Good Morning!

I was thinking about all of you this morning as I was on my elliptical since it was 6:00am here. I was thinking that there were already 10 post by that time and I was just getting my day started. I'm happy I got another 40 minutes in. Now if I can just get up and do it on Saturday . I'm going to try!

Not much happening here today. I'm working on a wedding at The Bacara in Santa Barbara (where Britney Spears was supposed to get married) going through their contracts. That's one pricey place! For 200 people (food and room only) the price is $36,000. Crazy! Then, at some point, I need to go by Target and pick up a bunch of pink Valentine candy for our bridal show on Sunday (please send me the strength to not eat chocolate!!!!). Tomorrow I think I'll do something with my sister and nephew since DH will be at a video game tournament. Either that or I'll get all my grocery shopping done. Then, hopefully on Monday, the scale will move in my favor. Last week it didn't budge.

I've gotten interrupted several times while typing this so I better go. My mortgage guy keeps calling because my loan has been approved for the refi. I'm excited because we are going to be remodeling the kitchen and scraping the cottage cheese off the ceilings in the house. We're also putting in some recessed lighting and recessed speakers (DH is an electrician).

Hope you all have a great day!

Wow, page 3 already!! I wish that I could post to everybody like Laurie does but I am a 2 finger typist and it would take forever (but I do read all the posts).

Laurie~ Good to see you, too! FYI, you can see some of my kitchen pics at http://www.picturetrail.com/silbar .

Barb~~I feel for you, girl. I just finished laying and grouting the tile in the kitchen. Thank God for knee pads, heating pads and Alieve.
A hot bath and a glass of wine always helps, too

Chipper~~Yes, that is my sweet Shelby who is a 10 yr old Yorkie. I love her to death and she is spoiled. She acts so much like a person that it's uncanny.

Ellis~~You hurt Shelby's feelings calling her an alien (but she forgives you).

Bonnie~~Congrats on the weight loss

Hey, SIL, check out the post in FAQ about fixing the paging problem. You can display 40 posts then.

Sil... I love the kitchen! Can't wait to see the finished product!

Barb you are right on about the flat surface and tight fit. I don't think they were much on perfection in the least! There are some other "home improvment" projects they did that are a lil less than perfect! lol!

Ok I'm packed and off to load the van. See y'all chicks later! Oh btw they are callin for SNOW!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, you know I think your little furball is a sweetie.
It makes me sick the way you started your kitchen after we started ours, and then plunged ahead. Sick.
It's absolutely beautiful, darling. You owe me an email.

Bamie, for goodness sakes, drive carefully, sweetie! I hope your mom gets better soon!

Kissy, that's so exciting about your kitchen! (you'd better not be finished it before we're finished ours... I will NOT be happy! )

Barb, nice tiles! We have to redo our attic bathroom floor. It has those little 1 by 1 inch tiles on it right now (we had a leak, and some came off). They're a real b*tch to get off... I've bought some leveler, and am just going to level the floor and throw some lino down for now. Until we win the lottery, and then I'll get some handywoman/man in to put down something snazzy.
Marble.

Anchor, have a great time with cutie pie! We want to hear ALL about it!

A broad, could you please start the thread like that every day so we'll know exactly what's going on?!

Cottage, TEN INCHES!! HOLY!! That's just not right.

I have lost THREE POUNDS this week!! One more pound and I'll be at my pre-Christmas weight!
The furnace has been running non-stop today. For your pleasure, it is -26F right now. That's up about 10 degrees from this morning. I can't even imagine what it's like up north. shudder.
I'm not exactly sure what my parents were thinking when they moved us here from England.

Sil, your kitchen is breathtaking! What a major undertaking that must have been, but so worth it in the end. Wow!!! <drool>

Ellis~~~Congrats on the weight loss this week !!!!!!!!!

Ellis-

When did you start your kitchen? I'll try to make sure that mine gets finished a day after yours....but I can't promise you anything!

Stephi Poo

The FIRM Is a group of Exercise Videos/DVDS. I got the ones with the FIRM step and 3 DVDS that have muscle sculpting and Cardio all mixed in.. they are kinda long tho. 50 minutes for the muscle sculpting and Cardio. The Cardio is a step workout for about 35 mins... I love it tho!

I got my FIRM set at Wally World for 58.00 INcluded 3 DVDs and my Step. NOt bad... Hope this answers your Qs...

Sil, Your kitchen is a dream, thanks for showing it! Glad you're back, too.

Stephi Poo, I joined Curves last May, and I enjoy it. I really really really hate exercising, but we have a lot of fun and the time goes by quickly.

Ellis, NOW they're saying we could get 12" or more! Like they say, "Be careful what you wish for!" BTW, congratulations on losing 3lbs this week!!!!!!

Hi All,

My name is Nikki, I am going to start on SBD on Monday. I tried Atkins once but this seems much more rounded. I need the support though. Hubby is great but he doesn't get what I am going through. He is 6'2 and 170. Then there is little ol me 5'4 and 230.

I am excited to start. I was doing WW but I tend to get loaded down with the sugars and bad carbs, stay within my points and get nowhere.

DH is out of town this weekend so it is me and the kids. I will be cleaning out the kitchen of all his goodies.

Stephi Poo, I go to curves and I love it!! I have been going since July and lost 15"; 5 lbs and 3% body fat w/o dieting. I can't wait to see what will happen when I start SB.

Hope to chat w/yall soon.

Nikki