Hi All!

Hope everyone's havinga great weekend! Yesterday was a little busy here, Peter had a bday party to go to. He pitched a fit when we got there because he had to take his shoes off...it was at a place called Wiggles & Giggles. It's a gym kind of place. He wasted a good 45 min. or so having a tantrum and then just sitting on the sidelines watching his friends have fun! Eventually he warmed up and had fun.

Robby's feeling much better, but I think he's having a lot of pain in his mouth. He's working on the top two teeth now and he's constantly "chewing his cud", as my mom says! He's not eating well either. I have to blow on him to get him to open his mouth! I told him he's gonna end up back in the hospital with a needle in his arm if he doesn't eat! Likea 7 month old is gonna understand that! I think I'm PMSing.

Today we're not doing much. I've got a bunch of laundry to do and I have to clean! Hoping for an interview tomorrow.

Just a quickie before I have to go "button down the hatches" with Katrina..We were without internet until today and after tomorrow, no telling..That storm is heading straight towards us..
Will update later--
Lauren--can U delete the other thread start??we were on at the same time!!!
I lost 1/2 lb..I was soo storm worried I forgot the good news!!!
RR

Hey all!

Well I missed my WI, since we have company and my schedule is all out of whack.

But - thinking about what I have been eating the last 2 days - I am better off not looking - so I will wait until next SAT - give me some time to cleanse.

hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Hello Everyone!

DH is home! He's having a hard time with the jet lag, but he slept for over 12 hours last night. Hopefully he will get back on track quickly. He has a 9 AM meeting in the morning, so he has to go in. He was going to call off, but now he can't. Oh well! At least next weekend is a three day(er).

I have been doing awful with eating this past week. We've been out of the house SO much. Friday we did Six Flags again and ate lunch there. We don't usually do that, but we wanted to go to the dolphin show.

RR: I hope the hurricane mostly misses you! I haven't checked on it today.

Lauren: Isn't it fun when they tantrum like that? Alex just spent the last half hour crying and I'm not sure why. Those are the ones I really hate. Good luck on the interview tomorrow. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

AJ: Hope weigh-in goes well for you!

Hello all, well today when I weighed myself I had either lost 1.5 or 2 pounds. Last week I stepped on the scale and couldn't believe it, so I tried it again and the reading was 1/2 lb. heavier. Anyways at least it is a loss.

RR, I hope and pray that you don't have any damage done by the storm. If you do, I hope it will be minimal. Like the others I have not been watching it closely.

Well I start school tommorrow, so we will see how that is going to go. I have a feeling that it is going to take a couple weeks to get in the swing of things. (oh joy, oh thrill)

Well that is all for now.

P.S. I would like to get to my goal weight by graduation. (May 20th - and the countdown begins) So my individual goals for each month is to lose 10 lbs. each month until then. I don't think it will be that bad, because if broken down - that's just 2.5 lbs. a week.

I have forbidden my mom to bring in junk food - reminding her that I have no will power. If I buy it at school, there is only a little package. I am trying not to buy at school though, cause they rip you off.

Anyways, just thought I would tell you.

RR, Are you being advised to evacuate?? I read that N.O. is, didn't know if you were that close that you should also? Actually, I guess you'll probably be on call, huh? At any rate, stay safe! Hope you're not w/o internet, but just in case, if it lasts too long, call me and let me know you're all OK!

Lisa, Hope your mom obeys your wishes! Congrats on the loss, whatever it is! And good luck at school!

Karen, Glad you've got DH home again! Where was he? Germany??

PJ, GL getting back on track this week! It's always hard when company's around.

Well, Robby had a really long nap today, from like, 10:30 or so until around 1:30-2!! So he's roarin' to go now! And Peter & DH went down for a nap at 2:30! LOL, mom sure would love a nap...

Katrina is heading straight at New Orleans soo I will be at work for days I am sure...They evacuate those hospitals to higher ground hopsitals and that is mine...They are saying 175m/hr winds now with gusts to 215...They have evacuated most of New Orleans although many did not leave and are now stuck there...It is soo strange..no gas left, no ice, and the can goods are completely gone..Not even bottled water on the shelves here...
Lauren--we are not advised to evacuate but we are expecting 100 mile/hr winds here so it wont be a nice site..It will hit around the time I leave for work so I am beginning to freak out about driving in that much wind and rain..I did it for Andrew and it was not fun..Please send prayers for the morning....
RR

Hi all, I didn't lose any this week, but thats ok. Not alot going on with me..still looking for work...thats about it.

RR stay safe!!

Tiffany

Oh boy, I sure will be praying! I was watching Fox News after I posted earlier, to hear more details and they showed pics of the cars leaving. They also showed all the people at the Superdome waiting to get in, because they couldn't leave. It was really scary to hear all they were saying was going to happen there! Be careful!!

Good Morning..well the storm made that north turn which isnt nice for the Mississippi folks..with these storms it is rough for everyone...I am heading for work early and will sit around until 5am..they said 75-90 m/h winds with heavy rain to hit when I am suppose to leave so I am leaving now to be inside..It is raining and the wind is blowing hard but not really too much at 3 am....My work said we would be fired if we didnt go and that we can bring kids there to sit in the auditorium..I told them, the President said that your family is your first priority but they were not amused, so off I go...
DH is with them since I dont have a clue when I will be home..We have many folks from the N.O. hospitals to care for...

Will post later if I have electricity
RR

Good Morning Everyone,

RR: I'm glad you are going to miss the brunt of the storm. I hope you don't have to stay at work for days and days. Doesn't it suck to work at a hospital when things like this happen. When I worked at the hospital and we had a blizzard we had the same reaction. The governor would call a state of emergency and say stay off the street. The hospital says come to work or be fired. Hmmm. Yep, it's important enough to risk my life to give these people therapy. It wasn't like I was a nurse and could help with the patient care! They said we had to come in "in case they needed us" for pt care. Nope, they could be severely shorthanded, but if we were there, we were treating people. They didn't want to miss the revenue.

Lauren: Good luck with the interview today!

Tiffany: Good luck with your job hunt.

Here's what we did at our house yesterday:


Yep, my little boy is in his big boy bed now! Wow, it was so hard to put him to bed last night! He loves it, but that's because he likes jumping on it!

Have a good day.

Oh Karen!! He's LOOKS like such a big boy too! *sniff, sniff* I wish I could put up a big bed for Peter. I think he'd sleep soo much better. Does he sleep all night in it?

RR, Glad you all are OK. Haven't had a chance to look at the news this AM, but mom yelled up the stairs that it hit Biloxi instead of N.O. Hope you don't have to spend too much time at work. That really sucks that they "threaten" you that way.

Well, my recruiter called this AM and the interview is Wednesday at 9:00 am. I have to go into her office at 11 this AM to see her. The usual "I haven't placed you in awhile, so I need to see you and go over interviewing techniques" conversation. Really, it will be to show off the kiddos though!

Have a great day all!

I don't want to offend anyone by posting in the wrong spot. But after reading some of the postings I am really interested in joining your group. I am a married mother of 2, full time nurse, going to school to further my nursing career. This group seems right up my alley. I am interesting in losing about 100lbs. Need friends to help. I guess let me know.. Thanks!!

Hi ER and welcome! Oh please, we are a hard group to offend! Jump right on in! We are here to support you as well as find support for ourselves. I don't think anyone would care as long as you were finding what you needed. Hope to see you around often.