Frouf, Opus Dei DOES exist! I can handle gory...just not demons and devil and supernatural. I'm sorry your head hurts. I remember too well the days of being and upper level manager and MY head almost hurts at the memories of struggling with the budget. My sympathies are with you. Definitely go home early. Tonight is American Idol!

My chicken is marinating....a new recipe from Dottie's....garlic lemon chicken which I shall make with oven fries. I was really coveting Jim's fries at lunch. Gotta go get my toes done. I'm bringing my Goddess pink in case OPI doesn't have a color better that I like. She says they have 356 colors. Best new of all is that it is right around the corner. I'll be driving of course!

Vickie, I'm not sure where I got the dreamsicle recipe, but I'll post it. I haven't tried it yet, but it is basically just jello and pudding and cool whip. Actually, that is it! I'm also making some frozen graham treats that aren't core of course but I think they're only 1 pt?? I hope that you are enjoying your pedi!

Frouf, sorry to hear about your headache. I can't imagine having to budget a major operation--I am not a $ woman!

Went to the store and spent way too much money, but now I am stocked. I bought some of those Philly Swirl Stix that Dotti's site is always promoting, I got the fudge kind and they are one point each. I'll let you know how they are. :D

Well I better get something done. I've done very little today, and tomorrow I have to go to work! :cry: Tonight we have to go borrow IL's lawn mower because our lawn is ten feet tall. OK, maybe not quite that, but it's pretty darn tall and our manual mower won't cut the weeds. :) Talk to you all later!

I forgot to tell you all that I got something else interesting at the store. I got some new Michelina's frozen meals (the light ones) and found some new ones made with "whole wheat pasta" and "whole grain rice." Now I know these probably aren't core (I saw the ingredients which said whole wheat flour), but I was still excited.

hi, chickies. i typed a long post and had a lucy moment. this one will be a tad shorter, so i apologize in advance for being so brief.

vickie, i think we're smart tossing those larger clothes. that's great news about jim's visit. i am very happy for both of you.

melissa, i love the shirt. you know it's my type of quote. :lol: congratulations for being back on core. i'm proud of you. this is sort of a new beginning in many ways for you, isn't it? now we just need to find you a new job that makes you happier.

kathy, i am glad judd's going to get some help. that's dangerous!! :lol: i'm probably older than melissa's mom ( i'd love the shirt).

(yes, i do want it.) :lol:

frouf, you know me well. bows and arrows and "life is good"--doesn't get any better than that.

nikki, i wear those orthodics. i have to tell you--they are worth every penny. also, save your molds so you can have more made. mine were made for lace up shoes and are too big to wear in flats. i'm getting more made soon. by the way walmart has some off the shelf arch supports back in their shoe dept for around $5.

melissa, your menus look good. you're seeming like your old self again. makes me smile.

kathy, i need to make some cola chicken, too. sounds good.

angela, we woke up to fresh snow on the deck this am.

frouf, i hope you're headache is gone.


we have another meeting tonight. thank goodness this one's not in a restaurant. last night about starved us being in one with all the food and cooking smells for around 2 hours. tonight's at the senior citizen center. this will be our first time there. :lol:

Hey Chicks! My chicken is marinating and my oven fries are soaking so I had a couple of minutes to come say hello. We are supposed to have bad storms tonight which will upset my pup, my kitty, and me!

My pedicure was divine! I have pretty pink toes. My color is called Goddess and isn't made anymore. I have a bottle and a half left. I'll have to pick a new color someday. I spent alot of money but I am worth it. Now I'm ready to treadmill again.

Sandra, I hope you have lots of fun at your meeting tonight. Maybe you'll see some ofther things at the Senior center that you're interested in. I'm jealous of all the outings that ours have. I'm sure I'll joing at some point!

Melissa, thanks for the tip on the Michelina's frozen meals. I might buy a couple and keep them in the house for emergencies. There are some days that I just have no clue what to eat for lunch. Of course, then I couldn't have my startch at dinner....unless I count points for the meals. Hmmmmmm.....decisions, decisions. I can't wait to see the dreamsicle recipe. I'll have to make some soon!

American Idol tonight. I'm sure I won't be back until morning. I hope you all have a great on program evening.

Ugh! Well, I'm up from my nap and feel worse, so I'm going to set about to make a plan. I have to figure out a way to sleep at night and not in the daytime, and also to not take any pain medicine. That's what's making me feel so bad, I'm sure.

So needless to say, I've hardly had anything from my menu. I did have my baked potato at lunch and tried to drink a coke later to settle my stomach but it tasted too sweet and made me feel worse. I dumped it out and refilled my glass with ice water, then took a bath. That usually helps but not today.

AI should be good tonight with the Elvis songs. I was watching an interview last night with a consultant and they were talking about the fashion. He said they were each given $500 a week to spend on clothes but picked their own (maybe with a little help from either each other or the style consultants). That explains a lot.

vickie, it's sooooooo good to have you back to normal again. your pedicure sounds divine. what a good treat for you. i'm feeling more "normal" now, too. ain't it great!

kathy, thank you for the inside scoops from ai. i love reading about what's happening. i have the vcr set to record it tonight. we should be home just after it's over. i'll still get to vote. i normally try to voteduring mountain and pacific time.

Hey guys. We just got back from picking up the lawnmower and I'm getting ready to make lunches, iron clothes, etc. Have to be prepared because the house is such a disaster, I can't do anything at the last minute!

Vickie, just wanted to post this for you. I don't know how "dreamsicle-y" it is, but it sounds good. I'm making mine with strawberries and strawberry jello. I have no idea where I got this recipe.

Dreamsicle
You may add fruit if you like.

1 small box sugar-free orange, raspberry or strawberry Jello (0 points for ¼ mix)
1 small box sugar-free, fat-free instant vanilla pudding mix (0 points for ¼ mix)
1 8 oz. container fat-free cool whip (2 points ¼ container)

Mix Jello with 1 cup hot water until gelatin dissolves. Add 1 cup cold water; mix well. With an electric mixer, add DRY pudding mix to Jello and blend well. Fold in cool whip. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Makes 4 servings.
Serving Size: 1 cup
POINTS: 1-1.5

i remember that recipe, melissa. thank you for posting.

sure can pick up on your happiness. i am soooooooooooo excited for you and aaron. what a great time of life!

Do you suppose using the new SF Cool Whip would drop it down in points? Maybe WW will make some revisions soon and let it be Core -- wouldn't that be GREAT?

Did I get that recipe here? I didn't mark it so I can't remember. It looks good so far, but it hasn't "gelled" yet.

Sandra, thanks, you are so sweet. It is a new beginning for me in a lot of ways, and I'm looking forward to getting back op and losing some weight. :D I have not had much self-control lately. You sound like you are getting back to your old (but now skinnier) self too. ;)

Vickie, it sounds like you had a good day. And I'm so glad to hear that Jim's appt went well.

Kathy, I'm sorry that you're having stomach and sleeping problems still. Have you created a schedule for yourself? I know how hard that is though. After I had back surgery I would do the same thing, end up sleeping all day and stare at the ceiling at night. I couldn't sit up and I was living with my parents so I couldn't stay in the LR. I did have a tv with a couple of channels but you know what's on at 4am. It was a very hard time for me.

Well that was more than anyone wanted to read. Back to work for me tomorrow. I need to iron some clothes. I made the dreamsicle and some salads tonight. I hope that everyone has a great night.

No, that's exactly what I do. I'm so far off whack with my schedule that it's making me sick. I actually thought about calling my regular doctor and seeing if he could find something wrong with me; this can't be normal.

I have to stop taking the pain medicine first though. I'm sure that's part of the problem. No matter how early I take it, it doesn't kick in for hours and hours ... it's like it doesn't work as long as I stay awake, but as soon as I start sleeping then I can't stop. Then sleeping so much gets my eating schedule off, which makes me feel really rotten.

I think I'll look for that SF Cool Whip and make some jello or pudding tomorrow. I have four boxes of each in all different flavors and it sounds good now that you mention it.

Any chance of getting different meds? or different dosage? If you need pain relief you should get it but it shouldn't be so debilitating for you! Maybe a call to the dr's office is in order?

Melissa - that dreamsicle thing sounds divine - we shall be waiting for a report after the taste test.

Vickie - your toes sound lovely - and I'm glad you have your favorite color on! I know Opus Dei exists - but I'm pretty sure they don't advocate self mutilation or stuff like that! Pretty gruesome stuff!

