Hello Everyone... It's been another rough day for me at home and at work. Too long to go into...and honestly I am so worn out from the whole ordeal I just don't have the energy to say what is going on.
I did talk with my counselor today and he confirmed much of what I already knew. Things don't look good...but I am praying for God's best.
Because of the fighting that has been going on between my husband and I...I haven't been able to exercise. He is working hard at making everything a struggle for me. I am trying to rise above it...but like I said...I am worn out. He leaves early Thursday morning to go to Michigan to help his mother move. He will be gone for two weeks. Frankly, I am looking forward to it. I need some time to think about what I need to do. All prayers appreciated.
The good news is that I am not that hungry...so it's been easy to stick to what the doc told me to not eat.
WTG Noelle on your weight loss! I bet you are so excited. That last .6 pounds will be a breeze. I bet you pass it up and keep going.
Kempy, I tried that Taebo thing once for an entire week...(the operative word being "once"). I hurt so bad and I was so worried that someone would come in and see me do my Taebo thing...that I decided to do something different. I feel your pain.
CW...I am glad all went well at your uncle's funeral. It's funny how very sad times like that can sometimes end up being very happy times. When my Dad died we did just as much laughing (reminising sp? about the past) as we did cry.
As for the doctor thing...I will keep you all informed. I am looking forward to the results.
Hope to hear from the rest of ya... I need to get in my jammies.
Claire

Good morning girls! Well, my plan to get up early and water the yard b4 the pressure went down backfired. So, now I have to water the areas that the sprinkler isn't reaching by hand. I can't believe how low the water pressure is right now.

Noelle that is so great for you. I am about the weigh myself right now and take measurements. I will have to let everyone know how it goes.

Clair isn't it funny that we hate people to watch us do tapes at home? I will not do it if my hubby is home and I have been with him forever. He really could care less if I was working out but it is just me. I am still sore today too but I am going to exercise anyway.

Angie I am a big sweater too. I love it though b/c I feel like I am really doing something. YOu should see me when I am out in the yard. It looks pretty bad if you ask me but I know I am moving and burning stuff off.

Ok, I am heading to the scale to see what has happened if anything.

WOO HOO!!!:carrot: I have lost a pound everybody! Thank the lord I have finally dropped something. I took my measurements too and since I started taking them Feb 9th I am down a total of 7 inches all over.

Ok, I have to yell it out and now I need to head to the store. :wave:

Good Morning girls!!!Well, Last night would have been a perfect nights sleep but.... the kids gave me their cold. :barf: My throat feels like it has been grated on a cheese grater and my nose is all stuffed up. I did get up and do my old walk around the block though. I didnt come back up the hill like I have been doing this week because there was a bunch of guys working on someones roof and I didnt want to sweat my way up the hill. :lol: So I went around town and ended up sweating just as bad anyways. The short hill to my house is so damn steep that when I got inside I was huffing pretty bad and Rebel kept jumping up on me to make sure I was okay. :lol:

CW, I hope your leg feels better soon. My knee pops out of joint once in a while. It sucks. :hug:

Noelle, ROCK ON GIRL!!!! :carrot: :bravo: I knew you would get back on track.

Maggz, I hope you feel better soon. :hug:

Claire, I hope you two get everything worked out soon. I cant even imagine all the stress you must be under right now. Take some time and relax and pamper yourself while hubby is away. You deserve it.:hug:

Kempy, You can have some of my water. My field where the dogs play is so wet that it is drowning the grass. It is sheeting down the hill sideways, I have never seen it so wet. I think it will take all summer to dry out now. My house is full of mud because I cant keep up with the dogs muddy paw prints.

Kempy, WOOHOO!!!! I knew you could do it!!! Congratulations girl!!!!:carrot: :bravo: :cb:

JULIE,JULIE COME OUT FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!

Hi ladies, today was Michael's first day of his summer program. I walked him down to the rec center and found his group, then he dissed me...he saw 2 boys he remembered from last year and he said "I don't care if you wait around or not" so I left :( :lol: I walked Lucky in the rain this morning, it was drizzling but it was so freakin' hot and muggy, it was gross. Angie, I'm glad it was raining because I was sweating like a pig and the rain helped camouflage some of it :lol: TMI I know... Hope your cold goes away real quick. Having to exercise while your throat is on fire really sucks.

Kempy, great job on sticking with it and losing that pound and all those inches!!! :high: You are so going to reach goal real soon. You go girl!

Claire, I am praying for you and hubby to find peace within yourselves and each other. Enjoy your alone time, you deserve the break :hug:

Maggzs, if you're up and about, I hope you're feeling much better today.

Dips, what's shakin' girlfriend? :dancer:

Julie, am I having to book a plane ride to come and find you??? Hope you're alright :hug:

cw, how's the leg doing? Just take it easy on it and hopefully it'll recover on it's own. Feel better soon.

I gotta run, I'm off to the mall with the cousins. :wave: $$$$$$

Hey Sugar Lumps!!
 

kEMPY- Way to go girl :cheer: I am so proud of you

Noelle- Same to you, love now things will only get better from here. No more getting distracted

Angie- Darn those germ spreading kids :lol: take lots of tussin and feel better, girl.

CW- good to see you back!

Clair- Hang in there, love. You are a woman of faith and faith makes miracles happen. Things will work themselves out you just keep your head up and trust in god to get you through. (see how you got me testifyin' up in here ;) )

I am soooo worn out. I got my dad on the South Beach Diet and he's lost 8 pounds so far. I am so proud of him. We excersise together every weekend. Anyways for some reason I been feeling kinda tired at the end of the days. Guess I'm doing too much.

Heya Girlies! Just thought I would pop in after the hockey game and see what's what! Ya'll got so much going on, it's hard to keep track of. Things are pretty busy for me right now too. Work has been going well. I finally sucked it up and walked through some of the kennels today. I had been avoiding it thus far. I always get sucked in to something. Then next thing I know I end up bringing a puppy or kitten home to foster for a few days (or weeks, or hmmmm months - that only happened once though!) and my hubby gets mad at me. I still think it's pretty amazing that I've worked at the shelter off and on for the last two years and managed not to bring an animal home permanently.

I really want to do personals for ya'll, but I'm wiped right out to be honest. Rain check! :D :hug: Hope you're all doing good though! Have a good one!

Hello Everyone

Noelle & Kemp, :carrot: :cb: :bravo: :dancer: :woo: on the Wt. loss.

Lady T., my daughter has a bleeding heart for animals. If she sees a dog walking down the street alone, she wants me to stop & pick it up. If she had her way, we have a farm for strays. I'm sure it's hard not to fall in love with them.

Have a good night, and I'll check back in tomorrow.

Good Morning, Everyone...
My husband just left about 30 minutes ago... He said to me before he left that he didn't want me to give up on our marriage and to think kind thoughts of him. He believes that God called us together and that we were put together to glorify Him in our marriage. Sounded good...but I am having a hard time believing it. He has spent the past couple of weeks telling me my problems and all the things I need to do to get right. And then he says he loves me and I am the best thing that's ever happened to him. I get worn out from the emotional whiplash. My counselor told me that over the next couple of weeks I need to spend some time reading a couple of books to help me be better in the area of setting boundaries. So...that's what I will do.
In the meantime...I have a echocaridogram this morning and a mammogram tomorrow. As stressed as I have been over the past weeks...I wouldn't be surprised if I flunk the test (cardiogram). Hey...maybe they will commit me to total bed rest...hmmm...I would probably go nuts. Let's not hope for that.
I also have a huge event I am putting on for the neighborhood I sell homes in. I have over 160 confirmed "yes's" and a ton of things to get done. I am looking forward to it.
I haven't had sugar for five days...or grains for that matter. I am feeling kinda weak...but I remember the last time I did this you feel kind of drained until your body totally gets rid of the sugars in the system. Has anyone else done anything like this and can remember?
Congrats to Noelle and Kemp on the weight loss. I am hoping to see some more soon. I may have them weigh me today at the doctor. You all are doing great! Keep up the good work!
CW...hope you feel better soon. I will pray for you.
Dipsy...thanks for your words of encouragement. I am wondering if your feeling tired is just from the change in temperature. It takes awhile for the body to adjust to the summer heat. Take it easy... It's cool that you are exercising with your Dad.
LadyT...I think it's great that you have such compassion for animals. It's just the way God made us women... We are nurturers by nature...so it's hard to pass up any living creature that may need some love and attention.
Noelle...I remember my kids doing the dissing thing at that age... It is a bit heart breaking...but trust me...you keep on loving them the way you do and they come back around. I started having fun with it when my girls were in middle school...when I would drop them off at school they would quickly scoot out of the car to go stand with their friends trying hard not to even acknowledge their mom... So, I would roll down my window (on the passenger side) honk the horn and say, "Bye girls! See you at lunch time!" oh my gosh...they looked like they wanted to die!!! One of the turning points was when I actually did show up for lunch. I brought in 3 huge pizzas...put them on the table where they were sitting with all of their friends, kissed them both on the head and said good bye. Their friends thought I was the coolest mom...and eventually, my girls acknowledged it too. I love my kids.
It's time for me to start getting ready.
I will be thinking of you all. Thanks for being here for me.
Claire

Noelle, That is why I like to walk in the rain too. :lol: It is supposed to be close to 90 everyday this weekend. It has been so hot letely we have been using the air conditioner.

Dips, That is great that you got your dad on a diet and you workout with him. Your family sounds so close.


Hey LT, I am glad your job is going well. Oh my gosh I would have so many more animals if I worked there. :lol: Like 3 dogs and 6 cats isnt enough already. :lol: My sis and I went to look at the puppies yesterday of a neighbor. I would love to bring one home but I know I cant do it. I guess I will have to cuddle hers when she gets him. :lol:

CW, I am like your daughter. If I ever won a ton of money I would have a no kill shelter. :lol: I just love animals so much.

Claire, Enjoy your little break from the stress girl.

Well, I gotta go do some cooking but I wanted to check in. I pm'ed Julie yesterday. I hope she comes back to us.

Hello Everyone,

Thought I'd pop in really quick to see how everyone is doing today. Hello to everyone.

Angie, a little more on my daughter. If we're wathcing a movie and a person gets hurt, she shows no emotion. However, if an animal gets hurt, she starts crying. As for me, I'm always crying during movies, no matter what's happening.

Claire, when my husband and I were meeting with the pastor, before we got married, one of the things he did was draw a triangle. At the top of the triangle he wrote God. On the bottom left side is you, and on the bottom right side is your husband. The pastor told us that as we both draw closer to God (picture yourselves moving up the triangle to God) God is drawing you closer together. I always thought that the triangle was an awesome way of looking at God in your marriage. I'll keep you in prayer.

I'll talk to you gals later.

Hi Girls,

Thanks for the pm Angie, I am so sorry I have not been around. Well lets see....it was both of my kids birthdays so we took a short trip to a water park. On a different note my Dad has not been in the best of health. He is going to need open heart surgery soon. And my FIL cancer is back. SO it has been a trying time. But I think my Dad is going to be okay. He has blockage and an enlarged heart and they also have to repair a quarter size hole in it. My Dad lives alone and will need care after surgery.Ihave been just taking time away from the computer. I have missed you guys but I don't know how much time I can commit to the computer now. I will try and catch up and go back and read some of your posts.

Welcome to the newbies! These girls are the BEST! You all keep up the good work! I think I lost about a pound. Not going to make our 4th of July goal. But I have been walking alot. The weather has just been awesome here. DD had a dance recital, we went and to the golf range and hit some balls and ds had TKD. What a day, LOL.

Talk with you all later:)!:)

GOOD MORNING Y'ALL!!! YEAH :cheer: Julie is back!!!! We missed you girl. I hope your Dad and your FIL are okay. I am sending prayers your way. Your life sounds very busy right now. We have been having awesome weather this week too. It is supposed to be really hot tomorrow. ...Not so great for walking but I have been doing alot of it anyways. :lol:

CW, haha, I had to laugh because your daughter sounds so much like me.

I hope everyone has a great day today!!

Just a quick hello.
 

It's only 8:50am and it's already 71 degrees in new york. It's going to be about 90 today. I can't stand 90 degree weather. My energy level goes down and I have no appetite. Anyhoo

J- We miss you terribly! Hope all gets better with Dad and FIL. We'll be here when you get back to us:hug: luv ya!

Clair- Men can work our last nerve sometimes can't they? It seems as though your hubby does want to make an effort to get better. Keep trying. I always heard that marriage was work so it will take major effort to keep one afloat.

Angie- My family is very close. I been on my dad's case to get in shape for the longest. I want him around as long as possible. Besides, I know if he does it, Mom will follow suit, then the kids, then THE WORLD!! :s: (I'm silly I know)

Noelle- How's it going? Are you still being good? You better be!

Good Morning!
This is my first morning without my husband... It went pretty good. We have cows and chickens to feed in the morning...and today is trash day. No big for most...but we have to haul all our trash to the end of our ranch road.

I worked out this morning too...it felt great! I didn't get a chance to weigh myself at the doctor yesterday (no scale in the echocardiogram place)...but I go in today for a mammogram. yeeha! I have a feeling I have lost some weight...but will have to wait to see.

Julie...hello...my name is Claire and I have just joined your group. You're right...the women here are wonderful. It's nice to have the support and friendship. I will be praying for your Dad and FIL...

Better git... I have a ton of stuff to do before I go to the doctor.

More later!
Claire

Hey Dips...We must have been posting at the same time...:)

I was just going to comment on your 90 degree weather... For some reason, Texas has decided to do the August heat in June... We have been at the 100 degree mark a couple of times in the past week or so. We are actually getting a break from it today with a cool 92 degree high... Ahhhhhhhhhh!

I also wanted to say thank you to all of you for your encouragement in my marriage. I am not giving up... I will do everything I can to make it work. I just started reading an incredible book called "Boundaries in Marriage"...by Henry Cloud. I should have read it long ago. It's helping me see where I need to improve.

Have a great morning!!!
Claire

P.S. Where do you all get the smiley thingys that you put in your emails? Am I missing something?

Hey girls, I am heading off to Kona on the Big island for the weekend. The trip was unexpected, but the opportunity presented itself so I'm going :wave: Be back late Sunday night. have a great weekend! :wave:

claire, the "smileys" or emoticons can be found at the top of the message box when you use the "go advanced" features page when posting. What I mean is, instead of using the "Quick Reply" box that appears at the bottom of the posts, go below that and click on "Go Advanced". Try it! :D

:balloons: Good Evening Everyone...
You are not going to believe this... I can hardly believe it.

I went to have my mammogram (sp) today...and let me just say this about that... I always marvel at just how thin they can get your breast to become in those machines. My gosh...my breasts are still aching! :sp:

Anywho...back to the big surprise. After the mammogram I went to the front desk and asked if I could weigh myself on their scale...the one that told me I was 173 about three weeks ago. I got on the scale and I weighed 166!!!!! :cp: I lost seven pounds! Are you believing it?? I am not. But...it inspired me to stay the course...keep exercising and eating better. I could hardly wait to get back to let you all know. So...maybe I can lose another 7-10 in the next month...

The big BBQ is tomorrow nite. I still have soooo much to do. In the midst of getting things ready, I am trying to sell homes as well. It's been challenging, but good.

Hope you all are doing well.

Thanks Noelle for the heads up on the smiley thingys!:dizzy: :spin: :p :hug:
Claire

Good Morning Ladies!!!! Well, Today is weigh day for me :goodscale and I am so happy and surprised!!! I am down 4.1 pounds this week. Now my period is due anytime now so I am sure I will bloat up next week or something but I am very happy right now. :lol: Tomorrow is Jay's birthday. He didnt want me to buy him anything so we decided that this year we are going to go buy a 20 inch flat tv for the RV and that will be both of our birthday gifts. I did go buy him one of the littls single(4 person) serving cakes at Walmart yesterday though and the kids bought him a lobster plus I made him pick up an extra one so he can eat them with butter. His Favorite!!

Dips, It is so hot and humid here too. :flow2: Tomorrow is supposed to be really bad. Wont that be fun while cooking? :lol: On the plus side though, My pool hit 77 yesterday. :lol:

Claire, OUCH!!! My boobs are so sensative(sp) as it is I dont know what I am going to do when they make me have a mammogram. :frypan: ( I did this smiley cause it is what I imagine my boob will look like. :lol: WAY TO GO ON YOUR LOSS!!!!!!!! YOU ARE DOING AWESOME!!!!! :carrot: :cheer: :dancer: :cb: :bravo:
Noelle, Have fun!!! Your so lucky!!!

Red, That was so funny!!! :rofl:

Jay and Corey(my son) were coming home from my MIL bakery yesterday afternoon when this car coming in the opposite direction was stopped to turn across the road. They had to wait for 2 motorcycles before they could turn...well, this kid came up behind the stopped car and didnt see that they were stopped and had to swerve so he swerved into the center of the road(why he didnt swerve to the right I will never understand) well, He hit one of the motorcylcers in front of Jay and Corey. The guy has an iron shop in town and makes some really neat things out of oil drums and stuff. He died on the way to the hospital. We are all having a life and death moment right now....where Griff was just at his shop just minutes before laughing and making plans for the weekend and in a split second his life is over through no fault of his own.

Good Morning...
It's 6:30 here and I am starting my day. I woke up to the sounds of strong winds and panicked. I checked the forecast and it says there will be storms off and on all day!!! Keep in mind that we have been in a drought and the day of my BBQ where 200+ people are coming it is supposed to rain. Would you all pray that it wouldn't? Seems like an impossibility...but the Lord stopped a raging sea...He can do this.
Angie...WTG on your weight loss!!! That's wonderful. I am glad your pool is getting warmer...that's what you want...right? And, your birthday celebration for your husband sounds like something he will really love.
I feel so bad for your son and his friend and the guy who died. I will certainly pray. My husband has a cool web site called prayerrequestsite.com. If you go there, you can post a prayer request for Grif's family, yours, whatever you want and over 600+ prayer warriors will pray for them.
Red...absolutely loved your funny. At first, I was wondering...where in the world did she get those statistics???
Hope all of you have a great day. I need to go get the chicken food inside the chicken coop and feed the cows before it should it start raining.
Claire

Hello My Ladies...
 

I recently added about 5 pounds of bloat to my body via TOM. I feel so sluggish but I know it will drop by next week. Still how depressing to see an increase on the scale.

Red- That was hilarious! :lol:

Angie- Way to go on the loss! I feel kinda left out because I haven't had a loss in forever! It's the last 10 pounds that are the hardest :( But don't let me rain on your parade. YOU GO GIRL!!

Clair- I am so happy for you. DOn't you just love it when you lose weight when you least expect to. And what a loss! 7 pounds- Way to go :carrot:
It reminds me of my dad when he weighed in. He had a sparkle in his eyes when he realized he lost 8 pounds. You are doing awesome!

Noelle- Have a blast in KONA!!

Hi J, Kempy, CW, Maggs and Lady T. Hope all is well with you girls!

TTYL

Good Morning girls!!! Well, Today is Jay's 34th birthday!! We had his birthday dinner last night and he brought home some of his Mom's homemade yeast rolls from the bakery and of course we had real butter in the house for his lobster.......so I ended up having 2 rolls with one TBS of butter total with my normal supper. I have to say that I felt like I cheated all night because of that even though I never went over on my points. :lol: Well, this morning the scale went down and that felt so weird to me. :lol: I Love Weight Watchers!!

Me and Alicia did laps around the pool all day yesterday. The pool water hit 80!!! I love it when it is 80.

Claire, I hope your BBQ went well.

Dips, Dont ya just hate the period bloat? I am waiting for mine still so I am sure the scales will see a little upset this week but that is life right? You are doing awesome in my book. I love that you are maintaining so well. You will have to teach me when I hit my goal.

Well, I gotta go get in a walk...which I am dreading because it is HOT out there already!! :lol:

Hey my girlz!!!
 

Hi Angie- Way to go girl! I am sooo happy for you. Especially since you seem to be enjoying weight watchers so much. You are going to melt those pounds away!

I managed to get rid of 3 of my 5 pounds of bloat. I feel so dehydrated all the time in this damn heat! I still walk to the long route to the subway and each time I try to do it faster than the last.

BTW did you all get your emails from CAL?? She's living it up in Europe. Se says hi to all those who's email she doesn't have!! I miss her.

Okay that's it for now I actually have a lot to do before dinner.

Mornin Girls...
The BBQ didn't happen. My boss cancelled it at 8:30 in the morning. I begged him to wait a little longer before he cancelled and he wouldn't do it. I had checked the weather reports and it said everything would clear by mid-morning... Well, it did clear up and ended up being a beautiful day. He went to the coast and I dealt with all the residents that didn't get the message that it was cancelled. I currently have an office full of hundreds of waters, drinks, plates, cups, citronella candles (bleak!), etc...you get the picture. We have rescheduled for this Saturday... For me...the momentum is gone... It's that way for my co-workers as well who were so kind to make salads for 40 and cake for 100... I know there is a reason for everything...so giddy up! It will probably be clear to me by this weekend. :o)

Oh...I lost another 2.4 pounds. So...I am up to 9.4 pounds total. Not bad...but now I am being more tempted to eat "just a little more" since it won't hurt. I need to get out of that mentality.

Dips...glad to hear some of your bloat is on the way out. Is it my imagination or does the bloat thing get worse as you get older? What's the skinny on the ex BF? Is he still calling?

Angie...how did your husband's B-day go??? Once I read the words yeast rolls in your post...I could hardly concentrate on what else you wrote. I love bread...it's my biggest weakness...that and french fries. WTG on your exercise and keeping up with your weight loss. Once you see things moving you want to keep it going.

Noelle, Mags, Kemp, TLady, Red, Julie and all the rest (I am doing this from memory...which ain't the best) how are all of you??? How was your father's day?

Gotta go feed chickens and cows....
Have a grooooovy day!
Claire

Hi girls, I am back from the Big Island.....I am tired! I got sunburned, badly, I feel fried. I put lots of sunscreen on too, but I guess i needed to reapply. I am heading out for my walk right now, but I will be back to catch up. Talk soon! :wave:

Hi girls, "Happy Monday!" <-- if there is such a thing! :D
Tonight is Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. I'm hopin' my Edmonton Oilers hang in there for one more game and bring the Cup home!! So ya'll don't need to ask what I'll be doing tonight! :D
I haven't been in for awhile and I guess it is because I seem to have lost my motivation somewhere. I have not been following my own program. So now I'm thinking of joining WW. All you WW girls in here are inspiring! ;) I guess I'll have to wait to get the backlog of bills cleared up before I join. The good news is that there is a WW right up the street from me. Just a two block walk. So I guess once I join, I will have no excuse. :o :dizzy:

Claire - Sorry to hear your BBQ got cancelled. There is nothing worse than gearing up for a big event, only to have it ruined. I hope the weather cooperates for you this weekend. The shelter is having their biggest event of the year this weekend too. Hopefully the weather cooperates for both of us! :^: CONGRATS ON YOUR LOSSES!!! WOOHOO!!!! :cheer: :woo: :bravo:

Noelle - I hope your trip was fun! Which island do you live on, btw? Take care of the sunburn, girl. Aloe, Aloe, Aloe!!! :flow2: :flame: :hot: :sunny:

Dips - Congrats on being able to beat some of your bloat. :D I hope you get some cool breezes soon. I'd send you some of the torrential downpour we have been expereinceing, but I'm sure you wouldn't want it. :rain: Today is the first day in a week I have seen some sun! How are your belly dancing classes going? Or are they all done for the summer? :belly:

Angie - Wow!!! YOU ARE DOING AWESOME!!!!!! :D I am so proud of you!!! I hope that doesn't sound too corny! :^: Keep up the good work!! Hope Jay had a great birthday! :)

Red, cw, Julie, Maggzs, Cal and everyone else, Hi! Hope you're all doing great! I'm sure Cal is having a blast anyways.... :D

Hey everyone, I'm back from my walk... the sun is blazing right now, but it is HUMID! It was sprinkling on us when we were walking, but I am sweating buckets still. I had to wash the dog when we got back too because she got soaking wet and well, there's nothing worse than the smell of wet dog. :faint:

Kona was HOT and fun. We left Michael at home with grandma and grandpa, we went out to look at this boat we're considering buying. It's a 24' Radon(?), more of a commercial fishing/diving type boat than a pleasure boat, but you can be sure that I won't be doing fishing for WORK when I'm out on that thing. We took it out on the water for a test drive and it rode like a dream....then on the way back toward the harbor gunning the motor at full-throttle it blew a rod :( We retracted the offer of sale and had it re-drawn up that the owner will fix it before we buy or if we fix it, we deduct the amount of the repair from the total sale...... we are still hopeful that this is the boat we will get regardless of the motor--it is a solid boat. If the sale is good, then we should be sailing it home to Honolulu within the next 3-4 weeks :crossed:. Gawd, we made margaritas and celebrated w/mexican food at the hotel...no kid around = party! :devil: I am still full :sumo:

LadyT I live on Oahu, about 20-30 minutes away from Waikiki. We used to only have 2 airlines to get to the outer islands (Maui/Big Island/Kauai, etc) but we recently got a new carrier and the price wars are on! We recently got a crack at $19 one way fares, I wasn't so lucky to get one but $46 o/w ain't bad. You can bet I will be island-hopping more this summer with the fares so low right now. --heck, if we get the boat soon, maybe we can just sail it over... I will be crossing my fingers for your Oilers to take the cup! :crossed:

Claire, congratulations on your weight loss! :cp: That is GREAT! I am sorry about your BBQ getting cancelled and with you left having to handle the people...that must've been uncomfortable. Better luck next week!

Angie, WOWZA girl, you are just melting away! :dancer: I knew you'd love WW--doesn't it feel so weirdly easy? I wish I could keep my motivation up... I am floundering again. I guess my main goal right now is to maintain what I've lost without going hog wild and regaining. I have got to find my "click" before you pass me up :s: Happy belated b-day to Jay--now we're the same age :lol: Oh yeah, I wanted to let you know, you may not even get that TOM "bloat" since you're eating the right way--I know I had weeks of consistent losses regarding of what TOM it was :lol: So you take those 4+ pounds and celebrate without them!!!

Dips, you are a great daughter for working out and dieting w/your dad. Plus a little friendly competition never hurt, eh? You will get rid of that TOM bloat and it will take some extra lbs with them.

Julie, if you're reading this I am so sorry to hear about your dad and FIL. I am sending prayers for both :hug: You be strong and be there to offer support for both of those men in your life, dont worry about posting for us, we know you've got your hands full. And we will always be here when you need us. Take care girl! Miss you. Congrats on your DD and her dance recital. I am sure your boy is doing great TKD.

cw, I remember having that "talk" w/our pastor before my husband and i got married. We also had to go through an engagement encounter before we could get married in the church. I totally think it made us realize how important it is to have that higher power guiding you, whether you realize it or not.

Kempy, how was your weekend? Did you guys get any rain yet?

Hi to maggzs, Cal, Red and everyone........gotta get to some laundry and house cleaning. Have a great day!

Hi all,

WOW ANgie, there will be nothing left of you shortly... I am soo jelous, but I know it is all my own doing & your hard work. I soo need to get the motivation back to get back on track. Sometimes I think I just dont give a toss about it... until I go & put on something that is a tad to tight & I have to wear those suck your guts in undies underneath. lol. But I really do care & do want to get back on track.

Claire, I know all about drought, we have justgone to level 3 water restrictions where I live so there is no watering of the gardens, no car washing unless its's all done by a bucket. & we are having a BBQ party thingy this week end (My 40th) & wouldnt you know it... its raining!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrr
I am glad you have found comfort in your reading, its not always easy to deal with the men in our lives, but in time & with faith & prayer we can get through. Hang in there, like I said before you can really only ever change you. Also have a think about what are some of the things that set him off, & have a think about how (if possible) you can change some of those things. Its the kind of thing I lecture about regarding behavour managment when dealing with challenging behaviours but could work just as well here.

Now I have read with interest all the posts about mamograms ouchhhhh I have just made my first appointment & its sounds like I dont want to go All part of the total grease & oil tune up.. you know the smear & all the other crappy stuff we women go through. Ah the joy of it all!!!

Well I best get on with it, I am interviewing all day so hopefully I will come up with some new staff, right now its just nice to have someone to interview last time we didnt get any takers. I will be so glad when I get these staff as I have been flat out over recent weeks,

Take care all & chat soon.

Angie, my heart goes out to your sons, What a thing to deal with for them. I do know about the life/death thingy. it really smacks it back in your face doesnt it. Dispite what we all think we really are not imortal.

Good Morning. Sorry I didnt get on yesterday but Jay took the day off and I spent it with him. He finally got my waterfountain hooked up in tyhe pool. It is cute.

Dips, Yes I got my email from Cal. She sounds like she is having a blast.

Claire, That is too bad that he cancelled the BBQ. I agree with you and your coworkers I wouldnt want to have to recook everything either. Jay's Birthday was nice. Thanks for asking.

Noelle, Take care of the burn. I feel for ya. Good luck on getting the boat. That would be so fun.

LT, You should try WW. I was always one of the people who said that in order to lose any weight I had to practically eat nothing but I have found that that just isnt true. I feel like I am cheating every day so far. :lol:

Maggz, You will get back on track. I have faith in you. We all go through these moments I think.

Well, It is hot and muggy out and I suppose I should get my walk over with and get some baking done early. I am waiting for the cop to come back to get my husbands statement about the accident. He came yesterday morning just as I got out of bed so I was quite embarrassed to answer the door and have to wait for jay to come out. :lol: He talked to him yesterday and then wanted him to write down a detailed account of what he saw and he is supposed to come back to pick it up. He said he is going to finnish his investigation and then hand everything over to the DA and they will decide itf they are going to file charges against the young guy who hit him. Oh yeah, We drove buy Griff's Iron Art shop yesterday and they had set up a memorial to him in front of the door to his shop with flowers and candles. It was very touching. He was a member of a local bikers club and they are going to do a drive on Saturday and have a hoe down at Griff's house that night to celebrate his life. I thought that was so sweet that he has so many friends and they care so much.

Hey guys I am here. I wanted to make an appearance and say that I am back from a good weekend. I will be back in a bit to read the posts and chat a bit. I have to get a few things in the mail. I have been slacking and we will not be getting Joe's cousins b-day gift in the mail in time. CRAP!

Here is a link to his websight if anyone is interested. He really made some beautiful art. He has a moose out front right now that he made out of oil drums. It is so cute. http://ironartforge.com/

Hey ladies, just taking a quick break for lunch right now...thought I'd try and catch up.

Angie, I am so sorry about what happened to your friend Grif and that Jay and Corey had to witness it. Life is so precious and can end in an instant. That is a nice tribute to a man who touched so many lives with his art.

Just this past weekend a 33 y.o. local girl and single mother of 2 kids, was killed on a freeway here. A tourist lady from Montana was driving down the wrong way (I don't know how she got onto the freeway) and slammed into her. It was so freaky hearing of all these accidents. So sad. Live life to the fullest girls, you never know what's going to happen. :grouphug:

Ugh, my lips are cracked and dry....so yucky. I forgot my Burts Bees lip balm too :( My face is so tight and dry it feels like it wants to crack--and this is after I slathered on my moisturizer this morning. I guess I have to go home and put more on. I can't wait til it all peels off. I am taking Michael to see the new Garfield movie after his summer program today. I will not eat any popcorn :crossed: :lol:

Ok, I finally had a chance to read everything.

Angie I am sorry to head that your kids had to see that. What a bad thing to have to witness. Did they know right away that he wasn't going to make it?

Noelle you take care of that burn. I didn't think I had burned that bad when we went to the beach but I got water blisters a few days later while I was working out so I knew I was going to peel. GROSS. Cool about your boat. Joe wants one so bad.

Maggz I hope you find a good employee.

LT I thought af you last Friday. I went to the shelter to see if one of my sisters cats was there. I don't know how you do it. I got in my car and bawled like a baby. It just made me so sad to see on the ticket why the people gave them up. "couldn't keep" Most of them were kittens. You know if they would fix their cat they wouldn't have to deal with that.AURGH!

We went to a friedns camp Friday night in Dulac. (crazy name for the town) It is in south LA. We just went to hang out and headed home. Sunday we were at the FIL's and then yesterday we spent all day drving around looking for a sealer for our grout. Of course we coulnd't find it. I have been home all day and I will be off tomorrow so I should be checking in then. I am going to take the dogs for a walk in a bit. We did get a bit of rain last night but we still could use more. We were up to a deficit of 20" so it wont hurt to have it rain every night for a week or 2.

Hi to everybody I missed. :wave:

Noelle, Did you know that Burts Bees originally started in my town? The building was right beside where I had my bakery kitchen before we moved it to our house. The lady who owns it moved to north Carolina because Maine taxes their business owners so bad. I saw Burt in the grocery store the other day. :lol:

It was just Corey that was with Jay who saw it but I can say that he is still freaked out by it. In the mornings we have been finding him sleeping in Alicia's room because he didnt want to sleep alone. The E.M.T. told Jay at the store that they knew there was nothing they could do for him at the scene, it was just too bad. Jay pretty much knew it too he said it looked really bad. I didnt know the man myself but Jay did a little bit. It is so sad. Someone painted flowers all over the tar where he died this morning. The cops had painted a line around the truck where it hit him and I guess someone wanted to make it pretty.

Kempy, I cant go to the Humane Society either it is just too sad. I do look on Petfinder all the time though. That is how I found Mickey. I think it should be law that unless you are a licensed breeder then your pets should have to be fixed...expecially cats because alot of people look at them as disposable.

We have had thunderstorms for the last 2 nights and last night my MIL bakery got hit hard. Lightening hit their well and a huge pine tree out front. I went up today to look at it because it blew the bark off the tree from the top to the bottom. Pretty neat.

Heya girls! What's shakin? :carrot: :D I'm having an OK day today. Got some great kudos on the job I am doing, so I guess my boss is happy. One of the documents I wrote last week may helped to secure the shelter a half a million dollars!! :D It will be cool if it happens for sure! I brought two kittens home today for foster care for the next two weeks until they are big enough to go for spay/neuter and get adopted. They are adorable. I have named them "Tempest" and "Twylla". I'll try and post some pics of them, if I can figure out how, LOL.

Noelle - I would have kicked myself if you lived on Maui, since my DH and I were there for 11 days this spring, just before I met ya'll. That would have just been ironic. I know you suggested a meeting in Vegas awhile back, I think it would be awesome for us all to meet somewhere like that one day! :D I hope the burn feels better, and you managed to avoid the popcorn at the movie today!:) My OILERS lost the CUP! :(

Angie - When you described that collision that your husband and son witnessed, it reminded me of one that happened near my house when I was growing up. Someone swerved 'round a car waiting at a cross-walk, running over a mother and her two children, killing them all. Tragic, and all because someone was too impatient to wait. People are just so ignorant sometimes.

Kempy - I hope your sister finds her cat. One of the most rewarding things for shelter workers is reuniting pets with their owners. I don't know how I do what I do sometimes either. That has a lot to do with why I left the shelter earlier in the year. It is very demanding work, but ultimately very rewarding!

Maggzs - Hope you find someone great with your interviews this week!

Hi to everyone else! Claire, Red, Dips, Julie, Cal, hope to hear from you soon! Well I'm off to watch Canadian Idol! :D Have a good evening ladies!

AFternoon All,

Well yesterdays interviews were dodgy to say the least. One is ok but has previously had 'issues' with another part of our service so its a bit of a smack in the face if I put her on full time perm. here. Although I have had her here casual & she fits in well so go figure.
I have 2 more this afternoon so hopefully I wont have to push the envelope regarding the other woman as she really was the only one of any substance we looked at yesterday & we looked at 6. MAN! I was pretty smashed by the end of the day.
Angie I hope & pray your sons soon settle down, generally after a week - two the fear & stuff subsides I have observed. I guess you just do what you can till then.
Noelle, I am jelous, so many lovely places right on your doorstep to visit for the weekends!

Anyways best go prepare for the inquisitions hahaha.

Hey guys. I have been farting around all day so far. I have not done anything. I hate days like this. We are having a meeting here tonight for Duck's Unlimited and I need to head to the store. I have to make somethings to eat. I am still sittting here in my sleep clothes so it may take me awhile to get going. Blah.

TL this will be the third cat my sister has lost in about 6 months so we thought someone was trapping them and bring them to the shelter. The last one never left her yard though so maybe they all just went off to pass on. They were up there in age so that is what we are going to stick with. I don't think I could be a foster parent for pets b/c I would never want to let them go. You are a saint.

Maggs sorry to hear that you are no having the best of luck with your interviews. Thankfully I work for myself so I don't have to go through that anymore.

I relaly need to get moving. I will chat later.

Good Morning girls!! I tried forever to get on here this morning but I couldnt. That is so frustrating. :lol:

Kempy, that is too bad about your sisters cats. I know how much she loved them all. Do you think the old lady neighbor had anything to do with it? I hope no more go missing.

LT, OOOHHH you are fostering some babies??? I am so jealous. I have always wanted to do that but I dont think they would let me bring in a mom and her babies into my hectic house. I have 6 cats and 3 dogs. Would they? I agree with Kempy, You are a saint!!

Maggz, I wish you luck today with your last 2 interviews. I hope you find the perfect person for the job.

I have been housecleaning all morning. YUCK!!! Now to get a shower in.