We're a gang that has been getting healthy together and we need a way to stay in touch. Hope the rest of you come along soon!!!

I am here!! I just finished registering!!! How cool are we???=p :rolleyes: :what:

Hey Kim!! We made it, wow, we ARE cool! This site rocks! We'll have to get all our buddies on here soon!!

Yo, Babies! Leave it to us to find TWO boards on the same day! At the same minute! LOL Let's play on this one for awhile, too, and see how they compare. I was looking for something that was similar in use to the eDiets thread.

This one has all sorts of editing and cool stuff we can do that I don't think the healthboard one has. Why don't some of us use this for awhile, then we can report back to the group. Don't forget to post on our other thread, however! We don't want to leave everyone in the dust!

We rock! Talk about hanging together!

Love,
Kari

Okay, I've gotten no replies from Kari's so I decided to check at health boards to see if there was anything there, and there have been several posts. Unfortunately, there was one from a moderator saying that the only person that gets email replies is the person that started the thread.....so bummer, we might have to use this one, bc so far i have gotten a reply everytime there has been an update....

What do ya'll think???

Kim=p

:ballons:

Hi, again I agree with Kim -- we need a board where we can all get the replies. This one is very user-friendly, too, as all you have to do when you get a reply is click on the link, and here we are! I also don't have the dorky password that doesn't mean squat to me. On this one, I can use one that makes sense.

I got up, did my PT exercises, then went on a 2.5 mile walk/run. I am increasing my running time a little each time, and I'm not doing this every day. My back hasn't bothered me yet! I do my weights every other day, and will run/walk the opposite days.

Lousey with the food yesterday, but since I'm not worrying about weight loss for the moment, I suppose I can be "bad" every now and then. It was the dinner hour that did it, since I worked past a usual dinner hour. I just do not want to develop any bad habits again.

I'm going to post this and then check the eDiets thread. I think I already like this one!:D

Love,
Kari

Hellooo, I found you... scary, I'll follow you all anywear so the fitness and trimmness magic keeps rubbing off on me! I sort of
felt abandoned because I like ediets and will continue to use it
so I hope I can still keep up with you all. I'm going to sign up
for UC I feel like I really missed out last time. Is anyone else doing
it? I'll try to check back later I'm going to post on ediets too
but not on the other board there is only so much I can keep up
with! Amanda

No, no! Amanda, we're not abandoning eDiets! I love it there! We just want a place we can continue to meet when some of the fold leave eDiets. For instance, Maria is dropping eDiets at the first of July, and I would truly miss her if I didn't hear from her every now and then. It would be too hard to keep up individual e-mails with everyone, so this round robin approach is the way to go. I will be faithful to our Academy on eDiets. I don' t know if I'll participate in the next challenge (due to my hectic schedule for the next 6 weeks), but you can bet I'll be there cheering you on! I had a blast participating with everyone last time!

Also, Molly has been grumped with eDiets (rightfully so) for not sending her e-mails from our thread. I think this was what drove Maria over the edge, too, so we want to try another venue. Even if we all switch over to this thread, we can still participate in the challenges and everything on eDiets, as long as we're members. AND, we can have our own challenges again, like we have done in the past. This venue is free to all of us.

I can't believe we're calling this thread "Weight". Molly, you are a silly girl. Maybe we should call it "Weight Wait"! I called the thread on healthboards (which we aren't going to use) The Academy of 8-10. We may rename ourselves when we start another thread. Thanks to Molly for getting this one going! You rock, baby!

I'm dying to hear from Melisa on all this activity! She is the one who got this thread started in January, and has been the glue that did the initial bonding. I hope we can all have a reunion of sorts someday (in person), and we can bring Melisa over and she can stay with each of us all over the country! What a tour of the U.S., huh?

So, the census so far is Molly, Kimmy, Kari, and Amanda! Come on, everyone else! The water's fine!

Love,
Kari

Well, I was once a 22X and now I’m a size 6. Can I be her too?



btw: I wasn’t always a 22X I was a size 2 and after my daughter was born a 14 then I had an accident shortly after that landed me in wheel chair for about 3 months. The pounds really pack on when you’re depressed and unable to get up and move around.
:(


Not being able to pick up my new born when she cried didn't help AT ALL.:mad:

But alas, i was walking like a normal person by the time she was 5 month old. When she was 2 years I started studing Martial Arts and wala, here I am eating healthy, exersising and looking like i did when I was 20 :))

[color=orangered:fda094b349]Hi Fellow Edieters! Glad I was able to find you. This seems like a cool site. Thanks Molly![/color:fda094b349]

[color=deeppink:eebc176605]Hi folks! Cool! We have another meeting place now!!!! Thanks Kari for missing me! Hehe it's soooooo sweet! I like your 'Weight, wait' idea too! LOL[/color:eebc176605]

[color=seagreen:eebc176605]This is sooooo nice and our friendship can continue and I'm sure I'll enjoy my first US trip in life meeting you all! Hmmmm it can be next summer, huh? Are you all ready for that? I'm busy this summer and summer is always the best timing for a long trip! My dh is very supportive of it because he likes the slim me! Yoohoo! [/color:eebc176605]

[color=blue:eebc176605]Molly, thanks for starting this! I like it. The colour looks a bit .... too serious. We're such a fun group ... Anyway, good job![/color:eebc176605]

Love you all (here too and no matter where you are! haha)

Melisa

ok, I'm in!! took a while, but finally got it. (The heat must be getting to me!!)

have we decided who all is up for the next UC? definately count me in, alhtought I can only probably post once a week, after next week. :(

hope to catch more of you all later!!
DEMI

ok, let me give this a try......

oops!!! wrong photo, as they are not *labeled* correctly on my desktop. sorry. I can't figure out how to delete it, either. This is the one I wanted to share with you. It is of my unit doing Taebo!!! I'm the short fat female in front!! LOL

ok, I'm stupid. I was able to delete the *wrong* picture, but THEN I somehow added the right one twice!! sorry, again.
:what:

Hey Demi! Cool Picture. No names necessary because I knew which one was you! Looks tough doing tae-bo in the heat! You look pretty fit to me!

Patti
:rolleyes:

Demi,

Thanks for the picture! I was laughing out loud! You guys were cracking me up with your legs all sticking out. But its so cool that everyone is doing Taebo with you! You have lots of support. You look great in the picture!

