GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!

How are you all doing this Wednesday morning? Weighed in yesterday at LAWL and down another pound and a half. I think that is around 7 total - if I could ever exercise, it would come off quicker, but I'm still babying the knee. I have ordered some knee supports which are supposed to be really good, so when they come, I will be able to at least walk - that should help!

JONATHAN: CONGRATS on the 6 pounds! That's awesome!

SUE: We used to camp all the time with just Bob and Mike and me. Then when we got all the littles, we TRIED - really we did! OMIGOSH! It was NOT a relaxing experience - maybe it was because we brought all 3 dogs too! I guess we sure were entertainment for other campers!

WILMA: The quilt sounds like it will be really beautiful! I love the colors your DIL picked out! I'm still stuck in the navy, hunter and maroon colors - my friend, Peg, informed me the other day that those colors are "out" now! She should know I never worried about that kind of stuff. If I like the colors, I'll work with them - whether they are in, out or in-between!

Would you all pray for my oldest, Mike? He is trying to quit smoking. Why he ever started, is beyond me! I never did smoke and can't imagine why anyone would, but at 19 1/2, he succumbed to peer pressure a couple of years ago - I'm taking him to the MD today to see about a patch or something for him. Please pray that he is successful.

Well I guess that's it for now! Have a GREAT day and God Bless all of you!

Whew! A lot has happened since I was last here!

Jonathan: Congrats on the 6 pound loss! That's HUGE!!!! How exciting!

Gary: Continued prayers for Dennis! I hope he feels better soon.

Lori: Congrats on your weight loss! Doesn't it feel awesome when we stay on plan and see results!

Sunny: Hope you had fun at the home show -- I know I would!!!

Sue: So glad to see you're back! Look forward to seeing you around more!


Me? I've been really busy with school and work. I may have found another perfect job that would fit into my others. twice a week, 10-2 and they already love me. So maybe I will get it? Who knows.

Good news? I'm down to 150! I don't know how much I weighed last time I was here, but I am SO CLOSE to losing that last pound to make my Halloween goal!!!! Hopefully I can keep it up!

I gotta run....geography homework, you know!

I have some very upsetting news. IT'S SNOWING HERE!!!! I can't believe what I'm seeing. It won't stay long but it's here now. Very messy!

My kids are all employed. Youngest DS went back to work today after a LOA because of his asthma. His day went well. He goes to the respiratory specialist tomorrow so hopefully he'll get some idea of what he has and the severety of it. He's like a different guy now that he has work again. Praise God.

This weekend is our Thanksgiving. We will go spend Sunday with my mom. Holidays are difficult for her now that dad is gone. It'll be a good day.


Penny: Those therapy sessions in the water will be very good for you. No pressure on the joints.

Doitforme: Sorry to hear about your car troubles. That is such a pain. How long will you be without? Good news about your co-worker. We'll pray for a full recovery.

GAry: We're definitely keeping Dennis in our prayers. Keep looking up!

Jonathan: Sounds like you have a really great church family. We're still getting to know ours. We came from one like yours and are now going to a larger church. (We moved so we had to change churches) WTG on the 6 lbs. Keep up the great work!

mom25sweeties: Great job on the weight loss. I find exercising really hard too. I love my sleep in the morning and am too tired in the evening. We'll get it right yet.

Rachel: Hope that job works out for you. The hours sound great! WTG on the 150 lbs. How much more to lose?

HI GALS AND GUY

Goodness it is hot here in Southern California, our usual santa ana winds and heat right before fall...in the 90's!

Had to take Rylee to the vet today...ear infection...so that's almost $300 on the two mutts in two weeks! OUCH!!! with the visits, check-ups, shots and meds.

WILMA~ Sending some sun for you. Great news on the boys and their jobs. Good that you can be there for your mom at least.

RACHEL~ Super with the new job...OF COURSE! they love you! Get that homework done and come help my nephew!

AUNT SUE~ Prayers for the boaters families. Good luck on your car work, not sure what we are going to do around here, now that my ex's significant other has sold his shop and is limited on what he can do for us with his back troubles.

LORI~ Great work at LAWL! Have your son try the nicotine gum if nothing else works...get him to stick to it for a month at least...the only way I was able to stop about 7 years ago, after smoking since I was 16...now 51!

JONATHAN~ Great job on the weight loss. Prayers continue for your family in their "return" to church.

Well, gonna go watch some baseball.....

HI MIA's.....Gary

MICHELE~ I think your are heading home today...prayers for a safe trip!

HEY GUYS AND GALS!!

Just back from LAWL - DOWN ANOTHER TWO POUNDS!! Thanks be to God and mom and dad for footing the bill!

It's only 62 degrees here at 3:20 in the afternoon and it is SO gorgeous! Mike (my oldest) got on Zoloft yesterday to help him with depression (runs in the family) and quitting smoking - praying it works for him.

