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Tracy, I actually think you did a great job at DQ last night! Take note and move on.

Kat, lots of prayers for your mom. AND for you.

Ummmm, DH calls it doggie ice cream. LOL!

Ashley, have fun riding today! Envious!

Suzie, great job on the 5k! Proud of you!!!

Morning Jenn!

DD is driving me nuts w/the damn eye drops! LOL!!

Cloudy and sprinkling! WhooHoo!!

Still feel icky.

Have a great day!!!!

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I have some good news! My prayers have been answered! DH's job that we thought was only going to be temporary, it has turned into a full time permanent job!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!! Congrats! That is great news

I hope everybody has a great day!!!

Sweet, sweet Friday!!

Man...it felt like it would never get here, lol.

I just read all of the posts above and now I can't remember what I read. Jeez. Here I go... I am having that problem myself, no attention span lately- I think I'm just exhausted

Trey- That breaks my heart about your dogs. They really do become a part of the family. Phooey on your crappy year too. It will get better! You've got a fun personality and you're not too shabby looking so get out there and enjoy life! (Maybe all that wasn't necessary...didn't you just crash a reunion?? LOL!) Ditto this - and what doesn't kill us makes us stronger... right??? LOL You do have a great personality - enjoy life, and you will bump into that someone special when you least expect it (OK, this is what I tell myself every day)

....and we (I think it's safe to speak for us all) enjoy your taunting and teasing so keep bringing it!!! Yup - bring it on!

Our little dog brought a frog in the house last night. I used to play with frogs when I was younger but I just couldn't bring myself to pick this little dude up! I took the baby gate (which blocks the dog from the litterbox aka "snackshack") and scooted it's butt back out the door (our puppy is facinated with the cat's poop). YUCK. She likes to go in and get herself a 'snack' on occasion (if somebody forgets to put the gate back up). TMI...sorry. The thought makes me dry heave. Then she kisses her 'daddy' and that makes me laugh!! YUCK! LOL!!

Jenn- Snuggling with George and then Breakfast? ? You go girl!!!!!! Yup, i do enjoy his company and being important, I don't know how long I can do the "I don't know when we will see each other again" He made me grow up, and I like it, I want more

Cindy...less stress today? I still admire you!

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Angela

Good morning everyone~

Yesterday i did such a great job with my calorie/carb/protein intake. I had only had 920 calories, 51 carbs and 61 protein....THEN dh wanted to go to DQ. The good news of that is I only got a snack size pimpkin pie blizzard. I looked it up and it only had like...320 calories but the carbs doubled my daily intake thus far so....I am trying not to beat myself up too much. At least I did not get a large turtle pecan blizzard like i would have normally gotten. So why do I feel like an alcoholic that fell off the wagon? I fuess in a way I should be somewhat hard on myself to ensure I do not do it again.

You know what you need to do sister! I'm proud of you! and really if I told you what I've had to eat today you would be so proud of you too :tt2:

OK, well, dd is gone until tomorrow so I am gonna try to get her halloween costume made. I already have the umbrella torn apart, but now i need to get a long sleeved black shirt and sew the wings onto it so when she raises her arms, her bat wings flare out :thumbup: You are way too creative for me... I can't even sew on a button

Eat right and walk further than necessary!

I know you will Suzanne!

My weight is stable. It is not stable where I would like it so much(!) but it remains right in a 2 pound range no matter what it seems! But I am not stressing it.....will do my best to make some good decisions, and allow it to drop....but seriously focus more on health than the #. Wish me luck with this. I hear you, i'm just stressing that I'm up 8lbs since my accident. my back aches just enough that it is holding me back

Would you all be so kind as to remember my Mom in your prayers. she is not doing good at all. She is losing the will to fight the pain she is in, and she is giving up hope. It is scaring me, and she is for all intents and purposes ready to move to a wheelchair.

She sees a surgeon next month to discuss removing the tumor on her parathyroid, they are thinking perhaps it is causing enough of an imbalance in her electrolites, and leaching enough Calcium to be the cause of the increased pain. The risks to the surgery are pretty difficult for her to accept. The risk of facial muscle damage is high.

But she just needs to feel hope again. Thanks in advance my friends. Always in my thoughts and Prayers Kat -

Gotta run! Time to go!

