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5/21/13 9:13 A

I slipped up yesterday and ate what I knew was a bad choice for eating, today I will make better choices.

The news in Oklahoma is so sad I did not even turn on the tv this morning. My heart goes out to those people I hope none of my Spark friends are out there.

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5/21/13 4:14 A

Good morning!

I hope you all are well.

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5/20/13 10:13 P

I always feel lucky to live in a hurricane prone area, since we have a lot of warnings before they hit. We do sometimes have tornadoes and hail, but they are not usually as bad as the tornadoes other places.

We were at Bible study tonight, and prayed for all the people in Oklahoma who were affected by this horrible one today...and the one in Texas a few days ago. I have cousins who live around Oklahoma City, and an aunt and cousins who live around Dallas, but I don't really keep up with them.

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5/20/13 9:27 P

I feel so lucky to live in Cal where winter is never much to worry about, my heart goes out to those in OK

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5/20/13 7:57 A

Good morning!!

Drive by check in. We are under a severe storm warning with possible tornadoes. Thought I'd get my good mornings in before it hits!!

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5/19/13 2:36 P

I hope everyone is doing well today.

We are having a hot dull day. It's 87 degrees, cloudy with 86% humidity! This is our normal Spring weather!

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5/19/13 10:22 A

Have a relaxing Sunday!!

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5/18/13 9:31 P

Thanks for the support. Been a busy day today going through my pantry and finding out the points for pre made food. I am getting rid of the clutter. I had three bags of things to take to the food bank.

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5/18/13 9:29 A

Good morning!

Kathryn - Happy Anniversary and a big Congras on the weight loss!! WooHoo!! Way to go!!

Going to the Cardinal ball game tonight with a friend. Hope is doesn't rain!!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!

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5/17/13 4:08 P

on the weight loss Kathryn, and happy Belated Anniversary!

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5/17/13 12:07 P

Nilla & Ramona ours was May 5 we have been together 8 years we celebrate the day we met

Had my weigh in at Weight Watchers Wed. I am down .6

Today is Friday doing the happy dance

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5/17/13 11:02 A

Happy Aniversary , Nilla and Ramona , Our 4th anniversary isn't till Jan 10th, LOL We're still Newly Weds, When we go places We love to bicker, and pick at each other so people always assume we've been married for 30 years, We just laugh at them . We have favorite waitresses at the restaraunts we go to and One day I said to one of Our favorites "Hey Waitress , can you escort this man away from my table.." so she and another waitress literally pulled him and his chair to the front , by the cash register. It was so hilarious.. Afterward I was afraid I might have embarrased him but he assured me he wasn't..

Any way have a great Anniversary you two

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5/17/13 8:57 A

Nilla, Our 29th anniversary is on May 26. to us! Have a wonderful anniversary trip!



Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a great day of Sparking!

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5/17/13 7:26 A

Rise & shine!!

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5/16/13 2:25 P

Hello y'all!!! I hope you all are well.

It's been a crazy week here at work & traffic has been horrendous over the last 3 or 4 weeks. They are doing construction to expand the commuter lanes in my area & the jersey walls are freaking everyone out. Lots & lots & lots of bad, bad accidents. Long, long hours on the road back & forth to work for what is usually a 50 or 60-minute commute.

Today is my "Friday" (tomorrow is my day off) & hubby is taking me to a B&B in Maryland for our anniversary (#19). Our anniversary isn't until May 28, but that's a holiday weekend & there will be more traffic on the road so we're heading out a weekend early. Yippeee!!

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5/16/13 10:14 A

Good morning everyone. not much going on here just got home from work, fed and walked the dog, fed the cats, made the coffee, and getting ready to go put in a load of laundry, and maybe get in some exercise today .

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5/15/13 11:52 A

You were missed glad you are back. It sounds like you are doing a good job on your exercise

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5/15/13 10:07 A

Hi everyone!!

Sorry I have been missing in action the past month or so!! I have been busy working a lot of hours! Over 200 hours in volunteer hours at work! Whew! I didn't and won't sign up for as many hours for June and July! Hoping to get back to routine of waking up and working out before work, so no more early hours to work for me, I wont go to work until 10 am, gives me plenty of time to workout!

I have gained some weight, but with hours dropping and more time for me, I am keeping positive the weight will come off!

Have a good day!

