Know what else should burn calories? Keeping up with all the posts here! I can't do it. It's almost 3:00 and I'm just now getting a chance to catch up with you guys! I'm glad to see we have (OK, our fearless leader, Tiffany has) started a new thread. Opens so much quicker.

Ooh, but I'm not sure I like my "introduction" on this thread, Ms. Tiff. That's how strange and kinky rumors get started....

Hm, never mind.

I had an OK weekend. Wasn't really good but not as bad as I used to be. Have I mentioned we're renovating our kitchen? Spent a fabulous and wonderful Saturday night a few weeks ago running our new dishwasher for the first time!!! Ooooh! Ahhhh! Well, I guess you had to be there. Anyway, we got our convection oven installed and had to try it out. And what better way to try it than with, well, a pizza, of course!! And I'm not talking that Healthy Choice frozen french bread thingie. Real pizza, girls! So tasty and soooooo bad for me.

Still, I did get to the gym and ate OK for the rest of the weekend. Scale (yes, I'm still addicted) wasn't too mean to me this morning. Lunch today was Lean Cuisine. And since it's so hot in these parts, dinner may just be a big old salad or something.

And I will ignore the smell of those M&M's coming from the next office. Darned skinny coworkers!

Then again, I guess if you take Tiffany's word for it, I could be smelling worse things....

And with that mental image, I'll leave you...

Hi everyone,

Man, it is raining so bad.....I hope my husbands ship is not rocking too much. LOL Texas is getting a lot of rain. I forgot how bad it gets out here. We have moved around for almost two years because of the Navy.

Thanks for the welcome Cafe976.

Hope everyone that is here in Texas stays dry. I ended up going to Walmart and thought I was going to have to swim there. LOL

Okay gotta run....

Sinnrah

Good morning!

Hi Sinnrah - I am in Texas too......Houston, where are you at. I had to laugh when you were talking about going to Walmart. I am like the queen of Walmart, my family all kids me about it. If they can't find me they just send a posse to find me. Just kidding about the posse, but I do love it, ours is a super Walmart and I can get practically anything there.

I am back into the swing of things after a crazy weekend eating wise. I think it must have been going around this past weekend, huh strange, very strange.

Tigerlilly - you are a saint girl! I would not have lasted for 5 mins with a screaming baby, did you give that mother the what for. I love little children but since mine are all grown I find that I cannot deal with crying babies when I am out in public. Guess I'd better get ready, my oldest daughter is now the same age I was when I had her, 21, so my time is coming sooner or later. Hopefully later since she is not married.

Hope the rest of you are all doing well..........I for one must get ready for work soon. Praying the weather holds out at least until I get to my office. It seems like a crying shame to spend so much time getting my hair and makeup to look so good only to step out the door, running late as usual, only to get soaked before I get to the car.

LJ

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No fare, I wanna be in Texas too. I have family in Garland, but I've never been there to visit. I'd also like to have a Super Walmart! Our little town has rumors of getting one, but no signs of it yet. Or better yet, a Super Target. Tar'get.
And rain....Indiana needs rain!
huntress, I didn't give the bottleless mom any grief. The mom drops them off and the dad picks them up. So, there was no point. I did keep the bottle at MY house so it can't happen again. I use to babysit for them full-time, but now it's just occasionally. Good thing, since my 5yr old informed me that he doesn't like babysitting....like he's the one doing it. ha.
I did pick up some Lean Cuisine at the Kroger 50% off sale. Pretty tasty for frozen food. Not going to read the ingredients. I've been big into that lately and it is mess'n up my head!
I got in 1.5 miles of my walk video this morning....couldn't do the whole 3 miles. Slept terrible last night, too tired. I need some earplugs cafe!
Off to shower before the kiddies get here. Hope everyone has a great day doin their thang!

Tigerlilly - I hope you understand I wasn't trying to be mean, I just feel sorry for the little guy. Maybe mom was having a stressful day and just forgot. I can remember having 3 kids and working full time, boy was it hectic in the mornings trying to get ready and get out of the house to get to work on time and I had a 1-1/2 hr drive in. Super Walmart is GREAT, I love it........hope that you get yours. I have never been to Super Target although they are building them all around Houston now, just not close to me yet. Believe me you DON'T want to be in Texas right now, I think we are going to float away before it is all over with. Driving to work is really scary too, especially over the ship channel bridge with all those 18 wheeler trucks. Well speaking of work, guess I'd better go do some.

LJ
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huntress, oh no, i didn't think you were being mean. and, believe me, i had some choice words running through my mind.
i saw pictures of the flood waters today on the news. your right, doesnt looks so good. haven't a clue how close it is to my aunt in garland. i'm geographically challenged. there is a super target opening this month in south bend. i'm sure i'll be checking it out, but too much of a distance to go on a regular basis.
so far, no snacking this morning. but think i'm gonna hit the blueberries. only a few left from picking last week. i froze 5 quarts. may have to pick again.

Huntress- I am in Corpus Christi right now but was born and raised in Orange. I am suppose to go to Orange this Thursday...but am not sure if the roads are going to be flooded. It rained so bad today.....WOW....I hope it doesnt flood here...I can not swim

I love walmart too. I am going back today. The server has been so slow today that I have been trying to post on my other forums and it took over an hour before I could even get here. Technology *Geesh*

Tigerlilly- You are another Texan. LOL Cool...I used to live near Garland too. Man I have lived all over the place though. LOl

Okay gotta run...

