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Oh they sound cute! Totally didn't think of the Beagle. I like both pugs and beagles. Both good breeds. Well, why haven't you made a ramp or steps for him? Sheesh! 'Course that means you might have to go find yourself another bed! LOL!!! Hi CC! How was your trip? You're back now, right? I lose all sense of time. It's bad. I'd say, awww, but not so sure about that! LOL! Bet they're cute when they've got some hair covering them!! So are they being bred or are they cross-breeding in the wild? Not so sure that's a good idea, messing with nature like that and different types of animals. Cross-breeding dogs is one thing, they're all the same family but I'm not so sure about this. ~~~~~ Off to bed soon. DD is NOT feeling good. I'm exhausted, what with being up with her last night and then today. I did do some of her clothes shopping online today. JC Penny is having a sale and so got some great deals then had a promo code they sent me and got even more off. Didn't mind paying the shipping then. I got most of what she needs and I can pick the rest up next week when I'm in town. I love saving money! EBONY, I'm sending prayers, best wishes, good vibes, hugs and whatever else I can think of for your interview tomorrow! Have a great night everyone.

Hey y'all. DD is sick! Bad head cold. Enough to make her hyper one moment and "I'm so sick" the next! UGH! Poor little thing! She was upset about not going to school today. Kept saying she was better and could go. She's hardly eaten at all today. She finally decided she wanted some soup so she's eating a little of that right now. She's chowing down on it so that's good. Let her sleep in this AM b/c she was up a lot last night. <Warning! Whining and selfishness coming!> Really hoping I don't come down with this. We're on our own til at least Sunday and it's so hard when I'm sick! I just got over that flu bug that kept my band too tight to eat for a week. Supposed to go for a fill on Monday and would like to be able to get it instead of another possible unfill b/c of drainage and being too tight again. <Okay, selfish whining over.> Was going to head to town for some clothes shopping for DD tomorrow but plans have changed now. I did some online shopping today at JC Penny instead. They're having a sale and I got every thing on sale then had a promo code they e-mailed me and it took even more off. Got nearly everything she needs. Only need a few dresses and some sweats/play type stuff. I can pick those up at Target or Wal Mart next week when I'm down for my appt. Oh and she needs some new tennies, hers are nasty, and some nice winter shoes. She already has boots. Talked to DH tonight. He's fine. Tired. He's hoping they'll be back by Thursday. I'm tired. Off to get DD in bed then thinking I'll follow soon behind her. 'Night!

Wow! What a year for you! Best wishes on the final stuff for the houses! SO EXCITING!!! What the hell is a puggle? I got the pug part but what's the "le" part??? And if that thing is on the bed, where does your poor newfie sleep? I'm thinking you're not taking care of him. He needs a new home in CA!!! LOL!!!! Hope it clears up for you. You've still got the rest of the week so keep hoping! Nope, you're not on ignore. NEVER! Just now getting on. DD is sick. No school today and probably not Thursday either. I had to run a couple of errands and she was insisting on going to school so we got the verbal NO from her teacher, I picked stuff up from the office upstairs and we left. I knew her teacher wouldn't let her stay! Stubborn as she is, she had to hear it from her herself. Then it was off to pick up my BP Rx and drop some stuff in the mail. Now we're home for the day. My mom was going to come down today and we were going to go clothes shopping for DD tomorrow but that's all been changed now. I'll do the shopping when I go down on Monday for my fill appt. If I'm not sick and need to cancel. We'll see what happens. Hoping DH will be back in the county by the end of the week so he gets his days off Sunday but doesn't sound like the fire is cooperating. I haven't heard any news yet today so hopefully it's getting better today. UGH! Need to go clip all of my fingernails off. They are growing really fast and nice with the Biotin but then I'll break one. So I just cut them all off and start over again So that's on the agenda today! DD is hungry. She wants a cookie and some milk! LOL! She's only had a small cup of Water and a spoonful of Peanut Butter and that's it. The cookie is an oatmeal one so I'll probably let her have it! She eats really good for the most part so I'm not too worried about it. I'll BBL.

~Jenn, thanks for the prayers. We'll take them! I always worry when he's out. Yep, was going to be on night shift last night. Thought it might be structure protection. Haven't talked to him yet today so don't know how things are going w/him. It's called the Sheep Fire and it's in San Bernadino County. Thanks for the prayers! She's 3. We stopped fighting the nap thing over a year ago. Would take us, literally, hours to get her down for one, then she wouldn't go to bed that night! No naps = bed at a decent hour. Naps = no bed for a very long time! Which would you chose? LOL! I'm still sending best wishes on the whole mess you've got going on! ~Thanks, for the prayers, Irene. Are you going to get sent down for that one? ~Okay, I need to go deal with laundry. :frown: I hate doing laundry!!

Yuck! YES, it is talent and you are NOT boring me!!! Makes me want to come visit you tho! Don't worry about it too much. I'm sure it'll be gone in no time once you get back on all of your water. I never drink enough water when doing stuff like that. Glad you're posting again too! I hate days like that! Speaking of which. I need to go deal with laundry. Hate doing laundry! WhooHoo! WTG!! Mention away! Of course you're excited!! It's hard when you're so far away from family. Excited about the phone call!!! Lots of prayers and best wishes coming your way!!!!

What a wonderful update, Tina! So glad the kids are enjoying your presence too. It can be hard when they're not on board with things. Have fun shopping! Have a great week!

H! Very late posting! Very long, very busy, but nice day. DD ended up sleeping in the truck for the hour ride home from town and that set her falling asleep back by a few hours! UGH! This is why she doesn't take naps anymore! Even a 15 minute nap will set her back almost an hour! So had a rough time getting her to sleep tonight. DH was supposed to get off duty this AM but at 4:30AM was sent to a fire 6hrs south of us instead. He'll be gone all week. :frown: Tis the season! Spent the day with the ILs. It was nice but I'm always glad to get home again. MIL is thrilled b/c DH and I want to try our hand and preserving/canning and she's got TONS of stuff and is thrilled to pass it on to us. She told DH that she has about 10-12 DOZEN jars!! :eek: I have no idea where we're going to store all of those! Okay, I'm exhausted. Off to bed. 'Night!

Fanny, absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love it when you post your pics. I still think you should go pro! Either selling your prints or taking them for people to sell back to them! LOL! I'm totally the same way. MUST. HAVE. MY. SPACE!!! LOL! We only have a queen right now. Only get my space when DH is gone and DD stays in her own bed! Picnic was good. DD and I headed to the family stuff on our own today. Will be on our own all week. DH was supposed to come home today but at 4:30AM got a phone call sending them 6hrs south to a fire. He'll be gone all week. :thumbup: Tis the season! Tap is back! WhooHoo!!! Glad you had a wonderful time! Sorry about the excess. It doesn't take much at ALL for me to revert to the old, bad habits. Constant struggle. Woke up to rain this AM too! Snow higher up. :smile: LOL! There is ALWAYS one! I think you make a good point if you are hearing "it" from EVERYONE, then maybe it is time to re-assess your goals. And certainly no reason you can't re-assess again when you get there. I'll probably be doing some of that as I get closer too. ~~~~~ Had a nice time in town with the family but always glad to get home. Good thing I get along w/the ILs!! Tho the BIL's wife could go away and I'd be happy. Nothing horrible about her except she's just a PITA! LOL! MIL is so excited b/c DH and I want to start preserving/canning food, neither of us have done it before. Well, she's got TONS of jars, some from HER grandmother, books, a GLASS funnel, etc. Anyway, she's boxed all of it up and they'll be bringing in up in a week or two. She has always enjoyed doing it but she works and just doesn't have the time or energy anymore. She's happy to pass it on to us. Oh and when I say a ton of jars, she told DH she has a good 10-12 DOZEN!!!! :wink2: Where we're going to put all of those jars, I have NO idea!!! As I mentioned earlier, DH was supposed to come home this AM but got sent to a fire instead. :wink2: Always worry about him and miss him when he's gone. DD has a hard time w/it too and tends to act out more b/c of it. Hopefully I can keep us on an even-keel this week. Thinking of heading back down to town later in the week to do some clothes shopping for DD. She needs her winter stuff. Making a list of exactly what she needs so I don't get carried away or forget something important! She's growing so fast I'm not shopping too far in advance and it got cold all of a sudden so she doesn't have everything she needs. We were in the high 90s/low 100s last week, today we didn't make it out of the 40s!!! Have a fire in the woodstove right now. LOVE this time of year!! UGH! Tired! Off to bed soon. 'Night!!!

