Hello gals--

Another quick posting.....(will my life every slow to a pace I can keep up with?)

Been preparing at work for the big move. We move to the other building (Old Sony Building!) on the 16th of January. And we're already getting things packed. Just imagine a place full of medical supplies and paperwork and machinery.....and moving it!

We've all been busting our butts to keep up and keep our sanity!

Anyway, if I can log on at work, I will try to get on. (if I get a slow time to do it)

Take Care and I promise I'll post more next time!

Wow..has everyone been super busy here! Sounds like a good holiday was had by all. Our Christmas was so quiet...no kids or "grands" for the first time ever. Just DH and me. Christmas Eve I fixed some salads, cheese and crackers, summer sausage and nachos. We split a bottle of wine and just relaxed. Christmas Day we slept in a little, had a relaxing morning and then went out for a champagne dinner. I did talk to all the kids and to Mom...missed them all.
We don't have any pkans for New Year's Eve. Will probably go out to a local casino and watch the fireworks.
We went to Wal-MArt today for some things we needed. I had to go look at the clearance...I bought cards for next year at 75% off. I was able to buy much nicer/expensive ones than I would normally buy. Cool! They had so much decorating stuff, but I don't do all that much here. While we were there they came over the speaker and said ALL trees were $10. Boy, did they create a rush to those. I saw huge trees being loaded on carts. A llady in front of me in the check-out had a 7 1/2 ft. pre-lit tree and it was $10. What a deal.
Otherwise not much new here in la-la land. We will have a busy Jan. as we are having IL's company for 5 days and then Mom for 2 weeks.

Hurray...we got the revised plans for our house and it looks like it might be a go for Spring. Seems like something has always come up to prevent it. I am keeping my fingers crossed. It will be around 1700 sq. ft. with a 24X36 workshop for DH.

Wishing a Happy New Year to all JL's and hello to newbies.

Thank you Cristi! Need all the encouragement I can get

I can't imangine shipping medical equipment/supplies Marti - must be a shore and you probably all have to be on your toes how to label things and such. Are you going back to your old building or is it just a Sony building in general?

Hi Sue

Feel down because I am losing my grounds person. He was promoted he was like my son. lol the one I never had. Anyway, he will come tomorrow to pick up his check before he heads on out - actually to where I use to live....and takes on his new position. I should get him something.....ugh, he was so fun. Good for him though - blah - blah.

What a HORRID day that is all I way say.

Welcome Mel!

Marti - i am up 5 lbs too.. It really bites to have to move the counter in the opposite direction. No Cokes today...just water and a diet Sprite for lunch. It's killing me!!! Just quitting the coke should help..I hope..good luck on the move--the stress of it may have contributed to your weight gain.

Katy--is the gym you go to Curves or more like Gold's. My daughter and I went to a Gold's several years ago, but I was intimidated because of my size and I was 185 then!! I like the SLim-n-Tone that I go to, it's similar to Curves.

Connie--forget the sticker--get yourself one of those flashing lights...I am glad your Mom is feeling better, it's going to take sometime. Sorry about your DH having to get stitches.

Angie-Happy bday to Monte--hope he has a better time with 40 than I am!!

Jane--at least you had a good time with Neal, how's he doing with retirement?

Susan--yeah for you on the treadmill and the loose skirt!! Hope today gets better for you!

Cristi--good for you taking that picture with Josh--you will always have the memory of that moment-I bet you had a beautiful smile with him beside you..

Sue-Hi and good luck on the new house

Thanks Jules. I just had some horrible chick soup from Quiznos Sub, waste of money. Tasted like sawdust.

It is just super busy at work and I am the only one here - not getting any of my own stuff done.

I did pass on cakes and goodies today! Sister Mary brought boxes of goodies for the residents. I didn't eat any of it though I would have loved a cake to take home.

Back to work.....

Hi ladies!

Em - this is the best place to be especially when you don't feel like being OP - gets you back in the mood, lol.

Susan - wow, I'm proud of you for doing so well on the treadmill. Wish I had one!!! Since I'm just now reading the Sonoma Diet book, I'm not sure of all the differences, but I do know that WW doesn't restrict any foods, and SD does. So sorry you'll be losing your "son". If you want to do something meaningful for him, you could write a note on a card. Neal was so surprised at what nice things co-workers, students and even the custodians wrote to him when he retired. Very touching.

Angie - New Year's Eve will find Neal and I home alone. We're eating in, then watching movies, then we'll make a toast at midnight. I want jelly on mine, lol.

Mel - would you consider putting your name in your signature just until we get used to it? Just a thought. I sure hope you and your little one are both feeling better now. Does your pediatrician recommend giving him some Tylenol before the shots? My DGDs doc does, and it seems to help some. Yep, we're all allowed lazy days. Don't ask how many I take a week.

Cristi - aww, I'm glad you decided to sit in on the photo with Josh. Who cares if your makeup wasn't just so - the memory of the two of you together is captured forever in those pics. Yep, my Christmas decorations are down. I just couldn't take them any longer, lol. So I now have several non-Christmasy snowmen out on the tables and such, and will leave them until it's time for Valentine's stuff. Before I forget, I need to ask a favor of you. If I send you the money, would you pick up a Wedding Scent candle to bring to Vegas with you for me? (Somebody just mentioned Vegas and that reminded me.) I can't find that scent anywhere around here!

Jules - I think we'll all be trying harder next week to stay OP. My mind is made up that once I get back from Florida, I'll be totally OP again. Neal's retirement is going well so far. He enjoys sleeping in the most, I think.

Hi Marti and Sue.

Yikes, do any of you ever use the Biore pore strips on your nose? I just pulled one off. Love to look at them - sick, sick sick!!!!

I had lunch with Gina today. Not gonna say what I ate. But it was de-lish. I'll be so glad when she's officially my daughter-in-law, and her kids are my official DGDs.

Ten days until Disney....

See ya later,

I think I will do the card and some carrot cake, he loves that. I think he is only 20 or 21 - like a Teddy Bear. I let him go 30 minutes early once because there wasn't a whole lot to do in that time and he smiled and said "you are such an awesome boss." If I didn't have him here to be friendly in the first few months with the ASSistant thing going on I don't think I would have made it.......................I know I am so dramatic - lol

also, no beer this last week!! ok, now I am heading home. Thanks Jane!

Susan--that ASSistant will finally get hers...the thorn in my side that got transferred to another department is in big trouble...it's year end and there was work that needed to be done that didn't get done (oh my..she was hiding things again) and it turns out she lost her temper and got smart with a customer who complained (sounds familiar to me) and she made lots of entry mistakes that are coming out now(imagine that). The boss directly above her is like the boss that was directly above us and falls for the batting of the eyes and giggles. The boss above him and the woman in charge of the finalizing of everything for year end are both very no nonsense and she got a talking to that made her cry. I have to tell you..even though it's hard to believe myself I told my husband last night that I kind of feel sorry for her. She truly believes when she does wrong that it is not her fault, she hasn't realized that once you are over thirty and aren't as skinny as you used to be--that you actually have to do your own work and there are those out there that judge fairly not based on looks. There were those that thought I was being unfair to her, but now that this has come out they are rethinking and our old boss that defended her over me is in trouble for all the glowing evaluations he gave over my protests (since I was actually her supervisor but he overrode everything and actually did all the evaluations last time without my input because he knew hers would not be so good if I had done it). And your not being dramatic--I have an employee who kept me sane too...Enough said about that..

I'm off to do my Slim-n-Tone workout and then off to the grocery store. (Saying to myself over and over---NO reg coke, No fattening dip for the New Year Eve veggies and definitely NO CHIPS not even the baked ones!) Wish me luck.
Also taking back the Levis and shirts I bought for hubby--all too small--he's ready to go on a diet with me at this point. He turns 46 in Feb and the last few years he's been slowly adding to the yearly winter weight and not losing it in the summer like he used to. He's frustrated that he's at the most he's ever weighed.
Bad news for him, good news for me since he won't be tempting me with goodies and eating out. Less pizza for both of us.

Good Morning Jules. We had this one SM that was all about looks and giggles.She was hard on her assistants and in the end was laid off. The gossip is she slept with her supervisor who also was demoted. She must of thought sleeping with the boss would give her job security - lol. She was my boss for the short 2 months at the other complex ( before this one) and I told her the media would be at one of our neighborhood block parties against crime so she grabbed her make up bag and hair dryer to take with her as she left to help out at the event - lol
Anyway, I think the job place should be fun - I hope it can be here in time. The residents say I seem happier in the last 3 weeks and that I am not at all what they heard - unfriendly & *itchy........wonder where they heard that from??

blah- blah.

I woke up late this morning so no walking. I will try and walk tonight or just be ok with taking a break for one day.Can't beat myself up over it!! Regardless I will start walking at 3 miles a day.

Ate my wheat bread w/ cream cheese this morning. I HAVE to have my bread in the morning. I dip it in the coffee - so does Gaby - lol *cough.........is that bad?? Hope not.
When I got to the ex's to drop Gaby off he had his beef soup warmed up so I grabbed a cup- it had a wonderful beef broth - tasted so good.I was going to have a tuna salad w/ low fat cottege cheese for lunch and I have an apple & orange for snack.
Someone told me yesterday that banana's aren't good for losing weight??? I never heard that - love my banana's.

better get! 3 day weekend - thank goodness......pad my bills and now I am broke. lol

Hiya ladies,

I'm going to be tied up tomorrow and the next day, but wanted to pop in and wish you all a ....


Take care, and be safe!

Well, I had a busy day. Stopped by post office--got the tax return form already--yuck! Went from there to do my SLim-n-Tone workout then on to the library to return books and stopped by the courthouse. DD's ex is not moving things along with the divorce that he wanted. Got a packet of papers for $10. We fill them out and return them to courthouse and for $155 dollars they will send them to him in PA certified mail. Once he signs or even if he doesn't then there will be a court date set up. With no kids or property involved there should be no problem. From there I went to return DH's pants that were too tight and got the size bigger. While at the mall I spent my Christmas money from my brother. I got myself a new pair of jeans, a new purse(I have a little addiction to them) Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton was on the bargain book table for $5.99 so I had to buy it from Jane's referral, saw the Sonoma Diet Book there, it actually looks good and something that I could do may go back later when budget allows, last stop was Bath & Body wallflower refills were on sale so I bought some and I got a Serenity fragrance roll on--I love that scent. It's my new daily scent and the Lovely that my DH got me will be for special occasions. It's too expensive to do daily. All $ spent on to the grocery store. No coke or chips bought got some lean cuisine and ww for lunch at work and bought lots of veggies. Had fish and salad for dinner tonight.

Allen is doing great after his shots. Last time he ran a fever for 3 days and was miserable. But he's been pretty good. We did give him Tylenol before he went to the doc. He didn't nap today at all! I don't know why! He's still up and it's 8, he goes to bed 730-800 on days that he does take naps!
DH just went out to get a pizza. We got 3 movies for tomorrow night, but we're going to watch one after goes to bed. Probably The 40 Year Old Virgin. Look like it's pretty funny!
So since it's pizza tonight, tomorrow I'll be making chicken or something. If it were up to Mark (DH) We'd have take out tomorrow night too. But he's a stickly little rail of a man who couldn't gain weight to save his life . . . so it has no affect on him!
I took some great pics of Allen and Patriot tonight. (patriot is my dog) They were playing on the floor and Patriot was giving Allen kisses. Then Allen was petting the dog. The best one was when Patriot pushed Allen over with his nose and lay down next to him! AWWWW! I love it!
Ok, pizza is here. Oink oink oink!

Just wanted to check in and say HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! We have our "Christmas" dinner this afternoon with DH's family. Including his ex-wife, her fiancee, and her sisters & families. How do I get myself into these situations??!! His daughters think we should all get alone & be one big happy family. (His ex left him for another guy after 31 years of marriage! A little hard to take sometimes.)

I was supposed to take care of my Chloe this evening but then DD remembered that is was her ex's weekend to have Chloe, so now DH & I will go to some friend's house for a low-key party. It will be fun & relaxing.

Mom is doing better. She was actually "up" to going to the beauty shop this moring. I know that made her feel better.

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year!

Connie

Good Morning!

Weigh day! Down to 164.5 - I guess the ticker only records in whole pounds. It is 8 1/2 not 9 pounds this week. Maybe there was a lot of retaining of water or all my beer drinking ( I am a lush - haha jk) over the last 2 months but it is super nice to get down again.
I figure I have to lose 6/8 pounds a month to get to my goal weight of 140/145 by April 2006. I think I can!!! Great birthday present to myself.
I walked 3 miles this morning. Gaby was a trooper and watched me for 2 miles and she started getting antsy and asked "are you done yet??" So, had to push on that last mile.
I kept saying to myself "attack!!!!", "attack!!!".......total wack o, lol

Better get. hmmmm pizza sounds wonderful!

Going to the store to get veggies and V8 to make some stew for the weekend. Probably will have to work tonight and the next 2 days. I got way behind with just myself in the office. Can't wait for my 2 weeks in April - co worker can suffer *evil grin*.

Chow!

40 Year Old Virgin was HILARIOUS!!! He he he he!!! We liked it!
I'm having one of those God help me I'm so bored! days. I even was drinving around with Allen for the sake of not being in the house. But then I remembered that gas is very expensive, so we came home.
Mark get's done with work at 3 today, and I'm going to take what I call "mommy's time off". That's when I lock myself in the bedroom with a book or a magazine and tell Mark not to disturb me for (whatever pre-set amount of time I desire) unless someone has died or there is blood. I havn't done this in atleast 3 months! He gets downtime everyday after he is done with work. He plays video games or takes a nap or something.
I think I'm going to give myself 2 hours to be alone. Maybe I'll take a bath! Ooooh! With bubbles and candles and soft music! Ah, that sounds nice!
Anybody got big plans for tonight?
We're finishing off the movies we rented yesterday. Woopee. I have yet to celebrate a new years since I turned 21! Last year I was pregnant, and the year before that I surgery on New Years Eve. The year before that I wasn't old enough to do anything! Oh well, it's not as big a deal now as it was years ago. Mark and I don't really drink and we preffer to spend quiet time at home with Allen and Patriot.