In search of my body...not the one I ate! Part Deux... We sit at the popular table!

[Dizneydawn]

In case we get locked and loaded...we will survive in this new chapter of our lives!!!

For those who are lost:confused3 /new:woohoo: /clueless:sad2: /lurkers:cool2: /have been a member but forgot why:confused: /or drinkie drinkie a wee bit and forget they belong here on certain nights of the week :drinking1 ......

We had part one since the end of last year...have became fast & ferociously loyal friends in all aspects of our lives:hug: ...we encourage weight loss :yay: and laugh gain:lmao: ...and loads of love.:lovestruc

I am the proud starter of the original thread...but there is no one that is more or less important...we are a family. We all matter.:grouphug:

Please join us...or continue on our journey with you..as we all find our bodies and not the one we ate...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dizneydawn
Real Life Name: Dawn
Location: Minnesota
Family: including pets Son's Treyyner 17 and Baylor 12, Daughter Carsyn 14 and significant other - Dan - 2 dogs and now 3 cats ...
Occupation: Tupperware Director
Goals: Lose 100 pounds, travel the world and be a good soul to all I meet
Struggles: Foccusing on weight loss
Interesting facts: Used to put a fake beauty mark on my cheek after the Cindy Crawford days...now I have a dark lil spot like Ginger from Gilligans Isle...right wear I faked ...
Inside story you want to share:It took Dan and I months to come out to our friends that we were together...and when we finally did...they assumed we were being naughty all the time when we did not post...and they were always right....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot - Illuminations and the music they play..I bawl every time
Anything else you want to add:Just that this thread is proof their is humanity left in the world and that strangers can make a difference...

3DisneyKids
Real Life Name: Erika
Location: Maine
Family: married (11 years), 3 kids (son almost 9, daughter 7 and daughter 5; one dog named Bailee)
Occupation: College professor
Goals: Finish losing weight to get to a size 4 (currently made it to a 6); run a half marathon...maybe more!
Struggles: well, weight of course! Dealing with a body-building OCD perfectionist husband
Interesting facts: Lived in both Alaska and the Florida Keys researching the communication behaviors of marine mammals. I have been swimming with the dolphins countless times and while in Alaska, I swam in the wild with Humpback Whales. One of the few times I didn't feel huge!:lmao:
Inside story you want to share: You all know it all already!
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot for park, Space Mountain for ride, song--ok, so the first one I mentioned technically wasn't a Disney song, alright already. It was sorta Disney cause it was written by all of the Disney people, but for a non-Disney movie. It was what was playing at the time. My new answer to this is Strangers Like Me from Tarzan (performed by Phil Collins).
Anything else you want to add: Love that we have all gotten so close!

AKASnowWhite
Real Life Name: NANCY
Location: CONNECTICUT
Family: DH, DS17(almost), DS15, DD12.5
PETS: 2 cats and a barn full of goats!
Occupation: "kitchen manager" at a local apple orchard where I cook in the farm kitchen/store
Goals:to be happy & healthy
Struggles: to be happy! I'm very, very hard on myself!
Interesting facts: ?? I'm a bit too competitve for my own good sometimes!
Inside story you want to share: I'll pass at the moment
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song:ack. I love them all....well, almost all....
Anything else you want to add:


believen:
Real Life name- Vicki
Location-DFW, Texas
Family- happily married for 22 years. I'm 42. DD(21), DS(19), DS(17)
Dogs- Roxy (corgi), Charlie (chihuahua)
Occupation- Wife. Mom, doer of all things that must be done and no one else wants to do- usually appreciated.
Goals- lose 45 lbs, exercise
Struggles- emotional eating- when I'm stressed, tired, happy, bored, excited..........
Interesting fact- I have a sister named Vickie. She was adopted at birth and they named her Vickie. Ten years later, I'm born, my Dad names me Vicki. Vickie found us when I was 16. We are so much alike and best friends! But she is tall and thin- I don't like being the short and fat one!
Inside story- I've lost 3 special people in the last 20 months, my Dad, my mother-in-law, and my sister-in-law, and gained lots of weight. I'm ready for some healing.
Fav. Disney park- Magic Kingdom,
Fav. ride- Expedition Everest,
Fav. song- all of them, but my new fav. is from Enchanted "How does she know"
Anything else to add- I'm a great listener, it's a gift. Even if I don't chime in much, I'm here listening and laughing.

born2bird
Real Life Name: Kim
Location: Annapolis, MD
Family: Chris (dh), Ian (ds3), Ethan (ds2), Norman (Jenday Conure), Jordan (Sun Conure), Molly (Chesapeake Retriever), Ellie (muttish, australian shepherd)
Occupation: Government Contractor; I work with government employees learning critical languages for their jobs
Goals: lose 30 lbs
Struggles: anything that is or has potato in it, chocolate, and did I say potatoes
Interesting facts: I have a degree in Biology with a concentration in Ornithology. I have done West Nile Virus Research and spent many a day in the woods catching birds.
Inside story you want to share: I have recovered from an 17 year battle with an eating disorder and I want to stay healthy and set the right example for my children. Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Pirates of course
Anything else you want to add: I love this thread and the support and friendship that I have found here.

BrcsDisneyPrncs
Real Life Name: Stacey
Location: NY
Family: Soon to be Hubby Bruce
Occupation: Benefits Coordinator
Goals: lose 100ish pounds, be happy and content with myself
Struggles: weight, stress
Interesting facts: how many benefits coordinators do YOU know with a degree in Recombinant Gene Technology.... thats right, i'm cool
Inside story you want to share: maybe later...
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: MK, Pirates!


Carys

chbc

DisneyBryan
Real Life Name: Bryan
Location: Mass
Family: Married, 2 kids (one of each); 2 choc. labs
Occupation: Market Researcher
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; get a promotion that I have really been working toward; take a trip to somewhere exotic and SOON.
Interesting facts: Wow this is a hard one. I am a freak about grammar (though not really on here), and even though I am in my mid-30s I still fantasize about being a major league ball player. Are those interesting? Or just weird?
Inside story you want to share: Apaprently I like hanging out with all women in a chat room....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Pirates = ride
Anything else you want to add: More to follow.

DisneyWorld Delight
Real Life Name: Liz (spelled Lyz for family) (that means you Body Boarders.)
Location: Southern Ohio
Family: Bob (married 12.5 years) Molli (12) Maddi (5), Marvin ((10) miniature Dachshund with Epilepsy)
Occupation: Wife, Mother, and the paperwork side of our construction company.
Goals: Lose 50+ lbs, find myself, and have fun
Struggles: time management, procrastination, eating to live, Hershey’s chocolate
Interesting facts: I have good luck. And I lost my wedding band, on my 8th anniversary camping at a race in Richmond VA. Found it 6 months later, camping in the same spot. All winter long, it laid there waiting for me.
Inside story you want to share:
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Magic Kingdom, Rockin Rollercoaster, ummm, too hard to narrow down. Enjoy them all.
Anything else you want to add: I am SUPER Sarcastic, so if you’re in doubt, I’m probably joking.

DISNEY4XMAS
Real Life Name: Stephanie
Location: NY state near VT and Canada
Family: Married, 3 kids 1 step son & 1 very fat cat
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; and GET BACK TO DISNEY
Interesting facts: Grew up in the city... just south of boston, and no I don't have the wonderful boston accent anymore and I miss it although it does slip when I am mad and when I go home to VISIT.
Inside story you want to share:I love to spend all my time on the DIS and I am planning my next rip already and that is in like 16 months....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Test track = ride
Anything else you want to add: favorite color is PINK
I have talked my Brother into joining us on our next trip step mom may come too. I have a wacked family, step mom and dad are divorced and step mom and my mom get along great and now all parental units including dad & dad's new GF get along. I am going to try to get all of them to come on trip I know DM is already included just need to work on DF & GF AND DSM

goofyfan-12
Real Life Name: Paula
Location: Upstate, NY
Family: share custody with my parents of one loveable mutt named Ozzy
Occupation: construction management
Goals: to lose 100 pounds and be a healthier person
Struggles: committing to exercising five times a week
Interesting facts: I once cooked for the NY Giants... they have their training camp in the area...
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: I am a sucker for the Magic Kingdom... it is just such a happy place...
Anything else you want to add: my favorite quote: 'A smile is a gently curved line that sets a lot of things straight.' I have no idea who said it... I also like 'Obstacles are things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.'

grumpyyoungguy
Real Life Name: Dan
Location: Cottage Grove, MN
Family: Torianna (DD 13), Mary "Dani" (DD 11), Dawn significant other, Blaze and Bullseye (DC) (Kids have custody of the cats )
Occupation:Senior Corporate Trainer - Communications company
Goals: Retire and travel the world 1 month at a time with my true love
Struggles: Divorce, I am fat !!!
Interesting facts: Nothing that interesting about me
Inside story you want to share: Not at this time but maybe later
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot, Soarin, "A whole new world"
Anything else you want to add: Nopers

happybratpack

Real Life Name: Maryann

Location: Euless, TX (DFW)

Family...SO: Larry

My dogs are "The Brat Pack" - Tucker-Doodle, Bear, Samantha and Dot-Spot plus a Foster, Millie

Occupation: Commercial Construction Project Manager (ooooh so glamorous )

Goals:
*Be healthy
*Be comfortable with my body
*Be fit enough to do activities I enjoy
*Feel good in a bathing suit and in my regular clothes

Struggles:
*Emotional & Bored Eater
*I give up easily
*Lose motivation easily

I'm 34, the last few years have been horrendous in my personal life and I'm trying to start over. I'm here for support, friends and fun and hope I can return the favor.

My favorite park is the Magic Kingdom and although it waivers between a few choices my favorite attraction is the Haunted Mansion. Fave song is hard....Grim Grinning Ghosts, Pirates or even, gasp, It's a Small World.

HockeyKat
Real Life Name: Kathryn
Location: Durham, NC
Family: One cat, Trinity
Occupation: Software Engineer
Goals: Lose 20 more lbs
Struggles: Everything, mostly FOOD!
Interesting facts: I am boring!
Inside story you want to share: You all know my stories.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot, TestTrack, Illuminations:Reflections of Earth

MaMabearJo
Real Life Name: Jodi Lynn Fritz
Location: Hampton, MN
Family: Husband (Lyle) Son (Zac 20) Daughter (Hanna 16) Daughter (Sara 15) Dogs: Morgan, Sammy, Buck, Bear, Cats: Chewbaka, Tiger, Oliver, Corby
Occupation: Owner: Dakota Transport, trucking Company, Owner: Dakota Plowing, Plowing Company
Goals:Getting healthy and fit by 2009: Keeping my family Happy and healthy.
Struggles: weight
Interesting facts:nothing to exciting just a good person...
Anything else you want to add: I love to be with my family and friends, my hobbies are flowers, reading, movies, and quilting.

MunkyMe13
Real Life Name: Sarah
Location: Scottsdale AZ
Family: Hubby Will and 2 kitties Otis and Wiley
Occupation: Shipping Manager for a Diamond Wholesaler
Goals: Lose 100-110 lbs total by January 2009
Struggles: snack food... getting to the gym...
Interesting facts: I can write with my toes.
Inside story you want to share: umm... no idea?
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Disneyland, The Haunted Mansion, and I love all Disney songs.
Anything else you want to add: Keep Moving Forward!


PixiesHouse
Real Life Name: Cherene
Location: Western Washington
Family: DH, DD6, DD2
Occupation: SAHM, house manager, chauffer
Goals: getting healthy and in shape
Struggles: getting healthy and in shape LOL really it is getting through the day and getting done the things I want to do. Kids seem to have their own agenda Interesting facts: Love to craft, sew, scrapbook and anything else that I can classify as "crafty"
Inside story you want to share: I have slowly started gaining weight since we were married but it really started with I did IVF with both of my DDs. The hormones did a number on me and I have had problems loosing weight ever since. I am determined to get healthy and happy with myself.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Ride, that is a tough one. I usually end up with the little one who is scared of the rides and we chase characters! I love Tinkerbell and the song from the parade right now. Sorry I can't think of the name right now.
Anything else you want to add:

SeptemberGirl
Real Life Name: Liz
Location: New Jersey (no exit jokes, thanks)
Family: husband Nick, daughter Emily
Occupation: freelance editor and writer
Goals: Lose 33 more lbs. Gain patience.
Struggles: Patience, perfectionism, all or nothing mentality
Interesting facts: I am in love with my initials. My daughter and I have the same initials, except for the very end of her last name, because we hyphenated her. However, this gives me free range to buy monogrammed things, indulging my obsession with my initials, because I claim they can be passed down. In other words, I can justify any shopping trip.
Inside story you want to share: I still believe in magic…only I think we adults are the magic-makers now.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: I spent a lot of time thinking about this, and actually ended up having a dream about Space Mountain. Nyquil induced, but still. The one park I have to go to every visit to WDW is MK. There are many rides I love, for different reasons, but I don’t have to experience one particular attraction each visit. Song? I really love the instrumental for Future World, and “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”. But I also love “It’s a Small World” and “Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” because 1. My kid sings them to me and 2. They speak to Walt’s original vision. Oh, and I think many people have done great soundtracks for Disney movies, but “Little Wonders” by Rob Thomas just hits me. Even more than Randy Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, another favorite. I like music, can you tell?
Anything else you want to add: I travel a lot. For pleasure. Don’t hate me for it, instead pity me for my credit card debt!


whgrn

[3DisneyKids]

Right behind you, DWD! Logging in from Cape Cod. So far, so fun! Detailed report later tonight!

[HockeyKat]

I am slow to the party, as usual. popcorn::

[SeptemberGirl]

We sooo sit at the cool table! I'd put it on our tshirts if anyone besides Erika will wear them...cause Kat is too cool for that. :lmao:

Love you guys! :grouphug:

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

We are definately the cool kids that EVERYONE is jealous of ;)

[happybratpack]

Well I'm new and way behind, but hello! :)

[DisneyBryan]

Is this where I sign in? Where is my reigistration packet?

Ok, so I got about 10 PMs from all of you! Which I love, but don't have time to respond to each one individually. So I will just state this to everyone:

Yes, I guess it is true that I feel like I know all of you much better than you know me. I guess I didn't think of that. Since I have read almost the entire thread (ok, so I skipped the purse and make up stuff...I am human, after all! I don't want to have my hetero-male card revoked!) I feel like I know all of you pretty well. I am happy to share myself with you as well, so I am sure that will be coming out in the next few days.

I love being at the popular table! Who wants to wear my football jersey??? :lmao:

[goofyfan-12]

Yeah!!! I get a seat at the cool table... it is way more fun than the grown up table....

Can't wait to see what part two brings...

Ciao for now...
Goof

[goofyfan-12]

Is this where I sign in? Where is my reigistration packet?

Ok, so I got about 10 PMs from all of you! Which I love, but don't have time to respond to each one individually. So I will just state this to everyone:

Yes, I guess it is true that I feel like I know all of you much better than you know me. I guess I didn't think of that. Since I have read almost the entire thread (ok, so I skipped the purse and make up stuff...I am human, after all! I don't want to have my hetero-male card revoked!) I feel like I know all of you pretty well. I am happy to share myself with you as well, so I am sure that will be coming out in the next few days.

I love being at the popular table! Who wants to wear my football jersey??? :lmao:


football jerseys... no one said anything about football jerseys.... he is here for a few days and already he is pitting us against each other...:rotfl2:

welcome to the party...

[SeptemberGirl]

Bryan, we all get tshirts, silly! :lmao: They say "cool kids' table" and have our special nickname on them...hmm, you might be "Lurky". :rotfl:

[3DisneyKids]

Ok, so how cool am I??? I am quoting posts from the first thread over in THIS thread!!!

I rock, totally.


We sooo sit at the cool table! I'd put it on our tshirts if anyone besides Erika will wear them...cause Kat is too cool for that. :lmao:

Love you guys! :grouphug:


Feed me enough drinks and I will wear anything! :lmao:

Well I'm new and way behind, but hello! :)

WOW! Another newcomer! Welcome! Please tell us a bit about yourself when you can!

Is this where I sign in? Where is my reigistration packet?

Ok, so I got about 10 PMs from all of you! Which I love, but don't have time to respond to each one individually. So I will just state this to everyone:

Yes, I guess it is true that I feel like I know all of you much better than you know me. I guess I didn't think of that. Since I have read almost the entire thread (ok, so I skipped the purse and make up stuff...I am human, after all! I don't want to have my hetero-male card revoked!) I feel like I know all of you pretty well. I am happy to share myself with you as well, so I am sure that will be coming out in the next few days.

I love being at the popular table! Who wants to wear my football jersey??? :lmao:

New here and already too lazy to reply to PMs. Just like a man...:lmao: (kidding, kidding...)


football jerseys... no one said anything about football jerseys.... he is here for a few days and already he is pitting us against each other...:rotfl2:

welcome to the party...

I get this joke. In my high school, the "popular" football jocks would all give their jersey to some skinny girl to wear on game days. It was a *big* deal. All of the girls wanted to be given a jersey to wear! At least I think that is what you meant?

Just catching up now that I am putting my kids to bed. Good day. My friends and I are going to stay up late and drink and gossip! I will report soon.

[DisneyBryan]

Bryan, we all get tshirts, silly! :lmao: They say "cool kids' table" and have our special nickname on them...hmm, you might be "Lurky". :rotfl:

God I love a woman who knows the proper use of the apostrophe s vs. s apostrophe. SO HOT!

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I am slow to the party, as usual. popcorn::

Kat, you were just singing in the choir, thats all.

I don't think we really have to post here yet, but I'm going wherever the PAR-TAY is.

Well I'm new and way behind, but hello! :)

Welcome. Gonna need more info. happybratpack - ok, must be an adolescent of the 80's? Or you're in love with Emilio Estevez:rotfl:

Is this where I sign in? Where is my reigistration packet?

Ok, so I got about 10 PMs from all of you! Which I love, but don't have time to respond to each one individually. So I will just state this to everyone:

Yes, I guess it is true that I feel like I know all of you much better than you know me. I guess I didn't think of that. Since I have read almost the entire thread (ok, so I skipped the purse and make up stuff...I am human, after all! I don't want to have my hetero-male card revoked!) I feel like I know all of you pretty well. I am happy to share myself with you as well, so I am sure that will be coming out in the next few days.

I love being at the popular table! Who wants to wear my football jersey??? :lmao:

Mr. Bryan. You are going to have to anser mine. I need your casting card for insurance purposes. Thank you very much.

Bryan, we all get tshirts, silly! :lmao: They say "cool kids' table" and have our special nickname on them...hmm, you might be "Lurky". :rotfl:

Lurky McLurkster

Ok, so how cool am I??? I am quoting posts from the first thread over in THIS thread!!!

I rock, totally.


Like, Totally (in my best valley girl.)


Feed me enough drinks and I will wear anything! :lmao:



WOW! Another newcomer! Welcome! Please tell us a bit about yourself when you can!



New here and already too lazy to reply to PMs. Just like a man...:lmao: (kidding, kidding...)




I get this joke. In my high school, the "popular" football jocks would all give their jersey to some skinny girl to wear on game days. It was a *big* deal. All of the girls wanted to be given a jersey to wear! At least I think that is what you meant?

Just catching up now that I am putting my kids to bed. Good day. My friends and I are going to stay up late and drink and gossip! I will report soon.

Have fun.

God I love a woman who knows the proper use of the apostrophe s vs. s apostrophe. SO HOT!

I didnt' no:confused3 them there postrohers had no proper place.

[DisneyBryan]

A quick thanks to 3Dis for teaching me how to do this quoting trick.

Ok, so how cool am I??? I am quoting posts from the first thread over in THIS thread!!!

I rock, totally.


Can anyone say "80s Queen????"


New here and already too lazy to reply to PMs. Just like a man...:lmao: (kidding, kidding...)


Sure, resort to gender strereotying....:rotfl2:

[B]I get this joke. In my high school, the "popular" football jocks would all give their jersey to some skinny girl to wear on game days. It was a *big* deal. All of the girls wanted to be given a jersey to wear! At least I think that is what you meant?


YES! This is exactly right! All of the popular girls wore jerseys on game days.


[COLOR="blue"]Mr. Bryan. You are going to have to anser mine. I need your casting card for insurance purposes. Thank you very much.

Ok, ok, ok already. I answered! :rotfl2:

Lurky McLurkster


Not anymore!



:banana: :banana: :banana:

[happybratpack]

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[COLOR="blue"]Welcome. Gonna need more info. happybratpack - ok, must be an adolescent of the 80's? Or you're in love with Emilio Estevez:rotfl:

:rotfl:
OK...I WAS a teen of the 80's but the name actually comes from my dogs who I call The Brat Pack. :dog:

I'm Maryann, I'll be 35 this year and I might be hitting my early mid-life crisis. :cool2: I need some major life changes. Plus I'm here because I am tired of having to lean sideways to tie my shoes because my tummy is too big.:scared: I'm ready for the big time.:banana:

[happybratpack]

YES! This is exactly right! All of the popular girls wore jerseys on game days.



:banana: :banana: :banana:

I was so popular the guys wanted to wear MY shirt.

[SeptemberGirl]

Okay, the jersey thing...we so did not do that! Or maybe I was so far from the cool table I didn't notice? However, in college I did wear a guy's "letters" the hour after he got in...:rolleyes1 ...it was like 2am but he wanted to come over and have me be the first to wear it. So that's cool, no? But so sad for him, because if you know me, you know I was only at that college for a semester and transferred back to my original one, my alma mater, which was sans boys. And my life was soon sans that particular boy. But one can never have too many boys-who-foolishly-fell-for-me stories. ;)

OMG, the Nyquil is totally hitting me. Can you tell? Like holy heck off topic!

[Dizneydawn]

WOO HOO Kat! Great loss and perfect outfit! Will have to get the details via IM.
Inquiring minds my dear kitty...:surfweb:
I see Dawn and DWD as mini van mamas. I ...want a Charger...love Dan's Mustang..I picked out the color...he picked out the car...we will have to post pics of it...I just feel sexy in it...and did I say I like it cause it goes fast...;) !

On other news, my inlaws are stressing me out. I need a good solution to them and this situation this keeps coming up. Arghh.I tried poisioning my ex -inlaws but his mama was so big it just gave her gas...:lmao:

I bought new shoulder pads last week on ebay, and MAN what a difference! Okay...so you were talking about getting girrlied up...and I thought you just bought a pair of the 90's shoulder pads woman wore in their blazers...:rotfl2:

Hola everybody! I wasn't hiding yesterday. I was working on my, err, I mean my daughters 6th grade conservation project. (At least she stuck the information to the board.;) )I can soo relate....:thumbsup2

I am crazy about cleaing out my car. Keep a dedicated sweeper in my garage just for this. In my dream house, I'll have a garage with professional, flourscent, spot lighting and a powerful-built in vacuum, heated, so I can sweep it out every day.:lovestruc
Okay so maybe I have problems bigger than I can fathom...but if it doesn't involve PJ...your fetish for things that suck is quite alarming...:rotfl:
Gold fish cracker, no problem, suck.

Spiral notebook paper bits, easy, suck-suck.
Again with the sucking...DWD..I feel an intervention coming...no pun intended...
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I like to be able to wipe down the inside of my car (technically a SUV, I guess)... I call it the big rubber truck. It also has about 1' of ground clearance, and even 5'8" me has to launch a bit to get in.
Jodi had a truck that was so far off the ground I needed to polevault into it...and once..I went with her to plow...and fell on ice behind the darn thing...and she never knew I was gone...I was laying there..imagining her big ole tires running over me as she backed up...looking for her friend who was now thin at least...:lmao:


The only maintenance my face gets is ProActiv. It works for me.

No contacts. Laser Vision correction in 2003. Best money EVER!!!!!!!
My vision is 20/2500 so even lasik will not get me to 20/20 and I am scared of not wearing contacts if something goes wrong...
Erika,

I'm in love with your husband.
He gives you cards (even if he doesn't know what to write, he still got a card)
He give you gifts.
He fold's laundry.
He likes a clean car. ENOUGH TO BUILD A CAR CLEANING STATION!!!!!!
Folks we have a swinger...
stand back....
(actually that was the topic of convo on a womens talk show locally...a very wealthy suburb is known for their blue lights on their porches...if it is blue it means "Come on in")....I have tons of parties in the area..now with more head info than I needed thank you...
Cities with the Best Teeth

Rank City Name
1 Madison, WI
2 Nashville, TN
3 Raleigh, NC
4 St. Paul, MN
5 Aurora, CO
6 Charlotte, NC
7 Yonkers, NY
8 Grand Rapids, MI
9 Fargo, ND
10 Minneapolis, MN

We luv our choppers...
Cities with the Worst Teeth

Rank City Name
100 Lubbock, TX
99 Philadelphia, PA
98 Spokane, WA
97 Salt Lake City, UT
96 Jackson, MS
95 El Paso, TX
94 Portland, OR
93 Tulsa, OK
92 Tucson, AZ
91 Baton Rouge, LAThey like tequila in these places cause it numbs the gums...like we love PJ....nothin says lovin like oral gummin...:scared1: :lmao:

I get it, tootin' yer own horn, huh?!?!:lmao:

Well, the closest place to me on that list is Yonkers, NY, but even that is over an hour away, so I guess I'm not on any list, good or bad. But my teeth ARE clean--I wouldn't have 'em any other way!!

When we are in Minneapolis this summer, I'll have to take note of the teeth I see!Let me know and we shall meet...:lovestruc


OMG, did the goddess queen just hand me her tiara? :lmao: It's a trick...stay away from the light....

Oh, and I had to share this. This is what I saw when I went to take a shower this morning.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/2437948574_e84e4886f2.jpg

Nick wrote it at the top of the shower wall with one of Emily's bath crayons.

That is Dan every day...sumpin sweet just cause...I am sooo happy he cares for you...


Ok, it is time for me to come out of hiding. I have been reading this thread for some time and I really feel like I know all of you. But since you have all been talking about violation of privacy I thought I should come out of the online shadows. I wouldn't want you to think I am some sort of voyueur or something.
Peep show freak...
My name is Bryan...duh...you already figured that one out. Yes, I am a guy and I hope that is ok. Weird, but I feel comfortable here. I am definitely a "guy's guy type..." not usually the kind to hang out with all women, but what can I say? You are somehow kindred spirits to me. I love your senses of humor. (And ok, I fell a little in love with all of you during the pineapple juice discussion...:rolleyes1 ...told you, I am a guy....)Really...so you read and then learned sumpin from lil ole me???? I am sooo proud..like I need a girl scout badge or sumpin....:laughing:

Let me first say that is you would like this to stay an all girls (women ? is that more PC) thread, I will bow out.
Stay...Dan will play again too...he's funny and smart and we need more man cans...so welcome....
Anyway, I am married...with some issues (which can likely be worked out at some point, but right now I seem not to have the energy), and 2 great kids (ages 8 and 7). And I need to lose weight. Not tons...but like 25 pounds.
And get my shape back and not be a soft slob, which is mostly how I feel.
Thanks for trusting us...sorry I was off and did not post a welcome sooner...
Anyway, I hope you will let me hang here. You all seem so cool and supportive. And I guess I could use that about now. ANd maybe in return I can help with the male perspective from time to time.

So...HI!
(And no dancing penii for 3DK! ha ha)

And Brat Pack...I love your saying about guys wearing your shirt....
I had a shirt that said...
68
You do me and I owe you one

Yeah..got lots of free stuff wearing that dandy back in the day of hot summers and cold beer...and outdoor concerts... and OMG what kinda girl would wear something like that....It was not me...I swear occifer...:lmao:

Anyway..Brat...TY for joining us...:cheer2:

[DisneyWorld Delight]

OK, Dawn. No more of this putting work ahead of us. That post was way too funny and you're humor is a BIG addition here.

Now that- that's settled...

I like the nickname Brat. Maryann, this will be the last time I type your name.:lmao:

[HockeyKat]

Kat, you were just singing in the choir, thats all.


I never did answer your question on this one... I sang in my college choir, and in a few when I lived in Chicago. I am going to audition for a local one in August when they open it up again. I am a music-geek as well as a tech-geek, took 20 yrs of piano lessons as well as the choral thing.

I am even a "pro"... have gotten paid for accompanying, and am on two CDs (both released by my college, though).

See, something you didn't know about me! :laughing:




[COLOR="red"]My vision is 20/2500 so even lasik will not get me to 20/20 and I am scared of not wearing contacts if something goes wrong...


I am *right* there with you on this one. I am about 20/2600, so same deal. Sucks. The last time I went to the eye doctor, the tech gave me the little green card, and said what can you read? I am like, you are kidding? I can tell it's green...


Tonight I did a hockey clinic and then played an hour of pickup hockey. Two hours on the ice, one of them a solid hour. We did all sorts of torture, including pulling someone else, throwing yourself to the ice and getting back up, etc. I have a feeling I will be sore tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a good weigh-in day!! This is TOM week (sorry Bryan), so I am likely not going to see good numbers.

[Pixieshouse]

Just came from the "old" table and feel so excited to be at the popular table!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SeptGirl - So glad your Mom got a good report from the dr. I can't imagine living with the unknown day to day

I am going to be offline tomorrow. Helping a friend who's inlaws have moved into assisted living but had a HUGE hoarding problem. A dumpster was delivered today and I am on the frist strike team. Wish me luck! I hear there are trails through the house that we can use, the rest is just packed.

I am doing much better and have been working on getting my craft/guest room back into order for my inlaws. It would have been ok, but we ripped the closet system out to put a new one in. All of that "stuff" in the closet had to come out and it was all over the room and spilling into the hallway. I have most of it put away. A bit to give away, recycle, throw out or move to other places in the house. All in all I am feeling pretty good about it :)

I'm off to watch CSI now, there is a new one tonight :banana:

[3DisneyKids]

Hi everyone!

Ok,....time for my little trip report.

Since gas is so expensive, we decided that we were going to carpool down here. Yes, 6 kids and 2 adults in one car (and our 3rd friend had to take her own car since she had to leave at a different time). We had TONS of stuff to keep the kids occupied on the 2.5 hour drive. DVD players, iPods, Leapsters, etc.

And for the most part it worked fine. Pretty quiet the WHOLE way down. Everyone was either plugged in or reading.

As I mentioned before, while I love my friend dearly, her kids....not so much. Well, the twins (just about 5) whine every other second. And can do NOTHING for themselves. It is SO SO SO annoying. It was hard to have a conversation b/c one of them was always whining, "Mommy, do this for me...I can't...." UGH. They are supposed to head to K in the fall and are totally not ready. She is clueless about this and thinks that they are right on target. They speak like 3 years olds....really.

So we get to the resort and pile out of the car to check in. Now with my kids, we have what we call "hotel manners." They know to be quiet in the lobby, hallways, common areas, etc. Her kids are just LOUD. Now mind you, they are actually good kids. They don't hit and they are good about sharing and all of that sort of thing. Just whiney and LOUD. So as we are walking in and her kids are just over the top, my little Kelly turns around and looks at me with her jaw dropped totally saying, "Can you believe how they are acting????" It was a site! I loved her for that look! (Ok, I love her to pieces all the time, but you know what I mean.)

The good news....this is a condo-style resort. It is actually a time share. So we have a 3-bedroom lock-off. We are in the lock off which is awesome! This means that we can close the door and we have our own separate little unit. Thank God. B/c I could not be with those kids 24/7. The unit is spacious and decent. Not as a nice as a DVC resort, but pretty close. I love the layout...two floors. The bedroom and one bath are upstairs (in a loft like area) and then we have a living room and kitchenette and another bath downstairs. So I am downstairs now getting caught up (here and with work) while the kids are snoozing up there.

Our room overlooks this huge pool (indoor) and atrium, so that is cool. Kids spent about 3 hours in the pool this afternoon, then we all came up, changed, had pizza for dinner, and we chatted while the kids watched Ratatouille.

Having three moms here is great. We don't even have to ask one another for help. Like I had to take a couple of kids to the bathroom earlier (while at the pool) and I didn't even have to ask the others to watch my kids while I went to the restroom. Automatically....I did the bathroom run, another mom watched the kids in the pool, while the third got snacks ready for everyone. Really nice to have support on a trip.

On the down side...they are party poopers tonight. Had only TWO drinks each and went to bed at 10:30-ish. Oh well. Still nice to be away.

[Pixieshouse]

Oh and since I probably won't be able to post tomorrow I sent in my weight to Dawn and can't wait to share the news. The new meds they put my on for my vertigo is a strong diuretic, I am down 5 pounds from last week!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excite, that wasn't the easiest loose ever. Now the real work begins

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

Hi Guys! -

Welcome Bryan & Brat! It's great to see new faces! (er well, user names, whatev).

So i got myself all worried that I would eat terribly at Cheesecake Factory for our meeting on Wednesday, I just got chicken, and then promptly became sicker than a dog for 2 days (i still don't feel right...). But on the positive, i'm down 6.5 lbs this week! It's amazing how that happens.. That makes me down 13.5 total from when i started, i get to upgrade my clippie!!!!! :banana:

Well, i'm running late this morning, i'll be back later.... Everyone have a great friday!!! :woohoo:

[happybratpack]

I'm DOWN 1.6 from last week and I'm so happy! I know it's not huge, but I haven't had improvement in sooo long. :cool1:

[HockeyKat]

Oh and since I probably won't be able to post tomorrow I sent in my weight to Dawn and can't wait to share the news. The new meds they put my on for my vertigo is a strong diuretic, I am down 5 pounds from last week!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excite, that wasn't the easiest loose ever. Now the real work begins

Hi Guys! -

Welcome Bryan & Brat! It's great to see new faces! (er well, user names, whatev).

So i got myself all worried that I would eat terribly at Cheesecake Factory for our meeting on Wednesday, I just got chicken, and then promptly became sicker than a dog for 2 days (i still don't feel right...). But on the positive, i'm down 6.5 lbs this week! It's amazing how that happens.. That makes me down 13.5 total from when i started, i get to upgrade my clippie!!!!! :banana:

Well, i'm running late this morning, i'll be back later.... Everyone have a great friday!!! :woohoo:

Awesome for both of you!! :yay:


I am at 170.2 this morning. That is a 1.8 lb loss from last week. Considering this is TOM week, I am pretty happy with that number. That brings me to a total of 22 lbs lost since Feb 5, and a grand total of 47.8 lost since Feb of 2007.

Off to my staff meeting, hope everyone has a great day!!

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I never did answer your question on this one... I sang in my college choir, and in a few when I lived in Chicago. I am going to audition for a local one in August when they open it up again. I am a music-geek as well as a tech-geek, took 20 yrs of piano lessons as well as the choral thing.

I am even a "pro"... have gotten paid for accompanying, and am on two CDs (both released by my college, though).

See, something you didn't know about me! :laughing:

Kat, that's so neat. I'm a closet singer. My voice sounds good in my head, but if I hear it, like thru my daughters mic, well, "what the heck happened?":rotfl:

Looking back on your last casting call, I see you put "singing/playing music." I just never followed up on that one.

20 years of piano lessons! WOW! Do you have a piano now? Hubby and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE piano music. I'd love to be able to sit down and play, oh, pop music or holiday songs. You are a well rounded person.

I played the clarinet in junior high. Well, as you all know by now, I tend to screw around. We got the day out of school (awesome) to play in a parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show. While lined up, I guess I was a little bored. I start winging my "rented" clarinet up into the air like a baton. Wing. Catch. Wing. Catch. Wing. Drop.

I broke a $75 mouthpiece. (and my mom and dad did NOT have $75) I had to march thru the parade, pretend playing as no sound was vibrating off that broken mouthpiece.

I am going to be offline tomorrow. Helping a friend who's inlaws have moved into assisted living but had a HUGE hoarding problem. A dumpster was delivered today and I am on the frist strike team. Wish me luck! I hear there are trails through the house that we can use, the rest is just packed.

Oh my. You are a good friend indeed. I think it's today, Oprah is going to revisit the lady who was a horder and they cleaned up her house. I'm interesed to see if she stuck with it.

Hi everyone!

Ok,....time for my little trip report.

Since gas is so expensive, we decided that we were going to carpool down here. Yes, 6 kids and 2 adults in one car (and our 3rd friend had to take her own car since she had to leave at a different time). We had TONS of stuff to keep the kids occupied on the 2.5 hour drive. DVD players, iPods, Leapsters, etc.

And for the most part it worked fine. Pretty quiet the WHOLE way down. Everyone was either plugged in or reading.

As I mentioned before, while I love my friend dearly, her kids....not so much. Well, the twins (just about 5) whine every other second. And can do NOTHING for themselves. It is SO SO SO annoying. It was hard to have a conversation b/c one of them was always whining, "Mommy, do this for me...I can't...." UGH. They are supposed to head to K in the fall and are totally not ready. She is clueless about this and thinks that they are right on target. They speak like 3 years olds....really.

So we get to the resort and pile out of the car to check in. Now with my kids, we have what we call "hotel manners." They know to be quiet in the lobby, hallways, common areas, etc. Her kids are just LOUD. Now mind you, they are actually good kids. They don't hit and they are good about sharing and all of that sort of thing. Just whiney and LOUD. So as we are walking in and her kids are just over the top, my little Kelly turns around and looks at me with her jaw dropped totally saying, "Can you believe how they are acting????" It was a site! I loved her for that look! (Ok, I love her to pieces all the time, but you know what I mean.)