LOL!! Were you able to get any sleep? I know when the kiddo is in bed w/me, I don't sleep well. Could be tho that it's b/c she's 3 and besides being a little volcano (HOT!), she's ALL over the place! Or I wake up with curls in my face and I can't breathe! LOL! Or a puppy dog (stuffie) ends up in my back as I turn over or some such thing. Then there's the arms and the FEET! I sorta woke up sometime this AM to find her climbing in bed w/me. Since I was "awake" I, of course, had to go the the bathroom (sorry!) and when I came back looked at the clock. It was only 1:30!! UGH!! She was already asleep so I just left her there. Happens almost once a week when DH is gone. She misses him and has a hard time sleeping sometimes so I let it go. Not too often but once in awhile is okay. ~~~~~ Headed down the hill tomorrow (Sunday) for the day. Nephew is getting his religious studies merit badge (scouts) at church. Very proud of him. Took him a whole year to do it. Pretty in-depth thing. Afterwards we'll have a family picnic at a near-by park. Then it'll be home to have dinner at our favorite place before they close for the season that night then home to watch the Steeler game. Hope y'all have a great Sunday. I'll check in tomorrow night.

Hmmm, my logical side, (and how much legal stuff is LOGICAL) says that if it so says in the divorce decree, then the mortgage company can't come after your DH. BUT like I said, what in the legal world is logical? Definitely time for a lawyer. Ummm, something else to think about... if he has ANY insurance policies or bank accounts still active while married to her, has he changed ANY of the beneficiary information on those? I don't know how many times I've heard how the ex-wife got all kinds of money and property from the dead guy and his new family loses everything. Just be sure to double-check that, 'kay? Oh just thought of something and I could be way out in left field but could the mortgage company just be calling you guys b/c he WAS on the mortgage and they're just bluffing and reaching, trying to get their money? These days, I wouldn't put it past them. Best wishes with this! 'Night!!

Glad you're feeling better. I know how frustrating it is being down for so long. Prednisone SUCKS!!!! Don't beat yourself up tho IF you do gain. There really isn't a whole lot you can do about it. :thumbup: How'd the midnight showing go? Better you than me! LOL! Have a great time at the theater! ~~~~~ Got outside this AM and planted some fall veggies. Still need to plant the blueberry bush but I'll need DH's help with that one. Cleaned out the remains of the poor marigolds from their pots. They were so decimated that even the empty, dirt filled pots look better than what was left of the marigolds! Deer usually leave them alone but this time of year, they'll eat anything. Then the squirrels were pulling them up to eat the roots! Good thing they were pretty much done for the year! LOL! Okay, better get. Battery on the laptop is dying and DD is hungry. Thinking I'm getting some signs that I need to get off the computer for now! LOL!

Hi Diva!!!!

UGH! Hate having to deal with water weight. It's SO frustrating! :thumbup: Yikes! That must have been a little shocking! Good news on the re-growth! Mmmmmm, popcorn! I haven't had that in forever! DD can't eat it yet (age) so I refuse to even have it in the house. Not fair to her to be eating it in front of her and it's too late after she goes to bed. So it's just better to not have it in the house. Re: the toe again, if the skin undreneath isn't raw or damaged (and if the mail just came off there should just be tenderness, no pain) just leave the neosporen and band-aid off. Better for it that way and the nail will just re-grow itself back in it's own time. Tho if you take Biotin, it'll happen faster. ~~~~~ I am a slug. I have done NOTHING! Did a lot of NOTHING yesterday too. Tho this AM I did get outside. We had breakfast then while DD played and the dog explored, I planted some fall veggies and the thyme that I bought last week. Cleaned up the remains of the poor marigolds out of their pots, watered and fed the birds. I made hummingbird food too. Should be cool enough to put out soon. DD, dog and I walked up to the road to get the mail too. Okay so I guess I wasn't a complete slug but it sure feels like it! Didn't get any laundry done. We'll be gone ALL day tomorrow so it'll have to wait til Monday now. Hope y'all have a great evening/night! TTFN!

Hi! That's what I thought but figured I'd better know for sure. Okay, I'm in. Going to start slow. Need to get back into my routine of walking. I'm going to shoot for 30 miles this month. My neighborhood is VERY hilly (I live in the mtns.). I have 2 routes that I do. The first one w/the kiddo in the stroller and the dog on her leash is 1.5 miles. The second one that I do by myself (dog is too old to walk that far and the hills are too big for me w/the stroller just yet) is 2.5 miles. I rarely get to do the 2nd one as much as I like.

Hmmm, this sounds interesting! So is this all day miles, say with a pedometer or is this exercise miles, logged by any means, as long as it's exercise? I've got to get back to walking my neighborhood now that the weather has finally cooled off. this just might help me do that. I'll have to think about what my goal could be. I'll be back!

Hi everyone! Had a good loss this week. This AM saw a 2.4lb loss!! Very happy! I'm trying to get to 170 by Halloween. September only saw 3/10ths lost tho so who knows what's going to happen this month! Starting off well enough. Hope it continues that way! ~~~~~ Kat, so glad you're feeling better. Have a nice time w/family this weekend. Ebony, I'm so stoked for you and what's happening with your clothes. Sounds like a wonderful weekend ahead! Crzy, how are you feeling? Are you back to 100% yet? ~~~~~ Off to get some laundry done. BBL!

Morning! Challenge update: Last week: 174.9 This week: 172.5 Goal: 170 Took me all of September to lose 3/10ths of a lb so we'll see what happens with the last couple of lbs for this challenge! ~~~~~ Jennifur, I don't remember you saying anything about surgery! Heal well! Kat, glad you're feeling better. Just wish you could rest this weekend. :frown: Tracy, I think your goals are very realistic. Too many people go by the BMI stuff. Granted I do too but more as a guideline to where I MIGHT want to be at goal. I also base it on where I was when I graduated HS and before I started gaining weight. Don't imagine this body will every see 120 again but I think 130 might be realistic. We'll find out as I get closer. Suzie, at the very end of the story, on my local channel, they real quick said this was in regards to parents who used candy for bribing purposes with their kids. :smile: Great, one more thing to blame the parents on when you go the therapy! LOL! They also said, again, very quickly, that it was a small study and probably has some validation issues. :thumbup: So WHY even report it?! Sheesh! Dumb, dumb, dumb!!! ~~~~~ Another quiet day. They don't happen too often so when they do, I take full advantage! :w00t: I do need to do some laundry and change the bedding tho. Suppose I should clean the house but that will probably NOT happen. I like things clean but hate doing it! When I was working full-time I was blessed to be able to afford a housekeeper every other week. I miss that! Had another bad migraine last night. Made me a little sick. Doing okay today. Hopefully I don't get hit with another one later today. That'll be all week except Wednesday, if I do. :w00t: Thank God for my meds! I need to plant my new veggies today or tomorrow too. Bought some Thyme, Spinach, Asian Greens and Peas. We'll see what else comes in to the nursery later this month. I've never done a Fall garden. Have always just done a summer one. We'll see what happens! :w00t: Also bought a blueberry bush! Now I need to buy some straw for it, the artichoke and the herbs to over-winter. I may even try garlic. Need to get on the ball for that one tho If I'm going to do it b/c I'll have to order it. It's all stuff I've never tried to grow before. We'll see if I can keep it going or not! :tongue: Well, I'd better get moving. Have a great day!

Great job, Misty!! ~~~~~ Last week: 174.9 This week: 172.5 Goal: 170 Weird week of ups and downs on the scale. Being sick really threw me off for a few days. I was as low as 170 and as high as 179, THIS WEEK! Had no clue what today was going to be like. Crazy I tell ya!

WhooHoo! There you are! Just be careful. I know you are. Just need to say it! Have you tried really hot tea before eating? I find it helps me, usually before Breakfast, right after a fill. Hi Shalee! Kat, sounds like you have a busy weekend. Too bad you couldn't just stay in bed and rest so you can get better! Try to take care of yourself! Hi Plain! ~Another migraine hit and hard. Heading to bed early tonight. Took my meds and it's starting to abate but this one made my stomach hurt a little, so, worse than normal. On a good note, DD and I had a quiet evening. Didn't go to dance class tonight and she didn't even mention it. I asked her how she felt about it [not going] and she said she didn't listen to the teacher so she wasn't going anymore. Ummm, okay! That's so NOT what I said the other night but over a month ago I did tell her that she needed to listen to her teacher or she shouldn't go so that's how she's processed it I guess. She totally wasn't upset at all! We'll see if anything comes up about it as time goes on. She is so athletic that we want to get her involved in something. We're just not sure what. We have limited resources here. There is a Dojo and a gymnastics studio. There is also soccer but practice is on a bad afternoon for us right now. She's also seeming to be very musical, constantly singing and making up songs to her self. She's also tapping her fingers on any flat surface that she can find. Constantly. I have a friend who teaches piano and we have a piano so I may look in to that as well. We don't want to get her over-involved in stuff (I don't want to be over-involved) but we want to provide stuff for her, if she enjoys it and if we can. I didn't have the opportunity as a kid myself. I guess I just don't know if we're going about it the right way. Well, I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC Friday! 'Night

Ebony! Between the running and the clothes you must be feeling on top of the world!!! And if not, THEN you're crazy! LOL! Well, hell! I was hoping you'd be able to dodge the sickness bullet! I sure hope you feel better soon! As far as your OM, she needs to get over herself! Go home and go to bed! The hell with her! Nah, can't be ignored! :w00t: PJTP: Not much going on. Had to go back on my BP pills. :ohmy: I was hoping I could stay off of them but not yet. Maybe someday. Getting another damn migraine. I'm so sick of this crap. I'm pretty sure it's wrapped up in my hormone levels. That seems to be when I have the most problems. Not that I want any more surgery but I'm going to push my GYN for a hysterectomy. I'm sick of all the problems and I've been dealing with it all for way too many years. Just need to be done with it all. Nice and cool here. Finally! Love this weather! I'm freezing my butt off! It's wonderful!!! Okay, need to get moving. Gotta go pick up our veggies soon. BBL!

Hey y'all! Got on last night and had multi-posted to my heart's content and then the site stopped loading for me! UGH! Sorry but not gonna go back and try again! How are all of our sickies? Everybody getting better finally? I sure hope so! It's so hard when those around us are so sick. Kat, did you end up sick? It sounded like you might have been coming down with Rick's nasty stuff. I sure hope not! Challenge, I'm in. Start me at 174.9. I WI here at home on Fridays so I'll post what the new number is then. I'm hoping/praying for 170 by the 31st! I am SUCH a slow loser! But at least I'm a LOSER!! LOL!! Jenn, it sounds like you're having a rough time right now. I hope it gets better soon. I know I'm missing stuff. I'm sorry! I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Donna, She's talking to Restless Monkey. Shirley, PM her and I'm sure she'd be happy to tell you about it. She's wonderful at sharing her experiences and trying to help others. Her story is one of hard lessons learned and triumph! RM is great. Sarah, As far as Protein goes, veggies and fruits also have protein. Granted not tons of it but it's there. If you haven't seen your surgeon yet, don't get too wrapped up about it. You'll get the info you need from him. And if not, then ask for it. Best wishes on your journey! Some links if anyone wants a look-see: Foods High in Protein,High Protein Foods List Protein Content of Food: Vegetables and Fruits | Protein Protein in the Vegan Diet -- The Vegetarian Resource Group Vegetarians in Paradise/Vegan Protein Basics/Vegetarian Protein Sources / Charts

Depends on your problem/worry/issue. For ME: If I'm starving and must eat something, I try to make it light and just enough to quiet the stomach. (I can't sleep if I'm too hungry. Been that way forever.) But then I have to wait at least 30 minutes, if I have good restriction, otherwise, when I lay down I can feel it in my throat! Yuck! Doesn't come back up, I just can feel it sitting there. It's rare that I'm that hungry tho. Sometimes if I can tell it's just going to get worse, I'll go to bed so I can fall asleep before getting too hungry or I'll have a glass of milk and that seems to help a lot. I don't have reflux issues, thank goodness! And I've heard that it doesn't matter much re: weight if you eat before bed or several hours before or not, tho for some it may matter. I just don't like to eat late. For me it's when I want nachos or a fried egg sandwich or cheese bread or whatever. Then it just SITS there! UGH! Bad, Bad, Bad! LOL! So I just try to avoid the kitchen altogether or if I must, get in and out as fast as possible! No standing in the fridge or the pantry either! Then I'll snack while I try to decide what to have! Can we say "food issues?!"

Are you still confused or did that end when you went home from training?! Oh. Well. I'll probably still want to see it. Love action flicks. Good to see you, Plain. Never saw Bewitched. Still don't plan too. I think I want to take DD to it. She enjoys the book. The one we are NOT going to see is "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." It is NOTHING like the book and the food starts attacking and eating people! Yep, just what I want to take my 3 year old too! NOT!! It's a shame b/c she enjoys that book too. We're going to have to go buy "Monsters vs Aliens." We saw that at the theater and she STILL talks about it! Every time she sees the ads now she says she wants to watch it. Oh and "Snow White" is being released to stores soon too! That one hasn't been out in forever! Can't wait! PJTP: Got my work done today. I'll drop it all back at the office in the AM after I take DD to preschool. Makes it easy since they're both in the same building! :smile: Not taking DD to dance anymore. She barely talks about it, tho she gets up about it on that afternoon. I told her tonight that class ended and we're not going anymore and she didn't even put up a fuss. I'll call the studio this week and let them know we're not coming back. Now that it's finally cooled off, we're hoping they'll open the forest back up to woodcutting soon (it's downed wood only, can't be standing, dead or otherwise). We need a couple of more cords and haven't been able to get out yet since it's been so hot. We only have til Nov. 30th so we'll need to get on the ball once the forest is open again. Problem is with our schedules, we only have like 1 day a week we can go! Crazy! Harder now that DD is in school! It'll work out tho. Always does! Okay y'all. Have a great night! Off to bed!

Tina, is there a service in your area that could help you with the paperwork? Like a lawyer school or public paralegal service or something like that? I think paralegals can do/help with that stuff and it's a lot less money. Check you yellow pages in the phone book or google it or check you local library or chamber of commerce. I'm not sure. Just somethings that popped in to my head when I read your post. Take care and thanks for the update! Hugs!