Morning all,

Happy St. Paddies Day :luck2you::drinkup::cupgold::kissluck: Hope you have luck the whole day through.

Late last night I decided to sign up for a second university class. I sure do hope I am not biting off more than I can chew. The first class looks pretty easy - not terribly interesting but I have to take it as a pre-requisite for another class that I am interested in. DH is debating about taking a photography course but is concerned about falling behind with the one week he might be out with his medical procedure. If all goes well :crossed: he shouldn't really miss a beat and there is a 2 week grace period at the end of the class to finish up the open assignments and take the final exam. In any event these are continuing education classes so you don't have to be quite as rigid and perfect as you would if taking degree based classes. There's an art class, a music theory class and a conversational Spanish class (tho not sure where I'd get to practice that) which also look interesting for later on. It really is nice to have the freedom to do different things. I am most grateful for the peace I have now in my life. Wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world. As long as we have "enough" to get by comfortably and our health - that's all I ask. I think my sister is a bit stressed at times worrying that something bad will happen in the next 6 years to mess up their plans. Told her that you can't live your life worrying about stuff like that, just make a plan for the future and be prepared to sometimes have to shift up when you hit a bump in the road.

Last night I had a taste for pizza so we went out to a local place. DH and I like different pizza - I'm a sausage and mushroom, he's a sausage or pepperoni and green pepper guy. We both like extra cheese, he doesn't like crust. This particular place folds the crust over on the pizza instead of flat or rolled so he could eat the middle and I'm ok with the outer edge. Didn't make sense to get 2 small pizzas since he'd waste half not eating the outside of the crust. We were going to get a larger half and half pizza but then I realized the way we'd divy it up, it would be wasted and he wouldn't get much - the interior 1/2 that had the mushroom side he'd run screaming from :lol: So we opted for just extra cheese and sausage. He liked the extra cheesy pizza - I did not. It was disappointing to me. And I paid cash for this out of my savings / fun money wad so it felt even more like a waste. :( The first pizza we had there was much better than this one. I guess it's back to making our own again. If nothing else, at least we had a nice night out.

I talked to both my Mom and Sis yesterday, watched a little TV, decided on another writing class and that was about it for the evening. I'm going to have to go through my freezer and make a concentrated effort to use up stuff in there. We stopped at a local butcher shop that features fresh meat frozen into steaks and roasts and such. Picked up a few items and they are having a sale right now on pork. A half pig is about 90 pounds of meat. That's alot of packages to get in the freezer and no way would I have room for that. A half cow is 400 pounds :yikes: DH did pick up some bacon and we fried up a few strips just to try it out - was delicious. We rarely eat bacon or hot dogs so I could see getting that as a treat. He also got a buffalo steak which is supposed to be really good. You just have to be mindful that it's very lean so you need to add some fat (like bacon wrapped filet which he likes) and cook it slow and low. It also needs to be cooked to a medium rare which is a little more rare than I like it so I'll try a bite of the outer edge of his steak and see how it is.

As we were eating dinner DH was lamenting that he has cut back on his portion sizes, cut out the snacks and is working outside (exercise) and is unable to lose any weight. Outside I was sympathetic but in my head I was like :carrot: :cp: :D :yay: - does that make me an awful person? :devil::p It's only that now he gets to see what we as ladies have struggled with all our life. And a bit of payback I admit for those comments long ago that "you just have to put your mind to it" (like it was just THAT easy) when a guy would fart and knock off 5 pounds. :lol:

My sister said she gave up sugared soft drinks for Lent. It's been about a month now and she hasn't lost an ounce which is very disappointing. One of her rules was that she could not substitute another high sugar drink for soda - ie. fruit juice or bottled drinks - she has learned to embrace unsweetened ice tea. I congratulated her - I know how difficult it can be although she said it got way easier after the first week and while she has cravings, they pass quickly. She is hoping to give them up for good and continue this trend. I think it's great - gives me some motivation to do the same although I know how defeated one can feel about not seeing any results from what should be a serious reduction in calories for the day.

More snow predicted for tomorrow. Bummer as we have to run some errands and be out in it. :( DH said the last bought was good packing but he never suggested a snowball fight ;)

Ceejay - you sure do have some wild and crazy people as neighbors. I think sometimes they are trying to play you - good for you for not falling for their antics. I would probably be less prone to answer the door too. I loved the climbing rose bushes which bloom continuously from spring until autumn. They are well suited to your area and not as fussy as regular rose bushes. Without a fence tho I would be nervous planting anything so that the kids didn't walk through and break branches on the newly planted items. I hope you find something that works well for you.

Guess the rest of you Worldies are out at the parade or sleeping in or just having a nice Sunday to yourself. I think I'll go do a few housework things and then make a menu plan for the week. Not sure I can stretch it another week without going to the grocery store but maybe I can if I get creative. Enjoy your day...

Happy
Think I would purposely throw a snow ball at DH. More exercise for him.
Good for you in adding some more classes. It's never to late to learn. Ah good ole Music Theory. Can still remember some of the stuff I learned from that class.

Yes, I have to agree with you that my neighbors, especially the one next door is trying to play me. She said that she took the opportunity to have the front and back yards mowed. It was dark both in the morning when I left and when I got home but I called her on it when Thursday came and the lawn in back and side lawn had not been touched. The side yard still hasn't been mowed. Told her I still couldn't afford to pay any one to do things for me.

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Got to work this morning and we have an insurance meeting Tuesday. There was an article in the paper about it and it seems that the city is going broke paying the premiums. 19 claims total more 10k,3 claims total more than 100k and one claim that was 1.0 million My insurance will be going up, and that was expected but those employee's who have families wife, husband, kids will not be covered. Only city employee's. That's going to hurt a lot of families.

Good afternoon ladies -

I'm going to have to keep this short because I still have to work on my resume. Been a busy weekend. Friday, I went to the gym and worked out on the recumbent stepper for 1/2 hour; then went grocery shopping. Saturday, I met with the Zumba teacher who will now be my wellness coach for the next 10 or so weeks until I move. The wellness coaching is a free service that my Y provides. This woman is a wonderful, compassionate and caring individual, and she is a great coach/personal trainer and instructor. I didn't have time after the meeting to work out...so I went back to the gym later (it's nice that I now live closer than I did). After that, I did laundry. And my roommate and I went out that evening. Today, I took Santa to a doggy playdate. It was fun. There were roughly 10 other dogs there of various breeds and sizes. He had a good time and so did I. Now it's resume time.

