Good News!!!

Rosa just called from the stable, she had the farrier out today, and he checked Shadow's hooves. We figured he'd only be able to do the front, since she's been lame she won't let anyone touch her back feet. Well..... he discovered why she's lame!! The timing was perfect. She has an UGLY absess that just surfaced probably yesterday, and he was there to take care of it. Woo! He cleaned it out, trimmed the hoof way back (not pretty, but she'll be ok), and now she's in a stall till that thing heals up a bit more. It will be probably another week or two before she can be ridden, depending on how fast it heals. What a relief that it wasn't something more serious!! Yay!! I can breathe again! *dance*

Tracy - Sounds like you're enjoying a little alone time there, girl!! Good for you! I can't remember the last time I didn't have either a kid, two kids, or a boyfriend, a dog, or all of the above nagging at me for some attention. Alone time .. would be kind of nice once in a while. Good luck on the interview! Let us know how it goes!

Sharla - I love Wal-Mart, too! That and the Dollar Store. I don't know how I'd survive without them! Now if I could just get them to sell frozen rodents, hay, and crickets, I'd have it made!

Jolly - I know it's really hard to want someone special and not know when they're going to come into your life. You know I e-mailed you about that already. It's hard to be patient and wait. But I believe you will find the person you're looking for. It might not be on your timeline, but it will happen. Like I told you, I was over 35 when I met my BF online, and I sure as heck didn't expect to end up moving to GA to be with him. But here I am, and my life is SO different than I could have ever imagined. Hang in there, lady.

Well I know my day will be far more relaxed now, knowing our baby Shadow will be alright now. I hope everyone else is having as good a day!

Hey!1 Raven and Hippy how up and with in and so cool you both are right now!!

Jolly..i saw your pic honey..you are beautiful!! I thnk the only person who thinks you are not is you!!I know how hard it is to date..but you are a good looking lady!!

Do the online thing..i am telling you tons of lonely guys who are online who just want to try t e-mail a gal first..casue tehy are so shy!!

Listen to raven..girl..listen to her..please..holli too has met guys online..please..i mean..you screen them and such..but it will work. You look amazing!! And are smart and like to do things guys like to as well as being lovely and fminine!

Please..once try....I lvy ya girl..and I want you so badly to have someone who will love you too!!

Tracy

Hello Ladies!

Wow, it took me quite awhile to read through posts since I was gone, but finally got through it.

Update on me: I probably lost about 10 pounds while on vacation in Oregon. Was running from the moment my plane touched down!! Very busy with my best friend's wedding. It was wonderful, but I am still trying to recover.

Saw my chiropractor almost every day for the sciatica. Still have some numbness in the left leg and pain in the right leg. I am goin to need to get some pills from the doc for muscle relaxers at night. It's painful.

I didn't "workout" per sey during the last two weeks, but did enough running around and keeping busy that my clothes are all looser right now.

Saw my puppy four times while I was down there. Looks like we are getting the female runt we wanted. They call her Peanut right now, but it fits her, but I need some suggestions for a good name. I really liked Aurora (her registered name will be Keepsake's Northern Light) but my Southern hubby has a probably pronouncing that.

House update: We are due to do the final walk through on Wednesday, and hopefully close on Thursday. We have a early occupancy agreement that take effect after the walk though, even if we don't close this week. UHaul is rented for Friday morning and we have three guys from hubby's Air Force Squad helping. We have to be out of the apartment by Sunday night, so we will be quite busy. Keep those prayers said that we will go okay with our timeline.

Now for individual posts....

Tracy: You exhaust me. You are so full of life and energy that it's hard to keep up with you. We are all filtering back. Where did you get your SBD book?

Sharla: Welcome!! I am wanting to lost around 100 pounds, so we are about on the same page. This is a wonderful group of women here and you will enjoy it!

Jolly: You made me go down Memory Lane when you said that about being lonely. I was right there and had just about given up when I met my hubby. I hate being lonely. Do you have a bunch of good friends you can go do stuff with? Besides, I saw your picture and you are not undesireable. I think you are a hottie. What color is your hair now?

Raven: My girl! So much has been going on with you the last two weeks! I am so glad you got to ride your horse, and am sad you fell off. It will take time, but I am sure it will be the most wonderful experience having that horse. Glad you got the support thing figured out with the ex. Did your bro call you back yet?

To anyone I missed, I'm sorry. Our home computer is down with a worm, so I will be posting from work.

I am starting back on my exercise next week and back on WW. My hubby needs it as much as I do right now. Can't be overweight in the Air Force or you get put on a weight program and can't be promoted.

I missed all of you and am glad to be back.

Chach

Chachee!! Welcome back, woman!! I missed you! I'm so glad you got to see your little pup. I bet she's an absolute darling. Aurora is a pretty name, but kind of hard to roll off the tongue without sounding like a dog making those little talking sounds they do. I tend to try to name a dog (or horse, or cat.. or kid?) after some characteristic of theirs. Like my little dog - when she was a pup she had this rolling walk like a little bear. Hence, Ursa Minor. When the big dog came along, I couldn't very well name HER "Major" (a little too masculine) so we went with the woman in mythology who was thrown into the heavens to become Ursa Major, and her name is Callisto. My horse is cream colored with white mane and tail, and a white blaze, with ice blue eyes - he looks all about ocean froth and storms, so we went with the japanese for storm spirit, and he is now Arashi Rei. Has a nice ring to it when you're hollering it across a pasture. Names are such an individual thing. I'm sure you'll find something that fits her, and is uniquely hers!

It sounds like you are going to continue on that dead run from Oregon to here, with the move and everything else. I really hope the house thing is a smoooooth operation. The last thing you need now is any hangups.

My brother supposedly sent the money for the tickets on Thursday. I'm *really* hoping it comes in the mail today. Then, if the ticket prices are still what they have been for the last week, I'll be purchasing them straightaway. If they've gone up, I'll probably hang tight to see if they drop again. Can't wait too long, or holiday prices will come into effect, and I'll end up paying $750 a pop.

I'm so sorry your sciatica is still bothering you. Perhaps when you get settled in you can do more research on alternative treatments and find something that will work for you?

Well my dears, my food was NOT good last night. My workout Sunday had its predictable effect, and I was freaking STARVING last night. I was ready to chew off the darn table leg it was so bad. That *always* happens after I do lower body. I hate it. I tried so hard to eat small meals throughout the day to mitigate the impact, but by the time I got home from the stable, I was ravenous. Sooooo.... I ate a serving and a half of spaghetti, a piece of garlic bread, and two slimabears. *sigh* Today is another day, I will be OP, and I will be doing UBWO tomorrow.

For now, time to get my rear in gear, get these kids out to the stables today so they can clean and oil tack, and get my butt to work. Woo.

*hugs* to you all!

Good Morning all!!!! It's a new day! Full of possibilities and new challenges!

The hubby is sleeping, Jordan's off to school, even my little poochie is sleeping so I'm enjoying coffee and a little quiet time!

Chachee, I love it here already! Everyone is very supportive and Someone usually has something funny to tell.

Raven I admire you for working out! I try to walk daily but as far as really exercising....well....I'm lazy! Or maybe I hate it soooo much because I'm too fat and smoke too much to exercise!! Anyway, something I must work on!

Tracy, where are you this morning? Out buying lots of veggies, right? MMMMMMMMM........veggies....I love them! Actually a hungry person will eat almost anything!!

Jolly, good morning to you!

Have a wondeful day girls!

Morning!!

CHACHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!1 how awesome you lost weight on vacay..You ar the poster gal for this thread!! I am so happpy you are about to move in!! I know you have waited so long for this! Yeah. I love the namea Aurora..Aurora Borealis..right...my spelling is nuts..just like my typing..lol

Ok Raven..fess up what are slimabear..what..for i have no clue..and now i want one..lol see it was that samll writing that got me. I love the names of your animls. They seemlike names for fine people or places!!

Jolly did i scare you off!1 See we all think you are hot in a non-lesbian way..


Hippy..everytime i read your name it think of that song i the 90's remember it..i love it..Again super motivated..super positive peron. Glad you grabbed a few lovely moments wiht the java.

I still ahve nto started my dieti am...like how..where...why..though took some fihs out and thought i mihgt try the stwed tomatoes recipie!!

all for now..am going in at 11:30 for work..my first day starts today.....

have a good day you supremely lovely ladies!!

Good morning all. Chachee, glad to hear from you. Welcome back. I am glad you had a good vacation, and managed to lose weight. How exciting to hear about your pup. And your house. I hope the move goes smoothly. Raven. Good luck with the tickets. You are just going to be haunting the mail box this week, huh? Hippy, your enthusiasm is contagious. You are right, today is a new day. Tracy, no, you did not scare me off. I'm still here.

Well, after yesterday, I did something I haven't in awhile. I went home and did a bit of drinking. Solved nothing. The guy in question is interested in the other girl, not me. Ah well. I should be used to alone by now.

Have a great day all.

Hey, I just did a double take, and realized I missed something. Tracy, you got the job? At the school? Tell all. Congrats.

