Hi Jane, I can't wait to see Mollys picture!!! I bet it is adorable!!!! You are so right about everything being just right...lol and Rachel is moving in with me as her hubby is going to be going to boot camp and training in Oct. or now possibly November!!! So not only is she nesting, but I am trying to compact everything I own into 1/2 the space I normally have...lol :D
Cristi I am envious!!! I would love to work at a pet store!! I love bringing my Samantha into the store...only problem is she KNOWS everyone and every animal is there to see HER!! lol and can't understand why some of them do not want to be friends with her...lol

I hope you are all having a wonderful day!! I am off to do some more re-arranging lol!!! I think this is a task that may never be completely finished :o .

Hello girls---

Sorry I haven't been able to get on for a few days. I've been so busy getting my room ready at school and putting in a few extra nights at the restaurant that I've just been wiped out and gone straight to bed...plus my DS#2- Tanner -- has been having to leave the house at 3:00 am to go to the dairy. Last night he had to get up at 1:30 and go over, came home at 2:30 and had to go back over at 6:00. He always tries to be very quiet but I still hear all the goings ons...

Gosh so much has been going on with you girls the past few days---

Karla--welcome to the group. These are the sweetest gals and such wonderful support. I have been so grateful to have come across them and so blessed with their friendships...I think you'll really like it here.

Jane---I don't envy you the moving. I've been in the same old house for 22 years. When and if I leave, they'll probably just need to bring in some bull dozers. My parents moved off the farm into town this past year---I thought we'd never get them moved but it did give mom and chance to really clean some accumulated stuff, get rid of things she no longer needed and get some new things for their new house. It sounds like such a great house that you'll be moving into....lots of room for all those grandkids!! I hope your knee is getting better!! Be careful not to reinjure while moving.

Christi---I read your post and cried all the way through :( :( ....lots of hugs for you!!! Kids leaving is just so hard on us moms. I think it's really hard because once they leave it's like they're really grown and as parents we move into another phase of their lives. They will always be our children but its just different and that change was very hard for me. I don't know if that really makes much sense....I just know that was one of the hardest emotional times for me was when one of my kids moved out to be on their own. I'm sorry you're hurting....your in my thoughts....and I'll keep Josh in my prayers.

Ellen Your clip art is too cute... :D Hope you're feeling well and getting some sleep.

Well ladies to everyone else---hello and I hope you are doing well. I've got to go back over to school today and finish a few more things before my little darlings come in on Monday. I'm going to have 2 sets of twins :dizzy: in Kindergarten---that'll be interesting!

Love to all ---

Good afternoon ladies!

Thought I would get on really quick before Vince needs me again. We are doing Josh's room today-seems V is in more of a hurry than I am. Figured we would do it in the next few months, not this soon. Oh well, now I am getting excited about it and hoping it turns out like I plan. That dark green has to go! It basically will be a painted border, nothing fancy, just a little different and brighter. The green was nice but so dark. He always kept his door closed but since he is gone I have kept it open. I really don't like closed doors except for the closets of course. I always like the rest of the doors open.

Beth~thank you! :thanks: I totally agree with you...and not only are they going through a new phase of their lives but so are we. It's just weird one being gone and will be even weirder when the other two leave. Although, Jason, DS#1 has decided to go to school full-time (thank god!) and get a part-time job just to pay his way. So that means he won't be moving out as planned in Sept. of course he is hardly ever home anyway. Two sets of twins should be very interesting and fun! I remember being in the sixth grade with two sets of twins, Mary & Sheri and Gay & Kay. Teacher never had a problem and even though they were identical, you could tell them apart. But you have the little ones so it should be fun.

Karla~I think Petco would be the perfect job for me! That or Hallmark! That is cute about your Smanatha. We can't take our Ernie in the store, he is not a people dog but I love it when others bring theirs in-I forget why I went to the store! :lol: Also, enjoy watching the pets get groomed-how they stand there so still. I am excited for you and your DD! A new baby in the house is such a joy!

Jane~I too don't envy you moving, but at least it is just right next door. I think that makes it a lot easier-if moving is ever easy. It should be interesting though with you moving into one house and Mary moving into yours. Try not to get too stressed. And yes, you don't want to reinjure your knee so a break from the Y is a good thing right now. You'll get there soon enough. And about the food not being so great...just keep remembering how far you have come and all the GREAT clothes you get to wear and how you don't want to go back to where you were. You can do it, I know you can! Just stay focused. Ernie has so many toys right now it is ridiculous. He doesn't need any and hardly plays with them but when his BD and Christmas comes around we feel we have to get him a little something so it adds to the pile. He does like the squeaky toys.

Susan~I'm truly sorry that your visit with Rocky wasn't as great as it should have been. It really is too bad that Nana and Rocky have let Kris go as he has. I have to agree with Jane though...a lot of it is probably jealousy. He is probably so afraid of change and of losing his dad even though he wouldn't. Kids see things so much different and instead of embracing a new mom and sis he probably sees you all as a threat. But I do think that Rocky should put his foot down and do something if he ever wants a relationship...it's never too late. An early :hb: :hat: :gift: :dance: :woo: HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY to Rachel! :woo: :dance: :gift: :hat: :hb: Hope you guys have a great time tomorrow.

We finally got some much needed rain! :rain: :rain: It is supposed to rain the whole weekend which is good. It has been so hot and humid I am sick of it. So nice and cool today. I won't have to water the lawn for at least a week! :cp: Sometimes it can be a real pain. Anyway...I should get going ladies and go see what V is up to, awful quiet up there.

Hi to everyone else :wave:

Take care and have a GREAT weekend ladies! :wave:

Hi ladies, :wave:

Karla - just a thought - you might want to add your name in your signature to help everyone keep it straight. You'll have a challenge fitting everything into the space, but I have faith that you'll "git r done", lol. My Molly came from the dog pound. I used to be on the board of directors there, and went with a friend to look at the dogs, since she wanted one. Even though I already had 2 at home, I fell for Molly as soon as I saw her. I went back the next day and got her, and she's my good buddy. She's even going to Florida with Neal and me next Feb., lol.

Beth - no, I'm not looking forward to the moving process. :no: But the good news is, I won't have to do any actual carrying. Just packing. And since I am not a packrat at all, it won't be TOO bad. Just bad enough, lol. I always love seeing grade school rooms. They have a smell to them that I like. :) My twin DGDs are starting preschool on the 23rd. It's just Tues and Thurs mornings, but it will do them good to interact with other kids. Sorry your sleep has been getting interupted. I know how frustrating that can be.

Cristi - I don't like closed doors either, Cristi. For one thing, it seems like the air doesn't circulate well, plus it just doesn't look right. I've done lots better with the food today. I truly pray to God to never, ever regain the weight I lost. I am dedicated to that. We got some rain this evening, finally, but I think it was too late to help the soybeans and the late corn. The grass and flowers will sure love it, though. I think a good rain is just better somehow than hose water, don't you? Will Josh be surprised to see his room is different?

Marti - hope all is well with you. Pop in when you can, ok?

Susan - A very happy birthday to Rachel!!!!

My sister Mary Lou and her SO came over for a visit tonight, and we all had a good time. She copied down some of my recipes, and we got to talking about mom and all of the good food she cooked while we were growing up. Probably why we both have weight issues now, lol. Anyway, we had fun tonight.

Have a good Sunday tomorrow!

Here's a photo of the house we'll be renovating. It was taken after an ice storm last Dec. 27th. We'll be replacing the old windows, shutters, siding and roof, of course. And everything inside, too, lol.



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Hello ladies! :wave: And happy Saturday to you...

