Back In Kindergarten #81
 

Hello & :wel3fc: to the Back In Kindergarten thread!

"I feel like I am back in kindergarten in many ways... personal, sometimes at work and now with the weight loss. I have done so many things wrong over the years.....emotional eating, pills for weight loss, eating the wrong things, failed diets, etc.
Now it's time to start fresh, kinda like back in kindergarten......"

You are welcome to join us in our chatter about life and our weight loss journey!
So please grab your coffee/water/diet coke etc. and pull up a chair and join us!

:yay: :coffee2: :goodscale: :cofdate: :broc: :cheers: :cheer3: :coffee: :hat:

I figured that I would go ahead and start a new thread while I was on here....I have to head over to the laundry room to switch the loads here in a second. This place is getting rediculous! but that is another story!

we have 14 washers and 14 dryers in the laundry room.....well, I was able to get three dryers yesterday but I needed 5 to dry every thing. Well, there are 4 dryers that are broke and they haven't/won't fix them. So, I told the office manager that I am going to go into the office and ask the higher up what is going to be done about it, since they haven't done a darn thing about it yet! well, she caught me on the way over to the laundry room and told me not to say anything because it won't do any good. I am sorry, BUT when we got back from going out last night.....our clothes were pulled out of the dryer and put into a basket. granted they were dry, but what if they weren't? other tennants don't have a right to touch some one elses clothes like that! I wasn't going to say anything, but I haven't stirred up anything around here since our friend left last week.....so I think I should go and do my part!

we will hopefully be out of this place here soon anyways!

Kathy~ Thanks for the good luck! Tommy called the number last night and the lady is in Florida until August 1st, and then she is going to call us and we can go look at it. It is in a good area, we would just have to check and see what school district that is. we really want to stay in the same school district that we are in now......so if that is out of the district then we will more than likely continue to look. This place is just getting completely rediculous around here lately! The house is actually maybe 10 or 15 minutes at the most away from where we are now.

well, I am enjoying my yummy macaroni and cheese! our friend made us lo mein for dinner, which I ate, but I was absolutely starving and wanted macaroni and cheese! we went and showed her the houses that we think are the one for rent. but we stumbled across another option for us that is right around the corner, literally, from the one that we are going to look at around the 1st! this one is for sale, but Tommy asked if she would be open to rent it. It has a HUGE yard and such....it has three bedrooms, but they look like they would be small form the outside.

then we went out and walked on the boardwalk for a little bit, then we came home!

I did however get another call from Dustin, who is the higher up than Jeff! Another friend of ours typed up a letter and had some of the tenants sign it if we agreed with it. (it was just like my letter, but this one was more generalized than mine) so, he called me to see what I had to say about it......and needless to say things will be done a lot quicker and there will be a lot of flack when the bank goes into the meeting with them in the morning!!!

Hi all..quickee for me--I have a minute while a report is printing.

My mom's surgery in Baltimore is tomorrow--I will spend the night at her house tonight and my brother, mom and I will drive down in the morning. It's a 6 hour surgery to remove the remaining tumors--my Dad has now also been diagnosed with cancer--he has a gold ball size tumor in his lung. He has a consultation in Baltimore on Friday morning. Since Bob and I are spending the night Thursday, Dad will pick me up at Mom's hospital and we will drive the 4.6 miles to his cosultation and I will find out when his surgery will be.

i am so stressed today!!

Hi everyone.

Just a quickie for me here to say hello to everyone.

Jules :hug: :hug::hug: my dear friend. I am thinking of you, and your family. I am praying for both your parents and you. I am glad that your brother will be with you. :hug: :hug: :hug:

just thought I would stop by quickly.......

Jules~ I will be thinking about you and your family over the next couple of days.

Jules..Add my voice to those praying for you and your family. Take care of YOU during this trying time.

Jules -- A BIG BIG :hug: for you!!!!!!! Will keep you in and your loved ones in my thoughts and prayers.

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just figured I would stop in to see how every one is doing.....

I have to run to the dumpster here in a second, and then get the dishes into the dishwasher when I get back. I also think I hear the boys up already......so I will get them up in a second.

ETA: I forgot to put in here that we have been in contact with a realtor about some foreclosures in the area. we have found a couple that we really liked....so hopefully we can go that route!!!

Three things...one...HI to everyone, two...lots of hugs and prayers to you and your family Jules, thinking of you all today! :hug: :hug: And three...Kathy, sorry I forgot to get the dvd's sent yesterday. I did get them in the mail today though, and she said 5-10 days.

Take care all :hug:

(((jules)))) hope surgery went well..both your parents are in my prayers.

just thought I would pop in before heading off to bed.......

jules~ I will continue to keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Update...Moms' surgery seems to have gone well--LOTS of staples..she goes back to Dr Califono a wek from next Tuesday to have all the staples and the two remaining drain tubes removed. The doctor was very optimistic but can't guarantee the cancer won't return. If it does there is really nothing much left to do. Here's hoping that he took care of it all.

Dad will have the upper lobe of his left lung completely removed. He will be i a Baltimore Hospital for 4 days. SO it will be another Thursday surgery trip for me.

Jules- Glad your mom is doing okay. I am sure your dad's surgery will go well too. I am thinking about you...

Mindee- Hope your house hunt goes well. Sounds like you really need to be out of that apt. complex.

Sassy- Hello and hope you and DH are well. Don't know if I said...but really liked the new car pic. Are you still enjoying the house?

Cristina- You do so well keeping up with the exercise. I see the shower is the 8th...will be here before you know it. Remind me, do they know the sex?? And the baby is due when?

Susan- Put me on the list of people coming to look for you if you don't check in. I hope everything is going well.

Kathy-I can't imagine having more than one farm on FT. It is so time consuming. I enjoy all Facebook has to offer as far as games. I do not have a FB for my online friends. Just a family site where we exchange pics. and such. (and join games) sometimes the only way I can talk to my kids and grands...they respond to me there. LOL..

Katy- I know you are having a busy summer. Hope all is well and that the garden is going great guns for you.

Francie..where have you been?? And everyone else I have overlooked...Check in with BIK please.

I am doing a little better than the past few weeks. Just lots going on and stresses galore. I had to snap myself out of my funk. Our trip is next Wed. and I refuse to go to LV while down in the dumps.
Yesterday my friend called to tell me they cut down a tree in their yard and she was moving her whole landscaping that was under and around the tree. I went over and came back with 5 bags of plant starts. Got those in the ground right before it started raining. They should have a good start as it rained off and on all night and morning. Got groundcover, two types with no names of either. Got chameleon plant and miniature hollyhock. Also Christmas lights plants. Now if it will all grow for me. Don't know if I mentioned earlier this month...the 55 bulbs I had planted have yielded 49 plants...so I consider that a success.

Food wise I am doing well and have started BACK on the bicycle. Rode 3 miles yesterday and have plans to do that until Wed. when we leave. Weigh-in has bounced from 171 to 173 and back...so not into the 160's yet...but I am still confident I can get there if I keep riding. DH keeps telling me I am not eating enough..but I feel like I am, so don't know why the pounds won't shift. Oh well....

Grandson joined the National Guard last week..well he signed up, but has to pass the physical Tues. before he is actually sworn in. I hope it is good for him. He quit school 3 credits shy of graduating, so they will help him finish that (or GED..I can't remember) He is the one became a daddy in May and after losing his job he got discouraged. I am excited and stressed about his choice..we will see.

Mom is better than she has been in a long time. She had a wonderful trip to spend time with her 4 sisters. Have great pics of all 5 of them. (from 74 to 88 years young..)

Okay..gotta go finish some kitchen work. I will try to keep in touch until Wed....then gone for a week.

Hello ladies...

SUE...completely forgot you guys are headed to Vegas. Maybe that's why I had Vegas on the brain lately though, lol. Yeah, have two weeks from today for the baby shower...I am really excited too! The baby is a girl...so far the name they have is Lillian to be called Lily. Middle name they were thinking Paige but going back and forth with it so who knows. Charlotte is having a sonigram Tues and I am going...we will see for sure, hopefully, if it is a girl. I told her I keep thinking it's a boy and that has her worried. But getting closer...baby is due Sept 23. Will seem weird to have a Sept baby...so many Jan, Feb, April, Oct, and Nov with one in May, June & July anyway...glad to hear your mom is doing well. Sounds like you scored with the plants and yes 49 out of 55 is GREAT! Not one of mine bloomed this year which is weird. Oh well, try and enjoy Vegas.

JULES...glad your mom's surgery went well. Continued hugs and prayers for you all. :hug:

I better get going. Josh and the fam are coming over for a BBQ later...wouldn't ya know of all the days it decided to rain today. Well, it was earlier. But it is really cloudy so who knows what it will do by 5'ish. V is putting the grill on the deck though so we may not be able to spend time in the yard but we can still be out on the deck and/or at least grill out there. Anyway...better get going have lots of stuff to do before they get here.

Hoping everyone is doing fine. Take care and lots of hugs :hug:

well, I did some more driving last night.....around the complex, but it still counts! I have been studying my book as well......so I got my foot in the door!

our friend is going to watch the kids tonight and we are going to probably go and look at some of the houses that we got in the email. I have to write down the addresses and such so that we can get to them, but other than that nothing else really going on.

trying to figure out what to make for dinner for us.......not sure about it though!

Just dropping by to say HI

Hi everyone.

Stopping in to say a quick hello to everyone. Things have been a little hectic around here. My brother had to have an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday, so I have had three of the boys here for a few days, plus we were babysitting my niece also. My friends Mom, Sister and BIL were killed Tuesday night also, they were hit by a drunk driver. So sad.

Jules, I am so glad that it went well for your Mom. I am wishing her a speedy recovery. Hugs to you, I hope you get a little snuggle time with little Dominic before Thursday. Take care of you.

Cristina - How many people are you expecting for your babyshower? That is great that you get to go with Charlotte and see a picture of y our granddaughter. We are all excited to see pictures when little jelly bean finally arrives. Have a fun night with the family.

Sue - Have fun in Las Vegas. Glad that your mom is feeling great. Has your hubby been busy in his shop building some nice stuff while you are busy in your garden making your yard look so nice?

Mindee - Have you set up any sort of time frame for when you want to get your license? Have fun practicing. Good luck on the house hunting.

Sassy - Hows everything with you? Have you had any time to do any sort of landscaping at your new place? How did your visit with your inlaws go?

Hello to everyone else. I guess I had better run and go break up some fighting children, and get some laundry done. Punkin is going on vacation with her other Grandma and Grandpa this week, so I should get her clothes ready to be packed.

Check back later.

Happy Sunday Ya'All!
 

Happy Sunday Ya'All! :wave:

Aaaaahhh yes another fun filled week at work! At least this is my short week!! :celebrate:

Only thing I got accomplished on my days off was stripping the bed, we flipped the mattress, washed all the sheets, comforter, bedskirt, etc. Nothing like a nice fresh bed...........;)

That was about it. Didn't have energy really to do anything else. :yawn: So I figure this week on my nights off I will try to get more accomplished. I am trying to think on how to rearrange our bedroom. Its small and we have a queen sized bed, so not too many options but its driving me crazy. :crazy: I am one of those that is not happy unless I can rearrange every few months. lol. Which our living room is the same way, no way to rearrange it due to where the tv has to be......ARGH! lol.

Mindee -- GL on the house hunt and have fun practicing driving!

Cristina -- hope your bbq didn't get rained out!

Jules -- I am glad that your mom's surgery went well! I hope your dads goes well!!!!! BIG :hug:

Sue -- Hi and thanks. Yes we are still enjoying the house. I need to get out in the yard and weed, only problem is I don't have enough of a "green" thumb to know which are flowers and which are weeds!!!!! :lol: So I need to have my mil come over, grab a lawn chair and tell me what to pull and what to keep! HA! Sorry your down in the dumps, hope you feel better so you can enjoy LV! :D WTG on the biking! I need to get on the ball. I haven't walked since I got sick a few weeks ago. :( Just can't get motivated!!! Hope all goes well for your GS!

Kathy -- Wow so sorry to hear about your friends family and hope your brother is recovering well. Everything going pretty well, haven't gotten to do any landscaping. Inlaws visit went fine? Kinda hard to think of the visit your talking about, as we go over there a lot. lol. They still have to come over our place. MIL wants to come and visit with our new kitty, Bella. Inlaws neighbor found her and they had her at their house so we could go and pick her up so shes interested in her progress. ;)

I hope you all are doing well!!!

:hug:

Hello all...

SASSY...enjoy your days off! The time off always seems to fly by so fast! Glad you are enjoying your new home and your new car!

KATHY...so sorry to hear the news about your friends family, that is just too sad. Hoping your brother is feeling fine after emergency surgery. and I hope you get some 'you' time...sounds like you need it lady. Try to relax...I know it's easier said than done. Who knows about the babyshower....Charlotte gave me a list of about 40 people...I have heard from 2, 1 told her she was coming and 1 told her she will be out of the state so I have no clue. Don't even know how many people to try and feed or if I will have enough favors and such. Honestly, I figured 10 would show and have kept that number in my head the whole time, but added 3 because it seems that 12 and 13 have been the majic number for buying some things. I asked everyone to please RSVP by the 30th so I guess there is more time but we don't think anyone is going to...if they come they will just show up, so we will see...less than 2 weeks and I have tons to do! Take care of yourself missy, hugs :hug:

JULES...hoping your momma is okay, and feeling better. And the same for you...don't forget to take care of you too. I know it's hard with so much going on that we tend to forget about ourselves. Lots of hugs to you :hug:

SUSAN...guess we are just gonna have to try and find you missy...miss you lots! And hearing about your job and the girls. :hug:

MINDEE...anymore driving for you?

Not a lot going on with me...having my own little pity party here. I get so sick of this eating on plan, exercising etc and having a hard time keeping things under control. Today is a new day and I am back on track but so sick of it. Of course no one said it would be/is easy...nothing worth having is ever easy is it? I'm trying though even if it is hard. Just so mad at myself for allowing myself to pig out and gain any of the weight back. :kickbutt: Anyway...back on track for sure.

BBQ was a nice time had by all! And it didn't rain...well, there were a few drops but that was it. We left the grill on the deck anyway and we all ate too much!

A big HI to everyone else :wave: Hoping all is well with everyone. Take care :hug:

Cristina- I noticed your ticker going down. WIsh I could say the same. I find more excuses for not exercising. Eating has not been real bad..no snacking and just cutting down on portions.Don't get discouraged..you are doing great.

Hey all.

Just tired :yawn: and bummed out today. :kickcan:

Cristina -- glad your bbq didn't get rained out!

Hi Sue! :wave:

:hug: to all.


Adding on since nobody has posted after me........

Tuesday, July 28th @ 4:21 AM EDT:

I went to my "lunch" and on my way to Wal-Mart to buy a book, I ran over a dead skunk!!!! I tried to dodge it, but didn't and ran over it. It was one of those that you couldn't even tell it was a skunk, but boy howdy I knew it right after I ran over it!!!!!!!!! :barf: So now, our brand spanking new car STINKS!!!!!!!! :mad: I am sooooooo infuriated!!!! I know its nobody's fault but my own for not paying attention or dodging it completely. But still irritates me!!!!!! I have searched online for a "cure" and this is what kept popping up:

Make up the following mixture and spray it on your car where the smell seems to be. . If you get the mixture on all the skunk smell it reacts chemically to kill the smell. ( Works great on dogs and other animals that may have been sprayed.)

1 quart of 3 percent Peroxide
1/4 cup Baking Soda
1 tsp of liquid Soap

So I am going to try that when I get home. We have all of that at home. I am gonna leave an hour early this morning to get this cleaned and just not take a lunch tomorrow. I seriously just wanted to go straight home, but my coworker talked me into just staying until 7:30, by then day shift will be here, so no big deal. Then my coworker said, "you do smell like a skunk" Well um DUH...........lol. I asked her, "Think you can stand me until 7:30 am?" :lol3: She said she could. lol.

Anyways. that is the latest!!!!!!!!!

:hug:

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

we have been busy house hunting......we have a couple of things to clean up first and then we will be able to get the ball rolling fully.

I think Kathy asked, but I don't have a set time frame on when I want to get my license. I have been reading the book and when I feel comfortable enough with what I have read, then I can go into the Secretary of State and take the test.

Good morning :wave:

SUE...thanks! Yeah, I've not changed the ticker, am actually back up to 193, ugh! Too freaking hard and I just want to quit...not sure why I have been pigging out like I have but I am back on track and hopefully this time I won't slip for a while...of course today is ds birthday, lol. But I have everything planned, sort of. Supposed to take him to lunch but we have no idea where yet, lol. Anywho...thank you. :hug: Hoping all is well with you and your family.

SASSY...YUCK! *holding nose* Lol...hoping you get the smell off. I ran over a dead one one morning going to pick up the little tyke. I didn't see it squashed in the middle of the street until it was too late...and it must have just been ran over because the smell stayed with my vehicle for a few days, man the garage stunk, lol. Hope you are feeling less tired today and not bummed out. :hug:

Hiya MINDEE :wave: and everyone else.

Nothing much going on with me today. Was up early for my walk...was gonna say bright and early but there was nothing 'bright' about it, lol. Hoping the rain doesn't hit until much later...was thinking about mowing the front yard, we'll see. If not I will do a dvd. Food hasn't been the greatest...had a bowl of cereal but should have had oatmeal. Waiting for ds to get ready to go out for lunch-who knows where. It's his BD so he gets to pick. Other than that, nothing going on.

Take care all, and have a good day! :hug: :wave:

Thank you Sue for reminding me to change my ticker...I went and tried to change the ticker and the info on the side and for some reason it's not working...tried several times, will try next time I sign in if I remember, lol. Have a good day!

Popping in to say Bye-bye to you all for a week...

Have fun and stay out of trouble. (can you do both at one time???)

popping back in while I can.....Marissa and Logan are laying down and Brandon is watching Calliou on tv.

I am putzing around online and looking for some new tattoo ideas. I might be on hold for getting my next tattoo until next year possibly. Tommy is still going to get a tattoo at the tattoo party, as long as we can get a sitter.

Howdy All. :wave:

Well good news! :D The skunk smell is gone and ya wanna know why it was so stinky? Because there was a HUNK of dead skunk in my wheel well! :fr: DH went out this morning after I had gotten home and was gonna rinse the car off and found it and removed it and that has seemed to do the trick! :cp:

I am in a lot better mood than yesterday. For one, having a good hair day. :D and ya wanna know why????? Cuz I took my shower when I got home this morning instead of taking it when I got up tonight. Thats it. Thats all. Didn't do nothing else but brush it and vola! I am like, are you serious? lol. Plus got my legs shaved and got to wear my capri's tonight. ;) I think taking a shower in the morning is a totally worth it!!!!!!! Plus don't have to run around like my head is cut off when I wake up! Who would have thought?!

Also a question to anybody out there who may know or just wanna voice an opinion. Ok both of my parents have naturally wavy hair. I never got it but here lately it seems like my hair is starting to get its own wave, ie, my good hair day today? Now my question, can your hair change as you get older? My mom said that I had naturally wavy hair when I was a baby, she said it came in that way and everybody thought she had it done. But that was it after that my hair was poker straight until now? Any thoughts? If it is happening, all I have to say is, "ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!!!" lol.

Well that is all I have to say. lol.

Have a Great one!

:hug:

Hi everyone.

Just popping in to say goodnight to everyone. I will be back in the morning to chat.

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Hi everyone

Cristina how did it go today?

Jules big big hugs to you. I am hoping that you are ok.

Hi to everyone else, We went to Edmonton today to drop off Punkin with her other Nana and Grandma...:rofl: yes she calls her Grandpa...Grandma and there is no changing her mind that his name is Grandpa. While we were there Cody ended up buying a new truck. I will try and post a picture of it.

Goodnight...

popping in while I can......

our friend offered to take Brandon to the pool today if he behaved for me......so far he is.....so when she calls and says that she is heading over to the pool, then I will get him ready and meet her over there with him!

Tommy has to call the lady today about the house.....then we are more than likely going to pay the rent for August, give our 30 days in September and then be out of here by October! we have to figure things out with the boys' schooling also.....then hopefully they will be going back to the school that Brandon started out in!

we had some chili cheese sausages last night! they are so gooooooooood!!!!

Quickkee--I am trying to hit all the spots I need to before making breakfast and going to the store...

Mom had some complications with her drainage tubes, but all seems to be fine now, we take her back to see the doctor on Tuesday (and have the MANY, MANY staples removed...

Dad's surgery went well, had some scary moments once he got into his room with his blood pressure dropping dangerously low--they got him under control though..he had an awesome Intensive Care nurse

finished a book during all the waiting--it was really good--The Weight of Silence--it's a debut of a new author--hoping for great books to keep coming--it is very sad, but very suspenseful and hard to put down once you start..

http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Silence...9046607&sr=8-1

well, I have FINALLY come to an agreement on what I want for my next tattoo, but I might have to wait until next time to get it done.

I will try and figure out if I can post a picture of mine and what Tommy is going to get here in a second.

ok....for some reason it isn't letting me share them, but I put them up on my facebook so you can check them out there!

Hello all...

SUE...aaahh, I missed saying bye to ya, hope you guys have a wonderful time in Vegas! Wishing I was there with ya! :wave:

SASSY...my hair has changed somewhat. I have some curls underneath...family thought I was crazy until I let it dry natural and dd saw the curls. Reason for my change, one word...menopause. I didn't really think about it until I talked with my cousin...she went thru the change early and her hair changed. But there could be other reasons for you because I know you are younger than this old bat, lol! A friend told me her straight as a board hair turned curly when her mother cut it when she was younger...honestly I swear she always got a perm, lol. Anyway...glad you guys found the culprit of the stench, yuck!

KATHY...too cute calling grandpa grandma, I love it! Kids say and do the darnest things, and I love seeing things thru a childs eyes. Yay to Cody on his new truck, bet he is loving it! Can't wait to see a picture.

JULES...glad all went well with your mom, hoping the stitches come out with no pain, ouch. Sounds painful. Glad your dad is okay after all that, I can only imagine how scary it was for everyone :hug: The book looks good, something I definitely will have to read. Hoping all is going well with you.

MINDEE...did Brandon get to go to the pool afer all? I've been wanting to go but it's been a little cool here. It's nice, but to cool to go to the pool. Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys in the hopes you get the house. :crossed:

HIYA TAMMY, SUSAN, FRANCIE, KATY and anyone else I may have missed...I am sure I missed someone, or it seems I always do. Miss you all!

Not a lot going on with me...yesterday I spent most of the day shopping. Grocery shopping and looking for the last little things for the baby shower. I needed some stuff for the diaper cake I am making. Hoping it turns out decent looking. Anyway...I am ready for it. A little sad that only 8 people RSVP'ed but it's better than none so...Charlotte thinks some will just show up like they did at Cambrie's BD party. She said no one RSVP'ed...well, I hope not a lot do because I may not have enough food, lol. Just going with the number that RSVP'ed and doubling that so if there's not enough oh well.

Weight wise and food wise...food is okay, working on it and the weight, well I'll know tomorrow. I will WI tomorrow since it's the first day of a new month and I am starting a couple of challenges. I have made a goal of 20 pounds Aug 1-Oct 12 and if I can't do that then I may as well quit! I also challenged myself to a 30 day no eating out goal and last but not least a walking goal...I picked a destination and am aiming to be there by Jan 1, 2010! So we will see how this all goes!

Hoping all is well in your little corner of the world...chat soon. Take care :hug:

P.S. I will change my ticker(s) tomorrow when I WI and will add a walking one to keep track of it here as well.

Jules. Thanks for the update, I have been worried about you and your family. How far is Baltimore from where you live? How long will your dad have to be in the hospital for? Glad your mom is better. How come they used staples instead of dissolvable stitches?

Mindee that is exciting that you will be out of that place in a few months. How many tattoos do you have now? Did Brandon have fun at the pool?

Sassy how have you been? On your days off do you still stick to your same schedule and stay up all night? Just wondering if I get nights how would be the best way to work it.

Sue - I hope that you are having a good time in Vegas.

Cristina- Have you got all your baby shower plans all ready? I have two to go to in the next few days. Is little princess getting excited about the baby? How has the mowing of the yard been going? You must have a very nice yard.

Katy - How are you? Hope things have been going well for you.

Francie - Hi to you and hope that you are well.

This weekend is the Big Valley Jamboree, the big country music festival here in town. Our normal population is 16000, but for the weekend, our population is about 40000. I have to run to town and get everything we will need for the next few days because I don't want to have to go out at all for the next few days.

Ok I will be back later. Have a super day everyone.
Ok

Cristina you snuck in there while I was posting.
Aaww a diaper cake will be so cute. Thats too bad that only 8 people RSVP'd, but that is wise to double the food. Just in case. Can I join you in your 20 lb challenge? I do need something. I have actually my eating way down as it has been so hot here, but I have not lost a pound. Can't really figure it out, but I had better try.

Ok now I must run...and SusieQ...I feel bad, as I forgot to say hello to you. I know that you mentioned that your exs helped you move, and he expected payment....Is that where you are???

Hoping that everyone is having a great Saturday.

I thought I would stop in here while I have the energy to do so. We ended up finishing our laundry today and then we took the kids and went to watch some boat racing on Lake St. Clair. It was a lot of fun.....I took about 140 pictures (they are going up on both myspace and facebook as I type this). And we ended up meeting up with a friend of ours (the one that used to work here), so we walked around with him and his family for a little bit, and then we split so we could get some dinner.

while we were out, the lady about the house called us and told us that we could go and look at it tomorrow if we wanted to! so Tommy is going to call her in the morning and see what we can do! then we might go back out to St. Clair for more boat racing!

Cristina~ Yeah, they all ended up going to the pool! I ended up giving in and taking them. Our friend has been calling me a vampire lately because she says that I don't come out of the house anymore since our friend doesn't work here anymore. So, I called her on the way over to the pool and asked her if she was going to join the vampire at the pool. We really want the house.....but we are not sure about it now! we have been thinking about just switching to a six month lease and riding things out until the spring, and then doing another three month lease to take us into June......and then getting a house then. we will figure it all out here shortly.......so cross your fingers for us on that one!

Kathy~ Right now, I have four tattoos.....two on each leg under the calf. The next one I am going to get is going to go on my lower back.

Happy Sunday Ya'll! :wave:

Just sitting here avoiding things I NEED to be doing!

MINDEE...yeah, you guys will get it all figured out. Vampire eh? Made me think of Ms Francie, lol. Hope you guys had fun at the pool and the boat races, sound fun. I've been sticking around the house and not doing much of anything, so bored and boring for sure!

KATHY...I don't blame ya there. You know I miss out on a lot of things because I avoid crowds...parking is terrible anytime there is an event. But I'm getting a little better at sucking it up and just doing it. Baby shower planning is coming along, sort of. Such a pain for sure. Not sure why no one feels the need to RSVP these days or if it is just Charlottes people, just rude though. Not sure how they think someone is supposed to plan something if no one calls! Did get a count from Char yesterday though and as it stands we are up to 20...she called just about everyone who hasn't responded. So tomorrow when she knows more I guess I will have to go buy some more stuff...not too much though because I still have a feeling these girls that are saying yes may not show up after all...we'll see. I defintely won't do another one!

Hoping everyone is having a good Sunday/weekend!

I got my walk in this morning, I was lazy yesterday. And yes Kathy, you may join the 20 pound challenge. I haven't been able to change the ticker for some reason...going to try again here in a few minutes.

Take care ladies :hug:

Hi Peeps. :wave:

Well we got our house cleaned, spic and span. :D Now its back to "FUN" world........and don't you just love coming into work and having a lovely paper left on your desk or a lovely email? :mad: Drives me nuts. I guess its easy to point fingers at people you do not see. (Nights) I swear if I did not need this crappy job I would have just walked right back out the door! I am just really tired of it. I know there is crap everywhere you go, but I am just so tired of certain people get to do whatever they want and others who bust their butt gets "nice" little notes left on their desk or emails. Anyways. I guess I should be lucky I have a job to complain about...........but still irks me!

Cristina -- Yeah it may be due to my PCOS, which can "mimmick" menopause due to all of our hormones. :crazy: Could just be that my hair just now decided to act right! HA! We're glad too we found the stench! Hope the baby shower goes well.

Kathy -- We've been fine. We went and saw the new Harry Potter movie on Thursday, that was an excellent night to go and we went at 10 pm, there was grand total of 7 of us in there!!!!!!! It was the IMAX (3D) so it was pretty cool, not my favorite Harry Potter movie, but not terrible.......Yes we do keep our schedule on our "nights" off. It is a lot easier for us than switching back and forth, which some people do. We find that it is much easier on your body to stay on your schedule, if you can. I know some people can't, due to kids, etc. If we need to do something during the daytime, we either, stay up later (in the daytime) or get up earlier (in the afternoon or evening). So no big deal. Probably a lot more info than u wanted, right? lol. I used to hate when the town we used to live in had festivals for everything, then the town would be PACKED so I feel ya on that one!

Jules -- Glad your moms procedure and dads surgery went ok. I can imagine it must have been scary! :hug:

Big :hug: to all!