Good Morning ladies--

Jana--Your family has gone through so much! I will keep Macy in my thoughts today and pray that the results come out good! Poor thing. As for OLD NACY....they are the only place that I'm able to find jeans that fit my short legs!

Mindee--I haven't heard anything about cranberry juice helping with AF either. Only water...helps with the bloating, flushes the bad stuff out and releases any bloat. I heard the same as Jana, that the CB juice helps the kidneys....more for a urinary infection.

Shanna--Take deep breaths.....everything will be ok school wise and as long as you keep yourself at a low of stress,,,,the money worries won't feel so overwhelming. Easier said than done isn't it? We'll keep our fingers crossed that everything will be alright.

Sue--Glad to see your walking again! I've been walking all over the place at work. And now that I figured out where all the stairways are....I refuse to use the elevator. We work on the 3rd. floor. Gotta look at it as a step machine and know that I'm doing my legs some good.

Jen--I would love to spend my first paycheck all in one place!! But I would feel to guilty afterwards! So...I'll buy myself those boots I'm wanting and a pair of jeans. Then get Jhanai some clothes too. (hmmmm....maybe I will end up spending it all!) As for the no underwear....that made me giggle a little,,,,but didn't you know they have low rise underwear too? Thats what I buy for when I'm wearing my low rides....more like at the waist jeans...those low riders are tooooo low for me!

Susan--Oh I love bread! Especially right out of the oven bread. Smells soooooo good! James makes these incredible cheese rolls.....so good but so bad for me. But.....I never hesitate to eat them! Hope your friend does decide to join! Tell her she's more than welcome too!

Julie--I'm looking forward to seeing the photos! Not much has changed color here yet. But as soon as it does....I will search for the perfect photo and post also.

Katy--Tonight is the last of BB5...so I'm going to watch and see who ends up winning. Watch it be the cowboy.....the dumbest one of the bunch! But...he does have a little family and maybe he's just using the "I'm not so smart" personality to get him where he's at???? Maybe. And tonight is also Amazing Race! Gotta see it. I'm addicted!

Cristi--I have no idea when I'll be at my regular schedule. I don't even understand there scheduling! It makes no sense to me and I have to ask when do I come in??? It should be way more simple than what they got. Kind of frustrating.

Morning to the rest of you girls!!

Ok...I've got to get going before it gets too late. I need some gas before I leave. I've been hunting down dollar bills for my parking. I traded James his dollar for a $5! Now how generous of me was that? Can't wait until I'm on my shift because parking will only be a $1.25 instead of $3.50!! Ok...enough rambling!

Take Care

Just a quick Hi ladies for now. I spent too much time on the other threads. Anyway, I will be back later to chat more. Take care and have a good day all.

Well, we made it through the first night without any problems. He didn’t cry until 8am this morning when he was ready for his bottle!!

Jana~ I will keep your whole family in my thoughts and prayers during this time. I hope that they find nothing on the tests for Macy on Thursday as far as a brain tumor! You are right, the little boy in my avatar is my hubby! Brandon can pass for being his twin!!! My gosh girl, your family has been through enough! My hubby’s family went through an uncle and his son dying within 24 hours of each other. The uncle had prostate cancer, and the son they never did figure out how he died. They found him slouched over in his truck with a thing of peanuts and some vomit next to him.

Marti~ I guess I will have to ask my friend in the other board then. I have been drinking tons of water….so that has helped with feeling less bloated!

Good morning ladies,

Not many were able to stop by since I was here yesterday....

Marti - did the person you wanted to win on BB5 actually win? Katie has a slim waist and wide-ish hips, and looooong legs, and Old Navy jeans fit her nicely. They have so many styles to chose from!

Cristi - I know what you mean about running out of time while on the computer... I get on here and can't believe how much time has passed by the time I am through. Sometimes I even set the timer if I have to be off here by a certain time.

Mindee - actually, I think I read where you said the avatar is your DH. So sorry about your uncle and cousin. How tragic!

Hi to Shanna, Susan, Jen, Katy, Barb, Angie, Sue, Katiecat, and anyone else reading this.

Not much on the agenda today. Mount Washmore is looming large..... and I need to sweep and dust. I have a crafty-type plaque on my living room wall that says "You may touch my dust, but please do not write in it." lol...

Thank you for the prayers for Macy...

BBL,

Good morning. I'm working the evening shift with a client again. It's nice to have a little time in the morning. But of course, I have a ton of stuff to do.

I stopped last night at a fitness store, looked at an ellptical machine. The cheapest one will be almost $1000 after delivery and taxes. That seems high to me. I'm sure it is a good machine, but that's alot of $$$$. And the salesman asked me like 3 times "can I get that set up for you today". Bad sign when they are that pushy.

Jana - My knee does feel better, yesterday stairs were still painful, today almost back to normal. I'm such a clutz. I still have to work through next week, Oct 1. But I'm covering so many shifts, I'm only in the office on Friday, Tuesday, Thursday! That's nice! I wish I was taking time off between, but I'm not. Not able to yet. As for your little Macy, they rule out brain tumors for everything from the neck up. I had to get an MRI to rule out tumors or bleeds for my migraines. It's a CYA process. I hope that's all it is for you.

Marti - I stopped at a shoe store yesterday. They had an Ivory pair of boots, but couldn't get them much past my ankle. Guess I saved some money! Yes, I know about the low-rise undies. I just don't like the feeling of my underwear below my little pooch. Funny, the jeans don't bother me. But I don't think they are as low.

Shanna - Glad you are feeling better. Sometimes I wish I would get "a touch" of something so I would feel sick and lose my appetite. That's pretty bad!

There are 3 of us in the new department I'll be working in who have gained a total of 29 lbs in our new jobs this year. We are all going in this together. Hopefully it will be easier with friends!

Jen

Good Morning ladies--

Cristi--Hope you get more time on the computer, I feel the same way, I get to browsing on other threads and then realize just how much time has slipped away!! Like this morning, I got to get going!

Mindee--Drinking water does wonders for your body! You'll notice a lot if you continue to drink it. Now.....if only I can continue to drink it!!

Jana--Not sure who I wanted to win on BB5....but the couple on Amazing Race that I wanted to win did win! So I was just happy with that! And now the reality shows are over. What will be next?? I am a reality tv junkie! (how horrible!)

Jen--I am determined to buy boots soon. And I may attempt to buy a skirt too......something I haven't bought in years!! But I thought the two would work nicely together.

Ok...I really need to get ready for the day....I'm slacking around this morning....I need to buy more coffee, I'm out!

Take Care ladies

Well, I just didn't make it back on yesterday, obviously. All, day long I was fighting to stay awake, well into the evening when at 9 pm I just threw in the towel and went to bed. I got up at 4 am yesterday, and today, but couldn't go back to sleep yesterday for some reason. Didn't help that I didn't go to bed till 1 pm. So I really got about 4 hours of sleep. Since getting a good nights sleep last night and then going back to sleep this morning I feel rested. We are going to go looking for DS#2 a car this weekend I think, possibly during the week. Once he finds something there will be no more getting up at 4 am for me anyway. V was told a couple of weeks ago that they will be working overtime every week day plus working the weekend also, till the end of the year. Of course they do this every year. They won't work any overtime till about June when they realize that they are not going to get the number of planes out that they need to get out. So they wait till June and decide umm, we have 300 something planes to get done before December. Ummm, yeah, right! Never happens. They are lucky if they get one out the door a week, now tell me how they plan on getting 300+ out in the next 3 months??? You would think that after so many years of doing this they would figure out something else, but that's management for ya. Anyway...

Jana~sending special thoughts and prayers your way. Yes, you are right in that your family has been through enough this year. (((((HUGS))))) to you and to your sons family.

Marti~oh a skirt would look great with boots. I have a long denim skirt and a khaki skirt that I wear with black boots and I love it! As a matter of fact I bought the khaki skirt at Old Navy, among other things. I love Old Navy! Hope you find the right boots for ya. The ones I have you just pull on and they are actually comfortable, got them at JC Penneys a couple of years ago. Also, wear them with long dresses.

Jen~not really a car person. I have had a mini-van for the last about 7 years, not the same one, before that a SUV and before that a truck. I have had cars before, back in the 80's but don't care for them anymore. They sit too low and I swear everytime I get in and out of one I hit my head. OUCH! I am tired of the mini-van and want something different but don't want a gas hog of a SUV, something small and cute. So we will see. That elliptical sounded very costly. I swear I have seen them cheaper in the paper, not used but at the sports store, there's always an ad in Sunday's paper.

Susan~hope your friend decides to join us. That is so cute about Gaby and the bear.

Mindee~I think I read somewhere too that your avatar is DH. I had to do a doubletake because I thought it was Brandon. Never heard that about the water and cranberry juice.

Shanna~glad you are feeling better. WOW! That is some costly books. Is that for the whole year or just the semester? I know DS#1 payed about $400 for his but he isn't taking a full course, just four classes, spanish, a math class, forgot what but it is hard and confusing and 2 business classes. He is working on his bachelors and one day hopes to get into Corporate Law.That's all he could handle with his work schedule.

HI to everyone else!

Did my usual Wednesday Wal-mart shopping. Didn't really have much to get thank goodness. I am getting to where I don't like grocery shopping. Anyway, then ran over to Michaels looking for a thingy of flowers to hang above a pitcure. Couldn't find anything. Everything they have is for fall except for one that had magnolia flowers on it. It was big and nice but not sure that is what I want. I did get my quilt and shams Monday. I like it but don't like it. It is a little different from the catalog, the colors. Couldn't really tell there was brown in it and I don't care for brown in a bedroom. Or maybe I was used to the old one. It does at least go with the bedskirt so I don't have to buy another one. I think if I also get rid of the white lace in there and replace it with ecru it will match better and look fine. The white definitely doesn't look right. Also, received the couch cover which I definitely didn't like. I've got to get it folded up and sent back. Nothing much going on today. House is clean and laundry is done, and the groceries are even put away! So nothing really for me to do around the house. I need to get off here and run to the post office. later on V and I are going to go test drive some cars. I am going to go ahead and drive the Saturn because I had my mind set on that so I have to see for sure if I like it or not. Then the Hyundai Sante Fe. When we went looking we went on Sunday so that we wouldn't be bothered by a sales person and now that I know what I want to try out we will go today and drive them. Anyway, that's about all that's going on in my corner of the world.

Hope you and yours are having a great day in your corner of the world. TaTa for now.

Well, I thought I would be back yesterday. When I got on the computer last night my DD got on (from CA) and we IM'd for quite awhile. She had a free night, no little one. She kept saying that she should get up and do something since he was gone, then would say how good it felt to not have to get up and do anything. SO...we talked too long.
I did get another 2 miles in last evening, so 4 for the day and have walked 2 already today. Going for 4 today also. I have managed the eating real well too. I am excited, but won't weigh until Mon. which will be a week. This morning hubby said that he knew I would lose this week if I kept it up...let's hope. He can be encouraging since he fights this battle too.

Cristi Good luck with the car hunt. I personally like the Saturn Vue or the Buick Rendevous although the Buick is costly. Of course, keep in mind that hubby is a retiree of General Motors so I can't even look at those Hondas or Mazdas. We get a good discounts too, so will stick with G.M. products.

Jen Hope your knee gets feeling better. Boy, that is a big price for the exercise equipment. Good luck with the new job!

Mindee Hope you made it through another night with no problems. His first night sure went well.

Marti Thanks for the encouragement. I know you are getting lots more walking with your job. Isn't it funny how even taking the stairs or parking farther away can make you feel so good? Kinda like "OKAY..I got some exercise." I try to park far away from where I am going so I can walk in and back out. Of course, I sure look for the closest spot in bad weather and have been known to circle the lot for a long time.

Jana Your family is in my thoughts. Hope for good news! You and your Mt. Washmore. DD was saying last night that she got hers all caught up. I had forgotten how much kids add to the wash. We have so little with just the 2 of us, and I think I wash often. AND..yes, it does feel good to be back to walking and eating right.