GARY: I told Mike about the gum - the doctor said as long as he doesn't get hooked on the gum you're alright! My DH quit in 1980 cold turkey - he was a 3 pack a day smoker - some can do it that way and some can't - my aunt, who we were all very close to, was dying from emphysema back then - he says it had nothing to do with him quitting, but I can't see how it didn't, you know?

WILMA: The SNOW wouldn't be upsetting to me! I LOVE the stuff. When I was a little girl, this area got TONS of it - we are lucky we get one good snowfall a year now - Send some PLEASE!! I hear ya on the sleeping - the kids leave for the bus at 7:00 and it's too darn early to do anything else but doze in my recliner chair - I worked for so many years and punched a time clock, that when I CAN doze in the morning, I don't feel guilty at all!

RACHEL: Thanks for the congrats! YES! It feels SO WONDERFUL to stay on plan and see results!! I'm VERY happy about it!

Well all heck is going to break lose in about a minute - I hear the bus!!!

Take care and prayers for all -

Hi everyone! I'm Jess, and it's my first day here. Just wanted to jump in with both feet. Just so you know, I'm a Dr. Pepper addict, but mainly Diet Dr. Pepper.

Welcome Jess! I won't hold it against ya for being Dr. Pepper addict, Can't say as I ever developed a liking to it, taste like cough syrup to me, but have friends who like it. Come back and tell us more.
Johnathan- CONGRATES DOWN 67 LBS way to go, I live about a half hour from where the accident with the boat happened. It was a terrible accident. Continued prayers for family!
Momto5-CONGRATES! or should I say DITTOS! down 3 and a half pounds. I am sure there have been times I have provided entertainment for others, I use to own a pop up and my nick name was tarp queen- looked like the circus came to town. Continued prayers for your knee and mike.
Lateralus- Thanks! so sweet! YOU ARE DOING SO WELL! Almost to goal ! You have done so well!
Congrats on new job as well, sounds like will work out well.
Wilma- Please keep the snow! Not ready for that yet, as it is it is suppose to ran all weekend, bummer last camp weekend. Prayers for sons asthma. I got my car back Wed. afternoon, so that wasn't too bad, without for 3 days!
E.Z.- Yow! $300 vet bills- but the girls are worth it. They have to be able to hear daddy ! Our niece is now walking holding onto 1 hand- she is doing great. She sings e-i-e-i-e-i- some how forgets OOOOOH. She is too cute.
Well gotta go. Going to travel agent to set up next trip to Carribbean (won't be leaving till April) will need vacation by then. Leave N.Y. Harbor and go to Eastern Carribean. Then off to rainy weekend camping and closing up camper for season, have a great holiday weekend. See ya!

Gary -- Are you going to the UFC Pay Per View tonight? Or renting it? What do yuo think of Andrei Arlovski? I think he's sooo awesome. He's a monster. That vampire tooth mouthguard terrifies me!!!

Hay everyone,
Jonathan, no I'm not that Penny, the only diet we are on is my husband's diabetic diet, 3 balanced meals a day and he has a snack at bedtime so he can take his insulin.
Wilma, sorry you have snow, but what a great time to sit and quilt, What pattern are you working on. I have been working on a grandmother's flower garden for several years. i didn't do much while I was working, but now I think I can get back to it. It started as a full size, but ended up as a large king sized.
Sunny D where are you in eastern Ohio? Our daughter lived in Euclid for almsot 10 years. She is now living with us, as she finishes her degree.
Today is cool, yeaterday we had the A/C on because it was in the 80's and muggy.
That is so sad about the boating accident, 6 of the people killed were from our area.
Has any one heard abut the glycemic index diet? I keep reading good results, but no concrete information.
This has been a busy week, I do publicity for 2 groups, Alglow International and a local group concerned withthe invironment. everything is coming together this week, so I have been on the computer a lot this week.
Have to get going.
Penny Mac

HAPPY FRIDAY!

How are all my guys and gals doing tonight? It's down to 45 degrees! WOW! It was 85 a day or so ago and now down to 45! We were sitting around our fireplace on the patio with a nice fire and we were still cold - I guess we're just not used to it!

SUE: The Caribbean sounds SO nice! My cousin has a condo in Pensacola Beach that we use every year as we can't afford a vacation - but the gas prices were just toooooooooo high this year - hopefully next year we will get there - my oldest really misses the beach. He wants to move to FL some day!

JESS: Welcome! Dr. Pepper is fine to be addicted to! I'm afraid back in the day I was addicted to much harder stuff! I'm 50 now and much too old for anything harder than juice!

I have two things lying heavy on my heart tonight. We live in the St. Louis metro area and it is VERY high crime - homicides EVERY night on the news - rapes - you name it. But in the last two days there were two brutal crimes that just have had me in tears.

