Scarlett's Thoughts

Cr@p!

2008-03-17T16:00:00.002-06:00

Emily's gonna KICK MY ASS if I don't post....

I don't even know what to say anymore! LOL...

I am getting ready to fly out to Calif soon ~ the end of April. Rob's youngest brother is getting married again (first wife died 2 wks after giving birth to their daughter). He has met the coolest chick! It took him forever (IMO) to pop the question! LOL

I'm going to be making their wedding cookie favors too. Yay! She picked out the hearts that have a bride's wedding dress and groom's tux w/white bowtie on them. Amy and I will be baking close to 200 of those suckers and then shipping them to my mom. I'll be flying there a week before the wedding and mom and my other SIL will help me decorate them, bag them up and tie them off.

That otta be fun since I also plan on having lunch a few days with my friends at my old job.

Still no job for me here. The temp agency doesn't have a lot going on. I could have had a job working at a bridal store...but they needed me THAT DAY that the temp place called me. Talk about last minute. We were having major sewer issues here in our apt that day, so I couldn't take a shower and Rob had taken the honda to work because his truck didn't start. So no way to take a shower and no way to get there. Guess that means something better is out there? LOL...let's hope so.

Right now I'm messing around making some Easter cookies for a friend back home who is out of work on leave until April 15th. I want to cheer her up. I've also been taking lots of great pic's around here, so I need to go post some on my photo site with Bear.

Ok, that's it for now I guess. LOL...Em, pretty please don't hurt me! Oh wait...I might like that tho! hehehe...especially coming from Em. :)

And now...back to your regularly scheduled program....

2007-11-27T21:44:00.000-07:00

Howdy peeps!!! I see some of my friends made it back here for my grand re~opening! Yay!!

I hope everyone's Turkey Day was good? We had dinner over at Amy's parents house and it was sooo good! I basically had breakfast that morning and then ate NOTHING until 6pm that night for dinner! tee hee pee....

Ate like a pig! I worked on the mashed tators and Amy like video taped me??? I thought she was taking a still pic...but nooo...she was video taping me! sigh....it's a funny 15 sec. movie. LOL...i'll get even one day, when she least expects it. bwah ha ha....

We've been working on some cookies for xmas...my chiro dr is gonna let us put some cookies in there office with business cards. So we are working on that tomorrow. We tried getting into a craft fair this weekend at a local HS, but they were full up of vendors, so she took our name down for next year. In the meantime, today we found online that there's a bridal show coming up in January, so we filled out info for that and hopefully we can get in on that. We can make up some cookies for people to taste our work and then have a display of how you can do wedding favors by using cookies. hehe...we have some awesome ideas for that.

Gosh, I feel like I have nothing to blog about anymore! It's been so long I have forgotten what to say! LOL...but here are a couple pics of Rob and I that Amy took on Turkey Day for me.

Well, alrighty then!!!

2007-11-20T16:00:00.000-07:00

It's been HOW LONG since I posted? wowza! Now for sure NO ONE will remember me. LOL

Boy oh boy do I miss the old days when we all use to blog more than hang out on the NSBB! hehehe...Emily (my FFF buddy!), Amy (my LLL), Chris, Tina (my F buddy!), Bob, Bear, Sue, Sherri, Danielle (wonder how the new baby is??), Amanda (oh the trouble that Amanda, Tina and I could get into! hehe), Jen...and the list goes on! I miss everyone...well except for Amy and Chris since I talk to them daily. LOL..and now that I live in Colorado Springs, I can see Amy any day I want. yay!

Some things never change tho...the NSBB is STILL NUTS-ZOID. only worse. LOL...I'm keeping my distance from there these days. It's a train wreck that only gets worse with each passing. So I think i'll stick to blogging again...hopefully I wont neglect it like I've done the past couple years...I mean, sheesh! A girl gets married (sorry Tina!) and she completely forgets to blog. tee hee pee.

Also, a girl gets married and GAINS weight. ugh. bleck.

Looking for work but hating it. LOL..Amy tries to help me by badgering me to call temp places. hehehe..jk amy! :) One down, a few more to go.

Oh hey Bear ~ I guess our blog is no longer a *west meets east* thing? LOL....any chance you want to start up our photo assignments again? Doesn't even need to be assignments per say...we could just post pics that we take for others to enjoy.

I hope everyone has a joyous Thanksgiving! We will be spending it at Amy's parents house this year. I've been allowed to bring my pumpkin cake. hehe...

Talk to me people! :)

Well Crap!!!

2007-04-04T10:05:00.000-06:00

I completely missed out on Feb and March! LOLOL....

I am just so busy anymore with work, etc, life. bleh. Soon tho, work will be history. hehehe...that's all im saying. I have no idea who reads this crap. LOL....

Next week I fly to Colorado to attend Amy Smith's wedding vow renewal! yay!!! Can't wait to get out of Sac for a few days and spend some quality time with my girls. hehe...Hi Chris & Amy!!!

Went to Best Buy last night and got 2 new compact flash cards for my camera that were on sale. They are suppose to be for professional photographers, etc. They are 2GB apiece so I can take over 500 pics on one card at full setting on my camera! whoo hoooooo!!!! hehehe....at the lowest medium and small settings my camera says 999...so that means over 1000 pics at those settings. LOL...My camera just doesn't go past the 3-digit number system. hehehe...

Ok, I'm at work but sneaked in a post real quick...back later. Everyone have a great Easter!!

Hey!!! Look at that!!! I made Jan 2007!

2007-01-31T14:01:00.000-07:00

LOLOL...

Just saying HI real quick....trying to get back into blogging and working out and getting this weight off. ugh. I'm the slowest loser in the history of NS! LOLOL..i STILL have 40 pounds to lose from when i started. Ok, so i lost 23 for the wedding...then gained back. then lost, then gained, then lost and then gained....now i'm lost where I'm at! LOL...

But - Amy is having a renewal of vows for her 10 yrs in April and I'm going to be the official photograhper (she didn't have a choice - i forced her into letting me take the pics bwah ha ha!) so I need to get some fat off so I look good, cause she informed me that I will need to be in some pics with her. LOLOL...Chris gets to come too! We are going to fly out together and share a hotel room...shhhhhh...don't tell our hubbies!

Ok, I gotta get back to work now....end of month fun stuff as usual awaits me. :)

Hugs to everyone!

Now....how do I get you all to start coming back and leaving me comments? LOL...

Wow! I've become a REALLY bad blogger!

2006-11-21T23:22:00.000-07:00

LOL....I can't believe I haven't blogged since last Sept! Right before my vacation to go visit Amy! wow...I have tons of great pics to share from that was well.

I am still around. I visit the NS board in the evenings but rarely post. I just caught up with the NS Shrinkers Club blog and will start posting over there again too.

I have stayed the same weight basically....just bouncing around the same fucking 5 pounds over and over and over. I'm sick of it. Today was yet another *last straw* for me. I overslept and didnt get up to do my treadmill. I have barely worked out at all this entire month. Amy called me at 5am Monday morning and she even got up and worked out at the same time that I was! Thanks Amy!

Then work lately has really sucked. They laid off 12 people right before Halloween and all of us staff now just are walking around on eggshells wondering when it's our turn. We no longer feel like loyalty or hard work matters. And apparently it doesn't. The shareholders wanted a better bonus, so the only way to get it was to cut back on staff. Fucking greedy bastards. Sorry Bob. But I'm not making that up. Thats the reason they did it. We are in great financial shape. The best ever in the history of the firm. But they wanted more. So now they got it. And they will want more next year, so it will happen again. They are going full technology and want less staff to do things and the atty's will start doing more of their own work. When our new accounting system gets put into place by end of summer next year, we are guessing that our boss has promised that 1/2 of us will be gone. So we are feeling really used right now. The whole thing is sooo sad. And for them to walk out sec'ts that have been there for 20 yrs and given their all, and to treat them like a criminal...and not allow them to say one word to any other staff member or even take home their personal belongings....they were allowed to get their purse and that was all. And they pulled the rest of us into a meeting while they escorted those laid off out of the building. And THEN they even hired security guards for all 3 floors for the following day! In plain clothes of course...so as to not arouse suspecion.

So what the fuck? Like any of those people would come back and cause trouble! And one woman in our HR had been there 30 yrs!!! One week they give her a party with 2 cakes...a week later they let her go! And she had plans to retire in 2 yrs! So now they dont have to pay her retirement! Bastards! She's in her 60s!!!! Like she can go out and get another job and hope for retirement!

So anyway, thats a major reason why I haven't updated. Just totally not up to it. I will seriously try to be better. Perhaps it will help me stay on track. Even tho I had a really bad day today, I did get on that stupid treadmill at 8:40pm and did 2.25 miles total. with 2 miles in 29 mins exactly. A new personal best. I also ran a 1/2 lap at 5.0 and held in my abs. LOLOL...boy they hated me for that! hehehe...

Off to bed...Amy is calling me again at 5am my time so I can get up and workout again. Ugh. LOL

Thanks again Amy!

Down to the wire again...

2006-09-04T21:46:00.000-06:00

LOL...sorry! but it technically is still the weekend for me! We had today off as well. And wouldn't you know...I went ALL SUMMER with no sunburn and got burned today while we were taking down the pool! ugh. LOL....even my poor bald head. I forgot to toss on my hat. Actually, it didn't feel all that hot, but with the water....that's just trouble. duh, Jan. Now my arms, head and neck are pretty red.

Gosh, I have no idea what to even say! It's been over a month since I posted. I have lurked at others blogs, but not leaving many comments. I'm doing really good on my workouts, and pretty good on food. But the weight is just staying the same and very frustrating. Which causes me to emotionally eat. How I can be good for 3 months on working out (you should see my legs! LOL) and to really watch what I'm eating and only have a bad day of food every great moon....but not lose any weight or inches. It's just plain frustrating. And I want to give up sooo bad. Just toss in the towel. NS was on QVC this morning. Someone called in to talk to the host about it. She had only been on the plan since like June. Lost 30 pounds so far and had about 20 to go. She was gushing over the fact and how the pounds just melted off her and she only followed the plan say during the week and actually said she cheated all the time and still lost. It just made me sick to my stomache. There are those of us who literally work our asses off, stay 100% and get NOTHING. We stay the same. Look, I realize we are all different. But WTF??!!! It is sooo not fair that some can cheat left and right and still lose all that weight that fast. It pisses me off.

Well, what have I been up to the past month? Work is driving me crazy. Nothing new there. We are on vacation next week tho. Thank God!! It's my first time off since coming back from my surgery. And that's been 4 months ago now. Saturday morning, we are headed to Colorado Springs to meet Amy Smith. Hi Amy!!! hehehe...Can't wait!! Altho, she just sent me the extended forecast and its suppose to be raining the entire time we are there! ugh. WTF??!! LOL...we plan on taking some family pics Sunday for them and I wanted to hike around Garden of the Gods on Monday. I also hate flying in bad weather. It freaks me out when the plane lurches in bad weather. LOL. But I would not miss meeting Amy for anything..so I will just deal. :)

My sister eloped to Canada the end of July. We come back from Amy's on Wed, the 13th. Then my friend from my home town comes done with her 2 kids on Friday, the 15th. I'm going to take Senior pics of her son and some family pics that weekend. Then it's back to work for a week. And leave early on Friday, the 22nd to head up to the Redding area and we rented the cabin across the creek from my sister's place for the weekend. The 23rd will be a wedding reception party for them. I've been in the process of making a book for them, using the pics from thier wedding and vacation in Canada. I'm also still working on a wedding book from the wedding I took back in April for my friends daughter. Another reason why I haven't been able to blog lately. I just have sooo much going on right now. I can only hope that you all can understand and forgive me for not being around too much this past month. And it looks like Sept will be just as busy. LOL...

I will try to be better. But I probably won't have time to post again now until I return from visiting Amy. Tons to do at work before this Friday. Or I will probably not have a job when I return. LOL...we all have extra duties now too. sigh...

Everyone take care!!

New post this weekend!!!

2006-09-01T08:23:00.000-06:00

I promise!!! Just been busy at work and lazy at home. LOL...

Going to get caught up this weekend tho!!!

Stop to smell the flowers....

2006-07-23T22:29:00.000-06:00

Thanks for my subject line this week Flavia!

And a HUGE congrats to Flavia for making the Top 5 Finalist's in NS's recent giveaway. Go Girl! Everyone get out there and vote!

I hope everyone had an awesome weekend! Did you all stay cool?

111 degrees on Sunday here. 106 outside last night after the sun went down. LOL

We swam Saturday night in the pool - water temp was 90 after the sun went down (down from 95 during the day! ugh!). Stay turned at the bottom of this post for more news....

Ugh. Hate spiders! But somehow I was fasinated by getting a close up of this one. LOL

Taking a pic of my beach towel thru one of my close up lens.

Maggie just relaxing on the couch by daddy while he plays on our new laptop.

She rarely crosses her legs, so I had to get the shot. LOL

Ok, now for my last bit of news. Barry (the Bear) emailed me last week and asked me if I would like to join him doing a blog devoted to photography. Well sure! LOL...so he got the template and got it all set up for us and we came up with a name. "Something bi-coastal" he says...so we came up with BC Images. A place for us to show off our picture taking skills by having assignments every two weeks. We have our first set of pics up for our first assignment and will probably put up more before it ends. Please stop by and bookmark us so you can tell us what you think!

Thanks!

Pics Galore...

2006-07-18T21:23:00.000-06:00

One of my fav's...using it as a desktop pic right now...

Pure luck...check out the perfectly round drop off of the left eye (Rob's right eye) & the splash in the bottom right corner. :)

Poor Molly....She has a "scent gland" burst owwie on her butt...so to keep her from licking she has to wear this cone. I call her Bonnet Girl now. LOL...you can't help but laugh when you see her. Altho, she has figured out how to "scratch" it off her head and when I got home today, it was off. grrrr...and she went to town on her butt. double grrrrr...it's a bloody mess the little brat. We also (or Rob does) have to cram a pill down her throat every morning. She's finally getting use to that part.

Happy Monday!

2006-07-17T13:33:00.000-06:00

Ok, I got some more pics to show you all! LOL...are you all sick of flower pics yet? hehe....

Over the weekend I figured out how to use my camera's "AF (auto focus)" button...I can pick which focal point to use and it focuses on that and the rest will blur out. Comes in handy on those macro flower pics. LOL....I have the pics uploaded in Hello, so tonight I will get them into the blog.

I did really good over the weekend! Saturday we hit the track for our usual 2 miles...well I do 2 miles, Rob can usally lap me once or twice. Now last Sunday I ran my first mile ever...well Saturday I walked the first lap, then ran the next 1.5 miles! and walked my last lap. Whoo Hoooo!!! I was sooo psyched! Sunday I could only run 2 laps straight, but the rest were 1/2 lap walk, 1/2 lap run.

Saturday night dinner at the inlaws - SIL made tacos and brought over. Refried beans, rice. I was good and made my turkey taco and took with me. Fried up 4 oz. of lean ground turkey, used a light flatout (sundried tomato flavor) as the shell, lettuce, FF sour cream, taco sauce, fresh tomatos from MIL's garden, FF cheese. yum. SIL also brought over some veggies and dip...so I had some broccoli and carrots as my veggies. The only extra I had was 1 of those "scoop" dip chip tostita bowl thingys with just a smear of refriend beans and rice in it. Had to have a taste. It was good and I didn't crave more. Was actually full.

Sunday was all on plan and to reward me - my scale had me .5 down from Friday! yay!!! I will take it. I was 170 bedore my workouts on both Sat/Sun and 169 after the workout. I was hoping for 169 today (my off day) but I'm fine with the .5 loss.

160's here I come! :)

Happy FFF Everyone!!!!

2006-07-14T10:22:00.000-06:00

Ok, real quick because I'm at work and am super busy. As usual.

Which is why I haven't had time to post here. I am trying to visit a couple blogs a day tho...I am still here. You can always email me to see what's up. I sooo promise I will put up a new entry by this Sunday.

