Thanks for the recipe! I will have to try it tomorrow. I'm not a big egg eater, but this sounds really good.

Mari

It is so good to see so many familiar faces. I look forward to meeting those I don't know yet. Thank you Gym for the warm welcome back. I went back over the last month to read replies and just love your energy.

Solly!!! ((hugzz)) I can't tell you how many times I've thought of you since I left the board. I was just telling my prayer partner the other day how we we close in weight and kept each other inline. Saying prayers for your friend.

(((Toni))) I sure have missed your sweet post. It is so good to see you again. I'm drooling over your recipe...but no eggs or cheese or ham...dang high cholesterole. Hope you dry up soon.

Monet..what an awesome surprise to see your post this morning. I'm SO glad you are feeling better and will be back soon. ((hugzz))

Bob...Heartmom...Tech ((Giant Hugzz)) It is great to see ya'll are still here. It's like coming home.

HOWDY to all the new people I don't know yet. (hugzz))

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Howdy ya'll. I'm moving slow this morning but at least I'm moving..LOL Jessie and I have been working in the garden. I did too many squats while planting and my thighs went in to totally rebellion. I've been walking around like a little old lady. But the good news is that the weight training we did early in the year strengthened my back and it is fine. That alone makes me want to start back. We didn't do a lot with the weights but the little bit we did us a great pay off.

The best part of my weekend is tomorrow. My youngest son is getting baptized! He has wanted to for a long time. We recently found a really cool cowboy church and the kids just love it. Jessie is very active in his youth group and even opened in prayer. If you knew how shy he was you would know how cool that is...LOL

Bob...no onions or lettuce but I do have two kinds of green beans, crookneck squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes and cream peas planted. I still have two kinds of peas, the zuchini and the patty pan squash left to plant. As soon as I can squat long enough I'll finish. I was just going to bed when you got up this morning. I've never had kale does it cook up like other greens?

Monet...I hope you piece comes out wonderful after the second firing. Awesome on the weight loss. What happened to your heel? I hope it gets better soon.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

A big HOWDY to everyone. Here I am again in rainland. LOL Like we need more. We'll be praying for this come July. I wanted to barbecue a pork tenderloin but I'll have to figure out something else.

Bob- What the heck are you doing up so early! But then again what was I thinking going to bed so late. We'll both be tired tonight. I am sooooo jealous of your wonderful meal. It sounds wonderful. Have a happy shopping day.

Monet- Oh boy I hope your piece turns out good. I've been watching your stuff on Etsy. They're so beautiful. It will be so nice to have you back.

Crystle- I love to hear about your garden. I have planted some lettuce but this year most my stuff will be in pots. I grew some nice tomatoes and bell pepper in them. How wonderful for your son. I bet you're proud as punch. Wish we had a Cowboy church here.

Well I have no idea what the day holds for me. So guess I'll drink more coffee and think about it.

O....M....G I ate a legal dinner tonight!! Chicken breast sauteed in onions, garlic and worchestershire sauce and a salad with ice water. I'm making green tea for the recliner. (you know, to drink while in the recliner) I think I'll take this moment to try another stretch of good eating and see how long I can go. Tomorrow I'll have oatmeal and an orange for breakfast and see what comes for lunch.

Okay, guys. Derek got the job with Rite Aid. At first, they wanted him in Maine, NH and VT, then he asked if there was anything in NY state and they said Erie, PA. Then, just as we were getting excited about moving to Erie, PA, they tell Derek they need him in Utica, NY, which is about an hour and a half away. He's going to just start the job and maybe get a room there for rent, like from a little old lady that wants to rent out a bedroom, and commute. He used to have Utica in his territory from Canandaigua to Vermont to Binghamton in his old job, anyway, so Utica is pretty close. Someday, we may move down there, but for now, we can just take a breather and be glad he got the job a WEEK BEFORE UNEMPLOYMENT RAN OUT!! Phew!! That was very close!!

