well, Tommy is working right now, the kids are eating some cookies that Tommy made last night......and then I have to go clean up Logan's "mess" he made in the bedroom! And try to get the room to smell better.....which will be a treat in itself...I will probably have to leave the window open for a little bit to get some fresh air and then see if we have any more Febreeze!

we ended up not going to WalMart last night.....Our friend that works here came over and we sat around and watched the Wings game. We all had a great time, even though the Wings lost last night. But they have another game tonight, so maybe they can win this one!

Cristina~ Thanks for the nice comments. As for the shrinking, we lost two inches in height somehow. Tommy was 5'6" and I was 5'2" at the office. As for me being tired, I didn't get any definitive answers....besides her telling me that me and Tommy both have a stomach bug that has been going around. Which isn't the case at all because neither one of us is throwing up or anything that goes along with it. He thinks that he pulled a muscle in his side, and I am still tired, but not sure why.

Sassy~ I hope you were able to get some sleep!

Sue~ Glad to hear that you had fun on your over night....sorry that you guys are tired though!

Very quiet around here...

MINDEE...oops! Sorry, I thought you meant inches as in around your waist etc. How the heck can you shrink two inches? That's a lot! I saw your pics on myspace and man, I have to say you definitely have your hands full with those little ones! Love the one where the boys had the chest turned over...I know it's not funny and how the heck did they do that? And then Marissa getting out of the chair, lol...too cute! Hoping you and Tommy both feel better soon, whatever it is. Hopefully it's not something worse and the doc misdiagnosed.

SUE...hope you got some rest last night. For some reason I was thinking you guys were going away over the weekend. I can't ever keep track.

SASSY...hope you got some rest as well.

Nothing going on with me today. I was hoping to get a walk in outdoors because it is supposed to be 59 today...very nice walking weather. But...the wind is blowing about 50 mph which is horrible. Looked out the window a few minutes ago and someones box was blowing down the street at a good pace, lol. Of course I think the packing peanuts that were in it landed in my bed in the front, lol....maybe before it's said and done they will blow away too!

May try to get some reading done today...haven't gotten much done recently. Of course I will be exercising and I have the last of the presents to get wrapped. I paln on mailing my mom & dads Tuesday...Mondays are always busy at the PO for some reason. Can't believe Christmas is just a few days away...came too quick.

Are you ladies ready for 2009? Do you plan on making any resolutions? I hvae to say I am definitely looking forward to the New Year...why, I have no idea, just am.

Take care all, and have a wonderful day! Chat later

Cristina-I got your gift--I drank hot chocolate out of it last night--I love it!!I am not making any resolutions. Just going to continue decluttering and simplifying my life. Continue on with the weightloss journey.

Mindee--How do you shrink 2 inches--that's alot--I'd say whoever recorded the measurements screwed up. Here's hoping you guys get better.

Sue--I know what you mean, I miss a day or two and feel like there's no way to catch up and post indys...I keep trying to make it in to post every day but it doesn't always work out.

Sassy--Hope you get some energy!! Tell hubby happy bday!!

KAty--sounds like you will be ok even if you get snowed in. WTG on the losing.

Francie-- i love your top--it looks cute--you and Fonzo look so sweet together.

Kathy--trying to imagine the two rolled into one.....and can't do it--too funny he thinks he can though!!

Well, I am still sniffling and sneezing--Teri succeeded into making sure I don't get better--one of her coworkers says Teri is a carrier--she keeps everyone at work sick too!! She did get some antibiotics at the doctors on Tuesday--hope it fixes her so the rest of us will get better!! Teri and one of her friends/coworkers are talking about transferring to bigger stores which will be about $8 - $10 more an hour for Teri. They want to get a place together which will be about an hour away from here. There both single mom's so it will be easier for them. Harder for me. She promises we will still see Dominic on the weekends...but we help her out alot and it means my Mom loses her day with him too. It won't happen to April so I have time to adjust.

just thought I would pop back in.....we are eventually going to be going shopping with the kids here in a little bit.....

Tommy told me that there is a possibility of him being laid off after next Friday until who knows while the shop closes down for the holidays, I think that was it.

right now, all three kids are playing in the boys room.....so I am afraid to open the door to see what they are doing. but nobody is crying so we should all be good for now....

Cristina~ I am not sure how we each lost two inches in height. but for now, since it hasn't been proven to be accurate, we are just sticking with our heights that we have been at! LOL As for how they turned the dresser upside down, that is still a mystery....but they used to knock it over so that it is laying flat, so I am just taking a guess but I am sure that they took the drawers out and flipped it over again.

Sassy~ Good to hear that you were able to get some sleep last night. Good luck with the party! We had our bachelor/bachelorette party at the Dave & Busters here in MI. It was a lot of fun! We had a room, and on the marquee for the room it said our names and then it showed on the screens through out the place! That picture fits my kids perfectly!!! They love their sweets, especially their cookies, just like my hubby does!

Jules~ you snuck in on me.....how are you doing? we are still scratching our heads on how we shrunk that much.....so who knows.

Its Party Time.......Latta!

Hiya ladies

Just can't stay away

SASSY...for some reason I was thinking the party was Thursday. See, can't keep anything straight anymore, lol. Have fun at the party!

JULES...glad you finally received it and like it! Another $8-10 is a wonderful raise! I would love to be making just the $8 or $!0, lol. Oh well, I love watching Cambrie and they are paying me but with me driving to get her and feeding her I think it evens out, lol. I told them I wouldn't do it for free...mean nana!

MINDEE...yeah, I absolutely think there was a mistake made. Unless you both have major bone loss I don't think you could shrink two inches! You are a brave woman! Taking the kiddos and the hubby to the store?!

HIYA everyone else Hope you are having a good Saturday!

Well, I spent the majority of the day online...crazy I tell ya! But, I hit the jackpot! I found all kinds of free print outs for Cambrie...ABC's, numbers, coloring pages and more! I've got enough stuff for her to do for quite a while. I didn't just want to babysit her...I want to teach her things because she will be going to kindergarten next year and she needs to know it. She knows some and Nana had been working on her last name, address and phone number...that is proving to be a little hard. But we will get there. Just gotta make things fun for her. The good thing is she loves to learn!

Also managed to get some exercise in...my 3 mile WATP waist dvd and the 2 mile slim and thin. Debating over whether I want to even off the numbers and make it an even 90 minutes for the day...too anal about having 77 minutes, lol. Anywho...that was my wonderful day in a nutshell. Hope yours was good for you too!

just had to stop back in to see how you all are doing!

Cristina~ I am not exactly sure how they figured it out......but I know that it wasn't right. And then when Tommy told me that they said that he was two inches shorter too, I knew something was off with it all. Brandon can say his whole name. But it is so cute when he says our last name, it first sounds like burrito. Then when you ask him to say it again, it comes out as rico. but Tommy has been working on him getting it all out and he can.

Happy Birthday to your hubby Sassy..and I hope the party went great!!!




Well..We went shopping today, and *whew*..we're finally done Christmas shopping. Yay!! LoL!!! Now, we just gotta wrap them all up...drag...

Hi everyone

Tried to post last night, but then I lost my post. Hate that when that happens.

Cristina, I have a few websites that are pretty good for kids. I will PM them to you. A couple with some really good craft ideas, some good learning games. If you teach her the phone number to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, they pick it up quite quickly. (If you don't have to put an area code in front of the number) Cole really liked the Sesame Street website also. Boy you will be one busy Nana. I hope that you have a relaxing weekend and get a little rest in before your little miss sweetheart is back for the week.

Sassy have fun tonight. Glad that you are feeling better. Cole and I checked out the Glitter site, as he got a real giggle out of the last picture. I can't figure out how to cut and paste, so I will get Kristi to show me how to do it tomorrow. If you look under clipart page 5, you will see a sunny happy face that he thought was so cute, and that was the first picture I was suppose to send you. There is also a Winnie the Pooh, and Piglet snuggled together in a blanket. I am also suppose to put that in also.

Mindee, I will have to sign up for my space so that I can see your pictures. Did you by chance post them on facebook? What kind of cookies did Tommy make? I saw a recipe for a double chocolate peanut butter cookie and thought of you. I would make some, but then I would eat them all, and that would be really bad.

Francie, I loved your pictures. You look spectacular. You both make such a nice looking couple. When does the BIL move in? and what did you decide to get him for Christmas? My DS is almost the same age, and I am not quite sure what I am going to get him for Christmas.

Jules, that is great about Terri getting a different job for a lot more money. You will probably get the little guy every weekend. Although, it would be nice if they could both find a job for more money without moving away. I will keep my fingers crossed. I hope that you get to go out somewhere, and find a person that you don't know, and pass on your cold to them. You can really never get rid of it until you give it to someone anyways. Yup thats my theory.

Katy, I will have to try your eating plan. It sure has worked for you, you look great. I should learn to knit or something to keep my hands busy so that I can stop snacking. How is the Gui Pi, or what ever it is called working? I also have problems staying asleep. I fall asleep easily, but wake up numerous times during the night. I do not want to ask the doctor for anything if there is some herbal remedy I can take.

Suzy Q is your 6 days up yet? How many days off will you get after you are finished your stretch?

Sue, were you able to get some rest and feel better? I sure hope so.

Well I must run, my niece is having a sleepover and I must try and get her and Cole to sleep. Chat with everyone later.

Good morning! Well, there' some ice , but no snow as predicted. The kids will be bummed when they get up. There's always Wednesday, which is when the forecast calls for snow again. I just want it to hold off until the holiday break...please, please

Kathy - the full name of the herb is gui pi wan, if you google it, you will get more info and places to buy it online. It has been helping. I tend to wake up during the night and then not get back to sleep. With the gui pi, I still wake up, but I can get back to sleep. I'd love to figure out how to sleep through with no waking and not have to take a drug. I guess going low carb is supposed to help me do that, so we'll see.

Jules - that's good news for Teri, I'm sure she'll appreciate the extra money. I'm sure you will still see lots of Dominic. I just saw on FB that your birthday is this week - HB in advance do You have any plans to celebrate?

Francie -Yikes - you just reminded me that I need to wrap my gifts and get them sent. I did get the SIL's prezzie out the door, but I need to get some sent to my parents as well. and pretty soon, or Santa will miss them

Cristina - child care is a big job, so I'm glad you are getting paid. As for getting ready for kindergarten, that's great, too. She'll love all that stuff. Do you take her to the library? I did ( and still do ) that with my kids...we read lots of books together and that was a great way to get ready for kindy. DO you have Learning Palace where you live? they have fun stuff for learning at home.

Mindee - now, I know I'm shorter at the end of the day ( gravity, n' all) but If it were 2 inches, I think there's a mistake. That's crazy. So, are you going to try WW? Seems like whatever you are doing is going well since you lost those inches ( not the height ones)

Sassy - hope the party went well...sure you had lots of fun

Sue - Hope you are feeling better. I caught whatever it was that L had earlier in the week, so I was resting all day yesterday, too. Not planning on doing too much today either. The kids are in the Christmas program this morning, so I'll get out for that.

So, yeah, I caught Leigh's cold upside - got lots of knitting done Have a great Sunday everyone !

I have the snow Katy, it is coming your way eventually.

I left home early to so I wouldn't have to rush but it was no biggie, just snow flakes.

Kathy - ya, we made it to 6 days today, I have tomorrow off and only work Tues/Thurs/Fri this week, crazy schedule but it'll have to do for now. I do like the job and most of the co workers. I told Snicker Co worker she was stressing me out because she kept nitpicking everything....and she just laughed and kind of eased up after that. I mean she made a point to say I was wearing a mans scrub shirt because I only had 1 breast pocket....it is like "whatever....who cares how many pockets you have and who gives a rip about location?????"....

and no it didn't really bother me......lol

Sassy - Happy Birthday to DH!!! And a huge thanks for the gifts!! I especially like the animal frame thingie, put Momo in it (his pic, not him...haha) and now I can carry him around w/ me.

oops, better get clocked in!

I managed to get to 147.6 this morning! I have a slight cold and 2 sore arms from a flu and Hep-B shot,,,,my head feels like it has been hit by concrete,,,,otherwise, I am well. lol

k- sorry this is a quickie!

to everyone

Hello ladies...

SUSAN...well, I am glad the co-worker is getting a little better...the pocket thing is ridiculous to say the least! What the heck does it matter?! I am thinking someone is a little jealous or really needs to get a life! Snow...ugh! We are supposed to get something nasty tonight but they are talking more ice than snow...hoping it goes way south. WTG on 147!!

KATY...umm, can we say duh?! Never thought about the library! Thank you for the tip! I know they have things for the little ones thru the week so I will definitely be taking her. Not sure about having a Learning Palace here...will check that out too.

KATHY...will have to check out the Sesame Street site for sure. Thank you for the tips! How was the sleepover?

SASSY...how was the party?

MINDEE...Cambrie can say her name but it comes out Cambee, lol. She can say her last name too but working on the address and other stuff. She can count to 10, actually a little higher and knows some of the ABC's but she can't really write them too good. But some she can...Preschool is helping too. I think when she starts kindergarten she definitely will be ready.

FRANCIE...yay to finishing up the shopping! I just finally did wrap my parents gifts and will be sending those off Tuesday...Monday's are always a little crazy at the post office and I hate going anyway. But it's has to be done so...did you get the stuff wrapped?

Hiya to everyone else

Nothing going on today...laundry and walking. Going to opt for a bunch of little walks on the treadmill and forgo the dvds. Another lovely windy day here in Oz so any walking outdoors is not going to happen. I need to walk though and not get so used to doing the dvds all the time. Not sure what else I will do. I did get my mom and dads packages wrapped but now I have to get them put in a box and get them ready to ship. So...better get and get something done.

Have a good day!

Happy Sunday everyone

Wow it sure is cold here. A freezing -17F or - 30C. Don't want to go out anywhere today. (Not even to feed the horses, but I will have to.) We have to go to my parents house for dinner tonight, as it was my nephews birthdays and we are having a family party for them. So I have to stop at the store and get them a present. 1 turned 3 and the twins turned 5. 1 turned 6 on Halloween, and the last one will be 2 next month. Yes they are all brothers. My SIL was very disappointed that she did not have a girl. My brother finally said enough, no more.

SuzyQ - Way to go on getting back to 147. What have you been doing to achieve that? I am still laughing at your coworker. I had no idea that was the way to tell the difference for mens and ladies scrubs. I will have to check that out when I go to Wally world. I am glad that it didn't bother you. And I am glad that she has let up on you. Hugs to you so that you will feel better after your shots. Rest up for the next couple days. Also you really were truthfull about how much you love your Momo.

Katy - hugs to you to. Just rest today, maybe knit me a scarf so that I can go out in the cold....We had 1 day of the perfect winter weather with the perfect snowman making snow but Cole was sick so we couldn't go out and enjoy it. When does your kids Christmas break start? The last day of school for the kids here is on Friday. Then they go back January 5. I am looking foreward to that. I am sending "stay away snow" vibes to you.

to everyone else. I must run and start cleaning out the closets. Only 1 week until MIL gets here.