Chit Chat and Weight Loss #174
 

Hello :wave:and :welcome: to anyone reading this. We're a supportive, caring bunch of ladies who share the events of our everyday lives as well as our on-going struggle with weight loss. Please pull up a chair and join us. :cofdate:

Hey all,
Ellen, I heard it my first day home alone after surgery and love it. My Dr. back then just let me cry,,,he would come in and check up on me regularly...lol I did one yard of therapy, of one on one. Released alot of pent up issues...I was carrying around matched set of bagage. Then I went into group therapy for another two years. I would say it was a learning experience, on the strengths, and what one can endure and live.

Jane, oh but to be able to move into a new and clean home! Its worth it. Had wondered if you were busy with McKenzie and the new house.

Well i am thinking of taking a ride up to Sylvan for the day...visit with my mom.

well off to bed I go, night all

hello ladies!! welcome to all the new members! hi Karen!

first things first, we are MOVING!!!! We went and dropped off our application to the first place on our list on Thursday, and wouldn't you know it, they called us about 15 to 20 minutes later and said that we are approved! So, we will be moving the end of April!

Also, we were down state for most of Thursday (as well as most of Friday) and I did very good with my eating! I got Subway for lunch, but then ended up feeling sick after I ate it, so I guess eating it every once in a blue moon is a shock to my stomach! LOL

So, we will be doing a lot of cleaning, packing and getting rid of stuff this weekend in order to get rid of stuff that we don’t need, and to keep what we do!

Ginny~ Brandon is already drinking whole milk. When I took him into WIC a couple months ago, the dietician guy, told me that when he turns two to put him on 2% milk to give him the extra fat that he would need. Happy 91st birthday to your MIL!

Cristina~ He has been on whole milk since we took him off formula. That is the only kind of milk that Tommy will drink, so that is the only kind that we keep in the house.

Patce~ Sorry to hear about your migraines. I hope you start to feel better soon.

The chubby lil rabbit with that big choc egg, that I know she would share with me.....lol

Was surfing and came across some great sayings....one that made me laugh.

did you know Jeans and Bras shouldn't meet in the middle?

Dieting makes you look good in clothes, but exercise makes you look good naked

good morning ladies,
Cant' stay long, just want to say?

Ellen, I am really sorry, I did not mean to make light of your depression. I did not know you are clinically depressed. I thought you were just having a down day like everyone does from time to time...I can relate to being depressed, I have never been diagnosed course I've never talked to anyone about it either. Ever since I was a little girl I've had to be pretty much in charge of something or someone and I didn't have the luxury of letting my feelings show or if I did for very long. So I've had to keep them all in side. I've often wished I could go talk with someone about them. So sorry again.

I get the feeling I don't belong in this group. You are all either building or moving into new houses or apartments and here I sit in the same old house for 33 yrs and it still needs more work to it. Someday I'll tell you about my dream and how it was smashed to smitereens...

gotta go, I have to order more seeds while I am on line. It's work cutting into my off time, which it often does...I am so tired. I need a vacation but that is no where in my near future.

later all
Ginny

Angie--every time I buy myself a new bra that actually puts "the girls" in the right place--I get the "Have you lost weight" question.

Mindee--yeah on the new place!!

Ellen-the one with the carrot--if I say it enough times will I eventually believe it...

I have to laugh and joke so I don't cry.....
It's been a very rough week both at home and work. I went in Sunday and got a couple of things done that I really needed to, but Monday morning DD called sobbing uncontrollably...at first I couldn't get her to stop. My first thoughts were, she had been in a wreck, DS was hurt on the job or their Grandpa had died. When she finally calmed down enough to talk to me it was about the ex and the divorce. I told her to come get me so DH could have the car at our job and I wasn't sure how long we'd be. We tried to get her in somewhere to talk to someone and everyone needed forms to be filled out and couldn't get her in for at least two weeks, so I took her to the doctors and it turns out that she has anxiety & depression so they gave her some medication and she goes back next Monday but they told her she needs to find a professional that she likes and go talk with them. The nurse that came in first was going through a divorce too, she had been married 27 years & had two kids in college later o her high school sweetheart and her decided he didn't love her anymore and there was someone else, by the time the PA got there we were all crying. PA was also female and very understanding. The really bad part is that we could have kept her on our insurance while she was attending college full time until she was 24. Once she got married that stopped and he had her on his insurance until he left her and quit that job so all of these expenses were out of pocket. The dr visit would have been my $15 co-pay but was $75 and the perscription for seven pills that cost $25 would have probably been less than $5. She also gets migranes that got so bad her senior year in high school that we had to go to a neurologist. I am not sure what can be done--we are going to try to put her back on our insurance in July--I am not sure if can even be done :(.

Ginny--is there anyway you can take a mini-vacation? Maybe take a half of a day for yourself and go get a massage?? I am sure this is an extremely busy time of year for you.

Hi All!
I'm back from my mom's - had a nice visit. Ate too much of all that healthy food and didn't get to the gym once! So, today I am back in the groove and off to the gym. I also checked back in on s-people website, so I am back to tracking food and exercise. Just in time for Easter, lol!

Jane - thanks for sharing the Dottie's I have been doing really well at staying away from sugary treats; Easter will be a challenge.

Sounds like everyone is doing well...I'l try to get back in to keep up with individuals.
Nothing much on tap for today. I need to get some groceries and bake up some mushy bananas into something - probably some muffins. Gotta keep the kids busy with something...they are going a little nuts - both are ready to go back to school. Wish me luck, lol!

{{{Ginny}}} awwww, I feel at times I don't belong too. I am a single mother that doesn't knit or do creative art works. I have 3 unruly children and am stressed to the max.
I don't relate to a lot of what is written on the board either and feel left out most of the time.
Honestly, I don't know why I keep hanging around but I do.
Maybe just the common thread of being women and wanting to live healthier lifestyles. I dunno.

Hugs though :) Hope you are having a good day!

You guys stop it! You belong! This is what makes us all the Jaded Ladies, the woman who has lived in the same house,,,and has issues with some of the work that needs to be done. the Single mom of 3 girls,,I should say Stressed out Single Mom the SSM. How totally boring this place would be if we are all the same. I see things differently cause of everyone here. Have learned so much from the Ladies. I could go on and make this totaly mushy,,,make you all need a kleenex.

Jules, your DD is young and has been through alot of emotional stuff. Having depression and anxiety is common in such matters. You are doing the right things,,,giving her love and support, and that nurse she gave her the feeling she wasn't alone. I hope she finds someone to talk to. Is there anyone qualified with her school? big hugs to her,,,alot of for someone to go through no matter what age.

I don't know if I do or not Ang. I can't paint a basement like you *sniff or take my children to doctor appts like Mindee *sniff - gads I keep missing my appts...lol or knit like Katy *whaaaa or "clean for my man" like Marti *SOB!!! ....gawd, I want a man in my own time zone sooooooo bad!

It is my donut and coffee day. I bought 6 dozen donuts and bagels with 3 different cream cheeses.... Delish! I have my 6 month review in a bit and I am going home afterward. Feeling woozy.....

{{{{Group HUG}}}}: :grouphug: :grouphug: :dance: :grouphug:

ANGIE...you are right...if we were all the same this would make for a boring place! Variety is the spice of life after all.

SUSAN...I guess I really don't belong either because I can't knit, I don't do crafts, I don't make appointments for my kids and, okay, sometimes I clean for my man. :lol: And I have the most boring life ever! Did someone mention donuts?! Mmmmmm, haven't had a donut in ages!

I thought you did crafts Cristi? Are you sure you don't? You don't miss a holiday or special event with a card in our mailboxes!!! I use to be like that BFC (before children), I even tried once to make my own X-MAs cards but made a mess. I did make these really cute photo frames for my girls school pictures once.
omg- my review!!!! best get

The very thing that keeps me coming back to this thread is everyone is soooo different yet supportive and non-judgemental. Each jaded lady all seem to have their own issues and differences but the group as a whole loves unconditionally!!!!
:grouphug: :cheers: :val3:

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HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE
Well it was till I lost my post I am going to make some tea and regroup , how does that sound :lol: I will return as sure as that stuff that always collects in the kitchen sink strainer :lol: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...yFriends7E.gif

We'll just sit here and wait Ellen!! Yummy cookies :)

I thought my review was at 11 but really is at 3pm. I really wanted to leave early. Now I have to stay and work *argh. I did get my paycheck and spoke with CS who said Mike called Tuesday and had mailed a payment. We shall see!!! Gaby really needs some clothes and bubble bath.
She was super whiney this morning. Anyway, I think I will head for an early lunch :)
omg- just got off the phone with my christian counselor, he called me "honey".....knowing my luck I will probably fall in love with him. hehehe.

Hello ladies,
Well, I made it through another week at work. THought I was going to get MOnday off as it looked like some plants were being slow and to small to transplant, so made plans for doing office work and shopping etc. cause this weekend with the kids home is going to be full of planning and stuff for the wedding... well today I find out with all the sunshine we got over the past couple days, those darn plants grew like weeds.. (a joke) and now they need to be transplanted starting Monday.. so that means I have to get my office work (end of month reports, statements, and all that fun stuff) done this weekend some time in between meeting with caterers and printers etc. with the kids. No time for myself anymore. oh wah wah wah.. I am just so tired.
Christina, I know what you mean, I ususally wake up between 5 & 6 am then have to get up by 6:30. I always get up several times during the night for potty breaks, or the dog has to go out, or hubby is up or has heartburn or something to wake me up...I had to let him back in bed since the kids are home, all guests rooms are filled till Wed.... so I am just plain tired. And no there is no way for even a mini-vacation until after the 4th of July, but even then to much to do.

Thank you all for making me feel like I belong. I guess it's true our being different is why we can all learn from each other and see things from a different perspective.

Have any of you ladies, had a colonoscopy? I have to have one. I have a doctors appt. on the 10th of April to set it up. I am thinking of waiting to have it till July.. tell me your experiences.

When I came home last night as I was doing payroll and chatting with my son #2 on line, firetrucks kept coming down my road. My neighbor had a fire in a barrel and was burning trash, a spark set some grass on fire, a passing car called it in. A simple shot of water from the hose put it out, but 3 firetrucks showed up along with 3-4 other personnal vehicles of volunteers. They watered down all the grass, even put out his burning barrel.. the funny part was, he was doing all this at the edge of a lake. There was really no danger, and he was right there. A little overreacting. In a way I was glad to see how fast they responded, because if it was serious and crossed the road, my house could have been in danger... but it wasn't.. any way we had a little excitement, and every one was calling me to see what was going on.

Well, son #5 just came in wanting supper so I better go fix some. Thanks again for making me feel a part of the group.

Ginny

Hello Ladies!

Popping in for a moment. Lots to read and hard to keep up!

I feel bad that some of you feel like you're out of place here. Please don't feel that way!

I'm going to chime in on what Angie has already said. We would be one boring group if we were all the same!

We are all different individuals and I think that is what makes us a great group!! That is what helps us all "click" and become friends. We are all here to support one another no matter what is going on in our lives.

I come here for support and to learn more about the people who I have grown to know as my close friends whether it be about weight loss or not. I don't expect to have the same kind of lifestyle or personality or what have you, as anyone here. It's nice to come here and read about each individual and know that "Wow....I'm not the only one who struggles w/this or who is worried about that"

I also enjoy being able to celebrate with you all when something wonderful happens to one of us.

And it's always nice to know that if I need someone to talk to about a problem, that I have you all here to just listen and to let me cry it out. You have truly helped me get through a lot of emotional things in the last couple years.

So I hope you all know that you're all a part of a wonderful group and that we all love having you here and want you to feel completely comfortable. And also: YES.....you belong here!

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Hello ladies,

Angie - no, I'm not ready to move yet, but it shouldn't be too much longer. Did you get to visit with your mom today? Wish I could visit with mine, but she's been gone since 1984.

Mindee - YAY for getting the apartment! I don't understand about the milk! Whole milk (red cap) has about 4% milk fat, and 2% has just that - 2%. Maybe your doc meant something else?

Ellen - either bunny is fine. Just use both. :) I wish I could join you for a cup of tea.

Ginny - what Angie said! :hug: When you're ready, tell us what happened to your house, ok? I'd love know. I have been told by my doc that I should get a colonoscopy now that I'm past 50, but I haven't done it yet. I do believe our Katy has braved it. Btw, I may not make it to Portland, but I could sure take the train to Chicago sometime if you'd like to meet for lunch, lol, when you get a little time off.

Jules - oh sweetie, I'm so sorry about your DD. What a sympathetic nurse! Hope you can get her back on your insurance. Not sure if that would work or not, but it's sure worth a try.

Katy - what are s-people? Special? Spastic? Scary? Short? Sweet? Tee hee!!

Susan - omg, there you go with the food porn again! You crack me up - is the counselor someone you'd date? Hey, wait just a doggone minute!! Aren't you getting married in a few weeks??

Cristi - hope you get an offer on your house soon. When the time's right, it will happen, hon. Like Ginny, I often can't go back to sleep once I'm up to potty. It gets worse after menopause. I've learned to just get up and take a nap later if I need one. I love naps. :yes:

Marti - I so agree with what you've said! The list is endless of what all you girls have helped me through in the past few years. And you've been here to celebrate the good stuff, too. :hug:

Yikes, I'm sleepy. It started raining about 5:30 AM, so I had to get my clothes out of the closet, since it now leaks in there. What a bummer! Neal brought in the buckets to catch drips. I SO can't wait to get the heck out of this old house!!

I haven't been doing very good with the food. The emotional eater in me has taken over. :(

See you Next Month, (tomorrow) ladies!

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HI AGAIN EVERYONE

HI GINNY.....Please don't feel you need to apologize, how could you possibly know my medical history, I went back to see what I had said that made you feel badly and I realize that I was a little sharp in my response to what you had said to me ,so please accept my apology I've been a little lets say grumpy.:( I did the same thing as you for years I kept all my hurt and anger inside I buried myself in my children and home ,which is fine, but one day they grew up and were living their own lives and I had no where to hide anymore. Like Cristi I viewed taking medication , the same as taking drugs but there is a huge difference .The difference for me was living or dying it was as simple as that. I ,I just wasn't able to do anything else alone. It isn't the answer everyday ,because even with the medication I still have those very bad days , I have tried to go off the medications but it isn't the right time in my life, maybe someday , maybe never. I am so happy to have found friends in everyone here. I remember the first time I butt my nose into their conversations and I am so grateful that they all welcomed me so warmly.I hope you will feel the same way .I know you are busy and tired, but try and find some time and rest for yourself:hug:

HI JULES.... I know what you mean about the chocolate vrs the carrot, I just wish the carrot tasted like chocolate and I would eat them all the time :lol: mind you I like carrots , but they just aren't chocolate.I do a lot of that laugh and joke to keep tears away or try anyways.. So sorry to hear that your daughter is having so many problems , its heartbreaking I know. :hug: to both of you. Hopefully you can get the insurance all straightened out for her..:hug:

HI SUSAN...http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...k97hjck3ko.gif I hope you are still waiting because I brought you treatshttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...lorsfeecup.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...sfeedonut1.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...seandchips.gifLets eat ,honey isn't enough nutrition to keep you happy and healthy :lol: I don't want to hear that you don't belong here anymore Missy, if you and I weren't so disfunctional who would we have to amuse each other :lol: PS: MARRIED DID I MISS SOMETHING

HI JANE.... Gosh you must be so busy, I know all about the emotional eater, don't worry you will get back on track once all the chaos in your life is finally settled. Moving is very exciting but also very stressful. I think even if I had the chance to move into a brand spanking new house ,even though mine is only 6 years old now, I would honestly think and think and rethink that decision,thats how much I dislike moving. I like to be settled in one place and I am a happy camper, well sometimes that is :lol: I wish we could have a cup of tea http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...sfeecupani.gif to , that would be so nice, who knows maybe someday we willhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ci7cqwhxp6.gif

HI MARTI... I agree to how boring would it be, Its so nice to think that we are all so different ,yet in so many ways the same,some of us are so far away ,yet here we all find a closeness and warmth in sharing our everday lives, we all have our own trials and tribulations but we have each other to get us through them. I can honestly sayhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...yFriends7E.gif
HI CRISTI.... Sorry about the offer , don't worry one will come. I know its so frusterating and such an intrusion into your life. Like I said it would take a lot for me to move again.It will happen though you will see and before you know it you will be into your new home decorating ,keep your eye on the end of the rainbow. Just think its only 9 months till Christmas:hohoho: :lol:

HI KATY... I am happy to hear you had a nice time with you Mom even if you had to eat all that healthy ;) food.

HI MINDEE.... CONGRATULATION on getting the apartment, now you can move and get settled to. Hope the boy's are doing better, :hug: from Auntie Ellen

HI ANGIE..... I already have a box of kleenex after reading all the posts :lol: We are indeed an emotional bunch of girls. I need some carrots http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...chocolate1.gifI meant carrots make me happy honest:D

Ok hopefully I got everyone and Hi to anyone I missed,all this talk about food and tea made me want some of both, but its 9pm so tea it is :lol:

Well said, Marti. I sure enjoy keeping up with everyone here though I feel my life is rather boring. Every now and again something pops up and it's nice to know I can share it here and get some advice and encouragement.

Jane - it was a mammogram, not a colonoscopy. I've been told I'll need those at 50. Oh joy. Hopefully that will be a piece of cake just like the mammogram. That was really hyped up, but turned out to be not such a big deal.

Mindee - I was told with both of my kids to get them off the formula at age one and switch to whole milk, then switch to 2% at age 2. Now they both drink 1% because that's just what we have around. My DH won't drink skim, so this was a compromise. FWIW, I've also been told to limit them to 2-3 cups a day. My DD doesn't eat very much and is very picky. Part of that behavior is supported by filling up on milk, so we watch her consumption pretty carefully as we want her to try new foods ( one of these days, anyway) Know you don't have those issues, but thought I'd just share it anyway. My kids are kind of funny. Both are real solid kids, in the 90-95% percent for size, but not fat kids. Neither of them eats very much, so it's amazing to me that their weight stays where it is. My son's best buddy when he was a toddler was a little girl who was literally half his size. At age 3.5, she was 25 lbs, and he was 50 ( yikes!) Both kids were perfectly healthy. Go figure.

Angie - aw - I'm jealous! I want a day of pampering. Now that spring has sprung, it's time to get the feet looking purty. For me it will have to wait a month or two. Maybe for my birthday in June.

Susan - Hope you are feeling better - we are always a refuge for you here. Well, about that knitting - I do it mostly to manage stress. Half of my house is concrete and studs... painting is a fantasy at this point. And we have to live in it. So instead of stress out about how slow it is going, I knit. Better than eating ;) I know you are going to get that bonus - You love your job and you are good at it.

Cristina - hope you get a sale soon - We moved alot when I was growing up and I remember always having to keep the house clean for showings - yuck. I sympathize. May this next house be the ONE!

Hi to everyone else. Hope everyone had a good day.....getting ready to lose that hour? I am not looking forward to it as I have to teach Sunday School and we'll all be dragging.

BTW - "s-people" stands for S.p.a.r.k.p.e.o.p.l.e. dotcom. 3FC deletes it if I write it the normal way. Guess it used to be a fee diet site, but now it's free. I think it is a good user-friendly way to track food and exercise online. I started tracking again today and met all my goals for the day - yippee!

Hi Ellen - you posted while I was writing my opus! I liked your bunnies - I think I'll have the chocolate, then compensate by having the carrots. They cancel each other out, right?

Just popping in really quick--today's my DS's 21st birthday and I can't believe it!!!!! We are going out for lunch to eat at the restaurant of his choice with his wonderful girlfriend and of couse DD is coming too. DD talked to a counselor at school and the sleep she got after the meds seem to have helped, but I want her to at least keep going to the counselor. My DS was the one who made bad choices and worried us to death from about 15 to 18 and DD was always a perfect child--followed rules, got good grades had a job from the time she was 15 1/2, kept her room spotless...the list goes on and though I know she will get over the ex, all I seem to do is worry about her. DS continues to amaze us at how far he has come..

Ginny I have a funny fire truck story---I had an old car when I was 17 that apparently had a gas leak that was undetected until the engine started to smoke while I was at a the busiest light in the "square" of the little two light town I grew up in. I turned the corner and parked, opened up my hood and all this smoke was pouring out, my friend Kelly ran into the apartemnt of another friend to get a bucket of water while the mother of a classmate came out of her beauty salon with a fire extingisher but would not let me or anyone use it because she thought that the car was going to blow up. I got into my car and got out our purses, coats and my prized cd's when out came Kelly and the dad of our friend in close succession with water, they threw it on the engine and the smoke stopped, the mother from the beauty salon let the dad then use her fire extingisher and then our friends mom from the apartment was outside with more water just in time for the firetruck with lights blazing to pull up with my brother, my crush, a classmate and one of my dad's friends--to my car which the fire was out.....I'll let your imaginations figure out all the comments I got....(and still get from my friend and my brother)

Good morning Ladies,

Hope no one gets fooled today, April 1st and all. First of all let me say,
Ellen, I love your posts, you always have such cute pictures, where do you find them all.. and today's post, well it made me tear up and laugh. You are such a dear person. This really is a terrific bunch of emotional broads in here, I am glad I found you all.

Jules, happy birthday to your DS, is he your youngest? Hope you have a great lunch with him. Sorry your daughter is going thru such a rough time.
My oldest DS has social anxiety and we had some bad times when he first left out on his own, but I took him to a councelor and it really helped him, and he was given some meds to help too, also my DS#4 has the lack of sunshine depression, not sure what you call it, but he was in counceling right out of high school. It helped them both, so hopefully your daughter will be ok too.

Jules, who called the fire truck on your car. It's silly but isn't it nice that there is so many people out there who come to your aid when you need it.

Well, I am going to breakfast with my DS#5's fiance, her mother is having us over for Swedish pancakes, (our favorite) then we are heading out of town to do some wedding shopping.

