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Janie, I said the same thing....Amanda only lost 5 lbs......They did show Shay on Jay Leno, and she looked really good....she had lost 115 or 150...can't remember...so did Daniel....look really good...ah well, it's late here too....

Thanks for the compliments on Mr. Dylan, he is a cutie....but so are Carson and Grady, and Ethan....Michelle, I have a question, how would one get into the editing/proofreading? biz such as you.??... I haven't heard back from the Weight Watchers lady...I need to do something here quick....heading into winter and the thought of being stuck in the house is making me nutz! The ex-husband of some old friends of ours passed away, we have the wake to go to Friday....haven't seen them in years, but was thinking of him a while back....I guess he had been estranged from one of his kids for 10 years...weird....anyways, where is Suzanne or Kat lately?? and Terri...? Ok, gonna go watch news or Yankees...

This is my "great nephew" Dylan in HIS dragon costume...he lives in Ohio-Sylvania, near Toledo, and he was 2 in July...these were his Mom's cell phone pics, I am sure Grammy has better ones to come...I hear ya about November, Pam...my Mom and hubby's Mom both died in November, right around my birthday....hang in there, it will be December all too quickly I am afraid!

My sister said Dylan who is 2 was a dragon also...I didn't see pics yet! We had a fair amount of T&t'ers...still too much candy left...well I had an interview with Weight Watchers the other day....I have to be within 10 lbs. of goal weight to be hired....as of Weds. I was 15.8 away, today, well before I opened the candy, I was 12.2...I'd be doing receptionist, at meeting centers and maybe some church meetings...I guess they also have kiosk at the mall, selling products...we'll see, need to do something....Well Halloween is over here.....now it's NOVEMBER....ugh....

Yea to Laura on the surgery plans....and Heather, my sincerest condolences.... Liquor I believe stays pretty good....at least real alcohol, like whiskey, vodka etc....wines, syrupy stuff that stuff doesn't seem to keep...I cleaned out our liquor cabinets a few weeks ago...moral of the story, buy big halg gallon/liters of booze when you are young....we have bought some of these on our cruises/trips and we do not drink that much anymore, not like in our 20's-30's....still trying to get the nerve to open some Bailey's that is unopened but in cabinet for a while....it would be really sad if Bailey's made me meet my demise....

Good afternoon.....Haydee, I never lived in N'Olwins...just was there for 4 days? I have another online group and we used to have "reunions" every year...one yr was in NO...loved the food....etoufee and jambalaya...and MUFFALATTA's...across the street and down some from cafe du Mond...and I think we had them at napolean's too...have tried making them here, but hard to duplicate the bread...and since I really don't do bread well anymore...Food Network just had a show Chef vs City and they did NO...Brennan's was one stop...not sure about the other places...well off to start dinner...Laura thanks again for the "puter help"....

I miss New Orleans.....what else did you eat, Haydee??? Were you at Brennan's? the pics on the terrace fist set looked like it...I am still job hunting too...going to maybe check into Curves...and maybe my band doctor again..Have to lose the last 10-15 lbs to work for Weight Watchers...really getting discouraged....I like the first two dresses too, Haydee....Laura, I am having a problem with attaching word documents in emails....everything is saved as .doc, when I attach in email (AOL, or yahoo/sbc) it shows as .lnk. Mone of of my "boys", help desk gurus that I have asked have an answer....

Well, I am back from one of the most difficult 24 hrs...a guy I used to work with, his little baby boy Aiden, 9 months old, died on saturday...so I went to the wake and funeral. He was born with TGA, some sort of transposed arteris and it affected all his organs,,,,he was on vent and dialyisis and in the hospital for all nine months, except for the last few days, they were able to bring home with Hospice,,,,so tiny and perfect looking....like a little doll...never went to a wake/funeral for a little one like that..never want to do it again... Back to ice cream...I found a swap recipe for wendy's Toffee Coffee....was pretty good sub for the real thing: HG's Toffee Crush Coffee Shake Come Slurp Away!This Wendy's swap is a GREAT way to celebrate your summer vacation... even if it's just a weekend at home. Ingredients: 1/2 cup Breyers Double Churn Free Creamy Vanilla fat-free ice cream 1/3 cup light vanilla soymilk 1/4 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed One-third of a 1.4-oz. toffee chocolate bar (like Heath or Skor), finely crushed into bits 1 tsp. Hershey's Lite chocolate syrup 1 tsp. Coffee-mate Sugar Free French Vanilla powdered creamer 3/4 tsp. instant coffee granules 1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia) 3/4 cup crushed ice or 4 - 6 ice cubes Optional: Fat Free Reddi-wip Directions: Place powdered creamer, instant coffee granules, and sweetener in a glass. Add 2 tbsp. hot water and stir until ingredients have dissolved. Transfer to a blender. Add ice cream, soymilk, and ice to the blender. Blend briefly, until smooth, and then pour into a glass. Stir in the Cool Whip, until uniform. Add chocolate syrup and toffee-chocolate bits (if you plan to top your drink with Reddi-wip, set a few candy bits aside), and stir gently to swirl them in. If you like, top with Reddi-wip and sprinkle with remaining candy bits. Now dig in! MAKES 1 SERVING Serving Size: entire shake Calories: 237 Fat: 5.5g Sodium: 145mg Carbs: 41g Fiber: 3.5g Sugars: 25g Protein: 5g POINTS® value 4* I survive on a lot of Weight Watcher ice cream treats....

Woohoo!!! I am "fixed"...thanks so much Laura...was having problems signing in the last few weeks....so have been lurking...and reading....the good news is that I went to Dr. last Tuesday and I am at 100# from the day of surgery!!!! Bad news is still no job....getting very depressing.....oh, well...not doing much this weekend....watched both of our teams lose today, Hawks and Cubs!!! Hope everybody is having a good weekend...great weather here, so far!!!

Laura, I would just call the Dr's office before you start out....most Doc's have a "sick" room where they can hold the sickly ones away from the others in the waiting room...I just noticed Carson was born on your Bandiversary!!!! I:blushing:'m a little slow sometimes....my "grand" nephew hated tummy time also...he didn't really crawl until he was 1 yr and walked at about 15-16 months...but he had abs of steel...pulled himself up to sitting without rolling over...

You guys look great.....sounds like fun....

any baby news yet????

Congrats Pamela, and good luck Laura-will keep you in my prayers for the safe arrival of lil Carson....

On "Little People, Big World", Amy, the Mom and Jacob, youngset kid are in HUNTSVILLE, Al....kid is going to SpaceCamp...its on TLC now....

HOPPY Easter, all....sounds like everyone had a great day...we did too, went out to our friends house for dinner....did pretty good, had ham turkey and polish sausage...yum...not too bad on the candy, had some, but it's ok, I am not beating myself up on it...well, dd needs to get to bed-puter is in her room!-so better finish up.....have a great night all!

Hi Ladies....went for an esophogram today...ay a hospital near home and where I had my band done....this guy thought that my pouch looked larger than "normal"...I am wondering if my band slipped....I am still having problems 4 wks after fill, even "thicker" liquids sometimes cause great gurgling and go down really slow...I am wondering what they do if it is slipped???? Liquids for a while? or surgery....and of course we are leaving for my sisters tomorrow for the weekend...:smile2:.....my Doc won't get the results til tomorrow late or Monday.... Judy have a great time on your cruise...Kat congrats on the job....everybody else, have a great weekend, but I am sure I will be checking in from Ohio...

Michelle thanks so much for the Margarita warning...lol....love that!!!!!

I may need an un-fill, a tad....had .5 put in 10 days ago...I had trouble getting soup down at lunch, we went out for mexican, and my enchilada and margarita went down ok, but I did PB a little bit...I have lost 6 lbs in 10 days....but I have about 35 to go....I dunno, I dunno....

LOL, cute, thanks for the info....

Good grief, Kat, that's terrible...so glad the FD made it in time, especially with you being gone....kids today have no respect for people's property... Well, had my fill yesterday...overall he was pleased...down 79 lbs in 2 yrs...found out they have a new 3rd office even closer to me....right now they are the only office in a brand new 4 story building! Ok, I have a question that I have been dying to ask...Judy, why do you put a CAPITAL E in Pamela's name??? Well off to get sheets outta dryer and vacuum up here...I'll be later...

ewww, you had to bring up Sonic...we just got 2 of them here in Illinois...we are getting thunderstorms here right now, not sure if that is good news or not for you'n out east...I am sooo on my way to get a fill and my 2 yr "STAR", check-up, whatever... Be back later...have a good afternoon!

Wow, I am surprised no-one else has responded.....I have lost 80 lbs, have about 40 more to go...so I am at 2/3's gone....I will be 2 years on Sat 28th....going for a fill on Thursday, can feel lately we are not moving downward, kinda spiraling in circles...up 2 down 2 -you know the drill..but hanging in there....

Happy Birthday Tracy K...:smile::thumbup:....and Kat glad Manda is coming home...that is great news...made a new batch of Ham/Cheese soup today....yummo...hope everyone has a great night!!!:tt2:

welcome Blossom and congrats on your success so far...I had to reply because my husband's nickname for me is Blossom...and we are about the same age...I was banded almost 2 yrs ago and I have 80 lbs so far....keep up the good work!

Thanks for the FB adds and for making me feel welcome...I have been a slug today...drove hubby to train very early this am so HE could go workout downtown, and since it was too early for me to go to my class, i fell back to sleep...I have to keep moving...can't get it in gear!!! Hope all the "patients" and families are doing better today... Talk to you later....have a good night...