I agree Jane, wonderful weather. Though it did get a little warmer in Indy where we spent the day. When it was overcast it felt great, but when the sun shone it felt humid. (still not as HOT as it has been)
I rode 2 miles this a.m. after a short walk. Left here at 10 for SIL's house and didn't return until after 9, so nothing else got done today. ... We had a fun, fun, fun day however. Besides, all work and no play......you know the rest. LOL

thanks Susan for that post! Tommy said that he was going to give them until Friday to come out. They don't come out, then he will be calling the office again! The maintanence guy even said that we would have to work something out since the shower would probably be done for a couple of days. He even told Tommy that he would go back to the office that day and talk to the office manager. Next thing we know, they were suppose to come out and because people were moving into another apartment the next day, they all had to be working on the apartment! It burns my butt as well!

Well, as of right now, I think Marissa has the 24 hour bug that I had last week! She has given me a ton of poopy diapers on Thursday, and the last couple of ones were like a diahhrea poop. Plus, she has thrown up twice. Right now, she is sleeping soundly in the bassinet out here with me. So, once I head into the bedroom, she will go in there with me.

Jane~ How is Jackson doing? Is he feeling better?

Cristina~ Thanks for the way to gos! I am sitting back at 241.6 after the scale told me on Thursday that i went up to 242. BUT, I need to really break the habit of stepping on the scale every day!

The weather here has really cooled off! Wednesday it was 90* and then on Friday it was 70*! Talk about a let down!

It's September!

(well, almost, lol)

Sue - I'm glad you had fun with your SIL. The work will always wait on you, and people who have fun live longer. Btw, all of my windows are open, and the breeze is cool, and feels soooooo good!

Cristina - my plans for Labor Day are to go to a surprise birthday party for my sister, Maggie. Her bd is the 3rd, which happens to be labor day this year. It's a carry-in, so I'm taking some crock pot potatoes. This is the 1st of 3 surprise parties we're invited to within 6 days. That's weird, don't you think? The other 2 are a retirement party and another bd party.

Mindee - hope Marissa is feeling better by now. About the zucchini, if it's cooked in a casserole, your family might eat it better than if it were cooked plain. Especially if you chop it up fairly small. Neal doesn't like green beans, but eats them chopped in vegetable soup, lol. Don't tell him I said that, lol. He also says he doesn't like goulash, so I make it and tell him it's Chili Mac!

Thank you to everyone that asked about my DGS. Jackson's breathing monitor hasn't gone off so far. I hope the episode was an isolated one, and that it never happens again.

I've been rearranging our bedroom furniture. The way is was before was more balanced looking, but I wanted to not have anything in front of the big double windows so I can open them when the weather is nice like this. Love the breeze!

Have a good one, ladies, and I'll chat at ya' tomorrow.

Jane- Surprises must be in the air...we are going to a BD party for SIL next week, a surprise too. Her actual BD is today, same as my DH. That is why we found it so funny that she had a lunch/family get together yesterday and we all knew we would see each other in a few days...all of us except her. LOL I am loving the cooler weather also.

Cristina- Brrr to the swimming today. I hope it was warmer at your house than here. You are doing so well on the walking and WATP. I hope to get back to doing more since my bruised heel is healed.

Mindee- Poor baby Marissa, I sure hope she is feeling better by now. The Shepard's pie sounds good, was it yummy? I will be interested in hearing about the next casserole. I love meal in one dish or pot ideas. DH, not so much.

Okay...I think the rest of the Jaded Ladies have actual lives to attend to..haha. Hi just the same everyone.

Busy day today...DH's birthday. Mom, DD, DH and I went to lunch at Applebee's. Love their perfect margaritas, so that was the attraction there. Had to go pick up his new glasses and go to Target also. I basically spent lots of time with DH this afternoon, we took a walk and sat on the porch. The new house going up next door was being painted, so we "oversaw" that project. (from our porch, of course) I rode 4 miles and walked a little over 1 mile.
Ate terrible yesterday, not quite as bad today...and Sunday is a family reunion, so that will be a bad day for eating. Tomorrow I am going to be strict and then Mon. back to being good. Must get rid of all the sweets....I have no will power.
Still looking for a new bike. DH is getting another gadget for his shop for his BD. We just can't either one find quite the right item yet.
Baking a cake and making deviled eggs tomorrow to take Sun. + will probably get the laundry done up...nothing major.
Have a nice WE all.

