Yes I think you are a very competitive person, that is for sure!

Well I'm just hanging out until time to leave for church. DH had to leave about 5 minutes before I was ready, so now I have all this time just to mellow out. I'm watching a dog training show. Such excitement!

I hope that you all have great days!

melissa, i'm up early, too. guess the excitement from the competitions has me wide-awake. i'll prob crash (again!) later today.

Wow, you were going all night and up early this morning.

Sandra, I love the pictures. You look wonderful and it's nice meeting Curtis. You guys are "stars".

Vickie, I don't own a pink bra. Congratulations on your successful bid. I'm afraid that if I got into the ebay thing, that I'd get carried away. I still don't fully understand it. Sometimes I see buy it now without any bids.

Kathy, I'm so happy for your bro and sil. I'm sure that it will be a challenge, and that they will ultimately bring much joy to them. It's always the little ones who suffer.

Melissa, I knew that you'd love the room when I heard what colours you chose. I agree that taking away the old carpet is a good thing. I've seen the painted floors on TV and they look good.

Okay, we're invited to a brunch and I better get ready.

Good morning! Judd just left to play golf and I'm waiting a few minutes before going to the grocery store. Actually I'm just too lazy to get up and dress.

Melissa, you would like these peas, I'm sure. They're most like black-eyed peas but not really. I don't know if there's anything in your area that would be similar. We have cream peas or field peas that would be sorta like them. I wish I could send you and Sandra some peas! Or better yet, deliver them in person.

Your living room sounds great! I just sometimes can't believe the difference that paint makes -- enjoy it! I'd also get rid of the carpet if it's that nasty. Paint or stain the concrete, maybe even stencil around the edges to camo the nailholes from the tackstrip? Then put a big rug in the center where your furniture is. I'll bet you'd be pleased with the result.

Saundra, enjoy your brunch.

I have Kashi GoLean Crunch cereal but don't know if I'm ready for it or not. I nearly feel like I should fast for a day to rid myself of this extra salt and fluid build-up. I *know* I didn't gain 3 pounds in the last two days but need to figure out what's happening. It isn't the new medicine because that has the opposite effect.

Better get going -- I'll be back later on early evening.

Good Morning Chicks! I just woke up at 9:00. I tend to sleep more when I have TOM. That's good because I'm always hungry. I'm doing laundry today and not much else besides cooking. I'm making a tamale pie but it will be for freezing and not for eating today since it probably won't be done until early afternoon. I haven't even THOUGHT about starting it yet.

Melissa, I'm so glad you are happy with the paint job. I've head of the concrete. Around here they do it alot in garages and basements. You could also do peel and stick laminate. They do it alot on Designed to Sell and it looks easy and they say it's alot cheaper. Just another option. You are lucky that you and Aaron on handy. Jim and I are both all thumbs.

Kathy, enjoy your shower!

Saundra, Ebay can be addictive! Buy it Now means you can click on the button and buy it for the price listed. It means the auction ends at that price. If you bid at the lower amount then the buy it now price goes away and you and others could get into a bidding war over the item. I've done both! You just need to be real careful to look at the feedback of the seller. I don't bid with anyone who has less than 99 percent positive rating and I try not to buy from anyone with less than 100 sales. Sometimes I make exceptions.

Sandra, I hope you get a nap later. Believe it or not, I feel like I need one too and I've only been up for an hour and a half.

I just learned about 2 other Lane Bryants in the area. I'll probably go to them over the next week to see if they have my bras. I'd like to get more white or other light color.

Better get going. I can have my breakfast soon and I need to exercise, make a shopping list, and start cooking.

saundra, enjoy your time at the brunch. i don't own a pink bra either, but i do have a black one.

kathy, i hope you don't fast. your body needs nourishment so your foot can keep healing. okay, i'm off my soapbox. wish you could bring me some peas, too.

vickie, you go, girl! i hope you can find several more bras. did you check their website? (i bet you did.)

I ended up eating tuna salad and crackers for breakfast, Sandra, so you can stop worrying about me now.

I'm an ebay fanatic from way back. I've been a member since 1999 and have a little over 800 feedback. It's probably equally from buying and selling both. Seems like I always have a listing or two going, or am bidding on something. Most of my clothes come from there, believe it or not. For clothes, I buy 99% new with tags; if I'm buying used, I'd rather get it from the local thrift store so I can look at it really good first. In the spring, I buy jeans from the thrift store and resell them. Anyway, it's just something fun to do and there's nothing on earth you can't find there. I've only had one negative out of 800+ feedback and this dufus had misunderstood what I was selling, which was his problem and not mine. He still gave me a negative but that's been several years ago.

I'm back from the store and have packed up my lunches for the week. I have had a lot of 2 oz. plastic restaurant containers and lids for the last year or so because my coworker whose wife had WLS bought a case of 5,000 at Sam's Club. They couldn't use them all so gave me probably 1,000. That's what I take dressing, sour cream, cheese, etc. to restaurants and to work. Anyway I'm almost out now so I'll need to make a trip to Sam's and buy some. For my lunch this week, I cut up carrots and put them in snack baggies, put 8 club crackers in snack baggies, dill dip in the container and tuna salad in another container. Then the two baggies and two containers were packaged up in disposable Gladware dishes and stacked in the fridge. Now I'm set! I can eat my breakfast at home and so I shouldn't need anything else for during the day since I have cheese and lunchmeat at work, with which I will make the pickle roll-up thingy. And now to figure out the points for it all. I'm wanting to eat that Kashi cereal this week, and have had a craving for tuna salad (which I can't eat without crackers) so it looks like a points week for me.

I'm killing time until noon, at which time I will leave and head north for the shower. I purposely didn't get the gift yet because I'll have two hours and will do it then. I'm probably going to Target and getting a gift card and some diapers or an outfit. While there I might get some toys for the new boys but since I don't know sizes, I can't get clothes. On second thought, I think I'll wait until after church today and call my brother to get sizes.

Okay, now Vickie, if you think YOU are a rambler ... I feel like I'm writing out every thought in my head! I hope your TOM simmers down a bit and you feel better.

Now I really should get some things done before leaving. See you all later.

Kathy, I LOVE when everyone but me writes alot. You all are a lot more interesting! I'd love those containers. I'm kinda cheap, though, so I bought my tupperware containers and use those. I do go through alot of ziploc bags and containers. I just love those things. Have fun shopping.

I'm going to be making a new muffin recipe today. It could be dangerous but it only makes 6 muffins. It calls for oat bran (which I couldn't find yesterday) so I'm using all cornmeal which is the other grain in the recipe. They are called Lemon Blueberry Muffins. They just sounded SO good to me. So now I'm making those and my tamale pie and a Froufie roast for dinner. In between I'm doing laundry. I'll be a busy girl today. I'm hopeful that all this activity will help me ignore the cramps.

kathy, i'm glad you're eating. have fun today.

vickie, let us know how the recipe comes out.

i'm tired and am going back to bed again for a few more minutes.

Ooh, Vickie, these things were like $8 for 5,000 containers and lids (well, mine were free) and it's so nice to throw them away instead of hauling them back home. I have found icky Midgets in my purse before and it was no fun!

Okay, now I'm really leaving.

That's CHEAP! Maybe I should check out Sam's. I'll be going there in a week or so. I'm trying to get everything done before Jim's surgery. I find the icky midgets in my purse ALL the time! It's a joke now. Jim has taken to carrying them himself or we throw them in the bag with our leftovers. Hmmmm.....

Okey Dokey...my laundry is done and I've made my tamale pie. I'm thinking I'll have a small piece soon since I didn't have any lunch (unless you count the lemon blueberry muffin)! BTW, the lemon blueberry muffins were DELIGHTFUL! Not too much lemon but it tasted great with the blueberry. I posted the recipe on our board. I had to use all cornmeal (it called for 1/2 cup oat bran and 1/2 cup cornmeal) but they came out great anyway. I don't think I'll even bother looking for the oat bran. I was afraid they'd be dry but they weren't. I didn't verify the points, especially since I got 7 muffins instead of the 6 on the recipe. For 2 points and all Core, I HIGHLY recommend them.

It's now time for me to go rub the seasons on the Froufie roast. This time we got eye of the round instead of sirloin. The roast looks beautiful, so we'll see how it goes!

I'll be back later.

Lonely....I'm Mrs. Lonely!!! I sure hate it when you all have lives.

Hey Niki, where are you? We haven't heard from you in a while.

You too, Patti. I hope all is well.

Hi Vickie,,,,,,,,Im here! Havent been on much cuz dh was home this weekend.
Sandra , hey you look great in that picture..Im glad I could see it...I felt bad I couldnt see Angelas hair pictures...not sure what was going on there.
Melissa I agree with everyone , I would go ahead and paint or stain as well. Ask at your local paint store..they are a wealth of info....
K Kathy when you said you had midgets in your purse......I thought you meant bugs...haha.
My dds will be home at the end of the month,,,when the youngest one is here Im going to try to post a pic of my pond for you guys. I can do it on other sites but this one I cant for some reason.
Better go check on supper here........ttyl