Support Groups - chit chat 24

Welcome everyone,

We are a group of ladies who support each other through all of life's ups & downs, not just weight loss.

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Angie

figured we needed a new thread.....

hope everyone is doign well.

ttfn
Angie

Hi Ladies,

Angie- I used to make tents for my kids out of chairs and blankets, too! For some reason, all kids like to have a hiding place. Wow, your death dreams are scary! My Katie gets premonitions about things, and has a kind of 6th sense sometimes. Sounds like you will be busy today. Have fun with your friend.

Marti - Sheesh, your DD's conversation with Uncle Matt was scary, too, but probably a relief in a way. Hope your classes are going well.

Hi to the others. :wave:

My hair stylist (who is also my niece by marriage, and I dearly love) buzzed me yesterday!!! I truly think she got me confused with my sister who also goes to her, and my sister gets her hair cut very short. But when she was done, instead of freaking out like I wanted to, I just said, yeah, that's fine. Why did I do that??!? I should've at least commented that it is a tad short!! Like Neal says, it will grow back. But in the meantime, I can't even get the curling iron all the way around it!

Yesterday was almost like Spring here, too! And today is supposed to be nice again. That kind of weather gives me energy, so maybe I'll get more cleaning done.

Be good,
Jana

Evening ladies...

You're all probably in bed...well maybe not Shanna...but you should be, you have school tomorrow!! :D

I've spent most of my evening proofreading and editing and all that jazz. I needed a break. My eyes are starting to wonder if everything looks wrong!!

Jana-- I don't even know what I would do if my sister (who does my hair) gave me a buzz cut!! Cry I'm sure! Years ago, when I was at my heaviest, I wanted to try and improve my looks since I was so down on myself. So I decided to try this new do...A perm on top and the sides and back cut short. Well...once it was finished....OMG... I cried. :cry: It was horrible. For one, my hair takes to a perm like crazy...so it was all frizzy. And the sides and back...didn't feel like she left any hair at all! So instead of improving how I felt..it just threw me into a deeper depression! I was mortified and the woman who did my hair looked like she was going to cry too..... I know she felt bad. But I couldn't stop the tears. :cry:

Angie--Your dream was intense!! I would have been freaked out. Years ago when my Aunt was pregnant...she had come down to attend her 10 year reunion. It was on her due date!!! (crazy woman) Anyway.. I lived with my grandparent at the time and I remember waking up from a dream that she was laying on the couch in full labor because of all the dancing she was doing. I could hear her high pitch whiny voice...saying mamma...it hurts. Then she asks me how I survived this pain. (I had my son 4 months prior) So I went downstairs just knowing she was on the couch. My grandparents were in bed and She wasn't even home yet. So I went back to bed. Early the next morning (I never got up before 10:00 back then....I know I was lazy)around 6:30. Guess what....yep.. my aunt was laying on the couch..crying for my grandma and as soon as she saw me, she asked how I survived the pain. Talk about strange. I wanted to go back upstairs and start the day over! I've had a few crazy things like that happen.

I think it's interesting how we all have something in common with things like that. Or everyone has a story...and not everybody shares. I share a lot. (Sorry ladies!)


OMG!!! I just got spooked! :yikes: (here I go with sharing!) James called me and I was just yappin away and his phone was cutting out...then it just went quiet...then all of a sudden a soft voice kept saying "what?...I'm here....**cough**how are you doing? So you're on the computer? Working late aren't you?" It just creeped me out! I hung up the phone waited a minute then tried to call James back...and she was still on the phone!! I know some how our lines got all messed up...but for a minute there...I was freakin. She couldn't hear me and I couldn't hear who she was talking to. So I just hung up the phone and let James call me back. Just something you want to hear when your home alone!! :D

Ok..now that my nerves are calming down... I've got some PowerPoint to tackle before I go to bed. Kayecee, Cristi, Shanna, Alyra...come back and post!! Share a story if you got one. Heck...we could even start a new thread just for bizarre stories!

Take Care ladies...
Marti

Hey everyone...
guess Im the night hawk tonight.... its midnight here and I just got home from rehearsals. Tanner is exhausted and I plan to let him sleep in and then drive him to school.
Im just cranky,,,which seems the whole cast is...I had to tell a few hurry up after the show so the techies could start doing their thing and I had one person just fly into a fit. I stood there calmly...told her to settle down,,,did tell her boyfriend whos in the play too to get her home and to bed,,,as in sleep..lol then I warned him that she only gets one free pass with me,,,after that I will show her what a real fit is!
I did see my Dr today and am on some major heavy antibiotics. Ive got some icky chest and nasal infection...but really don't feel all that bad,,,voice has come back almost normal. Got my contacts back...yay! I CAN SEE!
I do have some pics on the digi and will try to figure out how to put them on here...Brandon has no school tomorrow and I will make him help me. My boss is letting me have a couple of days off to recoup...THANK YOU!
night all
Angie

Hi Ladies,

Marti - your dream was baziarre, too! I'd have freaked! My Katie uses Powerpoint a lot and likes it. She sets up the layout for the school newspaper using it, I think.

Angie - was the one who threw a fit an actor? They are noted for being emotional, lol. Sounds like you had a stressful evening, and I'm glad you have the day off.

Well, my dream was this: My beloved sister who is/was 15 years older than me, and helped raise me, found out she had cancer and not long to live. Now, all of you know that I am a practicing Christian. Well, I got so very, very mad at God and couldn't believe He could be so cruel. Anyway, in a dream, He came to me, all in a floating robe and everything, and said "I know you think I am being mean, but I tell you, this is a privledge for her." And when I woke up, although I was still sad that she was going to pass away, I was okay with it in my heart. To this day, I KNOW it was really God, and not just a dream....

Where is Kayecee, Cristi and Shanna, and the others???


I am going grocery shopping today and making a stop for the Bakers and Takers hospice program. Other than that, it's just "same ol', same ol'".

What are you doing today?
Jana

Morning ladies--

Jana--What a wonderful dream. I think that would have helped me in a situation like that. Having the heart feel at peace. Just knowing that she'll be ok.

Angie--I popped in last night just before your post. I was going to post, then I thought.... I need to get to bed!! Of coarse, I went to bed and read a book for an hour!

Today is my one class day. Starts at 1:00 so I don't have to rush. I would have liked to have slept in later since I stayed up reading much longer than I wanted.. but my back is aching. I think it's time for a new mattress!! Because only while I'm in bed, sleeping, does my back hurt. Any suggestions on how to rememdy the problem besides buying a new mattress??

Well I have some things I need to do before I go to school. I will post later.

Have a great day.
Marti

Okay, I don't know what this stupid computer is doing but I am having problems posting again-but only with the long posts. Arrrrgh! I just lost my very long post so I will post later ladies but want to say Hi and hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Take care-TTFN ;)

Hi Ladies,

Marti - try turning the mattress over and around, so that where the flip side of where James' feet are will now be at your head. Did I explain that okay? Sometime the box springs can cause more backaches than a mattress, so flip that around (but not over,lol) too!

Cristi - glad you checked in! Wonder why your computer does that?? It has happened to me once in awhile, too, and it's highly annoying!

Not much news since this morning... I got my shopping done and spent some time with Madison. She carried an apple slice around for about half an hour, then wanted to share it with me. Yuk! But, being a good grandma, I ate it with her so I wouldn't hurt her little feelings. I figure I'm immune to most cooties by now, lol.

Gotta run, be good!
Jana

Hello..

Just a quick post for now to respond to Jana and the apple slice (how cute was that?)

Jhanai loves apples, but she likes them even more when she can dip them into melted peanut butter! Try that sometime and I bet she'll love it.

Hi to Cristi!! I was getting ready to e-mail you and see if everything was ok. Glad to see your post!

I will check in later girls.

Marti

Hello ladies...

I'm getting ready to tackle some homework and decided that I would stop by here first. (how lucky are you all? :lol: )

Today was a very good day. Went to proofreading class and my eyeballs hurt afterwards...so many mistakes we had to find!! :dizzy: Then I had to figure out how to "drop" assignments in my instructors file for my Powerpoint class. That was a pain in the butt! There is no way of knowing if you've actually dropped it in or not. Just have to wait and see tomorrow if she got it!
(isn't that the kind of news you all want to hear about?) :p


Angie--Any news about your friend joining our group? I hope she does. The more the merrier. Sorry to hear about the woman throwing a fit. :rollpin: But you have today off right? Hope you took advantage of it! I'm waiting on some pictures........(ok ok... I'll lay off about posting pictures) :D

Jana--The rest of the room sounds just as cute! My daughter would have loved that. But now, I'm not even sure what she likes. This age is difficult to keep up with! All her friends are boys... so she likes things boyish. :dunno:

It's funny, she tells me that she's "kind of" (in her words) a tomboy..but not really becaue she has crushes with some of her friends. I had to laugh. Crushes at 9?!! :yikes: I'm trying to think back when I had my first crush......six years ago when I met James!!! :love: Alright, so maybe that was my first feeling of true love, hmmm...crush.. I do remember having this huge crush on my history teacher in junior high. I think all the girls were "in love" with him! Didn't help that he was younger than most teachers and he really got the student to enjoy his class!! Other than that... I don't really remember having crushes earlier in life. That happened later...junior high and up. I think the fact that I looked so much like a little boy growing up, that I was just so shy! I should post some of those awful pictures. Just show you want I mean!!

Cristi--Wonder why you have so much trouble posting? :?: When I first joined 3FC I always had that problem..but I can't remember what it was that I did to make it not happen anymore. One of you girls helped me out with that. Could have been Michelle or was it Mel?? I don't remember.. I hope it starts working soon. We miss hearing from you.

Shanna--How you doing girl? We want to hear more from you. Tell us your dreams.... your desires.. your... ok wait.. we don't necessarily want to hear your desires..we could get into some freaky stuff with that!! :lol: So just pop in and yap about ANYTHING!!

Highcats---I hope you jump into this chitchat. You're more than welcome to just jump right in and put your two cents worth in!! :D

Kayecee!!!!---Where did you go? I am worried. I was worried about Cristi too, and now she's back. Everything ok? Or is it just hectic right now? I remember you saying you had a maddening day.. Hope things are looking up.

Well the love of my life just left for work. It is so funny... He wears his carhart pants (I believe that's the brand name) and jacket. All black.. then he has this black hat... looks like a cross between a cowboy and a safari hat. He looks good when he's all dressed for work. I told him that he reminds me of one of those men they describe in the Romance Novels. :love: So I always call him my mysterious stranger when he gets ready! He just laughs at me, then realizes that I'm still staring at him all googly :dizzy: eyed so he laughs again and says "Stop it!!" (He loves it I know it!!) Just feels good to know that I'm with someone that I can look at and still feel like a girl with a crush!! You should see his smile....just makes you smile...all day!!

Ok... I better stop yappin about James... or I will be feeling sad that he's gone.

I'm looking forward to the weekend. Three days!! They decided to close school for my birthday... isn't that nice? :lol: Martin Luther King day....when did that start?? Why can't they just have his day on his birthday..which is today??? I just don't understand some of these holidays...but as long as there is no school... I'm all for it.

Well I've babbled on long enough! :blah: :blah: Your eyes have got hurt by now. So I will close for now. I may pop in later.

Take Care
Marti

I don't know what is wrong witht his computer, but it seems every time they do something new I start having problems again. I think it is MSN though because when I hit submit, like today a window popped up saying there was a problem with something-can't remember exactly what it said. But it said do you want to report it or don't tell-well it doesn't matter which one I click on it throws me off. The funny thing is, it is only with a long post, one that has taken me forever to type and it just started that (throwing me off) when 3FC made the changes. Maybe that is the problem there-taking too long. Normally though, it is fine except that when I hit submit it says I am not logged on and I have to log in again. I need to talk with Suzanne again. Anyway, sorry for being MIA for a few days, things have been crazy again. I thought I better check in since I don't know when I will next.

We didn't get the house, which is fine. The way I see it, it just wasn't meant to be. We put an offer on another and should be hearing something tonight, tomorrow the latest.

Next, DS ended up in the emergency room Wednesday night. He had a really bad stomach ache which turned out to be gall stones. So, he is having surgery to remove his gall bladder tomorrow at 1:30 but has to be there at 11:30 to check in. I will be there all day I suppose, not sure if he will spend the night or not. I know when I had it done I was in the hospital 5 1/2 days but that was because I had pancreaitis and jaundice brought on by the gall stones. They wouldn't operate until the infection was gone. DD had her gall bladder removed at the ripe old age of 15 and went in at 7 am and was home that evening. So I am not sure what they will do here.

About you ladies and your stories, well I have some I could tell but prefer not too. I had a lot of things happen when #1 DH was killed. I just am not too comfortable talking about it. It didn't freak me out or anything, they were kind of twilight zone-ish. I haven't told too many people just my mom, my dear friend who was there for me, and of course my DH and of course the kids. Just think people would think I was :crazy:

Marti~how are you liking powerpoint? When I took it we didn't get into it that much, just enough to say we didn't it. Hey, off on your birthday-what a deal! Do you have special plans?

Jana~the play room is just adorable. You did a great job and I love the colors. Of course pink is my favorite color anyway.

Hi to everyone else, Kayecee, Alyra, Shanna, Angie and anyone I may have missed.

I need to be getting off this thing. I have been running myself ragged all day trying to play catch up on housework and laundry. Also, bought groceries today. I will have it done before I go to bed. I don't want to have to think about it tomorrow. I've got a little bag ready to take tomorrow with my favorite magazines, a book, some snacks and a CD player. hey, I go prepared so as not to be bored all day. Anyway, you ladies take care and have a good evening and a great Friday. Talk to ya soon.

Cristi will be thinking of you tomorrow.

I slept so much this morning it felt good...thing is so did Tanner and I finally got him to school when they called around 11....(bad mommy) anyways he got there I got to the car wash, and the bank and was home laying down with a movie within an hour.
Our preview was pretty ummm bad tonight...lol But the saying is bad preview awesome opening night....
Anyways yes the one person who wigged out the most was an actress. The other was the makeup artist who was over stressed. Anyways I had a nice talk with the Director about the situation,,,so he had everyone come in for notes and made an announcement of what my job is,,,and that they better listen. grrrrr The actress wouldn't look me in the eye. (I know kinda childish of me but I made a point of looking right at her, I just a fed up with her melodramtics all the time...friggen prima donna...lol)
Tomorrow I have a hair appointment with my old stylist. And we need groceries,,,my mom and brother are coming for the show and a hockey game. I have to work the whole weekend so I won't even be able to visit.
well better get to bed...
night all
Angie

Cristi--- Looks like you were able to post a long one this time. (that sounded strange didn't it?) I hope your getting some rest and let us know how your DS is doing after surgery. We'll be thinking of you.

Angie---11??? What's up with that? Should have let him stay home!! Isn't school half over by then? :lol:

I popped in for a min. to post something, and I completely forgot why. Who knows, but I need to get to bed soon. But first.. I gotta read more of my book James got me for christmas. Anyone a Dean Koontz fan? I've only read a couple books. This one is called "Odd Thomas" pretty good so far.

Ok.. need to get some shut eye.
Marti

Good morning Ladies,

Marti - I don't read Dean Koontz only because he writes scary books. I know from others that he can really spin a good story, though. Same with Stephen King - there are only certain books that I have read of his, and even then, they scare the bejeebers outta me! I am reading Barbara Taylor Bradford's newest "Emma's Secret". It is a sequel to A Woman of Substance. Btw, do you think you might need glasses? You mentioned that your eyes hurt after close work, so you might want to check it out. About crushes - I liked a little red-haired boy in Kindergarten, and he liked me. He walked beside me on a field trip to the pet store. I remember this after 45 years because the teacher let me carry the fish we had just bought. :) So, my point being, I discovered the opposite sex at least by Kindergarten! But you know me, I'm a saucy wench!!

Cristi - good luck with the new house offer. DS is having surgery today?? He will be in my prayers! Good thinking, packing a bag with things you will need. Let us know how it goes, okay?

Angie - I can remember what I did in Kindergarten, (see post to Marti) but not the name of your play! I don't trust critics and put no faith in their reviews! I learned that the hard way - wasting money on a movie they raved about, and thinking... WHAT THE HECK?!? And some of the coolest movies have only 1 or 2 review stars... go figure! Sounds like you will be plenty busy this weekend, but try to stop in here anyway, okay?

Where is everyone else??

I am going to clean in the kitchen today. Wash all the appliances, etc. A good friend and her sister, whom I have never met, are bringing lunch Monday, and I don't want them to know just what a slob I truly am. :o At least I had already started Spring cleaning in there, so I'm ahead of the game.

Then Neal and I are going out for supper. We got a gift certificate from Gina at Christmas to a local restaurant so we're going to take advantage of that. I love gift certificates, don't you?

BBL,
Jana

I know! I know! Y'all don't beat me! Sorry for being MIA but this has been a wild week! First of all, Tim and I went shopping for a new truck for him. His other is about to need some major work so we thought that we had better trade it in before it conked out. He found a beautiful hunter green Chevy. Then, of course, I decided "it ain't fair for him to have a new vehicle and not me!" Am I right girls? :lol: So I have found this cherry bomb red Jeep Grand Cherokee that I have gone nuts for. :love: I am going to try it out today or tomorrow. Can't wait.

BTW I am home this morning because Landon has strep and I had to take off and go to the doctor with him. Bless his little heart. He looks so pitiful all cuddled up on the couch.

All right- for the big story- do y'all remember the little boy that was having trouble at school. Well, since Christmas break, he has been suspended or had to be taken home every day. He has become sooo violent. Well, the other day, he comes in bright and early and wigs out on his teacher before 8:20. The assistant principal comes down to deal with him. She is going to take him to the office to call his dad but he refuses to walk. He slides on his bottom down the hall. When they reach the door that goes outside to the playground, he hops up and takes off to the great outdoors! There are a total of 5 of us trying to catch him. He goes all over campus. The cops come. He finally runs to the bus sheds. He hops on a bus and locks the door. He is sitting there hitting every button trying to start the thing to take off and flipping off everyone with the other hand. The cops have to go through the emergency door to corner him. Do you know on cartoons when the characters get into a fight and all you see is a little cloud of dust? Picture that in your mind. They finally wrangle him off the bus and have to handcuff him and put him in the back seat of the patrol car because he is fighting TWO COPS with everything he's got. Then he is still going nuts and starts trying to rip the police lights out of the back window with his feet. So they took him downtown and called the social services for a psychiatric evaluation. *sigh* And he's only a first grader!!! I don't know what in the world he is going to be like as he gets older. Right now he is homebound, but by law, the school still has to provide an education for him. Soooo guess who they want to tutor him after school 2 days a week starting next week.... yep, me. I said I would but only on the conditions that the principals stay and he's not allowed to bring a coat or backpack. I don't trust the little bugger. We'll see how it goes.

