Suzy I agree with you. If your car is that a 95 and it is only cosmetic work I think that I would use the money somewhere else.

I am still journaling. Even the 5 cookies I just ate. Just because they are sugar free doesn't mean they are good for me. Yikes! I shouldn't have bought them. I got to get rid of this sweet monster again.

Gayle good for you teaching the class. You are such a devoted good catholic and you didn't even drink the wine at communion.

I will try to come back later and post, Larry will be home for lunch in a few minutes. He did make it home late last night, like around midnight. Lots of little presents for me.

I alway pass on the communion wine Dee! I still am not convinced the wiping of the chalis and the alcohol in the wine kills all the little germies! Ha, ha! Steve just finished a beautiful rosary for Allison. I told her she will treasure it for a lifetime because it is handcrafted and one of a kind. He needs to make one for his mom and then I am FINALLY in line for one.

Suzy, I agree, you will never get a return on the money you spend on the car considering it is cosmetic. We traded our older car (Mercury Cougar) in a few years ago as it was beginning to dollar & cents us with expenses.
We purchased a 2002 Saturn. I LOVE it!

Despite our best intentions to eat something healthy, we often choose sugary snacks.


Dutch researchers asked 585 participants to pick between four snacks: an apple, a banana, a candy bar and a molasses waffle.


About half of the participants indicated they would choose the apple or banana.


But when presented with the actual snacks a week later, 27 percent of those who had said they'd pick a healthy one switched to the candy bar or waffle. And more than 90 percent of those who had initially made an unhealthy choice stuck with it.


The researchers figure that while we are in control of our intentions, our actual choices are often made impulsively, even unconsciously.


"A substantial gap between healthy snack choice intentions and actual behavior was demonstrated," said study leader Pascalle Weijzen of Wageningen University in the Netherlands. "Despite that gap, the results suggest that individuals who plan to make a healthful choice are more likely to do so than those who plan to make unhealthful choices. Because more than 50 percent of the population seems to have no intention at all of making a healthful choice, identifying tools by which this group can be motivated to choose a healthful snack is strongly needed."


The study is detailed in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

What happened was that the "little rust bubble" on the surface went a lot deeper than first thought. Once the plastic bummper came off there was a lot of rust. There has to be some work done just to be able to put it back together now, so they are doing the bare minimum just so they can put it back together. I'll drive it for the winter (no point in getting a new car now just to drive it on snow, ice and salted roads) and then in the spring I'll start car shopping.

Ahhhh......the joys of having a car payment!

I refuse the wine too! Yuck, germs!

Suzy that sucks that it is going to cost money to put the car back together. Will it be safe if there is rust where the bumper is?

It is such a beautiful fall day. I think I am going to go for a walk after I make my bed. Yup I didn't make it this morning. I usually do but I slept in and had no time before the gym.

Larry bought me a Izod bk vest, some CK socks, make up from Sephora, plus an eyelash cruler, plus a t-shirt from Babe. The Tee was my fav as it is red and says "Tell me you love me!" That is my saying and we are always laughing about it. So when he seen that Tee he just needed to get it for me. What a sweetie.

Tonight we are going out for Larry's bosses birthday. They are having a private party at a chinese food resturant. There will be an illusionist and a Taret card reader. Sounds like fun. I will let you know what my future holds....to be continued.

Suzy-Sorry to hear about your car situation.

Dee-I remember it well, even when you first started having back problems.

Gayle-Good for you on the no wine or whine!!

Cheryl-Wow, Jake sure is growing. Too funny on you waking him up.

Morning Ladies,
Sounds like troubles for many of you. I hope today is better.
Dee- Larry is so thoughtful, you are a lucky gal.
Suzy - I wouldn't spend any more on your car than you need to to keep it safe. Cars are such a pain.
I bought a pedometer yesterday, I walk everyday but have no idea how far so am looking forward to keeping track.
Have a better day,
Janice

I know Janice probably did, anyone else watch the Biggest Loser last night? The show opened my eyes in the segment of what actually happens to the body as we gain weight. I assumed heavy people always breathed heavier and had a higher heart rate because of the added weight/stress on the body. True, but I didn't realize we are basically "choking" our organs by surrounding them with layers of fat. A real eye opener for me.

Hey Janice! I would LOVE one of the Bodybuggs advertised on the show last night! I priced the little arm device and it is over $500.00! Guess I'll continue to use my sheet of paper, pencil and online calorie counting...

Wow that is pretty freaky about how the fat chokes our organs. Not a pretty picture.

Janice you are right, I am a lucky gal. Larry is a good guy. He said to me last night after his bosses birthday party that he was so proud of me and that I was the funniest. I said to him so when my good looks goes you will still love me?

Shelley you have a great memory. Come and post here more often we miss ya. What is going on in your life? Are you working both jobs again this fall?

Gayle you knew that you can keep track of how far you are walking on your gps, right? We are amazed sometimes how far we walk when we are out caching.

Suzy how are the little ones doing today? I hope that you didn't catch anything from them.

Cheryl is it time for a new thread yet.......

New thread--#37!!

Yes, we need a new thread please...this one is getting way too long and is so slow to load!

Today is Abby's 8th birthday. It's so hard to believe that 8 years has passed so quickly! She wanted "brunch" for her birthday dinner, so tonight we're going over for several breakfast casseroles, bacon, sausage, fruit salad and sticky monkey bread and of course birthday cake...so much for eating right tonight!

McSkinney's Loozing Floozies #37 is here!
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151746