cathy-Yes we just took over the youth pastor position a few months ago. We moved into the city where our church is so we could be available to the youth. Since we are renting we dont have a big pool its on of the big blue ones...enough for me to swim around and move in. My bday is on the 22nd. Yeah Last night i was on the puter and heard a pole from the skimmer fall and hurried up and turned the light on not knowing what it was. Then I sat back down and smelled that awful smell.

Lauren- My foster daughter who is 15 has issues with that too she is always jumping around in the 160's somewhere. But she loves food and wants to eat every hour of the day...She can out eat me without even trying!!! But she struggles with comparing herself to all the skinny girls!! So welcome...

MeA- I never seen that show...probably because we dont have cable...if we had it we would never move from the couch...LOL...That sounds like a cool show I will have to look it up or watch it at my parents or have my mom record it when it comes on....Yes I am the drill sargent of teeth brushing....EVEN though my son hasnt gotten any cavities at any of his previous visits...When I went at the end of the preg. with Maddie I had like 8. I was like what the heck i brush my teeth more than anyone. But I hadnt had any appts in a while and been prego so who knows. I got them all filled just have to get the one pulled in the back it just fell apart...Yes I feel so almost different today. yeah I was in a smiley mood and had the time to put them in..unlike now...HAHA


Buddly-Ok now if you have set the smoke alarm off with just cooking toast do you realllllyyy think you should be coooking cookies or ANYTHING for that matter?????Maybe you should have the fire department on call!!! Yeah my family (dads brothers families) always went to the beach except for my dad and us. He would never go. I got to go one year with them. We never went on vacations because my dad was a farrier (like a blacksmith) so it was always super busy in the summer. I hated that so I wanted to make it a point to go on vaca every year!!!


Ok I am going to go relax for a little while before church. I need to get some energy built up for those hyper teens that I so dearly love...The one drinks mt dew and she is bouncing off the wall. My dh was gonna duct tape her mouth the one day...LOL...not really but yeah...She is crazy hyper but fun to!! OK talk to ya all lata!!!

Hello again.....................there are so many in here I can't remember who is who.so hello to all!

I did not see Leens..where is she?

Cathy..maybe you can explain why it refers to me as a "Sr. member" Of course I am getting on up there!

Leens baby girl must be getting up there too.I remember when she was a tiny baby girl!

My grandchildren are 8,9 13 & 14 now! Can you believe that? Abby is 14 and 6'1 " tall!

Cathy..are your boys married or anything yet? How are they?

More tomorrow.

I currently lead 7 meetings a week on a regular basis..more when I sub for others.

Gas is $4.15 a gallon here in Ky.what is it where everyone else is?

Later

Hi all,

I'm really struggling to manage my time and find time to post. I just finished reading everything but I don't have time for personals.

I got off at 7pm tonight, had pizza, went to the grocery store, put it all away, played briefly with the dogs, read the posts, and it's 10:30. I still haven't worked out tonight and if I do now I'll probably be up all night. I think I'll hit the ellipticle briefly anyway b/c it will help in the long run with having to stand all day again.

The trip was nice. We mainly stayed in and worked in the garden, cooked dinners with family, and helped my aunt who has schizophrenia. Thank God I don't have that severe of a mental problem. I brought back fresh squash, zuccini, cucumbers, early apples, and honey. It's good to just get away sometimes and just hang around the house.

Well, I'm going to try to go work out quickly and hit the hay.

Gosh I want to respond to you all but I better go. Just know I am reading and I'll work on my time management.

Heather: Still eating cake? It's OK if you are, but work on those daily goals. Hope you are feeling ok.

youth was awesome tonight....doing good...hubby off tomorrow...really thinking and close to take the plunge and chop my hair off....I know it grows back but still....Well gotta do more research on beach stuff and see if I can pull it off!! lol...I HOPE!!!


Catch ya lata chickies!!!

Thanks everybody for such a warm welcome

Sugar - I can totally relate - I have a 7lb gain and have also hit a plateau too! You'll do it though!

Sassy I'm so so sorry, I will send some thoughts here and hope that you're time away will help you emotionally and that life goes a little more smoothly.

Lately I've been feeling so overwhelmed with calories and guilt and so many things that I'm giving up on my plan temporarily to 're connect' and hopefully sort out my mind. Tomorrow I'm at work so I'm going to see about upping my hours in the hope it will get me out of the house and away from the kitchen.

I hope you all have a fantastic day !

good morning gang

I did 3 miles this morning I didn't feel like getting up bec we were up late but I got up anyway. I say it counts for double on the days I don't feel like it but do it anyway

Mom - thanks for answering all my questions. that's great! we work with youth too. We have about 100 youth at our church. Dh and I are teaching the 11th & 12th graders this year. We usually just have the 12th graders but they needed to be combined there year. He has the guys and I have the girls. We are blessed to work with youth!

Cin - gas was $3.99 this morning. it goes up daily.
I have "senior member" under my name too. I'm sure tha is just bec of the amount of time that we've been a member at 3fc.....it certainly can't have anything to do with our age ;-) I cannot believe your grandkids ages. My they grew fast don't they?!? neither of our guys are married yet. they just turned 24 and 21. the oldest is back in school and will probably graduate next fall (09) and the youngest is finishing a 4 year degree in December. both are still at home. should be leaving the nest in the next year or two. Leenie is really busy with work and life but she pops in once a week or so, or whenever she can.

Sassy - hugs!

CONGRATS to all of those that are exercising!!! it's does a body (and a mind) GOOD

hope everybody has a great day!
hugs,
Cathy

Hi girlies, good to see everyone.

Cin Abby is 6'1" and 14 Its really good to see you lady, I"m glad your back. How are you feeling? I know you went through a very rough time.

Spotz, Cathy, Mom, Hope, Heather, Sassy, Francie, Sugar, Buddly, Raven, Amarie, ..... love yah


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Hey Chickies!

Wow! Lots of horrible stuff going around here! First things first...

Sassy... Aww Girlie...don't stay away...you can let it out here...we love you no matter what mood you're in...you don't have to put on the mask here..that is the beauty of this place. Sometimes it is the only place you don't have to wear the mask... Let out the pain and let us comfort you as best we can... I can't speak for everyone but I think that it is safe to say that everyone has suffered losses...and it is just so hard...and then to be dealing with depression and weight issues at the same time make things just seem unbearable...I have been there and I am sure I am not the only one. I send my love to you and your family and my strongest hope that things get better very soon.

Hope! So glad you're back! I totally understand the time management thing..I have had issues with that for years! I think I may have finally gotten a little better recently...with my new clarity and concentration that this new program is giving me I feel more excited and hopeful about honing my skills than ever before!!!

Leenie, OMG! 6'1'! And 14! That has got to be something! I am 5'4' and I just can't imagine that! Luckily DD is a shrimp and barely 5' at 16! Though I think she may be growing!! Might catch me after all!

Cathy... I think I remember you! I have been lurking on this forum for a long time...and just recently felt good enough to jump in and get involved. Awesome job on the 3 miles! Yeah...I work out alot...cardio, yoga, pilates, various other stuff and have for several years..I need it...if I don't things get bad fast which is why hurting my ankle ticks me off!!! And, I have to be careful not to get too ahead of myself and hurt it more!

Spoz: Don't take it so hard...after being put on meds I have gained about 10 pds in the past year and am finally finding a way to get things under control again...you will to...you just got to keep at it!

Hey Buddly...lol well, I still feel a little squished in plough position too but I am seriously feeling the effects of more flexibility and I am totally addicted!!

Amarie! You naughty girl! You be careful with that party attitude! lol (just kidding!) That is great that you didn't just hop in your car...that is so one of my biggetst pet peeves...and that isn't even strong enough a term for it!

Heather? Feeling better, hon?

Francie? You come up for air yet???

Mom! OMG I love love love the new avatar! You're such a hottie! I would definitely have trouble cutting off that beautiful hair if I were you even though it is an extremely noble cause!!!

Sugar: Hope you feel better soon...and everyone has those blips...you just have to pick back up and keep trudging!!!

Sorry if I am forgetting anybody! I have been so busy already this morning my brain is going a mile a minute! I have a Drs. appt this afternoon to get a weird mole checked out (actually I just want it off!!!) and I will probably need a referral to a dermatologist... I had to schedule a couple of DHs appts...everybody send him good thoughts...he has his next MRI on Monday and it is always a hard time for us until we get the all clear...

Ooh! And everybody should make time to go to Hellboy 2 this weekend!! Gonna be awesome!!! I just know it!!!!

luv luv Peeps!

Hey Ravengirl! I remember you too! you use to have a different avatar but I remember you. I don't think that I remembered you lived in Hawaii, but maybe I just forgot that. what in the world is it like to live on the Islands? my sister took me to Maui in March and it was absolutely AWESOME! what a wonderful place!!!!!

how is your ankle doing today?
hugs,
Cathy

wow...what a long day...does painting count as excercise??? Cause I was sweating painting...Get this it was my dh and a 17yr old from the youth all painting and I painted like double what they painted in the same time and didnt slop any they both go RED paint on the floor...just proves WOMAN are BETTER!!! OH YEAH!!!