The good news....this is a condo-style resort. It is actually a time share. So we have a 3-bedroom lock-off. We are in the lock off which is awesome! This means that we can close the door and we have our own separate little unit. Thank God. B/c I could not be with those kids 24/7. The unit is spacious and decent. Not as a nice as a DVC resort, but pretty close. I love the layout...two floors. The bedroom and one bath are upstairs (in a loft like area) and then we have a living room and kitchenette and another bath downstairs. So I am downstairs now getting caught up (here and with work) while the kids are snoozing up there.

Our room overlooks this huge pool (indoor) and atrium, so that is cool. Kids spent about 3 hours in the pool this afternoon, then we all came up, changed, had pizza for dinner, and we chatted while the kids watched Ratatouille.

Having three moms here is great. We don't even have to ask one another for help. Like I had to take a couple of kids to the bathroom earlier (while at the pool) and I didn't even have to ask the others to watch my kids while I went to the restroom. Automatically....I did the bathroom run, another mom watched the kids in the pool, while the third got snacks ready for everyone. Really nice to have support on a trip.

On the down side...they are party poopers tonight. Had only TWO drinks each and went to bed at 10:30-ish. Oh well. Still nice to be away.

Sounds like a good setup. Glad you got the lockoff. The monsters sound horrible. And the mom is dillusional. Even when the kids start school and are not thriving, she's not going to realize she might have something to do with it.

I understand why they went to bed early. I get to, on vacation too. When I'm home, there's always one more thing to do. On vacation, once everyone is relatively clean, in bed and the room is organized, well, go to bed.

(At least I organize my hotel room. Even make the beds in the morning. I know, I can't help myself. When grandma comes to Disney with us, I even throw her out of bed so I can make it before we leave the room. I say, "Go put your makeup on somewhere else old woman.":rotfl: (Hubbys grandma, and now mine:lovestruc )

The new meds they put my on for my vertigo is a strong diuretic, I am down 5 pounds from last week!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excite, that wasn't the easiest loose ever. Now the real work begins

Congratulations. What is that medicine called? I think I have vertigo too.;)

But on the positive, i'm down 6.5 lbs this week! It's amazing how that happens.. That makes me down 13.5 total from when i started, i get to upgrade my clippie!!!!! :banana:

Well, i'm running late this morning, i'll be back later.... Everyone have a great friday!!! :woohoo:

Good job on the weight loss.

I'm DOWN 1.6 from last week and I'm so happy! I know it's not huge, but I haven't had improvement in sooo long. :cool1:

You too, newbie.

That is a 1.8 lb loss from last week. Considering this is TOM week, I am pretty happy with that number. That brings me to a total of 22 lbs lost since Feb 5, and a grand total of 47.8 lost since Feb of 2007.

And you, losing even on an off week. I'm impressed.


WAIT A MINUTE. THIS IS A WEIGHT LOSS THREAD?
I think I'm in the wrong place.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Remember:

'A good friend will come bail you out of jail...
a true friend will be sitting next to you saying WE screwed up, but we had fun!'

[goofyfan-12]

I'm DOWN 1.6 from last week and I'm so happy! I know it's not huge, but I haven't had improvement in sooo long. :cool1:

1.6 is huge... don't sell yourself short... revel in the loss... you deserve it...:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :dance3:

Awesome for both of you!! :yay:


I am at 170.2 this morning. That is a 1.8 lb loss from last week. Considering this is TOM week, I am pretty happy with that number. That brings me to a total of 22 lbs lost since Feb 5, and a grand total of 47.8 lost since Feb of 2007.

Off to my staff meeting, hope everyone has a great day!!

Congrats on the loss... you will be in the 160's by what... Sunday at say 9:30AM??? :rotfl:

Kat, that's so neat. I'm a closet singer. My voice sounds good in my head, but if I hear it, like thru my daughters mic, well, "what the heck happened?":rotfl:

Looking back on your last casting call, I see you put "singing/playing music." I just never followed up on that one.

20 years of piano lessons! WOW! Do you have a piano now? Hubby and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE piano music. I'd love to be able to sit down and play, oh, pop music or holiday songs. You are a well rounded person.

I played the clarinet in junior high. Well, as you all know by now, I tend to screw around. We got the day out of school (awesome) to play in a parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show. While lined up, I guess I was a little bored. I start winging my "rented" clarinet up into the air like a baton. Wing. Catch. Wing. Catch. Wing. Drop.

I broke a $75 mouthpiece. (and my mom and dad did NOT have $75) I had to march thru the parade, pretend playing as no sound was vibrating off that broken mouthpiece.

um... oops....:rotfl:

Oh my. You are a good friend indeed. I think it's today, Oprah is going to revisit the lady who was a horder and they cleaned up her house. I'm interesed to see if she stuck with it.



Sounds like a good setup. Glad you got the lockoff. The monsters sound horrible. And the mom is dillusional. Even when the kids start school and are not thriving, she's not going to realize she might have something to do with it.

I understand why they went to bed early. I get to, on vacation too. When I'm home, there's always one more thing to do. On vacation, once everyone is relatively clean, in bed and the room is organized, well, go to bed.

(At least I organize my hotel room. Even make the beds in the morning. I know, I can't help myself. When grandma comes to Disney with us, I even throw her out of bed so I can make it before we leave the room. I say, "Go put your makeup on somewhere else old woman.":rotfl: (Hubbys grandma, and now mine:lovestruc )



Congratulations. What is that medicine called? I think I have vertigo too.;)



Good job on the weight loss.



You too, newbie.



And you, losing even on an off week. I'm impressed.


WAIT A MINUTE. THIS IS A WEIGHT LOSS THREAD?
I think I'm in the wrong place.

It is... I know I am in the wrong place then....

goof

[Dizneydawn]

I never did answer your question on this one... I sang in my college choir, and in a few when I lived in Chicago. I am going to audition for a local one in August when they open it up again. I am a music-geek as well as a tech-geek, took 20 yrs of piano lessons as well as the choral thing.
I was asked by my 6th grade church choir to hoin th ebell choir which is a nice way of saying "God doesn't want to hear your voice either.":lmao:
I am even a "pro"... have gotten paid for accompanying, and am on two CDs (both released by my college, though).

See, something you didn't know about me! :laughing:



I am *right* there with you on this one. I am about 20/2600, so same deal. Sucks. The last time I went to the eye doctor, the tech gave me the little green card, and said what can you read? I am like, you are kidding? I can tell it's green...

I have massive panic attacks over being blind...this last time...the tech told me he had never seen someone so blind and I should feel privaleged...I said he should feel privaleged his man cans were not stapled to his forehead...

I cannot see anyone w/ out them in...sleep with them in all the time but I know I should not...counseling session 298 and 299...:rotfl2:
Tonight I did a hockey clinic and then played an hour of pickup hockey. Two hours on the ice, one of them a solid hour. We did all sorts of torture, including pulling someone else, throwing yourself to the ice and getting back up, etc. I have a feeling I will be sore tomorrow.

Sounds like my type of excersize but I prefer to land on a softer place than the ice...yoohoo...Dan....:lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2:

Hope everyone has a good weigh-in day!! This is TOM week (sorry Bryan), so I am likely not going to see good numbers.

It is good to be in a good mood again...

[3DisneyKids]

All the kids are down at the pool and I snuck away back to the room for 5 minutes of peace and quiet. The terror twins were ok most of the morning, but the last hour has been brutal! One came up to me and just barked, "Apple!" I said, "excuse me?" "APPLE!" Me: "I don't think so." The fact that the kid was giving commands was bad enough, but now imagine the worst whiney voice to it. It is the whining that is getting to me, I tell ya.

Thanks for letting me do a quick vent. We are actually having a good time. If her kids knew how to speak, then it would be a great time. But seriously, even if they need something legitimate (help with something or whatever), it is said in this awful whiney way. Like one needed help buttoning her pants (and yeah, she is 5...but that is another story...) and she was trying to say to me, "Can you help me button my pants?" Now this should have been fine. But she was sceeching it...imagine how you would sound if a snake was slithering up your bare leg and you were freaking out and saying to get the snake off your leg. While, that was the tone with which this kid was saying to help her with he button. :headache:

[born2bird]

Hey, I know most of you know my mom's story...fourth breast cancer diagnosis, in her lungs (no breasts left!) but looks, acts, and is being treated like breast cancer, did five rounds of chemo this time...etc etc

Well, she went to the doctor today to get back some test results. She is in what the doctor is calling a "good remission" which means no more chemo for now! This is a victory. She will take do hormone therapy instead. This is where she was four years ago, when Em was born. So, yeah! :cool1:

She will still be closely monitored, but we hope she will die with and not from this cancer.


Just wanted to let you all know!

Liz, that is great news!!! You and your family must be so relieved. I hope you are celebrating the good news this weekend. :hug:

In case we get locked and loaded...we will survive in this new chapter of our lives!!!

For those who are lost /new /clueless /lurkers /have been a member but forgot why/or drinkie drinkie a wee bit and forget they belong here on certain nights of the week :drinking1 ......

We had part one since the end of last year...have became fast & ferociously loyal friends in all aspects of our lives:hug: ...we encourage weight loss :yay: and laugh gain:lmao: ...and loads of love.:lovestruc

I am the proud starter of the original thread...but there is no one that is more or less important...we are a family. We all matter.:grouphug:

Please join us...or continue on our journey with you..as we all find our bodies and not the one we ate...

I'm a little late but I am here :goodvibes Thanks for starting Part II.

Is this where I sign in? Where is my reigistration packet?

Ok, so I got about 10 PMs from all of you! Which I love, but don't have time to respond to each one individually. So I will just state this to everyone:

Yes, I guess it is true that I feel like I know all of you much better than you know me. I guess I didn't think of that. Since I have read almost the entire thread (ok, so I skipped the purse and make up stuff...I am human, after all! I don't want to have my hetero-male card revoked!) I feel like I know all of you pretty well. I am happy to share myself with you as well, so I am sure that will be coming out in the next few days.

I love being at the popular table! Who wants to wear my football jersey???

:lmao: :lmao: You are going to fit right in with this bunch of lunatics.

Well I'm new and way behind, but hello! :)

Welcome, Bratt!!


And Brat Pack...I love your saying about guys wearing your shirt....
I had a shirt that said...
68
You do me and I owe you one

Yeah..got lots of free stuff wearing that dandy back in the day of hot summers and cold beer...and outdoor concerts... and OMG what kinda girl would wear something like that....It was not me...I swear occifer...:lmao:


I bet you were one popular gal :lmao: Glad to see you are back to your old self :hug:

I never did answer your question on this one... I sang in my college choir, and in a few when I lived in Chicago. I am going to audition for a local one in August when they open it up again. I am a music-geek as well as a tech-geek, took 20 yrs of piano lessons as well as the choral thing.

I am even a "pro"... have gotten paid for accompanying, and am on two CDs (both released by my college, though).

See, something you didn't know about me!
I am *right* there with you on this one. I am about 20/2600, so same deal. Sucks. The last time I went to the eye doctor, the tech gave me the little green card, and said what can you read? I am like, you are kidding? I can tell it's green...


Tonight I did a hockey clinic and then played an hour of pickup hockey. Two hours on the ice, one of them a solid hour. We did all sorts of torture, including pulling someone else, throwing yourself to the ice and getting back up, etc. I have a feeling I will be sore tomorrow.



Wow, you really are multi talented! Hockey player/singer/IT guru/workout queen. I admire people who can sing because lord knows it is not a talent I posess. A few months ago, I sang some kid song to my ds3 and when I was done he said, "MOmmy, that was terrible, you gave me a head break". :lmao:

It sounds like you play hockey with a bunch od sadists. How are you feeling today?

Oh and since I probably won't be able to post tomorrow I sent in my weight to Dawn and can't wait to share the news. The new meds they put my on for my vertigo is a strong diuretic, I am down 5 pounds from last week!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excite, that wasn't the easiest loose ever. Now the real work begins

5lbs!!! Fantastic! A loss is a loss drug induced or otherwise. :thumbsup2

Hi Guys! -

Welcome Bryan & Brat! It's great to see new faces! (er well, user names, whatev).

So i got myself all worried that I would eat terribly at Cheesecake Factory for our meeting on Wednesday, I just got chicken, and then promptly became sicker than a dog for 2 days (i still don't feel right...). But on the positive, i'm down 6.5 lbs this week! It's amazing how that happens.. That makes me down 13.5 total from when i started, i get to upgrade my clippie!!!!! :banana:

Well, i'm running late this morning, i'll be back later.... Everyone have a great friday!!! :woohoo:

That was a hard earnd 6.5lbs. I am sorry you got so sick. Do you think it was food poisoning?

I'm DOWN 1.6 from last week and I'm so happy! I know it's not huge, but I haven't had improvement in sooo long. :cool1:

Congrats on the loss! 1.6 is great. I would take any loss right now.

I am at 170.2 this morning. That is a 1.8 lb loss from last week. Considering this is TOM week, I am pretty happy with that number. That brings me to a total of 22 lbs lost since Feb 5, and a grand total of 47.8 lost since Feb of 2007.

Off to my staff meeting, hope everyone has a great day!!

All that pain and suffering on the ice paid off. 47.8lbs...how great does that feel?


I played the clarinet in junior high. Well, as you all know by now, I tend to screw around. We got the day out of school (awesome) to play in a parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show. While lined up, I guess I was a little bored. I start winging my "rented" clarinet up into the air like a baton. Wing. Catch. Wing. Catch. Wing. Drop.

I broke a $75 mouthpiece. (and my mom and dad did NOT have $75) I had to march thru the parade, pretend playing as no sound was vibrating off that broken mouthpiece.

:lmao: You haven't changed much have you?

(At least I organize my hotel room. Even make the beds in the morning. I know, I can't help myself. When grandma comes to Disney with us, I even throw her out of bed so I can make it before we leave the room. I say, "Go put your makeup on somewhere else old woman.":rotfl: (Hubbys grandma, and now mine:lovestruc )

See....



Erika, I am glad you made it to the Cape safely and without a lot of issues on the drive there. Good luck tolerating the twins the rest of the trip. :scared:

Hopefully the other moms will stay up and play a little longer tonight. Have a drink or 5 for me.

[goofyfan-12]

It is good to be in a good mood again...

I agree.... we missed the good mood Dawn....

Welcome back... :grouphug: :hug: :grouphug:

Goof

[goofyfan-12]

did I mention that I am wearing a pair of jeans I haven't been able to fit into (well really couldn't breathe in) for the last 18 months...

I am so excited...

BTW - I will be out of town this weekend so I won't be checking in until sometime on Sunday night... also - wonders of wonders, I have a date on Sunday afternoon (yes - I almost forgot what those were...:rotfl2: ) so I will have an update for you all on that as well... Now I just need to figure out what to wear...

Goof

[HockeyKat]

Kat, that's so neat. I'm a closet singer. My voice sounds good in my head, but if I hear it, like thru my daughters mic, well, "what the heck happened?":rotfl:

Looking back on your last casting call, I see you put "singing/playing music." I just never followed up on that one.

20 years of piano lessons! WOW! Do you have a piano now? Hubby and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE piano music. I'd love to be able to sit down and play, oh, pop music or holiday songs. You are a well rounded person.

I played the clarinet in junior high. Well, as you all know by now, I tend to screw around. We got the day out of school (awesome) to play in a parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show. While lined up, I guess I was a little bored. I start winging my "rented" clarinet up into the air like a baton. Wing. Catch. Wing. Catch. Wing. Drop.

I broke a $75 mouthpiece. (and my mom and dad did NOT have $75) I had to march thru the parade, pretend playing as no sound was vibrating off that broken mouthpiece.



I also play the flute... haven't in years, though I still have one somewhere.

Yes, I have a piano. It is a digital version, since I used to move around a lot, but it is full-sized and looks/acts like an upright piano without the back. My parents have an upright that will someday be mine, and moving a piano is so much work, so I am happy with the digital.

My mom is a piano teacher (has an MA in Music Education), so she started us on lessons when we were very young. I took from her starting at age 4, and moved on to a different teacher at age 7.

I can play just about anything reasonable... I am no concert pianist or anything but I can get by. It has been a long while since I played on a regular basis, though, so I am a bit rusty.



Wow, you really are multi talented! Hockey player/singer/IT guru/workout queen. I admire people who can sing because lord knows it is not a talent I posess. A few months ago, I sang some kid song to my ds3 and when I was done he said, "MOmmy, that was terrible, you gave me a head break". :lmao:

It sounds like you play hockey with a bunch od sadists. How are you feeling today?

...

All that pain and suffering on the ice paid off. 47.8lbs...how great does that feel?


Thanks!! I am not a solo-type singer (my voice is only okay, not great) but I do really well in choirs because of an ability to blend/mimic the voices next to me.

Thursdays are DEFINITELY a bunch of sadists. We had a clinic to start with and they worked on killing us. One exercise is to start at one end of the rink, skate a few feet and literally throw yourself on the ice in a superman pose, roll completely over, then get back up and keep going. Owie. They were also making us pull each other across the ice with the one being pulled dragging their skate blade to provide even more resistance. Not exactly fair, since I am the only girl in the group! :laughing:

did I mention that I am wearing a pair of jeans I haven't been able to fit into (well really couldn't breathe in) for the last 18 months...

I am so excited...

BTW - I will be out of town this weekend so I won't be checking in until sometime on Sunday night... also - wonders of wonders, I have a date on Sunday afternoon (yes - I almost forgot what those were...:rotfl2: ) so I will have an update for you all on that as well... Now I just need to figure out what to wear...

Goof

YAY! And a DATE!!! You will have to fill us in on Monday....

[SeptemberGirl]

Paula, we are here if you want to debate outfits with us! You know I love that!

Erika, have you tried whining back at them? Because that can shake the snot out of 'em. But you have to be funny about it, like...(whining voice) "I can't hear you when you whiiiine"....and then tickle them and usually they shape up. Or if they don't get on the clue train just be firm - "no whining, please. Just say what you want quietly so I can understand". I use that a lot with OPKs (other people's kids). I pretend I cannot understand them until they cut it out. Why do people let their kids whine? It's drives me batty. Are you drinking to cope? ;)

Okay, I read everything else but my brain is foggy from the head cold. Sucks! Oh, Dawn, you will appreciate this...tonight Greenie is hosting a ladies only party with adult toys...sorry, I didn't mean that the rest of you woudn't think it's a hoot. I've been before and they are a hoot. So, off to rest and then hoot. Vanilla vodka and Diet Coke, I think, for my drink tonight.

Will catch up later! If I am awake I'll go on AIM later.

[Dizneydawn]

did I mention that I am wearing a pair of jeans I haven't been able to fit into (well really couldn't breathe in) for the last 18 months...

I am so excited...
Back that @ss up! :cool1: You go girl!!!
BTW - I will be out of town this weekend so I won't be checking in until sometime on Sunday night... also - wonders of wonders, I have a date on Sunday afternoon (yes - I almost forgot what those were...:rotfl2: ) so I will have an update for you all on that as well... Now I just need to figure out what to wear...
Soooo...now we get to hear of the date when you disapear for a weekend and cannot be interogated...what is up with that??? I know where you live...;)
Goof

I also play the flute... haven't in years, though I still have one somewhere.
I also played the flute...and I also sucked at it...sucked asin was bad DWD...not your perverted version with a vacuum...and I hated it and I tried to lose it on the bus on accident every week but the baby puke brown case I was lucky enough to get with red velvet lining...gave me away. I finally took pride in last chair...I wanted to play the drums...my maiden name started witrh an E..so I called myself Dawn E after Sheena E from Prince fame....yeah...Dawn E with the flute and coke bottle glasses and crooked teeth...never really caught on...b@stards....:lmao: But now I play me a mean different flute.....;) Not much noise and no velvet lining...:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:
Yes, I have a piano. It is a digital version, since I used to move around a lot, but it is full-sized and looks/acts like an upright piano without the back. My parents have an upright that will someday be mine, and moving a piano is so much work, so I am happy with the digital.

My mom is a piano teacher (has an MA in Music Education), so she started us on lessons when we were very young. I took from her starting at age 4, and moved on to a different teacher at age 7.

I can play just about anything reasonable... I am no concert pianist or anything but I can get by. It has been a long while since I played on a regular basis, though, so I am a bit rusty.



Thanks!! I am not a solo-type singer (my voice is only okay, not great) but I do really well in choirs because of an ability to blend/mimic the voices next to me.

Thursdays are DEFINITELY a bunch of sadists. We had a clinic to start with and they worked on killing us. One exercise is to start at one end of the rink, skate a few feet and literally throw yourself on the ice in a superman pose, roll completely over, then get back up and keep going. Owie. They were also making us pull each other across the ice with the one being pulled dragging their skate blade to provide even more resistance. Not exactly fair, since I am the only girl in the group! :laughing: So you are rolling around and being pulled by your hair by men???? What golden ticket did you get in your Wonka Bar???



YAY! And a DATE!!! You will have to fill us in on Monday....

Paula, we are here if you want to debate outfits with us! You know I love that!

Erika, have you tried whining back at them? Because that can shake the snot out of 'em. But you have to be funny about it, like...(whining voice) "I can't hear you when you whiiiine"....and then tickle them and usually they shape up. Or if they don't get on the clue train just be firm - "no whining, please. Just say what you want quietly so I can understand". I use that a lot with OPKs (other people's kids). I pretend I cannot understand them until they cut it out. Why do people let their kids whine? It's drives me batty. Are you drinking to cope? ;)
Okay...did daycare for 5 years with 12 kids a day...no whining allowed...agree with Liz in whining back..throw a little stomping in and some public humiliation from a parent/adult...gets their attention everytime...I also think the rule that..."I do not have whining ears" helped me out a lot..if they ask in a whining way..ignore and continue your business...explain the rule that you ears can't hear whining so if they want something please rephrase...then move on....giving Johnny an apple he asked for 10 minutes after Annoying Annie asked...willpiss em off enough that they will either start acting well or move them out of your solar system to someone who will give in...and I never cared who that was as long as they left me...kinda like insect spray...:woohoo:
Okay, I read everything else but my brain is foggy from the head cold. Sucks! Oh, Dawn, you will appreciate this...tonight Greenie is hosting a ladies only party with adult toys...sorry, I didn't mean that the rest of you woudn't think it's a hoot. I've been before and they are a hoot. So, off to rest and then hoot. Vanilla vodka and Diet Coke, I think, for my drink tonight.

Will catch up later! If I am awake I'll go on AIM later.

Adult toys should be stored in Tupperware...they do not go moldy...are not found with Fido's other chew toys...and what better way to keep them fresh until the next use...:rolleyes1

[3DisneyKids]

Thought for the day...cyberkids are QUIET! :rotfl2: :lmao: I would love my friends kids if I only interacted with them on the internet!

Thankfully, they are finally asleep...or at least thier mom is putting them to bed now so they are away from me and my kids. I praised my kids SO SO MUCH today. WOW! Nothing like vacationing with other families to make you appreciate your own. I have not had to discipline or correct any of my kids even once this entire trip...and they are having a blast!

did I mention that I am wearing a pair of jeans I haven't been able to fit into (well really couldn't breathe in) for the last 18 months...

I am so excited...

BTW - I will be out of town this weekend so I won't be checking in until sometime on Sunday night... also - wonders of wonders, I have a date on Sunday afternoon (yes - I almost forgot what those were...:rotfl2: ) so I will have an update for you all on that as well... Now I just need to figure out what to wear...

Goof

Fitting back into jeans AND a date?!?!? I pronounce you goddess of the weekend! WOO HOO! Both are pieces of exciting news!

I also play the flute... haven't in years, though I still have one somewhere.

Yes, I have a piano. It is a digital version, since I used to move around a lot, but it is full-sized and looks/acts like an upright piano without the back. My parents have an upright that will someday be mine, and moving a piano is so much work, so I am happy with the digital.

My mom is a piano teacher (has an MA in Music Education), so she started us on lessons when we were very young. I took from her starting at age 4, and moved on to a different teacher at age 7.

I can play just about anything reasonable... I am no concert pianist or anything but I can get by. It has been a long while since I played on a regular basis, though, so I am a bit rusty.


Ok, first...I had missed this tidbit as well. I had no clue that you were all musical like! I palyed piano as a kid and then, of course, quit. Now...wow, I wish I had kept it up. I would love to be able to play. My middle kid plays piano and I sure hope she wants to stick with it.


YAY! And a DATE!!! You will have to fill us in on Monday....

Monday my a$$!!! She has to fill us in on Sunday...as soon as she gets back! This is the good stuff! Don't make us wait till Monday for it! :rotfl2:


Erika, have you tried whining back at them? Because that can shake the snot out of 'em. But you have to be funny about it, like...(whining voice) "I can't hear you when you whiiiine"....and then tickle them and usually they shape up. Or if they don't get on the clue train just be firm - "no whining, please. Just say what you want quietly so I can understand". I use that a lot with OPKs (other people's kids). I pretend I cannot understand them until they cut it out. Why do people let their kids whine? It's drives me batty. Are you drinking to cope? ;)


Thanks for calming down a bit. I am pretty good with stuff like you mentioned, and had been doing it to start....but really, when ALL they do is whine, my coping skills go out the window. They honestly are just so used to whining that they no longer know what a regular voice is. :scared1: And today the little girl (boy-girl twins) feel down...not hard...no bruises or bleeding or anything. And she screamed and screamed like she had been run over by a truck. And the DRAMA--oh my! "Mommy...I can't walk! I can't walk! You have to carry me!" All said in the screaming whine.

My Kelly walks right over to her and says, "Maddi, you just fell down. You are fine. Get up because no one is going to carry you." Man I love that kid! :goodvibes My other 2 kids just keep asking, "Why are they so babyish???" They literally can't play for more than 10 minutes without running to their mom for some reason....whining or crying over something that happened.

Anyway, I have just decided that I am going to be the mean mom of the trip. We all agreed that any of the 3 of us adults could speak to anyone's kid who got out of line on the trip. So I am just giving these kids THE LOOK and making them be silent. Look out, the general is in town! :lmao: I made a rule...you are not allowed to speak AT ALL on the way down to the pool. If you do, you go back to the room and no pool for you. That shut the monsters up. And when they whine at me to help them with something (that they should be able to do), I tell them that they are big enough to do that on their own. They whine (of course) and say, "but I caaaaannnn't" and "you have to do it foooorrrrr meeeeee...." and I have just been sticking to my guns and said, "No, you can do it yourself or it won't get done at all...your choice."

Now I have some down time while everyone is getting kids ready for bed and so I can catch up. I don't have to get my kids ready for bed. Why? Because they can do sh*t for themselves!!! All of the kids here are between the ages of 4 - 8. (And the 4 year olds will be 5 in just a few weeks.) I mean, my kids can shower and dress themsevles.

Ok, rant over!

CONGRATS to all of you who lost! And me and DWD who never lose jack (I use that all the time, by the way!), well, at least we have fun here on this thread! :lmao: My victory was that I got up this morning and got my run in...yes, while on vacation I am still sticking to my running plan. But food...I am pretty much eating what I want.

[Carys]

Phew - I'm currently doing that quiz linked thorugh from the biggest loser season 5 thread...and I'm *shocked* by how many I am getting wrong!! :scared1:

goofyfan-12, congrats on your jeans milestone!

[goofyfan-12]

OK - I get the picture.. you all want details.... I am in another state hanging with my college girl friends and I am sitting here typing a reply to you all... see what kind of pull you have on me... scary is the only word I can come up with...

So - the short story is this (or at least I'll try to keep it short...)

realizing that the notion of Mr. Right just knocking on my door one day was pretty much never going to happen, I was taking my new found confidence from my 35 pound and going weight loss and try my hand at online dating. Don't mock - or at least not too loudly... I am still getting used to the idea as well. Besides - that is how we all met (or at least most of us) and look how well we are doing... After starting and ending some online conversations with some guys, I met one that caught my attention. He lives locally (a plus), makes me laugh ( a bigger plus) and didn't run screaming when I sent him a picture of me (another plus... ok - who am I kidding this is freaking huge...). We have been chatting online and on the phone for the past three weeks and are finally meeting in person on Sunday night.

Right now the plan is to meet at a local Starbucks and see where things go from there. I know - it is a cliched kind of date, but remember I don't know this guy very well so public place = good thing... So - my dilemma is what to wear and keep in mind, I won't be back in NY until about 3:00 on Sunday and I am meeting him at 5:00 so I don't have that much time to primp... I am thinking of jeans with a cute pair of shoes (not sure if they should be heels or flats since I don't know what we will ultimately be doing... I am thinking flats since they are a little more versatile), I have a great pair of Calvin Klein dark denim trousers (definitely not my everyday work jean) and a white blouse I picked up from Coldwater Creek with pleated trim (you can see a picture of it on their outlet webpage - it is labeled 'pleated trim detail top') since it hugs my curves and doesn't make me look pregnant (not a good look or is it???:rotfl: ). I have a pair of red patent leather loafers that would add a shop of color and some cool accessories. What do you think? Remember, I don't have a lot of frilly things in my closet. I just can't take myself seriously in them and they don't work for my job. My other options are pretty much combinations of t-shirts and jackets (like the khaki one in the photo I posted).

Enter your comments, suggestions and warnings here...

Erika - keep on those kids... someone needs to show them how to do for themselves...

Bona Sera'
Goof

[goofyfan-12]

Phew - I'm currently doing that quiz linked thorugh from the biggest loser season 5 thread...and I'm *shocked* by how many I am getting wrong!! :scared1:

goofyfan-12, congrats on your jeans milestone!

Thanks for the comments... I had an extra spring in my step today because of this...

BTW - cool effect on the photo in your signature...

[HockeyKat]

Paula, I am sure not the fashion guru like Erika and Liz. However, your planned outfit sounds great to me! Understated yet stylish.

I have done the online dating thing before and I say, good for you!! :hug:

I am really, really excited for you! I hope that your Sunday winds up as good as mine did. :)

[3DisneyKids]

Quick post before I head off to bed...exhausted!

Paula--I think this sounds very promising! You will certainly get no judgement from me about online dating....I think it is a great option for many people and I wish you tons of luck. And like you said...you have been e-mailing and talking on the phone and have exchanged pictures, etc. and he is still interested, so all of those things are very good. And yes, public place is the way to go.

Remember...we get details on Sunday night! Post here before you call your friends and family! :rotfl2:

DWD--where are you?

SG--you are either drunk or asleep, I am guessing. Hope you had fun and are feeling better!

Dawn--great to have your humor back!

Kat--awesome loss even with TOM in the house!

Night!

[DisneyBryan]

Hi there! This is the first time today I have had a chance to even sit down.

GoofyFan--male perspective on online dating...I think it is a great way to go and I know lots of guys who do it.

My grandfather said something very important to me when I was in my 20s...he said: "Choose a wife with your ear." He meant that people should choose a partner who they can talk with and listen to. So, if he likes talking with you (and it sounds like he does), he sounds like a solid character to me.

And if he turns out to be a slouch, just let me know and I can rough him up a bit! :lmao:

Ok, Friday is weigh-in day around here it seems, so I guess I will have to take a starting weight tomorrow. I have a rough idea of where I'm at, but I could be +/- 10 pounds, so I will get an accurate weight and post it tomorrow.

I have yet to decide what I am actually going to DO to lose the weight, but I figure that I am just going to work out first and get that going...and just the added activity should get me started in the right direction.

[Pixieshouse]

OMG I just re-read my post from last night and it didn't make any sense, I think I was a bit tired when I typed it - sorry about that.

I just got back from the house that I am helping clean, an hour away and it is 10:45. I got there about 10 this morning and we worked straigh through to 1 and then again until 6. Went and had dinner with their parents and then unpacked some things in their new place, washed the dishes etc. I have never and I mean Never seen a house of a hoarder. It was absolutely shocking the amount of crap, filth and junk that could accumulate in one house. My friend told me that there were trails through the house, I didn't expect them to be shoulder height. OMG it was intense

Anyway, showered and sitting down for now and then off to bed.

[Carys]

BTW - cool effect on the photo in your signature...

Thanks :)

I looked up that top online (we don't have Coldwater Creek here) and I really like the top - classic, elegant. It should look great with dark denim! :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear how it goes on Sunday!

[AKASnowWhite]

HI EVERYONE...I'M HOME!!!

DID YA MISS ME???? :yay: :yay:

Well - we're back. Had a great trip - ate, drank, and...ate some more. Definitely in vacation mode! Gained a little, but nothing "KAT -a- strophic" :lmao: I crack me up. I think Kat had set the bar pretty high on her last trip to Disney...couldn't quite achieve that status! :worship:

So...what would it take for you to feel guilty about all your *bad choices* while on vacation? Could it be the mega calories from the food/alcohol consumption? Could it possibly be the fact that your gym clothes were neatly packed in your suitcase, but never touched? Could it be knowing that Erika is out running like Forrest Gump every day, and the only sprinting I'm doing is to cut off some little kid in line for Test Track? Or could it possibly be the fact that as you are awaiting your order of egg rolls outside China, YOUR TRAINER FROM THE GYM WALKS UP BEHIND YOU AND SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF YOU! :eek: Yes, that's right. Thursday afternoon, after I've managed to eat and drink my way rather blissfully thru the week, there she is. Miss Picture of Fitness sneaking up behind me. :scared: ah well - I just look at it as job security for her!! :rotfl2:

SO - I've been gone just over a week - and OMG! Our little family has grown again! I've got some catching up to do! :goodvibes ...and am I to understand that Grumpy isn't our only guy now?

Laundry awaits...and mail. YIKES the mail. :scared: I'd better go to the post office and pick it up...I understand that report cards were sent while we were away....:scared:

[HockeyKat]

Glad you're back!!! Of course we missed you.

And hmm, Kat-a-strophic, you say?? Where is the evil glare smilie when you need it... but really, no-one should follow my Deluxe DDP example. I am seriously hoping NOT to repeat it in May.

Erika, glad you are having a blast!! I miss you and Liz on IM at night though.

And the other Liz, sorry I missed you last night... got a phone call and when I came back, you were gone.


Today is a fun day filled with yardwork. Whee. I am a bit sore from Thursday night hockey so this will likely just add insult to injury.

Also, why the heck does my scale always say prettier numbers on Saturday? I was at 168.8 this am. Boo.

[SeptemberGirl]

Hi Gang,

Not drunk last night, just wiped. This cold is kicking my butt! I have broken down and am taking antibiotics. I cannot wait for this to be over!

Nancy, we DID miss you!

Kat and Erika, i will be on AIM as soon as I can keep my eyes open!

I'll check in later!

[Dizneydawn]

OK - I get the picture.. you all want details.... I am in another state hanging with my college girl friends and I am sitting here typing a reply to you all... see what kind of pull you have on me... scary is the only word I can come up with...

So - the short story is this (or at least I'll try to keep it short...)

realizing that the notion of Mr. Right just knocking on my door one day was pretty much never going to happen, I was taking my new found confidence from my 35 pound and going weight loss and try my hand at online dating. Don't mock - or at least not too loudly... I am still getting used to the idea as well. Besides - that is how we all met (or at least most of us) and look how well we are doing... After starting and ending some online conversations with some guys, I met one that caught my attention. He lives locally (a plus), makes me laugh ( a bigger plus) and didn't run screaming when I sent him a picture of me (another plus... ok - who am I kidding this is freaking huge...). We have been chatting online and on the phone for the past three weeks and are finally meeting in person on Sunday night.

Right now the plan is to meet at a local Starbucks and see where things go from there. I know - it is a cliched kind of date, but remember I don't know this guy very well so public place = good thing... So - my dilemma is what to wear and keep in mind, I won't be back in NY until about 3:00 on Sunday and I am meeting him at 5:00 so I don't have that much time to primp... I am thinking of jeans with a cute pair of shoes (not sure if they should be heels or flats since I don't know what we will ultimately be doing... I am thinking flats since they are a little more versatile), I have a great pair of Calvin Klein dark denim trousers (definitely not my everyday work jean) and a white blouse I picked up from Coldwater Creek with pleated trim (you can see a picture of it on their outlet webpage - it is labeled 'pleated trim detail top') since it hugs my curves and doesn't make me look pregnant (not a good look or is it???:rotfl: ). I have a pair of red patent leather loafers that would add a shop of color and some cool accessories. What do you think? Remember, I don't have a lot of frilly things in my closet. I just can't take myself seriously in them and they don't work for my job. My other options are pretty much combinations of t-shirts and jackets (like the khaki one in the photo I posted).

Enter your comments, suggestions and warnings here...

Erika - keep on those kids... someone needs to show them how to do for themselves...

Bona Sera'
Goof
Love outfit...maybe the new shoes with white trim we all love at first and have flats handy if you go for a walk...Me and dan are sooo excited for you...:cool1:
Hi there! This is the first time today I have had a chance to even sit down.

GoofyFan--male perspective on online dating...I think it is a great way to go and I know lots of guys who do it.

