So nice to see all of you posting.
Last night, none of my "faces" would come up. I put a winking one for Candice's snowman and absolutely NOTHING I tried would make any of them come out. I'm wondering if any of you had the same problem. No biggy, things are working just fine now...obviously.

Brenda - You know what??!! You need to know just how good you are at what you do because regardless of how much that woman likes you....she's still got a job to do and she wouldn't have kept you on unless you WERE a very good worker. You need to know this in your heart when you walk in there tomorrow and "go get 'em girl". Really, good luck and have fun and enjoy this great new opportunity for "bigger and better things" that lie ahead of you. I know you'll do well. You're a survivor and I know you like where you work. You've expressed that many times before and how many people can say that? I'm happy for you Brenda. I wish you many good things tomorrow. Get a good night's sleep and don't sweat the small stuff. Huggies from me to you girlfriend.

Hey Em - So nice to see you! Yes, I DID get back to bed but I hit the tapioca pudding. Aw well, I didn't have breakfast until around 10:30am today so hopefully it all balanced out. (wishful thinking, huh? LOL) As for the Christmas tree...I'm with you, we always get a fresh one about 10' high. The Christmas tree farms around here don't have any that big so we've kind of made a tradition of going to the same place every year. It's a bit more expensive but as Bill puts it....it's only once a year. It takes me a full day to put up the lights and another 1-2 days to decorate and I love every minute of it. You'll have to post a picture of you all going to cut down your tree. I miss that from when we lived up north. It always snowed when we went too.....really like it alot. I wish my kids could experience that now but I don't think Florida is in for snow this year.
By the way......here's that kick in the butt you asked for......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I'm off to bed. Have lots of errands to do tomorrow and last minute packages to send off at the post office from he** !!!!!! It's been packed every day last week. Who knows what it's going to be like THIS week. Yikes!

Sweet dreams everyone.........
Hugs,

Oops.....almost forgot my little image for you all.

Good morning girls... On Friday, I scratched my cornea. I was was shaking out a table cloth at school and there was glitter on it, which got into my eye. I got treatment on Saturday but didn't go to school today because the ointment blurs my vision and I've a 30 mile drive each way. I'm really not supposed to be on the computer much but I saw so many of you guys posting, that I wanted to say hi.

PJ how's stuff in Florida? What are your plans for Christmas this year?

Bren, that's a shame about the layoffs. Tell me, do you have to buy all new sized tops since your surgery or do the old things still fit?

Emmy, school is going well this year. We too have all this warm weather. Last year, we had 3 snow days before Christmas vacation!

Candice, mine went south too. As a matter of fact, if I stood on my head, I think I'd smother and die!

Michelle, hang in there. This time of year is so tempting. If I maintain my weight over the next few weeks, I'll be happy. I know what you are going through.

Everyone have a great day. I really shouldn't even be here. I'm waiting for 9 am to see if an opthomologist will see me today.

Love,
Judy

"As a matter of fact, if I stood on my head, I think I'd smother and die!"

Judy, Judy, Judy.....(As Cary Grant would have said)......YOU'RE KILLIN ME HERE......HEH-HEH.... I almost pee'd my pants. You're a stinker!!!!!!!! Just my kind of gal. Heh-heh...........

Just checking in real quick. Its busy here at work and at home I have been cleaning like a fool and getting ready for Christmas decorations and our tree.

I have been eating not so good the past few days but now that I am back at work I am more disciplined!! I have my WW entree and an orange and a FF pudding left over from last week I never ate. I just want to maintain this month!

I only have 3 more gifts to buy then I am done! Everything in the house is wrapped already! I just need to do my cookie and candy baskets after that! I can't wait...I love doing those!! Last year I wasn't working so it was easy to do during the day...have to plan my evenings now to get them done!

Ok back to work for me! I am really glad to see you all posting again just like old times!! I need you all here!! So ya better be back to post regularly ya hear???

Have a great day!! Michelle

I sure am beat but I wanted to keep my promise to myself and post at least once a day if I am here....I just finished making 50 name badges for the Holiday Brunch we are having at our Convalescent Center on Wednesday morning. I had to run to Sam's Club for it after work and will probably work late tomorrow to finish up the decorating...such a busy week!! We have a Family Night Covered Dish Dinner on Thursday night and A Breakfast with Santa on Saturday morning. Do you guys see FOOD in my future!!! The good thing is that since I am in charge of most of these events I will be way to busy to eat!!! I will keep my ice water by my side at all times!!

