Quick hi....busy day and I am exhausted. Gained 2 lbs back over the last two weeks...but I am at the weigh in start for my valentines challenge--I can do it!!!

wow...everyone must be busy off doing stuff....

Hubby and baby are napping, Teri went to work. It's so quiet here....

just thought I would stop in here while I can.....

the furnace is fixed,,,,,,BUT the hot water tank isn't! we now have to wait until first thing Monday morning and our friend will be back over here to fix it the rest of the way.

Tommy is at his cousin's wedding, and since Brandon is shaking the last of his cold, and Marissa woke up with his cold this morning, I just sent Tommy on his way and I stayed home with the kids. I wasn't too sure about it all BUT it has given me the chance to really do some thinking that I guess I really needed to do.

the boys are supposed to be napping in their room, but I told them that they could lay there and talk as long as they kept it down. Marissa is sleeping....I think! They will get some baths, but we will have to bundle them up really warmly and then take them upstairs to give them a bath, and then bundle them up again to bring them back down.

Darn...I had a nice reply typed in here and somehow lost it.

Now I will just say "hi" and "good-bye" since I have to scoot.

Happy Saturday all...

Mindee--hope everything is ok with you...sorry the kids are sick

Sue--I hate when that happens!!

kind of a lazy day here..colored my hair...waiting for Dominic to take a nap....

Hiya ladies...

Read the posts a couple of times today but didn't feel like posting. Been in a blah mood all day. Stayed up late again even though I tried to go to sleep at 1. Wasn't going to lay in bed awake tossing and turning so just got up. Ugh...so tired of it...going to have to take something again to make me sleep.

Jules...hope you are having a good day! So what does your hair look like? Darker/lighter than what it was? I thought it looked good already! I'm never off doing stuff...was just lazy and slept most of the day, lol.

Mindee...hope you get the hot water heater fixed soon! That would be a pain having to go outside and upstairs to shower.

Sue...sorry you lost your post! I hate when that happens and it has happened too often.

Susan...hoping you and the Gabster are having a good weekend.

Hiya Katy, Kathy, Sassy, Francie, Tammy and anyone I may have missed.

Nothing going on with me today, or tomorrow. V heads back to work Monday so I am planning to get back on scheduele...him being home totally messes up the schedule! No exercise today and I don't plan on doing any tomorrow...but my plans always seem to change so...we'll see. That's about all I have...same old, same old.

Have a good one!

Before I go...anyone else having problems with posting/logging on? This was doing this last night as well...I log in and then post and when I hit admit it says I am not logged in. Did it almost everytime I went to post yesterday. Just curious...

again...it says I do not have permssion to perform this action. Pleas refresh the page and login before trying again...I am logged in!!!!!! And again...lets see how many times it is going to do it...did this about ten times...wth!!??

Hi everyone

Just popping in really quickly.

Sue - The other day I lost my post 3 times before I learned my lesson and gave up. I don't know why that happens.

Cristina - Yes last year when I stopped posting, it is because I had that problem constantly and I finally gave up coming onto this site. Now it has started it again, and I am back to either getting that message, or waiting 5 minutes for the pages to come up. Grrr.

Mindee, I hope your hot water heater is fixed soon. Hope that your time to think helped you out.

Jules - now you have to post some pictures so that we can look at your hair.

Hello to everyone else. I'll try and get back later.

Hee Haw, is that it?!?!?!?

Am I FINALLY caught up on a week of posting?

Cristina - Sorry about your MIL . I hear you about V going back to work and getting back on a schedule. Gabster needs to get her little tush back in school and we need to get back in a routine. I hope you get your sleep pattern back on track, if not I know where to get some drugs. lol jk Actually Rach does have medication to help her sleep but I have been taking 2 Tylenol PM this last week to help me go to bed, and it helps w/ my aches in my legs & arms from throwing trash/linen bags around at work.

*I know. You all are jealous of my snazzy job. I must say though I haven't been felt up by any salad lately. I have been eating more salad though but today at work I had grilled chicken and some steamed veggies, salad bar at the hospital is .39 cents an ounce .

Katy - Bravo to your carb counting! I could never do that over the years. I am sure I eat a bzillion carbs a day. lol I love your knitting too, it looks so nice. How was the trip to downtown Portland?

Sassy - I am glad you had a nice evening w/ your friend! I don't think I have been to a friends house in years . lol hmmm, let me think. Yep, at least 2 years. *sigh, I guess I am anti-social.....like someone who bombs a federal building somewhere.....wassup w/ that?? lol

Kathy - Darling DGD!! What a cutie! I saw a newborn today at work, so sweet.

Francie - Sorry about the panic attack, how are you doing now? How long is BIL visiting?

