300+ And Getting Fit after 40 #192
 

Morning chickies!

Today is the first day of the term, and it's always hard to go back. BUT, I am going to go exercise for 1/2 in a few minutes. I'm trying out a new routine to get more exercise in. I have all my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays this term... so, we'll see how this goes.

Happy (?) Monday!

heh. Terri and I closed the old thread and opened a new one at the same time!!! if you look at the old thread, you'll see 2 STOP messages!! I deleted one of the new threads -- didn't want to confuse us all!! :)

Good morning everyone, How goes it this Monday morning?

TEE HEE, Heather and Terri were going to make sure we had a fresh start this morning, and we thank them too. ;)

I think I am doing well with whatever my diet is???? I am trying anyway. If I can keep my calories down, then I am a happy camper. I am shooting for 1400 to 1600 right now. My Drs suggestion. I must tell you that it is a fact that the older you get the harder it is to lose the weight. I am living proof. Lets not even talk about saggy thighs and butt. Wowser.! Do they have a crying smilie on here. LOL!

Hope you are all having a wonderful start to the week.

You know what? I think I am losing my ability to spell too. :p Maybe it is something in the water! More than likely old age! Phooey. Ta for now, Ruth

Morning folks,

Great minds were thinking alike this morning! :D

Back to work for a full week in what feels like forever. Probably only two weeks but it feels like a long time.

I feel like I have a small sinus infection lurking around as I could hardly drag myself out of bed this morning and my head feels full.

BarbG - Love the new pic on your avatar. As far as a new ticker, there is the ticker factory.com that you can use or 3FC has their own tickers in the same "User CP" area where you can edit your signature. Either way creates the code and you copy the code over to the area in the "edit signature" box.

Angela - I've been trying to talk to my mom about moving back closer to at least one of her kids so we could help her. But she's currently living close to a lot of her brothers and sisters and is getting time with them that she didn't get to have before. That social time is so important for them. Holy cow, 90,000 words!

Val - Love the Hershey name. Sounds like a great horse; hope he works out for Shelby.

BarbPA - :lol: Nope, I wasn't exactly sitting in the room watching the game. I could hear it though and did check the score when I walked through periodically. Does it count if I know the QB's name is McNabb? :lol:

Carol - Great job on the exercise minutes! What a great incentive you have for avoiding the winter blah's.

Sue - You betcha, we'll cheer you on and definitely need you cheering us on too!

Heather - :woohoo: for exercising! :yikes: 5000 minutes!

Ruth - Sorry for forgetting you as you are on the new thread and I was looking back at the old thread! Its good to hear that you're getting your focus back.

I better get this posted and busy. :wave: to all for now!

Terri -- I'm back to work too, and it's hard to come back!

As for the 5000 minute exercise goal, I KNOW everyone else here would LOVE to assist us in meeting this goal. Right? Of course you do!

Please help us out! If you exercise at all, please log your exercise in the exercise thread! We need everyone's help to reach our goal!! You don't need to sign up or promise anything (though many of us do set goals...)

Good Morning Ladies!
 

OP yesterday and today I got up, had a healthy bowl of oatmeal and did 20 minutes again on my Infernal Machine (elliptical). :carrot: I'm quite happy with myself. :smug: I was driving to work today and thought, "Gosh I feel good! Why did I ever stop my morning work-outs!" We'll see if I can keep it up. Getting up early enough is SO hard for me! If my hubby keeps getting up early with me it will really help. Bless his heart - if I were the one going to work at noon, I think I'd leave him alone and sleep in! :o

I have my meals planned for the day, so plan on being OP. I guess going into debt for DS braces has been a good thing. We had to plan dinners two weeks in advance so we could grocery shop on a budget!

Tomorrow night I have a dinner to attend at the Marine Corps League. My group is getting an award from the Marine Corps for our contribution to Toys for Tots. (Is there a proud smiley on here?) :) Since I don't know what dinner will be there I am working very hard to stay under my target points for this week. I want those OTHER 3 lbs GONE by Saturday's WI!

Hope everyone is having a good start to thier week!

Back to work for me today as well.I run an inhome daycare.I can tell the kids(3) have been spoiled by family. It will take me all week to get them back to sharing and playing nice. Its so hard being age 2!!

I guess exercise will have to wait until they go home today..i tried but didnt accomplish much.LOL I have a nice pot of soup cooking.thanks gggirl for the recipe.

