Hi girls, just popping in quickly...I am super busy today. I screwed up something on my last payroll of the year and it affected my own paycheck and am trying to figure out how to fix it with the accountant. I hate end of year stuff! Gawd can you say stress? :stress: On top of that I have to run some checks clear out to the other end of town since I don't trust that the mail will get there in time....my fault though, I am SUCH a procrastinator. Enough whining.

Angie, glad you could enjoy your ziti. That sounds so good right now. I am dreaming about what I will eat for lunch. My wallet is empty so I guess i'll have to rely on what's in the fridge at home. Did you guys ever pick up a new RV or something to go on vacation with? You will be so slim and svelte by this time next year :yes: I was joking around with my sister that by this time next year I will be ready to go to Thailand for my tummy tuck and boob job :lol:. They have some really good plastic surgeons there (with all the sex changes, boob jobs and face jobs they do). And if I need a 6 week recovery period before I can leave, then I have 6 sisters who can fly in a week at a time to keep me company. :lol: Just joking about it of course, but wouldn't that be nice? Their prices are less than 50% than US ones.

DIps, I am hoping you can get back to your normal transportation by tomorrow morning :crossed: so says the news... you will have gotten some major cardio in by then. Can you fit into a 36" rolling duffel bag? (I could sneak you to Vegas with me ;) )

Cherie, last day at work before vacation right? Hope that cough goes away and you have the best time on the slopes. I don't want surgery neither. :no:

Julie, Kempy, Red and Cal, how's your day going so far? Have a great one.

Angie, I just ordered a Cosmopolitan magazine subscription with the Amazon.com gift certificate. Thanks! I don't normally read Cosmo but I do grab it when I'm traveling on an airplane...can't wait to take one of those silly quizzes to see if I'm good in bed :devil: :rofl:

Hi guys!!! Mickey had an allergic reaction to his shots last night. We got home from grocery shopping and his whole muzzle was swollen. I checked on the internet and then called the vet who said to give him some Benadryl and if it got worse then bring him in. Well, after the Benadryl kicked in he started panting and freaking out so we had to run him over to the vets who gave him an antihistamine shot and also some sleepy meds so he would be able to calm down and rest. Poor little guy! I was so scared. I am going to be a wreck when his shots are due again. Have any of you ever had that happen?

Noelle, No we havent bought a new RV yet. We figured we would wait until next year and then get one instead of paying the high payments all winter. I may not even buy one this year because I found a nice beach house to rent in St. Augustine so I might just do that this year so I will be sleeping right beside the ocean. The campground we usually stay at isnt right on the beach so we have a little walk to get there. So the house would be nice to try.

Dips, I am so happy the strike is over for you. I was so sad thinking that you wouldnt make it to your parents for Christmas. YEAH!! Now you can. Have fun

I know that we are all getting ready for Christmas but I wanted you all to know that I am greatful to have such a great group of woemn to call me friends. I wish I was able to spend the holidays with you guys too. I am heading out soon to be with the family and I hope to be back chatting soon. If I can't get back here have great Chirstmas everybody!

Hi girls, I am heading to the grocery store for some ingredients to make chocolate gingerbread cookies. As I was getting ready for work this morning, Michael comes knocking on my bedroom door. I had the TV on and couldn't hear him at first, but then I heard sniffling. :cry: He was sobbing because my sister (the Queen) and her daughter (the Princess :rolleyes: ) had eaten a gingerbread cookie man that he had made 2 nights ago. He was saving it for "Santa" and they didn't even ask if they could eat it, they just did. He was crying so hard he couldn't even talk. Now this boy is tough and he hardly EVER cries, so I felt so bad for him. It was a little silly, but I know he still believes in Santa and felt like he wouldn't be able to give Santa a 3/4 eaten cookie :lol: SO here I am with my recipe and grocery list and we will be making cookies tonight. :)

:hug: Angie, that must have been so scary for you. Is Mickey doing good now? Poor little guy. That beach house idea sounds great! Plus you guys have that nice truck to get you to the beach.

Dips, I know you are busy at work right now, but I am happy too that you are able to get to your parents' place for Christmas. :hohoho:

Kempy, you know I feel the same way about you guys too. You guys are awesome.

Julie, hope you aren't feeling torn in too many directions. Just take it one day at a time and enjoy the time with your family.

Well everyone, I know tomorrow will be a bit hectic, but I do hope I will be able to get online at least for a little while to wish you all a GREAT CHRISTMAS and Happy Holidays. Stay safe and enjoy it! :wave:

Merry Christmas
 

Well, Today is my last weigh day for my first goal and I lost another 1.5 pounds so my grand total lost was 22 pounds. It feels great. I am going to eat what I like for today and tomorrow but then I am back on it and I will come up with a new goal for Now until Valentines Day Monday.

Kempy, Have a great Christmas and I feel the same way about you all too. I love you guys!! :hug:

Noelle, I hope you and Michael got your cookies for santa cooked. Poor little guy. He must be so excited for Christmas now.

Today we are going to take the kids to my in laws house so that we can all slide in their back yard as a family. It will be so much fun. I havent gone sliding in so long. :lol: :coolsnow: :snow4:

Mickey is okay now but I will be so nervous the next time he needs shots.

:hug: :jig: :bravo: :hat: :dance: :flow1: :high: :hyper: :yes: :cheers: :cheer: :elf:
Way to go Angie!!!
You've made losing weight through the holidays seem easy ;) and BEATING your goal~~ WOO HOO!!! I'm so proud of you and glad that you shared your progress here. You rock girlfriend :D

:wreath: :candy: :tree: :xcheer: :snowglo: :present: :ginger:
MERR Y
CHRISTMAS

Angie, Cal, Cherie, Dips, Holly, Julie, Kempy, Red
You are a great group of women and I am so blessed to know you all. Have a wonderful weekend and please be safe out there.

Hi girls I am about to get the presents under the tree on this Christmas Eve. We just set out the cookies and carrots for santa and the reindeer. I have a local Christmas mass on tv. It has been a great Christmas Eve. I hope you all had a nice one and tomorrow on Christmas Day you spend it with the ones you love!

I am so thankful for the gift of friendship that we all share. Love you girls!

:clause: Merry Christmas to you all!

Merry Christmas
 

Good Morning girls!! I hope everyone has had a great Christmas so far!!:snowglo: :present: :rudolph: :clause: :coolsnow: :shocksn: :snow4:

I got my ipod and a tv for in the kitchen and a hand mixer and perfume. The kids got me jewelry and Charlie and the Chocolate factory. I had a nice morning. Yesterday we took the kids sliding and that was so fun and tiring. I built an X rated snowman for my inlaws. Lets just say he was hung well. :lol: :shocksn:

Well, I gotta go get cookin!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! :hug:

PS: Brit says HI!!!!:wave:

Good Morning girls!! Well, Christmas is over and I am back on track. I am doing another holiday goal for Valentines Day of 15 pounds. Lets see if I can do it.

I love my ipod.Setting it up and the twins up only took 11 hours!!! :lol: Jay hooked the tv up in the kitchen, it is a flat tv that hangs on the wall beside the fridge so when I am cooking supper I can still watch tv. :lol: I love it. He is so good!!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!!

Happy Day after Christmas *burp* Man! I am up 3 lbs of bloat from Saturday morning. Am I avoiding my WI tomorrow? I dunno yet...Yesterday we had king crab legs and a prime rib roast...not to mention all the gingerbread cookies we made and ate. They were SO GOOD! I got a recipe which used orange zest and they were delicious! Not low fat at all but I'm back on track today. I have to drink my water water water to flush myself out.

Angie you got some cool stuff. I got a new pair of running/walking shoes, some 5 lb hand weights and new socks from my husband. :lol: At least he's very practical yes? My sisters gave me great stuff from Thailand though, jewelry, designer bag knockoffs and some gift cards.

I will be tied up at work today, hopefully posting all the incoming payments and getting them to the bank. i hope not to work tomorrow so I can do a little laundry and get my bags packed. I have to spend some time with my baby as well since we will be leaving without him on Wednesday afternoon.

Have a great day everyone. Do tell what ya got for Christmas! :)

Noelle, I am up 3 pounds of bloat as well. I guess I ate more than I should have but oh well, Just as long as we get back on track it is all good right?

Have fun in Vegas. I will be missing you while I am stuck here in a snowstorm. :lol:

Darnit! I guess it's a Federal holiday since Christmas fell on a Sunday. It's like a ghost town in the area where I work. Luckily one of our guys is working on a car in the warehouse so I'm not alone. Rick is working in town and we have one other guy on the road. Oh well, I guess this one day that I am working when everyone else is not is to make up for the past 3 weeks of slacking off :lol:

Angie, I am hungry right now but i am concentrating on inputting my invoices and getting my checks ready for deposit tomorrow (the banks and post office are closed as well)... but I keep dreaming about what I am eating for lunch. I guess I'll throw a lean cuisine into the microwave or something, to stay away from the left over prime rib. There's so much fat congealed on the top it doesn't look appealing the day after anyway--yuck! Hey, we are pretty much striving for the same weight-loss goal for February, except I put my deadline as 2/25 which is my 11th anniversary. I'm pretty sure we can reach those goals since they seem pretty conservative at this point. When I reach my Feb goal I will finally be in one-derland again. Isn't that sad? I feel good though, that we're actually back on the right track again. Give me a high-five sister! :high:

I can't believe it's all over already. We had a great time. Ashley was so excited with everything she got. Hubby felt bad that he didn't get me anything, but I reminded him that he's taking me to Paris next summer; I'll take that as a late Christmas present.
Yesterday afternoon we went to my brother's house and all the other brothers and sisters came over as well. It was chaos, but so much fun. After dinner we had our gift exchange then the adults had a white elephant exchange--it was a blast. Several people got together after that and played Disney Scene It game--what fun!! We were all there until after 8pm. By the way, the snacks that were out were veggie trays. There were some cookies, but I didn't have any of them...mainly the kiddos ate them. Can we say hyper!!!:hyper: :hyper: :hyper: ...and there were 14 kiddos under the age of 12.
Today, we took it easy and got things ready for our trip to Calif tomorrow. My BIL painted some more today. The house is looking great. We have to get another ladder before he can paint the stairs. Unfortunately, he could not do the Venetian plaster because he couldn't get the supplies he wanted and he said that he needed much more time than he has here. Oh well, at least the rooms in the house are getting some color. I'll post pics after it's all done. He also mixed his own colors to create just the shades that he wanted. When you see the pics, keep in mind that he used only a brush because he doesn't like the rollers.
I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. Noelle--have fun in Vegas.
Talk to everyone after we get back. You girls are awesome and I truly feel blessed to know each and every one of you.

Cal

Good Morning!!! Half the bloat left me last night. YEAH!!! I got to use my ipod for my workout yesterday and it helps so much! I put it on hard rock for the workout and I am actually pedalling harder and faster than normal.

My in laws are leaving for Florida tomorrow. They gave us about 2 days notice that they were going so now I am only getting half a paycheck for 2 weeks (since her bakery will be closed and not needing donuts) and my checkbook is short right now!!!! And to add insult to injury she decided to take my BIL (pothead) kids with them and not mine. She has NEVER taken my kids anywhere. She has however been practically raising those 2 and the princess. Mine get left out every time!! okay enough ranting from me.

Wow, It is gonna be so boring here for the rest of the week. Everybody is going to be gone. I hope you all have fun and I will miss you.

I gotta go workout.

Good morning girls. I am trying to find the time to get everything done today...it's going to be tough and I'll probably miss some things but I couldn't not say Hi to you guys. :wave: Yesterday after dinner we meant to go back to the office (in the evening) but we ended up staying at an outlet mall for 3.5 hours! I bought 2 more pairs of shoes (just call me Imelda Marcos) and a leather backpack bag which I got for only $15 (reg. price was $55). The sales were really good (I was suckered into their marketing ploys yet again) and well, Rick and I just like to shop. I think even though it's going to eat time away from working, I am going to my WI today. I know I will show a gain instead of a loss, but I'm hoping this will galvanize me into trying to do my best while in Vegas. I will not go WILD on the food and gain 5lbs. Last week I was only 1.5 lbs away from my 10% loss goal...i have to fight hard to get there. **oooh, non-scale victory--I can fit back into my old leather jacket (the one I couldn't zip up or move my arms around in 20 lbs ago :lol: )

Angie, that is great that you love your iPod for working out. That sucks your inlaws will leave you in a lurch like that, and that they show favoritism on the other grandkids. You know I've probably said this before, but they (in-laws) probably have the opinion that those others are at a disadvantage compared to yours, and that they do those things to make up for what the other kids don't have--like good parents! :hug: kick me if I said too much.

Cal, we have a Harry Potter Scene It game here. We make so much noise while playing it. Glad you enjoyed your Christmas with the family, it sounded like so much fun. Enjoy your trip to California! :wave:

Hi Girls

It sounds like everyone had a nice Christmas. I got a couple of shirts, p.js, and some money from my mom. I think I may go buy an amish oak bench I have had my eye on. Oh my mom surprised me with a scrapbook of pictures and sayings from the time I was a baby to to now. I cried so hard. It was so sweet. She is not to crafty, haha....but it turned out great. Lets see....the kids got an endless amount of toys,LOL. Time to clean out the old ones! I have been letting myself eat what I want. But it is going to be buckle down time after the first of the year. I guess I don't want to feel deprived and overeat because that is what I usually do. So I think I am going to make a Valentines Goal too! And hold myself to it. I have to lose about 10 or so pounds to be around where I want to be. The dog is doing great. She is almost 100% potty trained. The breeder she was at already had bird trained her so we have thought about it and I think we will be sharing her with my fil since he wanted to get a pup in the Spring. He will hunt with her and will baby her;). Other than that my dh is off a couple of days this week and we are looking for an indoor water park to take the kids to. I wish we were in Disney right now.LOL.

Have a great trip Noelle! Have fun and relax! Good luck at your weigh in. Proud of you for everything. Thats funny we had a prime rib roast on Christmas too. YUM.

Cal your house sounds beautiful. I wish you could send him here! Can't wait to see pics. Have a great rest of vacation!

Angie I am sorry about the in-laws....I wish they were taking you and the kids. Bummer! Glad you are enjoying your ipod. Also love the idea of the mounted tv in the kitchen. I always wanted one while I am cooking too. Great job working out. I think I will drag myself out the door for a walk. The sun hasn't been out here probally in a week! Hope it is sunny by you!

I might not be around we are thinking of heading up north by my Dad for a couple days. Hi to everyone else!
:)

I know everyone is really busy getting ready for your trips but can you all say a prayer for Tinky my cat. He is the tiger one I found on a walk a few years ago. He is at the vets with a urinary blockage and the vet says he only has a 50% chance of surviving it. He says he may go into shock when they squeeze the baldder to get rid of the blockage and die on me. I am so nervous waiting for the call from them. I hope he makes it he is my baby. He likes to be carried on my shoulders like a shawl and he likes to be spun in my computer chair. He thinks he is one of the dogs too. I will miss him so much if he dies.

Angie, your poor kitty is in my prayers. I hope he is going to be okay. Hugs

Angie, prayer sent! I hope he comes through just fine, he sounds like a sweetheart. Let us know what happens. :hug:

Tinky, we're rooting for you!
 

angie, Tinky is in my prayers! I hope he pulls through. :hug:

Egads! I came into my office this morning and found my 3-wick candle burning overnight!!! :flame: I know I always say I want to burn my office down but I don't really mean it...or do i? :s:

Hi girls, I had to come by and share my latest drama...I got home from work around 5 today, planning on doing some last minute laundry and packing. Michael was in the bathroom w/my dad who was applying a compress to the back of his leg. Michael told me he had gotten cut from the gate while coming through. I looked at his leg and there was a nickle sized hole with some other scratches, and the blood was everywhere. Angie you would've fainted. I called his regular doctor and of course they were gone for the day. I did talk to the nurse who said to see if I could find the piece of missing skin/flesh. Yuck! I went outside and looked at the gate, didn't see anything. So I asked Michael again which gate...he took a long time responding but I looked over both metal gates on our property...nothing. So I put him in the car and take him over to the emergency room, about 10 minutes away. They had put 3 stitches in to close the wound. He was a trooper though and didn't cry, but he did yell a lot. Anyway, turns out, he was playing with the neighbor kid and decided to hop the fence to come home instead of going around the long way. So that should teach him a lesson! Man, I didn't really need this drama before I left, but I am so glad I was here to take care of him when it happened. Anyhoo, back to packing!

Angie, how's your kitty?

Tinky passed away last night. I feel so guilty

:grouphug: Angie, I'm so sorry about Tinky.

so sorry...
 

Oh, angie, I'm so sorry about Tinky.. :cry: But, angie, why do you feel so guilty? Tell me. I have been through the same, I'm sure...maybe I can help...

I am off to Vegas.... be back on Tuesday. :wave:

Oh yeah, and despite all those Christmas cookies, I was down 1.2 lbs yesterday :carrot: Hmmm, I'm sure I'll find those lbs at some buffet though :hun:

hi. I would have written more this morning but my computer wouldnt type so I barely got that out. It has its stages of being in good working order.

I have had such a hard day. We are getting him cremated so I can keep him with me always. He was my little unique guy. He loved to be carried around the house on my shoulders, he would lay on my shoulders when I was on the computer but that was his way of telling me he wanted to be spun on the computer chair. He loved that so much. He would always come running to eat potatoes while I peeled them for supper. I dont know why he liked that but Fat cow(my other kitty likes them too) . He was just so special to me. I feel so guilty because maybe if I had noticed the signs sooner I could have saved him. :cry:

Noelle, Have fun on your trip. I will miss you.

CONGRATS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS THIS WEEK!!!!!! :hug: :carrot: :bravo: I know how hard it is to lose weight during Christmas.

only look back to learn...
 

Yes, angie, I know how it is and I know how you feel about your cat. I'm so sorry for you. I had a cat last year who died in February. I came here, there was blood all over and he was lying dead in the door inside...which reminds me, I want to put flowers there...I think he had pneumonia and I didn't realize it. I knew he had bad lungs and a bad cold and I had planned to take him to the vet that night when I came home, but even then it would have been too late. I should have had him on antibiotics much earlier. I still feel bad about it, so much. He was special too. I found him in a pool of blood in the middle of the road, nearly unconscious. Took three weeks and intraveneous the entire time before he even started responding. I had him about three years. He came in blood. He left in blood. I feel so bad, that after he came so far...recovering from brain damage and a broken jaw that I wasn't there for him again when he needed me....tears coming hot and heavy now...damn....well, all I can say, is they have to go sometime...somehow...sometimes it's not pretty, sometimes it teaches us something. My first cat when I was a kid died of blockage. We hadn't know anything about cats and we didn't know the signs till it was too late. I have had many other cats after him and know those signs. He taught me that. I guess there's only so much we can do. I don't think you intentionally didn't help him sooner, right? not unless you had a good reason and thought it was still okay, that you had time. Hindsight is always so perfect...because hindisight is something that doesn't really exist. We can say, if, if, if, until we're blue in the face but it's utterly useless to do that! The most we can do is learn. We just have to learn from the past, not lay blame on ourselves because of it. You got that! You cheer up, ok? :hug:

red, I am so sorry to hear about your cat. That is so sad. I am crying right along with you for yours as well as mine. This definately did teach me something. Now I know what to look for in the future in case this ever happens again. I have been reading up about urinary blockage on the web and he didnt show most of the signs until that morning. I just wish I had of know so I could save him. We found him and his sister while on a walk one morning. It had rained and frozen for several days before hand and he came running to try and cross the road when he spotted us(even though there were some truckers in the parking lot talking he came to us) He almost got run over trying to get to me and then I could hear his sister crying so I looked everywhere until I found her. She had frostbite on her paw. She died right before her first birthday, she got hit by a car. It was in an instant so I grieved but at least it was a quick death. He was in so much pain and that is what is killing me. That is what is making this so hard on me, because I thought I was in the right place at the right time kinda like I was meant to be their angel and then they died anyways.

Thank you for the kind words though, It has helped and consoled me more than I can ever say. You are a great friend.

always their angel....
 

Angie I wish I could be there to hug you right now but this is all I can send :hug: I still cry over the kitty that I lost over 3 years ago. I don't know if you remember that. You gave those cats lots of love when they probably would have been killed a few days after you saw them. Just remember that they gave you as much love as you gave them and now you will be able to give more love to other kitty's that need you. You and I really love animals (I think we all do) and that is something really special. They were brough into your life and you into theirs. I hope you feel a little better soon.

Red you are very good with words. Soemtimes I just never really know what to say to people. I feel that things that I write are kind of juvenille sometimes. How was your Christmas?

I got a Dyson for Christmas and vaccummed the whole house right away. I just love that thing. My mom gave us money and I am goind to take my half and join WW next Wednesday. I am really ready for that. I just feel so BLAH!

Cal and Noelle I hope you both have a great time I know that you will though.

Dips I got you gift and it was so cute. I can't wait to get the thing lite up. It is going to look nice on my desk. Thanks again.

Well, I need to blance the ol' check book and see if I can shop a little tomorrow. We have to go to a New Years party and of course I have gained to much weight so I need a new shirt to hide the gain. I hate fat!

Red, Thank you for the poem. It is beautiful. I found a couple of others online too that I liked while looking for an urn for him. They are so sad but yet comforting at the same time.

Kempy, I do remember your kitties that you have lost. I have been crying every night in bed since he died. I am the type who lays awake in bed until like 2 and just thinks so it is hard to fall asleep right now. I am just so ready to cry at the drop of a hat lately and it sucks so bad. I am usually really good about keeping my cool when things like this happen but this time seems different.

Dips, I got your gift today. I was so surprised when he came out with a package because I knew I hadnt ordered anything new lately. Your gift was perfect for me because I actually have a few of those in my hutch. When I went to Florida last year I bought a couple and my mom has given me one for Christmas. I just love them. Plus they are so pretty all lit up. Thank you.

It is so cold and stormy here today. The wind will just about knock you over. I hate this kind of weather. But I shouldnt complain because we had some nice weather right before Christmas and we all got to get out and enjoy it.

Well here I am wearing shorts and it is almost January. Does that make any sense? I didn't get another shirt for tomorrow. I figured I better just wear what I have. I will figure something out that will look ok. I am trying to get all of the info that I need to join WW next Wednesday. I am really ready to do something. I am just feeling so yuck right now.

Angie I wish I was up there with you right now. I want to be in the cold at least for a few days. I am a true southern girl though so I can't handle it for very long. I hope you are feeling better today.

I need to head back to the laundry we seem to have a huge pile of it.

WEIGH DAY!!! I lost 3 pounds this week.

Kempy, I am jealous that you get to wear shorts. :lol: It is so COLD here. My hands cracked yesterday because it was so cold and blustery.

Transplanted Southerner
 

I just moved from Texas to Maryland. I found that the cold here is a dry cold most of the time and when it is 40 degrees outside (a temperature that would have me shaking in my shoes in Texas) is actually pleasant weather needing a jacket but nothing else special. It's only when it rains or gets humid that I start freezing my butt off. We've had a few snow spells already and that has been like magic for a southern girl. It is the powdery kind so I can brush it off my car in no time. The days it is wet in the air, I put on some long johns under my clothes. That has been the only extra purchase I've had to buy. Cool beans.

Hey My Gurlz!!
 

Hope you all liked your gifts. I waited till the last possible minute to mail them and that's why they were late. I'm lazy and I'm sorry :( Anyways, time to catch up.


Angie- I am so proud of you, through all of these trials of life you are still melting those ounds away just like I knew you could. I am so so sorry about Tinky, God rest his soul. No one is more dedicated to animals than you are. You have no reason to feel guilty because you gave him the best possible life. Glad you liked the gift. I feel special that I get to be a part of your household decor :D You are such a sweetheart, Angie. Keep up the good work. And like Red said, Chin up, and keep it up!

Kempy- I Love Love LOVED the cheese. It's all gone now but I used it with so many things. My mother, who visited last week, stole the mix. I didn't even notice until I thought to try it out. My mom loves Bayou food. I'm sure she'd enjoy it more than me. Thanks again. By the way, I'm hatin' on you just like Angie. I wanna wear my shorts too:mad: Good luck with WW. You'll do great!

Red- If you PM me your address, I got you a gift also. You were so thoughtful to send that poem to Angie. I just love your spirit. You are an awesome friend.

CAl- glad you had such a festive holiday. So did I. I'm thankful for you too. We are such an excellent group, aren't we.

Noelle- OH MY GOSH :eek: Not my precious boy! I want to hug him and give him a thousand kisses (Although he'd probably gag :lol: ) He's just so adorable, I hate the thought of him hurting himself. Anyways, it'll be an awesome battle scar which I'm sure he'll love to show to his buddies. Funny thing but guys see scars as badges of honor. I can just see him now ( "yeah when I was a kid I hopped the fence and took a nice chunk out of my leg. Had to get 3 stiches!!" ) BTW, YAY skinny jacket! It feels so good to fit your old stuff when you lose weight. You are smokin' girl! You are going to have a fabulous summer.

J- Hello love! Glad you and your precious kiddos had a wonderful christmas. I bet they have the coolest toys. Can I come over and play?? You too will enjoy fabulous weight loss with the new year. YAY FITNESS! ( I'm so giddy today)

Okay girls, the New year is all about enriching our lives. You guys have greatly enriched mine. I couldn't ask for a better group. We all have been there for eacother and it kills me that I haven't met any of you face to face but that is my resolution. To meet at least 1 of you face to face. I am also chalenging myself to be bikini-ready by spring! LETS DO IT!!

Hey guys. Today is the big cleaning day. I am so amazed at how much this new vac. has cut my celaning time in half. I swear I will stop talking about it now. :lol:

DS what part of Texas are you from?

Dips I just loved that cheese. I bought the place out of the gators. I swear those packs of mix really help with cooking. I don't think I could make anything from scrath anymore. You will have to tell me how you mom liked it.

I hope all of you guys are doing great today. It is already Jan 1 over by you Red. Did you do anything fun? We are heading over to a few places tonight but thankfully they are all close to home. Two of the are right next door. No need to drive. The other one is about 1/2mile away.

Ok, back to cleaning. I was letting the floors dry b4 I started up again. I hope you all have a great New Year if I don't talk to you later. :wave: