well i was late getting home from school and almost missed getting the little one off the bus....i could see the bus driver glaring at me over the steering wheel as i skidded to a stop in front of the driveway :s: but im home and he's with me so now i can get back to cleaning my house :D then at 4:30 i have to pick devon up from soccer practise, race home and make dinner then leave at 6:30 to pick kevin up from work, get home and shoo the kids off to bed....man i hate thursdays....i always feel like i have NO time at all

Tech: im majoring in special education (teaching)...id like to pick up a minor as well but im not too sure what it will be if i decide to do it at all lol...dont worry about the pie...we've ALL done that :smug: just get back on the wagon and you'll soon forget about it

Keng: wow youve got the pregnant woman mushy mind today :lol: but no worries...ive acctually put my makeup and tampons in devon's bag back when he was in kindergarten....i was so tired that morning i thought i was filling up my purse....imagine my embarrasment when the teacher called me :o

Crystle: i wish i could lose weight lol...all ive been doing is gaining for the last 3 years......my finals are the first week of may and then im off until my summer class starts in july so i get a good 2 months (almost) off :D

well i need to get off the computer before i get the square butt syndrom :rofl:

btw what is Tilapa?

SEBRAY : Tilapia is a type of white fish which you can find in most grocery stores. It is very mild in flavour and nice tender texture which many likes. I love it too. I am just thankful I found my cellphone and I didn't tell my husband I lost it...lol. Ssssshhh...lol.

Julia

Flying by! I have a meeting here tonight and the house is a wreck. I went to the middle eastern grocery store and got the pita bread we need for the arts festival. One of my team members is going to take it home tonight, cut it into wedges and toast it for the hummos. I also got olives, and tahini and some dried apricots. After that, we ran over to the Buford Hwy Farmer's market, which Julia likes to shop at. :) I got the tapioca pearls for the bubble tea for the festival. I hope we use all that I purchased! I got the partially cooked ones, thinking it would be easier than trying to cook the raw ones right. Got home and found my package from Johnny's Seeds in the mail box! Yay! I got four different kinds of sprouting seeds, so I started some of each. I have broccoli, radish, wheat and onion. I hope they all do well. I do love sprouts. The onion ones are wonderful on a hamburger...its like having lettuce and onion together!

I found a new flavor of Diet Rite sodas at the store yesterday. Its black cherry. I tried one just now. It is ok...the flavor is not very deep. It seems rather light- too light maybe.

Ok, gotta go get something done. I really just want to take a nap..I am beat! :)

:wave:

Good afternoon. Our gloomy rain is gone and we have such a beautiful day. My friend brought me a couple stripey tomato plants for my buckets I have out front. I can't wait till I can set them out. I love the fresh tomatoes in the summer. Its getting so beautiful here now. My rose bush is loaded with buds. And my wisteria tree has loads of flower buds on it. My eating has been awful and I've been just lurking here and not posting much. But trying to keep watching and reading the board every day. I got over my sore throat and icky stuff finally with the help of my doctor. And gotten started on my room redecorateing my bedroom but its going slow because this mobile is 30 years old and hasn't had anything done to it, except what DH and I have done. Guess I'll go check out whats for dinner!

Hi all. Ahhh , its almost Friday ! Beautiful day today (to bad I was at work for most of it) but I came home and got the mower out and spent an hour mowing, trimming and pulling dead grass and weeds. It felt good to be out there.
I will try and get some pics of my hair tomorrow and get them posted.

teensybean- I hate painting. I always want to do it when we paint and after I start I think.."why, did I want to do this" lol

Monet- you should go for it with your hair and try something new. It felt really good for me when I got it cut off. I was nervous but now I love it. And it just feels good to have something different.

Jack-k- I hate when the scales does that , when you have no reason at all for it to go up. I always seem to lose when I dont "feel" like I did and gain or stay the same when I "feel" like I should of. Makes no sense.

techwife- My neice does my hair at the saloon she works at and she does the foil. It still is not "exactly" what I had pictured but close enough. Maybe next time we can get it a bit closer . But Im happy with just the change of the normal solid color I had.

Kengjw- That recipe looks awesome. Im gonna have to try it.

Crystle- Thanks on making me feel better about the sandwich I ate yesterday :) . I like what you said to Tech about the journaling. I keep one on another board and it really is helping.

Fillise- You sound so busy. Vacation will be a good thing ! Cant wait for mine, few more months for me though.

Pancho- a luau... how fun. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.

Bob- you dinner sounded Great. Specially the desert, hope you had a bite for me.

Thursday menu:
Keeping it light
b- 2 eggs, 4 bacon, 1 slice wwlc toast
s- protein shake
l- romanine/spinach salad with diced brocilli , 3 oz turkey breast ,1 slice of swiss and carb well blue cheese dressing
s- 1 oz pistashios
d- protein shake

Good evening ya'll.
 

I am so tired. I don't know if it was the fresh air or the hard work. Jess and I worked on the stale today. I unloaded a truck load of sand and he put it in the barn. Then we both spread it. We went for a walk this afternoon and I was tired about 20 minutes in. I finished the whole 30 but it was a major push. I found this neat little trivia about Tilapia today:

Did You Know?

