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

[aries1980]

Christiine ?? does lunging onto the sofa count????hmmmmmm

YES AFTER YOU DO ALL THE REQUIREMENTS


WOOOTY HOOOOT I GOT 15000

[the Fidge]

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO Christine~~~

[the Fidge]

ok going to rest up for my big jump to the sofa

[lexmelinda]

WOO-HOOTY, CHRISTINE!!!!

:yay: :banana: :dance3: :yay: :cool1: :banana: :yay:

[DisneyJo]

Whooooohooooo Christine :banana::banana::banana:

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOTY Christine! :cool1:

Are the baseball pants clean, Fran? I forgot to wash DS's and he had to wear sweats yesterday.

Is it as hot up there as it is here?

Yes, my son's baseball pants are clean. It is extremely hot here as well.

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Does anyone have the Passporter Disney World 2007 Deluxe Edition? And if so, do you like it? I found it on the internet for $42 including s & h. I just wanted to know if it is worth the money. Thanks.

[pigget74]

Tomorrow they start on our addition. We are adding 200 sq. ft. to out breakfast and living area and making a new covered patio that will be 24 by 16. We are very excited, but this should have started at the beginning of MAy not the beginning of June. THey will be here around noon tomorrow and by 6 starting Monday----Oh my -- my dreams of sleeping in are long gone.

[DisneyObsession]

Does anyone have the Passporter Disney World 2007 Deluxe Edition? And if so, do you like it? I found it on the internet for $42 including s & h. I just wanted to know if it is worth the money. Thanks.


I HAVE THE REGULAR PASSPORTER 2007 EDITION AND :love: IT!!! IT'S THE BEST!!!

(Sorry for the caps...I didn't realize I had my cap lock on!!!:confused3 )

[HockeyKat]

Aww I missed 15000. That is what I get for going to get more water (and procrastinate work).

I am so glad tomorrow's Friday. What are everyone's weekend plans? I have a friend coming to town tomorrow from Oregon. She and I are going to do a girl's day on Saturday and drive to the beach for the day. Not sure yet which beach, maybe Wilmington. Sunday she is headed off to other friends' and DH and I are going to go to Wet'n'Wild Emerald Pointe, in Greensboro (about an hour from here).

I still don't have any peep suggestions for a low cal dinner. Anyone?

[belle8306]

Hi Peeps! :goodvibes I didn't quote but I will try to remember everything I wanted to say.

To all of my Peeps who posted about my medical worries:THANK YOU!!!! :hug: I feel so much better about the whole thing. You have all helped me to relax about it and I know I'm not alone. What a great group we have here!:grouphug:


Bee-:hug: I am very sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and your family.

MouseHouse-:hug: I hope things work out for you!

HockeyKat-I am going to start taking Hoodia when I get back from vacation. I am glad to hear that it works for you.

Punkin- I'm sorry about all of the smoke. Is it hot there? I hope not. I would think that would make it seem even worse. I hope you are able to go to the waterpark tomorrow.:beach:

Pigget-We call it "pop" here too.:) One time when I was about ten we were sitting in our living room and we heard a bang. My mom had opened the fridge and a two-liter of pop somehow fell on the floor and the lid must have cracked or something. All of the pressure in the bottle made it shoot across the kitchen floor. After we stopped laughing:rotfl: it was a big mess to clean up! That is exciting that you are building on. We would like to build on a family room someday (probably not for at least five years).

Aries-Good luck on your test!:thumbsup2

Melinda-I hope the passport thing works out!!:hug:

Celery-You are doing awesome!:cheer2:

Wonders-That is so cool that you got another order for your cookies. Will you post more pictures? They are so pretty!:flower3:

Utah Mama-Congratulations on your son's graduation! I bet you throw an awesome party!party:

Hello to anyone that I missed!:wave2:

[belle8306]

Hockey Kat-I'm not sure about the calories but I love to do low fat english muffin pizzas. I buy the light english muffins, low fat cheese, and I use tomato sauce. I top it with any veggies that I want. You could get turkey peperoni too. They are filling and really good!:thumbsup2

[pixie dust 112]

Still here Pixie? Cant sleep

Sorry Bee, just seeing this now! I just checked the boards quick this am before work.

[dance2874]

Does anyone have the Passporter Disney World 2007 Deluxe Edition? And if so, do you like it? I found it on the internet for $42 including s & h. I just wanted to know if it is worth the money. Thanks.

I got it a few weeks back...it is great and I like that I can re-arrange the pages based on the order I am doing the parks in...you cant do that with the spiral one. And I can pull out the pages that dont need to go with us everywhere if I wanted to. I give it 2 thumbs up!

[UtahMama]

Does anyone have the Passporter Disney World 2007 Deluxe Edition? And if so, do you like it? I found it on the internet for $42 including s & h. I just wanted to know if it is worth the money. Thanks.

Yes, worth every penny and I'm the cheapest human being ever. It is sooooo cool with detailed fold out (yet not cumbersome) park maps. It's perfect for a first timer or a WDW expert. Can't say enough good about it!

[AnnNan]

My father died today! I need you peeps.. Please pray for me.. and Grumpyyounguy.. he loved him as well.

If any one wants to call me.. I have Sandy has my numbers. Eeyore.

Just lost.... I love you all!B
so - so sorry for your loss...
PEEPS, I am not in a good place. There are too many things going on right now and I feel like my life is crashing around me. I don't know if I'll be posting much for the next couple of weeks.

We had to cancel all of our travel plans for the next 6 mos. DH said it was too much of a burden financially to do any of it. I won't be going in Jan to the 5K either. He has no idea that our trip was what has been keeping me together and focused on something. He said I'm being very selfish and immature for being really upset by our change in plans.
not immature - disappointed and there is nothing wrong with that. Can you think of it as postponed instead of cancelled?! Keep planning and tweaking.

Actually I was born and raised in the South. My dad was a military brat so I can thank him for the words like cubbard and pop--I also say neither and either like NITHER AND ITHER---Long vowel sounds--

I had to go back and double-check who was telling the story about coke spewing everywhere when I got to "pop"! I knew you were from the south... But the "military brat" explanation makes lots of sense. I just hadn't noticed anything before. But "Pop" vs. "coke" was a dead giveaway. Like Punkin, I had to laugh but boy I feel for you having to do the clean-up. What a mess!!!
I had to go back and re-read again - I just got it was your dad that was the military brat. And he picked up some phrases that you got from him. Isn't it interesting how that happens!?

Melinda, I sure hope your daughter's passport gets to you in time. I know you'll stay on top of it and do everything you can.

UM, Congratulations on Jordan's graduation! Have a great celebration!!

Woo Hooty to all! It was a big day!

[Wonders10]

Tomorrow they start on our addition. We are adding 200 sq. ft. to out breakfast and living area and making a new covered patio that will be 24 by 16. We are very excited, but this should have started at the beginning of MAy not the beginning of June. THey will be here around noon tomorrow and by 6 starting Monday----Oh my -- my dreams of sleeping in are long gone.

That's exciting! After Hurricane Wilma, my mom decided to enclose our Florida room and it was a ton of work. Lucky me was usually home during the day so I got stuck having to get up super early and watching them work all day. They were here for 4 months. But now that it is done, I love it and so glad she decided to do it.

I am so glad tomorrow's Friday. What are everyone's weekend plans? I have a friend coming to town tomorrow from Oregon. She and I are going to do a girl's day on Saturday and drive to the beach for the day. Not sure yet which beach, maybe Wilmington. Sunday she is headed off to other friends' and DH and I are going to go to Wet'n'Wild Emerald Pointe, in Greensboro (about an hour from here).


No big plans for me. My neighbor's DD just graduated high school so they are having a little gathering Saturday afternoon and other than that I'll probably be getting things together for our upcoming Disney weekend and working on school stuff. I'm thinking a Gilmore Girls marathon sounds pretty good though. I already have season 1 and Best Buy had all of them on sale for 19.99! So my mom picked up season 2 and 3 for my bday! The only problem with a Gilmore Girls marathon is it makes me want to eat like Gilmore Girl :laughing:


To all of my Peeps who posted about my medical worries:THANK YOU!!!! :hug: I feel so much better about the whole thing. You have all helped me to relax about it and I know I'm not alone. What a great group we have here!:grouphug:

Wonders-That is so cool that you got another order for your cookies. Will you post more pictures? They are so pretty!:flower3:


I'm glad you feel better about everything. I didn't post but I also remember hearing people talk about cysts and them not being a huge deal.

I would post more cookie pics but they are actually just like the ones I made before but in more fun tropical colors - palm trees and mini flowers. I also made flamingos but silly me forgot to take a picture of them. :headache:

Something happened at school today that is sort of stressing me out. Every thursday I have a meeting with one of my supervisors in the morning and then the therapy session a couple hours after that at 12:30. Well my client is going on vacation next week so she cancelled the session. My supervisor said we will still have our meeting at 10:30 so I can give her my paperwork, etc. But the weird part is then she said we can meet again at 12:30 :confused3 Why do we need to meet twice in one day within 2 hours of each other? So of course I begin to panic and think that I'm doing such a horrible job that I need 2 meetings a day with my supervisor :eek: And I was talking to the clinician from last semester that had my client and she thought that was really strange too. :sad2:

And my other client's mother is in total denial about her son's language delays. What huge blinders she has on. The worst part is that everything I mention (coming more than once a week, leaving the room, etc.) she says "she doesn't see the point" or "doesn't think it's a good idea". :rolleyes: Guess I better get used to it.

Hope everyone is having a good Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday! :woohoo:

[Eventer98]

My father died today! I need you peeps.. Please pray for me.. and Grumpyyounguy.. he loved him as well.

If any one wants to call me.. I have Sandy has my numbers. Eeyore.

Just lost.... I love you all!

B

:grouphug: I know what you are going thru and I very sorry!! I'll be thinking of you.

PEEPS, I am not in a good place. There are too many things going on right now and I feel like my life is crashing around me. I don't know if I'll be posting much for the next couple of weeks.

We had to cancel all of our travel plans for the next 6 mos. DH said it was too much of a burden financially to do any of it. I won't be going in Jan to the 5K either. He has no idea that our trip was what has been keeping me together and focused on something. He said I'm being very selfish and immature for being really upset by our change in plans.

:flower3: I would be just as upset to have to cancel my trip. I think it's even more salt in the wound that DH is not understanding. I hope that you can reschedule soon...even if it's a year away a PP was right....it's something to look fwd. too.

Aww I missed 15000. That is what I get for going to get more water (and procrastinate work).

I am so glad tomorrow's Friday. What are everyone's weekend plans? I have a friend coming to town tomorrow from Oregon. She and I are going to do a girl's day on Saturday and drive to the beach for the day. Not sure yet which beach, maybe Wilmington. Sunday she is headed off to other friends' and DH and I are going to go to Wet'n'Wild Emerald Pointe, in Greensboro (about an hour from here).

I still don't have any peep suggestions for a low cal dinner. Anyone?

I am hosting a Tastefully Simple party tomorrow. yum! Luckily it takes place AFTER weigh-in. Anybody want anything??
I am hoping for a 1.5pd. loss but might be a stay-the-samer. We will see. I have done really good on food the last two days.

UM-I forgot to quote you but at least the party is after weigh-in! don't deprive yourself of anything..just have smaller portions. Or just don't worry about. Your DS only graduates from HS once...don't let your diet weigh on your mind all day. Enjoy yourself as if you were in Disney!!! :laughing:

[Disneyfreak92]

I did most of my catching up earlier and didn't have time to post, so I didn't do all the quoting done I would have liked. But I do want to send out many :hug: and lots of Peep prayers to all those having a rough time right now! I hope tomorrow is a better day for all the peeps.

its sushi night tonight for me!
any other peeps share the love of this LOW cal super protein packed treat..oh and 5 more to goo..teeheee:cool1:

:love: sushi!!!

Does anyone have the Passporter Disney World 2007 Deluxe Edition? And if so, do you like it? I found it on the internet for $42 including s & h. I just wanted to know if it is worth the money. Thanks.

Have it! :love: it! I love that I can move things around if I want, and my plan is to take ziplock baggies next time so I can take each day's pocket with us for the day.

Aww I missed 15000. That is what I get for going to get more water (and procrastinate work).

I am so glad tomorrow's Friday. What are everyone's weekend plans? I have a friend coming to town tomorrow from Oregon. She and I are going to do a girl's day on Saturday and drive to the beach for the day. Not sure yet which beach, maybe Wilmington. Sunday she is headed off to other friends' and DH and I are going to go to Wet'n'Wild Emerald Pointe, in Greensboro (about an hour from here).

I still don't have any peep suggestions for a low cal dinner. Anyone?

My plans...goin' to Indy Saturday, gonna do a little shopping, get some dinner, and see Gwen Stefani in concert. Sunday, we are planning to sleep in (probably 7:30am is the latest the cat will let us sleep though :laughing: ), and we are going to see Shreck 3.

[HockeyKat]

Okay, done eating for the day. I didn't eat my apple from my grazing bucket from before, so total before dinner was 570.
D: Two pieces of tilapia stuffed with spinach and cheese ($1 each from Walmart, frozen as singles), 220. Okra sauteed in a bit of cooking spray on non-stick pan, 50. Steamed broccoli over baked potato, 150.
S: Mich Ultra Amber (114) and apple pie a la mode kozy shack (70)
So total for today, 1174.

MA piglet, I LOVE sushi. One of my fav foods.

Eventer, what is Tastefully Simple?

Tomorrow is weigh-in... here is to a productive night full of pounds evaporating off each one of us!

[belle8306]

I'm glad you feel better about everything. I didn't post but I also remember hearing people talk about cysts and them not being a huge deal.

I would post more cookie pics but they are actually just like the ones I made before but in more fun tropical colors - palm trees and mini flowers. I also made flamingos but silly me forgot to take a picture of them. :headache:

Something happened at school today that is sort of stressing me out. Every thursday I have a meeting with one of my supervisors in the morning and then the therapy session a couple hours after that at 12:30. Well my client is going on vacation next week so she cancelled the session. My supervisor said we will still have our meeting at 10:30 so I can give her my paperwork, etc. But the weird part is then she said we can meet again at 12:30 :confused3 Why do we need to meet twice in one day within 2 hours of each other? So of course I begin to panic and think that I'm doing such a horrible job that I need 2 meetings a day with my supervisor :eek: And I was talking to the clinician from last semester that had my client and she thought that was really strange too. :sad2:

And my other client's mother is in total denial about her son's language delays. What huge blinders she has on. The worst part is that everything I mention (coming more than once a week, leaving the room, etc.) she says "she doesn't see the point" or "doesn't think it's a good idea". :rolleyes: Guess I better get used to it.

Hope everyone is having a good Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday! :woohoo:

I bet the flamingo cookies were cute! I have never seen a flamingo cookie cutter before. Thank you for the encouragement!:goodvibes

On the school front I am sure you are doing a great job.:hug: I'm sorry that your supervisor is making you doubt yourself. The thing with your client's parents reminds me of some of my students. It can be so frustrating when you feel like you are trying everything you can and you aren't getting a lot of support. I really feel for you!! I hope things get better.:hug:

I have been watching Gilmore Girls whenever I get the chance all week. Last night, I was watching them as I was organizing my things for Disney. You are right, I do want to eat like they do. (Don't you want to try a cheeseburger from Luke's diner?:laughing: ).

Eventer-I haven't heard of Tastefully Simple. Is it like Pampered Chef?

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Thanks to everyone for their comments about Passporter D.W. 2007. All of you have convinced me that it's a good thing and I'm going to order one sometime Monday morning. :thumbsup2

I have an all-day student nursing orientation tomorrow and then my son's birthday party is soon afterwards and then my niece's b-day party is at the bowling alley at 9:00 pm tomorrow night. I probably won't make it on the dis tomorrow and so I'm going to post for weigh-in day now. I'm +2 pounds this week. :headache: Oh well. It could have been much worse considering all of the eating I've done this week and not to mention Aunt Flo is visiting. ;)

[Eventer98]

Okay, done eating for the day. I didn't eat my apple from my grazing bucket from before, so total before dinner was 570.
D: Two pieces of tilapia stuffed with spinach and cheese ($1 each from Walmart, frozen as singles), 220. Okra sauteed in a bit of cooking spray on non-stick pan, 50. Steamed broccoli over baked potato, 150.
S: Mich Ultra Amber (114) and apple pie a la mode kozy shack (70)
So total for today, 1174.

MA piglet, I LOVE sushi. One of my fav foods.

Eventer, what is Tastefully Simple?

Tomorrow is weigh-in... here is to a productive night full of pounds evaporating off each one of us!

I bet the flamingo cookies were cute! I have never seen a flamingo cookie cutter before. Thank you for the encouragement!:goodvibes

On the school front I am sure you are doing a great job.:hug: I'm sorry that your supervisor is making you doubt yourself. The thing with your client's parents reminds me of some of my students. It can be so frustrating when you feel like you are trying everything you can and you aren't getting a lot of support. I really feel for you!! I hope things get better.:hug:

I have been watching Gilmore Girls whenever I get the chance all week. Last night, I was watching them as I was organizing my things for Disney. You are right, I do want to eat like they do. (Don't you want to try a cheeseburger from Luke's diner?:laughing: ).

Eventer-I haven't heard of Tastefully Simple. Is it like Pampered Chef?

Geez...I thought it was a nationally known chain. It is like a Pampered Chef party but with FOOD..not tools for cooking it!! :laughing: It's called Tastefully Simple b/c all the food kits (beer bread, dips, cakes, cookies) are easy to prepare..you only need 1-2 ingredients. I haven't hosted a party in years so no clue what diet-savoy things they offer. Either way it's all yummy and reasonably priced. The lady that takes care of my retired horse is the main host..figured I owed her a party for not charging me to care for him the last 3 years!!!! If you go to TastefullySimple.com it can give you a little taste!!

I just weighed myself. No clue why I do that at night. I am up 1.5pds but I am HOPING I can lose 2 pds. by AM. My stomach is growling now and it's almost time for bed.

[eeyore45]

WTH WTH WTH///

wtfh is going on in the universe??

I just had a screamin match with a "man" in the stands of dd 4th grade concert - I stood my ground - he was rude, and I stood up to him, then his wife yelled that I might hit her son? what/

and I cant read here, but my friends are having bad bad things... and well life is wrong right now..

hugging my loved ones, and praying for the universe to right this mess!! Do you hear??? I want patience, and I want it right now...

No one is alone, no one... grab hold, the wagons are going to be coming up -

[pixie dust 112]

WTH WTH WTH///

wtfh is going on in the universe??

I just had a screamin match with a "man" in the stands of dd 4th grade concert - I stood my ground - he was rude, and I stood up to him, then his wife yelled that I might hit her son? what/

and I cant read here, but my friends are having bad bad things... and well life is wrong right now..

hugging my loved ones, and praying for the universe to right this mess!! Do you hear??? I want patience, and I want it right now...

No one is alone, no one... grab hold, the wagons are going to be coming up -

June 1 = full moon. Things should be back to normal by Sunday!:flower3:

[Disneyfreak92]

Well, I had my doctor's appointment today, and I have to get an endoscopy done because the doctor does not want to put me on Prilosec permanently until he makes sure we aren't masking anything more serious. In the meantime, I have a nasty cold, and I have to wait until I am over it and then go off the Prilosec for 10 days prior to the endoscopy. Someone from "special procedures" is supposed to call me to schedule the appointment so I don't know when it is yet. I am NOT looking forward to it, but I will be glad when it is over. I don't particularly want to go on Prilosec permanently, but I don't want it to be anything serious either. So I'm not really sure what I'm hoping for. But the doctor did give me some advice regarding the weight loss, so that was nice. He told me to keep my heart rate up over 100 for about an hour rather than do high impact for a shorter period of time. And he also told me it can take women about 6 months to make a change in their metabolism. Wow! :scared1: He said the upside is that if you stop working out for a short period of time, your metabolism doesn't change back as quickly.

[belle8306]

Well, I had my doctor's appointment today, and I have to get an endoscopy done because the doctor does not want to put me on Prilosec permanently until he makes sure we aren't masking anything more serious. In the meantime, I have a nasty cold, and I have to wait until I am over it and then go off the Prilosec for 10 days prior to the endoscopy. Someone from "special procedures" is supposed to call me to schedule the appointment so I don't know when it is yet. I am NOT looking forward to it, but I will be glad when it is over. I don't particularly want to go on Prilosec permanently, but I don't want it to be anything serious either. So I'm not really sure what I'm hoping for. But the doctor did give me some advice regarding the weight loss, so that was nice. He told me to keep my heart rate up over 100 for about an hour rather than do high impact for a shorter period of time. And he also told me it can take women about 6 months to make a change in their metabolism. Wow! :scared1: He said the upside is that if you stop working out for a short period of time, your metabolism doesn't change back as quickly.

I hope your cold gets better soon!:hug: I also hope that everything goes well with your procedure. Six months to change metabolism?! Wow!! Enjoy the Gwen Steffani concert. I bet she is fun to see in person.:)

[dwheatl]

I'm still way behind on the thread, but I wanted to send out hugs to Fidgie, Bee and Amber, and anyone else who needs them.:grouphug: I'm looking forward to the weekend, but dreading weighing in.
I'll probably catch up tomorrow night. I miss you folks.

[UtahMama]

Good Luck Tomorrow with weigh ins! Contact Lexmelinda if you are in need of a PM weigh in! NO one's ever done that. Just saying. We are soooo brave! Be early. Be BOLD, be Brave, be Bee (ha!). :rolleyes:

Son's High School graduation tomorrow morning. It'll be FUN. I'm sure I'll choke up and bawl the whole time. I'm SO proud of him!!!

Lexmelinda is the awsomist for standing in for me!


Bee, are you feeling any better? Sending sooo much love to you!


Fidgette- You are also loved like nuts! Keep us informed. Bless you Fidge.

Good night to all you ar


timr to go sleep now,e

[pigget74]

Good Luck Tomorrow with weigh ins! Contact Lexmelinda if you are in need of a PM weigh in! NO one's ever done that. Just saying. We are soooo brave! Be early. Be BOLD, be Brave, be Bee (ha!). :rolleyes:

Son's High School graduation tomorrow morning. It'll be FUN. I'm sure I'll choke up and bawl the whole time. I'm SO proud of him!!!

Lexmelinda is the awsomist for standing in for me!


Bee, are you feeling any better? Sending sooo much love to you!


Fidgette- You are also loved like nuts! Keep us informed. Bless you Fidge.

Good night to all you ar


timr to go sleep now,e

Have a great time at graduation today. I know that you are very proud of him and you should be.


Where is everyone this morning? I guess everyone is sleeping in. I am just watching the Wiggles for the umpteenth time with Joshua. It is his fav. and the only one he will actually act along with. Have a good Friday everyone.

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!!! TGIF!!! :sunny:

WEIGH IN'S UP TOP IN BOLD FOR POOR OLE BLIND MELINDA. OK? THANKS!

FIRST NO SCHOOL DAY TODAY! :woohoo: (This lil' dance is my DH's pet peeve!)

Anyway...DIS was down this morning so I'm a page or so behind.

I'll catch up at work. Heh, heh.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!:flower3:

[MA pigletfan]

samer here this week

have a great day/weekend ladies!

[Sparkie]

Down 1 :banana:

UM Congrats on DS graduation:woohoo:

Peeps- can I step aside and rant just a moment?

I have had a trip planned to Disney for July since October. Travel party included me, dh, dd1 and her BF, dd2 and my mom. We have gone in the past and taken my neice but since dd1 bf was going and I was paying for everything I couldnt afford to add one more. (niece is 14)

Well, my neice doesnt the most stable home life and has now moved in with my parents. Which this is great- I know she will be taken care of like she should be.

So this is my rant- I didnt plan on taking my niece with us in July and now she lives with my mom whom I did plan on taking and when I asked mom what we were going to do she replied- oh, niece understands that this trip was planned before she came to live here and knows that she cant go :mad:
I said mom- that is so MEAN! I cant believe that you would pack your bags and walk out the door with that child looking at you- she said she didnt see any way around it- WELL, I DO: MOM SHOULD STAY HOME TOO-

I did try to see if I could get niece on the flight with us and I was going to find the money somewhere and change all my ADR's and risk loosing a few but I cant get her on the flight with us:sad2: So I dont know what to do.

Right now I am so mad at mom that I'm not speaking to her:mad:

Thanks for listening.

[Sparkie]

Hey do any of you peeps do the fridge swap thing? Any of you have fridge I can use at POP in July?

And I wanted to say to the peep who loves sushi- me too!

And punkin you are right(long flat i sound);) It is a "coke" regardless of color or flavor- pop is what a balloon does. Just like I "fix" dinner- even though its not broke, and we water the grass with a "hosepipe" :rotfl: Just a few that I can think of - going to be fun in Sept "Tara" and I am afraid that you are going to be pronounced like the plantation in Gone With the Wind- just call me Scarlet! HMM! wish I looked like her- are corsets back in style?-NVM- I like breathing.

[DisneyJo]

+2lb I need to drink more water, I need to drink more water .........................................

Right now I am so mad at mom that I'm not speaking to her:mad: Oh no is there no way around this? Could your Mum come with DN later?????

going to be fun in Sept "Tara" and I am afraid that you are going to be pronounced like the plantation in Gone With the Wind- just call me Scarlet! HMM! wish I looked like her- are corsets back in style?-NVM- I like breathing. Good job I'm not going too, we'd definately need a translator :rotfl2:

[daisy_77]

Good morning, PEEPS!!!
It is Friday! Woohoo!!

I am down 1.5 pounds!:banana:

I have a job interview in a few hours so I have to go get ready. I hope you all have a wonderful day! I will try to check in later and catch up!

[Disneyfreak92]

I hope your cold gets better soon!:hug: I also hope that everything goes well with your procedure. Six months to change metabolism?! Wow!! Enjoy the Gwen Steffani concert. I bet she is fun to see in person.:)

Thank you! I think the cold is getting better. My head is just so stuffy, and I can't wait for it to get better! I hate feeling like this when the weather is nice! :sad2: Yeah, I thought that was a long time too. SO hopefully my head will feel better in a couple days, and I can get back on the bike. I am back to eating right. I just haven't had time to post totals. I am all about changing that metabolism! :laughing: Thanks! I am looking forward to it!

Good Luck Tomorrow with weigh ins! Contact Lexmelinda if you are in need of a PM weigh in! NO one's ever done that. Just saying. We are soooo brave! Be early. Be BOLD, be Brave, be Bee (ha!). :rolleyes:

Son's High School graduation tomorrow morning. It'll be FUN. I'm sure I'll choke up and bawl the whole time. I'm SO proud of him!!!

Lexmelinda is the awsomist for standing in for me!


Bee, are you feeling any better? Sending sooo much love to you!


Fidgette- You are also loved like nuts! Keep us informed. Bless you Fidge.

Good night to all you ar


timr to go sleep now,e

Congrats on DS's graduation! You must feel so proud! :goodvibes

[punkin413]

i'm a samerthis week. i was down 1 on wednesday, but AF arrived yesterday so i'm not surprised. plus i didn't exercise AT ALL this week because i've been so busy with work. i'm caught up now so i'm hoping for a good number next week!

Thank you! I think the cold is getting better. My head is just so stuffy, and I can't wait for it to get better! I hate feeling like this when the weather is nice! :sad2:

i was sick the week we got back from vacation, too. that always seems to happen to me. i think my body is just completely exhausted and can't fight off anything at all, so i get sick very easily. hope you feel better soon!

UM - CONGRATS on jordan's graduation!!!! :thumbsup2

it's not so smokey here today, so i'm off to the water park to get some much-needed relaxation. the only bad thing is i'm going with wonder woman (a/k/a my fitness trainer/best friend) and i hate being next to her in a bathing suit! :laughing: i don't expect to ever look like her though. i'm a realist!

[Disneyfreak92]

Oops! Forgot my weigh in info! I'm at 228, which I believe puts me up 6.4 lbs. from my last weigh in 2 weeks ago. I was thinking a 5 lb gain for WDW wouldn't be too terrible, so I guess 6.4 isn't THAT far off, and I am not getting upset about it. I am back on the wagon food-wise. Once I get my head unclogged from this cold, I will get back into working out, taking my doctor's advice and doing low impact for longer periods of time. I am anxious to shed that 6.4 + some more for that September trip!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Popping in to record a 1.2 pound loss for the week. That brings me to a grand total of 28.0 pounds lost since the start of the year, and an uber-grand total of 52 pounds lost since April 2005 in about 10 non-consecutive months. I am now 33 pounds away from my goal weight of 155.

Congrats to the losers, and keep up the hard work gainers and samers! The fact that you posted despite not losing means that you are in this for the long haul. Good luck to all this week!

And just for the record, it isn't pop or coke, it is a soda. Everyone knows that! Just like everyone knows that you drink from a bubbler, sit on a davenport in your living room, and make sure you obey the stop-and-go lights at the intersection by da Fleet Farm. And believe-you-me, I'll be upset if you try and budge in line while waiting to ride Mission Space! Uff-dah, you southerners are strange, don't cha know.

[pigget74]

DS is supposed to go to Boys Scout Camp on Sunday and he is now sick:scared1: The same thing happened in December and he could not go to camp (he had the flu and strep together). I hope that it is just strep that way he should be good---he started complaining last night and strep is going around like wild fire here. Just say a prayer that he will get to go. He is already behind since he didn not get to go in December.

[celerystalker]

I lost 2 pounds!

I can't believe it! I've been weighing myself throughout the week and I was actually up a pound on Wednesday - kinda weird, but I'll take it!

Congrats to all the losers and samers! to the gainers, we can do it!

BIG CONGRATS TO UTAH AND HER DEAR SON! WAY TO GO!
You can resist the food, Utah! But have a bite or two of cake to celebrate. And lots of Diet Pepsi (with just a splash of cherry!)!

Can I be anymore annoying with the exclamation points?!?!?! :confused3

[Eventer98]

-1pd!!! I got lucky on this one.
We have a wedding to go to tomorrow but it's a backyard BBQ one so hopefully I can resist. At least it's on Saturday and not Thursday night!! :rotfl:


Down 1 :banana:

UM Congrats on DS graduation:woohoo:

Peeps- can I step aside and rant just a moment?

I have had a trip planned to Disney for July since October. Travel party included me, dh, dd1 and her BF, dd2 and my mom. We have gone in the past and taken my neice but since dd1 bf was going and I was paying for everything I couldnt afford to add one more. (niece is 14)

Well, my neice doesnt the most stable home life and has now moved in with my parents. Which this is great- I know she will be taken care of like she should be.

So this is my rant- I didnt plan on taking my niece with us in July and now she lives with my mom whom I did plan on taking and when I asked mom what we were going to do she replied- oh, niece understands that this trip was planned before she came to live here and knows that she cant go :mad:
I said mom- that is so MEAN! I cant believe that you would pack your bags and walk out the door with that child looking at you- she said she didnt see any way around it- WELL, I DO: MOM SHOULD STAY HOME TOO-

I did try to see if I could get niece on the flight with us and I was going to find the money somewhere and change all my ADR's and risk loosing a few but I cant get her on the flight with us:sad2: So I dont know what to do.

Right now I am so mad at mom that I'm not speaking to her:mad:

Thanks for listening.
Maybe this is too bold but I do NOT think this is your responsibility. It is your mom's resp. to pay for her or not go. If your mom still goes then maybe you can take niece out to lunch and explain you just can't afford to have her come on your dime. Tell her you are sorry for how cold your mom is being. Perhaps she could fly down for 4 days or something?? Does she have any money at all? Maybe she wouldn't even want to go. I suggest talking to her. :confused3
Hey do any of you peeps do the fridge swap thing? Any of you have fridge I can use at POP in July?

And I wanted to say to the peep who loves sushi- me too!

And punkin you are right(long flat i sound);) It is a "coke" regardless of color or flavor- pop is what a balloon does. Just like I "fix" dinner- even though its not broke, and we water the grass with a "hosepipe" :rotfl: Just a few that I can think of - going to be fun in Sept "Tara" and I am afraid that you are going to be pronounced like the plantation in Gone With the Wind- just call me Scarlet! HMM! wish I looked like her- are corsets back in style?-NVM- I like breathing.
The funny thing is my DS's name is Ashley so people thought my parents named us for Gone with the Wind. (There was a guy in the movie named Ashley if I recall) I did a speech in college on why people can't say my name right. This is how I think (bitter? nah!! ;) ) Tar on the road is obviously TAR. Add an A and doesn't that make TAR-A?? Now TERRA is how you should spell it for Gone with the Wind. Like TERROR?? Makes perfect sense to me but what do I know. I was just paranoid that the JOP doing our wedding would say TERRA. My dad would have had a fit!! (He didn't..my matron prepped him! :laughing: ) I have tried spelling my name other ways..like TARRA, but it didn't do any good. Oh well. Things could be worse!! ;)
Popping in to record a 1.2 pound loss for the week. That brings me to a grand total of 28.0 pounds lost since the start of the year, and an uber-grand total of 52 pounds lost since April 2005 in about 10 non-consecutive months. I am now 33 pounds away from my goal weight of 155.

Congrats to the losers, and keep up the hard work gainers and samers! The fact that you posted despite not losing means that you are in this for the long haul. Good luck to all this week!

And just for the record, it isn't pop or coke, it is a soda. Everyone knows that! Just like everyone knows that you drink from a bubbler, sit on a davenport in your living room, and make sure you obey the stop-and-go lights at the intersection by da Fleet Farm. And believe-you-me, I'll be upset if you try and budge in line while waiting to ride Mission Space! Uff-dah, you southerners are strange, don't cha know.

It's pop up here!! When someone says soda we know they are from out of town or just weird. :lmao:

[winkers]

I'm down 5!! I think my scale is playing a joke on me, getting me all excited just to crush me later!:rotfl2:

[MJMouse]

-1 or maybe a bit more... I wasn't at home this morn to weigh in, but I know I'd lost a pound earlier in the week.

Last night was my little sisters LAST High School performance so I stayed at the 'rents house. She sings like a song bird and is in a show choir. The little snip graduates next weekend (gracious that makes me OLD -- she was TINY YOUNG when I graduated).

Congrats to all the "losers" and "samers" -- skinny thoughts to all!!

[Sparkie]

Tara- you are right- it is not my responsibility- it is my mom's.

I love my mom- I'm just mad at her right now. I love my niece and dont want to see her hurt- she has been hurt enough with what her mom and dad put her through-

I guess my family dynamics is grossly evident- I am the "parent" in my family- I am the "fixer"- goes along with being the oldest i guess-

I'll talk to mom in a few days after I cool off- I just really think that if mom cant afford to pay for DN to go then mom shouldnt go either- mom took on the reponsibility of raising this child and sometimes when you are the parent you have to make sacrifices

thanks for the shoulder to cry on

[DisneyObsession]

DOWN 1 POUND!!!

Geez...I thought it was a nationally known chain. It is like a Pampered Chef party but with FOOD..not tools for cooking it!! :laughing: It's called Tastefully Simple b/c all the food kits (beer bread, dips, cakes, cookies) are easy to prepare..you only need 1-2 ingredients. I haven't hosted a party in years so no clue what diet-savoy things they offer. Either way it's all yummy and reasonably priced. The lady that takes care of my retired horse is the main host..figured I owed her a party for not charging me to care for him the last 3 years!!!! If you go to TastefullySimple.com it can give you a little taste!!

OMG!!! This is the BEST stuff!!! :banana: I love the beer bread and the many dips! I also have LOTS of their seasonings and use them all the time!!! Have fun at your party!!!

June 1 = full moon. Things should be back to normal by Sunday!:flower3:

Now doesn't THAT explain it all!!!! :lmao:

Well, I had my doctor's appointment today, and I have to get an endoscopy done because the doctor does not want to put me on Prilosec permanently until he makes sure we aren't masking anything more serious. In the meantime, I have a nasty cold, and I have to wait until I am over it and then go off the Prilosec for 10 days prior to the endoscopy. Someone from "special procedures" is supposed to call me to schedule the appointment so I don't know when it is yet. I am NOT looking forward to it, but I will be glad when it is over. I don't particularly want to go on Prilosec permanently, but I don't want it to be anything serious either. So I'm not really sure what I'm hoping for. But the doctor did give me some advice regarding the weight loss, so that was nice. He told me to keep my heart rate up over 100 for about an hour rather than do high impact for a shorter period of time. And he also told me it can take women about 6 months to make a change in their metabolism. Wow! :scared1: He said the upside is that if you stop working out for a short period of time, your metabolism doesn't change back as quickly.

I always think it's better to have the procedure in order to find out what it is or isn't! Let us know when it's scheduled for so we can say a prayer for you.:cloud9:


Son's High School graduation tomorrow morning. It'll be FUN. I'm sure I'll choke up and bawl the whole time. I'm SO proud of him!!!

Jordan should be all graduated by now!!! :banana: CONGRATULATIONS!!! Hope you didn't bawl too badly and embarrass yourself like I always do at graduations!!! :rotfl2: Enjoy the party and have fun!!! :woohoo:

DS is supposed to go to Boys Scout Camp on Sunday and he is now sick:scared1: The same thing happened in December and he could not go to camp (he had the flu and strep together). I hope that it is just strep that way he should be good---he started complaining last night and strep is going around like wild fire here. Just say a prayer that he will get to go. He is already behind since he didn not get to go in December.

I hope DS feels better! :hug: It would be awful if he missed this camp too!


The funny thing is my DS's name is Ashley so people thought my parents named us for Gone with the Wind. (There was a guy in the movie named Ashley if I recall) I did a speech in college on why people can't say my name right. This is how I think (bitter? nah!! ;) ) Tar on the road is obviously TAR. Add an A and doesn't that make TAR-A?? Now TERRA is how you should spell it for Gone with the Wind. Like TERROR?? Makes perfect sense to me but what do I know. I was just paranoid that the JOP doing our wedding would say TERRA. My dad would have had a fit!! (He didn't..my matron prepped him! :laughing: ) I have tried spelling my name other ways..like TARRA, but it didn't do any good. Oh well. Things could be worse!! ;)


It's pop up here!! When someone says soda we know they are from out of town or just weird. :lmao:

As for your name, I say it TARA with a short "a" sound as in "Apple". That's the NJ in me! :confused3 I always said soda until moving to Buffalo, where it is pop. Still like soda better though!

[HockeyKat]

I am -1.6. Less than I wanted but AF is still hanging around so I am hoping for better results next week. I also tend to think that your week is a week delayed, almost like a paycheck. I put in the work this week to see it on next week's weighin.

Congrats to all the losers!

daisy, good luck on the interview!

Tara, I just mimic whatever someone tells me their name is. One of my biggest pet peeves is when I introduce myself as Kathryn and people immediately call me Kate or Kathy... I am Kathryn. I accept Kat as a derivative but nothing else, and it always seems like people assume Kathy. :mad:

UM, congrats on the graduation and have a great time at the party!

Sparkie, sorry about your niece/mom.

I am off to the gym. I will be mostly MIA this weekend with my friend in town, beach day, and water park day.

Have a skinny day everyone!!

[spongemommie05]

Down 5 pds i have to change my ribbon .

[pixie dust 112]

-1 A bit of a relief after a month and a half at a plateau!!!!

[dance2874]

Just a quick flyby.....I am down 1 pound today! I have a zero as the second number in my weight!! Which means, less than 10 pounds to ONEderland for me!!!

And secretly I am hoping to lose a bit more by later in the day if you know what I mean...my trips to the potty have yet to be productive today.


Back to try to read up.....

[dance2874]

Down 1 :banana:

UM Congrats on DS graduation:woohoo:

Peeps- can I step aside and rant just a moment?

I have had a trip planned to Disney for July since October. Travel party included me, dh, dd1 and her BF, dd2 and my mom. We have gone in the past and taken my neice but since dd1 bf was going and I was paying for everything I couldnt afford to add one more. (niece is 14)

Well, my neice doesnt the most stable home life and has now moved in with my parents. Which this is great- I know she will be taken care of like she should be.

So this is my rant- I didnt plan on taking my niece with us in July and now she lives with my mom whom I did plan on taking and when I asked mom what we were going to do she replied- oh, niece understands that this trip was planned before she came to live here and knows that she cant go :mad:
I said mom- that is so MEAN! I cant believe that you would pack your bags and walk out the door with that child looking at you- she said she didnt see any way around it- WELL, I DO: MOM SHOULD STAY HOME TOO-

I did try to see if I could get niece on the flight with us and I was going to find the money somewhere and change all my ADR's and risk loosing a few but I cant get her on the flight with us:sad2: So I dont know what to do.

Right now I am so mad at mom that I'm not speaking to her:mad:

Thanks for listening.

Ok, immediately when I read the first part I was thinking to myself, "Thats too bad... her mom cant go now". I just assumed that is what she would do! I think she is being pretty cold to think she should just leave her behind. Your mom should pay and find a way to get her there, or stay home.

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hello... hello... hello.... Is anyone here... here... here.... Echo... echo... echo.... Now batting for Pedro Borbon, Manny Mota... Mota... Mota...

[lexmelinda]

AARON! You are not alone! I'm just sorting through the posts for numbers. Who's Pedro Boron?

22.3 so far today with SpongeMisty being the biggest los-ah so far!!!
Well, I had my doctor's appointment today, and I have to get an endoscopy done because the doctor does not want to put me on Prilosec permanently until he makes sure we aren't masking anything more serious. What are they looking for? Ulcers? DH has an endoscopy a few years ago....irritation in the esophogus. They biopsied a few places but it was just irritation...not cancer or Barrett's. They put him on Prevacid and it didn't agree with him so he just quit taking it. :confused3 He's never gonna last me. :sad2: Anyway, I hope you are feeling better soon and they can get to the source of your stomach issues.
Peeps- can I step aside and rant just a moment?Wow! I think if I were your mother I'd offer my seat to your neice. Sounds like the poor kid has had a rough year. Poor Sparkie! :hug:
The little snip graduates next weekend (gracious that makes me OLD -- she was TINY YOUNG when I graduated).You must be so proud of her! So what does that make you like....27? OLD is all in the perspective, I'm finding. :laughing:

[WI_DisneyFan]

AARON! You are not alone! I'm just sorting through the posts for numbers. Who's Pedro Boron?
That's a quote from Airplane! (I added the exclamation point because it is in the title of the movie, not because I am excited about typing that.) Striker (the main character in the movie) is having echoing flashbacks from when he was a pilot in the army, and he recites that line toward the end of the echoing flashbacks. I think of that line when ever I hear an echo. I don't think I listed that as one of my favorite movies in my bio, but I probably should have.

[WI_DisneyFan]

Maybe I've missed it because I don't get around here as often as I should, but what happened to the Peep of the Week? Am I the only one who filled out the survey? (If so, I should be a shoe-in to win before the end of the decade.) UMA was the obvious first choice, because without her none of us would be here. Was there ever a 2nd PotW?

[dance2874]

Maybe I've missed it because I don't get around here as often as I should, but what happened to the Peep of the Week? Am I the only one who filled out the survey? (If so, I should be a shoe-in to win before the end of the decade.) UMA was the obvious first choice, because without her none of us would be here. Was there ever a 2nd PotW?

Hmmm...I dont think there was. Maybe it was all a big scam to get us to tell personal info about ourselves :laughing:

I was expecting to see a whole page or 2 when I came to log in today and it has been so quiet! I must be the only one stuck in the house all day today. The weather is hot and humid, and I dont want to take all the kids swimming today...so inside we sit.

[Wonders10]

Maybe I've missed it because I don't get around here as often as I should, but what happened to the Peep of the Week? Am I the only one who filled out the survey? (If so, I should be a shoe-in to win before the end of the decade.) UMA was the obvious first choice, because without her none of us would be here. Was there ever a 2nd PotW?

Hmmm...I dont think there was. Maybe it was all a big scam to get us to tell personal info about ourselves :laughing:

You caught me! I was the genius behind the Peep of the Week. :laughing: I did start it like you said with UtahMama and then planned on having a new one announced every two weeks. But then I went on vacation and my new semester of classes and therapy clients started and then I went away again and then life just happened and no one mentioned it so I just stopped it. I did receive many surveys so thank you for that. If enough people tell me they want to start doing it again I will definitely try to start it up again.

It has been a very gloomy and rainy day here. Perfect for laying in bed and doing nothing which is exactly what I have been doing instead of getting any work done. :rolleyes1

[Disneyfreak92]

What are they looking for? Ulcers? DH has an endoscopy a few years ago....irritation in the esophogus. They biopsied a few places but it was just irritation...not cancer or Barrett's. They put him on Prevacid and it didn't agree with him so he just quit taking it. :confused3 He's never gonna last me. :sad2: Anyway, I hope you are feeling better soon and they can get to the source of your stomach issues.

They are looking for ulcers or anything else that might be causing the hearburn/reflux other than just a bad valve, I guess. He just wants to make sure it is nothing serious causing the heartburn before we just start treating it with Prilosec permantly. I don't really want to be on daily medication permantly at my age, and the heartburn is worse when I am PMSing, so I really wish there was some other way to treat it if it's hormonal or something, but one step at a time. I guess I'll see what the enoscopy shows and talk to my doctor after that. I will take the Prilosec if that is what he says I need to do. I just want to know what my options are once we know for sure what is causing it. I am NOT looking forward to the test though. I know I won't remember it, but I have never had to be under IV sedation before, so that makes me a little bit nervous. And I am told that I have to be off Prilosec for 10 days prior to the test, I can't eat the morning of the test, and it will take about half a day to recover. I think DH is going to take me, but he hates hospitals, so I am a little concerned about that. I might have to have my mom ready as backup. :laughing: We'll see. I just wish they would call me to schedule the darn thing so I know when it is going to be.

[punkin413]

And just for the record, it isn't pop or coke, it is a soda. Everyone knows that! Just like everyone knows that you drink from a bubbler, sit on a davenport in your living room, and make sure you obey the stop-and-go lights at the intersection by da Fleet Farm. And believe-you-me, I'll be upset if you try and budge in line while waiting to ride Mission Space! Uff-dah, you southerners are strange, don't cha know.

for some reason this made me have a flashback to my obsession with the movie "fargo" and constantly saying, "we're going to aarrrrrrby's for lunch, don't cha know???" :rotfl:

[punkin413]

I guess my family dynamics is grossly evident- I am the "parent" in my family- I am the "fixer"- goes along with being the oldest i guess-


i can so relate to this! EVERYONE in my family (including my parents) calls me for advice. i know i should be proud of the fact that they have so much faith in me, but sometime it really is a burden and brings me down, especially with the stuff my dad's side of the family has dealt with the past 5 years. DRAMA!!! i hope it all works out for you - i'm sure everything will turn out to be okay.

[aries1980]

Maintaining over.... Its that darn plateau im stuck on again.... at least im not gaining.

congrats to every loser and maintainer here. :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:


:grouphug:

[DisneyObsession]

Stopped in for a quick HELLO!!! :wave:

Hanging out tonight and just relaxing. It's great! I think I will play on the computer tonight and just have fun! I haven't surfed the web in awhile, so that's what I'll do!!!! ;)

[AnnNan]

Hi, all!

Tara, in my little town in the south (Mississippi) I have known a Tara (like you), a Tara (like apple) and a Tera (with a short e sound). Sometimes the wrong one just comes out! By the time we meet I'll have your name just right! :)

Lynda, sorry you're having to wait. I'd want to know too how to start planning. Hope all goes well. I'll just pray generally for it to be the best thing it could be since we don't know what that is.

[pigget74]

Hi, all!

Tara, in my little town in the south (Mississippi) I have known a Tara (like you), a Tara (like apple) and a Tera (with a short e sound). Sometimes the wrong one just comes out! By the time we meet I'll have your name just right! :)

Lynda, sorry you're having to wait. I'd want to know too how to start planning. Hope all goes well. I'll just pray generally for it to be the best thing it could be since we don't know what that is.

Where in Mississippi are you from? As you can see I am from Hattiesburg. I have lived in Jackson and Oxford, but came back to Hattiesburg.

[richard_andmel]

Just posted for the first time on WISH. Hope to do more of it. The plan for today is simply to stick to the diet. :) Good luck to everyone else!

[AnnNan]

Where in Mississippi are you from? As you can see I am from Hattiesburg. I have lived in Jackson and Oxford, but came back to Hattiesburg.

small town near Starkville - I went to Mississippi State and majored in accounting.

[UtahMama]

6 pounds! Oops, I mean, 6 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: (I get six dancing nana-men!)


Actually, I RE, re, RE lost that same weight. "Yo Yo, Yo-Yo, A dieters life for me"

I won't jinx it by saying "gone forever" this time! :rolleyes1

Anywhoo, I was face to face with the most scrumptious Costco Chocolate butter cream cake with chocolate mousse filling for today's graduation party. I ONLY licked my finger (twice) when some accidentally flew off the spatula.

HOODIA works! I swear! I often joke that I could live on Hoodia and diet Pepsi. I AM kidding, though. Or am I? J/K!!!!

Ok, now I have to go back and catch up with my Peeps. Oh, there's a t-shirt at Walmart with a marshmallow Peep on it that says something like, "Just hangin' with my Peeps" For SOME reason I thunk of the smaller sized of y'all! It's junior-sized....sm= 2T, med=3T, Lg.=4T etc. stretchy knit only stretches sooooooooooooo far, I KNOW!

[Eventer98]

Congrats on the weight loss to all you Peeps...and of course to the samers too!

The party tonight. Hmm. I did not do well. Of course there were all these dips left over when everyone left so we had to eat more. ugh. At least it is Friday. Then I had a hamburg Happy Meal for dinner. Lunch and bfast were AOK.

Then the wedding tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

My best friends and I were talking about starting to have kids and whatnot at the party...I was telling them we may start trying in WDW. My SIL's head spun around sooooo fast. #&*^^%#!! I didn't want her to know our plans..she is super nosey. I didn't realize she had was standing over to the side. I guess if she starts prying we will be hush, hush. I just hate her know-it-all, condescending nature. Oh well..what can I do.

Have a great night everyone!!

[dwheatl]

I stayed the same this week, and I want to thank everyone for their support. DH is having physical/emotional problems, and it's bringing me down too. This thread helps me keep going. I was very moody the other day, and I read about Sandy's (?, I think) inherited bird that says, "Papa, what the h***?". I laughed so hard I cried, and I couldn't even tell DH why it made me laugh. Then DD came home and we got in a big argument, and I sobbed myself to sleep. I don't usually have such big mood swings. I think it's a combo of family pressure, work pressure (just 2 weeks to go now!) and hormones. I feel totally exhausted.
PEEPS, I am not in a good place. There are too many things going on right now and I feel like my life is crashing around me. I don't know if I'll be posting much for the next couple of weeks.

We had to cancel all of our travel plans for the next 6 mos. DH said it was too much of a burden financially to do any of it. I won't be going in Jan to the 5K either. He has no idea that our trip was what has been keeping me together and focused on something. He said I'm being very selfish and immature for being really upset by our change in plans.

So sorry and big hug to you. I think you're totally within your rights to be so upset. Hope you feel better soon, and DH gets over his case of menareputz.

I'm determined not to buy clothes until I'm in an 18. I started in a 28/30. I'm down to a 24.
Think I can find enough belts to hold my pants up? Ha. My butt is still big enough that my pants won't go past my hips without help.
So I started as "Super morbidly obese" and now I'm just "Morbidly obese."
Another 25 pounds lost and I'll be just plain "obese."
At 145, I'll be at the high end of ideal.
Just 110 more pounds to go! :rotfl2:

Good going. Would you ever consider shopping at a thrift store to tide you over? I'm lucky because I live in a city of about a million people, so we get great stuff at the thrift store in all sizes.

Could this be the one? I HOPE I am QUEEN.

I AM THE QUEEN---I SWOOPED AND WON!!! GOing to take a nap now. Woooo Hooooty!

ok now since we hit 15000 or are about too not sure whos coming in for the swoop i know im trying!!!
EVERYONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL FOR HITTING 15000!!!

Woooo Hooooty to you too!

WTH WTH WTH///

wtfh is going on in the universe??

I just had a screamin match with a "man" in the stands of dd 4th grade concert - I stood my ground - he was rude, and I stood up to him, then his wife yelled that I might hit her son? what/
and I cant read here, but my friends are having bad bad things... and well life is wrong right now..
hugging my loved ones, and praying for the universe to right this mess!! Do you hear??? I want patience, and I want it right now...
No one is alone, no one... grab hold, the wagons are going to be coming up -

Isn't that, "Papa, WTH?" :rotfl: Anyway, I'm hoping now that the full moon is past, things can go back to normal (whatever that is).

for some reason this made me have a flashback to my obsession with the movie "fargo" and constantly saying, "we're going to aarrrrrrby's for lunch, don't cha know???" :rotfl:

DH and I were watching the end the other night. Great movie! Do you know I just figured out the other day that Arby's =RB's=Roast Beef. I felt like "Duh".

Just posted for the first time on WISH. Hope to do more of it. The plan for today is simply to stick to the diet. :) Good luck to everyone else!

:welcome: Hope you have fun with us here.

Oh, and we call it soda at my house too. I don't know why. My dad was from Arkansas. My mom is from Australia. DH is originally from NY, and I'm a CA native. With that combination, I always say it's a wonder I speak English.

[Bee]

If anyone is interested..

Here is a link to my dad's memory page..
http://www.mem.com/display/Images.asp?ID=1887493&imageTab=images

Memorial service is Monday... Saw him for the last time today.. We are having him cremated because that is what he wanted..

BEE

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Got up early to call the passport bureau this morning and they don't open til 9! :headache: As of yesterday morning, DD's passport had been completed but not approved. We are hoping it was approved and shipped out yesterday. We're crossing our fingers and toes, braiding our hair, tying our shoes, and praying every day with gratitude that it arrives in time if indeed she is meant to go on this trip.

BEE....I looked at all the pictures on your dad's memory page. He looks like such an adorable man...so sweet with all the babies. I know you will miss him. :hug:

:welcome: richard_andmel! Are you Richard or Mel? Not that it matters...either way you are welcome!

TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK...28.3 If any of you peeps are out there lurking and want to throw in a few ounces to bring us to a nice fat 30 for the week, please feel free.

WENDYMAMA is our biggest loser! YAY!! There must be Hoodia in the water out there in Utah cause our second placer is Misty! Way to go, Utah girls!

SHANNON....Bring back peep of the week!!!

ALL YOU MIA PEEPS, GET BACK IN HERE AND CHAT WITH US! WE MISS YOU!
Is Dene ever coming back? I miss the Jay stories!
Where are the Georgia girls....Harley, Dismom, Dragonfly?
Allie??? I know your busy but stop by so we won't worry!
Tinkabella Kim? Still maintaining??
Monica?? Hello??
StaceyPoppins and MichelleLill?
Fidge turned in a written excuse but everyone continue to pray that she will be back with all her typos very soon.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!! :flower3:

[pigget74]

Just posted for the first time on WISH. Hope to do more of it. The plan for today is simply to stick to the diet. :) Good luck to everyone else!
Welcome!! You have found a great place :thumbsup2
6 pounds! Oops, I mean, 6 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, now I have to go back and catch up with my Peeps. Oh, there's a t-shirt at Walmart with a marshmallow Peep on it that says something like, "Just hangin' with my Peeps" For SOME reason I thunk of the smaller sized of y'all! It's junior-sized....sm= 2T, med=3T, Lg.=4T etc. stretchy knit only stretches sooooooooooooo far, I KNOW!
WAy to go on the 6----at least you lost it again instead of letting it hang around. THe sirt is to funny!
Congrats on the weight loss to all you Peeps...and of course to the samers too!

My best friends and I were talking about starting to have kids and whatnot at the party...I was telling them we may start trying in WDW. My SIL's head spun around sooooo fast. #&*^^%#!! I didn't want her to know our plans..she is super nosey. I didn't realize she had was standing over to the side. I guess if she starts prying we will be hush, hush. I just hate her know-it-all, condescending nature. Oh well..what can I do.

Have a great night everyone!!
I think starting at DIsney is a great place. I understand totally about the inlaws!!! For a while everyone was asking me if Joshua was a "Magical Baby" Just think if he was I sure would have noted it somewhere in his name :rotfl2:

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Got up early to call the passport bureau this morning and they don't open til 9! :headache: As of yesterday morning, DD's passport had been completed but not approved. We are hoping it was approved and shipped out yesterday. We're crossing our fingers and toes, braiding our hair, tying our shoes, and praying every day with gratitude that it arrives in time if indeed she is meant to go on this trip.

ALL YOU MIA PEEPS, GET BACK IN HERE AND CHAT WITH US! WE MISS YOU!
Is Dene ever coming back? I miss the Jay stories!
Where are the Georgia girls....Harley, Dismom, Dragonfly?
Allie??? I know your busy but stop by so we won't worry!
Tinkabella Kim? Still maintaining??
Monica?? Hello??
StaceyPoppins and MichelleLill?
Fidge turned in a written excuse but everyone continue to pray that she will be back with all her typos very soon.

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!! :flower3:

I am sorry that you got up early and they were closed---they told us to call at 6 :headache: You know that was after my sister called them all a bunch of morons--not a good thing since they still had all but one of her passports :rotfl2: Hopefully all will be well. When does she fly out? I have faith that it will be here in time. My sister mailed hers, her DH, and DD #2 1 month before DD#1 and got DD's #1 passport a full month before she got the rest---go figure!

Today is a very busy day---all kids are getting much needed haricuts, birthday part at a small lake type water park---then here is the clincher--DS leaves for camp in the morning--we knew that he had to have full uniform for 3 weeks--already had the shirt because that is all our group requires, but for camp you have to have it all. Camp alone was close to 200 and we were paying for the church camp for the older 2 a the same time for another 400 and DH and I were leaving on our trip. We find out about uniform and the additional stuff was going to cost another 100--well we were out of funds for last month with all the extra going on. DH was in charge of getting the uniform and he left for a mission trip on Monday and did not leave the funds for me to purchase. He got back early yesterday morning. They went yesterday afternoon, but guess what--they were out of his size shorts. (We were able to get the rest of the stuff he needed) At the time we thought no big deal there is another scout office 30-45min. away we will call and see what they have--they have nothing :eek: So now we call all friends to see if anyone has an extra set. SO far nothing. Now we have to drive 2 hours each way to get a pair of shorts for camp in the morning. Somehow I will fit this in DH day to do. The reason the shorts are this important is--with out full uniform on they are not allowed to go into the mess hall for dinner--I know it sounds stupid, but that is the rule----we might run to Wal-MArt and see if they have anything that might work--but they won't be official BSA uniforom shorts. Hopefully we will find them!!!

[mousehouselover]

If anyone is interested..

Here is a link to my dad's memory page..
http://www.mem.com/display/Images.asp?ID=1887493&imageTab=images

Memorial service is Monday... Saw him for the last time today.. We are having him cremated because that is what he wanted..

BEE

Bee and Dan and girls, many :hug: being sent your way.

We figured out what the problem is with the world right now, there was a blue moon in May. Blue moons are the second full moon in a calendar month. The first one was May 2nd and the second was on May 31st. I'm sure we've all heard or said "Once in a blue moon......" Well that's what happened, the rare occurance sent life into a momentary tailspin.

I am doing better and DH is over his menareputz. He realized that even though things would've been tight financially, we still could've gone on our trip. The kids are making him feel bad for it which isn't helping him much. We are going to look into a short weekend trip somewhere with the family so the kids can have something fun later this year.

I had a really really bad night on Wed and it continued into Thurs. I finally broke and was a hysterical sobbing mess. It didn't take DH long to see that I was barely holding myself together and put me on a forced vacation. He called my work and told them I needed at least the rest of the week off and probably part of next week too. It's helped tremendously. I haven't done much of anything at all for the last two days. Of course, it's not fixing the underlying problem but it's helping me gain a bit of space and mental fortitude so I can go back into the real world and deal with everything again. Since we aren't going on our big trips this year, it's not hurting us for me to be off work.

I've got to run, my sister's neighborhood is having their annual flea market and tonight I'm most likely going to get to meet Lynda when she's in town.

Have a good Sat Peeps!

[belle8306]

Good Morning Peeps! :goodvibes This will be my last post before I leave for vacation! We are going to stay close to the airport tonight. I am so excited!!:yay: I checked the 10 day forcast for Orlando and they are calling for storms the whole time we are there. :rolleyes: Hopefully, they won't last long enough to make a difference. I have ponchos though!;) I will miss my Peeps!:) Everyone have a safe and skinny week!!:grouphug: :wave:

[Wonders10]

Good Morning Peeps! :goodvibes This will be my last post before I leave for vacation! We are going to stay close to the airport tonight. I am so excited!!:yay: I checked the 10 day forcast for Orlando and they are calling for storms the whole time we are there. :rolleyes: Hopefully, they won't last long enough to make a difference. I have ponchos though!;) I will miss my Peeps!:) Everyone have a safe and skinny week!!:grouphug: :wave:

Have a great time! Be Safe!

And make sure everything is ready for my family the day you leave! :laughing:

[punkin413]

Good Morning Peeps! :goodvibes This will be my last post before I leave for vacation! We are going to stay close to the airport tonight. I am so excited!!:yay: I checked the 10 day forcast for Orlando and they are calling for storms the whole time we are there. :rolleyes: Hopefully, they won't last long enough to make a difference. I have ponchos though!;) I will miss my Peeps!:) Everyone have a safe and skinny week!!:grouphug: :wave:

have a fantabulous time!!!!! i'm so jealous....but in a good way. ;) tell mickey the peeps say hello and we miss him!

[pixie dust 112]

Congrats on the weight loss to all you Peeps...and of course to the samers too!

The party tonight. Hmm. I did not do well. Of course there were all these dips left over when everyone left so we had to eat more. ugh. At least it is Friday. Then I had a hamburg Happy Meal for dinner. Lunch and bfast were AOK.

Then the wedding tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

My best friends and I were talking about starting to have kids and whatnot at the party...I was telling them we may start trying in WDW. My SIL's head spun around sooooo fast. #&*^^%#!! I didn't want her to know our plans..she is super nosey. I didn't realize she had was standing over to the side. I guess if she starts prying we will be hush, hush. I just hate her know-it-all, condescending nature. Oh well..what can I do.

Have a great night everyone!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: My DD(15) is a disney souvenir!:rolleyes1

[AnnNan]

If anyone is interested..

Here is a link to my dad's memory page..
http://www.mem.com/display/Images.asp?ID=1887493&imageTab=images

Memorial service is Monday... Saw him for the last time today.. We are having him cremated because that is what he wanted..

BEE
great pics of your dad, Bee!
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Got up early to call the passport bureau this morning and they don't open til 9! :headache: As of yesterday morning, DD's passport had been completed but not approved. We are hoping it was approved and shipped out yesterday. We're crossing our fingers and toes, braiding our hair, tying our shoes, and praying every day with gratitude that it arrives in time if indeed she is meant to go on this trip.
:welcome: richard_andmel! Are you Richard or Mel? Not that it matters...either way you are welcome!
how much time do you have to get the passport? I'm hoping too!
and WELCOME! Glad to have you join us!

We figured out what the problem is with the world right now, there was a blue moon in May. Blue moons are the second full moon in a calendar month. The first one was May 2nd and the second was on May 31st. I'm sure we've all heard or said "Once in a blue moon......" Well that's what happened, the rare occurance sent life into a momentary tailspin.

I am doing better and DH is over his menareputz. He realized that even though things would've been tight financially, we still could've gone on our trip. The kids are making him feel bad for it which isn't helping him much. We are going to look into a short weekend trip somewhere with the family so the kids can have something fun later this year.

I had a really really bad night on Wed and it continued into Thurs. I finally broke and was a hysterical sobbing mess. It didn't take DH long to see that I was barely holding myself together and put me on a forced vacation. He called my work and told them I needed at least the rest of the week off and probably part of next week too. It's helped tremendously. I haven't done much of anything at all for the last two days. Of course, it's not fixing the underlying problem but it's helping me gain a bit of space and mental fortitude so I can go back into the real world and deal with everything again. Since we aren't going on our big trips this year, it's not hurting us for me to be off work.

I've got to run, my sister's neighborhood is having their annual flea market and tonight I'm most likely going to get to meet Lynda when she's in town.

Have a good Sat Peeps!
I had heard there really was such a thing as a blue moon but can't ever remember the details. That is very interesting. I'm glad too that you're doing better. Sometimes a good cry helps - and I fully believe in vacations - even if it's at home - just away from the work!

Good Morning Peeps! :goodvibes This will be my last post before I leave for vacation! We are going to stay close to the airport tonight. I am so excited!!:yay: I checked the 10 day forcast for Orlando and they are calling for storms the whole time we are there. :rolleyes: Hopefully, they won't last long enough to make a difference. I have ponchos though!;) I will miss my Peeps!:) Everyone have a safe and skinny week!!:grouphug: :wave:

Yea! Have a wonderful time!


Trying to get a lot accomplished today. Has anyone done a photobook at Disneyphotopass.com? I recently did a photobook from my Europe trip and was beyond thrilled with the results. The Disney one is really not unreasonably priced compared to others considering you can use Disney copyrighted material, etc. But I was curious about whether anyone had done it - was pleased - or disappointed!

[Wonders10]

Where is everyone today? :confused3

**Shameless plug - new installment on my TR**

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! :cutie:

[S.Poppins]

Could this be the one? I HOPE I am QUEEN.

I AM THE QUEEN---I SWOOPED AND WON!!! GOing to take a nap now.

Darn, missed the thousand page mark!! Congrats Heather - what an honor. Sorry I have been MIA. I did not have time to read or catch up tonight so I hope everyone is well!

My son made allstars, so I guess baseball is not over. Seriously changed my summer plans. Both of my kids are suppose to head to Dry Gulch camp in Tulsa tomorrow. Found out DS made allstars last night and decided he could not go to Dry Gulch - he has a tournament next weekend. So guess that $200 is gone. :sad1: Oh well, he is excited and I have learned to love baseball.

I am going to bed. Have to take my daughter to meet up with everyone at 4 am. :scared1: Then a very busy church day tomorrow.

Miss you guys! Sorry if I missed any birthdays or anything else important.

PM me Melinda or Heather if there is any very important news!

[S.Poppins]

Bee, just saw the news about your dad. I am so sorry. Your family will be in my prayers. You look alot like your dad. He seems like we was a person who enjoyed life. He had a great smile! Just like you!

[jeriber]

Hi Everyone:wave2: :flower3:

Does anyone know what happened to Eeyore? I haven't "seen" her in a couple of days and I don't remeber her saying she was going away.

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Guess what DH brought home last night? A new scale!!! It's a Tanita (?) scale and it's fancy schmancy. You enter personal info and it gives you weight, BMI, water %, bone mass, and sumpn else I can't remember right now. Tells you how many calories to eat per day and gives you your metabolic age. I"M 19!! Yay! :yay: I love this scale!!

Passport update...I was on hold yesterday for an hour the second time I called and got a very tight lipped CM (can I call her that). She just gave me a lotta...Oh we're not allowed to tell you that. Anyway, I did find out that the passport is approved and just needed to be printed and shipped. I'm calling back today to see if it was shipped. DD leaves Wed. at 8am but I kinda lied and told them she leaves tomorrow. ;) At first I called and changed the date because I truly thought we put the wrong one on the passport but when I realized I had actually put the right date on the passport I didn't call to change it. :blush: Anyway....keep praying.

Does anyone know what happened to Eeyore? I haven't "seen" her in a couple of days and I don't remeber her saying she was going away.NO...I don't know where Sandy is! SANDY!?!?!?!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! :flower3:

[pigget74]

Darn, missed the thousand page mark!! Congrats Heather - what an honor. Sorry I have been MIA. I did not have time to read or catch up tonight so I hope everyone is well!

My son made allstars, so I guess baseball is not over. Seriously changed my summer plans. Both of my kids are suppose to head to Dry Gulch camp in Tulsa tomorrow. Found out DS made allstars last night and decided he could not go to Dry Gulch - he has a tournament next weekend. So guess that $200 is gone. :sad1: Oh well, he is excited and I have learned to love baseball.

I am going to bed. Have to take my daughter to meet up with everyone at 4 am. :scared1: Then a very busy church day tomorrow.

Miss you guys! Sorry if I missed any birthdays or anything else important.

PM me Melinda or Heather if there is any very important news!
Awesomw about him making allstars. We are going to Dry Gulch June 24the and leaving at 4 am. What time are you guys leaving? Have fun at camp--drik lots of water.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE! :sunny:

Guess what DH brought home last night? A new scale!!! It's a Tanita (?) scale and it's fancy schmancy. You enter personal info and it gives you weight, BMI, water %, bone mass, and sumpn else I can't remember right now. Tells you how many calories to eat per day and gives you your metabolic age. I"M 19!! Yay! :yay: I love this scale!!

Passport update...I was on hold yesterday for an hour the second time I called and got a very tight lipped CM (can I call her that). She just gave me a lotta...Oh we're not allowed to tell you that. Anyway, I did find out that the passport is approved and just needed to be printed and shipped. I'm calling back today to see if it was shipped. DD leaves Wed. at 8am but I kinda lied and told them she leaves tomorrow. ;) At first I called and changed the date because I truly thought we put the wrong one on the passport but when I realized I had actually put the right date on the passport I didn't call to change it. :blush: Anyway....keep praying.

NO...I don't know where Sandy is! SANDY!?!?!?!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!! :flower3:

Hopefully is shipped!! I don't blame you for changing the date--you need to have everyhting accoutned for at least by Tuesday morning--right?

I will be gone most of the--Church family picinic this afternoon and DS is gong to Boy Scout Camp.

Have a great Sunday everyone :cool1:

[S.Poppins]

Hey Heather! They left at 4 am! This is the first year I am not going. It was kind of sad to watch them drive off without me.:sad1: But Brian is taking me to Vicksburg for a romantic 2 night get away at a B & B! :cool1: Are you going to Dry Gulch? Are ya'll taking a charter bus? Dry Gulch is a fantastic camp. I will miss it this year.

[DisneyJo]

Melinda I hope it arrives in time, so what countries and cities is she visiting? Is she coming here?

[lexmelinda]

Melinda I hope it arrives in time, so what countries and cities is she visiting? Is she coming here?Thanks, Jo! :hug: They fly into Paris on Thursday morning, stay one night and at dark on Friday they take the overnight train to Madrid. Then on to Barcelona, south of France (Avignon?), Florence, Nice, Rome, Capris....or sumpn like that.

Not going to the UK. (I would have notified you!) That's next year's trip. The aunties love her and are already talking about next summer which is England, Scotland, Ireland(?) :laughing:

[Sparkie]

YIPPIE! Another year of dance for dd1 and dd2 completed. Now I can have some ME time in the summer time. :banana:

Thanks for all the hugs. Still dont know how things will work out with mom and DN. But I appreciate the listening ears and the cyber hugs.

Didn't do too bad on the diet last week. I'm really just trying to only eat half of what I normally would. I seem to be more satisfied that way instead of substituting "cardboard food" for real food. Our recital week traditionally includes eating out after practice and then a nice lunch before the show. We did Japanese on Thurs. I did sushi, soup and salad and picked off dd2 plate. DH tortured me with Pizza Hut on friday- got a salad and 2 slices of cheese. Sat we ate at J Alexanders(best steak I've ever had) shared a plate with dd1 with a salad. I had prepaid for dinner at the recital- dd1 had to do 2 shows- it was lasagna and salad buffet - we had such a nice lunch that I really wasnt hungry so I just ate dd1 breadstick (should have ate her salad but it was BREAD :love: )

So I gotta be really, really good for the rest of the week.

I hear ya UMA on the Yo-Yo,Yo-Yo a dieters life for me- (too).
I never really had a problem with my weight until my mid 30's and it just gets harder and harder the older I get.

Re-starting the exercise program TODAY. DH and DD1 are MAKING ME- not really - they are just going to go with me which always makes it eaiser.

[aries1980]

morning peeps. off to walmart for some shopping!!

[monymony3471]

Hi everyone.

Nothing makes me more mad than when you have a company out here fixing the crack in your basement wall and you say what about the small hairline next to it and they say it's fine and the next rain your basement leaks all over the carpet you spent a whole day drying and cleaning.

Back to drying out padding and carpet and trying to get the company back out here while Tim is flying out to Dallas again. Never fails.

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Hi Everyone!

Wow, I was on here yesterday and we were on page 1006 & then I come back today and we're still on page 1006. I don't recall this board every moving this slow. Where is everyone? :confused3 It's time to check-in!

Fran

[DisneyJo]

Thanks, Jo! :hug: They fly into Paris on Thursday morning, stay one night and at dark on Friday they take the overnight train to Madrid. Then on to Barcelona, south of France (Avignon?), Florence, Nice, Rome, Capris....or sumpn like that.

Not going to the UK. (I would have notified you!) That's next year's trip. The aunties love her and are already talking about next summer which is England, Scotland, Ireland(?) :laughing: Wow that sounds great, she'll be exhausted!!!!! And next years is planned too lucky girl :thumbsup2

Just come back from a lovely family bike ride in the sun and OMG does my bum hurt :rotfl2: and my thumbs :confused: It was lovely though, tomorrow the DD's have got another day off school so we're off to Leeds Castle for a picnic :goodvibes

[punkin413]

good morning.....um....i mean afternoon, everyone! i had a rough night last night. yesterday was my cheat day and we grilled out with some friends. ray made pork tenderloin, grilled shrimp, corn casserole, roasted veggies and strawberry/roasted pecan/blue cheese/greens salad. it was all very yummy and i decided to have some wine with dinner. well, one glass turned into two and then we decided to show them our disney videos from our trip and that turned into three, then four. this was over the course of like 5 hours, so no biggie, right? WRONG!!!! i guess since i've been dieting and NOT drinking at all (other than maybe a margarita once a week) my tolerance has gotten really low because i got SO SICK! :crazy2: that's the 3rd time in my 30 years that i've gotten sick from alcohol. but i wasn't drunk....just sick. very wierd! anyway, i ended up in bed by 10:30 (very early for me) and i woke up at 4:00 this morning and didn't go back to sleep til like 7:00, i guess because i went to bed so early and just wasn't sleepy any more. but i got caught up on a couple of TRs, so at least i was productive! :laughing: i didn't wake up this morning til like 11:00, so there goes my sunday! luckily i didn't have anything planned.

hope everyone had a better night than i did! on the bright side, my best friend from high school called me this morning (that's what woke me up at 11:00) and they're coming here on wednesday for a rest stop on their way to disney and they're gonna spend the night! so i'm excited about that! :yay:

oh, and jo, how cool is it that you can say you're going to a castle for a picnic? that's so awesome!

[ThinkTink75]

Wow! This thread is great! I am only on page 4, though, so I guess I will have to skip around. I need to lose around 50 pounds total. I was hoping to have lost around 20 by the time we leave for WDW- but with it being only 7 weeks away I will settle for more like 10+, which by my doctors standards seems to work. Lately, I have been trying Bob Greene's best life diet. It encourages eating 3 meals a day, exercising, taking supplements and having a cut off time each night. I finnally found a way to eat a nutritious breakfast by have a Slim-Fast on the go. I have been getting sick a lot lately, so it has totally screwed up my results AND my gym schedule. I have mostley just been watching portion sizes, and if I do eat junk on a splurge, watching my calories. I am really bad at following eating rules. Usually when I have needed to lose wieght in the past I just ampted up the exercise. Its much harder for me now. I am 24 and have been steadily gaining since I was 18. I had Lyme's Disease about 6 summers ago and it messed up my metabolism, I feel like I have to work twice as hard just to lose half the wieght.

[AnnNan]

Sat we ate at J Alexanders(best steak I've ever had) shared a plate with dd1 with a salad.
mmmmmm! J. Alexanders - what a treat!
Hi everyone.

Nothing makes me more mad than when you have a company out here fixing the crack in your basement wall and you say what about the small hairline next to it and they say it's fine and the next rain your basement leaks all over the carpet you spent a whole day drying and cleaning.

Back to drying out padding and carpet and trying to get the company back out here while Tim is flying out to Dallas again. Never fails.
I'm so sorry!

Wow! This thread is great! I am only on page 4, though, so I guess I will have to skip around.
Welcome!

[DisneyJo]

good morning.....um....i mean afternoon, everyone! i had a rough night last night. Hope you're feeling better now :hug:

oh, and jo, how cool is it that you can say you're going to a castle for a picnic? that's so awesome! I know we take it for granted though, the castle is doing a special deal where if you buy a day ticket you can go free all year and it's only 10 minutes up the road, so we will definately use it, last year DH and I went to a concert in the grounds we saw Tom Jones :rotfl2: he was actually really good :thumbsup2

Wow! This thread is great! :welcome: Weigh in day is on a Friday, you don't have to post your weight just what you've lost or gained. Also we all posted swimsuit photos :rolleyes1

[IlovemythreeC's]

Hi everyone! I would LOVE to join. I have been overweight for my last two trips and I am ready to get back in shape.

I have six months until my 36th birthday and my first Christmas trip to the World. I joined Weight Watchers last week. I need to lose 34.8 pounds~

I will be weighing in on Friday:love:

[snowwite]

Hello everyone!
I keep getting so caught p in real life that I dont have time to check in. Now I am officially so far behind I will never catch up! Does anyone know how to figure ot where you left off?

[aries1980]

http://www.myalli.com/


here you go ladies who wanted the answers and the know how available JUNE 15th...

