GOT THE KEYS!!!!!!
 

Ladies,

This will be a quick post for me as I am only working half a shift tonight. WE GOT THE KEYS!!!! WAHOO!!! Can you tell I am excited? We didn't close, but that should happen next week. There were a few things that needed to be fixed, but the crews were all there working all day today fixing them. We signed off on the walk through. Really good news is they are special ordering the oven I wanted at no extra cost to us. It should be here in about a week. The builder said to just order it and give it to us. He should, since he delayed our move almost a month and a half.

It's weird, because even though I have the keys, it still doesn't seem like we own a house. Maybe when we close and sign all that paperwork and hand over the $2000 check it will seem real. Oh, other good news is that none of the keys worked earlier, so they had to change all the locks out. That's really good news because we were going to change out the locks anyway.

Okay, I gotta work a couple more hours then off until Tuesday. Home computer is still down, so I will check in with you ladies on Tuesday night!!

Wish me luck!!

Chach

WOW, where is everyone this morning?

I will be facing big challenges this weekend with it being the holiday. We will be going to a theme park Saturday and a Cookout Sunday.....hmmmmmm, I wonder what I will eat at the theme park? Surely there will be something.

Chachee, I'm glad you got your keys! Now you can load the new fridge with lots of stuff to cook in your new oven! How exciting it must be to be buying a house!

To everyone else....hope you have a great holiday weekend!!!

Good morning, everyone. Chachee, I am glad to hear the walk through went well. I am sure it will finally feel real once you sign the papers. If not then, then when you pay the first mortgage payment :fr: haha. Still, I am glad it is finally getting to the point of moving and settling in. How wonderful for you. Hippy, good luck with your eating this weekend. I don't have any particular plans, so I just have to deal with my normal weekend eating demons. I am having bbq spare ribs, mashed potatoes, and an awesome spinach salad. Yumm. Good luck over the weekend. YOu have been doing so well, don't give up now.

I am planning a weekend of riding, sleeping in, and watching the first two Lord of the Rings movies. Getting ready for next weekend's horse show. Unless my friend was able to get my computer up and running, I will probably be unavailable for quite awhile. I am only working Tuesday and Wednesday next week. My exercise has been good, my food not so good. So I keep struggling. My mood has improved, and I am actually setting up a date with someone. I am waiting for him to email me back, but he wanted to get together with me while I was at the horse show. So I wait ;)

Have a wonderful weekend all. I will check in as often as I can.

'Morning folks! Looks like we're going to have a quiet weekend on the thread between moves and no home computers and people off doing real life things.

I'm kind of already writing off this weekend food-wise. Exercise should be cool, as I plan to do weights again, and cardio if I can. Tuesday is a whole new week, though - and I'm flying to AK in 3 weeks. I'd like to try to get myself firmly back OP and at least back to where I was by then. Sometimes lately I feel like it's 1 step forward, 2 steps backwards. :shrug: I let the stress wreck me this week. I tried not to, but for whatever reason, I just buckled. I just don't want it to turn into a "giving up" thing. I think I need to fall back and punt, as my father would say. Step back, take a bigger view, analyze my time and all that, and figure out what I can do to make the next three weeks flawlessly OP, for food, water, AND exercise. I think this trip up to AK to see my Dad is probably underlying a lot of the tension. There's a great deal of sorrow and fear associated with it, and of course, I'm eating it. Now that the trip is a reality, I can't seem to ignore those emotions quite as much as I was doing earlier. It's going to be very much a "one day at a time" kind of thing.

Chachee - I suppose you won't see this till Tuesday, but I hope everything goes SO smoothly for you! I can sure relate to the "I can't believe it's real" syndrome - though not exactly on the same scale, that's still exactly what I'm going through with my horse. I *still* look at him sometimes and it hits me that he's mine. No one can move him off the property, no one can sell him, ride him, or make decisions about him but ME. It might take a while for it to sink in, but enjoy that amazement while you can! It's a really cool feeling, actually.

Hippy - I hope your weekend isn't a disastrous one foodwise, but you know - if it is, just pick yourself up and move on. Along the way we're all going to have bad days, but it's not failure, it's just a bad day. In any case, ENJOY! I hope you have great fun!

Jolly, my girl - I really hope you hit it off with this guy! I'm going to miss your posts! I'll cross my fingers that your friend got your machine going, and maybe I'll see you around this weekend, eh!? :crossed:

Tonight is Nickie's lesson which was supposed to be wednesday, but didn't work out, then was supposed to be last night, which didn't work out. Last night was scary - we got all set up to ride, and then it started to rain. Riding in the rain is no big deal, so we went on out to the ring. I managed about 3-4 loops, just settling in, when the big drops started. Then it started to *pour*. Not good enough - lightning and thunder. That's when we called it. So we made the mad dash for the barn, and by the time we all got in, we were completely soaked. And by the time we'd gotten the tack off the horses, the epicenter of the storm seemed to have settled directly above Rosa's stable. It was intense, and it was scary. The thunder was horribly loud, and I was scared the lightning was going to hit something very close. And it lasted for a LONG time. We had no choice but to just sit in the barn and wait it out. So... didn't get home till very late, and decided on subway because there was no way I was cooking. We were all very wet, very cold, and very tired. Adventures in GA weather. Woo. So tonight we're at the stables again - hopefully it won't rain out THIS lesson. Tomorrow morning Nickie is going to a clinic with a very good local trainer to critique her riding. Ought to be interesting. Then we have 40 gazillion other things to try to get done this weekend, too. *rubs eyes* Maybe if my boss lets me off work early today because it's the Friday before a holiday I can get a head start on some of it!

