Everyone is doing so well that I hate to burst bubbles, but I'm so down now and I really need you.
My hubby almost killed himself Tues. He called me to say goodbye, kissed Ashley goodbye, and emailed his best friend to say goodbye. That is what caused my bp to skyrocket. If my vice principal hadn't called him to tell him that they were taking me to the doctor, he would've succeeded.
There's so much pain for him that he feels he can't handle it. I'm such a wreck and very grateful that the doctor put me off work for several days. I have to take the anxiety pills twice a day and I still can cry at the drop of a hat and keep it going for an hour or more.
My hubby moved out yesterday and is staying with a good friend of his who can keep an eye on him. (His friend is on disability and doesn't work so he told me he can watch him). Hubby is calling a counselor tomorrow to try to get the help he needs. Ashley doesn't know anything about what is going on. I'm going to talk to the counselor at her school tomorrow so they can keep an eye on her and watch for any change in behavior.
Again, I'm sorry to bring everyone down, but I so needed to talk to you.
Thanks for listening. I'm going to go have a really good cry. :stress: :cry:

Cal

Oh, gosh, cal, I'm so sorry! Whatever brought this on? Perhaps there are problems you don't know about. Perhaps it is body chemistry, as in severe depression. Wow, I don't know what to say other than I feel your pain. But, also, despite the pain of having this happen, try to find a bit of solace in the fact that you have caught it BEFORE it was too late. I'm sure you'll be able to get through this. Hang in there and strength to you, girl.

:hug: Cal, I wish I could be with you right now and just give you a comforting hug. Were there signs before his attempt? I'm so glad that he was caught in time. Oh my gosh, I don't know what you're going through but I know it must be ****. I'm so sorry you have to feel this way, and I'm sorry about Alberto having to feel this way as well. I hope he finds the help he needs for both yours, his and Ashley's sake. I wish you and your family God's blessings. Hang in there ok?

:hug: Oh my god Cal, I am so sorry. I am glad the principal called him before it was too late and you can get him the help he needs. I dont even know what to say but I want you to know that we all love you and will be here to listen and try to help the best we can. :hug:

Oh Oh Oh, Cal. Thank heavens he was stopped before he went through it. Depression is a very painful thing to endure and to see in your loved ones. Hang in there girl... and be sure to keep your blood pressure down - your family needs you too:hug:

TGIF Ladies...

Cal, how are you doing today? I don't know what kind of words to offer you other than we are here if you need us. Vent away. I really wish I could sit with you and have a cup of tea or coffee...and just have some girl talk. I know all of us would like to rally around you right now. :grouphug:

I spent my morning waiting for the cable repairman. They came last week and worked on the upstairs system (which is separate from mine downstairs), but apparently they disconnected my cable for the TV... I'm up and running again so I can lay in bed and watch my netflix DVD's all weekend again. My ankle turned up swollen yesterday, I can't flex it upward? I haven't been able to go walking since yesterday. I don't want to aggravate it...good grief--if it's not my heel, it's my knee....then my ankle....will it ever end? I feel so old and rickety.

Rick called from Vegas this morning and said when they landed it was 38 degrees :shocksn: I told him not to complain since he was on vacation!

Anywho, not planning much except rest and relaxtion. Oh, and taking Michael to a fitness expo, their karate club has a booth and they will be doing demonstrations to try and recruit new members.

Hope you all have a peaceful weekend.

:hug: Cal I am so so sorry. I wish I had the right words to say. I want you to know I am praying for you and hoping the best for you, Ashley and your husband. Please know we are all here for you.

Hello My girls...
 

Cal- My heart is breaking for you, Love. It's times like these that I hate the physical distance between all of us as we are all wishing we couldn rush right over and surround you in one big loving embrace and tell you that it will be okay and we are here for you. But for now this is our big hugging place and you can come in and tell us whatever is on your mind. Goodness knows you've been an ear for us to rant into and a shoulder for us to cry on. I really don't know what I can say directly to this type of situation as I am neither married nor a parent but I am your friend and I want you to know that you can connect with me right here in this room. I thank goodness that your husband was stopped before it was too late.(devine intervention, maybe :angel: ) We are all thinking of you today and hope things are on the way back up. :hug: Luv you, Babes.


:hug:

By the way...


Surfdreams- Let me give you a formal hello and welcome to the forum. Look forward to chatting with you!

Okay one more thing....

Very briefly, I am a 24 years old (the baby of the bunch :) ) I am an army vet, a full-time college student and full time employee at The Home Depot.No hubby no kids just a pup named Niko. Okay, going to bed now!

KEMPY- I am going to pretend I didn't see what you wrote about frequently visiting Lowes.com

Good morning ladies. Hope you're having a good Saturday. We are celebrating my dad's 73rd b-day at Buca diBeppo today, I'm looking forward to eating some Linguine Fruitt di mare, my favorite :hun: I went for a short walk this morning, my ankle is still a bit swollen but held up ok. I may try it again this afternoon. We may go to see the movie Eight Below tonight. I hope Rick is enjoying Vegas right now....gosh, I wish I was there too :( Michael did great at his karate exhibition last night. It was fun to watch and I got to walk around the health fair too--checking out all the cool new running gadgets (heart rate monitors etc). The Great Aloha Run is on Monday and I was supposed to enter...but my knee was iffy and now this stupid ankle. Well, maybe next year for sure!

Cal, if you're reading this, know that we're thinking about you. I hope you are feeling on a more even keel today. Sending good vibes to ya :goodvibes:

Hi Dips, glad to see you back. Are you working this weekend? How's the pup Niko?

Hi to everyone. the never ending laundry is calling me. Gotta run. have a good one.

I wanted to thank everyone for your wonderful words of support and encouragement. My emotions are on such a rollercoaster right now...and I don't even like rollercoasters!!
Just wanted to let everyone know also that I'm still an emotional wreck, but I do try to check in and keep up with everyone. I'm supposed to go back to work on Tuesday, but I may ask the doctor for a few more days. I'm afraid that if anyone asks me how I'm doing, I may lose it again. Even with the anxiety pills every day, I still cry so easily.
I love you all and thank you again for your support.

Cal

:hug: Hi Cal... just take it one day at a time and things will look brighter. :) I would definitely ask for a few more days off as a medical necessity, take the time you need for yourself.

I just realized why no one may be around...they are all hunkered down in that crazy wintry weather that's going across the nation. I'm sending out some rays to you guys to heat things up :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

Hope you're all safe, warm and out of the cold. Hopefully the sun comes out for y'all. Take care! :wave:

Hello All
 

:coffee: Got the monday blues today but who doesn't. Got a full house as my 4 sisters and a cousin are spendidng the week at my place. Ages 11-17. At any rate, Niko is having loads of fun with all the company.

Noelle- those rays you sent must be held up in the mail because it is 29 degrees in NYC. BRRRRRRRRR. I can't stand it. I swear there is no eveidence of last week's blizard. The 2 days following brought us 58 degree weather. Then in the days following that the temp droped to the low 20s and we been here ever since. No wonder everyone is sick. We don't knwo what season it is one day to the next.

Cal- Keep your head up, preacious. Things will get better. I'm still thinking of you and I'm hoping for the best.


My weight is going up and down like you would not believe but it is going down still so it's all good. I'm down to the last month before my vacation to South Beach and I'm almost ready! More on this later...

Thanks for the welcome Dips n Twists:carrot:

Hey Cal - My heart goes out to you:hug:

I hooked up today with an old friend. She asked me why I didn't attend her wedding -and I fessed up = I was too embarassed that I had gained so much weight.

I also have the Monday blues!

Hey. I was having problems with my puter so I missed a few days.

Cal like everyone else said I really don't know what to say. I just wish I could be there to help you. Have you heard anything from the counslor?

