Weighty Issues #48: Let's Get Back To Sexy!
 

Happy New Year ladies! My gosh, our thread is numbered "48"--do you know what that means? We've been going strong for 4 years! Well, I know some of us have been chatting for a bit longer, but the "weighty issues" name has been around for 4 years....what with a server crash a few years back, we probably have been around longer than that, but! I'm so glad to call you ladies my friends :hug:

So, how y'all been?

Welcome back Angie!!! Glad you enjoyed yourselves, you really deserved that. Everyone get the rest and relaxation you needed? Can't wait to see pics.

Cal, I hope you got lots of love and presents on your NYE birthday, what a great way to celebrate, with lots of fireworks! :devil:

Kempy, how was your trip to CA?

Dips, did you manage to ring in the New Year w/a kiss from the new man?

Cherie, how did you and the girls celebrate?

I may be missing some, but just know that I appreciate you all as friends and the sage advice you offer throughout the year. :D

As for me, I have a bum knee (again), although it is the "other" side. It feels like a totally different problem than the left side, which isn't comforting, but this is my WAKE UP CALL to get back on the weight loss wagon. I just read an advertisement from my health insurance company where they will pay for the first 3 weeks of WW meetings, then give me a reduced rate for weekly meetings for the next 10 meetings. If I stick around for 13 weeks then I get coupons for 3 free meetings. Sounds like a great deal huh? Since I know WW works for me, I am going to sign up again. I need the help and accountability. I am tired of fitting my "fat" clothes and i've got to admit that during my whole vacation trip to Vegas, I was hobbling around with my knee in a compression brace.... talk about a pain! So that's the story on me. I'm sooooooo ready to get back to my "sexy" self, not just physically, but I need to feel it emotionally as well, because the way I am now? I'm just not feeling it. How 'bout you guys? Are you up for it?

OK, so just so I'm accountable to you guys, I called WW and arranged for my pre-registration. My insurance company has to OK the paperwork and WW will call me in 2-3 days...I'm probably shooting for a Friday or Saturday meeting :crossed:. Wish i could go sooner, but if waiting a couple of days gives me a big discount, I can wait. :D Have a good one!

Hi Noelle, I signed up for WW again, but I did the online program where you sign up on line and they bill your credit card every month. It ends up being about $9 a week, and you get the use of the e-tools free. It was working great for me until Christmas. It makes me so mad that it takes a month or two or even more to lose what I gained back in a week. Anyway, WW online may be something to check into also.

I hope all of you had a blessed Christmas and a Happy NewYear. I hope to check in with you a little more.

Well, I am home a fully bloated. I bet you guys can see me from where you are. I am going at it though so I know it will come off again. Man, I feel like a broken record. I didn't go to the gym today. I was running errands and I passed it an boy was it packed. I was not in the mood to be there today. Now, I have cleared my list and I ma going to head there in the AM. I am still so amazed at how fast I gain this weight. (please someone say it is water) :D

CA was fun but it was time to come home. I really missed the girls. The cat was so happy to see us that he purred all night long. That was tough to sleep with him doing that.

I need to read the past posts so I can catch up.

Noelle that is awesome your insurance will cover that. I think Joe needs to talk to his HR department to see if they will cover some of the gym. I would think they would do that so they would have lower insurance payments. I had to do that at the club when i was there. I had to do a print out of each person from the company to show that they went at least 3 times a week. If they didn't the compnay would stop paying. I though it was great.

Good mornig ladies. I am trying to ear myself up to go to the gym. I am not looking forward to having that many people around. Don't these people work. :lol: I have gotten to where I use the same machines and if someone is on that one I will not be able to workout. Darn, I might have to come home. :lol: It is a little chilly here today so that is why I am dragging my feet.

What are you guys up to?

Good morning ladies, I am loafing around at home thinking up ideas for Michael's b-day party. He will be 8 in about 2 weeks! :eek: We are having a small Pokemon-themed b-day party at a nearby park and will invite some of his school friends. I hope it doesn't get rained out. Historically, it is typically rainy season during mid-January. On his 3rd b-day I invited over 75 people to a party of his and it poured! Luckily, it was a lot of family so there was still a lot of people there.

Hi cw :wave: $9 is a great deal for online...but i think I need the :kickbutt: of the actual weekly weigh-in in front of a live person. I am too much of a slacker if I only do online accountability. I TOTALLY hear ya on gaining back in a week what it takes to lose in a month or two! I am the same way. Isn't it scary??? You will be back on track with this new year--and with all of us gals jumping back on, right girls?