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5/15/13 7:55 A

Good morning!!!

Sorry I have not checked in the past 2 days. I had to be head cook. She called in sick Monday and Tuesday. I was so tired. Both nights I was asleep by 8:30!! I'm glad I don't have to do this every day!!!

Have a nice day my friends!!

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5/15/13 7:53 A

Good morning, SparkFriends!!

Have a great day & have safe travels where ever you need to go.



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5/14/13 8:52 P

I work nights and have trouble sleeping during the day,, How do you tell your neighbors "hey Im sleeping you can't mow now. or ride the 4 wheeler, or the guys who dug up the septic pipes to the house across the road,,, I will be so glad , when we finally get the house built at the farm and move out there. Then I can tell DH to keep it down I'm trying to sleep LOL .

GODS_TEMPLE , I can't stand big cities, , actually I hate living in any size town, I much prefer the quiet of the country.

Have a Great day everyone.

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5/14/13 4:48 P

Have a good trip Pat.

So glad everyone slept last night.

Hope there is no excitement in Atlanta today! It's amazing what happens in these big cities. Sometimes I wish I lived in a quiet country setting...but can't get DH and DD to approve of that!

Hope everyone's week is going smoothly.

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5/14/13 12:26 P

I use to have such a problem with getting to sleep and staying asleep. My hubby watches tv in the bedroom and that made it hard to sleep but if he left the room I missed him so much I could not sleep. The doctor gave me some pills that work . Now I go to bed at 9 and wake up at 4:30 or 5:30. I love this as I am rested and not grouchy. I get up and do my exercise in the morning . Today after taking my walk I went to a restaurant that has out door seating and I sat and people watched it was so relaxing.

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5/14/13 11:38 A

Enjoy your trip, Pat!! Safe travels!

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5/14/13 11:18 A

I am so happy to hear that Cathy and Sheila slept better last night you feel so much better in the morning. Our weather is to be super nice here as well, I am so thankful as well. Tonight we go to DesMoines and then off in the morning to Florida. I am getting so excited. I am going to try to post at least once a day. Hopefully the kids won't tire me out.

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5/14/13 4:55 A

Good sunny morning!! It's supposed to be a gorgeous day here today!!

Thanks for the wishes for a wonderful night's sleep. Unlike Ramona's ill forecasting, I did settle in for a quiet evening away from the computer and had a wonderful night's sleep. So glad you did too, Sheila! One of the things I've been reading is that the bright lights of the computer and the cell phone are not good for one who is wanting to sleep. So, I've been working to stay away from mine in the evenings. Besides, there doesn't seem to be anything that happens here that draws my attention, so no need to check in.

Pat, I'm so sorry you have to deal with that CPAP machine! My BIL has one and I always admire him for putting up with it.

It was a busy day yesterday! A woman robbed a bank North of the city, drove South on the interstate and flipped her vehicle 3 times after claiming to have a bomb on board. That closed down the interstate in both directions! Thankfully, they opened the interstate just before our first shift of folks left the office. What a gridlock Atlanta traffic was in for a couple of hours!

Hope your day is wonderful today!!

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5/14/13 4:11 A

Good morning!! I went to bed at 8:15 last night. I usually go to bed around 9:00. I slept really good, thankfully. I'm still in a bit of sleep deficit, but I'm off on Friday so I can catch up then.

Cathy, I hope you slept better.

all around! Have a great day!!

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5/14/13 1:16 A

Cathy and Nilla...praying you both get a good night's sleep. Since you didn't post this evening, I guess you both went to bed very early. Hope that doesn't backfire on you and make you wake up extra early in the morning.

Sweet dreams...

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5/13/13 9:29 P

Cathy & Sheila,
It is so hard when you wake up in the night and can't get back to sleep. I have been going to bed and trying to relax before I turn off the lights. I read my devotions and do my prayers, I seem to get really tired before I try to go to sleep. I then have downloaded an app on my IPod which is suppose to help you go into a deep sleep and in the morning is suppose to help you wake up. If I wake up in the night, I just start it over and it seems to put right back to sleep. It has been working pretty well which really makes me happy.
What wakes me up is my cpap machine when it starts vibrating on my cheeks it just drives me nuts. Then in the night I take it off and throw the face mask on the floor.

