Hey Fellow Chickies …. How are ya?

My cold’s coming back. Oh No! Sniffle, sniffle. I’ve planned ahead and have mapped out my meals/snacks for the weekend since I’ll be the only one home from tomorrow til Monday night. HOPEFULLY, this will be the kick start I need to keep me OP.

TINA: Looks like you’ll be in the 2’s really soon. That’ll be a BIG reason to celebrate. Treat yourself to something you enjoy …. Maybe a new bottle of bath salts. WOW, no wonder you’re losing. Look at you out there carrying weights while you walk. (Now remember, don’t bonk the boys on their heads with the weights while you’re walkin’.)

THIN: Vacuum cleaner training??? I thought we were BORN knowing how to vacuum! Mystery shopping? I think I’d like to try that…. And I don’t like to shop.

DUCKIE: Love your quacky avatar! Have fun carving the pumpkin. I’m jealous. My Mom was an ace carver. I’m not. So I’ve given up trying.

LUCKY: We’re getting the white, flakey stuff too. It’s melting as it falls tho. How about walking to music (headphones/stereo on low) while you watch your shows? The beat will keep you moving at a steady pace.

KAT: 10 LBS!!!!! You are on a roll woman! Loved your rant & kudo’s for not getting into the munchies last night.

MARY: Cup and Chaucer …. I love it.

SARA: I’m with 2Cute. I can easily live with EMPTY loose skin. It’ll be like a battle scar. A memory of what I was before.

Talk to you all later ….. have an active, healthy day,

I'm doing a happy dance! I think I got a new job...I'm about 99.5% sure...he told me he can't make me an offer yet until the background check comes back! I have to go to the office I would be managing tomorrow afternoon and observe and take a little personality test! Its with National Cash Advance. They are a national company with over 1300 offices in the U.S. They lend you money till your next paycheck. They just opened two sites near me and the one I would be managing will be growing by leaps and bounds as soon as the WalMart opens up next door! I am up for the challenge since we get bonus' too! THe more money I lend the more bonus money we get!! Works for me...the potential is for a minimum of $10,000 a year for this site! The pay is the same I would be getting for a Property Manager job and the benefits are phenomenal. AND>>>since I wouldn't be able to go away for training for two weeks because of my little guy...he is going to have the training person come here for two weeks! Ain't that cool???

I will be back...gotta run and pick up the little guy now! I put chicken in the crockpot and it smelllllllllls....so good in here! I can't wait to eat it!

TTFN Michelle

Hello all,


He's suppose to be waving, oh well.

Evening ladies hope all of you are good today
I took off at 2 and came home to catch a nap. Things were slow at the library today.
I thought the name for the coffee shop was cute.

I am off till Monday I need to catch up on housework.

Son finished his temp job at lunch today so he'll have a little money next week.

Next week is DH birthday I have to get him something nice any suggestions

I heard that Evening Primrose oil is helpful to weight loss I may try some, read that it helped PMS too.

When are we going to chat again?

well I need to go clean up the dinner dishes. catch all of you chicks later.

Believe it or not, Kat, I have journaled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday...but today and Friday I have to eat lunch at resturants so .... no clue on the point value. I will just be calm & sensible...

Mary, the name is great....

Michelle, 99.5% congrats on the job!!!!!

Kat, what do you mean I would scare the hunters away!!!!

I don't know too much tonight...I think I seem to be more "chatty" on weekends....after sleep and coffee!!!!

I HAVE to winterize my porch Saturday morning, buy cracked corn, and go to a party at 2.....THEN Sunday my uncles 90th birthday party....no rest this weekend...

Chat....Saturday night?????? Unless Tina is watching another movie!!!!

'Evening, everybody! I was just going to pop in and read a bit, but found that our thread was 9th on the list. Can you imagine, we sunk that low???? So I had to post to bring it back up otherwise when all the rest of you got here, you'd think we fell off the face of the page!

J-ann: You missed the point of the 'vacuum training'. I have to train the appliance manager (probably a man) and the associates (probably male) how to use the thing so they can sell it to us (women) when we come in looking for a vacuum. What a hoot, eh?

Michelle: Ooooo, my fingers are crossed for you on the new job. That sounds like something that will fit right in for you. Hope you get it.

Duckie: The avatar is adorable. So is the kitty.

Mary: Birthday ideas for DH. Let me put my thinking cap on. Men are sooooo hard to buy for! * Too bad that temp job is over for your son. Maybe another one will come by soon.

