Hi Ladies,

I'm BEAT! But what a great day off I had. I got up at 5:30 and headed out on the 2 hr. drive to Old Forge,NY,a lovely mountain village in the Adirondacks. A few miles back into the beyond from Old Forge is a trailhead that leads to an untouched mountain bog. Rare plants, unusual birds and a board walk so you don't sink into the bog, To get to the bog itself you have to walk and slide, down, down, down the side of the mtn. Of course that means, after enjoying the serenity of such a fantastic place you have to climb up&up&up to get back to the car. Boy Oh Boy was I puffin' by the time I got to the car. Even with an hour in the pool tonight these legs are going to be sore tomorrow. Good thing I'm going to be at work, eh?

Then on the way home I stopped at the DMV to renew my drivers license. I don't know about where you all live but here that usually means checking in, getting a "number" and sitting on your a$$ for an hour or two til they call you. I took a book. Believe it or not they called me in less than 5 minutes..... A Miracle!!!! It'll never happen again. I even passed the eye test. I' not getting any younger and was a little worried I'd have to wear my "specs".

All this and I didn't cheat today either. (All days should be this great!)

Oh well, back to the real world again tomorrow. Talk to you then.

Hi Ladies!

Where IS everyone in the last couple of days? Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Well, tomorrow morning at 6:45am, my nine month old visitor will be showing up. (And again on Monday.) He's actually pretty cute and very good natured. I would actually be looking forward to it save for the early hour!

All is well on the diet front. Should be reaching 50 pounds lost in the next week or two. Isn't that EXCITING?! Back a few months ago, 50 pounds lost seemed SO far away and almost impossible to reach. Now, I look back and think... it really wasn't THAT hard! It makes the next 50 I have to lose, a little more possible. Then, only 20 more! Easy as pie.

Lucky... ! Thanks a lot!

Kat... Have you heard anything else from the potential new job? If not, the waiting must be driving you nuts!

Tina... I don't think you've posted since the funeral. Are you okay? Just pop in to let us know...

Hey... all you newbies out there, Wic, Marusha, Steph, Syn and whoever else I'm forgetting, come back and post again! We like to hear how you're doing... good or bad, we'll be here for you!

Got a bit of stuff to do before bed, so I'll say good night for now!
Sara

Man, I guess I take too long posting, someone always slips a post in before mine!

J-ann... Sounds like you had an awesome time! Do you mean you actually have to sit on your butt and slide down the side of a mountain to get to the bog?! Or, do you just kinda slide as you're walking down? Good job on getting so much exercise AND eating well today... doesn't it feel great?!

Okay, now I'm really off to do my stuff!

TTFN,
Sara

Hi Again,

Sara, to answer your question: Most folks would just slide a little as they walked down that stretch of trail. This short, "teapot" was leaning back, into the trail and, in a couple of spots, almost (but not quite) scooting on my butt. Maybe using two feet and leaning back on one hand tho. It would have been a sight to see. But I'm so glad I did it!

Off to bed now. You too Sara, Munchkins have way too much energy early in the A.M.

Okay.... it is obvious no one is going to start the new thread.... so here I am.

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