You are so right Michelle...it IS good to see so many owls posting and this is the time to be there for each other!! BTW Bren ...How did it go at work today???

Gonna run and will probably breeze in late tomorrow night....in the meantime

Night
emmy

Here is a picture of my 4 year old..you cant see it but he is on the exercise bike and thinks he is cool ....LOL...What a face he is making!!

Thanks for THAT kick PJ...It was just what I NEEDED!!

Night Emmy

GOOD GRIEF!! Did I Scare all of you off by posting???
or was it my son's "evil Grin"?????

Didn't get in from work til 10 pm and have to be abck at 7am so I am heading to bed. DH had taken the boys to the Christmas Parade so they were very wound up when I got home. Ate under points and burned lots of calories MOVING alot today!!

Hope to see ya'll soon....
This owl is off to bed....

Night,
emmy

Hey Em - Love your wreath avatar. I wish I could get my snow to move on mine. I'm glad you appreciated that "kick in the butt". Heh-heh....did it work? I'm not being such a good WW today.....or rather....I WASN'T a good ww today. I wasn't terrible but I know I wont lose anything this week. A maintain is o.k. with me ..... after all .......it IS the Holidays and I like to indulge. Yes, I'll have to work twice as hard as the rest of you afterwards but I'm a baker during Thanksgiving and Christmas and I just gotta do what I've gotta do.

I found the comments on the bottom of my post on a link I found on another thread.....I thought it might be of interest to some of you. ESPECIALLY now....with all the goodies around us. Remember, maintaining is very good for the Holidays. You can have your cake and eat it too....just not the whole thing.

My (I KNOW I'm spelling this wrong) achiles tendons on back of both my feet are killing me. I haven't been riding much and have no idea why it would bother me now. Anyone have any ideas or better yet....any of you ever have pain in the same spot and what did you do to get rid of it. I can hardly walk when I wake up! Geeeez, I'm 43.....not 103!!!!!!!
I'm going to bed.........I'm soooooo sleepyyyyyyyyyy, ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Here's the info I found. Hope you all get something from it.


Set Realistic Weight Goals

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is important for good health. But a healthy weight isn't necessarily the one that's suggested by a height/weight chart! There are many techniques for estimating a healthy weight. One of the easiest is to shoot for the lowest weight you've been able to maintain for at least one full year since age 21, when you were active and eating a prudent diet. Who knows—you might be at your healthy weight right now!
Ultimately, you should focus on taking care of yourself today, not achieving some future weight goal. There's no rush, since maximum effective weight loss is about a pound a week.

Judy..you quack me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emmy.. he is cool don't ya think?????

PJ...I have that problem in my legs and sometimes just the calf hurts but try standing on your toes on the edge of the steps and then drop your heels down (below your toes) and feel the stretch!!!!! (make any sense to ya) I am wondering if my orthotics need adjusting but then my Birks don't have them so not sure?????

Michelle. ..do you have a problem with sampleling your treats??? I do so I didn't make any last year but this year I plan to try out my new mixer (If I get one).

Bren....I hate learning new stuff too, make me realy really anxious! Good luck!

Got my new mixer today and it had some nicks and scatches so I called the company and they said take it back to the store. So my son is doing that today and if they have another one in almond I will get that.....those things are heavy and me with my bad arms..this will make you laugh.......The corner I had it in was kinda dark so I moved it over to another part of the kitchen to repack it to take back and when I sat it down on the counter my tummy got pinched inbetween the bottom of the mixer and the counter and my arms wouldn't lift it up! DH was in the tub so I just kept trying..boy did that hurt...Finally got my tummy pulled out and it left a big red mark!

I also fell on Monday while cleaning the bathroom, got a brusied bottom and a sprained foot! Hit my head too but it is ok..I think.....duh......I think....duh...I think........I was standing on the toilet cleaning the shelf above it and when I went to step down I turned my foot and down I went..glad nothing is broken cause I hit the floor hard!

Can you say PISSED OFF????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just finished typing a very nice letter and lost the whole thing. I KNEW I should have hit COPY just in case. This stupid thing does that to me every now and then....AAAGGGGGHHHHHHH. Well,
have a great day. I don't have the time now to post everything I wrote. I'll catch up with you all tonight.
Lots of Holiday hugs and kisses to you all,
~Pamela~