LuckyLadyBug: No excuses on not knowing points for eating out. There are tons of restaurants listed on Dotti's site: www.dwlz.com if you don't find the restaurant you're actually eating at, you can find a similar entree listed for another restaurant. No excuses!

Well girls, I'm headed to bed. You all take care.

Thin: Here is my excuse anyway!!!

Rural area, privately owned resturants...NOT a "brand". Owned and cooked by homegrown farmer women!!!!! They probably still use lard!!!!

I guess I shouldn't laugh...it is difficult to find anything that is not deep fried and if it isn't deep fried it is covered in gravy!!!!!

Good thing I don't usually eat out.

Have a : Friday.

Everyone chatting Saturday night??????

Good morning! Not much traffic here since last night. I can't do this all by my self you guys!

I'm off to train the men on the fine art of vacuuming, but thought I'd check in here first.

The thread was sinking fast again.

As far as 'chatting', I'd love to, but don't you guys have a life on Saturday night. Geez, I'm always out and about doing something with hubby or sons. Oh well, one of these times I'll get a chance.

After I wrote that last paragraph I reread it and it sounded pretty pathetic. Don't make plans around me as I can never tell what I'm doing when. It's actually all of you that have a life THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON and me that is always just floundering around out here.

Enjoy the day. I'll see ya later.

Gee, I really needed that "No Life" reminder, thanks, Thin!

Actually, dh and I are both off...get this...on the same day!!! Today and tomorrow!! Not sure of any plans at the moment...with 2 kids going in 14 different directions, it's kinda hard to tell. If I am at home, I will be lurking around the chat room to see if there's anything happening...Perhaps there's a better time for everyone?

Last night was such a sad night at work. A young (37) man walked into the ER a few nights ago, complaining of a severe headache. Before they could even triage him, he had a seizure and slipped into an irrreversible coma. Later that day, he was declared brain dead, due to a massive cerebral hemorrhage. They harvested his organs last night. One of the doctors said that at least 10 people, if not more, would benefit from his donation. A very sad story, but one with a meaningful ending. It must be comforting, on some level, to know that part of him will live on and possibly save someone's life.

Sorry to bring you all down. I've just been thinking about him a lot, and had to vent. I think I would like to donate my organs. Gotta check my license to make sure I checked the little box...better tell the family too...

I'm off to slumber land for a bit... Gotta rest up for a weekend off! ahhhhh....see you all later.

SMILE! It's FRIDAY!

Well, I'm here at work and I thought I'd hop in real quick to see how all my lovelies are doing. Still OP, I am happy to say.........although I ate just about everything coming and going yesterday. I'm not quite sure why I was so hungry, but I stayed well within my points AND did my walking video.......THE TWO MILE!! I wanted to let you guys know I probably won't be back to make another post tonight because we are going to Atlanta to watch qualifying for this Sunday's race. I am terribly excited, but I am terribly dissappointed too, because they are calling for nothing but rain.....rain......rain. So, right now, this ol' girl is doing the anti rain dance! I WILL DEFINITELY be on here for chat Saturday night girls.....just let me know the time and well, I know the place, so just the time. I have already warned dh that this time will be set aside you for you, so movie or not, big and tasty or not.........I will be in chat with you! Have a great day ladies. You are greatly loved by me.

OK, here's the deal...

We're going out to dinner and to a movie, not sure which one yet.
When I get back...there had better be lots of posts for me to read!

Ya hear me?

PS...Lucky...I didn't think that YOU, yourself, would scare the hunters. (whoops) I meant that your awesome, self defense, kick boxing moves would show that you are a formidable adversary, one NOT to be trifled with.

unless, of course, he looks like George Clooney...

Kat dinner and a movie...reminded me there is a town around there that has a theater. On Tuesday nights they serve dinner - so you get dinner & a movie!!!!! They even have beer and wine.

Kinda sad tonight over Wellstone and his family and workers dying......

Will write more tomorrow....

Okay, Kat scared me into posting! My parents are actually visiting this weekend; they stayed with me last night but are at my sister's house tonight SO... I've been busy entertaining!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday I worked out at the gym. Thursday was day one of an annoying cold consisting mostly of a very sore throat PLUS my parents were arriving so I didn't work out BUT today, Friday, I scooted off to the gym right after supper (despite my throat!) AND I have plans to go tomorrow and Sunday too! I am a mean, not quite lean, exercising machine!

Tina... Hope you have a good time at the race and there's no rain! Geesh... last time you went it was raining too! (I remember you outwitted your hubby in that raincoat fiasco!)

