Morning all!

I'm not sure if anyone posts on Sundays but this is my last day off of work till Wednesday, so I thought I'd pop in and say hello :)

This week went really well for me, even though I didn't start my exercise regiment till mid-week. I have a four-day circuit training program that the owner of my local gym made up for me, and because of a certain 'aunt' that came to visit last Sunday, I just didn't feel up to starting it till She left ;)

That being said, my 'warm ups' have developed into a full half hour workout even before I do my circuit training, and I'm rather dismayed to find that it's getting easier... so I have to change it up a little... so while I am somewhat dismayed, I'm also very happy that I can run 2.25 miles on the Precor without feeling like I'm going to fall on my face upon disembarking said elliptical machine! LOL! :lol:

Eating is getting easier too... I haven't really had a real 'sweet' (my known downfall) all week... a mouthful of chocolate pound cake that my daughter left on her plate last night, and that's about it! I've taken to making a menu for the two week period in between paycheques, so making dinner every night just got easier. Tonight it's homemade meatloaf, steamed broccoli and cheddar mashed potatoes (which I LOVE but won't eat tonight cuz I'm just not in the mood).

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

Rae )O(

Welcome, Rae, glad to have you join us. You are doing great with your eating, exercise and GUNG-HO attitude. Keep up the good work! Tell us a bit about yourself - we are all about 'life support' here, not just diet support.

Ruthie - Got a giggle about the 'South *****' comment! I've heard your make reference to the cattiness over there before - I'm sorry they make you have to actually moderate. That is wonderful news that Harry is showing a few signs of life - I know how much you miss him. You are a good friend/neighbor/community member so that is why people help you out. Karma! Give the girls a hug.

Dottie! 'Welcome home'! lol I can tell how much you are relieved to have your house back. But I want you to know that you are my hero - that was a very loving, selfless thing you did taking her into your home and caring for her when she needed you. You are 'good people'!

Hey, L - how is your winter cleaning going? I agree it makes more sense to do the major overhauls in winter - once that warm spring weather comes along, who wants to be stuck inside?

My talking/walking date the other evening was very nice. We are really getting to know each other. We do talk everyday at the ball field but there are a few other parents around and we are attempting to keep the blooming relationship lowkey so as not to embarrass our sons. (no one has said anything, at least not to me, but I'm sure these other parents know 'something' is up) So far the only snafu going into this is that he has 3 teenage sons that he has at his house every other week, his mother and disabled sister are moving in with him for a couple weeks before he relocates them to Washington, and I have the boys home with me all the time too - so we are really challanged trying to carve out some time for just us. We make due with the ballfield visits and frequent phone calls back and forth. I'm thinking that the 1 hour park walk date will be a common thing - which is fine with me. I don't want my boys to feel like I'm gone all the time either. John and I both agree that even tho our children come first, we do deserve some fun and time for us.

Well, I'm going to work on tax info gathering today - ick (it's like the 'Shoemaker's children go barefoot'. I hate to take care of my own stuff! lol)

Have a wonderful Sunday all -

Kel

Happy Sunday, DH took the kids and the house is just me ant d th girls for a little bit. I am getting new carpet upstairs, it is 20 years old and just isn't working any more. The quest room which was the baby room eons ago is getting new carpet too. They will move the furniture but not the stuff so winter cleaning is almost done.

My SIL (friend from college) married to DH brother called to say they are getting the big "D". As much as I don't like him i know that she has nagged him into every big thing in life, house, kids, cars, bigger house and it has finally crumbled. They have to put the new house on the market and she is going to look for a smaller house. I am not sure she can really aford it. Life is going to be very lean for a while. We will have to see how it all plays out. We have offered to take the kids if they need it but we can't choose a side other than the kids. I have to say that once they get through the next year, I know that this is the best thing for them.

Ruthie, good to see you
Dotti, a little celebration is a good thing. it means you did a good job.
kel, i hope this works out for you,
Rae, HELLO!
-Off for a little quiet time, I have to go through last years auction for my school in Deerfield and see what I can put together for a live auction and what they expect to get again this year and what I can package. i must say I am loving auction work and the company that I bought software from, offered me a job this week!

:wave:
-L

tuesday monring-
L, it sounds like all is well in the auction world! how is the new carpet?

Kel, all the talking is neat- i'd be nervous "going public" in a school/local setting where your kids and his and everyone elso sees- and keeping low-keyed will give you more privacy with Iyour feelings. DH and I met at work, and kept our dating secret for months; I was glad cause I always felt if it didn't turn out, I wouldn't have a million people watching! We have always kept our relationship out of work- we don't drive together, or see each other in the course of the day(we DO talk on the phone though!) Hope you are having fun with the getting to know you and I like you stage...

Rae, you are doing great and I love the 2 week menu idea. I don't do exact menu's, but I do keep track of what's in the freezer and I plan something nice for saturdays and sundays. Your exercise sounds like it's going great too (an area I am not good with)

Nice to see you Ruth- does the dr have you doing exercises for the knee? What a pain- you are too active to need this problem! hope you're staying warm, and glad Harry can help out- it's probably good for him to "tote and carry" as well-for the exercise and to be participating! ( my DS uses this word when she is yelling at her DH for not helping out with the house or chores- "you have to participate!") Nice euphemism for "get your as# in gear!

that's it for me...enjoying my solitude, enjoying dinner alone with DH, getting the house back to normal...

have a good one,
dottie

b-yogurt and an orange
l-vegetable soup and cheese and triscuits
d-meatloaf maybe with a veg... I have some coleslaw leftover
snack-olives and cheese

I am here alive and well sort of. I am tired and heading to bed but things are looking up. OP and exercise I just need to do the water thing

wed morning time for quick hi-
dentist yesterday finishing a root canal put me to bed early but I feel rested today.

nothing going on. I'd better plan some food:
b-eggs
snack- sf yogurt
l-soup
cheese and triscuits if I want
d-taking 2 smallish steaks out of the freezer right now.

off to start the day,
dottie

hi sue!

