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:

~Jenn, I'm sorry it's been continued til Dec. That's sucks. Lots of hugs and good thoughts to you.

~Kat, had to LOL at the snow drivers. I love snow but you're right, no one seems to be able to drive in it!

~Irene, thanks for all of your support. I appreciate it. I am just going to have to work thru this process. And it is the HCTZ. I'm glad to be off. I'm still checking my levels to make sure I'll stay down but seems to be doing alright so far. Had just gotten a new bottle too so I have tons leftover.

Congrats to you on reducing your meds! That's great news! Good news re: your mom, too. Must be a relief!

I am pretty sure I'm on the mend. I'm feeling a lot better. Stuffy still but it might be some allergies too. I don't really have them but I've noticed that every year something bugs my nose.

Very cold here. I've got a fire going in the stove. It took a long time to get the house warmed up today. We were out the door right after getting up so I didn't factor in time to get the fire going and taking the chill off before we left. We get our new furnace next week so we'll be able to use that to take the chill of in the AM while I get the stove going or if we have to rush out the door.

We got bales of straw yesterday to surround the veggies pots to insulate them a little and be able to cover them with plastic when needed. Most stuff will be done soon and then I won't have to cover it. Once it's consistently cold and not warming up at all (supposed to hit 80's next week!) I'll use some of the straw to finish covering the artichoke plant and bed it for the winter. Wishing I had a greenhouse right about now!

Have a great evening. I'll BBL.

I don't know if I can get caught up

Michelle: I hope you get a lot better soon, being sick sucks. How is your head?

Tracy and Suzie: I HATE THIS RAIN....DANGIT!:thumbdown:

and Suzie: step away from the candy, remember, it is the food of Satan!:thumbup:

Jenn: sorry about the court crap...that sucks

Irene: congrats on your mom being cleared

I am so tired...oh, and I ate ice cream at school:ohmy:. Michelle, my para, brought ice cream to make sundaes for our students because in BOTH of our classes, every student had their agendas signed by their parent. She is so sweet to our kids, and she is an incredible asset to our classroom. I love her!!!:thumbup: But, she brought that ice cream...I would like to pretend she forced it on me, but alas, my big butt willingly ate it:blushing:. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

hey all

Thanks for your good thoughts

It just sucked, it always does, he wanted to work out a deal and his atty was a jerk. I didn't get a word in because his atty was like no reason for modification and no braces... I said... excuse me, before we leave can I say something..... and I stated the facts, nothing personal, just clear cut facts, and when done, the judge looked at me, still being recorded and said, Ms Stroman, I can understand why you could feel like you need an attorney, but there are many cases where it is really not necessars and gave me a look with a smile, I think it was his way of saying he is gonna get screwed, which was what happened last time when I was point blank facts and not emotions.

We have to bring info on Health insurance, which I got declined for lower cost and it would cost me $200 a month for insurance to add the kids and that is without dental, which is the issue at hand, i'm' still not pushing for other stuff, it is petty and I don't care about $10 here and $10 there, I care about $600 down and 120 a month for 2 years!

anyway, so I didn't think would be over today but it just over all sucks and then I am so angry when i left, I walked 3 miles in under 40 minutes and then went for a drive, cried, washed my floors, vaccumed all my rooms with carpets and we went to dinner and came home and did dylan's homework, family assignment to decorate a turkey with what ever art supplies we had around the house. it is so cute! DS is nuts and spends way too much time with older girls, he gave the turkey pom pom boobies... LOL

lordy, he is so cute and makes me smile.

Ok i'll really catch up in the morning, I'm mentally done!

I don't know if I can get caught up

Michelle: I hope you get a lot better soon, being sick sucks. How is your head?

Thanks! It's doing better. Now if I can just get this cold to go away! I was pretty well okay all day and now feel like crap again. I hate colds!!!!!

I am so tired...oh, and I ate ice cream at school:ohmy:. Michelle, my para, brought ice cream to make sundaes for our students because in BOTH of our classes, every student had their agendas signed by their parent. She is so sweet to our kids, and she is an incredible asset to our classroom. I love her!!! But, she brought that ice cream...I would like to pretend she forced it on me, but alas, my big butt willingly ate it:blushing:. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

Your para sounds wonderful! Ice cream is EVIL!! I have peppermint in the freezer right now. This is the only time of year Dryers puts it out. It's slow churned but still. I'll be eating it til it's off the shelves. I do every year. Granted my portions are WAY smaller than they used to be but still. It's my weakness. Okay, well one of them. I seem to have many lately!!

Oh and the image of your butt eating ice cream should cure me but alas, it doesn't! :lol:

hey all

Thanks for your good thoughts

Ok i'll really catch up in the morning, I'm mentally done!

You're very welcome and it always does (suck, I mean). Just know that we're here for you!

Go to bed and get some rest!

Oh and as for your DS. :eek: LOL! Had to laugh tho b/c DD is obsessed with boobs and babies in tummies! She's 3 so what are ya going to do! LOL!

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So DH goes to work today to find they've got a working structure fire. He grabs his gear and drives over to relieve the Engineer on duty and takes over. Unfortunately it was a total loss. It was fully engulfed before they even got the call.

He calls me this afternoon and asks if I wouldn't mind picking up pizza for them. Nope, don't mind a bit. They're tired and after the fire they had to clean and put the engine back together so they don't want to cook but they definitely want to eat! LOL! So then he asks if I can call in the order too! Sheesh! So I do! Of course! He knew I would. :sad:

Anyway, so DD and I go take the pizza to them and stayed to have some too. DD and I each ate 1 piece. By the time they got thru, there was only 1 piece left! I honked when I pulled in so I could get some help carrying everything in. (I'd also brought left-over dessert I'd made for IL's when they came for dinner and there was a lot left over. Knew we wouldn't eat it and I didn't want to have to toss it later so I took it to the station. Knew they'd eat it. I'm sure they wiped it out after we left!) So when I honked ALL of them came out to help!! LOL!! They wanted their pizza!! The pumpkin cake was a nice surprise for them!

Off to bed soon. Have a great night y'all!

Good morning-I did well on liquids yesterday. Today I am going to do liquids & mushies. Only have a few minutes so....I will be quick

Jenn & Michelle-my 6 year old dd is obsessed with boobs too. LOL Now she has started saying "ooh, he is hot" (heard that on TV) or "ooh he is cute...look sissy, aint he cute?" Oh my... . But, most of the time she is anti-boys, lol. Kids are so funny.

Jenn-macy has the same project to do with that turkey!

Cindy-:sad: ICE CREAM.....seriously my downfall. I can attribute my 60 pounds weight gain to BlueBell. I have converted to SF. But I would LOVE a bowl of cookies & cream or Mint choc chip right now

Gotta run...ttfn

Hey girls~~~

Going to be in and out quickly for the next couple of days. With Halloween, and a crappy mood---I don't see a lot of time ahead. Although I may take the lap top and hide out in the bedroom...away from EVERYONE. Please don't take it personally. It is real life that is getting me down, not my online friends.

I'll be back when I am fit company.

Hey girls~~~

Going to be in and out quickly for the next couple of days. With Halloween, and a crappy mood---I don't see a lot of time ahead. Although I may take the lap top and hide out in the bedroom...away from EVERYONE. Please don't take it personally. It is real life that is getting me down, not my online friends.

I'll be back when I am fit company.

:scared2: PLEASE DONT GOOOOOOO!! (this is where I drag you back here kicking and screaming)

I always think you are fit company. :sad: I like the 'take the laptop in your BR and hide out' idea!!!

Sorry you are in a crappy mood. I hope you are feeling alot better real soon!! Love you sista! ((((((hugs))))))

Kat

love ya' - I understand crapy moods, but just drive by post so we know you are ok???

xoxoxox

Morning girls.

Kat, my hideout place is my bathroom. The family knows when I go in there that they are not allowed to even knock on the door. The only time they can bother me is if the house is on fire, other than that they are to leave me alone. sometimes I just go in there to be by myself and get my head back on straight. I put the lid down on the toilet and just sit and do my thinking or not. My alone time, I can do what I want. It just so happens that the drawer on the counter pulls out right in front of me and make a little desk for me. I can put a magazine there or a puzzle book or even my laptop if I ever think I need to get away for that long. LOL.

Michelle. I love the smell of wood burning. When I take my walks on cold days, I love to get a whiff of a wood burning stove. Good job on getting the pizza for those hardworking guys. Bless you.

I need to get ready to head to a funeral. Than I have to work later today. I get off at 6pm and than will go pick the kids up and take them over to church for their BooFest. I'm so looking forward to it. I love to do things like that with the kids. I miss Abagail, I haven't seen her in about a month.

Everyone have a great day and I will check in later.

hola gals

Just got back from Breast Cancer awareness fundraiser! Cloudy day and i'm ready for a nap before I have to get Dylan

Jenn, is that a real tattoo???

Stopped by my sisters to drop off her bills and to pick up the sewing machine. I was in a hurry and left real quick. I than drove to the church for a funeral. I went in to go to the bathroom and I checked my phone. There was 4 calls. I listened to them and it was my sister, she was calling to see why I was mad at her. She was crying in each call. I called her back and she was afraid that I left so fast becasue I was mad at her. I reassured her I wasn't, that I had to leave to go to a funeral. She was all wigged out, so I got her calmed down and I headed back into church. Ughh.

Home now and resting for awhile before I head back to work. When I get done there I'm gonna go pick the kids up. I'm looking forward to spending a little time with them.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Man, 2nd time I posted this week and it never showed up!

Yes Suzanne, it is real, there forever, my shirt is a little stretched out from them tucking it in, so it can be very easily concealed, yet visible, the first one I have that I can see and has lots of meaning! My cousin died back in 88 - she was very young. Anyway

going to relax and eat my salad.

hope you are all enjoying the night

Jenn- LOVE the tat!

Suzanne-enjoy your time this evening!

Good night everyone :Yawn:

It is late...I have been studying, blah, blah, blah :mad2::mad2::scared2:

:lol:HERE IS THE THINKER:lol::Yawn:

If Jen tattoos her chest (which I understand):thumbup:

does that mean

the GUYS would tattoo their brains (u know where) :ohmy::ohmy::laugh::rolleyes2::ohmy::ohmy::ohmy:

or matching nuts:w00t::w00t::laugh::laugh::laugh::w00t::w00t:

Home from the BooFest and the kids had a great time. They ended up going thru it 4 times, they had so much fun. We had first went to Wendy's so I could feed them and than to Church. It was a really fun time.

Tomorrow we are headed out to the property to cut wood and bring it back and stack it. Fire in the fireplace tomorrow night. I'll be happy. I pulled a couple of roast out to put in the crockpot in the morning. It'll be a long day again.

Sunday is my slow day, maybe not even get out of my PJ's.

Oooops, yes I will. It's our annual Turkey dinner at church. So I'll run up there to get take out.