Hi All!

Only have uno minuto....DD is going to the fall festival at our church w/ DH and I have to help her put on her butterfly wings...so cute!

I did yoga/hi-lo aerobics back to back this a.m., and I am gonna feel it tomorrow! Yikes! Then we were on to a soccer game, and I am taking the ninja boy to a Halloween party tonight...

No rest for the wicked ...hee hee

Hope you are all having a good weekend!

Katy--you are doing really great with your exercise!! All the business sounds fun.

Sassy--I love fall but I hate the cold that follows. Makes me achy too.

SuzyQ--Do Beck and her friend still have the same boyfriends from before? Ah, the sweetness of puppy love. The bike race sounds fun. Your walk is good. Your doing good too.

Cristina--Hug Josh for us.

Well I am going back to bed...don't know why I am up so early when I don't have work. I am going to try to go back to bed--I really feel yucky...scratchy throat, watery eyes, runny nose....

Hola! Beautiful Sunday here!!

Sassy - How is the back pains today? Ouch, praying for you :) I took pictures of my kitty with my cell last night......lol, I also put his pic in a space outfit (as part of the special tools on the phone) ....and ya.....I really had nothing else better to do.

Katy- Butterfly wings sounds adorable. Curious where you can buy colorful leggings for little girls?? I thought I noticed cute ones on L? My Becky and her girlfriends went to the haunted house last night at your church, she said they had fun.

Jules - Becky has her boyfriend of over a year. Very sweet young man that thinks the world of Becky. They are planning their German wedding and she packs their lunches, he was doing it for them but, I guess they take turns. :o Rach broke up w/ her's over the summer.

Cristina - Josh make it home?? Very excited for the time you all will spend together.

Splurged a little today with french toast and a serving of hashborwns. I didn't know potatoes could taste so good!! YUM. So, I need to be careful for the rest of the day. Acorn sounds good and lots of water too! Have fingers crossed that I will get to 169 and finally am out of the clouds that I can do this weight loss thing without exercise - haha.........grrrrrrrr.

Going to go and enjoy the sunny day and wait for Gab to get home.

Hello to everyone!!

Hola Chicka's!

Trust you are all enjoying your Sunday. It is beautiful here in Portland today, warm, sunny and the fall colors are awesome!!

I walked 2 miles!! Yipeeeee me. I also raked leaves around my little dwelling and it looks so nice now. I need to work on the side of the building now , many branches have fallen down and makes it look so untidy.

Becky has been busy carving pumpkins and watching Casper. Rach lost her cell phone and is going wacko. I just want Gaby, she is my sunshine. .....I am the moon, Rach is the thunder....Beck is the ....hmmm, breeze.....lol. ...whatEVER. I think I am enjoying my diet coke alittle too much, makes me happy, happy.

I am going to enjoy a dinner of veggies and some steak.Did great on my water - 70 oz's so far. Actually I think that is all I am going to drink.

Looking forward to the week starting and weigh in tomorrow!!

HUGS to you all!:hug:

Good morning!
Susan- glad your girls liked the HH...the teen group puts that on every year, and from what I hear, they REALLY get into it!..DH took the kids to the fall festival last night, but James didn't think he was quite up to the HH. He heard there "was some guy chasing people around with a chain saw" made him a little nervous :D Kids did crafts and bobbing for donuts, etc. Hey - there's going to be trick or treating in the Village this year...fyi..think it starts at 3:30... we might go round 4ish..gl w/ weigh in...I bet it's a good one, you've had a good week from the sound of things.

Jules - LOVE the avatar! The tattoo looks great! Hope it stays that way after the babe pops out. Teri a young' un and they all get their tummies back don't they?

Sassy - hope your back is feeling better...watch out for those comfy chairs...get a laptop and a remote and you'll never get up again, lol!

Cristina - I know you are having a great time w/ Josh so Hi to you when you get a chance to check in. Sent you a pm.


