Your Bologna Jig Is Up!

dutchgirl · 11-08-2009, 02:01 AM

Just a quick hi, the BF is here for the weekend

scale is crawling down. Well,at least it is going in the right direction, even if it is veeeeery slowly.
Gary, the tooth was no big deal in the first place, just a chip that came off and the filling needed replacing. Your sister remains in my prayers.
Everybody, have a great day!

bobblefrog · 11-08-2009, 02:30 PM

Morning Team!

My modem went out Friday morning so my sweetie and I are splurging this morning at Starbucks so I can get online (Qwest is our DSL provider, and bless their toes they now offer free wifi access at Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and McDonalds). I was good and stuck to the low-fat turkey hi-grain english muffin sandwich...but I did go for a latte and half a coffee cake. YUM! I still haven't dared to get on the scale. And I'm not sticking to my plan - I tend to unravel when it gets stressful. And baby and I do like our wine. Sigh. But I am at least back on the wagon in terms of "knowing" I have to do this. And I'm not pretending I don't need to be working on it. Step One, eh? Taking responsibility...

EZ - I am so very sorry to hear about your sister - I haven't had a chance to read backwards too far ont he thread, but I know how scary cancer is and you and she are in my thoughts and I'll be rooting for her and your family over here in Denver.

BRAT - Hey girl! As usual you sound like you keep your cup filled to the brim. How do you manage it????? So you are hoping for a house guest?

DUTCH - How's the tooth going? Fully recovered?

MRSAUGIE - HOW ARE YOU???!!!!!

blondebritbrat17 · 11-08-2009, 03:20 PM

Good afternoon TEAM! Hubby and I got up and went to church today for the first time in a long time now that hubby is no longer working weekends for now. When we got there it turned out to be a lesson about marriage and sticking it out despite hardships like money issues, etc and to not go running to divorce court at the slightest bump in the road. I didn't know it but it kind of was something I needed to hear since we've had more stress on us lately due to finances the economy etc and medical bills that are still coming in and have been frustrated not at each other but just at the situation and trying hard to work together. Anyways, Hubby and I just got back from a lovely lunch at our local italian restaurant. We really shouldn't have gone but we do need a break and some enjoyment and just get out of the house. We had some Yummy calamari and yummy chicken alfreo fettuicine.. I was good and only ate not even half of my entree and it will be dinner later on today. If it doesn't rain we will probably take the dogs for a walk later today. We got a new kind of leash for the big pup and it is a leash that is a "gentle leader" (that's what the paperwork calls it lol) and it goes on his face and muzzle but isn't one of those choke collars or leashes and it is for training purposes. Hubby tried it last night on him for the first time and needless to say by the end of 15 minutes he still wasn't happy but had stopped fighting so much and was yielding somewhat to commands. At first he sort of looked like a bucking baby bronco at the rodeo lol. So we'll see it's just going to take some time I guess. The rain clouds are back today but no rain yet so far tomorrow is when we have the real chance for rain to start again boo. I've been really enjoying the sunshine this past week. Hopefully the rain won't stick around like what it did for most of the month of October.

Bobble-I manage it one day at a time now haha.. And no we are not hoping for a house guest just yet. Maybe in about a year or two. Just had a bit of a scare since I've been a bit sick and feeling pretty yucky for close to a month now due to birth control changes and going off other medications that I am no longer taking which is a very good thing but I just had not realized how my body had gotten so used to them is all. Anyhoo, Really glad you are back! :-D

Dutch-enjoy the boyfriend's visit!

EZMONEY · 11-08-2009, 05:57 PM

Hey DUTCH glad the tooth issue was easy! Have a good time with BF...not too good...there is work to be done here....wink

BOBBLEFROG we are so happy to have you back! That goodness for the Starbuck benefits! Angie is teaching a yoga class tonight at the studio in town and teaches at our church every week now on Thursdays. My sister will have her 2nd chemo treatment tomorrow for breast cancer...she had a double mastectomy a few weeks back.

BRAT to be honest I don't even remember her stage now...there was so much confusion. She will have her 2nd chemo treatment tomorrow and the doctors want to start the radiation real soon instead of waiting. She had cancer in 6 lymph nods I believe. So glad you made it to church and the topic seemed to fit your situation. I think you would like our new vicar, he is in his early 30's, married with a wife that has a nose stud and tattoos and his arms are covered with tats too! He is very cool...Angie and I go to his Sunday school class instead of Pastor's...we can see him anytime...vicar is just for one year...wink

MINDY ~ MRSAUGIE ~ IRIS ~ JEN ~ SUPER J ~ EVERYONE!...HELLO!

mtiger · 11-08-2009, 06:41 PM

I am here. I am just struggling through some very personal issues right now. It has hit me like a ton of bricks and I don't how to handle things. I can't really speak of it at this time and don't know when I will be ready. I need all the thoughts and prayers I can get.

