Hi everyone!

Ginny, congrats on the 1.5# That's terriffic!!

Candy, those "poor" people must be crazy!! They must be deaf if they can't hear themselves-ha ha!! I like Simon... I didn't used to, but he grew on me.

I'm heading over to the chat room so see you there!! Hi to everyone else.

Good afternoon all!
candy, yes my Dh is due in this friday, so only 2 more days to go!! I'm getting so excited. And then on saturday we will all go visit my best friend, whom he has been friends with since she was about 8 years old, so we are all old friends, makes for a nice visit. Sounds like you are really making your way of eating into a lifestyle. Are you going vegetarian? You are doing great. When is your WI day again? I know what you mean about Simon being harsh on American Idol. Sometimes I can't believe how blunt he is, but I look at it this way, some of those people need to be told the truth, and that is what he does. He tells them how it is. He's been in the music business for most of his life and doesn't have time for wannabees, he's looking for real talent. but yes, he could be a bit nicer. It seems this season though he's a little more cheerful. Did anyone else notice this?
Ginny congrats so much on your WI!!!!! You will always be my mentor, lol. What was your meeting about? Did I tell you my aunt just joined WW? I'm happy to say that I was able to help her choose it and she is so happy with it so far. She says I'm the one who inspired her to join, just like you did me. I know she will do well on it also.
Well, in the next month or so we will be completely re-doing some of this house so I am scouring the net for ideas on color schemes and decorating tip and bathroom remodeling. We will be finishing our laundry room off, painting and re-decorating our living room, painting and re-decorating our bedroom which includes finishing our makeshift closets (this room was a family room when we moved in and we made it into a master bedroom) doing something with our dining area,etc. So much work ahead of us and want every one of those rooms to have a completely new look. We will do it all ourselves so I am looking for ideas. So I will talk to you all later!!

Sorry I missed ya'll in the chat room. FIL showed up at my house at 2 and stayed awhile. ttyl

I'm going to make this quick-

Spryng, I'm very happy for you getting to redo your house! We are going to be making some changes in our house too. I would like to close in the carport. Dh says thats o.k., but I doubt it will happen until we decide to have another baby. What colors are you thinking of using? I love to hear about things like that. Make sure to take before and after pictures so we can see them, o.k.? I just bought a chandelier(sp) for my dining room. That sounds fancy doesn't it? It's not fancy at all. It's midnight gold finish and has a country rustic feel to it. My house is ranch style, so I tried to stay with something that fit the house. I really like it. We bought it at Lowe's.

Geri, I thought about you today as I was folding and putting away my laundry!!

Ginny, congrats on the 1.5lb loss!!

Candy, I hope your meal turned out good!

Ricci, I hope your back get to feeling better soon!

Well, I guess I'm off to bed. The kids went to bed early tonight! Can you believe it??? TTYL!

Good evening everyone

Andrea, congrats on folding and putting away your laundry ... Spryng, I never did see a comment from you on that That's me saying "fold it, fold it, fold it ... don't let it sit, just fold it!"
Sorry we missed you in the chat room. Don't know if I'll make it tomorrow or not. I have to take my relatives to the airport so my Mom will come watch the kids. Depends what time she leaves.

Spryng & Andrea for not being able to see the Dh every day ... I'm in a smilie mood tonight!! Do you at least get to talk to them often?

I was just re-reading your post Candy and realized that I forgot to look at the morningstar farms stuff at the grocery store tonight. Darn it!! I went to Walmart first and got stuck in the wrong line of course....price check from **** took forever then I had to get groceries. It will be too darned cold to get out of my car tomorrow!! Tomorrow's menu is soup for dinner. There's nothing like a good old fashioned can of Campbells now and then to warm you up. East to prepare and not all that unhealthy for you ... some are high in sodium though I don't care.

Well I'll let you ladies go and talk to you sometime tomorrow!! Take it easy and stay warm!!

Good night!

Sorry if I missed anyone!!

Good evening all!
Geri, yes I do get to talk to DH all the time. We call each other constantly. I looked at my cell phone bill and we spent 4000 minutes on the phone with each other last month so yes, we chat alot, lol. And guess what? I did get my laundry folded but it is neatly stacked in my laundry room, I still need to put it all away. So tomorrow is my major cleaning day so you all probably won't see me until tomorrow evening. I'm shutting down this computer until I am done. I have been so lazy about it this week. I'm blaming TOM, hopefully he's leaving soon.
Andrea, I'm not sure what colors I want yet. That is what I was looking for today, color schemes. My living room set is in hunter green so any suggestions on wall color that will compliment hunter green? I'm thinking maybe some wainscoating (sp?) with a nice wall paper above it, or a nice taupe paint or something. But I may change my mine. My room I'm thinking something with sage. I am going to make a draped canopy for my bed to really give it a romantic feel. The bathroom is a clean slate... I can do anything in there. But I'm thinking light purple or maybe a soft yellow with lavendar or something light and airy since it is a tiny space. Any suggestions? But I'll take plenty of pictures as we go to share with you all.
I wanted to let everyone know I am changing my WI day, Friday's will now be my WI day instead of Saturdays. It's more convenient for me when DH comes home so I'm switching.
Well I need to get in bed. I hope everyone has had a great OP day and tomorrow will be the same. I'll miss posting in the morning but I have to get this house in order. So I'll talk to you sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening. So until then... G'nite!!

