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Jana

About Jana

I didn't know how much I loved dogs until I brought home my first Miniature Pinscher, Zeus, more than a decade ago. I fell in love with him the minute I laid eyes on him. Even though Zeus is now waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge, I think of him often. Currently, I have two Min Pins, Athena and Nano, who bring love, joy, and lots of energy into our home. My dogs are a big part of my life and are very special to me. I don’t think the human-dog relationship is comparable to any other. Every day is a journey as I learn from them and vice versa. Jana Comer has an M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In addition, she is an avid reader of scientific literature and is especially interested in the evolution of dogs, dog genetics, and dog behavior.

Goodbye Jennifer

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This week was Jennifer’s last meeting with our chapter. She is moving to Arkansas and will join another chapter there. The Arkansas chapter may not know it yet, but they are getting a great TOPS member who I am sure will bring great ideas, a bright smile, and lots of laughs to their chapter like she to does ours. We wish you and your husband well in your travels and future endeavors. We’ll miss you, Jennifer!

P.S., If you are ever in Stillwater, be sure to stop by. We’d love to know how you’re doing.

TOPS Goes Bottoms Up

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Bottoms up!

Thanks, Betty M, for the “snowmen.” It really gave me a chuckle. How creative!

In case you can’t read the text in the photo, here is what it says;

Money is scarce and times are hard.
So I’m giving you this instead of a card.
Something to use, something to share,
So bottoms up, just ’cause I care.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Party Pics

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I heard that I missed a lot of good food and good fun at our TOPS Christmas party.

I was so glad to see that Jennifer and her husband were able to come. Jennifer, we will miss you, and we wish you the best in your move and new endeavors. Keep in touch and if you’re in Stillwater, come see us. You know where you can find us!

Here are some pics of the party goers. I wish I had been there!

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Meeting Highlights 11-26-13

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The meeting was called to order by Bert.

Roll call

Darcy called roll. We lost 2.75 lbs and gained 22.25 lbs for a net gain of 19.5 lbs.

16 TOPS were present.

Darcy was the best TOPS and fresh weight loser.

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements

  • Next week, bring non-perishable food donations.
  • The Christmas and wrapping party will be 12/12/13. Bring wrapping paper and healthy snacks.
  • Judith Karman Hospice invited us to the lighting of the “Tree of Life,” which is 12/14/13 from 6-7 pm at the Karman Korner store.
  • Karen and Ali have the program next week.

Meeting Highlights: 11-14-13

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Bert called the meeting to order.

Betty M. called roll: We had 18 TOPS and 1 KOPS for a total of 19. We lost 11 lbs, gained 15.5 lbs, for a net gain of 4.5 lbs. Karen was the TOPS Best Loser and Gayle was the KOPS Best Loser. The fresh weight loser will be determined at a later date. We miss you, Darcy!

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements: Bring a non-perishable food item to the meeting 12-5-13 for our food drive.

Program: This week, we discussed the family we’re supporting for Christmas. Tammy had previously sent a note via either e-mail or snail mail with details about the family, so if you weren’t contacted, please let Tammy know.

A Wrapping/Chistmas party will be on 12-12-13. We will meet at the Health Dept. to weigh in. Tammy is going to look into getting a room at the hospital where we will wrap gifts for the family and have our party. Bring healthy snacks, everyone.

The meeting closed with prayer.

Meeting Highlights, 11-7-13

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The 11-7-13 TOPS meeting was called to order by Bert.

18 TOPS, 1 KOPS, and 1 visitor, Cecilia Avers, were present.

November state and area newsletters were read by Bert. Here are the highlights:

  • The next Fun Day will be hosted by the Blackwell chapter with the theme “Old Time Movies.” The date is January 25, 2013, and a back-up date, in case of inclement weather, is February 8, 2013
  • The spring Fun Day will be hosted by the Stillwater morning chapter with the theme “Here Comes the Bride.”

The pirate coins were explained in the state newsletter. Different Fun Day activities are worth different amounts of coins. For example:

  • 5 coins for a full costume
  • 3 coins for attending Fun Day
  • 1 coin for
    • Walking 50 miles
    • Exercising 25 hours
    • 90-95 days of keeping food charts
    • Perfect attendance
    • All black (no weight gains) for the quarter

The coins will be handed out at Fun Days until SRD, which is May 23-24 in OKC. “Pirates” is the theme. At SRD, certain items will be available for “purchase” with the coins.

Program: Tammy told us about her encounter with a car jacker and brought it to our attention that bad things happen to real people, even in our small community.

Jessie Has Reached a New Low!

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Jessie was the best TOPS and fresh weight loser at the 11-7-13 meeting.

This week, Jessie hit a grand slam, by being this week’s best TOPS and fresh weight loser. Way to go Jessie!

Although we didn’t have a meeting last week, we did have best losers. Jana was the TOPS best loser and Wilma was the fresh weight loser.

Be sure to congratulate all our best losers, and let’s give Jessie some competition this week!