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Oooh -- I saw AMC today and SOMEone sees Jesse & chases after him... but who?????????????? Only I know!:biggrin:

Wow! I was nervous there for a minute! That was a very "loaded" question ("What do you do on the tramp?") and you just never know how Judy will answer things! :smile:

HA HA! I just had a funny while thought re-reading my last post... Think how DIFFERENT my/our moods will be NEXT FRIDAY from today!! HEE HEE HEE!! <evil sneaky mom snicker!>

This ice day sux... for some reason the kids don't want to clean the house! Crabby kids + cranky mom = fun -- NOT! Do they think I ENJOY cleaning all the time?? They must...

Tracy OH MY GOSH look at the difference!! :smile: You totally ROCK girlfriend!!

You guys crack me up! :eek: :smile:

Good Fri Morn, Vi's~~ I got to sleep in an extra hour this a.m. as we had an ice storm last night & school's were delayed 2 hours... but then they changed to "cancelled" and the phone started to ring w/folks calling to see if we'd heard the "good" news! (Note: It's only "good" news if you're a kid who GOES to school... for us moms... not so good! :party: So of course I've picked up an extra kid to watch for the day already... trust me, it won't be long 'til I've got 5 or 6 kids here... that's the way it goes! It's cuz' I'm so FUN! Altho, it's already warming up & turning to rain... oh well............. This weekend is my mom's 70th b'day weekend. My aunt, 2 sisters, her bff (literally!), and I are going to make it a girl's weekend & pj party @ her house. I leave early tomorrow morning & will come back on Sun in time to do a quick housecleaning & cooking for Superbowl! It should be fun... all of us together gabbing & drinking & knitting (how lame are we??) & eating... the big excitement will be GOING to a movie (v. renting a dvd) AND ordering in "fancy" pizza! My mom is too, too funny... it's her b'day & this is what she wants to do... so we're doing it! Other than that... everything is same old, same old... same old weight (241-ish... up 1 down 1 up 1 down the same 1)... same other stuff going on... Oh -- today I have to bake my mom's all-time fav cookies... they're so good but so messy/time-consuming to make... even my sis couldn't believe I was going to do it... but hey -- the lady is 70!... & we all love them... it'll take me all day & they'll be gone in an hour! Ha! They're these sourcream based cookies w/grape jelly on them, w/a circle of cookie on top of that... oh yum... Make it a great day, Vi's!

Me again! Terri... cool pix... way too much time on your hands today?? :frown: TracyKS... "192!" The recipe sounds yum... we're having a few friends over for SB & I told everyone it's an "all-appetizer" menu... I've been eating like crap the past few days... I start out well, but then get off track along the way... so AGAIN today I planned to be good... and have been so far... but now DH just called & wants us to meet him @ Carrabba's for dinner!! YIKES!

Hey All~~ JENN!!!... You've got all my purple power... You're right... this IS your job!! Pam... How did you miss all the posts about the surprise trip?? I go on & on about it... at least it seems that way to me!! DH is going to be in Mexico on a 10-day "photo safari" thing-a-ma-jig, so I wanted to do something fun for the kids so I thought up a surprise 4-day trip to WDW! The way I envision it unfolding is: Next Friday they'll go off to school like normal and I'll pack like crazy & hide everything in the car. They'll come home & I'll say "Let's go grab some dinner & have some fun." (since daddy'll be gone & it's Fri night)... then... I'll drive to the airport! Somewhere along the drive, one of them will ask "Where are we going?" and I'll shout out: "SURPRISE! WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!" at which point they'll look at me & say, "No, really Mom... where are we going?" HA HA HA! They won't believe me!! They'll think I'm joking w/them!! So... at that point... I'll hand them each a musical Disney Hallmark card from their Aunt (my little sis) and inside are their Park Hopper passes... THEN they'll believe me! It's at this point that chaos will ensue & happiness will erupt in the car! Then... we fly down to Fla... and who meets us @ the baggage claim but the Aunt who gave them the passes! More fun!! Yay!! I AM SO DING-DANGED EXCITED ABOUT THIS!! Oops... here comes one of them... gotta go... bbl!

I use the salad plates, as well... + the 1-cup little glass bowls... they're great! Ugh... just made a can of tuna w/light mayo & a sprinkle of sunflower seeds and I've only eaten 1/2 and I feel on the edge of a "stick"... not a "pb" quite... but uncomfortable... I've got the loud esophagus gurggling going on... yet my stomach is still growling!... how stupid is that? Sometimes this thing is so wacky!

Remember... my info is still tentative... haven't booked yet! Will do after WDW trip...

Whoops, meant to make that bigger after I typed it... sorry!

Good Morning~~ 9 days 'til the trip! Sorry if you're sick of reading about it, but as I can't countdown w/anyone here in RL, it helps me get out the excitement if I can count it down here!! The pressure is building & building inside me... I hope I don't pop before Friday!! Last night I was driving 45 mins home (I was alone) and I kept "practicing" different "scripts" of what I'll say/how I'll "announce" the surprise... I tried this & that... every time, I LOVED that I was able to SHOUT OUT "SURPRISE! WE'RE GOING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD!" It felt soooo good to let it out! + it helped me to develop a general idea of what to say for maximum impact -- as if there's minimum w/this kind of surprise!! I am GIDDY!!! Can you tell?? Enough of that. Another busy day. Today after the Y I get to work on my tax prep for all my various "self-employed" jobs... MK, editing, substitute teaching & Let's Dish!... I love doing what I love, but I hate it at tax time! Make it a great day, everyone!

And by "Move Them" I mean AWAY from your desk... not into your mouth!

move Them!

Hi All... Just got back from copying, collating, stapling & distributing the montly PTA newsletter @ the elem. school... guess I haven't been there in awhile, because EVERYONE was going CRAZY over lil' ol' ME & my weight loss! It was kinda nice! :rolleyes2: It reminded me that I DO look better and that I HAVE lost a lot (I tend to focus on what I still have to lose, not what I've accomplished so far)... it was nice to get those strokes!

Owie!!!

Good Mon Morn, Vi's~~ Healing purple thoughts to all the ill Vi's... and good thoughts for everyone in need of them... your personal stories are so touching... I forgot I'm supposed to do a "tip" on Saturdays! Whoops! I'll try to do better!! 12 days 'til the big surprise trip! Holding this secret in is making me crazy!! Will I make it??? Lots to do... make it a great day, everyone!

Wow, Laura! What a transformation! & I love the hair, too!! You have got it going on! Nothing new to report... off to take dd to her riding lesson in the 17 degree weather! :hurray: I'm making a thermos of hot coco for her but I'm staying in the car!! Make it a great day, Vi's!

What's a "tooter"?? (must admit, I peeked!)

Hi Vi's~~ Just a quick pop-n... another busy day... but wanted to share that I hit a new low today... 241.4... it's going down, down, down again! Why do our bods do this to us?? Sometimes the weight flies off... sometimes we can't get it to budge... Guess I'll just be thankful and try to keep it going as long as I can!! I can smell the 230s!! Remember how excited TracyKS was when she was about to hit them?? & now here I am!! Amazing!! I have no conscious memory of ANY weight below 250... so all this is like a DREAM!! My band ROX!

Put me on the YES for GHOSTS list!! Just reminded DH of the dates for this trip, & told him about the change in location, and he says, "Oh... I think that's when I'll be out of town at the [whatever] convention." EXCUSE ME?? Turns out, yep, it is. I'm not stressed at all, tho... SOMEONE will watch the kids... my sis or my mom or HIS mom or I'll park them @ one of their friends' houses... MEN!

Hey Jen~~ Yes, please send me the capris, but not the other... I can't wear anything that shows above my knee (unless I'm in my bathing suit, but then if I'm out of the water, I'm in my sarong; if I'm in the water, no one can see). My sis is here to have dinner & go w/us to DD's winter choral concert this eve... g'night!!

It all sounds great but remember that I can't book the air quite just yet... so my times *may* change... Also, re: shower -- sorry, but I'm a "I NEED a shower every a.m." kinda gal... I'm not fussy about WHERE it is... but I do need one... so if I can just hop in one of yours, I'm good!... other than that, I'm completely laid back & ready to roll wherever ya'll say!

Good Thursday Morn, Vi's~~ Ta Da! I finished the editing job! Phew! It was a toughy! I feel so foot-loose & fancy free! -- yeah, right! My house is a shambles w/the kids being home for 5 days straight & me working like a fiend & not "tending" it like I usually do... so after my annual visit to my thyroid doc, who is an hour away... it'll be cleaning time! I've already gotten 2 waters in... trying to flush out the salt from the chinese food we enjoyed at lunch yesterday! :frown: Next weight goal is -80... ideally by 2/8, when we leave for the World! So I'll have to decrease the iffy-to-bad food choices and increase the exercise! Make it a great day, everyone.