Donna-

I am just glad I can help you. You help me so much with your kind words and encouragement.

Yes, Amanda's DH is going to the UK on a Mission trip for 5 mo. and Amanda is going with him. Beth told us on Saturday.

Hope all are having a good day. Keep up the good work everyone and remember to drink an extra glass of water today, ok?

Kris

Hello Everyone.. Its another cold day here..Burrrrrrr..I have plenty to do today.. I have to wait untill tomorrow to register for the water classes..I got a call from my friend asking me to wait so she can go with me tomorrow..So today I am cleaning and doing laundry.. There is always some kind of laundry to do...I am keeping busy...Atleast that some type of exercise..:lol:...

Donna.....{{{{{{ Donna}}}}}}..:grouphug:..I am so sorry to hear about your Dad's seperation.. I know that these kinds of things are so very painful..
I am sure you have many different emotions about this..You are such a wonderful caring person...Please know that I am here for you and I Love you very much.. I am sure that things will work out in time.That includes them getting back together if thats what they want..Its so very hard when this happens..Vent away....I hope that you feel better about all of this real soon sweetie..You are so right about ALL the wonderful friends in here...I thank the Good Lord Everyday for ALL of You in here...Hang in there sweetie..Many Hugs :grouphug: to you..:wave:

Daphne..What a very sweet and thoughtful thing to say.. Thats so nice of you to want to send a card to Buddy....I will let him know that you are keeping him in your thoughts and prayers....Thank-you for being so kind and caring..God Bless you Sweetie..You have had quite the adventure with the fire and the dishwasher and the wax and all. Kris gave some very helpful tips on getting the wax off your shirt..Thank goodness you were there to put out the fire.. Quick thinking aout the baking soda..You have had your share and them some....I hope that you get a little "You" time real soon.. I dont watch Idol..I never like that guy that so mean to the contestants..The British guy..I say it takes alot of guts to get up there in front of a zillion people and sing..I do know that some sound really bad..but they shouldnt make fun or hurt them like he does..I dont think thats right... I hope that you have a good day and many Hugs to you for being such a wonderful caring person :grouphug::wave:

Kris..You are so sweet..Those are some great tips..You reminded of Heloise in the paper..She gives all those hints in the newpaper..Thank-you for that web site for Beth. I will take a look at that..Thank-you for being such a wonderful caring person..many Hugs to you too :grouphug:

Rosey...I am so sorry that you were without power yesterday.. I know all to well how that feels and I dont want it to happen again no time soon.. its so hard to be with out electric..Keep warm sweetie... its so cold there..BURRRR
I dont like the cold..Thank-you for all your kind words about Buddy..and being such a wonderful caring person....Yes its really hard and I know that you can relate..You are right about not knowing why all these things happen..I will never understand that..I am glad that you are having some "You" time while dh is out..I know that its hard to decided what to cook or eat.. I have trouble with that one too. I am like you.. I like to eat out... No clean-up..Thats the best..:lol:..:wave:

Dana.....Hope that you day is going well..:wave:

Mr Ken..Hope that you are having a good day as well :wave:

Sheree.. I hope that things are good with you and you post soon..:wave:

Donna I hope your parents work it out and everything remains calm. I can't STAND my step mother in fact I can't believe I even called her that. My dad has been married to her for 5 1/2 years and since he's been married, I haven't seen her. Of course it's totally different cirumstances though. He cheated on my mom over and over off and on for over 6 years before he ever filed for divorce. She was a nasty woman during that time and even resorted to pointing a pistol at me and my sister in a car once. So it's hard for me to get in a frame of mind of someone likeing their "step". You do have to let them work it out alone really. I don't think it would hurt to talk to her and at least let her know your feelings such as you're not ill at either one of them and regardless of what happens you will still think a lot of her. Of course I'd only say that if that's how you feel. I know divorce is hard on everybody no matter what age and my parents divorce was actually welcomed by the time it happened. My hurt was all gone by then but I can remember when I was 16 and first found out about it all. I knew before mama did. That was the hardest part.

I had my hair cut today. It's basically the way I usually get it with the exception of the last time. It was only $12 cause I washed it just before I left and she only lives about 2 minutes from me. I've been chilly all day and I thought it was in the 50's today although the wind is bad. I did our taxes online yesterday and we will get back just shy of $5000. It's the biggest we've ever gotten. We didn't get but $900 back in the summer of that child rebate credit and they gave us the rest in with our refund this time. That increase per child sure made a difference for us. Now if we can only agree on some bills that need to be paid.

My only sister who is younger than me (she's 27) has been married for almost 6 years and they are getting ready to build a house. They are waiting to have some land surveyed to be put in their name and then get the builders permit. That's how close it is to being started. That's all you hear around here. It upsets me that she's so successful. I don't know what happened to make us so different. I don't see how we will ever be able to build a house. I would have been satisfied with the house they had. At least I would of had my boys in seperate rooms. (now where did all that come from) :lol:

Daphne I can't believe all you went through in such a short time. It truly is amazing that your house didn't burn down or that someone wasn't seriously hurt. Is Robert going to bed without arguement yet? Do you have any ice or snow left?

Rosey I hope you've been able to get something done today. I don't see how you get your fingers to work to quilt with it as cold as it gets over there.

Summer I hope your water class turns out for you. Did you ever get to sign up for the diabetes class? Brett turned in his science fair project today and they awarded 4 kids out of each of the classes. you get a ribbon but he didn't get one. I told him that was Ok cause we learned more about him from it and just hope he can get a good science grade from the teacher. She wasn't a judge but she told brett that was her favorite one that she looked at. She thought it was very interesting.