I gotta get off here. I'll try to post individual replies later. BTW loved all the supernatural stories. Cristi- I hope everything goes well with DS. Later girls!

I have to leave in 15 mins. just wanted to quickly say:

Welcome back Kayecee!!

Post more later

Oh my gosh, what a sad and scaring story about that poor little boy. What a terrible home life he must have to be in such a state at such a young age. I went to Thurston High School her in Oregon where the Kip Kinkel shooting occured, On my birthday about four years ago May 21st. I graduated with his sister, kristen kinkel. I find these frequent stories of troubled youths very frightening. I wouldn't trust him either if I were you. I am just glad I have been out of school for ten years and don't have to be in those environments anymore. It is getting dangerous to be a kid and try and get a good education in a public school. You have to deal with budget cuts and unstable peers. What is this word coming to?? Makes me sick to think of it.
Anywho, enough of dwelling on that sad subject. :headache:
Well, good luck trying out your red love car. I just love new cars. I got one almost three years ago and I am still in love with it. I got a 2000 turbo diesel volkswagen beetle. Kermit the frog green, since I am in love with kermit the frog. It also gets 55 miles to the gallon on the freeway and 49 in the city. You cannot beat that, especially when you are on a limited budget and I only have to pay 25 dollars a month to fill up. So, have fun with the test drive and enjoying the new car feeling.

Hey marti, where are you girl, I need my mommy!!!!!!! :bb: I am having a bad day and need to vent. :stress:
Well, I better go get ready to be dragged to a movie. I just want to stay home and be depressed, but got to keep the man happy.
Hope all the other gals in here are doing ok. Hope everyone has a nice weekend. Chow for now

ok so preview night was a scary experience...OPENING night was a dream. Only had a couple of things that made us all gasp....lol And I fixed that right as soon as the show was done. Im not sure how it came about but I have myself signed up for HAIR? But that doesn't take place till 2005 and the Director is Joey,,,I worked with him in Ruthless, and totally love him.
Kaycee,,,that is so sad, what kind of a life is this kid going to have if hes already having this type of problems at 6? Have fun with your new vehicles....lol Wild woman that you are!
Jana,,,my first crush was with Nicolas West....OMG he was this tall lanky red headed boy...my heart would literally pound when he was near me. I was 14 yrs old. Before that it was Scott Baio and Leaf Garrett....lol (Blue Lagoon...hubba hubba) Anyways it was only a couple of years later that I found out that Nicolas liked me too...but I was dating someone else and then I moved away....
The show Im doing right now is Jesus Christ Superstar. Ill try and forward a newpaper clipping of it.
Well I need sleep....
I think someone should contact Extreme Makeover about doing a show on us!...lol
night all
Angie

here is the clipping
http://www.calgarysun.com/perl-bin/niveau2.cgi?s=arts&p=81186.html&a=1

Late poster tonight.....

I went to bed last night and intended to read my book for half an hour, I ended up turning out the lights at 1:30!! (had to get up at 6:45) And the only reason I put the book down,,, I got scared! :D It actually spooked me. I think I was getting too tired by that time. I have major issues of the dark and night time. Being alone frightens me. I hated living up in the hills and then being left alone. :fr:

Then after school I did some exercises, had lunch then had to get ready to pick up my daughter, then head over to my sisters house for my neices 1st birthday party. Her birthday is actually the 21st, but they wanted to celebrate it on the weekend. We finally got home around 10:00 and I'm tired!!

Now for my idividuals... :D

Jana--I've started reading "horror" books back in high school. Then I started reading almost all of Stephan Kings book. I started reading a Dean Koontz book before, but someone took it, and never brought it back. This time, I decided to try and read something of his.. and I can't seem to put it down, even when it gives me the chills.
KINDERGARDEN???? You are a saucy wench aren't ya?! :lol: I don't think I ever had crushes way back then, but I do remember teasing boys who liked me. At a young age!! (who taught me to be that way??) I used to make boys chase me around the playground then when they caught me, they would keep kissing me until I ran off again. Boy,,, does that sound strange!!
Glasses? I don't think so. Last check up I was told I have good eyes. My problem the other night was trying to find all the proofreading errors. Some are so minor that you miss it. So I felt like I was straining to find it all. I have another class... Document Formatting... and that involves a lot of proofreading too. What did I get myself into this term?

Kayecee-- Glad to see you back. And oh my lord....that poor little guy. And only in the first grade! It makes you wonder if he would grow up to be one of those "Kip Kinkels" That is frightening. I think you're very brave to tutor this little boy. I know that sounds weird beings that he's only 6or so...but still. Taking two cops to control him?? How does this happen to kids/people? What went on in the beginning of his life that he's so outraged and out of control at the ripe age of 6? I feel for you and I will be thinking of you a lot during your tutoring times.
Going out to drive a new vehicle are ya? Live it up girl!! Take it on the freeway and just take off.....then eventually when the gas is ready to run out...bring it back! :D

Shanna--Well let me tell you something... I'm glad that you were "dragged" to go the movies tonight. You don't need to be home feeling depressed. Getting out and about should do some good. Plus, that way you can give me some reviews to the movie you went to!! Feel free to call me or e-mail me if you need to yap. I'm here for you girl!! (ok... so I wasn't exactly around earlier, but I had a birthday party to pig out at!) Now talk about depressing... I went overboard on eating. Sheesh!

Angie-- I read your clip and for some reason, I had no idea that you didn't get paid to do this. This is all volunteer? Wow!! All the stress that you go through, I would have thought that you got paid to be ***** at by snotty little actresses!! (oh...that was mean,, my apologies) :o Hair... that ought to be fun. I've never seen it, but I've heard of it. I think...what's it about again.. I may be thinking of something else......

Cristi--Hope your DS is doing well after surgery. Let us know how he's doing.

Ok.. I must get to bed. I'm really tired.

Night all

Marti

Good morning Ladies,

Kayecee - glad to see you! Hope you get to test drive the Cherokee and that you like it. My van is a candy apple red, and I just love it. I swore I wouldn't drive a van again, and had an SUV, until I got grandkids! Then we needed the space, because sometimes Neal and I take the twins and Katie with us. I know you will be careful around the problem student. I feel so sorry for him that he has such problems - like the others, I wonder what all happened to him that affected him this way. On the other hand, he is old enough to know to knock it off! He needs some serious therapy!

Cristi - hope all is well with your son. Let us know, okay? Btw, I don't have your birthdate, so could you mention it in your next post? Thanks a bunch.

Shanna - what movie did you see and would you recommend it? I'd love your VW bug, and think they are so cute!

Angie - our community theatre group is all volunteer, too. I remember we DID talk about the title before, but you know me! :doh: Glad your opening night was great, and I liked the article by Lisa Wilton. Kudos to you!

Marti - I got my first kiss at 14 by the boy who later became my 1st DH. We were sitting in a swing in my parents yard and had been seeing each other for 3 weeks. I thought he would never get around to it, lol. Glad you had a good time at the BD party. We are going to Macy's (Gina's DD) 1st BD party today and are giving her Disney Dollars since Christmas just passed, and she will be getting toys from others. Hope you get some rest this weekend.

I didn't do a darn thing in the kitchen yesterday as I had planned, so today, after the party, I really do have to get busy. And I am making a WW raspberry fluff pie which is delish.

I've got a weird ghost story about alarm clocks that I will share sometime. Maybe we ought to start a new thread just for ghost stories, lol. Just don't read them very late in the day. :yikes:

BBL,
Jana

Jana: We went to the cheap theatre and saw School of Rock. It was funny and cute. Two days before we went and saw Cold Mountain. LOVED IT, although it was somewhat sad. So, if you like good cry movies, get to see it. My boyfriend was even getting all emotionally about it. One of the many things I love about him. I should post some pictures of my cute little car, it is one of my babies, besides my cats. My boyfriend hates to drive it because he say everyone is staring at him and thinking he is gay or wierd to be driving a Kermit the Frog bug car. I just tell him to stop being a big baby, I don't like to drive all the time when we go places or take trips. It is not like I am making him drive a hot pink convertible or car shaped like breasts or something really girly. HE just thinks VW Beetles are chick cars. Sounds to me like someone is not secure with his masculinity. HEE HEE HEE ;-P

Marti: you are such a nut to like scary books. I have tried reading a couple, like helter skelter and steven King. I just don't feel safe for years afterward. I go to bed and swear that it is moving like something out of the exorist ( SP??) or something. I just cannot read or watch really scary movies. I guess I am easily scared, I just don't have it in me. I am a HUGE fan of Terry Brooks though. I bought a triology book through my mail book club just because it had my name in the title. It was the sword of Shannara, followed by the elfstones of Shannara and the wishsong of Shannara. He apparently has a whole big series. Anyway, who knew that I would buy this on a silly whim and it turn out to be the best books I have ever read. I sent him a letter and he wrote me back, in writing too, not just printed, He also sent me an autographed book mark. I was so touched. Anywho, they are good reads. I am starting to do that with books now. I used to be stuck on the thick romance novels, but I started buying book that were on the Oprah book list and now just buy books if they sounds interesting. No matter what kind they are. I have found some wonderful books that way. Ones that I would not normally have chosen. Anywho, enough of the rambling about books. I guess I am just lonely and bored.

I Hope all the rest of the Ladies are having a great weekend. Later

Hello hello---


How are you all tonight. I'm taking some time while Jhanai is watching cartoons and eating grapes to make a post.

Went to my grandparents house today since it's been awhile that I visited. Christmas Eve was the last time. (terrible!!) My aunt was there with her two kids. I was telling her about how I was explaining to you all about her being in labor and all and that I had visioned it before it happened. She didn't know that! I thought I told her. Grandma remembered. My aunt looked at me and just smiled saying how neat that was. (wonder why I didn't tell her?!!)

They asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I told them nothing. What more do I need? I have my new house, we just had Christmas and I have everything I could ask for. Material things that is. Then James calls me and tells me he got me something.....I'm like what?! I thought we were saving money?!! And he just said "You've got to be kidding." Then I told him that I hoped he didn't spend much....this man buys me things that I have never received in my life.... I got diamond earrings to match my necklace he had bought for Christmas one year. Diamond earrings!!! I honestly do not remember ever receiving diamond anything from my ex for any event. Well, maybe my wedding ring, but that was bought 2 years before I left..... :o Should have saved my money then!

Oops... I'm rambling.

Jana-- I think you should start a post about Ghost & Bizarre experiences. Make an interesting thread. Jhanai just brought up a subject for me to add to that thread if you start one. I think that story is a bit more scary... but if you start the thread... I will post it.

Shanna---I love reading books. Any kinds. I even like reading some of those racey romance novel every once in awhile. But they really got to get my attention. Helter Skelter, never interested me. Some of my favorites are based on true stories. I love reading about ghosts, WW I & II or just true stories from "Chicken Soup for the soul". A variety that's for sure.
I think you should post some pictures of you....and of the bug.

Hi to everyone else... I better get off this thing and go yap with Jhanai.

Take Care
Marti

Did any of you see this?

http://3fatchicks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16512

I was browsing around and found this on the excercise thread! Boy,, let me tell you how that put things in a different light for me. I don't know why... it just did.

Now I truly want to workout more. The muscle just looks so nice and lean!!!
Check it out and let me know what you think.

Marti

Well what a great day! My mom and family went to see Tanner's play, friends from Red Deer came too, plus an agent. Im sitll waiting word to see if she would be interested in taking Tanner on. There is an audition for Little House on the Prairie here...a remake that is. They will need kids...
So anyways my mom told me it was emitional... I took her to the evening show cause we do have understudies for every matinee... well for some unknown reason the crowd was real attentive and athe engery was flying,....so were the tears...I snuck in the back and watched...had to move away from one area cause the people there were sobbing and I couldn't deal with that. In the end I got pretty emotional too,,,with the lights and music and everything it just seemed so new. Lets see how many times have I see this show...hmmmm 3x a week for 4 months.
It was great....
Well Im off to bed...after a good tear duct cleaning I just want to snooze!...lol
night all
Angie

Shanna - Cold Mountain is rumored to be up for an Academy Award. We wanted to see it, but it was gone before we had a chance. Our nearest town has no theater at all and the next nearest has the room to show 8 movies at a time, but it's the only theater around. Anyway, I really like Nicole Kidman's acting - she was superb in Moulin Rouge!

Marti - I'm going to go ahead and say it a day early:

:gift: :balloons:Happy Birthday to You!!!:balloons: :gift:

You are 33 now, right? Or as Kayecee would say, Flirty-three, lol!! James is a big sweetie for giving you diamonds! I hope you have a wonderful day! Btw, the fat and muscle picture was an eye-opener, for sure!

Angie - oh, how touching, about your son! I hope Tanner gets an audition for Little House. He may someday be a really big star and we can say we knew him when!

Neal and Katie are fixing dinner today - salad, spaghetti and hot bread. I just love it when I get out of cooking Sunday dinner! I am getting so lazy about that, and would rather curl up with the paper or the 'puter.

Gotta run, be good,
Jana

Good morning people! Well, the cherry bomb jeep's interior sucked big time! It had all that fake wood paneling stuff and I just kept thinking of those old station wagons! (My apologies to anyone who has that in their car! :lol: ) I just hated station wagons for some reason when I was growing up and swore that I would never get one. :dizzy: Anyway, I am looking at a beautiful green Maxima with a moon roof and everything. Who knows? I may keep my Jeep. I think I'm sick of looking. :dizzy: LOL

As for the boy, he was taken to see TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE!!! And he is allowed to watch anything violent or full of sex. That is one big part of the problem. *sigh*

Well, gotta go hop in the shower. (Don't wanna turn into Marti! :lol: ) See y'all later. BTW Angie- I was gonna MARRY Scott Baio!!! And Leif Garret was a singer. I think Christopher Atkins was the guy in Blue Lagoon. (And I agree- hubba, hubba) LOL

Cristi- How's DS?

Hey Jana!

Quickly posting today.....

Jhanai is sick.. had a fever last night and I stayed up to keep checking in on her!! My poor baby! She's doing much better today. Her request for lunch today...peas. So that's what she had. :)

Angie--I loved little house on the Prairie.. As a kid, I read all the books, then I read the book about Laura Ingalls Wilder. To actually put a face to the person the book is about. Nothing that I imagine of coarse, I usually just pictured the TV show. I wish I still had all my books, my parents got rid of them after I moved out of the house way back in the day! I hope Tanner gets a part!!

Jana--Thank you for the Birthday greetings!! I think flirty-three sounds much better than thirty three!! :lol:

Kayecee--So what's wrong with Station Wagons?? Not into the "retro" look? :D I used to want an old Chevy wagon...there was one that was a early 60's or late 50's model...(I don't know my years well, so I could be way off!) But I had it in my head to buy one someday and have it "cherried" out! I have since then informed James that if we ever hit it big...he can buy me a '55-'58 Thunderbird. What ever year he can find one!! Beautiful cars. I will get one before I retire. :D

Scott Baio? Leif Garret? :lol: :lol: I alway saw Scott Baio as Chachi(Joanie man!!) and Leif Garret...needed to lay off the drugs!! Now,,,,Mr. Sean Connery...he's a handsome man...even to this day!!

Shanna--Your man....tears?? How wonderful is that?! You can see tears in James' eyes when he watches "Animal Cops" or anything that has to do with animals being hurt. He loves animals. I swear, when we lived up in the hills in Creswell,,, our cats would wound all kinds of animals. And James would bring it to the back porch and try to nurse them back. We've had...a rabbit...mole...a snake...a ground squirrel...a bird (or two) and itty bitty mouse/mole, what ever it was. I think he even found a tree frog once. That man can spot things in the road too! We were driving around and he saw something....(I couldn't see a darn thing) then as we got closer, I finally saw what he was looking at... a turtle! He took it home....and said that he was going to take it to the nearby pond. And he did. We had found it no where near water...it could have been a pet for all I know, but it wasn't near homes either. My man to save the day!! **sigh** :)

Ok...I'm getting all crampy and I need to go rest. Hope you're all having a great weekend!!

This wasn't as quick as I had anticipated!!
Take Care
Marti

:balloons: :hb: :gift: :hat: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTI!!:hat: :gift: :hb: :balloons:

Marti~hope your day is special!

Just had to check in and send birthday wishes to Marti. I will check back later and post more. Have a GREAT day ladies! :)

Okay, well I just lost my post again so I will try later this evening. I need to get things done today. So, hope everyone is having a good day. I'll be back! :)

Hi Ladies,

Kayecee - did you decide which vehicle to buy? I've never seen Texas Chainsaw Murders because it sounded too graphic for ME! Who would ever let their kid see something like that?!?!

Marti - Hope you have had a really good day! You deserve it! How's Jhanai? Hope the fever is gone.

Cristi - I take it your DS is fine after surgery. We missed you! Post us a long note whenever the computer will let you....

Hi to the others.

Well, I got the rest of my housework done this morning, and have to say it looks real nce. Now if I can just keep up with it! Except for the windows, my kitchen has been totally Spring Cleaned!! When we get some warm weather, I'll do the windows.

The lunch with my friend and her sister was really nice. They brought Subway sandwiches and then I served the WW Raspberry Fluff Pie. After they left, my sister Katie stopped in to see the playoom. She was the one with me when I bought all the stuff to use in there. So I've had a very sociable day!

Hope you all are having a good Monday. Talk to you tomorrow!
Jana

Hello lovely ladies!!

Today was a wonderful day. I spent it doing NOTHING! :D It was nice.

James got up early today to spend time with me before he went to work. He got up, left for a few, then came back with a cake and ice-cream!! I had a small slice and little icecream.....

My gifts from him were great. He bought me a pilates set, and another jacket. It looks the same as the one he bought me for Christmas, but it's demin instead of suede. I love that man!!!

So I'm happy. He even sang to me!!! That was sweet!!

I will post individuals tomorrow... Thank you girls for wishing me a Happy Birthday!!

Marti

Okay, I am going to give this a try today and see what happens. MSN is acting goofy so I don't know...:shrug:

We are having the worst time with trying to buy a house-I swear-it is turning into a nightmare. We had put an offer on this house last Thursday and waited the whole weekend to hear something. Finally did Sunday evening because the homeowners were too busy with the house they are trying to buy to mess with us-hmmmm, okay. So, we kind of came close to an agreement. We were trying to think things over because we don't want to jump into anything without thinking everything through. Well, this cap on FHA repairs they wanted we thought was too low and told them we wanted to go a little higher. So they were talking yesterday about this with our realtor and the guy just came out and said no. That's fine-we were trying to decide if we wanted to settle or not and wanted to take a day which this was yesterday and we would have given them an answer this morning. They had the gall to tell their realtor that they want an answer tonight (last night) or they were going to cancel the whole thing! WHAT! They took 3 or 4 days to get back with us and did not want to wait a day for us to think about things!? We told them if they want an answer tonight then the answer is no. From the beginning they have not been cooperative. We looked at it once and there is a room in the basement that was locked. So we wanted to look at it again and the room that was locked. They couldn't do it that day because they had a sick kid. We don't know who's sick kid it was because there were no signs of a kid living in the house, not even pictures. So we tried again and wanted the locked room unlocked. They still didn't. When we put an offer on it they said they would have the carpets cleaned and we said we wanted them professionally cleaned (didn't know if they planned on doing it themselves, because they have 2 cats and a dog. My son has allergies and those cats would kill him. They said they would except the basement. And it goes on and on, they have had an attitude from the beginning which I don't understand. So here we go looking again and the pickin's are slim. I told DH it wasn't meant to be so we will just move on. Okay, enough about that ladies, just needed to vent a little.

DS is doing fine. he has gone two days now without the pain pills. He was taking them just to be taking them and I asked him if he was actually in pain, he said he was sore. Of course he is going to be but I told him he should try to not take them unless he absolutely needs them. He is so bored being home. He is usually working 40-50 hours a week and then going to school. This semester he only needs 1 class to get his associates degree-finally! And he is taking an college algebra class and a marketing class.

Marti~glad you had a nice birthday. Enjoy your pilates tape. I have the Denise Austins pilates and man it is only 15 minutes long but after doing it you definitely can feel it! About Dean Koontz-I love him! Another good one is John Saul, also Mary Higgins Clark-she has some good mystery/love novels. For romance I like LaVryle Spencer, Sandra Brown, Bellva Plain and a couple others. I was in the DoubleDay book club for a while so I have lots of books, I just need to find the time to read them. I get in my moods where I don't read for a while and then start and will read 2 or 3 books a week. If it is a really good book I don't want to put it down until I am finished.

Kayecee~a new car! Let us know what you get when you decide. So sorry to hear about that little boy. It really breaks my heart to hear stuff like that, and he is only 6. :( How does DD like having her ears pierced?

Angie~I read the review, so nice. I would have loved to have seen it. When DS was going to OU (we lived in Norman, Oklahoma) we would go to their plays-they were actually pretty good. Hope DS gets the part in Little House on The Prairie-I too am a fan and still watch the reruns and have read all the books. DS even has some.

Jana~I think you asked for my birthdate a while back-it's May 12. Glad you had a great day yesterday. How was your spaghetti dinner Sunday? Spring cleaning, huh? I need to start packing and that's when my spring cleaning will start. I just don't know where to start. :dizzy: DH got me some 30 gallon tubs at Home Depot for $2 something. Theres some things I want to pack up but not get rid of. I am trying to de-clutter my house.

Shanna~a love bug HUH! :lol: I love the bugs, they are so cute! Probably why DB doesn't want to drive it. I am just afraid of small cars for some reason. There's a girl around here I see from time to time who has a red one with black spots on it, they are big and not a lot so it looks cute-I love it! :love: Guess what her tags (license) read? LADYBUG!

Okay ladies I hope I haven't missed anyone, if so Hi. Didn't have problems posting this time. But when it got a little long I hit submit and then went to edit to post more, not sure I needed to do that but I didn't want to lose this post.

Hope everyone is having a fine day. Talk to ya later ladies. :)

Hi Ladies,

Marti - so glad you had a great day! Your gifts sound so nice! Cake and ice cream are a necessity for one's own birthday. :D

Cristi - hey, smart thinking to edit instead of post a long reply! There's more than one way to skin a cat, right? I think you'll be glad you aren't doing business with those house people. Makes me wonder what the heck was locked up in the basement? A meth lab? The missing kid?? Good luck with the search for another house - it's out there waiting for you somewhere. I'll post your b/d when I leave here....

I volunteered to watch all 3 of Mary's girls for about 3 hours this morning. She and Dale had a bad night with all of them, and he was lucky enough to have a job to go to, lol. So I told her to bring them all to me, and then rest for awhile. Even tho they were well behaved, I gotta tell you, I don't know how she does it day after day, caring for twin 19 month olds and a 3 month old! But she is young, which makes a big difference.

Nothing else is new here in Dullsville, lol. Talk to you later.
Jana

Hello ladies--

Cristi--I'm so glad to see you were able to post! Even if you have to edit...at least we get to see how you're doing! The last house you were trying to get...sounds shady! :mad: What could be behind those closed doors? What came to my mind was pretty much the same as Jana's. Could they be hiding "plants"? Why else would they be so secretive? But I could be jumping to conclusions on that...could have been dozens of things.... maybe it was in such bad shape compared to the rest of the house and they didn't want it seen thinking they wouldn't get what they're asking for. Plus the people sounded awfully rude to make you wait, then not waiting for you. Good idea to move on. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you find the perfect home! :crossed:

Jana--I was exhausted with just my one little one! I can't even begin to imagine three little ones under the age of two!! And then when the girls are in there teens!! Oh how that's going to be! I think you're wonderful to take the girls for awhile to give mom a rest. :angel: I wish I would have had that opportunity.

Today was my one class day. So it was easy. Went to the school early to chat with Shanna for an hour. Shanna.... I love yappin with you. You are going to have to come over sometime soon to help me map out some plans for my back yard! :D Right now, it doesn't look so good. But much nicer than my last yard!

Books. I finished that book I was reading over the weekend. I was happy, then I got sad at the end. Cristi... if you get the chance to read ODD THOMAS... do it. It's good. At the school, a woman had a table where she was selling all kinds of books. She had romance, Dean Kootnz, Stephan King...childrens books.. Hardback/soft covered.....any of them for a $1.00!! What a bargain. And they were in great shape! So I'm thinking of bringing some money tomorrow and buying me a couple of books. Making the decision of which one will be the hard part. :lol:

Ok ladies... I'm going to post in the twilight zone....then it's off to do some pilates, then homework. (like where my priorities are?)

Take Care
Marti

Good Evening everyone!
I have been so busy...lack of sleep and everthing

First off....HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MARTI!!!!

I kept saying to myself to take the time to post a note ot you yesterday.

Cristi...call the cops and let them check the place out...of course do it at the pay phone and say you saw something not right there. Glad to know DS is on the mend.

Yikes Jana,,,is all I can say about Mary having 3 little ones under 2...Im tired just thinking about that.

Hello Shannon....

Well I have got to get to bed....
night all
Angie

Hi ladies,

Marti - I wish I lived close to one of you like you and Shanna do! How's the class going so far? Hope you find a good book or two. I am also planning what I want to put in my yard this Spring. I've got a lot of perinials but need more. For the shade, one thing I know I'm going to add is the new lavendar astilbe to go with the pink already there.

Angie - hope you got some rest. How's the job going?

I just got back from a funeral of a fellow church member. While I was there, I ran into an old friend and we are planning to do lunch one day next week. Funny how things work out, isn't it?

Tomorrow is Mary's b/d and her DH is fixing homemade pizza for everyone tomorrow night and he is also baking her cake. My son is working the evening shift, so he won't be able to be there, but the rest of us are going to help her celebrate.

Have a good day!
Jana

It has been so cold the last few days but today it is simply gorgeous! It is a little chilly but with the sun shining it feels good. :sunny: I'm glad we didn't get any snow last night like they were saying. I love the snow but it gets so messy and I have kind of enjoyed this warm weather we have been having.

Well, we are going to look at two houses tonight-wish us luck. :crossed: The one is brand new and I told DH we may just go for it. We will have to finish the basement, build a fence and plant grass but for the price it definitely would be worth it. We'll see what happens.

Marti~I honestly don't know what those people had in that room but our minds were wandering and wondering. They did tell us it was a 10 x 10 room and that's it. When we put an offer on it it was on a contingency (sp?) that we see that room. I don't understand the secrecy especially when they are trying to sell the house. :shrug: Oh well, I wish them luck because with an attitude like they had it is going to be hard. This must be the month for book sales. The library had a sale also last weekend and if I didn't have so many books already that I haven't read I probably would have bought some.

Jana~I agree-wouldn't it be nice if we all lived close. Sorry to hear of your friend at church. :( Isn't it funny though how things turn out? You met an old friend-hope you guys have a great time/reunion next week. I had a friend who met her husband at a mutual friends funeral. How sweet Mary's DH is going to make pizza and a cake! What a man! You can send him over here when he is finished there. I need a cake baked for DD's birthday Monday. ;)

Angie~glad to see ya posting. Hope you're not running yourself ragged. You are like the energizer bunny-you keep going, and going, and going...please send some of that energy my way! :D

Kayecee and Shanna and the rest of you ladies MIA-hope to hear from you soon. Hope everything is fine with you all.

That's about all I have today ladies. I will check back later this evening and see how every one is doing. Take care and have a good one! :)

Just thought I would pop in and say hi to everyone. I am not MIA, I just rarely can think of anything to say on this forum. I do alot of the others though, like recipes, twillight zone, meals, etc. I am just terrible about feeling like I am butting in on others conversations. I don't know what the phobia is, but I don't want people to think I am rude. However, I guess I am going to have to do it every once awhile, otherwise people won't be able to get to know me. :-) I am not usually like this, ask Marti, I can talk her ear off all the time. I sometimes feel like I monopolize the conversation. hee hee. Anywho, I hope everyone is doing well.
Cristi: good luck on the house hunting. It can be very daunting and tiring to find something worth while.
Jana: it does bite that we are so scattered around the country and globe. I am very fortunate to be able to be close to Marti and have her as my friend. She is a wonderful person to know and hang out with. Maybe next year, we can get together with the group. I have always wanted to do a girls night out get together. I always thought that would be fun, since I have never really had a ton of girl friends. Oh well, never to late to start. :-) anywho, I better get going for now, because I feel myself rambling. Nasty habit of mine. :-) later

Just checking in ladies.

Shanna~don't feel like you are butting in, because you are not. We want you to feel welcome and jump right on in. The good thing-you can talk about what-ever you want anytime you want. Thanks for the well wishes on house hunting-it is very tiresome to say the least.

Well, we didn't look at the houses after all. The realtor was in the middle of changing offices and had a last minute meeting at 4:30 so we are going to do it tomorrow. He had a meeting at 8:30 also so we couldn't do it later-the guy is literally all over the place. I don't think I could ever do that for a living-a lot of work involved.

Nighty, night ladies. I am turning in early tonight. :yawn: I have a few errands to run tomorrow and want to get an early start. See ya :wave:

Just a quick post tonight...I have some catching up on homework.... :stress:

Shanna-- Cristi is right... you're not butting in....you're joining. And you don't even have to talk about what we're talking about. Anything will do. As you can see... I ramble on and on sometimes. (how do you all put up with me?)

Cristi--I hope you get a good nights rest....then you'll be all perky for house looking tomorrow...plus the errands you have to do.

Jana--I'm looking forward to doing the yard this spring. I just don't exactly know what I'm going to do yet. I will keep you posted though.


Angie--Thank you for the birthday wishes...now go back to bed and get some much needed rest!!

Kayecee--You have me worried....come back soon and let us know how everything is going with the tutoring.

Ok ladies... I need to get going. I'm going to post my menu then off to do homework.

Take Care
Marti

Believe me Cristi I am no energizer bunny.... Buying a new house is cheaper...its just more work when it comes to the basics like lawn and fences if you need them.

Im all congested today...yay I had volunteered to work a casino months and months ago...well they called in the marker and I worked for a full 8 hours...*hack the smoke almost kills me...and with just finishing the antibiotics for the lung infection...Im now thinking that was a totally dumb thing I did working the casino.
Shannon,,,please don't feel like your butting in...I don't feel that you are and I know the others wouldn't either. Ramble on any time...lol Cause believe me I can ramble with the best of them...lol

Say Happy Birthday to Mary!

Well I need to get ready for work...11 more shows....lol and then I get 7-8 months rest! I can come home at night...sleep any time I want except at work...lol

ttfn
Angie

Why is it when you know you have to get up early you never get a good nights sleep? With me anyway. I tossed and turned all night long and probably only got a couple hours of good sleep. Oh well, at least I will sleep good tonight.

Jana~sending birthday wishes to Mary. Hope you guys have a fun celebration!
:hb: :gift: :hat:HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY! :hat: :gift: :hb:

Marti~how is school going so far? Are you liking it? We put up with you because we love ya! And it is not necessarily putting up with you. I enjoy all your posts and emails!

Angie~you are right, one reason we were looking at older houses. They already have the grass planted, a fence (which we need with our little dog), etc. which both can be costly. We put up a 6 ft. wood privacy fence a few years ago and it was costly, and we did it ourselves, DH, DS and myself. There's both positive and negative to both buying a new house and/or an older house. Either way it will end up costing about the same but with a new one we would have to do so much more to it. So many decisions when buying a home.

Hi Shanna & Kayecee! :)

Well, ladies I need to get some things done around the house before heading out again later. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day-take care. :grouphug:

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