cristina, he is welcome in our home until he becomes adoptable. we just dont think he is the right fit for family in the long run. when we decided to do this we knew it wouldnt be easy, and we have stuck it out, we dont want him bounced around anymore like he as before. he knows that we love him and we show him the same love and attention as our own kids. actually probably more attention is given to him..........so anyway enough about that stuff.
been pretty busy at work all day today until the thunderstorms hit ....i was supposed to get off at 5 but it was raining so hard i didnt get to leave until 5:45 ......then had to call dh to meet me at the club to bring me my swimsuit for water aerobics.....i think im going to have to buy a new suit soon, this one is starting to droop...... maybe i can catch some on sale since its the beginning of summer and its time for the winter coats to come out .....
ive been looking around for a while now and havent found one that i like, maybe jcpenneys....i havent tried there yet.
ive done pretty good on eating today, i had a bagel for breakfast with low fat cream cheese, string cheese for morning snack, leftover baked bq chicken with brown rice for lunch, peanut butter and jelly sandwich for afternoon snack, and turkey meatloaf with green beans for dinner.......hubby made it has mushrooms, bell pepper and onions in it ....yum!!
well i need to get a shower, get this chlorine out of my hair....check back in a bit
shawna

hamza

Good evening Ladies,

Welcome Hamza. ..looking forward to getting to know you.

It's been a good day. I worked in the office most of the day and then went in to the shop. Yes, I got my ad done, but the newspaper lady was suppose to fax it to me to proof read and she never did. Well, they had it on time so they better get it into Sat. paper.

It's going to rain again tomorrow. Sure having a wet enough spring this year.

Don't have anything to chat about, but I'm just relaxing while hubby watches sports on the telly.

Had a call from my niece, my sister had surgery, had part of her colon removed and now they put her in a home.. supposedly for a week or so to recoup.. she is 83.

WEll, I am going to go sit with dh for a bit. Haven't seen him much lately.
Oh Christina, glad you are enjoying your time with Josh. I know he has to go back soon, be strong..

Rode my bike my 5 miles already. Did good on my eating.. Shawna your food sounds good.

Ok, night all. Will check in tomorrow.

Ginny

Hamza Welcome!!!!

Hi everyone else! We had pretty good weather here today!

I did really well with my cals and exercize. I weeded in my gardens and tonight after dinner I went for a long walk. I walked for 1 hr and 10 mins for 3.9 miles.

It felt great to get myself back into sink!!!

Just wanted to welcome Hamza! Welcome, happy to see you made it to our thread!

Bep - wonderful time on your walking! Ginny - Enjoy the evening with your husband! Shawna - congrats on your good eating! I love bagels

I need to get a 4 year old to bed. I managed to walk 2 miles. I had a baked potato and roast beef for dinner. I might just get an Atkins shake for breakfast and TRY to have a good weekend. I am frustrating myself.

Missed my dad tonight and started crying.....just starting to become real....I hate it. One day at a time.

Cristi - HUGS - hope you have a wonderful time with Josh tomorrow!

Good morning ladies,

Susan, I still miss my parents and my dad has been gone 36 yrs, now, and my mom 9. They'll always be a part of you, but now you need to grieve. The pain will lessen with time.

I like bagels too, but I can't eat bread. It makes me gain. I love it, but will have to just restrict myself to only eat it sparingly. I have been having slimfast milkshakes for breakfast with a boiled egg. I am down another pound this morning. And I had a strawberry shortcake dairy queen yesterday afternoon. But I ate little the rest of the day. On good days I keep it under 1000 calories. That seems to work best for me. Just hope I can keep it up.

It is cooler today but not raining like they called for. Going to get the shop ready for the big sale to start on Sunday. The newspaper lady better get that ad to me to proofread today.. she better get it in tomorrow's paper or I will be furious with her. The whole newspaper is so unprofessional it's just plain pathetic.

Anybody got any plans for the weekend? I don't besides working and getting my groceries on Sunday. I might go to church this week, we are suppose to be getting a new pastor. Curious to see who we get.

Shawna, I enjoyed our chat last night. It was nice.

Haven't seen June Cleaver want to be on lately, wonder what the Beav has been up to lately? Also, Michelle how is the headache, gone I hope. We know Christina is enjoying her last couple days with Josh before he heads back. Jules hope you and dd are doing ok. Beb's been here, hi Beb, who am I missing? I know there must be several. The mind is gone blank this morning. Well hello to everyone else.. .I'll get to know you better soon I promise.

Well, guess I'll go do some chores before I head off to work. Catch y'all later.
Have a good day.

Ginny

Cristina--once they get the car & a job you never see them anymore!! I think my empty nest feelings of loss started between DD's job, school and friends--she was never home or we were asleep when she got home (at least partially--you know the light sleep while waiting for your kid to get home safe thing)

Bep--I usually crave salty things but at TOM anymore I want chocolate!! Tried fooling myself with a slimfast chocolate mint bar--it works sometimes.

SuzyQ--I am back--I have been in some kind of funk this last week--between the divorce, TOM and the work overload I am really on edge. I have lurked but not posted--just couldn't put anything into words. DD had a dentist appointment yesterday- they burned her gum and hooked in some kind of contraption to the braces to pull a tooth down--she had another cut out and there is one more--with the combination of the underbite and a few extra baby teeth the three stayed in the gums. Poor girl had a terrible underbite and the first dentist wanted to break her lower jaw when she stopped growing..this second dentist we love--he has had so many contraptions that he designed in the childs mouth but it is working--he said when he started that an underbite is the worst thing to fix and she had a bad one--spent almost two years at the first dentist--her teeth were straight but the underbite just got worse--the first thing the second dentist says is to take her to a ear/nose/throat specialist and see why she is breathing through her mouth which is causing the underbite--the specialist says what the peditrician had been treating as allergies (which she does actually have) is the worst case of infected adnoids he has ever seen. The second dentist told her that she would be seeing him until she graduated college and it looks like his prediction is coming through. Since the dentist is close to my work she swung over and picked me up--she came back to the house and we talked to almost midnight. We want to go see "The Breakup" with Jennifer Anniston and Vince Vaughn.

Katy--hope the Sonoma works for you--I didn't have the initial weight loss everyone talks about but I started right after losing the 10 lbs from giving up regular coke. I didn't lose anymore--bu I didn't gain anything but maybe a fluctuating one or two stress/tom pounds. It actually is a pretty easy diet to follow. My hubby still has to go to a specialist to confirm what the doctor thinks is a tear in his muscle and not a hernia. His overall cholesterol numbers looked good but could be better since the bad is just a little too high and the good is just a little too low. Everything else checked out good--he does need to lose a little weight but he said he already knew that. He's finding at 46 that it just doesn't come off as easy as it used too.

Michelle ma belle--I get migranes too--started at 30 like my mom--DD has gotten them since she was 10. If she is stressed, tired or not eating right they hit.

Hamza--welcome to you!! I am sure you will fit right in!!

Shawna--DH always told me if the empty nest thing gets really bad we can always try being foster parents--my SIL ended up adopting her third foster child--she was placed in their home at six weeks they also took in her half brother but at three had been in and out of the foster care system so many times she just couldn't handle his hyperness. SIL and her hubby only wanted quiet well behaved children. The brother (Jeffrey) actually spent alot of time with us as my son was just as hyper and all boy as he was. Eventually he wnet back in foster care and was adopted by the next set of fostor parents. One of the couple was a medical doctor and the other a counselor. SIL had been sending letters and pictures of her daughter (his half sister) and the couple were doing the same with Jeffrey and then they moved and lost track. The other couple divorced and recently the wife found some of the letters that the husband had packed away--Jeffrey and Tricia have started talking since Christmas last year. She turned 18 and he is 21 and in the military living in AZ.

Ginny--I am back--I seem to be back to normal (or as close as I can get for me) I hope your ad runs--hows the construction going?? You are doing so good on the diet and exercise.

Hi to everyone else!!

Well I gotta get!!

Good Morning!

I was up at 5 am for laundry and I dragged myself on the treadmilll and managed to walk 2 miles before I pooped out. Before anyone snickers it was on an incline!! Exhausting I tell you...... giving myself a hug - lol

Ginny- It was horrible last night. I felt so down. I called my 2 sisters and a co worker. My co worker talked for awhile about herself and when it was my turn she said she was busy and had to go....she is an assistant and works her shift at night. That depressed me more.....she knew my father had died, she never bothered all week to drop me an email .....of course I have had a friend for 6 years that has never bothered say anything and she met my dad. I would say it doesn't matter but that would be a lie. Just amazing....blah - blah....

wait!! I will drink my coffee and be in a happy mood!

Jules - HUGS......did I ever say thank you for the card? It was sweet, thank you. Ick on the dentist!! Ick, ick, ick.....I take Gaby for her first appt next week.

ok, off to get the kids to school and the sitter. I don't have sitter $$$$ because of the garnishment....lol.....see how long it takes the sitter to realize that - lol......chat later!!

Welcome again Hazma!!

Good Morning...

Welcome Hamza!

Hi Jules; glad to see you checking in - glad all the divorce stuff is past and that you gave yourself some time to rest and recuperate. How's your DD doing? I may have missed some updates when I was out of town. I made it through Day one of Sonoma. I'm trying it mostly because 1) getting sugar and processed carbs out of my diet is a goal of mine and this plan supports that, and 2) it's close to the Zone, but the recipes look better. I like fresh, home cooked food and lots of produce. If I can get through this 10 day wave, I think it will be easy to follow. I needed a kick in the pants... as always


Ginny - WTG on losing another pound! I have to be very careful around breads...it acts like sugar pretty much. I've been working on replacing all my breads and grains in my diet with whole grains. That's great that you and Shawna got to chat- in the chat room, I presume? ....darn I never seem to get it together to get to the chat room...maybe we could set a time to meet up there ....I would love to chat with you all more....


Susan - thanks for the 3 day tip off to WI day...I like those, because I really do lose track of time. I know how you feel about your dad. I still get a little sad thinking about my BIL and my late best friend and they've been gone 10 and 15 years respectively. I like to think they are my guardian angels and never really far away from me....

Shawna - you are doing really well with your food...keep up the good work! You have such a busy life....hard to make time for healthy habits, but you are doing it! I know you said enough, but I do want to give you props for being a foster parent...sounds like you are the right family at the right time for this child and that can turn him right around.

OK - SonomaGirl made it through Day one! Onto Day two.. I need a Wonderwoman outfit and my own tv show...maybe on the Food Network...

Ate my omelette and toast for breakfast.

I made a black bean dip from the book and I think lunch will be a chicken-blackbean wrap with a green salad.
Snack - almonds/1 oz string cheese
D - 4 oz, pot roast, salad, 1/2 c. cooked bulgur or 1 piece of ww bread.

Here we go!


Hi to Cristina, Michelle, Mari, Deb, June and anyone else out there!

Good Morning Katy - You are welcome for the count down!! It gives me something to do.
Just sitting in at the desk with tons to do. I drank too much coffee and had to wiggle all the way to work. Geepers.
My weekend plans were to just clean my apt. I have stuff everywhere with things from my fathers. I just shoved in the extra bedroom for now. My sister also said our SIL was wanting another pow wow out at their house on Sunday to go over business of dad's. Need to figure out about Rachel's promotion dress, I think she is doing really well. She is so funny. I guess that is my plans for the weekend.

I love breads! I could never give up my morning bagel.......I had hashbrowns this morning, I am never going to lose weight - lol anyway, plan to focus on the water today.

k - off to work - chat later............

Michelle Meant to give you a shout! Hope you are feeling better! What are your plans for the weekend??

I know ,I am one that really can't think past my own nose but I stole this from another thread.

What are your plans for the summer?? Special trips, or events that you hope to attend? Have you set a weight goal (June to August) on the amount of weight you would like to lose?
Food for thought.

ok, it is Friday and you all are getting ready to take off with special plans for the weekend! Fine. I can deal. I will sit here and chat with myself
I have had a bag of trail mix, and a bag of doritos from the vending machine.

My summer plans thus far was just to do the week long camp in July, keep the girls busy - Gaby especially with vacation bible schools.....she will be quoting scriptures like a pro by August. Celebrate in August when the garnishment is over! I guess that is it. Maybe some trips down to the beach, otherwise a big YAWN

What about you all??

k- back to my desk!

Susan LMBO!!! You're such a hoot!

My big boy turns 3 tomorrow! *sigh* It makes me a little sad. My baby is 1 still though. I keep getting bit by the baby bug lately...then I tell myself "What are you thinking??? You need to loose this weight first!!!" So, I tell myself that maybe next year when I have lost this weight, I will try for another baby. THAT is some great incentive to lose weight!!!

The kiddos were napping well so I mowed the backyard with the push mower. Hopefully, I will get to go for another good walk tonight. I have got to try to lump in all kinds of exercise to make up for Memorial weekend and my awful TOM tuesday. I really want to at least maintain or loose 1 lb this week...I just don't know if it will actually happen.