HELLO JUNEBUGS!!!

i am dropping in to say hello! i have been off the boards for awhile, just been bust, stessed, depressed...you name it! but i miss reading the boards and seeing how everone is doing! i posted to my profile and not much going on with me, but i will give an update. first i have to say that my son's football team won the championship game last night! they are the champs, woohooo! now we go on to regionals and our first game is saturday in syracuse. if they win, the second round will be in syracuse again, 3rd round in NJ and 4th round i believe also in NJm south jersey shore maybe they said? BUT id by chance they win regionals, we would have to go to DISNEY to play in the super bowl! OMG!!! how i would love this to happen for these boys, i just don't know how i would ever come up with the money to go! i guess we cross that bridge if/when we come to it! my job is going good, aside from the horrible pay. i absolutely LOVE this job and i get complimented almost on a daily basis at work. i feel like i found what i am meant to do. only problem is that i cannot get any assistance and this job is not enough to pay my bills. i feel like i am being forced to walk away. i have not given up hope yet, i am still trying to figure out a way i can keep doing what i am doing. as for my weight, i seem to have settled in at 109-110. my low was 106 about 3-4 weeks ago. last week i was back up to 111! today i am back to 109. i hope to maintain right here, around 110. i still need to reschedule with my surgeons office, they sent me a letter saying they would like to see me. i should probably get that done! anyways i miss you all, i am glad to hear some happy stories. PAM, you look awesome girlfriend! love to you all! hugs~mary jo

HEY MARY JO... hugs back at you. Well glad to hear your weight is stabilizing for you. SORRY To hear about the work issue. ITs hard to decide in that type situation...what is right to do....stinks the pay was not more!!! WOW my fingers and toes are crossed for your sons team to do well. I am swamped with cheerleading stuff right now for my daughter. HALLOWEEN was great here how about for you?????I bet your kids looked adorable. HANG in there glad you stopped in to say hello. SEEMS all of us are getting busier. I have the blues myself. but who knows

So glad to hear from you, Renee'

Nice to see you MJ! Hope your spirits pick up soon. I hope the job thing works out for you. Go see your doc! Wendy

Hi MJ~ Woo hoo for your son's team! That rocks!!! You must be a very proud mama! I'm excited that you've found a job that brings you such satisfaction. Hopefully you'll find a way to stay with it. It's such a rare thing to love what you do! Please do follow up with your surgeon. Until you've taken care of it, it's always that nagging thing in the back of your mind. Maybe give yourself a deadline, like by Christmas or something. We want you to be healthy! Hugs, Kerri

Mary Jo, It is so good to hear from you! I have been wondering how you are doing?!! You mentioned that you have a new job now. What are you doing? I have been thinking about you. I too will be going through a job transition. I was a fixed duration employee working as a consultant. My contract will expire September 2007. I have started looking, but I must admit I am not seeing too much promise in the market place. I am worried that I too may have to take a pay cut. It is very hard when you are use to making a certain amount of money to go to a lower level. One of the jobs that I was looking at would be a $15,000 pay cut. AGHHH! That hurts! As far as my weight loss, I actually dipped down into the 120's for about a week. I was at 126.5. I then quickly jumped back up to 130.5 which is where I have been hanging out forever. It was kind of cool to be in the 120's although it kind of scared me at the same time because I thought to myself "What if I keep losing weight?!!!" I didn't want to be too skinny! Imagine that worry! That is crazy! I was always worried about being to fat, and to think that now I would worry about being too skinny! I contine to want to have PS. I have enough money in my 401K to do this in the form of a loan. I am not sure if this is a sound decision since I will be losing my job in the near future, and I could probably use that money as extra support money if I need to do so. I am so glad that you posted again, because I have been wondering about you. I am sending you as much positive energy as I can so that all of your dreams, wishes, and hopes will come true. I want you to be happy. I know how depressed I was in 2000 when I went through my divorce. Being depressed is a very lonely place. If you ever want to talk, send me an e-mail at anytime. Having someone to talk to always helped me during this time. Just know that you have people here for you that care about you! hugs----Diana

Hey you momma!! Glad to see that you are doing ok. 110?! You are sooo small, that's great. I don't think I will make it that low. I'm short, but I'm a thicker build. I'm hanging around 145, give or take 4 depending on the time of the month. Once I get my 2nd PS I will probably be around 130-135. That's cool for me. Miss you Sharyn

Just stopping by to say Hello. You look great! Happy New year