Good Morning my chickie friends! Coffee's on and in my hand. Just starting us up, back in a minute!

I've been too reluctant to post anythng about my ttc journey since this is a low carb board and this is partof my problem ttc. I justwanted to let you all know despite the big bird costumes and cheerleaders pompoms this month is a no go. I'm expecting the witch in a few days. My temps plummeted and I took no less than 3 pg tests--all negative. But you know, I'm OK. Last night was really hard becasue I had to accept it. It just seemed harder this cycle since I had artificial insemination, after all these things are supposed to work, right? I talked about it with my SIL (who is also ttc #2 and doing the same monitoring I've been doing) and we both agree that I need to take a break. I'm not going to actively try for another baby until January. Christmas is coming and I have a lot on my plate so it's probably wise to let it all go. I just want to thank each and every one of you holding my hand through this, sometimes life is just damned unfair and it's so nice to know I have good friends to help me along the way.

That being said, now I have just 2 more gifts to purchase and I'm done "shopping" for this year! However, I still have several homemade projects on the go--hopefully to be finished up this month and then I can really get inot decorating and party plannning and general fun. I got a call from my cousin last night since he and I are are this year's family Christmas dinner committee. Every hall we've looked at is booked or they want just outrageous amounts of money. So, since my uncle (my cousin's dad) is a member of the Legion (and an active one too!) we're going into the Legion basement. Not the nicest place on the whole planet (if you can stomach grey cementpainted walls) but I figure with some partitions anda lot of decorating, we'll have a fine Christmas there. My family is too large to fit in Grandma's house now (8 great grands and growing!) so this was our solution to the problem.

Hope you all have a great day everyone and thanks

Just so happy to lie in bed a little longer, and get up because I want to get up!

Got a good list going for today, with some fun on it as well as chores. I want to get ahead on some Christmas things, so I will do a walk through at Borders and maybe the mall if I'm feeling energetic.

Doing better with my eating even with Halloween. I ate a couple of small Kit-Kats, well, is 4 a couple? Anyhow, it's over, and I have been adding back better choices during the day. I'd like to see the scale show something by Monday. The goal for this weekend is for more water and more vegetables.

Not much else going on-

Nice to see Sooner! And Peach- have you become a lurker only?

Take care of yourself today!

Hi pooky- yes we're here, no matter what! Thinking of you!
dottie

I never get to be first I know I need to grow up!!!

We made it out of town. I'm writing this from a motel room in Santa Fe NM. Pretty cool town!!!

Pooky I need some of your coffee, cause ole Alvin's still asleep and I don't want to wake him by making coffee. We have a nice room, but it's not like home. So I'm trying to be quite unitl he wakes up.

I guess you notice that when I'm not doing good OP I can't seem to find time to make it in, but when things are going good, I'm here several times a day. This is where my motivation has left me the last few years. I do okay until it gets close to time for this annual trip, then blow it. But this year I promise to get back on track when we get home, even if the holiday are comming up.

Well, I'm going to get busy and read all the back posts and see what all I've missed. Janice are you doing okay? I'll try to get back if we don't pack up and leave this town before I get a chance.

Hey!

Pooky, warm hugs to you....thought of you just yesterday while I was at the pharmacy and walked by those pregnancy tests. What ya making this year? I bet you'll whip that Legion Hall into a magical place for Christmas!

Hey Dottie, rest, relax, enjoy your weekend.

Barb, I am struggling too so hang in there, sweetie!!!

Doing the last minute packing for Disney. We will leave around noon today and fly out of JFK. Flying makes me nuts. I have the trip all planned, right down to finding the "hidden mickey's" (I think someone slipped me one years ago!) Flexibility is my first name though and I am prepared to throw my plans up in the air for tink to make into pixie dust. I don't know who is more excited....well yes, I do....it is me! Keep your boobs crossed that the crowds are very light!! Of course the big kid has his soccer world cup this morning and I am hoping for a quick double elimination (bad bad mommy) The kids meds and my mouth guard are packed....so we are ready.....gee, I haven't packed my clothes yet!

So, enjoy your days and do the best you can.

love,
peach
ps Hugs to you Janice, Debkay, I am taking your phone # with me and will be spreading pixie dust over your band as we fly by!!

Good Morning everyone....... looks like it's gonna be a gorgeous day here today...... much better weather-wise than it was 33 years ago today! Today is our anniversary (just in case you couldn't tell!!) - nothing too much planned - dh works today (I have a TON of cleaning and stuff to do UCK UCK and DOUBLE UCK!!!) and this evening we are going to dinner at some friends' - they're babysitting their grandbaby for the weekend, so we'll be eating in. Other than that, it's been an odd week - lots of work, VERY strange weather: warm one day, FREEZING the next! I hope the freezing part leaves very quickly..... I am definitely NOT a winter person.

Jif - I'm with you - it was so cold on Tuesday, that immediately after eating, dh took me up to the mall and I got a winter coat!!! It's not exactly what I went there looking for (I was LOOKING for a parka or car-coat .. and ended up with a "regular length" coat that I think will be very warm, it's down-filled, but tailored so that I don't look like the "Michelin Man" )

Pooky - of course we're all here with you..... it's starting to get too cold to keep on wearing those cheerleading costumes right now anyhow!!

Dottie - sounds like your day is gonna be just fine...... hmmmmm maybe I'll meet you up at Borders! Shopping and walking sounds soooo much better than cleaning out closets and drawers!

Barb - glad you and Alvin were able to get away for a bit. I hope you're enjoying yourself and getting a little relaxation time for YOU!

Well, off to have some of that coffee that smells so good. Have a great day everyone

Hey... HIYA Peachie... you snuck in on me.... have a GREAT TRIP!

Good morning and good weekend, Chickies.

Aw, Pooky! I'm so sorry this "time" didn't work out for you. It sounds like a good idea to leave the next try until after the holidays. Sure sounds like you are on top of things - I have not even really started to shop! I'm still in list mode.

Barb, Santa Fe, NM! You have no idea how exotic that sounds to this Northerner. Wake up that Alvin person so you can have coffee. I am so glad you were able to get away - enjoy!

Dottie, you sound as if this is going to be a great weekend. We have sunshine here and I hope to start my shopping this afternoon. We really don't have the same selection as in NYC! (I bet you suspected that!)

Time to get my butt in gear! Two weeks from today I go out west to see LindaBC and my DD. I guess I should write them with my schedule! I sure wish I could be away longer but I fret about DH being on his own. I am thankful for friends and neighbours who call or casually pop in when I'm away. Hershey will be starting her "confinement" at Morna's so he'll only have one dog to trip over!

I started the Metformin yesterday and have only minor side effects - so far. I'm following a lower carb plan, not Atkins, for a while - 60-80 carbs per day. Boy, putting carbs back is hard! I could blow my whole day with a bagel! I am sticking with egg and bacon breakfasts because they seem to hold me all morning - and when your morning starts at 5 a.m., it's a long time to lunch!

Library, laundry and Church tiddling are the goals for this morning and then I'm off to the craft show. It is called Third World Bazaar and is held in a huge barn (The Zanzibarn) that is crammed with handmade stuff from 3rd world countries. I usually end up buying funky earrings for myself but do find the odd different gift. Wish me luck.

Have a great weekend, chickies.

Hey! Peachie and Samsgram, you snuck in on me. Peach, have a ball at Disney. I wish I could go along with you. Samsgram, you want cold? Come up here. I have finally switched to winter coats and hate it. Still no boots but that will come soon enough.

I wish you could go with me too, Ruth!!!!!!

Hey samsgrandma!

I'm REALLY out of here...gotta move the little guys rocks so that grandma (who is feeding the fish....they're toast) won't trip on them!!!!

Happy weekend everybody. I've spent most of the day working on my painted step stool. It seems the more I do to it, the more I need to do. Maybe it's because I'm the artist but it just doesn't look right to me. The colors are garish. The paints aren't blending right and it's just too darned busy. I'm not going to sand it all off and start again though so I guess I'd better get used to it. When I take off my glasses and squint it looks pretty good. Actually EVERYthing looks pretty good when I do that, especially my own reflection.
Awww, Pooky I'm sorry you've had such a let-down. I think you're right to give it a rest for a while. Sometimes magic happens when you least expect it (you never know). I had trouble conceiving the second time too but we didn't have all those medical procedures back then. Nature finally took it's course though, and we were blessed with our wonderful #2 daughter. You are way ahead of me in the Christmas gift department. I have one gift for my sis, bought just after last Christmas and that's about it. I'm turning into a real Grinch about it. I find the grandsons unappreciative no matter what we give them and all the fuss and bother just makes me feel tired. But, I'd probably feel worse if I didn't participate.
I'm feeling very bloated today. I don't know if it's from switching to Atkins after my months on the Fat Flush Plan or what but I certainly don't feel any thinner. In fact, my clothes feel tighter. Why is that? I know it's not tom because I don't get that anymore, oh joy.
We are having a gorgeous fall weekend. Heavy frost in the mornings but sunny and mild during the day. I've never seen the fall colours this beautiful. No rain in the forecast either. I still have lots to do in the garden but this painting project is taking up all the daylight hours because I just can't do a good job in artificial light.
I'll check back with you all later.

Good evening ladies
Its been a very strange day, didnt have the energy to post this morning before my day started. Doing so, keeps me on track.

Had a whopper of a headache today. Not the kind I usually have, but the kind that make you sick and want to go to bed......so its almost 8 and I just woke from a 4 hr nap, and Im feeling a bit better. I think I'll go cuddle down by the fire with hubby.

Have a great time Peach!
Pooky, your a brave woman, my thoughts are with you

Til tomorrow, night Ladies
Robin

Good Sunday Morning Ladies
All that sleep yesterday, has me up early today. Headache is gone, and Im rarin to go! Has anyone else experienced headaches on Atkins? Day before yesterday, I had spaghetti squash which I found extremely sweet, and an Atkins advantage bar, which was also sweet. When Im off program, I get what I call "sugar" headaches, this was like that but worse. Im going to stick to my broccoli and chicken today!

Hopefully it will be nice out today, I cant tell yet, its still dark. I have a bunch of daffodils still to be planted. Of course its not that easy. Some years ago, someone put that tarp type stuff under the earth to discourage weeds. I have to get all that out before I plant the bulbs. As well as the weeds that didnt know they werent suppose to grow there.

Staying op and feeling my jeans getting looser!! Weigh in tomorrow!

Have a great day Ladies
Robin

Morning and a beautiful chilly Sunday from Massachusetts,
Robin I do get those kinds of sugar headaches. They are very unpleasant. I am glad you are feeling better.
Today is religious school for older boy. Then to a friends house for a Yu-gi-oh card tournament. I see my future Sundays GONE to this. I am going to have to figure out the rules to this. The house is not far from the gym so assuming I can leave him I will go to the gym for a LONG medium speed walk. Also I have to go to the mall and retuem some stiff. I finally ended up at the Gap men’s department to get gray pants to go with my black blazer for the Memorial service in NY next week, but I need to exchange the size and them return a few other things I bought and don’t need to keep.

DH and little man will do the shopping today and the cooking. I like when that happens. We might even end up with a home cooked meal tonight…lol
Have a good day, and remember we are all in this together.
-L

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AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
It's winter!

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A wonderland out there. My black dogs look like reverse Dalmatians! I'd love to just cozy up by the woodstove but need to trudge off to Church, do some tidying for Gail Day and then go to the Fair Board Annual General Meeting and Dinner. Not exactly my choice for today but ....

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday, snow or no snow!

Good Sunday morning chickies.......

Robin - glad to see that your headache is gone.... gee, I would have thought that you would be too deep in snow already to be able to plant bulbs! MY #2dd went to UB and as I recall, usually had lots of snow by this time of year. Well, anyway, I hope you are able to get them planted, in spite of that awful plastic stuff!

L - hmmmmmm, when are you coming to NY and how long will you be down here? (I think you probably already said the answers, but, as you know, I suffer from CRS!! ) DH and little man doing the shopping and cooking? Sounds good to me: can we exchange plans for the day? PUHLEEZE PUHLEEZE PUHLEEZE? I have to go to niece's house today for her mother's birthday - I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE INLAWS!!!!! There should be some kind of law agains cruel and unusual punishment: after all, I just saw them 2 weeks ago! The only redeeming factor will be if my kids are there (that'll mean I get to see my grandbabies!!)

Ruthie - I'm sorry that it's winter, but would you pretty please with splenda on top keep it up north with you???? I've already had it with the cold weather! I even had to go out and buy a warm coat the other day - and even worse, I had to wear it last night!!! I'm a summer person, DEFINITELY NOT in favor of winter! But I'll bet that the girls look adorable as reverse dalmations!!

Ahhhh, I smell coffee..... that's my cue: have a great day everyone (and please spare an occasional thought for me suffering through this afternoon!! )

So, I spend SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS on a new dishwasher and thousands more to replace cabinets to fit it in, and I come home from grocery shopping and DH is...







WASHING DISHES!

IN THE SINK!

BY HAND! IDIOT!

This is not his job. His job is to vacuum. Also to empty the dryer.

The carpets are dirty. The dryer is full.


I know, I know, I should be glad he helps at all. I'm just not there. I need the carpet vacuumed more than I need dishes washed that could go in the new dishwasher!
IDIOT!

I'll be back later.
Have a good one,

dottie

I'm just annoyed.