Hey everybody, I'm getting a very late start on these boards today! I've just had so much bad news since last night. A car wrecked in front of our house last night killing one young man and my son was really scared about that. The media stayed out there until after midnight. You couldn't sleep for all the flashing lights. My pastor at my church had to have emergency surgery and will have to have a pacemaker inserted, and my mother-in-law is going to have to have surgery next week! I don't think I take one more bad thing. So far today I haven't been able to eat hardly anything, I feel sick to my stomach. Hopefully it will get better as the day progresses.

Deana: WTG on the .5 weight loss, I'll be lucky if I get even that on my WI. I haven't been doing so well the past week, but I'll get back in gear sooner or later.

Penny: How are you? Hope everything is going well in your neck of the woods!

Spryng: I"m glad you got some much needed rest! That is such a nice story about your proposal! My hubby and I also had a whirlwind romance and were engaged after only dating three months!!! Married one year later!

Crystal: My best friend had severe pain in her pubic area when she was pregnant. The doctor said it was from pressure, but I don't know. It doesn't bother her as much now after she had her child, but she still feels pain everynow in then in the morning when she gets up. Good luck with the sono today, I know your excited!!

Chris: I hope dd gets to feeling better really soon. I know its hard when your little ones are sick.

Cindi: Hope your little one gets to feeling better real soon also! I had the awfulest weekend with my little boy, but atleast he's old enough to tell me where he's hurting. I hated the guessing game.

Leigh: I love the zoo, I know you and your son will have a blast!

Michelle, Jill, Emily, Cherie and the rest of the gang, hope you are all doing well, and I will try to catch up later.

Amy

180/173/140
STG: 169 by Sept. 30th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QOTD: Like I said, me and my husband only dated for three months before we got engaged. I had picked out a ring I wanted after dating only a month! What can I say, I knew that this was the man I wanted to marry. It was September on my birthday when my family took me out to eat that he proposed to me. I knew it was coming and wasn't really surprised but it was still sweet. Everyone gave us a round of applause when he got on one knee in the restaurant and proposed!

One handed typist here!

I am not one to have water w/meals. I prefer flavored drinks for some odd reason. But as I take today's challenge seriously, I drank water with lunch. I guess I haven't realized how much I drink while eating, but I downed 2 bottles quickly!!

so if you are backwards like me, try drinking the water w/meals and reaching the goal should be a breeze!

I ate raw cabbage, some left over rice and some grilled salmon. Now that I am full, I am off to work when baby's pain meds kick in and I have my hands back.

see ya

Hello Ladies!!

Well thanks for the compliments on my pics Makes me feel good!!

Cindi I use an image server (photobucket.com) its free and it will give you a url and you can paste it into your posts with image tags around it and viola!! Your picture without having to resize it and attach it!! Keep up the great work on the water!!

Spryng I can't wait to try that pie I'm going to make it for thanksgiving dinner well, I'll get one thats regular for the guests, and then make the crustless for myself! I am such a huge pumpkin pie fan lol! That is major comfort food to me! When does your memory arrive?

Penny that cake is soooo damn cute, I want to make Teagans for her birtday but I'll probably end up buying it. She will get a single layer round cake all to herself because the store here gives a free cake for babys first birthday and we let them just dig in to that one!

Crystal yes my pubic bone hurt during pregnancy as well some days I couldnt stand up because it felt like (now don't laugh) like something was falling out lol or I would get horrible shooting pains through the area. But I think the thing I hated worst about pregnancy was the "restless" legs and the leg cramps in the middle of the night, with my last pregnancy I didn't get a single leg cramp because I always flexed my heel when I felt one coming and it made them go away. Cant wait to hear the sono results!

QOTD: DH didn't ask me to marry him and I didn't ask him, One day I was leaving the house and I told him I have to go get a wedding gift (a friend was getting married) and he says "for us?" and I told him "ummm for one you don't buy wedding gifts for yourself and two we aren't even getting married" then he replied "well I was going to ask you before the year was done" and I said "really?" so then I said "well pick a date then and call your mom and tell her cuz then you can't back out on me" lol So he picked the 21st of september but we had to move it up because of conflicts with the venue we were using. So thats my not so romantic wedding story lol but I love him just the same. But on a more romantic note: When I was in Labor with DD #1 (which isn't his child, yeah yeah I had a sperm donor) he was with me since I was 5 months preg, so I let him be there with me when I was in labor, right after I had Taylor was the first time he told me he loved me and the first time I said it back to him. He picked the perfect time to say it!

Ricci way to go on the water!!! WWoooooo HOOOOOOOO How are classes going? I'm trying to get into University of Phoenix online, it's the only way I"ll be able to get a higher education at this point and they are accredited so I can't wait to get started.

Geri have a great day at work sweetie!! Can't wait to hear more from you!!

Deana way to go on the .5 loss!! Just remember a loss is a loss and a maintain is better than a gain!!

Ok I need to get dressed we have an appt with the lawyer so we can have Tay legally adopted by DH, since her "donor" has never even seen her or heard her voice, I believe its after 6 months they say its abandonment and well **** its been 3 years lol. So can't wait to get that done!

Love to all!!
Michelle

Good Afternoon all ! I see you ladies are all busy as usual I am as well, its raining (more like down pouring) here and I am so frusterated today for some reason. I just want a freaking afternoon to be productive! I have to be at g-mas a 5 to help her out, and then back at my aunts to get all the kids to bed and try and catch a few winks myself in her bed, that is not very comfortable, only to get up at 6am and get them all off to school. I love being able to help everyone out, but good gracious, I need some time to do whatever I want to do ! So next week is just that! ALL WEEK ! This week I have the babysitting the cleaning at grandmas and the house to get in order so we can have sydneys b-day party here on sunday for about 30 poeple. I am truly inspired by you all who are making cakes! Sydney loves, loves, loves, DORA, so I am going to BUY her a Dora cake...I feel bad, but I don;t have the time to do anything else! I can't wait for some me time! Sorry to complain I probably sound snobby and selfish...well that is how I feel about myself right now, but I still want alone time! Some good sleep might help too huh ?
Thanks for all your kind words about my mystery body. haha, I'm just going to try and forget about it, and before I know it, I will be pg and also find out what the deal is with the period. If I am ovualting and still not having a period...well I can't get prego now can I !! AAHH!!! Always something I tell ya !!

Michelle - great pics, girl you are so beautiful, you look great!

Spryng - your marriage proposal was soo cute!

Cindi - I hope that you get some rest soon, too much going on lately! Way to go on the all water, and thanks for the tip ! I am doing good on mine today, but I amjust not thirsty so I get water logged easy so we'll see how much I get down today!

Emily- sounds like youa re sooo busy, glad that you are able to keep posting though! You are a great addition! I have pics like that too, and dhwas quite unimpressed when I showed him some of me hanging all over another guy !!!

QOTD: I gave birth to sydney in September and Adam and decided to get married in October, we were together about 3 years before we had sydney and before we dated we were best friends for a couple of years. So we always knew that we would get married, and after sydney came, we talked about it and he kept telling me that we had to wait for a year or so so he could save up some more money and save his tax returns to get me a ring. Iw as disappointed but agrees, if we didn't have the money there was no fighting it. So we were living in his parents house for a few months before our old apartment complex had an available apartment, and then one night his parents were out of town,w e had just put sydney to bed and I was reading knick knack magazies (MY FAVORITE ) and he was like - " Can you out that down?" I was like, I am almost done..he said okay and Sydney started to cry, I asked him to go rock her since i just nursed her and I knew she was just tired. When he came back down, I had started reading ANOTHER mag...he got mad and was like "please out that down" and so I said "alright whatever"..he started to talk about that he loved me more than ever and he wanted to wake up with me every morning and kiss me goodngiht everynight. I thought he was trying to get laid or something, so I was like "okay, can I start reading now" and he pulled the ring out of his pocket and I was stunned..he asked me, "will you marry me" and I was speechless, I was so surprised, so that was cool, he looked down at the box lke 3 or4 times to see if the ring was there, because I wasn't saying anything at first! it was very special and he was so sincere about everything...and here I thought he was just trying to get a little nookie by buttering me up! LOL !!! So that is my story!
Well, I better get busy around here before I have to run around again! TTYL !


Jill - hope you are having a nice workout!

Penny - I love our new avatar pic, you are such a knock out, and the karate cake is adorable, I can't believe that you did a proactice cake, you have got it together sister! Kick me in the butt to okay?

Geri - Hi thanks for checking in, have fun at work, talk to you later!

Amy - so sorry about all the bad news and thngs going on lately around you. I will say a little prayer for you and those you care about !

Ricci - HI thanks for checking in !! Thanks for the reminders about hair stylists! I know that it is easy to think that anyone can do that! You are going to be great girl, keep working hard and gt here when you can!

Chris - glad you got a nice walk in, I love the fall, its my favorite season I think !

LEigh - glad you are keep ing busy, we miss you though! Have fun at the zoo!

Mel - we would love to see pics of what you are painitng! I hear ya about the neck pains, I don't think there is any way I could have painted the Sistene Chapel (sp) all on the ceiling! LOL ! Good Luck, I'm sure it will look great!

Hey everyone just got back from the gym and need to hop in the shower and then it's flylady till this house is spotless!! Ahhhhh I was saying yesterday how my house was clean because of the party and then BAM it was a sty. So anyway I hope a couple of you are up for a challenge cuz I sure am!! BTW got about 40oz down so far and working on more. Had 2 eggs and an orange for breakfast and it's not time for lunch yet so not sure what I am going to have, that salad sounds good though spryng maybe I'll have that with some turkey bacon on it or some tuna or something. Was kind of bad last night and ate a little more birthday cake but it's gone now so I don't have to worry about it, it was dh's fault anyway cuz we was supposed to take it in his lunch!! LOL That's my excuse, rest of the day was good though, no cheating besides the cake!

Deana I'm so excited for your loss!!! With TOM and eating bad the night before that is great! I just know you lost more anyway because your body just hadn't adjusted to the bad food. I bet you will see a bigger loss next week with TOM being gone and eating good all week! Good Job!!!

Crystal hurry up and get back from your sono!! Even thought I know what it is already! LOL Can't wait, I was excited the whole time at the gym cuz I thought you would have been back by now! Sorry no advice on the pubic bone, didn't give me any trouble and I'm glad cuz it sounds painful!

Emily I forgot to congratulate you on your loss!!!! That is so great! I bet it makes you so much more motivated, I know that's what gets me motivated is seeing that scale go down, I've been at a standstill the last couple weeks but my body is adjusting to weaning my daughter and I think it just has to play catch up. I am hoping for a loss this week and am starting CORE so I hope I can see at least a small loss on Friday! Glad to hear from you! Good luck getting everything done at your parents house!

Penny OOH LA LA!! That new avatar pic is soooooooooooooooooooooo good, you look like you have los a lot of weight since that last pic! Have you? That cake looks so awesome too! What are you talking about practice cake? That should be the real one! You should have saw my practice cake!! LOL Pretty pathetic! Up for flylady later?

Hi Geri!!!

Hi Leigh have fun at the zoo!!

Spryng I'm glad you got some sleep, I didn't!! I went to bed after CSI and since I have started lifting weights it seems like the night I do them (I do them on M,W,F mornings) my body is restless and won't let me wind down, I can tell I'm tired but just can't get to sleep. It's really annoying but oh well I would rathter look better and lose some sleep than sleep all day and still be overweight. Anyway I didn't think CSI was that good either, I like the original better too. I just watched it cuz I wanted to see who died (is that sick?) I watched all the premeires on CBS since that is really the only channel we get really clear! LOL I can't wait for tonights shows!! And when does the Bachelor start? I think next week right? I can't wait for that either. And how weird was that last night that we IMed the exact same phrase?!! I was still thinking of that this morning, weird. Thanks for the salad idea, I think I will have that too. Ok now that I have written a book to you I guess I will move on! LOL Are you up for flylady later?

Chris I hope your daughter feels better, that stinks when they are not feeling well. Hard to get anything done and you feel so bad for them. Hope your day turns out good!!

Cindi so sorry Christian isn't doing well. I really hope his surgery was worth it in the end. I'm sure it will be. I'm excited you are doing CORE! We can all share now, it will be great. There are some good tips on the CORE board, I lurk around there and check things out but usually don't post. Hope you got your exercise in! I'll do flylady with ya!!

Mel good job on the painting! I want pics!!

Ricci good to hear from you, glad everything is going good and good job on the loss!! Good job on the water too!!

Amy sorry to hear about all that bad news. It stinks when it all comes at once like that, stay strong, we are here for you!!!

Michelle awesome pics!!!! You look great!! Thanks for sharing those pics are so inspiring!! Yugi's little cast is so cute too! And Tay looks so funny with her skinny little body and her big bloated diaper!! LOL And I'm glad I'm not the only one with a less than romantic proposal story! LOL I'll tell it later. Cool about Zhaun adopting Taylor, I bet that will be a load off everyones mind, huh?

Kristin I'm glad you will get some ME time soon, sounds like it is well deserved! LOL I don't know how you do it! Your proposal story is similiar to mine! LOL Hope you get some stuff done and are able to post later.

Ok QOTD: Ron and I have been together since we were 16 so very early on we knew we wanted to get married. Anyway we waited till we were about 19 to start really getting serious about making plans and such and we ended up going ring shopping. I picked out what I wanted and he said ok cool and that was the end of it. I guess I expected him to buy it then and there and just give it to me (I'm a little impatient can you tell?) So for weeks afterward I kept asking him if he had it and when is he going to give it to me!! LOL I bugged the crap out of him! He can't lie to save his life usually so I really didn't think he had it yet and the one night I actually didn't bug him about it I was sitting on the computer playing a game (me on the computer? What?) and he was right behind me looking over my shoulder and was trying to talk while I was concentrating and I kept saying just a sec just a sec and was getting kind of annoyed. I finally paused the game and turned around and he was on one knee and asked me and of course I said yes and then ran in the other room to tell my room mate and the rest is history! He said he wanted to do something really romantic but I kept bugging him and he felt the moment was right that night so that's why he did it then.

Ok anyway now that I have spent a good part of an hour typing this I need to get off, get my shower and get cleaning! Geez if anyone wants to join me just IM me! I'll be here in about 15 minutes! TTYL

Hi everyone! Liam and I had a great time at the zoo It was also nice to see my friend and the new baby.

Deana- on the loss!

Crystal- as you know, I cannot wait to hear about your appointment!

Emily- you're keeping busy with all the moving chores

Penny- I love your new picture.

Geri- Hi

Spryng- I like your proposal story!

Chrily- I'm with you. I much prefer walking outside and seeing scenery as opposed to a treadmill in a gym or in my living room. But videos are good for bad weather or days when you can't get out.

Cindi- sounds like you have a good plan for getting back into things.

Melissa- hope your neck feel s better ASAP.

Ricci- glad you're doing well with the water and all!

Amy- my thoughts and prayers are with your pastor and mother. I know everything will turn out okay.

Michelle- I'm also getting the free baby cake the store gives when we get Liam's B-day cake. Since he's having a haloween-themed party, his little cake will be a pumpkin. Your story about DH telling you he loved you brings tears to my eyes!

Kristin- don't worry- we all need alone time now and then!

Jill- my house has gotten a little out of control since DH came home. It's hard to keep the table decluttered when he keeps putting more stuff on it LOL. Anyway, most of my scheduling and routine goes out the window when He's here for some reason.

Well, I'm tired! LOL. Hopefully Liam will take a nap sometime soon. We've been planning Liam's party (it will be on October 24th). We're ending up with a lot more people than we first thought. 24 (including some children), so we're using the clubroom in our condo so there will be enough chairs and more space to spread out. Meanwhile, the grandparents keep complaining that they don't see Liam enough and why don't we take more trips to Florida. I told them it's just so much easier for them to come here and I really don't mind visitors. It's much harder for me to figure out all Liam's stuff, plus all my stuff, and go traveling around.

First things first.....Thank you all for the compliments on my loss. Even if it was only .5, I'll be happy when next weeks gets here. Tom gone and lots and lots of water between now and then.

Crystal: Waiting to hear results........And yes my pubic bone hurt but only with the last pregnancy. Doc said it was the bones spreading to prepare for delivery. After she was born it was fine in a day or so.

Emily: Hope things are going good with getting your parents moved. Keep drinking that water.

Leigh: Hope the zoo was fun. I went as a chaperone last year, well in April, with Matthew's first grade class. I love the zoo. Well.....in the time it's taken me to type this you got back and had fun. Glad you enjoyed seeing your friend and the new baby.

Geri: Hope you're having a good day at work. That 3.5 will be gone in no time.....

Spryng: Glad you got some sleep.

Chris: WTG on the walk this morning. I love it when it smells good outside but that isn't often here at all. We have cattle on 3 sides of us and across the road is a dairy farm. This morning you could really smell the sileage and the wind was blowing just right to fill my house with it....ughhhhh!!!!

Cindi: Babystepping is a great way to start again. You'll be in full swing in no time. Hope Christian is doing better today. I'm with you on the loving to cook problem. I especially love to bake during the holidays. My sil, mom and I bake and make baskets for each family to take home, that way we don't have to try to buy for everyone. Besides, my sil is pretty cheesy when it comes to buying gifts. Last year Scott and I got a box of Russell Stover candy and that's all she got my kids, was a few santas and snowmen from RS.....and it wasn't even a kind I liked. Not sure what SHE will be getting this year. She's been on and off dieting so maybe I should sabotage her . Drinking water with your meals will fill you up faster too and help you feel full longer. I have found that a good low cal snack for me is pretzels with lots of water. 21 pretzel sticks is about 110 cals and the water swells em up alot.

Mel: Don't try to do too much at once. Neck pain is nooooo fun. I remember helping my aunt scrape wallpaper while standing on a ladder over the stairs, on the top floor. My boobs hurt so bad for a week after, I thought I had something severely wrong with me....

Ricci: Busy, busy, busy.....Glad school is going good. on the loss. Keep it going.

Amy: So sorry to hear about all the bad stuff happening around you. Just sit back and be thankful that your family is still safe and sound. Good luck getting back OP and seeing a loss at WI. When is your WI?

Michelle: Those pics are GREAT. You can really tell you have lost alot. You look great girl!!! Thanks for the info on posting pics. Too cool about getting the adoption done. That's the only daddy she knows anyway.

Kristin: I bet the sitting is taking a toll. It's rough to have to change your schedule so suddenly. Don't feel selfish, we all need ME time, no matter if you're really busy or just need a break from the daily grind.

Jill: on the water today. How are you doing now? I have 40 down and working on the next 20.

Penny: Great pic. Great cake. Practice, huh? And who's going to eat the practice cake? The boys will be all caked out by the time the party gets here....LOL.

Ok, I think I got everyone. If I missed someone, I'm truly sorry.

Having to take dh's truck in this morning threw me off my plan for the day but I have bene getting some done. As soon as I get done here, it's back to it til the boys get home, then it's homework time.

QOTD: Funny you should ask spryng. Dh and I had been seeing each other for about 3 months when he moved in with me. After about 2 months, we were sitting at the kitchen table talking. I had just gotten off the phone with my mom and had been talking about wedding plans. We had been talking about getting married for a few months. I started telling Scott what mom and I had discussed and he looked at me and said "Wait a minute. Before you go getting everything planned, how about if you let me ask you to marry me?" I laughed and said ok. So then he just looked across the table and said "Will you marry me?" I looked at him and said "Of course, silly." We were married in October after going through the calendar trying to avoid getting married near anyone else's birthday or anniversary, even though we still ended up getting married 5 days after his brother's bday. We had a completely western wedding, even had guests from our Cowboy Action Shooting there wearing their guns loaded with blanks and made sure with the police department that it would be ok to shoot them when we walked out, they said sure. If I can find my picture of us that day, I will post it.

Everyone's story was sentimental whether it was as romantic as spryng's or not. I loved them all.

Well back to it. I'll see if I can find that pic on puter and post it. If I don't then I didn't find it.

TTYL

Hey girls!!

Leigh I'm also going to do a halloween themed party for Teagan! Do you have any ideas yet? Let me know what you come up with!! I'm going to the dollar store and getting decorations for cheap since they have a ton of decent looking ones for only
a dollar a piece.

Right now I just applied for a pin for a fafsa loan (student loan) and I'm printing out the pre application worksheet as we speak...errr...type. I'm going to get my associates in accounting and then on to my bachelors and I'm going through University of Phoenix online which will be perfect for me and they are accredited so I can't wait!!

I need to get some water down and get my butt in gear today I have been slacking!!

Have a great afternoon!!
Michelle

3 bottles down so far...on #4!

Got floor mopped, laundry going, but Christians bath will wait til I have tear free shampoo and ear plugs for him later tonight.

Planning dinner so I can walk a few miles! My water goal will be reached easy then!

What else did I say I would do?? I forget!

Back later, on a challenge with Jill and Kristen...IM us if you want to jump in!

Love to all
Cindi

Yikes! I completely forgot to answer the QOTD Okay, here's my answer: DH and I lived together for about a year when we moved to Atlanta and bought our condo in August of 2001. But we had dated since 1996. We had always said that we would begin talking marriage if/when we wanted children. When September 11 happened, a lot of things changed for us. I began to think about if something happened to DH, would I regret not having a child with him. The answer for me was Yes. Meanwhile, DH was being sent to Afghanistan to cover the war (VERY scary!). One night before he had to leave, he said to me, "I've been thinking about how much I love you, and how I can't imagine my life without you. And I really, really want to spend the rest of my life with you." I replied, "I can't imagine anything better than spending the rest of my life with you, either." So he bought my engagement ring in Afghanistan and I planned our wedding while he was gone. We were married 8 months later

I love the zoo too! We only live about ten minutes away from it, so it's great to do with Liam. I can't wait to see a wedding pic of you! I should try and post one too.

Michelle- oh neat! Two Halloween parties I'm just using Halloween decorations . . . black tablecloth, purple flatware to match the Halloween plates/cups/napkins. I got a few things at the dollar store and some other stuff on orientaltrading.com Oh, for favors I'm doing Halloween mesh baggies with candy in them as well as some Halloween yo-yos. We have kids of all different ages there, so I didn't want to get toys the babies could choke on.

Cindi- WTG on the water!

Had to dig in the pictures to find it, but here it is.

The scan isn't very good, I think my scanner is dirty....This was also the last day dh shaved completely. He wanted to grow the beard for deer season and it just stayed.

My goodnes look at that waist!!! You look great! Just thought I would share real quick. Still doing flylady to don't have much time! LOL CRYSTAYL WHERE ARE YOU???

I can;t see it DEANA! WHere is the pic, post it on the msn site!!!!

Okay time to go run around, so I will talk to you ladies tomorrow! I love you all !!
Have a good evening, chatting without me! TTYL ! That would be fun to post our wedding pics! Actually our photographer used some of our pics on his website... http://www.monteevansphoto.com/weddings.html so if you want to look, se if you can pick me out...there are 3 - 2 with me and dh and one with my and my daddy in a carriage! okay - gotta go!