Poor you Angela - hope the meds help you out real quick.

Okay I have never heard of having your nose scoped so I did a google search and most of the results deal with pets/dogs etc? I am sure you did NOT go to a vet did you? Anyhow I agree it does not sound pretty so I really hope you can avoid that!

Nikie - glad you are having some summertime fun with the kids! A day at the lake sounds great!

Paula - hope you make big bucks at your garage sale!

Saundra - how's the new 'do'? Inquiring minds want to know (and see too of course )

..And Queen Sandra - how is your crown? Hope it is fitting you nicely. Congrats on appropriate scale movement - you are obviously doing something right!

Time to have my pre-gym snack (soy cheese) and head out soon! YIPPEE!!

Frouf

hi there. we've been at the archery center most of the afternoon just gabbing and swapping tournament stories. it was soooooo much fun. i also gave an archery lesson to a young woman who came in. i enjoyed that, too. she's the fiancee to one of the guys working there. he's wanting to get her into archery. i'm not sure she likes it that well.

angela, i'm glad you went to the doctor. i used to have my sinuses packed--but this was back in the 60's. i doubt they do that any more. i hope you don't have to get scoped. i'm not sure what that is either but it doesn't sound like fun.

frouf, i just had dinner and am waiting to go to water aerobics. me crown fits quite well. hmmmmmmmmmmm? maybe i should have gotten one with a transmitter in it. i could use one in the woods.

nikki, i've been missing you and am glad you're back.

Good Lord, I just got home and done with dinner. I took the easy way out tonight -- made wild rice, steamed broccoli and bought a rotisserie chicken on the way home from work. Just finished folding two loads of towels, sweeping the tile, cleaning up the kitchen and I'm DONE! No more for tonight!

Looks like everybody's been busy today! Angela, I'm glad you were able to get into the doctor quickly and got started on some meds. My youngest had sinus surgery when she was 10 (she and I were in the hospital over Christmas Eve and Christmas and her dad showed up for about 10 minutes the whole time ... getting an idea why he's no longer in our picture??) and she had lots of those tests before the surgery. They finally cut "windows" into her sinuses, removed her adenoids and all was good. She had been sick for about a year before that and we had been to Children's Medical City in Dallas -- they thought she had leukemia. She had a constant fever and super high elevated white count. Turns out she had a strain of bacteria, strep pneumonia, in her sinuses that was resistant to all known antibiotics. Surgery was the only way she was going to get well.

Now here's a little story for you. Judd and I were just coworkers at the time. He bought me a Christmas present that year because he felt sorry for me that we were in the hospital over Christmas. It was a huge cranberry 3-wick candle that I saved. Years later, when we were married, I burned that thing every day until it was nothing but a sliver. We still talk about that candle. Awwww..... Okay, dry those tears now. It's a sappy story anyway.

Sandra, sounds like you had a good day at archery! Giving lessons to someone before they get in is a good idea -- that way they won't spend a lot of time and money on something they might not be good at. I enjoyed reading all about your move, don't move, move, don't move situation but I know you and Curtis will figure out the best solution. I hate to think about packing!

Speaking of that, Paula, good grief girl, get some rest! I hope your sale goes well and you make a ton of money!

Melissa, the onesie is DARLING! I had a hard time with the first link so I had no idea what it was until you posted the picture. It's toooo cute! And very, very appropriate too, huh? It's a good plan.

I hear people stirring in the kitchen and I need to give direction on what's what. Not like they're totally inept but I don't want anyone eating my lunch for tomorrow.

Oh and guess what? We're selling my motorcycle. I just don't see me getting my ankle where it will bend enough to shift. While it's still the current year model and has such low mileage, and while it's summer and people are wanting things like that, we decided to sell it. My foot is about as good as it's going to get and that's why I can't have therapy. It won't improve with or without the therapy, and so my 1" range of motion is all I can hope for.

Now get this. Shaun told me today that he doesn't want us to come to his graduation for basic training. Said it was a waste of money and he didn't want us to feel obligated. I told him it wasn't up to him. It'll be in late October, I'm sure, and by then I'll be able to save up and maybe we can have a nice weekend getaway in Chicago. (Oh and see Vickie and Jim, too!!)

