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Only 20 more days until my vacation -- not that I am counting! and 23 more days until my bday (yippee ) and 25 more until my 10 yr Anniversary.
So here we are once again, another week gone by............*sigh* Pretty soon we're gonna be decorating our trees!!
Anyways, all Newbies! Everybody is welcome here. So sit back, relax, have a cuppa whatever you like and chat with a spell, would ya? We have a bunch of very supportive people here so join us....
Hi everyone!
Boy its been quiet in here, I guess everyone is having a busy long weekend. We haven't been up to much since getting home. Not really looking forward to school starting, but I think a routine will be nice. DdA starts at the university on Tues and DdC starts grade 11 on Wed, first time ever we aren't starting the Tues after labour day. I was suppose to go to work tomorrow, but DdA says I'm not on the schedule, so I guess I go back on Thurs, which suits me fine. DdA has to work, but doesn't start until 3pm. So at least she can sleep in a bit. I was extremely happy this morning when I stepped on the scale, it finally moved in the right direction Not much, but I expected to be right back up again, so this was a big surprise.
Anyway I should go to bed, I just wanted to pop in and say Hi!
Take care all,
K
Hi Buddly! Thats awesome that you don't have to go back until Thursday......I have to work until Thursday, morning. lol. But I get paid well for this week. So its worth it I suppose. on the weightloss!
And I just figured out that I can close threads I guess that I start? Awesome! I never knew that! lol. Ok so it doesn't take much for me. lol. I hope its okay for me starting and closing threads, Leenie. Just happens that I am here early Monday Mornings, @ work, so figured may as well start the new one. Oh and on my lunch I took a Siesta, boy did I ever! I woke up and realized that my cell ph. (which I set my alarm) is off a few minutes from the work time so needless to say I had to sprint back upstairs. lol. But I made it and I feel better!!!
Have a Happy Monday!
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dont talk to me about christmas, I have to start buying mine now, so I can drag them all down to my mums before Christmas
Hello and and to our little thread, Destiny!!!!! Glad to have you here! Ya I tried to start buying now, DH & I went to the Outlet Mall on Friday and I bought my friend some Pomegranite Potporri (she loves Pomegranite) anyways, I get up last night for work (I work nights) and see my DH has opened the potporri and put it in a container in our apt. lol. I was like, "So I guess my friend won't be getting that potporri, will she?" lol. He apologized, said he thought I said I wanted it for us. lol. So I have to start all over again. Oh well at least our apt will smell nice, right? lol.
Thanks guys for all the positive encouragement about my last post. Today should have been my first day back to college but it's my Grandda's funeral today so I'll be back to college tomorrow. (A little scary)
It's horrible to think that people argue about things like money when people die but that's exactly what my family are doing right now. If anything petty happens at the funeral I'm going to gladly stand up and tell people to act like grown ups, this is about celebrating my Grandda's life not their differences but I'm hoping it wont come to that.
Thanks guys for all the positive encouragement about my last post. Today should have been my first day back to college but it's my Grandda's funeral today so I'll be back to college tomorrow. (A little scary)
It's horrible to think that people argue about things like money when people die but that's exactly what my family are doing right now. If anything petty happens at the funeral I'm going to gladly stand up and tell people to act like grown ups, this is about celebrating my Grandda's life not their differences but I'm hoping it wont come to that.
Big Lauren, thinking of you today. Yes people do get very greedy when people die, sad, but true............It totally amazes me how childish people can be over "Stuff" and that is all it is, is "Stuff". We don't need material objects to remember people by, I know that it can be truly wonderful to have something from that person, but we truly keep their memory and love for them in our hearts and its sad that some people forget about that............
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Today my aunt, uncle, hubby and I are getting together with about 4 friends (and one rambuncsious {sp?} 4 year old) for a pool party over at my mother's house. She's in Washington DC on business, unfortunately.
I've been looking forward to spending time with our friends and family together - I've been planning a big visit like this for months but everyone always seems so busy!
Lauren So sorry about your grand-dad. Try not to be too hard on your relatives, even if they seem to need a swift kick in the pants. Sometimes people respond to a great loss by sinking themselves into less important issues, rather than facing the grief. It's one form of denial.
I can say anything else, but that I feel for you and what you're going through. Take some time for yourself during this trial, to experience this in your own way.
Sassy - Thanks, it's sad that materials can come in between people like that, for me though money isnt something sentimental to be handed down - so I just dont understand the point in arguing about it.
The funeral was emotional (as I knew it would be) A few sly digs from my aunt, but I was there to say bye to grandad and just left her to it. Now onto the next hurdle of returning to college. Right now it's becoming so difficult not to stuff my face every time I go by the kitchen
The funeral was emotional (as I knew it would be) A few sly digs from my aunt, but I was there to say bye to grandad and just left her to it. Now onto the next hurdle of returning to college. Right now it's becoming so difficult not to stuff my face every time I go by the kitchen
You can do it sweetie !! Your stronger than you think
Hi Sassy! You sure are an upbeat gal! I love reading your posts.
Hi Destiny and welcome! Funny, I was thinking about Christmas a few days ago and dreading it. As much as I love what the season is about, it's a tough one for our family. We do keep it very low key, but it is always an emotional gauntlet.
Spoz, I'm glad things weren't as tough as they could have been at your grandfather's funeral. Sassy is right... it's all stuff and the most important thing is our memories and our love for them. Hopefully, your relatives who are caught up in that will come to their senses.
Hi Leenie - Thanks for letting us know about Cathy. She (and her family) will most definitely be in my prayers.
Hi Twilit Tera - I hope the pool party is fun!!
I was away for the long weekend and dragged all of my prepared food with me so that I could stay on program. It was a medieval event, so I just slipped off to my tent whenever meal/snack time was on and ate. The event had 2 meals a day - brunch and supper. People kinda come and go in a short period so it was easy to go there with hub & just have a coffee or water and make like i'd already eaten when someone came and sat with us, or that I really wasn't hungry because I'd eaten a snack earlier and had food in the tent for later if I got hungry *lol... it WAS ALL TRUE!!!!
In the evenings, when the mead and other alcohol came out, I politely declined drinks (which is not the norm for me at these events) saying that I am on medication and that I can't drink right now. Well, ... that's true too (kinda lol). I am on Wellbutrin and I can't drink right now because I'm on a very strict diet LOLOLOLOL I never lied!!!
So, we're home now... I've vaccumed and cleaned the house for the week. I just have to dust (oh how I HATE dusting). Laundry from camping is started and tomorrow I head back to work after summer break.
I am pretty confident I lost more weight over the weekend, but I won't know til I get on the scales in the morning.
I hope everyone had a great weekend and that the upcoming week is fab!
We all had great fun together. I'd been wanting to get my friends from school together with my family for a long time and I'm glad I finally had the chance to do it. They had their 3-year-old, who was a delight to the whole group.
Unfortunately we had a couple no-shows. One is a friend of my mother's who was up all night talking on the phone with her mom during the hurricane in Alabama. She couldn't stay awake. The other was the mother (and mother in law respectively) of my friends from school. They were telling me it's difficult to get her out to meet new people, though she's always been very warm and friendly when Bruce and I go over to their house.
Lastly there was the usual challenge of resisting my aunt's attempts to provide naughty snacks ("do you think I should bring cookies? Not everyone there is trying to lose weight.") In fact, I'm going to sit down soon and write a thoughtfully constructed email about how it's not her responsibility to provide people with everything they want, especially if it's something we already know is bad for their health.
I think she's operating from an outdated conception of hospitality. Grandma died in 1980 or '81. As I recall, when she was alive and hosting family gatherings there was always more food than we could eat there and much of it was heavy. Hopefully I can find a way to communicate with her that it's okay to do things differently now that we all have more information about food.
More s for Lauren.
JudoMom: Sounds like you had a lot of fun at the event! Congrats on turning down the drinks! My memory gets a little fuzzy about events after sundown, but from what I recall, they flow rather freely! Nice job on the "creative truth-telling!"
I'm back from my mom's. We had a good visit. She really liked her storage shed and storage bench. It was good to be home again and eat some garden veggies. If we end up getting a house with more land at some point I willl definitely plant a garden.
I missed everybody. Hugs and prayers to Cathy and her family. I'm gonna get to bed so I can get back to work tomorrow.
Just got back from a weekend of camping...Was pretty good. Started off bad since I got my first speeding ticket ever...It really sucked cause I had missed my turn and then I got my ticket....UGHHH....But now dh is at work and dd is in school So I am left with the mounds and mounds of laundry and putting everything away and i gotta start the home school stuff too!!! So going to be a busy day for me!!! talk to everyone lata!!
I'm back from my weekend of camping, too - lol. I was camping at a dog agility trial. Little Penny did really well, got 1 title and a bunch of qualifying runs. Anyway, today is sort of my lul day between this weekends chaos and doggy disorder and tomorrow school starting back up. I slept in a bit, and really didn't rush to get into my office.
I really had to watch myself to keep from going into my old habitual run and hide tendancies. I would have really liked to stay in bed today, eating junky take out and feeling sorry for myself. But I keep reminding myself that I have nothing to feel sorry for myself about, and that I am really lucky to be where I am right now.
So, on that note - I hope everyone has a blessed day. to all, and a special extra hug to Cathy - I hope you and yours are safe and sound.
Last edited by Amarie2pt0; 09-02-2008 at 02:26 PM.
Weekly Chick Chat -- September 1st - 7th
and 23 more days until my bday (yippee 
) and 25 more until my 10 yr Anniversary. 
all Newbies! Everybody is welcome here. So sit back, relax, have a cuppa 
whatever you like and chat with a spell, would ya? We have a bunch of very supportive people here so join us....
Thats awesome that you don't have to go back until Thursday......I have to work until Thursday, morning. lol. But I get paid well for this week. 
on the weightloss! 
and 
to our little thread, Destiny!!!!! Glad to have you here! 
to all, and a special extra hug to Cathy 