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Tuesday Thank you for your kind words. We are focusing on the fact that she had a good life with us and us with her. And after having to watch our last cat get sick and weak and then having to make the decision to put her down, this is very different. Not sure which is better. Annie

Friends, I got home from work tonight to find one of our cats had passed away very unexpectedly. Shocked and sad. She had seemed perfectly fine this morning. Where I found her it seemed like her heart had stopped and she just stopped in her tracks. She was on her way up the loft bed stairs to my son's bed where she liked…

Argh! The brown rice in my reds beans & rice would NOT cook tonight. So, hubby picked up Arby's on his way home from work at 7 p.m. :( So much for a great diet day! The red beans & rice are in the crock pot now in the hopes the rice can finish cooking and we can eat it for supper tomorrow night.

Monday Down .2. Not surprising as I only started tracking on Thursday and then didn't track much since then. It was hard with birthday plans for DH and a big playoff football game with football snacks. But mind is set and determined to really dig in now. I would like to be back at 155 before I have to see my doctor in…

Thursday morning I finally bit the bullet and re-signed up for the online version of WW! I am actually excited to hold myself accountable and get back on track. DD has tae kwon do at the Y tonight so will go get some cardio while she's at her class. Not getting much unpacking done this week now that I'm back at work. Will…

Just flying through with an update. This is the first time I've sat down with my laptop in days! Miracle of miracles, we got a call that we were going to be able to close on our sale and on our purchase on Friday afternoon. We finished closing a little after 6 p.m. The title company actually stayed open late for all of us!…

Still no closing today. Husband and I are so upset. Kids are upset. Now it will be Tuesday at the earliest. :( That brings all of its own problems as we won't really have time to move furniture in and set it up on Tuesday. My husband cannot cancel classes again and will have to teach all afternoon and into the evening on…

Hello! I am flying through to share...our closing fell through yesterday! :( Our buyer and her lender did not have their part done and so she couldn't close on the purchase of our "old" house, so then we couldn't close in the purchase of our "new" house. It was a long, stressful, emotional day. We are staying with my…

Happy New Year! Completely forgot to take the scale out and weigh in before I had already had a cup of coffee and some eggs. I am really nervous to see the number but it is what it is. Morning went well but lunch is going downhill fast. Poor planning! Will work on getting exercise and drinking plenty of water today. I…

Hello everyone! Just stopping by to wish you all a happy and safe New Year's Eve. We are in the throes of packing. We close and move on January 10th! Had a wonderful Christmas and will stay in tonight with our younger two kids and just eat appetizers and drink wine. It's supposed to be -12 degrees by midnight here! Haven't…

Tuesday night Crazy, crazy, crazy! That is my life right now. Holiday baking has been completed and nearly all of the Christmas cards are in the mail. Packaging up gifts to mail to my nephews in Washington state and a little gift for my mom who is currently stationed in Houston, TX, with my dad's job. Still need to buy…

Tuesday Hallelujah! I think everyone in my house is feeling better. I wouldn't say we are well yet, but we're on the mend. AOTD: Cutting out pop/sweets and tracking. I think I just need to focus on that. I think I'm starting Week #5 of PT and although I don't think it's hurting anything, I'm not sure it's really helping. I…

Thursday Long day - on the road and back again with a long meeting in between. Lots of homework with DD tonight. And tears! Our vet sent us a card and included some paw prints they took from our cat, Tiki, who we put down last week. I have had moments of sadness and tears on and off - but that card and the paw prints…

Monday Today is Day 1 of no pop (again.) Goal is to make it to Christmas without any! Also cutting back on sweets/carbs and upping the protein. It's time to get back in control. Anxiety is high today. Thoughts are back to my cat, which is weird because I've been pretty much fine the last couple of days. Such is grief. DS…

Friday evening Happy Thanksgiving (a little late). Thank you for all of your kind words. Still sad - but it's getting better! We spent the day going through the kitchen/packing/donating. Tonight we're taking the kids out to eat and going to "It's a Wonderful Life" on stage at a local theater. We thought it would be a fun…

Happy Thanksgiving! Despite my grief and my eyes still being puffy from all the crying yesterday, my family and I got up and walked the Wishbone 5K at our local YMCA. It was a beautiful morning and a great way to start our day. We have much to be thankful for. Still missing our kitty but knowing time will help. Just keep…

Wednesday Just flying through and asking for prayers. We had to put down our 15 year old cat today. :( She's been having some digestive issues for a few weeks but took a turn for the worse on Saturday night and despite pain meds, anti-nausea meds, antibiotics, and fluids, she just wasn't recovering. She hadn't eaten or had…

Monday I have been MIA and not watching my food or the scale at all. It's been bad. Not getting much exercise except my PT. Schedule has been nuts for 3 weeks of showings. 21 showings in 21 days! But GOOD NEWS! We SOLD our house yesterday! So, no more showings and instead we can start packing. Hoping to get back to…

Thursday Flying through. Had a showing last night. Buyers rated it the highest - but they are not interested because they didn't like the layout. :( Headache again today. Causing me to drink pop with sugar/caffeine to try to get rid of it. Still haven't faced the darn scale. PT is going well. Sore, but it is a good sore.…

Monday AOTD: Water and getting more sleep. I look horrid and feel exhausted! Selfies from July to now show the weight gain, puffiness, and tiredness. Dark circles and bags under my eyes. Just feeling all-around pretty depressed today that I've let myself slip again. Ongoing dull headache is on Day 3, so my eyes look like…

Friday night Thanks for all the positive thoughts. We had two good showings today. Both parties seem interested and we were told tonight that one is considering making an offer. But you never know how serious a buyer may be until you actually see an offer. Lana - we are actually having an open house tomorrow afternoon. AND…

Thursday Had a showing last night. Have TWO tomorrow. Open house on Saturday. Another showing on Monday. I am exhausted! Hope we get an offer soon. Baby shower at church tonight. Would not have gone but it is for lady in choir with me and some how the "choir ladies" are hosting it. I had to bake a pumpkin dessert (which I…

Tuesday Happy Halloween! My kids are dressing as a Storm Trooper and Aladdin's Magic Carpet tonight! :) Lana - I am glad you are feeling better! Sara - Sorry you can't move cubbies yet. Hopefully soon! Well, we just got feedback from our evening showing yesterday. They aren't planning to make an offer. :( They liked the…

Monday Trying to put my head on straight and telling myself to eat right and get some exercise this week. I just can't afford to gain any more weight over the holidays so at least maintaining is my goal. If I can lose weight, that would be great. Sara - you always have such a good attitude! Keep it up! Lana - how are you…

Sunday My two younger kids both have coughs/colds/allergies? I believe it is due to getting back to school and also the change of seasons. Good news! We got a request for a showing tomorrow afternoon! Luckily, my job is flexible so I will use my 1 hour lunch break to help cover the time I will need to be away to come home…

Saturday evening Diet has been horrible - too much stress. Had fun at the church "Pumpkinmania" party last night. I dressed up a "Flo, the Progressive Girl". Everyone loves that costume! We trick-or-treated with the kids at one set of grandparents today and then carved our pumpkins tonight. And our house went on the market…

Thanks, Dawn! Yeah, she looked at the link to the house pictures and immediately emailed me to say the paint colors were bad (which I told her before I sent her the link) and that the house was BIG. She actually had the audacity to say, "Are you planning to add to your family? 5 bedrooms?" Sheesh. My youngest is 7 and he…

Thursday night So tired! So much cleaning! Professional photographer coming tomorrow morning to photograph our house and hoping to officially list our house for sale on Saturday! (Unfortunately, our realtor is not available tomorrow because her brother is getting married tomorrow.) She is thinking she will have the photos…

Ladies - I have NOT been on the bandwagon like I said I would be beginning Monday. Grrr. Letting stress get the better of me. Woke up with a horrific headache this morning which killed my appetite (except for toast) but then I finally had to drink some sugary, caffeine-loaded pop to help alleviate the ache. (I was…