I'm here :carrot: ...just incredibly busy with work. I wrote an offer this weekend...which is good news. Hopefully, by the days end tomorrow it will be accepted and I can move on to the next deal.
It's been a rough few days at home. We are working through things though. At times, I would just like to throw in the towel. That would be the easy thing to do. But...I love my husband enough to hang in. He is trying. As long as he is...I will.
I haven't been on the scale since my period started on Friday. I have not been eating the right foods. :hun: The cravings are starting to wane...so praisalluiah. I will be calling tomorrow to see if they got my blood results so I can get the infamous butt pellet on Friday this week:o . Hopefully, I won't have to wait a week. I will also need to find someone to work for me on my days off this week as well. I start interviewing tomorrow. Can I say, "bleah"? :barf: I don't like interviewing. I wish someone perfect would just pressent themselves and say, "Here I am...the perfect assistant. Hire me!" Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. :)
Tuesday my son leaves for Garden Valley, TX...training camp for his trip to Africa. He will then fly to Africa on Friday. I know he is in the Lord's hands...but each time one of my kids flies overseas...my heart aches. This is his first trip out of the USA. Would you all pray for him...(and me as I try to not worry)?:stress: Thanks!
Kempy and Angie...thanks for holding down the fort in this thread. I do read...just don't always have time to write.
More later... Have a great Monday!!!:balloons:
Claire

Hey girls, happy Sunday afternoon.....night for you guys I know. I have had a busy weekend. I made arrangements to go to Hilo and Kona this coming Friday. Rick's boat is ready so we will go for the weekend and he will have it sailed home on Monday morning. Michael and I will fly home Sunday night. We've also been busy with the condo-busting (as I like to call it), meeting with the neighbors and figuring out ways we can get more people to stand up and make their concerns heard before the next City council meeting. It's not easy. I also went to a graduation party last night for our neighbor's daughter. So much good food (which I ate too much of) plus they had a hypnotist for entertainment. It was hilarious.

Angie, first of all, BIG CONGRATS on your loss! :dancer: You rock girl!!!! Secondly, I went to the swap meet today and got some pictures of the pendants and stuff the koa jewelry guy sells. He says he ships to the mainland all the time so I will show you the pics and maybe you can give him a call, or maybe just PM me with what you want and we'll see how much it costs. I didn't know this at first but on one of Jasmine Trias' CD covers (you know that American Idol girl from Hawaii last season?), she was wearing that very necklace you have. Anyway, I will have to go into the office and resize the pics and email then to you.

Claire, we are in the same boat you and I, just on a different part of the journey. :hug: Prayers for you and the hubby, and your son to be kept safe and have a great experience.

Kempy, I wish we had a backyard pool too...well, not the mudbog that we actually have now, but a real pool like you want to get :lol:

Anywho, gotta go upstairs and get Michael some dinner. Have a great evening. Chat more tomorrow.

Hi Guys!!! Wow this thread is some slow right now. I meant to post yesterday but Jay had his first day off in over 2 weeks so I babied him all day. :lol: I love doing that. haha

Kempy, A herb garden is a great idea. I had some in pots in my kitchen window until I didnt water them enough and I killed them. :lol:

Claire, Good luck with your interviews. I hope you find somebody soon.

Noelle, Did you go see Pirates Of the Carribbean? I can not wait until it comes out on DVD so I can just buy it.

We have been trying to finalize our plans for our vacation in December. It sounds weird to do it now but since it is at Christmas I need to reserve the Boarding Kennel for Mickey and Candi now and our rv parks need to be reserved because they sell out that week. So now I have to find the time to go check out the baording kennel. It seems really nice and it is certified so hopefully I will meet them and relax my fears a little bit.

Well, I have to jump in the shower. I hope everyone can post sometime soon.

Hey kempy, I meant to ask you if you got any sandals from the sandal parade? I didnt get any. :( :)

Good morning ladies. I am home for right now. I don't have a client until 5 so I thought I would try my new TaeBo. Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I was really busy with clients (thanfully) and I was beat when I got home. We got a hard rain yesterday around 10 and I had to run home to put the dogs in. I didn't want them to get soaked. They were fine when I got here so I brought them in and headed back to work. Well, once I got to the salon it was pouring and I had to run across the parking lot. I was soaked when I finally make it there. So much for straight hair. The good thing is that I am in the salon so I was able to fix my hair after my client left. God I love that place.

Claire good deal on the contract. Hoe long have you been selling homes? I was looking in the Houston area just to see what they have and I am not a happy person. My dream of oqning a big southern home does not exist in TX. At least not there. I am really going to have to contact an agent if we do have to move over there. I know they can check the MLS and be more specific to what I want. I just hope I don't have to do that. I know you son will be fine and have a great time too.

Noelle I worked on my WW leader yesterday (I havn't been to a meeting in about a month). Well, she came in I felt guilty and started spilling my guts about how bad I had been and that is why I wasn't going to my weigh-ins but I promised that I would be there Wednesday no matter what. It is amzaing what I blerted out. :lol:

Anige I have gottne about 5 flip flops. My neighbor (the one who gave it to me) has gottne about 8. I think it might take longe to do that the letter says. I thought it was great but I guess not everyone feels that way. I hope you see some soon. Did you mail to any out of town people?

I guess I need to go do something so that I am not sitting in front of the puter all day long. I hope everyone that is not posting is ok. I hate that we lost them so soon after getting this thing rocking.

Good Morning, Ladies...

I just said good bye to my son. My two daughters, my nephew and one of their friends are taking him to Garden Valley, TX today. I honestly didn't think I would cry...but the moment I said amen after praying for him...I started to boo hoo. I have been told it's not a bad thing to cry...and honestly, I have come to accept that I will. :) It's just hard saying good bye to your one and only son...you know??? He will be gone for a month. Sigh...
I got my offer accepted yesterday and may be writing another today. The realtor said he would be pushing the home I have for sale. I hope we can work something out.
I will be going to Al Anon again today. I am actually looking forward to it in that it helps keep me focused. I hope my husband will do the same with his AA meetings. Something tells me that he feels like he doesn't need the meetings.
Kempy...I have been in real estate for almost 13 years. I really do enjoy my work and it's kind of cool to realize that I really understand it and am good at what I do. I have gone through my life being pretty mediocre at everything I do... You know...jack of all trades, master of none. So...all of that to say...if you have questions on real estate in TX...I can help. Also, if you end up needing a realtor...I can track down a good one for you in the Houston area. I have realtor friends there that can help you find someone there that knows the area well and can find what you are looking for.
Angie...did you say where you are going on your vacation? Forgive me for not knowing if you did. I understand about getting things taken care of now for a vacation then. We just finalized plans with a friend of my husband's to come and take care of the ranch while we are gone on our cruise in August. It looks like we will still need to find someone for two of the days we are gone. The cows would be okay for two days...the chickens...well...they are a bit persnickity. They tend to knock over their watering bottles and would end up parched and whithered by the time we got back. :)
Noelle...you will have to post a picture of the boat... I would love to see it.
I need to get going.
I will write more later!
Claire

I have 2 words to say...... HOLY CRAP!!! I just did my ne TaeBo stuff and I almost didn't make it through. I did the 30 min cardio and I thought I would die. I think I am going to have to do that one a few more times b4 I try the actual bootcamp one. I know I got in a good workout though.

Claire I will keep you in mind if we do have to look in TX. My problem is I want a bigger lot than what I have now (.33acres) and I don't think they have many of those. It looks like poeple want more house than yard. By the way, do you know how many Sq Ft. that is? (our lot)

Well, it is lunch time girls. I'll check back later.

I'm back!!!!
We got back last night and I'm still fighting the jet lag. We had such a great time; we hit 8 countries in the 5 weeks we were gone. I have tons of pictures and I'll share some of them soon.
I've been trying to stay busy today so I'll sleep well tonight. Last night I got to bed at 10:30 and was awake at 3am.
I don't think I'll be able to catch up on the posts, but I'm glad to be back and able to chat again.

Cal

Hello, hello ladies!

Sorry I haven't been posting regularly but I've been out and enjoying the summer sunshine here! I tend to go out a lot in the summer evenings because it is light until like 10:30 or 11:00 at night during the summer here. In the winter it gets dark at 5:00, so you can't do a heck of a lot outside, so I tend to take advantage of the light while it is here!! :cool: :D

The Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival is happening here right now. My DH and I took my younger cousin out to it this weekend and had a great time watching some of the acts. :rofl:

My foster kittens are running around like wild things, terrorizing my bigger cats, LOL. Poor, poor kitties, they will be so glad to see the tail end of these babies. But Barkley (my DH) and I will sure miss them. We both are wishing we had a bigger house so 5 cats wouldn't seem like so many! :^:

On the diet side of things... well better to say nothing, really I s'pose. I'm really just a :ink: . I used to lose weight so easily in the summer because of the heat and being so busy. But this summer I am just shoveling in the food. And the only exercise I am getting is riding. Which I am doing like 3 or 4 times per week which is great, but not enough to counteract my bad eating. So I am stuck in this bad rut, and the only one who can pull me out is me, but man, I just can't seem to do it. Sorry to go on and on....

Angie - You are doing so awesome, every time I check in you have more losses reported! :hug: It's so awesome to see!

Kempy - Sounds like you are back on track! WTG with the TaeBo! I am sure it will get easier once you are back in the swing of it.

Noelle - Have fun picking up the new boat! Damn I wish I had come on the board *before* my trip to HI this spring!

Claire - Great job on selling those homes. The housing market here is simply BOOMING! There are more and more new homes everywhere you look, and we are getting quite the urban sprawl out here.

Well Barkley just finished cooking my supper, so I guess the least I can do is go eat it with him! LOL! Have a great one girls, I will try and post more often!

Good Morning girls!! I have no idea what puddin thinks she is doing but the past 3 mornings when she wants to come into my room to cuddle she has bitten me. She will be prring and cuddly and then just nibble my skin. OUCH!!! She is such a little brat!! :lol: I love her though. :lol:

Kempy, Dont ya hate it when the rain does that? :lol: It always seems to pour harder when you have to go in it. We had really bad lightning storms here a few days ago...Knocked out power out and burned a couple houses in our area down. We even had hail.

Claire, I would love to be a realtor. I am not a very good people person though. I do love to walk through all the houses. When my sister was looking for a new house me and jay went with her to see all the houses. :lol:

Cal, I am glad to hear you guys had a fun trip. I cant wait to see pics. Thanks for the postcard. I have it hanging in my kitchen.

LT, Kittens are so fun to watch arent they? I have 2 siamese kittens(they are 1 now) that are little buttheads. They have managed to pick all my wallpaper off the walls. I had to redo the kitchen and kids bath because they peeled all the borders off and now they are doing it to the livingroom. I have never kept my cats inside until I got them and let me tell ya sometimes I wished they went outside so they would be tuckered when they come in. :lol:

I have to go get my walk in. I will be back later.

It's D day or should I say W day. I am heading to weigh in in a bit and I don't feel very good about it. I checked and the last time I weighed in at the meeting was 6/7. I just now it will either be the same or a gain. Why do I do these things to myself?

Cal I was just thinking about you. I was wondering when you were coming home. I hope you got some good sleep and I can't wait to see the pics either.

LT don't give up. You know you can come and chat no matter what is going on, or not going, in the diet and exercise department. I wish I could get my hubby to cook on a regular basis. But, I try not to complain b/c he does work more than I do so I usually have more time than him. Plus, if I cook it will be healthier than if he does.

Claire are you getting very many Katrina people up your way who are buying homes? You would not believe what that storm did for the value of our home. It is crazy.

Ok, I guess I need to get myself together and head to the weigh in. YUCK! I'll check back later to let you know the news.

:goodscale Good Luck with your weigh in Kempy!! :goodluck:

Ok, I know this is going to sound stupid but, I think their scale is off. Mine usually says the same thing as theirs and when I got there I was up 2lbs from what mine said this morning. Now, I didn't eat or drink b4 that so how in the world did I gain that in the car ride over there? I mean I knew I was bad for a few weeks but when I weighed in at home it really hadn't taken that much of a toll. So, I am not happy right now. I hate that this makes me in a bad mood but I am a woman right?

Hey Kempy, I am sorry the scales didnt say what you wanted. :hug: But at least on the bright side you didnt do too much damage and in a few weeks you should be right back where you want to be. We are all learning to make this a lifestyle and not just a diet. We will always have bad days but at least we keep trying...right? I STILL think you ROCK!!!!

Thanks Angie. I can't believe that I have let this ruin my day. I have been in a bad mood all day. I just get peeved about eveything that I try to do. I know it is stupid but I guess this is just one of my off days.

Where is eveyone right now?