Michelle, I'm so sorry about your grandfather. My heart goes out to you.

Beautiful pony!!

Paula, yes it was clogged digestive system for sure. This morning, after everything was said and done...139.4. Happier.

Shelley, good going!!

Chris

A memory of Grandpa will always be him making cotton candy at family reunions. He had a big machine and would start it up after lunch. All the kids would come by first for their cotton candy, and then whoever else wanted it would get some. Grandpa would always give me a hard time because I wasn't a kid anymore and was too big for cotton candy, but then he would laugh and give it to me anyway! I think my cousin said he was going to take over cotton candy duties, which will be nice for the younger kids, but it won't quite be the same without Grandpa's teasing.

Paula - Yes, those girls are silly. He's so handsome! But when I was at the ranch a few weekends ago, he came in with a HUGE bite on his shoulder. Nothing too bad - it was superficial, but enough to peel back the skin and hair in an area the size of my palm. So SOMEBODY certainly didn't appreciate him, whether it was one of the girls or one of their boyfriends. But he ended up getting loose at one point, and right when he was headed for the open barn door, he noticed my little Paint mare, stopped and swiveled in her direction, and stood nose-to-nose with her until he saw me coming. And then he ran into a corner and was easy to catch. Thank goodness for that pretty little mare and his big silly crush, haha!

Paula, I can't imagine it will take him long to heal at all, considering how superficial it was. I wouldn't be surprised if it's most of the way there when I go back next weekend. I've seen horses get some pretty horrific injuries that eventually healed over. Caspian's was no biggie by comparison! He certainly didn't let it slow him down any.

Shelley - Good for you!! Your non-cheating ways are showing. I just braved the scale for the first time since the funeral and funeral weekend. SO much comfort food. I was 142 - my last weigh-in a week and a half prior had been 141.5. Overall, not terrible, but clearly I still have a bit of damage to undo. My lowest this year so far was 140.5. I was hoping to get into the 130s by month's end, but it's not looking like that will happen!

Well . . . I got down to 139 this morning. But that's 'cause I had a very rapid onset of a very aggressive stomach flu. Felt fine when I left work at 6 last night. By the time I got home 15 minutes later, I was . . . well, doing the thing that led to a 3-pound loss overnight. So not my favorite way to lose weight.

My sweet husband got up at 5:30 to make me Jell-O this morning and run to the store for some saltine crackers since we were out. And he canceled his paintball game with a friend to stay home and take care of me, even though he's completely terrified of stomach illnesses. What a trooper!

Michelle, I keep those individual jello containers for emergencies. My favorite is in the canned fruits section "Mandarin oranges in Gel" - Hope you feel better ASAP. And it is so heartwarming to see the love between you and your guy.

Shelly & Chris - congratulations on the good trends. I was down to 162 again after hovering in the 164's. It matches how my body feels. I'd like to get into the 150's soon and stay there.

all, Paula

Good morning. I'm up slightly 199.8...I'm surprised it's not more because I've definitely been stress eating. My mom is much better and I'm ready to concentrate on me. BTW my doubles partner and I finally won a match on Sunday 6-0 6-0. I guess I took out all of my frustrations.

Let's have a good week!
Kathy

Kathy but you are still under that 200 mark!! Nice job on your wins!

Up .2 this morning to 138.0. Who said it would last?? bwahahah!

Chris