I'm not looking forward to the 1" to 3" of snow predicted for tomorrow. I'm so over with winter. All the more incentive to write a stellar resume so I can get a great job in CA! :yes:

I'll do personals later. I want to update my resume first.

Much love,

Afternoon all,
Saturday night we had the most awesome lightning show ever. The clouds were all shades of the rainbow and the lightning moved across the sky lighting them all up bit by bit. Lasted about 1 hour before the rain came in and washed it all away.

Yesterday I wandered down to Litchfield National Park. It has some awesome waterfalls and cascades. I'll try and put some pictures up tonight if I can. Don't bet on it as I have some work to do tonight. Good day, although it would have been better if I had have left earlier and got there earlier as some of the 'walks' were moderately HARD. Still I probably walked about 10km for the day.
Drove at 130Km just because I was allowed to! Yeehaa. However you get so used to that speed, that it is difficult to drive slowly again.

Saw lots of little kangaroos on the way down there. Not so many on the way back. Think it was nap time for them at that stage. They are generally only active early morning and evenings.

Back later with some personals - time to get on with the going home thing - if I can sneak out of here before someone sees me

Good Morning Everyone.
Looks Like It Will Be A Few More Days Before I Come Back.
Healing But Very Slowly. Storms Are Not Helping At All! Lol
Hope You All Have A Great Week.
Sorry For The Absence.
Stay Well And Be Happy :D

Morning all,

Had to get up early today, ugh. Still asleep so this post will be short.

Shad - I love lighting shows like that as long as you can watch them from a safe place. Nothing beats Mother Nature's shows. That must have been some walkabout as I don't think I've ever seen you describe something as hard. :lol: Holy cow lady - you were driving at almost 90mph. Are you sure this is Shad posting???? ;) Wild woman :D

Mel - sorry to hear that you'll be away for a few. Appreciate the update so we don't worry (too much :^: ) Rest up and feel better - you know the drill and what you have to do to get over it. Thinking about you :hug:

Michelle - hope you found time in your busy weekend to get that resume in order. Will be a relief when it's done.

Ceejay - boy those neighbors are something else. Did they really think they'd fool you with the lawn??? Come ON. :rolleyes: I'm glad you said something to them. That's really something on the insurance. Dropping all coverage for spouses and families :yikes: That's sure to create a stir. I'm convinced the wave of the future is to just let us all get sick and let nature do it's thing to thin out the population. :(

I'm dry as a bone here. My hands feel like sandpaper. I've been running the humidifier but slacking on the water and it shows. I'll be happier when I can open the windows and let some of the outside humidity in. It's 80 percent outside and about 25 percent indoors. Snap, crackle, pop!

Gotta try and wake myself up and get a move on. Coffee isn't making a dent, perhaps a shower will work. Will be back later to catch up on the rest of the personals. Later chicks.

Happy Monday!

Quick post for me. I updated my resume yesterday, and asked my roomie to look at it. She's a very good writer, and a top notch sales and marketing person. She has helped many people with their resumes. She said my resume was very good and only made a few minor suggestions. I'll make those updates tonight and then post it online.

Tonight, I'm being interviewed by the local paper for an article they are doing on the hypnotherapist who taught the Self-Confidence workshop series
I participated in last summer. It will be good to see the hypnotherapist again...she's a wonderful person.

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MEL - I'm sorry you're having so much pain and having to stay away. Rest and take good care of yourself. We miss you when you're not around. :)

Shad - Sounds like a fabulous time at the National Park - beautiful scenery, great exercise, high speed driving and even little kangaroos! I wish I was there with you.

Happy - I had a hard time getting up early as well. My skin is super-dry as well. I don't have a humidifier, but I have been drinking lots of water.

Ceejay - Wow, that's rough that your insurance won't be covering spouses and families. I've noticed recently that companies not only jack up the rates for covering family members, they also charge an additional fee if your spouse can be covered through his/her work and chooses not to. For example, when I was married, since my husband had insurance through his work but we chose to cover him under insurance through my employer, my employer charged me an additional $100/month on top of the higher family premium.

Gotta sign off for now. I hope we all have a marvelous Monday!

Much love and many hugs,

Reason insurance--It's not the ins not covering the families it's the city.

Michelle
That's awesome that you have such a talented room-mate to review your resume. Ah and taking Santa to a play date for the afternoon.

Mel
We understand. Continue healing.

Happy
I'm done with the neighbors. Going to become a recluse from them.

Shad
That lightning show sounded spectacular. And as far as driving fast, I love to do the speed limit, but down here it's only 75mph tops.
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Woke up this morning to thunder and lightening. It had subsided some to where I could take a shower before work. It sure rained hard.

Morning all.

Mel – Sorry your shoulder is still giving you problems. :hug: Miss ya!! Rest up, get the inflammation down, and we’ll see you in a few days!

Happy – What an awful experience with the lab – it must always be a PITA getting blood taken when your veins don’t cooperate, but dealing with idiots like that one must make it torturous. I hope the next attempt goes better. The class you chose sounds really interesting. I hope you enjoy it. Yeh, I don’t know how they get the flowers to bloom early for the f&g show. Sorry, I just realized my photo was quite fuzzy! What I thought was cool about that was that the planters are gutters. Compare that to the “wall” systems that were on display throughout the show - $1600 without the watering system, $2400 with it. :yikes: But I grabbed a brochure anyway – it’s something that would be fun to try and replicate for a fraction of the cost. I’m sure the closer it gets, the more your sister will be fretting over retirement, but you’re right –you can’t always live in the future because you’ll miss the here and now. Sorry the pizza was disappointing. My cheeseless pizza was pretty good, for what it was – it was also sauceless to boot, so it was pretty much like flatbread with grilled veg. Quite a departure for me. I’d like to make another batch of pizza dough soon, but this time I’d divide the recipe into three or four crusts and make smaller, easier to handle pizzas. And bf and I could top them to suit our tastes. Good for your sis giving up the sugary sodas. The more I hear, the more awful things you learn about sugar. It’s so depressing…

Shad – I think Navy Pier still does the Tall Ships exhibit you saw. And it sounds like you might have also seen the Air and Water show?? I’m not even sure I’d venture to the Pier during the summer – it’s just so popular, the crowds are huge. Your flowers sound pretty, too bad the peaches weren’t winners. I bought some white nectarines the other day – we’ll see if they taste like anything. Just read somewhere that they’re one of the most treated fruits. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Gosh, hope you’ve got a bundle saved for May with all the tests and appointments you'll have. Sounds like you had a wonderful Sunday!

Ceejay – Well, I’m glad you had nice weather Saturday and were outside enjoying it. I’ll just have to live vicariously through you because winter is taking its own sweet time making its departure this year. I’m thinking you should perhaps write a book about your neighbors – they sound like a bunch of characters! Sorry to hear about your insurance premiums going up, and that the plan won’t cover spouses/families anymore. What a crisis we’re in with this healthcare stuff!! You had rain this morning, we’re having a sleet-type of icy snow. Bah. But I guess all this moisture is good after that drought we had last year…

Michelle –Good for you getting your resume done. I’m sure it went more quickly because you’ve recently been in the job market. It’s going to be a major undertaking when I finally get around to doing mine! I might have to have your friend critique it, lol. So nice you’ll have a wellness coach getting you back into exercise. Wow, you’ll be on your way to CA in 10 weeks??!! If this weather ever gets nice around here, I’d love to try and get together again before you go! How fun to be interviewed for an article – make sure you post a link when it gets published.

Hi Annie!!
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Let’s see…After my hair appointment Saturday I ran a couple errands and took doggy for a walk. Went to lunch, ran a few more errands with bf, including stopping at the recplex to buy my fitness class punchcard. Didn’t do much of anything after that. Bf installed our fancy new keyboard tray. It has a side tray that our wireless mouse promptly slid off of and went kaput. Time to buy a new one…

Sunday was pretty much the usual, tea, newspaper, with some laundry to boot. Oh - I also went to a Zumba class in the morning. I enjoyed it. My back wasn’t happy with a couple of the moves, but otherwise it was a good heart-pumping cardio workout. Later on was a dog walk, and I organized a couple more files. The stuff I’ve kept! It feels good to toss it in the shred bag or the recycling bin. I need to get online and see when the shredding events start and mark my calendar.

Food wasn’t the best this weekend, and I’ll be lucky to maintain what I’ve lost. :( I really need to step up the meal planning. At least I got some dog walks and an exercise class in.

Everyone have a good Monday/Tuesday!! TTFN. :wave:

Good Tuesday Morning...yesterday was very busy and didn't get in here to post...yikes!!

Positive thought: In less than a month I will be marrying the love of my life...Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 2:30 pm at the courthouse...change of plans. My DS was upset that he would not be able to attend the ceremony if we got married in Destin...so we are getting married here in Indy at the courthouse. Sam will stand up for me and DS will for Curtis. The we leave for Destin that following Saturday. So the honeymoon will be in Destin. Sheesh the things we do for family (the kiddos).

HAPPY...yikes on the blood draw. I have good veins so I do not have that problem however one time the nurse did stick the IV straight through the vein. When they have to prod, poke and dig that is when you get the nastiest bruise ever. Proud of you for taking some classes, I just have no desire to do that. Never much liked school in the first place.

CEEG...this entire insurance thing is a fiasco. I am sorry to say it cause I work for an insurance company and I don't understand half of it. Hope they don't rob you blind on the insurance.

CHELLE...hope the resume brings you lots of prospects. Hang in there something wonderful is coming your way in more than one way in your life.

MELLIE...sending feel better hugs sister!

SHADDIE...Have you heard the song Highway to H*ll? I sing that sometimes on the way to work...sounds like I need to roll it over to you.

HAPPY...how did WI go? Monday WIs are the worst. You would think it would keep you motivated over the weekend, but it never did me. lol

Not much else going on here....SOS DD.

Have a great Tuesday/Wednesday!!

Good morning ladies -

The interview for the newspaper went really well last night. It was mostly an interview of the hypnotherapist, but I might be quoted a couple times. I gave a glowing, heartfelt testimonial. The workshop I did with her truly helped me. After the interview, the hypnotherapist did a brief hypnosis for me about self-confidence and following my dreams in this next chapter of my life. It was wonderful! After that, I went to pick up Santa from my ex's house. I sent you all a PM about that.

I woke up very stiff and sore today. My back, hamstrings and calves are still bothering me. My plan is to go to the gym after work to do a light workout on the recumbent stepper and some stretching.

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Annie - I'm so very excited for you and C!! So nice that you've changed your wedding plans so that DS and DD can stand up for you!

Happy - Bummer that the blood draw was so painful. My veins aren't great either. And I occasionally wind up with a very painful bruise. It really sucks. You've really inspired me to look into classes after I move to CA.

Mel - I hope your neck, shoulders and arms are feeling better. :hug:

Laura - I might not be leaving for CA in exactly 10 weeks. That's the goal. I found a couple really good jobs in San Diego that I'm very qualified for and going to apply for this week, and who knows I might even get hired and have to start before the end of May. :crossed: I would DEFINITELY love to get together one of these weekends. We just have to coordinate it around your and Annie's busy schedule! How did the weigh in go?

Well, gotta run...folks are arriving at work, so I have to look busy. ;) :lol:

Much love and many hugs to all,

Morning
The insurance meeting went as expected. It is hurting the person's with families more than it did me. We still have a three thousand dollar deductible so I'm still going to look around. For me the premiums went down. Next year things may get worse than now.

Been down in the dumps again, don't really know why.

More later

Morning all. Spring's officially two days away, yet I should have worn my long undies this morning....brrrr.

Ceejay - Bet you didn't expect to have lower premiums, but that's a pretty steep deductible. I feel bad for the employees with families. Be sure to plan something fun for yourself this weekend to get rid of those blues. ;)

Michelle - Nice you had the opportunity to give the hypnotherapist some public praise for how she's helped you. :) Sorry you're sore - does the Y have a jacuzzui you can use after exercise? Ah, San Diego, sounds so nice right about now! I had to check the weather there - gonna be 63 today. :sunny: And it's a lovely place too. :goodluck: Re getting together - the three of us need to compare calendars and get something set up. My weigh-in is today at 12:30.

Annie - Awww, it's so sweet that ds wants to be a part of your special day!!! I think it'll be nice that your kids will be sharing it with you. :love: Okay, so we know you're not available to get together w/ Chelle and I the weekend of 4/20, lol, and probably 4/27. I'm also not available the weekend of 4/20, and not 5/4 either... My ww weigh-in is today, not Monday. Either way, it didn't motivate me this past weekend...

Hellos to the rest of the Worldlies!! :goodvibes:goodvibes
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Nothing to report from here. This weather is getting me down. I need to take my own advice and plan something fun for myself this weekend. :yes:

The movie selected for tonight is Oz. Gonna pass and probably just huddle under my snuggie. Or better yet, watch the new bedroom tv in bed with the heated mattress pad set to "HI". :D

Off to starve until 12:30. :halfempty

LAURA/CHELLE....it will probably have to be mid-May or mid-June for open dates. We are looking to move dad in after we get back from Destin. Hoping to wrap up Cs house in the next week or two. End of May is usually busy with company and the Indy 500 stuff. Maybe not.

CEEG...my deductible for C and I is 4800 a year. Our year goes from July to July. I have 1500 left to reach before things are paid for and that is only 90% paid for, keep in mind I work for an insurance company, no breaks here. Supposed to get worse too.

Annie/Laura - Hopefully we can work something out for mid-May. Because I'm hoping to be in CA by mid-June. Heck, if I get the perfect job offer and they need me to start by May 1, I will jump at the opportunity. I do very much want to get together with both of you again before I go. Seriously, Annie, can't you postpone your wedding by a month or two! :rofl: :rofl: You know I'm just kidding, girlfriend!

Morning all,

I thought we dodged a bullet yesterday - they had predicted snow and we had an almost 2 hour ride to Duluth for DH to have one of his pre-procedure tests. Woke up and it wasn't snowing. :carrot: But within 30 minutes of when we had to leave - guess what started :( and snowed and snowed. It was a tough ride up and back. We got home and started to shovel but it kept snowing (lightly but still accumulating) and the wind kicked up blowing and covering what we just cleaned. We plowed down the driveway to get the trash bins to the street but left the rest. Glad we did because we got quite a bit more overnight. Now the sun is shining brightly and DH is out with the snowblower - the sun will melt and dry the pavement quickly. DH also "cut" a path in the side mounds along the driveway for the animals - particularly the poor turkeys. The sides when her plowed are at least 3 feet high and you can see how they struggle to climb in the deep snow. Not sure why they just don't fly over the big mounds but no one said they were smart ;)

All looks well so far for DH's procedure. We got some pre-op information. Made hotel reservations too. It's a big complex and you can walk between buildings and sky ways to get from the hotel to the hospital without going outside. That's nice because I won't have to worry about walking at night outside. But bad because I will have to take elevators in each of the buildings (4) and my anxiety and claustrophobia about being in elevators by myself is building already. :yikes: I'll really only have to do it alone the evening of DH's procedure and the next morning but still it's enough to give me the heebie jeebies. Now we are fighting with the insurance company. The doctor wants him on Prilosec (acid reducer) prior to surgery - says it makes the procedure easier and reduces risk (of all things) of the potential to inhale stomach contents into the lungs :yikes: But the insurance does not want to pay for the total number of days of his prescription. I really don't understand how they can counter a doctors orders. :rolleyes: I am also fighting with them because I REFUSE to take the generic version of my thyroid medication. Had problems with it before, now I'll get reemed for insisting on the name brand that actually does it's job as it should. And that's the only medicine I take so shut up already - not like I'm breaking the bank here. :mad:

Michelle - your PM was encouraging. Don't think about your past life any more - look ahead to a new life which can be even more exciting because you don't have that life dragging you down. And sometimes you can't possibly move ahead without changes occuring. As in goodbye to midwest winters, hello California breezes :D Sounds like you have a good support system in place, that's really important. Good luck with the job hunt. I'm really looking forward to these writing classes - so nice to be able to take something that's of interest to me instead of stuff I HAVE to take for work :rolleyes: I think you'd like the subject matter of these classes too. One of the positives of a new life :D

Annie - that is sooooo great that you are changing your wedding plans so that your family can share the day with you both. :hug: I'm sure it will be wonderful. And a real honeymoon in Destin so you can relax and have a good time with your hubster. :beach: So you're an AC/DC headbanger :lol: sounds like you like a good mix of music - Christian to hard rock - hey I like anything with a good beat. :D Each year when I get ready to be ravaged with insurance company premiums it seems like there's a middle ground where it makes no difference which plan I pick. I don't really save that much with the super high end deductible because the savings on the premium gets eating up in the out of pocket payments. What a racket. I just thank God each night that we are relatively healthy. I had to think about your SOS DD comment - what are you saying about Sissy? :chin: Then I got it - bawhahahahahahahahaha :lol:

Ceejay - sorry you have the blues. Maybe you're stuck in a rut waiting for spring and you just need something to look forward to. How about a girl's outing with the BFF? Don't blame you at all for isolating yourself from the neighbors. Sadly neighbors aren't what they used to be when we were growing up...

Laura - I have to say that watching TV with the new heated mattress pad sounds mighty fine! Better than going out in the cold to a mediocre movie. You made a good decision. Oh ... I get the picture now with the gutter system and the plants. They come up with such great ideas for planters and wall plantings. I found some good ideas on Pinterest too. Just need to actually make plans and do something. Back in TN DH put some shelves on our wood fencing only to have the darn squirrels use them as "stairs" and they would consistently knock off the small planter pots and break them. :( They sure don't mention that hazard in the colorful photos :lol: Hope you have a good weigh in today.

Mel - sending you some good vibes :vibes: and hoping you are resting and feeling better each day. Sending you a bit of our sunshine too so you can sit by a window and feel the warm sun on your face. :D

:wave: Shad - that Boris bloke sure sends you some interesting stuff on FB. A pleasant surprise from the usual drivel one finds there.

That's it for me. Have a good day all.

Happy
I fully understand about not wanting to take the generic for your thyroid med. My doctor wrote the brand name with only on the script and they had to fill it that way. I don't think it cost me any more.

Michelle
Can't blame you for wanting to get to CA especially if there is a couple of good openings in the area. Good luck.

Annie
Wow, I thought that my deductible was high. Yes, I'm aware of the changes in the insurance. I'm not liking it though. How nice that your children wanted to be there for both of you at the wedding! Was that a picture of the lil man on FB?

This has been a good work week, but wishing this was Wednesday. If my bff is feeling better I will be going over there this week end, plus it's my week end to go to my uncles. Also nee to get the oil changed in the RAV4.
I was waiting for the main. light to come on. It has.
Would you believe we may get snow on Thursday and Friday, at least snow flurries.

Afternoon all,
Nearly the end of my day and so far I have achieved - not much. I'm just waiting for my co-rider to finish so we can go home and I can have a glass of something cold. Might have to stop off at the bottle shop and get some thing cold.

Michelle - good luck with the job search in San Diego. Hope you can get your cv into there and get some good feedback

Annie - think it is a great idea if you get married with the children there to bless the marriage. Lucky your lot are happy with your choice.

Laura - hope it warms up somewhat before you have to dig out the long johns

Mel - get better quick. We need to have a conversation this weekend.

Ceejay - Snow???? Yuk. You asked about insurance paying for my may medical month. Well some will be paid by the national health scheme - such as the eye test (but not the contact lenses), the skin scan, the pap smear, but the rest I will have to foot myself. There is also a free bowel cancer test you can do as well. I don't know that I will have that done yet.

Happy - glad you got home safe and sound from your adventure to Duluth. Must check that out on the map and see the distances.

Not much else going on in my day. So I will say goodnight. Have a good one.

Good morning ladies -

I've got to make this quick as folks will be filing into work soon. Had a good day yesterday. Work was good, got to the gym for 1/2 hour on the recumbent stepper, created an email campaign for a website client (hopefully she will approve without changes), and was able to relax and watch The Biggest Loser finale that I had DVRed. I wanted either Danni or Jackson to win, because I found them both to be very inspirational. I did notice, however, that they both seem to have changed in personalities...like they believe their celebrity status, which was a little disappointing.

Today, I have the doc appt to find out the result of my A1C blood test. I haven't been very good about testing my blood sugar even once a day...but today, the morning fasting number was really good...so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good results today. :crossed:

Saturday, I'm going to a "Welcome Springtime" festival with a friend of mine, which should be a lot of fun. There will be interesting informative sessions about gardening, planting, composting, etc., though I won't be planting much this spring...not in Wisconsin soil anyway. :lol:

I want to thank you all for your wonderful and supportive replies to the PM I sent. I am so blessed to have you lot as friends! :yes: BTW, my resume did get me some responses. Even though I specifically stated I was looking for employment in CA, specifically San Diego, I got 9 calls yesterday...3 for jobs in North Carolina, 2 for jobs in Georgia and the rest for Milwaukee. Do these recruiters not know where San Diego, CA is? Nonetheless, it was flattering to have such an overwhelming and enthusiastic response to my resume. :)

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Happy - Bummer that you had to take a long drive to Duluth on such a snowy day! So sweet of your DH to clear a path for the critters and turkeys. Good for you for getting everything set and making hotel reservations. Are you anxious about being alone in elevators or alone with strangers? I hope the insurance company comes around regarding the Prilosec. As for the writing classes...what's the subject matter? I've been doing some journaling, though I want to make time to do more. And I've been doing lots of reading/listening to books/audiobooks, which have helped me a bit with self-esteem and mustering the courage to follow my dreams and start my life over.

Ceejay - Very ironic that the beginning of spring is bringing cold/snow here and even snow to your area. I hope you get to spend time with your BFF this weekend. Maybe doing something enjoyable and fun will help you kick the blues to the curb. :)

Shad - A cold adult beverage sounds quite nice after a long day at work. :toast: I'm allergic to wine/champagne, but I do enjoy a good beer once in awhile.

Well, gotta run...folks are arriving...and I've got to get on with work.

Much love to all,

Good Morning/Evening...Tis the day of trash and of hump..yep it is WEDNESDAY almost the weekend.

I am working a half day today, C and I are going to the courthouse to get our marriage license and most likely have lunch. I am just looking forward to getting out of this place for a half day.

CHELLE...that is impressive on the response to your resume. Most people don't even know what states surround their own state, much less where San Diego, CA might be. lol. I always start watching Biggest Loser then forget about it after the 1st couple of episodes. Dang

SHADDIE....Would that be a nice cold glass of adult beverage you are referring to? Surely it is...lol

CEEG...glad you are having a good work week, that should help with the blues of late.

HAPPY...glad you had safe travels in all that muck. On the elevator thing...take the stairs...that is even scarier tho when alone. I think the hospital has security that you can call for an escort, at least the hospitals here do. You might look into that.

Not much else going on....gotta get my work done in 4 hours instead of 8 since I am leaving at noon.

Have a wicked Wednesday all!! Wicked in a good way!

Hello's to MELLIE and LAURA!!

Welcome to the first day of Spring. It was my grandmother's favorite time of year. Maybe this is why I've been down a bit this week. Thinking of this special lady that was in my life. I have plans to go to Missouri on Easter week end. This snow better not interfere.

My co-worker was talking about donuts this morning so that gave me a taste for them as well. My supervisor can be nice most of the time. So I asked him if he'd go get me some. I told him to get a dozen for the guys as well. He did. These donuts are as good or better the Krispy Kreme.

I left for work this morning as it was breaking day. I'm coming home in the light also so that's helping my mood.
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Laura
Think along with the thought of my GM that the weather has been having an effect on my mood as well. Hope the weather clears up soon cause I need some sun shine.

Mel
Are you still on the mend? We miss you. :hug:

Back later.

Morning all.

Ceejay - We have the sun today, but it's along with very cold temps. But still, I do appreciate the sunshine. :sunny: I didn't mention my doughnut lapse on Sunday - after my Zumba class I stopped and bought myself a doughnut and bf an apple fritter. I ended up eating both!! Oops. Sorry to say, I should be immune to your mention of donuts, but no, if there were donuts sitting in the coffee/copy room right now, I'd eat one. :shrug:

Annie - The mood I'm in, your half day off work sounds like heaven. Enjoy lunch with your sweetie. :)

Michelle - Good luck with the results of your blood test today. :crossed: I have my annual physical next week and I haven't been taking my bp readings at all for months. For some reason the bp software doesn't work on our computer anymore - doesn't seem to work with the OS we have on it. I put a little notebook and pen by the bp machine a week or so ago, but I'm so out of the routine I forget to sit down and take a reading each morning or evening. Now's the time to get back to it. Oh well, at least I have some weight loss to show. Enjoy the Springtime Festival this weekend!! :flow1: Congrats on all the responses to your resume, even if they aren't from your target city!!

Shad - So what kind of cold drink did you end up with last night? The topic of the ww meeting was the amount of points in various beverages. A bloody Mary has 4 points (for 5 oz - tell me who only drinks that small amount??), so does 5 oz of white wine, but a frozen Mudslide (12 oz) has 27 points!! :yikes: Good thing I generally don't like to drink my calories... Oh, it's 16F degrees right now, feels like 2 w/ the wind. High will be 25 - yes, I wore the longies today. :(

Happy - Glad the road to DH's procedure is going smoothly and you're prepared with lodging. I'm sure you'll find someone to escort you in the elevator. Sorry you had a difficult drive to and from Duluth. This darn weather! I've had enough. Too funny re dh clearing a path for your critters. :lol: I thought the gutters in the photo I posted were a nice reasonably priced contrast to the pricey "systems" (if you want to check them out, they are at livewall dot com). I've attached another cool thing from the show that looks like it might be a good diy project. In the meantime, your comment about the wooden shelves attached to your fence reminded me that I actually have a purchase from a previous f&g show that I never used - some brackets that mount to a wall or fence that hold flower pots. I'll dig those out of my "garden box" and use them this year. Our fence is no longer new and I won't feel too badly about drilling a hole here and there.

Hi Mellie!! Hope you're starting to feel better. :hug: FYI, I signed up for the meditation a while back and got nothing at first, but finally started getting the e-mails. Just did the first meditation on the train to work today. But I have to play catchup so I might need to double up - unless you know if it remains accessible for a bit even after the 21 days are done??
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Okay, had a loss of exactly 1 pound at yesterday's weigh-in. Quite a surprise. I have my doubts about the accuracy of the ww scale...but I'll take it. :D

I decided to make the frozen tuna steaks from Trader Joe's last night for dinner. The whole meal was a near-disaster. I pulled the tuna too soon and it needed to go back in the pan. The soy-ginger sauce I made (from an Amer. Test Kitchen recipe) was flavorless thanks to using ground ginger because I didn't have fresh, the boxed soba noodle w/ sauce mix was just vile. I knew I should have just grilled the squash I had in the crisper!! We ended up dumping the noodles and eating the tuna with some of our TJ's bottled "Soyaki" sauce - much better. The rather large tuna steak was enough for me, not sure what bf ate later after I went to bed... I've put fresh ginger on the shopping list - It doesn't go bad quickly, and I've heard it can actually be frozen too, so there's no reason to not have it in the kitchen.

So the first day of spring feels like Janurary, but as I told Ceejay, at least it's bright and sunny. My weekly status call re the software has been rescheduled for Friday, so I'm not unhappy about that. That's about it for me. TTFN!

Hi ladies,

Not sure if you saw on FB but Patty's Dad passed away last night. :hug: to Patty and family.

It's overcast and like most of the country on the chilly side for the first day of Spring here. 11 degrees and it's almost noon and we got a dusting of snow cover again last night. I am ready to be done with this already as are most people. I tell myself the snow is good to refill the underground water supply that we all tap into.

Laura - 27 points for a Mudslide? :yikes: :eek: oh shock and horror. That's as bad as 55 points for 1/2 - yes HALF of a Stouffers chicken pot pie. I guess when you start to measure these things out, it's a bit easier to understand why we think we are eating not so bad and cannot lose any weight when the reality of it is that we're consuming way more calories than we ever imagined. I had to laugh at the Bloody Mary points - is that with or without the traditional accompaniements (which is how they rate the good drinks from the bad up this way). Let's see the olive and asparagus stick are probably free points but the pickle, cold shrimp and definitely the beef stick would more than double those points I'm sure. Thanks for the link on the garden stuff - I like the second picture also. I did get a nice book at the home improvement store about starting a garden from seed. Geez that sure is alot of work! Re: the garden box on the fence make sure you get good drainage and don't have wet wood (and soil) resting against wet wood so it doesn't rot. Garden boxes are so pretty. Sorry your dinner turned out not quite as good as you hoped - sometimes it goes that way. Actually the best way to store fresh ginger is to freeze it. I learned this the hard way after having alot of fresh either mold or dry up in the salad crisper. It freezes well since it doesn't have a high water content and because it's hard, it grates nicely to add to a dish. And when I need a hunk to pop in my tea (which I often do to settle my stomach instead of taking antacids), the frozen piece helps cool my tea.

Ceejay - totally understandable to be missing your grandma this time of year. I'm sure she would not want you to be sad so think of happy times with her and have a conversation with her in your head. I do believe they can sense us more than we can them. If not, at least it makes you feel better. ;) I can't get used to the time change - it stays light so late it feels way earlier than it really is. Nice to not have to drive home in the dark though.

As for the elevator - I am very claustrophobic - once when Shad came to visit we went to see some caves in the Ozarks - she and DH were very excited about them and I was not (but didn't want to ruin the moment for them). I had a tranquilizer but either I didn't take it soon enough or it was too weak to work. We took an elevator to the interior of the caves and were in a hollowed out tunnel waiting for the second half of the tour group to arrive. Standing in a narrow tunnel made of rock knowing I was under / inside a mountain was enough to make the mind run wild with fear. I told DH I could not stay here and went to the park tour guide and said I had to leave the tour. He was a wonderful man and said that while this tunnel was narrow this was the most enclosed area we'd be in. In a minute we would walk into the caves which had 30 foot high ceilings and it really was a beautiful area. Did I think I'd be okay with that? I said yes and I'm so glad he convinced me to try it out because it was an incredible tour. I mostly have a problem being by myself in tight spaces. It's not the falling in an elevator that scares me, it's being stuck. I'm ok with other people because if anything happened I could talk to them. But if I'm by myself my brain goes nutso and I have to fight to control the panic. Small hydrolic elevators like in parking garages are the worst because they bang and lurch and go slow and often seem like they are stopped. :yikes: Someone from the hospital might escort me to my car at night but I doubt they will walk me the 3 blocks through buildings and skyways to get between the hotel and the hospital. I have to go through 4 buildings and each has an elevator as well as the hotel. I was hoping the path would have been more straight forward that it was but I will just have to suck it up and deal with it. As for the stairs, I will always take the stairs over the elevator although growing up in the city sometimes I worry that there might be an unsavory person in the stairwell waiting on a victim. That's why at least in downtown Chicago and in Tennessee most interior stairwells are locked on each floor. You can enter a stairwell but all doors are locked except for the ground floor for fire escape purposes. I know this because I have gotten locked in interior stairwells too ;) Phobias are a pain :lol:

Annie - the song "Chapel of Love" keeps running through my head. Hope you have a nice afternoon with C. This is a rare day off for him too, isn't it?

Michelle - did your favorite win on the BL? I think they make such a big deal of it that it does turn people's heads. Like People Magazine's annual w/l article, they seem to focus on the big, big weight losses - 100 pounds or more - and I think it takes away from some other people who worked just as hard and maybe lost less - like 60 pounds or so. I just hope they can manage their losses going forward. That's great that you got a good response from your resume - I just hope you don't get on spam lists. One of the things I hated about headhunters were the kind who completely ignored your interests or needs and were just looking to shove a body - any body - into openings they had available, hence the "do you understand that North Carolina is on the OPPOSITE coast of San Diego???" :lol: To your question - the classes I am taking are writing classes. How to write for fun, profit, how to get published, etc. Some of them look interesting - I hope that they are. They are cheap continuing education classes but I'm sure highly profitable for the university as they write the course once and then everything after that is profit. But I hope to cull at least an idea or two from that. This topic is one of those that there is sooooo much information on the Internet and the library that it's really hard to wade through everything and find some solid information. If nothing else, it keeps my brain busy and is way cheaper than the doctor's bills I spent at the podiatrist ($350 for just one foot x-ray) tending to the bursitis I developed at my minimum wage job.

Shad - sounds like your preventative tests and general wellness care is covered but you still have to pay out quite a bit out of pocket. Hopefully it's not too much.

Good morning Mel - hope you are on the mend. We miss you. :(

Sorry ladies, did not mean to write a book here - just rambling on and on. The library called - my first season of Downton Abbey is in. Must pick that up. Also need to think of things that have to be done as DH will not be able to do any heavy lifting for a while after his procedure so we will have to stock up on deer corn - the other day there were 11 of them in the yard. We are developing herds now... I also need to do some grocery shopping and we need to pick up DH's meds so busy day ahead.

Also Michelle - I hope your A1C test goes well for you. Mine is tommorow and I haven't been that attentive to my sugars either :o I was testing with the finger prick occasionally but my endochronologist said fasting blood sugar doesn't parallel the A1C so don't use that as a guideline. :( Hope it goes well for both of us :crossed:

Talk to you later...

Morning all,

Last one out, first one in. Sure does make a difference when Mellie is out.

Gah - it's cold here - single digits and below overnight. They keep promising the 40's but that's at the tail end of the long range forecast and by the time those 10 days get to now, it gets cold again. It's done that for about 2 weeks running now.

We're going to try the blood test again. I hope there are people who know what they are doing. I am drinking an over abundance of water this morning which will really interfer with running errands afterwards but I'm doing my part. I guess it was on my mind because I woke up this morning - early before the alarm which was set really early - and had a disturbing dream about being in the hospital and the nurses kept trying to stick me with IVs and would not tell me what they were giving me or why. Crazy!

Started my 2 online classes yesterday. I think this is going to involve a fair amount of reading, writing and participation in discussion threads. If I continue with this in May, I have to remember to only take one course so as not to impact warm weather outside stuff :D

No one here to write personals to so I'll finish my coffee and go get ready for the day. On the list is grocery shopping, my scale is showing the ill effects of not enough fresh fruit and vegetables lately. Have a good one all.

Quick post for me. What a busy evening I had between the doc appointment, picking up Santa and then rushing home to call into a conference call. :faint:

Good news though...my A1C is 6.0!!! The doctor is very pleased! It means my diabetes meds are working well! The meds I take for cholesterol are also working. In fact, everything on my blood test was perfect! Now, I would like the blood test to be perfect without having to take meds...but this is a start. And hopefully, with diet and exercise and less stress in my life (since the past 6 months were probably the most stressful in my life), I'll be able to get healthy and reduce the need for all these meds. :yes:

A big :wave: to all! Hopefully I'll get to check back later.

Much love and many hugs,

Good Morning..It's a Brand New Day....

Burrr, freezing here! Got up to 19 degrees, Sassy made a bee line to the yard and back, record potty time. lol We had bursts of snow here and there throughout the state. Little snow here none there. I am so over this cold weather and snow...come on Spring...Yah!

Positive thought today: Glad the marriage license is done. Got Cs suit, he needed on anyway. Went to Men's Warehouse, BOGO suits, so with shirts,ties, shoes and two suits we spent about 800. bucks on him. We also stopped at Jared's Jewelry and purchased my wedding bands, was gonna use momma's band and diamonds but come to find out the diamonds were actually cubic zerconia (sp). Not worth paying the 120 to have it sized. SOOOooooooooooo we purchased to diamond bands and having them soldered to each side of my engagement ring.

Went to Charlie and Barney's for lunch, had chili over spaghetti...so yummy. Have not been there since about 1981 when I worked downtown. Yes, it tasted the same yummy.

HAPPY...goodluck with your bloodwork today. Hope your veins stick out nice and plump for the stickin. When I read your comment about deer corn, my brain read it as DEAR corn. I thought what the heck does DH need corn for because of no heavy lifting...was confused. Guess I will just have to come and hold your hand when DH has his procedure.

CEEG...I could pass on the donuts, but bring me a bag of fritos and some bean dip. Yum!

LAURA...I love tuna steaks but the fiasco you went through didn't sound to appetizing. I am with Happy on freezing ginger. I freeze it as I do not use it often at all. and yes, where the H is spring...I am thinking we will go directly from winter to summe and it will skip spring. Looks like we will have this cold stuff for at least another 7-10 days.

CHELLE...congrats on bloodwork! Something is going right. I have to get my annual bloodwork done here in the next week. My annual appt is April 8, so I will find out the results then.

Hello Shaddie and Mellie....

later ladies

Happy - Sending you lots of :goodvibes: for your blood test today. I hope the technician can get the blood painlessly. :hug: I hate it when they have trouble getting to the veins in my arm. Sometimes they take it out of the top of my hand, but that hurts like heck. :(

Happy - good luck w/ the blood work today. :crossed:

Michelle - yay for the good results!!! :cp:

Annie - another cold day here, but sunny. Right now I'd be content to get temps over 40.

Hellos to the rest of the gang. :wave:
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Asked bf for a lift to the train this AM. & the car was dead. We had a new battery last June, so who knows - alternator? We'll see. On the next train, so I'll be late to the office.

Ok, better email the boss re my late arrival. TTFN.

Dang, I am tired. I'm so glad this work day is just about over. I'd love to take a quick nap after work, but I'd rather spend the time sending my resume out to a couple companies in San Diego. Then, I've got a meeting with my wellness coach at the gym, and after that I'll be picking up Santa.

Three more calls from recruiters today...hopefully, I'll start getting some takers regarding positions in CA, preferably in San Diego, but if a good opportunity in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area comes knockin'...sign me up. :D

Me, the kids, the dog...haha

We need Shaddie and Mellie, with their great posts...hurry back sisters.

Going Home shortly. Will try and post from the airport.

Well here we are at the airport waiting for the plane (will be at least 10 minutes late coming in - better than normal) to come in. Don't know how this airline gets the title of most online airline. The others must be worse.

I'm trying to download some photos of Sophia to show you, but it seems my phone doesn't want to play ball so, I guess you will have to wait until I get home. Then I might be able to force them over. Technology - bah humbug.

