FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!! :fr:

I guess I am the first one here today. Mine isn't going so good yet. I got on the scale for weight in and I am up an un-godly amount! I don't even want to say. I did my BF too. My boss was trying to make me feel better by pointing out that IO had gained about 6 pouns of muscle over the past 3 weeks. I don't care! I don't want to be almost 8 pounds from goal. I have 2 weeks to get to 150 and at this rate I will be 169 instead.

OK enough whining, I should be happy that I gained muscel i know it just really freaked me out this morning. I have been doing so good and look what happened.

Kind of crazy how we all syned up.

Holly all of your talk of pudding makes me want some now. I am going to have to be very careful b/c hubby is fishing and I am all alone. I might end up eating the whole bowl.

Emily I think I am the only one who has never had the pleasure of have kids pictures taken. I can usually get my kids (the dog and cats) to sit still long enough to snap one. :lol:

Noelle how is it going with the cousin in?

Sandy you should had south. It is 100% humidity right now and we are already at 84 and it isn't even 10AM.

Angie I wonder what the differnce is between Texas BBQ and all of the other kinds?

Kempy, just think of how buff your gonna look though. You will be all toned and tight. I would kill to be like that. I told Jay that I wanted a weight bench for my birthday.(I wont get it :lol: ) but I am scared too because I look at the scales all the time and I know I would freak out at a gain and may say to **** with it. I am up 1/2 pound this week . Lesson learned just because BB FF Yogurt is fat free doesnt mean it wont make you fat. haha :lol: The smores the other night probably didnt help either. Hopefully I can get it gone for official weigh in tomorrow so I can go to Pizza Hut with a clean consciounse(sp) I know I just spelled that wrong but it escapes me just now.

I layed out in the sun this morning because my sweet hubby woke up early and walked 3 miles with me so I had some extra time and since it is going to rain tomorrow I wanted some color. My sis is going to be pissed. Haleys party is tomorrow and it is supposed to rain. It rained last year too and the year before that(the skinny pic of me) it was 102. We all left about 10 minutes after we got there and went home to swim...sis included. hehe

Have a great day girls!!

Good morning all :wave:
Slept in 'til 8:30 this morning so am feeling better than yesterday. Have tons of house stuff to do today though so had better get in gear!!

My friend dropped the pics off last night and we did get some good ones :) They are actually really quite good. Makes me want to invest in a $400 camera! But I won't...this year...
There was a couple of me and Ian (The baby) though that were a good wake-up call :eek: I just don't see myself as "that big"- in the picture I look like a swollen version of the self I think I am-- if that makes sense. But I am and there is proof. I don't want to be so time to get busy!!!!!!!

So back to my 3 simple goals.
Water
Walk
No fast food- including *anything* but pop at 7-11

So there. I will do this.

Angie- I'm curious too as to what makes Texas BBQ different from the rest...is it hotter I wonder?
Kempy- I know I don't have to tell you about the evils of letting the scale get to you. But if you are gaining muscle you can eat more without gaining and your clothes will fit better! :D
Noelle- a jaunt to Maui sounds sooooo nice. I'll try not to be jealous!!
Sandy- hope you're having a great day.
Hi to everyone else!
Better get busy! :wave:

Good morning everyone :yawn: . I'm choosing to have a great day today and no one can stop me :goodvibes: , not even the scale. I've been doing great on my walking and my eating's been evening out so the scale is moving down again. I won't totally celebrate until I get back down to the low 170's since I seem to be having a difficult time staying there. I'm beginning to dread weekends. I need to plan what exactly I'll be doing and what I'll allow myself to eat otherwise all heck breaks loose and I'm back to where I started the previous week :rolleyes: . We're taking my dad and BIL's and hubby to "Brunch on the Beach" on Sunday for Father's Day. It's a production the City puts on about once a month where they close off part of Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki and set up carpet, tables, chairs and umbrella shades. All these restaurant vendors from the hotels and other fine dining restaurants have booths set up where you can buy food...there are live bands and other entertainment and you get a great view of Waikiki beach (not that it's such a great view, but you get the picture) . It's a good time and I look forward to it. If only I could find out which restaurants will be there so I can choose wisely :chin: ...

Kempy you are beautiful AND you've got height on your side. Try not to let the stupid scale number get you down, besides, it's Friday! :dance:

Sandy I want to try your crock pot recipe...I know pork would probably taste best but I'll probably go the (skinless) chicken route. Why is it that FAT on BBQ tastes so good? :lol: you know what I mean?

Angie sorry you may be getting rain but have fun at your b-day parties and enjoy your :jeno: .

Emily those are good goals to set and pretty easy to attain. Go get 'em.

Holly, I just noticed that you said your b-day was Dec. 11--hence the name "Holly" ? Well, my b-day is 12/14 so that's how I got my name "Noelle" . My mom said I would be Noel if I was a boy, and Noelle if I was a girl--either way, same pronunciation. Of course the Dr. said I was supposed to arrive on Xmas...I always like to be early, never ever late :lol: .

Neesh I hope your move is going smoothly. Check in when you can. I wanna know how things are in Washington state.

Well, I gotta get some work done, I'll definitely be back later. Have a great day.

The BBQ sucked!! I ate half of my sandwich and thought I was going to get sick. Jay did too. It tasted too much like wood smoke. It was tender but when I bit into a big peice of fat I knew I was done with it. Needless to say the dogs had a feast and I am scarred on slow smoked BBQ forever. :lol: I am going to be real pissed if the scales go up tomorrow because of it. HAHA

Thats about all the excitement I had for today. I lead an exciting life huh?

Sandy, How are you enjoying the weather? Did you get a chance to see the forecast for tomorrow and the rest of the week? 55-60 and rainy for tomorrow. YUCK!!

Talk to ya all tomorrow

Angie, yes I saw the weather forcast....it sucks. Sorry your bbq sandwich wasnt what you were expecting. Do try the BBQ in the crockpot at home though...it's great and I do use the boneless skinless chicken breast.....sometimes thighs. If you get the breast let it cook for like 4 or 5 hours then shred it and put it back in the crock with bbq sauce and let it cook then make sandwiches Yummy!!!!

Noelle: I hope your day went good as planned. You sounded so upbeat this morning I hope it all went like that.

Kempy: you will get there, and remember muscle weighs more than fat and you have very low Body fat dont you?

Neesh: How is the move going? I'm sure your busy.

Jen and Holly: Hello there girls....

Hey gals, just winding down my afternoon. I am still having a great day :D see? I figure if I pretend I'm happy, I'll eventually feel that way. The morning was great but when I went to pick up my boy from school, I found out that the school is closing due to rising costs. They've been open for the past 22 years(?) and the last day of operation will be 7/25/03. That really sucks because he only had 1 more year there before starting preschool. They'll finish up the summer program and then close their doors :cry: . I've been calling around the neighborhood trying to locate another school that has the available openings...of course my first 2 choices were already full for the next school year :( . Oh well, I must think positive! When one door closes, another opens, right? RIGHT?!!! Ok, I think I'm ok now. I think I'm sadder than my son is because I don't think he understands yet. He's been at that school for 2 years and the teachers and aides are almost like family--they are the family that takes care of my baby when I'm at work. What a sad situation. Any ideas on small parting gifts for the staff? I'm leaning along the lines of maybe candles and nice candle holders.

Anyway, not to dwell on this cr@ppy stroke of luck I'm having...I'm glad to have you gals. SOrry to be such a freakin' downer lately :^: . I invited another fine lady over to join us. Hope she stops by soon. Fresh perspective is always good.

Angie sorry your BBQ wasn't what you hoped it would be--maybe that's a good thing? God knows how I love real BBQ ribs :T .

Hey girls!!! I am down a 1/2 pound. I didnt expect that after the lousy sandwich yesterday. I have been so bad today. My food has consisted of Pizza,pizza and oh yeah ... Pizza!! Tomorrow is a new day and my hubby only has a birthday once a year. :lol: I didnt have any ice cream cake at the party though. But I will probably eat some cookies tonight. SLAP ME!!!

The party was fun. I found a coffin box that says Over the Hill for my dads party. I cant wait until the 28 so that we can surprise him. hehe

I hope everyones weekend is doing great.

HAPPY DADDYS DAY
 

Wow, here we are in the middle of June and Maine is still so damned cold. Today at the coast I don't even think we hit 60 degrees. Evan went to a pool party at the camp ground down the road, but I doubt they got in the pool, they may have done the hot tub though. I will find out when he gets home.

Our day has been pretty laid back here. I played Angie yesterday and made hubby a pie, made the dads some whoopie pies and some cinnimon rolls. I did not stay out of them though:( , but, it's over and done, well as soon as the last extra whoopie pies are gone it will be over.

Talk to you all tomorrow,
Sandy

Sandy, that is so sweet of you! i hope he liked them. I didnt eat the cookies last night BUT... I did have alot of BB ice cream. still bad but at least there werent the extra fat grams. The only reason I didnt make the cookies is because I was too lazy to go cook them. :lol: How sad am I? hehe

I forgot all about Fathers day until the kids mentioned it. I even denied him nookie this morning. I guess I will have to make up for it later. :lol:

I am making him Fettucini alfredo and garlic bread for supper and I will have my low fat fried rice. so I should be okay tonight.

I ordered dads cake today. I got one with black ballons and a grim reaper saying. " Don't worry I am only here for the cake" I got a half sheet. I am addicted to the buttercreme frosting Walmart uses so I bought it there. I am craving it so bad since I didnt eat anything at Haleys party yesterday. It was all I could do to not grab some cupcakes to bring home.

oh yeah. My little Candi isnt so sweet anymore!!! She found a baby bird in the field and plucked all of his feathers out!! Jay went and got him and he is in the back yard. I hope he lives but I doubt he will. I hate it when the animals attack other animals

Hey guys.

My weekend was really boring. I got my hair colored Saturday morning and then went to talk wiht the lady about school. I only need to figure a way for me to cut my hours and still be able to live. Oh well, I guess I will fgure something out. If it weas meant too be it will happen.

I am not in to great of a mood right now. Yesterday was the 15 year mark of when my dad died. It really sucks because it was right before fathers day so now every year is kind of a drag.

I am not really in the mood to spill it so I will just chech in tomorrow. I hope all of you have a great weekend.

Blah, it's another Monday. Hi ho Hi ho, it's back to work I go...

Noelle,

I am sorry to hear about your friend. I had a scary episode about a year ago when I choked on a piece of steak that wouldn't go up or down! I stomped my foot on the floor bc I could not breathe or talk and my husband looked at me like "what are you doing." After about 10 secs he realized I couldn't breathe, tried heimlich, but totally missed the ribcage. Fortunately for myself, the piece of steak dislodged and went down! It was SCARY though! I am VERY careful when I eat now, for fear that it might happen again.

Yea, birthdays around Christmas. It was hard having the name Holly as a child, seems silly now, but as a kid, it really bothered me.


Kempy,

I understand how it feels to lose a father, as mine died when I was 13. He has been gone 13 years and almost 4 months, so I can totally understand your pain. ((((Kempy))))

Angie,

I Loooove fettucini alfredo, especially with shrimp!! Mmmmm. I ate too much this weekend, with the clam bake and all, but managed to eat only yogurt covered peanuts as to any junk food.

I must be doing something wrong here. I have been exercising religiously (did before, but wasn't consistent) for about 2 weeks now, have nearly wiped out all junk food, and have not lost an ounce. In fact, I stepped on the dreaded scale this morning and it was too close to 156 for me. However, it is my TOM still, so, maybe the numbers will change after it goes away!?

My challenge for this week is to reduce my sugar intake. I have reduced fat, but sugar is another story. I am going to take apples or carrots to work in place of cereal bars. I am also going to try to drink more water, and keep up the exercise.


Hi Sandy!!

Hope I didn't miss anyone!

Holly

Good Morning.

Kempy, I am so sorry. I can only imagine what it must be like to lose your father and at such a young age too. I am thinking of you.

Holly, maybe you are building muscle. How do your clothes feel? Either way you are doing great and the scales will start to move for you soon.

Me on the other hand, why do I do this? I do good all day and at night I have been munching,munching,munching. I have to stop this. I did it last time(only with junk food) and I gained back all of this weight. I have 2 days before Jays actual birthday so I am making that my goal to be good for 2 days.

I'll check back later.

I am feeling a little better today. Just not having to good of a time over the past few days. Joe left again and I am depressed. I can tell that I don't get off of the sofa when he isn't home it is weird that I have become so depended on him to keep me going.

I NEED A WATER PILL! I have no idea why I am still so bloated. My ring hurts from it too. I am going to try to keep an eye on what I am eating. There has to be some hidden salt in there somewhere.

I am thinking about only doing cardio for a week and then the next week add in weights again. I think I might follow this plan for awhile. I am thinking it might spurr my body into losing some fat (weight).

I have been busy today. We hired a new girl who has been answering the phone and making smoothies so now I am able to do my job instead of everyone elses.

Geesh, I hope I am getting ready to have my period early or something. All I have done is eat lately and I have been so crabby today. If it isn't PMS than I must just be a *****. :lol:

Noelle, Sandy, Jen, Neesh,Holly....Where is everyone today?

Monday Monday
 

Hey ladies. We had a fun Sunday yesterday. It started off w/a morning walk of 3.5 miles, then we went to the "Brunch on the Beach" @ 9:30 a.m. w/my family. It was also the b-day of one of our family friends so he and his wife were there too. I ate a Chinese dim sum plate (not such a great diet choice) and also had a little sushi. These events are a really great time to sample all the fine restaurants they have in Waikiki for just a minimal amount of $. We had the regular BBQ and as usual had an overabundance of food. I did buy a large salmon filet which I seasoned and had Rick cook on the grill. I ate some pork ribs too, I had to. My dad makes them w/this special marinade that I just love. Ate too much yesterday, but not as much as I normally would on a Sunday. And if you can believe this, I stayed totally OP on Saturday. That is a major accomplishment for me :D .

Angie, you haven't had your TOM yet? I must be way ahead of schedule then, because mine's over and done w/already. Hope you get back to "normal" soon because I know you're not just a ***** for **** of it (unlike me :s: ) .

Kempy, sorry to hear you're feeling down lately. I can't imagine how it would be to lose a parent. I'm sending hugs and good thoughts your way. It must be especially difficult w/Joe gone a lot of the time too. I know that I'm dependent upon Rick too (to entertain me and keep my happy), but that's when I go and do stuff like catch a movie that I've been wanting to see by myself. Just go out do something you'd never think you'd do. You might be surprised at how much fun you can have w/out him. Hope you feel better soon.

Holly, I like your name. In fact I even thought about if I had a daughter who was going to be born around Xmas time than her name would be Holly. Try having a name like Noelle...all year 'round you get the "The First Noel" song sung to you off-key, and very loudly. How scary for you to have almost choked. I'm glad you had a more positive outcome than my girlfriend did. I always tell my son to chew his food well and swallow before putting more food into his mouth. I'm a little paranoid myself about that, even more so now that it happened to my friend.

Sandy, whoopie pies? :T !!! Ok, no more talk of whoopie pies on this thread today :lol: How's your Monday rolling along?

It's almost time for lunch here and I have to pick up my son. I'll check back later. Hope you gals have a great rest of the day.

Hi everyone-
This is just a fly-by post- busy busy, but wanted to check in. Not having a great day. Well, it's not too bad (meaning could be lots worse) , but I have had licorce and a candy bar...no more treats today!!

Had a nice Father's Day...I made DH a pecan pie since it's a favorite of his and knew I wouldn't be tempted. Good choice for me when I really wanted the lime cheesecake :yum:

Older boys are at a friends and I need to get some work done while they're gone so I'll check back in tonight! :wave: BYE

Noelle, How long does school go there? My kids got out for the summer last Tuesday. I am glad to hear that you had a good weekend. I already broke my promise to be good for 2 days. Nachos and a piece of garlic bread and 3 bites of cookie. Darn!! I did cut my spaghetti back at supper and added cauliflower to fill me up but I doubt it will help.

YUM!!! Pecan pie sounds so good! I would love to try it. I have never had any. I like Pecan stickt buns and pecan mudslides though. :lol: Of course I have never had lime cheesecake either.

I am glad everyone had a great weekend. Kempy, I am here if you need to talk. Is Joe gonna be gone long? I am so dependent on Jay and vice versa. We always say that if one of us passes on the other would die of loneliness soon after.

Good afternoon ladies. I have an empty 4 liter wine jug that I use as a bank to collect all my pocket change. The bottle finally got full so I had my 9 and 14 y.o. nieces do some coin wrapping for me this morning. After lunch I had to lug all the coins to the bank in a rubbermaid storage container which was loaded onto a folding luggage cart--it was SO heavy! I had a total of $801.50 in coins--imagine that! The total was actually 2 jars full worth. I guess that was my weight lifting workout for today :strong: .

