I pulled something in my neck. Had a chair massage plus DH rubbed it and it's still bugging me (although less so). Bummer!

I think AF is around the corner so I'm bummed by that. "Thy will, not mine, be done". I have to say that A LOT.

Have a good night! I'm off to a friend's house.

Grrrr. If cyberspace eats my post one more time, I might scream! This is the third time I've tried since yesterday afternoon.

Let me summarize...

Tracey -- Yes, I remember that year seven was tough. In our marriage, years one, ten, and thirteen were also excruciatingly difficult -- to the point where I wanted out at whatever the cost! We will be married 15 years in March, and I'd still call it a good one overall. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's BAD.

Vanessa -- Brad Pitt (or his lookalike)...drooool. Yummy. 'Nuff said.

Jennelle -- Jeans and Jerseys. Around here we call it Spirit Day, but the bottom line is that it means teachers can dress down. Always a nice break!

Kat -- Feel better soon.

I'm hanging in. Not doing significantly better or worse right now.

Love y'all,
Christy

Hi Ladies - I'm feeling generally more positive today; I hope you are all feeling good, too.

Kat - I'm sorry about AF. But I can tell you have the makings of a wonderful Mommy. Keep at it. And that's cool about the Joss Stone concert!! I'd love to hear about it when you go. I think she's got a lot of talent.

Christy - thanks for the words of encouragement. I don't know if it's really "encouraging" to know other people have bad times, too, but at least I'm not alone in my boat.

Jennelle - congrats to your son!! And have fun in your jeans. It's homecoming at my high school, too - they're having a band geek alumni reunion thingy, but I'm not going to go. Only the really HARDCORE geeks will show up, I'm guessing.

Vanessa -here's my thought - sounds like the certification would be a great thing for your resume - and 2 years isn't as long as it seems right now. Would it put you in a better position to get the job you really want eventually?

Hope to see everyone else check in before the weekend. I can't believe it's already Thursday.

Hey girls! I'm posting earlier than I usually do because I've had such an interesting day! Work was good, saw all my patients, wore jeans, and I was voted for Employee of the Quarter! Total surprise!! I get a $50 gift certificate to anywhere I like. My supervisor read a list of things I did exceptionally well and I thought I was going to cry. It really put my decision on getting certified to a different degree and I think it put in perspective of how well I really do this job. So maybe it is destiny? Well it doesn't end there!! So I'm off work and in my truck at a redlight going to pick up some reading material... A semi is right beside me in the left lane and when the light turned green, he turned wayyyyy too wide and clipped my mirror!!! I was steaming! So we finally find a spot to pull over and he's a very old Arabian guy who can't speak any English. He's pleading with me to not call the cops and I get out to check the damage. Only a little scratch and it's not noticeable at all.. So I told him it was ok and I helped him with his directions b/c he was lost.. So he gives me a 100 bucks!! Geez, I knew something was going to happen these past few days.. I feel bad for taking it but he really insisted. I'll use it to buy some recovery books for my patients!
Kat-How is your neck???
Christy-When I was really young, I had a huge crush on Patrick Swayze.. I wore my "I love Dirty Dancing" shirt to school EVERY day.. He still makes my heart flutter! Hang in there
Tracy-Hey gal, I'm glad your doing better! I hope this difficult time will pass soon...but it has to! God doesn't close doors without opening another one! And your right about the certification thing, and today it really showed that maybe it is really worth it!
Jennelle-Congrats to your son also!! Way to go! Savor your day with your jeans!
Chris, Michelle, Ceejay, Linoleum, Skippy, Sandi, Anna-----> How are you girls doing?? Let us know, we love ya!
Well if something really outrageous happens this evening, I'll drop by again!
Love ya
Vanessa

Wow, Vanessa, you did have a day!! Congrats on winning Employee of the Quarter. That is very cool!

Due to some serious family issues, I need to cut back a lot of my online activity. I have felt deeply Blessed to know all of you and grow deeper spiritually and emotionally, with each of you. I am not saying I will never be back here, but for now I need to focus on the needs of my family, and try to work through some of the things that satan is using to attack our family. Please pray for my family and I will keep you guys in my prayers also. Much love to each of you and God Bless You Always.

(I'll miss you all!!)


Love,
skippy

Gotta do my favorite smiley one more time:

Skippy, keep in touch.

Today has been a quiet day for me. My aunt and uncle has gone to grandparents day at school where there grandchildren attend, I didn't really feel obligated to go and with so many people being there I wanted to protect my toe.

I called Tim, my boss, and talked to him just a few minutes. He sounded as though he would have liked a weekly update--If he only knew what the first 2 weeks were like he would understand--Will fill him in when I return to work. Oh how I pray that I do get to go back next week. He said that they were having iron problems he he. He doesn't know my secrets.

haven't been getting to use the computer much. My uncle uses this for his personal business computer. My aunt operates their gift shop. Plus at church he is in charge of the mission work that they do there in India. I helped him some with that yesterday.

Been doing some exercise this week. My food and water have been extremely good. My aunt has my uncle on a 1500 calorie diet and I eat what he does. My clothes feel looser even though I haven't weighed.

When I get back home on my own computer I will acknowledge each person better. He has his computer on a phone line and I don't want to tie that up to long.

Every one continue to have a good day. I'm getting outside on the deck today. It's been getting down in the upper 40's at night here. It's beeen gorgeous.

talk to you later.

Hi everyone.

Skippy, do what you need to do, you know 3FC will be here to support you all the way. We'll miss you though!

This is probably my last post before I go to the Overcoming Overeating workshop on Sunday. I am nervous. Just wanted to say hi to everyone.

Have a good weekend.

I woke up this morning at 4:30 am to go to the bathroom and now it's 6. Ugh. Hopefully I'll be able to go back to sleep in a bit.

My neck is a bit better but I've been downing the Advil.

Skippy, hope everything turns out OK - come back any time.

Christy, This site eats my posts regularly, too.

Tracy, And I'll let you know how the concert goes.

Vanessa,

Ceejay, and feel better

Bananna, I look forward to hearing how it goes

Hey girls! How is everyone? I'm doing ok, though i have an ear infection (why do they always come at night?). Yesterday at work, I called in on a radio station and won 2 tickets to shark tales!! It was so awesome to hear myself on the air! 2 other co workers actually call in every Friday morning to the same station to try to win movie tickets but they didn't want to see shark tales, so I took their offer! The movie was actually really good, it had some adult humor in it, and the cast was great. It's been raining here all day and with my earache, I've laid around all day.. Not complaining though!
Ceejay-I'm glad your feeling better and staying OP. It's been getting down in the lower 50's at night here.. Our weather is so screwed up!
Kat- I'm glad your neck is feeling better, and I hate it when I can't go back to sleep when I get up to pee. I always have a little arguement in my head telling myself whether or not I should get up and go. Needless to say, I always talk myself into getting up b/c I'm constanly thinking about peeing when i try to fall asleep. LOL
Tracy-Hey gal, how's it going? How are things with your DH?
Anna-Please tell us how it went on Sunday! Keep your head up!
Skippy-I'll be thinking about you, please keep in touch!
Christy, Chris, Michelle, Sandi, Jennelle, Linoleum-------> How are you guys???
Until next time,
God Bless
Vanessa

I got into an almost-catfight with a bony-assed sorority ***** at the football game yesterday. She'd just been annoying us and everyone around us for too damn long. When I told her to bite my ***, she told me "It's big enough." I had my fist pulled back to cold-cock her, but realized what I was getting ready to do when I saw her flinch. I left all my stuff there (my football buddy was getting concessions) and left. He went back up there and got our stuff and we sat somewhere else.

I don't normally act like a Jerry Springer redneck, but the truth hurts, I guess. When people see me, they don't see a fabulous teacher or an empathetic soul or a gifted writer or even a gorgeous pair of deep brown eyes. They see a fat, ugly, slovenly cow. I am judged for it, no matter what I think or do. Nothing else matters. I could be Mother Teresa, and it wouldn't matter.

I am officially afraid to eat. The thought of food makes me shudder. The last thing I ate was a peanut butter cookie at around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. I am drinking my large unsweet iced tea from Rally's and I'm relishing the cold as it coats my empty stomach like those Pepto ads. If I put anything in my mouth, I won't be able to stop, so better to not go there at all.

(((((Jennelle))))) - I am so, so proud of you for not punching that *****. That took so much control, and so much sanity. And I'm sure that left a big impression on the others around. So, your quality does shine through. Some idiots don't see it because they're too self-absorbed, that's all.

Now please eat something to honor your body!

Love,
Tracy

(((Jennelle))) ditto what Tracy said and double ditto about feeding your body.

I did finally eat something last night around 6:30 - a small turkey pot pie and some peas. The creaminess of the turkey pot pie on such an empty tummy was a mistake. About 1/4 of it came up. It reminded me why I will never be bulimic - I hate to puke. :P

Jennelle- I hate to puke also! LOL Please take care of yourself, your here on this earth for a reason and for your awesome qualities to shine through! Our bodies are just flesh, we have to take care of our mind and spirit first. Everytime you eat, just remember your fueling your body for an awesome adventure. Keep your head up gal

Hi to Tracy, Kat, Christy, Michelle, Anna, CeeJay, Skippy, Chris, Linoleum.. How are you guys??
I'm enjoying the last of my 3 day weekend, I think I might get my hair cut and watch a cool 80's movie.
God Bless!!
Vanessa