Well hello all!! ;)

I just joined Weight Watcher yesterday and I am feeling really good about it! I was driving by and I decided that there is no better time than now. So I did it. I went home and told my husband and he was really proud of me. :smug: I went on it before and lost 15lbs and then found out I was pregnant again so that effort totally went down the drain. But now there is no stopping me!! :spin:

Donna – Thank you. My name is African. It means “my life” in Swahili.

EZ - You are so funny! I was reading the posts and you really crack me up. :rofl: You are just a big ole kid arent you? :joker:

Margie - Yes, I am finally back. Gald to see you are back too. Channon is doing very well as well. She is still on chemotherapy but the funny thing is, her hair is already growing back. The doctors are amazed by this because it ususally doesnt start growing back until sometime after chemo is done. So she is doing well. Hopefully she will be getting the tumor removed soon. I thank God for her. :angel:

laterlus98 - What a scary thing to happen to you! Well, thank God that you are not hurt. :o

jackay - you are doing great on your weight loss. Yes, you can definitely see the difference in your face. Keep it up! :cb:

Well gotta sign off for now. :wave:
Myisha

ez
 

:wave: Hello all! :wave:

I worked out today at Curves for 30 minutes. It felt so darn good! I did the weigh-in today and I weigh 30 pounds more than I did when I first joined in March 2004. :cry: But hey I'm doing pretty good at this point, slow and steady, right? ;)

I found a great website to track all of your calorie intake, exercise, and much more! It's called FitDay . com. It's free, and a very good tool for weight management. :)

Whew, I'm pooped! And it's only 9:40pm! I say only 9:40 because usually I roll into bed around 2:00am. Exercising must've really wore me out. :yawn:

Well, goodnight everyone! See you tomorrow!

Little bumps in the road
 

Well, I am totally amazed at how many posts there have been in the past 2 days!
3 days ago I was doing very well with my eating but I had been having a pretty stressfull day (Hmmmmm, can't imagine why:dizzy: with 8 kids at home, homeschooling 5 of them a 4 year old who is VERY hyperactive and daycare kids to boot.) YIKES, it scares me just to see it in print.:lol:
Anyway, my Sweet hubby brought home a nice large mocha blast from Baskin Robbins to cheer me up. Boy did it. It was yummy. The cool thing here is that normally, after drinking down something like that, I would have gone off the deep end and began using it as an excuse to eat everything in sight but I didn't.
I got on the internet, found out how many calories were involved,(I am counting calories) recorded it and had a light dinner. I really did okay. I couldn't believe it. Praise God!:cb:
This was a major victory for me.
I know that I could have turned it down completely but I didn't want to.:D
Also, in the area of walking, I have only missed one day since I started 4 days ago! I'm up to about 1-1/2 miles now. Thanks Sunny for the motivation.
As well as a Great big thankyou to everyone else here for the encouragement
to keep going.
I'm weighing in with another group I discovered here tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to it. What a nice change.
I wish I could remember everyone's names too but I am enjoying getting to "know" you all.
God Bless you All and Night Night.
Virginia

Momof10 -- congratulations on keeping your portions in control! I know it wouldn't be easy for me, either. I'm proud of you for just keeping your cool, and looking up the nutritional information on the web. Great job!!! :D

Yeah... it's Friday!
 

:)
 

[COLOR=Purple]O Happy Day !!! Hey there peoples :) Just popping in for my accountability report...hehe :lol: 4,071 to go!I bought one of those pedometer to calculate my 10,000 steps aday and so far for ths morning I walked 6,929 steps which equals 3.17 mil, and the morning only begun feel great!!!
SunnyD Thankyou for your great warm welcome love the roses nice touch :bubbles: you must have array of animations :dizzy:

Myisha, I belong to WW since end of Jan, I have now lost 10 lbs, I also went to see a christian counselour about my weight gainI can pinpoint the day I started to gainweight, now thats out of the way I too feel nothing can stop me now :smug: I'am doing th core program....what one are you going to do?
I cant believe this weightloss site has been around for years and it has by passed me :( I just happened to be at one saw a cute ticker on a ladies signature clicked on that and viola here I'am :p And to the many yet i have not met god bless and keep up the god work doing all things as unto the Lord :)
:flame:Azulfire :flame:

Well, I drive a 1987 Cadillac DeVille, it would've rolled on top of that hood and smashed up the windshield REAL nice!! ;)

