Morning ladies! You all have been to active to get in personals this morning.

Twynn - my method of turning off the alarm quickly is throwing it across the room...it usually shuts off ;)

The time change must be affecting the kids. Both woke up around 10 again this morning. It gave me a nice chunk of time to get some things done - the only thing that needs to be done now is vacuuming which I can't do until DH gets home because DS1 is scared of it.

I have to cook for my FIL today. Since my in-laws separated, he lives on pb&j sandwiches...he won't complain but I know that he is sick of them. I send over two dishes a week that he can eat on. He is very appreciative.

off to get DS1 a snack...apparently breakfast didn't "take".

Morning all! I am running to get ready for my sister's wedding week. I have to pack, do laundry so I have something to pack, pack for DW who is meeting me on Thursday but since I am driving and she is flying I am taking her stuff with me, clean the house a bit, leave HER a list of things to do...and UGH

As I reported last week, the lady who is making the dresses from scratch, had to take in the dress a LOT since Jan (about 2 inches in each the bust, stomach and hips!) and I am glad to report that I am officially past the 20 pound loss mark! I wanted to be 219 by the wedding and I am past that!

2 pics for you: one of the dress 2 weeks ago (you'll see more later in the wedding pics, she gets married on Friday the 13th!) and one of my Wii Fit screen with my official weigh-in:

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I will be gone all week and don't know how much access I will have to the intarwebs (I may die) but have a good week everyone, be safe and see you next Monday!

Good afternoon all. Sorry it's been so long since I've visited. Between job hunting and dogs and not feeling well I haven't had much time. I had to come in here to warn you all of something VERY important...

When I worked at a floor store they told me to take all the old receipts and throw them out. Those receipts had peoples personal credit card numbers on them. I told them it was illegal and upon conferring with their lawyer they allowed me to hire a shredding (reputable) company. But how many company's out there throw that information away? The receipt the company's hand you only has last four digits, but I am urging you to be aware that the one they hold in house has all the information anyone needs to make charges to your card.

If you, like I do, shop at a regular store and use your debit card (or credit for that matter) It's not hard for them to hack that store's information and get your card number.

I had over a h undred dollars hit my account. Someone using "Grant One" site and two of their affiliates to charge my account 1.99 and 19.12 a week ago, which I signed an affidavit that I didn't authorize. Then today the same company is trying to take $95, causing charges $32 for uncollected funds, and two over draft charges due to them hitting before my gas charge. So, back to the bank to file complaints. I was given 2 of the three charges refunded.. I had them stop my debit card and reissue a new one. But this time around, I believe I will start carrying cash for all my purchases.

The only things I do online are paying bills through my online checking, and the lady at the bank said that that is ok to continue to do. Direct deposits into the account I've not had any issues with.

So, before you use your debit card, (which I use literally for everything, never having cash on hand), you may want to rethink things.

Lets not forget that Grant One has a lot of complaints against them. I'm not sure how they got my information or debit card, but I do know I'm having computer issues right now.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL BOTH IN REAL LIFE AND ONLINE WHEN USING YOUR DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS!

Jenn, the dress is beautiful! Of course I am a little biased, purple is my favorite color.... Congrats on the weightloss!

LoriAnn, thanks for the heads-up and sorry for your troubles.
My brother works at NIST in data encryption and security standards and technology. I discussed this with him not long ago and was happy to discover that one of my favorite ways to do business online is also one of the safest - Paypal. Cash is great but not practical if you conduct a lot of business online. When you pay with Paypal, the retailer never has access to your bank account or credit card number. More and more retailers accept Paypal now. I'm sure nothing is without risk, and it's possible someone could obtain your info illegally from Paypal, but that is one place, rather than if it is living at a bunch of different retail sites out there.
My credit union is also great about keeping an eye out for these things. A few days ago I downloaded some songs for the kids from Walmart.com. The credit union was on the phone not 10 minutes later checking to see if they were authorized charges, as it was identified as something out of the ordinary for me.

Love the dress Jen! And you look great in it.