Valerie - Hershey sounds wonderful. Arabians are so beautiful, I would for sure love to have one around my barn. If I still did that. Hope Hershey ends up as part of the family.

Heather, Lilion - so glad you are on track. One day it's impossible, then the next day YOU DO IT. Being in my groove makes me feel better, too. Why do I keep trying to veer off into the weeds?


Barbara, sorry about the number, but I remember my starting-over number was really depressing. Now, it's just what I use to tell myself how far I've come.

Vortex - welcome back. I'll take water weight loss.

Being at the office is kind of nice. We are rearranging lots of things, and I am in a different group. But I like the manager, and I think it'll be okay. He's actually interested in what I do!

Well, hugs to all. Heather, if I exercise, I'll post! I promise.

Sue -- I think we veer into the weeds because they look pretty or attractive in some way and we forget we might get stuck...

:lol: I think I fall asleep and run off the road! ;)

Doing pretty well today, eating-wise. Still need to do some exercise. We're having tuna casserole for dinner, but I made it as light on carbs as I could and used whole-wheat egg noodles. So here's hoping it doesn't ruin my mom's blood sugar reading at bedtime :) And I *will* exercise this evening.

Lilion--Sounds like a good feeling! Can't wait to say the same.

Terri--Hope that sinus infection goes away. Yes, I think socializing is as important as anything else in staying healthy and happy. Unfortunately, my mom has a tendency to be reclusive no matter what, so she doesn't even get enough of it when she's in Ohio... but even less here, of course. I'll try to get her out of the apartment this week, but there's snow forecast for tomorrow, and that's usually enough to nix anything I suggest.

Heather--Tues/Thurs! Yay! Enjoy.

Val--Sorry, I missed the new horse posting. How nice!

Till tomorrow--

Back to work today and loving it - except for the drama of managing young female employees. Try to explain that using your personal cell phone for 4 hours while you work keeps you from doing your work which requires being on the phone with customers. UGH!!!!!!!!!!

I think I will like the change to Thursday for WI day - it was nice to come home and exercise - normally I don't exercise the night before WI. By Wednesday I'll be ready for a break.

Debi - glad you like the soup - Penny asked for the recipe too. It's a keeper - have you tried the other one yet? I hope to this week.

So what's for dinner tonight? Here it is cabbage with turkey smoked sausage and red peppers.

Hugs,
Carol

No chocolate for me, of the sugary or the horsey type. She sold the horse to someone else already. BUT, at least I didn't fall into the germy chocolate jar at work. I was there for over 12 hours complete with computer glitches, tax snaffues and hormonal urges. I did OK tho - which means I can do it again tomorrow!

I tried some curry shrimp & veggies for dinner tonight. Not impressed. I love Thai curry, the red and the green, but this was plain old yellow curry, like the East Indian kind, even tho it came from my fav Chinese restaurant.

I can't believe it's bedtime again already!

LILION - Congrats on the way you're attacking that IM!

Hang in there, gang! We're off to a good start this year over all.

Hi all,

I've been doing some studying, some house cleaning, and some additional setup on the new budget spreadsheets. I'm trying to wrestle with the voice inside my head that is arguing over exercise or the couch. And then I read that Valerie is off to bed already! Oy! The struggle inside my head.

I've done my calorie count for the day. :D I'm happy. Dinner was a chicken breast, small baked potato with spray butter and a sprinkle of cheese, and steamed mixed veggies. Dessert was a 60 calorie fudgcicle.

Okay, I'm headed for the stationary bike. I have been trying to study here in the dining room but DH has the TV blasting in the bedroom and its disrupting my thought process. My choices are 1) yell through the door, which I am capable of :D 2) fling open the door and yell or 3) walk away. Walking away is probably better marriage skills, huh?

Off I go.

Hey Chicks! :wave:

It was a great day here...I choose to MAKE everyday great! :D I know...not always easy, but I have such great friends here and in my daily life that keep me going! Today was my first day back to work in more than 2 weeks. I was wearing a new pair of pants that actually fit (instead of falling off me) and I got lots of compliments. It felt so good.

Tonight was a personal training session. It was an awesome workout followed by some cardio and a quick chat with my fav trainer. Then home to snuggle my little boys before bed. Now that's a great evening. ;)

My hubby was going to begin his healthy lifestyle today. He was going to get up and exercise this morning. Think he did? :no: He was going to make healthy food choices. Think he did? :no: I arrived home to find a big pan of pasta from Pizza hut along with cheesy breadsticks. :frypan: I had some home made soup with grilled chicken. :) Well...I don't know what to say about him. It's frustrating to me. I hope that one day soon he starts to think about his health. In the meantime I will just keep setting a positive example and be as encouraging as I can.

Tonight we are watching Ohio State (yes, Terri...more football.) ;)

I'm loving the exercise thread! Thanks Heather for encouraging us to participate. I never really thought about looking at the minutes I exercise. I'm pretty proud to already be at 370 minutes only 5 days into the new year! If you aren't joining us, please think about doing so. It's very encouraging.

As much as I want to watch this game I'm going to head up to bed soon.
Night Friends.
:wave:

Barb -- You're doing GREAT on the exercise so far!! :woohoo:

I had another good day today, foodwise and exercise wise.

For dinner, my hubby made a nummy baked pasta dish -- but he made it healthy. Not really much pasta, but lots of veggies in there. And some cheese and chicken, too!!

Good Morning Ladies!

Yesterday was a good day here too! OP, ended with a few pts to spare, and got up this morning and worked out 20 minutes on the I.M. Didn't get up early enough and wouldn't have made it to work on time, but for the fact that DH made too much breakfast for himself and I took some with me to eat at my desk! I've got to get up earlier, but I'm working on it. I have all my points counted for today and tonight I have to go to dinner for the Toys for Tots award, so I'm allowing all my 35 flex points for that. Hopefully my plan will work and I'll be pounds down on WI day!

:wave:

Im having a hungry day today...I think its because when i woke up at 5 am my daughter was eating icecream. I never eat icecream but it sure is tempting me. I had a nice bowl of oatmeal and half of an apple for breakfast but I am wanting something else. I will increase my water and try to work out when kids nap today.
hugs

I have a long day today -- teaching until 10 pm. I don't know if I'll get home on my downtime this afternoon, so I packed food for the whole day!

I did just now get a brief walk in, but no other exercise today...

I had a great day today! My trainer kicked my butt as I hoped she would. Was great to be back with her. I'm getting excited for WI day on Thursday - been several weeks since I felt that way.

Hugs to all,
Carol

ok it was an alright day with food, but I did not with water. I didn't drink enough. I had a stressful day but in hopes it will get better. I am going to go to bed early, hope to get some sleep.

It was a good day food-wise: 1700 calories, well within what is normally a good range for me. I did at least make a first try at exercise and will try for more minutes tomorrow.

Penny--Hope you got some rest.

Heather--Ooooh, I hate those night classes. Hope the day went well. Rest up!

Barb--Tell DH there's a whole CROWD of women waiting for him... maybe that will draw him in???

Pizza Hut? BARB, did you say Pizza Hut??? Shame on your DH!

Hi girls! My great new job (since Oct) starting tomorrow becomes my great new PERManant job! I was brought in on a contract thru an agency that was supposed to go another month, but they made me an official offer today and are bringing me on early, as of tomorrow. I love the job, the company, the boss - and especially in these rather uncertain times, I'm truly greatful for such a great job.

Did I mention its with - you guessed it - Pizza Hut.

HEY - Did you guys hear about the bank robber who handed the teller a note telling her it was a hold up, and then got away with a bunch of cash? Wasn't tough for the police to track him down and arrest him, though. He had written the note on the back of his pay stub! HA! True story!

Something is going wrong with me - I was doing fine when you all weren't here. Now, I am eating some inappropriate foods. So, go away!:devil::devil:

Last night, I actually baked ginger bread and ate 2 pieces. Today, I ate a snack pack of Fritos!

I don't know why.

At least, I went to water aerobics tonight.

Tomorrow is another day, and hopefully, I will do better.

Today is a new day for me!! Not really sure why i overate yesterday but I did!! I came in about 400 calories above my limit. I will cut 100 calories per day off the rest of the week to makeup. I was so hungry yesterday i truly could have ate the whole house. I had to fight myself just to eat one peice of cake and one scoop of icecream. Guess it was good that i stopped there!
NO exercise again. I will try and get it in this morning before kids get here or at least while i still have just one kid.I cant start not exercising again!!
hugs to all

Good Morning,
Well, yesterday was stressful, but I managed to make it through. Calories I didn't do so well on and water I did not get enough of. Exercise, was a lot of running here and there, but again none. So today, I am going to do much better.

Vortex_VVV- I did go to bed early last night, and feel like I may have gotten a few more winks than the night before. But I still seen the clock time every 1-2 hours. I am thinking about going back to the 4 hours of sleep a night. At least I felt better! I know that is not good for me either. Hopefully in a few months, our life stresses will calm down and we can move.

dgramie-today is a new day, you will do better! I hope the meeting went well last night.

Carol-Glad you had a great day yesterday! I need someone to kick my butt moving again. That is good you felt so wonderful after being with the trainer again! GOT WATER?

Heather-I hope you have a shorter day today! Take care of yourself!

Well, I better get moving. Penny

Good Morning Ladies!
 

Barb, sorry I was in a rush yesterday and didn’t do personals. I hope you get hubby on track – It's hard to stay focused when they keep bringing bad food around! Knowing men, he probably thought he was being helpful by "fixing" dinner! :rolleyes:

dgramie, everyone gets hungry days I think. I know there are days I'm starved all day, no matter what I eat, I never get satisfied. Hopefully, they don't come along too often! :crossed:

Carol, I'm kind of excited for WI myself and that's REALLY unusual! But I've done really well this week and am hoping to see that "6" go away!

Val, CONGRATS on the new job! I'm glad you found one you really like! But Pizza Hut???? That evil empire of fat food? Shame on you! :p Kidding! I did hear about that bank robber…is that not the funniest thing ever!

Sue! Shame on you, blaming us! :lol: You have to eat something "inappropriate" sometimes. Don't beat yourself up about it, just move on. WTG on the exercise!

Penny, hectic "gotta run around all day and do a jillion things" days are always where I run off track too. But hey! Today you go back on the road and don't stay derailed – that's a victory!

Yesterday I had a dinner at the Marine Corps League to be given a plaque for our Toys for Tots contribution. It was nice. It was also pretty point-heavy, conservatively, about 30 pts. But I've been extra careful to NOT use any of my flex points, so I had 35 to play with and for the whole day I'm okay with flex left over. So far, so good. I did eat fried chicken (with skin), and mashed potatoes and gravy, and a HUGE brownie. Still, I planned for it, so I'm fine and that's what I have to remember to do. I managed to get up again today and do 20 on the elliptical. That IM may just fall apart, so much use after so much time gathering dust! :lol:

Today DS gets his braces on! I pawned off a hearing on another coworker so I could be there. It's cute – nearly 14, but he still wants his mommy! Dad just isn't enough at times like this. :)

I best get off here and to work! :wave:

Val -- Congrats on the new job! Don't make those M&Ms your downfall! :devil:

I was completely wiped out last night. Guess 14 hour days do that! Today is MUCH shorter -- I only need to be in the office a few hours.

I ate a few more calories than I wanted yesterday, but still ended up okay. I'll take it.

Morning,

Let me sum up my morning - sinus issues, dog fight (not Ruby this time), me trying to break up dog fight outside in the cold with wet hair and in my robe; me the only one bleeding; chasing dogs; TOM arriving; and CRANKY.

Back later.

Teri_ HUGS sounds like you need them today!!

Definitely Terri needs a :hug:

I got to come to work in a sweatshirt (a nice one) and warm sweat pants (but nicer looking than that). There are some plusses to not teaching several days a week...

Lilion -congratulations on your planned eating! In the long run, this is what is going to keep up all where we want to be -- it's the whole one-day-nay-one-meal-nay-one-food-item-at-a-time that I find to be difficult.

Terri - this is definitely dog insanity month. Ours has decided that she is going to sleep on our bed, and she always starts by trying to wriggle up on my side. DH actually had to lock her in her crate last night after her 3rd try. I don't get it because she actually has a blanket next to the space heater, and she should be toasty and comfortable there.

Heather - so glad you are having a laid-back day. One can only do stress for so long.

Well, today is better, so far. I managed to go to bed last night without eating after dinner, which is a good thing (thank you, Martha Stewart).

And today, I ate my planned breakfast and lunch. Lunch was a little heavier on calories than I had planned, as we turned out to not have the kind of crackers I had planned for, but still, this is OK. The important thing is to stay away from the evil snack food machine at the office, because they have Peanut Munch, into which I can fall and die.

Tonight is shrink - first appointment since good-news-mammogram. It'll be interesting to check in with my feelings - drat, do I really need to do that?

Sue

I'm back and a little less rattled.

I just had to have a call with my boss and the COO giving my recommendations on how to handle the state department of insurance insanity. And I actually came across as intelligent for a change. :rolleyes:

So I've been doing my Caesar Milan review of the dog situation this morning. Here's why I think this happened. Dixie decided that, instead of coming in the house first thing out of her crate, she would take a few laps around the house and make the others run and bark. That raised the excitement level. Daisy is the dominant dog and she does not like it when she thinks someone is outside where they should be, i.e. Dixie should not have taken the laps without her. Duke and Dixie must have looked at each other wrong in the kennel this morning because they started the fighting but it was Daisy who jumped into the frey to whip Dixie. Dixie wasn't taken a a$$whuppin' from her sister and fought back. Duke, who made the first move at Dixie in the first place, got out the kennel door and ran for cover to the yard. Thank goodness, I happened to be in the kennel, and able to break it up or who knows how bad the damage would be because they were in the "red zone" of fighting to the death. Once I got them separate, Dixie got out of the kennel and she and Duke headed down the driveway. Fortunately, Dixie turned to come back to the house and Duke followed her into the front door. My hands are kind of beat up and have one knarly bite. Those damn girls can fight. These are the dogs that eat side by side every night and play all day long. I have to figure out to achieve "calm and submissive" while in the kennel. There are some dynamics going on with dominance that I must be missing. Winter may have them too cooped up and maybe I didn't make them stay outside to play long enough this morning after the laps. I need a dog treadmill.

Food is going well this week. I'm still logging everything into CalorieKing which is a big achievement. I'm happy with the choices I'm making. I'm glad that TOM did arrive because that will provide relief for some of the unpleasant PMS effects (i.e. feeling like a whale). It is hard to focus on doing healthy things when you feel like a whale.

Sue - I have to stay away from the evil vending machine on our floor. They put in Payday Avalance candybars. Talk about being in the red zone! That's why I try not to have $1's or change in my purse! :lol: I read this somewhere but I'm trying it and it kind of works - when you're thinking you have to have something to eat in the afternoon, visualize what you had for lunch and how that it was enough. I did that yesterday when I thought I needed something from the machine. I will admit that the day before, I forgot my visualization and had to have something; I did settle for fig newtons instead of the candybar. Give the shrink something to think about. :lol: Hey, yeah, what's up with us being the problem? :rofl:

Debi - Thanks for the hug. Actually, I thought about alcohol for breakfast after that. Good plan for making up the extra calories. How are you doing today?

Heather - Sounds so comfy!

Lilion - Great job on both planning for your dinner and doing the IM again! :woohoo: Your posts have a much more positive vibe to them this week and its great to read. Poor DS! :cry: Does not sound like fun at all.

Penny - Sorry to see that you're having sleep issues. Any chance to talking to your doctor about getting a little assistance with sleep? You need to be rested in order to deal with the stresses during the other parts of the day. :hug:

Val - :yay: for the perm job!! Even better that its something you really like! Too bad about Hershey being sold.

Angela - Good job on getting your calories down and getting those first steps toward exercise again. It is hard to get restarted once you've quit for awhile. You can do it!

Carol - :yay: for the trainer! :crossed: for a good WI tomorrow.

BarbPA - Smart aleck with the "choosing" to have a good day! But, you are so right. Its in how we handle things. Sorry about DH. I swear that the more I talk about eating healthier, the more DH comes up with fattening stuff to cook. Last night was pinto beans and ham. And he was going to make two things of cornbread. :mad: I had a small bowl and a small piece and counted my calories and left him the leftovers. Like you said, you're setting the positive example and he'll have to decide when.

BarbG - You can't come back to posting and then go to lurking mode so quickly. What's up and what's going on this week?

Ruth - You're too quiet too.

Elaine - You too. How are you doing?

I need to get this posted and get back to work being intelligent.

:wave: to all!

Afternoon! :wave:

Wierd day here. Snowed last night. Then we got freezing rain on top of the snow. That was actually good because your feet would break through and find traction and I didn't have to hack the ice off the windshield because it had snow on it too. The rest of the car was an igloo though. Now it's pouring rain and we go back to really cold temps and snow tonight. Yuck.

The dog didn't like breaking thru the ice coating the snow in the yard so she went about 10' from the door, took care of business and scooted right back in. I think she likes being an "only child".

Food was great yesterday. Not so good today as I forgot to grab my lunch.On the whole I'm getting back to where I'm shooting for OP days and I know I can do it.

TERRI Odd the Duke and Dixie would fight. Boy's usually back down rather than tussle w/a girl. Be very careful with Daisey and Dixie. females can develop a true fight to the death hatred after even one good argument. We once had 2 the were best friends for 8 years nd after one disagreement we were never able to let them loose w/each other again. These were happy go lucky cocker spaniels, of all things. They were fine with people and every other dog in the kennel and house but if they were together there was serious blood. Take good care of your bites.

Glad you were able to express your ideas to the boss so well. Makes you feel powerful, doesn't it?

SUE Checking in with the "shrink" is a great idea. (S)he can only help you feel even better.:)

HEATHER It's great that you get to wear comfy stuff when you're not in the class room. Enjoy it.

LILION Congrats on the plaque and on planning ahead for that meal. It had to feel good to know you were in control! Loved hearing that your DS wanted you there for his "bracing" :)

VAL WHEE! Congrat's on the new job. Hope it's in an office and not a restaurant. P.H. is one of my down falls. I'd go nuts and just get wider and wider if I had to work there.;)

Hi to everyone else. I've got to get off this 'purt and get stuff done.

I just realized that a 4" square brownie is NOT 2 x a 2" square brownie. It's FOUR times! :( Math is not my strong point. This means my brownie was 20 points! :yikes: That actually puts me over for the week, with three days left to go. :shrug: Live and learn.

Terri - I know you are a dog person and probably know this, but you seem to get bit quite often breaking up fights so I thought I'd say it anyway. My trainer had told us the way to break up a fight is to grab the most aggressive dog by the back legs and pull him off, backing up the whole time so he can't get to your hands. Of course, if the other one just keeps coming after the one you are holding, that won't help a lot, will it? :rolleyes: Take care of yourself!!!

Sue -- Our pug dogs sleep in bed with us. They LOVE to snuggle next to us (at least most of the time). A comfy bed away from the "pack" just isn't as nice...

Good day at work today and a good workout with the trainer. I think I'll have a nice calorie deficit for the day!

Work today took a disturbing turn. New Governor and it's a whole new ball game. The "firing" letters came out. The division director is gone. Not a surprise (and something many of us had kind of hoped for.) The deputy director is gone. Also pretty much expected. The special assistant to the director - kind of a liason to the agency we do hearings for, is gone. I came VERY close to applying for his job when he was hired several months ago. Thank GOD I didn't. Big shock is that my managing attorney is also gone. We really didn't think it would go that far down the ranks and it has us all pretty rattled. Some are not sorry he's gone. I am, not because he's a good manager, he isn't. But he's a good guy and the boyfriend of another good friend of mine. I feel really bad for him. I know one other is gone, but no one knows who yet because they weren't there at 4:30 when the letters arrived. All in all, not a bang-up ending to my day. It's kind of scary not knowing what they have planned for the rest of us.

No depression eating! No drinking! No freaking out! (My mantra for the evening.)

Lilion - I saw the changes on the news - seems there will be many more - glad to hear you are staying tough!

Great day here today which included a date and movie with DH - time to go cuddle with the pups - they've missed mom all day (guess I missed them today too).

Keep up the great work!

Hey Chicks! :wave:

I'm beat. Sorry...I really wish I had more time to keep up and reply to everyone. I'll catch up when I can. :hug:

Today was a good one. It was a rainy, cold day and luckily a work at home day so I didn't have to deal with the commute from he**. I worked until 3:30 and then met my trainer at the gym. I was with my favorite guy today and we had an awesome workout. He mixed things up a bit and I learned a lot from him, as I always do. After that I did my cardio and then headed to pick up the boys. Got them home and fed then passed them off to DH so I could go to a neighborhood association meeting (I'm on the board because I have a hard time saying no when volunteers are needed). DH was supposed to put the boys to bed so I could have a little break. Well, he didn't get them to bed on time so they were still up when I got home. I ended up spending the next hour trying to get them in bed. The baby was fine, but the oldest (3.5) was a little stinkier. Now I'm just winding down for a few minutes before putting myself in bed. :faint:

Terri - Sorry about the pup challenges this morning. Glad you are a little less frazzled. :dizzy:

Yep...I believe that you have to CHOOSE to MAKE it a great day. It's easy to tell someone to HAVE a great day, but what are you going to do to make it great. We are in control! Just a little piece of the positive thinking I do my best to instill in myself. Thankfully I have a dear friend who is one of the most postive people in my life and really helps me with the mental part of it all. :)

Night Friends! Hugs and Happy Thoughts for you all! :hug: