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I'll join you in the conga line! Conga conga CONG-GA! Happy anniversary, Lou and Cecilia! I'm coaching this morning, then hanging out with friends until date night tonight. Otherwise, nothing new and exciting. Bible study rocked last night, though. Hugs all around!

Mary, "talk less, listen more, and let stuff go" is what I try for, too. I don't always succeed, but it sure is more peaceful! A friend of mine always says, "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?" HA! I love that. Happy Valentine's Day, friends! I hope you all get hugs and kisses today.

What book is that quote from? It's good! I try, too ... but I also am not a dog. You know how they say, "if you believe it, you can achieve it" and "you can be anything you set your mind to be"? Ya ... I'll never be a dog. They lie. When I was in kindergarten, our teacher asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. One…

She wasn't passive aggressive ... she's just super oblivious. This is a time when knowing the person helps! In most people, I'd totally agree with you. But with her, she just doesn't think and probably didn't even read the initial post thoroughly. So no worries! Our V-day celebration went well! I loved having my leader…

Thanks to our very own critter fixer, our pups are doing just fine today. They were none too happy with us for squirting peroxide down their throats last night and then making them stand outdoors until they puked, but it seems to have gotten all the contraband chocolate out of them. We got home from Bible study to find 4…

Lou, our Valentine's Day celebration is a family thing. We started doing it about 16 years ago now, and we've done it every year since. These are from last year:

Happy Thursday! Lou, I'm glad you made it over the ice safely. And it would have worked, too, if not for those meddling kids! ((((Dennis))))) I think you're pretty awesome, too! Steph: "It's only stuff." I agree. Stuff is meant to help us, not become our ball and chain. It's pretty hard to think that way all the time,…

Great meme, Lou! HA! Fight against that cold, Dave! Get lots of rest and fluids ... maybe you can avoid it. Kelly, I think Henry would be quite dapper in boots! Little Sperrys, for sure. And maybe a murse (in honor of metroman Skip). It felt SO GOOD to finally get out of the house this week! I was going CRAZY! Today is…

It's c-c-c-cold! Thanks, Bob! Every single one of my WW workshops were closed this week. That has NEVER happened! And they were closed by NY ... we didn't have to make the call, which I really appreciate. I had the WHOLE week off (and I'm going pretty stir crazy). This is my day today: Lee, they look so stylin' in their…

Police are calling it "utter chaos" out there right now! https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/01/2-highways-closed-crashes-all-over-its-really-utter-chaos.html?utm_campaign=grandrapidspress_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3a-LRi-X5P3W_0j9WkH2Ap9OsKflLU_yG_RBhT0-oHAO2DHIVUtJLfO-8

All the workshops today and tomorrow here are closed. In all the years I've worked for WW (12 and a half now), I've NEVER seen them close a day early. Both mine yesterday were cancelled, too, so that's 6 out of the 8 I'd be doing this week. I must say that I SO appreciate that corporate made the call instead of leaving it…

I cancelled the WW workshop this morning. I hate doing that ... I have all kinds of anxiety about whether it was the right choice. But, I'd have anxiety about going in in this weather, too. So, I guess I'm just going to have anxiety. And it really sucks because we're doing Open Houses this week, and I've worked my tush off…

Interesting that you all are talking about the blown calls from refs. The pastor at the service I work is a basketball ref, and a few weeks ago he hosted a big ref event at our church. Imagine 250 refs in one room! And now imagine the JOKES that come from that ... ha! So sorry about your friend, Bill! How horrible. All the…

It's cold and nasty here NOW. Ick. I've been super-busy lately, but wanted to stop in here to let you know I'm still alive and kickin'. Hugs all around!

Raine, I think the filming went well, but I haven't seen the finished product. And like I said, I have no idea what she'll do with it. It did take us a few tries, because we kept getting interrupted. And I found out that my TM has anger management issues. :wink: And how EXCITING to be making progress with the builder! He…

That commercial is FABULOUS! HA!!! Thank you for sharing it, Raine! And it's awesome to hear that you're starting the house hunt. I can't wait to see what you choose! I'm so sorry I missed your birthday, Lee! I didn't see it on fb, either. Shoot. I hope it was completely amazing and that you had the best cake ever ... or…

Gooooooooooooood morning BBB! I'm up and getting ready early. I am doing a coaching this morning that's an hour each way. Thank goodness for nearly no snow! After that I have a sweet 15 year old coming over to sing with me ... she wants to be on our worship team. I'm really looking forward to it! Have any of you seen the…

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Happy Thursday, everyone! To all who've asked, Jim's hand is okay. It's healing kinda crooked and still hurts, but I think it's better than it was. He refers to it as his "Dr. Pepper hand" all the time, based on a commercial that he thinks is hilarious. I was at the doctor this week and my right hand was diagnosed with…

Nice job, Lee! Indulgence is GOOD and makes us feel good, but over-indulgence leaves us feeling weak and regretful. You ROCKED it! Perfect balance! Leave it to Lou to have contraband bravo stickers! (we may or may not have had a few thousand at our last leader gathering in Ohio this summer ... ) Good job to you, too,…

Mary, be sure to register somewhere and let us know! :)

Yep, I am still friends with Jason on fb. :) We connect every so often about various things. Very cool on the girl, Mary! We're good at girls around here. It's gorgeous and sunny here ... I could deal with a winter like this every year! Now here's hoping it STAYS like this. ***fingers crossed*** Church tonight. I love the…

Oh no!!! That's so horrible! My heart is breaking with yours, Kelly. I'm SO sorry. Raine, those are beautiful truths you shared - thank you.

HA! Well, that's poopy.

Well, the holidays are officially over. As much as I love them, I was ready for some normalcy. How about you? What are you looking forward to in 2019?

Oh! And Anabelle's party went well. She had fun, and that's what counts! :)

Go Babe and Tess! Our dogs had a little dog party today with Dd22's ... they are sending a hearty WOOF to yours, Lee! I got all creative and invited Dd22 to come home to be crafty with me for a while. I made a cool canvas for our living room. I'd gotten lots of details so she could make one, too, but she liked the original…

I got all our decorations put away and the house cleaned up and de-cluttered yesterday. It feels GOOD and looks amazing. Of course, I had the whole day free ... I never even combed my hair or put on real clothes. I did a meeting this morning, tonight we're going to a euchre party (we'll be home by 10:30 at the latest), and…

Thank you for that wise reminder, Mary! I'm going to copy it and send it to my Dd27. Actually, our whole family could benefit from it.

Good morning, BBB! I'm glad you went boating, Raine! It looks completely beautiful. Sorry about Cooper, Kelly. Poor little guy! Lou, it's so much fun seeing your pics! I can't seem to figure out that receipt (since I don't speak the language and I am not an accountant) ... it looks to me like the batteries were 13.20 and…