Out of 10 kids my 7th, a girl, had the most dental work. She was a real trooper, though, and at age 4 had about 5 cavities and never made a peep. She is a real tomboy, however, having 4 older brothers and 2 younger. The 2 oldest kids are girls, then 4 boys, a girl, 2 boys and lastly a girl. Was I ever glad the last was a girl. Not that I don't like boys but it was just nice. The girl with the cavities is now married and has a 5 mo. old baby girl .........so cute. I've been sticking with my new exercise dvds and done them every day since last Sat. Yippee!!
Afternoon ladies. Glad to see Carol and Dawn here. Hi to all my other buddies too. It is cooler here today and the wind about knocked me off the bike. I only made 1 mile, but will go back for more punishment after the housework is done. I got going late since my DS called from out West and we talked for 90 minutes. He is my baby and only boy, so nice that he still feels the need to talk to Mom occasionally. My girls were 14 and 11 when he was born, so he thought he had 3 Moms. He was telling me about the new classes and he only has until May to go..hopefully take the bar exam in July. I always feel good after talking to one of my kids...don't you guys? Especially when their lives are going good and they are happy. Just perks up my mood when I am in a funk. Carol, you certainly have a nice large family. My DH comes from a large one and I so enjoy being a part of their clan. I was only raised with one brother and he is deceased. Always wanted a sister, so DH's sisters are a treat. Way to go on the exercise. I am afraid I have fallen off the wagon again, but I will pick myself back up and get going soon. Just alot going on in my life right now. Cristina, I never wake up that early and feel like getting up and doing anything. I usually just snuggle back down in bed. You are doing so good. Susan, I can't even tell you the amount of dental work my son needed. Poor baby had teeth pulled at 5 and spacers between his teeth until the perm. ones came in. He had a ton of work done, and having a heart problem he had to be pre-medicated for every dentist visit. It was quite a chore. Thankfully by the time he had all perm. teeth they were in good shape and the only extractions were his wisdom teeth at 17. (Oh how I hope he is taking care of those teeth now) Hoping Miss Gaby can breeze through the fillings and have no more cavities. (BTW, I am still thinking of you and your family in this time of loss. Hugs to you all.) Sassy, Hope you find the motivation you need to exercise. I had tons of energy and was doing great, but have lost all desire to succeed right now. I know this funk will pass in the next few weeks. I hope your vacation helps you get a "new attitude." Isn't that what we all need from time to time? I know I do. Dawn, Welcome. Hope to get to know you better.
Hi to Jules, Michelle, Katy,...anyone else... Take care.
Sitting here blubbering. It is sooooo stupid. There is this guy friend that I have and we have writtin for over a year, we met a few times. He is just the sweetest and has listened to all my dribble (like you all - haha) and now he writes he will be internetless and if we want to continue talking it will have to be on phone. UGH..........I don't like change!!!! Anyway, he is only 7/8 miles away....so, if we really wanted to see each other I guess we could,,,,, ...
What kind of dvd Carol??? Thank you Sue - continued prayers for sister, she is having a terrible time now. I might go get her and go for a ride out to the country today.
Ya, isn't Gab the cutest Cristina??? She most certainly knows what garbage is and likes it..........*eyes roll*........she will have her teeth worked on in mid Oct.
I got a Kaiser bill today for $600.00 on all the lab and endoscopy stuff....great, huh?? I guess it isn't too bad. They had my po box address and I wasn't getting any bills.....
Had a wheat bagel w/ mustard and turkey this morning. Now that things have slowed down I need to get back on track. I did lose a pound! yahoooo.
Oh Susan, I still cry thinking of my mom who passed away one year ago in Aug. But it does get better. The dvds I do are Shapely Secrets. There is a thread here about it. 2 yr. ago we got my bill for $20,000 and that wasn't even the dr. who figured things out! But I'm uninsured so my DH wrote to the hospital/clinic and after some haggling they finally lowered it by half. I try to stay away from the dr. as much as possible. The kidney specialist is $400 just to walk in the door!
SUE...I too feel good after talking with DS/Josh. I don't hear from him often so it is a treat for me. Glad you got to talk with your son.
SUSAN...ahh, poor Gaby...I HATE the dentist...did I say that already? Lol I am probably a bigger baby about going than the kids were when they were younger. Although, they never had to have work other than a cleaning...I always had to have soemthing done, since I was young, ugh. Hugs to your sis. I'm glad that she has you...she will need someone. I know it's the hardest after the funeral and everyone is gone...you really feel a lone then, or I did anyway. Hopefully you and the guy can get together so you don't miss your corresponding. And WTG on the pound!