Now ... I'm sure everyone needs a potty break after reading this loooong post, so I'll wrap it up.

Potty break? Are u kidding? Between the diuretic and swallowing about 50 ounces of water this afternoon I am starting to feel like Queen Sandra on the throne! ha ha ha I sure hope this water helps - and I am happy to report I left the kitchen after dinner and am trying not to repeat the inhalation of food I experienced the past 2 nights!

Kathy - glad you decided to pick up the 'dinner' and were able to at least enjoy it without too much fuss? How sweet of Judd to give you that candle and what a nice memory. When dh and I met on our first 'blind date' - he brought me a dozen red roses - and I have 'some' of them dried now in a vase on top of the china hutch! Such a sentimental frouf (and I kid him about still having the first piece of jewellery he ever gave me - a candy necklace! ha ha ha).

And what a freaky story about your dd's sinus problems - sure glad you were able to get that fixed!!!

Sandra - let me know if you really want a transmitter in the crown - my dh is an RF design engineer (radio frequency) and could fix you up with one in no time! Sounds like you had a great time at the archery place - and so nice of you to teach those who are just beginning!

Where's Vickie by the way? Guess those errands took longer than planned??

Now for my evening rant - I LOVE MASHED POTATOES (did I ever mention how much I LOVE MASHED POTATOES) and there can never be too much mashed potatoes (did I also mention it is like a major comfort food for me?) Did I ever mention how I grew up in a house with LOTS of food (including delicious mashed potatoes?) Are you getting the picture?

Well all afternoon I am craving and wanting some homemade mashed potatoes (and I stir fry a chopped up onion and add it in!). Anyhow dh is in charge of dinner duty so I tell him to peel, cut, boil the potatoes (while I am at the gym) and i will do the mashing when I get home (and we can then broil the burgers, etc).

So I get home SO EXCITED cuz I'm having - you know what!...and there is a pot of potatoes - but a MEASLY LITTLE PILE OF POTATOES - LIKE I COULD EAT IN ONE SERVING! (okay only kidding - but it's not a lot!). I ask him how many potatoes he peeled/cooked and he says FOUR - FOUR - ONLY FOUR - of course maybe for most normal families this would be enuf - but not for someone from a mashed potato loving family! I am now huffing and puffing and trying not to overreact too much - but I am sick I tell you - sick cuz I know there will be NO LEFTOVERS - NO LEFTOVER MASHED POTATOES - THIS IS A TRAVESTY - THIS CANNOT BE!

I manage to calm myself down - prepare the rest of the dinner - I carefully dole out the mashed potatoes making sure I don't get a giant scoop (yet) - now ds is excited cuz he sees mashed potatoes....and dd comes downstairs and before you know it she in front of the pot scooping some out. I am eating dinner but eyeing that pot I tell you.

I decide that I definitely want another helping - and you guessed it - just scraping the bottom of the pot - I got a few more spoonfuls - but the very saddest part is - while I was able to pack up a LO burger with some veggies for lunch - it sure looks pretty meager cuz there are NO MASHED POTATOES WITH FRIED ONIONS in there keeping them company!

Okay - enuf - I think I'm okay now that I got that out of my system.

Frouf

Frouf I know you were upset but reading the way you wrote it made me laugh. You tell such vivid stories.

Kathy, I'm so sorry that you have to sell your bike. I understand your reasoning but it makes me sad. You really didn't even get to ride it. I guess I've forgotten how much long-term damage the accident did to your foot. Oh and what a sweet story about Judd. I like reading those life stories.

I did order that onesie today. I'm so excited about it and hope that I don't have to wait too long to give it to him. For those of you who don't know DH is a musician and actually plays a red electric guitar.

Niki, glad to see you back. It sounds like you've been having fun!

So I went to a Pampered Chef party tonight. It was the first time I've gone to one, though I've been familiar with their products of course. The lady actually has me considering being a consultant. There isn't much investment required, lots of freebies, and a low minimum sales $ required. I'm thinking it would be a good supplement to my income and then if I ever get to work just pt or not at all, it would be a great way to make some extra money. I don't know, I'm just thinking about it, but really considering it. It looks like I would only need to do 1-2 parties a month to make some decent $. You can also make money through the web and catalog orders, not just the party. Anyway, I'm thinking about that now.

