Afternoon beach buddies!
Nessa: I graduated 28 yrs ago(1980) I know how you feel....:)
Me: Went to Bennetts BBQ for lunch today...didnt do too bad..Had salad with chicken, beef and pork on top...asked for a box when I ordered...took half off the plate and brought home for dinner...Hubby and I are gonna check out the Rec center gym/pool...then maybe a movie...
Check in later...have a good evening...
Sara

:carrot::dust::broc:

Cyndi - I know you're trying to be good right now, but I found a blueberry-peach cobbler recipe on Kalynn's Kitchen website that I'm trying this coming week. You mentioned blueberries and peaches.......just in case you wanted something sweet.....forgive me if I'm being bad ;)

mel- I answered your age question earlier in the thread.....

Sorry to hear your bf is being an ***....men are like that....a lot. ;)

DH and I just made dinner and spread out some blankets and pillows in the living room. Time for family movie night. DS wants to watch polar bears on Planet Earth, so that is his pick...after he goes to bed, we're watching The Bucket List and The Bank Job.

DS is beginning to really like family movie night. He knows that we get to eat dinner in the living room, have popcorn (I also bought some all fruit popsicles - but he doesn't know that yet) and lounge on blankets and pillows. He says it is like camping out in the living room. :)

BF wanted to watch The Bank Job tonight, but now he's asleep. Well, that's what happens when we stays up arguing until 4am, when he's got to get up in like 2 hours to go to work... :D

It's okay though 'cause I am making that custard recipe right now. Not my idea of the best Friday night, sitting alone on my computer, but mmm... I am gonna eat that custard warm, I don't care...

Zeffryn, you're the same age as BF. I was thinking more of 24/25 but I wasn't too far off. I have a myspace as well, but I don't know the link to it. Is it okay if I add you to my friends list? (heeh, that sounds geeky.) :D

I agree with everything you said. The bad thing is, he was stable on his meds, until he started to come off then several times (behind my back, and later I found out.) We had been getting along beautifully up until the past 2 months. But there had only been a few fights as opposed to before he was ever on meds and before he admitted he had a problem. This is the worse time for him to be doing this, and I definitely agree he needs to be stable on his meds before his daughter lives here. We talked today... briefly, because he always has a million different things running through his head to have a long deep conversation... and I told him again that I could not in good conscience go to court unless I know he truly wants to continue on his meds and be the best father he can possibly be.

He told me that he sees that the meds really are helping him, how calmer and less rushed and frantic he feels when he is on them. I told him his kids deserve the best father he can be, even if that means taking pills. Told him I'm not putting up with it anymore... either he's on board with his treatment, and on board with having his children in the same household, or he's not.

I think he's going to do the right thing.

........I hope.

But honestly, I do not want my son to have to grow up with a bipolar father and a mother who fight all of the time... You did the best thing for your son. I will do the same, if Daniel doesn't comply with the meds. I told him THIS IS THE LAST TIME... He looked in my eyes and knew I was serious. Hopefully this time it's for real. He had been doing so good. he needs to realize that.

Best of luck, Mel. It sounds like you had a really good talk. I truly hope it helps.

I had a productive evening and I'm now feeling very relaxed. I stopped by the new Sprouts grocery store on the way home from work and got some wonderful fruit and produce for great prices. I bought some chicken shish-ka-bobs and grilled them for dinner with asparagus and then weedwacked and mowed and replaced a sprinkler head. At that point I was hot and sweaty so I relaxed in the pool. Brian's been tied to his new Wii game but I'll pull him away soon. It just felt so good to swim.

I don't have a lot to do tomorrow. Just a strawberry pie and brownies to make. A load of laundry, straighten the house, pick up a few last minute things and 60 pounds of ice and load the ice chests for the party. We may only have 20 or 30 so this might be smaller than last weekend's party. Either way it will be fun. I love having people over.

Mmm brownies... wish I could have brownies...

I made chocolate custard... but I did something wrong, cause I decided to chance it on the stovetop and it was all fine and smooth... until I sat here too long and it curdled!

Sickeningly, I'm sitting here eating it anyway. Its texture is that of the chocolate ricotta creme, and I just don't like it.

I will try again tomorrow. Sigh. I knew I shouldn't have become impatient and raised the heat to 3 instead of keeping it on low!

mel, you're more than welcome to add me ;)