Happy Friday & check in to say hello!

Hey Lisa, We missed you on the board. Great to see you back sweetie. You sound like your doing much better. I am so glad I have had the opportunities to meet you at the picnic and the walk last year. Your an amazing person and my hero. I hope to see you again soon. I miss our little chats. I am doing okay, stuck at 220lbs right now for a few months and have to go for an upper GI to see why I am not losing. I am alittle blue but okay. I am looking forward to going to the Gala next weekend and seeing everyone. I will miss you there. My best to you and Chris and congrats on your relocation, your in a beautiful area. Take care and don't be a stranger. Hugs KimC

Hey Lisa, Along with the others.... welcome to the area! Glad to hear you are going to have some time with your sweetie this weekend. I am glad you bring up the subject of vitamins. I have been "forgetting" to take mine every once in a while. I haven't skipped whole days, but have forgotten once in a while to take them before bed or as I am rushing to get out of the house in the morning, but forgetting none the less. Thanks for the reminder of how important they are to our health. We are actually celebrating this weekend. 4 years ago today, I became a Mom for the 1st time. I met my oldest daughter, Abrielle, on the 14th floor of a hotel in Changsha, China. I had waited for her for almost 2 years. I had her picture 3 months before I met her and let me tell you I memorized every pixel. The day I met her was magical. It was the last day of Chinese New Year (Lantern Festival) so there were fireworks going off everywhere. We actually saw some going off right outside our window in the hotel lobby. There was quite enough excitement without them, but talk about a WOW moment! She was only 13 months and so so precious! She was scared to death of us at first but after a few days, she wouldn't let us out of her sight. She has come a long way since then and has blossomed into such a great kid. So anyway, this was what we call Gotcha Day and we celebrate it every year. This weekend we are driving up to NH to meet up with one of Abby's orphanage sisters, Margaret Rose. One of the many joys that came with our adoption experience was meeting one of my (now) dearest friends, Kathy (Margaret's Mom). We are so excited to get the girls together and to reminisce about our wonderful journey. Anyway... didn't mean to go on so long. Can you tell, my kids are the light of my life? It just never ceases to amaze me that God let me be their Mom. Have a great weekend everyone! terri

Hi Lisa... Congrats on the new house!!! I know, moving is SUUUUCH a pain... UGH... but when you've finally got "THAT" house, it's soooooo worth it, isn't it!!! I just moved into a new home with my fiancee Mark this past January. After moving around a few times after my divorce (moved in with my bro, and then again to his new house w/ his fiancee, now with the BF)... it's good to finally settle in a place that is OURS. The southern part of the state is such a beautiful area to live... if I weren't up here in the hills, I would LOVE to be down at the shore. You are SO lucky!!! Glad to see you posting!!! You sound extremely happy... it's so good to see that!! As for this weekends plans... Well, my son is spending the weekend at his father's (which is a rarety, he normally works weekends), so Mark and I are just going to hang out and get some work done around the house together. Hope you and the BF have lots of fun and get to spend some good quality time together!!!! *CJ* 250/173/140 nonop

Hi Sweetie Hope that the ride has been worth it all. Know your life has been "interesting" for a while now. Gee, since you drive on Route 2 everyday to go home, maybe one day you'll take a detour and come see me at the store. You are not the only one who had problems with the vitamins. Glad you found out before it was a MAJOR problem! The BF thing sounds good. Glad that it is working out for you. Hugs Peter