A quick postie in this afternon. It has been a drop-dead gorgeous sunny day again today and I have spent some time this afternoon in the sunshine with my book...and I have a funny (good) story to tell you!!
:o As I said yesterday I was VERY fed-up with my gaining 7 lbs. I knew I had gained 3 or 4lb whilst away at my friends but 7lb!!!??? I didn't understand it. But when I went to bed last night I found my pills box by my bed....I hadn't taken any pills at breakfast time which meant I hadn't taken any of my diuretics (water pills) so when I went on the scales of course I had put on 3lbs!! :o :o :lol: So this morning when I had taken my water-pills I went back on the scales and lo and behold! I have only gained 3lbs...hooray!!!

Rachel, you poor thing! What a fright you had on the drive home from work! That must have really shaken you up! I am glad though that you were not hurt in the collision and that it wasn't a wholesale crash.

Sunny I hope that DH gets rid of his sinusitis very quickly and he feels his normal self very soon. I hope the antibiotics (is this what he is taking?) don't cause any other problems as they so often can

Hi to EZ, how are those puppies of yours? Holly has had a hair cut this last week ready for the summer and she looks lovely and clean right now! I wonder how long that will last??? Good luck to Amanda with her games!

Virginia...well done on keeping on the straight and narrow!! I am like you..sometimes if I have a meal that is rather on the high calorific side, I think, oh well, I really fancy a Chinese/Indian/Pizza and I may as well have it as I have already blown it so I go and undo any good work I may have done in the days previous days!! Sometimes though, I am very good and if I have a "big" lunch I only have a snack for tea and the feeling of being virtuous is absolutely brilliant!!

Wilma how are you? I hope your friend continues to meet with you and opens up to The Lord, with your help and encouragement I am sure she will come through!

Jackay ...awesome pictures!!!

Ok thats all from me. Good night all. God Bless! Take care!
Love from Teel

Welcome to the boards, AzulFire! I too found 3FC by way of someone else's weight-loss tracher on their signature. I'm glad I did find it, though! ;) Congratulations on your 10 pound loss, that's great! Keep steppin'! :D

SunnyD -- yes, my headaches did *finally* go away! Only after lots and lots of Advil migraine medicine. I'm glad I can work out again! :strong: Today, I have to go up to the college and turn in my slip to be admitted back into Biology class, and then I'm going to Curves to workout. After that, I have to pick up my dad, pick up my sister, and take them to the chiropractor. :stress: Although WHY my mother scheduled a chiropractor appointment for Friday during RUSH HOUR is beyond me... :dunno:

Well everyone, Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!

Down, down we go!!!
 

Hi Everyone,
It has been wonderful reading your posts.
It is a beautiful, sunny day in Northern Idaho today.
I haven't had a chance to walk yet today but I'm planning on it.
A little farther, A little faster;)
I had my weigh in today and I'm down 4 pounds:cb:
My tracker is showing 12 pounds loss but that's because I started at 230
when I first found 3 fat chicks but I haven't been able to figure out how to change trackers. I'll just put the old and the new on.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated:o
Hope each of you has a great, successful week-end.
My son and future daughter in law are coming for the week-end to "nail down"
last minute details. Busy time. Please pray that I won't allow myself to fall back into the trap of "social eating" (does anyone understand what I am talking about?)
Bye for now,
Virginia
http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tra...b/230/140/218/

Virginia, I totally understand about "social eating". I've done it, too. Good luck and hope you don't fall back into those old habits!

I went to Curves today and MAN do I feel good! There's just something about working out hard that puts you in a good mood! I feel GREAT! If all goes well, tomorrow I will go at around 10am. But considering I having gotten up before noon this week, we'll just have to see :o

Have a nice, beautiful, HEALTHY weekend everybody! :D

Friday and Saturday Dieter's Devotionals
 

Saturday
 

Sami's New Grandson! :c)
 

Well i went to WI after almost 2 weeks. I was up but not too bad, i thought it'd be worse. My goal for the week is to WI on Tues. and Thurs. and to journal my food (that always helps), and to work on the 64 oz. of water (of which i've had none yet today!)

Sunny~Snow! Are you serious? Well, geez, i guess it's possible b/c we may hit the 20's tonight too and it's kind of cold here today, although sunny and no clouds. Spring is taking it's sweet time i guess to get here. Hopefully you don't have any new tender plants out yet.

