good morning gang

sorry I don't have time to chat but I'll try to get back later. just wanted to start up a weekly thread so everyone can post.

later gaters
hugs,
cathy

Nothing exciting to tell today. Still need to get my pants to the tailor, but I need my fiance to help me pin them up. I figure it will take about a week once there, so right after Labor Day I should be ready for interviews.

We are trying to decide whether to drive to my mom's for the holiday weekend and maybe also see his dad who lives 2 hours from her or to maybe fly to Florida to visit his mom and brother. That would cost around $1000 when all said and done. I think it's too much with me not working, but he doesn't seem to care. I'm more frugal that he is, but I can understand wanting to see family. We do see my mom more often, but she is physically closer to us and we make more of an effort than his family to get together.

What is everybody else planning?

Sassy: are you feeling better today? I hope you guys can get a better schedule worked out. I can't imagine working nights. Maybe a change or jobs would do wonders.

Good Morning,

I am officially on vacation starting today until next Thursday

Sassy, first let me say YOU ARE SPECIAL.... get that notion out of your head that you are not. God makes everyone special hon and you are very special to us...don't forget that okay. Did you say BORED!!!! boy oh boy do I know that feeling. I get like that more often than I'd like to admit. Along with my "bored" feeling, I also feel so very alone and that makes it 10000 x worse. I wonder if my bored feeling isn't really a "lonly" feeling I don't know how I get out of it, never paid attention but it does happen. Some times a day trip, a new hobby or a good ol chat with some one will help and then some times I get so busy that I forget I'm bored. Hang in there Sassy girl, your not alone, I can reassure you that (bored is my middle name). We love you!!

Cathy girl, hope you can stop in and play too. I know I know...work

Joanne, I'm glad your test came back good... pheeeeew. My MIL and Nephew both go to a pain management dr. I hope your new one works out. How is your DS ?

Hope good for you for having a job hunting plan. I know you'll land something wonderful...just try to keep positive Ohhhh Floriday...you go girl. If he says its no trouble then I'd say go for it LOL. Family IS important. If you go have a wonderful time. Me?? I'm staying home lol.

HEATHER ???????? where are ya girlie. We miss you.


Well....I'm thinking of taking DD out for breakfast and then see where that takes us...maybe to a kiddie park ?? who knows. Tonight I have a jewelry party to attend joy joy happy happy lolol

So ladies, I'll talk to you later. My hand is going numb from typing LOLOL

Love Yah's

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Good Morning Ladies!!!

Nothing new around here, unfortunalty I'm as hormonal and as changeable as the weather right now. Yesterday was lovely and warm and we had to put the a/c on in the van, today is cold and wet and we needed the heat! Typical fall weather I'm sure
I'm just trying to get organized for back to school. I have some left over stewing beef from a fondue we had the other night, so I"m thinking of making a stew for dinner to warm up the house.

joanne, wonderful news about your tests. Good luck with the new doc.

Sassy, Hope you are feeling better and good luck with hubby's interviews.

Hope enjoy your vacation whichever way you go. And good luck on the job hunt.

leenie have fun today! And enjoy your time off (is there such a thing for a mom??)

Hi Cathy, Heather, Liz and everyone else

Well should go and get started on something constructive!

Take care everyone,
K

Hey gang! How’s everybody doing today. Y’all have probably guessed it – but I’m just plain ole busy!

Joanne – I am thrilled to hear that everything came back normal – with nothing unusual! Thank you Jesus! Hope all goes well with the new pain management doc next week!!! Oh and btw…. I love your new member name! :-) Hugs!

Hope4me – I hope that y’all have a good weekend whatever y’all decide to do. Why do you have to get your pants to a tailor? Are they too loose from weight loss?

Sassy – just wanted you to know that you ARE something SPECIAL! No doubt about it! I hope that everything works out with dh’s job.

Leenie- I’m so glad that you are on vacation! Whooohoooo I hope you and little Gracie had a wonderful breakfast and had fun at the kiddie park. That sounds like a great day to me!

Buddly – how ya been girlie? It’s fall where you are??? I wish we were having some fall weather down here, but I’m certainly not wishing time would speed up – matter of fact – if I could have my way it would be fall about 25 years ago. Lately I’ve been noticing that time is going way too fast and I find myself wishing I was 20 again and could do it all again and take it a lot slower……hmmmmm….since I can’t change the past and I only have today….maybe I should work on taking today a lot slower. I just don’t like the fact that life is passing so quickly. Anyway – was that getting off on a tangent or what???

