Oh, I have a question.....

Does anyone have a paraffin spa??

I want one and Mother's Day is coming up, right??? But I also want a new patio set... hummmmm hummmmmm

Ok off the subject, anyhow!

Does anyone have one, and how well do they work??? Which brand?

Have a great night!

Just painted my toes and put back on my toe ring. Pampering myself for a change!

Ok,
Last one for the night! LOL

Has anyone tried the self tanning lotion from avon???

Hi Ladies,
Late to bed, early to rise!

I just wanted to say I hope everyone has a great Friday!

Hunter is out of school today so I think I am going to take the boys to the park. It is nice when it is not crowded.

TTYL!
Penny

Just a quick post, I am down 1.5 We are back in business. I have an appt today, so I am on the run. She wanted me to be back to pre-preg weight, so at least that goal is accomplished, just need to lose the extra.

Good day! I will be back this afternoon.

Melinda

Just a quickie! Andrea, hope you got everything done before dh got in. Geri, definitely need bigger pictures but looks cute from what I can see. Spryng, checked out the thigh thingy, I am really interested to see how you like it. Hope you have a good trip to see your bf. Penny, I just made fried rice like you get at a japanese restaurant and then I also did some marinated mung bean sprouts and kimchee with nori sheets (seaweed). It was yummy! The kids love the seaweed and rice and will eat the bean sprouts so it is pretty nutritious. Anyhows, I haven't tried a parafin spa though they look nice and I haven't tried the avon tanning lotion but if anyone knows of a good tanning lotion that doesn't leave streaks for blotches I'd be interested! Congrats on the loss, Penny!!!! Melinda, congrats on the 1.5 down!!! Hope your dr visit goes well! I maintained this week, still 144 which is fine with me considering the way I ate this week. I am gonna start with the exercising today. I am also adjusting my goal weight. I had it at 130 but the bare minimum for my height is 127 and I think 130 may be too low so I think I will go for 135 though I would be be happy at 140 if I toned up. 153 is the max for my height so even 140 is good. Anyhows, we'll see how it goes! Hope everyone has a great Friday. We may go to the park too since it is so beautiful out. TTYL!!

Good morning all!
Well I am up 2# like I thought I would be. O-well... I am learning still, lol. But I will be good all this week and that 2# should be gone by next friday. I'm not letting it get me down.
I wish I could get personal but I've already wasted too much time this morning. Got to grab a shower, paint my barn, and get on down the road! lol. I will check in with you all tonight!!! Have a fantastic friday!!!!!!!!!!

I had shrunk the pics down to avatar size (oops!) I think I may have it right now.

Good morning!!!!!
The kiddies have a 1/2 day, so I only have a few minutes to post. Got my walk in this am, and the peepers are out (tree frogs) so it was so neat to hear them too. Guess it finally got warm enough for them......guess spring is finally here.
You know I was thinking aboat Jen ( she lives up in New England) anyone hear from her? She's a nurse, had some kooly hours and was probably going to need surgery early this year for a thyroid condition, I think. I miss her- if anyone hears from her, please tell her that.

Spryng don't sweat the 2#! BTW- did you ever send something to me in the mail? Not to worry if you did not, I did not want you to think I was rude......
Candy- I agree with you on the goal weight, you are much taller than I and I think 130 would be tough. Things do change after mommyhood, too.

Melinda - congrats on the weight loss!!!!!!! Penny- enjoy the park!! Sounds like a perfect day!
Geri-love the pictures, you inspired me to get some paint chips for the living room (Dh will LOVE you for that! )
Andrea, enjoy your visit with Dh.
Gotta go hang out the last load of wash b4 I go back for the kiddies....Have a great weekend! Ginny

Geri, wow, what an improvement!!! Did you retile too? I thought you were only painting! You did a really good job on that stencil.

Spryng, I'm with Ginny. Don't sweat the #2. You will have it back off in no time. Hope you have a safe trip. That sounds like more driving than I would want to do in one day!!!

Ginny, congrats on getting in your walk! I tried to do my watp's 2 mile but only made it 1/2 way through. Guess I need to start off slow. I LOVE tree frogs. When we lived in Florida we had tons but at this house I have none. I do have a little toad that visits my deck each night but it is not the same!!! I remember Jen! Wow, it has been a long time since she posted here, huh? I was thinking about Karen the other day too with her crocheting. And I know what you mean about things changing!!! I so want some surgery on this tummy to remove this flappy skin but since I may not be done having children I will wait! I don't know that I could ever really do surgery anyways but watching all these shows sure makes me want it!!! Anyhows, hope you get some rest this weekend!!!

I'm gonna try and clean my house a bit today, maybe clean my carpets after we go to the park. We really need to get outside and get some yard work done. I'll see if I can motivate the dh this weekend. Hope everyone has a good day!

Good morning ladies

OK, I got the pictures sized correctly. It's amazing what some coffee will do for you

Spryng, great attitude about the 2 lbs. I know you can get it off this week also 'cause I'm going to ride your butt to exercise . Hope you have a great trip to see your bf. You're probably right about Dh having to go right away if you went to see him because that's just the way it always works.

Candy...glad you maintained this week! Hopefully your ear will feel well enough that you can get some exercise in also. Where are you at with the house? Did you ever get that cabinet estimate? They're talking about building a Lowe's in Milwaukee but on the north side of town...not the best area. They'll give Menards and Home Depot a run for their money!

Melinda Congrats on the 1.5#! Isn't it amazing how you can put it on in a week but it takes 2 to get it off?? So very frustrating! But that's behind you now!!

Penny... congrats on your loss too! You're all doing great! I can't answer any of your questions....sorry!!

I had a great day foodwise yesterday till after I posted here...went and got a bowl of lucky charms I need to stop that!

Got my 3 mile walk in this morning so at least I have that down.

Got a phone call...gotta run. Hi to everyone else.

Geri - Drastic improvement on the bathroom. Do you want a job at my house? I think I am going to think about doing the downstairs bathroom. DH told me that we would be in our house for another 2 years if I want to have the next one close in age. The babies room is the only room that is kid friendly, we have not baby proofed yet. JW room is next to ours upstairs so he shares our bathroom. When he is older he will want his own kids bathroom, so we will move him downstairs then.

Candy - With your height, I am sure you carry your weight well. I am only 5'4 so you can tell when I gain even 5 pounds. I am all for doing what your body is comfortable.

Went to the doctor today and everything checked out fine. She is glad that I am past pre-preg, but understands that I want to lose more. I told her that we eat out a lot and she says now we have to worry about JW getting good eating habits. I knew that all along, but when a dr says it,it sticks. We are doing better, only 2 nights this week, but the weekend is not here.
She did say being the I had endometris that it would be good for us to have children close together. Have to tell dh that one.

BTW, we are at my moms, JW is sleeping so I don't want to wake him. I will get a workout sometimes today. Good weekend to all. No big plans for us. I am volunteering at church.

The thigh machine sounds great, but a really good cheap workout is the dynabands. They will work you hard.

Melinda

OK, off the phone, gave Tony a bottle so I should have a few minutes here!

Candy, the tile was already there. I just removed the wallpaper and part of the wall with it! Dh is very good at repairing walls. Then just painted and put the fish on the wall. I traced from the stencil then filled in with a paintbrush and acrylic paints. It looked way to stencilly (if that makes any sense!) so painted where all the blank spaces should be. It turned out nice I think. So the bathroom is finally done! I would love to get the boys outside as it is near 60 but is also rainy! This afternoon it's supposed to drop back to the 40s .

The next project is the laundry room. Just needs a fresh coat of paint and since there are no windows in there I want to do a nice sunny yellow. There are cabinets above the washer and dryer that are white and I'll leave them that way. The room also functions as a mud room and pantry...so we're always in there. I would someday love to add a door because when doing laundry you have to turn up the TV to hear it! Even a nice bi-fold would be good enough for me but we would have to put a header up in the doorway and possibly add to the walls to fit a standard door...haven't measured yet to see if that has to be done.

Ginny, HAPPY HALF DAY . Hope you get some time for you this weekend. Congrats on getting the walk in.

Well, better get going. It's almost 11 and I haven't even taken my shower yet! No where to go so who cares???? I'll get there eventually.

Have a great Friday everyone!

Geri, I could have sworn the tile was white in 1 picture and pink in the next. That is why I thought you retiled. You did a great job on the fish. I was thinking that it didn't look like a stencil at all but now I see why. You are very crafty!!! Hope you guys got outside. I opened my big mouth then was too tired to go anywhere. Took a little nap and of course dh came home with us all asleep. I hate when that happens because I know he thinks that is what goes on all day anyways!!! Anyhows, Melinda, glad your visit went well. Why does the dr say it is better to have the babies closer together with your condition? The closer in age they are, the harder it is at first and the easier it is later. Mine are 2 years apart and although I had planned to have them 3 years apart, it really worked out well. They play so well together now. But the first 6mos-1yr was really hard. I would love to have another this year, or get pregnant in September anyway so the next one won't be so far behind but I just don't see that happening unless I get a sudden unexpected inheritance!!! So, let us know what dh thinks about all this. Do you kinda have an idea, in your mind anyway, about when you might like another?

Well, I'm gonna try and motivate myself to do something. What's for dinner??? Don't know yet here.

Oh, and who asked about the cabinet estimate? I did finally get the 2nd estimate this week and they were way higher than Lowe's so we will probably be going with Lowe's after all. My problem is, I want a nice house but not a big house payment!!!
Hope everyone is having a great day!!!

THis is going to be short.....I tried to leave a post before and the site was all locked up- so I lost it. Who knows why.

Candy- the kitchen sounds nice and I have seen some gorgeous kitchens come from Lowes/Home Depot. I'm jealous......got 30 year old cabinets ( I did paint them) aw, really I am happy for you!!!!! How is your ear?

Geri- the concept of not taking a shower until whenever sounds great to me!!!!Hope you enjoyed your homebound day. And the bathroom looks so cute. Proud of ya!!!
BTW, I decorated my laundry closet.....it is tiny so to call it a room is a laugher.....but I did find a sweet border online (only $5 a roll, it was closeout online!) and put up some other decorative stuff. What a big impact! Makes it almost fun to be in! Good luck with yours.

Melinda- hope your enjoyed the visit with Dm. I did not know you had endrio. Did it interfere with your first attempt to become pregnant?

Spryng- how are you doing????? Seems odd not to hear from you in a day.

Got the kiddies home ok. The toxic moms actually seem better- will even look me in the eye now after the poison pen letter. Their kids......well......time will tell. I can see the one is cruising for trouble if he does not clean up his act.
Can't believe it is Friday!!!!!!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Ginny

I will post later.....

Just wanted to tell Geri.....

My mom and 3 year old now have the same stomach virus that keeps getting passed ;(

Add the van! and the couch cushions and couch pillows to the list!!!!

Got some more stripping and disinfecting to do.....

I'll check in later when things calm down