Hi it's me again. Just called in to share something with you all - my son sent this to me in an e-mail.

The Rope

There were 11 people dangling from a rope over a cliff.
Ten were men and one woman. They all decided that one person should get off because if they didn't the rope would break and everyone would die. No one could decide who should go so finally the woman gave a real touching speech saying how she would give up her life to save the others, because women were used to giving up things for their husbands and children, giving in to men, and not receiving anything in return. When she finished speaking, all the men clapped.
Never underestimate the power of a woman.

"What you ardently desire will ultimately come to pass."






Anne

Good Morning, no holiday for me. The kids are coming in today along with the youngest girlfriend. They have dated all through high school and college. She has had a "no so good child hood" parents divorced when she was young kind of shifted from here to there. Her mother moved to Florida, so she really doesn't have family here anymore and stays with us a lot. Anyway we will have a lively household this weekend. Know what you mean about the grocery bill going up when they are at home!!

Patty, I hope that you will have good luck with the prescriptions and that it will be as simple as that to make you feel better.

Hi to Lauri, Jen and Barb.

Oh, hubby's first response to the hair cut was.... and I quote "it looks all sticking out" :^: MEN YOU GOTTA LOVE EM! I can't seem to get it to stick out as far as it was at the beauty shop. I think that after my perm loosens it will work better. I bought some of this STUFF (slime) to rub on the ends of the hair to make it stick out. BTW I'm only doing it in the back and sides, I can just imagine what you all are visualizing. :dizzy: Actually it looks cute even for an old dame! (And believe me, I'm about as conservative as they come......)

Good Afternoon Ladies
We'll I was planning on sleeping in late, then my mother called to say..."I didn't know you were off today", so after that, I cooked up some oatmeal & ate breakfast in bed as I watched the news. Today I plan on cleaning house & doing laundry, that way I'll have both sat & sunday free. We'll just a few minutes ago, I got a phone call from work, & luckily I can log in from here, so i'm helping a location find a part. I also have some flowers I need to plant, I bought them last week, & just haven't found the time to do it. I think i'll put that on my sat. schedule. I just love working with flowers, I just wish I could keep them alive. :D
I know when I go to my moms there are always lots of goodies in the house. She always has a freshed baked cake, or some other type of goodie.

Semo - I know what you mean on the grocery bill. Every summer my cousin & his family come up and visit. I try not to keep chips or cookies in the house, and before they visit, I usually run to the grocery store & buy things that the kids would like... my bill is always high, but it's worth it. The kids are just great.

Lauri - Jen - I hope you all are having a great day.

It's a beautiful day here in Dallas, I think the high for today is around 75, but we're suppose to get rain storms tonight.

gotta run... talk to you all later

Good morning Semo, Patty, Lauri, Jen and Barb. :wave:
Just a quick call as I have such a lot of housework to do today - I really should have done more during the week.:(
My eating was completely out of control yesterday and I am so :mad: with myself.
Gotta rush now.
Will call later on.
Anne

good morning!! I have to grocery shop with my hubby this morning and then go to work for awhile. May have to sneak in a bike ride first. It look nice outside with no wind..... yet.
Grocery list is not very healthful looking this week, since I am working all hours, and my husband and sons will be fending for themselves. They do good though LOL
Hope you all have a Happy Easter!!
lauri

Just popping in for a minute to say HI. It's 9:30 here and I've already been to buy groceries and have a turkey breast in the oven baking. Thought that I would have sandwiches in between the shower and the party. Don't know how many will be stopping in so I wanted to be prepared with something.

Have a Happy Easter.

Hi all. :wave:
Just taking a wee break from the housework to call in and say hello.
The rain has just started and I think the forecast for tomorrow is rain.
:(
I have been keeping very busy today but I have also eaten some 'forbidden foods' :o so I hope the two balance out and I do not put on any weight. ;)
We are having turkey tomorrow also.
Must rush off now and do a bit more.
Will call when I can.
Happy Easter to you all.

Anne

Good Evening Ladies
I'm finally finding time to log on. It's been a busy day. Yesterday I was off and did most of my cleaning. We had terrible storms last night & today it's rained most of the day. I went over to my mother's & took her to "Bingo" , nope I didn't win anything, but had fun with her. Tomorrow i'm bringing a "Honey Baked Ham" to my mom's. I haven't had a chance to exercise this weekend at all.
Anne - I know the holidays are the hardest trying to stay away from the "forbidden foods", but as they say in Ww there are no forbidden foods, you just have to learn to eat in moderation. That's my problems:D , I just can't seem to get that.
We'll I hope everyone has a Happy Easter.

Good morning Patty, Semo, Lauri, Jen and Barb. :wave:
The weather report from Ireland today in dull but fresh and mainly dry.
Hope you all had a lovely easter and didn't go overboard on the eating. :nono:
I ate a whole easter egg :o and it had (whisper - cause I don't want Patty to hear) 14 WW points !! but I had been doing a lot of walking all week and I felt I had earned it. This morning I am back on track again and feeling in control which is the best feeling of all. I have already been for a 2 mile walk.
:smug:
I haven't done any Tae Bo for about a week now as there is always someone in the house and I need to have no-one about when I do it.
Gotta go now and hope to call later if I can get near the computer as there is always a big demand for it when the kids are home.


Thou shoudst eat to live, not live to eat. - Socrates

Anne

Good Morning All
We'll I somewhat blew it yesterday. I came prepared to my mom's house by bringing some veggies to nibble on while I was there. We'll instead of the carrots, I nibbled on the chips & dips, then of course had some dessert. Luckily we ate early in the day, so last night I was still full & skipped dinner. Anyway this week i'm going to focus on NOT eating out at lunch.

Anne - I heard that... what kind of egg has 14 points? I'm proud that you even looked it up. I ate some candy, but didn't even look up the points, cause I knew I was going to eat it anyway.

We'll I need tu run. Talk to you all later...

Happy April Fools Day, do we have any pranksters amoung us? I'm some what mischievous, but you have probably figured that out already.
The shower and cocktail party was a blast!! We had so much fun. I prepared a nice lunch for Easter Suday. OVER ATE big time but will get back on the wagon. Girls, I really wish you would stop pushing me off. ;)
We're having a customer appreciation lunch here today. Bar-B-Q! Expecting over a hundred. Better run, back later.

Here I am again!!

I just feel like a chicken with it's head cut off! I have been just SOOO busy!! I have another busy day tomorrow, and then after that, things should calm down for a little while...I think.

I have only exercised 2 days in the last 2 weeks. When my back went out I really missed it. I did my aerobics video a few days ago and could only get through 15 minutes!! Amazing how much endurance a person loses so quickly!! So now I am back at the point where I have to begrudgingly force myself to do it until it becomes a habit again. I really like to get it over with first thing in the morning, but my days just haven't been allowing it. I'm going to do SOME form of exercise today by golly. I will make some time this evening. I've gotta get back on track!!

Anyhoo, just wanted to pop in and say HI. Hopefully I'll be able to come in here and catch up with everyone in a day or two.
Talk at ya later,
jen
:wave:

Hello Mooz49 and everyone else.

Mooz I sent you an answer to your PM. I hope it helps. Let me know if there is more I can do.

Sounds like you ladies are doing some good work in here.

Keep it up.

Hi Patty good to see you too.

Have a good day ladies and as always make the most of it :)

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Good morning Semo, Jen, Patty, Lauri, Barb (where are you?) and a big welcome to Tazmani :wave: I came across Taz's posts in another thread and they are so colourful and inspirational and she is an excellent butt kicker (which we all need to keep us going) :nono:

Taz - thank you for replying to my query about how to put the pictures in the reply. I will try it sometime when I have more time. You would be most welcome to post here even if you do not do Tae Bo as we all do many other forms of exercise and we all motivate each other to do some kind every day. I see you are on the Atkins Plan. Have you been on it long and how do you find it?
My friend's hubby is thinking about trying it and I am just curious.

It is a sunny morning here in Ireland and I am in control. This is weigh-in night at WW and after the weekend I will be happy not to have put on any weight :o
I did 3 two mile walks yesterday and hope to do at least 4 miles today :strong:

Patty - The egg with 14 points was a Cadburys Caramel egg which had two Caramel bars with it.:o

Well gotta rush off now and get a shower and start the day.
:dizzy:


Anne


There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul. - Unknown

Good Morning All. It's 4:00 AM here and I'm having one of those "Can't Sleep Nights" If I didn't fall asleep at 8:30pm on the sofa I probably wouldn't do this. Anyway I've been up for an hour and a half already.
We had about 70 customers show up yesterday plus our employees for lunch. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the food was very good.
The kids had a great shower, there were a lot of people that didn't come, but sent gifts, because they had family in for Easter, There were a good number that attended and that always makes you feel good that they would take the time out of a busy weekend. DH and I were kind of dreading the party but it turned out to be a very fun night. We didn't get home until about one.
Well I think that I'm going to go blow the dust off one of my tapes and get some exercise. Talk to ya later.