I've been drinking me water and it is really helping....scale has been showing losses and I am so happy ...after months of being stuck in a plateau. So, I guess it really doesn't matter where I heard that tip on half your weight in ounces, because it seems to be the right amount for me! Sometimes I feel a little sloshy..but it goes away.

Marti - hope the house hunting is going well. My brother owns two houses in North Eugene by the high school and they were around 150-170,000, which for Oregon metro areas is very reasonable. The area used to be run-down, but is now perking up because people are buying the homes and investing in the neighborhood. You know what that means--in a few years the prices will be too high!

Terri - Marti lives a couple hours south of me in Oregon ..so home prices are a little different. To give you an idea what Portland is like, I just read an article in our newspaper last week profiling a young couple looking to buy their first home in the city . The article was called "Unreal estate... the search for the under-200,000 bungalow" Real estate is unreal here ....experts are saying we'll be like California before too long. Keep up the water---it will really help! Loved your post on bananas


....and, as usual, I am out of time. I have to get DD ready for preschool, but will bbl to chat some more after I drop her off

Just kind of been lurking, Saturday and Monday morning. Didn't really have much to say and had a very busy weekend ahead so didn't really have time to post Sat. Yesterday spent most of the day cleaning house and then when V got home we had things to do. Been working on the yard doing lots of things but I will spare you the details-don't want to bore you to tears.

Marti~house hunting eh? You guys are going to have fun and at least you will be close to your jobs and Jhanai. Good that you have a friend to help with the mortgage stuff. There are all kinds of financing today and I am sure she can find the right one for you guys. Of course if you buy a new house sometimes it is limited depending on the builder-of course that goes with any house depending on what the seller is willing to do. I am telling you we had some stubborn sellers (like the secretive guy with the room they didn't want to show), so walked away.

Sue~like you , I can't stand the taste of water. I still after drinking it for months have never seen a difference in the trips to the restroom or in my skin or anything else like they say. But I still drink it, just not near as much as I should. The four 16.9 oz. bottles I drink a day is more than enough for me. How's the condo hunting coming along? Have you guys heard anything about the other?

Terri~thanks for sharing the info on bananas. I love bananas! Hope you and Emma don't get too cold today. We have had some beautiful weather the past few days despite the strong winds-reached 82! Had to turn the air on yesterday. Too mcuh wind to open the windows-too much dust in the air and I just cleaned my house.

Katy~I think real estate everywhere is getting high. Used to be cheap here, and you can still find a good buy-if you want to live in the country. Of course that too depends on how small a town it is and how much yard you want. Of course the little town we moved from has new homes popping up everywhere starting in the $160,000 range up to $300,000. Some come with up to five acre lots which would be nice.

Angie~good to see you checking in.

Mindee~how are you feeling? Have you had any morning sickness?

Jane~I too have been spending some time oudoors. Love the time change, sort of. What I love is having the extra hour of light.

Susan~that's cool Doug has a lady friend. I have to say most kids don't like that their dad/mom are dating or with someone else. In time though if it gets serious they will come around and see he deserves to be happy. I think it's nice also that you and he have a great relationship. Now Mike on the other hand...I think the e-mail to him was perfect and not demanding at all. if he takes it the wrong way then he has a problem.

Almost forgot to say CONGRAT'S to those of you who lost, Katy, Anita, Susan and Terri-WTG ladies!

Okay, guess I went on enough. Not much on the agenda for today. Going to vaccum and straighten up...even though I cleaned house yesterday. Trying to stay on top of it and spend less time on the computer. Going to go look at the dining room furniture I was wanting when V gets home. Didn't plan on getting it now but it is on sale and...because it is a new store in the area they are trying to get business and we got a check in the mail for $100 off anything in the store. So with it being $300 off it would be the best time to buy it-so we'll see. Anyway, I am off. Hi to everyone else. Take care and have a good one ladies.

