Susan...yeppers, the bruise hurts! It is better, much better today but still need to be careful not to hit...proving to be very hard! It is looking UGLY too! So gross...turning really black and blue now. Glad you didn't miss your dads day, lots of hugs to you. And I don't think you have a weird sense of humor...of course I do to so...

Francie...hugs to you, hope all is alright, and your day gets better.

Jules...yeah, I am feeling blessed. I know I would be in the hospital if that ball had hit me in the face or head...glad it didn't hit my arm either. Rest assured I AM watching out now...keeping my eye on the balls! Sounds like you got quite the workout! And good for you on the 13,000 steps! Great bews about your mom too

Sassy...I wish I was enjoying the new sunglasses but darn it, I have to wait 7-10 days to get them back...should have gone to Lenscrafters! Just went back to Grene Vision where our insurance pays...was hoping they would pay some on these but noooooo! You know, I am bad about not putting sunblock on in the car but I just bought some today and HAVE to remember to put it on all exposed skin while outdoors anytime...even driving! Enjoy your momma!

Not much going on with me...my days get kind of screwed up when I don't watch the little one...breaks my routine and I am kind of lost, lol. But I still got up early and out by 7:30 to go buy groceries...enjoy going to the store when no one is there. Had a couple of errands to run and then home doing laundry. Such a nice day I hate to be couped up inside but not in the mood to go out. Going to try and get in a slow walk on the treadmill in a few minutes...see how my leg is feeling. I am okay once I am up an dmoving around but once I sit down for a while it hurts a little when I get up, I'll live

Have a good day!

Hola,

BIG BIG Francie......I hope your ok.......

Big to you too, Susan, sorry about your dad's death anniversary. I know that isn't easy for sure. Yeah I have the reddest left arm! lol. I told DH now I got to hang the right arm out the window when he drives to match it!! HA! lol.

Mindee -- You go girl! You can do it!

Well I bought my flowers. I kinda went overboard, but I guess thats ok.......lol. You should have seen my mom and me lifting this gigantic bag of potting soil! It was HUGE! I did have two pots, but they were marked wrong, it said they were $14 each, got to the checkout and it said $39.95 EACH! So um noooooo don't think so! So I need some pots yet..........we ran down to the dollar store and I didn't really like the pots they had. I Dunno maybe I'll just stick em in the ground and take back the Mega Huge bag of potting soil! LMAO.

But I got some pertty flowers.......... Also got some veggies to plant too yo! Hey have any of you heard of tangerine tomatoes??? I got some seeds, they say they are very sweet, so figured I'd give them a shot??? Got some cucumbers, onions, peppers too ................you can just call me Sassy Farmer Yo! LMAO.

I can't believe the week is almost over..........*sigh* I have Friday and Saturday off yet, but man I just DREAD going back to work on Sunday night. SO VERY BADLY........... Its like a kid that has been off of school for a while, I just honestly do not WANT to go back there!!!!!!!!! UGH! LOL!!!

Well I suppose that is about all. Thanks for listening.



Cristina -- you snuck in!! Hee hee. Major bummer about having to wait for your shades!!! Yeah I never even thought about wearing sunblock because mostly I am out when its DARK outside since I work 3rd! So I am like Sun? What the **** is that?? lol. Sorry your routine is all messed up. Mine is too. I went to bed lastnight at 10:30 pm and then got up at 5 AM! Then Sunday its back to being a vampire again! My system is going to be SO confused!!! lol.

I got another chance to get on here now!

I was just playing around on the Wii Fit and played some other games on there.

I want to get some flowers to plant, but I am not sure if my ones that I planted late last year are going to come up this year! I hope they do, because I planted marigolds and something else last year......

Hello Chickadies...

I am here, I am just so darn grouchy. I almost can't live with myself.

SusieQ - I was just thinking about you the last few but I didn't know which day it was. Sunflowers will be beautiful. BTW you know, you could go public swimming with Gaby, and once he talks to you, as he is doing his life guard duties, you know he will be fantasizing about you....actually he probably already is. Glad that you will be getting a good landlord this time around. BTW, I have the oddist sense of humor. My children do to.

Sassy - to you also. I am going to be tripling my good vibes and thoughts to you. Yes, I am sorry... that annoying little voice in your head that you to stop, that is me. I am glad that you and your mom had fun plant shopping. I have never heard of tangerine tomatoes. Let me know how they taste. I really never thought about how with you working night shift, and sleeping during the day, that you might be a little prone to sunburn.

