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Laura...you look wonderful! Those inches are coming off even though you say your scale says differently. So happy you are considering FL! I will call the resort and ask them to place us AWAY from the construction that is going on. Thanks for the tip and also, thanks from all of us for the sending me the link to this resort. I think it's going to be a fun, relaxing place. I did get your PM and will get you a response sometime today in between corn loads and cookie baking (cookie exchange tonight with girls from a "homemakers" club I belonged to about 30 yrs ago). Your dad has his thinking straight...you gotta live your life. You don't want him feeling guilty cuz you guys are giving up doing things for yourself. OK...should mention on the departure trips to the airport...I would want to be leaving the Orlando area by at least 3pm cuz gotta get to my honey for VD dinner. Just something to keep in mind when you book.

Julie...like Eva said...breathe deep...you can do this. We'll all help you through it. Linda...happy that surgery is going to be behind you. Darned kids anyway. Just because that 1 in front of their age changes to a 2....doesn't mean crap until they learn responsibility and respect for their parents. I am sure he is a good boy...DH's favorite saying "There's no such thing as a bad kid, it's just some of the decisions they make that are bad". My two boys were not angels and the reason for the need to color my white hair. Thank God they lived to talk about some of their not-so-great experiences. Patience and have a little talk with DSS and tell him what you expect as far as phoning in and living at your home. I didn't mean for this to be a lecture on parenthood... I am sure you are a good momma. OK...gonna try to clear up some questions and give some info here about the FL meet. The way I have it figured is...if there are 3 ppl in a condo for the three days the total per person would be $105.16. This includes tax, booking fee (heck I booked it, not them!), and the cleaning fee on each condo. I consider this a pretty good rate. Laura and I talked and she cannot commit right now but will come if she can. She can grab a sleeper sofa if she does not mind in one of the condos. As of now we have 9 and one more will not put a crimp in our style and I know we are all hoping she can make it. Ok...here's the bugger question to answer. No shuttle from the airport. They have free shuttle from condos to Disney, Universal and Sea World. I checked into fees for shuttle service and the lowest is $84 for one person and an extra $18 per person if he is pickup up a group. Outrageous! I will pick up (if you guys can coordinate your flights within a few hours of each other) at the airport. I have a truck which seats 5 with seatbelts and luggage can go in the back. I guess that would make two trips. I will put myself "out there" and commit to two trips to the airport but I would need to know everyone's arrival times and who would be on each trip from the airport. Departure would be the same way so will need to know those times as well and get definate times of when we need to leave the condo so that you get to your flights on time. The shuttle company I talked to said it takes an average of 40 minutes from airport. Hopefully, travel from the airport won't be a "cluster" those days. OK...also I want each of you to email or PM me with your cell #'s so that I can put in my "Florida Meet" notebook and this will make it easier to meet up at the airport. If Laura is able to come, she will be driving also but I will not speak for her on picking up at the airport. Anyone that wants to individually check into transport from the airport can. I spent quite a bit of time researching rates and, like I said above, $84 is the lowest rate I could find. Taxi would be much more.

LauraK...just helped to build a bin two years ago. I was the inside girl!

Woohoo, Phyll!

Darn! Too bad it wasn't a diff weekend. Would have loved to meet you and try to out-walk you in the mall! Hope there will be a next time. Bet Feb is about time to see the kids anyway, right????

:thumbup::woot::wow: Too funny, Meredith. Not offended. I brought it up and was just responding to what you said. You could never offend me that easily.

Great..as of now it looks like getting all the corn in might not happen. DH takes everything in stride so I will leave it in his hands. Sooooooooo cold here today and snowing. It's costing way to much to dry the corn with this cold weather. We have never had a harvest such as this. It hasn't gotten much above 15 degrees today. We will take it all as it comes. No sense worrying about something we have no control over. I thought of you, Great, each time I posted today about the FL trip. Just wishing you were coming and how you were feeling about not being there. Linda....forgot to mention about your leg and your upcoming surgery. You're in my thoughts and prayers that your surgery date stays the same. We have a friend getting his second new hip (50 yrs old) this Friday. He is in so much pain. Cannot wait to see him walk pain free again. The best to you on everything on your plate at this time. You should be in pretty good shape by the time this FL trip comes along. I am so excited about it. Gotta watch it around DH so he doesn't think I am thinking more of our 3 day girl thing than spending 6 weeks away with him. LOL.

Meredith....see my last post on the times. We must have been posting at the same time. Fly in any time on Thursday. We can always check luggage and sit by the pool if condos aren't ready. The rep I talked to today said sometimes it is possible to check in about noon. Anxious to see your wreath. Sounds interesting. I just pulled one out of the closet that I made 30 yrs ago. Still looks pretty good. Plugging away at house decorating but keep having to run outside to help guys so I feel as if I'm spinning my wheels. Think I will do what I can today and after the dryers are quite, I will work into the early morning to get this done. NO INTERUPTIONS that way. Once you get to know me, Meredith, you will see that I'm far from an "old lady" as I bet most of us over 50 that post here are. I see the person, not the age. Heck, I just lost my best friend in life and she was 89. She was such a free spirit and NEVER judged anyone. That's what I loved about her. Back at it.

Janet....I take you were asking for the "for sure" dates? Check in Feb 11, 4pm...checkout Feb 14, 11am. This will give us all time (I think) to get back to our "honeys" for VD!:thumbup:

Got you marked down, Cheri. Booking tickets isn't so bad. Just have your daughter do it for you if you want. If you want a good deal, have her start looking now and book when you know it's affordable for you. Otherwise, you will miss out.

OK...it's done. We have: Three - 3 bedroom condos, 2 bathrooms, sleeps 8 max with 3 double beds plus a sleeper sofa. The options with the 2 twin beds are already gone since yesterday so I just went ahead and booked before our options got shorter and shorter. One snag...on the options, rates, etc. pages, they did not list that there is a $75 rate for cleaning if the stay is shorter than 5 days. That $75 needs to be paid at check-in. The breakdown is: Three-3BR condos for 3 nights $648 17% down payment, which was paid by me this date $114 ($114 includes a $6 booking fee Balance with tax (which will be put on my cr card 14 days prior to arrival) $607.50 Total cost: $721.50 Any questions??????????????

I think you're right, Linda. You guys don't want to be on top of each other. Gotta think of the common living areas and bathrooms, too. Having the two 3 BR would make things not too croweded. I'll say it again...so happy you are gonna make it!

Just got an email from the Villas. Don't know if it's a ploy just to get us to book but the rep said they are going fast. Only a few left. Let's wrap this up, girls. We def have a 3 br for Janet, Eva and Karen. What do you guys want to do. Have me book one other 3 BR or 2- 3 BR????????? Should have an answer soon. Let me know today, please. Chop, Chop!

Thought I saw you drive by. You're my kind of girl. If a friend backed out, I would go to a party alone also. Did just that last night. Was a very nice party. The kids (21-28) were whooping it up. Their friend is completely done in Air Force after 6 yrs and heading to Germany to be with his wife. (DH's business partner's son). So happy I went even if DH could not make it. Did you find that Christmassy sweater or top you were looking for? DH is absolutely killing himself working in this cold and climbing all those stairs every 15 min or so. I try to relieve him as much as I can. I think we are going to give it two more days and forget the rest till spring. Have NEVER not gotten the crop in from the field in his 41 yrs of farming. We still have smiles on our faces so it's OK. I just worry about his knees. Knee caps keep popping sideways. He's wearing a double brace on one of them and one on the other. We will be done soon so you guys don't have to listen to the gonings on of the farmers any more till next year. Back at ya later.

