Weigh In Day - Woo Hoo!!

I weighed in at Weight Watcher's this morning and made it to my 10% goal! They gave me a cute little key chain and, since I've been there for 16 weeks, I also received a little charm to put on my key chain. Isn't that cute :) As you can see from my ticker, I'm down 19.8 lbs., so hopefully I'll be breaking the 20 lb. mark next week. This is actually turning out to be FUN!! Go figure!

What I Really Wanted To Say...

Wednesdays are busy days for me. I usually go to my friend's house for a little crafting/conversation time, then head home to get ready for work. After work I go directly to the church for a very quick dinner before our Financial Peace University class starts. Herein lies the problem. As I was heading to church after work, I realized that I'd forgotten the book.... the one we take notes in... the one that I have somehow become responsible for. So, after weighing my options, I decided to call my DH and ask him to bring the book. No problem, really. Except, he didn't answer. Now what do I do? I decided to swing by the house and see if the book was still there. Maybe DH had been in the shower when I called and he'd gotten the message. But, what if he couldn't find the book??? Oh my... I began to think of what I would say to him if he couldn't find the book. Something like "If you would just open your eyes you would have seen the book, right where it's been for the last eight weeks!" BUT, then I realized that this was not the real problem. Sure, he sometimes looks right past an item he's searching for (don't we all?). The real issue was that I had forgotten the book, and I guess I was kind of mad at myself. The easiest thing to do was to pass the blame along, instead of owning up to it. So, when I saw him at the church, I kissed him and I said, "Hi, Honey. I love you." - Thanks God, for the attitude adjustment!!

So This is Spring???

I am soooo very tired of the elusiveness of Spring! Come on already - I want to see my forsythia in bloom - NOW!! The weather forecast for tomorrow is calling for a high of 49-52, with the possibility of snow. Oddly enough, they are also saying that it could go up to 80 this weekend. So, make up my mind. Which is it? Spring or Not Spring? Personally, I could jump right to Summer and be quite happy, for a very long time. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Dental Work - Part 2 and 3 and 4

The aforementioned dental work was completed as Dr. Plumb seated the temporary bridge. But, for anyone who knows me, things in the dental realm do not always go as planned, so I was back in to see my dear Dr. Plumb the next week because my jaw still hurt, and apparently it was not supposed to be. Soooo, Dr. Plumb gently made a few adjustments and I was on my way, happy as a clam. Then this past Tuesday the permanent bridge was to be put in place. I walked in and took the seat in the chair, confident that Dr. Plumb would not hurt me......EXCEPT IT WASN'T DR. PLUMB, it was DR. VIC. He scared me and then he hurt me, and then he scared me some more. By the time I was done, I was trying to think of a way to get out of the rest of the treatment plan they had for me. But it gets better. The bridge was loose. No, it wasn't just loose - it came right out. Now I was terrified because I was so afraid that I'd have to see Dr. Vic again that I was crying as I was talking to the scheduler. She promised me that I wouldn't have to see Dr. Vic again, and that I would be seeing Dr. Plumb. So, Wednesday I went in and Dr. Plumb reseated the bridge. He was soooo gentle, and I was soon on my way. Are the Dental gods toying with me? Why, you might ask? Because the bridge is STILL LOOSE!!! Now what do I do? I'm supposed to go in on Friday for a cleaning and crown prep on another tooth, but I don't see how I can have that work done while the bridge is still loose and the teeth under it are still sensitive. I guess I'll find out. The good news is that it will be Dr. Plumb taking care of me, and I trust him.

Gotta Love That Dentist!

Well, it is accomplished... the dental work I needed done, I mean. My daughter called as I was sitting in the waiting room this morning, being extremely nervous. She prayed for me over the phone, which was comforting. But get this - when the dentist, Dr. Plumb, came in to start work on me, I said something like "Do you pray?" He said that he did, and when I asked if we might pray before he started, not only did he agree... he's the one who offered up the prayer. He then said that he should start every procedure with prayer! Yeah, not a bad idea! Gotta love that dentist :)

Oh, What A Night!

So, I mentioned the benefit dinner we had last night for Peace of the City - Bart Campolo was our keynote speaker, and he was fabulous! We had 30 more people attending than we expected, and praise God, we were able to seat all of them and feed all of them. Remember the cheesecakes I mentioned in my last post? Yeah, well, after cutting and plating 320+ desserts, I decided that I would indulge and have a piece after all. [If you check my weight loss ticker to the right, you'll notice that I am still losing weight.] Anyway, there were a few pieces left, which came home with me (to be used for our next staff meeting). As I was looking at the box, I decided to check the Weight Watchers Points value for that piece of heaven I'd had earlier. Believe me when I tell you that I was absolutely sick. 12 points - yeah, 12 points. I only get 25 for a whole day!!! Thankfully, because I'd behaved myself all day, it only ended up being about 6 points over my daily allotment, which just comes off of my "weekly allowance". Whew!

Irony

Tomorrow is the benefit dinner for Peace of the City. I am in charge of procuring the desserts for this auspicious event. I find it quite ironic that I will be going to my Weight Watcher's meeting tomorrow morning with 9 cases of frozen CHEESECAKES in my car! Rich Products donated them for us - is that cool, or what (no pun intended)?