fricker fracker! I just typed up a somewhat small novel, and then hit the fresh button for some odd reason, and it was all gone!

I am dragging but majorly! Brandon was up at 2am, and then at 2:45 I went into his room and got him. brought him into our room, which then woke Marissa up. so, after a bottle, some medicine and laying her back down she was good to go!

fast forward to 4am, and I heard Tommy say that he was going out to sleep on the couch since he got kicked off of our bed. I roll over and proceed to fall asleep.

I get jolted out of bed at 6am to Tommy's alarm going off. I drag my butt out of bed to go tap him awake, then drag my butt back to bed. climb into bed, and proceed to fall back asleep until 9:30am!

Cristina~ I found that same thing with weighing myself daily. I found it to be disappointing if it showed a gain, but then I found it refreshing if it showed a loss from the day before. where we used to live before we moved up north, it took us close to 3 hours to get up there if there was traffic....but we usually made it up there in 2 hours.

SuzieQ~ I will have to let him know that! I think he is a cutie too! No matter how many rough patches we hit, I fall in love with him all over again!

Tammy~ I loved planning our wedding! Good luck with getting it all done! I have thought about trying Alli, but just haven't had the extra money to get it!

Jules~ You have been one busy lady!! I can't wait to see pics of it all!

Hey everyone. Me & Fonzo just got home. We went to see Kung Fu Panda today. It was really good, I really liked it. I bought a pretty new outfit from Fred Meyers, lol. We also bought some fireworks..lol. Well..I just got poppers and sparklers, lol. It rained a little bit today..and omg, it smelled just like Az. It even felt like Az too. Me & Fonzo just stood on the sidewalk just taking it all in..LMAO!! We're total losers.


Anyways..I'm sooooooooo tired and its only 9:30pm, how sad, lol. I'm gonna go lay down now. TTYL

Cristina- GREAT JOB!! I cant wait till I loose some more. At least thats a good thing to be frustrated about!!!

Midee- Thats great that you and Tommy can work on this together. I think Andrew is comming around. I know he wants to. He is fixen to go to New Mexico to work for the Boyscouts. I think he might start taking hikes every morning. He has all that tools there to get a really good start. He will be gone for a month. During that month will also be our one year dating anniversary. I am not so happy about him being gone but I think it will be a good surprise if he comes back and I am 20 pounds lighter. I can def do that. I have 5 weeks I think.

Francie-I work at petsmart!! They have some of the cutest cats there. I bet you will have a blast with your cats!!!

Sassy- Its good to here about the shift change. Hopefully things will continue to work out.

Tammy- I wouldnt do Ali for the life of me. Not only does it cause oily stool but it can cause accidents. Like potty accidents. I would just skip that. I take 2 ts of apple cider vinegar with 8 oz of fluid. I usually mix it with juice. You cant taste the vinegar. It works really well. you do it 3 times a day.

Jules- I like the way you picked you kitchen color. Its always frustrating with a hubby doesnt agree.

Things are good here. I havnt been on the scale because I am trying to wait until Monday. We will see. I have been super good. I am really excited about the 4th. We are going to a parade in the morning. I oder some new shoes and I hope they are here by then. They are awesome shoes for walking. But they can also be used for different terrains. My old shoes started scraping the back of my ankle. I have 3 or so sores. I cant give up though. I am enjoying my self so much right now. I have never been so active. Anyways i shall talk to you ladies later!!!

Just real quick again...I forgot to mention that I bought more books today, LOL!!

These are the titles:
~A Women's Call to Prayer by Elizabeth George
~The Joy in Living~Mother Teresa
and
~Traditional American Tattoo Design (theres a lot of cool sailor tattoos in it!!!)

ok...slept like a rock...got woke up by a smiling grandboy before his mommy left for work and dropped him off at the apartment with his auntie Geneva....hubby & I STILL are not talking...luckily he's on the tractor cutting wood and I can finish my painting in peace...cup of coffee in hand...ready to do indys now...

Francie--sounds like some heavy reading...I don't think 5 cats would have qualified you for being a crazy cat lady...but 5 cats in a small apartment might have made you a little crazy...my MIL is a crazy cat lady...at one time she had almost 30....and she is a little nutso without the cats....If you are up for it when you get settled in Annapolis, I would like to go see the new Native American Museum at the Smithsonian in DC, maybe we can meet up and go there. It opened about the same time as the Spy Museum and Ry wanted to go there first.

Asia--(wild thing?)my dd had a friend named Asia in elementary school. Yes my hubby can be very frustrating.....even our kids sometimes wonder why after 22 years we are still together...our love for them and the new grandboy holds us somewhat together..I do love him...we have just grown apart and our differences seem to have become greater then the things we share alike.

