DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 4

[Eventer98]

Ok...a little better on food today:

B-2 eggs on toast, light OJ
L-yogurt, cupcake, diet 7up
S-watermelon, twizzlers
D-BBQ pork chop, scalloped potatoes, frozen corn, 3 rolls, skim milk
S-watermelon


Just talked to my guide and she said there wouldn't be dues on the 2006 points and she is checking availabilty for DVC. She said she wouldn't be able to until tomorrow though! I can't wait that long!!! ;) If we can get a studio for June it will end up saving us almost $900 over staying at SOG. That would be awesome!! :wizard:

Any of you DVC'ers feel like checking on avail. for me?? Pretty please? I don't have a member number yet since I just put down the deposit yesterday. It would be 6/23-7/2....any DVC studio. TIA!!!!! :flower3:

[Disneyfreak92]

:goodvibes thanks Peeps :goodvibes

My heart is in my throat! Its sunday, I'm hoping if he waited this long he can wait another 24 hours - Lynda that's where he went 2 years ago for his first stone (he had blood in his urine, and hs gf/df made him go to that eR - it was the beginning of a long series of hospitals - he got the shunt, he got the shockwave...) Right now he doesnt have his cell phone charged, so who knows... :confused3 dratted kids when they are far from home and need mom!

Sounds like he had some bad ones last time! I hope this time is not that bad, and I hope he feels better very soon!

lynda - i meant to comment on how good your hair looks! don't you just love getting your hair did! ;) i just got mine done the other day and i loves it! but i get bored with it really fast. and it grows soooooo fast so when i get highlights it's hard to keep up with the new growth - i'll probably end up changing the color again when we get back from disney!

by the way, about your *problem* down below.....have you tried mineral oil? that always works for me when i have that problem. i just do a shot (literally a shot in a shot glass) before bedtime and then in the morning my problem usually goes away. and the mineral oil doesn't taste bad. it doesn't taste like anything really....just oily. so i always chase it with cold water to swish around in my mouth so i don't have that nasty oiliness. just a suggestion!

My hair grows really fast too! We are having to adjust the timing of my cuts now that I have more layers. It looks like I'll be going every 4 weeks!

Thanks! Where would I pick up mineral oil. I've never bought it before. :confused3 This *problem* is something I have to deal with from time to time, so having some on hand might be a good idea...just in case.

Not to toot my own horn or anything but.....

There are NO 2's in my number!!!!!


That's a cryptic message ;) only a true dieting peep would "get"...but YAY ME!


toot toot toot!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTY! Good for you!!!!!! :cheer2:

[punkin413]

Thanks! Where would I pick up mineral oil. I've never bought it before. :confused3 This *problem* is something I have to deal with from time to time, so having some on hand might be a good idea...just in case.

you can get it at any CVS or eckerd or somewhere like that. i think they even have it in grocery stores! it should be with the laxatives. like i said, i just do a shot of it at bedtime and then wash it down with cold water. i took some friday night and today it "worked". so it doesn't always work the very next day....but it will eventually work! i guess it just depends on what's in your system at the time.

[Disneyfreak92]

Oh, and church was great! The service was great. I saw a friend I haven't seen in years. Saw the minister who married DH and I. (He's so good!) It was beautiful outside, and we took DH's aunt out to lunch and shopping afterwards because she has lost 50# and needed some new clothes. Still gorgeous outside, and not sure what we are doing, but I think we going to go take the convertible for a short drive. I'll check in later! :) Hope everyone is having a great weekend and a day as beautiful as the one we are having here!

[Eventer98]

you can get it at any CVS or eckerd or somewhere like that. i think they even have it in grocery stores! it should be with the laxatives. like i said, i just do a shot of it at bedtime and then wash it down with cold water. i took some friday night and today it "worked". so it doesn't always work the very next day....but it will eventually work! i guess it just depends on what's in your system at the time.

We do that to horses to when they get their stomachs get bound up!! :rotfl:

[UtahMama]

Ew Mineral Oil is gross!

We're prom-planning!

DS17 is all, "What's a corsage?" :rolleyes:

Do they still do corsages and boutinires? I'm out of the loop!

[Eventer98]

:sad2:
Audition didnt go too well. Even though this is her eigth year dancing, it is her first year of ballet and there was a lot of stuff she didnt know how to do. I was expecting this and I thought DD understood this as well. She has never wanted to do something and failed. I know this was a good lesson for her but its a hard one to watch. Thanks for cheering her on though.

I'm sorry to hear that! I remember competing in tons of horse shows when I was little and throwing fits in the back of my parents car on the way home when I lost...which was a lot!! It must have helped though b/c now I could care less about losing at shows although my pride still gets a little bruised! I hope she bounces back and can just become stronger from it!! :flower3:

[dance2874]

:sad2:
Audition didnt go too well. Even though this is her eigth year dancing, it is her first year of ballet and there was a lot of stuff she didnt know how to do. I was expecting this and I thought DD understood this as well. She has never wanted to do something and failed. I know this was a good lesson for her but its a hard one to watch. Thanks for cheering her on though.

I still remember my first really bad audtion. There was so much I didnt know and I felt it. It was bad. Waiting for the rejection letter was worse though. My mom inercepted it in the mail so she could help me though it. I know it is a hard lesson, but just be there to listen. She will grow from it and know even better what she is in for next time.:grouphug:

Ok day on the food front here. DH and I are still arguing over what is for dinner...and it is 7:30 now. I am getting angrier by the minute. He says he doesnt care, so then I get soemthing ready to make and he says he isnt int he mood for it. Yet he has no ideas on what he IS in the mood for.

Anyone know how many calories in cotton candy??? There was a small fair here we went to today an I had some of DD's cotton candy, not a ton because it wasnt great. At least I recognized it wasnt great and stopped before wasting a ton of calories on it. At least it is fat free!

[Disneyfreak92]

Ew Mineral Oil is gross!

We're prom-planning!

DS17 is all, "What's a corsage?" :rolleyes:

Do they still do corsages and boutinires? I'm out of the loop!

:rotfl: What's a corsage? Really? Tee Hee

Well, I don't know if they still do those, but I would think so? :confused3 Mine was a wrist corsage though. (That was 15 :scared1: :faint: years ago though.)

[snowwite]

Ew Mineral Oil is gross!

We're prom-planning!

DS17 is all, "What's a corsage?" :rolleyes:

Do they still do corsages and boutinires? I'm out of the loop!

They do here but mostly wrist corsages.
DD is also prom planning. We had picked up her dress and shoes and DH not realizing what the bag was accidentally threw out the new shoes! Luckily they got us another pair.;)

Hello everyone!
I am not sure I will ever catch up. we went to WDW for 10 days and when I left I was on page seven hundred and something. There is a LOT to read to catch up!:scared1:
I only gained 1/2 pound which is better than I expected!
DD went to New York for the weekdn with her drama group. She just called to say they met the cast of the play they just saw. I dont know the actors except for David Hyde Pierce, the guy from Frazier.

[belle8306]

belle8306 - do you know how many calories that taco soup is? i'm not doing weight watchers, just calorie counting. if you don't know, do you know if the weight watchers website has the calorie count listed? thanks!!!


I'm sorry I don't know the calories. I think it is about 50 cals to make a point (WW members please correct me if I am wrong:confused3 ). I got it from a really great WW site (not official) it is called bootcamp buddies. They have a lot of great recipies and tips. www.healthdiscovery.net go into the forum area. I hope that helps a little!:)

[Disneyfreak92]

They do here but mostly wrist corsages.
DD is also prom planning. We had picked up her dress and shoes and DH not realizing what the bag was accidentally threw out the new shoes! Luckily they got us another pair.;)

Hello everyone!
I am not sure I will ever catch up. we went to WDW for 10 days and when I left I was on page seven hundred and something. There is a LOT to read to catch up!:scared1:
I only gained 1/2 pound which is better than I expected!
DD went to New York for the weekdn with her drama group. She just called to say they met the cast of the play they just saw. I dont know the actors except for David Hyde Pierce, the guy from Frazier.

Welcome back! :)

That's cool! I didn't watch that show regularly, but I liked him so much on it!

[belle8306]

Oh, and church was great! The service was great. I saw a friend I haven't seen in years. Saw the minister who married DH and I. (He's so good!) It was beautiful outside, and we took DH's aunt out to lunch and shopping afterwards because she has lost 50# and needed some new clothes. Still gorgeous outside, and not sure what we are doing, but I think we going to go take the convertible for a short drive. I'll check in later! :) Hope everyone is having a great weekend and a day as beautiful as the one we are having here!

I am glad that going back to your home church went well!:) It was a beautiful weekend here too. I love being able to open the windows at night and have a nice breeze.
Ew Mineral Oil is gross!

We're prom-planning!

DS17 is all, "What's a corsage?" :rolleyes:

Do they still do corsages and boutinires? I'm out of the loop!

Here the girls wear wrist corsages. I was in Walmart yesterday and there were two prom going couples all dressed up. Both of the girls had on wrist corsages. :flower3:

[snowwite]

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Is there a deadline if I want to join the Peep meet? I will not know for a month or so whether I can even think about it. Is everyone bringing the family? I would only be able to got for a weekend because we are not allowed to take time off during that time of year.

[dance2874]

:rotfl: What's a corsage? Really? Tee Hee

Well, I don't know if they still do those, but I would think so? :confused3 Mine was a wrist corsage though. (That was 15 :scared1: :faint: years ago though.)
Mine was 15 yrs ago thisi spring too. I hated my senior prom though...very bad time had by all. But at least I can say I went I guess.

They do here but mostly wrist corsages.
DD is also prom planning. We had picked up her dress and shoes and DH not realizing what the bag was accidentally threw out the new shoes! Luckily they got us another pair.;)

Hello everyone!
I am not sure I will ever catch up. we went to WDW for 10 days and when I left I was on page seven hundred and something. There is a LOT to read to catch up!:scared1:
I only gained 1/2 pound which is better than I expected!
DD went to New York for the weekdn with her drama group. She just called to say they met the cast of the play they just saw. I dont know the actors except for David Hyde Pierce, the guy from Frazier.
Welcome back!
How cool to meet the cast like that. I like him, even though that show wasnt my favorite he is really great. What play was it?

[snowwite]

Welcome back! :)

That's cool! I didn't watch that show regularly, but I liked him so much on it!
I really didnt watch it except maybe a couple of times. I just wish they would get home. I have been a wreck the entire time she has been there.

It is going to take me a month to read all that I missed.

[dance2874]

Is there a deadline if I want to join the Peep meet? I will not know for a month or so whether I can even think about it. Is everyone bringing the family? I would only be able to got for a weekend because we are not allowed to take time off during that time of year.

I dont think there is a dealine really. I am just bringing DD, my DH cant really take the time off and even if he could he wouldnt really care to go.

[snowwite]

Mine was 15 yrs ago thisi spring too. I hated my senior prom though...very bad time had by all. But at least I can say I went I guess.


Welcome back!
How cool to meet the cast like that. I like him, even though that show wasnt my favorite he is really great. What play was it?
It is called "Curtains"

[snowwite]

I dont think there is a dealine really. I am just bringing DD, my DH cant really take the time off and even if he could he wouldnt really care to go.

DD is going to Super Soap w/pals and DH doesnt love it so it would just be me and possibly DS 14

[HockeyKat]

OK catching up...

UM, congrats on the no-2!

Lynda, your hair looks fab-oo. I need a haircut.

The "story" was great!

Prom was long, long ago and far, far away so no idea on the corsages.

I had another bad eating day. However, from 11AM-6PM we completely re-did our yard. We planted 16 trees (14 4' leyland cypress and 2 5' arbovitae), mulched the front and back beds (14 bags of mulch), and planted about 10 flowery plants. Then we took everything off the patio in the back (which is about 30' x 12') and scrubbed it down. Also moved the fountain and scrubbed it out. Whee.

Combined w/ the 5 yrs of planting yesterday.... I am exhausted. Like can't get up off my chaise exhausted. We did hit the hot tub for a while so hopefully I might be able to leverage myself off my chair tomorrow at work!

Today I ate mexican for dinner, but it was all I had had all day. Also did and am doing a bit of :drinking1.

We also bought a security system for our house this weekend. Makes me sleep so much better. :cloud9:

[spongemommie05]

just flying by with a hello. ... off to put the kids to bed

[aries1980]

Is there a deadline if I want to join the Peep meet? I will not know for a month or so whether I can even think about it. Is everyone bringing the family? I would only be able to got for a weekend because we are not allowed to take time off during that time of year.

NO deadline but just inform me if you book and add the number to your ressie and if youll be atttending any of the peep meets like PI on the 22nd ohanas on the 23 fireworks cruise the 24 konas on the 28

Thsirt size and name too!

[Eventer98]

Is there a deadline if I want to join the Peep meet? I will not know for a month or so whether I can even think about it. Is everyone bringing the family? I would only be able to got for a weekend because we are not allowed to take time off during that time of year.

I don't think there is a deadline...you might want to make a reservation though for the free dining just incase all the rooms are gone when you try to reserve later. They will ask for $200 down but you can easily get that back as long as you cancel 45 days before your trip.

I am coming by myself..DH can't take off from work. I am taking two days unpaid, which stinks, but the FD pays it back! I am just going 9/21-9/25. The big Peep dinner is Sun the 23rd. Hope you could make that!!! :wizard:

[eeyore45]

fly by -

Snow WELCOME BACK!! And I do think there IS a deadline - June 24?? for the free dining anyway, it was in today's Sunday paper, the travel section - most of us got into the Pop, call tomorrow, reserve it for 2 days w/o a down payment, the down payment is $200 and then the rest is due Aug - - 45 days before Sept 22 or whenever you want to come, some are just coming for just the weekend...

Prom??? did someone post about PROM??? just gleaned about flowers, when I went to prom, nosegays were THE thing!! :rotfl2: DS now his gf and all the girls, its wrist coursages PERIOD!! :rotfl2: And ds 19 his gf is a senior in hs (just named valvectorian!! ) so he's going - luckily the store we rented a tux last year Prom, still had all his info, I said "can we just reorder the same size and style, but different colored vest and shirt?" Um... ok why not!!

SpongieMistyMomma Is everyone healthy?

I somehow did something and dd let me cut her hair - and IT TURNED OUT ADORABLE!! :cool1: My grandmother was a beautician, and I pretend to be one sometimes!!

[Wonders10]

I'm a loser and didn't go to my Prom. I went to my junior prom and had a horrible time though!

No one asked and I really was not that bummed out about it. High school didn't totally suck but I wasn't exactly crying when I left!

[Disneyfreak92]

Mine was 15 yrs ago thisi spring too. I hated my senior prom though...very bad time had by all. But at least I can say I went I guess.

Yeah, I think we were born like a month apart. My junior prom was better than my senior prom. Oh! Should I find those pics and post?!?:scared: :lmao:

[Eventer98]

I'm a loser and didn't go to my Prom. I went to my junior prom and had a horrible time though!

No one asked and I really was not that bummed out about it. High school didn't totally suck but I wasn't exactly crying when I left!

I went to both of mine and both sucked. My senior year my BF refused to take me so I had to go with my best guy friend. He thought my BF would beat him up if we danced so we just sat at the table all night. Lovely. I hated high school and, like you, was glad it was over!!!

[punkin413]

oh, god.......prom! blah! you think it's going to be the best night of your life and then you look back and wonder why you even wasted the money! :lmao: my junior year i went with the best friend of the slimeball ex-boyfriend who had just cheated on me like 2 weeks prior just to make the slimeball ex-boyfriend mad. my date was a total dork and the entire night was awkward and awful! my senior year was a bit better. i was dating DH then, but i didn't ask him because he was 21 and i thought it would be "uncool" to ask him to come to a high school prom. i went with a good friend and we had fun, but it was mostly forgettable! the guy i went with my senior year was killed in a car wreck a couple of years ago - he was a REALLY nice guy, too. so sad. :sad1:

just call me debbie downer!!!!!!

[eeyore45]

:rotfl2: OK, here is my Prom story...

First background. My dad got a job promotion my sophomore year in high school, they required him to be within a certain radius.. he mapped it out, we moved to tHE RIVAl HIGH SCHOOl! Being a "good girl" I joined different clubs. and tried... my senior year I missed my homeys (I had been at Portage HS since Kindergarten!) so I started ditching (with permission from my HS - long story, involved Future Teachers of America and a 2nd grade class!) and ended up back with my old clique... and this young dude was in my place!! We were band geeks.

So, my new high school went to Disney to march in the parade in my senior year - and I had to have some music transposed... couldnt admit it to snobby new school, so mentioned it to old clique, my dh raised his hand... and he transposed my music and asked about the itinarary...

and while at a hotel in Florida he called me and asked me to Prom (turns out another guy who was much taller also planned on asking me to senior prom! :rotfl2: ) and of course I said yes!!

So, I went to my Senior Prom with dh... even tho we went to different high schools, we were high school sweethearts... I know its sickening isnt it!

Mind you he was a year behind me, so I had to go to his senior prom.. and in the land of what goes around, its weird that DS now is in college going to his gf's prom!!

[Minnie_Moo]

:eek: Oh, no! They are SSOOOOO good. I can see how that could get outta control. A few kisses won't hurt the weight. :hug:
Unfortunately, it was quite a few of those Cherry Cordial Kisses :sad2: I'll be lucky if it doesn't show up on the scale Tuesday. This whole weekend was pretty bad for me. I think it was the aftereffect of hitting my 25 pound goal. I will get bck on the wagon tomorrow!

Not to toot my own horn or anything but.....

There are NO 2's in my number!!!!!
WOO HOOOOO!!!!! Way to GO, Uma!

Minnie Moo and Dweatl- Here is the Taco Soup recipe I was mentioning. I would love to have the chili recipe if you wouldn't mind Minnie.


Taco Soup
1 cup with beef-4 points
1 cup made without beef -1 point

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
3 15 oz. cans of Mexican (Ranch Style) beans-DO NOT DRAIN
1 15 oz. can of corn DO NO DRAIN
1 14 oz. can chopped tomatoes DO NOT DRAIN
1 14 oz. can tomato sauce DO NOT DRAIN
1 1/2 cups water
1 4 1/2 oz. can chopped chilies (I am leaving these out. DH isn't a fan)
1 pk (2 1/2 oz.) taco seasoning
1 1 oz package of ranch (hidden valley) style salad dressing mix

Brown ground beef and onion. Drain. Add all other ingredients together and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 min.
Thanks so much, Belle! I have saved it on my computer. The WW white chicken chili recipe is on my work computer, so I'll try to post it tomorrow. Feel free to remind me if I forget - I'm always pretty busy at work.

Just talked to my guide and she said there wouldn't be dues on the 2006 points and she is checking availabilty for DVC. She said she wouldn't be able to until tomorrow though! I can't wait that long!!! ;) If we can get a studio for June it will end up saving us almost $900 over staying at SOG. That would be awesome!! :wizard:
:cool1: That's GREAT!!!

Ew Mineral Oil is gross!

We're prom-planning!

DS17 is all, "What's a corsage?" :rolleyes:

Do they still do corsages and boutinires? I'm out of the loop!
I agree - wrist corsages are the "IN" thing here too.

Hello everyone!
I am not sure I will ever catch up. we went to WDW for 10 days and when I left I was on page seven hundred and something. There is a LOT to read to catch up!:scared1:
I only gained 1/2 pound which is better than I expected!
WELCOME BACK!!! We need to hear the highlights!

[dwheatl]

Did you all hear we had an earthquake?:scared1: It was about 30/40 miles from me, we felt nothing! Luckily only 1 person was hurt but it caused loads of damage. It was about a 4.7 whatever that means not sure what's a big quake? We never ever have quakes so it's all a bit of a panic overhere at one point it was thought it was an explosion!

Jo, I did not hear about the earthquake. 4.7 is definitely noticeable, like someone backed their pickup truck into your house. Glad everyone survived.
We just had a gas tanker overturn and explode on a freeway about 50 miles from here. Everyone survived, but it melted the freeway and caused the level above it to collapse.
Not to toot my own horn or anything but.....

There are NO 2's in my number!!!!!


That's a cryptic message ;) only a true dieting peep would "get"...but YAY ME!


toot toot toot!!!

Whoo hooty toot toot:thumbsup2 . My sis and I say "We're in the ones!"



Minnie Moo and Dweatl- Here is the Taco Soup recipe I was mentioning. I would love to have the chili recipe if you wouldn't mind Minnie.


Taco Soup
1 cup with beef-4 points
1 cup made without beef -1 point

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
3 15 oz. cans of Mexican (Ranch Style) beans-DO NOT DRAIN
1 15 oz. can of corn DO NO DRAIN
1 14 oz. can chopped tomatoes DO NOT DRAIN
1 14 oz. can tomato sauce DO NOT DRAIN
1 1/2 cups water
1 4 1/2 oz. can chopped chilies (I am leaving these out. DH isn't a fan)
1 pk (2 1/2 oz.) taco seasoning
1 1 oz package of ranch (hidden valley) style salad dressing mix

Brown ground beef and onion. Drain. Add all other ingredients together and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 min.

Thanks for the recipe. It sounds super-yummy.



We're prom-planning!

DS17 is all, "What's a corsage?" :rolleyes:

Do they still do corsages and boutinires? I'm out of the loop!

Last year DS went to a friend's prom and bought her a wrist corsage. He didn't order it til the night before. Luckily, the florist (at the grocery store) took pity on him and got it done, because that really was not enough time for the order when everyone else was ordering too.


Hello everyone!

I only gained 1/2 pound which is better than I expected!

That is remarkable. WTG:woohoo:

just flying by with a hello. ... off to put the kids to bed

Hi Spongie!

Today was my grand-niece's first b-day. She is adorable! They had homemade cupcakes in one of those cupcake tier thingies, which looked pretty, cost little, and meant fewer calories because the cupcakes were about half the size of a full serving of cake. Something to think about when b-days come along.

Good night all.

[lexmelinda]

HAPPY MONDAY! IT'S A NEW WEEK A-DAWNING! :sunny:

If you had a bad "food" weekend, it's time to start over!

Where's Dene?? Hope she has an interesting weekend to tell us about! :thumbsup2
:sad2: Audition didnt go too well. Sorry, Sparkie. :hug:
Hey Hey...I finally made it to 500
WOO-HOOTY, SHANNON!!!
Oh, and church was great! Great! Good to get involved with a great church. Provides so much support in so many ways.
I am not sure I will ever catch up.Welcome Back! 1/2 pound is GREAT! Tell us about your trip!
just flying by with a hello. ... off to put the kids to bedMy grandmother was a beautician, and I pretend to be one sometimes!![/QUOTE]This is hilarious! I used to cut the girls' hair when they were little but no more. If it turned out badly there would be much drama, I fear. DSIL took DD13 to get her hair cut/highlighted recently to the tune of $130! :eek: I KNOW! Great Clips ain't lookin so hot to her anymore.
I went to both of mine and both sucked. I went to FOUR proms in high school. Not many memorable moments for me either to me honest. Just wanted to go. And I agree....I'd never want to relive those years.
Did you all hear we had an earthquake?:scared1: :eek: How scary! Didn't know there were fault lines over there? Where the scientists surprised? Glad you are OK. :hug:

HAVE A GREAT DAY! :flower3:

[Eventer98]

Good morning Peeps! I hope everyone has a good food day! Weekends are always hard for me so I look fwd. to Mondays when I can get back on track while working.

A week from today Punkin....you will be in WDW!!!! I wonder if this week at work will drag for you?! Probably!!!! :cloud9:

:wizard:

[snowwite]

NO deadline but just inform me if you book and add the number to your ressie and if youll be atttending any of the peep meets like PI on the 22nd ohanas on the 23 fireworks cruise the 24 konas on the 28

Thsirt size and name too! DH wasnt too happy with the idea. We really cannot afford for me to go.DD is starting college in the fall. I had hoped to be able to come for weekend the 21-23rd to be there for the dinner and say hello to everyone. Do you guys do this often? Is this an annual event or a first time?



WELCOME BACK!!! We need to hear the highlights!