Mindee- How is Tommy's health? What a pain about the water heater. I am glad you had some quite thinking time, hope it helped. You have a huge job w/ 3 little ones at home

Jules - How did the hair turn out? I bet you look lovely
Grrrrrrrrr ((about the weight gain)) , I probably gained back some this week too, I guess we keep plugging along, eh?

Tammy - I am in debt. I didn't know I could get all the sex I wanted too! lol -jkYou sound like a good mother, I am sure your daughter knows how blessed she is.

Sue- How are you doing? Sorry you lost your post. It has happened to me too....you might try copying it before you submit it, that way you have a copy and haven't lost all the time it took to write it.

I hope I got everyone!

The *cottage was cute as could be but I passed. It only had a microwave and a very small fridge, very small space and she really only wanted to rent to 1 person, which I guess I understand. So, plan B is just to keep looking and saving up.

I did get 2 weeks straight of working 40 hours, so that helps. One week is suppose to be 40 hours and the next week is only 24. I tell my co workers to remember me if they want time off, I'll work.

Fell off the wagon tonight. I had 2 glasses of wine, 1/2 a bag of kettle chips and 6 nutter butter cookies........omg- I feel like a glutton. lol

Woke up to ice on the roads and went back and forth all day at work about deciding about making a trip into Portland to see the girls((it has been at least 3 weeks)).
At the last minute I decided to drive in so Gabsters father brought her to work, her and I took off from there, the roads were fine, though it was snowy on the sides of the road. Blah - blah.

Have to get some shopping done and need to go see my mother, might go back Monday since I don't work til Tuesday now.

k - better get to bed!

Dominic turns 1 today--we are going to Chuckie Cheese--hubby is staying home cause he's still sick, Ry doesn't want to go goes Dave is coming with his daughter Lily, si ut looks to be D, Teri, me, Dave, Jess & Ava. Ava and Lily are about the same age so they should be cute together. Dave's Mom wanted to come but Teri said no. Teri spent Christmas Eve with Dave's parents,Dave, Lily and Dominic and his mom made smart *** comments all night until Teri told Dave if she didn't stop she and Dom were leaving.

SusieQ--I knew I was bad over Christmas and New Years, I was hoping to stay the same but I will lose those 2 darn pounds again. Yuck to the ice and sorry about the cottage--here's hoping you find something nice!!

Kathy--I will post pics after I take some at the party.

Cristina--it's about the same color--I did go a little more redd again this time.

Well I gotta go!!

Happy Sunday Everyone.

Well today is the last day of the vacation. The kids all go back to school tomorrow, DH goes back to work, and I get to stay home. Hopefully my pipes are thawed and I can get the laundry caught up.

Jules - Happy Birthday to Dominic. Hope that you have a great time at Chucky Cheese. Cole really wants to go there, but it is over an hour away, so we haven't made it there yet. I am glad that Teri will stand up for herself and put a stop to being treated badly. Hope DH gets to have some rest and get feeling better.

SusieQ - glad you got caught up. Wow you have a very physical job. You will be getting some good arm muscles then. Sorry about the cottage. I do hope that you find something. Is Gabby excited about going back to school? Cole is quite happy to stay home with me. I thought you were Grrring because Jules looks lovely (slaps hand against forehead and feels foolish). Have a good visit with the girls.

Cristina - how are you feeling today? Better I hope. We will have to get back on track together tomorrow. With everyone going back to work and school, it will seem a little lonely around here. But I will be able to get some stuff done that I really need to get done.

Mindee - hows everything going today?

Sue - I have a recipe I will send you, but first will your hubby eat cooked cabbage? I made this and everyone in my family except DH because he likes cabbage said they didn't want to try it because it smelled a little strong, but in the end everyone loved it.

Francie - How are you doing?

Tammy - Hello, how was your weekend?

Hi Katy - I hope you have a relaxing day today, as it must be back to normal for your family tomorrow also.

Sassy - Hello to you. Any big plans for today?

Well I must get off my butt and go and make some lunch for everyone. Then I will put the little DGD down for a nap, as the kids went out so I am babysitting this afternoon.

Chat with you all later.

Good morning ladies...

Okay...my little rant for the day...why do MIL's and step-mothers get a bad rap-I am both? I have always done my best to get along with them and bend over backwards to please them but I've had enough. J & C are coming over sometime today so we can have it out. I took the initiative, as I always do and told him this is nonsense and we will have a family dinner next week. I was told that's fine but we have to talk first. WHAT?! Ummm, does this mean there will be conditions otherwise they won't come over anymore? And I am wondering what these conditions are? From day 1 before they were married she literally barged into the family and tried to take over. And from day 1 when things didn't go her way I heard it from Josh. She even went so far as telling me, not asking, but telling me what the kids would call me and V because grandma and grandpa were already taken, lmao. This has just been the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Anyway...I told him that he better talk to her, (because she is the one who keeps getting mad) because whatever they plan on dishing out she better be ready to hear what I have to say. Okay, that was my rant for the day, lol....

