Tammy, your past few weeks sound very stressful! Sorry to hear you were kept out of the loop. Glad you and DH are there to help MIL when she comes home.

Yes, Reda, I think you could be the "fat girl" bouncer for all those mean people! I could have used one too!--still could! Congrats on the new bike! Pictures on FB show it looks pretty nice!

Holly, brrr. Chilly ride! We haven't ridden much this last couple of weeks.

Aaron, glad you have a plan. I agree with the summer activites and food related stuff in the summer being mighty hard on a diet! You have done so well already. Glad that your wife in interested as well. I think it would be helpful to have that in common.

Dawn, how is the BF, and DS? Hope all is well with you too.

Tami, are you still out there?

This past weekend we had our local Autumnfest. I was on the board, and tried to be helpful planning the first car/cycle show. It was a success! Also I drummed up enough door prizes that everyone (more than 40 cars and bikes) got a door prize! DH and I worked at the foodstand yesterday. It was fun.

Today, at work, we got the opportunity to chat with the person "taking over". We need to reapply to be considered. Even after many YEARS of service, we still go back to square 1. We're not too sure about how we feel about that. I'm postitive how I FEEL I guess. Just not too sure what to do... stress...

Stress, brings me to my next topic. I felt the need to eat EVERYTHING yesterday! Including a big double cheeseburger, a whole box of crackers, a couple of Mike's Hard Lemonades (YUM!), pudding, and anything else that got in my way too! Then I couldn't sleep either. That makes for a tired and cranky, depressed ME today! Saturday wasn't much better. Fried chicken and all the trimmings at a wedding. With cake of course! I should go home after work and take a nap through supper!

On a positive note, I did have a gal from the bank tell me that summer has been good to me. I asked why. She told me I had shrunk! Still lots of shrinking left to go. Wondering if I can fit in the dryer to speed up the process! It seems to work wonders on our clothes!

good morning! I'm on the deck with coffee

Tammy, can I ask how you got so many door prizes? do you go to local businesses and ask? its so hard for us, with a tiny community, the same businesses get hit up for every charitable reason imaginable. Congrats on the success!

and good luck with the job situation, starting frm square one is kinda depressing...

Do any of you use a fuel additive, to counteract the effects of ethynol? just wondering if it's something I should be doing. Saw a bottle of treatment stuff at the mechanics when I had my bike there for oil change and he did recommend it.

well gotta either do a wokrout, or get to work earlier than usual . How great is it to know that at least you get to ride your bike to work and back

Hi girls and Aaron

Tammy sending a whole of your way- sorry they thought they didnt need to tell you anything but kudos for stepping up and taking care of MIL

Colleen good luck at the job- hope it works out and whoop whoop on the compliments

Holly we have a small community as well and businesses do get hit up by everyone for everything so it does make it very hard to get prizes - good thing we know quite a few business owners that really help us out alot!

I will try to get a picture posted of Karly this week adn also DH new bike- yes we did come home with a new bike- Starting this week I get to take Karly to work with me 1 day a week so I am looking forward to that
OH and I ordered my vanity plates for my motocycle this week HDBLNG
and DH bike that he just bought well it is all blacked out so I told him to do
vanity plate HDBLCK- I think that would look so cool

Well gotta go - only 3 weeks left of racing before we get to start sittting at home on SUndays

Holly did I hear something about DS going to Kansas City to live for a year or something? Kansas City is only 300 miles from me - if you get to go visit him I may have to roadtrip to actually come meet in person

OK have a great week

Reda I was given wrong info, lol, they are moving to Jefferson City, which as I look at a map, is a fair distance from Kansas City, but it is kewl to know that you would not be THAT far away if we visited!!

had a nice time at the girlfriend's family's house last night, very nice people, and it is super kewl to have her family tell us that they think the world of our son! The kids leave WEdnesday but I will try to be more about it, lol.

had yet another day of sun and heat yesterday, i have maybe not ridden to work about 3 times this summer because of rain, thank god we haven't run out of water, we had a well drilled many years ago, before that a spring that kept going dry, so YAY for enough household water! have a good day

good evening, well I thought I would have to drive the car today but then I saw that the road was dry, and chanced it on the bike had a nice ride in, and only got caught in a shower on my last two minutes home

Well I am feeling kind of blue, with our son leaving tomorrow. I thought I was fine with it, trying to feel excited and happy for them; but today, he came to my work to pick up some last things from his room there, and he basically brushed me off because he had a hangover from a goodbye party his friends had last night; but he did go to the office manager and gave HER a hug goodbye I was so hurt! I am still feeling bawl-y about it. I'll get over it.

Hello- well hold strong Holly- and yes I would have been upset if DS came to work and hugged office manager but not me He will miss you might not be showing it today but he will be after time......
Glad you are getting to ride as much as you are- not getting to do much lately but our 5th annual poker run is next Saturday the 8th and we have a wedding about 450 miles away this weekend so we will be busy busy as usual!!

How ar you doing Tammy, Colleen, Dawn and Aaron

Holly, DS was probably thinking he'd be seeing you again before he left. I would try not to take it personally. I know what you mean though.

Butting into the conversation on business contributions for stuff...most will participate to some level if you just ask, and let them know how it is going to be of benefit to them. Like where it will advertised. If you offer a suggestion of what you are wanting like su

Not a lot of WL just lately, but still on plan for the monthly goal.

Camping with friends this weekend. Next month we are going to take the cycle to MN for a 4 day weekend. Not sure what we are going to do--that part hasn't been planned yet. We have the time scheduled already though!

I posted a picture of GS at 5 months on FB. He is growing SO fast!! Reda--your GD is sure a cutie!

Hi to everyone!

good morning all I did get over my sniffling over son leaving, at least the part that I thought I was being slighted. Saw pics of their first day on the road on FB and they looked so happy and excited.

Last day of August...it went so fast!! I doggedly still think of the season as 'summer' through September, you know me, I am only dragged into late fall kicking and screaming and protesting

Labor Day weekend...we miss going to the huge biker party in Chillicothe Ohio so much, so many of our friends are there already, we haven't gone in 3 years now, work sucks!

Hi to all, I think it's this weekend Reda has a wedding many miles away?

Hi all! Just checking in. New month, another 10 pound goal. I'm needing a kick in the pants for not behaving. I met last months goal by the skin of my teeth. (that would be the teeth covered in Chex Mix, ice cream, and beer bread!!) Labor Day Camping was very destructive to my plan! Not only did I fall off the wagon, it ran me over and was leaving without me!

Hi everyone. Sorry I have been gone awhile. Been fighting some demiens, I believe I am having some anxiety issues that I have decided to call the Dr about tomorow. DS has graduated boot camp & is home till tomorow morning. He wanted to get recruiters assistance which would have meant he could have stayed another month but EX & I is glad he didnt get it as he is back together with his EX (baby Mama) She still is not working or has a drivers licence & is now living with her grand parents due to some problems she was having with her mom & step father. DS has pretty much spent all his time home with her & ignored his other friends along with the stuff he needs to get done before leaving tomorow. I feel like I have nagged him more then anything since he has been home. I wrote him a note saying how I have not realy seen the changes that he wanted me to believe was made. I did not mention her but made it clear that I am disappointed that he is not doing what is needed to be done, specialy since he had told me that most of this he was going to have done before he left the 1st time a round. If its not done this time I will be pitching alot cuz he has been warned & I am now getting a room mate since he is gone 7 I need the extra space.

BF wants me to go to Vegas for a weekend while he is there. He is going cuz his daughter is having her 1st baby (his 1st grand child) Hes going to be there for a month & wants me to go & meet his family. I told him I would go but this CA trip I made really drained me & I am drained till my next check this next coming weekend. So Im not sure what will happen if I'll go or not. It should help with a room mate cuz she will pay 1/2 of the Apt bills.

Other then that I am holding steady at around 127.

Forgot to post a picture of the tattoo I got when we got home from CA.

Hi Gals.

Hello- been MIA just haven't had time to get on computer much-
Dawn love the Tat
sorry that you are going through issues again with DS - I think they are never ending- and must be a boy thing- it just dawned on me that we all have boys (except Colleen) she was the lucky one to get a girl

Holly it is getting close to that time so if you kick and scream I totally understand !!!!!

Colleen at least you made goal unlike me this last month with the vacation and the 2 weekend get aways I have gained 5 pounds - very angry at myself and now what Friday we head out of town again about 250 miles away on the bikes for the Flood Run- excited because I don't want to put bikes away but it is playing havoc with the weight loss......

Hi Aaron, Tammy

Well better get off here - I will check back in later

Hi everyone! I am not a bike chick, unless you count mountain biking, however I had to pop into this thread to ask a question. Do any of you watch Sons of Anarchy? The season premier is tonight and I love that show!

Hi guacamole! (I've seen your posts elsewhere and big congrats on your success! ) I only started watching SOA last year, but did enjoy it. Usually anything about motorcycles will interest me. My boss asked me if it was realistic...I said I wouldn't know, as I don't hang with clubs of that type

Dawn, congrats on your tat, it is great and you are a proud mom

Hey Aaron!

Reda, you are leaving today for the Flood Run? have a great, safe time!

Colleen, lol at the skin of the teeth remark

and Hi to Tammy

Last night we came upon an accident scene, a motorcyclist had just hit a bear Motorcyclist was extremely lucky, just a broken wrist. The bear was down but trying to get up feel so bad for animals that get hit by motor vehicles, it's just not fair. This is nuts but in all my years up here, I've never seen a bear, and now the first one I see is hurt and probably put down last night. I don't know of our state having rehab facilities for big wildlife. And all these twilight evenings riding, I'm only looking for moose!

That is sad about the bear. Around here dear are the big thing (other then the little squirls & raccoons) I know the dear can total a car let alone what a bear would do.

I am sitting at home today with my little daycar boy that I used to watch. His school is closed today & lucky for all of us today was my day off When he got dropped off he gave me a huge hug that nearly knocked me have over & I have been getting all kinds of kisses today too.

BF & I got my ticket to Vegas for next month. We got a deal for air & a hotel from Oct 17- 20 for less then $400. It was one of the travel Zoo deals. I doubled check to see what it would have cost if we did it support & just the air alone would have been more then $200. BF paid for it & I will help pay for the meals when we are there. I cant wait to go. I need a vacation again I keep telling BF he needs to win lotto so he can be my sugar daddy then I only need to work when I want too.