I had an almost break down today but i stopped myself and took control over it instead of letting it control me. my mil was to meet me part way to get my son so he could stay with her a night. Well we were to meet at 2 and i called and was like can i just run him up now cause dh has to go paint and stuff around 2 so she said she would me part was still i was like i will be there at 1. I got there at like 5 after and she wasnt there. i drove over cause i thought maybe she was to be at the sheetz not the bk. Not there. i sat and waited and after a half hour I went over to the sheetz again nothing. She wasnt answering her phone. I finally was called and asked dh how much longer should i wait and right then she pulled in. I was like did you meet somewhere else? Wondering if I was in the wrong spot shes like no when I got here no one was there so I went the the dollar store... I WAS SOOO MAD I COULDA SPIT FIRE. I was to pick girls up right after i dropped off my son. I was just mad...I was sooo mad I wanted to cry but I stopped my self and prayed and was like I am not going to let myself get worked up and flip over this...me flipping out does nothing to change the situation....I listened to music and was feeling better.

But so yeah I mowed the grass my dh didnt finish...Is it a man thing to start stuff and not finish it?? cause like all he mowed was the main part he didnt go out and do right by the road that he didnt do LAST time and didnt do out by our cars theat he didnt do LAST time. He flipped cause when i did it i accidently got grass on his car he just washed at first i was like ohhh man then I was like no its just grass and will blow right off!! Then when we are painting instead of doing first layers on all the walls he wants to do a second on the one wall that was painted first. Then he wants to just paint the general stuff and not do the touch ups around stuff and the ceiling...Like seriously it just irked me that he didnt finish all the walls with first coat completely detailed and done ....AGHHHH MEN....... Then we got home and he was like what are you making me i was like WHY do I have to make you something.....like ewww...I dont mind but once in a while i want a break. I love my dh but man do men get on my nerves sometimes....WOW.....

So yeah anyways....when he is off it completely messes up my routine and my day so my baby was sooo confused today and since i left twice to do stuff and didnt take her, when I was home she was holding my leg crying. Even when dh held her she just stared at me crying. My baby....

My son and i was gonna go out swimming but i showered and didnt want to go get in my suit and wasnt hot anymore...i really wanted to swim when I came home but that didnt happen!! He luckly just fell asleep here on the floor beside my chair????he brought a pillow over and blanket...LOL...he had no nap so he was wayyy tired!!
RAVEN-LOL...thanks but that was a rough pic..no makeup and what was on was smear and blah...HAHAHA...but thank you...yeah I still didnt cut it today I go back and forth so I will see...I just know one of these days its gonna tick me off cause I cant get my brush thru it and it snaps another hair tie cause its so thick n I am gonna be like thats it i am going to go chop it off and just do it...thats just how i am!!! LOL
OK well that was pretty much it....Some of your kids are like a few years younger than me...wow....I will do personals later...too long of a post already...and my hands are hurtin from holding the paint roller today!!

LATA!!

Hi Ladies
I assume there are not any men in here..are there?

Leens..I am doing fine..thanks for asking. I did have 2 major surgeries in a 10 month period but Praise God I have not had any problems for 2 entire years now and don't intend to in Jesus name!

Boy..some of you post longggggggggggggggggggg posts.... interesting but longgggggggggggggg!

Children grow up entirely too fast!

The bad news is even after they are grown you still don't have time for yourself! Other things occupy your time.) Oh well.Life is good anyway!

Later chicks!

Hi all,

I got off at 6pm today and I've been cleaning after I made dinner and doing laundry b/c my girlfriend that visits a few times a year is coming for the weekend tomorrow. I got her sheets washed and the guest room dusted and the bathroom cleaned. That's all I have time for. The dogs need a bath bad.

I get off at 3 tomorrow but I have to be there at 6am.
That may not be a big deal to some of you mommies but that will be quite the feat for me getting up in time to get ready. I'll try to bathe the dogs when I get home if I don't opt for a nap instead.

I did hit the ellipticle for about 15 minutes this morning but didn't get to it tonight. My knees hurt a little today after standing on them for 8 hrs. I will get used to it again I'm sure. I don't want to go too long without exercising b/c it will only get worse.

Well enough rambling about some absolutely boring stuff. I'm still reading and hope you all have a great day tomorrow.