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We are so small that we don’t usually sing. We do pledges. We have a closing pledge. It’s common with a lot of TOPS chapters. It’s not official. We hold hands and say You take my hand and I’ll take yours. We’ll start out today A helping hand is what we need To help along the way. The road to goal is a challenging road We…

Good evening This week is turning out just as busy,at least through Wednesday. Today, I took Mary for a CT scan. Tomorrow, she’ll get an echocardiogram. Wednesday, Robert will see a pulmonologist for his lungs. Not much else going on.

Good afternoon It’s been a busy week! We were traveling on Monday home. Tuesday I took Mary to Missoula for her monthly shopping. Wednesday, TOPS. I had .5 gain. Thursday I took Mary for doctor appointment and dentist appointment. She had a filling and a tooth pulled. Friday was mostly resting and catching up on things.…

We mostly read articles from TOPS News. We did a game at Christmas time. Going through the alphabet, we took turns naming a healthy food…. Apple… Beets… cauliflower…, Dates and so on Then we did it again listing the not so healthy foods. … Apple Pie. … Baked Alaska ….Candy …. Donuts and so on. We had fun with it. Last…

Good evening We were at our son’s home celebrating a couple grandkids birthdays over the weekend. We had a fun time. The kids sure grow up fast! I’m not sure I could do 10 pushups, let alone 100. I know my toes and feet couldn’t handle it. Tomorrow morning I have TOPS, Considering I ate like a pig (or it felt like it) this…

Good evening Today was a quiet day at home. Fog moved in so it’s been really foggy. Tomorrow I go to TOPS. We’re the only TOPS chapter in our county. The closest other chapter is about 40 miles or further, depending on which direction I go. Missoula has 2 chapters.

Good evening We’ll be going to see our son this weekend. We have a grandson and granddaughter that has birthdays within a short time. We had to go to Missoula today to do the things we forgot to do last week. Weather was just the opposite as what it usually is. It was beautiful here with sun shining. Then we got to…

Good evening Weekend is here. It warmed up here into the 40s. Sun was shining this afternoon. Our church had a chili cook-off. I made a pot of chili and won 3rd place. That’s pretty considering mine is not hot. It has just a little spice to make it taste better, but still family friendly. I still have a little left over.…

Good evening We’ve had cars that didn’t start in the extreme cold. We started our car every day when it was so. But we didn’t try to drive it. Maybe we should have. Today’s adventure is freezing rain. Church was fine . But this evening our bible study was canceled because of it. Then we got an automated call from our…

Good evening We had TOPS on Wednesday. We got 2 inches of snow and it had quit snowing. So we all decided to go ahead with the meeting. I lost .6 pound. We had another snowstorm that went through last night. All it produced was another couple inches. I’m so ready for Spring! But we still have at least a couple months for…

Good evening It was warmer today, but still hugging around 0. Last I checked it was -4, but it was above 0 earlier. On Tuesday it’s supposed to be in the 29s. Then snow Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. Depending on how much snow, we might cancel TOPS on Wednesday morning. I hope not!

Good evening It warmed up to 0 today. When you mention double digit below 0 are you talking about F. or C.? When I talk about temperature, it’s F. We got into the car this morning to go to church. It started fine, but the transmission was frozen. I’d never heard of that happening before. We bundled up and walked to church.…

Good evening It was 28 degrees F. this morning when I got up. The high today was -9 degrees. It’s supposed to be warmer tomorrow with the high at 2 degrees above 0. A lot of things are being canceled, but we’ll still have church. I’ve stayed home all day today. I did touch base with a friend today. She moved away a couple…

Good evening Our high today was 3 degrees above 0 and the low was 9 below. At our warmest time I shoveled our porch and walk. It was still too cold. We had 5 inches of snow. Because of snow, blowing wind, and frigid temperatures, we had emergency travel only and schools were closed. Connie, come in when you can. Hopefully…

Good afternoon Change is hard. I don’t like change. But sometimes change is better. I’ve learned to embrace change. Nearly every time the change was/is better. TOPS, like any organization, is full of different personalities! Sometimes that can be a challenge in itself. I hope you can be a good influence. We’re having a…

We had a table at a couple Christmas bazaars. We did good. Made good contacts, but no new members yet. But the seeds were planted. I’m interested in ideas also. We’re a really small chapter now. We were 10 members. A bunch dropped out because of health reasons who have since died.

Good evening Hi JP! I’m glad you checked in. I wish MyFitnessPal would send notices when someone posts here, but they don’t. So you need to check in here every day or at least every few days. I’m encouraging you to don’t quit TOPS! Just hang in there! I know it can be very discouraging at times. Share it with your chapter,…

Good afternoon We’re expecting a big storm and really cold. I’m not ready for this, not that I’m ever ready for it. I just hope it stays away at least until I get home tomorrow when I take Mary to Missoula. It’s for an eye appointment and her monthly shopping. In the current TOPS News magazine (page 6, I think) is a story…

Good evening I hope it all works out for you! This week has been no different than most weeks. Some days I do well and others not so good. I’ve had tiny gains in the last couple weeks at TOPS. I need to get my act together since Christmas. Most of the junk food is either eaten or out of the house. Next week Mary has an…

Happy New Year! Robert is a lot better. We had a good Christmas, better than most. Sorry that your Christmas wasn’t good. I hope things get better for you.

Good evening Life has been crazy the last week or so. Friday I took Mary for her monthly shopping and Christmas shopping. Everything went well but I was really tired. I made a really quick and easy supper. About an hour later I was freezing and every joint hurt. I felt like someone kicked my shin really hard. Then I got…

Good evening I saw the surgeon who did my knee. He said all is good, see you in 6 months. We then had lunch with friends and did some shopping. I’m tired now.

Good evening Today has been a very frustrating day, dealing with a child in an adult body. Her biggest problem is no one expects her to do her responsibilities. She has 3 kids and expects everyone to do her responsibilities. I got roped in to cleaning up the mess she did because she chooses to be a little girl. She 24…

Good afternoon It’s been cold and dreary here for the last week or so. Not much going on here. I have a doctor appointment with the surgeon that did my knee. It’s been just over 5 months since my knee replacement. It’s on Tuesday. Weather is supposed to be snowy then.

Good evening I gained a little bit at TOPS, but I wasn’t alone. All of us gained this week. We have something to work on this week! We did have a KOPS that was the Loser of the Month. But she turned down the prize because she is above goal, but still in leeway. She’s using that as an incentive to get below goal. I…

Good evening We had a good Thanksgiving. The roads and weather was great. There was only a light dusting of snow. The rest of the time was sunny. We did a little Black Friday shopping on Saturday. It’s just as good and all the crazies are home and the lines are short. I’m glad that things are working out for you.

Good evening Congratulations on finishing your course and getting a job. We are at our son’s home for the holiday. We’ll be going home probably on Sunday afternoon.

Good evening I hope things went well with you graduation and you have a job. Not much going on here. I’ve been crocheting hats. Our church ladies have been making hats for the town kids.

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