Jane..this one is for you..

Good Morning Ladies!

I wish is was a good morning for me. I was up all night with a stomach bug and diarrhea. Thankfully, not vomiting, but I've seen the bathroom so much, that I believe I counted every tile on the floor a dozen times. I've really had a crappy (no pun intended) two months with this body of mine. First I had flu/pneumonia two week before my surgery. Surgery was 4 weeks ago and it has been a slower recovery than I expected. Wednesday I saw my surgeon for a follow-up appt. and he rushed me off to get a ultrasound of my right leg (because I was complaining of calf pain) to rule out a blood clot which thankfully was negative and I thought the stress of thinking I had a blood clot was upsetting my stomach....but oh, no....it was the beginning of counting bathroom floor tiles!! Anyhoo...feeling a little better and drinking a ton to keep from getting dehydrated. I guess my body's resistance is a little too low and I can't seem to fight off viruses. This usually comes in cycles working in Pediatrics. We all go years without catching anything and then have weeks that we catch everything we come in contact with. OK, I'm done whining now!!

Today is my son's 23rd b-day. I'm so proud of him. For those that don't know, he is an intelligence instructor in the Coast Guard. It's funny that he is an instructor considering he went into the CG because he didn't want to go to college. But after a few years of doing search and rescue and communications, he found his calling and they sent him to school and now he's teaching. But he can be pretty restless and I wouldn't be surprised to find him heading in another direction when he gets a new assignment in a few years!

Marti--still gotta wear the blasted chin strap for another 2 weeks at night.

Ok, I'm heading to get some gatorade to replenish the electrolytes What a way to get the pounds off

I'm back,

Francie - yikes, I hope some of your soreness has gone away. You know, if we thought like thin people, we wouldn't be here in the first place, right? Why are some people able to just stop when someone like me seems to have no shut-off valve?

Ellen - I was thinking of you today as I cleaned out my closet. You are the Queen of Clean around here, lol. You'd be so proud of me - I have a HUGE bag to donate to charity.

Mindee - I was thinking the same thing about Jackson - he's thinned down, too. He's looking like a little man now. If you aren't sleeping well at night, I'd say that for sure will affect how you feel during the day. I know I need a nap if I haven't slept well.

Marti - I think my probs were caused by the weather because Mary's wouldn't work right, either. It's fine now, but not sure how long that will last. Yay for you, planning ahead for the food.

Trish - I didn't think you were the one who worried about the hypnotist thing. Wow, you are doing just great, and are an inspiration to us to follow our own signals.

Tammy - yikes, sounds like you've really had a tough time of it! I'm glad you're feeling a little better, at least not expelling anything from any orifices, lol. Sounds like your son is one smart young man! A big happy birthday to him! Oh, to be 23 again, lol! (actually, I wouldn't go back. I just wish I had that skin tone)

I had to return my new phone, for the 2nd time! I bought a Voyager, but it would download ringtones, so I exchanged it, and the 2nd one had a loud HUM going on that was driving me bananas. So I took it back, and got a NV, and so far, so good. It has the QWERTY keyboard, which is a must for me.

Neal and I are thinking about heading to town to play some pool.... see you tomorrow!

Hello ladies....how are you all doing?

well, I was able to get all my things done that I needed to get done and then some! Brandon got his hearing tested and his vision tested at school on Friday!

this coming Thursday, the 10th, Brandon and daddy will be going bumper bowling with his class. And then next month, his class has a field trip to the zoo! I am sure that we will try and make it a family trip out of it since they don't use buses for the trips, the parents drive them.

after we did all of our things that we needed to get done, Tommy got home from work. He asked me if I had my shoes on and I said no. He said well put them on and go check out in the van, there is a surprise in the van. (mind you....before all this, he had asked me what I was thinking of doing for dinner) I went out to the van with Brandon and Tommy had picked up dinner on his way home. then after we ate dinner, we all went grocery shopping! we were suppose to do it on Saturday afternoon but he insisted that we might as well do it on Friday.

he then said that he had a surprise trip in mind for Saturday after he gets off work. we were going to go up north to see my parents since she had clothes for them that came in. but she sent them out in the mail a couple of days ago. so, the surprise trip will be a ride to a city in MI called Frankenmuth, that is known as Little Bavaria. we haven't been there in a while.....Marissa was a couple of months old the last time we went there. (I can't remember how old.....I just know that she threw up all over the place when we were in the Christmas store) And since the weather is suppose to be nice tomorrow, I will take the camera with us so that we can get some pictures of them!

Jane~ I did take a little bit of a nap on Friday and I felt better. so I am hoping that with flipping the mattress I will get a better nights sleep!

Francie~ I will have to do a search for some more avatars.

Tammy~ I hope you are feeling better! That sounds like me! Marissa got sick at the end of February, she then passed it on to her brothers, who then passed it on to me and Tommy. And now I have a little bit of a running nose.

hello to every one else...I am trying to get through all this and head to bed earlier then I have been. I am planning on doing a TON of walking on Saturday (yes I did say that.....who would have thought that I would plan on doing a lot of exercise?!?!?!?!). And I hope that all the fresh air will knock the kids out for us on Saturday night!

Francie........Found some more for ya!!

Evening ladies! (or should I say morning?)

Hubby just left for work and I thought I would pop in before I go to bed.

Francie--You're funny, you should love your lady lumps! I love your avatar, so darn cute! Where do you find them?

Tammy--I'm sorry your feeling so poorly! Hope it gets over soon for you. Happy Birthday to your son! Any special plans for him? As for the chin strap, at least it's only at night. If you had to wear it all day then it might become a little frustrating.

Jane--A qwerty keyboard on a phone is a must?! You're funny. I'm the slowest texter,where my DD just whips them out! I used to wonder why kids would text rather than just call, then DD explained that most of her friends have unlimited texting, but limited minutes for calls. Now it make sense!

Mindee--How nice of Tommy to take you shopping early and then plan a nice Saturday w/the family! Very sweet of him. Have lots of fun and take & share photos w/us if you can.

Sassy--Hi

Hello to the rest of you girls.

I really need to get to bed, it's almost 3:00 and most of you are probably starting to get up. So I shall chat w/you the next chance I get.

G'night

Hello ladies,

Mindee - I remember when you said Marissa barfed in the Christmas store! It has been quite awile ago. Your weekend plans sound like a lot of fun. Neal and I will make it Michigan one of these days. I think I mentioned he used to go fishing at Houghton Lake - well, we want to spend a week there again sometime.

Sassy - have they moved you again at work yet? lol

Marti - yes, I have to have a qwerty. I'm too slow with the other kind, lol. My kids love to text and I'm kind of into it myself. What're your plans for the weekend?

Hello to Trish, Sue, Angie, Katiecat, Tammy, Jules, Francie, Ellen, and any others I've missed.

Today I've got a wedding shower for my nephew's fiance to attend. Before that, I'm going to reorganize my dresser drawers. They are a mess, and I can't take it any longer, lol.

BBL if I can,

Hey ladies,

Remember when Marti and Angie had a challenge thingy going on, where we counted points for doing certain things? I'd sort of like to do that again, in a separate thread. Marti, would you want to start it? I've kind of forgotten how it worked....

Any other takers for that?

Hey everyone..


Yesterday was crazy!!!!!! We did our taxes. Then went to a billion shoe stores, so Fonzo could buy some dress shoes to wear with his uniform inspection next week. But he couldnt find anything, so we ended up going back to the first and only place he saw the right shoes, which happened to be the uniform shop!! LoL!! We went to the movies too. We saw 'Run Fat Boy Run'. It was sooooooooooooooo good!! I recommend it. I LOVE Simon Pegg. He was in Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz..I'm not sure what else he's done..but those are the 2 that we own, lol. OMG!! They even had a preview for Sex & The City movie!! I totally flipped out!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to go see it. Fonzo promised he'd take me!!!!!!! YAY!! LoL!! Oh..then we bought Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and that was just sooooo freakin cute. A little sad, but cute in the end.


Fonzo has duty today, so I'll be here alone for the rest of the day. To be honest, I'm still tired, lol. So I'm probably just gonna go back to the room and try and get some more sleep. I'm not feeling so sore today. I think walking around and going up and down the stairs helped, lol.


Oh..and the only reason why I'm awake right now...is when I was sleeping, something poked me really hard on my side. I thought it was one of the cats..but none of them were in the room w/me. So I thought it was Fonzo poking me before he left..and he wasnt even in the room with me either. So ya, I just got all freaked out. I feel that the bathroom is haunted, and now I'm hoping that the bedroom isnt haunted too. Does anyone else ever get the feeling that theres someone in the room with them?? Because I kept getting that feeling in the bedroom. I had to turn the effin tv just to distract myself. I dunno..I could say more, but I dont want anyone else to think I'm weird.


Jane~Ya, the worst part of the soreness has gone away, yay, lol!! I dont know why some people just cant shut off. Its something I wonder about all the time. I'd like to do the counted points thing. I need something to keep me on track.


Marti~I got that avator from photobucket. I did a search for hamsters, lol.


Sassy~Thanks!! I have the first one, but not the 2nd one. I do seem to live by that saying too, LOL!!


Mindee~ How ya doing???



Hi to everyone else!!!

Good Morning Ladies!!

Oh, happy, happy morning I finally feel really good, well amost great!! I'm gonna get outta my crappy comfy clothes, wash my hair, put some make up on and get out of the house today. I think all the dehydration might have been a good thing. My stroke lip is almost gone so I guess all the fluid pressing on the facial nerve disappeared and my cheeks have more definition. The weather is supposed to be in the 60's so we will do a little shopping when dh gets home from golfing. Then it's off to have dinner with friends tonight.

Jane--I read somewhere that Matt Lauer from the Today show is a real neatnick and a clothes freak and he said that for every piece of clothing he buys, he will send the same amount of clothing to charity. I told my dh this and we are going to try to do the same. Have fun at the shower today.

Marti--I still have a phone without a keyboard. My dd's fiance works for Verizon and I usually get a phone a year from him. Gotta put a bug in their ear for a new one. Hey that would be a great mother's day gift!!

Francie--I was not in line when they were giving out butts!! My dd swears that she was adopted because she has a lovely little butt and I don't have a clue where she got it. I carry all my weight in my upper body.

Mindee--I hope you have a wonderful time today!!

Hugs Sassy, Ellen, Sue, Angie, Katiecat, Jules and anyone else I missed. I forgot to tell ya'll.....dh was feeling so sorry for me with all my sickie woes that he went out and bought me a new monitor for the office. I had a little 15" monitor before when the computer was on the kitchen desk area and now that we have the office he bought me a 22" It's wonderful cause I love to look at the decorating boards on HGTV and can see it better and I don't need my glasses to see the monitor!!

Have a wonderful day ladies!!

Not much time here...will have to start organizing my day better so I can catch up with you ladies!!!! Very nice weather here...DH and I are going to head out to do some yard work, then, I have to go pick my sister upsince she is watching the kiddies tonight. DH's nephew is getting married today. I have been looking forward to it...been a long time since we have been to a wedding together...can't wait to dance!!!

((hugs)) to all you wonderful gals!!

Hi ladies,

Francie - I've heard that Run Fat Boy Run is a good movie. I really need to get to the movies more often. Yep, I believe you about the feeling that "something" is in the house. I've had that feeling, too, and agree that's it's a creepy feeling. Btw, I had no idea you could get avatars from Photobucket. I have a paid account there, so I should check into it more!

Tammy - wow, your monitor is very nice, and the whole desk area looks great. I bet your whole house is just gorgeous. A big yay for you, getting cleaned up and out of the house. I should follow Matt Lauer's lead. He does strike me as a neatnik type of guy. I sure did have lots of fun at the shower - thanks for asking. Have fun with your sweetie and friends tonight.

Ellen - aww, I'm glad you're getting a chance to get out and party. Last weekend, at Katie's reception, was the first time in a long time that I had such a good time. I danced lots, and didn't worry if I was making a fool of myself or not, which I'm sure I did, lol. My nephew Ed was acting like a total eejit on the dance floor, lol, so most of the attention was on him.

As I mentioned to Tammy, I had a lot of fun at the shower. It was good to see all the ladies again. Tonight Neal and I are watching Mary's girls so she can go out with Katie and some friends. We'll have the kiddos overnight, which will be fun. I'm just a big kid at heart, lol.

Have a good weekend!

hello ladies.....how are you all doing?

nothing new on this end. we ended up not going to Frankemuth on Saturday....we figured that we would wait until we had more money. so we ended up going to the mall to walk around some. while we were there, Brandon went potty twice in the bathroom!! we were going to go to Chili's for dinner....but we got the boys out of their car seats and their pants were soaking wet! so we ended up just getting something closer to home, but we needed to stop and get some more pull ups for B!

he is loving school! he enjoys himself while he is there, and he is super excited about his upcoming trips! he is especially excited about the bowling trip with daddy!

Tommy did take some updated pictures of me and Marissa last night. I will post them on Sunday when I have a little more time. The last time me and her had pictures taken like this, she was two days old!

we put off our trip for when we have more money.......and the weather will be nicer! so I will be sure to take plenty of pictures then! the weather is suppose to be really nice for the next week! we are debating on switching the rooms around and taking the smaller room and giving the bigger room to all three kids. we did some measuring and our bed will fit into the smaller room....we just need to work out where we will put the dresser and our tv stand. once we figure that out, we will know for sure if we can switch them around! (so if I don't make it on here on Sunday you ladies will know why!)

Jane~I hate that creepy feeling. I feel it all day long!!!!!!! Most of the time I think its my mom (because suddenly I feel very loved and comforted)..but other times (like in the bathroom & this morning) I think its someone else. "I see dead people" Well..maybe not see, but certainly sense. I used to be able to sense when my first pets were in the room with me. But after we sold my mom's house, that went away Which makes me sad, because sometimes I think they're trying to find me. Ya..I'm weird, LoL!! I dunno..my mom was the same way.



Mindee~Where you planning on going on your trip? Good luck switching rooms!!!


Well ladies..I had a dull night. I watched nothing but movies on Lifetime..then when I got tired of those, I put on Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Yum!!



LOL!!! I did use my weights for an hour. My arms felt like they were fall off. But my shoulders dont feel tight anymore..lol. So thats good.

Right now, I'm soooooooo sleepy, so I'm gonna be going to bed. Nighty nite.

Morning ladies.....

I have only a few minutes at the moment, DD & I have plans for some clearance shopping at Target & Kohls. Then it's off to Michael's to buy some adhesive, ran out in the middle of her school project!

Jane, as for the challenge, I know which one you're talking about, I will post the challenge later on tonight, then those who want to join can start Monday.

Ok...off I go, I'll check back in later.