Chris -- I don't know why I thought you had the day off yesterday. Stay safe in all that white stuff. The weather channel was showing some video of the snow coming down in Omaha last night. It was beautiful, but it made me nervous to see all those cars trying to get through it. Y'all are a hardy bunch out there!
Ellis -- Here's a good morning (((hug))) for you. Hope you have a better day today!
Kat and Jennelle -- Take care of yourselves today!
We're on a two hour delay for school today so I have time to get some laundry done before we head out. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?
Good morning, Christy! Good morning, girls!
I'm surviving the week. There must be someone praying for me.
Chris, you be very careful on the roads, dear girl.
Christy, enjoy getting your laundry done. All you have to do is be grateful that your washer and dryer are not on the blink. You'll feel a lot better.
Hi Sarah, Kat and Jennelle!
Love and hugs to all of you...
I live in Mayberry! (Everyone start whistling the Andy Griffith theme song now. Ellis, you're excused as I don't know if you guys have that show in Canada! )
School was cancelled AGAIN. My daughters and I went out to run some errands and get groceries. I've driven my new Jeep for a week with no inspection sticker so that was our first stop. I told you before that I was in the boonies and offered up our single, solitary stoplight as evidence. Here's another. You know you're in a small town when you go to get an inspection sticker for your car and the service station calls the town hall across the street and the mayor (aka service station owner) drives over to check your vehicle out and give you the sticker! I swear to you this is the truth!
Aaahh...you urban girlies don't know what you're missing!
Ellis -- Glad you're back to posting! There are defintely some prayers being sent up for you, hon. And you're right...I am very thankful to have my own washer and dryer that are in working order to do all this darn laundry. Puts things in perspective.
Wel,, I'm off to feed the kidlets. They're confined to their rooms right now for a bit of punishment. Do boys fight as much as girls? Rhetorical question, I guess, but these two are on my last nerve today with their bickering.
Christy, I remember the show very well.
I love your "mayor" story.
My sister and I fought like CRAZY when we were children! We're pretty much over it, now. My DD and DS have their "moments", but for the most part they're VERY close. I think the age gap helps. (almost seven years)
I just got back from breakfast out with a friend. We've got a blizzard happening here. DH has to work the evening shift today, and I've the kids home with me all day. And no meds (to repeat myself ). So I'm going to get myself something good to eat. Don't try and stop me. I'll be good NEXT week!
I feel like I missed out on the Ellis and Christy party
Ellis- You don't feel those 's I have been sending them up to give you extra hugs and assure you wour brain and sanitry will return
Christy- OMG your mayor story was hilarious So let me guess the type of town you live in you can shut all the windows, lock the doors, go inside and sneeze and the next day someone will ask about your cold.
I think girls fight more if you ask me and hold their anger longer. Boys can let it go in about 25 seconds in order to get a friend back to play Nintendo with This is my experience with my sisters.
Today I am thankful I have you all, writing here and in my journal is the piece of sanity that starts off my day. I SO LOVE YOU GALS!!!!!!!!!
Okay where is the rest of the crew?
BBL,
Miss Chris
Christy - Generalizing here...I think girls just tend to be SOOOOOO over-dramatic, which leads to the door-slamming, hair-pulling, Falcon-Crest-b****-slapping fights. My sister and I used to just go round and round...
Chris - Glad you made it home safely.
Ellis - Glad you're sounding not too worse for the wear.
Jennelle, I was thinking the same thing. I hate to generalize about the sexes, too, but...
Chris, are those your angels sitting on my head? They're doing a wonderful job... thank you so much, sweetie. I haven't had the slightest urge to kill anyone.
I've just had a lovely nap. I was awakened by the unpleasant sensation of Bridge Mixture coming back up the wrong way. (I know you wanted to know that) Came downstairs and found two of my DD's dear friends had come over to keep her company while she's sick. (fools... they're bound to catch her cold) So it's pretty busy around here... they're in the living room playing charades with little DS. I may go back up to the attic...