I am not sure who is doing the UC...Amanda mentioned it and so did Amy but no one has really taken the initiative to sign up the group, so I'm not sure the Academy group is doing it. I have bowed out this time, and I think so have Molly and Kari. I don't know who else is doing it. Someone needs to agree to be the captain, and i have said i will give my spreadsheet to whoever wants it and offer my assistance to the new captain, but no one has emailed me....so, you can always go to the UC thread and pick a group that needs members, see which one you might like and do the UC with them. Keep us abreast of your progress and we will be here to cheer you on!!! :-)

Melisa! Welcome!! We are so glad you found this thread! We wouldn't be complete without our fearless leader!

Patti, don't worry, we will still post in ediets, its just a few of us whose memberships are up in July that probably won't be rejoining and we didn't want to lose touch. We aren't going to use the healthboards.com one bc it doesn't email with replies to everyone, only the one that started the thread....since we really needed that feature, we decided on this one.

We saw the movie About a Boy this weekend. It was pretty good. Nothing major.

Talk to you guys later!

Love,

Kim

I forgot to say hello to Amanda!!!

Also, Welcome Raven! We are all struggling with weight issues, and keeping in shape, that's why we're here. Please stick with us, we will help you maintain! Congratulations on getting to a size 6! That is excellent! You should be proud of yourself! You worked hard and did it! :-) We're glad you found us! Let's all give Raven a warm welcome! :-)

Love,

Kim

Hey Gang!

I'm going to focus on posting on the Ediets Thread until we start losing members. Some people are feeling like we're leaving them and I certainly don't want to do that.

Yeah, I wish I could figure out how to change the subject, I was kind of using it as a tester and wasn't thinking too hard about it. Maybe we'll start a new thread soon.

WELCOME RAVEN - please join us!

Gotta jam . . . housework calls!

Molly :rolleyes:My Email (mollyleonard@yahoo.com)

Well ummm...Welcome ladies....yall caught us by storm to say the least.

Hey Demi, what a cool pic! I love it! I wonder if I look like this doing Taebo? I may really look like Michelle Yeoh, LOL, as this is like Chinese kung-fu!

Well, I like the UC, but ... there just seem not enough members this time .... I did very well in exercise and eating (1 and not 2 free days, haha) during those 3 weeks. This past week, oh, much less ... exercise and ... more food. It's very different indeed. But signing up for an UC is pressure. I grabbed every minute for exercise ... which was good ... but tough!

Anyway, I think posting in both threads is hard .. unless I copy this and paste in eDiets again. But I don't want to dump the eDiets not because I started it and I am a member for another 10 months. I think the thread needs me and I need it too!

Okay, enough for now. I'm still thrilled that I can keep in touch with those of you leaving eDiets soon.

Love,

Melisa

I'm here, I'm here - but I too will concentrate mostly on the ediets thread that Melisa puts together for us - Thanks Melisa!!

Molly - great job finding this place!

I've noticed that some of the colors are diffucult to see on this gray background, so I'll stick with plain old white!! LOL

See you at ediets!

Stacey:D

OK- Made it to this thread! I must do better about posting in ediets, but wanted to get on here soon. Thanks for checking it out Molly.

Margaret- I loved your pic- you all seem pretty fun doing your taebo. It was really cool!

I will chat with you all soon.
Tom.

I JUST wanted to also comment on Demi's picture, how tough can life be when you get to hang out with all those men! WOO HOO!!!

I'm teasing of course . . . but the picture is very cool.

Can I try and share a picture of my kitty? Let's see if I can figure it out.

Hi! Okay, I'm not getting notifications in my e-mail from this, but I did last Friday after Molly set it up. Am I doing something wrong?

I won't abandon the eDiets thread, either. Actually, if we ALL moved over here, what difference would it make? It would just put is down to one thread, and we'd all be on the same one. I have several more months with eDiets, and I think I'll probably re-up again, just because I like it so much. It has been a great program for me, and I tell anyone who asks all about it.

I think there's a way to deal with people who bug us here. I see a "report this post" option. We'll just have to check that out. Hear that, punks?

Gotta go. Love to you all!

Kari

[quote:958e3af5f8="ConfusedYouth"]
Ladies I know you all have a crush on me but I must say that I'm already taken.. sorry [/quote:958e3af5f8]




LE Sigh, Broken hearts everywere..... being a stud muffin is such a great burden to carry..... :D ;) :cool:

Hi, welcome everyone, hopefully a group of people with more patriotic views than some on this board.. :) If you need anything just contact me or stevesmac.

Molly,

Cute kitty!!!! I love that we can post our pics and stuff here easily!!! So cool. The site does take a while to load, however, but whatever, no site is going to be perfect.

Kari...i noticed that i only get one reply email...and there could be several replies after that one email, but i don't get another email until after i checked the site....so we don't get an email per post, just one and after we check it we get another one letting us know that the site has a least one new post and maybe more. Did i make sense? Make sure that after you post you indicate that you want to get email notification.

Hey Tom, welcome! Glad you found this site! :-)

Hello everyone I missed....i am tired, off to bed!

Love,

Kim/Halle

Yes, if you choose to in your user-cp>options you may have our bulletin board e-mail you everytime there is a post in a thread in which you have particpated in or you may manually select threads to get e-mail updates by clicking the "subscribe to this thread" at the bottom of any thread page. The system is quite smart in that it e-mails you when their has been a response for a particular thread and then will not e-mail you about the same thread until you have visited the site.

Hi all!! Found it!!!!

I'm still going to follow our ediets thread and check in/out on this one when time permits.

Molly - Very cute kitty!!!

Amy:)

Hi! Jimmy, thanks for your help and for keeping an eye on us. Yes, we are quite patriotic here, and are honored by having a member of Operation Enduring Freedom with us. Those folks in the pictures on the first page are in Afghanistan even as we speak.

Kimmy and Jimmy explained the situation of receiving replies well. We can always check the site even if we aren't receiving e-mail notification. This IS a smart system! We're glad to be here!

Gotta go. Hectic, as usual.

Love,
Kari

Thanks for your help Jimmy.

Kimmy- thanks for welcoming me- I am soooo glad that we will have a way to post with you and others who will leave ediets!- You are a really great gal and I would have missed you.

Kari- what's up quiltwoman!
Take care all-
Tom.

Well I finally made it in! Not too bad to access and has really cool stuff. So far so good. Hope everyone is doing good. I am getting ready to go to Cardio Funk and Pilates so I better get going, just wanted to get in and see how it was.

Take care,

Dana

Hi All,

Testing Testing Testing. Let's see if I can do this.

Miss you guys.

Cara

PS: Still can't fix the problem I'm having at ediets.

Hey Cara and Dana -

Glad you guys are here! Hoping there aren't as many tech problems as Ediets . . .

Talk to ya more later!

Molly

Hi this is KORTIZ755 from ediets, I changed my login for this,
havent had time to figure how all this works but with time I'll get the hang of it! just wanted to let you know I'll try to keep up with both threads. need to go to ediets now and print that out before i leave work, goodnight for now til tomorrow,
Kathryn/Gloria

What fun! The gathering is happening!

The quilts are taking back seat to my hectic summer conferencing schedule. I miss them. They are the sirens calling me. I still need to make my son's graduation quilt! Eeek!

Hi to all my friends. It's time to get back to work.

Kari

[color=red:a299be2302]Just to say hi. It's very nice to ... post on both threads actually. I really don't mind. Hehe, especially there're cool pics here! Yoohoo! Molly, what a nice cat you have! [/color:a299be2302]

[color=red:a299be2302]I plan to lose 2 lbs to get down to 106.5 lbs. But I know it's hard. I'll try. I am not sure if Stacey is helping us with the UC to compete with others. It's more pressure and probably more effective! [/color:a299be2302] [color=crimson:a299be2302]Well, of course we can still do it! It's all about discipline![/color:a299be2302]

[color=red:a299be2302]It's very nice to see almost everybody here too! Hmmmmm I will visit you all one day! LOL [/color:a299be2302]

Melisa=p

Hi, all!!

Jimmy-I'd like to join the others in thanking you for looking out for us, and explaining some of the features of this site to us.

Molly-cute kitty. I tried to post my pic regular size, but it turned out HUGE!!! I must try again. I liked yours. You cat looks like it is spoiled, like mine. He runs the house. I think I have the only cat I know, though, who doesn't use a box. He goes to the door, then stares at you till he has your attention, and you let him outside. If you pretend you don't notice him, he'll come up to you, pace back and forth in front of you, then walk to the door, looking over his shoulder to see if you are watching. It is so cute!! When he wants back in, he scratches on the glass once or twice, then waits patiently for you to open the door. What a trip he is!!

Well, I ran the "loop" yesterday, took me forever, but ran for an hour last night, along the airstrip. We almost got dusted by a chinook (helicopter), but we sprinted to get ahead of the huge ball of dust. Some behind us were not so lucky, and they got covered!! My commander and I never laughed so hard. He said the ball of dust was rushing behind me like in the movies, as if I was running away from an exploding building. I of course, didn't notice, as I was running as fast as my legs would carry me, to beat it. I felt like Helen Hunt, on Twister!! what a laugh we had, especially after we saw the two who got caught in the middle.
anyways, it got me moving faster, so I guess whatever it takes!! LOL

We drafted our final newsletter, which if I can figure out how to save it and post it here, I will do so. We were hoping to be home before the next one comes out, but things have changed, still here. I will use the time to continue with the UC, and try to drop some more before my dh sees me!! As I've said before, I really want to *wow* him!!

well, gtg for now, take care, all!!
((hugs))
DEMI did I tell you I was thinking about going by my new name for good now? It has really grown on me. I wonder what my mother would say?? ;)

Hey,

How ironic is this: I cancelled my membership to ediets late yesterday and this morning I have about a dozen emailed posts from the 20th thread. Go figure.

Well just wanted to pop on to say goodmorning.

Cara

Hi There! Wow I didn't realize there were so many posts since I last checked in. I too thought I would get a response in my email everytime. Molly, cute kitty! I have a dog named Allie who means the world to me. Aren't pets great?

I'm posting her doggie star picture! Don't know if it will come out large like Demi's!

Off to work!

Patti

Well did my two hours of working out yesterday. Boy that was tough! Pilates was hard! I got this piece of equipment for that class called a Magic Circle, more like a torture circle! YIKES, but you can really feel your core muscles working and your inner and outer thighs too! CardioFunk was really cool because I was the only one who showed up for the class which meant one on one instructions for the whole hour! What a trip that was.

Well it is going to be another busy day, trying to get ready for our audits for our new company. Hope everything goes well!

Talk to you all soon.

Dana

P.S. Demi - I am so happy that you are getting able to go home soon. I know you have missed your family and they have missed you also! Thank you for your hard work overthere! We all appreciate it!

Hey ya'll!

Good morning! Hello to the new allforums people: Cara, Dana, Amanda, Patti....i think that's it!

I too am really loving this new site! Its great!

Demi: I think its cool that you like your new name! If it makes you feel good, then you should stick with it! She kicked butt in G.I. Jane and she has a really amazing body, so i'm sure that is helping to inspire you. Its all about what makes us feel good and inspired!

Dana: Glad to see you here! Good job on the Pilates work out! I know it can be hard!

Patti: Cute doggie! I LOVE that you can post pictures here easily! We are sharing more of our lives.

Melisa: We hope you do come to the states to visit! You could go on tour!! :-) I know 2 lbs is hard, especially as tiny as you are, but if you want to, you can do it! :-)

Cara: That is too ironic that you are NOW getting posts from ediets! Oh well! At least we have this site to use, so we don't lose touch! I am trying to figure out my bday, so I will let you know when my plans are finalized, but it looks good for Charlotte and my highlights!!! :-) I can't wait to meet!

Molly: As always, great to chat with you yesterday! I'm sure I will catch up with you later!

Tom: Hey dude! We love to see you here! Thank goodness we can all keep in touch! :-)

Okay, gotta run....i am going to go post on the other site since i have been neglecting it lately!

Love,

Kim

Good morning, everyone!!

I will definitely be posting in both places for now. I am having a terrible pain in my left hand...so posts will be short until it goes away.

Cara - glad that we have a place to keep in touch now that you've given up you ediets membership.

I'm going to try and post at least one picture by the end of the week....it looks much easier this way.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Amy

Wow, it's nice to chat here too. Patti, you dog looks so cute. Demi, I really like your story! I can imagine Helen Hunt running ... LOL! Dana, all the best in your job!

It's getting late here and I want to tell you gals I want to change my name now to Christy Chung, a movie star known in Asia but not in US yet. She is very very charming and pretty in my eyes and she has a body I love!!!! I have collected some of her pics and I in fact posted her pics right in front of me in 1999 when I exercised! It's bc she lost a lot of weight in short time after her dau was born! The motivation is better. Oh Demi, I'm learning from you! I don't like Michelle Yeoh very much. She looks too serious to me and I'm never serious! LOL (Kimmy, you must have noticed that I'm not calling myself Michelle very often!)

So I'll try to post her pic here. I dunno if I can really do it!

Let's see.

Melisa (Christy Chung)

P.S. Hopefully I'll lose 2 more lbs. after changing my name. Oh, Christy weighs 106lbs and ... she is 5'5-5.6"!

Another for you to see her pretty face! Oh I like this thread! LOL

HI! Ugh. I am swamped. I don't like being bored, but perhaps this is a bit too far in the other direction! I hope you'll be patient with me as I try to get through the next few weeks.

I am loving that everyone is posting so well again! This is just great, and it helps with my motivation to see everyone so involved. I am in a slump, of sorts, due to the stress of lack of time, so it helps to read (well, to SKIM) all your posts. Keep it up! There are those of us out here who need you!

Love,
Kari

=p :) ;) :cool: :D

How's that for happy faces!

Hey how are all of you posting pictures, I haven't figured that out yet. Is it from attach files? Just like an email?

Cara

OH MY GOSH, Patti! Allie is the cutest dog EVER!!! I too love that we can share these things so easily. On that note, Melissa, your new star, Christy, is quite beautiful too! I can see why you'd use her as a motivator!

It's really great to see that everyone is posting so much! Cara, do you feel like Ediets has been reading our posts and realizes that we're all getting irked at them? Funny that when you and I decide we're no longer renewing, our emails start flowing. Go figure!

Demi, you are right, this forum has some great features. I like just getting notified once and then coming here to read all the posts. By the way, I'll continue using the new name - it works! I also shrunk my picture and saved it separately before I posted it, I think that helped.

Kim - great to catch up yesterday! Hope you enjoyed watching the dance performance.

I'm going to keep it short here and post a little later in the Ediets thread. I feel like a broken record if I keep saying the same thing twice. I will just say that I played tennis with DH last night for and hour and a half, I'm not very good so I get a ton of exercise chasing balls!!! My booty's a little sore this morning from having to bend down to pick so many up!!!

This is fun, I can't wait to have this thread going in full force!!!

Molly
Now that I know how to attach pictures, I must show you some of my dance kids! These are my oldest and most "advanced" students from last season:

I had a live chat late yesterday with someone from ediets and I told them that several people in my support group were unhappy because they weren't getting the posts emailed to them. Believe it or not the blamed it on the weather!! Which I think is pretty silly.

Anyway, I told them I'd hate to see them lose more members because it is a good program but the tech side of it was becoming problematic. I guess they listened.

I love seeing pictures of everyone right here on this site. It's immediate, I also like getting just an email saying their are new posts and then when you log-in it takes you right to where you left off. how easy is that???

Thanks to the ring-leaders for getting this forum up and running for us.

Cara

Did anyone notice that advertising post that was up the other day? I reported it to the monitor and I believe it was taken off, I like their style!!!

Cara - did you figure out how to do pics? You just click on the browse button next to "attach file" and you can upload one that you have saved on your computer!!!

Alright..someone has to tell me how to post pictures!!!!! Please!!!

Molly - I love the picture of "your kids". They look so cute dressed up in costume.

Amy

PS trying to post a picture that is larger than a postage stamp.

Making the attempt again!!!

BH & I (last year....need more recent pic (arms are actually looking a little better than this).

I may actually get the hang of this computer thing!!!

COOLLLLLL!!!!!!!! :) :cool:

Great picture, Amy! What a sexy lady in the black dress! Hey, and quite a handsome guy too ;)

Thanks for sharing that with us!!

What cute girls, Molly! They are so adorable! I would LOVE to watch them perform. :-)

Madonna! Great picture! You look great and I agree with Molly, your BH is a cutie! Go, Amy! Okay...what does BH mean? I can't remember....

I am loving this site too! It is too cool! I love all the pictures, I wish I had one to upload, but i can't think of any recent ones....hmm, I went to Acapulco, Mexico last year and I think I have pictures somewhere that I put on disc, maybe I will post one of them. I was doing BFL last year and got down to 122, I have a picture of me in a bathing suit which i LOVE! (nope, not modest! =p) It was what I was striving for as I lost those 10 pounds! So far I'm holding steady between 120 and 121...depending on what time in the morning I weigh. But, I haven't exercised since the UC! I know, i know I need to...i will get back to it, however.

Melisa: Christy is totally beautiful, she is a great motivator. I wouldn't strive for 106 ( I am Christy's height at 5.5") and I would look CRAZY at 106...I would lose my chest (which is small already) and my butt... (which my CB loves!)...I really wouldn't get down to smaller than 115, which i was in college...but I am happy at 120...I am still able to wear my size 4s (they are no longer tight...which they were when I was 130) and sometimes a 2 depending on how the sizes run. What would I be if I weighed 105? I would probably be wearing kiddie clothes and would look crazy! B/C if you notice, people that are too skinny have big heads, bc you can lose all the weight you want, but you can't lose your head (your body gets smaller and your head stays the same!) I'm sure I would look big headed and crazy! But...Melisa, you are 5'1'' if I remember correctly, so I'm sure 106 would look great on you ! :-)

Okay....i will check with you gals and Tom later! :-)

Kim

I FINALLY MADE IT OVER HERE!!! Phew, what a hike! hehehee....first off, Molls, thanks for the site and not only are your girls way cute, but your cat is cute as well....hey, I went to an AWESOME dance competition in Mass. on Saturday - it was incredible! My nieces have been in dance forever and their dance group - Steppin' Out was in the competition - but there was this one group who kept winning "gold" medals! They were outstanding! They did "I got Rythym" as one of their tap numbers and I felt like I was watching Broadway! Great time! I'd love to see you and your dancers - hey can you post a video on this thread? lol!
Hey Melissa, are you SURE that's not a picture of you????? You look a lot like her and I'm sure your body is just as nice!
Hey, Kari, how's the slump? Are you better??? I'd send you a hug, but I'm SWEATING like a pig and I'd get you smelly - man is it hot today!
Patti, love the pooch. She kinda looks like our dog...it looks like she knows (or is it a he?) she's VERY COOL!!!
Demi.....your taebo picture was too funny! It looked like a still frame from a Brittney Spears video! you and your background dancers!
Hey Kimmy, Amy, Cara....who am I missing??? Everyone I've missed, i'll catch up later! LOVING THIS THREAD! My fingers are STICKING to the keyboard! EEEE-yuk! Maria

OK here I go to try and put a picture on. This is my dog I got for Christmas, Bojangels! I am trying to get one from my cruise but did not see one that was good. Mostly the one from our 5:30 a.m. wake up call trying to find the sunset (not pretty) so I will have to wait till the others get on my computer.

Hope all is well. Have to get dinner out of the over but will try to catch everyone a little later! Oopps! Picture a little big! Will have to work on that.

Ciao -

Dana

I just have to say that this group has the cutest pets I've ever seen! Dana, Bojangles is too cute, does he tap dance?? he, he, he. Is he a Beagle? My childhood dog was a Beagle Basset Hound mix and he was so handsome, he was just put to sleep last year. Now I feel like part of him survived in your little cutie!! Everyone, send in some pics, this is too fun!

Maria - glad you made it over here. I still haven't posted on Ediets today, I'm a bad, bad support group member!!!

Oh I like all the pics posted! Thank you all!

And I'm happy to hear that some of you like Christy Chung too! She is fabulous! I'll post more later.

Love,

Melisa

I STEPPED ON THE SCALE THIS MORNING :what: !!!

I am horrified to find my weight has jumped to 129.5!

Before that second number becomes a 3 - which will totally freak me out (I was a happy 123 just a few weeks ago) I'm only 5'2" - I thought I'd come and confess my sins.

I'm going public with my food journal in the hopes that it will shame me back into to shape. I have a party on July 3rd and want to lose 10lbs by then. Just kidding but I'd be happy with 127.

OK - here are my lame excuses for gaining the weight I have struggled so hard to lose.

1) It's my period. (enough said)
2) I'm having a new kitchen floor installed and haven't had a kitchen for days and won't have a kitchen for 2 more days.
and have been eating out most meals.

Real Reason: I got lazy.

My only redeeming value at this point: I'm still exercising.

Last night we went out to dinner and I had 2 beers (Bad Cara). For dinner I had grilled chicken salad/dressing on the side (Good Cara). And 1/2 a cheesecake (Bad Cara).

Yesterday I nibbled all day on french bread (Bad Cara). And had a healthy choice lunch (Good Cara) oh and I nibbled on a dean & deluca chocolate chip cookie-which was graciously provided by my co-worker :( .

Tues. Nite we went out to dinner and I had 2 beers (again!! bad cara) and a blackened chicken sandwich with fries! (fries! at least I didn't finish them. Tues lunch a tomato basil mozarella sandwich the size of a torpedo, a bag of pita chips (bad bad).

Tonite, is my son's last baseball game of the season and I already know we are having pizza. (!!!!)

Well the other days aren't any better and I fear boring you all to tears so I stop with this small sample of my wayward ways.

I need to get back on track.

HELP HELP HELP - CALLING ALL FRIENDS. I NEED A WAKE UP CALL. ADVICE. TIPS. I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY EDIETS ROOTS AND GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

Hey, do you think ediets cursed me since I cancelled my membership? :rolleyes:

hi all!!!

Cara-what's done is done. (I'm jealous, as I would KILL for a beer OR a cheesecake right now, havent' had either since February!!) Not by choice, either. I say...no problem, just a little delay. You'll get back on track, just stick with it!!! Hey, I would die to be able to get under 130!! I am only 5'2" also, and remember, I am *struggling* to get under 150 for longer than a week!! I did finally get into some size 6 shorts again, though, but they are an off brand, and run huge!! (The real reason I buy them-LOLOLOLOL)

You're a gorgeous gal, and you look great!! As long as you know where you were *bad*, that is half the battle. Your analagy of your eating week cracked me up, though!!! the whole bad cara good cara drill-what a riot!!


I'll tell you what, lifestyle change or not, I am PIGGING out, and drinking lots when I get home, at least for a week!!!! Then, it will be back to business, hey?

Still can't figure out how to post a *normal* size pic, as my pics are onthe server, which we can only do so much to, but will try!!

Have a great humpday, everyone. ooppss-today is Thursday. Anyways, have a great Thursday!!

((hugs))
Demi

Hey all the pictures are so cool! Dana, I love your puppy. Reminds me of the beagle we had years ago - Dixie.

Patti

Hey, gang!!
Here's a pic of my commander and me in front of the Torii (101st Airborne Division symbol), and the Airport terminal here in Kandahar. Sorry it is so far away, the torii is a bit tall. :)

DEMI

Demi - who's the cute little girl!

Cara - Hope you feel better after fessing up

Some time ago on a thread that I participated in, we use to post our journal on the boards. I tell you, when you have to write it down for the world to see, it sure makes you think. We also tried the buddy system. Each week we had a different buddy and we would exchange food journals through email. It was fun because you got to know your buddy better and again you had to write down what you ate. Sometimes someone else can see what you are doing wrong when you can't. For example: many too many carbs, not enough fruit, salt, etc.

Anyway, you have the right idea of getting back to basics before the weight creeps back up!

Patti

Ok, I feel a bit better, I went for a 3 mile run and did leg weights. And I know I'm not supposed to step on the scale again, but I did anyway and after working out 128.5. I feel better getting a little farther away from the 130#.

Demi - Is that your little one? How adorable!!!

How long have you been in kandahar? My sister-in-law's fiance is in Uzebekistan (I hope I spelled that right) he's with the national guard. He used to fly for USAir until Sept. 11th and then he was laid-off.

Also, I used to be at 142. Demi don't fret, I hit many many plateaus but it will come off, especially working out as much as you do. have you heard of interval training? It's supposed to rev up your metabolism. If you want more info, let me know. I think it worked for me.

patti, i agree about public food journals, it's easy to block it out of your head but once it's written down in front of everyone - it makes you own up to what you're putting in your mouth.


Hey, don't you all love how you can scroll down and see the last few posts to refer back to! That's how I could spelled Kandahar correctly LOL.

On a day when I feel like a pig: this morning while getting ready for work my darling husband said "I love your little body". And I didn't even hint that I needed a compliment.

Take care,

Cara

Hello gang -

Hope everyone is having a great day and it is almost the weekend! I have not seen my husband since last Monday so I am really excited about him flying home tomorrow. He travels so much for work and this past weekend he went to see his grandmother who had a stroke while we were on our cruise. Good thing that he went, she is not getting any better and they think she had another stroke this past Wednesday. It is sad but I think they both had some quality time with each other.

Since we are in a state of panic regarding our company we have been busy beavers and found on the internet (after searching for two days) who is buying our company. It is an investment firm called KKR and they own tons of companies. We found out on the 24th of this month and this article was dated on the 6th of June, so it has been in the works for a while. I am just going to ride the wave and see what happens.

Cara - You are already doing something about it and knowing that you were sliding is a good thing. Now that you know just buckle down and go back to your "e-diets" way of eating. It is very hard and makes us mad that we have to be so diligent in our daily lives to control our weight, but knowing is half the battle, the rest is up to us! We are here for you and hope that things get back on track for you.

Patti - Thanks, let's hope Bojangels becomes a little better, not so naughty! He is cute and that is his saving grace some days.
I hope you have a great time on your trip. Just pretend you are on the beach sipping some frosty smoothy! I am sure Ted will be happy to see his family. Have a great time and we will do lunch (with April) when you get back!

Molly - Yes Bojangels is a beagle. He is in that naughty stage right now so he is a little difficult and bullheaded. But he is a cute one! Actually he was nutured while we were on vacation so we have renamed him to No-Dangles! Ouch, not funny is it Tom!

Demi - What a beautiful one you have! I bet you can't wait to get home and just be surrounded by your family. The time will hopefully pass by quickly for you.

So far I like this site. Easy to post pictures and lots of little fun buttons to use. :D

Well everyone, I better get going. I have to start working on our carve out procedure for the new company. UUGGHH.

Dana

Hi All:

Oh, Dana, Bojangles is waaaay cute - we had a beagle - Roxanne, cutest thing! My husband's best buddy! Bojangles has her same coloring - with the white socks!

I should be getting ready for work - just wanted to pop in and say hi - of course DH is standing right over my shoulder being pesty...must he talk to me while I'm trying to type???

I so love all the pix and want to post some - how does one do that oh brilliant friends? Okay, I really have to go, really...

I'll try and post a picture of Lyss in her Fiddler costume. xoxoxMaria

hi, again. Can you tell I am bored now? not much to do this afternoon, although this morning was crazy!!

The pic I posted was my little cowboy, Joseph. He desperately needed a haircut in this pic, so I guess one could mistake him for a girl!! :=) Actually, his first real haircut was only a year ago. When he was a baby, he had the prettiest blond curls, I fought as long as I could, to not be persuaded to cut them off. His hair is darker, now.

I am having sooooo much more fun on this site!! You all will probably have *met* my whole family by the time I redeploy, though. I just wish my floppy drive was working, I have a great picture of my 14 year old, where she won first place in the talent show at school; she choreographed and danced with her friend, the crowd went wild!! I got the video, but am sure I would have cried If I were there in person. anyways...proud mama talking.

Amy-I meant to say-what a great pic! I agree with the others-your hubby is very handsome. Not as cute as mine, of course-ha ha (I am a bit biased, but aren't we all??) LOL

well, off to take a few minutes in the sun, then go for a run. I sat out yesterday and got a slight burn on my legs (wearing shorts) Now, I look a bit strange, a red stripe on my legs, above the tan where I was oh so white. I have to try to even it out.

oh---I like the idea of posting what we eat, bc I have been bad today....scrambled eggs, an orange, bacon for breakfast, then oreos, some ready made strogonof stuff, And some tuna and noodles in a can, And a granola bar (2 actually) Not so good on water today, bc we finally got moved into a room where the ac works!! (2 small window units-comfy--I may never leave!!) anyways, I like the buddy thing, too. where do I sign up?????

Cara-great that your hubby is so considerate!! He could give mine a few lessons!! ha ha.

have a good one!!...ok, I am officially addicted to sharing my life with you all...here's yet another picture, of my 14 year old, and the little one. Now...to just get the pics of the grandbaby on here!! If you're bored with all this bragging I am doing, feel free to scroll......

:D

Hi all,

Demi what a cutie!! Just grab 'em and hug 'em when you get home!
Love the pics of the pets, dont have one right now, but been thinking of getting another dog, but not right now.
I have to say all the pictures are great, I know that with all the weight I had gained, I really tried to avoid taking pictures in the last few years.
My sisters usually take all the pictures, and then they send me copies, and of course they are much thinner than I so it doesnt make me want to display them.
:mad:
Hey Iam really getting the hang of this thread using the icons and all,;)
Well gotta get to work, keep up with you all later
Kathryn/Gloria:cool:

Quick post...not yet focused!!! I've become such a night person since this whole new BFL thing.....and it's hot and humid here and I'm not an ac person at all!! so, it's been difficult falling asleep....plus I have to take "potty breaks" in the middle of the night. Okay enough of that sharing!!!

Cara - I'm with you. I've been a good girl this last week (maybe a little crazy on "free day") and I gained 2 pounds this week. No excuses here!!! Let's buckle down together!!!!!

I'll post more later....

Amy

PS. Kimmy BH is "Better Half" just like you're CB.

I've been a bad girl :mad: I've eaten fast food dinners for 2 nights out of 3, had 1 fast food lunch, and then ate about 1/2 a bag of double stuffed Oreos :what: - then there was no exercise yet this week!!

Surprisingly, for weigh-in this morning I had actually dropped slightly - what's up with that? :(

I haven't received any more notices from this thread of the new posts. I got one the first day, and checked on it later, but haven't received any notices since then, which was like Monday. :rolleyes: hmmm.

Love all pics!! wish I had some to post, guess I'll have to get out the ol' scanner and see what I can figure out. ;)

see some of you at ediets! Glad we won't lose anyone who leaves ediets! :D

Stacey

Glub, glub. Still drowning in the cornfields. Not getting enough sleep, eating poorly but not horribly, and I binged on Twizzlers and chips yesterday! Weighed myself this morning and was UP 2 lbs, which could be the chips. I'll chug water like a banshee today and see if I can't clear that mess up.

I am velly interested in the buddy system Patti mentioned. I like the idea of being accountable to someone, and passing around the buddy is a good way to get to know one another. Personal e-mails would make it less cumbersome on the thread, and we connect better. Anyone interested in getting this organized?

We won our game again last night! Yippeee! Didn't get home until midnight, then up at 5:45 to exercise and wash the ball playing uniform.

Demi, you are so great! I like the pictures you sent, the ones MOLLY sent of the dancing girls, and the pet photos. We have two Yorkies, which are cute as bugs, but I lack the ability to post such things. See what I am learning by being with you folks? I hope to get our good home computer back from the shop soon.

Okay, Back to the salt mines. Heave-ho, heave-ho.

Love,
Kari

Stacey, They only send you one notice and don't send you another until you check in again. which is nice, I used to get an email (when it worked of course) everytime someone posted on ediets and it would clog up my yahoo box. plus when you check in isn't it cool the way they send you right to the most recent post you haven't read! how do they know?

Cara:confused: :wopo:

For those interested in the buddy system for food journals!

What we did before was everyone interested just spoke up and picked a buddy until everyone had a buddy. Then for one week, you would email each day what you had to eat. Plus you can put in some personal notes (helps to get to know each other). The next week, we all switch.

OR

Someone takes the lead and assigns each person a buddy. This helps with "no hurt feelings" because you might be picked last.
:eek:

I would love to do this also! If you start it this week, I'll join you next week after vacation!

Patti

Demi - your children are so cute! Sorry I called your son a girl. My oldest had a head full of ringlets and I didn't get his haircut until he was almost 3. Everyone thought he was a pretty little girl!

Hey Gang! WOW, this thread is getting packed like the old one! Maybe after a few more pages I'll start a new one with something more clever than "weight" as the subject!

I was FINALLY good last night on Ediets! I stuck with it all day for the first time in weeks. I also did an hour workout at lunch, which felt great! Cara, I was starting to see the scale creep up too, it was 126 the other day (after also hitting a low of 123 a few days before). I have to weigh in tomorrow, so we'll see where it is. Your post cracked me up, especially when you said you wanted to lose 10 lbs by July 3rd, I gasped until I saw you were kidding!

Demi - your children are quite beautiful! Watch out for them when they grow up! Congrats on your 14 year old winning the talent competition. I won with a friend of mine in 8th grade too (dancing) and I still remember the feeling of it! YOu must be so proud. And PLEASE don't worry about bragging to us!

I feel like I need to find another exciting picture to post. hmmmm, wonder what I have around here. Okay, I'm putting one up with Kobe (the kitty) sitting at my desk. This is where I sit all day and talk with you folks!

Hi everyone,

[color=orangered:0012eafafe]Great Idea[/color:0012eafafe] about the food journaling buddies.

I know I am not on top of keeping with the menu and really need to work thru that. It is hard for me because I do not really cook all the meals and try to make something fit because of time. But I really do want to start the cooking part, but my kitchen needed a new ceiling, and my ex was replacing it for me and of course it has been over two months already, nothing ever on time or efficiently( HeHe) but it was for free;) .
Well back to work, I'll check in again later,

Kathryn/GLoria

Love the picture of the cat at the computer, maybe he/she can come work for me ;) . Well let me get back to work
Kathryn/Gloria

Hi all!!

Demi - I must admit that my son too had the most beautiful long blond hair until kindergarden....I'll drag out a picture soon. Everyone thought he was a she...except when he was with his Musician Father who also sported a ponytail.

I love Molly's cat pictures and wanted to post one of my own...of Amanda before she got ill. Actually this was taken last year after she had radiation for an overactive theroid. (She is my million dollar cat!!!):)

I'm sure that Molly's cat works harder than some of my staff.:mad:

(I like the buddy thing!!)
Amy

The Mysterious Cara Finally Shows Her Face

Ok, it's very hard to take a picture of yourself while at work with people passing by, I looked like a nut doing this. I'm sure you all appreciate my hard work to bring you a picture of little old me...... ha ha ha

Cara

:D :D

My resemblence to Catherine Zeta-Jones is amazing! isn't it?
:cool:

Cara

I LOVE all the pictures!

Demi: Your children are ADORABLE! You are really going to have problems when they start dating! :-) Thanks for the picture!

Cara: So great to finally see a picture of you! Great pic! Thanks for putting it up! You and CZJ have the exact same coloring. She is a great choice for you!

Amy: Gorgeous cat! What a cutie!

Molly: I LOVE the picture of your cat on the computer. Its so cool to see where you sit everyday!

Hello everyone else! I will post a pic maybe tonight. I think the food journaling is a good idea. I think Molly and I will be buddies. We pretty much talk everyday anyway over Yahoo IM!

My CB has an interview as we speak at the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) which is the minor leagues for basketball! The interview is in Greenville, SC and he drove down this morning. Wish us luck! He is so excited bc it is exactly what he wants. We hope he gets it! :-)

Catch up with you dudes, later!

Kim/Halle

Amy, Amanda is very adorable! She actually looks like Kobe's sister. How an orange cat has a grey sister and a black brother is beyond me, but their litter was so adorable. He does work hard too ;)

About the buddy thing, Kim and I have been keeping on each other for months, so I think we'll just continue doing that for each other. Unless Kim wants a different buddy :( It definitely works to have someone else hold you accountable! I'd probably be back at 133 if it wasn't for her!

Back to work . . .

Cara - fabulous picture! I just saw it after I posted. Definitely a CZJ look alike!

Me again:)

Cara - I love the picture...it's very cool and you're very pretty!!!

I wanted to share a picture of my son...this was taken at the end of last summer....he's being fresh here. ;)
I love being able to share pictures....

Hey, Kari's going to be my food journal guru this week.

I like the idea of switching partners every week, we can do Friday to Friday. Have a new person right before the weekend to whip us into shape.

I don't know how many people we have but if we have an odd number, an extra person can join Kari & me. I don't want anyone to feel left out.

Kim, good luck to CB on the interview.

I'm loving the pictures of everybody's cute critters, cute kids, cute partners, etc.

Cara

Oh Molly your cat is so cute. What's she looking at?

Cara - you look like you could be Catherine's younger sister! Great picture - thanks for sharing. So who took your picture?

Amy - your kitty is cute too! I just love pets - any kind! Hubby is allergic to cats though. mad:
Nice looking boy. How old is he? I love seeing everyone's family. I'll search for another one of mine to post!

Kim - hope you CB gets the job. Is the job in Greenville? Just curious because that's where Meg lives and it's only 3 hours from me! Meg and I meet halfway at the outlet malls to have lunch and shop!

Glad you all like the buddy system. It worked well when I did it before. Oh I feel left out though. Leaving on Saturday for a week vacation. I do want to buddy up when I return. Yes, it's a good idea to switch every week. Gives you a new perspective on things!

Okay I found a picture. Hope it dosen't come out too dark. This is two weeks ago at my Mom's 80th Birthday party. That's me, DH and my wonderful son Ryan!

Patti

This is so much fun! I guess when things are new it seems like we use it so much more! But this is also so easy. Cool. I will still post with e-diets till my membership expires.

Patti - That is a great picture of you and your family. I love that outfit! Ryan is such a cutie, looks like a combination of you and your husband! I am sure the girls call your house all the time! Have a great trip!


Molly, your kitty is so cute! I have a grey kitty, big fat and lazy. Opal is the matriach of our family.

I did finally get some cruise pictures on the computer so here I go. I have never put my picture on so you will have another first here today. Two members putting their pictures on today. WOW!

I think the buddy system is a great idea. Do we want to start next week or should we wait until Patti gets back? Just let me know. I am game either way.

Have a great night everyone!

