Carol, wouldn't it be fun to move like that? Have you ever watched the show called "Shimmy" ? It's belly dancing. I've thought about getting up and doing it since it's on when Jim is at work, but I don't even think my hips would ever move that way!
Have a great WI tomorrow!

Bernice, YAY on the 4 lbs gone!!!

Vicki, good to see you again! It sounds like you are getting plenty of exercise on your vacation. I bet it's beautiful there. Have a ball and enjoy yourself.

I was almost going to go walking outside, but again it started snowing/frozen rain this afternoon. Now it's sunny but still cold. It was even colder than Iceland in Seattle. Can you imagine?
toodles
Debbie

HUGE NSV today!
I started on my walk outside. I went down the street, turned to go on the next street and thought to myself "I wonder if I could make it to hubby's work?" I kept going and going. I couldn't believe it! Less than 6 months ago, I was afraid to go past my street and now I'm walking out of the neighborhood! I got to hubby's work and he couldn't believe I walked. He kept asking me if someone gave me a ride. There are a few hills on the way, so it was a real workout even though google maps says it's only a mile. I didn't walk back though, hubby wouldn't let me. He made me drink a liter of water though I ended up standing and walking around more at his work though, so yay! Too bad fitday has the whole walk at 130 cals burned.. booo

HI Ladies -- Just a quick check in. I had a LOVELY weekend.

My post sounds a lot like Vicki's because we went to FL to see DH's family and spent a lot of time at the beach. I got a little burned, but loved walking on the beach and in the water. The waves were fierce and we had to walk hard not to get pounded onto the shore! We also had a good time with DH's sister and her family whom we hadn't seen in YEARS (not since before I lost weight). It was good to connect and to relax....

thanks! I am glad I had a loss this week! Work has been crazy!!! Mon-Thurs we did nothing but getting paperwork finished up for our alternate testing portfolios....poor kids played cards and read books and ummm even watch a couple of movies during those days! LOL we would of never had the time to finish any of it if they hadn't had free time while we did paperwork! Friday we finally got to finish unpacking all the boxes from the flooring packup prior to spring break! We even rearranged the classroom and now it looks so HUGE since there is no carpet as well as the new arrangement! Today we worked on some more paperwork for our Professional Development hours.....but we did manage to work on lifeskills with the kids....today they cooked sausage biscuits with us to sell to the teachers (they are earning money to purchase books for our classroom library) Also later in the day we made "Puppy Chow" and bagged it up for the teachers for tomorrows "Testing treats". We are getting a new student tomorrow who has not been in regular school for a few years.....so we will see how he fits into our classroom routine....this will be an adventure! specially with a month left in school!

We had a meeting today after school, it was held by just teachers the principal & asst principal stepped out of it. We are experiencing some MAJOR cuts in our county school district and we will be losing 7-9 teachers from our building alone, next year. As well as LOADS of other things......my position, for now is ok......but we are still not completely certain. The cuts are crazy and yet there is a new school opening in the fall!! So we are hoping to make some leeway with the Board about making cuts in other areas instead of where the kids will feel it most! could use some prayers for our school district!

well I have to get going just wanted to comment

talk to you all tomorrow
Bernice

Good morning,
sorry I didnt make it on here yesterday. We got hubbys labs back and both levels are ok. So not sure what the dr will do today. He was pretty wild again yesterday! He slept for a few hours yesterday in the basement on the couch after mowing hte yard. Its was nice and cool down there. I think he napped for about 3 hours. WE went to bed about 9 and he feel asleep pretty fast and is still sleepng at 6am. It usually takes a few days of sleep to level him back out.
WE were outside yesterday afteroon on our porch and looked over and saw our first hummingbird of the season. He was at one of the feeders. We sat in the swing and saw another one come to the feeder. We usually watch them every evening. I also like to sit outside in the summer and drink my coffee and watch them in the early morning.

dmpls_ welcome back ...you have been missed and i know where your coming from with not getting any exercise. I havent done any in 4 days.

battle_ I am glad to see you back. I thought about you over the weekend when my scales were moving down at a fast pace after staying the same for awhile.

heather_ florida sounds great..I havent been in a few years .

heatherdw_ I am so proud of you hun!!! Your really doing great!!

vickie_ glad your back with us.

debbie, carol anne annie_ hello and hugs my friends.
hugs to anyone i missed...sorry
debi

Good morning all - running late AGAIN - just wanted to post my 2.25 pounds gone forever.

