Welcome Lauren - congrats on your FABULOUS 1st week results - good for you! So do you have a genuine scottish accent? (I couldn't tell from your post ).
kathy - talk about being busy - try not to get too stressed out - good luck getting everything packed up - DO NOT FORGET THE LAPTOP! Hope you can at least relax on the drive! Have a wonderful vacation.
Melissa - hope you are cozy in your bed watching tv!
Sandra - hope you enjoyed your WA and good luck at WI - I'm sure the grands will have a 'grand' time with grandpa - and will LOVE the movie!
Went out for dinner and 'trivia' w/my cruise buddy! East side mario's - it was lots of fun - we played about 4 games of trivia - at first there was on old guy (Vic) playing as well (and drinking LOTS OF BEERS at the bar) - but then just the two of us - I was usually in the lead but as the time went on I got slower and slower - ha ha ha. Too tired I guess.
Ate a bit too much but still okay - gf ordered some calamari - had some of those - diet coke, bread w/ butter (!!) small plate of salad w/small drizzle of dressing, then the goat cheese chicken (chicken breast with a bit of goat cheese), veggies and LOTS of potatoes. I ate one small breast, some of the sides and packed up the rest to take home for lunch tomorrow! Gf ordered some brownie concoction w/ice cream - of which I had a few spoonfuls but was too full to eat too much! (and decaf coffee of course).
Got home around 9 pm - windows all open - STILL TRYING TO GET RID OF BURNT SMELL - and told dh to test the smoke detectors tomorrow - it seems to be given the smell we have that they should have gone off? Just closed windows and turned air back on - it is very hot and muggy out there - we are expecting thunderstorms!
Yuck on that smell! I know exactly what you mean though about that late-night cooking. Oh and get this: 5-6 years ago we were asleep in bed and Shaun starts banging on the door. The doofus had caught his shirt on fire while cooking and instead of just putting out the fire, he ran in here to us! Well ... uh ... what are we going to do? Go put yourself out!! We still talk about that. Oh and the time he was going to do dishes but we were out of dishwasher detergent, so he just put liquid soap in it. We were flooded with bubbles for days. What a dork!
Anyway, I hope your smell goes away soon, especially before the storms start. We are still way over 100 degrees here thru tomorrow, and then a cold front is coming thru and it will be mid-90s.
I think I'll get dressed and take a trip to Walmart to get driving snacks and kid food. It'll be better than trying to do it all tomorrow afternoon.
Slow day for us! I got to work at 6 and will be here until noon, then off to run the rest of the errands. Judd wants to try and leave town around 4. Hotel tonight won't have wireless internet so it'll be tomorrow afternoon before I check back in.
So don't forget: behave and no linking to porn sites!!
Good Morning Chicks! I slept until 9:00. I've been so tired. Fatigue is just one of the old girlie symptoms, I hear. Anyway, the Niece woke me up with her phone call letting me know that we don't have to come over so she can shower. Life is tough with a newborn and two other small kids. She's going to see Bon Jovi at Soldiers Field tonight. She's a big fan.
So that leaves me with a bit of an easier day today. Not good weather for swimming so it's my intention to get on the treadmill. Of course, I can't even eat breakfast until 10:30 so it will be after that. Jim and I had already decided that we are going out for dinner tonight to my favorite Italian/Core restaturant. I've a hankering for some good red meat. So tonight will either be a filet or whatever great steak they have on special. Yum!
I'll be calling my GF after breakfast this morning. There's a slim chance she is coming home. It all depends whether or not she stays fever free. The steroids are the treatment but her immune system is so compromised they don't know how long they can leave her on them. Sigh.
Saundra, I hope you had a great time with the designer and that it doesn't come out too expensive. I need to do the same but I'm just not ready yet. We have to buy a new fence for the yard first and I'm not done paying for the furniture and the TV yet. Jim just finished paying for our phantom car from our car accident. Once he finishes paying for his medical bills then we can move on the fence. I hope your painter was reasonable too. There is nothing as good as a nice fresh coat of paint.
Frouf, it's even hard for me to treadmill every day. I would think that the gym every other day would be perfect. You'll tax yourself and still give you muscles a chance to rest in between. I'm glad you had fun last night. It doesn't sound like you were really bad with your eating. It's not easy in those kinds of places. I don't go to them anymore because it's a slippery slope for me. I believe that you still have that burnt smell since it doesn't go away quickly. What about one of those rooms sprays that is supposed to remove rather than cover smells?
Lauren, Welcome! I think you'll like it here. We all try real hard despite the curve balls that life throws us!
Sandra, I hope Grandpa did great while you were gone yesterday and also that you had fun at water aerobics. I'm guessing you'll enjoy the movie today. I never saw the first one but obviously a lot of people like it.
Kathy, I hate it when my animals are not here. It just seems so wrong. I'm really happy that you are getting out of town. You need a break really bad so I hope you have a ton of fun. Don't worry about us. We promise to behave.
