Hey Everyone.

I've been on a cleaning frenzie lol mostly cleaning out closets. ugh! what a mess.

Today they are laying the tile. woo hoo! next they'll put in the toilet and vanity!

Robin, Kids are so mean !! 2 yrs ago my 12 yr old was teased because the lining of his coat was purple (girl color you know) .......it was a boy coat, got it from LL Bean (dark green on the outside and the lining purple) he also gets teased on a reg. basis cause his hair is curly.... he keeps it cut very short and every morning he wets it down trying to make it "flat" poor kid. and try telling him to ignore the other kids is an impossible task. good luck with Charlie. I hope they can do something to lengthen is shorter arm. I'd be leary of letting them mess with the "good" arm too.

Cindy, woo hoo! and I'm counting the days. can't wait for you to get here!

Laurie, just go to your profile and I think it's under "edit options" then go to "avator" they've got a lot you can choose from or you can put your own in. ......I want to go on a magic carpet with a prince .........sigh

CAB, nice to hear from you! I"m glad you're still nursing the baby! and yes I remember getting a few nips too OUCH. ------ have you been roller blading any more?!

I've been walking 2 miles just about every day ...... need to work on staying on program better though.....had a nice little gain Sat.

better go, they are making tons of noise here today.....heading outside.

Theresa

oh well....i am doing good staying op so far this week....i got on the scales and had a 4 lb gain!!!!!!!!!!!! that will get ya back on track real quick! will start back to exercising next week, mil is coming saturday thru tuesday, then i can get to it. i got the denise austin pilates dvd...will look at it then and let you know if it is impossible to do

theresa - how goes the construction? yes, kids are mean..i think evans hair might stay curly....i guess a boy doesn't think its as cute as a mother does. when is cindy coming?

cindy - aren't you going on your mission trip soon? if you have any layovers at dfw let me know....i can come have a snack with ya.

lynn, jill, viv??? i guess everyone has moved on?

have a nice 4th everyone, we will be lounging at the pool...aaahhhh...

later..robin

Hi Robin......oh I hear ya on the gain stuff. ugh! I'm strugglin' here too, so far today I'm doing pretty "good" I'm at 15 pts. we're having grilled chicken tonight.....so if I don't screw up I'll be fine.....duh! lol ---- yeah, just wait, when Eric was in Kindergarten, we were shopping for school clothes and he informed me he didn't want anymore "cute stuff" his exact words! Cindy comes Aug 1st. I'd hoped to lose 10 more pounds before she got here....at the rate I'm going I'll be +10

I'll post a new pic of my bathroom Friday morning. they are supposed to have the tile grouted by then. they were short a few tiles when they left today. The linen cabinet and vanity is installed ....the sink/counter isn't installed just sitting on top (looks good! ) and the tub is installed but not usable yet. hoping they'll be finished next week.

have a nice holiday everyone.

theresa

Hey Girls, I just had a second to post, still here, of course, always will be, just having a hard period going on and sometimes just can';t bring myself to chat. Sugarbusters just did a live chat and it was very funny and uplifting.

Robin - that is some story about Charlie. It makes me think of Harry's guitar teacher - he just graduated HS and something happened to his arms as a baby - one arm is way skinnier than the other and he holds it kind of awkwardly, yet is an incredible guitarist., high honors student, socia life and all. I don't know if he ever got teased - but I do know that whatever might have happened to him when he was little did not deter him from becoming a succesful older kid with decent self esteem. I know that I want everything to go perfectly with mykids and when it doesn't, you ALL know I fall apart - lately I have been trying to tell myself that they can handle a lot more than I give them credit for - and I see evidence to that point all the time. So hopefully Charlie will come thorough all this with a heightened self esteem - and you won't lose it. It is so hard, isn't it?

Theresa - send those bathroom pics! I just had the builder here to do some work to the kitchen and install maple floors in the fam room, hallway and kitchen. waiting for the estimate...yikes...

Laurie - keeping my fingers crossed about thelayoffs.

Oh shi_, cat just threw up, gross,....hi cin, lynn, jill, cab!


viv

HI,

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY LADIES!!!!!

Robin-Enjoy your visit with your MIL this weekend, how long will she be staying? I know you must be loving your pool in all this heat. I leave for my mission trip on the 18th but we have a layover in Houston. and when I go to Theresa's I fly straight.

Viv-thats so true what you told Robin about kids can be stronger when they go through an ordeal. Are you still keeping your weight down with SB?

Laurie-any news about the layoffs at your job? I hope you are NOT affected.

Theresa-We have 4 weeks from today girlfriend until we meet again, losing 10 pounds should be pretty easy. Hang in there.

Its HOT here--------the HUMIDITY is a killer, we're at the dangerous level for being outside at this point, but it looks like we have some serious rain on the way. Even with the planned fireworks this evening, I'm OK with a shower to cool things down a bit.

cindy

HI there,
We've had computer problems on and off. Still not back to normal but slowly getting there. It sure is hard when you can't get your 3fc fix!

My son was 16 yesterday. We had a party. He did not get his driver's. A real *itch of an examiner.(I guess she is known to be one.........ugh) He might get somebody different next time. Let's hope.

I did not weigh in last week and have felt myself spinning down a black hole since. Isn't that something how you can be so ON and all of a sudden.............. Last night drinks and a black forest cake..............etc. etc.
Got my tracker out. I really hope I haven't gained a whole bunch because i was doing so well.

No summer plans yet. We are starting to make hay for the cattle now. As soon as that is done..........it is holiday time.
We ARE going to the biggest mall in the world in Alberta in August. It's always a fun time.

Robin - I'm loungn' at the pool today too. Isn't it just awful to see a gain put on that fast!!?? I just don't get it
I have to get my fan in here to put by the treadmill. I always use heat as an excuse

Laurie - I hope you didn't get laid off!

CAB - great to see you post!

2 boys are out in the tractors today. Well, 1 just drove in. They have a/c so don't get hot in there.......LOL

Well, ladies, it's 80 here today and that is HOT ENOUGH FOR ME!!! I just don't know how y'all do it! ROTFLMAO!!!

Hi,

Farmbabe-tell me more about this hugh mall, is that the one with the roller coaster inside or on top of the mall? good luck to your son on his next try for his licence. Try and get yourself back on program, you proabably didn't do as much damage as you think you did.

cindy

Hi Cindy!
Yes, that mall has an NHL size ice rink(Edmonton Oilers ; the team that Gretzky played with practice there), a rollercoaster/amusement park, a huge waterpark, hotel, a huge ship in water and you can go in a submarine down and all around that to watch sharks, a pool with a dolphin show a few times a day, the hotel rooms have some 'theme' rooms. ie. igloo, hollywood, arabian, semi-truck, etc.
It really is something to see. Judy(on the other thread) has a daughter that works there.

Oh man, I hate the heat. It's only after 9 here and I'm dying.

We are off to the city for the day. Ahhhh, air conditioned vehicle!

have a good day buddies!

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone had a good Holiday. It rained all evening around here. I discovered that we could see the fireworks from the next town over from my attic guest room. So, the whole family went up and watched through the opened window. It was pouring when we were sitting quite dry!

No news on the layoffs yet. Maybe tomorrow. They usually do them on a Friday. I used to think I was somewhat protected since I work in customer support but I don't think that is true any longer. It all comes down to the almighter buck.

Garrett's party went well. A couple of kids got sick at the last minute but the boy he likes best showed up so he was happy. The kids (large and small ) liked the slip-n-slide. The water balloons went over well also. Those suc_ers take a long time to fill up and then in minutes they're shot. Garrett like 'em. I managed to make him a train cake. It short of looked like Thomas the Tank Engine if you stretch your imagination. I had the right blue anyways.

Jill - that Mall sounds fantastic. How big is it in comparison to the one in Minneapolis? I've never been to that one either. I'd need a golf cart to get around.

Well, I better get to work. Theresa I'm looking forward to more bathroom pics.

cheers,
Laurie

WELL....I am so amazed at how just cutting out cokes for a week will make you drop 2 lbs!!! that and I have been careful with my choices and have gotten in 3 whole days of exercise!
So, I have 2 more to lose to be back where I was...that would be my 15lb loss....I should have that gone by next week and ready to start another 15lb loss!

EVAN HAS SLEPT IN HIS BIG BED 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW!!!!!! AND NAPPED IN IT YESTERDAY!!!! That crib is going to be history this weekend!

We pick MIL up tomorrow, we are going to take her and the boys to see cats and dogs on sunday and her and i are going to shop for pillow fabric on monday and she has requested a visit to KOHLS..they don't have them in Houston...and she leaves tuesday morning....that should keep us busy.

Cindy - sorry no layovers in dallas...i would've come and hung out with ya...how hot are ya'll now? we might hit 100 this weekend... hot hot hot

jill - OOOHHHH that mall sounds great! I think all of us gals should get together and take a "tour of malls" vacation
that would be right up my alley, and our husbands wouldn't want to go for sure.

laurie - hows the meridia working for ya?

hi theresa, loved the pics.

viv - i wonder what happened to his arm? they have just found a couple of young adults with what charlie has, i wonder if he is one?

gotta get my laundry done and things picked up before tomorrow....

bye..robin

Just been super busy since school let out.

Glad to see that you are all still intact and moving along without me.

We went to DC and watched the Fireworks from DH's office. We were all dry and happy, but boy did the other people out on the Mall get wet!

Going down to see my Mom and Dad from Aug. 7-14. Got great airfares with Spirit Airlines. $44 each way! Can you believe that. Now I'm working on getting DH down there for the weekend. Booked a rental car and am going to drive up to Orlando with the kids and pick him up there. We still have 3 days of pool passes (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon) to use up. Found a place online that we can get a room at the All Stars Sports or Music for $49 a night. We bought an air mattress today and are going to take it with us so we have plenty of sleeping space.

Talk to you all later.

Take care.

Lynn

well...mil is gone...she left this morning...i think the visit went well.
she only annoyed me once yesterday, pretty good for her...and dh was good too...he usually tries to show off in front of his mother...men

EVAN IS OFFICIALLY IN HIS BED!!!! we took the crib down on saturday. i put his train table in his room and when he goes down i put up a little gate so that he won't come in my room a million times. he is so funny, we tuck him in and he gets up and runs his trains around the track a couple of times, in the dark, and then climbs back in bed and goes to sleep. no fussing..i am so happy...he will be 2 next month, guess that means i need to start potty training!!!

okay, i keep swelling...i had lost my 4lbs and have not had any cokes until yesterday, i had 1 with lunch and i can tell i am swollen..and i weighed and it is showing on the scale..i wonder why i am retaining so much? maybe the gain is from muscle (wishful thinking) i have been exercising in the pool and walking again..i could happen.

i need to get my house back in order, left the kitchen a mess last night and still don't have it cleaned...was tired from running mil around yesterday..we were gone for 6 hrs shopping!! wore the poor old lady out. she knows how to sew, so she helped me get some fabric to make 4 throw pillows for my couch..they better turn out, i am having to sew trim around them..never done that before...i have to get my hoa newsletter done this weekend, so will start that project the following...so many things to do!!
oh, school starts august 13th!!!!!! this summer has been too short.

gotta run, boys are hovering around me.

bye robin

Gosh Robin, I can't believe our little cyber nephew is already going to be 2! and already in a big boy bed! wow! how time flies.

I'm still living in construction h*ll..... I'm not as happy with this company as I was in the beginning. yesterday they totally stood me up! (as a friend says) I'm as mad as a wet hen! it's nearly 9:30 and the painter still isn't here!

I've been doing pretty well on WW program since monday ....yeah I know it's only Weds lol I didn't go to WW last week, I will go this Sat for sure. we had chinese last night and I'm really thirsty today (gee what a surprise lol) so I'd better go get a water bottle and think I'll stare out the front door and see it that makes them come any quicker lol

theresa

welp that worked......HE"S HERE! woo hoo and get this he said, he'd be outa my house by 1 ........

theresa'

theresa - glad your boy showed up....i have heard stories about contractors, i don't think many of them are very reliable. being on program from monday to weds is actually a big accomplishment
i was headed in that direction and then took a bad turn somewhere. this swelling thing has me irritated.

yes, it is hard to believe he is almost 2, and he will be in mothers day out twice a week starting in august!! i have so many projects that i am waiting to do until then...aaaahhhh.....2 days of peace.....i really hate starting him so early, but if i would have waited he wouldn't have gotten into this school..it is the hardest one to get into here and they do a lottery now to let in new kids..not good odds with that. i think he will really like it...i hope

i have to go tuck in the boy right now...

take care....robin