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Jen -- GET A NEW DOCTOR! Please! You need a fill!

Jenn... none of my bees wax but... your doc sounds awful! Do not let him berate you or be mean or whatever! HE works for YOU! He is supposed to be HELPING you!! & if he can't provide the services you need in a professional manner (read: not treating you like a child), then get a new one!!

Good Thurs Morn, Vi's~~ HAYDEE!! -- Look at that waist!! You're on your way to having such an amazing hourglass figure!! Woot! Janie -- I feel the same way w/Christmas this year... I've just been enjoying each day... doing what needs doing... but not stressing at all!... even tho I haven't wrapped a gift yet!... but it feels more like I'm truly "in the spirit" and I like it!! Jen -- How much more can you take? Now your kitty is gone?? You amaze me with your strength & fortitude! Good luck w/the cable bill... ((hugs)) Mazie -- Prayers for your mom!! TracyK -- It's CTCD... you can do it! Pam -- Take it easy!! Dr. Michelle's orders! (Maybe it was too much nukkie under the tree??) Hi Kat & Judy!! Delivering 24 PBs (ha ha -- in this context it means PUMPKIN BREADS, not, well, YOU know...) this a.m.... to both schools, etc... then out & about & here & there... meeting my friend who's hubby dumped her for coffee... then going 1 hr to my mom's to see out-of-town family for dinner... Make it a great day, Vi's!!

I used to joke that my blood ran Dt. Pepsi! Haven't had a soda since before banding... mid-May... don't miss it at all... I stick to Water & crystal light... you CAN do whatever you set your mind to!!

They're not spoiled TracyKS... they're just blessed to have YOU in their lives!!! Phew! A long day... the last 3 pumpkin breads are in the oven (each batch takes an hour to bake)... did 15 again today!... just one more set of 15 on Saturday, then (I think) I'll be done! (I think I'm doing 54 total this year??) G'nite... sleep tight!

Phew... I am exhausted... running all day today... still more to do... 15 more breads!... I need a nap but have to go pick up the kids... hope all is well in Vi Vi land!

Good Wednesday Morn, Vi's~~ Eeeeewwww... dry socket is THE WORST... I had it when I had my teeth pulled... blech, ick, yuck... it makes your mouth taste like something died in there... bleh... I'm shuddering even thinking about it! Good thing she's going back!! I'm getting ready to head out for the day... make it a great one, Vi's!!

Got everything done AND baked 15 loaves of pumpkin bread (1 batch makes 3 loaves)... need to do 15 more tomorrow... then another 15 or so Saturday... the house smells sooooo good!! But I didn't even lick a finger!! AND... DH brought home a BIG box filled w/BIG cookies from a vendor... one was broken to bits so I had 1 teensy bit... wow it tasted good!! How ironic was it that I had to battle not going into the kitchen to sneak one during the BL finale!! Gotta love irony!! But willpower won out & I didn't do it!! Even tho I was all alone in the dark w/just the Christmas tree blinking to keep me company while everyone else was snuggled in their beds... I so easily COULD have done it... but I DIDN'T! YAY ME!! Tomorrow I'm going to see a friend whom I haven't seen since the summer... hope she notices the difference!! G'night Vi's!

Remember: Biggest Loser Finale tonight!! Who do you think it will be??

I had to change out of my sweats & old t-shirt to go pick up the kids & stop @ the PO & dry cleaners... sooooo... I put on and AM WEARING the size 20 NONstretch Eddie Bauer jeans I tried on the other day! They do go on, they do zip, but honestly, they ARE a bit tight... but... they look good! Amazed!!

Wrap Them Now!!!

LAURA: STEP AWAY FROM THE BOX!! Donate it somewhere... anywhere. Or give it to someone who provides you a service during the year... hairdresser, mail carrier, vet, dentist (well, that probably wouldn't be a good one)... you get the idea.

(Can you tell that my "reward" every time I complete a room is peeking in here to see who's posted??)

Speaking of cards... my dd & ds's favs are Pam's (the "carrot-picking" snowkid) and TracyK's (Prancer getting ready to pee on the "naughty" family's chimney!)... guess they've picked up my off-kilter sense of humor!!

Wow, Laura -- what an adventure! But glad it was fun & congrats on the NSV!! Thanks for the info, kat... that sounds reasonable... if all goes well, I'd guesstimate I'll be 225-range sometime March-ish... maybe that can be my -100 goal "prize" to myself!

Oh Kat, I envy you the ability to just "saddle up" and go for a ride!! A secret wish I have is to ride... I'm building up the courage to ask at the barn where dd rides... but I want to be "small" enough so I'm not embarrassed when they ask me how much I weigh so I don't make the horse keel over!! What weight would be good?? The funny thing about the cc call yesterday was that they were ALL debit card "charges", not actual "credit" charges... so it was all coming out of my checking account! I DO appreciate it... but at the same time, I get a bit of an "oogity" Big Brother Is Watching kind of vibe, too. Ok... Family Room & Kitchen are clean... on to Living Room & Dining Room (which are pretty trashed from different "projects" lately)... perseverence!

Good Tues Morn, Vi's~~ Thanks for the CTCD reminder, Tracy... I'll need it as I begin baking the 25+ loaves of pumpkin bread I need to give this week!! I must've done some damage yesterday w/the ol' credit card because I got a call from the card company wanting to verify "increased usage" on it! LOL! Don't they know it's Christmas?? Thankfully (or not?), they were all mine! So today I'm staying in, cleaning & baking & hopefully starting to wrap while the kiddo's are at school & I can do it while ALONE! Make it a great day, everyone!

"The Toll House monster grabbed me, and just released me!!! I kept saying 199, but the monster kept laughing and force feeding me cookies!!" Ha ha Jane!! Maybe it thought you wanted 199 cookies??

Tracy... when the sugar cookie monster grabs you, say your mantra: "199! 199!" Look how close you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received more Violet cards in the mail today -- thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, it certainly seems as if the marjority of the Vi's were up last night! Oh my! Tracy... don't you love it when something clicks like that & you get more accomplished than you had planned?? Love it! Had a GREAT trip to the Mall... not crowded at all & got everything on my list... then popped into Borders & shopped & treated myself to a skim latte while I skimmed a magazine... ahhhhh... THEN DH called & asked if I wanted to meet for lunch (wouldn't have had the coffee if I'd known that, oh well!) so we met & went to my FAVORITE Indian restaurant for a relaxing lunch... a nice day! I'm really enjoying the Holiday Season this year... I haven't been rushing & everything's been enjoyable... nice & balanced... NOW I think I'm going to go upstairs, hide the gifts, & take a snooze... THEN I'll knock out the rest of my "To Do" list... cleaning & *maybe* baking (I'll give it another try!). Have a great afternoon, Vi's!

Good Monday Morn, Vi's~~ JUDY! I was awake from 2 - 4am... we could've chatted! I actually did think about getting on the 'puter... but instead I lay there and drove myself crazy trying to fall asleep... I think my mind was just on overdrive w/lists & thoughts, etc... of course, now I feel very sluggish and bleh... not good, because... Today I hit the Mall for my LAST SHOPPING DAY OF THE SEASON!! I haven't even been to the Mall yet! So I need to be rarin' to go & at the top of my game! Make it great one, Vi's!!

Closet is DONE! Internet orders are DONE! List for next week is DONE! Laundry is... getting done! Phew!! Wish I had the Bodybugg I asked "Santa" for today... would've liked to have seen how many cals I worked off today!!!

Why do I even bother to "edit" & correct spelling?? It just turns it all crazy wack-a-doo!

<p>Look at that snow! Wow!! That would've closed everything around here for a week! & you're just out boppin' around like it's nothing, Judy!!</p> <p> </p> <p>Tracy... I tried to bake some cookies yesterday... "tried" being the operative word... I put in 1 POUND of butter instead of 1 CUP... so they just oozed all over into big blobs... DH & the kids still ate them... + me, heh heh... but I threw out the rest of the batter & MIGHT try again next week... I'm a great baker so can't figure out how I did such a newbie mistake... I think Someone was watching over me & knew I didn't really need cookies in the house! <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" smilieid="5" class="inlineimg" /></p>