Suziecat

Welcome back Kat. Hope you and Rick had a great time.

Good Evening. I was up at 5:30 and showered and ready to start my day. I had a class to go to this morning and didn't get out till around 11am. It was in a town about 25 miles from here. Well, on my way home I seen a sign for a Arts and Crafts show. STOP. I went in and did a little shopping and really enjoyed myself. I get back in the car and went about 4 miles and see a sign for a Holiday Mart. STOP. Went in and looked around, didn't buy anything but got lots of ideas for Christmas. I just love doing stuff like that. Hubby was wondering what happened to me. I came home and snacked a little, got in my chair and took a little nap. Boy that felt good. Michelle, I hate that your still sick and having a hard time getting over it. But I know that I always have a hard time geting over chesty stuff. Seems to take forever. Good luck with it. Tracy, love the new do. But it doesn't matter, you could shave your head and still be a cutie to me. I just got home from church and hubby started a fire for me. It feels so good on my feetsies. He's such a sweetie. Guess I'll have to get up soon and make him some dinner. Hope you guys are having a good weekend.

Quick Post. So much has happened in the last few days and I'm getting ready to leave again. Later tonight or over the weekend I will post about it. Kind of scary. I got a call about some test that were done and now I'm busy doing follow ups. Keep me in your prayers that it all is a mistake. I'll post more about it later. Shalee, congrats on your bandiversary, you have done amazing. Hang in there. Jenn, I like Taylor and listen to her. She writes awesome songs, she's just not a good singer. She's ok. Tracy, Hi, love ya. Laura, sorry to hear about you MIL. Keeping you and all of your family in my prayers. I would love to see a pic of the blanket. OK, I gotta git. Have a great day.

Morning. Not sure if I agree with Taylor Swift being Female Vocalist of the year. I just don't think she's that good of a singer. She has great songs and is a very good writer, just not a very good singer. Kudos on entertainer of the year. Good job Darius Rucker, Go Hootie. Well, up and at it with another busy day. I'll be leaving around 10:30 to go visit my old friend Gwennie for lunch. That should last about 4 hours, lol. Than into work for a little while. I'm supposed to take sis to go see "A Christmas Carol", will wait to see if she is up to it. I think I'll go weigh myself and see if there is any change. Be back soon.

Home from work and watching the the CMA awards. I'm pooped. I really don't want anymore days like this one but I'm not sure whats gonna happen in the next few weeks. We have two girls that just don't like each other and they are causeing a lot of drama and Suzanne doesn't like a lot of drama. I have managed to stay out of it but now that she is moving me over to their store I'm going to be hearing alot of it. Wish I could wear me MP3 player at work. lol. Gonna kick back now. Have a good one.

Finally it will let me post. Jenn. You just came off of a huge weight loss in a short time. Your body is probably trying to adjust to it. Bodies don't like losing weight. If that happens they go into a starvation mode and will store every little bit of food that you feed it. So that is probably why your body is not losing and why you are eating. Your body is craving. Hang in there. Not a good day at work today. Actually it was till my boss got there and we found out that the night shift girl is out of town and no one to cover her shift. So I told my boss that I would do it. She said that I couldn't because I volunteered at the hospital on Wednesdays. I told her that this was an emergency and that I would help out. She finally accepted it and then proceeded to tell me that I was getting a 50 cent raise. Lucky Me. Really. So I leave and than all of a sudden I start getting text form the girl not coming in. 9 text in all about how mad she was that the other girl said she would cover her and that clams she knew nothing about it. I just want to stay out of that fight and cover the shift so my boss doesn't have a closed store for the evening. I got my hair cut and she did a great job. I'll post picks soon. I went and picked up my sis and took her to go get her new glasses. We than went to K-Mart and hit the mother lode. She is all taken care of for X-mas. Got her 3 house coats and matching slippers, a cute jacket and a package of underwear. She's all taken care of for now. I picked up a pair of sweatpants and 2 sweatshirts for me and got me and hubby matching Chiefs shirts for the football season. Well, I'm off to go cover the other girls shift. I'll check in later.

Hi Laura. How ya doing?

