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I get it!! :wave:

Oh my gosh! DeAnna (Mychevygirl) pm'd me and she is coming on the weekend of the 7th. And!! FunnyDuddies is coming too! And... Luna will be here visiting us too!! Where's Shackdog?? He has to show up for the party!

Naw, stay on liquids but you can eat anything you can blend into a liquid. The bean soup didn't give me gas.

*hugs to Diane* I can so relate sister!

Now the thread will NEVER die!! *cackles*

omg.. um.. this thread just became XXX *crawls into a dark hole of niavity with Kathy*

OMG.. I wanted steak so bad! I could hardly get one full cup of liquid down but I was sure I could eat a COW! LOL! Toss some bean with bacon soup in the blender and turn it into a thick creamy soup, then heat it up. Trust me, you'll be back here hugging me and thanking me. It saved me and many others when we were where you are now! (I'll be waiting for that hug!)

Ok, I've had my coffee and responded to a few things on the boards that I just couldnt keep my mouth shut about, so now I guess it's time to do the updates. I'm feeling very brain lazy tho. Hm.. maybe another cup of coffee first. Kath - gotcha on the man thing.. *hugs* NaturalBeauty - Dont you dare stop hanging out with us now that you're at goal! I am so curious to find out what that's like. What does your Dr say you will be doing now? Will you let out some of your fill or keep it as is? Size 6 panties.. those ARE thongs.. right?? *winks*

Hey y'all. I think the people that were trying to lighten the mood and turn nasty accusations at a truly sweet person away from a witch hunt and more toward laughter have all stopped and have also apologized. Noone felt self appointed to censor anyone. What was happening in the Moderator thread was nothing more than a vicious attempt to turn everyone into an angry mob that was ready to lynch Penni. And, it was working until the cheese stuff started. It was about more than just "dont read the thread if it bothers you". This was about friendship and wanting to stand by a friend. If you read that thread, reasonable attempts were made to calm things down and get people to see that the accusations were being made by someone who had been in an RL (real life) friendship with Penni and was now pissed at her and wanting to destroy her reputation and the trust that we have in her. Those reasonable attempts failed because a select few made a point of getting in the thread and saying just the right things to make it appear to new people that there was a sincere concern about this, when in fact it was just the original poster's friends helping her stir the crowd into a lynch mob. Now, I know that all of this has been hurtful and upsetting, annoying and frustrating, and downright destructive to LBT. I know that many feel that I've done my share in keeping it going. Perhaps I'll even be accused of that by posting this. But its become very hard to sit back and watch people form such negative opinions of LBT and its moderators. For example, Penni was accused of playing favorites because she was "suddenly seen posting on the Gone for Good thread when she had never posted on there before". Well, Penni joined the Gone for Good Club in the first month it started (March of this year) and has been an active member since. But people who read that accusation took it as fact. The frustrating thing is, while people's reputations are being attacked and the trust of LBT under fire, if anyone tries to respond in defense or to share the truth (like I am doing now) we hear people who are exasperated, and rightfully so, complain that we are keeping the issue going. Anyway, if you will all look back again.. the people who participated in the cheese posts have all explained AND APOLOGIZED for frustrating people and they have stopped. There is no "group of people" called the Cheese Killers or Thread Killers. No one need fear people who were just trying to help a friend who didn't deserve to be destroyed publicly. So please, accept the apologies and lets dont let these offshoots of the root of the real problem begin between people who have had no issues with each other until now. Truce everyone. :yield:

No, Dawg hasn't seen this. I'll tell him the morning of the cookout. Shhh! *laughs* What exercise PM?? *goes searching for it*

http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/6002614/0~2376776~2374325~6002614?cm_ven=google&cm_cat=apparel&cm_pla=nydj&cm_ite=tummy%20tuck%20jeans Is it just me, or do those women modeling the Tummy Tuck jeans look like they never had enough tummy TO tuck? Biotches! :huggie:

Skydiving and riding lessons (horse) are both on my list of MUST DO's when I get thin enough. I wouldn't qualify to go tandum skydiving yet (weight wise) and I wouldn't do that to a poor horse. But when I hit goal, I will.. mark my words.. I WILL!

Covered dish.. um.. Hm.. Everyone brings a dish to share. Dawg and I will provide the chicken breasts and pork steaks that we will grill for everyone. Then.. the rest of you will bring something to share. Such as a big salad, or green Beans, or maybe drinks. See? Ooo! I'm excited! DeAnn! Will you be able to be here on that date? Please say Yes! *snickers* Wait until Dawg finds out about this. LOL!

DeAnn.. how about the weekend of Oct 7th? Cheryl.. Hippos Hope.. IdahoBeauty.. Veritas.. anyone else in Idaho.. how about a cookout at my house on the 7th? Covered dish type of thing. Anyone interested?

On what do you base that accusation? Sorry, but I am not the one filling the boards with horrible, cruel, hateful, spiteful posts about her. If you will take a moment and really look at what's been going on, you'll see that noone has it in for her, although that is what she is trying so hard to make everyone believe. Show me my posts or my pm's that prove that I have it "in for Lisa". Go on.. I'm waiting. I'm so sick of being accused of things which noone can substantiate. Put up or shut up. :huggie:

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila.. MORE!

Nite nite Penni. Sweet Steven King dreams. *evil grin*

Wow.. Dody, I know we have had our problems, but I just wanted to tell you that I think you're a very brave woman to go thru all you went thru this year in order to get your band. Honestly and sincerely. I'm very happy that things have gone well for you with the knee and the band. Susan

It is heartbreaking when we see people die and we think it is a senseless death or a waste of youth. Then, on the other hand, and I know this is kind of odd, but to me, dying together on your honeymoon is so hm.. blessed? You are instantly together forever without the years of heartache, stress, and possibly divorce. Make sense? I had a miscarriage and lost twins several years ago. My only comfort was knowing that they went straight on to (what I believe is.. ) living in the presence of God. They missed out on so much pain and disappointment and they'll be there when I get there. (I can't help but wonder if this will show up in some thread about what a wacko I am. Oh well.) So, my thoughts about the newlyweds are along the same lines. When I heard about this crash, I was in the gift shop of the Spokane, Washington airport, picking up a gift for a friend while we were waiting for our flight back to Boise. That will test your faith in God's perfect timing. If ya know what I mean.

One day, God created the dog and said, “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.” The dog said, “That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I’ll give you back the other ten?” So God agreed. On the next day, God created the monkey and said, “Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I’ll give you a twenty-year life span.” The monkey said, “Monkey tricks for twenty years? That’s a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?” And God agreed. On the next day, God created the cow and said, “You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer’s family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.” The cow said, “That’s kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I’ll give back the other forty?” And God agreed again. Then on the next day, God created man and said, “Eat, sleep, play and enjoy your life. For this, I’ll give you twenty years.” But man said, “Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?” “Okay,” said God, “You asked for it.” So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you. Go live. (Life is Music! Play it Louder!)

Hey, while youre in Tennessee.. look around for a Kraggie Hope would ya? If you run into Psusan, give her a big smooch for me :huggie:

Penni! *hugs* Consider yourself Sue'd. *snickers* Southwest Peanuts? I had Southwest pretzles over the weekend.. On the way there AND back! So Penni me! :huggie: Glad youre having fun. Enjoy the Mexican food.. but remember.. come the 11th and your life reverts to a living hell! *cackles* Arby's.. mmm.. I remember Arb- hey.. this is war biotch!! *rofl*

I recently found out that my first husband, the biological father of my two grown kids, the man who spent four years in prison for trafficing drugs (looong after our divorce), is a Methodist pastor who is just completing his 5th year in Divinity College at Duke University. I have a friend who's church believes things that make me go.. HUH? Wait.. wha??? and yet, I love her to pieces and don't think I know of anyone else who loves God as much as she does. Even tho she believes God requires things of her that I think are too legalistic, the thing which impresses me most is that she lives by those things out of her love for her God. How can ya diss that? And finally, last night, my son poured out his heart to me and his step-dad, Dawg, and told us how vital we have been to his progress in fulfilling his calling to become a pastor. Um.. I dont know about you, but to me.. that was MONUMENTAL and I am so overwhelmed by God's grace for this family. Now, all that said.. I don't know what purpose it served to share this with you all other than I just felt like it was time to say.. "Praise God! He does love us and wants the best for us!" Thanks for letting me share.. And for those of you who find comfort in saying there is no god... wow, ya dont know what you're missing out on. The guy really knows how to love and care for his kids. I hope you find that out for yourselves some day. But until then, I fully respect where you are in your walk right now and I wouldn't dare presume to be qualified to say anything other than.. Hey, we all have our roads to walk, and for some reason, at this point in time, our paths have converged, and while we are on this stretch of the road together.. I extend a hand of friendship and hope with all my heart that we all get safely to where we are going.. and that we aren't too terribly disappointed when we get there!

My momma has much less than I have, so I can't give her the credit. I went out and got mine on my own! LOL! My little mom weighs about 110 pounds and is about 5'4. But she can kick your ass. No doubt. Kickboxer, skydiver, gym rat.. my mom IS the ideal 68 year old image of health. (and she has Lupas.. but don't tell her that!_

Awww hi Preggy Pinky! This isnt a club but you are welcome to join all of us in our feeble attempts at keeping commitments. LOL! *cups her hands around her mouth and yells* Hey Penni!! I hope youre having a wonderful time with your man on your trip. Sing a lot. Drink a lot. Laugh a lot. And come home rested! Miss ya already!