Mindee--I can relate to the lack of sleep..the weekend of Teri's bday we had Dominic sleeping with us on Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights. The teething makes him get up alot and the one night I saw every hour on the clock starting at midnight and then he was up at 6 and didn't go back down for a morning nap until after 9. I don't know how women my age and older who have oops babies during menapause do it...going to the pool sounds wonderful...

SuzyQ--I have been drinking alot of water..I was bad yesterday and got a cherry coke (gasp...not even diet) & a regular Coke on my second trip to Lowes. I drink my coffe in the morning but somedays I crave a Coke really bad..I know I could switch to diet and it would be better, but I want the real stuff....glad the scale is going in the right direction

Tammy--you are one busy lady with that wedding...you should talk with Cristina since she just went through one too. I don't know about the Alli either, I thought about it too...the side effects are kind of scary...there are some threads somewhere on this site with people who are doing it or at least have tried it. I told hubby I was going back to my Lean Cuisine and WW frozen lunches during the workweek instead of doing the fastfood thing with him. I need to quit sabotaging myself and giving into his wants...

Cristina--AM almost done with Girls Like Us..it seems like I have been reading it forever....now that I have started it I have to finish...the Carole King parts are my favorites. All three lead very interesting lives....you and Francie both read like I used too....With the baby here I don't get much time and evenings after work I get caught up on the housework that I can't get done when the baby is here...I am loving him being here...Teri broke up with Patrick cause she isn't over Dave...she is taking him back and giving him a chance...she is taking our advice (finally) and filing for full custoday and she is having him sign a paper stating that if things are not working out that she can ask him to leave her apartment at any time and he will go...right before he went to jail she found out that if he is "living" there, even if he does not pay ANYTHING, the police cannot make him leave...she would have to file an eviction notice with the court. The signed paper can be used to make him leave immediately though...once he is back, Teri says we can still pick up Dominic on Thursdays after work and keep him all day Friday...not as much as we get him now but we will have to make due.

Sassy--that's such great news...especially with the price of gas. It will be so much nicer to be on the same shift and actually be able to sleep together and do things.

Katy & Sue---het ladies...I forgot what your lasts posts were and this advanced option only takes me back so far.

Oh BTW to Suzy and Katy...I am having to go to Idaho in August (flying out the 19th--meetings on Wed & Thurs) and am trying to work a quick weekend in Tacoma out. If everything works out the way I am thinking then I will be renting a car and driving down to Portland for the day with Ry on Saturday since he wants to see Adam & Lauren too. Maybe we can all get together and have lunch or something.

Well I hope I didn't miss anyone...I have to start this painting...have been on this computer way too long...

Mornin'
 

Hiya ladies...

Lot's of posting since I was here last, always good to see!

SASSY...yay for the girl at work! That was sweet of your hubby to get you a book.

JULES...you are one busy lady! WTG on the paint! Hubby will just have to live with it, lol. The bathroom sounds pretty...I've wanted a purple bath for a while, more of a lilac...just think it is such a pretty color. Glad Teri is taking care of things with Dave...isn't that crazy though, that he's not even paying but she can't make him leave?

SUSAN...I think that movie looks cute, and wanted to see it myself, lol. I just like that little girl since seeing her in Signs...too cute! Let us know if it is good. I think I was just frustrated because of not enough sleep...just got crabby and I HATE started my day crabby because I swear it doesn't seem to get better.

TAMMY...ummm, let's just say, if you don't eat 'right' with the Alli you will get the side effects, lol...I did try it and still have 1/2 a bottle left, maybe a little more. I thought I was eating right and didn't have so much fat, guessing I was wrong! I was just afraid to eat anything. So decided I will just stick with what worked in the past. Happy Wedding Planning to you! Ours is off until next year :( Nothing like a day of being pampered, eh?

FRANCIE... aaahhh, young love :love: You're not losers, just a young couple in love, you and Fonzo are too cute! Lots of reading for you to do for sure...don't you love the old tattoos? Well, I do, lol. Cat lady...guess I missed that somewhere...don't know where my heads been.

ASIA...thank you and good luck to Andrew on his job in New Mexico. Enjoy the parade!

MINDEE...good grief woman, hope you managed to get some sleep. Sounds like a busy night you had.

SUE...hoping all went well at the doctors. I know you are busy with preparing for your guests.

Nothing much going on with me today. Going to spend some time on the puter since I know I probably won't be on tomorrow. Nothing special planned, just working in the yard with V. He'll be home for the next 3 days. We'll bbq some burgers & dogs tomorrow but no fireworks. Just not into the fireworks...I like watching them and will probably sit outside to watch them. There's a lot of people across town behind us that do the really big ones...the ones I am afraid of. And then of course there is V's boss that lives down the street about 6 houses...him and his neighbor always do them. V said he made a point of bragging to the guys at the morning meeting yesterday about spending $1500 on fireworks. Not sure why he felt the need to brag but whatever floats his boat. Now if Josh were home and they were coming over we would do some for the kids. Okay...kind of got sidetracked on my little rant...can you tell I am still a little crabby, lol.

Exercise is done, and done! Had to run to the store to get a couple of things I forgot yesterday and that's about it. Maybe I will get some reading done. I'll be back later...have a great day ladies!

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Purple bathroom--I will be changing the shower curtain to a creamy one

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Try to find the spider in the first pic--next two zero's it in....others are around the yard. The spider creeped me out...I had just taken a break and then went back to finish stacking what was left of the wood...

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Last set of pics--Dominic for the last month or so, with the latest being the one in the bucket hat...

Sassy--it's always nice to have a few people that will stand up for you. My fortune cookie this weekend said "The best defense is a friend who has your back"

Cristina--Maryland is a crazy state.

Back for the next coat!!

OMG JULES! I immediately saw the spider...I HATE spiders! I would have freaked and would have ran into the house! Wouldn't go back out either until I had V kill it, lol! That thing was huge! Giving me the creeps thinking about it!

I think KS is the same...crazy/stupid laws here that don't make a darn bit of sense.

BEAUTIFUL bathroom! I love the color and the pics of Dominic are just too cute! I can't believe how big he is getting! I think my fav was the last one, the one where he was sleeping-looked so peacful, and the one with the bucket hat...he is adorable! So we saw the handsome grandpa and the pretty momma now where was the pretty grandma?

Anyway, was still on and thought I would check back before signing off and moving elsewhere, lol.

Have a GREAT day!

Tammy~I wanted to try Alli, but I chickened out. The side effects is just something I don't want to experience.

Asia~Since you work at Petsmart, I have a question for you. Do they sell anything that will sedate cats?? We're going on a long time from AZ to MD..and we wanna sedate them for the first day.

Jules~LOVE the bathroom!! Omg, I totally want a bathroom painted in that color now. I'd have everything else sorta pink in it, lol. If we have a place with more than one bathroom, then I wanna claim one as my own and totally girly it out. Fonzo would probably take over the other one and have it all guyish, lol. I didnt look at the pic w/the spider. Spiders freak me out big time. A Native American museum!! Wow, that sounds pretty cool. I went to one in Az once. And during certain time, they'd come out and do some cool dances. What is the Spy museum?? Fonzo might like something like that.

Sassy~Oh heck ya!! Thats so awesome that the chick stood up for you!! Shoot..she should've punched that other stupid woman in the face!! But hurting them with words is a lot better.

Cristina~I have a ton of reading to do. The books I bought yesterday are just little side books. I actually have like..3 other books left to read. (The Host, The Beach House, and The Golden Compass-but thats like 3 books in one). I'm still not done with Fearless Fourteen. I just dont have a lot of time to read anymore, lol. By next week, things should calm down. Yes, I love old tattoos. I found one that I really want!!!!!!!!!!! But I'm gonna change it up a little bit, lol.



Well..nothing much to say right now. It's thundering here!! Exciting!!! It's been 3 years since I've heard thunder, lol. We always see lightening, but never thunder. I'm so loving it. Well..it wake me up today, but thats okay, lol. I think the raining stopped..which is good. I still wanna have our cook out today!!! I'm soooooooooo hungry right now, I'm thinking of waking up Fonzo right now to go get some charcoal and some yummy drinks.


Anyways..I shall go now. TTYL!!

Cristina--all my hubby says was that I was a lot bigger than the spider and when I took the broom out to get it off the log he didn't want me to kill it... Grandma is the one who takes the pics....

Francie--the Spy Museum was really cool..Ry made me crawl throught a duct and spy on people...it was fun..I will see if I can find you a link(http://www.spymuseum.org/)...I love thunder and lightning storms...always have

Guess what...after all the witchin..hubby likes the paint job...says it looks really good...go figure...I have just a bit to finish up and then I am done for now. I have alot of paint left so I think some other time I will paint the paundry room and the halway to the kids old vedrooms and the new purple bathroom. I am going to paint Teri's old room the Sky Blue that he picked out..there might be enough to do Ry's old room too. He cut more wood so I have to unload it and stack it...I wonder how many calories I have burned this week....I am not keeping up with my steps though...

alright, I got two windows open so I can respond without losing anything this time!

nothing really new on this end......just a typical day with no body taking a nap.....at least the boys didn't....I hope Marissa did! another rough night with Brandon and his sleep again. he was up again at the same time, but I left him in his room, and after 3am I was able to go to bed without any tag-a-longs. so I gave in and poured myself a coke so I had that extra little bit of caffeine to keep me awake!

the boys are watching the movie "Firehouse Dog" right now. we caught it in the middle of it, so I am sure that they will want to watch it again the next time it is on.

Asia~ Good luck at losing the 20 pounds while Andrew is away! That will definitely be a nice surprise to come home to! what does the apple cider vinegar help with? I saw that you mentioned that you take it, so I was just curious.

Francie~ Who is the writer of the tattoo book? I have three myself, and I love looking at designs.

Jules~ I love your new avatar!

Sassy~ That is great news about the lady standing up for you! that is also awesome that your hubby got you that book!!! was that the episode where Dr Oz did the hypnosis thing to find out about his past lives?

Cristina~ I got some sleep.....but like usual, it is never enough! last night was pretty much the same, BUT I didn't end up with a tag-a-long.

Jules~ That is a great color for your bathroom!!! OMG......that is one creepy spider! Although, I don't think that classifies as a spider, I think that is a tarantula! My goodness is he getting big!!!!

Mindee--Dominic loves that thing..My mom bought him a walker at the apartment...Teri says it funny to watch the baby chase the cat that is chasing the dog..Ry wants her to do a you tube video.....There was a bigger spider in my bathtub one morning...I screamed and hubby was like what..I said a spider...he went back mumbling and all I heard was OMG. AN elderly lady I know swears by apple cider vinegar--takes a tablespoon (I think) a day..she said it's good for what ails you...the bathroom color is darker than I wanted, but I think once I put in a lighter shower curtain it will be better...

out to stack wood again...

Hiya ladies...

Back again for a few minutes before getting off the puter for the day.

JULES...glad Jerry liked the paint after all. And I had to take a look at that spider again, lol. Still can't believe how big it is. Is it a wolf spider...I saw on some show that they get pretty big but not sure about that size. I forgot to mention...I like your garden area and flowers...I have some of the purple ones on my porch...can't even think of what they are called, lol. And next time...let the daughter or hubby take some of you! :D I too love the new avatar...he is quite the cutie pie!

SUSAN...thinking of you & miss you when you are not here :hug:

MINDEE...you made me think of Charlotte saying yesterday how when they decide to have a baby how she is going to miss her sleep, lol. They plan on having two to add to the two she/they have.

FRANCIE...not to bud (edited: lol...my thoughts and fingers were not working toegther..I was thinking butt in but for some reason typed bud...just saw that) in but I too am curious about something to sedate my doggy. We tried some liquid stuff from the pet store and it did not work...he hates the thunder and fireworks, makes him a total mess and stresses the poor dog for days! Thinking you might have to get something from the vet. I did once on a trip with our dog (different dog) from CA to AR. Just really calmed her down for the trip but she was aware of things going on and when we would stop she was ready to get out and stretch like us. I've got some side books going to, lol...the Biggest Loser ones...hoping to get some motivation and get back on track with losing weight!

Well, ladies...guess I am outta here for now. Have two shirts to iron before heading up. Going to do a little bit of reading before Jeopardy and the news and then who knows what...probably cook some dinner.

Have a good rest of the day!

EDITED: Jules...a spider bigger than that one, OMG! I think I would die! I freak over little bitty ones and couldn't imagine seeing something like that in my tub. Oh, and you definitely are getting quite the workout!

You are sweet Cristina, thanks! I am just busy, maybe I will catch up later on all the post! I love the avatar Jules, Dominic is a beautiful little boy.

Hope you all are having a good day. Managed to get 2 miles walked and make my soup. I seem to eat 1 thing until I am sick of it and move on to something else. haha. I ate pickled beets, turkey meat and low fat cottage cheese for a year back in 2000 to lose weight. :D Cool , huh?

Bought Gaby some shoes yesterday because the ones she was wearing were so stinky. In the heat her feet sweat, ick. So, this morning I put deoderate on the bottom of her feet. Hope that works.......:dizzy:

ok, random thought.

chat later.

just doing my nightly pop in.....

Tommy made some rice krispie treats to take to my parents house tomorrow. I told Brandon that the place we are going on our "surprise" ride has a pool so we have to take our suits with us. so, then all I heard was "surprise" for the next 5 minutes after that!

he has picked up a lot of words since school. now, we just need to get the insurance hammered out and get him into the ENT.

omg - I just realized 7 years ago on the 4th of July I found out I was pregnant w/ Gaby. I wasn't married to her father ,I was married to The R's dad (course we had been seperated for 16 months, I mean it wasn't like we were getting back together :dizzy:.
It was very depressing. I remember laying on the couch w/ the drapes drawn and listening to the parade go by......it started by my house because I lived by the park. ......blah blah.
anyway, just remembered that......

Mindee- Be safe tomorrow driving. Cute about Brandon, what is ENT?

Francie - Do you ever watch Animal Planet? Gab and I did the other night and there was a rescue of this apt where there was 60 cats inside! Anyway - don't know why I am telling you this, just my cat story....:) Hope you and Fonzo have a wonderful 4th!

Sassy - I am glad someone stood up for you at work, that is sweet.

Jules - haven't seen the pictures yet because I need a different browser or some darn thing. Sounds like you have been busy painting, can't wait to see the pictures. Hope you come out in Aug, that would be so great!

Asia - Enjoy the parade tomorrow! You are doing really good w/ your walking, I am impressed.

Cristina - I laughed when you said whatever floats his (V's) boat in regards to the $1500 fireworks. .....and when you wrote ....."and then who knows what. ((talking about what you are going to do in the evening))..probably cook some dinner." I thought it was cute. Have fun tomorrow w/ the family!

Sue - How are you?? I hope you have a fun 4th.

Katy - What are you doing?? Was that you walking in the village the other morning at 9am??? This mind wants to know... :)

:wave: Tammy

I have no plans for tomorrow. Gab will be picked up in the morning by her father and stay w/ him til Sunday morning. I am sure the R's have plans, McD wrote me today so maybe we will hang out tomorrow night and catch up.

I guess that is it. Chat later.

SuzieQ~ the day before my birthday it will be five years since I found out that I was pregnant with Brandon. ENT stands for Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor.

Jules~That museum looks so cool!! I know Fonzo will want to go there, lol. They have a Sci Fi museum here and omg, I was so bored, lol. Fonzo was having the best time though. I like thunder storms..I just dont like lightening. During the summers in Az, the storms would knock the power out, and it would be soooooooo hot inside. And we'd open the opens and it would be even more hot outside, lol. But this one time..lightening stuck the street I lived on. It was sooooooo scary!!! I hate it so much!!

Mindee~The author of the tattoo book is Jerry Swallow, LOL!!! Did you know theres a rum called Sailor Jerry? I totally did not know that. Fonzo showed it to me today when we went to the mini NEX. Thats where the sailor jerry tattoos came from. And behind the label is like a different pic. Totally awesome. I wanna buy a bottle now.

Cristina~I want something that will make my cats go to sleep for a little bit. Or basically anything that will calm them down. I know how Sassy is with car rides. When we drove from Az to Wa with her..she meowed the ENTIRE time. Omg, it was so annoying. If we put the radio louder, then she would get louder, lol. It was like she was saying "I hate it here and you will know it!!!!!!" LOL!!! I dunno how Lucky would be..but in some ways, she's just like Sas. She hates sitting in those carriers. Her old owners kept her inside of one and never let her out. So now she's all traumatized. April is kinda laid back about car rides, so maybe we wont sedate her. Oh..we saw some fancy little carriers that we wanna get the cats.

Susan~I dont watch the Animal Planet too much. Some of the shows make me bawl my eyes out, and I'll be depressed for days, lol. But there was a story here about a bunch of cats getting rescued. The owner had a TON of cats and kept them all in cages. The poor kitties were covered in their own feces, and their fur was just so matted (one cat's fur was so matted it fell off!!). It was the worst case of animal abuse ever in WA. The stupid woman said she has depression and thats why she couldnt care for all the cats. Which is like whatever..I have depression and I still take care of my cats!! Even on my worst days, I still get out of bed to feed & play with them. They take care of me, so I take care of them too. Poor little kitties. If we didnt already have 3 cats, I'd adopt one of them.



Well..we had our cookout today. It was sooooooooooo good!! It grilled hot dogs and burgers. And Fonzo even grilled white corn. Omg, it was soooooooo good!!! I even made strawberry shortcake for dessert. Mmmm. I'm seriously full, lol. We watched Drawn Together while we ate..and a half hour ago..we finished watching Definitely Maybe. That was such a cute movie. I totally recommend it.

Oh..something really scary happened not too long ago. I was about to get onto 3FC, when I looked up and saw this HUGE spider on the ceiling. I totally flipped out and started banging on the bathroom door for Fonzo to get out, lol. Then I went and hid in the bedroom, lol. I couldnt stop shaking. It was so HUGE. Ugh!! I hate bugs!!!

Anyways..I'm gonna go finish up my book. Nighty night all!!

Happy 4th of July!!!
 

Sassy~I love Lucy, LMAO!! I seriously want the box set. Me & Fonzo watch them together and just crack up all the time. I even have a couple of the dolls, lol. Thats sweet about the song requests from the troops. Stuff like that makes me cry. I'm very thankful to have Fonzo home this year.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

After months of wonderful weekend weather, it looks like our holiday weekend is going to be a washout. We have plans to go to a huge pool party tomorrow but they are calling for 80% rain. :mad: Tonight we will definitely stay home and not do any fireworks. We will both have two scared to death pups on our laps for several hours while neighbors illegally set off some firework.

Jules--I hear you with not talking to dh. Last evening I woke him up from sleep on the recliner to see something on "Hopkins" cause I have worked with some of the docs shown on the show and he snapped at me and stomped off to bed. Hey, I can be interrupted every time Tiger Woods hits a golf ball but heaven forbid I wake him up in the middle of his beauty sleep. I haven't spoke to him today because he is golfing but I'll have to cave in if I want to go shopping for a new mattress today. Your gs is adorable. I can't believe how big he is. Now you can keep that spider in your neck of the state!!

Christine & Francie--My vet offered something to sedate my Oliver as he totally freaks with every storm and I'm not looking forward to the fireworks tonight but I said no. He really does calm easily afterward and it doesn't last for long. Wow, you both have surpassed me on the reading. I'm just now collecting stuff to read while at the beach.

Hugs to everyone else!!!

I've got about 2 hrs before dh gets home from golf and then I need to sweet talk him into going out to look for a new mattress. I've been sleeping like crap for several months now and really believe it is my 12 yr old mattress. This has been a long build-up of daily remarks to dh. I make sure I make some remark about how horrible I sleep and how something hurts, (neck, shoulder, hip etc.) Then the other night I said to him "You know this will probably be the first holiday that we didn't hit the stores for some big ticket item like appliances, furniture etc." And he looked up from his newspaper and said "Why, what did you want to buy"? I've got him wrapped!!! They only downfall will be if he wants to hold back spending because of the upcomming weddings. If I buy a new mattress it will be a king which will mean a redo of our bedroom. I'll put our queen in my dd room. Heck, might even go for a total new bedroom set. But that will be redoing our bedroom, my dd room and I still haven't started on my ds old room. I gotta get those kids to get all their junk out of their rooms before I can redo them for guest. This has not been empty nest yet. It's been empty nest with their empty junk still staying! Ok, my rant for the day. I've just go so much that I want to do to the house before the weddings and not sure how much cooperation I might have from dh and "those kids that moved out without their junk"!

Well, going up to put on a face, do my hair and put on a smile for dh when he returns. If I get everything accomplished with the shopping that I plan, they're will be more than 4th of July celebrations in my house tonight :D

Francie
 

Okay, I just lost my post so I will try to come back later and do individuals. For now...have a good day ladies and...

HAPPY 4TH of JULY!!

Good Morning,

Cristina - come back! :)

Mindee- see, I wouldn't remember w/ the older girls but a special day (like a hiloday or birthday) I remember Gaby. Thanks, couldn't figure out ENT :)

Francie - Probably something else is going on besides depression w/ those people that abuse animals. The cats in this case were well taken care of and the rescue team went end and rounded them up and had them all fixed in one of their mobile vans. Gaby is so into this stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if she turnes out to be a vet.

anyway, not overly chatty so I will just wish you all a good 4th! Gab went w/ her father and Rach is getting ready to go to a bbq and watch the fireworks on the river tonight. I might weed, work around the apt and of course walk some,,,

and Lucy is great , along w/ Carol Burnett....

Just a quickie here because some of the fireworks are starting in the neighborhood and my dogs are getting frantic.


I can't believe that I talked dh into everything today :carrot: !!! We went out and bought a king size mattress and he agreed that moving all our bedroom furniture into my dd room and starting fresh in our room will be the most sensible thing to do. So now I gotta get rid of my dd daybed and bedroom set, move my bed into hers and start shopping for new furniture for my room. We will just use the free frame for our new mattress until we decide on what we want for our bedroom. I'm shocked because our bedroom furniture is only about 8 yrs old and in perfect condition. But trying to find a bed to match our furniture and then furniture to match our old bed in dd room will be too confusing. Woo-hoo, I love to decorate!!!!

Again, Happy 4th!!!!

Tammy - wow, you did good! How long have yo been married?? He sounds like a sweet man, hope you guys have fun on your new mattress tonight!! :)

I have this old kind size mattress, Gab and I share it. I really need to get her in her own bed asap. I was thinking last year but Rach moved in and took the extra room.,,,,not that I mind, I love sleeping w/ Gaby. She will need her own space, especially when she is old enough for sleep overs.

So, no bbq's for me. I wasn't invited anywhere - lol. I was thinking McD but he had plans and it isn't like we are together anymore, so no big deal. Gaby is going out w/ her father and the fireworks don't start til 10pm. I called to check on her and she was a happy go lucky kid, eating her hot dog and pork n beans. Becky is up the street at some boys house(( oh, the father spends a lot on fireworks, men,,,,I think it is their favorite holiday)) , I have to pick her and her girlfriend up at 11pm and Rach is going to the waterfront to watch the fireworks.

and here I sit eating pretzels and mustard spending the evening w/ the ex husband. lol

bbl maybe......I am going to see if there is any reality shows on.

Hope you all are having more fun!! lol

Hi ladies...Hope you had a great 4th. We grilled out, but ate indoors since it was chilly and looked like rain. It was good though. We made S'mores which I was surprised to learn my Mom had never had or seen. She had heard of them, but never tried. She is a big sweets eater, so loved them. I made a lo-cal ambrosia I found a recipe for on General chatter. It was very good.

I didn't exercise today...but will be right back at it tomorrow.

Still no luck on finding the HHR we want...so might go look at something else tomorrow. DD and DGS from CA get in tonight, so I will most likely see them first thing in the morning.

Mom is not having her kidney procedure on Thurs. so we only have the podiatrist next week. DH and I are planning to sneak away, possibly Sun. or Mon. the 13th,etc. Maybe even two nights. DD/DGS will be gone and we have a week of no appts. Still trying to put together a trip to San Diego and Vegas for Fall. We have even discussed a week in Vegas before that as we want to look at property again. So many plans...so little time..and money..LOL.

I will do individuals tomorrow...catch up with you all.

Happy and safe week-end to you!!

We posted at the same time Sue! You are so sweet, I hope you get a trip away and are able to relax. I didn't do any exercise either today, we will get back on board tomorrow!
Night to you :)

Hi All
 

Sassy--You must be reading my mind and I'm sure so many others. Actually you could be a spokesperson for everyone who wants to get motivated and can't quite start. What I need is a kick in the butt. I keep saying to myself that I have 7, then 6 and now it's 4 months before my ds wedding and I really need these last 8-10 lbs off. Then again, I don't really have that long because I have to get my dress altered probably in Sept. :yikes: I keep making up excuses, like I have a big cookout/pool party to go to today, then next week is vacation at the beach. But I am slowly getting motivated. I'll start with long walks on the beach, then return to WW when we get back. Once I get back on my ellipitical, I'll continue for a while but it just takes that first step. Where's that magic pill when you need it ;). Hang in there!!

Wow..so many busy bees in here, lol.

Last night was a bust. I got drunk at dinner, then really sick afterwards. The food and the drinking didnt mix well :( We came home and went to bed, lol
I woke up at 10pm and heard the fireworks, but was too sick to care about it. I feel better today though. I even ate my breakfast, lol. I like drinking better on an empty stomach. I don't get sick at all that way.


Sassy~I totally agree with you. I get emails all the time talking about exercising and eating right and I just delete them asap. They just remind me of how off track I've been lately. I keep telling myself that I make up for it by walking alot..but really..how much good is that? I need more motivation. I need more self esteem. I need..something..

Ok I havnt been on in a few days and you all have posted so much. I am trying to catch up but goodness.

Jules- Love love love your bathroom!!! I am a huge fan of unusual colors in bathrooms. Someday when I have my own it will probably be teal. I am glad to hear that he does like the paint after all. Also Dominic is also one on the cutest things I have ever seen!!!

Francie- Calm down for cats. Its 9.99 but I dont know if every petsmart has it. Also you can get NaturVet Quiet Moments. Its for both cats and dogs so it might be in the dog section. I am glad that you had fun at at your cookout. We had a cook out last night. Yum! I am really hate spiders. They make me cry.

Mindee- I take the aplle cider vinegar for alot of things. I take it for weightloss. Its supposed to do something with your metabolism and it makes you feel full longer. It also really helps with my eczema. All you do is drink 2 ts in 8 oz 3 times daily. You can use any liquid. I used juice. It actually doesnt taste that bad. You have to get unfiltered. I use Braggs. You can get it on line too. There are other health things it helps with to. I just dont remember. I also hope you had fun at your parents house too.

Susan- good job on your walk!!!! I love animal planet. Iwatch it all the time. Compared to some of the things I have seen on those shows 60 cat is nothing. Isnt that sad? The reason why guys spend so much on the 4th is because it is an opportunity to prove their masculinity. Baha. To bad it doesnt really work.

Sassy- I am glad to here that you are feeling better physically. When I feel like I am loosing hope I alway remember that there are people that always have a bigger struggle than you. I was pouting yesterday to my self and I thought man I just whish I was there already. I have 40 lbs to losse. But I saw my best friends cousin yesterday and she struggles so much with here weight. She has so many health issues. She doesnt have just a 100 to loose but double. There is always sombody worse. I see people who were like 400 lbs who got healthy. If they can do it then I have no right to complain about 40 lbs. That my tip. Good luck on your bike riding. I think it would be awesome if you rode to work. I might try that. I dont work at far away but it would still be fun. I really hope you get some sort of motivation soon. You can do it. You just have to realize it for your self.

Tammy- Very nice on the king size. I love big beds. I really hope you get motivated too. It is never fun to try to be healthy without motivation.


So I was telling Andrew I had a certain goal to have by the time he got back. He said if I reach my goal he will take me shopping for a new outfit for our one year anniversary. He doenst know what my goal is. He just knows I have one. I have def got to stick with it now!!! I love to go shopping!!! Yesterday was my cheat day. I only cheated at supper. It wasnt to bad. I really needed it though. My truck broke so i cant go to the park and I cant walk in this neighborhood y my self. I have been doing taebo. I am officially hooked. I needed to find soemthing to tone my muscles. I absolutely love it. My truck will be getting fixed real soon so I will be back on the walking path. I got my new walking shoesin the mail today so I am all set. My last tennis shoes were leaving sores on the back of my left ankle and plus they were just regular shoes. They were new balance but I think the may of been running? These are special walking shoes that are supposed to help with form and they do!!!! They are so comfy to. I got them for 30 off of ebay but originally they are like 80 dollars!. I love good deals. Anyways back to cleaning. I cant wait to hear from yall.

:dance: thank goodness for Saturday!


Good news, bad news....

Good news
I am down .10 a pound, can you imagine?? I am not going to complain, just frustrated how slow this is all going and about to slam my scale against the wall.
Bad news
oh, just that it isn't .20 of a pound. lol
bbl to do indi's.....

I don't know if this will help anyone or not but it helped me back in 2000 when I lost 110 pounds.
It is Charles Swindoll on Attitude.This came from a special friend who I met on a weight board. His name was Brian and he lost 100 + pounds, he was young (in his mid 30's) and a single father.

You meet some people and they change your life, he was it for me. He died right ater Gaby was born in 2001 (of an asthma attack)) and I think of him a lot, he loved life so much and lived to the fullest every day. He was the Walking Postive Attitude.

I have lost 110 pounds twice in my life, once when I was in my early 20's and once when I was 36. I have started and stopped not even wanting to change my eating habits for a week. Food was more important to me and the comfort it brought.
I think the key (for me) is to disconnect how I think of food. That food is nothing but fuel for the body, it keeps us healthy mentally and physically. It isn't suppose to be a friend.

I also read this book that heped where it writes about how you should take care of yourself like a child. I mean would we allow our child to eat too much sweets or fast food? Would we make sure they got out to the park or would we sit them inside all day w/ a bag of chips? Are we going to give them soda or are we going to make sure they get water? So, it basically says to treat yourself like a child, treat yourself with the love you deserve.

I think when you get tired enough of being tired, you will change. At least that is how it went down for me. And being 36 years and not even able to climb a flight of stairs ((at 245))was finally becoming totally unacceptable. I deserved better, I deserved to live the life I wanted to live.

anyway - my thoughts......and if it helps anyone, great. I needed the reminder myself as I typed it.

oh, the Attitude saying.....

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company ... a church ... a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ... we are in charge of our Attitudes.

oops, forgot to do indi's....ha.

Sassy - Men like things that explode for some reason. I don't know. I didn't even miss the fireworks and I am the type of person to go to bed at 11:55 on News Year Eve. lol Anyway, you will get motivated when you are suppose to. I don't think we can force ourselves. I think there will be a moment and time when it all comes together and you will take off like speed of lightening. Don't give up hope on that! :)

Tammy - what beach are you going to?? The east coast is so pretty, always read about Martha's Vineyard or Cape Cod...have fun!

Asia - Petsmart must be a fun store to work at, how long have you been there? Sounds like you have a very sweet, supportive boyfriend. Great price on the shoes! I spent around $40 for some NB shoes at the store , on sale of course.

Francie - hope you are feeling better :hug:

:wave: to Sue, Mindee, Katy, Grandma Jules, Cristina, and Carla!!

I had this chicken / rice dish for lunch, feel so full I think I better get out for a walk now. Miss my Gaby, what a loooong weekend. lol ....all missed up w/ the holiday yeseday.

anyway - chat later.