Hey, Chickies! I thought we'd be up and running by now!

I had problems getting my internet up this morning, that's why I'm so late. It may have been weather-related, since you can't see past the end of your nose outside. At least it's not doing anything wet out there today.
I'm going to be spending the morning with a friend who had a shoulder replacement. She's been trying to cope on her own, but finally admitted she needs a little help, so I volunteered to give her house a good cleaning this morning. Maggie and I have a pleasant afternoon at the library planned, so it's looking to be a good day. I can feel the threat of a cold coming on, and had a sore throat last night, so I'll be trying to fight that off today, as well.
One more week of February, then hopefully March will come in like a lamb and stay that way.

Good morning all!

Cottage - DId you have any withdrawal symptoms from probs with the internet . Nice of you to spend some time with your friend!

Me - Inspection on the house today! This will determine if we get it or not. I'm scared and excited all at the same time. Otherwise, normal long day at work (except I'm working on a snake....I don't dislike them, but they're not high on my scale of 'likes' either).

Hope y'all are doing well!

A snake! !!!! I can deal with spiders and any other kind of creepy crawlies, but snakes scare the daylights out of me! I can' even look at one in a book, and when we go to the zoo, I take a wide berth around the reptile house. Ummm, have fun, Twynne, but be careful! I hope the house inspection goes well!

Good morning, ladies. I am mainlining my first cup here, kinda headachey, but I deserve it (cookies, 'nuff said).
DH's ship got "activated", meaning he'll be away for the next week, floating around the bay, making sure everything works. At least it's not a real emergency. Only problem is, he was supposed to pick up my new living room furniture on Saturday, but I haven't heard from the warehouse yet, so maybe that's not going to be an issue. It was actually supposed to be in Feb 2. Does 3 months seem like a ridiculously long time to wait for furniture? I'm not in the habit of buying much new furniture I guess, so I'm not sure.

I don't mind snakes, I think they're kind of cool. My brother kept them when I was a kid. Now, the rats would get to me. I can't believe people keep mice and rats as pets. I should talk, we do have hamsters...

I'm babbling, guess I don't have much to talk about today.

ETA: Meant to wish you luck on the inspection Twynn!

Quickie this morning as I slept until seven. No noise from Jazz last night at all which was nice. The back room was very warm from the woodstove at bedtime so he and Disney were in a heat induced stupor, I guess.

We have puffy Christmas snow falling right now but it's pretty mild at 33ºF. I just lugged the trash out to the road and wondered why nobody else had done the same. I just realized there's no collection today because of a stat holiday Monday so will lug it back before I take off for town. Grrr!

I'm off for my eye test and will get new frames too. I'm still wearing the ones Lucy chewed back in Sept. 2007! I guess it's time.

See you all later.

ETA:
Cottage, as I told you before, you are a gem!
TwynnB, I actually like snakes and think they are very pretty.
Schmoodle, seems like a long time for me. You could have made twig furniture by now. I hope you continue to feel better.

Oh, Cottage, I'm with you about snakes! My husband tries to teach our son the difference between good snakes and bad snakes. I tell him, "RUN!!!" Nothing like blatant fear. Have fun helping your friend. I know she'll appreciate it.

Twynn, good luck with the inspection AND the snake.

Not much exciting here today. It's cold again. We had storms yesterday, even got hail! But, thankfully, no tornadoes here. There were funnel cloud sightings in Birmingham.

DH informed me that he was out of socks. I went to his side of the bed and, no joke, there was a pile of socks -- probably 10 pair. I told him that they are more likely to get washed if he put them in the laundry pile. It's really not so hard. Sheesh! I want you to know, when Auston gets married, he's going to be a prize! He already puts his clothes in the laundry. He can put away laundry, help unload the dishwasher, and put his dishes by the sink after meals. Will he forget such things when he hits puberty? MEN!

Anyway -- that's my rant for the day. Off to take Auston to school... then the laundry.

Chelby, it has to be a mental block with some men. Jake can't seem to figure out what the clothes hamper is for, either. And in my opinion, there's no such thing as a bad snake or a good one, they're all bad!

Ruth, I hope you pick out a spiffy new pair of glasses. What color are you going with this time? Just don't make them too appetizing for Disney and Jazz!

Schmoodle, I hope your sugar-induced headache eases up soon! Those GS cookies just don't appeal to me, I don't think they're as good as they were years ago. The Thin Mints used to be my favorites, but I don't care for them at all now. That is a long time to have to wait for your furniture, ours was supposed to take 6-8 weeks, but we got it delivered in 4.

Well, it's time for me to get on with my day! Hope you all have a great one!

Good morning Chicks

Cottage - My friend just had shoulder surgery and has had a heck of a time. I can't imagine how much harder a replacement must be. She's lucky to have such a good friend nearby.

Twynn - Hope all goes well with the house. When do we get to see pics?!

Schmoodle - It does seem like it's been forever that you've been trying to get the furniture set. I sure hope it gets to your house soon!

Ruth - How nice of the doggies to let you sleep in today. We have the fluffy snow too. It's pretty but I'm tired of it and ready for spring. Have fun glass shopping

Chelby - Watch out - my Mom is afraid of snakes and when I was a kid I would catch small ones, wrap them around my wrist and go in the house to show mom my new bracelet. For some reason kids like that stuff

I had planned a WAH day today knowing the storm was coming and I have an appt. up here in the afternoon. I'm tempted to just make it a personal day though and try to stay off the computer an maybe even grab a nap along the way. I'll decide after my shower.

Have a good day Chicks

morning all... didnt get good sleep last night so im draggin my butt around.
john cooked a chicken in the rotisserie (spell check) so that will go good today. gonna try to do one major house cleaning chore today. chloe woke last night with a sore throat... think shes sick again... this has been one rotten yr for my kids. i regret putting them in school now. anyways... time to get my rear end in motion. have a great day on the beach gals.

ETA
ruth-yeah i think its time you get new frames lol... have fun with that.
twynne- great luck with the house today!
schmoodle- get back on and hide the cookies lol.. or get someone else to hide them for you till they are all gone lol. john is gonna make cookies with the kids tonight, i'll be hiding in my room till they are gone lolol
cottage-hope youre feeling better. nothing worse than feeling all stuffed up with a cold.
chelby- rotfl- men! are they all cut from the same cloth???? i put a laundry hamper outside our bedroom door. apparently socks are very very heavy! cuz john is the exact same way! and i also molding brady to clean. hes the neatest outta all my kids. his wife will thank me some day lol.
all-dont like snakes, mice, spiders,bugs, bees, centipedes and milipedes freak me right out! now the rat thing.... john bought one for our oldest for her birthday in aug. i have yet to hold it. she put it on my shoulder once... and only once, i almost passed out from fear. not funny! so i stay away from it.. romeo is its name... he aint no romeo to me! lol...

cheers ya'll... off to start my day!

stacy xxx

Happy Thursday all!

Twynn - Good luck with the inspection. What exactly do you do for a living that you're dealing with snakes?

Crazy day for me today. Take the bub to school then come home to get the house picked up for the stove delivery tomorrow, then head to painting class, pick up bub from school, pick up bigger bub from work and then head to my ceramics class. Eeek! And did I mention I have nothing in the house to eat for breakfast? Sounds like I'm heading to my fave breakfast restaurant for a veggie filled omelet.

mompom- have a good day, sounds like youre gonna be busy!!
cyndi- a nap sounds good. maybe i'll get one in today too lol. gotta stay up late tonight for E.R. lol


im on facebook, if anyone is interested. ive got pics there of my kids, house, dog ect lol... i find it just helps when youre talking to someone if ya know what they look like lol.... stacy-lee little... or maybe its under stacylee little lol i cant remember if i remembered the dash lol

stacy xx

Good morning!

Twynn - Good luck on the inspection!

Schmoodle - I hope the furniture comes in soon. 3 months sounds long to me but I haven't purchased new furniture in a awhile.

Ruth - Sorry you had to lug the garbage out in the snow! HAve a good time getting new frames though.

Chelby _ I completely understand about the sock thing. DH just dumps all of his clothes on his side of the bed and expects the maid (er...um...I mean me) to clean them up.

Cyndi - A personal day sounds nice.

stacy - Sorry the kids are sick! It makes for a not so fun day for Mom! I hope she feels better.

Mom - Enjoy your hectic day!

I, too, have lots to do today. Many errands to run and that is not easy with a 3 year old, a two year old, and an 8 month old. Hopefully we will get through it without too much whining. Tonight I have my weight loss group. I am hoping to show some weight loss (crosses fingers).

I hope everyone has a sun shiney day!

my3sons... i dont know how you do it! you take all three boys out at the same time?!?! alone?!?! i would even attempt anything like that. heck i wont even take all 3 of my little ones whens johns with me lololol.. but i have a 17 year old daughter that babysits for us to pay for her cell phone bill... and right now she owes alot so we go out whenever we want lolol j/k...

nothing like going in your baby's room first thing in the mornin, and shes dancing to the radio. changes whatever crappy mood i was in b4 i opened that door.

Hi, friends! Quick check in for me. We're going out inspecting again this morning and I'm hoping we'll be home by 6:30 tonight. It should be the last day we go out for a while. (Thank goodness!) Well, off to pick up some maps and then we'll be on the road! I hope you all have a great day!

3Sons -- You are BRAVE! When Auston was 2, we both cried in Walmart! He would act a fool and embarrass the stew out of me! Then you got the little old ladies telling me that 'I'd miss these days'. Whatever! Things are much better than he's beginning to understand consequences.