TGIF ~ 25th July

[bizz]

G'day babes graemlins/wave.gif

thanks Linda, for letting me know I've been off all week with the date, I kept forgetting so was checking what the previous daily had on it graemlins/ugh.gif That means all week at work I've been writing the wrong date too!!!!!

Am having an unpaid leave day today, got so much to do, as I've got all my family coming over for Christmas Dinner tomorrow night! DH will be able to get the almond bread I made out of hiding....lol I've saved some points specially to have some :D and christmas pudding....yum

hopefully will have time to check back later for some personals

havagoodweekend and a grouse day today graemlins/bcbsalute.gif

[Charlie C.]

Happy Friday Everyone! Have a good weekend!
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[WhereForArt]

Good morning! TGIF!!! I'm looking forward to getting some things done this weekend, and watching more of the Sopranos. smile.gif I went out to dinner last night with a friend of mine, who's an attorney -- afterwards we were doing a little window shopping in an expensive boutique and she found this gorgeous necklace she liked. She asked the price and was told it was $495. :eek: She didn't bat an eye -- but instead asked if they'd come down on the price, and they sold it to her for $400. She said she never pays retail for jewelry. You learn something new every day, I guess -- I never would have had the nerve to ask that. :D

Found out some sad news -- my uncle (mom's brother) went into the hospital for surgery to remove a growth on his femur, and they found it was lung cancer that had metastized all over his body. They're going to begin treatment with chemo and radiation, but my brother (who is a nurse) said it's probably more for comfort than anything. Please keep my uncle and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

I'm off -- I have to drive today so that I can visit my uncle in the hospital after work. I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!

[promise2grace]

Good morning Buds,

I'm off to work way too early today. Gotta get set up for a meeting. But that's ok, it's Friday and we get out at noon! Yippee! :D

I've been doing some soul-searching the last couple days, and I think I may be headed back to school. This is just a preliminary decision, pending appointments with counselors at the local tech school and university, but I'm really thinking about it. I'm tired of not ever having enough money, and I don't see that situation getting any better without a degree of some sort. My first choice right now is the nursing program, although there is a 3 year waiting list for it. That gives me time to take some of the preliminaries, but we'll see... This is all making me crazy, as I haven't worked through any of the details, but it could explain why I've had such a tough week. Too many questions, not enough answers!! But those will come in time.

Well, gotta get going, see you later!

[LuvnLoozN]

Good Morning Everyone! I hope that today goes fast and that everyone has a GREAT weekend.

Charlie C: The frogs are great! You got me to feeling guilty so I brought my Gazelle back in to the living room! I haven't used it in over a year odear.gif !

smile.gif Cynthia

[gettingthinner]

Quick good morning before heading out for a run! Knee is feeling MUCH better! Yippee!!!

We are having some major problems with DSD and that I let myself do some emotional eating last night. Bad idea! I had the points but now I'm mad that I don't have them in the bank. I think the key is to keep ALL junk out of the house. I have WI tomorrow so I'll need to be especially careful with salt and water today.

Must head out the door. Will try for personals later.
Jane

[salmam1]

graemlins/wave.gif Good morning y'all! This has been an unusually busy week, without doing anymore than usual. :confused: What's up with that? Anyway, I am back in the gym and feeling much better. I have WI in the morning, but I'm probably going to have to Pay. :mad: The meds for my knee are making me swell, and with all of the lbs gained on vacation, from lack of activity. Well, what can I say...... Oh well, this is life and it will happen and I need to get over it. I need to remember this and use it as a learning experience. Duhhhh....... I'm just angry at myself that I'm so good at working this program and still made a mistake like that! :mad:

Y'all have a great OP day and I'll see ya later for some personals! Prayers, love, hugs and **********{SV's}}}}}}}} to all. Have a great OP day y'all!

xoxoxoxox
Sal graemlins/bcbsalute.gif

[nancyny]

Good morning buddies,

Charlie I love that frog! He'd be right at home at a blues festival. Thanks for the lift.

I am crampy this morning (TOM, 3rd cycle in a row less than 3 weeks (sorry Charlie, you do know you're in a group with a bunch of pre-menopausal women, right?)). graemlins/ugh.gif

However it's finally Friday, and the weather forecast looks good, so dh and I should be able to see dd ride this afternoon! They put on a show for the parents the last day of camp. Last year it got rained out. It'll be good to see her. You all know I've been worried.

Maybe later this afternoon I will cut the hay field that used to be my lawn (didn't get done last weekend because of the B. C. Open). Around the remnants of the down trees, of course. It will be a while before we get it all cleaned up.

Mardee, I am sorry to hear about your uncle.

Grace, what an adventure, going back to school! Good luck in your search.

Bizz, Merry Christmas in July!

Cynthia, have fun with your Gazelle.

Jane, I'm glad to hear the knee is better today. You did well to keep the emotional eating within points.

Sal, here's some **{skinny vibes}} for you. You'll get the weight back down!

Zaybe, let us all know how the chicken turns out. Do you have a small stainless steel bowl? I don't think I'd use anything that might break.

Linda what fun, shopping for computers! I hope your new faculty member likes them. I agree that new priest was making too many changes too fast. Doesn't he understand about "things" that are important to the congregation? Such as pieces the youth group brought from Rome? Yikes! He will lose more parishoners than just you if he keeps this up, IMO. In my church some of the stuff we use was made from jewelry donated by the original parishoners 100+ years ago. Replace it with new crystal stemware? I don't think so!

Donna (darkscore), happy Friday, the work week is almost over. Have a good conf. call.

Lisa, enjoy your guests.

Trish, have a great vacation!

Janice, I hope your DPs are OK and that fire stays away from them.

Joni, take care of those knees. I find I need my rest days!

Hi to everyone else, and have a great OP day!

[Knightlady]

Good Friday Buddies! Just a quick note to say hi. Work has been hectic and I haven't had time to even stop in. I've missed you all so much. Was down a 1 pound this week so I'm only 1/2 away from my 2nd 10%. I wanted it this week, but I guess I'm learning a little more than I want about patience. I'm going to get a haircut and take care of my Dad for a bit and will be back later or hopefully at some point before the weekend slips away. graemlins/ugh.gif Talk with you all soon!

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[chocolasaurus]

Good Morning All graemlins/wave.gif ,
It is cloudy this morning and we are expecting afternoon storms for the next week :D We need the rain so badly. Unfortunately the lightning comes with it and will probably start a couple of more fires before it is done.
I went back to the wk 6-Right Mix book and planned out the rest of my week with higher protein/lower carbs. It isn't easy and will take some planning! I did fine yesterday-in fact I didn't take a nap for the first time in a long time. I wasn't hungry either. We will see what the metal monster says next week.
Hope everybuddy has a great weekend!
Mary :cool:

Charlie I love those frogs!
Sal I wouldn't exactly call your trip a "vacation". Don't be too hard on yourself-you have done well for the amount of stress you have been under and then added an injury to that insult. As long as you don't make it a habit you should be fine! ;)
Jane Glad to hear that your knee is better! Sorry about DSD, hope things get better quickly.
Mardee Sorry to hear about your Uncle. I would be on the fence about chemo and radiation if it is that far advanced it may just make him more miserable. I have seen my DFIL go through the same thing with his lung cancer.
Grace life changing decisions are hard. Don't give up on your schooling-it won't be easy, but you can do it!
Nancy have fun with DH and DD today! I have my fingers crossed for the weather.

graemlins/wave.gif Lynn, Trish, Gram, Becky, Bethanne, Lisa, Cynthia, Bizz and all my buddies!

[cpeterson]

Good morning ya'll,
I didn't have a chance to post at all yesterday or early this mornings. It is dificult to post from work, so this will be quick.
My leg is better, but I ralized I had been favoring it so now my other leg hurts. Oh well, I'll get over it.
A young kid that I work with is coming to my house in the morning. Our skylight in the master bath is leaking. It will have to be caulked and then the ceiling will have to be reapired. I told him I would pay him $50 plus materials and he jumped at it. It is something DH could probably do, but our roof is steep and I don't want him climbing on it.
I better get some work done.
Everyone have a great day.

Cinna

[mfreibergs]

Hi Buddies,

Woke up with a beaut of a headache but at least I'm moving now. Beautiful day here in NJ and taking the kids to meet a friend at a new, huge park and let them run. Packing a picnic lunch for them. Gotta make myself a pts-friendly lunch 'cause snackin' at the park is all too easy.

Biz-Have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy your dinner!

Charlie-Cute frog--thanks!

Mardee-Very sorry to hear about your uncle--he's in my prayers! And prayers for you and your family for strength.

Grace-It's a great feeling to have focus on one's future. Probably feels good to know in which direction you want to go. Hope it works out for you. I've got a direction I want to go in and the only thing I'm waiting for is the kids to get older and a little more time on my hands. (Kids are 7 and 4) graemlins/ugh.gif My time will come.

Jane-**{SV}} for your WI tomorrow.

Sal-Don't be mad at yourself. You said it yourself. It's life, you know what you did, you get over it. Don't beat yourself up. It all comes down to "we're human". So here's some **{SV}} for you and a gentle "nudge" to get you back in the groove.

Nancy-Praying for the weather to remain beautiful for DD's ride. Have fun!

Mary- I'm working on the right mix myself too. This is day 3 of the higher protein/lower carb ratio. I chanced to step on my unreliable scale and looks like it's moving in the downward direction (though the number of pounds doesn't matter cause it's probably wrong). I have felt so much fuller and ultimately had no probably staying midpoint in losing pts range for me (18-23). I haven't felt the need to snack or anything. No problem with the waters, went back to measuring my 0-pt veggies to make sure I wasn't overdoing it and filling up on 0-pters. For example, bkfst this a.m. was 1/2 c oats with 1 tbsp almond butter, 1 pts worth almonds all for 6 pts. I ate it slowly and feel really full. I'm giving this routine at least a week to see if there's a difference. How about you?

Hi Cynthia, Karen, and to all who stop by today. Have a great OP day!

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[Bkindsm]

TGIF buddies,

I am so glad it is Friday, I don't come back to work til next Thursday...yippeeee. I told you all my weekend plans, get rid of the girls, camp and cousins, then DH and I are spending the night away from home and hopefully golfing on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday plan on getting stuff done around home, and of course having a little fun.

You know LInda, I don't think that my getting up early has anything to do with getting older, it was a rare occurance. I have been waiting for the age thing and less sleep to happen, but it really hasn't yet. Hopefully soon.
And about that priest, I have a much similar situation, or should say had. I am not catholic, however, the new pastor that took over at our church a few years back, was a nightmare. He came in and immeadiately turned our church upside down. He was so unbearable that I resigned as Sunday School superintendent. He even asked me to stop teaching. I was the first person that had problems with him, then it began to snowball. We lost a lot of our parishers, but I refused to leave. I told him that I was there before him, and that I would be there long after he was gone. I prayed about it all the time, many times after talking with him I would be in tears from his total disrepect and cruelty. He finally received a call, and is some other churchs problem, and I do thank God.

Well, I told you all that DH and I was going to that auction last night.....welllllll, guess what I finally got my dining room table. It is beautiful. It is a square oak pedestal table with 6 leaves, and 6 T-back chairs, with leather inset seats. Perfect shape and I just love it. I don't know how old it is, but would venture to say it is old. I think that DH is just glad that we found one and at a really great price, cuz he is sick of me dragging across the country to auctions....lol. Maybe I take a picture and post it.

Well, I better get something done, since I am off over half of next week. Don't know if I'll have much of a chance to check in, so take care everyone, hugs and love to you all.

[jmjgtodd]

Good TGIF Day!!

Just a quicky reporting in on my weekly weigh-in! I'm down 1/2 pound! YAAAY! Its finally happening! YAAYYY for cardio!!! Yayyy for the FIRM!!! Anyway! I will take a rest from cardio for a couple of days to see if my knees feel better. I'm off to go up to my sisters and we are going to "organize/clean" my Dad's house while he is on vacation! Doesn't sound like much fun, but hey, its better than being at work. And my sis and I have fun no matter what we do!!

Have a good one all! Talk to ya soon!!

[lindalou9]

Good morning buddies. It is blessedly cool here this morning. 53 degrees - perfect shorts and t-shirt weather in Oregon! :D Of course, by noon it will be 85, but I got the lawn (just weed heads) mowed last night, so I'm ready to just sit back and water! I'm so glad it's FRIDAY I could just cry. I have Monday off too!

