good morning,
How is everyone? Michelle, I didn't have my yahoo messenger turned on last night, so I get on line this morning and see you tried to IM me. Thanks for trying. I was also wondering if all of you had added me to your contact list could redo it, because something happened, and none of you got added. I will talk to everyone later.
Ricci

Good morning everyone. Today is okay, dh still has an attitude, but I get to him by not having an attitude. I mean he called me names, yet I'm not mad and it makes him get over it quicker and quicker. It is the hardest thing to do, but it's the best thing to do. Dh is suppose to watch the kids today for me while I go get my haircut and my eyes checked, although he cancelled it, I'm hanging in there thinking he will still watch them. He better.
QOFD: When I got pregnant with my first, I worked but I never wanted to send my kids to daycare but I didn't know how we were suppose to be able to support ourselves without my paycheck, my husbands family owns there own business, that's where my dh works. They made a position for me and the office is in there home, I was able to work and get a paycheck and still be with Alisa. I did this until half way through my pregnancy with Andrew. It was almost impossible to watch three kids not in your own home and still work. That's when I started staying home. But I am so grateful to his family for allowing me to do that. I also became closer to his family and his aunt and I that worked together formed a great friendship. That was the BEST opportunity I ever had...so far.!!!
I've got to clean the kitchen and take a shower and this and that. I'll TTYL

Just a quick hello from me.
Never got down here to post last night. DIdn't feel I should while drinking a rum & diet coke and eating doritos! The kiddies were getting to me last night . Oh well, today's another day. I have some shopping to do, laundry and then dh and I are going on a date tonight....where ever the road may lead us. We were going to go to a baseball game but he decided he didn't want to do that anymore so we'll see.
Tomorrow afternoon we have a birthday party to go to so will be gone then too.
Hope you all have a wonderful day and all is well. I'll try to check back in tomorrow.

Good Morning! Well I’m good and sore today. I exercised yesterday.. But then I got upset and ended up cleaning up the whole house….. Packing up everything! I still got some stuff to do today. I went ahead and just put up her toddler bed… she sleep in it all night!!! I barely slept though…. I kept being afraid she would fall out! I’ve already got a great hour long workout in for this morning! Although I am SICK to my stomach… for some unknown reason. Today is also weigh-in day. I have lost 4 lbs!! Yay! Almost back to where I started! Hopefully I can keep it up! I didn’t reach my goal for the month of July.. But that’s ok! Here’s to next month! I DID however lose inches off my hips, waist, and thighs, arms, and leg from two weeks ago! Total inches lost from 7-17-04…. 6.5!!! So for me.. The pound goal doesn’t matter that much! I still ended up losing 3 lbs for the month. It definitively is slowing down… but I like the inches dropping though! That makes me excited! Today I guess I’ll cook Spicy Onion burgers.. I don’t have any wheat buns.. so I’ll make me some burgers with ground turkey. Here is the recipe if you want it.. It’s pretty simple though:

Spicy Onion Burgers
from: Campbell's Kitchen
Prep/Cook Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
1 pouch Campbell's® Dry Onion Soup and Recipe Mix
6 hamburger rolls
Lettuce leaves
Tomato slices
Avocado slices


Directions:
MIX thoroughly beef, picante sauce and soup mix. Shape firmly into 6 patties, 1/2" thick each.

GRILL patties 10 min. or until done.

SERVE in rolls with lettuce, tomato, avocado and additional picante sauce. Serves 6.


Well that’s all I got planned for today. It looks like it’s gonna be rainy day. The sun is out… but it’s still raining pretty hard. Well I hope everyone has a great day! I’m just gonna finish cleaning and cooking for the day. Maybe record some of my Murder She Wrote Episodes.. Or read the book I never started. I hope everyone has a great day today! I have a few quick comments to make.. Not everyone of them can be….individual.. (not enough time!!)

Crystal, sorry about your fight.. I don’t give good advice when it comes to that. I’m ticked off at my DH now.. And he doesn’t even know it. He probably does because I’m just cleaning away. But has no reason why… Why bother anyways. I WISH my DH would call me a bi*ch… He would get a fist right to the mouth… what happens after that….. Who cares! Boy I have a bad temper…and that’s one of those words…. That make me wanna go hit your DH for saying it to you!! I’m not even gonna get on the the toddler thing!! You have got me all fired up now!! Hey.. Anyone out there have a Dollar Tree?!?! I saw some awesome pictures, stickers, etc for scrapbooks in there.. 1 buck!! Thanks Penny and Leigh.. (I think it was you Leigh! !!!) For the links.. Man I got a short memory span!! If I’m wrong.. Sorry! I went a head and put her in her toddler bed. She can’t climb out of the crib..yet.. But she wasn’t sleeping well! Oh and Crystal good thing is when we bought her crib it is a 4 in 1 so it turns into the toddler bed.. And afterwards a day bed! But I have a full sized daybed in storage too…. I want sooo bad to buy her a new comforter with Dora! I think I’m gonna put one on lay-away! Her crib mattress still fits on her bed… but as you all know crib comforters are too small and she needs sheets for God’s sake!!!

QOTD- Hmmmm….. I’ve always thought so down on my self that I never even thought about having a great opportunity. I would say it is being alive! Spending my life knowing my family members that have passed on.. And still here… that were amazing to me… And being able to see different states and living in different places (like house/trailer/apartment/ condo) AND most of all since I didn’t get to stay home and raise my son up as a baby.. To get to be a SAHM… and get to see the first words and the first steps.

Well anyways….. I‘ll try to come back and make more personal comments later… Hey I did it yesterday!

Hi everyone! Good morning to some and good afternoon to others. Well Michelle and I were up late talking so I was up late this morning too. The good think about my daughter is that she sleeps late so I can too if I want. Hope it lasts like this for awhile!
Sounds like all of you have fun, busy days ahead of you. I'm not quite sure what we will be doing. I got the house cleaned during the week so I dont have to worry about it now. That doesnt happen very often so I am hoping we can do somethings fun. DH and I got in a fight about going to the coast for the weekend. I had asked him earlier this week if he wanted to go and he didn't really give me an answer and then sprung it on my Thursday night (wanted to leave Friday night) I told him since I was the one having to do all the planning that I needed more time than that. He just doesn't get it. He thinks we can just up and leave whenever when we have a 10 month old that has more crap than us put together. Anyway he is punishing my now by not even wanting to go for the day. So we'll see what happens, I think he is weakening.
QOTD: My best opportunity hands down was becoming a mother. I feel so fulfilled and I know nothing else could make me feel like this. I also think the opportunity to go to college was great too but nothing compares to being a mom!
Ok girls have a great day! I will post more later!

Hi all. I have to vent. I think women should marry men at least 10 years their senior so they can be some what at the same maturity level. I swear, dh is acting like a kid. On top of calling Ally names and then me, like that's mature, he cancelled watching the kids for me today, I guess as a "lesson", he STILL has an attitude. Now he is talking to me alittle, but he is so not being himself. I'm the one he called names, I'm the one he cancelled babysitting for and yet I don't have an attitude. I'm being myself. I was hoping he was going to cave and watch the kids, but he's doing some work this morning which I knew he had to do but to his knowledge, I was suppose to be going to my appts. around lunch time. Now really the appts. are set for 300 and 330, but with him thinking they are about now he has said NOTHING about me going. But he did say that his friend wants to do something with him tonight. His friends wife isn't going to be home so they want to get together. So I'm suppose to sit here without getting to go to my appts. and he gets to go out tonight without me throwing a fit. I don't want to throw a fit because that will start a fight. I like to not nag about this stuff so he can never say that I do. I never ever ever say anything to him when he wants to go fishing or hang out with friends or nothing, EVER. Yet I don't get to go to my appts. Not like it's hanging out with friends, it's a haircut and an eye exam. I'm just waiting to see how things pan out this afternoon. My mom offered to watch them ,but she always watches them and her house is torn apart because of her remodeling and all that dust and with Andrews asthma acting up I don't want to take him over there. My sister said to cancel my appts if I have to and I will have this to hang over his head at some point. Although, I don't really ever do that kind of stuff.
I'm sorry about going on and on, but I'm p*ss*d and I needed to vent. See I try to still be a good little wife even after the name calling and cancelling this stuff, therefore he can't ever say anything negative about me because I'll throw this moment in his face. Maybe I can use it.
TTYL

Hi all. Just checking in one more time. Dh NEVER asked when my appts. were so my mom, as usual, has come through and she's coming over here. But I so hope dh asks me if my "lesson" was learned because I'm gonna tell him that yes I learned my lesson and that is that I can't count on him when I need him or have already asked for his help. I can make it dirtier than that and say that I learned that he is like his mom and I can't count on him.
I'm boiling inside but I'm still acting like everything is fine. I'm being myself and hoping that somewhere down deep he's thinking that he's being childish. I mean he called me names yet I'm fine but he still has the attitude. Doesn't make since. Anyways, I will not talk about this anymore. I may tell you the outcome later depends on how good it is, LOL!!!
Hope everyone is having a great day. TTYL

Chat was fun lst night girls!! My date with dh went quite well, incase you wondered

I have spent the whole day so far rescuing the bird off the roof. It turns out to be a Jenday Conure, part of the Parrot family! He is worth several hundred bucks, but he is very tame and needs to be hydrated and babied a bit. He wouldn't have made it through the day if we hadn't saved him. So I took him and got his wings clipped, bought a cage and some food and toys for him and we are keeping him/her. DNA testing is required to determine the sex, and I am not going to do that, LOL! He is resting now. I hope he will be okay. He likes to sit on my shoulder.

I still have one more trip to the mall today to get school stuff, so I must go now! Just thought I'd check in while I have a minute!

Jill, Have you decided on any challenge details? I have a few ideas to toss around!! We'll chat soon, but bare with me through this weekend, it's a busy one!!

HUGS!!!

Just wanted you to know I am thinking of you and I am sending you a big hug right now!

Men are such pains sometimes. They are also all immature at times, no matter how old!! I like mine today, though!!!

Hope the rest of your day is peaceful!

Love ya!!

Hi Ladies!

Had a terrible morning. Brought Andrew to the dr. He has been having a rash on his belly. I brought him to dr Thursday and they said they weren't sure what it was so just watch it but this morning it spread all over his face arms and belly. Brought him to a Saturday clinic and they said it looked like Fifth's Disease. grrrr.... It is always something..... Anyhow,

Hunter got his new belt. Yah for him! Hubby took a pic of me this morning so I thought I would share it.....lol At least it will keep the roaches off the board

Sorry not to get personal..... We are off to New Orleans! Talk to you all tomorrow!

I'm back from my appts. My mom had come to watch the kids. Dh was working next door at the time and I stopped in to say bye. He didn't ask where the kids were or who was watching them so I guess he thought I had them with me or I was taking them somewhere to be watched. However, an hour later he realized my mom was here and he came home to watch them and send her home.
He told me when I got home that he didn't know she was here and he didn't want her to be and I said why, he said she has better things to do and I said, you told me to find a sitter and I did what was I suppose to do? I mean, he never asked about my appts. or show any concern that I had any appts. Needless to say, it got to him and I'm so glad. Now he knows that if he doesn't come through for me, I'm not stranded. That is really it about this subject. Just wanted to finish it off for you all.
TTYL

Hey Ladies~

How's your weekend going? Our's is fine. Donald is working and the boys and I are being bums. I did pilates everyday this week. woo hoo. I just left the windsor pilates website, those results are amazing (which they are supposed to be, they put the people on their with the best results so that you'll be sucked in to buy the product. But anyway, I'll be taking my measurements once a month and I'll share those with yall of course. Our cupboards are so very close to bare and I didnt shop this morning. We have church tomorrow and then Donald goes to work. We may just have popcorn for lunch.

watkinsguru (ahhhh can't remember your name and the scroll down doens't show it ) Anyway, I'm glad you were still able to keep your appointments. I hope hubby will see what the issue was and will be mature about it in the future. There's always hope.

Sindye--I pity you doing school shopping, the stores are swamped here because of school starting. Sounds like you and hubby had a nice time. Too cool about your birdie...we are in the flight path of the parrots, they fly over our apartments.

Penny--New Orleans, wow, I hope you have a good time.

Spryng--Are you having fun? Are you missing us? Have you crocheted a king sized afagan while you've been gone?

Michelle--I made those cream cheese pancakes last night (you had commented on them over on the low carb boards) I altered the recipe a bit...but YUM. Tasty tasty. I hope you are doing well today.

Geri--don't worry about the doritos and coke...just check in anyway. Eventually you'll have to or we'll hunt you down.

Ok, how is everyone else?

I'm sorry about chat last night girls. My computer whacked out on me, got it rebooted and Donald walked in the door. So I gave up and cleaned the kitchen and went to bed. LOL

Hope yall are having a nice weekend.

Hugs

okay girls. boards are slow tonight. I guess everyone is busy which is great. I just got the kids to bed and Andrew was SOOOO cranky now I've got a headache. I don't know if I should enjoy the quietness or go to sleep. Dh is better tonight. It took him exactly 24 hours to get over his fit or whatever.
I got my hair cut really really short, which I have once before but I think this was a bit shorter and it feels great but now I know that I look just like my mom. It's almost scary, but not bad. I know dh hates it, but he hates perms, he hates color and I've promised to NEVER do any of those but I feel like I should do something that I want for myself and my hair short feels great and I feel better in it, wether I look better or not I really don't care, it's all about how you feel.
I'm just going on and on, dh left for a while with his friend and the kids are asleep so I'm just in unbelievable awe about the quietness and enjoying every minute of it.
I hope everyone is having a great day.

Cheri, I had those pilates videos and they were great, but I'm not one to follow a video. If you are, then you will probably like them. You think the moves don't seem to be that much, but that little bit really hurts the next day. I mean I was so sore, but a good sore.

Penny, I hope your day was better than earlier. I hope tomorrow is better too. Have a good night.

TTYL

Penny, you there?

Hi everyone! We ended up going to the coast for the day and it was a lot of fun! We met up with my sister and BIL and hung out on the beach all day. Aside from all the fattening food I ate it was a pretty good day (sorry Cindi, I hope we get those details worked out soon LOL) I hope all your days were good.

Crystal is sounded like everything worked out for you and DH but let me tell you I was pretty pissed on your behalf while reading your posts! Who is he to teach you a lesson? I thought lessons were reserved for children not spouses? Anyway I hope he learned something from all this because it was obvious he was in the wrong (because I always take the wifes side ) On a side note, aren't mom's great to have around? They always bail you out of situations and can make husbands feel guilty without even trying! Sounds like you are enjoying the rest of your evening though so that is good. Have fun while the house is quiet!

Penny I was sorry to hear about your nightmare morning. I hope everything is ok with your little one. Does he have some medical problems? I was just getting that impression from previous posts but maybe I am mistaken. I hope everything works out and have fun in New Orleans! Talk to you soon!

Jaymi you had me cracking up out loud with the b*tch comment! I would have done the same thing. Those words to not get used in my direction or someone loses an important body part if you know what I mean LOL

Cheri I have heard a lot about Winsor Pilates. I will be interested to see how it works out for you! Keep us posted.

Cindi I have a few ideas too. Let's share them soon so we can get started. This weekend has been a total bust for me so far! I am so bad!

Talk to you ladies soon. Have a great Sat. night!