Michelle. I love the new do. I put both your old and new pic next to each other and I can't get over how much younger you look. You look awesome. Can I have you old hair now? I could really use it. LOL. TracyK, see you in the morning. Get a good nights sleep. Cindy, Thanksgiving in Florida??? Have a great time. Irene, Good job on the calis.... Good luck on doing the liquids. I do good for half a day than I blow it. I'm finishing up on DWTS and than headed off to bed. See ya all tomorrow.

Hey Homies. LOL. I slept in this morning but I was up late last night. At the Teen class last night at church we gave each of the kids 3 cards and had them write on it things that they had been dealt. Mine was that I grew up with an alcoholic family, not just my immediate family but Aunts, Uncles and cousins. My second one was in my senior year that my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and was sent 1,300 miles away for 6 months. I had to become a mom to my younger sister, go to school, work a pt job and take care of the house. My other cards were of a happier nature. That I met and married my best friend and we have celebrated almost 27 years together. That I was told I had problems with my kidneys and the first words out of my sisters mouths was them fighting over who was going to donate a kidney to me. That's a good one because it shows how much I am loved. The other 2 adults in the class did the same thing. So we gave the kids about 10 minutes to fill out there cards. OMG. I really mean that. OMG. We were stunned at some of the stuff that they wrote. I wanted to cry. I wanted to run around the room and hug all of them. I couldn't believe how honest they were being. So we let them if they decided too to talk about what they wrote. One boy said he was going to talk about his cards because he wanted everyone else to know that it was ok to open up about it. And open up they did. I sat there with my hand over my mouth and the other one over my heart. It was truly moving to hear the 14-16 year old kids talk about what they deal with on a daily basis. I spent a few minutes talking to them afterwards and it was so touching to see how they all responded. Not sure I can take another night like that. I hope next week we do something a little lighter. Sorry if I brought you down with that. It was just that I wanted you to know what some special kids we have in this world and how lucky we all to have them. Now, as for my day. I'm off to go get my older sis and take her grocery shopping. I'll come back here and do some housework and than I have to work later today. I go next monday to give blood for my Doc appointment on Wednesday. That's when I see my Kidney Doc. So starting today I'm pushing the water. Need to keep those kidneys flushed and functioning right. I hope Kat is having a great time and a very "Happy Anniversary" to her and Rick. Everyone have a great day and I'll check in after I get back.

Hey Guys, Home from work and getting a little to eat before I head out again. Had to do a double shift today but the girl came in a little early so I got to leave. All went well at the Doc's office. He said I wasn't going thru menopause and that I never will go thru it. So he ordered a new test on my Thyroid. The last test I had was about 7 months ago and it show all was well. He just wants to check it again. Other than that, all is well. Have a good evening and I'll check in when I get back.

Good Early Morning. Up and getting ready for work. After I get off work I have a Doctors appointment. It's just a check-up. I actually haven't seen him in about 4 months. I haven't had the need to. Keeping myself healthy. I weighed this morning and boy do i have some water weight to get rid of. Rain is coming in tonight. I have my Monday night class witht the teens at church tonight. Looking forward to it. They have so much energy, hoping some of it rubs off on me. Everyone have a great day and hope all of the sick ones are getting a lot better.

Michelle, I'm going Wednesday to get my haircut. It hasn't been cut in about 6 months but it's only to about my shoulders. I have very fine hair and when it starts to get long it gets stringy. I would love to have my hair a little thicker. Jenn, I'm thinking about having a drink. I guess it would go with the crappy eating day I am having. Seems like a lazy day causes me to just be lazy about my food choices. My jeans are fitting differently. Not snugger but now I have a roll. Never had that with these before. Almost like my middle is getting fatter. Weird. I haven't gained any weight. Just a body shift I guess.

Good afternoon. I had a real good nights sleep and am very thankful for that. Took doggie for a walk. It's very windy out but the sun is shining so I'm happy. Now it's football time. Make it a good one.

