The Bella Club! (Closed)

And the car and I live happily ever after. The End.

I've always been a sucker for happily ever after. Very very happy you are safe and car is fixed!

Lori

I kept trying to see if my arms were flabby from different angles... you made me paranoid!! I'm happy to say they are in respectable condition, certainly could be smaller, but are tone. It's a process.

Lori

Wow...I am impressed. And I have toned arm envy Woman, you rock!

Get your passports ready ladies... free place to stay in paradise (Mexico) is always an option! Or Vegas. Or ?
Unless your a crazy B!atch from GA, then hell NO! :bigsmile:

Have a Wonderful Wednesday Bellas!!!! :flowerforyou:

Um, do crazy Beitchs from Ohio qualify to come? Or are we banned too? I know at least one here on Lake Erie that could use a tropical paradise retreat...and she hasn't been to Vegas in years! Do you do pre-screening for admittance??? I think I might be able to lie my way through as a sane person. I seem to have done it for years now.

Another day in paradise here on the Great Lakes. OK, so not so nice of a day. It is raining and getting colder out, but my spirits are high and hopefully for an uneventful day. My daughter stayed last night and will be here again tonight. After that, who knows. She only brought enough clothes for two days. And my grandduaghter chose to stay at her house with her dog. My daughter told me that Bri didn't choose to stay with her dad. She even asked her dad why he couldn't leave. But she is at that age, where she wants her stuff and her privacy and staying here right now, she wouldn't have her own room. Or her dog. I guess I need to clean up my computer room and get enough room to put a bed in here. Only problem with that is, there isn't enough room for a bed and my treadmill. I really hate that thing, but I think I would hate worse to not have it available. I can only handle so much of Jillian and Bob Harper. I need to take my walks.

Ok, enough rambling for this morning. You all have a super fantastic day. I plan on it. I am going to alter some jeans that are falling off of me and hope I can make them look good enough to wear. Keep your fingers crossed...if I screw this up there will be a bigger problem. No jeans to wear, baggy or otherwise. LOL

Denise

Today is our company's free bio screen day. My appointment is 9:50; no coffee until after the blood draw.:sad: But I'm excited to compare all the numbers from last year including my weight.

I'm excited for you! That should be interesting and great news. Can't wait to hear.

OK, selfish me just wants to hold a little pity party for a few minutes here....

I was so happy to be out of my emotional rut. I washed a bunch of fabric I own and then did some ironing with the intent of getting back into quilting. Thought today would be a good day to start as it is rainy and cold (and, Denise, I have more than one light bulb! :bigsmile: )

Come to find out that our house is leaking in the living room where I do my sewing. The carpet is wet, the woodwork along the baseboard is rotting, and a very expensive print I bought a couple of years ago and never had framed but packed securely and had standing there is ruined. Sigh. What next?

This is also week 3 of not having a usuable shower as a dozen or so tiles decided to fall off the wall.

When my husband first moved me away from my beloved at the beach waterfront home, I joked we had moved into "The Haney House." Do we all know the Haney House?

If its not one thing, it is another. Quilting will have to wait. Sigh. Just moaning and groaning today. Hope your days are better.

Hello all, Thanks for stalking me Bellas and keeping me on track. I know I haven't posted in a while and I am going to work on it. I read the post several times a day and think I am going to comment and don't, next thing I know you all have wrote what I am thinking and it is on another page. :happy: I am taping the Oprah life class and I am not very pleased with it either. Going to finish taping the week out and see what happens.

Lori You are such a exercise yoga master. That is awesome you have tone arms. I wear sleeveless too but it is because I dont have a roomful of mirrors showing me every angle and it is HOT here in the summer. Plus, I don't want a farmers tan. :blushing: Maybe I need to teach an exercise class to get my butt to start doing exercise. I believe if I could pick up this awesome habit, the weight would fall off a little easier. Although I am starting to get this food thing down. I know that the stress about the health of our parents sure doesn't help matters. Hope your dad is feeling better and back to his own self soon.

Elizabeth Man, that sucks about your house ordeal. I sympathize with you. It does seem like when we fix one thing, something else decides it needs attention and breaks down. :grumble: Sounds like your house and car are in kahoots. I know this question was posted a few days ago, but I would have probably never talked to any of you in person. I am such an introvert it is sad . Although, I am a little better than I was 25 years ago. Now maybe if I seen you more than like let's say 5 to 7 times in the same area (campground) then I would comment on something like the weather to start a conversation. I can say that the friends I have made are loyal and true, just as I am to them. My husband is the complete opposite of me. He will even have the telemarketers begging HIM to let them hang up! :laugh:

Marianne Well what kind of good news did you get from your bio report? Did you have last years, so that you can compare? That would be awesome if we could all meet one day, since I feel like I know you all.

Evelyn Take it easy, I know how much you like going to the gym. You will be feeling better soon and will be able to handle your rough and tumble workouts.

Karen I am very impressed with your canning abilities. Anyone who does that is awesome in my book. We did that one season and let's just say we havent done it since :laugh: Boy, does zucchini pumpkin bread sound good. Did you figure out a recipe yet?

Red I agree with you on these post. When I read some of them I swear I could have wrote it, but nope that's not my picture beside it. We are camping this weekend also for the last time this season. This is our Halloween party/hayride. Hope the weather holds out. Don't mind the cold, just don't want the rain. Denise you can come and walk my granddaughter around while I pass out the candy :bigsmile: Let me know when you are coming to Massillon. That would be great if we could meet up.

Karen Where are you in FL? It is one of our all time favorite places to vaca. Wish I was there this week. The weather here in OH has turned into wet, crappy, cold stuff. Brrrrrr!

Denise Thanks for being my personal stalker. I have my page open all the time on facebook and sometimes it says i am there when I am really not. If that makes sense. My arms have wings too, but I still wear sleeveless. I don't know, I sure don't look at someone and my first thought being "Oh man, look at those bat arms" and I hope that is not the first thing they notice about me. :ohwell: What campground did you guys go to pass out the candy? Also, that is awesome that you have to alter your jeans, though it would have been a great excuse for a shopping spree. Great Job!! I hear you on wanting your treadmill. I have one that I loaned to a friend for health reasons and because I really didn't have room for it. Plus I really wasn't trying to do anything about my weight. He no longer needs it, so I may have to see about getting it back and trying to make room somewhere for it. Hopefully your daughter can get her head cleard for the couple days she is with you and make wise, healthy choices. That is a tough spot to be in for her and you guys. Thinking about you!!

Take care all and making a commitment to comment more frequently! Especially now that I can get mfp at work...shhhh don't tell anyone :glasses: :laugh:

GREAT JOB MARIANNE!!! Those are AWESOME stats (except for the height one) :laugh:

Hi Bellas,

Sitting at the tattoo shop with my hubby. I guess I will be here for a couple of hours. No curves for me today. I would go for a walk, but it is dark and I am in a neighborhood I am not familiar with.

Oprah's Class - I wasn't so thrilled with it either and I have almost always been an Oprah fan. I thought I would give it a couple
more shows.

Marianne/Elizabeth, I love making quilts. I don't have any that I have made, cause I love giving them to other people. I don't think I am all that great at it. And I usually use my sewing machine. I have made a couple baby quilts all by hand. My BIL found some very old quilt tops made by some old woman in GA mountains, and I keep saying I am going to finish them. One day..
And Marianne, congrats on your health screen results.. That is Super..

Dodie, I live about 40 miles North of Tampa in a small town of about 5000 called Ridge Manor, It is in Hernando County. Just off I-75 Exit 301. Just let me know when your next vacation is. I am an hour from Disney and an hour from the beaches. Which ever is your preference.

Denise, I hope everything works out for your daughter. I know how heartbreaking that can be. My son moved back home with us after his Fiance went back to her old boyfriend..The venue was booked, the wedding dress was bought. My son was devastated. It has been 2 1/2 years and he still is not over her. Your daughter is very lucky to have you and your husband to give her the support she needs to get through this..

Lori, I am so inspired by you and your Yogo. I am still doing the stretching exercises you gave us. But I think I want to find a class to go to. I have yoga on my WII, but I am not too impressed with it.. I will start looking..

Hope everyone has a good night..

Karen

Denise, My hubby is the one getting the new tattoo.. He has too many to count.. He is getting an Eagle head tonight on the back of his leg.
I however already have 4 tattoos.. My 1st one was a very small butterfly on my right shoulder. 2nd one was an Angel Songbird on the same shoulder. 3rd is a rose and sparrow with a ribbon with my boys names on it. It is on my left foot. Let me tell you that it hurt like h***. My last one I got is an Angel on the side of my right calf. My sister gave everyone in the family a christmas ornament the year she found out about her brain tumor. So I took it to our friend who does our tats and he drew it up and added some really cook wings. It also has a ribbon that says "watch over us".

I was one who always said "I am never going to get a tattoo". But they are addicting. I keep telling myself, no more..
Okay, now everyone else has to confess if they have any....

Most of my family have tattoos. My husband has a pinup girl on his calf as well. I tell everybody that it is me 25 years ago..lol
My husband is also diabetic, but he has never had any problem with his healing. He has actually only stopped taking his Plavix once I think. Dr says he should stop taking Plavis a couple days before his gets a tat, but he doesn't listen to Dr very well.. But he still hasn't had any problems. It's a good thing cause he is very addicted. He has his left leg all the way. This Eagle finishes up the leg. And one of his arms is pretty full. He does have a wedding band tattoo with my initials. Both our boys and both of us have the sparrow.

We only have a day before the weigh in on Friday and it seems like we aren't talking about it. Funny how we started with the challenges and now we are more concerned with helping each other in daily lives and making sure everyone is mentally in shape. I think I like that...makes this group even more solid. Don't get me wrong, the weight loss is still very important, I just think we are opening up to real friendships and the concern we share now is more of a family than just a bunch of women trying to lose weight together. Just my 2 cents worth.

Denise

But I still want to lose those pounds!!! And I am thwarted on a daily basis! (Thwart is such a great word...and I certainly dont mean to imply that the rest of you dont want to lose those pounds!) Someone challenge me....I am not asking for a group challenge, just a challenge for me!! Like not eating 12 granola bars every night between 8 and midnight! Or getting out and walking again! Or trying the 30 day shred since my shoulder is feeling a lot better! Aughh! Who stole my joie de vivre?????

Peace out and sleep well, Elizabeth