just a quick one from me right now.......Tommy brought the insurance stuff home from his work, and now we have to pick out doctors for me and him, and I have to find another one for the kids.....which I really don't want to.

so wish me luck on that endeavor!

I will have to come back later and catch up with every one...........

Good Morning,

Happy to hear you are safe Sassy! I was able to watch a little of Ike on Friday but not much since.

Mindee- Yay for insurance! Hope you are able to get doctor's you will be happy with. My daughters seem to have some really great ones.

Out applying for jobs still.There is one I just called on and had to leave a message. It is at the military camp site out here on the coast, food prep position. Serving hash to the guys, how much better could it get??

Don't know if you remember when I went to camp w/ my job for a week 2 year ago???
Anyway, same place....and it actually sounds like fun to me. So, hope to hear back from the lady today, otherwise I will call again.
Up alittle on the scale, no biggie...always am up after the weekend, if I don't go back down by Wednesday, I will change it.
Found a a place that sells sunflowers by the road side yesterday! There are a lot of those and last week I bought 2 bunches of mums but my all time favorite flower is a sunflower so I was thrilled.
Gaby hates flowers though, thinks there are bugs in them. lol

k- I guess that is it, I have some more errands before I can get out of this skirt for the day. Look forward to the beach after school!

You all have a great day!

Good morning..or is it? After flirting with 168 for four days I actually weighed in at 169 this morning. Geeze, I hate this up and down. At least I have been below 170 for a few days. The dreaded 170 that is so hard to leave behind...lol.

Other than that, doing the Monday chores...

Back later.

Happy Monday, Ladies...

SASSY...you did NOT have to change your siggy missy. I changed mine just because, but definitely not because you had it in your siggy. I have changed it like 5 times since...always trying to find one that fits me, or that I can deal with for more than a few months...haven't found it yet...probably never will, lol. So...you go and put yours back up! Please I just saw that on the news last night and was going to ask if you guys are okay. Scary stuff for sure. Was watching the Today show this morning and Matt Laur is in Galveston...poor people, my heart goes out to them. I emailed my cousin in Denver because my cousin & Aunt (her sister & mom) are in Houston and I've not heard if they are okay or what.

SUSAN...awww, thank you so much for the card and pics today! Made my day! Love the card, and your new place is awesome! Also love Gaby's pink jacket/coat, lol. So stinking cute she is! Glad you had a nice visit with the girls over the weekend. I know they will love your new place, it's nice! I think the camp/caf job would be perfect! Hoping you get it And I do remember when you did the camp thing, I remembered you really enjoyed it.

MINDEE...lots of luck on your endeavor...did you guys pick a new doc. I hate that. Mine quit a few years ago and I was forced to choose another, ugh. Such a pain...never know if you are going to get a good one or not.

SUE...your breakfast sounded good. Hope it's a cooler day today for ya.

HIYA TAMMY, KATY, JULES, FRANCES & ASIA...hoping all is well with you ladies.

More drama on the homefront, lol. Hey, I have to laugh about it so I don't get mad. Apparently, when Cambrie leaves from Nana's she has fits and doesn't want to listen to the mom & dad so guess who gets blamed? Whatever...so tired of all the BS. Of course there was a long discussion about the boy and I had to set her straight on him. The kids lies...he will say whatever comes to mind to get out of trouble and I for one am tired of it all. I am a bad MIL & Nana, lol...again, whatever. I'm not mad, really. I've never had so many issues with someone like this before and I am trying my best to not tell her to f'off. Because I know if I do it will mean not seeing Josh ever. But jeez louise. Anyway...

Susan...not sure where I will go from here, with another challenge or what. I have been thinking about what I will do. I did break down and go to McD's for breakfast but kept thinking to myself, I know this is not going to taste good. And it didn't...didn't finish it. So...I don't plan to go straight out and start binging on eating out. But it sure feels good knowing I did it and can do it...pass on it that is. Maybe my next challenge will be just working on losing 5 pounds.

Did a dvd this morning, went for 1/2 my walk because I plan on mowing the backyard this afternoon...that's a good workout in itself. Other than that, not much going on.

Have a great Monday, ladies!

just popping in while I can.....

Wednesday is Brandon's curriculum night......then next Thursday, the 25th, is his ENT appointment. I can't wait for that because I want to know exactly what is going on with his hearing.

Sassy~ It is good to hear from you and that you guys stayed safe!

SuzieQ~ The pediatrician that we picked for the kids is one that we tried to get them into a loooong time ago.....but they weren't expecting new patients at the time. good luck with the job!!!

you ladies snuck in on me.....

Sue~ How are you doing on this Monday?

Cristina~ breathe in........breathe out........breathe in......breathe out.....repeat as many times as needed. Me and Tommy basically haven't had insurance through his work in a good two years if not more. When I was pregnant I was able to get onto the state insurance, but that is only while you are pregnant.

Checking in for a second, have to dash to the school for Gaby. I was laet for her one day by 5 minutes and she will never let me live that dwon! haha

Sue - yay, on the 169!

Mindee- yay on the doctor for the kids!

Cristina - Yay....to nasty tasting fast food!! lol jk,,,,sorry about the drama w/ kids, it is kind of amusing how you write it though, had me laughing. I hope it calms down though

So, I start Monday on the motel job. I haven't heard back on the caf/food prep thing. At least the motel job offers medical and is basically the same hours as when Gab is in school, so I like that...plus the ladies are nice.
News on Rocky is he will travel to another island for the surgery, he will have no family , which made me tear up. He is always there for everyone else and no one will be there for him. His mom did want to come from CA but she is in ill health too. Anyway, just keep him in warm thoughts , especially Thursday and Friday as he is prepared for surgery. Thanks!!

k- better dash!

Hello again

Glad I could amuse you Susan, lol. Hey, I have to take it all with a grain of salt because otherwise I would be mad at them all the time, lol. Anyway...after I set her straight, kidding of course...we got things worked out. We talked, she cried and apologized for her sons' bad behavior, almost made me cry.

SUSAN...I am sorry that Rocky won't have anyone there for and with him. Can his in-laws not be there for him? That is sad, and I will definitely keep him in my thoughts. Yay to the job!

MINDEE...lol, I was breathing, or rather trying to, lol. Funny, because I tell myself that all the time.

Okay, sorry for cutting this short, but gotta go. Jason has had some problems with his car and they've had it all day. It is going to be ready at 6:30 and they close at that time so he needs to be there then. And yes, I am the taxi service.

Have a good (what's left of the day), ladies!

well, the school year has officially begun......Brandon brought home his first fundraiser for the year! I was breezing through it and found a couple of things, then Tommy chimed in and said "we are completely broke right now" and then I flashed by the Harley stuff and I heard a "ohhhh.....yeah baby.....oh yeah!"

I am going to send my sisters and my mom an email to see if they want to buy anything from him. I have to set up an account online for them to get access to it so that he gets credit for them.

we bought a couple of things from our friend's son last year.....in fact, that is how I got my subscription to All You was through the fundraiser.

but anyways......I hurt my ankle trying to get off the couch. I had some ice cream and I got up to put the bowl in the sink, and my leg gave out under me. thankfully the floor wasn't too far for me to get to, but my ankle has been bothering me. I have been keeping it up and I am about to get some ice here soon to put on it.

SuzieQ~ I will definitely keep Rocky in my thoughts and prayers. Good luck with the motel job!

Cristina~ Just continue to do that and you won't have any more issues......well, one can hope anyways!

I am off to send the email off to family and friends about Brandon's fundraiser.

Good morning!

Sassy - glad you are alright and that you have vacay coming soon. Are you still having a stay-cation?

Susan- congrats on the job. Having bennies and a good schedule is awesome. I envy you being in beautiful Astoria, especially this time of year. Keeping R in my prayers...is his son going to be able to be with him?

Cristina - Too bad the gks are being little pills, but I'm glad you worked it out with their mom. Hopefully, they'll get a little older and settled into the new family routine and their behavior will improve. You and V are a good stabilizing influence and I bet their mom is very happy to have married into such a nice family. Having been in a blended family before, inevitably there are bumps, but it can work...ours didn't, but that's beside the point, lol!. My DH's family did, and it has been such a good thing for us especially since our kids came along.

Sue - congrats on your loss. Sounds like you and I lose the same way. The scale flirts with me for a long time before a single pound manages to stay off for good. I have learned to live with it. As long as the pounds stay off, I can deal with losing them slowly.


Mindee - ugh - fundraisers...just wait til you have three of them each bringing home that stuff - oy. I started just donating a lump sum to the school and calling it good. I don't have time to sell the stuff for the kids, and if they sell as much as they want to win the prizes they want, it cuts into school and extracurriculars. No win. My son wants to sell magazines and win an itouch. I think that's an iphone. Never mind that the internet service on that is out of the question. I said, just save your money and get an ipod! The school doesn't get that big of a cut from those things.


Hi to everyone else! I scooted over to myspace earlier in the week and saw a post from Francie. They are in Annapolis, but with no internet. Hopefully they'll get it up and running soon. I also started a facebook page this week, so if any of you are on there and want to add me, pm me and I'll tell you what name I'm using this week

I'm getting back on track this week after eating way too much chocolate cake over the weekend. We had it THREE nights in a row, all to celebrate DH's birthday. But does HE gain any weight? NO. Of course, he ran 21 miles on Saturday, but that's beside the point - hee hee. So, today I started off with my standard egg white omelette, with some homegrown zucchini and tomatoes, and a bran muffin. I did the pilates class and will get a walk in before picking my DD from the bus stop.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Good Morning,

Have 1 job thing to do this morning. All set for Monday though to start at the motel *eyes roll*. Rach was cute , she asked if I was nervous....hahaha. If i can survive my last job I can survive anything. I mean my last job was extreme stress, this'll be easy peasy.

Cristina - Happy to hear you and Char talked it out, that always helps. It takes a village to raise a child, those kids need you!! Especially Chase.....lol...psst, my trick is to drink a glass of wine, you can deal with any bad behavior tipsy!
Ya, that is a pink sweater Gab was wearing on her 2nd day of school, kind of old fashion with a zipper and 2 front pockets. I didn't notice she had zipped it all the way up til I saw the picture, it was actually warm that morning.
I asked "what about Nana??" and he said she is in ill health too. He wants Kris there but he can't find anyone to travel and be with him while Rocky is in the hospital. Kind of burns my butt...........because surely. His sisters had just been there twice this summer and are weathly. I can't believe they can't go over. If I could afford it I would be there.

Mindee- What is Brandon selling? How is your ankle?? I told you to stay away from the ice cream!!!! haha

Sassy- come back and chat!

k- out of here for a bit.

Hope you all have a great morning.

awww, you snuck in Katy!!

Astoria is beautiful, it was socked in this morning w/ fog. We went to the beach yesterday afternoon and the sunset was so peaceful.

mmm, chocolate cake..sounds yummy. Men don't gain , do they?? lol

anyway - have a great morning , chat more later!

I went and got my yearly "poke" and "prod" this morning. (physical exam) Everything seems okay and I have to get a bone density and mammo tomorrow. I did find out why I have felt like crapola...I have an ear infection AND a sinus infection. He prescribed a Zpack, so I should feel better soon.
Will get the results of the blood work later today.
Oh, and I discussed my weight loss trials with him...I discussed..he said "Just keep up what you have been doing and the weight will come off." LOL...

Oh well, off to fix a spot of lunch. I had to fast, so I am hungry.