Kyemom Both of my kiddos have been in daycare since they were 7 weeks old, so I guess you are right on just the addition of homework. I am also looking at DD starting kindergarten as a "raise" as well. That will put $600 a month back into our pockets!!

HistoryChick Welcome back! We missed our annual vacation to Nags Head this year. We are already planning and trying to save for next year. :sunny:

morning all,

Ruth -- i am so accustomed to mice in my aparttments its crazy (i'mused to living in damnp basements). in my last apartment, i was in my room reading and i heard my male roommate scream like a woman. I ran out and asked him what happened. He said he'd been sitting on the couch and a mouse (our new roommate as he put it) crawled right up his arm. that mouse had balls. lol.

Pear -- its true cauliflower is wonderful. I also love the versatility of jicama...raw, cooked, as french fries, chips, waterchestnuts. that's definately one thing i love about culinary arts...discovering the versatility of food. i made curry the other day with cauliflower rice. it was delicious.

to everyone else -- YEAH DAY OFF!

to everyone with kids going back to school or who are going back to school themselves. -- I am so jealous. i miss school.

Me -- I'm down at LEAST 4 lbs. I didn't weigh myself when i started back on P1 on Monday. But i did lose 4 lbs sinc i weighed myself on thursday. Yeah i'm so happy.

Back again, :)Had veggies soup for lunch with a side order of okra & tomatoes.That should make the scale go down.

Thanks SCHATZI for allowing me to cry :cry: ,Hopefully, SOON,the scale will be good to me next Saturday.

Welcome back HISTORY CHICK,Congrat for maintaining during the summer,I feel ther same about bridemaids dresses as you do,can't wear them for other occasions.

KRISTIN-Sorry:sorry: about your grandma,and for all the stuff you have to throw out now. I found an article with a good hint :idea: go down to the basement & up to the attic and start throwing out your junk,once a year,so this doesn't iccuminate.

Hugs :) BB

Goodmorning Beach Babes,

It's a perfectly lovely day on my stretch of the beach, with some much-needed sunshine. We're going to my parents' soon to spend the day.

Mamacita, I just love those wooden knitting needles. Whatcha makin'? I am working on a trial purse with beads in it, trying to make up a pattern. I went to crochet because I'm too new to knitting. Still knitting a prayer shawl, though.

Ruth, I'm with you about picking and choosing who I'll share my house with! No bugs and no uninvited creatures. Yikes!

Good morning to all and have a very lovely day off!

Well, I have to get my suit on and get moving. I'm taking my bike so I can get some riding in and then hop in the hot tub for a soak. Ah......

Ruth - sounds just like my toddler - I swear, everytime I try to post or make a phone call, he starts acting up! Is it because he wants my attention, or is it because he thinks he will get away with it if I'm busy, I wonder? Silly me, how limiting! It's both! I can't stand rodents, even as pets. My SIL had rats for a while, and I just couldn't stand them. They are so...rodenty! I don't even like gerbils and hamsters, although DH wants a hamster and I'll probably let him ;) so long as HE takes care of it and doesn't expect me to touch it! I'm not even afraid of them, I just dislike the way they move, although rats and mice are the worst - that sort of furtive scurrying, skittery movement they do. Ick! I love sheets dried on the line - they smell so nice! Sadly for me, it's too cool to hang them out, so we will have to make do with dryer-dried. :(

Mamacita - I used to adore the bamboo knitting needles although I've switched now to steel circular needles. I can knit a lot faster on them, and I as long as I put needle tips on when I'm not actively knitting, I don't drop stiches! Not that I have time to knit these days, anyway.... Maybe while I'm participating in my online classes on DS's daycare days...I wonder if I can type and knit at the same time!

Ellis - I need to do that sometime when I'm not injured and when either DH is home or DS is not - the freezer meals, I mean. What sorts of things do you freeze? I used to freeze various casseroles, but most of those were not SBD friendly. We can't eat pork or shellfish, so those are out. That leaves soup, at least....Our house is a mess, too - we have WAAAY too much stuff for the size of house we live in! We were crowded before I got pg with DS - now it's even worse! We have stuff everywhere that we simply do not have a place for. And we're always getting rid of stuff - but I think it breeds in dark corners while we're sleeping!

Kyemom - have fun! You have to admit, the word "kindergarten" has a sort of magical sound to it, doesn't it? Especially if you have no associations, just something that the big kids get to do that you don't (yet)!

Pearshape - are you keeping up on your electrolytes? If you are drinking a whole lot of water, and working up a sweat, you might be low on electrolytes. Most sport drinks are sugary, I expect, so maybe you can find some other supplement at a health store or something? Failing that, have you asked your doctor about it?

Kiko - I wish I had felt that good during the last few months of MY pregnancy! I was in a lot of pain, plus I had labor off and on for a month before they admitted me (then I was on pitocin for over 12 hours before they did a CS - turns out that DS was a bit crooked and was stuck! Poor guy!). Besides all that, DS KICKED! And I mean HARD! He kicked so hard that I was in nearly constant pain for the last few months. I called him Pele before he was born. On the plus side, he's been extremely strong ever since day one. Lots of pre-natal exercise! But oh, how it hurt! If I recall, popcorn (plain, air-popped or popped in a pan in a little canola oil) is okay as an occasional snack, so at least that wouldn't be too bad - unless it was salty and buttery? Glad you at least made it through the picnic and dinner with the inlaws! And don't feel bad about your flower beds - mine are more like flower cemetaries than beds!

historychick - sorry about the job. I'm glad you had a nice vacation, though!

beach bum - Good luck on your ph1 "booster"!

soon2bfab - sorry you have to work! :(

Schatzi - what about currying cauliflower? Do you like curries? Have a lovely afternoon reading on your deck!

KristinJ - sorry you are having a tough time - I hope you are better soon! Stores here don't close on Labor Day (in fact, it's usually a big sale event), so I never thought about people not being able to buy groceries at least today!

Nefarious - YAY! on the weight loss! I don't miss school at all, but the online degree is a nice option. I guess in theory, I won't get a chance to miss it again, as I plan to teach!

Chickita - I don't mind SOME bugs (although those large Sphinx moths can be a little startling when they dive-bomb past your head in the evening!) depending on which bugs. We don't have anything too terribly icky here (like praying mantises! I CANNOT stand praying mantises! Too much exposure to Escher as a small child, I guess - they give me nightmares!). Spiders are right out (literally, they can go to town all they want outside the house, but woe to the spider I catch crawling up my wall or across my floor!), and we've never had rodents (knock on wood). I wouldn't stand them, either, if we ever did have them, though. Enjoy your bike ride and your hot tub soaky!

Me - still recovering from my concussion. I'm on my own with DS starting tomorrow, so I want my head to feel better by then! DS can sure make a lot of LOUD noise! He starts daycare on Thursday, which is going to be really hard for me. I'll probably cry a lot more than he will! Not sure if I want to weigh myself this week. I've been fine on the Beach, but TTOM should be here any day, and I'm feeling bloaty. I don't want to discourage myself by seeing the scale leap up (even if I know that there is a reason for it and that it is temporary), so maybe I'll wait until afterwards. I made a yummy soup for lunch, and I think I'll warm up some leftover for lunch for DH and me in a bit (late breakfast = late lunch). I need to wash linens and fold laundry and do dishes, but other than that I'm going to rest up as much as I can.

Have a great rest-of-the-day today!

Afternoon, chicks! I just got home awhile ago after a long day of sun and swimming. What a gorgeous weekend! Unfortunately, back to work tomorrow. Fortunately, it's only a 4-day work week. WAHOO!

This weekend has done me some good. I've caught up on sleep, I think, and I have tons of energy and feel pretty good. Too bad work starts again tomorrow. Yuck.

Ellis, I'll trade you. You can have my teeny tiny house, and I'll put all my stuff in your big house. :D

Tomorrow will be Day 1 for Terry. WOO HOO! I made him some parmesan chicken for lunches a few days this week, and I'm making a vegetarian taco bake for myself. We have a movie to go to in a few minutes, so I'd better get going.

You girls have a good night.

After putting in our three hours at the shelter yesterday, we were back at 8AM this morning. At 9 two thirteen year olds came to volunteer for their first time. So we showed them the ropes and they got to do lots of stuff with the cats, exotic animals and dogs. They even helped us feed some baby squirrels with a syringe. And right before we left we all got to see a hawk that had landed in the road and wouldn't move. We did end up eating lunch late because Brian was having so much fun he didn't want to leave. He even got to help clean up after the mother goat and her baby.

Tomorrow will be back to normal. We've been enjoying a marathon of Little House on the Prairie episodes on TVLand. We watch it daily. Somehow I prefer my son watching the stuff I grew up on than most of what is on TV today.

History Chick- We are from the same area!! Small world...welcome back!!

Aaagghhhh
 

I can't stop eating. Everything I eat is OP, but I cannot stop eating! I've tried having some V8, I've tried veggies, I've tried everything that I can possibly have on this diet, and I can't figure out why I can't stop eating.

I have a feeling it's just a random craving coming to get me, but I honestly don't know what I'm craving. (It may also be TOM cravings, I don't know.)

Just thought I'd post my frustrations. Talk to you girls tomorrow.

try some protein. I find when I'm really hungry (usually) its cause my body is craving protein.