GOOD MORNING!

Well the girls are getting ready for their first day back to school. It is rainy here and the youngest is worried about getting her new shoes wet! She has to walk a block to the bus stop and she wants me to take her there in the vehicle. I said lets see if it is raining at that time or not. She has an umbrella so I am not worried. I gotta go get daddy up so he can see them off too. I will check back in later. Everyone have a good day. Penny

penny_ I hope they have a wonderful day at school. Enjoy your day alone!!

Good Morning Everyone
Well its FINALLY sunny here today. It seems like it has been raining for weeks. Yesterday it was kinda getting me down. I too ate too many snacky foods. TOM is a bugger and should be shot! I feel today that the worst is over and I can get on with my life again. I made a low calorie soup full of veggies with some meat and brown rice so it is a balanced meal and am going to try and just eat that and some fruits till tonight. Night time is still the worst for eating so I am saving my snacky type foods til then. We will see if it works.

The scale hasnt budged at all. Hope I didnt shock my system too much last week. It may as well get used to it. Its here to stay for the long haul this time

Other than that, there is not much going on. I have a photo shoot booked this morning and have to make some jewellry for Saturdays market. I am behind this week since TOM arrived and had no desire to do anything.

My sister and family bought a new house and are moving in this weekend so I will spend part of saturday and all of sunday helping her unpack and clean and suck. Burn calories burn LOL

Well, I must go and mentally prepare myself for my shoot. Talk later!

G'morning all!

I tried to go to bed early last night because I was exhausted. I could not fall asleep to save my life and finally took my cpap mask off. Grrr. I'm going to try to do better. I just hate nights like that.

Annie, hang in there girl! I hope your new job is what you need. Just think about the fun times you will have with your niece!! *hugs*

DMPLS, you need to hang in there too! I started writing stuff down again because my weight loss stopped and started reversing.. eep!

Penny, go girl!! Keep up the GREAT work! I bet your doggie loves those walks.

Luv to all,
Ratkity

GTL200, we posted at the same time I understand the snacky thingies needed before TOM.. someone kick him a few times!! He just left here. Have a great day!!

Luv,
Ratkity

Annie-That's great about the job. I can definitely understand those panic issues. I'm someone who jumps a foot when the phone rings. It's taken me a year and a half to work up the courage to take a class on campus. I'm so terrified of planes that I've already passed up trips to Montreal and Glasgow. Just don't tell yourself that you're being silly, and should just "get over it." It's like everything else, take baby steps.

I was down .2 lbs last night...and I'll happily take it. Not much else to report really.

Bernice...at most schools who offer attendance incentive programs like that, it is only final exams that are exempted, not the actual AP exams. AP exam scores are not tied in with their final grade, as the scores do not come until July, and even then all they get is their score on a scale of 1-5. I get agitated when AP teachers have their students take real final exams for credit. If they have already worked hard enough to take the AP and they have worked for it continuously, then as a teacher they should have a pretty good sense of the student's academic progress. In the public schools here there is over a month gap between AP exams and the end of the year, so they have to do something. But it's a lot of stress. As the exams get closer, you may need to put your foot down at a certain point and make her stop studying...especially the night ebfore an exam. Cramming does nothing and they need to go in clear-headed. Good Luck!

Luan...any word on the package?

Off for another long day with another late night tonight.

Julee

Julee- Yeah on the loss!

Rat-hope the mask stays on tonight for you and you can get some sleep. I didn't do any exercise today. I was in a mood.

Going to lose 200- How did the shoot go today?

DMPLS-glad to hear that DH & DD are getting along! Were you on track today?

dgramie-Girls had a great day at school. I was not home alone, hubby home. It was a long day. Penny

I had a long day. Kids have been extra wound up this week. Plus it was raining and no going outside to play.
I made salsa today..no recipe just started adding in things..its pretty good..cant wait to try it tommorow when the flavors have had time to blend. NOw if i could just find something to eat it on other than with chips.LOL
hope everyone had a great day
debi

Debi -- Put the salsa in eggs, or in a salad, or on a sandwich, or use veggies in place of chips!!

Annie - which job is it you have?

Apparently the Budweiser Clydsdales are in town for the air show too - they better not show up for the party on Saturday - I don't care what he thinks!

julee - sorry, been REALLY busy.. i will try to get it out this week :P

Rat-thanks! I know I need to just need to start doing it and stop making excuses! LOL

Julee- the AP tests are completely separate here as well. What I’m talking about is a policy for attendance. DD’s HS is the only one that does it in town. They have it set that if you don’t miss one class then you don’t have to take the class’ final exam. So that causes kids to come to school sick and avoid absences at all costs. Which is a good thing in its own right, however it spreads colds & sickness as well. My daughter has never liked staying home from school which I appreciate except when she is truly sick! LOL
She is feeling better now that she has some meds thank goodness!

Penny- I was kinda on track.....for breakfast I ate a bagel with a small dab of cream cheese(not nearly as much as I would normally but not measured) for lunch I ate a Lean Cuisine Pannini (sp?).......dinner was pasta with scallops & vegies(one serving)......although I did have a few too many snacks at work throughout the day.........a small bag of cheezits......and two individual reese cups. I guess by far it was a better day for my eating than some have been! LOL thanks for asking!

Debi- fresh salsa sounds soooo good right now! I love it on eggs & simmering it over fish! If you must have tortilla chips.......try whole wheat flour, tear them into chip size pieces and place them in the oven spread out in one layer for a few mins.......turning to get both sides toasted.........they are less fattening and just as good as store bought tortilla chips! Plus you can measure how many pieces make up one tortilla to get the exact calorie count. Miss our talks!

Ok so just found out that Army son’s weekend home for labor day is going to be very similar to 4th of July grrrrrr DH says “get over it” LOL but I am having a difficult time sharing my son’s time LOL..........I know him & his girlfriend want time together as well.....but oh well I have too many other things to worry about soooooo, that too goes to the back of my brain and I allow no time to fret over the thought! LOL


Talk to you all later hopefully everyone else has a fantabulous day!!!

thanks heather..I think I will add it to my eggbeaters this morning. I had to taste it again last night. I think I will be making it alot. I may even try canning some. I love knowing its not loaded with salt. I may try dipping my bell pepper strips in it today at lunch. I am addicted to eating bell peppers with my lunch..it gives me the same crunch as a chip.
my coffee is calling...
hugs to all

dmpls_ I miss you too!! We must have been posting at the same time. I will try making some chips myself this weekend.
Older daughter and her guy are coming home for the weekend...well one night it sounds like. School starts back for them on monday. This is my daughters final semester. Then she will start her CPA prep course and then start taking the CPA exam.
have a great OP day everyone!!