Hi Ladies,

How is everyone today? I am doing well. Today has been productive too, I cleaned out the supply closet here at work and pretty much kept busy all morning long. Before I knew it there was a rumbly in my tumbly (to quote Winnie the Pooh) and it was lunch time.

Today's lunch was delicious. Veggies dipped in cottage cheese. Fat free cheese sandwich on whole grain bread. and yogurt, and 2 bottles of water.

MARTI Thanks for the tip on the ticker. You will notice that the change has been made.

JANEWOW 20 sticks of butter!! Pretty impressive! To answer your question, I do like my job. I like dealing with people and since I've been with the company for 10 years, I get along well with most of my customers.

TERRI Ditto to what Jane said about the water. I pretty much only drink water and green tea and you system totally gets used to all that water. In fact, sometimes, I am amazed at the amount of water I can drink without having to go to the bathroom. When I first started though....... .

Hi to everyone else. Lunch is over now and I gotta get back to work.

Neets

I only have a second!

I am sooooooo glad you are posting Cristi, missed you.

I think she is a nice lady Jane. Doug & her seem to have a lot of things in common. She spent one day with him and I guess read books and romped on the floor with Gaby. She works part time and Doug asked if he could take Gaby over to her place tomorrow, and I said sure.
She seems to have a lot of patience with the girls and knows not to push with them.

So,I asked Doug if she was his girlfriend today and he said yes.....awwww - I am happy for him. I know he needs companionship. We are close up to a point and I need to step away after awhile because we will start to argue.

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I have 20 annuals this month,I start today and it will go a week........it will keep me busy I guess.......

anyway, better get busy.


Hi to you all!!

Hi Ladies--

I was up early this morning....much too early. I had gotten to bed at 5:00 (knowing I had to get up) and got up at 9:00. I am NOT used to only 4hrs of sleep. Used to be that way for me all the time, but times have changed and I need at least 8hrs!!

Went and got my taxes done finally. We will get a refund. And since we owe still from last year, it will come out even. I say....PERFECT!

Since I just woke from a nap I'm in a terrible mess...I need to clean up and get ready for work. So I dont have time for individuals right now, but I will try and get some in later on when I get off work.

Until then ladies....

Hello everyone…..how are you all doing?

My in-law’s just moved and they have a HUGE basement, so we jokingly talked about having Brandon’s party there. Well, they were moving this past week/weekend, so she said that they would think about it. We went over there on Saturday and my MIL says “well, me and dad thought about it and for Brandon’s birthday party, we don’t mind having the party here. You can invite your mom and dad, and sisters and brothers, but not too many kids. Dad can’t handle all the kids.” Me and Tommy both said at the same time “forget about it, we will try and cram everybody at our house.” She then says “well, I hope you have nice weather so everyone can be outside.” Tommy goes “it’s Michigan, don’t count on it.” We still don’t know what the theme will be, but we know what the meal will be. We will have mostaccioli and then have everyone bring a dish to pass. Which reminds me, I have to send an email out to those that I have email addresses for. I will have Tommy call those that we don’t have an email address for. And for those that we don’t have a phone number for, well I guess I can make an invitation and send it.

Brandon has FINALLY stopped pooping constantly! The culprit……two new teeth on the top!

Marti~ He was better with his cousins coming over on Tuesday then he was on Monday. So I am sure it was just a “you took the toy I was playing with, now I want it back” kind of thing. Although, Nicholas got him back and took his pacifier when Brandon put it down. He was chewing on it and teasing Brandon, but nobody got pushed over this time.

Jane~ Brandon has had a little bit of a runny nose. But he has had a runny nose and cough for about a week or so before that. It seems to be going away now. We had to take him for a walk at 10:30 last night to get him to go to sleep! I am doing good. I still get tired, and it is usually in the afternoon time, but then I get more energy in the evening.

I have found that the water coming out of our bathroom sink gets much colder then our kitchen sink. So I am thinking of just filling up the filter in there as oppose to the kitchen.

Terrie-Lee~ He did better on Tuesday with his cousins. They will be here again on Wednesday and then they are going racing. So it should be interesting. I also think he was in a mood Monday where he didn’t want to share, but who knows exactly what he was up to. I haven’t really used the orajel except for when we are at my sisters house and she has it in her hallway on the display shelves. I have been giving him children’s ibuprofen and that has been working wonders for his teeth.

Ellen~ I hope everything is okay. Can’t wait to hear from you.

Katy~ awesome job on the weight loss (I am a little behind on congratulating you)

Cristi~ I am feeling great…..except for the fatigue in the afternoon. Usually when Brandon takes a nap, I fall asleep on the couch. Nope, I haven’t had any morning sickness, with this pregnancy or with Brandon. With this one though, I have been having more nausea than I did with Brandon.

Neets~ Welcome to the group!

Susan~ Like usual, you are constantly going!

Just a quick pop-in to say hello.... my BIL Jerry is really bad.... plus, today is my day with Mackenzie the 6y/o, so I won't be at chat. I'll be back when I can, though.

Have a good day!

Hi ladies


Just a quick pop in for now but will post more later.

Mindee Hi there! I've been meaning to post you a message for a while now but keep forgetting. It looks like you and I are going through the same thing with our little one's right now. My daughter Joycelyn will be 1 year old on April 14th. We're going thorough the teething thing too. This past couple of weeks has been hard on her poor thing. Diaper rash, pooping. Night wakings. I have found that Tempra works well for her. I put some in her bottle before she goes to bed. I also bought an infant toothbrush and I massage her gums a little before sleeping. She has four teeth now and I think that her incisors are coming in. I also found that wet rolled up wash cloths placed in the freezer help too. This too shall pass. Though I hear that when the molars come in it's really bad for them. Luckily that's not until about 2 years old though.


TTFN
Anita

Terri - so glad you mentioned chat, 'cause I forgot it was Wednesday! I'll do my best to drop in today and keep you company....30 grand for a house with and acre sounds dreamy... not to be had here as you can imagine. We tapped some home equity for a remodel we want to do this summer and we realized that our home appreciates 1000/a month in value... and that's BEFORE the addition. It's crazy.....the house is a 2B/1B on about a 10,000 sq. ft. lot. we are turning into California....

Jane - My thoughts are with you and BIL today... hope he is getting good meds and being kept as comfortable as possible. Have fun with MacKenzie.

Susan- thanks for link on Wooden Shoe. I guess I automatically thought of Canby becasue there are so many family farms up there... but of course there are flower farms all the way down the valley. I'll have to check out the Wooden shoe sometime - I love tulips. But I don't love mud, and it always seems to be so muddy 'round daffodil and tulip time. Now dahlias and iris are more my speed....Ever been to the Oregon Garden in Silverton? That's a really fun day trip and kids love it - they have a really good children's garden.

Mindee - Can't believe little Bdo is going to be one so soon! I second anita's frozen washcloth suggestion - both of my kids found that to help their sore little gums.

Anita - good to see you posting - how's the transition back to work going? Do you have plans for a big birthday party for Joycelyn?

Cristi - Hey - it's Wally World Wednesday! Are you doing more decorating? Did you get the dining set? Our board meeting was at the most gorgeous house on a hill last night - beautiful view of the city. The host is a contractor who has a business modifying homes for the disabled and elderly and he had done lots of remodeling on this house --- I don't think I have really ever seen a house that was DONE... I just sigh and hope that is our house someday.. Some day the remodeling will be done, right? Don't answer that :P


I'm off for now, but will bbl

hope to see some of you in chat today

Hi ladies,

I hope everyone is well this beautiful spring day. A little tired today but I am guessing that's to be expected. Woke up late this morning and hubby was almost laste for work. I gotta start getting to bed earlier, but I can't seem to get it together this week, and feel like I am shortchanging everyone. My husband (bless his heart) is truly a wonderful good man, and says that I am being too hard on myself, because I only just got back to work and I haven't found my flow yet. I know he's right but I just can't help trying to do it all. As a result, my workouts are suffering because I can't drag my butt out of bed, nor can I get into bed at a decent hour.
I missed my bath last night, so I will try again tonight.

JANE So sorry to hear about your BIL . Thinking of you and praying for you both.

MINDEE Try this website. I found it this morning. www.amazingmoms.com It has some great first birthday ideas. Joycelyn's first birthday party is next Saturday.

Rosiekate Nothing too special planned for Joycelyn's birthday, just some family, friends and some cake.


HI to everyone I have missed. Have a great afternoon.

Anita

Hi Ladies & a very Happy Wednesday!

Jane~sending lots of thoughts and prayers to you and yours.

Anita~I would have to agree with your hubby. It will just be a matter of time before you get back on track.

Katy~I just realized that we are going on two years here and DH wasn't joking about being done with things by the time we get ready to sale! LOL I am definitely hoping to be finished with things by the end of this year for sure so we can sit back and enjoy it. The only decorating is the yard right now. Decided to do the patio before the fence so a cement mixer (if we go that way) can get in the back easily and less tearing up of the yard. I would rather them mess up the back than the front. We decided to concentrate on a project and see it done where as we were doing a little here, a little there. So the inside is on hold till the outside is finished, which is just the fence and patio, oh and planting a Rose of Sharon. When we went to see The Ring Two the lady moved to a house (bungalow) in Astoria and I told DD that is where I would love to live-love those houses on the top of the hill with a view-gorgeous! So when do you guys break ground on your renovations? bet you are getting excited. Isn't it crazy about the real estate-the two houses across the street from us are listed $20,000 more than ours (they're not finished yet-sure is taking them a long time) and the people next door to them put their house on the market for $45,000 more than those two. Not sure they will get it but it will be crazy if they do. Couldn't even imagine living in CA again with it so high like it is. Yeppers, it is Wally World Wednesday! LOL And some days I just really hate going there. Think I will switch over to Target Tuesday or Thursday!

Susan~thank you, you're a sweetie! I think that is great Doug has a girlfriend. Everyone deserves to have a special someone in their life and to be happy. Loved the link to the Tulip place-what a great place to take pictures!

Marti~hey, breaking even is better than having to pay anytime. Are you excited about looking for a home? I hope you guys find the perfect home for you.

Mindee~First birthday parties are so much fun! Can't believe Brandon will be one already. You should do a duck theme-don't know if they have stuff for that or not. I don't even know what the little ones are into now days. It's been a long time since mine were that little.

Anywho...did the wally world thing this morning after getting up late. Had a thunderstorm move in last night and that thunder wakes me up. Don't think I will ever get used to thunderstorms. Need to get a couple of loads of laundry done today and that's about it for me.

Take care ladies and have a wonderful day.

Just another quick post for now.....wanted to say that I had a nice chat w/Katy...missed anyone who wasn't able to get there.
Terri....I wasn't sure if you know exactly what time chat was, it's noon Oregon time. I'm not sure how far off you are from us.

We'll have to figure out the time change so you can come join us.

Ok...I need to take my muggies out for a tinkle!

I'll yap more later on....and catch up on individuals.

Just checking in for a few minutes to see if anyone had posted since nothing is on the telly.

Always, forget about chat! And I was on the 'puter at about the time everyone would have been here-I think.

Anywho...hope everyone had a great day! See ya

Good morning, ladies,

Jerry was sitting up yesterday, drinking a milk shake! He still has very limited output, and you know how they say a person gets better before they die? I'm wondering if that's what's going on with him. He talks gibberish most of the time and I think it's the meds working on him.

Plan to clean today. Everything has been "skimmed over" too long!

Water and food's going very well. Exercise has been hit or miss. Should've waited until the rainy season was over before I put up the Gazelle!

Have a good day!