Good morning chicky babes. Friday at last! :yay: Going to have a busy weekend ahead of me but that's the price you pay for 5 days of relaxing :beach:

Everyone is still sleeping here - DH, Boo and even Mr. Feral is curled up snoozing on his blanket out back. Part of me wants to bang some pot lids - get up, get up, GET UP :yikes: but no, I'll just let them sleep - lucky dogs... um I mean cats :lol:

Better get out of her - the sooner I get in the sooner I can leave. Have a good one everybody.

Happy Happy Friday ladies -

I had a great cardio and strength training evening at the gym and worked out some good short term goals/challenges. Tonight, I'm going to do website work and hopefully we'll get to the State Fair tomorrow...if it's not too hot/muggy or too rainy. No fishing this weekend...definitely too hot for the fish to be biting. I've got a couple huge summer squash in the garden and need to figure out a way to prepare them. The best suggestion I have so far is to slice it up and grill it. I suppose if I prepare it on a day we're not cooking out, I can always use the George Foreman.

Shad - I'm not a computer hardwear expert (more of a programmer), but I think your diagnosis is probably correct. Older computers that don't have much space/memory can't handle all the games and music that the newer computers can. If it is too full to successfully defrag, that's a bad sign.

Mel - Glad you had a nice trip to TJ's. So nice that Willy is so very helpful, and you're so kind and generous to buy him/his family a lovely dinner. I nearly fell out of my chair when you talked about the seniors stopping sniffing and peeing!! Too Funny!!!

Happy - I hope the swallowtail caterpiller turns up soon. That's cool that you're DH can play Day Tripper! It's a much nicer serenade for you than scales! Please take lots of photos on your vacation. It sounds wonderful! I know you're going to have a great time preparing for it this weekend, as well as a lovely relaxing time on your vacation. I'm still sending :goodvibes: for clear weather for the Perseids. As for yogurt, I found the FiberOne yogurt by Yoplait. It's really good and 0 WW points (of course it is a smaller container). I'm just not a fan of plain yogurt even if it's dressed up with fruit and nuts. My reason for success this week was to stay within points EVERY DAY and use very little of my weekly allotment of extra points. Also, I took the stairs a little more at work. This week, the plan is to get more exercise in (cardio, strength and core) which will hopefully combat any food slips at the State Fair. Although to be honest, I've planned what I'm going to eat whenever we do decide to go (this weekend or next weekend) and I should be able to work in those points easily. Also, I got a ton of great ideas at the WW meeting this week about the different foods available now that are low points and make great snacks/meals. Arnold's sandwich rounds (also Oroweat sandwich rounds) is just one of them. Walden Farms has some yummy low point dressings and sauces. And since I still kind of have a craving for bratwurst and sauerkraut (even though I had one last week), I'm going to pick up some turkey brats, and eat the brat with kraut without the bun (or on a sandwich round). Good stuff!!!

Annie - As Happy said, please don't wear yourself out. I hope you're doing well and will get some fun and relaxing time this weekend!! How is momma doing?

Ceejay - It really irks me when people look for a hand out, rather than a hand up (a little help to get them on their feet). I don't have a problem at all with helping those who need it, but people who take advantage of the system really make me mad. :tantrum: Anyway, girlfriend, I hope you're enjoying your weekend!! Are you going to Paragould this week?

Laura - Hope your x-rays came out okay. Did you get the results yet? Anymore dog walks? I'll get at least a couple in this weekend fer sure.

Counting down 'till the weekend!

Love and hugs,
Michelle

TGIF FO SHO.......

Man I was so busy at my day job yesterday, didn't even think to post...sorry ladies. Last night at CVS was a blast. I really liked the 3 gals that I worked with last night. We all seemed to click. I think I can click with anyone tho. Register and regular customers are fun. CVS has regulars just like Cheers sitcom. NORM!!