EZMONEY · 11-08-2009, 06:55 PM

I am so sorry to hear that MINDY...my prayers and hugs always!

blondebritbrat17 · 11-08-2009, 10:17 PM

HUGS MINDY!!

EZMONEY-I'm not sure whether to believe you or not.. LOL in regards to your vicar. 6 lymph nodes don't sound so bad but what do I know... My mom had 14 positive for cancer when she was diagnosed which is a very high amount that much I do know :-D.

EZMONEY · 11-09-2009, 12:08 AM

BRAT EVERYTHING I said about my Vicar is true! My sister had only 9 lymph nods evidently...from what we have learned that is unusual...6 had cancer. Cancer is unpredictable as we both know!

G' Nite...

dutchgirl · 11-09-2009, 02:02 AM

Mindy,

and prayers, girl!

dutchgirl · 11-09-2009, 05:15 PM

bump

EZMONEY · 11-09-2009, 05:34 PM

HI TEAM ~

185.6 this morning...inching down I hope. Did pretty well yesterday on the eating...beer was in semi-control...

Short day got 4 miles in this morning with the mutts...happy campers.

Thanks for the bump DUTCH.. Boyfriend still hanging around for free food?

BRAT...I forgot to mention we have one of those gentle leashes for one of my goldens...she loves to pull...it really helps her but she hates it! She will wipe her face in the grass or when we go to Starbucks, we sit outside in low chairs...she puts her head into my lap and manages to get it off...we don't know how...but it's funny. We have a choke collar too...we usually take the gentle leash off when we are not walking her and put the choke on while we visit or have our coffee.

MINDY I hope things are better.

IRIS...everything ok? You are home right? I received a real nice letter from the university today on the BTE thing.

I hope everyone is doing ok as they make this journey through life....be good to yourselves!

blondebritbrat17 · 11-09-2009, 07:15 PM

EZMONEY-Yes the pup has only been on the gentle leader leash twice and his behavior is much improved. He even sat multiple times for me at my command while at the vet even with dogs and new people walking in and out the whole time we were waiting. I guess he just needed a reminder of who is boss. I didn't even have him on the gentle leader muzzle leash this time either at the vet today. I was so happy.

MINDY-Still thinking about you!

Today wasn't the best day. I had to give some unpleasant news to a co-worker and there may or may not be drama coming which I feel badly about but going into someone else's email to me is unacceptable and then talking about it behind the person's back is just downright unprofessional. The co-worker was quite upset when I told her that her email had been read by others. I've held my tongue on a lot of things and just gone along with a lot of things in order to keep the peace and not be on the chopping block myself either and hoped for the best in certain situations but this was just way over the line. So I'm a bit stressed today to say the least. I went into Walgreens after leaving the dog at the vet overnight for surgery and I need some face sunscreen and I was also going to get a hershey chocolate bar since I'm so stressed but I left without getting anything which I'm proud of me for. The chocolate bar is not going to make things go away or make me feel better for more than 5 minutes tops. Anyways have a good night.

mtiger · 11-09-2009, 07:16 PM

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I sure need them. This is going to be a long, bumpy road. I sure need someone stronger than me at the wheel.

Hey, the trauma diet works pretty good though. 5 pounds in about 5 days. Not the best way to go about it though.

EZMONEY · 11-09-2009, 07:37 PM

MINDY we are here to help you "drive" for a bit if needed. We are praying for you here as we said if you want more prayers just go on over to Faith Based and you will find us under Prayer Warriors and Christian Encouragers.

Speaking of which I posted the link to a video of our new community center in Christian Encouragers if anyone here is interested.

BRAT That is just not right! You did the right thing...sorry for the stress it has put on you...hugs and prayers.

blondebritbrat17 · 11-09-2009, 09:29 PM

EZMONEY- Thanks I know I did the right thing today but I'm still stressed since unfortunately it seems people still have consequences like perhaps being treated differently by others after they step forward and do the right thing which is the not so popular thing. I'm just worried that it's going to affect some of my relationships with other co workers that I'm friendly with at least and do work with quite a bit and that I'm going to deal with hostility. Not to mention the pup is going to cost us a good $700 dollars tomorrow and that's not even including vaccines and follow up visits on the procedures he's having done tomorrow. Then on top of that my husband came home and let me know that his employer let someone else go today and that he had no work available to him today. Anyways, I went and checked out your video and your church looks very nice! That prayer thread sure looks nice and encouraging too. I'm going to go back and read over it more carefully now. I'm also considering maybe trying to find some daily motivational reading to do to just remind me on how I want to go through my life on a daily basis. Another co worker of mine apparently sits in her car every morning before going inside the building and reads the bible or religious books etc to start her day on the right foot. I think that is a fab idea and right now I think I could really use some prayer myself... So thank you so much for posting that link and I will be going over there now as well to that area of 3FC. :-)