Good morning everyone! I'm gettin us started and off to get ! Kids are back to school today! lol I'll be back!

Morining Bamie;
I just got the call that I don't have the GD's today, but, am on call. SIL has an upset tummy. Hoping he isn't coming down with that flu. So, pretty much free day today. Going to the bank, GYM and I have an appt. this morning. I missed him all of last week. I joined WW last night. So, today is my fresh start day.
Time to get dressed for the gym, and eat some breakfast.
Have a good day to all chicks waking up and joining in.

Chipper...You go girl! You sound like you have a new Attitude this morning for sure! Enjoy your free day!

Hi there, EarlyChicks!

We got another dump of snow last night and it made a huge drift at the bottom of the steps down from the deck. Lucy did her usual headlong run down the steps this morning and ended up sort of swimming to get out of the drift. Too funny!

Bamie, another busy day in BamieLand? No flies on you as they say in Delta!

Chipper, enjoy your date with GYM. I am meeting Tread later this morning. WW works well with SBD, doesn't it?

Hersh and I are off to Holly The Fur Stylist in a few minutes. Then I have to empty out ashes and start up the woodstove. It's going to be another cuddle in day although I will have to do some shovelling. I have a Church service at 7:30 tonight so it'll be an early dinner.

Happy Tuesday, Bamie and Chipper and Chicks to peck in.

New chicks, please join us in this daily thread. Don't be shy - we sure aren't!

Good Morning All!

I feel for everyone dealing with snow and bad weather, I'm used to the New England winters, but am really enjoying this more mild winter in the Midwest! I haven't experienced that instinctual need to hibernate, which is a good thing!!

I was super productive yesterday getting both my taxes done and eyebrows waxed between classes. And, I've been keeping my dates with Gym! I babysit this am for the 17-MONTH-old, not years!!! Although I have seen Desperate Housewives....that could be interesting !! I take him swimming on Tuesdays which he loves, and again I consider it exercise for me too!

Hope everyone has a great day!

Peace-

tlcstar~~Congrats on you and GYM. I need to date him, too

Ellis~~How are the meds going??

Ruth~Dogs in the snow must be fun to watch!! Stay warm.

Bamie~~How's the kitchen leak?? Did you get that horrible thunderstorm last night, too?? I hope it didn't cause any damage.

Chipper~~Good luck in WW!!!!

Me~~Doctor appt, Home Depot shopping and kitchen work (again).
I was not OP last week and gained back 3 pounds

A quick peck in as I'm headin to the shower. Still waitin on the roofer!

Ruth.. I bet that was so funny to watch her in the snow drift!

TLC...Have fun with the lil one. They are so cute at that age!

Sil...We mainly had storms all day yesterday by lastnight it had started clearin up. I thought we were gonna lose a tree or two a time or two. DS got out with the dog and played in the mud! Sometimes he acts 5 instead of 15. But I am glad he is secure enough within himself to still act like a kid!

I had a date with my bike lastnight! woohoo! lol But oh the pain in my knee durin and after! Toughen up sissy gurl! Still have a ton of cleanin to do but man does that floor look good! DH saw a table for sale on the way home yesterday in the front yard of some peeps who just sold their house. It is very similar to the one we have only smaller and round where ours is oblong. So we bought it for 25 bucks to put in the bfast nook and it fits much better than ours did. Which ours is now sittin in the livingroom. Gotta figure out what I will do with it! lol Thank goodness I have a huge livingroom! lol Ok I'm to get ready for my day.

Good morning ladies~

Been MIA since last week. Had those nasty wisdom teeth pulled, has a bit of a problem that day and the day after. Boy, was I extremely ill!! Almost all better today though! YAY!! Have not eaten well OP the past 2days. Noodles in my soup that dh made and last night I had a pancake (homemade) for dinner. I'm still having problems eating some things. I'm craving a big chicken salad!! I am going to try it today, see how it goes.

I need to make a date with gym as well, but my time..sigh..i HAVE to make a date with him this week!! I will shoot for tonight. Let's see if I can keep it.

Ok, off to do a few things. Have a Great OP Day everyone!!

Morning Chickies!

Everyone sounds so chipper this am! I'm in a pretty good mood myself. The Chiropracter said I could start exercising again! Yeah! I'll tell you that sugar I had prior to TOM really REALLY messed me up. The hormonal implications of sugar/TOM and my body just don't do well. My head is finally starting to feel better today! The depression I felt in the last week was overwhelming. Sugar really is the first drug we become addicted to.

Bami - Yes I think waiting a year or so would be good to begin dating. I think I had this feeling that I would never ever date again for the rest of my life because no one would find this old 40 year old attractive. Now that I know that isn't true - I'm more comfortable waiting awhile. DS is creating phone envy where ever he goes. But the downside to it is that the only reason he has a phone is because his DM & DF are no longer married. (and his dad is kind of stupid but we don't tell him that part.) Can't wait to see your kitchen floor! Take pictures.

Ruth - Still snowing here too! I love how dogs get all frisky in the snow.

Chipper - you go! Pass some energy this way.

Tlcstar - good luck with the baby! That is a great age.

Laurie - I like that you do different things to exercise. I was getting a little bored before I hurt my neck and had to stop. Now I will try and mix things up a little like you do.

Amblyn - I was worried about you! I doubt you gained any weight. I couldn't eat when I had my teeth pulled. Just too yucky! Make sure you follow the directions from the oral surgen - you don't want an infection or dry rot (or whatever they call that dry tooth thingie)

DS crashed on his face in gym class yesterday and popped a bracket off his braces. He cut his mouth all up and has a black and blue nose. Poor little dude! Braces are tough. I have parent/teacher conferences tonight so we'll see how he is adjusting to his new school. Last conference was great and his report card was great so I'm hoping for a good report.

Take care!

Good morning to you all. It seems like I have been MIA for ever. I have been so busy, I bought my moms house and it really needs a lot of work. Lucy cat and I moved into it Feb. 8th., she is finally adjusting to the move, she slept in her own bed last night.
I have been painting and putting floor down. Last night I put molding around the new floor, well it isn't perfect but close enough It is really fun to pick out colours for the rooms, but not so much fun putting the colors on.
I bought a new truck last week, (now I can move my own junk ) and I put my first big ding in the tail gate on Sunday, it's only a truck .I backed into a tree, the tree is missing some bark but it is OK.
You all soud like you are doing OK. As for weight I have lost 8# since started SBD, I don't have time to really work on it as I am very busy with the move. I am glad to have something to take my mind off of losing mom and Ken. I really do miss them.
Any way I will go for now, be good It is snowing here, I have a tanning session this afternoon, so
Love Tazcat

Hello All

Been busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger in a duplex Haven't had time to post. We are bidding 6 jobs on the 24th so - my days are WIDE open so far this week. I am getting my exercise running up and down the hall.

Sounds like everyone is having a good day. Hope it stays that way.

Try to check in later

Love ya'll

Hi Chicks!!!

Been missing for a few days. This weekend was good except for the fact that I ate like a ! This was the first weekend since the beginning of January that I ate off plan the whole weekend. I've had a small cheat meal here and there but I totally blew it! I was so frustrated that the scale hasn't moved (even though I've been losing inches) that I ate everything! I had every intention of staying OP and started out that way. Then we started getting busy and I ended up having Arby's. From there it went to Mexican food, then pancakes for breakfast the next morning. OY!!! I'm back OP this week though.

We got the quote for the cabinets on Saturday. I couldn't believe what it was...$18,000 and that wasn't even installed! Now I could maybe see this if it was a huge kitchen but it's not! We eventually got it down to around $8700 but have decided to get another quote from another place that carry the same line of cabinets. I have to meet them at home today so they can measure. DH is going to go over the design with them on Friday morning. Then we'll make a decision. We need to get this figured out so the cabinets can get in the process of being made! I hate living out of crates that are stacked in the garage. It's a PITA when it comes to finding a can or something I need to cook with! I think we're going with a maple cabinet in honey spice color. Here's the link to the door http://www.kraftmaid.com/doorsfinish...doorstyleid=56. The honey spice looks dark in the picture but it's really not. DH is going for the natural so we'll see who wins!

Sunday I stayed in and watched the race! Jeff Gordon is my guy so I was totally happy he won. DH and my stepdad are going to the races at the CA Speedway this weekend. Our family owns a collision repair shop and work with DuPont paints. The sales rep got them tickets to the DuPont luxury skybox on Saturday and good seats on Sunday. I'm so that I can't go!!!! I have 2 bride appts. on Saturday and a bridal show on Sunday. I guess I have to do what brings in some $$$$. I have my fun week coming up in April anyway so I guess I won't complain.....much.

Yesterday the computers were down in the office so I couldn't post. I hate when I can't check my mail! What did we ever do before the internet???

Ruth...I wanted to let you know that I found myself saying FRASSING over the weekend. I can't remember what I even said it about but I immediately thought of you!

I've got to go get some work done. I've been catching up on all the posts over the weekend and yesterday and not getting much done. I'll try to get back later!

Have a great day!

I just realized I never posted in the Daily yet. Busy day. I'm still sore from the workout but it is a little better.

Tonight is the banquet with the non-SB food: hamburgers, chips, ice cream, and cake. I've got my WW buns, sliced raw veggies, hard boiled eggs and SF banana cream pudding. Hopefully I can resist the bad stuff without being too obvious.

Taz - Good to see you posting.

Kissjoy... I like the honey spice. I didn't think he looked dark at all. Oh those wild w-ends! lol I am back OP myself. How lucky they get to go to the races!

Barb...Stay strong! lol

I gotta jet work to do.

This is my first post on the daily chat, so I thought I'd just jump right in!

Today is day 5 for me of phase 1. I have lost 2 pounds, but probably would have lost more had I not had low blood sugar one day and ate the only thing I could find in my car (Nutri-grain bars). I now have my car stocked with peanuts in case this happens again! I also have been pretty proud of myself. I have been making it to the YMCA every day and have worked out for at least 1/2 hour.

Amber: I have much sympathy for you. I had my wisdom teeth pulled last month, and got two dry sockets and thought I was going to die! A month later, and my mouth still hasn't totally healed.