Hi Everyone

Just popping in really quickly to say hi. I am now off to walk on the treadmill. Talk to you all in a little bit. BTW - Shania Twains diet consists of brown rice and beans. She looks pretty darn good.

BBL

wow, Cristina.....that is one happy frog, cute!

Sue- yay, you are back! Maybe you can print the post off and read them on paper?? Would that help? I am glad you enjoyed Vegas and the warm weather, lucky you! Hugs to your mom, I hope she starts to feel better.

Kathy - I like the idea of beans but my brown rice always turns out gummy, not fluffy like I want it.......mmmm, that is why I like sticky rice w/ soy sauce. anyway, if anyone has a good recipe for brown rice let me know! Come back and chat, hope you had a good weekend :)

Jules - I wish you would adopt me, I want to live on your property and go to school too! You are such a nice mom. Course we are almost the same age, so that would be freaky, huh?? lol How is WW going?

Cristina - Steer em to the laundromat! lol I kind of liked going there and getting all the laundry done at once....course it can cost a lot. Hope Ernie makes it home ok :)

Katy - What about a virus? I know ringworms the doctor said was a virus. I would be surprised if the old gym had mold, I am sure the school district does inspections and such. Just odd that it started when we moved down to the coast and seems to get better when she is away from the school. Hope DH made the trip back east safely and I will look for him in the parade! You know I would see him at the pool when L had lessons.......I would have introduced myself but didn't want to scare him too much. lol

Francie - Have you read Liza Palmer?? She is pretty good author.

Mindee- Hope you have a good Monday and are able to get Brandon into the doctors!

Asia- come back and chat when you get a chance.

:wave: to Sassy & Tammy!

anyway, heading home today. Going to the 2nd hand store and looking for jeans. It is senior 40% off day at value village.....the benefit of having an old ex...lol....and ya....I earned this one! haha

Look forward to the Bachelor tonight! Heehaw

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

Marissa and Brandon have a doctor's appointment at 3:15 this afternoon. Tommy called the office and now the garbage disposal is fixed. Now, we are just waiting on the hospital to call him and check on him, then he will also call his surgeon's office to schedule his two week post op appointment.

just putzing around until time for the appointment......the boys are watching fireman sam right now, and Marissa and Tommy are laying down.

monday, monday...sing it with me...well, it's WI day for me and today it is 173...slowly I am losing the holiday "layer". I went to step class this a.m. and am feeling pretty good overall. Yesterday's carbs ended up at 120. I may check out South Beach...I've heard the recipes are pretty good...or was that Sonoma? does anybody have any experience with these? I thought SBD just for a few weeks might help me work through the cravings for sugar. I'm no t great at sticking to diets..too much of a rebel, but I am open to guidelines ;)

Susan- I have two tips for brown rice which I have found to work very well. One - don't stir it at all. You can put a spoon in and move some a bit to see if all the liquid is absorbed, but absolutely no stirring. Two - put a dishcloth over the top of the open sauce pan while it is cooling. Did you score at VV? I need to head out there some time soon to freshen up my wardrobe. My friend told me if you take donations you get a great discount.

Mindee- wow you have your hands full today...hope everyone feels better soon!

Sue - welcome back! Hope your mom feels better soon. Glad you had a nice trip.

Cristina- gee you are a nice mom/grandma---laundry and babysitting! I hope they were grateful.....that's alot of laundry. Did Ernie get home ok?

Asia- Hope you are having another good day...your meat and beans sound good.

HI to everyone I missed...yay - Bachelor tonight..who is going to drink too much and get all dramatic tonight, I wonder? Not me, that's for sure, haha. I'm waiting for Deanna to show up, that will be fun, lol! I am saving all my clean laundry in a big pile in my living room, and I'm going to fold it during the Bachelor. Don't I have such an exciting life?

Jules~LOL!!! Thanks for the videos..I loved the first one, hahaha!!!

Sue~Take me to Vegas..I need some Desert air!! LoL!!!

Susan~Never heard of Liza Palmer. What kind of stuff does she write about?


Well..I finally saw my doc today. My bloodwork was great!!! Everything is good. Liver, kidneys, blood sugar level (or whatever its called, lol), iron, b12, thyroid..all was perfecto!!!!!!! YAY!!! I was sooooooooooo nervous, but there was nothing to be nervous about. *whew* LoL!!

Oh ya..I started reading...Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich. It's the newest in between novels!!

Hiya :wave:

KATY...nothing like living on the edge eh? Wish I could get into The Bachelor, treid a couple of them and the women were just too much for me. I've not tried SB or the other. Was tempted to once and even bought the SB book but it wasn't for me. Good job on the 173 and the exercise today! :carrot: Ernie is home and resting...still in pain I think, poor little puppy dog. :( I'll be thinking about and looking for your hubby tomorrow!

MINDEE...glad the disposal is fixed and you managed to get an appt for the kids...hope it's not too bad. Hate seeing the little ones sick. How is Tommy doing/feeling? Make sure he takes it easy.

SUSAN...the frog I thought was cute and it looked like the kids this morning, always jumping around! Yeah, I remembered this morning there is a new laudromat about 1 1/2 miles from us...they could have gotten it all done faster than here. Josh was so impatient last night he wouldn't even let the things dry all the way, geez! Not sure where it get's that from, lol. I love rice and beans but I can't eat brown rice unles I mix it with white...so I just eat white, lol. I had a recipe for red beans and rice that was really good! Don't know where it's at since I've not cooked it in years. Hope you find some good deals on some jeans...can't beat 40% off! Ernie dog is home and resting...he wouldn't come up to us at first. I think he was afraid to move...the incision is a lot bigger than I imagined and of course it's all bruised and swollen...looks like they put a tumor in him, lol.

SUE...glad to see ya back missy, and glad you guys had a nice time. Hope you can get in and have your eye checked and, hope your mom is feeling better today. :hug: Thank you for the grandma kisses! Charlotte went to the doc Friday and confirmed it and the date they are figuring is Sep 21.

FRANCIE...caught the end of the game and GLAD to see the Cardinals won :yay: Maybe they will win the Superbowl!!! And you are right except Ernie isn't furry, lol. He is like a kid to me.

KATHY...sounds like you are having a busy day! Hope you got your walk in...I am needing to get mine in. And I agree...if Shania Twain is eating a rice and beans diet I think I need to follow because she looks GREAT!!! I've not heard much about her since her hubby had the affair, sad.

JULES...for some reason I got Tues in my head, thinking your mom was headed back to the doc then. I can't keep anything straight...been very forgetful lately...very forgetful!

HIYA SASSY, TAMMY & ASIA :wave: Hope you ladies are having a good day!

Well, Josh came and picked up the kids. I had just got Cambrie down for a nap and he woke her to take them home. He was out looking for a job with no luck...keeping my fingers crossed he finds something soon. Finally got all their laundry done...I need and want to get another washer and dryer...have always wanted that so I could do all my laundry at once and be done with it. Of course I usually only have two loads a day, lol. Anyway...I am going to hit the treadmill in a few minutes and get something done since the kids are gone.

Ernie is hom and resting. Thinking the pain pill knocks him out...it looks really bad where the incision is and it's driving him nuts! He can barely walk up and down the stairs so we've been carrying him but afraid to hit the stitches...take him back Friday to have the stitches taken out and she (the vet) is hoping we have the results from the tumor so we know what it was that was making him so sick. But so far, so good...

That's about all I have for now...take care ladies, and I hope EVERYONE is having a WONDERFUL Monday! Hugs :hug:

Hiya Francie...glad everything is A-OK! I saw Plum Spooky in the stores and almost bought it but I have a few I am working on getting read right now so passed. Let me know how you like it!

I am so tired now, I don't know how I am going to get in the car and drive 100 miles. I wanted to get home in time to wash the car.

*wah*

Francie - I am reading Palmer's Conversations w/ a Fat Girl. I am not that far into it but it is about 2 friends who grew up overweight, funny and all. The other I stopped reading to read this one and it is Seeing Myself Naked. I think she has only written those 2.

Katy - hmmm, ok. I will try the brown rice, can I mix it with white like Cristina??? lol
Why is brown rice better for us? Just curious , cause I want to make it worth my time.
I know. I am so dang lazy. lol
OMG!! Yes, the Bachelor tonight......can't wait.
Sorry I can't help you on different diets but SBD might help w/ your sweet cravings, I guess. See, I don't even know. lol

Crsitina - lol - Josh sounds like my ex. -regarding the patience.
Ex has an old washer that tilts so when it spins you have to sit on it.....*eyes roll* I refused to do that after awhile and got in the habit of going to the laundromat,it just seemed faster and had better machines.
Poor Ernie, sorry he is uncomfortable with his incisions.
Cross fingers for Josh on finding a job! :)

Chili beans are done here and corn muffins about to come out of the oven, going to eat and head out after lunch. I won't do the salad today. I picked up some kettle healthy pop to munch on w/ the Bach tonight!! I don't have laundry to fold like katy though........awww, you get all the fun Katy!! I guess I can iron my maroon scrubs, have to get ready for work and all......haha.

No luck on the jeans. I did manage to get my butt into a size 4 Gap original boot cut but I needed a regular, the jeans I tried on were too short.And it was way to freaky to wear a size 4......made me breathe fast, like I am an imposter and someone is going to find out. lol
I did find some nice sweaters though! One is spinach green (to remind me to eat my veggies *snicker*) and the other was pink.....hmmm, I think there is another one but can't remember.

anyway- also have to get home in time to pick up salad stuff (again) tonight. I will be rushing in the morning to get Gab to school and back home again to catch some of the swearing in before I have to go to work.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, way tired. Chat Wednesday! :wave:

Just a real quickie!!

I've been hospitalized with pneumonia since this past Friday. I'm on triple IV antibiotics, breathing treatments, IV steriods and not have the poops from all the meds. Feeling slightly better but still don't know when I'll be able to get home. Ok, doc just came in...says that I'm not even 50% better yet and still might have a few more days here. I'm bummed. Just didn't want everyone to think I disappeared. Dh brought his laptop in for me to catch up with my emails and I thought I'd update ya'll on what was going on. Send me healing wishes everyone. Gotta go and try to get a shower.

Tammy - oh sweetie...how awful! I guess that explains the breathing problems you were having. Big hugs and really hope you get better soon!

Susan - now - ahem- aren't here some advantages to sitting on a spinning washing machine? jk...well maybe not...no really ;) Have a safe trip home.

Francie - so glad to hear all your test came back ok...you are on your way!

Cristina - poor little Ernie dog..hope the docs can figure out what's going on. Hope Josh can find a job soon, that's sure no fun.

Just finished dinner and my carbs came in at 92 for the day...now I just need to stay away from snacks...I'll just drink lots of sleepytime tea...wish me luck

Bachelor countdown...2 hours to go!

Okay, I lost a big post AGAIN.

Bachelor surprises! Fun show.

Tammy, SO sorry for your illness. Is it true nurses make bad patients? Haha... Feel better fast!

Speaking of hospitals. I took mom to the ER today and she ended up being admitted. I just left her earlier cause she was needing to sleep. I will go back early in the a.m.
I basically got concerned because she was not keeping things down..even her heart meds. So the thought of dehydration and heart problems were my main fear. Good that I did take her since she had a rapid heart beat in the ER and had to be medicated. Whew! Glad it didn't happen at home. Anyway...I won't try to write all I did on the lost post...but just wanted to let you know what was up with us here.

I will check in tomorrow...

I am back......

the kids appointment went well. the doctor said that it isn't anything serious, but just like a cold/flu/virus kind of thing. we are to give them breathing treatments when their breathing gets bad. but they both got prescriptions for a decongestant/antihistamine/cough suppressant all in one. we mentioned to the doctor that we think that Logan is ADHD and he asked us why we thought it. so we told him, and after what we told him, he said "well, I am not going to diagnose him now, but we will keep an eye on him." so it was nice to NOT be dismissed again like we have in the past.

Brandon's teacher called us today....she said that she was going to shot me an email but thought that it would be too confusing, so she thought it would be easier to call. She said that she was looking at Brandon's papers in regards to his IEP and his testing for school. She said that we will need to do a new IEP by February 21st....BUT she had an idea of us signing a paper for a request to extend his current IEP for 30 days. And the only way to do that (get the extension) would be because of testing. So, she is going to send a paper home for us to sign to get that going. Then we will have to schedule an IEP for the week of March 30th to April 3rd. The testing that will be done will have to do with seeing if we should keep him in his class now or if he can move on to kindergarten.

And when his teacher called, I was in the bathroom giving Brandon a hair cut. He went into the bathroom and locked the turn.....when I opened the door, he had a mohawk strip down the middle of his head because I had forgotten to put the clipper set back in the closet! So, he had to get a hair cut.

oh yeah, then to top it all off we went to Walmart to get their scripts filled. For some reason the insurance would cover Marissa's, but not Brandon's. So, it was going to cost us $70 to get his. Tommy picked up Marissa's and then we took Brandon's to Kroger. The pharmacist then noticed that the script they wrote for Brandon wasn't going to work for him, so he called the doctor and the doctor changed his medicine. Brandon's medicine may cause drowsiness and dizziness, so he can't take it before going to school.

Tammy~ FEEL BETTER SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Susan~I have that book. I HATED it!! Her "skinny" friend was sooooooooooooo annoying. I skipped ahead and read the ending, and it just made me sooooo mad, I threw it across the room, lol.

Hey ladies! I have to go to work soon so indys will have to wait. I was just popping in for a quick hello. i have something kinda cool to show yall. Its the pound for pound challenge that the biggest looser and subway is doing. You pledge a certain amount of pounds. they give 10 cents for every pound so needy families can have food. It ends may 5. I will send you the link later. I am really excited. It gives me a short term goal to work for!!!

Hugs to all the sickies (said in a nice way - lol) and all the family members too!! Hope everyone is hanging in there and get to feeling better soon!

Cristina - Thank- you so much for the card! It was sitting in my mailbox when I got home! Sweet of you.

Katy - omg- 92 carb count. I could eat 92 carbs alone for breakfast. haha. Good for you!! I was meaning to ask how do you count the carbs with no labels?? You have a list or something?:dizzy: Yes, dear. I know there are advantages to sitting on a washer during spin cycle but when my ex sits there watching me it just feels.....eewwwww, icky. lol So, I will take my roll of quarters and head to the laundromat!! hehe

Francie - There was another book you didn't like either, what was that one?? Jennifer Wieners book? I forget. I like Conversations so far...course I am not too into it to be annoyed yet....give me a few more chapters. :D

The Bachelor!!! *note to self - Gaby CAN NOT sleep on the way home when we stay in Portland until Monday!*

That girl would not sleep at 7:30 for me.

Usually she is out cold within 10 minutes but not last night.
Finally at 8:30 I said "fine, get up and come and watch the Bachelor with me....."
So, she trailed downstairs and we watched and ate Healthy Pop kettle corn and watched the insanity of a bunch of girls chasing Jason. Granted he is a handsome man but not worth all the goofiness of behaving like these ladies do.
Did Stephanie actually tell Jason she thinks she can actually love again?? What?? On her first 1 on 1 w/ him??? Whatever.
I got tired of looking at Nikki's boobs......and trust me they were RIGHT THERE for the longest time. She is like way into Jason, he needs to get rid of her.
Thank god Ericia left! And I think she took all the wine with her.....and headed for rehab. I am not being mean.....she drank the most.
Sorry Natalie, I don't think you are ALL THAT....but the jewlery being taken off of you on the end of the date as you were sent home was just mean!! lol

anyway, this show I liked Shannon and Jillian. Chris Harrison is a weasel....can't stand him.

It was very classy the show cut to commercial as Shannon threw up in the bathroom and you hear the toilet flushing. This is a top notch show!! :carrot:

By the end of it Gab was sooooooo ready to go to bed. lol

anyway, off to work. Hope you all have a good day.

Oh ya..that one book. I cannot remember what its called. The sequel to Good in Bed, right?

Hello :wave:

MINDEE...glad it wasn't anything serious, hope the kids are feeling better today. Yikes to the $70...medicines are so expensive now days!

FRANCIE...you sound like my daughter! Lol...a lot of times she just can't wait and reads the end of the book first, wtf?! :lol: I have read some books before that annoyed me though...didn't skip to the back, just didn't finish!

SUE...hugs to your mom, hope all is okay and she feels better soon. Gald you guys took her to the ER. :hug: I hate when I lose a post, ugh, such a pain.

TAMMY...good grief woman! So sorry to hear about that, hope you feel better soon! Hugs to you! :hug:

SUSAN...cracked me up about the washer, lol. Yeah, Josh is impatient like his momma, lol. I don't think I am as bad as him though. Chili and cornbread sound so good right now. How was the Bachelor?

KATY...hope you enjoyed the Bachelor. Good job on the carbs! :carrot:

ASIA...I like that challenge...will have to go look it up and see what it is all about. I watch BL but don't remember seeing anything about it.

HIYA KATHY, hoping all is well with you, and SASSY too!

Okay, I spent too long with this post...in between answering the phone and yaking and talking with Cambrie it has taken a hour or longer, geez. Need to end it and go get her some lunch and put her down for a nap. Then go get some exercise done. the plan is to go for a walk when she wakes up but I am afraid it might be a little chilly with the wind blowing so we will see. Then need to get this house cleaned. Had a call for a showing this evening which messes up dinner...6:30-7:30, ugh. Have to do it though we want this sold. Haven't had anyone look at it since before Christmas, thinking the beginning of Dec or it may have been before Thanksgiving...who knows. Okay, I will back back later this tonight.

Take care ladies, and I hope everyone has a good day! :hug:

HIYA SUSAN and FRANCIE :wave: You ladies snuck in there while I was trying to break a record for taking the longest time ever for a short post, lol. Chat later...

Cristina~LOL!!! I got it from When Harry Met Sally. When Harry said that he always reads the end of the book first, because in case he dies, he knows how it ends. LMAO!! I dont do it for that reason. I just have to know that it ends well, LOL!!!

Quick hi to everyone--we got home late and I need to get a few things done before bedtime!! Rough day at work....

Too funny Francie! She (DD) will also go online to see how a movie ends before she sees it, lmao! You girls! Hoping all is well with you! :hug:

Jules...sorry you had a rough day at work and got home late too! :hug: Hope you get some rest/sleep tonight.

HIya everyone else :wave:

Nothing going on..got on the computer to look at stuff but forgot what it was, lol...what can I say, I am pooped!

Susan...you are welcome for the card!

Asia...just saw them mention the challenge on BL...going to go to their website and check it out.

Ernie dog is better with each passing day. yesterday when we brought him home he was all swollen and had only a little bit to eat in the last 2 days. The swelling has gone down considerably and he is eating...actually starving! Okay...I am outta here...nighty, night ladies!

Oh, Mindee...I didn't take that the wrong way...I am easily confused, lmao! Meant to say that a few days ago and kept forgetting. *slaps forehead*

Have a good one all!

just me popping in......

well, it was a great day today......although Logan had some rough moments after Tommy left. but we are going to be getting to the bottom of it all soon!

the kids are all asleep, and hopefully on the road to recovery. Logan got up with a runny nose, so I am sure that he is getting what the other two have. My throat is a little scratchy so I am sure that I am getting what they have. So, we all have to stay away from Tommy so that he doesn't get sick!

I am off to get some warm socks on, and to go looking for more houses that spark my interest!

Hey I am here for my idys. I got to watch the biggest looser tonight. I was very surprised. I think I am gonna start watching it regularly. I love that show. I may make it my weigh in day too. Have a biggest looser party every week. Anyways I joined the pound for pound challenge and my goal is to weigh 163ish. That will be 17 pounds. That means that 17 pounds of food will be donated to needy families. If you loose more than they will still give. That is just how much I pledged. If I loose less than they will give what I loose. Just type in pound for pound challenge in your search engine and join. Its a really good cause. I am really excited!!!

Cristina- Who is ernie dog? Is he a pet or a person?

Mindee- Sick families are no fun. I hope everything gets better soon.

Well I am off ladies!!! I am gonna go watch tv with the boyfriend. Ciao!

Quickly...Mom didn't get to come home today. She is doing better and may come home after some lab work tomorrow.

I came home tonight and did her laundry, cleaned her bedroom and bath last night...with clorox wipes to kill any flu bug.

I am so tired....will be back tomorrow.

hi ladies.
I don't know where the time goes in a day, these last few days.

I am on my way to bed, but thought I would give everyone a big :hug: Well SusieQ, I don't think I would want anyone to see me sitting on a spinning washing machine either. ;) BUT thats because a whole lot of jiggiling would be going on. I'd have my boobs bonking me on the chin. :rofl:

;)Goodnight ladies

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

Asia~ I signed up for that challenge too! I started it from the beginning date that they said you could, and put in how much I wanted to lose, but I forget at this moment.

I got Mom home from the hospital. Now I have housework to catch up on. And I am already pooped.

Have a good day!

A quick HI from me too! Busy morning and I am finally getting back on track with the exercise. Lazy girl (Cambrie) slept in this morning...I just let her sleep since she doesn't get a nap today. Have to take her to preschool at noon so need to get off the computer and finish up with things. She's having a snack of carrots and lite ranch dressing and then will eat her lunh in the car on the way since she just had breakfast at 10:30, lol. Anyway...I'll be back later to do individuals.

Take care, and have a good day!

Just stopping by to say hi. I took a break from reading my book, to look at the trailer for the movie, lol. I'm reading The Reader. Kate Winslet stars in it. It looks like a pretty good movie, and the book is good so far. I'm betting I can finish it all today. Angel leaves for work soon, and Fonzo will be working late. Soooooooooooo ya, lol.

just popping in while I have a chance to do so.....

Tommy went out and about and will be home in a little bit. Marissa and Logan are laying down, and Brandon is at school.

the kids seem to be doing better, although Brandon's cough seems to be getting worse...but we are keeping an eye on it. Tommy is doing great, he is up walking around and isn't in too much pain any more. He has his check up appointment next Thursday at 2pm.

....the urge to scream tells me that I must be at work.......