The shop is going so-so. My rent combined with the electric bill last month was $629!! And my income was $630. Nothing left to pay the phone or insurance or my two credit card bills. April better pick up or I'm closing my doors!! February, I had $1,100 income!! I don't know what happened, other than a friend of mine came in to tell me she heard some old men talking about my shop and they said that since I'm not a licenced barber, I'm not licenced to cut MEN's hair. Rumors like that will put me right out of business and I don't know how to correct it without sounding like a whiner. I've been a licenced hairstylist for 25 years and if I weren't allowed to cut men's hair, then all the people that come in to Master Cuts or Penney's for haircuts are illegal. It's stupid, but what can I do? I hope the snowbirds migrate back up soon!!!

Okay...Hockey night in Canada is on and my tea is done steeping. Talk to you later!!

Happy Sunday everyone,

I have done a total of nothing today--Its already 230. GO me.

My eating is horrendous so i wont even bother to waste space writing about it. I just hope its a small phase or TOM soon. I can say I did make it to the gym 4 days and yesterday i walked a total of 5 miles. I didn't really mean to walk that far but I just kept thinking I was going to end up somewhere different. When driving the roads seem much closer, so finally I had to turn around. I clocked it with my car later than day. My route one was was 2.4 miles, and of course I had to turn around and walk back. It was also freezing. Not the smartest thing I have ever done. HA

BOB-That dinner sounds so yummy. I have laundry to do..But I am not in the mood. Thank gosh for having lots of clothes.

Tech-Wow that sucks. What if you raised your price a bit? My hair dresser just went up and its a small shop. She still pretty cheap compared to the big salon and because of that still has a decent following even with her increased price.

Toni-I hope the weather is better today--Rain is the worst. I am hoping for warmer days myself.

Crystal-Your sweet. I wish I had as much energy sometimes as I appear. LOL. Hope the baptism went well. Congrats to your son.

Monet-Awesome to hear from you. Congrats on the 4 pounds. I loved water aerobics, my old gym used to offer it. So much fun. Hope your heal stops giving you trouble.

Uggh Im such a slug today...Thank god I don't have many days off. I am counter productive when i have too much time off. Maybe I'll make more Coffee. Have a good one everyone!

Hi everyone! I'm glad the weekend is over. Just too much time to get into bad stuff on my eating.

Got some more legal groceries today so am going to try some new recipes.

I exercised Friday for the first time since starting Sugarbusters. Walking with a friend makes it half way bearable. I hate exercise, but know I've got to change.

Thanks for all the good support on this site.

Have a great week everyone!

Mari

Happy Monday,

Weekends go so fast, I need one more day just to sleep in and relax. Saturday I cleaned all morning and go our family room back in order. Then we shopped for new towels, rugs, etc for the bathroom.Yesterday after church we started stripping the wallpaper in the dining room. Luckily it came off so much easier than the bedroom. I had it all off and walls washed and ready to pain in 2 hours. we were done around 4:30. I headed to the grocery and came home and ate a roast I had cooking all day. I think we sat down around 8:00. I was in bed by 10:00.

It is raining again today. I am so ready for sunshine and warm weather. I guess it will come one day.

Country, I am so happy for your son. I know you are. It is so important tht children find a church that they can relate too. It makes such a big difference. Unfortuanley, we are not close in wt due to your awesome loss. I need to get my act together. Maybe you will be my inspiration.

Toni, would you please send me some sunshine? I'm at a loss for breakfast ideas so I may try your quiche.

Mari, I'm not a big egg eater either, but a quiche is good. Walking and talking with a friend sure makes it go faster. Good for you.

Bob, that sucks about the IRS, but you can possible get them to waive the interest. We have encounterd some situations here at work and if you plead your case they ususally will waive the interest. It's worth a shot anyway.

Tech, I'm with Bob, put a sign in the window and run a special on men's cuts for a week or so. Do anythignt o get those silly men in there. Congrats on Derrick's job. I hope things pick up there soon.

Gym., that was some walk. I hope you weren't lost. I'm with you, too many days off leads to bad things. I am a creature of routine.

Thanks for all the good thoughts for my friend. It had a bad weekend, a temp of 105. They say it is normal, but it's hard to accept that. They have been through so much and they are so far from home.

Better get started. We have 2 jobs bidding on Wed and I have tons to do on it. Have a great day!

Monet, I didn't mean to skip you. So happy to see you posting again. Hope your piece cam out ok. You will be glad you went to aerobics once you get going. It's just that initial "going" that gets us all.