Back in Kindergarten #7
 

HAPPY 1st DAY of JUNE LADIES!

Don't know where the time goes but it is going by way too fast for me! Anyway...was up bright and early this morning. Since Jason takes V's truck I have been getting up at 4:30 and taking V to work and boy is it ever killing me. Had this bright idea to buy groceries after dopping him off, which I did. But couldn't go back to sleep like I normally do when I get back. Almost went to sleep but then Jason was stirring and even though he tries to be quiet, that early in the morning everything seems loud! Don't think I will do the grocery thing this early again but it was nice having the whole store to myself, well, besides the employees stocking the shelves and cleaning the floors. Going to head to It Figures about 10'ish and then I will really be pooped and dragging.

SUSAN...you and Gaby are silly. Now what would really be funny is the both of you in the sink at the same time, lol! Josh leaves tomorrow :( :cry: He's doing fine and I think he has even enjoyed being home. But I know he is anxious to get back to Hawaii and his buddies. I think you and your brothers and sisters getting together once a month would be GREAT!

KATY...GREAT picture! But then you always take a good picture of course it helps you being pretty! I really hate my pictures! but will find one to put up.

BEP...I think sometimes we just have to give in to the hungry/cravings. You'll do fine and as Michelle said tomorrow is a new day, just don't have too many of those tomorrows, lol!

KATHY...I have yet to do that border. Decided that I would just wait until Josh left, just trying to spend as much time as possible with him since who knows when I will see him next. The choc. rice cakes actually aren't so bad. I like the apple ones also. They are a great snack for me when I am craving something sweet and lo-cal so can't beat that. I've not tried the caramel ones yet. But they have come a long way with the flavors haven't they. I remember when they only had the big plain ones. I'm going to find a picture for my avatar today since I promised Michelle I would get one up in the next day or two. And you are too kind! :thanks: :hug:

GINNY...what a nice NSV, and the best kind! It is always nice when someone else notices. And you are doing an awesome job with your biking, keep up the good work! Did you get your ad done?

MICHELLE...I see about the pollution. A lot of rest. around here are going non-smoking which is good. I don't mind people smoking as long as I don't have to smell it.Hope you are feeling better today and got some much needed rest and sleep. I hate feeling rundown and am afraid by noon I am going to be feeling that way. I don't do good unless I get at least 8 hours of sleep.

SHAWNA...hopefully they get something squared away with your foster son soon. It is a horrible feeling when a kid feels unwanted. I think that is what goes wrong with a lot of foster children...they go from home to home and feel like no one cares and it really messes them up inside and that is sad.

Hi to everyone else :wave:

Guess I'll go make the bed and do a little bit of straightening up. Don't want to start any laundry yet, Josh is still sleeping. Trying to enjoy that while he can because when he goes back it's back to getting up at 5! Going to It Figures and then run a couple of errands then I will be ready for a nap. Can't take one though for fear of not waking up in time to pick V up from work. That kid (Jason) has got to get a car soon! Actually, I am taking him to look Monday or Tuesday on his day off. Anywhoo...

Take care ladies and have a good day!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't feel like I am going to die if I don't have chocolate today! Don't get me wrong...chocolate always sounds good, but yesterday, I felt like I was going to die if I couldn't have it. Definitely TOM's fault yesterday! Today, I am feeling in better control and getting my little world back in order. I am tired and puffy from the junk I ate yesterday, but that will probably go away in a few days when TOM is over. I could go for some Pamprin today :p .

Good Morning!!!!!

Sipping morning coffee (I have had 3 cups so far, can you tell?? Can you?? Can you??......ANSWER ME!!! lol) and am ready for anal co worker to return from his vacation!

Cristi- BRAVO for changing the thread! You have certified yourself at being able to count to 100!! woo hoo - you go girl! Why are you up so early?? Dang - maybe you can rest during the day?

Bep- wow......you sound so full of energy!! Hope you have a good day. :)

Kathy - *cough , *cough......I love yoo too....*cough.....just don't think it will work out *cough.....lol....whatEVER......The landlord showed my fathers apt yesterday. He passed away on the 21st. Happy to see you post!!

k- need to take the kiddies to school and hand in Rachel's transcript for when she was in rehab and did all the classes in wellness.....she gets credit - yay....ewwwwww, 2 gold fish (out of 3) went belly up this morning.....ewwww, they were still gulping for air but pretty sure they were dead.....I did CPR and everything......haha......need to go comb Gabys hair....I told her last night when she was about to dive into the sink that only babies can fit, she is too tall,,,,she goes " I am a baby" and proceeded to take her clothes off......lol

