I can not believe ti is so late in the year. I ddo not have tim to go back and read so HI all prayrs send as needed and all that good stuff. I have coffee on and the pot is full. I am off to exercise. and start at 7 am today. love to all of you. and have a great day. I made a scrub top last night but cut out 5 so more sewing tonight then i can get mylife back to semi normal?!?!

HA!!

I just eant you to all know I LOVE YOU ALL!!! (yes I am crazy)

Hi there, Sue! We love you too and are so glad one part of your life is straightening out. Five scrub tops? Sounds like a marathon sewing session.

Still in a steambath here! The AC guy did not make it last night as he is way behind in calls. I am hoping we are first on his list this a.m. I will be away but sure would love to come home to a cooler house! Even DH who loves the heat is crabbing about it!

I'm off to Rob's sister's funeral this morning at 8:30 because it's a two hour drive, I think. Unfortunately my coolest outfit is black and I hate wearing black to funerals. There is a famous Chinese buffet on the highway on the way home. Lord give me strength to resist it!

I did a bit of Office work again yesterday and took Hershey with me to give her a break from our non-AC house! She loved it and slept on the cool floor all afternoon. Finances don't look too healthy but they DO balance!

Off for a cool bath and some minor house stuff and then down that lonesome highway. It's halfway to Nora's house and I sure would be tempted to keep on going but she's off at work today.

Did I mention our AC is not working? LOL!

That's it! I'm not meant to post today!

I lost it twice...........

Sue, Ruth and all to come....... have a great day! Mine is starting out to be worse than a Monday!!!

Good Morning all! Stil recovering and I found out that this bug actually shut the hospital down from visitors for several days so they could get it under control! Now I don't feel so bad since I now know when I got the bug. Right now I have a HUGE headache and I've been ingesting electrolytes and orange juice. Still VERY tired so I expect today will be a slow moving sort of day. My house is a shambles, so some slooooooowwww clean up and that's it.

Ruth, I wish I had an AC man, we don't have AC and it's going to be 31 degrees today and humid! YIKES!!!

Sue, I'm just so happy for you!! I hope you're really liking your job, it sounds like the very thing you needed

samsgram, there are some days, aren't there?? Chin up, tomorrow is a fresh day!

Have a good one everyone!

Awww, Sue, we love you too, and love seeing you so happy! I'm glad things are moving up for you.

I had my CT scan this morning, what a mess. They gave me an IV to shoot me full of dye and the thing wasn't connected good so they turned the pump on and that stuff sprayed all over me. They fixed my IV and I went in again. It wasn't so bad. I thought I would be claustrophobic. I hate closed in spaces so bad that I want to be cremated and scattered. No coffin or urn for me!

SG, I hate when I lose posts...I find myself copying text all the time so it won't disappear.

Off to work, for the last day of the audit!

Good Afternoon ladies, and all to come... (oops, that's sounds like those to come are not ladies I didn't mean that!)

Jennifer~~I'm glad your CT scan is over with. Now for the waiting. That's always difficult. I hope you get good news. Good luck on the audit.

Sue~~I love to sew also, and those scrub tops are so much cheaper than buying them in the stores.

Ruth~~You know that now you have really spoiled Hershey for life. Soon she will be demanding her own AC unit .
I'm sorry that you have to go to a funeral, but stay away from the Chinese food

Pooky~~~I'm glad that you are on the mend. Your DH sounds like a keeper

SamsG~~I hate it when that happens, too. Come back later and try again. Hope the rest of your day went better

We haven't heard from Debkay lately. Where are you gal?
~~~Sil

I'm confused? Where are all our daily ladies??

I've been working today, really tired and wiped out, shame on me so I'm off to nap. I'm just like a kid!

I'm checking back in later, so all you lurkers better post!

I've been missing since the weekend- it has been too hectic in the mornings to get on the computer, and the evenings I've been doing catchup on laundry, groceries, and planning a party for a friend at work sho is leaving for a new job! I am jealous, but can't wait for her to go so this party is over! LOL

I went camping over the weekend to surprise DM and DS and DN and DA(aunt)> They were speechless and it was fun. The camp my aunt and uncle own is great- beautiful, in the Berkshires(southwestern Mass), and the place is clean and pretty. AND we had a cabin with elcetricity and a real shower and toilet and refrigerator! Now, that's camping! Mr. Coffee and me were fine!

Back to the grind though. I am frustrated at not being able to post more, I am just not able to get to the computer at home, and a firewall keeps me out at work. I can get to many other weightloss sites, and some other bulletin boards, but not here. It's a pain!

NEW YORK CHICKS! We are on for Sunday, yes? Samsgrandma and I talked and we are doing Dallas BBQ Sunday the 4th, around noon or 1. I called today and the one on 2nd Ave is open Sunday for lunch, as is the one on University Place. Preferences?
I can't wait!!!

I have 40 chicken drumsticks in the oven for tomorrow, and the timer is ringing, got to go.

love, dottie

Hey Sue, congrats on the job! Great news!

I am here and ready to go!! More marathon sew ing for me today. I do have to run out for some stuff so i kow wehre to sew the pockets. LOL i guessed yesterday!! work was real today and fun. I was a bit shy (yes me) for all of 2 min!! then i started in ready to go>> happy as a lark and even working with af riend that i know I like. so things are definatly looking great!!

Pooky do not give that man a hug till you are better but when you are give him a good one!!!

Dottie that chicken sounds good!! MMM and the camping sounds like a great time I am thinking that you would go again. check in when you can those firewalls are horrible arnt they??

Sherry you are supposed to be resting!!! go to bed or nurse sue will have to stand over you with a chicken purse borrowed from ruth and knock yo into subission!! (that just might be fun!)

Sil I am so gald that i got out the machine. I had several people ask me where i bought them and i even offered to maek some of them one . not bad for the first day on the floor!! LOL

Jennifer I am thinking of you and your audit. keep your chin u[p!! and I am praying that your ct came out good!! let us know when you can!!

Ruth how did things go?? I am sorry to hear of your loss. but did you stay away from that chinese??

well girls off to sew!!

(op and exercising al the way!!)

Gosh, Sue , you sound like a different person these days. I sure hope you continue in this upbeat way. Isn't it great when even just ONE part of your life works out? I guess it would be too much to ask that EVERYTHING went great all at the same time.
Ruth sorry about the funeral thing. Was it a good friend or a family member? I have to agree with you about disliking to wear black to a funeral. I once had a neighbour who wasn't too fond of her dh to begin with and it was all she could do to visit him in the hospital the last few months of his life. After doing her duty, she'd go off to the local pub and socialize. When poor old Percy finally passed on, she bought herself a stunning black cocktail dress for the funeral. The next time I saw her, just six months later, it was at a dinner dance and she was wearing her sexy dress, had a blond dye job and had a man on her arm whom she'd met while waiting for her dh to die. She even had the bad taste to tell me what a wonderful lover her new man was compared to old Percy. Sheesh! Now why did I tell that story?

I'd love to answer all the posts but can I just say I'm happy for those of you who are feeling better, sorry for those of you who are feeling ill, hopeful for those of you having medical tests, and jealous of those of you going to a Chick meet in NY. I'm still trying to catch up with all your lives after my long absence from this forum.

Today I did something I said I'd never do again. I went out and bought a new bathroom scale. The digital ones were on sale and soon my membership at WW will expire and I will have no way to weigh myself so I thought it was a good idea to get one. I can also test it against what WW says I weigh and make adjustments so I'll always know it's accurate. (whether I want it to be or not. ) I'm making all kinds of vows to myself that I will not let myself become obsessive about weighing.

I ran out of Ketostix on the weekend and what with my sis visiting, I never got around to buying new ones until today. Had to do a test immediately, of course, (I really am obsessive/compulsive) and glad to see I'm still in moderate ketosis. There's no reason why I wouldn't be. I've been keeping track in FitDay and I've been having under 6percent carbs daily. Trying to stay between 1,500 and 1,700 calories daily too. It's really not that difficult. I really love FitDay, especially now that my most common foods are in a list just waiting to be punched in. It's really helping me to stay within my fat, protein and carb limits. Fat 65%, Protein 35% and Carbs 5%. I haven't been dead on yet, but close, which is encouraging.
Bought myself another little item I've had on my mind lately. The same store where I bought the bathroom scale also had ice cream makers on sale. I wanted one that didn't require special salts, etc. and they had a CuisineArt maker that hopefully is just what I want. The Atkins Friends website has several tempting looking low carb ice cream recipes I'm dying to try once I'm finished with Induction. With this machine, you just put the bowl in the freezer overnight and it has this liquid/gel in it that freezes solid. Meanwhile you have cooked your custard base and once the freezer bowl comes out of the freezer, you put your cooled mixture into it and plug it in and it does the rest. I'm pretty sure most of the recipes in the user manual can be made with Splenda instead of sugar. There's even a Pina Colada (virgin) that has just 5 gr. carbs per serving. Yummy.
That's all for now.
LindaBC

especially with so much going on with all you ladies... and sherrie, if you don't get some rest, i'll send my visiting relatives after you!!!!!! now THERE'S a nasty threat!!!!!

so thrilled about sue's new job, and that barb is home and well, and pooky is on the mend [just, please, don't sent that bug here!!!!]

for the nyc chick meet, i'm voting for 1 pm. as for the place... where is parking easier??? see where my priorities are???

as for me, well, it's been busy at work. many new projects, problems, conference calls. and only some of it was productive. the company's owner called me in for a 'visit.' it was pleasant, but a basic waste of time.

the relatives have been at the shore for the past couple of days, and it's been so very peaceful. especially since they took mom as well!! but they're all back now, and it's business as usual. at least they didn't shout at me tonight. for some reason, they've always figured that we're all deaf. perhaps because we don't speak southern very well???

and now, they're all in bed, and i'm still up [since 6 this morning] waiting for mom to get into bed so i can take my shower and open the windows that she keeps closing.

yeah, i'm turning into a complainer. sorry about that.

had a visit from a neighbor tonight. of course, one i'd never met. he and his ADORABLE little girl, maybe 3 at the oldest, delivered some mail that hte post office had dropped off at their house instead of ours. she was soo cute. and she said that she jumps on the bed with her dog and that she jumps higher than the dog can. melted my heart!!!

let's see.. is there anything else? hmm. here's something interesting. we'll be doing a program with the north american menopause society, in fact, with their chairwoman and a board member. fascinating ladies. and with all the recent uproar about HRT, they sure had a lot to say!!!!

if that's all the excitement i can muster, life must be pretty dull...

love to you all... and stay well... and hope the tests help you, jennifer...

Hmmmmm.... 2nd Avenue works for me....... I'm not even too sure where University Place is!!!!

And don't even ask what I'm doing up at 3 a.m. --- Thursday was the day from - starting out with trying to post on the daily, and it went downhill from there........ <grrrrr>