Good Morning -

Hee Haw Sassy! Good to have you back!! I agree about exercise, it is way too dangerous.

Mindee- Hugs to baby Rissa, teething is brutal. I always put ice in a baby sock and wet it. The girls liked to suck on it. Of course it isn't probably sanitary?? lol

Katy - I should be there tonight!! I didn't want to be around Gab's father, so I sent her w/ him last Tuesday. I get exhausted from taxi driving. Last night I was in my pjs and getting Gab ready for bed when Beck calls wanting a slurpee. I told her no, geesh. We live at least 2 miles apart and she can walk the block to Plaid Pantry. When I was a kid I walked up hill (both ways) and miles in the snow to get to my slurpee. hehe Did you read the oatmeal story in the paper?? This lady boiled this type of oatmeal for an hour (or so) and warms it up during the week. It is a different type of oat. I forget. Anyway, sounds like the same thing you are doing?

Cristina - I like the idea of East of Eden, never read that one. I finished To Kill and now I wish I named one of my girls Scout. Take it easy on your back!!

Hi to Jules, Michelle and Sue.

I better get busy! I spilled coffee on my jeans so a little annoyed with that. Had a banana and slim fast for breakfast, think cottage cheese and tuna for lunch. In reality I want a bowl of pasta and wine.....lol

bbl :)

You slim fast ladies...do you ever eat the bars? And do you eat them as a snack or as a meal? Just curious. I used to buy the ones, ugh, can't remember what they were called...but they were crispy choc. Pretty good if I do say so myself. I followed it once...the powder stuff...did it for a week...a shake for breakfast and lunch and I walked every day and I did not lose one freakin' pound, not one! Ugh! Never did it again.

SASSY...I am taking it easy. I have been walking, if you want to call them walks, lol. For me it was the slowest I have ever walked in my life, but I was walking so...sorry to hear about the co-worker, ouch.

MINDEE...ugh! Sorry I didn't say anything about your avatar, keep meaning to and like always, I get sidetracked and forget. Like your new do! I am thinking about cutting mine but then I want to get it a little longer so who knows. When I start going thru this I end up in the bathroom chopping it off. I saw a picture of REba McEntire and I like her layers...was thinking about a do like that. My hair is soooo straight it looks terrible without layers. Hope little Rissa feels better today.

SUSAN...shame on you girly! All those stairs you walked up and down...you better get that booty off the couch and get out there movin'!! You heard me!! I'm kidding of course, lol. You are doing great with your weightloss without exercising, you and Katy. I wish my body would drop the pounds without exercise...I have to trick it somehow. Silly girl, calling you for a slurpee when she is closer, lol. Hey, the kids always tease me with my walking stories...I don't exaggerate them at all but they think I am, lol. We DID have to walk thru the snow...like the postal workers...sleet, rain, snow or ice whatever, yeah, yeah...till they talk to my parents. Maybe that's why I like walking!

HIYA JULES, KATY, & SUE!

Nothing much going on today. Bought my groceries and got out in this freezing cold weather. Had to run to the post office and bank and now just getting some laundry done and cooking my pinto beans for a pot of chili. Perfect weather for it. Wasn't going to walk but as soon as I finish this post I am headed for the treadmill.

Have a good one ladies! Chat later!

hello ladies....how are you doing?

nothing new on this end.....Marissa is feeling better....and so am I somewhat. I still have bathroom issues.....but not as many as last night! Hopefully the boys and Tommy don't get whatever it is that seems to have corrupted me. I ate saltine crackers during the day today because I didn't want to try anything to heavy. So, for dinner, I am going to attempt to eat a grilled cheese (see if the cheese works) and try some chicken noodle soup.

SuzyQ~ I agree.....exercise can be dangerous.....so maybe they should make it illegal! I have used, in the past, the teethers and just stuck them in the freezer to get them cold. She loves playing with her gums/teeth after her Oragel kicks in.

Cristina~ I haven't eaten the bars before, I just drank the drinks. I did do the Metabolife (well, it was Metabolite) before we got married and I lost some weight with that. I have thought about doing it again, but keep forgetting to look for it when we go to Wal-Mart. Thanks for the nice comments on my hair. I am thinking of getting it cut just a little bit shorter. My sister cut it for me, she also dyed it for me as well. I love Reba's hair! Rissa is doing better today.....me on the other hand, can't stay out of the bathroom!

Back again for a few minutes...just can't stay away from you ladies!

MINDEE...I do hope you get to feeling better. Maybe you should skip the grilled cheese and just have the soup. Do you fry your grilled cheese? That's the only reason I say you might want to skip it...I do mine to get it all toasty, mmmm. I actually haven't had one in ages! Anyway...just thought it might not be so easy on the stomach. Try to get some rest too!

I did 60 minutes of walking, woohoo. And the chili is in the crockpot simmering, mmmm. Now I am wanting grilled cheese though, lol. Later...

Cristina~ I had the soup, and took it easy on the grilled cheese. Tommy uses the skillet and grills them on that. So as far as I know, he doesn't fry them. The boys didn't eat all their soup, so I asked Tommy to put it in a container and I will eat it later.

I do have to add that I stuck my finger in Rissa's mouth, and sure enough, she has one of her bottom front teeth through! Now, hopefully the rest of the teeth come in that easily!

Mindee--hope you get to feeling better. Little Henry was so pitiful while he was cutting teeth. Glad Rissa is feeling better.

Cristina--you are just the exercise queen lady!! My exercise today consisited of walking up the 600 ft uphill driveway in the snow after getting stuck and shoveling while hubby plowed. SuzyQ was rght it is Eugene where Ry is going though he says if it doesn't work out he would like to try Portland or Seattle.

SuzyQ--wine sounds pretty good right about now. I am going to tell Teri about the ice sock when Nick starts!!

Sassy--Hubby is trying to talk me into a hybrid or something with a hemi engine. I kind of like Mazdas. I really like the Pontiac Soltisce but I don't think a two seater is very practical. One of the young girls at work fot a little two seater convertible--she loves it. I guess we will always have the Honda. I also thought about "gasp" a smaller SUV..... I am going to have to be hauling a stoller around when I have little Nicky!!

Katy--you will have to let me know about the crock pot oats. Hubby is starting a health kick that may be good for both of us..He was vegetarian growing up and we did it for awhile when the kids were younger.

well..I am going to go join hubby by the woodstove!!

just checking in since I was able to finally get out of the bathroom! I am feeling better now.....but I don't want to jinx myself.

Jules~ I love your avatar! I am sure he is getting so big already!

Good Friday, ladies...

Miss SuzyQ where you B? Did you find something good to read? Did i say congrats on the pound? Losing my mind I swear! Well, :bravo: again!

Mindee...glad you are feeling better.

Jules...that little one is adorable. I am far from being an exercise queen...wish I were. I just feel the need to do it everyday now, which is good. Never thought I would miss exercising if I missed a day, nor did I ever think I would grow to love it! Crazy I tell ya! :crazy:

Pretty boring day for me today. Going to get my exercise in and let's see...ummm, more exercise, lol. Nothing planned except a trip to Sams when V gets home, almost out of water.

Have a GREAT day ladies! :hug:

Good Morning!

I am here. Thank goodness for Friday's!!

Cute avatar Cristina! We have had homemade chili the last 2 days, so good, especially when it is cold outside. You are kind of an exercise royalty!! lol - I decided on East of Eden, per your suggestion. I haven't started yet but I did pick it up at the library.

Jules - What are you doing by the woodstove?? Staying warm? Those things kind put out a lot of heat, we had one growing up. Good to see you posting!! :)

Mindee- Yum, grilled cheese. I love those and so do the girls, along with soup. Glad Rissa is feeling better!!

Just a quickie....hi to Sassy, Katy, and Sue!!

I went to swimming last night. Sipped some wine to better handle being around Gab's dad. lol I shouldn't do that because he was looking mighty handsome to me after awhile. Yikes.
Missed you Katy!!! Saw the family though, they are very well behaved....especially your husband. lol jk......L is so cute in her goggles.

Planning on seeing McDreamy tonight and tomorrow. We will probably have an overdose and that'll be the end of him. He works next weekend and I have a family dinner to go to so we weren't planning on anything next weekend.....he told me it is casual dress day at work for him and I wrote back it was casual sex day here.....lol just because I am sassy and bored.

anyway TGIF! Had a slim fast and banana again for breakfast.

chat at you later!!!

hello ladies...how are you all doing?

nothing new on this end. trying to come up with a theme/day/food/drinks etc. for Brandon and Marissa's birthday party! I know we still have three months before their birthdays, but with the month of January almost over with, I want to start planning now since a local party store has their plates and what not that are themed on sale! So, the sooner we get the themes picked out, the sooner we can see if the theme is on sale! (I am all about saving money when I can) Oh, and we got a thing in the mail from H & R Block about getting our taxes done, and when we get them done (hopefully they will still have some left) they are offering $150 cash back, a free Wendy's gift card (value of $100) OR a free Hungry Howie's gift card (value of $60). If they still have some available, we are going to go for the Hungry Howie's one and that will pay for the food for their party!

I do have to add, that I am also down a pound as well! I guess living in my bathroom helped me straighten some things out!

SuzyQ~ Congrats on the weight loss as well! I had to chuckle at your casual sex day comment. That sounds like something I would send to Tommy.

Cristina~ I love your new avatar!

Hi Gurls!!!
 

Ha Sassy...the cats in the cradle with the silver spoon, little boy blue and the man in the moon...when ya comin' home son I don't know when, we'll get together then...I love that too! Now you have me singing it, lol. Good to see you posting missy! It is supposed to get really cold here too! brrrrr, I am sick of it! I used to watch American Idol, just the audtions but haven't caught any of it this season. Kind of burned out on it and something else is on that I watch so.

Susan...have fun with mcdreamy...by the way, does mcdreamy have a name?

Mindee...:bravo: on the pound!

Hiya Katy, Jules and Sue and anyone reading this.

Up late again...decided to stay up late since I don't have anything to do tomorrow, planning on sleeping late. V is working so...will get lots of reading done, hopefully. And exercise...just pick up those feet, nice, nice, nice! :) Was going to take DIL to be's kids to chuck e cheese and a movie but the son, Chase has a basketball game and we decided to do it in two weeks. The weather is icky too so hopefully it will be a little better. Just thought I would spend some time with the kids getting to know them...that little girl of hers is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!! So freakin' cute I love her already! Anywho...that's about all I have. Definitely going to make that 3-4 books read this month, woohoo!

Have a great weekend ladies if I don't make it back! :hug:

wouldn't you know it, a mother's job is never done! Brandon got up at about midnight or there after. He said that he was hungry, so I heated up the left over chicken nuggets from dinner, and then he pushed them away and didn't want them! I had gone into the bathroom, and he came in there, so I asked him if his tummy hurt. He didn't answer me, so I had Tommy ask him. He told Tommy that it did, so I gave him some medicine. Flash back to earlier Friday afternoon when Marissa and Logan were napping, me and Brandon were sitting at the table. He was reading his books, and all of a sudden just stopped drinking his milk and proceeded to put his finger down his throat to make himself throw up. I pulled his finger out and he put it back in....I pulled it out again, and didn't think anything of it. When he told Tommy that his stomach was hurting, I looked at Tommy and said "maybe that is why he was trying to make himself throw up earlier." So, it looks like we will more then likely be making a trip to the prompt care on Saturday. Logan was tugging on his left ear at dinner time. Then when I was cuddling with Brandon, he started to play with his right ear. I am toying with the idea of getting Marissa checked out just to be safe, but she has her 9 month check up on the 24th, and she really isn't showing any kind of symptoms of anything.

Sassy~ Stay in and stay warm if at all possible! It is suppose to be really cold around here for the next ten days! I told Tommy "Look, it is going to be really cold for your birthday!"

Cristina~ How are you doing girl? Thanks for the bravo! Speaking of books....I brought up the Wal-Mart website because I was looking for this pedal bike thingy for the floor, and stumbled into the books instead. So, I am writing up a list of books that peak my interest that are on the website, so hopefully I will be able to find them in the store!

oh.....me and Tommy figured out that it would be cheaper to go to this local outlet mall to do clothes shopping, since the prices are a lot better then at the retail stores.

Good Staurday, ladies!

SASSY...did I miss somewhere that you guys were getting a SUV? Geez, I really need to read these posts better. Sometimes I skim thru them and think I got it all, apparently not, :lol: So what are you guys getting?

SUE...I know you said you guys were going to or are thinking about an SUV...what are you guys looking at?

MINDEE...I bet Brandon has what you had, hopefully it's not something too bad, poor little guy. And good idea having the other kids checked. Usually if one gets it the others will follow. Nothing wrong with outlet malls...I would shop them if we had some here. I know while in Branson we shopped one and wow! That place was huge! The have/had a corelle store and I finished off some dishes that I couldn't find in the store or online. Of course now I wouldlike to get some new ones...it's been 8 years.

Okay, it's not that I have anything against SUV driving mommas, lol it's the stepford wife'ish thing...the bleached blonde hair, the big Tahoes, and I would have to say 90% are silver/grey and they all are always talking on their phones, ugh! Anyway, I drive a SUV, if you want to call it that. I feel weird calling it a SUV because it's this little bitty thing, more like a station wagon that sits a little higher, and it's not a gas hog so that makes it better, whatever, :lol: Anyway, just had to throw that out there for some reason.

Okay, nothing really planned today. Just laundry, exercise, computer time and reading. I think I already said this, lol...anyway...

I am happy to report a 1.8 lb loss this week. I really was a little worried that I would end up with a gain, or stay the same with the back and all. But I did better than I thought I did so I am happy with that, surprised, but happy. I've been doing the happy dance all morning. I can't tell you ladies how long it has been since I have seen the 180's or even been below 200 for very long. It really is a celebration for me. :dance::cb::dance:

Have a GREAT day ladies! :hug:

This site sucks today. It keeps bumping me back out, annoying and now I am out of time!
UGH.
Good to see you back Sassy!!!
Mindee - Congrats on your weight loss!!
Cristina - Congrats to you too!!


I have Gab with me so we are hurrying. Her attention span is short......

Enjoyed the evening with McDreamy (umm, his name is Don, Cristina - I think -lol) His son made dinner with his GF. They made chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, salad and toasted cheese bread. I passed on the potatoes but had everything else. We stayed in and watched a movie, tonight we are going out for dinner and a movie. He talks a lot with his hands which he knows I think is funny so he was doing that a lot with his fork last night. Not on purpose, just because but when I smiled he laughed.....awww, he is so cute.
His daughter came later w/ her boyfriend, so it was a full house.It was fun though.
anyway - full dy with Gab so I better get my arse in gear!