Posts by adarana

Hi All

Happy belated birthday Connie - sorry I missed the day - glad you had a great weekend with Bobby! He sounds like a dream.

Sue, I am so sorry about your mom. I will keep both of you in my prayers. I guess we are at the age where we are worrying about aging parents. Mine are moving in with us.

Tammy how are you doing with the Alli. Sounds like it is working well for you. I have been eating like crazy - stress does that to me - and I'm at my heaviest weight ever - too embarrassed to share the number. I need to get back on track, this forum was really helping. I need to do this.

We have some new members since I last posted, welcome.I'll get back this week and catch up on all the posts - it appears many are busy - hope they are enjoying a good summer.

I hope everyone has a great week.

Adara

What is up with this weather? To be honest, at this point I would welcome a good old rainstorm/thunderstorm. We have had snow for the past three days. SNOW! Can you believe it?

I'm with Connie Truus, running even a minute sounds like a victory to me too.

Welcome Fudge!

Axe, I have a phobia of needles, so to be covered with them sounds like a nightmare.

Have a great week-end all!

Adara

Good luck Jasmine, on your surgery tomorrow! It's great your back Tammy! I hope you are feeling better soon. Speaking of feeling better, how are you Connie? Has that nasty old bug let you out of it's clutches yet? My weight loss endeavors have not been met with much success lately either. I sabatoge myself. But I will do this.

Yay Jasmine!

Hi All, Congrats to your daughter Sue. I am like you. It would be hard for me to spend the money to go on the trip if things looked bleak but this is your baby's high school graduation! Can you compromise a bit? Put a little of the money away and take a trip? By the way can you send some of your weather our way? We had snow again on Friday. UGH.

Axe, I'll take your 60 and breezy. What an amazing costume. This is a talented group of women.

Aly, I am so jealous of you. I've always wanted to zipline but never found the courage. Was it a blast?I'll settle for living vicariously through the lot of you.

Tru, I'd die if I ran for 2 minutes, 9? Enjoy your time with your sister. I'm just back from a visit with one of mine. It was great fun! Aren't those campaign for beauty spots terrific?

Oh Connie, I hope you are feeling better. My "hatred" for chocolate has not changed. Hate that it is so fattening. Why is it that the best stuff is so bad? How is your hair? Ready to post pics yet?

Good luck on your house Lucy. We are attempting to sell ours as well and while real estate has taken a downturn here as well, it hasn't been too bad in our province. I will miss the pool though. I love to swim too, Jasmine but lack the courage to wear a swimsuit in public. Maybe while Axe is working on a camouflage suit for Sue and Aly, she'll come up with one for me as well.

Janet, you have been very busy! I have a student teacher too. He is very young and really struggling. Which play are you performing?

Adara

Hi All, Well Truus, for me it is all the above with the added sin of procrastination. Oh yeah there is also the mindless eating, you know the one, food is down the hatch before you even realize you've picked it up in the first place. It certainly doesn't help that everyone knows my weakness for chocolate and I am gifted with little chocolate snacks often. I also know that I really enjoy an active lifestyle when I am active but I get in a rut where I lack the gumption, willpower, energy, the something to get off my keester when I am home from work. And like Axe I'm an emotional eater.

Sue, I'm sure you are right. This week will be much better for you. College troubles for both you and Aly will soon be history, at least for now.

Connie, Connie, Connie, How are you doing? Are you any more accustomed to the new haircut?

And Tammy are you still walking regularly?

Have a great week everyone!

Hi Everyone!

Well it is Tuesday Aly - report in day. The challenge thing was a good idea. I wasn't super good but I kept the challenge in mind and I too, was good 75% of the time. Last night I was really bad however. It was so nice here, all sunshiny with the promise of spring, didn't I just mosey on down to the DQ and have myself a pecan mudslide, mmmm decadent. Are you up for another challenge? Let's eat healthy for the rest of the week and check in on the week-end. Who's up for it?

Connie I can't wait to see your haircut. I love Lisa Rinna's look.

Winterum sounds like fun. We do something similar. the kids have an afternoon where they choose culturally based activities to rotate through.

Janet, you're through Europe with students. Where do I apply for that job?

Sue I am sorry your daughter didn't get her first choice but perhaps choice #2 will turn out to be everything she wants in a college after all. I know about being a wreck. When my oldet left home for college I cried all the way there and all the way home. I tried so hard to be happy for him and I was, but itwas so hard to see him go.

Lucy, your trip sounds like it was very romantic. Ain't love grand?

Have a good week everyone.

Hi Everyone

Happy Anniversary - this was such a great idea Aly- Wow it took a long time to get caught up on the posts. It is so nice to be able to get caught up with all of you.

So happy you are done with your treatments Janet - I hate painting- all the power to you.

Lucy - Have a great time on your trip.

Connie - a younger man??? Way to go girl!

Tammy - How is your mom feeling now?

Tru, Sue, Axe, Suz, everyone Have a great week-end. Welcome Newdays.

Glad you arrived safely Aly. Truus, feel better soon. Thanks for the info Axe. Have a good weekend all.

Adara

Yikes!! I'm up 2 pounds. I've only myself to blame.

Have a great evening everyone.

Adara

Hi All,

What a super idea it is to exchange foods. Truus, that homemade muesli sounds yummy. I love porridge but not the instant kind, so I leave that for weekends when I'm not working and I can be leisurely about making it - I hate rushed mornings.

For lunch I enjoy salmon or cottage cheese and raw veggies, fruit and some yogurt.

R usually makes dinner - he's a great cook but doesn't have a clue about calories or fats. The dishes are irresistible so I try to eat small portions of the higher calorie dishes and fill up on the other stuff. A handful of almonds or walnuts before dinner helps a lot.

Have a great week everyone!

Hi everyone.

Wow Aly! All the power to you. You're a better woman than I. You wouldn't catch me going through a hole cut into the ice, with or without my eighth graders. There isn't enough pina colada to entice me into doing that! It's not just the cold...the idea of being under a huge thick slab of ice gives me the shivers. No pun intended. Special Olympics is fortunate to have brave souls like you and your class involved. I just wish I could be there to witness it and to cheer you on.

I'm with you on the weight loss thing however. I need to kickstart this large butt of mine into gear and be more vigilant about what I eat.

Hello Everyone!

Belated birthday greetings Axe.

Sue, how did your daughter's audition go? The bar exam and the "I Love Lucy Show?" Hmmm.

Lucy, how is your daughter doing? Love your picture! Janet,  I hope you get over the flu quickly. Was Paul Blart funny? I'm sending warm wishes and prayers that your chemo  and radiation go well and don't have you feeling too poorly.

Tammy how is your mom faring? I love hat and scarf combinations/ so classic? I'm sure she looks sharp. Did your boy get over being sick? And yes, congrats on your Steelers. What a game!

Connie still waiting on you to come up north and do some major housework here. How is the not smoking going?

What a story Aly! The whole thing is amazing  but the company's response is just so tantalizing. I wonder what that was all about.

Congrats to Sue, Bev, Haiko,everyone who has lost weight or are holding their own.

Suz, my will power has left me too. Just got back from an overnight trip with a group of grade 6, 7, and 8's. I'm ridiculously tired and tried to combat it with a huge meal, then a chocolate bar, and chips and dip. In this corner, ladies and gentleman, the heavyweight eating champion... (the crowd goes wild). Truus, could I pop over with the others for great acceptable food?

Here are my ten random things;

1. I am, somehow, the mother of two fantastic human beings.
2. I come from a very large family and am grateful for each and every one of them.
3. My large family calls me practical (I hate the term) but that is probably why even though I’m not the oldest, I’m the one they all confide in (I like that).
4. I married the boy next door.
5. I have three grandchildren, one of whom is sitting on my lap at the moment.
6. I, too, am a dog person (love my dogs).
7. Like Janet, I am a water witch too. Unlike Janet, I can’t tell how deep the water is or find metal.
8.  I can’t wear watches, they don’t keep time on my wrist often stopping altogether.
9. I’m still looking for my life’s passion.
10. My secret dream since I was a little girl was to become a published author, to have a best seller – like Janet said, we can all dream. Anyway....

- Adara

Happy Birthday Tammy!

Thanks for all the info Haiko.

Lucy, it is so good to hear from you. I hope things begin to get easier now.

We had a balmy day here. It went as high as -2 C, that's 28.4 F.  I am so happy - can finally get outdoors for more extended periods. It has been between - 30 C (-22 F) and -40 C (-40 F) for about a month. Windchills have brought the temp to as low as -48C (- 54 F). It is supposed to stay warmer for at least a few days. The school I'm at doesn't close for weather, but often there are only a few kids in attendance. All my students are hardy and most come to school even under the most severe conditions. However, I went outside during break and could not convince them to join me. Sissies