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Hoping everyone has a great Monday...I hope to hear from everyone tomorrow, starting with you Steph:)
Everyone be sure to check out my blog for shots from Tina's trip...she won the Outstanding Achievement Award from work for 2007 - Congrats again!
i posted this on the previous comment section, but congratulations, tina; i'm sure it was well deserved.
Good morning, guys. Well, almost. 7 minutes till midnight here. That means still pretty early p.m. for Paul and Leigh Ann. And, I am starting my day!
I laughed, reading about all of the abbreviations. Leigh Ann says one sometimes that makes me laugh, though I haven't seen her use the abbreviation..OMAA (which is oh, my achin' ass!) Totally appropriate for the blog, right? Did squats with bar and 30 pounds across my shoulders late yesterday for some variation, and it's definitely achin'!! :)
Tina, I LOVE the slide and pic!! What do you do at work? I am so glad to hear about the award! Texas sounded like fun!
Brenda, thanks for reading/commenting about my entry. Reading about Steve Prefontaine really made me want to continue running. Always helps to read about someone who refuses to lose! What an incredible spirit he had!
Looks like the snowball is really rolling now, with the weight loss for everyone! Great metaphor, I think, except it's a snowball that gets smaller as it rolls. Maybe it was in Texas...:)
Off to start my coffee.
Crystal, I registered for the Music City half yesterday! Did you register yet? I am so excited, and scared! :) Woo hoo, two Nashville girls will have something to report on the blog! We will have to get pictures. So now, I have a good goal to work for in April, and I am learning now to eat for strength rather than skinniness. Running 13 miles might require more than a bowl of spinach leaves!
Sorry to take up so much space on the blog!
OMG - THE DOG HAS BEEN SRAYED BY A SKUNK!!! This has got to be the worst smell. I smell like skunk too. The house smells horrible, Maegan is gagging & everyone is up. The lady at the drug store started complaining about the skunk smell from outside, but it was me! :( I am so upset. I don't know if I'm going to be able to go to work tomorrow if I smell this bad. I've got a headache from the smell. ACCKKK!!!!
Does anyone want a REALLY STUPID cockerspaniel - for free!?
Angela :-(
Oh no! Poor dog, and you! I heard, and I also read online, if you use a mixture of peroxide, baking soda and dish soap, to bathe the animal with it, it will get rid of it. But you have to be careful to protect their eyes because of the peroxide and if you are washing yourself with it, the peroxide can also irritate your skin and respiratory tract. So be very careful. You can sub white vinegar for the peroxide but it's not as effective.
Most everybody says it takes a good week for that smell to go away. I hope this helps!
It's 1 quart peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 teaspoon of liquid dish soap.
Leigh Ann... Thank you very very much! I LOVE the slide show! You are so very creative!!!
Steph, I'm the Director of Quality Assurance for Harte-Hanks Market Intelligence. I handle the data quality and agent compliance for 250 off shore researchers. :o) Love my job.
Brenda - ANYTIME you wanna know the soccer schedule... or the team's stats... you just let me know. :o) I am so on top of it... hahahahahaha
Oh Angela, that is awful...I hope you guys got some rest.
Stephanie,
Very cool about the marathon for you and Crystal, yes, I want pics.
Tina,
Glad you like it!
Brenda,
Yes, just let us know...
Hope everyone has a great day, today.
Oh ...very sorry Angela!!! I sure do hope this morning brings fresh air to your nostrils!!!!!!!!!!! That's just awful!!!!!
Steph....the squats/weights/bar...amazing!!! more matathon runners on the blog!!!!! :D
Kathi...still thinking about you...keep working on the smoke out...and walk on :)
Tina and Leighann...I'll absolutely get with you on your schedule...I'm thinking about your Feb 22 game
Must go ...I'll log back on tonight :)
Well thanks ladies for sending me an abbreviation class!!!
I love it.....
too funny.....
Leigh Ann, I send a few pics of Mylee's 4D.... it was awesome!
Marci
ULTRASOUND BABY PICS OF MYLEE ARE UP ON MY BLOG!
angela,
a SKUNK!!!! oh my goodness!!!
I heard tomato sauce cuts the smell as well, but that may irritate the dogs skin....
like I say, "stupid dog".... LOL
Marci
Tina,
Congrats, that is outstanding! what a beautiful picture!
Everytime I go on the blog I read something new.... hopefully I don't leave out anyones good news and accomplishments.
Marci
Marci,
It would be neat if we could all meet in Shreveport, stay the night in a Hotel, and just visit.
Stephanie,
Thanks, that's the same information about the peroxide I got last night before I ran to the store (tomato juice doesn't remove the smell, just masks it for a while). She definitely doesn't smell as bad. We need to get her a new collar. But my room still does (she came in that door and rubbed before I got her) and the rest of the house house smells but not as bad. I need to find something to use on the chair fabric safely. People told me the house will smell for a couple of weeks. :(
Stupid Dog.
That smell is still in my nose. It was so bad, I took one of my migrane pills since it was starting one. I also didn't get any sleep. I didn't work out this morning and got a venti with an extra shot at Sbucks this morning.
Oh yeah, let me depart from my pitiful whining for a minute. Nice pix - congrats Tina. I have to go check out the ultrasound.
Angela :oI
Oh yeah - Crystal & Stephanie. That half marathon sounds fantastic. I wish I were at that level. We have the Rock-n-roll marathon out here in May. I wish I could do it. Maybe next year if I get real serious.
Like you said Marci, I hope I didn't miss anyone's accomplishments.
Angela :o)
Leigh Ann,
yes, lets just plan that overnight stay in May in Shreveport at a hotel the kids can swim at....
and we can visit... and it would give ya'll a break driving.
Marci
Damn it, I lost my post.
Any who, Marci that will be great and so much fun.
Angela,
That is just awful...like you didn't have enough to do...two weeks, geez.
i hate that skunk smell also...there was one last night, but thankfully it didn't enter my house
well, i deserve a tongue lashing..broke my Lenten promise..BUT i am limiting myself to just two cigs a day..i think that'll help me cut down, and eventually quit all together..baby steps..but i do deserve to be beaten with a wet noodle
and i did my walking today..might go this evening again when it cools down
four pounds in a week!!! still can't get over that..lol
Kathi,
Good job on the walking and not bad on the cigs, I understand all to much. Keep up the good work. Now, I couldn't even imagine having a cig...it totally grosses me out although when things get crappy, the first thing out of my mouth, is I WISH IS HAD A CIGARETTE!:)
I am amazed that all the things life has thrown at me lately... with work stress and home stress... that I am still SMOKE FREE!!! But... i know that a single hit off a cigarette and i would be a smoker again. Soooo. NOT HAPPENING!! Wednesday is 6 months!! :o)
Thanks Leigh Ann and Brenda for the support!
You can do it Kathy!!
Congratulations, Tina; shit, I wish I had yours and Leigh Ann's will power...
Kathi, thats not at all bad, just push yourself more each day, and eventually you will quit... :)
it's been almost 9 years for me...
every now and then I sneak one when we go out or something... but thats maybe once a year. and I only smoke 1...
One day at a time, just like the weight loss and the exercising.
:)
Marci
Good Advice!
Hope everyone had a great start of the week!
Tina,
We don't play on the 24th...so it works out great and also, Paul has another girl coming out Friday. She is young and she is experienced - one of his staff, so YAH! We might win it all!
Leigh Ann... ?? I dont understand? The 24th is a Sunday... and we do play on Friday the 22nd. We play the mamas and papas... so ... im confused... :o) HELP... lol
Yes, Paul just told me he looked at it wrong!
well, i did another walk this evening..a couple of hours ago; won't be walking tomorrow as my heels are KILLING me; i'll save myself for wednesday, when i'll be taking the bus to karate.
ty for the advice, angela.
and i've got $145 saved up for vegas so far, so meeting that goal, so far
Kathi,
Nice savings account you have there! And good job with the walking and knowing when you need to give your body a rest. Yes, save yourself for Karate and the transportation to and from.
Everyone,
Please pray for Justin, Tori's ex-boyfriend, who was in a bad car accident last week. I will know more tomorrow when I talk to his mom. More details are on my blog - I am just in tears...this kid can't catch a break and I love him so much.
praying here...
Oh no...I'm so sorry to hear about Justin and the accident!!! I sure do wish him the best ...and I'll look on the blog for details..
Hey Kathi...just as everyone encouraged you on the smokes...you're doing amazing things already in that area...it's in you mind all the time now...and you've cut back :) you'll get there...and once you do...WOW! :D
my gosh...Angela...your skunk story caught on...I get to work and read an email about someone I know...has a skunk stuck under the house and has sprayed and is stuck..can't find the way out UGH!!!!! so sorry about the furniture...prayers for you too
It's been a really busy time for me...but today I did stick to the gym and 1 hour cardio...and I'm so proud of ME...I run the last 10 min...my cardio is broken up to 3 separate 20 min increments...I go to the potty between each one LOL..I use the treadclimber 2x and then the treadmill...I'm still amazed...and I still do the walking at work...sigh...the walking at home at night...nope, hasn't happended and I don't think it will any time soon LOL..that's ok...I'm proud to be me right now :D
have a great night/morning everone!!!
Brenda,
Your running is an inspiration! Great job and you should be proud of yourself. You are going to see amazing results! Can you believe it with Justin? Geez! Thank you for your warm wishes.
Kathi,
Thank you for your prayers.
Hello ladies,
We've been deskunking the house this evening. 'Natures Miracle' makes a deskunking solution you can use safely on the furniture. It appears to have worked pretty well and may need one or two more applications.
That running at lunch time thing is great! Between the skunking, dropping a stapler on my foot, not sleeping and the taxes and that I'm starting to PMS - it probably saved someone's butt from getting torn up this afternoon. After my jog, I was focused again and down right nice. Wow. Didn't get a chance to do any extra exercise tonight. Had to catch up on bills since I spent the weekend on taxes and deskunking.
Brenda - tell them about the hydrogen peroxide solution and the Nature's Miracle. My sister & brother in law had a whole family of skunks get trapped and spray under their house years ago. I can't even imagine.
Kathi - I am sure that you are stronger than you even realize. Stick with it. There are others here that have made that journey that are supporting you.
Leigh Ann - you said Justin was home already? I hope so. That sounds positive. He's got a lot of positive thoughts going to him now.
I'm tired after not having slept last night. I'm calling it a night early and am going to go veg in bed with the tv. After I spray air freshner of course.
Have a nice evening ladies. And good morning to you Stephanie.
Angela :o)
I AM SOOOOO FRICKIN SORE FROM YESTERDAY'S WALKS, but i know they're good for me; and when the weather's a bit warmer (and stays that way), i'm gonna start swimming regularly in my pool (my condo is right in front of it, so there's no excuse not to)
Angela,
What a day, I am hoping you feel rested today. Air Freshner...lol...you poor things.
Kathi,
Good thing you are resting today!
Kathi :) clap clap clap...you're doing great!!!!!! As crappy as it feels...you're doing it!! yahoo!!!!
Thanks Leighann!! It's very hard....I don't like to be out of breath but I'm doing it ...it helps now that I'm doing cardio with a co worker
Angela...want some help over there!!!??? good grief...yes...I will let her know about your skunk stuff..haven't heard from her yet this AM
hey everyone...if you want you eyes to bug out...go to the southern california earthquake map ..you won't believe what you see!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great day to all...and to those of us who watch Big Brother....YES!!!! Tonight is the premier....not in the summer as usual
Good Morning,
Brenda and everyone.
good morning Leighann....I need to close the blog because it runs my system slow here at work...and we just can't have that LOL
hope the day brings good news for Justin!!
Happy Tuesday Ladies! May today be as wonderful as each of YOU are!
Tina
Ya'll have been busy this morning...
I'm seeing another little loss.... I'll take it, I hope I have a big loss come Sunday... :)
Marci
Leigh Ann,
please keep us posted on Justin's recovery.
Marci
Tina,
How sweet:)Thank you, I hope you have a great day as well.
Marci,
YAH for the loss and I will keep you guys posted.
maybe the beer is getting out of my system!! LOL
Kathi, stay strong against the urges, it gets easier day by day. good job on saving your money for Vegas! I love Vegas, but it doesn't love my wallet!!!
Marci
Great Job with that...lol...empty calories is what my doc says about beer:(
I know, but so good!!! LOL
that's my wind down from the day and stress... to sit on the swing outside and sip a few....
oh well, have to cut it out..... damn.....
Marci
Hey Leigh Ann... are we gonna check out the gym by the CVS in MM Mall? Let me know if there is anything I can do... I think it would be fun.
Marci,
...mom has been in the hospital for two weeks and I just found out! I am waiting for her social worker to call me back.
Tina,
I will give them a call today - I really want to try, but I don't want to make a fool of myself, either:)
I left you a message on your personal blog....
I will be praying for ya'll....
Love ya
Marci
Don't have to give up the beer entirely...just moderation, like birthday cake! :)
Brenda, I looked up the earthquake thing for California and YIKES! That's a lot!! We have a huge fault line here too (New Madrid). It is apparently due for some action, what with tectonics and such. It's been quiescent since the 1800s. Fabulous!!
OK, now...the rule of thumb is San Diego doesn't do Tornados and Smyrna doesn't do Earthquakes... which from what I understand exceptions are taking place. Scary!
Oh yea,
I am not looking at that website and do not want to know:) Isn't that a mature way to handle it!
Leigh Ann,
keep me posted on her.
Steph.... don't look at all that spooky stuff.... I don't like all that prophecy talk,.... it freaks me out! I'm with Leigh Ann, just don't tell me.... LOL
Marci
I know, I said the same thing. But this is fact. That 1800s quake here was the largest one on record for the continent, and it formed Reelfoot Lake (local folks will know that one) and made the Mississippi River run backward, apparently. Weird!
Sorry, I had to say that! Wooooo...spooky! :)
Geezeem Pete...that is weird...if I move home and we have an earthqake, I don't know what I will do!
Laughing now, after reading what you just said, Leigh Ann! If that happens, you will freak out, like me!
I will be glad when you are home.
Me, too.
Marci,
Are you guys ok down there...tornado warning? I was working out and I saw it on the weather channel and thought I would see if you guys were ok - keep us posted.
I see you guys are under a tornado watch and Dad is under severe thunderstorms...
yes, we are still under severe weather alerts...
it got extremely spooky over here.... and of course Sam and KK were in the middle of it while driving to KK's appt!!!
THey managed to get into the parking garage...
it's pretty much clearing up here, just dropped the temp a lot.
Marci
Gosh, I remember those days...stay safe.
Marci
OMG; not again!! Haven't you guys had enough of that?
LA
that would be horrible (but kind of funny) if you bring the earthquakes with you when you move. I'm freaking out now though that since Mexico got another one today, we're gonna have a big one in the very near future...
Tina
Thank you so much for saying that..we are FABULOUS people though, aren't we?!
Kathi,
Yes, it would be ironic, I agree - but, really I must live underneath a rock...Mexici had another earthquake?
I am heading BACK to the gym for the third time today...
first time I was able to knock 150 calories off on the treadmill and then came back to make sure that Marci, Dad and other family folks were ok.
second time I was able to knock another 150 calories off on the elliptical machine and then this other resident came it and start telling me the most bizarre story...and Paul called and was bringing lunch.
So, now I have to go and do my core and back exercises along with arms, today.
Yes,
Missed my moms social worker and now she is gone for the day...they said they will have mom call me when she is done eating, but you never know. Justin's mom has not returned my call, but Tori said he sounds better - I just left him a voicemail. So, I am off!
that just PISSES me off when you try and call someone, they don't call you back and then they leave for the day...that happens sometimes with my regional center case manager... IRKS ME TO DEATH..i'd love to come and work out at your gym someday..i want to see what an elliptical is - have no clue..haven't had a cig all day; i have one left in the pack..smoked like a chimney yesterday..i'm having a craving, but i'm not absolutely pulling my hair out cuz they're (it's) not here - i'm at my parents house doing laundry (and i'm not sure they know i started smoking again, but then again, it's on my clothes, so who knows)
Good job on the not smoking... however it happens:)Itis frustrating about the call backs, hopefully tomorrow I will get to talk with her.
Leigh Ann,
3 time workout.. awesome... go girl.... :)
Kathi, you are doing great with the cutting back...
I didn't know Mexico had another earthquake.... I'm in the dark with that.
Marci
good evening all :) LOL earthquakes!! right on the other side of the border since FRIDAY you wouldn't believe the amount of activity going on LOL they've had lots and lots over 3.0 I think several 5.0 WOW!!...as for the Smyrna earthquake data ..WOW who would have known!!
Marci and your area...glad the weather has passed
Leighann...what story did the resident tell you?? Did I miss that?
I was in the gym today and that very large old retired navy guy asked me why I was trying so hard and how much I wanted to lose....then he told me he talked to a girl earlier who had 20 to lose..he told me..no she didn't need to lose that she looked yummy the way she was...OMG!! I was totally grossed out that he talked to me like that UGH!! Off I went at that point to jump on the machine...it just wasn't right..no no no LOL
go Kathi go!!!!
that yoga class looks very cool :)
on that note...I'm off to finish a few things on the puter and then I will do floor exercises while I watch Big Brother :D
Brenda,
that is too gross, but totally funny.... I am laughing out loud by myself!!!! LOL
Marci
Brenda,
I didn't talk to a resident...I was waiting for the social worker...will try again tomorrow. That is gross about that guy...yummy, ugh!
Just got off the phone with Justin's mom...too many stitches to count, some nerve damage on that side, will need plastic surgery, still has drainage tube in place due to swelling...Paul talked to him earlier.
that was funny, brenda; but EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWW..i'd probably want to vomit after that, if i'm thinking straight..was he really old? THAT'S JUST WRONG IN EVER WAY. the new things at the bottom confuse the hell out of me..what are they?
did he mess up his face or something? where's the nerve damage? thankfully nerves rejuvenate after a while, maybe.
did he mess up his face or something? where's the nerve damage? thankfully nerves rejuvenate after a while, maybe.
Brenda - Eeewwweee! Next time he slinks around, give him the 'go away you gross me out look'. Do you have headphones?
Okay, the earthquakes in Mexicali are actually due to the plate under the Gulf coast and don't affect Western coast of CA at all. They are moving in the wrong direction. Dr. Pat Abbott was on tv this morning. Plus, there are earthquakes all the time. You can check out the Cal Tech website - or not. :o)
I just finished eating mixed veggies & eggplant from Panda Express. I think I overdid it. I was going to go climb into my jammies when I saw that today Leigh Ann was wonder-gym woman and Brenda is going to work out during BB. I believe I have guilted myself into some mindless peddling on the bike during the Biggest Loser.
Off to go get my tennis shoes on.
Angela :o)
Bren, that is too cute about old ex-sailor. He sees you working out and you have been polite and spoken with him, so now he's gonna bug you to death. He probably has no idea the depths of grossness he reached with that comment...slinking around!! More like slithering. :) Time to be aloof! I like the headphone idea, Angela! Don't let him ruin your workout.
Just awful about Justin, Leigh Ann! To hear the graphic details puts it more into perspective. Poor kid! Do you know where he was treated? Hopefully he is going to Vandy for the plastics and neuro repair. That is tough, and slow-going. I will be thinking about him.
First tornadoes and now winter storms. Rutherford County Schools are closed today. We got some ice and it is freezing!
I have a terrible sore throat, and my neck is lumpy! I have only been able to sip hot tea. The warmth helps. Everything else feels like razors in my throat! Ugh! No one else here is sick. I don't know what is up. I don't feel sick, just the darn raw throat!
John and Roger (our weiner dog) are at a battle of wills over my plants. Roger keeps digging in the dirt and getting it everywhere, then John will pick him up and rub his nose in it, then Roger goes right back. I have moved them, can't think of anything else to do. We can't whip him; he's too small. I get him with the paper sometimes, but I don't think he minds. :) Do you think some hot sauce in the dirt will help? Any suggestions would be lovely...
Steph - Zinc Lozenges are great for the sore throat. I dont have a suggestion for Roger...lol.
hello ladies my computer has been out of wack so i have not had a chance to post
Leigh ann I am 1 pound!1
Steph that is awesome and I have not registered yet...I willnot be running the whole thing just a walk/run
Marci the pics are awesome of your g.baby
Congrats on the award angela!!
Everyone else I hope you are having a great week!!!
Thanks, Tina. I will have to try those.
The dog is like a baby...you can't leave anything down! I guess we will get somewhere with him, eventually...he is stubborn.
Steph your dog sounds so sweet...I love weenie dogs :) best of luck training...feel better and your weather sounds terrible...
Leighann...I'll say more prayers for Justin...what an awful thing he's going through....and his mom..I wonder how she finds her strength to get through the day...
Angela....plates going the other way YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not able to work out today :(
makes me sad...and I have another problem...portion control!!! when I make a salad...it's really big and I eat pretty much all of it... UGH! I have overcome an issue...sugar free hard candies...gave them up and now chewing 1/2 sticks of gum at a time
ok...off to enjoy the day...I have my annual review at 130pm.....It better go my way in that conference room LOL
later!!!!!!!!!
Good luck with your conference, Brenda!
Hey, don't worry about the salad/portion control. If you are putting the right things in your salad, guaranteed, you will be stuffed before you accumulate any serious calories!
Here is my standard salad fixin's:
Spinach leaves: 1 cup has 3 calories. You can use Romaine, but I like the texture of the spinach better. Chopped cauliflower - 1/2 cup is 13 calories. Cucumber slices - 1/2 cup is 7 calories. Sliced mushrooms - 1/2 cup is 12 calories. Cherry tomatoes - 10 of them is 36 calories. 1 boiled egg white - 29 calories.
At this point, you are only at 100 calories, so if you wanted, you could use a bit of low-fat dressing and even a few croutons and probably would not exceed 200 calories. And you are stuffed to the brink after you finish your water. :) :)
good luck Brenda... hopefully a raise!!!
Steph sorry to hear about your throat... and the dog not listening!! LOL
and Angela, I would think if one is going to overeat on occassion, veggies would be the way to go... so don't knock yourself to bad.
Leigh Ann,
Any word on your mom?
Did you talk to Paw Paw yesterday about their weather there? There was a lady killed outside of Lally Kemp Hospital yesterday during all of that.. she was told not to leave the building and did anyway, and the twister caught her and threw her against a car... terrible...
everyone else... Happy Hump Day... hopefully your goals are being met, and your bellies are full...
Marci
Crystal,
Congrats on your weight loss, I will fix your ticker. So, how soon will you travel to Africa once you rec that dreaded paperwork?
Brenda,
Good luck with your review - you blew them away last!
Marci,
No, I didn't talk with dad...mom called me back and hung up on me! LOL! I have a new baby monitor and thermometer and an organizational unit for sip it cups/bowls - can you guys use them, if so I will send it for the shower along with what I have picked up.
Kathi,
The nerve damage is one the side of his face across his eyebrow - not sure what side. I was wondering the same thing about that stuff down there...
Angela,
Thanks, but I felt like an idiot going back and forth from the condo to the gym. LOL.
Stephanie,
Scott is a beleiver of the hot sauce, I just wonder if it would harm the plants. I sure hope you feel better - was Jonathan glad about the snow day - our girls miss those:)
So, who is up for yoga this Sunday?
I'm up for it, gonna fly out on Saturday evening...
LOL
my back is extremely out of wack right now.... I have a swollen muscle on my left side lower back...
on a heating pad for now...
Poor baby, she didn't realize she called you? or just a moment that she had?
Yes, we could definitely use that! just put your initials on whatever you would like back so I can make sure to return anything.
Poor Justin... lots of healing to do...
Love ya girl!
Marci
Hello Ladies,
Well, after all that guilt I put my jammies on and crawled into bed anyway. Plus I called in this morning and stayed in bed. I have a PMS/borderline migraine and am puffy. I'm sure that's all it is, but I don't have time to get real sick. Steph - we've started using Zicam (with the zinc) at the onset of a cold. I really do think it has cut things short.
I've been searching the web for something to do about the fluid retention. I already do the extra calcium and a multivitamin. I read that extra magnesium and even more B6 can help as well as parsley. Anybody got any good ideas? I think I might look at some extra vitamins. I have really cleaned up the diet, so I'm looking back at what I ate to see if I can find some hidden sodium.
