Hello and to the Back In Kindergarten thread!

"I feel like I am back in kindergarten in many ways... personal, sometimes at work and now with the weight loss. I have done so many things wrong over the years.....emotional eating, pills for weight loss, eating the wrong things, failed diets, etc.
Now it's time to start fresh, kinda like back in kindergarten......"
You are welcome to join us in our chatter about life and our weight loss journey!

So please grab your coffee/water/diet coke etc. and pull up a chair and join us!

Last post from SUE:

Got a call from mom's Dr. earlier. They have now noticed a problem on mom's x-ray..on her lung. So, off next week to get a more complex picture of her lungs. Scary..and I am hoping for the best. We already had an appt. at the Cancer Center on Tues. so we will get the x-ray the same day since we will be right at the hospital.
So now hoping for two good outcomes..1. that the blood test for her blood disorder does not show anything on the Cancer side..and 2. that the lung pictures are clear.
Please God..this woman has been through so much.

Good morning, ladies!

SUE...will keep your mother in my prayers. Thank you for the info!

I am up early, well, early for staying up until 3 something and then not really getting to sleep until about 4:30 a.m. ugh. Really not so bad, or I am not feeling so bad. I have things to do today! Already folded some laundry and getting ready to do a dvd. Can't wait until Monday to get back on track with the exercise...there's no time like the present! Then going to read, put about 300 pictures in some albums before the next 200 come in the mail, lol...and later on this afternoon I am headed to the park for a walk. It is supposed to be 57 and I am hoping the wind doesn't start, or get too crazy. On with the day.

Have a good Saturday!

Here is some info about sending phone cards overseas or at home. (for wounded who are stateside)

https://shop.aafes.com/scs/default.aspx

I have also been told that International calling cards are the ones to be sent overseas. I have my grandson-in-law's unit address if anyone wants to send cards to a Navy unit.

Francie...do you have any info on these cards other than what I found?

Hello, hello

Just dropping by to say HI! Nothing special going on today, same old stuff, different day. Have some laundry to do, reading and going to do a couple of dvd's today. Not going to kill myself with the exercise today but want to do something and I certainly can manage 2 dvds thru out the day. Son is going to come over for dinner later so I've got ribs in the crockpot, rolls are rising and may fix some brownies. He's come over a few times for dinner since his SO other went to St Louis to spend the holidays with his family. Back tot he exercise...had planned to go to the park again byt that wind is fierce!

Hoping everyone has a great day!

Hi all! Lazy day here, Teri took Dom home early but we still had Ashton...Tonya usually calls early to see when we are bringing him home...turns out her half brother killed himself drunk driving and she was pretty shook up so we kept him pretty much all day.

Jules-Oh my..sorry to hear about Tonya's half brother. Must be devastating.

Keep up the good work Cristina..you inspire me.

Lazy day here too. Mom was feeling pretty bad...we just read papers and drank coffee all morning. DH and I ran out for a bite of lunch while mom napped. Brought home a pie for her and DH.
Just watched a movie with hubster and now I am "surfing." Have been Christmas "looking" and also winter home looking. Hoping to rent something for next winter. Hate, hate, hate the cold, damp mid-west.

Dental appt. tomorrow and then will do laundry/housework. Tues. mom has her 2 big appts. Then the rest of the week will be free unless Dr. calls with new info. It is not really "free" for mom though...she just can't get up and do much. DD will come sit with her one day so I can go shopping. I NEED to get a start on gifts..not to mention groceries and I need some clothes for ME.

I can't even begin to think about decorating....

Sue..sorry, no info. Fonzo bought a phone card on the ship. When it ran out, I refilled it for him using the number on it.

Jules- So sorry to hear about Tonya's half brother

Hey to everyone else. Not much going on here. I barely touched Thanksgiving dinner, and didn't bother w/the leftovers. I just wasn't feeling it. I did eat a lot of the pumpkin spice cheesecake, lol!! We fed the cats the last of the turkey and they passed out after eating it.

I have a sore throat. I hope it doesn't turn into anything more. That would really suck. Fonzo has one too. I guess that's what happens when you go into 9 degree weather with no gloves or hats one. We're leaving for our anniversary trip on thursday. I really hope we're better before then.

OKay..time to clean. I want to put up the tree today.

Happy Monday, UGH!

Lazy me...I was up late and up early this morning. Went to bed at 2 a.m. but didn't fall asleep until about 4:15 or so...then had planned on getting up at 6:30 getting to the mall by 7 and home to possibly take a nap. Well, didn't get up until 7:30'ish and to the mall after 8...had a stop on the way and now I am needing a nap! But I am going to try and stay awake so that I can go to bed early and get back on schedule. Not watching Lily really messes up my schedule. Anyway...got my hour walk and a dvd in can't ask for more than that.

JULES...so sorry to hear about Tonyas brother, that is so sad. It is so hard losing a loved one anytime but around the holidays is even worse! Hugs to her and her family

Walk is done and getting ready to do dvd, then laundry, and reading.

I'm sick Things were really bad yesterday. My temp was 99.4. My body starting aching, I had chills. I took a steaming hot shower and it made the aching stop. But then I got out and it came back, lol!! Then the runny nose & sneezing started. I ended up taking Tylenol Cold, even though it felt like I had the flu. It didn't knock me out until 5am!!! I stayed up watching Friends & laying on the heating pad, lol!!

I think the medicine made me really burpy. Every time I sat up, I burped. How gross & funny is that? LoL!! Sometime after hubs left for work..I sat up and had this really long burp..and I thought "I shouldn't have drank that Coca Cola" LOL!! I totally didn't drink soda..we don't even have any in the house. I'm so strange.

Anyways..burping aside..I feel a little better today. My temp is 98.7 now. Yay!! My nose is still runny and my throat is itchy & sore still. But I'm staying in bed and sleeping it off. Hopefully it'll be gone by saturday (which is when we're going to NYC). If I'm still a little sick by thursday (when we leave for Atlantic City), then I can just stay in the hotel room while hubs gambles downstairs.

Cristina..I finished wrapping my gifts. I'm just waiting for the big one from the Lego store to arrive. The stocking stuffer dvd that I bought is backordered until Dec. 29!!! WTF!!! I'm so mad!!

Uh oh..my cousin just sent me a email. She just separated from her husband, and things just hit the fan. Gotta go talk to her.

Come out and play girls...Where is Mindee? She has been MIA for too long. Kathy, Katy..all the rest..need to hear that you are all OK.

We went to mom's appt. at the Cancer center. This is the Dr. that thought she had bone cancer, then found it is another type bone disease. Well, her blood work today was excellent and he says she is doing far better than he expected. He thought she would need blood transfusions by now..but her numbers keep going up. So, for that we are very grateful. ANother 6 months before he checks her again.
The chest x-rays we will not know about for a few days. Hopefully her Dr. will call us when she gets those results.
Mom is still in much pain from her back and hip. The dr. this morning said they can do a better job of managing her pain...so I am talking to her Dr. tomorrow and see what she can come up with. No way to live I tell you.

Otherwise, things are just the same here........stress and worries about some family members. Stress and wondering about the Holidays and how we will handle them with mom...just plain stress. Was going to go to the Mall this afternoon and try to shop....but I got some ads for tomorrow sales that look great. SO, put it off another day..lol. I am pure tired anyway, didn't get to sleep until after 4 and the alarm went off at 7:15. I hope to catch a nap as soon as I get mom some lunch.

Francie- I was typing when you posted. Hope you are feeling better soon. Dang, why does that happen when you have plans for a big week-end? Sending "get well" vibes to you.

Cristina- Keep up the good work.......

Just stopping by real quick. I feel good one min, then terrible the next. I hate this. I think we're going to cancel the trip. None of these stupid medicines I have are working.

I found this on yahoo today, http://health.yahoo.net/experts/heal...-their-secrets I'm going to start doing this.

Interesting Francie. My hub is one of those that can lose fast...but he gains it back.
Sorry you are not going to your trip. I hope you feel better soon.

All I have done today is grocery shop. That is enough. LOL It is cold and dreary. Thank goodness DH was going to town, so he drove me. I really wanted to shop today, but don't want to drive. They say it will be warmer tomorrow, so no ice. I will go then. I did stop and try to get Mason's gift...only one left in a smashed open box, so I passed. I have time to get another.

Mom is not doing any better today. Talked to 2 diff dr. offices yesterday and one of them twice. Still nothing changed. They ordered an MRI for Friday...so back to the hospital. Monday is the first chance to talk to an actual "face to face" Dr. He better be prepared to do something for her. So far she has resisted going to the ER, but if her pain increases I am going to take her.

Nothing planned for the rest of the day. Making mac and cheese for dinner and I will have a nice salad. Making sliders too...yummy. I think I will go read...have a Sue Grafton book waiting for me.

Weight was the same....which is okay. At least I didn't gain over turkey day and I am not really pushing it right now. I just get too wrapped up in the stress stuff. At least I am NOT eating my stress away. I got some almonds and mini rice cakes and those are my snacks.