Still snowing, huh? We had snow all day. Hey, has anyone noticed it's getting lighter out later!?
Came home from work and threw on my pajamas. I'm sick. It's not surprising. A lot of the kids I work with have been sick lately.
Ellis: You take care of you! Eat something yummy, but let HP guide your abstinence so you don't break it.
Speaking of abstinence, how does everyone here define theirs? We may have talked about this all ready but I'm sick and my brain went on a vacation. My abstinence is simply not COE. No food is off limits. But compulsive eating is.
Chris - Glad you're home and glad you'll bug us this weekend.
Christy: Has this been like 9 snow days in 2 weeks? I am a city girl now but grew up in a town with one stop light (now the town has several...it's so weird). So I can sort of relate. I must admit I love the convienence of the city but also love tnature - luckily I am just 20 minutes from rolling mountains and the ocean. LA is awesome that way (plus I am in the Northern area of LA, which helps).
Jennelle: Well hello to you, too.
I am an "only" child (although I have 2 stepbrothers and one half brother who I did not grow up with). So I'm not an expert on the sibling stuff.
February 6 "Inner Harvest"
Hazelden Meditation Series
Life is more than abstinence.
Abstinence is just the beginning of recovery. It's true that without
a commitment to eat moderate, healthy meals each day, we run the risk
of lapsing into our eating disorder, so abstinence is a very
necessary beginning. But much more can be gained from our new life in
the program.
Most of us have tried many diets and counted many calories. Because
that route did not work for us, we became willing to consider the
Twelve Step program, a method that deals with much more than the food
we do or do not eat.
Abstinence frees us from our obsessive preoccupation with food and
diets so that we can get involved with what was missing in our lives.
Once we've made our food plan for the day, we can put that issue to
rest and think about love, work, play, hobbies, other people.
Motivating our interest and enthusiasm is the spiritual power that
comes from the God of our understanding.
*
Today, I will select from the broad range of possibilities that life
offers and abstinence makes possible.
Kat, I'm so sorry you're sick. You bundle up and keep warm, girl.
Abstinence for me? Not eating my trigger foods. Chips, chocolate, an entire loaf of bread and butter...
These darn girls are driving me NUTS! Frankly, I don't know how my mom stood it with three girls. I know what you ladies mean about generalizing, but I think we're right about the whole girl thing. My two have tattled and picked at each other since 7:00 this morning. I don't have little boys, so I can't really comment on their behavior. I know what I see at school, but they're completely different animals for their teachers than for their parents. I, for one, thank God for that! I would have to hide from sheer humiliation if these two went to school and behaved the way they do at home sometimes. Geez...I have to work there!
Chris -- Glad you're home safe! I can't believe how much snow you're getting out there. You pretty much nailed our little town with your description. It's great though. Cities scare me!
Ellis -- I'm so glad you're up to posting again!
Jennelle -- Are you doing the Friday dance?
Kat -- Sorry you're feeling ucky again. I don't envy you the city, per se, but man I'd love to be that close to the ocean!!! We're about 5 hours away so we only go for a week during the summer. I loooove it! It has to be the most relaxing place on Earth, doesn't it?
We've had 7 snow days in the past two weeks. Sigh...and to think that a little over two weeks ago I was begging for one! Careful what you ask for, I suppose.
It's FRIDAY! -- Feb. 6
so that was our first stop. I told you before that I was in the boonies and offered up our single, solitary stoplight as evidence. Here's another. You know you're in a small town when you go to get an inspection sticker for your car and the service station calls the town hall across the street and the mayor (aka service station owner) drives over to check your vehicle out and give you the sticker! 
I swear to you this is the truth! 
It's not surprising. A lot of the kids I work with have been sick lately.
My abstinence is simply not COE. No food is off limits. But compulsive eating is.
I am a city girl now but grew up in a town with one stop light (now the town has several...it's so weird). So I can sort of relate. 
You bundle up and keep warm, girl. 