I'm at work, and not thrilled with my boss, she is so frustrated with things at work, but my opinion is that i tried over a year ago (closer to 2 years) and have told her continuously some things we need to do and she didn't want to do them, now we're suffering repurcussions and she's mad...

Off to the yarn cafe in a little while, atleast that'll be fun work.

Saturday
 

HI GALS :wave:

Well, Angie and I got back from Ojai safe and sound...OK...at least Angie is sound ;) It is a 2.5 hour trip according to mapquest...but in southern California that means "NOTHING"...well, guess what? 2.5 hours!! to get home! :cb:

Amanda did great!! Amanda and her partner won their match on Thursday against a real good team from Sonoma State...they played "SUPER"!! Amanda was just hammerin' her shots and getting to balls she sometimes doesn't. Then on friday :( they lost to a better team...they still played well...her partner had a tough loss in a singles match earlier...a 4 hour match...that didn't help...BUT...it wasn't the reason they lost...they just were overmatched. REVENGE though came later in the day when our #1 doubles team...Amanda is #2...beat them in a tough match to advance to today's rounds.

Spent the nights at my mother in laws house...listening to her whine :lol: ( I better be careful here...she has checked in before and I have been sooo busted!) I am SERIOUS too!!...pretty sure I can take her if I need to :yes: :sumo: Spent the days with my ex and her significant other (a.k.a my mechanic ;) )...my sister in law and the team watching tennis matches at various sites,(plus a couple of stops for Angie, my ex and her guy friend in the bar between matches) then last night a big BBQ at my SIL and BROTHER IN LAW THE SURGEON'S house...FUN! But of course I just feel so inept around him...construction worker/ vs. surgeon...Stanford Grad...star pitcher of the Stanford baseball team in his day...plays every musical instrument I know of...and the church band...did I mention he was handsome? probably didn't need to did I? :lol: At least my daughter's boyfriend was there with us so I wasn't the only LOOOOOSER in the bunch! Of course I can tell you all this because he is a great guy and BIL!!


I took pictures but really not much to show...LUCKY YOU!!...mostly just the typical tennis pics.

Angie and I went to the garden shop to get a new rose bush...SINCE THE BOYS FORGOT TO CLOSE THE GATE...AND 1 ROSE BUSH WAS EATIN'!! Angie was not too happy with her PESTS...er....PETS :lol:

SUNNYD :snf: :sman: :snf: Are you kidding me? It is in the 70's here...as usual!! Sorry Joe isn't feeling well...I know you will take care of him! Well your BROWNS had a great first pick in the draft today...an outstanding athlete and receiver in Edwards!...of course my Raiders are picking guys in the 2nd round that were projected 4th round picks!!! aahhhh.....oh well, I don't like football anyway :nono: ...at least since my DODGERS are doing well :lol: Amanda had a little stomach...IBS...situation an hour before her match but got over it and it didn't affect her play she said. Have a great Sunday...shopping or dinner with your friends?

AZULFIRE/MICHELE My ex and her boyfriend are heading to Vancouver in a week or so to see his daughter and family...then they are heading to the tri-cities to check that area out...my builder and his wife are from Vancouver, they say they like Kennewick better because it doesn't have the rain...they plan on staying there. Of course it isn't near as pretty either!

MYISHA Great news on Channon!

RACHEL OH! you poor DEER ;) glad you are OK! Great work at Curves.

TEEL Reba and Rylee got all primped and cleaned last week, so of course today they are their typical mess! :lol: They can find MUD anywhere ANY time!! to play in. You sound UPBEAT!! Lovin' that for a change!! Keep it up. Prayers.

MICHELE Eric is just another fish in the sea! Another guy will come along soon I'm sure for you! Sorry work is a little stressful with the boss...at least you can head over to the Yarn Cafe for some comfort!

SHERRY SNAKES!! :lol: ...not funny for you...but one of the teams my daughter plays against was at the tournament...her boyfriend was talking to their coach outside of their team van...the coach opened the door and there was a girl sleeping in the back...HE yells snake!!...WHY? you ask? to scare her? NO! there was one there!! They caught one in the van before the trip...of course they thought that was it...the girl rushed out...the coach couldn't find it...called animal control to come...don't know what happened my DD's boyfriend had to leave to see her match...funny...kinda.
Good to see you down 2 and the knee is better! Take it easy next week..OK?!

SAMI YOU ARE SO LUCKY! that is one cute kid..that CHASE MICHAEL!!

Well gals I think I am caught up again!

Prayers for all!!

Oh, I Almost Forgot...my Son's Friend Juan Sanchez...usa Army In Iraq...sent Ryan And I A Letter Today!! So Glad To Hear From Him.

Said He Would Take Me Up On The Care Package I Told Him I Would Send If He Mailed Me His Address...

His "wish List"....starburst Candy...ranch Sunflower Seeds...and....flamin' Hot Cheetos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too Funny..................

Boy is it busy in here!!
 

I have not been here now for about 1 week to read the posts - and low and behold I have over 10 pages to get caught up with -

Hi to all - 'old and new' - this is a great site.

We have been somewhat busy here, and I was also a little under the weather. And then my sister arrived for 3 days - which I enjoyed very very much

And of course there is the daily 'ups/downs' with our pup - but wouldn't want to be without him - he is 6 pounds and looking very 'awkward' - can't wait to have all the adult hair come in.

Am so proud of my children - but my youngest really puts a smile on my face. She is 16 (and is developmentally challenged - has Down Syndrome). I homeschool her - always have - and just last week we went over the goals for the year with the online teacher that I have for support (she comes to visit us once a month) and guess what - she has met all the challenges for the year so she is ahead of her goals by 3 months!! Yeah!!!

Gary you mentioned abour my walking: Well I am back doing it but not as much as before. I have not really been up to it for about 7 weeks now and boy it really has caught up with me - I am hardly able to do much at all - seems like I am just about back to square one. But I will persist and get it back up there once again.

It was 2 years this month that I started having my radiation treatments - hard to believe 2 years have come and gone already. When I look back to 2000 and recall when they first told me that I had cancer I was devasted - of course first thing that entered my mind was 'I am going to die' - but on September 7 2000 I had major surgery - doc said the would call it 'radical' and they removed a lot of my 'inside' - but when the operation was over they said 'we got it all you are free of cancer.' I couldn't have been happier - did all the check ups they said to do - and low and behold 18 months later got a call back from the doctor - news was 'Sorry, but the cancer has returned.'

By this time I had been walking for about 18 months and really starting to feel good. Was told I was going to need 8 weeks of major radiation and then 2 30 minute sessions of 'internal radiation (this is when they actually insert live radiation into your 'privates' leaving you in a vault like 'container' for the 30 minutes - actually it was not bad - no pain - but lots of side effects.

Unfortunately the side effects they mentioned - bad to worse - I got the worse that could be. No outside skin problems but lots of internal problems due to the radiation.

I mention all this because on March 16 I had my 18 month check up - they have to sedate me for this as the scar tissue is to great that I cannot be conscious for the exam due to the pain / discomfort. After the exam (only take a few minutes - I am 'under' and then in recover and out of the hospital after 1 1/2 hours for this exam) the wonderful doc came and told me that as far as he could see 'ALL WAS CLEAR ' and if the biopsy came back as he thought it would then I would not need to have exams every 6 months but can go onto yearly exams.

Got the call this week - I AM FREE OF CANCER at this time - in otherwords I am 2 years free and working toward my 3rd year - and I don't need to travel to have this exam for 12 months PRAISE THE LORD.

Done side of it all is that in the last 18 months all the weight I had previously lost (35 pounds) I have put back on plus some. Doc said a lot of this is due to recovering from the radiation but that things should start changing soon with the weight - but the other side effects will be with me for life.

Just so happy about the results - now to get the weight off, and improve some other areas of health concerns - it can be done and I will do it - I am looking forward to meeting Jesus face to face but I would like to be hear with my children for a while longer.

Anyway hi to everyone - it is late here and am tired - to many late nights - will check in tomorrow.

EZMONEY -- I love flaming hot cheetos! Those are my downfall!!!!!!!!! :D

What a night!
 

Hello CErs! Last night was very eventful. I'll just tell you the bad part, anyways. My friend and I were driving around, and we hear this funny noise. We think, "Surely that has to be the road, because we JUST filled the tires with air." So we thought nothing of it. Hours later, her driving becomes erratic because of the strange noise. So, she decides to get out and check her tires. Lo and behold, her front tire is not popped, but it IS completely flat and at this point, she is almost driving on the rim. :( What stinks is, we have to drive approximately 15 blocks to the nearest gas station, all the while the bad noise is getting worse and worse. I'm just praying to God we don't crash and that we make is to a gas station. So, we get to the BP on 120th & Pacific to fill 'er up. And there's some idiot filling up his tires (which, by the way, don't look like they NEED IT!) :censored: so we have to wait. By the time we finally get up there, the tire is looking pretty sad. She goes to fill it with air, and instantly it comes back out. My friend tries it a second time, only putting in a little bit of air to see what happens. All of a sudden, it looks all bubbly and misshapen!!! So we run away quickly and BOOM! Her front driver's side tire is blown out. :fr: The sound was so loud, the managers at the BP came out to see if it was a gun shot. Lucky for us, no one got hurt. :) So there we were, me in a mini skirt and a tank top (BRRRR!!!) and her in jeans and a tee shirt with no jacket. We tried and tried to get a hold of someone, but to no avail. FINALLY about one hour later, my dad wakes up and answers the phone, agreeing to come get us. So, all was not lost. I just hope she gets a new tire soon. I'm so tired I can't make it to BIO 101 today. :yawn: How was everyone else's weekend?

Tonight, I face the reality of giving up your favorite foods for weight loss. We're having lean steak, fresh corn on the cob, and THEY are having mashed potatoes. I decided to forego the taters. I LOVE mashed potatoes, but I know I will not eat them in moderation...so I decided to not eat them at all. *sigh* Mashed potatoes are my favorite!

thank you Donna for posting Chayse's picture. There will be more soon. They put my Daughter in on Tuesday to induce and she had a really tough time. She ended up having a emergency c-section thursday at 12:42pm. She having a tough time right now I think from the truma she went through she very overwhelmed. She hasn't ate since monday or sleep and they gave her something for her stomach and she went into shock and they had to save her. She came home today and I met them at home sent her to bed and then made her eat a little when she got up. So she is starting to feel better. Please keep her in your prayers!

For all the new ones I am the mother of 6! Kelli my oldest just had my first grandchild. I am so proud. It was love at first sight! I suffer from a lot of diffrent health problems and have been dieting and working out to build myself up. I have lost about 37lbs. I am feeling so much better! I will try to post more now that the baby is born. And try to catch up and get to know the new people!

My prayers are with you.

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Prayers PLEASE!!!

My uncle who lives in a nursing home fell early Friday morning and broke his LEFT femur. He isn't a candidate for surgery so they put him in traction only. He spent two days in the hospital and went back to the N/H last night. After they got him settled in bed he was in terrible pain, they are giving him morphine, so the nurse started reading his chart from the hospital to see if there was something else going on. Well, low and behold, he found that the hospital had his RIGHT leg in traction!!!!
NOT THE LEFT!!

:yikes: :faint:

As soon as the nurse, switched the traction over, he settled right down. Since last night he has started rattling, and now has pneumonia. They are having to keep him sedated with the morphine around the clock to keep him comfortable, and give him Tylenol suppositores for his high fever. He probably won't make it through the night.

His daughter is on her way from Wyoming and should get here in the early morning hours. They are driving right thru. (17 hours) His son is in Montana and can not come now. We have been with them all weekend and I'm worn out and have a very busy week this week again.

Richard is staying up there at the N/H tonight with my aunt (she's 76) and be with her, so she doesn't have to be alone.

Please pray for our family that God will watch over everyone traveling in and be with his immediate family at this time. And give us all strength to keep going.

Thanks for your prayers. I will check in later.

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Seeing red :mad: dont you just hate loosing your post before you get to post :dizzy:

Ezmoney I have lived here in the vancouver aera for the last 22 years watched it grow from a small town to this city now, my husband is a framer/contractor you would be in good comapany :D someday i hope for my dream house too :smug: but the lord is good and i have a nice home with an acre in town on the beautiful washougal river ;)

Laterlus sorry about your weekend, nothing like car :snail: problems to keep us humble huh? good to hear about your food choices ;)

my weekend, I went to a youth pastors/workers retreat........oh how i needed that :D I love working with teenagers....it was a high energy, passionate, campasionate.....now after that i can take on more teens woo hoo :smug: You get weary of giving and pouring yourself into these kids and then you get refreshed and remember why you do this work for the lord, it was a regrouping refocusing, refreshing time indeed ;) :dizzy:

[COLOR=Magenta] Tomarrow is my weigh-in day at WW I did walk friday 3.17 miles i did not get much walking in this weekend.....need to work in that aera of weight loss goals...... :dizzy:

[B]:flame: AzulFire:flame:

Helllllllllllooooooooo everyone!!!! I'm back and man was it a blast!! Ok thanks to all of you for your well wishes and prayers!! I'm exhausted but just had to drop in and say hey.
I'll catch up tomorrow and my prayers go out to all that have requested it. In CHRIST ALL is Possible.Keep the faith and I'll see ya tomorrow.
Zoegirl

Special prayer for you.................God is our Jehova Rapha, El Shaddai, Abba and the ultimate healer of all healers!!! Thank you Lord!! We ask that this family is lifted in theses times in your precious name ...Amen :)

Sherry, so sorry about your family. You will all be in my prayers.

Good Morning!
 

It's a gloomy Monday morning here and the temp is around freezing. We thought we had summer on it's way but this reminder tells me it isn't so.

I had a great, super, wonderful weekend away with DH. We went to see a show, had a nice dinner, did a bit of shopping and just relaxed. We don't get to see each other as much as we would like and this was so nice.

We did come home to some sad news. Our youngest DS and his girl broke up on the weekend. They had been going together over a year and I think he thought she was THE ONE. Things had not been going so well over the past couple of months. I know this is for the best but he is hurting right now and feeling lost and lonely. Please pray for him.

Sami: CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have a beautiful grandson. He looks perfect. I'm so sorry your daughter went through so much. My prayers are will you all.

Azulfire: I know what you mean about working on the walking. I've been slipping in that area too. Let's get out there!!

Sherry: So sorry about what your uncle had to go through. That's awful. I am keeping all of you in my prayers.

lateralus: WTG on curbing eating the things you struggle with. When you gain that control you'll be able to have some in moderation. I still struggle with so many foods.

Sprout: PRAISE THE LORD!! That is awesome news. May you have many more cancer free years.

Gary: So glad your weekend went well even though you had one (rose) casualty. It amazes me that they can eat those with the spines on them.

Michele: I'm so sorry you've been disappointed again. Like I told my son last night - there is someone out there for you who will cherish you for who you are. Let God lead you to him. HE knows what's (and who's) best for you.

Sunny: Did you get that snow? I know Toronto did. We're really cold here but now snow yet and hopefully we won't get any.

Time to get off and get to work. Have a wonderful day!

My sister is being SUCH a brat! She is yelling and screaming in our apartment, refusing to go take a shower & go to school, and throwing food everywhere. I don't know what the **** her problem is, but I'm so fed up with it. I want her to go home, and I want her to go NOW!!!!!!!!!! She is driving me insane!

Monday Morning
 

HI GALS :wave:

A quick catch-up before I go into work...a late appt. this morning. Went to my neices CONNECTIONS show last night. It is a 2 hour dance/concert praising and witnessing for our Lord, her aunt on her mom's side has put the show on for years...very nice.

SPROUT Way to go Marilyn on the cancer news!! I feel so sorry for you having to "wait" for the news...this time it was so worth it!! Your daughter's accomplishments are amazing!! Great job on the parenting. Keep up walking when you can...the great thing about walking is you can start at any time!!

RACHEL hummm...so the guy was putting air in his tires and they didn't look like they needed it...hummm....did you know that just a few pounds under correct pressure will cause you to lose gas milage?...hummm. If Juan doesn't eat all those flamin' hot cheetos I'll send you a bag!!

TEEL So you have some :sunny: ...GREAT!! WE do have gates to keep those puppies from the roses...the boys just "forgot!" :lol: You seem to have up-lifted your spirits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work...

SHERRY PRAYERS FOR YOUR FAMILY!! I am so sorry for what happened to your uncle. Thank God your family is there to help. Prayers for your entire family and their health.

AZULFIRE Super job with the youth group. Sounds like you have a very nice home in a great area. Our home in Kennewick will be nice...however, I wouldn't call it a dream home...just a nice one....how "dreamy" could it be in the Tri-Cities huh :lol:

ZOE Glad you made it home safe and sound!

SAMI I am so sorry your daughter had a rough time! Prayers for your family. Will wait for "GOOD" news and more pictures ;)

MICHELE Sorry for the non-news with Eric...at least the VIKINGS had a great draft this week-end...the sports reporters are saying anyway. Hang in there.

WILMA Way to keep DH happy! Shopping!! When Angie goes shopping I am ALWAYS HAPPY :lol: So sorry to hear about the young son and the break-up...we go through that around here with my step-daughter often...although she goes through them so fast they never get "near" the "could be the one" guy. Amanda has been with her guy for almost 5 years now and, except for a few of those "taken for granted" issues..so far so good. My son likes to date girls "he doesn't want to marry"...he has had a few sad break-ups over the years though. Prayers for your boy.

Well I think I caught up...off to work.

Have a great MONDAY gals. Gary

Thanks for the compliment TEEL!!...now if you could just convince Angie...l.o.l....

Whew! I'm back!
 

I just finished catching up on a week and a halfs worth of posts, its been busy! I was on a mission's trip to S. Jersey with 13 teens and 6 adults. we had an awesome time . I fill ya in with pics but not today, just going to catch up then will be time for work.

Sprout- AWESOME NEWS! Cancer free! PTL
E.Z. - Wonderful pics of the wedding! Thanks for missing me! Alkways nice to be missed.Poor angie one of her roses, they are so nice, glad she was able to replace it.
Lateralus- Welcome! Awesome job passing your test many days ago. Glad to hear no one hurt tire explosion. We had to have one on the church van replaced well on trip as was coming apart, but caught before anything serious happened. Awesome job on wt. loss
Wilma- sorry to hear about son, pray all is well with job, and that lunch solved problem with co-worker.
Zoe- Welcome! Say thank you to son for serving, so happy he made it home safely
Mitchy- prayers that all good things come to you!
Andrea- Congrats on engagement!
MargieB- Congrats on 5 ib loss, great job.
Mnewton- Sounds like you had an awesome time relaxing for weekend, great news on channon
Smiley- glad knee is feeling better, prayers for family and uncle.
Jackay- congrats down 19 lbs.
Grandmawants to lose/ Gina/ Christy- welcome! look forward to getting to know you.
Teel- Prayers your feeling better less pain, sound more positive,
Azulfire- Welcome! Working with teens can be very refreshing!
Mom of 10 Good job balanceing portion control down 4 lbs awesome.
Sami- beautiful baby boy! prayers mom is soon feeling good.
Welcome and God bless to anyone I missed. I have one staff at work, and a client home sick all week so gotta run, to work and get things scheduled in for double tom, and probably days on wed. hope to post thurs. with news of trip and pics. God's blessing to all!

Hey everyone...checkin' in again....where are you guys?? ;)

Just a short hello. . .
 

It is really quiet here on the weekends sometimes, isn't it? Saturday was kinda busy, DD ballet class, walked the park and cleaned house, yippee, typical Saturday kinda stuff. Was colder than normal however and YES we DID get some rain, finally! Stayed cooler on Sunday with some snow flurries and we didn't even get out of the house. Built a fire, cleaned a little, walked on the Gazelle a while, read, etc. Just a nice, laid back day that we haven't had in a long time. Can't stay on long but will add a few lines, - more later. . .

lateralus - WOW the deer thing and then the tire incident. . . scary! :?: Glad to hear you're still going to CURVES and enjoying it. Keep it up.

mnewton/Myisha - beautiful name. So glad to get the good news on Channon, PTL, prayers for continued progress. :) Good luck with your Weight Watchers journey, been there before, so this won't be anything new to you. Sometimes we just have a stop and decide to make that commitment and quit putting it off.

Momof10/Lynn - I'm also a calorie counter, that's the only way I can do it. I've counted calories for so long I don't know that I could transition into anything else. Don't feel guilty about your Mocha Blast either, you deserve it once in a while, - in moderation of course. Great news on your continued walking, 1.5 miles is great, and the loss of 4#! :D YEAH! :D How was your weekend meeting with your son and future DIL? Hope you didn't succumb to the social eating habits? Even so, today's a new day and you can pick yourself up and keep going.

Sunnyd - Where you are? :p Did you get your walk in this am? Hope hubby is feeling better and back to work. Sinus infections are nasty. Did you get all the snow, I know Cleveland area had like 12" or so? We got flurries, that was all. I did walk over the weekend a little, and today at lunch, :cool: so now I'm at 40.95 miles, - seems like a long way from 50, since the end of the month is Saturday, - still going to try to do it though, are you?

All for now, got to get DD from school. Hope everyone has a great evening.
-Margie