Biggest Loser--SUMMER 2011 Challenge for Losers & Maintainers!

[donac]

They've just moved my mother to the ICU and are putting in a breathing tube as she keeps having non-convulsive seizures. My DBIL called so I knew it wasn't good. My sister was in no condition to talk as they asked if my mother had any wishes which DH says is standard when going into ICU.

I just woke up a while a go from a 2 hour nap on the couch. We put in POTC3 and I fell asleep almost immediately. My dear friend Rita called to check on things.

We're all playing LEGO POTC now. Not sure what we'll do for supper as I don't feel like cooking. Ash is a bit upset that I won't take her to the MS play tonight. I'm really not in the mood right now to go anywhere.

Hold onto your loved ones tightly and always tell them I LOVE YOU!!!!

TTFN

Tracey I am so sorry to hear this. You and your family will be in my prayers for the next few weeks.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Tomorrow night is my 26th wedding anniversary.

Hi Janis, Happy Belated Anniversary

Love the picture, what a cutie. I'm guessing that was a while ago?

Maria--It's your Birthday!!!!!! I almost missed it!

Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!

I hope you have an absolutely fabulous day!!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Maria

On my way to an interview for a new job - will check back in later!

Hi Angie, how did the interview go?

hi world! it's me! a boy!

Yahoo! It looks like a high five

QOTD Thursday, June 9
I thought I'd end the week with an easy one. What is your favorite Disney Resort?

AKL hands down

They've just moved my mother to the ICU and are putting in a breathing tube as she keeps having non-convulsive seizures. My DBIL called so I knew it wasn't good. My sister was in no condition to talk as they asked if my mother had any wishes which DH says is standard when going into ICU.

Oh no, I'll be keeping you all in my prayers

Friends, It has been a pretty rough two days for my family. Yesterday my sister went to her doctor to find out the sex of her baby and they couldn't find a heartbeat. After panic mode set in and tests were done, she had lost the baby. My parents rushed down to her and are still with her now. She will be going to Philly on Tuesday and Wednesday for her procedures to remove the baby. Our hearts are just breaking. They have yet to tell my nephew, but are having difficulty finding the words to tell a 4 year old that the baby isn't coming. We are all trying to stay strong for my sister and I know they will try again for another blessing in the future. I may be off the boards for a while as we plan to take her to the beach next Thursday for some rest.

That just breaks my heart. I can't imagine how hard it is for her and the whole family Please take care.

 

[dvccruiser76]

Quick Question: DH wants a body bug or something similar for Father's Day. Any suggestions or preferences? He wants more than a pedometer, but nothing crazy that requires him to enter his food intake or anything.

He likes to go running.

Thanks for any suggestions

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

I dont really have anything hidden and I feel like my only talent lately is how to juggling a million things around just to get through a day of my life. But when I was younger I played sports and I was a very good basketball player. I was offered scholarships to a few schools (no big ones) and I decided that I didnt want to go away to school and only wanted to do community college. Gosh I could kick myself now but it is what it is. I have a few trophies from tournaments that I won MVP and I got the MVP Girls Basketball Award for my school at the end of my senior year.

They've just moved my mother to the ICU and are putting in a breathing tube as she keeps having non-convulsive seizures. My DBIL called so I knew it wasn't good. My sister was in no condition to talk as they asked if my mother had any wishes which DH says is standard when going into ICU.

Oh my tracey I will be thinking of you tonight. Hug those girls tight and keep praying. God bless you and your family.

Yesterday my sister went to her doctor to find out the sex of her baby and they couldn't find a heartbeat.

Im so sorry Karen.

The ice cream man has come buy a few times since then (maybe twice a summer or so), but the stuff is so STINKING expensive, I don't always say yes.... plus we tend to eat dinner a bit late and he shows up either right before we eat or as we are eating.

The ice cream trucks I am familiar with only sell pre-packaged ice cream bars and such....they don't scoop fresh ice cream. That would be nice if they did! ANyhow.... that is my ice cream truck story.

I think we need to take a poll to find out how many of us have had taco salad in the last few days!1

1) When I was a kid the ice cream man "Mr softee" always came every night in the summer at my nana's. Yes we all still gathered at my nana's quite frequently then too. We are a very close knit group. Anyway they lived on a one way street of row homes in the city and the street was packed with kids. Like Im talking the ice cream song would be playing and it was like mice flocking out of their homes for the cheese. There would be at least 30 kids lined up. Me and my cousins would beg whoever we could find for quarters. My pop-pop always had a stash for us if our mom or dad said no. I used to always get the rainbow ice and it was the good italian ice not the snow cone kind. It was 50 cents. They always had soft serve vanilla and chocolate too with either rainbow or chocolate "jimmies" or sprinkles.

Well my nana's house burned down about 6 years ago and now they live in a much nicer area outside of the city so our kids wont have those wonderful memories. I have not seen an ice cream man in quite a while. Until the other day when who rolled up but Mr Softee. It still looked like the original truck but I cant be sure....I mean that was years ago. There was also a puerto rican guy driving it and he could barely speak english so Im guessing the original Mr Softee has passed away or is in a nursing home somewhere. Anyway I was also blown away by the prices and there was so many prepackaged items. They still had soft serve but no italian ice.

Anyway I have rambled on way to long about the ice cream truck but wanted to share my memory

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Well I have had better days as far as eating goes. Although I dont think I went over my points by much since I basically only had 1 meal today I just didnt count everything before I ate it and I feel kind of full and bloated. Hopefully it doesnt set me back to much for the progress I have made this week.

I am going to try to be more concious tomorrow when we have a get together for mike at my nana's.

I need to put a lock on the cake I made for him so I am not tempted to eat it tonight. Its that funfetti cake and it looks so good.

Maybe I will just put the kids to bed and then go to bed myself so I am not tempted to eat anything.

 

[tigger813]

Update: She seems to be doing better. They have her on two new meds. The first one helped a bit and the 2nd one helped even more. My mother likes the dr and my sister said mom was actually joking around when they left. SHe will be in ICU through tomorrow. The meds could cause respiratory issues so that's why they did the ICU.

Thanks for your prayers!

 

[cclovesdis]

Tracey and Karen: You and your families are in my thoughts and prayers.

Today was a pretty OP day. I only ate 22 points. And, most of it was carbs. I'm experimenting with what does and doesn't cause me to have heartburn. I haven't had any today! I had some salsa and it is nice to know that I can keep that as an option. But, I am definitely giving up donuts!

P: Has it been raining nonstop where you are? I'd love to start walking outside, but unless I walk carrying an umbrella, I'm not going anywhere. I used to be able to "free run" on the Wii Fit for 30 minutes straight, but now I'm out of breath after 5 and struggle to make it through 10 minutes straight. I'll aim to do at least 10 minutes on the Wii Fit tomorrow if the rain doesn't cease.

I'm not sure what else I'll be doing tomorrow. My plan is to finish my presentation in the morning. I am considering setting an alarm so I don't sleep until 1 PM like I did last Sunday. I definitely need to relax tomorrow. I took a nap today. I needed it. I was feeling very lightheaded. It could be from increasing that medication, but with me, you never know. I'm scheduled to give out Communion tomorrow and I'd like to go to church, but it will all depend on how I'm feeling. I refuse to drive feeling lightheaded.

I should probably go to bed now. I think I'll set the alarm for 9 AM. If I fall asleep right away , that will be 12 hours of sleep. That sounds .

Have a great, OP day tomorrow everyone!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

oh karen i'm so sorry to hear about your sister's loss. how far along was she? this is really tough. i had a miscarriage before thomas and it was really hard. really really hard. there's an online community called pregnancy.org that has a bulletin board thingy just like the dis. they have a whole area dedicated to pregnancy and infant loss support. i found alot of comfort there. might be worth passing along? sometimes talking to others who have gone through the same thing can be a bit of a comfort.

hang in there, tracey. i'll be saying a prayer for your and karen's family tomorrow at church.

 

[tigger813]

oh karen i'm so sorry to hear about your sister's loss. how far along was she? this is really tough. i had a miscarriage before thomas and it was really hard. really really hard. there's an online community called pregnancy.org that has a bulletin board thingy just like the dis. they have a whole area dedicated to pregnancy and infant loss support. i found alot of comfort there. might be worth passing along? sometimes talking to others who have gone through the same thing can be a bit of a comfort.

hang in there, tracey. i'll be saying a prayer for your and karen's family tomorrow at church.

Karen-hugs to you and your family!

Thanks, Nancy! She was doing better when my sister left the hospital, even joking around a bit and she likes the doctor. Hope to get her out of ICU tomorrow. The meds they were using can cause respiratory issues so that was part of the reason for the icu.

I'll hopefully have good news tomorrow!

TTFN

Watching Doctor Who with Brian! If you're a fan this one CAN'T Be missed!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good evening everyone!

i'm not even going to talk about the amount of food i ate today (burger king, cheesecake factory, leftover chinese, etc). i'm just going to talk about the superfun disney day we had today!!

hubby, the little guy and i left the house around 8:45 this morning and went to the palisades center. the disney store was having a grand opening. the email that i received said the first 500 people got a prize. psh, THAT sealed the deal that we were going. i think we were probably about #15 in line! and the prize? dinky disney store bags. they look like the reusable ones you can buy at the grocery store for $1.99. meh, oh well. while in line they asked some trivia questions and i got one right! i knew why lightning mcqueen was the number 95. i won a magnet. sheesh.

because we were so close we got to see the whole ceremony with the big key turning. it was really cute. mickey and minnie showed up and when thomas saw they he FREAKED! i tried to catch a pic but he was moving too much and it's all blurry. they had a little girl from make a wish be the honorary key turner and it was so sweet.

once we were in we checked out all the merchandise and just started loading up on all the beach towels that were on sale for $7.99. oh and a cute onesie size 0-3 months for the new little guy

anywho, we probably looked like the biggest disney geeks because a camera crew came over to us and asked us for an interview. they were going to make some internal movie. john is mr. marketing guy so he always is perfect at interviews. they asked us all sorts of questions about the store and about our love of disney. then we had to describe in one word the store. first we said magical but i guess they didn't like that so they said try again. we said exciting. the director guy wrote it on a piece of paper and we had to stand in front of the camera while john held the sign and just stare into the camera and smile for 2 minutes! it was so weird and awkward! and of course thomas was grabbing every toy around me and smacking it into my face. lol!

so, $120 dollars later we left fully disney-fied! i spoke to a really nice lady in line who owns dvc and goes to WDW 3 times a year....and she had NEVER heard of the DIS!!!!! WHAATT???

we spent about 4 hours at the mall - thomas napped, we bought john some clothes, i got an iphone 4 (anniversary gift) with some accessories, and ate at cheesecake factory. on the way home we decided to check out bob's furniture and wound up buying new bedroom furniture.

so, we had a nice day out (it rained the whole day) but spent waaaaay too much money! oh well. we deserve it

thought everyone on here would appreciate my disney story

 

[my3princes]

Here's a picture of Hunter from tonight.

Deb

 

[Disneylush]

Hey all!!

It has been a super busy week but I enjoy reading all your comments and suggestions.

I am one week fast food and regular coke free!!

It is amazing how much better I feel eating "real" food.

I also lost 3 pounds this week!

I am off tomorrow and I promised DH I will list 6 tubs of my clothes I no longer wear. Plus go through all my daughter's gymbo clothes and decide what fits and what she will really wear We will see what really gets done.

I bought the Zumba game for the Wii today when I was at Target (it was on sale) WOW this is a work out and the nice thing is you don't have to hold the wiimote. I HIGHLY suggest it. I plan on using it all week considering it is going to rain all week.

School is done on Tuesday and I don't feel ready. but will I ever be ready? Yesterday my daughter and I had our last girls day. It was my last day off where my son was still in school and then this fall she will be in school. We really lived it up big at Mall of America. We went to Build a Bear and made 2 Hello kitty's plus we dressed them before going to lunch. I found the pita pit. What a wonderfully healthy kinda fast food type place. We couldn't leave thou until I let her pick out something from the Lego store for her brother. such a sweetie We also when to Target aka the hundred dollar store.

We are also in the process of getting out of some heavy duty debt so this was a HUGE deal yesterday.

okay I am rambling ... have a great day!

 

[buzz5985]

My DS 14 has ADHD - heavy on the H. If your DS is on medication and is having meltdowns - I would try another medication. My DS had head hitting the floor, hitting the wall, hysterical crying when he was on Adderal. I'm not bashing Adderal - it wasn't the drug that fit my son - but it is known for people having hysterics with it. Or there are other disorders that mimic ADHD and ADHD medications will make the behavior worse. Talk to your Doctor.

Friends, It has been a pretty rough two days for my family. Yesterday my sister went to her doctor to find out the sex of her baby and they couldn't find a heartbeat. After panic mode set in and tests were done, she had lost the baby. My parents rushed down to her and are still with her now. She will be going to Philly on Tuesday and Wednesday for her procedures to remove the baby. Our hearts are just breaking. They have yet to tell my nephew, but are having difficulty finding the words to tell a 4 year old that the baby isn't coming. We are all trying to stay strong for my sister and I know they will try again for another blessing in the future. I may be off the boards for a while as we plan to take her to the beach next Thursday for some rest.

For anyone who has lost a child, my heart goes out to you.

I am hanging in there and am feeling much better today... I thank you all for giving me somewhere to write this but also for giving me a happy distraction.

So sorry to hear this. I had 2 miscarriages before my DS was born and one after. Once I was able to not blame myself for the miscarriage, I was able to heal. What I mean by that was I had all these "thoughts" - if I hadn't had that cup of coffee, or picked up that 25 pound package at work, if I hadn't worked 12 hours that day, if I didn't have a cat, the list goes on and on. I thought there had to be a reason. But - there aren't any. And Doctor's have no idea why they happen. Don't worry she will heal, but she will never forget.

Quick Question: DH wants a body bug or something similar for Father's Day. Any suggestions or preferences? He wants more than a pedometer, but nothing crazy that requires him to enter his food intake or anything.

He likes to go running.

Thanks for any suggestions

If he wants to lose weight with a Bodybugg - then I would recommend that he input his food. Otherwise it shows how many calories you burn over a 24 hour period.

What type of feedback is he looking for?? Maybe a heart rate monitor would fit the bill. Or does he run?? Doesn't Nike and the iPod have something?? You put a device in your sneaker and it talks to your iPod??

Janis

 

[donac]

Good Sunday morning

Karen I am so sorry for your family. I can't imagine how your family must be feeling.

I wrote a post but it just went poof and it is gone.

Don't have time to duplicate it.

Have a happy and healthy day. I will try to get back on later.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

aw, deb, that is one handsome young man!

morning everyone! the house is still asleep...but that's because we were all up alot last night. little guy decided to scream all night. why? no idea. but he and hubby are still sleeping. of course last night was the one night i stayed up late to watch a movie. so....i'm tired. and up ALOT on the scale. blah.

starting tomorrow (monday) i'm going back to journaling everything. this is getting ridiculous and i'm not feeling all that great because of my food choices. need to get back on that wagon before it gets even further out of hand!

we're supposed to thomas's head shots today. fingers crossed we can get at least one smile out of him. but with the night we had last night i'm not feeling too optimistic!

 

[tigger813]

Good morning all,

Woke up a bit early and then Brian looked at the clock and said, remember you wanted to get up early to workout. I said not on Sunday but I was awake so I got up and did 2 miles on the elliptical while watching the end of TS3. It felt good to do that this morning. I'm going to try and do 4 miles a day: 2 in the morning and 2 at night!

Ashleigh was awake when I got up. I think she's excited about our day at the AG Place. Probably just eat lunch at the food court. We also need to go to the Christmas Tree Shop.

Girls are on the computer now. We're heading out in 2 hours so I probably should think about doing something constructive!

TTFN

 

[cclovesdis]

No, this is not someone else posting for me. I am actually awake.

I logged onto Facebook and my sister was on and over chat she says, "I didn't know you knew there was a 7 in the morning." Funny sis.

I need to drink more water today. I am feeling fine and am happy about that. Today should be a productive day.

I'm off to work on my presentation.

Have a great day today!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I logged onto Facebook and my sister was on and over chat she says, "I didn't know you knew there was a 7 in the morning." Funny sis.

LOL! i'm like that but for the night time. i saw 11pm for the first time in a loooong time last night and am paying for it today!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

We have another Holiday weekend here, Monday is called Pfingstferien. I can't remember what it is about but I do know that I have to get to the grocery store today because they will all be closed Sunday and Monday. And, the longer I wait the more the shelves will be cleaned out. It is so different to live somewhere there is not easy access to lots of food at all times. We aren't starving, but it's just so different.

Enjoy your holiday week-end, Shawn! I think you should pick your favorite German holiday and bring it home with you when you return.

Hello, everyone! I am posting a 1 lb. gain this week. I am very bummed - this is the first week since January (as far as I can recall) that I've gained - had quite a few maintains - but not a gain. I knew it was going to happen because I weigh every morning. But I don't really understand why. I didn't really do anything different this week - hormonal stuff, but still discouraging. And now with only 1 week until vacation, I am worried about the scale going in the wrong direction!!! This week I am going to try to get back to where I was last week, and I am committed to jumping back on the wagon on June 28th - our first day back home after vacation. Now it's written down, and I feel accountable! Glad to see so many people had a good loss for the 1st week, keep up the hard work. Have a great day.

Sorry about the gain. If you haven't had a gain since January you have had a great run this year. Try and think back on that accomplishment and not worry about one little pound that will probably be gone next week and maybe take a friend with it! I think that you found your answer in the bolded statement.

I guess my hidden talent is I can do parade corners!

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

I can sew your name on Mickey Mouse ears -- the old fashioned, free hand method. That was one of my jobs when I worked at DL.

6/11 QOTD: Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what is it?

I played flute from 6th grade all the way to my senior year. I've not picked it up and played though since I graduated high school.

We have quite the woodwind section we could put together if we ever decide to have a BL challenge band!

They've just moved my mother to the ICU and are putting in a breathing tube as she keeps having non-convulsive seizures. My DBIL called so I knew it wasn't good. My sister was in no condition to talk as they asked if my mother had any wishes which DH says is standard when going into ICU.

Tracey, so sorry to read this about your Mom. I'm glad that she is doing better today.

Friends, It has been a pretty rough two days for my family. Yesterday my sister went to her doctor to find out the sex of her baby and they couldn't find a heartbeat. After panic mode set in and tests were done, she had lost the baby. My parents rushed down to her and are still with her now. She will be going to Philly on Tuesday and Wednesday for her procedures to remove the baby. Our hearts are just breaking. They have yet to tell my nephew, but are having difficulty finding the words to tell a 4 year old that the baby isn't coming. We are all trying to stay strong for my sister and I know they will try again for another blessing in the future. I may be off the boards for a while as we plan to take her to the beach next Thursday for some rest.

Karen, I am so sorry for your and your family. I hope that you can take it easy today and rest and relax.

I suppose mostof us Americans would be unfamiliar with the idea of the store shelves being cleaned out..... unless of course they have predicted a blizzard! Then everyone needs their milk, bread, and eggs! Not sure why it isn't possible to ride out a storm without that stuff, but there you go. We call it "french toast weather".

I've never heard that expression before, Pamela. But now it is making me hungry for french toast this morning. Taco salad and french toast -- please don't anyone start talking about brownies!

He is all dressed for the dance and we're about to head out the door. He's really excited and looks so Handsome.

And he looked so handsome!

Quick Question: DH wants a body bug or something similar for Father's Day. Any suggestions or preferences? He wants more than a pedometer, but nothing crazy that requires him to enter his food intake or anything.

He likes to go running.

Thanks for any suggestions

If he doesn't want to input his food then I wouldn't go with the BodyBugg -- that is a big part of it. What about a Garmin? He could keep track of his distance, pace and heartrate?

I dont really have anything hidden and I feel like my only talent lately is how to juggling a million things around just to get through a day of my life.

Well, that is a talent that you can use every single day, Lindsay. DS loves those Funfetti cakes, too.

Nancy, sounds like a great day! I remember when DH and I finally broke down and got a full set of bedroom furniture of our own -- I think we'd been married almost five years!

Hey all!!

It has been a super busy week but I enjoy reading all your comments and suggestions.

I am one week fast food and regular coke free!!

It is amazing how much better I feel eating "real" food.

I also lost 3 pounds this week!

I am off tomorrow and I promised DH I will list 6 tubs of my clothes I no longer wear. Plus go through all my daughter's gymbo clothes and decide what fits and what she will really wear We will see what really gets done.

I bought the Zumba game for the Wii today when I was at Target (it was on sale) WOW this is a work out and the nice thing is you don't have to hold the wiimote. I HIGHLY suggest it. I plan on using it all week considering it is going to rain all week.

School is done on Tuesday and I don't feel ready. but will I ever be ready? Yesterday my daughter and I had our last girls day. It was my last day off where my son was still in school and then this fall she will be in school. We really lived it up big at Mall of America. We went to Build a Bear and made 2 Hello kitty's plus we dressed them before going to lunch. I found the pita pit. What a wonderfully healthy kinda fast food type place. We couldn't leave thou until I let her pick out something from the Lego store for her brother. such a sweetie We also when to Target aka the hundred dollar store.

We are also in the process of getting out of some heavy duty debt so this was a HUGE deal yesterday.

okay I am rambling ... have a great day!

Congrats on a great first week! Keep up the good work!

No, this is not someone else posting for me. I am actually awake.

I logged onto Facebook and my sister was on and over chat she says, "I didn't know you knew there was a 7 in the morning." Funny sis.

I need to drink more water today. I am feeling fine and am happy about that. Today should be a productive day.

I'm off to work on my presentation.

Have a great day today!

Good morning early bird!

We finally saw POTC4 yesterday. Had to drive all the way to Spokane to see it in 3D. Today is cleaning and getting ready for these last few days of school and finals for DS. Mom is coming on Thursday so it will be a busy week!

Have a great day all!

 

[SettinSail]

Happy Sunday Morning

Of course it is 2:30 pm here in Germany. We had pancake breakfast this morning and then I took DH to the thermal baths in Beuren. Tried to get him to go yesterday but he kept insisting he didn't really want to go but finally today I talked him into it and we both really enjoyed it. We were having a great day but then he got mad when I tried to make sure he saw the statue outside the baths that is a really unique and lifelike image of people in the baths. He missed it but started yelling that he didn't care and was not turning around and on and on and on. I get so tired of him NEVER wanting to do ANYTHING! We have 3 long holiday weekends in June and we have/had no plans for any of them. DH just likes to sit on the couch with his laptop or watching TV. And we are in freaking Europe for gosh sake! When I do make any plans there will be plenty of criticism and/or he will do something to take away from the joy of it for me. He doesn't have any friends and does not even try to get along with others or make friends. Of course I've known all of this since I met him 20 years ago but sometimes I just get sick of it. I guess if your DH is the life of the party you might get sick of that too!

Tonight we are supposed to go meet some friends at the Biergarten and I am
seriously thinking of asking him to just stay home. I know he'd rather do that anyway. I'll have a better time by myself with my friends who want to go out and have fun! DS has gone to Europa park for the day.

OK, rant over - sorry about that but it feels good to tell someone!

Karen - so so sorry to hear about your sister. Glad you happened to be there this weekend and can bring some comfort.

Tracy - hope your Mom improves and is moved from ICU soon

BronxNancy - your shopping spree sounds fun

Deb - what a HANDSOME young man you have there! What a cutie

CC - good luck with your presentation and with church if you choose to go

Lindsay - your cake sounds yummy! Hope you were able to keep hands off it.

Sue - I don't know anything about the body bugg but everybody I know that has one really loves theirs. The Garmins are really popular if he is a runner.
The Budget Board is a really good place to ask specific product questions too or you might want to start a new thread on the WISH board as well. Good luck with your decision

Got an email today and the TV and dryer are now sold
Those were each 200 euros so that is good news. Only stuff left is the washer, our clothes closets, my hair appliances and the hot water cooker.
If the washer sells, I'm not so worried about the other items as they are small.

Other good news is I was down .6 this morning which surprised me. I was STARVING all day yesterday and just kept trying to have healthy snacks but felt like I was losing the battle. So I guess ya never know! Hope I can hold on to it for next Friday's WI.

Well, it is a beautiful day outside and I should find something to do. DH has gone to the gym and I don't want to do anything with him anyway
Think I will take a bike ride!

Have a great day!
Shawn

 

[SettinSail]

Hi Lisa

Forgot to thank MackeysMom for posting the picture larger - love it

And, I am also a flute player- 6 years in band, piano player- 12 years of lessons and was a Majorette in the marching band for 3 years. I like to think I am a good singer too and I have played in handbell choirs for many years. My true passion or hidden talent is organization and budgeting/frugal living. Although I like to be frugal so I can save for luxury items and trips so I'm not sure that counts And I have a passion for decorating too.

Ok, that's enough about me

Shawn