Anyway, while I was feeling crappy I called and got an appointment at the salon to be tortured (wax). Nothing like taking your mind off a headache by pain somewhere else.
Yes - I am in for yoga. Byron told me I would really like it.
Angela :o)
LOL...yes, waxing sucks! Great for the Yoga - lets meet at about 1045 right out front. Marci and Brenda swear by "fluid pills" - is that what their called, I need to know because I am asking for some at my next doctor appt. Hope your feeling better and your cycle is nice to you:)
Geez...I meant 0945!
Brenda,
Thinking of you and your review.
Stephanie and Crystal...how is your snow day?
Angela go back to one of the comments on natural diuretics...don't know if it will help or not :(
Thanks Steph...I need to look...really look into my salad bowl....and it's a deep bowl LOL...I'm thinking there are things in there that shouldn't be
:( Hmmm
Crystal...you rock!!!
I'm going to do the yoga next Sunday...won't be home this weekend
ALSO......thanks for thinking of me :D just had my review..and YES..YES..YES..YES!!! the year of physical exhaustion at work , didn't go unnoticed!!! :) I think I won't look for another job :D
Oh they are having snow????
I am so cpmpletely jealous.
L.A., I take bumetide, which is a fluid pill... it's a generetic, I don't know what for... but it takes the puffy out of PMS... or anything else... makes you tee tee a lot... and if you drink lots of water, it really flushes your system good....
Marci
Cheers to you Brenda,
maybe I can drink a glass of wine in your honor tonight! LOL
Marci
Yes, congrats, Brenda!
Marci, did you see my post above about the baby stuff...just let me know.
Angela,
If you drink warm water with 2 tablespoons of lemon squeezed in it, w/equal or sweet n low, and drink water behind that, it flushes the system as well. :)
Marci
LA,
I thought I responded, yes, whatever you have will be greatly appreciated... just mark your initials somewhere on it, and I can get it back to you.... :)
I talked to Ms. Mary Ann, she said the weather was bad, but no one had any damages... haven't heard from Jeanine in a few days.
probably will just see her at the shower... she's not a big emailer.....
Love ya
Marci
Careful with the diuretics as they are hard on your kidneys!!
I have to tell you all a funny, as you mentioned the waxing...
I have not been to have my eyebrows done in 3 months. I have been trying to let the things grow. I overplucked so much that they were pitiful, uneven and I could not tell you where my arch was. So now I am bushy! I can't bear to look at it in the mirror. Must schedule to get the old man brows done VERY SOON. Please tell me somebody else overplucked at some point, and I am not a total loser... :)
steph, my mom SHAVED HERS OFF when she was younger; now she's got tattoos for eyebrows now..NO, I'M NOT JOKING; she had them tatooed back on; one good thing about that is you never have to worry about them again
got back about an hour ago from karate/meeting my friend for lunch; went to JITB (Jack In The Box) and had a grilled chicken salad with bacon/ranch dressing (i know..bad girl), cheese sticks and WATER, WATER, WATER. think i'll be having soup for dinner.
Steph,
I just had mine done...I couldn't pluck any longer:)
Marci,
I don't need any of it back and it's all brand new...Paul got it from his work. So, enjoy!
Kathi,
Nice job with the Karate! I have never tried it.
L.A.-- awesome... thanks thanks thanks....
go Kathi, karate is great for your core muscles and also your heart..
Marci
i know it is, marci; if i didn't let my attitude get in the way of my training three and a half years ago (being kicked out of my old studio) and was in it continuously, I would've been in karate now for six and half years (almost); but since I'm starting back up, i have to "re-train" all those muscles; and i'm already feeling it because of the amount of walking i'm doing...
i think i'm finally catching up to the running smiley; and i'm ready to pounce
Ok, i just had the scare of my life; i was smoking and it fell into my trash can in my bedroom and caught on fire; i tried to get it out myself, but it wouldn't go out, so had to call 911; I'M FINE, but a little anxious still. i was able clean up the mess and everything is back to normal (except for my nerves); AGAIN, I'M FINE physically... i'm glad i took 1 1/2 mg of ativan though at 10, so i can go back to sleep; will check back in later this morning (or afternoon) when i wake back up.
Kathy, are you ok...I want to call you, but I don't want to wake you either. Remember, I am right down the street - don't hesitate to call me!
Good Morning Ladies!!
Kathy - I hope everything is ok.
Leigh Ann/Brenda/Angela - Im in for Sunday!
Everyone else have a great Thursday!!!
Kathi....How very scary for you! Gosh that is just awful...glad all is well now...hoping you haved calmed down by now...you and the karate sounds really hard..WTG!! your eyebrow story of your mom...very funny!!
Steph..your eyebrow story FUNNY! LOL..I think we have all been there..that's funny Leighann..you go to have yours done and I'm the opposite now...I quit going because they lose my arch LOL..Gosh the things we women go through!
Marci....Angela...Tina...I wish you all a great day
I blew it completely in the breakfast and dinner buffets yesterday...darnit...BUFFETS...all that food looking at me!!!!! LOL
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!
Kathi, oh my gosh!!!!
I hope you are ok How scary....
Thanks Tina, I hope everyone has a great day as well....
Marci
quick blog checkin...raining outside :( so I can't walk on my break here at work...darnit..it's raining..no walking...Steve and I are leaving tomorrow AM for the Arizona dessert and will return Sunday....my goal is to walk so much...I will look like Chevy Chase walking through the dessert on National Lampoons Vacation (is it the wally world one) only I won't have my underwear on my head and I will have water LOL...will log in Sunday Night with my weight :)
Yes...I just read my comment and I see I did a repeat in it LOL....UGH
EVERYONE - STEPHANIE HAS EXPANDED HER BUSINESS BY TWO EMPLOYEES - SEE MY BLOG FOR MORE DETAILS. CONGRATS TO YOU, GIRL! NICELY DONE.
Hello Ladies,
Happy Valentines day to all! I hope you all get calorie free chocolate. Or dark chocolate - because it is now good for your heart. :o)
I am getting exercise dvds. I saw the order when I was doing the bills electronically and saw the box to be wrapped in my daughter's messy room (you think that would be a good place to hide things - and it usually is). Well, so you don't think my husband is a total tool and about to be an ex,I asked for them. Yes, I did. :o) And with this rain, I might even use one today. Oh and I got dinner/movie the other night and flowers last night. Just no chocolate, which I appreciate. Because I would inhale it all in reckless abandonment without even savoring it!
Kathi - I'm glad things got put out safely.
Congrats on your business success Stephanie.
Angela :o)
Angela,
Today is the perfect day for exercise dvd's...and dark chocolate is a weakness of mine!
Stephanie & everyone, the eyebrow stories have been making me laugh. So I must share.
That soccer broken wrist really affect my life in so many unexpected ways. It was my right wrist and I am right handed. I suddenly had a hard cast on my dominant hand and could not shave - anything! I went several weeks trying to figure out what to do while turning into a hairy sasquatch before I finally started whining to one of my high maintenance girlfrieds. She just looked at me and told me to get myself to a salon - like I was on crack that I was an almost 40yr old wax virgin. Now it is a maintenance thing since I don't want to go back to square one. But I didn't do the eyebrows and let them turn to hairy catepillars until my cast came off. I didn't realize I'd have no fine motor control for a while. Now that I have the motor control back, my eyesight has basically gone off a cliff and I need my glasses to see that I don't poke myself in the eye. I am totally stubborn because the one time I had them professionally done I didn't like them. So as a matter of fact, just yesterday I bought a magnifying mirror to put on the counter.
Like I said, looking like a supermodel is sometimes so hard to keep up with.
Angela :o)
ROF...too funny. I would be afraid to get you and Steph together with all ya'lls "tools of the trade"
LOL
what the (#&%*^_# Angela....I think I just pottied on myself LMAO
you remind me of an Erma Bombeck (does amyone know who I am talking about) in younger years, of course.....I'm so drawn into your stories LOL...LOVE IT!!!
Steph...WOW! you are amazing...I'm so in jaw dropping mode right now :) WOW...clap clap clap clap...tonight, Leighann...I surely will get over to your blog
LOL...I know who Erma is:)
yes, i know who emma is...i'm doing ok; kind of groggy from the ativan, so i might go back to bed; i don't think the house smells of smoke anymore..had the windows open and the fan on for about half hour after the FD left; plus they sprayed some minty stuff in to get it out..boy was that scary though.
Well everyone,
I am signing off for the day...heading out to school until 930 or so.
Brenda,
Have a safe trip up tomorrow and call me through out your adventure.
Angela and Tina,
Enjoy the cancellation of practice:)
Kathi,
Stay dry and no more smoking indoors:( See right now you couldn't do both at the same time.
Steph,
Congrats once again - that was very courageous and just look at your success!
Marci,
I am so glad that we are in contact now and it has to stay that way.
Wish me well - I will touch base in the am!
The FD came...heed my warning up top! Smoke outside.
Leighann...I hope you're ok out there in in the elements...ok you gals from the east...it's snowing at 1000feet level here in San Diego!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a wild weather system is passing through right now...lots of rain/wind/hail...and the snow, not too far inland :O
Tina...and Leighann Best wishes to you all in the tournament you are going to in Arizona!!!!! 'll be just down the river from you folks
Kathi...I'm going to do some updating on my blog tonight and I'll link you to mine :) and I'll come visit yours!!!!!!!!!! I hope you're resting right now!! I'm with Leighann....only smoke outside...it'll help you to quit that way too...make it difficult on yourself to smoke...like stand in the cold porch brrrrrr
Brenda,
Yes, I know Erma as well and am flattered. If you all get a kick out of these crazy things that go on around me, I'm happy to share.
Enjoy your AZ trip Brenda. Have a safe drive if you are doing that (with this crazy weather). We don't have soccer until next weekend. I think Tina & Leigh Ann and families are headed out Thursday. We're blowin' this taco stand on Friday. With an 8a Sat game, it is going to be freezing!
Leigh Ann - Byron's up for next Sat night just in case you didn't get a mispelled/typed email back yet. :o)
Well I got my exercise dvds. :o) Not using them tonight. It's cold and rainy and I'm headed to my nice warm bed. I'll try to check them out this weekend.
Enjoy your evening ladies!
Angela :o)
that's a good idea, brenda.
Thanks again, Leigh Ann, for the post about my business. That was so very sweet of you!
You should have seen the baby in my meetings. She came with me. We brought the lap top and she colored and watched My Little Ponies through the whole thing, barely made a sound! I introduced her to them as my "business associate", and she hugged my leg and said "hellooo". They loved her, and I was in awe! I was worried about behavior, but we pulled it off without a hitch! :)
I hope everything smoothes itself out with your mom. Keep me posted.
Brenda, how weird. Snow, in San Diego? Has that ever happened, and how long ago? Ahhh, I hope everybody got their plants covered.
Kathi, I was scared for you and am glad you are okay. Please be careful with those things!!!!
Angela, I laughed hard when I read about your waxing/shaving misadventures! I am so glad I am not the only one with issues. I cannot imagine trying to do my own while wearing a pair of eyeglasses. I screw them up, with 20/20 vision, and nothing blocking access to them except my own ineptness! :) Definitely worth having them done "professionally". I think most of those women who do the wax, are programmed to think all women want those super-thin brows. I actually want eyebrows; not looking like they were drawn on with a fine-tip Sharpie!! I will have to tell them when I go, to leave me some up there!
Good Morning ladies! Happy Friday!!
Angela - The Koch Clan is heading to Laughlin sometime Friday late morning. I think the Wrather clan is with us...?? Leigh Ann??
And just what are you two planning on Saturday night? I wanna play too!! *pout* haha
Tina,
You were included in the invite...no worries:) and yes, we are right behind ya'll heading up.See you tonight on the soccer field.
Stephanie,
I have mine waxed...I would have to be tweezing 24/7, if not. Oh yea, not snow here in San Diego, in the mountains - like Big Bear, 3-4 hours away.
Angela,
I am glad we will be hanging out...our hotel should have a gym. I will bring my stuff. So, it looks like it's me and Tina who will meet you on Sunday.
Brenda,
Hope you are enjoying your trip.
Kathi,
Walk on!
Marci & Crystal,
Hope you are having a great Friday!
Heidi & Mandy,
We would love to hear from you guys.
Good morning Ladies!
We actually had snow in Ramona (about 30 min drive West of us) and it actually stayed overnight. We had frost on everything at our house - roof, cars, lawn etc. But the sun is out and the weather people are swearing that this winter craziness is gone. It better be. I don't pay for this kind of weather! :o)
No pouting Tina! You can come play if you can pull yourself away from the nickel slots! Maegan was supposed to get an academic achievement award at 1p. Looks like we are going to bribe her for missing it so we can get going Fri morning.
We have to drop the dog off after 8a before we can head out. I think last trip we were on the road late - by 10a. Of course Byron was sitting in the car getting pissed at 8:05a! We are renting a minivan. We decided that we didn't want to spend the big bucks on servicing the Tahoe (has about 95k mi on it) and renting a minivan would be cheaper and more piece of mind. And better gas mileage!
Angela :o)
I'm looking forward to trying yoga Sunday morning! I call the spot in the back closest to the door.
Angela :o)
Its QUARTER slots... hehe not NICKLE... lol.
And I am glad i wasnt left off... its really ugly when a grown woman pouts. HA.
I just hope my house holds up to a 17 year old kid home alone for 4 days... eek.
LOL..yes, Sunday will fun! I am a YOGA Virgin! Thats about all thats left!
We still have to figure out our dogs, probably Pauls staff - they did it when we went to Victorville.
Just had a great workout...in a really crummy mood, however. I can't believe it's already been a month - I thought I was just a bitch last week:)
Oh Yea, Steph, I meant to tell you how proud I am of Ansley, sweet girl! She knew Mom was taking care of business!
*pouting over here*...i wanna go to laughlin with ya'll...if i wasn't saving up for vegas, that is :D; haven't walked yet today; just got up a little while ago.
We will be spending most of our time on the soccer field - this is not an adult trip:(
how fun..wish the girls good luck for me; is that next weekend? did my mile walk; just got back a little while ago; can't wait to see what i way on sunday - about that...if i don't do it in the AM, it'll have to be in the afternoon sometime (or monday), as I'm going to carlsbad for my niece's bday party/family get together; she's eight tomorrow
oops, spelled *weigh* wrong....lol
Got it, no worries, great job on the walking.
Did anyone get to see the video...it hasn't been available,
no, i didn't see it yet
I did!!! It cracked me up. I watched the first day you put it out there... was that yesterday?? lol
Good Morning Ladies! Happy 3 day weekend!! (or at least it is for me!!!)
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