My grandfather said something very important to me when I was in my 20s...he said: "Choose a wife with your ear." He meant that people should choose a partner who they can talk with and listen to. So, if he likes talking with you (and it sounds like he does), he sounds like a solid character to me.
Great advice and a solid man who listened to that...love it...:)
And if he turns out to be a slouch, just let me know and I can rough him up a bit! :lmao:

Ok, Friday is weigh-in day around here it seems, so I guess I will have to take a starting weight tomorrow. I have a rough idea of where I'm at, but I could be +/- 10 pounds, so I will get an accurate weight and post it tomorrow.

I have yet to decide what I am actually going to DO to lose the weight, but I figure that I am just going to work out first and get that going...and just the added activity should get me started in the right direction.

OMG I just re-read my post from last night and it didn't make any sense, I think I was a bit tired when I typed it - sorry about that.

I just got back from the house that I am helping clean, an hour away and it is 10:45. I got there about 10 this morning and we worked straigh through to 1 and then again until 6. Went and had dinner with their parents and then unpacked some things in their new place, washed the dishes etc. I have never and I mean Never seen a house of a hoarder. It was absolutely shocking the amount of crap, filth and junk that could accumulate in one house. My friend told me that there were trails through the house, I didn't expect them to be shoulder height. OMG it was intense
I helped my BF clean her grandma's house..same thing..peas from 1963 that were rattling in a can since the juice evaporated..:scared1:
Anyway, showered and sitting down for now and then off to bed.

Thanks :)

I looked up that top online (we don't have Coldwater Creek here) and I really like the top - classic, elegant. It should look great with dark denim! :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear how it goes on Sunday!
Welcome ..love your name...is that your first name or a combo of things???
HI EVERYONE...I'M HOME!!!
Yeah...a trippie to read i hope!!!

DID YA MISS ME???? :yay: :yay:

Well - we're back. Had a great trip - ate, drank, and...ate some more. Definitely in vacation mode! Gained a little, but nothing "KAT -a- strophic" :lmao: I crack me up. I think Kat had set the bar pretty high on her last trip to Disney...couldn't quite achieve that status! :worship:

So...what would it take for you to feel guilty about all your *bad choices* while on vacation? Could it be the mega calories from the food/alcohol consumption? Could it possibly be the fact that your gym clothes were neatly packed in your suitcase, but never touched? Could it be knowing that Erika is out running like Forrest Gump every day, and the only sprinting I'm doing is to cut off some little kid in line for Test Track? Or could it possibly be the fact that as you are awaiting your order of egg rolls outside China, YOUR TRAINER FROM THE GYM WALKS UP BEHIND YOU AND SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF YOU! :eek: Yes, that's right. Thursday afternoon, after I've managed to eat and drink my way rather blissfully thru the week, there she is. Miss Picture of Fitness sneaking up behind me. :scared: ah well - I just look at it as job security for her!! :rotfl2:

SO - I've been gone just over a week - and OMG! Our little family has grown again! I've got some catching up to do! :goodvibes ...and am I to understand that Grumpy isn't our only guy now?

Laundry awaits...and mail. YIKES the mail. :scared: I'd better go to the post office and pick it up...I understand that report cards were sent while we were away....:scared:

3 Dis..hope you have a great wweekend..IT IS SNOWING HERE!!!! I HATE MINNESOTA RIGHT NOW!!!:sad1:

Liz 1 & 2..miss you..hope you are better...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hi all. No time for a proper post. But wanted to say:

Goof - I'm so excited for you. The outfit sounds just right. Dressed up, but not too up. You want to be you, afterall. Good luck. And 3DK is right, you better post right away.

AKASnowWHite - Welcome HOME! Can't wait to hear the details. The trainer story, :rotfl:

Welcome Carys! Tell us about yourself!

I'll be back hopefully in an hour. Maddi has a fever and feeling pretty bad. We are going to her bf's birthday party, just to drop off the gift then to rest.
Later All.

[HockeyKat]

Dawn, I guess this isn't the place to tell you that it is 83 here right now? Suppose to go back to the low 70s next week though.

Liz, hope you feel better soon.

Carys, I think you snuck in here somewhere. Tell us about you!!

Bryan, Fridays are weigh-in day but it is pretty loose. You can weigh if you want to, you can give actual weights, or just the difference. It is up to you. This thread is more for support and friendship, and weight loss is a nice side effect. I give my actual weight for my own accountability. Seeing it in print keeps me going. I used to blog my daily food here but I have been lazy about that lately.

Both Mr Kat and I do straight calorie-counting, and both of us have lost about 22 lbs since the beginning of Feb. I am a bit more restrictive than he is and track everything via sparkpeople.com, but he has more to lose (he is 244, goal is 195) and his BMR is likely higher. I am also at a computer all day (occupation: software engineer/developer), and am an anal-retentive math geek by nature. I keep my calories around 1200 and my April exercise goal is 1500 minutes (currently at 1250). He doesn't exercise, but he has a retail, non-sedentary job, so I think it balances out.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hi Kat. I saw you were on last night, but there was a yellow paper beside your name. I didn't know what that would mean. So, I IM'd you and got an automatic response

"I'm not here right now."

I wanted to post back, "yes you are"

but amused as I was, I figured I'd be talking to myself. Nothing like IMing yourself. :rotfl:

Anyway, I was tired. I layed down on the bed last night at 10:30 and woke up at midnight, fully clothed, lights blaring. So, I think I needed the sleep.

[HockeyKat]

Hi Kat. I saw you were on last night, but there was a yellow paper beside your name. I didn't know what that would mean. So, I IM'd you and got an automatic response

"I'm not here right now."

I wanted to post back, "yes you are"

but amused as I was, I figured I'd be talking to myself. Nothing like IMing yourself. :rotfl:

Anyway, I was tired. I layed down on the bed last night at 10:30 and woke up at midnight, fully clothed, lights blaring. So, I think I needed the sleep.

Hehe... I was on the phone and had left the computer. :)

I should be on tonight, later (like after 9PM or so)... I am about to log off and mow the freakin lawn and go run some errands.

[3DisneyKids]

Quick drive-by....will try to be on AIM tonight!

[goofyfan-12]

Hi there! This is the first time today I have had a chance to even sit down.

GoofyFan--male perspective on online dating...I think it is a great way to go and I know lots of guys who do it.

My grandfather said something very important to me when I was in my 20s...he said: "Choose a wife with your ear." He meant that people should choose a partner who they can talk with and listen to. So, if he likes talking with you (and it sounds like he does), he sounds like a solid character to me.

And if he turns out to be a slouch, just let me know and I can rough him up a bit! :lmao:

Bryan - thanks for the support. Nice to know I have a big borther to watch my back...

Ok, Friday is weigh-in day around here it seems, so I guess I will have to take a starting weight tomorrow. I have a rough idea of where I'm at, but I could be +/- 10 pounds, so I will get an accurate weight and post it tomorrow.

I have yet to decide what I am actually going to DO to lose the weight, but I figure that I am just going to work out first and get that going...and just the added activity should get me started in the right direction.

Love outfit...maybe the new shoes with white trim we all love at first and have flats handy if you go for a walk...Me and dan are sooo excited for you...:cool1:

I thought of wearing the cool giraffe print shoes, but they aren't the most comfortable things in the world and since I don't know what we will be doing, I think it is best that I go with something a little more comfy...



Welcome ..love your name...is that your first name or a combo of things???


3 Dis..hope you have a great wweekend..IT IS SNOWING HERE!!!! I HATE MINNESOTA RIGHT NOW!!!:sad1:

Liz 1 & 2..miss you..hope you are better...

Hi all. No time for a proper post. But wanted to say:

Goof - I'm so excited for you. The outfit sounds just right. Dressed up, but not too up. You want to be you, afterall. Good luck. And 3DK is right, you better post right away.

Thanks... I'll try and post when I get home.... promise...

AKASnowWHite - Welcome HOME! Can't wait to hear the details. The trainer story, :rotfl:

Welcome Carys! Tell us about yourself!

I'll be back hopefully in an hour. Maddi has a fever and feeling pretty bad. We are going to her bf's birthday party, just to drop off the gift then to rest.
Later All.

Thanks everyone for the support... I promise not to leave you all hanging with no word on how things went...

nite...
Goof

[AKASnowWhite]

IT IS SNOWING HERE!!!! I HATE MINNESOTA RIGHT NOW!!!:sad1:

UGH! So, what was that I heard about "global warming"??? :confused3 Bad mother nature....bad, bad, bad! :headache:

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dizneydawn
Real Life Name: Dawn
Location: Minnesota
Family: Son's Treyner 17 and Baylor 12, Daughter Carsyn 14 and significant other - Dan - 2 dogs and now 3 cats ...
Occupation: Tupperware Director
Goals: Lose 100 pounds, travel the world and be a good soul to all I meet
Struggles: Foccusing on weight loss
Interesting facts: Used to put a fake beauty mark on my cheek after the Cindy Crawford days...now I have a dark lil spot like Ginger from Gilligans Isle...right wear I faked ...:lmao:
Inside story you want to share:It took Dan and I months to come out to our friends that we were together...and when we finally did...they assumed we were being naughty all the time when we did not post...and they were always right....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot - Illuminations and the music they play..I bawl every time
Anything else you want to add:Just that this thread is proof their is humanity left in the world and that strangers can make a difference...


3DisneyKids
Real Life Name: Erika
Location: Maine
Family: married (11 years), 3 kids (son almost 9, daughter 7 and daughter 5; one dog named Bailee)
Occupation: College professor
Goals: Finish losing weight to get to a size 4 (currently made it to a 6); run a half marathon...maybe more!
Struggles: well, weight of course!
Interesting facts: Gee, I have to think on that one!
Inside story you want to share: You all know it all already!
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot for park, Space Mountain for ride, song--Somewhere Out ThereExcuse me, is this a Disney song?Anything else you want to add: Love that we have all gotten so close!

AKASnowWhite
Real Life Name: NANCY
Location: CONNECTICUT
Family: DH, DS17(almost), DS15, DD12.5 PETS: 2 cats and a barn full of goats!
Occupation: "kitchen manager" at a local apple orchard where I cook in the farm kitchen/store
Goals:to be happy & healthy
Struggles: to be happy! I'm very, very hard on myself!
Interesting facts: ?? I'm a bit too competitve for my own good sometimes!
Inside story you want to share: I'll pass at the moment
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song:ack. I love them all....well, almost all....
Anything else you want to add:

believen
Real Life name- Vicki
Location-DFW, Texas
Family- happily married for 22 years. I'm 42. DD(21), DS(19), DS(17)
Dogs- Roxy (corgi), Charlie (chihuahua)
Occupation- Wife. Mom, doer of all things that must be done and no one else wants to do- usually appreciated.
Goals- lose 45 lbs, exercise
Struggles- emotional eating- when I'm stressed, tired, happy, bored, excited..........
Interesting fact- I have a sister named Vickie. She was adopted at birth and they named her Vickie. Ten years later, I'm born, my Dad names me Vicki. Vickie found us when I was 16. We are so much alike and best friends! But she is tall and thin- I don't like being the short and fat one!
Inside story- I've lost 3 special people in the last 20 months, my Dad, my mother-in-law, and my sister-in-law, and gained lots of weight. I'm ready for some healing.
Fav. Disney park- Magic Kingdom, Fav. ride- Expedition Everest, Fav. song- all of them, but my new fav. is from Enchanted "How does she know"
Anything else to add- I'm a great listener, it's a gift. Even if I don't chime in much, I'm here listening and laughing.

born2bird
Real Life Name: Kim
Location: Annapolis, MD
Family: Chris (dh), Ian (ds3), Ethan (ds2), Norman (Jenday Conure), Jordan (Sun Conure), Molly (Chesapeake Retriever), Ellie (muttish, australian shepherd)
Occupation: Government Contractor; I work with government employees learning critical languages for their jobs
Goals: lose 30 lbs
Struggles: anything that is or has potato in it, chocolate, and did I say potatoes:rotfl:
Interesting facts: I have a degree in Biology with a concentration in Ornithology. I have done West Nile Virus Research and spent many a day in the woods catching birds.
Inside story you want to share: I have recovered from an 17 year battle with an eating disorder and I want to stay healthy and set the right example for my children.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Pirates of course
Anything else you want to add: I love this thread and the support and friendship that I have found here.



Carys

chbc

DisneyBryan

DisneyWorld Delight
Real Life Name: Liz
Location: Southern Ohio
Family: Bob (married 12.5 years) Molli (12) Maddi (5), Marvin ((10) miniature Dachshund with Epilepsy)
Occupation: Wife, Mother, and the paperwork side of our construction company.
Goals: Lose 50+ lbs, find myself, and have fun
Struggles: time management, procrastination, eating to live, Hershey’s chocolate
Interesting facts: I have good luck. And I lost my wedding band, on my 8th anniversary camping at a race in Richmond VA. Found it 6 months later, camping in the same spot. All winter long, it laid there waiting for me.
Inside story you want to share:
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Magic Kingdom, Rockin Rollercoaster, ummm, too hard to narrow down. Enjoy them all.
Anything else you want to add: I am SUPER Sarcastic, so if you’re in doubt, I’m probably joking.

goofyfan-12
Real Life Name: Paula
Location: Upstate, NY
Family: share custody with my parents of one loveable mutt named Ozzy
Occupation: construction management
Goals: to lose 100 pounds and be a healthier person
Struggles: committing to exercising five times a week
Interesting facts: I once cooked for the NY Giants... they have their training camp in the area...
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: I am a sucker for the Magic Kingdom... it is just such a happy place...
Anything else you want to add: my favorite quote: 'A smile is a gently curved line that sets a lot of things straight.' I have no idea who said it... I also like 'Obstacles are things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.'

grumpyyoungguy
Real Life Name: Dan
Location: Cottage Grove, MN
Family: Torianna (DD 13), Mary "Dani" (DD 11), Dawn significant other, Blaze and Bullseye (DC) (Kids have custody of the cats )Occupation:Senior Corporate Trainer - Communications company
Goals: Retire and travel the world 1 month at a time with my true love
Struggles: Divorce, I am fat !!!Interesting facts: Nothing that interesting about me
Inside story you want to share: Not at this time but maybe later
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot, Soarin, "A whole new world"
Anything else you want to add: Nopers

happybratpack

Real Life Name: Maryann

Location: Euless, TX (DFW)

Family...SO: Larry

My dogs are "The Brat Pack" - Tucker-Doodle, Bear, Samantha and Dot-Spot plus a Foster, Millie

Occupation: Commercial Construction Project Manager (ooooh so glamorous )

Goals:
*Be healthy
*Be comfortable with my body
*Be fit enough to do activities I enjoy
*Feel good in a bathing suit and in my regular clothes

Struggles:
*Emotional & Bored Eater
*I give up easily
*Lose motivation easily

I'm 34, the last few years have been horrendous in my personal life and I'm trying to start over. I'm here for support, friends and fun and hope I can return the favor.

My favorite park is the Magic Kingdom and although it waivers between a few choices my favorite attraction is the Haunted Mansion. Fave song is hard....Grim Grinning Ghosts, Pirates or even, gasp, It's a Small World.

HockeyKat
Real Life Name: Kathryn
Location: Durham, NC
Family: One cat, Trinity
Occupation: Software Engineer
Goals: Lose 20 more lbs
Struggles: Everything, mostly FOOD!
Interesting facts: I am boring!So not true. I'd let you know.Inside story you want to share: You all know my stories.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot, TestTrack, Illuminations:Reflections of Earth

MaMabearJo
Real Life Name: Jodi Lynn Fritz
Location: Hampton, MN
Family: Husband (Lyle) Son (Zac 20) Daughter (Hanna 16) Daughter (Sara 15) Dogs: Morgan, Sammy, Buck, Bear, Cats: Chewbaka, Tiger, Oliver, Corby
Occupation: Owner: Dakota Transport, trucking Company, Owner: Dakota Plowing, Plowing Company
Goals:Getting healthy and fit by 2009: Keeping my family Happy and healthy.
Struggles: weight
Interesting facts:nothing to exciting just a good person...
Anything else you want to add: I love to be with my family and friends, my hobbies are flowers, reading, movies, and quilting.

MunkyMe13
Real Life Name: Sarah
Location: State, City if you want: Scottsdale AZ
Family: Hubby Will and 2 kitties Otis and Wiley
Occupation: Shipping Manager for a Diamond WholesalerDon't forget your bestest friends, K?
Goals: Lose 100-110 lbs total by January 2009
Struggles: snack food... getting to the gym...
Interesting facts: I can write with my toes.
Inside story you want to share: umm... no idea?
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Disneyland, The Haunted Mansion, and I love all Disney songs.
Anything else you want to add: Keep Moving Forward!

PixiesHouse
Real Life Name: Cherene
Location: Western Washington
Family: DH, DD6, DD2
Occupation: SAHM, house manager, chauffer
Goals: getting healthy and in shape
Struggles: getting healthy and in shape LOL really it is getting through the day and getting done the things I want to do. Kids seem to have their own agenda
Interesting facts: Love to craft, sew, scrapbook and anything else that I can classify as "crafty"You were awfully quiet last week, she's a closet Martha. I have "outed" youInside story you want to share: I have slowly started gaining weight since we were married but it really started with I did IVF with both of my DDs. The hormones did a number on me and I have had problems loosing weight ever since. I am determined to get healthy and happy with myself.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Ride, that is a tough one. I usually end up with the little one who is scared of the rides and we chase characters! I love Tinkerbell and the song from the parade right now. Sorry I can't think of the name right now.
Anything else you want to add:

SeptemberGirl

whgrn

Grumpy, while you are not posting, you are still here in spirit.

[HockeyKat]

Thanks for updating!

It was way fun last night. I am paying the price today! I have to admit that I was NOT good as far as eating goes, yesterday. I think I was probably at 2500-3000 on calories. I am hoping this doesn't hurt me too much on losing this week... Sat nights are my downfall!!

I am going to try and make it to the gym today as penance, hangover and all.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Kat - I had fun too! It was girls night out!

Paula - I'm thinking about you. Have fun!

[believen]

Wow! I am so far behind! But I am back and dedicated to losing this weight. I'll have to spend some time reading..
new goal- we are going to Vegas on May 16. I'd like to be a few pounds lighter, and be able to keep up with my family. All that walking!

DisneyWorldDelight, Thanks so much for Pm'ing me and updating my info.

[SeptemberGirl]

Paula, I am so thinking about you today! I hope it goes well.

Liz, I will get on my info for you!

It was fun last night. I am still sick today. So sick. This needs to go away! But, hey, I can't taste anything so maybe I'll just gravitate to very low calorie foods. :lmao:

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone...

Hope you all had a great weekend...

Most of the weekend for me was great...the weekend away with my friends from college was great... they were all amazed at how different I looked.

As for the date... he never showed.... not sure what happened... Bryan - I may be taking you up on your offer to beat the crap out of him...

I am working to not eat everything in sight tonight... I weigh in tomorrow and when I weighed in today when I got home from my trip, I saw a number I haven't seen in a long long time (it was a loss) so I really don't want to screw up my week. I'll deal with the relationship crap tomorrow when I get back to myself.

Talk to you all later,
Paula

[3DisneyKids]

Paula--I am so sorry! HIS LOSS. But I an SO SO SO glad to hear that your time with your friends was great and that you are anticipating a great loss! Hey, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, right?

[goofyfan-12]

Paula--I am so sorry! HIS LOSS. But I an SO SO SO glad to hear that your time with your friends was great and that you are anticipating a great loss! Hey, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, right?

yeah... I guess...

maybe tomorrow I will see that silver lining, but right now, I feel like crap because this just sucks...

thanks though..
Goof

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Paula, that does suck! I can't believe it. Erika's right, his loss, but that doesn't change the fact that it sucks.

Try not to eat. Hey, I'll eat for you. That's what friends are for.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Did you take a picture in your outfit anyway? I want to see it.

[HockeyKat]

So sorry Paula. :hug:

[goofyfan-12]

Did you take a picture in your outfit anyway? I want to see it.

Sorry - I didn't take any photos... I was running late to get there on time and didn't get a chance to take any photos. Needless to say, afterwards I wasn't in the mood...

So sorry Paula. :hug:
Thanks for the support...

I am not sure what I would have done without you all tonight... I would probably be eating my way through the contents of my freezer right now...

I love you all for that...
Goof

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Did you wait long?

[goofyfan-12]

Did you wait long?

no... I have a rule about that... I give you about 15 - 20 minutes tops for traffic, ect... I called his cell phone and got voice mail. After that, I headed for home...

It will be interesting to see what his response is. You never know what could have happened, but its not like he didn't have my phone number to give me a call. The only thing I can say is that I hope nothing bad happened as I would feel guilty about some of the things I have been saying about him in my head.

OH - there are other fish in the sea right?

[DisneyWorld Delight]

no... I have a rule about that... I give you about 15 - 20 minutes tops for traffic, ect... I called his cell phone and got voice mail. After that, I headed for home...

That's a good rule. Respect for time is important.

It will be interesting to see what his response is. You never know what could have happened, but its not like he didn't have my phone number to give me a call. The only thing I can say is that I hope nothing bad happened as I would feel guilty about some of the things I have been saying about him in my head.

OH - there are other fish in the sea right?

Yeah, I though too maybe something happened, but it sounded empty when I went to type it.

I hope there is a good excuse.

[goofyfan-12]

Yeah, I though too maybe something happened, but it sounded empty when I went to type it.

I hope there is a good excuse.

I know what you mean... it sounds so flat when I was typing it too... I think if I keep telling myself this, it will make me feel better... hopefully, a night's sleep will get these feelings out of my system...

I am heading off to bed... have a great night everyone and no talking about me without me... its just not as much fun if I can joke about myself with you all....

Paula

[3DisneyKids]

OH - there are other fish in the sea right?

Yeah, like my BROTHER! He's rich, single, successful, works for DISNEY...I mean, what more could you want????

[HockeyKat]

I know that this is hollow right now, but honestly, at least you know now that the guy is a jerk, and not after investing more time and effort in him.

I used to online date a lot back in the day... I usually found about 1 good one out of every 15 or so bad ones, and that was only meaning "good" in that the guy wasn't a jerk. I did wind up finding a few boyfriends out of it, though, including a previous engagement. So you *can* find someone that way, but, be sure to protect your expectations. I always approached it as a possibility of making new friends, and maybe getting a nice meal out of it, and if anything more happened, great. Otherwise, well, at least I tried.

Anyhow, good for you for not drowing your sorrows in food. I am so proud of you! :thumbsup2

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I know what you mean... it sounds so flat when I was typing it too... I think if I keep telling myself this, it will make me feel better... hopefully, a night's sleep will get these feelings out of my system...

I am heading off to bed... have a great night everyone and no talking about me without me... its just not as much fun if I can joke about myself with you all....

Paula

:goodvibes Night Paula.

Yeah, like my BROTHER! He's rich, single, successful, works for DISNEY...I mean, what more could you want????

So will he be joining us for dinner in December?

I know that this is hollow right now, but honestly, at least you know now that the guy is a jerk, and not after investing more time and effort in him.

I used to online date a lot back in the day... I usually found about 1 good one out of every 15 or so bad ones, and that was only meaning "good" in that the guy wasn't a jerk. I did wind up finding a few boyfriends out of it, though, including a previous engagement. So you *can* find someone that way, but, be sure to protect your expectations. I always approached it as a possibility of making new friends, and maybe getting a nice meal out of it, and if anything more happened, great. Otherwise, well, at least I tried.

Anyhow, good for you for not drowing your sorrows in food. I am so proud of you! :thumbsup2

Good point Kat. Too bad that's the process to find a good one. And Paula, you've come too far to get too down about this.

[Dizneydawn]

Hi everyone...

Hope you all had a great weekend...

Most of the weekend for me was great...the weekend away with my friends from college was great... they were all amazed at how different I looked.

As for the date... he never showed.... not sure what happened... Bryan - I may be taking you up on your offer to beat the crap out of him...

I am working to not eat everything in sight tonight... I weigh in tomorrow and when I weighed in today when I got home from my trip, I saw a number I haven't seen in a long long time (it was a loss) so I really don't want to screw up my week. I'll deal with the relationship crap tomorrow when I get back to myself.

Talk to you all later,
Paula
So here is proof that @ssholes are @ssholes in all aspects of life...Treyner can't buy a prom date and he is a cutie...and you had a guy miss out on the most amazing woman he will ever meet. Maybe there is a reason...
#1 He sent a pic of a good looking guy and was afraid you would laugh when he showed up looking like Lyle Loveitt
#2 He zipped his hoohobber in his pants in his hurry to get to you and since he only had 2 inches..it was imparitive the 1 inch that got lobbed off was superglued back on...right now he is bending over trying to blowdry the glue...
#3 He had a queasy stomach in anxious desire to see you...thought he would pass gas and oops...:scared1: gas wasn't what came out...so he drove home...got stuck in traffic smelling like poo...:scared:
#4 He was picking his nose and voila,,,,got it caught on his nose ring and did not want your first meeting to be with his finger up his nose...:rolleyes1

Other than that...no excuses...I will kick his @ss for you/with back up from a 6'6 Grump and a 6'2 white soccer player who can punt a ball 100 yards and this guy better start looking for his nuts in Brooklyn after Treyner gets done with him.......:lmao:
Really...I am not kidding...there better be a herpes outbreak or a death involved...otherwise...give me his online name...and I will make him think Cindy Crawford is waiting for him at the Mall of America...and then...at a hotel rom I will take him...where Kat will jump out with her new shoulder pads...and her techniques of throwdown...and he is a gonner...DWD will give him a pig poop enema, 3Dis will hynotise him into thinking he is a rat and must crawl on all 4's, Sept. Girl will write his obit...and we will spend his inheritance at Disney in December...

(dissclaimer...if he is really dead...I was with Dan from 3:45 p.m. Central time on...look at Chbc and Bird...they were with Pixie and Believin and those girls are just naughty...:rolleyes1 ....okay...just kidding....on some stuff...it was Bryan...look to previous post for proof...who is dumb enough to write their participation in a crime before it happens...ahemmmm..coughhh..sputter..oj...wheez... .spittle)


Paula, that does suck! I can't believe it. Erika's right, his loss, but that doesn't change the fact that it sucks.

Try not to eat. Hey, I'll eat for you. That's what friends are for.

I need a friend too...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dawn, :laughing: only you could inject humor here and get away with it. You are hi lar ious.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Good Monday Morning!

[goofyfan-12]

I know that this is hollow right now, but honestly, at least you know now that the guy is a jerk, and not after investing more time and effort in him.

I used to online date a lot back in the day... I usually found about 1 good one out of every 15 or so bad ones, and that was only meaning "good" in that the guy wasn't a jerk. I did wind up finding a few boyfriends out of it, though, including a previous engagement. So you *can* find someone that way, but, be sure to protect your expectations. I always approached it as a possibility of making new friends, and maybe getting a nice meal out of it, and if anything more happened, great. Otherwise, well, at least I tried.

Anyhow, good for you for not drowing your sorrows in food. I am so proud of you! :thumbsup2

I don't know how people do this whole dating thing... I put myself out there once, get crushed and all I want to do is hide in a hole somewhere. I am beginning to wonder if it is all worth it... Of course, then I see how happy couples are and I know I want to be one of those couples. It is an evil cycle of emotional ups and downs. I just need to get thicker skin for the down cycles without letting myself turn into a cynic...

So here is proof that @ssholes are @ssholes in all aspects of life...Treyner can't buy a prom date and he is a cutie...and you had a guy miss out on the most amazing woman he will ever meet. Maybe there is a reason...
#1 He sent a pic of a good looking guy and was afraid you would laugh when he showed up looking like Lyle Loveitt
#2 He zipped his hoohobber in his pants in his hurry to get to you and since he only had 2 inches..it was imparitive the 1 inch that got lobbed off was superglued back on...right now he is bending over trying to blowdry the glue...
#3 He had a queasy stomach in anxious desire to see you...thought he would pass gas and oops...:scared1: gas wasn't what came out...so he drove home...got stuck in traffic smelling like poo...:scared:
#4 He was picking his nose and voila,,,,got it caught on his nose ring and did not want your first meeting to be with his finger up his nose...:rolleyes1

Other than that...no excuses...I will kick his @ss for you/with back up from a 6'6 Grump and a 6'2 white soccer player who can punt a ball 100 yards and this guy better start looking for his nuts in Brooklyn after Treyner gets done with him.......:lmao:
Really...I am not kidding...there better be a herpes outbreak or a death involved...otherwise...give me his online name...and I will make him think Cindy Crawford is waiting for him at the Mall of America...and then...at a hotel rom I will take him...where Kat will jump out with her new shoulder pads...and her techniques of throwdown...and he is a gonner...DWD will give him a pig poop enema, 3Dis will hynotise him into thinking he is a rat and must crawl on all 4's, Sept. Girl will write his obit...and we will spend his inheritance at Disney in December...

(dissclaimer...if he is really dead...I was with Dan from 3:45 p.m. Central time on...look at Chbc and Bird...they were with Pixie and Believin and those girls are just naughty...:rolleyes1 ....okay...just kidding....on some stuff...it was Bryan...look to previous post for proof...who is dumb enough to write their participation in a crime before it happens...ahemmmm..coughhh..sputter..oj...wheez... .spittle)



Dawn - thanks for making me laugh... I needed that this morning....

I need a friend too... You know you have one here...

Goof

[HockeyKat]

I don't know how people do this whole dating thing... I put myself out there once, get crushed and all I want to do is hide in a hole somewhere. I am beginning to wonder if it is all worth it... Of course, then I see how happy couples are and I know I want to be one of those couples. It is an evil cycle of emotional ups and downs. I just need to get thicker skin for the down cycles without letting myself turn into a cynic...

You know you have one here...

Goof

Ok, I am going to put myself out there a bit here, so be gentle, please.

I guess I am a cynic. 8 jobs, 3 layoffs, multiple betrayals and breakups later (including friendships), at 32, I don't trust anyone but myself. I do love my husband, don't get me wrong, but if he decided tomorrow that I am not worth his time, I will hide in a hole for a while, lick my wounds, brush myself off, and get back out there. Same with my job. I assume that sometime in the next year or two, my bank will merge with another, or decide I am expendable, and I will be out on my ear.

I live my life assuming that the worst is going to happen to me, and am surprised when things go well. Maybe that has kept me from some good opportunities, but it has certainly helped with my coping skills.

I am a person who feels too much, and it just winds up hurting me, so I have build up a thick hard shell. You can get underneath, but you darn well better be worth it.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I don't know how people do this whole dating thing... I put myself out there once, get crushed and all I want to do is hide in a hole somewhere. I am beginning to wonder if it is all worth it... Of course, then I see how happy couples are and I know I want to be one of those couples. It is an evil cycle of emotional ups and downs. I just need to get thicker skin for the down cycles without letting myself turn into a cynic...

You know you have one here...

Goof

Goof, I don't know how people do the dating thing either. Sounds like torture to me. And I think after schooling, it's hard to find someone. I guess the hardest part would be not to take it personal. Easier said than done.

I think it's great you put yourself out there.

[goofyfan-12]

Ok, I am going to put myself out there a bit here, so be gentle, please.

I guess I am a cynic. 8 jobs, 3 layoffs, multiple betrayals and breakups later (including friendships), at 32, I don't trust anyone but myself. I do love my husband, don't get me wrong, but if he decided tomorrow that I am not worth his time, I will hide in a hole for a while, lick my wounds, brush myself off, and get back out there. Same with my job. I assume that sometime in the next year or two, my bank will merge with another, or decide I am expendable, and I will be out on my ear.

I live my life assuming that the worst is going to happen to me, and am surprised when things go well. Maybe that has kept me from some good opportunities, but it has certainly helped with my coping skills.

I am a person who feels too much, and it just winds up hurting me, so I have build up a thick hard shell. You can get underneath, but you darn well better be worth it.


Kat - I am right there with you in the not trusting anyone but myself mentality. With the exception of my parents, my sister and a few close friends, I really don't open myself up to too many people. You all an exception to this rule mainly because of the relative anonymity of the online boards... My skin is not that thick so when I do decide to open up to someone new, more often than not I get hurt and the wall I have spent years building up to protect myself then gets a little higher and a little thicker.

Lately, I have been feeling like that wall is a prison wall cutting me off from the world instead of protecting me from it. In a lot of ways, my wieght is my buffer from the world. I can hide behind it when I want to be alone and yet still blame it for why I am alone. I know now that I can't expect society to change to fit my particular needs, but I know that I can change things about myself so that I will love me more. That is one of the biggest motivators I have right now.

Honestly, I am feeling better about what happened last night. He is a jerk and there are others out there. I have moved on to that point where I am more pissed off at letting myself get so attached to the idea of a relationship so early...

Paula

[3DisneyKids]

Lots to say to all of you, but I want to start with the important stuff first...

Paula...right here on the WISH Racing team we have a motto, and although it is meant for running, it applies to LIFE. Here it is:

Dead last finish is better than
Did Not Finish
which GREATLY trumps
Did not have the courage to start

YOU, my dear, had the courage to start! How many people can say that? How many people would like to meet someone or start dating but are too nervous to even begin the process? And the same goes with weight...how many overweight people are there who do not have the ability to look at their weight head on and decide to actually DO something about it????

You are so far ahead of the game when you look at it this way! You had the courage to start...and so many others don't even know where the line is.

Go ahead and get pissed! It helps! And of course, we are always here for a laugh or if you need one of us to start coming up with really great names to call him... :lmao:

[Dizneydawn]

Ok, I am going to put myself out there a bit here, so be gentle, please.

I guess I am a cynic. 8 jobs, 3 layoffs, multiple betrayals and breakups later (including friendships), at 32, I don't trust anyone but myself. I do love my husband, don't get me wrong, but if he decided tomorrow that I am not worth his time, I will hide in a hole for a while, lick my wounds, brush myself off, and get back out there. Same with my job. I assume that sometime in the next year or two, my bank will merge with another, or decide I am expendable, and I will be out on my ear.

I live my life assuming that the worst is going to happen to me, and am surprised when things go well. Maybe that has kept me from some good opportunities, but it has certainly helped with my coping skills.

I am a person who feels too much, and it just winds up hurting me, so I have build up a thick hard shell. You can get underneath, but you darn well better be worth it.

Kat - I am right there with you in the not trusting anyone but myself mentality. With the exception of my parents, my sister and a few close friends, I really don't open myself up to too many people. You all an exception to this rule mainly because of the relative anonymity of the online boards... My skin is not that thick so when I do decide to open up to someone new, more often than not I get hurt and the wall I have spent years building up to protect myself then gets a little higher and a little thicker.

Lately, I have been feeling like that wall is a prison wall cutting me off from the world instead of protecting me from it. In a lot of ways, my wieght is my buffer from the world. I can hide behind it when I want to be alone and yet still blame it for why I am alone. I know now that I can't expect society to change to fit my particular needs, but I know that I can change things about myself so that I will love me more. That is one of the biggest motivators I have right now.

Honestly, I am feeling better about what happened last night. He is a jerk and there are others out there. I have moved on to that point where I am more pissed off at letting myself get so attached to the idea of a relationship so early...

Paula

Kat and Goof,
I read these words and started to feel a knot in my stomach because I can relate completely. I spent my highschoool life playing the "I'll hurt you before you can hurt me" game. Wanted to be liked/loved but as soon as I felt vulnerable, ran and would break up that relationship. Logically made no sense but internally felt that needed to be my defense. FF 16 years later...after 3 years of counseling...I began to reallyunderstand that starting in the defensive mode may not exactly be the healthiest for me.

Why did I choose Chad? Why did I continue to give excuses for him and yet hold me accountable for everythng? Was a part of me not happy with him but at the same time safe because he did not love me like I wanted to be loved and so...he could not hurt me at that core level because I was safe...I never really expected it. I could want it, long for it...but still never really believe it could happen with him. Chad was a safety for me..I knew where I stood...and where I didn't.

Goof, I also use my weight for a buffer. I knew I wanted something more...there had been other men who let me know thay were interested...but I was not ready...I said I was not ready to give up on my marriage...but the reality was probably I was not ready to believe in myself. So eat and eat....and never go to bars where someone could want me...never put myself in a place where I would have to face my owwn unhappiness...and then what happens...

I meet a man who doesn't see my weight...who doesn't hear my excuses but holds me accountable to myself...I think that Dan was who God intended me to be with and vice versa...but I had to be at the point in my life where I could accept love, fear nothing, want everything and believe I would have it.

I talked to DWD this weekend and told her that for the first time I am not afraid. I am secure in a relationship that to outsiders...has sooo many obstacles before it...yet...I never questioned anything. Dan travels so much for his job....last year when we were developing our relationship...we spent no more than 30 days ever seeing each other...and many of my friends were worried....he could have a woman in every city and truthfully...I would never have known.

But I never believed that....I believed in him implicitly and knew he was my soul mate. Looking at it from a critical eye...would have never given me the oportunity to know love...because now...I realize that anything I ever felt...was never this...never selfless...never truly open.

I understand where you guys are...and I am not judging at all...I just hope that someday...you too will believe that the good you truly deserve is only out there to be found when you decide you deserve the best. And make that your commitment to yourself. I can say that if Dan and I don't workout...I will have no regrets because I am finally blessed to know what it means to trust someone with my heart...and that gift is better than the angst and abrasiveness that i always used as a buffer and my ability to be an at arms length keeper...you can have your body held...but it is another dimensin to have your soul uplifted...

I care about you both and I understand even friends being kept at a distance...and although the annonimity that this board allows keeps us safe...but at the same time..it makes you even more special because you give your time and feelings to people you do not owe anything to.
:grouphug:

[goofyfan-12]

Lots to say to all of you, but I want to start with the important stuff first...

Paula...right here on the WISH Racing team we have a motto, and although it is meant for running, it applies to LIFE. Here it is:

Dead last finish is better than
Did Not Finish
which GREATLY trumps
Did not have the courage to start

YOU, my dear, had the courage to start! How many people can say that? How many people would like to meet someone or start dating but are too nervous to even begin the process? And the same goes with weight...how many overweight people are there who do not have the ability to look at their weight head on and decide to actually DO something about it????

You are so far ahead of the game when you look at it this way! You had the courage to start...and so many others don't even know where the line is.

Go ahead and get pissed! It helps! And of course, we are always here for a laugh or if you need one of us to start coming up with really great names to call him... :lmao:

I have a few names for him already, but if I actually said them here, I'm sure I would get the thread shut down... remember - I work on a construction site and have a keen knowledge of the language used....

Thanks for the saying from the team site... I am putting a note up next to my desk as soon as I finish typing this...

Kat and Goof,
I read these words and started to feel a knot in my stomach because I can relate completely. I spent my highschoool life playing the "I'll hurt you before you can hurt me" game. Wanted to be liked/loved but as soon as I felt vulnerable, ran and would break up that relationship. Logically made no sense but internally felt that needed to be my defense. FF 16 years later...after 3 years of counseling...I began to reallyunderstand that starting in the defensive mode may not exactly be the healthiest for me.

Why did I choose Chad? Why did I continue to give excuses for him and yet hold me accountable for everythng? Was a part of me not happy with him but at the same time safe because he did not love me like I wanted to be loved and so...he could not hurt me at that core level because I was safe...I never really expected it. I could want it, long for it...but still never really believe it could happen with him. Chad was a safety for me..I knew where I stood...and where I didn't.

Goof, I also use my weight for a buffer. I knew I wanted something more...there had been other men who let me know thay were interested...but I was not ready...I said I was not ready to give up on my marriage...but the reality was probably I was not ready to believe in myself. So eat and eat....and never go to bars where someone could want me...never put myself in a place where I would have to face my owwn unhappiness...and then what happens...

I meet a man who doesn't see my weight...who doesn't hear my excuses but holds me accountable to myself...I think that Dan was who God intended me to be with and vice versa...but I had to be at the point in my life where I could accept love, fear nothing, want everything and believe I would have it.

I talked to DWD this weekend and told her that for the first time I am not afraid. I am secure in a relationship that to outsiders...has sooo many obstacles before it...yet...I never questioned anything. Dan travels so much for his job....last year when we were developing our relationship...we spent no more than 30 days ever seeing each other...and many of my friends were worried....he could have a woman in every city and truthfully...I would never have known.

But I never believed that....I believed in him implicitly and knew he was my soul mate. Looking at it from a critical eye...would have never given me the oportunity to know love...because now...I realize that anything I ever felt...was never this...never selfless...never truly open.

I understand where you guys are...and I am not judging at all...I just hope that someday...you too will believe that the good you truly deserve is only out there to be found when you decide you deserve the best. And make that your commitment to yourself. I can say that if Dan and I don't workout...I will have no regrets because I am finally blessed to know what it means to trust someone with my heart...and that gift is better than the angst and abrasiveness that i always used as a buffer and my ability to be an at arms length keeper...you can have your body held...but it is another dimensin to have your soul uplifted...

I care about you both and I understand even friends being kept at a distance...and although the annonimity that this board allows keeps us safe...but at the same time..it makes you even more special because you give your time and feelings to people you do not owe anything to.
:grouphug:

Dawn - I know this is my issue to bear and I am thrilled when people I know find that happiness that we all are looking for and deserve. It is just so frustrating because I can't seem to find it for myself though. My weight prevents me from being what most men in society would think of as attractive and as a result of trying meet people and subsequently getting hurt, I now have all of this emotional baggage to carry around in addition to the extra pounds. When you think about it, I have one hell of a handicap when it comes to trying to meet someone. All I can do is pick myself up and try again because as Erika's saying goes:

Dead last finish is better than
Did Not Finish
which GREATLY trumps
Did not have the courage to start

I do have the courage to start and now I am working on the next step of finishing what I started...

OK - I'm done bellyaching now... time to get back to the normal goings on of this thread. Thank you all for indulging me in my fit of depression and loserdom... The real Goof is back and ready to hit the scales tonight at my JC appointment...

Goof

[Dizneydawn]

Ready to laugh....

Not funny in regards to what he was up to...the potential killing of children at schools....
But the 35 year old yahoo from Ohio responsible for this...
Is officially named...

William Billy...:confused3

What chance do you have in life if your parents think so little of you to even bother naming you...

What was he called....

Willy Billy
Billy Billy
Bill Billy
Will Billy

Wully Bully???

Ok...need to get onto work...just cracked me up...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

OK - time to get back to the normal goings on of this thread. Thank you all for indulging me ... The real Goof is back and ready to hit the scales tonight at my JC appointment...

Goof

Does this mean I can be sarcastic again? I was going thru withdrawal. Shakes and everything.

[3DisneyKids]

Ok....go refill your water or coffee or whatever cause this is gonna be a long one!

I have been keeping up and posting here and there, but while at the Cape I really couldn't put the time in that I usually do...so here goes...

First, I will update my casting call information since DWD is being so obsessive about it! :rotfl2: Seriously, thanks for doing this! You know I love you for it! You and your freakin' spreadsheets and all....(changes are in italics)


3DisneyKids
Real Life Name: Erika
Location: Maine
Family: married (11 years), 3 kids (son almost 9, daughter 7 and daughter 5; one dog named Bailee)
Occupation: College professor
Goals: Finish losing weight to get to a size 4 (currently made it to a 6); run a half marathon...maybe more!
Struggles: well, weight of course! Dealing with a body-building OCD perfectionist husband
Interesting facts: Lived in both Alaska and the Florida Keys researching the communication behaviors of marine mammals. I have been swimming with the dolphins countless times and while in Alaska, I swam in the wild with Humpback Whales. One of the few times I didn't feel huge! :lmao:
Inside story you want to share: You all know it all already!
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot for park, Space Mountain for ride, song--ok, so the first one I mentioned technically wasn't a Disney song, alright already. It was sorta Disney cause it was written by all of the Disney people, but for a non-Disney movie. It was what was playing at the time. My new answer to this is Strangers Like Me from Tarzan (performed by Phil Collins).
Anything else you want to add: Love that we have all gotten so close!





I am going to be offline tomorrow. Helping a friend who's inlaws have moved into assisted living but had a HUGE hoarding problem. A dumpster was delivered today and I am on the frist strike team. Wish me luck! I hear there are trails through the house that we can use, the rest is just packed.



You are such a hero for doing this! I have seen shows on hoarders...very scary stuff. Good luck...and yes, you have earned goddess status for this!

Oh and since I probably won't be able to post tomorrow I sent in my weight to Dawn and can't wait to share the news. The new meds they put my on for my vertigo is a strong diuretic, I am down 5 pounds from last week!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excite, that wasn't the easiest loose ever. Now the real work begins

HOLY COW! Do you know that I have only lost 5.5 pounds total since Feb. 14th!!! I am so so jealous...but my happiness for your overtakes the jealousy....good thing....:rotfl2:


I played the clarinet in junior high. Well, as you all know by now, I tend to screw around. We got the day out of school (awesome) to play in a parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show. While lined up, I guess I was a little bored. I start winging my "rented" clarinet up into the air like a baton. Wing. Catch. Wing. Catch. Wing. Drop.

Why does this story not surprise me???? :rotfl2:


WAIT A MINUTE. THIS IS A WEIGHT LOSS THREAD?
I think I'm in the wrong place.

You and me both, girlfriend...

Remember:

'A good friend will come bail you out of jail...
a true friend will be sitting next to you saying WE screwed up, but we had fun!'

This is a quote I have loved and lived by for years!


Adult toys should be stored in Tupperware...they do not go moldy...are not found with Fido's other chew toys...and what better way to keep them fresh until the next use...:rolleyes1

Adult toy parties and tupperware parties...too many jokes....brain overload...:lmao:

Thanks :)

I looked up that top online (we don't have Coldwater Creek here) and I really like the top - classic, elegant. It should look great with dark denim! :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear how it goes on Sunday!

Hi! I missed you when you joined us...we need the 411! As you can see, we let is all hang out here! (Yeah, it can get scary, too...all of that SBF hangin' out! :scared1: )

HI EVERYONE...I'M HOME!!!

DID YA MISS ME???? :yay: :yay:

TOTALLY missed you! I had to fend for myself against DWD! SO GLAD you had an awesome trip! Need more details, though!

Gained a little, but nothing"KAT -a- strophic"[/SIZE][/COLOR] :lmao: I crack me up.

HI LAR IOUS! Love it. Plagiarising it now....


Laundry awaits...and mail. YIKES the mail. :scared: I'd better go to the post office and pick it up...I understand that report cards were sent while we were away....:scared:

Can't wait for you to get caught up so you can come hang with us again!

I stole my purple back, btw....:rotfl:




So will he be joining us for dinner in December?

No, my brother will not be joining us. He works for ABC News in Manhatten, not for Disney directly down in FL.



Good point Kat. Too bad that's the process to find a good one. And Paula, you've come too far to get too down about this.

Totally agree. You are a superstar!

Vicki--so glad that you are back! Catch us up on your life when you can.

KAT--sorry about last night. AIM crashed on me and I was wiped, so I just went to bed.

SG--you still sick? Is it good sick (as in you don't want to eat anything sick and thus lose weight) or bad sick (where the only thing that makes you feel better is tons and tons and tons of carbs)?

Ok, I think that catches me up! Phew!

[goofyfan-12]

Does this mean I can be sarcastic again? I was going thru withdrawal. Shakes and everything.

Absolutely...

I hear the shakes pass in a day or two... sorry to have caused you pain, but the shaking should burn some calories right???

Erika - I am not quoting your incredibly long, can't believe I read the whole thing and didn't need a snack post... it was a great read though...

Goof

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Ok....go refill your water or coffee or whatever cause this is gonna be a long one!

I have been keeping up and posting here and there, but while at the Cape I really couldn't put the time in that I usually do...so here goes...

First, I will update my casting call information since DWD is being so obsessive about it! :rotfl2: Seriously, thanks for doing this! You know I love you for it! You and your freakin' spreadsheets and all....(changes are in italics)

It's about time you got with it. I don't remember approving your little "spring break."

And...you've been updated. You fish hugger.

I stole my purple back, btw....:rotfl:
[/B]

It that like bringing sexy back?

Absolutely...

but the shaking should burn some calories right???

Goof

Lets hope so. Since I don't subscribe to this newfangled idea of exercise. Idiots.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

believen - I see your here all the time now. Are you just trying to catch up with the last 100 pages? :flower3:

[3DisneyKids]

lol Paula-- I know! But I warned you that it was a long one! And the fact that you didn't have to snack during it...a victory for the day! :cool1:

DWD--don't ever stop being sarcastic! I couldn't take it! :faint:

Ok, back to work for a bit...(but the semester ends TOMORROW!) That doesn't mean that I am totally done with work as my online consulting goes all summer, but it is one huge chunk of my work that is done until Labor Day.

[born2bird]

Just stopping by to say Hi. I have to catch -up on all of the weekend hoopla. I do want to say, albeit a bit late, that I am really sorry things did not go well on Sunday, Paula. He is certainly the one missing out. Also, Welcome home, Erika.

I will be back this afternoon if work allows.

[3DisneyKids]

By the way, forgot to mention...

I ran 6 miles this morning! Goddess = me. :rotfl2:

[HockeyKat]

Kat - I am right there with you in the not trusting anyone but myself mentality. With the exception of my parents, my sister and a few close friends, I really don't open myself up to too many people. You all an exception to this rule mainly because of the relative anonymity of the online boards... My skin is not that thick so when I do decide to open up to someone new, more often than not I get hurt and the wall I have spent years building up to protect myself then gets a little higher and a little thicker.

Lately, I have been feeling like that wall is a prison wall cutting me off from the world instead of protecting me from it. In a lot of ways, my wieght is my buffer from the world. I can hide behind it when I want to be alone and yet still blame it for why I am alone. I know now that I can't expect society to change to fit my particular needs, but I know that I can change things about myself so that I will love me more. That is one of the biggest motivators I have right now.

Honestly, I am feeling better about what happened last night. He is a jerk and there are others out there. I have moved on to that point where I am more pissed off at letting myself get so attached to the idea of a relationship so early...

Paula

:hug: . It is so hard.

Lots to say to all of you, but I want to start with the important stuff first...

Paula...right here on the WISH Racing team we have a motto, and although it is meant for running, it applies to LIFE. Here it is:

Dead last finish is better than
Did Not Finish
which GREATLY trumps
Did not have the courage to start

YOU, my dear, had the courage to start! How many people can say that? How many people would like to meet someone or start dating but are too nervous to even begin the process? And the same goes with weight...how many overweight people are there who do not have the ability to look at their weight head on and decide to actually DO something about it????

You are so far ahead of the game when you look at it this way! You had the courage to start...and so many others don't even know where the line is.

Go ahead and get pissed! It helps! And of course, we are always here for a laugh or if you need one of us to start coming up with really great names to call him... :lmao:

What she said!! Love it.

Kat and Goof,
I read these words and started to feel a knot in my stomach because I can relate completely. I spent my highschoool life playing the "I'll hurt you before you can hurt me" game. Wanted to be liked/loved but as soon as I felt vulnerable, ran and would break up that relationship. Logically made no sense but internally felt that needed to be my defense. FF 16 years later...after 3 years of counseling...I began to reallyunderstand that starting in the defensive mode may not exactly be the healthiest for me.

Why did I choose Chad? Why did I continue to give excuses for him and yet hold me accountable for everythng? Was a part of me not happy with him but at the same time safe because he did not love me like I wanted to be loved and so...he could not hurt me at that core level because I was safe...I never really expected it. I could want it, long for it...but still never really believe it could happen with him. Chad was a safety for me..I knew where I stood...and where I didn't.

Goof, I also use my weight for a buffer. I knew I wanted something more...there had been other men who let me know thay were interested...but I was not ready...I said I was not ready to give up on my marriage...but the reality was probably I was not ready to believe in myself. So eat and eat....and never go to bars where someone could want me...never put myself in a place where I would have to face my owwn unhappiness...and then what happens...

I meet a man who doesn't see my weight...who doesn't hear my excuses but holds me accountable to myself...I think that Dan was who God intended me to be with and vice versa...but I had to be at the point in my life where I could accept love, fear nothing, want everything and believe I would have it.

I talked to DWD this weekend and told her that for the first time I am not afraid. I am secure in a relationship that to outsiders...has sooo many obstacles before it...yet...I never questioned anything. Dan travels so much for his job....last year when we were developing our relationship...we spent no more than 30 days ever seeing each other...and many of my friends were worried....he could have a woman in every city and truthfully...I would never have known.

But I never believed that....I believed in him implicitly and knew he was my soul mate. Looking at it from a critical eye...would have never given me the oportunity to know love...because now...I realize that anything I ever felt...was never this...never selfless...never truly open.

I understand where you guys are...and I am not judging at all...I just hope that someday...you too will believe that the good you truly deserve is only out there to be found when you decide you deserve the best. And make that your commitment to yourself. I can say that if Dan and I don't workout...I will have no regrets because I am finally blessed to know what it means to trust someone with my heart...and that gift is better than the angst and abrasiveness that i always used as a buffer and my ability to be an at arms length keeper...you can have your body held...but it is another dimensin to have your soul uplifted...

I care about you both and I understand even friends being kept at a distance...and although the annonimity that this board allows keeps us safe...but at the same time..it makes you even more special because you give your time and feelings to people you do not owe anything to.
:grouphug:

Dawn... this is an interesting perspective. Really. I am now thinking a lot about what you said and comparing it to my own life.

I have a few names for him already, but if I actually said them here, I'm sure I would get the thread shut down... remember - I work on a construction site and have a keen knowledge of the language used....

Thanks for the saying from the team site... I am putting a note up next to my desk as soon as I finish typing this...



Dawn - I know this is my issue to bear and I am thrilled when people I know find that happiness that we all are looking for and deserve. It is just so frustrating because I can't seem to find it for myself though. My weight prevents me from being what most men in society would think of as attractive and as a result of trying meet people and subsequently getting hurt, I now have all of this emotional baggage to carry around in addition to the extra pounds. When you think about it, I have one hell of a handicap when it comes to trying to meet someone. All I can do is pick myself up and try again because as Erika's saying goes:

Dead last finish is better than
Did Not Finish
which GREATLY trumps
Did not have the courage to start

I do have the courage to start and now I am working on the next step of finishing what I started...

OK - I'm done bellyaching now... time to get back to the normal goings on of this thread. Thank you all for indulging me in my fit of depression and loserdom... The real Goof is back and ready to hit the scales tonight at my JC appointment...

Goof

You are NOT a loser (except on the scales). And feel free to bellyache anytime!! That is what we are here for. Friends are for low times as well as high ones. :hug:



KAT--sorry about last night. AIM crashed on me and I was wiped, so I just went to bed.



No problem. I went to bed too. Had crazy dreams about getting held hostage at Disney. That is what I get for eating a 100 cal ice cream at 10:30PM, I guess!

[SeptemberGirl]

Good afternoon! Sorry not to have posted sooner - I went to bed last night and today I got my sick butt up and took myself to the gym. I still have the world's worst head cold ever, but at least I did something today. Now I just want some lunch and a nap! I will have lunch, at least!

Paula, that stinks. I think he's an idiot for not showing up to meet fabulous you, and I bet that's why he didn't. I bet it's not an emergency or anything at all to do with you, but just his stupid insecurities and issues and baggage that he let get in his way. So, I feel sorry for him that he missed out on spending time with you.

I love that you have hope, and that despite everything else, you still put yourself out there. And sometimes it hurts and sucks, and I know, because I have times when friends or potential friends hurt me so much I just want to take my ball and go home and never, ever, give another person a chance again. But, in the end, I don't. I cry and listen to some Billie Holiday and write, a lot, and drink some wine and cry some more, and then I get up and go on.

Hope is what keeps me going all the time. Now, this thread is a good example. I didn't come here for friends, but I found them. I believe more good things are out there, not just for me, but for you, too. And for all my friends here, because I see what good people you all are. And Kat, my friend, I have to respectfully say I do think you put yourself out there - at least halfway - or I never would have been so honest as I have been with you.

But that's the beauty of friendship. It can surprise you. And I think just maybe, even at our most cynical, we all share some sort of hope or belief in possibility, or we wouldn't be here, and we wouldn't be Disney fans.

But, hey, I could be wrong. Or it could be the cold medicine talking. Okay, gotta do my info for Liz, because my last one really sucked.

[goofyfan-12]

:hug: . It is so hard.



What she said!! Love it.



Dawn... this is an interesting perspective. Really. I am now thinking a lot about what you said and comparing it to my own life.



You are NOT a loser (except on the scales). And feel free to bellyache anytime!! That is what we are here for. Friends are for low times as well as high ones. :hug:



No problem. I went to bed too. Had crazy dreams about getting held hostage at Disney. That is what I get for eating a 100 cal ice cream at 10:30PM, I guess!

Being held hostage at Disney.... most people have freaky dreams when they eat late at night, but this is a new one...:rotfl2: :rotfl2: My own personal favorite was when I dreamt that I was giving George Clooney a tour of the Capitol. Nothing happened beyond that... (see I dream of George Clooney, but I don't know what to do with him... :rotfl2: )

Just stopping by to say Hi. I have to catch -up on all of the weekend hoopla. I do want to say, albeit a bit late, that I am really sorry things did not go well on Sunday, Paula. He is certainly the one missing out. Also, Welcome home, Erika.

I will be back this afternoon if work allows.
Thanks for the kind words... he pretty much is a bum to me. I'll send him one last e-mail tonight for closure, but I don't expect to hear from him again. His loss...

time for me to get back to work... have a great afternoon and I'll check back later...

Goof

[goofyfan-12]

Good afternoon! Sorry not to have posted sooner - I went to bed last night and today I got my sick butt up and took myself to the gym. I still have the world's worst head cold ever, but at least I did something today. Now I just want some lunch and a nap! I will have lunch, at least!

Paula, that stinks. I think he's an idiot for not showing up to meet fabulous you, and I bet that's why he didn't. I bet it's not an emergency or anything at all to do with you, but just his stupid insecurities and issues and baggage that he let get in his way. So, I feel sorry for him that he missed out on spending time with you.

I love that you have hope, and that despite everything else, you still put yourself out there. And sometimes it hurts and sucks, and I know, because I have times when friends or potential friends hurt me so much I just want to take my ball and go home and never, ever, give another person a chance again. But, in the end, I don't. I cry and listen to some Billie Holiday and write, a lot, and drink some wine and cry some more, and then I get up and go on.

Hope is what keeps me going all the time. Now, this thread is a good example. I didn't come here for friends, but I found them. I believe more good things are out there, not just for me, but for you, too. And for all my friends here, because I see what good people you all are. And Kat, my friend, I have to respectfully say I do think you put yourself out there - at least halfway - or I never would have been so honest as I have been with you.

But that's the beauty of friendship. It can surprise you. And I think just maybe, even at our most cynical, we all share some sort of hope or belief in possibility, or we wouldn't be here, and we wouldn't be Disney fans.

But, hey, I could be wrong. Or it could be the cold medicine talking. Okay, gotta do my info for Liz, because my last one really sucked.

You have a beautiful soul... I had almost forgotten how important hope is in life... Thank you for reminding me...

Paula

[DisneyWorld Delight]

My own personal favorite was when I dreamt that I was giving George Clooney a tour of the Capitol. Nothing happened beyond that... (see I dream of George Clooney, but I don't know what to do with him... :rotfl2: )

I can tell you it DOESN'T include a tour of the CAPITOL!!!!!

[DisneyWorld Delight]

By the way, forgot to mention...

I ran 6 miles this morning! Goddess = me. :rotfl2:

I can't believe your first race is this weekend!!! How exciting. I bet you are scared. But, you'll do fine! 6 miles, just because! You'll do great.

[goofyfan-12]

I can tell you it DOESN'T include a tour of the CAPITOL!!!!!

Like I said - who dreams of George Clooney and keep the situation to a strictly professional atmosphere???? Sometimes I am just a freak...:rotfl: :rotfl2:

Goof

[HockeyKat]

Good afternoon! Sorry not to have posted sooner - I went to bed last night and today I got my sick butt up and took myself to the gym. I still have the world's worst head cold ever, but at least I did something today. Now I just want some lunch and a nap! I will have lunch, at least!

Paula, that stinks. I think he's an idiot for not showing up to meet fabulous you, and I bet that's why he didn't. I bet it's not an emergency or anything at all to do with you, but just his stupid insecurities and issues and baggage that he let get in his way. So, I feel sorry for him that he missed out on spending time with you.

I love that you have hope, and that despite everything else, you still put yourself out there. And sometimes it hurts and sucks, and I know, because I have times when friends or potential friends hurt me so much I just want to take my ball and go home and never, ever, give another person a chance again. But, in the end, I don't. I cry and listen to some Billie Holiday and write, a lot, and drink some wine and cry some more, and then I get up and go on.

Hope is what keeps me going all the time. Now, this thread is a good example. I didn't come here for friends, but I found them. I believe more good things are out there, not just for me, but for you, too. And for all my friends here, because I see what good people you all are. And Kat, my friend, I have to respectfully say I do think you put yourself out there - at least halfway - or I never would have been so honest as I have been with you.

But that's the beauty of friendship. It can surprise you. And I think just maybe, even at our most cynical, we all share some sort of hope or belief in possibility, or we wouldn't be here, and we wouldn't be Disney fans.

But, hey, I could be wrong. Or it could be the cold medicine talking. Okay, gotta do my info for Liz, because my last one really sucked.

Thanks!!! :hug: That really does mean a lot. I am trying harder as part of my campaign to not be fat anymore, to be truer to myself and reach out to people. Some of my recent experiences have also forced me to do so, and I am forever grateful to all of you in my life who have made it feel safe and comfortable rather than scary. :hug:

I am sort of down today, for some reason. I think it's the crummy weather. But hey, we are on our 3rd inch of rain in the last 24 hours, and we really need the rain here, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

In other news... there is a possibility that Mr Kat might get laid off this week. His company has a "big announcement" that they canceled a somewhat major management/incentive related trip so that everyone can be in town to hear it. We will be okay if this happens, but it would certainly not be a good thing.

[born2bird]

By the way, forgot to mention...

I ran 6 miles this morning! Goddess = me. :rotfl2:

:worship: You are going to great this Sunday. What are you worried about? Goddess = YOU, no doubt. I am going to try to repeat my 4 miler tonight to see if it stuck or if it was just a fluke.


I just got back from the house that I am helping clean, an hour away and it is 10:45. I got there about 10 this morning and we worked straigh through to 1 and then again until 6. Went and had dinner with their parents and then unpacked some things in their new place, washed the dishes etc. I have never and I mean Never seen a house of a hoarder. It was absolutely shocking the amount of crap, filth and junk that could accumulate in one house. My friend told me that there were trails through the house, I didn't expect them to be shoulder height. OMG it was intense

Anyway, showered and sitting down for now and then off to bed.

You are such a great friend to help with such a HUGE project. It is sad to think that someone actually lived in that house.

HI EVERYONE...I'M HOME!!!

DID YA MISS ME???? :yay: :yay:

Well - we're back. Had a great trip - ate, drank, and...ate some more. Definitely in vacation mode! Gained a little, but nothing "KAT -a- strophic" :lmao: I crack me up. I think Kat had set the bar pretty high on her last trip to Disney...couldn't quite achieve that status! :worship:

:lmao:.... KAt -a-strophic. Poor, Kat.Welcome home!!

So...what would it take for you to feel guilty about all your *bad choices* while on vacation? Could it be the mega calories from the food/alcohol consumption? Could it possibly be the fact that your gym clothes were neatly packed in your suitcase, but never touched? Could it be knowing that Erika is out running like Forrest Gump every day, and the only sprinting I'm doing is to cut off some little kid in line for Test Track? Or could it possibly be the fact that as you are awaiting your order of egg rolls outside China, YOUR TRAINER FROM THE GYM WALKS UP BEHIND YOU AND SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF YOU! :eek: Yes, that's right. Thursday afternoon, after I've managed to eat and drink my way rather blissfully thru the week, there she is. Miss Picture of Fitness sneaking up behind me. :scared: ah well - I just look at it as job security for her!! :rotfl2:

That is hysterical! What were the chances of her running into you?!


SO - I've been gone just over a week - and OMG! Our little family has grown again! I've got some catching up to do! :goodvibes ...and am I to understand that Grumpy isn't our only guy now?

Laundry awaits...and mail. YIKES the mail. :scared: I'd better go to the post office and pick it up...I understand that report cards were sent while we were away....:scared:

Good luck getting back into the routine of real life. I hate those first couple of days after a vacation.


Ok, I am going to put myself out there a bit here, so be gentle, please.

I guess I am a cynic. 8 jobs, 3 layoffs, multiple betrayals and breakups later (including friendships), at 32, I don't trust anyone but myself. I do love my husband, don't get me wrong, but if he decided tomorrow that I am not worth his time, I will hide in a hole for a while, lick my wounds, brush myself off, and get back out there. Same with my job. I assume that sometime in the next year or two, my bank will merge with another, or decide I am expendable, and I will be out on my ear.

I live my life assuming that the worst is going to happen to me, and am surprised when things go well. Maybe that has kept me from some good opportunities, but it has certainly helped with my coping skills.

I am a person who feels too much, and it just winds up hurting me, so I have build up a thick hard shell. You can get underneath, but you darn well better be worth it.

I think we all have to do whatever it takes to get through the day and if that means being cautious with our hearts than so be it. At least you are aware of your defense mechanism and I am sure that if a great opportunity or chance for a fantastic friendship were to come your way, you are bright enough and self-aware enough to notice.


Hope is what keeps me going all the time. Now, this thread is a good example. I didn't come here for friends, but I found them. I believe more good things are out there, not just for me, but for you, too. And for all my friends here, because I see what good people you all are. And Kat, my friend, I have to respectfully say I do think you put yourself out there - at least halfway - or I never would have been so honest as I have been with you.

But that's the beauty of friendship. It can surprise you. And I think just maybe, even at our most cynical, we all share some sort of hope or belief in possibility, or we wouldn't be here, and we wouldn't be Disney fans.

But, hey, I could be wrong. Or it could be the cold medicine talking. Okay, gotta do my info for Liz, because my last one really sucked.

Thank you for this. You have such great insight.

Like I said - who dreams of George Clooney and keep the situation to a strictly professional atmosphere???? Sometimes I am just a freak...:rotfl: :rotfl2:

Goof

:sad2: I have no words...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Thanks!!! :hug: That really does mean a lot. I am trying harder as part of my campaign to not be fat anymore, to be truer to myself and reach out to people. Some of my recent experiences have also forced me to do so, and I am forever grateful to all of you in my life who have made it feel safe and comfortable rather than scary. :hug:

I am sort of down today, for some reason. I think it's the crummy weather. But hey, we are on our 3rd inch of rain in the last 24 hours, and we really need the rain here, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

In other news... there is a possibility that Mr Kat might get laid off this week. His company has a "big announcement" that they canceled a somewhat major management/incentive related trip so that everyone can be in town to hear it. We will be okay if this happens, but it would certainly not be a good thing.

Kat, sorry your down today. You have a few reasons. 1. Monday 2. Rain
3. Unknown "big announcement" thats enough to make anyone feel down.

Take 2 hugs:hug::hug: , tell someone (Jeff) off, buy some lipgloss (pink, not red), and call me if you don't get better.

[3DisneyKids]

Ummmm....Jeff is mine, not hers... :rotfl2: And you call yourself keeper of the cast! Ha! She doesn't need to tell HIM off...(unless of course it would make her feel better and then I will loan him out whenever! :lmao: )

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Jeff is her arch enemy at work. REMEMBER? Duh!

[3DisneyKids]

Jeff is her arch enemy at work. REMEMBER? Duh!

:worship: :worship: :worship: Goddess of the lists....cast and arch enemies! :worship: :worship: :worship:

[3DisneyKids]

:worship: You are going to great this Sunday. What are you worried about? Goddess = YOU, no doubt. I am going to try to repeat my 4 miler tonight to see if it stuck or if it was just a fluke.




Kim--thought I would share this with you...I posted this on my team thread earlier. (By the way, have you considered joining one of the WISH racing teams?) Anyway, good luck with your 4 miler! I bet you can do it! :goodvibes

From other thread:

I am just doing my first race this coming Sunday. I have no idea why I am such a chicken about it. I think I have impostor complex when it comes to running. I have only been running for just over 3 months and I keep feeling that eventually my body will catch on and say, "Wait a minute....we don't run....what are you thinking???" and I won't even be able to run a half a mile.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

:worship: :worship: :worship: Goddess of the lists....cast and arch enemies! :worship: :worship: :worship:

(whispering- Gosh, I hope his name really is Jeff. That'd suck after declaring it so, wouldn't it:worried:)

[HockeyKat]

Hehehe... his name is definitely Jeff. I am not pissed at him today, though. His "indiscretion" of Friday has been duly reported to my management.

Today, we have major production problems. Whee. I thought it was awfully quiet this morning, so of course the bottom fell out at 3PM. The implications will likely mean the rest of the week is going to suck too.


Erika, you are a goddess. DWD, you are even more of a goddess for remembering arch enemies!

I will take the hugs... not the lip gloss though (have to keep my girly self under wraps!! :laughing: ).

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I will take the hugs... not the lip gloss though (have to keep my girly self under wraps!! :laughing: ).

Yeah. Show no mercy to the guys at hockey.

[believen]

believen - I see your here all the time now. Are you just trying to catch up with the last 100 pages? :flower3:

I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

Paula - Honey, i'm so sorry, but you are better off! No jerks needed!

Paula, Dawn, Kat, (and everyone else..)... i seriously some days when i sit here and read the words that we all write, i feel like someone crawled into my head and spilled my emotions out across this board just in someone elses words. It's eerie to me how people can understand and feel such similar feelings....

Erika - for the love, if you don't stop running like that you are going to DIS-A-PPEAR

Uhoh, i must have been a very bad chicken... my name isn't even LISTED on the cast list... i better send dwd my info.... :rolleyes1

[goofyfan-12]

I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki

Vicki - I am so sorry for your loss, but I am happy to hear that you think the kids are in good hands. We are here if you need us...

Paula - Honey, i'm so sorry, but you are better off! No jerks needed!

Paula, Dawn, Kat, (and everyone else..)... i seriously some days when i sit here and read the words that we all write, i feel like someone crawled into my head and spilled my emotions out across this board just in someone elses words. It's eerie to me how people can understand and feel such similar feelings....

I agree - this feeling of knowing that I am not alone in my neurosis is just scary...

Erika - for the love, if you don't stop running like that you are going to DIS-A-PPEAR

Uhoh, i must have been a very bad chicken... my name isn't even LISTED on the cast list... i better send dwd my info.... :rolleyes1

cast list, bad chicken or not - you are part of this bunch...

Goof

PS - still no reply from the jerk... (not that I am really expecting one at this point...)

[3DisneyKids]

I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki

Thanks for the quick update. Sorry for the loss of your sister-in-law, but I guess if there is a silver lining here, it was that everyone was able to say goodbye and hopefully she went in peace. I am sure that you will continue to be an amazing aunt to the three kids...and if they are meant to be with you, it will happen in its own time.


Erika - for the love, if you don't stop running like that you are going to DIS-A-PPEAR

Uhoh, i must have been a very bad chicken... my name isn't even LISTED on the cast list... i better send dwd my info.... :rolleyes1

HA! Not a chance...I never lose! :confused:

[3DisneyKids]

For those who are fans of the podcast....Webmaster Pete (Owner of the DISboards) just posted this:

I'm sorry to have to tell everyone, but Bob Varley passed away this afternoon.

We postponed todays show because Bob wasn't feeling well, he thought he had food poisoning. When his wife Diana came home from work, she found him in their bedroom and he had apparently been dead for a few hours.

That's all we know right now - all of us are heading over to their house to be whatever comfort we can to Diana and Brian. I'll update everyone as we find out more, but I ask that you all please keep Diana, Brian and the rest of Bob's family in your thoughts and prayers.

We've all lost a wonderful friend - a friend whose presence can never be replaced, and whose memory I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.

Pete

[HockeyKat]

That's too bad E.

Man, what a horrendous crap-fest of a day. The bottom seriously, seriously fell out of our app at 3PM and is still fubar. I was on a problem call from 3-7:15, left for hockey, and got back on the call from 9PM-11PM. And I get to be in Wilson, NC (about an hour from here) at 8AM to spend my day wearing a fire-fighting hat.

However, they did fire my coworker after all. Spent some time basically going la-la-la while she was obviously being stood over and packed up her desk. I feel bad for the girl, but she really wasn't the right person for the job and had accomplished exactly zero in the 6 mos she has been here. We are sooo swamped all the time that everyone really has to pull their weight.

My hockey team won, but I pulled a groin muscle (which, doesn't feel very good at all).

Off to get some ice and a snack. Hope everyone else had a better day than me!!

[3DisneyKids]

:rotfl2: fubar.....haven't heard that in YEARS!

[goofyfan-12]

Good morning everyone.... wakey wakey.....

It is too quiet on this thread today... me no likey...

Anyways - I have good news... despite the events of Sunday night thanks to a certain jerk, I lost 3.5 pounds this week.... I am so freakin happy because it is the first measurable loss in about 6 weeks it seems like...

I feel like I have turned a corner and am ready to take on the task of losing the next 35 pounds....

Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Goof

[goofyfan-12]

thought of you when I saw this in a card shop over the weekend...

Enjoy -
Goof

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh177/goofygal-12/goddess.jpg

ps - not sure why it is coming in sideways... it shows the right way in my photobucket album...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki

I'm glad your here in full force again!

Paula - Honey, i'm so sorry, but you are better off! No jerks needed!

Paula, Dawn, Kat, (and everyone else..)... i seriously some days when i sit here and read the words that we all write, i feel like someone crawled into my head and spilled my emotions out across this board just in someone elses words. It's eerie to me how people can understand and feel such similar feelings....

Erika - for the love, if you don't stop running like that you are going to DIS-A-PPEAR

Uhoh, i must have been a very bad chicken... my name isn't even LISTED on the cast list... i better send dwd my info.... :rolleyes1

I can't believe I left you off the cast list! I'm sorry. I will fix right away. I think I lost control with the newbies, the non renewals the random posters...

That's too bad E.

Man, what a horrendous crap-fest of a day. The bottom seriously, seriously fell out of our app at 3PM and is still fubar. I was on a problem call from 3-7:15, left for hockey, and got back on the call from 9PM-11PM. And I get to be in Wilson, NC (about an hour from here) at 8AM to spend my day wearing a fire-fighting hat.

However, they did fire my coworker after all. Spent some time basically going la-la-la while she was obviously being stood over and packed up her desk. I feel bad for the girl, but she really wasn't the right person for the job and had accomplished exactly zero in the 6 mos she has been here. We are sooo swamped all the time that everyone really has to pull their weight.

My hockey team won, but I pulled a groin muscle (which, doesn't feel very good at all).

Off to get some ice and a snack. Hope everyone else had a better day than me!!

Kat, what was the bid announcement at DH's job?

Good morning everyone.... wakey wakey.....

It is too quiet on this thread today... me no likey...

Anyways - I have good news... despite the events of Sunday night thanks to a certain jerk, I lost 3.5 pounds this week.... I am so freakin happy because it is the first measurable loss in about 6 weeks it seems like...

I feel like I have turned a corner and am ready to take on the task of losing the next 35 pounds....

Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Goof

Congrats on the 3.5 LOSS!! whoop whoop

I am very sad that Bob died. I know I had never met him, but the dynamics on the Podcast are so great, the loss is just hard for me. So, probably not going to post alot today.

And...my husband is here in the office working with me, which means, busy busy busy

[MaMabearJo]

yeah... I guess...

maybe tomorrow I will see that silver lining, but right now, I feel like crap because this just sucks...

thanks though..
Goof I know I might be a little behind in saying this but he is a jerk, and coward, and other bad words we can not say on here. He is the one who is missing out on meeting a wonderful person. Don't let it get you to down there are wonderful men out there, it just may take a few hard hits to find mister right. Hold strong and here a hug :hug:

By the way, forgot to mention...

I ran 6 miles this morning! Goddess = me. :rotfl2: WONDERFUL WONDERFUL, I hope some day to run a mile, but right now I will stick with walking, I have been going everyday, my butt & legs really feel it. It sounds like you have a race this weekend, good luck..:)

Thanks!!! :hug: That really does mean a lot. I am trying harder as part of my campaign to not be fat anymore, to be truer to myself and reach out to people. Some of my recent experiences have also forced me to do so, and I am forever grateful to all of you in my life who have made it feel safe and comfortable rather than scary. :hug:

I am sort of down today, for some reason. I think it's the crummy weather. But hey, we are on our 3rd inch of rain in the last 24 hours, and we really need the rain here, so I guess I shouldn't complain.

In other news... there is a possibility that Mr Kat might get laid off this week. His company has a "big announcement" that they canceled a somewhat major management/incentive related trip so that everyone can be in town to hear it. We will be okay if this happens, but it would certainly not be a good thing. Thinking about you, hope all is ok....

For those who are fans of the podcast....Webmaster Pete (Owner of the DISboards) just posted this:

I'm sorry to have to tell everyone, but Bob Varley passed away this afternoon.

We postponed todays show because Bob wasn't feeling well, he thought he had food poisoning. When his wife Diana came home from work, she found him in their bedroom and he had apparently been dead for a few hours.

That's all we know right now - all of us are heading over to their house to be whatever comfort we can to Diana and Brian. I'll update everyone as we find out more, but I ask that you all please keep Diana, Brian and the rest of Bob's family in your thoughts and prayers.

We've all lost a wonderful friend - a friend whose presence can never be replaced, and whose memory I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.

Pete I have never listened to the pod, but I know you are a huge fan. Sorry to hear of his passing. :hug:


Boy you guys sure talk fast on here, I don't boot up for a day or so and there are 8 pages of post. I love catching up though.

Daughter Sara was extremely busy with soccer last weekend, they played Friday night 1 game, Sat - 4 games - Sun 2 games. There team took third overall. She was really beat Sunday night. Her traveling team has tournaments this coming up weekend. They are a good group of girls been together for 6 years.

I was able to get some yard work done over the weekend inbetween games and rain. After my paperwork is done I need to get out there and cut my raspberries down today it is actucally a nice day out, just a little chilly.

Both my daughters are going to prom this year one with her boyfriend and the other with a really good friend Treyner ( yes Dawns boy) he had called her last week so they are going with a group and I know they will have a wonderful time. We had to go find jewerly and shoes to complete her dress.

My weight is moving down, I have been walking everyday and I figure after about a month of walking I will move into weights, I need to get my body ready for that. I did see the doctor again yesterday they had some last testings to talk about. She told me besides being pre-diabetic, I have an out of control insulin level. She wanted to put me on some meds that would help get them to normal, but I asked her if she would give me 3 months to try and do it on my own. She agreed, but I have to follow her orders. I must find a diet plan that works for me, but only allow 10- 12 carbs a day, I have to excersise everyday at least 30 mins. She really stressed how important this is, because I could have some serious problems in next few years... O

I told my husband, I alway new I was overweight and way out of control on my bad eating habits, but getting told you have no choice is a tough cookie to swallow...

I really want to make a better effort on getting on line and getting to know each of you better. I feel bad when I don't participate, and I look forward to reading about everyone 's up's and down's in life. I just need to come out and be more open, I sometimes just don't know when to jump in and chat. Ok, sorry I am rambling now.

everyone have a great day... jodi

[AKASnowWhite]

As for the date... he never showed.... not sure what happened...

So sorry Paula! :hug: You know, he may have gotten cold feet and changed his mind, which is understandable - but his behavior was downright rude, which is SO not cool :sad2:


I stole my purple back, btw....:rotfl:

No surprises there! I woulda done the same thing! :goodvibes

It that like bringing sexy back?
OMG! That's exactly what I started singing....I stole my purple back...those other guys don't know where it's at...:laughing:

I am just doing my first race this coming Sunday. I have no idea why I am such a chicken about it. I think I have impostor complex when it comes to running. I have only been running for just over 3 months and I keep feeling that eventually my body will catch on and say, "Wait a minute....we don't run....what are you thinking???" and I won't even be able to run a half a mile.

You CAN do it. And you WILL do it. I have some tips/personal experiences to share with you though...

I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

ME TOO!!! :rolleyes1

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...

I'm so sorry for your families loss....:grouphug:


Trying to catch up is tricky! :scared: Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday....I have to go to PT today (I AM SO SICK OF PT! :headache: It just takes up too much time!!! :sad2:

[MaMabearJo]

thought of you when I saw this in a card shop over the weekend...

Enjoy -
Goof

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh177/goofygal-12/goddess.jpg

ps - not sure why it is coming in sideways... it shows the right way in my photobucket album...
I just send that card to my girlfriend of 34 years who lives in Seattle yesterday.

Believen: Sorry for your loss, I am very close to my sister Inlaw.

[goofyfan-12]

I know I might be a little behind in saying this but he is a jerk, and coward, and other bad words we can not say on here. He is the one who is missing out on meeting a wonderful person. Don't let it get you to down there are wonderful men out there, it just may take a few hard hits to find mister right. Hold strong and here a hug :hug:

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL, I hope some day to run a mile, but right now I will stick with walking, I have been going everyday, my butt & legs really feel it. It sounds like you have a race this weekend, good luck..:)

Thinking about you, hope all is ok....

I have never listened to the pod, but I know you are a huge fan. Sorry to hear of his passing. :hug:


Boy you guys sure talk fast on here, I don't boot up for a day or so and there are 8 pages of post. I love catching up though.

Daughter Sara was extremely busy with soccer last weekend, they played Friday night 1 game, Sat - 4 games - Sun 2 games. There team took third overall. She was really beat Sunday night. Her traveling team has tournaments this coming up weekend. They are a good group of girls been together for 6 years.

I was able to get some yard work done over the weekend inbetween games and rain. After my paperwork is done I need to get out there and cut my raspberries down today it is actucally a nice day out, just a little chilly.

Both my daughters are going to prom this year one with her boyfriend and the other with a really good friend Treyner ( yes Dawns boy) he had called her last week so they are going with a group and I know they will have a wonderful time. We had to go find jewerly and shoes to complete her dress.

My weight is moving down, I have been walking everyday and I figure after about a month of walking I will move into weights, I need to get my body ready for that. I did see the doctor again yesterday they had some last testings to talk about. She told me besides being pre-diabetic, I have an out of control insulin level. She wanted to put me on some meds that would help get them to normal, but I asked her if she would give me 3 months to try and do it on my own. She agreed, but I have to follow her orders. I must find a diet plan that works for me, but only allow 10- 12 carbs a day, I have to excersise everyday at least 30 mins. She really stressed how important this is, because I could have some serious problems in next few years... O

I told my husband, I alway new I was overweight and way out of control on my bad eating habits, but getting told you have no choice is a tough cookie to swallow...

I really want to make a better effort on getting on line and getting to know each of you better. I feel bad when I don't participate, and I look forward to reading about everyone 's up's and down's in life. I just need to come out and be more open, I sometimes just don't know when to jump in and chat. Ok, sorry I am rambling now.

everyone have a great day... jodi


Jodi -

I am so proud of you for taking your health issues to heart and taking charge. You will do what you need to do in order to take care of yourself. We are all here to help you in whatever support you need and we won't let you fail. Just think of all the improvements you have made already. Before long, you won't even think about your old habits because you will be focusing on the new ones.

Stay strong -
Goof

[MaMabearJo]

Thanks Paula, you don't know how much I appriecate your friendship. My journey in life has alway been interesting. This kick in the butt is just what I needed to add another chapter. Love to ya Jodi

[Dizneydawn]

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!
I am soo glad you are able to be a more active participant here...and I am pleased you could see the benefit of this band of rebels..even if you were not able to join in always before.:lovestruc
I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki
Sorry about your loss...but peace is her gain...we will listen to your feelings at any time..
For those who are fans of the podcast....Webmaster Pete (Owner of the DISboards) just posted this:

I'm sorry to have to tell everyone, but Bob Varley passed away this afternoon.

We postponed todays show because Bob wasn't feeling well, he thought he had food poisoning. When his wife Diana came home from work, she found him in their bedroom and he had apparently been dead for a few hours.

That's all we know right now - all of us are heading over to their house to be whatever comfort we can to Diana and Brian. I'll update everyone as we find out more, but I ask that you all please keep Diana, Brian and the rest of Bob's family in your thoughts and prayers.

We've all lost a wonderful friend - a friend whose presence can never be replaced, and whose memory I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.

Pete
I was a part time listener and still shocked by this...it is such a wake up call to not poo-poo our health or of those we love...how old was he?
Good morning everyone.... wakey wakey.....

It is too quiet on this thread today... me no likey...
Lookey at her...she is feeling sassy! Her writing is even lighter..
Anyways - I have good news... despite the events of Sunday night thanks to a certain jerk, I lost 3.5 pounds this week.... I am so freakin happy because it is the first measurable loss in about 6 weeks it seems like...
I am sooo excited and proud of you...you are back on track and proof that falling off the wagon does not mean that we have to fall behind the wagon...we can run along next to it until we can jump back on...
I feel like I have turned a corner and am ready to take on the task of losing the next 35 pounds....

Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Goof



Both my daughters are going to prom this year one with her boyfriend and the other with a really good friend Treyner ( yes Dawns boy) he had called her last week so they are going with a group and I know they will have a wonderful time. We had to go find jewerly and shoes to complete her dress.
Yeah....I am so excited for that night and the fact will be that they will have a no issue...no drama night of fun...that is what PROM should be...:banana:
My weight is moving down, I have been walking everyday and I figure after about a month of walking I will move into weights, I need to get my body ready for that. I did see the doctor again yesterday they had some last testings to talk about. She told me besides being pre-diabetic, I have an out of control insulin level. She wanted to put me on some meds that would help get them to normal, but I asked her if she would give me 3 months to try and do it on my own. She agreed, but I have to follow her orders. I must find a diet plan that works for me, but only allow 10- 12 carbs a day, I have to excersise everyday at least 30 mins. She really stressed how important this is, because I could have some serious problems in next few years... O

I told my husband, I alway new I was overweight and way out of control on my bad eating habits, but getting told you have no choice is a tough cookie to swallow...

I really want to make a better effort on getting on line and getting to know each of you better. I feel bad when I don't participate, and I look forward to reading about everyone 's up's and down's in life. I just need to come out and be more open, I sometimes just don't know when to jump in and chat. Ok, sorry I am rambling now.

everyone have a great day... jodi


Jodi...I am so glad you are able to get this into your life plan...you deserve to take care of yourself....I am proud of you...:love:

Update...
I was in the hospital last night again...white and red cells in the urineand the catscan showed a cyst now on the right kidney...blood pressure was high which fro me was not normal...I am making an appointment today for the Mayo Clinic...

Good news...I am down to 250.3 as of this morning...followed Jodi's lead and cut out the pop...and I wa not a huge drinker but did have about 1 a day the last few weeks...and I stopped eating the fast food I had been turning back to...:woohoo:

[DisneyWorld Delight]

BrcsDisneyPrncs
Real Life Name: Stacey
Location: NY
Family: Soon to be Hubby Bruce
Occupation: Benefits Coordinator
Goals: lose 100ish pounds, be happy and content with myself
Struggles: weight, stress
Interesting facts: how many benefits coordinators do YOU know with a degree in Recombinant Gene Technology.... thats right, i'm cool
Inside story you want to share: maybe later...
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: MK, Pirates!

Stacey/Princess/Bride - you have been added. Again, sorry for the screwup. And you are COOL - Recombinant Gene Technology. (I don't even know what that means! ha)

And if you guys see I'm missing another member, let me know!

[3DisneyKids]

Good morning everyone.... wakey wakey.....

It is too quiet on this thread today... me no likey...

ME EITHER!

Anyways - I have good news... despite the events of Sunday night thanks to a certain jerk, I lost 3.5 pounds this week.... I am so freakin happy because it is the first measurable loss in about 6 weeks it seems like...

I feel like I have turned a corner and am ready to take on the task of losing the next 35 pounds....

Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Goof

HOLY SMOKES! AWESOME! WOO HOO FOR YOU! I am so proud of you! And doesn't this just completely ERASE jerk-face?? What a victory for you!



Kat, what was the bid announcement at DH's job?

Yeah, inquiring minds want to know!

Congrats on the 3.5 LOSS!! whoop whoop

I am very sad that Bob died. I know I had never met him, but the dynamics on the Podcast are so great, the loss is just hard for me. So, probably not going to post alot today.


I know that Liz and I are on the same page when it comes to the podcast. If you are not listening to the podcast, then you are missing the very best part of the DIS. And that this happened so suddenly...well, it has really rocked out little podcast community. The loss is hard, as Liz said....and strange since we never met him...yet, I have never "met" any of you either and I would be devastated if something happened to any of you. :grouphug:

, I hope some day to run a mile, but right now I will stick with walking, I have been going everyday, my butt & legs really feel it. It sounds like you have a race this weekend, good luck..:) [/B]

Awesome news Jodi! I am SO SO SO PROUD of you for sticking with it and really making the commitment to improve your life. And walking everyday?!?! Look at you go! :goodvibes As others have said...we are definitely here for you and will help and support in any way we can.


My weight is moving down, I have been walking everyday and I figure after about a month of walking I will move into weights, I need to get my body ready for that. I did see the doctor again yesterday they had some last testings to talk about. She told me besides being pre-diabetic, I have an out of control insulin level. She wanted to put me on some meds that would help get them to normal, but I asked her if she would give me 3 months to try and do it on my own. She agreed, but I have to follow her orders. I must find a diet plan that works for me, but only allow 10- 12 carbs a day, I have to excersise everyday at least 30 mins. She really stressed how important this is, because I could have some serious problems in next few years... O[/COLOR][/B]

Is this 10-12 GRAMS of carbs per day???? B/c that is likely impossible, as most things at least have traces of carbs. Even Atkins allows for 30-40 grams.






You CAN do it. And you WILL do it. I have some tips/personal experiences to share with you though...

Well then SHARE! Cause I am freaking out here!


Trying to catch up is tricky! :scared: Hope everyone is having a good Tuesday....I have to go to PT today (I AM SO SICK OF PT! :headache: It just takes up too much time!!! :sad2:

Sorry you are in PT Hell. :hug: How much longer? And how is the rest of your training? And when will we get the full trip report? And I stole my purple back yet again...:rotfl2:

[MaMabearJo]

HOLY SMOKES! AWESOME! WOO HOO FOR YOU! I am so proud of you! And doesn't this just completely ERASE jerk-face?? What a victory for you!




I know that Liz and I are on the same page when it comes to the podcast. If you are not listening to the podcast, then you are missing the very best part of the DIS. And that this happened so suddenly...well, it has really rocked out little podcast community. The loss is hard, as Liz said....and strange since we never met him...yet, I have never "met" any of you either and I would be devastated if something happened to any of you. :grouphug:





Sorry you are in PT Hell. :hug: How much longer? And how is the rest of your training? And when will we get the full trip report? And I stole my purple back yet again...:rotfl2:

Not sure why I can't quote where you wrote back to me, but I will put it here. I almost fell off my chair when she said the 10-12/day carbs. She must have seen my expression so this is what she wrote down for me.
15gm=1 carb or example if 1 slice of bread has 17gm equals 1 carb for the day. An example of a meal would be:

B
1 toast 1
egg
1 cup milk (skim) 1
1 Tsp. Peanut butter 1/2

L
Turkey Sand. 1
Apple 1
1 cup carrots (free)

D
1 baked potato 2
1 pork chop
1 cup milk 1
1 corn (starch) 2
1 cup broccoli (free) _______
9 1/2 Carbs
Snack : Have 2 left over

Does it make sense this is how she explained it...:confused3

[3DisneyKids]

Not sure why I can't quote where you wrote back to me, but I will put it here. I almost fell off my chair when she said the 10-12/day carbs. She must have seen my expression so this is what she wrote down for me.
15gm=1 carb or example if 1 slice of bread has 17gm equals 1 carb for the day. An example of a meal would be:

B
1 toast 1
egg
1 cup milk (skim) 1
1 Tsp. Peanut butter 1/2

L
Turkey Sand. 1
Apple 1
1 cup carrots (free)

D
1 baked potato 2
1 pork chop
1 cup milk 1
1 corn (starch) 2
1 cup broccoli (free) _______
9 1/2 Carbs
Snack : Have 2 left over

Does it make sense this is how she explained it...:confused3

PHEW! Yeah, that makes total sense. And it seems doable. Let us know how it works out!

[MaMabearJo]

PHEW! Yeah, that makes total sense. And it seems doable. Let us know how it works out!


Hopefully it will go ok, I just have to think about it a little. I am off for awhile got to finish a letter to an ex-subcontractor. Check in later...

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Subbing in
I can't wait to read more but I have to get ready for work maybe I will be on later tonight!

[goofyfan-12]

Not sure why I can't quote where you wrote back to me, but I will put it here. I almost fell off my chair when she said the 10-12/day carbs. She must have seen my expression so this is what she wrote down for me.
15gm=1 carb or example if 1 slice of bread has 17gm equals 1 carb for the day. An example of a meal would be:

B
1 toast 1
egg
1 cup milk (skim) 1
1 Tsp. Peanut butter 1/2

L
Turkey Sand. 1
Apple 1
1 cup carrots (free)

D
1 baked potato 2
1 pork chop
1 cup milk 1
1 corn (starch) 2
1 cup broccoli (free) _______
9 1/2 Carbs
Snack : Have 2 left over

Does it make sense this is how she explained it...:confused3

This is actually very similar to the Jenny Craig diet I am following. In all, I think I only have between 10 - 12 servings of carbs per day. Once you get used to the idea that carbs are not snacks you should find that this is very doable. Fruits and veggies will be your new best friends. The other thing I do is chose my carbs carefully, so that I am getting all of the yumminess I can. I love a good french bread, so that is my one carb splurge of the week and I plan a piece in to my diet for Sunday brunch.

Hang in there, you cut way back on your diet soda intake and survived so you will be able to make these adjustments as well. You can do it!!!!

goof

[goofyfan-12]

Subbing in
I can't wait to read more but I have to get ready for work maybe I will be on later tonight!

Welcome to the party... Jump right in when you get a chance...

this is a great bunch to hang out with...

Goof

[born2bird]

Kim--thought I would share this with you...I posted this on my team thread earlier. (By the way, have you considered joining one of the WISH racing teams?) Anyway, good luck with your 4 miler! I bet you can do it! :goodvibes

did it...:woohoo: wanted to die but I did it!! Thank you for the words of encouragement!! I have considered joining one of the WISH race teams but I feel like everyone is so out of my league.

From other thread:

I am just doing my first race this coming Sunday. I have no idea why I am such a chicken about it. I think I have impostor complex when it comes to running. I have only been running for just over 3 months and I keep feeling that eventually my body will catch on and say, "Wait a minute....we don't run....what are you thinking???" and I won't even be able to run a half a mile.

Imposter complex...that is it EXACTLY!!! I can't wrap my head around the thought that I am running. Grant it, I stll don't like it but I am doing it.

I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

Nothing a roll of duct tape and a lockable closet couldn't take care of :laughing:

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!

I find it amazing that so many of us here have so much in common aside from the weight issues. My friends outside of this thread do not share so many commonalities. It is comforting to know there are people out there who uinderstand.

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki

I am so sory for your loss. It must be a relief for you to know that their dad is there for them. I can not imagine what they must be going through. Thankfully they have you even if it isn't on a fulltime basis.

For those who are fans of the podcast....Webmaster Pete (Owner of the DISboards) just posted this:

I'm sorry to have to tell everyone, but Bob Varley passed away this afternoon.

We postponed todays show because Bob wasn't feeling well, he thought he had food poisoning. When his wife Diana came home from work, she found him in their bedroom and he had apparently been dead for a few hours.

That's all we know right now - all of us are heading over to their house to be whatever comfort we can to Diana and Brian. I'll update everyone as we find out more, but I ask that you all please keep Diana, Brian and the rest of Bob's family in your thoughts and prayers.

We've all lost a wonderful friend - a friend whose presence can never be replaced, and whose memory I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.

Pete

Iam so sorry to hear this. IT certainly puts my crappy day into better prespective.

Man, what a horrendous crap-fest of a day. The bottom seriously, seriously fell out of our app at 3PM and is still fubar. I was on a problem call from 3-7:15, left for hockey, and got back on the call from 9PM-11PM. And I get to be in Wilson, NC (about an hour from here) at 8AM to spend my day wearing a fire-fighting hat.

However, they did fire my coworker after all. Spent some time basically going la-la-la while she was obviously being stood over and packed up her desk. I feel bad for the girl, but she really wasn't the right person for the job and had accomplished exactly zero in the 6 mos she has been here. We are sooo swamped all the time that everyone really has to pull their weight.

My hockey team won, but I pulled a groin muscle (which, doesn't feel very good at all).

Off to get some ice and a snack. Hope everyone else had a better day than me!!

UGGHHH!! The drama never ends with your job. Hang in there :hug: . To some degree, I bet you are quite used to dealing with these situations by now. Though the stress must be overwhelming at times. I am glad you got to have some fun even though you had to return to the crapfest afterwards. Be gntle with that muscle pull. Those can take a while to heal.


[B][COLOR=#ff0000]Both my daughters are going to prom this year one with her boyfriend and the other with a really good friend Treyner ( yes Dawns boy) he had called her last week so they are going with a group and I know they will have a wonderful time. We had to go find jewerly and shoes to complete her dress.

My weight is moving down, I have been walking everyday and I figure after about a month of walking I will move into weights, I need to get my body ready for that. I did see the doctor again yesterday they had some last testings to talk about. She told me besides being pre-diabetic, I have an out of control insulin level. She wanted to put me on some meds that would help get them to normal, but I asked her if she would give me 3 months to try and do it on my own. She agreed, but I have to follow her orders. I must find a diet plan that works for me, but only allow 10- 12 carbs a day, I have to excersise everyday at least 30 mins. She really stressed how important this is, because I could have some serious problems in next few years... O

I told my husband, I alway new I was overweight and way out of control on my bad eating habits, but getting told you have no choice is a tough cookie to swallow...

I really want to make a better effort on getting on line and getting to know each of you better. I feel bad when I don't participate, and I look forward to reading about everyone 's up's and down's in life. I just need to come out and be more open, I sometimes just don't know when to jump in and chat. Ok, sorry I am rambling now.

everyone have a great day... jodi


YAY for Treyner and your daughter!! What a perfect solution! I bet she is so excited. Oh to be young again...

While I am sure it is scary to hear everything that your docor has said, at least you are already taking steps to get healthier and the scale is proof of that.


Good news...I am down to 250.3 as of this morning...followed Jodi's lead and cut out the pop...and I wa not a huge drinker but did have about 1 a day the last few weeks...and I stopped eating the fast food I had been turning back to...:woohoo:

:cheer2: :cheer2: That is great, Dawn!!

[MaMabearJo]

Help I need a hot tub or personal massues my body is killing me:eek: Not only am I trying to get over a head cold that has taken over both ears now, when my family talks it sounds like the character on Charlie Brown WHA WHA WHA.....:rotfl: But I have been working in my out of control raspberrie patch. This garden has got a mind of its own, I swear the long pricky shoots were trying to eat me alive. I have never dug, pulled, racked and transplanted so much in my life. I had to finally quit and take some motrin and eat some supper. Hopefully a good 1/2 day tommorow I will be done with it.. All this work for berries I can just go buy :eek: - They are really good and I do freeze them and make Jam.

So where is everyone this evening? I am going for my walk soon and I will check back when I get home. Hope all is well.

[goofyfan-12]

Help I need a hot tub or personal massues my body is killing me:eek: Not only am I trying to get over a head cold that has taken over both ears now, when my family talks it sounds like the character on Charlie Brown WHA WHA WHA.....:rotfl: But I have been working in my out of control raspberrie patch. This garden has got a mind of its own, I swear the long pricky shoots were trying to eat me alive. I have never dug, pulled, racked and transplanted so much in my life. I had to finally quit and take some motrin and eat some supper. Hopefully a good 1/2 day tommorow I will be done with it.. All this work for berries I can just go buy :eek: - They are really good and I do freeze them and make Jam.

So where is everyone this evening? I am going for my walk soon and I will check back when I get home. Hope all is well.


There is nothing better than fresh picked raspberries. I miss those from when I was growing up. On the plus side - think of all the calories you just expended... who's the goddess now???

Goof

[DisneyBryan]

I guess I better get to this before Delight deletes me completely!!

Real Life Name: Bryan
Location: Mass
Family: Married, 2 kids (one of each); 2 choc. labs
Occupation: Market Researcher
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; get a promotion that I have really been working toward; take a trip to somewhere exotic and SOON.
Interesting facts: Wow this is a hard one. I am a freak about grammar (though not really on here), and even though I am in my mid-30s I still fantasize about being a major league ball player. Are those interesting? Or just weird?
Inside story you want to share: Apaprently I like hanging out with all women in a chat room....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Pirates = ride
Anything else you want to add: More to follow.

[DisneyBryan]

OH NO! I am just now finding out about BOB! This is a tragedy. Oh wow. He is from right near where I live and I loved how they all teased him about his Boston accent. What a sad day indeed. I think I will head over to the podcast boards.

[SeptemberGirl]

Vickie, I am so sorry about your SIL. :hug:

Dawn and Jodi, I am so proud of both of you for focusing on yourself despite medical issues/setbacks!

Paula, you are a goddess! Way to lose! :worship:

Kim and Erika, you are both real runners!

Me, I am still sick. Here reading,:surfweb: trying to get rid of this head cold. Which, by the way, does make me want to eat, but I can't taste anything but the bad foods! :lmao:

[HockeyKat]

Good morning everyone.... wakey wakey.....

It is too quiet on this thread today... me no likey...

Anyways - I have good news... despite the events of Sunday night thanks to a certain jerk, I lost 3.5 pounds this week.... I am so freakin happy because it is the first measurable loss in about 6 weeks it seems like...

I feel like I have turned a corner and am ready to take on the task of losing the next 35 pounds....

Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Goof

Awesome!!! :yay:

Subbing in
I can't wait to read more but I have to get ready for work maybe I will be on later tonight!

Welcome!!!




UGGHHH!! The drama never ends with your job. Hang in there :hug: . To some degree, I bet you are quite used to dealing with these situations by now. Though the stress must be overwhelming at times. I am glad you got to have some fun even though you had to return to the crapfest afterwards. Be gntle with that muscle pull. Those can take a while to heal.


You know, that is somewhat true. At least this week it is a real issue and not a "user experience" problem.

Also, I do have a great boss and that helps immensely. The hours can get old though... left the house at 7AM to make it to Wilson by 8AM, and didn't get home until after 8PM.

Help I need a hot tub or personal massues my body is killing me:eek: Not only am I trying to get over a head cold that has taken over both ears now, when my family talks it sounds like the character on Charlie Brown WHA WHA WHA.....:rotfl: But I have been working in my out of control raspberrie patch. This garden has got a mind of its own, I swear the long pricky shoots were trying to eat me alive. I have never dug, pulled, racked and transplanted so much in my life. I had to finally quit and take some motrin and eat some supper. Hopefully a good 1/2 day tommorow I will be done with it.. All this work for berries I can just go buy :eek: - They are really good and I do freeze them and make Jam.

So where is everyone this evening? I am going for my walk soon and I will check back when I get home. Hope all is well.

Come to NC... we have a hot tub!!

Glad that you are getting help with your health issues, and hope that this approach works for you!!


My day has been sans internet (was in someone's cube all day), so I am just catching up. Thankfully, the muscle pull seems to be minor, and D's company has yet to make rumoured annoucement. Here's to hoping that tomorrow is better than yesterday/today...

[AKASnowWhite]

Does anyone out there have an extra TECHNOLOGY GENE that they are willing to share with me?

I am so inept at this crap it's pathetic. DH (major geek- software developer...) downloaded a powerpoint to our network - I can't make it run from my computer and the words he's telling me mean absolutely NOTHING to me! :badpc: Honestly...it's like he's speaking Greek! :mad:

Too bad the kids are in bed - they could at least explain it to me in words that I can understand!! :rolleyes1

(sorry for the little outburst - but holy crap am I frustrated! :sad2: )


oooh- it just made a funny sound at me - I think it just finished something! :confused3

[believen]

Thanks for all the support and well wishes.
I have no idea how y'all keep up with and respond to each person. I am amazed! Tomorrow I will learn how to multi-quote, too tired tonight.
It's so exciting and inspirational to come back and see the weightloss tickers moving, better choices being made, and the determination to be healthier continue.
Thanks for that! Vicki

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

GAH! Do you ever feel like someone is playing a terrible joke on you? Let see, how much stress can we put stacey under before the wedding day hits. As most of you know, Bruce's grandfather passed away a couple weeks ago. Early this morning I get a phone call, my grandfather is in the hospital, and they aren't sure what the problem is, but they think its his pancreas :guilty:

And JUST to make today suck a little more, i got my AllEars newsletter, and it says that Pirates is going to be closed for rehab the ENTIRE TIME I'M on my honeymoon. WHY ON EARTH CLOSE IT FOR REHAB MID-JUNE, are you SERIOUS!!!

I'm trying not to lose my cool and eat everything in sight!!!!!! :mad:

[AKASnowWhite]

GAH! Do you ever feel like someone is playing a terrible joke on you? Let see, how much stress can we put stacey under before the wedding day hits. As most of you know, Bruce's grandfather passed away a couple weeks ago. Early this morning I get a phone call, my grandfather is in the hospital, and they aren't sure what the problem is, but they think its his pancreas :guilty:

So sorry - you are both in my prayers...:flower3:

And JUST to make today suck a little more, i got my AllEars newsletter, and it says that Pirates is going to be closed for rehab the ENTIRE TIME I'M on my honeymoon. WHY ON EARTH CLOSE IT FOR REHAB MID-JUNE, are you SERIOUS!!!

Pirates??? At WDW or DL? pirate: Because we were just at WDW and Pirates has been newly re-habed to add Johnny Depp/Captain Jack Sparrow ?!?! :confused3

Well - it's crunch time for me (no, not Nestle Crunch :laughing: ) I'm up to my eyeballs in fabric, patterns, thread everywhere! :scared: Yes, we're in the final stretches of costume making for the high school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. If you have never seen this show - every scene is a different genre. LOADS of costume changes - and to make things worse - we had some casting changes in the last week (a couple of kids had to drop out for various reasons!) :headache: SO - costumes that we *thought* were finished may indeed need attention.

<sigh> sleep is over-rated....;)

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hi guys! Lot of talking to do.

First:

chbc and whgrn, you two have not posted here yet. I hope you realize the thread is in a new loacale. I'll pm you.

And Munky too, but we know she'll be back when she's ready.


I'm trying to catch up! But my fam won't let me. They want to eat.....take my computer....talk to me.....they just don't understand how far behind I am!

Tell 'em to go away. You got important business here.

So much has happened here, I'd reply to everyone, but I have no words of wisdom, just :grouphug: Life is hard sometimes and it sure helps to have someone to listen. It amazes me how y'all are here for each other and it all started with a desire to lose weight and get in shape for ourselves!

We really do share quite a bit together. I think you'll find alot of shoulders and alot of fun here.

(Bryan (alot;) ))

I'll condense the last months of my life, you can fill in the rest! SIL passed away on April 16. I've been driving back and forth taking care of 2 families(45 minutes--I hate to drive!) The kids dad wants them, is taking great care of them, a mixed blessing and we have no legal rights...
So I have my life back and I'd like to drop about 45 pounds and look hot!

So, :grouphug: to all

Vicki

45 lbs and HOT. ME TOO!

Good morning everyone.... wakey wakey.....

It is too quiet on this thread today... me no likey...

she is getty sassy!

Anyways - I have good news... despite the events of Sunday night thanks to a certain jerk, I lost 3.5 pounds this week.... I am so freakin happy because it is the first measurable loss in about 6 weeks it seems like...

I feel like I have turned a corner and am ready to take on the task of losing the next 35 pounds....

Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Goof

Goof, I didn't give your 3.5 loss the respect it deserved yesterday. So, this banana's for you, baby,:banana: :banana: :banana:
Boy you guys sure talk fast on here, I don't boot up for a day or so and there are 8 pages of post. I love catching up though. [/B]
[COLOR=#ff0000]
Daughter Sara was extremely busy with soccer last weekend, they played Friday night 1 game, Sat - 4 games - Sun 2 games. There team took third overall. She was really beat Sunday night. Her traveling team has tournaments this coming up weekend. They are a good group of girls been together for 6 years.

I was able to get some yard work done over the weekend inbetween games and rain. After my paperwork is done I need to get out there and cut my raspberries down today it is actucally a nice day out, just a little chilly.

Both my daughters are going to prom this year one with her boyfriend and the other with a really good friend Treyner ( yes Dawns boy) he had called her last week so they are going with a group and I know they will have a wonderful time. We had to go find jewerly and shoes to complete her dress.

My weight is moving down, I have been walking everyday and I figure after about a month of walking I will move into weights, I need to get my body ready for that. I did see the doctor again yesterday they had some last testings to talk about. She told me besides being pre-diabetic, I have an out of control insulin level. She wanted to put me on some meds that would help get them to normal, but I asked her if she would give me 3 months to try and do it on my own. She agreed, but I have to follow her orders. I must find a diet plan that works for me, but only allow 10- 12 carbs a day, I have to excersise everyday at least 30 mins. She really stressed how important this is, because I could have some serious problems in next few years... O

I told my husband, I alway new I was overweight and way out of control on my bad eating habits, but getting told you have no choice is a tough cookie to swallow...

I really want to make a better effort on getting on line and getting to know each of you better. I feel bad when I don't participate, and I look forward to reading about everyone 's up's and down's in life. I just need to come out and be more open, I sometimes just don't know when to jump in and chat. Ok, sorry I am rambling now.

everyone have a great day... jodi


jodi - sounds like you are on the right track! I'm proud of you. and, I love raspberries.

Sorry about your loss...but peace is her gain...we will listen to your feelings at any time..

Dawn, you are such a thoughful writer.

I was a part time listener and still shocked by this...it is such a wake up call to not poo-poo our health or of those we love...how old was he?




Jodi...I am so glad you are able to get this into your life plan...you deserve to take care of yourself....I am proud of you...:love:

Update...
I was in the hospital last night again...white and red cells in the urineand the catscan showed a cyst now on the right kidney...blood pressure was high which fro me was not normal...I am making an appointment today for the Mayo Clinic...

Good news...I am down to 250.3 as of this morning...followed Jodi's lead and cut out the pop...and I wa not a huge drinker but did have about 1 a day the last few weeks...and I stopped eating the fast food I had been turning back to...:woohoo:

Cyst! Take care! and yaaay about the fast food. It's an addicition.

Subbing in
I can't wait to read more but I have to get ready for work maybe I will be on later tonight!