CAROL...dr bills are horrible. There was a time where you got one bill for everything. Now, you get a dr bill, hospital, x-ray technician if you had x-rays, etc. Pretty soon the nurses will be getting a seperate bill, lol. It's actually not funny, but ridiculous and expensive.
HI DAWN, KATY, JULES, SASSY & MICHELLE
Nothing going on today. I got some much needed sleep in for sure, lol. Seems like I have to catch up on Sunday from all the early days the rest of the week. Of course I woke up this morning a little after 5, ugh! LOL Contemplated going for a 1 1/2 mile walk but sleep was more important to me, lol. Anywho...hope everyone is having a good day. Chat tomorrow-good luck with everyone's WI!
Wassup with all these cow threads??? I am the only one insulted?? lol
You are sweet Carol. I was blubbering over my friend not being on the internet. Now I feel silly. I had a horrible day thinking about it. He said not to take it personally but how can I not??? He is my support system, I don't want to talk on the phone w/ him - lol
anyway ,,,,,,,,,thinking of having another baby.....lol,......I told my Hawaii friend and he was let out a sweet sound,,,,,,I know he would have a baby w/ me,,,,we just ummm,, need to get together. lol....whatever,,,,,I think I am bored....lol
Wow,,,,,,,it is the like the morning after. What WAS I writing??? lol Ignore me, please!!
Gab got off to school with a stuffy nose. She took a bath and washed her own hair. Tried to blow her dry as much as I could. This little friend was waiting for her and Gab goes up and says "tag, you're it!".....and they giggle. Couldn't life be so simple for all of us?? haha Last I saw they were walking hand and hand down the hall to class.
Steady at 172 - just staring at the scale. I haven't seen 169 in at least 2 years so thinking that is wierd....I always get stuck so on pins and needles....
Thinking of looking into the CNA field. I wanted to do that a few years ago and I do have some time to complete the training, so it wa an idea.
SUSAN...Gaby sounds so sweet...yeah, wish it was so easy like that. I bet she is just loving school, sounds like it anyway. CNA field would be good...they are always in demand, I think. My sister did that years ago, her and my SIL. They liked it and always talked about it so my Aunt thought she would give it a try...she quit after two weeks, lol.
Anywho...well at least you didn't gain...staying the same is always better than gaining! I forgot to weigh, lol. Will do it tomorrow for sure. Sometimes when I get up early I am not awake and thinking clearly. Just slip in my clothes and get ready for my walk. And if I have eaten or had anything to drink I won't weigh. So...tomorrow, lol.
Did get my 3 miles in, and 2 mile WATP. ALomst didn't...feeling lazy. Okay, so I go thru the whole neighborhood, in and out of all the cul-de-sacs, etc. And I start on my side of the street so to do the whole thing I have to walk by my house on the way back to the other side of the neighborhood. So, I get to the house and think, ugh, I don't want to walk anymore, lol. I did that one day but finished it on the treadmill which seems stupid. So that is what I thought and continued on, lol. It's 1 1/2 miles to do one side and the same on the other side...we are in the middle...okay, seems like I am babbling now, lol.
Cristina..naw, you're not babbling....I have a walking route that sounds similar....I try to vary it, but it goes 'round my neighborhood, up and down a bunch of hills, yada yada. The hills are good ones, and I'm glad I have my ipod, or I'd get kind of bored. Part of my route goes by the yarn shop in the village, and I have to make sure I walk when they are not open, don't take my wallet (tho' that doesn't stop me sometimes) or I just have to shut my eyes and walk by real fast, lol!
Susan- any health field is going to be good - lots of boomers are going to need health care as they get old, so lots of job ops in those fields...or so I hear. Seems like quite a few of my son's friend's moms are turning to health care professions after being SAHMS - guess there's a need and the potential for flexible hours. Another baby?! Yikes! I like holding them...but I definitely feel like I'm past my expiration date, lol! It's nice to snuggle up with a little bayb, then hand them back to the sleep-deprived parents, hee hee. I'll be a GREAT grandma
Now that my baby is in kindergarten, I am getting asked about what I am going to do with "all that time". I don't really have "all that time". She's home by 11, and that gives me about time to blow my nose! If I exercise and try to volunteer for one of the kids' classes, or maybe buy some groceries...that's about all I have time for. Next year, I'll figure out what to do with "all that time", lol! Finally changing my ticker...didn't want to do it whilst TOM was messing with me. I started my 20-lb sweater! I only have a little more to lose, and it will be off by the time I finish the sweater, right?....
Oh-Susan...meant to tell you I saw your nephew's obit and it was lovely. Turns out he was a student at my DH's school (tho' not one of his students)...he said everyone there was taking it hard, and that the tributes were all really nice. He will be missed by many. (((((Hugs))))) to all of your family.
Hi to everyone else! Hope you are all having a good day!
awwww, that's sweet Katy, thanks for sharing that. The kids have been so supportive from the first night up at the hospital. I felt so bad for them. I guess a group did a car wash over the weekend for the family.
Anyway - sis is doing a slow melt down. I think I am doing a melt down too. haha. I feel another iron infusion in my future. I have been so tired.
I kind of like the idea of a medical assistant someday. CNA seems like the fastest position to get into and the pay is somewhat decent.....and I don't want property management, though I like the idea of working w/ the elderly still. Makes sense to me! My mom thinks I have too many office skills to not pursue that.......but I am burned out sitting on my tush all day.....blah - blah......just thinking out loud....
You are lucky you have time to blow your nose Katy!! I don't even have time to get out the parking lot before I have to turn around and pick the Gabster up again,,,,,hahahaha.....I really think Gab needs more...I know I do.....lol
k- hope that jabber helped motivate you all on your weight loss journey.....hehe
I hear ya about that Katy. If I walk at the mall I try to go before the stores open or I will end up spending some money, lol. But I do like the neighborhood, it definitely is not flat, lol. WTG at almost being at your 20 lb goal! So close...
The thing with being a secretary Susan is it can go in many directions. Why not check into the medical side of it? I can understand though sitting on your tush all day...I don't like to either. But, if someone were to pay me to do it, I would, lol!
Didn't walk today, yet. I do plan on getting in a mile or 2 on the treadmill, and I mowed the front yard so...that will be it for the day. I am changing my walking schedule, providing my body lets me. When I don't get up at 5:30 and walk I feel icky the rest of the day so we will see how that goes. My plan is to walk 3 miles on M-W-F & Sat plus do the 2 mile WATP. On Tues & Thurs divide the mowing up and walk just a mile or 2. Like I said...we will see how that goes. I'm going to have to do something anyway because the weather is going to be cold soon. Anyway...
Almost forgot, I am down another pound! I am so close to the 180's I can taste it!
Cristina - that's great news! You'll be in the 180s before you know it. When I first met you on the boards, I think we were both - ahem- not in one-derland, kwim....now look at us WTG
Well, I did a little more than blow my nose today. I had a 9am hair appointment, so I walked there and back - about 50 minutes of walking. Then picked up DD and the carpool kiddo. DD and I ate lunch, read stories, and vegged/tried to nap. I'll walk the kids up to piano lessons this afternoon for another 20 minutes of walking. I woke up too early, so I am feeling a bit run down.
Hi Susan, Sassy, Jules, Michelle, Carol, Sue and everyone else!
A busy one for me...off to massage therapist, then p/u girls, Costco, library, soccer....yeesh I'm tired just writing it all down! DH has to work late, so it's probably going to be mac n cheese for dinner when we get back from soccer practice.
Hey Sass - thanks for the compliment. My wl has been sooo slow; it sure does help to remind myself of where I've been and that there has been progress, even though it doesn't fell like it on most days ( months, years ) Six years ago, I weighed in at 245 on the day I gave birth to my daughter. I'm at 180 now with a goal of 150. My ticker reflects my starting weight when I began the research study last November.
KATY...yeppers, and I must say if I had kept up with the weight loss I would be at or below goal, lol. I swear I have lost the same 10 pounds over and over and over! Reading your posts I am wondering why anyone would ask what you paln to do with your time now that Leigh is in school, lol. How does Leigh like kindergarten? WTG on the walking by the way!
SASSY...my highest weight was 220. I lost about 40 pounds when DH#1 passed away, not intentional...just couldn't eat. I got down in the 170's thru the years after that and felt fine with my body. Then I met V got pregnant, lost the baby and turned to food. Got up to 213-216 and have been struggling with my weight since, that was in 2000. But I refuse to give up. I do good and lose some and then get lazy and gain it back, lose it, gain, it, etc. I've been doing that for a while now and don't want to anymore. I know I will never be this tiny little thing or weigh what I weighed before marriage #1 but I will get to a healthier weight and that is my main goal, to be healthy.
HIYA SUSAN, SUE, MICHELLE, JULES, & CAROL
Decided to go to the park for my walk today. I think getting up early is finally getting to me. I will continue with the walking but at a later time, lol. So 3 miles there and my 2 mile WATP for me today. Yesterday I did get in a 2 mile walk on the treadmill, glad I did that.
Doing some cleaning on the basement after I get off the computer and laundry of course, pretty boring day for me today.
You are doing so good. 
You girls are sure an inspiration. 
) Six years ago, I weighed in at 245 on the day I gave birth to my daughter. I'm at 180 now with a goal of 150. My ticker reflects my starting weight when I began the research study last November.