The Ya Yas are home on the range at the dude ranch!!

[newmousecateer]

Hey Sherry!

Sherry and Karen....I couldn't exercise for the life of me last night. I just needed a break. That was only the second day I haven't exercised since I got the treadmill....3?...4? weeks ago.

Hi Bonnie! You still here?

Jodie and Kim are going to eat worms. Well, least we can do is chocolate coat them. Then you can dunk them in champagne!

 

[newmousecateer]

Nice try, but you didn't chase me off.

Geez Sherry, you told me "if you say goodnight to Jay, he thinks he has to go to bed, and he will". You told me you try that with him all the time and it works.

(j/k Jay) Hi Jay! Glad you are still here. I skimmed really quick....are you feeling any better today?

 

[yensid1071]

LOL Marilyn! Yep, I'm still here. And feeling better, thank you. Still wish I could get rid of some of this congestion so I could breathe better, but that will come in time. Breathing is one of those minor details, ya know.

 

[helenabear]

Thanks all for making that easier on me... I swear admitting things like that is like me admitting that I am "weak"

Boy I feel like I have missed a lot!!!

 

[dizneenut]

Sheesh, Marilyn is STILL causing trouble.

Sounds like your doing good w/ your exercising Marilyn.

 

[newmousecateer]

Elaine....that does not mean you are WEAK. It means you are human sweetie. We all get like that. Sometimes life is just overwhelming. Talk to us whenever you feel like that. We'll do our best to help you out.

Jay, I like breathing too.

 

[dizneenut]

Elaine, you are NOT weak. We all go through those periods once in awhile.
We are always here for you.

 

[helenabear]

Despite what Sherry said just then, Marilyn you are a sweetie... thanks

And you too Sherry

I just have strange notions that I am weak if I am sick, hurting or anything... always been that way I guess.

 

[newmousecateer]

Sheesh, Marilyn is STILL causing trouble.

Sherry, I keep telling you! I never cause trouble.

Elaine, I use to feel that way to at times. Especially when I was raising DS on my own. But thank Heaven for DH. He has taught me so very much. And one of the things he has taught me is that we have to accept things like sickness, not being able to everything we want to do, etc., and that it is not a sign of weakness. It is a time to sit and chill out, and just accept that we can't handle everything in life without a little "down time".

Sherry, I have been doing pretty good with my exercising. I do see a difference. The scale isn't telling me I am losing much lately though. But I won't give up. Exercising gives me so much more energy.

 

[JohnTBap]

I brought some hot cowboys for people who spell COFFEY and Y'ALL correctly.

PS

5th GRADE ROCKS!!!!

 

[dizneenut]

Gotta love a cowboy!!
Those are definitely some HOT cowboys.

 

[newmousecateer]

Y'ALL! Y'ALL! Y'ALL!

Ok, I spelled it right....I get the dude in the white hat!

 

[helenabear]

Marilyn, sounds like you have a very wise DH there I will be taking some "down time" Actually I should be in Chicago on the 11th for that meet ( you ought to come to something that weekend ) and I will be happily driving by myself to Chicago. I can crank my music and be happy

All y'all can keep them cowboys... sure not my thing!!!

 

[newmousecateer]

Dan PM'd me about the meet. If we do not have anything planned for that weekend, maybe DH wil drive me up there.

Yeah, he is a pretty special DH alright! I used to be a horrible nervous nelly, and this is a man who would stand in the middle of a tornado and tell me "oh, the wind is just picking up a little...don't worry". He has helped calm me down so much. A lot of stuff that used to drive me bonkers I just take with a grain of salt now. I still worry about a lot of other stuff to the point I don't sleep....but a very wise sistuh is teaching me to "follow my heart", and I am going to learn to do just that.

 

[newmousecateer]

Well, good night YaYa's. I'm going to curl up on the couch and crochet a bit, they hit the hay (Marilyn makes note to self to make sure all of the hay is out of her hair and ears and off her clothes tomorrow morning )

Kim, hope you are enjoying Riverdance!

Sweet dreams YA'ALL (do I have to give him back JTB?)

 

[dizneenut]

Good night, Marilyn.

 

[helenabear]

Good night Marilyn! I do hope to see you next month! I did get a great rate on a hotel in Arlington Heights (has high speed internet access and very friendly staff... I've e-mailed them twice about things there ) so unfortunately I won't be close to you (Naperville was to $$$ for what I could find) but it would be great if you came to the meet or even maybe a dinner thing. Gotta get you prepared for meets with that YaYa meet coming up you know

Life is good... I am all bundled up in bed right now I sure know why I wanted this laptop

 

[shep]

Good Night Marilyn..
After a busy day, it's time to sit down, open a box of thin mints & DIS..

 

[dizneenut]

Hey Todd!
How was the zoo?

 

[helenabear]

Oh yummy Todd!!! I had some Thin Mints earlier today myself... very good!!!

How was the zoo? I am thinking of going to the Columbus Zoo tomorrow since it is supposed to be nearly 60