in the ww magazine and got the stuff to make it..it turned out really good so thought i would share..i love deseart so this is for key lime pie..its one reduced fat graham cracker ready crust..then mix 1/4 cup boiling water with one 4oz package lime sugar free jello..then add 2 key lime flavored yoplait fat free yougart.. whip together.. then add i container of fat free coolwhip then let it set up in refrig..it works our to 3 pts per slice and it tastes good..imagine you could use other flavoed yougarts and jello too..summer way to go on the exercising..we checked out curves today..donna am sorry your arm is hurting..hope it feels better soon..dana have fun on your trip and happy birthday Laken and Logan..daphnee way to go on your 3#'s gone thats awsome..mr ken.. you will loose this coming week..kris am anxious to here about your trip..we are coping here.. i pray for patience :lol: :?: :lol: ..i dont have much lately..i guess the granny is grouchy today..:lol: will check in later((((((hugs )))))))))) rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

Rosey, don't be a grouchy granny! :no: :lol:
Actually, you have days like that because you know why???? You are human! :yes: But I will hold you in my prayers for strength. It is so tough and I hope that I was a good patient for my dh while he was so great to me last week. He still fusses at me for doing too much but he isn't putting up much of a fight when I do things I used to do all the time. I think being Mr. Mom was a bit too much! :rofl: :lol3:
Glen, sorry for the gain. You will get back on track I know!
Summer, can you just get those water shoes you can find at target and places for the water aerobics? Do the require certain type of shoes? I get those for Elena when she swims in her Paw Paw's pool because after awhile the friction on the bottom of the pool will wear blisters on her feet. It works really well. :)
I will check in later. Have a good day, friends!
Donna

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..have tried several times to post..my computer is really sick..the mouse will only move to the left and not the right..and the pictures gets distorted etc and sometimes it just doesnt work at all.. the new parts have been ordered and will be fixed in a week or so..if you dont see posts from me dont worry its just the puter:lol:i am better today.. the grouchies are gone for now..its just been a really tuff year and im showing signs of stress..i guess its suppose to make me a stronger person but enuf allready:lol:hope you are having a great day.. try that pie reciepe..even the dh liked it..will try and check in later..hope this post comes thru(((((((((hugs))))))) rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone... Just a quick post to day Hi...been running..full speed ahead today..Lots of errands.. Got a pedicure.. WOW..That was so nice..
I love getting those..Its a real treat..Its so relaxing...
Tonight at 9:00pm we get our assesments..
Then its get with it time..My first class with Water Aerobics is Monday night at 6:30..cant wait for that.. I am really excited about starting the class....
I am enrolling for the other ones..Wed and Thurs too...They are all different times..so I will see tonight and enroll.....
Jim will be doing water exercises too..Laps in the pool....He refuses to go the water aerobics with all the woman. I cant really say anything about that..I understand....Its a man thing...:lol: As long as he does some kind of pool exercise I am sure it wil be fine. The trainer will show him what to do..

Dana.. I am sorry about the mix-up of where you are going..I was thinking at the time I was wrong but I thought maybe I missed something..I am sorry..
Have a great time on your school trip.....Have a safe trip and have fun with the other Mommy's..:lol:..I know that the kids will go off to themselves..:lol:..thats what kids do..I will miss you..:wave:

Donna... I am sorry that your arm is hurting you...I bet you are right about the weather. My knees bother me more when it rains and when its cold..
Please dont over-do-it.. Yes.... Men can only handle things for so long..:lol:..but you still have to be careful..Elena is a cutie..That was something she was upset about her attendance record... Tell her that she still has a perfect record..becasue she wants to be there...I dont blame you for taking her out of school.....thats a long ride..I am sure you all will be tired and in need of rest...
Thank-you for the suggestion about the shoes.. I will look at Target... I am not sure what they meant about Tennis water shoes..but tonight I will see about it.. if I can...Thank-you for all the incouragement and support.. It means so much to me..
I am sooo glad that you are getting better each and everyday...
Please take it easy..You are still recooperating.... OK..
You are in my prayers everyday. :love:.:wave:

Rosey...Thank-you for the recipe... It sounds Yummy :hun: :yes: :T
I want to try it.. It sounds really good...Jim loves Key Lime Pie...Me Tooo
Its not easy being a caregiver Rosey and just like Donna said.....
You Are Human..and its a very Hard Job...You and Steve have been through alot in the past years and it takes a toll...Believe me...No one can be upbeat 24/7..no way..I have my days to...we all do....Its alright to feel that way..
I am sorry about your computer.. I know you will be glad when its fixed..Thats so aggrevating..I know just how you feel.:grouphug:. I will keep you in my prayers and Steve too for his recovery... Hang in there Sweetie..
Thank-you for all the encouragemnt and support I appreciate it so much..
:love: :wave:

Glen.. Sorry about the gain..I know that you will lose it... Its so hard..but you have to keep on trying just like me...thats all we can do..I know it will happen..:wave: IT WILL HAPPEN

Daphne....Kris.... Where are you????? I Miss you both..:mag:

I hope that everyone had a great day..
I have to go...I want to get a few things done here before we go meet th trainer... Have agood evening and much :love: to {{{{{{Everyone}}}}}} :wave:

[autiger]

Hey guys, just a quick check in....WORK IS CRAZY!!! it is spring break here so there are only a couple of us here and people are absolutely nuts!

Want you to all know that I am thinking of you and I don't work tomorrow, so I will talk more on Monday.

Kris

[dabrat]

Hi everyone I am here. Jason came home early to be with me!:love: We went to breakfast yesterday and then did some errands. He even made dinner last night. I have to try and figure out how to do my points for yesterday now. I was not a good girl yesterday.:nono:I know that I need to stay structured casue once I start to topple I topple good. For me there is nothing as a little cheat or splurge.
Dana I hope that you are having a blast right now! I miss hearing from you and can't wait to hear all about it this weekend!
Donna I agree that was too cute of Elena to worry about missing 1 day and ruining her perfect attendance. Is she at least excited about the trip? WHat did you family say when they saw your for the first time after losing the weight?
Rosey I am so sorry that you were grumbpy for a day there. I can not imangine having to take care of my DH like you do yours! I would not have the temper to do that. I have a hard enought time with Megan and she is a lil kid not a full grown adult!:lol When is the next Bingo night? Jason loves to play Bingo and that just cracks me up.:lol::lol:
Summer how is it going? I am excited about the water aerobics class. I need to get off my butt and look into that. How is the DH doing today? When does he go back to the Dr.? Is the Dr. at least going to weight him monthly or bi-monthly to see how he is doing? What have you been doing for you?
Kris I am sorry that work is so hectic for you right now. It will be nice that you have tomorrow off now! What are the plans for you? Do you not have a computer at home?:shrug:
Glen how is your week going? Chin up, chest forward and march on dude!
OK I have a million things to do so I will post later if I can!
Daphne

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. so where is you all today :lol: ..have been busy blessing the house..the dh former boss is coming by and i wanted the huge dust bunnys to behave and not attack any one.. they are contained in the trash :lol: ..i am having a real struggle lately..cant seem to get with the program..im not eating alot just making poor choices :?: and ive got that i dont care attitude..i guess thats some of the reason i have been grumpy..the rest is my life is just too much sometimes...i need i kick in the butt :?: ..so what everyone up to today.. its still winter here.. it snowed again and was -5 below this am.. we still have 4 feet of snow on the ground..i want spring..will check in later to see whos up to what :lol: (((((((((hugs))))))))))) rosey :wave:

[hefty1]

:wave: i did it. i lost 2.6 this week. rosey get all the junk out of the house and get healthy food in so you're not tempted. then go shovel the snow for :strong:
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..hey mr ken congrats on your loss thats awsome i knew you would loose :cp: and thanks for the kick in the butt..i really dont have alot of junk in the house..just eating to many carbs or i should say to big a serving..at any rate i know what to do ..just have to make myself do it.. and feeling sorry for myself is not going to get me where i want to go or change my situation any :?: ..and can you beleave it is still snowing out..geeeeeeezzzzzzzzz it looks like x-mas..so where are the rest of you??will check in later(((hugs))))))) rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

Hey, Rosey! Don't kick yourself too hard now. Wouldn't want you to hurt yourself. Don't be so hard on yourself just the fact that you realize the portions have been out of control you will get back OP soon. I emotional eat too and I don't have a lot of junk in my house and have a 9 year old. You have every right to feel sorry for yourself for you have been through more than any of us can even imagine but at the same time you need to take care of yourself also and that is hard to do. I can't believe it's still snowing there. We had to turn the AC on last weekend and then during the week we had to turn the heat back on. Strange weather. Today it's a beautiful warm Spring day and don't need either AC or heat and I like it that way. :) :flow1:
Mr. Ken, :bravo: on your 2.6 pounds! You must of been shoveling snow! ;) :joker: :lol3: I know, you don't just kidding ya!
Dana, I hope you are having a great time with your family.
Daphne, Very nice what all Jason did for you the other day. How sweet :love: You asked what did my family say when they saw me after losing my weight... well really nothing. :lol: :rofl: It will be interesting if the family members in Mississippi will notice I lost more since Jan. :shrug:
Summer, whatcha up to this weekend? You and Kris stay so on the go I can't keep up with ya! :lol:
This time next week we will be in Mississippi. Well .... that was thought provoking, huh? LOL
Talk to you all later. I am running out of steam.
Donna

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its not snowing today..yaaayyy :lol: :?: :lol: have been having coffee :coffee: and reading the sunday paper and being lazy..plan to go to bingo tonite..i really need to get out..so what are you all up to today..hope its fun..will check in later((((((((hugs)))))))))) rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

Hi guys. Everything is fine here. I'm still a bit tired and have things scattered everywhere from the trip. We had a case of jet lag yesterday. I didn't know it wasn't necessarily related to planes but that it was because of time zone changes and elevations. We went to Ruby Falls which was absolutely beautiful and was above any expectation I had of it. Once you get in there you go 20 something stories down on an elevator. You're underneath the base of lookout mountain. Then later in the day we were a mile high in the sky on the incline railroad and while I'm the biggest roller coaster freak around, my body couldn't handle the changes after coming home. Needless to say I'm not a plane person nor have I ever been and that was my first time changing time zones. I slept until 10:30 this morning. I think that helped a lot but yesterday evening I was pretty sick.

Rosey I hope you win at bingo and I hope you wipe out the jackpot! Glen I think we all knew you would lose big again and you sure did! Congrats on that loss and I hope you don't find it again. Donna I hope you have a blast in Mississippi, (oh how I love to type that) :rofl: They better notice you've lost weight. If it were me, I would make it known loud and clear!

Summer what's up girl? Are we exercising in the pool?

Well I hate to post and run but I have house work to do and clothes to wash and tomorrow I keep my nephew and then DH wants to leave for the mountains on tuesday and be in and out through sunday. We shall see I guess. I have over 130 digital pictures, video and 7 rolls of film to look at. I will upload some pictures along the way and get my film pictures developed real soon.

[summer1]

Hello Everyone... I have been sooooo busy these past few days..I was shopping for tennis shoes and got a pair..Friday night.. For some reason when I put them on Saturday..they didnt fit like they did Friday night.. I must be wierd.. I went back to the shoe store and after trying on almost every pair in the store..I got some..I looked for the pool shoes and ended up with a pair from Walmart..:lol:..The others were just to much..60.00
I have already paid 90.00 for tennis shoes and I DID NOT want to do that...I got a 10 percent discount with my Card from the gym..and they still were 90.00..To much in my book..but I will wear them out..:rofl:...
This place specializes in tennis shoes..I didnt go to Lady Foot Locker...I went where one of the trainers at the gym told me about.. They fit your foot and see where you need support etc...They were real nice and the shoes fit really good..
This weekend ...I had menu to plan getting things linned up. I am trying to get dinner together today..so I can go to my class at 6:30 tonight...
I sure hope that it warms up some..Today its really cold..Been cold all weekend with High winds...BURRRRRR..

Rosey... I hope that you won $$$$ at Bingo last night...I know that its so very hard to stay on a diet while being a care giver..Its so easy to say the heck with it... I know how you feel... Just go back to "One Day At A Time"..thats all you can do Sweetie.. Hang in there {{{{Rosey}}}}...I am sorry that you are getting all that snow... I know that the cold weather is hard on us dieters..cause its shuts us up in the house...and its hard no matter what...but I think its harder in the winter months..You need some Spring weather to get you out of the "Winter Blues"
I am glad that you got out of the house to play Bingo...You need some time for you...I have alot of Blessings to do myself this week...I know that you will get back on track Rosey...You CAN DO IT.... :cheer: :drill: :grouphug:

Daphne...That was so sweet of Jason to do that..Men can always surprise us.....I hope that you find some Water aerobic classes for yourself.. I am sure that you would enjoy them...Jim has already gone to the Dr..He will go back in a couple of months..He will weigh-in at the gym on a weekly basis..
I have my first water class tonight.. I cant wait...I have not decided on how to weigh in for me.. I hate the scales and I want to wait untill I know that I will see some results..It was bad enough to weigh-in when we had our assesments with the trainer.... :eek: :fr: ......That was real depressing..
I cant believe how much weight I have gained..Its awful..but I have to work on getting it off and I will.
Thank-you Daphne for all your kind caring and support for me and hubby..Thats so sweet of you to ask about him too....Much :love: to you..
I know that you will get right back on your weight loss...It so hard to keep to a program especially when you eat out.. Thats why we have made a decssion that we are NOT eating out untill we have lost some weight...We both know thats for the best for us cause we both Love to eat and we dont usually make good choices when we eat out..But please dont beat your self up about it eating out with Jason.....You will get back to your diet..
I have faith in you..You WILL DO IT.... :cheer: :wave:

Donna.. I dont know if you have left for your trip yet??? Have a wonderful time and a safe trip...You would think that all the running I do at times it would make me lose some weight..but so far Not... but between good food choices and exercise I am hoping to see some results. Today..I am making some Speg.Sauce.. I am gonna use Speg Squash for the noodles..I have never had this but I am hoping it will be good enough that Jim will like it..
He loves Speg and I hope that this alternitive to pasta will be really good..He loves the fake mashed potatoes ( cauliflower ) and he hates califlower..so we shall see.. I have a recipe for the Speg Squash..
I have never made that before.....So I am hoping it turns out..
If you have any WW recipes that you think would be helpful..please let me know..Thank-you...:love:
How are you feeling???? I hope that you are better with everyday.:grouphug:..and getting plenty of rest when you need it..Please send us some of that nice weather..Its so cold here..you would think its winter all over again... BURRRR..
Have a great time in Mississippi..:wave:

[summer1]

Kris...I hope we all hear from you and you can tell us whats been going on with you...We all miss hearing from you :wave:

Glen....WAY TO GO ON THE 2.6 POUNDS..YOU GO GUY!!!!!!!!!
I knew that you could do it.. I am so proud of you..:cp: :wave:

Dana..Sounds like you had a great trip...Thats something about how far down you go on a elevator..WOW..... I bet you did have to get your self ajusted from all of that...Its good you get some rest and slept in...
I am sure you needed that......I am so happy that you had a great time...You will be so busy getting ready for another trip this week...Have fun at the Mountains and have a safe trip..... I cant wait to see your pictures..My first water class is tonight.. I cant wait to start... :cp: :dancer: :wave:

I have to run.. got lots to do before my class tonight...I am on a whole new routine...so I have to get with it..:lol:..
I hope ALL of you have a great day..... :yes: :sunny: :grouphug: :flow2:
I hope to get back in here tonight...:comp:.........but not sure yet..

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..thanks for all the support..i have been giving myself a good pep talk..i need something different in my life..to break out of my routine.. sooooo guess what i choose :lol: i am going to curves today with my daughter..im excited and nervous at the same time.. i have not exercised in front of any one ever.. not even my dh..so this is a really big step for me.. im going to go 3 days a week to start..at least thats the plan.. will let you know all about it when i get back..hope you all have agreat day and i will post more later(((((hugs)))))))) rosey:wave:

[dabrat]

:encore::cheer::stars: I lost 5 pounds this week! That makes 13 pounds in 3 weeks. I am really watching what I am eating and if that means skipping a meal to ahve a good dinner out then I will. I know they say that is a:nono: but it works for me. I think not having soda or:coffee2:is making a big difference. I went to:mcd:and had a side salad while Megan had fries (I stole about 5 fries I think) and my friend had fries and a fish sandwich. Today the kids and I went to Wendys with my same friend and I had the Spinich chicken salad. Megan and Robert had nuggets and fries and Robert a frosty, friend has Chicken strips and a baked potato with sour cream. I was full with just my salad. Oh yeah and I started my monthly today as well. I am sorry to sound like I am braging but I am just so happy to see the weight coming off me finally. I can wear all my 22s and they are not tight*except for the bloating right now*. I also wore my 20s shorts yesterday!:bubbles::crazy:
Dana my ears would not handle all that altitudes that you did! I get infections from flying in an airplane! I am so glad tht you made it home safe and sound. Now you are leaving for camping tomorrow! Wow how fun to be you right now! How did Kevin do with the kids without you?
Rosey tell me how you liked Curves? Did you have a blast? I would love to have a friend to go with but I don't:cry:I am glad that thigs are looking up sweetheart. I :love: when all my friends are happy! How did Bingo go! B I N G O!!!!!!!!!
Summer I am so happy that you found the water shoes and the tennys that you needed. I would love a good pair of shoes that fit me. I walk like a fatty:lol: my toes go in and I walk in sides of feet. I am anxiously awaiting how much fun you had! Please tell us as soon as you read this!
Glen congrats on the weightloss!! Hubba hubba mister!
Donna do you leave today or Wednesday? I can't remember? I hope that you have a wonderful time.WHere in Mississippi are you going again?
Kris hope to see ya post today!
Well I ahve to call a friend I love ya all!!!!!
Daphne

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. im finally home and boy oh boy am i sore :lol: :?: :lol: ..first off i was alooser at bingo incase anyone was wondering :lol: but had fun.. then today i was so tired of being tired and in a rut i decided to do something diff.. anyways when i got to curves and saw what it was about i wanted to run home..to public.. but then a nice older lady talked to me and helped me on some of the machines and isaw that i could do some of it..my dd encouraging me all the way..so i signed up for 1 yr to go 3 days a week.. i cant do everything yet :?: but at least im moving and feel good about it.. i needed a change..i didnt like their scale as it weighed me heavier than mine by alot but maybe mines wrong who knows.. didnt like being measured either.. i guess i never realized how private i really am..but all in all i think i can do this and am looking forward to wed..and yes it was fun..then we went shopping for stuff for easter dinner.. cant beleave easters here allready..we are keeping it simple..the dh dr called and told him to ditch the walker and get moving..i tried to tell him but he had to here from the powers that be :lol: :?: :lol: at any rate hes doing pretty good and needing less of my help..altho he likes to be babied and waited on :lol: ..hope you all are having a great day.. im going to have some advil for supper and put my feet up :lol: ((((((hugs))))))))rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

Hi guys! :wave: Just a quick post to say

Have a wonderful Easter!!!

