I have been off sick...AGAIN :tantrum: it's just not fair! My throat is just killing me and I"m all clogged up. Allie go sent home from school today and will likely miss Santa and the Christmas party there tomorrow. They said she all a sudden went pale white, busted out crying and said she was going to throw up. I went right to get her, she slept about a half hour, then bounced up and was all over the house saying she's all better. Tonight she started coughing and her eyes watering, so she will prob. wake up with this throat thing in the morning. Hopefully she can get rid of it by Christmas.

Melissa, I sure hope she isn't pregnant...it would be that loser's child, right? Nothing good can come out of that. What I don't understand, is how he gets to NINE felonies and is still walking a free man???? Why do we let criminals go so easily. I'd say you should be put away long before you have that many felonies on your record. Say, 3 or 4 felonies and the judge should wake up and know this loser needs to be put away. This is what I don't understand, so many horrible crimes could be prevented if we were stricter on criminals. I sure hope this time he gets locked up and Kate gets to settle her life out...and is NOT pregnant. It would be very nice to hear that she is with you, going straight, working and getting things together. I would just jump with joy to hear that...for her and you, and definitely for those kids. One day they are going to question where she is, and hopefully she will get it together before that happens.

Laura, I bet those treats tasted good. I have been eating really bad, but the scale is not changing :?: however I'm getting that lucky is beyond me!

Theresa

:snowball1 :snowball1 This is fun, turn around, Sandi, I can't see your red, wet face :snowball1 Okay, guess you get to throw back now because I had a hamburger from McD. yesterday. I know, I'm a snowball hypocrit.

Theresa

Man the snowballs are flying around here! OOWW!!! :stars: I got caught in the middle of that :snow4: !! But I deserve it, I ate fries at BK tonight-NO BURGER though! Just too busy running around trying to get ready to go to Reno tomorrow.
Hubby informed me that he wants to go pick up his new truck BEFORE I leave in the morning, instead of Thursday. That just gives me a 1/2 hour of paperwork to do in the auto office :tantrum: Like I don't have enough to do tomorrow.
On top of it all, it is supposed to rain ALL day tomorrow:( Won't that be fun with McKenna(5) and Sam(almost 3) to shop with all afternoon, NOT! :no:

Theresa I hope you all feel better soon! Maybe you'll get next year off from being sick since you had it so much this year? I know, wishful thinking, but it would be nice!

I hope everyone has a great OP day tomorrow!! Come on girls, we CAN get through the next week without gaining!! Just maintain! One bite to satisfy the urge won't hurt, but the whole bag/box will!!

Kathy

Good luck Fancy! Sounds like an awful lot to do in the rain with kids.

I'm going to try again tomorrow to be OP ALL DAY. No snacks, no little bits, no edges, tastes, cookies, nuts, NOTHING. I want to be thin!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laura

Wow it was a quiet day for our thread. How did you do today Laura? Tomorrow is haircut day and I can hardly wait. Logan is pulling my hair out by the buckets-he really has a thing for hair. Gearing up now for the weekend and I am finally on track and the house should be all done tomorrow and then just keep up with kid clutter. I want everyone to have a Merry Christmas!
Melissa

I'm here, still stuck with this horrible sickness, which according to WebMD is mroe likely a viral infection, which isn't treated with meds, so I'm not going to waste $$ on doctor fees. If Tyler is still sick come Monday I might take him in, but hopefully we can shake it this weekend. We might get everyone sick at Christmas :( I had this SAME thing over Thanksgiving and lost my voice completely on the big day...why is it happening every major holiday? Although, Christmas is with the inlaws and I would not mind losing my voice so I can ignore everyone and shrug them off all day ;)

I put Ty in bed with me this morning (4AM, of course) and he was watching cartoons, Shasta was in her pen, so I dozed back off to sleep, only to wake up to him coloring his legs with a red permanant marker. I forgot I had it there last night and was too tired to get up and put it away. Good thing he didn't eat it, they're not the non-toxic kid things. It was very hard to wash it off, and being permanant I wasn't sure it would, but thankfully his leg is no longer scarlett red.

That is just an example of the **** I have been in. Everyone is sick and I am miserable, and of course they all want momma so I have to suck it up and act warm and fuzzy. I tried taking something OTC last night and it left me very groggy and not all there in the head yesterday, so I am sucking it up and hoping it goes away soon.

MIL still will not tell me what I am supposed to bring for Christmas, and I'm going shopping today, and today only, and told hubby if she doesn't call my cell phone, have him do it, then I will bring whatever I want and she'll hush up and like it. Okay...can you see the sick, cranky me? I'm not always so sweet and nice :lol:

Theresa

Poor Theresa! I guess youare right. The only good news is that Ty didn't eat the marker. You have 3 days to get everyone better and it can happen, especially with the kids who recover quickly. Why don't you just get whatever for MIL and don't even bother calling.
Christmas is not our holiday, but we have lots of friends who include us in the festivities and we enjoy the Xmas spirit, so I do have to buy gifts for them.
I did a lot of ordering on line and half of it isn't here yet. I am very upset. I ordered in plenty of time, Dec 1, and 5 gifts aren't here yet and my emails to the company are not answered.
Food was just so so yeaterday. Not a lose, but not bad enough to gain. We now have 3 parties to attend. I can't wait till Jan 2.
Laura
Food was so so

My scale must be playing tricks on me! The last 2 days I have weighed with layers of clothing, heavy socks, and food in the belly and it's been 243, I thought this was off since I was so sure I've gained and with all those clothes and the horrible food I've been eating ... well, weighed just now without clothing and empty tummy and it says 238!!!! That would mean I made my goal of losing 3 lbs. this month and I reached the 20 lb. gone mark. But how can that possibly be??

