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Hi friends - Enjoying a nice cooler week in Tennessee. Praying for those in the path of Irma and those who need rain to stop the fires. Congrats to you who are exercising and staying on track. Hugs to those of you with hurts and challenges. Love ya! TNToni

Thank you ladies for your kind words and thoughtful advice. All is well today. I am working out my anxiety and restlessness with some much needed cleaning. Been letting some things go way too long. Another confession - I'm up 7 pounds over the summer. So back at it. Today does seem like a changing point. Toni

Hello lovely friends - Thank you so much for your kind words, thoughts, prayers, and angels sent my way. Just knowing you were in my pocket helped so much. It was a really hard thing to do but I am feeling such relief telling DH about my choice. I am not changing my mind but after much talk and tears shed by both of us I…

Good evening ladies - Too tired to say much but you are all on my mind. Michele- I think you and Jess should be at the shower. Kill that b with kindness and rise above her drama. Do it for Denise. She is going to need a supportive family with what is ahead for her. Just wondering - why didn't each side of the family have a…

Is it really September?!? Time flies the older I get! Barbie - thank you so much for keeping us going! You are a real blessing. Welcome to all of the recent newbies. This is a very good group, if I do say so myself! Marti - celebrating cancer free with you. Becca- ((HUGS)) about Owain. Mary - praying Pip - Hope you make it…

Thankful to hear from Ginger and Marcelyn. So grateful you escaped the worst of the storm. So many of you are so very busy. Makes me feel like a sloth. But the world needs those, too, right? Spending some time today sorting and organizing some family "clippings and pictures". Enjoyed looking at newspaper articles from the…

Thanks for the chuckles tonight. Terry - (((HUGS))) Toni in Tennessee

Hi all - Up til 7:00 am. I seem to be having a sleepless night about once a week now. I think last night was anticipating hubby's day off. He acts like nothing has happened and has completely ignores my distress. When I finally got back in bed I slept about 6 hours so I did rest. So thankful this is a day off for me. Mary…

Just one more thought about retiring. I retired from teaching in 2014 at the age of 64. The politics, testing, common core standards, and focus on data instead of students pushed me to realizing it was time to leave. I think my main advice to anyone considering taking that step is to make sure you are not just retiring…

Good evening lovely ladies - My heart is hurting for the Texas gulf coast. So glad our gals are safe right now. Praying for everyone. Just don't have a lot of umph to comment tonight. I have composed several timely, thoughtful responses to you all as I read about your lives and situations. Only problem is they are all in…

Katiebug - Hi! Good to hear from you. Katla - You missed the words "ex" and "if" in my post. First marriage would have been 47 years IF we had stayed together. This marriage is my second (36 years). It's not going to make it into the 40s. Glad to see some Newbies joining us. Welcome! TNToni

Bright sunny day here in Tennessee today. Thinking of all of you in the path of Harvey. Praying for safety and protection. Pip - Did I see you say you rode to the gym and only exercised your jaw?!?!?! Becca - so glad you heard from your son. Penny - What a beautiful drive! Heather - Have you ever considered being a party…

Happy Thursday! Soooo determined to continue sorting, donating, purging and organizing. It feels so goooood! Problem is, though, there is still so much to do. I told my DH I would give him the summer to change his stripes. Other than no assault on our finances on his part (because I have the purse strings tight in my hand)…

Lisa - love the Tshirt banner! Lenora - Hope your digit is toe-tally well soon! Janetr - The ornaments are beautiful! Got my hair cut and got my highlights. She did more red on top. Not sure about it just yet. We'll see..... Toni

Hello ladies - Much love and prayers for healing for many of you - Machka, Gail, Dorrie, and more. Rori - Are you facing a challenge? Somehow in my skimming I missed something. Heather - I imagine it was a lift to see the grands as soon as you returned home from your travels Allie - your plan is coming together! Rye -…

Eclipse alert! I viewed it from my front porch - far away from the hundreds of thousands celebrating in downtown Nashville. Our totality was at the time when the sun was highest in the sky. I didn't have the glasses but only glanced up 3 times. First the crickets started chirping really loudly. Then the air felt a little…

Well ... I took a "day off" from our posts and am soooooo behind again. I've read through pg. 39 and will try to do the rest while at work. Marcelyn - love the pictures of the dive. One of our Y members is a dive master and he is in Roatan now on a dive. Heather - you should write for a travel log/travel mag. I feel like I…

Good morning! Been up early taking DH's car to the shop, grocery shopping and getting car inspected for my tag renewal. Hate to put the $500+ into hubby's car but it will be mine if we spit so I guess it will be worth it either way. Got the saddest news last night. My DDIL works as a volunteer on a community organization…

Hi, Vicki - so glad you are posting. So sorry about your recent losses. Re - Love your comment about Tomcat! KLanders - My hubby is doing the same as you. Prep tomorrow and colonoscopy on Thursday am. Pip - Go, girl, go! Toni in Middle Tennessee (Where the average cost of a room for the Eclipse tourists in $800/night and…

Oops - Lenora - happy anniversary!

Hello, gals, Nice day off going here. Laundry, grocery, sorting, pitching, and organizing. Looking forward to talking to son later. He is back from a quick trip to his dad's' to his half sister's wedding. Looks like it was a very sweet wedding. Dorrie - so sorry for the loss of your step brother. I, too, was a little…

Home from work and skimming through all your news, ladies! Love, love, love all the pictures! Pip- I like your hair long. But I love it short! Somehow it goes with "Pip" better to me. Either way do what makes you happy.You're gorgeous either way. Thinking of all of you this evening and so thankful for this group. Hugs for…

Hello friends, Enjoying another quiet day until I go to work at 5:30. Getting ready to organize my chicken bean soup for the crockpot. Dorri - Praying for your stepbrother. Janetr - What an amazing transformation! Dana - Congrats on breaking through that plateau! Have a great day, everyone! Toni in Middle Tennessee

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Since I work at the Y Thursday through Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays are my "weekends". Spent today in jammies, did a little laundry, sorted through some more stuff to discard or donate, cuddled my kitty and chilled out. Just the kind of day I wanted. Enjoying the pictures from several of you.…

Hey So enjoy keeping in touch with all of you. Kelly - great NSV with those britches! At TOPS yesterday we discussed our need to be more aware of our NSVs and celebrate them as much as our weight loss. Heather -((((HUGS)))) to you and to those of us who have been through abusive, traumatic childhoods. One of the most…

Happy birthday, Tere! Cris - We had a big b-day cake at work for all the July b-day people. It was in a fridge in a back storage area behind the basketball court. Not far enough for me to resist! I had 3 big pieces over the course of the week and I paid for it with a 3 pound gain! Hope your one day of weakness doesn't do…

Happy Monday - Had a 1.4 lb loss at TOPS today. We had a good meeting. We have a regional "rally" in October to celebrate this past year (Sept. to Aug.) They always have contests for best center piece, name tag, outfit, etc. Our chapter is very competitive and likes to win. The theme this year is "How the Waist was Won".…

Pretty baby girls! Such a blessing. Well I am home from work and trying to stick to my pre-logged dinner plans. I can feel the good vibes from this group spurring me on to self control. This is always a hard time for me. I realized long ago that my late afternoon eating began when I was 9. I would eat to bolster myself up…

Meant to add - Machka - you and Pip amaze me! Rye -way, or should I say weigh to go!

Good morning friends, Beautiful day here and cooler!!!! I am going to work this afternoon so will miss out on enjoying the weather later. I have been thinking of y'all in the NW with your heat wave, fires, etc. I have not been sticking to my August goals. I felt so determined on the first but lost that inspiration so…