HI there :wave: remember me?? LOL!

Crazy week last week...G-ma was getting bad inthe middle of last week so I was spending all my time with her during the day and mostly working at night. Sad to report that she passed away on Friday at 12:30 PM surrounded by all of her family. It truely was a beautiful moment although we hated to lose her. THe wake was mon night and funeral yesterday. I have been so busy running here and there, I just haven't even turned on my puter :P Things SHOULD slow down now though. MY ankle is feeling lots better, and I am still in this stupid air cast, but I have it off most of the day now and hardly any pain. Sydney is still hanging on to an upper respitory infection, YUK! but she is getting better every day. And today I sorted our dirty clothes to start actually washing EVERYTHING, not just what dha nd I needed to wear to work, etc...adn there were 13 loads ! I sat ont he floor and cried! Then i started in, and this house doesn't look half bad. Even baked a cake for YET ANOTHER 4 year old birthday party tonight.
As far as my weight and dieting. THis last week, I don't know. I am so not motivated. I told dh that I Wanted to not do anthing until after his g-ma passed (this was wednesday and we thought that she had a few weeks left) because I jsut didn't care. Now I care and I just need to start all over. I am so sick of "starting over" though. I suppose I have real committment issues with dieting/changing my eating habits. I have been doing alright, not following any plan, just eating less, and not fast food....but other than that I am feeling pretty hopeless...dh said (which I think is true) :) that I really need to keep current with all you gals because I am more motivated when I have someone to answer too.....he is so right!!!! :) SO that is all you get today! I am going to work a little more around here and get my butt int he shopwer and get ready for this party (I won't be having this cake :) ) and tomorrow morning I am helping to start go through some stuff at g-ma's house. So tomorrow afternoon, I will be back!!!! :) Love you all, I will get caught up on everyone and get personal tomorrow! TTYL

Kristin, I AM SOO sorry to hear about your grandma.... Huggs to you hun! Glad you ankle is much better, but I'm sorry Syd still isn't 100%. I bet she will be any day though. Don't worry about starting over. It's not starting over really, it's just picking up where you left off. We all have to do it. We are here for you every step of the way!

Afternoon-

Kristin I am so very sorry to hear about your g-mas passing. But you and your family have given her an extraordinary gift. To be able to stay her in home as long as possible and die with her loving family around her. So many people die in nursing homes (not that they are all bad) they just aren't family.
I am sure you have been such a blessing to her! Things will get better for you now, and you dh hubby is right you need us to keep ya in line, so keep posting! Now's time to take more care of Kristin! We all love ya, and send big hugs to you. God bless!

Kristen, my prayers are with you, I am sorry to hear about your grandmother, but it is wonderful that she had her family there with her.

fma4mom, welcome, I have only been here about a month maybe a little more. This is a great place with some very supportive women.

Chris, don't ya just love tax refunds? Mine is pretty much gone. My H wrecked our friend's car, and we had to pay him for that plus buy one for ourselves, so that was pretty much it for us. Thank goodness the car that was wrecked was an old clunker and only worth about 700, so we didnt' have to pay that much! One of these years, I will file my taxes and not have it already slated to go to one bill or another or several.

As far as being OP. I have been pretty good about food. But giving up the soda has been really tough. I have been under so much pressure lately, that I use that as an excuse not to give it up. I am going to have to get over it, and give up the soda!

I haven't been exercising a lot this week. It sure didn't take long to break that habit. I am going to be working twice as hard to reestablish that habit over the next few weeks.

I do want to join the next challenge. I will have the 10 dollars on Monday. But I don't have paypal. Michelle, is there any way I could just mail it to you, and you could make sure it got to the winner? Anyway, that is about it for me. Got a lot of housework to do. I am in the middle of sorting through junk and getting rid of stuff I don't need anymore.

What's the new challenge about? I think I've overlooked it. I'm so glad I found you ladies, I need all the motivation I can get! :D

Okay ladies...I got a nice nap in with Nicole. Except she fell asleep in my arms so with that dreaded RA, I"m going to be sleeping with my splint on. Her body is too heavy for my arms and it compressed stuff I didn't need compressed. :lol:

DH went to a job interview with Sears today. He says it looks really promising. Good benefits, good pay, and 3 weeks of vacation to boot. I might have to work at night but that would be okay. I've been such a slacker, it would do me good to get a job and relate to adults.

My sister got her hopes dashed a bit on the house deal. The mortgage company made a mistake on what they are qualified for so they have to redo their papers and see how much they are qualified for. They found a house they want really bad and she was about to cry today. I told her buying a house is a rollercoaster ride and is stressful. We'll see what happens.

Two more days until my mom's surgery. I'm hoping it works out good.

Kristin-Sorry to hear about your Grandmother's passing. She's at peace now and that's the good part. She'll be missed by you and your family. I'm so sorry.

Jeniqua-Did I hear DORITOS???? No, no, no. I'm struggling today. I slipped and ate some saltines. Darn it.

Tabitha-I hope that AFLAC job works out for you. That would be great.

Fma-I'll let someone explain the challenge to you. I'd have you so lost, you wouldn't know what was happening... :lol:

Melissa-I love having our taxes done. At least that's one thing out of the way. One less stressor.

Jillybean-Glad you're breezing through school... :) How's our little Bayley? Hoping she stays well and healthy through the rest of the cold months.

Michelle-Hey girlie...I sent Mel her money. When do we need the money for the next challenge?

Hi Roxy-I love your "strangers in the night" tune. You make me laugh so many times in a day. You're such a happy person. I doubt I've ever met someone so upbeat and carefree as you. :)

Deana, Ricci, Geri, Cheri, Angel, Penny, and the other NON-posters-Hello to all of you girls. Gotta find some dinner before I die. :D

~chris

Good evening ladies. I went to the gym tonight and boy was it a workout!! I didn't get to workout on alot of machines with weights like I wanted to because it was packed and DH had a meeting at 7. I ran my 2 miles(takes me 30 minutes), used some machines with weights for my hips and my arms. I plan on doing some crunches(150) tonight before I go to bed.

Kristin~ I am soo sorry to hear about your G-ma! I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers. I am glad you and your family were able to be there with her when she passed. We are always here for you! We miss you. You can get back where you left off. So what do you say, are you ready to join the team of wonderful ladies again?? Go Kristin, Go!!


Chris~ I know, bad girl!! The SBD is going great except for my 1 goof. Let's make this challenge rock!! I'm glad you got your taxes done too. Extra money is always nice.

fma4mom~ Welcome!! My name is Jeniqua. I am a SAHM to Jasmine 5, Juliesa 4 and JT almost 3. If you're looking for encouragement or motivation you came to the right place! I'm looking forward to getting to know you.

Jill~ HI!! How much longer do you have for school?? I'm okay now that I know you're still with us.. :) Have a lovely night!!

Roxy~ You are such a riot! I know your kids must have a blast with you. Don't you worry about the scale not moving soo much. You're melting away in inches, soon the scale will follow. You should be very proud of yourself!! WOO HOO!! Way to go!!

Well I better get my kids to bed.. If I don't make it back here tonight I'll see all you ladies bright and early. Nite!!

Just a flyby for me... been folding laundry, doing hubby's bookwork, cleaning out my children's rooms and closets, helping my friend move into her new doublewide, shopping....hmmm... And Watching American Idol!

This is my first one to watch but I am very excited that two people from Louisiana are still in! And Lindsey is from my hometown!

Kristen,
I am sooo sorry to hear about grandma :( You are in my thoughts!

I am gonna come back later on tonight or in the am to post to everyone! Lots of love!

I am pooped! LOL

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