Happy Birthday Jen
Have a wonderful day.....
Angie

Katie, congrats on Micheals Graduation! I can't even think about Brandon graduating...
Good to know your trip was wonderful...I am scared of heights too...went to Banff, and did the same thing you did,,,I was even thinking of walking down the mountain I was so scared.
Ya once the Red Wings left I just lost any interest I had in hockey,,,but with our city literally insane with it...hard not to notice,,,its called the Red City...there is 17th ave which is now called the red mile...lots of spray painted Go Flames Go all over...

Jana,,,my mom and I do that,,,go sit out on the deck and relax...talk Its hard with family around all the time, we are the only women in our lil family. Your welcome about the card,,,I had bought them awhile back before Easter...

Cristi, I want to see that movie,,,day after tomorrow,,,plan to sometime soon. I shouldn't talk,,,my area has had alot of touch downs in the last few years,,,getting pretty scary around here too. 5 yrs ago on July 14 we had one touch down in a camp ground...killed alot of people. Really horrible.

Well we have a second viewing from a family who looked today,,,they are wanting to come back tomorrow to look again...the pink house may be mine! Did I mention that? making the guy live in a pink house? Im not going to get excited...relax,,,breath. I will not jinx myself.
Today was another 1 shirt day....lol

I bought Monte a BBQ for fathers day,,,plus a silver suitcase with all the untensils ....he should like that.
Well off to bed I go...night all
oh ya I did finally finish the Erica Spindler book,,Fortune...awesome...I give it 4.5 out of 5 eggs on the 3FC rating....lol should say egg whites...healthier...ha ha ha
Angie

Jen, so sorry I spaced out on your B-day.... go get the wet noodle from Susan.... I can take it, lol.

Hi y'all I'm enjoying my coffee before I take off onanother busy day. DH is off today to squeeze in some doctor appointments, so somehow that translates into more errand running (?) One of life's big mysteries

Other than that, the weather's been great, so I've been hanging lots of laundry and working out in the yard. We've declared war on the buttercups in the back yard. I've been pulling and pulling, and hubby is getting out chemical warfare today.

Jen- Happy Birthday (late) Sorry I missed the big day - hope it was a good one. I read Coma when I was 15 - it was so good, scared the you-know-what outta me!

Angie - hope you get your house sold soon - Keeping my fingers crossed for you - Our 3FC mantra should me "Think Pink" all day today to send house selling vibes your way.


Marti - I put One Minute Millionaire on hold at the library. Sounds like a pretty quick read -what an interesting story. I'm a blackbelt tightwad - I look at it as paying my salary as a stay at home mom - so I like reading stuff about financial management as I'm kind of where the bucks stops in this house. Hey, I just saw Under the Tuscan Sun w/ Diane Lane and I give it a thumbs up! If you liked the movies you mentioned on satellite, then you would like this movie. I told DH "Be nice to me, man, or I'm picking up and moving to Tuscany" I'm finishing up the book which is also good. The story has pretty much nothing to do with the movie, but is still pretty good, IMO

I can't remember who was asking about epinions - anyway epinions.com is a site where you can look up something you are thinking of buying and see what people's opinions are of the product. I bought a folding stepper after checking it out through epinions. You can also do the same through Amazon, as they are selling lots of stuff these days, not just books. When we bought our cell phone, I checked out amazon and epinions for customer feedback and it was very helpful as phone plans are very confusing.

Hope everyone has a great day
RosieKate

I'm back again! Thought I would take a quick peek to see if anyone has posted before I get off for the rest of the day. Was looking up a few things.

Where is everyone today? Hmmm, I must have scared everyone away. Okay, I am going now so you all can post! Have a good one.

Hello I'm home!!

Just got back from school, had to go meet with my advisor and then pick up some feeder fish for our eel......now I'm finished running around. It is very nice out today and I'm so glad since Jhanai and her dad left for her overnight field trip!!

RosieKate--I just gave that book away!! I could have sent to you!! When you read it.....the pages that are outlined in purple is the story...the other half is how to manage.....(I think anyway since I didn't read that half!) Tell me what you think.

Cristi--You check in for the last time today? It's not even noon yet! Ok..for us west coasters anyway!

Jana--I too forgot to ask about Dale....hope he's doing fine. I'm sure he's doing so much better getting into this knowing that he doesn't have Cancer.

Angie--I agree with RosieKate.....Thinking Pink!! Sending good luck your way!!

Ok..this is a quick one for now, I have to figure out some homework that is due by 2:00....if it's not done...oh well!

BBL
Marti

Hiya! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes. You guys are so great. I've only been here for what, 3 days? Like I said before, I picked the best group!

Yesterday wasn't all that out of the ordinary. I went out to dinner last weekend with my BF. He also gave me my gift then. But since I'm on call for work this week, until Monday morning, I hate to do to much, I'm sure to be interrupted with a page. The best part of my birthday, I moved into my own office. It is very small, but all mine. I did take myself to Panera Bread last night for some take-out. I had the Strawberry Poppyseed salad (boy was that good) and vegetable soup, all for about 350 calories. And I stopped at that darn ice cream parlor and got some frozen yogurt (195cal) so that sure beats a piece of cake! But the soup must have made me retain some serious water, up 2 lbs today. NO SOUP FOR YOU! (soup **** flash back!)

I took my dog for a short walk this evening, but that sun sure was warm. She must've been cooking. I guess I will have to start walking her in the morning before work from now on, until fall.

Jen

Makenzie and Madison picking cherries....


(This picture has been edited out by Jana)


Sorry the pics have been so huge, but I don't know how to resize them! Be back later with individuals.

Jana

Hiya ladies,

RosieKate - would your buttercups be the same as dandelions? We had to battle those like crazy this year... they were running rampant all over the countryside. I don't remember ever seeing such a massive amount of them and commented to Neal that since the cicadas are supposed to be in the billions, maybe they feed on those, lol.

Cristi - you're gonna be all tan when we meet and I'm gonna be all pale! Not much more than a month now...yippee! Btw, I took your lead for having a new signature.... what do you think? Does it look okay? I really like yours.

Marti - ohmygwad... did you say an eel.... as in a long slimy snake-type fish?? ((shiver!!)) Is it a pet or what??? Just don't put it on a taco. (For those of you who missed it, Marti eats fish tacos.)

Jen - YAY for the new office. Must be nice to be away from Ms Doom, lol. I do remember the soup **** on Seinfeld. That episode was hilarious!

Dale's surgery was today and all went well. The doc told Mary that he (Dale) has a lot of arthritis in his clavical that will be a problem later. But at least the surgery is over.

Neal and I had a ball with the kids today. (See above photo ) They also picked some strawberries and the first ripe tomato of the season. I just love all this fresh, healthy food.

Chat at ya tomorrow!

Hello ladies--

Jana--CUTE girls!! I miss Jhanai being that young.....but I wouldn't trade her age!! (10 is a good age too!) The Cherries on my grandpa's tree are still green.....wonder if it has to do with climate and weather? I don't know, but I can't wait for them to ripen!! And yes...we have an eel. When we got it it was maybe 6ins. long....but now it's maybe 15ins......getting big! (that's James's pet!) I would rather have an eel, than a snake! Don't know why....probably because you can't take the eel out of water! And don't worry....no eel taco's for me!!

Jen--Sounds like you had a good birthday!! How nice to have your own office. Now..if I ever get a job....maybe I can celebrate having my own office too! The Soup ****!! Loved that episode!! I heard somewhere (don't know if it's true) that the episode was based on an actual person.......can you imagine? Depending on the soup.....they can be very healthy...but it sounds like you had some that was high in sodium. Just drink tons of water and it should all go away. (the bloatiness...or water retention....)

Well, I have to say....I'm feeling bad. Just got off the phone with James and I had to tell him about Cocoa running off into the road---AGAIN. This time I was grabbing the newpaper (which is right by my door) and I don't have a screen in the screen door and she bolted right out when she saw a woman walking her two kids. (about 2 & 3 yrs. old) Scared the poor things! Well James commented that Cocoa is running off an awful lot since he's been gone. (which she has) but I haven't been doing anything different, and I have been putting them on a leash everytime I take them out. I guess I kind of got my feelings hurt like he's assuming that I'm not watching them carefully. What can I do? I'm going to talk to my landlord and get a screen put in the door and I want a fence up soon. I'm tired of running around after a little dog looking like the fool since she DOESN'T listen and won't come to me. I wish she would do this while James was around and can see what I'm dealing with.

Oh well....I'll just feel bad until the next time he calls.....tomorrow night.

I better get going. I'm going to try and get to bed early tonight.

You all take care
Marti

Hello everyone,
Good that you had a good birthday Jen! And even better that you got you own office away from THE woman. I liked that episode of Seinfeld...infact I used that line for everything,,,No ____ for you

Marti, A screen would be nice just to let the spring/summer breeze in...its easy to install...

Jana,,,the girls are soo cute...I just love that age. And Im glad about Dale, I was telling one of my oldest friends about all of you...told her about how you had a horrible run with family members...Was talking to her tonight and she even asked about Dale, was happy to tell her that it wasn't cancer.

I was suppose to bake a cake for the teachers at Tanners school,,,but opted to buy some wonderful strawberries instead...and they were a hit. When I got to the school they were all high on sugar,,,,,lol

Funny you guys should say that about pink,,,I just bought 3 new tops...all pink! Pink in the air for sure! Think Pink!

RosieKate, I swear I am the cheapest person,,,I refuse to buy anything full price.

Well I think Im going to bake that cake now and bring it for the girls at work tomorrow.

Top o' the mornin'
I'm up before everyone else this a.m., so here I am
Jana - Love the pix of your dgds, they are so cute! I envy the produce you are getting right now. My tomatoes are just now getting a few little blossoms. My lettuces finally came up, but not enough to eat, yet. I do have peas coming out my ears, though. They are yummy - and I've frozen a bunch for later. The buttercups are invasive just like the dandelions, and we have those, too. David keeps a pretty good handle on the weeds. We try not to use chemicals and for the most part it works, but these buttercups just got too out of hand. So glad Dale is going to be alright. Arthritis won't be fun, but compared to what it might have been, seems like not so big a deal

Marti - sorry Cocoa is being so naughty. Wonder if your landlord would reimburse you if you put a screen in yourself? Some cheap baby gates might help, so at least you could open your front door, or keep Cocoa in a designated room when you need to go outside.

Christi - I 'm in a pink mood, also - must be 'cause of summer and sunshine - and Angie's house! I swear with all the pink we're putting out there, she'd better get that house! Our Oregon strawberries are in season now and I sear there is nothing like an organic Oregon strawberry! I put some plants in my yard this year,but too late for much of a harvest this year. Next year we should be in good shape.

Have a good day everyone!
Rosie Kate

Morning ladies--

Are you saying the west coasters are up first??

Just wanted to pop in real quick this morning and say

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

Ok, I have three days of finals next week, but they don't usually take me the whole 2hrs. to do the final. The longest I've been in a class for finals is an hour!!

So I'm dancing on air!!!

I will pop in later

Marti

Jana~the girls are adorable! So very cute! Does Mary dress them a like a lot? My SIL dressed the twins up the same I think till they were about 6. Brittany is kind of sassy, and definitely her own person and always wants to pick her own clothes and such. Tiffany is the quiet one like her mom, Brittany is like my brother. Of course she still will for pictures sometimes. I like your signature, looks good! I like the dragon fly. You know July will be here before you know it. I don't normally tan and this is the first time I have ever been to a tanning place. I get in my moods like every other year or so and want to tan. It actually is more like every two years or so. I thought I would try a tanning salon rather than lay out in this heat, just can't take the heat anymore. Glad surgery went well for Dale.

Marti~I was thinking the same as Jana-an eel! But like you said, it's not a snake. My son wanted a pet snake for a while, of course he never got it. I am scared to death of snakes and there is no way there will be one in my house! I know how you feel about the doggies. We don't have a fence in the back yet, but we put up a temporary one built with wire fencing, it's kind of like chicken wire, but not. Of course we will have to take it down soon being in an association. It's just meant to be temporary because it is a pain to take him out on a leash. But we had it up in the country, and it is cheap and doesn't look bad, and most important, it keeps Ernie in the yard. there's a lot of options for fencing that don't cost an arm and a leg, maybe your landlord will do that for ya. We too have to be careful when opening the door. He's okay for the most part but if he sees someone he will take off if the door is open. Hey, enjoy your last day of school! I try to get on the computer in the morning, it's usually between 11 & 1, just depending on what's going on that day. Yesterday I was up and out early and got back so before getting things done around the house I like to get my computer time in and then that is usually it for me. I hardly ever get on the computer in the evening, unless I am really bored.

Angie~I think pink is the color this summer. I love it! All this talk about strawberries, mmmmmm, sounds yummy! I haven't had any yet.

RosieKate~I too was thinking buttercups were dandelions. I know our backyard is mostly weeds I swear. But since we just planted the new grass, we were told by several people not to put any fertilizer or weed killer on it till it has been mowed at least three times. Hmmm, not sure if it will ever get to the first mowing! Need to reseed some spots. Oh well, eventually it will look like decent and all the gaps will be filled. I was going to plant some cheery tomatoes but forgot with everything else we have been busy with. I've never attempted strawberries, but they sure sound good.

Jen~loved that Seinfield episode also. Glad you got your own office.

Hi to the others, Shanna, Kathy, Katie, Kayecee, Rita, and anyone I may have missed unintentionally.

Not much going on with me today. Did my house work yesterday and have no errands to run so just kind of hanging out. There's always straightening to do of course, and I will do some laundry and a lot of reading. Hope everyone is having a great Friday. Talk with ya soon.