I can't wait until I can get a ticker!!

Wow, everyone is in high spirits, it seems! It's great! Maybe we've all got a touch of spring fever.

It's so great to read about everyone's busy lives...everyone has many different things going on, be it work/children/whatever, yet somehow or another we all find a moment to come here and unload and chat and support each other. It's very motivating and it's nice to know we're all in similar boats.

So on the Little League front...my son's team lost again Tuesday night. They're now 0-5. They lost 15-5. I'm not sure which is worse...getting blown out, or losing by one run (which has happened twice). For some reason, it seemed like the kids just weren't into the game. Don't know why. It was a beautiful evening...really mild and dry, just gorgeous. Maybe the kids were just too pooped. But they just seemed "elsewhere." There were a few good moments - they actually turned a double play at one point, which was pretty exciting. When the game ended, one of the coaches promised that as soon as they got their first win, he'll take them all out for ice cream. The coaches are trying to keep the boys' spirits up, at least! Next game is Saturday - 3 boys can't make it, so I am not hopeful. But as always after each loss, if my son is being pissy, I ask him, "Do you still love baseball?" If the answer is yes, that's good enough. He snaps out of it in about 20 minutes (sometimes that ADD actually comes in handy).

Anyway - to all those going through craziness at work - I can relate. At my last job, about 500 people were laid off. My department was untouched BUT we were told that we'd be transferred to another town... in New Jersey!! So I found another job, since the new location would have meant over 4 hours a day in the car. It was sad, I really liked my job and what I did, and I worked with some great people. But as more and more folks around us got laid off, it became very demoralizing. Sometimes I felt as if I had survivor's guilt. And job hunting is the WORST!! It's like going on a blind date over and over again. It all worked out, I've got an even better job at a better company, and I'm with two other people from the old job. I'm only 15 miles from home, which sure helps from a gasoline point of view.

Weight is holding steady this week. It's been hard finding a window of time to exercise so on those days I am super conscious of what's going in my mouth. My birthday's coming up in June and as my present to myself, I'd like to be at least 3 pounds less than I am now. That would be cool!

Irishayes, hello! I like your screen name - clever!

Thank you. Irish Ayes was the name of our sailboat, which sadly, we no longer have. My clever husband thought that one up.

I am experiencing work yuckiness myself. My husband owns a company which we are in the process of shutting down. I am his office manager/accountant. We actually are going to inform everyone today of the layoff.

We live in Michigan, and I believe Michigan may be the #1 worst state economy-wise. Things are horrible here. And now my husband will be a displaced executive looking for work. Lots of stress here. And I am a stress "eater."

lovn
You remind me of your little snoopy there. You need to knock out the caffeine and candy lol.

gt
Nice going on the ticker. Hey 19 pounds is nothing to sneeze at nice going. Closed two accounts thats great. I don't think I would want to see the pigs fly from his ummm lol. I am sure you will really get a workout with the personal trainer. Now if the personal trainers could just be real good eye candy it would be worth all the cost lol.

irish
It won't be long and you will have your ticker. Keep chatting with us, we will get those 30 posts in no time lol. Have you noticed we like to chat a lot lol.

letsgo
Sorry the kids lost. As long as they have fun that is all that counts but I sure do understand wanting to win. My sons team was the same way. They didn't win to often and of course they wanted to win. I think it really helped my son being adhd, he got over the loss pretty quick lol.

gt, you are sounding awesome and upbeat. You go girl. I'd think my ticker rocked too if mine said I'd lost 22#. woo hoo to you!!!

letsgo, For me the shut out is easier to watch. I can resign myself early on that it's going to be a loss and start planning for pizza or ice cream. I usually come up with a good "why you lost speech" like their pitcher was awesome I'll bet no one's hitting off him etc... It's the close games that are tough. The suspense keeps you going to the end and there is never a clear cut reason. Luck of the bounce, whatever! Way to be proactive in your job situation. It takes guts to move on before you're told you must. It sounds like you made the smart decision.

Ahhh, irshayes has ticker envy lol no seriously, it must be tough having to lay people off. Warm hugs to you as you go through this tough time. Vent here and get support as often as you need to.

Rennie, nice job on the exercise yesterday. My exercise is behind for the month and my eating has been really out of control for like a week now. I'm going to snap myself out of it, SOON. I've been getting a lot of compliments lately. The nicer weather means no more sweatshirts and people can see what I've lost and the muscle I've gained and are commenting. That's a real stresser for me. I don't like people talking about my size even if it's good. I like attention, but not because of my size. The flip side though, if I don't get back in control they'll be talking about how much I've gained instead....that would be worse!