Michelle - recruiters only do the job they do because they can't do the job that they have listed as a vacancy. They have no idea most of the time what the terminology means. I've dealt with a few of them in my time, and we have had a few shouting matches as well. Read the CV, read the covering letter, get a feel for what I am looking for. I don't mind if they don't have it straight away, just keep an eye out for me. That's what I pay you to do. Dumkopfs. Very please to hear about the bloodwork.

Annie - yes, it was a cold, adult beverage I was referring to - I got some vodka and I got some wine. I then proceeded to put them in the fridge to get even colder. I rarely drink soft drinks or colas or what ever you call them over there unless they are mixed with something hard!

This site is going beserk. Keeps going on about compatibility view. I'll finish this at home. Time to think about boarding the plane anyway.

Shad
Safe travels home.

Annie
Wow, You are going to have one dressed up man/groom at the wedding. To bad on your mom's wedding rings. That would have fit in with the something old, something borrowed, something blue.

Laura
So sorry about the food porn. But glad you lost a pound at weigh in.

Michelle
You had great lab results. Keep up the good work. Stress does play a big role in things.

Happy
Were you taking music theory or music appreciation? Just curious.
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I had a laid back kind of day. Slept till almost 9.30. The phone rang at 10. I forgot it was girls day for lunch. After this I had a few errand to run but after this I went down to a friend furniture store and visited with her. I tried to leave a couple of times but she didn't want me to. So I stayed till she closed. Stopped by mcd's but the burger to me wasn't good. only ate half of it and threw away the rest.
It's been snowing like crazy but luckily the ground here is to warm to stick. They are getting more in Jonesboro so my trip over there may be cancelled. I really would like to get the oil changed in the RAV4.

Hello ladies -

Quick post for me...just to say "hi" :wave: and TGIF!! After work yesterday, I applied for a couple San Diego jobs...one of which I'm absolutely PERFECT for. :crossed: Then I went to the gym and did 1/2 hour on the recumbent stepper, then met with my wellness coach. :) After work today, I'm going to do laundry, grocery shopping, and finish an email campaign for a client. Tomorrow is the spring festival with a friend. And Sunday will be the gym, relaxing and re-packing (as in sorting through stuff that's packed in boxes).

Happy - I hope the blood draw went okay...and that the results turn out great!

I'll try and post tonight.

Much love,

Morning all. TGIF!! :carrot: No, make that DOUBLE TGIF!! :carrot::carrot: This week has crawled by.

Ceejay - Glad you're already enjoying your weekend.:) Re McD's - I just don't want to know what's really in the burgers. I've been following the blog of a woman who reports almost daily about the bad things that happen to our food. It's informative, but I often question if I really want to know because some of it's pretty darn scary. Hope the snow doesn't make you change your weekend plans.

Shad - I really don't know what's with this site. Very balky for me at times. Hope you had a good flight home and that you have a nice Saturday.

Annie - Love the photos.

Happy - Hope the blood draw went well yesterday. Hearing other people's problems with that makes me glad my veins are easy to draw from.

Just in case you're lurking....Hi Mel!!! :wave:
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The car problem was the case of our blue tooth thingy going kaput several weeks back (but we were ignoring it for the time being) and then proceeding to drain the battery in some sort of parasitic fashion. So we got the bluetooth replaced and all is well, and the car is clean too. (Love that the dealer washes the car after servicing it.) :)

On my train ride to work yesterday, I realized I'd forgotten about a symposium I'd registered for and so I was not only dressed too casually, I'd also skipped the foundation part of my makeup routine. :( I decided to skip it, but the boss and sr. mgr went (started late morning). In the late afternoon there was a social thingy to kick off the basketball tourney, and so I grabbed one chicken wing and a few chips and a light beer and brought it back to my desk, and then took an earlier train home. (Very social of me, but the admin and I did it together, so that's social enough for me, LOL.) It was really nice being out in full daylight, and it was nice and sunny walking home from the train. :sunny: I needed my Vit. D!! :D

At home, I sorted and relabeled a couple more files. Slow going at this pace...

We had breakfast for dinner because nothing else occured to us. Yum. Scrambled eggs with red bell pepper and cheese mixed in and two slices of bacon. Bf has been baking the bacon in the oven and it's really tasty that way. Not a good point day, but the scale was still kind to me this morning.

Nothing planned this weekend. I will do a circuit class Saturday morning. BF and I might head out to a Pottery Barn store - we have a gift we received ages ago that we haven't used and don't want. It still has the gift receipt on it, so we'll see if we can return it and buy something else. This is something that was cleaned out as part of the office move.

Okay, I'm just babbling away, so I'll stop now. Everyone have a lovely Friday/Saturday/weekend!

Hey, next Sunday's Easter! Might have to dye some eggs this weekend!

:easter::easter:

Laura
I try not to think of things like that but I too have read of such things. Won't go into detail. That's one of the reason's I've started cooking again.

Michelle
Sending good vibes on those job openings.

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Think I'm worn to a frazzle as I'm not in the mood to do any driving this week end. I want a week end to myself. And I'm thinking about cancelling my trip to MO next week end also.

Hi Michelle! Busy night for you last night. :crossed: re the perfect job in the perfect (IMO) climate!! Enjoy the festival tomorrow! I might have to take myself to a garden center just to get some more springtime, even if it's indoor flowers and plants. :D

Good Morning Girls...

Getting prepared for this snow storm heading our way on Sunday, blah. Get this..one weather station says 2-4" the other say 4-6", guess they have it covered whichever we get. I hope it just passes us by.

LAURA...I love gift cards and rarely do I let them sit very long. I can think of something to get. I love breakfast for dinner, my kids used to love that when they were little. Especially if it involved pancakes, waffles and bacon. Glad the car was an easy find/fix.

CEEG...I am with you on the Mickey Ds burgers or most any of the fast food. C is sold on the baconater at Wendy's. I cannot seem to get up the nerve to eat any of that. Snuggle up this weekend with some good tea and a good book and relax.

SHADDIE...ah, home sweet home. All good at home?? Relax my dear.

CHELLE...hope that perfect job in SD, CA comes through for you, wouldn't that be awesome. Yeah!!

Sunday is our Easter dinner at a nice restaurant. We are doing it this weekend because it is just a fiasco on Easter with different places all the kids have to go to celebrate. Unless the snow holds anyone back, we should have all there except the brother from Illinois.

That is about it for me. Only exercised once this week do to the overload of at work this week. I have been through about 2000 physicians files this week. I have burn out.

Have a great Friday/Saturday.

Hugs.