Good "EARLY" morning ladies--

This is early for me! James had to get up at 5:00 this morning. His first "official" day on the job!! Did I tell you that he got 100% on his Final, Final?? He was very happy with that. (Final final....they had so many finals, I thought final meant Last!) Anyway, he passed with flying colors. So he trains at the local station, then he moves onto Albany for two weeks (40 min. drive) and then it's off to Salem for two weeks (1hr. drive-give or take) and then he has conductor school for two weeks which he has no idea where that'll take him. I guess on group of guys had their schooling in Texas!! So he could be anywhere!! (but I think conductor school in Texas would be crazy in July---HOT HOT HOT! Us Oregonians are not used to weather like that!) :D

Thank you all for the prayers! (thanks for the PM Angie!!) I have come to know that when she goes she'll be feeling so much better! Hard to let her go, but that's what we all need to do. She's done SO much for the whole family!

As for muscles today.....didn't realize how much I squatted yesterday!! My legs are feeling it!! I thought about taking a walk when I got up, but it's still too dark at 5:00 am!! I may take one here in a few minutes. But I'm still so tired, didn't sleep well, my body ached! (wow--excuses for not walking!)

Did everyone have a good weekend? Must have, we had late posting yesterday!! Mine being the first! (well, Jana with her HILARIOUS EBay post!!!)
It was beautiful here. VERY warm. Watched the news and saw that they are already having wildfires in California!! Katie......I hope you don't live anywhere near the wildfires they had! Let us know how you're doing.

Ok, I need to freshen up and think about getting ready for school. (although I still have 3hrs. before class starts. You all have a great Monday.

Marti

Good morning Ladies~
 

Okay, I don't have much time to post so can't do individuals but did want to check in and say Hi. :wave:

Friday evening we had a bad storm and took a power hit which knocked out our computers, ours and DS and also the tv in the living room. :mad: :mad: I don't know when it will be up and running. We have been working like crazy trying to figure out what is wrong. We could sign on but after being on for a few mintues a window pops up telling us it is going to shut down in 1 minute and restart. Right now I am at the library and can't come everyday, but sure will try. The only thing is they only let you on for one hour a day-bummer! And it is about 12 miles away so not something I want to do everyday, but possibly could. I am hoping we get it fixed soon, but am afraid it may take a few days, or longer. We'll see. If I have to we will sign up for MSN-tv-whatever it is called.

The good news is, I am down 1/2 pound this week. :D

So HI to EVERYONE, take care and have a good week if I don't get back to the library sooner.

Good morning! Had a busy weekend, but now I am in a quiet house, DD is quietly amusing herself, and I am surrounded by the messiest abode you have ever seen. As of about 6pm last night, I pooped out on everyone and said "I'll catch up tomorrow" Well, tomorrow is today and I have to start wading throught the debris. I swear I have 5 loads of laundry piled up! Did I mention TOM?! So my weigh-in (surprise, surprise) no change. As we used to say in TOPS - a turtle. Since I tend to gain, you know, I'll consider it a successful weigh-in and focus on drinking lots of water.

DH and I spent yesterday afternoon at the Portland Art Museum which is hosting the Rau collection. It was very impressive. This painting by Mary Cassatt particularly moved me.
http://www.arts-studio.com/cgi-bin/s...ifunction=form
It hasn't been that long since I was nursing mom, and this painting just really reminded me of how it felt to be a new mother.

Marti - you are in my thoughts and prayers today. Hope your grandmother is pain free and your family is finding peace during this difficult time.

Jana - unfortunately the Barney potatoes didn't happen. The day got away from me and I was too strung out from lack of sleep, so the kids had good ol' mac n' cheese for dinner. Today is Barney potato day - but I can't think of any other purple food besides the taters and garlic. I'm growing some purple green beans in my garden, but it's too early for those

Sue- I like your baking and freeezing idea. I tend to buy and freeze, especially when I buy from Costco. This helps me keep lots of healthy options around, and it's easier on the food budget to buy in bulk. My little freezer has paid for itself many times over!

Angie - good luck on the TV show!

Christi - Sorry about your computer problems...hope it's up and running again soon

Susan- How was Astoria? Good luck on your first week of full time.

Have a great Monday, everyone!
RK

Good afternoon.
Whew, I have been busy. Right now I have a dreamsicle cake chilling in preparation for the topping. It smells sooo good. We are invited to a neighbors house for dinner and I told her I would bring a surprise. She and her hubby are dieting, so it will go over great. She is my walking buddy...we have logged many miles over the years.
I went to the grocery and the library this morning and visited also with a brother-in-law who stopped by. When I get done here I intend to finish the cake and clean the kitchen.
Jana- I also freeze soup and anything else I can think of. There are just two of us here now, and I can't learn to cook smaller portions, so I have to freeze. Luckily we do eat leftovers. Some people don't. (imagine)
Christi- Hello, glad you could make it here, even if you had to go to the library to do it. Nothing worse than computer problems. My hubby used my printer this morning and when I went to use it to print off the cake recipe it wouldn't work. Grrr....I finally got it going and had to change the ink, but it is frustrating not knowing what is going on. Hope your problems are short lived.
Marti- Since I am new here I don't know about your husband's new job. Care to share? What are you studying in school? I have a son in law school and a grandson who will enter college in the Fall.
RosieKate-I don't buy in bulk very much with just the two of us, but I do watch for good sales and use coupons. Retirement income screams out for frugality. :)

Off to finish the cake...and probably lick the spoon.

By the way..hello to all others and hope you have a sunny day.

Sue

Afternoon ladies---

I just got back from my grandma's.....she was resting nicely. My aunt and cousin were there so I got to visit with them also. It's nice knowing there is always a family member there to help my grandpa out.

Sue--Silly me, I forgot you were new and had no idea what I was talking about! My husband, I love saying that, (btw, we just got married in March) recently was selected to work for Union Pacific Railroad. And he just finished three weeks of testing (which he passed every one with high scores) and today is his official on the job training. He's been waiting to here from them since January, so it's nice that he was chosen. As for me, I am currently going to school to update my computer skills. I had received a office assistant (fancy name for secretary!! :D ) certificate years ago, but never went to a job to use it. And when Sony (where I last worked) closed last April, I figured I would finally use it only to find that I'm outdate and needed a refresher coarse.

Whew! I tried to make that short so you wouldn't be tired after you finished!

RosieKate--Love the painting. Some day I may go visit an Art Museum. And you know, there is nothing like having a weigh in day when TOM is around...really puts a stall on things doesn't it. But at least it didn't go up, so maybe once TOM is out of the picture you'll see a drop since we usually gain some water weight around that time.

(too much information??)

Cristi--Glad you were able to pop in for a minute to let us know you're ok. I hope you get the bug out of your computer soon so you can chat a little longer. I'll be thinking of ya!

Jana--I want you to come out and clean up my back patio once you're finished with yours!! It needs a little straighting up.

Susan--Hope you got your laundry out in time!! :D How have you been liking this warm weather? I've heard it's suppose to cool down a bit this week....not looking forward to that!

Angie--Your skittles sounds like my cocoa. I don't take her out for walks for that reason. Poor dog. But she does have a big yard to roam in when I take them out.

Hi to the rest of you girls.

I better get some things done around the house. I will chat with you later..

Marti

Hiya ladies,

Marti - I am so darn happy for James! When he goes for his training, how long will it be? My grandfather was a train engineer, and son-in-law Dale's mom is a coordinator for engineer pick up. She or someone else picks them up and takes them home or to a hotel when they are in other cites. Odd but necessary profession. Btw, I'll be there tomorrow to clean your patio...NOT!! LOL!!

Cristi - YAY for the 1/2 pound down!! :cp: That's 2 sticks of butter and at this point I would even jump for joy at 1/4 pound down. Hope you find out your computer wasn't zapped too badly and that it doesn't cost too much moolah.

RK - well sweetie at least you didn't gain. That's what they've been telling me for 2 weeks, lol. I too have been drinking looooooots of water. Slosh, slosh, slosh.

Sue - was it my Dreamsicle Cake you made? That thing is so yummy and you'd never know it's "diet"!! Have fun at the neighbors for dinner tonight. It's nice you have a good friend close by.

Well, well, well... guess who came to visit me after 7 months of absence? Aunt FLo!! And it had been 16 (yes, sixteen!!) months the time before that! It would have had no bearing at all on my weight, though, because I used to never show a gain before TOM, only during. And I will be over it before I weigh in on Saturday, thank goodness.

My porch looks so nice and clean! I washed the chairs and cushions and swept it and took away a bunch of Neal's stuff that he mistakenly thought belonged there, lol. I did squats, reaches and lifts... that's my exercise for the day!!

See you later,
Jana

Wow the cake was wonderful. Yes Jana, I got the recipe here. I left half of what was left for our hostess and host. Now I am going to buy fixin's and make another for a family get together this week-end. I may never make a regular cake again.

Sue

Jana,,,the weather here has been hot hot then brrr chilly. I sat on the deck on Sat. drank a glass of wine,,,relaxed..just Monte and I.
Are you at all concerned about the stop and start of your TOM ?

Marti, yay for James!

Susan, gee thinking about how I said that make it sound like 4 yrs is soooo long but what I ment was, it feels like you have always been there for me.

Got some sad news the other day, worked with this woman who is 39 yrs old, just had her first baby 6 months ago, wasn't feeling good, back sore and all. Then one day last week she couldn't walk,,,her legs were numb. Her husband took her to ER and found out she has cancer in her spine, will never walk again. And will be lucky if she lives throu the chemo.

Of course I would talk about you all, infact I was prepaired to answer the question of who do I admire most. They didn't ask me...darn But I had it all ready.... my friends.
well need to get to bed...hockey game still on but its tied and I have too much riding on the game...note to self,,,don't gamble.

Angie

tech info for Cristi
 

Just some suggestions from my husband, who did internet tech support until very recently. I know this just started happening when the storm hit, but he said that this is also a bug in Windows that the Blaster Worm takes advantage of.

Are you running XP or 2000? Is your puter on a network, or a broadband connection?

Try taking your puter off the network, and see if it boots and runs Windows fine. Make sure it's offline, not connecting to broadband, and see if it boots and runs Windows fine.

If it does, and you are running XP (and this probably works for 2000 as well):

Go to start, run, and type services.msc and hit enter. You will get a window that says "services". Scroll down to Remote Procedure Call (RPC) -- not Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator. Doubleclick it, and you will see four tabs. Click the third tab, "Recovery" and set all three failure boxes to Take No Action. This should allow you to get online long enough to patch your operating system.

Then go to Internet Explorer, tools, Windows updates, click "scan for updates" and install any critical updates it finds. If you've never updated your computer, it may take some time to do this. By installing the critical updates, it should patch Windows so that won't happen anymore.

Disclaimer: this may or may not work for you, but if you are fighting with Windows constantly shutting down, it may be worth a try. Good luck! :lucky:

Hi to everyone else. :wave: It's too late tonight to do individuals, :tired: but I read through everyone's posts and I'm thinkin' about ya :)

G'night ladies,
Katiecat