Tilapia are sometimes also called St. Peter’s Fish, Hawaiian Sun Fish, Cherry Snapper, Nile Perch, and Sunshine Snapper.
Legend says that Tilapia was the fish Christ multiplied a thousand-fold to feed the masses.

Oh!!!!! And let me tell you. We tried one of our fresh herbs today in tea. It was the Mexican Marigold Mint. WONDERFUL Hopefully it will grow well and I can dry some.

BOB....I am drooling over here. You dinner sounded wonderful....especially the dessert.

Cindy...yard work is great exercise. Every now and then I think about cutting my hair and I always chicken out..LOL I told my hubby I'm gonna be an old lady with a long indian braid.

Toni...it sure is good to see you. So glad you are feeling better. Hang in there. The eating will get better. We all go through our "yucky" eating spells. Trust me, I had a huge one this winter.

Monet...I kinda like the Tangerine Diet Rite. I can only drink a little bit though. Lately I've been hooked on Wylers Lite Pink Lemonade mixed with tea. How in the world do you grow sprouts? Especially onion ones. They sound wonderful.

((Everybody)) Gonna play a game of Gold Miner before hubby throws me off the computer.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

No time to post...just checking in, and just got caught up on all the posts! HOWDY!

ok i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO extremely mad at my butthead kevin!!!!!

here's what happened today: kevin was at work and the ups lady brought him a package...i signed for it and put it on his desk, (i tryed to guess what it was hehe) it was from Young America Corporation and its size and weight made me think it was a bible from his church for his birthday (not that he doesnt have enough already!! :lol: ) so i just set it down and went on about my day....later when i picked him up from work i told him about the package...he thought it was a bible too...we forgot about it and went to the store and picked up his meds and then FINALLY got home.....got the kids settled in bed and i remembered his package, so i opened it up for him (hehe).

i pulled it out of the box and saw a mini iPod.....and im thinking....where the heck did he get the money for an iPod?!?!?! (it costs $250) ... then i pulled out this little tiny note and started reading.....

"Dear Winner:
CONGRATULATIONS!
you are a prize winner in the Pepsi/iTunes......."

(you know the latest thing Pepsi had going on with the yellow caps? 1 in 6 caps wins a free song download from iTunes.com.....everytime you enter the code you are automatically entered into the grand prize contest......)

i stopped there and YELLED at him!!!!!! :rofl: i was SOOOO mad!!!!! i was supposed to be the one who won the dang thing!!!!!!!!

so i snatched it and RAN FOR MY LIFE!!!!!!

anyway, we had a good laugh and he's so excited cause he's never won anything EVER in his life and it came right after his birthday.....im happy for him, but i told him if he didnt share then id divorce him before we ever got married >.<

so on that note, im going to bed lol

thanks for filling me in on the Tilipa fish thingy :) how do you pronounce it though?

nighters! :wave:

Good evening gals......

This is going to be another short one. I am beat, and pretty sore. I hadn't been doing my weight training for the last month, just walking. I restarted it this week and I am a tad bit on the sore side. But I know it will go away soon. I have only been doing 2 sets instead of my normal 3 until I get warmed up. Sure glad I didn't try for 3!!

Menu--

1/2 grapefruit before exercise.....
B-- 2 slice bacon, 1/2 c Grapenuts, 2.5 oz ff milk, cinnamon, 1 Splenda, Lite 85 yogurt.

snack --apple

L-- Taco salad with salsa.

snack-- handful pistacios, orange

D-- 4 oz roastbeef, 1 slice ww bread, 1/2 red pepper, 1/4 c leftover chili, 1/2 c pudding.

late night snack....WHOOPS!--7 triscuits with cheese.


Monet-- Congrats on being the official moderator!! Believe it or not, I keep finding things that I want to touch up.......hope to get busy on carpets and upholstery Monday. Then I am hoping it turns warm so I can get outside and work in the yard.

Jackie-- Thanks for the tip, but the squeaks were coming from underneath where someone didn't tighten down some bolts that hook to some stringer joints. He was able to get most of it done, and will wait until next weekend when Brant is coming to help him. Then we will get the measuring done and go buy some laminate flooring.

Sarah-- Welcome, as I must have been on my painting adventure when you joined us.......sorry for being so late.

Tech-- I love having projects to do.......and my dh cusses all of the home improvement show that I like to watch. He is getting to the point where he has a hard time getting up and down, (total hip replacement, a back surgery and neck surgery) so doesn't enjoy it like I do. But goes along with me on most things as I try to do most of the up and down stuff so he doesn't have to. At least you are getting critter that don't leave any smell.......skunks!! We have had a few here, but so far have lucked out and the dogs have not been able to get around them.

Country-- That is funny about the fruit, I am the opposite......I love fruit. That is what I really missed the most when I was doing the Protein Power. Cantaloupe and strawberries just weren't enough.

Pancho-- Glad you had a fun time, and it sounds like it was alot of fun....... Heard on the news that you guys were getting more than your share of rain this spring......is it wet down there??

Keng-- Sure, I would love to come over and paint for you. I am getting to be pretty darn good!! It really is amazing how just a coat of paint can really spruce up the place!!

Toni-- Glad to hear you are feeling better. I am just finishing up our mobile home, and it was in terrible shape when we moved in. We have replaced all of the windows, had the ceilings replace throughout the whole thing. The kitchen has been redone as far as appliances, countertops, and vinyl flooring. Now I have repainted every room and we are going to put in some laminate flooring in the master bedroom and down the hallway. As soon as our mortgage is paid off in a year and a half we are going to add on to our living room and then recarpet and put on vinyl siding.

BOB-- I must have missed what is happening with Kate.....hope she is feeling better.

Cindy-- I feel the same way for the first day, then when I start to see the difference it makes I get all gung-ho and ready to go. I don't know how many miles I have put on my little step stool. But I know it has been about 8 rolls of tape worth, LOL.

Well ladies, that's it for now, sweet dreams!!

Good Morning! The meeting went ok last night. Several team members did not attend, so that made it kind of insignificant to have the meeting. We are only two weeks out now, and it seems like there is SO much to do. :(

Last night, Tom asked me to find a form he needed for the taxes. While looking through my inbox, I found a mail in form for my driver's license, which expired on my birthday! :o Now I can't drive until I get it renewed. You can't mail in on an expired license. I can't believe I did not remember! What a mess! So today, I am supposed to go do my volunteer stint at the church office, but I don't have a car, or a license, and I really need to get the license situation taken care of. Just one more thing to do...sigh.

I am cooking dinner on Sunday for the new members class. It won't be a very large group...like about 20 to 25 this time. I guess I am fixing Mexican again. I found a large can of whole green chilis at the farmer's market yesterday, so I think chili relleno casserole is on the menu! :)

I am going to wander downstairs and find some breakfast. I will do replies later. :wave:

Good Friday Morning.

Sure glad it is finally Friday. It is supposed to be a beautiful weekend. We have to go to Lexington tomorrow night for my great nieces 1st communion and then I guess we willw ork in the yard the rest of the weekend. Have to get a hair cut (very little-just needs some shaping) and my nails done in the morning and then run by the nursing home.

We got our 3 mile walk in last night. Tehn I did my wts. Will try to get another walk in on Sunday.

Monet, I sure wish I lived close to you so you could cook for me. I think you will be safe to make it to the license bureau. No one will know unless you get pulled over. Just drive carefully.

Teensy, I hate the soreness that goes with starting over. Hopefully you can work it out quickly.

Sebray, I think Kevin should share the Ipod with you.

County, interesting facts about the Tillipa. Hope you are not sore from all that work yesterday.


Cindy, can't wait to see the pics of your hair. As soon as I get enough I will get it highlighted.

Bob, your dinner sounds great, especially the dessert. No one could resist that. Hope Kate is better soon.

Toni, you can get back on track. Stay on here, it really helps. It just takes something to click and you will be on your way.

Tech, at least you won't have a cherry pie to tempt you for another year.

Susan, sounds like WW is working for you. You have some busy days ahead. Don't get sick before your vacation.

Ken, :wave:

Got to get busy here. Be back later.

Good Friday Morning!
 

I'd say yippee, it's Friday, but I have to leave later this afternoon for a trip to north Alabama for a meeting tomorrow. The good news is I will stay tonight and perhaps tomorrow night with a friend at her beautiful mountain cabin (we have some very small mountains in Alabama--LOL!)

Jackie--I hope your weekend is an gorgeous as ours promises to be. I wish I were going to be home so I could do some planting! I promise I'll take care of myself so I can tell y'all many stories about the trip when I get back!

Monet--I agree with Jackie--just drive to the renewal place and get it renewed TODAY! Otherwise you'll just have to stay home and make someone else do ALL the work for a change (hint! hint!).

Teensy--What's that they say about no pain, no gain?????:lol:

Sebray--yeah, I'd be pretty ticked over that IPod too! I'd really like to have one, but will buy a digital camera for my trip so no IPod for a while (though it would be great for the plane).

Heart--Howdy to you too!

Country--It sounds like you've been busy! I had a great grilled salmon salad at a local resturant yesterday--so much better than a greasy burger!

Cindy--two weeks seems like two months before we leave! You know how it is when you are counting down until vacation! Where are you going for yours?

BOB--That sounds like quite a shinding you went to! I'm glad to hear that Kate is better. How's the new boss working out?

Toni--mmmm, fresh tomatoes--I'm longing for summer just thinking about it!

Keng--How much longer until the baby comes? That recipe sounds delish! You have the best recipies---you and Monet. Maybe y'all ought to get together and create the SB cooking school.

Sarah--I'm sorry you had a bad experience with WW. I've lost 7.5 lbs in two weeks and really feel like it is helping me. I think it is just a matter of finding what works for each individual.

I was able to walk 20 minutes yesterday--Yipee! I'm working on "activity points" now. Th more walking I can do before we leave for italy the better!

Have a great Op weekend!

Susan