DXMAS - welcome to the party. Tell us about yourself. You'll find the membership ceremony isn't too awful bad.:rotfl:

Help I need a hot tub or personal massues my body is killing me:eek: Not only am I trying to get over a head cold that has taken over both ears now, when my family talks it sounds like the character on Charlie Brown WHA WHA WHA.....:rotfl: But I have been working in my out of control raspberrie patch. This garden has got a mind of its own, I swear the long pricky shoots were trying to eat me alive. I have never dug, pulled, racked and transplanted so much in my life. I had to finally quit and take some motrin and eat some supper. Hopefully a good 1/2 day tommorow I will be done with it.. All this work for berries I can just go buy :eek: - They are really good and I do freeze them and make Jam.

So where is everyone this evening? I am going for my walk soon and I will check back when I get home. Hope all is well.

OK. Did I mention I LOVE raspberries. But they are too expensive in the store. I'm gonna need for you to send me a jar of your jam. K?

When we were Disney Cruising (DH and I, 2005) the best part was the biggest best raspberries I've ever had in my life. YUM-O!

I guess I better get to this before Delight deletes me completely!!

Real Life Name: Bryan
Location: Mass
Family: Married, 2 kids (one of each); 2 choc. labs
Occupation: Market Researcher
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; get a promotion that I have really been working toward; take a trip to somewhere exotic and SOON.
Interesting facts: Wow this is a hard one. I am a freak about grammar (though not really on here), and even though I am in my mid-30s I still fantasize about being a major league ball player. Are those interesting? Or just weird?
Inside story you want to share: Apaprently I like hanging out with all women in a chat room....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Pirates = ride
Anything else you want to add: More to follow.

Yeah, it's Weird. But we do weird around here. You've been added.

OH NO! I am just now finding out about BOB! This is a tragedy. Oh wow. He is from right near where I live and I loved how they all teased him about his Boston accent. What a sad day indeed. I think I will head over to the podcast boards.

It is horrible.

Vickie, I am so sorry about your SIL. :hug:

Dawn and Jodi, I am so proud of both of you for focusing on yourself despite medical issues/setbacks!

Paula, you are a goddess! Way to lose! :worship:

Kim and Erika, you are both real runners!

Me, I am still sick. Here reading,:surfweb: trying to get rid of this head cold. Which, by the way, does make me want to eat, but I can't taste anything but the bad foods! :lmao:

SGirl - Maddi is still sick and I am now too. I think I caught it from you, Saturday night.

We go to the doctor today. The worst part is the fever. I get so hot. And that just pisses me off. I mean, my clothes aren't comfortable anyway, and add alittle heat to the mix and I am RAGING BULL!

GAH! Do you ever feel like someone is playing a terrible joke on you? Let see, how much stress can we put stacey under before the wedding day hits. As most of you know, Bruce's grandfather passed away a couple weeks ago. Early this morning I get a phone call, my grandfather is in the hospital, and they aren't sure what the problem is, but they think its his pancreas :guilty:

And JUST to make today suck a little more, i got my AllEars newsletter, and it says that Pirates is going to be closed for rehab the ENTIRE TIME I'M on my honeymoon. WHY ON EARTH CLOSE IT FOR REHAB MID-JUNE, are you SERIOUS!!!

I'm trying not to lose my cool and eat everything in sight!!!!!! :mad:

Brcs - sorry about your grandpa. Too much to handle right now. When is the wedding again?

Thanks for all the support and well wishes.
I have no idea how y'all keep up with and respond to each person. I am amazed! Tomorrow I will learn how to multi-quote, too tired tonight.
It's so exciting and inspirational to come back and see the weightloss tickers moving, better choices being made, and the determination to be healthier continue.
Thanks for that! Vicki

believen - Multi-quote - in the lower right corner, beside the (quote) box is a box with ("+) in it. That means multi quote.

As you read down thru, click on the posters ("+) that you want to quote.

When your done, click (reply to thread) in the lower left and all your post selections will show up. You'll then have to sift thru them, but it's easy after a while.

AKASnow - that's what you get for being so talented! PS. sometime, tell me more about your job. That fascinates me. K? Baking=Fun. And Erika doesn't play well with others. Purple belongs to her.:lmao:

Maddi had her Kindergarten Screening yesterday. She was big stuff lemme tell you. She went to do her thing while I filled out paperwork. When she came back, I asked "did you have fun." She was so excited, the only thing she could do to express herself was shake her head yes and throw her arms around me for a big bear hug. I will never forget that hug. :cloud9:

3DK - missing you. Know how you feel. Did you get thru yesterday, finishing the semester?

Kat - hang in there. Hopefully today might be a little lighter. (But probably not. Dang your smartness anyway. See, if you weren't so bright, you wouldn't have all these problems.)

[goofyfan-12]

Hi guys! Lot of talking to do.

First:

chbc and whgrn, you two have not posted here yet. I hope you realize the thread is in a new loacale. I'll pm you.

And Munky too, but we know she'll be back when she's ready.




45 lbs and HOT. ME TOO!



Goof, I didn't give your 3.5 loss the respect it deserved yesterday. So, this banana's for you, baby,:banana: :banana: :banana:

I wasn't going to mention anything but I did notice the oversight....:rotfl2: :rotfl: BTW - don't freak Erika out with too many dancing bananas.... she has had a hard enough week as it is...

[
Maddi had her Kindergarten Screening yesterday. She was big stuff lemme tell you. She went to do her thing while I filled out paperwork. When she came back, I asked "did you have fun." She was so excited, the only thing she could do to express herself was shake her head yes and throw her arms around me for a big bear hug. I will never forget that hug. :cloud9: [/B][/COLOR]

aww... that is too cute...

3DK - missing you. Know how you feel.

Kat - hang in there. Hopefully today might be a little lighter. (But probably not. Dang your smartness anyway. See, if you weren't so bright, you wouldn't have all these problems.)

DWD - you are just too funny sometimes.... :rotfl2:

GAH! Do you ever feel like someone is playing a terrible joke on you? Let see, how much stress can we put stacey under before the wedding day hits. As most of you know, Bruce's grandfather passed away a couple weeks ago. Early this morning I get a phone call, my grandfather is in the hospital, and they aren't sure what the problem is, but they think its his pancreas :guilty:

And JUST to make today suck a little more, i got my AllEars newsletter, and it says that Pirates is going to be closed for rehab the ENTIRE TIME I'M on my honeymoon. WHY ON EARTH CLOSE IT FOR REHAB MID-JUNE, are you SERIOUS!!!

I'm trying not to lose my cool and eat everything in sight!!!!!! :mad:

Prncs - stay focused on other things... I cleaned my kitchen like a lunatic on Sunday night when I got home from my non-date date. It helped me to work off the anger... plus you can't eat when your hands are covered with cleansers... Hang in there... you will get through this....

Goof

[DisneyWorld Delight]

2 more things:

Molli got a 96 on her Whale Presentation.:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

and

on Friday we are getting her hair professionally straightened. I know some of you, like me, have naturally frizzy, curly, untameable hair. Molli and I do. We have, I mean, HAVE to dry our hair with the hairdryer and brush the whole time, (a self given "blow out") to tame it, then, use the flat iron for maximum straightness.

Well...next week she goes to 6th grade conservation camp. And they are not allowed hair acotroments.

I guess it being "conservation camp" and all, gotta put things in perspective. Electric flat irons, being a non-necessity. Blah, blah, blah.

Now, 6th grade is hard enough, but to be running around like a crazy woman, in all the pictures too!, will not help. SO, momma trying to find away around this little blip in the road.

Anywhoo. I thought a few of you might be interested. I will post before and after pics.

(and I am taking her out of school for the day to do it too.::lmao: :rolleyes1 I know. I know. I'm one of "those" mothers.)

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Real Life Name: Stephanie
Location: NY state near VT and Canada
Family: Married, 3 kids 1 step son & 1 very fat cat
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; and GET BACK TO DISNEY
Interesting facts: Grew up in the city... just south of boston, and no I don't have the wonderful boston accent anymore and I miss it although it does slip when I am mad and when I go home to VISIT.
Inside story you want to share:I love to spend all my time on the DIS and I am planning my next rip already and that is in like 16 months....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Test track = ride
Anything else you want to add: favorite color is PINK
I have talked my Brother into joining us on our next trip step mom may come too. I have a wacked family, step mom and dad are divorced and step mom and my mom get along great and now all parental units including dad & dad's new GF get along. I am going to try to get all of them to come on trip I know DM is already included just need to work on DF & GF AND DSM

[goofyfan-12]

2 more things:

Molli got a 96 on her Whale Presentation.:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

and

on Friday we are getting her hair professionally straightened. I know some of you, like me, have naturally frizzy, curly, untameable hair. Molli and I do. We have, I mean, HAVE to dry our hair with the hairdryer and brush the whole time, (a self given "blow out") to tame it, then, use the flat iron for maximum straightness.

Well...next week she goes to 6th grade conservation camp. And they are not allowed hair acotroments.

I guess it being "conservation camp" and all, gotta put things in perspective. Electric flat irons, being a non-necessity. Blah, blah, blah.

Now, 6th grade is hard enough, but to be running around like a crazy woman, in all the pictures too!, will not help. SO, momma trying to find away around this little blip in the road.

Anywhoo. I thought a few of you might be interested. I will post before and after pics.

(and I am taking her out of school for the day to do it too.::lmao: :rolleyes1 I know. I know. I'm one of "those" mothers.)

I feel your pain on the out of control curly hair... It took me years to understand it and now I have grown to accept it and love it. I first had to accept that fact that my hair should not be longer than my ears if I have any chance at controlling the chaos. This works for me because I hate being a slave to my hair and long hair is not a flattering cut for me. Then I went on a quest for the right products. I used to use the Ouidad line that you can get online. They are great products and my hair just loved them. I had soft bouncy curls that you actually wanted to play with because they looked so inviting. The bad thing is, these are not the cheapest products in the world, so my budget crunching self took off on an odyssey to find the right drug store brand. Right now, I am using the John Freida line (but not the serum as I found it to be too heavy / crunchy for my hair) and it seems to be working well for me. I alternate using his shampoo and a gentle clarifying shampoo from Pantene, but I always use the Freida conditioner. I see that he makes a formula for curly haired folks who like to straighten their locks. I haven't tried this since I don't straighten, but it might be worth a shot. Hope this helps and good luck with the straightening process. I am interested to see and hear how it works out.

Goof

PS - tell Molli congrats on her presentation.... sounds awesome...

[MaMabearJo]

this will be long but sweet! Good day to all :love:

This is actually very similar to the Jenny Craig diet I am following. In all, I think I only have between 10 - 12 servings of carbs per day. Once you get used to the idea that carbs are not snacks you should find that this is very doable. Fruits and veggies will be your new best friends. The other thing I do is chose my carbs carefully, so that I am getting all of the yumminess I can. I love a good french bread, so that is my one carb splurge of the week and I plan a piece in to my diet for Sunday brunch.

goof I have read on JC and I think you are right it is about the same idea. Right now I am just making better choices, but I am sure I will need to follow a plan of some sort down the road.

Imposter complex...that is it EXACTLY!!! I can't wrap my head around the thought that I am running. Grant it, I stll don't like it but I am doing it. When I am down 60 pounds I am going to start running, I think it will boost my metablisim again



YAY for Treyner and your daughter!! What a perfect solution! I bet she is so excited. Oh to be young again... I know thinking back, wait maybe I don't want to think back I remember what my prom date (now my husband)
were up to.:rolleyes1 Well she is safe her and Trey are only good friends.


[quote=goofyfan-12;24814347]There is nothing better than fresh picked raspberries. I miss those from when I was growing up. On the plus side - think of all the calories you just expended... who's the goddess now???

Goof Me a Goddess? aw your just saying that, but it is nice to hear.

I guess I better get to this before Delight deletes me completely!!

Real Life Name: Bryan
Location: Mass
Family: Married, 2 kids (one of each); 2 choc. labs
Occupation: Market Researcher
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; get a promotion that I have really been working toward; take a trip to somewhere exotic and SOON.
Interesting facts: Wow this is a hard one. I am a freak about grammar (though not really on here), and even though I am in my mid-30s I still fantasize about being a major league ball player. Are those interesting? Or just weird?
Inside story you want to share: Apaprently I like hanging out with all women in a chat room....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Pirates = ride
Anything else you want to add: More to follow.

Nice to meet you Bryan, I love baseball, if you ever get to live out your dream don't forget us when your famous. :)

Vickie, I am so sorry about your SIL. :hug:

Dawn and Jodi, I am so proud of both of you for focusing on yourself despite medical issues/setbacks! Thank you

Paula, you are a goddess! Way to lose! :worship:

Kim and Erika, you are both real runners!

Me, I am still sick. Here reading,:surfweb: trying to get rid of this head cold. Which, by the way, does make me want to eat, but I can't taste anything but the bad foods! :lmao: Sorry to hear your sick, I am like you when sick I want to eat. I just had my tooth worked on and talk about not wanting to eat. Someone should invent a diet that your whole bottom jaw and toung are numb for 1/2 a day. I do wish you well though, I to have been dealing with a stupid head/chest/ear cold. Take care, EAT SOME CHICKEN SOUP...

Awesome!!! :yay:


Come to NC... we have a hot tub!! Thanks, Some day I might , not just to intrude on your hot tub, but I really would like to go there some day.

Glad that you are getting help with your health issues, and hope that this approach works for you!!


My day has been sans internet (was in someone's cube all day), so I am just catching up. Thankfully, the muscle pull seems to be minor, and D's company has yet to make rumoured annoucement. Here's to hoping that tomorrow is better than yesterday/today... I am glad your pulled muscle is getting a little better, and hopefully the annoucement is nothing major.

Does anyone out there have an extra TECHNOLOGY GENE that they are willing to share with me?


oooh- it just made a funny sound at me - I think it just finished something! :confused3 If you need help you came to the right spot, someone is always able to fix almost anyone's problems, or aleast make you smile.:)

GAH! Do you ever feel like someone is playing a terrible joke on you? Let see, how much stress can we put stacey under before the wedding day hits. As most of you know, Bruce's grandfather passed away a couple weeks ago. Early this morning I get a phone call, my grandfather is in the hospital, and they aren't sure what the problem is, but they think its his pancreas :guilty:

And JUST to make today suck a little more, i got my AllEars newsletter, and it says that Pirates is going to be closed for rehab the ENTIRE TIME I'M on my honeymoon. WHY ON EARTH CLOSE IT FOR REHAB MID-JUNE, are you SERIOUS!!!

I'm trying not to lose my cool and eat everything in sight!!!!!! :mad:
Wow sorry for the run of bad luck. Hopefully your grandpa will be alright, my 84 year old grandma dealt with pacreasitis last fall, they found out her gallbladder was bad, took it out and let her rest and she is doing great. I will pray it is a simple fix.:hug:

Well - it's crunch time for me (no, not Nestle Crunch :laughing: ) I'm up to my eyeballs in fabric, patterns, thread everywhere! :scared: Yes, we're in the final stretches of costume making for the high school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. If you have never seen this show - every scene is a different genre. LOADS of costume changes - and to make things worse - we had some casting changes in the last week (a couple of kids had to drop out for various reasons!) :headache: SO - costumes that we *thought* were finished may indeed need attention.

<sigh> sleep is over-rated....;) If you lived closer I would come and help, I love to make things, just don't sit down long enough lately to do any new projects. Good Luck, send a picture of the finished outfits...

Hi guys! Lot of talking to do.

First:

chbc and whgrn, you two have not posted here yet. I hope you realize the thread is in a new loacale. I'll pm you.

And Munky too, but we know she'll be back when she's ready.




45 lbs and HOT. ME TOO!





jodi - sounds like you are on the right track! I'm proud of you. and, I love raspberries.



Cyst! Take care! and yaaay about the fast food. It's an addicition.



DXMAS - welcome to the party. Tell us about yourself. You'll find the membership ceremony isn't too awful bad.:rotfl:



OK. Did I mention I LOVE raspberries. But they are too expensive in the store. I'm gonna need for you to send me a jar of your jam. K?

When we were Disney Cruising (DH and I, 2005) the best part was the biggest best raspberries I've ever had in my life. YUM-O!



Yeah, it's Weird. But we do weird around here. You've been added.



It is horrible.



SGirl - Maddi is still sick and I am now too. I think I caught it from you, Saturday night.

We go to the doctor today. The worst part is the fever. I get so hot. And that just pisses me off. I mean, my clothes aren't comfortable anyway, and add alittle heat to the mix and I am RAGING BULL!



Brcs - sorry about your grandpa. Too much to handle right now. When is the wedding again?



believen - Multi-quote - in the lower right corner, beside the (quote) box is a box with ("+) in it. That means multi quote.

As you read down thru, click on the posters ("+) that you want to quote.

When your done, click (reply to thread) in the lower left and all your post selections will show up. You'll then have to sift thru them, but it's easy after a while.

AKASnow - that's what you get for being so talented! PS. sometime, tell me more about your job. That fascinates me. K? Baking=Fun. And Erika doesn't play well with others. Purple belongs to her.:lmao:

Maddi had her Kindergarten Screening yesterday. She was big stuff lemme tell you. She went to do her thing while I filled out paperwork. When she came back, I asked "did you have fun." She was so excited, the only thing she could do to express herself was shake her head yes and throw her arms around me for a big bear hug. I will never forget that hug. :cloud9:

3DK - missing you. Know how you feel. Did you get thru yesterday, finishing the semester?

Kat - hang in there. Hopefully today might be a little lighter. (But probably not. Dang your smartness anyway. See, if you weren't so bright, you wouldn't have all these problems.) You are always so sweet. :love:


on Friday we are getting her hair professionally straightened. I know some of you, like me, have naturally frizzy, curly, untameable hair. Molli and I do. We have, I mean, HAVE to dry our hair with the hairdryer and brush the whole time, (a self given "blow out") to tame it, then, use the flat iron for maximum straightness.

Well...next week she goes to 6th grade conservation camp. And they are not allowed hair acotroments.

I guess it being "conservation camp" and all, gotta put things in perspective. Electric flat irons, being a non-necessity. Blah, blah, blah.

Now, 6th grade is hard enough, but to be running around like a crazy woman, in all the pictures too!, will not help. SO, momma trying to find away around this little blip in the road.

Anywhoo. I thought a few of you might be interested. I will post before and after pics.

(and I am taking her out of school for the day to do it too.::lmao: :rolleyes1 I know. I know. I'm one of "those" mothers.) I always wished I had curly, mine is straight as an arrow.

Real Life Name: Stephanie
Location: NY state near VT and Canada
Family: Married, 3 kids 1 step son & 1 very fat cat
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; and GET BACK TO DISNEY
Interesting facts: Grew up in the city... just south of boston, and no I don't have the wonderful boston accent anymore and I miss it although it does slip when I am mad and when I go home to VISIT.
Inside story you want to share:I love to spend all my time on the DIS and I am planning my next rip already and that is in like 16 months....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Test track = ride
Anything else you want to add: favorite color is PINK
I have talked my Brother into joining us on our next trip step mom may come too. I have a wacked family, step mom and dad are divorced and step mom and my mom get along great and now all parental units including dad & dad's new GF get along. I am going to try to get all of them to come on trip I know DM is already included just need to work on DF & GF AND DSM
Stephanie Welcome, Welcome :flower3:

I have been keeping track of my eating and doing my walking, this morning I was a little weak and kind of nauses after I ate my oatmeal. But I am sure I am just adjusting to all my changes. I did step on the scale and I liked what I saw. I will report on Friday.

And about the raspberries anyone who wants Jam I will gladly send them a jar. I will keep you posted.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Real Life Name: Stephanie
Location: NY state near VT and Canada
Family: Married, 3 kids 1 step son & 1 very fat cat
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; and GET BACK TO DISNEY
Interesting facts: Grew up in the city... just south of boston, and no I don't have the wonderful boston accent anymore and I miss it although it does slip when I am mad and when I go home to VISIT.
Inside story you want to share:I love to spend all my time on the DIS and I am planning my next rip already and that is in like 16 months....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Test track = ride
Anything else you want to add: favorite color is PINK
I have talked my Brother into joining us on our next trip step mom may come too. I have a wacked family, step mom and dad are divorced and step mom and my mom get along great and now all parental units including dad & dad's new GF get along. I am going to try to get all of them to come on trip I know DM is already included just need to work on DF & GF AND DSM

Stephanie, that is crazy about your family!!! Welcome. You should fit right in.:rotfl: Now. Being a Phlebotomist (I had to copy because I couldn't spell) what hours do you work?

I feel your pain on the out of control curly hair... It took me years to understand it and now I have grown to accept it and love it. I first had to accept that fact that my hair should not be longer than my ears if I have any chance at controlling the chaos. This works for me because I hate being a slave to my hair and long hair is not a flattering cut for me. Then I went on a quest for the right products. I used to use the Ouidad line that you can get online. They are great products and my hair just loved them. I had soft bouncy curls that you actually wanted to play with because they looked so inviting. The bad thing is, these are not the cheapest products in the world, so my budget crunching self took off on an odyssey to find the right drug store brand. Right now, I am using the John Freida line (but not the serum as I found it to be too heavy / crunchy for my hair) and it seems to be working well for me. I alternate using his shampoo and a gentle clarifying shampoo from Pantene, but I always use the Freida conditioner. I see that he makes a formula for curly haired folks who like to straighten their locks. I haven't tried this since I don't straighten, but it might be worth a shot. Hope this helps and good luck with the straightening process. I am interested to see and hear how it works out.

Goof

PS - tell Molli congrats on her presentation.... sounds awesome...

I will. She was proud. Thanks.

And, I know about products. No final solution for me, yet.

I have been keeping track of my eating and doing my walking, this morning I was a little weak and kind of nauses after I ate my oatmeal. But I am sure I am just adjusting to all my changes. I did step on the scale and I liked what I saw. I will report on Friday.

And about the raspberries anyone who wants Jam I will gladly send them a jar. I will keep you posted.

Me first. I asked first.

[3DisneyKids]

WOO HOO!!! The semester is officially over! Of course, I still have about 1,000 pages of reading and grading to do...:rolleyes1


2 more things:

Geez, Lyz...talk much??? :lmao: :rotfl2:

Molli got a 96 on her Whale Presentation.:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

AWESOME!


(and I am taking her out of school for the day to do it too.::lmao: :rolleyes1 I know. I know. I'm one of "those" mothers.)

I pull my kids out of school all the time. I refuse to go to Disney during peak times...so out they come.


Real Life Name: Stephanie
Location: NY state near VT and Canada
Family: Married, 3 kids 1 step son & 1 very fat cat
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; and GET BACK TO DISNEY
Interesting facts: Grew up in the city... just south of boston, and no I don't have the wonderful boston accent anymore and I miss it although it does slip when I am mad and when I go home to VISIT.
Inside story you want to share:I love to spend all my time on the DIS and I am planning my next rip already and that is in like 16 months....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Test track = ride
Anything else you want to add: favorite color is PINK
I have talked my Brother into joining us on our next trip step mom may come too. I have a wacked family, step mom and dad are divorced and step mom and my mom get along great and now all parental units including dad & dad's new GF get along. I am going to try to get all of them to come on trip I know DM is already included just need to work on DF & GF AND DSM

WELCOME, Stephanie!

Ok, so truth time...the phlebotomy thing freaks me out more than the dancing bananas! :faint:




I have been keeping track of my eating and doing my walking, this morning I was a little weak and kind of nauses after I ate my oatmeal. But I am sure I am just adjusting to all my changes. I did step on the scale and I liked what I saw. I will report on Friday.

And about the raspberries anyone who wants Jam I will gladly send them a jar. I will keep you posted.

Way to go JODI! You are ON IT! :cool1:

Me? I have to forfeit my goddess crown for today. :( We had an end of the academic year pizza party and I ate two HUGE pieces. WHAT was I thinking?!?!? I am so pissed at myself!

On the positive side, I start a new training program tomorrow, so that should be interesting. It is called Extreme Fitness. God help me. It is just the trainer and 6 people only...and apparently it is a KILLER work-out...sort of styled after the biggest loser. Which is good...since nothing else works for me!

LIZ--feeling better yet?

Stacey--sorry about your grandpa! Hang in there! Only a little over a month until the big day! By the way, my invitation hasn't arrived yet! :rotfl2:

DAWN--take care of YOU. I am worried about those kidneys. But I love that your humor is back!

KAT--is today any better?

BRYAN--I know, I am still sad about it.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

OMG, you did call me Lyz and I didn't even notice. That is how natural it is to me.

For everyone else, my name is spelled Lyz, from HS and it's a family thing. Like Erica said, you can call me Lyz (DWD) which is different from Liz (SeptemberGirl) and it will be easier to figure out.

WOO HOO!!! The semester is officially over! Of course, I still have about 1,000 pages of reading and grading to do...:rolleyes1




I pull my kids out of school all the time. I refuse to go to Disney during peak times...so out they come.




WELCOME, Stephanie!

Ok, so truth time...the phlebotomy thing freaks me out more than the dancing bananas! :faint:




Way to go JODI! You are ON IT! :cool1:

Me? I have to forfeit my goddess crown for today. :( We had an end of the academic year pizza party and I ate two HUGE pieces. WHAT was I thinking?!?!? I am so pissed at myself!

Watch out people. She's lost it.

On the positive side, I start a new training program tomorrow, so that should be interesting. It is called Extreme Fitness. God help me. It is just the trainer and 6 people only...and apparently it is a KILLER work-out...sort of styled after the biggest loser. Which is good...since nothing else works for me!

Sounds interesting.

LIZ--feeling better yet?

Stacey--sorry about your grandpa! Hang in there! Only a little over a month until the big day! By the way, my invitation hasn't arrived yet! :rotfl2:

DAWN--take care of YOU. I am worried about those kidneys. But I love that your humor is back!

KAT--is today any better?

BRYAN--I know, I am still sad about it.

[HockeyKat]

KAT--is today any better?


Umm, that would be a big fat no.

OMG, you did call me Lyz and I didn't even notice. That is how natural it is to me.

For everyone else, my name is spelled Lyz, from HS and it's a family thing. Like Erica said, you can call me Lyz (DWD) which is different from Liz (SeptemberGirl) and it will be easier to figure out.

Lyz! I like it. Everyone should have a y in their name.

And I saw your just sayin' . :laughing:

[3DisneyKids]

OMG, you did call me Lyz and I didn't even notice. That is how natural it is to me.

For everyone else, my name is spelled Lyz, from HS and it's a family thing. Like Erica said, you can call me Lyz (DWD) which is different from Liz (SeptemberGirl) and it will be easier to figure out.

Yeah, and my name is spelled with a k....as long as we are just sayin'...:rotfl2:

Ok, so the purple thing is totally YOUR fault in the first place. When Nancy first stole my purple, I very POLITELY just used green in my next post. And YOU said (with attitude, I might add...), "What's up with the green??? I always associate you with purple."

And thus a monster was born. :rotfl2:

Don't MAKE me go back in the thread....

[3DisneyKids]

Umm, that would be a big fat no.



Lyz! I like it. Everyone should have a y in their name.



Sorry your day sucks.

And as for the "y"...omg... a woman I know just named her baby Erika...only she spells is...get this...

Eryckah

UGH!

[AKASnowWhite]

Stephanie, that is crazy about your family!!! Welcome. You should fit right in.:rotfl: Now. Being a Phlebotomist (I had to copy because I couldn't spell)

SPELL IT? I had to look up what it meant! :confused3 All I could think of was some nasty combination of phlegm & lobotomy! :scared1: Your actual job isn't nearly as disgusting as I first anticipated...:rotfl:

WOO HOO!!! The semester is officially over! Of course, I still have about 1,000 pages of reading and grading to do...:rolleyes1

Can you run & read at the same time? :rolleyes1


On the positive side, I start a new training program tomorrow, so that should be interesting. It is called Extreme Fitness. God help me. It is just the trainer and 6 people only...and apparently it is a KILLER work-out...sort of styled after the biggest loser. Which is good...since nothing else works for me!

I want to go to YOUR gym. I absolutely HATE my new gym :mad: No cool classes like that....the one my very best workout-partner-friend goes to know is awesome, but too far for me....:sad2:

DAWN--take care of YOU. I am worried about those kidneys. But I love that your humor is back!

Me too. That's not a fun thing to be dealing with. My mom had a diseased kidney - had one of them removed, gosh...4 years ago? (doing GREAT now though...)

Ok - back to sewing....major rehersal tonight, and I *think* my presence has been requested....

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Yeah, and my name is spelled with a k....as long as we are just sayin'...:rotfl2:

Ok, so the purple thing is totally YOUR fault in the first place. When Nancy first stole my purple, I very POLITELY just used green in my next post. And YOU said (with attitude, I might add...), "What's up with the green??? I always associate you with purple."

And thus a monster was born. :rotfl2:

Don't MAKE me go back in the thread....

OMG Your right. It is eriKa. And I know this. Why oh why do I keep putting a C in it?:confused3

And I will admit the purple thing is my fault. I DO associate you with purple.:rotfl:

But...I don't care. I am finding "purplegate" amusing.

[3DisneyKids]

Sorry for the multiple posts. My multi-quote is on the fritz!

Anyway...I will be offline until after the kids are in bed. Here is my afternoon:

3-4 Cammie has soccer
4-5 Both Cammie and Riley have tennis
6-7:30 Kelly has t-ball

Yes, they are keeping 5 year olds out until 7:30 on a school night! Now, my kids go to bed a lot later than most (8:30), but most of my friends's kids this age go to sleep at about 7pm...and these kids won't even get home till 7:45!

Spring is definitely here...

[goofyfan-12]

You all are just too funny....

Can't we all learn to share the purple.... There is enough to go around....

I am off to finish up some things here and then head out to pick up some necessities for tomorrow's awards luncheon, but I'll be back to post later tonight...

Have fun without me -
Goof

[HockeyKat]

Sorry your day sucks.

And as for the "y"...omg... a woman I know just named her baby Erika...only she spells is...get this...

Eryckah

UGH!

Okay, that is taking it a bit far.

Sorry for the multiple posts. My multi-quote is on the fritz!

Anyway...I will be offline until after the kids are in bed. Here is my afternoon:

3-4 Cammie has soccer
4-5 Both Cammie and Riley have tennis
6-7:30 Kelly has t-ball

Yes, they are keeping 5 year olds out until 7:30 on a school night! Now, my kids go to bed a lot later than most (8:30), but most of my friends's kids this age go to sleep at about 7pm...and these kids won't even get home till 7:45!

Spring is definitely here...

I'll switch you. My afternoon looks like this: 3PM-indefinitely, on tech bridge, monitoring system and poring through GBs of log files.

[SeptemberGirl]

Okay, I don't want any of your days! :lmao: But you can have my cold!

WW today...lost 2lbs! So only 33 left to go! Sad the things that make me excited, isn't it?

Oh, speaking of...I found these new chips at Costco. They are freeze-dried potato chips - no oil, no baking, no frying, just freeze dried potato goodness. No fat! Just potato and salt! 34 calories! A miracle, no? They are called Brothers All Natural Potato Crisps. And they taste...like crispy freeze dried potatoes. They are not bad, but they do not have the satisfying grease of potato chips. Of course, they are pretty good for you and regular chips are not. The sacrifices we make to be skinny!

Okay, I am climbing back into my sick house until I finish my info for Lyz!

[SeptemberGirl]

I am tempted to type this out in purple! :rotfl:



Username: SeptemberGirl
Real Life Name: Liz
Location: New Jersey (no exit jokes, thanks)
Family: husband Nick, daughter Emily
Occupation: freelance editor and writer
Goals: Lose 33 more lbs. Gain patience.
Struggles: Patience, perfectionism, all or nothing mentality
Interesting facts: I am in love with my initials. My daughter and I have the same initials, except for the very end of her last name, because we hyphenated her. However, this gives me free range to buy monogrammed things, indulging my obsession with my initials, because I claim they can be passed down. In other words, I can justify any shopping trip.
Inside story you want to share: I still believe in magic…only I think we adults are the magic-makers now.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: I spent a lot of time thinking about this, and actually ended up having a dream about Space Mountain. Nyquil induced, but still. The one park I have to go to every visit to WDW is MK. There are many rides I love, for different reasons, but I don’t have to experience one particular attraction each visit. Song? I really love the instrumental for Future World, and “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”. But I also love “It’s a Small World” and “Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” because 1. My kid sings them to me and 2. They speak to Walt’s original vision. Oh, and I think many people have done great soundtracks for Disney movies, but “Little Wonders” by Rob Thomas just hits me. Even more than Randy Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, another favorite. I like music, can you tell? ;)
Anything else you want to add: I travel a lot. For pleasure. Don’t hate me for it, instead pity me for my credit card debt!

[HockeyKat]

Okay, I don't want any of your days! :lmao: But you can have my cold!

WW today...lost 2lbs! So only 33 left to go! Sad the things that make me excited, isn't it?

Oh, speaking of...I found these new chips at Costco. They are freeze-dried potato chips - no oil, no baking, no frying, just freeze dried potato goodness. No fat! Just potato and salt! 34 calories! A miracle, no? They are called Brothers All Natural Potato Crisps. And they taste...like crispy freeze dried potatoes. They are not bad, but they do not have the satisfying grease of potato chips. Of course, they are pretty good for you and regular chips are not. The sacrifices we make to be skinny!

Okay, I am climbing back into my sick house until I finish my info for Lyz!

You are quickly catching me... I was 169.8 this morning. Considering the craptacular week I have been having, I am pretty happy with that number.

That and my size 14 pants that I am wearing today are barely staying on... I remember buying them too tight and saying, maybe someday I can wear these (they were like $3 off the clearance rank at Belk).

I am so going to look out for those chips!! I do the 70 cals in 15 chip ff pringles, but 34 is better.

I tried Kraft Light Balsamic Vinaigrette today, 25 cals in 2 Tbsp. And not bad, really. Not the best dressing EVER or anything, but edible.

I am still on my conf call... same call from 8:30 this morning. Actually, same call from 3PM Monday afternoon. Went until 11:30PM Monday, from 8:30-6:30 yesterday, then from 8:30 this morning. How much fun is that??

[SeptemberGirl]

You are quickly catching me... I was 169.8 this morning. Considering the craptacular week I have been having, I am pretty happy with that number.

That and my size 14 pants that I am wearing today are barely staying on... I remember buying them too tight and saying, maybe someday I can wear these (they were like $3 off the clearance rank at Belk).

I am so going to look out for those chips!! I do the 70 cals in 15 chip ff pringles, but 34 is better.

I tried Kraft Light Balsamic Vinaigrette today, 25 cals in 2 Tbsp. And not bad, really. Not the best dressing EVER or anything, but edible.

I am still on my conf call... same call from 8:30 this morning. Actually, same call from 3PM Monday afternoon. Went until 11:30PM Monday, from 8:30-6:30 yesterday, then from 8:30 this morning. How much fun is that??

OMG, Kat, that is insane! Same issue as before? Or new issues?

I am so excited those 14s are hanging off of you! I would love to see the 14s fall off me! You still have a good 13lbs on me, no worries! ;)

[HockeyKat]

OMG, Kat, that is insane! Same issue as before? Or new issues?

I am so excited those 14s are hanging off of you! I would love to see the 14s fall off me! You still have a good 13lbs on me, no worries! ;)

Same issue. Sigh.

Yeah, but with my WDW track record, I have shown PROOF that I can gain tons in a week... :laughing:

Oh, I forgot... in the month of April, my exercise minutes were at 1500, and I lost 7.4 lbs.

[3DisneyKids]

Ok, just walking in the door (at 8pm!) and have to get kids who are wound up in bed....

Have tons to report...been a weird day...but it'll have to wait.

[AKASnowWhite]

WW today...lost 2lbs! So only 33 left to go! Sad the things that make me excited, isn't it?

Yeah for you! :banana: 2 lbs gone...that's like 8 sticks of butter. :scared:

Oh, speaking of...I found these new chips at Costco. They are freeze-dried potato chips - no oil, no baking, no frying, just freeze dried potato goodness. No fat! Just potato and salt! 34 calories! A miracle, no? They are called Brothers All Natural Potato Crisps. And they taste...like crispy freeze dried potatoes. They are not bad, but they do not have the satisfying grease of potato chips. Of course, they are pretty good for you and regular chips are not. The sacrifices we make to be skinny!

I have to go to Costco tomorrow or Friday...I'm definitely going to look for them... :woohoo:

I am tempted to type this out in purple! :rotfl:

I wouldn't mind...but Erika gets a bit possessive sometimes..:rolleyes1

You are quickly catching me... I was 169.8 this morning. Considering the craptacular week I have been having, I am pretty happy with that number.

That and my size 14 pants that I am wearing today are barely staying on...

Wowza Kat! You are doing great! :cheer2:

I tried Kraft Light Balsamic Vinaigrette today, 25 cals in 2 Tbsp.

I use that too - works for me. Or sometimes a raspberry vinaigrette...wait a minute...I think we've found a use for all those excess raspberries (now if I could just remember WHO had the raspberries??? :confused3 was it Jodi????....now I have to look back... :rolleyes1 )


Ok, just walking in the door (at 8pm!) and have to get kids who are wound up in bed....

Ahh...long gone are the days when my kids go to bed at 8:00....:sad2: Now at 10:00, I'm chasing them upstairs - don't care if they go to sleep, but they need to go away! :laughing:

So much for my break...back to finish dress #6....the same stinkin' dress, 6 times. I'm SO SICK of this dress...:crazy: ...but it's still better than Kat's 3 day marathon call.... :sad2: ..