Mindee ~ You are welcome I lived at my moms for 10 months and she had mold up on her bathroom ceiling. Gave me the creepies - lol My only other mold tidbit is bleach is useless in cleaning the mold. Experts recommended simple warm Dawn soap and scrubbing it. Hope you get results soon. btw Marissa looks like a sweetie. It is nice to see your family grow

Cristina ~ Of course I am here. I told you I was your biggest fan. lol.....

k- back to my corner. Cheers and you all have a safe weekend!!!

thanks ladies....she had just a 24 hour bug! by the time Tommy left for work at 5:30am, she was awake to see him off to work, eat a bottle and then lay down. which was great........except I had Brandon and Logan that were wide awake again! I finally laid Logan back down at 6:30am and then went into my bedroom with Brandon and laid down. (Mind you, I was up all night watching Marissa to make sure that she was alright)

So, things were a little rough on Friday, but what else's new? We are going to the campground on Saturday for a steak dinner (I am making sure that I get plenty of walking in since we are aiming to get there for breakfast as well). And then on Sunday, I think we are going back up to the campground for closing ceremonies....then Monday we are going to Kroger to stock up on some stuff. They have plenty of things that we buy that are 10 for $10 and other great deals!

Cristina~ I am planning on keeping up with it! In fact, on my other website that I store all my information and weight related stuff on, I finally went in and put my new weight, and of course that changed my calorie range! So, now I have to stay within a new range. I had been trying to figure out why the scale wasn't moving that much, and I had hit a plateau! I mentioned our plans for the weekend....but who knows, they will probably change on us!

Jane~ I am not exactly sure what we are going to be doing with the zuchini, but I am hoping that we are chopping it up because I know that is the only way I can get the kids, and even myself and Tommy, to eat some things. Like for example, Logan won't eat meat at all.....but if we get popcorn chicken from KFC he scarfs it down like he hasn't eaten in a week! Sounds like you got in a great work out with rearranging your furniture!

Sue~ That is great on your exercises!! happy birthday to your DH...any special plans? have a great weekend!!

Susan~ It is great to hear from you! We have this Kaboom stuff that is for the bath tub, so I used that and a dobie and it cleaned it up....until I ran out of room to use on the dobie. Tommy said that steel wool should clean it up, so we are going to buy some and try using it! you look great!!

Mindee - I am glad Marissa is feeling better. Thanks, I carry my weight well , I guess. You see a lot of red in that picture but I dyed it back to my natual brown. .....blah - blah
Have a good weekend w/ the kids. I am just waiting for my daughter to go to bed, she is keeping me up. Sitting here eating processed cheese and feeling pretty good. I wish I had some guilt because...I think I am going to go for my 3rd slice. lol

Night

you are doing great on your mini-goal! I have so many mini-goals that I have them written down on a piece of paper and stuck to my fridge!

Good Morning Ladies

Been a hectic work week! Glad it's the weekend. I'm going in for half a day on Monday to do some inventory in the Warehouse. What a way to spend a day off! (ok, so I volunteered)

Jane--How is little Jackson doing? Poor baby. I'm so sorry he's going through such a tough time. Do the doctors know what he had? Hugs to all in your family. So what did ya end up doing while Neil was bowling?

Sue--You're doing so well with keeping yourself moving! Biking and walking. You're doing fantastic. Keep up the great work. You've reminded me that I really need to get out front and clear some webs hanging around my windows! I feel like this year is the "Year of the Spider" !!

Tammy--Cute dogs! I've told DH that I would love to have a long haired Chi, so I could tie ribbons in its hair! Now what kind of dog is the white one, a poodle? They're both look like cuddly lap dogs!

