Thought I'd come post a little about myself before I go to bed. I'm 28 a stay at home mom to 3 children (6, 3, and 1). We just started trying to concieve our fourth and final child this month. So hopefully I'll be a mom to 4 pretty soon :dizzy: . Before I had children I weighed about 120 pounds (I'm 5'5"). I gained 65 pounds with my first baby. After I had the baby I gained 10 more pounds. I was a size 18. I didn't try to lose any weight between baby #1 and #2. There was a lot going on in my life at that time and I was too depressed to focus on my weight. I had two miscarriages inbetween my two oldest kids. I got pregnant with baby #2 and because of morning sickness I got down to 171 pounds. I delivered that baby at 185 pounds too. After my second child I joined Weight Watchers. I got down to 145 pounds before getting pregnant with my third child. I did pretty good the third time around. I think I delivered at 165 pounds. I got down to 154 pounds 2 weeks after my daughter was born but a few months later gained 10 pounds. :( My third child is now 17 months old and I weigh 144 pounds. My goal weight is 130 pounds. I'm finally starting to feel like the "old" me again. I can't believe how much time I wasted being overweight. Currently I'm in a size 10 pant/shorts and a size 8 dress/skirt. I have a big butt and big thighs that's why I don't dare try to squeeze into a size 8 pant. :^: So that's my story. From point A to point B ... it's taken me 6 years exactly (from the time I delivered my first child 'til now) to finally start feeling alive again. Now that I'm so close to my goal weight and I can remember how "thin feels" I know I won't allow myself to balloon out with baby #4.

Sorry this was so long. Just thought I'd share what I've been through (weight wise). Can't wait to get to know everyone. :grouphug:

Goodmornin'
 

:coffee: Needing my friend to wake me up!

Weigh- Glad to have you aboard. Being 5'5" and 140 lbs., you must not be very heavy. I would love to be at 140. Right now I'm teetering 149-150. That fourth one will keep you running I'm sure. You are very busy with 3 children. My two are grown and the youngest (22 this month) just got married in June and my Jennifer is 27. Welcome!

Mitchy- I'm sorry you feel sicky these days. You had a whopper of a cold and they just hang on and hang on. Once all of the symptons and "after shocks" of the cold go away, you will probably feel on top of the world. I'm hoping for that for you.

Sprout- I love that name Pricilla...it reminds me of a princess.

Last night I went to sit with a lady from church who had shoulder surgery and another lady from our church was there. I've seen her many many times but was never really introduced to her or anything. Anyway, we got talking and I found out that her son lives at the Shepherds where I volunteer. Strange huh. Anyway, she is a lovely woman and she too struggles with issues in her life. I wonder if the Lord is showing me that I must just be content right now with DH and my job and my life as it is. Gee...what do I tell people? BE STILL! Ok Ok...I will.

I will be heading to Indiana next weekend to see my sister. I think I mentioned that in a previous post. It will be fun...I guess. I really don't want to work on a kitchen but that's the selfish side of me.

Gotta get back to work...demands today and a training from 2 - 4:00. Later...

Good Morning
 

It's getting colder! We're supposed to get a bit of snow this weekend. It won't stay but this means more will come later. I guess I'll spend some time getting things ready outdoors.

Welcome to all the newbies. It's been great getting to know you a bit and look forward to learning more about you. I am a happily married 45 yr old who has her 2 adult sons living at home until they finish school, get married, etc. I have struggled with my weight since teen years and have lost about 40 lbs. over the last 5 years. I am struggling to lose the last 20-25 lbs and am doing it very slowly.

Gary: Tell that nephew WAY TO GO!!! What incredible marks!! Talk to us when you can. We miss you!

Michele: How are you feeling today? It's awful always being sick. Hopefully you find some relief.

Angie: A very belated Happy Birthday to you. It sounds like you had a great time.

Sunny: Thanks for the pics. You really do have a decorating flair. Come do my house!!

Sami: I'm keeping you in my prayers.

Hello to Bunna, Mkay, On my Weigh, Spout, teel, and anyone I haven't mentioned. We're becoming quite the group. I wish I had time to address everyone but I need to head off for work. Long day today.

Have a great one!

Good afternoon to everyone! It has at last stopped raining here :rain: in my part of England and actually it has brightened up a bit.:sunny: Needless to say it was chucking it down with rain whilst I was getting back from the supermarket with a very dear friend of mine.
I know this lovely woman from the local hospice where I met her a couple or so years ago now after I had just been diagnosed with my cardiomyopathy. She is gentle, loving and kind and every now and I again I ask her to take me to the nearest supermarket to do a big, big shop! And today was that day. I think I bought the entire shop! He he he!! :devil: I recently purchased a couple of cookery books (I LOVE cookery books!) and decided to try out one of the recipies. Trouble is with new recipies is that I hardly ever have all the ingrediants to hand so it means having to purchase odd things that I never keep in the store cupboard before I can continue trying to be inspired! As it is, I now can't remember what recipie I had decided to try out! I think my brain gave out half way through the shop! :^: :o
I am actually doing a big skive here chatting to you...I should be putting a few hundred bags of shopping away.... :devil:
Wilma12snow already in your part of the world?! Oh dear. Sounds like winter is approaching rather faster than I would like it to be!!
On_my_weigh great signature! You must be a very busy mum with three children! Nice to meet you...
Gary well done to DS for getting great marks on his school report. Sounds like he is doing very well. Have a lovely time with your sister. Hope you enjoy her visit as much as I suspect she will enjoy spending time with you and your family...
Angie wangie I am glad the sun shone on your special day! :sunny: And what a thoughtful dh you have by your side...apple pie! :T :T Did he put a candle in the pastry?! :wizard: :hb: :hat:
Mitchypoo I hope you have got rid of that awful headache that was with you when you woke up this morning... :^:

I have just decided which book to start reading now I have finally finished the one I have been on for several weeks! A friend gave it to me for my birthday. Comes highly recommended! It is THE HEAVENLY MAN...the remarkable true story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun. He started to read a bible which is still largely forbidden in China today and he basically memorised it, word for word. He is a reknowned preacher and teacher and has been imprisoned for his faith. It sounds a very exiting and challenging read and I need to start it!
Perhaps now the winter nights are upon us I will have the energy and inclination to open it up at page 1...or actually at page 15 which is technically the first page!! :lol3:
Right its off to the kitchen for me to start unpacking the groceries....the sun is now shining!Praise the Lord!
Bye all...take care and be good and safe!!!

Gosh I can tell I'm going to enjoy coming here. The colors and graphics used in your posts makes me feel at home.

I know how hard it is to lose weight. Although I am close to what I believe is my "goal" weight ... I'm far from happy with the way my body looks. It's very disheartening to go from a size 3 to a size 18. It's the same for someone going from a size 10 to a size 24. I have a smaller frame. Gaining 75 pounds was hard. I have friends that say "I'd kill to be your size" or "You don't need to lose any more weight." I hate it when they say that. In a round-a-bout way they are trying to sabotage my efforts. I've had to steer clear of those friends lately. Recently my mother-in-law has been making comments like that too. It's so frustrating. I know what I look like naked standing in front of the mirror. It's not pretty. I'm not focused on the number, but rather how I feel and look in clothes. My goal is a size 8. I know it's not realistic to be a size 3 at my age and having three children. To be honest ... I think I looked too thin back then. I look at pictures from before and I think I look anorexic, which I wasn't. I'm ready to stop losing weight and get pregnant. My goal is to maintain my healthy eating habits and hopefully only gain about 20 pounds.

I can't wait to get to know everyone on a more personal basis. Two of my children are sleeping and my mother is going to be here in 45 minutes to go to dinner. I need to scoot but I'll try to get online later tonight. Hope you all have a wonderful evening. SunnyD I love the pictures of your home. It's very lovely and so inviting.

Good Friday Morning Everyone!
 

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Hi My Friends...

Weigh- Yes, I do know how that feels when people say "eeew...you're getting too thin and in reality, only a few years ago I weighed 130 lbs. and I'm UP to 150 now. I'm really comfortable at 130. The minute they see you losing weight it's ohhhhh...don't hurt yourself now. UGH! Anyway, I know what's best for my body.

My agenda this weekend consists of still going to DH up north tomorrow in the rain, wind and cold while he puts in three heat runs in a cabin. I will bring a book, my fleecy and a chair to sit in and embrace it. We'll do a cozy breakfast somewhere and when he's done, we'll just come home. We have Life Team at night anyway.

Sunday will be church and then I don't know what.

Where is everyone? I know, just because I'm a dud doesn't mean everyone else is. For some reason I can't post the Smile faces today. Oh well.

See you this weekend sometime!

Hello to everyone. Its a bit of a cold and miserable day here today...that sort of day when you don't know whether to put up your brolly :rain: or just get rather damp!!

I went for a swim today at the fitness centre I belong to (!!!!me! Belonging to LAFitness :lol3: :lol3: ) I was meant to meet up with my support worker but I was late 'cos my social worker had been on the phone, so by the time I arrived she had of course been and gone :sumo:I was very surprised to hear from my s/w 'cos she doesn't as a rule work Fridays!! :^: Anyway I decided to still go in the pool as the water was very lovely and warm and did 12 lengths :smug: :smug: before getting in the jacuzzi which usually is almost too hot to even get your big toe in to, but today it was rather more of a luke warm temperature!!

No news yet on my xray. I know its early days and I AM glad my g.p. has not rung 'cos I would be so panic-stricken about the result. Mind you..playing the waiting game isn't much fun, either!! The lump certainly isn't going away. It may well be my imagination but I think it's more painful....

SunnyD57 I love the way you post! They are always so colourful and you get great graphics in them as well.I am glad you enjoyed the movie! But please tell, :^: how can a shark ever be "cute?" Hope the boys don't have any after effects from their injections!!

Mkay I forgot to thank you for my hug a day or so back!!! You are very kind...

Sprout I was wondering how the visit from the on-line-school-teacher go ? Did she hit it off with Priscilla? Your Anna sounds a real gem.If you ever get tired of her please send her over here!!

Haven't started that book yet but at least it is out of the bookshelf and here ready for the taking!!

Hva a lovely weekend everyone. Keep safe and warm!

God Bless. Love from Teel. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

SunnyD ~ oh no no ... not at all! I just wanted to share with others that I understand how hard it is to lose weight. I've been part of another online support group for almost a year. It seems the closer I get to my goal weight the less support I recieve. Being judged as an overweight person is hard enough, but to be judged by those you considered to be friends is even harder. Someone has to be the first one in the group to reach their goal weight and when that happens the rest of the group should be happy for them. I'm in this for the long haul. For me it's important to surround myself with a positive circle of support. That's what I'm hoping to find here.

My oldest son and I joined my mom for Mexican food last night. Hubby was tired so he stayed home with my two youngest (they were still sleeping and we didn't want to wake them).

I hope the vet visit goes well. Very cute kitties!!!!

Mkay ~ sounds like you're going to have a lovely weekend with hubby. I'm in California so I'm still enjoying the warm weather. Sounds like you'll be nice and cozy with your book. I love to get all buddled up and sit outside when it's cold.

Teel ~ I hope your test results are good.

NO TIME...AGAIN...Daughter came up from college today so we are off to give blood!!

And yo! Guess what time it is!:mad:
I think this is the 4th time I have been awake since I first went to sleep just after 22:00hrs! Awake....asleep...awake....asleep....awake! I don't know whether I am coming or going!!
And my smilie link isn't working...perhaps its too darn early for them too be awake he he he!!! But I will put a few in by typing out the entire box so there will be a few..:devil::o

Sunny the pics of your cats are wonderful. Such great poses especially from the grey stripey one lying on someones (I suspect yours!) bed!!:yawn: :smug:
Time differences are a real challenge from England! I just don't know how you or Australia cope with being at a different time to your neighbours! It must feel well weird! I think I a, 5 hrs in front of New York and that strip of country but thats about as far as I have been able to work out. I did find a very good time-zone map on the web the other day. I shall look back later and see what the net address was...then we will all be as confused as each other!!! :lol3: :?:

On_my_weigh I am jealous of you eating Mexican! We seem to have lots of international cuisine restaurants here but no one Mexican in sight!! :magnify:We have just had a Tapas Bar opened up and we have the usual plethora of Chinese, Indian (my personal favourite!) a vegetarian and a fish restaurant. I have to admit to knowing all the Chinese and a couple of the Indian! And of course we also have the usual burger bars and fish and chip places...Oh I forgot to mention the Greek and the Italian/French!!! :T :T

EZ I hope you have a great time with your daughter...its not usual you hear that daughter is going to give blood with father...usually its money they are after :lol:

Mitchpoo I see you mentioned the "s" word! Ummmm winter is coming faster than anyone thinks!! Do you get a lot where you live? I must print off a very large USA map so I can see where everyone lives!

Ok thats it for me for now. Its a bit chilly here in the study sitting in my pj's! Oooops sorry! Too much information!!!

Have a lovely Saturday. God Bless and keep you safe and well....:angel: :wave:

I'm at work this a.m. Still coughing, but keeping busy. Really would have liked to stay home and sleep. I feel over tired. Going to get some water after work (we have a natural spring nearby), and then i'm going home for a serious nap.

Teel, love your posts. Sorry you were up again. Wish i had something for you to try that could help. I heard that taking valerian can help with sleep. Ever heard of it? Maybe you could find at a natural health foods type place. About the time, Teel, do you mean that there is no time differential in Europe? I never heard of that. I soooo want to go to Europe one day, that's a dream of mine.

Have Alpha tomorrow but no big plans. Thinking of making some soup or chili today. It's still overcast and rainy. No snow yet...but it's chilly. In the 30's this a.m.

Sorry I haven't been around. Welcome to the newbies, glad you are here.

Really really busy plus the doc is messing with my meds and I in general do not feel good and it hurts to be at the computer. Plus when I get like this my mood is in the dumpster too. Will post more when I feel better. Prayers would be good.

Everybody have a good few days. Love ya,

I am praying for you Bunna!! :)

Checking in
 

Don't know what it is like where you live but it is not bad here at all - definitely fall though - and they are calling for snow on Monday - hopefully they are wrong !!!

Started up my walking again - have been off it for 3 weeks now - truth is just to tired (or could be a bit of laziness striking) - but got in 1/2 mile this morning and have also put on 3,443 steps on my step counter since then. So am moving once again.

Working on making those daily changes in the food - will have to go and get weighed sometime this week and see if there has been a change - don't think there has been - not in the right direction anyway

Dom (son) is still not living at home but hopefully we are going to start making progress for him returning. He is really trying to hold onto 'being the boss' and wanting to come and go as he pleases - but think it might be slowly sinking in that that is just not how it is going to be - and that he needs to get a part time job to help purchase his own clothes (will be 17 in February).

Teel, you asked about how it went with the online teacher for Priscilla. I must say I was pleased with it - she is a lovely lady (seems we have a fair amount in common) and she was able to give some ideas that I had not thought of. We are praying that the grant will come through and with it she wants to purchase a web cam for us so that she can talk to Priscilla on the phone while she sits in from of the computer - that way Priscilla can see her while they talk. And hopefully we will be able to get a complete IQ test done on her as well. But we are some specific goals we are going to be working on for the next month and will see how it goes.

Well hubby and the neighbor are out working on our very old van - drivers window was not working - motor went - so they are taking it apart and putting the window up and fastening it that way until we can get the motor for it. The van is a 1988 so is very old but we need to keep it running as long as possible due to finances - even if for one more year would help greatly. !! Can pray for this!!!

Well, have to run, lots to do around the house - seems the work here never ends.

Thought I'd drop in for a quick lurk before I think about going in the direction of bed for the first time during this night! He he he!

Bunna I am sorry to hear you are not well today and that the medics are messing about with your medication :rollpin: :sumo: I have to confess I don't know what meds you are on or what they ae meant to be helping but I pray that things settle down very quickly for you..
Prayers coming in your direction from lots of us on this thread I guess! :angel:Peace be with you and over you like a river so you can get a good nights sleep.:yawn:

Mitchypoo it depends on where you are in Europe as to whether you have a time difference. The UK is all one time but if you get over to France or Austria or mainland Europe you start adding an hour here and there!! :lol:

Have a good evening, America...England is winding down for bed!!! :faint:

Question
 

Have a question for Sunny but anyone could really answer.

Where can I go and find some of all the nice graphics everyone posts - I know this has been asked before but :o I forgot to take note of and would really like to have a look at where you get some of the wonderful graphis you post.

Thanks

Bunna
 

Instructions for Sprout
 

Hi Sprout... here are all the steps from locating images to being able to post them ;) *Luck to you*

~ POSTING IMAGES ~
Here we go --- (maybe you will want to print this up to follow)
Well, what I do is this...

FIRST - you will OPEN A SEPARATE WINDOW from the window you are in at 3FATCICKS --- by going to your START & then click on your INTERNET EXPLORER another window should open up for you then...

SECOND - you use that second window to go do a search with GOOGLE and type in FREE GRAPHICS, or GIFS or ANIMATIONS or you may be more specific with FREE THANKSGIVING GRAPHICS, CHRISTMAS, etc.; then once you have found a site and the graphic you want...

THIRD - you will RIGHT CLICK ON THE IMAGE (if site will permit the right click & save - if not it will tell you so in a bubble) and then SAVE to your HARD DRIVE in a FOLDER that you have named so you will know where to find it again. I have mine in MY DOCUMENTS with a folder titled Graphics.

FOURTH- To post your pictures go to this FREE Website Photobucket.com and upload your graphics, animations or home pictures (NOTE - resized your home pictures to be SMALLER - 400 x 300 pixils - BEFORE you upload them to photobucket or we'll be waiting forever for them to come up on the forum ;) ) to Photobucket and then just Highlight & Copy the IMG address with the img code that they give you under the picture (third one down) and post it right into your post where you want it to be. This way your pictures will be IN your post and not just at the bottom. That's it! :)

***LUCK!!!!***

I wish you all the best of "LUCK"
Happy imaging :D

:sunny: SunnyD
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whew......Sunny, glad you were able to answer that one. I would have a hard time describing the steps.... How was your weekend? Any snow? The fall colors came quick and went. I have a pic to upload to you of this glorious brilliant red leaf tree, and within the next couple days, it was bare! I'll try to upload maybe tonight.

I'm at work and there is lots to do. Where to start. Then i have PT tonight. Then I'm going home and going to get my kitchen table cleaned off. I'm going in steps and getting stuff done finally. Yesterday i worked in 15 minute intervals and i cleaned up my whole kitchen. The countertops, and all. It's so pretty and makes me feel better when it's nice looking. I also made a pot of chili and some white macaroni and cheese yesterday, yum. But I didn't go to Alpha, still not up to it and afraid to get anyone, especially the older folks sick.

I'm going on a date tomorrow. Happening kind of quick, a guy named Rick i've been talking to for about a week. It seems quick, but i figured, why not just meet for dinner. Then we'll know if we want to continue getting to know eachother.

Will post maybe tonight, Have a great Monday!!

Hey there...
 

Monday
 

Another work week.

Whew...last night/early this morning 4:00 a.m. I awoke with bad pain in my lower back and down the leg. This is the 2nd night in a row this has happened EXCEPT...last night I awoke and I was quite awake...A voice came to my head saying, "I want to talk with you." I got up, got my PP Woman prayer book, went to the couch, turned on the light and read where I left off. Boy oh boy, conviction conviction conviction. I KNEW what I was reading and why. By the time I was done reading the chapter (not long), my leg was pain free and I fell fast asleep on the couch. Hmmm

I am suffering from an alergy issue today and feel extremely irriated/anxiety. I thinking it's from the Zyrtec I took which is NOT helping me whatsoever. Well, after that anxiety attack I just ate 2 cookies and now feel better. That's NOT how I want to respond to emotion/anxiety. UGH :dizzy:

Anyway, how is everyone?

Sunny- Sorry about your friend. Prayers Prayers Prayers! The candy pic is cute and colorful.

Teel- Sleeping?

Mitchy- Date? Lovin it! Hope you feel better. Still coughing?

Wangie- Be our inspiration/motivation.

Well, I'd better get back to work.

Hugs and Prayers for All

Thanks Sunny
 

Just came here and saw that you gave me some very useful instructions - thanks so much - now to find some time to go and look for some.

Thanks again

Isn't it funny how those cats seem to find the wierdest, comfiest spot? Nice pics Sunny! Thanks!

Hello to all from a cold morning in Suffolk.
News from me is fairly good for a change!

I think I mentioned last week that I had a lump in my neck on the gland area...well over the last few days it got bigger and more painful in and outside the throat. So I thought I would go back and see my g.p. and see what he thought might be going on....On Sunday I saw a freind who is a nurse and she said that in some lights the lump seemed to have a white sheen over it so we thought collectively it must be an absess...so off I went to the doctor's yesterday and he agreed with our diagnosis so numbed it with local anaesthetic before lancing it..yuk yuk yuk! Anyway he organised for me to return to the surgery this morning to have the wound re-dressed and a whole heap of blood tests done to see if my diabetes is giving me more trouble than I think..anyway the nurse changed the dressing and gave me a couple of spare gauze squares to re-dress it myself if it should ooze through after her ministrations...needless to say that within 20 minutes or so I had to put a fresh one on! So Praise The Lord that it is an absess and nothing more sinister...as my g.p. said "I have never been happier to tell someone they have an absess!!" :p :D :(
And I have to go back tomorrow for another re-dressing....ho hum....thanks for all your prayers on this...I felt well covered in my panic stricken moments last week!!

And thanks to SunnyD57 for the graphic instructions. I tried to print the page out but I couldn't work out which page it was on and gave up after printing 4 pages...none of which had the information I wanted to print out!!

Bunna I hope you are feeling more painfree now.
Mkay thank you for posting that witness. I'll just call you Samuel from now on! :lol: ;)

Take care everyone. Be safe. God Bless!

Good Morning!
 

It's been so long since I've posted. I've been fighting off that cold that doesn't want to leave me. I finally feel more normal today. I made myself do a 1 mile walk the past 2 mornings and I feel much better for it. Sometimes laying around makes me feel sicker.

Our cabinet guy came through with a quote yesterday. Now we have to decide whether we want the mess now or wait until after Christmas. I'm really excited about the change it's going to make in our home.

Youngest DS got a full time job with an electical company. He's on probation for 3 months and if they think he's got what it takes then they take him on as an apprentice. He's really pumped about the opportunity and is feeling much more positive about his future. PTL!

teel: Thank God it was only an absess even though that doesn't sound too pleasant either.

Sunny: Cute pics! Your Sunday looked just like mine! :lol:

Michele: Have fun on your date! Where did you meet him?

Gotta leave for work AGAIN! Have a super day!

Hi all! :wave:

Teel! PTL! I'm so happy it was an absess too! :dance: Although it sounds painful and yucky too.... Oh, i bet you are so relieved.

Wilma~Happy to hear DS is doing well, i hope he's able to thrive in this job.

I met Rick online, we're suppose to meet tonight for a casual dinner. But there's another one in Las Vegas, named Doug, and we talked last night for a couple hours. I'm going to just see how tonight goes and i'm asking the Lord to help me and guide me. I'd like to just find one decent man to share life with. That is really my prayer.

Feeling better today, PT was really hard yesterday, didn't feel well and then was sore, but it's ok today.

Talk later, Happy Tuesday!

Hello Friends!
 

This is what happened at court today for one man from Shepherds being sentenced: By the way, DH took me. WOW! What a man these days. I told him he was my hero today. Amen!

Sentence: 5 years probabtion, 200 hours of community service which he can do right there at the Shepherd's and a fine of about $700.

This man claimed to be buddist. Well, after Wy and I talked with him the other day about Jesus and that night he found a crucifix in the parking lot, he thought he was meant to find it. Today, I asked him if he had the crucifix with him and low and behold...he did, in his chest pocket.

On the elevator down after receiving good news, I gently said to him that now he should know who his "real" merciful Father is. He agreed.

Praise God. He paid a high price for his crime and the judge even said that the government couldn't injure him the way his own crime did. Anyway, I'm glad he does not have to go to prison.

Teel- Yippee! Gunk...lovin it more than any other diagnosis. DH and I watch Discovery Channel and the ER Discovery and all the surgery stuff. I usually cover my eyes when they show gunk. :lol: You're too cute!

Mitchy- Please be careful my friend. Dating on line is something I would consider, but I would just be careful!

Wilma- DH installed cabinets in a duplex last week. Long tiring hours but the result is beautiful. Remember that the mess is ok...results are better.

Well, I've been in the junk food again today after spending over $200 at Sams Club and $92 at the grocery store for healthy food. Is that dumb or what? It is DD birthday today and we are going to have cake at their new house. They moved in last night.

Gotta jet...later friends! Take Care!

Hi everyone! I watched Hildalgo last night and thought it was very good! :)

Tuesday
 

HI GALS :cool:

BEEN SO BUSY, Sunday was Angie's first street fair as a seller trying to sell her "new business" products. Before I tell you how it went I want you to know that it was :
THE FIRST DAY OF RAIN ( HEAVY )IN 182 DAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Reminded me of the commercial:

PURCHASE SPOT FOR SELLING...$115

AMOUNT TAKEN IN ON PRODUCTS...$87

SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR WIFE...LISTENING TO THE CALLS ON THE CELL PHONE FROM THE KIDS TELLING US HOW MUDDY...AND HOW MUCH FUN THE PUPPIES WERE HAVING IN THEIR FIRST RAIN....PRICELESS!!

Angie didn't make any money...the crowd was really down because of the weather...but wee had fun anyway...left the house at 5:30 and got home at 6:00 that night.

Ryan really needs the computer...I PROMISE to get back to you soon!!


WELCOME TEEL!!! and WELCOME ON..MY..WEIGH!!!

To the rest of you.. "MY GALS" I will be back...PROMISE...I miss you! Love ya, GARY

Prayer Request
 

Another Day!
 

Boy, not being on my prozac is visible in my head. I see our problems more and get down about them. Financial just isn't letting up. I can feel that I want to feel sorry for myself and be a martyr about things. NOT...I cannot let satan get in. Anyway...

Went to DD's new house last night expecting to help unpack and organize (I ALWAYS helped her do that stuff because she has overwhelming tendencies). Low and behold...it was just about done! Another part of the umbilical (sp) cord cut. :cry:

It was her 22nd b-day as well. I am sooooo proud of her. I miss the girls terribly. Rachel's life is just starting out being married, new house, great faith and God fearing husband. See...here I go again...whine whine whine.

Mitchy- I think the on-line dating thing is great and I'm happy you are careful :D Getting into jammies and going to bed early sounds wonderful.

Sunny- Father, thank You for Your healing. We pray that Peggy's body is healed to wholeness. We pray that You shield her from the inheritence of her family's history of strokes. Break that bondage of disease and keep her healthy and well. In Jesus most loving and healing name we pray...Amen!

Angie- I went to Hershey, PA before. By the way, Hershey is my ultimate favorite chocolate. Mmmmm good. Although I do love peanut M&Ms.

Teel- I pray for a beautiful, gentle, sound night's sleep for you. How's the absess?

EZ- Quality time with DW is wonderful and especially because you "want" to be there with her.

Bunna- Did I scare you away? :lol:

I did drop 1 lb since last week. I really want to drop an additional 9lbs before Thanksgiving.

Work time everyone...