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Sorry for the multiple posts. My multi-quote is on the fritz!

Anyway...I will be offline until after the kids are in bed. Here is my afternoon:

3-4 Cammie has soccer
4-5 Both Cammie and Riley have tennis
6-7:30 Kelly has t-ball

Yes, they are keeping 5 year olds out until 7:30 on a school night! Now, my kids go to bed a lot later than most (8:30), but most of my friends's kids this age go to sleep at about 7pm...and these kids won't even get home till 7:45!

Spring is definitely here...

My kids don't have a bedtime. I just hiss at them to "go to bed" when I am sick of their shananagians.

Can't we all learn to share the purple.... There is enough to go around....Goof

:rotfl: Good one Goof.

I'll switch you. My afternoon looks like this: 3PM-indefinitely, on tech bridge, monitoring system and poring through GBs of log files.

Ok Kat. THis is what I heard.

"I'll switch you. My afternoon looks like this: 3PM-indefinitely, blah blah, blah, words I don't know, blah blah blah, poor Kat, she's got a miserable job, blah, blah, blah, ms. smarty pants, blah, files."

Okay, I don't want any of your days! :lmao: But you can have my cold!

WW today...lost 2lbs! So only 33 left to go! Sad the things that make me excited, isn't it?

Oh, speaking of...I found these new chips at Costco. They are freeze-dried potato chips - no oil, no baking, no frying, just freeze dried potato goodness. No fat! Just potato and salt! 34 calories! A miracle, no? They are called Brothers All Natural Potato Crisps. And they taste...like crispy freeze dried potatoes. They are not bad, but they do not have the satisfying grease of potato chips. Of course, they are pretty good for you and regular chips are not. The sacrifices we make to be skinny!

Okay, I am climbing back into my sick house until I finish my info for Lyz!

Yaay, 2lb loss.

I hope they have those chippers at Sams. Sounds interesting. Speaking of good treats, do you like that Pirate popcorn? Shoot, don't remember the name. There was a little controversy on Rosie ODonnell about the "true" ww points they were worth. Either way, like a whole bag is 240 calories. I loved that. I can't find them at Kroger anymore, but I can at Whole Foods. Pirates Booty. That's it.

You are quickly catching me... I was 169.8 this morning. Considering the craptacular week I have been having, I am pretty happy with that number.

That and my size 14 pants that I am wearing today are barely staying on... I remember buying them too tight and saying, maybe someday I can wear these (they were like $3 off the clearance rank at Belk).

I am so going to look out for those chips!! I do the 70 cals in 15 chip ff pringles, but 34 is better.

I tried Kraft Light Balsamic Vinaigrette today, 25 cals in 2 Tbsp. And not bad, really. Not the best dressing EVER or anything, but edible.

I am still on my conf call... same call from 8:30 this morning. Actually, same call from 3PM Monday afternoon. Went until 11:30PM Monday, from 8:30-6:30 yesterday, then from 8:30 this morning. How much fun is that??

Yaay for $3 jeans. falling off.

Ok, just walking in the door (at 8pm!) and have to get kids who are wound up in bed....

Have tons to report...been a weird day...but it'll have to wait.

I'm on pins and needles buddy. Pins and needles.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I am tempted to type this out in purple! :rotfl:

THAT had me cracking up!


Username: SeptemberGirl
Real Life Name: Liz
Location: New Jersey (no exit jokes, thanks)
Family: husband Nick, daughter Emily
Occupation: freelance editor and writer
Goals: Lose 33 more lbs. Gain patience.
Struggles: Patience, perfectionism, all or nothing mentality
Interesting facts: I am in love with my initials. My daughter and I have the same initials, except for the very end of her last name, because we hyphenated her. However, this gives me free range to buy monogrammed things, indulging my obsession with my initials, because I claim they can be passed down. In other words, I can justify any shopping trip.
Inside story you want to share: I still believe in magic…only I think we adults are the magic-makers now.
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: I spent a lot of time thinking about this, and actually ended up having a dream about Space Mountain. Nyquil induced, but still. The one park I have to go to every visit to WDW is MK. There are many rides I love, for different reasons, but I don’t have to experience one particular attraction each visit. Song? I really love the instrumental for Future World, and “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes”. But I also love “It’s a Small World” and “Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” because 1. My kid sings them to me and 2. They speak to Walt’s original vision. Oh, and I think many people have done great soundtracks for Disney movies, but “Little Wonders” by Rob Thomas just hits me. Even more than Randy Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, another favorite. I like music, can you tell? ;)
Anything else you want to add: I travel a lot. For pleasure. Don’t hate me for it, instead pity me for my credit card debt!

OK Liz, you can't just put it out there and not finish it. What exactly is your middle initial?

I gotta check out this Little Wonders song. I've heard of others loving it too.

[3DisneyKids]

I am in a pissy mood and about to rant...so if you don't want to hear it, tough! (kidding...just skip it if you need to...seriously, I am FOUL tonight!)


So much for my break...back to finish dress #6....the same stinkin' dress, 6 times. I'm SO SICK of this dress...:crazy: ...but it's still better than Kat's 3 day marathon call.... :sad2: ..

UGH! What a drag. On the bright side, navy looks awesome on you! :lmao:



"I'll switch you. My afternoon looks like this: 3PM-indefinitely, blah blah, blah, words I don't know, blah blah blah, poor Kat, she's got a miserable job, blah, blah, blah, ms. smarty pants, blah, files."

Yeah, that is what I heard, too! :rotfl2:



I hope they have those chippers at Sams. Sounds interesting. Speaking of good treats, do you like that Pirate popcorn? Shoot, don't remember the name. There was a little controversy on Rosie ODonnell about the "true" ww points they were worth. Either way, like a whole bag is 240 calories. I loved that. I can't find them at Kroger anymore, but I can at Whole Foods. Pirates Booty. That's it.

My kids live on Pirate Booty. :love:


I'm on pins and needles buddy. Pins and needles.

Coming in next post...it is so long I will have to type it out in Word and copy/paste it here.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I really am on PINS and NEEDLES. (Maybe you should include a spreadsheet too, right Liz?)

[HockeyKat]

Ok Kat. THis is what I heard.

"I'll switch you. My afternoon looks like this: 3PM-indefinitely, blah blah, blah, words I don't know, blah blah blah, poor Kat, she's got a miserable job, blah, blah, blah, ms. smarty pants, blah, files."



...


Yaay for $3 jeans. falling off.



I'm on pins and needles buddy. Pins and needles.

Hehehe!! Not smarty pants, though... but miserable job, yes. And blah-blahs... definitely!! :laughing:

Not jeans, either. Navy blue pin-striped dress pants that I bought a bit too small and hung awaiting the ability to wear them... and by the time I tried them again, too big. Oh well.

Me too!!

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Ok. So about me. Cause I never talk about me.

Madeline and I went to the Dr. She has Bronchitis. (How the heck do you spell that?) And I have some type of virus. He didn't bother to check, just said, yep, you gotta virus. Z-Pack. (he saw my throat was blistered - and frankly I'm glad he didn't order a test, because I'm just getting the bills from when Maddi had Phenmonya (can't spell that either:laughing: )! In February.

So we are officially doped up.

BUT...given both of our fatigue, if we don't turn the corner in a couple days, we have to get blood work to rule out Menengitis:scared1: !

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Not jeans, either. Navy blue pin-striped dress pants

Well:snooty: touch me.

[SeptemberGirl]

Nancy - loved your whole post! Do we get pictures of these costumes???

Lyz - Loved your post, too. And silly, it's D! Come on, you have read my blog.

Erika - we totally need a spreadsheet. And get your butt on IM, we are waiting for you.

You, too, friends with accounts! Party time!

[HockeyKat]

Well:snooty: touch me.

Hehe... I *wish* I could wear jeans!!

And NO oreos...

[3DisneyKids]

Quad oreos....good one....but don't do it!

Ok, logging on to IM now...

[DisneyWorld Delight]

But quadruple. You understand that right? 4 times the goodness.

No AIM for me. My girls old computer can't handle it. It froze up, had to shut down, all that crappy goodness.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

EriKa, are you gonna tell your story here? If not, I'll log off here and go to AIM.

Just can't do both at the same time

[SeptemberGirl]

AIM!!! We are waiting with 100 calorie Oreos!

[3DisneyKids]

Thanks for the pep talk tonight, girls. :grouphug: I feel better now and will be better tomorrow.

Lyz--sorry I crashed you!

All--this is a great Disney song that someone put their own slides to. If you want the song on your iPod/MP3, it is by Davinci's Notebook and called Magic Kingdom in the Sky.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ALBeDjpF7mo&feature=related

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Stephanie, that is crazy about your family!!! Welcome. You should fit right in.:rotfl: Now. Being a Phlebotomist (I had to copy because I couldn't spell) what hours do you work?

Yes, my family is wacked I go nuts one weekend a year when I have them all at my house for my kids skating show! And to make matters worse it is usually my mom's birthday and EVERYONE SINGS happy birthday to her. The first year that they all came I drank half a bottle of margarita's with the alcohol all by MYSELF.
As for the Phlebotomy (I take blood for blood tests) Or as the people in the hospital call me a vampire. So what hours do vampires keep, I work the afternoon shift 2:30 p.m - 11:00 p.m. We do have a shift that starts at 4:00am but that is WAY TO EARLY for ME!


WELCOME, Stephanie!

Ok, so truth time...the phlebotomy thing freaks me out more than the dancing bananas! :faint:


I was freaked out by it to at first, sticking people with needles:eek: ! Now if people ask me if I like my job I always say YES because we else do you go home relieved of stress, I get to stick people with needles and I can just think of something that is bothering me and I get to stick it! no not true but that is what I tell people, some people tell me I am the best and most gentle person to take their blood and others SCREAM:scared1: before I even have the needle uncapped.:confused3

[3DisneyKids]

Another link....

Here is another site with some fun songs about Disney...

The first one is really the best one on here (the only one of the songs worth listening to). It is called Disney Freak. (Lyz, this is the one I was talking about earlier.)

The other one to listen to here is the stand up routine called Disney World in August...it is HI LAR IOUS.

http://www.box.net/shared/quyvzfp2em

[SeptemberGirl]

Thanks for the pep talk tonight, girls. :grouphug: I feel better now and will be better tomorrow.

Lyz--sorry I crashed you!

All--this is a great Disney song that someone put their own slides to. If you want the song on your iPod/MP3, it is by Davinci's Notebook and called Magic Kingdom in the Sky.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ALBeDjpF7mo&feature=related

Anytime, girlfriend.

Oh. My. God. This is so hilariously wrong on so many levels. "Savior in short red pants". Bwahahaha! :rotfl: These people crack me up - I found their other stuff. Priceless.

[Dizneydawn]

Real Life Name: Stephanie
Location: NY state near VT and Canada
Family: Married, 3 kids 1 step son & 1 very fat cat
Occupation: Phlebotomist
Goals: Lose some weight, but also really get in good shape; and GET BACK TO DISNEY
Interesting facts: Grew up in the city... just south of boston, and no I don't have the wonderful boston accent anymore and I miss it although it does slip when I am mad and when I go home to VISIT.
Inside story you want to share:I love to spend all my time on the DIS and I am planning my next rip already and that is in like 16 months....
Favorite Disney Park, ride and song: Epcot = park, Test track = ride
Anything else you want to add: favorite color is PINK
I have talked my Brother into joining us on our next trip step mom may come too. I have a wacked family, step mom and dad are divorced and step mom and my mom get along great and now all parental units including dad & dad's new GF get along. I am going to try to get all of them to come on trip I know DM is already included just need to work on DF & GF AND DSM
What an amazing family..that is what it should be like though...just because 2 people stop getting aqlong...doesn't mean they can't be friends or that the rest of the family has to ditch them.
Umm, that would be a big fat no.



Lyz! I like it. Everyone should have a y in their name.
Agreed...that was my rule with the kids...
And I saw your just sayin' . :laughing:

My kids don't have a bedtime. I just hiss at them to "go to bed" when I am sick of their shananagians.


I was like this also...no super strict schedule...it worked for us.
:rotfl: Good one Goof.



Ok Kat. THis is what I heard.

"I'll switch you. My afternoon looks like this: 3PM-indefinitely, blah blah, blah, words I don't know, blah blah blah, poor Kat, she's got a miserable job, blah, blah, blah, ms. smarty pants, blah, files."

Holy carp! We speak the same language!

Yaay, 2lb loss.

I hope they have those chippers at Sams. Sounds interesting. Speaking of good treats, do you like that Pirate popcorn? Shoot, don't remember the name. There was a little controversy on Rosie ODonnell about the "true" ww points they were worth. Either way, like a whole bag is 240 calories. I loved that. I can't find them at Kroger anymore, but I can at Whole Foods. Pirates Booty. That's it.



Yaay for $3 jeans. falling off.



I'm on pins and needles buddy. Pins and needles.
Okay..I am off to call Erika to get the 411...:confused3

Good news...meds are working...:thumbsup2

Taxes are done and we got about $2300 back...:cool1: not owing like the other program...Treyner does not count for the child tax credit or the rebate because he turned 17 Dec. 14th....it is 16 and under....WTH??? Why not 18???? That is $1300 less I am getting over 2 weeks age descrepency...:mad:

Dan's ex was found responsible for taxes they owed from the business..her "innocent spouse" request was DENIED!:banana:

Chad is talking more about doing the right thing by the kids...he is working on his temper...

I will be starting a new diet with Dan on Monday...need to grocery shop and make food ahead of time...

I have 3 huge parties coming up for Tupperware!:worship: Let's go big money....

All 3 kids have soccer tourney's this weekend...:scared1:

You guys are a riot...Lyz and Erika are all like all gangsta...

..."Oh no you didn't spell my name wrong bi@ch!":laughing:

[3DisneyKids]

Morning! Ok, so I am way better today! It is one of those sparkling, crystal, clear days here in Maine. Chilly, but gorgeous. So I decided I would run along the coast today and breathe in the ocean air. Kelly's school is only 1/2 mile from the beach (we sent her to private this year due to her medical condition but she will head to public next year with the other two...our public school is OMG amazing...and they are skipping her a year...but that is another story).

So, yes, this means I had to show up to Kel's school all spandexed up. Scary. I am getting used to being seen around town in spandex! :scared1:

Anyway, there is NOTHING like coming over the crest of a hill and seeing the ocean sparkling in the sun all spread out before you. Talk about inspiring! I was just loving being at the ocean that I didn't note my time and I ran 10 minutes past my turn around point! Of course that means an extra 10 minutes BACK...so I ended up running 20 minutes longer than I intended. This is a good thing considering yesterday was an all-out eat fest for me! :sad2: GREAT run and I feel so good now. :goodvibes


Anytime, girlfriend.

Oh. My. God. This is so hilariously wrong on so many levels. "Savior in short red pants". Bwahahaha! :rotfl: These people crack me up - I found their other stuff. Priceless.

Glad you liked it! How are you feeling today?




Okay..I am off to call Erika to get the 411...:confused3

[COLOR="Purple"]Sorry! I will post it here. I was planning on it anyway, but then got dragged to IM! :lmao: So I just spilled my guts there.

Good news...meds are working...:thumbsup2

Taxes are done and we got about $2300 back...:cool1: not owing like the other program...Treyner does not count for the child tax credit or the rebate because he turned 17 Dec. 14th....it is 16 and under....WTH??? Why not 18???? That is $1300 less I am getting over 2 weeks age descrepency...:mad:

BOTH are pieces of great news! YAY for that return and glad the meds are working. Do you have a nephrologist and a urologist? You need a GOOD one of each.


You guys are a riot...Lyz and Erika are all like all gangsta...

..."Oh no you didn't spell my name wrong bi@ch!":laughing:

Except that it is more like..."Oh no you didn't just type in purple!" :lmao: And who coined purplegate a while back? That sounds like a DWDism--in any case, priceless!

[3DisneyKids]

:)

[goofyfan-12]

Erika - I am not quoting as you asked, but *** is up with those comments.... Are these people blind??? Based on the photos you posted here, there is a difference and don't let any of those blind Mainers tell you otherwise!!!!!

You get double goddess points for today for having to put up with that crap yesterday... :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

We love you and we notice the difference!!!!

Goof

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Yes, my family is wacked I go nuts one weekend a year when I have them all at my house for my kids skating show! And to make matters worse it is usually my mom's birthday and EVERYONE SINGS happy birthday to her. The first year that they all came I drank half a bottle of margarita's with the alcohol all by MYSELF.
As for the Phlebotomy (I take blood for blood tests) Or as the people in the hospital call me a vampire. So what hours do vampires keep, I work the afternoon shift 2:30 p.m - 11:00 p.m. We do have a shift that starts at 4:00am but that is WAY TO EARLY for ME!



I was freaked out by it to at first, sticking people with needles:eek: ! Now if people ask me if I like my job I always say YES because we else do you go home relieved of stress, I get to stick people with needles and I can just think of something that is bothering me and I get to stick it! no not true but that is what I tell people, some people tell me I am the best and most gentle person to take their blood and others SCREAM:scared1: before I even have the needle uncapped.:confused3

I figured you had either late or early hours. Sounds like a fun job. I like medical settings. Seems so sterile.

Thanks for the pep talk tonight, girls. :grouphug: I feel better now and will be better tomorrow.

Glad you're feeling better.:hug:

What an amazing family..that is what it should be like though...just because 2 people stop getting aqlong...doesn't mean they can't be friends or that the rest of the family has to ditch them.

True!!!

Okay..I am off to call Erika to get the 411...:confused3

Good news...meds are working...:thumbsup2

Taxes are done and we got about $2300 back...:cool1: not owing like the other program...Treyner does not count for the child tax credit or the rebate because he turned 17 Dec. 14th....it is 16 and under....WTH??? Why not 18???? That is $1300 less I am getting over 2 weeks age descrepency...:mad:

That is awesome news. Scary how taxes can work out different with different programs. Something is wrong with that.

NOW, regarding Treyners child tax credit. That is shocking to me. 16 is the cut off? Never knew this. I only have 5 more years for Molli! (Her bday in January)

Dan's ex was found responsible for taxes they owed from the business..her "innocent spouse" request was DENIED!:banana:

Chad is talking more about doing the right thing by the kids...he is working on his temper...

I will be starting a new diet with Dan on Monday...need to grocery shop and make food ahead of time...

I have 3 huge parties coming up for Tupperware!:worship: Let's go big money....

All 3 kids have soccer tourney's this weekend...:scared1:

Sounds like things are finally going your way. Thats great!

You guys are a riot...Lyz and Erika are all like all gangsta...

..."Oh no you didn't spell my name wrong bi@ch!":laughing:

Morning! Ok, so I am way better today! It is one of those sparkling, crystal, clear days here in Maine. Chilly, but gorgeous. So I decided I would run along the coast today and breathe in the ocean air. Kelly's school is only 1/2 mile from the beach (we sent her to private this year due to her medical condition but she will head to public next year with the other two...our public school is OMG amazing...and they are skipping her a year...but that is another story).

So, yes, this means I had to show up to Kel's school all spandexed up. Scary. I am getting used to being seen around town in spandex! :scared1:

Anyway, there is NOTHING like coming over the crest of a hill and seeing the ocean sparkling in the sun all spread out before you. Talk about inspiring! I was just loving being at the ocean that I didn't note my time and I ran 10 minutes past my turn around point! Of course that means an extra 10 minutes BACK...so I ended up running 20 minutes longer than I intended. This is a good thing considering yesterday was an all-out eat fest for me! :sad2: GREAT run and I feel so good now. :goodvibes


Sounds beautiful! Sounds like something I'd daydream about. Me, running supastar, cool, crisp morning by the ocean. EriKa, you are DOING what others fantisize about! Stop and think about that, will ya.

Except that it is more like..."Oh no you didn't just type in purple!"[/COLOR][/B] :lmao: And who coined purplegate a while back? That sounds like a DWDism--in any case, priceless!

That was me. I'm brilliant.

Erika - I am not quoting as you asked, but *** is up with those comments.... Are these people blind??? Based on the photos you posted here, there is a difference and don't let any of those blind Mainers tell you otherwise!!!!!

You get double goddess points for today for having to put up with that crap yesterday... :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

We love you and we notice the difference!!!!

Goof

Well said Goof.

I am in a fog with this virus. Anything I say today, cannot be held against me in a court of law, K? Ut-oh, I gotta do payroll today too!:scared1:

[Dizneydawn]

Hi EriKa,
Ok...here is my spin...

First off...it is totally natural to have a measuring post...we all do...that person we expect great advice from, great insight with and the person who holds up the mirror to your success and will be your biggest chearleader no matter what...That is how I see your friend D. He is the person you were at your best with (even as friends) and the person who you expected to reckognize that you were there again. That is the friend that, like parents you want to hear accolades from, unabashed overtones and all and out pride. I would have been the same way...I bet he was at some level your sounding board when you felt not the best about yourself and the person who let you know your worth always.

I have a few thoughts on why his reaction was subdued...
#1 he actually likes you as more - regardless of lip service...he is getting older and self-reflection is bound to happen - and now...sees you at your best again...your pride will affect your bubbly personality...and he at some level feels like he was left out...missed out...and now...no turning back...

#2 He is afraid of his feelings about how you look and did not know how to handle them...so avoiding is better than dealing with...

#3 He was totally preoocupied with something and will notice later...(I am not betting my money on that one)

When I met Dan..he acted indifferent...now I know that his reaction was a total fake and he was so afraid of his feelings..

He did not know the status of my marriage...and regardless of the fact his mariage was over...he was not sure where I was and thus...acted like I was a simple friend....

Later...after he told me how he felt...I was totally shocked...I pointed out his actions and our strict friendship beginnings, that I did not see any signs of more..and how did he expect me to read through them...he said..."What did you expect me to do?" To that I had to admit...I was not sure.

I think your friend is jealous...seems the Jonses is a big thing there...so acknowleding your feelings means that she would have to admit D should have noticed...which means she should notice..you have changed....You are a great catch...have a great marriage..3 beautiful kids...and the eye of many men in your area I am sure...sexy comes from within...D saw that in you always...now the perfectionists with views of body perfection have nothing left to cut you down with...to lower your value in order to raise theirs.

If he is that special friend to you...give it another week...than call him out on it....but be prepared for an answer that may shock you...have some thoughts on what his reaction might be and how you are ready to deal with it. What if he says he has always hidden behind humour and really wants you? Stranger things have happened. :hug:

[Dizneydawn]

Hi GUYS! For our Dec. gathering...

I Saw that the Mickeys Christmas party dates are out...does anyone want to plan on going??? Dates??? Let me know cause we want to date it and not miss out...

[grumpyyoungguy]

Hi all sorry I have been away for a while.

I Have decided to return. Sorry I have not gotten the nimbers out to you. Dawn and I will talk and get those out soon.

Erika-- are you wearing baggy clothing? You have been a drastic transformation based on the pictures you posted. Keep up the good work and dont let those folks get you down.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hiya Grumps. Missed you! Need your manly wisdom.

Wait. That sounded really sexist. I mean your "mans" point of view wisdom.

Thats better.

[DisneyWorld Delight]

EriKa turned me onto those Disney songs last night. And I could definately be considered a "Disney Freak." EriKa, as promised, here are the pictures to prove it.

My downstairs tv room.
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/747/72141DSC00348_1014_x_760_Mic1-2-med.jpg

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/747/72141DSC00352_1014_x_760_Mic2-2-med.jpg

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/747/72141DSC00349_1014_x_760_Mic2-1-med.jpg

Both, limited edition (500), life size statues. Disneyshopping.com. The first one, ordered a couple years ago.

Second one, back in the fall. But as you can see, there's really no where to put it, so it's on the coffee table.:laughing:

If they issue a third edition, I don't doubt we'll HAVE to get it. Figure out where to put later.:confused3

There is no throwing of ANYTHING in my basement.

[grumpyyoungguy]

Lyz....love the room...you have got beautiful colors and great design...I am jealous...so Mickey is like your life size blow up doll!:thumbsup2 -

[SeptemberGirl]

I totally love the New Yankee Workshop poster on the wall.

Oh, and the Mickeys are cool, too!


Erika, Dawn is right. Now we both have a jealous friend!


My day is filled with dust. Nick sanded last night and made no attempt at containing the dust that results from sanding. No, wait, let me elaborate. He didn't even remove things from the kitchen table, let alone move the table. I think the dust may have entered his brain and made him feeble-minded. He's lucky he's in NYC today and I can't get to him. Maybe by later tonight I will have cooled down and he will keep all his limbs. ;)

Gotta go clean the dust off of every single thing on the first floor of my house.

[goofyfan-12]

Grumps... welcome back... we missed you around here...

Dawn - great input into the whole friend not noticing thing... definitely some food for thought there...

DWD - I am lovin the basement room.... too cute....

It has been a crazy day so far. I will have to post pictures from my awards luncheon for my 40 under Forty awards once I get my camera back from my sister. It was pretty cool...

talk to you later,
Goof

to the DIS Moderators... I am sorry for my mistyping in my last post. Thanks for catching that and I will not do it again I promise....

[3DisneyKids]

That was me. I'm brilliant.


You ARE!


I am in a fog with this virus. Anything I say today, cannot be held against me in a court of law, K? Ut-oh, I gotta do payroll today too!:scared1:

Sorry you are feeling gross. Hope the meds help.

Hi EriKa,
Ok...here is my spin...



Thanks for your perspective on this. I don't feel the need to bring it up with him at all, I was just surprised, that he didn't. But he said plenty of other things that were nice and fun, etc.
[COLOR="SeaGreen"]Hi GUYS! For our Dec. gathering...

I Saw that the Mickeys Christmas party dates are out...does anyone want to plan on going??? Dates??? Let me know cause we want to date it and not miss out...

I am up for anything any time...

Hi all sorry I have been away for a while.

I Have decided to return. Sorry I have not gotten the nimbers out to you. Dawn and I will talk and get those out soon.

Erika-- are you wearing baggy clothing? You have been a drastic transformation based on the pictures you posted. Keep up the good work and dont let those folks get you down.

YAY! Grumps is here! Good to see you back ! Well, it was chilly, so while I wasn't wearing baggy clothes, I wasn't scantily clad either...

Erika, Dawn is right. Now we both have a jealous friend!

Does this mean another color war??? Or do we share the green? :lmao:

My day is filled with dust. Nick sanded last night and made no attempt at containing the dust that results from sanding. No, wait, let me elaborate. He didn't even remove things from the kitchen table, let alone move the table. I think the dust may have entered his brain and made him feeble-minded. He's lucky he's in NYC today and I can't get to him. Maybe by later tonight I will have cooled down and he will keep all his limbs. ;)

Gotta go clean the dust off of every single thing on the first floor of my house.


He BETTER be dealing with dinner then!

Lyz--LOVE the family room! Totally fun! And the Mickey's are great!

I will post my house pics shortly--as promised!

[3DisneyKids]

Ok--so this is the outside....(grass is still scraggly!)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/frontofhouse1.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/frontofhouse2.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/backofhouse.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/backyard4-1.jpg

[3DisneyKids]

And this is the kitchen, living, and dining rooms...all one open area. (Lyz--we now have all of the crown moulding on top of the cabs...I knew you would notice something like that!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/Diningroom1-1.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/kitchen2.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/kitchen3.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/kitchenintolivingroom.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/livingroom1.jpg

[3DisneyKids]

And here are the beer taps in the bar (bonus room above the garage). I promised these to Lyz ages ago...and it is still a wreck up there, so I am sorry about the mess! :lmao:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/Bar-musicroom1-1.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/Bar-Musicroom2.jpg

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I totally love the New Yankee Workshop poster on the wall.

Hubby is a BIG fan. That standup is one of two gifts I've ever gotten him that he liked. (The other was a chainsaw.) We've met Norm, and have gone to Bawston to look at TOH Projects.

Oh, and the Mickeys are cool, too!


Erika, Dawn is right. Now we both have a jealous friend!


My day is filled with dust. Nick sanded last night and made no attempt at containing the dust that results from sanding. No, wait, let me elaborate. He didn't even remove things from the kitchen table, let alone move the table. I think the dust may have entered his brain and made him feeble-minded. He's lucky he's in NYC today and I can't get to him. Maybe by later tonight I will have cooled down and he will keep all his limbs. ;)

Gotta go clean the dust off of every single thing on the first floor of my house.

Arrrrgh. This is what happens when Wall Street Executives decide to sand! :rotfl:

to the DIS Moderators... I am sorry for my mistyping in my last post. Thanks for catching that and I will not do it again I promise....

Goof - you rebel, did you get repremanded?:lmao:

Ohh, 2 Ms. Greens. LOVING IT! It can be JGreen(SG) and KGreen(3DK)

Thanks for the compliments on my tv room. Can you tell we're NASCAR fans, we like to brand!!! (Dawn - the color on my walls is Sherwin Williams "Blond." It is hands down the BEST COLOR EVER. Everyone loves it when they come in.)

EriKa, your home is so very lovely. And clean. Do you have a cleaning person? I like the black. Very sleek. And the Japanese (?) characters above your couch, what do they mean?

I couldn't see the birthday party pic last night, it was too dark on the dinosaur. Glad you posted these today.

Who plays the drums?

[goofyfan-12]

Arrrrgh. This is what happens when Wall Street Executives decide to sand! :rotfl:



Goof - you rebel, did you get repremanded?:lmao:
I didn't get repremanded, but I did noticed that what I had originally typed was changed so I figured I would apologize to the moderators before it became a problem. I keep forgetting that not everyone works on a construction site like me..... oops...

Ohh, 2 Ms. Greens. LOVING IT! It can be JGreen(SG) and KGreen(3DK)

Thanks for the compliments on my tv room. Can you tell we're NASCAR fans, we like to brand!!! (Dawn - the color on my walls is Sherwin Williams "Blond." It is hands down the BEST COLOR EVER. Everyone loves it when they come in.)

EriKa, your home is so very lovely. And clean. Do you have a cleaning person? I like the black. Very sleek. And the Japanese (?) characters above your couch, what do they mean?

I couldn't see the birthday party pic last night, it was too dark on the dinosaur. Glad you posted these today.

Who plays the drums?

I am going to have to check out the blond color now... My mom is looking to paint again and wants me to pick the color...

Goof

[goofyfan-12]

Hi GUYS! For our Dec. gathering...

I Saw that the Mickeys Christmas party dates are out...does anyone want to plan on going??? Dates??? Let me know cause we want to date it and not miss out...

Dawn - my family is looking at going on Thursday, 12/4....

Goof

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Ok--so this is the outside....(grass is still scraggly!)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/frontofhouse1.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/frontofhouse2.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/backofhouse.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/backyard4-1.jpg

Can I just say this is my DREAM HOUSE:lovestruc I total love your house!
even my Dh loves it this is what we want to build. Dh is saying over my shoulder a SMALLER VERSION! I want this version

[3DisneyKids]

Erika - I am not quoting as you asked, but *** is up with those comments.... Are these people blind??? Based on the photos you posted here, there is a difference and don't let any of those blind Mainers tell you otherwise!!!!!

You get double goddess points for today for having to put up with that crap yesterday... :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

We love you and we notice the difference!!!!

Goof

Thank you so much for your support, Paula! And everyone...thanks, I am much better now.

And I forgot to post about my SECOND work-out of the day. So I ran like 5.5 miles out at the beach today. Then I had my first session with the trainer. Instead of private training, this is group training...he sets up the whole back half of the gym with all of this crazy stuff to do. It is totally like BL that way. And he yells. And times stuff..."30 more seconds....gut it out...no stopping!"

So...the group is going to meet with him 2 x/week (Tues. and Thurs.) through May. And since it is a group, we split the rate of what an hourly private session would cost (b/c I don't want to pay those rates! :scared1: ). Anyway, it is 5 men and me. Fun. Not. And they have all been doing it since November. Me? Day one. And what I couldn't believe was that he had me at the same weights and everything as all of them. I did the same workout as all of them.

It is constant moving from one thing to another...and then we run 3 laps around the parking lot...then wall squats while throwing a 10 pound medicine ball to a partner...then barbell stuff...and on and on. KILLER. Now, I am a gym rat...have been going to various gyms for basically all of my adult life. I have NEVER had a workout this intense. All of us had absolute puddles of sweat on the floor around us. Honestly, I thought I was going to throw up. For real. I managed to hold on to my stomach, but ugh...I just cannot explain how hard and intense it was. But I stuck it out and did the whole thing. (And I lapped the guys when it came to running the parking lot! :cool1: ) And all of this was AFTER a 5-miler!

Note to self...do NOT run on training days! I am going to be insanely sore tomorrow. But now I know what the BL contestants feel like. If this doesn't kick my weight loss into shape, NOTHING will. The trainer said it was a 1200 calorie-burning workout! And I already burned around 800 from my run.

I am reclaiming goddess status after that!

Major downside...since it is all guys, they don't talk...at all. It was like a silent class (other than grunting and groaning from all). For the first 10 minutes or so I was chatty...trying to joke it up with them. Like, at one point I jokingly said, "How do you all keep from swearing at him [the trainer] the entire time?" Response: "We just stay focused." Ok. So you are not interested in having fun while you sweat half of your body weight out. I don't understand this, but maybe it is a guy thing. :confused3

Sounds like a fun job. I like medical settings. Seems so sterile.


Freakshow.





EriKa, your home is so very lovely. And clean. Do you have a cleaning person? I like the black. Very sleek. And the Japanese (?) characters above your couch, what do they mean?

Who plays the drums?[/B]

Drums are Jeff and Riley. Father/son jam sessions up there. It is sound-proofed.

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah, you wouldn't know 3 kids lived there from the "main rooms" but they have a huge playroom plus the music room/bar upstairs and their bedrooms. So the kid stuff is fairly well out of sight from the main part of the house. Yes, I have a lot of black...not sure why. Also a lot of deep red (like a Tuscan red or Moroccan red). We have lots of Asian influences around the house since we have spent a fair amount of time there. Those characters mean "eternal family" which I love.

As for the cleaning thing...no, we don't have a cleaning lady. You are chatting with the cleaning lady. :lmao: We keep saying that "as soon as XYZ is taken care of, we will get a cleaning person." Of course, we never get there. If anyone should have one, we should. We are dual income and as it is...I work full time and I care for the kids full time. I have worked full time right on through...never took time off, and the kids have never spent a minute in day care. (Which is why I work in the middle of the night often.) So I feel like I have 3 jobs...my actual job, caring for the kids, and the whole cooking and cleaning thing. (Yes, I cook a family dinner every night. Every one. We hold family dinner time pretty high up on the priority list.) This is why I love it when Jeff goes out of town like now. I feel like it is a break from one of my "jobs." I let the house go a bit. Feed the kids grilled cheese or whatever in front of the tv...that kind of thing.

Sorry...guess I had a mini rant in there and didn't even realize it.

[3DisneyKids]

Can I just say this is my DREAM HOUSE:lovestruc I total love your house!
even my Dh loves it this is what we want to build. Dh is saying over my shoulder a SMALLER VERSION! I want this version

WOW! Thank you so much! What a nice thing to hear! :goodvibes

[Dizneydawn]

to the DIS Moderators... I am sorry for my mistyping in my last post. Thanks for catching that and I will not do it again I promise....

I don't think anyone caught that but the auto screener programmed on the threads...it scans and deletes stuff all the time...like when I typed the word h0m0phobic...it deleted the h0m0 part even though it was not an off color comment. You are the least of naughty writers here....:rolleyes1

IT IS SNOW WHITE TRYIN TO BE ALL PURE AND SUCH...:lmao:

[MaMabearJo]

Hi EriKa,
Ok...here is my spin...

First off...it is totally natural to have a measuring post...we all do...that person we expect great advice from, great insight with and the person who holds up the mirror to your success and will be your biggest chearleader no matter what...That is how I see your friend D. He is the person you were at your best with (even as friends) and the person who you expected to reckognize that you were there again. That is the friend that, like parents you want to hear accolades from, unabashed overtones and all and out pride. I would have been the same way...I bet he was at some level your sounding board when you felt not the best about yourself and the person who let you know your worth always.

I have a few thoughts on why his reaction was subdued...
#1 he actually likes you as more - regardless of lip service...he is getting older and self-reflection is bound to happen - and now...sees you at your best again...your pride will affect your bubbly personality...and he at some level feels like he was left out...missed out...and now...no turning back...

#2 He is afraid of his feelings about how you look and did not know how to handle them...so avoiding is better than dealing with...

#3 He was totally preoocupied with something and will notice later...(I am not betting my money on that one)

When I met Dan..he acted indifferent...now I know that his reaction was a total fake and he was so afraid of his feelings..

He did not know the status of my marriage...and regardless of the fact his mariage was over...he was not sure where I was and thus...acted like I was a simple friend....

Later...after he told me how he felt...I was totally shocked...I pointed out his actions and our strict friendship beginnings, that I did not see any signs of more..and how did he expect me to read through them...he said..."What did you expect me to do?" To that I had to admit...I was not sure.

