Weighty Issues #15
 

WEIGHTY ISSUES #15


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Welcome to the May edition of the Weighty Issues Thread. We are a group of awesome women who support each other through the highs and lows of every day life--it's not just about weight loss, it's about LIFE. If you have something to say or need a shoulder to cry on, Weighty Issues is the place to be. Come on in, grab a chair and stay and chat a while. You'll be glad you did!
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Angie

Good Morning!! I am so sorry that I havent been here the last few days but we had a bit of drama here. This is what happened, can someone please tell me what I should do next because I am stumped?

Thursday after school Corey came out to me and my sister and said that the teacher insulted us all at school today. I was shocked so I asked him what she said. She is a lady who hasnt been letting the kids eat all of their breakfast this year at school(our school district offers free breakfast and damn it if it is there then they are gonna eat it!!!) So I never said anything about that because I figure I am not at school everyday so I didnt want to start running my mouth without knowing for sure what was going on anyhow back to the original story.

Corey said that at Breakfast that morning the teacher sat at the table with the 5th graders and they were all talking about their pets. Corey asked her if she had seen his dogs and she said "yes that isnt a jack russell is it? because I hate those things they are stupid and they bark all the time. " okay whatever. She then said "Hey Corey how did a crow and a bald eagle ever manage to get together to have 3 mutants?"(remember Jay is follically challenged) My jaw almost hit the floor so I made him keep saying it to try to figure out what happend. He said she said it in front of everybody and they all laughed and said yeah Corey how did a crow and a bald eagle manage to make 3 mutants. Now this is a taunt that a little girl in their class started a while ago. So I then called Alicia out of her room and all I said to her was"What happened at breakfast today?" and she then told me the exact same story!!!! I was shaking so bad that I wanted to rip that womans head off. They also said that she called one of their friends ugly and her friends mam had already called the school before they came home and *****ed them out for it.

Anyway that isnt the best part. I then in the morning got ahold of the principal and told him what happened. After the fourth time he still didnt get it and I was ready to bawl because it hurts me that my kids get teased by the other kids they dont deserve that **** from an adult. He still didnt understand so I said "well, I assume I am the crow and my husband is the bald eagle and my 3 kids are the mutants." So he said he would talk with her that morning because he had to see her anyway(because of the calling the girl ugly) So the day goes by and I hear nothing....until the kids get home.

They got called out of class by the teacher I made the complaint about and she took them into the stairwell and said "why are you lying, I would never say that. My job is on the line here, etc." Then another teacher saw her making big hand gestures and walked over and started to get in on it and said"Corey is this another one of your lies? How did you 2 ever come up with that story? ,etc. until they had Alicial bawling and Corey on the verge. They then said "okay if you guys are going to keep telling lies then we are going to the principals office right now, lets go? By the time they got to the principals office Corey had broken down and started to cry. Supposedly she says she never said it(of course she would say that) even though they had 2 other kids from the table come in and say they heard her.AAAAHHHHH!!!! I am so pissed!!! What should I do now? I do not think a teacher who had a complaint made against her should have been able to take them out of their classroom and intimidate them like that and threaten them with the principals office. Can you imagine how scared they were to tell me they were treated wrong and then to get cornered by the same person like that. I am not a mother who thinks her kids are perfect by a long shot but I definately belive them on this because they told me seperately the same thing and they are really upset by it. I dont konw what to do now. This woman the kids say is always rude like that until another teacher walks into the room and then she is all smiles and nice. She also works in the resource room with the handicapped kids.She also saidyesterday morning when the twins walked in for breakfast :oh it was quiet but it wont be now" Alicia says the teacher really doesnt like Corey.He is a hyper boy but damn it like their arent any other hyper boys in the 5th grade!!!!!

Okay, end of my rant I think. I havent really slept for the last 2 days because I keep thinking about it.

We have played tennis a few times and we are getting better. I actually like to play. We bought some kids racquets so the kids can play too.

I plan to stay home today and restain my deck. I found a FHA house in town that is going up for auction this month and it is totally redone inside(new kitchen and master bedroom with a bath in the basement,it has the original hardwood floors,etc)I told Jay to buy it to resell until I saw the inside through the windows. It has everything I ever wanted. I used to read the ads when they were trying to sell it through a realtor so now that it is forclosed noone can get inside so they wont know that it is a total remodel. The only bad thing about it is that it borders another street in the backyard and there are gross trailers behind the house right on the property line but I would imagine a nice big fence would take care of that. Anyways the minimum bid is $4450.00!!!! We are gonna bid on it and see if we get it then we will move there and sell my house and actually live rent free forever!!! That would set me up for the future. If I get that house but I continue to put the same amount in the bank then in 8 years when the kids graduate I will have $60,000.00 saved up. It really sounds like the smart thing to do in the long run ugly neighbors or not.

