YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kerry!!!!!!!!

Congratulations. That is absolutely fabulous. I couldn't be happier for you. Just a little note from my past. I'd lost 40 pounds and got pregnant. I didn't eat much since I was sick most of the pregnancy but I gained all of it back and more. The dr. was really ticked off at me and DH said to him that I'd lost all this weight right before I got pregnant - dr. didn't know that. At that point he was pissed at me for not having told him that because he said that the weight was going to naturally come back on. I'm not telling this to scare you just that it can happen but it was worth every pound to have DS. So if you do gain weight faster than you expect, that could be the reason. Also keep in mind I have always put on pounds very quickly. :D

Lori, thanks for the info on your DH. I am very against being on my meds anymore. Not only have they caused a weight gain and inability to lose weight at 1300 cals per day, but they've been messing with my mind. I started reducing the antidepressants then forgot totally yesterday to take any - so my thought process was why bother taking any - so now I'm totally off. I'm a bit dizzy with a slight headache but it's not bad. It's really nice to know that your DH is surviving BP without meds. When I started meds I gave up writing (I have about 15 manuscripts written) and it was a big part of my life. But the meds made me so I wasn't creative. For the first time in five years, guess what I WANT to do tonight???? I will be writing again. It has always been my favorite thing to do and the desire is finally back. I will never, ever go back on drugs. I'll treat the depression with the lightbox and the mania with DH's control on the credit cards. BTW, I lost 1 pound of the cruise weight since tapering off/cold turkeying the meds. Pretty cool, huh?

Paige, I'm really sorry you had to start school already. I had to go back today and it was pretty hectic since I'd been gone 5 weeks, but it was also relaxed since the teachers aren't back. Our school year doesn't start until the 6th of Sept.

I had a great weekend, full of exercise, water and eating good. Other than feeling sort of high coming off the meds, I felt wonderful and had ambition. I'm so excited to start this new phase of my life that I'm almost giddy. of course it could also be the mania speaking. :devil:

Well, I'm going to get some chores done then I'm going to get my laptop out and start writing. Yeah!!

Again, Kerry, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Marie

Thanks!
 

Thank you so much for all the well wishes and congrats! It's nice to be able to tell my online friends, since we don't figure we'll tell people IRL (other than a couple bf) until around the holidays (probably christmas). I am trying to kick the caffeine and eat well, but not for two. I definitely need to increase my calories since I've been eating only around 1400/day to lose weight. I've hit my stopping point at 138 and if my bbs weren't so swollen and I weren't so bloated, I might be 136. :p Of course I am worried worried worried and haven't heard back from the nurse about my blood draw from yesterday. I went to the lab at 11 am to get HCG, Progesterone & ANA tested. I'm anxious to hear.

Marie - I am so happy for you that you are feeling good and creative! I think you've made an important decision for your happiness and that is so great. I hope the pounds start to melt away for you with this change. ;)

Lori - Thanks for the sleeping advice :devil: I hope I can keep my energy up through the trip to San Fran. I know that the evil sleepiness and sickness did not take over last time until about week 7 so I am hoping I can stay strong until our return. It is SUCH IRONY that we'll be going into wine country and I can't drink. :lol: I guess I'm the designated driver and DH will be one happy camper. I did tell him last night that I'll be eating more than my fair share while on vacation since I can't drink. :o

Paige - I know you understand how I feel about all this and how unbelievably elated I was to see that second line yesterday. The first thing I told the nurse is - We did it on our own, but I'm HIGH RISK. She's been very sweet to get me tested and going.

I'll let you all know how things go and check in on you regularly. I can't leave you ladies. :( I adore you so much and want to see each of you reach your goals!!!

