Susan~I'm glad you're liking Swapping Lives. It reminded me a little too much of Wife Swap and this movie that I saw.


Cristina~I have a Denise Austin dvd and I just cant do it. Its way too fast. I dunno..maybe I'll give it another try. I just gotta find it in my giant pile of dvds, lol.


My ring came today, which made me feel better. Nothing says hope you feel well like jewelry, lol. So now I have 2 little blue boxes, yay!!! I'm probably a dork for saving them. My exercise ball dvd also came today, which is awesome. I'm gonna try it out after White Oleander (which btw, is a GREAT book!!) So ya..I'm gonna go try to eat some jello right now. BBL

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

is it time for school again? Brandon and Logan are driving me bonkers since they don't get time apart! they will like it though....we are getting somewhat pounded by a spring snow storm....lovely let me tell ya! Logan has started this thing just recently where we think that he might have been an Indian dancer in a past life! He will stop what he is doing just to dance around in a circle and from the pow wow that we took them to last fall, I recognize some of the things. but he hasn't been to one, nor has he seen any other dances since then! so I mentioned to Tommy that I think he might have a kindred spirit.

Fancie~ I have TBL's Cardio Max dvd. I love it! It has three different levels on it. Bob takes you through level one cardio, which is for beginners. Jillian takes you through a level two cardio, which is for intermediates. And Kim takes you through a level three cardio, which is for advanced people, I guess. You can customize your own workout. I did the warm up, level one cardio, level two cardio, and then the cool down on Wednesday, and it kicked my butt! Or shall I say, Jillian kicked my butt! I have been doing Bob's warm up, level one, and cool down for two weeks like it suggests and then you work your way up! You can do the workouts with the instructor's giving you the instructions which is what I even still do. They are very fast paced and you can't even tell that you are doing 20 minutes of cardio with Bob! Jillian makes her ten minute stint worth it! I found my obliques today thanks to her! I think I over killed it a little too much on Wednesday, so I took it easy on Thursday. But I will be back into it!

On a side note, I think I am going to skip the Turbo Jam all together and just see what I can find at the local stores. I want something that is fast paced and won't make it seem like the work outs are dragging on and on. Does any one have any suggestions?

Sassy~ I know what you mean about getting up early to get things ready a head of time! Things should fall back into ship shape for me soon when Brandon goes back to school!

SusieQ~ That sucks about how your mom was to you. I still get unsolicited advice like that from my mom! (even after she picked a fight with Tommy when I was delivering Brandon and called him a few choice words...but that is a story for another day!) How was Gab's visit with grandma? Did Gab have fun? That is what I wonder about Brandon. I mean he did fine with the walking around the other day, even after getting shots. But I just wonder about if we go to the mall and what not! I mean, Tommy won't let him walk to the grocery store that is literally right behind us because he says it is too far for him to walk.....but yet he wants him to walk whenever we go someplace? that doesn't make any sense to me!

but then again, we are talking about the same person who has been telling me a lot lately that I need to stop coddling Brandon and to let him do things for himself. Ummmm.....hello! I don't coddle him.....he is very independent and has been since he could walk! the only time that we cuddle (which I know is different from coddling) is when he is getting ready to take a nap or go to bed. But I do have to say though, that he is getting better on going to bed on his own if he is still somewhat awake when I take him into his room!

Cristina~ Thanks for the nice comments! I took a break on Thursday, probably not a good thing to do, but hey I think I deserved it! Now, I need to get back on schedule with my regular routine come Monday morning!

we are also going to get both boys a potty chair that sits on the floor so that they can each go when they need to. I put the last package of diapers in the closet Thursday. I told Brandon "mommy just put the last package of diapers in the closet. how about we make that the last package of diapers that we buy for you and brother?" To which Tommy said "well, Logan still needs them." I said "not if we buy them each a new potty chair that will be their own and they can start to use them. and we can buy them the white cloud pull ups from now on. I want to get as many out of diapers as I can while the gettin' is good!"

Francie -- Lookie what I found!!!!!

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Have Fun with Hubby!!! :love:

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Mindee~Hmm...I really want to get those dvds now!!!! I think after payday I'll buy maybe the cardio max one. I'm also interested in TBL cookbook too. But I can just get that at the bookstore and not order it online. I can probably even buy the dvd from Walmart and not worry about shipping, lol. I'm just rambling now. Do you have any other dvds that you like?

Sassy~LoL!! Thanks!! I dont have that one yet. I found these ones for you!! The monkey one cracks me up!!
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Sooooooo I woke up early this morning. But its okay, because when I looked out the window, I saw that it was SNOWING!! I love love love love love the snow!!!!!

Well, I'm gonna go workout now. I'll BBL!! :wave:

Good morning, ladies!

Aaaahhhh, Friday...more like ugh, Friday! I think this weather is making me grumpy, oh no wait...I think it is a thing called mother and another called son! :lol:

SUSAN....yeah, I believe that is the word I call her too, lol. Okay, so it's an eight hour drive but for once she can suck it up and just deal with it. She has driven to North Carolina by herself I don't know how many times when my brother was living there. She went to Florida a few times when my Aunt was staying there for almost two years for her job. She drives to NW AR a lot to see my nephew, her absolute fav for some reason and she has yet to come here once. I've been here a little over 10 years and she has not come here once. We are about 3 1/2 maybe 4 hours from my nephew so...I just don't want her to come...it's always something so whatever. I would rather her not come, and she won't, believe me she won't if there's one thing I do know, it is her. Anywho...sorry for the rant, lol...feels good getting it out. Sounds like the coast job is/will be a good thing and yeah, I wouldn't let him take Gaby to the coast either especially if there is a court order. Will have to go see what the Glass Castle is about...sounds good. I NEED to finish up with what I am reading, lol.

FRANCIE...I agree...the cardio part of the Denise Austin's DVD is kind of fast but I think if I did it enough I would get the hang of it, it's basically dancing. But, I don't do it often enough. It has the custom workouts for you to do and you can do whatever you want. I mostly do the warm-up, strength and cool down because I get a full body workout with it. OMG! My body hurts so bad after...but in a good way, lol. I am going to have to check out some of the TBL dvd's. Glad you received your ring...and hey, I would keep the boxes too! Do you have anything special planned for DH's homecoming? Did you say snow :yikes: We are supposed to be getting some rain, which it is dry here so we need it. We had quite the wet winter though...too much snow and I don't care if I ever see another snowflake! :lol:

MINDEE...once I made the decision to potty train the kids when the last diaper was gone there was no more. Everyone told me that they would put underwear on their kids during the day and then diapers at night but I thought that would just confuse them. I figured they would think it would be okay to go in their pants (diaper) at night but not during the day...so just nixed the diapers all together. it wasn't easy either, ugh! Josh was stubborn, still is, lol. Carrie was the easiest thank goodness. Anyway...good luck with the potty training. Turbo Jam goes pretty fast and she makes it fun, or I think she does...can't think of too many dvds. I do a lot of the WATP ones. I like the ones that don't have the mile markers...seems to go by faster when you don't see that. Richard Simmons Sweatin to the Oldies seems to go by fast for me...I think for me it looks more fun and I get into it and before you know it, it is done! I know the WATP ones are all basically the same but having different ones makes it seem different, lol. Of course they are all different people in them too so...except for the Jog & Walk & the 3 Mile one. There's a woman, Mary Kay that is in both and I think she is in another, possibly more. I have to have different ones so as not to get bored.

SASSY...so I don't have to do crunches ever again? Lol, like I can anyway. I do do that though...of course getting my belly button to the spine is quite funny, lol. Denise Austin says that in her dvd. I like her though...except when I am doing the dvd...I alway say "You are killing me Denise!" Yes, I talk to the t.v. Anyway, thanks for sharing the article...I kind of skimmed it I must say but I did watch the video...pretty simple if you ask me or so it seems.

HIYA JULES, KATY, SUE...why do I always feel like I am forgetting someone? Hello to anyone reading this too! Feel free to jump on in...the more the merrier! :wave:

So...nothing going on today. Doing more laundry. Geez, I skipped a day and had four loads yesterday and will do one today as well. Going to go exercise in just a few minutes and then about noon'ish take the recyclables to the dumping ground, lol. Other than that not much else going on. I lead a very exciting life :lol: I'll be back later.

Have a wonderful day!

Cristina~I can find her dvd. I'm guessing its in the hall closet, which should just considered lost, lol. There too many boxes in there (been here 3 years and never unpacked those boxes, lol). Do you have any other dvds that you like? I'm making a list of all the ones I want to try. Not doing anything special for dh's homecoming (if you wanna call it that, lol). He's probably just gonna catch up on his sleep. He's taking leave on April 10th, so I wanna start going to the gym with him once he's on leave. We'll see if he can keep up with me now, lol. Yes, it snowed!!!!!! Talk about crazy weather!! LoL!! Last time it snowed was in December. It snowed in other parts of WA a few days ago, and I kept wishing it would snow here, and it did!! YAY!! LoL!!


I just got done doing 3 miles w/WATP. I feel sooooooooo good, but yet so tired. LoL!! I wanna do more!!!!! I wasnt even paying much attention to what mile I was at. Normally I do and I keep pushing myself to reach that 3 miles. But today I just sailed through it. My arms & thighs hurt right now..but its a good kind of hurt, know what I mean?


Oh ya..I posted a bulletin on Myspace that has videos of dh's ship!! So anyone who has me on myspace, please check it out!! The homecoming vid has this totally beautiful song. I was bawling when I watched the video. We were in Az when the ship pulled in for homecoming, dh got to come home like a week or so before the ship did. So watching the video was really emotional for me. Anyways..check it out!!

Back again for a few minutes...

FRANCIE...I will check out the videos as soon as I sign off from here. My favorite work out dvd's are:
1 mile WATP...I use this a lot as a warm-up before doing weights or walking on the treadmill or outoors.
2 mile WATP
3 mile Walk Away Your Waistlin
4 Fast Miles Walk Slim
2.5 Mile WATP Walk & Jog
Denise Austin Burn Fat Fast
Turbo Jam
Those I use on a regular basis and the Richard Simmons just once in a while when I want something different.

Lol, I will call it that...he is coming home right? So it's a homecoming :lol: I know whatever you guys do you will just be happy to have him home!

Good job on doing the 3 miles! :woohoo:

I just did, well, about 30 minutes ago, 45 minutes...will do another 45 minutes after Jeopardy.

MS SUZYQ...where you be? :D

Well, ladies I am going to go do some surfing. See ya's :wave:

Have a wonderful day!

Cristina~Thanks, I'll look them up on Amazon and add them to my ever growing Wish List, lol. I usually think of a homecoming after being gone for more than a week, lol. But to be honest, before I entered this military world, I thought of a homecoming as just something that was in high school, lol. Woohoo on 45 mins!! LoL about Jeopardy though. That show hurts my head. I'm better at Rock & Roll Jeopardy & Wheel of Fortune :lol:

I'm ffffffrrrrreeeeezzzzziiiinnnngggggg my bootay off right now!!!!!!! If dh didnt have duty today, then he'd be here warming me up. But noooo he has duty today and I'm stuck at home freezing my bootay off, lol. Curse him for taking all his warmth with him, lol. I'm gonna go turn the heater on in the bedroom and finish reading my book. I hope the heat will knock me out so I can nap. I'm sooooooo tired. I also hope all 3 of my cats sleep around me too. Even though they are tiny lean animals, they sure do give off a lot of heat when they sleep, lol. Be back laters.

Omg omg omg!! I was looking at my ring and I noticed that one of the diamonds are pink!!! And its not supposed to be. But I dunno..maybe its my bad eyes or something..but can anyone see the difference?????


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I am here..........*sigh. Had to get rid of Gaby before I was *allowed* computer time. Anyway - she is gone w/ her father til Sunday - yay.

Francie & Sassy - You guys are funny, I like the avatars but some I can't download (?? )

Francie - I will have to look at the ring in a sec. I hope it isn't pink...what does that mean if it is?? Someone changed the stone? I pawned the rings from my first marriage and tossed my wedding ring from my second marriage off the Astoria bridge when we were driving over it and having a fight. I showed him,,,:D So, he never replaced it. Swapping Lives is a lot like Wife Swap, the next one I have is Second Chance. Anyway - hope you hare getting warm!

Mindee- I always carried Gaby, I talked for her too.. no wonder she has a speech delay. lol Spoiled little girl but who cares, we only get one childhood. I am sooo ready to get these kids back in school too! Anyway - good luck on the potty training :) I know we have mentioned this before but I think Ballroom dancing is excellent exercise, I love Dancing w/ the Stars. I wish I could dance like the ladies do on the show.

Sassy - Ick, you are going to make us look at links to better abs??? lol Ok, after the diamonds :) How are your days off going??

Cristina - Hi, how old is mom?? Where do you get all your laundry from?? lol Is it just you and V at home? I can do 1 load a day easy. I use Tide Bleach, what about you?? :)

I LOVE The Glass Castle, has anyone else read it?? I finished it last night, stayed up til 4am reading it and bawled when I read the last page. She writes of a horrible poverty striken childhood but the love she has for her family is on every page, even though her parents were rather irresponsible w/ drinking and such. It was actually very humorous.......anyway - I will have to read it again before I have to return it, it's that good.

Hi to Katy - Jules, Sue and Michelle...and I hope I am not forgetting anyone!!

Oh ya ....I second Cristina .....if you are cruising through stop and say hello, we're a friendly bunch!

Going to buy some sushi and take a hot bath and do my nails tonight. McD is going to dinner w/ a boring co worker male friend. They usually get together once a month but haven't since we have been dating, so I might trek over there later after he gets home and say *Boo*,,,among other things - lol

k- chat later!!

Francie - It does look pink in the picture. It is a beautiful ring, and are those your nails? lol..Goofy on diet pepsi...anyway - I need to go paint mine now, yours look so nice!

Susan~I think someone put the wrong color stone on my ring. It sucks, but after talking to dh (he called, yay)..I decided to just leave it. It looks kinda pretty with a pink diamond in the middle. But I WILL be going back to the store to complain (maybe they'll give me a discount, lol. you never know. my bday is coming up and Francie loves Tiffany's, lol). Omg..I loved Second Chance. That was a really good book!!! Its kinda sad though. Ya, those were my nails. Not sure I get the "goofy on diet pepsi" remark, lol.



Anyways..its dinnertime..so I'm gonna go eat. BBL

HI ladies...

V is watching his basketball so I thought I would jump on the computer for a few minutes. Then i am going to tackle my reading...must finish that book tomorrow. May prove to be hard since Cambrie is coming over to spend the night and I will have to entertain her, sort of. She took a liking to DD and if she is around she loves her better, lol. When her and Char were over Wednesday she wanted to stay but didn't have clothes so...tomorrow she is coming.

Me and V made a trip to Sams and stocked up on water. One day he is going to get a water osmosis thingy for the faucet and we will drink faucet...not sure why he hasn't yet.

FRANCIE...it definitely looks pink to me. Someone made a booboo but I love it! Makes it unique for sure, and I agree...your wedding band is very pretty. Lol about the homecoming conversation...I never went to homecoming and yeah...usually a homecoming is after someone has been gone for a while but what the heck...who cares if it's a few months, or a few days, lol. I finally found the ship videos *slaps forehead* :lol: Very cool! I bet it is weird to be gone for months on a ship...what exactly does your hubby do? Tell him THANK YOU for his service! We appreciate all him and all he does!

SUSAN...I still can't believe you threw the ring off the bridge, lol. I haven't read that book but will definitely see what it's about. I have quite the stack of books to read otherwise I would get some new ones, lol. Thank you for the ones you sent! :thanks: :hug: I've not read them yet but look forward to getting to them after the one I am reading and then another. Kind of put The Kite Runner on the backburner, lol. Sometimes I wish it was just me and V home...but there is DD & DS#1. Jason does his own laundry though and I do the rest. If I do at least one load a day it's good, sometimes I do two but if I miss a day watch out! Of course V takes two showers a day and he changes twice a day, so makes for a lot of clothes. I use Tide too, the stuff that smells...can't remember the scent...it smells soooo good! My mother is 64, 66...lol, I don't even know. Wow, Gaby is going have a long weekend with her dad...what will you do with yourself missy? Whatever it is...enjoy!

Hiya everyone else :wave:

I did a total of 90 minutes on the exercise, woohoo to me! :lol: It was like I never missed a day. I took a couple of days off and have been lazy about it but won't let myself go too far. I know if I go too many days without exercise I will be in trouble! Gotta keep on movin'...

Nighty, night ladies!