[pigget74]

Hey Heather! They left at 4 am! This is the first year I am not going. It was kind of sad to watch them drive off without me.:sad1: But Brian is taking me to Vicksburg for a romantic 2 night get away at a B & B! :cool1: Are you going to Dry Gulch? Are ya'll taking a charter bus? Dry Gulch is a fantastic camp. I will miss it this year.
Hey, yes I will be going. The first year we went I was pregnant with Joshua, then last year I think I spent all of out time at the ER with different kids, and this year I am pregnant again! We are taking an Express Charter bus and leaving at 4. I had a parent meetingthis morning at chruch and all the kids are excited. We are taking 38 kids -- down from last year, but that is ok.

Wow! This thread is great! I am only on page 4, though, so I guess I will have to skip around. I need to lose around 50 pounds total. I was hoping to have lost around 20 by the time we leave for WDW- but with it being only 7 weeks away I will settle for more like 10+, which by my doctors standards seems to work. Lately, I have been trying Bob Greene's best life diet. It encourages eating 3 meals a day, exercising, taking supplements and having a cut off time each night. I finnally found a way to eat a nutritious breakfast by have a Slim-Fast on the go. I have been getting sick a lot lately, so it has totally screwed up my results AND my gym schedule. I have mostley just been watching portion sizes, and if I do eat junk on a splurge, watching my calories. I am really bad at following eating rules. Usually when I have needed to lose wieght in the past I just ampted up the exercise. Its much harder for me now. I am 24 and have been steadily gaining since I was 18. I had Lyme's Disease about 6 summers ago and it messed up my metabolism, I feel like I have to work twice as hard just to lose half the wieght.

Hi everyone! I would LOVE to join. I have been overweight for my last two trips and I am ready to get back in shape.

I have six months until my 36th birthday and my first Christmas trip to the World. I joined Weight Watchers last week. I need to lose 34.8 pounds~

I will be weighing in on Friday:love:

Welcome to the newest two people. you guys have come to the right place for encouragement.

[Eventer98]

Wow! This thread is great! I am only on page 4, though, so I guess I will have to skip around. I need to lose around 50 pounds total. I was hoping to have lost around 20 by the time we leave for WDW- but with it being only 7 weeks away I will settle for more like 10+, which by my doctors standards seems to work. Lately, I have been trying Bob Greene's best life diet. It encourages eating 3 meals a day, exercising, taking supplements and having a cut off time each night. I finnally found a way to eat a nutritious breakfast by have a Slim-Fast on the go. I have been getting sick a lot lately, so it has totally screwed up my results AND my gym schedule. I have mostley just been watching portion sizes, and if I do eat junk on a splurge, watching my calories. I am really bad at following eating rules. Usually when I have needed to lose wieght in the past I just ampted up the exercise. Its much harder for me now. I am 24 and have been steadily gaining since I was 18. I had Lyme's Disease about 6 summers ago and it messed up my metabolism, I feel like I have to work twice as hard just to lose half the wieght.

Hi everyone! I would LOVE to join. I have been overweight for my last two trips and I am ready to get back in shape.

I have six months until my 36th birthday and my first Christmas trip to the World. I joined Weight Watchers last week. I need to lose 34.8 pounds~

I will be weighing in on Friday:love:

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: Welcome!!!!

Long irritating weekend here. I had some kind of emotional break on Saturday. Just started crying about EVERYTHING and then took a bunch of %^* out on DH. It wasn't fair and I feel horrible about it. I just feel overwhelmed about a lot right now. My dad is selling his house to move in with DGF. There is no hurry on this...his DGF already has a house. Anyway, the house is medium sized and needs a TON of work before he can list it. Plus, I have endless amounts of crap there as well. Right before my mom got sick my gma moved to a nursing home so her stuff is there too. I took about 1/2 of my stuff already but there is more to sort and go through. Not to mention all my mom's stuff! :guilty: Plus, there is a ton of stuff for my garage sale this summer. Nothing better then hauling crap from one house to another and then selling it. :headache: I would have a sale at my dad's but he lives in the country and doesn't have a garage. I don't want to donate it b/c I could use the money. Anyway, I stopped today to try and find slides from our WDW trip in 85. I found 10 boxes of slides of years 76-88 but no Disney ones. ***?? My dad says they are around somewhere but it was frustrating. I just wanted to see them. So I was upset about that. :sad2: I think seeing them would have cheered me up. Then he tells me he is listing the house in TWO weeks!!! Are you kidding me??? There is no way he will have that house ready to show. It is a mess!! :scared1: Just the landscaping alone...it's all weeds. He really let it go since my mom died. I told him to wait until late July. Then I can help him everyday once I get back from WDW on the 2nd. What's one month?? Grr. I am going to email his DGF and see if he really is listing it in two weeks. He works the B shift and sleeps all AM. I don't see him getting the rooms painted and whatnot. So anyway Peeps..I am stressed out and want to scream!!!!!

DH and I started painting one of our spare bedrooms as well. When we bought the house it was a hideous pink. I finally couldn't take it anymore (leading to breakdown!!) So we went to Home Depot and decided on Main St. USA yellow from the Disney paintchips. We just finished it a few minutes ago but I have to do the trim next weekend. It's a little bright but I secretly have plans to put stencils of white mickey heads on the walls if we have a baby. ;) We have another bedroom to do (color Tinkerbelle) but it can wait. I had read that home improvement projects are the #1 thing that causes fights with your sig. other. Yeah..they are right about that. It was our first project together and very stressful. We got through it though.

I am pooped. I still weigh the same after all the crap I ate at the T.Simple party Friday. Phew!!!! I hope everyone else is having a great weekend. princess:

[aries1980]

read that whole site myalli.com

and read most of the book in walmart.

what i gather is that the starter kit a one month supply will be like 49.99 to 59.99 a month.

The other thing is that if you eat more than 15g of fat in one meal your punishment is running to the bathroom :rotfl: it blocks the absorption of excess fat there for giving you the treatment affects as they call it...

1. gas with oil spotting.
2. loose stool
3. multiple bowel movements.

so in essence this is to train you.. so that you control your portions and your fat intake.

With the peeps approval of not taking diet pills, which was an oath..

I am asking you all to not judge me if I go ahead and end up at Walmart on June 15 and get the starter kit and try this plan out...

Because this may just be the one pill that does work.:grouphug:

[Eventer98]

read that whole site myalli.com

and read most of the book in walmart.

what i gather is that the starter kit a one month supply will be like 49.99 to 59.99 a month.

The other thing is that if you eat more than 15g of fat in one meal your punishment is running to the bathroom :rotfl: it blocks the absorption of excess fat there for giving you the treatment affects as they call it...

1. gas with oil spotting.
2. loose stool
3. multiple bowel movements.

so in essence this is to train you.. so that you control your portions and your fat intake.

With the peeps approval of not taking diet pills, which was an oath..

I am asking you all to not judge me if I go ahead and end up at Walmart on June 15 and get the starter kit and try this plan out...

Because this may just be the one pill that does work.:grouphug:

I hope this works for you!! :) :) It wouldn't for me since I eat a regular dinner..just portion out my lunch and breakfast.

[aries1980]

I hope this works for you!! :) :) It wouldn't for me since I eat a regular dinner..just portion out my lunch and breakfast.

it might for you if you make sure you dont go over 15g of fat in one meal... read it i learned alot from it.

ok update: costco has it for 67.99 for the 150 capsule starter kit

[punkin413]

I had read that home improvement projects are the #1 thing that causes fights with your sig. other. Yeah..they are right about that. It was our first project together and very stressful. We got through it though.

yes, that is absolutely correct! but once you get used to working on the house with each other, it'll get better. ray and i used to fight whenever we did anything to the house and we still bicker a little bit now, but we've become a pretty good team! we've painted every room in our house except for our living room and i'm dreading it because it's cathedral ceilings which means we'll have to rent scaffolding....:scared1: not fun! i guess that's why we keep putting that room off!

hope you get in a better mood. life will get easier....it always does after it's hard for awhile. by the way, do you think your moodiness could be a sign of pregnancy? i know you guys have talked about trying.....maybe you got lucky early in the game???

[Eventer98]

it might for you if you make sure you dont go over 15g of fat in one meal... read it i learned alot from it.

ok update: costco has it for 67.99 for the 150 capsule starter kit

Eek!! Too much for me!!!

[daisy_77]

IlovemythreeC's and ThinkTink75:welcome: This is a great place for support!

Eventer98-I am sorry that you had a rough weekend! :grouphug: I hope things get better.

aries-I hope that alli stuff works! :wizard: It is spendy stuff! I wish that they made a diet pill for exercise haters. My eating habits are fine---it is the exercise and being active part that I hate. I love sitting on my rump, dising.:surfweb:

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend!:goodvibes

[aries1980]

I hope so too... because I can afford the 67 bucks for a month and a half supply works out to be like .45 a pill or 1.35 a day LOL:rotfl: can you tell im really excited about it.

[aries1980]

anyone a harry potter fan.... OMG!!! They are building a 20acre theme park within Universal Studios Islands of Adventure... it will be open 2009...:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[Wonders10]

anyone a harry potter fan.... OMG!!! They are building a 20acre theme park within Universal Studios Islands of Adventure... it will be open 2009...:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

I totally am! Finally Universal did something to make me actually want to go to their parks! I can't wait for it to open.

[DisneyObsession]

Hi all!

It's been a busy weekend here as well. Did some weeding today, watched my grandson, played Cribbage with my DS and am now spending "quality time" with my Peeps!! :thumbsup2 Oh yeah, worked yesterday all day, but lucked out and got out an hour early! :banana: I was quite excited about this!!! I never get the opportunity to get out early, so this was a treat.

Bee...What a great memorial to your Dad. The pictures were touching. My prayers are with you & your family.

Aries...Harry Potter theme park in Universal??? That would be soooo cool!

Eventer...I :love: to paint!!! I'll just drive over to Rochester and paint that room for you!!! :rotfl: After all, I'm only an hour and a half away!!!

Off to catch up on some TR's. have a great night!!!:hippie:

[pixie dust 112]

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: Welcome!!!!

Long irritating weekend here. I had some kind of emotional break on Saturday. Just started crying about EVERYTHING and then took a bunch of %^* out on DH. It wasn't fair and I feel horrible about it. I just feel overwhelmed about a lot right now. My dad is selling his house to move in with DGF. There is no hurry on this...his DGF already has a house. Anyway, the house is medium sized and needs a TON of work before he can list it. Plus, I have endless amounts of crap there as well. Right before my mom got sick my gma moved to a nursing home so her stuff is there too. I took about 1/2 of my stuff already but there is more to sort and go through. Not to mention all my mom's stuff! :guilty: Plus, there is a ton of stuff for my garage sale this summer. Nothing better then hauling crap from one house to another and then selling it. :headache: I would have a sale at my dad's but he lives in the country and doesn't have a garage. I don't want to donate it b/c I could use the money. Anyway, I stopped today to try and find slides from our WDW trip in 85. I found 10 boxes of slides of years 76-88 but no Disney ones. ***?? My dad says they are around somewhere but it was frustrating. I just wanted to see them. So I was upset about that. :sad2: I think seeing them would have cheered me up. Then he tells me he is listing the house in TWO weeks!!! Are you kidding me??? There is no way he will have that house ready to show. It is a mess!! :scared1: Just the landscaping alone...it's all weeds. He really let it go since my mom died. I told him to wait until late July. Then I can help him everyday once I get back from WDW on the 2nd. What's one month?? Grr. I am going to email his DGF and see if he really is listing it in two weeks. He works the B shift and sleeps all AM. I don't see him getting the rooms painted and whatnot. So anyway Peeps..I am stressed out and want to scream!!!!!

DH and I started painting one of our spare bedrooms as well. When we bought the house it was a hideous pink. I finally couldn't take it anymore (leading to breakdown!!) So we went to Home Depot and decided on Main St. USA yellow from the Disney paintchips. We just finished it a few minutes ago but I have to do the trim next weekend. It's a little bright but I secretly have plans to put stencils of white mickey heads on the walls if we have a baby. ;) We have another bedroom to do (color Tinkerbelle) but it can wait. I had read that home improvement projects are the #1 thing that causes fights with your sig. other. Yeah..they are right about that. It was our first project together and very stressful. We got through it though.

I am pooped. I still weigh the same after all the crap I ate at the T.Simple party Friday. Phew!!!! I hope everyone else is having a great weekend. princess:

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

So sorry you had a lousy, emotional weekend! If your Dad talks to arealtor about listing this now, they will probably advise hin to paint and clean up, mow, etc. before they actually listit. (Maybe you could offer to meet the prospective realtors with him, and ask the realtor how much more $$$$ DDad can expect if things are put in ship shape!)

Yippie for Yellow! My favorite color. It will look less bright after you start putting things up on the walls!

Hang in there and have a great week!

[Disneyfreak92]

I need to catch up, but I wanted to put in a shameless plug. I just posted the first installment of my TR if anyone is interested. ;)

[Eventer98]

yes, that is absolutely correct! but once you get used to working on the house with each other, it'll get better. ray and i used to fight whenever we did anything to the house and we still bicker a little bit now, but we've become a pretty good team! we've painted every room in our house except for our living room and i'm dreading it because it's cathedral ceilings which means we'll have to rent scaffolding....:scared1: not fun! i guess that's why we keep putting that room off!

hope you get in a better mood. life will get easier....it always does after it's hard for awhile. by the way, do you think your moodiness could be a sign of pregnancy? i know you guys have talked about trying.....maybe you got lucky early in the game???
I wish! We could have started any time since I have been off the pill for quite awhile but I didn't want to be pregnant in WDW..esp. if I am lucky enough to have a rough bought of morning sickness. I tend to hold a lot of stuff in and block it out...so then it all comes pouring out at once. I went from crying over the ugly pink room with craploads of clutter in it to my gma dieing to my dad and the house to money worries. I guess that is what makes me a woman! :laughing:

anyone a harry potter fan.... OMG!!! They are building a 20acre theme park within Universal Studios Islands of Adventure... it will be open 2009...:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

My friend told me that the other day!!! I can't wait to go. We are going to FL in 12/08 and 1/10 so I will have to make a special trip to Universal that Jan. DH has been dieing to go anyway!!! :wizard:
Hi all!

It's been a busy weekend here as well. Did some weeding today, watched my grandson, played Cribbage with my DS and am now spending "quality time" with my Peeps!! :thumbsup2 Oh yeah, worked yesterday all day, but lucked out and got out an hour early! :banana: I was quite excited about this!!! I never get the opportunity to get out early, so this was a treat.

Bee...What a great memorial to your Dad. The pictures were touching. My prayers are with you & your family.

Aries...Harry Potter theme park in Universal??? That would be soooo cool!

Eventer...I :love: to paint!!! I'll just drive over to Rochester and paint that room for you!!! :rotfl: After all, I'm only an hour and a half away!!!

Off to catch up on some TR's. have a great night!!!:hippie:
Know anything about stenciling?? Do they even sell Mickey Head stencils?? Hmm.......:rolleyes:

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

So sorry you had a lousy, emotional weekend! If your Dad talks to arealtor about listing this now, they will probably advise hin to paint and clean up, mow, etc. before they actually listit. (Maybe you could offer to meet the prospective realtors with him, and ask the realtor how much more $$$$ DDad can expect if things are put in ship shape!)

Yippie for Yellow! My favorite color. It will look less bright after you start putting things up on the walls!

Hang in there and have a great week!
He had a realtor come a few months back and told him he had to paint a few rooms. There is also NO carpet in the family room. Just bare rough plank floor. My mom had pulled up the rug b/c our old cat had peed on it an then she got sick before they bought new carpet. It is hideous..not even hardwood. Just planks (I think the room used to be a garage) I still have to email his DGF and see if 2 weeks is really what he is thinking. Sometimes he has a warped sense of reality. He thinks the house can just "poof" go on the market but we all know it can't. He knows he will not make much ont he house, if at all. I think he plans to get 40K less then what it is appraised at b/c it needs sooo much work.
Nice idea to meet with the realtor as well. I also trust his DGF to tell me what the deal is.

Thanks Peeps for being there for me. You know I jump on here for a smile before I even call a friend. For some reason you guys seem so honest and non-judgemental. I just want you guys to know I appreciate it. :flower3:

My DSis called me tonight. I told her about the house and she broke down. She has emotional problems and is just getting her marriage back together after dealing with a drinking/drug problem. She has a 2 yo DS. I love her but she is very unstable. MUCH BETTER then she was before she got help. Anyway, she just broke down. Saying when DD sells the house she won't have a home to go back to anymore. She was hysterical about missing my mom and how she never got to meet her son. It was heartbreaking. I know she is upset that DD has moved on so fast (started dating DGF 18 mon. after my mom died. They actually dated in high school too while my mom and him were broken up for a few months!!) Anyway, it's just so hard. I am the glue that holds this family together (like you Punkin!!) and I am sick of it. I feel like she is weighing me down like an anchor. I know it sounds harsh but it's just hard to hear the same things over and over. I give her my advice (she is seeing a therapist) but I don't think she hears me. I know she just wants someone to listen but it's an emotional rollercoaster for me to be on. I am just getting my life heading in a direction I have worked VERY hard for and it seems like everyone is pulling me back. She says going thru my dad's house is hard for her. I told her it is for me too but we have to do it. When I told her I am going to sell a lot of mom's knickknacks and stuff she got upset. I said we aren't selling the memories..just stuff. Stuff my mom would say is junk and to get rid of! She is 7 years younger then me so a lot more immature in life. She said she has a ton of guilt b/c she was a bad teenager (and she was!! :scared1: ) and has all this guilt for being hard for my mom to deal with. I told her she needs to forgive herself (there was a great lesson on this on Oprah Friday!) but I know she isn't ready too. I am rambling...it just helps to get my thoughts out. Too make a long story short it is just hard b/c I feel as though I am being mentally drained. It's just hard. As soon as I can get through this house stuff I know a huge chapter will end. Thanks Peeps.

[dwheatl]

He had a realtor come a few months back and told him he had to paint a few rooms. There is also NO carpet in the family room. Just bare rough plank floor. My mom had pulled up the rug b/c our old cat had peed on it an then she got sick before they bought new carpet. It is hideous..not even hardwood. Just planks (I think the room used to be a garage) I still have to email his DGF and see if 2 weeks is really what he is thinking. Sometimes he has a warped sense of reality. He thinks the house can just "poof" go on the market but we all know it can't. He knows he will not make much ont he house, if at all. I think he plans to get 40K less then what it is appraised at b/c it needs sooo much work.
Nice idea to meet with the realtor as well. I also trust his DGF to tell me what the deal is.

My DSis called me tonight. I told her about the house and she broke down. She has emotional problems.
First of all, here's a big :hug: . Also, some sympathy for being the glue that holds the family together. And finally, do they have Empire carpets where you live (you know with the funky commercial with the catchy song?) My mom just got a carpet from them, and they came out the same week she called, and gave her a very good price. maybe dad would consider it if it was no hassle and cheap!?!?

[Eventer98]

First of all, here's a big :hug: . Also, some sympathy for being the glue that holds the family together. And finally, do they have Empire carpets where you live (you know with the funky commercial with the catchy song?) My mom just got a carpet from them, and they came out the same week she called, and gave her a very good price. maybe dad would consider it if it was no hassle and cheap!?!?

I am not sure if we do but there are super cheap places around here for sure. The problem is he has no money. I think he had $2 in his account last week while waiting for his paycheck. I do not have the money to lend him either. I bet he just sells the house as is and takes a loss. Only b/c he won't think that finding a way to buy a cheap carpet will make him money in the long run. I just emailed his gf to see what she thinks of all this. Thanks for the hug. :goodvibes

[HockeyKat]

I have been off the computer all weekend due to my friend visiting... I have somewhat caught up but I don't remember everything. :blush:

Eventer, sorry your weekend was so rough. I so know about the DIY projects and marital issues though! I thought DH and I would get a divorce when we moved into the house (and we had only been married for about 5 mos!).

I did okay this weekend. My friend is 6 mos pregnant, so at least it didn't turn into a drinking binge like it usually does when she visits. Man, though, it really helped solidify my desire not to have children!

Saturday we drove to Wilmington... stopped at subway and I got a kid's meal (mini sub + apples, 225 cals) and a wow chips (75). Packed a cooler w/ apples and 100 cal packs. We stopped at Ruby Tuesday's on the way home and I had the petite sirloin, mashed cauliflower, and broccoli (206+166+129=501) and the salad bar w/ light ranch, so probably about 600-700 total. Finished out about 1100 cals and drank tons of water.

Today I wasn't as good... had about 400 cals worth of b-fast food for lunch, and about 500 for dinner (150 in 3 taco shells, 80 in one soft taco tortilla, 100 in shredded chicken filling, and 170 in a poblano stuffed with refried beans), but I also had a sugar free margarita (60) and a bottle of wine (450) for about 1500 calories. It was my day off. :rolleyes1

Good news, though, I weighed in this morning at 195, back to my pre-WDW weight, and I fit into my size 14 jeans. A bit tight, but still, buttoned and zipped with no shoehorn! :laughing:

Hope everyone had a great (and skinny) weekend!!

[UtahMama]

Hi everyone! I would LOVE to join. I have been overweight for my last two trips and I am ready to get back in shape.

I have six months until my 36th birthday and my first Christmas trip to the World. I joined Weight Watchers last week. I need to lose 34.8 pounds~

I will be weighing in on Friday:love:

YAY!!! Welcome, Welcome! Post often. Post whatever you want!

http://www.myalli.com/


here you go ladies who wanted the answers and the know how available JUNE 15th...

read that whole site myalli.com

and read most of the book in walmart.

what i gather is that the starter kit a one month supply will be like 49.99 to 59.99 a month.

The other thing is that if you eat more than 15g of fat in one meal your punishment is running to the bathroom :rotfl: it blocks the absorption of excess fat there for giving you the treatment affects as they call it...

1. gas with oil spotting.
2. loose stool
3. multiple bowel movements.

so in essence this is to train you.. so that you control your portions and your fat intake.

With the peeps approval of not taking diet pills, which was an oath..

I am asking you all to not judge me if I go ahead and end up at Walmart on June 15 and get the starter kit and try this plan out...

Because this may just be the one pill that does work.:grouphug:

I read the whole book ($5.99 Walmart). It's very helpful in a general sense. BUT, did you see the part where they advise you to wear dark colored clothes and bring a change of clothes to work JUST IN CASE YOU CRAP YOUR PANTS???? Oh NOOOO! I would be soooo scared of THAT! I would get a depends or something. I'm going to wait to see what others say about it. I don't eat much bad fat but I'd reeeeeally worry about the crapping of my pants or OILY gas!!!! That just may be my deal-breaker. It does NOT enter your blood stream (or VERY little does) and doesn't affect your central nervous system like all other diet aids do. It strictly works in you intestines absorbing fat. Good Luck Aries! NOT one of us will judge you! Promise you'll let us know if they work! Any tool that helps you like the fear of pooping or gas just may work, by golly. For now, I'm on the fence for using it. I like Hoodia. It works for me pretty well. I know for me it's not a placeebo-effect because nothing helps my nighttime ravenous hunger

Did I tell you guys the TRAUMA I had with fat free Pringals? They have that fake fat Olestra...and it goes straight through you and you had better be eating them ON a toliet, just sayin'!!! I can not tell you the gross exit those chips made! It was an oily explosion...the best way to describe it. It FLOATED! :scared1: Now, have a nice day...((LOL!!!))

[dwheatl]

I'm so bad. I giggle when we see commercials advertising drugs with a side effect of "greasy BMs." No thanks for me. In my biggest eating days, that's what my mama's Thanksgiving gravy did to me. However, the threat of that would definitely keep me away from fast food and bad choices in restaurants.

[Sparkie]

Hey Peeps!

Didnt want you to think I was MIA- my computer has a virus and is "terminally ill"- :sick: It even died when I tried to do a scan with the antivirus thing :scared1:

So I'm posting on the sly tonight... shh! at work

Hopefully I'll be up and going again soon!

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, PEEPS! :sunny:

I talked to Fidge last night and she is improving but still not well. Please keep her in your prayers.

Passport: I am currently on hold with the passport information center. Either DD's passport is overnighted TODAY or she and I leave to drive to Chicago TODAY...THIS AFTERNOON! We will have to spend the day at the regional office in Chicago tomorrow to get a passport. PLEASE PRAY THE PASSPORT WILL BE COMPLETED TODAY!

CHICAGO AREA PEEPS... I need advice. We will be driving up I-65 and need a stopping point just south of Chicago for tonight if we have to go. Please pm me with some advice.
I am the glue that holds this family together (like you Punkin!!) and I am sick of it. Aw, Tara! :hug: Things get so emotional when cleaning out a house after someone has passed away. My husband does it every day and he has cleaned out his own mother's house after her death. You're so right about the nic-nac stuff....it's just the material things, not the memories. I hope that things improve when the house is sold. :hug: :hug:
and it goes straight through you and you had better be eating them ON a toliet, just sayin'!!!What am I...5 years old? I snickered through this whole post.

CHRISTINE....I do not judge. You are a grown woman but I think the best advice is always to make healthy lifestyle changes for permanent weight loss. Anything that makes you lose control of your body sounds a little scary to me. :hug:

NEW PEEPS.... :welcome:

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY!

[lexmelinda]

Just got off the phone. There is a chance the passport will be completed today but there is NO guarantee. We will call back around 3pm to see if it has been mailed. At that point we will know whether or not we are going to Chicago.

[Wonders10]

Good morning Peeps!

I had the hardest time falling asleep and now I can't stay asleep. I'm gonna be really tired later I can tell.