Went to our second official WW meeting today -- we missed last Saturday since we were out of town. So in two weeks (drumroll please) I lost 6.9 lbs :goodscale :D and Tim lost 8.8! I am proud of him. I think we did pretty good, considering how awful last week was, and having to travel and our schedules being totally messed up. And I know the first couple of weeks are usually the biggest losses with it slowing down to 1-2 lbs a week, but it was a nice jumpstart, I think. We went to Applebee's tonight for dinner, he had the WW Mesquite Chicken Salad, and I had the Teriyaki Steak skewers, both yummy :T They only make steak or shrimp skewers -- the shrimp ones are a lot lower points, but we don't eat shellfish. I wish they did chicken skewers, too, for a lower point alternative...I think I'll try emailing them through their website and suggest it.

Cristi, Erik's basic training was the hardest for me, because he only got to call once, and he wrote a couple of miserable letters saying he thought he made a big mistake. But you've gotta understand, he never really was the military type to begin with. He's an artist, a bit of a loner, not focused or driven, he never talked about wanting to be in the military when he was growing up. I think he just decided to go in because he couldn't decide what else he wanted to do with his life -- he was out of school, but lived in a small town with his dad, and didn't have a car or a job, and was having a hard time getting one without the other. But, thankfully, basic only lasts a few weeks. And he's learned to adapt, to make the best of it, he won't be in forever, and I hope he takes advantage of the GI Bill and goes to college when he gets out. I love him dearly, and just want him to be happy in life, whatever he ends up doing. And yep, Petco or Hallmark would be perfect for you. I worked in a pet store when I was in high school -- loved all the puppies and kittens, and even the birds...

Jane, the house is beautiful! I know it will be tons of work, but it will be wonderful when you are done with it. And, I hope you understood I didn't actually make exlax brownies or sawdust cookies, I just told Erik I should so he would laugh and feel better :lol:

Susan, tell Rachel Happy Birthday! :hb: :gift: :woo:

Beth, TWO sets of twins??? Oh boy, that will be fun :dizzy: Boys, girls, one of each? I would think that teaching kindergarten would be exhausting, but rewarding because kids are excited and like school at that age. Noah will be in ninth grade this year, and was excited that he is taking...GERMAN...of all things!

Judy, it sounds like you really like Curves. I liked the concept a lot, but couldn't fit the hours into my schedule -- also, I wanted to be able to work out with my husband, since we don't seem to see each other enough. So we just joined California Family Fitness, but haven't been able to go yet, since last week was so chaotic. But they are open really early and really late, so that will be out best chance to actually make use of the membership. And they have an indoor swimming pool and a rock climbing wall, so if Noah likes it, we will add him to our membership, since he is here every weekend. I have to go easy until the physical therapist gives me the ok on my knee and my arm (I am so falling apart!), but they said a treadmill, recumbent bike, or swimming should be ok for now. :tread: :ebike:

Karla, I don't remember reading...will Connor be your first grandchild? Sounds like he could arrive any day! It's good that he will be born a little while before his dad goes to bootcamp so they can get to know each other first.

Ok, it's getting late, and we are going to the Renaissance Faire tomorrow. No idea what the points are on the food there, but we'll be doing tons of walking and will just try to make good choices and watch portions -- maybe share a couple of things. I'm so glad Tim is doing WW with me. Much, much easier than going it alone, since we can support and encourage each other along the way. And if I get all excited because I find a great low point snack, he doesn't look at me like I'm a nut :lol:

Lifesavers right now:
snack sized bags of microwave kettle corn 2 pts
Dreyers lowfat orange and cream bars 2 pts
Skinny Cow chocolate and peanutbutter icecream sandwiches 3 pts
ice cold watermelon and fresh pineapple 1 pt per serving

OK, off to bed...

Hi Jane, think of the fun of moving,,,clearing out some junk....and then being able to pick and choose new stuff...yay we love to shop! ok I love to shop...

Cristi, good to have plans to take your mind a BIT off of Josh. I couldn't work at the pet stores,,,Id be wanting to take home the puppies..I still go to Petland and press my nose up against the window and talk baby talk to the babies in there. If someone acctually was watching me,,,would be face be red!

Marti, to beat yourself up over this,,,so a few steps back,,,but I still think theres some steps forward cause you have cut down soooo much. Your still ahead!

Susan,,,thats sad about what a bratty kid Kris is. Life will be hard on him if anything happens to Nana and Rocky. Fingers crossed that you get that other job! and YAY for the court stuff...as sad as this is,,,I agree chances of Mike being a dad to Gabby will be slim,,,he will probably fad from her life.

Beth,,,my husband used to be a dairy man,,,delivering milk to the stores. Now that hes a bread man its worse,,,hes up at 1:30 -3 am each day. So I may go to bed at 11,,,and then Im most of the time woken a couple of hours later. There are times when the weather is bad I just lay there worrying.

Judy, I still remember going to see the new batch of puppies...knowing we were getting to pick one out. (I was worse then any child) but it was Monte who picked her out, She was sitting there all by herself watching her sibs misbehaving. She cocked her head to the side and Monte's heart was stolen..She couldn't of weighed more then 3 lbs. He named her too,,,I couldn't remember her name,,,knew it was a candy and kept calling her Snickers. Which if I ever get another dog will call it Snickers.

Karla, how exciting...lil Conner will be here in no time. And the joy he will bring to your family will be boundless.

Went and got my hair cut and colored. I like to call this the sunset color...many shades of reds and coppers.
Monte and I went and saw a play tonight,,,Eating Raol. It was an adult show for sure...my eyebrows raised a few times. Im no prude but...OMG. My friend/boss Shawna and I went and saw the movie Wedding Crashers..hilarous. Laughed so much,,,I do have a twisted sense of humour,,,and am still gaga over Will Ferrel.
I just finished reading Kirstie Alley's book How to Lose your *** and Regain your Life. and all I can say is,,wow does she ever have a TWisted mind. and she swears alot.
Monte and I have decided to go to Banff tomorrow,,,relax in the springs. Tanner will come with us,,,even if we have to drag him from bed. Im thinking the springs will be good for my foot.
Im still working the reception desk along with my other job,,,Im doing full time hours,,,and thinking this may go on for awhile. Shes not doing any better,,,shes had alot of nerve damage in her stomach and lower intestine. Im thinking of refreshing my excel and word and possibly finding a full time job as a receptionist.Ive been enjoying the work.

well not much else,,,,going to head to bed,,,night ladies have a good Sunday.

Not much time to post as I'm as tired as I can be.....had a hard time difficult time focusing on the freeway on our way home. Jhanai & I went to my sisters and we all went to the Scandavian Festival.http://scandinavianfestival.com/ It was HOT!

But it was still fun. Nothing huge or anything, people mainly go there for the FOOD!! Today was Norwegion Day.

Ok....gotta get off and get to bed.

night!


Jhanai says "Goodnight Ladies" too!! :smug:

hello ladies.......

Cristi~ How are you feeling? Feeling any better?

Angi~ When you are guys going to Disney? My parents and their kids are going I think over Thanksgiving time.

Jane~ That house is aboslutely beautiful!!!!

Judy~ Welcome to the group!

Any one I missed, I am sorry but know that I am thinking of you all.

Ellen~ It is so good to see/hear from you!

I hate to cut this short, but Brandon needs a bath. He was outside playing in the gravel. Oh yeah......and he is walking now!!!! So my mom was right when she said that he would start walking in time for the baby to be born.

Hi ladies,

Katiecat - YAY for your great loss!!!!! and a big congrats to Tim, too. Lol, I thought that you really did make those cookies! :dizzy: So I'm glad to hear it was just a joke, lol. Hope you and Tim had fun at the rennaissance fair today.

