Hi guys :wave:

Whimsey~~I want you to go right back and try a new post (3rd time's the charm) and I do not want to see anything negative in it. Now, go!!!!! :drill:

Welcome to all the newbies~~~ I'm afraid that if I try to list you all by name. that I will surely leave sombody out by mistake. So hello and glad to see you here:cool:

2Dog~~A special "WELCOME TO THE WORLD" to the new baby boy:bb: And a happy birthday to him also:gift:

Marcie~~What a wonderful morning post! You rock :cheers:

Laked~~32 pounds since May 12~~ :eek: WOW!!!!

Sflake~~~Aruba for your 15th sounds wonderful :cool:

Gofishin~~I love seeing your skinny self on that treadmill :cp:

Kathy~~Hey, you are 10 pounds down :bravo:

Erika~~Enjoy the yogurt: you earned it :yes:

Ruth~~Enjoy your time with Ellis and Linda. BTW, are you guys related or friends?? I think there is a story there...

Den~~That Vietnamese lunch sounds great. Isn't it funny how much we miss the DH's when they are away???

Please forgive my typos but I'm too tired to back and make corrections:p

GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY,WE GOT THUNDER CLOUDS!
 

:wave:Top of the morning to all u lovely BEACHIN BABES! Got out early &did the jog thing in the sun & heat:mad:,now its cloudy w/thunder,,weatherman said coldfront movin in,high today "only" 101 w/possible showers,105ystrday!! Hoping for rain,best time 4 jogging :dance: LOOKOUT,I SEE SPRINKLES COMING DOWN..YAHOO!!:jig: My chihuahua"s(Chiquita Mommasita/Macho Nacho) r having their 1st litter of puppies as I post:cb:,3 that I can see(typical female in labor,,panting and grouling as she goes)Nacho is hidding under my chair in fear:eek:!!

• LADY~thank u soooo much :lucky:,hv fun at the market
• WHIMSEY~ :nono: :sumo: /whale,ur a hoot! Hv fun quilting!
• RUTH~Hv a great trip,the real trip is "ELLIS",u ladies hv a great visit and behave :cheers:
• 2DOG~CONGRATS :balloons:
• ELLIS~Is it true ur welcome mat says "GO AWAY" :lol:?
• DENTRASSI~Enjoy DH's homecoming :smoking:,I miss mine when he goes to work everyday :love:
• 2 all on this post 2day :grouphug:,hv to chck on pupster,wl chck bk later.......OH YEA:rollpin: :rollpin: ,WHO STOPPED THE RAIN???...........have a BEACHIN TGIF.........................GOFISHIN:dancer:

LOVED YOUR NOTE TO WHIMSEY!!
 

:wave:2BFIT1.............LOVED UR POST TO WHIMSEY,,U GO GIRL..still wish we could get a kicka#$ aviator,,sure wld come in handy:lol: :lol: :lol: ,,guess we could use this one for now:rollpin: :rollpin: :rollpin: ..............GOFISHIN:dancer:

When my daughter was born, my sister brought a big sign into the hospital to hang over my bed. It said, "Happy Birthday!!" A nurse came in and said, "Whose birthday is it?" DUH!!!! :lol:

Sil, Ruth is actually a sexy, 15 year old boy. The perfect internet pal. :lol:

Gofishin'... puppies!! How wonderful!! :hat:
Yes, it's true about my door mat. Although it's getting quite faded... :lol:

Den, I'll be sure to give Ruth a big liss from you. :D (liss? snicker)
Glad to hear that DH is back soon. Hey, we're having Vietnamese tonight! Come and join us, hon!

Ellis-OOH!! Wish I COULD join you!!! Make sure you get a liss back from Ruth too, okay?!? Are the dogs behaving themselves? I know that they tend to "disrupt" things (SEE, I can be genteel too!!!)

Gofishin and Sil-Yup!! Almost 22 years of marriage, and I am still crazy about him!! He left a note on my pillow with hugs and kisses, and wishing me "good sleep vibes" (I have problems with insomnia sometimes.) He is such a sweetie!!!

Whimsey-I have those moments too, but you need to stop those thoughts and replace them with good ones. I lose weight from the top down, so after I lose a few I feel heavier in the stomache. But look up a few inches and you will see that your chest is smaller, or your face is thinner. There is ALWAYS something good to find to drive away those bad feelings. I have had to battle with this a LOT, but after a while you automatically start thinking the good thoughts!! It is LIBERATING!!!!

Whimsey - get that material out and start the quilting - it does always make me feel better. What type of pattern are you looking for? I hand quilt in the evenings and it keeps my hands busy (too busy to nibble on anyhting!).

"liss"? Do I have to shave my legs? Too bad - I'm into the tub right now and then off to the kennel to drop off damned Lucy who had another village run just before lunch. Grrrrrr!
Bye to everyone and enjoy the week on the Beach. I'll be lurking in the fringe of palm trees up by the beach bar.

quiltlady....I think I am going to do a simple 9 patch....I have some plaid blocks that I have gathered....I want to make what I call a 'wollerin quilt' (thats what my nanny use to call them) for my oldest daughters boyfriend!! Do you know what kind I mean??? One that you don't care if you see them wrapped up on the floor, with the dogs, watchin TV???? That kind of quilt....not a 'this is for the bed when company comes quilt'...:lol: Some of my quilts are like that and some are for 'wollerin'. hahaha Got it? :D: I usually don't quilt much in the summertime...but give me a cold snowy day and I can get busy. Just have a hankerin' to start getting my stash out.....fall must not be to far away!!

Happiness is a new recipe! :)
 

Oh how I love to cook......now I love thinking about NEW recipes that are healthy and good.

A NEW dessert....yogurt and cool whip!

NOT just the plain dessert, NO!

Take one Light yogurt (black cherry is yummy!) and a tub (8oz) of FF cool whip and mix the two together. Freeze!

Viola!

Your own ice cream!

Ruth, Have a great vacation and may God watch over you and yours.

You Ladies put :):):)'s on my face and light up my life with happiness.
Lady Marcie :flame:

GUESS WHAT!
 

:wave:Just checkin bk in w/u BABES:comp:,4 pups so far :smug: ,,I was just noticing:chin:,my aviator looks just like me:fr:..LONG HAIR,FLAT CHESTED,BIG HIPS & BUTT:dance:,my feet arent that big though:joker: :sp: :flow2:...........LADY~yum yum,I am definetely going for that recipe :cbg:,,Question though,can u eat the whole thing at once :^:,seriously??.........RUTHXXX~can u pick me up on the way to ELLIS'S:shrug: I promise I want ask "HOW MUCH LONGER TILL WE GET THERE"!!!...................GOFISHIN:dancer:

Hi ladies: Lady- thanks for the inspiration. Tomorrow I start the first day of Phase 2. I'm looking forward to Oatmeal. I have missed that, even more than toast.

I think I am finally finding my way around this thread. Been doing a lot of reading, and gleaning information. I have been trying to follow the menus in the book as closely as I can without having to go out an buy a lot of stuff. I really like the Balsamic Vinegrette Salad dressing.

Lady: your "Ice Cream" sounds like it would be very good. I like all the blue Bunny FF SF treats.

Quiltlady: I took part in one of those Quilt chain letters, and I have a whole bunch of 6" squares in various shades and prints of purple. Any suggestions on how to make a good 'wallerin' Quilt. I've been trying to figure out just what to do with them.

Have a good weekend all Ann

Evenin' Everybody!
 

Marcie, thanks for your thoughtful post. It really fits with what I have been feeling this past week.

As usual at this time of day I am short on time, so I can't respond to everyone as I would like to. I did want to say THANK YOU to everyone who posts here! It is helping me through a rough time to just read the words of encouragement, tidbits of your personalities, and success stories. I don't feel quite so alone when I am here!

I got my WATP set of tapes today so I tried the 2 mile....and I did it without any trouble at all! Yahoo! It felt good, too! I also received the Polar heart monitor that I ordered...it was fun to see my heart rate go up and I "walked away the pounds"!

I have managed to get up every day this week and exercise. I think it really helping my attitude towards life! Working my schedule I often feel isolated from the "real world" and this is helping combat those feelings.

Enough about me....You guys ROCK! Thanks again!