Home from my very first 5K. Bo am I going to feel this one for a few days. I couldn't get over how hilly it was. Seemed like the whole time we were walking up a hill. But it's done and we didn't even take the short cut. That is fantastic CONGRATS!!!!

I miss walking my 7 miles. I feel so lazy. I don't even have it in me to get on my elliptical. As soon as school is done

Hope you like the pics. I did thank you for sharing

Cloudy and sprinkling! WhooHoo!! Cold and cloudy here too, nice day to stay in bed

Still feel icky. Me too, I did a breathing treatment and now my chest hurts, there must be a lot of crap in there. I'm going to do treatments all weekend to try to break it up and breathe again

Have a great day!!!!

I just had a cup of tea, in my special cup from our SA trip. I fon't feel like I look any different, except I'm white as a ghost, and you all know me and my tanning...

I miss the other Tracy, Terri, and a few others...but I LOVE you guys!:sleep::wub:

well, off to finish some work and Shampoo the carpets again.

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Good morning!! My day trip to Gatlinburg has been cancelled. All thanks to my cousin (who does buggies too) and my DH decided that Saturday morning should be time to work on the buggy. Oh well. I will find something to occupy my time! :sleep:

1/2 pound is so much better than gaining! I'm too afraid to get on the scale. I've been so stressed lately. I'm sure I've gained.

I have some good news! My prayers have been answered! DH's job that we thought was only going to be temporary, it has turned into a full time permanent job!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!

I hope everybody has a great day!!!

I am sorry your trip got canceled, but congratulations on dh's job being permanent. That is a blessing, I am sure.

Good morning everyone~

Yesterday i did such a great job with my calorie/carb/protein intake. I had only had 920 calories, 51 carbs and 61 protein....THEN dh wanted to go to DQ. The good news of that is I only got a snack size pimpkin pie blizzard. I looked it up and it only had like...320 calories but the carbs doubled my daily intake thus far so....I am trying not to beat myself up too much. At least I did not get a large turtle pecan blizzard like i would have normally gotten. So why do I feel like an alcoholic that fell off the wagon? I fuess in a way I should be somewhat hard on myself to ensure I do not do it again.

Tracy, I think you are doing a great job. You were able to eat less of something and choose a healthier alternative. That is what this is all about! You are going to do amazingly well, I can feel it.

"dog snacks" eeeewwww!! But SO common with dogs, we laughed ourselves silly over a friend commenting that her dog was eating "kitty cookies"---so gross!!!! LOL

When Manda was little we were in a restaurant, and she freaked out, had everyone in the place laughing---a Village Inn family if you will---because she screeched at a man "don't eat that!!!" Then turned to me and told me "that man is eating cat poopies".....he had picked up a link sausage and was attempting to eat it......not sure if he ever did eat it!! I apologized, he was very nice, I was very embarassed that I had a kid old enough to know not to eat cat poopies and still did not recognize link sausage!!! LOL

Tracy, if all they had out for us to choose from was pumpkin stuff I could lose weight like mad this time of year, I don't care for pumpkin.....anything. Well the PB reeces SHAPED like pumpkins I like!!!

Would you all be so kind as to remember my Mom in your prayers. she is not doing good at all. She is losing the will to fight the pain she is in, and she is giving up hope. It is scaring me, and she is for all intents and purposes ready to move to a wheelchair.

She sees a surgeon next month to discuss removing the tumor on her parathyroid, they are thinking perhaps it is causing enough of an imbalance in her electrolites, and leaching enough Calcium to be the cause of the increased pain. The risks to the surgery are pretty difficult for her to accept. The risk of facial muscle damage is high.

But she just needs to feel hope again. Thanks in advance my friends.

Gotta run! Time to go!

Kitty cookies... Oh, and the pb pumpkins called me again this week. I MUST get control of myself! And, you mom will definitely be in my prayers.

Home from my very first 5K. Bo am I going to feel this one for a few days. I couldn't get over how hilly it was. Seemed like the whole time we were walking up a hill. But it's done and we didn't even take the short cut.

Hope you like the pics.

Awesome job, Suz!!!!

Still feel icky.

Have a great day!!!!

I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!:thumbup:

[Kat817 19]

Michelle, have Teagan, lay with her head in your lap and her eyes CLOSED! Tip her head slightly one direction and like to the left for the right eye----and place the drops in the closed inside corner of her eye, by the bridge of her nose. Then tell her to open her eye as you ever so slightly roll her head back to the right. It will make a pool of meds in the corner and they will roll right into her eye as she opens it and the medication rolls in. Works for adults too who miss when trying to drop the drops into an open eye. It will not be a sudden splash, it will just wash into the eye. Then do the other side. Sounds much more complicated thinking which direction, than it is to just do it----you'll see!!

About 10 minutes before I got off, Rick called me, and he was called in to work. Kicker is, he has to go waaaaaay into Colorado. The Grand Junction crew cannot get ahold of their mechanic on call, so they called Rick out. It is a 4 hour drive, then to check the equipment, and repair, then 4 hours home. it is snowing in CO, so it could be much longer. Another Saturday night spent alone........grrrrrrrrr

Gonna be one helluva paycheck he says. Not caring much about that right now! The weekend in the field last week, threw him into this week being entirely OT.

We had planned to go to a movie. Manda would like us to babysit, but thinking I am pretty grouchy about him being at work again, Kinsey would be better off if I didn't. Besides Manda left her last Saturday......and she is the Mommy not me!

I need to clean house----guess I will get that done, then will feel better maybe.

See y'all in awhile..................

Edited October 23, 2010 by Kat817
adding clarification to my directions!

[TN_girl21 1]

Riding a Saddlebred again was AMAZING!! Although, I can already feel the soreness kicking in! But it was worth it. I'm saying it now...and I will say it again. Once the DH's buggy is done and our 5th wheel camper is sold, I will be showing horses again! I went and saw my pony. He was so fat and so happy! I was reminded that I retired him at his peak, and after winning multiple World's Championships, he deserves this retirement.

I did some Christmas shopping tonight. We have about 20 people to buy for, that's not including what DH and I buy each other.

I keep wanting to see The Social Network. Has anybody seen it??

Off to take a hot bath to see if it will help this soreness! lol

Edited October 24, 2010 by TN_girl21

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Kat-prayers for your mom! (((hugs)))

Jenn-It is amazing how creative a person can be when they are broke! When I get the costume finished, you know i will post pics.

TN_Girl- (can not remember your name, sorry) I heard the social network is a good movie. I wanna go see it.

Thanks Cindy, Michelle, actually everyone on giving me props for doing OK at dairy queen. I am trying SO hard. It is tough when dh is off work. :sleep:

Have a good night everyone! :thumbup:

YAY TEXAS RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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TN_Girl- (can not remember your name, sorry) I heard the social network is a good movie. I wanna go see it.

It's okay!! My name is Ashley. I guess I should be signing my name to make it easier!

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hey y'all, I am here because I don't know what else to do with myself. Rick is missing.......his coworker called me to see if I had heard from him, which I haven't since 3:33PM---he called from the bottom of the hill he was headed to for the location...he called from a town called Mancos, he had another 40 miles to go or so. I didn't talk to him, my brother had just walked up so I told him I would call him back----I tried, and no answer. I tried several times, no answer. I figured he was out of the truck working on the problem. A little while ago, the co worker called, and said they were concerned because he never checked in, he never made it to location. The best they can tell, since it is a Colorado crew, not all of them even know Rick, or know he is coming, and the connection to speak with them is through a dispatcher. But no one thinks Rick made it there. He has not responded to either his work cell phone, personal cell phone or truck radio.

I am scared. I was figuring he was going to be late, so changed my mind was going to keep Kinsey---cancelled that. Waiting to hear from the district manager, to see who is going looking for him to see if I can go with them or if I need to leave on my own. I am not sitting here wondering if he is off the side of an embankment, or hit elk, or what is wrong with him. I want to go find him.

This is TOTALLY unlike him. I am seriously scared. Tears keep falling, unchecked. I almost feel afraid to be afraid---if that makes any sense.

Manda keeps calling, she wants to come stay with me, I don't want the distraction, don't want Kinsey seeing me freak out unless we know there is reason to freak out.

Please add him to my Mom and pray he is ok. I love him.

[TN_girl21 1]

Kat, your husband is in prayers!!!! I pray that they will find him safe!!!

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good news is, we did find out there is absolutely NO cell service up there, which may play into things---but there are several men headed his way regardless. And the leader of the job is out of a job it sounds like......it is his responsibility in these cases to check each employee dispatched there in and out, and report any who have not shown up. He did nothing.

Hoping an irresponsible employee and no service are the answer. Still not comfortable with that, but hoping.

Thanks Ashley....appreciated more than I know to say.

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Kat, I was reading your first post and was starting to freak out. Then I got to the second one and my heart is now back in my chest and not my throat. Still very scary though. I will keep Rick in my prayers till he is home safe with you. Hugs.

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Kat, Rick and you are both in my prayers. Please let us know as soon as you hear anything. Let's hope it is a careless employee and no cell phone service. We are all with you and sending you huge hugs. I know we'd all be sitting with you if we could, so just know we're there.

I played for the 100th anniversary of my sister's church this afternoon. I made healthy choices as far as lunch went, and I didn't have dessert.

Suzie, congratulations on the 5K.

Tracy, kudos to you for not having what you normally would at DQ. I think you should consider that a milestone; we all know how easy it is to just break those habits!

Michelle, I'm sorry you're still feeling icky, and your poor DD.

Jenn, were you beating yourself up again about those pounds? If it wasn't you, I'm sorry, but if it was, just look at what you've accomplished. You'll do it when your life is your own again :hug:.

Hey Angela, Cindy, Plain, Ashley, Shar, and Terri.

I'm going to go. I've been up since 5:30--had to get my hair done so I'd look good for the church celebration, went to my sister's, and got home at around 4. I'm tired.

Kat, I will keep your mom in my thoughts as well. Maybe seeing the surgeon will give her the hope she needs to keep going. I'll pray that's so.

Debbie.

Edited October 24, 2010 by serenity55

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Hey Terri---call me and after election we will get together!

Will do! Would love to get together for lunch again. Yep, I'm a good citizen and voted :sleep: It was good to see you, sorry I didn't say good-bye, but you were getting busy and I had to run to I'd have time to stop by Quilt it YaYa and still make it to the next place on time lol.

Anyway, while we were out, we'd left the kitchen door open and we were going back and forth and such. Finally decided to come in and start dinner and for some reason, I looked up at the ceiling as I came in. OH. MY. GOD!!!!!!!!! :thumbup: The entire ceiling, tops of the curtain valances were COVERED in flies!!!!!! I'm trying NOT to freak out! I move to go to the eating nook and that ceiling is covered as well as the chain for the light fixture. I keep moving and the entry ceiling is covered. The living room ceiling has more as well as the dining room ceiling! Our bedroom only had 1 fly. I shut that door so more wouldn't go in!

ewww we've had this happen before, DH will leave the door open when he is bbqing and it's worse in early fall when it just starts to cool off. We take the vaccum to them also! sooooo disgusting! But not nearly as bad as the moths Kat talked about. ughhhhhh

Hi Michelle! You might want to down a couple of shots before you attempt Chuck E. Cheese!!

GREAT idea!

Tracy if you haven't tried Greek yogurt yet you should! Lots and lots of Protein. My fav is Brown Cow brand from Sams, some of them are way to tart for me. Haven't seen the one with the honey to mix in but that sounds good!

Trey I'm so sorry about your dogs. We have 3 and they are like kids..... spoiled rotten. 3 Jack Russells. Craziness most of the time but wouldn't know what to do without them.

Suzanne, YAY! a 5K, that's great!!! I've got to start excercising. I never will get all of this weight off if I don't.

Ashley, Christmas shopping???? ughhh I don't even want to think about that yet lol.

Tracy I think you did good at DQ. Don't beat yourself up. You're doing great!

Kat I just got to your last post. OMG I hope you've heard something by now. I hate how far they have to drive on top of working a full (and then some) work day. Lots of prayers for you.

Welcome to the new guys! I'm Terri and was banded 7/20/10. I live in Farmington NM, just a few miles from Kat. Have 2 kids, well 3 now if you count DIL and 3 rotten dogs. We own our own business and I work there. Yep work there all day then come home with him...... lol hard sometimes.

I've done so much better the last few days. Really paying better attention to my eating and I can tell. Now to start the exercise part of this program. blech..... I have an appointment Wednesday for my 3rd fill. I'm as worried about this one as I was about the 1st one. Only now I'm afraid I'll be to tight.

Yes I am a major worry-wart!

Hope everyone's having a great weekend!

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Dispatcher was calling wrong location. He is working still, and has not connection. Going to go have a good cry now.

Thanks All! <3 You!!!

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Praise God Kat! He will still be in my prayers to make it home safely.

**edited to add...... Damn dispatcher!