Day 8...
 

Good Morning -

Cristina - omg - is that really your cousin?? lol :bravo: on the weight loss again and getting back to 183!!! I really think a lot of my up's and downs have to do with water retention:whoo: I guess my only secret would be not to drink after 6pm and limit the sodium and wine. I use to not drink at all, maybe once a year, I have noticed it was every weekend, especially w/ McD. Gads.....
awww, happy about Josh coming home! He will find work, I am sure and it will be so nice for him and his family to be together!
I like carpet and I love to vaccum but I do hate carpet in the dining area, especially with the spills. I guess I will just put a throw rug underneath and vow never to eat Italian again. haha.

Mindee- I will never ever use permanent color again!! And no more wire hangers either!! :rollpin: lol It has taken me forever to get rid of this paprika color, it has almost grown out. Anyway, you look nice as a brunette :D Yay, for getting the school info in the mail!

Francie - I will go check out the pictures! Nice to hear everything is going well, sorry about the tooth though! Ouch.

I better get going and surf for a second. Down a tad today, yee haw....(ya, that is my favorite saying these days...lol ) just going to start packing and clearing out closets, need to get Gab out for some swimming or the park , otherwise just same ole same ole. Oh, Beck finally mentioned school clothes so have to do that w/ her. I mean if she wasn't going to mention it , I wasn't going to volunteer spending $$$. lol....


k- adios and a huge HI to everyone else!! :wave:

just popping in here while I can.........Logan and Marissa are napping. Brandon went to the store with Tommy....so I am having some soup and enjoying some music!

Francie~ Yup, I did have Dazed & Confused on! Even though they shouldn't watch it, the boys love watching it for the cars. I saw your pictures on myspace! They are great.........were the teepees hotels or were they actually people's houses? Tommy is two different Native American tribes.

Cristina~ You are doing great! And I am going to start that challenge on the first of the month! And I am going to refrain from eating out on the 3rd since Logan has his recheck on his ears that night! So, wish me luck on that one! That is so great to hear that Josh is out of the Army!!!

SuzieQ~ Have you heard anything on those houses? I first thought that I wouldn't ever dye my hair again after I did it the first time. BUT as soon as I saw all the grays and the roots I knew I needed to cover it all up! thanks for the nice comments. It is nice to be an official brunette, instead of a brunette with this color in the winter and that color in the summer. I think I will make this color my regular that I buy when I need to fix it all up!

Howdy ladies :wave:

Back again for a few minutes.

MINDEE & SUSAN...THANK YOU! :thanks: :hug: Now to get back to 180 where I was a while back and down further. I did see 179 one week.

SUSAN...I hear ya about the water retention. I WI one Sat and was at 187 point something and knew I didn't over eat that week. Then weighed on the following Monday and it was back to 185.7...was driving me crazy! But then I am crazy already so it wouldn't/doesn't take much. Have fun at the pool and shopping!

MINDEE...I do wish you lots of luck and sending good vibes for when you start. :lucky: :goodvibes: :goodvibes: Just when you start, make sure the hubby doesn't bring any home! But I guess if you do it 30 days whether it is consective days or not matters. I know for me, we eat out way too much, way too much! It takes a toll on your body too, all that greasy icky stuff. Okay, all that greasy, fat stuff because it's not all icky :lol:

Okay, hi to everyone else again :wave:

I am finished with my exercise, yay. So now to find something to do. Really excited about Josh coming home tomorrow.

Take care ladies and have a wonderful weekend!

back from taking Brandon to the pool......Tommy is making dinner......the kids are playing.

Cristina~ You are very welcome! I know any time without eating out is great, but the longer a person does it, the easier it is to avoid it. Not that I am meaning to avoid it at all. I do know that if we eat out now, then I feel bad about eating it after.

Whew...a day of shopping and moving furniture. Boscov's is going out of business in our area. (they are similar to Penney's) and I found a pair of shoes for my son's wedding marked down to $21. They are really comfy with only a 1 1/2" heel....yippee :carrot: I'll be able to dance in comfort. :dancer: They we lucked out on finding Tiffany lamps for our bedroom. They only had one and another store about 45 min away had the other. When I called a friend, who lives close to the other store for directions, she went out and picked it up for us immediately. We hung around the mall until she called and said that she had the lamp and then went back to our store and bought the matching one. Saved $100 per lamp!!!! :cp:

When we got home from shopping, we moved all our bedroom furniture to my DD's room because I got a call today scheduling delivery of my new set. I could have had it delivered this Thurs but put it off till the following week. I still need to remove the wallpaper border, paint the room and put up new curtains which I won't get started till Wed or Fri., my days off. It will give us the long holiday weekend to get the room together and then the furniture can just be put into place. :D

What is Francie's myspace name? I'd like to see her pics while traveling across country.

Mindee--I like your hair color. Just wait till you HAVE to color...you'll want to go lighter then.

Cristina--Congrats on Josh being out of the Army. My Justin says that he is going to be a lifer. He has already enlisted for another 4 1/2 years. He needed to do it to get the job that he presently has. He is going to marry a hometown girl so at least when he has time off for visiting, we don't have to worry about which family he plans to see. Her family only lives about 20 mins from us.

Hugs to everyone else :hug: I'm achy from all the furniture moving and think I'll go get a quick low fat snack and head up to my empty bedroom (except for the bed, tv and one end table) and read for awhile.

Mindee - not to brag or nuthin ((ya, right Susan)),,,,,but I don't have any gray hair, weird, huh? I tell my mom "I guess my life isn't stressful enough"...lol
My 36 year old sister has always colored her hair this neon orange color....and my 47 year old sister has this black hair ,,,my mom and her fight over it being sisters natural color and of course it isn't.....but sister insist it is.
What houses?? The Townhouse? I did got word on that Friday and it was a yes! I hope for a move in next Saturday,so I have to go down this week and get Gab all ready for school and the transfer was approved too , G will go to the Kindergarten Cop school.
What kind of music were you listening to???

Cristina - I saw 142 one day and I stepped back on because I couldn't believe my eyes and it popped back up to 152...lol. You are doing good though! I know the yo yo scale can be a pain.

I had a so so day .Ended up at a picnic and ate a hot dog, :yikes:....even tasted the grease but it was so good...and it was crispy burnt too....yum,yum. lol I also had carrot sticks just to be healthy.

doing my nightly check in.....

Tammy~ I can't recall Francie's myspace name off hand, but if you go on my page (I will give you the link if you need it) then you can get to her page off mine. Unless she comes on here before then and posts the link for you. Thanks for the nice comments about my hair! I tend to usually wait until the old color is pretty much out of my hair before I color again.

SuzieQ~ That is what I meant!!! That is great to hear!!! I am so excited for you!

Happy Sunday.........Yippeee...........lol
 

Hey..just real quick. We drove through Minnesota yesterday and we got to Madison, Wisconsin at like 3ish. Didnt get a hotel until 4 though..and didnt get to sleep until 5, lol. But ya..we're going to see my cousin today. So I better hurry up and get ready right now.

Sassy- :hug: wow, you are on a roll!! haha. Thinking the co worker is starting on Labor Day because it is the 1st of Sept? Maybe the payroll ends at the end of the month? :dunno: What phase comes after weepy and angry?? Do I dare ask. lol

Mindee- Thanks, I am getting nervous now about moving. I will be without my support system, I guess meaning my ex , course that is a major reason I am moving. It is always his way or no way and I think at 44 years old and 7 years since we divorced I am allowed to live my own life. *sniff...at least that is what I think....of course he :doh: says that is wrong on my part. :stress: lol.....jk, it isn't that bad! How is your weekend going??

Francie - States aren't boring, dear. I am sure there is something to take splendor in (whatever that means, sounds deep) and marvel at God's creation all around you. It is Sunday, that is my sermon, amen.

*sigh........I hate what coffee does to me, I should never get on the computer after I gulp a cup down. :coffee: lol

So, ya. Lets chat about me.....:D, I am getting NO sleep. Rach was a pill yesterday, nasty little mouth on her. I just wanted to runaway....or at least I wish she would! lol She still doesn't know if she is coming with me or not, she doesn't want to leave her boyfriend and she wants to enroll at the community college for her GED course. I told her to go ahead and stay and I can always come in Friday evenings and she can spend weekends with me...4 days at her dad's and 3 with me.....so, we'll see.

anyway - school shopping w/ Beck today and my mom has a rug for me so I am going to go and get that this evening.

:wave: hi to everyone.....Asia, Sue, Katy, Jules , Cristina, and Tammy!! Hope you ladies are having a great weekend! :)

Nah..I am here. You can't get rid of me that easily. I have been busy, that's my story and I am sticking to it.

Just ran the sweeper in the bedrooms and picked up the house a little today. Read my paper and sipped coffee all morning. Ha.. (busy, right?)

We went out of town again yesterday, so I didn't get to ride the bike. It is so hot here today I don't know if I will ride or not. If so it will be about 8:30 tonight.

Sassy- Calm down and step away from the keyboard....you might blow up the computer. Just kidding sweetie, but I hope you feel better. Maybe serene peace follows crying and angry?? :hug:

Susan- Now is a heck of a time to get cold feet about moving. LOL... I wondered if all 3 of the girls would move with you or not. Rach is going for her GED and not back to school? What grade will Beck be in? Then our little Miss Gaby will be marching off to a new school in all her new fashions. Cutie..

Mindee- Like the hair. It isn't hard to color is it? I have done it many many times over the years. I know I am older than all you chicks...but I remember pulling hair through a cap and frosting it. Kind of a fore-runner to the highlights of today. I would get together with GF's and color each others hair. Gave each other perms too. Gosh those things smelled!!

Cristina- Wow...good news about Josh. I thought he might make a career of it, but I can sure see why he didn't. He has quite the family now. And probably has baby-making on his mind too. (I mean that in the nicest way...not offensive I hope..) :) Hey, good job on avoiding the skunk. haha.

Tammy- Good luck on getting the rooms painted before the new furniture is delivered. Your house is going to look so great!! Did you ever tell us what colors you had chosen?

Katy- Ya have to come back from the beach at some point lady!! :)

Jules and Asia- Hi to you both.

Off to check on the pizza I popped in the oven. Yes, I know, not real diet friendly, but I am craving it. :(

hmm, I had pasta yesterday, it was good. Sometimes I think we just need to give our bodies what it craves in moderation Sue. I am sure the pizza was yummy! My mom gets the thin crust, I guess that cuts down on the calories?? Also, maybe even buying the pre-made crust and making our own would be another idea.....
Rach is going to do the GED thing, otherwise she would have been a year behind with her sister when graduating. I think that would have been ok too but she changed her mind (again). So, we'll see this time. It is a good deal, you pay $25 reg fee and her books and testing are covered by the school district , plus she would get a free term of classes after she completes the program.
Beck has always been a daddy's girl. She sat there and said "we don't care if you move mom" because I was all nervous telling them. The ex is pouting andtrying to tell me how selfish I am. Gaby of course just wants to go to the beach. lol
And it is such a cute school (it use to be the fur trade center when it was first built back in the late 1800's?? , I think that is it)),she'll only go threre for 3 years though it is 1st thru 3rd grade only.

anyway - off to fix my dinner! Hi to everyone :wave:

So sleepy..........
 

well, I am enjoying this nice quiet time. we took the kids outside to play, then decided to take them to the pool. we brought them home, Tommy made some dinner on the grill, I made some sides on the stove, and then we ate dinner. poor Marissa was so tired for all the fresh air and the water, that she couldn't hold out long enough to eat and fell asleep in the high chair. she woke up in the high chair and then started crying, so I tried to get her to eat, but she wasn't having anything to do with it, so I made her a bottle and she fell back to sleep in her crib. (and here it is almost 11pm and she is still sleeping)

after I laid her back down, Tommy took the boys outside so they could play some more while I ate my dinner. one of the lady's here in the complex said that she would cut my hair for me, for free! so, I am going to take advantage of that here shortly since I really need a hair cut!

we were suppose to do some major cleaning this weekend, but we took advantage of the pool still being open since they are closing it on Labor Day. we also will be getting a flyer here shortly about an end of the summer BBQ and it will be fun. I mentioned to the office manager about making it a yearly thing at the beginning of the summer next year. Since this one would give all of us tenants a chance to meet each other. we are going to be doing some major cleaning next week, even though it will be hopefully a long holiday weekend!

Sassy~ My goodness I guess you have been on a roller coaster of emotions lately!

Francie~ It is good to hear from you! I love watching your road trip through your pictures!

SuzieQ~ What? Does he expect you to live at his beck and call even though you are all divorced? our weekend went well. we got absolutely NO cleaning done, but we have to get it all done next week! I buy the rolled pizza crust to make homemade pizzas on. Good luck with all the schooling! One of my sisters is going to get her GED. Then I think she is going to go to beauty school.

Sue~ Thanks for the nice comment! I was really weary about dying my hair for the first time by myself, but once I got started there was really no turning back so I had no choice but to continue on with it. (I don't think I have mentioned this before, but Sue is my middle name) when my sister last dyed my hair for me, well technically she frosted it for me. so, her and my mom sat and pulled the strands through the cap while I watched tv.