Work has been super busy and stressful. I'm having to help out with new things...if I don't, I know they will fire me. Boss thinks I wasn't busy enough because the temp at my desk while I was out for my surgery had "time on her hands". She was able to help him out and other dept. members. So he based my annual review on the 6 weeks I was out! I was sooo fucking pissed. I almost quit that day. I have been here for 8 yrs now and that was the worst review I have ever gotten! For him to tell me that I show no initiative to help others and that I dont have the firm's best interest at heart when it comes to maintaining the conflict database....I could have just screamed! He just started in Nov here...has never sat in my office to see how I preform my job..so how the hell can he make all these assumptions???? I go out of my way to make sure everything is accurate. I have found old typos in the system and always double and triple check and then have my co-worker change them if they are wrong. Grading me on a scale of 1-5, he gave me a 3! which is like getting a C in school! Average! I am soo fucking more than just "average" in this job.

Ok, venting over work done now. LOL..sorry about that!

I'm doing great on the exercise and healthy eating front. I have really stepped up my exercise lately and am on day 13 today of being 100% on plan, including water. The day of my anniv party - June 24th - I weighed in at 170.5 - down 5 pounds from June 2 - 175.5. I in no way ate enough cals to gain back to 174. But thats where the scale put me right after that party. LOL...

It has taken me 3 weeks to get back to 170.5! Which is where I'm at today - July 14th. I hope to be in the 160s by next Friday.

Exercise - I have gotten myself into my routine. Mondays and Fridays are my off days. Tues/Wed/Thurs, I get up early and either do the treadmill or do my Slim in 6 DVD. Sat/Sun, Rob and I hit the track early AM. Last Sat we went for a bike ride instead and did a 14 mile round trip one. That was fun! A few weeks ago, I ran around the track for 3 laps w/o stopping.....last Sunday I ran my first mile w/o stopping! I was sooo excited! I had never in my whole life ran a mile w/o stopping. It was awesome!

On the NSBB, I help out Amy Smith with the BIM and "NS on our own" posts where we post pics as well. For her bday, I also made her a great cookbook by snatching all her recipes off her blog and the food posts. Also, she gave me access to her photobucket account w/o knowing why I wanted to see pics of her NYC photo shoot last Nov. I'm sooo sneaky! I used all those pics in her book too and then had people off the board send me emails for the finishing touch. She has a link on her blog to the website I use to make it. When you have a chance, go check it out. I did an awesome job, if I may toot my own horn! LOL...

Ok, must get back to work now!

Have a great weekend!

PS - Barry - thanks for the nice comment on the last post!! And yes, I do "see things" before I take pics. Even just driving around and looking at billboards, etc, I think how I would have designed it better. LOL...I have a BA in Graphic Design and I have been a professional photographer in my other life. ;) Even the flags on the 4th of July - we were on our way back from the track that morning (did 3 miles that day!) and I saw the flags all lined up...I told Rob as soon as we took our showers, I wanted to bring the camera back and take pics of them all lined up. I just liked the way it looked.

Happy 4th of July!

2006-07-04T22:39:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th!

Let's get a little bit closer....

2006-07-02T08:22:00.000-06:00

Saturday we were out running errands and one place we stopped was at the camera shop where we got our new camera. For the past couple of months I have been after a set of close up lenses that attach to the front of the lens I already have. Basicly they are magnifying lenses that just screw on to my existing one. A +1, +2 and +4 strength. I can use 1 by itself or mix them together or use all 3 at once. The following pictures are using all 3 at once....boy do I love extreme close~ups! Having some fun now! Yee~Haw!

Happy One Year to Us!!!

2006-06-29T20:49:00.000-06:00

Well, I meant to post these pics last Sunday on our actual 1st year anniversary...but it didn't work out. I decided to be lazy again. LOL..then little Em came and hunted me down on the NSBB tonight and told me if I could post there, then I can post here. ROTF!!! Em, are you stalking me? tee hee...

This is going to be just pictures and not much talking...it's end of month and I have a ton of work to do. bleh... oh, doing good on my workouts! I'm getting in 10 miles a week either on the treadmill or at the track on the weekends. 2 off days per week. Went off food plan this past weekend at our party, but back at it this week. Last Saturday's weight sucked and I cried while walking the track. LOL...It just really got to me that I had been 100% on food and exercise for 3 weeks and I gained! But I'm hanging in there. Didn't do too bad from the party. Finally weighed today and I'm only 2 pounds up from the weekend. I'm sure it showed more on Monday, but I've had 4 100% days under my belt since then. So I'm looking at the bright side. LOL...

Huge Thank You to Amy, Chris & Tina for having these flowers delivered to us Saturday morning! They are beautiful! :)

Bought a new 9 ft. umbrella from QVC..it works great!

Me, mom and sister

Sister and her boyfriend

Teresa & Jan - she did my hair & make-up for the wedding. She just quit our law firm.

Stephanie & Jan - she used to work at my law firm.

Sister and me.

Mom made this strawberry shortcake - omg! delish!

Mom also made this key lime chiffon pie - reduced fat crust, FF ingrediants.

Another delish! She didn't like it but I loved it!

I got our cake from the same bakery that did our wedding cake.

The only pic taken of us at our party! LOLOL...

Yummy! this was the same as our bottom layer of wedding cake.

Golden Buttermilk w/strawberry mousse filling & buttercream frosting.

Marcie & Jan having fun!

The twins taking a bath..hehehe - they loved the hot tub.

Kylie just being cute!!

My baby giving me some love!

More lovin'!

Rob floating

Mommy...can we get in the hot tub again???

They had turned red they were in it too long...we didn't let them get back in. LOL

Piggy backin'!

I told the twins to give me a big 'ol splash!

Ok, that's it for now! Everyone have a great weekend!

It's FFF!!!!!

2006-06-23T07:56:00.000-06:00

Finally the weekend!!! I did great this week on my eating and exercise!! I have totally followed thru with my plan! Yay! Even tho the scale says I'm UP a pound and a half from yesterday, it's sooo frickin' hot here it's gotta be water weight right? So I'm going to up my water today to see if that helps me out. Saturdays are my "contest" weigh in days with Amy and Chris. Yesterday I was at 170.5 and sooo happy to have lost another pound and then today I'm at 172! LOLOL...I know for a fact that I haven't eaten anything off plan all week, and we are now in the triple digits here! Bleck. Love summer but it would be nice if it stayed in the cool upper 70's all these months! LOL we never see Fall or Spring here! It's always *really cold* or *really hot*. sigh....hence why Jan wanted a pool. And EVERYONE is loving it. :)

Can't wait for the party tomorrow! See you all on the flip side and have an awesome weekend! I know I will!

Oh! And my exercise....Last weekend I did 2 miles at the track both Sat/Sun. Monday's and Friday's are my off days. Tues/Wed I got up before work and did 2 miles on the treadmill and Thur I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill. :)

Let the Fun Begin!!

2006-06-20T08:52:00.000-06:00

So Emily tells me I need to once again get off my lazy ass and post!

Hehehe...this past Saturday was my FILs bday and we had bbq'd ribs,

among other things that aren't on my plan. So I took my turkey burger and one of my flatouts to use as the bun and my FF cheese.

Amy, Chris and myself are having a contest. So I had to stay on plan.

I'm soooo gonna win! hehehe...

The only I will be bad is this coming weekend for our 1st anniversary party.

Yes, It's been 1 year ago already that I became Mrs. O'Hara.

Boy, does time fly when you're having a hysterectomy! LOL

And gaining back the 23 pounds you lost before your wedding. grrrrrrrrrrr....

But! I'm onto a new game plan.

I have decided that I have to get back into the swing of my weekly workout routine.

Mondays & Fridays will be my off days, as I hate working out on these 2 days the most. It will also make for a nice break inbetween my workout days and give my muscles a chance to relax and repair. Amy's "NS on our own" post is really helping me stay motivated. I also my exercise to her BIM post and to CandleSusan's "Quit Whinning" post in the mornings. Both of those are really helping me get in my exercise. So far so good this week! Both Sat/Sun, Rob and I hit the track and I did 2 miles each morning. Monday I took off. And today (Tuesday) I was up at 6am and did my 2 miles on the treadmill. Go Jan!

Even tho I'm not seeing the loss I want, I have been keeping track since the 1st and when I look at each Friday, there is a drop in weight. Maybe only 1 pound per week, but I get sooo frustrated weighing everyday and seeing it bounce up and down. I really need to stop daily weighing, but it's a hard habit to break. LOL...I have tried. So I'm really trying to look at the overall picture for the month vs. the daily/weekly.

So, without further ado...here was some pics from our pool party this past Saturday! Everyone had a blast, including me taking the pics! I don't have a suit that fits me right now, so I won't be going in this weekend either! LOL..atleast not with everyone else! I have one large one that falls off me and the one from our Honeymoon last year that is still too tight but its the one I mainly wear when it's just Rob and I.

Brian twirling the ball.....

The twins floating...

Rob balancing on the ball...

Rob not balancing very well! LOL

Kylie tossing the ball....

Rob teaching Kylie to swim...

The die~hards that got out last....

Look for more pics this weekned of our 1st Anniversary Party!

The Long Awaited Post (or - Jan is Laaaazy!)

2006-06-06T20:27:00.000-06:00

Burnt my finger making dinner and of course its my right index one. I really did a number on it. Looks nasty. Only feels good on ice. LOL...as soon as I take it off the ice bag, it hurts like shit.

Ok, stepped away from here for a bit and the finger is now doing much better after icing it for over an hour. Gonna be a NICE blister! LOL...at least I can type better now and not have to hunt and peck. hehehe....

So what has everyone been up too? Work is driving me crazy as usual. Has been a madhouse since I got back. My co~worker is convinced they saved up shit for when I got back. LOL...she may be onto something there.

I'm finally getting back into the swing of exercise! Whoa! LOL...at least I have maintained my weight the past few months. Dropped and gained the same 5 pounds over and over and over. It's getting old now. So I think I am finally ready to give this a go again. What is it about warm summer days that make you renew the faith to get the weight off? This will be a lifetime struggle, so I best get used to it now.

I email with Amy Smith, Chris (cygnet) and Tina (tmarie) daily. I could not do this without them. They are my rocks. As are all of you, but they have really been here for me thru my surgery and other shit that I don't mention here. I'm trying to plan a trip to meet Amy maybe in Sept. Rob has to cover for a co-worker that has cancer and is going out soon for his surgery and will be gone for several months.

Ok, I need to go upload some pics for you all...so I will be back shortly.

Done uploading pics - did you miss me? hehehe...Now I just gotta add them all to this post. 17 total. LOL...when it rains, it pours! I know you all want to see some wedding pics that I took for my friend, but her daughter and her mom really didn't want me posting them to my blog. I will post a few (they don't know my blog addy) but I will take them off this post in a couple of days. So if you snooze, you lose! Also, Amy sent me a pic that she took of herself and had me turn it black and white, soft focus and leave part in color. She has allowed me to show you all my talents at Paint Shop Pro. I have really started to master that program and it's awesome! I highly recommend it. Also, a few from the wedding are special effects as well. Then we have some of our new pool. We are going to have a pool and BBQ party on June 24th for our 1st wedding anniv. It should be tons of fun! Lastly, there is one of me and Sierraslim from the NS board. She lives here too and we met up a couple weeks ago and I took some before pics of her and some of the rose garden at the Capitol. Boy do I ever need to lose weight! I look TERRIBLE!!! ugh...I almost didnt post any of me.

Enjoy....

Back yard before...

Back yard after....

Ugh! bad Jan for gaining back that weight!

The Duck Family....

Some new shoes! Very comfy..sorry for the ugly feet/toes!

Yucky Jan & Beautiful Sierraslim!

Love this rose!

This rose is my current desktop pic...

Beautiful Amy!

I hope you all enjoyed! I will try to be better at posting more often again! I just have a lot on my plate right now with work and other photo projects. I'm making a wedding book for the couple above and then I took some retirement pics at my firm for a great man who retired last Thursday. I want to do him a book as well. Plus I want to make a parents wedding album for my friend as a surprise. LOL...so busy busy!!! Hugs to all!

Today is....

2006-05-25T23:20:00.000-06:00

My 11th month wedding anniversary!!! hehehe....

Sorry I haven't had time to post pool pics...work is the most insane place I have ever been right now! I have a feeling I will be working my entire 3~day weekend!!! whaaaaaaaaaa.....

I will definately make time to post this weekend tho.

Tomorrow is FFF!!! ;)

Ugh!!!

2006-05-17T23:33:00.000-06:00

I am soooo busy at work!! I have been behind since the first 2 hrs I got back last Monday! LOLOL....

I've been bringing work home almost every night. Right now I just got caught up thru this past Monday. So I'm down to only 2 days behind now! Whoo~Hoo!

Freakin' attorneys! :)

I seem to be holding up ok. Tiredness now is from not getting enough sleep...speaking of which...I'm now off to bed! It's 10:30pm and I just can't finish the last few papers I brought home.

I will post again this weekend. Got some pics of the pool in the backyard to share. :) Altho this weekend it appears it will be on the cool side, so probably no skinny dipping yet. hehehe....

Update!!

2006-05-15T14:52:00.000-06:00

I had my last dr appt for awhile this morning....and another great talk with my dr and now I'm feeling soo much better! I totally feel like this huge weight has been lifted from me! :) Thank you everyone for your replies below! I really appreciate the friendship here! You all are soo awesome!

I told my dr. that I had decided not to do additional surgery and she thinks that was the best choice to make. We discussed a bit further and my mind is now TOTALLY more at ease with my decision. She says that even if 1 or 2 cells crossed the line, the chances of them spreading are VERY MINUTE. In fact, when only a few cells have crossed the line they call it Micro Invasion. In my case, they couldn't even confirm micro invasion. Making my chances even greater. If they could tell that it was micro invasion she says we would still have the same conversation - that the chances of it spreading are slim. So, my mind is soooo much more at ease now! No worries at all! For this first year, I will be seeing her every 4 months for a checkup.

She also checked out my mammogram results too...."benign findings" no masses whatsoever..everything is good! yay!!!

The meds she put on my inside scar tissue worked and it all fell off! And she says to me "you know what that means!" hehehe....sex!!! and we can do it tonight! yay!!! so no one call me tonight.....LOLOLOL

I also told her I want to get this 40 pounds off by years end...I asked if my goal of 130-135 was a good goal for my height and she says most definately. So i'm no longer gonna stress if I can't get below 130.

JAN IS BACK!!!!

And here we go....

2006-05-14T15:04:00.000-06:00

First - A HUGE thank you to Barry!! LOLOL...for whatever reason, yes, when I was creating my posts, the tab was on Edit HTML....It's always been on Compose in the past...now why didn't I notice it had changed? LOLOL...duh!!!

Second, I'm going to cut and paste the email I sent to Amy Smith, Chris (cygnet) & Tina (tmarie) this morning about the decision I have made regarding the results from my hysterectomy. That way I'm not retyping this big 'ol long thing again. LOL...any opinions from you all would be greatly appreciated!! Even tho I have made my decision, it's always nice to know what others think. :) A huge thank you to Chris for talking to me on the phone Friday night about it...and to all 3 ladies for just "being there" these past few months. For those of you who don't know, the 4 of us have emailed daily for months now. Amy and I started last fall and then Chris jumped on board and Tina around the first of the year. They are truely some of the best friends a girl could ever hope to have!

Thursday's appt. was basicly just a conversation with a cervical cancer specialist about my options and what they would entail. He also explained better to me the lab results. So basicly, yes, I had adenocarcinoma-in-situ for sure. Two different labs confirmed that. What they won't confirm is the "invasive" part. My chances are about 98% that it all came out with the hysterectomy. That we got it in time before it had become invasive and started "traveling" outside the cervix and headed over to the lymph nodes. My options? To have another, more riskier surgery that would "possibly" leave me with bladder and bowel problems the rest of my life. Radiation (which he doesn't recommend) that would leave me with problems the rest of my life. Or, I do nothing, hope we got it all with the hysterectomy, and take my chances that no cells escaped. I could be ok for years and then all of sudden we find a tumor. If I go for the additional surgery, it only gives me another 1%. So then I would be at 99%. It will never be 100% on my side. So, is 1% worth the additional surgery and possible health issues? Will I sleep better at night knowing I have 99% vs. 98% on my side? Will I still worry about that last percent as much as the last 2%? Well, the answer is yes. I would still "worry" the same at 1% vs. 2%. So, I have made the decision to NOT HAVE additional surgery. I'm going with my 98% on my side. I have a top cervical cancer dr and my own OBGYN thinking the same thing. The dr on Thursday, as he was saying goodbye to me, shook my hand and held it as I was crying. (I cried the entire 45 min I was talking with him). He held my hand and looked me in the eye and said: "Everyday I have to tell people they are dying. You ARE NOT dying." He also told me that if I couldn't make up my mind to have this additional surgery or not within a month, then he wouldn't be seeing me. In other words, if I can't make up my mind in that time, then I have made up my mind. It means I don't want to do the surgery. I have talked with family and friends and gotten everyone's opinion. So, I do feel that I have made the right choice for me. I think at first my mom just assumed I would have another surgery. But then my aunt told her that she herself is a walking time bomb, since she is overweight, high cholesterol, etc. We have no guarantee how long we will live. Now that I have made this decision, I have to just move on, not dwell or worry about whether or not it was the wrong one. I must stay positive and just live my life.

Quick Update....

2006-05-11T22:36:00.000-06:00

First off, I still have no options for picking different fonts! Why have my options disappeared? And how can I get them back??? I hate this font! I don't understand! Someone please help me, I know nothing about how this works. It all started when I was trying to post something last week and it keep telling me the "center" tag was missing or not closed. I never could figure it out, so I never posted that blog entry. I just deleted it. Now my fonts are gone. :(

As for me..well, I have been a bit freaked out since my dr appt last Wednesday (may 3rd) when I got not so great news regarding my hysterectomy results. Today, Rob and I went and talked with a cervical cancer specialist. I'm not ready to go into all the details here yet, but I promise I will post this weekend. It's not as bad as it sounds, really! So don't go feeling sorry for me! :) I have a major decision to make within the next couple weeks and I never thought I'd have to be making this decision.

Ok, see ya this weekend.

One Week Left!

2006-05-01T11:49:00.000-06:00

So, it appears that I am in my last week at home. Boy, this 6 weeks has gone by fast! The first week went slow. I assume that's because I couldn't move all that well or fast. LOL...But each week I have felt better and better. I have had some days where I was just tired. Or I over did it and would have to crash on the couch.

But, by the end of my 5th week, I am finally feeling back to my normal self. But we all now how "normal" I am! LOL

Ok, I found this site over the weekend and plan on using it often! You can design and make your own photo album. They then print and bind it for you and mail it to you. I'm going to do this as a surprise for the newlyweds I just took pics of a couple Saturday's ago now. All you do is install their program on your computer and then design!

Ok, I have a gazillion things to do today...and it's already past 11am and no shower yet! Everyone have a great day! It's finally staying SUNNY in California and the weather is awesome for lounging by a pool. Too bad we don't have one.

Oh wait! We do now! LOL...it's up and almost filled with water. I need to finish filling it today and Rob will attach the pump tonight. Hopefully I will be able to enjoy some days in it before going back to work next week.

PS - is anyone else having issues with blogger? I can't chose any type styles or size of font right now. weird.

The Jan Pic

2006-04-22T08:05:00.000-06:00

Several of you keep asking me bring this pic back as my blogger profile pic. Well, that just isn't going to happen! LOL...Just like all of you that change your pic every once in a while, I too get tired of using the same old pic all the time. I used this one for months. Right now I prefer using something other than me. So here is your fav pic to once again look at & when you get the urge to see it, just find this post. hehehe....

Today I am taking some wedding photography for a friend/co~worker daughter's wedding. I've been telling her for the past year that when her daughter got married, I would be willing to take the pics. Unfortunately for me, Murphy's Law, it ended up being now, only 4 weeks into my recovery from surgery time. Ugh. I can't bend over to do things or pose them correctly. My incision area has been bothering me a bit the past couple of days. However, Rob and my mother will be going with me. Rob for my moral support and mom to help pose them. This was mom's job when her and my dad did wedding photography years ago. She's a little out of practice, but my best bet since I won't be able to really do anything but snap the pic. I did go yesterday and buy a new flash unit for our digital camera. I read the book and took a few pics around here last night to get used to using it. It makes the camera sooo much more heavier! LOL...I'm not suppose to lift anything over 10 pounds, and this feels like it comes awful close now! I'm not charging my friend anything to take them, as they don't have $$ and they were going to end up only having snapshots taken by guests. I figure I can do better than that for them! At least I'm hoping I can. Wish me luck!

A Rose Is A Rose...

2006-04-18T21:51:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a great Easter with family. We celebrated twice. Once Saturday night at my in~laws house next door. That was tons of fun with the little ones. It was like Xmas all over again with all the gifts they got! LOL....then Rob & I went to my mom's on Sunday afternoon for dinner. While there, I took some pics of some purple flowers out by the highway wall and some roses in my mom's backyard. The small pink flowers almost look 3-D'ish. And lastly, I was playing around in my Paint Shop program today and used some of the roses to make a collage. It turned out pretty. :) I hope you enjoy.

If it Looks Like a Duck & Quacks Like a Duck....

2006-04-04T08:52:00.000-06:00

....then it's probably a duck that hit your window while gettin' busy!

A week ago, right after I came home from the hospital, I was laying on the couch. My mom and my MIL were here and Rob of course. Mom got up to go find something for me on the side of the couch by the window. Next thing I know, there's a loud crash against the window and I thought mom had done something. Nope. Can't blame her this time. A duck hit our window. LOL...we then notice there are two of them - male and female - in our back yard. I immediately am trying to get off the couch (no easy task my first day home!) and start calling for Rob to come help me 'cause I want to see too! LOL....he takes his sweet ass time getting to me, but finally does and I can look out the window. Then Rob starts picking up the cats and putting them in the window sill to see the ducks. LOL...they weren't all that interested. More like annoyed that he woke them up. LOL...Of course I had to grab the camera to get some pics.....no! not of them gettin' down to business...just walking around the backyard. Then Rob went outside and got them in flight when they left. I wonder if they ever got to finish their session.....hehehe.

Now, not to be outdone, the ladybugs in our backyard were gettin' busy too! LOLOL....I went out to take some pics of the green leaves on our back fench and noticed we had tons of ladybugs living on them. And one that I thought was ONE HUGE LADYBUG, was really 2 of them getting down to business....or so it looked. You be the judge. There must be something about our backyard....

And - just to be evil - here's a pic of that 5 Mile High cake slice that Rob went and got me for my birthday. Don't ya'll just love me? hehehe....

Happy Birthday to Me!!

2006-03-28T17:08:00.000-07:00

Yup, today I'm 41. sigh....or was that 29? hell, I can't remember! hehehe.....

I was gonna post some witty stuff (at least to me!) but it's now 4pm and I've been laying down for awhile now cause I'm tired and trying not to overdo it. Now mom is here. She made us dinner. I got lots of cards today - bday and get well. Flowers were delivered yesterday and today. Emails have been received.

Rob even went and got us 3 slices of 5 Mile High Chocolate Cake. Hey, at least it's not the whole cake! Just one slice for each of us. LOL....

Anyway, it's good to be back, but I need to go lay down some more.

Talk to you all soon!

Sunday's Update (by Amy)

2006-03-26T22:43:00.000-07:00

Hello again,

Jan asked me to post one more time here to update you all. She is at home now and doing well. She was discharged late yesterday since she got a "psycho" person placed in her room with her and couldn't stand to stay there one more night. LOL, poor Jan! She was up and walking around some today, but still doped up on lots of Vicodin and upset that she has to have Rob's help to go pee. :) It's hard for her to be on the computer right now, but she will be back and posting again as soon as she's feeling more up to it. Thank God, as my my posts are SO boring compared to hers and I can't wait for her to be back here posting with her hilarious sense of humor. :) Love ya Janny!

Amy (amysmithr)

Saturday's Update (by Amy)

2006-03-25T18:16:00.001-07:00

Rob called and left a message for me today. Apparently Jan is doing VERY well, and keeping down all of her foods now as well (except for an "unfortunate" incident he said happened this morning). Sorry Jan! I hope you are feeling WAY better by now. Anyway, she is recovering well and her blood work has all come back very strong (thanks a lot to her healthy diet now) so she is just doing super, and her spirits are very high as well, I hear. She may get to come home tomorrow.

Jan, we can't wait for you to get back!

Amy (amysmithr)

Jan's Surgery Update (by Amy)

2006-03-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

Hello to all of Jan's Blogger Buddies :)

I just received a phone call from Rob and Jan is doing fine. YAY! Thank God, as we have been on pins and needles all day waiting for his call. She should've been out of recovery a few hours ago, but according to Rob they had to wait a while for a hospital room to become available before she could be moved out of recovery.

Everything went smoothly and Jan is doing fine. I think she is already back to her "old" self. LOL (Not that you are old Jan). HeHe. Rob said she was telling the person who was wheeling her out of recovery in a wheelchair not to be doing any "wheelies". LOL She also told him to apologize to me since she didn't get to take a picture of her dinner. :) I think she had a yummy one. YOU GO JAN! :) We can't wait for you to get back!!!

Amy (amysmithr)

Quick Note....

2006-03-23T09:57:00.000-07:00

Ok, sorry I've been MIA the past few days. Busy at work getting everything done before leaving. Yesterday was my last day. I left work at 2:30pm and Rob took me to the hospital to do my blood work. At which point they also put my wrist band on! huh? and I can't take it off!

"ONLY THE DR. CAN TAKE IT OFF!" says the dude stealing my blood.

I don't even go in until Friday morning, which I told him, but my dr. wanted me doing my blood samples on the 22nd, so I guess I'm stuck. But why I couldn't just bring it with me Friday and have them put it on, is beyond me. It's not like I'd give it to someone else to go have a hysterectomy in my place! LOL

Ok, so not sure if I will be coming home on Sat. or Sun. However, if you are wondering how I faired thru the surgery, you can still come here on Friday night or over the weekend because Amy Smith will be "guest posting" for me and giving you all an update on how I'm doing. Hubby will be calling her after my surgery to let her know how I'm doing. I'm sure I won't be up to computer time the first few days.

Thanks Amy, for keeping everyone updated! Love ya girl!

Good News! I'm NOT pregnant!

2006-03-15T23:33:00.000-07:00

Rob is pretty happy about it too! Hehehe....

So my last TOM was the first of Feb. and then March came and nothing. Went thru all the symptoms, but nothing. It tried to start the first week and I had THE WORST PMS of my entire life, but nothing. Today was my pre-op appt and since I had missed my period, my dr. wanted a pregnancy test. LOL...since Rob was fixed going on 13 yrs ago, it's a good thing I wasn't!

Everything is going good leading up to the BIG DAY. I can't believe it's already almost next Friday! This month has flown by. The temp working my job while I'm out started on the 6th and has "taken over my desk and my work life" without any problems. Last week was weird for me. I felt like I was being stalked. She was with me all day, everyday. Even went to the loo with me! Ugh. Couldn't even take a pee by myself! I felt smothered. I don't spend that much time with my husband, for Christ's sake! And she would stand behind me and read my personal emails to friends, KNOWING I was typing a personal email! By Friday, she pretty much had it all down on what to do and she was doing it on her own. I have basicly been sitting in my other office chair being lazy. And bored. And lazy. And bored. And did I mention I was bored? So finally on Tuesday, I went and turned on the extra computer in another's office and have used that off and on to work on a few things before I leave for 6 weeks, starting next Wed.

I'm actually starting to be happy that I will be gone for that long. I think it will do me some good to be away from work for longer than just 1 weeks vacation time. At first I felt like I was being replaced, but now this week I'm more ok with the whole thing and can't wait for it to start. I don't want the surgery, but just the time off. LOL...

So the pre-op appt went well today and everything is looking good. I got my chest xray today as well. Next Wed, I go to the hospital to have my blood work done, etc and then that's it. I'm 2nd in line on Friday morning. And if the girl having her surgery done before me cancels or they can't do it for some reason, I will be first in line. Mine will probably be around 9:30 - 10am and I will need to be there an hour or so before that so they can show me my room and prep me. The cut will be about 6 inches long and in my crease line below my fat belly roll. LOL...I asked her suck out some fat while she's there but she laughed at me! The nerve! hehe....the surgery will take about 1.5 hrs.

The first 2 weeks I can't drive. The entire 6 weeks I can't lift, push, pull or carry anything heavy. I can however use the treadmill to walk on. No incline, no running, no fast walking. But she encourages normal walking - around the block or treadmill. So at least my legs won't get all lazy again during my recovery. The first couple days will be painful (seriously allergic to pain, so not looking fwd to this part!). Hospital stay will be 1-3 days, depending on how well I'm coping. If I'm up and walking around some that night, then the better off I will be to leave earlier. My dr. emailed in my Vicadin prescription today while I was there and I already picked them up for post-surgery pain when I get home.

I should be good by 4 weeks - I have plans to take the wedding portraits of a co-worker's daughter if I'm up to it. I really want to do this as I love taking pics and want to use my new camera. :-) Speaking of taking pics, I took some new cute ones tonight of the girls that I thought I'd share.

"I'm ready for my close~up!"

"Could someone please stop the insane woman with the camera?"

"Ok! I'm finally sitting on this cat post thingy you got us. Happy now?"

"If that flash goes off in my face one more time, then I'm pissing on your camera while you are at work tomorrow!"

7 Songs

2006-03-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by The Corporal over at Curbed Enthusiasm. I'm suppose to list 7 songs that I'm "into" right now. Since I only listen to the radio a couple hours in the morning and I don't buy many CD's, I will list a few songs I really like now and a couple old fav's.

1) Madonna - Hung Up (I rarely buy CD's but I bought this one & love it!)
2) Madonna - Sorry
3) Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
4) OutKast - Hey Ya
5) Blondie (Hubby was watching a movie last week & they had a song playing. I went and found my Greatest Hits CD & have been listening to a few songs again).
6) Rod Stewart (Love him! I will listen to anything by him)
7) ELO - Out of the Blue (Love the entire CD)

I tag anyone who wants to play. :-)

Introducing.....Molly & Maggie O'Hara!

2006-03-07T22:12:00.002-07:00

The Girls have finally come out of hiding! Molly came out yesterday and Maggie finally came out tonight after I got home from work. I think she was jealous of Molly getting all the petting attention! LOL...They are still adjusting, but I think have finally realized that we aren't going to hurt them and that it isn't that bad here after all. They love attention. So we've just been giving them oodles of it. The went back under the couch when we were making dinner tho. I think they were a bit freaked by all the kitchen noises going on. But now as I sit here writing this, they are both laying on the floor by me giving themselves a bath. hehehe....Rob is already in bed.

This is Molly...

and her sister, Maggie....

Yesterday the temp started that will be filling in for me while I'm out on leave for 6 weeks. My boss asked me to take her and one of my co-workers out to lunch. Yes, the firm pays. So, after eating over the weekend and doing so well, I really didn't want to spoil my good eating streak with yucky food. And there isn't a whole lot of nice places to go around my work. But we ended up going to the 4th Street Grille. They constantly change their menu, so you never know what you may get. LOL...But I chose the turkey sandwich and had them leave off the mayo, bacon and avocado. I then only ate 1/2 and took the rest back to my co-worker who never eats lunch because she doesn't have time to leave during lunch. LOL...and I only ate a few of the fries. I must have done something right, because I didn't gain any weight!

Today I made sure to stay on the low end of my calorie scale. I did pretty darn good if I say so myself!

Breakfast:
Fat Free English Muffin
FF milk
FF applesauce
Total - 270
Protein - 13g

Lunch:
99% FF chili
LF stringcheese melted on top
Salad w/cuke & LF dressing
SF Jello cup
Total - 387
Protein - 30g

Snack:
Banana
LF stringcheese
Total - 130
Protein - 10g

Dinner:
NS Thin Crust Pizza
FF cheese to add on top
6 pieces Turkey Pepperoni to add on top
Broccoli
Strawberries (instead of salad & saved to have with dessert)
Total - 238
Protein - 26g

Dessert:
SF Eskimo Pie (will break up in bowl & eat with strawberries from dinner)
Total - 165 (including berries)
Protein - 4g

Daily Total = 1190 (yeah babeeee!!!)
Daily Protein = 83g

Water = 64 oz.
2 diet vanilla pepsi's

HUGE TRESSA "WOOT" HERE!!! :-)

Here's a pic of my dessert:

UPDATE: Wed. morning - I have lost 6 pounds now!!

Yeeeaaaaaaaaaaah, Baaa~Beeeeee!!!

Sunday's Schmundays

2006-03-05T21:56:00.000-07:00

Blecky. Icky. Day. Pouring rain.

We got our 2 cats, poor things. They are in shock. Who wouldn't be. One minute they are in the only home they've known for 5-6 yrs since they were kittens and the next minute they are being cramed in a box, put in a car and taken to a new home with total strangers. They hid in the bottom of the pantry for hours. I finally dragged the poor things out and closed the door. We made up a bed for them by their food and water and put their litter box not far away. I feel so bad for them. Now they are hidden under Rob's bikes. LOL. They let us pet them, but they aren't even talking. No purring. I'm hoping during the night while we sleep, that they at least eat and drink and sleep on the bed we made up for them.

Ok, on the food front, I usually blow it big time over the weekend. But this weekend I did AWESOME!!! Even with today's excitement over getting the cats, I still managed to keep it all in line! I'm totally proud of myself!

Breakfast:
Kashi Go Lean Honey & Cinnamon Oatmeal - 150 cals/8g pro
Fried egg - in PAM & water
FF applesauce
Total - 280
Protein - 15g

Lunch: (late - ate at 2pm because of getting cats today)
Chicken taco using my tortilla bread & Louis Rich So. Western Chicken strips
LF mozz. cheese
Total - 295
Protein - 32g

After lunch extra:
1/2 serving of Pirate's Booty (like white cheddar cheese puffs, looks like popcorn only very light & fluffy)
Total - 65

Snack:
Strawberries w/cool whip
LF stringcheese
Total - 135
Protein - 10g

Dinner:
Turkey Pizza on tortilla bread
FF cheese
Pizza sauce
Broccoli
Strawberries w/cool whip
Total - 345
Protein - 31g

Dessert:
SF Eskimo Pie
Total - 120
Protein - 3g

Daily Total = 1240
Daily Protein = 99g

Water = 88 oz.
2 diet vanilla pepsi's

Saturday's Synopsis

2006-03-04T21:48:00.000-07:00

Breakfast:
Toasted Sara Lee Bagel
FF Milk
Banana
Total - 270
Protein - 18g

Lunch:
NS thin pizza
LF mozz. stringcheese (melted on pizza too)
Salad w/cuke/LF dressing
SF jello cup
Total - 297
Protein - 19g

Snack:
Amy's Strawberry Shake w/spoonful of cool whip on top
Total - 130
Protein - 9g

Dinner:
Turkey Burger w/multi grain bread
FF cheese slice/tomato slice
MIL's homemade french fries
Total - 280 + the fries ?
Protein - 34g at least

Dessert:
A piece of MIL's bday cake (ended up being 2 small pieces) sigh..i'm sooo weak! LOL
Total - ???
Protein - ???

Daily Total = 977 + fries + cake
Daily Protein = 80g at least

Water = 80 oz.

We always eat at the inlaws on Sat. nights, so I will always end up having more on this night. However, I did actually pretty good! Usually my weekends are always junk all day, both days.

I also got in 1.5 miles on the treadmill this morning before we went out to get cat supplies for our new household additions coming tomorrow!!! Yay!!! :-)

Friday's Philanderings

2006-03-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

Breakfast:
Tosted English Muffin
FF Milk
SF applesauce
Total - 270
Protein - 13g

Lunch:
NS Burger w/multi-grain bread
mustard/ketchup
FF cheese slice
Salad w/cuke/LF dressing
SF jello cup
Total - 347
Protein - 26g

Snack:
Strawberries w/FF cool whip
LF mozz. stringcheese
Total - 135
Protein - 9g

Dinner:
Lean Ground Turkey for taco
Tia Rosa Tortilla Bread (used as taco shell)
FF cheese
Taco Sauce
Broccoli
Strawberries w/FF cool whip
Total - 408
Protein - 35

Dessert:
SF Eskimo Pie
Total - 120
Protein - 3g

Daily Total = 1280
Daily Protein = 86g

Water = 64oz.
2 diet vanilla pepsi's

We had a firm mtg at noon with lunch served. I ate 1/2 early at my desk. LOL...I'm glad I chose to stay 100%. They had those awful sandwiches I hate. They had the big ass cookies I love tho, but I didn't even look in their direction. Good thing I was stuffed from lunch. hehehe....

Last Friday I weighed in at 172.5.
Today I was 171.5. Yay me! 1 pound loss for the week.
How are you all doing? Tell meeeee something gooooood! (ok, im singing that song) hehe

Thursday's Twangs

2006-03-02T22:03:00.000-07:00

Breakfast:
Tosted English Muffin
FF Milk
SF applesauce
Total - 270
Protein - 13g

Lunch:
Roast Beef sandwich w/multi-grain bread
LF mayo/mustard
FF cheese slice
Salad w/cuke/LF dressing
SF jello cup
Total - 362
Protein - 23g

Snack:
Strawberries w/FF cool whip
LF mozz. stringcheese
Total - 135
Protein - 9g

Dinner:
Trader Joe's Bambino Pizza
Broccoli
Salad w/LF dressing
Total - 355
Protein - 19g

Dessert:
SF Eskimo Pie
Total - 120
Protein - 3g

Daily Total = 1242
Daily Protein = 67g (kind of low!)

Water = 74 oz.
1 diet vanilla pepsi

Then we walked all over IKEA for 2 hours. Our first time in one. Very interesting store. Love the way they lay it out. I do however, want to chop off my legs below the knees! LOL

Emily Smacked Me!

2006-03-02T13:07:00.000-07:00

She ran by so fast, she was a total blur! I felt this hard smack on my butt and then I found this sticky note on me saying I'd been tagged! Fucking left a big red welt on my ass too!

4 jobs I've had:
~ Portrait Photographer: Asst. Manager @ Expressly Portraits; Glamour Shots (this place sucks titty big time!); working with my dad & mom at their Studio in Susanville.
~ Copyroom clerk at 2 previous law firms & then here at this one when I first started
~ Litigation File Clerk (at the firm I'm with now)
~ Conflicts/New Matters Clerk (in accounting, what I do now)

4 movies I can watch over and over:
~ The Abyss
~ What About Bob? (I'm with Em on this one!)
~ Any Indy Jones movie
~ Stargate
~ National Treasure (love Nick Cage!)
~ Bruce Almighty
~ Star Trek movies (can we make a new one already!)
~ Pirate's of the Carribbean (Johnny Depp ~ need I say more?)
~ You've Got Mail - or any movie with Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan

4 places I've lived:
~ Placerville, CA (born here)
~ Dixon, CA (moved here when 1)
~ Susanville, CA (moved here when 4 and spent rest of growing up life here)
~ Chico, CA (college days and then to Sacto)

4 tv shows I love:
~ Amazing Race
~ Ghost Whisperer
~ Desperate Housewives
~ Survivor
~ and many more....

4 places I've vacationed:
~ Hawaii (sent there for HS grad gift w/other seniors)
~ Austraila (my sister lived there for about 7 yrs)
~ Orlando, Florida
~ Carmel (our recent trip)
~ Las Vegas
~ Death Valley, CA

4 of my favorite dishes:
~ Hamburger
~ Fries
~ Strawberry Milkshakes
~ pizza (ummmm...i see a fat pattern here!) LOL

4 places I would rather be right now:
~ With Rob
~ Visiting with my dad (he died 13 yrs ago today. in fact, by my time now - 12:44p - he had just passed a few min's ago)
~ The Day after my surgery
~ Weighing in the 120s or 130s

Sorry, not tagging anyone. If you want to play, cut and paste and let us know you played! :-)

Well this took friggin' 45 min's of lunch hr! Thanks A LOT, Em! LOL

Wednesday's Humpity~Bumps

2006-03-01T21:56:00.000-07:00

Wednesday sucked.

Work sucked.

It's this whole PMS shit. I just want it to start so I can get this last TOM over and done with. The last one forever. The last one for the rest of my life. Yippee~Skip. *she's says sarcasticly*. I'll be happy once it starts and finishes. God help my husband until that happens. LOL....it does figure...the last period of my life and it's the worse PMS I think I've ever had! And I started these fuckers in 5th grade!

Breakfast:
Sara Lee Bagel, toasted (130 cals, 10g pro!)
2 tbsp. FF creamcheese mixed w/vanilla, sugar sub, cinn.
SF applesauce cup
Total - 210
Protein - 15g

Lunch:
Turkey sandwich w/multi-grain bread
LF mayo
mustard
FF cheese slice
salad w/cuke, LF dressing
SF jello cup
Total - 342
Protein - 22g

Snack:
Strawberries w/FF cool whip
FF yogurt
Total - 135
Protein - 5g

Dinner:
Tia Rosa Tortilla bread for pizza base
FF cheese
lean ground turkey
pizza sauce
salad w/LF dressing
Broccoli
2 Trader Joe's parm. cheesesticks (yeah yeah, but it was a bad day and I already had Amy on my butt for these)
Total - 555
Protein - 43g

Dessert:
SF Eskimo Pie
Total - 120
Protein - 2g

Extra:
1 Hershey's mini bar at MIL's after work when we went to wish her Happy Bday. (yeah yeah, heard it from Amy) - and hey! i wanted chocolate all day at work but Amy kept emailing harrassing me and saying NO!
Total - 46
Protein - .60 - HA! that cracked me up when I looked up the stats online!

Daily Totals - 1408
Protein - 88g

Water - 64 oz.
2 diet vanilla pepsi's

Tuesday's Twinges

2006-02-28T21:22:00.000-07:00

Oh man! The weather last night and today was crazy! Pouring rain all night, so windy that it kept moving our garbage can up on the sidewalk. Rob finally moved it up on the porch. LOL..then put it back out this morning before he left for work. Then we had tornado warnings around 10am. Yes, tornado warnings. Yes, I live in Sacramento, California. LOL...When I got home tonight, the sky was blue, the sun was shining and the clouds were big ass fluffy!

This last one is our neighbors tree. I love this pic!

Today's food...

Breakfast:

FF milk

FF English muffin w/ICBINB

Banana

Total - 290

Protein - 13g

Lunch:

FF turkey burger, multi grain bread, FF cheese slice

mustard/ketchup

salad w/cuke, LF dressing

SF jello cup

Total - 413

Protein - 35g

Snack:

Strawberries w/FF cool whip

FF yogurt

Total - 140

Protein - 5g

Dinner:

Tostada!!! yeah baby, a new creation and awesome!

Tia Rosa Tortilla Bread

1/2 cup FF refried beans (heated in micro) spread on top

1/4 cup mozz. FF cheese

put in oven at 450/500 so cheese melts good - just watch and take out a few min's later.

shredded lettuce on top

I didn't have any salsa so I put a little taco sauce on top for flavor.

Next time I want to add some tomatoes (didnt have any) and some FF sour cream (didn't have any).

Strawberries w/FF cool whip (instead of salad)

Broccoli

Total - 380

Protein - 24g

Dessert:

SF Eskimo Pie

total - 120

Protein - 3g

Total for day - 1343 cals

Protein total - 80g

Water - 100 oz.

2 diet vanilla pepsi's

Monday's Musings

2006-02-27T20:38:00.000-07:00

Food for thought....or....what I ate today:

Breakfast:
Banana
FF milk
FF toasted english muffin sprayed with ICBINB
Total - 280

Lunch:
Roast Beef Sandwich w/FF cheese slice, LF mayo, Multi-grain bread
Salad w/cuke & LF dressing
SF Jello cup
Total - 362

Snack:
Strawberries
FF yogurt
FF cool whip
Total - 140

Dinner:
NS burger on multi-grain bread w/mustard, ketchup, FF cheese slice
Broccoli
Strawberries w/FF cool whip (I didnt want another salad)
Total - 345

Dessert:
SF Eskimo Pie
Total - 120

Daily Total - 1247

Water Intake - 100 oz.
Also 2 Diet Vanilla Pepsi's

I almost forgot to mention! We found out at Saturday night's family dinner that our SIL is pregnant again! I'm going to be an Aunt!!! My SIL is married to Rhett's brother and they are the one's with the twin daughters who were our flower girls. Now she wants a boy. Altho, just to spite her, I told her I would wish for a girl. hehehe...she read all the old wives tales, myths, etc. on how to have a boy. So apparently all these months they've been trying, they've had to do it only certain times of the month and only doggy style. LOLOLOL....

:-)

2006-02-27T17:13:00.000-07:00

THE KITTIES ARE COMING SUNDAY!!
THE KITTIES ARE COMING SUNDAY!!

Cha~Cha~Cha :-)

Happy 8 Months, Honey!

2006-02-25T17:19:00.000-07:00

At 12pm, 8 months ago, Rhett & Scarlett got married....

And the best news I just got today? I'm allowed to not only get my 2 cats, but we can have a backyard pool! The kind we can take down during the winter. Yay!!!

Photo~Op

2006-02-24T23:43:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday we went for a drive down to the park behind the Capital so I could play with the new camera and see how well it did. I even conned Rhett into posing for me! hehehe...

I printed out some of these to see how well they would look and there's no way you can tell they were taken with a digital camera! Wow! We are sooooo impressed! Now that I know how well it does, I can start taking portraits again of my friends! I miss taking pics of people. I forgot at first how to pose guys (girls are sooo much easier!), but I finally started getting the hang of it. LOL...poor Rhett was getting frustrated with me and I said "How come you didn't have a problem with our wedding photographer? You didn't give her this much attitude!" to which he replies: "She gave me direction!" LOL..."I AM GIVING YOU DIRECTION!" it was fun....hehehe

I'm hoping to do some couple shots this weekend of my sister and her new boyfriend.

This last one and the one of him on the Capitol steps are my fav.

On another note, I may be getting 2 cats! I'm very excited. A sec't at work is moving here closer to work and has 6 cats and is looking at "downsizing" to 2. So she wants to find homes for 4 of them. I may take the sisters ~ Maggie & Molly. Both indoor only and they don't shed. Also they are 5 yrs old and very mellow. I'm playing the whole "I'm having surgery and they will help me thru recovery" card. LOLOL...Rob is going to double~check once again with our landlords (his parents) if it is ok and then it will all be set! His dad hates cats tho, but has said in the past we could have one. Rob isn't keen on 2, but they are sisters and when we are gone thru the day at work or on vacations, at least they will have each other for company and not be lonely. One is a calico color and the other black.

No more diets! My Plan ~ My Way....

2006-02-22T23:35:00.000-07:00

The past couple weeks I have decided I'm just thru with saying I'm on a diet. I hate that word. It immediately sends my brain into "oh my god! I'm going to starve!" mode. Which immediately causes me to F.A.I.L. As you all know, I'm also sick of NS. I may buy the occasional snack from them. But the autoship got cancelled forever the first week of Feb. Now I'm just doing it on my own. I'm using what I learned from them, what I have done in the past and just what works out best for me. Now that I have come to this realization, I am sooo freakin' relieved! What a HUGE ass load off my mind. I'm not going to worry about counting calories, but I will keep track for a time so I get used to what I have and what I like. I have sooo missed cooking, baking, etc. I'm going to start using Amy's and Christina's recipes more as my entrees. The add~ons are easy, it's coming up with the entree that can be time consuming. But hey, they have done all my leg work for me! LOL...and I have found some stuff too on my own. The way I'm eating now, I don't feel like i'm on a diet. I'm not even going to try and stay at 1200. In thinking back over the years, I lost the most weight by eating anywhere in the 1200-1500 range. And doing 4 days a week exercise. While I haven't gotten back full force on the exercise, I plan too soon. My surgery date is now set for March 24th. I would like to be "back" in the 160s for that. Totally doable. The following pics I took on Wed., to show you what I ate that day. Oh, and if I want a flippin' piece of chocolate, I will! And I won't allow myself to feel guilty any longer of eating something I shouldn't. Is that really any way to live? BTW ~ I don't eat chocolate as in "candy bars that are 250 calories or more". I get these Trader Joe's Dark or Milk Chocolate Truffle bars and only eat 1 square at a time. 1 square that is only 25 calories, doesn't make me feel quilty, and I eat it very slowly, sucking on it and can get 4 or 5 bites out of it and when I'm finished my chocolate craving is gone.

Ok, here's what I did Wed.:

Breakfast: 99% FF waffles, SF syrup, Strawberries, FF cool whip & 8oz. of FF milk
Calories: 360 (a little high, but breakfast is suppose to be higher to jump start our metabolism, plus I don't eat this everyday). Today's breakfast was only 290-300 range.

Lunch: Turkey Burger w/low-cal multi~grain bread, FF cheese slice, mustard/ketchup, salad w/LF dressing & cucumber, SF jello cup.
Calories: 413

Afternoon Snack: FF blackberry yogurt w/strawberries/FF cool whip mixed in. I know! I'm weird! But I love mixing it all together first! LOL..
Calories: 135

Dinner: Trader Joe's Bambino pizza (better stats than the NS thick crust!), broccoli, salad with LF dressing & just a pinch of nuts (sunflower & sliced almonds), diet Vanilla Pepsi.
Calories: 355

Dessert: My fav new dessert! SF Dark chocolate Eskimo Pie! OMG!!! Heaven~on~a~Stick!

Calories: 120

So, my daily total was: 1383 calories

Totally within my range! Yee~Haw!

Oh! Add 100 oz. of water to that as well!

Hey people, as long as i'm not eating fast food, etc. and I'm making my own meals and choosing sugar free, fat free, low fat, etc. alternatives, then I feel pretty good!

Monday's Weight: 176 (I'm sooo ashamed! But I'm passed that & moving on!)

Thursday's Weight: 173

Thanks to Tressa for finding this recipe....

2006-02-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

Berry-Delicious Shortcakes:

Like classic shortcakes, but better! These sweet biscuits are split in half, filled with low-calorie sweetened berries, and topped with sour cream-flavored whipped topping. Heavenly!

Makes 10 servings
Prep: 25 minutes
Bake: 8 minutes

Ingredients:
3 cups fresh berries (sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and/or blackberries)
2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed or 1 egg
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 of an 8-ounce container frozen fat-free whipped dessert topping, thawed
1/4 cup fat-free dairy sour cream

Directions:
In a small bowl combine the berries and the crystallized ginger. Set aside.

Meanwhile, prepare shortcakes. For shortcakes, in a medium bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter or margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine buttermilk and egg product or egg. Add to the flour mixture all at once, stirring just until mixture is moistened. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside. On a lightly floured surface pat the dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut the dough with a floured 2-1/2-inch star-shaped or heart-shaped cookie cutter or a round biscuit cutter, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place shortcakes on prepared baking sheet. Bake in a 425-degree oven for eight to ten minutes or until golden. Cool the shortcakes slightly on a wire rack.

To serve, in a small bowl combine the whipped topping and sour cream. Split shortcakes in half. Place bottoms on dessert plates. Divide the berry mixture among bottoms. Top each with some of the whipped topping mixture. Replace the shortcake tops.

Recipe makes ten servings.

Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 166
Fat: 4g
Cholesterol: 10mg
Sodium: 176mg
Carbohydrate: 28g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Protein: 2g
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Fruit, 0.5 Fat

As for the rest, Danielle made the chocolate pie. Jen did some PaintShop work and her son made her a card (awwwww!). I did the heart cookies with jam filling (very time consuming!). And I made the chocolate covered brownies. Those were a huge hit at work.

Yay! Pamela won!

2006-02-21T10:28:00.000-07:00

Pam was the first to get all names right for each V~Day treat. Congrats!

Your prize? You now own bragging rights to the V~Day game! hehehe....

Or I may have a tee-shirt made for you that says:

I won Scarlett's Thoughts V~Day contest...and all I got was this crummy tee! ;-)

Awesome! Now I can move on to other posts....

Game Time!!

2006-02-18T18:11:00.000-07:00

I can tell you no lie.

This I am sure.

Four rose to the challenge,

So we could all play.

Now start the guessing.

Give it your best shot.

Let's see who thinks,

They know us so well.

The only hint I will give you....?

Please keep this in mind.

Six pictures you see,

But two sent in twice.

I can give you no names,

For that would be too easy.

So leave your guesses in the comments,

For all to see.

Now go on - start the guessing...

And have some fun on me!

Coming soon, to a blog near you....

2006-02-17T11:31:00.000-07:00

It's FFF!!!!!

I will be posting some awesome V~Day treats and cards this weekend for you all to guess who did what. Sorry, no prize this time. I've just got too much going on right now. It will all just be for fun, fun, fun!

Stay tuned.....

Remember When...

2006-02-14T22:13:00.000-07:00

Remember when candy hearts had the printing all nice and centered? What is up with this stuff? A friend sent me these in the mail at work. It gave me a great smile to get them. I knew I wouldn't eat them. I just don't enjoy the taste of these anymore. So I tucked them in my desk drawer and decided to bring them home, thinking they'd make a great desktop pic for Valentine's Day. Not. LOL....as soon as I saw them, I was sooo disappointed! Off centered wording, written off the heart completely, blurry, unreadable. Sad. Just sad.

Ok, one person sent me their "treat" that they made for V~Day for the contest. Anyone else do anything they want to enter in the contest? If not, then I guess we won't be having a contest for V~Day! LOLOL...oh well. Let me know if you still plan on doing the contest, otherwise, I'm calling it a washout.

Hope everyone had a great day and made it thru!

LOL...I saw this over at Tina's blog (Redsgirl) & finally played. Too funny! Does it fit me or what?!! Plus I love Italian! hehehe....

You Are Italian Food

Comforting yet overwhelming.
People love you, but sometimes you're just too much.

What Kind of Food Are You?

Well....I don't even know how to say this...

2006-02-13T23:26:00.000-07:00

My dr. called me tonight at 7pm. It turns out that she had called the lab back about my results from my Jan. 9th procedure because she had a question about something he put down. He changed his mind on what I had. The term she used was a really long medical name and I can't remember right now. But it does mean that I need to have that hysterectomy after all. If I don't, then it will turn into cancer and eventually spread. Since we don't plan on having kids, it's strongly suggested that I do this now. She will call me back on Thursday to see if she can fit me in her OR schedule this month...if not, then it will happen on March 24th. Since I haven't had kids, then I have to be cut thru my belly. Great. Can't wait for that scar (she says sacastically). Maybe she can suck out all that fat while she's there? Ok, I'm getting freaked out typing this, so I'm just gonna stop now.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2006-02-13T07:25:00.000-07:00

My MIL made these cupcakes for our Saturday Night dessert.

We have dinner next door every Saturday. The entire family comes over. This time she had it all decorated for Valentine's Day. Ugh. Pasta night. I did really well with dinner, but then ended up having 3 of these cupcakes and 1 chocolate covered strawberry. I woke up at 5:30am Sunday morning sick to my stomache. Will I ever learn??? LOL

If you still want to play our V~Day Contest, send me your pic of what you made by Wednesday.

One of you has sent one already!

Soooo,

If you made a card

or baked a cake

snap a pic

and send my way

so we can have more fun to play!

New Camera Pics

2006-02-09T23:13:00.000-07:00

Ok, here are a few pics I have taken with my new toy. Sorry they aren't very exciting! LOL..I'm really into clouds tho and the old barn I did because it reminded me of my dad. He use to take pics of all the old barns in our home town. And this one made me think of one barn he did that was his favorite.

My new cut & highlights.

Tonight's the Night....Everything's Gonna Be Alright

2006-02-07T15:53:00.000-07:00

If you want my body, and you think I'm sexy, come on sugar let me know....

Follow~up exam went well at the dr's! Everything has healed up nicely and I'm back in business, baaaa~beeeeeee! The countdown is over! We are down to hours, minutes and seconds now!

I go back in May for another pap test to make sure my cells are still behaving themselves. I'm minding my own bees~wax and the little fuckers are assimilating me like the Borg! (Hey! Look Emily! I used a BIG WORD!!!) :-)

Of course, the Sex Gods are plotting against me. I have a 4pm meeting at work that may last until 6pm! But I have already decided I'm leaving at my normal 5pm time. This meeting has been rescheduled twice already. Is it my fault they picked today of all days to finally have it?? I think not. I've been planning this day for the past month. LOL...

Soooo...if you hear screams and feel the earth shaking tonight from the West Coast, it's just Rhett and I finally gettin' busy!

What Was I Thinking?

2006-02-05T21:49:00.000-07:00

For those of you wanting to play the Valentine's Day Contest, email me by Feb. 14th or 15th what you did. Whether it was making some goodies to take to work, or helping your kids make something for school, or if you made a card for someone special...send a pic my way by the 15th and we can play the contest after the fact! LOL...I wasn't thinking when I said have to me by today as even I won't be making my goodies for work until next weekend. Silly me. Trix R 4 kids!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I ate badly on Saturday but did a tiny bit better on Sunday. We went next door for Super Bowl Sunday. We don't watch the game with the others, but we ate dinner with them. I did way better than I thought, but still ate stuff I shouldn't have. I have had over 100 oz. of water today tho.

Two years ago on Saturday (Feb. 4th), Rob asked me to marry him. After getting my hair cut and highlighted, we drove over to Davis and walked around and found some great frames at an Art Store that I can use for a few of our wedding pics. :-)

I lost 4 pounds last week! I refuse to get on the scale on Monday! LOL....hopefully I can redeem myself by Wed.

Ahhhhhh.....The Taste of Freedom

2006-02-01T13:24:00.000-07:00

Freedom from the box, that is. I finally did it, girls and boys. I called NS and cancelled my auto-delivery! Heck, the last time I ordered was Nov. I have delayed it for 2 months to save on money. By mid-Dec, I had ran out of breakfasts and lunches. And I haven't been eating the dinners. So, I have basicly been doing it on my own anyway for a couple of months now. Using Christina Gray's or Amy's recipes. Or using things I have found at the grocery store that are compatible to an NS entree, only better tasting. LOL...

So, it's like this folks. I'm a picky eater. And while I think some of the NS food tasted good, it wasn't great and frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn about the box anymore! I live and work in the real world. I don't have kids, or anything keeping me from making my own healthy meals. I have no excuse not to start cooking my own stuff and keeping myself accountable to eating healthy. I will not always be in situations where I have a choice on what I'm eating. For instance, here at work, coming up we are having a "State of the Firm" meeting and lunch will be served. More than likely it will be pizza or pasta, or something just plain unhealthy and full of empty calories. I do, however, have a choice of *how much* I put into my mouth. I've been doing ok lately with keeping things portioned right. With exception to this past Sunday, when for some reason, my brain tossed all that knowledge out of my ear and I found myself empty headed and swooning over Pirates Booty. I hadn't had that stuff in over a year. I bought some and damn if I didn't inhale the entire bag in one day!!! LOLOL...we also bought giant cinnamon rolls covered in cream cheese frosting and each had one!! Oh my goodness!!! I'm surprised I wasn't sick! I could blame it on my period, I suppose. But really, just because some of us crave sweets and other bad stuff on our periods, is no excuse to gorge on it.

I also would like to start fixing more healthy meals for my hubby. We are both exercising and trying to lose this unwanted poundage. He's having a hard time as well. Ever since he stopped "chewing tobacco" he put on 20 pounds and just can't seem to get it off. He works out at home, rides his commuter bike to and from work and has cut back on his Doritto Chip intake, but still is just maintaining. I have made meals for us in the past that not only were low GI for me, but vegetarian as well for him. I need to get back to doing that. Meat hasn't liked me all that well anymore anyway. I basicly don't eat much red meat at all. It has totally turned on me the past 5 yrs. Now I'm more turkey and chicken.

Now for other news....I read a blog that is totally non-NS related. The link is my top link at this point. "007". He wrote a post last week about a "blog hijacker" who manages to take over people's blogs and turn them into porn sites. He gets ahold of your password and changes it. Then he changes the emails to come to him. So if you try to change your password with blogger, they send him the email and not you. He changes your links to be directed to porn sites. This way he is directing traffic to thoses sites and getting paid for it. He's somewhere in Brazil. "007" (or The Corporal now, he changed his name and I have yet too here. His blog's name is Curbed-Enthusiasm) - anyway, he called this guy out and posted his name and where he lives and his emails, etc. If you get a chance, please go read that post, as it tells how this person gets ahold of you and takes over your blog. I would hate to see this happen to any of you.

Second, I have a new toy!!! For over a year I have been talking to Rhett about wanting a new digital SLR camera with interchangable lens. I also knew I wanted a Canon. It's what my dad used and I know he would have one now if he was still alive. (On an "off" note, if he WAS still alive, mom would STILL be living with him and I would have no one telling me HOW TO SPEND MY MONEY now that i'm married.) Ok, back to the camera....this past Saturday we were out and about at Wal-Mart and as we were leaving, I saw the camera shop across the way. I've been there before, but Rhett had never. It's a professional shop. So Rhett said let's stop in "just to see and get info". Ok. The guy that helped us was really nice and talked to us (mainly me since im the photographer), like we were going to buy it that day. Even when I said we wanted info only at this point, he didn't batt an eye...simply said "you're really gonna walk outta here without it?" LOLOL...Rhett said "I think we should get it." I didn't want him using his bonus money from work, but he's gonna anyway. He even let me get the nicer lens that will be better for taking portraits. So, we have a new toy! Haven't played with it much. No time with end of month. But that's over now, so tonight I can go home and play! hehehe...it's a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT - 8 mega pixels. And wow can it take some pics! I have tons to learn what all it can do. The salesman showed us a lot, but I gotta read the book, etc. We can also hook it up to the TV and view pics.

Ok, I'm done writing this novel for now. Hope everyone is doing well!

Oh! ps - i'm still at 100% on food and water this week and down 2.5 pounds so far! And it's only Wednesday!

Weeeeee! What's Wrong With Me?

2006-01-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

I actually did 2 miles on the treadmill this past Saturday. Ate crap all weekend tho. Now comes Monday. A 100% day! 80 oz. of water. 2 miles after work on the treadmill.

OK. One day at a time. Baby steps. I gotta get back on track.

I hope everyone is doing good.

Guess What Today Is?

2006-01-25T22:27:00.000-07:00

7 months ago today, Rhett and Scarlett got MARRIED!

He really does GIVE A DAMN! tee hee.....

(sorry Tina!)

Valentine's Day Contest & an Update!

2006-01-23T22:27:00.000-07:00

First ~ the good news! My doctor called me today and I'm cancer free! Well, I still have pre-cancer cells, but she's hoping she got them all with the LEAP procedure. All other samples she took that day show no signs of abnormal cell growth. Now I will just have go in for more paps on a more routine basis for a while. Thank you all for your continued support through this time. I really really appreciate it!

Second ~ do you all still want to do something for a V~Day contest? Your choices were below - either make a card or make a healthy dish (which ever one you want to do. Some of you were confused with my post and thought we were voting on which one to do. You do the one you want.) Which means some of you will make a card, and some of you will make a dish. Heck, make an unhealthy one! LOL..do whatever it is you do for V~Day!

Take a pic of whatever it is you do and email me at rcjlohara@gmail.com by Feb. 5th. I will post the week of the 6th and you can all guess who did what. If you have any questions, just email me!

A Plug for Jamie

2006-01-19T14:17:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm putting in a plug for Jamie's blog! Please go check her out! She comments on ours and I noticed that I'm the only one leaving her comments! She has some great posts and some awesome insights. I'm at work and don't have time to do the whole link thing...but you can find her name on my list to the right under Jamie (TLCfor4). She wrote a great post on Tuesday!!!

Thanks! :-)

A Sigh of Relief....

2006-01-17T10:25:00.000-07:00

My dermatologist just called a little while ago to tell me that my mole lab results were in.

BENIGN!!!

Thank you God.

And I don't need to go back so he can take the rest out. He said he pretty much got the whole thing last week and doesn't need to do anything more. I just need to keep putting the ointment and bandaids on it for the next week or so and then let it heal in fresh air and dry out.

I started crying after I hung up with him. I'm just soooo relieved.

One down, one to go.

*I just found out that Rob's grandma past away on Tuesday morning. Rob was her first grandchild born. I'm sooo glad that she was able to come to our wedding this past June and that we had a great pic taken with her. Ours was the last family wedding she was able to make it too. She said to me that day: "I'm sooo happy to tell you that you are the 2nd Mrs. Robert Charles O'Hara." (Rob was named after his grandpa).

Valentine's Day Contest?

2006-01-14T11:09:00.000-07:00

Ok, girls (and Bob, but I'm guessing he's too busy now to play with us! hehe), how about a V~Day Contest? Here's what I'm thinking...you have one of two choices to go with. You can chose either one of these:

1 ~ Make a healthy V~Day dessert (i.e. low fat, low carbs, low sugar, but high protein). Something that fits into our NS way of eating. There are hundreds of recipes out there....you just have to find one. Make it and take a pic of it and email to me with your recipe.

2 ~ Make a V~Day Card. Take a pic of it and email to me.

I will post the pic's and you will have to guess, once again, on who did what card or what dessert.

Who's game? :-)

You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

2006-01-14T08:44:00.000-07:00

I'm an 80's Kid??? Ok, I admit I loved the 80's, but geez! I thought I lived in the present! LOLOL....Thanks to Sheryl for this quiz fun.

what decade does your personality live in?

quiz brought to you by lady interference, ltd Damn it! Rhett just took the quiz and he was a 90's Kid!!!

Yippee~Skip

2006-01-11T23:08:00.000-07:00

....and I mean that sarcasticly.

During Monday's *procedure* my dr. noticed my beautiful black mole on my leg. Upper right calf on the outside.

"How long have you had that?"

"2 years or so."

"Have you had it checked out?"

"When it first came on, I called several times, but no one ever returned my call."

My dr. to the nurse - "Could you get her an appt for that? That needs to be checked out."

So, Dermatology dept. only takes referrals. Thank God OBGYN can now refer to them. They called and got me an appt. Normally the wait is a couple of months...but I lucked out and they had an appt open for Thursday at 9:55am.

Ugh. So it's off to the dermatologist in the morning to find out about this damn mole. I'm fair skinned, so a black mole on me really stands out. LOL... When it first came on ~ it was like a perfectly round bruise the size of a quarter. I thought I had bumped my leg or something. But it didn't hurt like a bruise would. So I watched it and as the bruising started fading, in the center was this black mole that decided to stay. Only over the past year it has gotten a tiny bit larger and now it is no longer flat against my leg, but raised. Sometimes it does itch. And yes, I really did try calling to no avail. No one would ever call me back and make me an appt. And I'm the type of person that I will try only so many times before just saying "F~it" and forget it. I'm glad my dr. saw it and got me that appt. Last week I noticed that it was bleeding a tiny bit - I had been shaving my legs, but I am careful to go around it, so I'm not sure if I nicked it or if it was just bleeding. All in all, not good.

*Sigh* I'm just a broken down mess...

Update: I just returned from the dr. He took one look at the mole and said it needed to come off and be tested. It can be 1 of 2 things: melanoma (don't know if i'm spelling that right) or something called "blue...." and i don't know the 2nd half to that one. This mole is bluish-black in color so that's why it could also be this other thing. I'm hoping it's that, cause I really don't want cancer on my leg and possibly my uterus at the same time! ugh. He had to give me shot in the leg to numb the area (ouch!) and then he cut it out. I didn't watch. I was too busy freaking. He had to tell me to breathe to help the pain from the shot, then he had to tell me to stop taking such deep breaths or I was going to pass out! LOL... It didn't bleed much and now has a bandaid on it. I will have to take it off tomorrow before my shower and let the water run over it. Then redress it with some ointment they gave me and another bandaid. I'm not looking fwd to seeing a hole in my leg. I'm scared to take the bandaid off.

Actually, right now, I'm just plain scared with everything that is happening to me and I wanna cry. I think I can get thru work, but I have a feeling tonight I will be crying big time when I get home to Rhett.

Update on Me! :-)

2006-01-09T19:24:00.000-07:00

I'm home and doing ok. It took a bit longer than they thought, as my dr. decided to change part of the procedure. Instead of doing a biopsy, she opted to do a D&C and what's called a LEAP. She scrapped the entire inside of the uterus. She also took a sample from the cervix. I guess she got the more detailed report a couple days ago and it showed the abnormal cell growth to be more in the "severe" or "cancer" stage. So she wanted a more thorough look. It will be a couple weeks before I get the results, so I have a follow~up appt with her to check me out again and go over results.

I'm doing good. Just ate dinner (on plan) and am drinking my water. I thought i'd be more hungry since it has been almost 24 hrs since I had eaten or drank anything, but surprisingly I'm not. weird.

Also, I turned off my word verification for the time being. If I start getting a ton of spam again, I will turn it back on. Hopefully it won't be too bad.

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2006-01-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

Ok, is it just me? or has the "word verification" thing gotten out of hand with these long~ass "gotta use all 26 letters of the alphabet" just to leave a comment. In the beginning it was only like 4 - 6 letters...now lately, no matter what blog I'm commenting at, it's these REALLY LONG string of letters and frankly, half the time, I can't read them! They put them in italics or some funky swirly font that makes it difficult to read. I kid you not, soooo many times it may take me like 4 or 5 tries to leave a comment cause I get the code wrong! argh!!! LOL...

On a brighter note, I lost 5 pounds this past week. Thank God! I got in all my water and did sooo much better on food and not eating as much junk as I was during the holidays. Today is more of a fasting day, since I can not eat or drink anything until after my "procedure" today at 1pm. Rob ate some toast in front of me earlier ~ he forgot that I wasn't allowed to eat. He claims "I'm a man! I forgot!" LOLOL... crazy boy....

Well, if I'm feeling up to it, I will post an update tonight letting you all know how it went. I'm sure it will be a while before I know any results tho.

Tressa, Edith and Jen ~ the boxes were mailed today! Weeeee!!! Can't wait until you get them!

Being of sound mind...I hearby leave my....

2006-01-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

So, I'm at work this morning, minding my own beeswax and all of a sudden the phone rings. It's a nurse from Kaiser, calling to go over my "procedure" for Monday afternoon.

[Her]: You're scheduled to come in at 1:30pm on Monday. Instead we would like you to be here at 1pm.
[Me]: Yes, the person who called me 2 weeks ago told me 1pm. I will be there then.
[Her]: Good. I just need to go over a few things with you. Do you have any pre-existing health conditions? Heart, diabetes, asthma, high blood-pressure?
[Me]: Yes, I found out I have asthma this past summer. But only when I get a cold, allergies or exercise.
[Her]: Ok. Are you currently on any medications?
[Me]: No.
[Her]: Allergic to any medications?
[Me]: No.
[Her]: Have you ever had any surgeries or procedures where you were put under sedation?
[Me]: No.
[Her]: Do you have a living will?

WTF???!!!

I wasn't aware I would be dying on Monday! Gee, I THOUGHT I was just going in for a biopsy? I will be sedated but not all the way out. Sigh....

Now, this afternoon I ended up emailing my sister at work and told her. Fast forward to this evening. I was in the middle of making my dinner and the phone rings. Rhett picks up and brings me the phone.

"It's your sister."

[Me]: Hello.
[Her]: Hey, when you do your living will, can you make sure to put down that I get all your clothes?
[Me]: (voice elevated) I'm not doing a will!
[Her]: (laughing) OK! But did you know you can just write it on a piece of paper? You can leave everthing to Rhett. But I just wanted to make sure I got your clothes!

Oy! Family....

What's Up, WeatherPixie?

2006-01-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

Ummmm....my little WeatherPixie girl is insane, I think! LOL...she is ALWAYS wearing a tube top! Hello! I'ts freakin' cold here, girlfriend! Plus with everything flooding, perhaps you should put on a trench coat and some waders. When it rains, you have your umbrella, but still the tube top on! No wonder I'm always cold too! You never have any clothes on! Put some thermals on, for Christ's sake.

I'm sooooo excited! I have found all three girls their gifts from the Christmas Tree contest! I just have to find some boxes for sending now. So, Edith, Tressa & Jen - look out! They will be arriving soon! :-) I will email you when I send them. I'm hoping we have some small boxes here at work for me to use. I got nothing at home! LOL...

I ate myself silly these past couple weeks. The whole stress of this upcoming biopsy on Monday is freaking me out. However, that's no excuse. Even tho Amy let me off the hook because of it, I still need to watch what I'm eating and get in some exercise. I'm trying to do better. It's easier here at work, altho I did buy 2 Mrs. Fields cookies on my lunch hour at the mall while looking for Edith's and Jen's prizes. sigh...Tina M. and Chris say they will come kick my butt. Anybody else please feel free to join in the fun!

Happy New Year, Everyone!!

2005-12-31T21:48:00.000-07:00

I hope you all have a safe and Happy New Year!!

May we all lose our unwanted poundage in 2006!

I've added a new link for Jeanenne (WantMyBodyBack).

Go check out her blog, it's great! And she's doing awesome with her weight loss! Go Jeanenne! :-)

Hey Tressa! I found your prize today at the mall! hehehe...I love it! I hope you do too! Now I just gotta find something for Edith and Jen. This is soo much fun! Next year it should be better cause we will start earlier and I will have everyone email me the answers. Altho I would like to figure out a different twist to it as all you guys will do is go back in the archives and see who owns what wall, etc! LOLOL...I'm thinking up something for Valentine's Day per Jen's request.

The flooding here last night and today was amazing! We ventured out this afternoon to the Downtown Plaza Mall to pick up my mom's and my glasses from LensCrafters. I took along my camera to get some shots of the Sacramento River that is overflowing. They had to open the Sacramento Weir today to relieve some of the flooding. This means that here in West Sacramento, we are now surrounded by water and are essentially an "island".

It's 9pm as i'm writing this and I hear fireworks going off nearby. :-)

Here are a few pics of the Sacramento River today:

Here is the Delta King were we got married (sorry Tina!). Downtown is behind it. Bob, that large black building middle right is where I believe your firm opened it's Sacto Office. We call it the Darth Vadar building. On the extreme right hand side is another black building. That's where I work. The Downtown mall is right there too.

Looking to my left is the I Street Bridge:

When the water level gets to 27 ft under this bridge, they open the Sacramento Weir. Which is what they had to do today. They opened 20 of the 48 gates to relieve the river. The last time they opened any gates was 1997. They only opened 16 then. They may have to open more after this next storm heading in.

Looking to my right is the Tower Bridge:

I travel across this bridge every morning and night to get to and from work. As you can see, the water is quite high right now! I'm taking these pics from the River Walk. Our large pyramid building is directly behind me. You can see a bench right here under water. I'm guessing it was completely submerged earlier this morning as we can see the debris line on the grass from before they opened the weir:

Hard to tell, but that "yellow" looking line on the grass is from where the water level was before they opened the weir.

Ok! That's my final post for 2005!

And lucky me ~ I just started TOM! (sorry Bob!) hehehe...

And the Winners Are.....

2005-12-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Well, I have tallied up the points for the Christmas Tree Contest (or is it the Holiday Bush Bash? hmmm, Sue C.? hehehe). Believe it or not, not one person got them all correct!

HA! GOTCHA! I crack myself up....

Ok, 3 people got them all right: Edith, Tressa and Jen. I could be a Grinch and say Edith is the winner cause she posted first...but I won't! hehe...so ladies, if you could all send me your home mailing addy's to this email:

rcjlohara@gmail.com

I will go out and find something for each of you as your prize. But, help me out here! Tell me your favorite color and perhaps a little about your style and what kinds of things you are interested in. That way I can find something that you might actually like! LOL...

This was a ton of fun and I can't wait to do it again next year! I will start it earlier next year and the ornament exchange too.

Oh! and Tressa - my walls are BLUE, not purple! LOL....

Thanks Ladies!!
It was fun!

The Winner will be announced....

2005-12-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

Later on tonight after I get home from work and have a chance to look at them. I think Edith and Tressa got all correct tho.

Please bear with me everyone. I was scheduled for a procedure with my Dr. on Jan. 26th, and they called last week to up that to the 9th because 2 other tests came back not so good. I will be having a biopsy done. I really wasn't going to say anything to you all, but a few of you know (Cygnet, Chris, you've been wonderful to talk to about it!) Chris has really helped my fears when i've called her crying.

I'm also working on a baby shower scrapbook for my friend here at work and need to get that finished up tonight to bring in tomorrow for her.

Anyway, I should have the winner up tonight. Cross your fingers for me! LOL...

Ornament Exchange

2005-12-21T18:07:00.000-07:00

I know! I know! I'm late getting this out! I just emailed all the ones who said they wanted to do this. Please check your emails! I will also post here who will be buying for who. Each of you needs to email your person and get their home mailing addy so you can send them their ornament. I also suggest you ask them what they may like, so that you can get something to match their personality! I realize we won't get these until after Christmas now, but who cares! It will still be fun! :-)

Pam will send one to Jen
Danielle will send one to Edith
Sue C. will send one to Tina M.
Tressa will send one to Sue T.
Jen will send one to Tressa
Sherri G. will send one to Sheryl
Edith will send one to Pam
Megan will send one to Sherri G.
Tina M. will send one to Jan
Jan will send one to Chris
Sheryl will send one to Danielle
Sue T. will send one to Megan
Chris will send one to Sue C.

Thanks to Rhett for drawing the names for me! hehe....Even tho he sat here and sighed and wondered what the heck I was doing! LOL...

If you have questions at all, please email me here: rcjlohara@gmail.com

1st Annual Christmas Tree Contest!

2005-12-19T21:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, here we go!!

Our first annual Christmas Tree Contest!

At the end of this post, I will tell you who entered their tree. It will then be your job to "match" the tree to the name of the person who owns it. So, in the comments section, do something like this:

Jan = #1, and I will know that you think the 1st tree belongs to me. Make sense? I have even tossed mine in for good measure, even tho I'm not actually playing. There is a clue on mine that just might help you match it to me. You will recieve 1 point for each correct match. The Bonus Tree is worth 5 points. Remember, you can click on the tree pic and a new window will open, making it larger to view. Have fun!!!

The number of each tree is typed BELOW the pic. As you play, keep that in mind when chosing. Don't get confused and think the # is above it.

Tree #1

Tree #2

Tree #3

Tree #4

Tree #5

Tree #6

Tree #7

Tree #8

Tree #9

Tree #10

Tree #11

Tree #12

Bonus Tree - Home Grown Crystal Tree

And the entrants are:

Sue T. - Suetay

Megan - MMatilo

Jan - JannyAnne

Chris - Cygnet

Tressa - Batlangelina

Danielle - Dardell

Edith - Ashar Edith

Sheryl - Stb0521

Sue C. - ImAFattie318

Jen - DoInItForMe

Sherri G. - Shorty G. or S_Gartley

Pam - TxButterflie

One of you submitted a "Bonus Tree" to me...tell me who did and earn yourself an extra 5 points!

This game will go thru Dec. 25th. I will tally up the points that night and post the winner on Monday, Dec. 26th.

Trees are coming Monday night...

2005-12-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys!! I tried really hard to get them up today...but with only having Monday as my last work day before my vacation this week, and having over 40 new paperworks land on my desk Friday at 5pm, I had to bring them home and get them open or I'd be in big trouble at work! It has taken me all weekend to get them open and I had to leave a few for Monday even. It will be one busy day tomorrow for me at work.

I promise I will post the pics of the ones who entered Monday night after I get home from work. I will also post tomorrow sometime, those of you who wanted to participate in the ornament exchange.

Please hang in there and don't be upset with me!! I'm not slacking!!! My job had to take priority.

Send those Christmas Tree pics!!

2005-12-14T10:54:00.000-07:00

Ok guys, I have like 4 or 5 pics so far!!! Don't forget to send me your pic if you want to play the game!!! Come on! It will be fun! And the person who guesses the most right, gets a gift from me!!
So come on! Join the fun and holiday spirit! :-)

Send to my email : rcjlohara@gmail.com

Don't forget to give me your name, so I can keep track of who owns which tree. :-)

Let's say the deadline is this Sunday, Dec. 18th. Then at some point next week, I will load them all here on my blog and you can come and vote who owns which tree. The contest will end on the 23rd or 24th and I will post the winner the following week.

2nd idea: What do you all think of this idea as well? I just thought of it: for those who would like too, we put our names in a hat and draw to exchange a Christmas ornament. I can have my DH draw names and we each would go out and buy an ornament for the name we got and send to them. We used to do this at my firm each year, but we don't anymore. And I have some really cute ornaments that others gave me too! I miss doing that here at work, and I thought it might be nice to do with all of you! Would do you think? Even if there's only a few of us that do it, it would still be fun! We can make it an annual thing!

A Little Christmas Fun....

2005-12-08T22:52:00.000-07:00

Ok all my NS blogging buddies, I have an idea. Let me know what you all think.

Now that most us are putting up our trees, I thought it would be fun if you each took a pic of your tree and emailed it to me. I would be the only one who knew which tree went to whom. I could post them all here and we can have a contest where you all vote for who belongs to which tree. The person whom matches the most correct trees to their owners, would get a prize. Not sure what yet. I think it would depend on the person and their personality, etc.

Plus we could all see what each others trees look like. Let me know your thoughts or ideas on this.

Under The Boardwalk...We'll Be Having Some Fun...

2005-12-07T22:48:00.000-07:00

So I thought I would take several days to post our Carmel trip as I have tons of pics and all the blog space in the world. LOL...I'm going to start with the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk as that was our first stop. I had never been there and Rob hadn't been since he was a little tyke.

As you can see...it was closed for the season! LOL...

Whenever I think of the Boardwalk...I think of a giant Ferris Wheel

Guess who? :-)

Under the boardwalk....we had us some fun...

Rhett wandering around....

When the tide comes in, the seals get up on the rafters to sleep...then the tide goes out. They were pretty high up off the water, even tho it doesn't appear that way here.

To be continued...

T'ween Tuesday Returns...

2005-12-06T08:45:00.002-07:00

Hi Everyone, thought I'd toss another post in. Finally feeling better about things, plus the begging from Chris (Cygnet) finally got the best of me. LOL...

T'ween Tuesday.....that age be*tween* a toddler and a teen.

Look! I use to be skinny! What the hell happened?

Ok, tomorrow I will post on our trip to Carmel with some pics.

I know a few of you were wanting to see some.

A Brief Hiatus...

2005-11-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys that I haven't posted in a week's time. And it's going to continue this week as well. I'm not feeling well (getting a sore throat) and I'm just not up for posting anything here right now. I've been really depressed over gaining back my weight as well and I'm trying to get that under control. I will continue checking in on you all tho, and leaving you comments on your blogs. Have a great week! See you in a while....

Toddler Tuesday

2005-11-21T21:37:00.001-07:00

Sorry everyone that I didn't post anymore since last Tuesday. When we got home on Friday, I was sooo tired. Saturday we both couldn't walk very well for all the hiking we had done the previous days. LOL...then we had a family wedding to attend that afternoon and evening. Sunday I went with my MIL and SIL to a craft show for most of the day and then out to lunch with them. Didn't get home until 3pm and then we had to hit the grocery store for food since we had none from being gone. I will post on Wed about our trip. We had a lot of fun and I got some awesome pics to share with you all.

Gee, I'm feeling like I look like Laura Ingalls here...LOL

Toddler Tuesday!

2005-11-15T09:43:00.002-07:00

I found this one of Rhett that I just couldn't resist! What a cute baby! I think he still sleeps with his hand by his face too! LOL...

These next two had me laughing that both of us refused to smile!

Obviously, we were destined to be together someday!

As a matter of fact, for a couple years I lived in Dixon, which is just down the highway here from West Sacramento. So Rhett lived here and I lived like 20 miles from him at one point! LOL...small world!

Ok, everyone have a great week and I will post Flashback Friday upon my return late Friday afternoon!

Vacation Time!

2005-11-14T13:39:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh! I can't believe I'm on vacation again! It's been 4.5 months since I had off my two weeks for the wedding/honeymoon (sorry for mentioning the word wedding, Tina!). It has been sooo nice sleeping in, doing the treadmill when I want, etc.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Carmel. I have never driven along the California Coast, so I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the coastline. I just love the ocean and don't get to it very often. It should be sooo romantic staying in a little cottage surrounded by trees, knowing that the ocean is just a few blocks away! hehe...here's a link if you're interested:

Carmel River Inn

Rhett plans on eating whatever he wants...LOL...I plan to try really hard to pick good choices. We will take some snacks in the car for the drive and I picked up some fruit. I'm hoping we have a small fridge in the cottage so I can pick up some FF milk while there for my breakfast.

Tomorrow I will post my Toddler Tuesday before leaving and I will post Flashback Friday in the late afternoon when we get back.

Everyone have a great week! No fighting! hehehe...

Flashback Friday!

2005-11-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

Let's revisit Australia! This will be a short and sweet quicky from that same trip that I talked about last week.

So now it's the following week and we are back home in Melbourne. (By the way, Aussies pronouce that as Mel~bun). One day we decide to go for a drive to some small mountain, hilltop, what have you and climb to the top. The view from the top was suppose to be really cool.

So we get there and take our water, cameras, etc with us for the long hike up. Please keep in mind that while we are visiting, this country is having one of it's hottest summers ever! 120 degree days! bleck! Talk about sweaty, sticky and just plain uncomfortable at times. We located the trail and start up. It doesn't take long before we are being bitten by the flies. Not just any flies....Aussie Flies! They are bigger, uglier and just down right mean compared to the flies here. And for some reason, they REALLY like me! I had on shorts so my legs were free game to them. I swatted and freaked out the whole time going up. Mom and I were in the lead and because of the flies I was walking faster because my sister or mom or whomever said they wouldn't be at the top because it's windy up there. I just wanted to get to the top! The trail was thick with brush and trees that scratched us as well so it took maybe 45 min's to 1 hour to get to the top. Mom and I got there first. Yes, the view was amazing! But the flies were worse! OMG!! They immediately swarmed on me and starting biting. I took 2 pics and fled the scene! LOL

I told mom I was outta there! I immediately started running back down the trail, taking any short cuts I could. Mom started down after me, yelling at me to stop and slow down before I fell and got hurt. LOL...I passed the rest of my family as they were still hiking up! I had the keys to the car and my goal was to get there fast and get in. It may have taken 45 min to 1 hr to hike up, but I made it down in like 15-20 min! LOL...mom was hot on my trail too. By the time she got to me, I was already in the car, windows rolled up. It was hot. She tried to convince me to roll down the windows, but I didn't want to. She tells me my face was beat red and I appeared to be crazed. LOL... Finally we rolled down the windows and she got me out of the car as the flies weren't so bad in the parking lot. It was a good hour before everyone else showed up so we could leave.

Needless to say, my sister and mom have told this story countless times to others at my embarrassment over being scared of flies...

The way I remember it...

It was like being in an Alfred Hitchcock movie....

Toddler Tuesday

2005-11-07T22:54:00.000-07:00

Wow! Is it Tuesday again already?! Time flies...I'm swamped this week with trying to catch up with work before my vacation starts this Thursday at 5pm...so without further ado, here ya go! Awwwwwwww....aren't they cute? :-)

Jan 4 yrs old

Cowboy Rob

Now how cute is he in a little suit?? LOL...

Flashback Friday!

2005-11-03T23:13:00.000-07:00

Ok guys, it's Flashback Friday time! Tell me a story from your past (on your blog). It can be funny, sad, dramatic, etc. Whatever you want. I'm not sure how many stories I can pull out of the hat myself, but I will start off with a fav of mine.

It's Christmas of 1988. My father, mother, aunt (father's oldest sister) and myself fly to Australia to spend Christmas with my sister and brother-in-law. They lived in Melbourne. We were there for 3 weeks. One week, we took a trip along the Great Ocean Road and then into the Outback for sightseeing. Dad and BIL in one car. Mom, Aunt, Sister and Me in the other. We had CB radios to keep in contact. Only sometimes the CB radio didn't always work both ways. One morning we stopped for breakfast at this little roadside shop as we headed out of the town we had spent the night in. Just to pick up some croissants, etc. We headed off down the road, with Dad and BIL in front of us. My Sister decided she wanted to show us this beach that was coming up. We would need to take a left turn on the upcoming road. She got on the CB and told her hubby to take the turn. No response. The didn't hear her. She tried again. Nothing.

"Oh well, it will only take a few min's and then we will be right back on the road behind them and catch up."

Mom - "I don't think that's a good idea."

"It's fine, no worries!"

The beach she showed us was pretty. Took some pics. Back in the car. Time to play catch up.

Tried the CB once we got back on the main road. Nothing. Got to the next town. Tried the CB. Nothing.

If I remember correctly, that night we had planned on staying in Adelaide.

Each town we drove thru, we would circle the main drag and try the CB. Nothing. As each hour ticked away, Mom became more and more concerned. My Sister sang a medley of Elvis songs for us. Her and I were having fun. Mom and my Aunt in the back seat were quietly freaking out. In the afternoon, my Sister decided to take another detour. To some famous caves. She said Dad would have loved them. LOL...he never did get to see them. These caves were way off the beaten path too. Along the narrow dirt road to them, we saw Emus. That was cool. Spent some time at the caves, but I can't recall if we went down in them. Mom was very concerned now. It was getting into late afternoon and we hadn't made it to Adelaide yet to find a room for the night. The country basically "closed" down at 5pm. If you didn't have dinner or a room or gas by then, you are basically screwed. So we got back on the main road and keep going.

Finally made it to Adelaide in the very late afternoon. Still no luck on the CB. Just static. We needed dinner. They are big on KFC, so we sat in our car in the parking lot of KFC, eating chicken and listening to the CB static. Hoping we would finally hear them. All of a sudden it leapt to life! They had their CB on too! They were trying to find us! We tried to answer them back, but they couldn't hear us! Argh! We heard them mention they were going to go wait at the edge of town by the freeway in hopes of seeing us drive in. We immediately headed to the edge of town. There was a gas station right there and it was sooo close to 5pm that we pulled in to get gas. Then we pulled forward and parked, facing the road. Waiting. Waiting for a glimpse of my BIL's blue jeep.

OMG!! Finally! There they are! They spotted us and pulled in. Boy was my Dad relieved! He thought he had lost his entire family! Soooo...what happened to them? Where were they all day? How come we could never catch up with them? Every town we came too, we drove thru it twice and then moved on to the next town. How could we miss them every single time?? Hmmmm...where did it all go sooo wrong?

Let's backtrack to my sister wanting to show us that beach first thing in the morning...while we were traveling to the beach...Dad and BIL noticed we weren't behind them...they tried the CB, but no luck on reaching us. They TURNED AROUND and drove all the way back to the place we had stopped for breakfast! Meanwhile, we headed back to the main road and started after them...only now they were BEHIND US!!! We could never catch up 'cause we were always in the lead. At some point, they stopped at a Police Station and reported us missing. They figured we would keep going to Adelaide, so they had the entire Police force on the lookout for us. We never did see a police car! LOL...when we heard them finally over the CB in Adelaide, they were actually just down the street from us at the Police Station there! LOL...

My favorite line from that day? When my BIL told us that at the first Police Station when they reported us missing...the officer asked him:

"Sir, did you and your wife have an argument?"

BIL: "No! But we bloody well will when I find her!"

It was one of the most fun days I've ever had....mom still rolls her eyes when I mention it.

Toddler Tuesday

2005-11-01T14:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I had this all done on my lunch hour at work today and wouldn't ya know it, when I hit publish post, it all went bye~bye! LOL....Edith left me a comment below about where was my baby pics for today...of course, she left this comment while it was still MONDAY for me and I WAS STILL ASLEEP, here in Calif. LOL...then I had to get up and GO TO WORK. So it's hard for me to be messing with my blog in the mornings. But I lost the entire post and had to wait to come home and redo it for ya'll. Thought I'd toss in a few of Rhett as well...

Jan - first haircut - 2 yrs.

Jan - 2 yrs.

Marcie & Jan

Rob & Mom

Rob & Dad

Rob - a cyclist is born...

And now here is the newest addition to our family...

I gotta get use to the shifter being up high! LOL...

Well, we love our new car! I've been driving it to work. I will be the main driver. It was my 1991 Nissan Stanza that we replaced. I had wanted to give my car to someone who needed it, as it still runs really good. No major problems with it all. Last Friday, I found out that a co-worker in our Yuba City branch needs a car desparately. I knew I wanted to give it to someone free of charge cause really according to Kelly Blue Book it's not worth much. So, her and her hubby are coming down this Saturday to pick it up! I will cry cause I've had that car for 10 yrs now. But it's going to a good person who I actually know and needs it.

Don't Hate Me Because I Love Me....

2005-10-28T22:22:00.000-06:00

I realize I'm gonna get a ration of shit from a few peeps for once again posting about MY WEDDING....tough. We just got our book back and I just love it! My photographer is awesome!!! I love how she did our collage pages. For the most part, we picked out our 8x10's and she placed those on the left hand page. Then on the right side, she chose pics that went along with that 8x10 and made a collage. I merely took a few pics of the collage pages, to show you what I mean.

Ugh! That blue thing lower right is my fat tummy in the way!

Last but not least, we went to lunch at Hard Rock today. A bunch of us took out the lady below with me for her last day at the firm. I'm really gonna miss her! She was one of the best sec'ts we have ever had. She started last May and we all became fast friends.

A MeMe For Fun

2005-10-26T13:40:00.000-06:00

I got this meme from Pamela's blog and thought I'd join in on the fun...

1. First Name? Janice
2. Were you named after anyone? Nope
3. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes
4. When did you last cry? Almost teared up on the phone a few min's ago telling mom about the Biggest Loser guy and how well he has done! LOL...crying comes easily for me.
5. Do you like your handwriting? It's ok.
6. Any bad habits? I'm sure.
7. What is your most embarrassing CD on the shelf? Well, I don't have a shelf, but I do have some Backstreet Boys and NSYNC laying around.
8. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Yes. I'm a great friend. Just not popular. LOL...
9. Are you a daredevil? Not at all.
10. Do looks matter? They shouldn't, but they do. And I'm just as guilty as the next.
11. Where is your second home? Work, where I am now.
12. Do you trust others easily? Yes, too easily and I've been burned more than once.
13. What was your favorite toy as a child? Apparently a blanket that mom had 2 of, so that she could wash one and i'd never be the wiser! LOL...
14. What class in school do you think is totally useless? Haven't got a clue anymore.
15. Do you have a journal? This one.
16. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Use too. Still do sometimes.
7. Have you ever been in a mosh pit? What the hell is that?
18. What are your nicknames? Jan, Jan-O (and gee now my married initials are JLO), Jan-Jan, Janny, JannyAnne
19. Would you bungee jump? Hell no!
20. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Depends on how fast I want them off.
21. Do you think that you are strong willed? Yes.
22. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Strawberry
23. Shoe Size? 7 1/2 or 8 depending on show make.
24. What are your favorite colors? You're kidding, right? Purple all the way...
25. What is your least favorite thing? LIARS...
26. How many wisdom teeth do you have? None...all out when I was 17.
27. How many people have a crush on you right now? My husband better....
28. What do you miss most right now? My Dad
29. What color pants are you wearing? Dark Brown
30. What are you listening to right now? The voices in my head and me typing this up.
31. Last thing you ate? salad
32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Duh! Purple....
3. What is the weather like right now? Rainy
34. Last person you talked to on the phone? Hubby - he gets to go pick up our wedding pics today so I had to give him instructions. LOL...
35. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Legs, arms, butt
36. How are you today? Work sucks, nuff said....
37. Favorite drink? Diet Vanilla Pepsi
38. Favorite alcoholic drink? Don't drink, but Chi Chi's are good.(like a pina colada)
39. Favorite Sport? Sacramento Kings Basketball
40. Hair color? Medium Brown, but its lighter now with different highlights.
41. Eye color? Brown - cause im full of sh*t
42. Do you wear contacts? No, just glasses for driving.
43. Siblings? One sister, older.
44. Favorite month? Spring and Summer months.
45. Favorite food? Fast food, that's why i'm now trying to lose weight! LOL...burgers, fries, ice cream.
46. Last movie you watched? Under the Tuscan Sun - now hubby wants to move there and buy a Villa.....
47. Summer or winter? Summer
48. Hugs or kisses? Both
49. Living Arrangements? With my DH
50. What book/magazine are you reading? Scrapbook, Etc.
51. What's on your mouse pad? Tigger
52. Last thing you watched on TV? My soap - As the World Turns - as I was getting ready for work this morning.

Toddler Tuesday is Here!!

2005-10-25T09:18:00.001-06:00

Ok everyone, here's the deal. I really like going to other blogs and seeing the games they play each week! There are some really creative people out there!

I've been wanting to start something lately and have tried to come up with a couple of things for us to do. I'm hoping that you will all join in with me, so that we can all get to know each other even better!

How Toddler Tuesday works is this:

On YOUR BLOG each Tuesday, put up a baby pic of yourself growing up. You can put up 1 or 2 or however many you'd like for that week. Start out with baby pics..then the next week, maybe a 1 yr pic, the week after that a 2 yr pic. All the way up thru our High School yrs or college yrs. As we grow older, I will change the name of the day. Kind of like "Tuesday Tots" or "Teen Tuesday" as we get into the high school yrs. I'm hoping that I won't be the only one to find this fun! Because I can't wait to see you all as little tykes!!

So, without futher ado, I will start the baby bouncing with these:

Mom & Jan (I still use this look!)

This pic has faded alot, but has always been a fav of mine.

My sister and I. Yup, I'm the one being strangled.

As a side note: Today is Rhett's and my 4th month wedding anniversary!

Sorry Tina and Amanda! Had to toss that in too!

Out of the mouths of...babes?

2005-10-24T13:59:00.000-06:00

So last Thursday we stopped next door at the in~laws house after work. My MIL watches her youngest granddaughter during the week while daddy is going to school and working. This would make her my new little niece by marriage. She's a total doll. She just turned 3 on Sunday. At the end of the day, after eating and drinking my water allotment for the day, my tummy always looks and feels HUGE! We walk in and she's all excited to see us. I'm standing in the kitchen talking to my MIL making dinner and I hear:

"Jan! You're belly is big!"

(Me laughing) "yup! it sure is!"

"Your baby should be coming out soon!"

HUH??!!! LOLOL...it was cute, funny and *sad* all at the same time!

Weekend Fun:

My sister and I went to a Scrapbook Expo on Saturday. Rhett had to work until 11am. Originally the plan was for him to take me. But then I found out my sister wanted to go, so I took her instead. He wouldn't have had any fun anyway and I could tell he was just "devastated" to be able to stay at home. hehehe...I spent way to much $$$, but we had blast for 3 hours. Got home by 1:30pm in time for me to eat lunch and then Rhett and I went with his parents to the aforementioned niece's bday party that afternoon. It was much fun!

Sunday was just a day of relaxing and grocery shopping and then we hit the track for our workout around 1:30pm. Rhett did 3.5 miles and I did 3 miles. There was this old kind of bag lady and her "male companion" having a picnic on the grass. It appeared that maybe they lived out of their truck, but they were pretty clean, so I can't say for sure. Anyway, at the end of our workout, I'm leaning on Rhett and doing my tendon stretches as my left foot has been bothering me, and I guess Rhett overheard her say to her friend:

"She must be pregnant. I think she's getting sick."

She also asked us on our way by them if we thought Hurricane Wilma would hit us.

So, in 4 days time I had a 3 yr old and a 70? yr old think I'm pregnant! Good Grief people! I really don't think I'm THAT FAT ANYMORE! LOLOL....

Also, I've come up with a couple games for us to play (if you so wish on your blog). One for Tuesdays and one for Fridays. Check back tomorrow for some fun!

Whoa!! A new post...go figure!

2005-10-20T22:19:00.000-06:00

So, everyone is asking for a new post. sigh...i've had a rough couple of weeks. Well, ok, maybe just this week. Last week, our boss at work left. I guess it was a mutual thing. The firm didn't want him and he didn't want the firm. LOL...it was a shock to most of us in my dept. However, I guess the past few weeks, "they" had already been looking for a replacement. This past Monday, we got to meet him. I thought we were going to meet another prospect as well. Guess not. That was the one they liked the best. My dept. met with him for 30 min. He's a nice man. Hopefully better than the last. I had no problems with my last boss, mind you. In my position, I rarely have to deal with the controller. The last one was all talk and no action. Very unorganized and he and the firm didn't see eye to eye on several issues. Or so I've heard. The new guy seems like perhaps he'd be a better fit. One can hope. He starts mid~Nov. The same week I'm on vacation. LOL...

Speaking of vacation....I haven't had any time off since my wedding. So by the time I go, it will be 4.5 months with no time off. I'm totally ready for another break from this place. We are going for 3 nights, 4 days down to Carmel/Monterey Bay area. I have never been to the aquarium down there and I've heard it's one of the best to visit. Rhett has been there once (with his ex-fiance before me). I found us a place online in Carmel that is by the ocean on some wooded grounds. We will be staying in a little romantic cottage. I can't wait! I have always wanted to travel along the California coast and I'm finally getting my chance!

This past Sunday we watched the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun". Good movie! Rhett has always wanted to go there, so he now says we are going to buy us some 1~way tickets and buy a villa and live there! LOL...I want to know where in the hell he plans on getting his hands on all this money! hehehe....

The past couple days have been bad emotional days for me and I have eaten myself into oblivion. I was emailing with Honey4ever today and we have decided to get back on track and we are going to email each other every day with what we are eating to stay accountable. I'm also getting sick and tired of NS food...so...starting tonite I made some of Christina's recipes again and I'm going to start making up weekly menu's on Sunday's and getting my act together and planning out my week for food. I plan on using Christina's and Amy's recipes and trying it their way for a time to see if getting off "the box" will make a difference. Also stepping up the exercise and getting myself on a regular routine.

Everyone have an awesome weekend!!! And I will be praying for those in Wilma's way....

NSV for Me!!

2005-10-10T22:54:00.000-06:00

So, while Rhett was working this past Saturday, I had some exercising to make up for missing a couple of days last week due to my stupid hurt foot. I ended up walking on the treadmill for 75 min's. The first 30 were the hardest and I didn't think I'd make that! LOL...after that, it was all uphill!

When Rhett came home we had planned on taking a bike ride to the track to do our usual 2 miles. So that was like a 2.5 - 3 mile bike ride there, did our 2 miles, then biked the 2.5 - 3 miles home.

Now, I sometimes jog on the treadmill and I sometimes jog at the track. Thing is, cause of my legs, knees and foot (let's face it, i'm just getting old and falling apart!), I have never been able to make it far with the jogging. 1/2 lap at the most at various intervals. This time I walked fast the first lap, then started a jog for the 2nd. And kept going. And going. And going. I just kept saying "you can do this! 1 lap won't kill you." And I made it! And didn't need my asthma inhaler afterwards! LOL....Rhett had to actually jog 2.5 laps to catch up with me as I had started without him. We ended up walking the rest of the laps...but I wanted to see if I could do one more full lap jogging, so we ended up jogging the last lap as well. I made it around again without stopping.

And how did my body reward me?? Why, I gained 1.5 pounds from Saturday morning! LOLOL...ya just gotta laugh...

See! I CAN cook...

2005-10-06T22:16:00.000-06:00

Ok, here are 3 of Christina's recipes that I've made. And boy oh boy! They are delish!! Thanks Christina for being the awesome cook that you are! Not to mention sharing with the rest of us!

Chocolate Coconut Creamcheese Cupcake

Strawberry Cheesecake Danish

Boy this one is really good! I had a piece warm & can't wait to try it cold for breakfast. I did use Red Raspberry Perserves tho, instead of Strawberry. I got 4 different flavors to make a variety.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Thanks Christina sooooo much for these awesome new dishes!

Cookies, anyone?

2005-10-04T15:58:00.000-06:00

So, I've been on this baking kick. Healthy baking. Been using Christina's recipes which have just been to die for! Cinnamon Roll Cake, Chocolate Cake, Cheesecake, etc. Boy are they delish!!

Last Friday, I found this cheddar cheese cookie recipe online and thought to myself: if Christina can redo a recipe to be healthy, then I can give it a try too! And with only 3 ingredients, what could go wrong?? It was simple enough - flour, cheese, butter. Both Rhett and I love cheese, so what better than a cheese cookie fried up in the oven! So I subbed the flour with soy flour, the regular cheese with fat free cheese and the butter with Smart Squeeze. Put all together and make into 1 inch balls, refridge for 1 hour and then bake. So they looked funny baking and never did flatten out like the pic I found. So I used a spatula and flattened them, kind of. They smelled funny too. Must be the soy flour, I thought.

The time comes and they are done. I break one open and let it cool and take a bite.

BLEK!! GAG!!!

Tastes like dog poop. Seriously. Had to spit it out in the garbage can.

Rhett is in the back room watching TV. I don't tell him they taste like sh*t. I plan on tossing them as soon as they cool off. I go about my business…surf online, etc. 30 min's or so passes and I walk up the hallway and turn around and say:

"Hey! The cookies are done! Were you going to try one?" ...heh heh heh

Rhett: "Yep! I was just getting up to come get one."

Now, I have a really hard time keeping a straight face. But somehow I held back the laughter and just smiled sweetly. He grabbed one. Took a bite. Started to tell me how good they were…but I could not contain the laughter any longer and basically lost it. At which point he started to gag. I was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down my face and I had to use the fridge to hold myself up. He first went to the garbage can and spit it out. Then he went to the kitchen sink and put his head under the facet to rinse his mouth out. Including using his hand to wipe off his tongue to get it all off! LOLOL…

Rhett: "Why does it taste like dog poop? What's wrong with them? That's just nasty!"

Meanwhile, I had to take a trip to the loo before I pee'd my pants from laughter and then hide, because he came after me to whip my butt for tricking him! LOLOL...

Crap! Toe~Tagged again...

2005-09-26T06:58:00.000-06:00

Thanks Tressa and Sue....

6 things I want to do:

1 - live to old age with Rhett

2 - Reach my goal weight

3 - have more pics taken in my wedding dress & Rhett in his tux (shut up Tina and Amanda!)

4 - Tell certain sec'ts here they are idiots

5 - quit my job and stay at home

6 - finish this tag quickly as im at work

6 things I can do:

1 - apparently flash my brother-in-law with my nekkid boobies....

2 - turn 20 shades of red when embarrassed

3 - draw, watercolor

4 - take awesome portraits and pictures

5 - ear-piercing screams that drive Rhett crazy

6 - annoy the crap outta people

6 things I can't do:

1 - Tan (stole from Tina, but hey, i can't tan!)

2 - Keep ANY plant alive, indoors or out (just like Tina)

3 - Math (once again, stole from Tina - were we separated at birth?)

4 - Speak another language

5 - Lose even 1 flippin' pound!! grrrrr

6 - Swallow (Ewwwww! Tina! gross)

6 things that make me attractive to the opposite sex:

1 - My smile

2 - My "little girl" look (that's what Rhett calls it - and hey, it gets me whatever i want!)

3 - I've been barked at 2 times in my life...what one person may find attractive, another won't. You will have to ask Rhett what else. i have no idea.

6 things I say all the time:

1 - whatever...

2 - what the fuck??

3 - ya big pussy! suck it up! (ok, i really only say this to Rhett)

4 - here's your purse....er....bag

5 - sci~fi friday! sci~fi friday!

6 - well, look what the cat dragged in...

6 celebrity crushes: I wouldn't really call them that...but here goes:

1 - James Denton (plays Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives)

2 - Nicolas Cage

3 - Sean Connery

4 - John Travolta

5 - Johnny Depp

6 - Tom Hanks (hey, he's goofy! i like goofy)

6 strangers I've tagged:

Tina said it best "everyone's been tagged already"

Ugh...

2005-09-21T23:17:00.000-06:00

For some reason I'm soooo not into doing a new post. Which is why I haven't done much since getting our computer back up and running. Which, by the way, Rhett is taking full credit for! WTF??!!! I do all the hard work and run the programs to keep us going and he takes credit??? I don't remember signing up for this when I said "I do".

Tomorrow at work we are having an "End of Summer Ice Cream Social". It was mine and a co~worker's idea about a month ago. We've gotten everything together and it should be fun. Yeah, yeah..its off plan, so shoot me.

Ok, let's play a game - you all leave me topics to write about and I will pick some to do. This should be interesting....

Busy Weekend...

2005-09-18T22:51:00.000-06:00

It turned out to be a busy weekend. My best buddie came over and looked at wedding pics and watched our wedding video. Dinner at Rhett's parents house Saturday night turned out to be an entire Thanksgiving feast. Don't ask. LOL...

Sunday we got up and went to the school track for a change of scenery and did a 2 mile walk/jog around the thing.

For the rest of the afternoon I spent my time doing homework and didn't even get 1/2 way done. Now it's 10pm and off to bed to get up early and get my ass to work to get more caught up.

Hope everyone's Monday goes well. Happy work week!

Well Good Grief! It's About Time!!!

2005-09-15T22:01:00.000-06:00

After much nagging on my part....Rhett finally called HP today and talked to a tech about what would be causing us to have intermittent internet. Well guess what?? It turned out to be McAfee! LOL...too funny! So the easiest thing seemed to be to uninstall it, get online and get the rest of the Windows updates we needed, then reinstall it. So now we are back up and running completely with all our spyware, anti-virus, registry fix and firewall crap. whew! 3 weeks later....geez!! Seems like it took a year.

Hopefully I can get better caught up with all my blog friends now this weekend. Everyone have a great weekend and I will be popping in at some point to check you all out. :-)

Scarlett's Thoughts

Cr@p!

And now...back to your regularly scheduled program....

Well, alrighty then!!!

Well Crap!!!

Hey!!! Look at that!!! I made Jan 2007!

Wow! I've become a REALLY bad blogger!

Down to the wire again...

New post this weekend!!!

Stop to smell the flowers....

Pics Galore...

Happy Monday!

Happy FFF Everyone!!!!

Happy 4th of July!

Let's get a little bit closer....

Happy One Year to Us!!!

It's FFF!!!!!

Let the Fun Begin!!

The Long Awaited Post (or - Jan is Laaaazy!)

Today is....

Ugh!!!

Update!!

And here we go....

Quick Update....

One Week Left!

The *Jan* Pic

A Rose Is A Rose...

If it Looks Like a Duck & Quacks Like a Duck....

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Sunday's Update (by Amy)

Saturday's Update (by Amy)

Jan's Surgery Update (by Amy)

Quick Note....

Good News! I'm NOT pregnant!

7 Songs

Introducing.....Molly & Maggie O'Hara!

Sunday's Schmundays

Saturday's Synopsis

Friday's Philanderings

Thursday's Twangs

Emily Smacked Me!

Wednesday's Humpity~Bumps

Tuesday's Twinges

Monday's Musings

:-)

Happy 8 Months, Honey!

Photo~Op

No more diets! My Plan ~ My Way....

Thanks to Tressa for finding this recipe....

Yay! Pamela won!

Game Time!!

Coming soon, to a blog near you....

Remember When...

Well....I don't even know how to say this...

Happy Valentine's Day!

New Camera Pics

Tonight's the Night....Everything's Gonna Be Alright

What Was I Thinking?

Ahhhhhh.....The Taste of Freedom

Weeeeee! What's Wrong With Me?

Guess What Today Is?

Valentine's Day Contest & an Update!

A Plug for Jamie

A Sigh of Relief....

Valentine's Day Contest?

You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

Yippee~Skip

Update on Me! :-)

zrvkdeopfghytuvn

Being of sound mind...I hearby leave my....

What's Up, WeatherPixie?

Happy New Year, Everyone!!

And the Winners Are.....

The Winner will be announced....

Ornament Exchange

1st Annual Christmas Tree Contest!

Trees are coming Monday night...

Send those Christmas Tree pics!!

A Little Christmas Fun....

Under The Boardwalk...We'll Be Having Some Fun...

The Jan Pic