Thursday Roll Call

Good morning boys and girls of Lincoln Land. What is on your agenda for today  I will be hopping into the shower here in a short while to get ready for work. We got the word yesterday that our Murphy bed will be installed on Thursday. On Monday my brother will come and restretch the carpet that is in there becasue it has wrinkled. My nephew when he installed it several years ago did a so-so job. He did our family room also it needs to be restretched again.  I have one of each hot and sweet pepper plants to transplant after work. I rode my bike over to Osco and picked them up and additional large planting container (I have baskets on the back and I used bungee cords to hold the container on). I will be done with my garden after that. That is if the squirrels finally stay away from my Impatiens. They are digging some of them out. I picked the planters up and moved them last night that they keep going into. I just need to have the plants grow larger and become established and then they will stay away from the pots. They do this each year on the lower to the ground planters. Need to fly.  & Christine

Good morning Illinois, seems like forever since I have been here.  Life seems to have gotten in the way.  When it is nice, I hate to be inside, which is a change for me, when I weighed 321 pounds, I hated the outside...lol I have no plans today, maybe grab a book and go outside and read, walk, and ride my bike.  Can you all believe the gas prices?  We have been taking our Vespa (scooter) everywhere.  Dee

Good morning friends!

Hope everyone has a great day today! Nothing much on my agenda except work. This weekend I am going to a workshop on treating panic and anxiety through meditation and imagery. I love the trainer and have many of her CDs but have never been in her presence, so even though it means "working" all weekend, it will be interesting. Not taking my computer, so won't be on line as much as usual. Hopefully, I'll have some new tools when I return!

Connie 

Good morning Christine and Illinois! I can't wait to go for a walk this morning...it looks really nice outside.  Yesterday I went to the gym and I am going back there tonight. I've got to walk to Jewel to pick up diapers for my grandson.  Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning Christine and the rest of Illinois! I am working today, then maybe stopping by my Aunt's for a quick visit before heading into Wisconsin to watch Liv play softball for one team then bring her back to Dakota for a game with her other team.  The boys have Scouts too.  They will be eating left overs for dinner, I think.  We sure have a lot more left overs since I had surgery! I need to get the rest of my flowers in, but with the cold, I just can't get motivated.  I hear it will be decent this weekend though.  Hopefully, I will get it done. I am thinking of Denise and her family and send all my good thoughts her way. Did I miss the specifics for Christina and Calvin's get together on the 21st?  I am pretty sure that we are free that day, but I will need more information. Wishing everyone a blessed day!

I haven't seen any details on the party but I know that we will be out of town that weekend so we won't be able to attend.

Connie 

Hi everyone...well my son graduated 8th grade....God, looking at the pictures I AM FAT!!!!!  God I hate myself, I'm going to print the picture and put it up everywhere in the house to get me through the liquid diet, surgery, etc.....Hopefully by his High School graduation, I'll be a thinner me. It's getting warmer...sun is out at least..... Everyone have a good day

Hey Lynne, Hang in there kiddo....surgery is coming up and you will do great.   The band is a pretty cool thing, and it sounds to me like you will have your head in the right place and be ready to take it all seriously.  I am over 2yrs out and it's taken me a while (due to a bunch of emotional stuff) to get my head in the right place...and guess what? The weight is now coming off pretty rapidly. I wish you much success....and if there's anything I can help you with, please drop me a PM. take care, Paula

Good Morning IL family!

Well I guess I am officially the mom of a Freshman...lol  Tyler graduated last night with honors.  I am so proud of him!  Today he's off to Great America with his class.

Me?  I am not doing much today.  I might run out and get some flowers, but I might wait for Jacob to get home first, he loves to help me plant.  Now that I have been released to increase my activity at my pace, I have been busy.  I cleaned my whole kitchen the other day, except mopping the floor.  Yesterday I straightened the whole living room and vacuumed.  I was a little sore after that, but not too bad. 

I also need to start working on my homework again...I have fallen way far behind with everything that was going on.  Other than that, nothing really going on today.  The kids still have until Monday for school (1/2 day) and then they are out for the summer. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Good Morning everyone!  Today we should find out if my dad's cancer has spread or is just confined to his lung.  So, it's going to be a long day waiting to talk to him tonight - well, I'll probably chat w/ his wife b/c he's starting chemo today and I'm assuming won't be feeling up to chatting.  This afternoon I'm bringing pizza to my son's preschool class - a reward for collecting over $500 in pennies thru the year.  (I was good and got a southbeach pizza that I will eat either before or after I do that.  I am a pizza nut.. and know I'd be so tempted to chow down!). I'm also praising the graces of Mc"Donalds.  Sugar Free iced vanilla coffee is my pouch's favorite thing ever! I hope you all have a fabulous day! Denise