Hope everyone else is having a wonderful day. I put a turkey breast in the crock pot this morning and will make veggies and cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. Since I don't care for cornbread or turkey gravy I think I will be able to resist and do well. Yesterday I made a huge tossed salad and a bowl of cut up veggies. Then made a pan of cornbread for Hubby. That way we had soup and salad for dinner and he was happy as a clam with his bread. Tonight I will eat the turkey and lots of veggies with another salad. I love raw vegetables, so I am good to go. SF jello is my new best friend!
Gotta go sew on some pj's for my DGD's.


Sue

His 5 month pictures are up!!! Go take a peak and don’t forget to sign his guestbook!!!

Jana~ that was my hubby’s uncle and cousin. The uncle was also his godfather….so that made it harder for Tommy. I need to get me a plaque like that! Although I use a natural duster…..candles!

Jen! Have fun at work!!

Marti~ I have been drinking more water for like the past month or so. I only allow myself one glass of pop (soda) which tends to be with lunch, and then the rest of the day is water. I have noticed a big difference since drinking more water and less pop.

Cristi~ I am sure that I wrote that it was my DH in my avatar.

Sue~ yup we made it through again without any problems!

Well gals the count down begins until I am standing on a corner with a cardboard sign. ONly one more night at this job, which makes me both happy and stressed for money. I have been sending out resumes and cover letters and no bites. Very frustrating. I am even sending to places I never wanted to work again, i.e. ( fast food , retail etc. ) Thinking of that makes me so stress and unhappy, but I have dealt with unhappiness before so one more year won';t be anything in my life.
Okay funny story, well kind of that happenned today.
I had to get up early to run over to the one uniform store we have in town to see if I could find the two sets of scrubs i needed for school. I was going to order them online , but happenned to see we had 1 store here and thought it would save on shipping ( it was going to be about 120 total, yikes ) Anywho, I got there and unfortunately they didn't have everything that they had online, but I kept looking ( i was determined to save money) and since I was the only one in the store, I was feeling wierd too. Anywho, I liked some and needed to try them on for size. Needless to say the XL I was going to order online seemed HUGE at the store, so i grabbed a L. Well, when I tried it on it was still too big. Well I was starting to feel pretty good, so I sauntered out and grabbed a M to try. Low and behold it was perfect. Well I was strutting in the dressing room doing a pretty good Barney Fife face, acting cocky. Well I got to the register to pay and mentioned that I was glad I came in instead of order because the size I was going to get was too huge. That's when she deflated my bubble and said that scrubs run real big because a lot of them are unisex. I wish you could have all seen my face. I went from Barney Fife smirking to having my chin dragging on the ground on the way out to my car. Talk about going from a high thinking I was losing weight to a low knowing my butt is still the size of a mac truck. Anywho, my sweetie found it funny, thought maybe one or two of you could enjoy it as well. hee hee

Jana: hope everything is going okay for you and your family. I hope Mt. washmore was tackled successfully . LOL

MINDEE: Your sweetie is sooo cute!! Love babies. Also good for you for drinking more water, it is a big help with weight loss. I have been drinking 2 liters or more every night since I starting working at this job. Sometimes I swear I should just strap a toilet to my bottom and save some walking time. LOL . It is good though, flushing out the bad stuff. I hope i can keep up with it being jobless and all.

Cristi: have fun looking for cars. I have to admit that I am a true female and should always have a man with me when purchasing cars since I go for what is pretty, color and shapes. LOL I mean who cares what is under the hood, right???

Suetalks: Your crock pot meal has me salivating missy. I love crock pot meals. They are easy, sometimes cheap and lowfat and very yummy. I love turkey and stuffing and corn. mmmmmmm I am making a wonderful easy 4 ingredient pork stroganoff in mine this weekend. I got the recipe from a low cost meals site and my sweetie says it is the best thing i have ever made. It lasts us four days or so and we are always sad when the last bite is taken. Anywho, I better go wipe the drool off my chin. LOL

Jen: I hope your knee is feeling better hon. and I wish you lots of luck with your new job and all. good vibes sent your way.

Marti: hey want to buy me a pair of jeans?? I need some new stuff to replace my holey thread bare getting one pair of jeans. The only ones that still fit ok. LOL Missy money bags !!!! LOL I am so happy for you getting that job, but darned if it is not inconvenient for getting together and crafting or gabbing ( which happens more often than not despite our good intentions. lol) boo hoo. First is was my poopy job, now yours. wouldn't the world be better if we all lived in one big utopian community where us girls never had to work and we could just saunter over to janas house for advice and support. LOL That would be sooo cool. anywho, get ahold of me missy!!!!! hee hee

well, I better get back to listen to people yell and curse at me, such fun, only 1 more day of this.
tootles for now

Hello ladies…..how are you all doing?

Nothing new here, same stuff different day.

Katy, Rob, Roni and Nicholas came over Saturday night and took Brandon’s pictures!!!! I can’t wait to get the proof sheet because they all turned out so cute!!!

Well, tonight starts the night of firsts! Our little boy is sleeping in his big boy bed for the first night! So far so good….I thought when we actually did this that I would be freaking out and checking on him constantly. But surprisingly I am not….I know he is just across the hall and that since the monitor is on, I will be able to hear him when he needs me. And……..Tommy gave Brandon a bath pretty much on his own!! Well, we made it through the first night without any problems. He didn’t cry until 8am this morning when he was ready for his bottle!!

His 5 month pictures are up!!! Go take a peak and don’t forget to sign his guestbook to let him know that you stopped by!!!

One quick thing on the me front: I was able to put on a pair of jeans that I used to wear in high school……..and do them up!!!! Granted they are stretchy jeans, but hey it still counts!! The only thing is that them being stretchy is what helped in zipping them up, but I wasn’t about to try to sit in them. I just wanted to see if I could get any farther in them then the last time I tried them on.

Shanna~ I would just not think of what the lady said and still take it as a good thing! Cause it was a good thing you didn’t order them online, cause then you would of needed something to hold them up while you were at school! I will keep you in my thoughts that things pick up again soon! I have a funny story to tell also……it is above what I wrote to you! My hubby used to love when I would wear this certain pair of jeans…..so I am thankful that I tried them on when he was sleeping!!

(sorry if some of that was a repeat. it is not 3am yet, but close, and I need to get to bed!)

Good Thursday morning Ladies,

Jen - glad you'll have a couple of others in the new dept. to help keep you on the straight and narrow, lol. I too think that the brain scan is a CYA move. Please oh please let it be ok....

Marti - I like to wear skirts with my boots, too. I've got a new one... it comes to about mid-calf and is plum color, with black embroidery around the hem and up the side - it is a wrap skirt. I thought I'd wear it with a soft black sweater and of course my new boots are black leather. What do you think?

Cristi - how'd the test drives go? Did you decide yet on which vehicle to buy? About the quilt and shams, it's amazing how changing little things can make such a difference... once you change the white lace to ecru, maybe you'll like it better.

Sue - hmmm... is the turkey breast one of those 3 pound ones? How long do you cook it? I'm very interested in that. I make them in the oven all the time and it heats up the house. Do you ever eat the sf/ff pudding? The banana is delicious with a crushed graham cracker square sprinkled on top.

Mindee - YAY for you getting into high school jeans!!! That's major!! I wasn't aware that burning candles helps prevent dust, but I like the concept of it.

Shanna - hey, a medium is a medium no matter what! Savor it! How many more classes and semesters do you need to take before you're finished? Something will come up, jobwise....

Katy - you've been scarce this week, missy! Where are you? Hope all is well.

Hi also to Angie, Susan, and anyone else reading this.

Well, Macy's scans are scheduled for this morning. Thank you for the prayers... I have to admit that I am very nervous.

Did anyone see "Lost" last night? It is a new show, and pretty good. Some of the fx were similar to those on Titanic, and very believable! It showed a guy getting sucked into a plane engine and Yikes.... ... I'm thinking we will be driving to Florida now, lol.

Jana: I have three terms before graduating, Fall, Winter and Spring. That is if I make it thru. It is a short, highly intense and stressful program. It goes 20 credits in fall, 15 credits in winter and then 12 in spring, but that includes co-op. anywho, I hope something comes up to because I don't want to go bankrupt. :-(

Good morning ladies--

I'm up too early. James told me to make sure I get some sleep since I don't go to work tonight until 4. I was suppose to be in by 6, but they changed that...which works for me!

Cristi--Does your husband build planes? Or does the mechanical work on them? I was fascinated when I read all the hours he'll be working. Now, that's tough, why would they do that to their employee's when they know it could end up being a safety hazzard trying to meet a quota? Working people to the bone is crazy! I hope he get's rest and stays safe.

Sue--When I take my breaks, I go down the 3 flights of stairs to out and (smoke......yep....darn it girls I'm still smoking) then for lunch I walk a block to the hospital cafeteria....(it's connected, but I go outdoors and enjoy the weather) and I park about 2/3 blocks away from the building, only because that's the closest that I could find! So I do a lot of walking!

Mindee--Congrats on the jeans!! I've thrown all my highschool jeans out. There is NO way I would EVER fit into them again. I always wonder how in the world I was that small? I used to wear size 3jeans back in the day. I can't even imagine fitting my huge thighs in something like that! I believe one thight must be a size 3 on it's own!! But I'm glad that you've fit into them!! Hurray for you!

Shanna--Don't be silly with the cardboard comment! You're boyfriend and parents would never let that happen. I have weekends off....so those would be my times available to get together.

Jana--Your outfit sounds cute! I'm really thinking about getting some next weekend. Your vacation is coming up soon!!! How excited are ya? Ok...I know you've told me before, but when is the date?? And do I get a postcard from DisneyWorld??? I sure do hope you all have fun! I would love to have a family vacation and take Jhanai to Disney Land (since it would be closer than World) Someday!! Maybe when she's a teen so she can ride on all the rides and such.....she probably could now anyway!

Ok.....I've got some cleaning up to do, some dinner to prepare for....and squeeze in a nap before I go to work tonight. I'm not feeling good, so this is going to be a long work night!!

Good morning. Church bells down the street woke me up this morning. Isn't there some sort of noise ordinance?! Well, probably not at 9am! Oh well, what's a girl to do? I'm sure glad I don't work night shift anymore. Although I do like working nights. It's the days off that are hard to flip. And the shift differential was enough to make my car payment each month. But, I felt like a vampire....Anywho...

My mom and grandma are coming over this evening. My mom needs her injection for her MS. I offered to take them out to dinner, but I'm not sure if we're going, or where. This could be interesting. I didn't tell them I took today off for having to work on Saturday, or they'd be here now already! I do have to go into work for about an hour for a group project meeting. But I plan on sneaking in and out the back door so the NUTBALL doesn't see me!

Shanna - What are you going to school for? Just curious, you are buying scrubs! I had a similar experience with jeans once. I'm still not sure what was wrong with the tag, either there were only sizes 1, 2, and 3 (like small, medium, or large) or the 1 was left off of the 3 so it looked like a size 3, not a size 13. Anyway, bought the jeans because the tag said "3". The girls at the counter looked at me like I was stoned when I mentioned something about the sizing. Of course, they were the toothpick mall girls! You do sound like an awfully cute Barney Fife though!

Jana - I lost 1.5 lbs from yesterday! I know it's just water weight, and I don't care. It motivates me just to see it on the scale. I think your skirt and your boots sound like they'd look good together. I wear my boots with skirts alot in the winter, my legs don't get so cold.

Sue - Your crockpot dinner sounds deeeeelicious. I can't wait for the weather to cool down just a little so I can start that kind of stuff. I've never tried a turkey breast, how do you do that?

Cristi - Your trip to Michaels made me think. UH-OH. Anyway, I bought a wooden planter thingy last spring at an antique store and it's just sitting empty on my front porch. I should take a look at the silks or hay bales or something and see what I can put in it.

Marti - Yes, boots and skirts look great together. And keep your legs warmer in the winter! When do you get your first big paycheck???

Well, should go get busy. I have to mow the yard and finish some cleaning before my 3:00 meeting.

Jen