Good Night Girls

Hope to check in this weekend.

Happy Mother's Day everyone..... I hope you are having a great day with your families.

My day is ok.. same ole day I have everyday... I did get a nice little hand painted pot with a little plant in it from Hannah... but other than that, it's been like pulling teeth trying to get them to get along, to clean up their room etc. Would I be bad is saying I wish that for Mother's Day I didn't have to deal with my children? My perfect Mother's Day would be where I didn't have to be the mom all day long?

Anyway.. enough of that.... we had a good day yesterday... we went to the Oklahoma Memorial site. Here are some pictures I took. The first few are from last weekend and when Hannah's teeth came out, but after that... it's from yesterday.

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We ended up going to my favorite pizza place afterwards, then rented a movie, (Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events, that was an interesting movie, Jim Carrey is just plain evil), and I picked up stuff from the grocery store for today.

Today, I was going to make pancakes, but realized I forgot eggs yesterday.... so we had cinnamon rolls. Not quite as special, but they enjoyed them. I've got a turkey roast cooking right now and we will have some garlic mashed potatoes to go with it for lunch/dinner later. I'm in the process of cleaning the apartment... I've got about three loads of laundry I need to fold and hang up... but luckily, for the most part... everything is done. We may go to the park later, right now, I just don't feel up to it.

Tomorrow, I am getting back on track.. I took a weeks detour, the scenic route, and its time to get serious again.

I'll talk to you all soon.... if not later todayk, then tomorrow!

Happy Mom's Day!

Cherie

Cherie, btw I am with you I want to be back on track tomorrow ASAP. I have got to get into a swimsuit and all my shorts and tank tops and feel comfortable!! Should we do a water challenge this week?? Drink at least eight glasses a day?? Check back with you on that . I am just so glad my period came today. I mean I feel terrible but now hopefully some of this water retention an headaches will go away along with the horrible cravings I have been having. Talk to you all soon.

Good Night Girls

Kempy btw miss ya. Hope you had a good Mother's Day with the girls. Hope you have time to check in this week. How is business going?

Hello Ladies,

My trip to the dentist on Friday was not nearly as bad as I kept hearing it would be. I had all 4 wisdom teeth pulled and did not need any pain medication later. I did get the Rx, but I have not needed any of it. I've been really tired all weekend, but other than that, I feel great.

Julie: I guess we are cut from the same mold; you also said that you had no pain. I also had no swelling. My niece had one pulled on Thursday and she's still taking meds; I called her a wimp.

I hope everyone's Mother's Day was fun and exciting. Ashley and Daddy got me a dozen pink roses (although Ashley said they're only from her), and a card. Daddy got me a nice cake (which he and Ashley promptly ate 1/2)
Ashley also made me a nice card at school as well as a bookmark. Daddy took me down today and got me 2 new pairs of sunglasses. Summer's coming and they are definitely something I need. All in all a really restful and nice day. Of course, I still had to make breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Cal

Good Morning! :-) Monday, and I'm back on track!

Julie... I've got my water here waiting for me... I will do that with you. Last week, I took off exercising, only did it once all week, but hopefully it helped my leg heal.. I had that pulled muscle and it has been hurting for over a month now. I can still feel it today, but its much better.

Julie and Cal.. your Mother's Day sounded wonderful. Mine ended up being better. The girl and I went to their school and they rode their bikes a little while I walked around their track for about 30 minutes. Then we came home, and it was pretty hot, so they wanted to go see how cold the pool was, so I let them change and off we went to the pool. Hannah didn't even try it out first... I turn around and next thing I know she is just jumping in... yeah.. it was cold.. but they stayed out for an hour in the pool. I stuck my foot in it, and it was INSANELY cold... but they are kids and they didn't mind.. they just LOVE swimming. So our pool is officially opened for the summer. That is where we will be spending most of our summer.

Alan came over last night to watch TV with me.. and brought chinese food from Pei Wei.. YUMMY! Hannah got up this morning and saw the chopsticks and was very impressed that Mommy uses those... she tried to pick up a piece of rice with them.. but of course she couldn't. I told her I would have to teach her how to use them soon.

OK.. well, I need to get to work.... I am back on track today.... so I hope everyone has a great Monday!

Cherie

Good Morning Girls

Cal I am glad everything went well with your wisdom teeth. It is not so bad for everyone. It sounds like you had a great mother's day. What nice gifts you got. I baked a cake last night but didn't eat it. It is in the fridge and h can eat it. The kids don't like the one I made, it is a peanut butter cup cake but they still have leftover cupcakes in the freezer and other goodies.

Cherie your mother's day sounds liked it turned out to be really nice. I bet it felt good to see your sweetheart at the end of the weekend. Isn't it amazing how kids just will swim in cold water? I fill up my kids pools and it is ice cold water and they just jump right in. That is really nice your building has a pool. They will have a blast. Do you have daycare set for them for the summer? I feel kind of stupid but I have hard time using chopsticks. Guess I don't eat enough chinese!! I have had 2 large cups of water all
ready. I hope your muscle heals soon.

Check back later. Still got sick kids. Ds has a pretty good cough, but it has gotten better since he got up. Dd has got a low grade temp and little cold symptoms. I want to move to Hawaii!!

Julie.. don't feel bad.. I am still very awkward with chopsticks... but I keep practicing. I never tried to use them before I started dating Alan, in fact there have been alot of things I have learned to do/eat/drink etc since I've met him. I can actually drink a beer without making that icky bitter beer face, I drink red wine now, and love it, I know the differences in corvettes and just alot more about car racing in general, I use chopsticks now, I have learned how to ski, I have seen California... just lots of stuff he has introduced me too.

I hope your little ones start to feel better soon. There is nothing worse than a sick baby. However, the cuddling they seem to want is priceless. I love that part.

Cal, glad you are doing so much better after your dentist appointment. I only used my pain meds for a day, so it wasn't too bad. Now hopefully your mouth will heal quickly!

Oh.. I am on my second jug of water.... This insulated cup holds about 4 cups of water, so I would say since this morning, I have drank a total of 5 cups so far. Not bad!

OK.. back to work. I shouldn't be procrastinating as much as I am today!

Cherie

Cherie, I am on number five too. Lets make it to eight today!! You know your Alan sounds like such an interesting man. Always wanting to do things and introducing you to such nice things. You are lucky to have guy like that. Well he is also very lucky to have a woman like you . You sure are right about the cuddling. That is what they want more than anything else. I just can't excercise, oh well. I am lucky I get to stay home and do that with them. Better enjoy it now, pretty soon our kids will be teenagers the way time goes by so fast.

OMG.... Guess what???? Alan just invited me to go to the United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis, IN to watch the Formula 1 race there in June!

Only bad thing.. it's the weekend of Father's Day. Here is my problem. The girls are going down to Texas to some friends house from June 3rd to June 18th. That was the day I was going to meet her halfway to pick up the girls. June 19th is Father's Day and Steven would have the girls all day (taking them to day care on Monday). He currently has Fridays and Sundays off. I have emailed Natalie to see if she would keep the girls a couple extra days and meet me on Tuesday, June 21st to pick up the girls.... but that is going to make Steven livid. I am going to suggest to him to go pick them up on Friday... FIND SOMEONE (this won't be my duty) to keep them on Saturday while he works (He works 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM) and then take them to day care on Monday, and we will leave a little early Sunday night after the race, so I can make sure I can pick them up on time Monday from daycare. Either way, he is going to be mad.... cause I am putting myself before the girls. Am I feeling gulity about this? No, not really. He hasn't paid any child support since August of last year, and all of last year I got $530.00 from him. I have made arrangements with Natalie for her to keep them for two weeks for me so I can get a break. With his work schedule, (and he will whine it's not his fault, its all he could find etc) he can't keep them very much at all. So I am not feeling guilty for wanting to jump on this chance and take this trip. I am waiting to hear back from Nat to see if she is willing to keep them a few extra days. ( I am sure she will).

Anyway.. I am soooooooooo excited!!!! Going to a Formula One race!!! I think I am the lucky one to have him in my life... :-)

I'll keep you posted.... am I being selfish? Keeping the girls away from him on Father's Day?

Cherie

Hey guys. I have been busy as usual. We went to a Mexican Rest. on Thursday and it was packed. They never even sat us to eat. I think they forgot about us. Thankfully we had some friends with a table so about 8 of us sat at a table for 4 and chowed down. Saturday we had a crawfish boil at our neighbors house and then yesterday we had the family about 20 of us at our house for another crawfish boil. I think I am done with them for the year. I really dont even want to eat anymore. I think Joe has boiled about 1,000 lbs of crawfish this year. YIKES!!!!

Noelle the garage is still sitting waiting for him to paint the first coat. He has it all cleaned though. We have not had a free moment to think about it. I am hoping it will be done by next week. How is the cat situation?

Julie you are really getting the water in. Since I am not in the gym anymore I noticed that I don't drink enough water. I try but I have clients so I can't chug like I used to. Are the babies better yet?

Cal I have never had my teeth removed they came in straight. I am sooooo happy about that. The only probelm I have is a slight cross bite but that isn't even noticeable unless I point it out.

Cherie I remember those tooth days too. I used to love to pull mine out. I thought turning them aroudn was so funny. My mom hated that. Whatever happened with your ex and his illness? You probably said something but I don't remember.

I don't think I will be able to post again tonight. We are getting a new bed delivered tomorrow so we have to take down our old one and I think we are going to try to fit it into to spare bedroom. We got a King size this time so we need to make more room in our bedroom. We ened up buying one of those Temperpedic beds. When we bought it they gave us 2 free Temperpadic pillows and I have slept like I baby since. I am so ready for that bed. I hope it is as good as they say it is. I'll check in tomorrow.

Hey girls, just got a minute to take a break. I hate Mondays. Mother's day brunch was nice, the restaurant was a bit crowded but my dad paid for everything. I got my mom a blouse and though I try to stay away from kitchen appliances, I got her a new iced-tea maker (they use that thing like gonzos). Rick, Michael and I went to the Pet Expo, Dave & Busters, then shopping afterwards.... Rick got me a bunch of dark chocolates (YUM!) and a simple gold chain for an old locket I had--that evil man, he's not helping me out much with the candies, but if I leave the choclates lying around the house they'll be gone in no time.

Cherie, that is so exciting!!! I think your ex shouldn't have a problem w/picking up the girls earlier than expected and arranging for a sitter for while he's a work...it's the least he can do eh? I mean you're the custodial parent and you don't even get a weekend off during the month. Gosh, Formula 1 racing? That sounds awesome. I've never been but I like to watch that stuff on TV. Rick and my BIL watched some races while in Vegas (and not that NASCAR stuff either) and they were like little kids at a carnival. I hope you said yes and go have some fun yourself!

Cal, glad you're doing fine w/your extractions. Are you back to work already? Glad you enjoyed your Mother's day.

Julie, glad you got a nice sweet gift from your little one for Mother's Day. You know what? I had to hold back tears when I sat in Michael's class when all the kids were reading their speeches..."my mom is special because..." I always get teary when I feel so proud of him and watch him hold his own. It's funny and frustrating at the same time to feel like that. I know you'll have those two sweeties back to normal in no time with all your TLC. I dunno about moving to Hawaii. It's been so freakin' hot here lately. It gets really muggy right before it rains so it's uncomfortable. But I guess you would take the heat just to get some sun huh? I'm glad my A/C is going strong.

So Angie, how was your Mother's Day weekend?

Kempy, any gifts from your girls? I am so jealous that your have a Tempurpedic! I always see the commercials and want to get one. I wanna sleep over at your house So what'd you pay for that thing? I really want to get a new bed soon as well, mines getting a little lumpy.

Oh, almost forgot. Remember I got that cat trap on Friday? Well that rotten little rascally kitten got trapped about 6 times already , he keeps eating the bait and getting stuck. I tried to leave him in there longer and longer so he'll know not to go in it again, but it doesn't seem to be working. I had to put him in a kennel and have Rick re-bait the trap last night to catch that stinky orange tabby that sprays around the garage. Well, after putting the trap out, we caught him in less than 5 minutes! So already that trap is worth what I paid for it. Rick dropped that cat off at the pound this morning. He was totally wild, so much that i wouldn't even try to carry the trap, he was hissing and thrashing and just plain wild!

Oh, I almost forgot. When I left for work I saw this tiny little (days old?) gray striped kitten near the curb at the neighbors house (the one's who let their cats breed uncontrollably). I stopped the car and checked on it, it was still breathing. I took the kitten and put him in a basket. It was so young the eyes weren't even all the way open yet. But he was kind of crawling around, but wasn't mewling or anything at all. He looked sickly. I didn't even bother to let the neighbors know, I just put him in the basket and gave it to Rick to take to the pound. The lady at the intake center said he was definitely sick and was too young to be away from it's mother. THey would just have to put him down. I felt really bad for the little guy but I know it was better for him to be put to sleep than to be put back in those horrid conditions next door. It's really weird though, because the kitten was upstairs, and the neighbors live downstairs. i'm kind of thinking the mom was trying to move him but let him behind? The girl next door said that one of the mama cats wasn't even bothering to feed her kittens so the other mama took over. So one little kitten out of it's misery...20+ more to go

Hi guys! My Mothers Day was good. Jay bought me a seafood dinner and the next morning Corey came home early from his grandparents house and cooked me breakfast(toast with jam that he bought for me, eggs and hashbrowns.) He is sweet. He served it to me in bed and than he climbed in and ate his with me. Brit and Alicia walked up to the flower shop on Friday and bought me a rose each with their own money. The cards were so cute. They were shocked that one rose cost $3.00 and a little pissed too. They wanted to get me some candy but were broke. Brit's card said: Happy Mothers Day Mommy. I hope you like the rose...it cost me enough!!($3.00) Love ya, Brittany. She also made me a bracelet with a charm on it.

Alicia's card said: Happy Mothers Day Mom. Nothing says I Love you like a $3.00 rose!! haha They are such little cheapies.

The day would have been perfect except we ran out of oil to heat the house and it was 43 degrees yesterday. Jay couldnt bleed the line so I said to **** with it and we all covered up for the night. Gotta love the Maine weather.

Noelle, That is so sad about the kitten, but you are right he is better off. So sad the way some people treat animals.

Julie, I hope your little ones get better soon.

Cal, I am glad your teeth didnt come out as hard as expected. I got put out for mine too. I am so scared of needles that I waited until it hurt so bad I HAD to get it out before I made the appointment and then I got lucky and found a surgeon whose secretary took pity on me and let me come in the next day. The doc was none too happy when he found out that I had never been before and never had xrays etc but he squeezed me in anyway. Best $500.00 I ever spent. I will have to have the other 3 done sometime in the future but they arent bothering me now.

Kempy, I miss talking to you all the time now. I am jealous. I want a king size bed too. We are hoping to get one this summer. Mickey and Rebel both sleep with us so it is a little crowded.

I made some scones this weekend for the bakery and everyone has been buying them right up. Whodathunk a scone would be such a good seller. I made chocolate chip with a chocolate glaze, a blueberry and a Citrus honey nut scone with lemon glaze. The tourists should really like them. The variations I can do on them are endless and they bake so fast.

That is about it for me. Well, I have to clean my bedroom up My FIL bought a new tv so he is letting us have their old(I think it is like a year old. ) Big Screen TV for dirt cheap. We dont need it but I figured it would come in handy if we could get the funeral home so the kids could have a room to themselves to hang out. So for now I throw it in my bedroom.

Talk to ya later