hello ladies....how are you all doing?

nothing new on this end.....trying to get through my email, trying to get Brandon back to sleep, finishing up some odds and ends on my end, and then shoving off to bed.

I updated my bio as well!

Cristina~ He came and checked out the furnace, and of course it wasn't making the noise. He said to keep an eye on it though and to let them know if it starts making the noise again. I think it was just acting up since it was colder then it has been so far, and it was trying so hard to keep up with keeping it warm in here. The kids already have tons of blankets on them....so if it should happen to go out, they will be warm. Although, if it were to go out, we would call the office manager, and she would first call the heating and cooling guy for here, and if he can't fix it, then she would call the heating and cooling company that the complex uses.

Trish~ Right now it is 26 degrees outside....so it is very cold! It is suppose to be in the teens and possibly colder this weekend! I heard that being able to multi-task is something that every mother should know how to do....but sometimes it is just a big pain in the rear! I am trying to get through my email, copy some recipes, do a couple searches for some exercise dvd's and some weight loss trackers. My head is spinning already!

Ellen~ I got my hair trimmed by my sister. I am waiting for the weather to get a little warmer before I get it cut short. It never fails when I get it cut short, the weather turns drastically colder then it has been and I end up freezing! Great job on still making it to the gym! I am starting a habit of drinking more water and doing my workout dvd every day!

Angie~ Which holiday is coming up? (I don't have my calendar handy right now. How is every thing else going?

Sassy~ How are you doing today? That was a cute cartoon!

Just a quick update on my situation. My cousin based the entire grudge on the one day she was with me in Az. It still doesn't explain why my other cousin stopped speaking to me as well. But I figured its because those 2 are so close, so they probably backed each other up. They're 27 & 30 years old, you would think they'd be mature about it and just come to me with the problem instead of acting like stupid high schoolers. Like hello..high school called and it wants its drama back. But whatever. I cut ties with them all. I do not need that in my life right now. I already had a mother, and I don't need another one. This is the 2nd time this has happened too. The last time came last year when both of my cousins tried to tell me what was best for me. They actually had a convo behind my back about what job I should get and where I should go to school at. Then they tried to tell me about my own married life. And how to take care of my own husband. Last time I checked, neither of them are in my marriage and neither of them are me. If I wanted to go back to school, then I would. ANYWAYS..I'm moving on from the whole situation.

Yall, I was in bed by 10pm last night...don't know how you ladies do it.

Goals for today:
Laundry
Clean kitchen
Do yoga with my sister
drink big water bottle
Make dinner

Souldn't be too hard, just have to get moving...but that means I have to get off the comp!!! see you ladies later

Good Morning Ladies--

Sorry I haven't been on much, but w/this bathroom project, I am staying busy. And when we're finally done w/that room, I'll be on here more often, promise!

I have to say that January so far has not been a good month for me food and exercise wise! I have got to get in some exercise besides scrapping wallpaper adhesive off the walls! And food, well I'm not really eating junk food, just having issues with the portions.

So I need to pay attention more and make it a priority to eat right and exercise. I'm going to try and get my walking in tonight, that is just a MUST DO!

Ok ladies, I need to get some coffee.

I will chat more next time.

Hugs to you all!

Sassy...cute cartoon, lol!

Mindee...glad to hear that, it is cold here and we had an ice storm, ugh! I can deal with the snow but the ice scares me. Didn't help that V lost control yesterday and went thru someone's yard! Stay warm!

Francie...that's good to hear! I know what you mean about the drama...there are women in their 40's-50's who are like that and it is ridiculous. Seems too that there is always someone like that in the family...can't be happy unless they are butting into others business.

Have a good one!

Nothing much going on. We went shopping in NC and ate at Arby's and I did good. Only ate the Ham melt and half order of curly fries. According to WW book I only used 13.5 pts. I always drink water when we go out.

Mindie - I worked hard to be one of those "Super Mom". Still didn't do it all right. We do the best we can. I married a man with 3 children.. 3, 5 & 7. There mother had walked away and didn't come to see them much. She finally quit coming and was out of their lives for som 10 years. I can honestly say that I absolutely loved being their Mama. We had a lot of fun when they were growing up. I can tell you are a really good Mom.

France - I am so sorry you couldn't work things out with your cousins. I think every family has those people are not happy unless they are trying to contol other peoples lives. I learned to listen, smile and then do what I wanted to do any way. You know what? Most of those people (not all) learned to accept me and respect me. Years from now it won't matter any way. No one can live your life for you and no one has the right to tell you what to do. It is one thing to give you their suggestions, but they should respect you enough to accept your decisions. Glad you are moving on... you are dooing the mature thing.

Marti - I realize it isn't the same, but I think scrapping wallpaper adhesive could be called a form of exercise.

Hello Cristina, Sassy, Ellen and eeverybody else. Have a good evening.

Hugs,
Trish

Hey ladies!!! Hope everyone is having a good day.

Christina~Did you add me on Goodreads?? I wasnt sure if that was you or not..

Trish~I tried doing that with them, but nothing was ever gonna change. They were never going to accept me for who I am until I changed into who they wanted me to be. Hopefully down the line, things will change. But for now, I just need to do my own thing and live my own life.


My day has been one weird rollercoaster of emotions. Right now, I'm just really sad that Heath Ledger died...Its so sad..

Hi Ladies,

This has to be just a quick one because I'm so tired, and just want to snuggle on the couch and watch TV. Today is Mary's bd, so we celebrated that, and it was so cute watching the kids give her their gifts.

Hopefully, I'll be here tomorrow feeling all refreshed.

Toodles,

hello ladies....how are you all doing?

Well, Tommy starts a new job tomorrow! He will be working from 5am to 5pm, and making a dollar more then he is now! His work schedule is weird. He will work tomorrow and Thursday, then have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. Then next week he will work 40 hours but have to work the weekend. He forgot his schedule at his mom’s house so we will either go there to pick it up or stop by the temp agency to pick up another copy.

So, now, we have to see if we can reschedule Marissa’s 9 month check up for Friday sometime. I am hoping that they have an appointment open!

Other then that, we are all good! Brandon is about 98 or so percent back to himself. He decided that he was going to take a nap, and then get up about 1am and be ready for the day. I don’t think so….not on my watch! So, he was a bear all day and of course he wouldn’t take a nap. So, all three kids were in bed by 8pm! I was able to get my workout in AND be able to get online earlier then usual!

Francie~ My goodness your cousins are immature! But it is good that you have moved past it.

Ellen~ I still wonder how some ladies do it. But there are those days when you just have to fall into bed and let every thing go until the next day.

Marti~ I can’t wait to see pictures from the after of your bathroom!

Cristina~ I know what you mean! We hit a patch of black ice the day before Thanksgiving in 2005. We were heading down to stay at my in-law’s house, and left early in the morning after a snow storm. We thought that we did a good thing by waiting it out, and hit the patch of ice and landed in a ditch for about an hour or so. So since then, anytime we are driving and it is icy, I get really freaked out. I sometimes white knuckle the passenger seat!

Sassy~ How are you doing?

Trish~ I am a stubborn Leo, so that means trying to be a perfectionist as well. I am slowly getting away from that because some of the time it leads to bad feelings or disappointment from not being able to do something. So now I just go with the flow on most things!

Jane~ How are you doing? Any plans for this coming weekend?

Francie... I did. I actually was able to spend some time there today. I had told my daughter about it and she signed up and was telling me things. I decided since I told her about it I should at least be spending time there as well, lol. Isn't that just the saddest thing ever? I just thought that was random...to hear Heath Ledger died Just never would have expected that. It's always sad when a young person loses their life, never really had a chance to live. It's terrible too that he was having a hard time sleeping and had to take so many things to help....hope he didn't accidently od on sleeping pills.

Mindee...woohoo to Tommy's new job! And a $1 more in pay, can't beat that! I bet you will be able to get Marissa's appt rescheduled, hopefully anyway.

Well, I am headed off to lala land...had to do a load of laundry late and they are done so...sleepy time.

Mindee~What does your husband do??

Cristina~Let me know what you think of the site. You can find many many groups to join!! Man..I cannot believe Heath Ledger died. I was just not expecting that at all. He's such a good actor. I used to have this huge crush on him when he was in 10 Things I Hate About You & A Knight's Tale. I just love A Knight's Tale!! I remember in high school, my friend Heather was so in love with him cuz they had the same name (Heath & Heath-er, lol). He was so wonderful in Brokeback Mountain. I feel so sad for his family & his daughter..I keep on crying whenever I hear something on the news about him, or read about him online. It's just so sad...

Hi all,

My girls are freaked out that Heath Ledger ODed. Too sad!

I'm all refreshed, but need to make more phone calls re the wedding reception. Lots and lots of details to make it run smoothly, but those of you that know me well know I love organizing events.

BBL,

HIya Francie...

I have always loved both those names, Heath and Heather. I do like the goodreads site and did do a challenge...still finding my way around. But I spent hours yesterday adding lots of books that I have read, and want to read. Eventually, I will get aorund to getting it all done. But I did start #7 yesterday, or the day before. I know I won't do that many every month but like I told DD...I am on a roll with the reading and while I am in the mood I am going with it! Lol We started a challenge at the same time (and thank you by the way for mentioning the site and your challenge) and I keep teasing her that I am on 7 and she is on 4, lol.

Have a great day everyone! Not much time as I want to get in another walk before having to jump in the shower to head to the docs. Did 45 mns already but am aiming for 90 mns. It's a very slow walk but a walk nonetheless.

A quick hello!

I'm coming down w/a cold of some sort. Feeling clogged up!

Been scrapping the darn wall and need to get it done this weekend. Tired of how awful it looks!

So sorry for not doing indi's. I will eventually have time to catch up.

Still need to exercise and eat better. Haven't weighed in; been so busy the day just slip by me. Will WI on Friday and see the damage of what celebrating a birthday all month has done.

Chat w/you girls later!