Congratulations Tammy :) I knew you would pull it off and win

Ok well sorry I haven't been on myself but with the crazy schedule getting on the road so early in the morning then on Thursday after getting home from work we went for wings and a cold refreshment
Friday well it was Riders night to volunteer for Steak Night so got home from work and went straight to club
Today well had to be on road at 545am to go 60 miles to pick up Santa Suit as Santa was visiting one of my stores today so didn't get home today till 2 in the afternoon I really took a nap from 230-400 got up showered went back to Eagles for Christmas Party :) Came home around 830 and started downloading more pictures ..... Just got done and thought I should jump online real quick tonight and say HI- I did miss getting online this week
but just didn't really have time or should I say take the time to log on

Wow Holly you are a baking QUEEN :) I would def gain probably 20 pounds if you were living close by me because I wouldn't be able to quit eating
after just one :) I know that they are that irrestible (sp?)

Tammy are you just loving your new floor? and Yep get one room done then you will love it so much you will want to continue on to the next rooms :)

Holly hope all is well with your Sis and yep it sounds like you have a full house again but hey thats what it is about during the HOliday Season

Good thing I don't have any junk in the house because I am really wanting to snack on junk food right now but instead I think I will log off and go to bed, I have to take the Santa suit back tomorrow and may do a little shopping since I am already there :)

Have a Great Sunday

good morning ladies! and so glad Tammy is enjoying her new floor, what a nice gift to both of you :) :)

Hi Reda, you have been on-the-go, haven't you! good on your for not having any snacky food in the house.

yeah I can't seem to stay away from the cookies but I will gain control some day soon :D

My sister was released and is back home, i still haven't called her because I just am sooo uncomfortable about it. Did just send a CHristmas card saying 'know you're having a tough time, hope you feel better soon'.

Finally busy enough at work that the time flies by! that is so great. About 3X's the gross sales, that is alot for the store.

I still haven't started wrapping yet , but I will find time.

yeah, full house of boys, even the dog is a boy now :rofl: but it IS nice to have everyone here for Christmas and we are all healthy.

time to shower and get ready for work :) hope you both have a nice Sunday, whatever you end up doing 8)

Reda, reading how busy you are made me sooooo tired. Lol. Girl, I hope you get to rest some when Christmas is over.

Holly, ditto on what Reda said, it is a good thing you live so far away..... I would not have won the bet...... you are the baking Queen.
AND, I am like you in the house...... I am WAY out numbered! But, my guys make sure I am taken care of (most of the time)...... so it is worth it.

Well, we went by the "stores" estimation on the flooring and we have a little over half of what we need to do the living room. :D I am sooooo loving it. It is entertaining too...... watching the dogs skate across the floor b/c they are not used to the laminate. I have always loved the "charm" of this older house (small, old)...... just not the decor. Especially the floor that was down before. But, I am so loving it now! And the fact that there is no mortgage is even better! Lol. I would love a tad bit bigger..... but really this is all we need.

Holly, I hope your sis gets better. I get from the conversation it is depression or something like that (I hope I am not way off base)? My sister is/was going through the same thing. She tried to kill herself back in the summer. I am still not sure she won't try it again...... but as sad as it is to say, I can talk to her..... but I cannot stop her. I love her, but I cannot live for her. I think b/c of our past we all have depression...... but I have found for me that the longer I dwell on what could have been or what "he or she" did..... the deeper it throws me..... so "I" just have to plod along and do the best I can. I cannot change the past..... but I can control some of my future. It is not easy..... but it is do-able.

DH keeps asking what I want for Christmas. THIS FLOOR was my Christmas! I love it. I know you girls know what I am talking about. When your house is clean and has something new..... it is an awesome feeling!

Are both of you getting hammered with the snow? They are calling for a 40-60% chance of flurries on Christmas Eve here and some on Christmas Day..... I love it! Those are really the only two days I want snow......

I did get my tree up. I have a few presents under it. Yay!

CC: I am with you..... I want some junk food now...... but I think I am just going to settle for coffee! :coffee2:

I think we are fixing to go to Memphis. I need to get DH something good.... (I owe him after the floor-- and I did not have to do one bit of it)! Hope you all have a good day!

good evening chicks! That is funny, Tammy, imagining the dogs skating across the new floor :D I am so glad you are enjoying it so much.

Yes, my sister has been diagnosed with depression but even worse is her alcoholism...she has been in and out of two major rehab areas FOUR times. She comes home from AA meetings with a bottle of wine. She has lost her license in the past, she has driven her poor fiance away, her electric is about to be shut off, etc.

Very unusual but we up here in VT did not get one flake from that huge storm!! So ironic because no one in Washington DC nor Southern Jersey want 2 feet of snow and they can't manage it...we up here actually want it for the ski industry and can bounce back from a storm like that in almost one day, two days usually.

good morning ladies! I just finished doing Keli Roberts step aerobics tape, with ankle weights and 3.3 pound hand weights. I am a drippy sweaty mess :D :carrot:

DH did aLOT of cleaning up around here yesterday, bless him. And put weather stripping around the front door where cold air was seeping in, made a pot of ham and bean soup, I am a lucky chick!

There is a little weak sunshine now but I think it's supposed to cloud over and we might get occasional snow showers today.

hope you chicks have a nice day :cool:

Holly, Yay for the DH cleaning up! That is awesome! And good job on keeping up with the exercise. Most people "stop" with the intention of resuming after the first of the year...... but not you..... you just keep going on. Especially wiht family issues. I will say a prayer for your sister. That is about all anyone can do. :hug:

Same for you CC: You are doing awesome making time for the treadmill and work outs. Although you get somewhat of a workout from running around from store to store and party to party so much, whew you make me tired!

Today is my oldest son's 20th bday..... boy I feel old!

Tammy tell your DS Happy Birthday :)

Well today again was on the road at 3am and didn't get home till around 4pm- however tomorrow should be a very mellow day hopefully :)

That is great that your DH did some cleaning up and cooking as well- I do have to say that yesterday my DH also did a load of clothes and washed the dishes :) not usual for him

Well shoot I suppose I should get off here and get some stuff done before I fall asleep- I will check back in later - have a great day

good morning, omg Reda sorry you've had such early days!! but hope you have that mellow day tomorrow 8)

Tammy, belated Happy Birthday to your 20-yr-old! and you know, you really shouldn't have had a child at age 10! :D

I changed my ticker and sig weight to show the inevitable gain! :( i will TRY TRY TRY to keep in perspective that 7 pounds from goal is not that bad. And I'm glad I've been exercising faithfully. But shoot, it's like sandbagging against the tide of Christmas goodies :devil: goodness knows what I'd look like without the exercise.

gotta start getting ready for work, hope everyone has a great day!

oh, what are everyone's days off for the holiday? I am very lucky that I still get to keep my usual Wednesday and Thursday off, and then we're closed Christmas day, so 3 days off in a row, woo hoo (not paid for christmas though, little boo there) But I'm happy nevertheless :p

Wow Reda, I am glad you get to rest a little today. I hope your stores are closed on Christmas.

Holly, don't sweat the ticker...... you may be gaining pounds, but not inches since you are keeping up with your exercise.

I get off Thursday-Sunday.... 4 days off woo hoo! And, I may have a new LR floor by new year. DH was doing the measurements yesterday and it will only be abour $150 max to do the LR b/c we have so much left over! Yay!

Thanks for the happy bdays for my DS. He is growing up...... I did not even see him yesterday :( He spend the day with his g/f and then went to bed before I got home b/c he had worked 3rd shift the night before. I guess mom is not important anymore...... but I can live with it..... as long as he had a good day. Yeah Holly, I don't recommend having a kid at 10. Lol.

Today is our last day of boot camp until Monday. I did this AM and am going back this afternoon so I can try to maintain during the holidays. All of the people I was in the bet with did not come today..... the leader (who is a hoot), yelled at me saying "you take their money and now they desert you". Lol. I sure am going to have a good time spending it after Christmas!

I hope you all have a good day.

Hey girlies well today wasn't to slack after all but we are suppose to be getting some really bad weather - I guess they are looking at 18-24 inches of snow by Christmas - WHoo HOoo

Well I am off work from the 24th thru Jan 4th however I will probably end up working a couple of days next week. Fortunately our stores are open on Christmas day but we do not open till 10am so everyone can be home with the kiddies to open gifts and all- usually we try to only schedule those that
don't have kiddies or the college kids that aren't going home for the Holidays :(

Tammy and Holly that is great that both of you are also keeping up with your exercise - I didn't do any exercise yesterday and quite honestly I haven't done a single bit today either - I think I am just coming down from all the hours over the last 8-9 days. However the day is not over yet so who knows I may quilt myself into it yet :)

Holly a few of us have been talking about driving to Chili next year- it would be alittle far to ride with leaving on Thursday and coming home Sunday but we are throwing around driving even maybe hauling our bikes out - but of course we won't make up our minds till probably mid summer but they all seem excited right now :) :) I am doing alot of talking so who knows

YOu know I love Christmas time but boy does it bring out Family Drama, thanks goodness I do not get involved and then some ask oh you only see your mom, brother, sister a couple times a month and I am "yep" this way it keeps me out of the drama because it is all real petty and stupid most of the time....... Ok enough about that

Tammy glad to hear DS had a good day but he could have made just a little time for you but then again I know how boys can be ........
Hope you do get to do your LR floor as well it is great however I feel like I am constantly dusting everything including the floor you know carpet hides it alot better than hardwood floor.......

so Tammy do you have something in mind on your winnings?

Have a great evening and I will talk to you later

Good morning chicks :)

Yeah, it hurts the feelings a little when the boys dont want to do stuff with their mom on their b-day's .... or when they forget their mom's b-day, but he had a good time, right.

thanks for the kudos on the x-ercising but I know I've been eating too much, one pair of jeans feel a little tight and I tried on my cute camo pants? they are DEFINITELY a pair of pants that need 'the summer body' not the winter one :devil: but I will not stress too much until the new year and all the holiday temptations are over with!

Reda, you know if you need any more info about Chillicothe, ask away :cool: it would be VERY awesome to meet you!!!

so today is my first day off of three, I need to first get off the computer :) then work out; then do some cleaning, laundry, and a little food shopping, call my mom to see what to bring on Christmas day for food, and start wrapping!! and hopefully FINDING everything I've squirrelled away :)

I will check back after I work out .

Good Morning ladies!

Well, there was no boot camp this AM so I walked the dog, then ran a mile; I need to do more b/c I brought donuts (cop's wife-lol) to work. Everyone about fell out b/c "Tammy" brought in fattening food. I ate one..... now I am going to drink a protein shake to keep from eating another.

Reda, I am with you on the family drama. I have a lot of half siblings that live up north (and really scattered in the US), but I am by myself in Arkansas (my choice) b/c of all the drama. I don't want wrapped in it.... so I am just happy being a lonely Arkansas Hillbilly.

I am holding onto my $ until after Christmas to hit the sales with my bet money! I need a new wardrobe and I am going to hit the sales and consignment shops.

I watched Full Throttle Saloon last night. It was pretty good.

I am working a half day today and then off til Monday (woo hoo)!

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas if we don't get to talk to each other again (remember the Tgiving thing where we could not get on 3fc). I hope Santa is nice to both of you!

Good Morning well not really ended up with the flu last night even with having the shot....... Not today my body is aching real bad so turned the bed back on and getting riding to climb back in the warmth- stomach still feeeling queezy to so of course no exercise today unless tonight I feel better

Oh ya Holly I know right where to go when we get decided if we think we can do it or not - I know everyone is thinking it sounds like a great time and all and of course I know it is :) That would be great if we could meet up :)

Oh yes Family drama wish mine were all spread apart because then I would have an excuse right now only talking to them a couple times of month when we live in the same town does sound horrible but geez I just don't want all the drama at all

Holly you know I have put stuff all over the house then when I start wrapping its like wait I know I got this and that but where did I put it??
I have before put something in a good place and didn't find it till after the whole next Christmas man it was a good spot

Both of you enjoy your days off I am hoping to enjoy mine :)

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year just in case like you said Tammy remembering what happened on Turkey Day

HI again :) Oh Reda, so sorry to hear you aching and hurting and stomach queasy, even after getting a flu shot! :( I sure hope you feel better tonight. Oh and I don't think it's horrible not talking to family members even when you live close by! We all need to choose what we need to do to get by, and sometimes that means having a little or big wall between family members :D

lol @ the cop's wife bringing in donuts! :)

oh and great idea about us wishing each other a very nice Christmas Eve and a Merry Christmas Day, in case there is forum trouble. Yes I hope Santa is good to all us biker chicks :cool:

Reda, I am so sorry you are sick. I hope you get better.

Guess what..... we are fixing to get the rest of the floor for the LR....... :clause: Santa is good.

Holly, I agree about the wall put up with the family. It seems that you understand, whereas most people around her do not....... :hug:

Well, I have to run..... we are leaving now to get the floor :D

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you in the Merry Christmas part, you two (and Mandy) are really good friends, even though I have not met you. I feel blessed that we have met (well, informally). Thanks for being there!

Good Morning feeling way better today, couldn't break that fever yesterday went to bed with it but woke up feeling great ;)


Watching the news and now we got an additional 4 inches of snow last night but the worst is coming today and tomorrow another foot or more is suppose to be coming with the winds so blizzard conditions in forecast till Saturday noon now. The town is getting prepared our local fire department/Emergency center asked to borrow our snowmobiles until the storm is over just in case they can't get the emergency vehicles out they can take the snowmobile;) Anything to help our community

Whoo Hooo Tammy on getting the stuff to get your LR finished as well- are you painting before putting the new floor down? Last year when we did ours it started out just putting new floor down but then I was like wait since everything is out of room lets paint before putting floor down - DH was not excited but it looked like brand new rooms when we were done:carrot:


Yes Tammy I have to say that it has been great finding this site and meeting all of you - and having that friendship even though we have not met in person but maybe someday who knows:hug: Which brings me to how far away are you from Branson, MO? We decided next year over Thanksgiving that we are going to Branson to visit dad unless we make it before then.

Holly have you been enjoying your days off?

I am back to exercising today

Well it is almost here then I get everything in the house back to normal
so with that
Merry Christmas

Reda, I am about a little over 4 hours to Branson. Not too far of a drive. I am glad you are feeling better today.
We would be in serious trouble (and still maybe) if we had gotten as much snow as you had..... but it has been raining here for 24+ hours. It is flooding everywhere. Our yard is under water (the back part), there are roads under water,etc. We thought we were going to get some snow and they are calling for a few flurries tomorrow...... I just wish the rain would quit!

I have not exercised persay today. I have walked a little around stores (I got up at 4am to go to WM b/c I cannot stand the huge crowds. I went to the mall a bit ago (not planned), but DH wanted to go get a coffee from a specific store.

The boys are asleep. Oldest is stuck working 3rd shift through Christmas (they give him the crappy hours), youngest is on his "winter" sleeping hours (up all night-sleep all day). I am giving the house a lick and a promise.

Holly, I hope you are enjoying your time. off.

I am going to get off here.

I sure will be glad when tomorrow is over...... so life will have some sense of normalcy.

Tammy

Merry Christmas - finally

Shoot been on the phone since 6am this morning- 5 of my 9 stores are closed today but we did get another 7 inches of snow last night and they are still forcasting another 10 today and tonight - Needless to say we are snowed in -

Oh ya I see on the news that you guys are still getting rain as well it is so weird how when watching that you see the line where it is rain then switches to snow...... I don't really mind the snow its just a nuisance to drive in

Well hope you guys are enjoying your holiday and I will check back in later

Merry Christmas to you all too!

Yeah, the weather is giving us a fit. It (knock on wood) has stopped raining. We have a chance of flurries today, but as long as it is not raining I am happy.

I hope you all are having a great Christmas and that Santa is good to you.

Tammy

Well finally got home and yes it is still snowing and blowing in my neck of the woods...... Christmas got postponed at MIL until my SIL and her family can make it Sunday we still did lunch so that MIL was not home alone today. We did also make it up to my sisters for supper and cards tonight but then again we have snowmobiles so we can usually make it anywhere :)

Did you guys have a good Christmas today?

I did get my Biggest Loser for Wii so hopefully tomorrow the guys will go out and play alittle so I can put it in - It has a 4,8 or 12 week challenge- It also has 3 intensity levels as and it has mini challenges. It also has you check in daily with your eating habits to keep track of your calories each day as well so what the heck I am going to give it a try with my daily walking on the treadmil- They boys were very excited about getting their own laptops and the funniest is the oldest was excited about getting socks tooo :) Every year I have always gotten them a few outfits with boxers and socks included but he did move out and you know how the socks always get eaten up in the washer/dryer he said his just keep disappearing so he needed them and now he won't have to go buy any :) It was just classic when he opened up the box with socks and he like OH YA i needed those :)

Hey found a new website if you guys like to mess around with pictures that you take yourself and do special effects or add saying and all -so today I did one of our family pictures in Black/White then made all of our jeans blue
it is so neat so I sent it to Walmart.c** to have an 8X10 to see how it looks in person- so excited and it is a free website or you can upgrade for additional stuff but right now I am happy with free --it is picnik.c*m

OK rattle enough again so I will check back in later because we will probably be more or less home bound tomorrow to

Hello chicks! sorry I didn't post for a couple days, I totally SO enjoyed my three days off in a row, and enjoyed Christmas with the boys here :) Reda that is so very funny about your son being psyched about the socks :rofl: same here!! I gave athletic socks to older son, who specifically said he was very glad for those to wear at gym; and younger son who is in college dorm, was glad to get socks. Also you know you always give the boys gloves and skully type hats; but when they live at home they just lose them; but when on their own they are HAPPY and appreciative of those things :rofl:

Yesterday was still not busy at work :?: I guess with Christmas being on a Friday, that made Saturday the traveling day..but i have a feeling that today will be 'gangbusters' at the store, with people here now in their rentals and condos and needing to stock up (I guess I"m glad they come to the store to get their groceries but OMG, they spend like $100 for 2 bags here :eek: instead of going to a regular grocery store)

Reda, you guys got so much snow!! that is kewl that you would donate the use of your sleds for your community if needed. And all those stores of yours closed, I am sorry for the loss of revenue there. Congrats on getting TBL for wii!

Hi Tammy, lol @ wanting a 'sense of normalcy' when the holidays are over :D get these holidays goodies out of here, and get our living spaces back! Santa was economically prudent but good :D I got some motorcycling books, and an S100 detailing kit (S100 is Honda's brand of moto cleaning items) It came in a plastic carrying case to keep it all together, I like it and can't wait til I can wash and shine up my bike again :cool:

Oh my socially inept boss :devil: said to me yesterday "thank you for not giving us cookies this year". He means that he is glad to not have the temptation, but he just doesn't know how to say things with tact.

well need to wake up more, work out ( i did not exercise on Christmas Day but have on the other days) and get ready for work. Have a nice Sunday chicks :)

Wow already Sunday well thought I should log on and say HI before getting ready to go to MIL's for Christmas with all the snow DH sister couldn't make it till today which is fine because we did get some snow- Still can't wait for MIL to open her fleece blanket we had done :)

Well I guess we ended up with 20.7 inches of snow but the drifting and all makes it look like so much more and now that they are plowing and piling it really looks like lots of snow :)

Holly glad you enjoyed your days off with the family.....

It is funny how people will do their grocery shopping at a convience store instead of driving across town to grocery store
I have a store that does alot in groceries but the part of town it is in is a part of town that most of them are on welfare per say and do not have cars and you have to have the store so stocked on the 10th because that is when foodstamp money goes on their cards and then they come shopping it is like clockwork every month........

Holly sounds like your boss is maybe trying to get his attitude in check this year do you think??

Hi Tammy hope all is well with you :)

I suppose I should get my butt off computer and get ready - Have a Great Day

Reda, I am so envious of your BL Wii game..... it sounds fun.... well, as fun as exercise can be. I can't wait to hear what your MIL thinks of the blanket.

Holly, I don't understand how people can afford to buy groceries in a conveinence store, but at least it is job security for you. And, although puny.... your boss is trying to make an attempt at being human. Lol.

We just got back from taking the bikes out for a SHORT ride...... I was froze by the time we got downtown and rode the "strip", but evidentally DH was not as cold as me b/c we went an additional piece. I swear I thought I was going to lose digits--even with gloves on! My nose was running (even though I had a neopreme mask on) and freezing to my face.... :barf: I love to ride, but I was never so glad to get that dang thing in the shed in all my life! I don't know how you ladies take it with much colder temps than me. It was 40...... but felt like -40.

Well, I have to get off here and go to WM, since my fingers have thawed. I hate buying groceries.... regardless of the place.
I have not exercised other than walking..... I am sure bootcamp tomorrow is going to be a doozy!

First off I am way to jealous that you got to get your bike out today - there is no way we wil be doing that anytime soon :(

MIL loved the blanket she thought it was the best present ever :)

I do have to say that her boyfriend is always way to generous- he gave us $200 bucks and of course I told him we couldn't accept it he insisted.....
I also got my moonlight path body spray and lotion from Bath and Body Works love that stuff :)

Love ham and mash potatoes with gravy to .....

Oh ya got my Miche Purse to - they are so cool the shell is interchangeable so you can change the color of your purse with out changing the contents in your purse to another one- I have a purse fettish

Yep I haven't exercised today and probably won't but tomorrow full force only 3 weeks away before we leave for Jamaica :)

I really hate buying groceries as well it just seems like such a waste of money for something that you eat and discard later.... I know probaby to much info there :) :)

Well girls I do think I am taking off a couple more days of work to get some stuff done around the house then back to work I will go on Wednesday :)

Well have a great Work Week even though I know for Holly she only has a couple more days of work before it is her weekend - yipeee

good evening chicks!

Oh Reda I'm so glad you got the purse you wanted, that sounds great :cool:

Tammy, I am envious of your ride but so sorry you froze! But what big bragging rights you have, riding on December 27th!!! woohoo to you :)

and yes ladies I do believe that Winter Boss is trying to be human to me :rofl:

I did the Karen Voigt workout this morning but still have too many calories, sigh.

Reda,over 20 inches of snow, whoa!! and our community is DYING for some fresh snow dumps and we got rain today. Oh and its so great that your MIL loved her blanket :)

well time to get to bed, talk to you tomorrow!

Good Morning Girls

It is Monday been on the phone again today since 6am but it is slowing down now so with everyone out of house already I am going to exercise and get my BL Wii out and start it up - I will let you know how it is when done

Ok off to get it done before I decide to get lazy

Good Morning ladies,

I did boot camp today for the first time in 5 days...... it was brutal! :drill:
I am glad there are not any 5 days off from boot camp until next year. Whew, it was tough.

Reda, that sounds like a really cool purse. I am glad Santa was good to you.

Holly, I am sorry you are not getting much snow. They are calling for a "dusting" here on New Year's Eve. I think mother nature got my wish for snow on Christmas Eve mixed up with New Year's. DH has to work until past midnight on New Year's Eve doing road blocks. It is bad enough he has to work on New Year's Eve (EVERY one), but put snow with drunks..... not a good combo.

I managed to lose 1/2 pound over the holidays. I did not exercise much, except taking Jake for a walk..... but I did stay on the go..... so I wasn't in the house eating the walls.

My son's have not reached the point of thankfulness for socks yet. Lol. Maybe one day.

Holly, where did you get your step aerobic tapes? I want some for home..... but I am too cheap to buy the newer ones. I thought if I could look online I could find some at a lower price.

Gosh, Reda..... your Jamaica trip is not too far away. When you posted it..... it seem so far.

Well, we talked about Vegas again. Not sure if we are really going to go or not. I sure would like to pay my car down and get rid of the little credit cards we have. We may just take little trips through the year and pay the debt down. It would be nice to be debt free. We will see......

I have to get busy. Y'all have a good day.

good morning chicks :) well we got about 3 or so inches of fresh snow yesterday, made the skiers and business owners happy for the afternoon. Now it is 9 degrees and the wind is howling, ugh. Brutal!

Tammy you managed to LOSE over Christmas, OMG! :carrot: and oh yeah, working out after a few days' break is hard isn't it. That is a kinda scary thought of having drunks on the road combined with snow on NY eve :(
lol @ your sons not ready yet to be thankful for socks :rofl:

getting credit debt is a big goal for me too. Each time I pay off a little more than the month before, i'm all :carrot:

Hi Reda, are you guys all dug out from your tons of snow?

Tammy, I got most of my exercise tapes from collagevideo.com . I have been so fortunate that I have NOT had any of what I think was sciatica pain lately, so I have been able to do the step tapes. I like them, I know they are good for a steady calorie burn while you do upper body toning or just stepping. The step tapes I have are: Gilad's Step and Tone; Karen Voigt Cardio Strength; and Keli Roberts The Ultimate Step Workout.

Well usually I am dancing with joy on Tuesdays because usually it's my "Friday" but I have to work tomorrow (to 'make up for having Christmas off' - boss's words - maybe he's still not human yet :rolleyes: :rofl: )

have a great day!

Holly, thanks for the step tape tips. I am going to look into it.
Ya know, your boss may never step into the human feeling threshold. Lol. At least he is just the winter boss and you can look forward to the summer job. Too bad Reda doesn't have a store up your way. I am glad you got the snow and are getting the business. I would much rather be busy than to sit around or have to dust the same area over and over.

Thanks for the compliment on losing weight over Christmas.... but I ate Chinese yesterday at lunch :( Water weight gain stinks!

Reda, I hope you are enjoying your time off. I hope you are relaxing some...... not just doing housework and such.

They are calling for snow/sleet here today.... like a 40% chance. So you know you cannot get within a mile of a grocery store b/c people think it is the end of the world. Lol. Now, last January when we had that ice storm it seemed like it, but running to the store did not do any good b/c the food would just ruin-- unless you put in outside in the ice that damaged your house. :rofl:

I am going to get busy now. I hope you both have a great day.

LOL @ putting the food outside your house in the ice that would ruin it! :rofl:

a last minute check in, that I did 30 Day Shred level 2. Those squats with the hand held weights doing the V shape up...killer!!

Good Morning girls

Yep out and about now - snow all plowed but boy it is suppose to be high of single digits and at night below 0 for the next week so the snow isn't going anywhere and there is alot of it.

Great job losing over the holidays Tammy that is great- I have maintained thank goodness

Well I got to do BL Wii yesterday and I think it is going to be good- boy it does work your legs and core they both are sore today - doing alot of squats and lunges however I am really watching my food intake now as well - I always do to some extent but now I really have to stay on top of it :)

Holly how is your DH liking his new job?

Tammy sorry to hear that your DH has to work every New Years Eve and why can't all people be responsible and just not drive when they have had a few drinks - sorry but I am really against the driving after drinking and for me that means only 1 beer and we don't drive - have always been that way and always will be.....

Well yesterday I did go to the store with my sister and shopped for a few hours so took a break from cleaning but now today I have to get all this finished so back to work I go as well - Oh good note my phone finally not ringing off the hook this morning at 6am everyone was nice enough to wait till about 8

Have a Great Day

Good Morning Ladies,

How are you doing? I am fair. I have to take DS#2 to the ortho doctor today to see if he is going to need surgery (gosh I hope not--he has no ins). DS#1 hit me up for the money that I won in my bet b/c he needed a truck part. I don't understand why he does not budget his $ better...... but one of my goals for 2011 is to MAKE him stand on his own...... It broke my heart to give him my bet $. So, I threw myself a pity party and went to bed early. Oh well, I am somewhat better today.

There is not much else going on down here... it was sleeting a little when I left WM a little bit ago, but other than that, no bad weather (knock on wood). I am just coasting until the New Year.

I hope you both have a good day.

good morning - Tammy, I hope DS #2 does not need surgery! (is this for the broken arm?) and about DS#1, well you do what you feel you need to, I am sorry you don't have the bet $ to play with but you don't want him to be transportation-less either...

Hi Reda, I hope you got some "Reda Time" yesterday :)

Yesterday at work there was a very uncomfortable situation, the deli cook guy asked for more money for working 8 hours on 'his days off' on these holiday weeks (he gets salarly) and the boss exploded, rightfully so. But they argued where EVERYONE could hear them, and the f-bomb was dropped many times, it was quite embarassing! don't know how it will be resolved, guess I'll find out when I go in today.

This morning I did Keli Roberts step aerobics tape. Yesterday I didn't have a cookie at work, but I did have seconds at dinnertime.

well the sun is shining so that is a nice plus, even though it is still below 5 degrees out there now, at 10 am! the poor dog got too cold halfway through doing his outdoor duty and just stood there, first lifting up a front paw and a rear leg at the same time..but he won't let us put socks on him either.

have a great day chicks :)

Holly, good job on your exercise and no cookie. Wow, that would be uncomfortable at work, especially with 2 men dropping the "f-bomb". Ya know, that is the whole point of salary...... sometimes it works out for you and sometimes it doesn't. I know the boss is "sub human" but this time he is (like you said) kinda in the right. No one wants to work for "free" on their days off..... but salary is salary, and it is supposed to be calculated in for that..... IMO. Poor Eddie (isn't that his name), I don't think I would want to do my business outside at 5 below either. Lol.

Reda, I hope you are still enjoying your time off. I am ready for tomorrow afternoon so I will be off for another few days (it will be my last few days off in a row for awhile :().

I am going to get busy (again). I will check in later.

Hello Girls

Well I went back to work yesterday but ended up being taken off work - the ball of my foot has been swollen and really sore the last week or so .... Really sore just to walk on it but I am stubborn and keep going anyways yesterday got up and around and went to work but it hurt so bad I figured I better make a DR appt (well really want it better before trip gets here) anyways they took xrays and didn't see anything so took blood work because they are thinking gout...... Anyways told me to go home elevate and stay off it till Monday ???? So back off work today and of course everyone is like you need to stay off it because they know how stubborn I am.....So I did promise to stay off my foot last night and today so that I can go out tonight for New Years, then tomorrow I will elevate and keep off it again.

Holly great job on exercise and not having cookie :)
Sad to say your boss is in the right not wanting to give extra money that
is the whole reason you are on Salary you may have to work extra hours to do what it takes to keep the store running smoothly.....However the conversation should not have been out in public it should have been in the back room or something
We are getting all that cold weather as well last night with wind chill was suppose to be 21 below 0 and the same during the day so way to cold for me glad I am stuck at home :)

Tammy so sorry to hear about DS - I hope he does not have to have surgery either especially with no insurance and as for DS1 so sorry you had to give him your bet $ but then again that is probably better than him not getting his truck fixed and then he is calling you for rides all the time????
Will he pay you back when he gets paid from his job? I will and do borrow my boys money because quite frankly at their age they have not learned how important it is to manage their money however I do have them pay me back because that is one thing that I want them to understand is that people including us will not be expected to just hand it to them.... You
know they are usually very good about paying me back to - if it is like a 100 bucks I will tell them that they only have to give me 50 this check and 50 next check but I do stand by paying me back

So today while I am stuck at home on the chair with foot elevated I am going to work on my new purse covers - I did get 2 done last night - posted them on my facebook wall- you will have to look
I told DH I am going to make one for each day of the year that way I will have a different purse every day :) :) I made one especially for tonight and the other one well it was my first one made so it was my practice one - the material was a yard and cost .50 cents so I was out nothing if I couldn't get it figured out... However I did get it figured out and now I am on a roll - yippeee

Ok well I suppose this is a long post and I hope you guys have a GREAT NEW YEARS !!!!!

Good Morning Ladies!

Good News..... NO SURGERY! He did an x-ray and said he is nice and young and the bone is growing new bone around the broken one. He said eventually it will not be crooked anymore either. Yay! That was a huge relief! I wish I would have known that before I ate everything I could get my hands on.... causing me to have a massive tummy ache! Oh well..... I consider myself very fortunate in the regard I don't have to pay for surgery.

As far as my DS paying the $ back, at first he did not want to borrow it-- he wanted to know if there was something he could do to "earn" it. But, I told him it was my bet money and I needed it back. So, he is going to pay me back. I guess I get so upset b/c I see his potential and know he is wasting it not being financially responsible. I have to remind myself that his situation was different than mine (I had 2 kids by his age).

Reda, girl you need to quit being stubborn and stay off that foot. You don't want to end up having to have surgery or something like that. You said they did lab work.... did it come back as gout? They say that is very painful! And sometimes it comes from eating too much of a certain thing (like cherries and I think some fish). It is odd how our bodies work..... Just be careful. I don't want you to end up in the hospital or having to cancel a vacation.

Holly, how are you today? Are you off on New Year's Day or do you have to work?

I did boot camp this AM but my heart was not in it. I am getting off early so I am going home and doing some cleaning and making a big thing of stew or something b/c DH will be chilled to the bone when he gets home after midnight. He hates the New Year's Eve deal b/c it is always sooooo cold on them.

I have rambled enough. I hope you girls have a good, safe night. Talk to you tomorrow (hopefully).

Tammy

That is Great that DS2 does not have to have surgery and that it is healing so good :) and that DS1 is going to pay you back your bet $ - You know
our youngest will do stuff around the house to earn extra $'s instead of borrowing sometimes to and believe me there is always something to do and I don't mind finding him something to do most of the time. Well you would have to get him home long enough to even do anything lately

Tammy the blood work is not back yet so not for sure that it is Gout yet.
I have stayed off it so far all day today just been sitting in recliner with foot up and working on cutting and pinning my purse covers. The doctor said that Gout has something to do with protein and acid and that it goes to your coldest part of the body which is usually foot and then crystalizes which causes the pain and then that causes the swelling adn redness.....
Not sure about Cherries or fish because I do not eat either one of those ever.....

Well I suppose I should get off here as well and take a nap :) can't do much of anything else

Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year all of you HAWT biker chicks. I hope we get a lot of ride time and acheive what we want for our WL goals.

Tammy

QUOTE=ladyrider72472;3068103]Happy New Year all of you HAWT biker chicks. I hope we get a lot of ride time and acheive what we want for our WL goals.

That is a very nice wish for us! Happy New Year chicks :carrot: I spent last evening with my riding girlfriend Pickles, we had calzones for dinner, then went ot her house and played Scrabble til midnight. We are wild and crazy chick, I know :rofl:

Reda, oooo very sorry to learn that you are uncomfortable and have to stay off your foot...I had heard that gout had something to do with iodine...shows what I know :?: I sure hope it can be resolved soon! Glad you're having fun with your Christmas purse :)

Tammy - YAY to no surgery!! woohoo!! great news. Sorry it made you so worried that you ended up grazing and had a tummy ache though.

well..i looked on my journal and on Dec. 29 of last year, I weighed the same that I do now!! :mad: then I looked through my journal and my lowest was 149, in June. Then I think I stayed right around 150, 151 all summer. Then the inevitable dark months gain. Ugh. Well as long as I get back to my summer weight, when I'm wearing little t shirts and jeans or shorts everyday.

I am glad I had off from work yesterday, they had a record breaking day of sales so it was nonstop busy.

since i got to bed late, I slept late...then saw I had to shovel before leaving for work, so I did a much abbreviated workout today. It was only about 15 minutes of a step routine but I'm glad I did that at least.

Have a great night chicks :)

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