I got an email yesterday with a link to some great pictures of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Portland. I posted it on another thread. I sat here and bawled looking at those pictures. There's nothing like being in a struggle together with a bunch of wonderful people for a good cause! We laughed, we cried, we patched our blisters (or headaches!) and all in all, had a great time.

Biz - I get easily confused about the date too. I have a calendar in my office, but it's behind me as I face the computer, where I spend most of my day. Then I have Outlook set up to keep my calendar on my computer and my Pocket PC, so it just reminds me when I have to do stuff and I don't care what day it is! It does help to have it right on paperwork though! tongue.gif

Charlie - that frog is too cute! Have a good weekend yourself!

Mardee - my goodness - it didn't realize that shops would bargain on jewelry! I manage to get some nice things through QVC -- they have some wonderful gold at really good prices. Some is not as nice as the rest, but if you're choosy, you can get some great deals. I'll be praying for your uncle.

Grace - wow! Going back to school is a big choice. I believe it's never too late though. Go for it if it's what you want!

Cythnia - I hope the day is over quickly too, but I need to get some stuff done first!

Jane - I'm so glad the knee is feeling better. I decided to eat some carbs yesterday (had some wheat thins reduced fat crackers). Whoa - big mistake. Not only was I really hungry last night and had to talk myself out of the "I already ate something bad so I might as well have anything I want," but now I feel sick today. You think I would know better! :rolleyes:

Sal - as Mary says, you didn't actually have a "vacation." Considering the stressful circumstances of your trip and your injury, I think you've done well. Things like this will happen in all our lives. It's the attitude that you WILL get back on track and that you ARE working it as hard as you can that makes the difference!

Nancy - that is the thing here. Many of the things on the altar are gifts from the kids or other parishioners, including the large tabernacle that is on the wrong side of the altar. Our last priest had the good sense not to move things around because he knew it had been donated and installed at great expense by a prominent family in the church. He went with the flow. Now this guy is going to have the tabernacle ripped out and put over in the small chapel to the side of the altar. I can just see the fireworks when that happens! OY!

Karen - you are doing so well! You're right, we do learn alot about patience on this program. Patience was never one of my virtues.

Mary - I need to confront the metal monster in the morning. I feel thinner, but my fingers are so swollen I can't get my rings off. No prediction on what it will say. Kind of feel like I'm going to the Oracle of Delphi or something!

Cinna - ain't it heck gettin' old? ;) Gently stretching, ibuprofen, and maybe a massage might help! It seems every time I get something out of whack, the rest of me follows along!

Marie - I've got a headache today too, and a nasty stomach ache to go along with it (self inflicted, I know). I hope the pain goes away and you have a wonderful day at the park. Some nice fresh fruit and veggies would make lovely snacks for the park!

Becky - I keep forgetting that most of you gals are younger than me! tongue.gif I have a feeling this guy might not last long. I figured I had to skeedaddle before I let him have it. I'm not very good at keeping my mouth shut and I didn't want to have a yelling match with a priest! I feel sick to leave my parish behind, but I'm kind of excited about the new parish. It's actually the one I should belong to according to physical boundaries, and it is very pretty. Also, I will be blissfully unaware of any of the politics circulating in the underbrush!

Well, better get some work done so I can high-tail it out of here. I think it may be a short day today!

Linda graemlins/bcbsalute.gif

[lindalou9]

Joni - missed you while I was being long-winded. Way to go on the loss! I may try the Firm more often!

Linda

[trishvan72]

Good morning Fab's!!!

Okay here I am with less than 5 hours until we leave and I have so much left to do....But I wanted to pop in since I was on the computer anyway to say HI! and farewell! ......Don't worry I am going to grab Ice and haul her back on the wagon if I find she has jumped off again....(I think that she was flying out with the boys to visit her DH which may explain her absence, but I thought she was only going for 4 days...I could be wrong!)

Don't have to much fun without me!!!!!

I'll miss you guys as I won't have alot of time to spend on the computer while I am gone!!!!

Mardee-sorry to hear about your uncle...I will keep him and your family in my prayers while I am gone!

Trish

[frustrated]

Well goodmorning:

Just a real quick check in this morning as the sun is shining so DH and I are off on the mortorcyclye.

They are digging up our road today sO I'm glad we are going out and not having to listen to that all day.

Charlie C.: Youre frogs make me smile every time I see them they are great.

Talk to everyone later dependeing on what time we get back. Have a great OP day.

Chrysilis :D
(Janice)

[Tinatulips]

Just wanted to say hello!! Too tired to post!
Tina

[slave2cats]

Heya Fabs graemlins/wave.gif

Another record-breaker here today - supposed to break 100*. Last night it was 90* in my house at 8 p.m. - so no 'puting at home until I finally get around to installing the new processor fan. But since DS got me a spanky new 80 Gig 7200 RPM hard drive for my b-day, I'll probably be able to tackle the PC maintenance tasks tonight.

For some reason I've been feeling very binge-y the last couple of days graemlins/bcbkick.gif I don't know what's up with that but I keep giving myself VERY stern talking-to's. I know me..... and I have no intention of ever losing this weight again. Wonder if it's the heat, combined with the way my losses have slowed? I guess I just want to hit goal, already.

Now let's see......will bingeing help me to goal faster? :rolleyes:

Well, I'm not really complainging here - more like thinking aloud, as it were. We all have those moments, right? But guess what?

I am the boss of my eating!

CHARLIE - those frogs crack me up! I'm actually designing a sweater that features a motif with a tap-dancing lizard complete with tophat and cane tongue.gif

BIZ - Have a grouse dinner with the fam!

MARDEE - I never have the nerve to haggle either. So sorry to hear of your uncle.

GRACE - Do what you LOVE, GF. You have an unparalled opportunity here. Don't pick a career for the money.

Gotta finish this up later fabs! Work calls.

Love ya

[promise2grace]

Bethanne - I think I'll have I am the boss of my eating! tatooed on my forehead. I could have used that reminder this week!!

About the school thing, nursing is what I wanted to do since I was a little girl. I just never wanted to go to school! So it's not just about the money (although that is a factor). It's about choosing between the things I'm good at. I have a knack for computers and numbers, so Programming and Accounting were also possibilities. I know it will be tough, but I'm tougher!! And I wish I didn't have to go to school. I'll be working much harder than I wanted to at this stage of my life. But I could use the challenge. My brain is under-used these days!! :D

[darkscore]

Hi, guys. Well interesting morning at work. As I mentioned yesterday, I had a conference call to discuss this project that I have been coordinating (I've been compiling the info that I receive from the mgrs and putting it onto 2 different spreadsheets). So there's me and 12 managers, each of whom head up organizations of a couple of 100 people each. So when 1 of them asks who is chairing the meeting, the finance guy that I thought was supposed to be doing it pipes up and says my name. OK, so I jump in, fire up Net Meeting so they can all view the reports on my pc, pull them back into line when they want to get off topic, force them to make a couple of decisions they were waffling about, etc. The funny thing about this is that I am an admin. I wonder if they realized that they were letting a secretary boss them around. It wasn't until I hung up that it hit me. It really did make me appreciate the fact that this company has always treated me with a lot of respect and doesn't think that just because I'm an admin it doesn't mean that I don't have a lot of value to add. Still, sometimes it causes a lot of stress.

I'm taking DH out to dinner tonight for his birthday. His bd isn't until the 28th, but since that's a work night for him, we're going tonight so we can take our time and have a bit of wine. I've booked reservations at a fancy revolving restaurant at the top of the Calgary Tower, and I've asked for one of their private booths that face the windows. Should be very romantic. I've got banked points and have eaten pretty light today so I should be ok for dinner.

Well, gotta go. I need to get some stuff done before I leave work. Hope you all have a great day.

[chocolasaurus]

HELP-I am caught in mortgage H*LL! We are refinancing both houses and DH's went off yesterday without a hitch, I should be so lucky! They screwed up the date, so were supposed to FedEx the paperwork to metoday-no problem, they will just leave it on the porch (I REALLY wanted to go to H20 aerobics) so I could sign and send it back later today. Well, they (FedEx) didn't, left a note saying I could pick it up 40 miles away right at quiting time traffic. I called the closer in CO and said "I am pissed and I am not going to do it", well, seems she forgot to check the little box that said to leave it! This was also the one that screwed up the date and it had to be done yesterday-for real or the interest rate would go up!!!! So, she is going to resend the papers and I had to sign some paperwork here at the Title Co. I call and she says "how much did they tell you to bring to closing?" I told her $62, she says "they figured wrong-it is now $996 'cause they forgot to add the title co fees and filing fees. :eek: OMG-now I call CO back and the loan officer is on the phone with tech support 'cause her puter isn't functioning right. She finally calls back and says that the other place forgot to credit the point they gave me, and would I please keep the original appt (which they had cancelled) and they will do all the closing paperwork then and OH by the way-you owe nothing at closing. :D
Mary :cool:

Grace you will find that school is so much easier when it is something that you are interested in. I can vouch for that and I think Mardee will too. Just follow your heart and the rest will come too!

Marie (mfriebergs) I snuck a peek at the scale at the gym today-it is a Drs type scale and was surprised that it said I was down 2lbs since Wed. I planned out my whole week and if the loss stays I will stick with it! I hope it is the thing that does it for both of us!

[lindalou9]

Mary -

Oh how I feel your pain! I hate the mortgage/refinance procedures. Enough to make you head for the vino straight away!! tongue.gif It is a great time to refinance however. I just ended up saving tens of thousands of dollars on my mortgage and home equity loan. I'm so glad I did it, even though I went through a few disasters like yours! :rolleyes:

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[Duchess Talks Too Much]

Afternoon buds,

Just taking a moment to check in. I made it to WI this afternoon with the entire family in tow, needless to say I didn't stick around for the meeting this time. graemlins/crazy.gif

I woke up at 3 AM this morning and COULD NOT get back to sleep! Hopefully I'll do better tonight as I'll have an early and busy day tomorrow. We're taking the ski train up to Winter Park for the day. As a bonus it'll be 30-40 degrees cooler - yah! Neither of the kids has ever been on a train so it should be a blast for them as well.

Have a great weekend.

hugs, Lisa

[GrahamCracker]

Hi ya Fabieez!

It's been a pretty dizzy week! I got a whirlwind going on at work and a whirlwind going on in my head. Went back to the doc this morning and I still have this vertigo thing going on and now they've determined it has something to do with a labyrinth-something-or-another. Don't ask!

And according to the big boss at work I am leaving for Liverpool, NY next Sunday to report as a "lineman". Somehow they have "overlooked" my medical release. I tried to explain this to the boss but he says if I'm scheduled, I'm going. He said they'll probably have me pushing papers or something. My exact words to the "big" boss were: "If I get off that plane and my new supervisor tells me I am to report to the field as a "lineman", I am turning around and getting back on the plane and coming home. I will not pass Go and I will not collect $200!" Then I glared at him in my best "you mark my words, bub!" glare. He simply turned around and left my office. I think he's afraid of an employee uprising and doesn't want to pursue any out and out fights.

Well the whole office is on edge. Those that are staying are going to be avalanched with work and the people that are leaving are going to a hostile environment, doing a job they have no idea of, and being separated from their family and friends for 3 weeks at a time and then maybe they can come home for a visit! In my group there will be one girl left out of 10, in my friends group there will be 2 left out of ten, in the planner group there will be one girl left in 12, and the other departments are no better.

Then we were informed that before we leave for our strike duty, we are to pack up our offices so that they can move the 11th floor to the 14th floor while we're gone (while also training people for our job and getting ready to pack for the trip), and that we also now have a new big boss, and that at the end of the year there will probably be a reduction in force. Oh yeah, we're having some fun now!

But enough ranting, I must go to bed and try to get well. One shining star in the whole vertigo thing is that my doc says that I will not be able to fly for about two weeks so my trip will definitely be delayed. I'm not so sure that will be good though, because if I went with the multitudes next Sunday I will be just as confused and disorganized as they will be. If I show up a week late, they will be settled in their new routines and I will be the odd man out. Ohhhhh decisions, decisions! The doctor did say that if I fly, my eardrum will burst. He said he would release me to go by train. Oh, I can see now, swaying with the rhythm of the train - LOL.

Later gators!