Melissa, I hope you rested instead of working last night. Every girl deserves a break! I love Dirty Dancing too. It's one of my favorite movies. It makes Jim run from the room!
Alrighty then, I see that there is no menu thread for today (believe it or not!) so I'll go make one. Have a great day. I'm off to eat breakfast, call the GF and treadmill!
Just a quick hi to all. I've got a hair (colour) appointment. I'm going to get more streaks, as I'm in a blond mood.
The decorator visit went fantastic, and I already went and got the 18x18 chips of most of the colours. The ones that they didn't have, I made myself (good job too) and it was fun. Now, we just have to make some final decisions and get the price.
Almost lunchtime - I am kinda hungry and looking forward to my doggy bag from last night!!!! Luckily the scale stayed the same - but I am still hovering and not losing any more weight - need to really stick to it and watch more carefully what I"m eating.
Yes the burnt smell is still there and very gross - good idea on the spray thing- I think I have some febreze somewhere and will give it a try when I get home.
Dd is home and already looking at ordering clothes off the internet - her father is giving her $300 in lieu of having taken her on a trip with him - of course I told him I would need to 'manage' that and approve of all her purchases! Big ds was doing laundry TOO LATE last night - but was all excited as he and his dad are trying to plan a weekend trip - for all I know he could be off to Nassau by tomorrow!!! (and yes I did agree to give him an extra $100 for his trip - I'm such a suck!).
I am planning to go to the gym after work today - not sure about tomorrow morning tho? Depends what time I wake up - have my hair appt at 11:45 so will work around that!
Kathy - have a safe trip- hope you get everything done before you go and we look forward to your checking in with us. (I can't believe Shaun set himself on fire and then came to see you!!!!)
Vickie - sounds like you are going to have a lovely dinner! Hope you gf is doing better and able to go home soon!
Melissa - how's your day going?
Saundra - so what color(s) did you decide on? My living room is painted burgundy - it was a big leap but I now LOVE IT!!! We have cream/white colored sofas and a white lacquer piano in there and it looks so good against the dark walls!
Sandra - movie review please! How did the grands like it? I think there is some kiddie movie opening this weekend and I'm sure we'll be taking little ds!
Also trying to plan little ds' party - we have been very negligent - his birthday is on the 25th - but probably party on the 29th - just family and some close friends!
Just came home to pack a bag. I'm staying with Natan tonight as the "kids" went to Montreal until tomorrow night. I pick up my guy at daycare at 5:00 and then we'll go out for a bite.
Hair looks good, so that's it for a while. It seems too hectic, but that's because I will be busy for a while starting on Tuesday. I'm working three days and then we're off to Tremblant, Quebec for another weekend away.
Sorry, I can't stay and chat, but I better get going....
Frouf, are you freakin' kidding me?? I remember when he had his birthday last year and it doesn't seem like so long ago!! Sure enough though, I went and looked it up and yep ... we were talking about it! Guess what else we were talking about then? Terry got her BABY! I wonder how they're doing? I can't believe it has been a year!
I'm waiting for Judd to get home. MIL went to Central Market and stocked us up on ranier cherries, some weird apples and oranges, wasabi coated green peas (blech), trail mixes and dried fruits and candy and drinks. She brought it up to work along with a pair of shoes that she picked up in Fort Worth for Judd. The Arlington store didn't have any but Fort Worth did, so she got them and brought them to us. That helped out a lot. So now I'm doing the last load of laundry to take, have already gone to the store, lectured the kids, packed my suitcase and bathroom stuff, lectured the kids, handed out money, kissed the dogs and lectured the kids, and am now watching TV. As soon as I'm done here, I need to go lecture the kids.
hi there. grandpa did well with the grands yesterday. thank goodness! we all went to golden corral for lunch today before heading on to the movies. it was good. sort of long for the 9 yr old, but we all enjoyed it. now grandpa's in the livingroom talking bows and arrows with a guy we just met. we're staying in now cuz it's h-o-t. 104* according to our thermostat on the jeep earlier. it's in the 90's now. well, i guess you can see my temp thingee here.
kathy, i miss you already. okay, i promise--no porn. today, anyway.
vickie, i had a blast at w a yesterday. i have met a new gf there. she came to ww this am so we could be in the same class. i really like her. it's going to be great having someone at the meetings with me. i gained .6 this week but know what caused it. it'll come off next week. we're snacking on watermelon today instead of those ww 1 pt cake things.
saundra, you sound excited. keep us posted on what you decide.
frouf, the movie was pretty good but i think 9 yr old grand got a little bored. it was probably over her head. also, it was very very long. it started at 12:30 and ended close to 3.
today seems like saturday to me. is it really friday?
Wow! Quiet here....I just talked to my GF. She's home. Yipee!!! She was eating dinner so she's going to call me back. She sounds really good. She has such a positive spirit. My world would certainly be darker without her in it. I'll be back later if we don't talk too long.
We still talk about that. Oh and the time he was going to do dishes but we were out of dishwasher detergent, so he just put liquid soap in it. We were flooded with bubbles for days. What a dork!