Dips sorry about Lowes. We don't have a HD here. My town really doesn't have much to choose from in the way of shopping.

Joe and I went a little farther into New Orleans than we have b4 and I had to tell him to turn back around. It was just so depressing down there. I mean places that I knew would be full of people had none. I mean zilch. Really sad when you think about it. They say that in the town of Metarie which is right next to NO they have about 600,000 people and at night there are only 100,000. That is how many people have to commute and don't have a place to live. What kind fo sucks is that we have a good bit of people here in our little town. We really don't have enough space for lots of people.

I am going to watch the Olympics. I am such a nerd with that.

Just bumping us up. I am home this morning and I am going to try to get a bit of extra exercise in. I don't have a client until 5 tonight.

Noelle I am wondering if you can help me. I posted this on the WW thread too but no one has responded yet. I am stuck and I really don't know why. I am staying in my points and I am walking 5 days a week. I am still playing with the same .5lbs. I have been fighting this for 2 1/2 weeks now and I am relaly starting to get agravated about it. Do you have any suggestions?

it feels like Monday...
 

Hey ladies. I am up bright and early since the crazy dogs were barking up a storm, it was probably just some stray cats. :yawn: Rick got in just a few minutes after midnight this morning. I can't wait to go diving into his bags to see what kind of goodies he brought back--and it better not be no 10 lb chocolate bars like the last time!

Kempy, are you eating your activitiy points that you are earning? If you are walking 5 days a week, you may need to eat those too. Or, if you are eating them, try eating them only every other day. Drink your water (I usually try to drink 1/2 of my body weight in ounces) and check where your points are coming from. Are your meals balanced? Fruits/veggies, proteins/carbs and good fats? Not having a limit of what 'kind' of food you can eat can be the best thing or the worst thing on the Flex plan. I mean, I could eat 5 skinny cow ice cream sandwiches for 10 pts, or eat a good, lean steak w/rice and veggies right? I would take your food log and bring it to the center and look it over with your leader. Maybe she could lend you a few tips. I know it feels frustrating but just keep on. You've done a great job getting to where you are, and 11 lbs lost is something to be proud of. :cheer:

surf, i have been in your shoes on 2 occasions like that. At least now you can relax about seeing that friend again, you'll be thinner next time she sees you. I think about seeing people I know when I go out in public and wondering what they'll think of me, but for the most part, I know they aren't paying me much notice :lol: I try to have the attitude 'who cares what they think?!??!!" ;) Did anyone see Dr. Phil's show yesterday on *****es? It was something else!

Hey Dips, is your house back to peace and quiet? I hope you had a nice visit with the girls.

Cal, I hope you were able to get some extra days off :hug:

Angie/Julie, I hope you're still not snowed in. Did you guys lose power?

Cherie, how was your ski vacation? I hope you enjoyed.

Hi Red :wave:

I gotta get ready for work...will check back in later after my weigh in :crossed:

Hi Noelle, everyone. Just been too busy with the other thread to post here as well. Hope things are going well for people. Cal, how are things now?

Cal ((((((((((HUGS)))))))))) I just read about what happened with your husband... I am so sorry that things are going to badly for him, but thankfully he is alive and is able to find out how to make things better with your love and help and support. Take care of yourself and your BP so you can help him... I hope that things start to look up for you and your family.. you are in my thoughts and prayers.. depression is an awful thing to deal with. He has you and you have each other... please keep us posted..

Hi all.... after reading about Cal's husband.. I am very sad. I really hope things get better. Not much for talking about my weekend, but I will say, Hannah LOVED learning how to ski. She is a natural, and she wants to go back and do it again, in fact, they both do. Megan was a little under the weather all weekend, so she didn't get to learn or practice as much as Hannah, poor thing, just got pooped too quickly, but she enjoyed it too, so I hope to start taking them at least once a year to go skiing.

Noelle, how is that ankle? I hope it is healing and feeling better.

Dips.. it's so great to see you again! You sound very busy!

Kempy, I really hope NO bounces back. I loved that city, it was my favorite place to go visit..

Julie.. how are you and the family?

Angie how are you?

Red... waving hi!

Surf.... how are you?

OK... I need to get back to work... no rest for the wicked. :D

Oh... while I was gone to CO, we got an ice storm here. Last night, I got home and found out I had a solid sheet of slick ice on my driveway. I had to pull the car up to the garage so I could unpack.. and when I shut the garage door, there may have been 2 inches of space between the car and the door. This morning, I went and opened up the garage door.. and as it was going up I saw that my car was NOT THERE!!!! It had slid down to the road overnight. Luckily I live on a cul de sac so there was no traffic, and also, the nose of my car didn't go out into the road.. it stopped where the tires hit the groove between the street and my driveway.... So.. this afternoon.. I will have to figure out how to park my car so it won't slid.. and since I still have a solid sheet of ice there... should be interesting!

Cherie, glad you and the girls enjoyed the weekend. Poor Meghan, there's always next time. Go Hannah! OMG, that is scary about the car sliding down the driveway! Can you salt the area so it doesn't freeze up? Sorry, I don't know diddly-squat about these super cold weather things..... my ankle is better since I'm keeping it wrapped. Swelling's gone down but still a little sore, thanks for asking :)

I am back from my week 16 weigh in and am down another 2 lbs, 37 lbs down! 2 feet still firmly entrenched in onederland :carrot: I am having to dig deeper into my closets to find smaller pants to wear (yeah!). The sad (and kinda typical of me) thing is I have to lose 5 more lbs to be where I was the last time I JOINED WW :lol: :ink: But at least I'm getting there, slowly but surely. Last time around, this was the month I started giving up. NOT THIS TIME! I am sticking it out til I can fit all the clothes in my 2 bags in the closet and then have to buy new, smaller ones! I owe myself that much.

Noelle... WTG!! You are just dropping that weight! You should be so proud of yourself..

Today is payroll day, so I won't be on much at all. Going to be busy. Last night, I went home and made chili and proceeded to just stuff myself.... I ended up going way over my calories.. but it was just so good.... Today will be better.

Anyway... I need to get to work.. just wanted to bump us up a little.... I'm so glad the weekend is almost here! :D

Talk soon..

Hi Girls,

Sorry I have been away, ds is sick so I have taking care of my sweetie. Been at the doctors and just busy around here.

Cherie, I am glad you guys had a good time. I hope little Megan feels better. That is so scary about the car. My Mom did the same thing one time. She forgot to put her car in gear and it rolled down the driveway. Chili sounds great. I might have to make a batch.

Noelle GREAT JOB!!!! Did you watch AI last night? The girls were okay. Sometimes the girls sound the same to me. I like watching the guys better, there on tonight.

Thinking of you Cal.

I have got to go make lunch. I will check back later on today. Have a good day everyone!

I know that it really isn't official but the SCALE MOVED!!!! In fact it was down 2lbs today. I am going to go to the meetings every 2 weeks so I have to ewigh at home. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that it will last until next week. I will even take a loss if I can get it. We ahve friends coming in next week and I want to see if they can tell that I have lost weight. It is hard for people who see me all of the time to notice. That really stinks too.

Noelle you go girl!!!!! You are doing awesome. I saw your post on WW thread too. One more thing about that person, does she ever show support for people?

Cherie I can't beleive that about your car. I bet they would shut the whoel town down if we had an ice storm here. I remember being a kid and them closing school b/c it had gotten so cold and they thought we might have a few snow flurries. They didn't want the busses driving in that.

Julie is it starting to warm up a bit for you up there?

Angie you too. I miss ya.

Dips don't stay gone for too long.

Red make suer you post more often we miss you here.

Cal I hope things are going a little better for you. Keep us informed.

I need to put the groceries away and make some lunch. I'll check back later.

Hi all -

Noelle you doing awesome. Don't give it up.

The scale just won't move - dang it! I weigh less on the doctor's scale than at the health club. But, I don't want to go to the doc to weigh in. Maybe I will just have to buy a scale and weigh at home.

Think I'm going to make a Kielbasa bean soup - recipe on WW's recipes here. At least I have started back up exercising. Boy, sure was tired after only doing 35 minutes on the treadmill yesterday. That cold really took it out of me.

See ya chickies later:dizzy: :dizzy:

Surf I did TeaBo for the first time in few months and I was amazed at how winded I had gotten. I can't believe I had gotten so bad.

I saw that you lived in Louisiana, what part if you don't mind me asking. I have been here almost all of my life and it is fun to see someone from here.

I haven't tried TeaBo yet - but Pilates sure kicks my butt@! I used to live in Broussard - outside Lafayette. Great food there. I joined my first health club there. It was only coed on Sundays. Guys and girls alternated days. I loved it because you could skinny dip in the pool!!

Hi ladies. I am so hungry and it's another hour at least until lunch time. I forgot to bring anything to snack on and all I have is diet soda and water... guess I'll have to immerse myself in work.

surf, let me know how you like that soup. I am looking to try some new recipes--which is great for me because I hardly ever cook. (I live downstairs from my parents so we go upstairs to eat :lol: ), spoiled, I know... but I need to give my mom a break sometimes. If you're looking for a scale, I have a Homedic digital scale I bought from WalMart, maybe for around $25 or so dollars. There are cheaper ones and more expensive ones but the one I got suits me just fine. It weighs in .2 increments and even has a memory feature to keep track of different people. You tap your foot on the upper or lower corner of the scale and let it know who's being weighed.

Kempy, congratulations on the 2 lbs! Are you not digging the every week meetings or are they too time consuming? Sometimes I feel like I go just to get new recipes. They had a chicken marsala recipe yesterday, which I am going to try. I love marsala anything. Re: that WW poster, she has lots of good info but she's got some claws on her. As for your friends noticing your loss, wear something flattering and not boxy to camoflauge (sp?) your body...they can't tell if you're hiding it. And you know, if you've got it, flaunt it! ;)

Julie, sorry to hear about your DS. He's in good hands and should be up and at 'em in no time. I finally sat down and watched AI after missing last week. I could not stand that girl who kept posing and flirting and all the sh*t. I want her gone! Her vocals were crap too. I liked Mandisa and that Ayla girl as well as the one at the end. Expect the last girl with the good vocals, you could tell she was a like pageant trained--was she the one? She reminded me of Amanda Bynes :lol: I am going to watch the guys though, can't wait to see them bring it.

Hi Cherie, hope your payroll goes smoothly. Chili sounds so good right now. Last night we had some major rain--even had a flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings for a few hours. It was neat to watch the lightning though, a little scary, but calming in a weird sort of way.

Angie, where ya hiding girl? Hope everythings going good for ya.

Hi to Dips, Cal and Red....have a great day.

Julie, I forgot, I really like that other girl who was the granddaughter of that singer from Sounds of Blackness... she's the real deal.

Surf I know where that is. I am from Ponchatoula, just on the other side of Baton Rouge. We really don't ahve any good places to work out here. I used to run a fitness center in Hammond but I feel like it is too much meny and I know that we wont drive over there to use it. I'll just stick to the TaeBo and walking. You should try TaeBo if you get a chance it is a great workout.

Noelle the meetings just take up too much of my day off. I usually have to go to the store afterwards and I am in there right when eveyone starts to get there. I like to go first thing in the morning and then get home. I am going to make myself sit in next weeks though. I mean I pay for it.

We finally saw some sun today. It has been since last Thursday. I told Joe how much better I feel since my walk. I really needed that sun. I think I will go again a little later.

Hello Everyone,

Things are getting better. Hubby and I are talking, but I am not ready to take him back.
I went back to school yesterday. It was hard at first because everyone was still so concerned and everytime someone asked how I was doing I'd want to cry again. The lessons in the classroom actually made it easier for me because it kept me very busy. Needless to say, I was exhausted when I got home; then Ashley had basketball practice.
Today went much better; I even teased some of my kids. I still have to take the anxiety pills; doc won't take me off of them until after she sees me again on Mar 1. They are helping me to stay calm and keeping the bp down.
Countdown is on...12 school days until Spring break!!! Of course, parent conferences are the last 2 days, but I can handle them.
Thank you so much for all your support and love. I know it helped me through this.
I love all of you so much.

Cal

Kempy, thanks. I wish I felt more up to it. Can't even bring myself to post on my thread...sigh. Trying to pull myself up by the bootstraps. Things are not looking good...I need a light at the end of the tunnel.. :(

Dips! Sorry, thanks for the PM. No probs. ;)

Cal, glad to hear things are looking up a bit. Yes, I suppose you have to get a lot more, not only talking, but time and space in there before you can get together again. Best to you. :hug:

Hello My Girls
 

Good morning all. I am still up to my ears in teenagers but its all good. They are having a great time in spite of my hectic schedule. I think they are just happy being here and they love Niko. Anyways...

Noelle- Way to go on the weight loss! I hear ya on being back to where you started. I been there a couple of times. What's important is that you don't lose focus so you can continue to your goal thistime around. You can do it!

Angie- I miss you. I hope everything is okay with you in all that aweful weather.

Kempy- Okay, I forgive you about Lowes ;) Anyways, I'm sure people will notice your loss. Everyone else seems to notice before you anyway. That's how it always goes. BTW I just got the new Tae Bo bootcamp series. I'll let you know how that works out for me.

Surf- I love pilates. It's very graceful and relai=xing but it makes you feel powerful at the same time. I have to try everything to keep myself from getting bored. Don't worry about the slow scale. Weight loss is a slow process but it works when you are consistent.

Red- You sound as busy as I am. Good to see you though.

Cherie- How is the DD. Feeling better today? I hope so. she seems like such a happy, peppy child, I can't imagine her sick and miserable. Is she the one who shares my birthday (Nov 4)? Anyways at least Hannah did her thing. Sounded like overall it was a good trip.

HI JULIE- So good to hear from you! Your poor baby boyis feeling a little Hope he is better today. I feel so out of touch. I haven't watched AI since those country *** twins make complete jack asses of themselves.(Leaving then coming back) So I am clueles as to what you all are talking about.

School and work is wearing me out. But I go to south beach in less than a month. I'm going with the intention to meet some guys and partu but I can totally see myself sleeping through the whole trip :lol: Anyhoo I'm working up the nerve to get a brazillian bikini wax YYEEEEEOOOUUCH!!! :yikes: Did anyone ever have one??!!

Good Morning everyone... I am here.. but wishing I was at home. What's new? :)

Hey Dips... ouch.. no I have never had a brazillian wax... good luck with that! :D So where exactly is South Beach?

Red I am sorry you have misplaced your motivation... you can find it! :-) Each day is a stuggle, but just focus one day at a time and maybe you can find it!

Angie.. hey girl, where are you? I hope you are doing fine!

Cal (((((HUGS))))) I am so happy to hear things are slowly getting better. Keep us posted... you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Noelle, Kempy and Julie.. hey ladies.... I don't watch AI but it sounds interesting.

Surf.. how is your morning going?

OK.. well, my morning started out bad, got worse once I came to work, so now I am trying to make things better.. or at least my attitude. It's going to be a LONG day. But I am looking forward for tonight, Alan is coming over for dinner, so I need to figure out what I can make that is easy.

I'll check back soon!

Morning all. I'm having a slow start as usual. I don't have the motivation to go to work on time anymore...I just had breakfast--a bowl of Kashi go-lean cereal with light chocolate soy milk. I was out of vanilla so chocolate was it :lol:. I felt like a kid. Anywho, good to see some posts out there. I saw a medium sized reddish-brown dog laying near my neighbors house yesterday, it was just cruising on the sidewalk but it looked like it got soaked in the rain. Then I remembered that it lived around the corner and a few houses down. I didn't stop the car because I was on my way to work. But this morning it came around to our house. I checked it's collar but it didn't have a tag. I took it on a leash back to it's house and called for someone but no one came out. I just opened the gate and let the dog back in--it was missing for 2 days at least. I hope that is the house the dog came from because if it's not, the homeowner will have a surprise when they come home :lol:

Dips, nope, never had a brazilian. I do like to concept of the end result, but I am just too chicken to have it done myself :yikes: --besides the fact that I don't want anyone other than the man I married doing anything down there ;) :lol: :o :devil: :rolleyes: Are ya going to the J Sisters? I heard a lot of buzz about them on Oprah. Be brave girl. I've read some reviews about other salons and stuff, and I can't imagine it being painless--but some people say it is.

Cherie :hug: hang in there, only one more day til the weekend! Enjoy dinner w/Alan.

Cal, I'm glad you and Alberto are talking things out. I know it's hard but things will get better. Gosh, 12 days til Spring Break? Cool! Stay busy and keep your mind on positive things. :)

Oh Angie...... :listen: Where are you girl? Everything alright? Miss you.

Julie, did you catch AI? I just loved that Taylor Hicks guy. I like that raspy voice...he reminds me of a cross between Luke Wilson and Dermot Mulroney (w/the crooked mouth) but w/salt and pepper hair. The guys did not really wow me like the gals did. How are your kiddos and what's for dinner tonight? ;)

surf, skinny dipping? hehe, so you're an adventurous one.

red, remember at the end of the movie Red Balloon all the other balloons came to surround the boy and lifted him up and away? That's what we're here for, we can gather 'round and lift you up until you're ready to fly by yourself.

Kempy, how's your day going?

I guess I should get moving on my day. Have a good one all.

Hi Girls

Finally getting some time to post to you all, now that dh is home from work:)

Cherie, I hope you day went by fast for you. What did you make for Alan? Everything you make sounds good.

Noelle we grilled some hamburger patties on the grill. Something quick. Ds has still got a nasty cough. Getting better though, Febuary is a nasty month for colds and flu. Anyway I did watch AI too, I love Taylor also. He is great and fun loving. I also like Chris. He rocked last night.

Dips....South Beach, I can feel the warmth:D. You deserve this vacation, you have been working so hard. Never had a brazillian. Take a advil or tylenol before you go, haha..

Cal glad to hear things are getting better. Please take care of yourself and know I am thinking and praying for you. Your Spring break will be here before you know it.

Red what is new with you?

Kempy hope you are having a good day.

Angie....Hi! Hope you are doing fine.

I am so glad it is starting to stay lighter outside now. Spring is on its way. It will be nice to take those after dinner walks. Well I am going to finish things up around here and then watch Dancing with the Stars and AI.
Later Girls!

Hmm- a Brazilian wax – I read about that in a novel!! Think I’d have to take a Valium and champagne to actually do it.

As for AI - I liked Mandisa (she’s from Sacramento – where I live now) , the petite girl and the last girl with the great vocals. She is the one whose Mom is a voice teacher. Stevie Scott is from the surburban area that I live in in Sacramento – but I didn’t think she did very well. Watched the men last night – dang, Ace is cute, humble, and can sing well. Also really like Taylor Hicks from Alabama, the guy with the salt and pepper hair, and the kinda rock guy with the bald head.

I LOVE to Skinny dip – looking forward to doing it in the Kauiu surf!! With discretion of course. Mike is so supportive of my weight loss – he never even complained when I gained over 50 lbs after we got together – must have been all that great cooking – I also LOVE to cook.

Hey Red – you can do it – I have also kinda lost my motivation – so if you can get it back, so can I!! Think I’ll toast myself with a glass of Chardonnay tonight. I love to put dried fruit in my wine!! Just not too much wine though – empty calories! I haven't started my 21 day exercise every day because I am still kinda wiped out from this cold. But tomorrow, Mike and I are going to an aquatic aerobic class and I am going to do some resistance training and treadmill for at least 35 minutes. I listen to books on CD's, and so I really like to do the treadmill because I want to hear more of my book. I'm listening to "The Lovely Bones" now. Very good book - so very different - and this is the first novel for this author. I want to finish this so I can listen to "The Attorney" by Steve Martini - another author I like. It keeps me motivated:carrot:

Cal – I’m happy for you that you are at least talking – but remember to look out for yourself too!

Hope to talk to you all tomorrow with positive exercise words!!

Good Morning Girls! Happy Friday to you All!

Just bumping us up. I have been OP all week and a pound down. Finally a pound lost and not one gained. GoodBye to that one Christmas pound of gain!

Good Morning! TGIF.... Friday's are always GREAT... Dinner last night was nice.. not diet friendly, but nice.... cheesey potato soup, a freshly baked French Baguette, and a bottle of red wine... with dessert being a piece of coconut cream pie. YUM. :-) We caught up on Grey's Anatomy and watched part of the Olympics.

Tonight, is date night, so we are going out to the local microbrewery/German restaurant.. where I am just going to relax.

Julie... WTG on staying OP and losing that pound. I need to get back on track, I haven't done anything this week and I have been going over in calories each day.

Surf.. sounds like you have a wonderful boyfriend... Good food and support! :-) What more do you need?

Noelle.. I hope that doggie was theirs! Have you seen him back out today?

Hiya Red, Angie, Kempy, Cal and Dips!!!!

Nothing much is planned this weekend, sleeping in and spending time with my girls. Hannah has a Girl Scout Cookie table she has to man tomorrow for a few hours.. and then we might attempt church again on Sunday... but other than that.. I am not even gonna think about it! Its been a very long week!

OK.. back to work... it's quiet here.. half my team is gone... leaving me alone in this big room, and my boss in her office... guess its time to change the music again! I don't get to listen to it otherwise... :-) Happy Friday!

Hey ladies, TGIF!!! I am searching for an anniversary gift for Rick, tomorrow will be 11 years, gawd, where does time go? I still wanna get my old tattoo re-inked and get a new one, but we are still looking at designs. I don't want to make a hasty decision and be stuck with something I regret.

I have a NSV (non-scale victory)! Last night I went to Wal-mart and outside there were two sets of kids doing fundraising--one group selling boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts and the other group selling GS cookies. I walked right past both of them without a 3rd glance (i would say 2nd glance, but I did look twice :lol: )

surf, i have some positive exercise words today: I walked :running: 3.5 miles this morning w/my dog and even jogged a part of the way. I shaved about 10 minutes off my regular time by doing that. My knee feels great and I just had my ankle wrapped tight so it didn't bother me. I wonder if i may ever become a runner?
As for AI, I love Mandisa too. She's got a sassy attitude, but not in a rude way like that other weird girl I am totally not liking (Brenna?). Paris is definitely awesome. I think the voting off went well. Enjoy your aqua-robics! Oh yeah, skinny dipping....I have heard stories from Rick's cousins about Donkey Beach in Kauai. A kind of rocky place not that great for swimming, but the snorkeling is great and people do go au naturale ;)

Cherie, now you've got me fantasizing about a fresh, hot, lovely baguette w/butter.... :T Enjoy your weekend.

Julie, :bravo: congrats on staying OP and getting rid of that lb! Those holiday pounds are hard to get rid of aren't they? Sometimes I find that they like to visit me and stick around with each holiday... :lol:

:wave: Hi to Dips, Red, Angie, Kempy, Cal and everyone. Gotta get a move on.