-a friend who met me at the gym yesterday.
-my first private client!!
-working from home today.
-HRT; seriously, hot flashes are GONE!
-abundance.

- grateful to have finally reached the start of my holidays without a meltdown
- gorgeous weather predicted for Cape Breton
- cherries, cheese, Ryvita for breakfast
- managed a pedicure myself - the new knee is bending better!
- a great hug from Holly yesterday - I've missed her
- latest New Yorker to read on the plane
- flight reservation screw-up is now resolved
- my dogs love going to their kennel
- no net, no TV, no phones for a while week!
- a week with Linda means fun, good food, laughter and talk
- afternoon naps guaranteed!

- a healthy day yesterday and the willingness to push through...I am so grateful

- TGIF - DH is coming home today.

- made huge strides in the cleanfest I am having in my office

- farm market this time of the year is so fun

- my family, my friends, my 3fc friends, internet, cellphone, internet]

It is FRIDAY!
2 days w/o a/c
Watermelon Festival this weekend
good nights sleep
waking up hungry

- Get to see my granddaughter this afternoon
- Cooler weather
- No car trouble right now
- God helped me keep my cool when I learned Mon. that DS dropped out of college------- again
- Family, friends, 3FC, indoor plumbing, cell phone, Internet

**my internet is working again!
-beautiful day
-lost 4.2 pounds in 2 weeks on Weight Watchers
-motivation stronger
-my dogs, my family, this site, fresh air
-HOPE

-Still more rain!
-Gorgeous flowers from my DH for my birthday.
-Iced coffee.
-Abundance.
-Interesting, challenging, rewarding employment.

- a better food day - so grateful

- impromtu fire in the outdoor fire place with some neighbors, lots of kids, BIG roasted marshmellos . . . and I didn't eat one marshmello. It was fun. If we had fixin's for somores - it would have been hard to resist. So it was just marshmellos. An early welcome to fall.

- healing slowly - but healing

- fall produce

- a cool evening last night

- my family, friends, 3fc friends, internet, cell phone, facebook

- spending time with DD and DGD
- Can afford to take them out to eat and shopping
- Have the energy to go shopping with them
- Not quite as hot here as it has been
- Family, friends, 3FC, indoor plumbing, cell phone, Internet

Cheryl thank you for sharing you pic with us!!

+ MIL's AUCTION IS OVER!
+ I did NOT buy the HOUSE @ the auction (what was I thinking?)
+ I did NOT spend too much...but do I REALLY need that stuff?
+ had a great day with family
+ hung out with "guys" at the auction for a bit...men are funny to listen to!!

Timetolose (Cheryl) - love seeing your photo! Wow - you were pretty before and even prettier now. So proud for you in your wonderful accomplishment in your weight loss journey.

- willingness to keep trying

- CLEAN & reorganized office!

- Little almost four nieghbor, Katherine, learned to ride her two wheeler with no training wheels yesterday. She is so, so proud. I am grateful I got to see it happen.

- my dishwasher

- family, friends, 3fc, internet, cell phone, facebook

+ Gerri asked about me today
+ all that I have accomplished today
+ sunshine
+ air conditioning & ceiling fans
+ my sun burn is not too bad

- willingness to plan for a healthy day

- DH and I had supper with probably the only person I dislike emmensely. (my sister in law - DH's brother's wife)- I am grateful that I only wanted to scream and 'kick her' one or two times'. We spend time with them only as a death bed wish from DH's mom to see them once in a while.

- my wonderful sister in law Nancy and neice Erika are coming to visit Labor Day weekend. YAY

- birdies chirping

- family, friends, this site, internet, cell phone, facebook

- Cooler weather
- Fall is in the air
- Starting over
- Moving forward instead of backward

Thank you, Cathy and Beverly for your comments on my pictures! I changed my avatar as a daily reminder to myself that small losses add up. Sometimes I think that God is teaching me patience. My weight loss has been so slow and I grew accustomed to the changes in my appearance as I went. When I look in the mirror, I still see so much fat that I often think that, while I feel the changes, that they just don't show. When I look at full body pictures of myself, both before and current, I see a fat person in both and really have to look for changes. I see the biggest difference in my face, so I had the idea to make the before and after face shots my avatar. Now when I am on 3FC I will be reminded that I have changed.

- This past week has been hard. I learned a week ago that DS has dropped out of college again. This broke my heart. I thought that it was going well. I have to remind myself that there are good things about him to appreciate. He is a good and kind person. He is not addicted to drugs or alcohol. I just feel so dismal about his future. I just need to get over it and quit grieving.

- Spent time with DD and the new grandbaby this weekend. That made me feel better.
- Family, friends, 3FC, indoor plumbing, cell phone, Internet