Hello, hello... I got my 3.5 mile walk in this morning. I went to a Pet Expo over the weekend and picked up a backpack for Lucky (my pup) and made her try it out this morning. It was so funny, I filled up two small water bottles halfway and put them in the pack. Then when I strapped it on her, she would not move at all. It was like she was fused to the spot. I had to bribe her to come to me with some liver treats. I emptied out the bottles and just left the pack on her, then she walked. I know the dog should be able to carry up to 20% of their body weight, but I think I was rushing her with the pack and the extra weight. Oh well, maybe tomorrow will be better. Poor girl.

Oh, and then Rick calls me to tell me that the school called and that I better go and pick up Michael, he had a papercut on his eye or something from another kid waving her homework around. So I freak out a little bit, go to the healthroom and his eye looks perfectly normal, not even red or tearing up. So I talk to him a little bit, and then he says it hurts less than it did when it first happened, so I convince him to go back to class. Crisis averted :rolleyes: I don't want him missing class if he's not really sick ya know? My 9 y.o. niece on the other hand, she's such a drama queen and she was out all of last week--she was maybe actually sick only for one day, but my sister believes her when she says she has a fever and doesn't want to go to school. What a sucker! :shrug:

cw, that is a good realization about the funnel cake--that it's not as good as you remember. Next time you go to MM you won't even bother with it. And you're right! Today is a new day/new week and we will all make it a good one! :carrot:

LadyT, hope your week is starting off on a better note than your weekend. Wanna talk about it?

Angie, I believe that sandwich is called a wrap ;)... just jokin' with ya :lol: I know you know that. Are your dogs good walkers on the leash? I got Lucky pretty well trained, but she still pulls at certain parts of the walk, I don't know if it's me slowing down or her just wanting to get it over with. Hey, great job on catching up on your walks yesterday too--you are super motivated. --hey, did ya steal my motivation or somethin'? 'cause I can't find it :devil:

Kempy, I am super struggling right now too. I feel like I have been off plan for a week and a half. I am doing good today though, and will make myself WI tomorrow, even if I know I will show a gain--I need that reality check if I'm going to get back on track. What's happening out in your neck of the woods?

Hello to all....be back later.

Ok, I read them all so I am back now.

Anige I has not shipped back the elliptical yet. I have a call into the company it came from the see what the shipping is going to be. I have a friend who might be able to send it back for me if they are charging too much. I am sure it is going to be high. I think it weighs 120lbs. Did you get your WW stuff in yet?

Noelle I don't know what it is about me getting close to goal. I kind of fizzle for some reason. It is like I think I am so close so I can slack. That is so not true. If I keep at this rate I will never hit goal. Maybe that is what WW is counting on.

CW I have never had a funnel cake. I never knew what they were until we went to Disney a few weeks ago. I guess they kind of remind me of beignets and I would rather eat those. I usually have to watch out for sugar too. It is one of my enemies.

Well, I need to clean the ktichen and MAKE myself go walk. I know I will feel better after I do. I'll check back later.

CW, You are right, tomorrow is a new day. I agree with Noelle too, Now you wont want one next time, That is a plus. ;)

Noelle, YES! A wrap!! I was like a tuna roll thingamajingy somethin or other. :lol: YEAH :cheer: On getting in your walk today!!! You ROCK!! I can so see Lucky with the backpack on. :lol: Sounds like Candi the other day. haha :kickbutt:

I am glad Michael is okay. Poor baby. Give him a hug from Aunt Angie. :hug:

Rebel pulls but he is so preoccupied with hunting squirrels so I just keep checking him. Candi walks fine...unless Rebel sees a squirrel and then she tries to get it too. :lol: And Mickey is a great walker except he keeps barking because he wants to be first in line. So I guess they are all FREAKS!!! :lol: :crazy:

Kempy, Nope, I havent gotten my stuff yet but it should be soon. I ordered a new set of scales too. :goodscale They are weight watchers scales and they seem pretty good. I got em for $26.00 plus shipping and on the Conair sight they wanted $65.00 plus shipping so not too bad plus a Weight Watchers chicken cookbook since as you all know we basically eat chicken breast everyday. :hun: :drool:

I have found a good weight watchers sight too I am not sure if you guys have checked it out yet but it tells alot about how to do it. It is called Dotties Weight loss Zone. I have learned a ton of info from that sight already.

So, Me and Alicia got in 3 walks today because it was so nice out but I guess we are going to get alot of rain for the next few days. I hope not so bad that I have to ride my bike. :ebike:

So to catch ya'll up...
 

Here is what happened on my poopy weekend. Friday, was actually a good day. Life wise, that is, not so much eating wise. My mom took me out for dinner, so I ate bad for the first time in 2 weeks. I got carried away I guess. But my scale said -3 pounds, so I thought, why not? Well I shouldn't have... This morning I'm back at where I was *sigh* Anyways... after dinner, we went out to the casino and played the $.05 slots, which was great fun.

Then Saturday, we had to go out to my in-laws, since we could not go out on Sunday for Mother's Day. They live about a 2 hour drive west of us. Which is OK since my horse is right out that direction too. But hubby did not tell me what time we had to be there. So I got up too late to stop at the barn and have a ride. :( We stay out at his folks place doing various things until like 10:00 PM, and I am not impressed at having to drive 2 hours in the dark, because it is starting to rain. We are about 30 mins into the drive, and I come over the hill, and just over the crest of the hill, there are 6 deer standing in the middle of the road. I braked and swerved, and 5 of them ran away from us, but one ran toward us. I tried, but couldn't avoid hitting the silly deer. I pull over to see what's what. Well the deer is dead, I killed it pretty much instantly. :( My car has a smashed headlight, cracked bumper, broken driver's side mirror, the driver's side fender is crushed, and the driver's door does not really open any more. :mad: We have a pretty high deductible on our insurance, so it's going to cost a fair amount of money. Which we don't have because I'm still unemployed....

To make matters worse... we went out for Mother's Day Brunch with most of my mom's side of her family, which was really nice. My parents decided to drive my grandmother home. I board my house out at her place, so my parents asked if hubby and I wanted to go with them. I jumped at the chance since I hadn't gotten to ride Sat. We get out to the farm, and I'm riding. It's been going really well, and I am about to call it quits. My horse stumbles suddenly very badly. I get catapaulted off over his head, and hit the dirt face first, HARD. Then behind me, the horse hits the dirt face first, even HARDER. My mom, who is watching me ride for the first time in months, is terrifed that Midnight (my horse) is going to land on me, or step on me when he's getting up. Thankfully, he did not. He was really calm and good, and flipped himself away from me as he's getting himself up. So I am alive to tell the tale. But I'm pretty bruised up. My face, and right arm, and hip are all bruised pretty badly... :(

Ok, so that's it for my pity party, sorry it took so long!

Angie - GREAT JOB!!!!! This weekend you got back on track! It sounds like you are off to an awesome start! and CONGRAT's on the 6 pound loss!!! WTG!!!

Kempy - I think sometimes we psych ourselves out and sabotage ourselves when we get close to goal. It's so much harder than at the beginning when the pounds are falling off. At least, in my experience! :D Hang in there!

Noelle - LOL! I can just see your girl laying down in the sidewalk refusing to budge with that water on her back. Maybe just add a little at a time, and you'll have better luck? And I hope things get back on track for you this week.

Dips - ROFL! I'm glad to know your possible man checks out!!! Hopefully he "measures" up in all the other ways too (pun most definitely intended)!

Helloooo! To everyone else! Hope your weekend were better than mine, and let's all have a great week ladies!

Hey guys, I just looked at our local newspaper's "Pet Project" website. I posted some new pictures of our feral "outside" cats (Kitty Boy, Whiskas and Leper), my sister's two JRT's Kekoa and Keaka, and then I found pics of Petey, the holland lop--remember Jacks who used to post here? That's her bunny! Check it out here : http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/photo/ln/15. You have to scroll through a few pics before you get to the cats, but Jacks' rabbit is right after. Check it out.

LadyT, I'm so sorry you had that spill off your horse! I am glad you didn't break any bones. I am sorry about the deer incident too, luckily no one was injured (in the car that is). :hug: I hope your week is definitely looking better for ya.

I'm sorry guys.... can I ask you guys to please pray (if you're the praying kind) or send healing vibes for my dad? My post right above this one I wrote around 11:20 a.m. morning, but I got interrupted and didn't post it earlier because my dad fainted upstairs. We had to call an ambulance for him and I just got back from the hospital (3:10 pm now). The doctors suspect he has a bleeding ulcer (for starters) and we are still waiting on additional info. He will be admitted into the hospital soon, but I had to go and pick up the kids from school so I am home now. The rest of my 6 sisters are at the hospital waiting....... I am worried, but am hopeful that the ulcer is the worst of his problems. He is 73 years and a bit long in the tooth but I hope he has many many more healthy years ahead of him. :crossed:

Noelle, I saw the photos. Very cute! :yes:

Oh, goodness Noelle! I just saw your other post. I'm so sorry to hear of your father and, yes, will pray that he recovers quickly. :hug:

Hi Girls

Noelle your Dad will be in my prayers. I hope everything turns out to be okay. Hugs honey and thinking of you. :hug:

I am just trying to read all the posts before bed. Hi everyone and I hope to get back here tomorrow. Take care all.

Keep your head up Noelle. I'll be praying for your father to make full recovery. I love you and I'll be thinking of you.

Only 16 more school days!!! Yes, I am counting.
Lots of work to do still, but I can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I went walking with the dog, Tucker, and Ashley for about 30 minutes. I guess we went too late, because Ashley kept complaining about her legs being tired, the 'skeeters' (mosquitos), etc. She also protested loudly when I wanted to take the long way home...so we took the short way, but were still gone for 1/2 hour.

Noelle: Your father is in my prayers. I hope everything is well with him. :hug:

LadyT: I'm so glad to see that you were not seriously hurt. Also, that your horse is ok as well. I'm sorry about what happened with the deer. It reminded me of the time my mom hit a horse near where she lived. My mom loved horses and when the one she hit died, Mom cried for days. She and my sister were ok, but the car was totaled. The horse went through the windshield. Mom also found out later that the horse was pregnant.

Julie: Hope everything is going well with you.

Kempy: Great to see you back.

Angie: I've been seeing on the news about all the rain New England is getting. I hope you aren't getting too much. Way to go with the walking. I know I feel much better after walking; it's just getting the motivation to do it.

CW: I never really cared for funnel cake. My sister would always get some every time we went to Universal Studios. I don't really care too much for the sweets. I also decided that I'm too old for Magic Mountain. The last time I went was nearly 15 years ago. I haven't even been to Knott's Berry Farm since the late 1960's because it's too much of an amusement park now and I still remember what it used to be like.

Hello to everyone else. Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.

Cal

Noelle! :hug: I hope your dad is OK!!! Let us know, OK? :( :hug:

Cal - Guess it's time to drag out the bug bomb, hey? Your mom is so lucky she survived, I could not imagine having something as huge as a horse come through my windshield!! I would be devastated if I hit a horse too!

Have a good night everyone!

Thanks everyone for your kind words and prayers. They mean alot! We just got back from visiting again, they are doing more tests tomorrow so we can get a clearer picture of what's going on. They have him on an IV drip so his fluids were replenished, and he is in good spirits, more like his "old" self so I was happy to see him like that. He keeps insisting that he wants to get up and walk around, but we have pleaded with him to please call the nurses before he attempts to do anything of the sort. With the amount of blood loss he has had over the past two days, he is still a little dizzy and faint. He's a stubborn old goat though, which is his usual self so that's a good sign. I hope to have more positive news tomorrow. Thanks again ladies, you guys are the best! :grouphug:

The report sounds great, Noelle! So glad to hear your father is sounding genki! :yes: I will keep praying for a full recovery.

Noelle, Oh My Gosh.:hug: I am praying for your Dad too. I hope everything is okay today and you get great news on his further tests.

LT, My husband delivers all the donuts really early in the morning when the deer like to just hang out in the road so he has hit tons of deer before. I feel so bad for everyone of them but they do come right at ya so you cant help it. He has to buy a parts car(junky ones for delivering) so he can have spare parts and doesnt have to file a claim.

I am glad that you werent more seriously injured after falling off your horse. That must have been scary. I hope you have a great day today.

Cal, 16 Days!! I can tell how excited you are. We didnt get ANY of the rain that everyone else got this weekend. It was sunny and beautiful here. :lol: My BIL and SIL were up from New Hampshire the whole weekend and had to call my MIL when they got home to say how bad it was and that the schools werent even open down there. She said that they should have just stayed up here for a few more days. But we are expecting rain here now until after this weekend.

Well, It is cloudy out right now but hasnt started to rain yet so I am off to squeeze in a dry walk. I will check back later.