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It's Monday morning, my VVs. A new week, a new chance to make the band work for us! I hope everyone had a great weekend, and those who are mom's had a special day yesterday. Angie - FANTABULOUS!!!! You ran the 5K - RAN it, WOW!!! Who cares if there was 1 or a 1000 people ahead or behind you, the point is, YOU RAN IT!!:wub::thumbup: Rhapsody - I am SO glad to see you posting. I hope your health issues are over! We have missed your posts; don't leave us again!:crying::crying: Shiny, Jamie, Ezma - did you get your exercise in this weekend? I spent most of Saturday cleaning the apartment my tenant vacated - she was a good tenant but not the cleanest person...I doubt if she ever wiped off the microwave hood, or cleaned behind the stove! It took me 3 hours and 7 buckets of hot sudsy Water to clean JUST the tiny kitchenette! :thumbup::frown::thumbup: I'm getting very frustrated with myself - I can tell that I have stabilized at a weight that I am not happy with, but I'm not really inclined to 'go the extra mile' to break it...self-sabotage is very easy to do! This week I will TRY to not snack after supper...small steps. Let's see if I can go one week without munching after supper...I will post here for accountability! How is everyone doing?

I vote yes as well. As the democratic process says that 100% of the people voted it is Friday, therefore it is!

To all of you who are mothers...I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day doing whatever it is that brings you great pleasure.

I have no idea how anyone could do that. There are those of us who wanted children and who would have done almost anything to have them...to read of people like you ex just breaks the heart; it is beyond comprehension. It reflects well on you Ebony, that your son is the man that he is. Good for you Fanny! Has the ex-inlaws ever tried to contact your DD? Oh Sick - I hope you manage to avoid the worst symptoms! Take care. WHat she said!!! [ Well....if the weather was nice and I could go play in the dirt it would be better!!!But, ok....Good morning!

Why does it have to rain on the weekend? My play in the dirt time is ruined!!!!!! whine whine whine guess it is a washing, cleaning, vacuuming, dusting day today....but I don't wanna! I'd threaten to hold my breath until I turn blue, but as no one is around to see that, or is able to change the weather, it would be a waste of time and effort.

Think of it this way, you just lost the weight of the trophy, Barb!;)

Hi Angie - Great to see you post, and CONGRATULATIONS on making wonderland! And planning to run a 5K. :w00t: (I popped over and read your blog...I've added it to my regular blogs to read - now if only I could get motivated to be as active as you!!)

Good morning g4e...I've been awake for hours. Just not in a posting kind of mood......I know, shame on me!

Morning all! Shiny - that sounds like a great challenge! How long does it last? Ezma - glad to hear you have been getting some walking in...What's your alternative given the blister issue? Biking? or WI fit? or swimming? I was a blob yesterday - I didn't go to the Y, or walk to or from work, nor did I play in the garden (it was raining). I was just a blob..and I must say, I LOVED it!! But today is another day, so walking to work it is - even though it is raining.... In my last attempt to round up some of our lost VVs, I sent emails to 15 of our 'used to be regulars but haven't seen them in ages' VVs...lets see if that works! Really I want to know how we are all doing...and wouldn't it be great to have Rhapsody, Jax, Cool Crystal, Glou etc give an update? I hope all is well with everyone....

Yesterday I was a blob...no other way to express it. A blob. Didn't get to the Y, didn't play in the garden (it was raining), didn't walk to or from work....blob. And, oh it was lovely!!! (Bet you thought I was going to say I missed my exercise or something - nope!) Raining again today, but I have to do something, so walking to work it is (to start) - DH took the car to work so I don't have a choice. Nothing like arriving at the office soggy! P.S. Heartfire - I don't know where you are, but yesterday was Thursday, not Monday.

Great goals, Ebony! Go for it! I am really undecided on PS - it is true that I will need it, but the whole pain and money thing is giveing me second (and third and fourth...) thoughts. Now thats a plan! Texas is out; Michigan is out... Not too hot, not too cool, NO SNOW, lots to do, countryside housing is affordable....you get the idea. Hope you're feeling better soon! I cannot imagine it! I have been a passenger on one, and no thanks. Like snowmobiles, lots of noise and a fear of hitting the ground. You go for it!! Is the desired outcome to be a lawyer or a judge? Heartfire - Take the dog to the vet...I wouldn't want you to compromise the dog's health unintentionally. That's if folks, it's quittin' time

PJTP: Whatever happened to SheSmiles? I miss her contributions.

You have a wicked sense of humor - I love it!!:grouphug:

Thank heavens Shiny and Jaime, that you posted - I was really beginning to feel I am the last VV!!! I was supposed to go to a conference, but it got cancelled at the last moment - Im not sorry about that! I'm such a homebody, and just love to spend time in my garden - I hate missing gardening days! I have been spending about 2 hours a night in the garden - removing sod, turning soil, lugging pails of compost, wheeling rocks etc....hard physical labor. I don't know what the calorie burn is, but I know that those months of weight training are paying off!!! Jaime - It almost sounds like you are too tight - I hope you are taking it easy today; do fluids to ensure that you relax your stomach. Shiny - What kind of cakes are you making? Going to do the fondant decorating? Take pics, please, because I am sure they are photo-worthy!! I will do another roll call: RSG Glou Wantit Cool Crystal LilMiss Ezma Momoftwo and other long lost VVs...............hello?????????

Another great evening in the garden after a brisk walk home! I managed to remove the sod (I use the term loosely, more like the weed patch covering) from a strip of land about 3 feet wide and 20 feet long, then turned the soil (hard packed cement-like rock/gravel and a bit of earth), incorporated buckets of compost that I carried and then planted a few things. WHEW!! I haven't a clue what the calorie burn was, but it was 2 hours of hard manual labor that I LOVE! I am thinking of purchasing a pedometer, but I want a reliable good one...I had one, but it quickly revealed its poor quality:angry:. Any suggestions for a good one?

Ebony - OUCH on the tuition hike!! Why does the term 'unmatched greed' come to mind? And yes, you need to find a way to let it go, otherwise it will just make you miserable... Seat heaters in 85? I think if my rear were ever to experience that heat, I'd be looking for an ice-pack! Initially post-banding I was cold, but now I'm back to my usual temperature tolerance - which does not have an 'Africa hot' zone! Then again, it doesn't have an Arctic Circle zone either...like Goldilocks, a 'just right' in between zone is what I would like. Note to self: do not travel to Houston or Dallas in the summer or September Ditto... How cute! Needy, manipulative, whiny, spoiled, self-centered...your MIL is certainly a piece of work. Ummm - dare I say that I have extra dryer vent hose, and that I keep it because you never know when you may need it? Like Macbeth, will anything ever wash that image from my mind???? :idea: Note to self: do not move to Michigan if 5 days = summer! (If everyone posts their weather it will certainly help me in deciding to what locale DH and I shall retire!! So far, Texas and Michigan are out; Alaska is out;... Yay!!! Morning all! Coffee is hot, sun is shining, the 'tree man' (the guy who is removing the 70' tree that fell on my house in December) is at the house today, and the boss is away. What a grand day!

I have never had a need for anything like lidocaine. A simple tiny needle prick; the nurse who does them is expert and has never had difficulty in doing it. She has even done them with me standing up with just the port area exposed as we were at a travelling clinic, and there were no beds or chairs - we stood behind a privacy screen. Simple, no pain, and fast.

Gone4ever - I hope everyone is ok. I've never experienced nor seen a tornado, but only a few weeks ago a tornado watch was posted for my area. So, I watched...

You know you are old when...you refer to your new lunch bag as a Jethro Bodeen (?sp) bag, and everyone in the office stares blankly. :laugh::cool2:

I agree Lulu - I don't understand posting gut pictures at all...then again, I don't post any pictures of myself so maybe that's my one and only little quirk!!:cool2: I also wouldn't post pictures of other people, including childen...

Yoo Hoo!??? My fellow VVs...where are you??? Im talking to myself these days...........

After another brisk home last night, I changed into my gardening/comfortable clothes, went outside and raked, pulled weeds, cut branches, turned soil etc for 2 hours. My neck is a wee bit sore today - perhaps I was a tad enthusiastic inone of my activities! Anyway, another glorious day today, so the plan is to walk home from work and do some more of the same! Have I mentioned that I love to play in the dirt???:cool2::laugh:

Fanny - Sorry to hear about your house situation. Plain - yes indeed, I believe so. A sunny Wednesday, and I have to go to work - blech!!

PJTP - Insomnia sucks!