I tried to post a nice long page last night...even copied it to Word ..just in case. So..my computer screwed up, I tried all morning to retrieve that post and Word won't even come up.

So..no long post, just a short "hi,bye" Gotta shower and get to bed for an early morning flight.

Talk soon....

I finally reteieved last nights messages....nothing like a day old post.
(from Thurs. night)
Good evening ladies. I am all packed and ready to go. Tomorrow I will wash a small load of clothes so I don't leave a basket full, clean bathrooms, sweep and dust. Then Sat. early...bye bye.

Marti- Yes, we have a home in Vegas, not a time share, but our own place. They do have lots of nice time shares and when you are there they will accost you on the Strip with info and try to get you to go to a presentation. We never have, some say it is fun if you can say NO. Others say it is not worth it...so who knows. They offer freebies.
Cristi- Have a good week-end and enjoy the family time. (and the hubby time) Hope you enjoy the flight.
Angie- I don't really have 2 of everything. Of course the basics, the house is furnished with everything it needs. I have some clothes I leave out there, some shoes, jackets, hair dryer, curling iron, that type thing. We can get by with just 2 suitcases and that is allowing some of the room for tax files and personal papers that we carry back and forth. I seem to always find something here that I just have to buy for the house out there. This time it was just an 8x10 or so picture, so that is in the suitcase along with my scrapbooking things for DH's book. So we really don't have lots of room for clothes. It has been fun trying to get enough at both places that we don't have to pack a lot. When we were driving back and forth we had a van full every time.
Jane- Wah...I want broadband or cable or anything but this darn dial up. Oh, your hay ride sounds like so much fun. Before my BIL got so sick we would have hay rides with his wagon and he loved to drive the tractor. Then SIL and her hubby would have a bonfire and a huge pot of soup beans going. After the rides we would have hot chocolate, beans and hot dogs. We all were younger than and could sit on logs around the fire....was a good time. The kids still talk about those nights.

Well, I did manage to walk some this week, but it was chilly a couple days. Today I walked twice as it was sunny. I mentioned earlier about my ears, and I think the meds. are kicking in. Feel some better. Today I got the best news....the nodule in my lung did not grow or change at all so they are 100% convinced that it is just a tiny scar tissue. No more x-rays for 1 year and that will be the last if nothing changes. Whew! (this is the lump they spotted when they were x-raying my abdomen last Dec.) I was going every 3 months just to make sure it wasn't anything growing.
I was upset when the Dr. weighed me Tues. and I was up a lot more than I thought possible. Then today this Drs. scales weighed me at what I thought I should be....hello...a 5 pound difference. So, I am up 2 pounds instead of 7. And I will take that because I am on steroids, so I know the weight will be gone when the meds. are done.
Tomorrow DS and his fiance will stop by for a short visit. He arrived Wed. up north to pick her up. They will head West in the afternoon. I pray the trip is a safe one for them. We have driven it many times and it is a long haul. Three days if you stop at night twice. You can make it in two, but I told DH when we did it I would never try that again. It was just too tiring.

I will try to pop in tomorrow for a quick good-by...but if not I will check in from sunny LV this week-end.
Hi to everyone and have a good week-end all.


Now a Fri. night PS....DS and his fiance did stop by briefly. I gave them a rocking chair and a box of his momentos to add to the load they are taking West. Now I am wishing and praying for them a safe trip.

Here's Katie when she was ready for the party tonight:

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Here she's hamming it up a bit, lol:
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Good morning ladies - I'm back!
Had an extremely stressful week - more than usual. Hubby had a "meltdown" Mon. evening and I was up all night. So the next day at work I was so tired and grouchy. I think it's taken me all week to catch up on my sleep. (If that's possible.)
I haven't done very well this week, I 'm so disappointed in myself. Not drinking the water I should and eating all the wrong things. I know I've gained but I won't even get on the scales. Tomorrow we're going to a buffet with some friends so I know what will happen there. I guess I'll start all over again on Mon.
We really had a hard freeze last night. Everything was white this morning. At least it's sunny. I'm going to put the Christmas lights on all the bushes and fence this afternoon. I try to get this done while the weather is still fairly mild. Of course they won't be plugged in until after Thanksgiving. We had two 6' Blue Spruces planted last year and DH decorated those with the large multi-colored lights, they looked beautiful. Don't know if he will be up to it this year or not.
His son and 2 grandsons are coming over this evening. The kids are 4 & 6 yrs. old and cute - but are pretty "active". My family room is usually a disaster when they leave and it's easier to pick things up myself after they leave!
Went trick-or-treating with my little granddaughter, Chloe the other evening. She was a kitty-cat this year and of course very cute! She, her Mom and I had a good time. :)
I think it's warmed up enough for me to get outside, so I better take advantage of the sunshine!
Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Connie

Evening Gals---

James & I are getting ready to go out and I thought I would pop in to say hi while he was in the shower.

Sue--How wonderful to have a vacation home!! I would feel so spoiled if we had one!! Have a safe trip over and enjoy your time there!

Jane--Katie looks adorable!!! I LOVE that costume! You did a fantastic job!

Connie--I think the weather is definately changing! We seem to be skipping Fall this year and getting into the COLD winter nights. James saw snow on his way home from Klamath Falls. (about 2hrs away from here)

I did my WI today and was quite pleased! 142lbs. That is my weight when I first started posting on 3FC!! That's a total of 6lbs. Doing my happy dance! :carrot:

Going to change my ticker....

Then get ready for tonight.

Hello!!
Hope you're all enjoying your Sunday. I think I need to tend to my house and do some "Spring" Cleaning!!

Just thought I would say hello.....I'll check in later to see if anyone has stopped in.

I believe James would like to use the computer now...............

Until Later on....

Thanks Marti. And a big WOOHOO for the weight loss!!! :cp: How was your evening out with James? Hope you had lots of fun.

Neal, Katie and I have spent most of the day in Evansville, at the mall. I let Katie pick out some things she wanted for Christmas, and I have to say I'm glad that's over. Went in about 7 or 8 "teen fashion" clothes stores, then she ended up buying the most at Penney's, lol.

The grandkids are all coming trick or treating in a little while. Can't wait to see them all, and of course I've got bags of goodies ready for them. They'll be the only kids who come around, since we live so far out.

Better run.

Well it's Sunday evening already! This weekend sure went fast, but I guess they always do. I got the Christmas lights on all the bushes yesterday. I didn't get the fence done, but I will. It seems like I can never have enough lights, I like lots and lots. Last year there was snow on the bushes and the lights were shining through the covering of snow and it looked so pretty! Went to a wonderful buffet today with some friends. I ate way too much but it sure was good. Then we took in a movie. We hadn't seen them for a while, she has been battling cancer and hasn't been feeling well, but she's a lot better now and wanted to get out for some fun. We all had a really nice day.
I'm starting to prepare my meals to take to work tomorrow, I just have to lose this weight. I feel lousy. Any tips/encouragement??

Enough whining, time to go. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Connie

Hello...we arrived in LV yesterday and have been busy getting the house opened up and cleaned. It is nice and sunny...hooray! I got my new server info on the computer and this old one is working better than the one I have at home in IN. Of course, that one didn't start acting up until it was out of warranty, so I will have to find someone to fix it for me when we get back there.
We are pretty tired, and our bodies are wondering what the heck is going on. Not much sleep Fri. night, early a.m. flight and then the time change this morning....so we have pretty confused body clocks. It takes a few days for me to get up to speed after traveling. The good news is that I have been able to eat properly and we have exercised plenty. I am anticipating being able to eat right...the fruit out here is fantastic.

Talk to ya'll soon.