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Good Morning, Violets.. Winter is back!! We got 3 inches of snow last night and it's still snowing. They are saying another 3 inches by tomorrow night. It's beautiful and covers up the yucky, dirty snow so I'll allow it! SuzieT... Kris is due next Wednesday. She's just home nesting now, really uncomfortable and bored. I keep telling her to enjoy this quiet time because in a little while she'll wonder when it will ever be quiet again. Ethan is here and of course is playing the Wii. He'll be here until about noon and then I'll have a little time to myself before choir this evening. Bob has his last class to teach today and then he can rest up too. It takes a lot out of him to prepare for these. Kat.. hope the news continues to be good today. I'm off to get dressed for the day. Everyone have a good one. BBL...

Thanks for the good news, Kat!!! What a relief! SuziT... Jen seems to be doing better. She is going to the doc for a follow up tomorrow and then will start back to work on Thursday. She sounded much better on the phone today. Now hopefully I can get back to concentrating on the new grand baby due in a week. Our church here in Alpena started Habitat in our town. We have about 15 Habitat houses in our small town. Did you hear that Millard Fuller recently died?? Sorry to hear about losing all that work. Will you be able to recreate it in time?? Law and Order SVU is almost over and then it's time for bed. Ethan will be here at 8 tomorrow morning. Everyone have a good night..sleep well.. especially you, Kat!!!

127 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup: I went online and looked up a counter. NOW I think I have it right!! Time flies when yer having fun!!!

128 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup:

129 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup:

130 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup:

131 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup:

Good morning, Violets.. And welcome back, Tracyinks... Remember.. like I keep saying, it's not how many times we start, it's the finish that is the most important. Nothing wrong with new beginnings.. If confession is good for the soul, then stepping on the scale and starting again is just as good. End of sermon. PamELa.. yes, we did the Alaskan cruise. We LOVED it. But we didn't do the land cruise and next time we want to do that. I've heard nothing but good reviews on that. We went in September and the weather was perfect except for one misty rain day. But the glaciers were beautiful and the whale watching was awesome. Here is a link to my Alaska pictures. Alaska cruise 2007 pictures from travel photos on webshots I'm off to do my hospital shift and then have nothing for the rest of the day. Not even a rehearsal tonight. Wooo hoooo!! Ethan comes tomorrow for a couple of hours while his mom goes to the doc and then back to schedule on Thursday and Friday. Everyone have a great day!! And remember... in the immortal words of the great Arethea... R-E-S-P-E-C-T... that pouch!! (well, kinda like those words.. ):tongue2::tt2:

Good evening, Violets.. Just finished my exercising and am sitting with the laptop on my lap and my last liter of water on the table beside me. That water being within reach keeps me from snacking. The Bobster is up looking for food right now. It's that time of night when he gets hungry. He settled on some Cheerios and a banana. TracyinKS... sheesh woman.. like we haven't all been where you're at right now. I for one, have been there several times. Just get that fill and you'll kick butt again. What is the video about?? Suzie.. congrats on being a Loser!! :rose: Everyone have a good evening.. sleep well.

6# is awesome, Jane!! Now change that ticker.. !!

Good afternoon, Violets.. Just got off the phone with Kat. There is a little good news.. Manda has develped a spot on her belly, which would rule out the cartilage diagnosis. I'm sure Kat will post soon with all the details. Her flowers had just arrived. Keep those prayers flowing in her direction!! Nothing much happening here. I've been cleaning the house and doing laundry. I went to church and got music ready for the next few weeks. I'll be gone the Sunday before Palm Sunday, and Palm Sunday so I had to make sure the music was not too difficult so someone else could direct. I've had tuna with soy nuts and oranges for breakfast and ham and cheese soup for lunch and a snack of a handful of soy nuts so far today, plus 1 liter of water. We're having three cheese enchiladas for supper. I'm off to go ride my bike and do the glider.

Good Morning, Violets.. A lazy Monday for me here. The Bobster has a class to teach this morning at 10 and no Ethan until Thursday. His mom is going to start back to work then and Ethan will stay with her. I said I'd take him if she needs a break anytime. Guess I'll have plenty of time to get the house back in shape and pick out some new music for choir. Kat.. you and Manda are the last thing I think about when I go to sleep and the first thing on my mind in the morning. Be strong and hang on close to all those prayers offered up for you and Manda each day. TracyK.. hope you had a wonderful anniversary get away and won tons of money. AND respected the pouch!!! :thumbup: Time to go fix breakfast... yes, same o, same o, but ham and cheese soup awaits me for lunch today. Everyone make it a good one.

Good evening, Violets.. Well, it's definitely after church! I came home and cleaned a bit, got my choir guy's anthem posted on facebook and emailed it to them and then took a longgggggggggggggg nap. When I got up, the Bobster was ready for supper. I had some left over ham and was hungry for the ham and cheese soup, so I sent him out for the few things I needed and we just finished having that for supper. It was super good!!! Piehole report for today Breakfast.. tuna salad/soynuts/mandarin oranges Lunch...1 cup of cream of broccoli soup 1/2 apple Snack...handful of cashews No No... I broke down and had a slice of homemade cinnamon swirl bread and thankfully pb'd it. That'll teach me. Supper...1 and 1/2 cups ham and cheese soup 2 liters water I'm going to go up and do my exercise when Desparate Housewives comes on. I'm so, so upset about Kat and Manda. What an awful thing for her to have to go through. I just wish we were closer to give her some in person support. I can't imagine what it would be like if anything like that happened to Kristin. I hope that they can do something in Alb. that will make a difference and get her on the road to recovery. They continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Everyone have a good evening.. hug your kids and sleep well.

Good Morning, Violets.. The Bobster is on the road and I am up and getting ready for church. Kat.. I too hold my breath when I see a post from you. I keep praying that there will be good news soon and the new meds will do the trick. You've all been through so much. My heart aches for you. PamELa.. you're on your way to that Doctorate!!! I'm so proud of you! Sounds like ZR was not too bad for you......yet? My weight stayed the same today. Just as I suspected. I'm going to kick up the exercise this week and see if that makes a difference. I still have the eating under control which I am so thankful for. Jane...congrats on your fill and eating well. I know having that tool working again will make a big difference in your weight and your perspective. Everyone have a good day. I'll check in after church and see if there are any updates.

132 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower!

Good evening, Violets.. Ethan's dad got here at 4:45 to pick him up. That was really cutting it close. We made it to the dinner in time. I didn't eat any of the appetizers, only about 1/4 cup of the french onion soup with the bread taken out, 1 piece of some kind of pork, a little salad and about 4 spoonfuls of tiramisu. All in all, I think I did pretty good. I hope I get rewarded tomorrow morning, but I'm guessing it will stay the same. The Bobster is guest preacher at a church over an hour from here so he'll be leaving at 6:30 tomorrow morning. I'll get up at 7 and head to church. My choir guys are doing a special piece with African drums. I hope it goes over well. Laura... you have the exact same crib that Kris does, except hers is a lighter wood. Your nursery looks awesome. Hers isn't even started yet!!! Course they don't know what she's having so they will wait til they find out if it's Grady or Madison. Everyone have a good evening. I'm one pooped Grandma. Hope things are going well for Manda, Kat.

Good afternoon, Violets.. I'm back from support group.. had my lunch (bet you can't guess what it was) and ran off the 5 day pouch test with some recipes for 3 people in the support group. We had 4 gastric bypass people and 4 lapband people. Lots of interesting talk and I gave them a sample of the White Cran/Peach Ocean Spray to go packets for their Valentine gift. Ethan and I split an apple and it tasted so good. I took the peel off cause that doesn't go down for me. The Bobster sent me a really cute Hoops and YoYo card in email today. It made me smile...lots. I bought the stuff for the salad for dinner tonight and will put it together at 3. No word from Ethan's parents. They better get back here before we have to leave at 5!! Hope everyone is having a good day!

Good Morning, Violets and Happy Valentine's Day. The Bobster just went out to pick up a half box of fuji apples that the Lion's club is selling. I think that will be my Valentine's gift.. lol I already told him not to get me anything today. I got Ethan a little monkey with a couple of truffles which are my favorites, but they are sitting on the kitchen island. He didn't want any yet and I'm not going to have them near me. TracyK.. Happy Anniversary and congrats on the weight loss!! :thumbup::Banane20: Two banana boobies for 2 pounds gone!! I'm off to my support group meeting. I ran off a paper with 10 food myths and facts for them. Well, at least it's better than bringing them a box of chocolate!! lol Everyone have a great day!

133 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :frown:

Good evening Violets.. We're back from Kris's. She had a pork roast, potatoes mashed with rutabaga and parsnips and candied carrots. I had some of the roast, about 1/4 cup of the potatoes and 4 baby carrots. Everything went down slowly. She had a cake from a baby shower today, but didn't serve that. She had made an eclair cake.. one of my favorites and I have to admit I had three spoonfuls. But then I stopped as I knew that was the first extra sugar I have had since Jan. 2. It tasted good and I don't regret having it. I did 20 minutes on the glider and bike today so hopefully that got rid of the three bites of no-nos. Ethan had a ball with Uncle Nathan. They have a huge ball that looks like a bean bag, but has memory foam inside it and Nathan would pick Ethan up and toss him into the bag. Ethan just loved it. The little guy is asleep on the couch and should sleep through the night. He had a longgggggg day and evening. I have lapband support group in the morning and a dinner in the evening. I'm going to watch Monk, then Psych and then heading to bed. Everyone have a good evening.. sleep well.

Wow..sure quiet in here today. I just finished giving Ethan a bath and got him all spiffed up to go to Aunt Kris and Uncle Nathan's for supper. I'll check in when we get back home. Everyone have a good evening.

ZR is the code name for her new "special" student. I'm sure we'll have an update soon.

Happy Belated Birthday Suzanne!!!!!:ohmy:

Oh no, it took time and effort to undo all the good I had done. I'm just now back down to where I was when I was in Texas.

Good Morning, Violets.. I'm up and waiting for Ethan to arrive. Joe says he and Jen are going to a specialist about Jen's miscarriage. He says the appointment is at 6 a.m. on Saturday and it's 3 hours away. Do I believe that? No, but stranger things have happened this week. I'm just happy to have Ethan safe and sound here. We are going to Kris's for dinner tonight and he'll be able to run around their big house instead of in our tiny living room. Terry... I hit 170 and then was so proud of myself I celebrated with.........food!!:thumbup: Then back to 173... then cruises and holidays and bam... 185.:ohmy: I'm on my way back down now and have a completely different feeling. I know my restriction is at the sweet spot so when I get back to 170 I'll be celebrating with........high fives.:w00t: We cruise again the end of March and I hope my attitude continues. It's not about the food! We got some snow last night and the temp is 21 right now. At least all the snow and ice from the roof has melted so that isn't a threat anymore. We're not doing anything romantic for Valentine's Day. I said no chocolate.. please! We're just going out to dinner with 3 other couples and each bring a part of the meal. The guys are supposed to provide the entertainment by offering up a Valentine. It can be musical, artistic, or whatever. The Bobster is more the "whatever" kinda guy. He's going to have the guys create a love story giving them each a part to write and they won't know what the others have written and will then put it all together into one story. Should be interesting. Gotta go get some breakfast started for Ethan. He'll be here any minute. Kat... hugs and prayers continuing for you, Manda, Kinsey and Rick. Michelle.. you can come out of "time-out" now. All is forgiven. And I'm haning another couple of air fresheners in my car in your honor. Everyone have a good day!! BBL....