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oops, I guess I should mention that I had a biscuit & egg for breakfast. I will TRY and lose one pound this week! Just having a hard time getting back on track.....

ok, I am calmed down. Work does that to me ......grrrrrr.
Michelle I meant to ask if you were feeling any better this morning?? Hope so :hug: .....kind of muggy out , huh?? I put a turtle neck on but seems warm out.
Tons to do. Hope to get to Trader Joes this afternoon for a salad.
Cristi On the sis & brothers getting together every month . I hope we can do that. Gaby has a cousin 6 months older and they are so cute together playing. Gaby needs that sense of family.

k- getting to work!!:D

Hello again ladies! :D

SUSAN...having to take V to work because Jason is taking his truck because his car pooped out on him and he is too lazy to go look for another, wooo, breathe, lol! Anyway, V is working overtime and has to get up at 3 and leave at 4:30 so thought what the heck...I'll go buy groceries this morning and get it out of the way so it doesn't mess with my schedule of going to It Figures. Normally I come back home and go back to sleep about 5:30 and then get up about 8. But I tried this morning and just couldn't. Come about 4 today I am going to be dozing for sure.

Hey, I actually saw that the thread was a little over 100 and remembered, lol! It's the least I can do. :D

Well, you know...Gaby is YOUR baby so techinically she is right, lol! What a cutie!

Glad that Rachel is doing fine and can get credit for her work. And yes, I agree, that would be good for Gaby as well as you and your brothers and sisters.

BEP...silly woman. :)

Anyway...be back later.

Cristi
Hi, what does V do?? I forget.
I was wide awake at 2:30am and finally woke up at 6:30 to get ready for the day. I cleaned real fast by shoving things in closets. Gaby's teacher is coming for a home visit tonight....and I saw the fish floating and was rattled because I was out of plastic bags to put them in so I found a little pan that I got from my father and put them in there......*sigh*
Gaby is sooooooo funny. It was rainy lightly this morning and we were going out for the school bus and I said "do you want a coat??" and she said "no thank you"...lol so we went out, she covered her head with my coat and I kept tripping over her......her last day is next week.
Just thinking of lunch!! The days go by so fast!!
Chat in a bit....

Hiya Susan...he's an electrician at Raytheon aircraft, does the electrical on the left wing of the plane among other things. I told him he should try for a supervisor postion but he said no way would he ever want to be supervisor. I told him it's more money and he could sit on his butt most of the time, lol. He actually likes what he does and probably would sleep if he sat down for long. I'm not even bothering with cleaning until Josh is gone. When he came home everything in his bags was dumped on the floor in his rooma nd has been there since. I did his laundry for him yesterday and no sure where he will put that...looked like his bag was already full. He's taking some things back with him, hope he can get it all in there. Anyway...he is a slob, lol and I haven't bothered with doing much cleaning since he's been home, just some straightening up. Gaby sounds so grown up sometimes-they do grow up too fast don't they? But she will always be your baby girl. I always tell the kids they will always be my babies regardless of their ages. Anyway...guess I'll go put the laundry in the dryer and start another load. I am getting so sleepy, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

SUSAN...I am feeling better today with the migraine gone, but I'm just kinda out of it and I don't know if it's because of this weather or what.:?: It is pretty muggy and I had to open up all the windows.:^:

CRISTINA...Hopefully you can get down for a nap before you have to pick your husband up this afternoon. I felt like this yesterday, and that's why I just slept on and off all day long, and then I even slept so good through the night.

Good morning!
Thanks for all the nice compliments...I like all your photos, too. We're a pretty cute bunch, IMO. I just had a pic taken at my gma's, so we'll see how that one turns out. I usually hate pics of me, 'cause I think my face is too fat...gotta get over it...I yam what I yam, right?

OK - so I had a brainstorm and checked out the Sonoma Diet book from the library; going to try this wave thingy they talk about. The book is hardly ground breaking, but it is similar to the Zone, so I am already used to the food choices. I thought it might help me kick-start some weight loss. I am just really sick of gaining and losing the same 5 lbs over the last year. We'll see how it goes...today is Day 1 and this is what the food is looking like:

B: 1 piece of whole wheat toast, 2 scrambled eggs ( I had egg substitute and a wedge of laughing cow cheese)
L: 1 ww tortilla, 1 TB olive tapenade, 3 oz chicken or cottage cheese ( I haven't decided yet), 2 cups of greeens, 1 c. of veggies (prob. tomatoes)
s: 11 almonds
D: 4 oz BBQ chicken, 2 c. salad. I need a serving of grain, so I'll either cook some brown rice or some bulgur to go with it.

The first wave is for 10 days and I don't get any fruit,sugar, starchy veggies, or "white" stuff, like bread, rice, whatever.

Tune in Tomorrow to see if SonomaGirl stays OP.....

Susan- too bad the coworker's gotta come back....I hope you and your siblings can continue to get together....your dad will look down and smile...

Cristina - would love to see a pic! I'll have to check out the chocolate rice cakes for the kiddos. They just decided they like them; I bet they would really go for the chocolate ones.

Bep - I can relate to your cravings. I have to watch it with the sugar - I've realized that it contributes to my insomnia. yuck. I made popcorn balls with my DD yesteday...and indulged. Sure enough I was up at 2 am and couldn't sleep. I am ready to clean out my system today, that's for sure.


Hey gals from #6 ..will try to get to more individuals later....

I can't remember - which one of you is on Argenix? Is that specifically for lowering cholestrol? DH got some bad news with his last cholestrol test. He's going to consult a NP for some recommendations. His doc at Kaiser will put him on Lipitor, but he wants to be sure he's tried everything else before doing that....the side effects are worrisome, and if he can figure out away to control it naturally, well then why not? He's at a healthy weight, eats a healthy diet, tries to exercise a few times a week, but the DNA gods did not smile on him :( Anyway - I was curious about the Argenix.....

Ciao for now!

Hey Michelle! Just missed you
glad you are feeling better today
I hate migraines. It is muggy over here, too...I hope we get some sunny weather soon.

Michelle I am happy you are feeling better! I never have suffered with migraines - though I am sure I have caused some - haha.......grrrrr. Icky weather!! Why does it keep going back and forth? Don't know if you see the downtown area but the rides are up for the Rose Festival. I think I read that the rides are $1.00 on Mondays, so hope to take the girls before it ends.

Katy Best to you on that diet!! Ya, too bad about the co worker. I was thinking I am a mother, not a career lady. I don't know why I am doing this job. I want to play with Gaby. lol

Cristi Electricans make good money. My friend Brian, that passed away was one....he kept encouraging me to go in that field...can you imagine?? lol

Anyway, I am thinking of doing a part time PM job to pay for the rent. This $615 I pay is for the birds. I have been pampered I guess......:preg: ....yikes, not in that way. lol

Ginny Hope you are having a relaxing day!! You work too hard!!

Chat in a bit.....

Edited I had my lunch at the vending machine. I picked out some cheese cracker and a trail mix. Still hungry.

Jules How are you?? How is your daughter?? HUGS

Jules! Where ARE you??
Deb Ditto
Mari Hugs and hope all is well
June C Sending an SOS on you!! :)


I had 2 trail mix bags. It was pretty good and there went all my calories for the day! lol 2 more hours to go! Missing the girls. :(

:coach: :goodscale :stress: 3 days until weigh in!!!!

Just thought I would remind you all!! :D I am headed home, another day, another dollar. Hope you gals have a good evening and remember......step away from that chocolate! Chat later......:comp:

If you are passing by stop and join us! We would love to get to know you! :lucky:

Originally Posted by :
I feel like I am back in kindergarten in many ways... personal, sometimes at work and now with the weight loss. I have done so many things wrong over the years.....emotional eating, pills for weight loss, eating the wrong things, failed diets, etc.
Now it's time to start fresh, kinda like back in kindergarten ~Jules

WOW. Can I identify with this thread!
Thanks for the invite!
I can honestly say; I need to put myself back and take inventory on all that didnt work and things I still do.
I am a compulsive over eater, I have used pills (recently), I have been on literally 100's of diets. i am really tired of it. I just want to eat well.
Here I go; back to the kindergarten!
Except this time I will pay attention!!! :D

good evening
 

cristina, he is welcome in our home until he becomes adoptable.:smug: 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:o ....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......:rofl: maybe i can catch some on sale since its the beginning of summer and its time for the winter coats to come out .....:lol:
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!!:D
well i need to get a shower, get this chlorine out of my hair....check back in a bit
shawna

welcome
 

:welcome: hamza :welcome:

Good evening Ladies,

Welcome Hamza.:welcome2: ..looking forward to getting to know you.

It's been a good day. I worked in the office most of the day :comp: :write: 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.:rain: Sure having a wet enough spring this year.

Don't have anything to chat about,:gossip: 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:carrot:

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 :D

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,:wave: :coffee:

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.:hug:

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.:goodscale And I had a strawberry shortcake dairy queen yesterday afternoon.:eating2: 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.:gossip: 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, :wave: who am I missing?:dunno: :mag: I know there must be several. The mind is gone blank this morning. Well hello to everyone else..:balloons: .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.:cheer:

Ginny:carrot:

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......:hug: 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 :dizzy:


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. :D
Just sitting in at the desk with tons to do. I drank too much coffee and had to wiggle all the way to work. :dizzy: 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?? :D

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. :hun:

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 :encore:
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. :D 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. :p I really want to at least maintain or loose 1 lb this week...I just don't know if it will actually happen. :p

awww, I want a baby too Bep !!:preg: :bb: We could all get pregnant at the same time, that might be kind of cool, huh?? :whoo: ( I agree Cristi that is one nasty smilie!)

anyway, Happy Birthday to your little boy!:woo:

Push mowers is hard work!! I use to have one and mowed my grandmothers lawn, this was years ago. I use to take care of a 5 acre complex one summer and mowed and weedeated the whole dang thing. I was awesome :encore: it is all about me, isn't it??? lol.........anywho,,,,,off to Traders Joes to get a salad!!

chat later!!

Thanks for such a wonderful welcome!
A little about me; I live in New York with my husband of 1 year and 3 months. She was 56.
We are TCCing but have not had much luck to do my PCOS; so i have been on a 2 year diet and have gained 40 pounds. (Figures!)
I am in a stressful time in my life, my mom died a few months ago and it has really trigger some binging and lots of emotions. My father wants me to come home
(2 thousand miles from where I live and my husband and there are no jobs there.) and help him out with my disabled brother. So that adds to the stress! My mother spoiled my father and left him in the position of not even knowing how to write a check or cook basic foods.
On the flip side I have a older brother 38 and a sister 27 who lives 1 mile from him, but he calls me about things.
My older brother and sister wouldn’t help my mother the last 2 sick months of her life I kind of figured they would help my dad!
I think a lot of my eating comes from guilt! I feel guilty from leaving my mother. We were not in the best relationship when I left; because I was seeing her start to give up (not walking as much,( she had 2 knee surgeries ), I really felt that I have 2 capable siblings to help her when I left; and they didn’t.
My mother never told me things were so bad with her (the last 2 months of her life); and my brother and sister didn’t bother to call me to tell me. My dad was a truck driver so he didn’t know either.
My mothers and my relationship improved while I was far away; we called each other 3 to 7 times a day. Then the calls stopped; but I knew she had the flu, (but it wasn’t the flu)
Anyways, this is where my guilt eating comes from.

So this is me. I am struggling every day; trying to make sense of things.
I have turned to writing a memoir of my mother as an outlet.

My bonging has been daily for 4 months; but I am proud to say I Haven’t in the past two days!

I am actually on vacation next week...not doing anything special--powerwashing the back deck and cleaning and resealing it--just got back from Lowes with some paint cards to decide what green to paint the shutters and trim since we put on the hunter green tine roof last fall. Going through more junk to take to Goodwill. We will probably go for a couple of motorcycle rides--Hubby is a homebody--never wants to go anywhere.

A friend of mine, my DD and I are going to Philadelphia to shop (hope we don't run into the EX!!! and his roomate!!!!) Philly is less than an hour from her parents--she has to take her eight year old up to spend part of the summer with her ex and we are going to do the shopping thing and then go to the shore where her sister has a house. I think it will be fun for all three of us without the guy who she lives with and my hubby--the two of them can have some bonding time--I actually have known my friends live in since I was 12!! He's the one the introduced my DH and me!!! DH and I are trying to get the mortgage, a credit card/medical bill consolidation loan and his motorcycle payment all paid off--we have about a year and a half and then we are done and maybe then we can actually go do stuff!!

well--DH wants to eat!!

Jules - pooh on dh!! I want to chat with you! :(

Hamza:hug: :hug: :hug: many hugs to you! I lost my father on the 21st. Just seems to be more difficult to handle and time goes on. Just taking a moment at a time and leaning on family & friends. Congrats on having 2 days of non binging! Hang in there and welcome again!!

Jules hey again......have fun in Philly!! Never been to that part of the counrty, would love to for the history. Hugs to you and your daughter!

Went to TJ and bought a salad. More salad stuff in the front office so I sent our assistant to get me a plate ....:ink:

better get - have people wanting me.......:D

Suzy Q--on my ds's 18th we went with my mom to Philly--hit all the historic sites and the Philadelphia museum of art--it was great--one day was just enough--the ex took DD of course and there is a place called South Street with lots of neat stuff. I am not sure when we are going but we all need it--with being able to stay with Becky's family we won't have to spend the money on hotels--she's trying to find someplace we can get Teri into to dance--she'll turn 19 on June 20th--not old enough for the 21 & over clubs!! DD's friend is moving with her fiance to Oregon--he's in the military and going to be stationed out there--she wasn't sure where.

Hamza--I am an emotional eater too--though lately I am becoming a non-eater when I get depressed. Sorry about your mom...

When need to come up with a day and time that all of us are able to get into the chat room together!!

Good evening ladies,

Hamza sorry to hear about your mom. Doesn't sound to me like you have anything to feel quilty about. I know that don't help or stop you from feeling it, but don't. I'm sure your mom knew how you felt and that you would have helped if you had been there. As for your siblings, been there, understand completely. They are the ones who should be feeling quilty. Anyway welcome to the group, nice to meet you.:hug:

Jules, Philadephia does sound like fun. Glad you can get away and have some fun.

No, Shawna and I didn't chat in the chat room. She invited me to be on her yahoo messenger and I her, so we saw each other on line and had a nice chat. I would like to chat with anyone of you/all of you.

My plans for the weekend. Tomorrow I am taking my computer in to get a cd burner or something like it installed so I can back up my programs safely. They are getting so big that my A: drive will no longer accept floppy disks, and I heard they are no longer the way to save information. Then I am going to get my hair trimmed. Been wanting to for months now. Hopefully this won't take me to long as I hate to leave my employee alone to long, just in case it gets busy. She can handle it, but I still feel better being there.

My ad should run tomorrow. They were suppose to fax it to me, and I waited and waited, then I called. Oh, they emailed to me. Well it came in but needed some changes. So then she called back, she had emailed me the changes and I was to ok them and call her right back.. well I waited and waited, finally I told her to fax the changes immediately.. she did and it was taken care of.. well the ad never came in my email.. so good thing I called. Hope it works.

Ok, going to go ride my bike:ebike: and then head for bed. Been a long enough day.

Have a good one all,:cheer:
Good night,
Ginny:carrot:

I did it! I got my walk in tonight! 1hr 7 min 3.9 miles. Oh wow....my butt and legs are burnin'! I actually think I overdid it a little between the mowing and my walk. :p Oh well.

I am sooooo sore!!!

Happy Friday everyone

Just popping in really quick, so I don't have much time.

Michelle I am sorry that you have a migrane again today. Have you ever tried putting a little Tiger Balm on your temples? I use that for everything. It really does work for us.

Bep, Susan is very funny. Just don't tell her you love her cause she gets funny ideas.

Susan, Susan, oh Susan, We are back in kindergarten remember and you are allowed to love your friends like SISTERS! Yes thats right SISTERS! By the way you are much more beautiful (can I say that without you thinking strange thoughts :lol: ) than whoever is on your Avatar now, so please could you put your picture back up Please Please Please oh Ppuuuullllleeeeaaasssssee!

Cristi :hugs: to you as I know that you must be already missing Josh.

Hello to all the rest of you ladies. I will try to get back later to finish the individuals.

Kathy

Ginny & Bep - wow , you both are doing so great in the exercise department! True inspirations!:carrot:
Jules - Sounds like an exciting trip to Philly. Let me know where he is stationed at, thinking eastern Oregon.
Kathy - omg......Napoleon is a HOTTIE! I love looking at his picture. Give me a couple days of drooling at it and I will put my picture back up. :D ok, I love you like a sister too;)

Had a slice of bbq steak and a baked potato for dinner. No time for exercising tonight!! Darn, darn,,,,,,,I really wanted to exercise....:dizzy:

I better go.....my daughters are running amok...I know, hard to believe.....chat tomorrow.

Good morning girls!

Bep--I so miss having little ones!! The empty nest thing is really hard!! Happy bday to your little man!!

Ginny--can anyone sign up for the yahoo meesenger thing??

Michelle ma belle--how's your headache??

Kathy--I love tiger balm too--it's great!! I never thought to use it on my temples for headaches though--will try it next time!!

SuzyQ-thinking back to school--and sisterly love--didn't you ever sign those notes everyone passes around "Luv ya, dearly not queerly" -- wow--takes me back!! my mom never throws anything away--I bet I could go down to her house and go through some boxes and find some old notes!! She still has my tiger beat magazines--DD saw one years ago and said that she didn't recognize anyone--I told her she would know Michael Jackson and showed her a picture and she argued that it wasn't the same person--it was in the late 70's and he had a huge afro.

Hi to everyone else!! I will probably pop back in later!!