I need to get back to my paperwork but wanted to stop by and tell everyone HELLO

Hope everybody has a blessed day!
hugs,
Cathy

Wow! It's great to see everyone posting today.

I can't stay long now b/c I need to get the yard mowed. We may end up leaving tomorrow if my fiance gets off early. If not, I'll be gone Friday through Tuesday afternoon.

Cathy: Um, thanks for the optimistic thoughts but alas no, I'm just too short for pants, any pants, and sleeves for that matter. I almost had to laugh. I've been offfff plan for months now. Say a prayer that I get a grip soon.

And Joanne: Love the new name. Good for you.

Heather:

Hi to everybody else and I'll check back later after my chores.

Oh you gals are AWESOME!

You all make me feel very loved. I am so glad that I found you all.

I think what Leenie said about lonliness and that probably is it. I don't get "out" very often at all. I think I need to start reaching out more. Even if its not friends, I can reach out to my family who would appreciate a phone call or even a letter (remember those? lol) once in a while.

I also could start writing again like my DH has been telling me I should do. (My dream is to one day be a children's writer) So that could keep me busy, also I could get off my fanny and start exercising too! That would do double-duty, get rid of bored and fat! lol

Also if any of you would like to chat on IM, I have them all, Google Talk, AIM, Yahoo, and MSN. Just PM me your ID. or if you'd like to email, etc, just lemme know. I also love to write letters, so if you wanna exchange letters, cards, etc, PM me.

Thanks a lot ladies, you all are very special and very AWESOME!

BIG

Good Morning,

Sassy I'm so glad your feeling more hopeful woweee a children's writer, thats cool. Well I have a child's brain so if you ever wanna lay some writings on me... I'm here lol.

Today DD wants to see Mr. Beans Vacation, so I have to check out when and where its playing by us. I really don't wanna see it but she is dying to so we'll go lol.

My TOM who was missing for two months is here with a vengenance.... I now am on my 8th day with it.... joy joy happy happy...didn't know peri-winkle-menopause was gonna be so much fun

Have an exciting day everyone

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STEPPING OUT !!!!!!!!! COOOOL

Hi Girls,

TGIF for those who need it today

Today I'm talking dd to my job to have lunch. Family is not allowed onto the facility and this is the first year they are allowing (on Friday's only during the summer) for family to be permitted on site but only to the cafeteria. So my dd is very excited (its a pharmaceutical company).

Then its off to a few stores to shop and maybe get DD a hair cut. We will see.


How bout you chickies.... ?

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HI girls

Well, the scale is reflecting my mood - not that I've gained much (about 1.5lbs) but it is my first gain since I began this journey. I will shake it off though, and keep going

Not sure what's on the agenda for the long weekend - I may try to get outside and hike or something - anything to get out of the tension in the house. I find I am feeling exhausted and unmotivated, but my brain does know that is just emotional stress - and ToM due any day. Next week has got to be better.

Welcome Shy

Hope everyone else has a wonderful, stress-free Friday!

Lots of love and
Heather

Hello everyone! The last TGIF before back to the ol' grind.

Welcome Shy!!

We are slowly getting ready for back to school. Still haven't paid for A's tuition or C's judo tho. B wants me to cut her hair today. We shaved the dog yesterday. He looks so funny, but hopefully he'll have some hair back before it gets really cold.
The sun is out today, it is so nice. Cathy, we are still officially summer, but the weather itself feels very fall like, cold, rainy and very unpredictable.

Don't think we are up to much for the long weekend. Hubby left yesterday to go to a mine up north, not sure when he'll be home, tomorrow maybe. I saw the flyer for Wal-Mart, so may go there for some more back to school stuff tomorrow. We also have to get to the walk in clinic as A ran out of her asthma medicine and I couldn't get her into the doctors until late next week. That should be interesting.

Anyway I'm rambling so I should get off of here and actually accomplish something. I'm hoping to clear out the mud room today so that we can walk to the freezer without tripping.

Hope everyone has a great weekend and take care,
K

Good Morning,

Today we are taking dd to a water/amusement park. Don't think I'll have any energy when we get home to do anything else lol.

Shy

Heather good to see you. Sorry to hear about the gain but a good walk or two should shake those nasty pounds right off. Your right, you are doing so good with your wl. I know how you feel about TOM.... I didn't get it for 2 months and now I've got it, day # 8 and its going on full steam ahead....oy.

Buddly you do sound so busy.....but thats good, keeps ya out of trouble lol. My dd starts school this wednesday, new school, new grade... (1st), she's nervous and so am I lolol.

Well girlies, you all have a great weekend and I'll chat with you tomorrow.

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