KERRY!!!!!!! WHOOO HOOOO!!!!!!! I'm so excited for you!!!! :woo: Isn't it something seeing that second line come up? Lori is right. Get as much rest as you can now! :lol: And walking does wonders...here's my two cents. Do short walks at various times of the day. Like 10 minutes or so. That is what I did when I was pregnant. I didn't gain alot during my pregnany, but I was overweight to begin with so my doc was on me not to gain much. Walking also helped me sleep. You might want to ask your doctor for a diet recommendation while you are pregnant so that you gain enough but not too much. Are you on prenatal vitamins yet?
By the way... is that chair you bought a recliner??? :lol: I used mine a bit toward the end of my pregnancy.
Enjoy yourself this is such a great time! I loved being pregnant!
I'm sooooo happy for you!!!! :cb:

Thanks Julie - I'll be taking this walking stuff seriously while in San Fran next week. I sure hope the energy holds up. It's so nice to have people excited for us already :)

I got the test results back and things look good. Both HCG & Progesterone are in the normal range. They won't get the ANA test for about a week. I'm going back for another HCG tomorrow. Hoping those numbers are doubling like MADDDDD!!@!!

Just a quick note to say I had a blast writing last night. My whole mind is filled with all the stuff I want to do. I can not stress how much better I feel. It's too cool!

AND!!!!!

I lost the other 2 pounds that I gained on the cruise. So I'm seeing lots of progress now that the meds are gone. I weighed in this morning during TOM and was so excited when I saw the loss. I'm seeing progress - FINALLY!!!!!!!! Life is too cool.

Kerry, I am still so excited for you. You will be in my thoughts for the next nine months, always wishing you and bambino the best health.
Marie

Good morning!

Kerry-I'm so glad the blood tests were good! ;) Walking is one of the safest excerises you can do while you are pregnant...Keeping fit also helps with labor! Just don't overdue!

Marie- WTG on the weight loss! :bravo: Sounds like The meds were holding you back a bit. Congrats and enjoy the loss!

I went for my weigh in last night. Down 1.6lbs...Yea I think I am going for 120 instead of 125....I at least want to be able to fit comfortably into an 8...probably could fit now in some clothes, but I think would be tight in most, I won't be happy until an 8 in jeans is comfortable....haven't tried in a while, but I am waiting for at least a month.

Cya later!

Julie, you are just doing so great. Can you believe how much weight you've lost? It is fantastic. Way to go on the recent loss. And I am enjoying the novelty of losing weight doing what I've been doing for 14 months. In that period of time, I'd lost only 7 pounds net (too much up and down on the other 11 pounds which ended up being an up).

My withdrawal problems are lessening every day. The wishy washy dizzy feeling is just moderate now instead of feeling like a raving drunk. I know I've already bounded to the manic side of my disorder but it's my favorite side. :) Loing term it's harmful since I usually end up in credit card **** and financial problems. But I gave DH all the keys to how I get what I want so he knows what to look for. I'm hoping he can keep that in check because he knows how I do it. The other side effects of the mania for me are not sleeping (oh well, who needs sleep anyway) and having raging hormones for DH (he doesn't particularly mind that effect). Then there's the point that I'm endlessly jubilant. I've really missed my mania to be honest. The depressive side I can do without. :)

The last hour has been frustrating with little things but I'm going to do Tae Bo and get rid of the anger. Much more productive than getting upset, right???

I saw the scale flip to the next lower number this morning (yes I peeked) but settled at 197. But I briefly saw 196 so I'm excited for Friday's weigh in.

Okay, time to exercise. TTYL.
Marie

Wow you guys are doing great!!!

Julie, I know what you mean about re-adjusting your goal. I'm thinking 130 may have been a bit high for my short frame. Way to go on the loss.

Kerry, glad the tests look good. I agree that you should take short walks, like during lunches and after dinner. I don't know why but it seems to help with the "I'm going to bed and never getting up feeling" Take pictures in San-Fran, I've never been there either!!!

Marie, Glad to hear your hanging in with out the meds. I hope it continues to go smoothly. I'm a spending freak myself! I created a 3 day rule that has saved us probably hundreds of dollars. If it's still a good idea in 3 days then I buy it. Usually within 3 days I can't remember what the heck I wanted let alone the terrible urge to SPEND!!!

I've got to go, it's really late and I'm really hungery. So I'll check back soon!

Uh-Oh
 

I seem to have lost a pound... :?: I don't see how with my bbs so swollen, but the scale said 137. I guess I need to step up the calories, but I haven't felt much like eating in the evening and I'm on such a rigid schedule during the day.