Well, I am sorry this is so long and yes Julie, I will be here this weekend so keep posting girl and I will post back. Love ya!!!

Sorry to be away so long. We had a very long week of testing.
Angie, I was appalled when'I read your post. If you don't get satisfaction from the principal, go see the superintendent; threaten to go to the media. The first thing you should do is have Corey transferred out of the class to another teacher, if there is another one. Go and sit in the classroom and observe; you have every right to do that. One can usually tell if someone is nervous and not doing things normally, you'll even see it in the kids' faces. If you are denied that, talk to the superintendent. If the superintendent does not satisfy you, go to the school board. The board is the superintendent's boss. Make a surprise visit during breakfast. You'll have to sign in with the office, but you don't have to let the cafeteria or the teacher know ahead of time. That teacher should probably not be in the classroom. Also, voice your concern about her pulling your kids out of class. Demand a meeting with the principal, teacher, yourself, and your kids. I hope this helps.
Maybe someone should remind, or teach, that teacher that "crows" are one of the most aggressive birds and bald eagles are a symbol of strength. :D

Cal

Thanks Cal. I am going to put it in writing and send a copy to the principal and the Superintendent this way it is on file for the future if needed. Our schools consolidated last year so my twins are in the 5th grade but they go to the middle school. There isnt enough room for everyone in the cafeteria in the mornings so the 5th grade eats breakfast in the art room and she supervises them. That is why I dont understand why they dont believe my kids. I doubt 2 10 year olds and another 10 year old would get together and plot up a scheme to get the morning breakfast person fired. :lol: I really dont want her to have anymore contact with my kids period in the future.

Summer, I am like you in the respect that I too get mad and think why cant I eat this or that too. I just need to learn that I could if I could control myself with it. That is hard for me.

Julie, My parents have been married for 32 years. We arent all that close as I have already said though.

We took our junky old delivery car out today to go buy some tires and we went to Wendy's to eat before we picked them up and the car died in the drivethrough. :yikes: We had to push it back out of the drivethrough and wait for his dad to pick us up. Luckily we left the dogs home(his dad hates dogs) and we have a tow dolly so they are now going back to pick the junkpile up. I am just glad that it didtn happen to him at 2:30 in the morning while he was delivering or something.

That is about it for me today. Whats up with everyone else

Are you kidding
 

Angie - are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That should never happen. I would Cc the super on any lettter but also let the super know that the teacher took the kids out to intimidate them. A child should feel supported not scared to go to school because of a teacher. I would also get statements from other kids at the table if you can so it is not just your sons word against hers. I am so sorry that this is happening. Media is the last resort. Is there a PTA board you can go to to address greivances? I know the school board should be meeting in a public forum - I think this should be put in the minutes then it is a matter of public record.
I had to write as soon as I saw your post. Keep your chin up! Things will get better. Good luck with the house too - you never know how things can work out.

Hi to everyone else!

Summer

Hi Girls

Sorry I have not been here all day. I could not get signed on for some reason. I had hus take a look at the computer and he showed me what to do. I had a huge steak dinner with fried onions and mushrooms. Yum it was so darn good! I got some cleaning in today. Set up a new little table chest for my kitchen with hus and the kids played outside since it is going to be cold tomorrow. My skin is so dry yet from the winter months, I indulged and got time to put lotion on this body :lol:....Angie I am sure you can relate about the dry skin ;).

Angie I wish I could reach through the computer and give you a great big hug. I agree with everyone else about that teacher. That is just terrible. Kids are so sensitive at that age you have to worry if it is going to hurt their self esteem. She should be punished! Ugh that makes me mad. And on top of that your car breaks down....you poor thing. Like Summer said you keep your chin up! Be proud of your kids and your family :). Luv ya girl!


Cal nice to see you back! Hope life slows down for you a bit.

Well its getting late and I would like to get to bed at a decent hour! It seems like we all have been having some kind of stress in our lives lately. I am glad I have you all to talk to. Life can be so darn hard sometimes. Hugs to everyone! Julie

Good Morning! It is gonna be another hot one today I think. We have been over 80 degrees for the last 2 days. It is supposed to get cold and rainy again tomorrow but it was nice while it lasted anyways.

