Haydee

Oh and I don't care who I sleep with. I'm easy that way...

Pammy I wouldn't dream of getting together without you! I'm all for going in May.

Terry, thank you for updating us about Kat. I'm glad to hear that the outcome is positive with this type of diagnosis. I had tongue surgery today to remove a small tumor on my tongue. Done in the office with local anesthesia. Doctor gave me hydrocodeine(sp?) for the pain and told me to take it with milk since I wont be eating anything anytime soon. Is this pill band friendly?

Amanda - You're in my thoughts today! Sending good vibes your way. Pamela - Everything ok? Hope you get whatever is on your mind resolved. Let me know if you need an ear... Love ya, muah! Terry - I feel sorry for the flight attendant working our flight, we're a handful aren't we? I would love to meet you and Joann for dinner on the 7th. I hope Tracy can meet with us soon too! OH have you talked to Michelle? I wonder how things are with her and the baby? I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE Christmas but I also hate the friction that it causes in my relashionship. Like Laura, ours is a annual battle of where we are spending Christmas. Both our familes are Mexican and Catholic. That means that Christmas Eve is the big to do and Christmas morning we basically do nothing. Well, let me rephrase that. Christmas Eve begins the celebration and we finish around 3am on Christmas morning. So when everyone else is waking up early to celebrate Christmas we are already done. So each year it's alot of running around. The good thing is that our mom's live within 4 miles of each other so we run back and forth to each others houses all night long. But anyhoo, the preparation for it and the anticipation of it and the wonderful feeling I get when the season comes around, is WONDERFUL!!

Aughhhhh, I need a fill so bad but my fill doctor is booked up until Nov. 17th. That sucks!!! I haven't lost a friking fraken pound in months. Ok, I'm done venting now.... My turkey chili was good last night. I'm gonna have some leftovers for lunch today. I'm about to go get my oatmeal ready. Pamela - I love your new picture? Who is that handsome man with you? Are you not in the area that is affected by the fires? What about Denise? I've been keeping up with the news and things are so bad over there. Keeping everyone in my prayers.

I don't mind sitting in the middle, that just means that I have two people I can nap on!! And I drool when I nap.... ;p

I'm so ready to go home. I'm making turkey chili tonight for dinner. It's a blustery 55 degrees here today. I'm gonna finish organizing my desk and head home. Everyone have a good night...

Jenn - I'll make you sing to me when I see you in a few weeks! He he he... That's awesome about the NSV. I can't believe you're already in a MEDIUM!! Like Pam says, you are a skinny b-word already! Tracy - My birthday was Friday and so far I've had 3 different celebrations this weekend. Today was the last one. My friends met me for lunch and brought me a cake. My neighbor is gonna kill me. Everyone insists on giving me the leftover cake and of course i don't want that in my house so as soon as I get home I walk on over to my neighbors house, she has three kids, and I leave the cake with her. I'm sure her kids are bouncing off the walls, LOL!!

ohhh my stomach hurts so bad. So far I've had three different birthday cakes and I've eaten plenty of each one. Hopefully today was the last one. I don't want to see another piece of cake for a looonnnng time....

Good morning! Pamela - Your car is too cute! I love white cars but would never get one because I couldn't keep it clean!! And I work for a carwash!! I know, I'm bad. I'm always driving around in a filthy car and I get all the free carwashes I want.... Well I added my name to the trip list. I'm so excited!! I wonder if the house we're renting has a hot tub? Will it be cool enough to use it? I don't know about the weather up there in April... Thank you Terry! I had a wonderful weekend. We drove over to the Coushatta on Friday and we stayed until Sunday. I was telling everyone I met that I had just turned 21 and the great thing was that they believed me!! Or they were just being nice, LOL!! Yeah, that was probably it!! :biggrin1: TracyK - I'm waiting on the cold front too!! It's dark and stormy outside right now and that just puts me in the mood to work work work! Hopefully it'll stay cool enough so that I can crawl into my jammies when I get home. I think I'm making chili for dinner... Jennifur - I had a dream about you last night! I dreamt that I was in New York and I had asked you to come pick me up and then we were driving and we got to a beautiful beach and then you left me there! And I was barefoot? LOL, when we meet I'll take a taxi to where you're at!

Michelle - do you have a ballpark figure on how much it's going to be for each of us if we do get 25 violets to go?

Haydee = 7

Hi girls! I live in Spring and would love to meet up with people in my area. Let's try to get together sometime in the weeks coming up...

Terry - Good luck tomorrow on your 5K! I'll be with you in spirit! Laura - I love storms too! I always thought I was weird because of that. The louder the thunder and the harder the rain the more I love it!! I got a sample of a new protein shake. I HATE HATE HATE the taste of any protein shakes. But my sister assured me that this tastes just like a chocolate milkshake. It's made with a sweetener called "stevia". Never had it. Supposedly does not taste like artificial sweetener which I hate. I'm gonna try it and let ya'll know how it tastes...

Tracy, I'm relieved and so happy for you. I too am crying here at my desk and even though I've never met you and your son, it feels like you're my sister going through all this mess. Congrats on hitting 210 too! You'll be in onderland in no time!

:clap2: THAT'S FREAKING AWESOME TRACY!!!! WOO HOO!!

I’m soooo excited about our trip!! I hope it really comes into fruition! If we’re all sitting around confessing our sins then I need to fess up that I am drinking a cup of coffee a day loaded with cream and sugar. This is instead of having a healthy breakfast. Ah. That felt good. LOL! I was never much of a coffee drinker but now I notice that the hot coffee makes me feel so good in the morning. I used to get started on my water intake immediately when I got up in the morning but it was getting harder and harder to get the water down in the morning. I was having to take baby sips and it would hurt my throat. But now I drink one cup of coffee and then my water goes down fine. I’ll have to work on slowly decreasing the cream and sugar though… Laura, so sorry you’re having tummy issues. If nothing else has worked then you might consider a suppository. Never done it myself but I heard that it works. You will feel so much better afterwards… TracyKS – I am praying that he signs your consent forms so this nightmare will finally come to an end. I’ve got a prayer chain started started for you this morning. I’ll be back, gotta run to a meeting…

Count me in! I would love to spend some time in that beautiful setting. Ditto on the boys, I love my hunny but would prefer it to be all girls!

Thanks Tracy!! LOL, I need to be a princess for a day! No Laura, you didn't insult me at all. I knew exactly what you were pointing out. It was exactly like you said... As far as the Christmas situation, I'm in the same boat. Each year the holidays are ubber stressful. We always always fight about where we're gonna be for Thanksgiving, Christmas and even New Year's Eve. I know that Juan never looks forward to the holidays because he knows it's just going to be a tug of war between his mom and I. I wish I could help but I'm gonna wait and hear what the other Violets say about this... Panda - I for one will be thrilled the day someone calls me SLIM. He he he... I might be singing a different tune once that finally happens but for now no one will ever use that moniker with me!

Laura - LOL, too funny. I was laughing so hard here at my desk. But you're right though. I am being too sensitive. I find myself looking for a veiled insult in every compliment. If someone says "you look nice today", immediately I'm thinking, do I not always look nice, do I look ratty most days? What the heck is wrong with me? I never used to be like this. Sigh, I hate that I'm getting like this...

Oh, for the lady that asked if anyone did Weight Watchers... I don't know of any of us that did the Weight Watchers program specifically, but some of us are doing low carb or low sugar. We each kinda do what works for us.

Happy Birthday Lunasa!!

Good morning ladies! Denise!! I saw that ultrasound and it made my eyes tear up! That’s a tiny little life there. I think I’m getting ready for kids. For a long time I was undecided on whether or not I wanted to have any. I really thought I was going to be one of those women who just loved on their nieces and nephews. I always thought I was too selfish to be a mother. But lately I’ve been getting these feelings…every time I see a baby my gut just does somersaults, LOL! I guess that I need to revisit my feelings about having a family! Kat – Thinking about you today. I hope that at the end of your day today you feel better than you did last night. Oh my gosh, and I hope Kinsey’s face is ok! Sometimes those little dogs are more snippy than big dogs. I think big dogs know they’re big so then they’re extra gentle around kids. TracyK – I wish I had your job today! What are you reading? I hope your results come back ok on Thursday. Oh and congratulations on making the decision to quit smoking! We are all here to support you! TracyKs – size 12!!!! WHAT? You’ll be in single digits in no time. Sooooo jealous! My butt refuses to shrink. I’ve only lost two pants sizes since I started. I’ll get there someday!! My goal is a size 12 pant! Also doing a mini-victory dance for you! I was so glad to hear that things went in your favor in court yesterday. Judy – you are a professional cruiser! Where are ya’ll going next year? I’ve never been on a cruise before but I think I might plan one for next year. When I’m getting ready to plan I’m coming to you for advice, ok? Terry – your Bugg sounds like its working. If it’s making you stop eating then it’s working, LOL! I would need the Bugg to have an arm and for it to clamp its hand around my mouth in order for me to stop eating! Are you ready for your 5K this weekend? I’ll be thinking of you while I’m playing the slots! Pamela – My best friend is a teacher. I know the days that she’s being observed because I won’t hear a peep all day from her. Otherwise every few hours I’ll get a message like this, “Augh, these kids are driving me crazy!” or “Why did one of my kids go FLOOD the boys bathroom... CRAZY…” LOL, all I can do is shake my head! Jenn – I kept meaning to ask you how your cousin was doing. I’m glad she joined LBT. If she’s anything like us she’ll need lots good support. I remember losing all that weight at the very beginning. Sigh. Good times, good times. J Laura – I like your fat cat. I wish I had a cat but my Princess doesn’t get along with them. Have ya’ll gotten any backhanded compliments lately? I don’t know if it’s just because I’m getting more sensitive but it seems to me that lately the compliments that people are giving me have a slight insult in them too. Yesterday one of my managers said to me, “Wow you are looking good! When you lose the rest of your weight you’re gonna be a hottie.” Huh? I’m a hottie now, thank you very much. The other day a friend I hadn’t seen in awhile said to me, “Your face looks so good, you had really nice cheekbones under all your fat.”. What am I supposed to say to that? Thanks?

Good morning ladies! I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine started out productive and we ended it on a lazy note. The weather was beautiful here in Houston this weekend. My sister’s birthday was on Friday so my mom and I planned a BBQ for her for Saturday. We had lots of fun and of course I ate way too much. Ribs, steak, tamales, beans… A little bit of everything. And of course birthday cake! Oh my tummy hurt so bad Saturday night. Then Sunday we had made all these plans to be productive after church. We were going to set up the office and the guest room because right now they are just in chaos. Well we went to church and then we went to lunch afterwards. When we came home Juan said he was gonna take a tiny nap so I decided that I was going catch up on Oprah. I didn’t even make it halfway through one show. I woke up and it was 6:30 pm. The day was gone! I got up, made dinner and we just puttered around the house. Didn’t really do much but I felt guilty about sitting back down on the couch! Oh and my internet’s been down at my house for three days now! I really hate Comcast. Nothing but problems since they took over from Time Warner. Well I was supposed to get a fill on Saturday but my doctor called and cancelled my appointment. She had to leave town and won’t be back until this week. She only does fills on Saturday so now I have to wait until the week after next. Next weekend is my birthday and all of us girls are taking off for one of the casinos in Louisiana. So two more weeks of “dieting” for me. I’m hungry all the time now and I’m not making very good food choices. Sigh. The only good thing is that I’m starting the 5 day a week gym routine today. Last week was so crazy! Juan’s brother came in from NY just out of the blue so we spent a lot of time with him. It seems like this week is the first real “normal” week I’m gonna have since this whole moving craziness started. Well back to work for me… Oh by the way, I typed this message out in Word first and then I came on the site and pasted it. Someone suggested that a few pages back and I was getting sick of losing my posts. This worked great, thanks to whoever recommended it!

Just wanted to check in real quick and say Good Morning!! I've been so busy but I promise I'll catch up this weekend. I have to get back to work now... bye ya'll.... Kisses,