Dominic is miserable....he's running a slight fever and drooling away..be glad when those molars are through....

finally got him to sleep--hubby taking a nap with him...

Poor little sweetheart. Too bad that teeth have to be so miserable for them. Glad that hubby is taking a nap with him. My grumpy hubby is napping also. While he is napping, I am going to go to the dump to get rid of the garbage. Going to try and take some bottles in also while the weather is ok. You will have to pick up some freezees or popsicles for him until his teeth come through.

BBL

Hello all...

Okay, that is why I never say anything, lol...nothing ever comes out the way I intend. I think it's like Susan said about the two-way consversation. I appreciate you ladies and yes the support given...and I am going to stop at that before I put my foot in my mouth.

SUSAN...(((((HUGS)))) I am happy you found a place and hope you love it!

KATHY...it was just another day, no big deal. Sorry about the little one, funny how they just bounce back.

JULES...glad to hear about your mother. Hope the little guy feels better soon, darn teeth.

KATY...I believe I will borrow that motto. Saw the video of your compost pile...have fun this weekend! Great workout for you for sure!

FRANCIE...I am not dieting either...I am trying to stay on track with just being, lol. Of course I despise the word diet. For me it definitely is a way of life and I slip every now and then.

SUE...you are right, sometimes life does get in the way. I know last week was a stressful one for me...didn't want to be around myself much less anyone else. Hoping all goes well with the pain doc and glad to hear you had a nice visit/dinner with the fam.

Hiya Sassy and Mindee :wave: Did I forget someone???? Losing my mind I swear.

Nothing really going on...last week was horrible, very stressful dealing with realtors and trying to schedule showings in between life. No one wanted to see the house the 6 months it was listed...4 showings I think we had and now everyone wants to see it and during the week usually at a bad time for us so they get mad and don't reschedule...ugh, had enough of this stuff for sure. Anyway...I've got some exercise I need to do and guess mow the front yard. With all the rain we've been getting it is growing too fast and needs to be mowed more often.

Have a great weekend!

Hi Everybody.

Well seems like a lot has gone on since I last visited.........

So sorry if any of posts are not in the line of the WL mode. I will try harder. ;)

I did walk every night last week on my lunch at work and I am still drinking Pepsi Max, which has Zero Calories.

I wish you all well!!!

I guess if anybody wants to chat it up about anything else, just PM me if you don't have my email addy!

Latta!

:hug:

Kathy--Dominic is like his Mommy and gets a fever and diaper rash when cutting teeth--he's so miserable, but the teething tablets and tylenol help. Don't understand why the hubby's need to be so grumpy...

Cristina--I have to mow again too...it's April showers in May. Good luck with the house.

Sassy--I love you update posts....keep them coming!!!

Well hubby's calling....

OK, boys have been feed their breakfasts and I have had my coffee. Looks like it's going to be another rainy day, the temps dropped at least 10 degrees but it's still in the 60's so it's all good.

I really need to work up my garden and transfer the stuff that was started from seeds. Not sure wear I am going to plant my Lupine flowers. Kind of excited. All but one on my hostas came up along with a fern and another plant that has purplish leaves and I can't remember it's name--it's a shade plant so Sue might know. One of my Columbines is blooming.

Teri was rear ended leaving the Chili Cook off--not sure how bad it is yet, it was someone she knew and he said that he would take care of it. She says he's a good guy and is very honest. His parents are well to do and he owns his own business. The three girls got lost and called me in a panic. There are alot of exit only around the area they were at--I told them to not go off one of those. I finally told them to pull into a gas staion or fast food place--alot of places had already closed but a guy in the KFC drive thru was able to get them on the right track once Teri got to 495 she was ok. Her friends GPS had them turning the wrong directions.

Hubby is starting to get grumpy with Dominic--pisses me off that he has to be such an arse to everyone.

Hope everyone will have a great day!!

It's Sunday...happy, happy, joy, joy!

JULES...sorry Teri was rear ended. I've not heard anything good about GPS, glad they got back on track though.

SASSY...I don't think anyone said the posts have to be about WL.

Nothing going on with me today. Hubby has had to work the weekend so thinking I will get lots of reading done today. Trying to get back into my reading mode/mood and at least get a book a week read again. Have laundry to get done today and thinking I am just going to be lazy all day. May do some weights...I've been so lazy with the exercise lately but slowly getting back on track. My arm has been a major pain and I am pretty sure it is because of the lack of exercise and weight lifting...when I was doing it 6 days a week I was feeling good and now...feel like my body is falling apart. Like I said though, slowly getting back on track. Sunday is my free day, always has been but I am going to do a 30 minute dvd and about 10 minutes of weight just to do something.

Hi to everyone else :wave: Have a great day!

Good Morning Everyone.

It was a beautiful day here yesterday...72 F. Today it is suppose to SNOW. And it is the first camping long weekend here. We reseeded the pasture here, and we could really use some rain. I guess if all else fails, snow will work also.

Jules- :hug: to Teri. I hope the guy is honest and takes care of the damages. I think that the GPS systems are programmed by men, who got lost and wouldn't stop and get directions. :lol: I am going to attempt to plant a garden this year, and do some flower beds. I don't have a green thumb so I might have lots of questions for you.

Sassy - YGG. That is great that you have made good use of your lunch break. When is your mom coming? Does your hubby and her get along well? Also, I have been trying out myspace, and I am a little lost on there, but could you add me to your friends list? I have the same name as my facebook.

Cristina - I bet that your grass is nice and soft and perfect for picnics. Has your rain stopped long enough for you and princess to eat outside? Next weekend I am hoping that we can have a picnic. How is Cambrie liking T-Ball? How is Chase's baseball team doing? How very frustrating for you that you need to arrange house showings during all of this also. Hope that the right person comes through in the next day or 2.

SusieQ - Rach told you that you were hot stuff? She does have great taste. Must have made you feel like a million bucks. What a girl! Is it Beck that has the boyfriend that she was making lunch for? How is that going? And is Gaby still in swimming? How come you haven't talked about the pool man lately?

Sue - Still missing your baby? I hope that you had a great visit with him. Does he have a girlfriend? Have you seen your sweet little Mason lately? Have you got your bike out yet, so that you can go for a nice ride? We are going to take our bikes into town sometime this week, and go for a ride around the lake in the middle of town. That is the one thing I miss about being in town. (that and being able to walk everywhere so we only used 1 tank of gas every few weeks.)

Katy - I haven't read your blog yet, but I am going to this afternoon so that I can see what you have been up to besides your ironman. Is your hubby still exercising with you?

Mindee - Hope that you and Marissa get out for your walk tonight. Or is it still raining there? What playoff teams are you watching now? I don't even know who is still in the running for the cup.

Francie - I missed ****'s Kitchen, although I do know who won....Did Lacey screw Paula up? I really wanted her to win. I went to a Gaither Vocal Band concert, but I phoned home at 9:00 to get my hubby to PVR it, and he had already watched it on an early channel.

Why does it always feel like I am missing someone? I guess if I would go to advanced instead of just a quick reply it might help me out a little.

Nothing much going on here. Going to try and get the housework all done today. Going to see Teri Clark tonight at one of the casinos in Edmonton. This is my Christmas present from my mom. Cole wants my nephew to spend the night tonight, however I do not think that my DH will say yes to that, as although he is 6 also, he is not as independant and gets into way to much stuff. DH does not like to watch him. Plus, my neice already had a sleepover this weekend. Hope everyone has a great Sunday.

Cristina - You snuck in there while I was typing away. Glad to know that someone else will be doing laundry with me. My MIL left me some books while she was here, and there is one I am going to start by Tami Hoag. Have you ever heard of her? Will take me forever to get it done. I'm more into The Berenstain Bears and Captain Underpants and such. :lol:

Good Sunday afternoon chickies. Our weather turned a little cooler today, not even up to 60 yet. The sun is shining though, so it looks beautiful out there. I am loving that everything is go green and all my plants are so healthy and nice. Now I need some annuals to give a little color until the others bloom. Might go do some shopping for those this afternoon. Nothing much going on here today otherwise. DH did go get another load of mulch and made another bed under some trees where grass wouldn't grow. So I have that to contend with. I told him if he keeps going he won't have a yard to mow...it will all be mulched. He said that is the idea because I take care of the mulched areas. LOL

Kathy- Yes, I miss my son. The house just seems empty after the young ones are here and leave. We old fogeys don't make much noise. LOL! DS doesn't have a steady gf..he was engaged and that fell through. I think he is shy to get into anything serious now. He is concentrating on his law exam right now...hopefully he will pass the first time. Although I tell him JFK Jr. failed it many times before he passed. Laughing here about the books you are used to reading. I remember those days.

Jules- I just looked up Lupines and am trying to decide where I can put them. Gonna give them a try. I need color in the backyard, but it is very shady. I don't know about the purplish plant. I had two plants come up that I had planted 2 years ago and didn't come up last year. Now I am dying to see them bloom since I can't remember what they were. My former neighbor gave me so many starts as did my BFF, I couldn't keep them all straight. I was surprised how many came up that did not show up last year. My ferns are absolutely beautiful. I even thinned a few out and put in other spots. I think that fern bed will produce enough starts for the whole backyard. LOL

Cristina- Sorry you are still dealing with the no shows on the house. So aggravating. How much longer is your listing? Will you extend it and keep trying? DD is planning to have an open house at her place once graduation is over. She is listing it herself until the end of summer, then will go with a realtor if that fails. They have a pool so it might help it sell if we have a hot summer. :) Does your laundry basket breed and multioly like mine does? I swear I look and there are 3 or 4 items and by morning it is over flowing. Darn clothing monsters!! WTG on the exercise. I am so ready to start doing soemthing. Maybe after the pain injections....

Sassy- Yay for getting DH's space set up and another Yay for your office. (I am a little slow...) SOunds like you have been busy with the house and with exercise. Good for you. Hey, we like to talk about everything in here...just keep us posted, ya hear?

Mindee- School will be out soon and you will have your hands full, excuse me, MORE full. Hope you can keep the little ones busy. They are growing up so quickly. Hope you can get back into your walks.

Katy- I saw your famous Mother's Day gift. ...lol. I bet by now you are wondering why you want that. Good exercise anyway. DH has put down 6 yards of mulch and I haven't been able to help much. I hope to be able to get back to exercising and doing heavier yard work soon. I have moved plants and dug a few smallish holes, but nothing major.

Susan- Oh, for sure keep us posted on the move. SOunds like my kind of place. I so want to live where I can at least SEE water. DH said he is putting a fountain under my window so I can sleep with the sound of water...isn't he sweet? He knows I will never live by water..LOL.

Francie- Have you been watching Melissa on Dancing With the Stars? I still think she would have been a catch for Jason...he blew it. Hope you and DH get to go to the ocean this summer. Did you say he is going to get out of the NAvy? My granddaughter is going to marry a guy who is going into the Navy. Of course, it will be another year or two...so plans change.

I need to go finish reading my paper and then get ready to go shop a little. I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday with your loved ones......

KATHY...I didn't see you online when I posted earlier. Of course not sure if it is the site or my computer but posting is proving to be a challenge...have to refresh the page just to get to the page I click on and thought I lost several posts, ugh! Need to figure it out and see what's up...really frustrating to type for so long and lose a post! We had some bad storms move in Friday evening but are finally drying up...supposed to be nice all week so hoping everything will dry up so there can be a picnic! I am so jealous! I love Terri Clark! Hope you have fun! Funny to see Cambrie play...all the kids are so sidetracked and not really into playing. Of course her games haven't started, just practice...they start the 28th. Chase's first four games were cancelled due to the rain but they made up one, tried to make up another but the other team didn't show and then another make-up game will be the 28th...thank goodness both his and Cambrie's are at the same park...this time anyway. I have heard of Tami Hoag...but I am not sure I have read anything by her...I think I have, but not sure. Would have to look her up.

SUE...will be thinking of you and you mom tomorrow. For some reason I thought your son was there until this Wed. We did re-sign with the same realtor...we are wanting to get moved so we will see...hoping it will be sometime soon :crossed: I want to plant flowers and get things all pretty but knowing we might move I don't see a point...wanting to dig up almost everything and take it with us when and if we do move, lol. Wouldn't the new owners love that :lol: Well, we actually didn't put it in the contract so...I will have to see what the heck a lupine is that you and Jules are talking about...no clue what it is.

Anyway...been on the computer too long and need to go get something done!

Good day all.

Kathy- I forgot to ask what you thought of the Gaither concert? My daughter's paternal grandmother is cousin to Bill Gaither.

Cristina- I am not sure about the Lupines either. I saw pictures, but have no idea if I have ever seen any growing. Going to Loew's tomorrow instead of today, so I will look for some. :)

We are having pizza and salad for dinner...so no biggie for me tonight. I have had a slow, relaxing day. Hope you have too!

Sue--I found the lupines in the seed section by accident--I was looking for ANYTHING that would grow in the shade that was a flower. I have never even heard of them before. Look preety though. I almost bought a bleeding heart plant at the Greenfest with Mom last week, I hear they grow good where ferns do well. It seems everything that grows well in the shade is not very colorful. Good luck to you and your mom with the injections. Hope they help. I have ferns that are growing wild, never thought to transplant them to other areas of the yard...hmmm..

Kathy--Katy has then green thumb or whatever color the manure pile is (j/k)...I am hit or miss, like Sue I live in the woods and shade is the problem for most plants. Finding something colorful that will survive is the challenge. Teri's friend already made arrangements to get her car fixed, he is even going to have them take care of the dent in her door where Dave (Dominic's father) had a temper tantrum and kicked it.

Cristina--sorry to hear about your arm, I've been having some problems that are sending me to the chiro every Friday. It's usually my neck but this is more my upper back and shoulder blades. Don't know what I did..chiro thinks its from carrying Dominic...he's at 29 1/2 pounds now.

Teri took the little man home...I am going to go jump in the jacuzzi tub...hope everyone else is doing ok....

Jules, I got my ferns from s friend who was thinning hers. They are super good for shaded areas. I also transplanted some smaller wild ferns from a neighbors lot. So far they are doing well. Both types will spread like wildfire though...so make sure you really want them there. :) I also have hostas, catmint, zebra grass, lily of the valley and shasta daisies in the backyard where there is little sunshine. For color I added an azalea bush, but it is too soon to see how it will fare. It is in a spot with sunshine 2/3 hours a day as are my peonies. But before the flowers bloom everything is really green..no color.

Hello
 

Was online to order something and thought I would drop by with a quick HI :wave: Wanted to get the shoes ordered first thing before I forget and then exercise and have to run out for a bit. So, I will be back to do inidviduals after I get the little one off to preschool...today is her last day! Not sure when Chase's last day is but the preschool usually goes by the school districts schedule so I will have them both soon. Anywho...I'll be back a little later.

Hugs!

Okay, so I am back...

SASSY...I don't think you can ever have too many cucumbers, onions and red peppers, mango's I have no idea. Of course I am no expert and if you eat too many you may get sick, lol. But the salad sounds good...well, minus the mango's-not a fan.

JULES...yep, I would say Dominic would do that. Does the tub help at all with the pain? Would love to have a jacuzzi tub...not sure I would ever leave the bathroom! Chiro sounds good too...I quit going, guess I watch too much t.v. and hear too many bad things about going. But I know I felt great when I was going. Hope you are feeling better.

SUE...I looked them up, the lupines...they are pretty and I too can't say I have ever seen any growing anywhere. Hoping all went well at the docs today, and the pain shots help!

KATHY...how was your Teri Clark concert?

SUSAN...hoping all is well with you.

As well as everyone else...hi to Mindee, Tammy, Francie, Katy and anyone I missed :wave:

I am pooped! But I did get in 90 minutes of exercise, happy about that. Now, to just stay on track with it. And...the eating is going well. Not sure what we will do for dinner though...know we will eat out and not sure I want to make a good, healthy choice or go for the Mexican and just watch the portions. Guess I will wait and see what the hubby wants to do...going to be a late dinner though.

Today is Cambrie's last day of preschool...thinking I am repeating myself here...but will have her full days now. Told her this morning that we will have a special day once a week and go somewhere and do something, well, her and Chase of course. Speaking of Chase...he is the reason for the late dinner...he has a game this evening at 6:30 and they've been going 'til about 8'ish so...anyway...that's about all I have. Nothing special going on.

Hoping all is well with everyone, and you all are having a good day! Ciao for now :wave:

Real quickee...got spend some time with hubby...we rode the motorcycle to work today woo hoo...I forgot how much I love it...love Dominic but having him on everyday off of the week is hard sometimes..we don't do alot, but every now and then it's fun to just jump on the bike and go....it's like having kids all over again but my Mom's not well enough to babysit yet...

Sue--we have wild azaleas and rhodadendren (?) but I haven't had much luck getting them started in our "yard". I was thinking shasta daisies needed full sun...hmmm....Lily of the valley is so dainty and prettiful....

Sassy--our friends moved into a house and the first spring summer there were suprised at all the stuff that came up...she has peonies...I'm jealous!!

Cristina--the tub and the hand held massager do work wonders. Jerry installed the tub himself so it was just the cost of the tub, heater and various odds and ends. Everyone at works keeps trying to get me to go to another chiro, but I really like this guy and his wife. She won a good bit of money at a Bingo Bonanza and is putting it back into the office. She's buying these foot baths that pull toxins out of your body...I already signed up for a session though it will be at least a month before it's ready. Will you have Chase during the summer too?

Hi to everyone else!! Mght be back later tonight...can't promise...can't get on at work anymore even to check--Big Brother is monitoring everyone's pc and time spent on it and what non-work related sites are being looked at....

Hola,

Well tonight is my last night @ work. I took tomorrow night off and its my short week so thats it for me. Figured I can finish up some things before I go and get my mom on Wed and get myself on to a "Dayshift" sleep cycle.

Cristina -- I like Mangos, but these were actually just too ripe to be in a salad. They were just so sweet. Really good, but so sweet. I like Cucumbers, onions and Red Peppers, but we just had too many, it was a small salad. But it was still pretty good, just next time I know, less is more. lol. Aw that is nice you have extra time with Cambrie. :)

Jules -- Well my peonies survived, so far at least. lol. I hope they stick around for my mom to see them. :) My mom is going to help me pick out and plant flowers.

Well I hope you all are doing well.

:hug:

I must have mis-spoken or got you confused here. My pain shot is not till the 26th and mom's is the 8th of June. Yeah, can't get in to these drs. very quickly. Today was one of my rougher days pain wise. Aleve wouldn't touch it...ugh.
I don't know if I actually told you..... they are now treating me for inflammation in my ribs. It is painful and they think it is what I have had for FIVE years. The Dr. said the pain gets so severe that it radiates and I can not even tell exactly where it hurts. I was swearing that it was my gall bladder or liver. Well, the tip off was when it started on my left side...no organ there..lol. Then he really pushed on all my organs and it did not hurt. Then he pushed on my ribs and I thought I was gonna throw up. I felt so dumb for not knowing it was my ribs, but he poo poohed that and said I honestly could not tell where it hurt.
So my injections are in my ribs..yikes, I am a little nervous. But I am so hoping it takes care of the pain that I have had for so long.
That's it for me right now...I am going to soak in a warm bath and hope it helps....Later chickies!

Well............I started my period. Yay. :( So its back the drawing board I guess. But we really don't have the money to buy the Clomid and the Shot............so I guess we'll just have to wait until my next cycle. :shrug:

Big :hug: Sue.

Sorry hun...:hug:...GO AWAY AF!!!!

OKay well.....nothing much is going on with me. It's graduation week at the academy, so Fonzo has been working weird hours. They had the ring dance on sat..and some event today..and tomorrow the Blue Angels will be doing practice runs (or flies..lol). Fonzo is taing my camera with him tomorrow so he can take some pics for me. And he's gonna take pics of him in uniform..with a gun..OoO..sexy, LOL!!! Not that I think guns are sexy, LOL!!


And Sassy..AF will come for a visit next week. JOY!!! NOT!! LoL!!! Although, it doesnt feel like it will though. I have no symptoms. So maybe it will be a light one, lol.

Morning all...

Not feeling so great, ugh. Feel so sleepy plus in pain...nothing like getting hit HARD with a freakin baseball! And just when I got a good start on my exercise yesterday...can't do much today, hoping tomorrow it will be better. Anyway...

SUE...I misread your post...I didn't go back and read it, just glance thru a couple days ago I guess and for some reason thought it said Monday *slaps forehead* my mind is elsewhere most days and I don't even think when I read something I am actually comprehending what I read...I guess, no idea. Sorry to hear about the ribs though...that sounds very painful, ouch! And I have never heard, or ever dreamed one could have inflammation in the ribs...we learn something new everyday.

SASSY...sorry for TOM, maybe next month will be the month :crossed: Bet that is hard going from being on the nightshift and then trying to stay awake days. Hope you enjoy your moms visit.

JULES...having a hubby who is a handyman saves lots of moola for sure! I know what you mean about the grandbaby, does limit us on what we can do sometimes. I will be having Chase too so that kinda messes with the so-called schedule I am sort of on. Just a matter of rearranging some things. But ya can't take them on the motorcycle...that is something I would love to do! Enjoy the rides!

FRANCIE...can you go see the blue angels? They are awesome to watch! Hope Fonzo gets some good pics! We have an airshow here every year...thinking I may go this year. The bad thing, sort of is...it is always free so there are LOTS of people who attend!

Hello to everyone else :wave:

No plans for today...since I am out of commission sort of...will do only light exercise...upper body weights, have some laundry to do and play with the little one. She's here full days starting today, and Chase starting Friday I think...thinking his/their grandma will take them for the long weekend. Wasn't even thinking about Monday being Memorial Day...again, don't know where my head is. Anyway...CIAO!

Hola.

Francie -- Thanks. We are taking this month off from TTC. Just with money issues and honestly I am just not "feeling" it this month.........just really don't want to deal with it, ya know? I know that is a sad excuse, but true. lol. Oooo Sexy Uniform pics??? lol.

Cristina -- Thanks. As you can see above, DH and I are taking this month off on TTC, due to financial matters & plus I just am not really wanting too. But I appreciate all the support. :hug: Have fun with the little one!!

:wave: and :hug: to everybody!

Good Morning -

I will have to catch up better tomorrow when I have a day off from work! I will just hit and miss right now, sorry.
This'll be my 6th day of work and I am sooooo ready for a day off! My room is taking on a life of it's own. I just dumped all the clothes in the closet so I wouldn't see them in piles anymore. ha ha ha.

And I swear I think I stepped on a slug this morning in the kitchen and I tossed it in the sink. It is like wth? Everything goes to **** when I don't clean for a week??

And I was even too lazy to make it to the store for salad fixings so I guess I will have to eat something fattening at work.....like something smothered in cheese. Seems to be the cooks speciality. lol k- being mean. Maybe they will have a good soup , yesterday was beef barley and i bought 2 small bowls. I don't usually work on Mondays so I treated myself.....yay

*sigh

anyway.........

Kathy - How is Little Punkin? The fall on the trampoline sounds brutal, poor thing.

Sue - Then he pushed up your ribs?? wtf....lol , sorry for the cussing but no one is pushing my ribs anywhere. Geez, hope you are feeling ok today. Rememeber when the medical people tried to push a tube down my nose and couldn't get it down (because I have a dainty nose *snort*) and after 2 tries I said "that's enough!!!"....geezus. I am out of there.

Jules- :hug: ya , I know you can be lonely in a marriage too. I kind of would like a guy friend to tool around with , I am making some friends w/ my co workers though. How is Dominic and the teething? Always stuck some ice in a sock and wet it for the girls to suck on, seemed to help them w/ their teething. I would be scared on a motorcycle! Do you have pic's on myspace? I will have to go look.

Katy - You still playing with the compost? lol We had some beautiful weather for all that outdoor activity, I bet your place looks nice.

Cristina - Wow, you sound busy busy. It is nice that you are there to help w/ C & Cambrie for the summer. It'll probably cost me around $200 for Gaby's part time care, though I think her father will pick up that bill. anyway, the whole house sale thing sounds stressful, take it easy! And I am so inspired by your exercise I swear today I will go join the hospital gym and stop talking about it! Need to get in shape.

Sassy - :hug: sorry about AF.

Hi :wave: to Francie & MIndee!

I better get going to work, going to be late. I did sign the lease to the new place, eff for May 30th, she already gave me the keys though. Pool Man is still there, I am not to going to drool over him though it was making me ummmm, crazy. lol He is cute though, and such a good instructor. *sigh.
The R's finally got their money and Rach ran out and got hair extensions and Beck a cell phone as their 1st purchase.

And ya...........Memorial Day weekend is coming up fast! Any special plans??

oops, late.

:wave:

Omg..I was just outside watching the Blue Angels do practice runs!!! It was soooooo exciting!!!!! I might go with Fonzo to work tomorrow (at 4am!!)..so I can watch the actual show. But the only downside is..I'll be there mostly alone, and the allllllllllll damn day, lol. LoL!!! But it might be worth it. The Blue Angels are freakin awesome, and I only got to see them once, and that was from the ferry. I dunno what to do.

for some reason I haven't gotten an email from this site about posts, so that is why I am behind this time!

nothing really new on this end....just getting things ready. Marissa is getting tested tomorrow, and then Logan is getting tested on Friday. by the end of this week, we should know if they are developing right where they should be or if they will need some extra help like Brandon! I can't believe that we are already coming up on Memorial weekend!!!

Jules~ I am sure that there are plenty of summer programs for the kids.....but we don't have the money let alone know how we would get them to the programs! the city does have a soccer program, and Brandon just made the cut age wise, but we didn't have the extra $65 for him to join this year. so we just play with a couple of the balls that they have outside. The Wii is going......I haven't really been on it that much because I have been taking the kids outside more. But I will get on there and at least weigh myself from time to time and do a little bit. I have been wanting to get on there and bowl. A friend of ours, the one that works here, came over last week to fix our blinds and was asking about the Wii Fit board. I told him that you can do Yoga and Strength training on it......so he now has an open challenge to do drunk yoga when he comes over next. (which should be fun because he seems pretty confident that he will be able to do it without any problems!)

Kathy~ We have actually been able to get out for our walks lately.....she tries to get me to go at midnight though! she seems to think that I don't have to go to bed in order to function every day. I need to get back into the habit of doing it every day again. And once the weather gets nice out all the time, we will start taking family walks after dinner! As for who I am rooting for in the playoffs, I am a hardcore Detroit Red Wings fan!

Sue~ Yup, school will be out here soon and who knows how I will manage to stay sane! the boys already drive me nuts with their bickering back and forth, so I am hoping to be able to stay sane during the summer!

Francie~ We live a couple of miles away from the local military base, so we get to see the planes when they fly over doing their drills and such. they have air shows around here, and I am not sure if the next one is this year or next year.

hello to every one else.....sorry if I missed any one, and I am sure that I did. I have to run and get the mail and finish up on here

HI everyone:wave:

Well, I just realized I am not going to finish my LazyMan by Memorial Day...I think the compost distracted me too much. I am getting exercise, just not the type I set out to do last month. Oh well. I am glad I got back in the pool to swim, I do really like that. I really don't like biking on a stationary bike...it is good to know these things. My next goal is going to be more about my bad behaviors, I think. I really need to work on snacking and sneaking bites here and there. That really slows me down and they are the hardest of my bad habits to control. I was telling DH the other night that sometimes I think I treat food like an alcoholic treats alcohol. I don't mean to minimize the seriousness of alcoholism, but I do catch myself exhibiting some of the behaviors ( ie sneaking, not knowing when to stop, denial) Maybe my goal will be to sit at the kitchen table to eat. I've tried this one so many times, but one of these days it has to click, right?

Susan - compost pile is half done. I've been a little stiff and sore, but not too bad. Can't wait to hear all about your new place.

Sue - :bighugs: But not too big - yikes! Hope the shot helps your rib pain...hopefully the doc has really figured it out this time. You've been living with this for a long time and you deserve a break.

Crsitina - OUCH! Where did the ball hit you? I use to play softball and can just feel the smack...ouch ouch ouch. Hope you feel better soon and can get back to your exercise. Sorry about the home selling woes...I really hope you can get a buyer soon and be done with it.

Sassy- :hug: Hang in there...I'm jealous, my peonies haven't popped yet and I am getting impatient!

Francie...well, depends on what kind of guns you are talking about ;) Hope you can see the actual show, but it is so cool that you can watch the practice runs.

Mindee - GL with the testing...it's great that you are getting them checked at a young age..early intervention is the best! Summer will go by fast...run them outside at every opportunity :)

Jules- your shade plants sounds lovely. I dunno about the shasta daisies, I think they need sun, but they are hardy so it may not matter. Lupines are so pretty. I have a north side that get mostly shade with a few spots that get alot of sun (our lot is on an angle) I planted strawberries in the sunny parts. In the shady areas I have siberian iris, hostas, rose campion ( which seems to grow everywhere!), mahonia, and ferns. I agree with Sue that ferns do really well and they are easy to propagate. Every winter I cut them back to the ground then all the spring growth is new and pretty.

Kathy - Hi - hope you are having a good day

Hi to anyone else reading this. I have to get a stew going in the crock pot and bake some muffins. Then I hope to balance my check book and water my plants before bus stop time. Such excitement :P I just heard the rain start to come down, so garden is out...hopefully the sun will return in the next day or two and I can get back out in the yard and finish up the compost pile

Have a great day, everyone!

ETA - anyone watching the Bachelorette? I watched the 24 finale last night, so I skipped it, but was wondering if it was worth tuning in. Jillian seems to be out to have good time...don't think she expects to get a husband out of it, and that would make her one of the more realistic people ever to do this show :P Still could be fun to tune it....

Katy- I have to admit to watching Jillian last night. You are right that she seems more realistic than most. She has a great sense of humor. But, oh my, where did they get some of those guys?? I wasn't really taken with any one guy, some are really dorky. LOL Hopefully it gets better. (and the twist was 5 extra guys)

Mindee- Hope all the testing gets done and gives you an idea of where things stand. Look how great Brandon has done by you getting an early start. Yay for you.

Susan- Hope you can enjoy some time off. I know how the house gets away from you when you work every day. Ugh! But when you are off you can't bury yourself in housework all the time. I know you are anxious to move, but geeze, I hate to think of you packing and hauling again!! LOL

Cristina- Wow..hope the soreness goes away soon. Did you forget to duck? :) So, you are watching both younguns for the summer...every day? I am supposed to have little Mason for a few hours this week...don't know when though. I am ready. I told them to bring the stroller and we will walk.

Jules- I just ordered 50 lily bulbs. LOL..Should be fun finding room for them. Most of my shaded areas do get minimal sun at some point of the day. My shasta daisies did well last year with very little sun though.

Francie- Those planes are breath taking. We have a base nearby too and see some "fly overs."

Sassy- Sorry about TOM. Take time to relax while your mom is here then try, try again...the trying is the fun part. (well...at least I thought it was 30 years ago..lol)

Kathy- Has it officially passed the SNOW season for you yet? We are supposed to get 80 degrees this week. I prefer about 70 to 75, but can't complain. Yet anyway. haha

Okay, I need to get my rear in gear. I have pork cooking and will add cabbage. I ironed most of the day...let it get away from me and had to catch up. I hope to ride the bike. I did a mile only yesterday...didn't know it would pull my ribs. Geeze, do you have to use your ribs for EVERYTHING??

A note about the ribs. The malady is called costochondritis. Usually can make you think you are having a heart attack if it is in the middle of your chest. Mine is along the bottom of my ribs, front and back and just makes me think I am having pain in my organs. (or it did, now I feel foolish about that)

Off I go to finish cooking. Have a Happy Hump Day tomorrow....

Mindee, Katy & Sue~I just came back from watching the Blue Angels again. Omg, it was soooooooo cool seeing all 4 doing their famous loop. They had colored smoke. Fonzo said he took some pics, so I'll post them later. I will be going to work w/him tomorrow, cuz I really wanna see the show. I'm gonna bring a couple of books with me to read, lol. And wear one of Fonzo's hats, lol. I'm so excited to see the actual show tomorrow. And Katy..ya, I like "those" guns better...hahaha!!!! LoL!!