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Good morning everyone - took the day off from work yesterday to shop and came back to all kinds of messages and things to do.....business and personal stuff. I ordered a personalized thing for one of my boys for x-mas and i spelled out his name SO clearly - D I L L O N, and it came back - DILLION! They're going to replace…

OH MARIE!! I'm so happy for you you have SNOW! That's AWESOME! Get some pictures if you can! We have more again this morning - supposedly more to come and down below 0 tonight. I turned the dogloo heaters on for the dogs and i'm leaving them on all day. Hope my electric bill isn't going to be sky high! Oh well - i want…

ok - i think i figured that out - thank you Barb for your step by step directions! I tell you, i'm definitely computer challanged! I don't know what my problem is - it's cold and windy and i just didn't want to drive into town for yoga. I better get it together here pretty soon. At least my eating isn't out of control.…

oh Sandy! That's AWESOME that you lost another pound! I'm so proud of you! You ROCK! How do i post my birthday? A doula helps a mom during pregnancy, labor and delivery and a bit post partum. I do it 'cause i'm a birth junkie! It's the oppositve of you - doing home deaths.........THAT blows me away. elli

Good morning friends! Well - time to get really serious - i'm 10 pounds over goal now, which means i've gained 7 pounds in the past couple of months. OK - so i'm a dummy - how do i put my birthday on the list? Hi Beth! My Soldier/son is down in you and Marie's part of the world right now - down at Ft Bliss, doing some…

Well thank you Barb and Marie for telling me about the emotion faces - not too difficult really, is it?:laugh: Jeffrey - i have a dead critter story for you! About 10 days ago on the way home from our walk my dog, Bonnie disappeared for awhile, which is not at all unusual. When she reappeared, she was carring a small,…

hey everybody - just checking in quickly so you guys know i'm not "mia"! Had a fabulous, long THanksgiving weekend with WAY too much eating........i'm paying for it now! Marie, Barbie and Sandy - LOVE Your new pictures! Marie you look fabulous in that wig! Barbie and Sandy you both look so YOUNG and fit and…

hi everybody! why do they always have to "fix" stuff that isn't broken! Sheesh!!!!!!!! I'm just popping in quickly to wish everyone a happy, safe, blessed Thanksgiving. You all are SO good about your food. ME, on the other hand - lol. I'm fixing turkey, sausage chestnut dressing, sweet potatos, mashed potatos, gravy,…

Hi everyone- sounds like we're all having a good weekend. Barbie - i'm so glad Jake is out of the hospital - hope you hear from him soon. I was looking at your ticker - your perserverance just AMAZES me. I wanna be like you!!!!!!!! Beth - i haven't been able to open the web page for some reason but i'mgoing to try again…

Sandy - i'm an ok cook, i just LOVE to cook and have lots of people over, especially in my new kitchen! I'm making this dressing with chestnuts and sausage that my meat eating friends say is really good - i'm going to try and revise it a little for us veggies as well! lol

Sandy - Daisy is SOOOOOO cute! I agree with you, if Barb's friends doesn't like dogs ditch him immediately! lol, but it sounds like he did a pretty good job with them at the rest area! Thanks Marie, for the tai chi info! If i make it to Target this afternoon i'll check them out! Since i'm becomming such a home body i need…

Marie - yes, i know you're fascinated by the snow! I'll put up new pics with each snowstorm. It's not quite melted yet - still quite a bit on the north sides of buildings. I tried walking with the dogs yesterday and it's still pretty mucky out there! It's supposed to get up in the 50s today! I was just reading about tai…

Happy Belated Birthday Gayla! Sounds like that conference was really great. Infant and childhood bonding is pretty important stuff from what i understand.......I have a long story about a friend who adopted a child from a Russian orphanage who was later diagnosed with RAD. Scary stuff. Have a blast with your old friend!…

Nancy - Sister In Law. sil I actually had a little motorcycle when i was in college - it was ok, but since i've always lived out of town i'm better off with a car or truck. It's good you have a truck for when you absolutely need to drive! I DO ride an ATV! I think you're right though - the scary thing about riding a bike…

lol - Birdie, i'm with you! motorcycles scare me - no worries about me hopping on with Nancy! I'm an old truck driver - i like driving big things:laugh:

hey everyone - happy almost friday! woo hooooooo! Sheesh - i missed 1 day and there is so much to catch up on! Jeffrey - so sorry about your sil - :frown: I too, hope she can find some peace and comfort in her final days, weeks, months..........very difficult stuff. I lost my sil 5 years ago - her daughter just got married…

hoooray Sandy! hooray Barbie! hooooray Birdie!!!!!!!!!!:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: you guys are all doing SO great! Birdie - WOW! 27 pounds in 3 months without cruel and unusual suffering! That is AWESOME! Eating healthy is SO much better! Last night at book group we got to talking about food additives and packaged,…

Sandy - i can't remember if i told you before - Daisy looks SOOOOOOO adorable! I feel so much better today after even 1 good day - it's amazing isn't it? Yep - today's going to be another 1. Even if you don't get to exercise - just stick with the healthy eating plan. I usually try and do yoga on Tuesdays but i have book…

I made it to the gym tonight! That makes me happy! Having a good food day as well. Jeffrey - i'm so glad you got to go to Atlanta! AND win money! right on!!!!!!!! I'm glad you all liked my snow pics - it's melting now and we're not supposed to have anymore for a bit. Gayla - Jamie ALSO has bronchitis! Poor kid- she's…

Good morning everyone - thank you for the pep talk Sandy - you're right - we get so close to goal and think we don't have to record calories anymore. On my "bad" days i don't enter everything. I'm trying to do better! Drinking my water is never a problem, but today IS the first day of the rest of our lives and it's going…

Hi everyone - more snow today. I was going to make a home depot run but i lent out my pick up and can't get stuff in the little car. Oh well - going to neighbors this afternoon for birthday dinner for another neighbor. Still not doing great with the food thing - don't know WHAT my problem is! I better get it together soon…

Birdie - thank you so much for the usefull information re: the census!

Hi Marie - glad you liked the shampoo! The best place to get our products is from a catalog called Revival Animal Health. Their number is 1 800 786 4751. They say we're going to get some snow - but it's not that cold - i think it could be mostly rain. We'll see! elli

Hi everyone! TGIF! Sandy - we all love you! You are SO close to your goal - i think you need to record that pound on your ticker! You ROCK! Marie - how are you feeling with your new diet? Barbie - did you dehydrate any of the apples? I did some of that this year with what i got from my 2 trees. Certainly not 5…

Birdie - i'm sorry about your mil - but i'm proud of you for getting rid of all the junk! And that's so great that your husband is so supportive and happy with your weight loss. 26 pounds is HUGE! Barb - thank you for the easy solutions to looking at posts WHILE posting! I'm SO computer challanged! lol Hope everyone is…

good morning friends! Sandy - that's AWESOME that the 2 pounds is staying off! I'm so proud of you! (ok, a little jealous too - i'm still struggling, but i know it's ME and the choices i'm making).:grumble: Marie - i could never get up in the middle of the night and eat and fall back to sleep. I'm not a very good sleeper -…

Good Morning everyone! Happy Veterans Day to all our Veterans. Beth - I hope you have off today and do something nice for yourself! Birdie - you are doing fantastic! Keep up the great work! Marie - your metabolism diet sounds interesting and something that could really work for you! Jeffrey - really? ANOTHER 20 pounds?!?!?…

hi everybody! Marie - happy REALLY belated birthday! Hope it was a great one! Thank you for trying the food on Sammy - i'm surprised he won't touch it after the first time! My dogs really chow down on it! I mix it with their Science Diet dry dog food. I hope his bath went better! I still haven't decided on weather or not…

Gayla - as sick as you've been i'm not at all that you have that stuff! TAKE CARE! And the good news is you'll build up immunities! REST REST REST! And get well! Sending healthy healing thoughts and prayers your way! :heart: elli