Cristina - but I am very carefully trying not to bump your leg. Wow it will sure have beautiful colors in a couple weeks. I hope that you do enjoy your days off, until you get the kids. School is out early there. Last day of school here is June 29. Glad that you are getting new sunglasses. I do have to make an appointment with the eye doc, so that I can get some new contacts. I can't remember if I read this, but did your son decide on a college? What is he taking?

Mindee - Are you excited about getting your license? Tommy will be excited about teaching you to drive. To cute that Marissa is showing some enthusiasm about the potty.

Francie - to you.

Jules - That is great about your mom. She will probably make up for her missed trip. You will have to post some pictures of your yard and garden. Sounds like you have been doing lots of work. Hubby is ok until Saturday. That is his very hard to live with day. Starts about 10 am. Thinking I will have to have some place to go.

Sue to you. I hope that your pain injection will help, although I hope that your doctor is able to come up with a permanent solution for you. Did you get to babysit Mason yet this week? Nothing like a nice cuddly baby to make your day. to your mom as well.

Katy - You did really well on your ironman. Even if you don't get it finished, you could still try and finish it by the end of the sumbeenmer. When are your kids out
of school?

Well, Cody had to have his wisedom teeth surgically removed this morning. It is still darn flippin cold here, today should be our last snow day of the season. (Better be or I am moving). Also I called my Dr to make an appointment, and I was informed that because I have not been to the Dr. in 5 years, I am considered a new patient, and she is not accepting new patients. I said so you mean to tell me that the rest of my family can see her, but I can't? It is not my fault that I have not needed to see her. Then I was asked why I had waited so long to book my appointment and I said because I have been trying to lose 30 lbs before I come, and that wasn't working so well, so I would make the appointment for inspiration to lose the weight. She said she would talk to her and call me back. I was pretty darn grouchy about the whole situation. Didn't expect a call back. I got a call back this morning saying that she would still be my Dr. but I am to expect the lecture on how important a yearly checkup is. Well I had better run and go and get Cole from school. I will be back a little later.

Kathy--I got the same things from my old doctor...now I just go to the walk in clinic my insurance covers...I seem to need my chiro and an occasional massage more...the only time I go to the doctors is when my allergies turn to sinus infections....then there's the dreaded expensive dental visits....my hubby usually acts up on Saturdays if Dominic isn't sleeping good which keeps us up..it's probably that twin thing...actually he can act up on any day ending in y....

Mindee--if you pinch the tops off the marigolds at the end of the season you can save them in a plastic baggie and restart them the next year. Teri keeps asking when Dominic can start getting potty trained...she even bought a potty chair...

Sassy Farmer Yo....the tangerine tomatoes sound good..you will have to let us know...enjoy your Mom!!

Cristina--did a little under 11,000 today...you can probably do that in no time on your treadmill...sorry your leg hurts . I will go pick Dominic up after I get groceries tomorrow. Have a bunch of little things to get done first.

SusyQ--when Teri was looking the time before this one we saw a few like that...the crooked one that smelled funny wanted a 300 non refundable pet deposit in addition to the rent and the security deposit...the guy was really picky too. No he's staying here this summer...he got offered the job back...just didn't want to go so far away...he said we should move there so he can go back--hubby says the damp wet weather would kill him....good vibes to you about the swim coach....hugs for the anniversary of you Dad's death--it's the anniversary of one of my coworkers I grew up with Dad--she's been a wreck--she ended up not coming in this week--she works parttime

Francie--sorry your day is bad---hugs to you...did you ever find out how much time is left for the Navy???

Katy--hope your day is going well...will have to check it out over on facebook...

Sue--how are you and your mom doing today??

well I am beat...off to bed for me and my Advil PM....

I am stopping back in before heading off to the shower, and then to bed.......

I had my permit when I was 18, and just graduated from high school.....so I already know the basics, I just didn't do enough practice driving at that point in time!

well, I am off to the shower and then to bed...too much going on right now that my head is just spinning!

Quick hi--lots to get done this morning...gotta get moving...

(Mindee--wtg on going for the DL--Ry--wants to get his....next Friday I am taking him for the permit test---he's had it before...just never carried it through to the actual dl---ps--cute pick of Marissa)

Good morning...had to check an dmake sure it still was, lol!

