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Susan - Breakfast w/ Santa sounds like fun, but I have to take DS somewhere at 8:30 or so, maybe I'll swing by with Leigh if we are back soon enough. I like your ideas for the lobby...very cute. Glad things seem to be improving with your assistant.

Jane - Imagine that...I am getting ready to sew a zipper into a fleece jacket I am making for Leigh. Weird JL karma, I tell you. I used to work at a fabric store and I really enjoyed it. Spent way too much on fabric. I guess that goes without saying....

Angie - I'm like you...hate malls, only go there if I absolutely have to. My goal this year is to make it through the holidays with no trips to the mall. Between shopping in the Village and the internet, it's doable. I can take the kids to Alpenrose for Santa if they really want to do that. They aren't really into the big guy; some years they want to see him, some years they don't. BTW- Alpenrose is a big dairy in the area that puts on a Santaland every year.

Katie - I like that I am Bored website. Great place to poke around when you are, well, bored. That house cracked me up. I am not a light person. My DH is, so we might put some up this year. Or rather HE will.

EM - good job on your weight loss! I used to do Callanetics - but it's been a long time. Didn't know she was still around.

Hi to Marti, Cristi, Michelle and anyone else out there. Started TOM today and I've been a raging rhymeswithwitch. I was up too late last night after the CEC party, so I overslept and missed step this a.m. My lucky day, as I found out later the class was canceled at the last minute because the instructor was sick. So no exercise, and I've been eating way too much leftover pizza. Sigh. Jane - I have my Jim Carrey voice ringing in my ears.......

Question:What in the world is an Irish twin? and its not pc? is it racial slang?

Angie Sorry about how your wal-mart is.....perhaps you could complain or write a letter, see if you can raise the standerd. And about recepies.....how can you crave something you never had? is antie Flo coming for her visit?

Katiecat: A dickens fair that sounds wonderful, I hope you are feeling better:p I'am the short friend with curves i have a hour glass shape nomatter how much I weigh i still have a waist......my weight is all in my hips....

Jane: Our snow turned to slush......and yes class still was on, even thou I wanted to stay home;) we just had lumpy rain all day today.

I must of missed the post about diapers....and I did the cloth diapers I had diaper service my kids were allergic to the disposable.....my son had to wear leather tennis shoes his feet would breakout if he had plastic shoes.....I had a midwive to delivery my babies and my last one was without drugs.....:dizzy:


Ballroom bootcamp is on is on I must go watch......love the transformation later
Michelle

Michelle I know Ive never had a tamale,,,and don't rightly know what it is,,,but it sounds good,,,and Im a mexi food hound. Love the stuff!
Well since its only dress code,,,I wouldn't put in a complaint over that...too minor when I get such great service.

Katy seriously I didn't like McDonalds or CEC for birthday parties till Brandon got a bit older and it saved on the furniture and my sanity. With the loot bag costs I would say going to CEC was cheaper...since they have to play and win to get any loot.

Susan,,,I binged on McD chicken sandwhichs once,,,never again. Funny that your ASM is going for stress leave,,,the freak that worked next to me did the same. Not realizing she was the once causing all the stress...lol

Jane,,,I lost a good jacket over a zipper... Monte bought me this really awesome winter jacket,,,it was micro something,,,barely weighed anything but warm. Zipper went on it and at the time I just didn't think I could sew it,,,duh I took it to the tailors and the next week when I went back,,(I had lost my stub) they didn't have my jacket anymore,,6 days! They tried to say I didn't bring it in,,,I know I did. But without the stub couldn't prove it.

went out for dinner with the girls...I have to say I made up for all the points i didn't eat the last week. In the last 3 weeks I haven't been eating much,,,probably half of my points. My belly hurts now.
Well my play is over tomorrow..a bit sad. Really love this show. And Tanner got great new today,,,he did get the lead,,Aladdin.
Day 3 of the antibiotics and still have a bit of a sore throat,,,thinking virus and not strep. Oh yay.
Doing some crafts,,,I had these old tins that some fancy coco came in,,,painting some christmas theme on them and filling them with candy,,,giving them away as a small gift. Been awhile since I painted.
well off to bed I go,,,night all.
Em,,,my mom and aunt are irish twins..my mom is a new years baby,,,and my aunt is the same year a christmas day baby. Had never heard it called that,,,like it,,,will be telling my mom that.

Good Morning Lovely Ladies!

Just got home from work. It was my early day. It was a fun friday too....we've decided at work that we're doing White Elephant gift exchange every week until we move to the new building! Fun. Some of the gifts have been hokey, but tonight I got a cute Santa.

MaryKate--OMG!! You went to San Fran??? I watched on the food channel about the Dickens Fair. It looked like so much fun. I'm really jealous of you now!! Hope you had tons of fun and had fun for me too! I have always felt ungirly myself. It wasn't until I got w/James that I really wanted to get more girly. If that makes sense. I guess I wanted to dress up more and do something w/my hair ever since I've been w/him. I think he's worth it unlike my ex.....hee-hee!

Angie--Your christmas tins sound cute. Making one for me?:D I wanted to also say Hurray on the 12lbs lost so far!! You're doing fantastic!! I knew you lost, just didn't know how much. Proud of you!

Jane--They're starting another Biggest Loser in January. I'm getting ready to watch that too! It looks more interesting. Kind of like a family kind of thing? Not sure. But I really like seeing the results afterwards.

EM--I'm clueless too, what is an Irish Twin? Is that something like being born the same day different year? I can't believe that someone is giving you an eliptical. VERY cool! Find someone to give me one too...I don't live far from ya!:D

Katy--Very happy to hear that James had a wonderful birthday. You know, it's been so long since I've had legos in my house! Jhanai was never into the little ones, only the big block things.(also she was little so that might be part of it.) She just never got into legos. And now....she's interested in a boy....sheesh, can't I just bring back Barbie into her life?

Michelle--I had a midwife deliver my babies too. Loved having her. She was so much more personal and I felt so at ease when having my babies. I couldn't have any drugs since I had quick deliveries w/both kids. 2 1/2 hrs from the start of feeling pain to having them. Frightening.

Hello to everyone else out there.

Cristi--Hope you're having a wonderful time!

I finally weighed myself this morning and was shocked. I had lost rather than gained. Surprised me. I'm down 2lbs.:carrot: Very happy about that! So I'm off to change my ticker then heading off to bed.

Night girls!

I am up late (4 am here), but is it possible to gain 6 pounds in one day?? The scale says I'm 271...Whats up with that??

Take care and happy day to everyone!

EM

Oh, Irish Twin is a term for children born less then a year apart. I wasn't sure of the history of the word, so I wasn't for sure if it was PC or not.
Not like I'm pc, but still...don't wanna offend ;)
hehe

Take care, I gotta get some sleep.

EM

EM,,,getting enough rest is a big part of loosing weight,,,the body needs to have a time to regroup. I know here I am telling a mom of two small children to get more rest...

Thanks Marti,,,I have been working hard for those 12 lbs. Except the last few weeks,,,not able to eat...so worried I may of gained some weight.
Like you I never had time to get any drugs,,not that I needed it. With Tanner I felt nothing but the *ring of fire*at the end. And if I had stopped to take a shower like I wanted I would of ended up having him at home. Not cool since I did some funky things after having him.

Well its very cold here,,,minus 25. Last week we had t-shirt weather,,this week,,parkas.
Got some sad news last night,,,my old neighbours close friend died. 47 years old,,I guess she had a tear in her aorta. Anerism? (sorry about the spelling) I gave Mel a call,,,she was pretty broken up. understandable...never easy loosing afriend.
Well off to Tan's rehearsal...then home to decorate.

Good afternoon on this Saturday morning:hug:
It has been a very very lazy day, I cant believe I slept till 10:30. My son made breakfeast for everyone.....watching blaines low carb cooking...ok so its on in the background:D I try to eat clean. but its not working this month, so i hope I can just maintain thru the month and get back on the wagon come January, last Xmas I was 228-130 and today i'am 208. come January I plan on starting the new year in Onederland.....at least by the end of January:carrot:

Hi Rosiecat: so TOM came for a visit, I usally am a wimpery sniffling crying over every little thing......so frustrating for me, since I cant control my feelings as I try to do so :cry:

Hi MartiJane :wave:

I never heard of Irish twins, so would you have to be irish to be called so? :dunno: My dad has double cousins, and there called double cousins because my Grandma and her sister married twins, so by way of mom or dad there still cousins:dizzy:

EM You should only weigh once a week , as weight flucuates during the day, I only weigh in the morning on Monday if i weighed myself all day it would move up and down due to water weight eating, food being digested etc, to much sodium or even stress that TOM,and if your working out then as muscle become dense it would weigh more than fluffy fat. so many factors to take into consideration. Dont despair keep moving forward we all fall off the wagon and need help getting back on. I had lost 5 lbs and didnt lose weight for two months then boom I lost 6 lbs in one week and 4 lbs the next week, if I didnt stay to my program gave up I would of never experienced the weight loss, its not fun starting at a platuea.
Michelle

Hiya ladies,

Susan - you know how fast food restaurants have to throw away sandwiches when they've set too long? I'm hoping the old guy isn't raiding the trash. :yikes: Lettuce - you crack me up, Susan. :rofl:

Katy - hope you're feeling less rhymeswithwitchy by the time you read this, lol. Hey, I got the zipper in and it was a snap! So much easier than the ones that don't seperate.

Michellle - I had Mary w/o drugs, and she was my easiest. Not only that, I was lucid and mobile right away, which was great. My first (my son) was with a spinal block, which is why I didn't want anything with Mary. And my last, Katie, was an emergency C section.

Angie - a big YAY for the 12 pounds lost!! And kudos to Tanner for snagging the lead in Aladdin. He's probably pretty psyched about that! So sorry about your neighbor's friend.

Marti - we used to have white elephants at my old church, for the bazaar. Good way to pass on stuff you don't want, but someone else might want.

Cristi - so glad to see you're safely back home! When you get all rested, tell us about the trip, ok? I bet it was hard to leave Josh. I'll be facing the same thing with Katie in a few short weeks.

Julie - just jump right in and tell us what's going on in your little corner of the world, ok?

Went to breakfast with Maggie on the spur of the moment this morning, then did some shopping. No, not Christmas shopping - I'm all done with that. There're no malls around here, but the crowds at Walmart and other places don't bother me unless someone is overly rude. I have to admit I don't like the dwindling supply of stuff, though.

I've done much better with the food today. :yes: I posted copies of my "top 10 reasons why I want to lose weight" on the fridge and food pantry. Cheesy, but effective. :D

Gonna surf, see you tomorrow. :)

Hiya ladies!

OK, for the record, "Irish twins" are babies born between 9-12 months apart, "Irish triplets" are 3 babies born in 3 years. It's supposed to have started out as a derogatory term -- Irish = Catholic = no birth control and lots of kids -- but I don't know any Irish person who takes offense to that, including myself (at least the bits of me that are Irish, heehee), some even find it endearing. :lucky: It's kind of like...no English person is offended by the term "Limey" (the term started because British sailors carried limes in their ships' food stores because vitamin C helps prevent scurvy). I had an internet friend who used to call me "Yankee", and signed all of his emails, "your Limey friend" :) And for that matter, "Yankee Doodle" started as an insult when the British soldiers were making fun of the colonists, and nobody is offended by that, either.

Anyway.................

Marti -- yeah, hon, SF is only about 1 1/2 hours away...love going there. Hate driving in the city, parking costs are ridiculous, but there's so much to see and do. My oldest son, Erik, will be on leave for a few weeks in January. He's an artist, so we might do a museum day -- the Museum of Modern Art, and the Legion of Honor in the afternoon. Although, the Legion of Honor is so fabulous and has so much stuff, we could probably spend all day just there. I do some of the girly stuff for Tim sometimes, too, I guess. He's not into makeup, hates kissing lipstick, but he loves it when I wear mascara, of all things. And of course, perfume to bed, whoo hoo!!! ;) I've never seen Biggest Loser, but everyone I've talked to says it's great, so let me know when it comes back on again.

Michelle -- what a coincidence, I watched Ballroom Bootcamp last night for the very first time, then saw your post about it today :dancer: Very cool show! I loved Shelly's transformation from geeky shy girl to dramatic tango diva :encore: Then I watched "What Not to Wear", also for the first time. The girl on the show was a hopeless tomboy-tshirt-no makeup chick, wearing baggy shapeless clothes, and it hit a little close to home :fr: I'm not as...hmmm...."punk" as she was, but about as fashion clueless. I hate shopping and trying on 57 different things just to find one that looks just okay, but I don't really like the way it looks or feels :tantrum: I don't want to buy any clothes until I reach my goal, and I can't afford to buy a new wardrobe every 20 pounds, but my pants are falling off my butt. And the next size down doesn't really fit either. :mad:

RosieKate -- I will send you virtual chocolate and sympathy. I had a hysterectomy about 7 years ago, and no longer have to deal with TOM, thank goodness. Although I still was able to keep my ovaries, and Tim swears he can tell when I would be having TOM by my hormonal moods. I don't think so, I think I'm just rhymeswithwitchy sometimes :rofl: When you said it looked like your house puked up Legos, I laughed so hard -- did I ever tell you my Legos story? Love the Tightwad Gazette, too -- have you ever read Miserly Moms? http://www.miserlymoms.com/

EM -- My scale at home seems to show a different weight even if I step off and right back on again! That's why I really only count the once a week weigh in at WW, because their scales are calibrated, and I know they are accurate. I can show a pound or two gain if I eat salty stuff and don't drink enough water, or if I even think about a brownie or chocolate chip cookie :cookie: Last week I was sick and didn't go to WW, this week I weighed exactly what I did two weeks ago...have hit a plateau. At least I didn't gain, and if I even maintain through the holidays, I'll be pleased. But I think if I get more focused, drinking enough water, journaling my food, etc that should kick start things and I'll be losing again. What is Freecycle? Is it like bartering?

Jane -- I loved the music for that Christmas lights display, makes me want to go get a Trans Siberian Orchestra CD. :goodvibes I didn't have any drugs with any of my births, but my labors were long, 20 hours was the first and longest one, and my kids were pretty big -- 9 lb 14 oz, 8 lb 13 oz, and 9 lb 15 oz.

Angie -- good for you on the 12 lb loss! Slow and steady seems to be the key for me. It's taken 16 weeks to lose 23 lbs (got my 16 week charm at WW today), but if I can keep it up, that would be about 70 in a year, not too bad. And congrats to Tanner in getting the lead in Aladdin! Will you be involved in the production, too? Did you get to see the Aladdin show at California Adventure when you were at Disneyland? Very well done, great costumes, and a real flying carpet :genie: Sorry to hear about your friend's loss...that's hard, only 47, how sad.

Cristi -- glad you are home safe and sound, will be looking for your post after you get rested up. :cloud9:

Wow...it's later than I thought, off to bed for me... :tired: :faint:

Katiecat

Quick hello since I have no computer time and Jhanai is here.

Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!! I will chat later on tonigh!

Katie, my grandma had irish triplets then...and my mom being the oldest was born in the bush,,,just my grandpa helping...yikes! I would love to live so close to SF. Been there once and enjoyed it.
Katy,,,not only did I have both boys into lego,,,Monte kept all his. They were in a container about the side of a small coffin. and well let me tell you,,,thrown up lego could be used for what my house looked like.
Jane,,,I bet you even have all those gifts wrapped! I have wrapped about 5 so far. Another 30 to go. And those 5 that are done,,,well I recycle all gift bags,,,and will use as many as I can before resorting to paper.
The tree is partly up...I threw a full blown hissy fit when I got home today. Monte had placed the box of lights somewhere in the basement,,only he knew. So I had asked him a few days ago to please bring it up...nope..I asked a few times,,,nothing. So today I came home and without saying a word,,,started to take down the tree. I then went and took all the orniments I had out and placed them back in the containers. Everyone noticed...(maybe cause I did it without saying anything) After I was done,,,I turned the tv off..stood infront and explained to the three of them...*there will be no decorating in this house unless they do it. I don't mind the shopping, wrapping all the gifts,,the cards,,letters, cleaning, baking, cooking and trying to juggle everything else while they sit on the coach watching tv,,,but when I do ask for help,,,days inadvance,,,DAYS inadvance there better be some help. So I understand that we can't have lights on OUTSIDE,,,fine. I will do what I can with everything else..(house is very tall without alot of places to put lights) but when a tree stands bare,,,waiting to be decorated for days...get the lights. (I offered to go buy a few strings of lights yesterday) put the lights on the tree,,,don't sit infront of the tv,,,waiting for me to explode. I am but one person,,,and I need help. You are my family,,,you benefit from all that i do. You will in kind do everything you can to make this a time to celebrate raither then for me to feel over burdened with all the tasks that need to be done.

I made some hot chocolate and went to my room and watched a movie. Came down 2 hours later,,,tree is party decorated,,,seems they hit a snag. You might think me tough,,,but I will stand my ground and will not be doing any decorating. The gifts will be placed under a partialy decorated tree,,,so be it.

Well, here I am again. Feeling better except it is DARN cold here in IN. We got back on Tues. and had snow Thurs. Now, is that any way to treat us? My computer here is acting up again, so no telling if and when I can get it to let me come in here. :) We leave to go back to LV on Sat. if nothing new arises.

Tomorrow is our busy day, meeting with our builder, my Dr. appt. and my aunt's thyroid surgery. I hope the weather cooperates as I hate to be on a fast track and have the darn ice and snow hit.

Went to Mom's for dinner today and it reminded me so much of when my family was young. We went to Mom's most every Sun. afternoon. I am so proud of Mom...no smoking since July and she had smoked for over 60 years. She said she feels real good too.

Congrats to all you gals who are losing or maintaining and getting the exercising in. I haven't been able to walk, but have done WATP a few days. My weight isn't budging, but it will one of these days. :)

Talk soon.........

Hi everyone!

A belated "welcome" to EM. Glad you can join us.

Haven't had much computer time this past week, took care of DGD every evening except one & I am sooooo tired.
Put up the Christmas tree last night. Chloe is going to help me decorate it tomorrow night - that should be interesting! :D

Had a little "collision" with our new dog when we were playing the other night and his claw got me from the inner corner of my left eye all the way down my face. Did it every bleed!! Luckily I didn't need stitches, but ended up getting a tetanus shot and antibiotics. I can just hear everyone at work tomorrow, thank heavens for make up!

Not much else to say tonight, so I hope everyone has a good week!

Connie