Kempy, good going on going to the gym. I know how you feel about having the same machines to work out on, we are creatures of habit! I remember when I was in therapy for my leg last year, I would grumble under my breath about the other people on "my" exercise bike or "my" weight machine :lol: My niece is back at Ft. Sam Houston for training. The airlines lost her one checked bag so she had some shopping to do, luckily she carried-on her uniform so that wasn't lost.

Angie, hope you can catch up some here, I would love to hear stories about your vacation.

Well, gotta get out and about. Chat more later.

Hi Noelle, the deal is for weekly walk-in meetings, plus a bonus of e-tools. You sign up on line, and they send you a monthly pass for the meeting rooms. I love it. I went in today for motivation. I wasn't going to weigh, because I knew is was going to be really, really bad. Well,I decided to face the music, and it was worse than the really, really bad.

Kemp, I'm having such trouble get into the exercise thing. I keep telling myself, I need to make it a habit again, but I can't seem to get myself started. Anyway, way to go on getting to the gym, even if someone is on your favorite machine.

Hi to everyone else. Have a blessed afternoon/evening.

Good morning ladies. I got approval from my insurance company for my WW meetings discounts so now I have to figure out which day I want to go in. I'm thinking of going back to Saturdays since Sundays would usually be my "use the most flex points days". I also have to make an appointment w/the orthopedist doc again. My knee just won't quit. I have a feeling it's a little worse off than the other side was. I'm also starting to worry about how I'll get enough cardio exercise in if my knee doesn't get better fast. Walking was pretty much it for me for cardio. I can't even do that too well right now.

cw, :bravo: good for you for going in a weighing in! That is so hard especially after you know you will have a gain. It IS hard to get started again once you get off track, but good for you for making the effort.

Kempy, you know that half of those people in the gym today will be gone by March right? You can have your pick of machines then :lol: All kidding aside, you are a trooper.

I've got to get some work done, chat more later. :wave:

Hey guys. I have been farting around today.(not literally) We went and watched the Sugar Bowl last night and I had a few too many glasses of wine but what makes it worth it is LSU WON!!!! I have been trying to clean the tile by the back door. The dogs have made it change colors. So, I have been on my hands and knees scrubbing it. I didn't make it to the gym today b/c I knew I would neveer make it feeling this way. I am not terrible but just kind of funky.

CW you are better than me. I would have skipped the weigh in. When I was bad I would not even go to the meetings. At least you know that you are going to be able to get back on track.

Noelle I hope nothing is seriously wrong with your knee. What do they say is the cuase of it? I can tell these are either new poeple at the gym or ones "starting over". I usually go at the same time and see the same people and this was a whole diffrent crowd.It really wasn't that bad once I got in there. It is big enough so that you can still have lots of people but not really be bothered by them.

Kempy, what I would give to be down on my knees! :devil: It's been so long since I've been able to kneel. You know what? I'm thinking my knee started to act up right after All Saints Day (11/1), I went to a morning mass at Michael's school and during the litany of saints we had to kneel while they sang/recited the names of over 400 saints... that was quite a while and when I got up, my knee was really achy. So, being the self-diagnosing-from-the-internet-info person that I am, I "think" I may have bursitis of the knee! It just feels different from the other knee pain I have had in the past. I made an appointment w/the doc but can't get in til Monday so I guess I will have to wait a little longer. I'm hoping it can be fixed so I can go walking again. I have got to get this darn weight off and I have to remember how much pain I am in right now so I don't fall off the wagon and regain everything back AGAIN again. Oh yeah, GO LSU! :carrot:

Here is a pic of a friends' old english bulldogs, she breeds them but keeps quite a few herself. Aren't they just adorable?

Happy New Year My Girlz!!
 

Hey girls!!

I know I'm a little late since we are well into the new year but I am so in the spirit! I have a new man and a new plan for "getting back to sexy" NOELLE I Love You to Pieces!! I will share those in a bit but first:

Noelle- You do wonders for my ego :D I am so serious about looking and feeling fabulous for the new year. I did get a bit of a jump start from last year but that was due to "The Biggest Loser" I saw a chick who was not a contestant on the ranch but one of the people who did it at home on her own and the heiffer lost over 120 pounds and weighs less that I do now. She's a size 2!! I feel like there are no more excuses. The only thing holding us back is us. A little cheat here and there adds up. I decided to be disciplined and only cheat when I am at the point of maintainance. Okay I'll step down now:soap: :lol:

BTW, I am so sorry about your knee. I hope you still find a way to get some low impact cardio in. And yes I did get a kiss at midnight and brought the new year in with a bang (pun intended);)

Angie- Welcome back. I can't wait to hear all about your trip

Cal- Happy belated birthday. And thank you for the gift it was just what I needed. All that was missing was the naked men!! By the way I wanted to tell you that I got my report card and I got 3 A-'s and a B+ and one of my grades is still pending but I finished with a 3.6 GPA YAY!!:carrot: My new classes start on the 22nd. I swear I wish I had more time to lounge around.

Kempy- Noelle is right, that gym crowd will die down any day now. Congrats on the Football team. I know how ya'll are about your sports.

CW- Way to go on facing the music and weighing in. You are so brave.I tend to shy away from WW because I don't want so many strangers involved in my personal struggle. But you seem ready to take action so go for it!

Cherie- Hope you and your beautiful girls are doing well.

Okay ladies, Once again I am faced with an upcoming trip to Miami and I want to look hot! I also resolved to keep my braids in until I reach my goal weight that way I have the body I want went I "let my hair down"

I'm also taking salsa lessons because I love watching people dance it in the clubs and now I want to be the one who is watched. My classes start in the next few weeks. The new man is paying for them (his x-mas gift to me) If there is one thing that works up a good sweat it's dancing! I can't wait!!

Okay enough from my mouth. TTYL

Wow Dips you sound so great. I am working on the attitude as we speak. I don't think the drinking did much for it the other night b/c all I did was sit around yesterday and try to feed my tummy with junk I didn't need. I had to get rid of the rotten stomach somehow.

We got a call from our agent in LA. We might have an offer on the house by the end of the weekend. :dance: :dancer: :yes: :woohoo: That in itself is putting me in a good mood.

I need to go eat some lunch. (turkey sandwich and baked chips) I am starving.

Hey ladies, I am in sort of a funk right now. Rick and I had a big blow up last night. We talked a little this morning so things are a little better, but I just feel raw right now. I don't really want to get into it, but let's just say we made a vow for better or worse... and now is one of those "worse" times. I feel like I need a good cry right now (but I don't want to mess up my eye makeup...I still need to go and grab a cup of coffee from Starbucks)...see? i still have my sense of humor.

Dips, I love your enthusiasm, it's infectious. You will be smokin' hot once again for your Miami (mee-ah-mee) vacation and with those sultry, salsa dance moves all ready to go. Glad you got your kiss and the big bang for new years :D (i got the kiss but not the bang cuz of my stupid knee :lol: ) And hey girl, :bravo: on your awesome grades :cp: I always knew you were BRAINY! That's just a piece of paper that says so in writing. You go girl!

Kempy, that is so great about the house. I'm keeping my fingers crossed you have it sold!

Well, I gotta go get some breakfast so I can power up the old brain. I'm going in to WW tomorrow morning so that should give me a good kick in the pants to get serious again. Love ya girls, chat later.

Noelle I am sorry to hear that you guys had a falling out. We went through a rough patch a few years ago and I know what it is like. Good luck on your weigh in. I really need to start journaling again. I think that would really keep me honest.

I am still waiting for the realtor to call me. She said they are going to amke and offer and want to have it done by Sunday. So, all I can do is sit here and twidle my thumbs. I just hope that they don't make some sort of stupid offer. I don't want to be hurt by selling the house. We put lots of money into it. You guys know, we were always doing something to it and I just wish everyone that looked at it would have seen it before.

Thanks for your kind words Kempy, they mean a lot. Well, we are talking at least--of course it's mostly about business during the day, but at least we are communicating. We will get through this, just like the past times. We are supposed to go to a Jim Brickman concert tomorrow night... I've seen him perform before, but last time I went w/my sister. It was a romantic type show so it was funny being there w/my sister. I love his piano music though and have a couple of his music books. I bought these tickets for us about 2 mos. ago, so maybe the concert is coming up at a good time :crossed:.

Angie, I just got your gift in the mail today, thanks! It is so neat and useful! Now i don't have to count with my fingers anymore :lol: At first I thought it was a gift from the company, then I saw your name at the bottom of the packing slip, that was cool! I bought a karate belt rack for Michael not too long ago and when it arrived it was in pieces. I wrote a email complaint and they sent me another one free of charge. They've got good customer service. How are your days these days? Knee deep in donuts? :D

I hope everyone is doing well. My vacation is winding down; we go back on Monday.
Noelle: I hope things get better for you soon. Enjoy the concert.

Kempy: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your house to sell.

Dips: Great work on those grades!! I never doubted you could do it. I know it can be a challenge going to school full time and holding down a job. You are an inspiration to all of us.

Angie: Glad you are home safe and sound. We're looking forward to hearing about your trip. I stayed home during the break; we're saving for summer when we go on the Alaska cruise.

Cherie: Hope your holidays were great and Santa was good to the girls!

My ankle is better. The cast is off and the dryness has decreased enough that my leg doesn't itch all the time. The doctor still wants me to wear the Frankenboot whenever I'm on my feet for any length of time, but hopefully in about 2 weeks I'll be through with that.

Take care.

Cal

Happy Saturday ladies, I'm off for my 1st WW WI today (i know, i know, 3rd time around :rolleyes: ) but you never fail until you stop trying right? I stopped going to meetings around mid July, so a 5 month hiatus has left a xx? lb gain for me. I'm afraid to know and my home scale doesn't work anymore so I will find out the damage real soon. :yikes: I know that I can fit into my 'old' clothes again (the fat ones) :lol: so that can't be good... anyway, I'm off to climb back on the wagon. Giddyap!


Hi Cal, glad you're getting back on your feet :D and if you have to wear the frankenboot while teaching at school, maybe you can conduct experiments on your students in the name of science !:frank: :lol:

Have a good one!

WE SOLD IT!!!!! :dance: :cp:

Congrats Kempy, that must a HUGE LOAD off your mind :hat: :dance:

I am a :moo: I gained 30 lbs in 5 mos. BUT! I am back in the game w/WW and ready to lose it again... maybe 3rd times the charm? It's embarrassing to admit how much the gain was but coming clean to you guys and myself is somehow liberating :dance: I'm ready to work it! :dancer: My ticker is going for my first 10% loss...

Happy Sunday ladies. I am just popping in to keep myself accountable. It seems that I will be annoyingly perky and prolific in my posts as it is the "early phase" of yet another weight loss attempt.... I should call it a "lifestyle" change to be in a more positive vein. :rolleyes: I did good on my first day back OP, and even may have been a little short on points even, but I am journaling this time around--that has been my downfall in the past, getting lazy and not going the "whole" program as it should be.

The Jim Brickman concert was nice and calming. He had a guest violinist perform named David Klinkenberg. This was the first I've ever heard of him but he was really good, and cute too... look him up on the net. :drool:

What's up my girls!!
 

Thank you all for the words of encouragement for my grades. they mean a lot. You all are like the big sisters I never had.

Noelle- Who the **** is Jim Brickman?? :lol: i gues i'm not as sophisticated as I thought.:?: Well, anyway I hope things smooth out for you and the hubby. And kudos for you having a sense of humor and a positive attitude for everything. Sometimes we let little setbacks get us down. We need more people with your spirit.

Kempy- Hey party girl. Congrats on selling the house. I'm glad you don't have to stress over it anymore.

Cal- get better soon. We can't have you limping all about :p

Well I'm off with the BF to get some seafood. TTYL

(By the way, my ticker is lying. I gained 8 pounds of my weight back over the holidays. I'll do the noble and honest thing and change it when I get back)

Just checking in. You guys will have to hang on, I am still doing the happy dance. Plus, I have lots of paper work to do isnce Joe's company is taking care of all of the closings.

Hey Kempy :wave: that's OK if you're busy, we are happy for you too :dance: :dance: :dance:

It is wet and yucky weather here today and is supposed be like this thru Wednesday :rain:

Dips, Jim Brickman is a very white dude who has been described as "America's romantic piano sensation" :lol: he's the guy who wrote/recorded the song "Valentine" sung by Martina McBride. I play the piano and I've got some of his music books, so his music appeals to me, plus, I'm old. ;)

Well, I've got lots to do today, have a good one and hope more of you can pop in. :listen:

Hi Noelle, congrats about getting on track. I can feel your pain about going back to WW and seeing that scale jump up the way it does:yikes: . I've tracked my points steadily since last Wed. However, I'm craving a great big piece of Choco Cake. :ink:

Kemp, :dancer: :dancer: :dancer: on selling the house. I know that's been a real stressor on you lately.

Dips, congrats on the great grades.:carrot: I also envy you. I'd love to take salsa lessons, but trying to get my husband to do something that doesn't have wheels and climb over rocks, is like pulling teeth. How's things going with the bf's bratty niece?

Cal, how was your 1st day back at work?

I'm weighing in tomorrow. I'm hoping to lose most of what I gained over the holidays. Keep your fingers crossed.:crossed: :crossed:

I'll talk to you soon.

Hey Babes...
 

Noelle- Funny you are, old you are not. I do admire your wide range of musical taste. I'm just a little out of touch.

CW- Don't feel bad. Though the BF is paying for the dance lessons, he is not participating. if it were up to him I'd be taking pole dancing lessons. (which I'm not opposed to at all :devil: )

As far as the bratty niece, I still haven't met her but when I do, her attitude better be correct or she will be getting cursed out!

Okay my tracker is telling the truth now. (Darn holiday dinners :x )

Ok, today is a little better. I have no way of getting around today since Joe took the truck to work. There is a DU meeting tonight that he wanted to go to. So, I am at home doing some paperwork for the house sale and that is about it. I am not going to be able to hit the gym but I thought I might walk the dogs and then hop on the bik for a bit. It is such a pretty day here I might take advantage of it. I am really not in the mood to celan the house so anything else sounds better.

CW and Noelle I need to get back to my WW but I have to see my doc in the morning. My new meds are making me feel as if I am hungry ALL of the time and I could have just eaten. I am thinking about food all the time right now and I don't think me journalling will be better for me. You know how you freak out about everthing you eat? I admire you guys for doing it though.

Dips I saw those pole classes being offered in CA somewhere. How funny. Do you watch King of Queens? They did an episode of that once and I thought I would pee myself I was luaghing so hard!

Noelle I have your Jim guy on right now. I typed him into Rapsody and I like it. My mom was a music major and played piano all my life, so I love it. I can play but only by ear so no books for me. I just love the music. I grew up listening to more classical though so that really pulls at my heart.

Good morning, it is a chilly 66 degrees here :lol: I am wearing long pants and socks. It's supposed to get up to 80 but we've got thunderstorms rolling through so I doubt it. I went to the doc yesteday and I am scheduled for an MRI this afternoon. I'm praying it's something not requiring surgery but maybe just therapy like the last time.

Kempy, hope the doc can help you w/your meds, that would be a cr@ppy problem to have since you're trying so hard to lose weight.
I love listening to classical music especially when I'm all stressed out. My friends at my old work place could tell what kind of day I was having by the music I had on. I studied piano for 4 years when I was little but I can't play classical too well, I try but it sounds nothing like what it should. I'm listening to Josh Groban right now, the Closer album. I like listening to the Three Tenors (Pavarotti/Domingo/Carreras) or Andrea Bocelli...they just soothe me. Jim Brickman's romantic songs are sappy but they are perfect for weddings, anniversaries, etc.... and I admit that I like them :^:

Dips, how can your man be paying for the lessons but not partaking? How is he gonna sizzle w/you on the dance floor? Or maybe he's hoping for private lessons after you learn them? :devil: I hear pole dancing is a great workout.

cw, good luck on your weigh in!!! :cheer2: Let us know how it went.

OK, pretty soon I'm gonna have to do a roll call for the MIA's... where are y'all hiding?

I gotta get to work. Chat later.

I've got crabs!
 

Eeeek!!! Rick pulled his boat out of the water a couple of days ago and now it is sitting in our warehouse. I just walked out of the office a few minutes ago and there was a small crab walking across the floor! It made my skin crawl with the heebie jeebies!!! I'm not afraid of crabs but this one being out of it's element just took me by surprise...yuck, I just swept it out the door. :faint: :lol:

Just a quick post.
So far everything is going well at school. The district gave the kids a writing test yesterday and today. I welcomed the kids back with the test. Made for a couple of easy days for me.
I was telling the kids, yesterday, how little time is left in this school year. I wasn't counting down, but I wanted them to understand that the time will go by much more quickly than they think, and they still have a lot to do and learn before June. (FYI only 19 more school weeks left). I also told them that they have to learn everything and go to 8th grade because I don't want them again. :-)

Have a great night.

Cal

Hi everyone, my WI went well today. I didn't lose all of what I gained over the holidays, but I did lose 3/4 of the weight gained. :dance: I just need to keep journaling.

Noelle, I freak out to when crawling things are where they're not supposed to be. It freaks me out. The other day was daughter was finally cleaning her room, and under her favorite pair of jeans was a dead mouse. :mouse: :yikes: It was so gross.

Kemp, I have those days when your never full. I'm sure your doc will get things worked out. At least your going to the gym and walking your dogs. My dog is too spoiled. She used to me carrying her in a purse. You gotta love her though.

Dips, I'd get a pole and DVD, if I had room for one in my house. My daughter and I were watching "Wife Swap" last night, and one of the wives has a pole in her living room. Even Oprah had a show on the great benefits of pole dancing. Oh well, I guess I'll have to put it one my "maybe someday list."

Hey guys. I am back from the doc and she switched my meds. She kept telliung me that I didn't gain weight since the last visit but I put up my fight about not wanting to stop eating. That is just not normal. I explained that I couldn't do WW b/c I was already thinking about food to much and that would make it worse. I said that even exercise was not stopping the cravings. So, she went with it and I promised that I would tell he if it was not right either. So, I am off on another wild ride of medication. WEEEEE

Cal I know you secreatly have a numer pad in your desk with the countdown. You are so funny. Jr. High was my favorite time of school. I hated HS though. I still really love all of my teachers from then.

CW good job on the weigh in. Do they have anything new for this year with WW?

Noelle I bet that was creepy. Will it be able to make it out of water? I would be the one that puts it in a tank as a pet on my desk. When we were in CA my MIl asked me to get a cricket out of the house. So, I got a magazine and made it hop out of the door. She thought I was going to kill it. I try to scoot everything out. Once, I had a large bee in the hosue so I trapped it with a cup and slide a piece of pare under it and let him go outside. Of course, I threw the cup in the air and ran as I did it but at least he was free. I think simetimes that I missed my calling. I should ahve been a vet.

Where in the world is Angie?

Cal, I bet the only thing that made going back to school bearable was knowing that you would be giving the kids a test! :lol: Just kidding. Hey, I got your package yesterday, thanks for the calendar! I was just thinking to myself that I'm going to have to go out and get a new one because the last one you gave me is on it's last month--so cool! I will hang it right back up. Ashley is quite the young lady now, I keep picturing her with that cute little bob haircut like when we met at Disneyland.

cw, good job on your WI! :high: I think I need to journal religiously this time around, even on my bad food days. My problem is that sometimes I don't know how to count things so I just write what it was and leave the points section blank. A dead mouse in your daughters bedroom? That is gross :lol:. I hope she caught it before it started to smell. :faint:

Kempy, that is funny about you wanting to save all the animals and insects, esp. the bee. I just want to either shriek and run away or if no one's there to help me shoo them, I want to smash them--well, bugs anyway, not animals, no no, I like animals (except mice in my bedroom :lol: ) I think it's great that your doc will listen to you and work w/you and your meds. I have this one doc that seems perpetually busy and it's almost like he wants to run out the door to his next patient if I have any questions, I have to go in there with a list beforehand so I can talk fast. Some docs have no bedside manner I tell you.

I dunno where Angie is... Angie? :listen:

Well, I've got to get off to work. Have a great day :wave:

Kemp, it's about the same plan, however, you take a quiz, add up the numbers, and that's the number of points for the day. Other than that, it's all the same. I hope the new meds will make you not hungry, and the weight just falls off. As for the cricket, bugs are free game as far as I'm concerned. I live in the country, and I have my fair share of them.

Noelle, I usually make a quess at how much, and then put the points number down. If I leave it without a number, it's like I didn't eat those points. Yeah, I know. Wishful thinking. As for my daughgter, she found the mouse before it started smelling. I think it had just died when she found it. It still was gross just seeing the back half sticking out the under those jeans. It was like he was trying to hide, and sufficated under the jeans. Of course, we had to wait for David to come in to remove it because neither one of us girls were going to touch it.

Angie, where are you????

Hey Ladies
 

You girls are too funny. The pole dancing thing sounds like a good future venture but for now I think I'll stick to salsa. Don't wanna overwhelm the man:o I'm also getting plenty of "bedroom cardio" :devil: at this rate I'll be skinny by march! WOOHOO!!!!