Well I need to run to the bathroom while it's free and someone will need to plan some supper here soon. I hate to eat too late. Hope you all have a good evening.

Quick Vent: I hate kids! OK I don't hate them I just can not stand Robert and his lying little mouth. I just found out that he has not done his spelling this week. He claims that he lost his list. He found the words in a word search when I was jumping his butt though. He did not do the spelling on Tuesday or Wednesday. He was lying about what Church his friend goes to Wednesday night. He was invited and I said what are they? He said I aske dMom and they are the same thing that we are. They said that they are Fundamental somethings like we are. I knew he was full of is because the are just 2 of us in the area. He said that the name of the Church was Cowlitz something. So now he was really busted. I said OK if they go to that Church and are Independant Fundamental Baptist then you can go, if not then you are grounded for a month. I said hand me the phone and I will call his Mom right now. He said well he thinks that is what they said and was back tracking. I told him I was sick of his lies and he was going no where. That his behavior was not showing he was mature enough to go anywhere with friends.
OK what am I to do? I am getting way past frustrated at this point. I am ready to take his TV from his room for a month and not allow him to do the Pinewood Derby race in 2 weeks with the Scouts. Jason will be in California for court so I will have to take Robert and Megan on my own. I am so irritated right now!
So sorry for being a whiny bit**. Daphne

Daphne-

I am going to throw my 2 cents worth in even though I don't have kids. If a behavior is absolutely unacceptable to you (i.e. lying) then punish him and make his restriction be something that will really hurt him to miss-like the pine wood derby. That is what works best for my niece and nephew.

Furthermore, about the spelling. I would make copy an essay (find one online) about responsibility and obedience three or four times and make hime do that before he can do any other activities...I know it punishes you, too, but it was very effective on me. :) I know, none of you can believe that I was ever bad :lol:

The other thing my parents did when I was young was ground me to my room for the whole day on Saturday, but on Friday before I came home from school, my room was stripped from everything but the bed. I had no toys, books, etc. and could only lay there and think about what I had done or sleep. I also had an essay to copy for that one, too. My parents reminded me that tv and toys are a privelege. Not something that they were required to give me. That only had to happen once. With all the writing I had to do, you can tell that my parents are teachers, can't you?

Hope it helps. Just some ideas.

Lol Kris I like your ideas so a big thank you! I was to angry so I told him to decide his punishment. He wouldn't and then asked if he got to watch TV in his room. I said do you honestly belive that you deserve to after telling me lies? He said yes so I said OK go ahead and Daddy will do your punishment when he gets home along with a punsihment that I dole out. So I guess we will take the TV *yeah I get it in my room* (Jason just had to run the cable to my room now), plus he will lose out on the Pinewood Derby. That really sucks for him being as it is a Scouting acticity and he earns a badge for it. I just can not tolerate being lied to or disrespected.:nono: What kills me is after he knows he has blown it he is a total Angel. Oh well...C'est la vie!
Daphne

Mornin!

Daphne, I liked Kris's advice for you about Robert. He is Elena's age, right? Well, we have taken all TV viewing, computer games and videos from her all week until she brings home better grades. She accepted the restriction well and she is doing much better with remembering all her books and papers that she is to bring home for her homework especially after I "told on her" to her teacher. Some times we can be our own kids enemies when we allow them to have so much. I mean, I'm like you ELENA has a TV in her playroom, we don't have one in our room. (what's wrong with THAT picture?) ;) :lol: :shrug: I know for Elena she is very spoiled. I never had a TV in my playroom or even a playroom for that matter. PLUS I had two birthday parties growing up that involved friends from school or church. I think that is why I feel celebrating her birth is so important plus she really looks forward to her big day. It really warms your heart when your child smiles and is happy for her for a change. As for the grades we will soon see. :spin: :coach: It will work out and Robert is very fortunate that he has you who truly cares how he acts and believes someone should be responsible for his actions as far as lying, cheating and not putting your best forward.

Dana, I can totally relate to you about your sister having it better off than yourself. I have one who lives next door to me. :crazy: She has always done better in school and even now drives a car that people try to steal. It was tried to be broken into while she was at the Mall not long ago. You know you make too much money when you drive a vehicle that is big on the thief list. :lol: :rofl: I can't help but feel jealous a lot but we must stop comparing ourselves to our sisters. You are rich in many other ways. You are rich in caring, an excellent mother, wife and daughter. Most of all you are rich because you are a child of God. God looks at each of us with the same value. All those material things do not mean anything to Him and all of us struggle with wanting what we can't have. We both have what we need and for that I am very rich. I bet your hair looks great! I got mine cut the other day too. It is always a trim but he always does something a little different. I think that it would be difficult to remember how you cut someone's hair when you have so many to do. I would really like to be a blonde again so at least when I have my sometimers moments people would understand and say: "oh, that's ok... she's a blonde" :rofl:
Summer, I hope that you were able to get enrolled in your water aerobics class. Don't put it off any longer. Just do it. (sound like a commercial don't I?) How is Jim feeling? Has it warmed up yet? It was a gorgeous day here yesterday and even in the 50's! :cheer:
Rosey, is the bathroom done? I hope so for your sake but maybe it would also give Steve something to do.
Kris, Can you imagine being away from home for 5 months? I can't. I am watching every day for my cd's of the Atlanta conference. :hyper: I didn't get a souvenier at the event so this will be my late souvenier! ;) So, where are we going next? I forget. :lol:
Glen, how are things in Canada? What's the weather like this time of the year. Is it cold? Isn't tomorrow your weigh in. Do you still attend meetings? I've been thinking about doing something drastic because I can't seem to shed those last 8 pounds. I am going back and forth with it and it is driving me crazy. I want to finally be at the point of maintaining... Oh what a dream... :stars:
Sheree, You have been missing in action for a while. Does any one have her email address? Maybe we should try and email her. I am getting concerned about her. :shrug: :?:
I have a funeral to go to this afternoon and tomorrow. So, you all will probably not see me online until maybe tonight. So, have a great day and :grouphug: to each of you.
Donna :wave:

I thought you all would appreciate this. This was a birthday card I received from my sister a couple of years ago. The caption inside the card read:
You've reached the age where the toilet-squatting exercise is the most valuable one you can do.
:rofl:

Hello Everyone... its sooo cold here BURRRRRRRR. In the 20's..I cant remember when its been this cold.. Well I went to enroll in the water class today..but I have to go bacl next week.. The pool was shut down today.. They had a pipe problem and he told me I had to come back..The instructor was not there to talk to me.. Oh well.. I will go back.. I have been doing things around here.. I am getting ready to make a chicken casserole for dinner tonight.. It so cold.. I got a chill and cant seem to lose it...BURRR..

Dana... I bet your hair looks great...I need a hair-cut real bad.. I am going next week for the works.. Color..hi-lite and cut.. I look awful right now.. :lol:
I cant imagine someone pulling a gun on you like that..Thats Unreal..Thats so crazy...Thats not right..I cant get over that..Unreal..Why did she do that??
I was debating on getting in this about the "Step Mother" issue..but I feel I have to say afew things about it... I know that for anyone divorce is a very painful thing..especially on children..its hard on them at any age...but being a "Step Mom" myself and never being allowed to even be part of the family has been very hard..I have done NOTHING to Jim's Children..Jim and his wife separated long before I ever met him.. His children knew that he stayed for them untill they were of age and he sat them down and tried to explain all of that to them and that he did not love thier mother and he wanted his own life. He told them his Love for them would never change.....but I would think if a Dad was there for his children. 100% 24/7...they would only want his happyness..right..wrong..they were to selfish and now they have chidren of thier own..and we are not allowed to see them..We were allowed a few times a long time ago but then they decided not to allow the Grandchildren around because he married me..I could write a book of the ways they have hurt thier father with words and actions..but I wont..cause it will never change...
I have never had a cross word with them..I never tried to be thier Mom..I really never had that much contact with them becasue they prefered it that way.. I was the evil-one that took thier Dad away..They never wanted to know me or have anything to do with me.. I know that thier Mother had alot to do with that..and thats fine but its sad as adults they act this way towards thier father..I guess I always tried to beleive that one day they would see that I didnt take thier Dad away..Thats was between thier Mother and Father and I had Nothing to do with it.. and that I wasnt a evil person..but I guess its just not meant to be..Its really ashame to me..Its the innocent Grand-children that will never know how Wonderful thier Grandfather truley is... Its very Sad to me....
Now with that said...Please always remember...No matter what..All our parents need to be happy...Unless the "Step" really gives you cause to dislike them..please always give them a chance and try to get to know them.You Never know..It might be someone like me at the other end..wanting to be a part of the family...and never understanding why they are hated so much for only loving thier father...or Mother.. I have seen this both ways..in Divorced familys...
I hope that you dont think I am saying this against you Dana.. I am not..
I am not saying this against anyone.I just wanted you all to see another side of things...Please forgive me if I have offended you or anyone..That was NEVER my intent..I just felt I needed to say this...
WOW...thats a good sum back... I hope that you can spend some of it on things you want instead of paying all bills with it. I was hoping that Brett's project would have won..I was sure it was going to win..I was suprised that it didnt.. I hope he wasnt to disapointed..He did a great job on it.... I am sure he will get a great grade on it..Dana..you have so much going for you my Dear sweet lady...Material things are just that..material..we can always find a way to get them..maybe not as many as others but to be able to make people feel loved and cared about..There is No Money in the World can do that..Please remember that..Thats what you do for me and all of us in here..and your famlily too..You are oneof the reasons I am here.. You did that..and I will forever be greatful to you for that.. :love: :wave:

Daphne.. Its so hard to know that right way to punish a child for lying or what-ever.. Its so hard to be a parent..I feel for you..You are so awsome with the job you do alone most of the time..that takes alot of caring to do that..and you are a wonderful caring person and Mother....
I think that Kris has given good advice..and I truley hope that things get better with you and Robert real soon..God Bless you sweetie..:grouphug:

I had to start another post casue I was afraid I would lose it...

Oh Dana I forgot to tell you..We have not gone to the Diabetes classes..with all that has gone on ans we could only get evening appointments and they are real hard to get..Jim said we would wait awhile and see what we could do on our own..So far not to good..but I beleive its due to the lack of exercise...so well shall see..

Donna....Its still tooo cold here for me.. :lol:..I need to be south..I am sure its warmer there....I know that you have had your share of problems with Elena too.. You are a Great Mother..and its a real tough job...I know that she will come through all of this...I am glad that you see that you have plenty of worth..because YOU DO.... I loved what you told Dana..Thats so true and please dont forget that..The card was funny...I could not even do that squat.:lol:.if I did I would never get up again..:rofl: ..I am going back to the water class and get inrolled next week.. I was all geared up for it today and got disapointed but its not their fault a pipe broke.. its the cold weather here..BURRRRRR.. I am like you I am worried about Sheree.. I dont have her email addy..I hope she posts soon..
I liked your commercial.:lol:...:drill:.. I need that....
Jim is doing good..except for his weight..He is like me we need to MOVE OUR BIG BUTTS..:lol:..and we will..:wave:

Kris.. Sounds like your parents knew what they were doing.... You have never forgot the lessons they taught..Thats a wonderful thing and a wonderful testiment to thier great parenting skills. You gave great advice to Daphne..I am sure that she appreciates you taking the time to try help her...Thats so sweet of you..We all in here need each other for many things..support..advice..caring and just a ear and shoulder from time to time..its so nice to know that we all Care about each other..:love:
God Bless ..:wave:

Rosey.. Where are you today??? I hope that your electric is not out again..
:cb: :cb:..:wave:

Mr Ken... How are you today???? How's the weather there????..:wave:

Sheree.. I hope that you are alright..we all are so worried about you..
We hope to hear form you real soon...:wave:

Donna I do have sheree's email. I can try to send her mail and I will email it to you so you can send something to her if you'd like as well. (that's if I haven't accidentally erased it from the email address book.)

Summer what you said didn't offend me at all. I'm glad you shared that part with us to give both sides of the story. To elaborate a bit on my situation, my "step mom" is about 7 years older than my dad. (keep in mind that none of this individually affects my feelings but I'm only offering some details). She sought out after my dad about 20 years ago while working in the same place. She had tried to have sex and I"m not kidding with any married man that would. It was a game to her. Well finally after years of chasing my dad, he gave in to her. They both will tell you this even now and anyone who worked there can testify to this. The 2 of them together tore up our family. She hated my entire family including us girls. We were with my grandmother one day and stopped at a gas station not even realizing that she was in the car next to us. My dad had went into the store and she got out a pistol from the glove compartment and waved it at us. As soon as daddy came out, she throwed it back in the glove compartment to be sneaky about it. My dad tried to break it off with her several times, even quitting his job and getting another one making considerably less pay. She started spreading rumors that she was pregnant with his child which couldn't be true cause he had a vasectomy like 15 years prior to this. She would call my dying grandfather at all hours of the day and hurt him anyway she could. She would mail us nasty stuff and make prank calls. It was very immature of her to act the way she did. When me and my sister got pregnant she called us whores and our kids were *******s.

I could go on but the point I want to make is if she had gotten into my family a better way, I would have accepted it all. I have accepted that they are married but he didn't do it the right way. It was a nasty affair. Me and my sister came in from school one day when I was 16 and she was 13. My grandpa was literally dying with cancer. This was january and he died in august that year in 1990. Everything was stripped in the house. We didn't notice that it was all of his stuff and thought we had been robbed. I called my grandma cause we were scared and my grandpa came over. While he was on his way, I found a letter with my mom's name on it and read it. That was how I found out. Now imagine what it was like to break my mom's heart when she came home from work an hour later. It wasn't pretty and I"ll never forget it.

Anyway, we haven't made plan for the tax money yet. We are late on some bills and i have to get my car in the shop ASAP to see what's going on with it.

Daphne you were given some real good advice on child rearing. Some things I never thought about. I am going to keep those things in mind for myself. I never have trouble as long as DH is home. As long as I survive the weekends that he works, he gets home about 4 hours after they do on school days if he's working.

Thank you all for your comments about me vs. my sister. It's just a pill hard to swallow sometimes. She's younger, skinny, has a job with her own office and is the highest paid female there and didn't even go to college. She got pregnant at 15, had baby at 16 and finished high school. I did graduate HS and even went a little college but don't have a (out of home) job to show for it. I am proud of her though. Everyone comments on her hair which always looks professionally done and I don't really care about mine. :lol: Enough about that....

Anyone got plans for the weekend. It's chilly here but in the high 40's today I think. No plans here. DH will be working next 3 days. He's cooking supper as I type. :) Well I almost erased this so I'd better post it before I lose it.

I forgot to say to rosey that I miss her posting. I noticed or should I say overlooked, that she hasn't been on in 2 days. Hope all is well with you rosey. Stay warm and knock that hubby in the head if you need too. He'll go on. :lol: Just teasing.

Hi everyone..sorry you were all worrried about me just popped in to check my e-mails.. the first ive been up all day...ive been sick..i think its the flu..pounding headache..chills(i was so cold my teeth rattled)then i warmed up to a temp of 101.8..broke out in sweats during the nite..still have headache and temps a little lower..feel kinda achy and out of sorts so have been in bed most of the day..will post again when im better..as i miss all of you too..(((((((hugs)))))))) rosey :wave:

Rosey I hope your neck doesn't hurt as well cause your symptoms sound like meningitis too. Get well quick!

the :cb: found me. it's cold here. it's scale day tomorow.
rosey get well soon. i've had a cold this week.
:) glen

Get well Rosey!

Hey, did no one like my cartoon?? I thought it was funny myself! LOL :shrug:

Best of luck for a great weigh in tomorrow, Glen! :lucky:

I loved the cartoon I am so sorry I forgot to tell you that! Rosey I hope that you are feeling better soon. I might go see the Globtrotters tomorrow. I will have to see how I feel.
Daphne

:cb: are out looking for all the dolls. i guess they are all at the gym. i lost 1.4 today. 10 lbs. gone in 2 weeks. i am making stew for supper. it's *& cold here today. if i had money i'd go south.
:) glen

Hey glen congrats on losing again. That's awesome. You will need to change your name soon. You can't be skinny and be called hefty can you??? And by the way, of course we're all at the gym! You have such a good sense of humor! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ok... trying again...

Summer I am joining you in my computer woos. I am having a time with what seems to be a firewall problem in this new computer we bought today. I am able to be online for a while then it is dropped. It also may be that there is a problem somewhere but I really have had it with my ISP. Both times I have called tonight for help they have tried to sell me more stuff to add on each month. Now, why in the world would I buy more speed to my connection when I can't connect at all?????? :shrug:
Glen, WOW :bravo: :bravo: :cp: :cp: :encore: :encore: Your change in strategy has really paid off! 10 pounds in just two weeks??? WOW!!!!
Daphne, I'm glad you liked my cartoon. Made me smile.
Dana, You think I was at the GYM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????? :lol: :rofl: :lol:
Actually this weekend I attended two funerals and a bonfire. The bonfire was so big the airport called the fire dept. LOL
I'll talk to you all later. I need to try and post this. I lost my other one

:lol: :lol: :lol: OK now you must explain the bon fire to us and how it was explained and how close to the airport it is? Or did an airplane see it and call it in? :lol: I have missed you Donna girl!
Glen congrats on the 10 pounds! I will still say STAY AWAY FROM THE BEER! OK I am a Mom remember?
DId ya all know that if you get your fingers off to the side of the keys even one key off you make gibberish? I am having trouble hitting the right key today!
I have had my shower, washed in my Channel soap, sprayed my Channel cologne and then lotioned my arms in the lothin. I smell good!
We are off to Church in a few but wanted to say HI!
Daphne

Nothing much to report here but we are having a major ice storm that wasn't suppose to get this much out of hand. The porch is covered. i didn't get to go to church today so our normal day of mcdonalds was ruined by the weather. DH is working so I don't know what I will be fixing for lunch or supper but hope that the power stays on. Hope you all are staying warm and dry.

Hi everyone..i finally feel like myself again..gosh thatwas a nasty flu..its a sunny crisp cold day here..yesterday we hired my sil and a freind of his to shovel our deck.. the weight of the snow was too much..what abig job.. but they got it done then we had pizza and beer for them.. they all including the dh had beer and the bs was flying :lol: :?: :lol: .. i have to say tho that my dh laughed and enjoyed him self more than i have seen in along time so i guess the noise and hassle was worth it..i finished the quilt and my dd and i finished painting the bathrm..by then i was pooped and still not feeling the best..woke up this am tho and feel great..mr ken congrats on your loss wow 10# thats alot wtg..donna i want to know about the bonfire too??daphnee i love perfume too..i dont feel dressed unless i have some on :lol: dana hope the storm doesnt last..summer hope you are having a good day and hello kris..i have been struggling with my "diet" since thanksgiving.. my sugars where all out of wack while i had the flu..i was thinking in retospect and every time i fix a meal i head for the carbs..bread potatoes past rice..baked goods etc..ive always been a carb eater and when a few yrs ago i limited them i did real well.. so am going to follow a lo carb plan for awhile and see what happens..i just crave all that junk and bread..but feel awful when i eat them so with me luck..right now i could eat the kitchen table :rofl: :hungry: maybe my appatite is back after the flu but everything wrong looks good..i want to be able to move around better when we go on vacation this july..no more procrastinating.. :?: anyways i feel so much better that am going to bingo tonite..hope im a winner..have not been in awhile..will check in on you all later rosey :wave:

more ice.....
 

I can't get over everything running a normal schedule with your state rosey. Bingo and snow on the ground. That sounds funny to me. We're waiting to get word on schools here but they are sending weekend shifts home at a lot of plants. My dh hasn't called though. I"m worried about him coming home cause this is plain old ice out there and our state doesn't see it much and we don't know how to act or drive in it. Rosey I'm thankful you are feeling better and I would have liked to have seen your little "party you had". :lol:

I'm going to try to attach some pictures of what's been going on here for 5 hours so far.

Hey guys.... hope all had good weekends....

I'll write moore soon.

Kris

Hello Everyone... It looks like snow...:cry:..The news said 6-8 inches possible..starting this evening...I have been making veggie soup all day.
I will be taking Buddy some in a bit..I want to get back home before it starts..
I hope that it blows away..but I doubt it.. :lol:

Dana.. I cant get over the ice storm there..You know when I think of SC.. I diffenently do not think snow..let alone ice.. I am sorry that you got iced in..
I sure hope that you keep your power on..I know all to well about losing it.
I cannot get over your Fathes wife.. I cannot call her step Mom..because I dont think she deserves that title..She sounds like a real doosie...I cant get over all she has done to you and your famliy.. I am so sorry that your Mom had to endure all that..It is truley ashame..and the things she did to you and your sister..she should be ashamed fo herself..I will never understand why people do the things they do. They seem to have no reguard for others..Its sad when they hurt people and do such destructive things..I am so sorry that you had to have such a person in your life..and had to see all the awful things she did and said to you all.. What a poor excuse for a Human Being..
I am glad that you are not offened with what I said.. I didnt want what I said to hurt you or anyone..I just needed to say not all "Step-Mom's" are bad..but I know that you know that..She on the other-hand is really awful..
I hope that your weather gets better and NoMore Ice..:wave:

Donna..Yes my pooter is crazy..I hope that one day someone can show me why it does the things it does.. I hope that you can get your new one straighten out..How flustrating a new pooter and probs already... Unreal...They are real good at wanting to sell you more things but it takes forever it seems like to give tech help....I can relate..believe me..Please tell more about the Bon-fire..How is your weather???..I hope that you get your pooter all fixed as I know how awful it can be..Good :lucky: to you....I loved your cartoon..didnt you see what I said about it before???..I thought it was great.:wave:

Rosey..I am so sorry that you are sick.. Please keep warm and feel better soon.. This flu bug is going around..It seems like all of us has had it..
:grouphug: get plenty of rest and plenty of liquids sweetie..:wave:

Mr Ken..WAY TO GO..10 POUNDS WOW..YOU GO GUY... ..What ever you are doing seems to be working..Keep up the great work..Now I really have to move my lazy butt..and try to get there too....Hope that your cold is better...Take Care...:wave:

Daphne...I love Channel... I want to try the soap and the lotion.. Is that Channel No.5??? I think they make different ones thats why I am asking..I wasnt sure.. I Love perfumes and body lotions..but some of them are so expensive..I feel bad about buying them just for me..:lol:
Hope that you are keeping warm... :wave:

Oh Dana I feel so bad for you. I know how you are feeling with that ice. It really sucks and I do not miss it. They had called for another storm tohit us today but I belive that it passed and went around us or way over us.
Post laters!
Daphne

Hello Everyone..Its another cold day here..We got about 8 inches of snow and now we are getting freezing rain..I will be so happy when its all gone..
I cant go anywhere today...so I am trying to keep busy here...
I saw Buddy last night.. The poor man has lost so much weight..Its so unreal what Chemo can do to people..I hope that he can start eating again and start to feel better..All the kids her are out of school today..not because of the snow..Today was a teacher work day and tomorrow too.. they get off for teacher work days...I see alot of them outside playing in the snow..
Jim is not coming home for lunch..so I will have some time for me..:lol:..
I am so lazy today..I am trying to do things but I find myself right here on the pooter....I need to be moving.. I have some calls to make..so I better get off here....

Daphne....How is your weather??? I hope that you have thawed out from the deep freeze..I am sure you are happy that the ice storm went around you..but it headed our way..:lol:..I hope that all of this cold weather is over soon for all of us..Have a good day..:wave:

Rosey..I am sending you GET WELL WISHES..I hope that you are feeling better...Keep warm and take Good care of you...:wave:

Donna...Dana....Where are you????..Hope that you both are having a good day...Keep warm...I cant believe I am the first to post today....:wave:

Mr Ken....:cb: :cb:..:wave:

Sheree... I hope that we all hear from you soon... We all miss you..:wave:

First of all I will elaborate on the bonfire. LOL This is an annual event held by a couple from our ABF (adult bible fellowship) class from church. People bring their Christmas trees and they have a bonfire. Last year there were about 75 trees, this year there were over 200!! LOL :flame: Anyway, this man's business is located near the GSP International Airport. He contacted someone at the airport before the event and evidently did not speak to the correct person because the word was not passed along. Well, this location is in the path of the landing route to the airport and a jet passing over us radiod the control tower who in turn sent out the fire department! :lol: :lol: :rofl: It was rather large but because of the dryness of the trees did not last long at all. No harm was done and no ticket was given but they told him that next time please call "so and so" LOL Elena was upset because she couldn't roast marshmallows! :o :lol: :shrug:
No school or work today. That's why Summer, I am just now logging on. LOL Elena, her cousins and a couple of other kids on the street were sledding but that quickly came to an end when Elena landed in the creek. It would of been bad because she could of hit the rocks but she didn't. Needless to say, the kids all wanted to go in after that. Elena is all cleaned up, warm and no boo boo's. But I have to tell you it scared me. It's still very cold and the roads are so slick. There have been more than 200 accidents in the last 24 hours and I hope it doesn't do any more tonight.
Rosey, glad you are feeling some better. We just can't be sick can we? :cry:
I'll check in again later you all.
That is if they will let me. LOL :dizzy: :stress: :lol: ;)

Donna I wouldn't even let my kids out in it. It's really dangerous over here. You slip in the grass which is something else for this area. I liked to have not made it back from the mail box the first trip. I stepped into a frozen ditch to approach the box from behind and fell into the ditch. It had muddy water underneath it and it was knee high. I was frozen to the point of not feeling my feet when I got inside. Then the second trip out, I was attempting to find my car. I can't see it and that's no joke. only the tires. The ice on the top and windshield will not give and I"m afraid I will break the glass. Summer may want to reconsider moving to SC. We would rather have the snow to deal with. :lol:

Well that's a quick update here. They are calling for another round of ice in about an hour here. It's in Georgia and Alabama heading right for us. No school again tomorrow. We are running out of food quickly. I didn't plan on having to fix lunch on sunday or having the kids home for at least 2 days. DH liked to have never gotten home lastnight. He skidded all the way and left an hour early this morning. He couldn't get out of our driveway until he put it in 4 wheel drive. At least that works. Hope everyone is warm and dry.

Hi everyone..im having such a nice quiet day..im loving it..finished the quilt..the dh is off getting the car tuned up..and even tho i should be doing housework :?: i decided to be lazy..im feeling lots better but never seem to have any me time so the heck with work today :lol: i was alooser at bingo last nite but we sure had fun..dana am so sorry your weather is all ice please be careful from yrs of living here i might suggest that you carry sand in your car(in an old coffeecan) you can throw it out in front of you if where u park its is to icy to walk..if you cant get sand buy cheap kitty litter..it works the same and dissolves in the spring rain..it gives you traction..even can throw it under the wheels of your car..or in your drive way..steps etc..we keep sand by the front door in abucket..and have the k-litter in the car..i guess we always keep prepared in the winter..also always have extra groceries..as our weather is so unpredictable..donna..what an adventure iwould have liked to have seen that bonfire :lol:..am glad elanas ok was she scared??summer thanks for the kind words..i am much better..daphnee hows your day going is robert behaving now??kris that was good advice for daphnee..are you studying to be ateacher too..what classes are you taking..my dh has a teaching degree..taught school for 3 yrs and then we moved here and became a welder..lifes twists and turns..mr ken are you sloshing from all that water..im finding cutting down on carbs is painful :lol: i have not had any for 2 days now but boy am i getting the rouphage vegies and fruit etc but im STARVING :lol: :?: :lol: so maybe i should modify this abit..ya think :lol: my oldest daughter has asked us to babysit in aug becuz theres a good chance that they are going to africa to help build a school for orphaned kids..its sponsered by my sil sister"s church its for 2 weeks..its such a worthwhile project but the thought of them over their with all thats going on in the world and the fact that there will be armed guards in some places scares me for them..they are just talking about it now so im keeping my oppions to myself.. what do you all think of this..on one hand i think its such a neat thing to do..on the other i feel ashamed that i fear for them..anyways food for thought..will check in later rosey :wave:

Hi..me again..theres a web site for that mission in africa you can check it outits http://www.watoto.com see what you think??rosey:wave: :dizzy: :lol:

Very interesting site, Rosey.

Dana, did your mail even come yesterday? Ours didn't. Jim finally made it out to the mailbox today to mail some things just in case they came today and ended up sprinkling some left over ice cream salt to make it there. Things are starting to melt some and I just hope alot does before it freezes over again tonight.

It's still cold, but hey we still have power too! So for that I am VERY thankful!

STay warm, dry and most of all safe!

Donna

Yes we got mail donna. We live on the main road here but my mom and grandparents who live just off the road here didn't get theirs yesterday. I find that interesting that people use that ice cream salt in icy situations. You know it's used for ice cream to help your ice not not melt as quickly and to stay cold and frozen so I don't know why it can be used to melt it do you?? It's up to near 40 here right now so everything is melting but after it gets in the 20's tonight all of this water will be slippery.

Hello Everyone.. Its sleeting here now and its been that way most of the day and we are getting more snow tonight..Its really so bad that there will be no school tomorrow..the ice is really bad.. Its so slick in the parking lot.. I pray that the power stays on...I really worry about that..My pooter has been crazy..Untill I can get someone here to help me I have to deal with it..
Thats why I am just now getting on line..
I have dinner in the oven..and watching it sleet outside..:cry:

Rosey.. I am glad that you are better..I understand your fears..and please dont be ashamed..its a real threat there..I dont know what to tell you..I just pray that if they go they will be alright..its for a noble and wonderful reason.. God Bless them..Sorry you lost at Bingo..but I am sure you will win again..Go ahead take it easy..You have been sick..Housework will always be there no matter what :lol:..I will look at that website..:wave:

Donna..I still cant get over the ice and snow there...Its real bad here too.. I am glad that Elena didnt get hurt..Kids love to do things like that..Go fast on a sled..etc..She didnt give that creek a thought I am sure.. :lol:.I know it scared you..I would have been scared too...I loved the Bon-fire story..I can imagine the panic of the pilot when he saw it..:lol:...Hope that your weather lets up soon and mine too :wave:

Dana.. I hope that you are alright after falling like that..It might not show on you untill later..I hope you are alright..I went to the car today and turned around and went back inside..it wad too slipery for me..The ice was awful..They put some salt down and it did nothing.....Jim had a hard time going to work this morning.. I pray he doesnt fall in this mess...I cant get over the ice you all get.. I just never thought of SC like that..but Now I know:lol: and I still want to move there..:lol: Does MB get this kind of weather??? Keep war and be careful ..:wave:

Hi everyone...your weather sounds awful..all that ice..did you see my post about getting cheap kitty litter to carry in your car etc(sand is better tho)sprinkle it in front of you as you walk.. also the paths and steps..it can even give you traction if you get stuck by throwing it under and around your tires..and it dizzolves in the spring rains..this really helps..another quiet day..laundry and putting things back in order..just watched american idol..im stunned..and laughing alot..what makes some of those people think they can sing :lol: i have not had carbs for 3 days now..my sugar levels have come down to normal..that surprized me..but im sure struggling as im not satisfied..i wanted to try this as my sugars where getting higher than i like and after thinking about it i always head for the carbs when eating..bread esp..i dont plan on eliminating all of them but certainly provded my body doesnt handle carbs well.. :?: we are going to anch tomorrow for the dh dr appt..we will probably stay overnite..will check in when i get home..stay safe everyone ((((((((((hugs))))))))))))..rosey:wave:

Have a good and safe trip rosey. We'll miss you. Thanks for all of your ice suggestions. What we had melted yesterday is worse today cause it's 27 degrees out there now with 30 to 40 mph winds. School is on a 2 hour delay. I just hope I don't get stuck in these icy patches trying to get out of here. We plan on getting groceries today as well but will only have 4 hours to get anything done before school lets out.

Rosey, By the time you read this you will have returned from your trip. But, please know that I wish you a safe, and successful visit into Anchorage today. I am glad you are feeling better.

Dana, schools are closed again today here. We drove out some last night and the main roads were ok but the secondary and back roads to the school was really bad and that was when it was 44 degrees out last night. Jim went to work today and he said there were some spots but he took his time and was fine. The temps are suppose to be a little warmer today so it should melt what is left of the ice stuff. If there isn't school tomorrow I'll be really surprised. :shrug: :dizzy: Still I am so glad that we got through this ice storm without losing our power!

Summer, I was chatting with my sil in NJ and she was saying it's suppose to get really bad there today. I sure hope you are not in the middle of the storm that is heading up northwardly. MB doesn't usually see snow and ice that's for sure. We live in the upper part of the state nearest to the mountains so that is why we see more if any. Alot of people have this misconception that if you live in the south there is always magnolia blooms and hot weather I think just like we associate the North with snow all the time. But alot of times the same kind of weather my sil is having in NJ we would be experiencing the same temps. so it's not a easy thing that there mother nature stuff! ;) :lol: :rofl: I can hear the sweet sounds of water melting and going down our water spouts on the outside of our house. LOL Such a sweet, sweet sound. :) :smug: :yes: Snow is nice but not that ice!!! LOL

I am hoping to be able to venture to the drug store and grocery store today as well. We were not prepared for a lock in but still had plenty to eat which showed up on my scale this morning for there wasn't a change in weight. :( I may have mentioned that I have to take medication every day for my acid reflux/hiatal hernia disease or GERD as you may have seen it. I ran out before the weekend and was going to get the over the counter medication till I could get another mail in prescription from my doctor. Well, because of the weather that didn't help with my procrastination and now I am suffering. The hital hernia is really giving me a fit. Yesterday the pain was so bad that if I didn't know any better I would of thought it was a heart attack. I get so mad at myself for not doing better than that. It's not like I didn't see it coming that the prescription was running out. BUT dumb me thought well, whats a few days without the medicine. It shouldn't be that bad but it is. So... off to the drug store we go today!

glen, kris, daphne and sheree hope all is well and warm wherever you are today. Oh Kris, I received my cd's of the Beth Moore conference I attended in Atlanta. Brings back such great memories! :)

TTFN everyone and have a good day.

Donna

Hello Everyone.. Its another day of diggin out of this stuff..:cry:..Schools are closed and prob be closed tomorrow..It so cold and all the ice..I worry about the power still..Its windy too..Jim said the roads were really bad in places this morning and the secondary roads were not good at all because of the ice..I told him to be real careful out there..Everyone is so sick of this stuff..
I cant get over all the bad weather all of us are having.. I sure hope we all get the thawed soon..:lol:..

Rosey..I bet your quilt looks beautiful..Thank-you for all your ice tips..I have used the kitty litter one before and it does work..I just hate ice.. It so dangerous..I have fell before and I know how that feels.. Have a safe trip to Anchorage and I hope that the Dr's vist goes well..I know that its so hard to do without carbs.. It what fills us up.. I can understand how you feel..but its good that you know how they effect your body and sugar levels..You are doing so good..Hang-in-there Rosey..You can do it..:wave:

Donna..You are right about when we think of the south..We do usualy get what Jersey gets weather wise..We did get that storm and the ice is bad here..Now I see that you being in the mountain area get ice and snow..I am glad that MB does not :lol:..I hope that you get your meds soon for your acid-reflux..I know that its painful.I have done the same thing let me meds run out then wish I had not...Be careful going to the pharmacy..all that ice..
How is you elbow doing?? Ihope its better...I had to laugh reading about you listening at the ice melt..I hope it melts here and soon..Jim has the truck and I wont drive the car in this mess.. I have been inside and I need to get out..:lol:..Hopefully that will be soon :wave:

Dana...Please be real careful..that ice is so dangerous..I wonder why your schools didnt close??? They are closed here cause the roads are to bad..
I hope that you can get all of your shopping done before school is out..
I am gonna try to go out tomorrow..I hope I can I have a hair appointment for the works..I go to different places to get my hair done.. One for cut another for color and hi-lit..Its a pain but I am happy with the results..
Does your grocery store get real crowded when its bad weather??? Ours does..It like everyone for miles comes..Its so crowded..the lines are real bad..it takes forever to check out..Thats why I pick up a little extra here and there just in case..I hope that you get all done and be careful out there..
How are you doing?? I was concerned about you falling..Ihope that you are alright..:wave:

Daphne...Where are you???? :cb: :cb: :mag: ...I hope that you are alright and not snowed in. I Miss you.:wave:

Kris...Where are you???? ...:cb: :cb: :cb:....How are things with you..
I miss you :wave:

Mr Ken...How is you weather???? Are you getting alot of snow??? :wave:

Summer the only problem I had with the falling incident was getting my feet, shoes and legs soaking wet and frozen to the point of no feeling in my feet for about half hour. I had them in front of a heater for a while. Myrtle beach doesn't normally see any wintry weather but they did get some ice late on sunday. Our schools went back today cause it's in the 40's now and with the exception of the little bits of ice in shady spots, it was well enough to get them back to school. I did make it to the grocery store to the tune of $250 too. Geesh! Well I will post later. I only have about 45 minutes before school gets out. What a short day and I have laundry to finish. Not to mention I haven't eaten anything today. By the way, I gained 1/2 pound this week.