Hi ladies~

Taking a break-finally! I had some errands to run this morning and then took a load of stuff over to the house. While there I put most of the clothes away in the closet, that only took an hour. Then put a border in the dining area-I am loving it! Unloaded the mini-van and then came home. DH & DS are loading the mini-van and truck and we are getting ready to head over again for the evening. Need to finish painting, put some shower doors in the main bathroom and that's it for the night, till tomorrow evening. We are hoping to get a U-haul at about 5 or 6 and take 1 or 2 loads over tomorrow night and then the rest Saturday.

Jana~I think it was you who asked about the colors we are painting?? Well...I was having a hard time deciding because I wanted yellow in the kitchen but...the kitchen, dining area and living room are all open to one another so if I paint the kitchen yellow the rest would have to be. Then I had to decide if I wanted to continue through the hallway, entry way and walls leading down stairs. At first I thought that is tooooo much yellow. We figured it out and at first I thought it was too bright but I am liking it. I put a red border with baskets and sunflowers up today and I love it! I think we are going to put a chair rail under that. Anyway, those rooms are yellow, the main bath I am doing blue with a border, master bath-pink with this really pretty rose border. DS painted his room green, it actually looks pretty good. That's all we are doing right now. I will post some before and after pictures in a while.

Marti~we are your friends and I know how you feel. I don't really have any friends here in KS. After first DH passed, I found out who my true friends were and it didn't leave many, two to be exact. But it's hard because they live in CA. I had a problem after that trusting people and never got close to anyone. I built a wall around me and didn't want to let anyone in for a long time. I am glad you got the date you wanted. If I were closer I would be at your wedding. All this talk about prom, I never went to prom either. But this local radio station here has a prom every year for us older folks who never got to go to prom for some reason. I so wanted to go last year but couldn't. I swear though I am going to go one year. That is something I missed and feel like I really missed out.

Kayecee~like you I have so many colors of polish. But I get in moods where I usually will like a color and wear that one color all the time on my finger nails and do a different color on my toes every week. Here lately though I haven't done much polishing on either. I have been polishing my nails since I was 15 years old and I get a little tired of it. So I am giving my nails a break for a while. At least until all this moving is done. How are you feeling? Are you over the strep?

Susan~WTG on the water drinking and the walk! I need to get my booty in gear but I don't see it happening till after this is all over.

Angie~how is your painting coming along? Have you gotten everything done? If you're done you can come on over and help me.

Katie~hope you are doing fine, and not working too hard.

Guess I need to get off this thing ladies. The guys are almost ready to go. I will try to check in in the next few days, if not hope EVERYONE has a GREAT weekend! Take care all.

Oh the joy of moving Cristi...once all is done you will have forgotten all about the work..I think when you move to a place you really want to move to its like childbirth,,,you forget all about the pain after you are there at the end. Im not done my painting,,,I need help to do it and no one will help me.
Yes Susan I got dressed...flipped up my hair,,,even put makeup on...and yes after checking the mail box I went to the postoffice,,,its on its way. I then went and had to almost beg on my knees to let me rent another movie...geesh Im on a roll. I have been late each and every time.
I went to the library to see if I could borrow Etta James' CD really am into the Jazzy stuff right now. Went grocery shopping,,,had to buy a new purse...ok I didn't have to,,,but wanted to. Its blue jean with little brown suede. It matched what I was wearing today.
Tanners hampster Skippy is still hanging in there. Normally they die after a couple of years and well its been 2 1/2 yrs now. Hes having troubles now thou,,,eeeww I feel so bad.
Well I better make some supper.
Angie

Hello ladies--

I have been doing my power point homework since I've gotten home from school today!! Ok...I actually get up and walk away from it every now and then. I'm finding it frustrating that she keeps on piling on my assignments when we're all still trying to figure out how to do the rest!! Sheesh!! But I needed a break and I thought I would stop in and say "hello"!!

About the prom thing....(yes, I'm still stuck on that! ) I didn't go my senior year because my due date was the night of the prom. Of coarse, I was two weeks early, but I still didn't go because I had a "leakage" problem and I was suffering from the -post partum blues- giving him up for adoption was on my mind not prom. So... I will just make sure Jhanai is all dolled up for her night!

Susan--Wow! Taking advantage of the great weather we're having aren't ya? Thats a good walk you put in today. I was going to walk today but I had to catch up on my Powerpoint. Nothing like stressing about a dead line!! I have four presentations due tomorrow by 2:00. I have 2 1/2 done...1 1/2 to go!

Jana--How did the shopping go with Mackenzie? Did you have any "extra" items by the time you got to the check out stand?? I remember when Jhanai was about 2 yrs old. It was around Christmas and her dad and I took her to target to see what she found interesting so we could get it for her for gifts. Well, she was in the stuffed animal aisle and she would pick up a stuffed animal, find the nearest person and hand it to them and say "Merry Christmas" It was soo cute! And the funny thing is, everyone took the animal! (of coarse they would walk down the other aisle and back up behind her and put it back) but it was just sweet to see these people make my daughters day!

Cristi--I like your color ideas! Your house sounds so cute! I can't wait to see it when you're finished. My house has mainly green all over. All of the wall are white though,,, except the kitchen. It had horrible wallpaper before so we had it repapered with some nice light green. Hard to explain but it looks good.

Angie--I hope your purse matches more than just the outfit you're wearing today!! Otherwise, you'd have to buy many more purses to match every outfit you had! (wouldn't that be fun!) the only thing is the pain of transferring everything from one to the other!

Kayecee--Shanna--Katie-- Hello to you girls.

I'm going to tackle some more powerpoint. And then around 9:00 I need to go watch my extreme makeover show!

Take care Ladies--

Marti

Ok...... Ok...... Angie's right.... I reread my last post and I can tell I was in a really good mood cuz I sounded..... er.... uh.... medicated! (I also want y'all to make note that y'all haven't heard a peep from Shanna- I'll bet she's in the cell next to Jana right now ) LOL

Got one word for our meeting today: BORING! I finally had to get up and go to the bathroom because my head was nodding. (YESSSS.... I was drooling too! ) Then I got home and had leftovers at Mom's (I have mentioned that I love living next door to my mommy, haven't I?) Now I'm gonna go crash.

Jana- Gee, girlie! I wouldn't know why the cast of Cops was at your door! Pretty, pretty prom dress! How did shopping with Makenzie go? You sure scored at Penny's. Right now I have 2 styles: dresses or Just My Size stretch jeans. I'd love to be able to wear something sleeve-less (and a size 2 ) LOL It's been so long since I have worn pants with pockets.

Susan- Hope you have enough bail money for Shanna too! (I swear officer, I don't know why she blames her totaled bug on me! I have no idea why she was after me. ) WTG on all the good stuff you are doing. Aren't the sunny days uplifting? I seem to feel so good this week and I think it's because we have seen the sun every day!

Marti- See! I knew everything would work out! Wish we could all be there for the wedding! My mom is my best friend. Besides her (and all you lovely ladies) I have 1 other CLOSE friend. That's it. And I didn't go to my senior prom- my best friend was the Pentecostal preacher's daughter. Nuf said. LOL I'm really glad Chewy was o.k. Right now Buttons is mad at me. Both dogs went out to pee this morning (since we live in the country, I don't have to watch them like hawks) Anyway, they didn't want to come back in and ran around playing in the dirt for a while. I didn't have time to bathe them before going to school so I locked them in the bathroom. Abbie Rose snuck out of the house this afternoon when Landon got home and ran to my mom's- who promptly gave the smelly little doggie a bath. Of course, Buttons didn't know this, and now he's giving me the evil eye after getting scrubbed from head to toe. I know he wonders why in the world he had to have a bath and Abbie Rose didn't.

Cristi- Oh, hon, I know you have to be so sore! I know you can't wait to be finished. I hope you got a lot done today! The colors sound pretty. I'm a "green" person myself. Every room in my house (except the kids' bedrooms and bath) is green. I even painted my laundry room- ceiling and all- a deep hunter green.

Angie- We call ourselves Arkansans- the rest of you may call us Royalty! LOL Let's see.... a singing, acting, power-lifting Canadian with purple hair and a green hickie on her butt? Gee hon- I think I want your autograph! Do you still do any power lifting? The heaviest weight I lift is usually the television remote! The Christmas outfits sounded lovely. I had a friend in college who wore a sweater with little feathers around the collar- somehow she managed to suck one up her nose in class- IT WAS NOT A PRETTY SIGHT! I hope Skippy's feeling better.

Well, see y'all girlies later. (Oh Shanna- where are you?????)

Kayecee--

Girl...I laugh everytime I read your post!! You just crack me up. Especially your comments to Angie!! (Sorry Angie)

I see you're online here, but for some reason I don't see you in my messenger. Are you using a different e-mail address? That may be what's going on if you are. Other wise....we'd be yappin.

Anyway...just wanted to say hi since you posted soon after I did. Didn't want to leave you out!

This powerpoint is giving me a headache. I just turned in two of the presentations, I'm in the middle of the last, and I need to go into class tomorrow and see what I'm doing wrong. Nothing like working up to the last minute!!

Ok....off I go again......

Marti

Sorry- I was lazy when I logged on my puter earlier and just exited out of Messenger without signing on. I have a shortcut on my desktop to the Jaded Ladies page so I don't have to log on to my home page or anything to access it. I'll make sure I sign in from now on.

Oh,Marti.You are so creative! I love what you did with the little suns by the names!!
lol.......thinking I should expand my world?? It is cute though!!
Power Point?? You mean as in computer power point? We have that kind of training through the housing authority, I should take advantage of it while I can.Would love also to type faster,this 20 wpm is a chore.

Cristi- I did see your house a while back.It looks great and I wish you and your family many,many happy years there!

I am happy to hear you got dressed Angie!!! You are so funny,any plans for the weekend??

My mom took Gab for me, so I guess I will have to take back my resentment. ..lol.

VERY nice here, tomorrow will be just as sunny. So look forward to another long walk. Hope to keep it up,it is a challenge to find time with little Gaby tagging along. Really need that jogging stroller.

So, I guess that is it for now.Would love to hear what you all have planned for the weekend!!

Susan- Do you have a regular stroller? That always worked well for me. I liked the umbrella ones- lightweight, easy to carry and less than 20 bucks. I always wanted a jogging stroller but never seemed to get the money. Those things are expensive. It's supposed to be sunny here for the next week- I am sooo glad too- it's done wonders for my mood. Night.

Hi Kayecee,

I am heading home. I was going to say that I do have one of those umbrella strollers.
I am just having a problem when I get on the gravel pushing it and seem to get stuck in pot holes.
I know I have SUCH problems!
It seems somewhat flimsy for the pace I would like to walk.I didn't want to have to stop every so often to readjust. If that makes sense??
I saw a used Gerry jogging stroller for $70 , thought that was a good deal.Certainly it will be a used item and not new. I saw where the child can be up to 50lbs, so with Gab being 32 lbs now..........I can probably get some good use out of it??
Also, I would really like to start running once I get back in shape,always been a dream.Maybe kind of silly but I like the idea of even running marathon races.
They have a Hood to Coast here in Portland that looks SO fun to be involved with.....

Oh, geez.I better head home!

You ARE funny, thanks for making us all laugh

I just had to have one of them flowerey things too. DAng the enter button is acting up again...its every time Tanner plays his war games and now Monte has gotten into playing a pirate game...hes soo cute. He tells me hes going to go rape and pilage (not that i actually think thats funny but he says it like Billy Crystal in Princess Bride) Kaycee, I don't power lift like I was,,,600 lbs per lift 40x for leg press . Now I do light weights 250-300. And I haven't really done much for my upper body,,,since I tore the rotorary cuff last year. I did have a couple of cortisone shots. Skittles is in heat and cranky right now ,,,I promise to get her fixed once this is done. I just don't think our family can handle 2 women with their periods...maybe thats why God gave me only boys? The weather was so warm today...summer is feeling so close,,,yet Heather talked to her best friend whos in Nova Scotia,,,they are under 60 cm which is like 45 inches of snow. They are calling it a storm ball or something? I called one of the girls I worked with and made plans to go to a karioke on Sat. Well Im off to bed now...night all Angie

Good morning ladies!

OMG - I can barely see from the glare off those pulsating flowers!!

Susan - maybe we oughta have a Jaded Ladies Prom, lol. I'm sure I would look lovely in hot pick sequins. I am really proud of you for turning down the breakfast from Doug, and eating healthy! Also for walking - you go girl!! I have been 100% OP all week! Yes, I did have a blast with Makenzie. She got some Strawberry Shortcake shortcakes, some Sesame Street stickers and some pink sparkly hangers for all her new clothes. (and some for Madi, too)

Cristi - your yellow and sunflowers sound so very pretty! I hope you are getting enough rest through all this. Like Angie said, it will be so worth it after it's all done. I can't wait to see pictures!

Angie - I just love new purses and have all colors. I change mine to match my shoes all the time. But I keep all my small stuff in a clear cosmetic bag so it transfers easy. Sorry about Skippy. He's not in any pain, is he?

Marti - Katie is doing Powerpoint in school now. She has a partner and they are doing a report on an author. The partner is a guy, and Katie says she'll be the one doing most of the work, lol.

Kayecee - we have a doggie door, and I had it blocked off yesterday because my dogs got so muddy. The temp got to about 60, so it sure didn't hurt them. But I just hate it when Chloe jumps on my bed after being out in that stuff! Speaking of the color green, I have green in my living room and kitchen with clay and wood accents.

Today is payday so I have to pay the bills. I'll be so glad when our van and truck are paid off!

BTW - I started a new thread for photos since the other one was getting so long. Feel free to cut and paste links! Or I can do that for you... just let me know.

Bbl,
Jana

Good Morning Jana,

Do they have Claire's where you live?? My girls like to go there and shop.They have some cute hair things and such,was just thinking of Mackenzie Forgot about Strawberry Shortcake!! We are SO stuck on Clifford. Though to think of it there was a Strawberry Shortcake cake at the store.

I had a can of solid albacore tuna,a slice of cheese (1gram of carbs!, though somewhat fatty) cauliflower (yes, this is breakfast...lol) and 3 homemade oatmeal cookies........my sister made them ,couldn't resist.I WAS looking for some oatmeal to make but didn't have any.....so that was my second choice...lol
So,thinking that is 600 calories just right there?? Oh, did have an apple....so 700??
I will just watch it for the rest of the day and go for my walk and do the water thing.Probably will just be lucky to maintain at 158 tomorrow.

Prom dresses sound like fun!! All the JL's that meet this summer can get all dolled up and take pictures in their dresses.Kayecee can bring all her nail polish and Ang her hair dyes.........sure you all will just look to die for!!!! lol

I better get busy.SOOOOOO happy the weekend is near!

I had to deal with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Tails Spin, and am still dealing with Spong Bob...when do they stop watching cartoons? Im so glad their done watching Ugio I can't spell it but Im just glad thats done.
When I was a kid it was Sesame Street and Mr Dress up. And years later I got to bring Brandon who was like 3 yrs old to meet Mr/ Dress up I embarrassed myself by going up there seeing him and breaking down crying. To this day I don't know why...Im guessing cause he was like the idea of my childhood that was good.

I just finished making Tanners resume...yes hes the 11 yr old...lol Can't start them too young up here in Canada. Actually we are meeting an agent for dinner tonight. Am I nervous? YA! I do know her a bit,,,but still the thought of my baby getting rejected. And his blue hair..* gulp hopefully she has a good sense of humour. I wish you guys could see his pics. One is of him all clean cut looking the and the other is of him a couple of weeks before the show was on stage,,,which means no hair cut for like 4 months. Shaggy rug!
Well I should GET DRESSED...and get myself going.
Angie

Yes, Angie do get dressed

I was thinking a great strore for you to work at would be Home Depot?? Since you are so handy around the house or even Michael's?

Both your boys sound really great. Cross Fingers for tonight with the meeting!!

Beck is into Sponge Bob, Rach is into that bunny.They sell him at Claire's, darn don't know the name.

Anyway, waiting for it to warm up for a walk.Suppose to reach 55/60 today! Going to take Gab ,so will walk at the park where there is a nice path.Just walk for 50 minutes and call that 3 miles...lol.

TTYL
Susan

Im dressed and looking not bad...lol Funny what a little water and makeup can do.
I have like 3 load of laundry to wash...have got 4 loads folded and waiting to be put away...how can one family have some much laundry all the time? Ok sure Brandon is so big only 3 pairs of his jeans fit in my extra large washing machine but still...
Im going to the store to visit with the girls today. I got a call from one of the ladies I worked with. Ok Ill go try on clothes....geesh lol
Well I better get going....
Angie