Morning Beautifuls... another 4 pointer for me yesterday!! wooooo hooooo!! getting in my exercising with all the snow shoveling...lol Congrats to Amanda!! Thats great!! Yes... Beth should just come here and vent... we all do it, and then feel better at least...even if its just a little better...its better. I hope u come back soon Beth. Kids only have a half day at school today... after 2 snowdays and only one day back i am not the happiest but oh well... and its cold again... -15 so outside doestn look good for the day....lol Hopefully they wont make me too crazy...lol Well i am off for now... i will check in later... i love you all... remember to take care of u

Sandy

Hi All,
I have been so wound up in the lives of those around me again, that I have not treated myself the way I should. I have not exercised, or had my water the last few days. I have not gone off my food program though.

My buddy Wayne, had his surgery Monday. It looks to be a success, the Docs think they got all the cancer contained and removed with his prostate. He is still in the hospital in a LOT of pain, it hurts to hear him in such pain. Hopefully I can go see him tomorrow night, his sister is with him now.

My son came home with a survey from his 8th grade sex eduction unit, asking me about my pregnancy!! :eek: It wanted to know how old I was when I got pregnant, was the pregnancy planned, was I ready for a baby, things that I didn't think the school, or the hospital that sponsored this unit, had any business knowing. It asked if I thought being a parent was hard, what was good about being a parent and what was bad. Then it wanted not only my signature but my son's too! Well I filled out the survey----I let them know that I felt these questions were an invasion of my privacy, none of their business and that all of these issues had been discussed thoroughly with my son in private, the way it should be. I let them know that I would welcome a phone call to discuss this futher. I have not heard anything yet.

My MOM is here. :fr: It only took her 1 day to start letting me know that I should be doing things different. Billy needs a haircut, his pants are too long, I need to get my hair off my face, I am too fat..........She goes home sunday---will I make it???? :crazy:
Judy

POINTS:

Lisa :dancer:
Julie :bravo:
Sandy B :bravo:

Judy: Honey, your son's hair is not too long, his pants are ok, you look dramatic with your hair in your face and FAT is in the eye of the beholder. How's that? Mothers, God love 'em are born to eventually be a pain in the tush so just look at it as her job to be that way. My mom has been gone 7 years almost 8 and God love her was an awful mother, but I loved her anyway. I had a terrific adult relationship with her and didn't see her all that much. Hang in there, the weekend will be here soon! Oh and as for the survey, Big Kahoonas Faye would have written across it in black marker, this is none of your business and probably would have taken it to the school and shoved it into whomever's face thought of it and reamed them but good. Schools are getting entirely too cheeky with what they think their boundries are. We are here for you and I know you will get things back in place and get to losing weight again etc.

Thanks for all your good thoughts. I am still pretty sore today, but it is pretty cold here. I cranked up the ole heat, wrapped up in a blanket, ate some comfort food (yeah, I know, bad girl) and am reading a great book called Angry Women eating bon bons I think is what it is called.

You girlies all stay warm and have a great day! 60 days and I will be in the bright lights of Vegas, woohoo!

Faye :)

Good Morning Ladies

3 points for yesterday! WOOT WOOT, that's the best I've done in a while.
Woe? Not much of one at the moment :)
Faye: sorry to hear about the pain....hope by the time you read this its all better
Judy: I have complete empathy for your "maternal frustrations"....my mother and I ...well ya know...
Hope all are well!

hello beautiful people,

I got just the 1 point yesterday (for water) - had a bit of a treat after my weigh in, but I feel fine about it as that is what most people at the group tend to do - and I was really strict all through my PMT, so I deserved a treat. I'm back in the saddle today and went to the gym for the first time in 3 months. I did 20 mins on the bike and 20 mins on the treadmill - so a good aerobic workout. I've booked an appointment to have a programme designed which I can then build on - after my Weightwatchers meeting on Tuesday.

Faye - hope you feel better soon - it sounds like you are doing the right things (except comfort eating!) - but I can't blame you!

Susan - congrats on the 3 points!. I know it feels good to have a good day if you've been struggling for a while. Soon you'll be on a roll!

Judy - You are a stronger woman than me, spending a whole week with your mum! It sounds like you are doing well! I'm glad your friends op was successful - will he have to have chemo now? I'm glad he has someone with him.

Take care everyone!

Amanda xx

Judy--I sure hope none of my kids come home with a survey like that! How incredibly rude, uncouth, and downright :censored: WRONG!!! There is no freakin' way I would have filled that out AND I would have made a copy for the state board of education and my congressmen (women in Maine's case) and raised holy ****!!!! GRRRRRRRR...............think I need to to cool off. And it's not even my kid : )

Julie

WRAPUP POINTS:

Susan :cp:
Amanda :flow2:

Just wanted to peek in and make sure I got all the points issued today. You girls are doing great and I expect you continue!

Have a good night!

Faye ;)

Wow, Judy! I can't believe a teacher, much less a school, would allow such an invasion of privacy! I wouldn't have answered a single question and either delivered it in person, or with a strongly worded letter! I can understand the need for our children to learn about pregnancy, but not at the expense of peoples' private lives! ARGH!

Had lunch at a Chinese buffet today with a friend - yummy. And I didn't go overboard! Will give myself four points today because I've been doing really good.

I have two WTGs for today. I made it through a Tae Bo Basic workout today without stopping or skipping ANYTHING! And my second WTG is that I lost 1 3/4 inches since I measured last (about a week ago!)! I really wish I would have measured at the beginning of January!

Well, I hate to cut this short, but I have to get some stuff done around the house...been slacking today!

Wow, I am glad I am not the only one that was incensed by that survey!! According to my son, nobody else was bothered by it. The other kids said their parents filled it out without any problem. I answered the questios, but not the way they wanted. It was asked how old I was when I got pregnant---my answer was none of the school's or the hospital that was sponsoriing the unit's business. Is being a parent hard---I said yes it can be, specifically when faced with surveys such as this that are an invasion of my privacy, but need to be filled out so my child is not penalized in any way. I believe they got the message that I did not appreciate the survey. The really upsetting thing about it was the very LARGE hospital in town is the one that sent the survey and is sponsoring this sex ed unit. The survey did not stay at the school at all. Wonder what they hospital is going to do with all this info???
Judy

Evening beauties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I trust that everyone has had a super day.
Judy, you will make it with your mother. Just stop and think one of these days your boy will probally feel the same way about you. I know that my mother does the same but I tend to not to listen to her when she starts it and she has figured it out and now basically leaves me alone. About the thing that got sent home, I think that I would have to raise a big ruckus. I would take it to the board and ask them if they would like to answer those same questins for you. I would have written nunja on the paper and sent it back to school.

Lisa good for you with the taebo!

Got in my 4 pts for the day. I worked my 8 hrs and came home and started cleaning house as soon as I got here. That was bout 4 hrs of hard house work. So there was my exercise. I guess that it is time to go close to bed time.