Have a great day!

Carol

Good Morning all,

Debbie: Exercise heaven, lol. Ya, I guess it would be. Can't claim to get boad there for sure. The snow stopped me yesterday from going for a walk too. It was like a blizzard. I'm ready for this to stop now. lol.

Carol: Woohoo to you on loosing another 2.5 pounds. That is awesome! My testing went very well. I finished first in the room which made me question myself because there was 30 people in there total and the test was 50 pages long. It wasn't timed and she said we have until 5 p.m. to finish and it was 1 p.m. when we started. I finished in 20 minutes and kind of got nervous but she called later yesterday and told me I only missed 1 on the entire thing so I was happy. They want me to come in for an interview on Monday the 28th. So, I made it to round 2 with the county. lol. I have an interview on Wednesday with the State for the College job. There are quite a few openings there right now so I may put an application in for another one this week.

Bernice: Huge Congrats on loosing 4 more pounds! I will be praying for your school district for sure.

Vicki: Welcome back. It is so good to see you back here. I have often wondered how you are and it is so lovely to see you are well and happy. Hugs.

Battle: Hugs to you and I will be praying that you have a much better week this week.

HeatherDW: I am sooooo proud of you walking to your DH work. He must be so proud too. That is amazing girl. What a great feeling you must be having that you hve come so far.

Heather: Welcome home! Glad you had such a great trip!

Debimitch: Hugs. Hope DH feels better very soon. How nice to have a spot you can watch the humming birds. I am thinking about putting a feeder out but I also don't want to attract yellow jackets or bees. I am allergic to them so I try to keep them away. Thank fully it isn't severe but I do experience some awful things if they sting me, my head goes numb and tongue swells. I guess that may be severe. lol. My dad has to carry the meds with him. I used to have to carry the meds for ant bites but haven't had to in years.

Well, hope you all have an op, water drinking bootie moving day.
Blessings all,
Annie

They are now measuring the snow here by the foot. We had a bbq just last Thursday it was so warm. My Canadian husband is so in the dog house right now. I'm just sitting here watching the snow fly past the window. The wind actually knocked over the newspaper box out front. Global warming hasn't hit here yet.

Happy Sunny Day Everyone!

Heather - great job on the walk to DH work! That is such an awesome victory!

Bernice & Debi - Praying for ya both!

Carol - Congrats on a happy scale reading!

Annie - Congrats on getting to round #2.

Mini NSV today. Girlfriend brought me a large hot chocolate to school. Thanked her, opened it then talked to much on purpose so I did have to drink all that sugar. Jumped in the truck put it in the cup holder and trashed it at home. She does not know that I am working hard on reducing my weight. Its always harder when to many people know. I gather it is a fear of failure. But anyways that sugar did not come near my lips!

Catherine - Just put on the fire place and pretend your at an exotic swiss lodge!

heather dw, that is a fantastic NSV and you SHOULD be so proud of yourself. I thought it was cute how your hubby wouldn't let you walk home and made you drink the water.

Heather, so glad you had a nice weekend connecting with those you haven't seen in so long. I bet they were pleasantly surprised by seeing you again.

Debi, sounds like your hubby is getting back to normal. Good news on the levels being where they should be. Aren't the hummingbirds just so cute? I love seeing they fliting about. At night we have two white owls that hang out around here. They're so pretty to watch when they're flying around. The coyotes have been back again too.

Carol on the pounds dropping off!!

Annie, so you get those awful yellow jackets too huh? They hang around our house so much and sometimes even get in the house. Last year they were coming up thru our heater. Don't ask me how they got there, but there were several.
No rain or snow here for today. It's beautiful and sunny. So I'll probably walk down to the mailbox and see if my clothes I ordered are there.
Still rooting for you to get the job you want. You did great on the county test. Who cares how soon you got done with it!!

Catherine, man, you guys are really getting it this year. Hope it dries out before too long for you.

Julia, good for you!!!!!

