:yay: SUSAN!!! :yay: WTG on the 2 miles!!!

SusieQ~ Congrats on the 2 miles! I did the Walk n Tone 2 mile Leslie Sansone workout this morning!

Cristina~ Thanks for the bravo! We actually were able to get him an appointment at 3:50 on his birthday!

awesome Francie!! I am so jealous!!!

they're selling them at Walmart & Game Stop!!!

Francie - Are we celebrating the whole month of April for your birthday? lol I keep thinking I have missed it. lol Congrats on the WII & bowling game. I must be out of it because I don't know what a WII is?? :?: I am sure I am jealous just like Mindee :D lol

omg- I am old. You know what I ate for dinner???? Cottage cheese and pineapple. Senior food and -omg again - .... . I love it, you can stick all sorts of fruit in there w/ the CC and be in heaven. lol

Cristina - How mush is the gas prices there?? I think we have hit 3.55 a gallon. I put $15 in yesterday and already see the gas light coming on, what a pain! The pizza at Target is good! I will have to go to Kohls for Gaby but not with her, she is impossible in the stores. I had to buy a 14.99 Barbie thing and tried to convince her that since she got that the Tooth Fairy was wondering if she still had to come and Gaby starts to whimper.....and Rachel hisses at me "oh pete sakes, give her a .25 at least".....lol , ok, ok geez - it was worth a try. G wanted a 2 piece but I said no, too tarty:dizzy:, I bought her a 1 piece w/ hearts on it.

Mindee- Thank you :) Congrats on your walk n tone!

k- swimming in an hour!!

Susan~Not really, lol. But Fonzo keeps buying me stuff now, lol. He's like a big kid. He buys me presents, and cant keep it a secret for long, lol. But finding the Wii was actually my idea, lol. We went to Walmart this morning for cat food and I suggested we see if they had any Wii's..they did but they were all on reserve for other people. So we went across the street to Game Stop..and they had a ton of them. We've been wanting one forever!!! This is a Wii..but we soooo did not pay that much for it, lol. http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-00454...8480410&sr=8-1 I want the Wii fit next. And that is soooooooooooo not old people food!! LOL!!! I was eating cottage cheese with pears when I was really little (cant eat pineapples because I'm allergic) Mmm..I want some now. Too bad all the pears are gone and the CC is old, lol.

well, I bit the bullet and cleaned out our storage unit in the basement. I brought up at least 12 to possibly 15 boxes of girls clothes from size 12 months to 18 months! I even noticed a couple pieces of smaller sizes then that! So, I am going to go through all of them while Brandon is in school.

I also took a tumble in the basement while I was in there. I am sure that my knee will be a little bruised in the morning but I will be fine! I also fell on my wrist that I just got done wearing the compression glove on! It doesn't hurt now, but I have six boxes sitting in my living room for me to go through tonight, but I am thinking about just leaving them until tomorrow when I have more time. Plus, I want to get to bed early like I have been.

I am going to count doing all the box moving and such as my main exercise for Friday since I will be doing some heavy cleaning!

Mindee~I hope you're knee isnt badly bruised :hug: Be careful moving the heavy stuff!!



My ankle has been killing me lately. I think it hurt it when I slipped on some stairs in Seattle. I bought a wrap or whatever its called for my ankle today (thursday). It feels so much better when I'm wearing it!!! We watched Juno tonight (thurs). I just absolutely love that movie. If you havent seen it, then you totally should. The music is pretty good too.

We're going to the Spring Fair today!! I'm looking forward to going to all those different booths, lol. I'm a dork..but I love sampling food and seeing all the different things they're selling, lol. Last year at the fall fair..they had these cute little somethings (I cant remember what they were called)..but they were hugging. It was soooooo cute!! I wanted to get it, but we didnt have enough money. So maybe I'll be able to find it this time. The food thing is gonna be a bit of a challange..and I've been on an emotional rollercoaster these past couple of weeks, eating has been trouble for me. I'm thinking of just eating whatever I want, and not going overboard with it all. I dunno..we'll see how it all goes. Anyways..I better get to bed right now, because we gotta wake up early (like 11am, lol).

Nighty nite!!

Hi all -
I didn't realize how MIA I've been til I saw how many posts I needed to catch up on..sheesh!

Francie -Happy Birthday---we celebrate for weeks at a time over at our place, so you go right ahead :) I'll pm you my info to add onto myspace if you like - I'd love to see your pictures

Susan- can't believe you don't know what a Wii is...really it's a blessing, enjoy it while you can. lol! We don't have one and I never hear the end of it from my DS.

Hi to everyone else! I'll have to come back later and do some more catching up...have to get the kids ready for school. Have a great Friday!

Good morning ladies...

SUSAN...gas is at $3.29, ugh! I got a whole 6 gallons for $20, lol. Actually, it was 5. something gallons. Funny about Gaby and the tooth fairy, too cute! Bet the bathing suit is cute...all the stuff they have for little girls is cute, makes me want one...okay, nah. And I guess I am old too because I love pineapple and cottage cheese, and cottage cheese with peaches is good too!

FRANCIE...a great birthday indeed! I would like to get a Wii but don't think it will happen...looks like fun though. And I agree about Juno...even DH liked it! I meant to grab while at Wal-Mart yesterday and forgot. I did pick up a couple of dvd's I've been meaning to get, some old ones I like...Uncle Buck & Radio...such a good movie. Enjoy your birthday month!

MINDEE...you better be careful missy. Hope you are okay today. My mom fell and broke her wrist in several places...instead of taking the fall she tried break the fall, no pun intended...and it did. So be careful. Lots of girly clothes ya got...hope there's some that you can use.

Hiya Katy, Sue, Jules & Sassy :wave:

Nothing special going on today. My foot is killing me again so taking a break from the dvds today, all exercise as well. Give it a rest today and walk on the treadmill tomorrow, and probably sunday. Finally finished that darn book, ugh! Didn't think I would ever get it done. Hoping I can play catch up with it this weekend, the reading that is. Started out with a bang and then blah...too much other stuff going on. Still have the favors to finish, lol. Anywho...have a great day ladies!

:?: So pissed. I picked up a bag of yogurt trail mix at the local Arco (because the gas was 3.39 there,what a deal!) and munched on it mindlessly weaving through traffic.
I glanced at the calorie intake and thought it was 110 per serving and there was 4 in the bag.
Duh ,as I almost finished the bag (really it was mainly raisins, that can't be bad, right???? ) I glanced again and the 4 servings were now 9.5, how did that F-ing happen?? :dizzy:
Takes almost my whole calorie count for the day!!!! I am pissed because I still want to eat. lol

Francie- I still don't know what a WII is , and yes, I did look at the link. I am thinking it is for video games???? hmm, final answer. You have a sweet husband! Sorry about the ankle. Have fun at the Spring Fair.

Mindee- Ouch! You take it easy!

Katy - pssst, still don't know what a wii is............I did see an Ipod the other day, Rach bought one w/ her first pay check. I just kind of starred and said "why would you want 10,000 songs?? Is there even 10, 000 songs recorded?? Why can't you just listen to the radio??" lol You are SO MIA, you owe us a lot of posting!! :D

Cristina - Sorry about the foot! I love the new avatar, reminds me of you walking, walking, walking....lol. I had to go buy another suit this morning. The first one was so hard to get her into and left red marks on her skin. And we tried the darn thing on at the store! So , I went up a size. How many books do you read a week? I think if I give up sleep I can read 3, this week I read 2. And I am rested. I am weird, if I really like a book I will sit there and read right through it as the kids are screaming to be fed. lol

*sigh - ok, I am full of raisins, and other misc trail mix crap. No word from M, he moved down to the coast last Monday. I doubt I will do a McDreamy date because I am so backed up in other things. I would really like to spend time w/ my sister and help her start packing for her move in June. I also just want me time! I get tired of men...........omg- did I really say that?? It is true. I just want to read my books and walk and shop, and gossip w/ girl pals....I can make my own cheesebread!! lol

Hello to Jules, Sassy and Sue!!!! We miss you!!

yikes, better get!

all the kids are napping, so I got myself something to eat and drink, and here I am! Tommy has to work tomorrow until noon, so who knows what we are going to end up doing.

I did manage to get through all the boxes that I had brought up. Out of the 13 boxes that came up, two are empty and going into the garbage, three are going to my parents house for my sister's friend, and the other eight are going back down to our storage unit because they are too big for her right now!

My knee is doing good today. It is starting to bruise, but not too badly! Thank goodness for that! On top of it all, I went to pick up a box this morning, and bent the nail on my big toe back, so I had to clip the nail off, clean up some of the blood, and slapped a band aid on it!

I talked to B's bus driver this morning about taking cupcakes on the bus, and she said he could as long as she got one. I said that it was not a problem. She then said that they have to be in a covered container. She told me that she had one mom send in some cupcakes in an open box, she hit a bump and all the cupcakes flipped over!

Francie~ Have fun at the fair! I can't wait to take the kids to a local fair around here. There is a carnival that I know of, I am not sure if it is still going on or not. Since it is a nice day today, maybe I can convince Tommy to go and see if it is still going on. That way we can get out of the house, and for once we don't need to go to wal-mart!

Katy~ It is good to hear from you!

SusieQ~ I hate when I do something like that, which happens a lot! $3.29 a gallon, man that is cheap! Tommy said that the gas station that he passed just before getting home, was up to $3.59! I really hope that they manage to come up with the money to cover the $10 million in gas tax so that they can suspend it from Memorial weekend to Labor Day weekend!

Cristina~ How's life in your world today? Any more drama? When I fell, I actually kind of blacked out/spaced out a little bit. Our stuff sits on a pallet in the storage unit. So, I stepped up on it to grab a box, turned around to move it, and forgot that I was on the pallet. I banged my wrist against the bottom bar of the storage caged unit. And surprisingly, my wrist doesn't even hurt!

Cristina - hope your foot feels better soon. I didn't exercise today and I don't have a decent reason why..bad me. I think I read a bit back about drama? Anyhoo, I hope it has blown over so you can truly enjoy the wedding planning. But I do hear you about drama, I feel like we've had enough of that around here for sure!

Francie - thanks for the myspace add - I'll get over there soon to look at your pictures. Think of all the calories your gonna burn playing that Wii, lol! So it's a totally justified purchase...can't spoil a girl too much on her birthday.

Sue - thanks so much for leaving a comment on my blog - your property sounds so beautiful..I could just picture your meadow from your description.

Mindee - everyone napping at once...what?! did you drug 'em or something? Haha My kids never slept at the same time. Your gas prices are the similar to ours and we are like 5th highest in the nation, I think. I am fortunate to live so close to village and can walk to many things when the weather is good. I am trying to combine trips and minimize driving. I don't know how people with long commutes are managing..it's terrible.

Hi to Jules, Sassy, and Susan....

Slowly I am catching up...I spent this morning writing for PW. Good news, after a phone call with the editor, my first book review is officially done! It feels great! I am also getting great feedback on the test knitting. It looks like I'll be kept moderately busy with these activities and can make a little money to boot.

Since L has had strep so many times this school year, I took her to the naturopath, who looked at all her issues (asthma, hay fever, etc) and said "She needs to be off dairy" I just knew she was going to do that! I explained that dairy is her only source of protein, she's a picky eater, acts like she's afraid of food, yada yada. Next thing you know, we have a referral to a homeopath who specializes in this stuff. And a referral to a therapist...I've tried to tell her pediatrician and the pediatric dietitian that I think a therapist could help her, but they all say she'll grow out of it. And she might, but now that dairy is contributing to her health issues, the pressure is on to cultivate some other palatable protein options for her. Such an adventure! I'm going to get some good vitamins and immune support from the NP, and that will help her from the start, regardless where the other stuff may lead.

I'm down .20 lbs this week...not much but I'll take it. Been so busy, it's hard to get to the gym..so I am working on getting my exercise routine back up and running.

Have a great day everyone!

well, after dinner tommy and brandon went to clean some of the stairs in the complex. then we all went outside. the kids played while me and tommy did some plant pulling. tommy also put some new mulch in the area that he is going to put the BBQ grill. the office manager came over and we got the okay to put in some rose bushes. so I am going to look around and see what I can find. tommy says that he doesn't see a point in doing that since we won't be staying here that long. but it doesn't look like we are going to be moving any time soon! and not while brandon is in school!

then we came inside and gave brandon and logan a bath. they got to play with logan's t-ball set that he got for christmas. they had a blast! I was showing them how to do it and ended up knock over tommy's pop from dinner instead!

we are planning on going up north to see my parents on Saturday. tommy has to work until noon, and then we will go from there.

Katy~ sounds like you have been very busy! I hope things work out for L and you can figure out what she can and can't eat.