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

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Hey Peeps!

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

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

Hopefully I'll be up and going again soon!
 
GOOD MORNING, PEEPS! :sunny:

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

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

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

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

NEW PEEPS.... :welcome:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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


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

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

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





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

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

:rolleyes1 Yep, had that happen and swore I would never eat those again!
 
Just got off the phone. There is a chance the passport will be completed today but there is NO guarantee. We will call back around 3pm to see if it has been mailed. At that point we will know whether or not we are going to Chicago.

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

Off to teach SUMMER SCHOOL :goodvibes
 
Good morning, PEEPS!
I hope you all have a great day!


I am on my way to City Hall to get my Child Care License --- I will have to catch up later on all this oily BM talk.:eek:
 
Good morning, PEEPS!
I hope you all have a great day!


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

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

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

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





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

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

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

Ariel and others, I would certainly not judge someone who took alli. I actually wasn't aware that we took a diet pill oath... I take the Mega-T Green Tea w/ Hoodia and I feel, like UM, that it helps with hunger in the evenings (as well as energy for exercise). Is that a no-no here?
 
I love my Child Care job! Without it there'd be NO trip in Sept. with FREE dining and good friends!!!!

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

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

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

My 18 year old has some formerly valuable (now worthless). They are on the upswing again. Hence the release of the video games Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl versions. I hated them then, I hate them now. But they are harmlessly occupying my bored boys.
 
Hey peeps! Been MIA for a few days and just got through reading the past few pages....didnt quote since it is all old news, but :grouphug: and :wizard: to thsoe that need it! And welcome to our new peeps! You will love it here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:cheer2: WELCOME! New PEEPS!
 
Hey Dance- check this out-

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

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

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

Just thought that might interest you.

The girls are going to audition at their other studio- and that audition is open to anyone and is FREE-
 
My 18 year old has some formerly valuable (now worthless). They are on the upswing again. Hence the release of the video games Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl versions. I hated them then, I hate them now. But they are harmlessly occupying my bored boys.

my 35-year-old husband has had his nose in his gameboy playing one of those new pokemon games you just listed for the past 2 weeks.....and it's really starting to bother me!!!!! i think it's a conspiracy....pokemon's gonna take over the world! :rotfl:
 
Just got off the phone. There is a chance the passport will be completed today but there is NO guarantee. We will call back around 3pm to see if it has been mailed. At that point we will know whether or not we are going to Chicago.
Anymore news Melinda?


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

The girls outside the castle, it has a lovely moat running all the way round! Notice the WDW hat and lime green T-Shirt :thumbsup2
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Us in the middle of the maze, finally, we spent about 20 minutes trying to get to the middle :rotfl2:
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We also went inside and I had to get DH take this photo especially for V, the 100 year old shoe collection :rotfl2:
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It is only about 10 minutes up the road and our tickets are valid for a year so we will be going back, the DD's really love the castle :confused: There is also a great play area, enormous aviary and birds of prey display. They also do special events, last week they did jousting!!!!
 
Jo~

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