Clara - Just some more info ((cut and pasting from Suzanne on another thread)), looks like you do have a 30 day wait....plus you have to do 30 post (??).....anyway,sorry about that! :)

Thanks for the welcome. The walking challenge looks like fun. Can I join in? I will keep track on tickerfactory.com.

Happy Sunday!

I can't wait for Monday to come, get back into a routine and all.
I did not have a good morning, Starbuck chick was so rude I could have gone ballestic on her but I have self control. haha.
I went in there minding my own business to get my morning java and pick up a Sunday paper. She asked me how I was doing and I said I would like a grande coffee. She replies "that is not what I asked"...
OMG- am I required to tell her how I am doing?? I want my coffee, I don't wanna be her buddy. :mad:
I said through gritted teeth "I am fine, I would like a grande."
I must have looked pissed because she said "relax, it isn't personal"...

Ok, whatever. I just wanted my coffee and not in the mood for anal small talk.

Next I went to Noah's to get my bagel with mustard and turkey and the lady at the cashier read it back to me and said mayonaise. I said no, it was mustard. She said.."ya, mustard"..and rang me up. I asked "does it say mayonaise, because I want mustard" ....and Noah Chick is so bloody rude and said like the true bagel snot she is...."I wouldn't let them get your order wrong ((tsk,tsk)) it was my mistake, it says mustard."

Ugh....maybe it was me. ......I can't imagine. :?:

Clara - Sure join us in the walking challenge!

Mindee- Love the pictures! You guys always look like you are having fun and Marissa is a cutie sitting in her stroller.

Sue - Beef stew sounds good. I always miss Gaby, I miss Rach too. It will be nice to get them back today. I was meeting Gaby's father at the pool so she can swim for a bit.

Francie -

popping in again!

I took some things to the dumpster with Brandon, and the humidity seems to have died down some.....BUT it is still flippen hot out there!

Francie~ That is good that Fonzo likes the picture frame! It always seems to happen like that......that you get something that you think that they won't like and then they turn around and like it on you.

Sue~ We have a college graduation party next Saturday and then we are done....for now. It is a lot of fun to take the kids to places that we haven't been in a while, and it is a nice change of scenery for them and us.

SuzieQ~ I hate people like that! They urk the heck out of me!!! Did you see the one picture of Marissa with her toes in her mouth?

Every time I type a message on here, and get to Francie, for some reason my fingers go bizerk and post what I have written so far!

part 2.............

Mindee- I know, me too. lol Actually I was kicked off the computer and there was a 20 min wait period for the next computer. Anal Library.....maybe it isn't a Happy Sunday after all??? lol I didn't see the one of the foot in the mouth of Marissa, I will go back and see! :) How hot is it there?? Sun is out here, thank goodness.

It is Sunday, deal with it!

:carrot:

Francie - Awesome picture frames of Fonzo! I read a little bit of Babyville so far. I just went right to be at 10pm and slept all night. Kitty Momo kept jumping up and down on the bed. Sweet to offer Certain Girls but if it is hardback it might cost a fortune in mailing, and I am so anal is spending money , I can wait for the soft back , I guess. I really wish Sophia Kinsella would write a new book.

Sassy - You have a beautiful Shadow Box too! I never did anything like that stuff with my weddings. Ya, I was married twice. :dizzy: Never had a song either except w/ Gaby's father, who I was not married to.
He was hopeless romantic (or just hopeless?? lol) and after we saw Sweet November he decided the Cranberries song in the movie was *our* song. After we split and he wanted me back (of course....*snicker*) and he would call and just play the song as his message.
What a nut.....the R's would just laugh but I found it annoying....course I find everything annoying. lol

oops better get my butt in gear, have to get to the pool!!

:wave: to Crsitina , Jules , Tammy and Katy!!

Sue~Fonzo is coming home in 3 weeks..but time is going by sooooooooo slow!!! Where have you driven cross country to? I've only driven from Az to New Mexico..then from Az to Washington. I've never really been cross country in a car before. I do know that we wanna stop at Yellowstone and The Mall of America. But I dont know what else there is. To be honest..I would love to see something totally corny, like the largest ball of yarn or whatever, lol. Driving from Az to NM..they have these funny hotels that are Tee-pees (spl?). I've ALWAYS wanted to stay in one of those, lol. I just wish Fonzo could come home now so we could plan our trip. I've been waiting to buy maps and all that stuff until he comes home. I should probably renew our membership to AAA right now. Omg, I dunno why I didnt think of that before.

Susan~Omfg..what is up with the Starbucks chick and the Bagel chick?!?! Seriously..what crawled up their butts and died!!! You should check out Madiline Wickman (ya, I totally spelled that all wrong, lol)..look up "Cocktails for Three" Its another name Sophie Kinsella writes under. I have that one in soft back if you wanna borrow it, lol.



Okay..I have to ask a question now. Is it possible to rent an apartment or a house without meeting w/the building manager (or whatever they're called) or owners?? Because thats what we're trying to do now. I'm just freaking out about not having a place to live once we get out there. I'm having nightmares about it now!!! I'm so freakin angry that Fonzo has to be away right now. This whole move and underway period couldnt have come at a worse time!!!!!!!!!! I'm angry at the stupid loser who messed up Fonzo's papers!!!!!!!!!! :mad: I found this really nice apartment within our price range..it has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms..and the application fee is $250. But how can we apply if we're not there in person? I'm so confused. I hate being all the way over here in Washington. We couldn't have gotten San Diego!!

