just popping in before I head to bed! tomorrow Brandon and Tommy are going bowling, so Tommy promised that he would take tons of pictures.

Sassy~ Sorry to hear about your visitors! I hope she doesn't stay long!

I just got done watching Transformers, lol. It felt like a Shia Labeouf night, lol. If it wasnt 12:35, then I'd put on Disturbia. But that movie creeps me out.

Anyhoo..I'm gonna go play a game and try to get sleepy, lol.


Nighty nite all!!

Good Morning! It's a fabulous day, sun shining (ok, only part time but at least it's trying) and I left work last night ALL caught up!!

So today should be a great day at work unless they pile up a ton of stuff they've been hiding.

Sue--This weekend I plan on doing some cleaning in a back room that's been neglected. Not even sure where to start or what to do with it all! But it needs done.

Tammy--Mom's, gotta love for their bluntness! How did your dancing go?

Sassy--What are your weekend plans that you'll be doing a lot of walking?? How great that you only had a 6hr shift!

Mindee--Please share what photos Tommy is able to take!

Francie--Were you able to get sleepy?? Or did you stay up all night?


Keeping up w/the walking, and really concentrating on eating better. I want to make a difference and it won't happen if I'm not doing anything about it.

Gotta get this day started. chat w/you all later!!

Today is Brandon's bowling trip with his class. Daddy and him went to it. Tommy called me at about 11:30 and told me that his first game was a 91! Then he told me that Brandon bowls better then me.....which is true!

But I asked if he was having fun and Tommy said that he was. And that they were about to start the second game. Right about that time, they should have been getting their pizza and pop.

Logan wanted to go so bad this morning with them. But we had to tell him that we would all going bowling as a family soon. Then Diego came on, and he was happy with that! Right now, Logan and Marissa are taking naps. So, it is nice and quiet for now!

Francie~ Gotta love the quick visits! I haven't seen either of those movies. I am a major horror film scaredy cat! Although in my defense, I can handle them somewhat if I watch them during the day. Have you ever seen the movie called "Strangeland?"

Marti~ I will try and post what pictures he did take. When I talked to him, I asked him if he had taken any pictures and he said "a couple." So I will see how many "a couple" are when he gets home.

Marti~Ya, I was able to get to sleep..but I kept waking up every hour. I finally just got out of bed at 5am and went back to sleep at 7am.

Mindee~I'm a scaredy cat too!! I cannot stand horror movies. Maybe because I have a seriously overactive imagination. After we saw The Grudge, I had to sleep with the lights on, lol. When the Tv is off, and I look at the blank screen, I feel that an alien is gonna be standing there behind me (from Signs), lol. When I was little, I was convinced that our house was built on a graveyard and I'd be sucked into my closet like in Poltergeist, lmao. Although there was this one time when it wasnt me being paranoid, lol. Me & Fonzo watched Dawn Of the Dead..then the next day we went up to The Grand Canyon for my bday. And our hotel was near a graveyard..so Fonzo stayed up ALLLLL night because he thought the zombies from Dawn of the Dead would come and get us, and he had to protect me, lol. I havent seen Strangeland..whats it about??

Wow, such busy ladies!!! It has taken me way too long to catch up, and now I have to get moving...been in a funk, and have not gotten anything done, no gym, no housework...I really need to get moving. UGh, too tired TOM is right around the corner, and I can feel it. Hope you ladies have a good day! Will try to post indies later

Luv and hugs!!

I will try and post the pictures in here of Brandon's bowling field trip.







Francie~ I will have to try and remember what Strangeland was about. All I remember is a guy that went around killing people, and he would sew their mouths shut. I spent a good amount of time really being afraid to take a shower at night by myself when Tommy was working the afternoon/midnight shifts at his job he had at the time.

Ellen~ I hope TOM takes it easy on you!

I did manage to get a great workout in! me and Brandon went around and collected the phone books from the empty apartments for the office manager. I thought it was going to make him sleepy since he didn't take a nap. But instead when he got tired, he climbed on the wagon I was pulling!

Mindee~What cute pics!! He looks like he had some fun!! LoL!! He's wearing little bowling shoes and everything, how cute!!!!!! Okay, so Strangeland sounds gross..ugh. Have you ever seen Shaun of the Dead?? Its a spoof off of Dawn of the Dead. Its got some gross moments, but for the most part its really funny. Me & Dh just finished watching it for the millionth time, lol.



Well...Fonzo is offically on leave. He's taking a nap right now. He did come home with some great piece of mail!!!!!! A gift card from Coach!!!!!!!! Which means, bday present for me!! YAY!! We're gonna be going to the store after payday!! I cannot wait!! I've already picked out the purse that I want. But the sucky part is, Fonzo is gonna have it gift wrapped and I cant have it till my actual birthday, lol. But oh well, I'm still excited. I'll be 23 in 3 weeks!!

This is the one I'm thinking of getting. http://www.coach.com/content/product...ategory_id=258 It all depends on what they have at the store. But I'm liking that one so far.

Evening ladies...

The weather turned gorgeous today. Got to see some of it during my lunch break. Was still nice out when I came home but was soon getting dark.

Mindee--Such cute photos! I love his smile in the first photo! Such a happy little man.

Francie--Cute purse! What nice birthday present!!

Ellen--Hello

And a hello to all the other gals out there.

Got my walk in and ate clean today. Feeling pretty good. I'm so glad that it's Friday tomorrow. This week needs to be over. I have so much yard work to do this weekend!!

Ok...I'm ready for bed...you all have a good one!

G'night

Hi ladies,

Mindee - the pictures are so cute, and I can tell he had a lot of fun. Thank you, thank you, thank you for telling me about the roll on pain reliever for arthritis. I bought some yesterday, and it is called ActivON, kind of like HeadOn, like you said. It doesn't take the pain away but lessens it quite a bit.

Francie - I'm glad you're feeling better. Nothing like a shopping gift card to make a girl feel more alive! I like that purse - Coach has a lot of neat ones.

Marti - oic about the notebook. I never thought to decorate a spiral one. You are one smart cookie! Hey, it's finally Friday - woohoo! Do you have special plans for the weekend?

Sue - Good to "see" you. I was working with a bedskirt this week, too. What a coincidence! I sewed mine to the quilt so that our blanket doesn't hang out.

Tammy - you sound like me - I make sure everything is straightened before the girls get here to clean. Mary does all of my floors for me, and Katie cleans when she needs money, lol. About your mama, you know what they say, "If it isn't one thing, it's your mother!" LOL

Ellen - for you -----> Hope you're feeling better.

I'm sorry I didn't get on here yesterday, but Neal and I went to Evansville to see his nuerosurgeon for a follow-up visit. That trip took most of the day, then when we got home there were storms, so I couldn't get on the net.

Neal's doc says he can't drive until he ever regains strength in his right leg. He is really down about this. I feel so sorry for him, because he feels like his wings have been clipped. Now you can add chauffeur to my job description, lol.

Katie saw Bill Clinton speak in town yesterday. I guess we aren't big enough for Hillary to make a stop here, so she sent the B team, lol. I thought about going, but was just too tired.

Have a good one!

hello ladies...how are you all doing?

well, we got Brandon's results in the mail today from his hearing/vision screening at school that was done last Friday. The said that he passed his vision part of the screen, but they were unable to screen him for the hearing part. So, we have to get someone else to evaluate him on that. I am going to contact the pediatrician's office and see what they say, but they did offer a place that does them for free, so I might call them instead. They said that when they were trying to test him that they said his name and he said it was a whisper and that he would turn his head to look at them when it was done.

I am relieved that his vision is fine, since we have had issues with that before. I never would have expected him to have problems with his hearing though!

Francie~ That is a very cute purse! I keep looking for a new one. I want something that isn't "momish," will still fit every thing that I need it to, and to be young and hip. I used to have this purse that I really liked, but I got rid of it for some reason and I haven't been able to find another one like it! I keep kicking myself in the butt for getting rid of it! I want something that I can put on my shoulder, but Tommy wants something that has long straps so that no one will try and steal it.

Marti~ Thanks for the nice comments! He had a blast on his bowling trip! His first game was a 91, and his second game was a 66.

Jane~ Your welcome! I knew what it was, and I could see the commercial in my head but I couldn't remember the name for the life of me. I am glad that you were able to get some and that it is helping you out!

just stopping back in here really quickly......I just got off the phone with the pediatrician's office and Brandon goes in next Wednesday at 6:30pm for their testing. I actually went over the papers as I was talking to them, and they have written that he was unable to understand the task, and for that they say that they were unable to screen him.

Good afternoon. Sunny and bright here today. Boy, it feels nice. Even though there are tornado watches in other parts of the state, and cold weather coming in again. Boooooo.

Mom and I stopped by the nursery today to look. No use to get any plants until the weather stabilizes a bit. But I have good ideas......lol. We ate Mexican with DD and shopped a little. Nice break.

Yesterday DH and I went to visit his sis. They live south Indy, so we were gone most all day. Yikes, I know why I hate big cities...the traffic was horrible in the evening.

Jane- Good idea to sew the skirt to the quilt. My bed is an antique one with wide wooden side rails. They are decorative and I don't want to cover them....so I bought a matelese coverlet which I can tuck behind the rails. For the skirt I had to cut the platform off the skirt and make a flat fold above the gathering. Then I had to shorten it by 3 inches. On the flat area I put velcro which matched up with the velcro I attached to the back of the rail. So I can take the skirt off to wash. I can't believe the change to the bed ....before you could see right under it and I didn't like that. Plus the bed is higher up than newer ones. Anyway...it is done and I am happy with it. Plus, it was all my own design and ideas...which is fun.

Mindee- Good pics. and what a fun time. I hope the hearing test goes well. Sounds like they just didn't make clear to him what was going on.

Marti- Enjoy the yardwork. I am actually anxious to be able to plant some things. Still have a few dead leaves and twigs to pick up too.

Francie- Hope you are enjoying DH's leave. Glad you are feeling better.

Ellen- Hope your funk is a thing of the past. Boy, doesn't this place fill up if you stay away for a day? Hard to catch up at times.

Sassy, Cristina, Tammy- Where are you ladies? Hope you are well and just busy.

Trish- Forget when you are due back....

Okay, off to fold laundry and then another bike ride. I did 1 mile this morn. Getting the old legs back in shape.

just popping back in here before heading off to bed.

we had a nice night.....grabbed some dinner then went to Wal-Mart. we have been under Tornado watches all day pretty much. Right after we got home and started to get the kids ready for bed, I heard the Tornado siren going off. I didn't think anything about it until the office manager came to the door asking where Tommy was. She wanted him to help her unlock the basements of the buildings for the tenants to go to if need be. Well, right after she came to the door for him, one of the local news stations broke in and said that there was an unconfirmed funnel cloud 8 miles away from us! So, I finished getting the kids into their pajamas, and had the boys put their shoes on in case we needed to go into the basement. Thankfully we didn't need to go into the basement, just rain, thunder and lightning. We had the power flicker a couple of times but that was it.

Sue~ Sounds like you guys have had some nice couple of days recently.