3 THINGS FOR MONDAY!

Ugh!  Monday already!  I'm tired, too - not a good way to start the week.  But I have SOOOOO much for which to be grateful:

1.  I have a short week.  I'm off on Friday, then on Monday for Columbus Day and NEXT Friday because the kids are out of school.  I have short work weeks for almost the remainder of the year!!  Woo-hoo!!!

2.  Halloween candy - No, not necessarily the taste of it, because I bought some candy corn last weekend, and it didn't do much for me.  But I like the look of it stacked on the shelves in the stores.  I also like to see what kind of concoctions they can come up with - chocolate eyeballs, cookies shaped like witches' fingers, and of course, every conceivable type of gummy - rats, bats, snakes, etc.  I SO love the holidays!!!

3.  Quiche!!!  I made a yummy spinach quiche yesterday, and one for Gary.

4.  That Gary and the kids were able to talk about Killian this weekend.  It still seems surreal that she's gone, and I expect her cremains back today or tomorrow, which will be hard, but I think time is giving Gary some much needed perspective on just how right a decision we made.

Have a great day everyone!

Hugs,

Tia

Good morning Tia! I have missed you as well......I am doing great tho! I feel human again, the weight is flying {down 60 pounds!!!!}, and I have finally found a protein drink I can stomach!
I am glad to hear your brother & the kids ar doing better with the loss of their pet....that can be sooo hard.

Today I am grateful for:

1} that I bought my first pair of size 16 jeans in like 15 years last week!!!

2} that fall is in full swing......I love it!

3} that the holidays are fast approaching.....this is my favorite time of year!

4} for all my friends & family..... I <3 them!

Oh, I'm so glad to hear things are going so well!!!  Bout time, huh?

How's Lizzie making out?

I'm so pysched....or is that psycho.....about the holidays!!  LOVE all the prep!  The money spent, not so much, but we're cutting back (again) this year.  We did it last year and no one seemed to notice/mind, so we'll do it again!!  No sense in putting yourself in needless debt!

60 pounds is AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING!!!

Hugs,

Tia

Yes, I am sooooo happy that I am feeling normal again! It was rough!!!! There for awhile I thought " Holy Crap, what have I done to myself!?!?!?!" But it is worth it!
Lizzie is doing good....she is still planning on leaving in May. My youngest, Kelsey, was sick last week. They tested her for swine flu, which scared the crap out of me, but thank God it was negative! So I spent all week babying her & Lysoling everything in sight!
The holidays.....I love every aspect of it! We also had to cut back, but its ok. I am getting ready for halloween......we decorate outside, and every year dress up & scare all the neighborhood kids....LOL.....I pulled my dress out that I used last year, and I have to take it today to have it altered cuz its too big!!!! YAY!!!!! Look at my profile of me last Halloween!
60 pounds is good! I cant beleive it still.....its hard to grasp! But I am definitely loving it! I have to go see my ortho doc today. I had one knee fixed in January, and I need to get the other one done.
I hope you have a great week!

Yea Tia for short weeks. I love the Halloween candy too. I like the look as well and I love the holidays. Just wish I had a boatload to spend on friends and family. Glad your brother and his kids are talking about their loss. It helps. My friend picked up her dogs ashes on Thursday and she was so happy to have him back home she said. She just cried like a baby. I just hugged her and told her I do understand.

Heather , So happy to see you are feeling human and the weight loss is great. Congratulations on that. It must have been grand to buy new smaller jeans... Way to go..

My 3 things,

1) Apple Harvest was fun even thought I ate way to much. Found a really nice wine and some great cheese.

2) Camping and the quarter auction. I won a nice candle and a big Tupperware container.

3) Crofton support group meeting tonight. Friends here and family..

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY....

                                                                                                                 Julie

Hi Julie!!

I see there's the Peddler's Village Apple Festival coming up in early November - might try to get to that.

Don't worry about eating too much cheese - although some of it's high in fat, it's loaded with protein and will become a staple for you once you have surgery.  Cheese is our friend!!  LOL!!

So glad you had fun camping and won big!!!  I LOVE candles and perversely, I love Tupperware, too!!

Hugs,

Tia

Good morning Tia and all. I am glad that you are psycho....I mean psyched about the holidays.

Today I can be grateful for spending time with the granddaughters this weekend. They really keep my spirits up while other not so good things are going on.

I will be seeing an allergist today

I am totally grateful for the program of Alanon. It has truly saved my sanity

That I got some new clothes this weekend for the fall and winter months.

And of course....all of my friends here!

Morning Beach Mama!!

I was thinking of you and the girls over the weekend, hoping you had a good time with them.

Here's to the allergist helping you!  I know it's $$, but if it helps, it's worth it.

Have a day as wonderful as you!

Hugs,

Tia

Morning all!  I hate Mondays...no matter how much rest you got over the weekend...waking up early on Monday throws you back into feeling a lack of sleep!  UGH!  I wish I had a short week this week!  AND...even though our government customer has a holiday on Monday, our company does not!! 

Today, I'm grateful...

1.  That despite much drama over the weekend, I kept myself as far removed from it as possible!

2.  For my furbabies for snuggling up close and keeping me warm as I slept with the windows open!

3.  That Becca is down in VA for a week.  At least I can escape from teenaged drama for a week.

4.  That the three "adult" residents of my home are all employed now!  Fingers crossed that the situation remains this way for the foreseeable future!!!

5.  For friends to laugh, cry, commiserate with; and vent to!

Have a great day all!
Heather
 

Morning honey!!!

I agree, no matter how rested you are, Monday comes WAAAAYYYY too soon and WAAAYYYY too early!!  Darla texted me this a.m., "Aaaarrrgh!  On vacay and still woke up at 5:30!" so me, being compassionate, texted back, "Yeah, but I'm on my way to work.  Want to trade?"  LOL!!  She said no!!!  I think she and Kathy are having a good time - I hope so, anyway!

Happy hopped up on me at midnight and was wagging her tail like, "C'mon, let's play!!!!"  I got up to see if she wanted to go out, we go downstairs, and when I opened up the back door, she ran back up to bed!!  Little brat!!!!  THEN she thought it was time to play!!!  I don't THINK so!!  LOL!!

Here's to Becca having a drama free week in VA, thus you having one here!!

LY,
T