Friday Roll Call

Hello everyone

I am sooo glad it's Friday!!!  Yeah!!!  Happy dance!!! 

I had a typical day at work.  More crap with the auditors.  I told my boss that I would make things easier for them and just take my filing cabinets to their desks and say here.  She laughed.  I can't believe they are asking for more stuff!!!  On top of that they have ordered lunch every day because of them.  To feed them and today was BBQ...but I behaved every day.  I chose well and no over- eating at all. 

Today is work, working out, Target, Walmart, and Chipotle...that's all for me.  How about you guys???

Well I got to get going...have a great day all...see ya later...bye

Hi Crystal and Friends,

I am so busy that I missed stopping by yesterday. 

I spent my Valentine's Day morning with my daughter. She invited me to a Bible Study Fellowship she just started with the grand-babies. How could i decline? I have been praying and asking God to give me an in with her and this is it! It was a great experience. It meets every Thursday morning. We had lunch afterwards and it was awesome. I cannot recall the last time I spent 2 days in a row with my daughter in years. 

Last night I had couples group with my husband at our friend's house in Tinley Park. That too was lovely. I was gone all day and evening yesterday. My poor pup (she's 12) She is so good though. Today I am going to take her for a 5 mile walk as a reward for being so good.

Today I am running errands, cleaning and tonight we are going to dinner with our friends. It is a couple from our church. We've known them for years and love them like family. 

What's cooking in your lives????????????

Hugs,

Sharon

Sharon- I am so happy for you...I am glad that everything is going well with you and your daughter.  I think it's perfect that it will be a bible study that gets you to meet up every week.

Crystal,

It is clear you have an amazing work ethic. I know your employer has to value you. 

I dont know how you are able to ignore the food buffet. You are doing great.

Enjoy your chipotle tonight. It's a great way to reward yourself after being do good all week.

Hugs,

Sharon

Sharon-  My work ethic comes from one big thing.  I have this fear of being homeless.  I have weird fears. 

Ending up homeless is one

The dentist is another (I guess this is common)

I don;t like watching those TV shows about 800 lb people...because I have a fear of ending up like one of them. 

and last but not least...trying new food.  I don't like putting strange or new food in my mouth...it turns my stomach.  I am a picky eater (kind of a understatement).  It drives Amanda crazy!!!!  She will convince me every once in awhile to try something but all I will do is put my tongue on the food!!!  Amanda hates that.  And if I don't like it...I immediately spit the taste out of my mouth and run to rinse my mouth out!!!  I am really weird about my eating habits and I have lots of food rules too.  I have been told I have a mild case of Selective Eating Disorder...look it up..I am very close to those people. 

So ya I have weird fears...some people fear spiders, snakes, darkness....  

As far as the ignoring the buffet.  It helps that I am a picky eater so there is usually only 1 or 2 things I would eat any way.  But still!!!  Today I just had the plain chicken again.  But that texas toast was calling my name again....oh I love buttery toast.  But the beans, manicotti, pork, cheesey potatoes, salad, pepperoni pizza...all stuff I won't eat....yuck.  Fried chicken I will eat but I can take it or leave it.  For me what is hard it the day to day ignoring the snacks and candy.  A girl brought in cup cakes yesterday and the day before someone brought in cookies.  And there is always chips and candy here...all free of charge all waiting for me to eat!!!  On a busy day I'm fine...it's the days when I am slow that kill me!!!  Because boredom is a trigger for me.  Like stress is for some people.  Boredom is my trigger!!!  At least at my other job if I got bored I just didn't bring money for the vending machine...grrrrr!!!!

Happy Friday Morning,

I totally missed yesterday. I ended up working yesterday. The gal that works the Tuesday and Thursday thing, her husband had to go for tests,and she needed to go with him.So now, my status has been changed from layoff to oncall. We will see how this works out.

Anyway, Happy belated Valentines Day to all of you. For this Hallmark holiday, Hubert surprised me and cooked supper. Steak, potatoes and a great salad. He then cleaned up the kitchen.

No plans yet for today. I have to do some housekeeping, and a couple of errands.

Tomorrow, Monica Scott and Morgan are coming for supper. Beef and noodles have been asked for.

Have a great day,

Hugs, Lisa

Good morning Crystal and the rest of Illinois!

When I got home last night, Todd was upstairs and seemed surprised that I was home.  I thought nothing of it.  He went to his Scout meeting and I just relaxed.  I decided to go up to snuggle into my warm bed and I found a very nice homemade card from him!  He put a picture of the two of us from when we were in St. Pete Beach and a personal message telling me how much he loves me and can not imagine life without me!    For you that know Todd, you know that he is very laid back and quiet.  He does not usually show too much emotion.  It is the sweetest thing he has done in a very long time.

I am looking forward to lunch with Amber today.  Tonight, I think we will chill out and watch a movie.  Sunday we have to attend an Eagle Scout ceremony for one of his Scouts.  Not sure what we will do tomorrow.

Olivia has the mechanical baby and that should be fun.

Everyone have a lovely day!

Dawn, our guys can be romantic in thier own ways, and it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg.

Lisa

I love that he did not spend a ton of money but rather put a lot of thought into it!

Dawn-  I was just telling Lisa this story....

Back when my ex was still a half way decent guy and we were broke, broke, broke. I woke up one Valentines day to homemade card that simply said follow the signs....there was a little trail of index cards with little arrows leading to the back balcony (that looked out on to the court yard of the apartment complex). There was a cute colorful sign on the patio window that said open me and look down...and when I did...I was surprised to see that he had gotten up early and wrote "I love you with all my heat" in giant letters in the snow...and used my red food coloring to draw little hearts every where...it took up the whole court yard!!!

I think it was sweetest and best gift he ever gave me. And it was the talk of the complex. All the women were asking who the romantic guy was that did it. Hahahaha!!!