Morning Dotti,
DH took the kids to school this am and I am still in my jammies at 7:30. I have to take a shower and I am working a little later today.

Not much going on otherwise, short school week, carpet in tomorrow, and I would like to take the kids to see a movie on Friday. Looks like a warm day today, in the 50's and then the cold is coming back!

:wave:
-L

friday morning-

hi L, I am taking the DN to see Racing Stripes tonight. my DS and BIL are going out to dinner for his birthday. Hope you have fun as well!

Not much new... just coasting at work this week, it's nice to sit back a bit and do just the regular stuff- no audits on the horizon for a change.

eating isn't great this last few days...i had to finish the ice cream from MIL, but that is gone now, thank goodness.
b-sf yogurt, banana
l-beef barley soup
s-triscuits and cheddar
d-chicken and spinach

NO DESSERT FOR ME! Will be at the movies, so a diet coke will be my treat.

that's it-
have a good one!
dottie

Happy Friday! Yah!

Been a crazy wet, wild week. Boys have had the week off (school district just decided to throw in a week off in February. Why? Who knows - I suspect this is why school started on the unheard of date of August 11th!) but still had baseball practice (at odd times, of course) and it has been raining on and off all week so we were never sure if practice was 'on' or 'off'. Then, to make things even more confusing, I had my hair appt. to highlight/cut my semi-long hair (4 hours) on Wednesday, Cody got his braces put on yesterday and he has an eye doc appt today! I've been dashing in work for a few hours and then dashing out again.

There is supposed to be a varsity (so only Bry, not Cody will be playing - of course, Cody will probably have practice scheduled and I will have to try to figure our how to be in two places at one time again) baseball tourney Saturday-Monday but don't know how many games they will get in between rain storms.

We are going to go see the new Keanu movie Cosintine (sp) this evening - teens go for the scary stuff!

John has had a crazy week at his house too - with house guests, his boys home from school, and being sick. Needless to say we haven't been on any dates - we met at the park for a 45 minute talk on Tuesday evening but besides phone calls that was it. Maybe it will rain all weekend, baseball will be cancelled, he will get well and we can have some fun together! I'm wishing for that!

My weight is still down the 6/7 lbs. (yippee!) but I do notice that if I get disappointed, I will want to munch on something - not a good pattern but its nice to become aware of it so I can head it off.

Happy new carpet, L! How exciting! I would love to have new carpet!

Enjoy your laidback day, Dottie, I hope to have some of those next week.

Have a good day all -

Kel

Happy friday to you too!

Carpet looks good. It always does when it is fresh. No movie today but ther is always monday. Idid get out to run a few much needed errands. We are going into town tomorrow to see the "little prince" Opera with the kids and my Aunt. I did a big no no. In the mall I thought how great it would be to get a quick wash and blow dry for tomorrow, (my hair is long and i Don't wah it everyday) anyway it was so out od shape i let her cut it! not quite what I would have gotten at my regular place but....lesson learned!

i finished all of my auction stuff this morning so I am good for the weekend.

Dottie, I hope you enjoy the movie and the diet coke..lol
kel, I hate the funky weeks with practices at odd times. Makes it hard to do anything else and when you figure out the 2 places at once, please share, I need that trick up my sleve.
Ruth I know you are posting elsewhere, but it is getting hard to share. We have really dwindlled.

Any word from Peach Pit about how she is making out after surgery?

-off to find my family and get off the computer.
:wave: to the lurkers
-L

"Eat the toad first!" I have a friend who always says this, she means if you have an unpleasant task this day do it first, get it out of the way. I have a major toad to eat this morning but thought I'd pop in at least once this week and say Hi!

By the way, the chicks on South Beach are not catty with each other, although we did have one person throw a hissy fit over some implied criticism! :shrug: There is the usual whining and a ton of newbies so I'm pretty busy in there. I've also had a few extra MOD duties this week.

I need to go check my trapline. Did I mention I have MICE in my car! :yikes: They got into the Food Bank cereals on the weekend and tackled the dog biscuits on Wednesday. Little buggers! I think they consider my car a moveable feast. I'm hoping they are living in the barn and just getting in my car for meals. If they discover the heated seats, we are doomed!

Gotta go and tackle my toad! :lol:

lol! I can picture mice lounging in Ruthie's car with the heated seats cranked up munching on dog biscuits!

I like the toad saying, it's just that there is a whole crapload of 'toads' here so I don't know which one to start eating first.

Sorry if I misunderstood the goings-on over at SB. I guess it was your last reference to the board as the 'South *****'. You're a good Mod, Ruth, and I bet you are helping many people there.

I agree with you, L, I miss Peachie too - I haven't seen hid nor hair of her over at WLS in quite some time.

Ok - I better go get my hair dried. Let the insanity known as 'the weekend' begin! (but I am excited that I'll be having another date with Blue-eyed John today! *grinning like a 15 year old here*)

Kel

hi Ruth, kel, L...and lurkers and old friends-

I got quite a picture too,Kel- the mice laying back with their feet up on the dashboard and a bowl of kibble on their bellies like popcorn.

It's just a quiet Saturday here, the first one since MIL is gone. We're puttering around and I'm moving some furniture and shelving that got changed. I have chicken thighs out for dinner and may make DH some oatmeal cookies! It's that kind of a day.

Ooooo...date night, behave your self Kel, don't catch his cold! If you are complaining next week, we will know why! :nono:

that's it for me. Just hanging out and doing nothing!
dottie