Hey guys! It is nice and cold here too. Our high is 42. That is cold for down south. Just wait for sunner though, we will be baking.

CW good to see you agian. Don't be such a stranger. What's up?

Karen where are you guys going on vacation this year? We don't know if we are going to go on one or just work on saving for the pool. We do have to go to Nashville in April for a convention and that is like a vacation. Well, for me it is. I don't have to go to the darn thing. It is pretty boring so I usually hang out in the hotel room or go shop.

I am going to help my realtor friend today. She has a bunch of letters she needs addressed so I figured why not. I am just going to be sitting here so I should make myself useful.

Do any of you have plans for Valentines Day?

Well, I didn't workout today but I did go to help my friend. It was nice to hang out with other women. I guess I never realized how much I miss being around other people. I had a good time and I am going to help her tomorrow too. I didn't ask if she was going to pay me but I guess she will. To be honsety with you guys I really just enjoyed talked to them. Another lady there said that she might want to utilize me too so how knows I might actually make a few bucks from this.

I am cooking some lasagna for dinner and we are going to hang out here with a bottle of wine. What a great Valentine's this is going to be!

hello everyone,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's day.:val1: I spent my valentine's day at the world ag expo walking, walking, walking. I guess all the exercise I got today was the highlight of it. I did see a beautiful aquamarine (very clear) and dimond ring at the expo. :yikes: I wanted it so bad. It's a good thing I left when I did, or my finger would be sporting that beautiful ring right now. :yes: I almost told my husband that's what I wanted for valentine's day. He did buy me some flowers this morning. I really wanted to go see a movie :corn: "music and lyrics" or "because I said so", but we spent so much time at the Expo, that we didn't get to do anything else. Anyway, I'll talk to you soon.

cw

Good Morning,
I am getting ready to go and do my WATP's and thought before I do I would jump on here and say hello. I told my hubby several weeks ago that I really wanted a mini trampoline for my birthday and was I ever surprised that he ha that for me yesterday!! :) I know, I know it's not very romantic but I really wanted one!! :trampo:

We will be going to Pensylvania to see my hubby's Dad and family, and after being there for a few days will come back to Missouri to see my Dad and family there. Both of our Mom's have passed on and his Dad is 86 and mine is 84 so we spend our vacations visiting with them now. I'm glad that my hubby gets 3 weeks vacation because we spend 10 days of that just on travel time!:(

We are going to try to sell our 5th wheel trailer this year before we go and see if we can find a small motor home instead. It is kind of nice to stay in State Parks and campgrounds along the way. So we will probably be going in September this year instead of June like we used to. Thought it might be nice to stay home in Colorado through the Summer instead of going back in to all the heat and humidity!! :sunny:

Guess I'll get going and finish my coffee. Then WALK, WALK, WALK!!!
Karen

Just a quick hello. I am helping my friend today and I need to hop in the shower. I did go to the gym this morning so that is out of the way.

I will be abck later to chat.

Hello Everyone,

I'm home today getting caught up on some things and just taking in easy. I've been really tired lately, and I need some down time.
Hope everyone has a great day.

Cal

Hope everyone had a great Valentine's day yesterday. I am stuck with two boxes of chocolates that I don't know what to do with...well, I did dip into one of them this morning and had a few pieces, but I know i have to get rid of them somehow because I will eat the rest in one sitting if they are still there when I get home.

Karen, happy belated birthday!!! :hb: :hat: :gift: How nice to have a birthday and a :love: occasion like that all in one day. And hey, you got what you asked for with the trampoline, you can't beat that. I have to say that I'm proud of you for having your babies in their own carseats. Some people don't even restrain their dogs when they go riding, it freaks me out to see them hanging out of windows.

I couldn't get into the office yesterday or on the computer for that matter. I started my Valentine's day off with dropping Michael off at school, then going for my first post-op physical torture...I mean therapy session. OMG I was in pain! I didn't take the pain meds before hand because I wouldn't be able to drive but sheesh, those therapists are sadists! They would tell me to bend my knee until I feel pain, then they'd push it back a few degrees more--OUCH! To top it all off, after doing the circuit they do a massage afterwards complete with manipulating the very site of my incisions--DOUBLE OUCH! Then I couldn't take the pain meds because I still had to do the after school pick up, then go to a doctor's appointment. I was limping around like it was only the 2nd day after surgery. OK, enough cry-babying from me. I am tough right? (I'm just trying to convince myself I guess.). I go back for another session on Friday...then 3X week for another 3 weeks. Can't wait, NOT!

Kempy, I totally know what you mean about having women around to talk to and work with. I have been in this office by myself for about 4 years now and I miss the girls at my old office...that's why I hang out here so much I guess. Glad you're finding something to do.

Cal, hope you can relax today and catch up on your much needed rest.

I have to go and get some work done, these piles are getting high!

Ok, I can finally post.

