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What the hell! Did anyone miss me??? Just kidding!! You know, if this is just a weight loss "friendship" then I am not gonna hang out w/ you guys. Since the band, I ONLY lost 30 pounds...and then put 15 back on. So as for the band...I suck. And you don't want to be my friend cause I suck at weight loss, then I will cry! The VIOLETS transcend "weight loss" and have entered into each others lives soooo deeply! I miss you, think about you, refer to you all often, consider each of the Violets as my dearest friends. I couldn't IMAGINE life w/o you. So, unless you want my fat ass to show up on your doorsteps...and don't think I won't...you all better stay w/ us! Michelle, you crack me up! She does look like me...and I THINK SHE IS BEAUTIFUL! She makes a perfect mascot! Well, we have been out eating all day...not literally, but feels like it...and we are leaving again now to go to Mexican! And I slept until 8am so I missed working out...oh well...i will always have my violets! I love each and every one of you! And don't you forget it! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Hey Girlies~ WOW...we are knee deep in Touching Spirit Bear diaramas! The kids LOVE this project and I do it every year. Spirit Bear is this great book we just finished yesterday. They brought in shoe boxes and then I gave them a baggie and we went outside to collect dirt, leaves, twigs, etc to make the diarama. I love it...all my babies are speaking Spanish, sharing paper and glue...aaahhh! It is awesome today. Cloudy, but 70 degrees! BBL

WOW Gina...great pix!!! Who took those? I will open them up for my kids tomorrow. Thanks for the props girls. I am too excited. US Senate, hell the White House baby! Just kidding...I did "inhale" and more than that, half the time I "rolled" too! Love you guys! oxox

Hey guys, I GOT ACCEPTED TO BE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION!!! It is through the City and I am so excited. I don't know much else now...but I am hoping to be able to send out a link via email where I am "approved" during a City Council meeting last night! And...someone told me I look "skinny" today! Woofreakinhoo!! Back at the gym in the am! Ok...check your email later! xoxoxoox

I wasn't really picked on...kinda one of the cool kids. But, my 7th grade PE teacher (Mr. StupidAssRobinson) called me BUTTERBALL! I was crushed...hell, I am still crushed...dumb ass MoFo! And my dance teacher in 10th grade told me to work on that "spare tire"...hell, now it is an entire tire store biotch! And I can still dance! Michelle~ tell DD to say, "I may be fat but your ugly, and I can always lose weight...but you my friend are stuck w/ that face FOREVAH!" Also, teach her the one finger wave! All this great parenting advice lost on no kids!

Laura, Don't listen to me but: CHOCOLATE HELPS! Then again, I am not the best or most reliable resource here! Hang tough sweetie...or kick ass...whatever makes you feel better!

Hey Gang, I rescheduled my fill appointment for next Thursday. I have seriously puked the last two days...not pb's either...just from being sick. Being on antibiotics etc, I just want to get through to the other side of the meds, etc and get a fill next week. So, thinking about taming the brows today too. Not sure. Has anyone ever seen that show, The Doctors? It is on CBS @ 9am (here anyway). Pretty good show. Susanne and I are going to see Dr. Ordon (from the show) on the 17th of Feb!!! I am looking foward to hearing my options. Ready to rid myself of my double chin (which I've had ALL MY LIFE..even my skinny bro and dad have it...nephew too...it is a Kerxxxx (last name) thang. And I want an eye lift!!! Terry looks amazing. My former principal had it done and she looks amazing too. Anyway, that is a month away...but wondered if ya'll have ever caught that show? OK..gotta boogey...bbl

Tracy~Good luck with the MRI. Thanks for all the meat tips. Mom always bought meat, then later in life ate more fish...not so much red meat. In college, I was too poor to cook meat...lived on carbs (Top Ramen, Mac and Cheese (Blue box only)) ans that is how i came to know ya'll!

Hi Gang~ Feeling better and going to work! Hope I can make it through the day. I am sure I can/will cause I already feel better w/ just 2 meds! Jenn and Kat~ YUMMMMM Thanks for the pulled pork tips! I am going to try it maybe on Sunday. Susanne's mom is coming this weekend, so we will be busy with her! I see a buffet in my future! OH Well, I enjoy her visits! Actually, I am getting a fill today...well hope I am. The last two days I have puked the last two days...i don't know. Ok, have a great day! I'll pop in from work...kids are taking a big math test! Poor babies!

Hey Gang...well, home again! Felt so sick again at work. Last night, the chest started getting tight again, had to put Vicks on....WTF??? I just had this last week. So I get an appointment at 10:15 this am...so I leave work early again. Doc thinks I may have a UTI, the cold symptoms, body aches, nausea, fever, etc... sooo 2 urine tests, blood work, and 2 perscriptions...I am home on the couch. He told me to take a few days off, but think I am going to try to go in tomorrow, since I have already taken too much time off. Michelle, I see that book at Costco...I'll buy it next time! xooxoxox

Terri~ I wasn't going to say anything, so lean in close and I'll tell you my secret...closer...closer... I got on the scale yesterday morning...and was down 6 pounds since going back to school (after the holidays). I weigh only at the gym every couple of weeks. I feel it in my clothes and interestingly in my posture. I just really like how I feel when I work out...looking forward to our trainer. My eating is hit and miss...last night I had salad and steamed cauliflower and zuccinni, so that was great! Anyway...that is my story.

Morning Girlies~ Started getting really congested last night...so I am sure I will be sick again in a few days! I don't know what is going on?? Maybe stress? Jenn~How do you make pulled pork? That is the stringy pork right? Any Violet know? And I have a really stupid question...what kind of meat do I buy? I never know "what meat" to buy. Times like these, I wish my mom were alive! Speaking of mom...today is her birthday! "Happy Birthday mom!!! What kind of meat do I buy for pulled pork? How do I cook it? I miss you!" OK...didn't workout today, as we take Wed and Sun off! I love it cause it makes the week go faster...plus we sleep in 45 min longer on Wed! WOOHOO...that is nice. Jane~I cracked myself up w/ "so do I", "so do I" too! hehe Wonder what I am going to eat today...everything makes me sick. BBL

Hey Girls, Well after a morning of feeling nauseated...and then puking the chicken I had just eaten for lunch in the front of the shcool...only to walk into the lounge and puke in front of my secretary...I am home and in my PJ's! I had diareaha(sp) this am...and now this! I am sipping a sprite and watching Rock of Love Tour Bus! gonna relax and go grade some papers! bbl

Laura, Loved L Word...but yes, the whole last season is going to go on and on about WHO Killed Jenny! Nobody likes her and her drama! It should be about all the characters and closing chapters etc...not about Jenny. Didn't she get on a boat at the end of last season and drift off?

I had a dream about Girl Scout Cookies! Martin Luther King Jr. would be so proud.

Buenos Dias Girls~ Sending the flying monkey's out for Michelle??? Jenn~at the end of the day all you ever really have is yourself. Children and parents are just there to make the journey more fun, but it is really only about ourselves. Take care of yourself. Nurture yourself. Love yourself first!xoox Well, worked out this am...felt great again. Already have 2 days down for this week. Taking Wed off is great too, cause then on Thursday...well, it is already Thursday! I took a water pill on Sunday...and have been cramping bad since...duh! Anyone else having trouble w/ bananas? I ate one last week and I swear, I almost died...in front of the students. I had terrible pain coming from the band area...stopped me mid sentence. The kids watched in horror as I struggled for breath...grimacing in pain...then 2 min later...gone??? Then yesterday I made a protien shake, and go sooo nauseated and I think it was from the banana. I dont know! Tracy~Feel better soon honey! Heather~I also love the name Ayla...especially Ayla Violet! That is sooo pretty! BBL...

Laura, the L Word started here yesterday, on Sunday...and it will air new ones on Sunday here. Also, did you see the United States of Tara...OMG, that is my new fav show. I have always been facinated w/ multiple personalities (so have I, so have I:wink:) and it was really funny. Directed by Spielburg...awesome. Also, we just finished watching Big Love which also started yesterday. It is gonna be a great season of that too. So many shows, so little time. It is 7:45 and I am waiting until 8 to go to bed...have a great night V's! Jenn, don't be mad at us...we love you!

How about oh, I don't know...Violet?

Hey Girlies~ Where the hell is Michelle? OK...just finished ch. 5 edits. Worked 10 hours just yesterday and today alone, not counting Wed and Thursday...but I was sick and moved very slow. Pray that next round will be minimal...I am tired of it:frown:. Laura~ LOVED THE NURSERY PIX!!! Too cute! Kat~Loved your pix too, lol. I completely agree...Eddie all the way. I used to love that show! When I went to NY, we went to a resturaunt in the West Village that was owned by Grandpa Munster! I got to meet him and of course, I went on and on about how I loved the show. But it is true...I did! Ok, as if you thought my day couldn't get any better...I am off to grade 30 grad papers!

Terry, although I loved your last avitar...I really love the new one too! Hero has joined the Violets! xoox

Jenn~ Here is my 2cents. I was in a relationship once w/ a man who after we broke up in Nov...still had a hard time in May. He would call and we would fight and fight...loud ones too! One day, by bff, whom I woke up in the next apt over, came over and told me, "you want this to stop...are you tired of the SAME OLD SHIT...do you ever want to get past this guy?" I answered, "YES!"...then she told me "QUIT ANSWERING THE F^&*ING PHONE!" All of a sudden I realized I was responsibile for perpetuating the shit. I "egged" him on, I "engaged" him, I kept "inviting" him back. About 2 weeks later...he was a moot point in my life, and later...we were friends (he got custody of the kitty when I moved home to take care of mom). Anyway honey...Quit answering the phone! xoxoxo

worked on ^&*$ing diss all day. Cried, had a huge fight w/ Sus, cursed (no surprise) and I still have work to do tomorrow...man, this is like slow torture! gotta go see eddie munster pix...can't wait.

Morning Ladies~ Laura, it is so quiet on weekends cause your not here usually! We like you popping in! Judy, how do you drive in all that snow? Seriously? Do you leave chains on all season or have studded tires? I swear, in Reno, when it would snow, I called in sick to work and missed school. I did try to drive in the snow/ice once and totaled my car!!! I would be scared to death to drive in snow everyday! Growing up in So. Cal...I don't even like to drive in the rain! Well, we skipped the bed today and are watching our Sunday am show in our recliners. Wanted to get an early start today. Have a great day!

The following is NOT a political joke...just a girlie joke! All women of the USA MUST shave their woo-ha on Tuesday...there will be no more Bush allowed! HeHe! I heard that at the bridal shower...I laughed and said, "I'll do it if everyone is gonna do it...I don't want to be the only one scratching on Thursday!" That really brought down the house! Everyone have a great night! Kat, thanks for the email. I agree...let shit go, but be there when the same shit hits the fan later for her! xoxoox to you and Rick both!

Hey Girlies~ AAAHHH Saturday...the best day of the week. Had a great workout, did yard work, cleaned dog poop, showered, at weight control oatmeal, and ORDERED MOTLEY CRUE TICKETS! I know it is a bit cheesy...but going w/ 3 girl friends...should be fun! Haydee, thanks again. I love everything and all the pretty frilly stuff...you have GREAT TASTE! XOXOOXOX