I leave for Mississippi Wed. morning and going to Ocean Springs, Miss. which is just outside Biloxi where there are MANY casinos. LOL

I had my stitches removed today so I'm not in stitches any more! :lol3:

I will return Monday evening and will try to catch up then.

Hugs to all!

Donna

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.... Its another beautiful :sunny: day here today..but still chilly....I am so looking forward to warmer temps.. I am trying to catch-up on laundry.. and Blessings..:lol:..Thats a never ending job...
The water class was sooo much fun. I am so proud of myself.. I didnt think I could keep up with the class..but I did.. I didnt do eveything perfect but I moved for the entire hour..I go to another class Wed & Thur. They have another one on Saturday..I dont think I will do that one for right now..but maybe later on.. We go again tonight and I will try the bike and the treadmill and some of the other machines...This is really a big change for me becasue I have NEVER did structured exercise in my life..but I know it will be worth it.
Hubby is liking the gym..which is sorta a shock to me..but I think he is thinking about the operation and wanting it to go smoothly..and I dont blame him for that..He has been through allot lately in his life....I am so excited about seeing a change in me.. I am not lookling for a overnight miracle just hoping to see a difference in acouple weeks... I wanted to let you all know that the Speg. Squash was surprisingly really good.. Jim ate it all and liked it..This is getting scarey..:yikes:.but in a good way :rofl:

Rosey... WAY TO GO GIRLFRIEND..I am so proud of you for joining curves.. I was gonna do that but around here there are so many people and you actually had to wait to use the machines and I didnt have time for that..Rosey..I know how you feel when it comes to privacy..I didnt like the weigh in at the gym or knowing that my body fat was wasy tooo much..and
execising in front of others..I can relate..but we are trying and thats a BIG PLUS for us gals..that are sorta set in our ways..Right..:lol:..I know that once you get to going there you will enjoy it..You will make new friends and you will look forward to going... I have made a couple new friends at the water classes...so...I wish you all the BEST.. I will be here :cheer: you on My Dear Sweet YAYAYA Friend...:wave:

Daphne..WAY TO GO GIRL..YOU ROCK...CONGRATUALTIONS ON THE 5 POUND LOSS AND THE TOTAL OF 13.....AWSOME!!!!!..I can hope that I do as well soon... I know that you are right about doing what works for you.. We all are different and what works for one may not another.. I have learned that one the hard way..but you have found your way and thats great..
I know what you mean about your feet.. Mine are bad cause of going without shoes when we were in FLa for almost a year. I went without shoes or wore flip-lops or sandles and they ruined my feet..and being heavy and walking different because of my bad knees.. I can relate.. See if there is a store called Metro Walk and Run near you..Or go on the internet and see if there is a speciality store near you that will fit your feet for tennins shoes...
I can tell such a big diference in these shoes and my old tennis shoes..
I am so proud of you and losing like that....I know that you must be so happy with yourself..You are really awsome...:wave:

Donna.. I am sure you are happy to get the stiches out and hopefully you are feeling much better...Have a wonderful and safe trip.. I will miss you..
Please have a wonderful time and I am sure that the family will be impressed with the new you... :encore: :cp: :dancer: You have worked real hard and now you have reached your goal..and you look great...
I am so proud of you...My Dear Sweet Friend...I hope that one day I will be there...Talking a bow too...
Have a Wonderful Easter:wave:

Dana....I hope that you are enjoying your trip... I miss you..Cant wait to see pictures of your other trip and hear all about this one..:wave:

Kris...Hope we all hear from you soon..:wave:

Glen...Hope that things are good with you..:wave:

I want to say in case I forget..

A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO ALL MY DEAR WONDERFUL FRIENDS HERE..
MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL. :love:

[summer1]

HAPPY EASTER MY
WONDERFUL FRIENDS..











Dont for get to click on the bunny!!!!

[dabrat]

:lol: OK I love the bunny that was just to cute Summer! I am so happy that you are enjoying that water class! Now what about a spin class?:lol: I am joking my dear! I want to try the spaghetti Squash now!
Rosey congrats on the Curves membership! How is it going now? Are you still :love: it? How is the food going?
DOnna have fun on that trip! My friend goes to Biloxi a lot. She lives in New Orleans so pltttt you will close to her! Well closer than me at least! Have fun and enjoy Easter my dear!
Dana when will you be back? How is it goijng today camping? I mean when you get back how is it going!
OK why is it so hard to be OP when you have TOM? I had to have a diet soda today.:nono: I had a Diet Coke SUnday and Monday. I have to stay off that :censored: cause it does not help me it gives me cravings.
OK don't know when I get to post next Jason will be home tonight and until Monday and he hates me to get on the comp at all. Grrrr men.
Happy Easter!!!!!!
Daphne

[lakelog]

I'm not gone anywhere yet daphne and don't know if we will or not. DH should be home momentarily but he's been gone to an 8 hour class at a college all day today for work. They paid him to do this or else he would have been home. He doesn't go back to work until tuesday and the kids go back to school monday. That is also the day that the school district is suppose to call me and start the investigation into logan's issues he had at school. I hope I am still fired up about that when it's time to talk about it.

If we go camping it will be tonight and be back sunday morning. DH pitched a silly 30 yr old fit yesterday for no reason and said he wasn't going camping. Fine with me, I don't have to pack. He's the one who's been whining about wanting to go. His parents are up there too. I like to go and be around people I don't know and that includes the inlaws. I could have kicked his tail for telling them that we may go cause that's the only reason they went. They are suppose to attend a wedding saturday that we were invited to but not going. It's DH's second cousin and she is the prettiest girl I know and will make a beautiful bride but we just couldn't afford to buy wedding clothes again. If she were closer in relation we may have went. As long as I see some pictures, I am satisfied.

All of you who are exercising are making me so jealous. We have a curves new here in town but I have no idea how it works. I don't want to do things like that alone either. I don't have any fat friends unfortunately. With curves being for women, dh wouldn't be going. My embossing gun shot fire out of the wrong end today so I threw it away. It lasted 18 months so I guess it was worn out. :shrug: Now I can't make any cards. I was just back into it the last couple days.

Well I will get off of here before my DH comes home. Daphne I think the men are all that way. They are jealous of our best friends (the computer which is our highways to our best friends!) :rofl:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..whhheeeeeeeeeeee finally got to post..its been some day..last week we had snow and below zero weather.. this week its melting and water and ice everywhere..but that means springs coming yaaaay :lol: we got stuck in our drive way.. we kept breaking thru the ice and snow..its really soft so we have a guy coming over with a small bobcat to scrape it down to dirt..and had to have the neighbor kid come unstuck me and my dd :lol: :?: :lol: ..anyways we made it.. im so sore.. but like going to curves.. i can t do everything yet..you are suppose to go around twice i made it one and 1/4..they gave me some exercises to do at home and im suppose to dance in place..jiggle jiggle and wiggle wiggle like jello :lol: but im doing it and even broke a sweat a first for me..not the sweating but the dilberate exercise kind..im proud of me..now pass the advil..hope you all have agreat easter.. everyones comming to my house..i just have to cook the ham.. its sorta like pot luck..it will be good for the dh to have people over hes so bored and driving me nuts..hes like a whiny 2 yr old :lol: poor guy..one minut i want to hug him and the next i want to pinch his head off at the shoulders..so what are all of your plans?? will check in tomorrow.. that is if i can move.. im allready sore..(((((((hugs)))))))))) rosey:wave:

[dabrat]

Hi there I am on the new computer! I have to see if the new password is going to work. Chat laters!
Daphne

[dabrat]

OK that worked so far so good. I hate Walmart internet I have decided, it is just to dang slow. We are going to the beach tomorrow for the day. We are counting on spending the night. It depends on how everyone is getting along.It is almost midnight and I have to go to bed. I am working on deleting a lot of crap off the new computer. I will post when we get back. Oh something that is ticking me off? I am getting pop ups now with the new comp. I am not even online and they show up. I have to figure out what it is from and get rid of them. I think it is when I am not online to I will have to look and see now.:shrug:
Daphne

[autiger]

I am heading to MIL. Wish me luck. Have a happy waster everyone!!!!

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.. Just a quick post.. I am soar from the water class last night.. We had a different teacher..I tried to keep up and I sorta twisted my knee a bit.. I will be more careful tonight..Also had a sort of toothache since last night..Its gone away for now but if it comes back I will have to go..I HATE Dentist..I took some advil and its better...I have to get to the grocery store and pick up more salad.. My nose is starting to twitch...I feel like rabbit..:lol:..
Anyone got any good Low carb recipes??? I need a change...:lol:
All in all we are doing good and Hanging in there......

Daphne..I am glad you liked the rabbit.. I thought he was cute..
I am sorry that you are having probs out of your new computer..I hope that you get it all fixed..I am sure you will figure it all out Sweetie..
Have fun at the beach.. I am so jealous.. I LOVE :love: the beach...
Have Fun and Enjoy Sweetie.....:wave:

Dana..I am sorry that you didnt go camping.. I thought you were already there..I dont know why men act that way...They can be so inconsiderate at times..I hope that you get to do something that you want to do before school starts back..
Please dont be jealous about the exercising Dana.. I knew that you arent really but I want you to check out Curves in your area.. I think you will be surprised how nice it is and really layed back.....Alot of people I know go there alone..cause they have made freinds there.....Its great..You can too...
You really dont have to have someone to go to Curves with..
I hope you will go and check it out and see.. Everyone there is in the same boat.. They want to lose weight.. Its a place to have fun and meet new people.. If you can....... go and see Dana......I believe that you would like it..
You can do it..I know that you can...:cheer:
I know that having a friend to do these kinds of things is better..but if you dont...You can do it..I know you can.... I was going to have to do it alone before Jim had to go..Actually I still am sorta... When we get to the gym he goes his way and I go to the water class..so in a way we are doing it alone..
Just know that there are others there and they will incourage you and you them..I have met some really nice ladys at the water class and BELIEVE ME NONE of US are bathing beautys..NONE....:lol: Everyone there is over-weight..so we all are in the same boat...I was embrassed to put on a bathing suit in front of these people and now that does not bother me anymore..
Ask Rosey about Curves..... I bet she will say the same..that they all are in the same boat...Atleast the one here ( Curves ) is like that..
I am assuming its like that everywhere...
Good Luck Sweetie..:grouphug:...Please let me know how the investigation goes..I dont blame you for still being mad about it..It wasnt right to begin with..I am sorry that your glue gun gave out.. Sounds like you got your money's worth..Are they expensive?? I have never bought one..I hope that you can get another one real soon... as I know how you enjoy making the cards and all...
I hope that you are having a good day...Hang in there my Sweet Friend
:wave:



Rosey... I still cant get over how much snow you are getting..but I always have to remind myself of where you live :lol: I am so glad that you are geting plowed out..I am sure you will be so happy to have some "Spring-like" weather..I am SO PROUD OF YOU with the exercise..YOU GO GIRL .:cheer: I am with you too about being soar..but we are doing it and it will get better...We will be laughing about this in a few months...I know that dh heart can be a pain and its so hard at times.. Been there too...this to shall pass my Sweet friend...I had to laugh reading your post about 1 min. hug him and brain him the next...They make us like that...:rofl:
Hang In There Sweetie Have a good day :wave:

[summer1]

Kris..
I just saw your post... Have a great time at your MIL..Hope you can tell us all about it when you get back..
Have a safe and fun trip ..:wave:

Happy Easter To You & Yours Sweetie...

[summer1]

Donna..
I hope that you are in Mississippi..Enjoying your family..
I cant wait to see pictures and hear all about it..:love:

Glen.. Where are you??? What are your plans for Easter??? :wave:
:cb: :cb: :cb: :mag:

[hefty1]

happy bunny day to all the dolls and the a.w.o.l. dolls. i hope you aren't overdosing on chocolate today. i may go to maple syrup festival today they show you how they make the syrup
good luck at the pool summer
sherree come back soon
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..i have been having puter troubles still.. the parts havent come yet and i tried to post but couldnt..so if you dont here from me thats why :?: its a beautiful day here.. we had our yard cleaned out of snow and slush..things are breaking up fast now.. the guy that was running the bobcat sure could manuver it..but we still have alot of snow :?: ..my dd and sil and grdd are coming over tonite to decorate easter eggs and tiowatch brother bear video..i am having a house full easter sunday..what are all of your plans??i am going to curves again today.. i am sore in the strangest places.. i really like it tho..its more fun then i thought :lol: :?: :lol: Happy Easter everyone((((((hugs))))))))) for all..enjoy the holiday Rosey:wave:

[hefty1]

:wave: rosey give your computer the :boot: but thats out out of the question
:chockiss: stay away
:) glen

[lakelog]

We did go camping late wed. night and we will be back for good tomorrow but stopped back in today to feed the dog and wash a load of clothes. We're having a good time. Hope you all are as well. Rosey we have that brother bear DVD and I didn't make a bit of sense out of it. DH says I have to watch it again. Maybe I will without everyone saying "watch this part". I hate when someone tries to explain something as it goes along. i like to watch it to begin with all the way through and then ask questions but it was boring to me the first go round. :lol:

I heard from our state board of education and they asked me to take it up with the county level about logan. They are suppose to start on that this week. I just told my FIL and MIL about it lastnight. They are camping with us and I didn't know that DH hadn't told them. They were fumed and like me "it's the parents and adults causing that and not those innocent kids". Totally agree and hope to make that my focal point if I"m questioned.

Daphne what happened to your old PC. I didn't know you were looking for a new computer. Are you hiding eggs today or tomorrow? I dyed 2 dozen yesterday but we really just eat them. My kids say they are too old for that part of Easter.

Summer i"m glad you are enjoying your exercising. I heard lastnight that my SIL has lost about 25 pounds. She wasn't that big to begin with and I may see her later today. She lives about 2 hours away from where we're camping but they are coming up here for a wedding. She only weighed like 150 pounds to begin with but never could lose from her pregnancies and her baby is 4 1/2 so I'm anxious to know how she did it. I never had a weight problem until birth control. I wasn't on it until after the first was born and I was 197 when I went into delivery and lost down to 150 myself which was find with me considering I'm about 100 pounds over that now. My Dr. will freak in august at my annual.

Well I'd better get up from here. Kids go back to school monday and I don't want to waste our camping time today! I will post more tomorrow evening.
By the way, I"m disappointed in the way Idol is going Rosey!

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..we had a great evening decorting eggs..just one problem who is going to eat 3 doz eggs?? :lol: :?: :lol: we got so busy having fun esp the grdd that we didnt get to see that movie dana..after we were done we took the colored dye ouside and poured it all over my snow banks.. the grdd thought that was the best..i now have a pyco-delic walk up to my house..the snow is melting fast tho i can now see gravel in the driveway and also on elittle tuft of green grass peeking thru the snow..im am enjoying curves..am actually looking forward to going..it also gets me out of the house more..ive been cleaning for company tomorrow..have to make the pies(ww style :lol: )and deviled eggs(from the decorated ones) then tomorrow just have to cook the ham..and i havent eaten much chocolate either..hope you all have agreat easter..dana sounds like you are having fun camping..im disappointed in idol too..summer whats up for you on easter.. are your and jims muscles sore?? mine are in the strangest places..donna and kris imagine you are still gone but cant wait to here all about your trips..mr ken hope you have agreat easter too and not to much chcolate ok..daphnee what are your plans..hope you have agreat day too and sheree wherever you are are all thinking about you..(((((((((hugs))))))))))))everyone rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

I did find out that my SIL lost her weight by eating no red meats and only 20 fat grams per day. I'm not sure how I feel about that. It doesn't seem restrictive to me at all. I can eat a tomato sandwich for instance and my bread only has 1 1/2 per slice of fat at most. Some are even less. So you're telling me I can eat that 6 or 7 times a day? I'm not sure what the normal amount of fat is in a diet because ever since brett was diagnosed last summer, we've paid attention to carb contents for the most part.

