Yes, I'm excited because I had not lost anything in the prior 3 weeks.
I love Harry Potter and I know she'll kill him off but I really wish she didn't. She's done several interviews over here saying she doesn't like all the limelight and how everyone is obsessed with what happens, but isn't that every authors dream
So....I finally went to the ENT Dr. today about a ringing in my ear...feels like it's full of cotton. Turns out I have mild to serious hearing loss in that ear.(Depends on the fequency level as to what I can hear.) Anyway, I have to go for an MRI on Monday to rule out a benign growth on my auditory nerve. Other than that, the hearing loss has probably been caused by a virus and nothing can be done....short of a hearing aid which can restore my hearing to nearly 100%.
I found out last month I've got some hearing loss (DH just thought I was ignoring him 
) Dr doesn't seem too worried and I've just got to be checked again next year so think positive and you know we'll all be praying for you Whoo hooo a little girl, I'm sure everything will be fine at the next scanThat being said, we are having another cute little baby!!!!!!!!!
Ohhh I'm ridiculously addicted too so you're not aloneYes, I do. I am just addicted to this board. I DIS until late at night, then DIS before I get DD up in the morning for school, DIS whenever I have a free moment. It is a sickness I tell ya'.
Tonight is the night we have to get ready for our Tour of Italy dinner. The actual dinner is tomorrow night. The kids have to help make the meal. That should be interesting.Everything has to be decorated tonight before we leave. When I picked up the boys last night they were still working on the Tower of Pisa, and the Roman Coliseum. It is a phenomenal undertaking, but will be well worth it in the long run. I will try to take pics, and post here, but I still don't have photoshop on my 'puter yet. Anyway our fellowship hall will look like Italy by tonight or very early tomorrow morning. Luv ya'!
Thanks in advance for that pixie dust!
Have a great meal it sounds great and definately post some piccies 
Like the car!-2.8
It's Spring Break over here and we've been running around like crazy! I wish we were in WDW instead! We bought a new car...
We ended up with a Nissan Versa hatchback. It's sooo cute! We're going to call him 'Viktor Versa - the Doom Buggy'! We bought one of those Haunted Mansion Doom Buggy license plates from WDW last December and couldn't wait to find the right car to put it on. It's on dealer locate, so cross your fingers that we actually get one! (They are pretty hard to find with ABS brakes, and that's a must!)
We also took our daughter, Jordan out to her college yesterday to register her for fall classes. She decided to get a jump on the year and take a summer class, too. I'm still in shock that my baby is all grown up and heading for college! Where did the time go???
Hugs to everyone that needs it!Just remember, you can't appreciate the 'ups' in life without the 'downs'. You just gotta keep going, one day at a time!
Have a great weekend!
-Michelle
at silent woohooty's as I read dene's post I kept hearing all of us joining together reading cheering, louder louder!! (ok, it has something to do with all the Lincoln interactive stuff, now that I think on it!!)
and prayers...
Flame away--I do not take prenate vitamins. I never have. WHen I did try they made me so sick from throwing up to headaches to not going to the bathroom. I am not a good medicine taker anyway. I am bad--when he added iron with Joshua--well you know what that does--I quit taking the pills--the day before I would take 2 doses and then the day of I would take 1 dose--so my levels would look good. I know not smart, but I could just not handle it. I did ask Dr. about not taking them- he said that was fine--and gave many reasons why it was fine.
I am startiong Claritin this morning to see if they are sinus induced really bad headaches. Have not tried a warm towel--always go for an ice cold cloth to lay over eyes. I call my headaches a skunk stripe--it starts at he base of my neck and goes directly to my eyes and then the right side is only affected. I feel like I have been living on darvacet this week because nothing else has worked. I feel a little foggy this morning, but I am praying it is just allergies and will pass with Claritin. The pollen here is so bad -- we desperatly need rain. Enough rambling.
Hope that everyone has a great FRIDAY!! Prayers are sent that need to be sent and well wishes to everyone. Have a good one!!!
Pigget thanks Stacey
Pigget I cant even begin to understand what you go through, and I do believe like Monica posted... you know best... but as a teacher... (those teachers!) I just want to make sure you know to get your folic acid, it makes a huge difference... there are real horror stories, so to get folic acid naturally just get your cereal eaten, those cerals are fotified with all you need!! Pretty please?? The following cereals provide 100% of the daily recommended amount: Total Total Corn Flakes, Total Raisin Bran, Product 19, Multigrain Cheerios, Plus Smart Start
and Utmamma bless you!! but I have to own my gain this week...
+3# I apologize, but I have to own it. Stressful eating, emotional eating, vacation eating, burger eating, with bacon and cheese, it takes such hard work to lose weight, and only a few bites to gain it back. I have to examine what it is I want, what it is I'm doing... and do they match!
Oh well, we'll see next week!
. There was nothing good to eat at her house at all. I did pass up Thin Mints from Utahmamma's open house (yeah me) but only because I knew a trip to Krispy Kreme was in our plans for the evening (we don't have KK or Dunkin Donuts here-can't get a good donut for at least 100 miles ). This next week will be better.
I am jealous! 
hi, princessjv, and
just so you know, friday mornings we all weigh ourselves and post how much we've lost or gained from the previous friday morning. then utah mama keeps a tally and posts that at the end of the day. it's inspiring when you see how much our total lost weight is! obviously tomorrow morning you'll just weight yourself and then next friday you can see what the difference will be. and you don't have to post your weight if you don't want to....just how much you've lost or gained.
anyway, it's good to have you.
and everyone, go read princess jv's TR.....the last installment made me cry!
One of our "rules " is that you have to post a picture of yourself in a bathing suit. Yes, of course we all did it- you just haven't read through all the pages
WELCOME
Tell her your Mom gave you money, tell her it is for your birthday, tell her you got a code... do whatever it takes to STAY ON SITE! I
She knows me too well. I said actually I told her you were paying it. She said she thought of it... But either way, I think she is glad that I'm staying onsite now too. sorry! especially the losers. 
We leave for Disney in 42 days, and I will need to get some new clothes as everything from last summer is too big... I'm doing the happy dance. We will be staying at Bonnet Creek and I hear it is quite nice, I am really excited. , hang in there !We are here to help support our PEEPS!
I can count on one hand the number of people who have commented on my losing weight. My mom is one of them. (Thanks Mom!
) There are 2 people in the department neighboring mine at work, and they have both said something, but the people in my own department - not one of them has said anything about it. I believe most of them are aware of at least some of my efforts. I have mentioned walking Jasper. I drink like 6 bottles of water at work each day. (People have noticed that! ) I have had conversations with some of them during lunches about my counting calories/food choices. So, what I am getting at, I guess, is that I am not yet down a size, not many people are noticing (or at least commenting), and I have started seeing smaller numbers on the scale lately. This is when I don't like the scale because I depend too much on those numbers to make me happy. I know that everything that I'm doing is good for me regardless of what the scale says, but I do have some serious weight to lose in order to be healthy. And I know that I'm still losing, but I think I have a strong need for instant gratification or something! And things were going so well before that I convinced myself that I could surpass my goal of 30 lbs lost by our May trip, so that I would have a cushion. (I still might.) But now, I worry sometimes if I will even hit THAT goal! (At 1 lb a week, it won't happen. I'd be close, but not quite there.) I guess I'm really just frustrated today. But that could be partly because I got to bed late last night. Josh got home from work late, and I ended up talking on the phone to a friend of ours for quite some time. (We haven't really talked to her much in almost a year, so we had a lot of catching up to do!) I guess I just needed to vent and get it all out there. I really need to call and make an appointment with the doctor to talk about my Prilosec and whether or not I should still be taking it. And I want to discuss this with him too. Just see if he has any suggestions. Anyway, thanks Peeps for listening!
I will apologize in advance for the long post. For those of you who are watching the soap opera of my life unfold please read for the others who couldn't care less please continue on I don't want to waste part of your life.
When I first read this post I had to go back and reread it several times. I know that Belinda carries on PMs with several of you and I am happy that she has a personal outlet. What I am not happy about though is a refrence to personal, emotional, and financial decisions posted publicly on the boards because not all view points can be explained when I have chosen not to discuss the mistakes made on both sides. Because of daily posts from her addressing her emotional well being due to the divorce, I have now chosen to give you a bit of my personal reflection.
I will not go back and quote everything said. I too joined this weight loss board because of struggles with my own weight. Although many of you may have had bad experiences with men in relationships, etc... Men also choose to eat due to struggles in professional and personal realtionships in the same way.
Our/my decision to divorce has not been a quick one. It was not made in a bubble. Not only did it take 2 people to make the marriage but it took 2 to destroy it. This has been discussed over the course of 15-16 years. Belinda is a nice person, but we are too different to continue any longer
Because we were both members of the peeps I have asked to have my personal life kept from this forum as we BOTH need support for our future weight loss. At the beginning this seemed to be possible and now it seems to be implausible. How can I expect for you ladies/men not to respond when it is being placed in front of you every day via the board or PMs.
Let me assure you this is NOT a one sided story. I cannot verify or confirm what Belinda has said in regards to our living situation. As far as me not moving out? It is a financial reason. Until the divorce is final I will remain in the home. Belinda does not make enough to support herself and even at double the state mandated child support she still would not be able to live independently. Since I travel frequently and I am not home often, it makes sense to keep seperate bedrooms in a 6 bed 3 bath house with 4 people so that the girls will be affected as little as possible. We both want the girls to remain in the home and in my opinion this is the only way to accomplish that goal. This is not a prefect situation, however until additional income is earned by both of us it is the only feasible solution to affect the girls as little as possible.
I respect Belinda as the mother of our children and a human being and will always care for her in some way. That is why I have chosen not to air dirty laundry in this manner. I ask only the same in return.
