Hi--

Just taking a moment to say hey to everybody. I've missed a lot of posts ince yesterday, and I won't have time to catch up today. But I'm thinking of you all, and your worries and your daily victories. Hang in there!

More later--judy

The Calm...
and no storm in sight!!!!!
It was a peaceful evening and I slept like a rock!!!!!!
I have been trying to read Life of PI for the book club and cant stay awake long enough. I have til next thurs. I need to read in the aft.

I have had some time to myself.Wednesday aft I was kidless. I went and puttered at the hardware store and then came home and had a bath and read. I picked up paiont samples for the livingroom. I decided to go with a semi neutral that matches the furniture and wood in the room. It will be more serene. I like “garlic bud”, A medium tone, soft yellowish, beige with a hint of green.I probably wont paint til the summer.
I had a nice day yesterday.
DD is sick, came down with a fever .She napped all aft. ((HUGS))The other kids went home at noon. It reminded me of when DS was a babe and all would finally get still. I loved those afternoons.I put some music on and oganized my new file box and tossed( to burn) loads of stuff. I did keep the very first note I ever wrote for a babysitter for DS and a few things like that.
All is feeling back in balance here. Dh is feeling better too.
Oh, our hockey coach and his wife had baby boy #4 yesterday, 9lb 11 oz, Nicholas!!
I took down the casseroles I made and cookies and banana bread.That’s 4 new babies in the last 3 weeks in our community. Cool!

Food was a bit of a blur but not crazy.
I really need to get back into the WATP. Being sick for 3 weeks really took the wind out of that sail.

((((((Girlie)))))~((((HUGS)))) Shitty, eh. I know you felt good about the interview.
Yuck, cubicle.
I didn't know your Mom had poor health.Prayers for her.And you.
It is important to honour your feeling even if they seem small in the whole scheme of things.They are yours and they matter. Give them the attention they need and set them free.
Steph~ nice that you are feeling excited about the changes.
Judy~thinking of you too.
Annie~ where the heck did you go now!!
Susie~ how was the weigh in?
Jody?????

Happy , glorious Friday!!!!!!!!

YIPPEE!! WOOHOO!!! I got a fabulous gift this morning!! I am down 1/2 pound!!! YES!! Down to 225.5 pounds!!! I am so thrilled about it!!! I have been working so hard and doing so good since I got back on track!! I ate 1,575 cals total yesterday. I don't feel bad about that at all. It's a little higher than I want to stay but it still provides for a definite calorie deficit! I have about 3 hours of work left. Very happy, definitely smiling! Especially with the weight loss!! It's raining though today. It's too bad I can't get off early and just be able to run around doing errands and enjoying the sunshine!! I'm on track again this morning with my diet. I've eaten 90 cals this morning and have my water here to drink. I hope everyone is doing well. Have a wonderful day!!

Stephanie
234/225.5/125
SW/ CW /GW

Yes!! The rain has stopped and the sun has come out!! That is just awesome!!! It's still only about 40 degrees but I'll take it!! I just had to tell you all since I was just fussing about it raining!! This sun will make today a truly enjoyable day!!

Stephanie
234/225.5/125
SW/ CW /GW

I got to change my tracker today, hooray, I'm down to 237, 3 lbs from my Easter goal. I've been doing pretty well with the eating, but I'm still not doing enough cardio. And going to Curves after work is enjoyable, but I think I can be more consistent if I do it in the mornings instead of in the evenings. I can tell it will be spring soon, and I'm looking forward to walking 45 minutes or an hour after work. That should keep my momentum going...I hope!

Girlie--I'm so sorry to hear that you didn't get the job. The job hunt is like a baseball game: strikes are part of the game, you just have to keep taking good swings whenever a good ball comes your way. Hang in there! Money hassles are so debilitating. My brother is having serious problems, and is facing eviction. I've given him some help, but I can't give him enough to get up out of the hole without digging a hole for myself. I'll be talking with him this weekend, and will advise him to bite the bullet and share an apartment until he can afford to have his own place.

Holly--It sounds like you are in good spirits. I'm picturing you relaxing in a big field, surrounded by....garlic plants! Ever been to central California? You can smell the garlic for miles

Debbie, Stephanie--I hope the sun is shining on you today! I will be in Florida for a few days, and am looking forward to sunshine and warm weather.

Spores, Annie, Susie, Jodi, hope you are doing well.

Make good choices, everybody!

judy

hello chicks!
here for my friday night sigh of relief!! it was a good week, i am excited to weigh in tomorrow morning. i feel like i lost. quiet evening at home tonight and then tomorrow is bathroom reno day, finally we are putting in the floor. wish us luck we've necer tiled before but it seems pretty simple. not a whole lot going on with me this week.

girlie- sorry to hear about the job, your mom, and all the changes at work. it might seem hopeless right now but keep your chin up it is sure to get better soon! (((girlie)))

holly- sorry to hear about DD hope she gets well soon! the living room color sounds nice and serene i love yellows and golds. good luck with the book!

judy good for you loosing!!! be sure to do something wonderfl just for you!!!

steph- ditto congrats on the loss!! glad your day perked up! i think we all need a little more sunshine! winter is just lingereing here!!

hi debbie, mychoice, spores, annie and everyone else hope you all have a great weekend!!
oh p.s. mychoice i am praying for a quick recovery for DH please let us know how the surgery went.

Hey everyone, Just an fly-by post. TGIF!! I only work 3 days but they try to kill this old chick. The grand son is on his way and we goingout to do something with him. All my love and prayers to everyone.

6:23 am and all is well!! *huh* Just having a coffee before I take DS to hockey. DD is very sick, DH is till sick but better. I am trying to be compassionate.I may skip church tomorrow, I have nothing big to do there for a change.

Hi and Hugs!!! It is nice having coffee with you all.

Good saturday morning everyone, It is going to be another beautiful day here.
I'm finishing up the last of 3 lds of laundry before I go to curves. I had a fairly good week at work. You guys who are job hunting are so brave. In 1987 I found this job part time because of the kids being in school. I went full time and stayed for 10 yrs only left to go with DH for 6 yrs on the truck. I came home and never even tried another job. Just went back to the same old deadend low paying grind because I hate the whole job hunting process. I work outside and get plenty of exercise is the only good things about the job. Come summer the outside thing isnt a plus anymore on 100+ degree days.
It sure hurt to have to move my wt tracker back, but it is only temperary.

Girlie: hugs and prayers for you and your mom.

Holly: Its was great having coffee with you this am.

Judy/Stephanie: CONGRATS!!

Susie: prayers and hugs. Hope dh has a speedy recovery.

Spores: Hope everything is well with you and dbf.

BIG HUGS

Hey, everyone--

Hope you are all enjoying your weekends. I didn't make it to the gym this morning, I got a late start and Curves closes at noon, so I'll have to do some extra walking this afternoon. I'm feeling pretty good, actually too good! I came into the office to get some work done, but I'm not able to focus, so I'm going to give up soon and get my nails done.

Jodi--"putting in the floor" sounds like a lot of work to me! I hope it's going well. I hope you were pleased with your weigh-in this morning.

Holly--your house sounds like an infirmary! I hope everyone is well again soon.

Stephanie--congrats on the weight loss!

Girlie--I'm sending big hugs out your way. I hope you're doing well today.

Susie--thinking of you and your DH, too.

Debbie--don't let the tracker get you down. As long as you're taking more steps forward, it's okay if the scale registers a step back now and again. Between all that laundry and going to Curves today, surely you've lost a couple more pounds!

Annie, Spores, howzit goin'? Inquiring minds want to know!

I hope to check in again before Wednesday, but if I can't, it's because I don't have access to a computer at the hotel.

Take care--judy

Not feeling great.
Not feeling particularily horrible either. Definitely tired. Yesterday was a looooooong day. It was a loooooong night too.

DS~ Had a good day! Hockey was good. I played a few hands of Uno with him. This is a victory because usually playing games with him means hysterics on his part or some kind of supreme weenie-ness. A victory. I took him to Burger King for supper to meet up with a friend and the friend came home with us for a sleepover. DH just took them to hockey.
DD~fever of 103C all day but it broke during the night. She has been up lot in the night and sleeping with us.She ate supper last night and seems better so far today.
ME~I am just plain tired. Skipping church today. Nothing pressing for me there. I have done my duties for this month and then some! I had 2 nights of crappy sleep. Ds had been up in the night too. Fri both kids and the cat were in with us. I woke up perfectly pretzelled. I was up yesterday at 6am. I went to bed a 9pm but kept getting woken up.
I accomplished a bunch of stuff here, tidying,washed kitchen floor. Our washer flooded on Thurs but DH couldn’t find anything wrong, so I ran it and it was fine, whew!
More puttering and laundry to do today. OH, I searched for jobs for DH. He applied for a couple.
DH~is down in the dumps. His skills and education are very specific. He made comments about not being educated enough. I have never heard him talk like this.
He could do most line work .It pays well and is not hard on his back.We dont have a lot of connections that way BUT I did talk to another hockey Dad who is a plant manager and he has leads. Now DH needs to talk to him himself....sigh. I am not sure he will.

I had a good day in spite of being tired. I had a good talk with other parents. I have a nice visit with the Grandparents of the boy who came overnight. I am still feeling great about myself.
I am worried about my little family. At least I am not pissed at DH for being grumpy. I am feeling compassionate.
I finally got more into the Life OF Pi. I am interested.
4 kids tomorrow. 6 every other day. Outings.

I wont talk about the apple cinnamon pancake I ate before bed.

Judy~ you sounds great,. Ride this wave!!
Debbie~sounds like you have wave riding to do too. Congrats on the curves successes.
Jody~ not a lot going on is a blessing!! How's the floor coming?
Susie~ How is DH? Howe are you?
Spores~ come out and play!!

Steph? Girlie?Annie?

Hugs Chicks!!!

Good morning, I have a lazy day planned for today. Dh has to work and the grandson is here, so I'm just going to play games. It suppose to be 70 today, we will be outside most of the day. A picnic at the park would be a good idea.
I made it to curves 4x this week.

Holly: hope you get some rest today.
maybe dd will be better soon.

HAVE YA'LL GOT SPRING FEVER YET? I SURE DO!!!

Hello,
A BIG THANK YOU for all the prayers and good thoughts for my DH. He did really well with the surgery and he's recovering well also. We had been told that it would be a very painful surgery and recovery but he's doing just great. He says he's sore but not in pain.

I had a loss at my last TOPS meeting. I lost the pound I had gained the week before. I'm approaching it as that I'm back on level ground and need to get going done that hill again!

I apoligize for not being able to respond to all the post individually. I did read them all.

Very quickly: Girlie: I'm sorry to hear about the job and about you loosing your office space. I work in a cubicle as well. Try to make the most of it. I know that's easier said than done but we all believe in you.

I've got to run ladies. I have grocery shopping to do. DH usually does it but it's on me for the next couple of weeks.

Susie

hello everyone!
i am doing well, i went to WW yesterday and weighed in, i lost 5.4 lbs, very happy with that. not quite back to my lowest yet but it is on the horizon. the bathroom project is going well. the tile is down and i just fineshed the grout. DH will put in the new vanity and med chest later this evening. the new walls are up and it is looking pretty good. i was worried about the tile, i never laid ceramic tile before, i was shocked at how easily it was. DH did all the cutting and we worked very well together. (no fights) lol. doing all my usual sunday stuff today in addition to the bathroom reno. another quick weekend almost gone.

mychoice- so glad to hear DH is doing well!! caongrats on the loss too!! keep up the good work!!

debbie- have a good time today, a picnic sounds great.

holly- hope you get some rest and still praying for DD to have a speedy recovery!
have a great day everyone!!

Hello Everyone.

Jodi - that is a great loss! Doesn't it feel so good?!

Susie - how is your DH feeling now? Hope he's not in much pain!

Holly - Hope you're feeling better!

Debbie - I envy your great weather there!

Sorry this is so quick. DH and I just got back from Chicago...we had a great weekend and I forgot about everything that happened last week for a couple of days. It was so romantic - we were going up to an event, and decided to spend the weekend at the last minute, got a great deal on a suite on Priceline.com and had a wonderful weekend. We went to this fancy restaurant on Saturday night for dessert...$21 on dessert only! It was so decadent and horribly fattening...but just what I needed. I felt so good this weekend. DH will be out of town this coming weekend and the next so we deserved it.

I am getting back on track this week. If I eat like I did this weekend all the time, gosh...I'd be so much heavier than I am! I am missing the gym and the feelings that come with it. The hour I do on the elliptical tomorrow is going to be tough, but I'll do it.

Girlie