OK I am here. We are painting the house today. Well Jason is I am supervising!ROFLMAO. It is white now with gray trim when done. I wil post pics when done. I called Barbara Ann today and she is doing a bit better. She wasn't able to talk much cause the family was there. SHe admitted that she was needing someone to talk to so I plan on calling her back tomorrow. I will post more later but have to see what the hubby is doing now. Oh I have more paint on me then jason has on him! I am so not a house painter!Daphne

Just wanted to pop back in and see if Rosey had got backand how her day was..and also to Thank Daphne so very much for her thoughtfullness and caring.. I was also seeing if anyone posted this evening..
I am tired its been along day.. I didnt get to water class tonight.. Jim wasnt feeling that good late this afternoon. He got sick again and threw-up... so I thought I better stay home and make sure he is alright.. He is better tonight and ate some dinner and went to bed. He was exasusted from the procedure and having not much sleep worring about it..I also think that gas they blow you up with did not agree with him at all..
I am tired too... and I wont be long before I am in bed tonight... :tired: :tired:

Rosey..I am so glad that you enjoyed your trip to see your family. Sounds like you all were having fun and enjoying Amanda's BD and the BBQ was fun especially with the MM gun...:hb: belated to Amanda..
I still say you could sell them... I am sorry you didnt get to "our" favorite store..Maybe next time.. I am sure you are tired from the trip..
Its nice to have some relaxing time for your BD...
Jim colonoscopy was good he got the results and he is fine..Thank the Good Lord for that. Thank-you for all your kindness and caring and prayers..
I always appreciate it..God Bless you Rosey..
Have a great evening :love: :wave:


Daphne.. I want to tell you..that you are such a Sweet and caring and thoughtfull person to send another card to Buddy.. I got it this evening in the mail and I will take it to him Thursday if all goes well...He is suppose to come home Wed. if all the chemo treatments go well. I am praying for that..
He will be so touched again that you sent him a card.. God Bless you Daphne for caring and all your prayers for him....Thank-you so very much for sending him a card... Thank-you for all your kindness and being a very special person and friend..
I am sure that your house will look so good. I cant wait to see pictures...
I had to laugh when you said that you had more paint on you than Jason..That sounds like me when I paint.. :lol:.. I am glad that Barbara Ann is a bit better.. and that she has you to talk to...She is very fortunate to have you to help her through this rough time.. I have her in my prayers..
Again..Bless you for reaching out and letting Buddy know that others do care even if they have never met.. That means so very much to him and I appreciate it more than I could ever say my Wonderful Sweet YAYA Friend.
Have a great evening :love: :wave:
Try not to get to much paint on ya..:lol: :lol:

All of you have a great evening..:love: :wave:..
God Bless All my Wonderful Friends in Here..and for all your prayers for Jim and Buddy and Being here for me and to help ease some of lifes burdens that we all carry from time to time..without each others caring and friendship..Love and prayers..I dont know what we all would do...
We all are blessed in here to have friendships that are so special...
Good Night...Much Love To All of You...:love: :wave:

Hi everyone..i just got home from the graduation ceremonies and had to share with all of you..4 of my day care kids that i had from birth to 10 or 11 yrs of age graduated tonite ..i was seated in front where they all marched by and each one of them stepped out of line and gave me hugs and smiles..you cannot imagine how moved i was..in tears and happy for them and there familys and feeling really old :lol: and blessed and honored to have played a part in their lives so that they smiled with happiness to see their old baby sitter there..it was one of those moments..it was a happy ending to my b-day..i got pictures of them and me..gosh they are so tall :lol: anyways thought id share my feelings with all my great friends in here..my i am really sentimental today :lol: ..(((((((hugs))))))) rosey :wave:

Hi everyone..so where is everyone the guys are on the hunt :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: :cb: im still having that warm fuzzy feeling from my wonderful weekend and last night :lol: im truly blessed.. all 4 of those kids where honor students and in the National honor soceity..im so proud..its raining here today.. the dh and a friend are going to the cabin..this is an experiment to see if my dh can tolerate it..i hope so and am glad hes not going alone..but in the process i will be alone for a few days yippeeeeee :lol: arnt i awful :lol: so i will check in later to see whats new in all your lives((((hugs)))))) from the warm and fuzzy rosey :lol: :wave:

Hi everyone one.. the warm and fuzzy one is wondering where all her friends are today :lol: i wanted you all to know that i found sheree's cell # in my pm from last summer when i met her..so i called it and talked to her briefly..she is better now and busy with her family..wanted to share that info with you all..its so quiet her with the dh gone..im enjoying it and im not..anyways hope to see some of you posting tomorrow..(((((((hugs)))))) rosey :wave:

A HUGE THANK YOU to Rosey for finding out about Sheree. I am relieved that she is ok now. It would of been nice for her to have let us know so we would not worry any more about her but I can see how life can get very busy with our families. Also Rosey I am glad you had such a good birthday and great weekend last weekend. Enjoy your "ME" time for a change for you surely deserve it!

Dee, I hope your not posting isn't because you have become discouraged. Here is a great place to refresh your encouragement. :)

{{{Daphne}}} You were so thoughtful for sending Buddy another card! It brought tears to my eyes that I am among such thoughtful and caring people here on this thread! I hope you are not inhaling too much paint... LOL I am wanting to paint our bedroom. How is it going? How much weight have you lost? Be careful not to over do it and develop tennis elbow! :lol: :rofl: :lol3: :rolleyes:

Summer, I'm glad that finally Jim was able to have his test done. When do you talk to the doctor about the results? My Jim had his yearly echo cardiogram done last Monday. Afterwards, he decides to take the day off which explains my absense on Monday. LOL It's amazing how they can mess a day up! LOL I would rather be messed up really. :) ;) We will hear about those results soon.

Dana, what are your plans for the summer? When are you all going to the beach this year? How is scrapbooking central? We are doing a small one for my Dad for the big birthday party which is slowly creeping up on us. The pool is coming along nice and SLOW! LOL It's going to be HUGE though. It's a L shaped pool and it has a swim up feature in the deep end of 8 feet. Very nice. My Dad uncovered his pool the other day and it was horrible. Jim and Elena helped him. It was clear that the new cover did not help keep things out. The algae was very thick and green. :yuck:

Kris, when you can let us know how you are.

Mr. Glen/Ken thank you for keeping the :cb: out looking for us when we are missing! :mag: I hope your upcoming weigh in is as good as the last. What kind of exercise do you do?

What are everyones plans for this weekend? I KNOW what Summers is! LOL And that sounds sanfrantastic! :cp: :cp: :hat: I am thinking about inviting some friends over for a cook out on Monday. Some people we haven't seen in a while. I may also invite my Dad since he will be alone. As far as the other days of the weekend, Jim wants to clean out the garage... UGH! LOL :rolleyes:

Well, have a good Wednesday everyone and I'll check in later.

Donna

Not sure I can write as lengthy of a post as Donna but thought I would drop a line. Donna when I was growing up, we had a pool and the cover didn't do much for it any year. I'm sure it helped a bit but never seemed like it. It was always a dreaded time of year yet we were so eager to clean it up and start using it. Our pool is only a 10 foot pool that's 3 feet deep but we love it terribly and it serves the purpose- to cool off! No plans for me this weekend. I have races to watch of course on TV and probably church on sunday. This is DH's weekend to work but he will have monday off. Maybe we can cook out something.

Rosey thank you so much for finding sheree and discovering she was ok. Did she mention this site? I know what it is to be busy but now that the kids are out of school for the summer here, I hope to be able to post when I want and not be so tied up on the road doing everything. We will go get groceries tomorrow as a family which will be funny and then no one can blame me for not getting something they wanted. Of course we will have restrictions in the buggy for I do not want to see a doubled grocery bill.

Summer I hope that you have a blast in the pool this year. Be careful not to burn!! Have you weighed this week? I was getting so discouraged with 1/2 a pound and then I gained 1 pound this week only to lose 1 1/2 pounds over night. Now I am back to a lower number that I haven't seen in years. So now I've lost 13 pounds since may 1st but I only hope that i can keep it up over the summer with the kids home.

Nothing really much to report here. Today is the first full day of summer break for the kids. They ended their school year yesterday. So far it isn't too bad. We all take turns in the pool and watching tv and all. DH will be home the next 2 days. He's bidded on another job at the plant that will get him away from the stuff he's been working around that's damaging his health. He got another lead test result yesterday and it jumped from 6 to 12 in less than 2 weeks. The doctor in the hospital told him that any number needed to be gotten rid of and the only way to truly do it is to eliminate yourself from the exposure which is his entire 12 hour day job. As long as it stays under 40, it's legal but any of it is dangerous. That all contributed to him being in the hospital the other week. He had an interview for the new job today. He's one of 10 to possibly get it. It's a salary job and it's in the lab at the plant. He will make more money on it and have better benefits which is good since he's been there 9 years which is longer than the majority of them. The thing I don't like is he will work 8 hour days and not have the days in between off anymore. Which means I will have to get the kids to 4 appointments in june by myself if he gets the new job. I know i have to give up certain things for him to be healthier on his job but I just wish if he got it that it wouldn't happen until july.

Well I need to do a few things around here before I do anymore leisure things. I hope you all have a blessed wednesday.

By the way rosey, did you watch Idol? i still want fantasia to run away with the title of IDOL!

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Hello,
This is the second time I have tried to post and my computer is running super slow. So unfortunately I may forget what I said in the last post and I have no time left for this one. Sorry :mad: Anyway, don't send out the dogs I am here. Right now I am here and aggravated. It has been a horrible week. I never get even two minutes of peace. Just a little time to myself and noone here seems to understand that. I don't meen to complain. I am just sick of not being able to spend any time doing what I want. I don't ask for a lot. But you wouldn't know that by the way people act around here.

So, I am discouraged but that is not why I haven't been posted. i didn't lose and I wish that I had just not even weighed myself. I stayed the same and I have just had it. I truly have to starve myself if I want to lose and I am very honest about my calorie intake. So... I will stay at 1000 calories for the next couple of weeks and see what that does.

Happy bday Rosey, sorry I missed it mon. I could never get to the computer.

It sounds like everyone is starting to get ready for summer. It is a great time of the year. I even like it 110.

I am sorry to make this so short but the baby is screaming her little head off so I have to go. I will try to get in later and get caught up on all of the latest. Maybe I wont have my post erased this time. Grrr..