Angie, my son's school normally runs from 8/1 through 5/30, but they have a summer program from 6/1 through 7/25--so it's pretty much year-round. Regular public schools in my district are on the 9 mos. on/3 mos. off schedule--other districts are on year-round or trimester scheduling. Everywhere is different which is pretty lame. We have summer programs at the district parks run by the City and County though to keep kids out of trouble.
Having trouble w/the snacky snacky? :^: I'm afraid I can't help you. I ate some brownies after eating my subway sandwich...I'm going for my regular walk though. Mondays are always make it or break it for me.

Hi Em :wave: . Glad you had a good weekend and thanks for popping in. How're the little ones? Did you say cheesecake??? I heard someone mention cheesecake :ink: I feel my hips expanding already :lol:

Hey guys!

I dried my pants and that is the story I am sticking too. :lol: I don't get it really! I am trying to be good and everything is just geting tighter. If I could take it I would put myself on a liquid diet but I know just what would happen, I would freak out and eat everything I could get my hands on. Then where would I be.

I got sad news yesterday (wrote about it in my journal, so I am not going to write it again it is just to hard) a member killed herself.

I did 40 minutes of cardio yesterday. 30 mins on the treadmill and 10 on the stairmaster. I feel like I did ok but the pants are telling me otherwise. I am not going to give up though. It is making me ill though knowing that I am trying and getting bigger. I am hoping that it is just the muscle pushing out the fat and then it will all of a sudden kick in and I will drop like a pant size. Does that really happen or is that only in my fantasy world? :lol:

How is everyone doing today? I really need you guys here today so I can keep my mind off of my friend so please pop in frequently.

Noelle,

At least someone likes my name, lol. I too had a horrible time growing up, but it was "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas..., and I was overweight to boot :(!

That is an impressive amount of change!! That's a weight I wouldn't mind lifting, especially after cashing it in!!

Angie,

OK, pecan pie, nachos, cookies, making me hungry, and sounds waaayy too yummy! I am so frustrated! I have been doing fairly well food and exercise wise, but, now I have a nasty cold, and am unable to exercise, another set back. Poo! It's no wonder I can't keep the will power to lose any weight. I try to eat healthy and exercise, and I get sick! I haven't been sick since December 02.

Where is everyone?? Out enjoying the sun, I hope, unlike myself, stuck at work in an office.

Holly

Kempy,

I am sorry to hear about your friend. How sad.

I know what you mean about doing all the right things, and still, your pants getting tighter! Mine are doing the same! It stinks. I have not eaten one bite of my usual junk food in 9 days, and feel like I am getting bigger, not thinner :(.

Holly

Hey, Kempy I just read your journal. I have known so many of the kids I grew up with that have committed suicide. I am sorry for your loss.

I hesr you on the weight gain. I ate everything in sight yesterday while telling myself not to do it. WHY? I was so mad at myself when I finally had eaten enough. I literally went from cupboard to fridge to freezer eating. I have no idea why I would sabotage myself like that. Maybe I will start early. That would make me so happy to have some sort of an explanation but I doubt it will happen. I am not due until the 28.

Great job on all the exercise yesterday. You are doing great!

It is actually warm and sunny out today. I am trying to think of something to do for Jays birthday tomorrow but I have no ideas. I told him straight out that I want a weightbench for my birthday. Di has had fantastic results with weights and I would like to try it. I said to just get a cheap Weider bench so I have my butterfly and legs. I have no room for one but I can move my treadmill into the closet since I never use it since I got my ellpitcal.

How is everyones day so far? Has Jen come back from vacation yet?

Hey Holly we posted at the same time. I would love to save that much change too. It is hard when the kids are forever grabbing it though. :lol: I usually only get sick in the summer too. Usually the first really nice week. It sucks! I hope you feel better soon.

Holly I usually get sick when I start to wokr out again. I think it has to do with us changing our immune system while we start to change our bodies. I am not certain why it is like that but I know that is happens to me and it happend to my sister too.

Angie aren't hubbies hard to buy for? Joe always wnats something expseive. I want to get it for him but it never fails I can't so I end up getting him something stupid. I am no good at buying him stuff.

My MIL e-mailed me yesterday and siad that she sent something UPS and it will be here Friday but I have to put it aside until she gets here. She has no idea how mush that is going to kill me. I love to open stuff, I don't care what it is I have to open it first. So I am going to have this box sitting in me house looking at me for 2 weeks!!!!! Even if I put it in th other room, you know it will be calling for me. :lol: It might as well be a bag of cookies in that box.

:wave: Hello!
Kempy- I am so sorry about your friend!! That is so hard. I had several people in high school I knew commit suicide- it's such a hard thing to understand. Ooh, a tempting box to open! Hmmm, maybe you can maneuver a way to open it and re-tape it up and she won't be the wiser :lol:

Noelle- so what are you going to do with all that change!! That's almost a $1000! Cool! I always think I'm going to save change (and here in Canada with $1 and $2 coins it adds up fast!) But I can always find something to do with it...

Angie- no birthday ideas here... maybe get him a weight bench :lol:

Holly- hope you are enjoying your day

I'm having a terrible time today. It's 11:35 and all I've had are the new peanut butter and choc.cream oreos and diet coke! My tummy's going to be hating me later!
I'll try to get back later, but if I don't I won't be around tomorrow. It's my oldests birthday and we are going to the zoo! (And shopping, but don't tell him!)
later!!

Hey Chickies
 

((((Kempy)))) Sorry to hear about the loss of one of your members/friends. Who knows what goes on in the minds of people who decide to take their own lives? What's pretty frustrating and scary too is that a lot of them put on a brave and happy front, while all the pain is just eating away at them inside.

Angie, i like Emily's idea...buy the bench for his b-day present--then you can both use it :lol: . Very sneaky :s: . Or how 'bout something for the truck? Boys and their toys :rolleyes:

Emily, oreos and diet coke--the breakfast of champions! :D Hey, have a great day tomorrow at the zoo. Best wishes to the b-day boy.

Holly--good job on resisting the junk food for 9 days, that's great. You know, I was so good about not eating junk food in the office while at work. It was easy since there were always other people around. But once I got home, nothing was safe! I'm working on not "sneak" eating... it's hard since I've been doing it for so long. I actually tell my husband to stick around upstairs after dinner so I can't snack. Isn't that sad?

Sandy how are you doing today?

Jen wherever you are hope you're having a great time.

The only plans I had for the spare change I saved were to put it away in my son's account, which is exactly what I did...the next jar however, will be a trip fund. A trip to where? I don't know, but averaging $400 a jar-full is a good start to getting somewhere. Maybe "Disneyland fund" ?

Ha speaking of sneak opening gifts... It made me remember a time when I was like 10 and me and my sister opened every present under the tree and then ran out of tape when we were retaping them so we used that yellow tape for painting. My mom went to unplug the tree one night and saw it. Our only excuse was well maybe someone broke in. :lol: we were so stupid!!! We got the belt too. The only time in our life we ever had been spanked with a belt but he didnt do it that night no my dad waited a month. He set a date that night so we could think about what we did for a month. He was evil I tell you(just kiddin) We were such bad little kids.

Noelle, can you take me to Disneyland? I think I am a sneak eater too. Does it count if you sneak eat and then confess to make yourself feel better about it. :lol: That is what I did yesterday.

Emily, I hope you guys have fun at the zoo tomorrow. We dont have any zoos near my house. Jay's birthday is tomorrow too.

The weight bench idea is great. But I am sure neither of us will use it for any length of time. :lol: We never do but I like to have the option.

Hi Summerlover! When does school get out where you are? My kids got out last week. Now it is nonstop bickering. :lol: I have had my gallbladder out too. Do you still get the attacks? I was told by so many people who had theirs out that they still have the painful episodes.(this was while I was still in the hospital after surgery) That made me feel good. hehe

This is a great group of girls and we all try to help each other the best we can. You will like it here.

Congrats on losing 31 pounds so far.

Hey ladies!! Just checking in to say hi to all of you. I am still VERY VERY ill, so my exercise is shot, but, I am not hungry either, so at least my diet isn't blown. I am home from work today, and am going to check out and rest for a while. Hope everyone is well.

Holly

Hi Summer! I hope you love it here as much as I do!

Holly I hope you feel beter!

I got my walk in with Echo last night. She keep getting in front of me and stopping. That is not a good way to keep up a pace. I am sur it was funny looking to my neighbors.

I am going to pick up Joe from the airport tonight :cp: I guess I will be able to see him for a few hyours until he leaves to go out of town again. augh! I am ready for him to stop going out of town so much!

What is happening with you chickys today?

Good morning everyone. I had to talk my son for a walk w/me yesterday since no one was home to watch him. Can I count that as part of my weight workout? Pushing 41+ lbs in a stroller up hills is tough work! He walked for a bit of the ways but since I didn't cut the route short, he hopped in the stroller for quite a ways too. It's all good though, it was family time. :strong: Don't know what's on the agenda today...we'll see how things pan out. My parents are going on a 2 week trip to California to visit family tomorrow. I'm losing my cook, cleaning and babysitting service (just kidding, sort of :^: ) .

Summer glad you found us! Hope we can motivate you to get to goal and vice versa. I'm good at being a cheerleader, but not so good at losing the weight :lol: . Hope your summer's going well, you need a little relaxation from all those 4 year olds :D .

Holly take care of yourself, you hear ;) ? And no passing the cold around :p .

Kempy have fun w/Joe tonight :devil: . How long will he be gone next time? When Rick was in the Nat'l Guard he used to be gone a lot of the time too, that sucked big time--that and his penchant for almost always working on Saturdays... I know how you feel. Was Echo sniffing around or was she just getting tired? My sister's dog walks a little ahead then just lays down w/his feet splayed out because he gets tired :lol: .

Angie have a great day w/Jay. :hb: wishes to him. Have a bite of cake for me... So what'd you get him? Or is that too personal :lol: ?

Emily hope you're enjoying your day also.

Sandy hope you haven't grown tired of us :( . Peek in and say hi :wave: .

Well, I've got to get this day started. Have a good one all of you.

I cleaned the entire Durango out. After I started I wished I hadn't. The dogs go everywhere with us and Rebel has the run of the front so there was JRT hair EVERYWHERE. He has weird hair too, it is thin on one end and thicker on the other so it just hooks into anything. I told Him that I saved him $100.00 on detailing so now he has to go buy the new speakers for it this weekend. That is his gift with a little sumpin sumpin later. :lol: Plus I am going to make him a peanut butter frosted cake tonight while he is 4 wheeling. I know I shouldnt since I made it through yesterday perfectly but I want some too. I really cant wait until this month is over so I can get back on track and be a good girl.

Noelle hills would be so nice to have. We are all flat here. Come to think of it my butt looks like this place. :lol:

Echo just doesn't pay attention to what she is doing. She runs to one side and sniffs and then she is right in front of me going slow. A couple of times she was trying to place with her lease and she got it all wrapper around her. Crazy dog.

Angie cleaning out the truck is a good gift. I would do that for Joe but I don't think I could get it as clean as he would want. Peanut Butter cake sounds awesome. I am sure it is just terrific for you huh? :lol:

I think Joe will be home just for tonight but hey I will take whatever I can get. I am trying to make it a habit of walking Echo at night so that will kill some time when he isn't home. Plus we both need to mover around. She is my sleeping buddy. I will lay down on the sofa and she is right under me on the floor and before I know it we are both napping. Not good for either of us.

Sandy Come back!!!

I'm here, just had a really busy couple of days. I tried to get here earlier today, but the day at work was crazy. With the name change and the move, seems I am busy all the time.....oh, I forgot thats why I get the money>>>>LOL

Summer: Nice to meet you..I too had my gallbladder removed.

Angie: Happy Bday to Jay.....be nice to the boy...if he's like every other man there is only one thing they beg for for their bdays.(I'm so bad)

Noelle: wow, that sure was a big chunk of change. We can't seem to save to fast here, the kids are always stealing the quarters out for those stupid quarter machines....

Kempy: Joe home...take it easy on the poor boy. Now, is the dog walking you???LOL

Jen & Holly: Hello, hope all is going well for you.

Well my 5 year old is in the background yelling and whining she can't find her pillowcase....(I call it her rag) it's not on a pillow, it's just the thing she has to have to sleep with....oh thank god, she just found it...under the tent....

Hahahah...yes, I said under the tent...my children thought it would be a great idea to camp in the livingroom, and I do mean camp....lol so I said go ahead...summer fun and all you know.

Hugs,


Sandy

Summer: We posted at the same time....our school got out on Monday, and that's when my kids started fighting. You would think a 5 year old and an 11 year old would not fight, but oh boy do they. And they are already sooooooo bored you know....