Those turkey wraps sound great -- I'll try them after I go grocery shopping (I think I'll add roasted red peppers to them, too...mmmm!). Frustrating day today -- lots of work, too much internal tension, not enough outlet. I wanted to go for a walk tonight but think I may have overdone it this weekend. I'll be out moving around tomorrow, though

Have a great week, everyone!

Heather dw You have us and are important to us. We're friends no matter what. My mom was the same way. You are important, you are a good person. So please, remember that when you're feeling sad.


Debi M For those that think it's tacky to have a carry-in for a wedding are self righteous & selfish people. A wedding is a cause for celebration. It's a way to show love and support for the couple. This day is for them, not to satisfy the fancy desire of others. Urgh! It makes me mad. Not everyone has 5,000 or more for a catered wedding. And, this way, you folks know the food is made right, is safe and healthy to boot. ... Deviled eggs are always a hit. Celery with cream cheese or peanut butter too.
A cheese and cracker tray always works well. On the cheese tray you can also include deli meats or roast your own turkey or beef and slice that on there. You can get the little rye breads, assorted rolls or just different crackers for them too. Brown mustard and mayo can be put in plain squeeze bottles that have been painted or decorated with stickers. Hope that's some help.


Penny So sorry to hear about your grandmother. Sorry for your kids too. Your dil sounds just horrid! She hasn't a clue what it means to be a wife and support your man. My dh is like yours too. We're always there for each other.


Julee At least the road to peace has been started down regarding your mil. I know I'm very lucky in the mil department. Mine lives on the east coast and she's absolutely one of the dearest people I know.


Annie What a horrid person that said that about you pc skills. I would have wanted to walk out right then. Can you imagine how disrespectful that person must treat others on a regular basis?




Bernice Your recipe looks and sounds wonderful We'll try it probably over the weekend.


Walrus Big hugs to you!


Well, today is good food day except that we're eating dinner now and it's so late.
Things were going great at work and then the hospital called me at work. My oldest son was having a cat scan as they're concerned about cancer in his pelvis region. He had an allergic reaction the the dye, and the meds they gave him for that gave him a heart attack. They finally got him stable enough to move him to the er and from there he went to ccu. When I left the hospital his vitals were finally stable and near normal. They ran an heart echo, chest xray and lots of blood work. They do know for a fact it was a heart attack cuz of the ekg. Don't know if there is permanent damage yet. And they did get some pics with the cat scan. It was all very scary and everyone is upset. Did I mention he's only 31. Both is father and paternal grandfather each had heart attacks in their 30's. His dad at 34 and his grandpa at 35. Lots of bad genetics there. Hopefully we'll know more soon.
I am not feeling real well today so I'm going to be early, I hope. I have more laundry to fold and put away and a kitchen to clean up.
Hugs to all and I'll catch ya later. My brain feels full.

Oh wow sandy, that is scary. I'm glad to hear that his vitals are near normal. I'll be praying that there is no permanent damage.

thanks heather dw
Sorry to any one that I missed. I'm just gonna pick up the kitchen and go to bed. I'm really really tired.

Sandy - please keep us posted. My prayers are with you all as you go through this with your son. Big hugs hun.

Annie - OMG horrible would it be to work there. So which is the job you really want? Glad you enjoyed your day.

Bernice - your picture is absolutely awesome. What a big difference. Keep up the great work.

Debimitch - how was your first day back at work? I bet you will rest well tonight.

Debbie - how are you feeling? Glad to hear DS wants to talk and move past this.

Catherine - how were the tofu dogs?

Battle - awesome NSV with the little plastic chairs. First an airplane seat and now those little chairs.

Heather - welcome to the new term. Nice to see you.

Heatherdw - there are times I am right with you about family. My sister never understood either. It wasn't that I wasn't happy for her, because I certainly was but also disappointed for myself. Even yesterday no one noticed my weight loss and it is very close to 50 lbs. I have to keep telling myself - this is for me, no one else. Big hugs.

Feels good being completely OP today. Even with the whole bag of steamfresh broccoli. Hugs to everyone.

Carol

sandy bless your heart. Please keep us up to date on your son. My brother had a stroke at 23 and another brother had a heart attack at 38. they are both fine today as long as they reallly watch what they eat.
I cant imagine what you are going thru!! OUr prayer are with you and your son!!!
dmpls - wow that sure looks good. Im getting so excited about the wedding!! he was married for less than 2 yrs before and has been divorced for 14 yrs. THis is a big deal. I never thought he would ever marry again!!
carol_ I am tired tonight and i can tell my little ones had to much candy this weekend, they are very active today!!!
walrus_ be careful not to overdo and slow your progress.
Well i went down to lift and started coughing so hubby said no lifting till Im not coughing....
well i got my sister thru her first day of counting calories. She is freaking becasue she figured up point and came in with more than she usually has. I told her to give caloriecounting a change.
I hope when my daughters get married we get to do the food. I know it is saving so much money and the food is so much better> thanks for all the support and wonderful sound recipes.
have a good night everyone
debi

The last guests just left. It only lasted 9 hours. 4 kilos of hot dogs later, and I'm pooped. They ate all the cake, so that is a blessing because it was a really big cake. These folks acted like they had never had a decent chili dog before.

Hi Ya'll

Glad to hear everyone had a wonderful Easter, I spent mine with my DH and in-laws. Got to talking about when my little niece comes into the world all the things we all want to do with her and how we want to play a part of her life. It's so sweet. I've never been closely involved with a baby before so this is all very new and exciting.

Sandy - yeah that would be cool if we could all get together someday.

Debi - The services are as follows... Sunday School is at 10 with Morning service at 11, then evening at 6. Wednesday night supper begins at 6 with service at 7. Let me know what she says. also, do you run a daycare or babysit?
Also, I was going to suggest pinwheels b/c EVERYONE loves them! the ones i make consist of cream cheese and about 4-8 ounces of salsa. whip that up in your kitchen aid mixer or whatever (i think whipping it will make it go farther too) and then spread it on tortillas and top with turkey and roll and put in the fridge. i made a HUGE plate for a small gathering of about 12 ppl and it was GONE in no time! LOL ooooo another GREAT and quick treat is buy a Hawaiian roll, ya know the large single roll... then a tub of pre-made spiniach dip and tear/cut out the middle and spoon the dip into it and tear up the part you cut out and lay around the roll and the guests tear off their bread and spoon some dip out for it. it's yummy.... probably not so healthy but yummy... ok enough about food. LOL

HEather - i know what you mean about the family... i've felt like the black sheep of the family before and have even called my brother "The Golden Child" before. it's like he can't do anything wrong and is perfect, he went straight through 7 years of college and obtained his MS and has gone on to be a sucessful teacher/band director. and is married to like the most perfect woman who has no enemies b/c she is just that sweet. while i've dropped out of college, married a man who was abusive, then went through a divorce and gave my mom headaches after i moved back in with them b/c i was staying out late a lot. but now i've gotten my life on track and am married to a wonderful man and things are looking up. My dad on their last visit (he is so sweet and i'm SUCH a Daddy's Girl...) gave me a hug and whispered in my ear that he is so proud of me. that meant a lot to hear that. I know that your day will come. I will pray for your family and for you.

Update on me...

So DH and I have decided that we will begin attending TOPS this week. I'm so excited! However, as our last few days we are not dieting, although we are now eating a diet of low sodium and fat b/c Uncle Bill is now living with us for awhile. His triple by-pass surgery went well on Friday and he was discharged today. He has to have someone stay with him for 24 hrs a day, DH suggested that he come and stay with us, our house is a much better environment for healing than his house plus it would be more comfortable for everyone. Aunt Bonnie and Jim (his sister and brother/my FIL) will be taking turns to come and sit with him while we are at work and at church. It will be nice to have the family around. Well DH is hollering for me, guess i ought to go to bed now.

Love you all!

Lauren

DMPLS: For 37 years, the senior Rabbi at my synagogue (now the Rabbi Emeritus) has directed a full-scale musical. I am the "executive producer" which means I handle publicity, tickets, graphics, seating, general admision, personnel and the nonsense the kids dole out. I love working on it and at the same time I hate it. 2 years ago I cut wayyyy back on the amount of work I actually do. I used to go to all of the rehearsals but now with the other parts of my job I can't. This year we are doing "Bye Bye Birdie".

