Tuesday Roll Call

Good morning Illinois!!!!

It is bright and sunny out, but cold.  I hear it will get colder still.  Oh well, it IS winter!

I am working today, then home for left overs and some baking.  I think I am making butterscotch brownies for the Scout troop's party on Thursday.  We also want to make coated pretzels.  I think we are doing special cupcakes for our neighbors this year.

I think I will look into my sugar free cookie recipes and post some as ROD's.  If you all have any, feel free to post them also!

Hope you are all having a great day!

Hello

Where is everyone???  Are we all that busy?

Well I'm on break at work and thought I would check in.  I have nothing going on except work.  Work consumes my life.  I am putting more overtime than usual this week.  

Well I guess I will talk to everyone tomorrow.  Have a nice day. 

Hi everyone,

I have been busy at work lately but I wanted to check-in to let everyone know that I am still around. So far so good on the weight loss. It has slowed down to a steady 3-4 pounds per week but it has been one heck of a ride so far. I hope everyone has a good one.

Tis a really slow day here Illinois,

Silly weight loss is not keeping up with the calories I am not eating.  I guess I am having to pay back for some of that extremely fast weight loss during the first two months.

Hi!

I'm so unbusy that I don't seem to know what day it is.  This retirement stuff takes a little getting used to and I'm not there yet.

Mailed all but one package today. I knit and felted some slippers for my daughter and they aren't dry yet. Maybe tomorrow!

For those of you with kids: Make chocolate cupcakes and put half chocolate covered pretzels for antlers, a cherry nose and icing spots for eyes. Really cute!

Connie

Hello Illinois,

Hoping this fines everyone well. 

Life has been a little crazy lately.  I haven't posted in awhile.  I have had to push myself away from the computer to exercise and work on my Wildtree business.  I have started to work out at Silver Cross last week and also have gone back to water aerobics.  It's all paying off, I lost 18.5 when I went for my fill on Friday.  I'm now under 300.  My goal was to be below 300 by Christmas, I made it 2 weeks before.    I am so excited, the feeling is AWESOME. 

Wishing everyone a day filled with love and happiness.

CONGRATULATIONS Deanne on making that first goal early!

Keep up the great work!

Thank you so much Dawn.

 Good Afternoon Dawn and Illinois Friends

I am finally checking in.  I told myself I would not touch the computer today until all my presents had been wrapped and mailed.  Mission accomplished.  Nothing like a deadline over your head to get you moving.  I was thinking I had plenty of time and then last night I read that Wednesday was the last day to guarantee Christmas delivery without paying extra!    I think that is a bunch of hogwash as one package I mailed tonight will be in Antioch tomorrow.  I will say that UPS is slick.  You go to their website, enter the dimensions of your package, print out a label, pay with a credit card and then you can either drop off the package at UPS or they will come and pick it up.  Well of course I asked for them to come get it.  It kept telling me they would be here by 5pm today and it was already 3:30.  Well they showed up 1/2 hour later.  Unbelievable.  

Tonight is addressing Christmas cards.  Letter is finally written.  

Hope everyone has a good evening.  

Hello everyone!

It's been a few days since I posted, but things have been pretty busy here and at work.  I actually agreed to work tomorrow, my day off, to help out.  There is a bonus in it for me, as I get Sunday off in trade.  :)  I was looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow, but since the girls are going to grandma and grandpa's for part of the weekend, I will have a peaceful morning on Sunday.  Sunday night is our company's holiday party, and I'm hoping it's fun.  Last night my husband and I got almost all of our Christmas shopping done, so now I can start to relax a bit.

I go for my first fill on Friday and I'm looking forward to it.  All of a sudden, my appetite has returned and I'm feeling more hungry than I was before.  I am wondering how my weight loss is going so far, but I'm feeling a little lighter these days...that has to count for something.  :)

Well, I'm going to go and relax for a bit and then get some rest.  Gotta be up at 3:30am again!!  :(  Have a warm evening everyone!!

Kathy