Kat... It's nice that you and your hubby have the weekend off together. What movie did you end up seeing? Did you resist that evil movie theatre popcorn?! Who was it here that snuck in their own light popcorn into a movie? ...that was a great idea by the way!

Thin... I agree with you. Saturday night isn't a good time (at least for me) to have chats. I'm 95% of the time busy then. What about a weekday early evening chat, like at 8:00pm?

Lucky... Yeesh. Winterizing your porch sounds like too much work for a weekend! Sigh... I guess that means winter is coming. The only thing that keeps me going is the thought of Christmas, presents and Christmas cards from all of you! Oh wait... and being a skinny minny (in the 160's) by then!

Mary... Hmm. I'm thinking too! What to get... for a MAN! I guess a manicure and pedicure is out! What about a subscription to a magazine that he'd be interested in? Just throwing that out there...

J-Ann... I'm SO with you on the annoyance of colds! Grrrr! You know, I think I'm seriously obsessed. Last night, as I couldn't sleep because of my sore throat, I went to get this super-coughdrop thingy that soothes throats wonderfully out of the medicine cabinet and the first thing I thought before popping it in my mouth was... I WONDER HOW MANY CALORIES IS IN THIS? SHOULD I TAKE IT?! Geesh... you'd think I originally gained weight for eating an overabundance of coughdrops or something by the way I hesitated! I'm just SO conditioned to question anything that goes in my mouth... it's like an instinct now! Anyway... I hope you (and I) are both feeling better soon!

Michelle... I used the packet you sent me to explain WW to my mom today. She probably needs to lose AT LEAST 60 pounds but she won't tell me her weight! I think she was interested... we'll see I guess! I told her that we could be a mother/daughter loosing combo and be featured in a magazine or something... I don't think she was thrilled at the idea! ANYWAYS... let us know about your new job for sure. You don't have any skeletons hanging in your closet (aside for Halloween decorations) that will show up on your background check, do ya?

Baylee... Where ARE you?

Okay. I should get some stuff done! See ya'll shortly! (Hope this entry sufficed Kat!)

Sara

Hi everybody! This is a quickie before I go to bed.
I'm going to turn in early.....well, early for me. The 'baby' is home tonight. He came in about 5:00. I had a roast in the crockpot all day. Made mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and bread sticks. Hubby came in from work, smart A$$ that he is, and said, "Geez, you know the kid's home. We're gonna eat good tonight!"

DS was off to bed as soon as dinner was over and he stripped out of his clothes. I've been doing laundry all evening on the commercials. Only 3 more loads to go (of his stuff) and he'll be ready to go back to school tomorrow afternoon.

I had a 'bank job', that 'vacuum training' and a couple of little 'theatre jobs' to do today. I got them all finished and decided to stay for a movie. I picked one I knew I'd never get to see unless I went by myself. I saw Barbershop. It was very slow, but a good moral to the story at the end. It's not on my top 5 list, but it was nice to just take a couple of hours to myself.

Gotta go. You all take care and have a good night.

Well Kat... it won't be long but here I am .... just for YOU.

Spent most of the day at WalMart.. LOL ... (exciting life here)
Got me some new underwear. Also bought myself a wrist blood pressure kit. My arms are too fat for those normal cuffs. Everytime I tell the nurse she always promises to come back with a larger one... but never does. I have been taking blood pressure medicine for years... and I probably have not had my pleasure checked in over 3 years. I go every year to the doctor too. That is a sad but true story. Obviously... when you are fat they just "assume" I still need to take it.
I had a doctor that ALWAYS checked my blood pressure and had a huge cuff... but my insurance changed so of course I had to change doctors. It just amazes me how I have not had my blood pressure recorded in years... and no one seems to care at these HMOs. I probably wouldn't even have to go in at all and they would just keep refilling it.
Anyway... I am taking some control now myself.

I had a nice evening visiting my younger daughter tonight. She came home for the weekend. Unfortunately we are headed out tomorrow for Texas. My husband has a job he needs to check out down at the TX/OK border. I dread the drive. But there is so little I can do for my husband I figure I would go to keep him company. WE are going again next weekend to stay with my daughter for the weekend. Her roommate is going to be out of town so we can stay with her. We are going to their home football game. She will be graduating college in May. Then she hopes to be admitted into pharmacy school. I think that is ANOTHER 3-4 years. $$$$$$$

Okay Kat... I better post this or you will be back before I get it posted.