Rosey we did something similar with our dye as well. It's up on the mountain though. :lol: We ended up with 2 1/2 dozens of eggs. We have a ham in the oven and macaroni and cheese in the crock pot for supper. Had sandwich for lunch. The boys are gone with the inlaws to an easter dinner and egg hunt. They should be back soon. Tomorrow is back to school for everyone for 7 straight weeks and then summer break. We had fun camping. The only disappointment is they increased our nightly fees from $8 a night (we got discount due to laken) and now it's $13. Huge increase for us. They said it would be lowered a little in june due to everyone complaining. We're just lucky that we've only been once this year since the price hike.

Someone gave brett and DH some minnows to fish with and after using a few of the dead ones, the 8 that were left are in there in a fish tank in my room. I missed having fish. I use to raise fish as a hobby and now I have a few to look at. I don't know how long they will keep but I've heard it's not as hard as the ones you buy in pet stores that I had.

Well I hope you all are having a super restful easter and those of us traveling: Stay safe and come home soon!

[dabrat]

Happy Easter ya all! It has been a few beautiful days here this last week. We are above 80* today! We had a blast at the beach and had nice warm weather. Saturday we hung out with our neighbors, kind of like step Grandparents for the kids and for Jason like a Dad and Mom. They are just 51 so they are to close to be my parents :lol: We took the kids along with Ron and Debbie and their Grandkids to the carnival last night and met a very nice man. He let Megan go on the canoe ride and didn't charge us for her to ride. She loved it. He was talking to Jason and was talking about how Special kids like Megan don't get a lot of pleasures and he enjoyed making her happy. Now how sweet was that? We then went out to dinner with the neighbors. So needless to day my diet is shot to hell. I will be back OP 110% tomorrow.
Rosey what a cool idea to drop the dye onto the snow! I wish you had taken a picture of that! I bet the GD will be wanting t do that for now on! I am so happy that you are liking Curves! What was the joining fee?
Dana I hope that you enjoy that last day of camping. When do the kids get out of school for the Summer? It is hard to berlive that that time is fast approaching on us. What did the kids get for Easter?
Summer hi Sexy Mama! :lol: I think that should be your new name now. With all that water aerobics that you are doing! How is the gym working out? Did you get a personal trainer? Dumb question here I know but being as DH was ordered to lose weight can you take the gym membership off for taxes for next year? What about for you? I remember hearing that all you had to have a a Drs. note saying you were over weight and had to lose weight.
Donna Miss Bahama Mama..... How was Mississippi? You will be home tomorrow so tell us all about it woman! Did DD get over missing a day and losing her perfect attendence?
Oh Dana we got a new computer being as the old one was so dang slow. We will use the old one for games and this one for the internet and business stuff.
Daphne

[autiger]

hey guys I am back but have a headache. Will write more tomorrow.

[dabrat]

Where is everyone at today? Post someone please?????????
Daphne

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its a beautiful sunny day here.. finally had time to post..the snow is really melting fast..and my walkway to the cars is down to gravel now..i was really tired after the big hoilday..altho i was proud of myself in how i handled my eating.. i had some of everything including a small chocolate bunny..but i didnt take seconds..had ww pie for deseart and my friends asked for the recipe :D and i sent all the left over home with them except for the ham bone which i saved to make soup..today i was up early and off to curves..its going great..i still cant make it around 2 x yet but did try 2 more machines today..im sore in the weirdest places :lol: i really felt uncomfortable jiggling in front of everyone but they are all so encouraging to me and that sure helps and knowing im doing this for me..yayyyyyy..daphnee that was so cool that megan got to ride on a ride what a sweet thing for that man to do and say..sorry you felt lonely in here :?: but im her now :lol: kris..am so sorry you have aheadache hope you feel better soon..donna hope you had a great time away..dana..i have been doing my scrapbooks(photo Albums) i got my darcies stamps today that i had ordered to make easter cards..boy are they slow..i guess i will use them next year :lol: :?: :lol: how is logan doing at school..hope you have good outcome for that..summer..how was your holiday..what did you do for easter and hows the exercise going??mr ken..what did you do for easter..do you find it hard to leave the chcolate alone??everyone..i lost my e-mail address book.. so if you all would please send me your e-mails and your reg mail addresses again i would be so greatful..i think my grandkids used the notebook to draw in while i was at bingo or in town shopping the last time they were here and now i cant find it :?: well the dh wants dinner..thats about the way it goes.. just get busy and then he needs me :lol: :?: :lol: we are having taco salad..will check in later ((((hugs for all)))))))) rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr Did someone tell me it was Spring???? :?: :shrug: :( I don't think so with these temps we came home to last night. We are home. I will catch up later. Hope you all had a good Easter. :)
:love:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone..
I am sorry that I have been missing action..Between classes and everything else I have been on the goooooo.. I am soar but I know this will pass..:lol:
I also have had trouble with the pooter..Rosey..did you send me some of your pooter probs...:lol:
Just kidden.. I think this thing is posessed...Its been cold and rainey here for the last couple days and suppose to continue..Where is Spring???
Forgive me for not answering everyonre in the right order..
I am backwards today and everyday..:lol:.. Plus I am tired..
I have water aerobics on Mon..Wed..Thurs..The other days Tues and Fri..we do the treadmill and some of the upper body machines and the bike too..
I tired the elipitcal machine and it was to much for me.. I cant seem to get it going in the right direction..You would have to be there to see it :rofl:..Plus its a little tooo hard on the knees right now..so I will stick to the other things..
The diet is ok..we got a little carried away Easter..but out of that came the knowledge that we cant do that..So it was good we learned that lesson..
We were so upset to see that we gained back the 5 pounds we lost so that was enough to just say NO NO to weekend and holiday over indulgences..
No More...Jim also knows that July will be here before you know it..

Donna..WELCOME HOME...Cant wait to hear all about your trip..Sorry you came home to BURRRRRRR temps...I was hoping you would bring us some good weather back with you..:lol:..

Rosey....Sounds like you had a great Easter with your family... I loved the dye in the snow..I wish you could have taken a picture of that..just like Daphne said..I am so HAPPY for YOU that you like Curves.. I was sure that you would..For the most part anyone going to these places are in the same boat..so they all understand and know how you feel..Thats what I have found at the water classes..Great bunch of ladys there..I am soar tooo :lol:..I am like you being soar in places I didnt think I had..I hope that you pooter troubles are over.. I have had mine acting up and I dont know why..I installed a new program so maybe that did it.. I wish I knew what makes these thing act up..I could brain it at times :rollpin: :comp:
You Need a BIG PAT on the back for making great food choices durring the holiday..WAY TO GO ROSEY...I have learned that lesson..No more cheating for me..What kind of WW dessert did you make???
I am sure it was great..
I didnt cook for Easter we ate out but we ate all weekend and that wasnt good...Atleast I have got that in my head now...No more eating out untill we can see alot of progress..We made a pact to do that..Glad that your snow is melting..Hopefully Spring is on the way..What do you put in your Taco Salad?? I love different recipes...Thanks Rosey.. I will email you my email address and home address...Have a good day..:wave:

Daphne..Sorry that I havent been in here and you were alone for awhile..
I have had some pooter probs and been so busy too....I knwo that you can relate to that..That was so thoughtful of that guy to give Megan a ride.. I love to hear that there are people out there that can be thoughtful..
I had to laugh so hard when I read Sexy Mama...:rofl:..I wish..but I just want to feel better and get into my old clothes thats my goal...
We tried to get our insurance to cover some of the cost of the Gym seeing how the Dr orderd it..No way they said..We wish we could afford a personal trainer.. They charge 200.00 per hour..You would not believe how many people DO use them there.. Unreal..No way can we afford that..It was hard enough getting the money together to join and keep up the monthly expense..but it will worth it.. I cant get over the insurance company being like that..but I have battled them before..so really I knew deep down they would deny it..Our Dr is writting them a letter about it..so we shall see..As far as taxes..we heard that it was a trainer for medical reasons that was deductable..and you needed a Drs note too..soooo I am still looking into that one..LOL..Every little bit helps....I am sure that you are back on track.. Its so easy to go off when you eat out....atleast it is for me...I know what you mean..I am so happy that you had a good time at the beach with your family and friends...Your neighbors sound like such nice people.. It great when you have neighbors and friends like that..Thank-you for asking about us Daphne..Thats so sweet of you...:love:
Have a good day..:wave:

Dana..Sounds like you had a nice Easter and trip..... I have never heard of a diet like that..Is this something she made up or found somewhere.. I am like you..I have never heard of having all those carbs and no weight gain...I am with you on the tomato sand.. I love them..I have not had any sandwich bread in almost 2 weeks.. I am trying to stay away from bread and its hard..
I sure dont know..I guess you will have to find out more about it..I am sure the children had fun on the Easter egg hunt..
Why did they go up on the camping fee's without notice?? Thats not right..and you are right thats a big jump.. I hope that they will come down so you all can go back...I know how you like to go camping..
I remember you talking about your fish a long time ago and when Tracy did her fish pond she would ask you questions about the fish..Remember????
I love fish tanks but I know nothing about fish so I never had one..I think they are so pretty..with all the different fish and stuff that you can put in the tank for decoration and for the fish too..Maybe you can get you somemore fish to go with the minnows for you to have another tank..
Have a good day :wave:

Glen.. I hope that you had a good Easter and that you enjoyed the Syrup Festival..Do you know how to make syrup now??? I Love Maple Syrup..
I didnt have alot of :chockiss: :m: but I had to much of other stuff..
Have a good day :wave:

Kris.. Glad your back home..Sorry that you have a headache..
Hope you feel better real soon..Have a good day :wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. another beautiful day here.. the suns out and its warm on my deck..love to sit out there and soak up the sun..just got back from curves..every time i go i do a little more..baby steps..never thought i would look forward to exercising but i am.. not sure if its the exercise or just getting out and away from to much togetherness :lol: :?: :lol: the dh is so bored and wants to do more than what hes suppose to..i hate being the activity police :( ..he can be a handful and i like getting away at times :lol: ..so where is every one today??? will check in later(((((((hugs))))))))rosey :wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone....
Sorry that I am so late getting in here..its been a long day...errands and water class.. I really love going there..I hate the rushing around to get things done to get there sometimes but after I am there..its so nice and I feel better..Did that make any sence??? :lol: Its been another cold day here and windy too.
I have more things to do tomorrow. I will take Bert for another hair cut.
She wants another one..she didnt like the way this lady did it last time so we are going back and hope this other lady does it the way she wants.
I want to get Buddy a Lemon cake to take to him and see how he is doing. Last I checked his Dr had not made a decission about more Chemo... Speaking of hair...I have to get mine done next week...I need the WORKS...Haircut and color and hi-lite...I look awful..Roots grown out almost 2 inches.. I have never gone this long in awhile..and it needs cutting bad..I cant wait to get it all done....I always feel like a new person after getting my hair done.. I dont why but I do... I guess cause it looks so bad before.. :lol:
I think I have my second wind or something.. I am not to tired right now but I know I must jump in the shower and go to bed..Got to get up early and get going..Another class tomorrow night..

Rosey... I am sorry that you were all alone today.. I dont know where everyone is??? I guess they all are real busy.. I know whats that like..
I am so glad that you are finally getting :sunny: weather so you can sit on the deck.. I would love to sit there with you and have a cup of coffee..
I am so glad you are enjoying Curves and its always nice to have some
"YOU" time..Thats so important.. I found that out when Jim was home this past year..I know how hard it is.. I feel for you Rosey.. Men can be so stuborn..Its the Macho thing too..Jim does that at the Gym.. He is suppose to take it easy cause of the Hernia and he over does it and I have to Start
:drill: :drill: :censored: :no: :rollpin: :coach: :dunno: Does that about cover what you have to do also...LOL LOL...
:rofl: :lol:..I am with ya Girlfriend...I know what you mean about enjoying exercising..I never thought I would lIke doing it.. I bet real soon you will be flying around the room from machine to machine.. I know how it is there.. I went there and saw how it all works.. I know you will surprise yourself...
Rosey.. if its not to much trouble what kind of dessert did you make at Easter from WW..if its to much trouble to post it dont worry about it..I jsy thought I would ask..Have a great day..:wave:

Dana..Donna..Daphne..The 3 "D's" WHERE ARE MY YAYA GIRLFRIENDS??????
I Miss you all...:mag: :cb: :cb:

Kris..Hope to hear from you soon.. Miss you too... :mag: :cb: :wave:

Glen...Where are you tooooo Guy???? Miss you too.. :mag: :cb: :cb:

[dlzbth]

This D is here, Summer. Just been busy too trying to get my house cleaned and all the doctor appts in. My mil had her gall bladder removed on Tuesday and they were able to do it the easiest way (laproscopicly) and she is home now doing really well. ;) So, it may be that my sister in-law Rose will be stopping by our house tomorrow night on their way home to NJ.
Daphne.... how are you doing? How much more weight have you lost?
I have to tell you all how proud of you I am! Rosey and Summer, you both have inspired me to get back on track with my exercise and Daphne you have inspired me to take this WW seriously again. I gained 4 pounds in two weeks. :yikes: :cry: :stress: I will get it off but it was very upsetting to see how easily I fell into old bad habits. Dana, I am sure you are still doing so well in Pilates. I hope you have had better weigh in Wednesdays than I have. ;) :crossed:
Kris, how is your :headache: is she gone yet.... LOL No, I think your MIL left didn't she? You DID have a headache, right? I hope you are feeling better.
Well, best go and get this house blessed. Still having some pains in my elbow and it's got me down as well. This has turned out to be a lot more recovering than first thought. :(
Donna

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..just came inside..was having coffee out on our deck :coffee: ..theres a spot where all the snow is finally gone so we can sit there and the sun beating down feels wonderful :lol: ..donna am glad you are home sorry your elbow is still sore..im sore today too.. tried a few more machines yesterday..my dd helps me as i can get in them but cant get out of them..and becuz my left leg is paralized have trouble with some of the machines but all in all its going really well..i was really bad yesteday food wise tho..i made baked chcolate chip cookies and could not leave them alone :?: i finally made the dh hide them,they where for him anyways..grrrrrrr sometimes i have no will power..well todays a new day..right :lol: summer that pie recipe is so easy..figure out what flavor you want for example key lime..1 box sf lime jello 1/4 cup boiling water mix till dizzolved then add to containers of fat free key lime yougart and one container of fat free cool whip..mix all together an put in a reduced fat ready graham cracker crust..let set up in refrig for a few hrs.. one slice is sugar free fat free 3 pts..you can use whatever flavors you like.. ive tried lemon and strawberry too..and every one liked it :lol: ..hello to everyone else.. the dh just informed me we are going for a car ride and im not even dressed yet :lol: will check in on you all later(((hugs)) rosey :wave:

[autiger]

MIL is gone head is better. work is crazy again! Finals are coming. I will write a proper email later. I promise.

Kris

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...Its anther real :sunny: day here today, but still a little chilly.
I am a little tired this am.. Not enough sleep I guess... I will rest up this weekend....I am gonna try to get a hair-cut today and make a appointment to get my hair dyed this coming week.. Went to class last night..I was so suprised that the lady doing the class is one of the "pool people" here.. I was so suprised to see her and her me.. We had a good talk and she is so sweet..She was a good instructor but there were only 6 of us compard to the 14 the night before..I really like the classes..She sold her condo here and moved a couple miles down the road to a townhouse..She said she would miss the pool this year.. I told her to come back anytime and be my guest at our pool..she said she would..Small world isnt it..:dancer:

Donna.. I am sorry that your elbow still hurts.. I am sure that you are working hard cleaning and all and its gonna take more time to heal just like you said.. Please take time and rest it..I sure hope it feels better real soon.
I am so glad that your MIL is alright from surgery. I wish her a speedy recovery. I know how easy it is to put the pounds back on.. I did that in one weekend last week.. I will not do it again.. Have to stay on the straight and narrow untill I can really treat myself.. I guess thats why those "flex points" are so good..You can use them when you want to.. I need to learn more about the flex system..I can tell a differnce in my knees.. I am not as stiff as usual..Thats improvement...
I cant wait to see some big results...like a smaller me..:lol:..You have always inspired me Donna..You made it to goal..Thats really something to be proud of..We all fall-off every now and then..I know that you will lose it
Have a good day :wave:

Rosey... I am so proud of you with Curves. I am sure that it can be difficult for you and you are hanging in there..You Go Girl..I am so glad that your DD is there to help you..I have to do some different moves because of my knees in water class..but the main thing to any of it is moving..When we are doing any kind of moving and Jiggling as you call it :lol: we will get the benifits of it..I have alot of jiggling going on..so please dont feel alone Sweetie..Thank-You for the pie recipes.. I will try the key lime one this weekend..They sound really Yummy :T :yes:
I know how hard it is to resist those home baked cookies.. The smell alone is so wondeful that I would eat the whole thing..:lol:
Thats why I dont have anything like that in the house.. I also know its hard when your DH wants them and you made them for him..He is a very lucky guy to have such a great wife.. Good one having him hide them..Have a good time on your ride..Enjoy..Have a good day :wave:

Kris.. Glad to hear that your headache is better..Have a good day :wave:

Dana ....Daphne..Where are you all???? I Miss you all..Mag: :cb: :cb:

Glen...Where are you????? The guys are on the hunt :cb: :cb:

[summer1]

Rosey.. I know this is a crazy question..but do you add ( 2 ) containers of Yougart??
What size containers of yougart??
Sorry but if I dont have the exact things I tend to mess it up :lol:
Thank-you Rosey for your time in posting the recipe..and giving me more info on it..
:wave:

[lakelog]

Hi guys. Been reading but not writing so I thought I would try to do an update for you all. Things have been so :dizzy: around here this week. First there's an issue with Dh's legs. They hurt him so bad nearly all the time. He's practically addicted to aspirin and tylenol. He called a Dr. yesterday who is in-network with our new insurance and they are suppose to mail him some "new patient" papers and then he has to make an app't. I've been reading about a lot of serious things it can be and it all resorts to either medication and bedrest (being off of them) or even surgery if it's actually his back and not his legs. I don't know what we will do if he can't work.

As for the issues with logan and school, we haven't had anymore problems with it but the school board was notified and I was told that they were investigating it and would give me a call. The principal was out of school all day yesterday so I don't know if maybe they met then or what but thank goodness I haven't had to exchange "eyes" with that man this week.

I will be gone most of wednesday to our state capital (Columbia) with laken, a blind friend of hers and her mom and our vision teacher. It's a conference/evaluation for visually impared students. I hope to learn a lot about things that are available for these kids educations.

Our church is having it's huge yearly drama production and have put it on 4 times already. They were suppose to do it lastnight and tonight as well. We all got ready and went lastnight and after then working for 30 minutes, they announced it was cancelled. They had no lights. They have a milllion dollar sound and light system and something happened. They are suppose to work on it today and try again tonight but I don't plan on going. I wanted DH to see it with me this year cause he's never seen it.

Last night as I was walking in the church, one of the tiny straps on my sandals had broken. Both of my grandmothers in the last 3 weeks have given me about 30 pairs of shoes. Most of them never worn but the thing with most of them are they are so old that they fall apart. :rofl:

Brett's sugars have been in the 50's at school prior to lunch and rather than treating him and allowing him to go to recess and then lunch like the others, they send him to the nurse. First of all, they aren't following our diabetic school care plan that was developed over the summer which is a reason why we should have met this new nurse. He checks his sugar at 11:30 and then they go to recess and straight to lunch at 12:10. He's not suppose to walk to the nurse (that eats up more sugar). He's really suppose to go on and get his lunch. I may have to talk to someone there about that. He's only having these lows on days that he has PE which is first thing in the mornings 2 days a week. If he would just remind me of that, we can cut back on insulin by only a unit and be fine.

These next 2 are pretty biggies. UPS delivered a box yesterday that contained $100 worth of NASCAR stuff. Like 10 hats, and 12 pairs of earrings or something like that. It evidently was sent to the wrong person but it has DH's name and address on the box. I don't know how that happened but we've never ordered anything like that so I don't know how our address was on it. We're not sure what to do with it but DH says if it stays here a week, then it's his to do with what he wants to.

Brett ordered $27.99 worth of stuff through a catalog of Yugioh mess. That's just a childs collecting thing that comes on tv if you're not familiar with it. Anyway, the check was cashed back on march 2. I ordered this for him in feb. I've contracted the company via email that it was mailed to and they never got it. After faxing them the check, it was cashed at Bank of America and they only have a Bank One account. It wasn't even endorsed. They told me to take it to my bank which I did and they couldn't help really but said to take it to Bank Of America here in town and they could tell us who's account it was on. They said that the B.O.A. bank was in deep trouble taking a check with no endorsing on it. Well I will try to take care of that monday but it looks like someone cashed it for personal reasons and we never got anything.

[lakelog]

Whew that was a lot to say.

Rosey did you ever try ebay? I'm doing rather well but today I"ve designated it as "got to make more cards day". :lol: I got some baby bottle and rattle stamps clearanced at walmart and some stickers that are cute. They are heart shaped with water and sequences or something in them. What did you think of idol? I think JPL is so cute but he was the right choice this week. Next week should be the red head and should have been weeks ago and then Jasmine and Diana. They are too young to fit in and I totally agreed with simon. BTW the last time I ordered from darcies, they were way late sending them to me too and I missed the Holiday I was shooting for and will have to use the stamps later too. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of fees does Curves have? I know it probably varies at each location.

Daphne I went in our dollar tree and all they had scrapbook related was some stickers and that was it. No cut-outs here. Have you already suffered through spring break? When is the last day for your school? Ours gets out the monday before Memorial Day. We had such a good time camping and i"m ready to go again but our only chances are every other weekend with the way DH works. We can camp some 3 day weekends once school is out for the summer.

Summer how do you know you gained 5 pounds from over-eating? you're exercising and making some little muscles every where you know?? So you go 5 days a week? That is awesome. I am really proud of you too and I just know you guys will lose a good deal by Jim's july deadline. Don't know about you but I missed my nascar cup race last week. I didn't know they had a Busch race until I saw it on the news that night. I thought they all had easter weekend off but I was at the campground and don't know if I really would have watched it or not.

Donna so glad you're home. What kind of weather did yall have in Mississippi? When do you plan on visiting again? You will like this weekends weather. Has your dad opened his pool? We haven't set ours up yet but maybe I can this next week. If it has a hole in it then we will have to buy another one. I really enjoy it to cool off in. Its more like an over grown hot tub in size but with cool water than it is a pool. DH got burned really bad yesterday while cutting 3 yards of grass with a tank top on. I know it's that time of year anyway and I would love a little bit of "safe sun" on my white body.

Kris when will your school be over for a while? When do you graduate? Are you and your DH still seeing each other on a limited schedule? I hope that things turn out well for you and that those headaches stop for you. It may be related to your stress or even your birth control. I suffered terribly for 7 years with headaches only to be told that it was my birth control. Of course they told me that was the reason for my 100 pound weight gain as well and I've been off of those kind for a year to no avail.

Glen to you have weigh in today? Hope to see big loss from you.

Well I need to post this before I lose it and get something accomplished today. DH is working these next 3 days and I have the kids all weekend to myself which isn't always a good thing.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..sorry i have not been able to post..i was in the proces of fixing the puter and it took them longer than what they thought..i never relaized how addicted i am to this thing :lol: but am so glad to have it back..i tried to catch up on all your news..first summer you use 2 containers of yougart..4 oz or 6 oz doesnt matter as long as its light and fat free..am glad you are exercising too..altho advil has become a good friend :lol: ..dana i paid about 75$ to join curves for a yr and pay 39$ a month..now that i have my puter upgraded i can learn how to sell on e-bay..dont ask me what they did as i dont understand it all..but it seems to work fine now..kris when are you finished with school and are you missing your dh.. that must be hard on you guys to not be able to live together right now..altho my problems just the opposite i have to much togetherness :lol: donna hows the arm feeling ??mr ken.. did you weigh in today and did you loose??daphnee whats up in your neck of the woods? ..will check in later and (((((hugs))))) for all rosey :wave:

[hefty1]

:wave: the :cb: found me. :goodscale: i lost .4
:) glen

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. well mr ken wtg on your loss..i just knew you would do good..thats awsome..its another pretty day here..still have snow in the yard tho..but have new birds on the feeder so i know spring is coming..yayyyyyyy..i am going to bingo tonite..hope i win but just want to get out and do something fun..the dh id doing much better and is out walking alot and even going to visit his friends in the car..it helps to releave his boredom..i just got a call from my mother and she told me my youngest sister is in the hosp with a bad gallbladder and is to have surg on tuesday..i just talked to her and shes pretty miserable..shes 6 yrs younger than me..and lives in california..i wonder if its genetic?? will check in on you all later and let all inquring minds know if im a winner tonite :lol: ((((((hugs)))))) rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone.. I am sorry that I havent posted in awhile...Its been non stop here...and my pooter was being bad again..Its another beautiful day here..Sunny and warm..Yesterday it reach over 80 degrees..WOW..It was hot..We were gonna clean the patio then decided not to...That will now happen next weekend if the weather will permit...So we did some errands and I fixed dinner and we were just a couple of lazy bones..
Today I am doing laundry and house cleaning..Tonight its gym time...I miss it..Is that crazy or what??? :lol: I almost went Sunday..but no classes then.. Its the water classes I really like it.. It does make my knees feel better..
I checked on a new tanning place yesterday and I am thinking I may go the first of May for a month to get a base tan..Not sure yet, but hope to..
I want to find some new plants to plant in the flower garden this year..
Its that time of year..Everyones garden is starting to bloom and its so pretty around here...we sorta negleted ours last year while Jim was off with chemo..so this year we are gonna make up for that..Jim likes to plant things so I am trying to pick some things out..Hope to have my garden back soon..


Dana... Sounds like you are a very busy lady...I hope that the school and the nurse gets Brett's sugar schudule right. Thats so important...I cant understand why they are following the plan.. Unreal...I am sorry to hear about your DH legs.. I hope that he can get to the bottom of it real soon and get some help....Its scarey not knowing whats wrong. I sure hope he doesnt have to be off work a long time..I will keep him in my prayers..
I hope that the school board lets you know something real soon...about Logans case.. They should be in His favor..Please let us know what happens. Have a good time on the mini trip to the Columbia. I am sure you will find out alot of things to help Laken..
I am sorry that the shoes are falling apart...If you like them you can always get the straps sewed on them at a shoe store if they are worth fixing..but I had to :lol: at what you said about them..
I cant get over the bank doing that with your check.. They are in big trouble for that one..I hope that you can get to the bottom of all of it and find out who sent you the Nascar stuff and what happen with your check for the things you ordered for Brett..Good Luck...
Sorry to hear about the church's production probs.. I am sure they well get it all fixed and put on the show real soon..I remember you talking about it last year and how wonderful it was..
Thank-you for all your kind and caring support and incouragement with the gym and all..You are so Sweet.
I can look at food Dana and gain 5 pounds :rofl:..really we ate the wrong things last weekend but not this weekend..we stayed on our diet this weekend.. It was hard but we did it..Its getting to be grilling weather and we eat less in the summer too..so I am hopeful we will get there. You and Jim were surprised about the racing last weekend. He thought there was No racing on too due to Easter..He found out different..
He watched some of the race yesterday but I think Dale Jr won...but I am not sure??? Have fun doing your cards and I am sure they will be selling like mad on EBAY real soon.. Have a great week Sweetie.. :wave:

Rosey...Thank-you for the info on the pie.. I am making it today.. Cant wait to try it..as I am sure it will be yummy..I am so glad that Dh is doing so good that he is able to drive and take walks..Sounds like he is on his way to a full recovery..Thats wonderful..Yes we both will be soar for awhile doing exercising..I know what you mean about advil..:lol: I sure hope that your good weather stays..we are enjoying ours here..I am so sorry about your sister. I will keep her in my prayers..for a speedy recovery.. I think anything can run in familys. They are finding out more and more about genetics that sort of thing and its all hereditary..I sure hope that you won $$$$$$$$$ at bingo last night..
Have a great week :wave:

Glen..WAY TO GO ON THE WEIGHT LOSS..I hope to be posting the same real soon..Have a great week :wave:

Donna.. I hope that you are feeling better and we all hear from you soon..
I hope that your elbow hasnt been bothering you so you cant type..
I miss you...Have a great week :wave:

Daphne..Where are you??? I Miss you..:mag: :cb:

Kris...How are you doing??? How did your exams go?? Hope things are good your way..Have a great week :wave:

[lakelog]

Hi guys. I'm trying to get all of the work done around here. It gets too hot in the afternoon and I have clothes to finish trying and dishes, floors etc. and then the kids will be home in about 3 hours. I'm not getting anywhere with the check that i mailed off and someone intercepted it. The banks are all denying any help. The last email I got from the bank that allowed it to be deposited told me to contact my Check Fraud at my bank and they can contact them to resolve it and find out who deposited it. So I will run in and do that tomorrow. I don't have time to try that today.

Dh's legs didn't hurt yesterday but he had called sat. from work and one of his arms was numb. it was bad enough that he dropped a bowl of cereal that night. it felt find and then he lost the feeling in it at once. It has to be a pinched nerve in my opinion. He's at work today and I told him he still needs to call tomorrow and make app't to be seen in case it's something serious or something that will come back. I haven't heard anymore on logan's case and still have the nascar stuff. :lol: No summer, Dale Jr. didn't win but did come in 3rd. Rusty actually won his first race in 3 years. :cp: I like to see some of the oldies win every once in a while but Jr. has regained points lead.

Rosey I hope you won big lastnight and Glen congrats. on a loss.

Donna what's up girl?? Enjoying this summer like weather??

Daphne where are you ???

We will get to see the drama sat. They are holding it over one more time to make up for that problem on friday night.

Well hate to post and run but I have too much to do in such little time. Have a good monday everyone.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..i too am running like achicken with my head cutoff today..will post more later.. im off to exercise and im excited about it!! now thats really weird for me :lol: ..i was a winner last nite at bingo..i won the money back that i spent plus 85$..its cloudy and cool here today..have agreat day everyone (((((((hugs for all))))))rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

I had a nice visit with my sil and her husband and son on their way back home to New Jersey. Yes, the weather is nice although talk about another draught doesn't make me too happy. :(
They are starting building my Dad's new house today and my sister and I have been over at his house trying to start sorting through his things of what to keep and what to throw away or sell or give away. What a job!
Arm is not quiet right but does seem to be getting better. The pain is not as intense which is good by strength wise I may need help with building those muscles up again. :strong:
Sorry I am not directly speaking to you all but wanted you all to know that I'm still here, just not very active in conversation for I am going through a down time where my self control in the eating department is concerned. It's amazing how easily we can fall back into bad habits.
I love you all and will post happier and more personal thoughts later!
:grouphug:
Donna

[autiger]

I promised and now it is time for the proper post! So, grab a cup of cofee and settle in for a story! :coffee:

The past month has been absolutely crazy! I have a final Thursday and then one on 5/3 (Can you believe that May is almost here??!!??) :eek:

These classes are the two hardest in the entire program, and I, like and idiot, scheduled them both for the same semester! I am hoping to graduate in December with a Master's degree in Higher Education Administration. I have 2 classes and an internship this summer and then 2 classes in the fall. Then I will be done. NO MORE SCHOOL!!!!I may be switching jobs, so that has been brewing. I have been looking at the pros and cons of the switch. Part of me really is ready for a change, but the other part likes the way my life is now. The job switch would take place in my office and it would mean more travelling. We shall see what happens there. Meanwhile, a job I would LOVE to have has opened up in another department. I am going to apply for it. We'll cross our fingers :crossed: and see what the Good Lord has in store.

DH is still working in the Mobile area-3 and a half hours away. They have asked him to come back, so atleast we know we have a "sure thing" down there. A couple teaching jobs have opened up up here. He has called and activated his application for those. I hope he gets one of those. It would be so nice to have him back up here.

Can you believe the price of gas? It has taken a serious chunk out of our budget! DH fills up 4 times a week and drives about 1200 miles a week.

On the travel front, I am leaving for Indiana on May 5. I'll be back on May 9. We are going to the beach the next weekend, at Destin. We are going to Disney World for Memorial Day weekend. We are leaving for England on the 14th of June. We will spend a couple of days in Rome and a day in Dublin while we are there. I would get excited, but those darn finals are just in the way.

On the WL front...Things are stagnant. I am getting back in the groove, though. I am counting pts. and will start back with the pilates. DH and I are going to start trying to have a baby in August or Sept., so I need to get busy!

Hope all are well and remember that I read everyday even though I don't always have time to comment!

Love,
Kris :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..another sunny day here..i have been so lazy today..im really sore from exercise class..i mean everything hurts :( but they tell me it will get better..i sure hope so..but still like going..i just wont forget my advil..wow kris you are one busy lady..all that traveling and the stress of finals and not having the hubby with you everyday would make me crazy :lol: but you handle it well..i just know you will do well on your tests and i will say a prayer that you get the job you want good luck there..with all that you do esp the traveling i would think it would be hard to stay on pts..just keep taking one day at a time and you can do it..donna am sorry you are having trouble staying away from the food issues..i can relate.. its easy to slip back into old habits..but you can do this..just remember how good it felt to reach your goal..hope your arm feels better...summer.. did you try the pie and did you like it..not the same as the real thing but not bad either..are you sore too from the exercise..hay high fives for us girl friend as we are doing it..its hard to change at any age but esp at mine..never thought i would join a exercise program and look at me now..its amazing :lol: dana.. what project are you working on..is your dh feeling better..how are the kids are they excited for school to be out..mr ken hows your day.. what else do you like for fun ?? i know you collect matches and im still loking they are hard to find..is it spring yet where you are?? daphnee whats up with you?? can you all beleave i still have snow on my deck and piles of it in my yard..well i her e-bay calling me.. i can spend hours in there :lol: :( :lol: ..my sister had her surg and shes doing well..should go home tomorrow.. will check in later (((((hugs)))))) rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone...I am so glad to be here.. My Pooter has been down for 2 days..My DSL Server has been out.. The story goes that a tractor-tralier hit a cable line in a McDonalds parking lot about 15 miles from me and tore down a long line of cable wire and put over 20,000 customers out of service and of course I was among them...But thank goodness I am back on..Been real busy as usual and going to the gym..It was really hot here today and I tried to get the patio done but The water was off for couple hours.They are checking the boilers here before they turn on the air conditioners...so I am hoping for good weather this weekend so I can really wash it down and clean al the patio furniture...So tomorrow I have the house to finish cleaning and Thursday I will be gone most of the day..Its hair day...The works...
Cant wait...I will be a new woman...