SUSAN...thinking of you while I am watching Kindergarten Cop...love that movie! Glad you got caught up and sorry the cottage wasn't for you. I took 2 tylenol pm the night before the funeral because I had to get up early and it helped...going to take two tonight and set the alarm for 6...I have to get back on schedule. Try not to work so hard missy!

JULES...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dominic! Have fun at Chuck E Cheese! Love their pizza! And yay for Teri for not taking any crap from D's mom. She should be happy to see her grandson! And hope Jerry feels better soon! You'll get those two pounds off in no time! I am afraid to weigh...the last few days have been horrible for eating.

KATHY...didn't know your pipes were frozen, hope they get thawed out soon! Speaking of laundry...that is what I have to do today. I am feeling better today...I actually woke up at 9...thinking of J & C's visit I think. Not really looking forward to it but it's gotta be done...not sure we will get anywhere because everything has been said over and over already. Yeah, it will be a little quiet around here tomorrow-will be weird for sure!

HIYA KATY, TAMMY, SUE, SASSY, FRANCIE, MINDEE, and ASIA! Hoping all is well with you ladies.

Well, nothing really going on today...have some laundry to get done and some exercise. Didn't do any yesterday after all, just got lazy and felt groggy all day. Today is better and I WILL get some exercise in, at least one hour. Getting on track with it tomorrow since everyone will be gone.

Have a GREAT Sunday!

Almost Good Afternoon,

It is almost noon and Rach is still not ready to go out! Argh, she takes forever to get ready, course she was IMing "Hot guys" all morning.

I had 2 small bowls of oatmeal , the ex is making lima bean soup for lunch,yum.

Jules - Happy 1st Birthday to Dominic! The R's loved Chuckee Cheese, Gaby is scared of the mouse, it is a fun place though.Good for Teri on speaking up XMAS eve. I was good at saying no to the sweets, my downfall is the carbs. I loev bread.

Kathy - Gab has no thought that school is starting up again, I think she likes being w/ me. lol Also, some of it is hard for her (she calls it *boring) and she would rather not be challenged. She will need new clothes, she has grown like a weed, she is 5'0 and 95 pounds, it is difficult to find clothes for her. Sorry about the pipes, that always happened when I was growing up out in the country, it was an old farm house.

Cristina - Ick on what is going on w/ J & C, sorry about that. I guess step mom's and MIL's do get a bad rap. I know my step children (and ya....most of them were my age or older - lol) took time to warm up to me. Anyway, you tell C that Grandpa & Grandma is taken in most families considering there are 2 sets in most families - that is just silly. Nana has a nice ring to it and it sounds like little Cambrie adores you. KCop has alot of Astoria in it and the gas station w/ the toilet keys hooked to a hubcap is for real.....lol. I only know that because we have stopped to use the bathroom there.

Cottage sounds nice but the rental was a double garage fixed up as a studio. lol It was a beautiful home though.

Rach is ready, we better get going!

to everyone.

Good Afternoon everyone

SusieQ - Wow Gaby is a tall girl. Cole was hoping that he would be in grade 2 when he went back to school. Had to explain that it was only Christmas vacation, and he does have to finish grade 1. Did you guys have a good afternoon out?

Cristina - funny, it is only our laundry room pipes that freeze when it gets below -30 degrees C. They have thawed now, so we are doing laundry. It is suppose to be really nice for the next week, so I will have to stay on top of the laundry so that when it gets cold again, it won't matter for a week or so. Now as to the MIL/Stepmother thing. In some cases they really od get a bad rap, but in some cases....My MIL sounds alot like your DIL. My MIL never wanted us to get married. She really just wanted us to live together. Then we inherited their dog. She said to me "First you stole my son, now you stole my dog". She also said she always thought that he would marry a well educated, well travelled girl. Everything has to go her way, and no one has any input on anything. She sent out Christmas cards last year with a picture of her and DH and BIL on them, that said Merry Christmas from the 3 of them. Ticked me off. I had better stop now, because I could go on all day. It probably is mostly my fault, because I have never stood up for myself, and DH doesn't because he said that it has always been easier to just say nothing and let her have her way, or just let her be right. I have set a few of my friends straight because their MIL said 1 thing that they didn't agree with. I wonder what kind of a DIL my MIL was. Anyway sorry for that little rant. Like I said before your DIL should be so happy to have you for a MIL and your family in her life because your family has totally excepted her and the kids.

Must run, I think our pipe might have burst, as we have a major leak coming through the ceiling onto the floor downstairs.

Hey all..

Nothing much new here..just PMSing big time. I'm angry one min, and crying the next. Right now I'm crying, and I wanting to hit something. LoL!!! Stupid pms. I havent had it this bad in awhile.

Anyway..some stuff is going on with me right now. I rather not talk about it right now....

Ahh I better go.