Mom's and Muffins this morning at school. All mommies of children pre-k-6th grade are invited to have muffins and milk and read stories with their child. My 2nd grader thinks it cool, my 5th grader eh, it's time out of the classroom, my 6th grader now he thinks it's awful that he has to spend time with dear ole mom at school. He's really going through a seperation type thing. We're cool at home, but around his friends it's limited conversation. I know it's normal, but it bugs me. Last week at the walk for diabetes I was very tempted to do something to embarass him on purpose, but I didn't. This too shall pass. He'll figure out "how to be a man" and love his momma too. Right???
Have a great Fri!

lovn
I think sometimes we just have to get our selfs more clearly back on track. I have been going thru the same kind of thing. Still staying within my ranges but not making the best choices. I think I would be better off to have those carbs in more fruit and less m&m's lol. All the stuff is out of the house, so now it is only good choices because there are no bad choices to be had lol. Oh my gosh, my thighs still hurt so bad from all those lunges I did the other day lol. I couldn't walk up and down stairs yesterday without them hurting. They still don't feel all that great today lol. I know better than to do those two workouts on the same day lol. Bet I don't do that again. I so enjoyed those times at school with the kids. My son couldn't have cared one way or the other. If I wanted to come that was great. If I didn't want to come that was ok too. My daughter on the other hand wanted me there every second of the day lol. For the first 3 years she was in school I volunteered for everything just so I was in the building just so she knew I was there lol.

Going to make sure all my workouts today are easy ones lol we are going to the zoo tomorrow. I think the last time we figured it out we walked about 8 miles lol. They have it posted it is 3 miles to walk a lap around the zoo. I of course lol, go see the wolfs first in one part of the zoo, the flamingos next in another part of the zoo and then the penguins in another part of the zoo. Catch my comoto dragon on the way back from there in another part of the zoo. Then I start at the beginning and work my way around lol. Hubby said no way not this time. I said oh be quiet and walk 3 paces behind where you belong lol. My daughter is going to kings lsland for the weekend for a choir thing. The buss leaves the school at 8:00 this morning. She had me take her to school so she doesn't have to carry her bags on the buss. She has me come back to bring her pillow. She has me come back to bring her benedril. I am half way home again ( we only live 5 min away ) she has me come back because she forgot to give me a kiss again before I left. I made sure she had an extra battery and a charger for the phone. I will be getting dozens of calls this weekend lol. She doesn't like to be away from home. I will be down in southern Ohio this weekend. She will be about 2 hours from where I will be. She asked if she didn't feel good tomorrow could I come and get her lol. I said sweetie after your choir concert if you don't want to stay of course I will come and get you but you paid a lot of money for this trip ( over 300 dollars and YES she paid for it ) you really want to stay the whole weekend and enjoy the park and the rides the whole time if you can. I have to wonder if she will make it until Sunday afternoon before they leave. I am not holding my breath lol.

Irishayes: You'll be getting that ticker in no time. Just keep talking!!

LetsGo: We're having the same type of season. Most of my son's games have been close, but the one on Monday night was 19-6. And, we get to play that same team tonight. We were short on our pitchers, so I'm hoping we are a little closer this time. I hope that we win soon, too. 0-5 is not fun.

I'm running a little late today, so that's all for me. Have a great Friday everyone.

Hey everyone - it's nice to see everyone doing well and in good spirits.

Things are a bit crazy around here, but the good news first. My friend with pancreatic cancer (M). M got the results of his CT scan yesterday and we found out that there is no metastasis to other organs and the lymph nodes are not involved. That is *excellent* news, since it makes him a good candidtate for surgery if the tumor can be shrunk enough to pull away from the portal vein (the vein around the liver). Keep him in your thoughts and prayers, please! He's having some endoscopic surgery today to have a look-see.

I bought a "perch" for the cat at Ikea last weekend (this one if you're interested: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60095316) - something to put by the front window so she could look out - and apparently I made the right choice, since she hasn't moved from it all week except to eat and use the box.

I don't have a wedding this weekend - my only weekend off until June 28th. Every other weekend until then, I have 2 a weekend. So I have a lot I want to accomplish this weekend while I can, not the least of which is getting my office cleaned up and all the old filing either filed or boxed away. Wish me luck!

The weather here is gray and rainy, so it should be a good weekend for staying in and getting caught up.

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Good morning, all.

It's very quiet at work this morning with everyone gone. Really kind of depressing. Fridays around here are always pretty slow, but now with everyone laid off (it's just me and my hubby) it's REALLY dead.

I'm recovering from TWO injuries, so I have not been doing much in the way of exercising. I have a torn rotator cuff from swimming and I severely twisted my ankle 2 weeks ago so I am gimping around in what looks like a ski boot. It's a pain getting older . . .

On a positive note . . .my 19 y.o. daughter's boyfriend asked for her ring size . . and she's looking at wedding dresses! Too bad we don't have any $$ to pay for a wedding . . . Oh well, I guess we'll find the money somewhere. I absolutely adore her boyfriend (she found a great one!) and it is so much fun watching her fall in love and lose her selfish, adolescent ways.

This weekend begins the many graduation open houses and weddings we have been invited to. Busy few weeks coming up!

It is supposed to be sunny and 65 here tomorrow--perfect for a wedding! But on Sunday it is supposed to turn cooler and rain. Hopefully we are past the snow! One never can tell in Michigan . . .

Hope you all have a great weekend!