I caught the last half of NIA yesterday and stayed on to take the cardio salsa class. Felt good to get back in the groove, so to speak. While I haven't slacked off on exercise, I haven't been pushing it either. It's nice to get a good sweat! Food was ok, I had some baguette w/ butter which is not on the program, but it tasted really good! Then baked up a piece of cod for dinner and called it good. I kept my mitts out of the kids' goody bags and didn't eat any of the cakewalk cake they won at the carnival. Yes, there was a carnival and a fall festival this weekend...and DS went to a Halloween party and a birthday party! Somewhere in there there was a soccer game as well. We bailed on the second soccer game - No mas! Now I have to gear up for DD's bday on 10/31, which means cleaning the house. oh joy. Now you know what I am doing for the next two days!

OK - kids are up - gotta go. Have a good one, ladies!

Hola Chicka's!!!:chicken:

How come we only have a rooster? Wassup with that?

Katy- Cardio salsa class sounds like fun! I love dancing with the stars and reading how they all lose weight with dancing. I was planning on the village this Halloween and was going to take Gab to a church for indoor activities later that evening. Her father wants to take her to Gladstone to trick or treat his fathers but seems too far to me. We'll see. Did you make L's costume?? Sounds cute!!

It has been kind of a cloundy morning. Not weatherwise, brainwise - lol. Rach has been staying with me for the past week and it has been difficult to adjust too. Half the time I am tracking her down and the other half listening to her whine.This morning she did manage to get to school, thank goodness. Her father called on her cell and the cost to replace is $240. Ummm, she will have to do without - ha.

Weigh In :goodscale and woo hoo to 169 I am so pleased with that pound!!! Gads, took forever.

Cristina -:celebrate::celebrate: Hope Josh and family is having an awesome homecoming!! Thinking of you all :)

Better get. I have to get serious about job hunting with 8 weeks to go until I have to file unemployment.

You all have a GREAT day!!

Hello ladies...

Man, is this computer slow today...don't know if it's the computer or the site. Has taken me 30 mns at least to sign in, answer a pm and read this thread, yikes!

SUSAN...silly woman. I am far from being a saint missy, lol! I just love my kids A LOT and would do anything for them. Even when I get mad it's not for very long. WTG on you reaching 169! :bravo: :woohoo: And good job on the walking and yardwork. Will R & R be dressing up for Halloween?

KATY...jealous of all the carnivals and such. Guess I don't notice much of that going on here with not having kids in school. Shoot, I don't even know if they have any...you would think they would say in the paper. I know they have some trick or treat things for the kids to keep them off the streets. Guess I could just show up without kids, lol! They would think I lost my mind, lol. WTG on the exercise! You were one busy momma this weekend!

HIYA JULES & SASSY...hope you ladies are well.

Josh did make it home, woohoo! It was so good seeing him at the airport. This time he looks more healthy...he's been lifting weights. He's not muscular but looks better. Last time he was home he was on the skinny side...never had seen him that skinny before. He was happy to get home too! He's sleeping now, like a baby, ahhhh. He was up all night because he couldn't sleep so finally layed down and was out. Just hope he's not up all night again.

Did get in a 3 mile walk in the neighborhood. It was cold this morning so I waited until 11...it was the perfect temp. It is so nice out...love the 70's! That's about all I have...nothing else going on. Was going to take Josh to the mall to get some clothes since he has nothing but shorts. It was nice to me yesterday but since arriving he has been cold. Guess we will do that tomorrow. Anywho...

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! :hug:

Hola Cristina!!

Great that Josh is finally home! :carrot: Is he stationed in Hawaii still??

I managed 2 miles today. I also have a sore arm from yesterdays raking, pulled muscle?? Old age has finally arrived! I use to get out there and work for hours in the yard.

I think it is the site, takes forever to get around....and you click on something and get all the way kicked out and have to start over again. :?:

Becky is going to be Wilma (to her boyfriends Fred) and Rach wants to be a *lutty cleopatra............hoped I spelled that right. Anyway, it was cute the way she asked for that but the answer was no. I am going as a scary mom.....haha.....

k- adios again! Making meat loaf for dinner and just want to spend some quite time with Gaby. We had fun playing I-Spy last night. I taught her to say "Susan, do you have a duck?"...and I say "Why, no I don't Gaby,,,,go fish".....hmmm, it was cute.

Settle in.......Its gonna be a long one! lol!
 

Hey chicas....

Darn it Susan you're right...here's the closest thing I found to a chickie :egg:..then there's these little guys :thanks2: but that's really stretching the definition..oh I just kind of liked this one :tied: Supposed to be "tonguetied", but I think it looks like "I puked". We need a Chickie emoticon for the 3FC site, don't we? let's start a petition! Hey - congrats on 169..I knew you'd do it!

Cristina..Glad Josh made it home safe and sound..have a great visit! I don't know if any of you have tried this for slow loading problems, but I downloaded and installed Firefox recently and it is way faster than internet explorer. I use it for this site in particular, and it is much much faster and smoother than before. If you google Mozilla Firefox, you'll find it and it's FREE! It's not going to mess up your computer. It's loaded on all the computers in my son's lab at his school. It will only become your default browser if you select it. I pinned it to my "Start" menu and I just select it instead of internet when I want to use it.

Sassy - we are all here for you! Yeah, switching to brown rice will be more nutritious than white, but it won't cut any calories. I like to cook up about 6 or so cups of brown rice and reheat it throughout the week with different dishes. This also works with bulghur and quinoa, which are whole grains that are very healthy. They are prepared the same way as rice, have about the same calories. If you have a little bit of one of these, then some lean meat and a big salad, there's your quick healthy meal. I cook up a roast or a chicken and eat of it for several days this way.

You haven't failed...every time you try you are learning something about yourself and what you need to do to be healthy...it takes a long time to learn these things and our culture does not make it easy. You will do what you need to do and don't forget that! We are all here to cheer you on!

Enough of my :soap:. I have so much time to post today because Leigh is home sick AGAIN with strep AGAIN. And tomorrow is her birthday, so we are crossing our fingers that she will be well enough to go to school for the class party. I told her that if she has to stay home that we will open her presents in the morning. She seemed to be okay with that. She won't be contagious by tomorrow, but if her tonsils are still huge, I'm keeping her at home. I still need to get the house whipped into shape 'cause the GPs are coming, sick or not, and I STILL haven't carved these darn pumpkins. Yeesh. Glad I went to yoga this morning, I'll just breathe through everything!

Aloha Chicka,Chicka Boom,Booms!!:egg:(pssst, yes I have been reading the book over and over again to Gaby)

Katy - So, right lady....woo hoo. I can't believe you found some chickies :) :hug: to Little L on her strip. Cross fingers Gab hasn't been sick yet this school year. Thank you soooooo much on the 169 - I weighed again this morning just to see it again. What a relief!!!!! I think I will stick to bagels only on Saturday....maybe that'll help??

Sassy- hmmm, I love red vines when I want something sweet. I don't really have a sweet tooth though. I have more of a carb tooth. I love low fat cottage cheese mixed with salsa as a dip along w/ some corn chips. I love white rice! If someone can make brown rice taste good let me know. My mom used to mix brown rice with hamburger,carrots and onions...that tasted pretty good. Hugs to you!! Hope you are feeling better. I was reading a weight loss story yesterday and the lady didn't lose weight for 6 months - it made me more determined to stick with it and not get so frustrated. So, I guess my tidbit would be to read a lot on the site of others success, it can sure motivate :)

If you want to read the story it is in the Goals under Amanda's Goal Story.....133 pounds....something like that. Awesome story!


So, I am on the fly!! Watched my favorite bachelor last night and I made my decision that he should fall in love with Deanna.....:o lol

Taking Gab to a dental appt this afternoon so best get some errrands done.

Quick non weight ??? Gab's father has been calling every night to say good night and I finally asked him to pick a night to call. Seems too much for me....think that is wrong???

Hello ladies...

SASSY...can't wait until tomorrow! Glad your back is better and WTG for not giving up! WE can do this together missy! We are here for you, just remember that.