Angie - yep, I love to shop too, and have already been looking at borders, cabinets, countertops, etc. Your hair sounds very "Angie" and love to see it. The more I know about Kirsty Ally the less I like her. I saw her on Oprah, and can you believe she had a makeover done on her kitchen and was a real you-know-what will the guys doing the work. They told how demanding she was, and she sat there and kind of laughed about it! I'm not surprised she's such a potty mouth, lol.

Marti - the festival site looks like a lot a fun. Glad you had a good visit with Jhanai and your sister.

Mindee - glad to hear Brandon is walking! Let the games begin, lol.

Thank you for the kind words about the house. It is really in bad shape, though, and it's going to take a whole lot of work to make it what it should be. Neal and I are going to do as much of the work ourselves as we can but we'll be hiring out some of the stuff like plumbing, window replacing, etc.

Terry and his family brought BBQ pork chops for Sunday dinner. I rounded out the meal, and it was good to have them here.

Hope you've had a good day. Talk to you tomorrow. :)

Hi all you wonderful Jaded Ladies!!! I have missed you while Rachel is keeping me nesting to prepare for Connor!!! She is having a LOT of braxton hicks...or is possibly in early labor now...we're not sure yet...but boy oh boy is she nesting...lol. Yes Connor is my first grandchild!! I am already twitterpated and he isn't even "here" yet...

Jane: I have to weigh in the morning and will try to update and change my signature then to reflect my name vs shortiemetoo!
I love love love the house!! It is so beautiful and I can just imagine what it will be like when all of your hard work is finished!!! Thank you so very much for sharing the picture with all of us!!! I am so very happy Molly got such a great home with you!! She is definately a lucky ducky dog!!!

Woo Hoo Katiecat!!! Congratulations on your big loss!!! You did GREAT!!! And so did your hubby!! I love the WW menu at Applebees! It is so yummy!
Good idea about suggesting the chicken skewers!!!!

Hi tommysgirl! I hope Brandon enjoyed his bath!! What a cutie pie!!

Marti I hope you sleep well!!!

Hi da fat n da furious! I wish you would post a pic of your new hair color! I am trying to decide what to do with mine and it sounds so pretty!!! Bye the way, if it isn't food or baby stuff I hate to shop!!! Isn't that awful!!??

I hope you all have great days tomorrow...if Rachel does not go into labor I will be here!!!!
Good luck to all that weigh in tomorrow!!! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you...and myself as well!! :D ;)
Nighty nite for now!!!

A very good Monday morning ladies!

What a weekend...I feel like it was wasted and slept A LOT-too much! I think it's this gloomy weather. While I appreciate(d) the rain it made/makes me sleepy. Didn't get Josh's room done either, well we actually did. The color I picked, which by the way was rushed...is not what I wanted. It is too white! I am definitely not a white person anymore-have to have color on the walls. So V is getting a different color and we will repaint tonight. :crossed: that this one will be the right one. For the most part the stripes turned out good and I really like it. Just have to do a little bit of touch up on that because the tape didn't stick very well-it didn't run but the line is not perfect. The stripe is about 6 inches wide with two navy stripes, a white stripe and then the original green he had on the wall. So the white?? stripe will match the rest of the color on the wall, the green and navy-the curtains and comforter. That's what we did over the weekend, that and hung some new lights on the ceiling fans in the kitchen and living room. Next is our kitchen & dining room. We are finally going to do the corian counter tops, get new appliances, do the wood flooring, a french door to replace the slider and plantation shutters.

Jane~we are do-it-yourselfers also. We love to do home repair and such and luckily V does electrical and plumbing so that has saved us lots of moola! The house is so pretty and you are going to have such fun fixing it up! It gets frustrating sometimes but it is all worth it in the end. Anyway, Josh will definitely be surprised with the new room-pretty sure he wll like it but he probably won't care one way or the other since he won't be spending much time there anyway. I just thought it would be nice to freshen it up for when he is here.

Katie~WTG on you and DH loss (WI)!! :bravo: Josh really isn't the military type either which surprised the heck out of me when he told me he joined. The kid does not take orders well but when he goes after something he puts his all into it and I think this will be good for him.

Angie~oh, I was wanting to see Wedding Crashers. I am such a big fan of Vince Vaughn-think he is soooo cute! So glad to know it is good. I think sometime this week DD and I will go see The Bad News Bears first though. I think Billy Bob is perfect for that role. Would love to see a pic of your new do, bet it looks GREAT!

Marti~the scandinavian festival sounds like fun! I am surprised they don't have one here. V is Norwegian and that would be awesome to go to. There is a small town here called Lindsborg that has a big Christmas festival and lots of scandinavian shops which is cool.

Hi Mindee, & Karla! :wave:

Trying to get caught up with my laundry today and the interview is at 1 p.m. Not as excited today as I was Friday but I think whatever job I get will do me good right now. Just need to get used to Josh being gone and try to not think about him 24/7 and working will definitely do that. Oh, but then I have to come home :( Anyway, gotta run ladies. I need to leave about 12:30 and I haven't taken a shower yet! So...

Take care and have a wonderful day! :sunny:

:( Hi everyone!

How is everyone doing? I miss you guys. I have been so busy at work, and chasing after a toddler at night, that I hardly ever get a chance to post and catch up with everyone.

I am noticing a couple of new faces, and would like to say WELCOME to Karla and Beth. Although, I may have already said hello to Beth, but I can't remember.

That's the other thing, my memory is terrible since the arrival of the kidlet, so please forgive me.

We had a great weekend. Jerry and I went to the trailer sans Joycelyn and our beloved furbaby Nikki. We had an "Adults Only" weekend if you KWIM. And we had a FAB time. I really tried to stay on program, but I did have a couple of slips but nothing too detrimental I am thinking, plus I wasn't too good with the water this weekend, and drank diet pop instead.

It was our annual MEXICAN DAY at the trailer so it was reallly hard, especially with all that yummy melted cheese around. I made sure that I had a big salad at dinner and just added my taco meat (chicken in my case) and my cheese to that. Then I stuffed a pita with some more salad. It was quite yummy.

Anyway, I must run. The phones are ringin.

Anita

I do like Curves. I like the fact that I am working out with other women. I tried a gym and didn't like being an over 50 (at the time) year old overweight woman in the same place as the men. I didn't go as frequently as I should. It was a total waste of money. So, even though I have to travel 15 minutes (rather than go to the gym which is only 5 minutes away, I am more consistent and I don't dread going. I would probably feel different if my husband had belonged to the gym with me. Who knows, when I am in better shape, I may decide to go back to a gym.

I wouldn't be looking forward to moving either. We have been in this house for 28 years. I know there is 'stuff' here that should be gone but as long as we are in this house, the 'stuff' is safe. :) Actually a year ago we were considering a move to another province, but, for now, we have decided to stay here.

hugs,
Judy

Hi ladies!

I'm back again for a few minutes.

Anita~glad you and hubby had a nice weekend.

Judy~that's the way I would go if I were to join anything. Except I am too worried about others watching me work out that I haven't joined. The lady where I go to tan has a curves like place she just opened about 1 1/2 years ago and would give me a discount but I just cant bring myself to work in a circle of women. Now if I could hide in the back...:lol: I may force myself to do it one day.

Jane~a big THANK YOU for the card! That was sweet of you. :thanks:

Not sure the interview went well. The guy was rushed and kind of cocky. I think I am just too old and fat for them! Which is fine, I definitely am not upset over it. If he calls, he calls, if not, oh well. There is something out there for me and I will just keep looking. Anyway, just wanted to check in for a few minutes before Jeopardy and say Hi and thank you!

Have a good one ladies! :wave: