Cristina~I watched The Biggest Loser last night. I actually found out Dan was going home before Kelly even weighed in, lol. I looked it up on myspace because I couldnt stand the suspense. But omg, I'm sooooooooooooooooo glad he went home!! I was getting sick of him being so cocky!! He seriously thought that it was gonna be him & Kelly at the bottom and he'd be saved and she'd go home. Wtf!! What a fool. I'm glad the blue team is falling apart now. I'm also glad that the girls were the top 2. Now that Britney is gone () I'm gonna be rooting for both the girls, lol. Its all about girl power baby!! I think Roger needs to go home next too. Its a shame, cuz I used to like him too. Does Charlotte not believe in email or texting? I mean, I dont like to call people, but I do text a lot, lol. Oh well...I hope you enjoy your break.






I'm so freakin cold right now. Its supposed to be spring, and we're having weird weather. Its hailed, rained and now I'm hearing about snow on the news. They said that its a combo of rain & snow. I miss springtime in Az. When its just H-O-T!! LoL!! Okay now I'm homesick..


Anyhoo..I'm gonna go work out. I hope my arms dont fall off.

hello ladies....how are you all doing?

nothing really new on this end....the boys had a picnic lunch. they also decided to break Brandon's toddler bed. So, now we are in a mad scramble to find him a new one! I looked at KMart online and they have one of the basic type ones for $20 but they say that they are out of stock for delivery.....so I am hoping that they have some in the stores!

other then that.....not a whole lot going on! we are going tonight to take the boys for their recheck from when they were sick a month ago. Brandon is getting his prevnar shot tonight.....but he doesn't know! and then on April 30th, he is going to get his MMR and chicken pox shots. he is getting his physical done today as well.....even though he has an appointment set up at the end of April with Marissa.

that is great news Francie! I have surpassed my weight at when I found out I was pregnant with Brandon......and kept on going!

I might actually watch the rest of BL now that Dan is gone!

Hello ladies...

FRANCIE..I agree...GIRL POWER, BABY!! I have had my fill of the blue team for sure! Definitely cheering for the girls. About Charlotte...she doesn't have a cell because where she lives she can't get a signal so she doesn't text. And apparently she thinks I am always on the computer so...she just goes thru myspace. I told I almost didn't get on for a few minutes last night but she said she would have called. WTG on the 11 pounds!! I see about your ring...I think you mentioned but I forgot, lol.

MINDEE...when Kelly got on the scales I covered my eyes and said I am not looking! I did of course...it was killing me because I am so down on the blue team...the guys are getting too big for their britches! Or, Roger is, him and Dan are just too cocky for their own good. Hope you find a new bed for Brandon. A picnic sounds nice.

HIYA SUSAN, JULES, KATY, SUE, SASSY

Lunch was nice...went to Olive Garden, she loves me, lol! Then she had some shoes to take back to Dillards. She bought them for the wedding but decided it's not what she wanted. Then we went to pick up some lotion from bath & body works. I needed to pick up some soap and some lotion...they have a new scent, can't remember what it is but oh my goodness...it is divine!

No exercise today after all. She got done with her chiro appt. sooner than I thought she would so was here sooner than expected. Doesn't matter though...I have planned on giving my feet a break today. Other than that nothing much going on.

Have a great day chickies!

Afternoon -

Mindee- Hope the recheck goes well for the boys. When they watch videos's of the wedding do they know it is "mommy & daddy"?? Just curious bcause when Gab watches one of the R's she thinks one of the babies is her. lol Good for you on the cardio workout!!

Francie - Congrats on the 11 pounds!! Must feel great and with summer coming you'll have cute things to wear with the extra weight off!!

Cristina - Grapefruit,is the *in* smell. Don't ask me how I know this , I just do. lol My sister emails me all the time on *time sensitive* stuff. Like babysit her kids or she is having a melt down (since her son passed away in Sept she has had a horrid time of it) and she needs me to call. I have to keep reminding her I don't always see the email til the next day, if she needs something right away she should call. Sounds like you and Charlotte had fun, and YUM to Olive Garden!!!

Hi to everyone else.....

I had to run to DMV this morning and renew my DL. I added 5 pounds from my old one (because it said 145) and now I am 150....lol, and I am also 5'5....I am really 5'4. Anyway - it is all mixed up and I am a total mess. lol

Taking Gab swimming again.Rach is enjoying her time off and back to work tomorrow! Thank goodness.

I ate chicken garlic pizza last night, we didn't get cake. I did buy some ranch rice cakes (almost a cake, huh??) and some Merlot and proceeded to celebrate myself by watching Dancing w/ the stars and American Idol. lol

anyway - reading Swapping Lives and enjoying the book so far.

toodles,....better run!!

SuzyQ--did you have shoes on with 1 inch heels??? Glad you had a good bday!! Merlot sounds good. I watched American Idol too. Brooke is my fave though she probably won't win. I really liked the last guy that sang too. I think David Cook is his name.

Cristina--Olive Garden sounds yummy. We are trying to decide what to do for Ry's bday. With my neck and back out of whack I just don't know if I am up to going on a DC run for the museums. Hubby wants to spend time with him too before he goes to OR. Hubby doesn't like the metro or going to big cities.

Mindee--boys are hard on things. Dominic get his shots at 4 months, I hope he does better then last time.

Francie--WOOHOO on the 11 pounds!!

Well I am going to talk to my mom some...

Cristina~The whole blue team is just way too cocky. Its about time some of them started to leave. That whole thing with Dan & the cake was jus too funny. It was like the cake was his baby or something, lol.


Mindee~Yes, watch The Biggest Loser now!! Its getting really really good!!! I cannot wait until next week!!!


Susan~I plan on visiting Dh in San Diego this summer, so I totally wanna look cute. Well..cuter than I usually look LoL!! J/k. How was the chicken garlic pizza? That sounds interesting..and I LOVE garlic!! LoL!! Glad you're enjoying Swapping Lives..I didnt like it very much. I'm thinking of rebuying Mr. Maybe (lost my copy somewhere).



Anyways..this day has been so boring. UPS never came with my ring I ended up taking a 20 min nap on the couch during the news, lol. I also washed my warm blanket because I've been freezing during the night. I did get an early Birthday card from Victoria's Secret!!!!! I'm sooooooooooo excited about that!!! I get 10% off any purchase during the month of my bday!! I also got The Aristocats from the Disney Movie Club and my new book!! Yay!! I'm gonna be reading tonight!! Woohoo!! Oh ya..I also signed up for The Biggest Loser challange. Not really sure how it works, but it sounds interesting. Well..I'm gonna go watch the rest of That 70's Show. America's Next Top Model comes on tonight!! Woohoo!!!

hello ladies....how are you all doing?

well, we did manage to find a new bed for Brandon. we went to Kmart after looking online and it said that they didn't have them instock to ship out, so we figured that we would check out the store. we did.....and according to the lady that works there, they only have the side rails, the slats, and the mattresses, but NOT the toddler beds themselves! So, as we were walking out, Tommy says "well, I guess the only thing that Kmart is good for is cheap backpacks!"

We then went to Meijers just to say what they had, and sure enough they had one toddler bed left! we picked it up and price checked it...it was $28 on clearance....which is $8 more then what Kmart was. BUT they at least had them in the store! so we bought it and brought it home. Brandon helped daddy put the bed together!

the recheck went well! Brandon is 36.5 lbs.....and 37.5 inches tall. Logan is 29 lbs. Brandon got his MMR and chicken pox shot also. he has two more to get, but he has to wait until after his birthday to get those ones! so he will get them at his next appointment on April 30th. the doctor did say that we have to really buckle down on him and the potty training since he is going to be 4 next month. I mentioned to Tommy that if we buy two of those potties that sit on the floor then both Brandon and Logan will get potty trained at the same time! so heres to hoping that we can get those potty seats this coming weekend!

I actually took Brandon and Logan over to play on the play structure here at the complex. They had a blast and then we went for a couple of walks around the complex while Tommy was here at the apartment with Marissa. It was nice to get them out and walking. They didn't give me any fights when it was time for bed, so I know the fresh air helped with that! So, I will be making it, or at least attempting to make it a daily occurrence once we get every thing back in order!

Cristina~ I agree with you on the guys getting so cocky since they saw all the ladies going home. But now that two of them are back, they don't know what to do with themselves!

SusieQ~ Yup, they do know that it is mommy and daddy on the video. And it is actually funny because it goes from our shower, to our wedding, and then to our reception. Brandon did try to say that he was there somewhere....but we had to explain to him that it was before he was born, and he eventually dropped it and let the subject go.

Jules~ I know what you mean! Brandon freaked when he got his thighs rubbed with an alcohol prep pad! Then when he saw the doctor pull out the first shot, he freaked again. He jumped when the doctor was getting ready to put the needle in his thigh, so in return he actually got stuck twice. He didn't like that one....but he was a little better with the second shot!

we did actually discuss on the way to get his new bed, that when we go places we will get into the habit of him walking and just using the double stroller for Marissa and Logan now. We shall see how that goes! He did well when we were in Kmart and Meijer's with walking with us. I just worry so much now that he will be walking with us that it is just that much easier for someone to just walk up and snatch him! am I wrong for thinking that? I know that I can't keep him in a bubble for his whole life.

Francie~ I will have to read up on the BL challenge! Jillian kicked my butt in her level two cardio part of my video! I will have to be a little bit quieter and not so jumpy when I get back to working out in the morning!

Sassy~LoL @ the fridge. I totally need to do that too. I was having issues with the CW last night. It totally cut out in the middle of the America's Next Top Model. I missed them at the panel. All the other channels were working, so it wasnt our cable. It just sucked. We've had so much cable drama lately, I thought we were over it, lol.




So today is my day off, but it wasnt by choice. First of all, my needy animals woke me up at 6am again. I really need to start closing the door to the living room so they stop coming into the hallway and waking me up. I pretty much just read myself to sleep. I woke up like 20 mins ago..and ugh. I feel so sick. It feels like period pain, but its way too soon to even be having that. My inner thighs hurt so much too. I think I overdid it last night.


Whenever I'm hurting or sick, I always think of my mom. Cuz who is the one that can make you feel better?? Mama!! Even when I moved out, I still called up my mom when I was sick. Heck, she even called up her own mom when she was sick. I miss my mom so much right now. I'm listening to all the songs that make me think of my mom right now. I miss my grandparents too. I know I should call them, but I'm scared. I hate feeling like this.

Good Morning -

I just dropped Gab off at my mothers and left close to tears, my mother is so witchy. All you that have *normal* mothers are so lucky. lol
I didn't mean to but last night when Gaby's father called he asked if he could see Gab today and I said no , she was spending time w/ Grandma. When I got to my mothers house I thought I would warn her that he knew where Gab was today and I didn't want him calling her and being a bother.
So, my mom goes "now Susan, you just have to tell him everything?" and I hem and haw...will, no. She also pushes me out the door and I just sat for a second, I swear.
I said "you don't pms any more, do you?? "....Geepers.
Anway, I have a few hours to myself. - poor Gab, now I wish I hadn't taken her over. *sniff. lol

Francie - I like Swapping Lives, I think out of The Other Woman and Jemima J it was my favorite Jane Green so far. I finished it last night. I don't know anything about the cardio dvd's so no help there. Hope your thigh is feeling better!

Sassy - I hope you have a good *weekend*!!

Mindee - Cute about Brandon wanting to be in the video too. Gab swears she is Rebecca, course they look nothing alike. When I went to Hawaii last year I bought a second hand stroller because Gab refused to walk, she wanted to be carried and we walked a lot. She always says her legs hurt and looks to be picked up. Not happening at 79 pounds - haha. Great about getting the bed for Brandon!

Jules - My 5'5 came 7 years ago when I renewed the license last time. I always thought I was 5'5 but when pregnant w/ Gab they(the doctor, not DMV - haha) said I was 5'4. So, yesterday when she said "is your weight still the same??" I added 5 pounds from 145 and she asked about my eyes and I said brown...she never asked about my height.....otherwise I would have said 5'4. So, no I wasn't wearing high heels...lmao.... did I get the answer right?? Is David Cook the one that sang Billie Jean?? Whoever did was sooooo good, I enjoyed his singing. I still am rooting for Carly.

Hi to Cristina, Katy , Sue and Michelle!

I still feel ill over my mother. I guess I will go and do something fun and get past the sick feeling.

Hope you all have a great day!

Hello ladies...

SUSAN...I wish I had amother who cared, lol. I say lol but it isn't funny. She totally pi$$es me off. She was coming to Josh's wedding...said she wouldn't miss it...now, it's she's making excuses...geez, it's a month away. I just told her not to bother about coming...sick of it. Whatever...I just gotta move on and forget about it. But I am not one who has a normal mother, darn it. Glad to hear you stood up to M! Funny that the woman at the DMV actually asked. They never ask me and thank goodness because if they looked at the weight on their they would roll on the floor laughing,

FRANCIE...I forgot yesterday to mention the scale/chart whatever it was...I saw it online somewhere, can't remember. But I don't put much stock into them. I don't need a chart to tell me how much I should weigh or if I am just overweight or obese, all I have to do is look in the mirror, lol. Sorry you didn't get your ring...hopefully today. I don't know about the BL tapes...I have heard they do go thru pretty hard workouts but haven't tried any of them. I am happy with my WATP and Denise Austin dvd's. Just gotta get back to doing them!

MINDEE...glad you guys found the bed I meant to tell you yesterday (don't know where my head is or has been, keep forgetting to say things) WTG on your exercise! You're doing great!

JULES...I think I am like your hubby...I don't hate big cities per se, but do prefer being out away from them...too much traffic. I think that's my biggest thing...dealing with the traffic. I laugh at people here when they talk about rush hour and all the traffic here...ha! Spend a day on the 405 in CA, or any other of the freeways there. or Houston or Dallas, ugh! Hope your back gets to feeling better soon.

SASSY...silly woman...I was going to say, OMG! You moved again! Geez, 2 cable boxes in 48 hours, yikes! I grew, or I should say we tired of the local cable company here...too many days of no t.v. and of course they are not going to give you a credit on your bill.

Nothing much going on. Went and bought groceries this morning and then had to take a wedding gift back. Glad I opened it and checked it before giving it to them...the wheel on it was broken. So got a refund and reordered it. I've got tons of laundry to get done and exercise too! Probably should cut this short and go do it!

Have a good Thursday!

Cristina - You sure we don't have the same mother??? I call mine *mom* what do you call yours???

lol - hmmm thought that was funny.

How far does your mom have to travel for the wedding?? I am sure she will make it maybe she just is fussing now because she wants the attention on her?? Just take care of yourself and to hoot w/ everyone else.

I have to do laundry too...also have to trek back across town for Gaby.

Did I tell you her father called last night and said he is taking a job on the coast?!?! Yippeeee, get him away from me.. Now I have to tell him visitation still has to be at his fathers, I am not letting Gab go to the coast, he'll need to go into court and change the order for that. Tired of being a push over and letting him steam roll his way over me.

anyway - picking up "The Glass Castle; a memoir" from the library.

chat later!