Sandra - glad you will be out of the 'restaurant' zone and won't be having to deal with all those tempting smells!

I have sequestered myself upstairs in the bedroom most of the evening cuz I am in a bad eating mood and don't want to be in the kitchen! I think the stress from work came home with me - altho I am happy to report I think I have finished crunching my numbers (and managed to find the lowest 15% priorities which is $288K of the $1.9M budget I seem to be 'responsible' for?). I can't believe what a crazy exercise this is and will review this with my director at our meeting on thurs - at least I have a draft of something I can show him. I swear it was making my head ache (and yes the headache seems to have disappeared!).

On course all day tomorrow so need to be at work early (so I can get my coffee ready) and head downstairs (in the main boardroom). Hope I don't fall asleep! ha ha ha

I will however still be running up to my office during breaks and will probably work thru my lunch so I can ensure everything is still running smoothly! I am now even sending myself reminder emails to work from home as I think of things that need my attention!

Did nothing but watch tv tonight (which is a rarity fo rme) while dh is off to the annual general meeting of the museum he volunteers at! ( http://www.diefenbunker.ca/ ). I expect him home soon - and I will be asleep and he will start fiddling with the blinds so no speck of light dare come in in the morning.

I am yawning already - eye makeup off - just have to wash up and head to bed!

nitey nite

kathy, i would love for sf cw to be core. i have to confess it's hard to measure a level tablespoon of the stuff.

melissa, you definitely sound like your old self. okay, girl. let's get smaller. we can help each other.

frouf, we had a great time snooping around the senior center. we were there for a senior olympics meeting. first time we'd been there. but--we're going back to play bingo, dance, tai chi, etc..... can you tell we're pumped? curtis is as pumped as i am.

congratulations on crunching those numbers while staying op. that's amazing!

we missed ai tonight. i set the recorder for wed. i've been thinking it was wed all day. nope, it's tuesday.

Hey chicks! I'm back at work, but have a training to attend this afternoon, so at least I don't have to be here all day. My stomach is kind of icky this morning, hope that goes away soon. I have to admit it was probably the junk I ate last night (you know, the whole "one last stand" mentality).

Sandra, sounds like you had a fun time yesterday! And yes, I desperately want to get smaller. The scale is up for me from all the junk I've eaten during the move. Hopefully it is water weight (including TOM!!) so it will go away soon??

Frouf, glad to hear that all worked out with your budgeting--I can't imagine being in charge of something like that.

AI last night--I thought Taylor was not that hot, but then again, I've never cared much for him. Chris didn't do great either, but I still really like him. It wasn't exactly his kind of music.

Kathy, I hope that you can get all of these issues worked out. I'm with Frouf, call and see what they can do for you. You need rest and a regular schedule!

Gotta get to work...Good day everyone!

Good Morning Chicks! I slept until 7:30 and would have slept longer were it not for the workmen on the street. We have kind of a busy street behind our home. I normally don't hear them but the windows were open last night. Oh yeah....they were laughing and talking and slamming doors and playing the radio loud with the doors open. I just got up. I didn't want to yell because they probably would have messed up my telephone!

Terminix is coming this morning for an extra treatment for ants. We aren't swarmed but I panic when I see a few since when we first moved in we had a lot of them including a nest of flying ones. Really icky. That's one reason I'm glad we live in a cold climate because most of these critters die over the winter. I could not be a southern girl. The bugs get too big for me.

I have dinner with my Sister and BIL today. No special occasion. My Sister just misses me and has a gift card to use. We'll be going to Texas Roadhouse. I haven't had pork chops in a while and they have good ones.

I should walk on the treadmill but I don't think I can because of the Terminix guy. I'm not really sure when he'll be here. I think I'll clean the house for a while and then go shower. Thankfully, Jim will handle him.

Melissa, I'm sorry your tummy is sick but I'm glad that you know why and that it's not some type of virus coming on. It's also too bad that you have to be at work but at least you have a beautiful new house to work for! We love (at least I do) learning things about each other. I knew you had back surgery but I never realized how hard it was for you. You are so young and SO positive.

