Day 40

Last night I had my very first Girl Scout Service Unit meeting. A Service Unit encompasses all of the troops in that area...from Daisies to Senior scouts. Its all the leaders and/or co-leaders. We get together once a month and discuss things going on, the coordinators let us know about events going on and deadlines we need to meet. I was a little nervous going into the meeting, because I didn't know a soul, never meet anyone face to face only spoke to a few either on the phone or email.

A sign in sheet was being passed around as the meeting started. when it got to me, I signed it then had to get up to pass it to the table behind me. As I got up, Sandy (the woman running the meeting last night) says "and I would like to introduce our newest leader, Lisa." with that, I am standing...I really just needed to pass the sign in sheet to the next table. I say that I didn't mean to stand that I was just passing the paper to the next table. I know I had the "deer-in-headlights" look on my face. Everyone just clapped and laughed at my remark. They made me feel very welcome. After the meeting, so many of the ladies came up to me to welcome me to scouting and tell me that if I needed any help to call them.

Now to an "untrained eye"...LOL...you would think this would go without saying, being that Girl Scouts should always be helpful right? Wrong! With my last troop SU meeting, I never felt welcomed. Never got any help. So, to get this type of reception was a 180 degree turn for me!! I even volunteered to help a Senior troop leader do a "Back to Basics" camping type training for the unit.

I told Harry that I think I am going to be VERY involved in this GS thing! He just laughed and said why should it be any different than anything else that you do. :D

Day 39

I should have posted this on the correct day but ohh well here goes!

February 7, 2009, is a new birthday for me. Its been 4 years since my Gastric Bypass Surgery. Since that time I have lost over 180lbs and have gained my life back. It was a semi-hard process, anytime losing weight and keeping it off is a hard process. Of course at the beginning, the weight just sort of fell off of me, and as soon as I got signoff from the doctor (April 2005) to start exercising, I joined a gym and worked with a trainer for a year straight. That's what really helped me lose the weight and tighten up as much as I did. I still have about 40-50 lbs I would like to lose...easier said than done! I will do it though, then go for some plastic surgery to get rid of excess skin and to help my girls go back to where they belong. HAHAHA

I can not imagine ever going back to the weight that I was, I was so unhappy and uncomfortable. I got a compliment on FB the other day from someone that hasn't seen me in years. She asked if my FB picture was current because it looked like my HS yearbook picture (it was taken over 25 years ago). I laughed and said, no its current! it made me feel GREAT that someone would say that I looked so young!

I was debating on whether or not to put up a before and after pic. I am still thinking about it. I will make this post now and when I get home tonight I most likely will post the pics.

Here is the before picture taken 2/6/05



and this one was taken over the summer.

37 & 38

The weekend was very quiet. Just hung around the house, did some cleaning and tossing some crap I had sitting around.
Today was BEAUTIFUL! Harry and I took a nice long walk around the Holtsville Ecology Center. It felt good to be outside and not have to be bundled up with coat, hat scarf and gloves!!

Here is what the trail looked like

Day 37

Today I went to my first part of my Girl Scout Training called Daisy Dazzler! I really enjoyed it and I have another 3 hour course next Friday. I have been working on getting my troop together and planning our meetings. I hope that the girls will have fun. :D

Days 35 & 36

Ahhhh to be a cat and lay around in the sun all day. That is my request whan I am reincarnated!!

HAHAHAHA

Day 34

The weather people were saying we were going to get a huge storm....I have heard it before and I know not to listen anymore!! LOL

Well it wasn't snowing when I left this morning but by the time I got home there was about 3 inches on the ground. It was perfect snowball snow!

When I got home, before I went into the nice warm house, I took this picture of the lights in our garden.

Days 29, 30, 31, 32, 33

WOW...its been a few days I know. I was at my weekend crop and it was FANTASTIC. I have a few pics from the weekend that I will post.

Yesterday was Ground Hog day and he saw his shadow...booo hoooo...6 more weeks of winter! Today we are supposed to have a huge snowstorm but it maybe just rain. Who knows!! LOL

Here is a picture of one set of cards that I made...pay no attention to the wine bottle behind them. :D



and here is a picture of my work space at the crop. I was "organizing" my wedding pictures to start scrapping them...it kind of looks like my bag exploded!