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5/13/13 1:28 P

Cathy, I'm definitely going to bed a bit earlier tonight to see if I can catch up some. I used to be a chronic insomniac, so I have a little bedtime ritual that works like a charm -- most of the time. First time in a very long time I haven't slept.

Everyone's bedtime ritual is going to be a bit different. I hope you get yours tweaked just right for you.

all around! I hope you all are having a good day.

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5/13/13 4:50 A

Good Monday morning!!

Pat, so glad to hear that you had a wonderful time with your family. Your trip is going to be so fun!

Sheila, I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep for a while either. Do you think this means we'll get to go to bed early tonight and have a wonderful night's sleep? I'm hoping so!!! My doctor and I talked about it when I was there last week. She has a trial for me to attempt. It was working beautifully until last night. I'll try again tonight! Maybe just a bit of tweaking needed!

Have a great Monday everyone!

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5/13/13 4:17 A

Good morning!! Ugh! Monday got here way too fast for me. I had a very busy weekend. Then, I couldn't sleep last night. I went to bed at 9:00 & woke up at 12:30. I've been awake ever since & I get up at 3:30 - 3:45 for work. Boooo!!

Turtle: All of Virginia is HOV 2 except for I-95/I-395. Because it is such a heavily traveled road, it's HOV 3.

I hope all you mom's had a great Mother's Day. We had a blast at my brother's house.

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5/12/13 9:01 P

Today was a great day. Went to church this morning and tonight. When I go home tonight my son called me on my IPad and we had some face time with him, mommy and the new baby. Oh my is she ever so beautiful. I could not have asked for a better Mother's Day gift it was the best.

Hope everyone had a great day. Tomorrow is back to work.

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5/12/13 4:08 P

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Mother's Day.

Mine is just the way I like...nice and quiet. Went to Church this morning and heard a wonderful sermon. Also had 2 beautiful songs by a guest singer who is working on her Doctorate at the Baptist Seminary. She has a fantastic voice. Now I am sitting at home while DD and DH are out having their coffee date. Nice and quiet.....ahhhhh.

Headed outside to see if I can catch some rays...the sun has been hiding off and on behind the clouds (the weatherman has lied once again), then I'll get some exercise in.

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5/12/13 12:52 P

Kathryn, if you like the Weight Watchers program, but don't find the support you need in the meeting you are going to, try another meeting. They are not all the same! When I worked for Weight Watchers, we'd tell people to visit around and find the leader and the group that met their needs. There were some leaders that I just hated their style and would never go back to their meetings! If the program helps you, seek out a meeting that fits your style. You're worth the effort!!

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5/12/13 10:34 A

This is a great team and Cathy you and Ramona are doing a "bang up job". I am not counting calories at this time as i joined Weight Watchers but would not dream of leaving this team. I get a lot of needed support from you all. I like the Weight Watchers program but don't feel the support at the meetings. I paid for a months worth of meeting but will not go back after this on a weekly basics. I get my support from my exceptional friends here on Spark People.

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5/12/13 10:25 A

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

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5/12/13 7:40 A

Happy Mother's Day to all our Moms. Hope it's a wonderful day for you!

Pat, I hope your trip is nice and that your DIL is not mean this time. That does make for a difficult trip. And thanks for responding to my question about how we could make the team more active. I'm going to take it that everyone is satisfied with the way things are since there were no other responses. I'm always concerned about making things better, but seems folks are satisfied so I have nothing to ponder.

Have a wonderful Sunday all!

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5/11/13 10:55 P

I have not been participating lately much not sure I really have a reason. I sometimes get wrapped up in life. I have been trying to get things ready to go for our trip we will be leaving on Tuesday to go to Florida to our sons. I have been stressing about going it usually ends up being a pretty stressful time while we are there and I want to come home early. Since I had all the heart tests they finally understand that I have problems with anxiety they just didn't want to listen to me, I have had the same problems in the past, just something I don't share much or talk about. So I really don't know how this visit is going to go. My daughter in law can be pretty mean.

Sheila -So sorry that your commute is so long. I am so fortune and forget sometimes when it takes an extra 20 minutes because of a train I need to be grateful.

Kathryn -Glad you were able to get your groceries. It's not time for our Farmers Market yet but sure will be happy when that time comes.

Jan - I hope that your shot works and hope that you feel better soon.
Cathy - Hope that your tests come back with good results.

Ly n - You talked about the little boy in your town who wanted to go to the farm for make a wish and I see that on TV a couple days after you talked about it. They had a really nice show it was really cool.

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5/11/13 5:12 P

all for the well wishes for my wrists (tendonitis) ...... see Dr. next Fri and see if cortisone inj. will help ............

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5/11/13 1:43 P

Jan, so sorry to hear about the tendonitis. We understand your absence. Must be very hard to type. I'll be praying for you. Take care.

3hrs and 15 mins...wow, that's a long commute. Here we only have the carpool lane to cross the Mississippi River bridge, and it goes toward downtown New Orleans in the morning, and away from downtown New Orleans in the evening...but you only need 2 people to use it. Very few do use it because they made it almost impossible to re connect with the main highway to continue on further. I can picture you 'kissing your porch' Nilla. It gave me a chuckle!

Oh Kathrine, there's nothing worse that uncooked chicken... Glad you got your shopping done, and got some exercise in the process.

Hope the rain stayed away so you and your mom could get your shopping done Linda. (I don't know why I think you are shopping??? Maybe you are just going out on a date for Mother's Day!!!)

Good morning Cathy. Glad your tests are all complete and you don't have to venture into the traffic for a long time. I'm always finding myself caught up in it, even though I don't work. Someone will have a doctor apt. early in the morning, or late in the afternoon. And of course every Wednesday night on the way to Church...

My BIL sent this link to a nice Mother's Day tribute. Happy Mother's Day to each and every one of us. Even if you've never had children of your own, I'm sure you've 'mothered' someone.

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5/11/13 9:20 A

Good morning!!

Ramona - sounds like you need a nap!! Take care!!

Cahty - hope you get the results you want with the test!!

Pat - thanks for sharing!! Adorable pictures!!

Jan - I hope you feel better very soon!!

Going out with mom today!! Hope it doesn't rain!!

Remember you can do it and you are worth it!!

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5/11/13 9:04 A

How many people do you need to have in your car to ride in the carpool lane? Here in Sacramento, Ca you just need 2.

my ATM card came and I went and got my cart full of tasty things. I owen my owen cart so can push it home, it is good exercise. Going to the Farmers Market today to get some cherries and strawberries.
Did get the chicken last night it was so good but was not cooked all the way so i had to cook it some more.

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5/11/13 8:59 A

Good Saturday morning!!

Jan!!! Hope your flare-up soon resolves.

Oh Sheila. I'm so sorry about your commute! Traffic in big cities and densely populated areas is so difficult! I didn't mind my doctor appointments as much this week as I did the commute to them! Atlanta at rush hour is bad. The top end of 285 is the worst, and there I was! This is why I work the hours that I do ... so I can avoid the traffic! These last few days just reminded me that I will continue to work these hours for as long as I can!

I'm noticing that participation as a whole is down on our team. Is there something that we can do to make things such that we meet the needs of folks here? I hope you'll speak up and say what you'd like to see ... and volunteer to help with those things if you can.

Have a wonderful Saturday!!

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5/11/13 7:18 A

Good morning!! I hope you all are well. We had a horrible commute getting home from work last night. It normally takes an hour, but it's Friday & there's a lot of road construction (jersey walls) & we were short one person & couldn't ride in the carpool lane. Lots of accidents & lots of out-of-town traffic for Mother's Day.

It took us 3 hours & 15 minutes to get home. I almost kissed my front porch.

Have a great Saturday!!

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5/11/13 7:00 A

Hi--Sorry to not be a part of anything lately .......... have a flareup w/ tendonitis in both wrists w/ much swelling and pain. See a Dr. for this next Friday & may have to get an inj. due to lumps and swelling. (otherwise sure I would participate more) .............. Ugh!! Jan

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5/11/13 1:04 A

Thanks for the video Julie. It brought to mind the old movie, Joe vs the Volcano.

Beautiful, precious baby girl Pat. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Hope you were able to get your shopping done Kathrine.

We had another rainy day today. Not a speck of sun...but a beautiful lightening show in the sky...and some fantastic thunder.

Have a relaxing Saturday Cathy. Hope you made straight A's on all your tests!

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5/10/13 9:29 P

Pat, she's a real sweetie!

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5/10/13 8:49 P

Julie,
Thanks for sharing the moon it was wonderful.

Check out my spark page I posted pictures of my new granddaughter.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

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A client canceled and I had a few minutes to check e-mails. Just had to share this quickly. It is awesome! The music accented the video wonderfully. New Zealand Moon rising.


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5/10/13 2:24 P

Happy Friday. Waiting for the mail man today hoping to get my new ATM card. I really want to go to the supermarket today, they have the precooked chickens on sale for $5. Hubby and I can get 4 meals out of one and bones for hubby to make chicken soup.

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5/10/13 8:17 A

Good Friday morning all!!! Hope you've had a wonderful week. The weekend is almost here! Let's make the most of our Friday!!!

It's my last day of medical testing ... what a marathon! I'll be so happy when it's all complete!

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5/9/13 7:08 P

Good evening to all.

Cathy, have loads of fun with the Yoga and Pilates. I'm enjoying the sitting exercises as a little added fun to my exercise bike, ST and walking. Hope all your testing and appointments go well.

I've never done Zumba RuthAnn, but I doubt I could do it for too long at first. We need to build up our stamina when we start anything new.

Hope you have fun tonight Pat!

Good to see you Julie. Stop by whenever you get a chance. Love you too!

Yes Nilla...way, way, way too early to be up!

Tell DH Happy Birthday, Linda. I can almost remember when I was 50...almost!

Glad you got your 'groove' back Kathrine. Good luck with WW.

I was very busy yesterday, and didn't get home til 9:30 PM. I'm so glad there was nothing on my calendar today. I'm getting too old for these long days of constantly going!!! Of course, I did have a few breaks and got some good walking in, in between things I had to do.

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5/9/13 9:56 A

I have been feeling a little unmotivated lately but am back now in full swing. I joined Weight Watchers.

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5/9/13 7:46 A

Good morning!!!

Going to be a hot day today, in teh 80's!! We go from cold and rainy to heat!!! My abs are sore today!! I do love the workout but I think I've been doing too hard, to gung ho and how I can hardly move!! LOL!! I'm not going to stop though!!

Ruth - I don't think it's like Zumba. It's more hip hop dancing. I've never done Zumba but I know Zumba has more hip swaying action than hip hop dancing. Is this making sense? LOL!!

Today is my DH 50th Birthday!! I can't believe it! Where does the time go??

Have a super day!

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5/9/13 6:01 A

RuthAnn, Pat, Julie! Good to see you dropping by since I was last here!

Sheila, I got to sleep in a little this morning. Didn't get up until 5. LOL!! It's my turn to do the marathon of doctor visits this week ... strung out over 3 days, so I'm out of the office for a while. But, this to shall pass.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

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5/9/13 4:08 A

Good morning!!

Cathy, I think we're nuts to be up this early. The birds aren't even up yet.

Have a great day, y'all!!

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5/9/13 2:12 A

Just popping in before bed. My summer hours are crazy. I am never able to get away during pedicure season. I miss all of you. I am still on the detox but haven't had time to calculate any calories. I really need to find some balance during my busy season. I seem to have time for healthy choices and exercise but no time for anything else. I feel like I have lost some weight but as I gave up my scale I have no idea how much. I have to admit it is much more relaxed without that blasted thing governing my emotions every day. Couldn't break its hold on me until I gave it away.

I'll be in and out periodically over the summer but no where near regularly. I put in 65 hours last week.

Love you all!

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5/8/13 9:06 P

Hope everyone had a wonderful Wednesday. I had 5 orders come in today and processed 3 orders, I was very busy. Tomorrow night we have one of our Professional Women's outings.

Have a tremendous Thursday.

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5/8/13 6:54 P

LInda if its any thing like Zumba ,, its almost to much for me to do right now,, I can only make it about 15-20 minutes with Zumba on the easiest video.

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5/8/13 4:50 A

Happy Wednesday!!

Good early morning, Sheila! It's always so good to see you here with me so early in the morning!

Lyn, I've never tried that workout. Keep us posted on what you think.

I've pulled out my old Yoga and Pilates DVDs. I'm loving them. I always wonder why I stopped doing them when I start them up again. The stretches leave me feeling sooooo good. In fact, if you read my blog yesterday about the guy who couldn't catch me because I was walking to fast ... LOL!!! ... I was showing him some of the stretches in the afternoon. He's mega stressed with two of his teens hospitalized with their chronic illnesses. They are Christians, so we're always in prayer for his kids. It was nice to be able to show him some exercises to deal with his physical stress.

Have a wonderful day all!! YOU'RE soooooo worth the effort!

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5/8/13 4:07 A

Happy Wednesday!!!

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5/7/13 5:10 P

Hope everyone had a great day.

I haven't tried it Linda...

Another beautiful day, but it took a while to get my 10 minutes of sun. The clouds kept getting in the way!

DD's small group is taking a break tonight, so I get to stay home. I'll enjoy the break since I had to take a friend for blood work early this morning. May even try to get to bed early...maybe!

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5/7/13 8:27 A

Good morning!!

Yesterday I got hip hop abs in the mail. I watched some of it this morning, looks fun!! I'm going to start it tomorrow. Anyone ever try it??

Have a wonderful day!

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5/7/13 5:21 A

Good Tuesday morning!!

Looking forward to a beautiful day today!!! Hope you have one too!!!

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5/7/13 4:10 A

Good morning!!

I'm off like a herd of turtles!!



Have a grand day!!

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5/6/13 5:04 P

It's another beautiful day here also. I had to babysit all morning, but as soon as I got home I sat out in the sun for my 10 minutes.

I just found out it's National Nurses Day, and this week is National Nurses Week...

Soooooo, I just want to say THANK YOU to all the Nurses and Former Nurses out there in SparkLand!

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5/6/13 10:38 A

It's suppose to be nice here today, so that is a plus. Maybe I can get outside and walk the track. Hope everyone has a great day.

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5/6/13 8:11 A

Good morning!!

It's still raining a little here. It's been raining for a week now. I guess I can't complain. At least we didn't get any of that snow!!!

Have a great day!!

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5/6/13 5:20 A

Good Monday morning!!

What a beautiful day Sunday was!! Rain, sun, a log talk with my Mom after a lovely church service. Couldn't have asked for more!!!

Have a lovely day, ladies!!

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5/6/13 4:13 A

Happy Monday!!

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5/5/13 1:07 P

I don't know, Pat. We were asleep. The only reason I knew it was out was because the Power Company's truck and men woke Asher up and he woke me up barking. I probably would have slept through the entire event! LOL!

It started out cold and rainy here to, but by the time church was over, it was bright and sunny. I had the sun roof open on the car coming home ... getting my vitamin D!!

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5/5/13 12:37 P

Sheila - You did really good to get all your steps in and being in the car for 6 hours. It's good to have a car with better gas mileage that always is a plus. Hope that your blood tests come out great.

Cathy - Hope that your blood test come out great as well. How long was your power out?

I need to get my blood drawn this week as well, I want good results as well. Hope everyone has a great Sunday

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5/5/13 9:43 A

Good morning!!

Not much going on today. Going to do some running with hubby on this cold rainy day!!

Have a wonderful and successful week!!

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5/5/13 7:54 A

Good morning!

I'm waiting to hear about my blood work too, Sheila. I expect to hear all good news.

So glad you have the new car!! Better gas mileage is always good!

We were up in the middle of the night listening to the guys from the power company trying to determine how to repair our power outage. It's always amazing to me the things you can hear when NOTHING in the house is running! LOL! Lots of the ATL has power outages this morning from the overnight rains. Those power company guys are earning their pay!

Have a great day, everyone!!

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5/5/13 7:21 A

Good morning!!

My doctor's appt. went well. My blood pressure is better since I've been Sparking. Yay!! It has never been high, but just on the high side of normal. I could stand a little more improvement, though.

I need to go have some blood drawn next week so they can make sure all is well. I'm curious to see what my cholesterol is. Most of the people in my family have high cholesterol & mine was on the high side of normal 2 years ago. I'm hoping it's super wonderful since I've been Sparking.

Yesterday was a long day. We drove 2-1/2 hours to pick up a car that we had bought for hubby (he needed a car with better gas mileage). We got it from his brother who works at a car dealership so we got the family discount. We were on the road for 6 hours yesterday & somehow I still got in my 10000 steps. Amazing!!! I'm glad I was able to go to the gym before we left.

I hope you all have a great day!!

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5/4/13 8:58 P

Sun, beautiful sun...

We finally got a day of sunshine. Wish I could sit in it all day, but I would be blistered if I did. No rain in the forecast, but around here that is no guarantee.

