Meadow~ you ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Puts on her Matchbox Twenty cd and bops around the manor house Come on worldly chicks, shake your petals!!

Matcbox 20 totally works for me!!!!!!



woohoo I am groovin' now!!!
That was fun!!!!!

C'mon chicks shake it up a little!!!

whooooo Holly - many more smilies and you will be beating Teel at her own game.

Nice petals Meadow.

You'll excuse me if I don't do a jig in the office. Wrong shoes!!!!

So, back to work today after the last 3 day weekend until June. Getting paid next week too. All this AND money.
Not sure why it is, but I always seem to end up with the bits that don't work very well. I have to find the bugs, work out the problem and then tell those who get paid much more than me to do the same thing. Then I have to document, learn, add, data and train the said bits. And the last bit of irony in the mix is - your stuff is first cab off the rank and must be finished by yesterday if not sooner. Aaah well as is my usual saying - the impossible I can do straight away, miracles take a little longer.

Back to the gym tonight to try out the torturers plan once more. It is getting easier and I got through it in much shorter time tonight. So I will have to start doing those reps that Jason has put MAX on. I've only been getting through one rep of the really hard ones - 2 of the less hard ones. Tonight for example I got through the 50 leg presses and did another 20 calf stretches as well. The chinhipdip thingy I found I could do 10 not the 6 that I originally struggled through, and I have lessened the weight on the seesaw machine as well. That makes it harder to pull or push the body weight around. Hoo boy - I'm glad I am not going in for Body Building!!!

Time to go sort out breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. More gym tomorrow night - more work tomorrow day! Life is not meant to be easy!!!

Sorry I haven't been posting. I had the most wonderful visit with my mum - wanted to spend every free minute with her. Put her on a plane Monday safe and sound with promises to be back soon (end of June). Then... Sunday night I had the most horrid sore throat - kept me up a good part of the night. It has progressed into a full blown cold with all the aches and pains, coughs and sneezes bells and whistles. It is month end at work so I could not take off. Finally got so bad I had DH take me to the clinic tonight for some antibiotics. A nice little Korean doctor took care of me - I guessed his age to be about 11 or 12 years old. OMG it hurts sooo bad to cough and it's just starting to settle into my chest. I should be ok in a day or two after the antibiotics kick in. Take care and will catch up with you then...

Hi ya all. This will be short and sweet tonight. I'm too busy and tired and grumpy to do anything much at all. I really don't feel all that bright either or maybe that was just the bad day at work kicking in or out as the case maybe.

Happy, sorry to hear that you are not well at all. Hope the antibiotics do the job quickly. Good to hear that the Mum's visit went well and she and DH didn't get on each others wicks.

Not much happening here. I badly need a shower after a 40 minute session on the treadmill at the gym. I'm trying to mix up the workouts and keep the body guessing. Doesn't seem to be making much impression on the scales at the moment tho'. All week I've been going up and down, more up than down. So am cutting the food down again. I've been a bit lavish with the portions this week I think! Always something.

Work is manic. They are panicking about the amount left to do to get us across the line to training. I have a stack of stuff to do in the next two weeks. If they gave up a few of the crazy documents that MUST be done (why? well just because) then we'd have a better chance. But enough whingeing. Better go do the dishes, shower, clean the kitchen floor, and finish a bit of mending - not necessarily in that order.

Catch everyone tomorrow.

I took the day off and we're going to the west coast of Florida, taking the scenic route. It's supposed to rain and thunderstorm all day, but who cares - I'm *not* at work!

Meadow ~ I loved the dancing petals!

happy ~ it was wonderful that you had such a nice visit with your mother. And looking forward to the next trip - how glorious! Sorry you aren't feeling well - get well soon!

shad ~ your dear Torture Jason's pushing sounds challenging in a very good way.

Hello to Linus (and bump), Teel, Holly (Tech Lady), SMelly (get well soon), and everybody else!

Hi Gals!

Sorry about the aches and pains Happy. Glad the visit was pleasant!!!!
Shad the work out gotta be helping things along! You are so dedicated!!
Tig~ HAVE FUN!!!!!!

A sunny spring day. Supposed to be 14C and sunny all day!!!! I feel some gardening coming on!!!
Have some stuff to do for the photo directory for church, need a few groceries. Had a school council meeting and did LOTS of revisions on the parent handbook, fun, exciting!!!

sorry not been in but im rotten with the cold again ,the doc gave me anti sickness tablets so hopefully they do the trick!!!! be back soon craig sat his first exam and sailed through it so fingers crossed
bye for now
kirsty and bump

Drink plenty of juice and get better Linus and Happy! Don't let those bugs that have gotten ahold of you win, drown the little critters Hot water bottle for both of you. Here is a new AB wp to give you a boost
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...a/1400f29f.jpg

Shad-So bugs are irritating you as well?! Glad they are the computer kind, although they are zapping your mental energy if not your physical sparkiness Do your legs feel wobbly after all that time on the treadmill? By the sounds of work you need a big hug ((((HUG)))) frustration and aggrivation are just chicken feed to you, you will have them ship shape and organized, humming along in no time. They just need to listen to you... TALK LOUDER or use coloured paper for your memos to the big cheeses

Holly-So how much gardening did you do? Did you plant or weed? Has your hubby lightened up and shone a bit of sunshine on you?

Tig-How was the scenic drive? Did the rain hold off so you were able to have the window open?

Well I haven't sweated much this week. Have continued to do some plies and squats because it feels rather good to stretch out those leg muscles. Who knew they were so ceased up?!

Hiya all,
I had an email from Mel yesterday. She is feeling much better and is no longer using the 'keep me numb' patches and is down to 1/2 tablet at nighttime only when she needs it, which has been twice. She is being good with her food, but no exercise. Apparently the greatest pain now is in the hip - maybe we should suggest she stops sitting on her wallet?? But she is missing us all and is looking forward to the Dr's visit on the 12th for a check over and report. Reckons it won't be long before she is back. I look forward to that.

Work continues on it's weird and wacky way. Don't know what I would do if I ever got onto a project where everything goes smoothly, the place stays on budget, the system works properly and the people work smart not hard!!! I can dream.

The great South East has gone into winter mode. The temperatures have been a bit cooler lately - ie 17 - 26 or 27. (64 - 84/85) How they moan about the cold. It is - according to the pundits - going to be a long hard winter!!! I actually put a jacket in my bag this morning, not because I thought it was cold, but because the air con in the office gets a bit much around 2 in the afternoon. It's set for the suits.

No gym tonight - having a night off. I really should have gone today but I forgot about the footy tomorrow night and consequently didn't put my gear in the car this morning. Aah well, double session on Saturday and another on Sunday should see me right. Just got to keep a check on the food intake. Less because of no exercise.

Linus, sorry to hear you are sick again. This pregnancy is not treating you kindly. Get well soon. Good luck to Craig for his exams.

Meadow, just keep on with the squats, kneebends etc. Remember to ensure the knees do not stick out past the feet, stick the backside out and squat that way. Less pressure on the knees.

Tig - sure hope the trip along the coast went well and you had a chance to breathe deeply of the sea air.

Puss cat is yowing at me to go get her some more food. There is also a lot of bits and pieces for me to do before the tv show that I want to see comes on. So I had best go put out the rubbish, fold the laundry, do the ironing and sort out tomorrow. See you all

Meadow~ you make me smile.

I actually kept bugging DH to call the company who did our siding and basement cause the owner is VERY down to earth, a family man and he really respects Dh's ability and experience...So yesterday he called. The guy is putting together a crew for DH (hopefully) by this week and he could be building barns all summer!!! Everything crossed!!!!
My clothes smell like fresh air!!!!
Hung out the wash yesterday. This morning as I was doing the mad dash I kept smelling something glorious. I was sniffing at kids etc, couldn’t figure it out.It was ME!! Aaaaaah.
The family stuff is resolved for me.No replys but that is fine. It is not the biggest thing in my life but it one of the things that is underlying and “eats” me.My theory is if I let it out, face it, handle it effectively I will not over eat. It is definitely a thread throughout my life. At times it was the biggest thing. Dont give them that much of my personal power these days.
The positive stuff in the last few days have been huge. Has me smirking. The feedback and emails from fellow school council members on my parent handbook have been stunning and very nice to hear. They come from people actively involved in the community resources for kids etc..... very nice. I also had a nice visit from my co SS superintendant. I wrapped up the photo directory!! Looks just peachy.
My old rocker friend is stopping by tonight with her 2 kids.

I was down 2.5 at TOPS last night but that is still UP 4 from the end of FEB!

3 little guys here today. I should have 2 hours to myself this aft. Lots to do. I need to pick one thing. and veg abit too.
I finished Clara Callan( Richard B Wright). A must read. So incredibly enjoyable to read.
I am starting No great Mischief by Alistair Macleod. The first paragragh describes the route we take to go to Dh’s Bothers. I could picture every bit.

Sun is shining. Will get these kiddies outside and dig in the dirt this morning!!!!!!

Oh, weeding and transplanting at the moment. I had a shade garden and then we cut down a tree. It is going mad.Since we have graded the property I have a shade garden on the north side now. Moving stuff there. All the beds are like 30'X6' at least. All perrenials. 2 are quite developed(5 years) . I LOVE this. Gotta get the veg patch prepped too.

Holly-No Great Mischief will stick with you long after you have finished it. I think I actually had tears running down my face during a couple of parts of that novel. Glad things are clicking along and you smell so good!

Shad-ah, to have air conditioning! Guess your next pay cheque will be going towards a suit for yourself hmm? Get a dark purple to set yourself apart from the navy pinstripes of the mucky mucks. Thank you for the update on Mel. I hurt for her

Just a quick note to get us to the first page. I found us on the second page.

We have a houseful of company coming tomorrow! Our youngest son and his wife (whom we have never met), and our oldest son, his wife and the Thugs will be here. Our oldest son and his wife are going to stay at a hotel Saturday night. Not because we don't have enough room for everybody but because their anniversary is on Tuesday and we always take the boys so they can celebrate their anniversary.

Slim did more work on The Fort and got the boys nerf rockets for Fort Defense. Nana's rule: First Thug that shoots his brother with a rocket loses the rocket. Ditto for the second thug.

It's a lot easier to go to work with a good attitude with a weekend like this in front of a body!