Morning. Yesterday was fun. Left work early to take my DD (see I am getting the hang of it) to the doctor. She was having serious abdominable pain. The conclusion was stomach virus, plus she had milk for breakfast and stomach virus and milk.......well you know. She's ok. Lotta of crud going around. Is it just here or everywhere that crud is running rampant. Both kinds - stomach and flu/cold? Mike's (guy at work) wife is resting now. She is worn out from all the testing. They found a small hole in heart valve and they are checking for gallbladder problems too. Still waiting to hear final word. Now she feels fine. Thanks for prayers.

Prayers for - praise for Michele's beautiful baby girl; prayers for Wilma's son to find another job he likes and for the doctors to have the wisdom to diagnose and heal his ailment.

Way to go and keep up the good work - Hilary you have done fantastic for just getting started and in several months you will be knocking em dead with a lean mean body. Marilyn your perseverence is inspirational to all of us. One day at a time.

Christina - almost a graduate (Masters too) Awesome girl. Good luck with the applications.

Sunny D and Michelle - Where are you? We miss you. Hope you are doing OK.

Hi - Gary, Lori, Margie, Diane, Blondee, Wilma.......and aw heck, there's so many of you - hope I didn't forget too many.

Gotta run - will post more later - work has come in for me to do.

Sorry! I was gone longer than I thought I'd be, last post was 12/23 I had an awesome Christmas and a great New Year's Eve. I organized the New Year's Eve celebration at church, we played biblical pictionary, bible trivia, and name that hymn snacked, and spent time fellowshiping and reliving the events of the last year. Kaylee did well for Christmas (my Chinese niece.) She took all day to open her presents as facinated with the paper as much as the gift. She was alot of fun. Maryanne my client returned home on O2 and new meds, there is no treatment really except making her comfortable, but at least she got to come home, and didn't have to move to an alternate location. I think I got caught up with reading but apologize in advance for anyone I leave out and pray you all had an awesome holiday.
E.Z.- Happy New Year! so sorry your team lost. I agree love the Christmas story especially the dogs running through the house. Our niece was scared of her rocking horse, but within a couple days was sitting ot it. I gotta get my pics developed then will send one. I do have a couple to post that where taken by friends that were up from N.Carolina, they e-mailed them to me so I can post that one.
Blondee 51- prayers for you! that your able to hear well again, and prayers for cecila! Thanks for praying for Mary anne.
Margie- I fully understand the need of seniority as I work for the State Goverment and that is what determines who switches shifts locations ect. pray it all works out.
Beth- how exciting a new car maybe.
Welcome to all those newbies! (soybella 716, sandygirl, sharon- prayers for Jackson, and son, diane- agree loved the movie, rollingstones, miarocks, keeping the faith, mel and anyone else i missed

Sprout- glad things are going better for the most part. I agree loved Narnia- but wish they had made Asland- more regal and the scene on the stone, more of impact. then they did, I am not sure that anyone that doesn't really understant Salvation will get the dipiction of Christ. One can only hope. Over all very well done though I thought. As far as New years resolutions- I am trying to be better about being in God's word daily and praying more, and starting prayer journal so can see the hand of God working even more.
bunna, and canadian mickey-WELCOME BACK to both of you! Sorry to hear about your trials of the last year, pray for a better year in 2006, but know that Faith in the Lord will take you through the storms of life.
Hilary sounds like your busy busy busy working out- you go girl!
Christina- Prayers all works out with school and you get some R & R timeas well.
Wilma- I am sure you'll get back on target and loose that two pounds you have done so awesome.
Lori- sounds like your doing well I could go for your idea of decadence, I love chocolate.
hi to all I missed and all MiA's sunny mitchy ect. I have a terrible chest cold, and am working a double today, OT comes in handing paying Christmas bills though so catch ya soon.
post one more time today new pic! Love Sue

Kaylee 17 months- Here she is, she started walking on Christmas day that was a special gift! See ya! Sue (For some reason it keeps leaving my signature off, can't figure out why it posted it on 1st post, maybe post only once whenperson posts more than one message in a row. To save space. Whatever! gotta go though so will check in soon. God bless!

Hi, Sue - your neice is such a doll.

Just got back from looking at facilities for my 20 year class reunion. The committee changed the date from June to the last weekend in September. Yeah. 3 more months to lose more weight. All of you are going to have to keep me motivated and going. I want to WOW them with how great I look. Tee Hee.

Hi All....thanks for the warm welcome i'm having a mixed week...some good news and some tough days at school (i'm a reading teacher). the good news is my nephew is on his way home from iraq, having finished his third tour. ..the tough days at school are because we are having quite a problem with violence. since i'm an emotional eater, this week i had tons of chocolate! but i have also been walking about 3/4 mile outside and some at the mall almost every day...soooo i guess it has been a wash since the scale didn't move. frustrating! thanks again for the warm welcome and i hope to be a "regular" soon.

HI GALS

I have a few minutes to catch up while my wife and daughter go on a run with my dogs. My wife is training again for another 5K in April, daughter always running or exercising anyway so she will be ready. My son will probably run in it and I will walk it most likely. It is the worlds fastest 5K, very big event here in Carlsbad Ca. I have run/walked it several times over the years but not for a few now.

ANGIE and I are celebrating our #10 anniversary today

AUNT SUE~ You are back! Kaylee is so cute, and you sure can tell how SMART she is from the picture too. Sounds like you had a great time at Christmas and New Years. I watched a MONK marathon that week-end. I had never seen it before ~~ got hooked! I just noticed the signature thing too. Prayers for Maryanne.

MARILYN~ You are workin' it girl What a sad story about your brother and his family. Your family sure has had some tough luck the last few years hasn't it?

DIANE~ Sounds like your guys like to eat like myself and nephew. My wife and kids are much better eaters than us two. All that athletic training for high school and college sports paid off in their mindsets on food and health. My two kids are out of college and work full time, but they still find time to run or work out almost everyday, my step daughter is down to one sport now, still in high school, but she works out most days too. Now me and my nephew... ...hardly ever.

KEEPING THE FAITH~ Congrats for your nephew. A good friend of our family from church and school was killed in action there last year, 26. We have another dear friend there now in the Army he is Juan, 24. He should get home in Janruary too. My wife is a 6th grade teacher, she was attaked last year by an 8th grade boy, it sure is getting bad isn't it? My son is a first year high school history teacher.

HI WILMA~~ HILARY~~BETH~~CHRISTINA~~ where are you SUNNYD and MICHELE and all the others...have to run..........

Gary

Wow you guys, the violence in school is now hitting us right in the stomach here. I live in a very small community. We do have a large juvenile hall and jail but house lots of out of county inmates. (husband works for probation). This last month we had some death threats against a vice principals at the one jr. high that holds most of the delinquent kids. It's the main school for one town but it's district is where all the low income...not that low income makes you a bad person. I'm not making a stereotype comment...here there are a lot of low income people who live involved in drugs and bad stuff. I have good frineds who's kids are there and that's what scares me. 6 girls decided that they were going to kill the vice principal because she put one of them on restriction. They had the whole plan and were ready to go for it. One of the girls got a conscience and told the principal about the whole thing. They were finally charged and expelled. The paper said if they do well on an alternative program this next year they can come back to the school for the next year. What??? This is how things get out of hand. These girls need some help and they shouldn't come back to public school until they get it!
That was the long way around that wasn't it?
That's all!
Mel

Mel, oh honey, schools are getting so bad lately! I'm a Senior this year in high school and we have had 3 bomb threats since it started in August and one terristic threat. *shakes head* not to mention all the fights.. It's so awful.

Gary -- Hey there, what's going on lately and what's on the menu? .. You guys seem to have the best food over there.

Sue!! There you are. I'm glad you had a wonderful time over the holidays! Haha I'm trying and it's making me feel so good.

Beth, thanks a bunch, I really hope to. Are you going to the gym?


Wow, I found this thread almost two months ago.. and it's been great. But where has the time gone? On a different note, I went to the gym tonight.



Hi to Brenda, Lori, Marilyn, Margie, Diane, Christina, Wilma, keeping the faith. My oh my, there is a lot of people.

And to our MIAs.. SunndyD, Rachel, and Michele and everyone.. we miss you.

GOOD MORNING GALS

A super day here in southern California, supposed to be in the high 70's again today. A great day for my wife's 40 "something" birthday She took the dogs out for a short 2 mile walk/jog this morning...still out there. She was going to take it a little easy since her and my daughter ran them pretty good on a 3 miler yesterday.

In case Angie "lurks" in today...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE

We are taking the kids to our favorite Italian spot for dinner tonight. We realized that my son was the only one who had ever gone there with us ~~ once~~ and we have been going there for about 8 years! Usually we bring the kids a pizza for dinner or ~~ as in most cases~~ they have already gone out for their evenings with girl/boy friends. Which I like 'cause it saves me $$$

DIANE~ WOW! I am impressed ~~ GOOD FOR YOU! 2 marathons...Angie and I walked a marathon in 2001, we trained for it with a group for 6 months. We had pretty good times for it...5 hrs. 43 minutes which is pretty good for walking. We were the second fastest in the walking group (the speed walkers did not go in our group). We had a goal of 6 hours flat so we were very happy ~~ and TIRED!! I have only one goal for this 5K coming up ~~ FINISH!! I am so out of walking shape right now. Angie and I used to do quite a few 5K's, our son ran track and cross country in high school and college so we were always around it. We haven't done much in the last couple of years ~~ Time to start again!! The last time I was in the Carlsbad 5000 I ran it ~~ slow of course I forget exactly but my time was around the 6 minute 20 second mile figure. I could NEVER do that again! I will stay with walking! I am a much better walker than runner!

MARILYN~ Thanks for sharing your story. Every family has their pain ~~ seems some families take too much of the burden though, doesn't it?

HILARY~ Since it was my anniversary last night Angie and I celebrated by having leftovers and watching an old CSI, Ghost Whisperer, an old Law and Order and Monk on TV (that's what happens when you get old ). Besides tonight we are taking all the kids out to celebrate our anniversary and Angie's birthday. The menu for Thursday night was ANOTHER macaroni and cheese dish! Now up until the one I made last week, the last time I made macaroni and cheese was before I married Angie in '96! Now twice in two weeks This one I will probably never make again, it was way too rich with fontina cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese and a lot of whipping cream. The one I did last week was better, easier and better for you. It had cream in it but less, less cheese too, and only 10 ounces of gruyere cheese. Wednesday was pizza for the crowd that was here watching football. Tuesday I made a really super easy orange chicken and rice dish. You stay safe at school! I worry about my wife and son teaching, and my step daughter and nephew that are still in high school....guess it really doesn't matter where you are these days does it? Prayers for your safety.

MEL~ Ditto for the prayers for safe schools in your area. You are correct about the low income areas, it is just a fact and understandable. Unfortuntely, I think we try to be so PC these days that we fail to correct problems because we don't want to hurt anyones feelings!

LORI and MICHELE~ Where are you? Eloped with junior Michele? Lori did the boys tie you up

HELLO TO EVERYONE ~~ HAVE A GREAT WEEK-END!!

Gary