Donna..I am so glad that you are doing a little better..I am so sorry that you are having trouble with down time.. I know we ALL can relate to that..Its sooooo hard and especially hard when you are recoperating from any heath issue.. I know that you will bounce back soon and please know I am with you and its because of you and all the other wonderful friends in here..I am exercising.. and trying to diet....You have always incouraged me and tried to help me....so here I am trying to give you some back..
:strong: :grouphug: :drill: :cheer: :coach: :cofdate: :cheers: :love:
:cp: :wave:..You can do it... It sounds like you are really busy with your Dad's house.. I know that can be a big job.. Please dont over do it..
I bet his new house will be nice.. Did he sell his Beach house?? I am sure...I wish I could have bought it but it was a nice dream..I am glad you had a good vist with your Sil and hubby.. Thats always nice to see family thats far away.. Are you all coming to Jersey this year.. If so I hope we can hook-up this time....I hope that you feel 100% real soon..
Take Care Sweetie :grouphug: :wave:

Kris...I am sure you will "Ace" those tests and you WILL graduate this Dec.. How wonderful for you..All your hard work will pay off...I have my Fingers :crossed: that you get the job that you want..Sounds like you will be doing alot of travling..How wonderful.. Please take pictures so we all can see the places you have visted...I hope that your DH can have a closer job...I know its been so hard being apart...I hope that he gets that job closer to home..Please know that its been hard on you with all thats going on and its so hard to lose weight withouit stress..so I know that you will get it going and All the best to you in trying to have a baby..Thats wondeful..
Yes gas IS outragoues..Unreal..I am sure it will only get worse before it gets better..that sewem to be a pattern with gas prices...I am glad that you were able to let us know whats been going on..Take Care :wave:

Rosey.... I wanted to tell you that the Key Lime pie......... Is......
SOOOOO GOODDDDDDD YUMMY
Thank-you again for the recipe...Way to go winning at Bingo.. I know what you mean about looking forward to exercising..I swear...I never thought I would saying those words :rofl:
Hope that you had fun at Curves.. Take Care :wave:

[summer1]

Dana.. I had to start another one..cause I was afraid I would lose my post..
Its hot here too and I hope it cools just a little with the dryer running it makes it real hot inside..I hope that your bank can straighten out the check business for you.. I would think they would investigate pretty fast because it being fraud..I hope they find out real soon.. as I am sure it really worries you..
I hope that your Dh can find out about whats wrong real soon. yes it does sound like a pinch nerve but I hope he can ge to the Dr and find out..I was sorry to hear that Dale didnt win..but what was so funny.. My Hubby said the same thing you did about the older drivers winning some..He looks for JR to win the points this year..:cp:
Take Care..:wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..so where is everyone today??just got back from exercising..i remembered the advil this time before i went so am not to sore right now..had a really good work out..the plan for the day is to groom my little dog(shes a ****zoo) and work on my cards etc..the weather so nice we are going to bq tonite..its light out till way after 10pm now..will be glad when things start to getgreen..will check in later to see what you all are doing..rosey:wave:

[akrosey49]

Ok so where is everyone ??? its awfully lonely in here all by my lonesome :lol: the guys are on the hunt for u all :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: ..the dh is fixing his own breakfast this am.. do you know how hard it is to smell bacon and fired potatoes cooking and cant have it grrrrrrrrrr :( but i have to remember that if i hadnt over eaten those things in the past i wouldnt be struggling so now..but dang it smells wonderful :lol: hope everything in all your lives is going well..will check in later..have doctors appt today..hope shes pleased with my progress..((((((hugs)))))))rosey:wave:

[autiger]

I have a final tonight.....wish me luck!

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..now im worried..where are all of you???kris good luck on your final hope that it is a snap for you and you get a good grade..ill bet you will be releaved when its over..then you can relax and have some you time..my dr's appt went really well..she was really pleased with me..im always a little nervous about these check ups..sooooo the guys are still on the hunt :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: will check in tomorrow..(((((((hugs))))))))rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

Rosey I'm sorry you've been alone. I am suffering from allergies and sneezes causes you to pee when you don't want to or in places that aren't bathrooms. :lol: I also have a migraine coming on and my eyes aren't normal. Logan is home today. It's his first day missed of school this year and he has strep. It's been so bad and he can't eat for throwing up and we finally broke his fever late last night. He was the 3rd child sent home by 10 yesterday morning from school. Evidently all with the same thing. I think he may have a stomach thing with it. I'm fixing me some grits for breakfast and um yeah.. it's a southern thing. :lol:

My SIL is in the hospital getting ready to have her gall bladder out this morning. My cousin who lives behind me will be in the hospital sunday night to induce labor for her second child and I have an uncle who is in desperate need of getting his spleen out but his blood platelets are too low for the surgery right now. Not to mention my grandpa who still has cancer and my mama who had a cervical biopsy done. I really feel like my plate has been full for some time now and I"m exhausted. Kevin goes to the Dr. next thursday and it looks like he may have a pinched nerve in his back. His back hurts real bad too now.

Kris I hope your exams went well. That's one thing I do not miss about school. Although I do hope to be able to go back to school sometime.

Rosey I don't need to ask your opinion on Idol cause I know you feel like me. What in the world were they doing voting someone off that was good???

Donna I hope that arm of yours is better.

Summer and Rosey.. you go girls with that exercise! :cp: So proud of you girls.

Well I need to eat a bite. I hope it will help some of my other symptoms subside. Hope you all have a great friday.

[nona]

I'm very new to this site....but does anyone ever go into the chat room? Sometimes its nice to talk with someone rather than post messages and check them later...every time I have gone in all the rooms are empty.
thanks!
-nona

[dlzbth]

Nona, welcome! Chatrooms do not work well for me because everyone in different time zones and hard to get people together. I just was able to get online today from all week because of being busy with some extra things on my plate as well.

{{{Dana}}} My heart goes out for you sweetie. I'm so sorry that all this is going on and now you are sick. No wonder. All that stress, your resistance is low. Thanks for asking about my arm, it's getting much better but I am just amazed at little strength I have. However, the way I've been working it this week I'm sure it will be back to normal soon! LOL I sure hope you feel better soon!

I'll post more later. Need to rush off again. Just think, if I had a job?? :?:

Donna

P.S. I did lose a pound last wed. weigh in!

[lakelog]

So are you below goal donna or just losing a pound you found? Either way, that's super.

Nona, I used to go in the chat room a couple years ago but Donna's right, very seldom will you find anyone in there. I think for the most part, people (certain groups maybe) will schedule the same time to go in there to chat. Because we are all on a lot of different time zones and schedules, it's really hard even for the few of us to meet in there.

[dlzbth]

Dana, :lol: I FOUND 4 pounds during Easter Break and my trip to Mississippi. UGH! I am still over my goal weight but now only by 3 pounds! ;) Also, I think the inactivity due to the arm surgery didn't help me none! :lol3:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..so glad to here from u all..it has been a bit lonely in here but i totally understand.. dana am sorry you have so much on your plate..hope things even out for you soon..donna hope your arm gets stronger every day..and u will get those extra lbs off i just know it..summer know you are busy..kris how did the exam go?? mr ken..is it sunny at your home?? has spring come?? its sunny here but still lots of snow..daphnee everything ok with u??nona.. welcome.. ive never gone in a chat room but we all communicate and support each other here and you are welcome to join in this group..tell us more about you..sorry this is a short post will be more detailed later.. am off to exercise..geeee whiz never thought i would look foreward to it..by the way i had agood check up and the dr was pleased with my progress..will check in later today..have great day everyone (((((hugs)))))rosey:wave:

[dlzbth]

Way to go Rosey!!!!:bravo: :bravo: :balloons: :encore: :encore: :cheers: :cheers: :cp: :cp: :bravo: :bravo:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone....
I am so sorry that I have not been in here...Its been unreal here.
First off the DSL Service went out again. I have had 2 different sets of guys here working on lines inside and out..There were lines crossed in another building next to me.... Just when I thought everything was ok..
No Server and no Pooter.. :bomb:
Unreal.. I hope that I am on line to stay for awhile but they are still here working so I am not sure.. I told them I needed to get on here ASAP...I am sorry that I have been mising..but you all know how these things go..
Just a few lines to each of you..I have to run errands later this eveing..
Had to be here ALL Day for 2 days for the repair men..We are still going to the gym.. Things are good there.. I am looking into a couple more classes in the daytime..Tues and Friday for a yoga and another one I cant remember then name of at the moment...:lol:..Not sure what I will do yet..Need more info on the classes...We shall see...

Rosey.. I am so sorry you were alone for awhile.. You are doing so good..
I am sooooooo PROUD of YOU..Way to go :cp:..I know how hard it is to say no to food that smells so good while its cooking..but you are doing it..My hats off to you My Dear Sweet YAYA Friend.. :yes: :encore: :cheer:
Have a great weekend..:wave:

{{{{{{{Dana}}}}}}}}.. I am so sorry for all that you are going through with all your family right now. :grouphug:...Bless your heart..I know you must be stressed out...I am sending out the :angel: to watch over all of you and your family..I will have you and all your family in my prayers...
Hang in there Sweetie....I hope that you and Logan and DH and everyone are better real soon..Please try to get some rest..as I know you must be wore out..:love: Have a greet weekend :wave:

Donna.. I know that you are upset over your slight gain..but I know that you will get it off and its was due to having your surgery I bet.. I am sure that you will lose it..See you already did lose a pound..:bravo: I know
YOU WILL DO IT Sounds like you have been real busy too...I know whats that is like lately...Have a great weekend :wave:

Kris.. I am sure you did great on your Final..but The Very Best of :lucky: To You..Please let us all know how you did..Have a great weekend.. :wave:

Nona..WELCOME.....I hope you will come back and see us in this thread if you want to.......Or join us of you like..
I have never did the chat rooms but a couple times and I did not care for them.. For all the same reasons that everyone here has said.. I agree with them...Nice meeting you.. Have a great weekend..

Glen... You are still missing????? The guys are :cb:

[summer1]

I will try to get back here tonight or this weekend..
Please keep your fingers :crossed: that the DSL keeps working..:lol:
I really missed YOU ALL...
Much :love: and {{{{{{{{{ HUGS}}}}}}} To ALL Of You

[akrosey49]

Hey everyone you will never guess why im so excited..first a casual aquaintence(sp?) stopped me in the groc store to say i looked like i had lost weight..it made my day so while i was picking up a perscription i decided to weigh myself on their scale..since going to curves i have lost according to the scale at the pharmacy a grand total of 12 #s..i was so surprized..and so pleased.. who says you cant teach an old dog new tricks :lol: just wanted to share and its good to here from you summer..sorry your puter is giving you trouble..how is the exercise working for you and jim??have you lost??ill bet you have as i was really surprized for myself.. well the dh wants my attention so will be back later..thanks for all your support everyone((((((hugs)))))))rosey and now give me the advil :lol: :wave:

[hefty1]

:wave: it's sunny here. the leaves are starting to sprout and the grass is turning green.
sherre is still awol
:) glen

[autiger]

Yea Rosey...Good to hear from you Glen! Donna, I missed you...and Summer! Hope all is well Dana and Daphne.......Exam is over. Just 2 projects and a paper left! :) I also have interviews for my staff all week. Getting back on track, but it is hard. Hope all is well. I'll talk more later!

[hefty1]

:wave: i am all by myself. i gained again.
summer how are you? :) glen

[dabrat]

Hi there everyone I am alive just not here lately. I have been really sick since Tuesday and not feeling good. I have a cold that is in my chest so breathing is hard right now for me. I have been taking naps each day for like 4 hours too. Jason came home Thursday night so my computer use is limited.
Dana I know what you mean about the peeing when ya don't want to! I had a sneeezing fit of literally like 25 hard sneezes and well ya know what happens. I finally just sat down on the toilet. Megan loves sneezing so she was having a hay day laughing at me!
I will post more tomorrow I hope. I think I will just tell Jason I have stuff to do here lol! OK I will chat laters and comment to all of you tomorrow please forgive for now.
Daphne

[dlzbth]

Kris, I love you and glad things are winding down.

Daphne, I love you too and hope you feel better. We have missed you.

Glen, sorry you are all alone................. LOL Sorry also that you gained. It will be better this week.

Summer, computer problems again????? I'm so sorry. I hope that it is working again. I have a friend who was having problems with hers and come to find out she had not paid the bill. LOL :lol: :lol: No, she isn't blonde. LOL

Dana, thank you for emailing us while the site was down. You are so good with keeping in touch. Hope your weekend went well.

Rosey, It's hard to believe when we had hot temps yesterday that you are still seeing snow. LOL It's very cloudy here today and I'm hoping that it will rain for we sure do need it.

Sheree, we miss you and hope you will check in with us soon.

[autiger]

Donna-

Glad to hear from you. Keep you chin up. You can do this.

Love you!

Kris

[dlzbth]

I wanted to update you all on what is going on in my life. If I have told you guys before, please accept that I am senile and that I need to touch up my dark roots. :o

First of all, my Dad is building a house next to my sister who lives on one side of me. All last week she and I were at his house going through things to start sorting and packing for the move. When we talked him into building out here we told him he would not have to do a thing. (where was our minds?) He and my stepmother are divorcing and they have to be be legally separated one year before it is final. They had an appt. with the lawyer she picked out last week and he was all on my Dad's side so I would not be surprised if she doesn't go and find another one. :dizzy:

We have a painter to paint the window frames and door frames of our house. You just wouldn't believe how many quotes we got and just trying to find someone who isn't so backed up. I realize this is their busy time of the year but we were trying to get a painter last Winter and still the story was the same. Finally found a nice older man who works alone. I accidently backed onto one of his ladders after the first day he was here and bent it. I am now having to buy a new ladder. :p He wasn't too upset with me. :lucky:

Over the weekend we got a quote on landscaping our back yard. It's suppose to be starting today but no one has showed up yet. Yesterday Jim decides to burn some yard trash and it ended up smoking the whole neighborhood. It's still smoking this morning. LOL :yikes: This isn't a good thing seeing our neighbors are not too happy with us right now with all the noise and commotion going on with building my Dad's house. Plus another situation that I am not going to air online because you just never know if the wrong people could be reading it. :lol: :blah:

Looks like we are traveling to Kansas City this summer to see my sister and her family! Also looks like we are flying and it isn't costing us a cent!!! :coffee: My sil's hubby (the one who left and came back) is giving us tickets for he had so many air miles that he could never use.

We are also busy with planning my Dad's 70th birthday in June. It's going to be held at my sisters house which we are hoping by then the pool will be in. (Daddy is paying for it for all of us to use but it will increase my sister's property value... LOL)

Elena is doing very well in school lately. She brought up all her grades on her last report card! :bravo: :encore: She has a new friend in the neighborhood that just moved in. She is younger than her but they seem to get along. The child is over here every day since they met! LOL

Ok, enough with my boring but very busy life lately. OH, BTW my arm is getting so much better. I am feeling more encouraged with how it's feeling lately. That was really getting me down. :(

Talk to you all later and have a great Monday.

[summer1]

Hello Everyone..
Sorry that I have not been in here this weekend. I tired and the site was down..Dont know why..but Dana knew it was down..she could not get in here either..so I knew it wasnt just me..:lol:..I have been so busy lately..seems like there is never enough time to get thing done.. I think I pulled my back a little over the weekend..We cleaned my patio and my elderly neighbors next door.. I think I over did it.. :lol:
I think my DSL troubles are over.. but I dont want to speak to soon..
Its been one thing after another lately..Please know that I mIss you all when I cant get here and I think of all of you everday...

Rosey....CONGRATULATONS ON THE 12 POUNDS GONE.. WAY TO GO GIRLFRIEND..WOW...I AM SO PROUD OF YOU...:bravo: :cp:..I have not weighed myself as of yet..so I am not sure..but I will weigh soon and let you know.. I know that you have worked hard and its paying off.. Seems like I am the one needing some advil today..:lol:..I hope that my back feels better later today.. I have to go to class..tonight..
Have a great week :wave:

Kris..Glad to hear that the exams are over and thigns are good.. I am sure you will get back on track..I know how hard it is..but YOU CAN DO IT
We all are with you :love:..Have a great week :wave:

Glen..Sorry that you gained.. Its real hard...YOU CAN LOSE IT..I know you can.. :coach: Chin-up...Have a great week :wave:

Daphne....You poor Sweetie.. :grouphug:
I am so sorry to hear that you are sick.. I hope that you are feeling better real soon.. Get plenty of rest and take care of you..There is nothing to forgive.. You are sick..We all understand about that..Post when you can... Hope Jason is there taking good care of you..Feel better real soon Sweetie..:wave:

Donna....I am so glad that your arm is better....No you are not senile..just busy... I know how that feels..Speaking of roots I had mine done last week ( thursday ) and I feel so much better..lol:
Sounds like you have been really busy..I am so happy that Elena is doing great in school and she has a new little friend to play with..You have alot going on in your life with your Dad's house and your yard and house projects..I hope you find someone to get those things all done..I hope that the yard guy shows up.. It so hard to get good reliable people now days.. I dont know why..Sorry about the ladder..hopefully he was understanding about it all..Accidents happen...
Thats wonderful about your trip to Kansas City..and free tickets WOW.. Thats great...I hope that you come this way to New Jersey this summer..Hopefully we can hook-up..if you do. I hope that things get worked out for your Dad and the divorce..
Thats so sad and hard on the entire family :grouphug: I am sure there is so much to do for your Dad's Birthday party.. it will be a wonderful party..
Please take alot of pictures..I would love to see the party.. I will be taking pictures this year of the pool here...and some of the events here..
Have a great week :wave:

Dana..Hope that things are going well for you today...I miss you..
Have a great week. :wave:

I hope that I havent missed anyone.. I have to get off the pooter... I am trying to get to Costco and errands before Jim gets home and we are off to the gym..I sure hope my back feels better before then..but I think the water well help it..
You ALL have a GREAT MONDAY...Much :love: To All of You..:wave:

[lakelog]

Man is it pool weather today donna? Can you believe this coolness? My grandmother calls it "blackberry winter". She said hers was in bloom now. I'm not a blackberry person so I don't pay that any attention. :lol:

I'm looking foward to Idol tonight although I'm tired of the silly voting issues. They are voting the wrong people off in the wrong order. I know you think so too, Rosey. I like to watch it to have something to watch. I get bored with movies too easily. Have any of you seen School of Rock? We thought about renting it on paper view but someone told me it wasn't appropriate for the kids although there are kids in the movie.

I had to take my dog in for her booster shot this morning and went to my bank. I have been in a run around about that check that someone intercepted in the mail and basically was told this morning that it had been too long to do anything about it. None of that was my fault. Besides the time that they have been chasing me in circles, I didn't get the check until late march with my bank statement and then the order form I mailed it to said to give 6 to 8 weeks for delivery. I gave it 4 and then contacted them only to find out that they never received or cashed the check. My bank tells me that I need to take it up with the company. How do you do that if they didn't get the check? Maybe because it was written to them then they can claim fraud? I'm confused about it all. I emailed our states check fraud agency earlier. I'll see if they can make sense of it for me.

We went bowling lastnight with all of the school aged kids who have disabilities. It was kinda fun to get out like that. I didn't want to get up this morning though so it would have been more fun on a friday night. My cousin who lives nearly behind me had her baby yesterday. It's an almost 7 pound girl. I think maybe she will come home tomorrow cause they were wanting to tie her tubes. She said it was too much of a "bad" pregnancy to want a 3rd one.

Kevin goes to the dr. thursday to find out what's going on with his legs. They didn't bother him these last 2 days but he didn't work those days either.

Summer I"m so proud of the exercising you and rosey are doing. Have you lost some yet? I know you have so let us know. Rosey I"m proud of your weight loss as well. That's a lot to shed and you know you can see the difference. I have been reading about my sugar drops and found out that it's my pancreas over working when I consume sugar and that it can lead to diabetes. I have to give up sugar somehow.


Donna flying free, pool access and arm getting better. Now how did you lose weight again?? :lol: I have so much stress on me that I'm almost convinced that is the reason I"m so over weight. Oh the days of being 17 and having no responsibility. Did I actually say back then "I don't have a life". I bet we all did but now that I'm going on 31, I treasure the days of being in school.

Well i hate to post and run but I have so much to do before school pickup and need to plan some supper as well. Hope you all have a great tuesday.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..its raining here today..dont they say april showers bring may flowers :lol: at least its not snow altho i still have snow piles in my yard..on sunday i went to bingo as usual and was a winner of 250$ more than what i spent..and had a real good time ..monday we went to curves and i weighed on there scale and i must say that im frustrated with scales becuz they all weigh me diff :( so i cannot say thay the 12# loss is true as the curves scale says 8# loss but some of the ladies there said it weighs them 4 # heavier..so i know ive lost as my clothes fit looser and im starting to move easier with less effort so its working and thanks for all the support..im kinda proud of me too..but the scales frustrate me :lol: :?: :lol: dana..i am surprized at who got voted off idol to..but still watch it..hope you get some answers about that check..and what became of the incedent with the school??summer.. hows the exercise going??is it getting easier? it seems so for me alittle anyways..kris congrats on finishing your exams wtg..ill bey your releved to have them done..donna..did the painting get all done..glad the painter guy was understanding about his ladder..hows the arm.. wtg to elana for the good grades..mr ken am sorry you didnt loose but you will this week for sure..i hate those dang scales..daphnee hope your cold is better..will check in on everyone later today..have good one ((((((hugs))))) rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

Dana, I'm a little confused about your comment about being 17??? Did I miss something? Not sure also what you meant about HOW I lost my weight.... :shrug: :dunno: Sometimes I wonder that myself but I did and I am losing what I gained over the Easter holiday as well. I just have to. I hope that check issue is resolved soon.
Summer, I want to see all the pictures you take from this coming Summer. Last summer you and Jim missed out on so much that you enjoy. This year is different and I am so glad. We are not planning to travel up North this summer but if we ever do we will definately try again to meet you. I don't see us going to MB till mid August. BTW.
Kris, are you getting excited about your trip?
Rosey, :bravo: on the 12 pounds and the big win in Bingo!!!!!! You go girlfriend! :dancer:
I have not been able to watch American Idol. It just comes on at a bad time for me to watch anything.
Daphne, I hope you are feeling better.
Well, I'm going to go....
TTFN
Donna

[lakelog]

Donna what I meant about 17 was I didn't have any responsibility and remember clearly always saying "i don't have a life". Losing weight wasn't an issue cause I was really a perfect size for my age. It wasn't until after the birth of the first child that it became an issue. I've always heard the more stress you have the harder it is to lose weight. That's all I meant. Don't you feel stressed at times? Well gotta run take kids to school but hope that helped clear the air. I wasn't being offensive at all. Sorry.

[dlzbth]

No offense was taken. I was just trying to understand where the statement came from that maybe I was talking about being 17 before. :rofl: Stress???? Me Stressed????? :yikes: :stress: :cry: :yes: :yes: :yes: I am a firm believer that stress is my enemy too when it comes to weight gain.

Donna

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..i tried to get in here this am but it (the Puter) just wouldnt let me..so ran systems maintenance.. and headed for curves.. its working now but have been so busy havent had time till now..my butt muscles are so sore :lol: i know that sounds funny but do any of you have sore muscles there??after you have exercised??never have hurt there before i guess theres a first for everything :rofl: :yikes: :shrug: :lol: am working on a beaded amulet necklace for a friend who wants one to put her hearing aids in while shes talking on the phone..she keeps misplacing them..its been a long time since i have done this so have had to relearn the process and am enjoying it..tomorrow we are going to pick up our tickets for our trip to visit my mother.. im excited about as its more real with tickets in hand..im really going this time and all my sisters will be there too..its been 3yrs since ive seen my mom and 2 of my sisters and 5 yrs since ive seen my youngest sister..we are going in july..hope you have all had a great day..(((((hugs)))))) rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone... I just wanted to stop in and say..I have been in bed for the last couple days..My Back went out all the way and I was bent over like a old lady..I have been taking muscle relaxers and the heating pad and today I can finally straighten up and it feels better.. I cant believe how much it hurt..
It was in my lower back on the right side..Like your Sac- a-reliac..if there is such a thing..I know it was from that broom thing and I was bent over to long scrubing 2 patios..I wont make that same mistake again.. I have been so mad cause I have missed 2 water classes..Jim has gone to the gym..He wanted to stay with me and I told him NO..go.. I will be ok...so he did.
I am going to class tomorrow..I will be weighing soon.. I dont know if I have lost though.. I think I need portion controll or get someone to tell me about food that will fill you up without adding calories..Is there any food out there like that..I doubt it..I am eating the right things but I think Iam eating to much.. Ihave to learn to eat Breakfast.. I dont.. and I am to hungry at dinner.. I need help with that.. Any suggestions?????
I need all the advice I can get..
I can only hope to do as well as Rosey....and the rest of you all in here...I have been sleeping so much with these pills and thats why I am up this late.. I got to get my days and nights turned around again.. :yikes:

Rosey....Dont let the scale upset you..You know that you have lost and thats all that counts.. Way TO GO on the Bingo win and all the exercising you have done.. I am so proud of you...You are doing it.. I am glad that you are not getting anymore snow..I hope that good weather is on the way to you..with those "Spring Flowers".. and no more rain or snow showers :lol:
Thank-you for all your support and encouragment...:wave:


Dana... I cant understand why the bank cant help with the check issue.. It really is very confusing.. I hope that the fraud place helps you.. I hope that you Dh finds out whats wrong with his legs real soon....Sounds like you had a nice time at the bowling alley with the children..Congratulations to your cousin with the new little baby girl...I know what you mean about stress..
When we are young we really have no worries.. we think we do but when you grow up and have your own family things really change..and you really see then how good all of us had it as a kids.. I know what you mean..there..Its so hard to change eating habits and give up sugar.. and to diet.. I know how you feel..but please know that I understand..I know we ALL DO..One day at a time.. is all any of us can do..You will do it..I know with all thats going on in your life you are real stressed out.. I wish I could wave a magic wand and make it better.. I would..:grouphug:
All I can say is I pray that it will get better for you..
Thank-you for all your support and encouragment with my exercise journey.. I appreciate it so very much Sweetie.. :wave:

Donna...I Cant wait for the pool to open this year.. I am gonna take pictures this year.. I am going to the tanning bed tomorrow am.. They are having a special for 1 month unlimited tanning 40.00..Its a new place and my friend went there and says it so nice and clean and the beds are great..
I want to get a jump on my tan this year.. I cant wait..I was hoping you all would be coming this way this year..but I understand.... We will be in Myrtle Beach in September this year. We are planning a trip with friends. I also want to come for a 4 day trip in July or August not sure about that yet..Maybe we will see each other yet???? Never know...I knew that you would lose what you gained over Easter Holiday.. I knew you would do it.. I am so proud of you reaching your goal weight.. I hope that I can say that someday..I am so sorry that you have been so stressed out lately.. It so hard to diet and being stressed.. :grouphug: I know what you mean..
Been there and done that and still doing it..
Thank-you for all your support and encouragement..I cant tell you how much it means to have such wonderful YAYA friends like you to help me on this long journey of weight loss and try to get controll of it..:wave:

Daphne.. I hope that you are feeling better..Take Care of you Sweetie :wave: I miss you..

Kris...How are you doing?? :wave: I miss you

Glen.. How are you????? :wave: I miss you too..

Please forgive me if I have forgot anyone or anything.. I am on meds...:rofl:..
Seriously..I dont mean to forget anyone...
All of You have a wonderful Thursday.. :dancer: :flow2: :cheers: :cofdate: :coffee2: :comp: :wave:

[dlzbth]

{{{{SUMMER}}}} Hope your back is much better soon!!! :strong: :genie: :twirly: :hat: :yes: :crossed: :balloons: :balloons: :lucky: :goodluck: :cheer:

[lakelog]

Summer I hope you recover soon. I can't wait to see your weigh in results too! :cp: I know it will be impressive for you.

Our last 24 hours hasn't been so good. We were awoken to a fire in the boys room at 2:45 during the night. It was a box fan sitting in a chair in their room. It burned a pretty bad place in the floor and the fan and chair are a total loss of course. It was probably the most scarriest thing we've been through non-health related. We liked to have never gotten the smoke to clear. The boys were so close to sufferering from smoke inhalation. I took some pictures of the fan if they turn out good enough to see. It's basically the outline and nothing in the center.

DH went to the dr. today and they have him on Bextra for inflammation. He had a ton of blood work done and goes back tuesday for results. He was tested for lead poisoning and metal in his urine. They are treating it as arthritis as of now.

Have you guys had any of the new salads at burger king? I had one of the garden chicken salads today and had to bring half home. It was too much to eat.

Rosey congrats on that bingo money again. You can save for your trip can't you. Congrats on being able to get the tickets too. I know you will have such a wonderful time and you guys deserve it.

Donna are you getting excited for the school year to come to an end? I want to be able to get up when I want but not looking foward to kids being home all the time. I can't believe how fast this year has flown.

Hi to kris, daphne and glen. Hope everyone is well. I'm so tired from no sleep lastnight and have to stay up for Survivor.

BTW Rosey, great job on idol wasn't it? It was time for him to go.

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..sorry i havent posted in a few days.. it seems im so busy lately..dana..how scary for you and your family to have a fire.. what woke you all up..must have been a guarding angel..am so glad you are all ok..hope your dh gets some answers from his blood tests.. by the way even tho i knew the red headed kid had to go i really liked him and his singing and was sad for him..summer hope your back is better.. did you have a weight loss..hope so ..will think good thoughts for you both..donna are you feeling less stress today..daphnee where are you..kris is school over for you now?? mr ken whats up for you this weekend??good luck with your weigh in..i was at curves today..i sure hate that scale..its never the same :( i guess i have to be more careful of what and esp how much im eating..will check in later ((((hugs)))))rosey:wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone..I have been so busy today.. Jim went to see the Dr to set up another colonoscopy..This is just a check-up one..Been over a year since surgery and his last Colonoscopy..He will have the procedure 10th of May..
I had alot of errands today and tomorrow is getting the summer stuff out of storage...I bought 3 new cushions for my chairs and a new table for the patio today..we had dinner out.. I was bad.. I had cajun chicken with pasta but I only ate a little of the pasta and No bread..That about did me in.. It was my favorite..Hot Fresh French bread...Oh Yummmy..but I said No..I cant believe I had the will power.. I was so hungry..I didnt eat all day.. I had to take my neighbor to the Dr this am and had to get back in time to shower and go to the Dr's with Jim.. I been running all day and I just didnt eat untill we had dinner..I have to stop doing that cause I get toooo hungry.. I know that its bad and thats how you eat all the wrong things..So I made a promise to start to eat Breakfast and lunch..Something.....not to go all day and be starvin at dinner. I am going to weight myself Monday at the gym..
I got my fingers :crossed: for good news...

Donna..Thank-You for the get well wishes... I appreciate it.. :love:
My back is much much better...Thank-goodness.. I was really worried for awhile..I really missed the gym but I am glad that I took the time to get well and not push myself..I will be back in the swing Monday...I am all better...
I am also going tanning now and time it really tight.. I told Jim that I will need a maid to help me around the house.. that I just dont have the time to clean and cook and do laundry too ..:rofl:..He just looked at me and said.... Sure..Hun...:lol:..Well I can dream...right...:lol:..Hope that everything is good with you and yours.. and that you are not so stressed now... I am sure you are busy with your Dad's place and the Birthday Party for him and all...
Have a good Weekend :wave:

Dana.. That was so scarey for you.I am so glad that everyone is alright.. I know you must have been so scared..Bless your heart Sweetie..:grouphug:
Fire of any sort is a real scarey thing. I am so glad that it was contained to one room and your children are alright...Smoke is a awful thing...I am so glad that a :angel: was looking out for you all... God Bless you all..
I sure hope that your Dh will get good news about his test results..
I have never had that salad at Buger King but I will try it sounds really good..
I hope that you have a good weekend and good weather.. Get some much needed rest if you can... :grouphug: :wave:

Rosey...I am sorry that I didnt say how happy I am that you got your tickets to go and see your Mother and sisters..I am sure they will be so happy to see you.. Thats wonderful.. like Dana said you all deserve it after going through all that you BOTH have been through this year.. Have fun and Enjoy..
I know what you mean about being busy.. Time flies and then the day is gone..I know what you mean about the scale too Rosey..but dont let that upset you..Keep doing what your doing and it will pay off..I just know it..
Have a good weekend with good weather.. :love::wave:

Daphne...Hope you are feeling better.. I miss you..:wave:

Kris..How are you doing??? I miss you :wave:

Glen.. Hope you weigh-in was good.... I miss you too :wave:

Its getting late and I have to get in bed.. I am pooped..Another busy day tomorrow.. Good Night My Dear Wonderful Friends.. God Bless..:angel:
:cb: :cp: :dancer: :flow2: :gossip: :write: :comp:

[summer1]

Just had to ask what does the red exclamation point mean at the bottom of the page on All of your posts right above Post reply??????? Just curious cause I have never seen them before..
I am I missing something??? Mine does not have one????????
Thanks.....

[dlzbth]

If you run your mouse curser over the red exclamation point on others posts you will see it's to report a bad post. That is the only way I know what it meant and yes, it's been there for a while. :lol: :lol: You are just like me, Summer! LOL The bread that you did not have would not have hurt you since you hadn't had anything to eat all day. But, if you are like me you can not eat just one so to help discipline yourself you don't have any, right? :yes: :cb: :no: :dunno: I bet Jim is nervous about the upcoming colonoscopy. I would be. But, I am going to think positive thoughts that it will be ok especially since the previous tests showed good results. How is he doing losing his weight? I bet he is doing good since joining the Gym. It's good to be with others who are in the same boat. :yes: You sound so busy like me. Our back yard is almost done and it is raining here today so that is good to water all this sod in the back yard. We couldn't afford a irrigation system so mother nature is highly depended on. ;) The house is almost painted too. The painter was going to finish up today but it's raining so I guess it will be sometime next week.
Dana, I meant to tell you that I am so sorry about the fire the other night. Thank God you all were OK! I bet it scared you to death. It seems with these dry conditions that fires are breaking out a lot in our areas. A friend of mine at church was waken by her neighbor in the wee hours of the morning a few weekends ago with the discovery of a fire in their own back yard. It scared her to death too. But thankfully no one was hurt. Just what you needed on top of everything else, huh? NO, I am NOT looking forward to the summer mostly because it is Elena, Elena, Elena on the weekends! UGH You can't keep her filled (with food) or keep her entertained especially when she has a friend over. I plan to get her in as many activities as possible! LOL What's up with your dh? I hope he is OK.
Rosey, WAY TO GO on your curves and WW!!!!! You, Daphne, Summer are doing so good. I know you are excited about your trip to see your Mom. I am glad you are going to go.
Speaking of Daphne..... :mag: Where are you girlfriend???? Did that new computer swallow you up? LOL How much weight have you lost now?
Mr. Glen how is the weigh in today for you? I bet better. What's up in your neck of the woods? :?:
Kris, Exams are over.. You got a trip to get excited about now, huh? I forget when you are to leave.
:wave: :grouphug:

Well, I need to go now. I need to find a b-day present for my nephew. Talk to you all later and have a great day!

Donna

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. its sunny out today but still cold..have been having coffee :coffee: and working on those beaded amulet necklaces..im sure "rusty" on my techniques :lol: :?: :lol: spend more time picking apart than beading..but its been awhile yrs in fact since ive done this..my dh has gone with a friend to pick up his brand new 6 wheeler..its going to sit in the garage till hes healthy enuff to ride it to the cabin..and im sure he will be drooling on it too :lol: at first i was against this as his toys are so expensive but then he wants so badly to get to the cabin and a 6 wheeler with a winch on it compared to his old 4 wheeler..like a cadilac and an old beater.. after the awful yr hes had i rethought it over and he needed this as ego boost and also to eventually get him to his cabin easier and safer..so i gave in after a few hrs of his begging :lol: im so bad :lol: as long as i got my plane tickets in my hot little hand i was ok withit..im am so excited about my trip..im finally getting to go...well thats all the news here whats up with everyone else..will check in later (((((((hugs))))))) rosey:wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..it s raining buckets here today and has been all night.. the dh is snoring away :lol: but sometimes i like getting up early for coffee :coffee: and some alone time..was talking to my mom and she is so excited we are coming..shes got it all planned..fishing..casino(yay)the bluberry festival( ahuge craft fair in the park,over 300 booths) and a honey do list a mile long :lol: and her bd will be when we are there to she will be 82 and she can run circles around me :lol: the dh and his friend brought the new 6 wheeler home and the dh was drooling over it all day..its parked in the garage :lol:..his friend did all the work of loading and unloading and got to ride it..we have a dr appt this comming week so will see when the dh will get to ride his new toy..ill bet it will be awhile yet..but its his.. i think he needs a bib :lol: i saw this women at curves who had the cutest hairdo..i liked it so much that i asked who cut it.. well she does it herself sooooo when i got home i cut mine just like it..well maybe not exact..but boy is my hair short :lol: and you use this scrunch spray to make it stand up..anyways the dd liked it and so do I ..just scrunch and go :lol: now the dh wants me to have long flowing hair( :eek: i would look like a witch with all my gray )so what are you all up to today..will check in later to see ..((((((((hugs))))))))rosey:wave:

[lakelog]

Rosey any hairdo that can be done that quick is fine by me. Good luck if you go to bingo tonight. Have you been driving the 6 wheeler?? It's not just for guys you know. It's rained here a good bit the last day or so too. We had a rough storm during the night although I don't remember much of it. The boys are still sleeping in our room and haven't gotten over the fire the other day in their room. We have discussed changing rooms over the summer with them. We used to have that room anyway. It's on an end by itself.

Dh isn't any better. In fact he's worse. They have him on Bextra for inflammation and pain but it only takes the edge off for a while and then the pain gets worse than ever. He said from his neck all the way to his tail bone feels like it's on fire and last night his left leg was totally numb. They have so many blood tests running and we get results on them tuesday when he goes back. They are looking into different types of arthritis like RA and checking for heavy metals in his urine. His white blood cells were fine and that's a relief in itself being that it's a sign of more serious diseases.

I started the South Beach Diet late on friday and today is really my second day of phase 1. I hope I can make it for 14 days but in one day I lost 1/2 pound which is good considering I'm also having my monthly and it's heavy today. I've ordered the book for the diet but haven't gotten it yet but got lots of info from this site. I read in Diabetes Forecast magazine that my blood sugar drops most likely are due to my pancreas over working after eating sugars especially the sweet stuff. To correct that, you wean yourself from carbs like that for a while and the SBD is perfect to help me make that change.

Donna are the storms bad for you guys? I don't blame you for putting Elena in summer activities. That keeps them busy and keeps the brains working. I have committed to keeping my nephew one day a week to keep him from daycare. He's 11 and this would have been his last summer he can stay there. I hope I didn't make a mistake.

Summer of course Jim will be fine but it's the wait that's the worse isn't it. I can't wait to hear about your weigh-in. I know you will have one and that you're looking good from going to the gym. :cp: Are you watching the race? It just started and hopefully our guy will at least get a good finish.

Well I am suffering from cramps and I am going to take something and lay on the couch and watch the race a bit. I have to go out and drag the boys back in after I told them "YOU ARE NOT GOING OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO WET". Not sure what word they didn't hear. Most likely the "not" part.

[autiger]

hey guys... haven't caught up yet... I am here and alive. Just busyt...Will write more later

[dlzbth]

Don't faint! I am the first one to post this fine Monday morning. ;) :rofl: It was a rainy weekend and Elena was sick all weekend long with a fever and coughing. She was able to go to school this morning because her fever finally went down but she was still coughing some. This week is an important week with her cousin's birthday party tonight and PACT testing (standarized state test) this week too. I'm glad she is feeling better but I have said this before but she is sooo sweet when she is sick! :lol3: We had some storms alright this weekend but nothing damaging. At the grocery store of all places was a nice reasonably priced wicker 4 piece set that I have placed on our screened in porch. I am planning to move the table and chairs to the patio just have to find a umbrella now so we can still eat off of it. Would love to find a small bistro set with 4 chairs to put on the screened in porch to still eat outside there on. So far, the sun is shining and it looks like it is going to be a pretty day. :coffee:

Summer I can't wait to hear how much weight you have lost! Please post soon!

Mr. Ken, how was your weigh in this weekend? :goodscale

Rosey, Well, did you win more money to add to the trip to see your Mom pot? I am sorry but those 6 wheelers scare me. I hope that Steve will be careful when he drives it. :coffee: I am right with you with having coffee on your deck or in my case what used to be a deck is now my screened in porch. Enjoy your day with that new EASY to manage hair do! I could use that one myself!! ;)

Kris, You have got to be the busiest person I know! I hope you can update soon but understand that this is a busy time for you. Have a good day! :coffee: ;)

Dana, Great idea about switching rooms for the time being. How much damage was done? Have you gotten the smell out? I am still just so glad that no one was hurt. Your dh's back concerns me. I sure hope he will soon find relief and the answer to what is the problem.

Well, need to go and get some breakfast. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday and look forward to hearing from you. :wave: :wave: :wave:

[summer1]

Hello Everyone... Its been a busy weekend..We went to storage and got all the summer stuff out.. We put the new table on the patio and cleaned again.. No scrubbing..:lol:..We also got all the greenery away from the bedroom window.. Now I dont have to be afraid of snakes laying there.. I am really scared to death of snakes. I wish they would envent something to kill them all everywhere...It rained off and on over the weekend..I looks like rain today also..I am getting ready to go tanning..so I have to hurry.. I will let you all know if I lost anything after I go to the gym tonight.. I weigh-in there.
I think that the scales there are right..I am having a problem with breakfast choices.. Any ideas of help would be appreciated.. Thank-you ALL..

Donna.. I wonder why I dont have one on mine ( red exclam. point )..Thats so strange..I am glad to hear that Elena is better...Thats a good idea to have Elena in summer activites..then you will have some time for you and thats a real good thing..Right...Do some things for YOU...Donna..
It so hard on kids when they are sick and Mom's too..I bet your new wicker furniture is really nice..It sounds like you have a really nice porch where you can entertain or just set and relax and have coffee...Was it brown with tables and sofa and 2 chairs?? Giant grocery store had a set here and it was nice like that.. Giant is like Publics down south..Yes we are alike when it comes to bread and I really miss chips... :lol:..but I cant eat just a few..its the whole bag for me..so I know my weak points..It so very hard.. I was thinking to take 1 day a week and eat things I like..I am debating if that will hurt or help..Not sure if I will do it or not...I will let you and everyone know about my weigh in.. I am nervious..but I have to face the music..so we shall see..I need more recipes and I need some creative ways of fixing chicken..Any thoughts..Jim is a little nervious about the Colonoscpy..but I am confiedent that he is alright.. I dont blame him for being nervious..but I told him that he needs to keep the faith and please keep him in your prayers.
Thank-you for all your sweet concern..Hope that you found a present for your newphew.. Have a great day :wave:

Rosey....I bet your necklaces will be beautiful.. I wish I had your talent for doing all those crafty things.. Thats great that you could cut your hair yourself and make it look good..Way to go..What kind of hair stuff did you use to make it stand up??? I love the thoughts of scrunch and go go go..:lol:
Why do most men love long hair..I dont get it..:lol:..but I am sure you would never look like a witch...:lol:..I had longer hair for years but I feel as I got older it needed to be shorter and thats easier to take care of...
I am sure that your Dh is so happy with his new toy..I am like Dana will you take it for a spin??? Sounds like you are getting alot of rain too...I am so glad you can enjoy your deck when its not raining.. I hope that you can take some pictures sometime to let us all see how beautiful your deck and everything is... I hope to do that with our patio soon...with one of those disposable cameras.. I am gonna try a digital one...Your trip to see your Mom sounds like it will be alot of fun with all there is to do and the crafts shows and all.. I know that you and your Mom are looking forward to being together..Thats wonderful you are going..I hope that you won $$$$$$$ at Bingo last night...Have a great day :wave:

Dana... I am hoping I lost a few pounds.. My clothes feel looser so we shall see. Thank-you for the postitive thoughts and Sweet concern about Jims Colonoscopy..I agree its the wait that gets to ya..What do you think of the South Beach Diet???
What was your menu for the week?? I have done a sorta South Beach..I have done fruit Apples in the first phase..They say no but I did anyway.. Jim needed something to keep his sugar ok durring the day..so he eats 2 apples a day...I eat them too and a banana too.. I take a fluid pill and need to keep my potassium up..I know that they are fatting but what other source of potasisum is there to eat??? You can DO IT Dana.. I know that you can do anything you put your mind to do...Its hard the first 2 weeks and I didnt follow it to the letter..What part do you think is the hardest???
He watched the race and was disapointed that Jr didnt win and he does not like Jeff Gordon and niether do I..but theres always next week..
I hope that the children can get over the trama of the fire.. Thats so hard on them and its really scarey for all of you.. I am so sorry that you all had to go through that but relieved that you all are safe and unharmed..I am sure you will decide what rooms to change too soon..I am concerned about your DH.. I hope that the test results can give you all some answers to whats wrong..Sounds like pinched nerves with the burning feeling..I will keep him and all of you in my prayers.. I hope that your cramps are better...Those things are awful...Have a great day :wave:

Kris...Good to hear from you.. Hope you can post soon and let us all know how things are going for you ..Have a good day :wave:

Daphne..Where are you Sweetie??? I hope that you are better and just busy..
I miss you..Have a great day :wave:

Glen.. How are you doing.. How was the weigh-in??? Have a good day :wave:

I want to say THANK-YOU ALL..For your support and caring with all of our journey's through life and its ups and downs.. YOU ALL ARE THE BEST..MUCH :love: and MANY :grouphug:..{{{{{{{{{{{To You ALL.}}}}}}}}}}

[dlzbth]

Quickly, I just wanted to answer Summer's question about the red exclammation mark. It will not show up on your own posts but when I see your post it is there. I guess because you would NOT report your OWN post! LOL LOL LOL You would report a post if it is offensive. :grouphug: :love:

[lakelog]

Wanted to let you all know that my DH is in the hospital with heart pains. They are admitting him. The EKG was fine and they thought it was a disected aorta but that ct scan came back negative. When they give him Nitro, the pain goes away so they know it's something in his heart. He's on a nitro patch and they want to draw blood and check for enzymes every 3 to 4 hours tonight. I don't know when we will be home or what may happen. Keep us in your prayers.

[dlzbth]

{{{{Dana}}}} You are all in my prayers!

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone..dana you are in our prayers..post when you can and hugs for you and your family..Rosey

[akrosey49]

Hi every one.. its me again..i feel so badly for dana and her dh..that talking of dailey things seems so trivial :?: but here goes..i was at curves today.. and boy am i sore..everyone liked my hair..by the way i use aussie scrunch spray to make it stand up..i love the scrunch and go..summer for breakfast i usually have the lo carb yougart with 1/2 cuo of Kashi go lean crunch granola mixed in it(its a ceral that you can find in the health food dept)i also sometimes have a breakfast cookie..sometimes asmall bagel lofat crm cheese and abanana..once in awhile i make a vegie omelet..hope that helps..when im in ahurry i have akellogs ceral bar but they are really little :?: hope jims tests go well and you will show a loss..my dd was weighed and measured after 1 month at curves she lost 9# and the equivalent od 27 sticks of butter(body fat in inches) i was so proud of her..so im hoping for good results too..i was alooser at bingo but had fun..donna sorry elana was sick and better now i hope..no i have not ridden on the 6 wheeler..i would have a heck of a time even getting on it.. and couldnt reach the handle bars or the pedals on something that big :lol: it would be a sight to see tho..the necklaces are 1 done one to go..i picked a hard pattern and im relearning each step..but fun..mr ken did you loose?? hope so..kris whens your trip busy lady..daphnee where are you?? hope you are ok..dana again we are there with you in spirit and iv got your hand..hang on tight((((((hugs))))))rosey :wave:

[summer1]

Hello All..
I am so sorry to hear that Dana's hubby is in the hospital...
I will send out the :angel: to keep watch and keep him in my prayers...
Dana.. I have your hand Sweetie.. I know its scarey... We all have been there..All I can do is tell you to keep the faith and he is in the best place he can be for help.. Its times like these I wish I lived close to you so I could be there to hold your hand in person..and help in what ever way I could..
God Bless you ALL and I know We ALL are Here For You..
Much :love: Sweetie.. and many :grouphug: :grouphug:

Well I just wanted you all to know that I weighed and it said I weighed 66 pounds.. Can you believe that I lost a whole person in 3 weeks.. WOW.. thats really something.. Really the scales were broke.. Now I can take that as a good omen or a bad one.. I choose to believe that its a good sign..but then when I came home I weighed on our scales and it said I lost 12 pounds..
If thats true its great..I am so happy..No matter how much really..Its better than a gain.. Right...

Rosey..Yes its so sad about Dana's hubby..I feel for her..Bless her heart..
We all will have to pray hard for him and her and the family...It seems its been one thing after another for her lately.. I sure know how that feels..
I think we ALL do..Like they say when it rains it pours..Unfortunately..
Thank-you for the choices for Breakfast.. I will try them..
Can you please tell me what is a Breakfast Cookie???
I appreciate it...I bet your hair looks so cute.. and I will get some of that stuff from Aussie...Can you take a picture of you..so we can see???
Your dd is doing so good..Way to go for her on the 9 pound loss and the inches.. I am sure you will do great also...You are working so hard and I am so proud of you Rosey...Its hard work.. I know that I am really tired tonight..
I lost a whole week and it was hard to keep up with the class again.. but I know this time at the end of the week I will be keeping up......I truely missed it.. Alot of the ladys wanted to know where I was..That was so nice of them to ask. They are so nice there.. I understand about you cant ride the 6 wheeler.. I didnt think about how big it is.. Sorry..:lol:..
I am sure your necklaces will be really pretty...
Have a good evening :wave:

Donna.. I didnt forget you.. Thanks for the update on the Red Exclam...
I didnt give that a thought..:lol:..but thats right..:lol:
Hope that you are having a good evening..:wave:

[lakelog]

Summer congrats on that loss! Super and I knew you had one! It will show at the gym too.

I have to get my kids up for school in a minute but lastnight Dh was put in a room on the 2nd floor in the telemetry (sp) room. They put a heart monitor on him and it monitors his heart movement at the nurses station no matter what he's doing. They were going to draw lipids at midnight lastnight. i came home at 10 cause the nurses said he would be fine alone and he did too. The nitro had given him a migraine and after 2 doses of tylenol and something in a shot, he still had it and it was making him vomit a little. Yesterday when I went back a new Dr. came in to talk to him and when he pressed around his heart he noticed that caused the pain. He said he couldn't push on your heart and make it hurt so it made it even more evident that it wasn't his heart exactly but muscle or tissue around it. They said they wanted to monitor his heart all night to be 100%. We were waiting on his lead test result when I left lastnight. He has muscular and skeletal something or the other which was a sign that maybe he actually had the lead in his body at such a high rate that it was eating into his muscle and bones. It's treatable with meds. if that's what it is. If it goes undetected, it can kill you. So I hope when I get down there in a bit that they know more. Well thanks for you prayers guys and I will post more when I know it.

[hefty1]

:wave: the :cb:'s found me. i gained 6 this week. i think it was all fluid. i have high bp and on new meds so they have caused the gain. or it was pms :lol:
summer: wtg
dana: i hope hubby is better soon
the :cb:'s are going on a search for all the awol people
:) glen

[summer1]

Hello All..
I just stopped in to see any news on Dana's hubby..

Dana...I am keeping good thoughts and prayers for your hubby..I hope they find out soon what it is for sure. I have your hand Sweetie..:grouphug:
Hang in there..I know you feel..Much :love: to you Sweetie..
:angel: is watching out for him..God Bless... :grouphug: :grouphug:

I will post more later...Got to run...Everyone..Have a great day....

Glen.. Glad the guys found you....Sorry for the gain...Meds can do that and so can PMS..:lol:...Good one..:rofl:..You will lose it... We all have been there.. :wave:

[dlzbth]

Glen, sorry for the gain but like you said it's probably due to the medicine. You will get that off and be glad it ISN'T PMS! :lol: :rofl: :lol3:

Daphne, I am VERY concerned... WHERE ARE YOU?????

Dana, I am still praying for your hubby. I am hoping that you will get to the bottom of things soon and praises to God for catching this early. :love: :grouphug: :)

I meant to also say :bravo: :bravo: :encore: :encore: On your loss, Summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am willing to bet you have lost more than that because you are building up those muscles! :strong: I am so proud of you!!! ;) :D :balloons:

:wave: to the rest and have a good Tuesday.

[dabrat]

OK OI am here. Jason has been giving me hell for being on the computer. I think he is thinking I have a cyber lover. Yea I am so hot! 235 pounds of fat is so desireable! He is gone for a few days so i can post again. I am taking the geteric Claratin for my allergies. I started yesterday an I will see if that helps me now.
Rosey I want to see a pic of hubby in his 6 wheeler. I think it is sweet that he is so excited over it! How did Curves go? Sorry that you lost in Bingo. Is there any snow left now?
I can't scroll back and see what was posted! Now I am irritated. I talked to Dana on the other site already but hope all is well sweetie.
Summer I hope you get a nice tan this year! Tan a few times for me!
Donna I had to laugh at the Elena comment. I think her and Robert would make great buddies! I can just see what they would try and pull off!
I am having a garage sale this Friday and Saturday. I hope to make some money at it. I have stuff cheap so it should sale if anyone needs it is the other thing!:lol:
I have been having fun planting stuff in containers this week. I now have 5 tomato plants, 2 rose bushes, a sweet orange pepper plant, 8 strawberry pots, and a few odd and end flower things. I want to get some Helitrope. Oh my gosh it is so fragrant. It smells like vanilla! A small plant was $2.69 so I passed on ot today. I am going to look at other places and see if they have it cheaper. I love vanilla it is my favorite smell!
OK I have to go mark more garage sale stuff.
XOXOXOXOXO Daphne

[lakelog]

DH did come home today and we dont' know much more than we did. They are ruling his chest pains as a tear or inflammation in his tissue around the heart. The rest they said is musculo-skeletal related. Sent him home with orders of drinking more water to keep his skeletal system more hydrated and advil for any pain. He's feeling much better and needs some rest. His lead and metal levels in his urine was 8 and in the blood was a 6 and anything under 50 isn't any concern. I sure don't want to see the bill after having 3 EKG's and that CT scan not to mention all the time in the ER. I think it was nearly 12 hours. Hope everyone is trollying along this evening. I'm watching Idol right now and preparing kids for bed. Been a long 2 days here that's for sure.

[dabrat]

Dana do I say wooohooo or dangit? I am not sure how to take that news?:shrug: I am glad at least the he is home with you now. Take care dear friend,
daphne

[summer1]

Hello All.... I am really tired.. I am doing a few things around here and waiting for my hair to dry...Dont want to use the hair dryer cause it will wake up hubby..
I wanted to see if there was any news about Dana's hubby..
I did the class tonight.. Wow am I soar..:lol:..Its a little more than I bargined for but I did it and I know that when I lose more it will get easier.. I am doing it at my own pace and I am sweating.. The instructor said that when you sweat you have done a good job..Somethings I can keep up with the class and others I cannot..Its just Tuesdays and Fridays.....So we shall see..
I am tried tonight..Its been a long day...
Tomorrow I got an appointment with the Dr to see whats wrong with hubby's ear.. Its been bleeding off and on..It was bleeding last night..It finally stops so I dont know...I think he makes it bleed with q-tips..
I tell him NOT to do that and he does not listen..so I want to find out what it is..I will get on the Dr. scales and see if mine are right.. I sure hope so..if not I will come home and shoot mine..:rofl:

Dana..I am so glad to hear that your hubby is home...but I dont understand why they sent him home without some sort of idea what to do about the possible tear in tissue near his heart. That sounds really serious to me..
I am so glad that he didnt have lead poisining..
I know that its been a rough 2 days on both of you...Please get some rest and I hope he is 100% real soon...I know its a big relief when he came home.. I have you ALL in my prayers..:angel:
Take Care Sweetie and Hang in there :grouphug:
Thank-you about the weight loss..I hope my scales are right...
Much :love: :wave:

Daphne..So good to hear from you..We have missed you...
Sounds like you have been enjoying planting flowers and veggies and all.. I bet your garden is beautiful and all those smells...Thats wonderful...
I hope that your yard sale is a big success...
I am sure you will sell alot with good prices.. Yes I am trying to get a base tan before the pool opens this year..I over did it a little so my back is a little red..so I am taking tomorrow off..I am sure it will be fine..I have not did that in years.. Burn a little I mean...:lol:
Men can be something else with thier little jelious fits....Tell him we miss hearing from you and want to know that you are alright..which is true..
I hope that the medicine makes you feel better..Allergies can be worse than a cold..Have fun with your yard sale..Make big $$$$$$$$
Much :love: to you too :wave:

Donna... Thank-you... I am trying...and its been so hard at times..then I think about you making goal and everyone else in here trying each and everyday..so that gives me the incentive to keep going and trying to do it..
I really want to do it this time and I am taking working on 1 day at a time..
So A Big :bravo: to you and Everyone else in here for doing it each and everyday..:cp: :cp: Much :love: :wave:

Rosey..Hope that everything is going good with you today and that you are not real soar again..You have done so good witrh exercise and your diet..
I am so proud of you....Its me thats real soar tonight..I have taken some Ibprofin 800 mg.. and that helps...This old gal is really out of shape in everyway..:lol: Its called "A Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" thats me :rofl:
I hope that you will take a picture so we can see your hair.. I bet it looks really good..Thank-you again for the breakfast ideas.. I am getting the Kashi granola and yougart tomorrow at the store..
Much :love: :wave:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. sorry i didnot post till now..its been a long day..dana am so glad your dh is home but hope the tests give you some answers..summer.. yup im sore and to top it off i caught my toe on the edge of a rug and went down like ton of bricks..i couldnt get up by myself so the dh had to help and now we are both sore..im fine but feel so stupid when i do things like that and hope the dh didnt strain anything..idid most of the work but he had to help..with my left leg partially paralized i have a hard time getting up on my own :?:..wtg on keeping up with the exercise..i hate going but after iv done it i feel great..like i have accomlished a small miracle :lol: donna ill bet your house looks nice with the new paint etc..im itching to get at our yard and deck but i still have some snow..i noticed today tho that the trees are starting to get green and i saw robins in the yard..so what do you have planned for elana for the summer..does she go to a camp or summer school??we plan to have our grandkids for a week or 2 when school gets out and am all ready thinking of fun things for them to do..daphnee am so glad to here from you hope your allergies get better..men can be such poops :lol: sorrry mr ken not you :lol: hope you get your meds straightned out..i know you will loose..just hang in there..kris is school over for you?? and did you get the grades you worked so hard for??well its late and my body feels like i was beat with an ugly stick :lol: we are leaving for anch tomorrow for the dh 6 week check up..will post when we get home ((((((((hugs)))))))) for all ..stay healthy everyone..watch those rugs they can be mean :lol: ..rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

Dana, so glad dh is home! How did he rest last night? Does the advil help him with the pain? It concerns me that they just sent him home without knowing exactly the results but I can understand when beds maybe be limited. Don't be concerned about the bills. First and most important is getting him fixed back up. What's with us and our dh's on this thread?? LOL :shrug: I think Kris is the only one who's dh has not had something drastic wrong with him and for that I guess youth is a plus for him! :lol: I am going to write more later. I wanted to drop Dana a special post. I am on my way to see the doctor about my arm. (follow-up)
I'll :write: later!
Donna

[autiger]

Just wanetd to check in. I am leaving for Indiana in just a minute. Hope all is well. Miss you guys. Will write more later.

Love,
Kris

[dlzbth]

Have a good trip to Indiana, Kris! :wave: :wave:

Summer, sorry about Jim and his obsession with digging with Q-tips. :dizzy: Please let us know how it goes and I hope it's just him over-doing it with the cotton swab. WTG on the exercise!!!! :strong: :workout: :workout: :encore: :encore: You sure are putting me to shame here. I still have not started back with any kind of exercise and it's no ones fault but my own. Please don't be so proud of me because I am not proud of myself lately. I am slowly gaining and it has only made me :( so maybe I'll get it off again soon.

Daphne, your flowers sound wonderful and my favorite scent is vanilla too! I tried my hand on orchids for a while but I do not have the orchid touch for them to flower again! LOL You gave me an idea to get my container plants started up because we are moving into some hot temps already and I think the cold spell is over. :lol: Why on earth would Jason think you had a cyber lover?? LOL I guess you could take it as a compliment! An annoying compliment that is! :rofl: :stars: :dunno:

Rosey, I am glad you are OK! Bless your heart, that must of been scary when you fell like that. I'm glad Steve was there to help you up. Not sure what we will do for Elena during the Summer. There is a workshop with the children's little theater that we are looking into and also on Tuesdays is the same program at our church called "terrific tuesdays" when they have an adventure every Tuesday afternoon for at least a month. Also would like for her to take swimming lessons because once that pool is finished (which they started digging it yesterday) I would feel better that she was better with swimming for mainly safety knowledge.

It's such a beautiful day here today. The wind is gusting a little but not as cold as it has been and they are saying it's going to be summer time temps by the end of the week.

My arm is still healing and the doctor is going to give my healing another month before sending me to Physical therapy. He said it takes a while for it to heal. He said that I am right on plan but that it takes a while. I told him that this has turned out more than I thought it would be. He ensured me that it is going the way it should be. LOL Oh well!! Patience is not a good trait for me. LOL

Jim is taking us out to eat tonight then we will pick out some solar lights for the back yard at Lowes. I wish you all could see how pretty our back yard looks. The front looks good too. :) ;)

Well, going to end for now. Talk to you soon :coffee2: :bubbles:

[summer1]

Hello All... I cant believe it so late.. I am tired...Time flies anymore..by the time we get home from the gym and have some dinner and a shower its after 9:00..then I try to finish up some things..then come in here and look at emails too...the time goes by so fast.. I am pooped..That week off hurt me..Its hard to get back in the swing of the classes but I am trying..
My Dr was so pleased at our progress...Jim didnt have anything serious with his ear.. They flushed it out and gave him a RX for ear drops that has an antibotic and makes his ear feel better..so I was happy nothing was serious..
He got a lecture on NO Q-Tips...:lol:..so hopefully he will not use them anymore..

{{{{{{Rosey}}}}}}....I am sure glad that you are alright..
You Poor Sweetie... I know that is so hard on you when something like that happens..Its scarey too...:grouphug:..Please feel better real soon..
I hope that the Dr. gives Steve a good report..I am sure he will..
I know what you mean about after you exercise you feel better..I am really tired tonight but feel good if that makes any sense..I am so proud of you Rosey.. You have been doing great.. I know that you were so worried at first but you have come so far..Way To Go Girlfriend :cp:...I hope that you get to do something for you on your trip to Anchorage. I think theres a Walmart there..right..:lol:...I am sure your Grandchildren cant wait to come to your house after school is out..You make things alot of fun for them..That is something they will take with them forever as they grow up....I hope that you can let us see your deck and yard one day.. I am sure its beautiful...
Have a great Thursday :wave:

Kris..Have a wonderful and safe trip..
Please let us know all about it when you return...:wave:

Donna..Jim is fine..Thank-goodness.. I hope that the Dr made him understand about No Q-Tips.. Men are something else... :lol:
Thanks for all the support on my weight loss journey..No I am not putting you to shame.. You just had surgery and alot going on in your life..
Its natural to put some back on....I know that you will get it together when you feel you can.. You did it before and you will again.. Yes you do inspire me and everyone else in here..Because its hard to lose weight and exercise..but all of our YaYaYa Girlfriends plus our Mr Ken..is trying and that says alot.. We all have our "Ups and Downs" with things that happen in our lives beyond our controll..but we go on and keep trying.. and I am proud to say You and Everyone else in here keeps me going..
I am sure that the Dr is right about how long it takes for your arm to heal..and I am so glad that everything is healing good and on track...but I know that you want it to be sooner and I dont blame you... I know what you mean about having patients..I am that way too..but dont worry it will be 100% before you know it...Hang-in there Sweetie....
It will get better everyday..
Please take some pictures of your house and yard.. I bet its beautiful...
I would love to see..Those Solar lights are so nice...Again. Pictures Please..
I am sure that Elena will love to take swimming lessons and thats a very good thing to do with the pool so close.. Peace of mind is everything.
Sounds like she will be having a great time this summer..She has been so good with school work and grades and all..I am so happy for her...I am sure she is proud of herself too...
How is your Dad's Birthday Party coming???? Its alot of work to do a BD party..or any party for that matter.. I know how busy you have been..with his house and yours and party plans..
Have a great Thursday :wave:

Dana.. I hope that your hubby is feeling better..I am sure that you have been very busy... Please let us know how things are when you can..
I hope that you can get some rest real soon....I know you must be mentally exausted from all that has happened in such a short period of time..
Hang in there Sweetie...
Have a great Thursday :grouphug:..:love:.. :wave:

Daphne.. I am sure you are getting ready for your yard sale this weekend..
I hope that you will have nice weather for it....
How is your new allergy meds working?? I hope that you are feeling better..
Hope you make lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Have a great Thursday :wave:

Mr Ken....What have you been doing????? How is your weather???
The guys are getting ready..:cb: :cb: :cb:
Have a great Thursday :wave:

[dlzbth]

summer, so glad all is well with hubby's ear!! :encore: :encore: :cp: :cp:

Maybe NOW he will listen??!!?!?!?! LOL :dunno:

[dlzbth]

Where IS everyone!?!?!?! :?: :dunno: :?: :dunno: :mag: :mag: :cb: :cb:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. we're back :lol: it was good trip but we are both tired..we didnt go to wallmart last nite cuz the grandkids begged us to stay with them so how could i refuse..so we sat around telling stories etc..today we were up early to see the dr..dh is doing well..he can now do whatever doesnt hurt when he does it if that makes any sence :lol: meaning to try things slowly and if it hurts stop and try again in afew weeks..so onward we go..his next aptment is in august..after that we went to wall mart..i got that new video Calender Girls..and house hold things like laundry soap etc..then we headed home and it was so hot we turned on the air conditioning..70* is hot to us :lol: anyways will address you all when ive had a nap..just wanted to let you know we were home..(((((((hugs))))))) rosey :wave:

[dlzbth]

Glad you are home and all went well! :encore: :cheers: :cp:

[dlzbth]

Daphne?! :mag: Dana?! :mag: Summera?! :mag: Rosey?! :mag: Kris?! :mag: Glen?! :mag:

On my way to a graduation luncheon for a friend of mine who's one and only child has graduated from College today. I will check in later and I BETTER find some recent posts (other than my own) :drill: :lol: :) ;)

[summer1]

Hello All...Here I am Donna....
Sorry I wasnt here yesterday...I was so tired and after class we had to go pick up a DJ case we ordered awhile back...Long story but we finally got the the right one..I hope its the right one....Jim was to tired and it was to late to look at it last night.. We got out of the gym after 7:30 then we went to pick-up that case and by the time we had something to eat and showers we were both beat and went to bed..I wish the water classes were earlier but thats life and with hubbys new posistion at work he usually gets home around 5:00..so going to the 6:30 class and he works out while I am doing the class works out for us..
Today and on Tuesday.I go alone and do a 4:30 low impact class..
He comes after he gets off work..but i come home when I get done and he comes home when he is done.. I am so proud of him..
This past Tuesday..it was hard and the class whipped my butt..prob will again today..but eventually I will be ok..This is the hardest part but it will pay off later...
Monday is his colonoscopy..He is not looking forward to that..but I told him its good to know that since the surgery a year ago everything is alright..


Rosey..Glad your home and hubby got a good report.. Its a long process for our bodies to heal....I know for men its hard for them to be patient..Its that macho thing but I am sure he will be doing everything he wants to do by August...or beore...
I am sure the Grandkids were so happy to see you as always...Glad you did make to Walmart..I want to see that movie also.. I saw previews on TV.. I think its coming to our cable channel real soon..HBO or Stars..not sure but I think I saw it was coming soon.. I bet its really good...I love those kinds of movies.. I loved Ya Ya Sisterhood..and Fried Green Tomatoes
Yes we have had a little hot spell here..We had our car air on too...
Today is beautiful here sunny and warm..The weather man said possible showers over the weekend..Hope that you got some rest and glad you are back home...Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Donna....Here I am reporting in as requested :drill:..:lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoyed your luncheon with your friend..
Congratulations on her daughter's graduating..Thats wonderful..
I am trying to get things done to go to class..Its seems like thats all I do lately..I cant wait for the pool to open.. I will be there as much as I can..
Its harder now to post everyday because of being on the go to the gym so much..but I promise to try do better...Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Dana.. I hope that hubby is better..and things are good with you
Please let us know when you can..
I miss you...Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Daphne..Please let us know how your yard sales goes..
I miss you Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Kris..I am sure you are in Indiana by now enjoying your trip..
Have fun.. :love: :wave:

Mr Ken... Where are you?????????? The guys are :cb: :cb:

[akrosey49]

Hi everyone.. here i am donna..so sry you were all by your lonesome..i was playing catch up with sleep and housework..am feeling better today and its beautiful out..those programs for elana sound like such fun.. wish we had stuff like that when we were kids.. you are such a great parent to plan all the fun for her..summer.. way to go for both you and jim.. i know how hard it is to exercise when you never done it before..everything hurts..but the impt thing is we are doing it..yayyyy for us girlfirend :lol: :strong: :cp: :encore: :lol: ..im told it will get easier..hope jims test goes well..dana..hows the hubby?? any answers yet??am so glad you and your family are ok after that fire.. are the kids still spooked..it surely understandable that they would be bothered by it..so what are you doing for dana?? take care of you too..kris have fun on your trip..daphnee did you make out well on your garage sale.. they are alot of work..mr ken.. whats up in your world?? will check in later am still working on the last necklace and want to get it finished today..have agreat day everyone ((((((hugs))))))rosey:wave:

[hefty1]

tgif the :cb: found me it's getting warmer here. glad to hear everyone is ok.
good luck jim at the dr, on monday.
:) glen