Good Monday Morning!

Well, maybe not so good .. it's kind of dismal out there .. but just thing .. we are one day closer to the first day of SPRING!!! I'm finishing up the screen prints for the manual this morning. Now comes the tough part .. writing the words that go between the screen prints I rolled out of bed this a.m. and was on the treadmill at the gym by 4:55 a.m. I KNEW I had to get up and at least move Big Blue so Mr Mo could get out (we put the RV in the driveway so Verizon will have room to do the cable work today .. yeah .. SURE .. and that makes parking BB and the blazer a challenge) so I figured I might as well go to the gym. I have to save the I don't wanna go's for when I REALLLLLLLY don't wanna go!!! 30 minutes plus cool down on a cross country course on the treadmill at 3.2 mph. I don't feel quite so envigorated the rest of the day after cardio the way I do when I do the circuit. I had a wonderful time on Saturday with everyone at Timbuktu and thank you Margie for making the pretty card and the Heathers for the thoughtful birthday surprise and to Pat Spangler for the sweet gift too. We braved the weather to go to Timonium to the RV show ... what a let down .. I think we may not do that again !!! It was a perfect show for folks with kids who are looking for pop ups and towables .. but not so good for those of us looking for 'buses' .. I was surprised at how many people were out on the road (beltway) when we started home. We stopped at Terry M's Sam's Club (Port Covington) for me to pick up the necessaries .. I like that Sam's Club .. they have a 'different' variety of things .. but they also don't have some of the things I am accustomed to picking up in Annapolis. Have a wonderful day ! Hugs, Mo

Hi Mo, Today's going pretty good for me. At least I have a little breathing room to review/post here today. I'm at lunch right now. It has been so busy here I have not had time to read/post to the boards until I get home at night and then after being on the darn computer all day, I don't feel like looking at one at home. Course there are those nights where I'm not home to even get on the computer, thanks to my friend I've waited so long for this kind of relationship in my life, I am not complaining! I didn't do much of anything yesterday. I had plans to go over my friend's house yesterday evening and thought it was going to be a washout...er, snowout. Well after shoveling my driveway, etc, I got brave and decided I would go. I get tired of letting my fears of bad weather keep me from doing things. I've done that for years with obesity keeping me from doing things I really wanted to do. So, I went and had no problems. I took dinner over and then we watched a movie. We're going out again tomorrow night. Well, back to the grindstone here...have a great day! I'm still admiring your tenacity and discipline with the gym. I'll get back to it one day soon. Take Care, Terry

Hi Terry, I am so glad that you braved the weather and faced your fears. You are such an awesome lady and I admire you so much. I know I've said it before but I just have to say again that I am so happy for you and your new relationship. I can practically hear the joy and excitement in your words as you tell us about him and the time you spend together. I just love it. Don't stress over the gym. Exercise is one of those things that will happen when you are really ready for it to happen, sort of like WLS or any attempt to lose weight. And remember, shoveling snow is great exercise! Have a great day. Hugs, Robin

Good afternoon. I have been very busy today so I am just now getting to check in. I came into work late (got here at 9:30). My kids had a two hour delay and since Stephanie fell twice yesterday in the snow, I decided to wait and drive her to school. She usually gets a ride with me anyway but she is stiff and sore from her falls yesterday so I didn't want her to walk and take a chance at falling again. My supervisor didn't seem pleased but she'll be okay. I am always at work by 7:40am and I stay late when necessary and I don't take a lunch everyday so I am getting my hours in. It'll be okay. I don't think she harbors or holds stuff like that against you, she just sounded unhappy this morning. I LOVE the snow so I enjoyed yesterday. It was so pretty coming down. I don't even mind driving in it. I tossed a couple of snowballs at my hubby but didn't really play it the snow yesterday. We spent the afternoon in Westminster with some friends. It was really nice. The girls went to a friends house and really got to play in the snow. They had a great time. And of course they enjoyed sleeping in today. Stephanie doesn't mind the delays because they don't extend the school year. They won't get out of school until June 19th as it is right now. I seem to be doing better with my eating. I am staying consistent with the gym too. so I feel really good about getting these last 20 lbs off before plastics. I am just going to take it one day at a time. I am ready for the gym today. I'll be doing upper and lower body training today with 30 min on the bike and some abs too. There is a new abs video out that I want to try. It's called Hip Hop Abs. I think it would be a lot of fun, will work my abs, and I'll learn some fun dance moves. I think I am going to order it this payday. Maybe by girls would like it too. Have a great afternoon! Hugs, Robin