Kathy, I wish I had some suggestions for you. I would be at my wits end too. Maybe it's a good idea to call your General Doctor, especially if you have a good relationship. When I've gone to too many Specialists, I stop back at my Internist. I figure he's the one responsible for looking at the whole picture. Specialists just seem to care/focus on their specialty and don't worry so much about the whole person.

Sandra, I'm so excited that you and Curtis liked the Senior Center. I'm glad you so so many fun things that you might be interested in doing. You've been saying for a while that you guys were wanting to do some more social things. Jim and I always talk about going to bingo and we never have in more than 15 years. I used to go weekly with my parents when I was living at home and working. I was quite lucky.

Frouf, I had a similar size budget and HATED when they didn't give me what I needed to deliver the program. Usually, I'd find that they wanted everything done so badly that they'd find the money for me. I hope it's the same for you. My advice is not to start skipping lunch. You need to get away if just for a few minutes. If you start out that way, you'll never get one and you'll probably have more than one headache. The big bosses go to lunch, so can you! What a cool place that museum must be. I wouldn't mind a tour.

Is SF cool whip also FF?

I thought everyone really stepped up on Idol last night. I predict that Katherine is gone. I thought Elliott was the best overall but I loved the first song that Chris did. Taylor wasn't great to me. But, I started out not liking him very much so I'm not totally objective.

I'm looking forward to the show tonight.

Happy Coring!

Hey, all. I slept with no medicine and woke up around 9:00 because the dogs needed to go potty.

I also think Katharine might be gone tonight. At this late stage, you absolutely can't drop a lyric and hope that your improvised choreography will disguise it. It didn't work for me at all. As for the other three, it's going to be so hard. Elliott has the voice, Taylor has the experience and stage presence, and Chris is just smokin' hot. I would be happy with any of them winning. I liked Taylor from the beginning and his CD is really good. As for the "idol" part, I've tried to read as much as I can about them and from what I can find, they're all good people.

Shaun got home sorta late last night and when I asked where he went, he said he went walking. I said "I don't believe you" and he just totally went off on me, yelling and stomping around. Good grief! He had left before 9 and this was around 1:30. Anyway, I don't believe him but whatever. I just thought it was a little stupid to go crazy about it.

I think I'll try to take a nap in a while to see if I can catch up.

morning. i'm up early readying to go to the podiatrist. i am sooooo ready to get back to normalcy. i hope to be able to do the exercise bike after this visit. we'll see.

melissa, i'm glad your first day back should short. you sound very excited to be back on program. makes me smile. i ditto everything vickie said. you are a very positive lady. hope your tummy's better. been there done that on those last evenings.

vickie and kathy, thank you for telling us about ai. i set my vcr to tape for wed instead of tues and missed it. we'll be watching for their snippets tonight.

vickie, we don't have a texas roadhouse up here. i have driven by quite a few down south and have wondered about them. enjoy your visit with your family. famous dave's is open up here. we're planning to go after i lose 20 lbs. i know i shouldn't want a food reward, but i do. (i love ribs.)

kathy, i'm glad you got some rest last night. did you get your flowers planted? i'm waiting till today to plant mine. it was 30* last night so i put them back in the garage. our weather's supposed to be warmer now.

Hi everyone,

Vickie I know what you mean about bugs, I am originally from the city and I moved to the Suburbs which is about a 1 hr drive from the city about 9 years ago, and I still can't get use to the bugs. The spiders are huge, at least to me they are(yuck) and the bugs that freak me out the most are the ants with wings(gross). In the Summer we get these huge bugs I think they are called June Beatles that stick to the screens, so If we come home late and the outside light is on, they are all over my front door, I will not get out of my car till my husband cleans off the door I am afraid they will go in my hair.

Melissa sorry your tummy hurts, it probably is from what you ate, I have done that plenty of times to myself with my "last meal". When I was doing the SBD I decided to have a Carb free Icecream sundae from Friendly's, needless to say I over did it and it sat on my stomach all night and the next day. Hope you feel better.

Kathy I can't tolerate main meds, when I had my c-section they gave me pain killers and I hate the way I feel on them. The podiatrist yesterday wanted to give me pain killers for my feet and I told hin no thanks, I have to stay awake & be alert, Once I take them I really feel groggy and crappy the whole day. Maybe if they switch your meds you will feel better.

frouf glad you finished your numbers, that has to be a relief. That is funny about your husband fidling with the blinds. My husband gets up before us to go to work, he makes so much noise every morning that it drives me crazy, I tell him constantly get your clothes ready the night before, does he listen,Noooooo, he has to be banging draws & armoires opened & closed. Gotta love em

sandra have a great time at the senior center, sounds like they have alot of fun activities. My favorite idol is Chris

Hope I didn't forget anyone, I am still getting to know all you wonderful ladies so It may take me a while to get the posts straight.

My ds is in Kindergarten and takes the school bus to school, there is a little boy that sits next to him on the bus. He asks my ds if he can come over to play so I told my son to have his mother call me. So that day around 5:45pm
a minivan pulls into my driveway and these two little boys come to my door asking if they could play. I ask them where is your mother, well she is sitting in the car. This women does not know me, and she sends her kids to my door by themselves. Then she comes in my house with a 4 year old little girl. She then decides to take her older son who is in the 4th grade home and leaves her 6 yr old and 4yr old alone with me. Then she proceeds to do the same thing the following two days and I made excuses that I was busy. So everday her son asks mine if he can come to our house and I feel bad for the little boy but his mother just seems like she wants a place to leave her kids. Also I haven't heard very nice things about her and her older son who steals and gets in a lot of trouble from my neighbors. I just feel that I don't want my son to be friends with a child who can be a bad influence, I know he is still young yet but all it takes is one kid to make them start doing bad things, and the mother is no prize package, she has left her son at the neighborhood park by himself at 3yrs of age. I don't like to judge people, but this situation makes me feel very uneasy. Thanks for letting rant.

I would also be uncomfortable with that situation Niki - you should get her to call ahead and make plans for a partcular day/time - and not just show up? I think that's kinda nervy! She obviously doesn't believe in supervising her own kids????

Kathy - so are you 'on schedule' today? Hope you can eat and rest as required without screwing up your body clock!

Vickie - hope the 'ants to marching one by one' hurrah - right out your door! Sounds pretty icky to me - and Niki we also have these big ugly spiders once in a while and my 14 yr old dd goes crazy - dh and I are usually in the 'spider removal' business when required!

Have a nice lunch at the Roadhouse!

Melissa - sounds like you overdid it at 'the last supper' - hope you tummy is recuperating nicely!

Sandra - there is that fabulous rib place in Montreal - which I insist on enjoying whenever we're there (core be damned) - luckily we're not there that often! :)

As for number crunching - swear to god there are trying to drive me crazy! Drafted my numbers last night only to get in this morning w/email from money man something about new numbers and a 'matrix' and filling in something else! Now I'm not that stupid but I can't even understand what this he is sending out and have sent it to one of my staff for 'translation'.

Meanwhile I am on this course (perfomance discussion process) which is pretty funny. Had to throw basketbal in hoop - we get to choose how far away (from 1-20 feet) and how many shots out of four we would make. Being the lazy slacker that I am I stand one foot away and predict I can make it in four times - and yippee I make it (first time alone in the room, 2nd time w/whole gang - got lots of laughs) - seems I am a 'consistent achiever' but might need to be challenged a bit more? ha ha ha

Just had lunch and back down in a minute - bringing my big container of fresh strawberries with me to nibble on!

Later

Quiet afternoon I guess? back in my office now - remember all those crazy numbers I had to figure out and add up from numerous spreadsheets - the ones that initiated a migraine headache? Well sometimes it pays not to be so diligent and timely - today of course we get a new email and spreadsheet with ALL THE NUMBERS ADDED AND LINED UP FOR US! Yes had I simply put that @#$@#$$ sheet aside, gone home, relaxed(?) and come in today - I could simply now plug in the numbers provided! (of course I would still have to come up with the low priorities on my list!). Anyhow - that's what you get for trying to get things done in a timely manner!

And yes - I did inhale a few jellybeans while working on this! YIKES.

Course is going well - very interesting. Had to 'present' on behalf of my table/team of course - but I"m used to that!

No plans for dinner - but still have LO coq au vin and brown rice somewhere in the fridge? DD to therapist and art school via her dad. Dh going to drumming practice (for his friday night gig).

And big ds calls me (while I'm in my course!!) just got off work - where THE POLICE WERE THERE (he works in a cd store - yes we love the discounts!). Anyhow his manager who he has known for a few years (young lady, maybe early-mid twenties?) was found to be doing FAKE RETURNS and had stolen thousands of dollars from the company! Ds is completely freaked out - says he feels like 'someone has died' - I told him I guess you never really know someone? I feel so bad for her - that she had to do this - and how this will affect the rest of her life! What was she thinking?? Will get more details when I see ds at home!

Otherwise might go out with little ds? Have to pick up dd around 9:15 in any case!

Later,

Hey Chicks! I cleaned a couple of rooms today and then got showered for my dinner out with Sis. Bug Boy (that's what we call him but not to his face!) was here and everything is treated.

Kath, how exciting for your that you had natural sleep. Are you in pain without the medicine? Some things will never change with Shaun. I wouldn't have believed him either. It's sad because it could have been true. I'm hoping you're napping and not working around the house.

Sandra, how did your visit with the Podiatrist go? I hope everything is progressing as it should. Be careful at Famous Dave's! Everything is absolutely delicious and VERY fattening. I love the burgers and the bread pudding. I wasn't crazy about the ribs but really liked all their choices of sauces.

Niki, my alert antenna would definitely be up with the Mother who keeps dlievering her kids for you to watch. How does she know that it's safe to leave them with you? Ugh. Some people.

Frouf, so I guess your conervative side showed with the basketball hoop! I would have opted the same way. I would have ben crazy to have the spreadsheet "arrive" after I did all that work. I guess working for the government in Canada is a lot like working for the U.S. government. Not always alot of forethought and planning. Very frustrating for self-starting planners like me and you! It sounds like you got lunch and I'm real happy to hear that. It's too hard to stay on program when you let yourself get too hungry. I also notice that when I let my blood sugar dip too low, I no longer work effectively. Look at it as setting a great example for your employees!!!! What ever was that young woman thinking. She's just ruined her whole life for a couple of dollars. It is just SO not worth it!

Ok, I'm off now to await my Sister's arrival. I'm sure I won't be back until morning. I get a cut an color tomorrow. It is much needed.

hi there. we had a great time at the sr center. and we weren't the youngest! we met a nice couple and ate with them. meeting folks and getting out is the main reason we went. i think we're going to join so we can take dance lessons and do some of the other fun stuff. but--we are not settling down. we'll still be climbing trees, etc....

got a good report from the doctor so i have been doing yardwork all afternoon. got all my plants potted and did some more pruning. whew! i'm tired but feel great.

nikki, june bugs scare me, too. my fav idol is taylor. i don't necessarily think he's the best singer but i like his personality and stage presence.

frouf, girl, we could stack up a pile of rib bones, couldn't we? i don't get ribs often but it's a wonderful event when i do. my fav way to eat them is just with light bread, pickles and onions. i don't really care if i have beans or any other side (but i wouldn't refuse them) that's funny about the bball event. you're a hoot!

vickie, i am starving for famous dave's. i've never been so this will truly be an event. are you changing your hairstyle? i am letting mine grow a little.

i need to get off here now and have a snack. have a good evening.

Still at work and ready to pull my hair out. I should have just left after the training but came back to the office. At least I'll get to leave early on Friday.
Just wanted to complain.
Oh, and I'm starving!!!!

Hiya, folks. I'm checking the weather online so I thought I'd check in. Did we decide that Saundra is in Niagara? For some reason I was thinking it was next week (middle of the month) but whatever the case, I hope she's okay.

Shaun had a call from a student loan place this morning and it was imperative that a payment be made, so I made it. He is now sweeping and hopefully will do more around here to repay me.

I just felt so darn rotten all day! My stomach hurt, I was dizzy, felt feverish and nauseated but didn't want to sleep. I did sleep a little though, around noon, but this has to stop if I'm going to be able to work next week. I ate a Hot Pocket and drank a coke a while ago and felt a little better. I might just have more cereal for dinner.

I'm really ready to be back to normal though, you know?

Kathy bless your heart. I hope that you feel better tomorrow, and that you can sleep tonight. I hope that on top of everything you aren't getting sick!!

I'm so ready to leave this place. If I have to listen to babies crying much longer I might yell. :o Hopefully they'll be done in the next 10 minutes. :crossed:

melissa, i'm hungry, too. wonder what's up with this? i'm glad you get to leave early friday.

kathy, i hope you can get back to normal soon. i'm feeling a bit more normal today. i wish i could send you some "normal" pills or something.

i just came in from pruning/planting and took a shower. now i'm thinking about throwing on some clothes and going to walmart for more plants. don't know if i have the energy left. guess i'll find out in a few minutes.

Hey chickies,
its so cold here,,,but Im bundling up and taking my dog for a walk. There are talking the *S* word for tomorrow.........hopenot hopenot hopenot. I was planning on transplanting my starter plants to my greenhouse this weekend.
Sandra and Kathy, you guys are making me feel so jealous with your planting flowers already...I stil lhave to wait about 2-3 weeks.
Vickie Im glad Jim got a good report fromt eh dr.......
Melissa congrats on the A you deserve it after all your hard work.
Ok i better get going or I wont do it.........dont forget AI tonight!!
ttyl chickies,,,,,,,

Patti, it's in the 90s here and we've had temps over 100 already this year. I really could have used more of a winter season. Not as much as you had, but at least something!

I can't wait for AI tonight!

Well I had a little bit of a meltdown for supper, since it was after 8 when I got to eat. I ended up having a sandwich and some chips, and am making some soup!! I have got to start eating more on these long days.
Anyway, I had a few bites of the dreamsicle and boy is it good!! I will say it is a little lumpy because my cool whip wasn't defrosted before I folded it in. But I used strawberry jello, vanilla pudding, and put pieces of strawberries in it. Very yummy!! I recommend it.

Sandra, sounds like you've had fun today. I hope that you aren't pushing yourself too much!

Patti, I can't believe that you might be getting snow! I couldn't do it. :) Congrats on getting out in the snow to walk!

Holy smoke, I am FLABBERGASTED! I've been an Idol watcher since Season 1 and I've never seen anything even CLOSE to this! Not even when LaToya London was sent home, which I thought was bad enough. I'm glad it wasn't my guy Taylor, but I don't think it was a reflection of last night's performances. However, I guess the votes just weren't there.

Kathy, my dd phoned me long distance as soon as it was announced........shes heartbroken...I felt so sorry for him..he was shocked!!!! Im sure hes going to have a great career ahead of him though. Its always the good guys.

Oh, I know! As soon as I saw his face, I just wanted to cry. He was more shocked than anyone! I'll bet he has a contract before the week is over though. With David Foster and Tommy Mottola knowing his name, I have no doubt his career will take off immediately!

Okay - like who got voted off? Name please? (I did not watch tonight) watched "The Amazing Race" in Thailand this week - gorgeous place!

Kathy - I too hope you are not getting sick on top of everything else! Are you off of the pain meds now? could this be withdrawal stuff?

Sandra - it's so funny to me when you talk about a senior center - like I think you are going to visit some old people - and not that you are participating - not in a bad way - just you seem so young and young at heart - I imagine them sending you away and telling you to come back when you've 'matured'! ha ha ha

I agree Saundra must be in Niagara Falls? altho I also thought the trip was coming up later?

Vickie - yes I should be a bit more 'lazy' I guess? I should know in the gov sometimes if you wait a while things either recitfy themselves or disappear! What was I thinking?

And it seems to be hairdo week on the Core Board? I also have an appt on saturday for root color and cut! Can't wait. Now it seems I am also doing roadie work in between hair appt and dd's dance competition. Good says ds - when you get home from hairdresser you can drive me and equipment downtown (4 pm) then take Emily to her dance thing! Ya sure - no problem why should I get a break or rest on the WEEKEND - silly me what was I thinking?

I am taking friday off as well as she competes friday morning - I kinda know where I'm going but the info says something about 'building' a stage next to the main stage? which leads me to believe this might be outdoors? which may be a MAJOR PROBLEM cuz we are expecting rain this weekend? I sure hope I'm wrong! And I am a bit anxious about driving there early fri morning in rush hour traffic! YIKES!

Patti - where in heck is the snow coming from? I too am very anxious to start planning - altho garden still needs to be 'cut' and planned! I guess this weekend is a write off - but we have a long weekend coming up (Victoria day) so hopefully the garden will happen then!

Melissa - I too had a dinnertime meltdown - not sure what that's all about? I am not proud of myself - but tomorrow is a new day? The dreamsicle sounds very yummy!

dh not home from drumming but I shall start getting ready for bed!

patti, curtis is telling me i rushed it planting here in montana already. i hope not.

melissa, i melted a little, too. i used 7 wpa's today. i had popcorn for my 2nd time this week. i guess i was hungry cuz of working in the yard. i was really tired when i finished but i'm good to go now. i hope i have a loss friday. i haven't used all my wpa's for the week but i've used several.

kathy, we were shocked, too. and we're taylor fans. i'm going to use that cd of his to help me lose weight. i think trying to dance to his songs should do it, don't you?

patti, i agree chris will have a good career. the idol cd's coming out toward the end of may. he'll be singing "walk the line" on it.

frouf, we watched ar, too. thailand is beautiful, isn't it? ohhhhhhhhh, thank you my dear friend. that's a wonderful compliment. curtis and i try to stay active. we'll be climbing lolo mountain this saturday shooting archery targets. i hope you can find dd's stage all right and don't have too much trouble with traffic.

i got the okay from the doctor to do almost everything i want cept hot tub and bowl. i go back the 22. maybe i can start bowling then. i'm wanting to compete in bowling and archery at the montana senior olympics. i'm a bit worried about my bowling. oh, well. i'm bowling more for the socializing than the medal.

frouf, i don't think we've answered your question. chris was voted out tonight on ai. he and kat were in the bottom 2. taylor and elliott were the top 2. we were expecting either elliott or kat to be voted out. never dreamed it would be chris.

I talked to Judd a little while ago and we were discussing my going back to work. He thought I was going on Monday and told everybody. Now that I'm thinking about it, I might just do that. That means going to the doctor tomorrow to get the release note and faxing it to the disability company ASAP. I think as long as I don't overdo it, and if I'll get my butt up this weekend and try to keep a regular wake/sleep schedule, I should be able to. I can feel bad at home or feel bad at work ... either way, I think it'll be quite a while before I'm normal again and can't stay home forever.

Sandra, I watched the replay of Chris' face on the news a couple of times. The shock is just heartbreaking! I just can't imagine what people are thinking! I voted for Taylor about 15 times and will continue to do so until the end. He's my favorite, and I'll buy his music afterwards. We like the CD we got and I'm glad you do too. If we do our dance moves like he does, we'll definitely lose some pounds AND inches! :lol:

I got in all my 20 points and most of the water today so that's good. I'll try tomorrow to push more water. 90% of my foods are Core but I'm still going to count the points for a while to make sure I'm getting enough.

I can't believe my favorite Idol has been voted off, I think I had the same expression on my face when they said his name. I don't have any idea who is going to win, this is one is tough.

Weather here in NY is real crappy, rain all day yesterday, cloudy & damp today and some bad rain tomorrow. I bettter get moving today, have to do grocery shopping, I am out of alot of my Core foods. I did pretty good my first week, I lost -2.4 yippee.

frouf I am also an Amazing race fan, but since they switched it to Wednesday
I forget it is on because I watch Lost. I watch the reruns on The Game Show channel.

Kathy I am jealous, I wish it would warm up here, 90 sounds real nice, it is going to be 56 and damp today.

Melissa I was hungry all day yesterday, I don't know what was up with that. Seems like all I wanted to do was eat, nothing was satisfying me, I did use a few point but I tried to eat Core.

Good morning! I got up and will try to stay up for a while. I need to make a few calls and decide what the best "return to work" scenario will be, but I guess I should wait until people get into their offices.

I just ate my cereal so I'm on track for now.

Morning!
I couldn't believe Chris got voted off last night. I'm more upset about him losing than any other "idol" in any season. I think he's great and I hope that someone signs him quickly.

Kathy, don't push yourself, but do what you think is best. Could you go back for 1/2 days or something like that?

Niki, hopefully we won't be so hungry today. :crossed:

Sandra, you are one active woman. I'm glad you got a good report at the doctor's appt.

Vickie, hope you have fun today at your hair appt.

Apparently it is hair week! :lol: I desperately need a cut. It's a wild mess today.
Hope that you all have core-iffic days!