My boss is a peach. She brought in Starbucks for me today. I gave up Starbucks due to my economic situation. Yes, folks, the economy has hurt me. LOTS.. no more Starbucks. wah ;*( Man it sure makes a difference when you have to watch every penny GO OUT THE DOOR.....Glad I like CVS so much...well. so far.

Happy and Chelle and Ceejay....yeah, rah, TROJANS! hahaha

Chelle...CONGRATS on the WL. Even the extra percentage off. Wowser, and you know my philosophy...if you don't weigh naked you get round up to the next number....wink, wink...

Shad....Strangely enough I like working at CVS. I guess cause I get to interact with people and act like a dingy blonde..act, hmmm, not sure. Since you vacuum is not working well, I can bring my cuum and cuum for you.

Happy...actually the Indy zoo has a butterfly room/area/building..not quite sure, it is advertised on billboards around town when they have it. I always say I am going but have yet to make it there. My next life I am going to be a butterfly. Cause if I don't like it, butterflies don't live real long and I can come back as something else. haha

MEL...the feet and legs are ok so far. Saturday will tell. That shift is 2-10 pm. Bella is not liking mommie being gone so much either. The good thing is it is mandatory to wear tennis shoes. I think you and Trader Joe's are on a first name basis. eh?

Ceejay...I will come cut the grass for you. I love to cut grass. Even pushing it. Only thing I request in pay is margaritas. One to start, one during, lawn chair after. hehe

Laura...thanks for the heads up on "Ugly Truth" I may have to catch that one in my spare time..NOT...I now have no spare time. Have fun at the pool on Saturday...

Well ladies, I need to get back at it. It is going to be a busy one again. Supposed to be 95 and sunny all weekend...I know I already mentioned it, but it is killing me I have to work and not be in it.

Hello to all the worldlies and lurkers.

Much love many hugs,

Chelle...you sneaker you. Mom is hanging in there. Her specialist appt is August 28, that is the earlies they could get her in. Yikes! At least it is this month, barely. Thanks for asking. Have a great weekend sista. Hugs

Oh, and ate my first cucumber out of my garden....It was really short and fat, kind of like my exH. lol hahhaa

you ladies make me laugh.

Annie
Glad that the job at CVS is going well. Thanks for offering to mow the lawn. I can do it. Next summer though I'm going to do things differently.

Happy
Is it vacation time already?

Laura
Did you get the results back from your xray?

Michelle
Is it fair time already? Good for you in setting some goals.

To all the rest
A big :wave:

My morning ihas slipped by me. Mainly because I slept till 8.44 a.m. this morning. I took the xanax last night and with in a couple of hours I was ready for sleep. I slept to hard though and woke a bit groggy. I will take another one tonight.

The girls came to mow yesterday and found some things in the drainage ditch in my back yard. I need to call to find out who is in charge of this. Looks llike some little boys has mad themselves a club house. There were three chairs, coke cans etc in the ditch.

Annie - I'm so glad you like the job at CVS! It really helps when you work with great people. I think the men and women at my WW at work meeting would object to me weighing naked with all the bumps, lumps and rolls I have now. Good luck with your workday tomorrow. At least you'll have time in the morning and on Sunday to enjoy your lovely weather. 95 is too warm for me....but I've got a lot more insulation than you. :lol: Glad to hear your mom is doing better. That sucks that she can't get in to see the specialist until the end of the month. Had to laugh at what you said about the cuke!

Ceejay - When I drive my mower down to Happy's in Memphis, I'll swing by and cut your grass too. I love mowing the lawn...using a push mower or a rider. I don't like to edge/weed whack though. That sucks about someone setting up camp in your drainage ditch. :club:

Ceejay...we always say you can cut your grass but you may NOT hoe mow your grass...ba haha and I love how you took a zannie last night and woke up groggy and by golly you are taking another one tonight. That is funny.

Chelle...I like the weather the hotter the better....I am mostly cold so when everyone else is roasting I am just right...Sat and Sun morns will be cleaning the house and cutting the grass. No rest for the weary.

I went at lunch to find a pair of pants for CVS work cause my dress pants are longs so I can wear my heals. Wearing tennis shoes at CVS makes them drag the floor. Well how depressing that was. Size 6 was a bit too tight, size 8 was too big, and 7 juniors ate my crotch, therefore I didn't get any. Kind of like the 3 bears and porridge. It all sucked. Guess my pants will just have to drag the floor till I can find some average length ones to wear with tennis shoes. Average length will still be a bit on the short side, not flooding, but short sided.

Enough babbling. Have a great weekend.

OMG, Annie, you got me started laughing with the hoe mow! Then you nearly made me :rofl: with the juniors size 7 eating your crotch! Too funny! I'm short so my pants often drag little because I always wear flats (can't stand heels), but I do not hem. Too lazy. You're nearly always cold, and I'm almost always too warm. Give me nice 70-80 degree days and I'm a happy camper! :dance:

Nearly done with work for the week! :woohoo: I have to leave in about 20 minutes for PT (my last PT session until my back flares up again - which I hope won't be for a LONG time). I went for a good brisk walk at lunch and hope that I can do some core strength training (and maybe upper body) at PT. I did strength training last night, but it was abs (which can be done every day) and lower body. If I get a good workout at PT, then I'll skip the gym tonight. We're supposed to have bad t-storms and the doggies would probably prefer it if I were home with them.

I gotta tell ya' ladies...it's really weird...while I do occasionally get cravings for sweets or high fat foods...I'm really feeling SO good eating lots of veggies and fruits and staying within my points and exercising...I don't really feel deprived at all. In fact, today I had a BIG salad at lunch and was munching on raw broccoli that I had in it and thinking "this is SO good". And I'm not even a big broccoli fan. I'll eat it because it's so nutritious, but it's not my fave veg (that would be tomatoes, carrots and cukes). Point is, I'm really loving this! I hope I keep this feeling - this love of healthy portion-controlled eating and exercise - for a LONG time.

Hello Ladies,

Good NEWS.... I got the job. They made the offer a week ago thursday, got the paperwork friday, fax, fedex on Monday. Went for drug test monday and on thursday they called and said my clearance/background/drug test were completed and i passed. :carrot::carrot: Such a relief..

Ceejay - hope your enjoying your long weekend.

Annie - I'm glad the CVS job is working out. Hey i think this economic turn has effectived everybody.

Mitchellez - Good for you on eating healthy. Yes, we need to remind ourselves that this is fuel that feeds our body. The other stuff, is like putting bad gas in our system.

Happy - I hope your enjoying your weekend.

Mel - I'm glad your help was able to help you out today. I hope you get some rest.

Shad - wish you were closer to come look at desk computer... It's old, so I'm sure that the main problem.

Hello to everyone:wave:

Will some one remind me the next time I think about tiling the loo, that the body is no longer capable of doing a forward dive with a double twist !!!!

:yikes: OMG SHAD WHAT DID YOU DO??? WHILE I WAS SLEEPING YOU TRIED TO BREAK YOUR NECK IN THE LOO??? I HOPE YOU WILL FEEL BETTER AND LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENED SOON. :hug: WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT I WENT TO BED LAUGHING AND SLEPT LIKE A LOG. WOKE UP THIS MORNING RARING AND READY TO GO!!! ALREADY HAD 2 TENANTS AT THE DOOR....SO GOOD THING YOU PUT MY LIFE BACK IN ORDER LAST NIGHT!! :rofl:

I WILL HAVE TO COME BACK...MY EYE IS TEARING TOO MUCH TO SEE. MUST HAVE BEEN THE LADY'S PERFUMED APARTMENT. I HAD TO FIX A GFI SWITCH IN THE KITCHEN. BEE BACK IN A BIT. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Nope, didn't slip or fall. It's just that to put a tile on the bottom of the wall close to the back of the loo, one has to do a forward half pike with 2 forward somersalts and a twist to the left. Like I said, the body doesn't have the contortionist levels to be able to do this any more. I've advised the DS2 to shoot himself if he has anymore of these bright ideas. His reply was that he is debating whether to employ me to tile the loo in his new house!!!

Just to explain that one, the DS2 has bought his second investment house this week. We call him the Crestmead Landlord or the Property Tycoon, depending on how much we feel like saluting.

SHAD~ I WISH DS2 WAS MY LANDLORD!! I WOULD SALUTE ALL DAY IF IT MEANT GETTING OUT OF HERE! :rofl: ;rofl: GOOD LUCK TO HIM. GOOD NEWS THAT YOU WERE JUST TWISTED UP LIKE A PRETZEL AND NOT FALLING!! CHARGE HIM DOUBLE IF YOU DO HIS LOO!!! I AM STILL LAUGHING ABOUT LAST NIGHT. IT WAS DEFINITELY GOOD THERAPY FOR ALL. :hug:
NOW GO TO BED!!

HAPPY~ HOPE THE YURT TRIP AND ALL THE SIGHTS ARE WONDERFUL. HAVE A GREAT TIME AND I HOPE YOU HAVE NO LEG CRAMPS!! SORRY TO HEAR THE SWALLOWTIL IS AMONGST THE MISSING. HOPE HE ENDED UP SOMEWHERE SAFE!

MICHELLE~ I WAS BRAGGING ABOUT YOU TO A FRIEND WITH YOUR WW WEIGHTLOSS. SHE IS THINKING OF REJOINING ONLINE AGAIN. HAVE FUN AT THE FAIR. I LOVED THAT MOVIE.."STATE FAIR". YOU JUST REMINDED ME OF THAT. GLAD THE SENIORS MADE YOU LAUGH...JEN AND I ALWAYS SAY YOU COME INTO THIS WORLD FAILRY BALD, DROOLING, NO TEATH AND WEARING DIAPERS AND THAT'S EXACTLY HOW YOU LEAVE.:rofl: YOU HAVE SOME GOOD PLANS IN PLACE FOR THE POINTS ETC. GOOD FOR YOU!! YOUR POST WAS REFRESHING TO READ ABOUT EATING VEGGIES AND FEELING HEALTHY. THANKS FOR POSTING THAT. I NEED REMINDERS FROM TIME TO TIME. CONGRATS ALSO FOR THE LAST PT VISIT!! :encore:

ANNIE~ NOW YOU TELL US WE CAN'T HOE MOW THE LAWNS!! JUST WHEN I WAS GETTING USED TO IT! :rofl: :rofl: SORRY THE PANTS ATE YOUR CROTCH...WAS IT A MALE PAIR??? :lol3: :lol3: HOW ABOUT CAPRIS FOR THE SUMMER AND THEN BUY SOME CHEAP PANTS AND HEM THEM!! HOPE YOU GET SOME DOWN TIME FOR ANNIE TOO!

CEEJAY~ DID YOU GET RID OF THE KIDDIE CLUBHOUSE?? I AM GLAD YOU HAD A GOOD SLEEP. BE CAREFUL DRIVING TO WORK WHEN GROGGY:hug:
PATRTY :cheer: :cheer2: :cheer3: CONGRATULATIONS NON THE JOB!!! YAY!!! GOOD FOR YOU AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR GOOD NEWS!! HOPE YOU LOVE IT! I AM DOING THE HAPPY DANCE FOR YOU :dance: :broc: :cb: :carrot:

I AM GOING OUTSIDE FOR A COOL RIDE TO THE BACKYARD. THE WEATHER IS SOOO LOVELY IN THE MORNINGS NOW. FEELS LIKE FALL ALREADY. NOTHING PLANNED FOR THE WEEKEND EXCEPT SOME REST AND MOVIES. RICHIE HAS NO WORK ALL NEXT WEEK. I TOLD HIM TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHTSIDE....HE CAN SPEND TIME WITH JEN AND HIS KIDS. THE KIDS ARE LEAVING ON THE 19TH. SO IN THE END IT ALL WORKS OUT. SMILES ON EVERYONE'S FACES.
HAVE A GREAT DAY :moped: