Hiya,

Well, I just got up at 9:30 am. I thought I had asked DH to make sure I was up so I could leave by 9 am to go to Curves and do my workout. He woke me up at 9:10 am, saying he thought I asked him to make sure I got up at 9 am.

Oh well, I'll have to find some other way to get physical today. DH works from 10:30 - 7 pm so I'm flying solo with the kidlets.

Hope everyone's having a great day, enjoy the beginning of the long week-end!

TTFN

Good morning!

My second day of the weekend and its only Saturday, YEAH!

I had a good day yesterday. It was nice to putz around and run errands. I did stop by Hobby Lobby and there is way too much in the scrapbooking section. Way overwhelming.

I did 25 minutes of the WW DVD. I should be able to do it all now that I've either done the moves or watched the moves.

This morning we're headed over to the horses for our ride. We didn't last night because DH was tired and his back hurt. I'll be making light potato salad and we'll head over to the boat for the afternoon. A little fishing then grilling! Turkey italian sausages not fish!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.

Don't forget our goal of one pound gone!

Hi,

Yesterday was a slip and slide day. But If I watch my pts. for the rest of the week I can still be OK.

Picked up a bag of frozen chicken breasts lots of fruits and veggies and no cookies or other crunchies. If I want one I'll get a small pkg of 4 rather than buying (and eating) a whole box.

I'm going to try to start walking this weekend but my knees haven't been good so that may be a bust. We'll see.

Almost forgot to ask. Does anyone have any suggestions for leg cramps? My calves have been cramping for the last few days. It hurts!!!!! I'm eating bananas cause they have potassium . That's supposed to help.

Hey Pals
I hope all is well with ya? I've been under so much stress due to family tragedies, work and school. But now that I have my life back, I am ready to start losing again. My starting weight for September is 288.6 and I want to challenge myself to to be 10lbs less by Halloween.
As for my WOE, I've decided to go lowcarb due to my diabetes being out of control and to exercise at least 3 times per week. By that I mean more than the 30 minutes I've been doing daily. This for sure will be a challenge since I work and go to school so my days are filled from 7:30am to 6:30pm Monday thru Friday.
Oh Yes, THINTHINKER,
THANK YOU for my card, I really needed that.

Hi all...

Not much doing here in central Illinois. I seem to have come down with my annual as-soon-as-the-students-come-back-to-campus-they-bring-new-germs-and-I-get-a-cold headcold.

Actually, I needed this weekend badly. My life is very disorganized. My phone's been disconnected because I didn't pay the bill--not because I didn't have the money, just because I'm so disorganized. Last week I got two parking tickets because I hadn't gotten my parking sticker renewed. Today I realized I hadn't had my maintenance prescriptions refilled, so I haven't yet had my meds. So I'm hoping in the next couple of days to get caught up/organized a little so that I'll stop creating dumb crises.

Meanwhile--I don't think I shared this with y'all--my ex (well, soon-to-be-ex) moved to Illinois from PA (we'd been in separate states for the last 4 years). So he's close by and keeps wanting me to come help him with assorted things. The guilt gets to me. I hate that.

Judy: You asked for a reminder, so hey, don't eat everything just cause you're home all weekend Re: leg cramps, I used to find that calcium helped (I just took a couple tums every day). Since I've not been taking the calcium (more disorganization), I'm doing the leg cramp middle-of-the-night dance a lot myself.

Happy weekend to all--hope that pound's one its way off!

Angela, I hope you feel better soon.

Darlin', from one procrastinator to another: Take a cold pill. Collect those pieces of paper that run our lives from where ever you've stashed them, get the check book, sit down and write the checks! I'm awful about waiting til the last minute too. Then when I do sit and take care of everything I'm always amazed how little time it took. 15 min - 1/2 hr a couple times a month avoids all of the "I've gotta pay bills, order pills" worries that bug us all month.

I'm off to find the Tums.

Hey hey hey...

Nice goofing off day here...son's football game was cancelled, (other team forfeited) so we went home and I promptly took a nap. ahhhh. Since then, I'be been doing little things like filling up the bird feeder, dead heading flowers, watering, I called my mom, and cleaned out the frig while we chatted. That's it, I'm done. Dh and I are going to see Toby Keith tonight. I'm not big on country music, so I have no idea what I'm in for. I'm glad the weather has been so nice anyway, we'll be sitting outside!

Hi, Joe Anne! Welcome back! You are one busy lady, you are!

Angela, that's some good advice there from miss j-ann. Sometimes, just the idea of all that needs to be done is so daunting, that nothing gets done. I hear that!! But. like anything else...start with those baby steps and soon you're on your way. Really.

j-ann...I'll second that on the Tums, I've heard that too. Bananas and OJ too! Hope that helps!

Terri, Hope you're having fun with the horseys and with your boat. You've got some good toys there!

CD...Wow, that's a lot of working out in one day! Good for you!

Barb...Back in the saddle again, huh? Still keeping you in my prayers!

Michelle...As always...the whirlwind girl! Nothing laid back about you! So have you signed up for classes in NC yet?

Thin...Got the card, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I loved looking at the map, thinking..."Hmmm...Detroit's not that far away!" Then I plugged it into Mapquest...Only 633 miles for a total driving time of 9 hours and 27 minutes! Next, I'll be looking at Travelocity for airfare...I ain't crazy! Hey! BTW...what's the scoop about hubby's job? He's on the prayer list too!

2cute...hope you're having fun!

UH OH...I hear the boss man stirring...that means he'll be stomping in here shortly, wondering why I'm not getting ready! Allow me to slip off quietly to the shower....

Have a great night all...and a Happy Labor Day weekend!

judy try magnesium for the cramps.

kat i am jealous toby kieth!!!!!!

pat

Hi Kat- I have already signed up for classes for the fall semester. I have finals this week and then I have two weeks off. THey have a Strayer University right in Raleigh too! How convienent huh?

I have been as sick as a dog today! Andrew with his strep throat is on antibiotics and what do I wake up with this morning? A fever of 101.9, body aches and pains and a very sore throat that just won't go away. This fever stinks! First I'm hot then I'm cold! I am on antibiotics too but they don't seem to be doing anything just yet. Hopefully tomorrow I will be better. I spent most of the day in bed now my back hurts! John already started packing stuff. So hopefully tomorrow while he is working I will be able to do some packing too and shopping for Andrew's birthday parties! OMG KAT! You are welcome to come on saturday too! Please please don't be offended when I asked Barb...my brain has been so fried lately!

We are doing a cookout on saturday at 1 pm and the kid's party with daycare and his school is at the Sports Zone on sunday. I have to shop for food and order his cakes. So much to do...have to order my books for school and sell these other books back to the book store. Have to book a hotel for the 15-18th in NC cause we are going down to look at a couple more houses and put an offer in on one! Yippeee! Then I have to call the mortgage guy and get that rolling and reserve a truck for moving! We are going to move ourselves. Getting rid of most of the furniture except the bedroom sets, the new couch we bought last year and who knows what else. We are going to buy new stuff! Lucky me!! Geesh...then we have to go to RI one weekend after the 25th because thats our yard sale day and then the settlement on this house is the 15th of October...heellpp!! Calgon take me away!

Ok enough of that babbling I need to get some rest so I can recuperate by the morning!

TTFN Michelle

Hey everyone

I'm not supposed to be up, but I couldn't stand to be in bed either. Thanks for all the well wishes! They mean so much to me.

The doc is fairly sure I haven't done any permanent damage, but we won't know for 10 days. I have another appointment with him on the 14th, and he wants me to be doing physical therapy as well. The pain is down by a huge margin, but it still won't hold any weight. I did decide to drop school. I know accomodations could have been made, but there was still that long drive to factor in (about 48 miles each way), and the doc said no driving for a couple of weeks. So, with a heavy sigh and no lack of tears, I called and withdrew from everything.

Yes, there is always next semester. Yes, I believe everything happens for a reason. Yes, if one more person says that to me, I might just go postal on them...

I'd better get myself back to the bed and get this thing elevated before it starts to hurt again. Just wanted to catch up on reading and bring you all up to date.

Hey, any tips out there for wonderful, well-meaning neighbors who bring over dinners that are so high fat and high calorie that I shouldn't even dream of eating them? The dinner last night was hot dogs, chili loaded with cheese, Pringles, iced oatmeal raisin cookies and a jar of peaches. I didn't say no to it all and paid all night long with an upset stomach. I'm not used to eating like that anymore! I don't want to sound ungrateful, because I'm not. My eldest daughter thought it was the coolest dinner ever. My youngest couldn't eat anything besides the peaches. Right now I know just how she feels. Normally the neighbors/church get together with me and we work out a safe menu so that we don't have to prepare something separate for the munchkin. Guess I'm sounding kind of whiny there. Not meaning to, it is just frustrating not being able to do it all myself and to have to waste their efforts as well.

I'd better head back to bed and fast. I'm ending up retyping every other word and actually typing out words that I didn't mean to be there in the first place! The wonder of pain meds...

Andria

Hi ladies,

Just checking in before bed. We just got home from the boat. We've had a busy day. Went to the horses late morning. We got both horses out to ride. I got DH on Tanyah which was quite a trying event. With his neurapathy, I just don't think he's going to be able to ride with comfort and confidence. He rode around the arena a little bit but she wasn't minding too well and made him too scared. If he lost his balance, he'd probably go to the ground like a rock. But since she was being a bad girl, I got on her and rode her. We went out in the hay field and cantered. I'm loving that now that I have figured out that I can. Then I rode her in the arena again and made her canter and do turns like doing barrel racing. What fun that was!!! I even rode Ginger today. That was the first time in two months and it felt great. No limping at all with the foot. I enjoy riding so much and feel so bad that DH doesn't get to enjoy it as well. Unless we decide to sell one of the two and find a bomb-proof horse, I don't think he ever will enjoy it. And that all causes guilt for me. I love it and want to ride but feel bad that he's left out. So do I give it up? What a quandry.

No fish biting at the lake. But we enjoyed being out and grilling. Until the skeeters came out to bite. We heard a hoot-owl and saw a deer come down to drink.

I don't think we're doing much after church tomorrow. I think just enjoy the day at home and with the dog. He does so well in the house but he sure looks sad at being left behind all the time.

Andria - I'm sorry to see that you had to drop your classes. It is curious that people think that in time of need, full fat comfort food is what is appropriate. You weren't whining or seeming ungrateful. When my FIL died, people brought over the weirdest casserole food I've ever seen. Some of it was scary looking too! About the best I can offer is to eat a small portion, feed the kids, and put the rest down the disposal.

Michelle - Sorry to hear you've got the crud too. You certainly don't have time to be down now! What a whirlwind you're going to be!

Joe Anne - Good to see you popping back in!

Judy - How about water? I've always heard that not getting enough water will cause leg cramps.

Angela - Check out the Fly Lady! www.flylady.com She proposes attacking stuff just 15 minutes at a time.

Kat - Enjoy Toby! He's good but not one of my faves. I prefer George Strait.

I'm off to bed. to everyone else!

Hi All!

Vitamin E is great for leg cramps. 800 - 1000 IU's a day. I can really tell when I haven't been taking mine.

Thin thanks for the card. I wish I could come but I know I won't be able to.

DH and I both are sick with some kind of crud

Hi Ladies,

Well, my 2 1/2 year old never ceases to amaze me. She and I slept in until 9:45 am! She wouldn't take a nap yesterday and was up at midnight for a bit with DH due to a bad dream. I was shocked when I heard her babbling to herself and looked at the clock and saw the time. (We live in a 2 bedroom apt. so she sleeps in our room...yep, not the greatest situation especially for romantic interludes! )

At any rate, DH left for work at 6:45 am and I fully expected Jenniah to be up then. Guess no nap again today, but at least Daddy will home at 3:45 pm.

I love 3 day week-ends. Yesterday the laundry got done, the dishwasher unloaded and lots of other chores done as usual. That means not only today but tomorrow are play days!

Well, gotta run. Little one wants Mommy to watch Spongebob with her. Have a great day!

TTFN

Good news! I went for weigh in at WW yesterday and was down 4.5 pounds! I am below 300 again.

Now for the bad news.... I had too much food yesterday. I ate out for breakfast and them at a big lunch/dinner at my Mom's house, as we were celebrating my sister-in-law's birthday. I ate a lot of spinach dip and meatballs.

I am trying to do better today, but honestly I am really getting depressed about not being pregnant yet. I really don't think that my husband is putting 100% into us trying. I am starting to really be pissed off at him (internally not actually to him). We have been 'trying' since November and I surely thought that it was have happened by now. I realize he has to take all the medications that he does and that is to blame for a lot of the problems in getting pregnant, but it still doesn't make it better for me. It also doesn't help that he promised that I would be pregnant by the end of this month, yet, he isn't doing what is necessary to get pregnant. I say do it as much as possible (or at least as much once the ovulator predictor says so), yet he is too tired or whatever.... URGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh well, I feel tears getting ready to come, so I better let this go right now.

Later,

Susie

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