Still don't have results back from the second beta. I'm a wreck about the whole thing. They've put me on progesterone and luckily it hasn't made me feel too bad.

Marie - sounds like you are enjoying this new phase. You crack me up! :lol: I hope the pounds keeps falling off :)

Julie - You really are doing GREAT!!! WAY TO GO!!

Lori - Have you gotten back on track since the summer waylay? You are such a fitness freak, I hope you're back at it!

I wonder how Judy is doing? We haven't seen her in awhile. Who else is missing??

Hey girls!
Not much going on. Just wanted to check in. I think I am going to have to get my wedding ring cut down since it seems to be falling off of my finger :rolleyes: ....didn't think my fingers were big to begin with...oh well.

Marie- Glad comming off of meds is making you feel better! Watch those credit cards! I have a $900 debt that my hubby doesn't know about, :s: and it's tough getting money out of our savings without him knowing so I can pay it down.

Lori- The 3 day rule sounds like a good idea! :D I should do that before things get anymore out of hand LOL

Kerry- Don't worry about the loss....it's not uncommon for a woman to lose a little in the first trimester. I know easier said than done, but don't stress about it. Won't hurt to up your calories a little! Just make healthy choices ;)

Cya later!

Julie, tell DH about the $900. It's lousy to have to sneak and actually easier to tell the truth. From my rich and vast experience in this, I have finally learned this as the truth. It might be hard and he'd be pissed for a couple days, but then he knows that you told him the truth.

Kerry, a loss is normal at the beginning. don't sweat that. I'm still so excited for you.

Lori, I like your 3 day rule. I will have to see if I can incorporate it into my mania. Yes, I swung to the mania without the stabilizers. I admit I'm having a blast. So far, so good on the spending. I have no desire to buy anything. Perhaps I did all my purchases in all the past manias. ;)

As I mentioned I'm definitely manic. I'm having so much fun writing and chatting at everyone. No one here (work) has known me without meds so they're wondering what the heck happened to me. I'm usually quiet and introverted on meds, and now I'm extroverted and chatting up a storm (the real me).

I'm in love. Yes, I met a man yesterday on the phone and I was thinking that he was one of the coolest men I've met. All heck broke free at work (our 4 district servers crashed almost simaultaneously - I know that's spelled wrong... but who cares -) and I had to call him, our district's go to person that we contract out for his services. He had the coolest voice and sense of humor. He knew I was stressed and over my head. He calmed me down and made jokes the whole time. I fell in love. Cool, guy. I told DH he was great. Didn't tell DH that I thought phone sex would be fun. Okay, just kidding (a little). So I have a crush on him. BTW, incredibly smart - I have no idea if he's old, young, ugly, cute, etc. Just that he had a great presonality. I will grill my co-worker when he returns to get a basic picture. Ha, ha, ha. I love mania.

I suppose I should work again. I'll chat with you later.
Marie

my computer is broken so I'm quickly letting you guys know I didn't jump ship. I'm at my mom's and I'll be back tomorrow to catch up!

Not looking good :(
 

I think I'm miscarrying again. :cry: I started bleeding this morning. I guess I've done all I could to sustain this one. I feel kinda numb to it. :( DH is taking it hard.

Kerry- My thoughts and prayers are with you today.

Kerry, I hope your not, but if you are it's ok! It's so hard to have this keep happening. What do they say is the problem? Tell DH not to get to bent out of shape, this happens to ALOT of people. I know my mom had 3-4 miscarrages before she got me. She took a fertility pill of some kind and well here I am. Now granted she did have my brother 5 years before I came along, but she had a hard time the next time. Oh and BTW her friend took the same pill and wound up with 4 babies so guess it was what my mom needed. Now as for me, I can't carry them when they start getting big I go into labor. I'll tell you what I was 18 the first time I got preg. carried the baby for 5 months and went into labor, went to the hospital and they gave me a shot for the pain and sent me home. I passed out and all but had the baby at home coz I was overly drugged. By the time we got back to the hospital it was to late so they made me deliver him. I was a basket case for months. But when I wound up prego with my oldest son I was 21 and I was a wreck, but numb just incase it happened again, that's why I wouldn't buy anything, do anything, and we didn't have the shower until after he was born. I was not getting attached period. And yes I went into labor early with him, but I went to the city and they stopped it and gave me steriods to get his lungs functioning. When I had him he was only 4 lbs 13 oz. but looked like a monster in the neo unit. Those babies were 2-3 lbs. Dust your butt off, keep taking good care of yourself and you'll get that baby if you have to do a head stand for 9 months!!!! Snap out of the depression right now, you've made huge progress and you need to keep up the good habits. I look back now and I was way to immature at 18 to have a kid, 21 was almost still to young. Your getting yourself established with the job, house, and your health. Don't dwell on it the doc may hold the key with the meds they are planning on giving you! I hope you can still do this again in Sept. Well keep us posted were all thinking of you.

BTW, picked up a moniter and it seems to have solved the computer problem! I have to get a shower, were running the sticks at the football games tonight, have to take our turn helping out. Love you Kerry big Huggs it will be fine I PROMISE!!!!! Tell DH to not whine look at the practice he's getting!!!!

Kerry, my thoughts and prayers are with you today. Know that you're loved.
Marie

Well I'm home today with a sick child. She is still running a temp off and on and doesn't have an appetite yet....wish I had that problem!!! I hate taking off work when school just started but not much I could do about it. DH is leaving tomorrow and will be gone until Sunday so it might be along week. I was bored this weekend so I updated a bunch of pics to the blog I have for the kids at http://www.camandhan.blogspot.com if anyone wants to check it out. I don't know why but I decided to play around with one for me and I have spent days trying to customize a template on blogger...it is so hard!!! I finally went over to typepad.com and they have a free 30 day trial right now so I signed up. It is definately easier to customize then blogger is. You can check it out at http://www.pagebypaige.typepad.com . Let me know what you think, I am still playing around with it and have already changed the customized header twice. I might play around some more today and if I can come up with a better one using my digital scrapbook kits I'll change it again.

Kerry- I have been thinking about you all weekend and I hope you are doing better. Big hugs!!!!!!!

Anyway I will check back in later to see if anyone has been around.

Kerry- I'm so sorry. Are you ok? You and your husband are in my prayers.

Marie-You are probably right. I should tell him, he knows that the balance is higher than normal, but he doesn't know by how much....it is really bugging me and I am trying to put the breaks on my spending...it's tough with all the weight that I lost. I desperately need new clothes. The last couple of pairs of capris I bought are getting too big already. It's nice that I am losing weight, but this is going to be costly, since I have to at least buy business casual clothes.

Paige-Your kids are adorable! Cool blog!

Lori-good to see that you are still around!

ttyl

Thanks for all the kind word, thoughts and prayers. You are kind and wonderful friends. I don't know what I would do without my online buddies since almost no one IRL knows. I did tell my boss this morning and she was just great about all of it. My bf at work knows too, which is helpful.

The bleeding has slowed. I had blood drawn first things this morning to check my levels and I'm going to the doc at 1:30 for the results and consult.

I'll let you know what I learn and how it turns out. I'm trying to remain somewhat hopeful since things have slowed to almost nothing today.

A quick post from SF
 

Thought I should check in with you quickly since I didn't get back in here before we left town. I have WiFi in the hotel and my laptop. NICE ;)

Spent most of Monday afternoon with my OB. Not good news. I seem to have lost what there was of an early pg. He was much afeared of ectopic, but could not find anything to confirm. So he cleared me for travel. Thank GOD! I needed to escape.

So as you can imagine, I am indulging in all earthly pleasures and will enjoy that trip to Napa to the fullest. We've had our moments of sadness, but also renewed vigor to try again and get it right.

Doc was awesome, reassuring and ready to back us to do whatever we want. Those decisions will be confronted when I see him next week.

Thanks again for being such awesome friends and support. Funny how my weight loss support group has turned into my all-around support group :) I'll admit I've put on a few pounds and I'm not going to do good in SF either, but I'll make up for it next month and maybe even get to that 135!

See you when I get back! (((Hugs))) to all of you - You ROCK!

Can you say BUSY????

Man, I forgot how crazy football was last year!!! Well I had to leave work early today for the kid's physicals so I have an extra 2 seconds and I couldn't wait to spend it chatting with you guys!!!

Kerry, I'm sorry that it was a miscary, I was kinda hoping for one of those odd bleeds that don't really mean anything, but guess not. Glad your in SF parting til the cows come home, when you get back you can re-focus your weight loss with ease! How much easier it is to lose a couple of pounds instead of 30+!!!! Keep us posted to see what the doc suggests for your next move!!!! And start walking now, you'll enjoy it and it will be good for you in all kinds of ways.

Paige, love the sites!! The kids are just too cute!!! Love the canyon pictures that is really cool. I can't wait till we go, in 2 summers!!!! How's that sick kid??? How's the new school year going? I can't wait for our boys to start back in 2 weeks!!! I'm just slightly awed, this is my oldest's last year in grade school, I wasn't ready for high school, guess I have a year to adjust!!

Marie, where are you?? How's the non-meds going???? Are you still seeing a loss??? Guess I just want to be sure your doing ok!!!!

Julie, I know about needing new clothes. I cleaned out my closet and couldn't find anybody to take my old clothes. I was horrified, none of our local donation stores would take them. I said to the lady, "You mean you don't want all of these name brand jeans that I have probably spent hundreds of dollars on???" They wouldn't take them, so I dropped them off for a friend to sift through and hopefully pass on. I never spend cheap on my clothes coz I'm a jerk about them lasting. Let me buy one thing that dosen't last and I'll never buy anything from that company again. Like my LEI jeans, I'll never buy another pair of them again. They are wearing out way to fast for the money that they cost. Oh and my son's South Pole shorts, the button fell off the 3rd week of school last year (that's 3 times worn) and they wouldn't replace them or send me a new button. Guess what I'm not buying this year!!!!

Ok, I have to run, the kids have practice soon and I need to start dinner. BTW my weight is up this week, but I've noticed during TOM and then 2 weeks later during my ovulation (sp) I seem to put on 2 lbs faithfully for a couple of days so I'll re-check it again on Monday.

Hi Lori, Kerry, Julie and Paige, First I am so sorry Kerry. I checked everyday to see if you wrote how you are. I've been overwhelmed and busy, but I still checked daily. There are times that being a woman sucks and I swear pregnancy issues is one of them. Then on the other hand we're the ones that get to carry the baby. Ah, life is interesting. Regardless, Kerry, you have my condolescences.

Lori, don't you just love football? Might be crazy but it's fun. Little boys (or girls I guess) in their full armor running around after the funny shaped ball is great. I loved when DS played.

Speaking of DS - the one that moved out in May with plantonic friend who happens to be a girl - yep, you're getting the picture... I found out that I'm going to have a grandbaby. I am so completely excited, it's just awesome. Soon to be DIL is 13 weeks so the scariest time is over. The ultrasound picture is really neat. She and I went over DS's baby book and baby pictures last night after we swam. We had a nice time. Anyway, I'm going to be a grandma and they're moving in with us. DS2 is leaving soon for basic training so it won't be quite as busy. We're converting the garage into a big open room for them. They'll be on the opposite side of the house with firewall insulation so I'll still be able to sleep. Play with baby all day, I get to sleep all night. Sound perfecto to moi. :) They'll be moving in during the next month. We have a month to remodel a garage into a real room. $$$ At least we have them for this.

Julie, I know my advice was easy to give, but hard to do. I just know that I can sleep at night and I couldn't when I kept the balances from DH. I wish you a lot of good thoughts. It's truly a hard thing to face the music.

Paige, the pictures are great. You have adorable kids. I do admit I admired the landscaping around the pool. I love the rocks.

I'm still doing good off the meds. I told DH to take my credit cards since I'm manic and I have a grandbaby to shop for. He hasn't done it but I warned him. :) I will never go back on them unless I get really, really, institutionalized type of bad. I have lost 4.5 pounds since getting back from the cruise and my clothes are getting lose. I'm up to 20 situps and I've been exercising regularly. The odd thing is that I'm drinking water. The meds made me so thisty with a nasty taste in my mouth that I drank and drank lots of soda. Soda is now upsetting my tummy (enough to actually puke today) and only water is good. I guess caffeine withdrawal is next because the thought of a soda is nauseating.