Dana

Great picture Dana! You look beautiful! You two look like you could be models for the cruise!

Amy - your son is as cute as I had pictured him!

Okay, just cause this is fun, I'm going to post one more for now, from my wedding day. I'm dancing with my cousin and I like this picture because it's the "real" me rather than most which are posed. I was having a blast (and I think I may have been singing out loud - my poor cousin!) That's my hubby standing in the window to my right.

He, he, he this is funny!!!

Okay, so I'm a little slow and forgot to actually attach the pic . . .

Patti, I'm game. I think I really need to go back to journaling. I have been horrible with eating. I mean really horrible. PMS has something to do with it, I know, but "it" came today, so hopefully some of the bloat will go away....What happens is, I eat so much and make such bad choices, then feel so crappy about it after, yet I can't seem to stop myself from making those choices - i.e. today I did fairly well, then tonite, I took out a bag of Sun Chips and ate about a trillion of them... then as soon as I FINALLY put them away, I felt so aggravated about eating so many.....okay 'nuff complaining.

Someone please 'splain how come it's so easy to post pix here as opposed to when we were posting to Melissa's site? It seems we get lots more pix here which is soooo nice, and I'd like to send some too, but I don't know how...do I do it the same way as before - scan a picture and send it here? Please advice dear ones.

Okay, I'm off to enjoy the thunder and lightening. It's very nice out there. However we want to decide on buddies is fine with me - however, I'll need someone who is tough who can kick my a** if they know I've been naughty. Should we start the week AFTER the holiday, or this coming week? Just let me know.

xoxoxMaria:) :) :D

Okay, here's a trial run of picture posting.....this is Lyss when she was a wee thing...It's one of my faves. I'll try and send one of her in her Fiddler costume. Also, I have NO idea how I started thread seven! OOPS! xo Maria

OH MY GOODNESS!!! WAS THAT BIG ENOUGH!!! LOL!!! I need to make them somewhat smaller! Hey at least I posted! ISNT SHE CUTE???? Maria

I really do like the suggestions for the buddy program. If you all would like, I will take the lead and assign buddies randomly. (I especially like the not having to risk being chosen last-what a blow that would be, huh?) anyways, anyone interested can send me an email with Buddy as the subject, I will gather them all, sort them out, and post buddies Saturday morning, 0700 EST. Is that ok?

topbaldez@hotmail.com

I was bad with food yesterday, and trying to drown myself today, and not makethe same mistake. I am trying the new splitting the exercise up into smaller, more frequent chunks, my food plan too. From the last uc, I noticed most those who *lost* up to 6 lbs, did that. so....worth a shot, huh?

Hoping to be at our next location soon, they have a much better gym, AND racquetball courts, which I love to play. Have a good day, everyone, will be looking for your buddy requests.

DEMI

Maria-what a little DOLL Lyss is!!! such a cutie.
hugs to her and to you, from me. :)

DEMI

All these pictures are so exciting! Can I say we have the cutest children on our thread! I guess I will have to get one of Morgan and post it too. I have a great one from Special Olympics with Ronald McDonald, I will get it on my computer soon.

Work is still up in the air. We have a 40 page questionaire and documents list that has to be completed to the buyers by Tuesday in Germany, meaning, I will be at work all weekend! Really sad since I have not seen my DH since last Monday! Oh well, ya gotta do whatcha gotta do!

Molly, that is a great picture of you. I love your gown! Weddings are so much fun!

Demi - I sent you my request to be on the buddy list, hope you got it. I think after the holidays would be better. Just a suggestion.

Maria - See you did it! You got your picture on without any problems. I can't wait to see Lyss in her costume.

Cara - Taking a picture of yourself is very interesting isn't it! It came out great! I love your hair style!

Well I better get going, I am postponing the dreaded work but it needs to get done!

Hope everyone has a great Friday!

Ciao -

Dana

HEY, GANG, LOOK WHAT I MADE. AM I BORED, OR WHAT?????
I'm going to print this pic and put in my Enduring Freedom Scrapbook!! You all have been my saviors, that's for sure!!
Love, Demi

Wow Demi that was a great thing to do putting all the pics together. I am trying to find a picture that I would make public (ha) and see if I can scan it in to show. But I dont have many choices. I emailed you to put me on the list I really need the support to keep with the meal plan, and lately the exercise, it has been so hot I can barely move in the morning, not a good sign since it is only the beginning of the summer:( .

I did cook last night, a friend had given me some fresh blue fish and I made it with the ediets recipe for Crispy fish, it really came out good.

Well let me get to work Happy Friday, and if I dont check in have a great weekend :cool:
Kathryn/Gloria

Okay, I have posted my pic that is on the page that Melisa started bc I want to be in the scrap book, too Demi! :( You have all seen this one already...i will post some more of my Mexico trip last year this weekend.

Dana: Beautiful pic! I agree you and your husband look like models for the cruise! They should put you on the brochure! So cool to see what you look like, you are very pretty and stylish! Pretty dress!

Maria: Lyss is completely adorable! I can't wait to see her fiddler costume!

Molly: I LOVE that picture of you! You look gorgeous as always, and you look like you are having SO much fun! I always do like the candid pictures better, they really show the true personality of people.

Demi: LOVE the scrap book thingie that you did. Of course can you tell what a JEALOUS baby I am that I'm not in it???? :D Thanks for picking the buddies, I think some of us have already picked some....I am gonna continue with Molly and Cara and Kari are going to work together. (Hey their names sound VERY similar...Cara and Kari, Cara and Kari!!) Anyway, i think everyone else will need to be paired up! :-)

Patti: Great picture of your family. I agree with Dana, Ryan I'm sure Ryan has tons of girlies calling. If you don't now, you will!!!! Yes, CB's job is in Greenville, SC. I didn't realize that Meg lived there! Wow, we have lots of Southerners! Where are you? I am in Durham, NC, and Cara is in Charlotte! Maybe we should have a Southern Academy conference! :-)

CB's interview went really well! He got along with everyone and the guy that interviewed him said that CB told him everything he wanted to hear!! Those of you that do, please say prayers for him! He would LOVE to get the job. He thought Greenville was cute! :-)

Okay, here is the same picture from before!

Have a great day, guys!

Kim/Halle

Okay,

I attached my pic, but it was HUGE!! So i resized it, saved it and tried to edit it and attach a new one. I did, but it wasn't any smaller, so I removed it...it was WAY to big! Bigger than any of the photos so far! :-)

Anyway, Demi, if you ever do another collage, let me know, maybe we can all email you pics to go in it! :-)

Love,

Kim/Halle