Dee

Hello Everyone..
Its been a hetic day and we have had some Bad storms last night that tore down trees and electric lines.. It was a bad storm all around us.. The Storm knock out my DSL and I finally got back on line..Its always something..I am beat..The water class whipped my big old butt tonight..:lol:..I can tell when I miss a class..its harder to get back to keeping up with the teacher..She is really good..She teaches all the other instructors..I really like her class...
Anyway I have alot to get ready for this weekend.. I have to find some good healthy snacks for the pool party and I have to make a few things to take..It looks like Mr.Weather may fool me this year...I may loose my bet???
They have been saying that it wil be a nice sunny 80 degrees weekend..so we shall see...I am excited..
I am looking forward to visting with all the pool people.. I feel funny sometimes referring to them as "The Pool People"..but usually the only time I see them durring the year is at the pool or at a Board meeting here..So I guess thats why I call them that...They are a great group of people.
They have a suprise instore for Jim to welcome him back after all he has been through..No one will tell me what they are doing..so I have to wait and see too... I though that was so nice of them..
I have errands tomorrow and trying to finish cleaning and I hope that I can find some recipes for some diet snacks...

Rosey..The Guys found me...The graduation sounded wonderful.. I am so glad that you got to see some of "your kids" graduate.. Thats wonderful.. I know you were so proud of them..and yes you helped them achive that..You touched thier lives in a very special way...and they will always remember you..I am glad you have pictures with them..
I am sure you are enjoying your "Rosey Time".. No you are NOT Awful..There is nothing wrong with wanting some time for yourself.. We all need that..
Thank-you for letting us all know about Sheree.. I am glad that she is doing good.. I wish her Well...Have a great evening and enjoy your time :love: :wave:

Donna.... I think I posted before that Jim was told the day of the procedure that everything was good.. A normal Colon.. When we go to the PC Dr in a couple weeks he will have the complete report and tell us all it says.. The Dr that did the procedure was kind enough to tell us that Jim was fine. I was so relieved to hear that..I hope you get his results of the cardiogram soon??..I know what you mean about the guys being home. Jim got sick Monday from the gas they used..so I couldnt do my normal stuff..He was in bed and I couldnt really do anything cause he was sleeping..He got real sick and threw-up..I am so glad that he was all better Tuesday..
I am sure you will have a fun BBQ with Friends on Monday..That will be so nice to see friends you havent seen in awhile and I thats great that you are inviting your Dad. He needs to have family and friends around him durring this difficult time..You all enjoy and have lots of fun
:cheers: :gossip:
What are your plans for the weekend?? Cleaning out the garage?? No.:nono:.tell Jim its a holiday weekend and its time to relax and enjoy..
The garage can wait.. Right...
I dont know why you think you know what I am doing..:lol:
Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Dana...Your pool sounds really great..I am sure you get alot of enjoyment out of it..Thats what its all about.. I really Love the pool here..Its so big.. I hope to take some pictures of it this year..I am SO PROUD OF YOU and your 13 pound Loss..Thats a wonderful accomplishment.. :bravo:
I know how hard it is and I am sure you will keep on going.. I am here doing the same..We will do it together..I have lost 16 pounds so far..I am happy and I am going to keep trying..I have been going to the tanning bed to get a base tan.. Which I have now... I did it so I would not burn.. I wasnt out in the sun at all last year..Jim and I are looking forward to being at the pool and gettting a tan this year..I know that its hard to post everyday when you have a family to take care of and all that you do with thwm everyday..I hope that you enjoy your summer vacation and do some things YOU want to do..
I hope that your hubby gets the job he wants so his lead level will go down.. I never knew that his job put him in contact with lead..Unreal...
I know it will be harder on you when he does get that new job to do all the things for the children alone..but I know that you will find a way.. You always do..I admire you so very much for all that you do Dana..
You are a wonderful Mother...and a wonderful YAYA friend..
Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Kris.. Thanks for the letting us all know whats going on with you.. It was so good to hear from you.. and form what you said you will be very busy as usual..I am sure you will have a wonderful time on your trips..You both will be on a second honeymoon in Italy.. How romantic.. :love: :yes:
I am sure you will enjoy seeing your friends in NC.. Have a safe and fun timeand enjoy the hoilday weekend.. Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Daphne... I miss you .. How are things??? How is your sinus doing??
Are you all done painting the house.. Pictures Please..
I am taking Buddys card to him tomorrow.. He was suppose to come home today.. I didnt call yet cause I didnt want to bother him yet.. I am calling tomorrow and taking his card.. Again Thank-you so very much Sweetie for your Kindness and Caring..How are your friends doing?? I hope things are better for them too. Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Dee... I am sorry that your computer is having probs.. I know all to well what that is like.. All computers are possessed..:lol:..It is so aggrevating to lose your post.. Thats happen to me more times than I care to remember..
Please dont be discouraged Sweetie.. its so hard to lose weight.. Sometimes its a matter of eating not enough or to much or the wrong things..and the biggest one "STRESS"..Now thats a Big Diet Killer...
I could go on and on.. Just know that you will do it..Keep trying thats all any of us can do... I am sorry that you are not getting some time for yourself..
That is very important to have.. I hope that you can get some real soon..
Its so very hard with a little one to take care of and all the other things you have to do..I hope that you get some "Dee Time" real real soon..
Have a great evening :love: :wave:

Mr Ken.. They are on the hunt.... :cb: :cb:

Hi everyone.. another long day..i guess i was tired as i stayed up to late last night enjoying being in control and not having to share anything like the remote control :lol: today it was sunny and warm out and worked on my photo albums and went to the grocery store..all that fresh fruit looked so good that i surprized my dh with his favotite cherries..but didnt look at the price till i got home :yikes: :stress: :fr: they cost 8.89 for a 1 # bag of them.. :lol: :?: :lol: i will be amore careful shopper and he had better savor every one of them..the dh got back from the cabin and had a great time but he said he wasnt ready for that yet and hes really sore now..but had to try..i also got another order for my cards.. this time she wants 300 of them :p dang im going to be busyier but want the extra cash for my vacation..i envy all of you who have a pool.. that sounds like such fun.. i have a kiddy pool on the deck for the dogs tho..dana sure hope your dh gets that job i will pray for him..why cant companys make it safe for their employees..are your kids bored yet :lol: and wtg on your loss thats so awsome..summer you are doing great too..just think 16#'s gone..wtg.. and hope you have a blast at your pool party..now we are all curious about what they are going to surprize your dh with..im sure it will be nice.. and yes its rewarding to see "my kids" do so well..daphnee did you ever get the paint off :lol: kris what classes are you taking this summer?? and what do you plan to see when in europe??dee.. am so sorry that you are discouraged.. my dd had trouble loosing too and she was exercising like a crazy women and strarving herself..but we learned in ww that doesnt work as your body things you are starving it and will hold on to the weight as aprotection measure.. so watch what you eat but eat more and drink water.. ill bet you will start to loose then..its a hard concept to get but you have to eat to loose..as far as the me time for yourself i dont think theres not one of us who hasnt been there..esp with kids and hubby..try and take break during a nap time..and dont give up on your self..you can do this..mr ken thank you for being there for all us barbies..and i hope you have another great weight loss this week..i did it.. i weighed on my scale today. :goodscale ..i hate the scale and weigh so diff on others so the gals from curves said to only go by mine and weigh in as a nuddy bird :lol: so i did it and have lost another 2# so since my surg in oct i have lost 33#'s and if i remeber my #'s right thats 19#'s gone since going to curves..so it does work.. amazing it took me all these yrs to get the connection now who is the bone head :lol: im pleased with myself tho.. anyways its late and im rambling so (((((((hugs))))))) rosey:wave:

Good Morning!
 

{{{DEE}}}Bless your heart! I can definately feel your pain but Rosey and Summer have hit it on the head. You HAVE to eat to lose and stress can be a diet killer. I am it's number one victom lately. :( As for the family not appreciating you I am so sorry. I wish I could come over there and knock some sense in their heads but there again I can't. :sorry: You know it is so much easier to deny yourself everything thinking that is the only thing you can do to lose the weight than to really sit down and make good choices. I need to remember those words that I preach. :lol: Also remember as you exercise you are developing your muscles which weigh more. But, it's better to have that definition than that fatty cellulite. LOL Again.. Need to make notes.... :write: :write: You can do this, Dee. Hang in there, take a deep breath and try not to get to concerned about what the scale is showing right now. It WILL happen! I promise you!!!

Rosey, Dana and Summer I am so very proud of all three of your accomplishments. You guys are doing so good!! :bravo: :bravo:

Summer, that is so nice of the *pool people* to do something extra for Jim!!! I can't wait to hear all about it!!! :cp: Those storms must of been really bad. We haven't gotten one drop of rain. Some wind but that's it. It's been so very hot.

You all have a great day. I need to get dressed and to the store.

TTFN!

Donna :coffee:

It's Naptime Yippiee
 

Hello everyone, Thank you all so much for your kind words and support. Of course a good nights sleep and a little talk with DH about how important it is for everyone living in this house that I get some time to journal and just have quiet me time and today is a much better day. Thank you guys though for being so sweet.

Dana :wave: Congratulations on your loss. Yay! And I was also pulling for Fantasia, I didn't get to watch it but caught it later on the news that she won. She definately deserved it.

Kris :wave: I love your Yoda quote. I saw it somewhere on here a few weeks ago and thought that was great. Now I know who had it. I am making a poster for my little boy with that.

Summer :wave: Were you in the middle of all of those storms I saw on the news? Do you get tornados there? Congratulations on your 16 pounds. How exciting. Yay!!!!!

Rosey :wave: Congratulations on your 2 pounds. that is a great loss. Also congratulations to your kids all making honor roll. That is wonderful. How satisfying.

Donna :wave: I am here now posting and just saw your new post!!! tee hee! I'm a slow poster. :lol: :high: Anyhow, I hope you enjoy your bbq on monday, it sounds great. And, I'm taking notes on your pep talk so I can use it for you someday since we seem to be in the same boat. :thanks:
I really appreciate it. How has your day been? Did you go shopping?

Well, I have done really well for two days now. And I am drinking all of my water which I have not been doing. And I kept reviewing the past two weeks and thinking I had done so great when I realized that there were 8 days in 14 that I didn't even keep track of what I ate. so I guess that would be where the problem lays. He he he. So, my challenge is that when I work this weekend I don't drop the ball again. I am going to try soooo hard to really be aware of what I am doing no matter how tired I am I still don't want to over eat. This is my plan. wish me luck.

Well, I have to get my little boy from school in a few minutes. and the baby is waking. So I will go. All of you take care and I will check in soon.

Dee

Hi everyone.. just a quick post so donna doesnt feel so lonely :lol: but have been busy cleaning.. its amazing how much clutter i have around me.. sometimes i have to look at my house like i was a stranger.. :fr: :stress: :yikes: :lol: so that about explains it..will check in later everyone..rosey :wave:

Hope you all had a good day. I had to say goodnight and tell you that I did really good today. I am not going to starve myself though, you are right Rosey. So, I made cookies with my little boy and I had the smallest one made just for me. Then I put them up and haven't thought of them since. Tomorrow night I will take them to work and everyone there can gobble them up. We just make them for the fun but noone here needs them anyway. And I drank 94 oz. of water. So I am very happy. I think I have gotten over my crisis. Thanks for listening. I can't wait to get a pounds lost chick by my name like Donnas.

You all take care. I don't know if I will be back till next week but I will try so I don't get too behind on what is going on. Wish me luck at work. I am determined to stick to my calorie counting no matter what this weekend.

Bye, Dee :D

Dee, I am glad you had a good day yesterday. I hope if you are not able to get on here over the weekend that you have a good weekend and I'm glad you had that chat!

Quickly, I wanted to post GOOD MORNING! I hope you all have a good day. :D :wave:

Donna, Thanks!! You have a great weekend. Have fun bbqing. I love bbq and I think it can be low fat. Maybe we will have to do that too. I'm doing okay today but the boat is rocky. I will do it though because I am trying to be VERY aware of what I'm thinking AND eating this weekend.

I saw on the group above this one just "support" and old friend of yours donna1 had come back and restarted one of your old threads. If you didn't see it you will have to check it out. I'm sure she would love to hear from you.

Anyway, you all take care, Have lots of fun. Celebrate summer and 3 day weekends. Yay!!

Dee

Hi everyone..just got back from curves.. the workout seemed easier today or maybe it was the advil i took before i went :shrug:..at any rate i feel energized :lol: dee.. i know you can stick to your plan this weekend.. thats great that you are thinking before doing..keep it going.. donna.. i am here.. hope you have agreat bq..summer how was the pool party??daphnee whats up??dana.. hows it going with the kids home all the time?? i tried to vote for am idol and never got thru.. they were both good singers and ill bet they both will have good careers from this..Kris what classes are you taking??mr ken do you celebrate memorial day??dont know whats on the agenda for this weekend for us... i do want to get to the nursery to get plants for my flower boxes and have 2 rose bushes to plant..i guess the weekend will present itself :lol:will check in later (((((((hugs)))))))) rosey :wave:

:wave: rosey we don't celebrate memorial day here, but we have victoria day. victoria
day is the bd of queen victoria iin england.
donna: i don't exercise much because i have bad feet and knees.
:) glen

Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!!!

Summer, don't get sun-burned! LOL

Hello Everyone..

I am sorry that I have not been in here.. We have company here and its been
non-stop.. I have been so busy.. I was hoping to ge in here last night after Water Class but I got busy doing other things and didnt get a chance to.
My company came today.. We are enjoying time together and its off to the pool with all of us tomorrow.. It all starts at 12:00..and I have to finish my snacks tonight..
Low Fat Dips and Veggie tray..I am making salsa..and I have baked corn chips..
I have alot to do before bed..
I just wanted to say Hi and tell you all that I hope your Holiday Weekend is
Wonderful...Have fun and enjoy...
I am sorry that I cant talk to each of you..so please forgive me.. I will try to ge back in here over the weekend..if I can...
Much :love: and Many Many :grouphug: :grouphug: To Everyone..
God Bless and Good Night....:wave:

Everyone is gone doing fun things I can tell. I am glad! My weekend will crank up soon and I am sure I will not be able to post either so wanted to wish you all a great one whether it's for Queen Victoria or the Veterens of the USA. God bless America and God Bless the Queen's lands. :) :cp: :bravo: :cheers: :encore: :cheers:

Be safe!

Donna

Hi everyone.. Happy Memorial Day..its sunny and warm here today and we just got back from the nursery..all those flowers are so beautiful..i tried to be good but :lol: :?: :lol: we came home with another apple tree and petunias and other plants i dont even know what they are :lol: theyre just pretty..so i have been planting.. and have the 50"s and 60"s music playing and im be bopping all over..hope you are doing fun things and are with the ones you love..will check in later((((((hugs))))))) rosey:wave:

Hi everyone..Happy Sunday... its so pretty out here to day..we are still planting flowers..i guess i went overboard :lol: so what are you all up to today?? i am listening to a 50-60 station and working on my scrapbooks ..plan on going to bingo later today.. i permed my hair and you can now call me fi fi the poodle.. hope it settls down before our trip :?: will check in later((((((hugs))))))) rosey :wave:

Hi there I have my Angelbaby here with me so i am not posting. I have tot ake Tony back tomorrow so that is a bummer but I have him here for now. The kids here go to school until the 18th so that is good for me! I hope your hair settles down a bit Rosey!:lol: I also wanted to let ya all know that Deb was back in the hospital again with her pancrease. She went back in Tuesday I belive it was. I haven't talked to her in last few days so I am not sure where she is at this time. The weather is supposed to start gettting bettar again so I hope it does. I plan on getting outside a but more and work on the yard somewhat.
Daphne
PS still gaining and not able to stop eating. I am depressed and thinking that life sucks here lately. I will be better when stuff sellles down again.

Donna I like that chick. Where did you find it? Cute!! Did you get some rain today? We woke up to a thunderstorm which turned into heavy rain before moving on.

Rosey I'm sure your hair will be grown out and calmed down quite a bit in no time if it grows as fast as mine. Hope you enjoy and win big at bingo! We just aren't too good at getting plants to grow around here. Some people have green thumbs but not me and dh. :lol:

Summer can't wait to hear all about the pool. Hope you guys had better weather than we're having today. I'm having TOM so the clouds and rain are totally fine with me. We need the rain anyway.

Daphne I hope something happens for deb that will get her better and out of the hospital. I just don't understand what is going wrong with her. Take care of tony and let me know what you hear about deb.

Well I keep losing my post so I am going to end for tonight. Have a great memorial day and I'll try again tomorrow.

OK it it is 2 AM and I am off to bed after watching DVDs with Tony. I am wanting to throw up and cry. I don't wanna give Tony back. I hate life at times and wished I was dead so I didn't have to feel this pain. I am crying now and can't stop. I have to suck it up and be happy I had him this weekend. I love my Angelbaby so much I hate not having him more. Love ya all,
Daphne

{{{{Daphne}}}} :grouphug: :grouphug:

Hi everyone.. first off daphnee am so sorry you are feeling this way(((((hugs)))) from me..i dont know all of your story but can tell how sad you are..the rest (((((hugs))))) for you to.. and happy memeorial day.. we are about to leave for the ceremonies in town and see the airforce jets fly by..then off to the nursery again for more plants..im so bad :lol: but my deck will look beautiful..so much better than all that snow.. :lol: ill check in later.. rosey :wave:

Hello Everyone...I have had a great weekend..Rain and all..It Was a Beautiful Saturday for the pool opening..but it rained Sunday and Monday
Everyone was there Saturday and alot of new people too..
I have to tell you what they did for Jim.. They decorated a pool chair with balloons and made it look like a throne of sorts.. That was Jim's chair to sit in.
They gave him some gifts..A new pool raft and some beach towels..and a new 50 qt. cooler on wheels.. We always bring the ice for drinks every year and everyone uses are ice..Jim gets it from a place near us..They have a huge ice machine so he goes there and fills our coolers up before we go to the pool.. Its alot to drag up to the pool all time but we do it.. They gave him that cooler to make things easier for him..Then they gave him a gift certificate for a massage..WOW ...I was so touched by all of thier kindness. Jim was too.. I could tell he was so choked-up..We had a wonderful time and everyone there was so happy to see us..It was like old times.. We even played a few cards..but mainly talked and got some sun.. Yes we both got a little burnt but we are fine.. Just our shoulders..its from sitting and talking..
They had made all this food..but they knew we were trying to diet....so they made salads and cheese tray and alot more healthy stuff..
They were wonderful to do all of this for us..and especially Jim..
It was a wonderful weekend.. Our company had a lot of fun visting with all thier friends that still live here.. We had alot of fun with them..They left Monday..We went out to dinner evey day..Sunday & Monday.. Went to see Rollin Thunder Sunday Morning.. They have a big thing here as they ride into DC..We had breakfast at this place that does a huge breakfast for Rollin Thunder every year..We wanted to go down to DC Monday for the memorial Service but it was just to crowded oin the Metro so we watched it on TV..
It was a great Holiday weekend.. Now its back to the usual..
I am cleaning and doing laundry..
Its a Beautifull day here.. Bright blue skys and nice weather..After the 2 days of rain and dark skys its so nice to see this weather..

{{{{{{{Daphne}}}}}}}} :grouphug:..I am so sorry that you are feeling so bad Sweetie.. Please know that I care very much about you We ALL DO...and I have you in my prayers.. I hope that you know you are loved very much and we all are sending you much :love: and the :angel: to watch over you...Please know I am here and have big shoulders for you to lean on..I am sosorry to hear about Deb...I have Deb in my prayers and I am sending the :angel: to watch over her.
God Bless her..I pray she gets better..and I pray that you start feeling better too..My Dear Sweet Friend..:grouphug:

Donna.. You sound like your Memorial Weekend was great too..
Please tell us all about it..What did you all do???
I am with Dana.. I love your Little "Chickie".
Where did you get it..Was it here??? If so I cant find it..:lol: :wave:

Rosey.. I bet your yard and deck will look so beautiful when you get done.. I can hear those great "Oldies" from here.. "Rock-On"..Girl...:lol: Pictures Please
I bet your "Poodle Do" looks realy good..Perms are so easy to care for..just shampoo and go ..No blow drying and curling etc...I loved mine years ago...but now I dye and hi-lite mine so I cant do a perm..Toooo much chemical..but I wish I could..
Have fun doing your deck and yard....:wave:

Dana...We got rain too.. atleast we had a great Saturday..
What did you all do???Yes alot of places needed the rain.. We could use some too but not 2 days of it..Today is so beautiful that you would never know it rained at all..As you can see we had a great time at the pool Saturday...They are a great group of people here..We are planning a pool party in July.. Cant wait for that one..:wave:

Mr Ken.... How was your weekend.. What did you do??? I see that you have the Queen's Day to celebrate..What happens for that.. Sorry to hear about your knees and feet...I know how you feel there..I have arthritis in my knees..I have to take celebrex for it..but exercising does help that..for me anyways..I know the more weight I Loose the better my knees will feel..
Do you take anything to help??? :wave:

Kris....How was your trip?? Please let us know how it was :wave:

Have a great day to all my wonderful friends!! I hope the sun in shining on
ALL OF YOU... :sunny: :stars: :dancer: :cb:

Summer thank you so much for caring about me.I always get sad when I have to give my Angel baby back. On my way home yesterday I had a *fit*. I feel like I have been sucked into a vacumn and all my air is being squeezed out of me. My hearing starts to leave me and it is like I hear everything in a hollow sounding way. I am better now but wanted to say thank you for your concern about it.
I think that was just to sweet what they did for Jim! Someone put a lot of thought and caring into it for both of you. I am sorry about the rain but you are a pool person at last!I am sure you will take the rain now over how it was a year ago!
Rosey thank you also for your caring about my sadness. Like I told Summer I am better now I just can't dwell on it. What plants are you buying now? I had to buy more potting soil at Walmart today. Now I have to go and buy more plants!:cp::cp::cp: I also bought 2 new tomato cages. I can not believe how much they are. Do you plant any vegetables up there? I have tomatoes, strawberries, a pepper plant and some lettuce.
Donna I want to thank you as well for my hug. I really needed it when I saw that. It made me smile and relax a bit. How was your weekend? DId you have a bbq? How was Eleana doing? What med is she on may I ask? They are switching Robert to a new one now. It starts with an M.
Dana where are you woman? How did the testing go for Brett? How is Kevin doing? Did he hear any more ont he job?
Daphne

OK I didn't want to lose my post. My weekend was OK. Robert is really pushing both Jason and I. He is told to do something and he will sit there and argue with us. I had asked him like 4 times to get his stuff out of the dryer and he openly refused. I was pissed being as I needed to use it so I threw his stuff on the floor. It layed there all dang day. Jason finally realised what the deal was and jumped him about it. Robert was picking fights with Tony and being so rude to me that Tony was ready to beat the crap out of him. I really am at the end of my line with that little brat. He is claiming now that he will not behave until he gets his new meds. He said he can't because he needs the new meds. Megan will not stop spitting and saying F*** You. She spits so bad that she soaks her clothing, her bedding, pillow, the floor everything. I was in tears over having to deal with it this summer. I was ready to leave Jason and the kids Sunday with all the attitudes. Yeah Jason is even jealous of Tony. I am sorry but I get my Tony so little that when I have him here I am all his. What he wants he gets, and we go off and play, talk, etc alone. We even layed on my bed and watched a movie so I was able to stay away from Robert.
I am back to working on losing my fat again. I am posting on fitday now and that seems to work the best and is free. OK I have written a novel so I will just say Buh bye!!!!!!! Post soon ya'all!
Daphne

Hi everyone..its so pretty out..this is our best weather time.. i am still planting.. we planted apple trees.. roses bushes..and my planters..mostly petunias..in all colors and wave petunias and double ruffle petunias..snap dragons..diasies..mission wedding bells..marigolds..and others i dont know what they are.. i just liked them..i have 7 big planters on the deck and 3 hanging planters.. and the rose garden.. with roses we purchased and wild roses all in a circle around a big tree..the apple trees are new..no apples yet.. its an experiment :lol: some things you cant grow here cuz of the short growing season.. we used to do a big garden and also green house for tomotoes etc..but all that work and we ended up giving most of it away..so no vegies..cheaper to buy from produce trucks..summer thats so neat what they did for your jim..sounds like you had a swell time..daphnee sounds like you had apanic attack..am sorry you are sad but you seem to be handling it well((((((hugs))))))..donna..hows it going with elana home.. are you keeping busy??dana whats up at your house?? hello to mr ken and kris..dee..hope you found some you time this weekend..well lots to do today esp house blessing..((((hugs for all ))))))) rosey :wave:

Daphne, I was so glad to hear something from you since that last post when you were so distraught. I agree with Rosey, you have been having panic attacks. I'm sorry that Robert is being so difficult. Is he on Metadate? Elena's been on that before. She is on Ritalin LA and Focalin. Those both have helped her with her attention but her anxieties are more lately. We just went to a new doctor last week and she was put through some extensive tests. We go back in a couple of weeks for the results. I wish you could get a "Ed" that we have that comes to see Elena every couple of weeks. He is a child behavior therapist and works best I think with children like Robert. Sounds like Robert needs some couseling soon or it's only going to get worse I'm afraid. :( I'm glad my *hug* to you helped some. That's all I could say. When you are hurting so bad for someone sometimes words are not the best thing. Hugs do best. :) :love:
Summer, WTG!! :cp: :bravo: That was some surprise for Jim and yourself! You are very fortunate to be living there. I know you doubt it when it rains and the plumbing goes out on you! :rofl: BUT... your neighbors are sure special and I can tell it wasn't the same without you two with them last summer for you were definately missed! It's just what Jim needed and you for all you have been through to see him so honored. :)
Rosey, your garden sounds beautiful. We planted some tomato, pepper and strawberries as well along with some new plants and my screened in porch I have a new wicker set and a new fern. ( I killed the last one) I love roses. Someone on the journals posted the prettiest rose. It was a white rose and it was so full and pretty. I could smell the aroma and she lives in Australia! LOL ;) Elena is still in school till Friday. Today they had the third grade class awards program. Elena received a ribbon for being on the A/B's honor roll this last nine weeks and also the most improved overall! I was so proud of her. :) :D Next week she will start going to Terrific Tuesdays at the church. I am still working on getting her enrolled in a kids acting workshop and horse back or swim lessons. Can't decide which one. It depends on the cost.
Dee, how was your weekend? What did you do exciting?
Dana, I stole that avatar from someone elses I saw on the site. I looked to see if they were posted on the avatar list but they weren't. I don't know where they got them because I have seen chicks of different weight amounts posted. I should erase it because I have gained 5 of those 30 pounds back. :(
Kris, I miss you and I appreciate your sweet entry in my journal. :) :love:
Our weekend was nice. We grilled out on Sunday night with our friends and just did our own thing yesterday.
Glen, how was your weigh in?
Well, need to end and wake up Jim who is snoring up a storm in the recliner and it's only 5:30. :D :lol: :lol3:
Donna

Hello Everyone... Its a beautiful day today..but yesterday it was a bad storm..Electric went out and wind was blowing wild and trees went down..It was scarey for awhile but it finally ended..It was worse south of us..
I hope that we dont get anymore of those storms anytime soon..
I am doing left over laundry from yesterday and cleaning..Thats never ends.
I have water class tonight and plenty to do..Times just flies..

Daphne....You are so very welcome..I know its so hard to have limited time with a loved one...I am so glad that you had a wonderful vist with him..
It is something how are bodies react to stress..It sounds like a panic attack just like Rosey and Donna said..I am glad it passed..
I am so happy you are better...Its so hard to raise children and with medical probs on top of it..it sounds like Robert is a BIG handful...I am sure all the other Mom's here can help you with some suggestions...
My hat is off to you and all you do..You are amazing..It so hard to cope at times....but you are a very strong woman and I know that you can do it.....I am glad that you are doing your diet again..I know that will make you feel better..How is Deb doing?? Hope that she is better..Ihave her in my prayers.
Just know I am here with everyone else and we all Care very much about you..:grouphug:..Always..:grouphug:
Much :love: to you Sweetie :wave:

Rosey...All your planting and yard and trees I bet its a beautiful site.
Please try to take some pictures so we all can see..I can imagine that it was alot of work to keep up a garden of size..No wonder you all decided to buy produce instead of growing it..Yes the pool people were so sweet to do that for Jim.. We both were so touched by thier kindness..We had a wonderful time...Did you do curves this week?? I know that I will be so soar cause I missed Monday..but that ok I will be fine..I do miss it..Strange huh..:lol: :wave:

Donna....You are so right.. I complain about the plumbing and all tat goes on here but I would not trade the people here for anything.They are a great group of people..Jim was so touched by it all.. It was wonderful..One of them took alot of pictures only to find out that she did something wrong and no pictures turned out.. She called me today and was so upset..I told her dont worry that there will be other times.. It was ashame cause I wanted a picture of Jim on his throne..:lol:... I am so proud of Elena being on the honor roll..and most improved..Thats wonderful...Sounds like you are getting her activities all lined up for summer break..Thats great..I am sure she will have a wonderful time where-ever she goes..Thanks to her wonderful Mom..I love that avatar..It soo cool.. No dont erase it cause.... you will lose it..
I know you can..I wish they would make a avatar like that so we could use it..I bet your little garden will bring alot of good veggies.. I bet your screened in room looks wonderful with that new wicker furniture...and plants and all..... Pictures please...I wish I could have one here..but no room..I dont have a green thumb..so Jim plants our flowers..
I just am the helper.. :lol:..I dont have good luck with plants I either over water or underwater..what can I say..:lol:..:wave:

Dana..Where are you today??? I miss you...
I am sure you are busy doing things with the children..
Did your hubby get that new job???
Hope you are having good weather so you can enjoy your pool... :mag: :wave:

Kris...Mr Ken....Dee.....Where are you all?????? I miss you all
The guys are on the hunt...:cb: :cb: :mag: :mag:

I hope that I havent forget anyone.. I am so busy today with a million interruptions.. This phone has not stopped ringing.. Its one of those days :lol:
Have a great day to ALL...:love: :wave:
On a sadder note..Buddy had to taken back to the hospital Sunday night.he has a bad infection.. I called him there yesterday and he was real weak..
Please keep him in your prayers.. Thank-you ALL..:angel:

:wave: buddy get well soon summer i dont get much exercise because of my knees
:) glen

Hi everyone..another busy day..i was at curves and it was weigh and measure day..now i never put much thought into the fact that you can loose inches and not #,s..but now im a beleaver :lol: since i joined curves iv lost 19#,s and also 11 1/2 inches..i was amazed..and i feel sore but great..summer am so sorry about buddy.. i will think of him when i say my prayers..sorry you didnt get that picture.. dont you just hate that..since im a picture aholic :lol: its happned to me too..also id love to take pictures of my flowers etc but have to be taught how to do all that :?: dana where have you been ?? are the kids driving you crazy yet?? hows the dh feeling..i got a card order for 300 cards boy am i going to be busy..donna.. thats so cool about elana getting honors.. now you take abow too as she has a great mom to get her there..daphnee hope you are feeling better..sometimes you have to just hang on to your tumble weed..theres a story there about me that expressed how i was feeling a few months ago..i will tell all in the next post..anyways hope things are better.. kris are you back yet?? mr ken sorry your knees hurt.. can you do any exercise?? even sitting in a chair?? i never would have beleaved it but it does work and i hurt all the time..dee are you busy at work hope things are working for you..its been a great day hope so for everyone here (((((((hugs))))))) rosey :wave: