You all need to step away from the play doh and come post! It will only take a minute and you can go back to your playing.


I am headed for lunch, managed to walk 2 miles this morning and feel tons better! Had the repair man come by and was charged $60 dollars to say I needed a new fridge.

Sassy - Is this your day off??? I had to read your bio to see that you work in a callcenter?

Sue Pray your shoulder is feeling better

Kathy How is baby Roxy Lynn??

I better get Gab fed and to swimming!!!

Hi to everyone!!

SASSY...just to let you know, that address is no good and any mail send to it will either be thrown away or sent back. A lady with my military group also was passing the address around and then found out that first...you have to have a name of a soldier (already knew this as no place will except mail without having a soldiers name since 9/11) and second they have been swamped with soooo much mail they can't take anymore right now. It is a nice gesture though. Hope you are having a great day.

SUSAN...ouch woman! You know...what took me the longest at the dentist was the gas and numbing. But I was in and out within an hour...not bad. Hey, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go. What's funny is I hate a dentist that talks and talks, especially when their hand is in my mouth and they ask a question...what is up with that? But at the same time...like you, I want to know what the heck is going on! Sorry for all the stress you are having. Wish there was something I could do to help. Well, I am glad that no food spoiled but sad that you had to pay that just to find that out. I had a dryer once that needed a $5 part and was charged $75 just for the guy coming out, geez! Maybe we need to start an appliance repair business?!

Nuttin much going on with me today. Had some errands to run, some tickets to buy, and some recycling to drop off. Uh, didn't get the recycling because the huge arse bin was GONE! This is why people here don't recycle because they make it so hard. Now I have to find somewhere to take it...one place. Theres a few places but running to 3 or 4 different places for drop offs is kind of a waste...no pun intended. Anywho...

Today's exercise was mowing the front and back yard. Took me 2 hours...had some sweeping to do in the front...so that is a good work out for me. Getting ready for winter so that was the last mowing of the season...I think. If the temps stay in the 70's there might be one more. V is going to edge and weed eat and then winterize. We'll water once more also then the sprinklers have to be blown out for the winter as well. Ahh, the joys of having a house and living in the midwest-not. Anyway...trying to catch up on laundry now.

Eating was good today, as was my water drinking so far. Been doing good with the diet coke too. Down to 1-2 a day...was a lot more and I am working to 0-1 a day. I'll get there eventually.

Hope all is well with everyone. Anyone doing anything special this weekend? I've got no plans so far. The turd Josh went and got him a girlfriend and I've not seen him much at all, lol. I am happy for him and hope it works out but damn it...I need my mommy/son time, lol. We are going to have lunch next week sometime. Was supposed to go see Saw4 but he took the ho, lol! Just kidding, lo!

Have a GREAT weekend ladies!

TY Cristina. I'm sorry. I usually check that stuff out first. But thought it would be okay. Oh well. Sorry. I deleted the post.

Good Evening Chicka's!!

My goodness is it is quite on the board today! Was there a visit to Arby's planned and I wasn't invited?? WhatEVER......lol

Just had my nightly wheaties and feel better.

Sassy - you don't need to be sorry. It is an awesome idea. How is your day going?? You sound kind of down?

Cristina- I can't believe Josh went and got himself a ho, I mean....girlfriend! ha. wow, he is fast...where did he meet her? Don't worry I am not paying that $60, my landlord has to foot that bill. He is ordering a fridge for the unit, hopefully I will get it delivered over the weekend. Gaby started crying saying "I love that fridge......I don't want a new one! *wah"......omg. I really need to get her out more. What kind of tickets were you buying? How much coke do you drink?? I usually have a glass of diet coke......

My evening has been ok. I haven't taken any pain killers all day long, I feel 100 % better. Fooling around on the phone w/ the landlord all day, playing phone tag. Ready to get Gab to bed, we woke up at 5:30am......argh

G'night

just a quick post to let you all know that I am alive! we have been having internet issues.....and then it switched to job issues, which we are still dealing with....but hopefully we will be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!

my avatar is from Halloween......they are all getting so big on me! Brandon is now 3 1/2, Logan is now 2, and Marissa will be 7 months at the end of this month!

Happy Saturday Morning To You All!!!

Mindee - wondeful to see your internet is back on!! Happy to see you here. The kids are growing up too fast, enjoy every second, time flies by way too fast. Can't believe my Gab is 6 in Feb!

Sassy hope you are doing ok. Any special plans for the weekend?

Just a quickie hello. I have to get Gab ready for an overnight with her father. I am already thinking of making hamburger stew for dinner...lol, sounds good.

The weather isn't as icky as it was yesterday. A long walk needs to be put on the agenda too!!

Lets see if I can get that done - haha

Chat at you all later......

A mini update on my day

I took the girls thru McDonalds and ate 2 plain pancakes that Rach didn't want. Bad me. It is not good because I didn't *plan* it and that is something I have been working on in my daily eating.

Gab went with her father until tomorrow. He started in on how he wants to spend another $60 on clothes for her. hmmm. So, I tried to *communicate* that I would like to take that money and do my own shopping. I tried to say how it would be fun for me........and blah,blah. My mom told me to do that.

He said no he wasn't going to do that but I could come with him. Even after I said I would show receipts......pete sakes.

WhatEVER, 52 year old man.......I was suppose to be more assertive, a lot of good that does me. He heard my cell phone ringing and wondered whose phone it was.........and I hem and haw and don't tell him.

I need to go shopping for a spine. haha.......

anyway, annoyed with myself.

Going to go grocery shopping and get some veggies for my stew.

Hiya ladies...

And SASSY...Susan is right...you don't need to apologize. You were doing something good and I think that is great. Not a lot of people would so THANK YOU! Hope your day/weeknd is going well.

MINDEE...so good to see you missy! We missed you! Glad to hear all is well.

SUSAN...what is the ex's problem? Geez, you'd think he was so to spend a million dollars and didn't want your mitts on it. You should tell him "Okay, go ahead and buy the clothes but I will probably have to return them anyway" Maybe that will work. Good grief! Sounds like to me that he is trying to inch his way back into your life. Love the new avatar...the Gabster is quite the cutie! Glad you don't have to pay the 60 for the fridge...didn't think anyone could get attached to a fridge, silly girl...but oh so cute! What I want to know is...how do you and Sassy manage to get the good drugs? Lol Geez, all I got was some generic pain killers...didn't work as good as they usually do, lol. I need to go to your docs!

Speaking of docs...made my last appt., for my yearly. I put off all my check-ups for so long thought I better just do it and get it over with. Well, I will go to the dentist again...for a deep cleaning, hope that's all. We'll see.

Oh, Susan, Josh met this girl on myspace. Didn't know he was looking which was odd. Just out of the blue, oh, I have a girlfriend, lol. Guess they had been corresponding for a while, dunno. Don't know what's going to happen since he will be leaving in two weeks and then possibly come home for Christmas. But then come February, if the order still stands they are supposed to head to afghanistan, possibly back to Iraq. Anywho...

The two pancakes can't be too bad...did you have them plain? Of course that's how I usually eat them thus me saying they can't be that bad, lol. I'm a weirdo...don't like syrup or butter on them, or waffles.

Nothing much going on with me today...no exercise today so I will do something tomorrow. Been a pretty laid back day. Did get some reading done finally. I've got a few books I am dying to get read...so impatient I swear.

Hope everyone is having a great day/weekend!

Susan...forgot to answer your questions...the tix are for the Trans Siberian Orchestra next month. And the diet coke...a while back I could easily drink a 2 ltr bottle a day, if not more. But that was before I started drinking water and cutting back. Now I have about 2 16 oz glasses a day, sometimes more. I am trying to cut it out and drink more water but so far not a go. I am drinking the amount of water I need, probably could use more.

Has anyone had any energy drinks? I bought a couple different ones to try. Josh brought one home the other night and it tasted pretty good but couldn't find that one in the grocery store. Don't plan on drinking lots but was just wondering if anyone has tried them and what you all like if you have.

Ciao for now ladies!

Hiya Cristina!!

I love your little turkey smilie

See, the pink boots Gab is wearing in that picture? I loved those boots from Gap........I want to buy her another pair for $44. That isn't much is it?? They have some cheapie ones on sale for $19 at Freddies....but, I mean.....they ain't Gap. I guess I will wait until payday, also my mom offered to go in half for a pair. She use to love those boots too....see, now you know where I get it from. lol

oh, btw my whole family cries over old appliances.....

So, I tracked Gab down. She is up the coast and spending the night at some hostel. I told her father visitation is at his fathers house, not on the coast and not after the fact. He says I am playing *hard ball* and I replied "How can that be.....this is MY weekend, this is extra time for you that I agreed to"
He was raising his voice and going on how I don't communicate and never answering my phone.
Oh, poop on you!!
Obviously I communicate enough and if he was communicating I would have known his plans for staying on the coast before hand.

I try to get some back up from my sister but she says...."at least he wants to spend time with her, at least he wants to talk with her during the week,,,,at least he wants to be in her life"......ewwwwwwww......

What are you reading Cristina? Sounds like Josh is having fun, that is a good thing. I probably have a 16 oz diet coke glass a day,it taste so good. My mom drinks the straight stuff and a lot of it - she probably gets a 1000 calories from that alone.....lol

I guess I will go and do something. I slept a lot today after a walk and now am wide awake!

to you all!

hello ladies...it is good to be back online!!!

we took the kids to a local flea market type place, and they were having their Indian Fall Festival. So, the kids got to see some Indian dancers and drummers. Tommy kept telling them to enjoy it since it is part of their heritage. Miraculously, they all did enjoy it! Marissa got mad when they would take breaks and what not, but boy did her ears perk up when she noticed when they started drumming again. We ended up meeting my in-law's there and spent some time with them.

nothing really new on this end....just enjoying life and the kids. right now, all three kids are sick. Brandon started with his annual croup cough on Thursday night. He got two breathing treatments on Friday and I haven't heard it as much....BUT he was **** on wheels to get to bed tonight. We are taking them to the doctor's on Sunday. Brandon's right ear was bothering him, so it looks like an ear infection. Logan started with a croupy cough on Saturday afternoon. Thankfully Marissa hasn't gotten the croupy cough......but she has been coughing/sneezing and what not. I am probably going to have the doctor just check them all out so we can get it done and over with at one time.

Well, I have the cleanest house in the neighborhood now. Why, you ask? Because I never LEAVE it! After awhile, there is nothing else to do but clean...Leigh finished her latest round of antibiotics on Thursday, then by Friday afternoon, her tonsils were all swollen again and she was a little feverish. Yesterday I took her to urgent care again and got some stronger antibiotics and this time they did a 2-day throat culture, not just the rapid strep. Now we are on the third round of antibiotics since the beginning of October...let's hope it's the last for awhile.

Susan- M just wants to be a control freak, can't just GIVE you the money you know...you might go buy cigarettes or something, lol. Sorry he's making life difficult. I'm jealous of your new fridge. My MIL just bought a brand new one, and I keep looking at my old fridge and think wouldn't a nice new white fridge just look lovely? This is what happens when I'm stuck at home with a sick kid..I start fantasizing about refrigerators.

Cristina - TY for the card - very thoughtful. Met her on myspace? Now you need to get a myspace page and make sure you are in his friends list so he sees your avatar every time he logs in...keeping an eye on him so to speak...

Mindee - Glad you're back! The avatar is cute, I can't believe how fast your kids are growing! Sorry they are all sick, but better to deal with it all at once rather than one at a time..just my opinion of course. So far my DS has stayed well despite the plague that has descended upon his sister..so fingers crossed.

Sassy - How's your weekend going?

In addition to catching the latest bacteria floating around, my daughter decided to give herself a little "haircut" yesterday. So today we are off to get Hairdo 911 at Kids Castle Cuts. They said if I show up at 9am for a drop in,we might not have to wait that long. Wish us luck. Fortunately I caught her before she touched her bangs, so she just needs to get cleaned up on the sides.

Hi all--quick pop in--feeling better but not back to normal...I hate being sick...

Happy Sunday!!


Jules - Jeez girl, hope you feel better!!

Katy - Sorry about Leigh! Hope the meds work, if not I have some Very cute about L cutting her own hair. Gab went through that stage until my mother took over and was taking her to the beauty shop every week, this is when we lived with her. Drove me nuts and I think now Gab wants long hair. So, she focuses on her horses tails, lol . If you ever watch those home improvement shows I would love to have a stainless steel fridge with a water thingie, that lights up. to the cleanest house in the village!

Mindee - You HAVE to take the kids to a pow-wow, they would love that! My father worked a lot w/ the American Indian population and he basically adopted that culture as his own, course he was Aztec. The R's are of the Gros Vendre tribe out of Montanta on their fathers side.
Praying the kids start feeling better!! Best to Tommy on his job hunt!

Cristina - I would love to knit too! I am living through Katy, like Jules is painting through Katy,,,, we are all connecting with out inner Katy's.... lol You are right $44 for good boots is nothing. I decided just not to ask the man for money anymore. I will just do it by myself like I have always done. It made me sick the way he was yelling at me over the phone and knowing Gab was right there. He is such a jerk. I can't believe Josh won't add you as a friend - lol ,,,,cute. Rach won't add me either but she does show me her page at times. THANK YOU for the TG card too!!

Hi to Sassy and Sue!! Hope you both are having a great Sunday!!

I am just waiting to get Gaby. I was sick thinking of her so far away last night. Had a 8 grain roll from Starbucks for breakfast, I feel bloated. I have been sleeping really good and think all the drama w/ the tooth drained me a lot, just getting rested again. New fridge comes Monday, it will be great to have cold food again. lol