Try to keep dry...

Sinnrah

"Rain, rain, go away come again another day....I want to go outside and play....but the rain wont go away."

Sinnrah, no, i'm not from texas. i have family that lives in garland, texas. i live in indiana, born a couple hours from where i live. adventureous, heh?
my little one has a tball game tonight. the "confession stand" will be there. i'm so proud i've stayed away from all it's evils. only 2 more tball games...which leaves me only 2 more bouts with the consession stand. gee...then only a short time until football season.

Hello everyone!

I guess I'm the odd man out - no Texas connection.

Tigerlily, not to brag about my earplugs but... seriously, there is a kind you get at the hardware store for maybe $1.59 a pair - they are made of a foam rubber kind of stuff. When you squish them they hold shape and gradually bounce back. So you roll them in your fingers, stick them down your ear like a Q-tip and wait for them to expand... And when they are full, I hear NOTHING. LOL, it's like a cartoon, H has to shout for me to hear him. "I SAID - TAKE OUT YOUR EAR PLUGS!" LOL.

I'm here - I'm on plan - busy at work not much to report except that I'm doing well with counting up my food and I think I could get used to this pretty easily. So this is my 3rd day on this plan, and it's been pretty easy.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

I've seen those earplugs before. They gave DH a pair when he rented a jackhammer...boy was that a fun time. Mother's Day weekend. Not one of DH's better judgements. Loud as....dont know what to compare it to. I'll have to look for some to buy. I hear everything at night, and some nights I really need a good nights sleep. I'm the only one that hears the dog ring her bell to go out at night. Crap I tell ya.
I'm making a new recipe today. Crockpot Lasagna. Not the healthiest choice, but doesn't require using the oven. And, will be nice to have dinner wait'n after the baseball game.
Today is my father's 55th bday AND my parents 36th wedding anniversary. To say the least, he's never forgotten their anniversary. I got my dad a yard ornament...it's a huge cement golfball. Doesn't sound so hot, but he's really into golf and he's re-do'n some landscape...so, hope he likes it.
Window a/c is stuggl'n. Getting toasty in here. Dread'n getting out in the heat for baseball. Whine, whine.

Keep cool, Tigerlily! It'll be hot as blazes here too. When the weather sucks, I'm glad to be in the office.

Don't you hate it when your skinny friends talk about how they LOVE super hot weather? Yeah, right, if I was a size 2 and could walk around practically naked and without all this bulk around me I would probably like it too. No, I probably still wouldn't.

However, this is just another incentive - total discomfort in hot weather is something we will NOT miss next summer if we keep going!

H helped me get outa bed for the gym this morning so I am all proud of myself. I *love* it when I am working out - why do I dread going just that little bit? Inertia, I guess. Gotta work.

Ya know, I don't know why I dread or avoid working out either. When I first got serioius about losing the weight, I worked out everyday. I lost 10 pounds and felt great. In hind sight, I don't think it was the 10 pounds loss that had me feeling good. I think it was the working out. The 10 loss wasn't really noticeable. Yet, I felt more confident and was bare'n a little more skin. hmm. Guess that means I better knock the dust bunnies off those videos and get hop'n!
And I sooo agree about the skinny friends like'n in hot. I have one that freezes unless it's about 80 degrees!
My mother wants to plan a trip to the water park with me and my boys. Mom is in her 50's, 5'4", 120ish. I don't think she is planning on wearing a suit, just wants to watch the boys have a good time. I dread the thought of wearing a suit. AMAZON WOMAN, RUN KIDS! But, I should wear one just incase the rugrats need me in the water. GRAPE APE, voices in my head.
Oh, I won the battle with the consession stand last night. I did have one bite of ds's charleston chew when we got home. Chewed it real sllloowww. Really thought about, and it was almost too sweet. Guess that's a good thing.
later taters!

Hi everyone! I got up late this morning and didn't have a chance to post yet. I was too stressed out to go to sleep last night, my oldest daughter came home for a visit and we sat down to eat dinner and watch a movie and my DVD player that I bought 8 months ago wouldn't work. This is the 2nd electronic device to go out in the last month. They are all fairly new (less than 2 years old) made by the same well known company that begins with an S and I am totally frustrated knowing that I have a house full of their products that are going out. Wouldn't you know it they are no longer under warranty. I have a few cheap radios and CD players that have lasted way longer than this! I only hope the home theater system I bought at Christmas doesn't decided to go out too!

OK, I am sorry ladies, my post has absolutely NOTHING to do with weight loss today. I apologize for dumping on you all. I have just spent a lot of money the last few years buying these nice things for my home thinking that they will last for many years, as they should and to have 2 of them go out within weeks of each other is ridiculous.

I hope all of you are doing well today.

LJ
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hey huntress, you should try taking it back/exchange it or something. it's worth a try. we had a Playstation 2 quit working. it was hard, but dh got it replaced. he's got nerve when it comes to his toys. right now, i'm having problems with a chair and half w/ottoman. broyhill. 900 bucks. new last december. looks like crap already. go'n 'round w/JCP. fun stuff.
so, i can relate!

afterthought, do you have a cleaner for you dvd? also, i found that running a humidifier to close to ours messed it up.