Karen Happy Belated Birthday. I always give weird things on holidays. One year on our anniversary I have Joe an ironing board. The gift for that year of marriage was wood so I thought that was a good thing. He loved it.

Noelle I hope that I never have to fo through PT, I think I would punch someone. I wonder if they have ever had that happen. I would say send the choclate to me but I don't want it either. A few of the ladies at the office have it sitting out and that is not a good thing.

Cal did you get yourself caught up? Are you guys cold out there too? We are getting the coldest air yet tonight. The low is supposed to be 26. :yikes:

I am going to stay home tomorrow and work on the mailers here. I have some guys coming to instal trim in the garage. It is a good thing that I can do this here. Today I did 100 envelopes in 2 hours. Mind you, I wrote each one by hand. Talk about a cramp. At least there is money involved in this cramp. Joe seems to think that I need to ask what she is going to pay me, but I really don't care. It gives me something to do with my time instead of watching decorating shows. I look at it this way, I am making money instead of spending it.

Hello My Girls
 

I seemed to have missed so much. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY KAREN!!

Can I just tell you all that my Valentines day SUCKED! :mad: My boyfriend had to work overtime to deliver flowers and gifts which I suspected, but he did not have anything sent to me and it pissed me off. He claimed that he got me something but he wouldn't be able to give it to me until the 15th (today). Then he got into a minor car accident so he said he was too upset to come see me so he will see me tomorrow. He has a lot of making up to do.

Okay I'm done ranting. I have to get caught up with everyone's posts. I'll check back later...

HEY DIPS!! Good to hear from you! I was wondering about you and if everything was OK. Sorry about your Valentine's Day. I've had those too even with it being my birthday.

And Thanks to all of you for your Birthday wishes. It was really a pretty good day, even though I hit the big 55!!:eek:

I wasn't very happy when I got on the scales again this morning--- I didn't lose anything!:( I haven't gained any so I guess that is good. But I was hoping to see at least a one pound loss after I've been doing the WATP's so much. But I'll keep it up and continue and refuse to give up! I guess just like everyone else I get frustrated when I work so hard at it and don't see it on the scales.

Sure hope everyone has a good day and I'll check back later.

Karen

BRRRR! It is cold here right now. It isn't even 30 yet. So, I am not going to the gym this morning. I am going to stay and clean. One of the pool guys is coming back to show us a drawing. I am really looking forward to that.

Dips men can be such pains sometimes. I just wonder if you have found the man that knows what he has with you yet? Whoever figures that first is going to beone lucky man!

Karen I really try not to get on the scale these days. That book I am reading says to measure your waist and go from there. If you pose from there you are doing good. It is bad to have fat around your organs like that.

Noelle did you ever find the link to the photo site?

Good morning ladies. I am stalling getting ready for the day. I am weighing-in first thing today at WW hoping I have a maintain. My home scale might say so but I know it doesn't match what the center's scale says. Then I have PT this morning...TORTURE! I can already feel myself tensing up :lol:

Dips, I'm sorry about your Valentine's day. I have those kinds of delays all the time. I make sure I get compensated real well later on :devil:. I hope he makes it up to you the way you deserve. How's this semester going? I just realized that you are probably the same age as my oldest nephew :lol: He's going to school for a teaching degree.

Karen, don't worry about the scale not moving, you have been working out so much that your muscles are retaining water while trying to repair themselves, that always seems like it "slows" our scale progress. I am so proud of you for being so diligent w/your diet and exercise. You will look and feel fabulous come your vacation.

:wave: Hi cw! Long time no hear. Oh, I know what you mean about those expos and the jewelry! I don't know if I would've shown your restraint :D.

Kempy, have fun w/the pool man, well, you know what I mean :lol:. I can't believe you addressed 100 envelopes by hand! You're making my hand cramp just thinking about it :lol:. But good for you for staying busy. Hope it warms up for y'all in Texas :sunny: ...oh, the photo editor software, I believe it's called Irfanview or something like that. I got it off of Cnet.com . If you go to the Cnet website just type in Irfanview and it should bring up a link for you. I'm doing this off of memory because it's on my home computer which is cr@p.

Cal, have a nice day at work. It's Friday, give those kids a pop-quiz or something :lol:

I've gotta run and let the dog out, she keeps poking me with her cold nose looking for attention. Have a great Friday :grouphug:

I want to see if this works.

It is so small. I am going to have to play with the software to see if I can figure it out.

Hi Kempyd, Your dogs are really cute!:) Are they both Labs?

I was just going to try to do some jumping on the trampoline when Ginger decided that she thought it was better for her to be on it than me!! Guess she thinks she needs to lose weight! :rofl: I tried several times to get on it but she jumps right up there before I can start jumping! Sissy just kind of looked at it and figured it looked like work so she went over to the couch and layed down!

I just had to snap a picture to share.

Have a good day!!:)
Karen