The first one was a young girl, 16 years old, was beaten, raped, and her SUV was set afire to cover the crime. The person who did this "loved" her and couldn't live without her. She started going out with another guy. He wanted to kill himself and her too - well, he sits in jail and her family is shocked beyond belief. This all took place 10 miles from our home over in south St. Louis County. I grieve for this girl's family. They lost a son 2 years ago in a car wreck.

The other crime happened in Belleville, IL which is 10 minutes east of us. Two young women, a young man and a 6 WEEK old baby were brutally murdered. The baby's father hunted them down and shot them in cold blood because he wasn't sure the baby was his. This innocent little baby was sitting in his pumpkin seat and his father shot him through his head.

God Help Us - PLEASE pray for the families of the victims and the families of the murderers. They both confessed in both cases -

I just can't get these people out of my head - only God can give them peace and comfort -

God Bless all of you ~~~~

Prayers for those awful people...

HI EVERYONE

Just sitting here drinking my It is a gorgeous morning here in southern California, however, it is supposed to get in the low 90's and stay that way for most of the next week.

Angie and I are going to paint the kitchen ceiling today, maybe the walls too. Our kitchen isn't very big so it shouldn't take too long...we do have to remove a wallpaper border that Angie doesn't want up anymore. The puppies should be a great help in doing this

RACHEL ~ No, I didn't watch the UFC last night, my nephew went with his mom and my son went with some buddies to watch it---that left me here (with Angie) by myself so I gave Angie a break and we just watched the YANKEE-ANGEL game (we are Angel fans) before and during commercials of Bernie Mac and Reba. Good game for us. My son told me this morning that the fights weren't that good this time, said one only went 9 seconds! I think he mentioned that Forrest's fight was pretty good. Oh, and on Arlovski freak ...NOW GET BACK TO YOUR HOMEWORK!

LORI~ So sad about those murders It happens in our area too...guess you really can't escape it, I do know that some hit us harder than others, one that made me extra sad a few days ago (not a murder) was the one in PA., I think, where a 15 yr. old boy was practicing JV football with the team and they were hit unexpectedly by lightning killing him and hurting others. You send your kids off to school, expecting them to come home safe.

WOW! The advice on not getting addicted to the gum brought back memories. I was addicted to it for over a year, I knew it was better for me...but...oh my! the $$$...anyway I kicked that in one day...put on a patch my brother gave me, chewed sugarfree gum only...when it came time to replace the patch I just didn't...kept chewing sugarfree for the oral...never had another problem...I do chew about 24 pieces a day of Eclipse polar-ice, wintergreen, spearmint, and peppermint though...Angie doesn't mind She likes it MUCH better than my Can you believe I was able to hide my 2+ pack a day habit from her for the first three months that we dated? She would have never! ever! dated me if she knew I was a smoker...EVER! She actually though I was lying when I confessed that I did smoke...then she got mad thinking that I had lied to her about it~~~ I never said that I didn't and she never asked...she just assumed that I didn't! Whew! Thank God all the time...if it wasn't for her I would still be ...NO! I would be dead!! My brother in law tried the zoloft for the smoking only...was off for a year but back on them now Prayers for your son's depression...keep a good eye (AS YOU ARE DOING!) on him!

JESS~ I too was a DR. PEPPER addict....for about 15 years...I haven't had but a couple in the last 10 years though...Barq's rootbeer for me now. I only drink a couple of sodas a week now....now about the coffee and beer! It's funny though, with the Dr. Pepper for so long...people, even family still think that is my drink of choice...they always have it at birthday parties and such for me. Welcome.

AUNT SUE~ EIEIOOOOOOOOOOO how cute! Now, the Carribbean sounds nice Angie has already been so we won't need to take her Glad you got your car back, I hope the $$$ damage wasn't too bad. Prayers for Carol.

PENNYMAC~ Glad you are sticking around.

MIA'S~~~~~ You know who you are ....YES you do!

Well, Angie is taking the mutts for their Saturday 3 miler...better get ready so I can "help" her paint when she comes back.....gotta get done before the USC game today!!

Have a great week-end folks!~~~GARY

Well, I should probably introduce myself as more than a Dr. Pepper addict.

I'm a senior in college, majoring in English, and planning to be a missionary after I graduate next May. I'm a writer. I'm a pianist. And I'm a cashier at a local grocery store. I "do" a lot. LOL.

Well, there's not much to really share, but if you want to ask me questions, maybe I can answer them. I can't really promise that, but I'll decide on a question by question basis. How's that?

Talk to y'all later,

Jess

Yeah Arlovski knocked that guy out with ONE punch is 15 SECONDS!!!!

He's a bad, bad man.

I love him though!

I do need to get back to homework.