Late check-in for me today. I've been having sleep problems lately but seem to be over that. I did buy some sleeping pills on Friday and have slept right through the night for the past two. They worked....although they are still in the package!

Hersh and I did a mad dash to get to Church for 8:30 this morning but it was worth it. After the Service we all hang out and chat, dogs, kids and people. Gloria, who did the service, was so relaxed she nearly forgot she had to be at the next Church for 10! I'm sure she must have just made it.

I did errands yesterday morning and actually spent a good part of the afternoon reading on the front porch. Emma Lee and Michaela were visiting next door and came over to show me their loot bags from a birthday party. (Em is Steve's daughter but lives with her mother.) Wow! I could not believe the amount of stuff in the bags! They are such cute little girls and so enthused. Kids are wonderful - sez she who can send them home when she's through with them.

I did hop onto the scale this morning to see if yesterday's loss had been found and was delighted to be still the same. I'll give it another week before I start to ***** about a plateau again.

Great big and to everyone and have a great Sunday!

Okay, Karen, you can't just mention a SBD friendly place without giving me more info. McKinney isn't that far.

I got a couple of bras yesterday. I liked the price. Then I got a pair of dress pants and a pair of size 14 jeans. I'm going to need jeans that fit for a Cub scout trip in a few weeks so I figured I'd better get them on sale. I made it to the gym and got a good workout in. In the afternoon, I got paged while working in the garden. Work was ready for me to test about 7 hours ahead of schedule. I'd much rather test at 2:30 than 9:30! The whole family went bike riding last night and that was fun.

This morning Brian and I rode our bikes for an hour. It is a bright and sunny day. If he keeps improving his balance, I think we can try taking the training wheels off soon. He usually rides his scooter so we haven't worked on his balance before. Time to go plan meals.

Barb- It is called Texas Roadhouse and is at 75 and Eldorado Pkwy. Very good and very reasonably priced.

This weather is definitely gorgeous!!!

That's how I feel today. Took care of a heartsick friend last night. Took him out for "a couple of beers" which in Depressed Man Speak means "a couple of pitchers with nothing to eat beforehand." So yeah, I drank beer, but only to make him feel better. He had 2 pitchers, I had a few cans of beer, and we called it therapy.

He and his wife separated because she's immature and decided she doesn't want to deal with kids anymore (they have 1 together, he has 3 from a previous marriage.) So what's she do? Goes out, sleeps with a guy that he KNOWS, and gets knocked up. My friend has had a vasectomy, so he knows it's not his. Karma towards her, but poor guy....

So Terry came out around 10 (I was starting to get sleepy by then, with all the beer and having worked all day) and we sat there and were entertained by him until 1am, when our friend said "Hey, since you're driving me home, Denny's is on the way. Wanna stop for some food?"

Yes. I had the cheese fries with ranch dressing.

And the WORST part of this whole thing is.....I never used to be old, tired, and fat. It seems like just a year ago, I was sitting at Denny's until 4:30am, eating nothing but garbage after drinking way too much at the bars, and never gained a pound, never thought "I'm too old for this ," nothing! I used to party at the bars until 3am....now here I was sitting at Denny's at 1:30am, trying not to fall asleep because I have to follow Terry over to our friend's house so Terry has a way home.

Incidentally, our friend that we took care of is 11 years older than I am. He was ready to go dancing after Denny's! Ugghhhh. I said "You boys can do whatever you want, but I'm going home and going to sleep." (I get just a little *****y when I'm tired.)

Got home at 2am, went right to sleep, got up just before 10. Still quite groggy. I can't do this anymore. The things we do for our friends.

Hey, everybody!
My basket party went really well, much better than I expected, and I earned a lot of hostess $ and 2 1/2-price items, so I'm happy. BTW, Ellis, I tried your recipe for the Zucchini Puffs, and they were a huge hit! Everyone went home with the recipe. Thanks for posting it!
I switched to Phase 2 today,too, and treated myself to WW French Toast w/SF maple syrup for breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Oh boy! was it good! I only had some LF cheese and veggies w/ hummus and a few SBD brownies the rest of the day, so I think I did OK.
My hair turned out OK, despite leaving the dye on a little too long. I've been dying it a dark auburn for about 7 years now. If I didn't I'd be almost completely gray, and I'm not ready for that yet! I'm "only" 52!
Kiko, we have a Texas Roadhouse near us, too, and we really like their food. I could live on the rolls and honey butter they serve, but, of course, we can't eat them anymore.
I've been missing Little Chick, too. Hope you are OK, hon!
Well, I'm going to go get my nightie on and curl up with my book (Nights of Rain and Stars, by Maeve Binchy) and a cuppa tea for a couple of hours.
Good night everyone, see you in the morning!