I finally made it to work. *drag, drag* I'd rather be out at the stable. Like that's a big surprise, eh? I do have a lot to catch up with here at work, though - hopefully I can focus enough to get some of it done. Not sure what time the chiropractor is coming to see Shadow today, so I'll be waiting for Rosa to call - I'll be leaving work early so I can meet him there at the stable.

Jolly - Yep, drinking won't help. I tried that a lot when I was younger too. Usually ended up making me feel like crap, so I figured why bother. The only thing I found that made it better was forgetting about it and living my own life.

Tracy - Slimabears are the Klondike Bar version of the Skinny Cow, you know, and ice cream sandwich deal? They aren't bad at all, and only 130 calories. Those and the cows are one of the things I use to keep myself OP - much of the time, if I know I can have that one treat in my day, I can pass up the rest of the junk I'd usually go for. But I usually do only eat one. *ahem* I hope you love your job!! Tell us all about it when you come back.

Sharla - I really do love the feeling of working out, once I get moving. It makes me feel energized and strong. I don't necessarily like the fact that when I start lifting heavy, I put on weight, because I build muscle relatively quickly. But I'm slowly learning that what shows on the scale is NOT the be all and end all to losing the fat. I hadn't worked out for quite a while, because I'd been so caught up in the new horsie stuff, and it was really beginning to show. The number on the scale might have been going down, but my pants were getting tighter and I was just looking a lot more flabby and blobby. I think I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather lose the weight slower, if that's what it takes, and have a lower BF ratio, be stronger, and have better posture. Yesterday and today my quads, butt, and calves are just killing me, and that's a good thing. But it's obvious I need to work my hams more. And running.. well - some days I love it, some days I hate it.

Ok, can I go home now?

Chacheeeeeeeeee - I'm going to be making the reservations for my flight in the next day or two. It's looking like September 20 through September 26. Think you'll be moved into your new house by then!?!

The chiropractor was late - really late. We ended up (the kids and I) eating Wendy's because I was STARVING and I couldn't wait forever to eat. I could have eaten better, but my judgement was sucky. Stress is slowly easing because the money situation is looking better. That's definitely a good thing. And the chiropractor did an incredible job on Shadow. Personally, I wanted him to do me next. She's now not sensitive anywhere on her back, stifles, croup, or belly. It was very worth the money. Hopefully that abscess on her hoof will be healing up inside, and she'll be sound enough to ride in the next couple weeks.

I am exhausted. Time to take a shower, get something to drink, and get to bed.

Wow! Thanks for the wonderful welcome back!!!!! I missed all of you!!



Final walk through with the house tomorrow. The only thing we lack at this point is the fridge. I faxed the bill of sale to the foreman and pointed out to him that that item is listed. He said he would get one in there before the walk through at 10:00 am. We will hopefully get the keys tomorrow and then close this week. It's almost real, and once I get my keys in my hand I will get excited. Just stressed now.

I am going to the doc this week hopefully to get some muscle relaxers for my sciatica pain. It's waking me up this week and I think it's going to get worse with the move. Back on track next week with the food and exercise, just too hard to concentrate on that this week.

Raven: Wahooooo!!!! End of September, huh? Fireweed just started topping out, so you should be good to go at that time. I am so excited to be able to meet you in person. Bite your tongue that I might be moved in by then. I better be, or I'll be living in my car. Chiropractor for the horsie, huh? Think he could squeeze me in?? Is your horse any better? I read you were having some problems with his health, but hopefully that will get better soon. How long are you going to be up here for? Are you going to bring the kids? Details, woman, details!! I'll get you my phone and email addresses soon so you can have a way to get ahold of me. I'm so excited!

Jolly: Ahhhh, the powers of imbibing!! Be sure to wear some amythest jewelry when you do dip into the spirits. Amythests have the mythical characteristics of warding off the after effects of overdoing it with the alcohol. I just think they are pretty!! Heehee. I used to do that a bit when I first moved up here. Not much else to do, huh Raven!! I agree with Raven that it doesn't help much, but sometimes a girl has to do what a girl needs to do. Hope you will be out of this slump soon.

Tracy: Okay, so I thought I was the only one who was thinking of that Hippie Chick song when I saw that screen name. I think of that everytime Sharla posts!!! Funny, great minds think alike. What new job did you get? I can't keep up with you, girl!! Glad you got Raven to clear up the SlimBear thing. I had no clue either!!!

Still not sure on what I am going to name the dog. Just want to see how her personality comes up. My son says Peanut now, so we'll see how it ends up.

Well, ladies, say your prayers for me tomorrow and hope that things go well for us to close and get the keys this week. Two guys have backed out of helping up with the move and so looks like myself and a friend with be helping with the big stuff. Good thing my muscles are built up! Hope the legs hold out. Gosh I feel old! (I am old, I'm 32!)

Later, taters.

Chachee

AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!! Can I scream here for a minute girls?! It's been a hectic morning! Jordan woke up a real grouch and trying to get him off his butt to get ready for school was like trying to pull teeth. It's amazing what he will do when I mention grounding him! Even the dog was showing her butt. She's just like having a toddler!

Now that I have had a few deep breaths and it's peaceful here on to better things! I remember reporting that I have lost 7 pounds but did I report that I have now lost 9? WOW! I have turned into a veggie finatic!

Raven and Chachee, I think it's so cool that you all are meeting for the first time! Chachee I see that you live in Alaska. What a beautiful place from what I've seen on television.

Girls, I have no idea what song you are talking about. Give me a few more clues. Takes me alot to be able to remember some things!

Good morning to Tracy and Jolly.

Off to have some breakfast.

Have a great day full of positive thoughts and a great attitude!

Good morning all you wonderful ladies. Chachee, such wonderful news on the house. I am so happy for you. I will keep my fingers crossed until you get the keys. What excitement! Hippy, congrats on the weight loss. You are such an inspiration. Raven, I am glad the money finally came through. You are so incredible, and do so much. Have a wonderful trip. I am also glad Shadow is doing better. What about Arashi? I don't hear about any more rides on him???? Tracy? What about the new job? How are you? What is new?

I am still working on getting my home computer up and running. I have a friend working on it. Just getting enough programs on it so I can do the basics. Hopefully soon.

As for my funk. Yes, I know alcohol doesn't solve anything. I just wanted to get a buzz on. Haven't done it like that since college. And no hangover the next day, Sharla. In fact, I made it to the gym. But if only I had known about the amethyst thing in college I am still dealing with self doubt, but things are looking up a bit. Since I sent my scream out to the cosmos, friends are working double time on the situation. A guy I dated a couple of times asked about me again. My boss knows someone she wants to set me up with. A couple of friends want to do personal ads. Who knows?

Have a great day all. See you soon.

Well .. good morning. I have no good news on the eating right or working out plan. The money stress woke me up in the middle of the night and I could not get back to sleep - of course, till about an hour before the alarm went off. Needless to say, I'm wiped out. Then my boss went and bought me a muffin this morning, and I just didn't have the willpower to refuse it. He does that EVERY Wednesday, and this is the first time I've eaten one, I usually take it home for my daughter, because she loves blueberry muffins. *sigh* But I was so hungry, and so tired... and it just called to me. So I ate it. *wipes crumbs off chin* I think the rest of the day is going to be a washout, pretty much. I won't have any cash till tomorrow, and then it's my riding lesson at night, so real shopping is going to have to wait till Friday or Saturday - it amazes me how lack of funds/shopping/planning can destroy an entire week. The really good news is that by this weekend, finances will be back under control, tickets to AK will be finalized, groceries will be bought, and I will be back OP. And I will be a LOT more relaxed, that's for sure!

On the horsie front - the chiropractor was simply amazing. Shadow is now adjusted and obviously feels MUCH better. We still have to wait for the abscess to heal closed up inside the hoof, but once we're certain that has happened, at least we can put her in the recovery paddock again so she can be outside. She absolutely hates being stuck in a stall. Hopefully in a week or two she'll be feeling good enough to bear weight on her back. Rosa is going to take this opportunity to teach us how to work our horses on the longe line, so Nickie can work the ants out of Shadow's pants before she actually gets on board. I spent some time with Arashi as well - no riding, but feeding and grooming and just together time. My thighs, calves and butt are STILL sore from the workout Sunday.

Chach - Hope the walkthrough is a GREAT one! *says prayers to the refrigerator gods to provide for you before the deadline* Geez girl be careful hauling the heavy stuff with that sciatica playing up. You don't want to do any more harm! I wish my trip up were for a happier reason, I'm looking forward to meeting you, definitely! And to seeing some friends I miss so much, but at the same time trying to prepare myself for seeing my Dad. If I don't bawl like a baby, I'll be amazed.

Sharla - I'm lost on the song reference, too. Somebody needs to find the artist and lyrics and post them!! As you might have inferred, the reason I'm going up to AK is because my Dad is not well. I moved from there about 8 years ago to be with my BF in GA, but I was born and raised there. After 35 years I was happy to find out there are places where it's actually warm. And GREAT work on your plan, girl!! You keep it up you're going to put us all to shame.

Back to work. Happy hump day!

Raven, I don't pay attention sometimes so I had no idea your dad is sick. I'm so sorry to hear that. Hope everything is okay. I didn't even know that you use to live there. Sometimes I have alot of DUH moments!

I hope you have a wonderful trip!