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Oh Kat... sending thoughts... prayers... vibes... whatever you need... it's on the way!!!! Poor little sweetie!!!! (((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))

What a beautiful morning!!!!! I walked outside today in get this... a jean jacket! Woo Hoo!!!! I guess washing the car will be on the list of things to do since the doors will not freeze shut! Had a great day yesterday... went with my sister to Barnes and Noble browzed and chatted while sitting in front of the fireplace ... all the while sipping and SAVORING every taste of my peppermint mocha. :mad: THen we went to a running shoe shop to see what type of shoe I will need to get for training and participating in the half marathon. I'm doing it girls... It's on my calander. Eileen... I am not RUNNING... plan on walking... guess that means you can join me now right??? Sherry... You are a doll!!! I had a great time talking with you and laughing! Oh... and I started giggling this morning when a fellow driver did something to irk me and I had to talk to Tara. hehehehehe Ladies... Miss Sherry is awesome! Betty... Have a fantabulous day! Cindy... WOW... I can't get the dentist to pull the tooth that is loose and has been sitting in my daughters mouth for over a year...lol. I guess your daughter is really going to be making a haul with the tooth fairy! Irene... I am glad you managed to get home safely! I have a feeling we will get along famously when we meet! Okay... Hubby put a new motor and a new walking belt on old Bessie. Ohhhhhh.... you should have heard him in the basement talking to himself....lololol. Anyhoo... got on it last night... and YUP... still gets hot and I didn't push it to the point of shutting off...lol. Sooooo not sure what the next step will be. It's really too bad because Bessie is still beautiful and has a great padded deck! Well...off to find out what great things await... (((hugs)))

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Hey All... Okay... Irene... I bet you had your personal assistant with you right now. I sure hope you got out of there and if not... I sure hope you find a way to enjoy yourself despite the absence of your P.A. Eileen... Thanks shweetie! Ya wanna come here the end of September and do the halfer with me???? Dianne... I'm glad to see your post and hang in there! I know my Mom wishes often that she had been brave enough to get a reduction. She didn't pass the BB gene on to me so I guess I am lucky. Chris... Awesome... keep those boys sending those flowers! If you are enjoying the dating then it is my suggestion that you take your time and check out all of the different varieties of fruit in produce section. We all love a bad boy with a sensative side... I think it is in every woman's genetic make-up. I however found that a good boys come with or without tattoos. SHerry... Did you get my PM??? Thanks again for being such a supportive friend. (((hugs))) Betty... Glad your temps are headed upwards. It was actually pretty pleasant today here... it was in the 20's...lol. Spent the day with my sister... we watched taped quitling shows and Oprah's show on The Secret... it was awesome... perhaps even life changing. We gabbed all day while the boys were out ice fishing. It cost them 50 bucks a piece and out of 5 men and 3 boys they came home with one trout...lol. I haven't the foggiest how to cook trout so will be browsing the internet. Old Bessie is worse off than ever...lol... I took her for a spin this morning and she only made it 2.75 miles before she shut off on me and it smelled like I was going to burn the house down. LOL Luv Ya's

Hiya Ladies... Cindy...Girl... doesn't sound like you are retired to me! I bet the newletter looks awesome... I just know you do a great job with any job you take on! Take a wee bit of time to do something fun just for you... k? Irene... You get to have all the fun around here!!! Dang... don't you need an assistant or something to cart your luggage around or something??? Somebody to fluff your pillow and stand next to your elliptical with a towel for your sweaty brow???? I'm PERFECT for that job! Mandy... I would say and average pace will give you 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. Congrats on the Total Gym! Betty... Sorry about the temps... they made my dd stand out in 30 below weather with the wind chill on Monday due to a bomb threat at school... the school is very lucky none of the children were hurt. I can't believe they didn't call the buses back... some of those children were in those temps for more than an hour. Needless to say... I let them know how strongly I felt about the matter. Dianne... how are things going with your MIL and how are you doing??? Patty...Pat...Miss ya... Chris... How's the dating scene... boy how much I DON"T miss that scene...lol. Eileen... Have a fun time sledding! Kat...(((hugs))) Sherry... How are you feeling??? Okay... brain just ran out of power... I know I'm forgetting someone... sorry!!! Parts for old Bessie arrived today. YAY! I took Eileen's advice and did my 3 mile Walk Away the Pounds video today since it is a non Y day. Oh... and yes... I am planning on doing a half marathon the end of September. I have wanted to do it for the last two years... this year it is gonna happen. Must go see how the hubby is doing in the basement with Bess... Have a great weekend everyone!

Hey All... Just thought I would pop in and tell ya I am having a helluva time the past couple of days...WTH???? Boy...it's like teetering on the edge of a cliff... somebody throw me a line so I don't fall off the wagon! Sherry... Happy Belated Bandiversary... you have accomlished so much and should be very proud of yourself... like Chris said... you are one hot chickie babe! Mandy... Yucky...sounds awful... hope you get better soon! Pat... I want to see Eileens flying monkeys... as long as they don't fly outta her butt. It's a tough decision... see Pat...see flying monkeys...hmmmm..... Patty... Seriously... you must come say hi... you are missed. Irene... I am coming to live with you... laughing burns calories and I have a feeling I would be skinny as a rail within 6 months at your house. :Banane20: Desserts are evil... chocolate is evil... ice-cream is the spawn of Satan... so... cover your eyes... plug your ears... and zip your lips with the next out of town trip...lol. I think you said you worked out while you were there right???? I think that cancels out dessert doesn't it? :Banane20: Kat... How's everything going ???? My sister is out of wood for her stove at home... I told her she needs to take lessons from you for cutting and hauling wood! Betty... Hope your neck is feeling better! I still don't have the contact mastered... I required the biggest ones they make... jeeze... the big ole saucers stick to my eye like glue when I try to get them out and won't stick for nutting when I try to put them in...lol. Okay... Hopefully going to the YMCA will get me on track again this evening. I have had trouble at my port site off and on since I was banded... anytime there is pressure from gas in the left upper quadrant of abdomen I get stabbing/ cramping pain in the muscle just below my port. For the last month it's been really bad and it's starting to wear me down... usually once whatever is causing the pressure moves along... the pain completely disappears... but it's really hanging on right now. Anyhoo... maybe it's the increase in exercise??? I guess time will tell but it's really getting on my noives. Happy Belated Valentines Day !

Hey guys... guess what... I got contact lenses today!!!! I am a total goober when trying to put them in and was not much more adept at taking them out... but still... I am so excited that I won't always have a pair of glasses on my face! I wish I could wear them tonight when we go to the YMCA but my eyes are pretty irritated from having them in for 4 hours. He had a devil of a time fitting the right ones for my apparently extremely curved corneas but the 3rd try was a charm. Back to do personals later... (((hugs)))

Mornin Eileen... Sorry about the cold temps... I know how it feels and maybe we can get a place together in Texas...lol. Oh... thanks for not beating me up for being in the NJ thread. :mad: I have the Walk Away the Pounds videos and they are awesome... however... I am trying to get prepared for a half marathon and those are just not going to get it. Hopefully my hubby will be able to fix old Bessie... if not... I am going to have to sell something and I'm pretty sure my bod won't bring in enough...lol.

THe shopping for treadmills inspired my hubby to order a new motor for my old treadmill...and a new belt...and.... etc. Hopefully the rest of the machine won't crap out after he replaces those things...lol. I wish the Y wouldn't put half an hour limits on their machines. Chris...bummer about cancelling your date! I hope whatever popped gets better soon! Kat... I'm so sorry about your friend. (((hugs))) Cindy...38 degrees... fer heaven's sake...get out the summer clothes...it's time to get a tan! :mad: Okay... must go let the idea of a spanking new tready go. *sniffle*

Sherry...If you have to have a slight unfill... I promise to guilt you into all sorts of exercise.... okay???? Let us know what happens when you talk to your doc and I sure am glad we might have helped ease the fear a little. (((HUgs))) Eileenie... Good morning sweets... Have a good weekend! Okay... I'm ticked... today is my "distance" day... I set a goal to have one day a week that I increase the distance on anf that happens to be Saturdays. Last week... 3.75 and I was ALL pumped up...sweating and ready to rock n roll to 4 miles AND... my treadmill crapped out before I did!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Okay... I could have made it... I know I could have. Bummer. Now I have to go treadmill shopping... old Bessie seems to be showing her age and I think she is tired of a fat broad stepping all over her. TTFN

Hey Sherry... I'm glad you are feeling alittle bit better... and Like Kat... my hubby also takes Nexium to protect his esophagus. Funny though... when he sleeps on his left side the reflux is worse? Darn guy always has to be different...lol.

Sherry... (((hugs)))... you couldn't be more right... you can't continue with that type of reflux! My hubby awakens often with horrible reflux it scares the heck out of me every time it happens! THe medication he takes is protecting his esophagus thank goodness as per the scope he had done a year or so back but he doesn't adhere to the guidlines for eating so the reflux at night continues. Please let us know what happens and if they can't get you in right away... don't eat anything 2-3 hours before bedtime... and just sleep in a recliner or anywhere that you can put yourself in a more upright position. Usually elevating on pillows in bed is just not enough. Are you taking anything like Prilosec or Pepcid AC??? (((hugs)))

Well Great Irene... now I feel all guilty for my signature line...lol... thanks a lot buddy. Sounds like the new gal NTG (Next To Go) is really taking some of the worry out of the job situation! Cindy...Good to see you... sounds like you are enjoying every minute of retirement! Steak sounds wonderful... my hubby brought home two beauts last night but I imagine we won't eat them until Friday with all of this YMCA butting into our fine dining time...hehehehe. Mandy... glad you are feeling a bit better with your fill... isn't amazing how being sick...having the TOM... stress... all of it can shut the little booger down. Mary... I'm ready to trade mine in for a horse and buggy...lol... okay... it's a little cold here for that... but still! Eileen- I have yet to be referred to anyone at Hyundai that I would consider honest or reputable. It is impossible to fight against a place that absolutely refuses to even document the problem on the repair sheet. They say the problem doesn't exist and they know we are aware of the lemon law. We can't meet the requirements for the law if they refuse to let us leave the van for repair. Of course... their chairman is going to prison for embezzling a WHOLE lotta money... he is obviously among friends. Kat... Be careful... this guy sounds like he has a major problem. It sounds like you are handling things the right way but people like that can really be unpredictable. Sherry... THat's what that little *whispering* eensie nth of a pound is waiting for... *regular voice* is a nice BRISK walk! Betty... How's it going???? Awww...Chris... you didn't lose your MoJo... you just don't recognize it because it's lost so much weight! Okay...going to go change my signature... rackumfrackum...grumble... :girl_hug: I'lle get honest here first though... I gained all of the way back up to 244... I am now down to 233. There... now... on with the show.

Yup...I'm officially nuts... went to the Y. Have to go see if they cancelled school again tomorrow due to the low temps... (((hugs)))

Irene... You slay me girl.... hehehehehe. Can you imagine my going out tonight in 30 below zero weather to the YMCA to workout??? Yeah...me either...lol. Mandy...Sorry bout the Da Bears... I've always been a pony loving kinda girl. I loved that darn commercial with the mouse...nearly peed my pants laughing. Mary...SO glad your munchkin is feeling a bit better but sorry about that whole "having to go back to work" thang. Sherry... So glad you can "breeb" again... I hate to mention it... but you can breath again which will be handy for "mile: gathering. Kat... Let us know how it goes with afore mentioned moron. Eileen... My van and the dealership are the main reason I walk around unarmed. I sat there for three hours this morning only to have them actually fix the check engine light situation but once again tell me nothing is wrong with the transmission and that there was no loud crackling in the wireless headphones for the DVD player. My daughter has to play it full blast to hear anything due to the crackling and meanwhile...everytime I take my foot off of the gas the car engine brakes AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Buttwipes. I hate this van... nothing like a 30 some thousand dollar mistake. Did I mention I hate my brand new van? Whew... thanks for letting me vent. Okay...have to go get supper started and finsih up the laundry!

Chris... you are lovely and your nose looks perfectly fine to me! Kat...WHEW... you sure do lead and exciting life I'll tell ya! I'll adjust the group miles for January. TARD this mornin... but I did lose 2 pounds this week. Have to take our Crappy van into the dealer this morning...brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Patty... haven't heard from you in awhile... how are you doing? Brain isn't working yet... BBL....

Hey Guys... Mary...wow... hope those antibiotics get your little guy feeling better soon! Dianne... Wowza girl... hope you must be all badged up at PoGo! I have to admilt... it is a fun and addictive place to play! Sherry... I am so glad you are feeling better! If you can make your office a place of peace then you are going to live forever girl! Everyone wants a little piece of peace in their lives... and to master having that at work is really a big deal! Mandy... If you want to keep enjoying that dip... definitely DON'T read "You on a Diet"...lol. Those two fellas really know how to ruin a good burger and fries...lol. Cindy... I know whatcha mean about playing the games alone. I play with the computer guys as much as possible with two or more player games. Working on the badges really yanks me out of my comfort zone into games with other peeps... but I wander back into my lonely cave when the badge is won...lol. Anne... Hearing you talk about going back to work ALMOST makes me want to go back................................ NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Have fun learning about the Nuns. Hope your nephew gets better soon! Well... Bad day with food... BUT... today was my distance day on the treadmill so I burned 500 calories in 65 minutes and went a total of 3.75 miles... if it weren't for the pain I'd think I was dead...lol. ANyhoo... think my treadmill is going to kick the bucket... *sigh* Hope it holds out for at least one more month! Catch y'all Later...

MMMMM...the pears sound yummy! I'd like that recipe please. Eileen... thanks for the egg muffin recipe... that one sounds good to! THanks for the heads up on Kat gals... I somehow missed that total post... must have had a TIA while reading that day...lol. Okay... going to post our miles then per her last one on her signature line... Kat... if you have more to add... I'll edit the total. Total January Jersey Journey Miles = 117.5 miles!!!!! Woo Hoo!

Hey guys... did Kat go on a trip or something???? Just isn't like her to not pop in and say hi? Miss Kat??????????????????????? WHere are ya????

Notta problem Betty... Sorry bout the cold temps but sure do know how that feels! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Didn't want to do the Y... felt draggy... so draggied my arse there anyway. MAde a Quillow today... Quilt that folds up to make a pillow... it was easy... fun and will be a good B-day present for Mom since she forgot to bring her other lap quilt with her from WYoming to her second home in Arkansas. sleep tight all...

MAry... that is awesome... charity is good food for the soul and yours must be pretty full right now! :confused: Mandy... Generally around these parts having a green foot means you wandered out into our yard of frozen pupsicles. Hope the green fades to a lovely shade of yellow and then... back to normal. Sherry... Hello and Happy Feb to you too! Dianne...THanks for starting the new thread! Irene... If you want go further with your miles then get er done... otherwise... I think you did a great job and that gets us 14 miles further than we would have gone without ya! Cindy... 20 miles!!! WTG girlie! I'm proud of ya! Okay... so far we have 66 miles for the moth of January but I think our Miss Kat and Betty still need to check in... sooooo... I shall wait. If at ANYTIME... ANYONE else in this great and wonderfulous group of ours wants to throw in a couple of miles for the month... that would be most welcomed.

I saw it and thought it was a Jersey chats for celebrating Fridays...lol. It finally sunk in to my thick brain. Everyone that is participating in the Jersey Jaunt Please post your miles for January. I can't wait to see how many miles we all piled up! :rose:

TGIF OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I get it.... Thank Goodness it's Feb!!!! Hahahah... eh hem... okay... I'll be there in a second. :rose:

Kat... I am so sorry about your friends brother...sending many a prayer. Mary... Sorry about the lack o sleep... I used to have HORRIBLE sleep deprivation but quitting smoking bossted me up to a 6 hour night. I used to wake up gasping for breath... talk about adrenaline rushes! Cindy... hehehehe.... isn't that funny... I would stand up and be like... Ow Ow Ow... crud... forgot to breath again...lol. Irene... 40 minutes?????????????????? Okay... that would be a death sentence for me... you rock... not to be confused with you are the Rock... cause he is pretty hot. Dianne... I tried that cereal and thought it was pretty good too... but for some reason eating it made me hungry... *shrug* I'm a weirdo. Sherry... WHEW... thanks for taking that provocative image of CAKE out of my mind! Now don't listen to Beanie... Miss creamed herring ruined the Cake porn first...lol. Betty... Think creamed herring cake with yummy SF pudding slathered all over it. Effective Cake Porn destruction???? I think ...Yes...lol. Eileen...Boo! Okay... must go log my mile and a half for today... going to do some more later. Oh... reading "You on a Diet"... it's a great read... funny... common sense... lovin it.

Did somebody say CAKE?????????????????????????????????????????