[Mitchypoo]

Hi all!

Judy~I think you should be a writer, you have a comedic flair, i chuckle when i read your posts.... Happy Birthday to dh! So what's his favorite meal? Your son's dinner sounds yum! It's great that he enjoys cooking. How old is he? Maybe he'll want to become a chef? It's a great profession, but lots of hard work.

I'm at work and I feel great this a.m.! But i'm having trouble getting back into the work mode! So i can't tell you all about the weekend until tonight. When i have some more time.

Today's a new day! The weather is so beautiful here today, suppose to get to the upper 70's! Geez, today's a play hooky day from work i think. And i just realized it now.....

[doitforme]

Hi there! We had snow yesterday, no accumulation, but heavy flurries!
E.Z.- Fireplaces are so warm and cozy, ya did a great job, Angie did good job painting it, I like simple like sign of 10 commandments, it should be posted inmore places so people actually t hink about following them, instead of removing them from public site.
Angel-CONGRATS on making goal, don't get too thin! ya gotta stick around and encourage the rest of us, don't even think of leaving! Zoe - made goal and dissappeared, wished she would come back and let us know how she's doing! You have had so much to deal with in the last few months you have a right to vent, it is what keeps us sane. Pray you get a nice check from maytag, which allows to finish the house quickly in the spring!
Sprout- Thanks for info from Dr. Phil, I occassionally get to see his show, He does deal with issues head on. He is interesting to listen to.
Michty- so glad ya had a good time, Did ya get any rest! Have a good day at work!Judy- your dinner sounds yummy-! Love pasta and alfredo anyway! Wilma- Glad to hear your still curving, Choc. chip cookies are big temptation, I would have to have one, or some raw dough! Hi to everyone else, gonna go read, gotta go to work at 2pm see ya!

[SunnyD57]

A very good Monday morning to everyone!

Well, I went back to Curves this morning and boy did it every feel great! Although, I did feel like I was back for the first time after such broken weeks the last two weeks. The ankle is still tender, but I can work with it and it's so much better every day. Right now I have it being iced to keep down the swelling. Dumb sprains take so long to heal. On top of it all guys... I got the flu over the weekend (I think my resistance was low from the ankle and all)... it broke yesterday afternoon, but I was in bed by like 9:30 last night! And felt just fine this morning - tired, but fine. Today I am going to try & finish some projects I began last week and I have a goal to get the rest of the carpets throughout the house cleaned as well sometime through this week... the living-room carpet came out so nice!
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MICHELE ~ Sounds like you had a wonderful time on your weekend trip! Did you take that walk you were talking about going on?? Bet it was awesome! The weather forecasters here are saying that this coming weekend will be the peak weekend, but I tell you ~ it is absolutely beautiful out there right now. I will take the winter anytime if it means I am able experience this beauty!! So... do you think that you are well on your way to recovery?? I sure do hope so!! Got any pictures from this weekend???? I'll be glad to post them for you WELCOME HOME!!! YEAH for your VIKINGS!! I hope I am right and they won, the last I saw was the third quarter and they were ahead... they have a good run going, happy for you!

GARY ~ Our BROWNS lost to SAN DIEGO yesterday - bummer! Can you just believe it!! What a terrible game they played (like watching a 'street' football game with all the errors! I was very disappointed with them and the way they played) Final 26 & 20 We gave them their first win in a year!! And we had such a beautiful day here yesterday too. Otherwise, it was a very quiet day for me yesterday - afraid I didn't make church with the flu I had... I slept the morning away. Today is beautiful also!! The colors against the blue sky is just awesome to see! We also had some very cool nights and mornings here, but I don't mind it right now because of the color it brings to the trees. But come winter time (by January - love the snow for Christmas) I will be wishing I were living in CA. again

So what did you do this weekend other then watch allot of games ? No, the new stuff doesn't make the other stuff look too bad... we do have more work to do in here, but it's not that we can't live with it as we have the money to get everything finished or that it looks all that bad. We know it's going to take a little time to finish. The kitchen floor is the worse - I cannot wait to begin in there! THAT will be the expensive room to do!! Yea, we are eventually going to paint the walls and I'll get new window treatments (curtains ) and the floors will be changed too. My brother-in-law and two of my sis-in-laws also paint, put up wall-paper and are interior decorators, so I'll have no worries for help - although the more the merrier - if you want to come and help we'd sure be glad to have ya along!

ANGEL ~ So sorry again about your loss of items!! I bet it you would morn that loss... I know I would - there are so many things I have attached memories to also. That is why it is so hard to let some things go. You are right that you have something no one can take away - your memories - but those were things you could hold and cherish. My heart really goes out to you. I hope that things begin to move a little bit faster for you & your hubby... wouldn't it be a great Christmas Gift!!!???!!! My wish for you! No need for apologies for venting! Who was the one who told me this is the place to do that!?! We all need some place to go - don't you think so? And I couldn't think of a better group of people to come to!

How are your grandchildren doing?? How's your DD holding up with this war?? I can see your point - about bringing some of our military home - hard to think clearly under such constant stress and fatigue. I know they are trained for it, but the human body can only endure so much. They are all in my continued *prayers*!

CONGRATS on reaching your goal and then some!!!!

[SunnyD57]

WILMA ~ Good to hear from you!! Thank-you... I am back in the swing of things, but as I stated earlier... I feel as if I am beginning again. So glad you have your own little space so you can keep in touch... I know I look forward to hearing from you You were the one to encourage me to go to Curves I really did miss it when I couldn't go. You going on a regular basis again? I am trying to get back on track with my diet... began using Angela's journal to help me get back - nice! How did you do over the weekend? Get your cookies made? Glad I wasn't there - Choc Chip Cookies fresh from the oven is my biggest downfall!!!!! I just love 'em! My fav! My hubby's is Oatmeat & Raisin.

SPROUT ~ Thanks or the Dr. Phil info! I haven't kept up with his book lately, so it is great to read up on your posts - Thnaks!

JUDY ~ I couldn't agree with MICHELE more - I find myself smiling or chuckling when I read your posts also. I enjoy a good sense of humor in people... life is much too short to be too serious so much of the time. You are too funny (the ovens)! Wanna come? Wouldn't that be great if one day we could all meet? That would be so cool. Yes, much better every day - Thanx so much for asking

SUE ~ So sorry to hear of your struggles, but I know the feeling... it is very difficult to stay on track when there are so many things that like to corss the rails and try to derail you (so to speak)...

Sue??? Do I see that you have a Birthday coming up this week???? Is your family planning a special day for a Special Lady?? I hope that whatever you decide to do that it is a day of memories you will always Cherish!!!
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Well guys... I have some work to be done before my day is through, so I will catch you all later.
Sure do hope you all go out there and make it a Great Day!

God's Blessings!

[SunnyD57]

HI! Here is a picture of our new sofa... don't laugh (!) I don't have any window treatments up yet. Waiting to get them, because it will be a long time coming before we change them again. So what you see over the windows is the garland from LAST Christmas Sooooo... .... we are "ahead" for this Christmas

PS>> Do you all see Zeppe sleeping on the sofa? He didn't take long to welcome it to the family and break it in

[SunnyD57]

See how the coffee-table lifts up toward the sofa?? Is that cool or what!? We are going this Wednesday evening to see about a lighter oak table - this one was too dark when it came in compared to the one we saw on the showroom floor.

[SunnyD57]

Joe's recliner chair... excuse the mess behind it on the counter - we are still moving stuff about. And the toss pillow was for the picture, not on the chair any longer

[EZMONEY]

GOOD DAY LADIES--

I am taking a break from working on my bank. Angie and I are re-planting it and I am trying to loosen and rake the dirt into a more favorable design-- it is a little high in spots and the water justs runs off.

Had a pretty good week-end. My daughter came up and visited a little (in between homework), my son had most of the week-end off so we were able to watch our USC and World Series game on Saturday together, last night he had a soccer game so Angie, my step-d, nephew and myself went and watched him instead of the ballgame-- much more fun. We stopped at IN-N-OUT MICHELE , and took it to the game, are you jealous?

Went to church yesterday then just watched football, paid bills and did laundry until my son's game.



ANGEL- Glad to see that you have 2 rooms ready, or at least warm for the winter. Those granddaughters will be happy! This is the place to vent so don't worry about it, O.K.? Great job on the weight loss-- as far as wrinkles go-- it's character right

WILMA- I am so proud of you sticking with the Curves even though the weight loss isn't what you want at the moment-- you are making a great lifestyle change-- wait until you see the results in a few months!You will get your eating under control soon! Job must be going well for you (?) Angie makes a killer cookie with chocolate chips and macademia nuts... I try not to eat too many but it is hard!! How is the bathroom going? Remodels are always slow.

MARILYN Thanks for the Dr. Phil info-- I really like him but usually don't see his show as I am picking up my nephew at that time or at work. I did see it last week when he had the pregnant girl and family on. How are those kids doing? Hope you are easing out of the news last week on your check-up and all is positive as it can be.

MICHELE Glad to hear Simba missed you at least a little How about Randy Moss-- that guy can go from idiot to hero faster than anyone I have seen I think. I don't think that was such a great play to try (what if the Vikings didn't catch it) but boy did it work out well. My pastor was very happy. Weather in the 70's huh-- just like here. Hope you get over the back to work blues soon.

JUDY S.O.S...Need some new ideas for dinner-- send Matthew!! I think my son is afraid of fire, the only thing he can do for dinner if we aren't here is fast food! At least he can fix his own breakfast and lunch. What kind of cake are you making for the hunt? That is so funny about the bird, one year I opened the flue and a dead bird fell down-- boy did it scare me! Another time a woodpecker came down my stove vent and was walking along the top of my stove but couldn't get out-- I kept hearing this noise but couldn't figure out where it was coming from, I called my dad and he came and figured it out, we got the bird out but boy what a process and was it ever MAD!! We don't use our fireplace here much either, in fact we have gas logs-- very traditional for the holidays

SUE-- Angie took some pictures of her roses this week-end. I asked her to send them to you since my sun didn't make it, guess she forgot, she was busy working on her journal and some other ideas she had for a class project. How was work today? The church bulletin going well? Hope you are not getting snowed in. Excitement around you for those Yankees?

SAMI-- I hope all is going well-- how is the Atkins going? Started yet?

SUNNYD-- Beautiful furniture! Glad to see you made it back to Curves. Take it slow until you are really ready. Angie has back and knee problems from time to time-- she always goes out too soon too fast-- she never waits to heal correctly then she is out of action for a longer period. Now about those BROWNS-- I sat through that whole game with my daughter's boyfriend ( a big Charger fan!) not a pretty picture let me tell you! The Chargers first win-- you would think they won the Super Bowl around here according to the news! I thought my Raiders stunk-- still not sure how we lost to you The pain would have eased for me if the Browns would have won yesterday.. but nooooo.. now I have to listen to my buddies.. ouch!!

Well I have a lot to do or Angie will..... I should be back to work tomorrow... rats.

Later, Gary

[Mitchypoo]

Gary~ go ahead, rub in-n-out again in my face! You are naughty! Hope you enjoyed it! Sounds like you had some real time to share with your kids this weekend, good for you! And I missed the Moss play but heard about it later. I got home during the 3rd quarter. But it was a good game! Can you believe they are still undefeated?! Yeah Vikings!

Felt really great this a.m. but i'm really tired again this afternoon.

OK, real quick, about our weekend, had a great trip up, and yes most of the color was gone but we had beautiful sunny, warm weather. Got there after noon and we all just gathered around and talked. There were 12 of us. We were still waiting for a couple girls. We had some wine and laughed and talked. Then we had hors d'ouevres for dinner and I made a cream cheese log w/green onion and crushed pineapple wrapped in pecans (everyone loved it), it was kind of fun to have finger food for dinner. Then Sat. we got up and went to Oktoberfest at the resort called Ruttgers. There was polka dancing and other authentic dancing, there were many, many craft booths, they had Oktoberfest beer and wine, and brats and hamburgers and just tons of food, even kettle corn and cheese curds. I had a brats and a couple beers, then we went home and sat for awhile, had some more wine and then (this sounds kind of bad, but it's not) we went to church! Then all of us went to a nice place for dinner and my Aunt treated all us girls. She likes to take us all out for our birthdays and it's hard to get all of us out together. So that was very nice. Then we came home and watched a movie and yaked some more. Sunday we got up and cleaned and got on the road. I never got a walk in, wasn't feeling great (girl troubles) and i didn't sleep well, not sure why, so I came home very tired. But it was so nice to spend time with all of them. We had one bad thing happen. My cousin Mary was there for Friday afternoon/evening but some things that were said bothered her and she left early that a.m. It's not unusual for the sisters (3 of them) to sometime squabble. It was unfortunate but not so atypical unfortunately.

[SunnyD57]

Okay - Okay - Okay, GARY ~ No need to rub my nose in it I feel sooooo badly that you have to cope with your friends - NOT! What do you think is happening here. "Oh Lord it's hard to be humble" Sad, so very sad! Wonder if we will ever live this game down...

Glad you liked the furniture. It is so very comfy!! You feel like you are being hugged when you sit into it.

Gotta go... dinner is ready.
Cach you later MICHELE!

[SunnyD57]

I made Sauted red onion and zucchini in olive oil & seasonings, baked potato with real sour cream & Joe grilled pork loins seasoned and brushed with olive oil - sooo yummy.
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MICHELE ~ I'm sorry things didn't turn out as you hoped and your health wasn't quite where you wanted it, but I am happy for you that you still had a good get-away weekend. The fun, food, dancing and church all sounded wonderful. Bummer that all the color is gone there already - we still have loads of trees with their leaves and so much color... beautiful! But at least you didn't have to suffer with "wet" weather and had some sunny days.

Bet it made for a long first day back after your ~ way too short ~ rest. Sleep well... you really sounded like you could use a good nights sleep.

[EZMONEY]

Hi ALL--

Sorry Michele, don't mean to rub it in on the In-N-Out.... well yes, maybe I do? Of course I had a double-double and a fry, then had to have a hamburger too... how do you spell S-T-U-P-I-D ? I had black coffee though and no soda or shake. Sounds like you had one freakin' busy day Saturday--good thing I didn't come, with the beer and brats for me comes a nap!! I would have been a party pooper in the afternoon. We are having our Oktoberfest at church this week-end, the first time in years I can go and just enjoy it without working, I took this year off from working on the social activities board.

SunnyD, I made scalloped potatoes, a new way--- the last ones I made turned out a little crummy, a big salad and pork chops. They are just about done. Doesn't sound near as good as your dinner though!! I am hoping my Raiders get by the Chiefs tonight but I think from what I have seen the Chiefs are very good-- of course my Raiders are not.. EVEN THE BROWNS CAN BEAT THEM!!!!! Go get some furniture (((HUGS)))

Later gals, Gary

[Angel-lover]

Hi everybody...thanks for the encouragement...I'm ok. I had 3 little granddaughters over here Saturday to help me clean some smoke off of soundtracks (I have over 500), so I could put them in cases. It helped them a little, I think, being able to help. We have 11 grands (have I bragged before? ) They're all anxious to help around here. Just too dangerous most of the time, right now.

SunnyD...Your furniture is beautiful. Love that coffe table!

Michele...Sounds like you had a good trip. Of course, wish your sister had stayed.

Wilma...Remodeling a bathroom? You have my prayers! It took us forever to remodel ours. The vanity stayed in the middle of the diningroom for months. I don't know why it was in the MIDDLE of the room!! It was the only room that survived the fire! Smoked up really bad, but we were able to clean it. I think that was the only reason DH didn't just tear the house down & start over. Now, he wishes he had!

Got an early dr appt tomorrow...gotta go...everyone have a good evening.

[eisenj]

Hi everyone,

My husband has requested sundried tomatoes on pasta for his birthday with a key lime pie. My family hates cakes so we make birthday pies. Matthew is 13 years old. He started enjoying cooking in the scouts. They have to prepare their own meals. Our daughter can't cook a thing. She even burns toast. I pray that she learns before she gets married.

I took the kids to see Joe White this weekend. He is a teen speaker. He talked about saving yourself for marrage. He told the boys they should treat their dates the same way they want their future wife to be treated. They will always then know how to treat their dates with respect. He also told them that their bodies are a special gift from God To offer to their brides/groomes on the wedding day. That if they save themselves ,they will have a better chance of a strong marriage, because they will be more comitted to growing sexually together as a couple. When they experiment with pre marrital sex they will always be comparing their spouses to previous sexual partners. Also that TV, porno. and romance novels are not healthy because they allow one to lust after someone other then your spouse. This can damage your marriage. I really enjoyed the talk. If he comes to your church you should go. He told the kids if they have had sex before marriage that god will forgive them. He said God will restore spiritual virginity to someone who has had premarital sex.
He can forgive you and bring you peace. There is no more guilt because he has forgiven their sins. There were so many kids hurt because of one night stands and lustful encounters. Peer presure is so difficult.



got to go

[sami]

I just have a minute and I am so far behind on the post I hope I can get caught up tonight! I just wanted to ask for prayer to be strong as I start eating healthy! I am starting Angie's journal today! I back on my diabetic diet. After giving it some real prayer God reminded my that while I was pg I lost 50 because I stuck to my diet. And I felt better than I had before I was pg. So I need your extra prayers these next few days to help me be strong for my health!

Thank you I pray you have an OP day!
Sami