Hi everyone!!! Sorry that I've been MIA lately. Things have been a bit off. I guess they're sorta better now.

I did get some exciting news today!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you didnt see my status on myspace, then well, go look and I'll repeat it here!!! I FINALLY GOT MY REFERRAL TO SEE A FERTILITY SPECIALIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! I'm so excited!!! I'm gonna make a appt tomorrow!! I'm sooooooooo glad that I dont have to go to the Army base to see a specialist there, lol.

However..I do have to go back to my other doc tomorrow to get some more blood work done. I'm really worried now. The nurse on the phone said it was nothing serious, but who knows, right?

Well...I hope everyone is doing good. I'll get caught up on everything tonight!!

Hello ladies...

FRANCIE...yay! It's about time missy. Wishing you lots of luck and hoping this is the year you get to be a momma! :yay: :hug:

MINDEE...thinking of you guys as Tommy heads for surgery tomorrow morning.

KATY...not sure about the baby...I thought she said Sept. She just did a test at hom and hasn't gone to the doc yet. I think it's a little early to tell people but it's their business. I am the same...I'll spoil the baby, have fun with it and then send it home, lol. Glad you are feeling better. Is the hubby excited yet?

SUSAN...you crack me up, lol. You're welcome for the comments! :hug: Well, I didn't say anything about the knife/flab because I don't believe it, lol! You look too good as is. But...I wish it were like that and I could take a knife to all the flab on my body, now talk about some icky flab! Sorry to hear about Beck, poor girl...that would be terrible. I couldn't deal with one TOM a month and I feel for anyone who has one often. My mother had a never ending one...6 weeks straight before they did a hysterectomy-she was 40. Glad to hear R is better...I wondered about him.

SASSY...hugs to you. Lots of luck for the house! :crossed:

ASIA...how is your day going?

TAMMY...hoping you are feeling better. :hug:

JULES...thinking about you today, hope you are not worrying too much. I know that is easier said than done. Lots of hugs to you missy :hug:

SUE...hoping it is nice and warm in Vegas! Wishing I was anywhere but here today...so freaking cold! Of course I am mad at DS#1...he decided to take a little vaca to Florida...went to the Keys and then Miami...it was a cold 68 there today, lol...I'f take anything but the -8 we had. Be safe and enjoy.

KATHY...how are you doing with your walking today? How's the little guy doing?

Okay, I believe I got everyone...losing my mind...so much going on and I am so frustrated with life in general, ugh. I definitely want to run away!!! To top it off V was headed to Lowes and couldn't get out of the subdivision. There were cop cars everywhere and they made him go around thru the other subdivision. He thought it was a wreck but on the radio they said there was a shooting...wtf?! Good thing we are moving. Anyway...not exactly sure what happened but on the news they said there was a police chase and someone was shot, ugh! Anyway...

I did manage to get 45 minutes of exercise done and the plan is to do another 30, most likely after dinner and call it good. I am just a grumpy gus today.

Take care, lots fo hugs chickies! :hug: :hug:

Hey ladies!!! I am just jumping on here for a quick hello. I will do indys later. Today has gone well. I ate more beans and meat and I had my muffin agian. I had an orange and some cheese and crackers. It was just a laughing cow wedge. I am gonna sin alittle in my eating. I am going to bonless wing thursdays at buffalo wild wings with Andrew. I will have some wings. I am not gonna deny my self my wants. I am just going to fufill them in moderation. I did a workout dvd and it kicked my but. I will just take a really big walk tomarow. Anyways I will be back for indys later. BYE!!!!

dropping back in to pass some time.....Tommy is laying on the couch watching some tv, the boys are knocked out and Marissa is talking and playing in her bed when she is supposed to be sleeping.

thanks for the good luck with his surgery in the morning. we will all make it through some how.

Francie~ That is so exciting about your referral!!!!!!

Cristina~ Gotta love those neighborhood cop visits! we used to get them in here daily..........now they patrol occasionally. although this week already, the cops had three cops cars in here on two separate days for two separate things! no shootings though, thank goodness!

Asia~ It is so good to hear from you! I am the same way, I will not deny myself but I will indulge in moderation only.

Mindee~I hope Tommy's surgery goes well today!!!



I forgot to mention that Angel (my BIL) finally got a job. He starts on monday!! So yay for him. And yay for me too. I get to be alone again, lol.

just thought I would pop in quickly to let you know that the surgery went well, and every thing.

I will come back later on to fill you in on all the details, but I just wanted to say that it went well. thanks for all the nice words, they helped a lot.

Hola.

Well went to see the house yesterday. Its nice, everything is brand new, re-done. New Windows, New Carpet, New Kitchen Cabinets, Kitchen Counter, New Appliances. It has a nice fenced in back yard with a deck + a shed. Only negative thing was the previous owners had a stackable washer/dryer and where it is there is no room for a normal size washer/dryer, which we have. But the guy is a maintenance man and said he can probably switch it to the other side, which is in a closet with the hot water heater. If he can do that, we'll take it (as long as our credit check, etc comes out ok). If not, that is a deal breaker. Sorry but I don't go anywhere with out our washer/dryer. lol.

We told him that our credit is not the greatest, but our current landlords/owners can vogue for us. They think we're great and probably will be sad to see us go.

But as I told DH if for some reason this house does not work out, then so be it, there are others out there. It is a 3 bedroom house, 1 bath, the bathroom is small, but ok. Kitchen is huge compared to ours now. Living room is a bit smaller than ours we have now, but the extra bedroom makes up for it because as DH said we can have one room for our desk/computer so it won't be in the living room as it is now.

Oh another negative is it has oil heat. :p But we can deal with that I guess. It is only about 9 minutes away from my friend from work. Its closer to work for me and DH too.

So we'll see. Our friends are watching out for houses/townhouses/condos for rent and one called on one and left a message, so we have people watching for us. ;)

We cleaned this morning. Didn't get to DH's Office, but we made a good dent. We want to try to do something everyday, that way by the time we get to moving, wherever and whenever that may be, it won't be so bad. We're gonna get rid of a lot of stuff.

Francie -:congrat: on the Fertility Specialist! Lemme know if you want any advice, as I have been to two of them. My biggest suggestion? Is to write down any questions you have and probably a good idea to take a notepad/pen with you to write down any info you want to remember because it can be tough to remember everything. Biggest thing is remember it is YOUR body and if you don't feel that something is right, get a second opinion. ;) Goodluck will keep my fingers crossed :crossed: for ya! I have to find me a RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist, that is what they are called, just so if you see that, that is basically a Fertility Dr. ;)

Mindee -- Glad things went well with Tommy's Surgery. He will be sore for a bit, but he should start feeling a lot better with it gone. At least my DH did! ;)

Well I think I have bored you all enough about the house, so I shall go.

Have a good one and keep warm! Its only 15 degrees here! :brr:

:hug:

Sassy--sounds like you will find something. Teri and Jess are out looking today since they both have off. They fell in love with one at the top of their price range, another was definitely out--way too small especially since it is the both of them and Dominic and Ava plus Jess's son wanted to move in with his Dad but will still be around sometimes.

Mindee--glad the surgery went fine--hope Tommy recovers quick and that he gets some relief.

Asia--glad you are back and posting with us.

Cristina--went to ww this morning and gained back the 1/2 pound I lost last week--TOM is starting early and I haven't been the best at tracking and drinking water this week. I have my moments but I am trying to not worry so much. Kinda scary about the shooting.

Francie--yeah for you!! Ryan's biological father's sister and her husband had trouble. After about 10 years of trying they went to a fertility specialist and Carrie was put on fertility meds. Then they did some exploratory surgery and found the problem was a little bit of tissue growing in a wrong spot. Once it was removed she got pregnant with twins and four years later when they planned to have another baby,she had twins again.

Katy--alternatives are just like meds that a regular doctor perscribes--what works for one person really well may not help another at all.

SusieQ--mom being a great mom helps even out my crappy dad. Glad r is doing well.

gotta go take care of a fussy boy....

Good Morning -

On a mad dash to get to work after doing this and doing that. Slept from 2am to 4am, otherwise I was tossing and turning.
It was a stressful 2 days that began w/ a man showing up on my doorstep w/ a badge. Scared me to death. Especially since I didn't open it right away because I thought he was selling something. lol Great, that must have looked good, like I was hiding or something.
So, he left a message last night and said he had some additional information to tell me but didn't say what. So, I spent hours letting my mind meander to depths unknown.
btw- I always wanted to do creative writing. haha
I called him back early this morning and he was very nice. Case closed.
Now you all might wonder whose body I am hiding......but my ex's are still accounted for. :D
So,now I get to enjoy my weekend!!

Probably wondering what the **** I am talking about. Lets just say it was stressful but I didn't indulge in eating to sooth my nerves!

Sassy- **** ya, don't go where you can't take your appliances. lol You'll find something perfect, I m sure.

Mindee- Glad T made it through ok. You never talk about all the wlking you were doing?? You still doing that?

Jules- Tell Dominic not to be fussy....that grandma has to chat w/ her lady friends! I saw a newborn last night! He was 3 hours old and I had to go in and mop up some blood spots on the floor. The mom was in good spirits and said "it didn't hurt at all"....lol, like whatever,,,,,birth is painful!

Cristina - Don't be frustrated! Hope you have something fun planned for the weekend? Scary about the shooting! If I had the money I would have plastic surgery for all the flab, toning won't take care of it. I look ok in clothes but take em off...:yikes:

Katy - Good luck w/ the resume! When does DH leave? Beck was told that she isn't low in iron, which I was worried about because she looks pale all the time. Also, I am worried she might have an eating disorder, which is scary, she is so thin. Anyway, hope you are enjoying the sun!

Francie - Congrats to BIL on the landing a job!

Better get to work. I made a HUGE salad,,,,,you wanna hear about it? Ok. I put tomatoes, cucumber,kidney beans,purple onion, steamed carrots,low fat cottage cheese,bell pepper, low fat Italian and chicken tenderloin on it. I steamed the carrots because eating raw ones hurt my teeth. I also like that my lunch is at 3pm now, so it is my main meal and I don't seem as hungry now when I get home. Drinking decaf tea but I should increase the water.

:wave: to everyone else! I have to get to work.

SusieQ--but how is the annoying typer guy from the library......Dominic is getting two more teeth in--one on each side of his front bottom four. The right side has broken and the left side is working on it. I had a big salad for lunch too---several kinds of greens and spinach and all kinds of veggies--it was really good. Wish I could say I kept away from the stress eating...gained back the 1/2 pound I lost last week. Having trouble getting over the 210.5 lb hump. I would love to be in one underland by April 1....that's only a pound a week, but at the rate I am going it will take a miracle, but I am going to keep trying....

PS--I woke up to snow Thursday morning--the kind I love..under 3 inches, the roads weren't bad, it was light and fluffy and could be swept with a broom instead of shoveled and it's still on the ground looking pretty today cause it's only 7 degrees outside with the sun shining. I could do without the single digit temps but did the happy dance Thursday morning (you would have thought that would have got rid of the 1/2 pound gain back....

Hello ladies...

UGH, I am so tired of stupid drivers!!!!! :devil::mad: I swear it is a good thing I don't carry a gun.

SUSAN...your salad sounds delicious...I've not really had lunch so kinda hungry right now. I am trying not to be frustrated but too much going on around me and it's hard not too. Sorry about the scare with the policeman. :hug: Nothing planned at all for the weekend and what the heck is fun?! Lol...can't remember the last time I had fun. I am going to have the family over Sunday for a family dinner, hopefully. Haven't mentioned it to anyone yet but they will be here. Tomorrow I am just going to sleep in...I think (I said this last Friday and it didn't happen). Ernie will be spending the night at the vet's and not sure when we are supposed to go get him so...

JULES...1/2 pound is not so bad...I don't even want to weigh...the last few days was just more stress eating and it's killing me! You'll have that 1/2 pound off in no time. :hug:

SASSY...sounds like the perfect house to me! But yeah, there's probably lots to choose from and I am sure you will find the perfect house for you.

MINDEE...glad Tommy's surgery went well. The cops weren't in our subdivision, it's a pretty quiet neighborhood. There is a main street just outside the subdivision and it was there that it happened, not clear on everything though.

ASIA...how are you doing today with staying on track, wings sound really good right now!

FRANCIE...:yay: to Angel gettting a job! Hoping he likes it and stays with it so you can have your alone time back!

Hiya to everyone else :wave:

Well, the update on the chase yesterday...don't really know everything and never will except that it was a 20 year old suicidal kid...apparently barricaded hisself in his house and didn't want to come out...finally did and took off in his car (not sure where he came from) there was a car chase and apparently the guy stopped his car in the middle of the street and they tried to get him out of his car, so shot at him, ugh-just saw the update on the news...jeez louise!

Took Ernie dog to the vet this morning and they did find a mass-in his intestines. So...they are doing exploratory surgery this afternoon, probably as I am typing and will see if it has spread or not. So...if it has spread they won't bother but if it hasn't they will cut out the mass and then reattach his intestines and he will be good as new, sort of...it will give him a few more years with us, hopefully.

Other than that, not much going on. Haven't had a chance to get any exercise done but I will, I think. Just feel so drained today. Got Cambrie off to preschool 15 minutes late...hope she doesn't get in trouble. Now, just trying to get a couple loads of laundry done. Anywho...

Hope everyone is having a good day! Lots of hugs :hug:

Hiya Jules...

Yeah, I could do without the single digit temps as well. It was -8 yesterday and I have had a chill since. Brrrrr Today is supposed to be 30 something but the windchill is making it a lot colder, a lot colder!

Your salad sounds good as well. I need to start eating more...maybe tonight for dinner with the leftover chicken fajita meat from dinner last night.

I have got to get back on track AGAIN! I started the week off fine but it went down fast. That is probably when I should weigh to stay on top of it. Oh well...guess as long as I keep working on it and don't quit.

Better get...the washer just went off and is beeping...eventually it will stop, lol but I need to get the laundry done today!

Have a good day! :hug:

Just thought that I would send out an email to let you all know how every thing went.

Tommy's mom called me at 8:45 this morning to let me know how every thing went. She said that the surgery went great. The doctor said that Tommy did great, and that they found another spot of something near where his gall bladder was. They don't know what it was, but they removed it as well.

When I talked to her on the phone, she told me that they were just wheeling him into recovery and that he wanted her to call me and let me know how it went. he says that he knew I would worry about it all. He can take the first layer (of bandage, I am guessing) off tomorrow. The bottom layer has to stay on for a couple of weeks. He has to call and schedule an appointment for in a couple of weeks with his doctor.

They are sending him home with some pain medicines. So, he has to get that filled on his way home.

And on top of all that, all three kids woke up coughing this morning. So, I gave them all some of the cough medicine that I had here, and asked my MIL to have him pick some more up from the store.

Just talked to Tommy at 10:30am, and he was groggy but sounded good. He said all he remembers is rolling into the room laughing at the patch job the nurse gave him. She asked him if he wanted a full shave job or just a patch, so he opted for the patch job.

He said that he is in pain, but that is to be expected. He said that he just woke up in recovery at a little bit after 10am. The nurse told him not to be in too much of a hurry to leave, so he is taking his time. I asked him if he was enjoying his vacation. He laughed and said that he was. He was drinking some orange juice and had some cookies already.

that is all for now....I will let you all know if anything else changes.

I took the kids outside to play in the snow for a little bit to get rid of some of their energy and to let Tommy rest in peace. They all had a blast. I had to use hot chocolate and some chicken noodle soup in order to rouse them back inside!

SuzieQ~ Nope, it has been too cold for me to do my walking outside like I used to. but I need to get back into the habit of doing my WATP videos.

Cristina~ Unfortunately, we don't get that luxury of having the cops around for someone outside the complex. unless of course, something happens at one of the stores around the corner from us. then they are usually looking for their suspects in here!

we are trying a trick that my mom told us about with Logan. she told us to give him some Mountain Dew (sorry to mention it Sassy!). She says that in kids with ADHD, it has the reverse affect and actually calms them down. I have to say that so far it is working......but they also got some cold medicine a little bit ago.

Hello to every one else.....I am off to find some dinner for me and the kids, and then it will be bed time for them!

Mindee...glad the surgery went well. What is up with the oj and cookies? Weird...thought they were always supposed to get broth, jello and apple juice. Did they get it mixed up with him giving blood? Didn't think they were supposed to have anything solid right after.

"Unfortunately, we don't get that luxury of having the cops around for someone outside"

Not sure what that means...thinking it's not really a luxury if the cops are chasing someone close to where I live. Anyway...

Hi to everyone else :wave:

Sitting here ansty waiting on the vet to call about Ernie. If I don't hear anything by 6 I will give them a call. Did get my laundry done but no exercise as of yet. Anywho...

Have a great day/weekend!

Sassy~The house sounds great!!! I called and made an appt with a Fertility Specialist. And my appt is on Feb 4th. They're going to send us some stuff to fill out, and we'll bring it with us when we go. I'm not sure what to ask, my mind is sorta drawing a blank right now, lol.

Mindee~When I had my gallbladder taken out, they gave me broth, apple juice & jello..lol. No cookies for me. Glad the surgery went well. I remember being wheeled in..and then dreaming about McDreamy from Grey's Anatomy, lol. My appt was at 10am..and I woke up at 4pm!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!



Okay..we were gone nearly the whole day, and I'm soooooooooooo tired, so I'm gonna pass out now!!!!

Mindee- glad everything went well with Tommy's surgery. I thought the same thing the others did - cookies? I didn't get solids after either Csection until my bowels began to, um, perform, kwim?

Susan - everything ok? Your post about the cop made me nervous..I guess it might not be a cop, just a man with a badge, but my active imagination was engaged...glad the ex's are present and accounted for, lol!

Francie - so glad you got in to the fertility specialist...hope you get through all the tests quickly and get some good news.

Cristina - hope you heard about Ernie...

HI to everyone else..sorry I'm not getting to everybody, hub's out the door for another rehearsal and the kids are needing attention. 131 carbs today...I'm going in the wrong direction - ugh. Tomorrow will be a better day. I'm doing a great job of staying away from coffee and alcohol, so it's not all bad news. I got my biopsy results and everything's ok - yay! The OB/GYN said she'll talk to me about the bleeding when I go in for my follow up in 5 weeks. It's not that much and my pain is getting better, so I feel pretty good about where everything is at right now. My NP agreed to stop progesterone for 5 or 6 weeks, so that was a relief, now I feel I can just let my body do what it needs to do. I was told that fat impacts hormone levels negatively, something I kind of knew already, but never really felt the effects before now. The combination of extra weight and getting older has been a bad combo for me hormonally. Yet, I do not want to be put on bc pills or get an iud to control my hormones. I am glad to be here with you gals because losing the extra weight is going to help me a lot with doing this naturally.

Have a great evening everyone!

popping back in.......

Tommy was telling me that when he woke up in the recovery room he was trying to figure out where he was and how he got there. He said it feels like he blacked out and then woke up.

Cristina~ He said that they offered him different things to drink and he picked the orange juice. I am not sure, as well as he is not sure, as to why he got cookies either. What I meant by that comment was that there is only two ways into our complex. I hope you don't think I meant that in a bad way at all. (I didn't at all) Did you hear anything about Ernie dog?

Francie~ Tommy says that he doesn't remember anything!

Katy~ I am not sure why they gave him cookies. In fact, I was surprised when he told me that they gave him cookies right after like that. That is good to hear that the results came back so well.

Just a quick hi as I am getting ready to exercise...I get on the computer and go to my playlist, lol...I need music while I exercise. Stupid dvd player has other plans so...I don't know what is up with it. But getting ready to hit the treadmill instead. I'll be back later to chat more...after I walk I have to get ready and head out to Chase's basketball game.

Have a good day, all! :hug:

quickie hello from me as well..went to hi-lo aerobics this morning and so far eating is on track for today. Have to go pick up the son at swim steam shortly and Hubby is all a-bustle getting himself ready to fly out tomorrow.

Have a great day everyone!

Happy Saturday! :dance:

No time for indy's but I wanted to say hi :wave: and chat about me!! lol

In Portland and the little teen chicks and I are on the chase to Powells ( a wonderful bookstore) and maybe a movie tonight.

I am TOM and I have a headache. That is everyones fair warning. haha

I did my WI today because I will probably stay in town til Monday, and really don't trust the ex's scale. :dance: happy to say I weighed in at 140.2! :dance:

I made a salad and Beck and the ex said "geez, that is a big salad"....whatever it is mostly lettuce. I had mushrooms,bellpeppers,onion,tomato and albacore tuna......I just dribbled the tuna juice (water packed) over it instead of dressing.

I love the new avatar Cristina!

Oh, it wasn't a policeman w/ a badge, it was someone else, I will explain later Katy.Btw - when dose DH leave for DC?

:wave: hi to Francie, Sue, Jules, Kathy, Tammy, Mindee, Sassy, and Asia

oh ya......Gaby's skin condition came back....it is like little chicken pox marks...now she even has some on her face. Very odd....

k- headache ceasing....thank goodness.

Susan- okeydoke..now you have me really curious...but of course it is none of my beeswax. My grandma used to call me Miss Nosy Parker :dizzy: Yay for the loss, but :hug:for the TOM..hope you feel better soon! Hub leaves tomorrow morning.

Cristina- hope the dvd player decided to behave...sounds like you had a busy day

Francie - I would gladly let someone take out my gall bladder if they could guarantee I have the same dream you did ;)

Hi to everyone else!...hub's still running around like a chicken with his head cut off. later, chickies!

Okay, sorry for yet, another quickie but I am pooped and my arm is killing me...thinking I am spending too much time on the computer. That old pain is rearing it's ugly head. I will be back tomorrow for sure to do indies.

Katy...tell your hubby to be safe and have fun!

Nighty, night all! :wave:

I am drinking my tea. I guess I really have turned a new leaf because I would normally be drinking wine. I usually do when at the ex's. I just think of all the calories , not worth it.......ok, it could be worth it....but not tonight. :)

Katy- Exciting about your husband being able to be in the parade. I hope I get a chance to watch some of the excitement while at work. You warm enough??? It is like freeeeezing.

Cristina - How is Ernie??How was Chase's game? Sorry about the arm, does a vapor rub help? You look really good in that treadmill picture, meant to say that the other day.

Mindee- I will be so glad when spring comes around again. Not that I was getting out walking, just the *thought* that I could. haha

Jules - grrrrr, I am tired of snow. I am sure it is beautiful in Virginia though. I am liking my daily salads, do you like kidney beans? I know, what a stupid question but I only talk to people who like beans. lol -jk. Awwww, give Dominic a hug with all his teething, poor tyke. I wouldn't stress too much on the .5 pound, you're probably holding water. Now isn't that a lovely thought? Trying to cheer you up. lol

Francie - You have pretty awesome dreams! Have you seen Confessions of a Shopoholic advertised? I thought of you. :) Hope you were able to get some rest.

I picked up Conversation of a Fat Girl and will read some tonight. Took Beck and Olivia (her best friend) to see Bride War's,it was a cute movie....reminded me of Beck & Olivia, they are such good friends, I am glad they have each other. Went shopping and now I am broke...ha. Not really, I budgeted, just spent the *fun money*.
Rach is dying her hair purple, and Gab is watching and being entertained. I had a good eating day, so glad about that.

Hope everyone else is doing well. :wave:

thought I would pop in to see how every one is doing.....

we stayed in the house since it snowed all day! you can't even tell where the sidewalk is and where the snowbanks start! It is all one even level, well except for the footprints from our neighbor! she brought us over some spaghetti for dinner. she was going to make a turkey and bring it over, but her daughter was sick, so she asked if spaghetti was okay.

now we are relaxing while the kids are sleeping. Brandon's cough is getting worse, and if it is still the same way, we will be calling his pediatrician's office to get him in there. and with the issues with the bedroom window, I am hoping that it doesn't lead to pneumonia or something like that. Logan and Marissa have the occasional cough and the runny nose, but that is about it.

Hey Ladies!!! I am getting ready to make my self some more beans and meat. My mom said it was ground up turkey and ranch style beans. one deal of turkey meat seasoned. Then 2 cans of ranch style beans. I am down 4 pounds. I did my workout video before work. I also took a walk with Andrew. I am going to grooming academy in the middle of Febuaray. Petsmart is sending me. I am gonna take my laptop and my work out dvds. Moving on to indys....

Francie- Are you trying to have a baby?

Cristina- I have been doing pretty good. How have you been doing? I am down 4 pounds.

Goodnight to you ladies!!!!!! See you later!!!

Hi All. :wave:

Well DH sent the measurements of our washer/dryer to the guy renting out the house and he said he could probably make it work. :bravo: He wants us to come by during the daytime to see the house during the day, at least the outside, because it was dark when we went there. So I guess that means we have the house? I don't know? :shrug:

We filled out paperwork and all, but not sure if he has already checked us out or what? Our current landlords can vogue for us, we've been here 4 years in April and they love us here. So I think I will have DH call our current landlord just to let her know she may be getting a call and also our possible new landlord to see what the status is. I am anxious ya'all! I want to move like NOW! lol.

I know be patient. But Patience is not one of my great qualities. lol. Just like with this weight loss. I want to just wake up and have it gone! lol. I know we all would!! lol.

I am now debating between trying the WW's Momentum or a new WL plan I saw on tv: the Michael Thurmond's WL's plan. I saw many people at 3FC's are on it or have tried it, some conflicting stories. Some say its great and some say its too restrictive. I was gonna sign up for the WW's plan after I posted here only our computer crashed and we are still having issues with it! We had a nasty virus, but I think we still have it cuz it still acts up.