Have a GREAT three day weekend, everyone!!

Hey, Raven. REal quick. I hope you liked the package. Just post here for awhile. We are having server problems, and I have not been getting some emails. I really want to hear from you though :( Have a good weekend.

Jolly! I LOVE THE SADDLE!!! I talked to Rosa, and she's giving me the name of a guy she uses for repairs like that, and she says he's really reasonably priced, so I'm going to get ahold of him probably next week and have those tears stiched. I love the saddle pads, the blanket, I used the 48" girth and the lightweight dressage-ie saddle pad last night... there is so much and it was so great!! I'm going to hit the laundry mat probably next weekend to wash all the big stuff.

I think that saddle will work SO well with Arashi! He's such a blocky little feller, being a QH and all. Shadow is a little more streamlined, so she can use a regular or medium width, but that's a wide and it fits Arashi just SO well. It was PERFECT. (And it fits my butt, too.) ;) I'm very excited about getting it in to get the tears fixed, and start using it regularly! I'm going stirrup and leathers hunting this weekend. :D

Raven, I am soooooooo glad you like it. I loved that saddle - the seat is so comfortable. It is too big for my boy though. I am glad it fits your horse. I am so glad you liked everything. :D :D I was waiting to hear from you. Hopefully they will have the server thing straightened out soon. Or I will get my home computer going some day. It is so frustrating right now, because I don't know if the guy emailed me bacck or not.;) And I don't want to appear too needy and email him again. Yikes. I want someone to talk to! I will try to check in herre again before the weekend.

Oh my gawd, I found the most wonderful place to buy horsie things! I got a cool pair of rocker stirrup irons (and leathers), a couple nice eggbutt snaffles (one copper, even!), 2 nice cotton black leadropes, and a really pretty burgandy nylon halter for my boy! It's this little hole in the wall place run by this really old guy... it's GREAT!!

Jolly - there's no harm in shooting off a quick e-mail to him saying you didn't want him to think you were ignoring him if he'd sent you an e-mail and you didn't respond because your server ate it. JUST BE YOURSELF!!!! *hug*

It's starting to get all thundery again. :( I hope it's not going to be another washed out riding night.

Good morning all :) I hope everyone had a fabulous Labor Day weekend. Where are you all now????? I have only two days of work this week. Which I have to say seems like the perfect work week. I will be at a horse show all weekend, so think of me. And post lots, so I can talk on Tuesday when I come back.

I did a lot of sleeping in, movie watching, and napping. Did get some riding in, but did an 18 mile bike ride with my step sister (she ran, she is training for a marathon), with the seat all the way down due to a stripped nut. My butt is so sore. I went to ride yesterday, and my horse was wanting to be squirrely, but did decide to behave at the last minute (wheew).

Have a great day all. Hope to hear from you later. Congrats, Raven on finding the horsie stuff. Bargains are great.

Good morning all! What a busy weekend! It rained Saturday so no theme park. That was okay because I was afraid I wouldn't eat well there. Instead we went bowling and out for pizza. I had a salad and pulled the pizza topping off of the crust. Sunday we had a cookout. I had a hotdog on a bun, one day before I was suppose to have it but I ate it anyway. So, I got up this morning and gained 4 pounds.....Oh Boy! Now I will do phase 1 AGAIN until I shed those pounds. I knew sureley 1 hotdog and bun didn't pack on 4 pounds so I decided it must have been the booze. I don't drink very often but when I do I do it right. I chose wine, the frozen wine breezers, I drank alot of those So I learned when they say you can have wine maybe that means just a glass...not 2 bottles!!!!!! Oh well, today is a new day!

Hope all had a good weekend!

I'm baaaaack! (Again!)
 

Hello Ladies!

I am soooo tired, but back to work tonight. It was a tough weekend and I really don't want to move again for quite awhile. Hubby and me emptied out the storage unit Thursday night. Woke up at 9:00 am on Friday. Loaded/packed the U-Haul all day long. There were only two people that showed up to help us. Nice, huh? Needless to say, I was working my butt off with all the stairs, etc. Did two trips on Saturday and the last load on Sunday. Cleaned the old apartment and turned in the keys on Sunday. We went to the State Fair up here yesterday to see the Freddy Fender concert. Don't laugh! My hubby is a hick and loved Freddy. It was an excellent concert. He did a lot of blues and tex-Mex music also. He sang for two hours. It was a nice break.

We are due to close tomorrow morning. Funny, they poked along with building it and getting us in there, but man, they want their money quickly! We put our payment out only thirty days from now so we saved a lot of money in interest and closing costs. Looks like we are only needing to come up with $700 instead of $2100. Nice news, huh? Now we should be able to get the basement done quickly before my family comes up here for Christmas.

Hippy: Yes, I intend on going to Costco this weekend and stocking up on veggies and fruit and tuna. Need to get out of the 'faster' food concept and get back into cooking. I just need to find my stuff to cook with!! I'm glad you had some pizza for us, but I ate my own share this last weekend!

