Okay was looking for some avatars before signing off so back again for a moment.

SUSAN...no, not from Kansas, ugh. I am originally from Arkansas but lived most of my life in Southern California. With a couple of years in Missouri and 6 looong months in Dallas...hated that place. Just been in KS for 9 years now so was used to the earthquakes. V is from here and I moved here to be with him, aaahhh, gag me, lol! Of course he says he did say that he would have moved to where I was at the time but I swear I don't remember him saying that, lol.

Laila is 5 10, wow!? She is pretty and has a GREAT body! I caught a glimpse of her dancing on The View and all I can say is WOW! They were awesome!

Glad your mom was behaving, lol. And...I hope you get to see M this weekend. You know, V works a lot too. But I think from being single so long, or what seemed like a long time. I actually don't mind it. It gives me my free time and I think we get along better, lol.

I've not had a grapefruit in ages! Seemed like when I had one I had to put sugar on it and that kind of defeated the purpose, lol.

Better get going. Need to put those ribs in the crockpot...it cooks them pretty fast so will be done by 6-6:30'ish.

Chat with ya soon.

Ugh. ate too much for lunch and now I feel like a beached whale. I worked for an hour pulling weeds at the elementary school's garden, so there's at least some exercise to offset.

Susan- I thought Bevin looked like some 1980s time warp, lol! But "prison outfit" sounds better, doesn't it? Lol. I didn't see the last episode, but the rose ceremony where she was dumped sounded pretty brutal. Glad the visit with the teacher went well. Life is always good when our kids like their teachers.

Cristina - Thanks so much for reading my blog - that means alot to me! That one on the "Feminine Mistake" really fried me as you could tell. There seems to be a couple of authors in the news now who have nothing better to do than to be critical of educated SAHMS - like we aren't contributing to society or something - that cracks me up. I think they just want to make some money by stirring up the Mommy Wars again.

Sassy - Happy BD to your mom! Did you have a nice time?

Jules - You are too young to be a grandma - do you hear me? JK - I mean congratulations.. I know we have to let these kids live their lives....it's hard not to get excited about a new baby. How's everything else treating you - Are you and hubby getting out on the bikes?


Michelle - I meant to say earlier that I like your new avatar - you and your DD are gorgeous!

My dad was over for a visit earlier and we had a nice time. I hardly ever get to see him as he lives 5-6 hours away. He was in town to take his wife to the airport. We talked computer geek stuff and he enjoyed a chat with DD. I'll get to see him again when he comes back to pick up the wife when she returns. Then I took DD swimming and ate too much lunch. Think I'll take a shower, then eat a salad for dinner. I have a caesar with some chicken and I'll just put a little dressing on it. Sounds delish to me right now.

Hope you are all having a great day

Sassy--no big plans for the weekend, DD and her boyfriend got a nice one bedroom so it moving her stuff AGAIN!!. Her name is on the lease so she is staying at least a year. They figure the baby isn't due unitl Dec 28 so when the lease is up the baby will only be 5 months old and if they still love the apartment they will stay a second year. It's near downtown Hagerstown on the side of town near a huge park and it was the "place" to live st one time so there are all these huge victorian houses which have been converted to apartments. The rooms are huge with the really high windows that let in a lot of light which is good except when you are trying to sleep according to my dd. The first night they signed the lease (Wednesday) Dave went and got the bed and some of his stuff and her dog and they slept there. They went to a petting zoo last weekend with his 3 year old daughter Lily. They really like it--Teri wants a camel for Christmas.

Katy--I am too young to be a grandma!! I will turn 42 just in time for the baby's appearance--I guess this is what happens when you have your own kids young!! I had both of mine by the time I was 21. I am excited about the baby. DD is getting a little less hormaonal though she does still have her moments. SHe and Dave are getting along better and I think having there own place will help alot. SHe did warn him that she is obsessive complusive about things being in their place and keeping everything clean.

Cristina--Teri is getting a little better with the "*****y" mood and now she has moved on to the nauseousness(sp???). SHe can't eat some of her favorite foods no matter how much she craves them. She is due on December 28 by their estimation but she goes for a sonogram in a few weeks that will be more accurate.

SuzyQ--two of the ladies at work were talking abouth both the Bachelor and the Dancing with the Stars this week. I am sure M will find some time to spend with you over the long weekend!! DH quit caffien and has been less jittery too.

Michelle--sorry you got your feelings hurt!! sometimes when things are typed they can be read in a different tone than if they were said so maybe it wasn't meant to hurt your feeling. Hugs to you!! Yeah about your daughter!! DD switched from Nursing to Accounting. DH and her ex are the ones that wanted her to do it. She always wanted to do accounting and business management and have her own business.

Well off to start moving. Teri and I don't have to move the big stuff ourselves this time!! Dave doesn't even want her moving anything but she says the boxes are light that are in storage because she knew that it might be just us when we moved them there. We are going to move alot of the boxes and stuff today and go to the grocery store for some odds and ends..

Okay, thought I had some time to post but time has gotten away from me. Left the computer on while I went to do some things, lol. Took longer than I thought so will be back tomorrow morning to post.

Have a great weekend ladies!

Hi all
Susan - yep -prison outfit is a good description- Andy struck me as being a bit creepy - how nice to have a back-up, I felt bad for her

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I am going to a DeMarle party this evening and will buy some kitchen stuff. I had a plan this time - I went online and looked at their catalog and made decisions BEFORE going to the party. So I'll go and socialize, then STICK TO THE LIST. Right!

Ciao!

Cristina--I do hope the sick feeling does pass quickly and I think she is losing some weight but not much. She is concerned about gaining alot of weight. She is just really tired all the time. She did quit smoking right away and is trying to have bf cut back and definitely not smoke around her or in the apartment, though she already found ashes in the bathroom after she came home from work. She wants the baby to be born on my bday (12/16) or my moms (12/21) or be a New Years Eve baby. Her cousin Trish that just had the baby has a bday on Christmas Eve and she hates it. She says you get shorted on presents and half the time your bday gifts are wrapped in Christmas paper.

Sassy--we didn't get as much moved yesterday as we wanted but we cleaned and all the kitchen stuff is washed and put away. The bf is not a very motivated person and Teri and I cannot do it all ourselves this time with her being pregnant. Hopefully he will get moving today. I think she will keep on him until he does.

SuzyQ--I don't know if I am going to help today or not. I love dd but as much as I am trying to like the BF I am having a hard time. He is really immature and spoiled. I don't know how dd gets stuck with guys that she has to be the man in the relationship and do everything, and practically support them. This one is no different. Her good paying job will be ending soon and she will have to get something else before she gets too far along in the pregnancy.

Katy--Hope you had fun. I forgot to mention how beautiful both you and the sweater are!! WTG on reaching your first 10 pound loss!!

Hi to Susan NYC and Michelle--hope all is well with you both!!

Hello...

SUSAN...sorry M hasn't called, maybe he will before the weekend is over. Hey, everyone deserves to be pampered. I need to get my hair done too, just not sure when I will. My ticker is not up either... I don't see anyones.

JULES...my niece Stefani was born on 12/24 too and doesn't like it either. I guess it depends on the parents. I would do it up for my kid if they were born then but my brother and sis-in-law never did. Either that or choose a day closer to the first of the month maybe.

Anywho...just dropping by with a quick fly by to say HI We were in the back working and the raian started. Never going to get anythng done at this rate, lol.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Cristina--Teri says she will make a big deal about the babies bday since chances are it will be close to Christmas. It rained a little here but after the sheets and blankets were line dried.

SuzyQ-can Rach's Dad pay for her hair or even part of it?? DD started at Subway when she was 15 1/2 cause I couldn't buy her everything she wanted at the exact moment she wanted it. I say get your hair done and enjoy she can be next--schools out so she could splurge on a great cut and color before it starts again--most of the time in summer they just pull their hair up anyways. I dye both mine and dd's using hair color bought at Walmart. DD had gone much lighter than her natural black--back in January she wanted to go back to the black so we did it and since then the new growth matches and it doesn't need to be done.

Well everything but one box which I forgot at my house is at dd's new place. We finished moving the rest of her stuff from the old apt she shared yesterday and then I helped her get everything put away. She only has the pictures to put on the walls and her bf is bringing some more of his stuff. It is so cute how they set it up. They have to do some laundry today--I brought some of it home with me--extra blankets and stuff which I will wash and hang on the line. His parents are coming over today so I mopped all the floors for dd. Both of us were sore from all the up and down trips on the stairs.
Hubby is jealous that I have been spending so much time helping dd I need to stay home and do nothing since I have already did all our laundry and cleaned the house. I guess I will mow the grass while he spends the day in the garage!!

Hi Katy, Sassy, SusanNYC & Michelle--hope your having a fun weekend!!