Wishing everyone beautiful days and glorious quiet nights.

Have a great Sunday!

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5/4/13 6:50 P

Linda my husband is now using a C-pap machine , and before he got it I could not sleep with him, Its hilarious in the living room if my hubby , Molley the dog, and Merlin my cat are all sleeping the same room, they all sleep ,, its sort of like the 3 stooges the way they snore,, LOL cant watch TV , you can't concentrate on reading,, I usually just come to the Pc and let them sleep.

It's still cold and rainy here, tho for the most part the rain has stopped. I love winter its my most favorite time of the year, but I think I am ready for spring and summer ,, done with the cold for the year.

Nilla , i will keep my fingers and toes crossed for your hubby,, hope he gets the positiion.

Kathryn I have seriously considered joining Weight Watchers they have meetings here every monday which is actually a day off for me,, I just have to wait till after , My hubbies inheritance comes in sometime after june 7 and we start construction on the house. out at the farm. LIke you I really need the accountability.

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5/4/13 11:57 A

Have a great Saturday

Lyn - The wish foundation journey sounds fantastic sounds like he had a great day. I think that is wonderful they do those things for kids.

Cathy - hope everything is going well and your flu is now gone.

Sheila - I will continue to pray for your husband it is so wonderful your husband had his second interview, our God is so awesome. Hope that your appt. went well.

The snoring sounds so familiar. I have nature sounds on my IPod that I listen to each night so I don't hear my husband snore, I use a ear phone. I forgot to bring my IPod to bed last night and I didn't want to get out of bed and go back downstairs, but it was only about 10 minutes and I was out of bed to get it. The snoring was driving me bonkers.

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5/4/13 11:50 A

That is really wonderful, Lyn!! I love when a community jumps in for a child. Thanks for sharing!

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5/4/13 9:15 A

We had a boy in town Thursday from Make a Wish Foundation. He is from Kansas City Mo and wanted to be a farmer for the day. The whole town put out the red carpet for him!! His day started with a visit to a Fire station, then off to a neighboring farm to help with chores and drive/ride in a tractor (his favorite!!) Then he and his family got to go for a ride through town in a horse drawn carriage. When they passed the elementary schools, all the kids were out holding posters and cheering him on!! It was awesome!! Then he got to go to the fair grounds and ride a horse and do a bunch of activites! We found out he has a form of a rare cancer but it is is remission!! WooHoo!!

Here is a link if you want to check it out!!

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5/4/13 8:17 A

Happy Saturday!! Hope you have a GREAT one!!

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5/4/13 7:15 A

Howdy y'all!! Have a fantastic weekend!!

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5/4/13 1:40 A

Linda, I was just reading about your husband keeping you awake. I guess it's because I grew up listening to my dad snoring (very loudly) but DH's snoring doesn't bother me. We have to keep the bedroom door closed, and DD closes her's so she can sleep...but once I'm sleeping, I don't hear it. I think I've developed selective hearing. When DD was a baby, I heard every little noise she made, and the alarm (even though I use the mildest one I can) wakes me up as soon as it starts to sound, but I sleep through the garbage truck, thunder storms, police sirens (once they came to the house right across the street in the middle of the night and I didn't know it) and everything else.

Oh, Nilla!!! What great news. I'll keep praying.

If anyone has ever thought of doing a Detox Diet, there's a good segment on Spark Radio called 'The Real Deal on Detox Diets'. I've never really thought of doing one, but I've known people who did. Now I know I'll never do it!

Happy Saturday morning...I'm headed of to bed in a few minutes...don't want to turn into a pumpkin!

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5/3/13 11:48 A

Good for you, Kathryn! Meetings are a wonderful way of having accountability.

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5/3/13 11:30 A

FRIDAY

Joined Weight Watchers wed. I needed the acountabily of weighing in every week

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5/3/13 10:39 A

Sheila!!! Now, that is GRACE!!

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5/3/13 10:29 A

God is still in the prayer answering business. Turns out we didn't have to wait long.

Hubby got a call today for his second interview. It's scheduled for next Thursday. Praise the Lord & thanks so much for your prayers

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5/3/13 8:34 A

Nilla - Hope your husband hears back soon!!!

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5/3/13 8:00 A

Keep us posted, Sheila! I'll keep you guys in my prayers!!

Hope your doctors appts go as well as mine did yesterday.

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