On a side note..Fonzo has been in the Navy for 5 years on June 6th, lol. I didnt even realize it until now.

well, we had some wicked weather come through our way today! we were just about to cook chicken on the grill and the dark clouds moved in and then it just downpoured! I came inside with the chicken and Tommy went to open the basement doors with the office manager. Come to find out, even though it hasn't been confirmed yet with the National Weather Service people, a tornado touched down two miles away from us! The temp reached 91 degrees today, so the storm came through without warning. They were saying on the news that we can expect strong storms again tomorrow....so we shall see how things go tomorrow!


SuzieQ~ I will have to switch my avatar on here to the one with her foot in her mouth! She was being a goof ball, and I just wanted to get a picture of her. And wouldn't you know it.....just when I lifted the camera she stuck her big toe in her mouth. What I wouldn't give to be that flexible!

Francie~ Have you tried contacting the people about the property and then explaining to them your situation?

Mindee~No..that thought never even crossed my mind, lmao!! I feel like a dork now.



Okay so...I talked to Fonzo today (yay!!) and he said that he'll be offically off the ship Aug. 12!!!!! So I'll have him home with me for awhile. We have until Sept. 21st to get to MD. We're going to talk more about our moving plans once he gets home. He told me to renew our AAA membership (for maps and travel books)..and I'm reading my Navy Spouse's Guide book about moving. This move is a lot different than our first move. Mostly because we have more stuff now, we'll be living off base, and he wont be connected to the ship anymore. Plus, when we moved the first time..it was right after we got married, so all of our stuff was still in their own boxes. And we didnt even own a couch or tv..lol!! Omg..this is gonna be very interesting. Fonzo is very excited. I'm excited, sad, and nervous. I dont wanna leave Seattle!! But Fonzo pointed out that I'll be closer to DC & NYC!!! And I LOVE Nyc!!! Okay ya..I'm rambling now.

Did anyone watch Army Wives tonight?? I bawled my eyes out!!! My head hurts from crying so much. Omg..it was so sad.

Morning
 

Good morning

been up since 4 :devil: however, I went to step aerobics and I've had 2 cups of coffee so all is good with my world this morning :D Good news! I ordered a new pedometer form my visa rewards website. It has a cover (yay) and counts calories burned as well as steps. When I get that i can get a better idea of how I'm doing everyday. I want to get up to 10000 steps/day, but I need to wear the pedo to know that.

My DS "graduates" from 5th grade today...and DD from kindy tomorrow. Will be a busy couple of days.

Susan- Hey you are so close to goal! Way to go! All your hard work is paying off. I've been meaning to mention that I really like the photo you found for the first post...it's so sweet and perfect for our little group.

Clara - Welcome! We are a fun bunch...but you probably noticed that already ;) I look forward to getting to know you better.

Sassy - I hope your new manager helps you out with your schedule. It sounds like you have a well thought out proposal, so he'd better listen, right? Your shadow box is so pretty... I never did anything like that with my wedding stuff.. the dress is floating around this house somewhere...I alwyas kept it because my mom made it for me.

Mindee - hope you and your family are staying safe through the storms...are things calming down at all?

Francie - I like the Navy picture... and your shadow box.. very nice. I am sure that you will have a nursery to hang it in one day. I had my kids at ages 31 and 36 - so it ain't over 'til it's over! Sounds like you won't have to stress the move for a bit yet - that has to feel good.

Sue - I hope you can get to Goodreads soon..I love seeing what other people read and what they think of the books they read. I could spend hours on that website, lol! Beef stew and biscuits sounds really good - I'll have to make that soon. It keeps raining here and that sounds like a perfect meal for a rainy day.


Cristina - wow - you have clocked lot of miles --I'm gonna have to run to keep up with you!

Jules - Happy Anniversary! DH and I have been living together for 20 years, married for 18. Our anny is one week from today. Here's to "living in sin" haha....and they said it would never last:dizzy:

Well, in addition to the school events, I offered to sew up 80 beanbags for VBS. I fired up the serger and it is going pretty quickly, but I am going to need way more beans than I thought I would. I finished up the knit and sent it off, so I am glad that is done. That's about it for me --- how's everyone else doing?

Don't forget...The Bachelorette is tonight - and the boys SING!

Happy Monday!!
Just in case you missed this post! I have to do some quick emails before I can play around. I have to be responsible.....*eyes roll*....so bbl.






Post from Suzanne

We frequently get asked what the difference is between the Misc Clubs forum and the main Support Groups forum. Well.. nothing, just location We're not sure how or when this happened, but it really doesn't make any sense to keep confusing the newbies. Both are miscellaneous support groups and none of the groups are defined by specifics such as age groups.

So to simplify things, we're moving the threads from Misc Clubs into the main Support Groups area. We're just merging two forums. Nothing is lost, but you're one click closer

We'll start moving the threads in a few days after you've had a chance to see this notice.

Thanks

Sassy~Okay, I had to laugh at the employee surveys. I love that you & your dh were totally honest. You should write something like.."working here is like sticking a spork in your eye over and over and over" lmao. I'm keeping everything crossed for you. If my eyes get stuck this way, I'm blaming you, lol.

Katy~How exactly does your DS "graduate" from 5th grade?? I dont remember doing something like that. Can you make me a beanbag??? Do you use real beans?? LoL!! Omg..I had a dream that I was on the Bachelorette!!! Only, I was just a friend of the girl..and it was totally weird. Like they had a garter ceremony. If a guy caught the garter, he was safe, lol. And then there was this other ceremony..where the guy had to follow a trail of popcorn in order to get a daisy, lol. Totally weird!! LoL!!!


OKay..nothing new with me right now. I just woke up not too long ago. I dont understand how a tiny cat can hog an entire side of the bed, lol.

Happy Monday Again!:dancer:


Francie - Does the Navy have a dept that helps w/ relocation? I am sure the landlords are use to Navy families having to find housing from out of state.:?: Is the Navy's spouse guild helpful? Cute cartoon clip! :)

Mindee- I will go search the pictures at myspace in a sec as soon as I am done here! Scary about the tornado, I am glad you and the family were safe.

Sassy - Proud of you for speaking up to the weasel supervisor!! Hope you get some positive results from it.

Katy- Thanks, I will probably change the goal whenever I get to 150, I was thinking 145. I just don't want to do it now because I really want to reach the goal. lol Gaby has her last day tomorrow, I am going to try real hard not to get too misty eyed. I love that picture too of the little girls...if anyone does a new thread and wants to use the photo I will mail the code thingie to you.

:wave: to Cristina, Sue, Clara, Tammy and Miss Jules!!

EDITED: I forgot to say anything about myself... :yikes:....I am fine, had my slim fast and banana for breakfast. I went to a different Starbucks....because I didn't want to get pissed off so early in the week. haha.....I went to the Village and the people seem more down to earth and not as snobby......they are almost organic. lol
Oh Francie - Just to answer you to the 5th graduation.....the school goes from k to 5th and middle school is 6th to 8th...and after that is high school, so Katy's son is leaving his school and will go to a new school next year. *sigh , ok I had to really answer that question...lol. just call me bossy ....or anal...lol
What else?? I guess nothing...need to get my hair trimmed and get all these split ends cut off, I am addicted to my hot iron, I couldn't stop even if I wanted to....

k- adios!!! Chat later...

well, it is hot now, but they are saying that we could have storms like we did yesterday. so, we shall see how they are going to play out today! hopefully they won't be as bad today.

they said that it wasn't a tornado, but a derecho. which just means a fast moving storm, and this one had plenty of wind and they were straight winds at that! so now we just get to sit and wait it out again.......to see what this one brings. Tommy had to run out and get some milk yesterday......he had to go about a half hour away to find a store that was open and that had power!

Hello ladies and a HAPPY MONDAY to ALL!

HI & :welcome: CLARA! Looking forward to getting to know you.

SASSY & FRANCIE...love the shadow boxes...they are pretty! I have two...had them out for a while but they are sitting in the closet now. One is from our wedding and then on our renewal ceremony. We renewed our vows on our second because the first wasn't a happy one and we didn't do anything.

SASSY...our song is Now That I Found You by Teri Clark which fit us perfect. Our wedding song is Give Me Forever (I Do) by John Tesh w/James Ingram singing. Love them both, of course now I think DH has made Amazed our new song! Keeping my fingers :crossed: that the hubby gets the job. I know you've had your share of the dummies where you are now.

SUSAN...what the heck was wrong with those women? Geez...most of the time I can't even get a good morning out of people, lol. I definitely don't think it was you are all.

MINDEE...will have to go check out the pics. Was on there (myspace) this morning but for just a couple of minutes. We have had some crazy weather lately haven't we...the midwest is being hit hard.

FRANCIE...love the frame! Fonzo sounds like Josh...I think deep down he is proud but doesn't want to make a big deal of it so I do, lol. I am like you...have to buy all this stuff, he thinks I am silly. Just a proud momma of a soldier that's all.

SUE...you are doing great with your walking! And glad you were able to get a walk in between raindrops. I was loving the rain a while back, now...not so much. Beef stew sounds delicious and I bet it was!

KATY...CONGRAT'S to both kids! :carrot: They are growing up aren't they? Speaking of running, lol...I have tried to jog in the past, kind of funny but anyway...when I did I felt like I had a body suit on and everytime I did EVERYTHING moved up and down it was weird. Now...I am toning things and it's funny because now it doesn't...feels good.

Nothing much going on today. I actually was lazy yesterday and spent 3/4 of it in bed. Yes I did! Of course I slept in this morning as well and even though it felt good mentally, physically...my body was hurting, not a good thing for me to lie in bed for that long. Anyway...had to run to the store and get a couple of things. Was out of bananas and salad...can't live without those two things. Got some gas, ugh! And mailed some letters. Didn't walk until I got back. It was cloudy and really cool so it was actually nice. Really sick of all this rain and humidity...hate feeling sticky.

Hoping everyone is having a wonderful day!

FRANCIE...almost forgot, I've seen the teepees, so cute. Have pictures of the kids in front of them, lol. There's a crater, Meteor Crater just before Winslow can't remember what it is called. We passed the sign to it on our way from CA to AR once and the kids wanted to go see it. I told them on the way back, ugh. I had seen it before and on the way back I told them it's just a freakin hole in the ground. They were sad so I had to take them. What do you think they said when they saw it? "It's just a hole" :lol: But there is a gift shop and a couple of other things there now. Of course the Grand Canyon is yet a bigger hole, lol...but a pretty one. Of course, you guys probably wouldn't go that far down south to go to MD. There's always the Black Hills in South Dakota. MT. Rushmore is kinda cool as is Crazy Horse. Oh, something really corny, no pun intended, lol...The Corn Palace, lol..in Mitchell, SD. Of course it all depends on the route you guys take. Once you guys figure that out you can find all kinds of little stuff on your drive...might as well enjoy it right?

Susan~I cannot remember how the Navy helps with relocation..other than moving our stuff to a new place. My guide book is helping. I sorta skipped a bunch of stuff and moved right to the relocating part. Right now its just talking about what the movers have to do, lol. As for the 5th grade graduation thing..that is kinda weird to me. I went to a Catholic school, and it was K-8. But I switched to public school for junior high. And that was 7-8. But the school changed after we graduated from 8th grade. It became a middle school from 6-8. Everyone who went to that school thought it was weird, lol. The schools my mom taught at were also K-8.

Mindee~Omg, such scary weather. I hope we wont have bad weather while driving to MD. Otherwise, I'll be begging Fonzo to drop me off in Az where nothing happens, lol.

Cristina~Oh ya..Fonzo is totally like that. He complains about the Navy all the freakin time..but I know he's proud of himself. You should've seen him when he had to buy new medals. Omg, he turned into such a snob, lol. I'm a proud wifey, so I have to keep buying this stuff, lol. Before we move, I wanna buy a Bangor, WA sweatshirt and a Stennis hat. Fonzo probably doesnt ever want to think about the ship again. But I've been a Stennis wife for 3 1/2 years. And I was a Stennis girlfriend a year before that, lol. Oh..and thank you for the suggestions!!! I really wanna see Mt. Rushmore now!!!! And the Corn Palace, lol. I wanna see corny things like that!!!! And ya..I've seen that Meter crater before, lol. It is just a big hole. No big deal. The Grand Canyon is a giant hole, but it is beautiful. Omg, I'm so homesick right now, lol. I used to beg my mom to stop and stay at the Teepee motel..but she said they were dirty, lol. I guess that was her way of saying no, lol. Is there a way to find out about all those weird places, so we can mark them on the map? I remember somewhere between AZ & New Mexico..there was a lizard farm. And everytime we passed it, my grandpa said he wanted to see it. So one year we stopped..and a lizard jumped on me..and I screamed like non other. It was a tiny lizard too, LOL!!! That was the last time we ever did something like that, LOL!!! Oh..and on our honeymoon. We stopped at this rest stop in Gila Bend, and there was Native Americans selling jewelry..and Fonzo bought me these really pretty purple earrings. I lost one of them at 6 Flags though, so that sucked. I love buying roadside stuff, lol. Have you ever been to the cavernes before??? Totally awesome!!

I'm gonna bring back a tradition. See, my mom used to buy a spoon from every state that she visited. She even put it in this cool display case (but it was stolen when we were robbed). Anyways..I'm going to do that too. Actually..my thing was to buy a shot glass & magnet from every place that I've been. But I want to honor my mom..and collect spoons too. I'm only gonna do it if we stop at that state though, lol. Driving through it doesnt really count.

Anyways..I finally got my saint statue today. It was made in Italy, pretty!! I'm pretty sure I've seen the same statue in my grandparents house. I know I've seen it before. And the comfort cross is made from of olive wood from Bethlehem. I also have my little worry coin too. Now I'm just waiting for my necklace and prayer card. I cant wait until we get seattle in MD. Then we can start going to church again. Well..then I can start going to church again. Fonzo isnt very religious, but he's gonna be going for me. And he knows I want to raise our kids in the Church.

Well..I was supposed to clean, and I didnt. So I think I'll go through the rooms fast and pick up trash. I dont feel like vacuuming right now. I just wanna lay in bed reading my Navy spouse book.

BBL

It's HOT, someone at work said it was 102 plus the humidity is terrible...when we were leaving I was talking to a coworker and I said I thought I was wilting...

It's raining again in Tacoma and Ry is beginning to think he should have went to Portland...He is making alot of friends so maybe that will help. He loves the scenery and actually Tacoma itself when it's not raining which hasn't been very often.

Teri met a guy....I think she may be starting to like him as more than friends....he's not the most attractive guy she has ever dated but, she says he has a really great personality and he pays for both of them...(she has a tendency to pick guys she has to fix and she usually pays in more ways than one) I am keeping my mouth shut....I have never really liked Dave and I don't think he has changed as much as she wishes he would while he's in jail. The other guy has his own place and though he's not as ocd as her when it comes to cleaning..his place is clean. She's starting to remember that Dave is a big slob. She went to use the grill this weekend and he had never cleaned it after using it in December. She's also remembering how she never had any extra money because Dave was always needing something and when he had his 2 month long job he blew his money on him. Is it bad that I am really hoping that she decides to have Dave move back home with his parents until he gets his license back and a job....instead of moving him right back into the apartment and hoping that he has actually changed???

gotta go...hubby wants to go work on the garden fence and I have to pull weeds...

Just real quick about the Bachelorette. Does anyone else think that Fred looks like Jason Bateman?? LoL!!

we have power...our power only went out a couple of times, but was quick to come back on. the businesses around us....those are a different story! I can look out our doorwall/front door and it is completely pitch black out there! occasionally you will see a the headlights of a car or truck go by but that is it!

all we got Monday night was just rain as oppose to Sunday night. so that was nice. we even played outside with the boys while Marissa was sleeping. we were playing with Logan's t-ball set that he got for Christmas.....and I was having a ball!

I also tried my hand, for the first time, at making sugar cookies from scratch on Sunday. they were good.....except they tasted more like flour cookies then sugar cookies!

I gotta cut this short......I have to keep trying the transportation department to let them know that Brandon doesn't need the bus to pick him up......but I am thinking that the phone might be out.

You can Uncross Everything now. lol
 

Jules~We got a little bit of rain here in Silverdale this afternoon..but it wasnt so bad. It was horribly windy though. The trees out back were scaring me. I thought for sure one of them was gonna come crashing down on the roof. The lights kept flickering, but the power didnt go out. Thank God. I hate being here in bad weather alone.

Mindee~When I make any cookie from scratch (except for peanut butter) it always tastes like flour. I dunno why that is. I follow the directions carefully and everything..but it always tastes like flour. Sometimes, I'll throw some cinnamon in it and that blocks out the flour taste. Mmmm..I've been craving cookies for so long, I think I might bake some tomorrow. LoL!!

Sassy~Do you think your manager can see what you're typing?? I mean..are you sure he's not monitoring your comp?? I'm not trying to freak you out or anything..but just be careful. Clearly, your dept has had some pretty bad management. They need to bring in someone with good people skills, listening skills, etc. LoL!!!!


Well..nothing new to report. I'm about to go look at all the apartments I found today. I found this one place, and its totally perfect. The utilities are included, it has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, its in our price range. But....it looks pretty crappy on the outside. I dunno..it makes me think it could be in a bad neighborhood or something. Ya know? Here's the link for it: http://www.move.com/apartments/listi...?source=a16093 ..and please be honest with me because I'm really torn right now. If you know the area, then please let me know how it is. Its near the AF base, so I'm not sure how close (or far) it would be to the Naval Academy.

Francie
 

Good Morning

I guess I will do a quickie this morning. I had a horrid night w/ Rach and just not in the mood to be chatty, I guess.
Disgusted w/ DeAnna for sending Brian home and keeping a man named Twilley. Wassup w/ that??
Jason, Sean and Jesse are the only ones I like that are left. Jeremy still is creepy to me. And Graham is a big baby, send him home or give him a pacifer to suck on.

Yes, I am pmsing!! lol anyway....I don't want to laugh, I want to enjoy my misery for a bit and feel sorry for myself. Thank you very much.

Had the usual banana. slim fast for breakfast. My goal is 145 by Friday, we'll see, seem to be stalled. I walked 3 miles yesterday so I feel good about that and I got a membership to the gym so I need to get enough nerve to actually go and work out. haha.

k- I will come back when I am more talkive!

You all have a good day!

Hiya Ladies...

Today is game day, :yay: I enjoy going to watch Chase...although at times it seems we end up chatting a lot, lol. They canceled last Thursday's, not sure when it will be made up and it is supposed to rain tomorrow...their last game, or was their last game. We'll see what happens. Chase will come home with us tomorrow should there be a game...guess the momma will bring him over if there isn't. His turn with Nana. Of course he was looking forward to his turn at the zoo and it is supposed to rain Thursday as well. We'll figure it out once we see.

Got in my exercise, feeling good about that. Getting ready to go mow the backyard. Will do the front Friday I think...unless it doesn't rain tomorrow. With all this rain I have been having to mow every 4-5 days instead of 7...oh well, more exercise for me.

FRANCIE...I don't know anything about the area but I think the apartments look great! About all the little stuff to do on your trip...get a state map or atlas and look on it for things...make a list of them and then look them up on the computer...that's what I always did. Or, we just did whatever and if we saw something on the way and decided to stop we did. But sometimes it was just too far off track and I was anal about time, lol. I always had a schedule and liked to stick with it. I hated that about myself back then. I think the spoons is a great idea...a great tribute to your mom.

SASSY...don't get tired of you talking about your job...it's not good to keep things in. It's not just you and your either...I think a lot of people have to deal with stupid people on the job, or I know DH, DIL & the sons do...just stupid stuff all the time.

MINDEE....mmmmm, sugar cookies! I never could make them, mine always taste like they have too much flour and I always cut back on the flour and add a little more sugar. So I just buy store ones, lol. But I can make a mean peanut butter cookie and choc. chip too! Glad I don't make them often. My mother can make some good sugar cookies.

JULES...I don't think it bad for wanting someone good for your daughter. We all just want whats best for our kids and she deserves to be treated like a queen! And hey, looks aren't everything. I think a persons personality and the way they treat others tops looks anyday! Hope you are able to cool off...I saw the weather for the east coast, ugh! Too hot, and I thought it was hot and humid here!

HIYA SUSAN, KATY, SUE, CLARA & TAMMY...hoping all is well with you ladies!

Well, gotta get going...about time to mow the backyard. Take care and have a wonderful day ladies!:hug:

HIYA SUSAN...sorry about the pms'ing. :hug: WTG on the 3 miles walked, and the gym membership! Now get your booty in there, you heard me, lol. Feel better girly.

Chat later :wave:

Cristina - argh, I am getting there. Have fun w/ Chase, how old is he?? You are always awesome on the exercise! :)

I keep promising Gaby the zoo but I don't want to go when it rains, suppose to start getting warmer tomorrow, I think...so, cross fingers.
My pms is my back and hips hurting, just drains me. *wah, *wah.....big baby, huh??
Maybe Graham and I should both be sucking on our binkies...lol
Gaby made a card for her teacher and wrote Miss H on the front and You are the best, I love you Gaby ..in the inside, plus I bought a cute angel and it says something about being in her (Gab's) heart forever. Awwww.
k- think I will go back to bed...lol, didn't get much sleep.

adios!

Sassy - Sorry to hear that your supervisor didn't cooperate. Maybe it's a good idea to get a new job. It's not worth suffering over a lousy job and a supervisor who doesn't appreciate you. I'm new so I don't know where you work. Good luck.

Francie - I know it's stressful moving. Just take a deep breath and relax. Stressing yourself out will only make it more difficult. I bet talking to Fonzo helped alot. It'll get better once he gets home. Just take everything one step at a time. Good luck.

Mindie - I hope you are not anywhere near all the floods. I'm not very good at geography. I would like to check out your pictures on My Space, but I have no idea how to do it.

Cristina - Great work with your walking. I want to start walking but I need to wait until I get an okay from my doctor. I injured my foot in March.

I don't know all of you and I hope I can get all of you straight. I will join in the walking challenge if my doctor okays it. I injured my foot in March while walking for Cure for Diabetes. My daughter is a type I diabetic so we try walking every year. The doctor said that my ankle or foot weren't broke but that it had to do a little with age. Just a little, lol. I am taking yoga and man is it hard. It's harder than my weight training class. But I am going to stick with it. I also take water aerobics. I need more cardio so I hope I can start walking. I need to lose weight for my son's wedding in March. I wear a size 18-20 and I would like to get down to at least a 14. Well, I have to get ready for my weight training class at 2:30 and then my yoga at 4:30. Talk to you all tomorrow.

About the Bachelorette: I was shocked to see Fred go home. That was a little sad. I was glad Robert went home. He was fugly. I couldnt stand him since day 1. He just ended up getting too cocky towards the end. I loved it when she avoided his kiss. Graham is one hot dude..but omg..he needs to grow the heck up and get over himself. Jeremy is trying too hard and its annoying me big time!!! I agree with you Susan, I cant believe she kept Twilly instead of Brian. Twilly is just way too dorky for words. He's not even attractive. Can anyone see themselves married to a man named Twilly?!?!?!?! Seriously!!! LOL!!! Jason & Jesse are my faves still. I loved the song Natasha Bedingfield (spl?) sang. I love her songs, she has a lovely voice.

Susan~Sorry that your pmsing :hug: Maybe some chocolate would help?

Cristina~I'm gonna take your advice and look up some stuff online. I figured we'd probably just see a lot from the road anyway. But Mt. Rushmore is now on our list, lol. I looked at a lot of apartments last night..and that one is still my fave. Probably because it has 3 bedrooms, lol. In my mind theres a room for us, the baby, and the computers. LoL!! My friend didnt understand why I would want that place for that price..and I'm just like.."we're planning for our family here. So we have to think of the future" Ya, I'm a dork..but whatever, lol.


Well..I went to bed feeling like crap..and I woke up feeling like crap. I'm having some pretty bad cramps right now. And I'm craving a cheeseburger big time. Last night, I could actually taste french fries, lol. It was weird. But ya..AF is in town right now, but so far its just bad cramps and a little bit of spotting. I hate this time of the month.


oooooooookkkkkkkkkk something weird just happened to my comp. It clicked off then back on..and I didnt lose this page. Wtf..I better go before it shuts down. I hate this weather!!!!!!

well, I was going to try my hand at making sugar cookies again......but I am not in the right mood to make them now. I just have a lot going on right now, so I just didn't want to do it.

Brandon ended up not going to school today because the district was closed again today! so, I have no idea when his last day of school will be or if they will just send the stuff to him in the mail.

Tommy got a call from a temp agency today about a job that is closer to home and that is actually in the area of work that he knows. When he finally got around to calling about it, the position had already been filled. But the lady said that she would keep him in mind for it because she doesn't think this other person will last that long. The pay is $11 an hour.....which would be great! So, I am kind of hoping that things don't work out with the other person and that Tommy gets the job instead. Am I wrong to think that?

The recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, which I thought was a bit much when I was making them. So, I might try using maybe a 2 1/2 cups next time.....or just putting in more sugar instead.

Francie~ I had to take a second look when I saw the name of the apartments you posted. There is an apartment complex here in MI, with the same name, that Tommy's ex girlfriend used to live in. Those look great!

Cristina~ have fun at Chase's game! I am going to try the cutting back on the flour to see if that helps.....and if it doesn't I just might add in some cinnamon!

Clara~ Nope, we are not near the floods. But there are some members of this board that are. I hope your foot heals soon!

Hi... I finally got a pedometer. I opted to not get the crazy ones that give you calories and all that. I had one and it was so complicated I didn't use it. I bought one at Target that just counts steps. And it didn't have to be set up with your stride and all that jazz. It is self adjusting. AND Katy, it has a cover so I won't mess it up. It is very small also, so I think I can wear it all day with no problem. I guess I will post my distance every night after I take the durn thing off. I will never catch up with the rest of you, but I am going to give it a good shot.

Took Mom to the Dr. today and then we went to eat at Lonestar for lunch. I would much rather go out at lunch time and then have my lightest meal later. Although today I might just fix a fruit salad or have cantaloupe later. I splurged and had a cheeseburger...sorry Francie. I am bad and I will pay for it on the scale I'm sure.

Nothing else to report here as we have been plenty lazy. Lots of storms and winds.

DeAnna should have sent Twilly packing. I bet he goes next. I am also ready for her to get rid of Jeremy. Jason FTW! I love Graham, but what is his problem? He knew he wouldn't be her one and only on this show. Get a grip man! Jesse is sweet...needs a good barber (I'm old and old fashioned) I'm just not sure he is the one for her.
I also watched Nashville Star last night. Kind of OK...had a few faves. Billy Ray Cyrus needs a good barber too.
(You think I am bad, you should have seen me when I went to CA and my "baby boy" had a ponytail. YIKES!) I got over it though, then he cut it off. I was spoiled because he always wanted his hair short when he was at home. I mean short!

God, I don't know why I get on here for a quickie and ramble so much....Sorry ladies! :) LOL!

My ticker stats are totally pitiful....I need a swift kick in the ***.
I am feeling more like myself..so maybe I can give it a good whirl.

well- got everyone all graduated -yippee! I took the kids to a used sports equipment store and bought my son some inline skates and bought my daughter a skateboard. They were a steal, but then I had to get elbow pads, knee pads, wrist pads...yeesh. Used to skateboard with nuthin'...I would go the the top of the hill and just go for it - what a little thrill seeker I was! I tried the skateboard a little today and I have totally lost my center of gravity and have no coordination on it at all.

No miles to add today - I'm wiped :( told the kids I would make them breakfast for dinner and they are acting like it's Christmas or something...who would have thought it would take so little to get them excited?

B/ette- I'm liking Jason more...definitely see him as a final two or three now. WTF...she kept Twilley?! I don't get it...he must be comic relief or something, but he's not all that articulate and he's bonded more with the guys than with her. I have say that as the show has gone on, I am less than impressed with DeAnna. She doesn't appear to be very intelligent or capable of more than one sentence...she's all " he needs to open up" ALL THE TIME...she was driving me crazy. One would think that Graham's difficulties could be perceived as an attractive quality..I mean, he wanted her all to himself...that's sweet! How perverted that this show makes that seem like a liability....Guess that's why I like this show..it's kind of sick and twisted.

I'm off to drink a beer and go through my children's portfolios..my son has one with work in it all the way from kindergarten...I'm gonna need some kleenex.

Katie--I remember doing all kinds of stuff with out all the pads and helmets....and with growing up in a neighborhood made up of mainly boys I had to keep up..I doubt I can still outclimb a boy to a tree top..actually I doubt I could still climb a tree. I have a huge rubbermaid tub of momentos of the kids school years I go through now and then. I have a framed picture that Ry painted in 5th grade that was put in an art show. It's a big orange dog that matches NOTHING else in the room, but I will never take it down.

Sue--my stats aren't great either. I gave blood today and have been feeling a little lightheaded ever since. I did find my pedometer today. I prefer lunch to be heavier and dinner to be just some fruits or veggies too.

Mindee--good luck with the sugar cookies and Tommy's job. What happenned with the summer babysitting? Teri is babysitting her coworkers firend one evening a week, Ava is 4 and the boy who's name I am forgetting is 8. They went to the park tonight. Their mom (and Ava) babysit Dominic on Thursdays. Teri jokes that Dominic has all the "older" women falling for him.

Francie--the apartment is nice. The playground will be good for your future babies. Teri had a terrible time finding an aprtment she liked that was "pet" friendly. A big thunderstorm went through here right before I got on the pc. Lots of thunder booming going on. I love thunder and lightning, always have. Hubby and I drove to Sioux Falls SD to pick up his V8 bike he bought on Ebay in the middle of February--got caught in a snowstorm coming back and couldn't stop at all due to the hotels/motels being full due to nasty snow & ice. We finally had to stop for awhile at a rest stop and he slept enough to make it the rest of the way home. Was definitely not a fun trip.

Clara--sounds like you are doing great on the exercise!! Welcome!!

SuzyQ--that Gaby is the sweetest..to bad Rach can't get out of her teenage angst and take a few lessons from her. Sending good vibes for your goal.....Hope you get to go to the zoo soon.

Cristina--I agree with looks not being everything. Teri's doesn't think her friend Geneva boyfriend is cute but she loves the way he treats Geneva. I haven't seen this guy in person yet but she has been happier than I have ever seen her with Dave. Teri is a walking contradiction, she can be very selfish and self centered one minute and then be the most giving and loving person the next. With Dave she gives and gives and gets nothing back beacuse he always wants more. His mom is still nutso too!!

Sassy-sorry about the job--why do bad bosses have to lack common sense. Your plan to be there working when there is only one person covering phones makes much more sense than being there when everything is covered. The man needs to be transferred somewhere--he definitely doesn't sound like he has any management skills!! Teri feels guilty about leaving Dave while he's in jail...he keeps telling her she's all he has. I just worry that he's not going to change and she will just keep trying to make it work.

TAMMY---where are you!!! come back!!!!

Well I gotta go...

Clara~Ya, things will be better once Fonzo gets home. I'm just thinking about it way too much, lol. I'm excited :D I loved taking water aerobics, but omg..the next day I'd be so sore!! LoL!! Its weird feeling muscles you havent felt in years.

Mindee~Did you try the cookies again?? I layed in bed for awhile thinking about cookies..and I decided that I'm just gonna buy some cookie dough, lol. I dont feel like making some from scratch.

Katy~Wow..I remember my cousin pushing me around on his skateboard when I was 6, lol. I used to have a major thing for skater boys back in the day!! LoL!! Many many many of my ex boyfriends were skaters. I dunno how I ended up with Fonzo..he's into BMX. I was such a girlie girl that I never did that stuff myself. I just sat on the side and would drool over the hot guys. Especially the shirtless guys. Omg..memories, LOL!! I miss being 15!!. Oh ya..If DeAnna marries Twilly..then their first kid will be named Swirly, lol.

Jules~I remember this one time..we were driving through New Mexico and got caught in a snow storm. My mom had to pull into a gas station and call for help because she couldnt drive in it anymore. Then years later I told my mom about that, and she was shocked I could remember that because I was 2 years old, lol. I hate bad weather though. In Az, it would get pretty bad there during Monsoon season. Hot rain is never fun!!! And when the power goes out in the middle of one of those..omg, it gets soooooo hot inside. Its not even worth opening the windows because it will be even hotter outside. I remember one year, a tree fell on my friend's roof. It was on the news and everything. Ya..I hate bad storms. But at the same time, I kinda miss it. It doesnt really storm here. Just like once or twice a year, lol. 2 years ago there was a horrible power outage in town. All of Silverdale, Poulsbo, Bremerton & other areas were blacked out. It was insane. Thank God we lived on base, because we werent affected by it.


Anyways...I wish it was Wed. I wanna watch So You Think You Can Dance!!!!!

Oh..Fonzo called me today. He's having a seriously bad day today. He thinks its because of the bad dream about his mom. I think some of his repressed memories were coming back into light again. He said he woke up all depressed and angry. And you know whats weird? I've been thinking about his mom a lot too. Whenever I see this commerical for Intervention, I think of his mom. Theres this little boy crying that he doesnt want his mom to die...and it makes me think of Fonzo :( Me & Fonzo both have mother issues, lol.

Anyways..I'm starving so I'm gonna go see what pathetic food I should eat for tonight. I want a flippin burger, so whatever I eat wont compare to it, lol. Oh ya..I'm going walking tomorrow (if the weather is nice). I wanna buy my friend a Navy magnet, lol.

Evening ladies- I got a good start with the pedometer. I walked 4 miles and then biked for 3 miles. Need I say it cooled off here tonight? It felt wonderful being outside and I didn't want to come in...so I just kept moving. I found out the ped. doesn't work well with biking, so I had to do that by our mile markers. That's okay and simple. I was paranoid and wrote down my steps a couple times during the day...just in case they got erased..LOL. They didn't and it worked great.

Ate cottage cheese and melon for a light dinner, so actually didn't end up too poorly for the day. Onward and downward! (Wishful thinking here)

I will do individuals tomorrow. Glad to see you all here and so perky. :)

just popping in here before heading off to bed!

I checked on the school districts website, and it appears that they are doing the schedules for Monday and Tuesday on Wednesday and Thursday....so, if that is true, then Brandon's last day of school is Thursday! I feel bad because Tommy can't take another day off of work to go into school with him, so he won't have a parent in there with him. I just don't want him to feel left out because he doesn't have someone there with him.

well, I feel like a department store.....I got another pedometer in the mail today! so, I have the one that I originally bought, my replacement one that has the radio on it, and two small ones (too small for my fingers). I was going to see if the office manager wanted one to see how many steps she does in a day.

Nope, I didn't try the cookies again.......Tommy made chocolate chip cookies instead! I was going to, but when I had gotten in the shower he said that he was going to make them.

As for the babysitting, I haven't heard anything more about it, and I haven't talked to them. I mean I took them a couple of winter jackets and such for their youngest daughter earlier today, but I didn't get a chance to talk about the babysitting.

Hiya ladies...

Was on the computer looking up something and thought I would stop by and see what's up...lost of chatting thats what, lol. Too pooped to do individuals but will be in here tomorrow to catch up.

Went to the game onlye to find out that there wasn't one. Someone messed up somewhere and didn't notify Chase's team...the other team wasn't there so apparently they knew. But some guys were there saying they had the field tonight...they did. Since we drove so far we decided to stay and watch their game. Actually, watched two games before leaving. Chase's coach went to another diamond and they practiced so we watched while they did that. Besides we had picked up some pizzas for everyone...everyone being Charlotte and the kids. Anywho...so his last game was supposed to be tomorrow but with this mess up tonight and a cancelled game last week due to the weather the last one will be next Thursday. Unless of course it rains tomorrow and Thursday, lol. Anyway...we enjoyed the evening.

Nighty, night ladies

Hi Chicks.