Hi there. Just wanted to see if I could build a new home with some new (and hopefully old) friends. I do not wanna be 'homeless' anymore so here I am! This is gonna be a place for friends to meet (hopefully) and talk about anything & everything.

My name is Tracy and I live in Deer Park, Texas. I have been married for 6 years. I was banded in April '07. Got 4 pounds away from goal, quit smoking and gained 46-50 pounds back so I am on my journey again. This time as a non-smoker :w00t:

This is a life change and with it comes lifelong friends...wanna come along for the ride? :blushing:

I like the name Reggie better than Monk also. Good luck with him.

We grilled out and it was wonderful. I did some yard work, hubby got the Harley out and let it run for a little bit. We took doggie for a walk and than went and sat with the neighbor for about an hour.

Now it's time to get ready for the Oscars.

Hi Ladies! Just real quick b/c I need to get DD in bed but wanted to share a couple of pics of Reggie and DD.

Good morning friends~!!

Michelle-what great pics! Thanks for sharing! I agree with Suzanne, Reggie is alot better than Monk.

suzyt-a kitten for Gia...what a nice thing for the lady to do! There are good people in the world, right?! That is awesome! Glad she is settling in well

Kat-I'll bet seeing Conner on a skateboard is the cutest thing ever! So he took to it well? That is great!

Suzanne-I meant to tape the oscars & forgot :biggrin: Glad to hear Sandra Bullock won. She is one of my favs (so is Meryl Streep tho, lol)

Jenn-how wonderful that your mom did that! My mom would have too. Dont hurt yourself on that eliptical...it looks like an emergency room visit to me! LOL

Everyone...we had the BEST time at the casino. I won and won and won but my dh did not win as much as me so the money I was winning kept us playing on their dime. I LOVE it when that happens.

Today is my first day without the babies. I feel like a bird let out of a cage! lol The lady DID pay me, so that was GREAT! My dh brought me to Swarovsky and we bought the ring I have been wanting. It is SO pretty. Gaudy, but beautiful. I love a little bit gaudy! lol I will take a pic and put it on here.

Have a great day ladies!

Morning all

quick check in

Tracy, that is why I spent 700 on one, because I had specific requirements so I felt safe, and that one is similar to the one I use at the Y... and on that happy note, I thought I was slacking last week building back up, well, I just did my 6 mile walk in 1hr 15mins where i was doing it every day and took me 1hr 45 mins.. GO ME

Ok off for breakfast, shower and some running.

more later

Morning all

quick check in

Tracy, that is why I spent 700 on one, because I had specific requirements so I felt safe, and that one is similar to the one I use at the Y... and on that happy note, I thought I was slacking last week building back up, well, I just did my 6 mile walk in 1hr 15mins where i was doing it every day and took me 1hr 45 mins.. GO ME

Ok off for breakfast, shower and some running.

more later

I was talking about an emergency room visit for ME if I used it cause I would have heart failure, lol :biggrin:

LOL that is funny! Slow and steady ... slow and steady

Good Morning~

Michelle the pics are too cute! The dog looks like he has been there forever!! DD is adorable!

Rick is back to work. Things are going down there finally. They ARE making them a sattelite office from the Grand Junction Colorado office -- which is ok in theory, but it is a 6 hour drive away in good weather! Anyway because of that ALL the highest level people, everyone from the facility manager, HR, all dept. managers, everything got either transferred out, laid off, or bumped back to the previous position. So Ricks direct boss, that never does a thing, has been bumped back and is now on equal ground with Rick. His boss had promoted one of his cronies, to a position above Rick and the other guy he has job shared with for years, without proper education or work requirements, so he was bumped too. So that puts 4 of them in the position, and they are not going to allow 4 of them to stay. Rick is prepared to go to the Ethics committee if he is the one laid off. He has seniority over the guy he likes that he has worked with so long, but he is Native American, just like the boss. And then the one guy has not got the job requirements for the position he is in! So......if push comes to shove he will shove back. We desperately need 3 more months, for the insurance.

So....anxious, nervous, and stressed over the job again.

I have plans to be using my eliptical, for shorter periods of time, half in the morning, and half in the evening.

The other thing I want to do, is find a GOOD yoga video. Something I can do in the day.....it is quiet here, I need something for stress relief, and am told Yoga is the way to go. Anyone have any recommendations?

Goal is to get the rest of my "regained" weight off before we begin these long motorcycle trips! I know I can do it---just need to actually DO it! LOL

Rick is in the mood to help me more....he wants to get back in shape as well. But he is so irritating, he can drop and do 50 sit ups, or do lots of push ups, and then whine about being out of shape. I would kill myself doing either!!!

Walking weather is back pretty much, so I plan on that, plus, the eliptical, and finding some work out things I can do at home.....unless he gets laid off, I will NOT do them in front of anyone, I am totally uncoordinated!!!

My Mom is having her gall bladder out on Wed. MIL just had hers out, hoping it is not contagious. The pain I had AT my band, went away, then come back yesterday. Not sure what it is connected to. Trying to figure it out. I did nothing to pull anything yesterday.

Tracy, glad you had a good time!! Sounds fun! I look forward to seeing your ring. I love jewelry! I don't wear as much as I like, because of the kids, I have to watch my wedding rings even, the marquise cut of my diamond, is sharp and dangerous. It was of course one of those live and learn lessons!!!

Well, I am off to do my few minutes on the eliptical--and I do mean few, I make it about 10 and have spaghetti legs!!!

Good morning everyone!!

Yesterday with no kids and just my dh was a breath of fresh air :thumbup: My back is still killing me and so is my shoulder but in time I think I will feel alot better. If not then its off to the dr I go!

Kat-I am so sorry that you all are having to worry about Ricks job. I will pray pray pray! Let me get my camera right now and take a pic of my ring. otherwise I will forget all about it....

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If you can not tell, it is purple, pink, amber/brownish and clear crystals. I LOVE IT. Amythest is my birthstone. It is an every once in a while ring. I am so paranoid of losing a stone!!

Have a great day everyone!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Suzanne-how is WW going?

good morning my friends

just got back in from my 6 mile walk, it was social hour so took me 2 hrs, but a nice morning... although my legs are killing me from stopping and going.

Hope you all have a good day, it is beautiful out ther... spring has arrived

Trying to eat as healthy as I can, but heck, its my bday and I slipped big time yesterday and know I get strawberry cake friday night my favorite

OK, Jenn, I have your birthday down as the 12th--am I screwed up with someone else? It isn't the 12th yet is it? I am sooo confused!!!

No takers on the magazine? I am mailing my subscription renewal today---so let me know!

Tracy, I like your ring! I know I totally enjoy time with my husband uninterupted! We don't always go and do something, but it is nice anyway.

We kept Kinsey last night while Manda went to a meeting with the skating rink people about the derby league. She is getting so big, and talks about so many things that surprise me! So adult!

She is concerned because 2 of her friends have loose or already lost teeth, and she has not! It has already started! Comparing herself to others! We tried to tell her it will happen when HER body is ready! She will not ever remember that I know!!

Supposed to go to lunch with my friend today, will call her in a bit, maybe she got lucky and is sleeping in! My MIL called me and woke me up. Then right after she hung up, the glass guy called. I have a mobile company coming to repair a rock chip I picked up yesterday. He will be here between 12 and 5. I told him make it more towards 5!!! LOL He wants my business he will!

Well, no answer at Maries......dunno what my day holds I guess!!! Will check in later!

Hi!

Quick check in. I've got lots of work today with a deadline. Blech!

It's quiet right now. Just me and the dogs and they're out on the deck!

Dakota actually PLAYED with Reggie this AM! Too funny!

Shout outs later! Love ya guys!

Hey there. I have a few minutes before I have to take dinner out of the oven. Still trying to get used to dinner this early but so far it is working out for me. No more rolaids at night.

Tracy, I love the ring. I wish I could wear stuff like that. I see so many pretty things out there. I just have to chubby fingers to carry it off. As far as WW goes, at weigh-in in monday I was down 6.4 pounds. Not bad for my first week. We'll see what the next week brings. Not starting off to good.

Kat, Hope you get a lunch date. I too will keep Rick and his job in my prayers.

Michelle, Your DD is so cute and Reggie looks like he is a lot of fun. I hope you guys are settleing in.

Jenn, did you say that you walked 6 miles? Holy Crap. I so look forward to the day I can do that. You are my inspiration.

Where have Cindy, Irene, and Kelly been hiding????

A rainy day here and a little on the cool side. Make me want to take a nap. But I'll stay up and just go to bed early tonight.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Went to lunch, was nice, caught up with Marie. Spent awhile on the phone with my BFF Becky, she just got back from her families home in TX, had all sorts of drama with a pill addicted SIL. Then got my windshield repaired. Then took Dad my laptop---his computer died, fought to get it online....finally got it, got ready to leave, only to discover I had locked my keys in the car!!! Bad enough, add to it, I had parked in the drive behind my parents, effectively blocking both their car and truck in!!! We were all stuck! Rick is at work--where 50% of the workforce will be gone by Monday! So I called my brother, and he brought me up here, I got my spare and got my car. Felt like such a dummy!!!

NOw I have a fire going, and dinner cooking....gonna go change out of my jeans, into my lounging pants, and be comfy!!!

See y'all in the morning. Pray for our job situation PLEASE!!!

Where have Cindy, Irene, and Kelly been hiding????

I've been doing exactly that! The new kid last Thursday came after me with the intent on hurting me. It was craziness. The put me and then the whole school on lockdown. Even worse is, he is technically still in my class. A memo from the superintendent last week won't allow any expulsions from school until after our standardized testing is finished until the middle of April. My nerves were shot Thursday. That night I started suffering with chest pains and heart palpitations. I still had chest pains Friday when I went to work ( I went bc I knew he would be all day in the In School Supspension room). I told them I wasn't going in Monday. I made a doctor's appointment to try to get something to calm my nerves. I wasn't eating solid food, bc my band was too tight from the stress. Soooooo, I wasn't there yesterday, and he was again in the ISSP room again this morning from a write-up he got yesterday while I was gone. He told the ISSP teacher that he was going to cause some problems when he came back to class, so the Asst Principal escorted him to my partner teacher's class since we had switched classes by that time, and to the best of my knowledge, she remained with him all afternoon. I don't think he got written up today, so he will be sitting in my room tomorrow morning, hopefully without weapons. Who knows. Jeez. I really should go on a medical leave until this is over, but I have worked my butt off all year with my kids and I won't leave them this close to testing. It would devastate them. I love what I do, but dangit, this sucks.

Suzy: that was cool about the kitten for Gia. You are really taking many steps to make her feel at home. What a sweetheart you are.

Kat: praying about Rick's job situation.

Tracy: nice ring

Michelle: I am glad you found a dog that seems perfect for your family. Hopefully he will quit chewing you out of house and home:w00t:

Suzie: I also try to eat earlier. If I don't, I get a little acid reflux too.:frown:

Jenn: a 6 mile walk, you rock! My big butt just does 3. I walk just long enough to walk an entire episode of Criminal Minds.:sneaky:

Well, between the anxiety meds and the exercising, I am hoping to survive my new "darling" in my class. This is the first time in my 10 years of teaching I have ever needed meds to go to work. I am not sure if I am willing to keep this up. I hate to think that this one child/episode will stop me from teaching, but it may very well come to that.