Ginny--DH really gave it to the ex and DD was just so upset about everything that she just wanted to leave--the new girlfriend was on the phone when we came out--DD and the ex had been talking and he had been telling her about this girl that was obsessed with him almost to the point of being a stalker...DD says this is the girl he was actually with from the description the ex gave--he had been cutting her down to my DD--she said that she thought about warning her about the ex but it probably will do no good if she is that obsessed. The new girl is short and tiny, with short dyed black hair in a weird style and lots of pale face makeup and dark liner around the eyes, dressed all in black--very goth looking --the ex told DD that she wasn't very pretty and that about describes her--though without all the makeup and a lighter hair color who knows. Black hair is definitely not it's natural color. DD says he will be in Philly about three years and then when issues build up he will run again and start over somewhere else--that has been his pattern since 17 and he will be 27 in August so if he doesn't get some much needed counseling he will never change. The thing I feel sorry about him is his mother committed suicide when he was eight and the Dad's live-in girlfriend of almost 18 years has always treated him as a burden. Oh and another tidbit about the ex FIL--he travels around the country doing weightloss through hypnosis seminars and the live in girlfriend is an animal psychic. I think Teri was just too normal for this family.

DD says she is not ready to get serious but wants to start going on dates and having fun again. She never really dated as she fell head over heels in love with the ex. She took the summer off from classes to get herself together before going back to school in the fall. I always said that she had more self confidence than most adults and got the goal oriented planning thing from her Dad. These last almost eight months really shook her but she seems to be finally bouncing back. I am sure she will still have some ups and downs but like you said she is realizing the support that she does have. She seems so much older than her almost 19 years.

Good Morning!!

I am up 1/2 a pound - yay! Thought it would be more with all my stress & potato chips munching this last week.

Congrats Bep on the 2 pounds!! Was it you that lost 3 Michelle?? I forget.....congrats if it was you - :)

Ginny - You are having waaaaay too much fun with all your shopping this Memorial Day!! What is ds? Your son? I am glad you got a much needed day off!

Jules, HUGS.....sorry about the emotional stress you are under. I hope your daughter just takes one day at a time. She will be fine, I'm sure.

I am taking Gaby to the sitter and head over to dad's for one last time. I don't look forward to the storage units. I told my sister I was out of there at 3pm, I need to come home and rest for back to work tomorrow.

*sigh* ok- I am going,,,,,lol bye.....and hello to everyone!!! Best on your weigh in!!

Happy Memorial Day!
 

Hiya ladies...

Nothing much going on. Same old boring, lazy stuff. WI...I am down from 202.4 to 202.2, lol! Oh well, better than a gain. Going to lower my calories this week and see what happens next WI. Something has got to give...I am working my booty off (if only) and for what?! I'm not really frustrated about, not yet anyway so that's kind of weird. Doesn't matter if I do get frustrated because I will still go to IF and walk. Speaking of walking...got my three mile walk in this moring. V went with me.

SUSAN...hope all is well with you and the girls. Thanks for the obit, can't wait to read it.

JULES...((((((HUGS)))))) to you and DD. The ex sounded like the biggest jerk ever! It's sad that he treated your DD that and beat her down as he did. I hate men who berate women and then they end up feeling unworthy. One day her prince will come, her true prince.

BEP...WTG on the 2 lb loss, WOOHOO! :carrot: You are doing GREAT!

GINNY...you are a brave woman to venture to wally world on memorial day. I stay away from that place on the weekends and any day after 10 am. It gets crazy here and the parking lot/shopping center is too busy with so many people and crazy drivers. Glad you finally get a day off though.

SHAWNA...a dip in a hot tub sounds good right now!

Well, ladies...better get going. Going to look around and read some more here and then try my hand at the border I have been needing to get put up in the master bath. Ordered the green (olive) rugs for the bath and want to add a couple other things when I find what I am looking for then it is done! On to the next room. Bought a new light house border for the main bath and will change that eventually. Like it better than the one I put in there before. But the blue is a little different so we may have to paint that bath a different, lighter blue. Then we are doing Jason's (DS#1) room. His is the only room in the house that is white. Anyway...want to do a load of clothes also and possibly get some reading in. I did most of my reading at night when I went to bed but since I have been getting up early and exercising by the time I go to bed I am pooped and out in about 2 mns.! So that is why I haven't gotten much reading done in the past.

Take care ladies and have a good day!

Hi again,

Christina Walmart was pretty empty of customers at 7 am. It was pretty peaceful shopping. Besides groceries I also bought some toys for my DGS's (Jaxon)birthday coming up in June. He will be 2. Also got a real cute dress for (Jade) birthday coming up in July. She will be 6. Jacob turned 6 last Friday. Since I didn't have time to shop or know what he likes I sent him money and today his dad is taking him to Toys r us shopping. He will call this evening and let me know what he bought. For myself I got two knit tops for summer and a pair of slip on sandals. It felt so good to be able to just browse and look at everything and anything without having to hurry home.

I have been watching a couple Law and Order criminal intents and just rocking in the breeze. DH put all the screens in at lunchtime and with the fans going, the house is nice and airy. I love it.. feels good to do just nothing.

I have been working on an ad telling about the detour to get to our place. I'll have to see how it goes this week to know if I need to run a sale to bring them in or not.

DH and DS#4 are off getting ds moved. I am going to try out a new recipe for a strombolli which I am taking to work tomorrow. I also have a nice supper planned of grilled pork steak, fresh asparagus, mashed potatoes and fresh watermelon for desert. I plan to ride my bike later this evening when it cools off a little more.

Ok, well off again. Going to go mess around in the kitchen for a bit. Will check later.

Ginny:carrot:

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yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaa, ive dropped 3 more lbs!!!! i just got done eating a taco salad, and im trying not to eat the whole shell.....so im making one of my employees eat it :rofl:
weve been steady today, not too overwhelming, im sure we will start to slow down soon. hopefully not to slow otherwise the night will drag, blah.
well back to work, hope everyone is having a good memorial day!!
shawna

mmmm, your dinner sounds yummy Ginny. You and Cristi are doing so well on the exercise, I am jealous. I guess I better get off my butt and do something.

Yay - Shawna!!! Congrats on your weight loss too this week!!

Cristi - you too! :)

I better get home. Cleaned all day and packed out my dads apt, now I need to do my apt *sigh*.....get back in a routine tomorrow.

Had a salad for lunch and some rice a roni for dinner. It really is pretty good. Anyway, I got all the family pictures to put in scrapbooks.....that'll keep me busy for awhile. I have my fathers old wallet with pictures....ick....love those hair do's back in the early 80's -lol

chat tomorrow!!

Susan, you think the 80's had some funky hairdo's look at the 70's

I am totally po-ed... just heard that even though we are closed people walked right in to our business, helped themselves to some baskets and put them in their car then went to my son's door, he lives by the greenhouses, and told him they have flowers how much are they, they didn't see any prices.. that is because they were in someplace they shouldn't have been. People see the closed signs and just go around them and enter our place after hours all the time..my husband just says oh well... it drives me crazy.. things are missing, but he don't care.. he won't put up screen doors that we can lock or a chain across the driveway.. I don't understand him..I was having a good day, now I am so p*ssed off I want to just leave. I don't even want to go to work tomorrow, just open the doors and say help yourself...why bother.

Well, I need to go work off this anger I feel..I don't know what is wrong with people.. they think because we are in the country that they can just help themselves, walk around our place day or night....signs mean nothing. And I get angry with my husband because there are things we should do to prevent it, but he acts lilke he don't care.. I wish he had more backbone to protect what is ours.

gotta go
Ginny

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ginny,
what a bunch of poo poo heads!!! i feel like that working at my store sometimes when they come in and just throw crap everywhere, and want umpteen discounts, i mean i know we all want a good deal but we cant just give the shoes away. it seems like your dh would realize the money that is being thrown out the window....who knows, ive stopped trying to figure out why my dh does or doesnt do some of the stuff that he does or doesnt do.....whew that was tongue twister:rofl: anyway, i hope it gets better for ya.
susan, ty for the congrats, i hope everything is settling down for you and you can get back in your routine.
hi to everybody else, im off to bed, worked 11 hours today and have to be back at 7 am .......night night
hugs,
shawna

Good morning ladies,:coffee:

Shawna, yes people are just so rude and inconsiderate. It's those that you remember the most and they can just ruin your day. And it's not just the younger ones, I get a lot of old people and they can be the worst. I think they get pleasure by coming in and being rude. Sure seems so.

My mil is getting weaker and more feeble. She has fallen twice in the past week, that is what she's told my sil anyway. She is more shakey and she isn't eating much anymore and she is sleeping more.. it's hard to watch someone go down hill so quickly. But she is stubborn and she will probably go on like this for a few more years...my poor sil is getting to the end of her rope:stress: . As soon as we can we will go take her out for a spell to relieve my sil for a few hours anyway. That is another upsetting situation. DH's brother is camping around here this whole past weekend, he went to see his mom for about half an hour.. didn't take her anywhere just sat there with her. He feels that is doing his part. He is retired and rather wealthy, he could do a lot more to help ease this time.. but he don't care to. IT's maddening to say the least.

Back to work today, I almost had an enjoyable day off. I did get some physical rest but got worked up after that phone call last night. Ruined my whole day. Not sure why it irritates me so much but it does. I guess I am just to organized and proper in my way of living. And I expect that from others too. I always try to do the right thing and abide by the rules. Sometimes I think I should have gone into the convent, the one where you are sequiestered.....boy how peaceful would that be..? :beach:

Ok, can you tell the long hours are getting to me? :crazy: I need a vacation badly. Even my co-workers are beginning to annoy me.:rollpin: . everyone is... I feel like a walking timebomb. I need to see a psycharitrist...but I have to go back to the rat race in about 45 minutes. I hear thunder in the distance. We are suppose to get more rain today. 60% chance. This looks like a very wet spring this year.

I made a strombolli yesterday, :stir: taking it to work for our lunch. I saw this recipe in a magazine and everyone thought it looked good, so I made it. It looks good hope it tastes as well. Well, better go shut all the windows and grab a bite to eat before I am off.

It's already begun, the phone is already ringing... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Catch ya all tonight. Have a good one.
Ginny

Ever have a day where you feel invisible? Huh, actually wish I could be somtimes, lol! Anywho...

GINNY...sorry about the dummies and no offense to the older people out there but I have noticed that a lot of older people just do what they want and some feel like they can get away with things because they are older. Anyway, sorry the dummies ruined your day.

SUSAN...hope you are feeling fine. Wanna share some of the pix? I love looking at old pictures...funny to look at how people have changed over the years.

Anyway...sorry this is so short. I will try to get back in later and post more. Took too much time on the other threads and I really need to jump in the shower and go get V...he's getting off early and we are taking Josh out for a late lunch, early dinner. So will chat with you later.

Hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Yes, I feel invisable all the time Cristi!!! lol Especially with my family. It is funny how we all maintain our roles. Though I am not interested in the middle child, shy "she knows nothing" role anymore.ARgh....
We went to the storage units yesterday and I wanted my fathers table and my brother said....don't get sentimental......ArgH....and I picked out some lamps that came from California back in the 60's.....you can't throw those away,,,,,I called my mother and she said for one if us girls to take them , they are made out of Amber glass....whatever that is.....so I took them.lol.....and the pictures. I went through the box last night and found one more military medal.

It is good to be back at work!!! I took the girls to school and Rach made me laugh, she is so funny. I don't know how I am going to do it but I need to get her a dress for her promotion this Friday. I also got her grades for all her classes that she took while in rehab.....nice to know she will get credit for that time.

Ginny - wow - you really are a busy gal!! 70's were pretty bad too. My sister has this poof of to here style.....no one else can get in the picture with her - haha........I am sorry about your MIL. Take it easy today!! HUGS...

Shawna - Happy to get back to work!! Co worker is gont til Thursday!! Double the pleasure...I am in charge - lol

Jules - Sending hugs to you and your daughter.

Better get busy or pretend to look busy....lol

Missing SOOO many!! Come on Michelle, Bep, June C, Mari, Katy (!!! -remember if you don't post I can just show up at your door!! :)) Kathy, Deb....did I miss someone?? Hope not!!

Chat later.....

Quick check in for me--no time for individuals--due to TOM and stress I am up two pounds. I have traded in stress grazing to not eating at all and I am really beginning to believe that eating under 1000 calories a day is just as bad as overeating.

On th up side--DD seems to be doing better. I am so glad--I am still on pins and needles wondering if it will all hit again and the depression will be back.

SUSAN...Glad to see you're back to your normal routine again. What promotion is Rachel getting? You need to post a picture of you on here for your avatar so I can see what you look like....PLEASE!!!;) :hug:

awww, your wish is granted Michelle with a picture of moi.....lol
ugh, too much coffee flowing through me this morning!!
Anyway the picture is maybe one year,two years old. I was 145 pounds,,,,the girls and I were at JCPenny trying on clothes.......also my hair is longer now.....actually I don't look anything like that picture...lol -jk.....you get the idea..

Jules HUGS - hope you feel better. Sounds like it has been a stressful week for you and the family!! Take care :)

Jules - I just caught that 1000 calories a day!! yikes......I think I am eating around 1200 to 1500 a day.

Michelle - It is Rachels promotion ceremony from 8th grade middle school to 9th grade high school - plus a dance afterwards. She is excited about it, I need to pull through with a nice dress and shoes......where can I pull THAT rabbit out of the hat?? lol....dang $$ problems all the time.

Thinking of the vending machine for lunch....:D