Hey everyone..


Yesterday was crazy!!!!!! We did our taxes. Then went to a billion shoe stores, so Fonzo could buy some dress shoes to wear with his uniform inspection next week. But he couldnt find anything, so we ended up going back to the first and only place he saw the right shoes, which happened to be the uniform shop!! LoL!! We went to the movies too. We saw 'Run Fat Boy Run'. It was sooooooooooooooo good!! I recommend it. I LOVE Simon Pegg. He was in Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz..I'm not sure what else he's done..but those are the 2 that we own, lol. OMG!! They even had a preview for Sex & The City movie!! I totally flipped out!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to go see it. Fonzo promised he'd take me!!!!!!! YAY!! LoL!! Oh..then we bought Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and that was just sooooo freakin cute. A little sad, but cute in the end.


Fonzo has duty today, so I'll be here alone for the rest of the day. To be honest, I'm still tired, lol. So I'm probably just gonna go back to the room and try and get some more sleep. I'm not feeling so sore today. I think walking around and going up and down the stairs helped, lol.


Oh..and the only reason why I'm awake right now...is when I was sleeping, something poked me really hard on my side. I thought it was one of the cats..but none of them were in the room w/me. So I thought it was Fonzo poking me before he left..and he wasnt even in the room with me either. So ya, I just got all freaked out. I feel that the bathroom is haunted, and now I'm hoping that the bedroom isnt haunted too. Does anyone else ever get the feeling that theres someone in the room with them?? Because I kept getting that feeling in the bedroom. I had to turn the effin tv just to distract myself. I dunno..I could say more, but I dont want anyone else to think I'm weird.




Katy~LMAO!! I laughed so hard when I read your cousin wanted to get hit by their limo!! That is creative, lol. I still love NKOTB. I have no shame in saying that either, lol. (admitting that I liked bsb, well..thats another thing, lol)


Cristina~I have to agree with you. By the time the wedding gets closer, you find yourself with more things to do. We had a freakin wedding planner, and we were still getting stressed out by all the stuff we had to do still. And on the day of my wedding, it RAINED!! No wait..it not only rained, it STORMED!! There was hail, thunder, lightening..then the electricty went out at our location. The whole thing was supposed to be an outside wedding..and it had to be moved inside. Who knew it would rain in Arizona in December!! LoL!! Ya, i hate to say this..but I drank a lot that day to calm my nerves, lol. But after the ceremony..all the nerves and stress just melted away, lol.


Mindee~I LOVE Bumper Bowling, lol. Probably because I'm such a bad bowler, lol.

Hello ladies...

Whew! Man, what a morning! So much for plans, lol! My plan was to read, read, and read more, lol! HA! Someone called at 8:30 wanting to know if could babysit, yikes! Man...I don't think I am cut out to be a grandma! These kids have sooo much energy and won't listen. I am constantly getting on to them. The MIL was supposed to be babysitting and decided she wanted to do something...oh well. We stayed busy for a while but I didn't get any of the favors done or any reading. I did get 45 minutes of exercise before they came...will aim for at least 30 later. I think I got that and more running around after them. Anyway...

ELLIS...it's okay. There was a post that disappeared but it doesn't matter. It wasn't anything but thank you for asking, I appreciate it.

FRANCIE...that is exactly what I mean about plans. I told Charlotte you can do all the planning you want but you can't predict the weather. In the beginning they thought about having a garden wedding in our backyard. Church is the safer place, hopefully it doesn't rain. Me and daughter wanted to see that movie...he is a fav of ours too. Loved Shaun of the Dead amd Hot Fuzz too...we have both too!cracked us up! Your feeling is not weird. I had that happen once in DH's old house. I actually turned over and screamed at air I guess telling them to leave me alone! There was no one there. DH was snoring bad and I was on the couch...no one was up and he was at work.

KATY...for some reason I thought you were doing that study. Ooops! I thought I read that you went to the gym. Umm, you have two children so I KNOW you are not a slug!

MINDEE...woohoo to bumper bowling! And then the zoo?! I bet Brandon is having a ball being in school. How's he doing by the way? Bet he's looking forward to all the trips.

SUSAN...hope you are enjoying your weekend! Are you doing anything special with McD?

SUE...hope you and the fam had a fun time on the Riverboat.

JULES...I checked your pictures and I love them all! Nick is getting so big already and just as cute as can be!

SASSY...hoping all is well with you!

Well, hoping I can get something done now that the kids are gone. That is the best thing about being a nana...I get to spoil them and then send them home!

Have a great weekend ladies!

Good Afternoon -

No, I am not enjoying my weekend! lol

Cristina - Sweet that you have taken to Charlotte's children, I am sure they are adorable! Hope you are able to get back to reading soon No, plans w/ McD this weekend, unless I tag Gab along w/ me and I am unsure of that. I need to make up my mind asap because the time is ticking!

Mindee- Gab usually does do speech during class time but this was an extra 15 minutes the teacher wanted to work into Gab's speech program. We have yet to make a Friday though.

Franice - Congrats on the taxes!

Katy -Hope you are having a good weekend.

Also to Sue, Sassy, Jules and Michelle and BIG hello to you ladies!!

I am my usual miserable self. Gab's dad has been avoiding my calls since Wednesday and was a no show at her swimming. He did leave a message yesterday to pay something in child support today but when I called this morning he didn't answer his cell. So, I called his father and M was there and he HAD to talk to me. Long story short he decided to pay other bills first, so he had no CS for Gab. Whatever. I will never ask him again, he can pretend to be a parent all he wants but he isn't. You put your children first, he has no bills that are more important, he lives free at his dad's. blah - blah

*sigh.........sorry, just burned my butt. And when ( I know, I am going on again,....lol) I reminded him that he promised Friday to give me something he said I was crossing a boundary and he was getting uncomfortable. I almost bursted out laughing...whatever......anyway, he had to go and couldn't talk to me any longer. Big Baby.

k- that was my Saturday vent. I have to take Rach to the mall for shopping and get back to Gab's homework and do all this in my cold medicine haze......

chow.

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

nothing new on this end. we ended up not going to Frankemuth on Saturday....we figured that we would wait until we had more money. so we ended up going to the mall to walk around some. while we were there, Brandon went potty twice in the bathroom!! we were going to go to Chili's for dinner....but we got the boys out of their car seats and their pants were soaking wet! so we ended up just getting something closer to home, but we needed to stop and get some more pull ups for B!

he is loving school! he enjoys himself while he is there, and he is super excited about his upcoming trips! he is especially excited about the bowling trip with daddy!

Francie~ I am an okay bowler. me and Tommy usually are really competitive when it comes to games and such, and bowling is included in there! Tommy is the better bowler but I have beaten him a couple of times. We even talked about having a bowling party for Brandon next year.

Cristina~ Man oh man, you had a long day, huh? me and tommy were actually talking about another date night especially since our anniversary is next month! He is actually doing really well in school. He came home from school on Friday saying "dummy" and "dongey" which we are thinking is donkey. But he is doing amazingly well!

SusieQ~ Sorry to hear about your Saturday. I hope your Sunday is better!

Cristina~Actually...rain on wedding days is becoming a tradition in my family. It rained on my uncle's wedding, my cousin's wedding, and my wedding. They all tell me that rain means good luck. With ghosts, you're supposed to confront it, acknowledge its presence then release it. Or burn sage, LOL!!! I think my mom is with me most of the time, because I feel a motherly love around me. But other times, I can just tell that its someone different. Its weird, lol.


Mindee~Me & Fonzo are sooo the same way. He can beat me at most video games..but I rule at Air Hocky and board games!!! LoL!! He's a better bowler..but sometimes he lets me win.



Well chicas..I had a dull night. I watched nothing but movies on Lifetime..then when I got tired of those, I put on Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Yum!!



LOL!!! I did use my weights for an hour. My arms felt like they were fall off. But my shoulders dont feel tight anymore..lol. So thats good.

Right now, I'm soooooooo sleepy, so I'm gonna be going to bed. Nighty nite.

Good Sunday!

Mindee- You're sweet, thanks! My Sunday is better and crossing fingers for a good week!! I did lose my debit card for my unemployment that I get on Wednesday, so I had to order a new card, hope it gets here that day or at the latest Thursday! But at least I noticed it was gone and didn't wait til Wednesady to figure it out. Rebecca is freaky at bowling, the first time we took her she was doing strikes left and right. lol

Francie - Hope you aren't as sore today and that you were able to rest some! I love Lifetime, when I was pregnant I would watch all the chick flick movies and cry all day. lol

Cristina - Did you ever decided on the music for the mother/son dance?? I was thinking of that this morning was wondering.