I was so bummed about my 1/2 lb weight gain but after reading comments here it seems I didnt do so bad.
The highlights:
Arrived Fri 4/13 checked in,went to Boma and to pool then decided to go to EMH (unplanned) at MK for few hours. We rode BTMR,Jungle Cruise and Pirates. We went to Mickey's Philharmagic where we fell asleep and decided it was time to go back.
Sat- I ended up with very swollen heels and had to use scooter
Sun- it was raining and scooters cannot get wet so we did AK in the rain. We were soaked to the bone in line for Nemo. The show is cute but unlike Lion King the puppeteers are more obtrusive and I found it very hard to stay focused.We froze due to wet in the AC.
We hit all the parks in one day one day.
My DS took off for 3 hiurs at Typhoon lagoon due to a miscommunication-I communicated but his 14 yr old ears didnt listen-very scary day! I was so worried.
My sister arrived Thurs and we went to all 4 parks in 2 days. She has panic attacks in crowds and I was sick so we had to modify the pace a bit.
We loved the Jack Sparrow Pirate tutorial. Mack is a hoot.
We did Chef Mickey at last seating and were last family to leave so kids got a lot of time with characters. I got a lot of cute pics.
We took limo to airport and came home last Sun. Been working and we are all still fighting a viral infection and laryngitis.
I never feel we have a long enough trip ;)
Went to comedy club at DTD and HOB
Had a terrible experience with a bus driver. Every other driver had been patient and kind about me needing park scooter and get my cane to transfer to seat for safety. This guy yelled at me when I questioned why he was doing it differently than the rest. He told me to shut up or he would call supervisor to have me removed from bus! It ws awful. Well, I had him call supervisor and as it turns out he was removed from his job. The supervisor drve us back and sent us Tinkerbell pin sets,fast passes and an apology letter. What a jerk. The guy had been there 4 months and was upsetting passengers.

[punkin413]

i'm happy to announce that this morning i stepped on the scale to discover that that annoying little one pound that i've been waiting on has finally left the building. actually, two pounds left. but i would've been happy with one.....as now i have new bling!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

hope everyone has a great monday. this week will be interesting for me eating/exercise-wise. we leave saturday for WDW and so i will be stressed with getting everything ready. it'll be hard to stay on track. but i just have to remind myself that i'm going to be a gluttenous pig next week and that i have to be good this week! :lmao:

[punkin413]

A week from today Punkin....you will be in WDW!!!! I wonder if this week at work will drag for you?! Probably!!!! :cloud9:

:wizard:

i know......yay!!!!! :woohoo: and yes, this week will definitely drag for me! my best friend (the one i affectionately refer to as wonder woman) is probably having breakfast and getting ready to go to AK as we speak and they're going to MK tomorrow, so i can live vicariously through her today and tomorrow! winkers leaves even sooner than i do, like in the next couple of days!

[punkin413]

Had a terrible experience with a bus driver. Every other driver had been patient and kind about me needing park scooter and get my cane to transfer to seat for safety. This guy yelled at me when I questioned why he was doing it differently than the rest. He told me to shut up or he would call supervisor to have me removed from bus!

WHAT??? :faint:

It ws awful. Well, I had him call supervisor and as it turns out he was removed from his job. The supervisor drve us back and sent us Tinkerbell pin sets,fast passes and an apology letter. What a jerk. The guy had been there 4 months and was upsetting passengers.

that's crazy! what person in their right mind would think that they could act that way and keep their job, ESPECIALLY at disney????? DUH!!!!! :headache:

[lexmelinda]

discover that that annoying little one pound that i've been waiting on has finally left the building. actually, two pounds left. but i would've been happy with one.....as now i have new bling!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay: Must've been the watermelon margaritas! :thumbsup2
We took limo to airport and came home last Sun.
Hope you are feeling better soon! YICK...on the bad bus driver. :eek: How bout that limo? Is that expensive???

[Minnie_Moo]

Snowwite, BOO on that awful bus driver! Thanks for the update. Sounds like other than that, your poor heels, and your DS losing himself temporarily, you had a pretty good trip! I have always felt that a bad day at Disney is better than most good days anywhere else :rolleyes1

Congrats, Punkin, on your new bling!!!

[dance2874]

Originally Posted by Eventer98
Just talked to my guide and she said there wouldn't be dues on the 2006 points and she is checking availabilty for DVC. She said she wouldn't be able to until tomorrow though! I can't wait that long!!! If we can get a studio for June it will end up saving us almost $900 over staying at SOG. That would be awesome!!
Dont know how I missed this yesterday! CONGRATS!!!

I'm a loser and didn't go to my Prom. I went to my junior prom and had a horrible time though!

No one asked and I really was not that bummed out about it. High school didn't totally suck but I wasn't exactly crying when I left!
Ditto that exactly. I had friends and still talk to one or 2 of them...but the rest of them I could take or leave, and was glad when I left them.

fly by -

I somehow did something and dd let me cut her hair - and IT TURNED OUT ADORABLE!! :cool1: My grandmother was a beautician, and I pretend to be one sometimes!!
Pictures?????

Yeah, I think we were born like a month apart. My junior prom was better than my senior prom. Oh! Should I find those pics and post?!?:scared: :lmao:
OMG, I think I burned all mine :rotfl: Pink poofy dress, my date wore a GREY tux, ugh. Very early 90's. In fact, I really didnt care if I went at all but my mom was convinced I would regret it if I didnt go. So I went with a friend of the family's son- we had been friends for our whole lives really but went to different schools. Well, he had a big time crush on me that I wasnt aware of, his mom wanted us to get married, and I was SO not interested in him in that way. He was crushed that I wasnt, because he thought that was why we were going to prom together. Big mess. And we never really were friends after that. :sad2: He always made excuses not to come when the familes got together. I feel bad now writing this all out! I wasnt mean to him but I certainly didnt encourage his crush either. OH, and he and my now DH used to play on their HS soccer team together. I found that out a yr or 2 after I met my DH...over 6 yrs after HS!

:So, I went to my Senior Prom with dh... even tho we went to different high schools, we were high school sweethearts... I know its sickening isnt it!

Mind you he was a year behind me, so I had to go to his senior prom.. and in the land of what goes around, its weird that DS now is in college going to his gf's prom!!
Awww...that is really sweet!

Arrived Fri 4/13 checked in,went to Boma and to pool then decided to go to EMH (unplanned) at MK for few hours. We rode BTMR,Jungle Cruise and Pirates. We went to Mickey's Philharmagic where we fell asleep and decided it was time to go back.
Sat- I ended up with very swollen heels and had to use scooter
Sun- it was raining and scooters cannot get wet so we did AK in the rain. We were soaked to the bone in line for Nemo. The show is cute but unlike Lion King the puppeteers are more obtrusive and I found it very hard to stay focused.We froze due to wet in the AC.
We hit all the parks in one day one day.
My DS took off for 3 hiurs at Typhoon lagoon due to a miscommunication-I communicated but his 14 yr old ears didnt listen-very scary day! I was so worried.
My sister arrived Thurs and we went to all 4 parks in 2 days. She has panic attacks in crowds and I was sick so we had to modify the pace a bit.
We loved the Jack Sparrow Pirate tutorial. Mack is a hoot.
We did Chef Mickey at last seating and were last family to leave so kids got a lot of time with characters. I got a lot of cute pics.
We took limo to airport and came home last Sun. Been working and we are all still fighting a viral infection and laryngitis.
I never feel we have a long enough trip ;)
Went to comedy club at DTD and HOB
Had a terrible experience with a bus driver. Every other driver had been patient and kind about me needing park scooter and get my cane to transfer to seat for safety. This guy yelled at me when I questioned why he was doing it differently than the rest. He told me to shut up or he would call supervisor to have me removed from bus! It ws awful. Well, I had him call supervisor and as it turns out he was removed from his job. The supervisor drve us back and sent us Tinkerbell pin sets,fast passes and an apology letter. What a jerk. The guy had been there 4 months and was upsetting passengers.
WOW, what a trip! And I cant believe that guy! At least they tried to make it up to you, but how awful. :grouphug:

i'm happy to announce that this morning i stepped on the scale to discover that that annoying little one pound that i've been waiting on has finally left the building. actually, two pounds left. but i would've been happy with one.....as now i have new bling!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

hope everyone has a great monday. this week will be interesting for me eating/exercise-wise. we leave saturday for WDW and so i will be stressed with getting everything ready. it'll be hard to stay on track. but i just have to remind myself that i'm going to be a gluttenous pig next week and that i have to be good this week! :lmao:
:cheer2: Yay for the loss and yay for leaving so soon for WDW!!!

I never posted my totals for yesterday, but I was under my max calories...just never got back online last night to post it all. Maybe I will post it with todays.

[punkin413]

since you guys have been talking about prom, thought you'd get a kick out of these.

my mom and dad's senior prom picture, circa 1972 (about 4 years before i was born).......

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0035.jpg

my dad is really a brunette, but my mom bleached his hair especially for the prom. doesn't he look groovy!!??!! :lmao: anyway, not sure what kind of corsage that is. it looks like she's holding a bouquet??? i'll have to ask her about that one.

my senior prom picture, circa 1994........

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0034.jpg

okay, obviously i take after my dad in the bad-hair-at-senior-prom department. i have no clue why the roots look so brown and the ends look so blonde. i think it was the flash of the camera that made it so extreme. but obviously i needed to get my roots did!!! it's not so bad in the picture below.......and UMA, as you can see, we wore wrist corsages then, too. and they're apparently tricky to put on!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0036.jpg

the next day i went to see pink floyd at vanderbilt stadium with DH......WAY more fun than prom! then the next day after that i cut all my hair off to chin length and had my prom date shave the back up underneath my hair. i was such a little grunge girl!

i couldn't find any of my junior prom. i think i've tried to erase all evidence of that one! :rolleyes:

[S.Poppins]

Hey guys! I miss having a life, especially my Dis life. I am sick, sick, sick of school!!!! This is going to be another crazy week, but I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that I am still around - barely!

[UtahMama]

Punkin! What awesome photos! I love the daisy swing your DM is on!

LOVE dad's tux! My DS called me yesterday to ask how much a tux rental is...I said, "Prom is May 12, you MAY want to consider shopping for that now in case they need to alter your tux". Hel-LO?? He's the type of kid to get a funky velvet one or something with ruffles! OY!!!

I'll post pictures after they leave that night. :cool2:

Punkin- I say "I needed my roots did" too! How so-very rednecky of us!
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Still no 2's in my number. I keep checking!!!

[DisneyJo]

:sad2:
Audition didnt go too well. Even though this is her eigth year dancing, it is her first year of ballet and there was a lot of stuff she didnt know how to do. I was expecting this and I thought DD understood this as well. She has never wanted to do something and failed. I know this was a good lesson for her but its a hard one to watch. Thanks for cheering her on though. Your poor DD at least it was experience though not that it makes it any better!

Hey Hey...I finally made it to 500 (the actual 500th post was over on my Pre-TR). It only took 4 years to do it :laughing:

Wooo hooty!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I'm a loser and didn't go to my Prom. I went to my junior prom and had a horrible time though!

No one asked and I really was not that bummed out about it. High school didn't totally suck but I wasn't exactly crying when I left! At least you have proms we don't but from reading about all of yours not sure if thats good or bad :rotfl2:

:eek: How scary! Didn't know there were fault lines over there? Where the scientists surprised? Glad you are OK. :hug: Neither did I :rotfl2: Thanks for all the thoughts everyone apparently there is millions of pounds worth of damage :eek:


Had a terrible experience with a bus driver. Every other driver had been patient and kind about me needing park scooter and get my cane to transfer to seat for safety. This guy yelled at me when I questioned why he was doing it differently than the rest. He told me to shut up or he would call supervisor to have me removed from bus! It ws awful. Well, I had him call supervisor and as it turns out he was removed from his job. The supervisor drve us back and sent us Tinkerbell pin sets,fast passes and an apology letter. What a jerk. The guy had been there 4 months and was upsetting passengers. Welcome back, glad you had a nice holiday, can't believe the bus driver thats outrageous glad he was sorted out!

i'm happy to announce that this morning i stepped on the scale to discover that that annoying little one pound that i've been waiting on has finally left the building. actually, two pounds left. but i would've been happy with one.....as now i have new bling!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay: Love your new bling Dawn :cheer2: Just in time for your trip too :thumbsup2 Love your parents prom photo how big is your Dad's bowtie :laughing:

Whooo hooo to UMama too :cheer2:

Been for a huge walk today, we needed to go into town for a few bits but mainly to buy some dollars as the rate is so good at the moment, so we thought we'd park about 2 miles away and walk along the river which is really pretty. Well we were half way back and guess what we had forgotten the $ :rotfl2: We weren't going back though!

[Sparkie]

eeyore How is DS?

My senior prom was 1984. Back in the "olden" days prom took place in the high school gym. The prom committee spent weeks making paper decorations to disguise the gym. Everybody went to eat before prom. We drove our own cars - no limo rentals. And prom was over by 10 pm.

Prom 2007:

DD1 going with senior BF. Dress: 350, shoes 65, prom fee 25, our part of the limo 85, pictures 30, BF is paying for flowers, limo, tux, his prom fee and dinner. Sure is cheep to have a son! My DS didnt want to go to either of his proms. We do wrist corsages here. Last years was on a rinestone type stretchy bracelet , petite white roses- very pretty. Prom is no longer in the gym- its at the Sheraton- YIKES! But I like the idea of the limo. The kids arent out driving. They can cut up and just be kids in the car and I dont worry about the driver being distracted and there is some control over where they go and when they come home- the driver is paid for "x" number of hours. So $85 is worth that peace of mind. Last year the limo driver called ahead to the resturant that the kids wanted to go and there was an 1.5 hr wait- they wouldnt accept reservations- the kids didnt want to wait so the driver called some other resturants in town and found them a place with no wait. Now that is service.

[aries1980]

MOrning Peeps!!!!

[winkers]

Punkin, I love the prom pictures. The one of your parents screams 70's! I'm one of the girls who never went to prom. I know, cue the violins! I was always very shy esp. around boys. Anyway, I've grown up and managed not to be scared for life by it!;)

Here is our latest count down! We leave tomorrow after the kids get home from school!:cool1:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/winkers_photos/100_2683.jpg

[MA pigletfan]

Hey ladies of Peepdom
I have been MIA for a lonnng time now, but i have been lurkin
Congrats on all the great successes!! :)
I think i need to re-PEEP myself and get back on track. As far as I can tell I have not gained anything in my hiatus, but I really need to get back on track for losing..i am using the Calorie Queens formula ( as given from someone on this site..thanks!) and the Weight Watcher in me is still counting points as well.
Hope its ok with you that i jump back in here! :goodvibes

[UtahMama]

i'm happy to announce that this morning i stepped on the scale to discover that that annoying little one pound that i've been waiting on has finally left the building. actually, two pounds left. but i would've been happy with one.....as now i have new bling!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

hope everyone has a great monday. this week will be interesting for me eating/exercise-wise. we leave saturday for WDW and so i will be stressed with getting everything ready. it'll be hard to stay on track. but i just have to remind myself that i'm going to be a gluttenous pig next week and that i have to be good this week! :lmao:

YAY!!!!! That's AWE-some Punkin!!!!! Loverly new bling! I'm NEXT!

Punkin, I love the prom pictures. The one of your parents screams 70's! I'm one of the girls who never went to prom. I know, cue the violins! I was always very shy esp. around boys. Anyway, I've grown up and managed not to be scared for life by it!;)

Here is our latest count down! We leave tomorrow after the kids get home from school!:cool1:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/winkers_photos/100_2683.jpg

LOOK at your countdown chart! How awesome!!!! I need to re-do mine for September! Your DS is adorable!

My 7 and 9 year olds would love to play with him based on his t-shirt alone!

Have FUN!!!!

[eeyore45]

Snowwite, BOO on that awful bus driver! Thanks for the update. Sounds like other than that, your poor heels, and your DS losing himself temporarily, you had a pretty good trip! I have always felt that a bad day at Disney is better than most good days anywhere else :rolleyes1

Congrats, Punkin, on your new bling!!!

Snow - that is horrible!! But you do have to lol - him threatening to call his supervisor - I'd say, good, lets see who's call is answered first (I'd so be dialing to report him!)

WOOHOOTY PUNKIN!! :cheer2:

Punkin! What awesome photos! I love the daisy swing your DM is on!

LOVE dad's tux! My DS called me yesterday to ask how much a tux rental is...I said, "Prom is May 12, you MAY want to consider shopping for that now in case they need to alter your tux". Hel-LO?? He's the type of kid to get a funky velvet one or something with ruffles! OY!!!

I'll post pictures after they leave that night. :cool2:

Punkin- I say "I needed my roots did" too! How so-very rednecky of us!
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Still no 2's in my number. I keep checking!!!

Yes, Proms in the late '70s we did indeed have to have a bouquet! :confused3 I will have to dig up a pic, y'all need a good laugh!!

DS - I called the acute care center at Univ of IL and the nurse said they'd take him as soon as he came in... (mind you he wanted to go to the ER last night) I call DS - ok I'll do that - I say, they'll get you a ct scan and we'll talk by phone and evaluate the next step - I'll either come get you, or I'll come down there and be with you!!

TWO HOURS LATER - nothin, no phone call... I call him. HE's STILL IN HIS ROOM! He decided to wait and talk to his professor! :faint: (apparently he is trying to get out of his classes adn put his finals on hold so if he has to be in the hospital, he's set! but first GET TO THE DOCTOR!)

[HockeyKat]

Hope your DS gets better soon eeyore!

Prom... yuck. I don't even want to think about mine.

I am sooooo tired and sore today. Thos 16 trees yesterday kicked my butt along with the yardwork from Saturday. I am back on the wagon, though, from my weekend of super-bad eating. Hopefully the scale won't be too bad on Friday, even w/ AF making an appearance tomorrow.

snow, glad you had a good trip and boo to the mean bus driver. Yay that they fired him!!

[eeyore45]

Uma forgot to mention - I got Ds tux at Men's Warehouse - they advertise at the HS Newspaper, and he got 20% off - He got a tux, shirt, shoes, vest, tie, jewelry (cufflinks) for $80 + tax!

[eeyore45]

Its now 1pm CST - still no word, and no answer on his phone... darn kid!

[meghan74]

I was just stopping by to introduce myself, but before I do, I wanted to mention to eeyore45 that I work at U of IL. What is going on with your son and which campus is he at? (Sorry if this was posted earlier, I've only made it back through a few pages of posts.) Please PM me if you need/want to.

Meghan

P.S. If he's at UIUC, tell him to call the Emergency Dean and he should keep copies of any documentation from the hospital/Dr. if he is going to miss a final.

[meghan74]

Now to introduce myself. I participate a little more regularly on the events/competition board as I am currently training for two 1/2 marathons (one in Chicago in August and at WDW in January). I had my second baby in August and still need to lose at least 30 pounds. I thought that training would cause those 30 pounds to magically melt away, but of course, they are not. I haven't lost a thing in almost two months and I am desperate for some motivation. So here I am!

This seems like a great group and I hope you don't mind if I jump on in.

[eeyore45]

I was just stopping by to introduce myself, but before I do, I wanted to mention to eeyore45 that I work at U of IL. What is going on with your son and which campus is he at? (Sorry if this was posted earlier, I've only made it back through a few pages of posts.) Please PM me if you need/want to.

Meghan

P.S. If he's at UIUC, tell him to call the Emergency Dean and he should keep copies of any documentation from the hospital/Dr. if he is going to miss a final.

WELCOME :welcome: party:

we love newbies here!! A few pages ago (I'm sure Lexmelinda has the # - she's the organizer!!) we introduced ourselves!!

I just joined the event/competition thread - dh has convinced me that I can do a 1/2 marathon... :faint: but I perked up when he mentioned WDW!!

Thanks for your kind words, I just came here to let everyone know DS is now sitting in the doctor's room... waiting for the knock the doctor is coming in..:laughing:

I didnt know about the emergency dean, but he did, that's what he was working on this morning - :goodvibes

He's in Champaign - actually I have 2 boys there!! One 19 is a Music Major, and this DS is 21 History major (and he's hard of hearing, which complicates things a bit!)

Thank you so much for joining our group!! Utahthreadmama has challenged us to lose 20# by Sept (Free Dining = 1 # week before we go!) We just started last Friday!!

[punkin413]

Now to introduce myself. I participate a little more regularly on the events/competition board as I am currently training for two 1/2 marathons (one in Chicago in August and at WDW in January). I had my second baby in August and still need to lose at least 30 pounds. I thought that training would cause those 30 pounds to magically melt away, but of course, they are not. I haven't lost a thing in almost two months and I am desperate for some motivation. So here I am!

This seems like a great group and I hope you don't mind if I jump on in.

WELCOME!!!!!!!:flower3: this is a great group. weigh-ins are on fridays and you don't have to post how much you weigh, just what you've lost or gained (or if you've stayed the same) from the previous friday. utahmama keeps a tally for us. oh, and you have to post a picture of yourself in a bikini. :upsidedow :rolleyes1

[Disneyfreak92]

I was just stopping by to introduce myself, but before I do, I wanted to mention to eeyore45 that I work at U of IL. What is going on with your son and which campus is he at? (Sorry if this was posted earlier, I've only made it back through a few pages of posts.) Please PM me if you need/want to.

Meghan

P.S. If he's at UIUC, tell him to call the Emergency Dean and he should keep copies of any documentation from the hospital/Dr. if he is going to miss a final.

Welcome, and OMG!!!!! Are you saying you work at the U of I in Urbana? I work in Urbana too! Do I have a Peep right here in town?

[meghan74]

Sounds like he is on top of things. I am in Champaign, too, and I work in Academic Advising. I am currently spending most of my time reading petitions from students who need an extension due to illness or some other emergency. Not much fun, but it is important work.

I would love to lost 20 pounds by September and that sounds like a realistic goal. Count me in!

[dance2874]

Punkin, I love the prom pictures. The one of your parents screams 70's! I'm one of the girls who never went to prom. I know, cue the violins! I was always very shy esp. around boys. Anyway, I've grown up and managed not to be scared for life by it!;)

Here is our latest count down! We leave tomorrow after the kids get home from school!:cool1:

YEAH!! that is so soon!! You guys must be so excited. Cant wait to hear all about it when you get back!
Hey ladies of Peepdom
I have been MIA for a lonnng time now, but i have been lurkin
Congrats on all the great successes!! :)
I think i need to re-PEEP myself and get back on track. As far as I can tell I have not gained anything in my hiatus, but I really need to get back on track for losing..i am using the Calorie Queens formula ( as given from someone on this site..thanks!) and the Weight Watcher in me is still counting points as well.
Hope its ok with you that i jump back in here! :goodvibes
Welcome back!

Its now 1pm CST - still no word, and no answer on his phone... darn kid!
EEK! Doesnt he know it is making his momma go crazy with worry?! I guess the good news is that it wasnt so bad he couldnt wait it out until he talked to his professors, right? I mean if it had gotten worse there is no way he would ahve waited, right? Or is he just being man-stubborn?

Now to introduce myself. I participate a little more regularly on the events/competition board as I am currently training for two 1/2 marathons (one in Chicago in August and at WDW in January). I had my second baby in August and still need to lose at least 30 pounds. I thought that training would cause those 30 pounds to magically melt away, but of course, they are not. I haven't lost a thing in almost two months and I am desperate for some motivation. So here I am!

This seems like a great group and I hope you don't mind if I jump on in.
Welcome! :goodvibes Jump right in. This group is very motivating, I would have quit long ago if it wasnt for my peeps!

Darn it- did they move the smilies again? The cheerleader isnt where she is supposed to be. UGH.

Well, I must confess my peeps. I was naughty at lunch. DD wanted Mcd's and I thought I could stay strong. Nope. One wiff of those fries and I was done for. It has been weeks now, I have been so good...and blammo, I blew it. I was gonna get fries with my salad, but the cheapo in me didnt want to spend the extra $1 it would have cost to do that, so I got a value meal...with a burger :eek: At least I got diet coke, right? :rotfl: I am counting the calories for it though and moving on with my day. I will hit the treadmill today for extra exercise (I taught dance this am) so that ought to help a little.

I have an appt thisi afternoon with a plastic surgeon :eek: Just a consultation about having the :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc made smaller. This guy is really well known and I had to wait close to 6 weeks for the consult. Wish me luck....I am nervous :scared: I went to a different guy a month or so ago, and he was ok but I didnt really care for his personality (he was sort of matter of fact about everything), and I need to feel 100% comfortable with whoever I trust to do this, you know?!

[eeyore45]

never mind -

[dance2874]

WELCOME :welcome: party:

we love newbies here!! A few pages ago (I'm sure Lexmelinda has the # - she's the organizer!!) we introduced ourselves!!

I just joined the event/competition thread - dh has convinced me that I can do a 1/2 marathon... :faint: but I perked up when he mentioned WDW!!

Thanks for your kind words, I just came here to let everyone know DS is now sitting in the doctor's room... waiting for the knock the doctor is coming in..:laughing:

I didnt know about the emergency dean, but he did, that's what he was working on this morning - :goodvibes

He's in Champaign - actually I have 2 boys there!! One 19 is a Music Major, and this DS is 21 History major (and he's hard of hearing, which complicates things a bit!)

Thank you so much for joining our group!! Utahthreadmama has challenged us to lose 20# by Sept (Free Dining = 1 # week before we go!) We just started last Friday!!

thank goodness he is on top of things! Hope all goes well with the doctor.

[meghan74]

Welcome, and OMG!!!!! Are you saying you work at the U of I in Urbana? I work in Urbana too! Do I have a Peep right here in town?

That's right! What a small world! (um, no pun intended)

[Wonders10]

Welcome Meghan!

Hello Peeps!
Hope you all are having a great Monday!

Punkin - I'm so jealous that you're leaving Saturday. Although I guess I should not complain since I have a trip in 3 weeks and another one in 5 weeks. But that week leading up to a trip is always so exciting. At least I think so. Winkers - Just remembered you're leaving even sooner! Ok, I'm really jealous of you!

I should be getting all my client paperwork, syllabi, notes, etc organized for the new semester, but all I want to do is look at Disney stuff, plan my trip(s) and buy clothes or shoes! Not good for school or my wallet!

I'm looking to get two Pin Starter kits for the kids but the ones I've seen on Ebay are just about the same price as those at Disney! Or more! No thanks. Am I looking in the wrong place? I don't care what it is, as long it's something girl-ish and something boy-ish.

And I'm terrified to go back to WW this week. I'm hoping I didn't find the "2" that UtahMama lost. I'm having the hardest time getting back on track. And Aunt Flo is coming this week. Wonderful. Send some skinny juice my way please!

[Disneyfreak92]

Sounds like he is on top of things. I am in Champaign, too, and I work in Academic Advising. I am currently spending most of my time reading petitions from students who need an extension due to illness or some other emergency. Not much fun, but it is important work.

I would love to lost 20 pounds by September and that sounds like a realistic goal. Count me in!

Well, I'll be darned! There's a local peep here! Meghan, I work for the second largest employer in town behind U of I...Carle! And based on your username, I think we might have something else in common. ;)

[punkin413]

anna (my best friend who's at AK right now) just called me to let me hear the people screaming on expedition everest and it made me SO EXCITED!!!!!!!! :woohoo: :yay: :woohoo: she said the couple they're with won't do anything, not even ride the safari.....how boring! so they split up from them. they did the safari first thing and saw ALL the animals. they also saw devine and thought she was really cool. her DS3 went NUTS over meeting rafiki.....so cute! next they're doing kali river rapids as soon as the little one wakes up from a nap. it makes my trip seem more real now! :goodvibes

[MA pigletfan]

Punkin'- SO excited for you and your upcoming trip..i just read your "pretrip" and will certainly be tuning in for the real deal! :) I would have loved to hear those screams from EE via phone..so fun!!

[eeyore45]

dS called, doctor said in all likelihood its a stone, so he gave him more medicine (to induce "output") and vicadin so the stone will "out" itself!! He's frustrated, and in pain... he's going to try and take a take home final, and complete one paper... He sees the doctor again on Wednesday.

Punkin - I have a friend who calls me from a couple of places when she visits the MK _ I LOVE those calls!!

[dismom9761]

dS called, doctor said in all likelihood its a stone, so he gave him more medicine (to induce "output") and vicadin so the stone will "out" itself!! He's frustrated, and in pain... he's going to try and take a take home final, and complete one paper... He sees the doctor again on Wednesday.

Punkin - I have a friend who calls me from a couple of places when she visits the MK _ I LOVE those calls!!

Sound painful.:scared: Will be definitely send prayers his way.


I have been doing so much better today!!:cheer2:
So far my totals-
B-oatmeal(120)
S-yogurt(60)
L-subway sand(315)light chips(140)
I am at 635 calories so far.I have remembered to take my Hoodia and have had about 70 ounces of water/crystal light.I am going to the gym tonight.I WILL have a successful day today.:goodvibes

[Sparkie]

eeyore Vicodin is for pain and narcotic. Be careful with driving. Sorry he is in so much pain. Maybe he will be better soon.

punkin I cant wait until I get to ride everest!:banana: In addition to the Sept peep meet. My family and I are going in July for 11 days. Cant Wait!!! Next time your friend needs to go with us. Poo! on the no fun, non-riding Disney goers. I can understand rides arent for everyone but Safari? Come on.

Well, off to yet another dance class!

[punkin413]

Next time your friend needs to go with us. Poo! on the no fun, non-riding Disney goers. I can understand rides arent for everyone but Safari? Come on.


i know! the first thing she said when i picked up the phone was, "we're going with you guys next time!" she said the guy didn't want to wait in the line, and it was only like 20 minutes! the bad part is they have two little boys who would've loved to have seen the animals. i don't get it......why pay for a ticket when all you do is walk around and complain? :confused3

[HockeyKat]

We are definitely ride peeps. The only thing DH won't do is the teacups and the dumbo-esque rides, but the latter is more for a weight thing than anything else. He even got me on summit plummet!

We leave in 11 days for a 5 night trip. Whee! I fully expect to be a few lbs heavier on the way back, but I am not going to sweat it, just jump back on the wagon.

I am back on track today. So far I have had a Healthy Choice meal (350), a few strawberries (10), and a wee sf wafer (35). I am planning on a piece of stuffed fish (150) and an artichoke (60), and probably a bag of ff popcorn (200) for the evening. May throw in a 100 cal pack of cupcakes. Total will be about 900. Considering how BAD I was last weekend I am going to try to have two very low cal days to see if I can balance it out a bit.

[DisneyObsession]

Hi Ladies (and thread Dudes if you're still around)!

It has been a crazy :crazy: weekend around here! DD, DSIL & DGS all moved into my house this weekend for the next few months! It will be interesting, but definitely crazy. I will have to hold my tongue and NOT tell them how they should be parents! I need to remember I resented it when my in-laws did that to me. I WON"T be "that kind" of parent!!! :sad2:

I have rejoined WW online and am doiing well. Of course, it has helped that today my throat is swollen and I don't feel like eating anything! There should be a scale change on Friday! I feel lousy, but am making it through the day!

eeyore...Glad to hear DS got to the Dr. It's hard when your not there to help them! Hope this stone passes quickly for him.

Punkin & Winkers...I want to go to Disney and I want to go to Disney NOOOW!!! (In my best Varuka voice!) :goodvibes Seriously, hope you both have a good time!

I know there was more I wanted to say, but it is currently gone out of my mind. Oh well! Hope you all are having a wonderful day!! The sun is finally shining here! YAY!!!! :sunny:

[snowwite]

i'm happy to announce that this morning i stepped on the scale to discover that that annoying little one pound that i've been waiting on has finally left the building. actually, two pounds left. but i would've been happy with one.....as now i have new bling!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

hope everyone has a great monday. this week will be interesting for me eating/exercise-wise. we leave saturday for WDW and so i will be stressed with getting everything ready. it'll be hard to stay on track. but i just have to remind myself that i'm going to be a gluttenous pig next week and that i have to be good this week! :lmao:
Woo Hooty:woohoo: That is great!

Must've been the watermelon margaritas! :thumbsup2

Hope you are feeling better soon! YICK...on the bad bus driver. :eek: How bout that limo? Is that expensive???
Those Watermelon margaritas almost sound healthy;) The limo was 109.round trip including a grocery stop and he didnt blink when I asked if my sister could share it with us on the way home. we arrived at least a half hour hefore the ME bus even after the grocery store so I think it is worthit. We used FL Tours. They do not require a deposit and you can book online. The driver meets you in bagage with a cart:thumbsup2

Snowwite, BOO on that awful bus driver! Thanks for the update. Sounds like other than that, your poor heels, and your DS losing himself temporarily, you had a pretty good trip! I have always felt that a bad day at Disney is better than most good days anywhere else :rolleyes1

Congrats, Punkin, on your new bling!!! My DS didnt know he was ost. When I reported it they laughed at me after I said his age. They were not even going to look until I took out my phone to call the police. I mean it was a water park. I was scared he could have drowned. He was in the one place no one looked. The kiddie area playing with squirt guns and water cannons with another goof his age.

Snow - that is horrible!! But you do have to lol - him threatening to call his supervisor - I'd say, good, lets see who's call is answered first (I'd so be dialing to report him!)

WOOHOOTY PUNKIN!! :cheer2:

Yes, Proms in the late '70s we did indeed have to have a bouquet! :confused3 I will have to dig up a pic, y'all need a good laugh!!

DS - I called the acute care center at Univ of IL and the nurse said they'd take him as soon as he came in... (mind you he wanted to go to the ER last night) I call DS - ok I'll do that - I say, they'll get you a ct scan and we'll talk by phone and evaluate the next step - I'll either come get you, or I'll come down there and be with you!!

TWO HOURS LATER - nothin, no phone call... I call him. HE's STILL IN HIS ROOM! He decided to wait and talk to his professor! :faint: (apparently he is trying to get out of his classes adn put his finals on hold so if he has to be in the hospital, he's set! but first GET TO THE DOCTOR!)
Hope he feels better soon! My DD starts college in Sept and I am already fretting and she plans to commute at least for now as there are no rooms left.

we had nosegays at the prom in the 80's too but now they wear wristlets

Now to introduce myself. I participate a little more regularly on the events/competition board as I am currently training for two 1/2 marathons (one in Chicago in August and at WDW in January). I had my second baby in August and still need to lose at least 30 pounds. I thought that training would cause those 30 pounds to magically melt away, but of course, they are not. I haven't lost a thing in almost two months and I am desperate for some motivation. So here I am!

This seems like a great group and I hope you don't mind if I jump on in. WELCOME!!:hippie: :yay:

WELCOME!!!!!!!:flower3: this is a great group. weigh-ins are on fridays and you don't have to post how much you weigh, just what you've lost or gained (or if you've stayed the same) from the previous friday. utahmama keeps a tally for us. oh, and you have to post a picture of yourself in a bikini. :upsidedow :rolleyes1
Did you say BIKINI:scared1: I have a tankini but I am sure no one here needs to see it:rotfl:

[S.Poppins]

Winkers and Punkin!!!! Hope you both have fabulous trips! I am so jealous. Take lots of pics (especially of your food!)

I went to the dentist today for the first time in 8 years (I know, but on my way out when I was paying the bill, I remembered why it had been 8 years!!!!). Anyway, I had a very deep cavity that he said may be contributing to the headaches. So he filled it and hopefully he will not have to do a root canal.

Hope everyone is well.

[winkers]

dS called, doctor said in all likelihood its a stone, so he gave him more medicine (to induce "output") and vicadin so the stone will "out" itself!! He's frustrated, and in pain... he's going to try and take a take home final, and complete one paper... He sees the doctor again on Wednesday.

Punkin - I have a friend who calls me from a couple of places when she visits the MK _ I LOVE those calls!!

I'm glad you got ahold of him! Just the thought of peeing a "stone" :scared1:

[pigget74]

Winkers and Punkin!!!! Hope you both have fabulous trips! I am so jealous. Take lots of pics (especially of your food!)

I went to the dentist today for the first time in 8 years (I know, but on my way out when I was paying the bill, I remembered why it had been 8 years!!!!). Anyway, I had a very deep cavity that he said may be contributing to the headaches. So he filled it and hopefully he will not have to do a root canal.

Hope everyone is well.

I have to call my dentist in the morning and find out why they have not filed on our insurance. Which one do you use?

I have so much to get done before we fly out on Saturday morning---the main thing is a pancake breakfast fundraiser that I am in charge of--just found out this afternoon that I cannot even set up until after 9:00 on Friday night :rolleyes1 it was miscommunication between me and someone. I have to set up and then leave other people in charge on Saturday and that makes me very nervous.

We should hopefully now tomorrow afternoon what we are having--I will post as soon as I get home.

Hope everyone has a great week.

[celerystalker]

Hey all. I'm hungry.
What do I do?!?!?!?!
I've already exercised (30 minutes in the pool - mostly water aerobics, some swimming).
I've already had dinner.
I already cheated and had two cookies. :guilty: I'm drinking water and decaffinated tea.
Eek!

[celerystalker]

having the :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc made smaller.

Will you send them my way? Mine keep getting smaller and smaller. I was a C and a half/D before.
Who knows what I'll be when I get to my goal weight.
My friend at church said "I can tell you are losing weight - especially in your ****s."
Dagnabit.
He's supossed to notice my rear is shrinking!

[Eventer98]

Hey all. I'm hungry.
What do I do?!?!?!?!
I've already exercised (30 minutes in the pool - mostly water aerobics, some swimming).
I've already had dinner.
I already cheated and had two cookies. :guilty: I'm drinking water and decaffinated tea.
Eek!

You could make the mistake I did and have Wendy's!! DH was working late so I brought it to the office. But overall the day wasn't too bad..here is what I had today and I am definetly done for the night!!!

B-fruity pebbles, skim milk, light OJ
S-watermelon and s.berries
L-yogurt, applesauce, water
S-7 mini pancakes w.light syrup (WTH is up with that?? :confused3 )
D-Jr. Double Cheeseburger, fries and a diet coke

See dance...you're not alone!!!

[UtahMama]

UGH! WHY do the sisters shrink??? I guess Victoria Secret super uber push-up padded bra is my destiny too.

I know we lose weight from head to toe. So my bum and thighs are last after everything else. How not fair is that???

Eat something Celery! NO MORE COOKIES!!!! (step away from the cookies and no one gets hurt...)

[celerystalker]

Since I'll have to get plastic surgery to remove excess skin, I'm just having implants too.
Unless I start eating like crazy and can't lose any more weight!

[lexmelinda]

UGH! WHY do the sisters shrink??? I guess Victoria Secret super uber push-up padded bra is my destiny too.

I know we lose weight from head to toe. So my bum and thighs are last after everything else. How not fair is that??? Not me!

I lose the behind first and the sisters couldn't get any smaller. :) :)

My middle is the last to go. In fact my hips are a size or two smaller than my waist. When I try on pants....like today...the waist fits, the bottom bags. If the bottom fits, then there's the muffin top.

I have the curves of a 14-year-old boy. :sad2:

[winkers]

[QUOTE=dance2874;18425244] Just a consultation about having the :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc made smaller. QUOTE]

That's the one plastic surgery I want done! Just a little smaller and I want them to point in the right direction! I'd love to put a bra on without having to do the bending over thing! I did that infront of my lil sister last summer and she about died laughing. I told her , just wait! And now she's pregnant so in a few months she'll know how it feels. One minute your pointing straigt ahead and the next they're going south.

[aries1980]

U girls are lucky if they (:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc ) shrink I would KILL to fit in a vickis bra...

I have to order from figleaves to get size G.... I can lose all the wieght in the world and it will never fall from my girls. So Im down 14lbs so far and still same size Ill lose another 20 and im going to fall over.

Also I know a girl who got hers reduced and they grew back within 5 yrs.

[winkers]

Not me!

I lose the behind first and the sisters couldn't get any smaller. :) :)

My middle is the last to go. In fact my hips are a size or two smaller than my waist. When I try on pants....like today...the waist fits, the bottom bags. If the bottom fits, then there's the muffin top.

I have the curves of a 14-year-old boy. :sad2:

I have to opposite problem. My hips are almost a size bigger than my waist. So my pants always poke out when I sit down. I swear my left hip is in a diffrent zipcode than the right hip!:rotfl2:

[dance2874]

Hey all. I'm hungry.
What do I do?!?!?!?!
I've already exercised (30 minutes in the pool - mostly water aerobics, some swimming).
I've already had dinner.
I already cheated and had two cookies. :guilty: I'm drinking water and decaffinated tea.
Eek!
PROTEIN is your friend and fiber. Maybe and apple with peanut butter? I have actually eaten a tablespoon of peanut butter by itself and it helped cure the hungries for me.

Will you send them my way? Mine keep getting smaller and smaller. I was a C and a half/D before.
Who knows what I'll be when I get to my goal weight.
My friend at church said "I can tell you are losing weight - especially in your ****s."
Dagnabit.
He's supossed to notice my rear is shrinking!
HA! If only it was that easy. My older sister was not blessed either and I keep teasing we could get a 2 for one, mine get smaller and hers get bigger. Everyone wins! But seriously....I have been the same size since about 8th grade:eek: No matter what my weight, the twins are still there.

You could make the mistake I did and have Wendy's!! DH was working late so I brought it to the office. But overall the day wasn't too bad..here is what I had today and I am definetly done for the night!!!

B-fruity pebbles, skim milk, light OJ
S-watermelon and s.berries
L-yogurt, applesauce, water
S-7 mini pancakes w.light syrup (WTH is up with that?? :confused3 )
D-Jr. Double Cheeseburger, fries and a diet coke

See dance...you're not alone!!!

Yeah, another cheater! Uh, I mean... bad girl, bad girl! :rolleyes1 I really feel icky after eating that today...and now I have fed the 'mcdonalds gene' and am craving it even as I sit here waiting for dinner to finish.

So my appt. was ok, I really liked him alot. I actually heard him tell the nurse in the hall he hasnt seen a case like mine in a long while...and he does a LOT of surgeries. He said getting insurance to pay for it shouldnt be a problem at all, and he thinks he could make me a med-full c but no smaller. That is perfect for me. I cant wait to see if the insurance approves it, but it can take up to 6 weeks to find out for sure. Once they give me the green light I can get it done this summer, and be back to normal activity within about 3 weeks, and be a smaller peep by the end of sept! Hey, will that count as weight lost for the challenge? :rotfl: Anyone know how many grams in a pound? He told me how much the will take in grams. That wont help the mathmatically challenged like me at all.

[aries1980]

roughly 455 grams

[dance2874]

U girls are lucky if they (:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc ) shrink I would KILL to fit in a vickis bra...

I have to order from figleaves to get size G.... I can lose all the wieght in the world and it will never fall from my girls. So Im down 14lbs so far and still same size Ill lose another 20 and im going to fall over.

Also I know a girl who got hers reduced and they grew back within 5 yrs.
:rotfl:
And, Dont tell me that about your friend!!! This is supposed to be a permanent solution!!!

I ordered some fairly decent bras from JcPenney of all places. They carry the goddess brand and they carry that large of a cup size online/catalog. They were only about $20 each :woohoo:

[Eventer98]

PROTEIN is your friend and fiber. Maybe and apple with peanut butter? I have actually eaten a tablespoon of peanut butter by itself and it helped cure the hungries for me.


HA! If only it was that easy. My older sister was not blessed either and I keep teasing we could get a 2 for one, mine get smaller and hers get bigger. Everyone wins! But seriously....I have been the same size since about 8th grade:eek: No matter what my weight, the twins are still there.



Yeah, another cheater! Uh, I mean... bad girl, bad girl! :rolleyes1 I really feel icky after eating that today...and now I have fed the 'mcdonalds gene' and am craving it even as I sit here waiting for dinner to finish.

So my appt. was ok, I really liked him alot. I actually heard him tell the nurse in the hall he hasnt seen a case like mine in a long while...and he does a LOT of surgeries. He said getting insurance to pay for it shouldnt be a problem at all, and he thinks he could make me a med-full c but no smaller. That is perfect for me. I cant wait to see if the insurance approves it, but it can take up to 6 weeks to find out for sure. Once they give me the green light I can get it done this summer, and be back to normal activity within about 3 weeks, and be a smaller peep by the end of sept! Hey, will that count as weight lost for the challenge? :rotfl: Anyone know how many grams in a pound? He told me how much the will take in grams. That wont help the mathmatically challenged like me at all.

My friend had this surgery done for the same reasons as you...I think she lost 15 pds after it!! Now that's something to look fwd. too!! :thumbsup2

[celerystalker]

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/weights_and_measures/index;_ylt=AkKi2NyEgNhT4FHrjd.iaJHty2IF?p=weight_a nd_mass

[aries1980]

if its got no more than 3 hooks in the back thats fine with me....

but anything more drives me insane because I have a short torso.... so thats why sometimes those bras dont fit me right.... It took 2 yrs and a lot of waste money before I found figleaves.com

and the bonus part is the have sizes a thru h or J not that I would ever want those... they have lingere and swim stuff too!

[dance2874]

if its got no more than 3 hooks in the back thats fine with me....

but anything more drives me insane because I have a short torso.... so thats why sometimes those bras dont fit me right.... It took 2 yrs and a lot of waste money before I found figleaves.com

and the bonus part is the have sizes a thru h or J not that I would ever want those... they have lingere and swim stuff too!

Yep-check the goddess bras..only 3 hooks! And pretty comfy, well as comfy as they can be I guess:rotfl:

[punkin413]

I have to opposite problem. My hips are almost a size bigger than my waist. So my pants always poke out when I sit down. I swear my left hip is in a diffrent zipcode than the right hip!:rotfl2:


ditto from me! and the top half of my body doesn't match the bottom half. i wear a small or medium in shirts and then with pants i was in a size 14 and now i'm a 10.

[Eventer98]

Punkin-Congrats on the new ribbon!! I hope to break thru to 10pds in the next week or two. What a great feeling going into your trip!!! :wizard:

[Sparkie]

Totals for today
3am lunch at work: cereal and sk. milk= 350
b: turkey sand/baked chips= 530
S: pbj on white wheat= 240
D: salad and burito with flat out wrap, ff beans and 4tbs meat = 377
Total = 1497

As far as:
:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

I always wanted to just have my abdominal fat readjusted upwards. I worked hard for it and just thought I could "recycle":rotfl:

[Disneyfreak92]

Totals for today...

B: oatmeal & yogurt smoothie (220)
L: gardenburger on whole wheat bread w/ff swiss (240) and light Activia yogurt (70)
S: 100 calorie pack kettle corn (100)
S: 1 piece Dove dark chocolate (42) SBD oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (100)
D: grilled chicken & zucchini (425)
S: skinny cow ice cream sandwich (140)
S: WW key lime cheesecake (150)

TOTAL: 1487 calories & at least 125 oz. of water, but it will probably be more by the time the night is over.

Not sure yet what my workout will be tonight, but I am thinking mix of bike and ball. I walked Jasper for 25 minutes yesterday. No calorie totals because it was cheat day, but I think I did pretty good for a cheat day.

[dance2874]

As far as:
:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

I always wanted to just have my abdominal fat readjusted upwards. I worked hard for it and just thought I could "recycle":rotfl:

:lmao: That is too funny! When I had my c-section I told the Dr he could feel free to take a little extra fat out when he took out the baby. Too bad he thought I was kidding!

Totals for today-1422 calories, and will probably let myself had a SF pudding. they are about to expire and need to get eaten up! I am not a waster!
breakfast-Luna bar...note to self, buy more Luna bars!
lunch-Disaster at McD's (quarter pounder with cheese and fries, and DIET coke! but at least they now put the nutrition info on the boxes/wrappers now)
dinner-Apricot glazed pork with sweet potatoes-before you are too impressed, it was one of my pre-made meals from that place I went to. Very little effort on my part.
snack-100 calorie pack of cheez its.

[AnnNan]

Quick trip to my grandmama's 90th birthday and then on to Texas - and back. About twenty hours of driving for 30 hours of visiting, and I slept part of that! Worth it but very tiring!

Now to introduce myself. I participate a little more regularly on the events/competition board as I am currently training for two 1/2 marathons (one in Chicago in August and at WDW in January). I had my second baby in August and still need to lose at least 30 pounds. I thought that training would cause those 30 pounds to magically melt away, but of course, they are not. I haven't lost a thing in almost two months and I am desperate for some motivation. So here I am!

This seems like a great group and I hope you don't mind if I jump on in.
Glad to have you!

[S.Poppins]

I have to call my dentist in the morning and find out why they have not filed on our insurance. Which one do you use?

I have so much to get done before we fly out on Saturday morning---the main thing is a pancake breakfast fundraiser that I am in charge of--just found out this afternoon that I cannot even set up until after 9:00 on Friday night :rolleyes1 it was miscommunication between me and someone. I have to set up and then leave other people in charge on Saturday and that makes me very nervous.

We should hopefully now tomorrow afternoon what we are having--I will post as soon as I get home.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Heather, I forgot you were leaving too! Maybe you, Punkin, and Winkers will see each other! Very cool!

Where is the pancake breakfast being held - is it the Applebee's thing?

I went to Oak Grove Family Denistry. No dental insurance - so the bill was :scared1:

[harleygirl]

U girls are lucky if they (:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc ) shrink I would KILL to fit in a vickis bra...

I have to order from figleaves to get size G.... I can lose all the wieght in the world and it will never fall from my girls. So Im down 14lbs so far and still same size Ill lose another 20 and im going to fall over.

Also I know a girl who got hers reduced and they grew back within 5 yrs.

:eek: I know someone who had a reduction and it changed her whole life. No more back pain, special clothes, she was very proportional and she felt great about herself...it did wonders for her self esteem.

I have to opposite problem. My hips are almost a size bigger than my waist. So my pants always poke out when I sit down. I swear my left hip is in a diffrent zipcode than the right hip!:rotfl2:

:lmao: I feel your pain sista

As for bras - love me some viks, and Bali and the very bet workout bra is called Moving Comfort. It's awesome...keeps everything right where is sposed to be!;)

night all...hope you have a skinnie tues -

Oh BTW - I have a job interview tomorrow:rolleyes1

[dance2874]

:eek: I know someone who had a reduction and it changed her whole life. No more back pain, special clothes, she was very proportional and she felt great about herself...it did wonders for her self esteem.



:lmao: I feel your pain sista

As for bras - love me some viks, and Bali and the very bet workout bra is called Moving Comfort. It's awesome...keeps everything right where is sposed to be!;)

night all...hope you have a skinnie tues -

Oh BTW - I have a job interview tomorrow:rolleyes1

:wizard: For the interview!!

[punkin413]

Oh BTW - I have a job interview tomorrow:rolleyes1

good luck!!!!!!! :cheer2:

[dismom9761]

Harley,I know I will talk to you before then but I will tell ya anyway...Good Luck!!

meghan74,WELCOME!!!

My totals for today(first day I have kept up with it in weeks and it shows)
B-oatmeal(120)
S-yogurt(60)
L-subway sand(315)light chips(140)
S-peanut butter crackers(140)
D-Wendys chili(200) baked potato(310)
S-Breyers fruit bar(100)
1385I also had over 100 ounces water and did 30 min on the elliptical.
One good day down ....Good night...

[Minnie_Moo]

since you guys have been talking about prom, thought you'd get a kick out of these.

my mom and dad's senior prom picture, circa 1972 (about 4 years before i was born).......

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0035.jpg

my dad is really a brunette, but my mom bleached his hair especially for the prom. doesn't he look groovy!!??!! :lmao: anyway, not sure what kind of corsage that is. it looks like she's holding a bouquet??? i'll have to ask her about that one.
Punkin, that pic of your parents is darling! They aren't that much older than I am. I don't have very good memories of my prom, either. Don't think I could even find any photos. The guy friend I went with had hair past his shoulders - much longer than mine. We didn't bother with the formal photos. I had a HUMONGOUS pin on orchid corsage. I'm thinking his mom picked it out.

Here is our latest count down! We leave tomorrow after the kids get home from school!:cool1: Winkers, you countdown is FANTASTIC!!!

Will you send them my way? Mine keep getting smaller and smaller. I was a C and a half/D before.
Who knows what I'll be when I get to my goal weight.
My friend at church said "I can tell you are losing weight - especially in your ****s."
Dagnabit.
He's supossed to notice my rear is shrinking!
:rotfl2: You are shaped similar to me, Cel. The darn rear end is the hardest to get rid of.

I have to opposite problem. My hips are almost a size bigger than my waist. So my pants always poke out when I sit down. I swear my left hip is in a diffrent zipcode than the right hip!:rotfl2:
I have been noticing the same thing on me lately - one hip bigger than the other :confused: I've been wondering if it has to do with the way I walk due to my sore knee. I also push harder with one leg on the exercise bike.

Quick trip to my grandmama's 90th birthday and then on to Texas - and back. About twenty hours of driving for 30 hours of visiting, and I slept part of that! Worth it but very tiring!
I recall you saying you were away. You will never regret having gone on that trip, Nancy! Hope you are blessed to be able to have a 100th birthday party for her like we had for my Grandma.

Anyone know when Dene' is back?

I went to a concert tonight - OK Go (the band with the "Treadmill" Video). It was amazing!!! Even though it made me feel really, really old! A friend and her daughter (who turned 18 today and I treated her for her birthday) went with me. At least there were a few people who looked to be older in the audience :hippie:

The lead singer ran down the aisle and stood right next to me singing!!! He was a real cutie, but I'm sure I am old enough to be his mother :rolleyes1 Then later, they came down the other aisle and did two acoustic songs over there. I bought a t-shirt for my daughter. Hope she likes it.

[denecarter]

Anyone know when Dene' is back?

Got back yesterday about 4:30... tried to make up for the 6 hours total sleep I got Friday and Saturday nights. :rotfl: Didn't work, the body was tired but the brain wouldn't shut down.

San Antonio... fun place on the river walk... didn't eat enough food, consumed too many of my calories in liquid form. Note to peeps... multiple Wedding Cake Martinis should not be followed by Coronas.

Spent too much money... got some beads (all I had to flash was cleavage) from 4 different young men (3 at once)... rode the coasters at Sea World... and finally got a picture of Jay, the Hunky Trainer Dude (Christy had one on her phone)... too bad I can't post it here... doesn't look like he has any clothes on... :rolleyes1

The quality of the picture isn't too good... it is from a camera phone. It is pretty small, so you can't see how cute he is or his beautiful eyes :love: Plus it is about a month old, so he's tanner and more ripped (especially in the arms... his arms and shoulders are huge now). Sent it to Harley in PM... I think she "appreciated" it :thumbsup2

Maybe I'll just post a link... Hunky Trainer Dude aka reason to go workout (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/Jay.jpg)

[spongemommie05]

Hello or should i say good night all !:rotfl:
i will have to come play tomorow and catch up too
almost all the birthdays are over just have DD's on sat and then i can rest until Mayson's in june and then i am through for the yr... :cutie:

[Eventer98]

:eek: I know someone who had a reduction and it changed her whole life. No more back pain, special clothes, she was very proportional and she felt great about herself...it did wonders for her self esteem.



:lmao: I feel your pain sista

As for bras - love me some viks, and Bali and the very bet workout bra is called Moving Comfort. It's awesome...keeps everything right where is sposed to be!;)

night all...hope you have a skinnie tues -

Oh BTW - I have a job interview tomorrow:rolleyes1

Good luck on the interview!!!
How did I get my AM post in before Lex? I'll be jealous if it's her sleep-in day!! ;)
Nice picture Dene. I love looking at hot guys that just make you say, "Yum!!" Like they are not of this planet and you can't even fathom fooling around with someone that attractive not to mention date! :laughing:
Have a good day everyone!!

[pigget74]

Not me!

I lose the behind first and the sisters couldn't get any smaller. :) :)

My middle is the last to go. In fact my hips are a size or two smaller than my waist. When I try on pants....like today...the waist fits, the bottom bags. If the bottom fits, then there's the muffin top.

I have the curves of a 14-year-old boy. :sad2:
My behind I don't think ever goes anywhere. My students say I have a ghetto butt.

winkers I know I quoted you , but it didn't show and now I cannot remember what it was.
Just a consultation about having the :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc made smaller.

That's the one plastic surgery I want done! Just a little smaller and I want them to point in the right direction! I'd love to put a bra on without having to do the bending over thing! I did that infront of my lil sister last summer and she about died laughing. I told her , just wait! And now she's pregnant so in a few months she'll know how it feels. One minute your pointing straigt ahead and the next they're going south.[/QUOTE]
I iknow the problem. I just want them the same size--can you tell I am OCD>!! IT really makes finding a good bra hard---one fits and the other falls out :confused: After nursing three and most likely 4 kids there is nothing left but tissue. I told DH the only thing I wanted for our 15th was a BXXB JOB!!
I have to opposite problem. My hips are almost a size bigger than my waist. So my pants always poke out when I sit down. I swear my left hip is in a diffrent zipcode than the right hip!:rotfl2:
Yep, I get the gap in the back to and I cannot stand it.
Heather, I forgot you were leaving too! Maybe you, Punkin, and Winkers will see each other! Very cool!

Where is the pancake breakfast being held - is it the Applebee's thing?

I went to Oak Grove Family Denistry. No dental insurance - so the bill was :scared1:

We are doing it at our church Saturday from 8:30-10:30 to raise money for the kids to go to camp. Applebees could not get us in until the day before we leave and I called beginning of March--same time I called last year and got what I needed.

That is a good place to go for a dentist--no insurance is a pain in the rear.
I will be by after our trip to pur a deposit down for JOSHUA:cool1:

HOPEFULLY WE FIND OUT THIS AFTERNOON-----B-O-Y or G-I-R-L.

State Testing starts today :sick: I hate these--

[dance2874]

Got back yesterday about 4:30... tried to make up for the 6 hours total sleep I got Friday and Saturday nights. :rotfl: Didn't work, the body was tired but the brain wouldn't shut down.

San Antonio... fun place on the river walk... didn't eat enough food, consumed too many of my calories in liquid form. Note to peeps... multiple Wedding Cake Martinis should not be followed by Coronas.

Spent too much money... got some beads (all I had to flash was cleavage) from 4 different young men (3 at once)... rode the coasters at Sea World... and finally got a picture of Jay, the Hunky Trainer Dude (Christy had one on her phone)... too bad I can't post it here... doesn't look like he has any clothes on... :rolleyes1

The quality of the picture isn't too good... it is from a camera phone. It is pretty small, so you can't see how cute he is or his beautiful eyes :love: Plus it is about a month old, so he's tanner and more ripped (especially in the arms... his arms and shoulders are huge now). Sent it to Harley in PM... I think she "appreciated" it :thumbsup2

Maybe I'll just post a link... Hunky Trainer Dude aka reason to go workout (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/Jay.jpg)

Wedding cake margaritias? YUM, that sounds good! And thanks for sharing the picture!! Now I know why you are so dedicated to the gym!



HOPEFULLY WE FIND OUT THIS AFTERNOON-----[COLOR="blue"]B-O-Y or G-I-R-L.

State Testing starts today :sick: I hate these--
Cant wait to hear pink or blue!!

Off to the grocery store while my DH is still home...he is supposed to be off today, but I am sure he wont be home all day. I love going to the store alone!
Have a skinny tuesday everyone!

[princess@heart]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Today I have to write a research paper and study for my Sociology exam that's tonight, so I don't have time to read all 891 :eek: pages of this thread. :lmao:

So I just wanted to introduce myself and list my goals.

1. lose 35 pounds by the end of August (when Fall semester starts), then I will set another goal
2. eat more healthfully and commit to only one cupcake a month! :rotfl:
3. exercise in some way everyday :yay:
4. drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day, no matter how much it makes me gag :scared:

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2

[denecarter]

Nice picture Dene. I love looking at hot guys that just make you say, "Yum!!" Like they are not of this planet and you can't even fathom fooling around with someone that attractive not to mention date! :laughing:

Just having him for a trainer made my heart go pitter-patter... having him for a friend is awesome. He's got my favorite kind of personality... jokes around a lot... flirts with everyone... always a sparkle in the eyes... really cares about people and how they feel (physically and emotionally)... he's funny and sweet and cool to hang out with. I count myself lucky to have him for a friend.

[Disneyfreak92]

I went to a concert tonight - OK Go (the band with the "Treadmill" Video). It was amazing!!! Even though it made me feel really, really old! A friend and her daughter (who turned 18 today and I treated her for her birthday) went with me. At least there were a few people who looked to be older in the audience :hippie:

The lead singer ran down the aisle and stood right next to me singing!!! He was a real cutie, but I'm sure I am old enough to be his mother :rolleyes1 Then later, they came down the other aisle and did two acoustic songs over there. I bought a t-shirt for my daughter. Hope she likes it.

Hey! I'd love to see them. I have a couple of their songs on my iPod. Great for working out to! :thumbsup2 A friend and I saw them once at a mall, but didn't go meet them or anything. It took us a minute to figure out who they were actually. :laughing: But I enjoy them. Glad you had a good time!


Dene - Wedding cake margarita sounds YUMMY! Glad to hear you had fun! You deserve it! :goodvibes

[lexmelinda]

How did I get my AM post in before Lex? I'll be jealous if it's her sleep-in day!! ;)

GOOD MORNING! :sunny:

Thanks for thinking of me. Not my sleep in day...just woke up late. Gotta take DD13 to the pediatrician this morning for bad sore throat.

Heather....Let us know! :cutie:

Dene......Hubba, hubba....how could he BE any hotter???

Punkin....You look JUST LIKE your mom!!! (without the daisy swing)

Amy....I keep forgetting to comment on what a beautiful bride you were. You and Harley look the same but Shawna looks younger NOW than she did then. That's not fair!

Everyone have a great day!!! :flower3:

[lexmelinda]

I went to a concert tonight - OK Go (the band with the "Treadmill" Video). It was amazing!!! Even though it made me feel really, really old! I LOVE OK GO!!! Was everyone doing the dance for "A million ways to be cruel"?? I went to see Coldplay last year and was feeling a little old too.

We're old but we're cool........;)

[UtahMama]

Got back yesterday about 4:30... tried to make up for the 6 hours total sleep I got Friday and Saturday nights. :rotfl: Didn't work, the body was tired but the brain wouldn't shut down.

San Antonio... fun place on the river walk... didn't eat enough food, consumed too many of my calories in liquid form. Note to peeps... multiple Wedding Cake Martinis should not be followed by Coronas.

Spent too much money... got some beads (all I had to flash was cleavage) from 4 different young men (3 at once)... rode the coasters at Sea World... and finally got a picture of Jay, the Hunky Trainer Dude (Christy had one on her phone)... too bad I can't post it here... doesn't look like he has any clothes on... :rolleyes1

The quality of the picture isn't too good... it is from a camera phone. It is pretty small, so you can't see how cute he is or his beautiful eyes :love: Plus it is about a month old, so he's tanner and more ripped (especially in the arms... his arms and shoulders are huge now). Sent it to Harley in PM... I think she "appreciated" it :thumbsup2

Maybe I'll just post a link... Hunky Trainer Dude aka reason to go workout (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/Jay.jpg)

Oh MY!!!!! ((fanning myself)) He's nekkie!!!! :eek:

[UtahMama]

Hello or should i say good night all !:rotfl:
i will have to come play tomorow and catch up too
almost all the birthdays are over just have DD's on sat and then i can rest until Mayson's in june and then i am through for the yr... :cutie:

Morning!!!! Just jump in. I hate to read back 10 pages. Too Lazy. If it's important, it's usually quoted.

I cant wait till the GIRL's birthday party (at Build a Bear:cutie: ) :yay: This time my phone will be turned off! :cool2:

Come play more Misty!!!!

[punkin413]

Punkin....You look JUST LIKE your mom!!! (without the daisy swing)


everyone says that. when i get a chance i'll post our senior pictures next to each other - it will freak you out. we look like twins.

[MA pigletfan]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Today I have to write a research paper and study for my Sociology exam that's tonight, so I don't have time to read all 891 :eek: pages of this thread. :lmao:

So I just wanted to introduce myself and list my goals.

1. lose 35 pounds by the end of August (when Fall semester starts), then I will set another goal
2. eat more healthfully and commit to only one cupcake a month! :rotfl:
3. exercise in some way everyday :yay:
4. drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day, no matter how much it makes me gag :scared:

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2

WELCOME!!! I see in your siggie that you are planning a 30th b day celebration in dl! Part of the reason for my WDW blowout this june is my impending 30th ( july)..:banana:

[UtahMama]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Today I have to write a research paper and study for my Sociology exam that's tonight, so I don't have time to read all 891 :eek: pages of this thread. :lmao:

So I just wanted to introduce myself and list my goals.

1. lose 35 pounds by the end of August (when Fall semester starts), then I will set another goal
2. eat more healthfully and commit to only one cupcake a month! :rotfl:
3. exercise in some way everyday :yay:
4. drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day, no matter how much it makes me gag :scared:

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2

I KNOW You!!! Where do I know you?

Are you on the Disneyland boards? The May Disneyland thread? We're leaving on the 7th of May!!!!!

Welcome to our humble home!

[eeyore45]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Today I have to write a research paper and study for my Sociology exam that's tonight, so I don't have time to read all 891 :eek: pages of this thread. :lmao:

So I just wanted to introduce myself and list my goals.

1. lose 35 pounds by the end of August (when Fall semester starts), then I will set another goal
2. eat more healthfully and commit to only one cupcake a month! :rotfl:
3. exercise in some way everyday :yay:
4. drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day, no matter how much it makes me gag :scared:

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2

WELCOME!! Glad you are joining us - just post away, and maybe LexMelinda will remind us where we posted a bio of ourselves!! its around 50 pages back by now I'll bet!! :rotfl: we tend to "chat" a lot - its better than snacking on food I find!!

and I did want you to feel welcome - your post on the other thread made my eyes bug out - you've lost a lot of weight, and that's an accomplishment!! I understand what the moderator of this board was saying, but I still thought it harsh... :rolleyes1 Guess I"m a softie tho!!


Just having him for a trainer made my heart go pitter-patter... having him for a friend is awesome. He's got my favorite kind of personality... jokes around a lot... flirts with everyone... always a sparkle in the eyes... really cares about people and how they feel (physically and emotionally)... he's funny and sweet and cool to hang out with. I count myself lucky to have him for a friend.

HUBBA HUBBA! But I love this post best Dene!! It is sweet - plus it shows you are changing your life, and look what you're finding! (and um, anyword on that goal your new friends had for you... :rolleyes1 coronas and martinis - what was it Spring Break??? Be careful your pictures arent posted anywhere - did you hear about the girl not getting a Teaching Degree because she posted (she was of legal drinking age) on myspace a pic of her and labeled it "Drunken Pirate" (the drink was in a plastic cup!)

[MA pigletfan]

ok..so i am going to jump on the accountability wagon and start posting totals here...a'la disneyfreak and others..i am doing the Calorie Queen formula as i have said before and with that i am alloted 1740 cals a day (based on my goal weight)..BY the way..is anyone else doing this program? I also dabble in the WW too..:rotfl: whatever works for the day really!

ok yesterday:
ice coffee milk, sugar 60 cals
cereal (honey nut cheerios) w/skim 150
lf string cheese 70
subway sandwich ( turkey) 320
REAL chips( out of baked :() 230!!! holy cow!
fiber 1 bar 140
pirates booty: 120
sushi! 420
WW fudge bar 60 TOTAL: 1,570 (or ~28 wwpts) not bad, also walked dog on trail
H2O : ~ 90 oz

[princess@heart]

and I did want you to feel welcome - your post on the other thread made my eyes bug out - you've lost a lot of weight, and that's an accomplishment!! I understand what the moderator of this board was saying, but I still thought it harsh... :rolleyes1 Guess I"m a softie tho!!


Eehhh, it's not a big deal. I was just wondering.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I am doing good so far today. I had a Kashi Go Lean protein bar a few hours ago and I'm getting hungry again. I am at a stopping point in my paper (due in 6 hours :eek: ) so I think I'm gonna get a snack and take a break. :faint: Then it's back to the paper and studying for the exam...

:scared1:

[princess@heart]

I KNOW You!!! Where do I know you?

Are you on the Disneyland boards? The May Disneyland thread? We're leaving on the 7th of May!!!!!

Welcome to our humble home!

:banana: :banana: :banana: 10 more day here!!!

Thanks Umama!

Aren't you a Focker, too? :magnify: I haven't been on those threads in a while.

[UtahMama]

Amber? What happened? Enquiring minds wanna know!

Maybe I'll run into you! ;)

[DisneyObsession]

Haven't caught up...hard to do here at work, so I just read the last page.

Welcome Amber!!!

Doing WW again and doing well with it. I still need to go food shopping as I have no fruits or veggies in the house. Definitely need to do that today! :thumbsup2 Scale hop this morning was very good, so I just have to keep that up.

I need to do some work, so I'll have to catch-up later.

Have a Fantasmic Day!!! :hug:

[eeyore45]

She just asked a question about siggys >
Okay, so I have lost 9 pounds since joining WISH. However over the last 2 years I have lost almost 200 pounds.

Would it be wrong to put the 200 pounds lost icon on when I reach that goal since I was not a part of WISH when I started?

And then what happens when I lose more than 200? Do I just use 2 icons to convey 200 + 10 pounds?
(and the wish mod answered that she could only use a wish clippy for weight lost while on wish - which I understand from that point of view!)
I'm trying to psyche myself up for a 2.1 mile jog/walk = wog!!

[HockeyKat]

Welcome Amber! Congrats on all the weight loss!! What is your strategy?

Dene, he is a hunk... I can definitely see your motivation!

I did good yesterday and didn't cave back into bad eating. Today I am sufficiently recovered from my weekend to head to the gym at lunch, as well!

[DisneyObsession]

Got back yesterday about 4:30... tried to make up for the 6 hours total sleep I got Friday and Saturday nights. :rotfl: Didn't work, the body was tired but the brain wouldn't shut down.

San Antonio... fun place on the river walk... didn't eat enough food, consumed too many of my calories in liquid form. Note to peeps... multiple Wedding Cake Martinis should not be followed by Coronas.

Spent too much money... got some beads (all I had to flash was cleavage) from 4 different young men (3 at once)... rode the coasters at Sea World... and finally got a picture of Jay, the Hunky Trainer Dude (Christy had one on her phone)... too bad I can't post it here... doesn't look like he has any clothes on... :rolleyes1

The quality of the picture isn't too good... it is from a camera phone. It is pretty small, so you can't see how cute he is or his beautiful eyes :love: Plus it is about a month old, so he's tanner and more ripped (especially in the arms... his arms and shoulders are huge now). Sent it to Harley in PM... I think she "appreciated" it :thumbsup2

Maybe I'll just post a link... Hunky Trainer Dude aka reason to go workout (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/Jay.jpg)

:eek: :faint:

I'd go work out too if I had him for a trainer! :thumbsup2
BTW...Why does Christy have a nekkid pic of him on her phone?!?:confused3

[aries1980]

MOrning Peeps!!

[UtahMama]

Gooood morning Aries!!!!!
How's planning going?

I have some re-do's. I decided it's NOT a good idea to dine in fancy restaurants past 8:00 Pm with my particular kids. I just have to come up with a few plan B's.

My plans I want to change:

9/25 Coral Reef 7:30 (needs to be 6:00 or before for family sanity) or somewhere else in Epcot/Spoodles

9/27 Spoodles 8:10 (needs to be 6:00 or prior) somewhere in or near Epcot

9/30 MNSSHP- somewhere in MK for LUNCH

[eeyore45]

I'm rethinking mine as well - and I just read that Tuskar House will be closed in Sept!! aaack - that is dh's favorite CS Salmon meal - and it has a/c so I LOVE it too!!

Now I have to relook at it... do we really want Mama Melrose for FDP? I really dont want to do H&V again, but we liked H&V - simple, dd liked the food and dessert bar (and I like that I dont like anything on that dessert bar!! :rotfl: )

I really need to get outside and do my 2 mile wog... :rolleyes1

[eeyore45]

A friend told me Disney opened up more rooms on the free dining plan - anyone want to make changes - go asap!!

[aries1980]

Gooood morning Aries!!!!!
How's planning going?

I have some re-do's. I decided it's NOT a good idea to dine in fancy restaurants past 8:00 Pm with my particular kids. I just have to come up with a few plan B's.

My plans I want to change:

9/25 Coral Reef 7:30 (needs to be 6:00 or before for family sanity) or somewhere else in Epcot/Spoodles

9/27 Spoodles 8:10 (needs to be 6:00 or prior) somewhere in or near Epcot

9/30 MNSSHP- somewhere in MK for LUNCH

Im planning planning planning... im waitin on my passporter to come still from amazon.com but i did get the passporter treasure hunt one yesterday and its awesome especially for kids who want a little treasure hunt or quest. I can copy some of the hunts if you interested.


I think tickets for MNSSHP went on sale today im calling right now to see..:grouphug:

[aries1980]

Confirmed tickets are on sale for MNSSHP!!!!

Just got mine!!!

