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Ai yai yai, Jane! Good luck w/that one! oh my! A quick check-in... I feel sooooo behind w/work it's stressing me out like CrAzY... on top of the PTA/school stress... ugh... BUT... I am eating properly... 2nd day... so that is a MAJOR accomplishment & something positive to hold on to.

Good Weds Morn, Vi's... Another busy day... look what my horoscope was for today: If you experience some friction with an authority figure today, stand tall. Don't let them intimidate you. They aren't any smarter than you are, they just know things that you don't know -- and there is a difference between the two situations. As long as you are polite, you can be insistent in defending what you think. Your input is valuable even when it's not exactly welcome, so don't you dare apologize for voicing your dissent. Even if you're wrong, at least they know that you care. Cue the "Twilight Zone" music! I haven't checked the horoscope for more than a week... so I wonder what it was all those days this thing's been brewing & esp. on Monday! :smile: Maybe the cosmos warned me about all this & I just didn't check it! The status right now is... I got through yesterday w/no more phone calls/e-mails/or dressing downs. So my hope is that it's starting to fade away. I'll regal you all w/this tale in Ga... Laura... I am going to e-mail you right now, so check your e-mail (in your spare time!!). In the meantime... ((hugs)) & hang in there... millions have been where you are before you, & millions will come after... it DOES get better!!! Make it a great day, all!

Goodnight my lovelies! :smile:

((Pammy!!)) Take care of yourself, dearie!!! A nice quiet day here today... I've even been eating properly (1st day of that in a LONG time)... phew.

Good Tues Morn, Vi's~~ Today's a fresh new start -- for whatever it is you'd like to re-start! Thanks so much again for my purple support... I do consciously "tune in" to the "violet channel" vibes when I need them... & I am comforted, knowing that you all are here. :crying: Make it the best day it can be!

Thanks for the thoughts, gals... I am in such a funk now... I hate it when I disappoint people or I know they're mad at me/don't like me... ugh! It just makes everything so much more difficult than it has to be... such a bummer... I'm hoping to lay low for awhile & just to keep doing the right things and that will be its own reward... we'll see... What's that old saying? "No good deed goes unpunished!" Now I sound like my dh & his pessimism (sp?)! Waa waa... bleh...

I'm back! Man, they were maaaaaad at me!! The principal was shaking I thought her head was going to pop off! My crime? Sending an e-mail with which they did not agree/approve to other parents. I completely owned it... I apologized that it caused them such consternation... I guess in the end (after more than an hour) we ended on an agree to disagree note (but we'll never all be best buds again) and I do appreciate that perhaps I am not "politically correct" enough sometimes... I definitely call them as I see them and can be passionate... I wear my heart on my sleeve... and that can clash w/a school's required political correctness at all times. But I didn't let them bully me, at one point as the principal was going on about the "resources" behind her and that she'd had the legal dep't review my e-mail, I leaned in and said, "Are you actually threatening me with legal action?" and she backed off... I wonder if she thought I'd fold & cry... but I didn't... so we'll see... I imagine that this will fade away and that will be that... but the hard feelings will probably remain... that's too bad... that wasn't my intent at all... Only 8 more weeks of school... 2 more PTA meetings... aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

My dear Vi's... Please keep me in your good thoughts this morning. I've just been called in on the carpet w/the principal & vice principal of the ES... I go @ 10am... it's about the "incident" I may or may not have referred to last week... well, the poop is hitting the fan. I am nervous as all get-out, BUT... I am righteous in my actions and feel that I can be confident and clear in expressing it to them. Oh the drama. And to think after 9.5 yrs at that school, I *almost* made it out of there w/out this type of big scene/issue/blowup... fewer than 2 months to go!! Man oh man. Anyhoo... send me the purple power for self-confidence & self-control!!

Good Monday Morn, Vi's~~ A new week... I wonder what surprises it holds?? Make it a good one! Smooches!

Good Morning, Vi's~~ The shows went great yesterday... just one more @ 2pm today! They work for so long rehearsing and rehearsing, then it seems like it's over in a blink! After that, I think that we're going to a friend's for dinner. Then bed... ahhhhhhhhhh. Then it'll start all over again w/the new week tomorrow! & my renewed vows to eat properly and exercise. Vow! Vow! Vow! Make it a good one, Vi's!

Good Saturday Morn, Vi's~~ I just have to start with LAURA & CARSON!!... Just so absolutely adorable and wonderful!!! I'm so happy for you! What a tale, tho... phew! Glad you're on the other side now w/the prize!! Today is "Wiz" day... 2 performances & I'm working concessions for both... because yes, I AM that crazy! Saw it last night and it was cute... too long though... and many of the "jive" lines just really don't work w/an all-white teen cast... but then that just makes them funny! Very psychadelic '70s feel to it. I prefer the original. Am enjoying my few morning hours firming up our Sept. Disney trip plans... they're offering FREE dining now, which when I go through a "mouse fan" travel co, will save us more than $700 when bundled w/the hotel & park tickets! Sweet! Now if I can snag a great airfare, we'll be set! Time to get in the shower... then it's "Off to see the Wizard!" Everyone enjoy the day!!

Good Morn, All... My in-laws are visiting so have been busy/away... I pb'd dinner amazingly last night... but crap slides right through... rickin' frickin... Tonight through Sunday are dd's performances of "The Wiz"... & -- surprise, surprise -- I'm working concessions for all the shows... + ds's State Cup soccer games... + hostessing IL's... + a major school incident that I am now involved in (PTA)... so will check in when able. Everyone make it a great day & weekend! It's Carson's first Friday!! :rolleyes2:

Welcome to the World, Little Guy!! :rolleyes2: Congratulations, Laura!! Can't wait to hear the deets... 'til then... rest as much as you can & ENJOY him... they grow SO fast and before you know it, he will be taller than you! :crying: I am so excited for you!!

& since when have I ever held my peace? have you MET me? :sneaky: (I still have no idea to what you are referring, btw...)

?? I'm confused... Did I miss something??

It's Carson Day!! I'm so excited!! :sneaky::hurray::lol2::party::clap::mad2::woot::smile2:

No! I did not get this text!! Why? What's going on?? Ack! Ack! Where's Mr. Willy Nilly smilie when I need him quick??

I'm with you, Pam!!! :wub: (However, not sure that that's a GOOD thing! :wub:)

Love that pic, Terry! He's one pooped pup!! Enjoy the hotel, Pam -- order room service, jump on the bed, watch tv 'til you fall asleep!! ahh... peace! Well, I didn't eat sugar 'til about 2pm... more than 1/2 the day... ack. I still laugh to myself that Pam dreamt I was secretly skinny!! In-laws arrive tomorrow for a visit 'til Saturday... cleaning, cooking, entertaining... lucky me! Peace out!

That's "Baby Brain" Laura... wish I could say it gets better, but... & don't forget that Pam got us kicked out of breakfast, too!... :sad: Piehole report so far today: choc mocha pro shake (200 cal, 25 g pro) van chai pro shake (200 cal, 25 g pro) see a pattern here??? Am trying to keep it liquid today, to break the cycle of feeding my face, to kick me back into gear...

Good Morn, Girlies... Grey rainy day here today... lots of little things to do... I'm taking up the goal today of no sugar... no sugar... for just today... this morning... this moment... ((Pam))... You ARE AWESOME and I am so proud of you and to know you... you are an inspiration... know that when you walk into that room... you are not alone... you have everyone who loves you with you... cheering you on... you have DONE IT!!! What an accomplishment!! You ROCK, Dr. Jazzy!!! Everyone make it a good, NO SUGAR, day!

Yes, YOU can, Terry! I, it has been proven today, however, can not. :smile:

Oh yeah, that's what I am!! ROFLMBFAO!!! You have quite the vivid dreams, Pamela!! "Secretly Skinny" -- ha ha ha ha ha -- it's so secret that even I don't know!! Hoo Hoo... I am laughing so hard I can't stop!!!...

Good Monday Morn, Vi's~~ Yep, I'm back on the wagon w/you all today... poor wagon, I'm surprised it doesn't buckle under all my weight!! How is it that I'm so super-duper "on" for a couple weeks, then super-duper "off" for a few weeks?? UGH! This why I keep bouncing these rickin' frickin' 10 lbs... waa waa waa. Well, today begins "on" again... maybe this time it will stick!! "Egg or No Egg" -- I'm sure I've explained this before... it's like "Deal or No Deal" but w/plastic eggs. About 4 years ago when all the kids got too old to enjoy hunting for Easter eggs & getting more candy, we came up w/this game. Each year a different family is the "banker" & finances it... this year it was us. So you number 12 plastic eggs 1 - 12, and also make up 12 slips of paper with different amounts on them: .01, .05, .10, .25, .50, .75, $1, $3, $5, $10, $15, $20. Randomly place a slip of paper into each egg. Put the eggs in an egg carton. Make up a piece of paper w/the amounts on them (1 for each player), so you can check it off as the game progresses, and so the banker can mark the offers. Play the game: The "contestant" chooses "their" egg. It's put to the side. Then the contestant chooses 4 eggs, 1 at a time. We reveal the contents of the egg, mark off the paper, & then the banker makes an offer. The contestant has to decide "egg" (take their egg) or "no egg" (the want to keep playing). Then the contestant picks 3 eggs... banker makes an offer... "egg or no egg"... if no egg, then the contestant picks 2 eggs... repeat... then 1 egg... repeat... then if it's no egg, the contestant decides if they want to keep their original egg or trade w/the one left... and viola! It's hilarious & so much fun... we laugh & use all the funny terms from the game... like, the host will say, "and we'll find out what's in the egg... right after I get another beer!" lol... everyone gets into it so it really is fun for all ages. Who doesn't like the chance to win $20?? Gotta dash... taking dd to "pony cleanup" day @ the barn... & yet she won't clean her room... hmmmmm...

It just took me 2 hours to peel 8lbs of steamed, spiced shrimp for tomorrow! Good thing "The 10 Commandments" was on! My fingers got pruney and now my hands are all itchy & even though I've scrubbed & scrubbed w/every kind of soap we own, my hands still smell shrimpy. I know, I'm such a delicate flower -- hardy har har!! Baskets are stuffed, gifts wrapped, "Egg or No Egg" prepped... time for bed & visions of chocolate to dance in my head! G'night my sweet peeps!