Katy, Sassy, Sue, Jules and Michelle...hope you all are having a good weekend!

Gaby and I have had a wonderful weekend of catching up on homework and reading about various farm animals riding bikes and talking to each other. I think another 30/40 minutes and we will be done w/ the homework packet that teacher wanted for tomorrow! Yippeeee. It is a good feeling.
Didn't see McD but we did chat a few times and w/ me not feeling well we decided to skip and catch up next weekend.
I weighed and am UP. No surprise there, so will go ahead a change the ole ticker. It will be a year in May that I started at 206, I am ok where I am but surprised too that I am not at goal.
Oh, I guess I shouldn't be....what a slacker I am! *sigh.
anywho,,,,Rach is working this afternoon so the house is quite w/ just Gab and me. Drinking water and I went and bought some chicken breast for dinner.

k- that is my dribble!

just popping in here ladies.....

we really didn't do that much today. Tommy's parents came over and were here for a little bit. Then after they left, Tommy went to do laundry, so I have something to do tomorrow! and then I made dinner (gotta love Rachael Ray) and we are that.....we were going to go for a walk but Tommy was still doing his work laundry.

now I just need to make his lunch, get every thing all set for the morning, and then head to bed! I need to get back into a better schedule then the one I have been on!

oh yeah....Brandon has been wanting to take showers with Tommy lately, so Tommy has been letting him. Well, earlier tonight Tommy had given himself a hair cut. We had talked with Brandon that once the weather gets warmer and stays warmer then Mommy will give him and logan a hair cut. Well, Tommy jumped into the shower first since he had loose hair on him. While he was in the shower, Brandon got ahold of his clippers and gave himself a hair cut! Thankfully his hair is so think, you can't even tell that he did!

Francie~ I meant to mention that I want to see that movie, Stop Loss. It looks really good. And by the time I see it, I will be watching it on cable!

as far as rain on your wedding day, we were told that it is good luck! when we got married, my grandpa had passed away a week to the exact time of our wedding. (so we had a funeral on Wednesday, and then got married on the Saturday following the funeral) we had gone outside and had started to take some pictures under the cherry blossom trees. while we were under the trees, I had said a silent prayer for my grandpa, tommy's grandpa (whose birthday we got married on), and for all of our loved ones that have passed on, to bless our marriage in some way. as soon as we came out from under the cherry blossoms and were getting into the car to leave, it started to rain. and it didn't stop until a couple of days later.)

SusieQ~ Do you have any ideas on where you could have lost your debit card at? You are right, at least you noticed it now, and not later! I am excited about Brandon's first bowling trip, but I am kind of sad because I won't get to see him bowl for the first time. BUT Tommy did say that he is going to take the cameras and take pictures!

Happy Monday Morning Ladies!!


Mindee- Isn't it cute when the kids give themselves haircuts? I think Katy has some stories about her darling DD cutting her own hair. Gab has done it once or twice when she was like 3 years old. Now she seems to think her stuff animals need trimming. I was making the bed just the other day and while I was laying there in my medicine stupor I didn't realize she was trimming her horses mane, hair all over the bed! Ugh.

I think I left my debit card at the banks ATM. Since it isn't my own bank I usually just take out the whole benefit at once. I must have been so busy putting the money away in my wallet I walked off leaving the card in the machine. That is my best guess because there was only a $8 balance and there was no reason to use the card again until the next weeks $$$ came in.

Anyway - lets hope for fast mail! The $$ goes in on Wednesday and without the card I will have to wait.

I tossed and turned all night. I could have read but I didn't want to get in that habit again. I woke up not too sleepy which is nice and so did Gaby. We had time for baths and breakfast and I even had time to do the dishes.

Going to take her to the Enchanted movie tonight, she doesn't want to go but I do! It is one of the movies that I wanted to see, next week is Alvin & the Chipmunks.

So, I had oatmeal this morning and will fix a chicken breast for lunch. I usually get red vines for the movie for myself and Gab pizza. Course I nibble her pizza crust like a good mommy. Need to rummage around for some decent walking shoes and get my butt in gear, especially with the nicer weather!

Going to look up this job that is located in the national forest, near MT Hood. You live up there, kind of like a camp asseistant manager.............lol. Me and Gab , up in the wilds of Oregon. omg - she would LOVE that! I willl go see what it is all about.

Hi to everyone!!

My sister sent the below article, thought it was good for a chuckle!! Looked up the Mt Hood job and I need to lift 80 lbs and know how to take care of a pool. *sigh, I would love to work there though,I guess I can leanr how to maintain a pool??





This is an actual job application that a 75 year old senior citizen submitted to Walmart in Arkansas
They hired him because he was so funny.....

NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Old *******)

SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who will cooperate)

DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriousl y,
whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be
applying here in the first place

DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz
style severance package. If that's not possible, m ake an offer and we can haggle.

EDUCATION: Yes.

LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.

PREVIOUS SALARY: A lot less than I'm worth.

MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and
post-it notes.

REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.

HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK : Any.

PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more
intimate environment .

MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?

DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP
TO 50 lbs.?: Of what?

DO YOU HA VE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be 'Do
you have a car that runs?'

HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a
winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, so they tell me.

DO YOU SMOKE?: On t he job - no! On my breaks - yes!

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a
fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest
thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.

NEAREST RELATIVE ...7 miles

DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR
KNOWLEDGE?: Oh yes, absolutely.

Hey everyone!!


Nothing new going on with me. Had a nice sunday with Fonzo. He brought home his nice & new uniform. So I'm gonna take pics of him in it later today. I also have a doc appt. in 2 hours. So I gotta get moving..BBL!!!

Hi ladies...

SUSAN...first, is M serious, what? Thinking he is just being an arse because of the e-mail, eeewww, lol. I agree...if he is living with dad he can't have utilities turned off so his daughter/children should come first! Wondering if he is going to start being a jerk because of the e-mail and you standing up to him. Hope you get the new card soon. Hey, did you call the bank you think you left it at to see if anyone turned it in? I know V is always doing that...not calling the bank but leaving his card places. The last time was at McD's and someone there charged $80 worth of food on it before he realized he left it there the next morning. Pain in the butt for sure because there's so much you have to do to get the money back and one was filing a complaint with the police, ugh! He's more careful now I did finally decide on a song...it's kind of ugh...but I love the words and that is mainly what I was looking for...the perfect words. Not "perfect" but the one I decided on. Everyone I like I pick to death and something bugs me about it and almost changed this one but Charlotte had already told the lady so...here's a link (I think I can put this up????) http://www.shopmysongs.com/Country_Version.php It's called I'll Always Be Your Mother. Hope you are feeling better.

MINDEE...oh man, sorry you guys didn't make it to Applebee's. I love the wedding story, so sweet. I believe our loved ones always send us signs. Glad B is liking school. I remember when Josh was in kindergarten there was a little boy that did not want to be in school. Every morning was a struggle because he would hold onto his mothers leg and her feeling bad did not want to leave him like that. Kind of scared the other kids because he was really crying and screaming. It took a few months and a lot of times where the teacher told his mother to just go that she was making it worse by staying there. He grew to like it.

FRANCIE...that's funny that it's rain on so many family members weddings. I love reading about traditions and how they get started. We were married on a Wednesday and supposedly it was good luck. I have something I actually cut out of a magazine and put it in the scrapbook that says it. Wonder what it says about Friday's.

HIYA SASSY, JULES, KATY, SUE and everyone else

Got in 45 minutes of exercise before heading out to run some errands. Feel good about that. Going to do the 4 mile WATP later. I decided to do Leslie Sansone's 10 day challenge with it and see what happens. I've stalled again and I DON'T want to go to long sitting here not losing, ugh! It kills me when I stall. I was doing good and then made a darn goal! Everytime I make goals I set myself up for failure. Of course this is a bad month...V's BD is Friday, Chase's is the 29th, Josh will be home then and we will celebrate his then, maybe...then the rehearsal dinner and wedding, ugh! Definitely have to stay on top of things so I don't gain.

Started doing the gift bags yesterday...didn't get too far. I was going to start them Saturday while I waited for the tags. I received the tags Sat but the only thing I managed to get done on them then was taking all the white ribbon off. I would have more done but there was a little bit of preparation. I had to cut the black ribbon that is to replace the white...and I didn't have enough of course. Not sure what I was thinking, well, I actually I didn't think about the two sides, just thought about 1. So that's where I was this morning, one of the places. Had to go order a cake and balloons for V, go to J's bank and then Hobby Lobby for more black ribbon. Let me tell ya what happened...I picked up four rolls just o make sure I had enough Put it in my cart, went to the restroom and came out and noticed two were gone. I thought they might have fallen out of the cart but I retraced my steps twice and the two rolls were nowhere to be found. Someone either took them out because they needed it or took it out to 'f' with me, lol. So weird Went back over to get more and they only had one more roll...so hoping three is enough. Anyway, sorry for the long post. I better hurry and get off the computer. Okay, better get going.

Take care ladies, and have a great day!

that is cute Susan! Thanks for sharing it...I needed a good chuckle!

just popping in here while the kiddos are having their quiet time. we have new neighbors that moved in upstairs....so we now have to get used to that again! hopefully these ones will be a lot nicer then the last one!

Brandon came home from school with a backpack full of stuff! his school pictures came in today, and boy let me tell you they are super duper cute! I am going to try and see if I can save one to the computer off the website. I even saw, when I quickly glanced through every thing, that they are doing a relay for life for his school. Once I read more about that I will post about it. I think it would be really neat, and I am actually surprised that they sent one home for him, but it helps to promote good exercise and healthy living so I am all for it! they also got to go outside today because the weather is really nice!

SusieQ~ That was a funny application! I will have to see if I can find the application that my sister sent me. It is an application to date my daughter. Have you called the bank to see if someone turned in your card?

Cristina~ Logan is usually the one that acts up restaurants, so I felt really bad when he was throwing a fit because we were leaving! Tommy had asked him if he was going to behave while we were there and he kept saying no, which is normal for him! thankfully the bus picks him up and takes him to school, so we didn't have to deal with that. That cracked me up about being in Hobby Lobby. That sounds like something Tommy would do to me

Hey All,

Sassy - I think the avatars download was in the library computers. It wasn't letting me download but this new computer is so avatars-away! I know. This was a past conversation, everyone must be thinking "wtf?"...lol

anywho-

Hi Cristina! - When you wrote McD I thought you meant MY McDreamy. Thinking "keep your hands off my cheesebread!" Until I realized you mean McDonalds!! lol Geez. Umm, I don't know about M, I give. I just know when I ask for money it means I really, really need it.
And my point w/ him was he said Friday he would have CS Saturday. When I checked in again it was he had gone and paid his bills, that happens Susan and don't remind me what I said because you are crossing boundaries.
Whatever.
He had a perfectly fine car with low miles from his father that he bought and owned free and clear but went out and bought a new one w/ a $300 car payment tagged on.
So, I can't simmer too long. I just make sure Gab has the basic shelter and food and if we lose our car so be it. lol

It is a beautiful song! Making me teary as I listen to it. How did you find it?? You need to do an assembly line on those gift bags! Sounds like a lot of work, I would help if I lived closer! Awesome on the exercise!!!

Mindee - Cross fingers the neighbors are more quite! I never did call the bank (USBank) because it was after hours on Friday and I had looked in my wallet, car and around the house and couldn't find it. I was checking all the balences on my cards to see where my money went...(just seems to go somewhere!! lol) I just thought it would be safer to cancel it and get a new one on the way since I wasn't going to get more $$ until Wednesday. Can't wiat to see Brandon's school pic!

Francie - Hope the doctors appt went ok!!

I steamed a small head of cabbage,seasoned it w/ salt & pepper and ate it all , along with a chicken breast.It was yummy. I think I am done eating for the day, I feel so full now.
Is The Bachelor on tonight??? Hope so! I have to run to the store for some odds and ends and get Gab's homework out of the way and off to see Enchanted this afternoon.

Hope you all are having a good Monday!

Okay I'm back from my doc appointment.

I basically just had my annual "you know what". I'll get my results from that soon. However, I finally got my blood test results. I have traces of PCOS. She said she could put me on fertility drugs..but she'd rather have me go to the infertility clinic. I'm having more testing done as well.

I figured I had it..but its disappointed to know, now that its been confirmed...I dunno..I just need to take it all in still.

I'm gonna go lay down for a little while. Be back laters.