SUSAN...hah, love the costumes, especially Fred and Wilma. I never can think of anything creative but have known lots of people who could, lol. Hey, depending on how *lutty the cleopatra is I think it's kind of a cute idea...but then cleopatra is a good idea period. I too am going as an scary mom, more like a grouchy mom, lol! Josh is still stationed in Hawaii, think he will stay there even if he re-signs. I asked him what he will do after he gets out, or is he thinking about re-signing he said he was. I think he likes the traveling and seeing the world. On their way home from Iraq they stopped in Germany and when they took off the plane was having problems so ended up in Alaska for 2 days...he was rubbing it in because he knows I am wanting to go. he said it was beautiful!

KATY...sorry to hear about little L, darn I hope she feels better by tomorrow. Poor little thing, strep again. Hugs to her :hug: Thanks for the advice...I will try the firefox tomorrow. It's only this site that is so slow...started out the same today but now that I am getting off it is better, lol.

Hello to SUE, JULES, MICHELLE & CAROL & KATHY and anyone I missed, and anyone reading this, lol.

Nothing much going on...had some errands to run this morning. Need to call the dentist but I am being stubborn and a BIG chicken! I have had this toothache for a while now...know I need to go. Been a crappy day because of it. Did get my 2 mile WATP done and mowed the back and front yard. Now just getting some laundry done. That's about all I have...take care ladies. Chat with ya tomorrow :wave:

Hi Chicks!
 

My heart is breaking. I thought the baby was getting Teri back on track with school and the future. Well, Dave has decided at 25 he needs to go back to school, since he cannot find and job and is not willing to even apply for one he considers boring. He has picked a school near Philadelphia which is about 3 hours away and he can start in March. Teri has decided to follow him. I asked what about school and she says she is going to finish but I don't see him working even part time while he's going to school so it will be all up to her and where does that leave the baby?? There are no family and friends there to help out. I really don't know what she thinking. There is a school in MD about an hour away. That would allow them to stay in the area with friends an relatives plus her to finish her school. I don't know what to do.

:cheer2: HAPPY 6th
BIRTHDAY TO LEIGH!!!!!:bday2you::gift::balloons::woo::bday2:Wishing her a wonderful day and pray she is feeling better!!

:dracula::ghost::frank::witch2:HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! :badbat::bat::witch::sklol::haphal::spid:

Cristina - Cute, you sound like a typical mother - lol. I really think the more you want him to get up and get things done the more he is going to snooze. :D The service is a good deal and all the travel Josh gets to do - it's exciting .....of course it can come at a high price.That is the stressful part. THANK YOU so much for the snail mail!! Very sweet and when I saw you had a card for my sister I started tearing up. What a sweetie you are! Hope your tooth is not hurting too much!

Sassy :dizzy: Say that again about the Mt Dew?? lol....lost me somewhere. I love Wendy's chili as a take out kind of thing.

Jules - :hug::hug: I'm sorry about Teri and her perhapes moving away.There is still time for her to change her mind :hug: I know it must be hard. My Rach is making ill decisions these days and probably will end up out of school. Drives me batty but all you can do is show them the way and if they decide to take the rough road just be there loving them. Argh,.......

Katy So, how are you?? How is our Miss L?? Hope she is feeling better!!!:)

I better get going. Gab took her Ranger costume for her class party. We did good this morning getting up and out of the house. I had 1/2 a turkey bagel and picked up an application - lol......yum, I would love to work around all those carbs!!:D Stepped on the scale and woo hoo saw 168 so changing my ticker before it goes back up - lol yipeeeee.
Gaby did great at the dentist yesterday!What a trooper.
Need to run my rent over across town and go to my fathers gravesite, it is a Mexican holiday to celebrate out loved ones that have passed away.

So, have a safe and fun day!!

Hello to everyone!!:witch:

Hugs to you Susan. :hug: You are welcome for the card...I have been thinking of your sis for a while and meant to send a card sooner. I know how hard it is to lose a child, even if I didn't have the chance to see mine be born alive and see him grow the pain is still hard. Sometimes really hard seeing babies...brings tears to my eyes. My tooth is killing me! But I have an appt. tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. yikes that is early! I read in a local magazine this dentist is rated number 1 in the state...we'll see. WOOHOO to 168! Hope it stays until WI plus some! Have a good day missy! And a safe Halloween!

And how did I forget...a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to little Miss LEIGH!

Cooking a pot of pinto beans for chili later...it is a little chilly out and thought it was the perfect meal to warm my insides. it wouldn't be so cold if that darn wind wasn't blowing so hard...poor little trick-or-treaters...going to be a cold one for them.

Have a great day ladies!

:balloons: Happy Birthday, Leigh :balloons: Hope she made it to the class party! :crossed:

Hey
 

Thank you all for Leigh's birthday wishes! She had a good one. She was able to go to school - yay!. Then it was trick or treating in the Village, and birthday cake with the GPs...a busy day indeed.

Sassy - sorry about your mom's bad news...hope everything resolves in a positive way very soon for her.

Jules - Darn kids...whatever happened to listening to their elders...I hope they change their minds, Jules.

Susan- Yay ..wl is going great! How was trick or treating at your place?

Hi to everyone else!

I finally lost that pound or so I've been flirting around with for the last few weeks, so the ticker is gettin' changed! I have to go in to Kaiser this a.m. for a blood draw, so no food or tea for me.. argh.. could use some tea. I do the blood work every 6 months for the research study I'm in. Cool part is that they post them on my online file within the day so I can see them and compare them to the previous 6 months.

Have a great day everyone!

:turkey::thanks2:Happy November!! :turkey::thanks2:

I feel ill ....so a quickie for moi :comp:

Sassy - Yes, the Mt Dew makes sense! I think it is all the +,= that freezes my brain, I hate math . lol Prayers for you mother :hug: I agree w/ Cristina, we all feel bad at food choices every so often. Planning a weekend shopping spree of healthy foods sounds like a good plan! :)

Cristina - Thinking of you and your ..umm, tooth. :D Hope it went will this morning! Very sweet again about the card sent! Thank you.

Katy- woo hoo, on the weight loss!!:congrat::cheer2: and Leigh feeling better!!

JulesHey you,,,,,hanging in there?? Thinking of you and Teri :)

SueHow is your mother, how are you?? Come check in , I miss you!

Mindee We miss you too and hearing about how the family is doing. Keeping you in prayers!

Michelle If you are lurking, come say hello!! We miss you. :hug:

Kathy Congrats again on Roxy Lynn!! I am sure you will be a wonderful grandmother, how exciting! Especially w/ the holidays here.

k-my nose is in pain. I went this morning for a pre surgery test which required a tube being stuck down my nose and down my throat.

Cute.

Course we didn't get that far because after seeing that I have no holes in my nose (I do...he just couldn't see them - I am dainty , you know - lol ) he had to blow decongestant up me for the passages to open . After waiting and waiting and trying 3 times I finally lost it and said forget it. I swear. Now my teeth are dumb and I have goup coming out of my nose. I think I look lovely and am ready for a date. :o I thnk I say that only because the goup reminds me of KY jelly......oops, can I say that?? :chin:

So, now I have to go back to the doctor and see what he wants to do.

anyway ,halloween was ok. Gab didn't want to go trick or treating, she didn't want to wear her mask. Argh.......I let her go w/ her dad and he did the terrible deed. Good, I was off the hook and stayed home and caught up on my Britney Spears news. YAWN.....

ummm, better go wipe my nose....lol.....adios and hugs to all!!!

SuzyQ-yes I am hanging in. I was sick this weekend and even missed work on Monday, then Teri dropped the bombshell on Tuesday, my tom complete with cramps and migrane came yesterday and hubby decided to be a total a$$ tonoight. I am having just a wonderful week....boy I need some cheese to go with this whine...and a big old bottle of actual wine might help too!!

Cristina--hugs to you..good luck with the tooth being pulled. My dentist swears by a two advil/1 tylenol combo. Take one combo in the morning before he starts and then another right after he gets done then 4 hours later and then six. It worked for me though between the combo and the bleeding I got a little sick to my stomach--sorry TMI!!

Katy--all the things I said are apparently sinking in. She just got a promotion and $2/hr raise where she works and she is doing well in school. She is taking a two year accounting degree program and will take evening and online classes to get the four year degree after she starts working. The big thing is the baby and who will keep it if she does go with him. Here she has family and friends that she trusts. Glad Leigh had a good bday!!

Sassy--I know what you mean about getting bad news at work--luckily my eyes have been watering and with being sick the watery eyes weren't too noticable for me. Hugs to you. I went to MCDonalds today for lunch--why do we hit the fast food when we are stressed??

I go with Teri tomorrow morning to the baby doctor. Oh and Dave actually went to a temp agency today and may start a job at a distributing center on Monday--one can hope!! If he's working too, then maybe she can actually have a day off instead of working 5 days and going to school the other two....

Jules - Gads girl. I have the wine if you have the cheese!!!
My nose is finally feeling better, still numb on the roof of my mouth though, pressure on my right eye.
I have TOM too!!
Rach has been *running* since Tuesday.I have no idea where she is staying but pretty sure she is with her friend who is fighting at home. Also, she did email my sister asking if she can come over this weekend,so she must have internet connection somewhere.
Older ex is headed for surgery tomorrow morning, should be in the hospital til Monday.
Gab is nutty on candy. I don't think we are going to make swimming tonight, she is so dang acting her age - driving me nuts.
Beck is a brat wanting to know how she is going to get to school tomorrow, she is so spoiled. She is upset her fathers hospital stay is coming between her taxi service to and fro.....lol. I told her father she has a bus pass, she can very well use it!

Halloween damage......I ate 2 kit kats, 4 tootsie rolls, 3 snickers and a peppermint patty.

ok, that is my roll call.....bring the cheese over!!! You'll have fun at the doctors tomorrow w/ Teri :) HUGS!!!

Hola Chicaritas!
 

Hello ladies....Just checking in. Things have been busy here and I have been so down..didn't want to bottom everyone out.
I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Rode a mile today and walked 2 miles with DH. Mom actually had a really good day and ate 3 good meals. She has lost so much weight. (I gained it..as I eat when she can't)
We had 14 kids for trick or treat, and all at once. The whole little neighborhood walks around the circle together. Fun, but over quickly. And they come before dark since the oldest is 6. All the parents walk too and I told them they need to dress up next year. :)
I had too much candy left over and DH even went and bought PEANUTS, which I love. Dang, life is hard!!

Anyway, hope you are all hanging in there. I am trying to.

Susan...you are going down in weight and I am going up..so we finally met. :)

Sassy- Hi again... Oh yes, those burgers call my name too. I could eat fast food 24/7 if DH liked it. He is so good and I am so bad. LOL.

Sue
 

Good Morning

Ok, Sassy and Sue!! I think I do recall seeing Sue's McDonalds and Sassy Burger King signs......NOT! :devil:......he is calling your name...to weight gain ****. lol - jk.....btw - I think BK burgers are the best.

Ugh, my head hurts!!!

Sassy - How old is your mother?? She sounds like a sweetie. My grandmother moved in w/ my mother when I was in Arkansas.She had been in a nursing home but hated it and was miserable. I guess she is happier now but stays in the bedroom most of the time. Anyway - hugs to you!!

Sue - Hugs to you too :hug: I am glad you checked in, was starting to miss you! I love peanuts too. My mom and step dad have all the munchy foods at their house. When I lived there it was a challenge not to stick my hand in some jar and experience heaven......lol...thus the weight gain. I blame mine on my mother....and &^%$ Michael.....argh.

k- dang early in the morning. Ex put his internet back on so I don't have to go to the library! Yay.......now I can post all day! Yipeeeeee. *eyes roll*....He took off for the hospital and I guess I will head up after I get the girls off for school. Stopped at the bagel shop and bought us all bagels for breakfast,,,,Beck took 1/2 of mine so that saved me some calories.
Gaby's father came all the way from the coast to take her to her swimming lesson. Can you imagine?? Devoted or obsessive???? lol....I was all set to take a night off and get to bed early when he called from the pool. Dang.

Talked to my sister and she said she told Rach via email to call me. RAch hasn't though. I think it is weird. I had 2 of her friends call me yesterday worried about her and not knowing where she was and on the other hand my sister says she is fine.......why wouldn't Rach stay in contact w/ her friends??? Unless they are fibbing?

k- time to get these kids to school!! Chow!

Morning ladies...

Busy bees with all the posting yesterday. Sorry, I was all set to do individuals but starting to doze.

Dentist visit went well but I can feel all the drugs wearing off and feeling a little pain. I love the GAS! I will never fear the dentist again! Anywho...I think I will go lay down for a while and come back wide awake, hopefully!

Hugs to everyone! :hug:

Hi
 

Hi all! Teri's appt went well-both baby and momma are doing great.

Dave starts a job through the temp agency on Monday. There was a walk through he did at a local company that has a really good rep and would have started out almost $13/hr but the guy was concerned about Dave's spotty work record. I did try to talk to Dave some about considering a school in MD but he is set on the one in PA and won't even look. He says he will drive the almost 3 hours one way every day. Like that is really a rational thought. Maybe he will rethink after the baby.

I'm Back.......

Halloween damage continues with 2 boxes of Dots and 1 M&M mini bag,,,,,not bad! I think I should just throw the rest away....course it is Gaby's stash.....she likes to share. lol ugh.

Jules - Hey sweetie!! How you doing today?? How was the doctors visit??

Cristina - How is the tooth?? Hope you were able to rest. :)

Sassy - How old are you?? You have a young mother, mine is 64. It is a good thing you have her close to you.

I was at the VA today and realized I was standing in the exact same spot when the doctor told me in May 06 that my father wasn't going to last the rest of the day, that he was dying. oh....I miss my father.

Ex is doing well and Rach is home! She won't tell me what she has been doing.

Need to get Gab ready for her fathers and it feels like a good weekend to just rest!!!

HUGS to you all.

Cristina--glad the dentist visit went well!!

Sassy--the fast food was calling my name but I passed it by...glad you and hubby will be working a schedule that allows you to see each other more. It must have been rough at first when you went off working the same shifts.

Suzyq--Ry was a handful from 16 - 18. Skipping school, which he eventually quit, and all kinds of other stuff. He did end up gettting his GED and actually talking a couple people out of quitting school. He would disappear for days at a time. He eventually straightened out for the most part. Teri says he is drinking alot again. I hope he doesn't start getting in trouble again, with all the drama with Teri & Dave, I don't think I could take having to worry about him too. When he was going through his teenage angst Teri never got in trouble...then he straightened up and Marshall broke Teri's heart and all heck broke loose with her...I think they are going to both drive me batty!!

Sue--I worry about getting everyone bummed out when I am having trouble, but I have found that we all have our ups and downs but we are all also here for each other!!

Katy--how are you lady!! Hope you like that pizza crust!!

Love you all!!

Suzy--the older guy in a computer dept says he didn't have many kids come by his house so he is going to SHARE his candy with us girls----NOOOO!! Hopefully by Monday my TOM chocolate cravings will be at a manageable level--I may have to "share" mine with others!! Glad Rach is home!!

Hi from Sleepy World.........lol
 

omg- I think I am going to cry. I don't ever remember being 33....*sniff....that was way long ago. Wow, Sassy.....you're a young lass :)
I am glad you got some sleep. I need to go get some myself. You know, I am blessed, I have a wonderful step father. I always loved the men in my family from my grandfather, pastor and dad. I always felt loved by them. It was a very surreal moment in the hospital today. I can feel my father there.

Jules - I thought you were talking about some pervert computer guy. You mean a co worker?? Gotcha! lol
Dots are the bomb! I usually don't crave chocolate, I think it is the nuts in the bars that I am after. My TOM is almost over, thank goodness.

So, yes. Rachel is home. I guess I will just have to have one child that takes the rough road through life. My sister really wants her to come over tomorrow and spend the weekend, it might do them both good.

Gaby went with her father tonight. Ick. omg, he annoys me!! He pouts and whines and I asked for some $$ for some clothes for the Gabster and instead of just forking it over he wants to go with me. Gag. I really want to just go by myself I don't need him and Gaby trailing behind me . I know her size and I know what I want.......and its not spending time w/ him. lol .......but if that is the only way , I guess we are going shopping together. Oh, joy.

I guess I will go crawl in bed and call it a day.....put an end to this misery,,,lol.....Monday is WI!! Looking for 167....cross fingers!!!

HUGS to you all :)