Mindee--Congrats on losing 2.4lbs! And your measurements are improving also. Great job. How fun to have someone come out to show you how to cook different foods. What did you end up making? Wasn't it Shepard's pie? I haven't made that in years! I may have to make some someday soon.

Cristina--Now why is the pool closing? Is it an outdoor pool? Or is it a pool at a school? I think pools should stay open for those who like to exercise. I don't even know where the public pool is around here. Swimming is great exercise and I only got to swim one day of the summer!


Hello to everyone else out there!!

I need to clean my kitchen....heck I need to tidy up the entire house! So I better get to scootin'

Have a great three days off if you get one!

hello ladies....we ended up going up to the campground on Saturday and spent the day up there. We did a lot of walking....so that was very nice! We are going back up there on Sunday for their closing ceremonies. Tommy is going to be a torch bearer! I am going to take the snuggly with us this time! I wanted to take it on Saturday but there was already so much stuff going into the van, we passed.

Marti~ Yup, we did make the Shepard's pie. It was good! Tommy laughed because I picked around the green beans....but hey, at least as I was eating it! When she comes back out on the 10th, then we are making a zucchini casserole! It should be interesting since I think Brandon is the only one that likes zucchini.

PJ~ I can't wait to hear all about your trip and see pictures!!! Great job on meeting your goal!!!!!

Good Afternoon ladies...

I'm spending my Sunday cleaning up the house and yard. I have the yard all mowed....should really weed some of it but it's too warm right now. Spent half an hour in the garden picking tomatoes! We have 4 tomato plants. One is a yellow pear tomato, one is fantastic tomato, one is cherry tomato and then we have the currant tomatoes. My gosh.....the currant tomatoes have about a gazillion tomatoes on it! With no end in sight.
I told James that we're buying the currant tomato next year and that will be the ONLY tomato plant we grow.

I have also discovered I'm a lazy gardener. It's so out of control and weeds are starting to take over in spots. Not really sure what we'll grow next year, but it will definitely be done differently.

PJ--Only a week left and you're off for vacation! How exciting!! I told my hubby that next year I want to vacation in September. Not sure where we'll go, but school will be back in session and places won't be as crowded w/families on vacation. Thinking of doing another hiking week in Oregon, but not sure.

Mindee--You'll have to tell us how the rest of the family likes the zucchini casserole. James does not like zucchini and Jhanai doesn't particularly care for it either but she'll eat it. I love zucchini pineapple cake. It's so moist and tasty! And a great way to rid of zucchini.


Hello the rest of you gals.

Well I need to finish up my cleaning. Once I'm done, it's off to the showers then some "me" shopping! Don't know what I want to buy yet, but shopping sound like fun.


Have a great rest of the day.

Hi ladies,

Marti - next year, before the weeds actually get started, you might want to sprinkle some Preen all around your plants. I'm a fickle gardener and when the weather heats us, the last thing I want to do is go out and weed, so that's what I use. So what did you buy for yourself? I've been getting some new things, too.

Sue - hmmm, I've never had a margarita from Applebee's, but now I want to try one! I'm not much of a drinker, but that does sound good. Lots of birthdays for you, too, huh?

Mindee - if nobody in your family likes zucchini, I'd ask the nutritionist to use something else that's just as healthy. Life is too short to eat stuff you don't like, imho, lol. Maybe she could substitute brocolli, sugar snap peas, sweet pepper, cauliflower, or whichever veggies your family enjoys. Just a thought.

PJ - OMG, it's almost time!!!!!!! I think I'm just about as excited as you are, lol. Don't forget to send me a postcard!

Susan - have you ever tried baby Swiss cheese? Mmmmm! I have to buy it in small amounts, because I can't be trusted.

Hello to Tammy, Jules, Cristina, Mary Kate, Sassy, and anyone else reading this.

We got the bedroom done, including making an "L" out of our 10-foot counter we use for a desk/computer station. My whole body was sore when I woke up today.

Neal will be back from town soon, and I want to get a shower first, so toodles for now!

Jane - No never heard of baby swiss, sounds good. Process cheese is just evil. I love low fat feta on my 130 cal salads that I buy at Trader Joes. That satisfies my cheese hunger.