I think your friend is jealous...seems the Jonses is a big thing there...so acknowleding your feelings means that she would have to admit D should have noticed...which means she should notice..you have changed....You are a great catch...have a great marriage..3 beautiful kids...and the eye of many men in your area I am sure...sexy comes from within...D saw that in you always...now the perfectionists with views of body perfection have nothing left to cut you down with...to lower your value in order to raise theirs.

If he is that special friend to you...give it another week...than call him out on it....but be prepared for an answer that may shock you...have some thoughts on what his reaction might be and how you are ready to deal with it. What if he says he has always hidden behind humour and really wants you? Stranger things have happened. :hug: Dawn very well said

And this is the kitchen, living, and dining rooms...all one open area. (Lyz--we now have all of the crown moulding on top of the cabs...I knew you would notice something like that!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/Diningroom1-1.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/kitchen2.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/kitchen3.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/kitchenintolivingroom.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/3DisneyKids/livingroom1.jpg
Love your house picture perfect!!!! The little green envy guy came out but just a little. I would love to knock our house down and start fresh.
Keep up the great job with working out you are my idol :worship: really!!!!!

Lyz I love your family room and the Mickey's really do accent the room. Very Very Nice...

Both DD Hanna and I are sick now head and chest crap. I brought her in this morning then had to go back to town and pick up a prescription, I did something I normally would not, after picking it up, I went for a walk around town. It looked like rain so I thought, by the time I got home it would be raining so I better get it in now... I have also been writing everthing I eat down. In a way I have been having fun planning and getting excited when I can have extra something if I wanted. Tonight was Fat free cholate/vanilla pudding YUM!!!!!

I am excited to see my weight in the morning. Thanks for all your support.:grouphug:

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Thank you so much for your support, Paula! And everyone...thanks, I am much better now.

And I forgot to post about my SECOND work-out of the day. So I ran like 5.5 miles out at the beach today. Then I had my first session with the trainer. Instead of private training, this is group training...he sets up the whole back half of the gym with all of this crazy stuff to do. It is totally like BL that way. And he yells. And times stuff..."30 more seconds....gut it out...no stopping!"

So...the group is going to meet with him 2 x/week (Tues. and Thurs.) through May. And since it is a group, we split the rate of what an hourly private session would cost (b/c I don't want to pay those rates! :scared1: ). Anyway, it is 5 men and me. Fun. Not. And they have all been doing it since November. Me? Day one. And what I couldn't believe was that he had me at the same weights and everything as all of them. I did the same workout as all of them.

It is constant moving from one thing to another...and then we run 3 laps around the parking lot...then wall squats while throwing a 10 pound medicine ball to a partner...then barbell stuff...and on and on. KILLER. Now, I am a gym rat...have been going to various gyms for basically all of my adult life. I have NEVER had a workout this intense. All of us had absolute puddles of sweat on the floor around us. Honestly, I thought I was going to throw up. For real. I managed to hold on to my stomach, but ugh...I just cannot explain how hard and intense it was. But I stuck it out and did the whole thing. (And I lapped the guys when it came to running the parking lot! :cool1: ) And all of this was AFTER a 5-miler!

Note to self...do NOT run on training days! I am going to be insanely sore tomorrow. But now I know what the BL contestants feel like. If this doesn't kick my weight loss into shape, NOTHING will. The trainer said it was a 1200 calorie-burning workout! And I already burned around 800 from my run.

I am reclaiming goddess status after that!

Major downside...since it is all guys, they don't talk...at all. It was like a silent class (other than grunting and groaning from all). For the first 10 minutes or so I was chatty...trying to joke it up with them. Like, at one point I jokingly said, "How do you all keep from swearing at him [the trainer] the entire time?" Response: "We just stay focused." Ok. So you are not interested in having fun while you sweat half of your body weight out. I don't understand this, but maybe it is a guy thing. :confused3

EriKa, this sounds Brutal. It's So You.



Freakshow.

:rotfl: Thats the pot calling the pettle black!


Drums are Jeff and Riley. Father/son jam sessions up there. It is sound-proofed.

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah, you wouldn't know 3 kids lived there from the "main rooms" but they have a huge playroom plus the music room/bar upstairs and their bedrooms. So the kid stuff is fairly well out of sight from the main part of the house. Yes, I have a lot of black...not sure why. Also a lot of deep red (like a Tuscan red or Moroccan red). We have lots of Asian influences around the house since we have spent a fair amount of time there. Those characters mean "eternal family" which I love.

As for the cleaning thing...no, we don't have a cleaning lady. You are chatting with the cleaning lady. :lmao: We keep saying that "as soon as XYZ is taken care of, we will get a cleaning person." Of course, we never get there. If anyone should have one, we should. We are dual income and as it is...I work full time and I care for the kids full time. I have worked full time right on through...never took time off, and the kids have never spent a minute in day care. (Which is why I work in the middle of the night often.) So I feel like I have 3 jobs...my actual job, caring for the kids, and the whole cooking and cleaning thing. (Yes, I cook a family dinner every night. Every one. We hold family dinner time pretty high up on the priority list.) This is why I love it when Jeff goes out of town like now. I feel like it is a break from one of my "jobs." I let the house go a bit. Feed the kids grilled cheese or whatever in front of the tv...that kind of thing.

Sorry...guess I had a mini rant in there and didn't even realize it.

I don't understand why you haven't had a nervous breakdown!

And for the record, I didn't see any tv's. I looked.

[MaMabearJo]

I forgot to say hi to Dan, Miss you buddy and your partner in crime to....:love:

[DisneyWorld Delight]

[COLOR=red]I did something I normally would not, after picking it up, I went for a walk around town. It looked like rain so I thought, by the time I got home it would be raining so I better get it in now... I have also been writing everthing I eat down. In a way I have been having fun planning and getting excited when I can have extra something if I wanted. Tonight was Fat free cholate/vanilla pudding YUM!!!!!

I am excited to see my weight in the morning. Thanks for all your support.:grouphug:

She's a maniac!

[MaMabearJo]

She's a maniac!
Hey that took a big effort on my part, I hate walking by myself, noboby to talk with and I don't want to be the crazy lady around town who talks to herself. :rolleyes1

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hey that took a big effort on my part, I hate walking by myself, noboby to talk with and I don't want to be the crazy lady around town who talks to herself. :rolleyes1

:rotfl: were you talking to yourself! You'll get a reputation!

[MaMabearJo]

:rotfl: were you talking to yourself! You'll get a reputation!

Not to much, but I might go back that way tomorow, cute contruction guys working on street, had to go by twice very very nice,:thumbsup2

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Not to much, but I might go back that way tomorow, cute contruction guys working on street, had to go by twice very very nice,:thumbsup2

:rotfl: you are too much!

Edited to Add: HockeyKat, where the heck are ya? Not 1 measly little post today? You'll probably be too tired after hockey boot camp. See you tomorrow.

[3DisneyKids]

Love your house picture perfect!!!! The little green envy guy came out but just a little. I would love to knock our house down and start fresh.
Keep up the great job with working out you are my idol :worship: really!!!!!


Thanks! So nice to hear! I feel like I don't know what the heck I am doing in terms of decorating. Yet another gene I was not born with...:rolleyes1


I went for a walk around town. It looked like rain so I thought, by the time I got home it would be raining so I better get it in now...

WOO HOO! This is proof that you have "flipped the switch!" You are SO ON IT!

Jeff and I get like that, too. In fact, it has become a game on Sunday mornings as to who gets up and dressed in running gear and out the door first! :rotfl: We know we need to get our runs in before church otherwise it won't happen.

Thanks also, Jodi, for your PM! The support I get here means the world to me! :hug:


I don't understand why you haven't had a nervous breakdown!

And for the record, I didn't see any tv's. I looked.

Now you sound just like all of my other friends! :rotfl2: I get a lot of "how the hell do you do it all???" type of comments. My answer is always the same..."It is amazing how much you can get done once you give up sleep..."

Seriously, though, throwing this much working out into my already packed schedule is really taking a toll....

As for the TVs....:lmao: yes, we have some. We have the "main" one in the family room (play room, whatever) which is something like 32" (I know, I know...Kat is going to die of laughter...) and it is the "old style." NOT a flat panel. Then in the master bedroom we have (waiting for more hysterical laughter from Kat) a 13". And in my office I have a TV tuner in my computer if I ever want to watch while I work. I got this machine in Dec. Still haven't set up the tv tuner... We don't watch much tv here. The kids have no time between school and sports. Our main tv viewing comes (1) right at the kids' bedtime, we all pile in our bed (king) and have family cuddle time and watch something for 20 minutes or so until it is time for the kids to go to their own beds; and (2) Saturday and/or Sunday evenings are family movie nights and we watch something from Netflix. That's about it. It is not that we are one of those militant anti-tv families...we just don't have time.

[SeptemberGirl]

Erika, what about those commercials??? ;) You have to watch some TV to get something out of the commercials! We know the truth now!

Seriously, your house is beautiful. Like, totally.


Jodi, Rock on, girl!!!! So proud of your walking self!!!

Paula, let's hear more about the awards dinner! (Luncheon?)

Lyz, is Maddi any better?

[3DisneyKids]

I SAID we have a tv in the bedroom....

:lmao:

[goofyfan-12]

Erika, what about those commercials??? ;) You have to watch some TV to get something out of the commercials! We know the truth now!

Seriously, your house is beautiful. Like, totally.


Jodi, Rock on, girl!!!! So proud of your walking self!!!

Paula, let's hear more about the awards dinner! (Luncheon?)

Lyz, is Maddi any better?

The luncheon was very nice - even when the waiter dropped the tray of about 20 lunch plates behind my parent's chairs.... Fortunately, nothing was stained or ruined... They showed a video of the interviews they took of all of us and while I was nervous that I would sound corny, it turned out I had nothing to worry about. My sound bite was good, but the image of me seated on a stool was not something I want to see again anytime soon... my hips....:scared1: Trust me, I look much better standing up when I can suck in my gut.... We then were called to the stage to collect our awards and have our group picture taken. That was fun and the award is a beautiful piece of crystal, but mine needs to be redone because I guess they thought I should have been a man and left the a off of Paula. I guess I am meant to be in a man's world after all.... :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I thought my family was taking pictures, but they really didn't (the ones they did don't show much) and like an idiot, I didn't ask to have any taken after the fact (what was I thinking...:headache: ) All in all, it was a nice event and I am relieved it is over. I am not used to being the center of it all and seeing 800 people giving you a standing ovation is a little overwhelming...

So now I go back to being my normal goofy self, but with a piece of crystal with Paul written on the front... (and yes, they are going to replace it...)

Paula

[3DisneyKids]

Paula--fantastic! How incredible to be recognized for your awesomeness! Now, if they can only remember the whole estrogen thing....:lmao: Sorry they messed up your name!

[3DisneyKids]

:rotfl: you are too much!

Edited to Add: HockeyKat, where the heck are ya? Not 1 measly little post today? You'll probably be too tired after hockey boot camp. See you tomorrow.

She is still in hell from her work issue. She said that she would be dealing with it all day again today. Then she had 2 hours of hockey...which is great because she can get all of her aggression and frustration out on the ice!

[SeptemberGirl]

Paula--fantastic! How incredible to be recognized for your awesomeness! Now, if they can only remember the whole estrogen thing....:lmao: Sorry they messed up your name!

I second that! :thumbsup2 I wish there were pics! But how nice for your family to be there :goodvibes

[DisneyWorld Delight]

The luncheon was very nice - even when the waiter dropped the tray of about 20 lunch plates behind my parent's chairs.... Fortunately, nothing was stained or ruined... They showed a video of the interviews they took of all of us and while I was nervous that I would sound corny, it turned out I had nothing to worry about. My sound bite was good, but the image of me seated on a stool was not something I want to see again anytime soon... my hips....:scared1: Trust me, I look much better standing up when I can suck in my gut.... We then were called to the stage to collect our awards and have our group picture taken. That was fun and the award is a beautiful piece of crystal, but mine needs to be redone because I guess they thought I should have been a man and left the a off of Paula. I guess I am meant to be in a man's world after all.... :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I thought my family was taking pictures, but they really didn't (the ones they did don't show much) and like an idiot, I didn't ask to have any taken after the fact (what was I thinking...:headache: ) All in all, it was a nice event and I am relieved it is over. I am not used to being the center of it all and seeing 800 people giving you a standing ovation is a little overwhelming...

So now I go back to being my normal goofy self, but with a piece of crystal with Paul written on the front... (and yes, they are going to replace it...)

Paula

Goof - How Awesome! So proud of you. I hope you were able to enjoy it, in the moment. That's so hard to do.

PAUL! Typical!

[3DisneyKids]

DWD...???? You lost me....

[chbc]

All the other outs in free! I found the thread. Yes, I had help. Thank you! I missed all of you, will be fun to meet all the new boarders. I will get caught up soon. Yes, yes, you always here me say that. Then work legal stuff happens and I lurk and send PM's.

My dream job was just posted!!!!! Please pray!!

:flower3:

[HockeyKat]

:rotfl: you are too much!

Edited to Add: HockeyKat, where the heck are ya? Not 1 measly little post today? You'll probably be too tired after hockey boot camp. See you tomorrow.

I'm here. I have been reading off and on all day but never time enough to actually make it through a post.

But, I guess this is technically tomorrow. :)

WOO HOO! This is proof that you have "flipped the switch!" You are SO ON IT!

Jeff and I get like that, too. In fact, it has become a game on Sunday mornings as to who gets up and dressed in running gear and out the door first! :rotfl: We know we need to get our runs in before church otherwise it won't happen.

Thanks also, Jodi, for your PM! The support I get here means the world to me! :hug:




Now you sound just like all of my other friends! :rotfl2: I get a lot of "how the hell do you do it all???" type of comments. My answer is always the same..."It is amazing how much you can get done once you give up sleep..."

Seriously, though, throwing this much working out into my already packed schedule is really taking a toll....

As for the TVs....:lmao: yes, we have some. We have the "main" one in the family room (play room, whatever) which is something like 32" (I know, I know...Kat is going to die of laughter...) and it is the "old style." NOT a flat panel. Then in the master bedroom we have (waiting for more hysterical laughter from Kat) a 13". And in my office I have a TV tuner in my computer if I ever want to watch while I work. I got this machine in Dec. Still haven't set up the tv tuner... We don't watch much tv here. The kids have no time between school and sports. Our main tv viewing comes (1) right at the kids' bedtime, we all pile in our bed (king) and have family cuddle time and watch something for 20 minutes or so until it is time for the kids to go to their own beds; and (2) Saturday and/or Sunday evenings are family movie nights and we watch something from Netflix. That's about it. It is not that we are one of those militant anti-tv families...we just don't have time.

:lmao:

She is still in hell from her work issue. She said that she would be dealing with it all day again today. Then she had 2 hours of hockey...which is great because she can get all of her aggression and frustration out on the ice!

Yup, was on the conf call from 8:45-5:30, again. Sigh. Then catching up on my normal workday until about 6:30, then on the phone w/ the vendor working through another issue. Whee.

On a good note, though, I had a nice convo w/ the boss-man. He is pitching it to me to take over the support role that useless-waste-of-space was (not) fulfilling. I was afraid of it being a demotion, but in a carrot-dangling move, he said he is trying to position me for team lead when the current one leaves (which, based on his track/ambition, should be w/in the next year). I think I might take it... it would make his life easier, make the line of business very happy (they like me since I work my a$$ off), and it would also relieve some of the development pressure that I have had lately in addition to all this other time.

Anyhow, Paul(a) sorry about the name mismatch. :) Erika, you are still a goddess. I feel your pain on the all-men thing, my Thurs night hockey I was the only girl the last 2 weeks, tonight there w/ 2 of us. Lyz, thanks for noticing my absence. Liz/Lyz, hope both of you are feeling better today.

Hockey just about killed me today (yesterday?), but hopefully that will result in a GOOD number tomorrow (today).

[BrcsDisneyPrncs]

Hi guys. I've skimmed through the pages, don't have time to respond to everything now, but i will later tonight hopefully!

This week has been such a roller coaster, and TOM is here, so that does NOT help.

I paid off my honeymoon (well, disneymoon) that was exciting!

They ran some test on my grandfather, they found a small mass on his liver, and another on his pancreas :sick: They couldn't schedule the biopsy until monday, he has been on blood thinners to they have to wait until that is out of his system.... i'm really hoping its not cancer :guilty:

On the positive side - Bruce was offered a job with the VA yesterday, it's great, a federal job and it almost doubled his current income. :dance3: Now we just have to grit our teeth and get through the next month or two of reference checks, background checks & federal clearances. Nothing to worry about b/c Bruce is squeaky clean, but just nervewracking, we just want him to START already. The "eh" news about this, now we have to move, so we are writing an appeal to our landlord right now to transfer our lease to another property they own about an hour closer. When will we most likely have to move? JUNE 30 :scared1: Thats right, less than 2 weeks after i get home from my honeymoon. That's cool, i have nothing to do that month anyway right? Wedding? WHAT wedding? :faint: We are BEGGING in our appeal to let us transfer for Aug 1.

There were a few things that stood out:

Dan - WELCOME BACK, we missed you! (and make that woman of yours come around more often, DAWN!!!!!!!)

Erika - i LOVE love LOVE that house, beautiful, and good lord, reading about that workout I'M tired, and i'm sitting on my lazy butt right now!

Lyz - i LOVE love LOVE those Mickey's!!!! That is such a great room

Paula - congrats on the 40 under 40! Don't feel bad about the name, one of my bosses received that award this year too, and they spelled his name wrong as well. I bet you were one hot mama up there!

I hope to be able to catch up on all of the missed stuff from this week tonight and this weekend. I will be back home all weekend at my parents, visiting my grandfather and meeting with some vendors. OH that reminds me, i need some help!! quick! (as in by sayyyyy noon saturday?)

I cannot for the life of my think of what song i'm going to dance with my Dad to, there are so many that i love (and yes, now that i'm so close to the wedding, when they come on the radio, i turn into a teary eyed, snot nosed two year old blubbering like someone kicked my puppy, this is getting ridiculous) Any reccommendations?

Bruce and I are dancing to "when you say nothing at all" by Allison Krauss, however it was a close tie with "i could not ask for more" by sara evans..... HEEEEELP i have to tell my DJ THIS WEEKEND *facepalm*

[Dizneydawn]

Brcs...
I looked up on google and there are thousands of sites dedicated to "father Daugter Dances."

But then I thought..why not put a touch o Disney in there...

I love the movie Tarzan..love that message of family and forever bonds...and this may fit for you...It's a message that even if you move on...the imact and heart of a person stays with you.. It really walks you through a small child relationship where a parent is your protector..to an adult moving on but the parent letting them know they will never be too far.Be In My Heart lyricsBand: Phil Collins
Album: Tarzan Soundtrack
Song: You'll Be In My Heart

come stop your crying, it will be all right
Just take my hand, hold it tight
I will protect you from all around you
I will be here don't you cry

For one so small,you seem so strong
My arms will hold you keep you safe and warm
This bond between us can't be broken
I will be here don't you cry

And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart
Always

Why can't they understand the way we feel
They just don't trust what they can't explain
I know we're different but deep inside us
We're not that different at all

And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart
Always

Don't listen to them, cause what do they know
We need each other, to have and to hold
They'll see in time, i know

When destiny calls you, you must be strong
I may not be with you, but you gotta hold on
They'll see in time, i know

We'll show them together cuz...

You'll be in my heart
I believe, you'll be in my heart
I'll be there from this day on
Now and forever more

You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart always

Always...
I'll be with you
I'll be there for you always
Always and always
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
I'll be there always


I will keep looking....



Goof - I am sooooo proud to know someone so powerfull....:worship: You will be at a heads of state banquet in no time!

Kat - glad you got some agression out...any missing teeth? :teeth:

EriKa- what a good mama with those dinners and night time cuddle :lovestruc

Jodi - you rock...you are on and I am very glad for you....How was the construction workers??? If we ever get sun...they might be shirtless instead of in long johns! :banana:

DWD - love your humour :lmao:

Everyone else....:grouphug:

BTW...glad we are in May...we get snow here tom again... :scared1: Honestly...I may pack up and move into one of your homes....

Howdie Roomie!!!:dance3:

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dawn, I had a few ma-nag-a-mic jokes, but I forgot to post them.:lmao:

No time right now. Heading to the "big city" for the $$$ hair straightening.

EriKa. It's time, means= it's time. Your turn to search for something. The writings on the wall. But it's not invisible.Mwahahahah.

Ok, looks like some good posts I need to respond to. I'll be back in the afternoon.

TTFN

[goofyfan-12]

Paula--fantastic! How incredible to be recognized for your awesomeness! Now, if they can only remember the whole estrogen thing....:lmao: Sorry they messed up your name!

Thanks to everyone for the kind words on my awards. The publisher who sponsored the awards felt horrible about the mistake, but it can be redone and life will go on. If that is the worst thing that happens to me this week, I think I am doing pretty darn good...

All the other outs in free! I found the thread. Yes, I had help. Thank you! I missed all of you, will be fun to meet all the new boarders. I will get caught up soon. Yes, yes, you always here me say that. Then work legal stuff happens and I lurk and send PM's.

My dream job was just posted!!!!! Please pray!!

:flower3:

Yeah!!!! she found us.... I will have my finger and toes crossed for you... keep us posted on what you find out...

Hi guys. I've skimmed through the pages, don't have time to respond to everything now, but i will later tonight hopefully!

This week has been such a roller coaster, and TOM is here, so that does NOT help.

I paid off my honeymoon (well, disneymoon) that was exciting!

They ran some test on my grandfather, they found a small mass on his liver, and another on his pancreas :sick: They couldn't schedule the biopsy until monday, he has been on blood thinners to they have to wait until that is out of his system.... i'm really hoping its not cancer :guilty:

On the positive side - Bruce was offered a job with the VA yesterday, it's great, a federal job and it almost doubled his current income. :dance3: Now we just have to grit our teeth and get through the next month or two of reference checks, background checks & federal clearances. Nothing to worry about b/c Bruce is squeaky clean, but just nervewracking, we just want him to START already. The "eh" news about this, now we have to move, so we are writing an appeal to our landlord right now to transfer our lease to another property they own about an hour closer. When will we most likely have to move? JUNE 30 :scared1: Thats right, less than 2 weeks after i get home from my honeymoon. That's cool, i have nothing to do that month anyway right? Wedding? WHAT wedding? :faint: We are BEGGING in our appeal to let us transfer for Aug 1.

There were a few things that stood out:

Dan - WELCOME BACK, we missed you! (and make that woman of yours come around more often, DAWN!!!!!!!)

Erika - i LOVE love LOVE that house, beautiful, and good lord, reading about that workout I'M tired, and i'm sitting on my lazy butt right now!

Lyz - i LOVE love LOVE those Mickey's!!!! That is such a great room

Paula - congrats on the 40 under 40! Don't feel bad about the name, one of my bosses received that award this year too, and they spelled his name wrong as well. I bet you were one hot mama up there!

I hope to be able to catch up on all of the missed stuff from this week tonight and this weekend. I will be back home all weekend at my parents, visiting my grandfather and meeting with some vendors. OH that reminds me, i need some help!! quick! (as in by sayyyyy noon saturday?)

I cannot for the life of my think of what song i'm going to dance with my Dad to, there are so many that i love (and yes, now that i'm so close to the wedding, when they come on the radio, i turn into a teary eyed, snot nosed two year old blubbering like someone kicked my puppy, this is getting ridiculous) Any reccommendations?

Bruce and I are dancing to "when you say nothing at all" by Allison Krauss, however it was a close tie with "i could not ask for more" by sara evans..... HEEEEELP i have to tell my DJ THIS WEEKEND *facepalm*

OK - not too much stress going on with you right now.... first off - congrats on the hubby to be's job offer. I will also have my fingers and toes crossed for him....

second - read your lease agreement. Most have a clause that if you have to relocate for work they will let you out. It is an added bonus if you are moving to a different property within the landlord's portfolio since you will still be giving him revenue....

third - I think there is a new Tim McGraw or Trace Adkins song out there about a father looking at his daughter. I think it is names "I loved her first". That might be worth some consideration. Whatever you choose will be fine. You will be there with your dad and he will be so proud and just beaming at you so there is no way you can screw that up... Yesterday, I got one of the biggest hugs from my dad after the award ceremony and that meant more to me than anything....:hug: That's what dad's do... and that's what makes them awesome...

Have a great day and don't stress....
Goof

[HockeyKat]

OKay, quick drive-by... I was -4.2 this morning, putting me at 166. Yay!!

[SeptemberGirl]

OKay, quick drive-by... I was -4.2 this morning, putting me at 166. Yay!!

OMG KAT!!!!!! Go, girl!!!!:cool1:


Hi guys. I've skimmed through the pages, don't have time to respond to everything now, but i will later tonight hopefully!

This week has been such a roller coaster, and TOM is here, so that does NOT help.

I paid off my honeymoon (well, disneymoon) that was exciting!

They ran some test on my grandfather, they found a small mass on his liver, and another on his pancreas :sick: They couldn't schedule the biopsy until monday, he has been on blood thinners to they have to wait until that is out of his system.... i'm really hoping its not cancer :guilty:

On the positive side - Bruce was offered a job with the VA yesterday, it's great, a federal job and it almost doubled his current income. :dance3: Now we just have to grit our teeth and get through the next month or two of reference checks, background checks & federal clearances. Nothing to worry about b/c Bruce is squeaky clean, but just nervewracking, we just want him to START already. The "eh" news about this, now we have to move, so we are writing an appeal to our landlord right now to transfer our lease to another property they own about an hour closer. When will we most likely have to move? JUNE 30 :scared1: Thats right, less than 2 weeks after i get home from my honeymoon. That's cool, i have nothing to do that month anyway right? Wedding? WHAT wedding? :faint: We are BEGGING in our appeal to let us transfer for Aug 1.

There were a few things that stood out:

Dan - WELCOME BACK, we missed you! (and make that woman of yours come around more often, DAWN!!!!!!!)

Erika - i LOVE love LOVE that house, beautiful, and good lord, reading about that workout I'M tired, and i'm sitting on my lazy butt right now!

Lyz - i LOVE love LOVE those Mickey's!!!! That is such a great room

Paula - congrats on the 40 under 40! Don't feel bad about the name, one of my bosses received that award this year too, and they spelled his name wrong as well. I bet you were one hot mama up there!

I hope to be able to catch up on all of the missed stuff from this week tonight and this weekend. I will be back home all weekend at my parents, visiting my grandfather and meeting with some vendors. OH that reminds me, i need some help!! quick! (as in by sayyyyy noon saturday?)

I cannot for the life of my think of what song i'm going to dance with my Dad to, there are so many that i love (and yes, now that i'm so close to the wedding, when they come on the radio, i turn into a teary eyed, snot nosed two year old blubbering like someone kicked my puppy, this is getting ridiculous) Any reccommendations?

Bruce and I are dancing to "when you say nothing at all" by Allison Krauss, however it was a close tie with "i could not ask for more" by sara evans..... HEEEEELP i have to tell my DJ THIS WEEKEND *facepalm*

I danced to "My Girl" by the Temptations with my dad. Is your dad into music? Does he have a song he'd like or a type of music you could pull from? I picked "My Girl" because it was just sweet and old school classic Motown and my dad is a fan of all popular music from Motown on. It fit my dad, if that makes sense.

There are a ton of songs, but for this one, I'd ask your Daddy. (I still call my dad Daddy, can't help it!) Go with what fits the both of you.

[SeptemberGirl]

Oh! and my MIL and BIL danced to "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)". I'm not sure how popular it is, but it's a nice option, too.

[goofyfan-12]

OKay, quick drive-by... I was -4.2 this morning, putting me at 166. Yay!!

Yowsa.... a 4.2 loss is huge...... Go Kat.... :worship: Go Kat.... :worship: Go Kat.... :worship:

All the stress you have been dealing with is kind of working for you... scary isn't it.... :rotfl2:

Goof

[3DisneyKids]

Dawn, I had a few ma-nag-a-mic jokes, but I forgot to post them.:lmao:

No time right now. Heading to the "big city" for the $$$ hair straightening.

EriKa. It's time, means= it's time. Your turn to search for something. The writings on the wall. But it's not invisible.Mwahahahah.

Ok, looks like some good posts I need to respond to. I'll be back in the afternoon.

TTFN

Crap! There goes my day! :lmao: And I don't have time today to work on this!!


OKay, quick drive-by... I was -4.2 this morning, putting me at 166. Yay!!

OH. MY. GOD. To quote Lyz...If I didn't love you, I'd hate you. Please start posting your food again. I am going to try and do what you do.

Seriously, that is AMAZING. I am so proud of you. PM me your address again...I have a box of 10s waiting for you and I better send them out now before they are too big!:goodvibes

I had my tempo run today (speed drills) which is my hardest run of the week...and this after yesterday's brutal training session. I am sore. Waking up, I was not nearly is stiff as I thought I would be....but now that I have done my run...OMG...I am absolutely hobbling around!

Ok, off to figure out what awful thing Lyz has in store for me and the have to get some work done!

[3DisneyKids]

DWD...

So I am guessing that since the "writing is on the wall" that there is something in the pics of your tv room....but I can't find anything! Aaarrgggh! Ok, I may need a hint! (I am old, you know!)


:hippie:

[MaMabearJo]

I was so excited to weigh in the morning that I jumped out of bed ran to pee then jumped on the scale. ARE YOU READY!!!!!! 9.2 pounds:woohoo: Gosh, I did a happy dance right in the office (naked to), lucky we own the Business (sorry a little to much information) but I was excited.

At 8pm last night I walked from the Vet's soccer field to Dairy Queen, about 3 miles the girls wanted ice cream so I met them there after practice, and I did'nt have one treat, but my feet and calves were hurting. So a total of 4 miles walked yesterday.

Today is really wet, rained a ton last night suppose to storm today. Iwill be heading to the Y. Dawn if your around later I would love to have you join me....:)

This morning I made Banana Bread, DS Zac is coming home from college with some of his stuff the rest next week. My question is do I avoid having a small piece or is there a way to calulate carbs & stuff. I am thinking 1 piece would be 2 carbs. :confused3

[MaMabearJo]

Sorry got caught up on myself.

Paula congrats. :thumbsup2

Brcs: I like the "I loved her first song " I am sure what ever you pick will be wonderful and your dad will be proud & teary eyed dancing with you.:love:

Kat: great job on the weight loss, wow you are going to town girl!:cool1:

To the rest of you, I love this thread, it makes me smile.:)

Have a great morning.

[3DisneyKids]

JODI!!!!!! OMG!!!! You are such a superstar!! I am SO SO SO happy for you! Keep it up, girl! What an inspiration!

Congratulations! I actually screamed when I read your post!

[goofyfan-12]

I was so excited to weigh in the morning that I jumped out of bed ran to pee then jumped on the scale. ARE YOU READY!!!!!! 9.2 pounds:woohoo: Gosh, I did a happy dance right in the office (naked to), lucky we own the Business (sorry a little to much information) but I was excited.

At 8pm last night I walked from the Vet's soccer field to Dairy Queen, about 3 miles the girls wanted ice cream so I met them there after practice, and I did'nt have one treat, but my feet and calves were hurting. So a total of 4 miles walked yesterday.

Today is really wet, rained a ton last night suppose to storm today. Iwill be heading to the Y. Dawn if your around later I would love to have you join me....:)

This morning I made Banana Bread, DS Zac is coming home from college with some of his stuff the rest next week. My question is do I avoid having a small piece or is there a way to calulate carbs & stuff. I am thinking 1 piece would be 2 carbs. :confused3

Jodi - You are AWESOME!!!!! What great news after everything you have been through... You are so going to kick this health issue's butt....

Go Jodi.... :dance3: Go Jodi.... :dance3: :worship:

Goof

[chbc]

Jodi- tears and chills. We are so proud of you!!

:flower3:

[MaMabearJo]

Thanks guys for all the love:flower3: This is denfintly not the easiest thing I'v ever done, but it will be worth it in the end. Hopefully my Butt end.:goodvibes

Heading out to Office Max for supplies, DS is home now, think I will take him with and go to lunch. I like applebee's because of the weight watchers menu.

Update on his arm: doctor said it is almost healed through, the piece on the tip is still separated, but everything looks great.


LOCAL TOWN NEWS: As some of you know I own a plowing company, well one of my accounts got robbed yesterday morning but the theif did not get away with any money or his life. He had a gun on Matt (manager I'v know for years) Matt fought with him, the gun went off 3 times one in Matt's leg the other in the wall and one in the guys chest. The robber died, Matt is in the hostipal. I feel bad for Matt. He is doing alright as of this morning. Dumb Dumb people, get a life and work then you won't have to rob.:sad2:

[HockeyKat]

Hi guys. I've skimmed through the pages, don't have time to respond to everything now, but i will later tonight hopefully!

This week has been such a roller coaster, and TOM is here, so that does NOT help.

I paid off my honeymoon (well, disneymoon) that was exciting!

They ran some test on my grandfather, they found a small mass on his liver, and another on his pancreas :sick: They couldn't schedule the biopsy until monday, he has been on blood thinners to they have to wait until that is out of his system.... i'm really hoping its not cancer :guilty:

On the positive side - Bruce was offered a job with the VA yesterday, it's great, a federal job and it almost doubled his current income. :dance3: Now we just have to grit our teeth and get through the next month or two of reference checks, background checks & federal clearances. Nothing to worry about b/c Bruce is squeaky clean, but just nervewracking, we just want him to START already. The "eh" news about this, now we have to move, so we are writing an appeal to our landlord right now to transfer our lease to another property they own about an hour closer. When will we most likely have to move? JUNE 30 :scared1: Thats right, less than 2 weeks after i get home from my honeymoon. That's cool, i have nothing to do that month anyway right? Wedding? WHAT wedding? :faint: We are BEGGING in our appeal to let us transfer for Aug 1.


I hope that your grandfather is okay. And that everything works out for Bruce's job.

Yowsa.... a 4.2 loss is huge...... Go Kat.... :worship: Go Kat.... :worship: Go Kat.... :worship:

All the stress you have been dealing with is kind of working for you... scary isn't it.... :rotfl2:

Goof

Thanks!! I think the stress is actually making me take more control over my non-work life, if that makes any sense... like, if I can't take control over this part, at least I can find it somewhere.

Crap! There goes my day! :lmao: And I don't have time today to work on this!!




OH. MY. GOD. To quote Lyz...If I didn't love you, I'd hate you. Please start posting your food again. I am going to try and do what you do.

Seriously, that is AMAZING. I am so proud of you. PM me your address again...I have a box of 10s waiting for you and I better send them out now before they are too big!:goodvibes

I had my tempo run today (speed drills) which is my hardest run of the week...and this after yesterday's brutal training session. I am sore. Waking up, I was not nearly is stiff as I thought I would be....but now that I have done my run...OMG...I am absolutely hobbling around!

Ok, off to figure out what awful thing Lyz has in store for me and the have to get some work done!


Oh! Thanks. :hug: . PM sent. I will start posting food again if you want to. Or if you join sparkpeople, my food and fitness diaries are public.

I was so excited to weigh in the morning that I jumped out of bed ran to pee then jumped on the scale. ARE YOU READY!!!!!! 9.2 pounds:woohoo: Gosh, I did a happy dance right in the office (naked to), lucky we own the Business (sorry a little to much information) but I was excited.

At 8pm last night I walked from the Vet's soccer field to Dairy Queen, about 3 miles the girls wanted ice cream so I met them there after practice, and I did'nt have one treat, but my feet and calves were hurting. So a total of 4 miles walked yesterday.

Today is really wet, rained a ton last night suppose to storm today. Iwill be heading to the Y. Dawn if your around later I would love to have you join me....:)

This morning I made Banana Bread, DS Zac is coming home from college with some of his stuff the rest next week. My question is do I avoid having a small piece or is there a way to calulate carbs & stuff. I am thinking 1 piece would be 2 carbs. :confused3

AWESOME!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

Thanks guys for all the love:flower3: This is denfintly not the easiest thing I'v ever done, but it will be worth it in the end. Hopefully my Butt end.:goodvibes

Heading out to Office Max for supplies, DS is home now, think I will take him with and go to lunch. I like applebee's because of the weight watchers menu.

Update on his arm: doctor said it is almost healed through, the piece on the tip is still separated, but everything looks great.


LOCAL TOWN NEWS: As some of you know I own a plowing company, well one of my accounts got robbed yesterday morning but the theif did not get away with any money or his life. He had a gun on Matt (manager I'v know for years) Matt fought with him, the gun went off 3 times one in Matt's leg the other in the wall and one in the guys chest. The robber died, Matt is in the hostipal. I feel bad for Matt. He is doing alright as of this morning. Dumb Dumb people, get a life and work then you won't have to rob.:sad2:

So sorry about your manager. Plus this will likely haunt him.


Okay, caught up now I think... will definitely be on later.

[goofyfan-12]

I hope that your grandfather is okay. And that everything works out for Bruce's job.



Thanks!! I think the stress is actually making me take more control over my non-work life, if that makes any sense... like, if I can't take control over this part, at least I can find it somewhere.



I can so relate to this....

Try to find some fun this weekend... you need a good stress reliever right now...

Goof