Hi there!
 

Sorry I have been MIA, but been really busy with work ect. My car just got towed to garage with broken transmission lines, rusted through from salt in winter, and have been fighting a stomach bug for a coupledays, but overall doing good. My staff that was on life support, currently is out of ICU she still is in a coma, but is showing more reactions to stimuli. She is not brain dead, she is off ventilator. So appreciate all your prayers. I camp this coming weekend, last weekend of the season, can't believe it is Oct already. But has been nice last couple days.
E.Z.- Keeping Dennis in my prayers, congrats on selling, glad that is all working out.
Mom2to 5- I have a seasonal site, where I leave my camper set up all summer, its so much fun.
Sunny- Hi there- Love NCIS, it continues to be really good, and the numbers agree with ya there!
Johnathan- Welcome- prayers for you and your family. Only God can changes hearts.

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Wilma- I love the amazing race, they have a family from New York City on this one, that do nothing but drip sarcasm at each other, could do without them.
M-Kay- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Pray all is well.
Mitchy- Prayers that your trip and getting setup in new apt, goes well. Will be so nice being near your family.
Pennymac- Welcome! Fibromyligia can be extremely painfull, your in my prayers
Sorry this was quick, skimmed to see what had gone on, try to be more active, hopefully things will slow down more. Prayers for all! God Bless! See ya!

Monday Evening
 

HI GALS :wave:

A quick check in today. Spent most of the day cleaning house, off today...back to work tomorrow...power went out on our job so I had a day off.

WILMA~ Yes! The window was open, it was a warm day, Reba just jumped right through the screen...she didn't break it though, I was able to put it back.

LORI~ Great job bowling by Chris! My neice, Summer, bowls, she has a 145 avg. but last week she shot a 220~189~171! Looking pretty good for high handicap series. I bowled for many years, I haven't in quite a while though...shoulder...I was pretty good...could carry a 193 avg. at our home town alley...not anywhere else though!

PENNY MAC~ Keep up the good work in the pool!

AUNT SUE~ AWWW! Camping season almost over already? How close are you to that tradgedy with the site seeing boat and the senior citizens? Sad.

Well, I have to get dinner going...keep praying for Dennis...the latest news is nnot good...he went out with my daughter's boyfriend yesterday (his son) to play catch...couldn't get motor skills working on throwing or catching easy toss...hands not working well, with computer work he needs fingers to work with the brain....not good right now...thanks for your prayers.

Gary

E.z.-
 

Hi guy! Sorry to hear that Dennis is having more problems, hard when it conflicts with work something some would escape into. The boat incident where 20 seinors died when boat capsized is only about 1/2 hour from me it is between where I live and where my parents live. They still are not sure what happened. There are some bigger boat, actually small ships that cruise the Lake as well. Supposedly one of them caused a large wave, which helped turn the boat over, and it happened so quickly they couldn't get the stowed life jackets out. There was also only one crew person, the captain, and they will be fined for that, in reality it probably wouldn't have mattered if there were more. The lake is deep and getting colder at this time. It was a terrible tradgedy. Last weekend, of camping, till next year. Just when fall is getting nice, cold enough to really enjoy the fire, and seeing the beautiful colors on all the maple trees ect. I am feeling better, off work today and tom. I am also car less, my transmission lines ruptured and need to be replaced, I had it towed in and got the estimate for the work yesterday, $600. There goes my Christmas club that just came in, Merry Christmas to me. Other than waiting on that just playing on computer. Going to check out some craft ideas for Christmas presents. Catch ya later.Oh Well, God bless, see ya all later!

xxx
Hello all, welcome Penny! Penny are on Nutri Diary also? there is a lady there with that name.I I heard about 3fc through one of her posts.
Gary, if you talk to the dog the way you talked to me.......
no wonder she jumped out the window :joker: lol jk.
I want to tell each of you just how thankful I am for your prayers! There is no way I could tell you what It means to me.
Sunny, sad to say we don't have an organized chior at this time . My church runs around 50 people on the average in the AM and 20 in the PM. What we lack in size we make up for in love and Christian service!what prayer warriors we are blessed with there ! Pastor Brian and I sing to gether quite often.I can sing pretty much any part but bass, but we have wonderful Spirit led services.
Please remember to pray for the families of those lost in the boat accident! Many of them are with in 20 or thirty miles of here where I am.
Weighed in this week and DrumRoll please........................
I am down 6 lbs from last week!!! That means only one more lb to go in the first phase of creating a healthier me!
251, so maby next week I'll get to create a new weight loss graph!
OK, better go, been rambeling on too long.
You all are precious! :D
love,

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! :wave:

How are you all doing this Wednesday morning? Weighed in yesterday at LAWL and down another pound and a half. I think that is around 7 total - if I could ever exercise, it would come off quicker, but I'm still babying the knee. I have ordered some knee supports which are supposed to be really good, so when they come, I will be able to at least walk - that should help! :cp:

JONATHAN: CONGRATS on the 6 pounds! That's awesome!

SUE: We used to camp all the time with just Bob and Mike and me. Then when we got all the littles, we TRIED - really we did! :lol: OMIGOSH! It was NOT a relaxing experience - maybe it was because we brought all 3 dogs too! I guess we sure were entertainment for other campers! :o

WILMA: The quilt sounds like it will be really beautiful! I love the colors your DIL picked out! I'm still stuck in the navy, hunter and maroon colors - my friend, Peg, informed me the other day that those colors are "out" now! :lol: She should know I never worried about that kind of stuff. If I like the colors, I'll work with them - whether they are in, out or in-between!

Would you all pray for my oldest, Mike? He is trying to quit smoking. Why he ever started, is beyond me! I never did smoke and can't imagine why anyone would, but at 19 1/2, he succumbed to peer pressure a couple of years ago - :?: I'm taking him to the MD today to see about a patch or something for him. Please pray that he is successful. :thanks:

Well I guess that's it for now! Have a GREAT day and God Bless all of you!

Whew! A lot has happened since I was last here! :dizzy:

Jonathan: Congrats on the 6 pound loss! That's HUGE!!!! How exciting! :cp:

Gary: Continued prayers for Dennis! I hope he feels better soon.

Lori: Congrats on your weight loss! Doesn't it feel awesome when we stay on plan and see results!

Sunny: Hope you had fun at the home show -- I know I would!!!

Sue: So glad to see you're back! Look forward to seeing you around more!


Me? I've been really busy with school and work. I may have found another perfect job that would fit into my others. twice a week, 10-2 and they already love me. So maybe I will get it? Who knows.

Good news? I'm down to 150! I don't know how much I weighed last time I was here, but I am SO CLOSE to losing that last pound to make my Halloween goal!!!! Hopefully I can keep it up!

I gotta run....geography homework, you know!

Hello
 

I have some very upsetting news. IT'S SNOWING HERE!!!! I can't believe what I'm seeing. It won't stay long but it's here now. Very messy!

My kids are all employed. Youngest DS went back to work today after a LOA because of his asthma. His day went well. He goes to the respiratory specialist tomorrow so hopefully he'll get some idea of what he has and the severety of it. He's like a different guy now that he has work again. Praise God.

This weekend is our Thanksgiving. We will go spend Sunday with my mom. Holidays are difficult for her now that dad is gone. It'll be a good day.


Penny: Those therapy sessions in the water will be very good for you. No pressure on the joints.

Doitforme: Sorry to hear about your car troubles. That is such a pain. How long will you be without? Good news about your co-worker. We'll pray for a full recovery.

GAry: We're definitely keeping Dennis in our prayers. Keep looking up!

Jonathan: Sounds like you have a really great church family. We're still getting to know ours. We came from one like yours and are now going to a larger church. (We moved so we had to change churches) WTG on the 6 lbs. Keep up the great work!

mom25sweeties: Great job on the weight loss. I find exercising really hard too. I love my sleep in the morning and am too tired in the evening. We'll get it right yet.

Rachel: Hope that job works out for you. The hours sound great! WTG on the 150 lbs. How much more to lose?

Wednesday Night
 

HI GALS AND GUY

Goodness it is hot here in Southern California, our usual santa ana winds and heat right before fall...in the 90's!

Had to take Rylee to the vet today...ear infection...so that's almost $300 on the two mutts in two weeks! OUCH!!! with the visits, check-ups, shots and meds.

WILMA~ Sending some sun for you. Great news on the boys and their jobs. Good that you can be there for your mom at least.

RACHEL~ Super with the new job...OF COURSE! they love you! Get that homework done and come help my nephew!

AUNT SUE~ Prayers for the boaters families. Good luck on your car work, not sure what we are going to do around here, now that my ex's significant other has sold his shop and is limited on what he can do for us with his back troubles.

LORI~ Great work at LAWL! Have your son try the nicotine gum if nothing else works...get him to stick to it for a month at least...the only way I was able to stop about 7 years ago, after smoking since I was 16...now 51!

JONATHAN~ Great job on the weight loss. Prayers continue for your family in their "return" to church.

Well, gonna go watch some baseball.....

HI MIA's.....Gary

MICHELE~ I think your are heading home today...prayers for a safe trip!

HEY GUYS AND GALS!! :wave:

Just back from LAWL - DOWN ANOTHER TWO POUNDS!! Thanks be to God and mom and dad for footing the bill!

It's only 62 degrees here at 3:20 in the afternoon and it is SO gorgeous! Mike (my oldest) got on Zoloft yesterday to help him with depression (runs in the family) and quitting smoking - praying it works for him.

GARY: I told Mike about the gum - the doctor said as long as he doesn't get hooked on the gum you're alright! :o My DH quit in 1980 cold turkey - he was a 3 pack a day smoker - some can do it that way and some can't - my aunt, who we were all very close to, was dying from emphysema back then - he says it had nothing to do with him quitting, but I can't see how it didn't, you know?

WILMA: The SNOW wouldn't be upsetting to me! I LOVE the stuff. When I was a little girl, this area got TONS of it - we are lucky we get one good snowfall a year now - :( Send some PLEASE!! ;) I hear ya on the sleeping - the kids leave for the bus at 7:00 and it's too darn early to do anything else but doze in my recliner chair - I worked for so many years and punched a time clock, that when I CAN doze in the morning, I don't feel guilty at all!

RACHEL: Thanks for the congrats! YES! It feels SO WONDERFUL to stay on plan and see results!! I'm VERY happy about it! :dance: :cp: :cb:

Well all heck is going to break lose in about a minute - I hear the bus!!! :o

Take care and prayers for all -

Hi everyone! I'm Jess, and it's my first day here. Just wanted to jump in with both feet. Just so you know, I'm a Dr. Pepper addict, but mainly Diet Dr. Pepper. :D

Hi gang!
 

Welcome Jess! I won't hold it against ya for being Dr. Pepper addict, ;) :lol: Can't say as I ever developed a liking to it, taste like cough syrup to me, but have friends who like it. Come back and tell us more.
Johnathan- CONGRATES DOWN 67 LBS way to go, I live about a half hour from where the accident with the boat happened. It was a terrible accident. Continued prayers for family!
Momto5-CONGRATES! or should I say DITTOS! down 3 and a half pounds. I am sure there have been times I have provided entertainment for others, I use to own a pop up and my nick name was tarp queen- looked like the circus came to town. Continued prayers for your knee and mike.
Lateralus- Thanks! so sweet! YOU ARE DOING SO WELL! Almost to goal ! You have done so well!
Congrats on new job as well, sounds like will work out well.
Wilma- Please keep the snow! Not ready for that yet, as it is it is suppose to ran all weekend, bummer last camp weekend. Prayers for sons asthma. I got my car back Wed. afternoon, so that wasn't too bad, without for 3 days!
E.Z.- Yow! $300 vet bills- but the girls are worth it. They have to be able to hear daddy ! Our niece is now walking holding onto 1 hand- she is doing great. She sings e-i-e-i-e-i- some how forgets OOOOOH. She is too cute.
Well gotta go. Going to travel agent to set up next trip to Carribbean (won't be leaving till April) will need vacation by then. Leave N.Y. Harbor and go to Eastern Carribean. Then off to rainy weekend camping and closing up camper for season, have a great holiday weekend. See ya!

Gary -- Are you going to the UFC Pay Per View tonight? Or renting it? What do yuo think of Andrei Arlovski? I think he's sooo awesome. He's a monster. That vampire tooth mouthguard terrifies me!!!

Hay everyone,
Jonathan, no I'm not that Penny, the only diet we are on is my husband's diabetic diet, 3 balanced meals a day and he has a snack at bedtime so he can take his insulin.
Wilma, sorry you have snow, but what a great time to sit and quilt, What pattern are you working on. I have been working on a grandmother's flower garden for several years. i didn't do much while I was working, but now I think I can get back to it. It started as a full size, but ended up as a large king sized.
Sunny D where are you in eastern Ohio? Our daughter lived in Euclid for almsot 10 years. She is now living with us, as she finishes her degree.
Today is cool, yeaterday we had the A/C on because it was in the 80's and muggy.
That is so sad about the boating accident, 6 of the people killed were from our area.
Has any one heard abut the glycemic index diet? I keep reading good results, but no concrete information.
This has been a busy week, I do publicity for 2 groups, Alglow International and a local group concerned withthe invironment. everything is coming together this week, so I have been on the computer a lot this week.
Have to get going.
Penny Mac

HAPPY FRIDAY!

How are all my guys and gals doing tonight? It's down to 45 degrees! WOW! It was 85 a day or so ago and now down to 45! We were sitting around our fireplace on the patio with a nice fire and we were still cold - I guess we're just not used to it!

SUE: The Caribbean sounds SO nice! My cousin has a condo in Pensacola Beach that we use every year as we can't afford a vacation - but the gas prices were just toooooooooo high this year - hopefully next year we will get there - my oldest really misses the beach. He wants to move to FL some day!

JESS: Welcome! Dr. Pepper is fine to be addicted to! :lol: I'm afraid back in the day I was addicted to much harder stuff! I'm 50 now and much too old for anything harder than juice! :lol:

I have two things lying heavy on my heart tonight. We live in the St. Louis metro area and it is VERY high crime - homicides EVERY night on the news - rapes - you name it. But in the last two days there were two brutal crimes that just have had me in tears.

The first one was a young girl, 16 years old, was beaten, raped, and her SUV was set afire to cover the crime. The person who did this "loved" her and couldn't live without her. She started going out with another guy. He wanted to kill himself and her too - well, he sits in jail and her family is shocked beyond belief. This all took place 10 miles from our home over in south St. Louis County. I grieve for this girl's family. They lost a son 2 years ago in a car wreck.

The other crime happened in Belleville, IL which is 10 minutes east of us. Two young women, a young man and a 6 WEEK old baby were brutally murdered. The baby's father hunted them down and shot them in cold blood because he wasn't sure the baby was his. This innocent little baby was sitting in his pumpkin seat and his father shot him through his head.

God Help Us - PLEASE pray for the families of the victims and the families of the murderers. They both confessed in both cases -

I just can't get these people out of my head - only God can give them peace and comfort -

God Bless all of you ~~~~

:grouphug:

Prayers for those awful people...

Saturday Morning
 

HI EVERYONE :wave:

Just sitting here drinking my :coffee: It is a gorgeous morning here in southern California, however, it is supposed to get in the low 90's and stay that way for most of the next week.

Angie and I are going to paint the kitchen ceiling today, maybe the walls too. Our kitchen isn't very big so it shouldn't take too long...we do have to remove a wallpaper border that Angie doesn't want up anymore. The puppies should be a great help in doing this :lol:

RACHEL ~ No, I didn't watch the UFC last night, my nephew went with his mom and my son went with some buddies to watch it---that left me here (with Angie) by myself so I gave Angie a break and we just watched the YANKEE-ANGEL game (we are Angel fans) before and during commercials of Bernie Mac and Reba. Good game for us. My son told me this morning that the fights weren't that good this time, said one only went 9 seconds! I think he mentioned that Forrest's fight was pretty good. Oh, and on Arlovski :crazy: freak :crazy: ...NOW GET BACK TO YOUR HOMEWORK! :coach: ;)

LORI~ So sad about those murders :( It happens in our area too...guess you really can't escape it, I do know that some hit us harder than others, one that made me extra sad a few days ago (not a murder) was the one in PA., I think, where a 15 yr. old boy was practicing JV football with the team and they were hit unexpectedly by lightning killing him and hurting others. You send your kids off to school, expecting them to come home safe.

WOW! The advice on not getting addicted to the gum brought back memories. I was addicted to it for over a year, I knew it was better for me...but...oh my! the $$$...anyway I kicked that in one day...put on a patch my brother gave me, chewed sugarfree gum only...when it came time to replace the patch I just didn't...kept chewing sugarfree for the oral...never had another problem...I do chew about 24 pieces a day of Eclipse polar-ice, wintergreen, spearmint, and peppermint though...Angie doesn't mind :no: :nono: :no: She likes it MUCH better than my :smoking: Can you believe I was able to hide my 2+ pack a day habit from her for the first three months that we dated? She would have never! ever! dated me if she knew I was a smoker...EVER! She actually though I was lying when I confessed that I did smoke...then she got mad :( :mad: :( thinking that I had lied to her about it~~~ I never said that I didn't and she never asked...she just assumed that I didn't! Whew! Thank God all the time...if it wasn't for her I would still be :smoking: ...NO! I would be dead!! :yes: My brother in law tried the zoloft for the smoking only...was off for a year but back on them now :( Prayers for your son's depression...keep a good eye (AS YOU ARE DOING!) on him!

JESS~ I too was a DR. PEPPER addict....for about 15 years...I haven't had but a couple in the last 10 years though...Barq's rootbeer for me now. I only drink a couple of sodas a week now....now about the coffee and beer! :lol: It's funny though, with the Dr. Pepper for so long...people, even family still think that is my drink of choice...they always have it at birthday parties and such for me. Welcome.

AUNT SUE~ EIEIOOOOOOOOOOO how cute! Now, the Carribbean sounds nice :dancer: Angie has already been so we won't need to take her ;) Glad you got your car back, I hope the $$$ damage wasn't too bad. Prayers for Carol.

PENNYMAC~ Glad you are sticking around.

MIA'S~~~~~ You know who you are :dunno: ....YES :yes: you do! :lol:

Well, Angie is taking the mutts for their Saturday 3 miler...better get ready so I can "help" her paint when she comes back.....gotta get done before the USC game today!!

Have a great week-end folks!~~~GARY

Well, I should probably introduce myself as more than a Dr. Pepper addict.

I'm a senior in college, majoring in English, and planning to be a missionary after I graduate next May. I'm a writer. I'm a pianist. And I'm a cashier at a local grocery store. I "do" a lot. LOL.

Well, there's not much to really share, but if you want to ask me questions, maybe I can answer them. I can't really promise that, but I'll decide on a question by question basis. How's that?

Talk to y'all later,

Jess

Yeah Arlovski knocked that guy out with ONE punch is 15 SECONDS!!!!

He's a bad, bad man.

I love him though!

I do need to get back to homework. :(

Hope you and Joe are having fun together! :)

Hello sorry it has been a long time. but life has been really tough. I think I posted and let you know in April my Mom's house caught on fire and she was staying with me. Then I had surgery and my Dog was killed as I was trying to catch her (I couldn't move quick because of my surgey) It took 5 months to rebuild Moms house but she has been back two weeks and went for her monthy Dr. App. and the Dr had more bisopsy's done and her cancer is back. In the last year my Mom had treatment for throat cancer was told it was gone but had to go monthy for scopes and then lost her house just moved back and her cancer is back. They are removing her voice box on Thursday. And they will have bypass her breathing to a stoma in her neck. The surgery is going to be a life changing event. Please pray for her. And put her on your churches prayer chains. I know prayer carries us through. Her Name is
Frances Mills her surgey is at 8am thurs.

Thank you,
Sami

Hi!
 

Sammy- Glad your back, sorry for all the bad news! Lots of prayers coming your way for your mom, she has had a rough year, with all that has happened, sound like yours has had some ruts too! Prayers the surgery goes well on Thurs. and for healing. How is that grandbaby Chase doing? Getting big?
Mom to 5- Wow! So sad - Hard to believe people can be so evil to each other. But your right God is the only way to peace, they don't know Him. Pray for both the families of the victims, as well as the perpetrators they both need Him.
E.Z.- Hey big guy- I am sure she would, I do and I have been there a handful of times. Where abouts did she go? I never miss a chance at the Carribbean. :cool: :beach: :sunny: My car ended up being $438. They gave me 10% of parts and 15% off labor which helped immensely. :bravo:
Thanks for prayers for carol, basically no change, just keep praying as brain is considered still active, and was making small responses.
Jess- Wow! A missionary- cool the world needs more! Where abouts do you plan to go? Are you going with a group or on your own. Do you have a sending group? Just curious. I do a mission's trip every year with the youth group I help lead, where they go to nursing homes, and adult living homes, and present the gospel through music and skits. It goes over well! and they enjoy the kids.
Sunny- have fun and stay safe on your vacation.
Well camp is closed for the rest of the season till April 06 bummer, winter is fast approaching. cold and damp all week this week, lots of rain, but at least not snow. E.Z. where is the sun, send some of the heat! Gotta run, but hi to all I missed, and MIA"s God Bless!

I'm in the middle of getting ready for work, but I have a second to post

Quick question -- my car is going to be in the shop for 2 - 3 weeks and I can't go to Curves until it is fixed. What are some things I can do at home to keep from gaining weight??

Hi Everyone
 

I just wanted to stop and say hello. I have just discovered this place! Was on THE SB site for 3 months, couldn't afford to stay. I have been on the SB since June 05 and have lost 15lbs. Started at 184 and am down to 169. :)
I actually started on the SB about a year and a half ago and fell off :dizzy: then decided to get back to business!
I am 49 years old will be "50" next June~married 28 years to DH Larry and have 4 grown daughters. Anneliese 27 (married to Brian, daughter Lauren 2 and baby on the way~due in Feb 06 they live in PA), Andrea 25 senior at UNCW(her major is Creative writing/Professional writing) will graduate in May 06 :D lives in Wilmington NC, Amanda 23 lives at home (Michigan) graduated in May 05 from Clearwater Christian College. She is working and trying to save up money to move back to sunny Florida! Amy 20 (soon to be 21 on November 9) shares an apartment with her BF Sarah, lives about 20 minutes away! Amy is a 1st year senior at Oakland University her major is English/minor History. She is planning on being a teacher/high school level. We have 2 cats, Jack a brown tabby and Jill an orange tabby!
I love the Lord and was excited to see that there was a place for me to be...you all seem to really be there for everyone with the prayers and encouragment. I know that that has made a big difference for me this time around on the beach!
Looking forward to hearing from you all soon.
Sherie-

Hello Everyone! :wave:

How are you all doing this Tuesday afternoon? Temps in the low 60's here and we are LOVING it! It's a gray day and for some odd reason, I LOVE gray and rainy days! My dad says I'm nuts - he's probably right! :lol: Maybe I should move to Seattle????

Went to LAWL today and down another pound!! :dance: :cb: I'm going to make it this time, I just KNOW it! By this time next year, I will be SO healthy!

SHERIE: WELCOLME! This is a wonderful group of people and I know you will love it here! My DH and I have been married 28 years also. Just celebrated our anniversary on Sept. 10. I just turned 50 in July, so we are pretty close in age too! I have 5 kids, the youngest who is only 7! :o :dizzy: :lol: We have one bio child, Michael, who is 19. The other four are adopted from various places around the globe.

SAMI: Will be praying for your mom and you - you have a lot on your plate, but God will give you peace and comfort -

Hi to SunnyD, Gary, Sue, Rachel, Wilma and everyone else I haven't seen in awhile!

Have a great week!!

:strong: :ebike: :dancer:

SHORT PRAISE REPORT!

I just wanted to share something with all of you. We take things to consignment shops for the kids clothing. We usually have a credit in the store and we buy larger clothing with the credit. This works great since we never have any $$$$ left at the end of the month. Well our usual consignment shop is under new management and the woman was SO rude to me today. She practically threw my stuff back over the counter at me. I had Barbie toys that hadn't been played with and everything.

So I took all my stuff and went to a different shop which pays you on the spot for your stuff - you don't have to wait for it to sell to get your $$$$. They were 3 1/2 hours backed up so I left the stuff and went home. In the meantime, I told Bob I needed to buy some groceries on Thurs. after LAWL. He said we didn't have much $$$ right now for the groceries because Mike needed shoes and jeans the other day. Well I panicked, because if I don't buy the diet stuff, I'll eat the bad stuff.

Do you know that when Bob went back to see about the clothing, they had a check for nearly $35.00 for us? I was so thankful! \O/ This will cover my fresh fruit and veggies for my LAWL diet!

See how God takes care of us???

Just thought I'd share!
:cloud9:

New here....
 

Hello to all!

I joined yesterday, and spent this evening reading many threads through different groups. This is the place for me!

My name is Sue - live in Southern Nevada - married to Jerry for 6 years; I have 2 grown children -Veronica, age 37, and Anthony, age 32. Veronica and her husband Tony live nearby with 4 wonderful grandchildren of mine! Anthony and girlfriend Rachel live in Oregon with 1 wonderful granddog of mine! :D

I work in accounting for the police dept., but my passion is for Women's Ministry - very involved with women in our association and am also site coordinator for the soon-to-be Christian Women's Job Corps.

Weight has been an issue for me for more years than I care to admit - have tried most everything out there, only to get where I am today - at 229 pounds! Right now I am trying to monitor my carbs, AND my calories.

I look forward to getting to know each of you.

Happy Wednesday!!!
 

Hello everyone, Its been a couple of days since I posted last. Just want you all to know that you are all in my prayers!! I really appreciate every ones prayers and encouragement.
Sherri, welcome neighbour!! I too live in Mi, White Lake to be exact! Just around the corner from you!Well ,Praise the Lord, I made it to my first goal!! Weighed in monday at a measley 250!! Now the next step is 220! I cannot believe how much I had to be eating to keep my weight at 275 - 280. Ugh, how humiliating. :rollpin:
Rachel, are any of the Gracies in the UFC? I havent see them in soooo long, I don't know who is even in them any more.
Well, a group of 11 or 12 from my church are getting ready to leave for the Phillipines next week.I am so proud of them, they have raised well over $10,000 in the last five or six months in candy sales and pop bottle drives ! Godhas richly blessed thier labours! Pray for them as they minister to our mission churches and help with several building projects over there. All the funding for the trip and the building supplies has been raised by thier hard work!Not bad for such a small church! God Is Good!!
Well I better close it is getting late I have to get the buildingall closed up for the night.
God Bless you all!!!!

Hello everyone,
I try to check everydy, but not always possible. I have started my fall housecleaning,and my daughter and I are starting in on Christmas presents, we try and make as many as possible. We finally have the basement work done,and now I have a place to sew and work on craft items.:jig:
Welcome Sue, glad to have you join us. I also am a part of 2 Women's group, Aglow and the group at church.
Gary, ugh removing wall paper, we did that to our kitchen last summer. We had orange wall paper, we did not do that, and after 5 years of living here, One day I just couldn't stand it.
Mom2fivesweeties, I have several consignment shops and one resale shop run by charity that I go to. I so enjoy saving money and helping others at the same time. This can truely be a God send .
PennyMac

Hi all! Just a short message today. I've been having trouble getting on here. I think it's time to get a new computer!! I am keeping all of you (especially you SAMI) in my prayers today. I'll post more when I can.

Hi all! :wave:

Hello to all newbies and welcome!!! Mom and I made it home safely last night. Very tired and my back is out and my ankles are swollen and hurting. So prayers please for relief of pain. More details of the trip later..have to go back to bed.

Wednesday
 

HI FOLKS :wave:

Not much new going on around here. Our furniture and some of my drywall gear, we left at our house in Washington, arrived safely yesterday. We will be giving our sofa and loveseat here to the family across the street and moving the new stuff into our living room. Angie just took "all" of her "country" decor/crafts down to church for the garage sale for our church school and pre-school on Saturday. She is re-doing the look of the kitchen, dining and living rooms~~ she brought home drapery samples for me to choose from on Saturday :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:~~LIKE I'M REALLY GONNA CARE WHILE THE USC GAME IS ON~~OR LIKE MY OPINION REALLY MATTERS! ;) To be honest, she took the one I picked out under condsideration~~THEN~~ she bought the one she wanted! :yes: :love: :yes: She won't tell me what they cost~~only that it is $$$ pricy. OH WELL~ that's what I get for selling her dream house out from under her :lol:

Ron brought home his first progress report of the school year~~ :fr: AAHHH! :fr: That nephew is gonna drive me :crazy: Everyday all I hear is NO HOMEWORK~~humm, well, with an 1B, 1B-, 2C's, 1C-, and an F there PROBABLY should have been some studying going on!!!!!!!! Working on that the last two weeks in math, the F, now off to the other classes I guess.

SHERIE~ :welcome: Glad to have you here. Your daughter's seem to be doing well. My daughter, 22, graduated from a Christian college here in San Diego last year, she is a research anaylst working with a company that is working with the Navy right now...she is doing research on Navy Seals and fighter pilots at the moment~~muscles and tissue wear and tear stuff. My son is a first year teacher at a new high school in our area. He teaches USA History to juniors and Government/Economics to seniors. I also have a step daughter, a senior in high school, working as an intern for our local congressman, on the phones and guardian to my 14 almost 15 yr. old nephew.

RACHEL~ How is the :smoking: NO SMOKING :smoking: going? Prayers!

LORI~ Great news on the clothes and toys for your family!! Super on the LAWL also~~ you are really on the right track girl! :cp: As far as moving to Seattle...humm??? Ever been there? It's a cool place when the weather is nice...I had friends and Angie's sister and husband lived there for 5 years...they just couldn't take the :rain: :rain: :rain: wet days any more. It finally got to them. Hope those kids are doing well! Prayers.

MICHELE~ :welcome3: HOME!! AWW! :sunny: CALIFORNIA :sunny: Glad you and your mom are safely home.

WILMA~ Sorry your computer is letting you down. Hope the boys and work is going great...and the new daughter!

PENNY MAC~ We just had to remove a border so it wasn't too bad. Angie said no more borders for awhile though. we got the ceiling all painted without any problems and the new can light covers all installed. Great job having the basement for all your craft work! Have a great time with your daughter making "MEMORIES"!

JONATHAN~ Prayers for your churches mission work in the Phillipines. One of our past vicars and his wife have been in Tawain for the last 4 years.

SEWING SUE~ :wel3fc: You are kind of near me~ I live north of San Diego, my wife and I will be going to Las Vegas next month, my daughter has a conference there for work, we will drive her there and play while she works :) I love the granddog! We have two golden retrievers---what a (enjoyable) pain they are!!

GRAPHICGODDESS :queen: Have a great little vacation with Joe~~ who's watching the boys? :shrug:

SAMI~ PRAYERS~PRAYERS~PRAYERS for your entire family!

AUNT SUE~ HERE YA GO~~ :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: ENJOY. Angie went to western Carribbean~ Grand Cayman Island, Cozumel, Costa Rica and Columbia. She loved it and wants to go back. Glad you got a little break on the car repairs...don'tcha just hate car work! Continued prayers for Carol. Enjoy our neice ;)

Well Angie is cooking Pozole tonight for dinner...gotta go get my shower.

Prayers for all and for the MIA'S come on back anytime!

Gary

Wow ,it is great seeing all the new faces around here! Welcome!!!
Good news, I weighed in this week and am down another lb. That means..... drum roll please, I Get To Start On The Next Part Of My Goal!!!!! Ya Baby,Ya.(I am dancing jig right now, see!......Hey quit with the laughing Gary, I know it don't look pretty, but it does burn them calories!LOL)
Seriously, last night at work I picked up a 25 lb. bag of dog food toput on the shelf when I realized " Wow this is what the weight feels and looks like that I have lost! "I may as well have just tied that sucker to my back and lugged it around24/7. What an object lesson! I think I will repeat it every 5 to10 lbs lost from now on. I was also going through my dresser drawers this last week and found my size 38 jeans and size L golf shirt that I wore 4 1/2 years ago.Now I am in 44 jeans and 2XL shirts. those 2 articles of clothing are now hanging on the bedroom door where I can see them everyday.I will be wearing them again some time this next Feb! Woo-hoo ,being loser is great. Keep up the good work everybody!
Love and prayers.

Real quick post --

PLEASE pray for me! I am going on a trip to St. Louis to discern my possible vocation to the religious life!!!! Here is where I am going to go visit: http://www.carmelitedcj.org

I am so excited these sisters seem so awesome!

See ya monday!!!

Good Morning!
 

It's a really foggy morning here. Hopefully the drive to work will be uneventful. I have only a 10 minute drive so it's not too bad. Things are going really well for me at work right now. I am feeling more and more comfortable in my role as supervisor. It still has its challenges but I feel I'm up to that.

I almost have the top of the quilt pieced together. It's going to look really nice. Dark blues and reds. I am looking forward to doing the stitching. That's my favorite part.

I have maintained my weight since August. I feel very fortunate because sometimes my food choices aren't very good. I have 10 - 15 lbs. more to lose and won't do it if I keep eating that ice cream!! It does feel good to have people notice the weight loss and to feel good in clothes again.

Rachel: My prayers are with you as you make decisions about your future.

Jonathon: You are doing so well! I also have some clothes that were a goal for me to fit into. One was a dress that I could barely get over my head. Now it's a little loose on me. What a feeling! Keep up the great work.

Gary: Your lamenting about your nephew sounds so familiar. My youngest DS was exactly like that. He did graduate and is now in a job he enjoys. He's also thinking about getting into college. There is hope!!

DH and I got free tickets to see out local CFL (Canadian Football League)team play on Sunday. We're looking forward to going. We don't get to go to many games so it'll be fun.

Michele: Glad you made it safe and sound. A massage sounds good about now doesn't it? Take care of yourself.

Sue: A big welcome to you! We hope you find the support you need here. I know I sure do!!

Gotta go brave the fog. Have a great day!

Granny wanting to fit in!
 

Good Morning Encouragers!
I joined the 3 Chicks in August '05 and found most sites too big to fit in. I've just spent the past hour checking out this site and profiles. I think I love you all! My hubby just retired this September and he wants to go shopping so I'll check in with everyone later, O.K.?
Bobbi

Hi there!
 

I am doing great! Still raining, but could be worse, could be snowing. I am off today. My sister and her family are taking my niece (kristie) out to check out Cederville college so my mom/Dad have my niece Kaylee (china doll) for the weekend. I am working days tom. then going home overnight so I can spend some time with her should be fun.
Mitchy- so happy you arrived safely and prayers your soon feeling great and able to enjoy being home.
Mom to 5- You are doing great down another lb, Cool how the Lord works things out when we let Him .
:welcome: Sue- you sound like a very busy women, I can relate with that. Does this Women's Ministry help other find jobs! or provide that plus other assistance?Johnathan- WOW! Great Job ! down 26 lbs. You are doing awesome. Your little church did great, $10,000 is alot to raise, there is so much work to be done, our little church sent a group 2 years ago to Ghana, but those that went raised there own money the church helped send 2 large containers of food, and different articles.
:welcome: to Penny/mac and Sherie and bobbi glad you joined, the more the merrier.
E.Z. Hey! keep sending it , its alond ways from California to New York, gotta cross over those mountains and its picking up lots of water. I went to Cozumel, Grand Caymans, Ocho Rios, and had a wonderful time as well. Thanks for the prayers, she is suppose to be gaining in alertness, so sounds like she is doing a litlle better. Going to try to post a new pic of our niece, she is too cute in a sailor suit.:lol: Your Nephew is lucky to have you to help guide him along the way, he had a rough road for awhile.
Lateralus- Serving the Lord is what should be 1st in our lives, and often it is placed down the list, and plays second fiddle to something else. Pray all goes well with school.
Hi to all I missed! Sunny hope you and Joe are enjoying that vacation as well. Will try to post that pic. see ya!

Photo of Kaylee-
 

Here it is! Isn't she cute, of course then I am biased!