Merry Monday wls express

Pulling out early, grab your drink and come visit a while. How did your weekend go? Are you getting excited for Christmas to get here or you already over it? How's the eating control doing with the holidays so far?

Share how you are doing please so we can help one another along this wonderful journey called life

peace
Danni

Good morning my TMB Family

I should still be asleep but Tim has been calling before he goes to work at 4 am EST so I am wide awake by 3 looking at the phone LOL. Turned in another assignment before I got on here - I am jazzed my grade in my harder class is a 97.70% right now.

Had a good weekend, mellow and busy but good. Had a gf over Friday night, I'm teachng her to sew and we worked on her Cmas gift for her daughter. Got up Sat, baked and headed to the unit Christmas party - it was fun - Rach wnated NO part of Santa - got a cute pic will try to get it on here , teen got to help with his ROTC unit with "wreaths for warriors walk" it was really neat, they(not teen but army) do a presentation and ceremony for the familys of fallen soldiers and then they call the families up and hand them wreaths to put on thier soldiers memoral, followed by friends, unit representitives and then by anyone who wants to help insure ALL of the monuments have wreaths on them. Warriors walk is a long loopy sidewalk and on both sides there are trees with plaques and each time a soldier from this base doesn't make it home one is planted and will be tended. People put all kinds of things in the little landscaping bricks that cirlce the tree - flowers of courrse but dog tags, toy cars/trucks like the one they drove, painted rocks, teddybears, you name it it's there includig wind chimes. Tim and I took the time to walk it one evening reading many of the plaques and looking at the things left makes it very real that each one was a real person.

Actually took time for a nap on Sat afternoon. WOW yes me - laid down and slept during the day (hey sometimes me sleeping at night is odd LOL) Sunday was mellow around the house day, did a little baking last night with the teen - we made penut butter bon bons from a box - he wanted to make them :) of course now I want a recipe b/c I can make better from scratch I am sure

I tasted a tiny bit yesterday but am trying to keep my munching esp on sweets under control.

We have 3 more days till we fly to Wa state for Cmas  - I am sooooo ready, ready to see my family and also to just hang with peeps that know me and still love me

hope eveyone is planning a great week - do what is needed to keep you healthy - water, vits, protien and movement - those are the basics, but do what keeps you sane too   its all part of being a healthy person - find time to just breath

now run run run and shop shop shop and bake bake bake but grab a cup of coffee or tea on the way so you can enjoy the day

you all have a great day - I am going to sleep another 30 mins till my alarm goes off.

peace
Danni

Good Morning Danni and the rest of my TMB family,

Danni you truly amaze me.  I know I have said this before but I am not sure how you get everything done that you do in a day between baking and kids.  All I can say is WOW!  My wekend was ok.  Mark and I went out shopping on Saturday and managed to get a few things, and we had lunch at Boston Market (not very good).  Yesterday Eric and I went to church.  We decided to try the early service this time, but when all was said and done we decided we would go back to the 11 service.  We both really enjoyed it when we went.  I am feeling really homesick these days and a little lonely.  Last night was the Christmas Concert at my church in Texas and for the last 3 years I have been up there singing with them.  Was really missing that.  I hope by next year at this time we will be established enough in a church that it will be keeping me busy.   I always feel this way when we first move.  I know I will make friends.  Just need to get out there and do it.  Going today to get checked in with my Primarey Care doctor on base.(9:30 apt)  I need to get blood work done (it has been almost a year since last one) and get referrals for all the other doctors I need to see but especially a Gastro doctor.  Tummy has not felt all the great the last few days.  Lots of heartburn and indigestion.  I am being good abou****ching what I eat and trying to get in more protein.  Dont think I have been getting enough.  Well guess that is my world in a nut shell.  Will finish my shopping tomorrow.  Tim and Nadia and Jon will be here on Saturday so we celebrate our Christmas.  Prayers this morning for all those in need, Jenny and Eric,  Annette, and Liz, Becky as she gets setteled, and Karen as she wait to go to court.  Have a blessed day.  Love and miss you guys.  Michelle

you will get settled in before you know it

I know I will.  Just gets a little harder with every move.  You would think it would be the opposit.  Maybe it my age!

Good morning! I took a nap yesterday too Danni but not long enough for sure! I feel like I've been running day and night for the last week. I'm supposed to go to a dinner tonight but I'm just not going to go. I need to get ready for our trip.
Last night I made cookies for Chris's bus driver and for work today because we're having a meeting today. Actually we're in meetings all day today and tomorrow. Someone please text me something funny to keep me away throughout the day! I'm helping cover for another counselor while she's been out for a few weeks now because her husband has cancer and very ill, so I have alot of work before we leave Thursday evening so the last thing I need is to sit in our conference room 2 out of the 4 days I work. Oh well.

I hope everyone has a great day today!

will try to remember to text u funnys - gotta keep everyone in good shape for the holidays:)

where are you guys heading?

We are headed to PA to see my family. They live near Philly. We will have a week there filled with lots to do including spoiling Emily I am sure. Lol

Good Monday morning everyone!  Had a good weekend.  Sat went shopping with mom and sis and then Sunday played Keno with friends.  I won 6 times but to be fair, we all go home with one gift.  I just got my choice of gifts from the ones I won.  Had a blast!  This is the first time I've won the game at all!!

We also bought sisters Christmas present, which she already has and has been playing with.  iPhone!  She's loving it!!  We've both wanted one since they came out but couldn't afford them.  Now with my PS discount on service, it makes it easier.

Oh, and they decided at work that the PARS area where we had been working but they weren't letting us work is now necessary work.  No more stand-by room for a while!  They can't tell us that there isn't any work for us to do when they actually take away our work and destroy our modified cases to prove it!!  They've been caught but I can't say what will happen now.  Just that I'm back on the floor and working everyday for a bit.  I'll keep you informed!

Well, better get into the shower and get to work.  Y'all have a great day!  Love ya!

Good Morning Train!

WOOOHOOO for Mondays!  I'm spending another day on my couch working and stressing out over what's happening in the court room.... Word is they won't need me until tomorrow, but be ready just in case...
I had a good weekend, cleaned house a little, helped my daughter haul her new baby furniture home and set it up, watched a few ball games, and only had 1 chocolate chip cookie.... LOL

Prayers are going up for all who need them!

How about another sing-a-long song?

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian

There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too!

Ya'll have a great day my friends!