My cats try to follow me sometimes too Kempy. I usually throw some rocks into the yard and they chase them and I can get a clean getaway. :lol: Plus they are all so fat I doubt they would make it very far. Silly kitties!!

I found a new game for Rebel. I hit the badminton birdie in the front yard and he chases it and brings it back and drops it. He loves it. He is a ball freak too.

I hope you can figure out how to do both. It sounds cool.

What a day I am having. I am trying to find a loan for this school and I am not having any luck in doing so. :headache:

I know that if this is meant to be it will happen but I can't just sit back and wiat for it to happen by itself.

Good Luck finding some financing Kempy. It sounds like such a good thing for you that I hope it works out. Is Joe gone this week? If he is going to be working alot for a while school would be great for you to stay busy with.

Noelle, where are you today?

Someone started a new thread and said that most of the other threads are just whining. I kinda have a problem with that because I think I need to whine to help stay on track. I thought we were here to help each other and I figure having a bad day and complaining about it counts too. Now I agree with the swift kick in the *** theory but really, If I was to tell you "GET BACK ON TRACK NOW!" when you want to eat candy would it really make you stick on track? It wouldn't me because I would have already made up my mind that I am going to eat. I think that only we can make ourselves stick to a diet and the rest of us are here for support and friendship and that is about all we can do. Does that make any sense? Plus I have whined ALOT but I also managed to lose 65 pounds doing it. :lol:

How is everyones day so far?

We are women, we do that the best. :lol: It makes me feel better to talk about what is going on. I don't necessarily think it is whinning.

I agree. I like that we discuss all of our problems and don't try to sugarcoat everything.

I found out today that Corey hasn't paid his lunch money every week. I owe for 13 lunches. I hope he enjoyed spending it because next year I am paying with a check in full the first week. Their last day of school is next Tuesday. YIKES!!! What am I going to do with 3 screaming,fighting kids everyday all summer. :lol:

Put them to work!!! :lol: I am sure they would just love that.

That little booger, I bet he bought candy. Have you said anything to him yet? I would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation. :lol:

Oh he knows. He saw the caller ID when the school called and he stayed in his room when I came in from the bakery. I told him I knew and he said he didn't spend it. They like to lie to the end. So I guess I will send a check in with Brit and make sure it gets paid this time.

Alicia says she wants to be a baker when she grows up so she would like to work for about 10 minutes. :lol:

I like today, I actually got caught up. Until tomorrow because we should start the 2 new accounts then. I hope. That should be a couple hundred more a week. Now maybe I can pay off the credit card. That would be nice.

Hey girls, I'm here. I stuck close to home today to get some laundry done and in a few minutes I'll be off to pick up my son from school. I do plan to head to the office this afternoon but only because it's air conditioned. It's a scorcher here today. The breeze is really light so you can really feel the heat. I just found out that my friends memorial service will be on Monday evening so I plan to go to that.

Kempy how long is your school for? Do they offer any kind of financial aid? Yeah that sucks wanting to go back to school to make more money, but not being able to sustain the same income--what about bills in the interim? *sigh* I wish I would've listened to my parents when they were willing to pay the full tuition :lol: , I should've been a doctor...(yeah right) .

Angie did Corey have some extra YuGiOh cards that appeared out of nowhere? :lol: I wonder what he did w/the money. Check under his mattress maybe? Well, at least the school still fed him even though he didn't pay for them. Are you gonna make him work those off? I would.

Sandy, I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW how hard it is to get back on track. I've been struggling w/the same thing as well. I did good yesterday and today so far so good. The only thing I can offer is that if you keep trying, eventually you'll get that "click" back and we'll be back in the groove. Don't give up, I'm not. We can do this!

As far as that other thread about not whining...well, I think it helps to hear that other people are struggling with the same issues as we are as far as losing weight. I like positivity too, but a little too much sugar can be, well...a bit annoying if you ask me. I like that we're pretty honest about our feelings here, whining, ranting and raving included.

He has been buying candy lately but they bribe money from grandma all the time so I didnt think anything of it. :lol: He will have something for a job I am sure. I will take some of your heat. It is windy here today and I really just want a warm day to lay out by the pool and maybe go swimming. That would be great.

Way to go on being a good girl yesterday and today!!! I think you have done great so far even with a few slip ups. As long as we all pick ourselves up and continue forward I consider it a win win situation.

Well, I am off to walk around the block. I will check back later.

Hey Angie and Noelle I just e-mailed you a new pic of Chris. I dropped her a line to make sure she was still ok. She looks great!

I got a workout in again today. I works chest and triceps and I was able to get in 20 mins of cardio. I know that isn't much but I only have an hour to change, workout and then change back so that I can get back to work. I am thinking this aftrenoon workout might actually work. I was going to walk Echo tonight but it is SOOOOOOOO humid I can bearly breath out there. I let her run around for a little while but even she was ready to go inside.

Oh yeah Noelle, the school has some sort of aid but I can't remembr what the woman said. I have a meeting with her on the 14th so I will be able to get the infor then. I am just trying to get as much info as I can right now.

hey girls,

I was going to post earlier but I guess I was just being lazy for a while. Well today was okay, got in the exercise and the eating was actually really good I think. I'm finishing up my water. I'm actually starting to get tired. I was up until 2 am with my daughter again. This is getting really hard. She does sleep late, but then so do I and by the time we both get up it's pretty late in the day, and I can't get everything done that I wanted to. She is still up right now, but I'm thinking she might pass out soon. :crossed:

I have decided for the next 3 days I am going to work out twice a day. Walking in the morning at least 2 miles, and then I will go to the gym in the evening, for the walking, biking, and elliptical. Now I'm not planning on doing that forever, it's jsut to jump start this before I go on vacation. I'm really going to try to be good. We brought the motor-home over today to get it ready. I need to start on the house again, and make sure it and all the laundry is done by Thursday night so I can pack everything on Friday. For some reason I'm wired right now. Sis is still annoying the **** out of me. I'm still hoping she decides to stay and take care of the dogs. She started complaining about how my kids are going to make so much noise and stuff. They're kids. Please, oh please stay home.

Tomorrow is my sons last day of school. He's in first grade. I loved his teacher this year. She was so nice. I can't believe the year went by so fast, pretty soon he'll be graduating from high school.

Angie; I saw that thread also. I don't really agree with it either. For some it may be a good idea, but not for me. If I don't whine on here, then I have nobody else ot whine to and then I know I will give up. And the lunch money thing...it sounds like something my son would do :lol:

Kempy: if they offer financial aid there might be some kind of grant you might qualify for. You could always apply and see what happens. I beleive the website is www.fafsa.gov

Well we had a kidnapping here in Denver today. A 2 week old baby was taken from his mom on a street corner or something. We have had Amber alerts all day. They still haven't found her or the baby, and that was almost 12 hours ago.

Well I better go, this has gotten long enough. I will talk to you all later. Hopefully in the morning! You all have a great Wednesday.

Chris looks great!!

Kempy, glad to see you came back to Gen's thread for the challenges. I like doing the challenges even if I don't make them all. :lol: YEAH on getting in a workout! You know it is sticky and humid when the dog doesn't even want to play. haha

Jen, I hope your sis backs out of your vacation. It sounds like you will have a much better time if she doesn't go with you. I hope you have a great time either way! Did they find the baby yet? That is so sick that there are so many weirdos in the world.

Sandy, Where are ya and how are ya doing?

Noelle, I hope you have a great day!!

I suppose I should go for a walk and get it over with incase it gets hot!!! HAHA I am so funny. It won't get hot, we have sucky weather here!!

Good Morning everyone!!!! I am in high spirits so far. Nothing has ruined my day but then again it is only 8:30 AM. I am going to keep a good outlook though.

Sandy did we upset you talking about that other thread. I noticed that you were on it. Trust me we didn't mean anything. I like coming here to vent, you guys are my friends and that is what friends do. I don't think we whine. We just get it out and that is very healthy.

Jen I am with Angie, I don't think your sis should go. It sounds like she has already made up her mind that she wont have fun so leave her butt at home. :lol: There is nothing worse than a party pooper! Also, do you do any form of weight training?

Noelle did you get the Chris pic? Are you out there laying around on the beach while all of us are at work? You luckygirl you!

Angie I wished that you lived closer too. I am so tired of being mby myself with no one to talk to I have entertained the notion of having a kid. :fr: OK maybe not that bad! I just make myself go to bed early b/c I have nothing to do. I ended up eating 2 cones of that blue bunny last night. I am planning an early morning trip to wally world to get more. I think I might stock pile the stuff it is so good. I am going to request that my Winn Dixie here carry it so I don't have to go into wally world. You know I am not a big fan.

Be ready guys, I am in a good mood and I am ready to type so watch out there will be more posts today!!!

Hi girls,

No, none of you offended me in any way about the other thread. But, knowing that we are all friends let me clarify something about the other thread. I have known the person who started the thread for some time now and she is a great person, willing to help anyone. She didn't mean not to come there and say I am having a bad day and I don't know why or stuff like that. What she means is not to continue only to post when you are having bad days. She wanted an upbeat kind of thread. After all we are woman and one of the things we do best is whine...LOL. But, I can see how one would get the wrong idea, I hope I have explained what was really ment by that. If you read what another one of the girls wrote you will see that she kind of said that she sometimes needs to vent and say she is just plain doing miserable, and thats okay.

I would never leave you all, you are part of my salvation along this journey. I think I just needed another breath of fresh air you know. I'm sure that you all post more than just to this one thread? I post on 3 of them now. I used to do 2 others, but they just seemed to fizzle out.

I'm having my second OP day and think I have found renewed spunk again?