Home from our running around and we have all the yard work done. I just got out of the shower and will get dressed here pretty soon. Church is at 4pm and I'm working the Nut Sale. lol. Our Women's Ministry is selling holiday nuts and candies and this is my weekend to man the station. Good thing I will be in Church where God sees all and will keep my fingers away from all the goodies. I do think I will pick up a bag of chopped walnuts. That way I will have them here for baking. We went over to the Grand Opening of the Event Center. We wanted to see where are seats are for the concert. We had to wait in line for the politicians to quit jabberwalking so we could go in. We got free ski caps. Found our seats and sat and watched the hockey game for a little while. We went back to where to concessions are and Hubby had to go potty, I saw everyone eating popcorn so I decided to get me some. I went up to the counter and handed the lady my money and told her I wanted some and she handed it to me and said it was free. So when Hubby came out I told him and he went over to get some and they gave him a bag of peanuts in the shell. Uhmmm. Where's my bag???? Well, you know I'll be sharing his. We spent about an hour mowing and getting rid of as most of the leaves as we could. Next mow is in the spring. Hope everyone is having a good day. Keep those chins up.

I found this list on a website. Thought it was very interesting and kind of puts things in prospective. Something to think about. Have a good weekend. How much weight have you lost? Here's what it equals. 1 pound = a Guinea Pig 1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts 2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs 3 pounds = an average human brain 4 pounds = an ostrich egg 5 pounds = a Chihuahua 6 pounds = a human skin 7.5 pounds = an average newborn 8 pounds = a human head 10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year 11 pounds = an average housecat 12 pounds = a Bald Eagle 15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs 16 pounds = a sperm whale's brain 20 pounds = an automobile tire 23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year 24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream 25 pounds = an average 2 year old 30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year 33 pounds = a cinder block 36 pounds = a mid-size microwave 40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg 44 pounds = an elephant's heart 50 pounds = a small bale of hay 55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner 60 pounds = an elephant's penis 66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year 70 pounds = an Irish Setter 77 pounds = a gold brick 80 pounds = the World's Largest Ball of Tape 90 pounds = a newborn calf 100 pounds = a 2 month old horse 111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year 117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she is 5'11"!) 118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica 120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month 130 pounds = a newborn giraffe 138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year 140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year 144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she is 5'4") 150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary 187 pounds = an average adult man 200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds 235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger 300 pounds = an average football lineman 400 pounds = a Welsh pony

Good Saturday Morning. Michelle, I hope it's a day in bed for you. You need to let your body rest. I have found that that is the best thing. Your body needs time to heal it's self. I'm sending hugs to you. Jenn, Glad your on the mend. A morning at Chuckie's? I would still be in trouble. I can eat pizza anytime of the day. Today hubby and I will be in and out. Lots to do. Most of it outside work. Need to do one more mowing for the year and hopefully finish up the leaves. I hope Kat is having a great time. Everyone have a great day and I'll check in soon.

I'm here, just really tired.

Good Morning Girls. Kat, I am so glad that you had a talk with the Doc. I hope things work out when you get home but like you said, if they don't you can collect unemployment. Have a great and safe trip. Michelle, good luck on the wood cutting. We have already spent 2 weekends doing that. Be careful. There is a new Events Center that they built about 10 miles from here that is having it's Grand Opening this weekend. We have tickets alreadyt to go see Charley Daniels Band. So we are gonna go see where are seats are and take a look at the place. Today I have to work a double shift. I'll get to come home for about an hour for lunch and than will have to head back to work. So it might not be till this evening before I can check back in. Everyone have a great day and I see ya all later.

Kat, hubby and I have never been big at celebrating our anniversary. This year we are going on our 27th. together. We usually go to dinner and do X-mas shopping. We don't buy gifts anymore and I can hardly eat when we go out so it doesn't pay for us to go, but we do it any way. But thru it all, both of our famlies have always left us to do what we want. To bad his parents are seeing that, but maybe if you look at it like that you don't have much longer with them it might be easier for you to get thru days like this. I would also document all the times that the OM contradictes you and than take your concerns to the Doc. Let him know that you are trying to abide by the rules but they they keep getting broke and not by you. Hubby and I went to breakfast this morning and had a great time. We left there and went over to Shoe Carnival and I got 2 new pairs of gym shoes for $60.00. I'm pretty happy. We came home and I dropped hubby off and I headed back to Wal-Mart to return something than off to the grocery store. Came home and started laundry, talked on the phone, made the bed, ran the sweeper in the bedrooms, mopped the kitchen floor, packed up a few things and than finished running the sweeper thru the house. Now I have my feet up for about a half hour before I have to head off to work. Tonight is also our monthly Women's Ministry meeting. I told hubby that I'm so tired and that I should stay home, but if you don't go then they volunteer you for things and I think I already do enough, LOL. The weather is supposed to be real nice here this weekend so it looks like we will finish up all the leaves and make one last mow. Than it can snow all it wants to after that. Everyone have a great day.

Morning Girls. I hate when I have a crappy sleeping night. Oh well. This morning is our Family Breakfast, so I need to go in and get my hair dried and get dressed. Need to get the butt moving. Afterwards we are going over to Shoe Carnival. They are haveing a shoe sale and I need to find me some new walking shoes. Last time we went, they didn't have my size so I'm hoping I have luck today. "Alaska State Troopers"? Never heard of that one. I bet it's kinda good though. What channel is it on? Michelle, I've never taken anything like that so I have no advice for you. But I would be weary of anything that does cause a weight gain. Kat, Is it possible to hang on and look for a new job? I hate that if it wasn't for the OM, that you would have the ideal job. Good Luck. Jenn, Hugs to you and hope you get to feeling better. I'm off to go eat, lol. Everyone have a great day.

Up and getting ready for work. I have a real busy day ahead of me, so I will check in when I get a chance. Hope you all have a great day and make good food choices.

Hey there. Sitting here watching DWTS from last night so I can be caught up for tonights show. I made B&G for dinner and it was very good. I so want a second helping but my tummy won't take it. So I'm determined to not push it. Full day tomorrow. I mean really full. I will be gone most of the day. I'll check in when I can. Hope all our sicky's are doing better.

Hey Girls. Jenn, Hope you get to feeling better soon. Kat, Sorry eveyone is sick. Hope Kinsey doesn't have a rough time with it. I'm so glad my bout with the flu is over and I hope that I don't come down with anything else. So far other that muscle aches from doing firewood and falling, everyone is doing ok. I'm really surprised that we all didn't come down with flu last week when I had it. Had a lot of running around to do this morning. We still need to go vote. There is only one issue on the ballot and it has to do with extending the drug tax. Cats are in and out today. The sun is shining but it is on the cool side. I was finally able to make a hair appointment. When I called Ann I told her I needed to come in and get my mop taken care of. She wanted to know when I could do it. I looked at the calender and I have no free time till next week on Wednesday. The Doc's office juts called and they want me to come in for a med check. Now I got to figure out when I can do that. I thought when I retired that things were going to slow down some. I'm more busier now. LOL.

Back from my first Confirmation class. It was very interesting and fun. I really enjoyed it. I hate that there is so many of my friends in a funk right now. I wish I knoew what to say to you guys to get you out of it. Just know that I think of you alot and wish you the best. Hope tomorrow brings a rainbow to your hearts and a smile to your faces. They say we might have frost tonight. I'm waiting for our first snow fall. I love snow. Hubby always says thats because I don't have to drive in it. Well, I do now with my little PT job I have. I just think that the snow makes everything so pretty. Getting tired now. Guess I'll head to bed. I managed to get in right around 1300 calories today. Not all of it was healthy but I'm working on that part. Night everyone.

Home from work and debating if I should take doggie for a walk. We'll see. Irene, glad you checked in. Hope you get to feeling better soon. TracyK. Don't let tom get to you. Ignore what it is saying about food and be strong. Sis is up and doing good. She said that she gets real sharp pains and than it goes to a dull ache. Doc said for her to stay in bed for a week. We'll see how long that last. She's just like me when I get that way. I feel good on the pain killers and than I end up over doing it. I need a nap but I have so much stuff to do. And tonight I start helping teaching at our church. The Confirmation classes start tonight and I was asked if I would like to help with them. Holy Cow. Me in a room with a bunch of teenagers. I guess that's better than a class full of 6 year olds. I can do this...i can do this... I had a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and just finished a bowl of egg drop soup. Not sure what is for dinner yet. Probably leftovers form the turkey dinner last night. Hope all of you are having a great day.