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Good Saturday Morning, Girls~~ Am up early to begin my day of driving kids back & forth (& repeat a few times!) all day. I should've gone to chauffeur school! LOL! Usually dh & I would split the duties... oh well, at least I'll go by the drive-thru 'bucks at least 4 times today! :cursing: It's these little "perks" that get me through the day! Make it a great day, everyone!

Whew! Just got in from Zumba Happy Hour @ the Y... no drinks, just working out... but it's to happy latin music that makes you feel good when your done! Enjoy your eves, ladies... I may indulge in a bubble bath & a dt cran & vodka... then I get the bed ALL TO MYSELF -- one of the perks of dh being away! Oh the tulips are all different colors... cream, pinks, purples... very pretty & in gorgeous condition!

And we're back! Yay! Awhile ago the doorbell rang & guess who was there! The 1-800-flowers delivery guy. DH sent me 2 bouquets of tulips w/a kind note thanking me for letting him pursue his passion... that was nice. Other than that... cleaning & working & laundry... & my mind keeps remembering a year ago today w/the excitement building... what a memory that is!! Once in a lifetime... Enjoy the afternoon...

Judy... isn't that Supermarket version great? It's really an eye opener, at least for me. I refer to it when I make up my grocery list... there's so much info, I dip into it frequently, just trying to absorb it all!

Oh, don't get me wrong, we're going to have fun! We have an "all-night" movie marathon planned (we'll see how late that lasts, ha ha!) in our pj's + sleeping in the family room + fun foods, etc... + just our regular daily fun, as we are fun folks... I was just referring to nothing MAJOR like last year, when I TOTALLY surprised them when they came home from school -- 1 year ago today! -- & said "Let's go out to dinner" & then whisked them off to Walt Disney World for a long weekend! Now THAT was FUN!!

((Kat)) I second Terry's elegant, well-stated post. (& the others who were posting at the same time I was!) I'm with you in spirit, sweet girl! It's Friday! Wow, that came fast! DH is in Atlanta, waiting for his next flight to PV. Believe me when I say that I have analyzed & investigated every angle to get the kids & I to SOMEwhere warm & fun, too... but it just won't work. I think the kids 1/2 expect me to surprise them this evening... hope they're not TOO disappointed. I told them we weren't going anywhere, but you know how hope springs eternal! DD was invited to be in the High School's Spring musical: The Wiz! It's invitation-only for the elementary & middle school kids, so it's a special treat. She also auditioned for & made the all-county Honors Chorus! I'm so proud of her! Have a good Friday... lots of love & purple power to Kat, & everyone who needs it!!

:present: :cake: :heart: Happy Happy Birthday, Laura!! :cheers2: :clap: :bananalama:

G'morning!

G'nite! :sleep: :thumbup:

Terry -- Great idea!! I like the way you think! Kat -- That certainly IS idiotic! Ugh! Am having king crab stuffed salmon "pinwheels" for dinner tonight! Now, if I can just keep away from the brownies that I'm also baking as a treat for dh (it's his last dinner here 'til the 16th...)... I did good & didn't even lick a finger when I made them... I put them in a small square pan, in the hopes that they'll get eaten quicker that way! lol!! Enjoy the eve, girls...

Great workout! Yay me!

I am nowhere NEAR a saint, Terri... in fact, I get crankier the closer it gets... what's it called?? passive agressive! That's me to a T! Especially when, last night during dinner, he started giving me errands to run for him while he's gone!! :cursing: WTF!?!? I did check prices & availability at WDW for this & next weekends, but no go. I even checked airfare for the 3 of us to PV to "surprise" him over a long weekend, but that's a no-go, too. Between cost & our schedules... BUT... the kids & I will have a good time... things are so much more relaxed & fun when it's just us... we'll be silly & spontaneous & stay up late watching movies... it'll be good.

Laura, that's so kewl!!!! Am doing well today... but usually do 'til about 3pm... my "danger zone"!... DS & I are going to the Y @ that time, so hopefully I'll get thru it & make it an all-the-way-thru good day. Good eating, good exercise, good working... good me!

Good Morn, Dearies~~ We had a dusting of snow last night -- not predicted -- so the 2-hour late opening for school came as quite a surprise! So it's been a lazy, slow morning... Somehow I was still down today after my bad eating yesterday... hmmm... Am sipping on my strawberry yogurt pro shake now... mmm... DH leaves tomorrow for Mexico... grrr... Make it a good day everyone!

Ok, honesty time... evidently I can only stay on plan for 1 day @ a time... was ok 'til about 1pm... then ice cream & some chicken wings forced their way into my mouth... ugh! Thank goodness there's always TOMORROW (& lots of h20 between now & then!).

((Pammie))

Good Tuesday Morn, Vi's~~ Keep us posted, Kat! Haydee, good work yesterday, girlie! That seems like a reasonable amount & types of food... & yay on the bike riding!! We rock!! TracyK... Glad it's healing, sorry it's still oozie... TracyKS... Don't know what to say about THAT... maybe see a doc?? eat more fiber? Hang in there! Regular day today... I'm taking dd back for a follow-up on her coughing/headache thing... she's still having them! Not as badly, but still... something is NOT right... so we'll see... Am sipping my modified (fewer cals & carbs) blueberry yogurt smoothie as I type... yummy & even better -- thick! -- so I feel more satisfied than just the reg pro shakes. Make it a great day, everyone... healing thoughts to all who are ailing!!!

Cals & definitely carbs were a bit high, but it was the smoothie (I'll use less yogurt & fruit next time) + the soup (I ate the whole can!). But DEFINITELY better than it's been, so on the whole I'm ok w/it. Haydee, what went in your piehole today?:tongue:

Today's PieHole Report: 1 cup warm h20 w/lemon 16.9 oz h20 B'fast: vanilla chai protein shake 1 cup tea w/1 splenda Lunch: Blueberry Yogurt Protein Smoothie (Judy got me thinking this sounded yummy... & it was!) Exercise: 30 mins on treadmill @ Y 16.9 oz h20 Snack: Tomato Soup & Low-Fat Triscuits Dinner: vanilla chai protein shake (later this eve) 1 cup hot tea w/1 splenda Totals = 1262.5 cal, 27 g fat, 147.5 g carb, 102.75 g pro

((((kat))))

Love the pics, Judy! And may I say, YOU look absolutely SKINNY!

Good girl facing the truth & updating your ticker, Haydee. It sucks, but it also enables us to go forward from here. We're so close in weight, so this will be good for us to work together!! Whenever you feel like you're going to slip -- contact me! E-mail, phone, text... I'm here for you!!

Ok... updated siggy line... even tho I was at -10 at one point in Jan... in the end, it's a measly -1.2lbs lost for Jan... I know, I know... it's not a gain... On to February!

Ok Haydee... let's keep each other accountable!! I'm working out today w/ds @ the Y... I'm going to do my Walk training + weights (I hope, if there's time after the walking!) WE CAN DO IT!

TracyK, hope the eye doc can help... and I hope you can get some relief from all your ailments these past weeks! ((TracyKS))... hang in there, chica! There is no harder job than being a mom... & you're a good one! Pam... I hope the runs are keeping you on the run... AWAY from the goodies!! :w00t: Judy... You've got the exact right attitude and I am going to "WWJD" myself all day today!! You're my inspiration!! I want to get where you are! (No, not Alpena... in "the groove"!!) Back to work...