Happy Friday to you too Cristina--rain hitting you while you are riding a motorcycle is the worst....feels like needles....I don't mind walking in a misty rain...used to enjoy walking in the pouring down stuff when I was a teenager...must have been the drugs...j/k....

SuzyQ--I bought a really cheap mp3 player to download the C25k program and music to walk/someday run by, but I can't get it to work....Teri and JR are going to take it and download everything for me and teach me to use it...I do a little Excel, but it's the things people have shown me and I have picked up here and there...I would like to be able to do more and my New Years Resolution (one of them any way) was to take a class so here goes. Work is going to pay for a 6 week evening class for Quick Books, but it's due to the fact they are giving me a HUGE project to go with it. Are you still enjoying your cute little house with the amazing view???

Well girls, a bought a potty chair and some big boy underwear...Teri has started introducing the potty chair at her house so we want to keep it going...I told her to not get her hopes up, he is only 20 months old, but then it's Teri we are talking about...both the kids were potty trained around 2 and only wore diapers at night and when we left the house. Should be an interesting weekend...I got lots of cleaning supplies....

Hi everyone! I see you over on Facebook, but I don't feel comfortable talking weight and poundage over there, so I'm so glad you are all still here (even though I have been so lame this summer)

In my world...
- Scale said 165.5 this morning ( squee!) I'm hoping it wasn't a glitch.

- Finished Couch to 5k, am up to running 35 minutes 3 times a week. I just signed up for Race for the Cure and I plan to run it , baby

- We got Walter ( not the farting dog)...those of you on FB, have seen the pics ..he's such a cutie and we just lovelovelove him!

I hope to do a better job of keeping up here; at least I want to do a Monday weigh in. Even tho' I "see" you all on Facebook, I still miss this group, so I will try to do better.


ETA - Susan! Good to see you ...missed hearing about your life this summer...hope you and the girls are well

Good evening ladies. Glad to see ya'll here. Like some of the others it is fun to see each other on Facebook, but this is more comfortable to gab about our weight...and in my case, my failures.

Susan..good to know you are alive and kicking. Enjoy your quiet time. Yes, there is still a level of stress concerning some family members, but nothing I can change. I need to quit trying to make everyone do the right thing.....just don't know how to quit worrying, ya know? The newest member of the family is Mason James, my great-grandson. I will add a new picture.

Katy- I am sure you will do wonderful at the race...I am so impressed at what you have done so far..and 165.5...wowser!

Jules- Good luck on the potty training. You know, I don't even remember much about training my kids....I guess they must have taken to it pretty easily. I do remember that with Joe, the "baby" I had lots of help because the girls were 11 and 15...he thought he had 3 mothers.

Cristina- Don't blame you for not walking in the rain. I rode the bike this morning since we were going to be gone in the evening....I am glad I did cause I felt so lazy the rest of the afternoon. I am having trouble getting back to eating right...but have been "moving" more.

Mindee- Glad for you that school starts soon. I know the boys will have a ball and Marisa will enjoy Mommy time. Maybe you can get back into walking with her. Good for both of you. Lucky that Tommy got to go right to work after being laid off.

Sassy- Join the club...the club of falling OFF the wagon. LOL. I am struggling to get back on the straight and narrow. Of course, I lose so slowly it will take forever anyway. But, let's don't give up..okay? Feel better chickie.

Kathy- Hope the job is going okay. I admire you and those who do your work...I just don't know if I could do it. I used to say I wanted to be a nurse, but doubt I could.

Francie, where are you? We have other missing BIK chicks too. Hope you all find your way back soon.

Going to help my daughter set up for a garage sale at 6 a.m. and help her run it till noon or so. Then at 4 I am sitting for Mason for the evening. Should be fun, although I will be dragging by bedtime.
Sunday is our family reunion, so sometime tomorrow I also have to squeeze in a bit of cooking for a couple dishes to take. Fun, but I can do it.

You gotta see this picture taken tonight while he was awaiting his bath...so cute.

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Good Morning -

I only have a second! Stupid *%$#@ computer.

Katy - Impressed w/ 5k! How did you do that? I guess you just build up?? duh. It is nice to see you too! How are the kids, getting ready for school and all??

Sue - CUTE little great grandson! You are so lucky. Have fun w/ the garage sale. And we don't have failures we have challenges!!

Jules- You will ace Quick Book..... Enjoy Dominic this weekend.

yikes.....I have to go.

chat later.......and why didn't I get a memo on Facebook??? Argh.

ps

Jules - On potty training, good luck! I didn't get the R's potty trained til they were 4. lol I was so lazy. It only took a day when I did buckle down and *just did it*.

Kathy - How is Cole liking school?

Cristina - Did you get your walk in yesterday?

Sue - Family reunions would be stressful to me! lol I am sure you will have fun though, what dishes did you decide to make?

Mindee _ what are you doing this weekend?

Katy - What is the breed of Walter? How is the village?? I bet pretty w/ the colors starting to change. The ex has been taking G to Alpenrose to see the horses.

Sassy - Hi


did I miss someone?? probably did...

I am on my 3rd day of salads, making it with black beans this time.....manage to get the scale to 149 this morning. I really need to exercise though and work on my attitude....lol, feel like a child.
anyway, back to work I go!

Just sort of a quik Hi...

Susan...I did get my walk in yesterday...on the treadmill, lol. By the time the streets were dry, the sun came out and it was too hot to walk so didn't bother. I did get off my lazy arse and do it this morning. Trying to improve on my time for the Race for the Cure walk coming up the 26th...can't wait for that. The son talked me and daughter into doing it with him, well, he asked if I wanted to and I said yeah, I can do that, will be here before ya know it. Bet Gaby can't wait for school to start...they started here early...think Josh's step-kids started August 19th or something like that, it was early.

Sue...have fun at the reunion!

Hello to everyone else...

Gotta go and do a load of laundry, make the bed, grab some lunch and take a few things out of the freezer for tomorrow's dinner/bbq.

Have a good weekend!

Jules- I forgot to answer...........I am still enjoying my view of the bay when I get a chance to stay home and relax. It has been kind of hard to do that this summer. Always something to do it seems. Gab counted 7 boats out on the water the other day, it is very peaceful with the coastal range in sight and I love the water.

Cristina - I would use a treadmill, I wish I had one. I am really a lazy person. lol And I kind of think my iron is low again because my energy level is low at times.
Gab hasn't mentioned school much. We did go shopping last weekend and I still have some more items to pick up after the next payday. I am sure she will get excited once she see's who her teacher is going to be and the other kids in the classroom. At least we can hope....haha....or she will be a 7 year old drop out.

Speaking of which.....Rachel. Can't get her to take the last test for her GED, it is the math one. She is dragging her heels on that one. She is 18 now! Can't believe that.

anyway, hello to everyone

hello ladies!

we went up to the campground on Saturday to hang out for a while.......it was fun. we are planning on going up to see my parents on Sunday, so I need to get some sleep. we have to come back early because our friend's daughter is going to come over while she is at work.

Hello ladies. I keep getting PMs, so I thought I'd stop by and say hello!!!!

Hi Everybody.

Glad to see the MIA ladies.

Well physically I feel better, but emotionally, huh. I think I took a nosedive there. Dunno why maybe my upcoming birthday this month? I dunno. We are supposed to go out with our friends to celebrate mine and my coworkers significant others bdays on the 25th, but I don't think I wanna now. I know if I bring this up to my coworker she will be like, "Why?" "Why?" until I totally crack and telling her, "Just cuz I don't wanna" will not do it. She is like a female version of my husband, won't be satisfied until she has answers.

So maybe I can make something up. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Have to think on that. I just wish I could just stay home and not go anywhere, at least for this month. Weird, huh?

Well hope you ladies are doing well at least! lol.

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