Tinky
Sometimes we just have to get back on track. Things will go the direction you want them too. I never have had a problem with my hair except there is white creeping in among st the Blonde lol. Last night my daughter said MOM my gosh that isn't even Grey that is WHITE. Thanks a lot kid lol. Hook rugs are very easy. Keep the hands busy, if your hands are busy they can't put food into the mouth. They just take a lot of time to do is all.

Irish
Thank you . Hope things go well with the car. I do know what you mean about the gas prices. What is the use of having a car if you can't afford to drive it lol. I had to have new break lines put on mine yesterday. 235 dollars. Oh my gosh, I think brakes are highly over rated lol. Fred Flintstone just used his feet. New clothes always make a person feel better. Yes, it is funny how sizes are so different.

zenor
Thanks, it was a lot of fun to work on. The one I am working on now has a flower pattern. I would do without butter if I had to try to churn it again I did that and it was way to much work lol. Hope this job situation gets figured out soon, I do know how stressful that can be. Oh surprise they lost a bag lol. Do hope they find it for you.

Ok, BLAH, BLAH! That is how I feel today. Super busy here at work and this is my first chance to get on and its time to go home. LOL!

FIL had another spell last night so we were at the hospital and got home around 1:00 am and got up at 6:00 am to go to work. Just so you all know this is routine, I don't know what is keeping him alive and he has no quality of life since he is paralyzed on his right side, in on dialysis and can't talk very well. Personally I would give up but for some reason he doesn't and just keeps fighting.

Eating is off today but all I have eaten is healthy. I am just so tired I don't even care about food at this point mentally but physically my tummy has been talking so I feed it. HAHAHAHA!

Silly me I mentioned to DH that we should get just a little beater second car for me to drive so my beast doesn't rack up so many miles and gas prices. I said that and all he heard was second car and the next thing I knew last night we were looking at 2008 Chevy Aveo's. They are inexpensive but I don't really want a second car payment and for as small as they are they only get 27 miles to the gallon city and 34 high way. By the time I did all the figuring I am better off continuing to drive my beast. They estimate the average person would save $1500 a year in gas, not a month, a year. That doesn't really pay off with the extra insurance and car payment.

Shy I used to do hook rugs when I was younger. I looked at the local crafts place last year and all they had were little kids kind. It does keep the hands busy. It is beautiful!

Zenor we even have a press but haven't taken the time to learn. We can get a version that is excellent and healthy locally for 1.25 a dozen which is reasonable to me.

I just realized something. I am exhausted right now and I am wondering how I am going to make it to my vehicle and drag myself into the house. LOL! Really am that tired, awake just drained. I haven't felt this horribly exhausted in years and this is how I used to feel each and every day of my life when I weight 235 lbs. I didn't think my energy levels had gone up that much but I now know they are improving.

As if being tired and FIL having problems isn't enough. YDD is home sick. ODD just called and got nasty with me because we will no longer help her financially or in any other way because we are sick of her and her bf. Her BF called my DH a sinful word in my opinion that is very hurtful to all that hear it and that is the N word. DH said, hope no one takes offense, that he is so dumb he doesn't even know his races, he said I am Mexican.

Well I better go and drag myself to my vehicle. Life, its all fun and games.

Good morning all!

Must be I look good in black because I have gotten at least 4 or 5 compliments and one just blew me away. It was a guy and he said that it is just amazing how just changing my hair color and styling it in different was changed my looks. He said I look fantastic and the outfit today is astounding. I have on a simple black shirt with white trim, black pants and white shoes? Nothing fancy but must be it makes me look good. LOL! Someone even thought I lost a bunch more weight. Don't I wish. HAHAHA!

I am going to keep eating like I am until all my stuff is gone. My incentive to be good is if by the time its all gone if I haven't lost down into the 160's I have to go back on my strict plan cutting out all the dairy (AAAHHH), beans and soy. I just want to get into the 160's by the end of May.

Irish ~ I have been thinking about you. You are going through so much all at once. Hang in there!

DH explained why if we get another vehicle he wants a newer one but I explained my stand also. He is just worried we get a beater its going to leave me stranded and with him working out of town he will worry. Then fine, no vehicle at all and I will just keep driving the beast. I told him that my gut feeling is saying don't do it, you don't need 2 payments. He said then we won't. Nothing wrong with my blazer I just want a car for the summer to drive. I prefer small vehicles and DH prefers large. If we pay my blazer off we will both have what we want. I 2 years left but if I double payments up, what we would be spending on a new car, then I can pay it off early and get a car next summer. He is still considering letting me get a little beater car as long as its half way decent but we have to buy 2, one for me and one for DD.

Zenor ~ Any news on the luggage or jobs? I really wouldn't like all the uncertainties. I like answers.

Tinky ~ How is work this week? Mine is busy and bad this week, the next three really. Happens twice a year every year, its clock work.

Well I better get going and talk to you all tomorrow.

grammy: I am hanging n there still don't know how much I owe for the car...he is pretty sure he can save the engine but who knows what thats going to cost anyways. If its just an oil pump...then I get my car back tomorrow

Well I went for a walk with a mommy group today I tried this group before and only 3 people showed up last time and they ignored me like I wasn't there...today same thing happened. I was walking "with" them but basically they walked together and when I tried to jump in the conversation I got dirty looks from one of them and the other would politely answer me...then go back to ignoring me. I have had it happen before at these groups but usually its they are older then me and thats why. but one of these girls is exactly the same age as me. I finalyl turned around and said I was going ot meet my mom and left. I then went to call my mom on a payphone only to discover..I needed 50 cents now to make a call used to be 25 so I walked a different way and sat with my son and took pictures of the beach and of a really cute goose we fed cheerios too oh did I mention I lost my keys this morning and almost couldn't go anywhere til i was so stressed dh said leave without locking the door just make sure its shut (our door blows open sometimes) and Dear Aunt flow decided to join me this morning as well. So I am *****y tired and grumpy :P good thing is its beautiful out today and I am going for another wak when Dh gets home. He wants to see DS feed the ducks. Anyways hope everyones week is better then mine....

Irish~WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE???? Seriously, even if you had nothing in common but your children they should still be friendly. I'm part of a brunch group and I don't really have anything in common with the ladies, so I switched dates to a group more my style, but at least they were all nice to me. Geesh! Maybe you could start up your own group? Do you have friends who are mothers? Or you could post something on Craigslist if you are comfortable doing that? Or may be there are other moms whose spouses work with you DH? I hope your car is just the oil pump!

Grammy~DH got home last night and yes, he had his bag. It was stuck in customs at the Ottawa airport. No news on the job front, but we should know soon. If we don't I might gain 10lbs! I'd forgotten what a stress eater I was. I ate too much (AGAIN) last night while waiting for his flight to come in. I was waiting at a diner and reading. I order too much food and I ate it. It wasn't even good! I know most of it is water weight, but I'm up 5lbs this morning. I'm sure I didn't eat enough to gain 5lbs, but it's still frustrating. I feel very bloated, so hopefully most of it's gone in a day or two.

I have a question for everyone. I'm making food for a potluck that is after a memorial service for someone who was in the department at DH's work. I signed up for a main dish and bread. The bread I've got covered (I'm making rolls), but I had a hard time deciding on a main dish that was room temp and finger friendly. I finally thought that making tea sandwiches would be easy and fit all requirements. Does that sound good? I was thinking of doing cream cheese and cucumber on white bread, goat cheese and watercress on cinnamon bread, and ham and apricot jam on wheat. Does that sound okay? The service is at 2pm and the food is right after. I didn't want to bring something that needed to be hot and then have it be lukewarm by the time we eat.

Happy Thursday everyone!

What a day. I just know I am forgetting to do something but I don't know what it is. I think if one more person comes in and needs something I am going to go sit in the corner and make funny noises. LOL! I asked my boss if he thought people would leave me alone then and he said no.

Like normal so far so good today eating wise. Exercise, boooooo but I will make sure I go for a walk tonight and I hear its nice out so maybe I will get my horse out. He could use the exercise before he pops. Poor guy just likes to eat.

Zenor ~ I love finger sandwiches so those are right up my alley. GOOD IDEA! The is great news about his luggage and I will continue to pray for a good news on the job front.

Irish ~ Find a different group and don't let them get you down. I am always the outsider at things so I know how you are feeling and it hurts. I sure hope the vehicle is just the oil pump. Vehicles - can't live with them and can't live without them.

Tinky ~ Just tell you DF that he is the one giving you the grays. That is the good thing about my hair color, you can't see the grays. I like black too and used to wear it daily but then I got sick of it but apparently I liked it for a reason. LOL! Take the compliment, ignore the punch. Just think about how much you have learned over the year.

Well I better get going I need to stop at the store to get more produce. I have been eating more fruit and veggies than normal the last couple of days and I am running low. I usually do it on Friday's but last week I went on Thursday and its a much better day. Friday's I get my GS after work and its just to much to haul in groceries, take care of them and watch him at the same time. Besides, I know when I get him home tomorrow the last thing he will want is to be locked up in the house. To many things to explore outside and animals to chase.

Talk to you all tomorrow.

zenor
They all sound delicious. Nice of you to take the time.

irish
It is terrible when a group just doesn't work out for a person. I have no idea why people are like that and don't make sure everyone is included. I hope you find a group of people to walk with that are more friendly. I sure hope it is only the pump. I was told they thought all that was wrong with mine was some pump and it turned out to be break lines. Would have been cheaper if it were the pump lol.

Tinky
I guess I have nothing to complain about. All of a sudden this year the white has started to come I am 46 1/2 years old. My gosh what did I want Blonde hair for the rest of my life lol. My mother didn't get her first white hair until she was 55.

There are a few different stores that sell hook rugs. I haven't found to many except at Michele's ( not sure how they spell it, Joe Ann fabrics and a couple of others) The really good ones I have found have to be ordered on line or sometimes you can get a catalog from them.

I just have to comment on the grey hair. Everyone in DH's family go grey early! His youngest little brother started getting grey hair at 15 years old. DH has always had some, but I've been noticing a lot more lately. We always joke that he'll be completely grey before 40, but at least he'll still have a full head of hair (he's got a lot of hair.) The fact that he's greying makes everyone assume there is a big age difference between us too. When we first moved here people though we were 7-10 years apart instead of the actual 7 months. I guess I benefit from that.

This is the second mommys group I have tried first was nicer but they all started working and didn't want to do a mommys group anymore I didn't have anything in common with them either though. I only have one mommy friends that I spend time with and she is working, and super busy we try to get togehter but only ends up being once a month. I am going to look for another group but meeting new people is so nerve wracking

I got the best compliment today. I love photography, it is a huge hobby of mine I posted some pictures on my facebook and a girl I know wrote wow nicci you have a good eye for photography I love this picture...It was the biggest compliment somone could give me. I am up 2lbs from last week but thats better then 4! it still kind of sucks. But with flow being here I couldn't have expected anything else. I am going to walk to the library today I still can't find my keys so I had to take my hubbys house key. the library is 1.83 miles from my house according to mapquest. so I will have gone almost 4 miles today. I walked about 4 miles yesterday too The weather is gorgeous here.

I am still not sure about my car. they are having trouble getting to the engine because the brackets of the exhuast are rusted on. He is still pretty sure he can save the engine. We are probably going to pick up the car today or tomorrow. I am still unsure of the cost.

well I am off to do some stuff before my walk

Morning all,

TGIF.

Bit of a discouraging start for me this morning, got on the scales and no change this week. I do know why though, this week hasn't been the most clean. I did good most days but fell face first into some mexican food Tuesday night (chimichanga hey!) and this was after snacking on some KFC crispy strips that afternoon. There was also a Starbucks oatmeal cookie and latte last Friday and half a bar of Hershey chocolate mid week. Oh and not the small bar either, I'm talking half of a half pound bar of Hershey with almonds. Oh and the rest of the girl scout cookies. Hrm, typing out all my discrepancies this week is actually making me feel a bit better. The problem with me, you see, is even if I eat badly I still work out hard so I expect the workouts to balance out the bad food. Doesn't work that way though does it? Anyway, the math tells me that I did not have enough calorie deficit this week to create lb loss so that's fine with me. I don't see change and I panic and I think it's not working but I have to remind myself that this week hasn't been clean and if I cheat this much, it's not going to work, is it?

Also, when my husband is out of town I seem to do so much better. He got back in last Friday from 3 weeks out of town on business and during the time he was gone I was so disciplined. He gets back and I'm finding myself giving in to silly cravings. It doesn't help that his idea of snacking are family sized bags of doritos and lays chips that he has lying around the house.

Spinning again last night and I was in pain before the class, I did lunges as part of my workout Wednesday morning plus assisted pull ups and dips (well, tried to do those anyway, it was pitiful let's put it that way) and other assorted tortures, so I was sore going into spinning. The instructor worked us hard last night, lots of hills and jumps which I much prefer to sprints because I can stand up and get off that painful bloody seat during hills and jumps. Last night I could barely walk to bed, this morning I don't feel so bad.

Another hurdle I'm facing right now is clothes shopping. We're going on a cruise to Alaska on 1 June which I cannot wait for. I have clothes that I bought just before Christmas last year but some of them are a bit tight to the point of not being able to wear them in public, so I decided to buy some more clothes. I was trying on cargo pants at the mall, size 16 and they were too tight, I almost cried. Then I went to another store and tried more size 16 cargo pants and they fit just nice. Last year when I got down to 174 I was a comfortable to loose size 14 and now I'm struggling to get into a size 16. I did buy the most gorgeous casual cocktail dress for dinner one night though and it's a size 14, a tiny bit tight across the back but it looks great and it's Jones of New York which aren't exactly known for their roomy sizes. I swear to god if it's the last thing I do I'm never yo yo'ing again.

Ok, pity party over.

Irish - I'm so sorry your group didn't work out, isn't making friends when you get older hard? I've struggled to make friends since I moved here but thank god I still have my girlfriends back home. I speak to them every couple weeks and I would be done for if I didn't have them. People, women in particular, can be so cliquey. I'd look for another group if I were you, that one group sounds like they are still stuck in high school.

Sorry if I don't reply to catch up to everyone, I've written a bit of an essay this morning. TGIF though!

tinky: honey highlights!!!! or red and honey highlights I did it once on black hair and it looked amazing your hair is dark enough to pull it off