Suziecat

Hi Irene, I'll rememeber that, my Grandmothers name was Irene. I will never leave my husband alone with any child, our is going thru that nightmare now. The girl finally confessed that she lied but the damage is done. It's still a nightmare for them.

I'm home. I hate going to Wal-Mart. But it's done and $160.00 I'm home with my feet up. Crappy eating day already but I'm gonna turn that around for the rest of the day. I decided to make a piece of toast and put some apple jelly on it. It's really good good but stuck now. I'm gonna have to wait a little before I can take a drink and start my water. Kat, it's the one living with us. The one with the drug issues. As far as we know he's not using the hard stuff again but he did ask his Mom for one of her pain pills. I very casually asked him to not ask her again because it throws her off and she ends up feeling guilty for not giving it to him. She thinks he's in pain and wants to help him, but than she remembers she's not to give him anything. He then plays the guilty card with her. So after I asked him not to ask her, he called her and chewed her butt out for calling me and telling me, and then hung up on her. So I'm not sure at this point which way I'm going with this. I do know one thing, I won't be seeing him for a few days. He knows he's pushed it with me. My sister knows that she is to tell me everything. This is a stipulation that we have that she inform me of all that goes on. That way I don't look like the idiot when something comes up. I'm her main caregiver and she needs to be honest with me. Nothing like sitting in the Doc's office and finding out she never told me what was going on. Besides, all 3 of us are sisters and we tell each other everything, that way if one needs to, they can step in and take control of the situation. The kids just don't get it. They think we snitch on them. So how can I help out one of them if I don't know what is going on? KIDS........drive me crazy. Lovely day here today.Supposed to get up to 70 degrees.Sun is shining but they are calling for storms tomorrow. First of the month and that means it is family breakfast time again. Once a month. Jenn, Quit letting them lay the guilt trip on you. Stand firm. You are not to blame for others actions. They made the choices and let them deal with it. You are not at fault. Stay strong. I'll check in soon.

Morning. Up for my early shift and than headed to Wal-Mart. And today is our hospital shift day. Still haven't heard if we have to have our flu shot to work there. I'm sure if they want us to have it, they will let us know. Kay, so glad to hear that Rick is doing better. I remember years ago when I used to get terrible colds and do that awful coughing. I would set myself up in the spare room and put pillows in the corner and try to sleep sitting up. Everytime I would lay down I would do nothing but rumble. It was awful. But the worst part was the coughing. I felt like I was going to break a rib or actually bring a lung up:sad:. I would soak in the shower just to relieve my sore muscles. The worst was one time I tried to take a puff off of a cig and just about passed out. I ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks with pnuemonia in both my lungs. No more of that. I jump on and cold as soon as I feel one coming on. Not sure how I'm going to handle the kids and their issue. I'm sure I'm not going to hear from them for a day or two. They know I'm not happy and will lay low for a while. Which is good, because if I saw them right now I might chew their heads off. Everyone have a great day and I'll check in soon.

I voted. Gone all day and we had such a great time. There was hot fresh cider donuts. Oh yummy. I ate half of one and about 30 minutes later I ate the other half. So good. I bought 5lbs of apples, some apple cider jelly and some pumpkin butter. We found a quaint little restaurant to eat at and my sis and I shared a burger. It was such a great day and than we got home. My older sisters kids are at it again. I'm so mad at them I just can't even think about how to handle it. Ughhh. Glad to hear that everyone is back on the mend and feeling better. I have never watch the Dr. Oz show, I guess I'll have to try it sometime.

Morning, Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I was very very busy all day long. When I finally got home last night around 8pm. my nephew wanted to know if I would spend sometime with hima nd so we watched a movie together. Prior to that I had taken a vicadin, so when the movie was over I headed straight to bed. I traded my work day with another girl and my younger sis and a couple of friends and I are headed over to Kansas to go apple picking. I love this time of year. I love to apple pick and I love to bake things. The weather is perfect for it. Sunny and a high of 67. Perfect. I worked out yesterday and than I was at the store with my sis when I ran into my next door neighbor. We decided to meet at 4pm to walk to the school to go pick up her daughter, we took the long way around so it was almost a mile for us. Cari, that sucks about what happened but I'm glad that you did go to admin about it. Good Luck. How are all our sick kids and husbands? Hugs to them. See ya all later this evening.

Morning Girls. Up and getting ready for another fun filled day. Yeah right. I have to pull a double shift today. Take Sis shopping and have a class tonight. So I'll check in when I can. Cari, that is awful about the job, you're right, what is wrong with people. Have a great day and I chat when I get a break.

Big hugs fr all our little sick ones. Hope they get to feeling better soon. Long day and weekend here. Super busy. Today I went to the support group meeting and had a great time. They wanted us to bring healthy snack, so I brought some BBQ Soynuts, Veggie hot dogs and some other stuff. One of the other girls brought black bean burgers. I tried about a quarter of one and if you use some catsup, it's not so bad. But the veggie hot dogs were horrible. I mean really really bad. Everyone was spitting them out. I took one bite and almost gagged. Don't try them. I mean horrible. There were several desserts there that were really good and healthy. As soon as they e-mail the recipes to me I will send it to you guys. One had apples, caramel and yogurt and whipped cream. Oh it is was wonderful. Came home and finished cleaning pool stuff. We will pack it all away tomorrow after it all dried. I finished putting some other stuff away and even did a little landscaping with some big rocks that my sister got for me. Now just kicking back and relaxing. Doing a little laundry and watching Ghost Whisperer. Tomorrow it's back to work and a full schedule this week. Kat, Boy Rick is sick. Not to have put the bike away, WOW. Take good care of him and of yourself. Hope you all had a good weekend.

HOLY COW, half my weight in water. I think what you probably meant was half your weight in ounces. So if you weigh 200lbs, you should drink 100 ounces. I shoot for that amount anyway. I have a water bottle that I keep filling up all day. I count how many time I have filled it. Easier to do it that way. I still have to be careful about over doing it. Kidney Doctor is happy with the kidneys right now. I just put a roast in the crock pot. I'll add veggies before I leave for my meeting. House is going to smell wonderful by the time I get home. All the poor little sick kids. Nothing worse than having them not feel good and you can't do anything for them. Speaking of poor little sick kids. A lady that comes in at work is the Chapter Leader of the local Linus Project. They make blankets for sick kids. Quilts and afghans. She brought in some kits that she put together to make quilt tops. They will finish the quilts. So I picked one out. I'll start on it sometime this week. Thought it might be good for me. Keep my hands and mind busy. I'm looking forward to it. I'll post a pic when I have it done. Thanks Jenn. I like the chart you made. And it looks like we got a good group going there. Love it.

Went to the grocery store and ended up buy some Protein turkey sliced meat, Bolthouse Simply Chocolate Protein drink, BBQ Soy nuts and some veggie hot dogs. Everything was real high in protein but not a lot of calories. Came home and took doggie for a mile walk, Thanks Jenn. Thanks for keeping me motivated. I haven't looked at the chart yet, but if it's ok I will have the Doctor document my weight loss when I go see him Oct. 26th. I'll post it later that day. Sitting here relaxing for a few and that I have to get busy and finish up some outside stuff. We need to get all the pool gear stored in the garage and I need to do it cause hubby just thows it in there. I however stack and pile. I like parking my car in the garage. Have a good one.

Morning Ladies. I'm up and showered and getting ready to head to the grocery store. I need to figure out a healthy snack to take to the support group meeting. And I need to talk to them about scheduling a meeting during a football game. lol. I hope everyone has a great day. I will check in every now and than, but I will be on tonight. Make good choices.

Welcome Michelle. Glad to have you here. Well, summer is officially over. The pool is closed up. Waaaaa....... It was so tempting to get in one more time but wwe were only able to get the temp up to 76. So it looks like next May for me. Got up early and headed to the grocery store. Came home and than it was non-stop for the rest of the day. Besides closing the pool, I brought in all the plants. Put things away in the tubs, just basically getting the backyard ready for the winter. I have another busy day tomorrow also. One thing I have to do is go to a monthly support meeting. They want us to bring healthy food. Stuff that we would never try on our own. Like maybe Boca Burgers. That way we can all try and see if we like it. I think it's a neat idea. That way we can try things before we buy it. Kat, sorry to hear about DS. Hope he's ok. Probably sore I bet. Janie, :seeya:

Home for a little break and than headed back to work. I have my weight from my last appointment 2 weeks ago. I will go Oct. 26th. for my next appointment. I will take what the loss is and let you guys know. Started the day out really good but now I'm getting tired. That's when I make really bad decisions. Going back to work will help keep my mind busy. Keep motivated.....:eek6:Keep motivated.....:eek6:Keep motivated.:scared2:

OMG, with that, I have to leave before I have to take a picture. But I do understand what you are saying. Have a great day everyone.

Picture of an Upchuck :scared2: Not sure I want to see that.

Morning. I'm in on the challenge. But I'm sad, I don't want to post my weight.:scared2: or is it ??? I will very honest with what I do lose. I have a Doc appointment Oct 26th. So you see, I have to be on my best behavior. Cari, how horrible. I'm not sure I would have left my car either. And as far as my Husband leaving me there. He used to work at a major car manufacturing plant here, there was no way he could have walked off the line. The one time he did have to leave for an emergency surgery I needed, he had to wait for them to pull another person from somewhere. Never question his loyalty to you. As far as your boss, I'd let it roll off your back. Just make sure that you did everything to make sure you were safe. It's sad that in this economy we have to worry so much about our jobs. Good Luck with it. Tracy, down 2 already? You lucky girl. I have a support group meeting this weekend and they are asking us to bring "Healthy" foods. Something that we would never think about buying ourselves because we might not like it and don't want to spend the money on it. Like Boca Burgers, Hummus. Stuff like that. I'm gonna look around on the internet and see what I can come up with that is different. Very busy day ahead of me so I will check in when I can.

I just finished a long e-mail to a friend of mine that left last week for her winter home. I miss seeing her. Cindy, I hope you get to feeling better fast. That sucks about your appointment. Can it be rescheduled? I'm working on the mind thing so I can get my head in the game. I know I can lose it. It's just convincing myself. I'm working on it. Night everyone.

Ten Pound Challenge....Holy Smoke Stack. I was thinking more along the lines of 5 pounds. LOL. So, it looks like I'm in. In for a rough road. :mad: I can do this...I can do this...I can do this...... Hi Laura. Welcome to the Tall group. Actually I used to be 5'9". Somewhere in the last few years I have lost 2 inches. The scale at WW said 5'7" so the next time I was at my Docs, I had them check it. Yup, 5'7". Makes me second shortest in my family. Everyone else is ove 6 feet. Mimi, no way on this green earth are you a band failure. Any weight loss is not a failure. Even if you only lost 20 pounds. I never remember hearing my Doc say that you had to be super skinny by your first year. I'm into my third year and still have a ways to go. At least another 70-100. You do what is comfortable for you and keep coming to us to re-assure you. Are you sure it's a 10 pound challenge. :biggrin: I better get started.

Ahhhh...My first Hot Chocolate of the season. I love this time of year. I need to find my journal that I was using last spring and see if that will get me started again. I've never really been any good at journaling, in fact I hate doing it. I didn't do it when I was at WW, but I still lost. But I need to do something to see if I can get my eating under control. I just feel this need to push it. I need to get my head back in this and when I get that signal that I'm starting to get full that I need to stop. No more bites or licks. Why can't I get that back into my head, it's so frustrating. Have a great day and I'll check in soon.

I loved the whole Kelly thing going on It was so sweet to see her go kiss her Dad and to see Sharon cry. Ahhhh.

Hey Peeps. Home from the hospital. We were really busy tonight. I ran into an old friend while I was there. It was good seeing her. Hi Cindy, you are welcome here anytime you want. The more the merrier. I actually have tomorrow off, so that means a lot of running around. We haven't been able to get the pool closed up yet, so we are going to work on that this weekend. My nephew is going to come over and help. The cover is huge and we can always use an extra hand. Off to go get caught up on DWTS. See ya soon.

Hey Ladies. Home for about an hour before we have to head off to the hospital. I have a load of laundry going and I fixed a quick lunch for us. Kat, good to see you stop by. I'm sorry we didn't get to finish our conversation last night. I hope your friend will be ok. I will say a prayer for her. I hope we see you a little bit more here. See ya all tonight after I get home.

Even though I have lost alot. I still feel like I did 190 pounds ago. But when I see recent pictures of myself, I am shocked at the difference. But I still live with that Fat Girl. Some day she will leave me for good.

Jenn, those pics are amazing. You should feel really proud of yourself. You really deserve a Margi at this point. Home from work. Got in there and there was a letter from the night girl. She is quitting as of Oct. 1st. Our boss is out of town on a cruise. So it looks like more hours for me. I had asked that if any hours became available, could I have them. I was thinking maybe like 4-5 hours extra a week. Now I will have to wait and see what this will bring. The next 3 days are going to be very busy for me. I will check in when I can.

Jenn :smile2: :bored:

Morning Girls. Shower is taken, cats are fed and news is on the TV. I need to get moving soon. Have to get to City Hall and file for a salvage title for my nephew. Remember he crashed his car back in June? Well, just found out he never titled it or licensed it. 20 year olds!!!!! Ugh. Jenn, thanks for the wise quotes. A little kick in the butt first thing in the morning is what it takes sometimes. Temptless Tuesday! What do you think?