Hey There Friends!

Thanks Lori!  I guess spending six hours doing a car wash fund raiser with my fifteen year old cheerleader daughter wasn't so bad today.  As usual, it crossed my mind a some point during the day that I would never have been able to participate to the degree I did if I was at my previous weight.  I was climbing up washing roofs and bending down to pick up hoses, etc.  It was a great day except for the lady who gave us two bucks!  And she had a very nice car.  It was made up for by some other very generous folks.  O.K.......let me complain a bit.  As the only returning parent with a bunch of new freshmen girls and two new other moms, it came upon me to kind of supervise.  Sending some girls to lunch break, pointing out missed spots  (we are talking some girls who have never washed a car I would guess), sending who ever where ever they needed to be.  My daughter has only shed her freshman status a month ago was mortified - as any teenager is if their parent says anything to any of their peers.  When we got in the car to go home she said "oh my god Mom, you were such a control freak".  Like in my exhausted mind I'm not thinking of how I would have rather spent the day reading a book or something!!    My fifteen year old is getting on my nerves!  The looks, the glares, the recall of everything you did to make them cringe that day!   She's a gem though.  It will pass.  It will pass.  It will pass. Patty

Hi beautiful, I know the high school graduation thing last year was my turn. I remember the overwelming emotions as he crossed the stage. tears just pouring down my face. I have one more to go in 2 years and I will be done.  I have missed your post but mostly hoped all was going well for you with the sale of the house and all.  I am struggling a little with eating had a few blows this month but doing much better. down 60 lbs now which sure dosent feel like enought after 4 months as so many women are loosing much faster but I feel better than I have in years ( of course). Hoping to get my stamina up walking hills as I got a Cow tag for Elk hunting season and want to be able to keep up with the other ladys who I hunt with :) Maybe Ill kick there butts :)  you will have to log onto my profile I have new before and after pics miss you Kel

Fooey on the house sale.  It's never going to sell!!!!! The pictures say it all!  Although I want to see for myself!  Now listen here girl - I sometimes lost 20 pounds in a month, but not always.  Sixty pounds in four months is amazing!  That is not being a slow loser at all.  You will be up ahead with the Elk - don't get shot at!  Walking up hills is as good as you can do for taking it off.  Keep it up! Sorry about the boat!  That was so not fair.  I know your husband feels bad, especially when you were so nice and said YES to getting it.  Sorry about whoever wasn't behaving right and made you feel bad!  You do a good job of rolling with it and keeping up your positive attitude.  The good news is that while you were dealing with these things, you still had weight falling off of you.  As I can attest, life will continue to come at you with joy and grief, and the feelings are still going to be raw at times.  I'm better at not dealing with it by comforting myself with food, but I still let myself feel REALLY bad about life situations.  I'm not going to change the fabric of who I am, and sometimes the best I can do is just except myself and know this too shall pass. Keep up your good progress.  Enjoy some good times with your family this summer.  By the way...Old Navy has basic tee-shirts that I find to be a good length.  Until I get my stomach skin removed, I am not O.K. wearing shirts that don't come down far enough.  I know they have XL and I think XXL.  They have a gazillion shirts so it requires me to hold them up trying to figure out "are these them?".  It's not like I wear much else from there, but I do find this island table  has these in about ten colors.  Patty