[aries1980]

List of Hunts:

MAGIC KINGDOM

main street u.s.a.
adventreland
frontierland
liberty square
fantasyland
mickeys toon town fair
tomorrowland

EPCOT
future world east
future world west
world showcase east
world showcase west

MGM

hollywood blvd
sunset blvd
echo lake
streets of america
mickey avenue

ANIMAL KINGDOM

oasis and discovery island
camp mickey minnie
africa and Rafikis planet watch
asia
dinoland usa

DOWNTOWN

marketplace
pleasure island
west side

WATERPARKS

typhoon lagoon
blizzard beach

RESORTS
EACH RESORT HAS ONE

[aries1980]

my passporter just came:yay: :yay: :yay:

[Disneyfreak92]

DH is supposed to call today to get our MNSSHP tickets today. We are going Oct. 4th. It's a weekday, and it's DVC discount night! :thumbsup2 We also learned that some of my VMK/DIS friends will be there at the end of that week, so I get 2 meets in one trip! :yay:

Also, I am having a slight panic attack! We leave for WDW 2 weeks from Thursday, and I have SO much to do! (I do this every time we go when it gets this close. You'd think I'd be used to it by now. :rotfl: )

[eeyore45]

my passporter just came:yay: :yay: :yay:

ah - ask and you shall receive!! Those hunts sound intriguing, I may have to look at that book at Barnes and Noble...

DH is supposed to call today to get our MNSSHP tickets today. We are going Oct. 4th. It's a weekday, and it's DVC discount night! :thumbsup2 We also learned that some of my VMK/DIS friends will be there at the end of that week, so I get 2 meets in one trip! :yay:

Also, I am having a slight panic attack! We leave for WDW 2 weeks from Thursday, and I have SO much to do! (I do this every time we go when it gets this close. You'd think I'd be used to it by now. :rotfl: )

WOOHOOTY on the meets - and :yay: You're almost at Disney!!

[UtahMama]

Confirmed tickets are on sale for MNSSHP!!!!

Just got mine!!!

I want 9/30 (at least that's what's penciled in) Does anyone know the 1-800 number for this? I only have handy the long distance #. Now I'm panicing :scared1:

[lexmelinda]

I want 9/30 (at least that's what's penciled in) Does anyone know the 1-800 number for this?Wendy.......you don't need to buy them right away. MNSSHP won't sell out for months...if at all. The hard tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE!!! Can't give them back, trade them for another night, nothin'. Proceed with caution.

LYNDA....Stitch is so cute in his Elvis costume. I predict that will be your new siggie picture!

[Sparkie]

Hello Peeps!

DD1 having a better day today. Awards day at the school. She got in National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. I'm so proud of her.

I'm doing the calorie counter thing. goal weight x 12. This seems really to be working better for me. I am allowed 1620. Yesterday I had 1497 which wouldnt be a bad goal weight for me either. I am a mere 60 inches- on a fluffy hair day too might I add.

Still gotta work on my water and exercise. My foot was doing good and THEN... I thought I was a ballerina and was goofing off with the girls - tour jete is NOT A GOOD IDEA. :scared: Landed hard- felt a pop- limped to the couch. So I am back to square one. By the way- I may have only been inches off the floor but my legs were straight and toes were pointed. GO MOM!

dene Hunky trainer dude! YUMMY!

[eeyore45]

:yay: Sparkie's DD :woohoo: what a blessing!!

I'm back - at 11:50 I think I went 2.5 miles.... in 30 min - bring on the 5K - :faint: Temps are 79 deg F - NO HUMIDITY, nice cool breeze!! how am I going to sustain this for 3 HOURS??? :faint: Dh silently encouraged me - he's looking into us renting DVC points at BCVor BWV!! (closer to Epcot beginning and ending of marathon)

Melinda good point on the tickets... I'm thinking that will be one crowded night...

[celerystalker]

I'm having DIS issues today. Dagnabit!
Anyway -
TUSKER HOUSE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER?????? NO!
It's about the only thing I can eat in AK.

[eeyore45]

I'm having DIS issues today. Dagnabit!
Anyway -
TUSKER HOUSE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER?????? NO!
It's about the only thing I can eat in AK.

Me too - and dble that with the AK - hopefully we'll hear about the new place that's supposed to open near EE - :confused3

I need to stay away from food!! I do real well till about 3pm - then that's it -

so far
1T peanut butter on whole wheat toast
6 oz tomato juice
1/2 cup pineapple
6oz tuna and crackers

64 oz of water... so far...

[DisneyJo]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all. Hi Amber :wave2: How's the TR writing going :rotfl2:

DD1 having a better day today. Awards day at the school. She got in National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. I'm so proud of her. :cheer2: That's great news :thumbsup2

Today I saved a ton of money, I fixed my dribbling tap, the flush bit on the toilet and put up a toilet roll holder and towel holder and it only took me all day :rotfl2: I bet a plumber would have done it in about 30 minutes :rotfl2:

[aries1980]

Ok ladies get motivated and do 50 crunches now!!!!!!

[Disneyfreak92]

Wendy.......you don't need to buy them right away. MNSSHP won't sell out for months...if at all. The hard tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE!!! Can't give them back, trade them for another night, nothin'. Proceed with caution.

LYNDA....Stitch is so cute in his Elvis costume. I predict that will be your new siggie picture!

What?!? Stitch in an Elvis costume? This is at MNSSHP? I am SO all over THAT! :woohoo: I :love: Stitch! I guess he reminds me of my DH - ornery, but lovable. :rotfl:

I'm having DIS issues today. Dagnabit!
Anyway -
TUSKER HOUSE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER?????? NO!
It's about the only thing I can eat in AK.

The new restaurant should be open by then though! (If what I've read is correct) Not sure what they'll have, but that might be an option for those who wanted Tusker House. ;)

[Shula8205]

Thanks so much for all the prayers and pixie dust, we got the house we wanted :banana: !! Now we just have to get our condo on the market in the next week or so . . . Hopefully we can sell by the end of June :cheer2: !!

I haven't been the most frequent poster her but I'll keep trying!!

Sandy, you're a running inspiration!! I got those Nike's for my birthday that synch with your Ipod and they're pretty cool. So far I think I'm averaging a 12:30 minute mile but I'll keep trucking :yay: !! I guess maybe I'll burn some calories with all the packing we'll be doing :thumbsup2 !!

[Disneyfreak92]

Thanks so much for all the prayers and pixie dust, we got the house we wanted :banana: !! Now we just have to get our condo on the market in the next week or so . . . Hopefully we can sell by the end of June :cheer2: !!

I haven't been the most frequent poster her but I'll keep trying!!

Sandy, you're a running inspiration!! I got those Nike's for my birthday that synch with your Ipod and they're pretty cool. So far I think I'm averaging a 12:30 minute mile but I'll keep trucking :yay: !! I guess maybe I'll burn some calories with all the packing we'll be doing :thumbsup2 !!

Woo Hooty!:cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :cheer2: So happy for you!

[punkin413]

i just realized that we're on page 894, which means we're almost to 900, which means if you guys are chatty while i'm gone you're gonna hit the big 1,000 mark and i won't be here to see it! :mad: but hey, i can't complain. i'll be at disney!!!!!! so that makes up for ANYTHING i miss! :yay:

[celerystalker]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Today I have to write a research paper and study for my Sociology exam that's tonight, so I don't have time to read all 891 :eek: pages of this thread. :lmao:

So I just wanted to introduce myself and list my goals.

1. lose 35 pounds by the end of August (when Fall semester starts), then I will set another goal
2. eat more healthfully and commit to only one cupcake a month! :rotfl:
3. exercise in some way everyday :yay:
4. drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day, no matter how much it makes me gag :scared:

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2


Wow! My name is Amber too. And my birthday is in May too (the 21st). And I'll be 30ish too! (ok, 31, but close enough, right?)
And I'll be at WDW while you're at DL. Woo hoo!

[DisneyObsession]

i just realized that we're on page 894, which means we're almost to 900, which means if you guys are chatty while i'm gone you're gonna hit the big 1,000 mark and i won't be here to see it! :mad: but hey, i can't complain. i'll be at disney!!!!!! so that makes up for ANYTHING i miss! :yay:


Don't feel bad Punkin...I'll be here and will probably miss the big 1000! :confused3 I don't know how, but I always miss the BIG numbers!
(I even missed my 500 when I hit DIS Veteran! :laughing: )

[eeyore45]

Ok ladies get motivated and do 50 crunches now!!!!!!

YES - I did 100! but it really doesnt seem to make a difference..

Thanks so much for all the prayers and pixie dust, we got the house we wanted :banana: !! Now we just have to get our condo on the market in the next week or so . . . Hopefully we can sell by the end of June :cheer2: !!

I haven't been the most frequent poster her but I'll keep trying!!

Sandy, you're a running inspiration!! I got those Nike's for my birthday that synch with your Ipod and they're pretty cool. So far I think I'm averaging a 12:30 minute mile but I'll keep trucking :yay: !! I guess maybe I'll burn some calories with all the packing we'll be doing :thumbsup2 !!

WOOHOOTY!! How exciting!! Thanks for the good report on the Nike's dh was a little skeptical, something about you can be stalked with that tool all the wireless technology is beyond me - :thumbsup2 Come run with me!!

[eeyore45]

Wow! My name is Amber too. And my birthday is in May too (the 21st). And I'll be 30ish too! (ok, 31, but close enough, right?)
And I'll be at WDW while you're at DL. Woo hoo!

:laughing: and we call you stalker!!! Celery stalker tho!!

[HockeyKat]

Ok ladies get motivated and do 50 crunches now!!!!!!

You know, that would be sort of funny. Get up from my desk chair, skirt and all, get down in the aisle, and start!

Lynda, we will miss each other by a day. We leave the 16th.

I have done well so far today. Made it to the gym, did 30 min on the elliptical (burned 300 cals!), my weight circuit, 30 crunches on the machine, 30 torso/oblique turning machine thingy. Went to Wally-world after and got lunch for today, fruit for snacks, and lunch/dinner for tomorrow to have here at work.

B-fast was reduced fat bacon/egg/cheese toaster scramble (150) and coffee
Lunch was a huge salad (100) and a South Beach Wrap lunch (230).
Snack will be strawberries.
Dinner, no idea.

We already made all our ressies for Sept. Ohana (OOP), Coral Reef, Marrakesh, Narcoosee's, Capt Jack's, Maya Grill, Chefs de France, Le Cellier, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Raglan Road, San Angel Inn (Lunch, OOP). Not sure of times or order, DH has that at home!

[UtahMama]

YAY! I just went prom dress shopping with DS's GF (evidently her mama isn't girlie) and we walked into 2 shops and in the second shop the 3rd dress she tried on fit her like a dream! It's black with white. And it's beautifu!

I swear there was a dress that looked like Belle's yellow ball gown! I kid you not! SOOOO weird it was on the clearance rack It was fun shopping with her. I treated her to lunch and the whole trip took a total of 2 hours!!!!

Tonight we have to Tux shop (funny, DS wants ME to "take" him....which we all know means "pay for") and visit the florist for a wrist corsage and boutiniere. No limo. What GOOD kids!!!!

[winkers]

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!! I'm leaving today for Disney!:cool1: This is our first time taking our kids so we're all really excited. If you want to know more about it you can look at my pre trippie. (Shameless plug) I may check in while we're there because dh has to have internet to do his on line classes. I'm so excited!!!!!

[punkin413]

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!! I'm leaving today for Disney!:cool1: This is our first time taking our kids so we're all really excited. If you want to know more about it you can look at my pre trippie. (Shameless plug) I may check in while we're there because dh has to have internet to do his on line classes. I'm so excited!!!!!

hope you have a BLAST, cherie! and i can't wait to meet you on monday!!!! :yay:

[pixie dust 112]

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!! I'm leaving today for Disney!:cool1: This is our first time taking our kids so we're all really excited. If you want to know more about it you can look at my pre trippie. (Shameless plug) I may check in while we're there because dh has to have internet to do his on line classes. I'm so excited!!!!!

Shula~ COngrats on the house!:thumbsup2
WInkers~ have a magical trip!:wizard:

[punkin413]

i need advice from all your mamas out there. i stepped on a splinter last night in my garage and had to get it out with a needle. it was in my heel, like on the bottom of my foot. i put peroxide on it as soon as i pulled it out. i go barefoot when i'm in the house ALL THE TIME so of course that's what i did last night, not thinking about the fact that i had a tiny little hole in my heel. today it's still hurting, so i just put some more peroxide on it and wrapped it in a bandage as to not get dirt or anything in it. i just don't want it to get infected because we leave for WDW on saturday and i'm obviously going to be walking a lot! any advice? i'm sure it'll be fine and i'm just worrying over nothing....as i always do!

[aries1980]

i need advice from all your mamas out there. i stepped on a splinter last night in my garage and had to get it out with a needle. it was in my heel, like on the bottom of my foot. i put peroxide on it as soon as i pulled it out. i go barefoot when i'm in the house ALL THE TIME so of course that's what i did last night, not thinking about the fact that i had a tiny little hole in my heel. today it's still hurting, so i just put some more peroxide on it and wrapped it in a bandage as to not get dirt or anything in it. i just don't want it to get infected because we leave for WDW on saturday and i'm obviously going to be walking a lot! any advice? i'm sure it'll be fine and i'm just worrying over nothing....as i always do!

Put some Bacitracin on it or neosporen and a bandaid on it that should help it and protect ti

[HockeyKat]

ACk! Just when I think I am back on track, DH calls and his brother wants to take us to dinner tonight. Sigh.

I agree w/ the others, Punkin... neosporin and a bandaid.

It is HOT here today... hit 90. I took a walk around 4 w/ some coworkers and about melted.

Have a great trip winkers!!

UM, dress shopping sounds fun. It is great that you are so close w/ your DS's GF!!

I am excited... DH called the AP hotline today and we switched our two nights for our May trip from CBR to POR! I wasn't all that thrilled about staying at CBR, and this adds a new experience. Someday I want to be able to say that I have stayed at every resort at WDW...

Is anyone else a vacation-tweaker like me??

[Eventer98]

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Today I have to write a research paper and study for my Sociology exam that's tonight, so I don't have time to read all 891 :eek: pages of this thread. :lmao:

So I just wanted to introduce myself and list my goals.

1. lose 35 pounds by the end of August (when Fall semester starts), then I will set another goal
2. eat more healthfully and commit to only one cupcake a month! :rotfl:
3. exercise in some way everyday :yay:
4. drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day, no matter how much it makes me gag :scared:

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2

:welcome: :welcome: You'll love it here!! We are a really great group!!

Just having him for a trainer made my heart go pitter-patter... having him for a friend is awesome. He's got my favorite kind of personality... jokes around a lot... flirts with everyone... always a sparkle in the eyes... really cares about people and how they feel (physically and emotionally)... he's funny and sweet and cool to hang out with. I count myself lucky to have him for a friend.

Isn't it wonderful when hot guys are nice too?? :laughing: I am trying to remember all the hot, slide off your chair hot, guys I have dated. None were nice. Glad you found the only one!!! ;)

ACk! Just when I think I am back on track, DH calls and his brother wants to take us to dinner tonight. Sigh.

I agree w/ the others, Punkin... neosporin and a bandaid.

It is HOT here today... hit 90. I took a walk around 4 w/ some coworkers and about melted.

Have a great trip winkers!!

UM, dress shopping sounds fun. It is great that you are so close w/ your DS's GF!!

I am excited... DH called the AP hotline today and we switched our two nights for our May trip from CBR to POR! I wasn't all that thrilled about staying at CBR, and this adds a new experience. Someday I want to be able to say that I have stayed at every resort at WDW...

Is anyone else a vacation-tweaker like me??

Yeppers...I tweak and tweak. It makes me pass the time until the vacation and it's also called being anal. :rolleyes1

In other news....I was able to get SSR for 5 nights of our stay but am stuck at Coronado Springs for the first 4. Hey..I will take it!!! We did end up saving close to $1000!!! :faint: Has anyone stayed at COR. before?? I hear it's more for business meetings/seminars?? :confused3

[eeyore45]

Kat You were kidding right?? :rotfl2: tweaking... yeah, I'd call it that!! :rotfl2: Uma did you redo your ressies yet? I am very close - but are we adding a day? Its hard to ask dh that when he's signing me up for the Jan '08 trip!! :rotfl2:

YAY! I just went prom dress shopping with DS's GF (evidently her mama isn't girlie) and we walked into 2 shops and in the second shop the 3rd dress she tried on fit her like a dream! It's black with white. And it's beautifu!

I swear there was a dress that looked like Belle's yellow ball gown! I kid you not! SOOOO weird it was on the clearance rack It was fun shopping with her. I treated her to lunch and the whole trip took a total of 2 hours!!!!

Tonight we have to Tux shop (funny, DS wants ME to "take" him....which we all know means "pay for") and visit the florist for a wrist corsage and boutiniere. No limo. What GOOD kids!!!!

I LOVE that!! I love it that fdil lets me add my opinion to her wedding plans - she isnt ready to dress shop yet, I keep hinting she should go to a bridal show!! Tux shop - look online first, and get a feel for what he wants, that way you wont be talked into the most expensive one!!

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!! I'm leaving today for Disney!:cool1: This is our first time taking our kids so we're all really excited. If you want to know more about it you can look at my pre trippie. (Shameless plug) I may check in while we're there because dh has to have internet to do his on line classes. I'm so excited!!!!!

adieu to you too!! ;) Spread some Pixie dust for me!! and when you hear the POC ride music - say "aarrrg matey" for me!!

i need advice from all your mamas out there. i stepped on a splinter last night in my garage and had to get it out with a needle. it was in my heel, like on the bottom of my foot. i put peroxide on it as soon as i pulled it out. i go barefoot when i'm in the house ALL THE TIME so of course that's what i did last night, not thinking about the fact that i had a tiny little hole in my heel. today it's still hurting, so i just put some more peroxide on it and wrapped it in a bandage as to not get dirt or anything in it. i just don't want it to get infected because we leave for WDW on saturday and i'm obviously going to be walking a lot! any advice? i'm sure it'll be fine and i'm just worrying over nothing....as i always do!

LIke others neosporin is the best - if you are NOT sure whether you've gotten all of it out do soak your foot (Epsom salts is the best - its an old remedy it helps sooth aching muscles as well, and of course if you have an ingrown toenail, soak it in epsom salts! about $1 for a quart of the salt - its in the bandaid aisle, usually bottom shelf - ) BUT if you dont have that, by keeping a bandaid on it - and the neosporin, you can sweat out any pieces of splinter still inside!!

I cant tell y'all how many times I was interrupted11 :rotfl2:

I think a few Peeps have forgotten to report in!! (and Kat you went to the gym and got credit for Aries challenge!!

[dance2874]

Hello Peeps!

DD1 having a better day today. Awards day at the school. She got in National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. I'm so proud of her.


Still gotta work on my water and exercise. My foot was doing good and THEN... I thought I was a ballerina and was goofing off with the girls - tour jete is NOT A GOOD IDEA. :scared: Landed hard- felt a pop- limped to the couch. So I am back to square one. By the way- I may have only been inches off the floor but my legs were straight and toes were pointed. GO MOM!

Yay for DD!! And YAY for you for trying to tour jete! Those are actually one of my favorite things to do, probably because it is one of the things I was good at long ago :laughing:

Thanks so much for all the prayers and pixie dust, we got the house we wanted :banana: !! Now we just have to get our condo on the market in the next week or so . . . Hopefully we can sell by the end of June :cheer2: !!


YAY!!! Conrgats! Heres to your condo selling fast :wizard:

YAY! I just went prom dress shopping with DS's GF (evidently her mama isn't girlie) and we walked into 2 shops and in the second shop the 3rd dress she tried on fit her like a dream! It's black with white. And it's beautifu!

I swear there was a dress that looked like Belle's yellow ball gown! I kid you not! SOOOO weird it was on the clearance rack It was fun shopping with her. I treated her to lunch and the whole trip took a total of 2 hours!!!!

Tonight we have to Tux shop (funny, DS wants ME to "take" him....which we all know means "pay for") and visit the florist for a wrist corsage and boutiniere. No limo. What GOOD kids!!!!
That isi so sweet you are so close with her. Sounds like you both had a good time. Oh, and I used to ask my mom to take me places when I want her to pay too :rolleyes1

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!! I'm leaving today for Disney!:cool1: This is our first time taking our kids so we're all really excited. If you want to know more about it you can look at my pre trippie. (Shameless plug) I may check in while we're there because dh has to have internet to do his on line classes. I'm so excited!!!!!
Have a great time!!!

:welcome: :welcome: You'll love it here!! We are a really great group!!



Isn't it wonderful when hot guys are nice too?? :laughing: I am trying to remember all the hot, slide off your chair hot, guys I have dated. None were nice. Glad you found the only one!!! ;)



Yeppers...I tweak and tweak. It makes me pass the time until the vacation and it's also called being anal. :rolleyes1

In other news....I was able to get SSR for 5 nights of our stay but am stuck at Coronado Springs for the first 4. Hey..I will take it!!! We did end up saving close to $1000!!! :faint: Has anyone stayed at COR. before?? I hear it's more for business meetings/seminars?? :confused3
I like your new 'house' in your signature! I hear that COR is really pretty, and I have seen some beautiful pictures from there at night. No matter where you are, you are at Disney so it cant be too bad!

[Sparkie]

Totals for today:

cereal and milk(sk): 350
Egg McMuffin and HashBrown: 440
(on the go bfast to DD awards day)
mini popcorn: 100
Turkey wrap w/ Flat Out: 190
Salad: 80
LQ Pizza: 290

Total: 1450

I feel better posting my food intake. It makes me feel more accountable. Plus, I may not can lose 20# before Sept. but I didnt want to be the only PeeP who didnt lose any.

[Eventer98]

Menu for today.....

B-oatmeal and light OJ
L-yogurt and 1/2 cup mac & cheese, water
S-goldfish, water and grapes
D-bologna san, yogurt, diet 7 UP
S-4 twizzlers and choc. cupcake

Been rainy this week..didn't walk today. I have been walking 30m. with kids at work lately then I don't feel so bad when I don't want to go out when I get home.

[lexmelinda]

:welcome: PRINCESS!!

:welcome: MEGHAN!!

PEEP BIOS START ON PAGE 853

Do likewise and tell us about yourselves!

SHULA.........:thumbsup2 on the house!!! It obviously WAS meant for you! :hug:

FIDGE!!! Show yourself! Don't make me come over there!

Gotta go put dirty kiddo in the tub. Nighty-night!

[Disneyfreak92]

I am excited... DH called the AP hotline today and we switched our two nights for our May trip from CBR to POR! I wasn't all that thrilled about staying at CBR, and this adds a new experience. Someday I want to be able to say that I have stayed at every resort at WDW...

Is anyone else a vacation-tweaker like me??

Uh, yeah! That is half the fun, isn't it? :laughing:

We want to be able to say we stayed at all the resorts too! :thumbsup2

[Disneyfreak92]

Dene - Trainer dude Jay is yummy! :thumbsup2

Wendy - How fun that you got to go dress shopping with DS's GF! princess:

[UtahMama]

Went to the tux shop and flower shop just now with DS. The coursage is a deep purply-red (called black) with white orchids :flower3: Also ordered the boutinere so they match. DS paid for it himself.... REALLY!

I have to take him for a haircut. WHY? Yes I'm licensed and "do hair" but my clippers are broken and my razor is dull. PLUS he's NEVER had anyone but me cut his hair. He'll "prolly" get the best haircut of his life :rolleyes1

[celerystalker]

I ate almost nothing today -
a few bites of egg, three shrimp and a chicken breast.
So I'm making up for it with a glass and a half of wine, two martinis and creme brullee'.
It all evens out to 600 calories, right? :rolleyes1
Oh - I also swam for thirty minutes too.
I can type good for a drunk person, right? :angel:

[belle8306]

Hi Peeps! I'm sorry I haven't posted this week. I started feeling sick Sunday night (sore throat, fever). Monday I called in sick and I went to the Dr. I have strep throat! :sick: A very bad case actually. I don't remember the last time I was this sick. I was home today again and I will be home tomorrow as well. I have been emailing my lesson plans into school. I don't think I will be posting a weigh in this week. Although, when I went to the dr. one bright thing was the nurse commented I had lost 14 pounds since the last time I was there.:) I hope everyone is doing well!:wave2:

[celerystalker]

utah - black and white prom dresses are the best!

[punkin413]

okay.......i'm not gonna give anything away. but i'm just gonna say.......

BLAKE LEWIS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so voting for him tonight. even if you don't particularly care for his style, you gotta admit the kid's very talented and creative.

[dismom9761]

My day so far

B-Fiber One and skim milk(200)
S-bagel(100)
SB- wraps(240)
S-Yogurt and bagel(160)
D- Chikfila sand(270) 1/3 Large fry(133)Kiddie cone(160)
S-Gummi lifesavers(130)
TOTAL-1393 calories

I have had over 100 ounces of water.I haven't exercised yet but I will after I put Rachel to bed.Chat more later....

[Disneyfreak92]

Hi Peeps! I'm sorry I haven't posted this week. I started feeling sick Sunday night (sore throat, fever). Monday I called in sick and I went to the Dr. I have strep throat! :sick: A very bad case actually. I don't remember the last time I was this sick. I was home today again and I will be home tomorrow as well. I have been emailing my lesson plans into school. I don't think I will be posting a weigh in this week. Although, when I went to the dr. one bright thing was the nurse commented I had lost 14 pounds since the last time I was there.:) I hope everyone is doing well!:wave2:

Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well! :guilty: I hope you are better soon!

[pigget74]

GIRLWill have another one in June for measurements and such and to reconfirm since it is so early, but we are pretty sure that it is a girl.

[Disneyfreak92]

GIRLWill have another one in June for measurements and such and to reconfirm since it is so early, but we are pretty sure that it is a girl.

Congratulations! That's SO exciting!!! princess: :cheer2: :cutie:

[Minnie_Moo]

finally got a picture of Jay, the Hunky Trainer Dude (Christy had one on her phone)... too bad I can't post it here... doesn't look like he has any clothes on... :rolleyes1
I think I burned my eyeballs, Dene'!!!!! :thumbsup2

Hey! I'd love to see them. I have a couple of their songs on my iPod. Great for working out to! :thumbsup2 A friend and I saw them once at a mall, but didn't go meet them or anything. It took us a minute to figure out who they were actually. :laughing: But I enjoy them. Glad you had a good time!
I talked with a coworker today and he told me he saw OK GO before they were "big" too. He said they went around the audience with pads of paper getting people's e-mail addresses :eek: My DD was amazed when she found out I enjoy their music.

I LOVE OK GO!!! Was everyone doing the dance for "A million ways to be cruel"?? I went to see Coldplay last year and was feeling a little old too.

We're old but we're cool........;)
I didn't know to watch for that dance, Melinda ;) Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I need to go check out their new video. LOL at your daughter's comment. My friend's daughter was teasing me for "enjoying the music" so much.

She just asked a question about siggys >

(and the wish mod answered that she could only use a wish clippy for weight lost while on wish - which I understand from that point of view!)
I'm trying to psyche myself up for a 2.1 mile jog/walk = wog!!
WELCOME, Amber!!!

We'd LOVE to see your before and current photos here for motivation!

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!! I'm leaving today for Disney!:cool1:
I probably missed you, but hope you have a great trip!!!

It is HOT here today... hit 90. I took a walk around 4 w/ some coworkers and about melted.

HKat, my DD is working in Durham this summer! I talked with her on the phone this afternoon and she didn't mention how HOT it was.

I have strep throat! :sick:
Sorry to hear you're sick, Belle. Hope you feel better real soon.

[dance2874]

Menu for today.....

B-oatmeal and light OJ
L-yogurt and 1/2 cup mac & cheese, water
S-goldfish, water and grapes
D-bologna san, yogurt, diet 7 UP
S-4 twizzlers and choc. cupcake

Been rainy this week..didn't walk today. I have been walking 30m. with kids at work lately then I don't feel so bad when I don't want to go out when I get home.
I have to tell you, I chuckle every time I read your food and it says cupcake because it has been a staple these last few days for you, huh? I bet you cant wait til they are gone! I give you big credit for admitting to us all you are eating them everyday!

Hi Peeps! I'm sorry I haven't posted this week. I started feeling sick Sunday night (sore throat, fever). Monday I called in sick and I went to the Dr. I have strep throat! :sick: A very bad case actually. I don't remember the last time I was this sick. I was home today again and I will be home tomorrow as well. I have been emailing my lesson plans into school. I don't think I will be posting a weigh in this week. Although, when I went to the dr. one bright thing was the nurse commented I had lost 14 pounds since the last time I was there.:) I hope everyone is doing well!:wave2:
Aww, I hope you feel better soon! :grouphug: Strep sucks. I had it this fall and it had been years since I had felt so ill.

GIRLWill have another one in June for measurements and such and to reconfirm since it is so early, but we are pretty sure that it is a girl.

:cheer2: Yay! One more for Team Pink :cheer2: Glad you were able to see 'the goods' :laughing: I remember my ultrasound tech saying they are not allowed to say boy or girl 100%, but if they could have she would have. Needless to say she was right!

[Disneyfreak92]

okay.......i'm not gonna give anything away. but i'm just gonna say.......

BLAKE LEWIS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so voting for him tonight. even if you don't particularly care for his style, you gotta admit the kid's very talented and creative.

He was AWESOME tonight, wasn't he??? I just LOVE him!

[punkin413]

belle - sorry you're sick. hope you feel better soon! :hug:

pigget - CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! how exciting! any names picked out yet?

[dance2874]

:cheer2: Welcome to our newbies! You will find lots of great support here, among all the chit chat ;)

Totals for today before I forget:
breakfast-cheerios ith very little skim milk...I never 'eat' the milk part.
lunch-SB wrap kit thingy, southwestern chicken, with 100 calorie pack of sun chips. For some reason I have to have something with everything. I cant have just the wraps, I needed a 'side dish' :laughing:
dinner-Burger king grilled chicken salad,with onion rings
snacks-apple w/peanut butter
I will probably have some SF pudding here again in a bit, before it all expires.
Total today (without the pudding):1459 calories, well under my max so I did great today! Yay me!

Dinner was a big deal today for me. DH wanted burger king for the Spiderman toys in the happy meals (dont ask!) and I knew if I went with them I would cave and order something really bad. Especially after having McD's yesterday. :idea: So I stayed home while he and Amanda had some quality daddy time, and he brought my dinner back. I knew I had the calories left for the onion rings, and I could have had something other than salad...but this was a healthy choice for me and that was HUGE. I knew the temptation would be there so I avoided it. I just could feel that I wasnt strong enough to resist it today and I would have SOOO ordered a whopper if I went there and smelled it.

Off to watch my tivoed General hospital from today and Idol later....I hate commercials, cant watch live tv anymore :happytv: In case I dont make it back to the computer...Have a good night peeps!

[eeyore45]

From a small site I belong to-

Chef Mickey's buffet at the Contemporary will be open for lunch, in addition to its usual breakfast and dinner offerings, August 28 through September 8, 2007.



didnt they do this before? To open up some more slots due to all us internet free dining planners taking all the adrs?

[Disneyfreak92]

Totals for today...

B: 2 whole grain waffles w/ 1Tbsp peanut butter & yogurt smoothie (290) light cranberry juice (50)
S: 6 almonds (40)
L: McDonald's southwest salad (320)
S: Pop Secret 100 calorie kettle corn (100 - This stuff ROCKS!)
D: salad w/ reduced fat blue cheese crumbles, craisins, almond slices, and salmon cup, and balsamic dressing (280) apple w/ peanut butter (350) light cranberry juice (50)
S: 2 Dove dark chocolates (84) WW key lime cheesecake (150)

TOTAL: 1714 calories & about 100 oz. water

My exercise tonight was Jasper's agility class. It was my turn to take her through the course tonight, and I was huffing and puffing, and my capris are getting too big, so I had to keep pulling those up! :rotfl: She did great tonight (She has started doing the chute, which she wouldn't go through at first!), and it's a great workout for her and for me! :thumbsup2

[HockeyKat]

In other news....I was able to get SSR for 5 nights of our stay but am stuck at Coronado Springs for the first 4. Hey..I will take it!!! We did end up saving close to $1000!!! :faint: Has anyone stayed at COR. before?? I hear it's more for business meetings/seminars?? :confused3

Coronado Springs (CSR) is our favorite moderate. It feels very "deluxe" to me, and if you are on the DDP it has one of the best food courts on property. It is almost more of a TS w/ a waiter and "stations". They do charge gratuity on the bill but DDP takes care of it. The resort is beautiful and centered around a large lake. It has a huge pool and a large square hot tub (rather than the round found at the other mods). It is a large, spread out resort, so request buildings 8A or 9B, which are closest to the pool/food court. If that isn't available, casitas 1-3 are close to the food court but further from the pool. The rest of the buildings are sort of far from everything.

We would have stayed at CSR this trip but they had no king rooms left on the AP rate, and we also figured we could add another to our list.

Lynda, I know what you are saying with the popcorn... I swear, ff popcorn keeps me alive.

belle, so sorry you are sick. Strep is awful, but the good news is that as soon as the antibiotics kick in (1-2 days) you should feel much better.

Minnie, cool that your DD is in Durham! Does she like it here?

eeyore/all, glad I am not the only tweaker!!

BIL cancelled dinner so I did pretty good after all. So my totals are:
B: toaster scramble 150
L: South Beach wrap kit 230 + salad 100
S: a few strawberries 20
D: frozen stuffed tilapia (w/ shrimp and herbs) 130, green beans 70, artichoke 60
S: 6 pretzel sticks and 1/3 a WW choco-cookie dough ice cream, 60
Total in food: 800

I have also had 2 pints of Bud select and I will probably have one more, so total for today is 1200. Exercise is 30 on elliptical, weights, abs.

I love the little frozen tilapias. They are single serving, between 110-150 cals, and come stuffed with spinach&cheese, shrimp, or scallops. Only $1 in the frozen fish section of Wal-mart.

And yes, I know I should eat more food and drink less, but hey, we can't give up everything!! :laughing:

[spongemommie05]

Posting totals for the day!
no breakfast (bad shame on me i know)
Lunch: honey ham sandwich on wheat bread, cyrstal lite
dinner: small helping of mashed potatoes, ceaser salad and wild cherry pepsi
Gym : 2 hrs
28 times around track = 3 miles:yay: just kept walking sucking in the poochy stomach...
10 sets of 10 ab crunches
2 sets of 10 ab crunches on side
20 mins on the cardio bikes
just got home i am sweaty and stinky so i am gonna shower and hit the hay. night all .. oh wait my totals for the
Home:
one kitchen scoured and floors mopped
one front room picked up and vacuummmedd:scared1:
one bedroom (mine and DH) de cluttered and picked up and vacummed.
one family room picked up and vacummed
4 loads of laundry done as in folded and put away (nothing in baskets anywhere..)
5 kiddos in bed and asleep..:love:
Love that Loritab. plus mouth is feeling a whole lot better:woohoo:
now to shower and bed for reals nighty night all.

[spongemommie05]

double post sorry

[Minnie_Moo]

My exercise tonight was Jasper's agility class. It was my turn to take her through the course tonight, and I was huffing and puffing, and my capris are getting too big, so I had to keep pulling those up! :rotfl: She did great tonight (She has started doing the chute, which she wouldn't go through at first!), and it's a great workout for her and for me! :thumbsup2
WOO HOOOOO FOR YOU AND JASPER!!!

We have an agility club a few miles from us and I have an acquaitance through work who is an agility judge. I would love to do agility, except for the running along with your dog part. Because of that, I will probably look into fly ball with our next dog intead. I don't think there is much running involved with that.

HKat - My DD is in grad school at UNC/Chapel Hill, so she lives near there, but will be working in Durham this summer. Not too bad of a drive. We will be visiting at some point this summer and hope to get over to the ocean. Maybe you can give me the scoop on the best beach(es) to go! Will probably do Kitty Hawk and then drive down the Outer Banks. I was VERY happy to learn today that she'll be coming home for a visit soon. So we'll also get to see the new grandpuppy!!! :dogdance:

[dwheatl]

okay.......i'm not gonna give anything away. but i'm just gonna say.......

BLAKE LEWIS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so voting for him tonight. even if you don't particularly care for his style, you gotta admit the kid's very talented and creative.I tried to get on earlier and the site wasn't working, so I went in the hot tub. DD was watching Idol, and I had her turn up Blake. He ROCKED! I could hear a neighbor clapping along to the music. :laughing: Got back yesterday about 4:30... tried to make up for the 6 hours total sleep I got Friday and Saturday nights. :rotfl: Didn't work, the body was tired but the brain wouldn't shut down.

San Antonio... fun place on the river walk... didn't eat enough food, consumed too many of my calories in liquid form. ... and finally got a picture of Jay, the Hunky Trainer Dude (Christy had one on her phone)... too bad I can't post it here... doesn't look like he has any clothes on... :rolleyes1


Maybe I'll just post a link... Hunky Trainer Dude aka reason to go workout (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/denecarter/Jay.jpg)

I love San Antonio! And that picture? Humina humina! I think someone mentioned a treasure hunt? I found the trail!

Hi everyone! I'm Amber. eeyore45 invited me to join you all.

Can't wait to get to know you all! :thumbsup2

Welcome! Have a great time at DL! I'm an AP holder, and I LOVE it there!

Hi Peeps! I'm sorry I haven't posted this week. I started feeling sick Sunday night (sore throat, fever). Monday I called in sick and I went to the Dr. I have strep throat! :sick:
So sorry! I hate how weak it makes you feel. Hope you feel better soon.


GIRLWill have another one in June for measurements and such and to reconfirm since it is so early, but we are pretty sure that it is a girl.

Woo hooo! I love girls! They take care of you when you're old. My DD and I fight more than DS and I ever did, but we get over it and move on. DS broods like DH. Congrats on your little :cutie:.

Big step today-I went to the gym w/o DH. He usually drags me along. I just felt like the weight is not moving, so I have to get serious. 40 minutes on the elliptical=380 calories. I ate 1680 calories, which is right around my goal weight calories, and didn't eat up the elliptical calories. Let's see where that gets me.

I laughed at all the descriptions on here of body shapes. I took a modeling class in my teens, and they said the perfect proportion was 12 inches difference between bust and waist and hips and waist. That's what I have, but the clothes I buy either fit my booty and are too big in the waist, or they fit my waist and are too tight in the booty. :confused3 Makes me think of the lyrics from "Baby Got Back" (a part I can repeat, anyway)
"Yeah baby
When it comes to females
Cosmo ain't got nothin to do with my selection
36-24-36
Only if she's 5'3"

[denecarter]

Wedding cake margaritias? YUM, that sounds good! And thanks for sharing the picture!! Now I know why you are so dedicated to the gym!
Dene - Wedding cake margarita sounds YUMMY! Glad to hear you had fun! You deserve it! :goodvibes

Wedding Cake Martinis = Skye Vanilla, Di Sarono Amaretto, pineapple juice, grenadine, and a cherry (whose stem I can tie in a knot AND tighten with my tongue:rolleyes1 )

Dene......Hubba, hubba....how could he BE any hotter???

If you could see his eyes... hot, hot, hot... and the muscles help too! Shoulders and arms are bigger now... I love muscles... and eyes...

We're old but we're cool........;)

My 9th graders tell me I'm cool!

Oh MY!!!!! ((fanning myself)) He's nekkie!!!! :eek:

Looks it! But if you look really close on his right hip you can see a bit of cloth... and he claims he has something on. Tonight, I showed him that I had that picture. He's like "you didn't show that to anybody did you?" 'cause he doesn't think he's ripped enough. Nahhhhh... just my imaginary friends :rolleyes1

HUBBA HUBBA! But I love this post best Dene!! It is sweet - plus it shows you are changing your life, and look what you're finding! (and um, anyword on that goal your new friends had for you... :rolleyes1 coronas and martinis - what was it Spring Break??? Be careful your pictures arent posted anywhere - did you hear about the girl not getting a Teaching Degree because she posted (she was of legal drinking age) on myspace a pic of her and labeled it "Drunken Pirate" (the drink was in a plastic cup!)

There is no photographic evidence of Dene''s trip to San Antonio :thumbsup2

Dene, he is a hunk... I can definitely see your motivation!
Dene - Trainer dude Jay is yummy! :thumbsup2
dene Hunky trainer dude! YUMMY!
I think I burned my eyeballs, Dene'!!!!! :thumbsup2
Thank you... now everyone knows why I always referred to him as Hunky
Trainer Dude...

:eek: :faint:

I'd go work out too if I had him for a trainer! :thumbsup2
BTW...Why does Christy have a nekkid pic of him on her phone?!?:confused3

He sent it to her as a joke... but he didn't send it to me. :confused3 There were a few "issues" that Jay and I had to work out yesterday. More about that later.

I'm back - at 11:50 I think I went 2.5 miles.... in 30 min - bring on the 5K - :faint:

You ROCK girl! I couldn't do that... YET!

Ok ladies get motivated and do 50 crunches now!!!!!!

I did! (Good thing, too... only did 15 minutes on the elliptical tonight... can't get motivated lately... according to a Fitness Lab I did with Stacy for her PE class, I have almost all the symptoms of "overtraining"... either that or a wild weekend! :rotfl:

but hey, i can't complain. i'll be at disney!!!!!! so that makes up for ANYTHING i miss! :yay:

That's right, girlfriend! ;)

So long, farewell, auf wiedersein, adieu!!!

Have a great one!

Isn't it wonderful when hot guys are nice too?? :laughing: I am trying to remember all the hot, slide off your chair hot, guys I have dated. None were nice. Glad you found the only one!!! ;)

Believe it or not, in his own bizarre way, he's also "modest"... I know you can't tell from the picture, but he's actually pretty modest about his bod... he wears long sleeve baggy shirts to work all the time... kinda hiding the guns... only his friends get to see the bod, and only in little flashes usually.. and he doesn't get into the little testosterone competitions that sometimes happen at the gym when the guys are seeing how much they can lift. Every once in a while he'll have someone "feel this muscle"... he's already got all the ladies at the gym drooling, can you imagine if he wore muscle shirts and shorts all the time! :bitelip: :faint:

GIRLWill have another one in June for measurements and such and to reconfirm since it is so early, but we are pretty sure that it is a girl.

Congrats! :dance3:
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Did anyone else get a package from Body Shop today? :thumbsup2

[denecarter]

I love San Antonio! And that picture? Humina humina! I think someone mentioned a treasure hunt? I found the trail!

:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[denecarter]

I briefly mentioned that Jay and I worked out some "issues" earlier.

Well, I've been really insecure and paranoid lately. And something Christy said on the trip set me off and I got a little annoyed... then ticked... then mad... then really angry.

That's a huge thing for me, I ALWAYS shove my feelings down... never get mad about anything... hate confrontations, always try to appease and make peace. I went with it... I allowed myself to be mad and hurt 'cuz I deserve to get mad as much as the next person.

So, I ended up sending Jay a text message laying some things out and asking him to quit treating me differently from our other friends. He and Stacy kind of freaked 'cause they had no idea where this all came from. We figured out it was probably all a misunderstanding that started it all (Christy is Australian and sometimes smart-alec Texan doesn't easily translate into Australian). This was not just HUGE for me, it was GI-NORMOUS. I never confront anyone, never tell them something they've done is bothering or hurting me, and I usually let it fester and imagine all the worst. I just figured if confronting him made him no longer want to be my friend, then he probably wasn't my friend to start with. But as he said "we're cool".:hug:

Anyway, they both assured me that I was just being paranoid, we're all good friends, and I'm not treated differently than anyone else... I sort of agreed (deep down, I BELIEVE I'm treated different... could be the paranoia though).

Tonight, I kept making it a joke... "see, you DO treat me different". Well, I don't know if it was me saying something and they acted different or if I perceived things differently, but I did feel better and more "on the same level" and included tonight. It was a really good feeling.

[denecarter]

I ate almost nothing today -
a few bites of egg, three shrimp and a chicken breast.
So I'm making up for it with a glass and a half of wine, two martinis and creme brullee'.
It all evens out to 600 calories, right? :rolleyes1
Oh - I also swam for thirty minutes too.
I can type good for a drunk person, right? :angel:

That's what I thought Saturday night! :lmao: Then, I went back Sunday and reread all the text messages I had sent to Jay and Stacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plus, Jay and Stacy are still ribbing me about it!... note to Peeps, either turn off the automatic speller on your cell phone or proof read before you hit send!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rotfl2: Stupid phone kept changing the words on me! :rotfl:

[denecarter]

Okay... this is one of the symptoms of overtraining... sleep pattern is totally messed up (tired all day, wired all night).

I also have:
*been depressed
*felt unusual anger
*not been able to get motivated to work out
*lost my appetite
*felt my legs and arms were "heavy"
etc... there were others, just can't remember.

Of course, the heavy legs could be the 31 sclerotherapy shots I had last week... plus, I missed 4 workout days between the shots and the trip... plus, I NEED to go to the grocery store 'cause I've got nothing to eat.

Anyway, guess I'd better force myself to go to bed... nighty night!

[eeyore45]

I'm up now Dene!!

woohooty Dene for allowing yourself to get angry, and 'confrontational' as that wasnt easy for you - and as you learn yourself, you respect yourself, then you demand others respect you!! :woohoo:

Now those shots!! :faint:

and all those 'issues' I'm having and that's what makes me turn right around and reach for the twinkies...

been depressed
*felt unusual anger
*not been able to get motivated to work out
*lost my appetite
*felt my legs and arms were "heavy"

so I add - crying - not sobbing, but just tearing up more often...
and I have found your appetite!!

but you still motivate me - I'm telling you as I was going to 'walk' a bit, I thought of you and pushed myself to the next tree... and then I remembered how long you went on the eliptical, and thought, that next tree isnt that far... and then I realized, I really wasnt hurting anywhere, my breathing was about the same, so I knew I could make it to the next tree!! Next thing I knew - I finished the 2 miles in 30 min!! HUGE - I average 20 min miles... in college when I was IN SHAPE!

so grab on Dene, sounds like its time to send out the wagon and lasso a few peeps!!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!!! :sunny:

I have strep throat! :sick:Sorry about the strep! I took DD in for a test yesterday but she was negative. Those elementary classrooms are full of germs. Ask Danielle! Hope you are better soon.
My day so far
B-Fiber One and skim milk(200)
S-bagel(100)
SB- wraps(240)
S-Yogurt and bagel(160)
D- Chikfila sand(270) 1/3 Large fry(133)Kiddie cone(160)
S-Gummi lifesavers(130)
TOTAL-1393 caloriesGreat job, Amy!!!
GIRL:cutie: YAY! I know you were hoping for a boy but every girl needs a sister. I don't have a sister and always wanted one. :hug:
Chef Mickey's buffet at the Contemporary will be open for lunch, in addition to its usual breakfast and dinner offerings, August 28 through September 8, 2007.That's a very small window...one week. Is that right?
Totals for today...
B: 2 whole grain waffles w/ 1Tbsp peanut butter & yogurt smoothie (290) light cranberry juice (50)
S: 6 almonds (40)
L: McDonald's southwest salad (320)
S: Pop Secret 100 calorie kettle corn (100 - This stuff ROCKS!)
D: salad w/ reduced fat blue cheese crumbles, craisins, almond slices, and salmon cup, and balsamic dressing (280) apple w/ peanut butter (350) light cranberry juice (50)
S: 2 Dove dark chocolates (84) WW key lime cheesecake (150)

TOTAL: 1714 calories & about 100 oz. water That McDonald's salad must be good! :laughing: Also your dinner salad sounds great! DD13 played VMK while she was home sick yesterday. I told her to look for you. Her name is Sunny Amazing Waffle!? :laughing: She said it was the only name left??
I have also had 2 pints of Bud select and I will probably have one more, so total for today is 1200. Heh. When I was calorie counting I would always leave room for three things: whole milk for my coffee, Dove dark chocolate, and Bud Lite. Those are three things I like to treat myself to and as long as you count the calories...no harm done!
Posting totals for the day!Now I'm exhausted! Way to go, Misty. :hug: We miss ya, sister!
He's like "you didn't show that to anybody did you?" 'cause he doesn't think he's ripped enough. I admit it! I opened that picture every time I saw someone quote your post! :laughing:

HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYONE! :flower3:

[Eventer98]

Coronado Springs (CSR) is our favorite moderate. It feels very "deluxe" to me, and if you are on the DDP it has one of the best food courts on property. It is almost more of a TS w/ a waiter and "stations". They do charge gratuity on the bill but DDP takes care of it. The resort is beautiful and centered around a large lake. It has a huge pool and a large square hot tub (rather than the round found at the other mods). It is a large, spread out resort, so request buildings 8A or 9B, which are closest to the pool/food court. If that isn't available, casitas 1-3 are close to the food court but further from the pool. The rest of the buildings are sort of far from everything.

We would have stayed at CSR this trip but they had no king rooms left on the AP rate, and we also figured we could add another to our list.


Thanks for the feedback!! :thumbsup2 I remember catching a bus there last Aug but I have no idea why we or how we ended up there. I will call back today and request a room...it's short notice but it can't hurt!! If I have to walk I don't mind...althogh DH might!!! ;)

i need advice from all your mamas out there. i stepped on a splinter last night in my garage and had to get it out with a needle. it was in my heel, like on the bottom of my foot. i put peroxide on it as soon as i pulled it out. i go barefoot when i'm in the house ALL THE TIME so of course that's what i did last night, not thinking about the fact that i had a tiny little hole in my heel. today it's still hurting, so i just put some more peroxide on it and wrapped it in a bandage as to not get dirt or anything in it. i just don't want it to get infected because we leave for WDW on saturday and i'm obviously going to be walking a lot! any advice? i'm sure it'll be fine and i'm just worrying over nothing....as i always do!

I had to pull a ONE INCH splinter out of one of the kids I used to watch last. Imagine trying to hold down a 5yo and pull that sucker out!!! I just treated it with neosporin and he was fine. It didn't even bleed!! For awhile there I thought he would be heading to the ER! Eeyore's tip was great about the epsom salt. Another item we use on horses if they have a foot bruise/abcess. It works great. Did she tell you to use hot/warm water?? I'm sure she did. Hope it feels better today!!! :wizard:

Hi Peeps! I'm sorry I haven't posted this week. I started feeling sick Sunday night (sore throat, fever). Monday I called in sick and I went to the Dr. I have strep throat! :sick: A very bad case actually. I don't remember the last time I was this sick. I was home today again and I will be home tomorrow as well. I have been emailing my lesson plans into school. I don't think I will be posting a weigh in this week. Although, when I went to the dr. one bright thing was the nurse commented I had lost 14 pounds since the last time I was there.:) I hope everyone is doing well!:wave2:

I hope you feel better soon!!!! :flower3:

okay.......i'm not gonna give anything away. but i'm just gonna say.......

BLAKE LEWIS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so voting for him tonight. even if you don't particularly care for his style, you gotta admit the kid's very talented and creative.
Yeah he does!!! And he's not bad to look at either!! I think it will be Phil and Jordan going???? :confused3

GIRLWill have another one in June for measurements and such and to reconfirm since it is so early, but we are pretty sure that it is a girl.

Congrats!!!!!! How exciting!! :cheer2:
I have to tell you, I chuckle every time I read your food and it says cupcake because it has been a staple these last few days for you, huh? I bet you cant wait til they are gone! I give you big credit for admitting to us all you are eating them everyday!

There are two more of those da*n cupcakes still in the container. DH was supposed to eat some. Nope. So I think I will toss them today. They are a week old.


Dinner was a big deal today for me. DH wanted burger king for the Spiderman toys in the happy meals (dont ask!) and I knew if I went with them I would cave and order something really bad. Especially after having McD's yesterday. :idea: So I stayed home while he and Amanda had some quality daddy time, and he brought my dinner back. I knew I had the calories left for the onion rings, and I could have had something other than salad...but this was a healthy choice for me and that was HUGE. I knew the temptation would be there so I avoided it. I just could feel that I wasnt strong enough to resist it today and I would have SOOO ordered a whopper if I went there and smelled it.

Off to watch my tivoed General hospital from today and Idol later....I hate commercials, cant watch live tv anymore :happytv: In case I dont make it back to the computer...Have a good night peeps!
I love BK fries but never go there. I guess that's a good thing?? ;)
Commercials drive me insane!!! I was watching "live" TV last night and kept picking up the remote to FFWD thru the ads. :laughing:
Totals for today...

B: 2 whole grain waffles w/ 1Tbsp peanut butter & yogurt smoothie (290) light cranberry juice (50)
S: 6 almonds (40)
L: McDonald's southwest salad (320)
S: Pop Secret 100 calorie kettle corn (100 - This stuff ROCKS!)
D: salad w/ reduced fat blue cheese crumbles, craisins, almond slices, and salmon cup, and balsamic dressing (280) apple w/ peanut butter (350) light cranberry juice (50)
S: 2 Dove dark chocolates (84) WW key lime cheesecake (150)

TOTAL: 1714 calories & about 100 oz. water

My exercise tonight was Jasper's agility class. It was my turn to take her through the course tonight, and I was huffing and puffing, and my capris are getting too big, so I had to keep pulling those up! :rotfl: She did great tonight (She has started doing the chute, which she wouldn't go through at first!), and it's a great workout for her and for me! :thumbsup2

I'm jealous of your agility class!! I used to do it with my dog that passed away. What great exercise!!! :goodvibes

I tried to post all this last night and the boards were down...at least for me. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!! The weekend is coming soon!!

[pigget74]

belle - sorry you're sick. hope you feel better soon! :hug:

pigget - CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! how exciting! any names picked out yet?


We are looking at several names and Parker Rhea (Ray) we also like Rachel but could not use Rhea---We would not be naming after food network--my middle name is Rhea, but everyone would think otherwise. I realy wanted a biblical name since all my others have one in their name, but we are lost. We had the boy name narrowed down to either William Jackson or Noah Jackson ( I really wanted Noah). We have another 5 mths to figure it out so I am not to concerned yet!

I am ok with a girl-a boy would have really worked for us as far as layout goes sharing a room and Joshua was born at that season so we would have been set on clothes and such. God has plans and that is all I can think.

[Bee]

Well..

I do not know if it will stick to Friday....

But today I got on the scale and it says 300.... that would be approx 20 lbs. lost.

I guess divore has a way of helping to lose weight. Since Sunday I have had 2 pieces of veggie pizza and a small cup of popcorn that work handed out yesterday.

I will not go into details but there is a tape of something that makes me quite sad and makes me lose my appetite going on in my head constantly. It is on a loop.. Plays over and over.... I wish the tape would break already.:confused3

I guess whatever works to lose weight. Someday, I will have a man that wants me and loves me again. I do not want to be alone!!!:sad2:

Anyway, I love ya all!!

[princess@heart]

Wow! My name is Amber too. And my birthday is in May too (the 21st). And I'll be 30ish too! (ok, 31, but close enough, right?)
And I'll be at WDW while you're at DL. Woo hoo!

LOL! That's too creepy, huh? :lmao:

I don't really know any Ambers close to my age here. They all seem to be 10 and under. :lmao:

Have a good time at WDW!

[dance2874]

That's a huge thing for me, I ALWAYS shove my feelings down... never get mad about anything... hate confrontations, always try to appease and make peace. I went with it... I allowed myself to be mad and hurt 'cuz I deserve to get mad as much as the next person.

So, I ended up sending Jay a text message laying some things out and asking him to quit treating me differently from our other friends. He and Stacy kind of freaked 'cause they had no idea where this all came from. We figured out it was probably all a misunderstanding that started it all (Christy is Australian and sometimes smart-alec Texan doesn't easily translate into Australian). This was not just HUGE for me, it was GI-NORMOUS. I never confront anyone, never tell them something they've done is bothering or hurting me, and I usually let it fester and imagine all the worst. I just figured if confronting him made him no longer want to be my friend, then he probably wasn't my friend to start with. But as he said "we're cool".:hug:


I am the exact same way! I let things fester and avoid confrontation at all costs. Not healthy, but it is just how I deal sometimes. Good for you for getting it all out there. It would have gotten very uncomfortable for you to work out with them as time went on if you had let it sit inside, you know? Well, as uncomfortable as working out with hunky trainer dude could possibly be! ;)
Well..

I do not know if it will stick to Friday....

But today I got on the scale and it says 300.... that would be approx 20 lbs. lost.

I guess divore has a way of helping to lose weight. Since Sunday I have had 2 pieces of veggie pizza and a small cup of popcorn that work handed out yesterday.

I will not go into details but there is a tape of something that makes me quite sad and makes me lose my appetite going on in my head constantly. It is on a loop.. Plays over and over.... I wish the tape would break already.:confused3

I guess whatever works to lose weight. Someday, I will have a man that wants me and loves me again. I do not want to be alone!!!:sad2:

Anyway, I love ya all!!

I have a similar tape in my mind...mine is quite old but I know exactly what you mean. Wish it would go away, but it is part of who I am and part of what made me who I am today. Down the road you will be a stronger person, you just need to get through this rough patch :grouphug:

And this could be the week you will lose the 3 in your number!! If it says 300 today it could easily say 299 by Friday!!!! No thinking it wont 'stick' either, it will. (but please take care of yourself and eat something! that is not enough food for 3 days time!)

Yes, I am up and online already. Been up since 5. Guess who woke up again this morning at 5am?? Dear lord, please help her outgrow this phase quickly. Momma is getting exhausted. :crazy2:At least I got her back to bed by close to 6. She has preschool today. I am sure they would not have appreciated me letting her get up at 5 and being miss cranky pants all day for them. (better them than me though!:teeth: )

[princess@heart]

I have to leave for work in 10 minutes, so I'll catch everyone up on my day yesterday later. :thumbsup2

Have a good Wednesday everyone! :cheer2:

[punkin413]

Yeah he does!!! And he's not bad to look at either!! I think it will be Phil and Jordan going???? :confused3


i'm hoping it won't be jordin, but she did really bad last night. it just wasn't her night. but if people actually did base it on the last two weeks, i'm hoping it will be phil and lakisha or phil and chris. i honestly like everyone who's left, so it's a hard choice, especially when 2 have to go! but i just don't feel like jordin deserves to go home after 1 bad performance. the rest of her performances have been so good. i voted for blake a few times last night, and i might've snuck in a couple of votes for jordin, too. :)

[UtahMama]

I woke up wayyyyy too early coughing my head off. :mad:

Had a breathing treatment ( I have my own nebulizer) and feel much better. But now I'm super tired and my daycare buddies come in an hour. DANG! I'm going to have to take a nap later, if possible.


Bee!!!!! :hug: Do everything you can to make YOU healthy and happy and spend time with your girls. Someday you'll meet someone who'll love you but work on yourself first. You are a good catch!!!


Hi Spongie!!!!!!

[MA pigletfan]

Happy Wednesday everyone :goodvibes
( to be read in cheesy radio announcer voice)
its 8:33 in the a.m. here in Southeastern MA and a rather cloudy rainy dreary Wednesday..will Gina the Peep be able to keep herself busy at work and not give in to comfort food and the evils of the vending machine 3muskateers today?? stay tuned..and now, yesterday's totals:

coffee with milk/sug. (70)
(B) HN Cheerios/skim (150)
lf string cheese (70)
(L) bakery mushroom pizza (600)
SBD cookies (100)
cheese n' crackers (90)
D)1/2 chicken breast grilled (200.up because of marinade)
mushrooms ( 25ish)
small serviing boiled red potatoes with sheep's milk cheese(YUM) (150)
100 cal cupcakes (100)
Grand total: 1555 ( max is 1740)..not bad!
H2O--not the best..~ 80 oz
Exercise: Walk away the Lbs DVD--2 miler, some crunches.

And now we resume with our scheduled programming.... :)

[Bee]

I woke up wayyyyy too early coughing my head off. :mad:

Had a breathing treatment ( I have my own nebulizer) and feel much better. But now I'm super tired and my daycare buddies come in an hour. DANG! I'm going to have to take a nap later, if possible.


Bee!!!!! :hug: Do everything you can to make YOU healthy and happy and spend time with your girls. Someday you'll meet someone who'll love you but work on yourself first. You are a good catch!!!


Hi Spongie!!!!!!

Thank yuofor thinking I am a great catch. It is hard to believe when I am going through what I am going through now. I feel very lost, If I had someone else I would not be so lonely. I believe this would be an easier process if I had someone telling me they love me and are loving me. But, I GET to do this all by myself. I feel it would be easier, this divorce, if there were someone in the piicture waiting for me. I guess I am not the "lucky" one. No one waiting for me.

Anyway, I know I have made mistakes. I admit that. You know the old Cher song... If I could turn back time. I would be more loving, considerate, and I would not take things for granted. You fall into a comfort zone and you feel "safe". Then there is that old saying... you never know how much you will miss something.. someone till it is gone.

My relationship is OVER. I know that in my head.. my heart is having a hard time understanding.

Anyway, SOMEDAY I will be stronger, someday we will get to the other side. Someday we will be able to look back at our life and share special memories. Right now the looking back is too painful.

Yes, I know that certain people still read my posts.. but again these are my feelings.

Love all ya all.

[MA pigletfan]

okay.......i'm not gonna give anything away. but i'm just gonna say.......

BLAKE LEWIS ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so voting for him tonight. even if you don't particularly care for his style, you gotta admit the kid's very talented and creative.

I SECOND THAT!!!! UNBELIEVABLE...i think my jaw dropped at that performance! Such an individual..as good as Melinda is..Blake has the "star" thing going for him!! :thumbsup2

[Shula8205]

I think yesterday was one of the toughest days of my DH and I's year and a half of marriage and maybe even our 5 years together :confused: . . .

We bought our first house together (we've been living in a 2 bdrm condo he bought after college), or so we thought :confused3 !! We made an offer on Monday night to the counteroffer from the sellers, and our realtor called us to say we got the house, they had agreed to our price and she faxed us the forms to sign and we faxed them back. Some of you may remember that there had been an offer over a week ago when we started looking at the house, but we were informed it was very low and they weren't going to come to an agreement. Well apparently, the other couple agreed to the seller's counteroffer yesterday morning. So I get a call late yesterday afternoon saying they have outbid our verbal agreement and it's no longer our house, do we want to offer more. Well we agreed to the seller's initial counteroffer they had given us hoping it would be more . . . but apparently it was the same they offered the other couple. Long story short . . . The sellers had to counterbid us or the other couple and they have chosen the first couple instead of us. We still don't know if that couple has agreed to the counterbid, but even if they haven't yet a.) they may take another 9 days to decide like this past week or b.) we weren't planning on paying anymore for this house because it's already reached its peak price in our opinion!!

Not only do we feel scammed and treated unethically and unfairly, but now our realtor keeps saying she's seen other houses and they are so us . . . Well I don't want another house, I've been looking for over a year now and I wanted everything about this house!! Sorry about the whining, but this is just a very difficult experience for us and I'm trying so hard not to overeat because that's always my solution to sadness :sad1: !!

[Sparkie]

Bee
Im worried about you.
I know its hard not to look back. But sometimes constantly looking back and wondering what should've or could've keeps you from looking forward. I havent been exactly where you are. My DH and I didnt divorce but we separated for a while. We had been married for 14 years at the time. I never saw it coming. And when it hit me, it hit me hard. Just like I hear it hitting you. I lost about 30LBS over Christmas break. I just quit eating. I couldnt function. My kids suffered because I was so absorbed in my feelings that I couldnt see theirs. I was really low and had some bad thoughts because I couldnt see that I was a person, a valuable, special person. I let my entire identity revolve around someone else. Bee- you dont need a someone out there to make you feel loved. You have a someone - YOU. You are important to you.
It really helped me to talk to a counselor. Somebody who was a stranger- somebody I felt like I could say anything to. Sometimes you just need to say things out loud. I found out that I could make it. That I was strong enough to be alone if I had to be. And that just because I was alone now didnt mean I would always be.
I know everybody's situation is different. But Bee- I really am worried about you. I am going to tell you again- here is my hand- grab hold- I wont let go- I will hold you tight until you are ready to try it alone.
With the love of your friend- Sparkie

[eeyore45]

GOOD MORNIN PEEPS!!

PrincessAmber Didnt you have a paper due? How's it going???

Jen I was up till 3am last night...ok this mornin - dd kept waking up crying, then I fell asleep sitting up!! :yawn ! Last night when she went in to tell her dad she could not fall asleep, and she was crying (she's 10!) I went in and shooed her out, back to bed hugging her, reassuring her, and before I could tuck her in, she was asleep!! I now think she was sleepwalking - its a habit for her... how do I break it? I wonder tho, when her brothers come home, if she'll be able to rest/sleep... I'm thinking with me worrying about ds, she is picking up on those vibes???

BEE :hug: I wish I had some magical words, I wish I could reach thru the computer and just touch you, reassure you... YOU are WORTHY - I may only see a snapshot, but what I see is bee u tiful!! You are kind beyond words, and I feel blessed with the opportunity to get to know you!! You can fight you know, fight for YOU!! Bee all you can BEE!! All I know is what I hear on tv, and the self help group say once you beelieve in you, when you least expect it, your life will be fulfilled! BELIEVE in yourself - start a new reel in your head... fight for YOU!! God made you Bee, and God does NOT make junk! (I saw that on a poster, and I've had to add that to the voice in my head... there for awhile I kept calling myself the witch with a b word, and I was really sarcastic... it was all a protective device... I needed to work on me... and I still am!! Hang on Bee, in may be a rough ride, but its worth it!! OK that tape was when I was a teenager my "sis" and I rode bulls in a rodeo - I rode the barrel bull, she rode a live one!! What a memory - so lets make some new memories...)

I know that was TMI - blame it on lack of sleep...

[eeyore45]

Dial Idol.com has Jordin and Blake in the top 2 spots - :confused3 They've futzed with their formula and arent as accurate this season, they did predict John going home for Dancin with the Stars!! but had Ian not Billy Ray in the other bottom slot...

[the Fidge]

Thank yuofor thinking I am a great catch. It is hard to believe when I am going through what I am going through now. I feel very lost, If I had someone else I would not be so lonely. I believe this would be an easier process if I had someone telling me they love me and are loving me. But, I GET to do this all by myself. I feel it would be easier, this divorce, if there were someone in the piicture waiting for me. I guess I am not the "lucky" one. No one waiting for me.

Anyway, I know I have made mistakes. I admit that. You know the old Cher song... If I could turn back time. I would be more loving, considerate, and I would not take things for granted. You fall into a comfort zone and you feel "safe". Then there is that old saying... you never know how much you will miss something.. someone till it is gone.

My relationship is OVER. I know that in my head.. my heart is having a hard time understanding.

Anyway, SOMEDAY I will be stronger, someday we will get to the other side. Someday we will be able to look back at our life and share special memories. Right now the looking back is too painful.

Yes, I know that certain people still read my posts.. but again these are my feelings.

Love all ya all.

Bee you have 2 poeple that love you more than any man can! Your GIRLS!!! Thankfully the only thing that our children can do is complain how we amde them go to Disney world! :rotfl:

There are those that love you too that you may not know or realize. That could be the person that you held the door open for that just learned they have 3 months left due to illness! Being loved comes in many sizes shapes and packages. Romantic love is only one form of love.

To be loved by those I repsect and cherish is a goal. Anyone can looko back at life and say I should have this or that so Bee: DON'T SHOULD ON YOURSELF!!!!

What moments in life test us create a stronger more wonderful us. There may come a time when someone you hold dear is in your shoes and they will need your stregth wisdom and guidance. SOmetimes the lessons we learn in lifear e not for us but for someone else and God knows that we can do something wonderful with great pain!

I love the line from Glenn Close in The Natural where she says to Robert Redford "there is the life we live, adn then there is the life we learn from" something like that great line and Bobby is good on the eyes!

My life has had peaks and valleys and honetly what has gotten me up the peaks has been good loving friends to help pull me up along the way. Without my faith in God I would have thrown in the towl a long time ago. Thankfully I know that anything that brings me closer to God is good and in all matters of pain I reach to my father to lift me up and to put the right people in my path to help me get back up.

Take a rest on the matt but don't stay down! Just look forward and see what we already know you are one great gal who is going o shine again like the lovely gem them you are. It really stinks when we think we know where we stand but like everything in life the only thing I DO KNOW is that no matter comes way today I am NOT alone ! I have my father in heaven and my friends that I have prayed for God to put in my life and know that God has hand picked every single one of them JUST FOR ME!

You are not alone you may have lonely moents but you are NEVER ALONE! There is no shame for loving with all ones heart and trusting our love in the hands of another. That is loving unconditonally and yes sometimes that can be our greatest source of pain too. With great joy can come great pain. Use the gift of lvoe you have for tohers to lvoe yourself and teach your girls self love and how to be gently kind and loving to the most improtant person you!
]
What I cannot do for myself I can often do for my son. As a Mom you are always teaching 24 7 and here is another teaching moment for you dear one.

So when you feel like a big thing of ice cream grab one of your girls and go for a walk in the park. WHen you feel like throwing your hands up and having a good cry reach your hands out and greab onto one of your grils or both and go do something you wnat to do with them that will spark your spirit for life.

Your helaing is within you as well as your pain just harder to find but its there! Reach deep and remember your girls will learn from you! Show them how to do it. Many lessons I have learned were messy ones, I am no ballerina in the arena of life but I always get up to dance, sometimes willingly and sometimes I just get dragged out onto the dance floor. I never regret dancing though I always wish I could be more graceful! Graceful just ain't me adn THATS OK TOO!!!!!!!

So, my dear Bee get out there and shake a tailfeather no matter the grace just knwo you make your own beat!!!!

Love ya dear friend!

[the Fidge]

I think yesterday was one of the toughest days of my DH and I's year and a half of marriage and maybe even our 5 years together :confused: . . .

We bought our first house together (we've been living in a 2 bdrm condo he bought after college), or so we thought :confused3 !! We made an offer on Monday night to the counteroffer from the sellers, and our realtor called us to say we got the house, they had agreed to our price and she faxed us the forms to sign and we faxed them back. Some of you may remember that there had been an offer over a week ago when we started looking at the house, but we were informed it was very low and they weren't going to come to an agreement. Well apparently, the other couple agreed to the seller's counteroffer yesterday morning. So I get a call late yesterday afternoon saying they have outbid our verbal agreement and it's no longer our house, do we want to offer more. Well we agreed to the seller's initial counteroffer they had given us hoping it would be more . . . but apparently it was the same they offered the other couple. Long story short . . . The sellers had to counterbid us or the other couple and they have chosen the first couple instead of us. We still don't know if that couple has agreed to the counterbid, but even if they haven't yet a.) they may take another 9 days to decide like this past week or b.) we weren't planning on paying anymore for this house because it's already reached its peak price in our opinion!!

Not only do we feel scammed and treated unethically and unfairly, but now our realtor keeps saying she's seen other houses and they are so us . . . Well I don't want another house, I've been looking for over a year now and I wanted everything about this house!! Sorry about the whining, but this is just a very difficult experience for us and I'm trying so hard not to overeat because that's always my solution to sadness :sad1: !!


Christy I am so sorry for how you and DH are feeling right now. What I always remind myself and it is not easy to say and hard to believe when I am in the moment but God maybe saving you from something terrible or may even have something even better in store. Sometimes God says no to give us something better! I have never been let down. Like the men in my life they never got worse only better and thats because I started to let God help me with my picks!

Here is food for thought, ready:

Next Christmas that house could spring a leak and the bathroom gives out and yes you have company staying not a great first Xmas in your new house!

Heres another one for you: The topwn just decided to dig up your street as there is a problem with drains or power lines and yup that new furntiure is destroed you cannot opent he window in the srping due to all the loud noie and smells!

Now here is the best: Ready, you wait and you put your home in God's hands......then there it is maybe not today but down the road and OMG its less than you had planned to spend and now its off to Disney you go to celebrate!

Trust God and know he is looing out for you and your family. The car I wanted to buy as my first car was a street rod, yes I dug the muscle cars what can I say?? My father suggested I get the 1967 Dodge Dart it was not pretty or fast but is what the best 1st car I could have had safe reliable and it did not cost my lung to get fixed!

Prayers and know I am sure your house will not be like my 1967 dodge dart but it will be what is right for you!!!!!!

[Bee]

Ok all..

I am going to be okay.. I dont want to make everyone feel sorry for me.
I was just sharing where I am right now.

I am not going to do anything STUPID. I love you all!!

I know I will make it to the other side. I know Dan and I will be friends.. as good a friends as we can be.

Our most important goal is our children and WE will and still are putting them 1st. Neither of us are bad people. I am just in a lower place in my life now than he is,... but as GOD is my witness..(a little Scarlett O'Hara there:thumbsup2 ) I will rise again.

Thank you for the prayers. I will not continue this line of discussion at this time cause I dont want people to think I am only looking for sympathy.

I AM STRONG! I WILL make it through. I WILL be better for it.

Cause if no one says it... my peeps thinK I am BEE-autiful inside and out.

Hey, and I have lost approx 20 lbs... so that is something good! RIGHT!!

I really do love all of you.

Bee

[Bee]

I think yesterday was one of the toughest days of my DH and I's year and a half of marriage and maybe even our 5 years together :confused: . . .

We bought our first house together (we've been living in a 2 bdrm condo he bought after college), or so we thought :confused3 !! We made an offer on Monday night to the counteroffer from the sellers, and our realtor called us to say we got the house, they had agreed to our price and she faxed us the forms to sign and we faxed them back. Some of you may remember that there had been an offer over a week ago when we started looking at the house, but we were informed it was very low and they weren't going to come to an agreement. Well apparently, the other couple agreed to the seller's counteroffer yesterday morning. So I get a call late yesterday afternoon saying they have outbid our verbal agreement and it's no longer our house, do we want to offer more. Well we agreed to the seller's initial counteroffer they had given us hoping it would be more . . . but apparently it was the same they offered the other couple. Long story short . . . The sellers had to counterbid us or the other couple and they have chosen the first couple instead of us. We still don't know if that couple has agreed to the counterbid, but even if they haven't yet a.) they may take another 9 days to decide like this past week or b.) we weren't planning on paying anymore for this house because it's already reached its peak price in our opinion!!

Not only do we feel scammed and treated unethically and unfairly, but now our realtor keeps saying she's seen other houses and they are so us . . . Well I don't want another house, I've been looking for over a year now and I wanted everything about this house!! Sorry about the whining, but this is just a very difficult experience for us and I'm trying so hard not to overeat because that's always my solution to sadness :sad1: !!

sorry about the house. something will work out. We bought our house a year ago and I remember how excted we both were to be moving back to Omaha...

It is gonna be ok!! Love you1

[the Fidge]

UHHHH Duhhh to me Chriswtwy I forgot to tell the most important part of my little story, the car I should my father that I wnated to buy well it was wrecked.

My Dad called me at my job and said hey did you see that big wreck on your way to work?? I said No and he said I think it was that car you looked at> I jsut figured ahh there he goes. WEll if he wasn't right!! IT WAS!! THe guy could not stop as he was going way toooo fast and it was horrible.

You know hat my dad said that night right?? Aren't you glad you bought the Dart instead , of course he was right! My father usually knows whats best for me when I don't!

[eeyore45]

BEE

WHAT?? Get this straight, from this horses mouth - I did not read your post as whiney, nor begging for sympathy. what I get from your post is... hey, this is who I am - do you still want to be my friend? If you cannot BE REAL with me - then you are no more than a "figment of my imagination"

because you dare share an important part of your soul with me, I feel I can reach out and connect with you - to me you are being brave!! From the bottom of my heart Bee. I was raised in the Christian faith. In my Bible God says that we need to intercede for others and raise them up to Him in prayer - can you begin to understand how I feel that to do so is a privelidge to my Lord, to my faith... and I am humbled by it...

and I often need to be humbled!!
:grouphug:

Please be my friend. I dont have many friends.
seriously. I am often very lonely

[the Fidge]

Ok all..

I am going to be okay.. I dont want to make everyone feel sorry for me.
I was just sharing where I am right now.

I am not going to do anything STUPID. I love you all!!

I know I will make it to the other side. I know Dan and I will be friends.. as good a friends as we can be.

Our most important goal is our children and WE will and still are putting them 1st. Neither of us are bad people. I am just in a lower place in my life now than he is,... but as GOD is my witness..(a little Scarlett O'Hara there:thumbsup2 ) I will rise again.

Thank you for the prayers. I will not continue this line of discussion at this time cause I dont want people to think I am only looking for sympathy.

I AM STRONG! I WILL make it through. I WILL be better for it.

Cause if no one says it... my peeps thinK I am BEE-autiful inside and out.

Hey, and I have lost approx 20 lbs... so that is something good! RIGHT!!

I really do love all of you.

Bee


No sympathy Bee just relating you know!! I for one have had a few moments in life that I felt like I got ran down by a train.

No I refuse to think anything less than Scarelt for you my firend! She was always one of my heros!!!!

I did not think any harm would come by reminding you what you know but may not hear as loudly as you should today. That being said too there are many days I need a push and a shoulder or just someone to hear me stomp my feet and say its ok. I thought thats what we do here honey??

WHen the moments that I feel like food holds my answers or when I jsut wnat to pull the cover up over my head and wave my white flag I come here and give my stuff to my Peeps!!!!!

I am so glad I do and if anyone doesn't like ahhhh heck I am losign weight and no one will stop me from getting helathier!!

SO there !!!! I want to be a lean mean lime green Peeps!!!!

If saying my husband is a putz or my boss is a pain or my son is making me crazy ahh heck its just feelings nad not FACT!! No one can tell me otherwise!!

Then can however tell me to stop styping there are jsut too many typos and then THEY WOULD BE RIGHT!!!!!!!!:rotfl: lOVE YAS!

[HockeyKat]

I agree w/ the other posters, and am late to the party as usual. I don't see it as complaining or asking for sympathy... it is totally understandable to mourn a loss, and divorce is loss. The loss of something that was once good (or you wouldn't have gotten married in the first place!).

Anyhow, congrats on the 20 lbs! My theory is, whatever works. You should try to eat a bit more, and/or be taking a multi-vitamin daily so that you don't get sick!

Shula, so sorry about the house. It really hurts when you set your heart on something and don't get it. :(

Minnie, I am not far from UNC, although I am a Duk-ie (I guess, I think I am about to be throw out of my program, but that is another story!). The Outer Banks is beautiful.

Eeyore, I am lonely too. :hug: Being a childless woman in my 30s, I really don't have many friends. However, it is mostly my fault, I guess. Most have young children or are about to, and honestly... I am just not a kid person. I am also weird. I like hockey and beer and computers and kitties and Disney, and don't like kids and shopping and pink and girly stuff. I have my husband and a few single friends to hang with, but overall, it is mostly just he and I.

Today I have all my food in the fridge so I should be good on cals, and DH already said this is a non-beer day.
B: Toaster scramble, 150
L: Sliced beef meal, 230, salad, 100, yogurt, 60
S: Strawberries, 50
D: LC Salisbury Steak/Mac&Cheese, 260, Salad, 100.
S: FF popcorn, 200

Total for the day, 1150. Exercise, 1.5 hours of hockey, and hopefully some crunches when I get home (I need to get more serious about abs!).

[Shula8205]

:love: Fidge and Bee, thank you for your support!! It means a lot to know that everyone else has gone through troubled times too and there's always another perspective!!

I think the hardest part for us is going back to all of our families and friends and tell them we lost the house of our dreams :sad1: !!! I know in the end it will all work out and maybe this happened so we can pay off DH's student loans and stop spending all of our hard earned money on those 7% and 8% interest rates.

I just can't believe a realtor would take the seller's verbal agreement and not have them sign that night . . . and then renig because there was a few more bucks to be made when she got the other offer the following morning. It really makes you lose trust in realtors . . . No offense of any of you of course if you are one or know one :rolleyes1 !! Just trying to place my trust and faith in God, because I'm sure he knows what's best for us!!

[Sparkie]

Bee-

I didnt find your post whiney. I just saw a friend bearing her soul. I saw a peep in need of lifting up. I know in my situation there were alot of days if my 2 friends at the time hadnt come and picked me up off the floor (literally) and made me get dressed and keep going, I wouldnt have made it. We need our friends. Real or peepish. Its ok to reach out- just dont feel like you have to pull back when we reach for you as well. We care about you and want to share your joys as well and see you through your sorrows. Thats what peeps do- isnt it?

[Disneyfreak92]

That McDonald's salad must be good! :laughing: Also your dinner salad sounds great! DD13 played VMK while she was home sick yesterday. I told her to look for you. Her name is Sunny Amazing Waffle!? :laughing: She said it was the only name left??

It is good Melinda! But I am only planning to have it once this week! :laughing: And thanks on the dinner salad. I do that one often. It's so easy, I LOVE it, and I feel really good about eating it too. :thumbsup2 I haven't had much VMK time lately! :guilty: I need to get on there Saturday for a bit. I will keep an eye out for her. If you ever know she's on in the evenings or weekends, let me know, and I can go in and add her to my friends. I also might have a few extra vmk goodies she might enjoy. I like to gift new players! ;) And tell her I :love: the name! :laughing: That's great! I think if you put in a name that isn't available, they throw out suggestions for you. Maybe it was one of those? :confused3

Yeah he does!!! And he's not bad to look at either!! I think it will be Phil and Jordan going???? :confused3


I'm jealous of your agility class!! I used to do it with my dog that passed away. What great exercise!!! :goodvibes

He isn't bad to look at, is he? ;)

Aw! :( It is a lot of fun. She is so small! (She's a 13" beagle and petite!) And it's hilarious to watch her do those jumps! Too cute!

i'm hoping it won't be jordin, but she did really bad last night. it just wasn't her night. but if people actually did base it on the last two weeks, i'm hoping it will be phil and lakisha or phil and chris. i honestly like everyone who's left, so it's a hard choice, especially when 2 have to go! but i just don't feel like jordin deserves to go home after 1 bad performance. the rest of her performances have been so good. i voted for blake a few times last night, and i might've snuck in a couple of votes for jordin, too. :)

I am right there with ya! Blake and Jordin are my faves! I am hoping for Chris and Lakisha actually, but I guess we'll find out tonight.

I think yesterday was one of the toughest days of my DH and I's year and a half of marriage and maybe even our 5 years together :confused: . . .

We bought our first house together (we've been living in a 2 bdrm condo he bought after college), or so we thought :confused3 !! We made an offer on Monday night to the counteroffer from the sellers, and our realtor called us to say we got the house, they had agreed to our price and she faxed us the forms to sign and we faxed them back. Some of you may remember that there had been an offer over a week ago when we started looking at the house, but we were informed it was very low and they weren't going to come to an agreement. Well apparently, the other couple agreed to the seller's counteroffer yesterday morning. So I get a call late yesterday afternoon saying they have outbid our verbal agreement and it's no longer our house, do we want to offer more. Well we agreed to the seller's initial counteroffer they had given us hoping it would be more . . . but apparently it was the same they offered the other couple. Long story short . . . The sellers had to counterbid us or the other couple and they have chosen the first couple instead of us. We still don't know if that couple has agreed to the counterbid, but even if they haven't yet a.) they may take another 9 days to decide like this past week or b.) we weren't planning on paying anymore for this house because it's already reached its peak price in our opinion!!

Not only do we feel scammed and treated unethically and unfairly, but now our realtor keeps saying she's seen other houses and they are so us . . . Well I don't want another house, I've been looking for over a year now and I wanted everything about this house!! Sorry about the whining, but this is just a very difficult experience for us and I'm trying so hard not to overeat because that's always my solution to sadness :sad1: !!

Oh! So sorry to hear about this, but I know something better will come along for you! :hug:

Bee - :hug: for you too! I just know you are going to pull through all of this and when you do, you will feel SO empowered and SO strong, you'll be able to conquer the world! (Not that you would, but you could. ;) :laughing: ) :goodvibes

[jeriber]

Hi Everyone-I have a quick question maybe someone can help me with. I have a telephone interview for a new job this afternoon and am wondering if anyone has ever done one? What should I expect? What kind of questions? I have been doing child care so long that I haven't had an interview in 20 years. I'm getting out of the child care business this summer!!:banana: Hoping this will be a good motivator for my weight loss (not to mention being out of the house for part of the day and away from the grazing temptation)

[pigget74]

OT---Magical Express--do you tip anyone and if so who? We leave Saturday and I am just trying to finalize our budget. Thanks.

[HockeyKat]

Jeanne... what kind of job? I have done a ton of phone interviews but they have all been for tech jobs.

A phone interview is usually to "screen" applicants before having them come in for a face-to-face. In my experience it has been more about them being sure you have the right skill set and less about touchy-feely things... sometimes they even have a list of questions that they will run through. If you know your stuff, there is nothing to worry about. Just try to relax, take a deep breath, and let your knowledge shine through.

Also, if you honestly don't know the answer, don't be afraid to answer "I don't know" as the worst thing you can do is try to bs your way through and be wrong.

HTH!!

And Lynda, never done ME so sorry, I can't help...

[jeriber]

Jeanne... what kind of job? I have done a ton of phone interviews but they have all been for tech jobs.

A phone interview is usually to "screen" applicants before having them come in for a face-to-face. In my experience it has been more about them being sure you have the right skill set and less about touchy-feely things... sometimes they even have a list of questions that they will run through. If you know your stuff, there is nothing to worry about. Just try to relax, take a deep breath, and let your knowledge shine through.

Also, if you honestly don't know the answer, don't be afraid to answer "I don't know" as the worst thing you can do is try to bs your way through and be wrong.

HTH!!

And Lynda, never done ME so sorry, I can't help...

Thanks Kat. It is for a position at the new Walmart distribution center. It is a job I would like to have as the benefit package is one of the best in town and it pays more than most other employers in town. Actually, in the retail/grocery industry around here it is the best staryting wage offered
($13.00 an hour) and is good for me. IF I wanted to give up the inhome childcare and go to work for a daycare I would not make over $10 an hour even though I've been in this profession for over 23 years. I'm very much looking forward to the change!

[dance2874]

I think yesterday was one of the toughest days of my DH and I's year and a half of marriage and maybe even our 5 years together :confused: . . .

We bought our first house together (we've been living in a 2 bdrm condo he bought after college), or so we thought :confused3 !! We made an offer on Monday night to the counteroffer from the sellers, and our realtor called us to say we got the house, they had agreed to our price and she faxed us the forms to sign and we faxed them back. Some of you may remember that there had been an offer over a week ago when we started looking at the house, but we were informed it was very low and they weren't going to come to an agreement. Well apparently, the other couple agreed to the seller's counteroffer yesterday morning. So I get a call late yesterday afternoon saying they have outbid our verbal agreement and it's no longer our house, do we want to offer more. Well we agreed to the seller's initial counteroffer they had given us hoping it would be more . . . but apparently it was the same they offered the other couple. Long story short . . . The sellers had to counterbid us or the other couple and they have chosen the first couple instead of us. We still don't know if that couple has agreed to the counterbid, but even if they haven't yet a.) they may take another 9 days to decide like this past week or b.) we weren't planning on paying anymore for this house because it's already reached its peak price in our opinion!!

Not only do we feel scammed and treated unethically and unfairly, but now our realtor keeps saying she's seen other houses and they are so us . . . Well I don't want another house, I've been looking for over a year now and I wanted everything about this house!! Sorry about the whining, but this is just a very difficult experience for us and I'm trying so hard not to overeat because that's always my solution to sadness :sad1: !!
Awww, I am sorry Shula!! That stinks, but there is something better out there for you. I have to believe things happen for a reason, and there is a reason you werent meant to have that house. Keep your chin up, keep looking, and I would start by looking for a new realtor. They should have never said the house was yours if there was a chance, even a slim one, that it wasnt yours to be had.

GOOD MORNIN PEEPS!!

Jen I was up till 3am last night...ok this mornin - dd kept waking up crying, then I fell asleep sitting up!! :yawn ! Last night when she went in to tell her dad she could not fall asleep, and she was crying (she's 10!) I went in and shooed her out, back to bed hugging her, reassuring her, and before I could tuck her in, she was asleep!! I now think she was sleepwalking - its a habit for her... how do I break it? I wonder tho, when her brothers come home, if she'll be able to rest/sleep... I'm thinking with me worrying about ds, she is picking up on those vibes???

I feel for ya! Sounds like sleepwalking to me, but I have no clue how to fix that one! Of course DD was exhausted this morning getting up for school, but I made her...I am betting she wont want a nap later either, but I will make her do that too! Such a mean mommy!! She will be a real peach if she doesnt get some more rest. Poor thing has bags under her eyes. Here to hoping we both get some rest today!!


Ok all..

I am going to be okay.. I dont want to make everyone feel sorry for me.
I was just sharing where I am right now.

I am not going to do anything STUPID. I love you all!!

I know I will make it to the other side. I know Dan and I will be friends.. as good a friends as we can be.

Our most important goal is our children and WE will and still are putting them 1st. Neither of us are bad people. I am just in a lower place in my life now than he is,... but as GOD is my witness..(a little Scarlett O'Hara there:thumbsup2 ) I will rise again.

Thank you for the prayers. I will not continue this line of discussion at this time cause I dont want people to think I am only looking for sympathy.

I AM STRONG! I WILL make it through. I WILL be better for it.

Cause if no one says it... my peeps thinK I am BEE-autiful inside and out.

Hey, and I have lost approx 20 lbs... so that is something good! RIGHT!!

I really do love all of you.

Bee
OK, no pity party here. I know you were just posting to get it off your chest. And if that honestly helps you....go for it. You have not shared any details here that are too personal in my opinion, just staing that this is how you are feeling and you are feeling a bit low right now. I feel for BOTH of you. I know he is probably hurting too, maybe just not as outward about it.

Thanks Kat. It is for a position at the new Walmart distribution center. It is a job I would like to have as the benefit package is one of the best in town and it pays more than most other employers in town. Actually, in the retail/grocery industry around here it is the best staryting wage offered
($13.00 an hour) and is good for me. IF I wanted to give up the inhome childcare and go to work for a daycare I would not make over $10 an hour even though I've been in this profession for over 23 years. I'm very much looking forward to the change!

I know exactly what you mean. When I had the job change a few weeks back I looked into working at a daycare center. Even the really pricey ones here dont starrt at more than about $9/hr...no matter how much experience you have. I think it stinks. :wizard: For the interview!

[celerystalker]

disneyfreak - who leads your agility class? I'd love to get involved with that for my dog. He's a westie. We had so much fun in obedience training and it's been a year and a half, so having to listen to me instead of me just giving in to everything would be good.
Plus the exercise would be good.

dene - Yeah on the text messages. My friend Tammy doesn't even drink and writes the craziest messages to me because she doesn't proofread the word finisher thingie before she sends. I make her go back and read the messages a lot.

Other Amber - you have fun in Disneyland!

So I really paid for the martinis plus the creme brullee. I was nauseous for 2 hours.
Lying in the hotel bed not able to do anything but whine to myself.
It sucked.
I should know better by now, right? I've had gastric bypass since 2/12, but I still do stupid things. I just hope it keeps making me sick so when I do bad, I have the negative effects immediately - instead of just weight gain later.

Hi to everyone else! I'm about to get on a plane and come home for the rest of the week. Then I'll be out of town for two straight weeks starting on Monday (but 5 days of that will be at WDW! Woo!).

[eeyore45]

All right who's going to turn the page?

WOOHOOTY 900

[eeyore45]

I really should pay more attention, but dh interrupted me...

boy did I get the eye roll!!! :rotfl2:

[celerystalker]

BEE

then you are no more than a "figment of my imagination"




Y'all are some pretty lively figments. Sometimes it makes me wonder if I'm delusional. But I figure it's all ok if I am - cuz you guys are entertaining! :lmao:
I have a weird sense of humor. Just ignore me.

[eeyore45]

Great, so here I am talking to myself...

:rolleyes1

I'd be on the phone if DS would answer his phone!!

[eeyore45]

I cant ignore you celery,

I'm too busy being ignored!!!

:rotfl2:

j/k

[celerystalker]

Umm. Hello? I'm talking to you!

[Disneyfreak92]

Hi Everyone-I have a quick question maybe someone can help me with. I have a telephone interview for a new job this afternoon and am wondering if anyone has ever done one? What should I expect? What kind of questions? I have been doing child care so long that I haven't had an interview in 20 years. I'm getting out of the child care business this summer!!:banana: Hoping this will be a good motivator for my weight loss (not to mention being out of the house for part of the day and away from the grazing temptation)

I work in an HR department, and most of the time when the recruiters here do phone interviews, it is basically to see if the applicants have the right skills & if their schedule matches that of the position. They ask very basic questions. Sometimes, they might ask about why the applicant is interested in the position too. They usually don't get too in depth though. Hope I'm not too late! Good luck! :)

And Lynda, never done ME so sorry, I can't help...

I'm not the one that asked about ME, but I know someone did. I just can't remember who it was now. :confused3

[eeyore45]

Well, I guess I'll have to leave w/o talking to DS -

I have to run the 3 miles and do it before its time to pick up dd -

Take care of yourself Celery - next time eat 2 creme brulees!! :confused3

[eeyore45]

oh that's right I was going to answer the ME question...

pigget I do and I dont... I do take our luggage I dont send it thru the ME airport people - so if that driver touches my bags (dh is good at waiting till they are distracted!!) we may throw a couple of bucks in the tip jar - but its not a tip position, and the people that work ME behind the scenes dont get tipped (the luggage handlers at teh airport, the drivers from the airport to the resorts, and the handler from the resort to your rooms )

so if there is an obnoxios plea for a tip, I usually ask him if he will share the tip with all the others!

If there is no obnoxious plea, I may tip him because he was polite...

and dont get me started on the new hiree who couldnt find her way from WL to the airport!! (a 3 hour tour!)

[Disneyfreak92]

disneyfreak - who leads your agility class? I'd love to get involved with that for my dog. He's a westie. We had so much fun in obedience training and it's been a year and a half, so having to listen to me instead of me just giving in to everything would be good.
Plus the exercise would be good.

We are going to the same instructor we went to for puppy classes and Canine Good Citizen classes. She owns the place, and she has a nice facility right on her property, and Jasper just LOVES her!!! I like her too. She is just great - gives instruction, suggestions, and encouragement very well! Plus, it is located out in the country just outside of the town we live in, so it takes us about 5-10 minutes to get there. The place is called Moongazer. This is her website. http://www.moongazer.com/training/

[pigget74]

THe day is almost over and I get to shopping for our trip :cool1:

[MA pigletfan]

so does anyone else do the Walk Away the Lbs Dvd with Leslie Sasone?? :tiptoe: Just curious, i just love these work outs and have been seeing results..mostly in the legs region, but its a start!

[HockeyKat]

Oops Lynda... got confused there. Happens way too easily for age 31. I always say that I will be completely gone by age 60, at this rate!

Good luck on the interview Jeanne!

I think I am about to get kicked out of my MS program. I needed to have my thesis complete by tomorrow and it just isn't going to happen. I have no-one to blame but myself and my complete lack of motivation. :guilty:

[daisy_77]

pigglet-I am so excited for you! Have fun shopping!
Shopping for a Disney trip is a blast!

I haven't checked in for a few days....all my dising time has been used up reading all the pretrippies and trip reports. I love reading them...especially since I have 17 months until our next trip.

Here is what I have done so far:
B-Slim Fast and banana 6 points
L-Lean Cuisine 7 points

Still have 12 points left for dinner and snack.:)

I hope you all have a wonderful day!:dance3:

[jeriber]

I cant ignore you celery,

I'm too busy being ignored!!!

:rotfl2:

j/k

WOO HOOTY on page 900

[eeyore45]

I am also weird. I like hockey and beer and computers and kitties and Disney, and don't like kids and shopping and pink and girly stuff. I have my husband and a few single friends to hang with, but overall, it is mostly just he and I.

Kat I am weird - dh is weird, our kids are weird - we all like hockey - DS 21 would rather have one Guiness Beer, than a 6pak to guzzle (and in college, that's just weird!) DS#2 in 1st grade loved the FarSide cartoons, and he "got" them - weird kid (his 1st grade teacher picked up on this and said he challenges her to keep her mouth quiet, he 'gets' her humor!) and dd is so not a pink girly girl - she's weird too... and with the age span, I never got along with ds friends' parents because I had a "baby" and dd age group parents, just didnt want to hang with this old lady! (who likes hockey, message boards, and Disney!!)

[eeyore45]

:banana: WOOHOOTY DS:banana:

He is getting a commendation from work (SPO - Student Police Officer) they are having some kind of banquet, and he was told he had to be there - when his bosss got the doctor's excuse for his kidney stone she stopped by and convinced him by telling him he's getting an award!! So he's not taking his vicaden today, and he's in pain... :confused3

I really should've gone down there! He's going to need a CT scan... *sigh (and Disney's Got My Money!!)

[jeriber]

:banana: WOOHOOTY DS:banana:

He is getting a commendation from work (SPO - Student Police Officer) they are having some kind of banquet, and he was told he had to be there - when his bosss got the doctor's excuse for his kidney stone she stopped by and convinced him by telling him he's getting an award!! So he's not taking his vicaden today, and he's in pain... :confused3

I really should've gone down there! He's going to need a CT scan... *sigh (and Disney's Got My Money!!)

YAY for DS-isn't it an awesome feeling when our kiddos are good and recognized for it?

[HockeyKat]

Kat I am weird - dh is weird, our kids are weird - we all like hockey - DS 21 would rather have one Guiness Beer, than a 6pak to guzzle (and in college, that's just weird!) DS#2 in 1st grade loved the FarSide cartoons, and he "got" them - weird kid (his 1st grade teacher picked up on this and said he challenges her to keep her mouth quiet, he 'gets' her humor!) and dd is so not a pink girly girl - she's weird too... and with the age span, I never got along with ds friends' parents because I had a "baby" and dd age group parents, just didnt want to hang with this old lady! (who likes hockey, message boards, and Disney!!)


Eeyore, sounds like we should live closer to one another!