JULES...I didn't realize Ry didn't have his license...he sounds just like DD. She got her permit, ummm, twice though, lol...let it expire and the last time they gave it to her for about 3 years I can't get her to go get her license, she just thinks there is no point. I will make her eventually though. You know, I am not as fast as some may think on the treadmill or walking...I did at some point use a pedometer but never thought to on the treadmill...I've never done 5 miles on the thing, lol. Really need to get back in the habit of walking...dd and I were just talking and trying to figure out if we want to start getting up at 5 a.m. and do the 3 miles we always did last year...see, I am so lazy this year. But you motivated me to mow! I think I am using my leg as an excuse to not do anything, but it does still hurt. I managed to mow the back yard which took a hour...had to take a break after half of it and the leg was hurting when I went to bed. Anyway...have fun running around today.

KATHY...pretty much thing DS has decided on the Missouri college as his #1 choice...he is working towards his PHD. He had a test of teaching, and he does tutoring (Spanish) on the side, but he wants to be a Professor. You know, I always thought school got out early here as well...but they start the third week of August, or rather the last week of August...they took less days off this year so...thinking it depends on the area as well. The kids where we live are still in school and I don't think they get out until the 28th or 29th, not sure why Chase is out so early now that I think about it. Hope Cody is feeling okay...the Josh & Carrie, had to have their wisdom teeth out a few years ago...they cut all four out at the same time, ouch. So I hope he is feeling okay today, know how it hurts! Glad the doc took you back that would be a pain to find a new doc.

SASSY...you should have argued a little with them...I thought if there was a sign that said a certain price and it was different at check-out they are supposed to honor the lower price. Glad you had a nice time shopping for the flowers with your mom. And add another for never hearing of tangerine tomatoes. I never gave any thought to you not needing sunscreen 'cause you work nights, lol. Try not to think about going back to work and enjoy your weekend!

Hi to everyone else

Nothing going on with me today. Had a couple of errands to run this morning and that is about it for the day. Going to mow the front later when the sun is not so bright and hot. I know it will be warmer later but the sun won't be beating down in the front as bad. Loving this nice weather for sure. Going to try and get a short, slow walk on the treadmill a little later and probably spend most of the day on the computer.

Happy Friday all!

Good Morning -

It is a quckie because I still have to make some phone calls before work. *sigh. And I am upset w/ G's dad and want to strangle him.....and I am not even pmsing so that is scary. lol

And I googled myself and saw that I have 3 unclaimed properties w/ the state 1. is a $50 federal access rebate and 2 & 3 are mutual funds....we had them in the bank when the girls were young, bank must have lost them somehow and they ended up in salem. So, I downloaded the form and will send off and see what is going on.

Kathy - I am NOT getting in the pool. Pool Man will have to suffer his loss because I am soooo not getting in the pool. Did I say I am not getting in the pool?? I am not. He will only see me naked in the dark under covers. Not that he wants to but if he did turn the dam* lights out. lol I have saggy skin. I was going to write to Oprah and ask for plastic surgery funds and a co workers snickered "Oprah did a show on how she hates to get request for money".....whatEVER.

Sorry................I HAVE to go. *waaaaa. I will have to catch up tomorrow.

to Cristina, Jules, Mindee, Sassy, Katy, Sue, and Francie!

Good afternoon..I am sitting here listening to the lovely sounds of my fountain. We finally found and bought one. DH wanted to put it near the bedroom window so I could sleep with the sound of water. He is good to me...even though, as a man, he is an arse at times. LOL..Jules, I loved that word and borrowed it from you.

Of course, now I am planning the landscaping around the fountain and awaiting the 50 bulbs I ordered. More work for me.

We went for breakfast on our way to buy the fountain, so I am not eating lunch. I actually think we will go to the casino tonight, so I might not even have to cook today.

Otherwise it is a quiet day here...I don't even have laundry to do. The clothes must not have mated in the basket.....ew...sorry.

Mom and I are both doing well today. Yesterday was a bad day for me and I didn't do much. Just groceries.

I am going to go sit on the back porch and read while enjoying the sound of trickling water. I will take pictures when I get the planting done.

Indies later...hi to you all.

Hi all.

Well AF is back in full force......again. ARG. I wish she'd just go away! Well in a few hours my dh and I will be meeting my mom's bf. She's been dating him off and on a little while, not too long, he lives not too far from us. He wants my mom to move up here, just like my husband and I do. We've been trying to convince her for years, guess it takes amore' to do it! lol. So DH has been looking into positions at Childrens Hospital for my mom and there are loads. (She is a CNA)

We told her she could stay with us a few months to get on her feet and save some money, then she could get herself a nice little apartment or maybe even rent a house, like we do. Also she could save some $$ for a down payment for a new car that she desperately needs. So who knows, maybe by next summer she'll be living up here. I dunno. I'm not holding my breath though! lol.

Anyways, I need to color my hair, but I'm debating whether I should or not........guess I should and get it over with. I still have tonight and tomorrow night off until going back to work on Sunday night, so that is time to possibly wash it all out if it doesn't look right. Its a light auburn color I think. Its reddish at least. lol.

Well thanks for wishing this vampire well. But its not just because I work nights that I burn, its genetics. My grandmother was the same way, so its not just that I hardly ever see the sun. lol. Its just how I am. Makes me sick my DH can go out and get a sunburn then be nice and dark and tan the next day, me nope, just red, then icky peeling and thats it folks! lol.

Well later ya'all gotta get ready, cook out this evening!

Howdy...

Back again for a few minutes...have had the computer on since I got on this morning but I have not been on it. It clouded up so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to mow the front, and did. Only takes 30 minutes so...now I plan the 20 mn walk a little later, after I go to Goodreads...haven't been there for a while and have some books to add. Anywho...

SUSAN...I will have to google myself, lol. Charlotte did that a while back and found some money owed to Josh from the IRS...when we moved he never changed his address...of course he was over in HI and then Iraq so...try not to get too mad or stressed over G's dad...breathe...

SUE...you'll have to show a pic of your new fountain, sounds nice. Glad you and your mother are fine. Enjoy your time outdoors, if the weather is like ours, it IS a beautiful day to be out!

SASSY...hope you like your moms boyfriend and hoping your mom moves to be close to you all.

Okay, I am off to GR and then get some reading done, and most likely a couple loads of laundry. Had to change clothes when I mowed to cover up...can't have an uneven tan Plus the bugs are terrible...thinking it is the wetness and the humidity but I had a couple fly up my nose, yuck! Had to go get some off and spray myself...anyway. Then DS got up and took a shower too, so more clothes-gives me something to do. Okay, outta here...have a good one!

Good morning...

Up bright and early Decided to get on track and quit being an arse sore leg or not so...was up and out at 6 am for a walk. I usually am up at 6 anyway and don't get Cambrie until 7:05 so I CAN get in a mile and a half walk before getting her. Thinking I may do what my neighbor, Izzy does...he walks three times a day, he's always walking and tanning. Anyway...going to do a bunch of 10 minute walks on the treadmill thru out the day and gets lots of reading done!

I am so mad at myself too...I have allowed myself to gain some weight back and I can't believe it or understand why. doesn't take much to put it back on though, does it? Well, I put the brakes on this morning because I refuse to gain anymore back. I weighed in at a whopping 191.6 and as I said, am disgusted with myself for allowing this. Oh well...what's done is done but now it's time to change it. I had my little, rather BIG binge and it's over.

Have a good day!

Good morning all!

Trying to get myself motivated to go work out, but I am just not feeling it today. I still have the rest of the compost to spread and gardening to do...maybe I can get away with that for today? Maybe? ugh.

Cristina - I feel your pain...it's been an off week for me also...we'll get back on track! We've done it before and we will do it again! Good for you for getting your walk in.

Jules - I see you found me on FB..I forget sometimes that I use my initials over there...probably makes it hard for people to remember that its me sometimes.

I know this is lame, but I am going to get moving, so HI to everyone I missed...hope your long weekend is off to a good start. We are planning on working in the yard today, zoo trip tomorrow and play it by ear for Monday. So, not much going on here this weekend, but the weather should be lovely and what ever we do will be fun

Ciao!

Not much going on this week-end here. I got up bright and early to ride my bike. Didn't know there were several garage sales in the neighborhood...not taking my life in my hands to go out on those streets. No way. People are nuts.
So I sat on my porch, drank coffee and watched the crazies. Some people actually almost run to the sales. Afraid they will miss something I guess. And then some let their kids go through everyone's yards. Hey...I am not in this sale, keep off my hostas. Grrr.
Okay...my rant for today. haha

I did dig some fern and plant behind my fountain so it can hide the power cord. Not sure if I like it...but it will do until something else comes up. I have to go buy a few plants before DH gets mulch for the fountain area.

We went to the casino last night. Mom and DH won, I lost...no surprise. DH ate seafood but mom and i just had a grilled burger. Like Cristina I am going to try to get a handle on this weight starting again today. I had cereal and banana for breakfast and bought watermelon for lunch. We have to quit eating out so much.

I will pop back in later to chat you all up...