I talked myself out of going down to the clinic to study AAC devices (of which I have a test on Wed). I have to use 5 devices with one of the lab technicians. And I've yet to look at them. But our professor says you really only need 5 hours of practice so I'm going there early tomorrow before all my classes. Plus it's not like I will be doing nothing all day - I have a video critique and 2 article reviews to get done today. And go to the mall to get my mom's birthday presents. I'm kinda excited about that part :laughing:

Melinda - hope this passport thing works out and you don't have to drive to chicago! How far is that from you? And I don't mean to pry but what exactly is ailing you, Fidge? I only ask because I don't recall her having a chronic condition like I know some of the other peeps have (back issues, etc.) That has me extra worried. And I miss your typos :hug:

Re: oily BM. :scared: I experience this whenever I eat more than a happy meal at McD's or Wendy's, etc. If it happened all the time - :scared1:

So anyway, a busy busy week for me so I can enjoy my mom's Disney Birthday weekend without school stress hanging over my head. Hope everyone has a great Monday! :goodvibes

[pigget74]

I wish! We could have started any time since I have been off the pill for quite awhile but I didn't want to be pregnant in WDW..esp. if I am lucky enough to have a rough bought of morning sickness. I tend to hold a lot of stuff in and block it out...so then it all comes pouring out at once. I went from crying over the ugly pink room with craploads of clutter in it to my gma dieing to my dad and the house to money worries. I guess that is what makes me a woman! :laughing:



My friend told me that the other day!!! I can't wait to go. We are going to FL in 12/08 and 1/10 so I will have to make a special trip to Universal that Jan. DH has been dieing to go anyway!!! :wizard:

Know anything about stenciling?? Do they even sell Mickey Head stencils?? Hmm.......:rolleyes:


He had a realtor come a few months back and told him he had to paint a few rooms. There is also NO carpet in the family room. Just bare rough plank floor. My mom had pulled up the rug b/c our old cat had peed on it an then she got sick before they bought new carpet. It is hideous..not even hardwood. Just planks (I think the room used to be a garage) I still have to email his DGF and see if 2 weeks is really what he is thinking. Sometimes he has a warped sense of reality. He thinks the house can just "poof" go on the market but we all know it can't. He knows he will not make much ont he house, if at all. I think he plans to get 40K less then what it is appraised at b/c it needs sooo much work.
Nice idea to meet with the realtor as well. I also trust his DGF to tell me what the deal is.

Thanks Peeps for being there for me. You know I jump on here for a smile before I even call a friend. For some reason you guys seem so honest and non-judgemental. I just want you guys to know I appreciate it. :flower3:

My DSis called me tonight. I told her about the house and she broke down. She has emotional problems and is just getting her marriage back together after dealing with a drinking/drug problem. She has a 2 yo DS. I love her but she is very unstable. MUCH BETTER then she was before she got help. Anyway, she just broke down. Saying when DD sells the house she won't have a home to go back to anymore. She was hysterical about missing my mom and how she never got to meet her son. It was heartbreaking. I know she is upset that DD has moved on so fast (started dating DGF 18 mon. after my mom died. They actually dated in high school too while my mom and him were broken up for a few months!!) Anyway, it's just so hard. I am the glue that holds this family together (like you Punkin!!) and I am sick of it. I feel like she is weighing me down like an anchor. I know it sounds harsh but it's just hard to hear the same things over and over. I give her my advice (she is seeing a therapist) but I don't think she hears me. I know she just wants someone to listen but it's an emotional rollercoaster for me to be on. I am just getting my life heading in a direction I have worked VERY hard for and it seems like everyone is pulling me back. She says going thru my dad's house is hard for her. I told her it is for me too but we have to do it. When I told her I am going to sell a lot of mom's knickknacks and stuff she got upset. I said we aren't selling the memories..just stuff. Stuff my mom would say is junk and to get rid of! She is 7 years younger then me so a lot more immature in life. She said she has a ton of guilt b/c she was a bad teenager (and she was!! :scared1: ) and has all this guilt for being hard for my mom to deal with. I told her she needs to forgive herself (there was a great lesson on this on Oprah Friday!) but I know she isn't ready too. I am rambling...it just helps to get my thoughts out. Too make a long story short it is just hard b/c I feel as though I am being mentally drained. It's just hard. As soon as I can get through this house stuff I know a huge chapter will end. Thanks Peeps.
:hug:
YAY!!! Welcome, Welcome! Post often. Post whatever you want!





I read the whole book ($5.99 Walmart). It's very helpful in a general sense. BUT, did you see the part where they advise you to wear dark colored clothes and bring a change of clothes to work JUST IN CASE YOU CRAP YOUR PANTS???? Oh NOOOO! I would be soooo scared of THAT! I would get a depends or something. I'm going to wait to see what others say about it. I don't eat much bad fat but I'd reeeeeally worry about the crapping of my pants or OILY gas!!!! That just may be my deal-breaker. It does NOT enter your blood stream (or VERY little does) and doesn't affect your central nervous system like all other diet aids do. It strictly works in you intestines absorbing fat. Good Luck Aries! NOT one of us will judge you! Promise you'll let us know if they work! Any tool that helps you like the fear of pooping or gas just may work, by golly. For now, I'm on the fence for using it. I like Hoodia. It works for me pretty well. I know for me it's not a placeebo-effect because nothing helps my nighttime ravenous hunger

Did I tell you guys the TRAUMA I had with fat free Pringals? They have that fake fat Olestra...and it goes straight through you and you had better be eating them ON a toliet, just sayin'!!! I can not tell you the gross exit those chips made! It was an oily explosion...the best way to describe it. It FLOATED! :scared1: Now, have a nice day...((LOL!!!))

:rolleyes1 Yep, had that happen and swore I would never eat those again!

[pigget74]

Just got off the phone. There is a chance the passport will be completed today but there is NO guarantee. We will call back around 3pm to see if it has been mailed. At that point we will know whether or not we are going to Chicago.

Thought that I had quoted you, but I guess I didn't. WOW!! is all I can say. Ihope they do what they say and it is finished this afternoon and in the mail when you call. Good luck. Let us know.

Off to teach SUMMER SCHOOL :goodvibes

[UtahMama]

Your day has just been inspired! CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1473250


TwinkieMama is the one who show'd this link this morning, so I won't take the credit.

[Wonders10]

Your day has just been inspired! CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1473250


TwinkieMama is the one who show'd this link this morning, so I won't take the credit.


Wow - they look amazing! Thanks for the link.

(Shannon, stop DISing and get your behind in the shower already. You have things to do! )

[daisy_77]

Good morning, PEEPS!
I hope you all have a great day!


I am on my way to City Hall to get my Child Care License --- I will have to catch up later on all this oily BM talk.:eek:

[UtahMama]

Good morning, PEEPS!
I hope you all have a great day!


I am on my way to City Hall to get my Child Care License --- I will have to catch up later on all this oily BM talk.:eek:

I love my Child Care job! Without it there'd be NO trip in Sept. with FREE dining and good friends!!!!

I love being able to stay home with my kids and being home when they come home from school. It's working for us but I NEVER judge mamas who want or need to work outside the home. Whatever's best for each mama.

Today is the first official day of summer. My High School graduate is currently SLEEPING as you can imagine. My boys are still in their PJ's with hopes of earning pokemon cards by doing chores. Let's see what horrible chores I can come up with for them while their greedy!!! :rolleyes1 cat litter box? weeds? baseboard dusting? boy-toliet cleaning? For a pack of pokemon cards, I'll have the cleanest home around!

[DisneyObsession]

Your day has just been inspired! CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1473250


TwinkieMama is the one who show'd this link this morning, so I won't take the credit.

WOW!!! :eek:
They look awesome! What an inspiration they are! We Peeps can do that as well! Let's Do It!!!! :thumbsup2

[HockeyKat]

YAY!!! Welcome, Welcome! Post often. Post whatever you want!





I read the whole book ($5.99 Walmart). It's very helpful in a general sense. BUT, did you see the part where they advise you to wear dark colored clothes and bring a change of clothes to work JUST IN CASE YOU CRAP YOUR PANTS???? Oh NOOOO! I would be soooo scared of THAT! I would get a depends or something. I'm going to wait to see what others say about it. I don't eat much bad fat but I'd reeeeeally worry about the crapping of my pants or OILY gas!!!! That just may be my deal-breaker. It does NOT enter your blood stream (or VERY little does) and doesn't affect your central nervous system like all other diet aids do. It strictly works in you intestines absorbing fat. Good Luck Aries! NOT one of us will judge you! Promise you'll let us know if they work! Any tool that helps you like the fear of pooping or gas just may work, by golly. For now, I'm on the fence for using it. I like Hoodia. It works for me pretty well. I know for me it's not a placeebo-effect because nothing helps my nighttime ravenous hunger

Did I tell you guys the TRAUMA I had with fat free Pringals? They have that fake fat Olestra...and it goes straight through you and you had better be eating them ON a toliet, just sayin'!!! I can not tell you the gross exit those chips made! It was an oily explosion...the best way to describe it. It FLOATED! :scared1: Now, have a nice day...((LOL!!!))

I have the same issue w/ ff pringles and anything olean. However, I will admit shamefully that if I am really craving my favorite "bad" snack (chips and dip), I will eat those and ff sour cream dip, knowing that they won't stick around, so to speak. Is that bad??

Ariel and others, I would certainly not judge someone who took alli. I actually wasn't aware that we took a diet pill oath... I take the Mega-T Green Tea w/ Hoodia and I feel, like UM, that it helps with hunger in the evenings (as well as energy for exercise). Is that a no-no here?

[DisneyObsession]

I love my Child Care job! Without it there'd be NO trip in Sept. with FREE dining and good friends!!!!

I love being able to stay home with my kids and being home when they come home from school. It's working for us but I NEVER judge mamas who want or need to work outside the home. Whatever's best for each mama.

Today is the first official day of summer. My High School graduate is currently SLEEPING as you can imagine. My boys are still in their PJ's with hopes of earning pokemon cards by doing chores. Let's see what horrible chores I can come up with for them while their greedy!!! :rolleyes1 cat litter box? weeds? baseboard dusting? boy-toliet cleaning? For a pack of pokemon cards, I'll have the cleanest home around!

I didn't know Pokemon cards were still being collected! DS has a whole lot of them! (some I paid over $50 for!) that he's had for 7 or 8 years! Are they worth something???? :confused3

[UtahMama]

I didn't know Pokemon cards were still being collected! DS has a whole lot of them! (some I paid over $50 for!) that he's had for 7 or 8 years! Are they worth something???? :confused3

My 18 year old has some formerly valuable (now worthless). They are on the upswing again. Hence the release of the video games Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl versions. I hated them then, I hate them now. But they are harmlessly occupying my bored boys.

[dance2874]

Hey peeps! Been MIA for a few days and just got through reading the past few pages....didnt quote since it is all old news, but :grouphug: and :wizard: to thsoe that need it! And welcome to our new peeps! You will love it here.

Had the dance recital Sat....exhausting but fun. All my kiddos did great and I got some really nice gifts from some parents. One of which was a card with CASH, something I was not EVER expecting! She is getting a super duper thank you from me in the mail this week. I was just so shocked and touched that she thought so much of me to do that-I wont share the amount because it isnt important really, but it was above and beyond to say the least. Anyways, I am glad it is over for the year, but sad that some of my kids I have been teaching for 3 yrs now will be in Kindergarten next year and wont be there for me to teach :sad1:

I will be sure to share pictures later...got to upload them to photobucket first and resize them.

OH-
And, I read the Alli stuff this weekend too. I honestly think I may try it too. I get no side effects from the olestra stuff like FF pringles. And I am not always the most regular, so it may actually help me in that way ;) The 150 capsules would last quite a while, long enough to see if it was really making a difference or not at least.

[Sparkie]

Hey All-

puter seems to have recovered- Its a MIRACLE!!!

Dont know what was the deal but trendmicro scan this am was a-ok and I'm back with ya-

Jo I'm drooling at the thoughts of lunch in a castle. Just sounds so lovely.

Fellow Harry Potter Fan here! So excited about the new themed area at universal. Cant wait for book 7 and movie 5 comes out while we are in the world in July-plan to see it while we are there- what could be better than having my two favorites in one place- Mickey and Harry!

Tara:hug: :hug: You need a double hug!

:cheer2: WELCOME! New PEEPS!

[Sparkie]

Hey Dance- check this out-

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from the ballet studio "inviting" my girls to audition for their Company(competition team). The letter said that they enjoyed teaching them last year and were impressed with their dedication to classes and their talent- so good so far right?

So here's the kicker- the "invite" to audition has a stipulation of completing 20 hours of technique class- the cost $280- for EACH of my girls-

Sounds to me like they were more impressed with my checkbook than my girls- this is the part about competition dance that just burns me up- I dont mind paying for what they need to participate but $560 for an "audition" fee? If they were that impressed, the audition should be free- dont you think?

Just thought that might interest you.

The girls are going to audition at their other studio- and that audition is open to anyone and is FREE-

[punkin413]

My 18 year old has some formerly valuable (now worthless). They are on the upswing again. Hence the release of the video games Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl versions. I hated them then, I hate them now. But they are harmlessly occupying my bored boys.

my 35-year-old husband has had his nose in his gameboy playing one of those new pokemon games you just listed for the past 2 weeks.....and it's really starting to bother me!!!!! i think it's a conspiracy....pokemon's gonna take over the world! :rotfl:

[DisneyJo]

Just got off the phone. There is a chance the passport will be completed today but there is NO guarantee. We will call back around 3pm to see if it has been mailed. At that point we will know whether or not we are going to Chicago. Anymore news Melinda?


I thought I'd share with you a couple of photos from our day out today.

The girls outside the castle, it has a lovely moat running all the way round! Notice the WDW hat and lime green T-Shirt :thumbsup2
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle042.jpg

Us in the middle of the maze, finally, we spent about 20 minutes trying to get to the middle :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle033.jpg

We also went inside and I had to get DH take this photo especially for V, the 100 year old shoe collection :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle012.jpg

It is only about 10 minutes up the road and our tickets are valid for a year so we will be going back, the DD's really love the castle :confused: There is also a great play area, enormous aviary and birds of prey display. They also do special events, last week they did jousting!!!!

[pixie dust 112]

Jo~

Great pics! WHat fun. The girls are beautiful. No real castles around our house but lots of mansions from the era prior to income taxes, when the rich could afford these homes. We spend lots of time picnicing there in the summer.

[lexmelinda]

We have a Fed Ex tracking number for the passport. It's not working yet...but we have it. May not have to go to Chicago after all. Update later.

Thanks for the sweet offer, Lynda! :hug:

[DisneyJo]

That's great Melinda :thumbsup2

[punkin413]

did you guys hear about this? i saw the words "fire" and "disney" and my heart jumped up in my throat!

Fire at Downtown Disney West Side Closes Shops Temporarily

June 4, 2007 -- A car fire in the parking lot at Downtown Disney West Side created lots of smoke this morning, forcing several Downtown Disney shops to close. ALL EARS® friend Beth F. was on the scene and shared this photo while the fire was still burning. The fire was eventually contained and shops are operating now as normal.

here's the link:

http://www.allearsnet.com/news/hnews.htm#060407

[eeyore45]

Melinda - if you have to drive to Chicago -

I'll meet you there!! We can make a holiday of it!! (I would of course stand in line at the Passport office if they'd let me!! Then fedex you - surely it will come tomorrow!!)

:wizard: <<<Pixie dust>>>> :wizard:

(wanted to add - LOVE the pics Jo... someday... someday I'd love to travel over there!)

[eeyore45]

Just got off the phone. There is a chance the passport will be completed today but there is NO guarantee. We will call back around 3pm to see if it has been mailed. At that point we will know whether or not we are going to Chicago.

aack - that's so stressful!!

Just read you'd be coming up I65 - maybe Rennselear - or sometimes the skyway can be insane - Use Google maps for a route finder...

aaack - how stressful!! :wizard:

[Wonders10]

I want to cry! I just got an email that I will have a new clinic assignment in addition to what I already have. I will now be in "camp" Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12-3. There goes my awesome schedule for the summer. I know I could use the experience but I do not need all these extra hours! Not at all. This completely sucks. And she didn't even tell me when to start - so I responded that I'll be out of town this Friday and Monday so I can't start til next week. Yeah right they are making me cancel my Disney trip that has been planned for months when they give me 4 days notice. I don't think so. I am so bummed out right now. Hopefully this won't require too much outside work because I'm swamped already as it is. Ugh. Ok vent over. I know this is the real world and I better get used to it but it still sucks to finally get myself in a routine only to have it altered dramatically with an additional 9 hours of work.

[pigget74]

In less than a month we head to the beach with another family. Since I am gone the week before we are gone and the 2 weekends prior we are meetingthis weekend to discuss the menu for the week. We are doing casual breakfast each day and I will cook one morning, casual lunch and snacks, but want to have nice dinners. SInce it will be 4th of July week when we are gone we really do not want to go out to eat. So here is what I need---I need some quick, nice dinner ideas with dessert. I know that you guys can help me out. Thanks in advance--we meet on Saturday to plan.

[punkin413]

In less than a month we head to the beach with another family. Since I am gone the week before we are gone and the 2 weekends prior we are meetingthis weekend to discuss the menu for the week. We are doing casual breakfast each day and I will cook one morning, casual lunch and snacks, but want to have nice dinners. SInce it will be 4th of July week when we are gone we really do not want to go out to eat. So here is what I need---I need some quick, nice dinner ideas with dessert. I know that you guys can help me out. Thanks in advance--we meet on Saturday to plan.

i have a really great recipe for a crunchy cole slaw you can make a bunch of and just kind of use it more than once. it doesn't have mayo in it....that's why i love it so much. let me know if you're interested.

[punkin413]

I want to cry! I just got an email that I will have a new clinic assignment in addition to what I already have. I will now be in "camp" Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12-3. There goes my awesome schedule for the summer. I know I could use the experience but I do not need all these extra hours! Not at all. This completely sucks. And she didn't even tell me when to start - so I responded that I'll be out of town this Friday and Monday so I can't start til next week. Yeah right they are making me cancel my Disney trip that has been planned for months when they give me 4 days notice. I don't think so. I am so bummed out right now. Hopefully this won't require too much outside work because I'm swamped already as it is. Ugh. Ok vent over. I know this is the real world and I better get used to it but it still sucks to finally get myself in a routine only to have it altered dramatically with an additional 9 hours of work.

:hug:

[Eventer98]

Your day has just been inspired! CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1473250


TwinkieMama is the one who show'd this link this morning, so I won't take the credit.
Thanks for posting that!! :thumbsup2
Anymore news Melinda?


I thought I'd share with you a couple of photos from our day out today.

The girls outside the castle, it has a lovely moat running all the way round! Notice the WDW hat and lime green T-Shirt :thumbsup2
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle042.jpg

Us in the middle of the maze, finally, we spent about 20 minutes trying to get to the middle :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle033.jpg

We also went inside and I had to get DH take this photo especially for V, the 100 year old shoe collection :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle012.jpg

It is only about 10 minutes up the road and our tickets are valid for a year so we will be going back, the DD's really love the castle :confused: There is also a great play area, enormous aviary and birds of prey display. They also do special events, last week they did jousting!!!!
I am super jealous Jo! I love anything castle related and my friend and I wish we could train our horses to joust (they are too slow!! :rotfl: ) what a great summer you'll have!

did you guys hear about this? i saw the words "fire" and "disney" and my heart jumped up in my throat!

Fire at Downtown Disney West Side Closes Shops Temporarily

June 4, 2007 -- A car fire in the parking lot at Downtown Disney West Side created lots of smoke this morning, forcing several Downtown Disney shops to close. ALL EARS® friend Beth F. was on the scene and shared this photo while the fire was still burning. The fire was eventually contained and shops are operating now as normal.

here's the link:

http://www.allearsnet.com/news/hnews.htm#060407
If I saw fire and Disney in the same sentence my stomach would flop as well!! :eek:

I want to cry! I just got an email that I will have a new clinic assignment in addition to what I already have. I will now be in "camp" Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12-3. There goes my awesome schedule for the summer. I know I could use the experience but I do not need all these extra hours! Not at all. This completely sucks. And she didn't even tell me when to start - so I responded that I'll be out of town this Friday and Monday so I can't start til next week. Yeah right they are making me cancel my Disney trip that has been planned for months when they give me 4 days notice. I don't think so. I am so bummed out right now. Hopefully this won't require too much outside work because I'm swamped already as it is. Ugh. Ok vent over. I know this is the real world and I better get used to it but it still sucks to finally get myself in a routine only to have it altered dramatically with an additional 9 hours of work.
:flower3: :flower3:

Talked to my dad's gf today..she convinced my dad to hold out until I could help him (July 7th) He also called and asked me to set the date when we should list. I said Aug. 1st. That gives us 3 good weeks. My dad is very irrational at times but when someone shakes him he comes around. He also told me he would sell the house to my sister for only what he owes (half the appraised value I think) but they have bad credit and no down payment. I wonder if he would let them make payments?? He doesn't need the mortgage off his credit b/c his gf already has a house. BUT my sister and her DH are not that great when it comes to money so it might be too risky for him.

Melinda-I hope you got the passport $%& figured out!! :hug:

[pigget74]

Anymore news Melinda?


I thought I'd share with you a couple of photos from our day out today.

The girls outside the castle, it has a lovely moat running all the way round! Notice the WDW hat and lime green T-Shirt :thumbsup2
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle042.jpg

Us in the middle of the maze, finally, we spent about 20 minutes trying to get to the middle :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle033.jpg

We also went inside and I had to get DH take this photo especially for V, the 100 year old shoe collection :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle012.jpg

It is only about 10 minutes up the road and our tickets are valid for a year so we will be going back, the DD's really love the castle :confused: There is also a great play area, enormous aviary and birds of prey display. They also do special events, last week they did jousting!!!!
Your girls are beautiful. I am glad that you guys had a great trip.
i have a really great recipe for a crunchy cole slaw you can make a bunch of and just kind of use it more than once. it doesn't have mayo in it....that's why i love it so much. let me know if you're interested.
That sounds yummy--I love cole slaw.


Talked to my dad's gf today..she convinced my dad to hold out until I could help him (July 7th) He also called and asked me to set the date when we should list. I said Aug. 1st. That gives us 3 good weeks. My dad is very irrational at times but when someone shakes him he comes around. He also told me he would sell the house to my sister for only what he owes (half the appraised value I think) but they have bad credit and no down payment. I wonder if he would let them make payments?? He doesn't need the mortgage off his credit b/c his gf already has a house. BUT my sister and her DH are not that great when it comes to money so it might be too risky for him.

Melinda-I hope you got the passport $%& figured out!! :hug:

I am glad that he has listened to reasoning. Good luck with everything.

[celerystalker]

I'm so hungry! And it's all Punkin's fault for making me think of wolfgang puck's butternut squash soup!!!!

DISCLAIMER: Do NOT read her trip report if pictures of food trigger your cravings!

:rotfl2:
But it's worth it to read her trip report. I think.

[punkin413]

That sounds yummy--I love cole slaw.


here ya go!

coleslaw mix:
1 1-lb bag coleslaw mix
5 green onions, chopped
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup slivered almonds
2 packages ramen noodes, broken (beef flavored - just the noodles, the seasoning packet comes in later!)

dressing:
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 packages seasoning mix from ramen noodles (beef flavored)

mix vinegar and sugar together until well blended. add ramen seasoning. mix in oil. add to dry mix 30 minutes before serving. dressing should be mixed either night before and refridgerated or two hours prior and refridgerated.

i don't know exactly how much this makes, but i usually put it in a huge mixing bowl with aluminum foil over it and it lasts us a few days (but there's only 2 of us!). the longer the dressing sets in the coleslaw, the better because the noodles will kind of soak it up.

enjoy!

[dance2874]

Hey Dance- check this out-

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from the ballet studio "inviting" my girls to audition for their Company(competition team). The letter said that they enjoyed teaching them last year and were impressed with their dedication to classes and their talent- so good so far right?

So here's the kicker- the "invite" to audition has a stipulation of completing 20 hours of technique class- the cost $280- for EACH of my girls-

Sounds to me like they were more impressed with my checkbook than my girls- this is the part about competition dance that just burns me up- I dont mind paying for what they need to participate but $560 for an "audition" fee? If they were that impressed, the audition should be free- dont you think?

Just thought that might interest you.

The girls are going to audition at their other studio- and that audition is open to anyone and is FREE-
:rotfl: A $280 AUDITION fee? That is too funny. No self respecting company would charge that kind of a fee for an audition. Maybe a $25 or $50 application fee or something but I have never heard of that kind of fee before. I got an 'invitation' for my daughter to be in a local pagent. The invite was similar and the 'entrance fee' was a similar amount too. They claimed that all the kids won something and it was a no pressure, no make up type of pagent...yeah, right. Sign me up. I have extra cash laying around so she can win a plastic trophy :rotfl:

Anymore news Melinda?


I thought I'd share with you a couple of photos from our day out today.

The girls outside the castle, it has a lovely moat running all the way round! Notice the WDW hat and lime green T-Shirt :thumbsup2
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle042.jpg

Us in the middle of the maze, finally, we spent about 20 minutes trying to get to the middle :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle033.jpg

We also went inside and I had to get DH take this photo especially for V, the 100 year old shoe collection :rotfl2:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r68/jdjeyoung/2007JuneLeedscastle012.jpg

It is only about 10 minutes up the road and our tickets are valid for a year so we will be going back, the DD's really love the castle :confused: There is also a great play area, enormous aviary and birds of prey display. They also do special events, last week they did jousting!!!!
That looks so fun! I wish I lived by a castle!

We have a Fed Ex tracking number for the passport. It's not working yet...but we have it. May not have to go to Chicago after all. Update later.

Thanks for the sweet offer, Lynda! :hug:
I am getting all twitchy just thinking about that passport! I hate suspense, and it is killing me! Will she or wont she get it in time! ACK!! You would think it was me who was waiting on it ;)


I want to cry! I just got an email that I will have a new clinic assignment in addition to what I already have. I will now be in "camp" Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12-3. There goes my awesome schedule for the summer. I know I could use the experience but I do not need all these extra hours! Not at all. This completely sucks. And she didn't even tell me when to start - so I responded that I'll be out of town this Friday and Monday so I can't start til next week. Yeah right they are making me cancel my Disney trip that has been planned for months when they give me 4 days notice. I don't think so. I am so bummed out right now. Hopefully this won't require too much outside work because I'm swamped already as it is. Ugh. Ok vent over. I know this is the real world and I better get used to it but it still sucks to finally get myself in a routine only to have it altered dramatically with an additional 9 hours of work.
:grouphug: I am a creature of habit too. Once I get in a routine I like t stick with it. I would hate having to change too, and especially with no notice!

here ya go!

coleslaw mix:
1 1-lb bag coleslaw mix
5 green onions, chopped
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup slivered almonds
2 packages ramen noodes, broken (beef flavored - just the noodles, the seasoning packet comes in later!)

dressing:
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 packages seasoning mix from ramen noodles (beef flavored)

mix vinegar and sugar together until well blended. add ramen seasoning. mix in oil. add to dry mix 30 minutes before serving. dressing should be mixed either night before and refridgerated or two hours prior and refridgerated.

i don't know exactly how much this makes, but i usually put it in a huge mixing bowl with aluminum foil over it and it lasts us a few days (but there's only 2 of us!). the longer the dressing sets in the coleslaw, the better because the noodles will kind of soak it up.

enjoy!
That salad is SO GOOD! I make that alot in the summer!! I know the first time I got the recipe I was sort of thrown by the ramen noodles, but it is SOOO good!

[Disneyfreak92]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

[Eventer98]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

I like it! :thumbsup2

[pixie dust 112]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

Love it!

[pixie dust 112]

About 2 weeks ago we got a letter in the mail inviting us to the academic awards ceremony this coming Wednesday because DD(11) would be recieving an award (We think it's an award for being on high honor roll for the entire school year). :thumbsup2 We are so proud, but had a dilemma. DD(13) goes to the same school and she didn't get a letter. DH and I want the whole family to go to the ceremony for DD(11) , but DD(13) knows lots of her friends were invited and will be getting awards and she in embarassed because she would be sitting in the audience while her sister and friends would be on the stage. Well I get home from work today and there is a message on the answering machine, inviting our family to the academic awards ceremony for DD(13) as she will be getting an award!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Apparently the office was just informed that DD(13) would be getting this award so they hadn't sent out a letter and seeing as it was so late they called. SO I called DD(13) into our bedroom and told her that DH and I were insistent that she go to the awards ceremony! (I'm so mean!) She was near to :sad1: about it so I said well just listen to this messge on the machine....PLayed the message and she was jumping up and down and dancing all over the place!!!! She said an academic award isn't as exciting as a sports trophy, but she never expected to get an academic award. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I told her it could be the Physical education award seeing as she's received 100s every quarter and played on a couple of school sports teams. SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!

[punkin413]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

i love it! and your hair is so cute!

by the way, i know we were talking about this show the other night, so i just wanted to make sure you guys knew that the season premier of hell's kitchen is on right now (for us east coasters/central timers). :goodvibes

[Eventer98]

About 2 weeks ago we got a letter in the mail inviting us to the academic awards ceremony this coming Wednesday because DD(11) would be recieving an award (We think it's an award for being on high honor roll for the entire school year). :thumbsup2 We are so proud, but had a dilemma. DD(13) goes to the same school and she didn't get a letter. DH and I want the whole family to go to the ceremony for DD(11) , but DD(13) knows lots of her friends were invited and will be getting awards and she in embarassed because she would be sitting in the audience while her sister and friends would be on the stage. Well I get home from work today and there is a message on the answering machine, inviting our family to the academic awards ceremony for DD(13) as she will be getting an award!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Apparently the office was just informed that DD(13) would be getting this award so they hadn't sent out a letter and seeing as it was so late they called. SO I called DD(13) into our bedroom and told her that DH and I were insistent that she go to the awards ceremony! (I'm so mean!) She was near to :sad1: about it so I said well just listen to this messge on the machine....PLayed the message and she was jumping up and down and dancing all over the place!!!! She said an academic award isn't as exciting as a sports trophy, but she never expected to get an academic award. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I told her it could be the Physical education award seeing as she's received 100s every quarter and played on a couple of school sports teams. SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!

:cheer2: :cheer2: Congrats to DD!!!

[Eventer98]

Did you guys tune in to the premiere of Big Medicine last week on TLC??? It was very interesting. It's on again right now and will rerun throughout the week.

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Wow! This thread is great! I am only on page 4, though, so I guess I will have to skip around. I need to lose around 50 pounds total. I was hoping to have lost around 20 by the time we leave for WDW- but with it being only 7 weeks away I will settle for more like 10+, which by my doctors standards seems to work. Lately, I have been trying Bob Greene's best life diet. It encourages eating 3 meals a day, exercising, taking supplements and having a cut off time each night. I finnally found a way to eat a nutritious breakfast by have a Slim-Fast on the go. I have been getting sick a lot lately, so it has totally screwed up my results AND my gym schedule. I have mostley just been watching portion sizes, and if I do eat junk on a splurge, watching my calories. I am really bad at following eating rules. Usually when I have needed to lose wieght in the past I just ampted up the exercise. Its much harder for me now. I am 24 and have been steadily gaining since I was 18. I had Lyme's Disease about 6 summers ago and it messed up my metabolism, I feel like I have to work twice as hard just to lose half the wieght.

:welcome:

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

I like your picture! :thumbsup2 You both look really great!

[dance2874]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?
LOVE it!! I can really see a change in you comapred to the other one too :goodvibes

About 2 weeks ago we got a letter in the mail inviting us to the academic awards ceremony this coming Wednesday because DD(11) would be recieving an award (We think it's an award for being on high honor roll for the entire school year). :thumbsup2 We are so proud, but had a dilemma. DD(13) goes to the same school and she didn't get a letter. DH and I want the whole family to go to the ceremony for DD(11) , but DD(13) knows lots of her friends were invited and will be getting awards and she in embarassed because she would be sitting in the audience while her sister and friends would be on the stage. Well I get home from work today and there is a message on the answering machine, inviting our family to the academic awards ceremony for DD(13) as she will be getting an award!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Apparently the office was just informed that DD(13) would be getting this award so they hadn't sent out a letter and seeing as it was so late they called. SO I called DD(13) into our bedroom and told her that DH and I were insistent that she go to the awards ceremony! (I'm so mean!) She was near to :sad1: about it so I said well just listen to this messge on the machine....PLayed the message and she was jumping up and down and dancing all over the place!!!! She said an academic award isn't as exciting as a sports trophy, but she never expected to get an academic award. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I told her it could be the Physical education award seeing as she's received 100s every quarter and played on a couple of school sports teams. SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!

:cheer2: YAY DD! Good for her, regardless of what it is for!

[Wonders10]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

I love it! Although, I have to say, I think if there is a good one with just you and DH, I'd pick that instead. Not sure why :confused3 - the pic is really cute!

About 2 weeks ago we got a letter in the mail inviting us to the academic awards ceremony this coming Wednesday because DD(11) would be recieving an award (We think it's an award for being on high honor roll for the entire school year). :thumbsup2 We are so proud, but had a dilemma. DD(13) goes to the same school and she didn't get a letter. DH and I want the whole family to go to the ceremony for DD(11) , but DD(13) knows lots of her friends were invited and will be getting awards and she in embarassed because she would be sitting in the audience while her sister and friends would be on the stage. Well I get home from work today and there is a message on the answering machine, inviting our family to the academic awards ceremony for DD(13) as she will be getting an award!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Apparently the office was just informed that DD(13) would be getting this award so they hadn't sent out a letter and seeing as it was so late they called. SO I called DD(13) into our bedroom and told her that DH and I were insistent that she go to the awards ceremony! (I'm so mean!) She was near to :sad1: about it so I said well just listen to this messge on the machine....PLayed the message and she was jumping up and down and dancing all over the place!!!! She said an academic award isn't as exciting as a sports trophy, but she never expected to get an academic award. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I told her it could be the Physical education award seeing as she's received 100s every quarter and played on a couple of school sports teams. SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!

Congrats to DD! :cheer2:

Did you guys tune in to the premiere of Big Medicine last week on TLC??? It was very interesting. It's on again right now and will rerun throughout the week.

Haven't even heard of this show - what's it about?

[Disneyfreak92]

I love it! Although, I have to say, I think if there is a good one with just you and DH, I'd pick that instead. Not sure why :confused3 - the pic is really cute!

Well, there sort of is. (I'm not saying where it was taken. You'll just have to read my trippie to see it later. ;)) I don't like me in it quite as much. Then there might be some nice ones of us with the castle on the Photopass CD, but the problem is the height requirement on the siggie images. I really need a landscape photo. And unfortunately, I wasn't THAT crazy about the new picture we had taken of us with Stitch. Maybe the Photopass ones will be better then the one they took with our camera, but my hair was wavy that day, and I just don't know about it. It may change again, but for now that's it. There's also a pretty good one of us with pooh: Who knows what I will end up with...:laughing:

Thanks to everyone for their comments! :goodvibes

[lexmelinda]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? LOVE IT! :thumbsup2
SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!That's awesome, pixie!!! I love those proud mama moments! :hug:

SHANNON....love the new avatar! Alice is my girls' favorite!

THE PASSPORT SAGA CONTINUES...
There is a tracking number but Fed Ex has NOT picked up the package. The passport misinformation hotline CM told me that if we go to Chicago and the passport ships out in the morning, they won't issue us a new one....they'll probably tell us to go home and wait for that one. So we wait......

[HockeyKat]

melinda I hope they resolve your situation! What a mess!

Lynda I love the new pic!

Totals for today:
B: Reduced Fat Toaster Scramble (160)
L: Teriakyi Salmon (100), cauliflower (25), salad (100), yogurt (70)
S: Apple (55)
D: Spicy singapore noodles, homeade (rice noodles, shrimp, zucchini, bok choy, red onion, green pepper, cilantro, spicy szechuan sauce) -- ~650
Total, ~1160. Exercise, 45 min on elliptical (3.1 miles), 30 crunches on ab machine, 30 on exercise ball. 128 oz of water, 2 mega-t, 1 vitamin.

[Eventer98]

I love it! Although, I have to say, I think if there is a good one with just you and DH, I'd pick that instead. Not sure why :confused3 - the pic is really cute!



Congrats to DD! :cheer2:



Haven't even heard of this show - what's it about?

It's about very large people having gastric bypass surgery. A guy had it tonight that was almost 650 pds!!! :scared1:

[lexmelinda]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT NEED A PASSPORT! :sunny:

If you are in need of a passport, you have my pity. I have lived, slept, eaten, and breathed this issue for the last week. Let's hope it is resolved today! Thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts.

Package still hasn't left New Orleans. DD's plane leave Cincinnati mid afternoon tomorrow so if the passport arrives tomorrow a.m. we can drive her up ourselves. Anybody know a big shot at FedEX?

KAT....Your food yesterday sounds yummy! I especially like the sound of those spicy noodles!

HAVE A GREAT DAY, ONE AND ALL!

[pigget74]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?
I love the pic.
About 2 weeks ago we got a letter in the mail inviting us to the academic awards ceremony this coming Wednesday because DD(11) would be recieving an award (We think it's an award for being on high honor roll for the entire school year). :thumbsup2 We are so proud, but had a dilemma. DD(13) goes to the same school and she didn't get a letter. DH and I want the whole family to go to the ceremony for DD(11) , but DD(13) knows lots of her friends were invited and will be getting awards and she in embarassed because she would be sitting in the audience while her sister and friends would be on the stage. Well I get home from work today and there is a message on the answering machine, inviting our family to the academic awards ceremony for DD(13) as she will be getting an award!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Apparently the office was just informed that DD(13) would be getting this award so they hadn't sent out a letter and seeing as it was so late they called. SO I called DD(13) into our bedroom and told her that DH and I were insistent that she go to the awards ceremony! (I'm so mean!) She was near to :sad1: about it so I said well just listen to this messge on the machine....PLayed the message and she was jumping up and down and dancing all over the place!!!! She said an academic award isn't as exciting as a sports trophy, but she never expected to get an academic award. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I told her it could be the Physical education award seeing as she's received 100s every quarter and played on a couple of school sports teams. SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!
:cool1: :thumbsup2 Congrats!!!!

THE PASSPORT SAGA CONTINUES...
There is a tracking number but Fed Ex has NOT picked up the package. The passport misinformation hotline CM told me that if we go to Chicago and the passport ships out in the morning, they won't issue us a new one....they'll probably tell us to go home and wait for that one. So we wait......

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT NEED A PASSPORT! :sunny:

If you are in need of a passport, you have my pity. I have lived, slept, eaten, and breathed this issue for the last week. Let's hope it is resolved today! Thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts.

Package still hasn't left New Orleans. DD's plane leave Cincinnati mid afternoon tomorrow so if the passport arrives tomorrow a.m. we can drive her up ourselves. Anybody know a big shot at FedEX?

KAT....Your food yesterday sounds yummy! I especially like the sound of those spicy noodles!

HAVE A GREAT DAY, ONE AND ALL!

YIKES!!! :scared1: Sending more pixiedust: your way. I wold think that since your flight leaves tomorrow afternoon---that if you drive to Chicago they should issue you a new one regardless if it has been shipped. They can't expect you to wait until the last second possible!! I hate their system. Ours went off without a hitch and then we ended up not needing them--bought one for all the kids because of the guidelines at the time that were changed the day after we sent ours off:headache:

Good Luck :hug: How is your daughter handling this?

[lexmelinda]

Good Luck :hug: How is your daughter handling this?Thanks, Heather. :hug:

DD is fine. She was the screamingest, most colicky baby in the world (she cried AND I cried for weeks) and I guess she got it all out because she is the most easy going, even tempered individual you will ever want to meet. She is not upset or emotional but knows that we have done everything we can.

My hope beyond all hopes is that the tracking number was entered wrong and the package is indeed on its way. (I did not find any consecutive tracking numbers in the FedEx system.)

The passport agency notified Sen. McConnell personally of the shipment. Looks like they'd be wary of screwing up that one. :scared:

[Bee]

When I was a little girl my dad was my knight. He would get me ready for school, and make me breakfast. I remember honey buns with peanut butter.

I remember one time when the kids were mean to me at school and I ran home in tears. My dad walked me right back to school and talked to the teachers for me.

I remember how he was so excited that he got me a big stuffed purple dog for my bed that matched my bedroom. I would also lay in bed at night and wait for his little orange pick-up to get to the top of the hill. When I heard him coming down the hill, I knew it was safe to go to sleep cause Dad was home.

When I was in high school we got a miniature long haired black and tan daschund. The dog’s name was Sanj. Well Sanj was supposed to be my dog. However, it was soon evident that a dog had stolen a mans heart. We lived in a condo, we didn’t have to do any of the outside shoveling. Sanj had a certain route he had to take when he went outside. He would go out the front door and in the back door. When it snowed my dad would go and shovel a path so Sanj could get from the front to the back. One time Sanj was sick. Dad was told he needed a special diet. My dad stood in the kitchen and made Sanj hamburger and rice. Dad had heard a song on the Dr Demento radio show. He would come home and sing to Sanj. Dead Puppies are no fun. When dad moved to his apartment, he had to find a home for Sanj. When Sanj passed a few years later, the people we gave Sanj to wrote dad a thank you letter. Telling dad about his dog. They thanked him for sharing his dog with them . My dad was not an emotional man, but when he read their letter to me it was the only time in my life I saw my father weep.

Sometime when I was older my dad became my friend. We had many serious talks and many lighthearted talks. He was my father, my friend, and my counselor.

My dad was a lover of gadgets. I have no idea how many times he ordered something he saw on television. He would say “hey Bee I saw the neatest thing on television.” From slicers to bags that were to brown food in the microwave, if he thought it looked like something we could use he would get it.

He loved to play games, pitch, fill or bust, well any cards. When my brother and I were young we would have family nights that we would play Euchre they entire evening would be filled with the teasing of a family. I will miss those days.. He also loved to try and play with people. I remember when Mike was in high school. He had the boys over and dad bought near beer and would serve those boys beer all night long, then the boys started to act like they were getting intoxicated. Dad thought that was funny and he laughed and showed them that they weren’t even drinking real beer. He thought that was so funny. When my dad laughed it was infectious.


His love for his family was so great. We are blessed that even though we were not ready to have him leave us, and he was not ready to go, Neither my brother or I will ever have to wonder if he loved us or if he knew we loved him.

My father was never a man who said I love you. He was a man who showed it by going to work, even when he was sick. He showed his love for his family by hard work and dedication. Several years ago I taught him to say it. There was never a time as we aged that when we parted either on the phone or in person we didn’t say I love you. I will always treasure the times he said it first. I love you kiddo, or Bee.

He loved his grandchildren. They tickled him immensely.
Tori- very smart, maybe too smart for her own good.
Dani- very funny like her dad.
Kaliegh- so cute and quiet like her mom.
Then there were the boys- Connor and Cole- he just got so much joy out of watching them grow.

He recently spent time with his mother and sisters. He was happy when he came back because they had made tentative plans to have a family reunion this summer or fall. He was so excited he talked about it more than once with me. He could not wait for his mother to see his grandchildren.

He would be so humbled by the people who showed up here today. I know he is here with us standing over us and looking down with utter amazement.

Dad- you were loved.

__________________________________________________ ______________

I read this yesterday at my father's funeral.. Poeple came up to me and said that they had never been more proud of me then they were right now.

WOW..

[IlovemythreeC's]

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT NEED A PASSPORT! :sunny:

If you are in need of a passport, you have my pity. I have lived, slept, eaten, and breathed this issue for the last week. Let's hope it is resolved today! Thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts.

Package still hasn't left New Orleans. DD's plane leave Cincinnati mid afternoon tomorrow so if the passport arrives tomorrow a.m. we can drive her up ourselves. Anybody know a big shot at FedEX?

KAT....Your food yesterday sounds yummy! I especially like the sound of those spicy noodles!

HAVE A GREAT DAY, ONE AND ALL!

Hey- I am new to the board, but I wanted to say hello and that I feel your pain about a passport. My friend and her husband and family just left for Eurpoe, but up to a few days before they did not have their passports:scared1:

We live in Louisiana and they ended up having to drive to New Orleans and stand in an unbelievably LONG line, but they left with their passports.

When they got there one of them had been FedExed and they got it also.

I send a lot of hugs your way and hope they come soon:) :goodvibes

[dance2874]

Bee (and grumpy):grouphug:-
That is beautiful. He sounds like such an amazing man and father. I am so sorry for your loss and pain right now.

[eeyore45]

Bee What an amazingly, sweet, touching, AWESOME tribute to your father!! and you know what they say? Apples and trees - you are like your father, he taught you so much that you are giving to your girls - I feel like I know your father thru you!! Thank you so much for giving of yourself, and for sharing such a piece of your heart with us!! :hug: I am saddened by the loss of such a tremendous soul - and I send you my sympathy - and ask that God in his Mercy send His peace, may you feel His love, and His peace, and may you be comforted in it!! :grouphug:

Thanks, Heather. :hug:

DD is fine. She was the screamingest, most colicky baby in the world (she cried AND I cried for weeks) and I guess she got it all out because she is the most easy going, even tempered individual you will ever want to meet. She is not upset or emotional but knows that we have done everything we can.

My hope beyond all hopes is that the tracking number was entered wrong and the package is indeed on its way. (I did not find any consecutive tracking numbers in the FedEx system.)

The passport agency notified Sen. McConnell personally of the shipment. Looks like they'd be wary of screwing up that one. :scared:

Passport stories like this have inundated the news here - they are forever showing the lines to try and get this resolved - and the stories are like yours - out of town, plane leaves, all non refundable air fare, travel packages - most tell that it is in the mail - they do try, but there have been layoffs in the government - never at the top, always at the grunt level!! It doesnt do any good to come and stand/sit in line for hours, esp when you see and hear everyone in front of you with similiar stories!! I do think FedEx will show up today!!

WELCOME 3C's!! :cool1: :cheer2: Thanks for sharing your experience - it matters!!

[Disneyfreak92]

Melinda - I am thinking about you and Mimi today. I really hope you get that FedEx package SOON! Sending prayers and pixie dust your way!

Bee - What a beautiful reading! Sounds like you did a great job! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family too!

[HockeyKat]

Bee, your tribute was beautiful. :hug: to you in this difficult time.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT NEED A PASSPORT! :sunny:

If you are in need of a passport, you have my pity. I have lived, slept, eaten, and breathed this issue for the last week. Let's hope it is resolved today! Thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts.

Package still hasn't left New Orleans. DD's plane leave Cincinnati mid afternoon tomorrow so if the passport arrives tomorrow a.m. we can drive her up ourselves. Anybody know a big shot at FedEX?

KAT....Your food yesterday sounds yummy! I especially like the sound of those spicy noodles!

HAVE A GREAT DAY, ONE AND ALL!

I really hope this passport thing gets resolved today... sending pixie dust that the fedex man is on his way to your door.

The singapore noodles were really easy.
-Take a bag of rice sticks (700 cals in the bag) and soft them. (Boil water, takeit off the heat, add the noodles, then let them sit for 10 min.
-Cut up half a red onion, a zucchini, some bok choy, a green pepper, and some mushrooms and started stir frying them with a little bit of cooking spray, salt, pepper, and some red chili flakes. You can add any veggie you want to this mixture. I also add cilantro sometimes.
-Add the shrimp (500 cals) and stir fried until the shrimp were done.
-Added the softened noodles, some spicy szechuan sauce (you can find it in your ethnic aisle, our super-walmart has it), and soy sauce. Adds about 25-50 cals in sauce.
Total for the recipe, ~1250-1300 cals. Makes a TON so would easily serve 4.

I need to rework my exercise plan I think... add more weights and less cardio. Any suggestions? (esp. from someone w/ a trainer) I am just doing a weight circuit twice a week and I think I need to target different muscle groups more.

Hope everyone is having a skinny day!

[UtahMama]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

You look amazing in that picture! So thin and youthful- because you are! You are prettier than Belle!

[UtahMama]

About 2 weeks ago we got a letter in the mail inviting us to the academic awards ceremony this coming Wednesday because DD(11) would be recieving an award (We think it's an award for being on high honor roll for the entire school year). :thumbsup2 We are so proud, but had a dilemma. DD(13) goes to the same school and she didn't get a letter. DH and I want the whole family to go to the ceremony for DD(11) , but DD(13) knows lots of her friends were invited and will be getting awards and she in embarassed because she would be sitting in the audience while her sister and friends would be on the stage. Well I get home from work today and there is a message on the answering machine, inviting our family to the academic awards ceremony for DD(13) as she will be getting an award!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Apparently the office was just informed that DD(13) would be getting this award so they hadn't sent out a letter and seeing as it was so late they called. SO I called DD(13) into our bedroom and told her that DH and I were insistent that she go to the awards ceremony! (I'm so mean!) She was near to :sad1: about it so I said well just listen to this messge on the machine....PLayed the message and she was jumping up and down and dancing all over the place!!!! She said an academic award isn't as exciting as a sports trophy, but she never expected to get an academic award. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I told her it could be the Physical education award seeing as she's received 100s every quarter and played on a couple of school sports teams. SHe is hoping for the phys ed award!

You meanie!!! Congrats to both your girls! :cloud9:


THE PASSPORT SAGA CONTINUES...
There is a tracking number but Fed Ex has NOT picked up the package. The passport misinformation hotline CM told me that if we go to Chicago and the passport ships out in the morning, they won't issue us a new one....they'll probably tell us to go home and wait for that one. So we wait......

That whole thing is stressing me out! I hope it comes on time. OY!

Hey- I am new to the board, but I wanted to say hello and that I feel your pain about a passport. My friend and her husband and family just left for Eurpoe, but up to a few days before they did not have their passports:scared1:

We live in Louisiana and they ended up having to drive to New Orleans and stand in an unbelievably LONG line, but they left with their passports.

When they got there one of them had been FedExed and they got it also.

I send a lot of hugs your way and hope they come soon:) :flower3: :goodvibes

WelcomeThreeC's!!!!!

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

When I was a little girl my dad was my knight. He would get me ready for school, and make me breakfast. I remember honey buns with peanut butter.

..

:hug:


Melinda, I'm sending pixiedust: your way and hoping your daughter's passport comes today.

[ThinkTink75]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?
Love the new picture, although, I don't know what your old picture looked like since I am new on this thread! Is it from Akershus? My DBF and I have one similar from when we went there, but our Belle didn't have quite as much makeup on... lol! ;)

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT NEED A PASSPORT! :sunny:

If you are in need of a passport, you have my pity. I have lived, slept, eaten, and breathed this issue for the last week. Let's hope it is resolved today! Thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts.

Package still hasn't left New Orleans. DD's plane leave Cincinnati mid afternoon tomorrow so if the passport arrives tomorrow a.m. we can drive her up ourselves. Anybody know a big shot at FedEX?


I am too new to know what the problem you are having is but it seems like something with Fedex, and in that case I understand! Though, my missing bathing suit was no where near as important as a passport! :goodvibes I am sending you good vibes!

When I was a little girl my dad was my knight. He would get me ready for school, and make me breakfast. I remember honey buns with peanut butter.

I remember one time when the kids were mean to me at school and I ran home in tears. My dad walked me right back to school and talked to the teachers for me.

I remember how he was so excited that he got me a big stuffed purple dog for my bed that matched my bedroom. I would also lay in bed at night and wait for his little orange pick-up to get to the top of the hill. When I heard him coming down the hill, I knew it was safe to go to sleep cause Dad was home.

When I was in high school we got a miniature long haired black and tan daschund. The dog’s name was Sanj. Well Sanj was supposed to be my dog. However, it was soon evident that a dog had stolen a mans heart. We lived in a condo, we didn’t have to do any of the outside shoveling. Sanj had a certain route he had to take when he went outside. He would go out the front door and in the back door. When it snowed my dad would go and shovel a path so Sanj could get from the front to the back. One time Sanj was sick. Dad was told he needed a special diet. My dad stood in the kitchen and made Sanj hamburger and rice. Dad had heard a song on the Dr Demento radio show. He would come home and sing to Sanj. Dead Puppies are no fun. When dad moved to his apartment, he had to find a home for Sanj. When Sanj passed a few years later, the people we gave Sanj to wrote dad a thank you letter. Telling dad about his dog. They thanked him for sharing his dog with them . My dad was not an emotional man, but when he read their letter to me it was the only time in my life I saw my father weep.

Sometime when I was older my dad became my friend. We had many serious talks and many lighthearted talks. He was my father, my friend, and my counselor.

My dad was a lover of gadgets. I have no idea how many times he ordered something he saw on television. He would say “hey Bee I saw the neatest thing on television.” From slicers to bags that were to brown food in the microwave, if he thought it looked like something we could use he would get it.

He loved to play games, pitch, fill or bust, well any cards. When my brother and I were young we would have family nights that we would play Euchre they entire evening would be filled with the teasing of a family. I will miss those days.. He also loved to try and play with people. I remember when Mike was in high school. He had the boys over and dad bought near beer and would serve those boys beer all night long, then the boys started to act like they were getting intoxicated. Dad thought that was funny and he laughed and showed them that they weren’t even drinking real beer. He thought that was so funny. When my dad laughed it was infectious.


His love for his family was so great. We are blessed that even though we were not ready to have him leave us, and he was not ready to go, Neither my brother or I will ever have to wonder if he loved us or if he knew we loved him.

My father was never a man who said I love you. He was a man who showed it by going to work, even when he was sick. He showed his love for his family by hard work and dedication. Several years ago I taught him to say it. There was never a time as we aged that when we parted either on the phone or in person we didn’t say I love you. I will always treasure the times he said it first. I love you kiddo, or Bee.

He loved his grandchildren. They tickled him immensely.
Tori- very smart, maybe too smart for her own good.
Dani- very funny like her dad.
Kaliegh- so cute and quiet like her mom.
Then there were the boys- Connor and Cole- he just got so much joy out of watching them grow.

He recently spent time with his mother and sisters. He was happy when he came back because they had made tentative plans to have a family reunion this summer or fall. He was so excited he talked about it more than once with me. He could not wait for his mother to see his grandchildren.

He would be so humbled by the people who showed up here today. I know he is here with us standing over us and looking down with utter amazement.

Dad- you were loved.

__________________________________________________ ______________

I read this yesterday at my father's funeral.. Poeple came up to me and said that they had never been more proud of me then they were right now.

WOW..

That is very touching and sweet and it made me cry. You are very talented for being able to write such a heartfelt memorial to your father. That was so wonderful of you to share. My heart is with you. :flower3:

here ya go!

coleslaw mix:
1 1-lb bag coleslaw mix
5 green onions, chopped
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup slivered almonds
2 packages ramen noodes, broken (beef flavored - just the noodles, the seasoning packet comes in later!)

dressing:
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 packages seasoning mix from ramen noodles (beef flavored)

mix vinegar and sugar together until well blended. add ramen seasoning. mix in oil. add to dry mix 30 minutes before serving. dressing should be mixed either night before and refridgerated or two hours prior and refridgerated.

i don't know exactly how much this makes, but i usually put it in a huge mixing bowl with aluminum foil over it and it lasts us a few days (but there's only 2 of us!). the longer the dressing sets in the coleslaw, the better because the noodles will kind of soak it up.

enjoy!

This sounds so yummy! Can't wait to try it! :thumbsup2

[the Fidge]

Melinda - I wathced many a welcome back Kotter eposides and think I can do the passport thingy for you. The Juan Epstein excuse letter ideas I think could just work with this passport issue.

Now tell me after all this insnaity is over the passport office will surely be issuing you and DD round trip tickets to Paris for all the agravation right???

If they don't I will get out my Epstein pen and write a few myself .


You know I am praying for you and DD. Oddly enough this maybe something that DD needed to learn aobut for the down the round herself how to deal with our lovely federal offices...

OK I am a Monty Python fan what can I say??? Always look on the bright side of life hmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmm cant make the whistle sound so I hummmmmed it instead.

Melinda please let us all know as soon as you get it?? I think we are all sweating this out with ya!!!!!

OK anyone know who is the patron Saint of deliveries?? I don't think there are any specific to UPS or Fed Ex, but you just never know!!!

[DisneyObsession]

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? I might change it again after I get my Photopass CD, but for now, I think this is the best I can do. Y'all told me I needed to change it, so what do you think?

Lynda...I :love: the new pic! There is such a difference in you from the old one...you GLOW!!!:goodvibes

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT NEED A PASSPORT! :sunny:

If you are in need of a passport, you have my pity. I have lived, slept, eaten, and breathed this issue for the last week. Let's hope it is resolved today! Thank you all for your well wishes and good thoughts.

Package still hasn't left New Orleans. DD's plane leave Cincinnati mid afternoon tomorrow so if the passport arrives tomorrow a.m. we can drive her up ourselves. Anybody know a big shot at FedEX?

[/B]

Melinda...As I was catching up, I was hoping by the time I got to the last page, you would have posted that the passport was received! :banana: Since that's not the case...I am continuing to pray for this situation. It's in God's hands and soon, the passport will be in your hands!!! :hippie:

[Disneyfreak92]

Love the new picture, although, I don't know what your old picture looked like since I am new on this thread! Is it from Akershus? My DBF and I have one similar from when we went there, but our Belle didn't have quite as much makeup on... lol! ;)

Welcome if I haven't said it already! (I've been a little out of it, having just returned from the World about a week ago.) Yes, that is Akershus. It will be covered in the very next installment of my trip report, hopefully being posted tonight. (shameless plug) :rotfl: She is rather made up, isn't she? She had a lot of eye makeup on anyway. But she was just lovely!

Melinda - I wathced many a welcome back Kotter eposides and think I can do the passport thingy for you. The Juan Epstein excuse letter ideas I think could just work with this passport issue.

Now tell me after all this insnaity is over the passport office will surely be issuing you and DD round trip tickets to Paris for all the agravation right???

If they don't I will get out my Epstein pen and write a few myself .


You know I am praying for you and DD. Oddly enough this maybe something that DD needed to learn aobut for the down the round herself how to deal with our lovely federal offices...

OK I am a Monty Python fan what can I say??? Always look on the bright side of life hmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmm cant make the whistle sound so I hummmmmed it instead.

Melinda please let us all know as soon as you get it?? I think we are all sweating this out with ya!!!!!

OK anyone know who is the patron Saint of deliveries?? I don't think there are any specific to UPS or Fed Ex, but you just never know!!!

You are just too funny Fidgey-poo! :rotfl: Monty Python fan here as well! I'm glad to see you're still cracking jokes. Hope you are feeling better super soon! :hug:

[Disneyfreak92]

Lynda...I :love: the new pic! There is such a difference in you from the old one...you GLOW!!!:goodvibes

Thanks! The "GLOW" might have something to do with the fact that it was first thing in the morning, with fresh makeup, as opposed to late at night, during EMH after a long day at Epcot. :lmao: But really, thank you! :)

Wendy - Thanks so much for your "Amazing" comment. How often does one get told they look amazing, really? :goodvibes

[pixie dust 112]

OK I am a Monty Python fan what can I say??? Always look on the bright side of life hmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmm cant make the whistle sound so I hummmmmed it instead.


OK anyone know who is the patron Saint of deliveries?? I don't think there are any specific to UPS or Fed Ex, but you just never know!!!

I'd go with Saint Anthony... he's whio we pray to to helo find lost things and I think the missing Passport qualifies as "lost"....Ok everybody...pray to Saint Anthony!

Nice to have ya back Fidge!

[MJMouse]

Success! :cool1: (or a modicum thereof...) I just put on my "three-sizes-too-small-haven't-worn-in-three-years" pants and they FIT!! I put them in the washer for tomorrow! Still got quite a way to go, but I'll take progress where I can.

Plus I just ordered some non-"W" t-shirts from Land's End -- not gonna fit in the pants yet, but I believe the shirts will be perfection! :thumbsup2

Of course, this all comes on the heels of falling down my deck steps on Sunday night. I was an idiota and wore flip flops on a wet wood deck and wouldn't you know I slipped right down. Thank gracious I have several levels to the deck and didn't fall down the complete 17 steps! ACKK! Anyhoo I have a BRUISED back and bum, but nothing broken. I've been icing and alternating between laying down to keep from swelling and walking/moving around to keep from stiffening up... Ah well, I've done this before. I seem to have a case of klutziness that flares up around steps... :rolleyes:

BTW -- Lynda, I love the new siggie pic!

[HockeyKat]

OK I am a Monty Python fan what can I say??? Always look on the bright side of life hmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmm cant make the whistle sound so I hummmmmed it instead.


Could be worse... could be stabbed. Glad you are back (and hopefully feeling better) Fidge!

Welcome ThinkTink! :banana:

Lynda, you seriously look 10 yrs younger in the new pic than the old. That haircut is stunning on you.

Great job MJ!! It is the *best* feeling to fit into what used to be too tight!

The only saint I know happens to be Murphy... of Murphy's Law. I think that little meanie follows me around daily.

I added a lot more weights to my workout today. I think I am going to be hurting later!

[punkin413]

I read this yesterday at my father's funeral.. Poeple came up to me and said that they had never been more proud of me then they were right now.

WOW..

wow is right. i'm in tears......that was so touching and heartfelt. i'm sure your dad was looking down on you when you read that and was very proud. :hug:

[pixie dust 112]

wow is right. i'm in tears......that was so touching and heartfelt. i'm sure your dad was looking down on you when you read that and was very proud. :hug:

Bee~What she said! What a beautiful thing to read, I don't know how you got through that!:hug:

[punkin413]

in case anyone ever gets discouraged and thinks they can't do anything, remember this amazing (and cute!) dog....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXHvBFG-CI

[pigget74]

Success! :cool1: (or a modicum thereof...) I just put on my "three-sizes-too-small-haven't-worn-in-three-years" pants and they FIT!! I put them in the washer for tomorrow! Still got quite a way to go, but I'll take progress where I can.

Plus I just ordered some non-"W" t-shirts from Land's End -- not gonna fit in the pants yet, but I believe the shirts will be perfection! :thumbsup2

Of course, this all comes on the heels of falling down my deck steps on Sunday night. I was an idiota and wore flip flops on a wet wood deck and wouldn't you know I slipped right down. Thank gracious I have several levels to the deck and didn't fall down the complete 17 steps! ACKK! Anyhoo I have a BRUISED back and bum, but nothing broken. I've been icing and alternating between laying down to keep from swelling and walking/moving around to keep from stiffening up... Ah well, I've done this before. I seem to have a case of klutziness that flares up around steps... :rolleyes:

BTW -- Lynda, I love the new siggie pic!

Hoping for a speedy recovery.

[punkin413]

dance, did you say something awhile back about getting this bathing suit or was i just imagining that?

http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1203563&langId=-1&categoryId=20603

the reason i'm asking is it's on sale for $14.99 and i'm thinking i might get it. i wanted to know how it fit you.....if the top or bottoms ran big. my bottom is bigger than my top and you can't buy them separately. just wondering what you thought of it. thanks!

[DisneyJo]

I want to cry! :hug:

OK, opinions please?!? How's the new siggie pic? The photo is great Lynda :thumbsup2

SHe is hoping for the phys ed award! Oooh you meany :rotfl2: That's great that both DD's are getting awards :thumbsup2

THE PASSPORT SAGA CONTINUES... Hoping that it will be there really soon pixiedust:

Success! :cool1: (or a modicum thereof...) I just put on my "three-sizes-too-small-haven't-worn-in-three-years" pants and they FIT!! I put them in the washer for tomorrow! Still got quite a way to go, but I'll take progress where I can. :woohoo: Well done :woohoo:

Bee lovely tribute :goodvibes

[aries1980]

Bee- that was a beautiful letter, and I have you and your family in my prayers:hug:

[HockeyKat]

Oooo... disney shopping link BAD!!

I like this one: http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1203288&langId=-1&categoryId=20603

Curious to hear if anyone has tried Disney swimsuits.

[punkin413]

Oooo... disney shopping link BAD!!

I like this one: http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1203288&langId=-1&categoryId=20603

Curious to hear if anyone has tried Disney swimsuits.

i like that one, too, except the solid-colored bottoms will show too much cottage-cheese-textured skin on my backside! the prints tend to hide things like that! :lmao:

[DisneyObsession]

Bee...Your tribute to your Dad was touching and obviously heartfelt. I don't know how you got through reading it at the funeral, but I'm sure everyone was glad you did. It was beautiful.

Melinda...Any news on the Passport yet???? Still praying. :cloud9:

Scale hop this morning was promising. Hopefully I'll be able to keep it where it is or lose more. That would be good.

Made homemade split-pea soup this morning in the crock-pot for dinner. DH asked me to, so I did. That will be dinner. Should be delish! :woohoo:

I really need to get some "work" accomplished here and stop DISing at work! (But I can't!)

[pixie dust 112]

Oooo... disney shopping link BAD!!

I like this one: http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1203288&langId=-1&categoryId=20603

Curious to hear if anyone has tried Disney swimsuits.

I like that too! I got a Disney swim suit at the contemporary a few years ago! I loved it. It fit will and wore well. I still have it and it's still in good condition...I just hope that it is too big for me now!;)

[UtahMama]

I wish knee-length swim suits were in fashion. My top half is just fine ("FINE" ;) LOL!) but my thighs need a thigh-master. Or lipo. Or magic. Or exercise.....or magic!!!!

So, I stick to an opaque sarong! You can make one out of a couple yard of sheer co-ordinating fabric. Just do a narrow seam and voila! Hotty at the pool... with cute kids in tow, and a large iced beverage!

[eeyore45]

TRAVEL CHANNEL - NEW Disney Show at Animal Kingdom - coming up next Bug's LIfe and NEMO SHOW!!

(swim suit from disney, oh how I wish I could fit!)

[HockeyKat]

I wish knee-length swim suits were in fashion. My top half is just fine ("FINE" ;) LOL!) but my thighs need a thigh-master. Or lipo. Or magic. Or exercise.....or magic!!!!

So, I stick to an opaque sarong! You can make one out of a couple yard of sheer co-ordinating fabric. Just do a narrow seam and voila! Hotty at the pool... with cute kids in tow, and a large iced beverage!

I am just the opposite... my legs aren't too bad but my upper half is miserable. I carry all my weight right around the middle ala Michelin. :scared:

I might buy that swimsuit... not sure if I need a 14 or 16. Probably 16 but maybe I will get the 14 as a reward for good behavior.

[the Fidge]

I wish knee-length swim suits were in fashion. My top half is just fine ("FINE" ;) LOL!) but my thighs need a thigh-master. Or lipo. Or magic. Or exercise.....or magic!!!!

So, I stick to an opaque sarong! You can make one out of a couple yard of sheer co-ordinating fabric. Just do a narrow seam and voila! Hotty at the pool... with cute kids in tow, and a large iced beverage!

You didn't say sheer did you ??? By that you were refering to a sheer flannel typr thingy for me????:goodvibes :rotfl:

[UtahMama]

You didn't say sheer did you ??? By that you were refering to a sheer flannel typr thingy for me????:goodvibes :rotfl:

For you, Fidge, a SEE-THROUGH sarong would be sa-right! :thumbsup2

NOT flannel. Which is a fashion-don't and has NO place in Disneyworld. Unless you are at Wilderness Lodge Campground and are actually camping.

[Eventer98]

I like those suits!! The one I have now fits fine and I guess I shouldn't be buying another one. But they sure are good deals!!! :thumbsup2

[punkin413]

I like those suits!! The one I have now fits fine and I guess I shouldn't be buying another one. But they sure are good deals!!! :thumbsup2

well, i haven't actually bought mine yet because i wanted to get some input from dance first to see if she got this one and if she liked it/how it fit. yoohoo......dance......where are you??? :magnify:

i guess since we haven't heard from melinda this afternoon that may mean she's on her way to chicago. i hope not! how frustrating! :headache:

[lexmelinda]

i guess since we haven't heard from melinda this afternoon that may mean she's on her way to chicago. i hope not! how frustrating! :headache:Sitting right here at the computer all afternoon pressing "resubmit" to see if FedEx has picked up the passport in New Orleans....and they haven't. It's still sitting there on some lazy passport official's desk I guess. So frustrating to know that it is there...approved, completed, packaged and bearing a FedEx overnight express label with our address on it and just hasn't been picked up.

When I told DD tonight that I didn't think she would be going to Paris tomorrow she sat down in the kitchen floor and cryed. No words. No yelling. Just sat down and cried.

My heart breaks for her because the Paris portion of the trip was what she was really looking forward to. So. Now we are on to extreme option #3. The last leg of this tour leaves on Friday and those folks fly directly to Madrid. I am on hold with the Passport Misinformation Center RIGHT NOW and I'm going to request an appointment to have the passport reissued in Chicago Thursday morning.

We did not go today because we were told that if the package shipped today, they wouldn't reissue it but would just tell us to go home and wait. At that point we were still hopeful it would arrive in time. No more. If they turn us away in Chicago, at least I will know I've done everything I can.

Glass half full....Madrid on Friday. :thumbsup2

[pixie dust 112]

Sitting right here at the computer all afternoon pressing "resubmit" to see if FedEx has picked up the passport in New Orleans....and they haven't. It's still sitting there on some lazy passport official's desk I guess. So frustrating to know that it is there...approved, completed, packaged and bearing a FedEx overnight express label with our address on it and just hasn't been picked up.

When I told DD tonight that I didn't think she would be going to Paris tomorrow she sat down in the kitchen floor and cryed. No words. No yelling. Just sat down and cried.

My heart breaks for her because the Paris portion of the trip was what she was really looking forward to. So. Now we are on to extreme option #3. The last leg of this tour leaves on Friday and those folks fly directly to Madrid. I am on hold with the Passport Misinformation Center RIGHT NOW and I'm going to request an appointment to have the passport reissued in Chicago Thursday morning.

We did not go today because we were told that if the package shipped today, they wouldn't reissue it but would just tell us to go home and wait. At that point we were still hopeful it would arrive in time. No more. If they turn us away in Chicago, at least I will know I've done everything I can.

Glass half full....Madrid on Friday. :thumbsup2

:hug: I'm so sorry! love to you and your daughter. What a huge disappointment!

[winkers]

My heart breaks for her because the Paris portion of the trip was what she was really looking forward to. So. Now we are on to extreme option #3. The last leg of this tour leaves on Friday and those folks fly directly to Madrid. I am on hold with the Passport Misinformation Center RIGHT NOW and I'm going to request an appointment to have the passport reissued in Chicago Thursday morning.

We did not go today because we were told that if the package shipped today, they wouldn't reissue it but would just tell us to go home and wait. At that point we were still hopeful it would arrive in time. No more. If they turn us away in Chicago, at least I will know I've done everything I can.

Glass half full....Madrid on Friday. :thumbsup2

I feel so bad for your daughter! :hug: I'm afraid I'd be throwing a major tantrum if I were in her shoes, the whole whailing and nashing of teeth scenerio. I'm sending up prayers that things work out for you!

[Disneyfreak92]

Sitting right here at the computer all afternoon pressing "resubmit" to see if FedEx has picked up the passport in New Orleans....and they haven't. It's still sitting there on some lazy passport official's desk I guess. So frustrating to know that it is there...approved, completed, packaged and bearing a FedEx overnight express label with our address on it and just hasn't been picked up.

When I told DD tonight that I didn't think she would be going to Paris tomorrow she sat down in the kitchen floor and cryed. No words. No yelling. Just sat down and cried.

My heart breaks for her because the Paris portion of the trip was what she was really looking forward to. So. Now we are on to extreme option #3. The last leg of this tour leaves on Friday and those folks fly directly to Madrid. I am on hold with the Passport Misinformation Center RIGHT NOW and I'm going to request an appointment to have the passport reissued in Chicago Thursday morning.

We did not go today because we were told that if the package shipped today, they wouldn't reissue it but would just tell us to go home and wait. At that point we were still hopeful it would arrive in time. No more. If they turn us away in Chicago, at least I will know I've done everything I can.

Glass half full....Madrid on Friday. :thumbsup2

Oh Melinda! I was hoping for a better update when I got home from agility class. Give Mimi a :hug: from me! I'm praying things work out...somehow.

[punkin413]

Sitting right here at the computer all afternoon pressing "resubmit" to see if FedEx has picked up the passport in New Orleans....and they haven't. It's still sitting there on some lazy passport official's desk I guess. So frustrating to know that it is there...approved, completed, packaged and bearing a FedEx overnight express label with our address on it and just hasn't been picked up.

When I told DD tonight that I didn't think she would be going to Paris tomorrow she sat down in the kitchen floor and cryed. No words. No yelling. Just sat down and cried.

My heart breaks for her because the Paris portion of the trip was what she was really looking forward to. So. Now we are on to extreme option #3. The last leg of this tour leaves on Friday and those folks fly directly to Madrid. I am on hold with the Passport Misinformation Center RIGHT NOW and I'm going to request an appointment to have the passport reissued in Chicago Thursday morning.

We did not go today because we were told that if the package shipped today, they wouldn't reissue it but would just tell us to go home and wait. At that point we were still hopeful it would arrive in time. No more. If they turn us away in Chicago, at least I will know I've done everything I can.

Glass half full....Madrid on Friday. :thumbsup2

how frustrating! i'm a control freak, so any time i have no control over a situation i don't know how to handle it. i have to say you're doing a great job staying calm and looking on the bright side. what a great example you are to her! i'm so sorry and i hope everything works out. there's a reason for everything.......:hug:

[Wonders10]

Hi everyone,

Bee - your speech must have been beautiful :hug:

Melinda - :hug: for you and DD :hug: I hope she at least makes it for part of the trip. I would be utterly devastated.

My day was pretty craptastic. I had a headache and felt nauseaus and light headed all day. Like I was in a fog. I'm not getting sick though. I just felt weird. I think a lot of it is stress. Like I mentioned yesterday, I was already stressed out with tons of school work this week when I got an email that I would now be working at a camp for children with Cerebral Palsy and other similar disorders for 9 hours a week (mon, wed, fri). Turns out that it starts Monday - the day i get home from Disney. I explained all this to my supervisor who was very understanding. But then said I could make it up the following Friday by coming in at 9 instead of 12 and then leave when camp ends at 3 :eek: Whatever.

And what irks me is that I find out today that they were actually supposed to be hiring someone to work the camp but didn't find anyone, so they just stuck graduate clinicians that were free in there since they're free.

The "bonus" is that I get a lot of clinical hours. (I wish you could note the sarcasm in that last sentence). Let me put it this way. I need 60 hours of clinic treatment hours to move onto my internship in the fall. Some struggle to get 60 but most get between 60-75 hours over a 2 semester period. What about me you ask? Well with this new addition to my schedule I will have around 130 hours. :rolleyes: Yet there are students just starting clinic that actually need these hours and here I am with more than double what I need. :confused:

Add to that the fact that they didn't even ask if my schedule would fit it in. I don't, but I could have gotten a part time job since I do have extra free time with my school placement being over. But a friend of mine that also is doing the camp actually did tell the supervisor that she didn't have a lot of extra time for a new client because she had applied for a couple jobs to make some money before internship (where we work full time for free). They obviously didn't care because they assigned her 8 hours a week.

It's just ridiculous and I'm so over this school and the program. I was already getting stressed out and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. They actually had me questioning if I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. Making me doubt myself is not the way to prepare me for a successful career in speech pathology. Anyway, I think my vent is over. For now. I've been such a grump since I found out. The only good thing is that I'm going to Disney this weekend :goodvibes That is the only thing keeping me from completely going ballistic right now.

Anywho, hope everyone had a great day. It had to have been better than mine :rolleyes:

[HockeyKat]

Oh no Melinda. :hug: to your DD.

My totals for today:
B: Cinnamon mini-swirls (120)
L: Sandwich (120), pasta salad (130), yogurt (70), ff ruffles (75)
S: Apple (55)
D: Pork chop (300), artichoke (60), smart beat light tbsp (45), salad (100)
S: 1 cup frozen raspberries (70) + ff whipped cream (10)
1155 total, exercise was 18 min on the elliptical and a TON of weights (about 35 min worth), I really stepped it up today. Tired as crap tonight.

Hope everyone has a skinny night and Disney Dreams!!

[punkin413]

My day was pretty craptastic.

:hug: hope things get easier for you as you get more into your schedule. i think half the reason they put people through all that crap in school is just to see if they can handle it. though that doesn't make it any less frustrating!

[Eventer98]

:hug: :hug: :hug: to you and your DD Melinda. She sounds very mature...I would have been hysterical and throwing a MAJOR tantrum at her age. :mad:

[Disneyfreak92]

Just posted day 2 of my trip report for anyone interested! :)

[eeyore45]

Melinda and DD :hug: and tears - its so not right, you will drive all the way to Chicago and fedex will have the pkg on your doorstep at the same time your turn comes up - that does break my heart too!!

shall I meet you - give me a call - I PM'd my cell, not doing anything on Thurs I'd love to bring you a smile if I can! :hug: (ask Lynda, I can smile!)

all the Peeps, :grouphug:

Shannon, I wish I knew :sad2: why dont you have someone to ask (ok complain in a good way?!!) It seems so obvious on paper, what is it run by beauracraps?

this ole laptop keeps shutting down - and I have to convince it to reboot - I go to some sights (like following the link to disney shopping) and the internet "POOFS" on me?? like wth?? it takes a few hours to convince the internet to come back, please come back... there's a ritual of unplugging involved... dont ask me why, I'm not "technologically advanced" :sad2:

today was PICNIC day - Pto parents were supposed to walk to park and do stuff (special important stuff... sad stuff... remember a classmate who passed away...) BUT no, the weather was yucky - from maybe I'm going to rain, to SUNSHINE and warm... to maybe I'm gonna rain, and its COLD out here... weird... I was spent!

and someone called off tomorrow - the last day of school!! (full day!!) ok, fine I'll take it!!

nighty night!

oh, and DD 10 is all signed up for "Miracle Camp" a 7 day sleepover camp - so exciting - its in Michigan .... www.miraclecamp.com...

[ThinkTink75]

dance, did you say something awhile back about getting this bathing suit or was i just imagining that?

http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1203563&langId=-1&categoryId=20603

the reason i'm asking is it's on sale for $14.99 and i'm thinking i might get it. i wanted to know how it fit you.....if the top or bottoms ran big. my bottom is bigger than my top and you can't buy them separately. just wondering what you thought of it. thanks!

Well, I have that exact bathing suit! I would say that I am pretty well porportioned in my wieght gain. Maybe carrying a little more in my mid section... nothing that really effects this bathing suite overall fit much. The site says to order bathing suits one size larger than your dress size. I did this. Kinda. It seems to fit alright. Although I am on the looser end of 12/ tighter end of 10 because of my hieght I chose to go with a size 12 (1 size up from my "tighter" size) because I am only 5'2" tall. I would suggest if you are between sizes, like me, to do this. Otherwise I would say to follow the directions and go up a size. Also, it is easily tailored. I have sort of hemmed the top to give me less length in the straps and it is perfect now. I think you could probably easily tailor the bottoms as well because the ties on the side would hide any alterations. Hope that helps!

[dwheatl]

Bee, your speech made me laugh and cry. The near beer cracked me up. It's memories like that that help us heal.


You know I am praying for you and DD. Oddly enough this maybe something that DD needed to learn aobut for the down the round herself how to deal with our lovely federal offices...

OK I am a Monty Python fan what can I say??? Always look on the bright side of life hmmm hmmmm hmmmm hmmm cant make the whistle sound so I hummmmmed it instead.

Melinda please let us all know as soon as you get it?? I think we are all sweating this out with ya!!!!!

OK anyone know who is the patron Saint of deliveries?? I don't think there are any specific to UPS or Fed Ex, but you just never know!!!

Maybe the archangel Gabriel? He's a messenger, right?

And Melinda, :hug: :hug: for you and your DD. Doesn't it just break your heart when they have to go through stuff like this!

Success! :cool1: (or a modicum thereof...) I just put on my "three-sizes-too-small-haven't-worn-in-three-years" pants and they FIT!! I put them in the washer for tomorrow! Still got quite a way to go, but I'll take progress where I can.

Plus I just ordered some non-"W" t-shirts from Land's End -- not gonna fit in the pants yet, but I believe the shirts will be perfection! :thumbsup2

Of course, this all comes on the heels of falling down my deck steps on Sunday night. I was an idiota and wore flip flops on a wet wood deck and wouldn't you know I slipped right down. Thank gracious I have several levels to the deck and didn't fall down the complete 17 steps! ACKK! Anyhoo I have a BRUISED back and bum, but nothing broken. I've been icing and alternating between laying down to keep from swelling and walking/moving around to keep from stiffening up... Ah well, I've done this before. I seem to have a case of klutziness that flares up around steps... :rolleyes:

BTW -- Lynda, I love the new siggie pic!

Woo hoo for the clothes, and a very gentle :hug: for the fall. My sis just fell down her stairs and did the same thing, and she was showing anyone who would look her bruises:scared1:



My day was pretty craptastic. I had a headache and felt nauseaus and light headed all day. Like I was in a fog. I'm not getting sick though. I just felt weird. I think a lot of it is stress. Like I mentioned yesterday, I was already stressed out with tons of school work this week when I got an email that I would now be working at a camp for children with Cerebral Palsy and other similar disorders for 9 hours a week (mon, wed, fri). Turns out that it starts Monday - the day i get home from Disney. I explained all this to my supervisor who was very understanding. But then said I could make it up the following Friday by coming in at 9 instead of 12 and then leave when camp ends at 3 :eek: Whatever.

And what irks me is that I find out today that they were actually supposed to be hiring someone to work the camp but didn't find anyone, so they just stuck graduate clinicians that were free in there since they're free.

The "bonus" is that I get a lot of clinical hours. (I wish you could note the sarcasm in that last sentence). Let me put it this way. I need 60 hours of clinic treatment hours to move onto my internship in the fall. Some struggle to get 60 but most get between 60-75 hours over a 2 semester period. What about me you ask? Well with this new addition to my schedule I will have around 130 hours. :rolleyes: Yet there are students just starting clinic that actually need these hours and here I am with more than double what I need. :confused:

Add to that the fact that they didn't even ask if my schedule would fit it in. I don't, but I could have gotten a part time job since I do have extra free time with my school placement being over. But a friend of mine that also is doing the camp actually did tell the supervisor that she didn't have a lot of extra time for a new client because she had applied for a couple jobs to make some money before internship (where we work full time for free). They obviously didn't care because they assigned her 8 hours a week.

It's just ridiculous and I'm so over this school and the program. I was already getting stressed out and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. They actually had me questioning if I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. Making me doubt myself is not the way to prepare me for a successful career in speech pathology. Anyway, I think my vent is over. For now. I've been such a grump since I found out. The only good thing is that I'm going to Disney this weekend :goodvibes That is the only thing keeping me from completely going ballistic right now.

Anywho, hope everyone had a great day. It had to have been better than mine :rolleyes:

Could they at least consolidate the hours to one or two days, so you could actually contemplate a PT job? And what about global warming? they shouldn't have you driving there for just a 3 hour shift (OK, that's a little bit sarcastic, but in a way, it's true). I know those kids are going to love you, but it would be nice if the scheduling could be done in a more respectful way.:hug:

[Sparkie]

Well, it was just a temporary resurection of the computer the other day. I'm dropping hard drive off at the electronic MD in the am.

Bee- :hug:

Melinda - :hug: for DD

?MJ- :woohoo: on the pants

I'm still here - and in DIS withdrawal :sick:

[pigget74]

Sitting right here at the computer all afternoon pressing "resubmit" to see if FedEx has picked up the passport in New Orleans....and they haven't. It's still sitting there on some lazy passport official's desk I guess. So frustrating to know that it is there...approved, completed, packaged and bearing a FedEx overnight express label with our address on it and just hasn't been picked up.

When I told DD tonight that I didn't think she would be going to Paris tomorrow she sat down in the kitchen floor and cryed. No words. No yelling. Just sat down and cried.

My heart breaks for her because the Paris portion of the trip was what she was really looking forward to. So. Now we are on to extreme option #3. The last leg of this tour leaves on Friday and those folks fly directly to Madrid. I am on hold with the Passport Misinformation Center RIGHT NOW and I'm going to request an appointment to have the passport reissued in Chicago Thursday morning.

We did not go today because we were told that if the package shipped today, they wouldn't reissue it but would just tell us to go home and wait. At that point we were still hopeful it would arrive in time. No more. If they turn us away in Chicago, at least I will know I've done everything I can.

Glass half full....Madrid on Friday. :thumbsup2

:hug: I can't believe this. I think I would call and let your congressman know what has happened as well--since they toold him it was taken care of.


Hope that everyone has a godd day---getting ready to go teach:thumbsup2

[lexmelinda]

IT'S MORNING....IS IT GOOD? :sunny:

Thanks for all the hugs and prayers. I'm exhausted....not much sleeping here the last coupla days. DD's trip departs in 20 minutes and she's not on the bus.

We actually contemplated sending her and her boyfriend to Chicago last night at midnight so they could get a passport this morning and then get her a flight from Chicago to connect to her international flight but DH put his foot down on that one. I was so afraid they would fall asleep driving. I know I would've.

So to Chicago this afternoon. Sandy's probably right...they'll ship the package today and it'll be on our doorstep when we get home from Chicago. That would be par for the passport bureau's course. Plus it's gonna cost $$ to change the international flight at this late hour.

And I also agree with Punkin...things happen for a reason. This has been a learning experience for us. And so...the kid travels to Europe on Friday. God willing.

I promise to be back to my normal, boring self next week.

HAVE A GREAT DAY! :flower3:

[DisneyJo]

My day was pretty craptastic. That is so wrong that others need the hours and you don't yet you get given them! How long till the course is over and you're qualified?

Thanks for all the hugs and prayers. I'm exhausted....not much sleeping here the last coupla days. DD's trip departs in 20 minutes and she's not on the bus. Oh Melinda your poor DD :hug:

[lexmelinda]

Thanks, Jo.

My SIL just called (I have 3 SILs going on this trip to Europe) and said that to cheer up DD they've decided to take her back to Paris for Spring Break.

Who knows if it'll work out but I thought that was really sweet.

[DisneyObsession]

Melinda...I am so bummed for your daughter! That is horrible that the passport people couldn't get it out on time! :sad2: Have you checked fed ex this morning? Maybe it's picked up already!

Off to work. I'm at the deli today, so a 10 hr day on my feet! YUCK! Somwday I'll be able to quit this job! :rolleyes:

[MA pigletfan]

I got me some new BLING!! I am sooo happy!
I know its not much, but hey its 5lbs...GONE! whoohoo!

[eeyore45]

Melinda GOOD REASON you didnt drive or let your dd drive to Chicago last night -

HUGE accident on the Skyway (from I65 IN into Chicago) I think there was about a 2 hour nobody move on the skyway - a bus and a semi hit - something like 34 people were transported by ambulance - I think it was around 2 or 3 in the morning - I kept thinking I hope Melinda didnt drive last night!!

:wizard:

Here's my theory btw - I dont know if "things happen for a reason" necessarily - but instead - I believe God uses man's ineptness for His good if we let him! {hugs}

[HockeyKat]

I got me some new BLING!! I am sooo happy!
I know its not much, but hey its 5lbs...GONE! whoohoo!

Great job!! I am hoping to get my 5lb bling back this week. I know it only seems like a little, but every little bit counts! 5lbs this time... another 5 lbs next time, and soon you will be tiny!

Melinda, sorry things couldn't be worked out. :sad1:

I am discouraged today. I shouldn't weigh in every day but I can't help it.

[the Fidge]

OMG Melinda - I am truly sorry about hwat you are going through what a huge mess!!!!!

Danielle - ok calling on Gabriel too!!!!

Pprayers prayers prayers keeping them going!!

[MA pigletfan]

Great job!! I am hoping to get my 5lb bling back this week. I know it only seems like a little, but every little bit counts! 5lbs this time... another 5 lbs next time, and soon you will be tiny!

Melinda, sorry things couldn't be worked out. :sad1:

I am discouraged today. I shouldn't weigh in every day but I can't help it.

Thanks for the encouragement Kat :) " soon i will be tiny" i like that sentence..i will keep it in my head when i want an over the top naughty food! :lmao:

OOOh weighing every day, that was def. something i used to do before WW! It got me so bummed some days too.i totally understand! :hug:

[duncanssweetie]

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!!

For those of you that do, here's a quick update and explanation of my absence.
After we returned from our Suprise trip with Lexie in March we had 3 deaths in our family. It was an AWFUL time around here for all of us. Then just when we thought things were going to be good for a while my great grandmother passed away May 24th. In a way I am thankful she is gone and out of pain, and in another way I'm sad because she was one of the neatest people I knew and could always count on her for telling the best stories to me and my girls. Anyway, before I short out my laptop with tears, I thought I had cried them all out)
During this time I ate back all the pounds I had lost and found about 10 more that managed to make a nice lovely home with the rest of my unwanted tenants that reside in my hiney. I came to the realization yesterday that I needed to get off my hiney and start evicting them, so here I am.

You all helped me before, and I could really use it again. Brandon leaves Friday for 33 days and I would really LOVE to pick him up from the airport a little lighter than what I am on Friday. I don't care how much I lose as long as I feel better, get moving, and start making better food choices. I would LOVE to be a skinny minnie by the time Caylin and I take our trip in September and I know I can I just need a little help.

I will weigh myself Friday and start from there since weigh in is Friday, or has that changed? If so let me know and I 'll go from there.

[pigget74]

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!!

For those of you that do, here's a quick update and explanation of my absence.
After we returned from our Suprise trip with Lexie in March we had 3 deaths in our family. It was an AWFUL time around here for all of us. Then just when we thought things were going to be good for a while my great grandmother passed away May 24th. In a way I am thankful she is gone and out of pain, and in another way I'm sad because she was one of the neatest people I knew and could always count on her for telling the best stories to me and my girls. Anyway, before I short out my laptop with tears, I thought I had cried them all out)
During this time I ate back all the pounds I had lost and found about 10 more that managed to make a nice lovely home with the rest of my unwanted tenants that reside in my hiney. I came to the realization yesterday that I needed to get off my hiney and start evicting them, so here I am.

You all helped me before, and I could really use it again. Brandon leaves Friday for 33 days and I would really LOVE to pick him up from the airport a little lighter than what I am on Friday. I don't care how much I lose as long as I feel better, get moving, and start making better food choices. I would LOVE to be a skinny minnie by the time Caylin and I take our trip in September and I know I can I just need a little help.

I will weigh myself Friday and start from there since weigh in is Friday, or has that changed? If so let me know and I 'll go from there.

Welcome back. Weigh in is still on Friday. Good luck with everything and sorry for all that has happened :hug:

[punkin413]

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!!

For those of you that do, here's a quick update and explanation of my absence.
After we returned from our Suprise trip with Lexie in March we had 3 deaths in our family. It was an AWFUL time around here for all of us. Then just when we thought things were going to be good for a while my great grandmother passed away May 24th. In a way I am thankful she is gone and out of pain, and in another way I'm sad because she was one of the neatest people I knew and could always count on her for telling the best stories to me and my girls. Anyway, before I short out my laptop with tears, I thought I had cried them all out)
During this time I ate back all the pounds I had lost and found about 10 more that managed to make a nice lovely home with the rest of my unwanted tenants that reside in my hiney. I came to the realization yesterday that I needed to get off my hiney and start evicting them, so here I am.

You all helped me before, and I could really use it again. Brandon leaves Friday for 33 days and I would really LOVE to pick him up from the airport a little lighter than what I am on Friday. I don't care how much I lose as long as I feel better, get moving, and start making better food choices. I would LOVE to be a skinny minnie by the time Caylin and I take our trip in September and I know I can I just need a little help.

I will weigh myself Friday and start from there since weigh in is Friday, or has that changed? If so let me know and I 'll go from there.


welcome back!!!! i don't know if you've posted since i've been here or not, but if not, nice to "meet" you! and yes, friday is still weigh-in day. i'm sorry for all the rough times you've had, but hopefully things are getting better now.

oh, by the way, i don't know if you guys did this when you were here before, but now it's a requirement that everyone post a pic of themselves in a bathing suit....:rolleyes1

speaking of bathing suits, i finally ordered the one i had told you guys about yesterday. i figured dance is busy and just hasn't checked the boards in awhile and since thinktink gave me some input, i went with a 12. i'm wearing size 10 pants right now, but i know how big my backside is and i like to keep it covered in a bathing suit. i'm pretty sure i'll have to get the top taken in since i wear a small or medium shirt. i'm so wierd!

[Wonders10]

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!!

For those of you that do, here's a quick update and explanation of my absence.
After we returned from our Suprise trip with Lexie in March we had 3 deaths in our family. It was an AWFUL time around here for all of us. Then just when we thought things were going to be good for a while my great grandmother passed away May 24th. In a way I am thankful she is gone and out of pain, and in another way I'm sad because she was one of the neatest people I knew and could always count on her for telling the best stories to me and my girls. Anyway, before I short out my laptop with tears, I thought I had cried them all out)
During this time I ate back all the pounds I had lost and found about 10 more that managed to make a nice lovely home with the rest of my unwanted tenants that reside in my hiney. I came to the realization yesterday that I needed to get off my hiney and start evicting them, so here I am.

You all helped me before, and I could really use it again. Brandon leaves Friday for 33 days and I would really LOVE to pick him up from the airport a little lighter than what I am on Friday. I don't care how much I lose as long as I feel better, get moving, and start making better food choices. I would LOVE to be a skinny minnie by the time Caylin and I take our trip in September and I know I can I just need a little help.

I will weigh myself Friday and start from there since weigh in is Friday, or has that changed? If so let me know and I 'll go from there.

I remember you! I was just thinking of you the other day actually when I was in the TR boards. If you're back here are you going to finish your TR too?

Sorry you have had some yucky things in the past few months. :hug: Glad to have you back though!

[lexmelinda]

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!

[DisneyJo]

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!! Welcome back Brandi, so sorry for all your losses good to have you back though :hug: And I would love to hear the rest of your TR too :goodvibes

i went with a 12. Dawn in your TR photos you do not look that size unless you're giving me the UK sizing which our 12 is your 8 :thumbsup2


Whooooohooooo Melinda, thank goodness for that and tell Mimi to have a wonderful trip and a safe journey :goodvibes

[punkin413]

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!

that's so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! i bet you guys are so happy! :goodvibes

[punkin413]

Dawn in your TR photos you do not look that size unless you're giving me the UK sizing which our 12 is your 8 :thumbsup2


why, thank you very much! i'm in a 10 right now (although i think i posted here a couple weeks back that i got two pairs of size 8 dress pants at TJ maxx the other day :cool1: ). but thinktink said to get it a size bigger than you normally wear, so i went with a 12. we'll see! i can always exchange it if it's too big. and i won't complain about ANYTHING being too big!!!

[winkers]

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!


hallelujah!!!!! I can only imagine how relieved you must feel! I'm relieved and it's not even me it's happening to! Tell you dd to have a great time and I expect to see some fabulous pictures posted when she gets home!

[UtahMama]

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!!

For those of you that do, here's a quick update and explanation of my absence.
After we returned from our Suprise trip with Lexie in March we had 3 deaths in our family. It was an AWFUL time around here for all of us. Then just when we thought things were going to be good for a while my great grandmother passed away May 24th. In a way I am thankful she is gone and out of pain, and in another way I'm sad because she was one of the neatest people I knew and could always count on her for telling the best stories to me and my girls. Anyway, before I short out my laptop with tears, I thought I had cried them all out)
During this time I ate back all the pounds I had lost and found about 10 more that managed to make a nice lovely home with the rest of my unwanted tenants that reside in my hiney. I came to the realization yesterday that I needed to get off my hiney and start evicting them, so here I am.

You all helped me before, and I could really use it again. Brandon leaves Friday for 33 days and I would really LOVE to pick him up from the airport a little lighter than what I am on Friday. I don't care how much I lose as long as I feel better, get moving, and start making better food choices. I would LOVE to be a skinny minnie by the time Caylin and I take our trip in September and I know I can I just need a little help.

I will weigh myself Friday and start from there since weigh in is Friday, or has that changed? If so let me know and I 'll go from there.

Welcome Home! Get your hiney back on the wagon and HANG on!!! I actually found my lost weight too. Finding is so much easier than losing for some reason! But I've re-lost most of it.

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!

Sah-Wheet! What good news!!!! Can we breathe now???? ;)

[duncanssweetie]

Thanks for the "welcome backs" !!!

Dawn---- I haven't worn a swimsuit in forever, let alone had my picture taken in one, LOL. But trust me, if I could fit one that the size even started with a 1 I would gladly post a pic for ya ;)

Shannon and Jo Finishing my TR is another goal I have !! I have actually been working on a new installment today and hope to have it up by Friday. Since Brandon will be gone teaching his new cadets how to find their way out of the woods, I figured I would also try to find my way out of this slump. And what better way to do that than to finish a Disney TR ( and help Caylin with our Pre trippie :thumbsup2 )

Melinda I'm so glad your daughter gets to go on her trip !! Caylin was actually supposed to get to go this Summer, too. Actually up until last Friday she and about 30 other students were going, long story, that will have us and the other parents :mad: until it's straightened out. But I am glad your situation worked out and she gets to go..... lucky girl !!

Okay, I'm off to help Brandon finish packing and finish my dinner preparations, and maybe add some more to my TR !!!

[WI_DisneyFan]

oh, by the way, i don't know if you guys did this when you were here before, but now it's a requirement that everyone post a pic of themselves in a bathing suit....:rolleyes1
So then I guess we can expect to see a picture of you modeling the one you just bought, right? :rotfl2:

[punkin413]

So then I guess we can expect to see a picture of you modeling the one you just bought, right? :rotfl2:

:lmao: um......yeah, right.

oh, and duncansweetie, i hope you realize i was just kidding! :)

[pigget74]

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!

This actually brought a tear to my eyes. I am so happy for DD!!! WIll she being flying alone or is there anyton else going at this time as well? Congrats!!:banana:

[duncanssweetie]

oh, and duncansweetie, i hope you realize i was just kidding! :)

yah I figured ( or at least HOPED ) you were ;)

[HockeyKat]

melinda, so glad your DD got her passport!! Hope she has a wonderful time.

punkin, I checked out a few piece of your TR, and I agree, you don't look like a 12. Let us know how the swimsuit turns out.

Does anyone know if they sell those suits in the Disney stores? Also, DVC members get 10% off at disneyshopping.com and I think AP holders get a discount too (I don't have mine today so can't login to the AP website).

duncanssweetie, welcome back! I have joined since you left. There is plenty of room on the wagon!! I, like UM, found a bit of lost weight (on my WDW trip) and am working on losing it again, hopefully this weigh-in will be a good one.

This day is never-ending. Is it 7 yet?

[dance2874]

SORRY to be so late in seeing this...wanted to reply before I got to read the rest of what I missed.

dance, did you say something awhile back about getting this bathing suit or was i just imagining that?

http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1203563&langId=-1&categoryId=20603

the reason i'm asking is it's on sale for $14.99 and i'm thinking i might get it. i wanted to know how it fit you.....if the top or bottoms ran big. my bottom is bigger than my top and you can't buy them separately. just wondering what you thought of it. thanks!
Yes, I did get it and it is SO cute in person. (I got it on sale too!) And it runs big, very big. Like I am a 16 now and that is what I ordered, and the bottoms literally fall to the floor on me. Nice feeling I guess, but not so nice for swimming :rotfl: Get it, maybe order 2 sizes and return one that is not right.


I wish knee-length swim suits were in fashion. My top half is just fine ("FINE" ;) LOL!) but my thighs need a thigh-master. Or lipo. Or magic. Or exercise.....or magic!!!!

So, I stick to an opaque sarong! You can make one out of a couple yard of sheer co-ordinating fabric. Just do a narrow seam and voila! Hotty at the pool... with cute kids in tow, and a large iced beverage!

2 words for you....Swim skirts. LOVE them. You can get a solid color one that coordinates with your top and put it over your bottoms, good to go. I love a swim skirt. My thighs are pretty meaty :rolleyes1

Ok, off to catch up on the rest of what I missed. Sorry to drop the ball and not be here for your shopping needs girls!

[the Fidge]

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: can yout ell I am really happy for you guys ?? Horray!!!

[dance2874]

My day was pretty craptastic.
:grouphug: I hope things turn around for you!

Well, I have that exact bathing suit! I would say that I am pretty well porportioned in my wieght gain. Maybe carrying a little more in my mid section... nothing that really effects this bathing suite overall fit much. The site says to order bathing suits one size larger than your dress size. I did this. Kinda. It seems to fit alright. Although I am on the looser end of 12/ tighter end of 10 because of my hieght I chose to go with a size 12 (1 size up from my "tighter" size) because I am only 5'2" tall. I would suggest if you are between sizes, like me, to do this. Otherwise I would say to follow the directions and go up a size. Also, it is easily tailored. I have sort of hemmed the top to give me less length in the straps and it is perfect now. I think you could probably easily tailor the bottoms as well because the ties on the side would hide any alterations. Hope that helps!
Funny that I said the exact opposite! Maybe the bigger in size, the more off in size they were? Because by the logic of ordering up a size, I would be a 14 and I am not a 14...yet! I was able to take a tuck in the bottoms right by the ties and it looks fine. The top fits ok in the 16...but I am unusually large up there, for now at least.

I got me some new BLING!! I am sooo happy!
I know its not much, but hey its 5lbs...GONE! whoohoo!
5 pounds is not nothing! That is great!!

Hi Everybody !!! I'm not sure if a lot of you remember me or not, it seems like FOREVER since I visited this thread !!!


Welcome back! And I hope things turn around for you too! What a rough few months you have had. :grouphug:


welcome back!!!! i don't know if you've posted since i've been here or not, but if not, nice to "meet" you! and yes, friday is still weigh-in day. i'm sorry for all the rough times you've had, but hopefully things are getting better now.

oh, by the way, i don't know if you guys did this when you were here before, but now it's a requirement that everyone post a pic of themselves in a bathing suit....:rolleyes1

speaking of bathing suits, i finally ordered the one i had told you guys about yesterday. i figured dance is busy and just hasn't checked the boards in awhile and since thinktink gave me some input, i went with a 12. i'm wearing size 10 pants right now, but i know how big my backside is and i like to keep it covered in a bathing suit. i'm pretty sure i'll have to get the top taken in since i wear a small or medium shirt. i'm so wierd!
I failed you, I am so sorry! :sad2: I hope the one you got fits. I hate trying to retrun and exchange stuff...especially stuff that I dont want to be without once I get it.

GOD IS GOOD!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS!

I am looking at the passport right now.

Just as we were about to leave for Chicago a courier service called to say they were delivering it in 15 minutes. The tour company rebooked DD on a direct flight tonight and she arrives in Paris 2 hours after the rest of the group.

Got to get her to the airport!

LOVE YOU, PEEPS!!!
I had quoted the sad post first, then saw this. I literally got goosebumps reading it! Thank goodness she wil lnot miss Paris. I am so happy for you guys!! the power of the peep prayer wins again!

So then I guess we can expect to see a picture of you modeling the one you just bought, right? :rotfl2:

You know what is funny? I know we joke about that alot, but if I ever hit the goal I want I think I would be more than happy to post a bathing suit picture! Heck, I will be showing anyone that wants to see I think! Especially after my surgery. I will be one hot tamale ;)

[dance2874]

Phew! Now that I am semi caught up.....I have been MIA because the weather here has finally decided to become summer. We have been at the pool alot the last few days, and went to a baseball game last night. I love summer :goodvibes And it has done wonders for everyones mood being able to burn off some energy outside this week.

I have also been off doing research for my surgery. I think I have picked my surgeon and we set a tentative date for July 17th :goodvibes I go back to him for a pre-op appt on July 3rd and we will narrow it down from there if we need to change it at all. (we have to do some preliminary bloodwork and a mamogram- since I am not old enough to have ever had one they like to do one before surgery and after.) So barring an unusual results form that I will be getting myself all done up on the 17th. I have been scouring the internet for before and after pics, and looking up Dr records. Such a scary process, but one I know I will end up being very happy with having done in the end. I cant wait to buy bras in a regular store, or get a shirt in a size other than XL because it has to accomodate the twins :rotfl: