CRISTINA & SHAWNA...Thank you for your kind words on my weight loss! It does feel so good to start dropping some weight again. I know the Tim and Faith concert is going to be so good and so much fun! I always said that if they came together, I had to go see them!

CRISTINA...Thank you for the compliment on my avatar. I just hate my pictures, but it's about the only one I have. If I get my new digital camera, I will have my daugher take a picture of me after I get my hair colored and trimmed up next month.

SUSAN...I'm glad everything went well yesterday. Please try and take it a little easy on yourself so you don't end up getting too run down. I know you need to offer your help, but you also have yourself and your girls too.

Good morning ladies,
Here it is 8:12 on Sunday morning and I have already been at work at my desk for an hour. Time for a break. Today should be the end of the hectic schedule. Yesterday was unbelievable. Constant chaos. We were all running steady all day. The road construction has halted for the weekend so everyone wanted to get out before it gets any worse. But I'm afraid it will drop right off as soon as the construction begins again. Hope not. But I can always wholesale out my products so I'll still get rid of it, but still are some things that only retail buys, my specialty items.

Anyway, I've been maintaining so that is good. Glad to hear about so many losses this past week. You gals are doing great.

I have been riding my bike as often as possible. Need to increase my time on it, maybe now I'll be able to. Not much else going on. Have to go to the cemetaries after work today and take care of all that stuff. Will be going out to supper again, because one of the cemetaries is out of town. Will stop in and see mil, she is rapidly getting worse.

Well, not much to write. Haven't really been keeping track of what is being said so sorry can't say anything in response to anyone. But it sounds like you are all doing well with the weight.

So I'll sign off for now. Have a great Memorial Day all of you. I finally will have a day off, so I need to do grocery shopping and all that great stuff. But at least I won't have to hurry back to go to work...

Ginny

hi y'all,
just got done cleaning the kitchen, that refrigerator was nastyyyyy
i dont think anybody knows how to sweep the floor around here .....
two loads of laundry in the works, one in the dryer one in the washer, already folded one load that was left in the living room. i am just susy homemaker this morning ......
we are heading out to the park at 1 for a picnic with my volleyball team, should be fun, im sure we will get a few games in too...
time to unload the dishwasher talk to you all soon
shawna

Good Morning

Tomorrow is weigh in day!!

Nice to see what you gals look like Shawna & Michelle!!

I really wanted to just say hello. I was at my fathers for only 3 hours when I started getting tired and sad. So, I left. Gaby and I went to bed by 7 pm last night. I feel better for getting some sleep. Going to head back over to get that furniture out and the landlord might drop by, they want to show the unit on Tuesday.

Anyway, I am a downer today ....so I will just wish you all a wonderful holiday weekend.

SUSAN...Thanks for the compliment! I'm sorry you're having a downer day, but maybe you and Gaby can go get a slurpee and then you'll feel better. I'm glad you came home early yesterday and got a good nights sleep. Try to do the same today, and then maybe tomorrow you can do something just for yourself!

SHAWNA...Nice picture!

Hi ladies...

SHAWNA...such a GREAT picture! You ladies are gonna make me have to add one, lol! Wanna come on over and clean my house since you are playing suzy homemaker? I did a little bit and have a load of laundry in the washer, one in the dryer an done waiting to be folded! Probably should be doing that, lol.

MICHELLE...not sure why you don't like your photo, I think it is nice. Of course i don't like looking at pictures of myself either.

SUSAN...sorry you were feeling down, hope today is a little better for you.

GINNY...good thing you are keeping up with your biking! Hopefully the construction won't hurt business too bad. Post when you can, we miss you here!

As well as all you ladies...we miss you when you are gone!

Hi to everyone else

Today has been a lazy day. Did make it to church and then to lunch with DS#1 (Jason), it was just Subway and I had just a plain sandwich. DD got me hooked on those...subway club with no veggies, mayonnaise or anything, not even cheese. I give my cheese to her because she likes extra. Not sure what dinner will be since I don't normally cook on Sunday's. Anyway...better get going and fold those clothes...the others are probably dry too. And figure out what is for dinner. Want to get some more of my book read as well. With me walking and exercising I haven't been getting much reading in because when I get up at 6 in the morning by 10 p.m. I am in bed and snoring by 10:05, lol! Totally tires me out. But I did get in my three mile walk today and will do it tomorrow also since DH is off work and will go with me. Usually go to It Figures but she closed for the weekend and went to AR. And just when I was getting on my new schedule of going M-W-F. Oh well, not going to change it because of that. Don't want to do it two days in a row so will just stick to my walking on Tuesday, weather permitting. Now if it rains like it is supposed then I may go there, we'll see. Anywhoooo...

Take care ladies and have a great day!

well we just got home from the picnic......way too many volleyball games today.....i am pooped!!! definitely going to go sit in the hot tub at the club tomorrow morning before work......happy memorial day y'all!!! ill be at work 10-9 tomorrow......have a good night
shawna

Sunday Evening -

I am feeling better, thanks. Just facing going back to work and 280 cut from my paycheck on Tuesday, I don't look forward to that.
I have been hauling things from my dad's that I wanted and my apt is a mess with bags & boxes.
Gaby is asleep so maybe I will do that tonight.

You are doing so good on your walking Cristi!!! Good for you - I put that obit in the mail today for you.

Michelle -ugh, I have to go back tomorrow and help with that apt. I might take Gaby to the sitters, it would make it easier. I will try and get in bed by 8 pm......still light out though!! lol

Shawna......howdy!! I forget what you do for work?? Again, thanks for the picture, it is great to see what you all look like.

Heading home!! Night

im a manager for rack room shoes.................no rest for the retail world on a holiday
hugs
shawna

Good morning ladies,
Talk about crazy, I finally get a day off after 5 wks of working 7 days a week and I am up at 6:30 and heading out the door to go to Walmart for my groceries. Unlike some of you I like Walmart. I will do my book work when I get back and I intend to ride my bike this afternoon and perhaps take a nap or at least rest and maybe do some reading. We willput our furniture out on the deck, I have a deck that is about 25' x 25'. We used to have a swimming pool inside it but took it out about 5 yrs ago and just filled it in with more decking. I love it and with the grandbabies around I feel so much better about their safety. Do miss jumping in the pool on hot days, but still glad we took it out.

Ok, everyone have a great day I am off to do some shopping and I won't have to hurry home... yeah... dh is gone since 5, he is getting all his watering done at work so he can move ds#4 back home again. His landlord decided she wanted the house back so she is making son and the people upstairs move out by June 1. They didn't sign a lease. Oh well that's life I guess. He will find another place, but not looking till fall. So I don't have an empty nest anymore, at least for the next couple months.

Well, have a good one everyone, I'll check back later because I will be home.....yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ginny

I just needed a couple of days to get over DD's divorce--I didn't think it would be so hard on me. I really did love the ex and I thought that they would be together forever--they were such a cute and fun couple. I was worried about DD too. The first night after I posted I got a call to go back to the apartment, but she actually seems to be good..part of me is scared that she will have another bout with the depression but she is back to making her five year plan again--which is a good sign!! Thanks for all the kind posts!!

Shawna & Michelle ma belle--nice pictures--what hot chicks you both are!!

Cristina--my DD worked at a Subway from 15 1/2 until the ex made her quit--too many customers hitting on her--she was really friendly and she knew what the regulars got without asking and she's cute !!--there was a trainer at a local gym close by that really wanted to take her out -- she says she might go over to the gym and talk to him. She says that was the worst part about quitting there she loved her regulars...

SuzyQ--Saturday was a really weepy day for me--this whole thing has been really emotional!! How are you!!

Hi to everyone else--gotta go make breakfast!!

Well, I'm back from town. Cleaned out my refrigerator and put all my groceries away. bought stuff ds likes since he will be living here again.

He was just in here, starting to bring his stuff in.

Jules, I am sorry your dd's marriage did not work out. When you like the guy it's extra hard cause you break up also thru no fault of either party. It is an emotional time and you need closure as well. Glad she is making future plans, that is a good sign.

Susan, hope you and your family are doing well also. IT will take time so don't push yourself, you all need time to grieve....and settle down.

Shawna and Michelle, nice pictures. It's nice to have faces to go with names. I should get a picture up one of these days. I am usually the one behind the camera so don't really have many of myself.

It is 77 here already, suppose to hit 90. Ds #3 was just on line, I talk to most of my boys on line if not in person daily, he asked me to go to the dairy queen with him and the kids after lunch. I said sure, just a quick run to spend some times with the kiddies. I had a small cone last night on our way out of town. Scale ws still steady this morning. I seem to have plateaued at the lower level. Which is ok. Now I just need to get it going down again. With this heat should be no problem eating less and drinking more.

Well, need to go do more things. Will pop in later to check on you gals.

Ginny

Ginny--actually it was his fault--yes he can be a very likable guy and they were so happy for over two years and friends for abnother before they started dating--she helped pay his bills (phone,cable & electric) while she was in high school working six days a week and going to high school 1/2 day (she only needed an English credit to graduate) and he was making $16/hr and had the opportunity to work OT almost every week not to mention the side jobs he picked up. Once they married he wanted her to quit her Subway job because "guys were always hitting on her" then she got another job and between the job and going to college "he didn't see her enough" so she quit to make him happy--once he started having to pay for everything the problems started. Their first major fight happenned and he never touched her but broke her new Dell computer and her 25 inch TV. She wanted to go to counseling and work on their problems, but he did what he does best--leave--he called his Dad in Philadelphia to come get him without even telling my DD imagine her shock when they pulled up to take him to their house. Then he says he will be back in a few days he just needed some time to think- he never called to say he wasn't coming back--his Dad finally told my DD that the ex wanted a divorce and they were cutting off the phone, cable and the electricity--they did manage to call the electric company and give my DD a week to get her stuff out--he left all of his things--didn't even bother to come back to get anything. Landlady was very rude to DD and didn't even give her a chance to get everything of his out or clean the place. When he left DD was devastated and I was really worried that she was going to hurt herself. Did I ever mention that he turns 27 in August and she turns 19 in June? She has been through several very depressed times and then she pulls herself together and then gets depressed again. I guess him bringing his "roomate" to the divorce hearing helped since DD says that he must not have loved her like he said--I think she can finally start getting over him now. I have been so worried about her this weekend. Her brother and friends are keeping a close eye on her. There is one guy that wants to be more than the good friends that they have been. He has been a shoulder to lean on--I don't know if she will go out with him or not. My daughter is a beautiful girl (not just a mother saying it) but she is doubting herself and her judgement. I keep telling her there is nothing wrong with her--it was all him. She doesn't think she will ever love anyone or be loved by anyone like their realtionship. It's all so hard....

Good Morning everyone! I'm only on here for a minute. I weighed in today...

-2lbs!

I think it would have been more if I hadn't eaten crap this weekend. Oh well...holidays are another story for me. :P By the way...I will eat some crap today too. Then tomorrow, I will NOT eat crap!

Anyway...that is my naughty self checking in. I hope everyone else is having a fun Memorial Day weekend also!!!

Hi Beb and Jules,

Beb, maybe you shouldn't eat the crap,, just kidding, sounds like you are doing good, we all need to spoil ourselves once in a while, after all we are not dieting we are eating healthy.....and changing our ways for the rest of our lives...so enjoy...

Jules, wow, he really played a number on her, and she is very young. He took her and used her and threw her away.. what a shame. Guys like him should be numbered and registered so you'd get a warning.. those kind are always so charming in the beginning. Well, she is well rid of him.. just hope she can learn from this experience. Certainly would knock your self esteem for a loop. I pity the poor "roommate" now. To bad your dd can't warn her. Your dd is lucky to have you and your family for support. She is learning about life the hard way. It's nice she has a friend to lean on, but hope she don't get involved again to soon, on the rebound. Sounds like she needs to take some time to re evalute herself and her life and start over again. Rotten of her landlord too. Some people just don't have any understanding or compassion.

Well, I forgot to bring my invoices home last night. So I have done what I can in the office, guess now I am on holiday.. yeah.... after my ride with my ds and the grandkiddies to the DQ for an ice cream I will begin my rest and relaxation. It is a hot one here today.. finally some nice weather, it goes from cold and raining to hot over night.. typical Michigan weather.

Guess everyone else is out having a good time.

Ginny