Kempy- I did see that episode of "king of queens" when Doug is working the pole. It's one of my favorites!! Good luck with the meds. I myself am starting back on birth control pills hoping it doesn't blow my *** up :eek: BTW, you're better than me because I kill everything in my house that isn't Niko :lol: you're so cute saving the bees :lol:

Noelle- I enjoy classical music every now and again but not too much. I need to broaden my horizons. I'm so jealous of your nice weather now. NY was freeeezing today and we got our fist snow of the winter (few flurries, no big deal) How is your knee doing?

CW- Way to go on the WI. You are headed in the right direction. Keep it up!


Cal- You are such a good teacher. Your students are so lucky. We need to plnat you and grow a whole field of you for our inner city schools.

Angie- You have 48 hours to show up or I'm coming to get you:p

Cherie that goes for you too!!

Hey guys. I am home today. There are a couple ogf guys here working on the garage floor. There are a few hole sin it from when the model home office was in there. I am a littel dizzy today though so I am fine sticking close to home. I know it is b/c I skipped 2 days of my meds by accident.

Dips I guess I am more of a nature girl than I though. I love plants but I love all the bugs that help them grow too. In fact I have to go buy a bir feeder for this house b/c I miss watching them. They will flyinthe yard and then leave b/c I don't ahve any food. Well, not anymore.


Not much else going on today. I need to go to the libray to get another book. I finished Marley & Me ast night. Oh my god! You have got to read it. I cried so hard I have to clean my glasses. It was good though.

Hey ladies, I'm having my healthy breakfast: Kashi Cinna Raisin Crunch cereal w/skim milk and a cup of strawberries. I dunno why I waited until 9:30 to eat breakfast but I am starving so that's my 6 pt breakfast... lunch will probably be around 2:30 so that's alright. Well, it looks like I'm gonna need knee surgery :yikes: That will put me on crutches for at least 1 week, then therapy for 6 weeks after that--and that's a best case scenario :crossed: I'm stressing out thinking about it. I'm still deciding when I will have it done. Jan. is such a full month for me... I will probably do it in February (close to Valentine's Day so Rick will take pity on me and buy me a really great present :devil: ) :lol:

Kempy, I read Marley and Me and loved it too. I always remember the beach story when I think about the book. Even if you've never owned a lab I think this is a good book.

cw, the story of the dead mouse made me remember one time I was doing the laundry and I found a dead gecko stuck to some piece of clothing (ahem, it was my bra). It was nasty! I had to throw that out and I refused to wear any of the same ones I had left in my drawer--the experience was just traumatic :lol:. I guess he fell into the bag since it sits right under my bedroom window, and he got compressed in the clothes....i know, i know, maybe TMI? :lol:

So anyway, I just gotta send a hello out to Dips, Cal, Angie, Cherie and any other long-lost friends we may have. :wave: Have a good one!

Hey ladies, what's going on and where's ya at? Anything special planned for this weekend? I may take Michael to the movies tonight, don't know if we'll be catching Charlotte's Web or Happily N'ever After or Arthur and the Invisibles... other than that, I am trying to think of things to put into b-day goodie bags.

Did I tell you guys the story of my scale? If I did, sorry but this is a repeat.... I bought a new Homedics digital lithium scale w/memory about a year or so ago. For the past few months, it kept giving me an "E" error message. I would tap it and it would keep giving me the E and not come to "0" so I could step on. I even changed the battery and it didn't help. So I bought another scale just a few days ago. When I read the instructions it says if the error message appears, it needs to be recalibrated OR you have exceeded the 330 weight load limit. Now I thought about it, and no one living in my house even comes close to 330..... then I thought abou it some more and realized that my BIL would probably have been the one to step on the scale while visiting. He's gotta be at least 6'3 or 6'4 and he's BIG. Now if Rick at his heaviest at 5'9 topped out at 250 lbs, my BIL being 6-7 inches talled has to at least reach 300+ right? So I'm guessing that's what happened to my last scale--but that's not all! I had another digital scale prior to the one that broke and that one just up and disappeared. That makes me wonder if he might've broke that one too and hid the evidence! :lol: So that's a whole lot of money I'm shelling out for bathroom scales....I'm keeping this one hidden away where only I can get to it when I want!