DH stayed home and might have done some work...he did run a few errands for me but that is the consequence for staying home sick..and not being sick.

I am so tired.

Hi Ladies,
Went to the hospital today and found out I have.....drum roll please....pnuemonia!! TA DA!! I was totally shocked when the doc told me. He said I looked pretty good for having it too, which I thought was sorta weird, but ok. So he put me on some meds and said that I will probably have this lovely cough for another 4 weeks or so but I should be able to breath better soon. They gave me a breathing treatment so I feel somewhat better, but I'm afraid it's still sitting up trying to sleep. This will be 3 days of trying to get comfy among the furbabies.

Debi, you better go back to the doc and see if your's hasn't turned into something else. Dont let it get too bad.

Penny, sorry about your Grandma. Take care. Awesome that your son gets to come home under the circumstances, but enjoy your time with him.
YAY on the 3.8 lbs gone forever!!

Annie, ew...how could people interview people and be so rude? They need some management skills, I think. Anyhow, hopefully the one you want will hire you and start right away. Good luck to you!

Sandy, hugs and you and your son are in my prayers.

Carol, good luck on the WI tomorrow and I hope you get passed that number...you know the one.

Lauren, so glad the surgery went well. And he's doing so well he even gets to go home this soon. That's wonderful news. And so sweet of you to take him in while he heals.

Well, I took my meds so I'm going to go try and catch a few zzzzzzz's.
niters
Debbie

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Sandy}}}}}}}}}}} sorry to hear about your son! So young poor guy! I will keep him in my prayers! Please do keep us updated on his condition.

Carol thanks for the sweet comment on the picture....I wasn’t feeling any change in my weight...even though the scale said so. So I dug out a photo from my sister’s trip to KY summer before last......and then took one yesterday in my outfit I wore to work. Put them side by side and said WOW I guess there is a change even if my pant size hasn’t moved down......but I think that’s more just the way my body is.....26’s fit better than 24’s right now......because of my abdomin(sugeries ruined my abs and they kinda protrude abnormally) But the waistband of all my 26’s fit looser then before as well as the thigh area so it wont be long till I can get into a 24 comfortably

Debi- I know weddings are always fun when family helps in preparing things! In my mexican family that’s the only way things get done! I remember when cousins got married one of our uncles would always do deep pit BBQ meat in his backyard.....the Parents of the Bride would just pay for the meat and he would cook it all for the meal......then the Tias would all make Rice & Beans to feed an army!!! LOL One of our Tios worked for a bakery so he would get the rolls for next to nothing.........and we would have a catered meal LOL mexican style!

Catherine-glad you had a great time at your party! 4 kilos is exactly how much in pounds? Never did learn the metric system when they tried to teach it to us in elementary school!

Lauren-Glad Uncle Bill is home with family! I know that recooperation is much easier with someone there for the sick person! I was on bed rest for almost a year while healing a surgery wound......and the kids & Dh had to leave me for work and school so I was left alone (a nurse came once a day) and it was hard on me .....depression set in real quick!
I’m glad you can be there for your Uncle!

Julee-Wow sounds like it is SOME production!!! Wish I was back in Cali I would come out and watch it!

Debbie sorry to hear your still not feeling better! At least now you have meds and know what is wrong.........take it easy and drink plenty of liquids! Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Well I really gotta run and get ready for work! I really need to get ready first LOL but I always end up checking in online first then I rush to get ready!!!! Grrrr gotta work on that!

Take care everyone

Morning Peeps - not much to say here except the scale was up 3/4 of a pound.

Have a great day. Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

Sandy - your son is in our prayers. I pray today will be a better day.

DMPLS - Yes talked to Army son and he said to call red cross. All they do is verify information and pass it on to sargeant. Then he had to go to ARF and they helped make arrangements to come home. He said that he has to pay for it. I will find out for sure when he gets home. He lands at 6:00 tonight so my daughter and a friend of hers want to go and pick him up. I said that would be fine. I will be at visitation. So thanks for the info.

