I got my screens and windows done and ate some cottage cheese for lunch. Kind of lazy now.

Our neighbors are clearing a lot across from our house and we have been sitting out on the porch watching. I hate to think that they are going to start construction and that will be going on all winter over there. They have 2 big trees to drop, so I'd better get out there and watch. (big excitement, doncha know?)

I just wanted to pop in and say hello

I have been up since 4:30 and drove the 90 miles home, so I am kind of wanting to go take a nap. Only worked 4 hours today but tomorrow looks like a busier day w/ the walk/run happening in the morning between Wash & Oregon 6 mile bridge.......motel is booked already and people are wanting late check outs so they can come back and shower. blah - blah..

I miss all my babies!! It was hard to leave the girls this morning. I wanted to just sneak out but Beck wasn't feeling good so I had to run to Plaid Pantry and get her some 7-up and saltines and of course Gaby wakes up and starts whimpering that is going to miss me...I felt so bad.

Spent Friday w/ the girls shopping and letting Rach drive my car......she did pretty good! Took Gaby for a 90 minute swim and she will go to a pool party this afternoon, after that her father is suppose to pick her up and go to grandpa's for the night.

Bought some thin slice beef for 1.99 down from 3.99 yesterday. You can use it in sandwishes and stuff, I put it in a rice dish and it was so good. Today is the last day of the sale so I am going to get some more.

I picked up Certain Girls from the library Thursday so have been reading that...it is ok.

Cristina - I can't believe you are doing Christmas stuff...lol.....I am on 4th of July at the moment My grandmother had enough decorations to do several trees. I don't know what happened to it all, some beautiful stuff, I wish I had gotten some. Rocky called me at the ex's, I hadn't talked to him in several days. He has lost 30 pounds and might take 6 months to a year to recoup before going back to work. He is walking a lot and slowly getting his strength back, thanks for asking

Sue- Do you like swimming?? Maybe something different would move the scale

Sassy - Happy hunting for a new place! The one you decribe sounds nice.

Francie - I didn't get the memo saying we can have ice cream after a walk! Funny. How is your Saturday going?

Mindee- Racheal Ray cooks a lot of fattening meals. I love to watch her though and am amazed on her cheese usage......lol spaghetti w/ bacon sounds way too good, I would eat the whole thing.

k- I am going to bail! I am sooooo tired and hungry. Chat more later.

Okay..So I'm a total nut for infomericals. I LOVE them!! LoL!! Anyhoo..I saw this on tv..and now I want it.

https://www.spinlash.com/ver4/index.asp

I'm a makeup freak and must have everything weird, lol.

Sassy~Okay, I have to see this movie now. Mark is sooooo hot!! I wanna watch Three Kings now too, lol. I'm a sucker for a man in uniform, lol. We tried to downsize before we moved. But things were happening so fast they everything we thought we got rid of ended up being packed. Stupid weird movers. Fonzo said theres going to be a book drive or whatever..so I'll get rid of my books that way. Theres just way too many, lol. Thats our main problem. We have too many dvds and books. I feel better after donating all our stuff. Oh ya..whats the first best thing you can do with your lips???

Good Sunday morning, all...

FRANCIE...Three Kings was good! Love the eyelahs thingy...wonder if it would really work though. Seems like it would be weird it just turning like it does. If you get it let us know!

SUSAN...these are little trees...the two are only about 2 ft tall and then the others are about 1 ft tall and tiny. Just little table trees. I love trees and just thought it would be pretty. Not sure why I started thinking about Christmas except that when I was in Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago they had a most of their stuff out and knew I needed a couple of things so thought what the heck...why not be ready. It takes time decorating the stupid things, lol. I will probably decorate the house the week of Thanksgiving...except for the outside...V will have four days off and we'll do it probably Thanksgiving Day like we always do. Not much we will do outside this year...nothing like the previous years. Wow, I didn't know Rocky would be down for that long. Lots of hugs to him. And hugs to you too...hope Becky feels better too!

SUE...it may not sound exciting to some but I love to just sit out and watch the neighbors, or just sit and look. I don't have a front porch, well...enough room for a chair but I feel funny sitting there. But I love the deck...hoping the tree(s) came down okay. Won't you guys be gone for the winter? Maybe if they build it will be done by the time you guys get back.

SASSY...you know, it may not have been that your mom didn't trust you, lol. I know with other cars I didn't car if the kids drove them for some reason. But with this one...the only people that I will let drive is DD, and once in a while the hubby. He doesn't like it much though because his legs are too long and he's not comfortable driving. But it's not that I don't trust anyone to drive, I just won't let them for some reason, lol. Kinda like my sis...she just bought a brand new car and is a smoker but she will not let anyone smoke in her car, not even her, lol. Did you guys look at anymore apts.?

Well, I was stupid yesterday and watched about 4 stupid movies on the sci-fi station, lol. They were supposed to be scary movies..but were dumb. The first two were about werewolves, the fourth one was just weird and the ending was something like in The Happening...left me confused! Just kept thinking WTH?! Can't even remember the third one, lol...I was doing other things while it was on. Going to watch more today too, lol. And finish my book...it was just getting good last night and I couldn't stay awake.

Went for my walk this morning...it was nice and cool again, am loving this weather. It is supposed to rain later today though and for the next couple of days so I will be hitting the treadmill or going to the mall. Going to do a dvd as soon as I get off here and then some laundry. Jason has dibs on the washer and dryer tomorrow, lol.

Good Morning,

I was watching the 30 best/worst beach bodies yesterday on tv , Cristina. I think I got down to number 4 when I switched off and went to read. Fergie looks amazing though, I wish I looked like her.....*sigh.

The little trees would be cute, I would love a home where I could do it but always being on a limited budget and my habit of throwing stuff away as I move (and I have moved a lot in the last 7 years! I don't even have 2 daughters living with me anymore, lost em in somewhere in the u-haul - lol)

I was surprised on Rocky's recoup too. I know at first it was 2 months and the doctor offered him up to a year. Good news is his disabilty insurance will cover some loan payments (he said $600 a month, yikes) for him while he is healing. So, that is a huge relief.

I read alittle on Certain Girls and just went to bed last night by 9pm. I was tired. Now I have to go to work, trying to budget food in with what $$$$ I have left for the month. Thinking Tuna/Hamburger Helper is a must , sale of 10 boxes for 10 $$$ at the moment. ha ha.

I was calm w/ Rachel Sassy...as the day went on I became more stressed. Her fathe rhad been saying she was doing *great* on her driving all week but when I got into town Rach said he only let her drive in the parking lot of the church.....so, I felt bad for her. lol

My first husband taught me how to drive, we had to get an automatic first though...I was a failure on the stick shift.

blah - blah..bbl.. off to work. Scale is UP to 148 this morning. Oh, what a wild weekend I had.....I guess it was worth it. lol

ta ta

Susan- I hear ya! I am afraid to weigh tomorrow since I can not stop eating this week-end. Just can't find the ONE thing that will satisfy me.
I better go ride the bike, cause that is probably all that can save me.

just popping in to see how every one is doing.

for some reason I didn't get any emails for this thread yesterday or today.

we took the kids to the local fire station for their open house today. it was a lot of fun and if I can get the pictures to upload sometime today, they will be on my myspace page!

Cristina~ Strombolis are basically like pizza turnovers. They are like flat pizzas, but then you fold them over to make like a pizza pocket kind of thing.

As for the cowboy spaghetti, you can omit some things and of course make it more heart healthy......health wise for your own tasting.

I will be back later, I have to go and figure out why the pictures aren't uploading properly.

oh yeah........I got my hair cut too!

Mindee- I am not going to omit bacon!!
I want to see your hair! I am wondering if I actually put a permanete number in my hair instead of a rinse the last time...the color doesn't seem to be fading and it looks like I have dark roots. ugh. Like I don't have enough problems! lol

Sue - I know, why do we have the munchies? I went looking for that yummy thin slice beef and we don't get it on the coast, bummer. Did I ask you about swimming? I just think it might be a nice addition to your biking.

ewww, I could be a personal trainer! lol Ya, right...I can't even exercise myself.

I did make $3 in tips today .....that is what?? 3 boxes of hamburger helper?? lol ....or almost 2 grande coffee's.

Annoyed w/ Gaby's father , he is JUST l((2:30)) leaving Portland, won't get Gaby to me til 4:30. Great, not much downtime for her to settle back in to a routine. He just doesn't realize.....everything takes time!! And I don't have time!! Oh, wait...I guess I do...it isn't like I am working til Tuesday. hmmm. I hope the rehab place gets the references done asap and I can start training. Otherwise I am working on my resume tomorrow and applying for that property management job.
No rest for the wicked.

I guess that is it. I am in need of a shower....crawling around bathroom floors is kind of nasty. lmbo....

k- you all behave!!

Susan- Re: the swimming, I know it is good exercise. But, I don't know how to swim and have no pool. Except the young couple right across from us put in a pool this summer...I wonder if their 4 kids would GET the heck out so I could exercise in there? hmmm... a thought. Actually, DS is in a place with a pool in CA and I am telling him all the time to get out there and swim. (He is a big boy and could stand to get healthy)

I truly am going to start walking again to mix it up. I would LOVE to jog, but I fear my knee wouldn't like it.
I did ride 3 miles today. No more news...

Ugh....I am so under the weather. I have been doing my yoga. I think I really need to detox. I am so slugish and bloated and I am having constant headaches. Argh. This week is gonna be crazy too!!

Ok so I am going to detox. I am going to start out by having 3 days of just water then you are on a monotrophic diet which means I can have one type of fruit for each meal. Like all plums or all apples. I do that for a week then you introduce "real" food back into your system. But is natural food. Nothing fried or incredibly artificial. It is going to be so so so hard. I am doing this though!!!! I am always under the weather any more. I am detoxifying. I will def check in tomorrow.