OK - am I going to have to get on my soapbox and tell everyone how they need to get back on track and EXERCISE!!! Granted, I hate to exercise, but the older I get, the more I know for a fact it's the only way to loose weight, along with the diet. I'm not a perfect dieter, but when it's time to be consecutive and do it right, I'm all over it. I go through phases, but I swear I'm going to be thin by the time I'm 50! No more cheating for 30 days - let's all do this together and admit when we are so we can talk each other out of it. The only downfall I have is wine...I drank about 2 glasses everynight after work while I read my book (after all the stuff that needed to be done that is), but now I only have wine when there's a special occasion (party, dinner, birthday, etc.) And this is what this forum's about reall - SUPPORT.....LET'S DO THIS LADIES!!!

Whoops, I'd better hush before someone gets mad at me! heheheheh!!

So let me start over. I got a new book yesterday and let me remind you, if it doesn't catch my attention the first couple of pages, I'm done with it. But this book is an exception. It's called Lost Souls and it's about 4 college students that have suddenly disappears...without a trace. It's also about another girl who was abducted 4 years early and nearly died. Now she's going back to school (at the same college) to get her criminology degree...and things start getting weird immediately. That's as far as it got - but it's going to be a good one!

Beautiful morning in So. Georgia today - the wind was blowing slightly, the sunrise over the farm land was absolutely gorgeous. Never thought I'd love the peach and tranquility that the city just doesn't offer. So glad God send me in this direction.

Photochick - I'm so glad you have a weekend off! Your not going to know what to do with yourself!

Rennie - have fun at the zoo! I used to love going to the zoo with my kids - haven't been in years. If I was there, I'd go with you!

Irish - keep your chin up - I feel certain that the economy is going to change once they decide who the new president will be, god knows I don't have a clue.

Glad everyone likes my ticker!!!!!! Have a great weekend.

Cheers!!!

Someone sent me a funny definition the other day that I absolutely fell in LOVE with. I e-mailed my friend and told her it was priceless, and I was going to shamelessly steal it. Here it is:

Electile Dysfunction: The inability to become aroused by any candidate put forth by either political party in the presidential election of 2008.

Thought it was the funniest thing I'd read in a long time.

GTMerritt: You sound a lot like me. I am in the habit of having 1-2 glasses of wine after work; also when I read. I am an avid reader. The wine and reading are two things that I do to de-stress. I know that one glass of red wine only has 90 calories, so I wasn't feeling too bad about it. But when you multiply that x2 glasses, x 6 or 7 nights per week, YIKES!

I am reading "Marley and Me" for the second time. It's for a book club I am in. That is one of the funniest books I've ever read--laugh out loud funny. I'd highly recommend it!

Irish - is that book the one about the dog and his master? I looked at it yesterday and almost bought it...now I think I will since you highly recommend it. I've not read a comedy in a while, so this might be a pleasant change!

Yeah, I'm with you on the wine - real eye opener isn't it!

Have a great day!

I was reading a passage out of it to my husband, and I was laughing so hard the tears were running down my face and he could barely understand what I was reading.

I belong to a book club that my friend and I started. Unfortunately she invited a few old ladies from her church, and they are not appreciating some of our choices. The last book was "The Namesake." One of my favorites. It is about an immigrant family from India and the book is outstanding. However, it had four (yes, I counted them) sentences referring to sex and the old ladies thought it was a horrible book. I had to call my friend up and tell her "this one has sex, too. Just thought I should warn you." Now, the sexual references are not even remotely close to soft porn, mind you, they are just references to a married couple trying to conceive. But these old ladies will be offended. They want to only read christian fiction. Blech.

Anyway, highly recommend Marley and Me.

Years ago, when I was still a teen, my grandmother gave me a book she'd already finished reading. Scruples. Irishayes, if those Church ladies have a cow over a couple trying to conceive they would die with this book! I was dying! Not the subject, the way it was written, any of that. It was because MY GRANDMOTHER gave it to me after she'd read it!

Back to my off topic obsession -- my job reorganization. Still don't know exactly what I'll be doing, the hours, location, anything. We have a conference call on Tuesday (I have to start on Friday!). Hopefully answers will be coming soon! I rather doubt it though. It's a disaster from start to finish. But I have a job, and for that I am grateful.

What I am not grateful for is my lovely company sent a 60 day letter to a former co-worker who is home on disability. They aren't supposed to do that. They can mark her name, but she isn't supposed to be given a letter until she returns. She's out with her 3rd recurrance of breast cancer. Her favorite brother just died a few weeks ago in a freak boating accident in South Africa, they just had the services for him on Saturday (the 4th). The only advice we can give her is to stay out for as long as possible so that when she comes back the dust has all settled and there are more job opportunities available for her to try for. If she wants to come back and try to stay. She's a bit miffed and I can't blame her. She needs the job for the health insurance, but good golly, this isn't helping her to stay focused on healing!

Hi kappy. Unbelievable that the company you work for can't let this poor woman rest and heal.

I remember thinking that when I was in my 40s, life should be easier, hubby and I should be more financially stable, and there should be all-around less stress.

NOT! This is not what I had in mind . . .