1. My total exercise for the past five days is 35 minutes.
2. I have gone over calories, or not counted at all, for the past week.
3. 90% of the foods I've been eating are anything but OP...let's talk about Velveeta mac and cheese, frozen pizzas, taco bell (twice) and McDs even.

So how did I drop 3 lbs.???? Tomorrow, official WI, it will probably jump up to 250 or something :lol:

Maybe it's because of the puppy? I have been running the back yard with her, so I guess that is exercise, and going out all the time to take her to potty and watch if she does it, etc. I guess I'm just more active maybe. Heck, I'd have gotten a pup a LONG Time ago if I knew they had these benefits. She is my best buddy now, I love her to pieces.

Theresa

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Theresa YAHOO! :carrot: At this point I woudln't care how the 3 pounds went away -just accept it! Glad to know the permanant Marker came off - that would have been crisis time for me!
Laura- I would be Fuming about the deliveries.
Yesterday was OP for me all the way unfortunatly it was becasue I ate so bad the other day and was sick Tuesday Night so i had to eat very carefully yesterday and today (My liver & gallbladder revolted!)
I need to be very careful this weekend or I will be very sick and i don't want to end up in the hospital over Christmas.
I hope everyone is feeling better Theresa- Jocie has a sniffly nose and a cough. and i am fighting it too- That airborne stuff seems to be helping.
I think my dinner on Friday my be canceled as our friends have to be careful about catching bugs and with us sniffly they may not wish to come- i'll find out today. More shoppping this afternoon for groceries. :eek:
I only work till noon today and tomorrow so thats all good.
Have a great day everyone!

Theresa I am so sorry to hear you guys are sick and I agree with Laura, you have good taste and you shouldn't have to chase someone down to find out what you are supposed to bring, especially given it is so close. I wonder when we quit teaching and practicing good manners?? Or is it because it is family we don't feel we need to? I think we should moreso with family but that is my two cents worth. I also agree with Sandi-take the loss! take the loss! oh and do a happy dance too!

Today is haircut for me! Finish up the house and go apply for Logan's SS card. I finally went and got his birth certificate-17bux! but I needed one so I guess it doesn't matter what it costs. Food for me bites although last night I didn't eat anything after dinner for a change. I think I am getting very sick of being tired and feeling oogy so that is a good thing.

Everyone feel better!
Melissa

:dancer: Check out the new tickers! :dancer: I decided to take it, you guys are right! I measured my waist and it's down an inch, so I believe I have truly lost somehow. I just made history here, this is the first time I have EVER met a weight goal I set here....EVER!!! Yay me!

I am not chasing MIL down, which is the issue. She expects me to, but I have not made a single phone call to her in months and I have no intentions to now. She told hubby she doesn't care what I bring, or if I bring anything at all, in a real snappy tone so he called and told me not to make anything if she's going to be that way. She said Mawmaw is making everything...which ticks me off because Mawmaw can barely stand up these days, and doesn't need to be cooking Christmas meal for everyone. I called her and asked if I could make some of it and she gave me a few things to take off her hands. I can't go over there and help at her home, since we are all sick.

I wish I could BREATHE, that would be real nice about now :cry:

Theresa

It sounds like you did the right thing and handled it very well. Josh is stepping on my last nerve already and the day is still young! I have been once again cleaning his room. I have no idea how he gets so piggy so stinking fast but with company coming, I don't want his room to be icky and icky it is. I know he will want SIL to play games with him so if for no other reason it needs to be cleaned for his poor sake. I hate to leave my mother with the heathens but man I am looking forward to sitting in a chair and not having to deal with anyone.
melissa

Theresa- Why don't you bring Mawmaw some gorgeous flowers since she is doing all the work. That will piss off MIL, but what will she be able to say. Put a big gift card on the flowers so there is no mistake about who they are for.
My son's MIL has reached a new high in selfishness. Her new house is ready, but she won't move in till every picture is hung and the computer is running and food in the fridge. So my son and his 2 little boys are still on the couch. FIL is in the boy's room and the selfish B**ch is in my son's bed with DIL. DIL is a mess since losing the baby and my son doesn't want to upset her by telling these people what to do. I think this woman could win a selfish and miserable award. I am staying away because I need to keep quiet, but I am really angry.
I have a splitting headache which I deserve because all I've eaten today is 4 small pieces of baklavah. That's a lot of honey and sugar. I feel really icky.
I need to limit the rest of the day to about 800 calories, I think to be ok.
Melissa- Any word from Katy. I hope all is as well as it could be considering her circumstances.
Laura

Theresa - I'm sure the weight is really off. Be happy. It's the result of all the good days and exercise.
Sandy-Please stay healthy. The food isn't worth it.
Laura