This is the Monday What's New Revue

Susan,
Happy Surgiversary!!!!   Congrats on keeping at your maintenance weight.   
I guess that means no harm was done by going without your scale for 4 days - YIPPEEEE!

Oh Jan!!! I am ROFLMAO!!!

I absolutely love that cartoon.

SUSAN:  See, you did ok without the scale :-)

{{{{HUGS}}}} to my sistahs!

Good Morning One & All!
Had a great weekend & now it's going to be a busy day today - I'm off at 6:15 so I can be at my Daughter's Kindergarten class before 8 & not sit on the freeway like it's a  parking lot (I hope).    I will test basic skills for two classes, then if time permits, I'll get to read a story to the class.    I'm looking forward to it - just love those little munchkins!    
Have a great day, everyone!

morning george and OFF family....

well i am waiting for a load of clothes to finish drying so i can pack the remainder of what i need for my trip to michigan for the funeral. working 1-5 then come home to change clothes and pick u***** and bandit and hit the road. should get to the motel about 11 after stopping for potty breaks and food along the way. will see phyllis and jon wednesday at the service so that will be nice. ever since i met phyllis she has been my guardian angel. i thank GOD for sending her to me!! i can't wait to see my family...with most of them in ill health i need to be with them because you never know when it will be to late...

again i thank those that posted their support for me and the prayers and well wishes for my family and gary. (((OFF)))

well i better get going lots to do before work today. will check in thursday and let you all know how things went.

hugs

 Judy, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time.   I know you will get thru this and it will be good to have time with your family as well.  Have a safe trip and we'll be looking forward to you posting when you get back.     Phyllis is a special person -- you are so lucky to have her as a friend.....me too!

I have your yarn in a box, just need to get it to Post Net to get mailed out -- probably later in the wek.

Hugs,
Pat R.

thanks pat!! i am doing ok one minute and then the next memorie**** and then tears roll again down my face...taking lots of kleenex with me  i know it will be good for me to be there for final closure...with phyllis there for me i know i will be ok...rick will also be with me but not sure if he will be by my side or not because he didn't know gary except from what i have talked about with him. but he may change his mind once we are at the cemetary. he has been my rock since the news so i am grateful for that.

will look for the package of yarn soon...still need to find my loom and hook...nothing like waiting til the last minute huh??

hugs

Hi All,
I am up at 0915 and still rubbing my eyes. I did manage to get some of the pictures loaded on Picassa last night.
I have to go and get a shot at the oncologist office and sit there for an hour so they can check my heart rythem. Same for tomorrow.
Dallas weekend was so great meeting up with some gals I never net talking and laughing.
Nothing going on much today.
Carla

Good morning ..Good morning....Good morning

I am trying to wake up.  I have been on my feet for a couple of hours but not really awake.  Without 17 women to talk to and laugh with I'm starting slowly today.  Where is my breakfast buffett???  Guess I'll have to fix my own breakfast.  I think my nectar protein drink is all I can manage right now. 

I had a great weekend reconnecting and getting a healthy dose of motivation.  I walked away from the reunion with a renewed sense of awe.  So many journeys...different but connected.  WLS has done more for me than provide me with a tool to conquer my weight.  It has given me lifelong friendships I will always treasure.  Strong women..... wise women, I learned something new and wonderful with every conversation.  Laughter....lots of it.  Freedom.....freedom of thought, free to share, no fear of judgement.  Renewal...we are all like the phoenix rising from the ashes.  I encourage everyone on this board to get a group together and share a weekend somewhere.  I know it is difficult to travel all over the U.S. but a statewide trip might be easier.  Heck just a citywide group would serve the same purpose.  A weekend "retreat"  away from home and your daily life.  A time to bond to a greater extent than you can at a monthly support group meeting.  Women together having fun.  That goes for the men also.  Why don't you guys get together for a sports weekend or whatever you do to bond.  You will be amazed at what it will do for you.  It is life changing.

I wish you all a successful and happy day.

Good grief. It is just such a flippin .MONDAY !!! Grrrrrrrr maybe it is a moon phase, but for t he last couple of days I just feel like I am spinning my wheels and nothing is getting done..Now I have to go make a 4th follow up phone call and then get back home and try to find some stupid paper work that is eluding me..Of all the serious situations going on here to our dear friends all is fantastic in my world, I am just grouchy.. Blessings

Hi George and my OFF family:

Just got home not too long ago from my weekend trip to Chicago to see my family. It was a great trip and I spent a long time today visiting with Paulette for breakfast and then a long coffee break with Brenda in Portage, so I didn't get home til 5:30 p.m. So I get home and the phone is ringing ... it's my mom ... I didn't get to the phone in time because I had to go to the bathroom so bad. So I looked at the caller ID and figured ... oh, she's upset I haven't called her yet (she always figures I'm dead in the ditch at the side of road if I haven't called). So I called her back right away. And she's frantic. She wants my cell number, my license plate number ... she's yelling at me ... where was I, etc. She doesn't do this to my brother, who failed to call her last night when he got home, and he had to drive north of Milwaukee at night ... "Well, he's a boy, you're a girl, who knows what could happen."

I told her, mom, I'm very careful. I don't pick up hitchhikers, if something happened with the car, I would call from my cellphone in the car, I wouldn't get out and stand on  the side of the road. I'm not stupid. I always call her the minute I get in the house. No one else is expected to do this. Just me. No matter how far I go, I'm expected to do this. She's taking pills to calm down. She wasn't doing that last night, when Gary didn't call. I was maybe two hours later than usual getting home ... now, driving from Chicago, that could be traffic, construction, accidents ... anything. Chicago traffic is horrible. I don't turn on my cellphone in the car, because I feel it's dangerous to talk on the phone in car, so even if she did call, all she'd get is my voicemail (I just have a cheap TracFone). And so now she has my license plate number ... next time I'm a little late, I'm going to have the highway patrol tracking me down and will get a ticket probably ... gee, thanks, mom, are you going to pay that?

Sorry, she gets worried about nothing ... and I do mean nothing. And only about me, like I'm 5 years old. Like I can't take care of myself. I moved out to Montana by myself, then to South Dakota, to Georgia, to Michigan.

The other news this weekend was very sad. My nephew's wife had a miscarriage a couple of weeks ago. She didn't tell anyone ... didn't even let anyone know she was pregnant. My nephew always told everyone he didn't want kids, but obviously he changed his mind. The baby just stopped developing in the uterus. Jill posted this news on her blog, and that's how I found out about it. My brother knew but was sworn to secrecy. Jill is 30 so still young enough to get pregnant again.

Well, otherwise, my sister-in-law's birthday was nice; we had a good time and my brother made a nice dinner for everyone. I'm pooped. I do wish I had gotten home earlier (not for the reason stated above) but because I'm tired. But I was having such a good talk with Brenda I lost track of time. It was so good seeing Brenda again ... it's been so long. We are truly sisters of the heart (or other mothers ... but I hope it's not mine ... sorry, I do love my mother, but sometimes she gets on my nerves! She just worries far too much about things that she doesn't need to worry about.)

Well, I need some food. I haven't eaten since breakfast, and even though that was substantial (and the company was wonderful, too ... haven't seen Paulette since April) ... now I'm hungry again ... and I have to get back to the laundry ... and my kitties missed me.

See ya tomorrow.