Thanks all for thinking of me and my family during this tough time.

On a good note. . . We picked up the truck last night! YEAH, transmissions is fixed. We of course had to take it for a drive. It was wonderful. Now to take it to the body shop for them to fix the bumper, hood, grill, headlight that the snow plow hit. But it is running!!!!!

I did get my water all in last week if someone want to add it to the pool for me. This week not so good so far. I got test results back from the dr. office and everything is where it needs to be, NORMAL!!!

Everyone have a great day! ! !

that +2 that I got on the scale yesterday is now gone!
I'm really starting to learn how my body works. I just knew that was water. On easter when I drank only 60z really made a difference. You don't realize how important water drinking is until you start really scrutinizing.

Battle: I hope today is a better eating day for all of us. I caved and ate a Reases peanut butter egg. It made me soooo sick. Served me right I say. So, onward back on track for us!

Bernice: I hope you get the position that you want at work. One of my sister in laws is a teacher for special needs kids. These kids are emotional special needs. She had/ has to take them down on occasion too. She used to weigh 350 and she did some real damage to her knees. She now weighs like 180 or so. I hope you are able to get something that will allow you to not have to "tackle" kids. lol. Hugs to you and yes, you will be getting into the 24's before you know it. I can't wait just getting her myself it is such an amazing feeling. I was in a 5X + last year before April 16th and now I can actually zip up a 22 pants. So, it will happen for you my friend.

Debimitch: Glad you are feeling better. Don't do too much before you are all the way better cause you could have a relapse. I think doing the food for the wedding sounds like so much fun!

Sandy: I emailed you prior to reading on 3fc. So sorry about your son. I will be praying that he gets better very soon. Hugs sweetie.

Carol: Hi girl. I'm sure you are up a tiny bit from water fluxuations or something like that. I am so lost about what job I want. I though I really wanted to work at the Work First place and look how that turned out. lol. I just want to have a position where I can grow, not literally, lol and where I can earn enough money to really make a difference in my household. I would love a position that I could work M-F early too. Like getting off work at 3 or 3:30 would be a dream come true. I am such an early bird I'd love that. I talked to the lady that is hiring me and she said I for sure have a position there it will just be 2 to 4 weeks. I am so paranoid about not having an income that I will continue to look for something to hold me over. There are a couple of places that are hiring part time and I may check into them.

Catherine: so glad that your birthday was great. I think you guys are just so loved by the locals where you live. What a wonderful feeling it must be. I am so very proud of you for coming out of your "shell". I still need to do that when it comes to making friends. I had to come out of my shell at work but in my home life I am still very much the "nothing" I have created myself to be.

Lauren: AWww, when I read what you wrote about your dad it just made me tear up. I am such a daddy's girl myself and my dad is my hero. I am home sick for my daddy now. lol. Hugs to you.

Debbie: Yikes! Please be careful. Pnuemonia is nothing to mess with. Please do all that the Dr. wants you to do. I mean it missy. No outside in the yard stuff until you are told it is okay! Hugs and stay warm and still. Drink, Drink, Drink.

Penny: Glad that you got your truck back. Finally huh!

Heatherdw: Great job on knowing that your weight gain was water. Have a great day.

WEll, I'm off for the 2nd interview at the theme park. Then I need to go to Sandpoint to see my previous supervisor. She ordered a ton of Avon and has not paid for it yet. I am hoping to go see my dad this week too. I moved my living room furniture around yesterday. It looks pretty good. I get bored with my furniture. lol. Now, if I had a smaller bed or a bigger bedroom I could move things around in there too. lol. I also jumped on the scale and have lost a bit more since my weigh in last Friday. I am so close to my next goal of 270 that I can taste it! I have a charm picked out that I have had for almost a year now waiting to put on my charm bracelet. It is the monkey with a banana symbolizing I am off the potassium meds. It is probably the biggest deal to me as I have struggled with it so much. My potassium was so low once that I had to go into the hospital for an IV. So, I am thrilled to put the monkey on my braclet. Hopefuly soon.

Hope you all have a wonderful day, drink your water, move your bodies and eat smart.

Blessings,
Annie

Catherine: