Hey all. I'm running around like a crazy person and have to drop my parents off at the airport shortly. My uncle's wake service is scheduled for tomorrow and the burial is on Friday. I guess Thanksgiving here will be a smaller, more somber one.

My BIL brought a 20+ lb. turkey over yesterday, but we already had one. He and Rick had the bright idea that they would have a turkey cook-off of sorts--yeah right, 40 lbs of turkey and no one around to eat it all . I put the second turkey in the freezer for Christmas. Men!

Angie, I will be flying over to have some turtle cheesecake (I wish!). I guess I'll have to settle for a Costco blueberry muffin .

Hope the rest of you can come out and chat. Come on everybody, speak up! Have a good day, I'll be back later.

Hello everyone! Sorry I was MIA yesterday and this morning. I had to run payroll today, and I so much I had to enter before I ran it. HR brought me a whole stack of changes yesterday, so I was just BUSY.

I went yesterday and bought my groceries for my Thanksgiving. First time I will be cooking a turkey.. (ok.. so it's a little boneless Turkey Breast) but still.. my first attempt. The girls will be going with their Dad to his family's get to gether.. so I will be winging Thanksgiving alone this year. On Wednesday night, I am going to help Hannah bake a Gooey Pumpkin Cake. Something we saw together on the Food Network last week. She will be able to take that with her Dad and tell everyone she made it. I am starting my girls out young learning how and enjoying cooking. :-)

I had a good weekend... just hung out mainly.. we went and saw National Treasure on Saturday and it was a pretty good movie.. lots of action, lots of movement... really a good flick to enjoy. Rated PG so not alot of violence or profanity etc. Alan and I made some salsa on Sunday.. I haven't tried it yet.. but I miss read the recipe and didn't get enough habanero peppers. He tried it and said it was pretty good, but not hot enough.. so we will have to make another batch soon!

Anyway.... I am going to try to get back on my treadmill tonight. I figure I won't be seeing Alan for another two weeks.. so I have plenty of time to get my butt back in gear and get back on a routine.

Well.... I better get back to work... :-) talk to you all later! I'll do personal replies later! Gotta finish up my payroll!

Cherie

No post would be honest if I did not tell you girls what I ate tonight....confession time....Two burritos, of course with extra cheese, popcorn and almost a whole container of cashews. Oh my god. It just dawned on me how much I ate tonight. The scale is not coming out for a loooong time. What the heck. I don't think I am eating enough during the day? Well hello everyone! Miss ya .

Hey Julie.. don't be so hard on yourself.. first step is being aware! :-) Lets try until the end of the year to really make an effort to do better. I'll be here with ya! I got back on the treadmill, after being off about 2 weeks... I threw out my pasta tonight too so I wouldn't be eating it tomorrow.

Anyway.. I just wanted to check in real quick.. 30 minutes on the treadmill... and I promise to do better tomorrow!

You girls must think I am totally nuts, I wrote Happy Monday Evening....its Tuesday, duh, I am totally tired or must be losing it! Haha....Julie

Good Morning everyone! :-) How are you doing? I am here at work, feeling like it's the holiday already and I want to go home!

I FINALLY got on the treadmill last night... and it felt good.... I just need to somehow work on my motivation for the morning. Last year I was doing really good of getting up a little early and doing pilates before getting ready for work. Now, all I want to do is hit the snooze button. Sigh... I am breaking down my coffee table this week, and storing it under my bed so I will have some floor space to do pilates and abs work ... I am going to really try to get back into a healthy routine in December.

I've been doing some research because I've been having a really bad problem of night sweats lately. I've always had them a little... but within the past two weeks.. it has gotten so much worse. I am not sure what the deal is, but waking up soaked from my head to toe isn't fun. I've found out that it could be a sign of sleep apnea, or diabetes, or eating spicy food, or exercising before you go to bed and being overweight.. also I was reading one site where it said it could be caused by a yeast infection. That one was really interesting, so I am going to start making changes to my diet, and cut out all sugars and try to stick with low carbs to see if that might help.

Julie, I wish we lived closer too and we could go out for Thanksgiving. My daughter was upset last night because I was going to be alone on Thanksgiving and that I didn't have any family to share it with. She is so very sensitive, I love her so much. I told her I would be OK, and that I would be having breakfast with her and Megan, and that I would see them Thanksgiving night as well. She was still upset that I would be alone, so she handed me her cherished favorite stuffed animal, Bossy, and wanted me to keep him so I wouldn't be alone. I promised her I would keep Bossy with me in the living room all day long, but for tonight, she needed to sleep with Bossy because he loved her too. Awwwwww... I love my girls.. :-)

OK.. well, I better get back to work. I have a lot to do before I get to go home today! Talk to you all soon!

Oh Julie... THREE HOURS of the Bachelor tonight!!!!!!! I guess they are doing After the Rose show tonight as well.... I can't wait. I've got to make a cake with Hannah tonight, but I will make sure we get it done early, so I can watch our show! I'll be on the treadmill for part of that.... so I am ready for tonight! Woo hoo!

Good WEDNESDAY girls(got it right this time) haha

Cherie, night sweats? You are way to young for menapause????? So I don't know? But it can happen very early in some women? Maybe you should go see your doc and get it checked out. That is so sweet of your daughter to think of you....I got tears in my eyes. Those two girls sound like real sweethearts! I know how hard it is with the guilt and stuff that comes along with divorce around the holidays. I thought my Dad had to work on Thanksgiving....now he calls and tells me he is off, ugh, now I feel bad because I am the only one he has, my brother lives in Ca. My mom is going to step relation out of town, and plans were set for us all ready. I don't know what to do now. Oh well. Hope for the best. Sorry to rant and I hope I did not make you feel bad. But anyway, you bet I am going to be watching The Bachelor tonight! I am soooo excited, GO MARY! I will be thinking of ya during the show. Wouldn't it be fun to get together and watch it and pig out on food and drinks,lol. Btw great job on the treadmill. Better than I have done.

Noelle I forgot to answer your question about the projects being brought home from school. I think I may need to put an addition on to keep them all. I can't even part with the scribbling things on paper . I have them stacked away in his closet. Every week there probally is 2-4 things I have to keep! Haha. I hope your holiday is best as it can be with the death in the family and a sick loved one. You are in my thoughts hon.

Kempy are ya off on Friday to get some shopping in? Or I bet you are done all ready , I wish I was!! I hope I can get some good sales for the kids. Money is tight and our heating bill is through the roof all ready! What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

Angie where are today. Probally taking care of the poor babies after their shots. Where are you going for Thanksgiving? I am sorry if you mentioned it. I have a good memory but it is short .

Hi everyone check back later to talk. Julie

Good Morning!! Well, I guess it is afternoon now!! I got up early and made pecan sticky buns for Jay than I made the turtle Cheescake and the crustless Pumpkin for the parfaits. I then cleaned the house because my vet will be here in a while to give the cats and dogs their shots. FUN FUN

Julie, today is my actual day off from work....I have to work tomorrow so we can deliver for Friday. I figured I would do the baking and just do the turkey for supper tomorrow night. It works out okay like that. We arent spending it with anyone. My sister has to work at the hospital and then she will be going to my MOms house to pick up Haley so she is having dinner with them.

Cherie, That is too bad that you will be alone for the holiday. Alan wont be around? Have fun baking with your daughter tonight. Alicia was supposed to stay home and help me this morning but she ditched me yesterday to stay the night at a friends house.

Hey girls!! Well, the vet was supposed to be here at 1 and they still havent shown up so I guess I have been stood up for the second time this month!!! I am a little peeved right now because this is my day off and I have totally wasted it sitting here waiting for them while I had the cats locked in the bathroom all day so they couldnt crawl into the sofa and hide. So I have 3 weeks to get the dogs shots done before we leave!!!

Awwww Angie, That really sucks! I wonder what your vet will have to say. I'm sorry.

I got my payroll all checked, I've got my checks out the door, and my 401K stuff taken care of.. now I am ready to go home.. (in about 20 minutes I will be!)

Nothing exciting is happening today... I had a turkey sandwich from Subway... and oatmeal for breakfast, with half a banana... tonight, going to be on the treadmill while Julie and I root for Mary!

Anyway.. I will check in tomorrow, but I want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! I wish we could get together and have one big party.. I am VERY thankful to have you ladies in my life. Thanks for being here for me and giving me all the wonderful support! (((HUGS)))

Hello Ladies and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!

I am still having some problems with the computer. I think I may have to take it in. My sis thinks it might have a virus because it's really slow, locks up all the time, and for awhile was having problems shutting down. The tech person at school said she will look at it for me next week when we go back to school.

Last day of school for 4 days!!! Woo Hoo!!!! I was so glad to see the kids leave today; even though they were really great. Makes one wonder what they were up to.

We will be going over to my sister's house in Glendale for dinner tomorrow. We were going to have everyone come here, but I talked my sis into having it at her house. After dinner we usually sit around and plan our shopping strategy for Friday. My 2 sisters, sister-in-law, her 2 sisters, and my niece all go out for the day. It's been a tradition since before my niece was born and she's 22 now. Hubby thinks we're all crazy but we look forward to this all year long. I'm actually done with Christmas shopping, but I still look for bargains and the way I look at it, it's never too late to start for next year. I've been looking for something from Arizona to get all of you; a teacher's salary is not very good and hubby is still not working, but I think I may have thought of something. It's not big, but I think you may enjoy it. Please PM me with addresses. I only have Angie and Noelle's addresses.

Today we listed some things that we are thankful for and I'd like to add that I am so thankful for all of you. I don't know what I'd do without you and I'd never want to find out. God bless you all and enjoy your families tomorrow.

Cal

JULIE!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sitting here crying... I love Mary!!! This is awesome! Yeah!!!!!!!!!! They are so cute together!!!!!

And on a better note.... Alan asked me over for Thanksgiving dinner with his family tomorrow, so I won't be spending it alone.

Oh... Hannah and I baked her cake... I came in here and started walking on the treadmill.. and next thing I know, I hear from Hannah that Megan stuck her fingers in the cake... then the truth came out, the BOTH did. So I have some salvaging I have to do tonight!!

OK... everyone have a great Thanksgiving!!!

Cherie I am crying my eyes out too! Go Mary, Go Mary Go Go Go Mary and Bryon . I am so glad you are not going to be alone tomorrow either! Julie

And don't worry about the cake! I am sure it will be just great....I am still here smiling all by myself, and Byron just read his journal entry to her too and saved the last rose as a book mark in it....he is so sweet and easy on the eyes . He looks better tonight than on the show!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING GIRLS
Julie

Happy Thanksgiving ladies! I just know tomorrow will be a whirlwind so I wanted to say I am thankful for all of you FRIENDS I am playing taxi driver as my sisters get in from BKK early tomorrow morning but 3 of them will be jumping on another plane out to CA later in the day to get to my uncle's funeral on Friday. Rick and I will be handling the turkey-day prep and we will entertain whoever is left at home, which is not that many people. That may be a good thing because I don't know how this bird will turn out.

anyway, i really love you girls and wish you all a happy day tomorrow. Thinking of you all and how fortunate I am to have met you. You girls are the best.