Jolly: Did you end up watching that Twin Towers movie? I bought it this weekend and was very disappointed with it. I think I was more confused after it was over than I was when it started. I loved the first one. This one just didn't follow what I remember of the Gollum character. Oh well, maybe I should watch it again once I'm not so tired.

Raven: Okay, so now you have a place to come visit when you are here. I am hoping to have it pretty much all unpacked by the time you get here. I have two friends coming over this weekend to help also. I think your dad's situation is really stressing you, but you don't know it. It's a tough situation and I think it really is going to hit you hard once you get up here and see him. It was that way with my and my gramps in high school. It was tough. At least you will have a place to get away from the family if you need it.

Okay, back to work. Oh, did I mention that in the midst of all this moving I got a horrible cold??? Yeah, nice, huh???

Chach

Good morning. Chachee, glad to hear from you. Moving can be so stressful. I am glad you are finally in your new home though. Hurray. Yes, I watched the Two Towers. I saw it three times in the theater though. I was actually very pleased with how they did Gollum. It stayed very true to the book, to my mind. I was less pleased with what they did to Faramir's character, and the whole battle scene where Aragorn goes off the cliff - that never even happened. Ah well. I have great hopes for Return of the King. Geek that I am, I am taking off of work to go see it at midnight when it opens.

Hippee, I hear you on the alchohol thing. With the horse shows, mood swings, and parties lately, I have been imbibing more than usual. It has shown up on the scales too. Yikes!

Raven, Tracy, Janiq, Java, Holli, Msmomm - where you at, ladies? I want to hear from all of you.

I will probably be out of touch until Tuesday. I am off of work after today, and off to the show. Hope to hear from all of you then.

Sniff, cough, sniff......
 

Hello Ladies *says with a Kleenex to her nose* I am battling a major head cold, so bear with me.

THE BATTLE IS OVER! We have closed on the house and officially own it as of midnight tonight. We signed this morning and were very happy to have it be significantly less to close. Our first payment is due October 1, but we saved so much on the interest! I don't think I have ever written my name so many times. The "Title" lady was fun and made it not so boring. Our realtor was there and gave us a gift card to Barnes and Noble and a very nice card. Still waiting for the rain gutters and the hose fixed on the dishwasher and my special order to be delivered, but it's all good right now. I'm a homeowner and it feels so good to say that.

I was going to buy my congrats gift today, but couldn't find it. I want a Gamecube but Costco didn't have it in stock and I didn't feel like driving to the other side of town to Toys R Us, so I'll wait until this weekend.

So much stress is leaving my body that I am feeling exhausted. I am thinking that this evening I will be getting the best sleep that I have had since May. Let's hope so, because girls, I need to sleep. These health problems should go away soon also, because I think my muscles are loosening up! We shall see.

Jolly: Be sure to wear those amythests! I had my 1 carat amythest earrings on this weekend. No headaches! :hat: Glad you liked the movie, so I am going to need to watch it again. I loved the first movie.

I am still without television until the 19th. Dish Network dude is coming over on that day to install. Wahoo! Computer at home is going into the shop tomorrow to get fixed. We just needed to wait until we closed so we knew we would have the money. We are going to call the carpet guys this week and have the basement flooring scheduled for the end of this month.

Okay, I will finish up work and then teeter home.

Chach

Will post more from work (which has been kicking my butt lately, hence my absence), but just wanted to drop a quick note in here and let ya'll know I'm alive - if not exactly OP. *sigh*

Chachee ... Many, many, MANY congratulations to you!!!

Jolly - Too late for you to see this, but I said it in e-mail - GOOD LUCK AT THE SHOW!!!!

Sharla - Sounds like you had one heck of a weekend!! Recovery can be ... well .. a pain. :D Hang in there!

Tracy - Where are you???

Debbie? Jan? MsMomm? Java?

Ok, off to get girl to stable to work and me to work as well. *yawn*

Good Morning!

Raven, I think the recovery is worse than the weight gain! Recovering from the headache is more of a pain than trying to lose the weight again! Sometimes I think I'm getting to old to "party" Then I think NAH!!!

Chachee, Congrats on now owning your new home!

Where is everyone??

Have a great day Ladies!

Hello Ladies!

I'm so sick! My head cold has turned into a major chest flu bug. Can't stand in the way of being up and around, though. I had to go grocery shopping because we were out of food. (Well, not really, but getting close!) I went to the Commissary and spent $230. Freezer and pantry are stocked. I need to go to Costco to get some fruit and veggies, but other than that we are stocked up.

I did get a good night's sleep, though, last night. I feel the stress slowly leaving my body. The plumber came and fixed the dishwasher drain hose and now I don't have to hand wash everything!

Raven: Did you get to play with the horsies at all, or just drop off your daughter? End of September is quickly coming upon us! I can't wait!

Hippy: I'm so sorry you have to recovery from the drinking. I've never had a hangover or had any consequences physically from drinking. *says waiting to get smacked upside the head from everyone* Hope you are feeling better.

WHERE IS EVERYONE AT????

Talk to you later!

Chach

What a great day! I have recovered from drinking too much wine and have lost the pounds it put on me!! I'm ready to move on!

I use to not have hangovers...man, they are painful!!!!! Maybe for me they came with age!!!

Chachee, Sorry you are feeling bad. No hand washing dishes?! I want a dishwasher!!!!! I wonder if I sit on the hubbys lap and play like he's Santa if he will get me one?!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Howdyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!

I know..been a long time...since i rocked and roll!!

How is everyone??

Raven i loved chatting with you the other night..been thinking of you and your ex...may God be with all of you!!

Hippy i had a glass of watered wine yesterday day and i still got a heache..oh mna..about 6 months ago i fdrank a wee bit too much..had a thee day ahnover..that I can STILL feel..i am so wiht ya girl

chachee??i hope you feel better??are you in your new home??If so tell me how it is!!

Jolly mised ya girt..how was the show>>

Holli where are youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu??How is everything going??

mondya i start my realestate courses..will be subbing gfor tow different places next week and my afternoon job everyday..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

so..um....might be a wee bit...my oldest child turns 8 on sat..wow...8 years ago on Tuesday my life..changed..well for the most incredible reason..my son....

Take care!!

*stumbling in*

Ok .. well .. what a week. Tracy, you got dumped on the other day when I saw you online, and I so appreciate you listening.

Let's see. Nickie's best friend tested negative for uterine cancer. That was a biggie after two weeks (give or take a day or two) of waiting and praying. Apparently they think it's hormonal now, and are going to try to shrink the size of the benign tumors over the next year or so with hormone treatments. Nickie is over the moon happy relieved about this. This, of course, is a big relief for me, as well.

My ex's sister committed suicide two days ago. She was a couple years younger than I am, and had three kids. Her twins are the same age as my son. Their father is an out of work drunk. This situation hurt me so much, for those children. The ex's parents are probably the best alternative *IF* scumbag doesn't fight for custody, though why he would escapes me. The ex is handling it ok, at least he was when he talked to me on the phone. It's not like she hadn't tried it before. I know there's nothing I can do, and maybe that's why it's bothering me so much. So sad.

I took my horse in to the vet this morning to have his teeth done, and it went exceptionally well. I was really, really proud of his behavior. We also had the Coggins test done. This is a test for something lovely called Equine Infectious Anemia. It's fatal, and transmissible by flies and skeeters. Delana was SUPPOSED to have had him tested before he was even brought onto the property. Did she? No. He isn't sick, but there remains a slim chance that he could be an asymptomatic carrier. I doubt that he is, but it is one of those stupid little worries that won't go away till the test results come back. If he's positive, he will have to be put down. It won't be positive.

I am doing fine, really .. if it weren't for my horse, I'd be insane I think. Nickie and I spent 4 hours walking ponies in a circle last night - it was a cancer research fund raiser. My feet HURT today. I just can NOT get focused on regular exercise and eating right.

Chachee - I hope you are feeling better!! My BF has had a bad cold for about 3 days now .. though I think it might be flu, since it's not clearing up, and he does have a fever. I'm hoping like crazy I don't get it! How is the house coming along?? When do you get your poopy!? I haven't been riding for a while - I was having trouble with Arashi accepting the bit, and since his teeth were so bad I didn't want to push the issue in case that was the reason he was being so stubborn. Now that his teeth are taken care of, I'll give them a few days to desensitize and then we'll start working on the bit again. But I've been out there nearly every night/day taking care of him, grooming and feeding and all that stuff. :)

Tracy - I know you are so BUSY, dear! I know what you mean about the kids growing so fast .. my son is 11 and all of the sudden I am starting to see hints of impending adolescence. I love it, but I hate it. I want him to be my baby. But I love watching him grow. I hope your boy has a delightful birthday!!

Sharla - I am such a cheap drunk now!! When I was young I could drink all night, then shower and go to work the next morning, you know? Now, one or two glasses of wine and I'm giggling like an idiot. :D

Jolly - I know you can't see this till Monday, but .. I hope you did well at the show!!

I think tonight is a great night for one of those salads from Chili's!

Happy weekend, everyone!

Good morning!

Hangovers....they hurt! I havent drank since last weekend and it will be awhile before I'm brave enough to do it again!! Raven I'm the same way, I use to party all the time, sleep for a couple of hours and get up and be on my way! Not anymore!!!! I can't even stand the smell of whiskey anymore. I drink wine or vodka.

I am glad your friends friend is not facing cancer, that would be awful. My Grandmother had 2 lung cancer surgeries and so far is a cancer survivor but it sure is scarry. My heart goes out to those children....how sad.

Tracy, I missed your cheerfulness!!

Jolly, hope all is well with you!

Have a great day!!

Morning all!

Raven..so wonderful about the friend not having cancer. That really made my day..just the..well anyway..thank you for telling us the good news. I am so sorry abut your sister in law..i still think of her kids..and cry..the father not around and them losing their mom..I know your ex is hurting..and I know you are...It is just so tragic..and i agree..there is not a lot you can do..but maybe send the kids cards and call them..maybe reach out to them. A divorce never changes the way you feel about kids..right..Sigh..so dad..so so sad....


Hippppppppppppppppppyyyyyyyyyyy..bet you are so glad that hangover is over..lol like i aid it has been over 6 months since i have braved more than one..lol I used to be able to party all night and go to work..too..lol..oo my head is feeling it in sympathy now..lol You are so sweet to say you missed my cheer..but ask my hubby about my mood latley ahhhhhhhhhhh

No subbing calls this am..yeah..but my first class is tonight and my um ...tummy had me on the toliet all last night..i am petrified..

prya for me at 6:00!1

luv ya all!!

Good morning!

It's chilly here this morning! BRRRRR.....I must drink more coffee to warm up! Makes me think it won't be long and it will be time for the holidays!!

I have decided it's high time to start doing some type of exercise. I think it will be walking daily. Sure can't sit on my butt and expect great results!

I'm going to babysit today. My friend has a 7 week old. She is so tiny and sweet and loves to cuddle.....for a minute I thought I wanted another one!!! Only for a minute! A newborn and a teenager, what was I thinking!? Anyway, I'm excited about keeping her. Been a long time since I have had one that age in my house!

Tracy, my hubby hates my mood when I PMS!!!! He says he's going to go stay with his mom for a week and I always tell him I will help him pack a bag!!!LOL I guess for me it came with age! It use to not bother me but now sometimes I can't stand myself!!! I know I have years left but....COME ON MENOPAUSE!!!!!! Other than PMS I'm usually in a pretty good mood!!

Hope you all have a great day!

Good morning! This morning I woke up feeling like I'd been in a waking dream for the last couple weeks. I think buying those tickets to AK just tweaked my poor little psyche more than it could deal with, and of course, it retreated into food.

It never ceases to amaze me how totally old, achy and decrepit I feel when I'm eating junk, not drinking enough water, and not working out. Today I'm back OP, drinking my water, and I'm planning my next workout. I brought my healthy choice lunches, my carrots, my oatmeal, and my yogurt. I knew I'd get back to this, I just was beginning to worry about when!

Happy Monday!

Raven.... great job on getting back on track! I'm down another pound so I'm fired up!!!! Today I begin my walking plan. I feel great about this so there's NOOOOOOOOOOOOO stopping me!

Hello to everyone else and have a great day!!

Congrats on the loss, Sharla!! Do you walk outside or in? Have you ever tried the Walk Away the Pounds tapes? I actually kind of enjoy them.

I'm faced with losing the weight I put on over the last couple weeks of being totally off plan. I put on 3 pounds, which is frustrating, but not devastating.

Last night was wonderful with the horses - I finally got Arashi to take a bit, though it might have been more by accident than intention on his part. One day at a time. Nickie rode again, and is SO happy Shadow is sound. And again by accident, she ended up jumping her. Granted, it was a small jump, but she took Shadow at a trot towards one of the low obstacles, and expected her to just trot over it, but Shadow gathered and made a lovely little jump right over it. Not a hop, a real little jump. My daughter was SO surprised! But proud, too. Of her horse, and of herself. Machine is cruising right along, and has already started to nail the posting trot. Second lesson, and he's already posting. *shakes head* I moved Arashi into a trot a few times, but I'm still feeling nervous and bouncy and not secure in my seat. I'll get there.

Then when I got home, the BF started a *ahem* "discussion" on the fact that I'm "never home," and he "never sees me" anymore. *headache face* Great, I've only dreamed of owning a horse for 40+ years and now my BF gets pissy when my dream comes true. I wish he'd have some patience and let the novelty run its course. I mean, not that I'll lose my passion for my horse, but the obsessive part will die down. I can't help but think that if this were a new majorly cool online RPG he were playing, he wouldn't think twice about the time he spent on it. *scowl*

ANYway... stayed OP yesterday, didn't drink quite enough water, but it wasn't bad. Today, still OP and planning to work out tomorrow morning, even if it's just a small one. Not sure whether it will be cardio, pilates, or weights. Flip a coin?? ;)

How is everyone doing!?!?

Hey all! Glad to hear from you, and glad to be back. Chachee, congrats on closing. I hope you feel better soon so you can get settled in and enjoy your new home. Hippee, glad you lost the wine weight. Tracy, that is so cool you are taking classes. YOu are awesome, and can do ANYTHING! What is your afternoon job? Raven, how are you holding up? I am sorry to hear about the loss in your family. How tragic for everyone. I am glad the horses are doing better, and you are enjoying your time with them. As for the boyfriend, :p. Everyone knows horses are better. :D

This weekend was crazy. My dad ended up with cellulitis last week, and calls me needing a ride to his doctor the morning I am leaving for the show. They admit him, as his foot is Oogie to say the least. So I leave him there, and feel guilty about it. The horse show was fun, but very busy. My horse behaved, but did not win anything. Then, I go to get my dogs last night, and have to shave my poor boy's coat off, as his breeder has burrs. LOts of burrs. On the positive side, the guy I was talking too did not make it to the show, and I was figuring I wouldn't hear from him again, but he emailed. We shall see.

Well, I had better get back to work. Take care everyone, and I will talk more tomorrow.

Hi Jolly, glad you had a good time! Hope your dad is doing well.

Raven I like to walk outside if it's nice weather. I like to go early, right after I get Jordan off to school. If I wait until later in the day I never get around to doing it. I have done the WATP tapes. Actually I went yesterday to buy them but the only dvd that they had was the advanced. I will look elsewhere until I find them. They are doable and that's what I need. Something that I can do.

Oh Jolly! I totally agree that horses or about anything else are better than men!! I have a friend that always so depressed because she didn't have a man in her life. Now she is married and grumbles under her breath because he's such a jackass about some things! I tried to tell her after the honeymoon he would be a normal typical man!!!

Have a great day!

Good morning all. Thanks, hippee. I would like a man in my life, but not if it involved giving up what I do now. I would hope I could train my guy better than that :lol: Hey, it worked for a friend of mine. Her then fiance said no pets. She told him she had her cat longer than she had him, so if it came down to it, the guy would lose. She trained him to the point where she raises and shows GSD, also shows for other people, and he renovated a veal barn into a boarding kennel for her. She's my hero.

I hope all is well with everyone else. I need to get back on track with food and exercise. I am just so tired, and busy running around with work, life, and my dad. So I eat. Not good, not healthy, not productive. But I do it anyway.

I will check in later, and hope to see more of you. Have a great day everyone.

G'morning Ladies! :)

Well last night I spent quality time with the BF - it was his birthday, after all. We're actually celebrating it this weekend, but I figured the least I could do on the actual day was stay home and make him feel like he counted. I think he felt bad about making a stink about the horses, because he was super nice to me, too.

Jolly - I can so relate to not eating right, not working out, not having time, not being in the right headspace right now. I'm fighting it daily. Yesterday I tried a new dish - Chicken Marsala. It didn't turn out quite right because I added the thyme too soon and it burned in the oil. I'll try it again later and do it RIGHT next time. Thank goodness it was still edible. But because it was BFs b-day, I also got a cherry/cheesecake pie. *blink* And it was REALLY good, too. :o I also had two big glasses of wine. But boy did I sleep well!! *sigh* I hope your Dad is going to be ok, I know you've been having some issues there, too. *hug* Hang in there, girl. Let us know if "the guy" follows through. :)

Sharla - Have you checked online for the WATP tapes? I got the DVDs very cheap online - at half.com, I believe. I know what you mean about working out first thing or not getting it done at all, that's the same way I am. I just need to start really pushing myself to get up early enough to do it again. It doesn't help when I stay up too late every night because I am either at the stable, then trying to rush home to cook dinner, or I'm trying to spend quality time with the BF, and end up not going to bed till 11 or later. That doesn't sound too bad, but then I have to get up at the latest at 5:30 just to do my morning stuff and get to work on time. If I want to work out, I have to get up at around 4:30. *sigh* I need more hours!!!

Chacheeeeeeeeee :bubbles: - I got the pics of the puppies, they are adorable!!! I know you're busy, girl - I'm looking forward to seeing you and the babies, too!

Ok .. Boss is calling, gotta run! Will check back later. Hope everyone is having a good day!

Hey all. I really need a kick start here. I am so tired and achy, and distracted because of my dad. Raven, don't get me wrong, I love my dad to pieces. I just feel he has been making some really bad choices, that are harming him, and also affecting me.

Chachee, don't leave the rest of us out of the loop:nono: Puppies? Babies? Is there something you aren't telling us? Did you get two beagley beagles???? I hope you are feeling better, and the moving/settling in process is going well.

Take care all, and talk later.

Babies??? Not me!!!!
 

Hello Ladies!

Okay, what Raven was referring to was the fact that not only am I getting my first choice of puppies, the breeder offered us our second choice almost 1/2 off. We decided to get both of them at this time since we were going to purchase another dog in the future anyway. The female will be named Peanut and the little male will be Buster. Those are my babies....not the human kind. I'd be asking for a refund on my hubby's vasectomy if that was the case.

That actually brings me to this next thing. I had my "annual" today and am 30 pounds down from last year. My doc was happy and gave me my referral to the plastic surgeon for the breast reduction surgery I want to have. I am so excited about that. I have my consultation in January so that gives me almost four months to lose a good chunk of weight. I hope to lose 50 pounds by then. I have a doc appointment on Friday for my sciatica, so that will help with the muscles, I hope.

Now I am going to try to catch up on individual posts:

Hippy: I'd love to see that Santa lap dance! I think it might work if you had on a nice little Mrs. Santa outfit! I've been spoiled that since I was in elementary school we've always had dishwashers and every place I've lived since then has had one. How is the walking going? Congrats on the loss so far!

Tracy: How is the job going? Did you get over your nerves?? The house is wonderful, even though things are not settle totally. I love the thought that the house is mine and I can do anything I want to it. It's such a great feeling. I spent today trying to finish things up in my son's room. I pulled out two boxes of clothes that didn't fit him or won't by next summer and put them in my garage sale pile. Priced them and they are ready to sell. We are shooting for this weekend for the sale. Last garage sale I had I made over $1000. Kids clothes and toys sell so well!!

Jolly: Sorry to hear about your dad. I imagine that is probably a real painful condition. I know what you mean about making bad choices. Fortunately, my dad made all those bad decisions about twenty years ago and my mom stuck with him. He got all that out of his system and is mellow now. He's a smartalec, but still mellow. I hope I cleared up the baby situation! heehee. Thanks for all your well wishes with me getting over the cold and settling in. I think things are going well with the house and I will eventually be all settled. I give myself another week. I can't stand boxes and hope to get rid of everything soon!

Raven: How is your BF doing with his "me time" problem? I know he just needs to stand around and wait for the new horsey feeling to wear off a little. But hey, animals are loyal, men aren't always.... I'm glad you spent some good "quality" time with him. He probably needed it. I bet you did sleep well with two glasses of wine. That would make me sleep real well. I'm glad you got the pictures of the babies! :lol: You almost started a good rumor on here. Just kidding!

Well, back to work for me. HOpe everyone has a good night. Home computer is still down, so no posts for me on the weekend.

Chach

Man.....What a day! I try to help a friend and get myself into real trouble with her hubby. He is such a ***hole. They have a new baby so she isn't working right now and he's having a cow because I asked her to walk with me everyday, she's trying to lose weight too. He said he isn't going to support her so she can have a hangoutfest with me everyday. Anyway...he called me trying to explain what he meant...well...WRONG ANSWER!!!!! I let hin know real quick that it isn't any of his business how I live my life, he doesn't like the fact that I don't work. I told him it isn't any of his bleep bleep business if I work or not. He said I was planning with Missy how she could keep from going back to work..PLEASE!!!! I'm 37 years old and have better things to do than play stupid games. Okay, sorry girls, he just ticked me off! He called me before my hubby went to work and he was cracking up because I was chewing his *** up one side and down the other! He was saying, you go baby! Don't let him talk to you like that!!!!!!

Jolly.......are you sure you want a man?????????? I sure hope you find a good one!

Raven...I admire your willpower to workout. You amaze me on how you fit it in with everything else that you do!!!

Chachee...I am way too fat right now to be giving lap dances but you can bet if I reach my Christmas goal I will find a girly santa suit and have myself a very merry christmas!!!

Off to bed, it will be an early morning!

Good morning all. Chachee, I knew you didn't mean human babies - otherwise you would have the world's shortest gestation, and women everywhere would be wanting to know your secret. I just hadn't realized you were now getting two puppies. When are they coming?

Hippee, sorry you had a run in with your friend's husband. Some men, I tell you. They think they own their women. Yes, I still do want a man in my life. I actually got an unexpected phone call last night from the one I am trying to hook back up with. Unfortunately, with our schedules, it may be a few weeks before we are able to go out. :dizzy: We did have a pretty nice conversation though, so we shall see.

Again, I need some butt kicks right now. I am overtired with running around, not getting enough stuff done, and not working out or eating properly. Yell at me all you want.

Tracy, I am still waiting to hear about your classes and new job. Raven, check your email. Everyone, have a wonderful day.

Interesting article on stress and eating...

http://content.health.msn.com/conten...e/73/88899.htm

As if we didn't already know this stuff? I just think it's interesting that maybe the scientific community is starting to validate what so many of us have known for years. Wow - imagine that, it's not all in your head!

Jolly, I' m so glad you got that call! Hope you are able to hook up soon. Missy's husband is the least of my worries. I do worry about our friendship suffering. She use to be married to my hubby's best friend, she hated me when I married and Gary and I didn't think too highly of her. Anyway, we have been close for about 12 years and have a wonderful friendship. I worry because she is already taking meds for postpardom depression and the only way he will let her stay home with the baby is if she does just that. Sit at home with the baby or run errands for him. Being alone and inside all of the time isn't going to help her at all. I can't believe he's such an idiot. I see no harm in he coming here to visit and to take a daily walk. She is agreeing to what he says...when she brought the baby this morning she said she wouldn't be able to walk like we had planned. I thought, where is your backbone? There is absolutely no way that my hubby would treat me like that, he wouldn't even try and if he did I'd stop him dead in his tracks. Oh well, I don't know what to think about it!

Hi Raven, Tracy, Chachee and anyone else that might stop by. Have a great day!

Alrighty, I have a few minutes to actually post something worthwhile, I guess.

Yesterday was very good foodwise. I could have used more water, but that wasn't TOO bad. For excersize, I'll count my riding and cleaning up the stable. At least my inner thighs sure feel it today. I seem to have dropped one of the pounds I put on, but who knows, the scale fluctuates like crazy. If it keeps dropping, that's a good thing. I'm fighting so hard to resist the Snickers bar temptation in the vending machine. These last couple days I've had to resort to a strategy I haven't needed in months - I got a diet coke. At least it's something sweet without all the calories.

Sharla - I wish I could say I've been working out regularly, but I seem to be too disorganized to keep it on a good schedule. I do it haphazardly at best these last couple months. I know the pilates is awesome for the core group, which I need so badly for riding, and all the lifting weights only helps in that, too. I just need more hours in the day, it seems. I can certainly appreciate your frustration with your friend's situation. I see women in relationships like that a lot, and it amazes me that they don't realize they are empowered human beings too. We, as a gender, are generally (yes, I'm generalizing!) too afraid and too hesitant to take control of our lives.

Jolly - Ok, I finally checked my e-mail. ;) Your turn. I really hope that, if nothing else, you get a chance to go out a couple times and see if this guy is worth the trouble!! Sounds to me like you and I need to do something similar. I know my lack of focus is really creating a major stumbling block for the weight loss. I don't know if I'll be able to seriously address it till I get back from Alaska, and I think till then I'm just trying to make each day as close to OP as possible. I know that planning is a huge key, buying the right foods, making sure I always take the right snacks and have what I need in the house to make healthy, quick dinners. Without planning I always fail. Even just the little step of making sure that I buy my healthy choice/lean cuisine things for lunches at work makes a HUGE difference. Without those, it is FAR too easy to grab fast food. Maybe you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your approach. Figure out what would work for you now. Things change, and we need to be able to change with them.

I am SOOOO tired. Alright... lunch time is over, and I need to receive in about 400 gazillion purchase orders. :) Hope everyone is having a great day!!

Hey all. I agree, Raven. I need to sit back, re-evaluate, and focus. Right now I am just so tired, and busy running around, that I am not doing it. I am going home soon to just go to bed. Ignore dad, horse, all of it. I really hope to find time between my schedule and his move to go out with this guy. We shall see. It will be easier when dad is healthy again and home. I won't feel like every spare minute needs to be spent with him.

Sharla, it really saddens me to see women with guys like that - or worse. Controling, demeaning. I am lonely, single, and want a guy - but on my terms. I sincerely hope that if I got involved with someone bad for me, and was too whatever to realize it, that my friends would just kosh me over the head. But it is really hard unless the person is ready to admit it. I lost a very long term friend because she would come to me, and be in tears over the guy she was with. I told her to dump him because she deserved better, and instead she dumped me. Later, they did break up, but the damage was done. I learned to not offer advice. Good luck with your friend.

Wish me luck with my guy. And, more importantly, with getting back focusing on my health. Have a good one.

Okay Jolly, Throwing a handful of luck and good health your way!!

I haven't offered advice, just listen to what she has to say. Mostly that he leaves her no choice. I can't understand it but I don't have to live it so I guess I will go with the flow. Just upsets me that I pick her up everytime she falls, broken hearted and so on but it is so easy for her to forget our friendship and bow down to him. I hope I am never so desparate for love that I allow someone to treat me like that.

I hope this day gets better! I started out at 5:30 this morning with a fight with my dear hubby. I hate it and it always makes me cry so there I was trying to get myself together before I had to get Jordan up for school and the more I cried the madder the hubby got. It all started over him getting a speeding ticket last night while he was working. He got one last year and we paid out the butt for it not to be on his record. This morning he said we can pay the lawyer $125.00 and he will go take care of it. That isn't pocket change in this household but he acted like it was no big deal. I said he had to stop getting speeding tickets and he was furious. He had a bad night all around and as usual I take the fall for it.

Sorry about going on, I know my problems are the last thing you all want to hear about.

Have a great day all!

Hey Hippee, don't worry about venting. That's what we are here for. Keeping that stuff inside is what kills us. I hope things get better. As for the friend, yeah, with mine I should have just listened. But it seemed so "clear" to me - if the guy was making her that miserable, get rid of the guy. Open mouth, insert foot. :foot:

Well, I went home to bed early last night, and actually feel halfway human today. I still need to work on my eating, but I did make it to the gym. Hurray for baby steps. Also, on the positive side, my dad should be getting out of the hospital today or tomorrow. Once I get him settled in, I may find time to go see the guy. :crossed: We shall see.

Everyone, have a great day. I hope you are all well and happy.

Hey ladies! Good morning, thank god it's friday, cubed. I found a great new tricep workout. It's called "Training Your Horse to Stand While Mounting." *blink* I must have pulled myself up 400 times the other night, and today, my triceps are sore! Kind of a modified pullup, eh? He learns to stand still, I work my arms. Sounds like a win-win to me. At least from my perspective, not sure about his. He probably thinks he got the ******ed owner who can't figure out how to stay on her horse. ;)

Food yesterday was ... so so. The Snickers bar won in the afternoon, and I made a lovely chicken bruschetta for dinner, but then followed it up with two slim-a-bears. Duh. I heard a song on the radio this morning that made me think a bit about this eating thing. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die. It's a little grim, but in light of my father's condition, and hearing on the radio about John Ritter dropping dead of a massive heart attack at the age of what, 54(?) it gave me the idea that you know... life is short sometimes. It's no wonder we try so hard to find enjoyment and satisfaction and happiness where we can. No wonder we want to indulge - when you think about the fact that the life expectancy used to be what, 45 years or something? We just haven't been able to get our minds around the possibility we're going to live a long time, and we don't HAVE to make every waking moment a festival of food and drink and dance. I don't know, it just got me to thinking, I'm rambling. :)

And in regards to the keeping the mouth shut thing? I guess I'm one of those opinionated mouthy brats who will almost always tell you exactly what I think. Almost always. There are times when I've learned to shut it, but not often. Not that I expect you to do what I say, far from it. I just fall victim to righteous indignation a LOT. :D

For example... ;)

Sharla - Lovely person your DH may be, but geez, tell him to stand down on the ticket thing!! If he's going to speed, he has to face the consequences, and you weren't the one pushing his foot down on the accelerator. I understand people having crappy days, my BF has them regularly with his boss, and last night he found my son to be a convenient target - but I had to derail that one. Venting is one thing - taking your pissiness out on someone you love is another. I think he owes you an apology. So there. Ok... I'm done being all righteous and everything. Sorry if I annoyed anyone! (Particularly Sharla!)

Jolly - I too went to bed earlier than I have been lately. I feel better today, but still I can feel that I'm behind on sleep. It really does affect whether I can work out (never mind whether I can stay awake at work!) and plan food correctly. The more tired I am, the more likely I am to make horrid food choices. I hope and pray your Dad is better soon, and that you can find some time for yourself. I think you and I need to work out a plan of attack. What do you think? Like I said, I'm holding off on everything except just trying to stay as close to OP as I can till I get back (on the 28th) - then I really need to set up a plan that is really honestly workable with my schedule.

Chachee! :bubbles: - I hope things are going splendiferous with the move in!! I know it's hectic and tiring as all get out. I hate moving. But having your OWN house!! Wow. I'm so jealous. One of these years! First pay off the darn horses, buy a truck, and buy a horse trailer. I want to accomplish all that by the end of 2004. Wish me luck. *sigh*

Alright.. off to try to accomplish something here at work. (Why can't I just go home?) Happy Friday everyone!!