Well I need to get to bed. I haven't been home very long and I'm tired!!!

I am a huge Pampered Chef fan! There was a time when I think I had one of everything -- and ended up giving some away, selling some on ebay, melting some (the Zyliss chopper, GRRR, somehow got goofed up in the dishwasher) and STILL use that paddle pitcher, and the crinkley cut choppy thing. Oh and the stone too! Yep, I love Pampered Chef.

So Frouf, now let me get this straight. You do or do NOT like mashed potatoes? I couldn't exactly tell from your post ... Ya goof! Tell that man if he's not going to run with the big dogs, he needs to stay on the porch! In other words, don't half-a$$ it -- make a big ol' pot of potatoes! We eat them leftover too, and sometimes will even make potato pancakes if there are enough left.

I am about to go to bed so I can get up very very early. I have a little headache and it seems as though it might be hard to go to sleep now since I'm wincing with every heartbeat, but maybe it'll calm down soon. I had to run my food thru FitDay and get the lowdown on it all. I was up a pound or so this morning and am terribly concerned. It's like every other day I'm up, then I'll be back down tomorrow, then up the next day. What's up with THAT?

kathy, it makes me sad, too, that you're selling your cycle. it just doesn't seem fair. moving? who's moving? today we didn't talk about moving at all except our friend has found 4 acres he thinks we'd like. we stay totally confused on the issue. but--i honestly think we're staying here in missoula where we live now. (but what do i know?)

frouf, hmmmmmmm? if curtis and i had transmitters in our teeth we could keep up with each other in the woods. now wouldn't that be something? we'd probably frighten away all the wildlife for miles around. i'd make you some mashed taters if i could. i never thought of adding stir fried onions. now that sounds yummy!

melissa, you'd be a great consultant. you're a wonderful people person. are you going to another pc party soon?

Good Morning ladies, I have a special bulletin, my ds lost his first baby tooth. His tooth was really loose last night and dh & I were both too sqeemish to pull it out. So this morning I notice it is gone, we search his bed and I cannot find it, I say to my ds maybe the tooth fairy took it while you were sleeping, he says to me so where is my money I think he must of swallowed it in his sleep, so I told him the tooth fairy will be back,there will be money under your pillow tonight. Next time his tooth is that loose I will have to tough it out and pull it out(yuck)

Kathy sorry you have to sell your bike. That was sweet of Judd, what a nice memory. When dh and I were dating he use to bring me a dozen roses every Saturday when he picked me up to go out, now I only get them on our anniversary.

Queen Sandra how does it feel to be crowned. Your home sounds so beautiful, I can understand how you would want to stay and not move.

Frouf I love mash potatoes, that is my biggest downfall because I like to load them with butter, now I use the fat free margerine and it is not the same. I also come from family that had huge plates of food at the dinner table, Both my parents are Greek and we always had huge portions of food.

Melissa I have been to a couple of PC parties and I love their stuff, I have a few pieces. I love the onesie, it is adorable.

Angela hope the meds make you feel better soon, I think when they scope you they put a lense in your nostrils, I had a deviated septum quite a few years ago and that is what they did to me to see my sinuses. I ended up having surgery to correct it.

Paula good luck with the yard sale.

Good morning Saundra!

Good Morning Vickie!

Yes, exactly Niki...that's what they would do. Go up inside my nose, check out to see if I have any polyps or a deviated septum or something, and then clean it all out in there. Sounds delish, doesn't it?

I posted a recipe yesterday in the dessert section. It's called Easy Pear Crisp, but you can use lots of different fruit types. It's not entirely Core, but not bad for you either.

The weather here lately has been phenomenal. I'm thinking of walking with my mom and the girls this morning.

Angela

I am happy to report the case of the missing tooth has been solved. I found it while making his bed. Yippee, now I can save it

Quick note: can you believe Judd sold my bike this morning? And where does the guy live? Colorado Springs! We're taking it to him when we go in two weeks. How wacky is THAT?

I'll be back around noon time. Hope everybody's doing well. Angela, enjoy that perfect weather!

Wow - Judd must be a good salesman? Altho I am sure you are sorry to see the bike go? (can you get the money and buy something else for yourself? ) Very coincidental that it's where you are headed - how convenient!

Angela - ya I'm sure they will really enjoy looking up your nose! And any recipe with the 'word' easy in the title is my kinda cooking!

Niki - we had the same thing happen with our little ds - except the tooth never turned up (or at least nowhere anyone wanted to look for it that is!). We ended up leaving a note for the tooth fairy telling her about the lost tooth - and being such a kind and generous soul she left some $$ anyways despite there being no tooth under the pillow - what a sweetie

So Sandra do you and Curtis have any of those little walkie talkie things to communicate w/each other in the woods? We of course have a whole inventory of the darn things (each year of course the technology gets better and better so dh has to go get some more! ARGGHHH!). Did you know that a walkie talkie was really a radio transmitter? (your lesson for the day). Dh is now fretting about me taking a couple on the cruise so me and my gf can stay in touch if apart on the ship (like we need to be in touch every second of the day he thinks?). Anyhow I of course want to take the teeniest tiniest ones (and believe me they are not even that small!)...and of course he is suggesting the bigger ones - which are more powerful and will have less interference (like I'm really walking around the ship with a walkie talkie in my beach bag? I don't think so!).

Where's Vickie? Sleeping in?

Now dd is doing laundry (with a reminder NOT to run the dryer late at night on the perm press cycle as all the 'buzzing' woke dh up at 3:10 am - and he was NOT a happy camper this morning) and packing for a 2 week stay with her dad. I know she will still be in and out once a while to pick up or drop off stuff. Her dad has promised her a shopping trip to the US (Syracuse) and she is thrilled (and asking me for US$ of course - no way - saving it for my trip! )

Shaping up to be a nice hot weekend and I still need to get my planting done - maybe tomorrow I can hit some more nurseries and find what I'm looking for?

And I just finished my MEAGER mashed potatoeless lunch - just burger and veggies - not quite the same . I do have some cut up veggies and hb egg for my later snack.

I was planning to go to the gym after work but an early morning bra incident may have changed my plans (yes the underwire seems to be poking thru on my one and only black bra!!!) - need to go bra shopping (Sears?) - I hate bra shopping - they either never have my size - or it doesn't fit or feel right...sigh....

Frouf

Frouf, we take the walkie talkies to Mexico when we go so that we can meet back up after different things. They have come in handy more than once. I don't think we've ever taken them on a cruise though, but it's a good idea. I'm going to make a mental note.

Niki, I'm glad the tooth showed up! I would have been afraid (if it had been my ds, that is) that he would have eaten it. This from a kid who shoved rocks deep in his ears at about age 3 ... and why? Dunno.

Back to work ...

Now now let's not go badmouthing kids who are creative in different ways! (from a frouf who found a pearl in the sandbox at age 5 and promptly shoved it in her ear (well it sure looked like mom's earring) and ended up in the emergency that night (ya so I forgot to tell anyone) and almost ended up with major ear cutting surgery!).

Definitely you can use the walkie talkies on board but they should be the ones with several channels as you will note lots of interference and yapping coming from everyone else who has a walkie talkie! Yes we do travel with them as well cuz obviously we can't be using our cell phones cuz it's a long distance call! (and little ds always takes one with him when he leaves the house to go biking - he bikes very close to him and we can check in on him as we need to!).

Frouf

Ok, this is my very first post...I don't even know if I am putting it in the correct place but I just need to reach out to you guys about this one...so here it is: I haven’t worn shorts since my honeymoon three years ago because of my weight gain. I am so sick and tired of not doing the fun summer activities because I don’t want to be seen in shorts or a swim suit. So, as I am finally getting the weight off I still don’t feel ready to bare all and head for the water. To make a long story short, my hubby want to go out on a boat tomorrow with some friends and I really want to go…So you say “well just go” but I am SO self conscious and embarrassed about how I look in anything from mid calves down. Does anyone else go through this? If so, how do you deal with it? I know I don’t look as bad as I feel I do, and I really do want to go and have a good time…but just the thought of having other people see me makes me want to cry!