[beachgal]

Just made a cup of English Toffee "after dinner tea". Yumm! Ellis, I had a huge latte yesterday night...it just gave me a headache and did not keep me from falling asleep on the dog last night.

LC, I assume you've rummaged through your collection of Raffi songs? I'm partial to Baby Beluga, myself. I also love all the songs from the Veggietales movies, especially the Silly Songs with Larry parts...like "Oh Where is my Hairbrush?" Ellis, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who loves Bob and Larry! I'm partial to Junior Asparagus myself. DH loves Mr. Lunt with his gold tooth. We were the only adults that actually watched the Easter VeggieTales movie at our church last year. We sat on the floor with the kids, started a food fight, and ate pizza. It was a blast!

Cottage, I'm with you...it was so nice yesterday, but today is very cold and yucky. :P

Bamie, have fun today! What a special thing you are doing, especially considering how early you got up!

Ruth, any weirdness with Lucy must be Hersh's fault, as she is her mum, right? Kiwi-fruit stealing and burying, indeed! Just imagine if the vicar sat down on that chair! (not that you have vicars running around, but it's a funny image...) Library visit sounds wonderful! So glad the knee meds are helping, Ruth!

Me:
Well, the stress of this 30 page paper is driving me over the edge. Oy! Otherwise most else is fine. I'm really battling with my need to emotionally eat from the stress of this paper. I had a muffin last night after my dessert. I'm at 218.5 or so...it is TOM, but still. I hope the whoosh fairy finds her way here if I can just keep myself on the straight and narrow!

Hope all have a great day!

[tazcat]

Good morning to you all.
It is raining in Liverpool today but that is ok.

Amy, lets just say, the PAPER is down never to be put up again.

Now to paint

Today is get more paint, the mail, and visit with DIL,DS,&,GS'S.

Well all for now,
SOP, Tazcat

[Kiko]

Morning!

DH took DD to preschool this morning so my mom and I can finish her bedroom. I got up with them for a bit and then promptly crawled back into bed until 9:00- it felt marvelous! My parents should be here any minute to help me paint furniture and pull stuff back into her room. Our living room currently looks like a Toys R Us tornado!

This afternoon I am getting a much needed haircut and highlight. I cannot wait!! It has been forever and I think will perk me up a bit for this last trimester of pregnancy.

Barb I am 25 weeks, but took your advice and just changed my signature to reflect my due date. I don't post enough to keep changing it weekly. Your Pilates class sounds great.

Laurie Hope that your paper is coming along. I hear you on emotional eating- that is my biggest problem!!

LC Let me ponder songs today- DD loves to sing, but I don't know that any of them are "kid-funky."

Have a super day all!

[HunnyBee]

Hi Gals, at work feeling strange went to my class last night and it always gets me raring to go anyway, DP and dd are sick...DD is manageable. DP on the other hand. He's freaked out about Docs. He's a cancer survivor so I can understand but he needs to go!!! I feeling ultra neg today. why I don't know. Tommorrow is my WI day. I am hoping for a .5 lb at least...
One of those calgon take me away days.

[ChinkyDragonfly]

Morning all!

Geez, sounds like you all have had a full day and I'm just starting here on the left coast...

Gotta ask - do you wash your undies w/ your socks or do you do a separate load? Reason I ask is my friend refuses to wash her socks and her underwear in the same load - it totally cracks me up. She says it's as if you were rubbing your feet in your crotch! Is she nuts or am I???

[kissyjoy]

I'm with you on the left coast thing Chinky! on the socks and underwear thing! I have to say that I mix all of my laundry together. Everything's still in soapy water and getting clean!!!

I had some good dinner last night. I made the Chicken and Eggplant Casserole out of the SB Cookbook. I've never cooked with eggplant before so it was a new experience. I really liked it. It tasted a bit like chicken cacciatore. It was chock full of veggies! Laurie, you'd be so proud of all the veggies I ate yesterday! You're always the one who seems to push them the most! I also had the spicy chicken and black bean soup for lunch and really liked that. Thanks Barb!

Not too much happening around here...just busy busy! The cabinet guy is coming over tonight to get his final measurements. We've decided to go with the custom guy (thanks anyway for the recommendations Sil)! I came home last night and DH had scraped all the cottage cheese off the downstairs ceiling. Half of it is gone on the upstairs (the previous owner did that before). It looks so much better without that stuff on the ceiling. It can't be finished now until after the cabinets get put in so the painter will only have to come once to texture it. So we're pretty much at somewhat of a standstill until the cabinets get done. The only thing we have to do is get the pipes moved up in the kitchen so we can raise the ceiling. I think DH is gonna do that himself (OH NO!). I try to tell him that he's an electrician not a plumber but he just doesn't get it! Oh well!

My phone's been going crazy so I need to get going! Have a great day!

[little chick]

Anchor I LOVE YOU kids bop is perfect there are a couple of songs that I think might work. They are kid versions of adult songs. Great beat for dancing but not to old for the kids. They are between 4 and 7.

[ChinkyDragonfly]

Kissy - You're not too far from me. I'm heading out your way to the outlets in Camarillo this weekend!

I wash all my laundry together, I figure the water's hot, there's soap, it should kill any bacteria in there anyway!

[kissyjoy]

Ah, the Camarillo outlets...make sure you go to a store called "Le Gourmet Chef". I love that store! They have everything from dishes to food to all kinds of other things you never see. There's another good store that's right by there...I think it's called "Welcome Home" but I could totally be wrong. There's a clearance area that I always seem to find something at. Other than that I'm not a big shopper there. I guess I've never been too into outlet stores.

Soap is soap...whether it's socks, underwear, jeans or shirts it all gets clean!

[ChinkyDragonfly]

It's Girls Day Out at the Outlets. It's more getting together than shopping - though I'm sure we're going to do some damage. I like the Cosmetics Company store and the Gap Outlet. I like looking in the Coach store but only buy when there's a good deal going on.

It's worth shopping there if you get the coupon book from the management office. It's free w/ a AAA or military card. I think you can get coupons for it if you're in their VIP Club online.

[Bamiegurl]

Ok I am back! I am tired it was in Talladega which is about 2-2.5 hours from me. Oh and girls I get up at 6 every morning I just don't usually have to be out and about. Although my test Thursday I have to be at the hospital at 5:45! YIKES! Ok DH is home now as well so supper needs to be fixed! yuck! I hate cookin for this crew cause nobody likes anything! haha I'll catch y'all later Chickies!

[gish]

I haven't said hi lately, but I've been super busy writing papers. (It looks like some of you can relate. ) Anyway, hi!

Oh, and I love Veggie Tales, too.

[grraccoon]

Little Chick- The RAdio Disney CD has a cute version of Mambo # 5 ... would you mind me asking for what age group... I do kids parties and have a pretty good idea of popular songs

[anchor weight]

Evening All!

Chinkydfly - I'm just dying! I needed a really good laugh today. Thanks! I'm still laughing

Little chick - Glad to help out. DS has all the kids bops! I pack them in his suitcase so that he and the X can listen to them on the way up north for 2 hours.

Bami - Just teasing! You always beat me to posting in the am!

Kissy - this has to be the busiest time of the year for you. I remember working in a luxury hotel when all the bridezillas would have their weddings. I give you lots of credit.

Gish, Laurie, hunny, kiko -

I have to weigh in tomorrow am! I'm a little nervous. I've been very good on my phase I redo but I can get nuts about the scale. Oh well I have to be brave.

[kissyjoy]

Be brave Anchor....Be brave! Even if the scale is not what you want it to be, look at what you've already done! Weight loss and a bunch of younger men....who could ask for more? I know you're a scale addict but inches count too (will somebody please get that through my head too?????). I look forward to your weigh-in results <sending WHOOSH power>!

Actually, this is not the busiest time of year for me. I've got a few weddings coming up but my busiest months this year seem to be July and September. I'm booked through November now (I hate to take December wedding with everything else going on but will if I have to <complain, complain>). I got another 2 weddings today though to add to the pile. I love it but sometimes it's A LOT of work and they're killer on your feet and back!

Time to go home for me! I'm trying the Chicken Mole in the SBD cookbook tonight. I hope it's good but I'll let ya know tomorrow!

Have a great evening all!!!!