Thanks for your support guys. It means alot to me. I know they wont ever do anything about this teacher but the least they could have done was to make sure she doesnt have contact with my kids, especially since I wasnt the only one to have filed a complaint about her behavior that morning. Brittany has been complaining about a couple of teachers that throw things at the kids in her class all year too. And yet the school has done nothing about any of it. I am so close to yanking them out and homeschooling them myself. :lol: Can you just see me with them all day and night. :yikes: I had always hoped that they would like school and be able to make friends,etc. I never ever worrried about how a teacher would treat them. I just need to figure out the easiest way to go about this for me because I almost lost it Friday and started to bawl like a 2 year old when I was talking to the principal. I am not a very confrontational person and I get upset easily when I think my kids have been wronged and I am afraid that bawling seems to be my coping mechanism. If that makes any sense at all.

Jay had to take some clean clothes up to his moms bakery because Corey wanted an ice cream and didnt know the machine wasnt turned on so he is covered in ice cream. :lol: She said he took a bath in it because all it does if the machine is off is spray the air out of it and blow what was inside the tube for ice cream out. Poor kid.

I kept dreaming about the auction house last night. I had dreams of remodeling the rooms that werent done already and adding fancy extras because If I won a bid for $4500.00 then I could afford to make it as nice as I wanted. That would be so cool.I guess it woulkdnt matter if the neighbors were *******s since I seem to be surrounded by them now anyway in my everyday life. :lol:

I will check back later, I am going to try to get some sun in before work.

Hi Girlies

I wanted to say really quick hello. I am making Shepards pie for dinner and a frozen blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream on top :devil: :o :)! Portion control, right? I hope so.

Angie I hope you are having a better day. Good luck with that house. Sorry I can't stay longer, have to get back to cooking. I am so glad you have been here this weekend. Even though you had a rough couple of days. Check in later babes. Julie

Okay girls I threw portion control out the window this weekend. I don't even want to get near the scale. The kids don't really like pie so hus and I finished their's up, along with their ice cream! I can hardly move at all I am so full, dh feels the same way. But this is a new fresh month and week ahead, so I am really motivated to stay OP and be good with portion control. I told hus that I want to try and make healthy suppers this week. No corn dogs, nothing fried or anything bad. I might write out a menu for the week if I get some time to do it. It is just so easy to turn the oven on and throw in a double cheese pizza though isn't it? I can't be lazy though, I have to cook healthy meals and set a good example for the kids. At least the one who will try new things :lol:.

Kempy I hope you had a good weekend.

Angie I really hope your kids are not nervous or scared to go to school tomorrow. I just can not believe that teacher throws things. I mean if they do not like children they should not have chosen that profession, period! It is a weird world out there today and you think you should not have to worry about your kids at school but everything is different from when the time we were in school. Your a great mom and they know you will stick up for them. Give them a great big hug and a kiss, they know you believe in them and that is what is most important to a child :). How was your eating this weekend? Did you ever get your food at Wendys while your car was broke down? I would have probally ordered everything on the menu, being so stressed. This week will be better for you for sure!

Noelle how ya doing girl? Miss ya like crazy. You always make me laugh and smile when I read your posts. I hope you are doing okay. PM me if you want to talk sometime. I am always here as you know :lol:! I think you guys are my only girl friends. Pretty sad....huh? Oh well I luv ya guys!

Well time to get ready for bed. This is my pms week. Yeahhhh! My boobs are killing me all ready and I am not due for a week! It will be a nice Mother's Day present for TOM to show up :lol:. I am not moody so far but it is early! I have been warning my hus about pms and it seems to be helping a bit. He and I try to stay out of each others way. Sorry if TMI. I am blabbing too much. I am not really looking foward to Mother's Day though. Mom and I are in a spat right now. She said to me, right now the only thing you have going for you is your looks :(. What in the world is she talking about. I mean I am not ugly but what a thing to say to your daughter. I won't get into it anymore and bother you all with the details. Life is to short to fight, right?

Well Hello to Summer, Jacks, Cal, Cherie, Tonya, Chris, Holly, and any of the old crew I am missing. Julie

{{{Julie}}}} I am sorry your mom said something so cruel to you. My Mom and I get into spats all the time. We didnt speak for a month once because at my neices birthday party she was talking about something that happened at my house once that I had actually forgotten about so I jokingly said"What are you drunk?" That happened to be a saying I was into at the time, I said it to everybody so it wasnt meant as anything. Well, she ignored me through the whole party after that and then the **** hit the fan a few days later when she blew up about it. Fun. Fun. I know exactly how you are feeling but dont let it get to ya. You have us. :wink:

My eating is bad. Yep, I ate at Wendy's that day along with everything else under the sun. I am actually getting nervous that I wont be able to get myself back on track before I gain it all back again. It just seems so hard. I have no ambition.

I dont think the kids are nervous about going to school today. I told them that if she said anything to go to the office and call me. I didnt get any calls so we will see what they have to say after school. I didnt send in anything because I wanted to see if the principal was going to call me.

Julie, I almost forgot...Dont feel bad. You guys are my only friends too. I dont even know anyone around here that I would consider a friend. The only people I ever talk to are Jay,the kids and my sister.

Good Monday Morning Girls

I have vowed to myself to be good today and drink lots of water and try and stay OP. Dh called me from work this morning and said he still felt full from eating yesterday.?..

Angie that is good that the kids were not nervous about school today. You shouldn't have to be at school. I swear are mothers are alike. I can never tell mine if I am having a bad day, if my anxiety is high or if I feel depressed. Its always don't call me unless you are 100% happy. I mean gosh life is not that way. I can't believe her sometimes. It seems like they blow everything up. I want my kids to come to me for anything, anytime! Enough of that. Angie just try and take charge now, I don't think you will get back to where you were. Just think of more of it as being healthy. Maybe that would help. That is what I am trying to do, I have been having stomach aches lately and I think it is from overeating and just too much fat in my diet. Lets try and have a great OP day. I mean if we really want a cookie just have one, if we feel like we are going to eat the whole bag then drink a glass of water. Julie

Julie, Jay does the same thing as your husband. When he overeats one night then the next day he rarely will eat anything until about suppertime. Weird huh? I wished I could do that. :lol:

Yep, sounds like mine too. I swear my parents laugh at me when ever I try to tell them something new. I told them about the auction house and she sounded like I could see the eye roll and the shrug like "Why would she do that?" I mean heck if I can cut my house payment in half then I wont be so far in debt and maybe I can actually help my kids in the future, ya know? The house actually has a little more square footage then my current one. The pool really isnt a big deal to me since my sister is really the only person to use it so I wont miss it too bad.

All I can say is that I am so happy that I met you all becuase I would be so lonely without you guys. :grouphug:

Thanks Angie. You are a friend. Btw this weekend when we were setting up our new little table chest for the kitchen, we put it right where my youngest high chair is and she will not sit in it anymore. That brought me to tears :(. My hus says I am just way to sentimental :lol:. I become really attatched to things or just feel sad when I get rid of something and think of all the memories. Like even stupid things like a shirt! I told him lets just put it downstairs for awhile and let them play with it. She can put her baby dolls in it. He was like okay :dizzy:. Check in later!

One of those days
 

Hey everyone. I am VERY new to this support website. I am having a bad day. I'm a new mom and a little sad. (baby blues maybe?) I am also fat (no surprise there!) and obviously am here to lose weight. Any suggestions for me to get out of my blue state of mind and get out of myself? :?: I am a stay at home mom with NO car and alone with my baby for ten-eleven hours a day. I am also new to town and have no friends. I need some really creative ideas on how to get off my sad butt and be happy...

Thanks!!

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One of those days
 

Hey everyone. I am VERY new to this support website. I am having a bad day. I'm a new mom and a little sad. (baby blues maybe?) I am also fat (no surprise there!) and obviously am here to lose weight. Any suggestions for me to get out of my blue state of mind and get out of myself? :?: I am a stay at home mom with NO car and alone with my baby for ten-eleven hours a day. I am also new to town and have no friends. I need some really creative ideas on how to get off my sad butt and be happy...

Thanks!!

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Angie I hate to hear that our kids are having a rough time in school. I can't believe that teacher. I think teachers need to be specila people and I don't think she is. I think that Cal has some good suggestions. I would keep going higher up the chian of comand if things don't get fixed soon. I wouldn't let it go on for very long.

I was totally off this weekend. We went to a wedding Saturday which I didn't know if I would have a good time and I ended up have a little to much to drink. We woke up yesterday and started to work on our kitchen floor. We are replacing the tile. I hate what is down right now. It is almost white and there is no way to keep it clean. I looks good the second you are done mopping it and then it is nasty all over again. The worst part was getting the mortar off of the floor. We have to use a compressor and a air hammer to blast it off. I have dust all over the house. We are going to have to take each room and start at the top and clean down. I didn't think that it would get into the cabinetes if they were closed but I was really wrong. So, now I get to pull everything out of them and clean that stuff too. I am not looking forward to all of that. Since I had a slight hangover I ate terribly. To top it off I am PMSing. I could really go for a burger right now too. In fact I think I might just have to get one. With me being so *****y it might be good for everyone if I do eat a burger. It might calm the savage beast in me.

Angie you asked a few days ago when our strawberry season is and it is almost over now. They started selling them in February. They were good too. I ate almost a whole flat by myself.

All right it is time for me to go figure out what I want for lunch.

Hi Bluekitty. I know how it can be to be home all day with a baby with nothing to do(infact I think it is what caused me to gain so much weight) I was bored all day so I would bake special treats for my husband and big fatty meals, etc. (Gotta love the Food channel. :lol: Anyways, Do you have a stroller that you and the little one could get out and take short walks? It will help to boost your moods and give you a nice workout to boot. When I started to walk I would do 1 1/2 mile trips around the block and I would do it a few times a day , it helped me to lose 135 pounds a while ago.(of course I have gained alot back whenever I stop my workouts and watching what I eat.) stick around, these girls are my best friends and they are such great support. By the way, I am a married mom to 3 kids,a girl age 12 and twins,a boy and girl age 10. My husband and I are bakers for a living. I look forward to getting to know you.

Kempy, Your cleanup doesnt sound very fun. I can just imagine the mess. dust is the worste. What color tile are you laying now? You guys do alot of do it yourself home projects,huh? Me and Jay like to do things like that too. I could change my entire house year after year if I could afford it. :lol: Speaking of strawberries, I just bought a big box of them this weekend so I can make the kids a fruit plate with starfruit for garnish. They love it when I do that. I like to make their meals look special for them.I am weird!!

I gotta get back to work but I will check back in a couple of hours.

Hey girls, I think I have a food hangover :o . Last night we had a BBQ (no surpsirse there), but we had oysters, baked salmon, and some really spicy pork bbq ribs. Then I had to go and fry some thai spring rolls :ink:. OMG the food was so good, it was a lot of fun though, to hang out with my sisters (less the one with the husband none of us can stand) and my parents were gone so it was more like a party if you know what I mean... with all these darn leftovers in the house I actually ate 2 spring rolls (heated in the microwave *blech*) for breakfast along with my piece of toast. I can feel the grease sitting in my stomach. Now I'm trying to wash it all away with lots of water.

Angie, I can't seem to get a handle on getting OP lately. I really think I need to go back to WW, it's the threat of a face-to-face weigh in that keeps me on track. Oh gosh, I really hate to go back there weighing the same as I did when I started in last year :rolleyes:. I can't believe the situation with your kids' teacher(s). Yeah, I thought if you chose teaching as a career you'd actually have to like kids! Go with what Cal suggests and hopefully that teacher is disciplined and/or made to apologize to your kids and other students. Good luck with it.

:wave: Welcome Bluekitty! Glad to have you join us and a big congratulations on your new baby :bb:. How old is the little one? I am a married mom of a five year old who will be starting kindergarten in July :(. I remember the days of the blues, I'd be at home with my baby sitting in the rocking chair with tears rolling down my face as I'd watch "A Baby Story" on TLC :lol:. It wasn't a "fun" time those first weeks, being alone all day and a first time mom and all. It got better as I did go out and went walking, visited family more often and just got moving around. Is hubby around in the evenings to let you get time to yourself? Welcome again and I look forward to hearing more from you.

Julie, sorry you're having a little friction with mom. We all have that now and then I think.

Kempy, go have your burger--flame broiled, not fried and maybe skip the fries? :lol: WHo am I to talk, I was in the BK drive thru the other day...

Oops, phones ringing like crazy, gotta run for now. I'll be back later ladies. Have a great day!

Hi BlueKitty welcome!

Angie what are you making for dinner tonight? Monday night around here is usaually mexican night. So I think we will whip up some mexican lasanga. I have fat free sour cream to go with it. I don't know if I will add ground beef or just do beans. Hus will probally want meat, he is such a damn caveman :lol:! It sounds good though. I should probally make the salsa now so it has time for all the flavors to blend. As for leftover blueberry pie that went work with hus. Yeah :). But I still have that huge bucket of ice cream in the freezer calling my name. And a brand new unopened Blue Bunny ice cream 1/2 gallon. I want to get rid the ice cream in the big bucket so I can make my whiskey/brandy slush for those hot summer nights :p. I am starting to realize I have to start having a little more fun in life. And if means having some slush on a hot summer night in the backyard I am going to do it!

I am making Pot roast with potatoes and carrots for supper tonight. YUM!

Julie, How do you come up with your recipes? Mexican lasagna sounds so good.Whiskey Brandy slush? Sounds good whatever it is. I had a Big Brown Moose at a restaurant last year that was so good I could have forgotten the meal and just sat there for hours drinking. :lol: It had chocolate ice cream,ice,Baileys Irish cream,coffee,etc in it and it was so creamy and good.

Noelle, I know exactly how you feel. I was hoping just being seen this big would hold me accountable but it hasnt yet. I just havent been walking. :lol: Not funny I know but if I dont laugh I will cry. Your BBQ sounded good too. Did your sister make her taco wontons? I have got to try those.

oh yeah, They took the teacher out of the breakfast room. YEAH!!!!! :cheer: All I care about is that my kids dont have to deal with her so that makes me feel better. Maybe if the school keeps getting complaints from other parents they will finally fire her or something. After this year the twins go to another floor entirely so they wont ever have to see her.

Noelle I really think it is the time of year to stop being OP. It is happening here at the gym too. People are just to busy doing other things to eat right and workout. At least I know that is how I am. :D I seem to find better things to do with my time. Don't you worry, I had tat burger with fries. It really wasnt as good as I wanted it to be though. Maybe I can talk Joe into getting some po'boys tonight. YUM!

Angie that is great that she is out of there. I wonder what it was that made the principal finally make a move.

Julie what is a whiskey slush? It sounds like something that would taste pretty good though. You are always cooking something good. I am struggling trying to thnk af something for tonight. I think I might have to pick up something though. Joe and his dad are going to be pulling up the rest of the tile under the stove, dishwasher and fridge so I don't think I will be able to get in the kitchen to cook anything.

Angie I think that if we had been the ones to build our house we would not be doing to much to it. The lady who built it did a good job but the longer we live there the more that we see we want to change. Whenever we start a new project we add 2 or 3 to the list for next time. I think I will be living in a new house in about 2 years. :lol: I was going to workout today but the soreness is really starting to catch up to me. I swear I hate getting old. ;)

Pms?
 

I just got back from running an errand and saw this bumper sticker: PMS: Punish Men Severely :lol3:

Noelle, LOVE LOVE LOVE the bumper sticker!!!!

Angie I just love to make up new recipes and try them out. The slush is just to die for :) :D! I will post the recipe when I find it. I am going to be making some probally two ice cream pails full and storing it in the freezer. If I can remember right it has whiskey/brandy, brewed tea, orange juice concentrate and I believe lemonade concentrate. You mix it all up and freeze and get your ice cream scooper out and put it a glass, how much ever you want :dizzy: and pour sprite, gingerale, or any white soda. I always go all out and have regular soda and a slice of lime and lemon. My mouth is just watering! It is so good. I will post the recipe for sure.
I think we all have pms right now right? At least Kempy and I?

Kempy just order out, I wouldn't even try to work around men in a kitchen! Have a good night.

We didn't end up working on the floor last night. We did go to Lowe's to pick up the tile though. We had 28 boxes of tiles w/ 7 tiles in each one. Thank goodness we have a truck or we would have never been able to get them home. Once we had all of them out of the truck I started to put together a table that I got for my electolysis machine. I ened up cooking mac-n-cheese for dinner. Pretty gross huh? It was quick and neither one of us was really hunger. I didn't even finish putting together my table b/c it was 10 and I knew that it would take me another hour or so to finish. I am so slow when it comes to putting things together.

That bumper sticker says it all doesn't it. Julie I don't know about you but I am a big bumbling baby right now. I could cry at the drop of a hat.

Noelle, The bumpersticker is too funny. :lol: It fits too. haha

Kempy, Did you get your Po'boys last night? YUM!! I saw them make fried oyster ones on the food channel once and I have been dying for one ever since. How is Echo doing? When do you figure she will pop if she is preggo? I wan pics of the pups after they are born. I love newborn pups. Their little faces are so cute. We keep looking back to the video of Rebel when he was newborn and he looks so different now.

Julie, My period has been on the move lately. On vacation it was coming around the 25th of the month but lately it has been around the 15th.

I would love the recipe for the slush. I bet it is good and sweet. How did your lasagna come out? I think I am going to do chicken and baked potato for supper tonight. It has been raining hard all day. Jay and my dad have been working on the delivery car(it was a timing belt). It is almost fixed so at least he doesnt have to rack up the miles on the family car delivering the donuts everywhere.

The ad came out in the paper for the auction house and it says there may be 2 people holding liens on it. A construction company and the hospital. Now I need to get a lawyer to do a public records search for me to see if there are in fact any and if so then I guess I am not going to bid since I dont want to pay off their liens for them. They screwed up not me. Geesh. It seems weird that the government has to take a big loss but the lienholders would get paid in full doesnt it? I would think they would have sued the heck out of the original owners to get their money. As you can tell I know nothing about this, I just want a cheap house. :rofl: :lol:

I will check back in a while so keep posting.I love it when we are all chatting alot.

Hey Kempy, we were posting at the same time. I meant to tell you that at our Walmart up here they have these lawn figures that are yellow labs holding welcome signs. They are so cute and I knew you didnt like the Walmart in your area so I figured I would let you know in case you wanted one.

Anige we think she will be due in 2-3 weeks. God that is close I didn't realize it would be so soon. She isn't reall big though so she may not have as many as we thought she would. Although the vet said that she could balloon out any day now. I keep waiting for that to happen. They were bad dogs this morning. I let them out at about 7:20 and I ws ready to walk about the door 10 mins. later but the dogs where no where to be found. I called and called but they never came. I had to call work and tell them that I would be in when the dogs showed up. They ended up making their appearance at 8:15. I could have killed them. There was nothing I could do but wait for them to deceid that it was time to come home. They did the smae thing to me last Wednesday. I have no idea why they have started to do this but it drives me crazy.

Angie I know it sucks having so much rain. We usually get it really good in the summer. I bet this year will be no different.

Bad doggies. :lol: We used to have a huskey when I was growing up that would take our other dogs running through the woods and then he would ditch them and come back home. :lol: He did it every chance he could. One time our little dog named Ewe(because he looked like one) got lost so bad that a lady about 10 miles away found him. Maybe Echo is trying to ditch Rhea. :lol: Do you guys have a whelping box all set up for Echo and the pups yet?

When you get done with school are you going to do your electrolysis at home or is there an office?

We havn't gotten anything together yet. I think we are going to try to get a kiddie pool set up for her so that she will have enough room to stretch out in there. I bet Rhea will be in it with her when we first get it. I don't think Echo would leave Rhea I think it is the other way around sometimes. I bet those 2 are barking their heads off right now. The city sent out some guys to re-dig the ditch behind us and they have to do it by hand since we have a fence up. The dogs can hear them but they can't see them and I bet it is drving them crazy.

I will be working out of a salon. The place that I go to is owned by my friend and her mom and they want me to be there. If I wanted to work out of my house I would have to have a seperate entrance. That is a law set up by the board. I wish I could work out of the house. That would give me so many tax deductions but I will work where every I can. I just want to get out of here.

oh so Rhea is the little instigator huh? haha Echo is being a good Mom and keeping an eye out for her. I bet she makes a great mommy. The kiddie pool is a great idea. You will walk in one day and it will be Mom and puppys and Rhea curling up with them all. :lol: Rebel barks at anyone who walks by our fence. I think he thinks it is his job. :lol: If we are on the deck and a kid rides by on his bike Rebel is at the top of the hill before he can even get all the way by. He is a fast little bugger.

That is good that you have a job all lined up already. In the future if you ever wanted to start your own you could set up a bay in your garage too. I bet you must be so excited to get done and start your new job.

I think that would be so cute to see if Echo lets Rhea in with she and the puppies.

It is to hot down here to work out of the garage. Good idea though. Plus, it would take alot just to get the garage sterile enough. You woould not believe the things thnat I have to do to keep the stuff I use clean. It is good for safety though. I would much rather someone working on me be using sterile things.

good morning girls

Still feeling tired. I think I could have slept in two more hours :coffee:. I have to get to bed earlier. It has been sprinkling here on and off and then the sun shines and it looks so pretty. No rainbows yet though. Today I might look for some last minute airline tickets, to go see my brother the one who just got married and now he is graduating in California. I hate to fly and I would be going all by myself. Maybe I would just order a drink on the plane and be fine? It would be fun if one or all lived there we could meet!

Angie supper was good last night. Tonight I might make omlettes or baked fish. I talk to the "boss man" and see what he wants. How was the kids day yesterday?

Kempy I just love that puppy breath. It is going to be really hard for you to give them up. Do you know people that want to buy them?

Well kids are calling better get going. I think I will look for some caffeine to perk this butt up! I would like to get some excercise in today too. We'll see. Julie

Julie, It was pouring here all night and this morning but it seems to have cleared up a little. Now it is just windy and cold. Dont feel bad about hating to fly, I have never been on a plane and I am not sure I would dare to do it,especially alone. I hate to do things I dont know how to do for fear of looking stupid. I would probably end up on the wrong end of the airport and totally miss my flight. :lol:

I am making crispy chicken and baked potatoes for me for supper. Jay is having his cooked with fried onions and cheese.I love it both ways but I want to dump alot of red hot on my chicken tonight.I have been craving that.

What is everyone got planned for Mothers Day this year?

Kids had a good day at school since they took the teacher out of the breakfast room.I did get a letter from the principal telling me that the teacher denied it and that it was basically other kids doing it. HELLO? I know they werent going to believe a kid over a teacher but I believe the kids since they both told me the same thing seperately. It really pisses me off but the school will never take action against her and I dont have time to fight no win battles. I will however keep my eyes open and anything she says in the future will be making me go directly to the superintendant of the school.

I CAN'T WAKE UP!!! :tired: I went to be early last night and I am still tired. I don't know what is wrong with me. I guess it is b/c of TOM. Can I just leave this place and go home to take a nap?

Today is Cinco de Mio, are you guy doing anything for it? I think Joe and I are going to go eat at the local mexican rest. tonight. I am looking forward to all of the cheese right now. Being PMSy I want cheese and chocolate. I know that is weird but it must be the fat in them that I want.

What are you guys doing today?

Hi Girls

Kempy I am with you! I forgot about that day. I will also have to have some melted cheese on something. You know me the biggest cheese head. Hus called me from work today and really ticked me off. I don't want to get into the stupid details right now but ugh he is annoying me or it could just be pms. (BOTH actually) When are you do for yours? If you don't mind me asking....I am on Mother's Day, what a present :lol:. God I feel like b***h! But I am laughing as I type this....one minute laughing and the next I feel like I am falling apart. Hey if you go out tonight get a great big huge margarita :D! I can almost taste one now :).

Angie what do you have going on today? My mom has not called me in three weeks on top of everything else. I e-mailed her a letter. I am really sorry this post sounds just like a bunch of venting. How is the weather by ya today? Sunny, but cold here. I am just thankful for the sunshine!

Check in later girls, I have not eaten anything yet so I might go find something to eat! Check in soon....Julie

Noelle come out and play today if you have time honey :)! What did you think of AI last night? I do not like that kind of music that much so I was really not to into it. I think George is going to go tonight. What do you think? I can't believe Paula started crying....I don't think it was about Fantasia singing, I think it is her love for Simon :devil:! I loved it when he hugged her. God I could go for a hug from him right now :lol:....Julie

Julie I actually started yesterday. I don't mind you asking me that. I am a woman afterall and we all have them. Sometimes my hubby drives me up the wall too. Like right now he is all pissy about the house being dirty or should I say dusty. I have to tell him that there is nothing we can do about it right now. I mean we have no kitchen floor right now what does he think is going to happen. I am not going to scrub the house right now b/c there is still dust on the floor and it just gets kicked up by us.

I didn't think last night was very good for anyone on AI. I think that LaToya is good b/c she is a professional singer so of course she will sound good. I do like George though. Julie you think he will go? I htought it might be Diana or Jasmine. I like both of them but I didn't think that they hit their marks last night. You are so funny about Simone and Paula. :lol:

Hi! It is pretty nice here right now. I was surprised to get up and see sunshine after all the rain. I am sleepy feeling today too. I barely got my *** up to get anything done. I went to buy some ice cream today. We have a place the next town over that makes their own from scratch and it is to die for!@!! I got a quart of chocolate with peanut butter. YUM!! It has tons of gooey peanut butter sauce that they also make themselves. I cant wait to eat some. I promise that Sunday I will get on track again. I just need to get through Mothers Day.

Julie, I am sorry you havent spoken to your mom in so long. It is common for me and mine to never talk so I dont usually think about it to much...unless I want to talk and it feels like I am being blown off that is. We actually have talked this week though.They are planning to go gold panning right off so I told them that maybe we can all go down in the RV and stay the night or something. We will see.

AAAHHHH The Power of Cheese!!! :lol: I will make pigs in a blanket with cheese tonight for supper. :lol:

We have a gay stray here. :lol: haha. The tiger cat I swear is in love with Shadow. He follows him EVERYWHERE!!! He will lay on the deck and wait for him to come back out when he is eating and then just follow him around the yard. It is so funny.

I have to get back to work but I will check back in a few hours.