Battle, hope you're having a better week.

Another fly-by- what are 'yellow jackets'?
Catherine where can I get a copy of your book, I can't find the post with the ISBN on & have no idea if it's available in the UK.
Annie WTG on the tests & good luck, not that you need it.xxxxxx
Heather DW WTG too!!! Great hubby is pleased with you AND got you to drink lots of water.xxxxxx
Bernice FAB on the losses!!!xxxxx
Carol FAB too for your losses xxxxxx
Julia GREAT on not drinking that chocolate!xxxx
Deb yep that menopause SUCKS big time, though my Dr says I'm too young, huh tell THAT to my hormones!!!! Do you get some really STUPID stuff going off, memory going, libido all over the place and mood swings too? If you know of any herbal tablets which help let me know!!!lolxxxxxx
Well the sun was shining today, and I wanted to work in the garden but I had to start my creative writing class again, I missed the last two classes last term. I hope the weather stays as nice for the rest of the week, my flowerbeds need weeding and I could do with the workout!!lol Still no TOM yet, boy could I fancy some chocolate!!
Dolfin-GREAT to see you again, your holiday sounds lovely. Did you recover well from the op? I know someone who had a really bad time with his tummy tuck, infections, swelling...etc. Enjoy your hliday & post some pics, lol it will be the closest I'll get to Florida for a few years!!!xxxxx
Battle, yep I think we've all been there, SOME (ME, lol!!!) more than others. I know that you will be dropping down into the next size in no timexxxxx
xxxxsharon

Catherine: No global warming here either. lol.

Julia: Wonderful NSV. Great job detering your friend from watching you drink the hot cocoa.

Debbie: ohhh. Have a nice Sunny day! I was just worried about the test because I finished it so quickly. I started to think I must have blown it.

Sharon: Yellow Jackets are like wasps or Hornets kind of only smaller but pretty vicious. When they sting you, you know it. If you have any allergies to them you really know it. lol. Have fun in your writing class.

I have been having such a lazy day today. I went back to bed and slept for another 3 hours! I must have needed it though. I am just going to exercise a bit off and on today then continue to have a relaxed day. I have group therapy tonight at 5:30 so that is all I have to do today. Have a great day all.

Blessings,
Annie

Sharon, I'll PM you the information on ordering from the publisher. We are purposely limiting distribution. Himself is scared the boogie men will come after me again.

Catherine, those boogie men don't know what the 3FC-coalition can do. We are a worldwide force to be reckoned with!!! *hugs* Sorry you are dealing with more snow. ick. Despite the snow, how are you feeling? You were coming down with something last week?

Annie, I wanna go back to bed for another 3 hours! hehe. Great job on the test and 2nd interview!!

Sharon, there is no time when I don't fancy chocolate... *Sigh* Doesn't even have to be blamed on hormones

Heatherdw, that's a FABBO NSV!!! Go girl!

ProfHeather, I'm glad you had a great weekend away somewhere warm!! I gotta watch that sun too.

Battle, we are channeling each other, but I don't have Passover to blame. I have chucked all the bad stuff out of my house. Guess what was at work today? A retirement party complete with cake. My goal is to not have something sugary during the day (excluding natural fruits). I didn't do well today, so I'll start again from now!

Dmpls, you are doing so great!! Keep up the great work

Debmitch, hope your DH levels out soon. That's got to be stressful.

w00h00 Julia on the Hot choc NSV!!

Debbie, you have 2 white owls flying around? They aren't dropping little envelopes, are they? hehe.

~~~~wavies to GGG as she flies by. Drink your water!!!

Well, my alter ego, BikerChick, got a new bicycle seat in yesterday. Excitedly, I went to put it on the new bike... ugh.. it's the wrong one!!! They sent the MENs! BikerChick was NOT amused. Sent off an email to the company who promptly said *I* must have ordered the wrong one. Resisting the urge to make a snarky reply, I just asked if I could exchange it and that the company might want to check their website links for errors. I got a return email sayining that the website link was indeed for the wrong item and they are sending a new seat promptly and a shipping label for the old seat. Yay! It *does* help to wait a bit so emails don't become snarky replies.. hehe.

Take care and Lotsa Luv,
Ratkity