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WELCOME !!!!!

Phew! I can't believe how chatty we are these days!! Well, YOU ALL ANYWAY!! I haven't been around much!!

2CUTE....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...OK OK I'LL STOP SINGING!!
My singing would deafen a dead cow!! Anyway...hope you had a great day!

Sara congrats on the loss....I wish I was you!!

I really really can't respond to everyone right now...time is limited and my deadline is pushing ahead full force and I have to work late tomorrow night! Just know that I love you guys and I will be back!!

TTFN Michelle

I am so far behind on this thread. It's hard to keep up.

I will be better this coming week. I have been in a funky mood but think I see light!

So you all remember how I decided to live my life as a "romance" novel? I am amazed at their lives. First of all did you know that we wear dresses so our "men" can flip up our skirts whenever they get "randy", as they refer to it in the novels. I didn't know that!!! Nor did I know we weren't suppose to wear anything under our dresses. The hero & heroine usually ride horses and have sex at bedtime, in the morning and a couple times each day in-between. I was wondering how they found the time until I remembered these are always wealthy people with live in help. So, now I have to get a horse!

Have a good night.

is

and some live-in help!

...and some hoop skirts!

But Minnesota in the winter may be a tad too chilly for running around sans pantaloons!

ohhhhh Kat,

Talk about frost on the pumpkin - as well as other places! BURRRRRR!

j-ann

Sandy and I were there for a bit, probably right before you got there, Miss Baylee! Sorry we missed you!

So where was Lady Frosty Buns??



chapped lips indeed!

You guys crack me up.... Kat, you are right....I am off until Sunday and then Sunday I only work half a day because I'm getting off at 11:00 in time to come home and see the Daytona 500. I have been around today, but not feeling all that chatty. You know....we all have those days.

Don't worry though.....I'm still OP.

This is Speed Week in Daytona, so my Speed Channel is simply clogged with practices, qualifying and interviews from Daytona so I've been quite busy. I don't know if I've even turned my channel once in the last two days except tonight at 8:00, Tony was on "The Best Damn Sports Show..Period", so of course you know I had to watch that.

Please know that even though I'm not addressing you each individually tonight, that I think of ALL of you ALL the time and will be back tomorrow to run my mouth to all of you. I do want to say to Donna though to answer your question:

I have been watching racing now for about 3 years and I am VERY passionate about it. (as if you couldn't tell) I love to go on and kid about Tony all the time but I assure you, the fact that I think he is a handsome man has nothing to do with the reason I like him. Ok, I almost typed that with a straight face. Ok, let me run over it simply.....you never can tell what can happen when you get me started about racing. For years, my poor old dh tried to watch Nascar and I mowed him down every time. I would get up on my little and say, "I can't belive there are millions of starving children and these people are getting paid thousands of dollars to drive around in a circle." Oh how I regret those words. (Dh never lets me forget) As a matter of a fact, he would actually pretend to go out and work on the truck on Sundays, just so he could listen to the race on the radio, because I didn't allow it to be on in the house. Then finally one day, he said, "I'll make you a deal. You watch just one race with me...all the way through and if you hate it, I'll never ask to watch racing again." So I thought......"Great! I'll sit through one race and never have to fool with this again." So we watched the race and he started telling me about some of the drivers. You know, personal stuff. Then he gave me information about how skilled you have to be to drive these cars. To watch them do it, you would think it is so easy. On the contrary, it is not. Sometimes the heat in the car is so intense, the bottom of the driver's feet get burnt. I mean think about it....I get nervous if a car gets too close to me on the interstate going 70 mph....what about having other cars literally inches from you....but going 185 mph? Not to mention, there is no other sport, not football....basketball, hockey....whatever, that when you go out onto the field, you don't know if you'll live through the event. I can't even imagine. Anyways, long story short.....or have we passed that point? I started watching racing and loved it!! So I decided it was time to pick a driver. Dh always liked Dale Earnhardt Sr. and I decided I would like a driver named Jeff Burton. Dh also liked a driver named Tony Stewart. I, on the other hand, did NOT like Tony Stewart. I thought he was too aggresive, had a bad temper and was generally a smarta$$. (Gee....all the reasons I LOVE him now) As a matter of a fact, the first poster of him that was brought into this house was not allowed to hang on the wall. I told dh that he could hang it inside the closet....no joke! So I followed racing for about a year and even though I really liked Jeff Burton, he just lacked a certain fire.....if he finished really bad, it would be normal for him to make a comment like, "Well, we finished 26th today, wish we'd have done better, but I guess that's all the car had." Well, that would just burn me up! I wanted him to be mad....be fired up and determined to do better! It just seems like he settled for settling, if you know what I mean. Although I wanted to be dedicated to my driver, Tony just seemed to turn my head more and more and NO, I do not mean with the way he looked. It was the way he drove. The fact that no longer than he had been in the Winson Cup series, he was winning and winning and winning and when he didn't win, he finished in the top five just about every week. So secretly, I started liking Tony. I did not want to admit it to dh, cause I knew I'd never hear the end of it. Finally when I couldn't deny it any longer........I gave in and told dh I liked Tony too. He was very skeptical at first, but started to believe me when I started looking up things about Tony on the internet, what all things he had done.....things like that. And one day, I was on his official website on the message board and one of the topics was, "For the Ladies" and it had a lot of pictures of Tony and for the first time, I really looked at him and thought, "Gee.....he's a cutie." So, as you can see by this VERY long, drawn out story. First I didn't like him, then I did like him, thought he was cute, and now can't wait till race day. And it's not just about him, it's about racing period. I just love it. Ok, I know by now you've probably stopped reading, but just in case you haven't, I guess you'll never ask me another racing question again, huh? I guess I do get carried away, huh?

In honor of my long reply to Donna, I will also add this for her viewing pleasure:



Ok, now I'm thoroughly worn out, plus there is a Nascar classic race on ESPN2, so I think I will check that out for now. I'll be back tomorrow and never forget you guys are the best!

P.S. Since it is now past midnight I can say....

Only 3 days till the Daytona 500!

Hi guys !!! I have soooo much to share with all of you.
Today has been quite a day.
After I exercised I showered and got dressed for my night out for my birthday.
I wanted to be comfortable so I picked me larger pants that are the most comfortable.
Got all dolled up and yet felt like a slob. I could not figure out why I felt soooo sloppy.
Then it hit me ... my larger pants were TOO LARGE !!!!
Yes, ... my pants are too big on me.
I had to take them off and put on the next smaller size.
I felt like a million bucks then.

Hubby had to work later than planned so when he got home we were in a hurry.... But the mailman had just came and delivered a package for me. So I told DH to hang on... I was going to open my package.
A very dear friend of mine (from 3FC) sent me the CUTEST shirt !!!
It had a picture of Tweety bird on the front and this saying....
2 CUTE 4 U !!!
OH MY !!!! My husband and I got the biggest laugh from it.
It is as if it made especially for me. LOL It just made my day !!!!

It also included a journal. On the cover it said....
"To see what a man is really like, read his journal"
It took me from tears of laughter to tears of love.

We then hurried to the movies so we wouldn't be late.
We saw "Shanghi Knights". I am a Jackie Chan fan. (except for Tuxedo)
It was pretty good but not as good as "Shanghi Noon" (I loved that one)
Dh and I did share a small popcorn and diet pop.

Then he took me to this neat little unique restaurant that uses seasonings and wood from Hawaii to cook their foods. (It made me miss Malia) It was very very good. Only ate half of everything... except dessert. LOL ( It is my birthday afterall ) LOL Dessert was homemade peach ice cream and peach cobbler. Mmmmm
He got me a bottle of "Obsession" perfume and a pair of gold and ruby earrings.
This a man who is PROUD of buying me a vacumn cleaner for xmas one year. LOL I HATE housecleaning. LOL

Overall... it was a pretty darn good day. I got several phone calls from friends and family too. And some pretty darn funny cards... and a heart breaker from my oldest daughter. It was sooo moving.
Add all of that to all the birthday wishes I have here and I have an endless list of gratitude for my Thankful Thursday.

Okay... I know I am forgetting to tell you something.
Hmmm... oh yeah ... mother nature gave me a birthday gift too.
She gave me TOM !!!!!! I only have a period once every THREE years.... and she chose TODAY to bless me. Grrrrr
( yes, one gift you wish I hadn't told you) LOL
I guess she thought I just had it too good today and had to keep me humble. LOL

Good Morning Ladies!

2Cute: Glad you had such a nice birthday. It's a jazz to have clothes too big isn't it. Congrat on you all your success!

Lucky: Hey, don't forget to add in those corsets. I often wonder what fat women did? There had to be some really overweight women. A corset would have killed me. So much for romance of the romance novel.

Michelle: Hope Andrew is getting back to normal.


Tina: Hey, great pic of you and the Tonester! I lived 3 hours from the biggest Formula race and never cared for it. I went with a girlfriend as a kid once to the time trials. Just didn't do it for me. I think a big part of it now is I am OCD! No big surprise about my obsession with how you look going out, exercise etc is it. It started years ago, but got worse as I gained weight. Everything I did I felt under scrutiny because of my weight, ie., my house had to be perfect, my clothes, hair etc perfect, children and husband looking perfect so no one could call me lazy. I can't do what I would do if I was thin. Maybe that is why I have not let the fat go. I am afraid I would become totally nuts. Lightbulb moment I guess. I could not sit through a whole race on tv. I would keep getting up finding work I thought I should do. I never sit through commercials. I force myself to sit still sometimes especially when dh is home. Oprah had a show on a couple days ago where husbands and wives gave challenges to each other. I ask Jack what would be his challenge to me (knowing full well what the answer would be) When he said, "24 hours where you don't clean, do laundry or anything," I cracked up because I had the very same thing in my head. He just shakes his head when I clean a hotel room before the maid comes in. I stack up all the dirty towels in a pile, clean the sink area, rinse the tub, straighten up the bed (he won't let me make it), straighten anything laying around, throw all trash in trash can, etc. They love to see me come. It takes them minutes to clean our room! I made a promise to him that on our vacation I would not do that. I am going to try sooooo hard!

Baylee, Kat, J-Ann, Sara and Sandy: Hi to you guys.

I have to go and take dh to work. Today is errand and shopping day. I get to get my hair all cut off! Yippeee! I will post a pic if I don't look too bad. Be prepared. I want it really short.

Donna

Hi everybody! How's the morning going? I'm doing fairly well this week OP. Trying, anyway. Haven't journalled so nothing is a SURE thing.

Don't have much time, but do have to make an appearance to wish 2Cute a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, albeit, belatedly. I got in from work yesterday, sat in the recliner and crashed until I was woke up and told to go to bed at 11:30 PM.

So here's my little birthday song for dear 2Cute:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR 2CUTE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! And many more! Sorry it's late. You know I love ya!!! BTW, I'm glad you warned me to sit down before you shared about the big "E" cuz you're right, I'd have fallen on the floor. It was actually all I could do to keep from falling off the chair!

You all's rendition of the romance novel was a hoot. Definitely had me laughing my head off. Especially, but not limited to, the comment about "chapped lips"!!! OMG!!!

I do have to get out of here once again. My best friend's uncle passed away so I will be tied up with funeral stuff around jobs this weekend. The funeral itself is actually out of town about a 3 hour drive north of here.

Hopefully by next week, I'll be back here regularly. Usually the first two weeks of the month are so jammed I can't see straight. Then it calms down for the end of the month. I'm kinda looking forward to that "break" this month.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, I exercised yesterday too. Because you know, physical exercise is good for you. I know that I should do it daily, but my body doesn't want me to do too much, so I have worked out this program:
Beating around the bush.
Jumping to conclusions.
Climbing the walls.
Swallowing my pride.
Dragging my heels.
Pushing my luck.
Making mountains out of mole hills.
Hitting the nail on the head.
Wading through paperwork.
Bending over backwards.
Jumping on the band wagon.
Balancing the books.
Running around in circles.
Tooting my own horn.
Climbing the ladder of success.
Pulling out all the stops.
Adding fuel to the fire.
Opening a can of worms.
Putting my foot in my mouth.
Starting the ball rolling.
Going over the edge.
Picking up the pieces.

Whew! What a workout!
You are invited to use my program any time without charge!!

Love to all!

GOOD AFTERNOON CHICKS

I was so distressed that I had not gotton a reminder in my e mail that there were new posts on the page here!! I was like they know I thrive on this stuff, where are they all? But to my suprise I come to the 3fc site and to the boards and to this thread and there are posts to read, but I had not posted on this thread yet, so I guess thats how it works?

I was in chat last night with kat, sorry we missed you Baylee, but oh did I crack up about your chapped lips comment...you are too funny.

Tina~~~ I read every word of your post, so you just gab away, I will always read it. And I was also wondering how one got the racing bug. . I never really cared for it, but once you get watching you just can't help yourself. And to let you know dh here has had the speed channel on non stop when he has been home. Last night he says, sit down here with me motioning to the couch, I said not unless you change that darn channel, so when you were telling your story back there I was laughing my butt off thinking of me and dh. And I'm sure my TV will be tuned into Daytona, and honestly I will probably watch some of it anyway...I don't have a favorite racer yet, but maybe someday. My sil loves Tony too for all the same reasons you do I guess, but her dh likes Jeff Gordon so they are funny themselves to listen to during a race.


2cute~~I'm so glad you had such a wonderful day, sorry about TOM though, mother nature sure likes to stick her ugly head in at the worst times, she has ruined many a planned adventures for me or should I say dh...

Today is WI day for me, I will post it when I get home from work. I will take what ever the scale queen is handing out today. I know I have done my best and stuck OP with not one slip and have exercised my butt off, so eventually it will show!!! I am at peace with this now I think

It is now 12:15 here and I was so hungry this am, I had my yougart for breakfast then around 10:30 my belly was growling and the more I told it to shut up the loader it got, so I gave it some cucumbers in red wine vinigar. Then come 11:30 I could not hold off anymore and had to eat my sandwich I brought for lunch. Then I said I'm still hungry???? But I remembered that I had read somewhere that it takes your brain 20 minutes to realize your belly is full, so I waited and actually now, I can honestly say I'm not hungry. Maybe in another hour or so it will be different, but I have an apple with me and some micro 94%ff pop corn too, always be prepared.......yeah right, I just happened to have them left here at work. And I'm drinking so much water Im constantly in the bathroom. Im hoping once I loose some of this weight I can go off of the meds that Im on....
I take 1 pill for high blood pressure
1 water pill cause of the water retention
and 1 potassium pill cause my body dosnt produce enough while taking the water pill. Keep your fingers crossed.

Well I've rambled on and on again.....talk to you chicks later...

Hugs to you all,

Hey you all, I'm still at work, but wanted to add what just happend.

Hubby apparently went to the flower shop yesterday and had a big bouqet of buetiful flowers delivered. Oh bestill my heart....I cried when I read the card......it says......everyday I love less and less of you....keep up the good work, I am so proud of you. Love your hubby Fern

Ok, you can all drool now...Sometimes he does do nice stuff. I love the man..

Hubby sent me flowers too. I have tomorrow off so he is taking me out for my birthday.