4:09am (YIKES)

OK its sat and i am up very early. I have so much on my brain that i guess i couldnt sleep. This month is going to be like a spinning wheel. Having all theses screens done with in two weeks. Most likely i will be put on protein shakes and water starting around the 8th of the month. So i been asked ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT THIS LIFE CHANGING JOURNEY? Well YES I DO but my question is am i strong enough to handle it ..............OH friends tell me yes i am and i feel i am but it is a emontioal journey. There will be TONS and TOns of things i will never eat again or cant unless i am willing to have DS(dumping sickness this is what they call it in the world of surgery ). WEll i dont like being sick so i will be watching every little thing that goes in my mouth. ALso on having this surgery i will be watching my body's Vitamin intake. Taking vitamins with the outcome of this surgery is a MUST or you can get very sick. YES i am learning how to take HORSE PILL size vitamins and i am on my third day and i am doing pretty well . WEll with that said i am off to take my horse pills and start some laundry . Please pray my ins will approve me SOON LOVE JULIET

Ps OH means Obesityhelp.com friends
DS is DUMPING this is what they call it when you eat the wrong foods and you get very ill for a few hours . JUST one bite can make you very sick if you eat the wrong foods

Black day

WOW i am still at home. I decided to NOT fight the deals at the stores today. So instead i stayed home with my kids. I will go later to get a tree but thats it.

HOpe for those that went out didnt get too crazy in the crowd lol.


Well Thanksgiving dinner was ok . ITs basically was my last holiday dinner for a while.

Well dont have much to say so i will close. Please keep me in your prayers i have a few long days ahead of me . Pray that my surgery will get set and ins will NOT give me any troubles on it. Just pray for my doctor and staff as well as me and my journey of a new life style.

LOVE YA
JULIET

BOOST

I just took my first drink of BOOST drink. Please tell me there is something that tastes better lol. I cant see my self drinking this for TWO WEEKS only . I am going to end up living on water for two weeks probably . I am a person who never takes medicine unless i am dieing or cant breath(bad cold etc) . I dont take anything chewable (though i am having to now ) or liquid.............................. PLEASE give me good vibes it will get better. They wanted me to start getting my self use to it and so i bought some to try . Because i am haveing to watch what i eat now and stuff because my surgery is coming up quick (after ins aproves). Because we are beating a deadline of Dec 31st .


Ok enough rambling ....................i got to get this stuff down then vitamins............................GOD HELP ME LOL

HAPPY TURKEY DAY YALL

Juliet

VITAMINS GROSS

OH my gosh THEY ARE GROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. I have never chewed vitamins and now i have to ............ I know its worth it but GOSH cant they make them taste any better lolol.


WEll hope you all have a great day . I am off to shop with family and then come home and get Christmas stuff out

Juliet

Screens today

Ok well i went to psycho doc and took a 370 question test . OH MY GOSH what STUPID questions they asked. Then we went to Dr Scarborough's office to get some class and test done . Well it was wrong information and appts so I ended up seeing the doctor and then a nurtion class so i will know what to expect and what diet i am on. Basically i am having to slowing take myself off of FOODS YIKES. I got my special vitamins i will take rest of my life. SO i start those tomorrow.


I go Tues to get a ultrasound done on my heart. Then Friday morning i will be put to sleep for them to take a scope and put down my throat and look at my stomach . After that i believe lab work and then ins will get contacted.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO please say a prayer for me that all goes well with ins


LOVE
Juliet


HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Support Group

OH MY GOSH

I think i met the greastest support friends i could ever have. You guys cracked me up . THANKS SPRITE, STEVEN, Becky and Jasmine. YALL were so funny and had lots of information. Cant wait to see you all again.



I PASSED my stressed test now i go tues for a ultrasound. I sure hope all this testing is almost done lolol.I am so ready for surgery

Ok Well off today for two more test.

Yall be sweet
Love
Juliet

Journey BEGINS surgery

HOWDY FRIENDS


Well i have started my journey. I went to the seminar that is required and then i have been to the heart doctor today . Yeah I didnt know what they were going to do until i got there. The treadmill and me made best friends lolol (Stress test) . Then they checked my heart and now i go on tues to take ultrasound of my heart.


Tomorrow I go for the pysho test then i go to the diet doctor and then diet class. What fun.

I am getting excited wish the surgery would just get here. I am ready to start a new life and new journey. I have talk to some wonderful people on my new message board i am going to . And cant wait to meet them at the support group meet.


Thank you all who is at OH who has answered my silly questions .

Well i am off to get things done
Have a blessed Thanksgiving


Love
Juliet

Breakfast sandwich sausage and cheese

Lunch soup, pickle, rice cakes


supper salad and topping



snack gs nuts


have a safe day

WOW what a week

Hey friends

We are all enjoying the wonderful cool air now with fall here. I hope this finds you all well and happy. I was sick last week with a very bad sinus infection and lost my voice. Boy it was strange not having a voice. Now i went to doctor today with another issue lol i have a infection. I will spare the details but just know its a very discomfort feeling and i hope none of you ever go threw it lol.

Kids are well they are just getting excited about Christmas and Birthdays.
Well the diet is starting (doctors order) and lets just say WOW its going to be a struggle but i will do it . At this point in my life i have NO choice .

So i have been reading alot of blogs lately on diets and menus etc so i thought about sharing with you my details in diet . So my diet has to be 1200 calories and a walk ( no walking next few days though thanks to the rain) and drink nothing but water or sugar free stuff.



So here is my menu

Breakfast egg and piece of lunch meat, or sausage
Lunch Can of soup with 4 strawberries, string cheese
Supper chicken salad and toppings
Dessert 1/3 of gs nuts


Not sure the calories but with the way i feel i really haven't been eating like i should But i think i am in my calories rage . I am learning all this calorie stuff so bare with me.


Ok so keep me in your prayers for my family and me and my health i have to get on track with this diet or i will be dead like most of my family in the pass or will end up having more health issues then i can deal with .


BE BLESSED
JULIET

list of fun things

Wow its been a long time since i posted. So much has been going on . here's my list. lol


We are all heathly and good.
We are enjoying the fall.(my favorite time of year besides spring)
Got Roof fixed WOOHOO
Now this weekend Russell is out side making me a back porch WOOHOO.
Next week is my skirting we are hoping to put on the house.
Then we plan on doing the door. Then i think all repairs or mostly done.
The diet is SO /SO . My stomach hurts more now then it ever has before i think. But i wont and will not give up i might have to eat different then the atkins require but i am going to work might not be over night though.
After a MONTH of going in circles we finally got the ins taken care of WOOHOO>
I went to the New kids on the block concert it was fun exciting .......but it felt really strange going after waiting for 15 years to see them live.

Scouting is going well . So far no problems and i think i have 8 boys starting this year. We are in the process of getting ready for our fishing derby and plus our group gets to camp afterwards . I cant wait


Karley Ann had her front tooth pulled out and doing well ...........Just hate the fact we have to wait for a couple of years to see teeth again lol


Took the kids to a Zooboo today what a blast we have ( i will post pictures soon on myspace)
This week i have planned

Monday teacher meeting with Bailey's teacher, Scouting
Tues work and Terminix is coming WOOHOO i cant wait
Wed i have a training to go to
Thurs i am off to go sit at a ard meeting for Bailey's speech then i am going to look for skirting

Friday ............Who knows thats too far i do need to go get a oil change
Party at Donna's house
Sat skirting on house (if we get it in time)

Sunday church and family


Well think thats about all to see up comping pictures of kids and zooboo you will have to go to my myspace http://www.myspace.com/julietam96
HAVE A GREAT WEEEK

Love always
juliet

list of fun things

WOW i got so much on my brain to share so i will make it short and sweet.


We are doing well .

Karley's surgery went well .

Bailey now has to have teeth work (does it ever stop they even talking about braces GOSH

My repairs are coming along

My diet (atkins) is doin so so but i am pushing my self to do it though . So i hope i see results showing soon .

AFTER a elementary and high school crush on a band i get to go SEE THEM IN CONCERT THIS COMING WEEK I AM TOTALLY EXCITED> a friend invited me . I AM SO HAPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY


Bailey is going to be in a parade sat will post pictures soon.



Ok think thats about all in the murray's


BE BLESSED
JULIET

Waiting on a Woman

Want to share something. I love this song by Brad P. For some reason it really touches me . It makes me think of my dad. And in my heart i feel he is waiting on us. I know deep down he is watching over me and my children. I hope you like it as much as i do .
We are doing all fine. Back in school and work. Karley will have her surgery this week so i am sad but its ok i will be a sport for her . She thinks its cool she will be toothless.........kids lolol.
Have a great day Juliet


Sittin' on a bench at West Town Mall
He sat down in his overalls and asked me
''You waitin' on a woman?''
I nodded yeah and said, ''How 'bout you?''
He said, ''Son since nineteen fifty-two I've been
Waitin' on a woman.''

When I picked her up for our first date
I told her I'd be there at eight
And she came down the stairs at eight-thirty
She said, ''I'm sorry that I took so long
Didn't like a thing that I tried on.''
But let me tell you son she sure looked pretty
Yeah, she'll take her time but I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman.

He said, ''The wedding took a year to plan
You talk about an anxious man, I was nervous
Waitin' on a woman.''
And then he nudged my arm like old men do
And said, ''I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it
Waitin' on a woman.''

And I don't guess we've been anywhere
She hasn't made us late I swear
Sometimes she does it just 'cause she can do it
Boy it's just a fact of life
It'll be the same with your young wife
Might as well go on and get used to it
She'll take her time 'cause you don't mind
Waitin' on a woman.

I've read somewhere statistics show
The man's always the first to go
And that makes sense 'cause I know she won't be ready
So when it finally comes my time
And I get to the other side
I'll find myself a bench, if they've got any
I hope she takes her time, 'cause I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman.

Honey, take your time, cause I don't mind
Waitin' on a woman...

HI

HI everyone

Hope you are all doing well . Its been one crazy week here. I will just list the choas we have had lol.

Family had to come from la to stay with us for a while thanks to MISTER GUSTAV.
We enjoyed our family but its so nice to get back to the normal life we share.

I had to re work my classroom schedules again i am hoping this time i got it down. I love working with my co worker she is awesome. ITS going to be a great year .


Bailey Got his first mark in class. No i wasnt easy on him because i believe he knew what he was doing and he could of choosen right or wrong and he choose something that is not acceptable in our home. So i am hoping we kicked it in the butt and he will do well in his class.


Scouts are starting up YAYYAY. I just wish more people would HELP OUT with their sons activites instead of depending on leaders to do it all .
I cant wait to meet all my new boys.


Russell is going for a interview on tues so i am praying (please pray for us ) he gets this job. IT WOULD DO WONDERS in our marriage, bills, family life.
We struggled for five years with chapter 13 that i am praying we can start over a new leap.


We cleaned the house from top to bottom cleaned carpet etc. NOw i am working on doing the master room (what a night mare when your office is in your bedroom ) but hoping he gets his job we will gt some shelfing going on in the room so it would look better.


Well thats about it LOVE YOU ALL have a blessed weekend .

Juliet

Good Morning

Good Morning

Hope everyone had a great summer. I did. Well i start school today as well as the two kids. YAYAY We are very excited. Please keep Russell in your thoughts and prayers he is going for a interview today. We we want this new job very bad.
WEll keeping it short today
Juliet

August is never great

HI

Its a crazy month like it always is around here. This is why

School is starting
camping like crazy
Enjoying family that is from out of town
Excited that chappter 13 IS FINALLY OVER and they owe us (thats the best part) lol

ITs been 13 years since my Forced R*** So every august i get really down and wonder why idiots can get away with things that are wrong. But my outcome has made me a better person but it still hurts.

Prepareing for classroom (i am excited i am having my own class)


lots of scout training etc



So thats the murray chaos in a nut shell
Pleas keep russell in prayers he is trying to get a job with conway which would be almost double to triple pay then what we are gtting now and its also would be over time at times. We so much deserve this after our five year struggle
I will come and post later LOVE YOU ALL
Juliet

ps i posted pictures on myspace

Bovay 2008

HEY WE ARE BACK
What a week end we had at bovay.
Story one

Bailey finally knows how to ride a bike. YES he is seven and i know he should already know how well we didn't buy him a bike until a few months ago and he has never really been able to ride it . Well he learned the hard way at the Bovay camp . They had a small BMX track. Well after hitting the traffic sign and barn (head first) and running away from the guy Nick because he didn't know how to use the brakes............gotta to say now he knows how lol.

Story two

Bailey has learned how to semi swim in a deep pool and fly off the sides and slide by him self.


Story Three

Julie (ME) MADE IT THREW half OF THE TUNNEL (lost mine) yeah me. So next year i hope i can get the guts to go all the way threw with out freaking out lol


WE had a blast its amazing to me how its only hour and half away and the weather is so different and pretty . I cant wait until next year. My son came back a totally different child. He learned soooooooooo many things. I wish all parents would step up to the plate and let their child decide if they want to do this or not (scouts) . It's very rewarding and it makes the boys be more indepent and mature.


Ok off to recovery i am BURNED LOL
Juliet

Ps Camp food was great lol

July

HEY there,

Hope everyone is doing well. I am recovery from my training this week in cypress. OH WOW i have learned SOOOOOOOOOOO much from , learning to make peanut butter sandwiches threw excerise and useing your body parts , to blowing up milk and food colors......... YES i am a teacher and so i have the right to act like a child in class and learn from my crazy ideas. lol
As a teacher we must make our lifes and the students we touch threw our classroom with fun , exciting learning even if it requires messy stuff, to screaming and moving noises. I so cant wait too see my students and introduce them to the exciting new ideas and plans i have for them. It was soooooooooooo good to see my kids (they stayed with granny for the week) when i am away from my kids i feel lost. I was so glad to see them on thurs. I spent some extra time with them on friday and today and tomorrow we will just play and enjoy each other. I have came back with a awesome feeling in my body and soul now . We listen to great speakers and christian comedy. It was so good to spend time with my co workers. I felt like we bonded great and i think we will have a exciting year ahead of us.

We are prepareing for our Bovay trip (camp) this upcoming week . I am so excited i have never camped like this before so its going to be alot of sweat, texas heat but over all its going to be SO WORTH IT . I love my little scouts and i cant wait till the year starts so we can exlpore the wolf year together.

Well thats about all I will be celebrating my 31st birthday this week (YIKES) . YES i feel my age but i dont regret one thing of those years. I am soooooooooo blessed to have great friends, awesom family and a great marriage and THE BEST KIDS IN THE WORLD (in my eyes ) . So as you grow older and wiser just remember God gave you these years of life and so go and treasure them and celebrate every year that you have been alive and healthy .



LOVE YOU ALL
JULIET

Do you have a friend ?

When i ask that i am not asking you just any friend i am asking That special friend. I have one and no matter how low i get or how high i get in they are always there to bring me up or down with laughter, love, caring and just flat out a great friend. This is a friend who i can call and say hey lets go to best buy (they arent big into girly stuff lolol) and they will getup and go . IF i need computer worked on this person is RIGHT THERE. This person knows basically everything about me and more . I have known this person since college and we have always been able to share things together. The person i am refering to is Vinson, He is just a great guy all the way around. He is like a brother i never had, a friend that i can tell anything to a friend i can argue with and i still win (right vinson) . Poor guy came over last week three days in a row and we picked on each so much you could see the horns coming out of his head. But he was a trooper and dealt with me because i was a kid who wanted her LAPTOP NOW and didnt understand why it was taking so long. With all the questions i asked HE never got mad,,,,,,,,,,, he probably was ready to kill me but we are friends if you cant bug each other a little then why be friends. We have shared laughter, death, birth , college days, and more and i will always know i have a friend deep down in my heart that i know i can call FRIEND for life LOVE YOU LOTS JULIET Ps to Vinson ,,, NO i am not going to love war craft after i publish this post lolol

Clean house

HI friends,


Well we had a very productive weekend. We de cluttered our closet (YIKES). I never knew you could collect sooooooooo much stuff in about two year frame. Then we rearranged my bedroom and living room and kitchen so we were bussy. But it was a good busy and now my house is very clean and spotless. I cant stand clutter so how my closet got so clutter is beyond me lol. But we threw away old clothes, holiday stuff, some of my scrap booking and teaching stuff. stuff i bought and never used. Russell got rid of some child hood memories stuff (nothing with value ) So we are very excited its like a new home again lol.


Hope you are all doing well on this Monday I took kids to park and ran to the store . Then we came home to watch ET and paint sun catchers. So they are happy plus they will see their granny today . OK off to dig in my coupons . TTYL
Juliet

declutter

hey friends

How's things going. i am doing well i am laying on the couch typing to you all . i am so getting use to my new toy lol. But, i got to admit i still love my desktop lol. Well i redid my kitchen YAYYAYA me. It was a job but now my kitchen is 100% decluttered, organized, clean, everything is put where it belongs. Now i got to work on the getting rid of apple decor and bring in the new something. Not sure what i want argg
I just knows its going to have to match hunter green stuff . (any ideas?) Then before i took my bath soak i dragged in my husband to the bathroom and we cleaned under the sink YIKESSSSSSSSSSSSssss i wont say how many of those plug ins i had GEES thank goodness for my candle lady . I hate those plug ins they seem to never to work but www.pkstuff.com works wonders. So my next job of de cluttering is my CLOSET and file cabinet but that might be over the weekend or next week . My closet has hubby;s stuff and mine and hoilday stuff etc. Then files need to be cleaned out and i have so much teaching stuff i am wanting to throw out . So when i am done these two spots guess what I AM A 110% decluttered WOOHOO.

ok off to surf the web
happy fourth weekend
Juliet