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Yep... working! I get to see one of my boys now! Pathetic for 38, I know...but it's fun to me.

5ducklings wrote:

I don't usually post much about this on here but I was pretty excited! I am now fitting into a size 6 pants! I was shocked and amazed to find that out today! I don't think I have ever worn a size 6..not in my adult life anyway and most certainly not since I had 5 ducklings!!
Anyway, just thought I would share my happy new with you all.
Have a great night everyone!

WOW...what great news 5D's. I am soooo jealous. LOL
Mind if I ask how you did it?

Dear Diary,
For my birthday this year, my daughter (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me.
Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.
I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named Belinda, who identified herself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear.
My daughter seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.
MONDAY:
Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Belinda waiting for me. She is something of a Greek goddess -- with blonde hair, dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!! Belinda gave me a tour and showed me the machines. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she conducted her aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring! Belinda was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time she was around. This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!
TUESDAY:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door.
Belinda made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air then she put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Belinda's rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT! It's a whole new life for me.
WEDNESDAY:
The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot.
Belinda was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. Her voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying. My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Belinda put me on the stair monster. Why the Hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Belinda told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other sh#t too.

THURSDAY:
Belinda was waiting for me with her vampire-like teeth exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late; it took me that long to tie my shoes.
Belinda took me to work out with dumbbells. When she was not looking, I ran and hid in the restroom. She sent another skinny b#tch to find me
Then, as punishment, she put me on the rowing machine -- which I sank.
FRIDAY:
I hate that b#tch Belinda more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic, anorexic little cheerleader. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it.
Belinda wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the damned barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher.
Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?
SATURDAY:
Belinda left a message on my answering machine in her grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing her made me want to smash the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Weather Channel.
SUNDAY:
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my daughter (the little sh#t) will choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a hysterectomy.
I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!

We just had an earthquake. 5.8 mag. They always make me so dizzy.

rval2 - lol @ a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a hysterectomy.

5ducklings wrote:

<quoted text>Work stinks! LOL to bad we can't get paid for doing nothing!! hehehee

That's called retirement, LOL

Brattus Rattus wrote:

We just had an earthquake. 5.8 mag. They always make me so dizzy.
rval2 - lol @ a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a hysterectomy.

Brattus Rattus, where abouts are you located? we have a plant in Pomona and they have been evacuated due to structural damage.

Brattus Rattus wrote:

Please forgive this idiotic post, but I just want to see if my profile thing is working. ;-)

Yep, it's working! Love the pic by the way!

KBs mom wrote:

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Brattus Rattus, where abouts are you located? we have a plant in Pomona and they have been evacuated due to structural damage.

I'm on Camp Pendleton. I haven't heard of any damage yet but it was stromg...even down here. It started rolling and lasted about 20 seconds. Which seems like an eternity when you hear your building making nouse and everything is shaking. LOL

Dispatch Jim wrote:

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Yep, it's working! Love the pic by the way!

Thanks! That is a pic of Frick. I made him the costume for a wedding picture to give to one of my friends that is a rat lover, too. I think I was 36 when I made that costume...don't be jealous of my life. LOL

My spelling/typo's, without spell check is terrible. Good Gawd.

Stromg = strong
nouse = noise

Brattus Rattus wrote:

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I'm on Camp Pendleton. I haven't heard of any damage yet but it was stromg...even down here. It started rolling and lasted about 20 seconds. Which seems like an eternity when you hear your building making nouse and everything is shaking. LOL
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Well, glad you're alright. BTW, welcome to our crazy little corner.

KBs mom wrote:

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Well, glad you're alright. BTW, welcome to our crazy little corner.

Thank you! I went to the forum for Escondido and no one is writing. I need something to help me pass the day. ;-)

Brattus Rattus wrote:

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Thank you! I went to the forum for Escondido and no one is writing. I need something to help me pass the day. ;-)

Welcome, this thread is great for passing the time, there are people on here just about all day long!

Gentle Taz wrote:

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That's called retirement, LOL

But the sad part is that the wages drop so drastically ( in retirement)... you can barely call it living, unless of course you did nothing all your life in order to prepare to do nothing in retirement.

on the fly wrote:

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But the sad part is that the wages drop so drastically ( in retirement)... you can barely call it living, unless of course you did nothing all your life in order to prepare to do nothing in retirement.

My pension is about $100/mo. less than my take home when I was working. It was a matter of living on less than my gross pay (less taxes) prior to retirement. I had about $700/mo. going into a retirement acount before taxes. I have not, at present touched the retirement account or social security. I drive a small 10 year old pickup and I watch a 19" TV on basic cable. I don't feel any need to "keep up with the joneses". LOL As a result, I am quite comfortable financially.

rval2...Your diary entry is hysterical :)

Shoeless Eluder wrote:

Sure are lots of fireflies this year. And the cicadas are buzzing. You know what that means. summer will be over soon.

Love the fireflies.. hate when August first rolls around 'cause you know it's almost over..

Brattus Rattus wrote:

My spelling/typo's, without spell check is terrible. Good Gawd.
Stromg = strong
nouse = noise

Hmm. could be fun to decipher that, it's almost like a freaky code.

Brattus Rattus wrote:

Yep... working! I get to see one of my boys now! Pathetic for 38, I know...but it's fun to me.

That's the cutest frickin' rat I've ever seen! LOL

Isn't it though ? LOL
My kids had rats for pets when they were young. They are very sweet, and smart too.