I got a few wedding pictures to share with you. More to come. Hopefully they don't come out too large.

This is me pinning a corsage on my mother in law:



The Bride and Groom:

HI GALS

I have a little time this morning to check in. we are going to late service at church, then our church pic-nic, in rememberance of 911.

Not much going on around here for me other than football games on TV and work. Kids are all busy with their jobs/school and doing well. reba and rylee are being their usual "pain in the butts"!

Glad to see it pick up a little here in the last few days...I was just about ready to "fold" out of the game

WILMA ~ The kids are adorable! And your are stunning in your dress! Enjoy the nice weather. Praying for your DS job quest. Watch the brownie intake

MICHELE In Cali. yet?

SUNNYD Is that really you? I hope you enjoyed the craft fair. Did you buy anything? sorry you got sick after the scope. I couldn't eat after 9:00 the night before....then the day before they had to change my appt. from the morning until 3:00 that afternoon...boy was I hungry! The doc. says I don't need to do it again for another 5 years...for me, it wasn't a big deal...not something I look forward to though! Hope to hear from you a little more regular.

Well, the kids are all getting up and ready...better go get my pic-nic clothes on.

Later...Prayers, Gary

HELLO TO ALL THE M.I.A.'S

I know better, but I let myself balloon back up to 150 pounds, I need to get back down to 130. Frist 145, then 140, and so on.
I'm Michele from northwest Florida. I attend New Vision Worship Center (www.newvisionworshipcenter.com) where I teach adult Sunday School. Hubby has been backsliding but he's coming back to the Lord - he just doesn't know it yet! No kids or pets (besides him).
I work full time as a bookkeeping clerk for an industrial painting contractor. I sell Avon and have a virtual assistant business on the side.
Part of my problem is being an emotional eater, plus portion control. And there are times when I want a treat, especially if someone else is having something. On the weekends, my husband doesn't want to eat regular meals. He wants a big breakfast, then he wants to drink beer until mid afternoon and have a heavy meal of pizza or something similar. Certainly I can drink herb tea while he drinks his beer, but I need to eat regular meals at a logical calorie level.
This week he is out of town visiting his parents. I couldn't go since the Lord just gave me this new job a couple of weeks ago and I can't request time off yet. So now it's a perfect time. I dug out my copy of The Omega Diet by Artmeis Simopoulous. It's a version of the Mediterranean Diet. She gives 21 days of meal plans at the 1200 and 1500 calorie level. These are the three main meals, I will have fruit for snacks, I think. So this week while I'm by myself I can follow the plan.
If I have preplanned enues I have some guideline for my eating, which I seem to need.
Of course, tomorrow is my first challenge. We have an Avon meeting at 6 pm. That used to mean I would leave work and get fast food on the way to the meeting. (After all, save the receipt, that's a business expense and a tax write off). Today I am making my brown bag supper to eat before I leave work.
I have a fmaily history of diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, so I thnk it's high time I quit fooling around. I can have pizza on my birthday, not every Friday night!

Hey guys!!

Sorry for the long absence, but I just started another job. So I've been working 2 jobs and school. I've been hovering at around 155, but I haven't gained any back so that's good. How have you guys been?

Hello!?! Hello?!? Is anybody there? It's so quiet around here these days. I would understand if everyone's life is as uneventful as mine right now. It's been really quiet in my life these days too. It's go to work and come home. That's it!!

I plan to get started on making a quilt for DS and his wife. I'm looking forward to working on it in the winter. We'll go pick out the fabrics one of these days. I find it so relaxing in the evenings to sit a stitch for a few minutes. And, with all my favorite shows coming back in a couple of weeks it'll be nice to have something to do while watching them.

garybearsgirl: Welcome! I'm sorry more of us aren't around here to talk. We do support each other here and hope you will find that same support. Keep posting.

lateralus: Glad to see you back here. You've been doing great with the weight loss. Keep up the great work.

Gary: Thanks for the compliment! I felt really good that day. It was so much fun (after I let the stress leave!!) DS has a 2nd interview at one place so hopefully he'll land the job. It's in a stock room at Staples (an office supply store). It's not really what he wanted but he's not being fussy especially with rent due soon.

Well, gotta get going to work. Have a super day!

OK, so now we have TWO Michele's, and we are BOTH one L gals!
Guess I'llhave to go by Garybearsgirl,course there's also a Gary here, right?
What shall I call myself? Certainly not Late for Supper (LOL)

MICHELE (#2)

People may start talking... ...after all, my name is Gary...and GRAPHICGODDESS....SUNNYD did give me the cooking bear logo as my signature.....

HI GALS

Have the day off work, so I will catch up on the posts....shouldn't take too long .

GARYBEARSGIRL~ Just kidding of course! You may call yourself whatever you wish, we will know who you are. My wife is a frequent lurker here and I am pretty sure she knows she's the only one for me so no confusion there. So glad you can join us...this used to be quite an active thread...slowing down a bit now, but I am sure it will pick up again. One thing is sure...you complain about Gary's Saturday diet ....same as mine ...just like Angie does Good luck on your journey!

WILMA~ We have Staples here, we are regulars! with two teachers and the kids in the house, good luck and prayers for the boy. Ryan had his first back to school night, as a teacher, last night. He said it went OK....said most of the parents that did show told him that their kids like him as a teacher, he said some of the parents laughed at his ice-breaker jokes . All in all he said it was a good night, he put 20 post-its up on the bullletin board with his "wish list" and they were all taken. I don't know if they do that there, but at the schools here, on back to school nights, the parents hand out or post a wish list of needed/wanted supplies....parents then make donations....probably a lot of STAPLES shopping going on today! have fun with the quilt, my ex made one for my son out of his track, basketball, and cross country shirts from high school...and one for my daughter out of tennis shirts...turned out very nice.

MICHELE~ Good luck with the move...guess you heard about the power black-out on Monday...what a mess that was for LA. MKAY?...hummm...oh...I remember her how is she doing?

RACHEL~ Great to see you back! Congrats on the NO SMOKING!! This past August was the 7th anniversary for me, after smoking for almost 30 years! Best thing I ever did...er...other than marrying Angie Take care of yourself with all that work and school!

Well it looks like I caught up again...too easy! Hope to see all the MIA's soon!...well, off to do some chores for Angie...prayers for all of you!

GARY

Gary, you can always call me Mitch or Mitchy or Mitchypoo if that helps.

Yes it sure has been pretty quiet around here the past few days

Glad to hear from you, Gary, wilma and mitchypoo! Sounds like you all are keeping quite busy. I know I am. School is killing me! Math is getting much harder, with the teacher teaching us all of these confusing ways to do simple problems. Yuck.

Anyways, I gotta get crackin' on my geography homework. Talk to you all later!

Lateralus~Hi Sweets!! Wow, how excited are you!! I'm so proud of you for officially being a non-smoker and your weightloss efforts and your schooling. It makes me long to be in school again. I went back at 38 yo and i LOVED IT!! I will go back and pursue further education, after i get settled in CA. I'll probably be one of those grandmas still in school, but i've learned that i have a hunger for education. Keep up the good work!!!

Yeah these classes are much harder than the ones I was taking...especially Geography. Blech.

It's great to have a hunger for education! That way you don't throw in the towel when it's gets tough! That's what I have a rough time with.