Good morning!
Just a short visit here- I have a dumb meeting this am (safety refresher, so it is really not dumb- just that I would rather be home!) and lots to do.

Spryng- that sounds exciting about your house redo. Are you still on the market to move, or are you redecorating to stay? Do you have cable??? I get some great ideas from HGTV- you might also try thier web site and boards. Leave a post on the decorating board with all the details of the room- the amount of natural light and other features of the room that might prove tough to deal with (colors from adjoining rooms that are very visible/dominating) etc.... usually I get great responses there! Are there any accent colors present in the LR set/ accent pillows? that is a great place to pick up color ideas from. (can you tell I love to decorate......just don't have the time or bucks to do a bang up job here). Glad that Dh is coming home soon.

Geri- I hear ya, sometimes there is nothing like a soup meal! And the cleanup is great.
Do you ever make your own soups? Then you can make a bunch- control the fat and salt a bit and freeze some for later. Got a favorite soup?

Andrea- your country rustic chandelier sounds pretty!!!!!! Is that is how the rest of your house is decorated? We bought our dr chandelier at Lowes also- they have a really nice lighting dept, I think. Glad your gang went to bed early- a little break for you!

Who did I miss??????? Hopefully not anyone!
Gotta go. No walk today........ or at least not yet. I hope to get a brief one in later.
Oh, Spryng- I did not stay for the WW meeting- just too busy a day.
See ya later!
Ginny

Good Morning!

Spryng, I hope you are getting a lot done! I know what you mean about putting the house cleaning off. I am still getting adjusted to having the kids all to myself. Dh is usually a lot of help. My house has suffered with him being gone. I'm going to have to get busy though, he's coming home tomorrow night! I LOVE lavender and soft yellows. So that would be my choice in a bathroom if I had a clean slate to work with.

Geri, soup sounds sooo good. I make homemade veg. and freeze leftovers for a quick meal. I love it with corn bread, but, if I'm really watching my points, I will eat fat free saltine crackers.(only 1 point for 5 crackers) Anyway, I hope you enjoy your meal!!!

Ginny, yes, my house is country. Not crafty country, but old antique country. When both of my grandmothers died, I got a bunch of their old glassware and things like that. So, I love that stuff sitting in my house b/c it has meaning plus it's pretty. I'm very casual. I don't like things too fussy. What is your style?

Well, I'd better go, I've got a lot to do today. I can tell tom is on it's way. I'm craving carbs like Pizza Hut!! YUM!!!!!

Good morning all!
I know I said I wouldn't be on here until later but my SIL needed me to look up a recipe so I had to get online to do it. But my housework is coming along nicely. All my laundry is caught up, my kitchen is clean, my living room is clean, all I have left is the bathroom and the bedrooms so that won't take too long.
Ginny, no we are not going to move. Instead of using what little money we have are getting from taxes on a large down payment, we are going to buy a mini van instead. Which we really need because my poor little car is dying on me. Doesn't want to start when I need it to half the time. So we decided to just wait another year on a new house and work on fixing this one up in the mean time. So I will be doing lots of home projects over the course of this year. And yes I have cable and I love all those decorating shows. Trading Spaces is one of my favorites.
Andrea, I hope TOM doesn't get the best of you. Thankfully mine is about over. But I get really hungry around that time too and want to eat my house down.
Well, got to finish up this house. TTYL!

Just a quick check in......and a comment. I wish I could be consistent with my eating!
Just having a tough time these past few days, but TOM approaching might have something to do with that!!

Spryng- glad your housework is going well- I hope to get a lot done tomorrow! Sounds like a wise choice with the van- good transportation is so important with little ones!!

Andrea- your antiques sound neat!!!!! I am just starting to really get into them- just from an arms length, that is. I do not have the time/means to go to auctions- but I do enjoy the rustic look. Guess my decorating style is country- with some leanings toward the french country look. (Dh is a traditional man.....so we get into some interesting clashes! We need Michael Payne!)

Survived the morning. Now I have to go pick up the kiddies and get thru the rest of the day. Ds has a bball game- which we will be getting to see some of. Gotta go-
see ya later!
Ginny

Good afternoon everyone,

Good going on the housecleaning Spryng. I had to vac the entire house because of the dog hair. MIL is going home Friday but she doesn't want the dog back yet I guess I'll have to put up with him a little while longer. Dh offered to call his sister to see if they would take him. I said no, that we offered so I'll stick to it. It just made me realize how much I don't want one. I just can't stand the begging for food and always under my feet ... and the hair. Oh well, I've done my good deed for the year

Dh & I decided that we would take Will with us to FL sometime in March. We were going to go alone, but I felt guilty. Will really enjoyed it last year so we'll see just how much he likes his first airplane ride. We drove last time but we're only going for about 5 days and don't want to waste 2 driving. We can stay by BIL house for free. He lives just outside of Fort Lauderdale. Mom will babysit Tony.

Ginny, I have the same consistency problem sometimes. Guess we all go through it once in a while. Just got to get back on track ... the hardest part.
You can do it!!

Andrea, your style sounds nice. Mine is kind of casual country ... not the blue goose thing and not antique, just comfy casual I guess.

Candy, Ricci, and anyone else out there, hope your day is going well.

Good evening all!
I am so upset with myself right now. I didn't want to cook tonight so I went to walmart to get a few things I needed and then over to Arby's for dinner. I went to dotties site before hand so I knew what the point values were for everything on their menu. Well... I had 13 pts to use so I saw that a roasted chicken sandwich deluxe was 5 pts and then a small curly fry was 7 pts so that would have been perfect. So I get there and they don't have roasted chicken deluxes at this one. And I didn't write anything else to get as backup because I thought they would have it. Mistake number one... so I looked over the menu and saw grilled chicken deluxe... I asked how it was made and it didn't have mayo so I thought it should be around the same number of pts. I was way wrong. I ate it and my fries on the way home and then I got online to double check the point value and guess what?! It was 10.5 pts for the sandwich, so my entire dinner was 17.5 pts! Now I am 4.5 pts over my target and my WI is tomorrow!! I am so upset. I have been guzzling water like crazy and hoping it will flush me out before tomorrow morning. It just irritates me because I have been OP all week and then unintentionally sabotaged myself. Ugh. So I will post my WI in the morning but don't be suprised if it's a gain. I know I won't be but I will be very upset. I've been doing so good and trying so hard and last week I had a little gain due to TOM but this week there shouldn't have been one but I think I will see one anyway because of my mistake. Sorry to go on and on. It just really got to me.
On the other hand I did wax my legs today and that made me feel good. First time I have did it. It didn't hurt one bit. I don't think I'll ever go back to razors now. very smooth.
Geri, what do you do in Florida? Disney World? I hope we get in a nice family vacation this year too. I want to take the kids to Sea World in Texas. And I hear you about the dog. We had two outside dogs last year and they lasted about a month and I couldn't take it anymore so we found them another home. I would like a small inside dog someday... but probably when the kids are grown, lol. I just don't have the time or effort for taking care of any other living thing right now besides my family.
Ginny, you have been doing a great job lately and had a great WI, don't let TOM get you down. You'll be fine once it passes.
Sorry I didn't chat today. The kids went down for their naps at 2 pm today and I took a long hot shower (and then waxed and all that) so I took some "me" time this afternoon. I rarely do that so it was nice to pamper myself, if you call waxing pampering, lol.
I guess I need to get off of here. Dh should be home sometime before noon tomorrow. I'm so excited. I've missed him so much the past 3 weeks. But I need to finish up this water and get in bed. I'll be here in the morning to post my WI. G'nite!

Hi guys,

Just a quick good night. ER is a rerun tonight ... now why is that?????? So I had better take advantage of this opportunity to work on some stuff around here!

Check in with you tomorrow. Have a great night everyone!!

Good Evening All!

Not much has been going on here. I went to my mom and dad's house tonight. My dad grilled hamburgers again. I guess Thurs. night is turning out to be hamburger night! They were really good though. My dad is such a good cook! Dh is coming home tomorrow night and I still have a lot to do. I didn't get as much done as I had planned. I guess I will be busy in the morning cleaning house and finishing up the laundry. We usually go to his parent's house to visit, but I don't think we are doing that this weekend. They live about a hour away. I'm kind-of feeling selfish. I figure if they want to see him bad enough, they can come visit me. I don't mean to sound ugly, but if we have to go visit people on the weekend, it doesn't leave much time for "us". Ya know? I can tell I'm tired, I'm getty grouchy!!!!!!

Spryng, I am soooo sorry about your mess up tonight. I had a dream the other night that I blew it too. I was sooo mad until I relized it was only a dream. Don't fret though, I really don't think it will hurt you.
So, did you buy the waxing kit at WalMart? I don't know if I would have the guts to do that. I'm a wimp! I'm glad Dh will be home at noon. I know you are VERY EXCITED!!! I hope you have a really good visit. How long will he be in for?

Geri, I hope you got a lot done tonight. Talk to you tomorrow!

Hi Candy, Ginny, Jackie, Ricci!

I'll TTYL!!!!!