Better late than never...wanted to wish you all a Happy Mother's Day! I was working all day yesterday (including evening!) and today and I just came back from dinner with my DH and DS.
I will have to take more time to read all the posts to catch up, as many are very detailed.

Hello all!

Found out last night about 8:30 that lots of activity can also make your body think you are starved when you don't up the food intake too.... I turned into a grumpattomous last night towards the end of bowling.... I did have 3 little tangerines while there but all I could think of was getting home for something safe and sweet......

Hmmmmmm

The funniest thing about finding the Potatoes not Prozac book next to my own bed is that I had borrowed the book to read at one time, researched
the same on line.......
but for sure, rereading the book from cover to cover reminded and reinforced many things I find are true for me. Even some of my descriptions of my body's reaction to white things are a perfect match....

Time to run my lovelies...

Hope everyone is doing well.....

here's our thought for
HERE WE GO MONDAY< HERE WE GO!

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Thought of the day:


People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that
they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the
first secret of success.
Norman Vincent Peale

Question of the day :

"How many cookbooks do you own?"

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Kettle is on!
And pass the sweet potatoes!

Good Monday afternoon royals!!!

I'm kicking my own butt for not being on her as much as I used to. I HAVE to be better about that.

Guess what? I did lose 10lbs but then my scale died, so I have no idea if I have lost anymore. I'm just jazzed because my baby fat roll is finally starting to shrink a little bit. YEAH!!!

I do have a delema and I wanted to ask you girls' opinion. I have a work friend (a man). We'll call him Joe. Joe and I have been going out to lunch and basically just getting to know eachother and being pals even after work. I've taken him to the mall a couple of times (he is without a car). He's a new father of a baby girl who's 4 months old, so we do have a lot in common. Anyway, reader's digest version to follow. After these maybe 3 months of friendship, he made a move on me and got shot down by me immediatly. He made another move several days later. Now that he has figured out that I ain't putting up with it that I just wanted to be friends. I got to know is fiance very well and talk to her a couple time a week (IM'ing or email, she lives in another state). Anyway, he told her a pack of lies about us spending A LOT of time together. She gets mad, we eventually work it out, (me and her). (It was REALLY REALLY BAD). Anyway, I decide I no longer want to be associated with the situation. (I still talk to her though). Today I heard him on the phone talking very sweetly to someone. Assuming it was his fiance the whole time until he asks if he will ever see them again and when are you coming down for lunch sometime. Then he comes by and says he's going out to lunch in case anyone is looking for him. I head out myself a little later and see him with another person (someone I have never seen before). Holding hands and looking googly at eachother. Should I email his fiance? Is this any of my business? She already thinks we had something going until I set her straight. He lied to her already, telling her he was out with me when I'm really at home. He used me as an excuse not to go see her or talk to her. I think he's seeing someone else (maybe this girl). He plans on moving out to his fiance maybe next month to become official as a family (not married though). I'm just wondering if I should tell her. I feel so bad for her already raising thier little girl by herself. She's a year younger than me (she's 25) and he's just about to turn 30.
What would you girls do? Should I just keep on keeping out of the situation?

Amarantha-Of course I value your honest opinion!! That's what I asked for. Good thoughts on the subject.

I keep thinking that if it were me, I would want to know. But maybe I wouldn't want to know from the person who I suspected at one time. Everyone knows his fiance here. I wish someone else would have been with me!!!!

Thanks, Frogger! But even if you think she'd want to know, it's really better (IMO) to stay out of it.

I just noticed from your weight tracker that you have reached your ULTIMATE GOAL!!! Huzzah! Congratulations!!!!

Amarantha-Actually I had at one time, then came Sydney!!! So I'm back at square one for trying to lose weight.

I've decided to keep what I saw to myself. I guess it's better that way.

Reporting in to the palace. Struggling with the frenzied eating folk - losing! Nervous prednisone energy helping me get some things done. Did tai chi exercise class yesterday plus some yard work. Pretty good food just too much of it.

Wildfire - you're going to meet up w/the Irishman? Wahoo! Sorry to learn both you and Kaylet's are having young'uns problems. And, Frogger, I agree wholeheartedly w/advice from Empress A. This person IS NOT a friend. Extricate thy royal self from his web and stay away from his fiance. I'm afraid too she will be hurt but we do not want your royal self hurt. It is in your royal nature to want to be helpful and save her but your 'friendship' would not survivie the attempt. The whole situation is not helpful to you and/or your own royal family. Do not waste any more energy/time on the whole distaseful scenario.

Ceara, hope all is cosmically righting itself in your household and that you are carrying on bravely on your presurgery road.

DTimpna, Royal Welcome, Flaky Princess! Your story sounds like that of a true Royal who has born much with strength and dignity and moves solidly onward toward her goals (as this is truly the basis of our Royal Court and its development). Much continued strength to you.

wsw, thinking of and missing you.

aria, sorry your weekend went to working (and yours, too, Empress - though that is so regularly your schedule I take it for granted). And Eydie, hope you're caught up on rest as well and glad Dad is doing well.

Punkin, I can take a lot w/equanimity but don't mess w/my landscape!!

My calendar is always askew but is Fair Arabella on her trip to New York? Hope not just buried under duties of new job.

Ah, gardening - one of my joys still though I can do so much less of it. One of the joys w/the princesses this weekend was helping them plant flowers in their yard. I am so proud to feel I passed this on to them (dear royal D is not much for getting her hands dirty - bugs in the soil, you know). They've helped me here and have come to love it. So we got down and dirty and it was such a blast! Great weekend. Including time w/the Royal Prince (DDIL was a no show though). It's non-stop though and I do need a rest now and then. Phew! But I can rest in between now that I'm home.

Scheduled for today but we'll see - getting the Patio of Peace & Tranquillity set up for summer and our relaxing brekkies there. I think that and spreading a few more bags of pine chips will be the day's workout.

Avanti!

Oops, meant to mention that your startup opportunity sounds very interesting, Wildfire. Hope all comes to fruition as that's a lot of work albeit exciting.

Now three in a row is enough posting. The palace has been in a burst of welcome activity while I was away. Hope I didn't miss anything. Or more importantly, any one. If so, abject apologies.

Wishing everyone a great day!

That's ok, Amarantha...