Hope you all have a super day..

Ginny

Good morning Ginny and all JL's. Looks like it is going to be a pleasant day after a night of severe storms in the state. We were under storm warning and tornado watches, but nothing too fierce materialized.
I agree with the concensus...if we were all alike we would have no reason to come in here and read or interact. It is our differences that make us interesting. Although I feel like I am boring at best, I still enjoy reading about the rest of you.
Saga of our house....they got the concrete poured for the footings and the block will be next, if the weather cooperates. By next week it should look like something is going up and I will start my pictures. There is another house being built nearby and I am amazed at how quickly things went after the foundation was in. Hope ours goes that fast!
I am going shopping for bed linens today. Need to figure out what I want. Then I am meeting 2 neighbor ladies for lunch at Olive Garden. One is my walking partner...we managed to walk a mile.5 yesterday before the rain and had walked 2.5 miles three times this past week. Not up to our usual daily treks yet, but we have both been doing some indoors. She on the treadmill and I have done the WATP. Not noticing any change since the 3 pounds...but I am trying!

Have a good day everyone and I will try to get back here later.

Ginny funny you should ask about the colonospy, my mom was saying she has to go next week too, plus her mammio. (love my spelling don't you?..lol)
My grandma died of bowel cancer, and my mom is a survivor of breast cancer. From what my mom says, the colonospy is her own version of a nightmare, but she believes shes allergic to the liquid they make her drink. As for your son #4, its called S.A.D.
My firetruck store happened last fall, woke up went down stairs,,turned the furnice on,,,it was chilly in the house. Took Skittles out for her morning bathroom break, came back in and it spelt like a gas leak. A funny smell. I woke the kids,,,dragged them outside, and then called the firedept. They were there within 3 minutes,,,I was standing outside,,,muscle shirt and funky blue pj bottoms (puppies on them) hair standing up on end. No bra and it was cold out....lol Anyways it was only dust burning,,,,I guess burnt dust smells like a gas leak. the fireman did mention that years ago is wife did the same. ok I didn't feel like a total idiot that day.

Susan, fingers crossed you get some moola from deadbeat dad, can we call him dbd? Put down the donuts!

Jules, so DD wasn't sleeping...the lack of sleep has a way of playing some nasty tricks on you,,,as in making everything seem unsurmountable. Lets hope she can get into the habit of getting her rest, that will be half the battle for her to get over this part, not saying she will be forgetting. But the severe feelings she has won't be as bad.

Christina, I hated showings,,,they always wanted it when we would be either in the midst of dinner prep or eating. And with Monte going to bed at 7 pm this wasn't an easy thing for us. We ended up eating out alot. When I was in Sylvan with my mom yesterday stopped at my store to pick up my Wedding Day (cookies/tarts/cakes, not sure what you would call them)

Jane, hope you get some rest, you will have to keep your clothes out of the closet now right? Rainy season?

Mindee both boys were breast fed till 10 months then went onto a enfalac formula at 1, from there goat's milk till they were 2. Then right to 2 %. Both my boys were in the 110% They slowed down at 3 years old, and averaged out. And then for Brandon at 16 zoomed out again 6'2 250 lbs.

Hello to Ellen, Katy Sue, and Marti

anyplans for the weekend Ladies? Im planning to try and do some painting...Skittles has a fur appointment (get it? Fur,,,not hair..lol) ok Im tired, I got home after 1:30 this morning and was up at 7 to drive Brandon to work. Now Tanner has vocal lessons,,,Im going to try and take a nap, then hang out with Becky. Need to do a library run, I want to read this book called White Indian.
check on you all later

It is a fine how do you do when you wake up and have no clothes to put on because you are fat,fat,fat!!! UGH:fr:
I weighed for the 1st time in weeks and I am back up to 175:bravo: . I hang my head with hostest cup cake shame. *whaaa.

So, I thought I would give myself a week to lose 30 pounds. Think I can?? I think I can. If not - I will be pissed off!

Ellen - who is disfunctional? Not Moi? lol ......I am not getting married! Ma Jane just wants me out of the house. I was hoping to go to Hawaii this month but with the girls moving in full time next week and that little "Rachel Problem" I thought I better not. Besides, Rocky promised to come in the summer. btw I LOVE your clip art :) HUGS

Ang - I have no plans for the weekend. My mother says I should spoil myself. I thought I would buy some Vit. and pay my rent - maybe take Gaby to see Shaggy Dog movie. Who knows - laundry and cleaning is always there too. I drank 2 beers last night and took my dose of NyQuil. That put me to bed real fast. Anyway, the world is my oyster.

Ho to everyone and I really need to get busy. How long does it take to learn how to knit Katy?? I noticed out by Garden Home they were advertising kniting at the community center.

Where is Cristi?

k- adios!

Hi ladies and Happy APRIL Fools Day!

Can you believe this is the first of the month? A new month already upon us. The time is going way too fast for me. Hope it goes this fast when Josh goes to Iraq. :D I feel like my life is just passing me by though. Guess it is one of those days where I have nothing to do but think and I need to stop it!

SUSAN...I'm here. You guys have just been so busy posting since I posted yesterday! And you are NOT fat Missy! If ya wanna see fat, I'll post a picture! Hope you get some moola from Mike soon so Miss Gaby can have her bubble bath. Crafts...no, not really. I don't really do crafts. I have made a wreath or 2 in my time and do a little bit of scrapbooking once in a great while but don't really consider myself a crafty person.

ELLEN...one day I hope to say I have been in the same house for years. But honestly, I never know what's going to happen. Really didn't plan on moving from here until we found out they plan on building something behind us, eventually that is. We kind of like our view and no one being behind us, makes our yard look and feel so much bigger, lol.

JANE...hope none of your clothes got wet. You guys will be in your new home soon enough and no more leaks!

JULES...more (((((HUGS))))) for your DD. I can only imagine how hard it is for her going through a divorce. :hug: And...a very HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY to your DS!:hb: :woo: Have a great lunch today with your family!

GINNY...sorry, can't help ya with the colonoscopy, not had one yet. Hope you have a GREAT weekend planning the wedding with the kids! How fun that will be, or I think it would be anyway. Can't wait until my DD gets married to help with hers.

ANGIE...no plans for me this weekend. V is working today so a boring day for me. Just catching up on laundry today and some reading. Tomorrow V and I are going to go check out some open houses. Maybe get some ideas on stuff. Also, go see the new house again. That is...if it doesn't rain. Supposed to get some severe weather this afternoon into tomorrow. So we will see.

KATY...we too moved a lot growing up. And then when DH#1 was killed I moved the kids around a lot because I couldn't figure out where I wanted to be. Felt kind of lost, like I really didn't belong anywhere and I do regret that. I wasn't really thinking of the kids when I did it and that's what I regret. And now...I am at the point that I am sick of moving. So I am really hoping the next house we stay there for a while.

SUE...here's to your house going up fast! :cheers: Hope you have a nice lunch with your friends today. And have fun shopping!

Hi to everyone else :wave:

As I told Angie...nothing really going on with me. Just a little bored so thought I would play around on the 'puter. Although, I think I am ready to get off-not really into it today. Waiting for clothes to dry so I can fold them and that is about it for me today. Going to do some reading, how exciting. Anyway...may check back again later when I get bored again. :dunno:

Have a good one ladies whatever you do!

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GOOD WHAT THE HECK TIME IS IT ANYWAYS...Another nice day, the sun isn't shining to bright but the air smells and feels wonderful,I think spring has finally sprung.What exactly do you do on April Fools Day, I looked in the mirror this morning and I swore I was 25 and 100lbs and as I was basking in the glory ,when the mirror swore at me APRIL FOOLS DAY.:lol: I wasn't at all amused so I went back to bed. I woke up the second time , yep there I was in all my glory still 51 and still 135 lbs.:lol:
HI ANGIE....You and I have some strange coincidences, about 7 years ago I got up around 1 am to let my kitty
cat Bijou in, and went back to bed about an hour later I smelled gas , it was strong and filled up the house, I panicked woke the kids up,grabbed the pets my golden retriever Aria was such a protective soul , she always waited at the top of the stairs with her snout between the spindles, till I told her it was safe to come down :lol: now thats a watch dog. anyway I sat them on the bench outside , while I went in for a closer look, yes I was a brave soul, or stupid :lol: I went around the house and came back outside and the smell got stronger as I got closer to BIJOU Yes it was moi kitty cat sprayed by a skunk,:lol: so I loaded up the tub with tomato juice and sent the kids to bed and spent the next few hours bathing poor kitty. Thats one story, now last week when my daughter and I were out doing the yard work , I came in sometime around 4pm and the house was hazy I thought that someone was burning leaves out yonder and the smoke was coming into the house via the patio doors. I went upstairs same thing, downstairs same thing, I proceeded to the basement and a wall of heat hit me in the face and the furnace was making some mighty strange noises, so I ran upstairs turned the furnace off and its been off ever since. I am to afraid to turn it on so until I get someone down to check it out , it will stay that way. The house gets a little chilly sometimes at night but I really don't mind it because I am one who always sleeps with the window open,even in winter sometimes , just a crack ,so its fine . I just got an early start on saving on my heating bills this year :lol: Did I ever mention that my future SON -IN-LAW is also volunteer firefighter:( :) :?: .sometiimes he will just get in from work and the fire pager goes off and he's off and running all hours of the night.:( Unfortualtly I am not in his area, but he will come if I need him , so he says anyways :lol: He's a sweet boy. Angie you have to go to bed with your armour on, you know like a boyscout is always prepared :lol: I hope you are having a great day.:hug:

HI SUSAN...I have the same problem ,but I had marshmallow snowballs,but only a few, cheesecake is my weakness. drives you crazy doesn't it, I refused to buy new clothes in my present state , but I had to give in and get a few things :( Oh well I am determined to get it off, I am really:D Come on Susan we can do it. OH I do apologize for including you into my insanity ,of course your not disfunctional http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...aprilfools.gif :hug: You know I'm kidding right :D Ahh to bad you had to postpone your trip to Hawaii:hug: , well at least Rocky's coming to see you.Ummm beer and nyquil missy http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...y-faces-82.gif:hug:

HI SUE...Once the house starts rolling ,it will be no time till your moving in, what a happy day that will be:D I didn't like the electrical and plumbing portion of the process, when our house was built 17 years ago, but once that was finished everything seemed to move pretty quick , once the finishing touches start it gets really exciting.The house I moved into now is a semi detatched, and it was new when I bought it, but had many things to finish inside which suited me fine, so I saved a bit of money on the purchase price, but not in the end result, Umm except I am still working on that :lol: good luck with your bed linens , and enjoy your lunch.:hug:

HI GINNY....LOVE THAT.... BROADS WE ARE:lol: I love looking around for clipart sites , its kind of my computer passion :lol: I am happy I can make you laugh .MMMMMMM swedish pancakes, are they better than Aunt Jemimah's :lol: I won't tell :lol:I hope you have a lovely breakfast and day. Happy Wedding Shopping.

HI CRISTI... I can't recall if I knew what they were building behind you. I know your house will sell, but the house you are in now is beautiful would you be terribly dissappointed if it didn't. I had some proposals sent to me from the city about the sale of some property on the corner down the street from me , in my veiw about putting some low rise apartments,and I was panicked about it. Its a busy street , but still all residential and everyone here was up in arms because a good portion of this area except for a few older homes is new construction. I thought many times about selling before any ground was broke ,but honestly I love my property its 300 ft long and my nearest neighbour behind me is far away, my neighbours on one side of course is attatched to me separated by a fence and the other side there is a bit of distance ,but they are a sweet older couple who have lived here for over 50 years when this was all still farm land. That is one of the few older homes here ,but the property is beautiful and they keep it that way. I came to the conclusion that there will always be something that irritates us, and selling doesn't always imply profit. I know I would never get back what I put into this house. I also find people are more forgiving about the surroundings around there homes than they used to be at least they are here , possibly because of the land shortage for new home construction. If you were always planning to sell , then profit wise its probably a good move, as for me I am happy here in my little dwelling unless something major changes in my life. If selling is what you want you should do it with great excitement and it will happen , all I was trying to say is
I LIKE THE HOUSE YOU LIVE IN NOW:lol:Why does it take so long for me to get to the point :lol::hug:


HI JULES...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DS. WOW 21!!! can anyone remember that far back,:lol: I was already married and had my son. Can you imagine our kids married with babies at 21, I sure can't.:lol: we raise our kids the best we know how and pray that its enough , we can't make their choices for them , no matter how hard we try :lol: all we can do is hope they make the right ones, and if somewhere along the way they faulter, hopefully they have the tools to make it right.I hope you all have a wonderful time on this special day.:hug:

HI TO EVERYONE ELSE :wave:JANE, MINDEE, MARTI,did I forget anyone??? I will be back possibly later but its almost 4 and I haven't eaten yet, only coffee so far so I will check in later . Have a http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6..._fools_red.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...fools_blue.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...1/foolhop1.gif

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Hey Ellen, the posts are a bit big,,,but thank goodness for the scroller down below,,or I wouldn't have any clue to what you are saying.
I was shopping yesterday and almost bought this lil plaque,,,it says *I smile cause I haven't got any idea of what is going on around here* that is so me alot of days.
Susan,,,too bad about Hawaii,,,bummer
I love nyquil its what knocks me out when Im sick.

well I just dropped off Miss Skittles for her fur appointment,,,should go down stairs and do some work...*yawn or go take a nap...hmmmm

Hi again ladies,
Back from a day of shopping. Went with the girls out of town this morning and had no intentions of buying anything, well with all the sales on I bought myself two nice bras (needed them badly) and two tops, oh yes and two cute little pairs of earrings. The bras and earrings were buy one and get the second one for half price. The earrings and tops got an additional 15% discount for using store credit card. And I got got 3 outfits for my dgs who will be 2 in June, and an outfit for dgs who will be 6 in May. Figured while they were on sale, I'd get them as long as I was in town.. I don't get to go shopping there very often especially this time of year. So I did good. Then we went to a chinese place for lunch. I did good, only one plate full. It's an all you can eat buffet.:hun:

Then when I got home I had to go back into Wally World and get my groceries. Got them all put away and a pot roast cooking in the oven for supper. So now I can take a break.

I have another firetruck story. 20 yrs ago my fil woke up from an afternoon nap and went outside to watch a man who had come to change his tractor tire. He suddenly keeled over and was gone. An ambulance was called,(that is another whole story, we had a party line on our business phone at the time and the other party would not get off the phone) anyway when the call went out, neighbors who also have a greenhouse business heard on the scanner about the 911 call and they grabbed shovels and hurried over to help, thinking we had a fire at the greenhouse. Well, it worked out well, because they ended up taking 4 of our children to their house so we could go to the hospital with mil, following the ambulance. He didn't make it... but that just sets the story up.. so hang on... now about 5 years later, we are out of town and a fire actually breaks out in the greenhouse. A retired fireman is driving down the highway and sees the smokes, He drives over to our place, bangs on mil's door, she lived close by at time, but she had no clue what was going on. He phoned 911. In the meantime, we arrive back home, seeing the smoke from the highway also as we are driving up, we hurry up the driveway and my dh rushes into the nearest greenhouse through all the black smoke, going for the hose. The retired fireman is yelling at him, to come back, the smoke could be dangerous, the fumes from the burning plastic etc. but dh keeps going. Ok, now the firetruck arrives. They rush out and pull out their hoses, then they discover that after their last fire run, they had forgotten to fill up the water tank. So they had no water. Well, don't worry, there is a rather large pond just across the road, they can pump up the water and spray it on the burning greenhouse. Ok, so where's the pump? You guessed it, they had also forgotten to bring the pump. So they call for a backup truck. In the meantime, dh finds the hose amidst all the smoke, all those nights of checking things over in the dark paid off. He gets the fire put out. He comes out of the greenhouse, sees the firemen all standing around. AFter a few more minutes the back up truck arrives. They had nothing left to do, except tell my dh he was endangering himself by running inside like that. WEll, if he hadn't we could have lost everything. And he knew the fumes weren't that bad, sometimes they had burned old plastic to get rid of it.. so he knew what he was doing. Anyway, we were not to happy with the local fire department.. if we hadn't arrived when we did, there would have been a lot more damage. We were lucky, only one door and wall had gotten burned, it was more between houses than in them. and not one single neighbor showed up. So everytime I see them rushing off to a fire, I always think,, hope they have water in the tank..

Ok. well I guess I better do some of paper work. Have to get it done before I go back on Monday. But wanted to check in here.

You gals are talking about showing pictures of your new houses, where do we go to see them?

I also have to get my ride in sometime today. Hope I can stay awake long enough this evening to ride at least 5 miles. :ebike:

Ginny:carrot:

Someone needs to to tie me to a chair to keep me out of the kids' Cheetos....they are taunting me, the little buggers!

Sue - can't wait to see some progress pix of your house ( you, too, Jane!). It seemed that things happened pretty fast after the foundation on our project as well. Now we are on the drywall phase and it's going slow - mostly because its DIY and my DH works on it around his regular work hours. I am grateful for all the work he is putting in on this; it is saving us so much money and he is doing a good job. I can accept the slow pace.

Susan - I really would recommend knitting as a therapeutic activity. I call it my Zen. I think it is one of the reasons I have been able to stay somewhat sane with all the remodeling craziness going on around me. As for learning, I know people who have learned from Knitting for Dummies. I learned from a book called Knitting in Plain English, by Maggie Righietti. There is also a website site called www.knittinghelp.com that has videos of how to do practically everything.

Ginny - we are adding on to our house. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rosiekate37/my_photos You can see some of the progress here. Now the sides are pretty much all shingled, and two rooms are drywalled inside. Jane's whole house has been built in about half the time. sigh.

Angie - your plaque made me laugh - needs to be on a T-shirt. You have big kids like me. I wonder if my James will be a big guy like Brandon. The men in David's family are all of average height and build. The guys in my family are 6 feet tall and over 200. Some more over than others, lol. James was a 10 lb baby and could be on track to take after my side of the family.

Hi Ellen - you said cheesecake - hush your mouth, lol! I would love a piece of cheesecake - to go with the cheetos of course. I am just a'craving all the bad stuff today. I walked for about 5 miles all told today, so I probably worked up an appetite or something.

Cristina - boredom is ok - at least you aren't showing the house today, right? Hope you and V find some good prospects when you check out the open houses. How long is your contingency on the other one? You may not be crafty, but you do have great taste in decorating - I always like the pictures you post of the latest room you've worked on.

Jules - Happy Birthday to DS! I'm glad your DD is feeling better. I have been battling some insomnia and I can tell how easy it would be to fall into a depression over it. I have young children and lack of sleep is a reality and insomnia just twists the knife, kwim? I always said that I could handle anything these kids throw at me as long as I'm not sleep-deprived - it really sucks all the joy of life right out of me. If I were also dealing with some some major changes in my life to boot, I think it would be hard to avoid depression. I'm glad she caught up on her sleep and that things feel better to her. I hope she can continue with the counseling, as you propose.


My day has filled up fast - and I still haven't cleaned the bathroom. Need to do that SOON (PU) DH is working a track meet all day today. Kids and I went to the mall to get my son Lego Star Wars for his Gameboy. Managed to stay away from the other shops and came away only with what we went there to get - Hooray! Then we went to the library and checked out a pile of books. Now we are just hanging out; I'm doing just about everything except what I need to do and that is clean this house. Happy Saturday!

Happy April Fools Day!!

DH & I just got back from dinner out. We had our first date on April Fools Day & that should have been an omen. It set the tone for our marriage!! So we celebrate it along with our wedding anniv.

Ginny - I had a colonoscopy about 5 years ago. The worst part is drinking the stuff the day before to "clean you out". It works fast & VERY thououghly. The procedure itself isn't bad. I was in "la-la land" and even though they told me I wasn't going to be "put out" I was totally unaware of what was going on. I didn't feel it was a big deal & it's a necessary test for lots of people. Of course when DH had it done he was convinced that no one in the entire world had it as bad as he did. (Men are such babies!)

Keep your fingers crossed I finally see the back specialist next Fri. I've been waiting 3 months for this appointment. We'll see what he says - surgery or not.

I've posted a couple of times lately but when I go to send it tells me that I "may not" send & a bunch of other stuff. Also I get the "oops" message even though I updated my signature. Don't know what's up.

Hope everyone is doing well - I'll post again later.

Connie

I'll keep trying until I get it right!

Connie

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You know the more I look at that question I realize how stupid it is:lol: what can I say. Hi Connie we haven't met but I am sure you can already tell how many bricks short of a load I am :lol: but nice to meet you anyways. I think something is amiss in the computer world today, all kinds of strange things seem to be happening. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Ummmm are you sure you are actually married :lol: I don't know what happened to your back , but good luck with your appointment and I hope you won't need surgery :hug: Hi Katy.... I looked at that knitting link you put up and there was one blanket I think it was called Emporium something , oh that doesn't sound right, I will have to go back and find it , anyways it was absolutely beautiful, it was white that much I remember, the mind is going as fast as the body :lol: Cheesecake is my absolute weakness, I know I have been fighting cravings all day I don't know why, but fortunatly I have nothing bad in the house today,PHEW Katy I was looking down the list of names and I had to scroll back because I thought you called someone dummy so I had to see if you were referring to me :lol: I don't have a complex :lol: I realized it was knitting for dummies and thats where I come in :lol: very nice addition , love the big doors.HI GINNY ...WOW thats quite a fire story for the books isn't it I will have to tell my Future-Son-In-Law / volunteer firefighter that story and I to will never look at fire trucks the same way. :lol: Two bras's, two tops, two pairs of earings, thats pretty darn good for a days shopping. So you had one plate at an all you can eat buffet to huh , but did you have two helpings of everything as well :lol: just teasing:D :hug: Susan where are you , I would like to harass you right now if I may Please:^: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e1/jofool3.gifWhere is everyone, its lonely here sitting all alone http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../images_86.gifOK maybe later then,hope your all having fun without me.