Was very pleased to see that there are apparently other aspiring writers here! It has always been my dream; it's just finding the courage!
Today went pretty well food wise. Monday is grocery day and the problem is that I get off work at 1:00 and immediately head out to the store, so I haven't had lunch yet when I get there! But I still did healthy buying and then as soon as I had unloaded the groceries, I had a WW pizza in the microwave!
Spent most of the evening reading a book I ordered that was recommended by my ADHD son's therapist, called "1-2-3 Magic". Anyone have any experience with this book? The principal seems very simple, and at this point, I am willing to try anything!
Oh Ellen...I was actually THE FIRST to weigh in this morning thank you! LOL.
Just because I was one of the few who had NO loss....you go and forget me. (j/k)
Congrats to all the "losers" out there. You are all doing great and I WILL lose next week. Got in my walk and I have been walking at least 2 miles a day/5 or 6 days a week. I guess I need to ramp it up and walk 2 miles more a day.
Ginny...Yellow lilacs? How wonderful. I had never heard of such a thing. We don't have the old fashioned type of lilacs. Ours are smaller bushes/smaller blooms and I believe they were Korean lilacs. They smell wonderful.
HELLO LADIES I'M READY FOR BED AND I WANTED TO POP IN AND SAY GOODNIGHT
SUE I AM SO SORRY, HONESTLY , I HANG MY HEAD IN SHAME,I did forget you how could I , how dare I , I apologize from the bottom of my empty stomach , or maybe that's my head I will never forget you again I promise Hope I didn't ruin your day, with my neglect
HI SUSIE.....I WILL BE THE CLIPART QUEEN AND THE WEIGHT LOSS QUEENHow dare you use my kitty cat name in vane you leave my kitty cat out of this. Hmmm carrot cake huh , you think just because its got carrots in it , its ok to eat is that what I am supposed to believe I suppose it had some of that nice thick fat free cream cheese icing on it to and possibly some marzipan carrots You the best Monday mark your calender girl , and you best show up before dawn this time .I hope you had a wonderful day Miss Susan and I have a little gift for you
HI GINNY....I was wondering how you are, How did the anniversary go, very well I hope, no hanky panky I hope well maybe a little I have so many kitties, I could open a store I have lets say more than a few, I,m like a shelter for homeless kitties , I can't bear for any animal to be hungry or homeless, so I can't turn any away , if they come to my door. Paris is the only kitty I ever bought , and the reason I brought her home was because she looked so sad and sick at the pet store, I couldn't leave her , and sure enough when I took her to the vet the next day she had a few problems that needed immediate attention. She is a sweetie , as all of my kitties are. I love korean lilacs , I had so many bushes at my other house, they are so fragrant , I had 3 bushes under my living room window, and when I would open it up the house was filled with beautiful fragrance. I am going to go and get me some soon Yellow lilacs would be very pretty .I hope you are having a wonderful night HI KATHY....HOW ARE YOU ....Its so good to see you here I wondered what happened to you. You have a lot of catching up to do. I hope you are having a wonderful night, and look forward to chatting again with you.
HI LAKEGIRL....That would be a wonderful dream come true to have a book you have written published . As far back as high schools teachers wanted me to send my poems to a publishing company , and my friends and family still try to encourage me , but I have no confidence in myself at all. I figure now its to late to do anything like that, I think a lot of my callings have passed I really get a lot of enjoyment out of writing poems , especially for my friends here. I hope you are having a nice night.
HI JANE.... How is the planting going , did Neal work those kinks out I forgot you asked , but I am about 300 miles west of New York, or 10 miles west of Niagara Falls, Ontario or 30 miles west of Buffalo and I am almost 3000 miles away from my Angie so does that mean you are coming for a visit soon
HI MINDEE....Hurry back ok, Have a great move, and I will talk to you as soon as you get back
HI ANGIE.....WHERE ARE YOU...&..WHERES THE BEEFYour coffee's getting cold hurry up and drink it
HI TO EVERYONE ELSE I HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GREAT NIGHT, COME AND JOIN US SOON
Jane, isn't it fun getting your yard all ready? I know you must be having fun designing it... I am at the point where I am starting over and redesigning the back yard,,,well I like to call it my postage stamp
Christina,,,so your still gonna go through with selling? Will you loose money on the other house if you take your home off the market?
Susan,,so the torture backfired for you? Sweetie,,,take it from me,,,carrot cake isn't good for you. Remember Im the one who hates carrots but loves carrot cake...go figure. And after eating a few slices of carrot cake in my time my eyes haven't gotten any better.
Hello Sue,Katy, Kathy, Lakegirl, Marti, Jules and Ginny
Connie hope you are doing ok,,,let us know when you are able too... Not much happenig,,,went to work,,,did do a quick drive up to Sylvan yesterday,,
Jane, Im going to go see my Dr. about weight loss, there is a Dr. who specializes in women's weight issues. and you need to be referred so,,,
I ran into a friend who has been seeing this Dr. for the last 5-6 months. She has lost 40 lbs. My boss was telling me all about it but I had already known,,,she has a couple of friends who have had amazing results. They do blood work and analyze it,,,making sure there isn't anything lacking in your system. I will keep you all posted.
Oh my goodness....with all this chattin' going on how am I suppose to keep up?? I'll do my best.
Ginny--I'm still using the Gazelle. I'm getting antsy about my bike though. I really need to get the tires aired up. I'm really wanting to lose weight before summer. Partly before vacation, but mostly so I feel comfortable in my own skin!!
Michelle--I hope your mother is doing a lot better. Especially since they sent her home already. Just make sure she's resting and not over doing it before she's ready. Our weather has been fantastic hasn't it?? I think that's helping keep motivated lately. I just want to keep moving!
Jules--Your husband has a Studebaker? I have always loved those when I started going to car shows. Does he go to the cruises and show it off? Is it drivable?? Must show me a photo when he's done.
Angie--How did the talk w/your doctor go? Did he give you any helpful sugestions that you can share w/us?? (I know, I'm trying to get a freebie here and I AM being nosey) ........well sheesh...I just reread your last post! I need to keep up here. Keep us updated on how things go.
Susan--Your chicken soup sounds wonderful. James made a vegetable beef soup last night. It was so darn good!! I drool just thinking about it. He used the left of meety bones that he froze from some roast we had a few weeks ago. That man sure knows how to cook. Now....if I could learn to bake, we'd be a perfect pair in the kitchen!
Katy--I can just picture Leigh on her little bike. Jhanai has never learned how to ride. And she still doesn't want to. I think now she just feels embarrassed to get on one to learn since she's a lot older. I keep telling her that her aunt didn't know how to ride a bike until she was in her 20's. And she learned quickly and so will she. Now....to just get her on the bike!
Jane--What did I miss?? What happened to your knees??? Are you ok? Does it hurt to walk? Hope your results come out good. How is the yard coming along?? I bet your home is just gorgeous inside and out!! One of these days Jane, when I hit the jackpot...I'll be knocking on your door asking to stay in your guest room!
Kimberly--Or do you prefer to go by Lakegirl? I would love to write a book....but I'm not much of a writer. And my imagination only goes so far and then it wonders, so my books would probably end up being like those "choose your own endings" and never really ending!
Mindee--Happy birthday to Brandon. Has it already been that long?? I thought we were just celebrating his first birthday. Pretty soon you'll be sending out Graduation Announcements!! Time is flying so much!
Sue--Our lilacs are almost all bloomed. And they smell so good. Tomorrow I plan on cutting a bunch of them to put in the house. Because once the wind or rain starts up again....it blows all the little flowers off. So going to take advantage of the good weather and have my house smelling of lilacs!
Jacque--Once again "Welcome" My husband was a trucker too. He only did that almost a year before he got the job for the Railroad. He's still gone a lot!! We're glad to have you here!
Amy--Welcome to you too. Sorry I can't help you on your question. I do hope that Katy's answer helps. Come back soon and let us get to know you more.
Cristina--I'm glad you found a place that you really like. I wish our gym actually had someone in it to talk to or ask questions too. It's always nice to have some trainer to get ideas from. Hurray on the 1lbs gone!! Are you also doing the WATP tapes?? I've been thinking of getting those, but wasn't sure what to think. Do you have to have a treadmill?? (have I asked you this before??? Seems like Deja Vu!)
Ellen--Congrats on the 5lbs gone! That is fantastic! You're going to be where you want to be in no time!! Your kitties are all adorable!! Makes you want to just reach out and pet them!! Ok, I know I've asked this before....but do you have a clipart that I can have for my advatar?? Something that would describe me?? And maybe a poem to go with it?! (heh-heh, just kidding...asking for a lot aren't I?)
Kathy--Good to see you again. Come back when you have more time and let us know how you've been.
Whew!! I think I've got everyone that I can think of!! Hello to anyone I may have missed.
Sheesh....probably tired of reading now that you're close to the end aren't you??
News on the scale.....moved the little plastic cover thing and managed to fix it. I'm still going to eventually get a new one, because this isn't going to stay this way. But I did weigh some weights before I got on, to calobrate it. Didn't budge this week.
Still hanging at 147lbs. But I'm not going to complain. I will complain when it goes up.
Alrighty then...I'm off to go to bed. Getting sleepy!
Marti, 147 and you are complaining.. shame on you..I'd give my eye teeth to be 147 again.
Ellen, thank you for sharing pictures of your kitties, they are all adorable, you can't look at those little faces and not love them all... I have a friend who takes in strays also.. She takes in any kind of animal, she works with the local animal welfare people. Her husband built her a small 2 room house just for the cats. IT's heated and looks like a real little house. She had to many to keep in her home.. but she had some there too. Anyway I think it is great that you do that.
Angie, does this doctor advise you on dieting or is he/she for a tummy reduction? I know a couple gals who had the tummy reduction done, they still had to diet like crazy to lose the weight. One gal said she can never eat meat again, and another one lost weight but then restretched her stomach out and gained back again... it's a rough battle no matter how it's done.
It is cold here today, I don't expect many customers. But I have some paper work I can do. We actually had some snow on my deck this morning. Dh told me about it, I didn't want to look. It feels more like it's going onto fall than spring. Hopefully it warms up soon.
I saw the yellow lilacs in a flower catalog. I didn't know they existed either. BUt they looked so pretty. I already have light and dark purple ones and white ones.. so I thought yellow would be really pretty. My magnolia tree is in full bloom.
Well, I guess I better get ready for work. Keep up the good work, I like having lots of posts to read in the evening. It's better than watching tv. Oh Ellen, you have quite the soap opera going there with all those kitties. And how did you get my picture.. the one with the flannel nightgown?
I am feeling better, my eyes are not so itchy today. Thanks all for asking. Quick break at work...so this will be short and sweet...
Ellen--my kittys don't venture inside but come running to be fed.
Lakegirl--Had problems with my son all through school and with teachers and other administrators wanting to put him on Ritalin. I read several books from Cynthia Tobias (www.cynthiatobias.com) the best one was "The Way They Learn" which helped me to help him understand the material better. Another great book was "The Christian Woman's Guide to Personalities" it also helped me. I think all the reading material I went through with him has helped me as a supervisor.
Ang--I got the BFL book out at the library.....
Ginny--snow....yuck..
Marti--the Studebaker is a new project car though it is almost ready to go on the road..but not yet restored to it's former glory...He also bought blueprints for a "t-bucket"--he bought the body from a fiberglass place but has manufactured the rest--it's almost done & he wants to race it at a place in Hagerstown--then there is the 1965 Chevy truck with a huge Cadillac engine in it & a chopped top that he used to race at the dragstrip and of course his motorcycles.
Sue--I am getting serious about my water comsumption which seems to help me lose. Here's hoping with both move the numbers down!!
Ellen, my computer was so slow last night I stopped it then clicked post,,,then I saw that it had gone through so I deleted I hope,,,from my area its deleted.
Ginny, no Im seeing my family Dr. about a a referral to another Dr. who specializes in weight loss, no surgeries. Just plain on food, and some councilling. And of course with getting my blood analized possibly what ever Im lacking I can get that worked out with meds or a herbal remedy.
Marti, you are one lucky woman with James...Monte wouldn't know what to do with how to make soup. Other then using a can opener. He one time thought to make cheese biscuits,,,ya well he used cheese whiz cause grating the other cheese was work. The biscuits didn't turn out...lol
Jules, nice to know you are feeling better,,,I went and had to buy another allergy med last night,,,alerga isn't working for me this time. Went back to Bendryl,,,it knocks me out though but last night I didn't mind. My eyes are both still swollen...Ive been using my glasses more,,,just don't want to be scratching my eyes with contacts in.
well off to work I go,,,monte has me working on a project. Looking for a company that pours foundations,,,but in Lacombe area. 2 hours north of here... he saw an auction for some old houses,,,he wants to buy 2 and fix them up. And that is about it....
AND I WANTED TO POP IN AND SAY GOODNIGHT
you leave my kitty cat out of this. 
Monday mark your calender girl , and you best show up before dawn this time .
lets say more than a few, 
so I can't turn any away , if they come to my door. 
Paris is the only kitty I ever bought , and the reason I brought her home was because she looked so sad and sick at the pet store, I couldn't leave her , and sure enough when I took her to the vet the next day she had a few problems that needed immediate attention. She is a sweetie , as all of my kitties are.
I love korean lilacs , I had so many bushes at my other house, they are so fragrant , I had 3 bushes under my living room window, and when I would open it up the house was filled with beautiful fragrance. I am going to go and get me some soon 
I really get a lot of enjoyment out of writing poems , especially for my friends here.
Your coffee's getting cold hurry up and drink it 
GINNY HERE IS MY KITTIES
