Did you get a real one Anige? I just think it is hysterical that you have a Christmas tree in your yard. They have them in Denver too. I noticed when we were over there a few years ago.

No, It is made from rope lights and the leaves are holographic . I thought it would look cute while we are camping in Florida. I will try to find the link to the websight where they can be bought. It is called Christmas Lights etc.

The tree in our yard was just a little taller than me when we bought the land and now it is HUGE!!! We had 2 on our front lawn back then too but they grew in too close together so we had someone chop them down because they looked really bad.

Here is a picture of it

Hi Girls!

Kempy great job only having one girl scout cookie. Last week during pms I got into the kids Teddy Grahams...the flavor didn't like and well any way lets just say I got rid of them:o. What in the world was I thinking I don't even like the things, LOL. We also had a huge box of candy to sell for dd's frundraiser for school and dh took those to work and sold them all this a.m. Thank God those are out of the house. I am glad the scale stayed the same for you, all that yardwork and excercise is working for ya. I am happy Joe is coming home!

Angie I am sorry about Brit. I hope and pray the best for her. I hope the brake and hitch get fixed soon and the trailer. Cherie has not posted in a while, last I heard she was house hunting....I miss her though and hope she comes back soon. Pink eye is a pain! Both kids had that last fall. Not fun.

Noelle our anniversay was good. Don't laugh okay:D ;)....we made hot dogs and frozen pizza, haha....Not really romantic cuisine huh? Haha....we plan on going out to eat or dropping the kids off at Grandmas to get some Mom and Dad time. We didn't get the patio set yet. I was looking at K-Mart's ad too and saw a nice one. We need a smaller one because the patio is not that big. The hunt is on:). How fun sitting in all of those cars. Hope Rick took some pictures.

Well ladies I have to head out and go pick up dd. I got a ham on sale yesterday and have some for tonight. So I think I will warm that up with a couple of veggies. I will be hammed out by next week! Hi to Cherie, Dips, Cal, Red, Maggzs and everyone else I did not mention:)

Angie I love those trees!

Hi Ladies, Happy Monday. I just got back from my walk so I'm glad that's over with. I'm gonna grab some breakfast then be off to work. Man, yesterday was a bad snacky day. We hit the flea market and Rick found this bakery stall, it was an Italian man with his two sons, they made homemade bread, like cinnamon braids and other french baguettes and stuff like that. Rick chose a pesto bread and it was this huge 24" loaf braided with pesto inside--it was so good and it was still warm. We went to a Thai festival afterwards and on the way there me and my 2 sisters were eating that darn bread loaf...by the time we got home it was 3/4 gone. We are terrible carb addicts. I was wishing a had a plate of spaghetti with it though :lol: I dunno what's up with me, I have been dreaming of stuff I want to eat all the time now. I think it's because I've sort of reached a halfway point of where I want to be and I'm getting tired of the daily routine.......I am NOT giving up though, I just can't. I have to remember that taking control of what goes in my mouth is for the rest of my life. I had a great NSV over the weekend too, I had taken out some old bags of clothes that I had saved from the last time I had lost some weight and I fit into my size 14 jeans, and not the "big" 14's either, if you know what I mean. So I was really happy about that. I've got to keep that in mind next time I want to shovel down something that I shouldn't be eating.

Angie, those trees are cute. Some people actually wind Xmas lights through the coconut palm fronds and they look really nice swaying in the wind. I'm sorry to hear about Brit, I know teenagers can be so out of control you feel powerless to stop them. Just keep talking to her and hopefully something you and Jay say will make it through her head. They do listen sometimes. :hug: My niece is still doing things and going places she shouldn't--I have a short-cut to her myspace page where I spy on her. I forward the link to her mom and my other sisters when there's something really out-there that I think they should know, then we all descend on her and try to talk some sense into her. Hope you guys can get the hitch problem fixed.

Julie, I won't laugh at your anniversary dinner, I think that's sweet. Good luck on your patio set hunt too. Hey, we must be on the same wavelength, I had a Teddy Grahams snack attack last Thursday, luckily it was only the 2 serving snack size or I would've been in big trouble. It's not that bad of a snack though.

Kempy, that is a lot of time doing yardwork...you earned some mucho points doing that. I'm glad Joe is coming home for you too :lol: Good luck on getting your 10% keychain, that yardwork may just have done it for you. :crossed: Wow, just one GS cookie, you are strong.

Well, I guess I should get a move on with my day. have a great one everyone. :wave:

How's this for a strange occurrence! Rick was leaving for work this morning and he could only find one shoe. We looked all around, the plants, under the cars, in the shoe cabinet, etc... nothing! I kept thinking, why would someone steal just one shoe? So he had to wear a different pair. A few hours later, my mom comes back from walking her dog and she says, "there's a white sneaker by Mrs. So-and-so's house, is that Rick's?" :lol: So I walk two houses down and lo-and behold, yes it's his shoe. How weird is that? Then I remembered that the lady's dog was running around loose yesterday morning, maybe the dog snatched it up and took it home :shrug: I thought that was kind of funny.

Stress time this week; for the kids not me. We have testing this week. Here it is called the AIMS DPA. Last year was the SAT9. It makes it a little easier for the teachers because we don't usually have to do any new lessons. It's hard on the kids to take this test for 2 hours every day and then have to learn new concepts with possible homework. We just have them do some reviewing or they are working on a project in Social Studies. Only 7 1/2 weeks left!!
I weighed in today and am down 2 more pounds from last week. I know it's not much, but 2 pounds for one week is pretty good.
I'm really tired so I will chat some more later.

Goodnight friends.

Cal

Hey Cal! :wave: Hopefully these next 7-1/2 weeks go by quickly and pretty much stress free :crossed:. Good job on your 2 lbs lost! :cb:

Getting ready for work, I'll be back later.

*grumble, grumble, grumble*
 

:mad: This is so frustrating! I went to my weigh-in and I am down 1 lb from last week, except that last week they recorded me as a maintain (which in actuality I gained .2)..... so according to their records I lost .8. I am another .2 away from 45 lbs. I'm starting to believe that these fat cells have been with me so long that we are fast friends and they refuse to part from me willingly :lol: But any movement downward on the scale is a good thing. At least I am still in the 180's--the HIGH 180's, but still... accentuate the positive right?

So where IS everybody today? :listen:

Hi guys. It was soooo nice outside today. We did a couple of walks and just hung out. I love it!!! It is supposed to be even nicer tomorrow. :carrot:

Cal, I bet your getting psyched about your trip huh? CONGRATS on the 2 pound loss!!! :carrot: :cheer: :high: THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!

Noelle, I loved the pics. Your pups are so cute. I looked through the rest of the pics on the page and they are all so cute!

Kempy, When do you leave for your cruise? :beach: This weekend? Can I come? :lol:

My sister bought a new house so we have a housewaming party to go to this weekend. I am hoping there isnt anything that good there to eat. :lol:

Noelle, :carrot: :bravo: :cp: :hat: A loss is a loss is a loss!! Just be glad you arent as big as me anymore! :lol:

Hello my gurlz
 

Oh boy, down to the wire now. Finals week is gonna kill me! But I will be relieved when it is all over. One year down, three to go:D Anywho...

Noelle- You are inching your way closer and closer to your inner fox! Do not get discouraged by the 1 pound loss. A loss is a loss right? You are closer to goal than you think. Do you realize you could be a slimmy by summer?! Stay with me baby, we're almost there!

Cal- Good job on the loss. I'm very proud of you!

Angie- you know as well as I do that these little get-togethers provide some good munchies but be strong and eat small, babe!

Hi Kempy, you've inspired me to plan a cruise of my very own. All I need is a new boyfriend and I'll be straight! In the meantime have a blast when you go.

J, maggz, aimee, and anyone I may have missed, hope all is well.

In an act of solidarity with my vegetarian/vegan buddies, I vowed to give up meat and and any foods with eggs for 30 days. Then I'm doing the 5k walk for breast cancer immediately after that. It's gonna be a busy month. Ta ta babies!

Today is weigh-in day. I am so wanting that keychain. I think I might just be there. If not, I am pretty darn close. I wish I could have weighed in yesterday, I was lighter then. :D I missed posting yesterday b/c I was a busy girl. Now that it is getting closer to vacation I am trying to gets things done. I got my hair colored and my toes painted so I feel good in that department. What was funny is what the girl did to fix my hair. I have a little bit of curl but I always straighten it. Well, she used the diffuser and made it curl. Oh my gosh, I told her my 1990's year book picture calle dand it wanted it's hair back. I swear all I saw was myself in high school. I guess I should feel good knowing that I havn't changed that much. But boy did it look bad. Joe came home and the first thing he said was, "what the **** did you do to your hair". :lol: I ended up straightening it b4 we went to dinner last night. It was fun to see what it would look like curly though. Now I know I will never do it again. :no:

Noelle you are doing so great. I bet you have lost that much but you weigh in at the end of the day right? I am sure it was water or anything that you had eaten. I am saying that you are at 45lbs gone!

Angie you can most certainly come along. I don't think they would let you on the ship without a ticket but we are parking the car in Tampa. :flow2: So, you can stay and play there for a week. :D

Cal great job on 2lbs. Hey it doesn't matter how much goes as long as it does. Don't you just love WW? I know it has been a life saver for me. I think I would still be struglling like I have so many times before if I hadn't joined.

Dips are you really going to plan a cruise? I bet you would love it. I am so excited I can hardly stand myself. I think I have bought more film than I have in my whole life just for this one trip. :lol:

Ok, I need to head out to my WW meeting. I'll post when I get back what happened.

:carrot: I got my key chain! :carrot:

I am down 17.8 lbs total now!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, I have to set another goal. I told them I am going to wait until I get back from the cruise. I want to be able to enjoy myself and not worry too much about the food and points.