Now I am thinking maybe of using the $$ I'd use on a WL plan and putting it toward a gym membership instead? UGH I dunno. I just need something structured because doing it on my own is not working so well. I do try to eat good most of the time, but with my DH here its tough. Yes I do have my coworker/friend doing it with me, which helps, but I think I am needing more.


Francie -- :woohoo: on the appt. w/ the fertility specialist. Well if your not sure what to ask, tell them that. They should help you out in the beginning and give you lots of knowledge. I still need to find a dr yet. I know I am behind times here. I just dread it because of my last dr was awful. But I know not all drs are like that. My 1st one was awesome. Anyways, I wish you well! Oh I wanted to add the book I just found that I have had that I am gonna start reading again. I started reading it before then I guess forgot all about it, its call: "Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant" by Diana Raab. She has actually gone through this stuff as we have been or are going to be. So wanted to pass it on!

I do NOT want to go back to work tonight. :p This is my long week too and I just don't feel like it. :no: Also I have a feeling that my coworker/friend will either leave me again or not even show up or complain the entire time at work. (she is having issues with her significant other right now) Which I don't mind listening to my friends problems, but after while it gets really really exhausting. Also I feel like it doesn't matter how I am feeling or what is going on in my life..........Either way I don't wanna go.

Anyhow..........thats about it from here.

:hug:

Good Morning, I am back :encore:

I had wonderful chamomile tea last night and it put me right to sleep, so nice. I needed some decent rest.

Sipping coffee and being the *human garbage can* with Gaby's scrambled eggs.....we can't let it go to waste, mom'll eat it....mom'll eat anything. It wouldn't be so bad if the eggs weren't cooked w/ butter....and I already did have my oatmeal and banana. Yada, yada.....

Mindee- You have a very nice neighbor! Hope Brandon's cough doesn't get any worse. Did I mention Gaby's skin condition?? Oddest thing, thinking it is a reaction to mold because the after care is in an old gym. Hope you all have a fun Sunday!

Asia- yum beans! We have been talking a lot about beans here on the board. We must think alike (scary , huh?) because I bought turkey and beans, I was planning on making chili later in the week. Good for you on being 4 pounds down!

Sassy- It probably does mean you have the rental, now you get to move! lol I think we all can get in the habit of just talking about ourselves.... like your coworker.
It does us good to make an effort to not be so self centered and reach out to others. I think I would join the gym w/ my money......because you can do WW on line and the board has an awesome WW resource. Hang in there on your work week!

Sue - You ever coming back from Vegas?

Cristina- How is the arm this morning?

Katy - Did DH get off to DC ok??

:wave: to Jules, Kathy, Francie, and Tammy :wave:

another day here in the city. It is still cold outside with the wind. I thought my favorite pair of jeans was old navy but I looked at the label and it is Gap's original boot cut...:dizzy:..I will have to go get me another pair at Goodwill.

check back in later if I get a chance. I am sooooo going to get to goal this week! Not going to bounce back up.

Hiya chickies...

Sassy...maybe it would be easier if you focused on say the eating part, or the exercise. It can be overwhelming when you try to do both at the same time. Once you get one down then you can concentrate on the other. Maybe your friend just really needs someone to talk to about her problems, maybe she doesn't have anyone else. But then again, some people are self-centered and make everything about them-they can't be there for someone else emotionally. Someone said something to me once...you can't change a person, so you can either drop them and be done with them or accept them the way they are. That has stuck with me since.

Asia...:bravo: on the 4 pounds missy! That is GREAT! Grooming school sounds fun!

Katy...bet the hubby is excited! Did you decide to tackle your resume yet? Glad you are feeling better and glad the news from the doc was good!

Mindee...hope the kids are feeling good today, definitely don't need three sick little ones running around. How is Tommy doing?

Susan...I guess you didn't say cop did ya? Now you guys have me curious, lol. Glad you are enjoying your weekend with the girls. Chase's game was horrible! We had to leave in the last quarter and the score was 8 to 0 and it wasn't in his teams favor. They did a great job, just the other team was a little better. Nothing helps with the arm...except I think maybe exercise. I've not been doing the weights like I was and when I was doing them I had no pain...so I'm going to try the weights...I've not had any of this pain in a while so hoping that's all it is. It's the arthritis crap. Sorry about Gaby's skin condition...didn't know she had it! Hope it clears soon.

Sue...hoping you guys enjoyed your Vegas trip. Did you guys find a condo yet?

Kathy...hoping all is well with you and you guys are feeling better.

Francie...hope you are enjoying your weekend. How are you liking living in MD?

Jules...how are you doing missy? Hoping your mom is feeling better and you guys aren't worrying too much. Just a few mores days and you'll know something more. :hug:

Tammy...hoping the meds helped and you are feeling better.

Okay, I think or at least I hope I didn't miss anyone.

Update on Ernie dog...he is doing well. They did the surgery, removed the tumor/mass, reattached his intestines, and he is recuperating in the doggy hospital. They decided to keep him for the weekend and keep an eye on him and try to keep him from moving so much etc. We are hoping that he will be fine now. Of course no one knows what kind of tumor it is so she (the vet) is sending it off to be tested so we will know more. But he is going to live after all :crossed: I feel better having the testing done...everyone said why waste the money to have an ultra sound etc...are you kidding me?! He's my doggy and has been with us for 13 1/2 years...he's a part of the family and if he can be fixed and it not cost a fortune I am going to do it just to have a few more years with him. Anyway...we will pick him up Monday morning some time.

I did get some exercise done yesterday and as soon as I get off this I plan on getting at least an hour before Josh and the fam come over later. Having a family dinner today at 4'ish. Nothing fancy just meatloaf...Josh loves it! Cracks me up he misses his momma's cooking, lol. I will do a dvd once they leave. I am hoping to get some reading done tonight too, probably wishful thinking on my part because Cambrie may spend the night. She doesn't have preschool tomorrow so I will have her all day and since they are coming home she may just stay...will save me a trip tomorrow morning. Anyway...that's about all I have.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!

Hiya Susan...you snuck in there while I was writing the novel, lol.

Arm is okay...it is usually okay when I wake up but if I use it a lot during the day it gets a little worse...by the end of the day it is, I don't want to say bad, because it is tolerable. Advil, aleve or the tylenol arthritis helps. Thinking this cold weather may have something to do with it to. I noticed it started the day before the -8 degree day. I HATE the cold!

Beans...yep seems we do talk about beans a lot. I am cooking the rest of my white beans today with some ham. Hey, they are good for us!

Is Gaby's skin condition clearing up? Hoping it's not from mold.

Hope you have a great day missy! :hug:

Katy~In my dream..McDreamy was doing the surgery on me, LOL!!! I had to tell myself that I was on Grey's Anatomy to calm my nerves down, lol.

Asia~Yes..we're been trying for a baby for a couple of years now.

Sassy~How was your doc awful?? I'm just asking so I can be prepared for everything, lol. Thanks on the book, I will check it out.

Cristina~Glad Ernie is doing okay. And I would do anything for my kitties!! They're not even pets to us, they're just little people in fur coats.

Criatina- awww, you are such a good mom to Josh and Ernie. I love my cat and would do anything for him. pssst, I kind of like him better sometimes because he never talks back.
I am glad he made it thru the surgery. I never heard of reattaching the intestines, that is pretty amazing. Cross fingers now on the biopsy results!
I will be sooooo glad for warmer weather, maybe that will help with your arm. Have fun w/ the family tonight and meatloaf sounds way yummy.

Gab's skin thing started in Sept. when we moved to the coast. It looked like ringworm and poor Momo was blamed. lol We tried 3 different medications (even some dang vaginal cream :yikes: ) until the doctor on the coast said it wasn't that at all and gave her some different medication that cleared it right up. Now that she has been back in school after the break it is coming back. You think mold can cause that? I know it is suppose to be some fungus thing. Frustrating. Another thought it could be the pool????

Sorry Chase's game was horrible, sweet that you and DH went! There will be softball comin up for Gaby,was going to get her into that....and she is back down to 92 pounds after being up to 98 after the holidays. Way too much tv watching and vegging. lol

Have fun w/ Cambrie! I miss that age.

k- off to winco to look at tuna prices and stock up on beans, cause it is all about the beans!!! lol And I meant ground turkey, not turkey turkey for the chili I hope to make later in the week.

yada, yada.......get off the dang computer now susan!!! :)

thought I would pop in to see how every one is doing.....

Brandon's cough has, you guessed it, gotten worse. Marissa got up this morning and she sounded like she was having trouble breathing, but then she cleared her throat and was good. Tommy said that she sounded like a fire breathing dragon when he gave her some milk. They all have runny noses, so it will be an appointment for all three of them tomorrow sometime!

then Tommy was making eggs and toast for breakfast this morning, and the garbage disposal stopped working. I told him that we would have to call the office tomorrow morning, and he said "no, I will fix it myself." I said "you are not touching it, I will call the office in the morning."

so now, we are all getting ready to snack on some pizza rolls and then we shall see what we will make for dinner later on tonight.

Tommy is doing well.....he is up moving around more today then he has been. He is still taking it easy, but he is trying to do a little more around the house if he can.

well, hub is off to DC! He was so excited! we are excited for him, natch...have the vcr set up to tape the whole shebang. After that, J had a soccer game (they won!), then I took the kids to Taco Time..and realized we hadn't been there in months - that's great. I didn't feel so bad about the splurge after all. I had a tostada salad and now my carbs are already at 100 for the day. So dinner will be some salad and a salmon burger just to put the brakes on a little.

Cristina- so glad Ernie's surgery went well. Enjoy your family dinner tonight!

Susan- hmmm, sometimes Leigh gets a little rashy from the chemicals in the pool, but I don't think it's a fungus. Hope you can get that drugs G had before to clear it up.

Mindee - hope the kids feel better soon. L has a little cold, so I am watching carefully and hoping her asthma doesn't kick in.

Sassy - we fork out for an annual family membership to our community center every year. It's not something we can afford easily, but we made the commitment to our health and we use it! I'm sure you will make the right decision for yourself...

Asia - WTG on your loss!

HI to everyone else!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! THE ARIZONA CARDINALS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I totally screamed when they won!!!!!!!! I'm sooooooooo freakin happy you have like no idea!!! LoL!!!!!!!

Susan~I have seen preview for the Shopaholic movie..but its soooooooooooooooooooo STUPID!!!!!!!! I REFUSE to watch it!!! They must've put all 3 books into one movie, wtf!!! I could totally keep on going with everything that is wrong with that movie..but I wont, lol. I dont wanna be mad right now, lol.



YAY for the Cards!!!

Francie--Teri has been a faithful Steelers fan since her freshman year--she's here and happy that her team is winning and hoping they beat the Ravens. SHe has a lot of friends that are Ravens fans and harrassing her, a few Redskins fans, her two best girl friends are a Giant fan and a Eagles fan (she was sad your team beat hers)

Katy--I am sure your hubby will have a great time--what an awesome oppurtunity for him.

Mindee--glad Tommy is healing ok--tell him not to over do!!

SusieQ--I like all kinds of beans. A lot of nights hubby and I just make brown rice with either kidney beans or black beans. Teri and hubby are both really sensitive to soaps and detergents. The only bar soap they can use is Dove for sensitive skin or some handmade soap I order on the internet. Teri can do body wash thoygh. She used Baby Bath as soap until middle school.

Cristina--Mom is still on my mind but she has the appt with the specialist on the 29th unless the knot gets biggers or the pain gets worse. Glad about Ernie dog--Levi's ear has been acting up all weekend but we've been working on him all weekend and he's better today.

Sassy--WW or gym--either are a big committment--I do really great with the gym at first but then tend to slack off. Katy does really great with her membership.

Asia--woohoo on the 4 lbs already!!!

Sue--hope all is well with you!!

We are buying a trailer to put on the property for Teri and Dominic--she is going to go back to school starting this summer and work part time. Hubby is ecstatic. The moving and higher paying job didn't work out.

For Francie...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GtTO...eature=related

here's another

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goH5O...eature=related

Good evening ladies. We got home late last night, so bedtime was after 2 a.m. I slept like a baby in my own bed, and stayed in bed late. It was sooo cold here after Vegas. I am still not warm. :)

Tackled Mt. Washmore part of the day, then fixed fried chicken for our last hurrah dinner. Yes, we are starting over...again. We did not do well on the trip. Walking might have been all that saved me from ballooning. That and we ate only two meals a day...just not the right foods. Back to dinner, I didn't go for groceries, so had to fix what chicken I had. DH wanted fried and I just pulled off the skin and crunchy good stuuf from mine.
My eye is worse and I am having a hard time reading or computering. Took me all day, off and on, to catch up on what had been written here. Guess I will have to go to the Dr....ugh.

Mom got sick last night after we got home and has been sick today. Not sure if she just got worn out or if she picked up a "bug." She certainly had a good time up until we got home. Today, not so good...she slept most of the day and did let me brew her tea twice and ate the toast I made for her. Hopefully tomorrow she will be ready to eat real food.

Vegas was beautifully warm and sunny. We had fun, although we didn't bring tons of money home. We never expect to win loads, just like to stay near even. LOL..like that works. We didn't even look at condos this time. Plan to go back in a month or so.

Won't get to indies..but I do want to say to Cristina that I am glad to read the good news about Ernie. And Mindee, thank goodness Tommy had the surgery and all went well. Jules, I am still thinking good thoughts for your mom. She sounds like a wonderful lady. And yay on Teri going back to school and ya'll buying a mobile home for her and Dominic to live in.
Okay, since I went that far...Sassy, Hope the rental home does come through for you. Asia...Welcome back and way to go on the loss already. Tammy and Cristina- Congrats on the new babies coming your way for grandma kisses. Susan- Hi chickie and put down the carving knife...you do not need carved on and I am afraid of what you would do to the annoying man. Kathy-You are doing a wonderful job on the treadmill. I think any movement is good movement...so you go girl. Francie- Good luck at the fertility Dr. and Katy- Hope you get answers for you probs..and great news that the tests came back ok. Oh, hope DH has a good time..I will look for his group.

I missed someone didn't I? My head is spinning. I don't mean to overlook anyone.

Have a good Monday..and don't work too hard. :)

Thank you for the congrats ladies!!! I had a really good day. I did workout even though i was going to have an off day. Well later in the week I work several early shifts. I wanted to save my day off for one of the days that I cant get myself out of bed. I am making my meat and beans for my lunches this week. I really need to go. I will talk to you ladies later!!!!

just thought I would pop back in while I had the chance.....

we are still watching the kids and their coughs. I will be calling the pediatrician's office in the morning. one of us will also be calling the office to have them come look at our garbage disposal. it stopped working and Tommy thought that he was going to look at it, I quickly told him that he was NOT touching it and that we were calling the office in the morning.

Asia~ What kind of plan are you doing? I kept reading about meat and beans, and I was just curious.

Good Monday morning, ladies!

Just a quick HI for now. Waiting for a call about Ernie dog...need to go get him today. Also, have both Chase and Cambrie...they spent the night and already driving me nuts, lol. And...to top it off J & C's washer and dryer both quit on them so they brought a crap load of laundry yesterday and guess who got to finish it? Lol...I told them if they wanted they could do some...just didn't think I would have to do most of it and didn't think they had 6 freakin loads, lol!!! Then once I finish theirs I have my own to do! So going to be a busy day for sure. Plus WW this evening. I hate to go but I missed last week so...gotta take the good with the bad...still at 182, 182.8 to be exact. Oh well...I am back on track today and getting a grip so...I WILL have a loss come next WI...gotta make that Valentine goal! Anyway...I'll be back later.

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