Good Morning

Its to early for me to think but the computer was on so I thought I'd start this up. Well I'm off to put my makeup on and get dressed.

TTYL

HI Leenie.......according to my pc you started this up at 230 am.....don't think my clock is set right.

Hi LYNNIE......missed you yesterday...it was a quiet day over here in our part of the world........where is Sue Marie.

Well I am down 10 lbs since holidays ended and I have been working full time days..... Couldn't believe it when I stepped on the scale.......amazing what happens when you get moving and just watch a little........

Yesterday when I got home from work my hubby and two dd's were skipping! So I joined in.....then we went for a walk/jog.......felt good.

Hope you all have a great day!

Last day of work for a few.......hang in there everyone!

coffee is ready gotta go!

Eliz

GO LIZ, GO LIZ, GO LIZ, YEAH

I'm so happy for you, 10 lbs WTG !!!!!



BTW, It was 5:22 am lol

Good Morning Gang!

wow Liz - what a way to start the day - with a 10 lb loss showing up on the scales! wow YOU GO GIRL! that's awesome! so like, since holiday....how long is that? I was wondering how quickly you lost 10 lbs...seemed like it has just been a week or two...but hey...time has definitely been a blurr for me lately.

Leenie - my computer says you posted at 4:22 am. I think my clock is set right, so maybe you were up at 4 my time. so like what time was it really in your world when you got on and posted? ain't we nosey! LOL

I am totally drained this morning but I slept good last night. and I'm really concerned about my mother. She is and has been showing signs of Parkinson's Disease which my grandmother had. We have got to get her to go to a neurologist and find out. Maybe we can talk her into it since things should calm down around here at least a little bit huh.

I have a new little problem (that is really no big deal in the big scheme of things but still it's a problem). Saturday we had a HUGE hail storm at our house. I have never seen anything like it before! The weather was really bad and the electricity flickered a few times. Later that evening when I tried to sit and watch a movie, I realized that the dvd/vcr player would not come on, no matter what I tried. I decided it must have blown something in the storm so went to use the one in the bedroom that is the exact same player, and guess what - yep it wouldn't come on either. Then I remembered our oldest son had just bought him one just like it for his bedroom, and yep - it wouldn't come on either (apparently we own too much stuff) but we had gotten them as our Christmas presents. So I'm gonna drop one off down the road at a repair shop and see if it can possibly be fixed. They were just some off brand ones that we had gotten at Walmart for around $80, but they worked good until the storm WAH

I said all that to say this .... I can't exercise at 5 in the mornings without a dvd/vcr player WAH unless I just stand there like a idiot trying to walk in place and all that jazz while watching the morning news. I have got to get one of them working or go buy another one - like I have the money to spend on another player.

I also really want to see the Dateline special tomorrow night where Jane Pauley talks about being bi polar. Don't think I will be home, so I may have to find a friend to tape it for me.

Now aren't those just some really huge problems I've got today. LOL really I'm just rambling about nuthin.

Tomorrow is our 25th anniversary so are both taking the day off from work and will spend it doing just whatever we want to.

What's everybody up to? the boards looked kind of quiet yesterday.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

hugs,
cathy

Hey Cathy,

Happy Anniversary ahead of time 25 years, WOW - Congratulations. I hope you truly enjoy the day off, you really deserve it.

Did you have your electronics hooked up to a serge protector ? if not I suggest you go buy a couple, its a strip that you plug your stuff into so when a brown out occurs, which thats what it sounds like happened, the serger protector will basically shut off b/f it zaps your electronics. A brown out is when the power goes really low and then really high (thats what fries your equipment) but never really goes completely out. Serge protectors are cheap but make sure they can handle "Brown Outs" - if it doesn't list it on the box, don't get it.

Oy, sorry to hear about your Mom, sheesh when it rains it pours. I'll be praying for her.

I posted at 5:22 am

I have been just so tired and my allergies are kicking my butt.Plus Dh has been hogging the puter to do some work to make a couple extra bucks.

*hugs*
lynnie

Leenie darlin - of course I did not have any surge protectors hooked up! why would I want to do a smart thing like that! haha but I'm gonna go buy a case of them on my way home today.

The funny thing is, that only these 3 dvd/vcr players were affected. Everything else in the house and even the stuff plugged into the same outlets were fine (thank the good Lord), which I'm wondering if maybe bec they were an off brand and fairly inexpensive player if maybe they didn't have some little something that would have helped it not blow a fuse or fry it or whatever happened? we shall see

and yes please please please pray for my mom. we have been noticing her hand tremors for awhile now and wondering, but they seem a little worse, probably bec of all the stress she has been under, and she has been too busy with everyone else to see about herself, but that is not the story anymore - she is gonna have to see about it.

Lynnie - sorry you're not feeling well. You need to come in here and play with us more - you know we always make ya feel better! hugs!

Hi Gang,
Been busy like everyone else!

Down 5.2 pounds in 3 weeks on the new CORE plan with WWers.Hubby & I have started week 4 yesterday.I may actually make it a month.....it isnt that bad once you get on it.....sometimes just STARTING a diet plan is the problem..never a "good" time for it.

We are walking several mornings a week..not every morning!

Liz.congrats on the 10 pounds.that is awesome!

Gotta run to the bank......had 2 new doors installed today.Anderson doors....instead of sliding glass patio doors...........so pretty!20 yr guarantee!

Later taters
Cin

Hello everyone...

I did a quick scan of the last few days worth of posts. I've been very busy. I just started work again today. You cannot believe how chaotic the school was today. Children lost, can't find their schedules, computers were down so couldn't print out their schedules, and then I had a stack of students phone numbers that I had to call to find out where they were. Many of the parents were like, I dropped my kid off what the heck is going on over there? You lost my kid!? You would think a school district would be a bit more organized EESH! I've gotta run out to pick up some stuff I ordered. Thursday I taking the kid to a concert to see Hilary Duff for her birthday, shhh it's suprise, she thinks we're going out to dinner. Then Friday we have the pool man coming out to measure yard and design a free form pool for us and give us an estimate. This is for a concrete pool. I think i'm gonna go with the in ground vinyl tho, specially with what I have been reading about concrete pools and all the cracks. Not to mention, this is Earthquake country, vinyl is more flexible and will not crack, course unless the land splits under it LOL!

James is waiting to hear back from the psychology department. Debating on which woul dbe best. I really don't want to have her put on drugs, I'd like to see a psychologist first. He's been busy going in and out of surgery so it's been hard trying to get a hold of him or he getting a hold of anyone either

Cathy - I am sorry to hear about your PawPaw... I was thinking about you over the weekend... *big hugz*

I gotta run... short on time today, I hope everyone is doing okie. I'll catch up with the posts in a little! Take care!

Sue...

Hey everybody....I weighed my self in July......don't know when at my in-laws.....didn't own a scale until a few days ago.....I decided to weigh myself this am as my clothes felt differently.....I am thrilled.....yesterday I skipped rope and walked/jogged....I think I am gonna make it happen.......again!

Hang in there everyone!

Eliz

we kicked son out as of a few hours ago... he got into a terrible fight with his sister last night and said horrible terrible things to her.. then got physical with her.. roughed her up pretty badly. hub's a mess (emotionally).. he hasn't been well in years.. we've had a lot of family and extended family things going on for past 10 years or so... but i put my foot down and said he goes, or daughter and i go until he's out...

now i'm torn up with guilt over son, but knowing it was the right thing for us to do... he's back into the drugs (been smoking hash in his room.. a big no no.. no drugs or paraphenilia allowed here and he knew it).. he was probably stoned last night when the fight happened because what daughter told me happened didn't even make any sense... she was blown away by it all.. she's ok, she's safe

we have a lot of mending to do with the three of us now...

Sue, hugs to the little one !!

Liz, you go girl

JudoMom, gee I'm so sorry to hear about your son. Kicking him out was the best thing, he can't go around life draging everyone else down with him and the sooner her learns this the better. Sometimes a person has to learn things the hard way, by you letting him rule the roost at home was only enabling him to continue on his distructive path. You 3 don't deserve it. I know its your son, and you love him no matter what, but remember what the bible says... spare the rod, spoil the child. Your a brave Mom and its normal for feeling guilty, sheeeeeeeesh who wouldn't. Hang in there and I'll be praying for him and you. HUGS !!!!

CIN !!! I just heard about this Core thing... why is it different than flex and whats with this no counting thing ?? CONGRATS !!! on the 5+ lbs WTG !!!!!!!!!!

Judo Mom.....hugs to you.......I am only as happy as my saddest kid......I can only imagine the pain you are feeling.....I'm thinking of you.......xoEliz