Saturday Morning!

I came downstairs this morning and my first thought was that someone ransacked the house during the night! I forgot what a teenager can do to a place!

Jake just brought Carley down, and I've gotta go. Wouldn't ya know it?

Have a great weekend, I'll try to get in later!

I have a few years until teenager ransacking but I think my DH counts! He's been home for just a few days and the house is a wreck again!

We're off to Six Flags (White Water) today to celebrate the end of summer for us. I'm seriously hoping there'll be a place to buy a healthy lunch. I'm packing in some good SBD snacks to stash in the locker.

Have a great weekend chickies~

Hi all! Sorry I wasn't able to check in this morning with the end of the last chat. I woke up and it was threatening to downpour and so I figured it was better to get to the gym early before it really started to rain than to run through the rain and get soaked. I ended up having to walk in a thunderstorm anyway, but I had given myself enough time to get there without having to run, so I carried an umbrella and tried to not get hit by lightening (I succeeded!) AND got there early enough to run six miles on the treadmill before yoga class started! That made me happy because I missed my run yesterday.

Woke up this morning with NO hives! A couple popped back out after my run, but they're gone now. Yea!

We went out to dinner tonight to a Korean restaurant and everything looked really good. It was fun! I had actually eaten before we left because there isn't much vegetarian fare here, but it turned out there was a tofu and kimchee dish on the menu so the next time we go, I'll get that. We had a great time chatting with friends and the kids mostly behaved themselves. Evidently, in Korea, it is commonplace to make lettuce wraps! The original South Beachers (except for the white sticky rice...).

Linda, hope your house returns to normal before you get back.

Nole's chick, I totally agree that husbands can trash a place along with the best of them! Mine doesn't do dishes or clean tables or sweep or make beds... Sometimes when I leave him with the kids for a few hours to go to the gym I come back to a huge disaster. It's almost not worth leaving the house! He always says, "At least the kids are alive!" Smarty.

I think I'm going to hit the sack early tonight. I'm beat.

Kara

Cottage: I remember those days well..the dishes all over the kitchen even though the dishwasher was empty...grrrrr.

Noles: have fun at 6 flags!!

Kara: so happy you are feeling better..hope you never see that rash again:

Me: Man, oh man, did we have an "interesting" afternoon yesterday. We decide to have a "date" and go out to eat and go to the movies (too hot to do anything else!) So we went to a great Mexican restaurant. I was good and had a delicious mahi-mahi that was grilled with vegetables and I told them to leave the rice off the plate. After we finished eating, husband asked if there was an ATM so he could get some cash for the movies. There was one in there, so he got $40 and came back to the table and they brought the bill which was in the $30 range. So he gave them our card. A manager comes back a couple of minutes later and tells us "Sorry, it would not take the card and they want you to call them". Hmmm..well I knew there was $ in the account cause I had checked it earlier in the day to make sure my husband's check had been automatically deposited and it had been.I had made a deposit the day before also. Then I said that maybe because we were trying to use the card at "2 different places" (atm and restaurant) within a few minutes that it was a "safety" thing from the bank in case the card had been stolen. So we just paid with the cash Terry had just gotten from atm.

We had about a 1/2 hour to kill before the movie started and there was a new decorating store that had just opened and it was on the way to the movies, so we went to go look. I found a bottle of lamp bergere "juice" and brought it to the counter to buy. The guy swiped my card (we had used my husband's at the restaurant)...so I enter my pin number and the machine said "thankyou" and then made a funny noise. The guy tried it two more times and both times it was declined. I was so embarrased. So we decide to go to the bank to find out exactly what the problem was. We got there and there was a huge line inside. We saw a few people that looked very mad. We finally found out that the bank's whole system had gone down. People had been at gas stations, grocery stores etc and their cards would not go through. One lady was there that had run out of diapers and couldn't get any and was livid.Apparently it had gone down seconds after Terry had used the ATM. Thank goodness he did, because we could not have paid for our meal...talk about embarresment!! I never carry checks or cash with me. We were able to get enough cash at the bank to go to the movies and for groceries today in case it didn't come back up.
And the movie was great..No Reservations..go see it!! Afterwards we went to cold stone and I got a sinless "ice cream" with almonds...and the card worked once again... the guy there said they had the same thing happened to lots of other people there that afternoon...AFTER their ice cream order was done. Just goes to show how much we depend on computers for everything and it's very scary to have to do so.

Cat, I carry a credit card and a debit card with me and hardly ever have dollar cash (although I carry won all the time in case I have to buy anything downtown!). I just got stuck at the beauty shop today when their computer went down and wouldn't take credit cards. I had to run to the BX and buy gum and get cash back and then go back to the beauty shop to pay for my pretty new pink toenails. We *do* depend on computers! Glad your date was great, though! I do like Robin Williams quite a lot (that's the new Robin Williams movie, right?), so I think I'll try to check that one out when it comes out on video. I'm not much of a movie theater person...too fidgety.

Kiko, I keep meaning to tell you that your new avatar picture is beautiful!

Kara

Kara, no it was with Catherine Zeta Jones and a restaurant. But we got to the movies just as the previews had started and there is a new Robin Williams movie coming out this fall and it looks really good...much kleenex will be needed for it. We don't go to the movies too often either and I really don't know why...we really enjoy going, but usually wait for them to come out on cable. Glad you could pay for your toenails!!!

Happy Saturday gals!

Cottage The ransacking of the house is a constant around here. I actually have a much harder time getting my house in order when I am home than when I am working. There are constantly toys strewn out everywhere.

Kara Thank you! That picture is actually from November, but is one of the few pics of myself that I like. I am glad to hear that your rash is gone- I wonder what that was all about!

Femme What a pain about the debit card! Until recently we never carried cash and only used the debit card. We are now on a cash only basis for groceries, gas, eating out, and "blow" money. We seem to spend a lot less when we are forking over actual cash..... it is interesting.

Noles Hope you have luck finding something healthy to eat! I bet you can find a salad somewhere if need be. When do you go back to school?

Me- DH is off for the weekend, although I am not sure what we are planning to do. There is plenty of work to accomplish around the house, so I would imagine we will stick close to home. I need to get through Abigail's room, closet, and dresser and figure out exactly what she has for school clothes. I have bought several new things, just need to see if there is anything else. She has made a paper chain to help count down the days... watch out kindergarten!!!!!

I have had several eating slips the last few days and seriously need to pull in the reigns!!

Awww! Abigail's starting kindergarten? That's so cute! My Connor should be starting kindergarten this year, too, but we're going to continue the homeschooling for now. Have fun going through the closets and drawers!

Kara

Quickie this morning! I had a lovely peaceful day yesterday but am on the run again this morning. I was up early but couldn't get onto the Net - . I was ready to blast my ISP team and then realized I'd unplugged the line last night as there were t-storms around.

Gotta dash - Doug and Black Truck have just arrived to haul some barn stuff to the dump. I live in exciting times!

Woo hoo! It's Saturday!

Cottage, my mom used to call it "Hurricane Teenager." Was it a category 5?

Noles, have fun at Six Flags! And good luck finding something that's Beachy!

Kara, I'm glad the hives went away. Any idea what might have triggered them?

Femme, I'm glad you had a nice date despite the card troubles. I hope the bank gets it straightened out soon.

Kiko, awww...Kindergarten! I'm glad that Abigail is excited. Will she be at the school where you teach?

Me, trying to decide what to do today. I could either go to the annual rugby pig roast with BF or go to see some of the last horseraces of the season with friends from work/school. Either way, I'll have to pack lots of sunscreen and my own lunch!

Have a good day, Ruth! I'm glad you figured out your computer troubles quickly!!!

Kara

Missed you cross-posting Ruth. Have a great day!

Betty, I have no clue what triggered the hives. My dad thinks it was stress, which is quite likely. My face has been breaking out all over the place as well. So, my guess is either I'm finally coming through this slump with the scale and my body is working out some kind of weird demon or it's stress.

I was so excited to read about your interview results!!! When do you get the projects?

Kara

Ugghhh.... too many Diet 7 & 7's...... slight bump on the head today.

Just thought I'd check in real quick. Going to try to catch a nap before work to sleep off the bump. Hope you girls have a great day!

Weezle, I've heard that taking something like a chewable pepcid helps with the "bumps." It at least works for red wine!

Kara, thanks! I should be getting my freelance projects sometime next week.

I think I've decided on ponies over a pig, so I'm off to find my wide-brimmed hats!