Kerry, I hope you're having fun 325 miles south of here. Napa and SF are great. I'm so glad you had this planned out.

TTYL.
Marie

hello!
 

Kerry-I don't know what to say other than I'm so sorry for your loss, and that we are all here for you. I'm glad you got to go away. Sometimes that is the best thing to clear your head. Just take it easy and enjoy yourself!

Lori- I often wonder how moms who work handle all that running around :dizzy: I'm due to find out myself soon. Right now the only thing I am dealing with is picking my son up from the baby sitter after work a couple of days a week and that takes up enough time. Poor kid has not been napping lately and when I pick him up he is so exhausted. The drive is about 35 minutes and he is out cold in the first 5. And when I get him home I can't wake him up. He missed dinner last night, I tried everything I could think of to wake him but nothing worked. So of course at 10:30 last night he woke wanting to eat :lol: So he ate and went back to bed. Thank goodness. We have all been walking around like zombies lately.

Marie-Congrats on becomming a grandma! :bravo: I'm sure you will enjoy having your son around again. Not to mention a new baby to help look after! You can spoil him or her rotten!

I lost another pound this week...don't hate me too much. :^: I think the girls in the office are ready to lynch me. I started off heavier than most of the women here now I weigh less than everyone except one person. And now I have everyone in the office, including 2 of the guys on diets :lol: They all keep telling me I need to stop. That I don't need to lose anymore, but I am going for another 9 lbs...I can't stand having this pot belly. Besides that will put me right in the middle of most weight chart recommendations. ;) Guess I should get back to work. Have a good day everyone! :)

TTYL

Welcome Jen! Sorry we must have been posting at the same time.

Hi Jen, welcome to a great board. You sure are doing great on your weight loss.

Julie, I may envy your one pound loss, but hate it, NAH!!!!! That is great. I have the same type of thought process with my sister. She'd always been thin and when she ballooned I was like, oh my, she weighs more than me. Cool. I do the same thing wiht growing my heair out. Call me immature but I think I'm only competitive with her. There is probably some deep dark secret reason why. No one else am I competitive with.

I feel better today. I had a little breakfast and no throwing it up. I'm at work and don't want to be. It is gorgeous out and I want to go outside and play.

I didn't lose any weight, but the flipping of the numbers was on the lower side and decided on the same weight. So I know I'm a day or two from taking another .5 pound off. Yeah!

TTYL.
Marie

Hey gang!
Tomorrow is Friday, I just love the weekends, just wish it was longer!!!

Welcome Viva! Looks like you've done pretty well so far with your weight loss! Where is Norristown PA??? Is that out East?

Marie, congratulations!!! Grandma, wow things are moving at a little different direction. Dosen't DS want to stay in the purple room??? :lol: Look we made fun now he's taking over the garage!!! Good for you, sounds like you'll have somebody to share that pool with next summer!!!

Julie, Yea it's hard to work, get home, get everyone where they need to be, keep up with laundry and dishes. Then make sure we're all eating healthy, as in cooking dinner! My evening are so full it just makes me feel dis-organized.

I seem to be getting back into the swing of working out. I'm just starving all over again like I was when I raised my weights. It just freaks me out after all this hard work and all I can think about is eating, munching, eating and eating some more. I hope it dosen't last too long. And the Dr. did lower my meds. My thyroid levels were pretty high, so she backed them down a little and we will re-check in Oct. Ok, time to pack lunches and get to bed!!!

Originally Posted by :
Welcome Viva! Looks like you've done pretty well so far with your weight loss! Where is Norristown PA??? Is that out East?

Hi IMATIS/Lori! Norristown, PA is right outside of Philadelphia. Have you ever heard of King of Prussia Mall? If so, it's a few minutes from there (talk about dangerous!) - Where in Pittsburgh are you? I went to college about 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh and both of my roommates were from the Pittsburgh area! Nice to meet you!! And congrats on being so close to your goal! :goodvibes

Hi all, I have a fun day planned. How about you????

Good Morning Chickies :coffee: !!!!

Marie, I don't know about fun, I have to go school clothes shopping with my two kids and DH (the big kid) Bad thing is I still have to go to work tomorrow after shopping like an idiot!

Viva, sounds like you went to college up my way. I'm thinking Indiana, PA? Am I right? If I am then you know exactly where I live. I'm actually from Kittanning, PA. I always use Pittsburgh, coz most people can't pronounce Kittaning let alone where it is.

Well we did the Football games on Sat., it was so stinken hot I thought we would melt. I actually used an umbrella for shade. DH put sunblock on twice and still looks like a lobster. Our forcast is looking like cooler weather this week (thank goodness). I stopped yesterday in the midst of getting ready to go and measured myself. I weigh one pound less than last month but I've lost some decent inches. It's the strangest thing when that happens, I know it's good but it is still kind of weird. Ok I have to get a shower and go shopping, cross your fingers and hope it goes smooth.

Hi Lori, so you're feady for fall huh? Football and heat is not a good mixture. I hope all the kids had plenty to drink.

Want to know something funny? You all know I gave up my meds - well one of them always caused a load of side effects, one being cotton mouth. So I drank lots and lots of Diet Pepsi because water just made the taste worse. Well, now that I'm med free, soda makes my stomach turn. I haven't had one in four days. I took a taste of DH's and spit it out. Yuck. So the days of 36 2 liter bottles of soda being pushed around the store are over. DH and I calculated how much I was spending on soda and it was 80/month. Pretty cool huh? Now my favorite drink is ice water - FREE.

We spent a little less then 2500 for remodeling the garage into a gigantic room for DS and GF (and baby to be). Now the hard part begins. The Work. I feel a little shell shocked at the price but we decided that we would build another attached garage to it and keep the room. So there will a lot of home equity added with the additions.

Got a call. Talk to you later

Originally Posted by lmatis:
Good Morning Chickies :coffee: !!!!

Marie, I don't know about fun, I have to go school clothes shopping with my two kids and DH (the big kid) Bad thing is I still have to go to work tomorrow after shopping like an idiot!

Viva, sounds like you went to college up my way. I'm thinking Indiana, PA? Am I right? If I am then you know exactly where I live. I'm actually from Kittanning, PA. I always use Pittsburgh, coz most people can't pronounce Kittaning let alone where it is.

Well we did the Football games on Sat., it was so stinken hot I thought we would melt. I actually used an umbrella for shade. DH put sunblock on twice and still looks like a lobster. Our forcast is looking like cooler weather this week (thank goodness). I stopped yesterday in the midst of getting ready to go and measured myself. I weigh one pound less than last month but I've lost some decent inches. It's the strangest thing when that happens, I know it's good but it is still kind of weird. Ok I have to get a shower and go shopping, cross your fingers and hope it goes smooth.

LORI: Actually I went to Clarion University...I think I know where Kittanning is! If I'm correct, I think it's south of Clarion if you take 28? It's been a little while since I've been back up there, but I think I remember...:lol:

MMARIE: Good luck remodeling! I bet after you're done that you'll appreciate just WATCHING Trading Spaces and other shows like that!!!

We're Back
 

Hello Ladies! :) We're back from our trip. We had a wonderful and exhausting time in San Francisco and in wine country. I ate too much and drank too much, but it was well worth it! ;)

I held up quite well considering the circumstances up until the last couple days. I was quite ill and felt awful on the return flight and couldn't get home fast enough. I'm still spinning from everything happening when it did and the continuing saga of our sad pregnancies. I see the doc again on Wed to see where we stand moving forward.

I meant to get on the scale this morning to see what the damage is, but forgot. I'll try to remember tomorrow. I'm going to try to get back on some sort of diet plan and lose those last few pounds.

I'll get the photos from the trip up soon and post a link.

Welcome to Viva! Glad you found our group. Good luck taking off the pounds!

Marie - CONGRATS Grandma!! That is so exciting! And they're moving in with you WOW!! :dizzy: You are so brave! ;) Good luck with the addition. Let us know how it goes and try to stay sane you funny girl!

Julie and Paige have been scarce, I hope you are both well. We haven't seen Judy in awhile either. I hope she's doing ok.

Thanks for all your kind thoughts, prayers and wishes again. It really means a lot. (((Hugs)))

Originally Posted by Loud_Librarian:
Hello Ladies! :) We're back from our trip. We had a wonderful and exhausting time in San Francisco and in wine country. I ate too much and drank too much, but it was well worth it! ;)

I held up quite well considering the circumstances up until the last couple days. I was quite ill and felt awful on the return flight and couldn't get home fast enough. I'm still spinning from everything happening when it did and the continuing saga of our sad pregnancies. I see the doc again on Wed to see where we stand moving forward.

I meant to get on the scale this morning to see what the damage is, but forgot. I'll try to remember tomorrow. I'm going to try to get back on some sort of diet plan and lose those last few pounds.

I'll get the photos from the trip up soon and post a link.

Welcome to Viva! Glad you found our group. Good luck taking off the pounds!

Marie - CONGRATS Grandma!! That is so exciting! And they're moving in with you WOW!! :dizzy: You are so brave! ;) Good luck with the addition. Let us know how it goes and try to stay sane you funny girl!

Julie and Paige have been scarce, I hope you are both well. We haven't seen Judy in awhile either. I hope she's doing ok.

Thanks for all your kind thoughts, prayers and wishes again. It really means a lot. (((Hugs)))

Hi KERRY! Nice to hear that you had a wonderful trip. I'm actually going to San Francisco in 3 weeks - I've never been there before and I'm excited to go!! Where did you stay?

Hi Kerry, I'm glad you had a good time in San Fran. It's a beautiful city and the Napa Valley is just awesome. I love seeing the fields upon fields of grapes. The vineyards are so meticulous. I sure hope you get good news from the dr.

I've had an icky day. Since I can't drink diet pepsi without throwing up, I'm going through caffeine withdrawal. I thought I weaned myself down the last few days but today without any, I have a killer headache (even left work early to go to bed) and am really tired. I'll be glad when this passes. I'm trying to make myself go swimming even without swimming laps to see if that makes me feel better.

DH has started the remodeling and I got an appointment with DirecTv to install receivers in their room, my craft room, and our bedroom. It'll be a whoppoing 12 buck a month more. I'd have done this a long time ago if I'd known that. This project is pretty overwhelming but we'll live through it. DS and GF gave their 30 day notice last week so we sort of have a time frame to follow. If we don't make it, they'll set their bed up in my craft room for a temp solution.

Well, that's about it. I'll chat with you soon. Kerry, I'm glad you're back. :)

Ok, I got the photos uploaded tonight. Here is the link:

http://community.webshots.com/user/sullivansf

Viva - we stayed the first two nights at The Pickwick: http://www.thepickwickhotel.com/
It was very affordable and in a good location. This is not downtown, but close.

Then we went to Wine country and stayed at the Redwood Inn Napa Valley that night.

The final 2 nights we were there we stayed at the Pan Pacific. We paid more those nights, but that was the plan to stay at the nicest places the last of the trip. I highly recommend using tripadvisor.com to check out any place you consider staying. You can also check rates and reviews from that site. You might want to try to make your reservations soon to get better rates ;)

Originally Posted by Loud_Librarian:
Ok, I got the photos uploaded tonight. Here is the link:

http://community.webshots.com/user/sullivansf

Viva - we stayed the first two nights at The Pickwick: http://www.thepickwickhotel.com/
It was very affordable and in a good location. This is not downtown, but close.

Then we went to Wine country and stayed at the Redwood Inn Napa Valley that night.

The final 2 nights we were there we stayed at the Pan Pacific. We paid more those nights, but that was the plan to stay at the nicest places the last of the trip. I highly recommend using tripadvisor.com to check out any place you consider staying. You can also check rates and reviews from that site. You might want to try to make your reservations soon to get better rates ;)

I already have reservations at The Fairmont. I am going there for a conference for work, and that's where it's being held. From the pictures on the website, it looks very nice. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Then I'll be home for about 3 weeks and then I go to Las Vegas. I can't wait to check out your pictures--I'll do that soon!