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169.0!! Fantastic, Kat!! Woo Hoo for you!! :smile2:

I second that motion!

Raise your hand if you're excited!! :seeya: :party: WOOT! :wub: :cheers2: :hurray: :tea: :smile2:

Good Morning, Vi's~~ This is exciting! I'll be committed. No, not the mental health way! Sillies! I mean I'll commit to the trip. Yippee! Hey, did I tell you all that I have no, zero, zip, zilch appetite lately?? Don't know why. Nothing sounds appealing to me, even when I say to myself, "If you could eat anything in the world, what would it be?" Odd. Very Odd. But I'm going to ride it for all it's worth! Mostly I've been drinking my pro shakes & then having a bite or two of this or that... but nothing makes me want to sit down & EAT IT. W/this -- & w/walking at the park while I'm waiting for dd @ her pom practices (what a concept -- me, walking!) -- I'm down 7 lbs in the past 2 weeks! I'm still fighting w/that 5-7 lb swing that I've been playing w/since TX... all year, really... so my goal is to get BELOW what my lowest was this year, which was 231... today I'm @ 237. I actually think I can do it! Last year I lost 70 lbs total; this year, only 10!! I'd like to knock off the remaining 40 that were in my original goal of 120 by the end of this year... I think if I actually eat properly, follow the bandester rules, & exercise, that it's doable. Phew. Oh, & buy vinegar! hardy har har. Yay Judy... I'm in w/you!! & yay to the countdown!! Jenn... nice to see you posting! Terri... THANK YOU for being our fantabulous cruise director again this year!! Everyone... "HI!!"... I've got to go... didn't notice the time... ack!

So this is how I find out that I've been dumped by my roomie?? Was it the snoring? or the gas?? lol! Judy, I'm available if you want to make it "official" w/me! :thumbup: Or am I too tame for you??

I came in on "Judy pickling herself" & a whacky pic of Tracy... a crazy day around here, I see. We're obviously all baby crazy!

LAURA!!! I have goose-bumps!! I'm so thrilled to read your exciting news!! I was gone all day yesterday and, ahem, did not receive my text message... & I've got that Verizon guy & his network w/me wherever I go, too. Harumph. I was so glad when I read that you were going to call your fill doc back w/the new "development" to see if you can get your unfill sooner... I definitely think you need to. Oh, and get the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" -- it's fantastic!! The house looks great -- I'm in! The Violets, a blender, and a baby... heaven! I wasn't here yesterday because I was in Hershey, PA... we saw "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen in concert last night! It was great... mostly because he played my #1 fav all-time song "Rosalita"... it was a gorgeous night... & ds went with us... his 1st-ever rock 'n roll concert. Make it a great day, Vi's!!

Hi gals! OMG, I logged on & didn't realize that I was 3 days behind!! Yikes!! Time flies! I was not away... just home & busy! This is the last week before school starts & it'll be a busy one... between getting the kids ready and the PTA stuff done for Back to School night on Friday & first day next Monday. Phew! DS had to be at soccer tryouts @ 6:30AM this morning!! Oh my! So I took some proofreading & went & hung out @ Starbucks for 1.5 hrs... then it was only 8:30am by the time I got home but felt like it should've been NOON already. Then it's phone calls & designing postcards & planning stuff & BTS shopping @ Staples etc & so forth... + I've picked up an extra kid along the way... dd's "bff" who, ssssshhhh don't tell, I can NOT stand... great... So it'll be hit or miss w/me around here the next week or so... but ya'll are always in my heart!!! Suzie & Janie... so jealous of your meet!!! Terri... both houses look good... but I'm still thinking somewhere "new" might be fun, too. Are we locking in to anything yet? Judy... You sound as busy as I feel! TracyK... Baseball games = fun!! Kat... Happy belated birthday, sweetie!! TracyKS... hang in there, girlfriend! Pam... Happy BTS to you!!! I bet you're wiped out tonight! The first day back always hits me like a ton of bricks! Laura... How was Tunica?? Haydee... Have you actually DONE the vinegar thing? I thought about it... does that count? I don't think so... Ok everyone... off to the next thing on the list! Love you all!! Smooches!!

Perfectly said, Terri... and exactly right!

Very interesting, Haydee... thanks for sharing w/us! I'll add "big honkin' tub o' vinegar" to my shopping list!! 20 lbs in 4 weeks?? I'll bite! I don't do weights... guess I should start! Have fun in Tunica, Laura! Janie... I think your travel plans sound great! We certainly do have the country covered! Judy... Enjoy the grandkids! Hi Suzie, Terri, Tracy, Tracy, Jenn, Kat & PamELa!! Another day, another list of things to get done... bbl...

So THAT'S why you like to cruise?? Tee hee!

((Judy))... so sorry that you've got that do deal with, but knowing you, I'm sure you handled it w/grace under pressure!! Haydee... it's from "our" song... she loves her violets, "oh yes I do..." when she's not near us, she's blue... oh violets, I love you............... remember? from the trip?? Janie... you crack me up regularly!! Thanks for that. Hi Laura... what' crack-a-latin'?

It's "PAM!" <group laugh here!!> She's turning us all, one by one... she started w/Judy, and now Tracy!! What a great picture of a great day... you really do look mah-ve-lous dah-link!! ((hugs)) For some reason I just consumed the bottom of a cool whip tub w/choc sauce & crumbled up heath bars... WTF?? :tongue_smilie: I just have too much going on, internally/externally, homewise, workwise, volunteer wise & every which way. One more week of summer, then the kids start school & I am HOPING that our lives smooth out a bit & get into a routine... even a busy routine is better for me than this "every day is different than the day before" thing that we've had going all summer. + ds will begin HS and I am still having a major problem w/that emotionally!! Waa waa, poor poor pitiful me. Someone smack me!

Yep, Land's End which they sell @ Sears.

TRACY!! You look BEAUTIFUL!! Judy took my word: Sassy! So instead I'll use SPUNKY! Wowza is all I can say. Your hair is SLAMMIN' HOT girlie!! Busy busy busy today... PTA stuff... it's pre-k & k orientation tonight & we (read: I) have to have lots of PTA stuff ready for it... Carry on!

Pie-Hole Report... really?... ugh... B = choc protein shake L = 1 whole cheese quesadilla S = 6 mini heath bars... anybody see where this is heading?? It's that diet that Pam e-mailed us a few days ago! ACK!! Re: the trip... I'd do Gruene again but I think we still have time to investigate other places, too... like the Colo spot or something... will continue to think, plot, plan, ponder this...

To be even more specific... we are talking arriving Friday, June 26 & departing Monday, June 29... yes??

Here's a link to the current issue of Girlfriend Getaways (I think it's a magazine)... I don't have time to research it right now as I'm literally out the door for soccer & poms, but maybe one of you has time?? Girlfriend Getaways I think the lead story is on CRUISING!

<waving my hand @ Haydee> Me! Me! I know about DC! Cuz that's basically where I live!! The Fall is THE BEST time to visit DC... September or October would be my suggestions... because the weather is getting cooler (usually), & it's less crowded, the summer tourists are gone & the school trips haven't kicked in yet. If you come to DC, we HAVE to get together!!! I can meet you ANYWHERE in the DC area!! Woot!!

I second what Terri says, TracyKS!! ((hugs)) & now on a completely different subject... Sheraton Wild Horse Pass

I'll check into some resort/spa spots too... in my "free" time... HA HA!

How about Arizona?? A nice resort & spa in Pheonix or Sedona??

Re: facebook... sorry, count me out... I just am not motivated to join a new online community... I just don't have the time... I've got too much going on here in the real world, lol! I'm in for a gathering whenever, wherever... obviously, once we start getting serious about a date/location, I'll have to see if I can make it, but you know I'll make it a priority to be there. I'm easy as far as location...

Tracyk... Land's End has great jeans & pants for girls w/elastic waists or the buttons in the waistband that can be adjusted... they sell them @ Sear's stores or you can get them online... the frequently have "no shipping" sales... they're great quality... they're still my fav for dd, even tho she prefers "cooler" pants... Suzie... He may not be taking the drugs himself... he might be selling them to others... evidently that's a big biz right now w/teens... in fact, I read something recently about how if you're going to be having teens in your home, you should "secure" your prescription meds in a shoebox marked "Christmas" on a closet shelf... but that you should never leave them anywhere in the bathroom or displayed somewhere (like a kitchen table or basket)... isn't that too bad? Also, I'm curious why you wouldn't tell his mom?? I'd think she'd need to know. If it was me, I'd want to know. As much as you love him & want to help him, you may not be able to &/or you may not be able to do it alone. Good luck w/all this...

That's the thing w/being a mom... you never know when you'll be thrown into hardcore "parenting" mode... and it can take you for a loop! I still feel so rotten... I hate this feeling!!! & I know that only time can make it go away... poor dude...