Alright, Deb....I love you already. You are a girl after my own heart. TJMaxx and I are best friends! Be careful with the pork. I know we are all different and get stuck on diff things. I, for some reason, can eat it at noon but not for an evening meal. Go figure. Crab cakes sound so good. Have not had them for awhile. Think the last time was when we were in FL last year at Joe's Crab Shack. I make a lot of steel cut oatmeal. DH watches what he eats (usually it's steel cut oats followed by a donut:lol:). I make up a pot and cook with raisins. I freeze in little Glad cups and throw in freezer. Just defrost in mircrowave. DH uses SF maple syrup on his and I use brown sugar. I'm in maintenance stage and allow differents treats. I also throw a few chopped dates in mine. So happy to hear that you are journaling your intake. I really does make a difference in your daily life. Makes you take a look at what you are putting into your mouth and when you take a look at it and you've gotten to your max allowed for the day...you're done. Have fun tonight with your book club. Can I come? I'm an avid reader. Just wish I had more time this time of the year. Take care.

Gosh...I'm junking up this thread with way too many posts. Wanted to add. 2 BR condo has 2 double beds and a sleeper sofa. 3 BR condo has 3 double beds and sleeper sofa.

How cool is that, Meredith? You're comitting to 3 nights with a bunch of old ladies. Bless your heart! And on the condo thing...you guys can pack as many ppl as you like in a condo and split the cost. Does not matter. You can bring sleeping bags if you want and camp on the floor. It's all up to the rest of you how you want your accomodations to be. How was the movie? What did you watch? or...did you watch it from behind your eyelids????????????:w00t:

Woohoo!!!!!!! Linda's a definate for FL! Oh...and soooooo cute on the parade with DGD. I love kids. If my DS's would just get busy......

Bummer LauraK...I just think you are such a neat person and hoping you could come. Next time, OK?:w00t:

Mornin' Jewel...so nice to see your posts and that they are more positive sounding than last week. Sounds like you have determination to make this work and so happy you got your surgery date. Way to go, girl! Hang in there on the boring thing with your menu. Just try to take your mind OFF of the food and onto something else. Grab the kiddo and take a walk, have MIL watch him while you take a bath, brush your teeth, pick up a book....anything that will take your mind off of the food. I would eat my meal and then promptly leave the dining area. I would wait to do the dishes just so I was not tempted to over-eat. Even if it was heading to the basement to do a load of laundry that wasn't full enough to start a load. You will find that it takes longer for our brains to catch up with our stomach when it comes to hunger. BTW...good job on leaving the soda alone. Check in often....we are interested in how you are doing and how you are doing it. Have a good Sunday and stay strong. BTW...I admire you for going to school and having a little one. You should be very proud of yourself. :w00t:

OK girls, here's the deal... Made a call to the Villas this morning to double check on rates. I had it wrong but it worked out to be pretty good. A 2-BR (with a max of sleeping 6) is $189 for all three nights. A 3-BR (with a max of sleeping 8) is $216. Pretty low rent, I would say.

Deb...was in a hurry when I posted that post and forgot a couple of your questions. We all met here on this thread and other threads. A couple of us were banded at the same time. Some are more seasoned bandsters and we have some very new ones banded about the same time as you. I think each one of us are different in the length of time it took us to reach goal. It's kind of like trying to compare how much fill you have in the same size band as someone else has. We are all different, metabolisms are different, how each of us gets to the "sweet spot" or restriction is different. Any other questions, don't be afraid to ask. There's usually someone here with an answer or some advice to help you along. One of the things that got me through this process is following other's advice and watching their progress from the start.

Hey Deb...welcome to the group. Sounds like you will fit right in on our thread. We love seeing new people. I hope you will take the time to re-visit us here daily so we can follow along as you work towards your goal. We have people in all stages of their weightloss journey. First of all, congrats on the weight you have lost so far. You are doing great! As far as the exercise goes...it's something not too many of us like at the start. You are at the stage where you most likely are noticing that you are able to move better and better each day. Just set aside 30 minutes a day and get moving. Walk, ride bike, climb the stairs in your house (that is something I did cuz gyms are too far away for me to join). Any type of exercise will be benefitial. Fill us in on what you eat on a dialy basis and how you,re doing with that part. Do you keep a food journal or post your intake on a website? For me, this was huge. It made me accountable. Nice to meet you, Deb. Come back often and good luck!:w00t: