Hi guys,
I am here.

CJ-So glad you posted again. I miss you and everyone else who isn't here. Gosh I thought you had said before you were going to be in Royal Oak till the end of November. We are going there probably this Sunday for up to a week to get the stuff out of my Dad's garage and take it back to Indiana. We have to rent a U-Haul cause there is some big items like a washer and dryer for Kelly, brother Jerry's bed and his dresser and boxes and boxes of stuff to bring back. Oh great that's all I need for my basement is more ****. LOL Wonder if this will have stars for some of the letters. LOL Well maybe if we make a trip for the holidays, when Alan comes home on leave and Tracy and Brett too. Hopefully we will connect one of these days. Sure hope you feel better soon.

Judy-Hey don't give up, come on back and post with us. The others will come back hopefully soon. Glad you are doing good though. Journaling is my absolute weak point. I can do pretty well with the water and do the exercise when I put my mind to it and try to stay on program (except when I travel). LOL But I think when you journal it really helps and you can see what you eat at a glance too. I know the people that do journal say they do so well that way. Let us know how it goes and if it helps as I am sure it will.

Kriss/LadyRider-Come on back and post with us and let us get to know you better. I miss you already and hope things are going well with you. How goes the program and you exercise too? We are here for you and know you will do great. YOU CAN DO THIS!

Sylvia-Hope all goes great with your interview for the Christmas job at Tiffany's and you get the job. Gosh being around all that great stuff, you may end up spending your whole darn paycheck on what is in the store. LOL Let us know how it goes. GOOD LUCK!

Hey Sam, where are you come on back too and post. Both Carolyns come back too and JELLO get your butt back in here or else. LOL I don't know what, I think I sound pretty scary don't you? HA HA HA HA

Seriously guys, everyone come on back. The holidays will be upon us soon and I don't know about you, but I need all the help I can get during this time.

Take care and love you's, Sassy Sharon

OKAY, OKAY!!!!!

So I lied! I'm still here. That was a close call, Guys, I was almost gone!

I agree Sharon, where the heck is Jello? Jellllllloooooo!!!!! You're looking for a real big buttkick! Get back in here and let us know what's going on in your life! We miss you and your cheery posts.

I babysat my neighbor's dog yesterday while she went to OKC to a specialist for a transplant she's waiting for. She brought back some Krispy Kream donuts. (There is no outlet for them any closer to home.) I had never had one before and I ate one for my breakfast this morning. I think I'm in Heaven! So good it wqs sinful! Anybody have any idea how many calories in one? I think I did pretty good....I only ate one! Tommy ate the rest, Thank Goodness!

CJ, good to hear from you. Sorry you're sick. Get to feeling better soon, you hear! Take good care of yourself.

Sharon, glad you took the time to post too. I know how busy you are, but I'm selfish, I want to hear from you more often! Love you girl!

As for all of you who are lurking about....think about what kind of impression we are making on Kriss! She chose us out of all the groups on this site and so few of us have even welcomed her! She may not come back, and who can blame her?

Hugs, Judy

OK, that does it! No one tells me I'm gonna get buttkicked!! Smile when you say that, girlie!!

I'm kidding of course. Actually, I do come in here almost every day but, like Judy, I was starting to find it really depressing and discouraging here. Then again, I felt like I didn't have a whole lot to offer lately.

Last week, I spent Wednesday having eye surgery and then Thursday having an ultrasound and a biopsy. Neither one was particularly pleasant. I haven't felt myself since. The biopsy was incredibly painful. P.S. And I have to wait till Nov. 7 to get the results but I guess no news is good news. But my eye hasn't quite healed yet and is still blurry. Looking at the computer screen, along with just about everything else I do that requires seeing causes headaches.

There. Now aintcha glad ya asked?

There is good news however. I finally picked myself up off my big ol' butt and decided to get back on track. I started Sunday and have been "almost" perfect since then. I'm not allowed to go to the gym just yet but my treadmill's been overheating. I've been drinking rivers of water and have been watching what I eat. Last night, I slipped up a little but that was the first time and today I'm back at it.

Otherwise, my job is stressing me out completely and I'm starting to think about looking for something new which is, of course, causing more stress. And we've already had some snow and freezing rain here this year and we all know how Jo enjoys driving in that, don't we. NOT!! But I've vowed not to resort to stress-eating.

Now about the Halloween candy sitting in the house waiting for trick-or-treaters tonight.....

I do love you guys and wish I could chat with all of you more often.

Much love, Jo.