My HCG Journal. Looks like I need to start one!

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by obraxton

God bless, Cheryl. Have a wonderful and INTENTIONAL weekend! A tip I've learned since surgery is to eat as much protein first, even when you fall off track!

Thanks, Dessa. God bless you, too! Good advice.

Originally Posted by tay65

Hi Cheryl! I'm glad your leg is feeling better.
I ordered my hHCG last night so it will get here next week. I may go on and start again with a 1 day load since I eat fat anyways. I'm thinking even with my son leaving and being depressed over it, that will give me something to focus on besides him leaving. You know? Two Army guys came yesterday morning and kidnapped him for the day. He had an interview with the First Sergeant of the recruiting office on the phone. Then they had him getting them pizza and they took him to Wendy's to eat. Monday he has to take some PT tests (pushups, sit ups and running). They have to be sure hes still qualified for airborne. He said we get to stay in the hotel with him on the 2nd. He flies on the 3rd. So we're happy!
marie, so nice to hear you are recovering so well! you sound really happy.

Thanks, Tammy. Yeah, I really dodged a bullet with that missing step thing the other night. It could have been sooo very much worse. I'll take a flashlight with me from now on.

I hope your son does great on the PT tests! Has he been getting into shape? I remember back before I went into AF basic training, I started jogging because I knew that would be the hardest part for me. We only had to work up to running 1.5 miles (as opposed to other branches of the military.) I did it! Actually, I found the running easier than the walking in formation because they put the tallest girls in front and I was near the back of the pack. It's hard to keep up with long-legged women! Shin splint city. So it was always a relief when we could break into a jog.

I think you are right about it being a good idea to restart a P2 round as this is all "going down." It might be good for you to have that distraction and to see those lbs leaving your body each day!

I am having a fine day, but still off-plan. I got the last of my Christmas cards mailed and so I won't need stamps again until this time next year! I bought some "forever stamps" and will be using them "forever"; just like my checks.

Still no further word on when the horse orientation will be. This really is going much pokier than I thought it would. Perhaps that is part of my feeding frenzy. I hate all this waiting!

I hope everyone has an excellent evening, and a fabulous weekend. May those of you who are tired and worn-out from working all week (Dessa) find a relaxing two days ahead of you.

[rice paddie]

Hi Cheryl - I'm glad to hear that your leg is feeling better. Wow - how scary...it could have been much worse so I'm glad to hear that you're already feeling better.

You know, I have a cell phone but I almost never take it anywhere with me. It's in my purse and if I happen to have my purse and I hear the phone ringing than I'll answer but otherwise I'm really bad about keeping my phone on me. In fact, my ENTIRE family complains about how they can rarely get a hold of me on my cell phone . Anyway, thank goodness you carry yours with you. In the end you didn't need to use it to call for help but at least you had the option.

Okay, so I'm still trying to get through all 64 pages of your journal. My plan is to read the new stuff as it comes in and read the old stuff as I get time. I'm off work for the next 2 weeks so hopefully I'll be able to get all the old stuff read while I'm off.

Have a great day!

[CherylB]

Well, Ms Paddie, you stop reading when you get weary. It was never meant to be a book! LOL

I am well today. Sun is shining, slept in late, got two more nice Christmas cards in the mail and all is well. (Except for the huge power bill I just got.)

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. I'm off to try and get caught up on my other threads.

[verbqueen]

Good morning, Cheryl! Hope you're having a great day!

[CherylB]

Just waking up! Still got eye-boogers. Thank you for wishes for a nice day! Same to you, my dear. I just read you are holding steady on your VLCD's off hcg and you are looking ahead to P3. I'm so excited for you! Can't WAIT to see how this P3 is different from your first.

[CherylB]

I've been "good" today. I started out doing a "coffee fast" Atkins-style, with cream and Ez Sweetz. Took my Mom to the Dr's for back pain and she got an x-ray and we stopped at CVS to pick up a new med and a few essentials. On my way home, I stopped and bought a rotisserie chicken and inhaled the skin as soon as I got settled-in at home. Yum!

The scale was obscenely high today, but I just rechecked it and I'm down almost 7 lbs! I was just floating (or drowning) in fluid. I never gain that much water weight and lose it in such a small amount of time. That tells me (loud and clearly) that my body can not keep up with this yo-yo'ing. I'm taxing my entire system by treating my body this way. The things I got away with when I was younger no longer apply to the 49 year old me.

Anyway, I'll be doing whatever I can manage to do each day between now and the New Year. Then MAYBE, FINALLY life will get back to normal. Bah-hum-bug!

How is everyone else doing today?

[verbqueen]

YAY CHERYL! I am so relieved that you're back on plan. It worries me when you get into these self-sabotage phases (maybe because I've done so many of them myself...)

It must feel GREAT to let that excess water weight go. Enjoy!

[rice paddie]

Holy wow - 7lbs?...that's great! Water loss or not, 7lbs is nothing to sneeze at. Hang in there. Just take it one day at a time, one meal at a time, one bite at a time....sometimes that's all you can do.

p.s. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that ABSOLUTELY LOVES the crispy skin on roasted chickens

[CherylB]

Thanks, ladies. Don't be in awe over me losing all that water weight in one day, and please don't think too hard about how much I packed back on in 8 days or so (I'm not even telling that number!) But this is just not healthy to keep going to these extremes. I have to just settle down and do this a little slower and just do something that I can "live with." Maybe all this "dieting mentality" has just worn me down to the nub.

Paddie (what is your name?), I love chicken skin! I even eat the parts that didn't get crispy (I know. Pretty gross, when you think about it.) I have about 6 Cornish Game Hens in the freezer. Now THOSE are yummy!

Well, ladies. Thanks for your camaraderie and support. I'm sorry the journey with me is such a roller coaster ride! I am a woman of extremes. Damn hormones don't help matters any!

Sleep tight. Catch you again tomorrow.

[CherylB]

Oh, yeah! One last tidbit of great news before "lights out." I "bugged her" (the woman at the farm/stables) and I got an answer regarding when an orientation will be for us "eager beavers." How's Friday morning sound?! It's only going to be 1.5 hours long so I don't quite get that. It just keeps unfolding, one page at a time.

Sort of like life, 'eh?

[rice paddie]

Morning, Cheryl - my name is Dorothy but I usually go by D. Growing up in the 70s with a name like Dorothy was a challenge....I can't tell you how many Dorothy Hamill jokes or Wizard of Oz zingers people would throw at me (sigh). Thankfully, people seem to be over that by now but now it seems like everyone has a great aunt or grandmother or some other elderly female relative named Dorothy so people are always surprised to learn that I'm only 41.

As for the roller coaster weight loss issue. I've only been doing this WOE since 6/4 but I'll tell you, the one thing that finally helped me get my head straight is realizing that it's not a quick fix and I just have to take it one day at a time and trust the process (hence my motto "Take a deep breath, focus and just trust the process."

When I first started all of this 6 months ago, I was so focused on losing as much weight as I could as quickly as possible...which was fine in the beginning when the weight was just melting off but then the losses started to slow down and I started tweaking this and that and obsessing over it all. It was maddening and it really was disheartening when the scale wasn't moving or was moving in the wrong direction. Then I really started reading a lot of journals on here and found that I wasn't alone and that made me realize that the science of this WOE really works and I needed to just calm down and trust the process. Eat on plan and trust the process and the weight would come off at its own pace. So, here I am 45lbs lighter and I couldn't be happier. Would I like the weight to come off faster?....hell yea...but my body has it's own rhythms and apparently it's going to take its merry sweet time to drop the weight....but that's okay because I know that if I just stick to it, the weight will come off eventually.

So hang in there and don't beat yourself up when you mess up. Just trust the process and do your best to stay on plan. The weight will come off.

[CherylB]

Thanks, D! I'm sorry you have had such a "fun time" with your given name. Dorothy is an old-timey name and I can see where you would have been challenged. Wanna know what my grandmother's names were? Harriet and Bertha! So, it could have been worse. Personally, I think we should be able to change our names when we get to a certain age, if we never really "grew into them." I like that about the Lord. He gives people new names!

Trusting the process is very good advice. But back in mid-March, I just got antsy and tired of "messing around." But messing around is precisely what I have continued to do. I had some very satisfying experiences using hhcg but I sometimes wonder if I would have gotten here just by doing Atkins. I did get tired of eating meat, so that played a part in my decision. I still ate meat on hhcg, but so little that it was more tolerable.

Well, half of what I had gained during my 8-days-of-gluttony is now gone. I'm happy to see it go but my hip has really been bothering me. It can't take all the flucutations up and it needs me to get below where I was at my lowest on September 2. Yes, every day since that day, I have been above my lowest weight (though I got there during the summer by eating my own summer-type plan.) I saw the 150's that one day and I got so thrilled!

The last time I was in the 150's, I was married and living in Vegas. Thirteen years have passed and it makes me sad that I wasted all of my "40's". I am (was?) determined that I would not see the 50's in my overstuffed body. Now I just want it to be permanent rather than fast. I want it to be forever and not just quick. I have had it up to HERE with regains and emotional eating.

I hope everyone has a lovely day today. D, so nice getting to know you!

[obraxton]

Originally Posted by rice paddie

Morning, Cheryl - my name is Dorothy but I usually go by D. Growing up in the 70s with a name like Dorothy was a challenge....I can't tell you how many Dorothy Hamill jokes or Wizard of Oz zingers people would throw at me (sigh). Thankfully, people seem to be over that by now but now it seems like everyone has a great aunt or grandmother or some other elderly female relative named Dorothy so people are always surprised to learn that I'm only 41.

As for the roller coaster weight loss issue. I've only been doing this WOE since 6/4 but I'll tell you, the one thing that finally helped me get my head straight is realizing that it's not a quick fix and I just have to take it one day at a time and trust the process (hence my motto "Take a deep breath, focus and just trust the process."

When I first started all of this 6 months ago, I was so focused on losing as much weight as I could as quickly as possible...which was fine in the beginning when the weight was just melting off but then the losses started to slow down and I started tweaking this and that and obsessing over it all. It was maddening and it really was disheartening when the scale wasn't moving or was moving in the wrong direction. Then I really started reading a lot of journals on here and found that I wasn't alone and that made me realize that the science of this WOE really works and I needed to just calm down and trust the process. Eat on plan and trust the process and the weight would come off at its own pace. So, here I am 45lbs lighter and I couldn't be happier. Would I like the weight to come off faster?....hell yea...but my body has it's own rhythms and apparently it's going to take its merry sweet time to drop the weight....but that's okay because I know that if I just stick to it, the weight will come off eventually.

So hang in there and don't beat yourself up when you mess up. Just trust the process and do your best to stay on plan. The weight will come off.

Sometimes you are lead to the right place to hear the words you need at just the right time!

[tay65]

hi cheryl, how ya doing? I started the drops yesterday with a 1 day load. I figure thats enough since I eat crazy stuff anyways. I gained 3 lbs.
Nice to read you're on track now and losing 7 lbs in one day is nuts! Wow! I retain water too. Especially with carbs. I always thought it was salty stuff, but I found out its the carbs. Like pizza!
I know you're excited to go "play" with the horses!

[CherylB]

Hi, Tammy (and Dessa!) I'm doing fine. I am not doing anything "structured" right now. I have been drinking a pot of coffee (Atkins style) with cream and Ez Sweetz, and eating chicken (with mayo and sour cream, ala Dazy) and small, very basic salads with ranch, grated parm. cheese, bacon bits and seasonings. Sort of like on the idea of a caesar salad (no tomatoes, onions, yada yada yada.) I will eat more salad if I can just open a bag of pre-washed, pre-mixed salad greens and just add the other stuff without getting carried away.

I also ate some smokehouse almonds last night, but they are so full of sodium that I don't want that to become a habit. Not with the way my body has started to hold onto fluid! This was a first for me. I never gain that much in water, but it had to be water to be gone in just a couple of days. My face looked so puffy and my lower legs (at the sock line) were so swollen. Clear indentations from the socks.

I don't want to put my body through all that added stress, so I need to just accept the fact that I'm now at the age where I have to worry more about my health than the scale and how fast I can lose the weight. And clearly I am not very good at strict diet plans.

So, for right now, this is how I'm eating. I will take it day by day and see where I am at after the holidays. Then I will reassess and see what I'm willing to commit to.

I hope everyone is doing well today!

[tay65]

hello! I'm down 1.3 today. I was hoping for more, but thats ok. I just wanted the load wt gone in a couple days. I think it's going to take a few days. I decided this round I'm gonna eat more fish. I ate it a couple times last round and I lost good, so I think this round I'm going to eat more of it.
I hope tonight is a better night than last night. Baby was crying and my dd was upset bc she wouldn't stop and go to sleep. Then she said she was a bad mom and Chloe doesn't like her...... You get the picture? Total melt down! I reassured her that Chloe crying wasn't her fault and I took her downstairs to my room and put her to sleep. Then today before my dd went to work chloe started crying again when she was washing her face after eating. I took her again and calmed her down. She fell asleep again. I told my dd this is a phase babies go through. Sometimes they cry bc they can't tell you what they want. Poor kid! My hubby said Chloe wanted me. I sing her to sleep when shes fussy and I don't think my dd does. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Chloe falls asleep for her tonight.
Its raining like crazy today! Its warm, but yucky! I want a snow storm for xmas! LOL
Have a good night!

[CherylB]

Oh, that sounds like a hellacious night. I feel for your dd because I take things personally, too. I wonder if you should fade into the background when things like this happen, rather than sliding into the "Mom to the rescue" mode. DD needs to get past this and so does Chloe. I'm thinking that if she doesn't find a way to comfort her own dd, it will keep going on into the future. Maybe she needs to bond more with her.

I love your new Avi! So dang cute. She looks so happy! Some kids get really freaked-out by Santa.

Nice drop after your first VLCD! It's raining here, too. Was so gloomy today. No snowstorms in my Christmas wish-list! Stop that, or maybe you will cause it to happen. January will be here soon enough and no doubt we'll get some significant snow at least once that month.

Back to Chloe, you should talk to DisneyPrincess about teaching babies to sign! It gives babies a way to communicate their needs more effectively. Her baby did great with it! I don't know how difficult it is, but it's worth a shot!

I hope we all have a peaceful and quiet evening tonight.

[tay65]

Hi! Oh, I didn't even know Chloe was crying last night until my dd texted me and she was so stressed and crying with Chloe. So thats why I ended up with Chloe. I never interfere with her taking care of Chloe. And I only give advice when she asks me for it.
I'm thinking Chloe may have a little stomach bug going on. She's been alittle cranky today and she spit up some earlier and yesterday too.
Shes going to sleep now, lets see if she wakes up again crying. I hope not.
Tomorrow is going to be busy! Taking my son to get his GF a gift, go to WalMart for Chlobug's formula and cereal, I have laundry to wash and I have to bake choc chip cookies! I know I'm missing something, but I guess I'll think of it later. hehehehe
Talk to ya sometime tomorrow! Take care!

[CherylB]

Good night! May it be a peaceful night, too. Speaking of "peace", we are having a line of thunderstorms blow through here right now. Weird weather! I opened the back door to get my dog to come back inside and it felt almost balmy.

[paulabob]

I wish my mom had been there a time or two with mine when they were non stop crying. I still remember calling all my sisters and mom once and asking them if something was wrong with my baby LOL!

He started teething at six weeks old. He was the hardest to figure out...never happy staying still or at home, wanted to be going places! My second cried just as much...but was more my temperament and I "got" her. Neither of mine were the sort to stop crying if I rocked them or sang to them. Somehow we got thru it (hard to remember now!)

I do have an awesome pic of my DD crying on Santa's lap... She doesn't think it's funny!

[tay65]

Last night was much better. BUT she has a cold! so now its making sense. She doesn't feel well. So the vaporizer is running and she won't be going anywhere until xmas.
Well, TOM has visited me! As soon as I started the drops I began to cramp and have some spotting. Why do they start TOM? Cramping is so bad they woke me up early this morning.
I have to take my son shopping too. UGH! I don't want to even get dressed today. LOL
Weight.....down 2.1 lbs!!!! So all load weight is now gone! On to VT!!!! Well, I was 188 before P3, but stabalized at 190.5ish. I'm not counting it since I wasn't there long.
How is everyone? Where is Marie? Hope shes still doing well.
Oh, about the sign language for babies. Thats cool, but it seems that would delay their talking. We want her to "talk"! Shes getting more verbal now. Making more sounds to let us know what she wants. Its amazing!
Well, BBL!

[Cruzcrzy]

Hi Tammy, Cheryl and ALL,

I'm here. I am a bit of a scrooge this year so just keeping quiet, lol. Thanks for asking about me. Congrats on moving into VT. I am glad you got that load weight off fast. I loaded R1 and R2, but, regretted loading R2. My R2 was not that successful in terms of weightloss and I personally do not see the value in loading, lol. I was hungry both rounds, so I don't buy into the theory of it helping with hunger, lol...off my soapbox about loading, lol.

Cheryl, you asked how I was feeling about my body and I thought I had answered. I am VERY happy with the results. The results are pretty amazing, and I am just a little over a month out. I wish I had your email and could email you before and after pictures. We are not allowed to exchange email information in posts or via pm's, I emailed and asked. They said I could upload them to the photo gallery, but, there is nudity(breasts) so I don't want to do that. I don't want to get my pivileges revoked so I must play by the rules. They DO monitor these threads. For a time my PM's were disabled for a few years!

Cheryl, are you ready for your training tomorrow? Tammy, when does your son leave? This is going to be a very special Christmas for you all this year, lots of blessings.

Merry Christmas gals!

[tay65]

Paula, I'm glad to be here for my dd. I just make it a conscious effort to not overstep my boundaries. Ya know? Shes the mom, I'm gramma! Sometimes I have to remind my hubby to step back. He can jump in too soon.
I know I wish my mom would've helped me. I had NO help! She wouldn't even babysit for me. I vowed I would never be that way with my grandchildren. I want mine around me and know I love them. My mom favored my daughter and now my son really wants nothing to do with my parents. I would run into my aunts and they would ask about my son and say my mom talks about my daughter and doesn't say a word about my son. So sad. Then a few months ago she says to me that she doesn't feel close to him. Well wonder why!
Sorry for the rambling! Oops!

[Cruzcrzy]

Originally Posted by tay65

Paula, I'm glad to be here for my dd. I just make it a conscious effort to not overstep my boundaries. Ya know? Shes the mom, I'm gramma! Sometimes I have to remind my hubby to step back. He can jump in too soon.
I know I wish my mom would've helped me. I had NO help! She wouldn't even babysit for me. I vowed I would never be that way with my grandchildren. I want mine around me and know I love them. My mom favored my daughter and now my son really wants nothing to do with my parents. I would run into my aunts and they would ask about my son and say my mom talks about my daughter and doesn't say a word about my son. So sad. Then a few months ago she says to me that she doesn't feel close to him. Well wonder why!
Sorry for the rambling! Oops!

Tammy, I so get what you are saying. I had the same NON-support from my mom. You are doing a great job with your daughter/granddaughter.

[privatediva]

My mom was a great help until I had my sick baby. She was my third, so I really needed the help...BAD. She was sick for a full two years. I think it just was too scary for my mom to deal with so she kind of disappeared and didn't even really help with the older two during that time. Family psychology is some weird stuff!

[paulabob]

Originally Posted by tay65

I know I wish my mom would've helped me. I had NO help! She wouldn't even babysit for me.

Same with mine. Bothered me since she did for my nephews and nieces at least on occasion. I've always felt my kids were bottom of the list for both grandparents. They are bright enough to see it too.

I know when I'm a grandmom I'll have to battle not overdoing it. I definitely want to be hands-on (but lord may that time be 10-20 years from now)! You sound like you know where the healthy boundaries are.

[tay65]

hi Marie! Glad to hear from you!
My son leaves Jan 3rd for 16 wks, then he'll come home for 2 weeks then leave for his duty station. He'll have to save up leave time before he can come home again. So it may be a year before we see him again. Yes, xmas is going to be extra special for us!

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by Cruzcrzy

Hi Tammy, Cheryl and ALL,

I'm here. I am a bit of a scrooge this year so just keeping quiet, lol. Thanks for asking about me. Congrats on moving into VT. I am glad you got that load weight off fast. I loaded R1 and R2, but, regretted loading R2. My R2 was not that successful in terms of weightloss and I personally do not see the value in loading, lol. I was hungry both rounds, so I don't buy into the theory of it helping with hunger, lol...off my soapbox about loading, lol.

Cheryl, you asked how I was feeling about my body and I thought I had answered. I am VERY happy with the results. The results are pretty amazing, and I am just a little over a month out. I wish I had your email and could email you before and after pictures. We are not allowed to exchange email information in posts or via pm's, I emailed and asked. They said I could upload them to the photo gallery, but, there is nudity(breasts) so I don't want to do that. I don't want to get my pivileges revoked so I must play by the rules. They DO monitor these threads. For a time my PM's were disabled for a few years!

Cheryl, are you ready for your training tomorrow? Tammy, when does your son leave? This is going to be a very special Christmas for you all this year, lots of blessings.

Merry Christmas gals!

I'm ALWAYS "a bit of a scrooge." I think it is a throw-back to our upbringing with parents who were divided about holidays (Dad was a JW.) I like some aspects of holidays but I can see how they've been fabricated. I love to see Christmas lights after dark and sometimes I set up a tree. I didn't bother this year, though.

Marie, I'd love to see those pictures. Don't post them on LCF! That is WAY too personal. I mean, maybe there are one or two that could slide by but for the most part, I'm sure they're too intimate to post. I remember when my sister had her total-body lift. She stood in the doorway of her bathroom stark naked and said, "Look!" She didn't give a hoot about who saw her at that point. She was just so happy!

I think I am ready for tomorrow's orientation. I actually wish it was going to be longer. I think I'm just going to start showing up there and seeing how I can be of help. Eventually they'll have something specific for me to do. It must be so hard for a place like that to not have any clue how a person is going to be with the animals. What a risk they are taking!

Trying to get caught up on all the posts and subscribed threads, so bear with me as I get through them. Paula, sorry both your kids were cranky. Some kids are so "perfect." One of my nephews and his wife had a boy and a girl and they were both so great all along. Easy babies.

Tammy, WTG on the VT! I crave VT like some crave chocolate.

[Cruzcrzy]

Hi Cheryl,

I got your message, but, I believe the addy had already been altered by management here. I tried to send you an email, but, it came back that is why I believe it was altered. I'm sorry. I'm afraid to discuss it further and lose my privileges. I specifically emailed management to see if I could PM/or post my email or request others email for the purpose of being able to share the before/after pictures and they said no as it was against policy.

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by privatediva

My mom was a great help until I had my sick baby. She was my third, so I really needed the help...BAD. She was sick for a full two years. I think it just was too scary for my mom to deal with so she kind of disappeared and didn't even really help with the older two during that time. Family psychology is some weird stuff!

Wow, Deb. That must have been so incredibly hard. Did you lose the child? I hope not. Yes. Family psychology is a quagmire.

Originally Posted by tay65

Paula, I'm glad to be here for my dd. I just make it a conscious effort to not overstep my boundaries. Ya know? Shes the mom, I'm gramma! Sometimes I have to remind my hubby to step back. He can jump in too soon.

I know I wish my mom would've helped me. I had NO help! She wouldn't even babysit for me. I vowed I would never be that way with my grandchildren. I want mine around me and know I love them. My mom favored my daughter and now my son really wants nothing to do with my parents. I would run into my aunts and they would ask about my son and say my mom talks about my daughter and doesn't say a word about my son. So sad. Then a few months ago she says to me that she doesn't feel close to him. Well wonder why!
Sorry for the rambling! Oops!

I'm glad you are aware and stepping back when you can. Some people don't see that they are too helpful and then it can backfire. That really sucks that your Mom was of no use to you with your kids. Was she distant to you as a child? Some people just lack a certain component that makes them more involved. I love my mother but there is something about her and being physical. When I ask her to feel my shirt sleeve or something (that I think feels great,) she will barely touch me. But we hug and kiss and that's it. She had a difficult childhood and I guess being too touchy-feely is something she isn't sure how to do.

I was busy all day today. I couldn't wake up and hit the snooze for a full hour, and even then I had to force myself to get out of bed. (This was NOON, mind you.) Then I walked into the livingroom and found a small shard of what once was a very special letter. I had written in to my Dad and his wife who were living in FL. The dog ate it. There was only a little piece of the envelope left. Just enough for me to see what she'd done. I was heart-sick about it. (After he died, we went through a single box of his personals and that's when I got it back. I treasured it.) I don't even know where she found it. (She eats some paper things like used tissues (), coin wrappers, etc. But she's very particular. Damn dog.

Then I pulled myself together and went to get Mom. Drove her to her beautician so she could get her hair done (she's on two meds now for pain and I didn't want her to drive.) I then went shopping at a Goodwill Super Store and got very involved in the experience. She was ready to be picked back up much too soon.

Then I took her home and did something on her computer for her, left and stopped at the local Library and grocery store in my town, and finally got home. I ate "breakfast" at 5 pm. (Rotisserie chicken.) I had one large DD coffee with cream on the way to pick her up, around 1 pm. I was famished on the way home.

Must run and get caught up, ladies!!! Nice to see you all on my journal thread!