Hey girls!!

Lisa - I agree with everyone, we all share intimate things here with each other and if we can't accept eachother and the experiences that make us who we are then maybe that one person doesn't belong here, however I would feel very saddened if one of the ladies that posts with us had that response to your post :(. I think that it is experiences like yours that make us stronger today!! I hope you'll reconsider!

Di - I'm with ya on the crabby kids lol. My girls were up early so they already had a morning nap and its 10:30 Teagan I think has one of her top front teeth coming in, the gum in that area is white so I'm sure I'll feel a poke in there in the next few days, awww my baby is getting her third tooth!! Girl I don't ever take my girls out in public on my own lol I can't control Taylor who sometimes throws temper tantrums at a store and one day that i took them to walmart with my sister and her kids, Taylor took off running and I had to chase her down pushing a cart with teagan in it lol and i had stuff I was going to buy and I had to run with the cart and unpaid items almost out the front doors, the ladie who scans the items for security tags at the front door thought i was going to run off with the stuff LOL and I said I'm sorry but I needed to catch my daughter and she was like, "well do you want me to say something to her?" I said no thanks I can handle it and she said something like "well it doesn't appear so" UGHHHHHH snippy ***** lol!! She was one of those women who probably never had kids so doesn't know what its like for us moms!!

Melinda - I'm sorry your breasts are sore, I don't think there is really anything to do for it except maybe some ibuprofen, I used the cabbage leave remedy when I was engorged and OMG it felt soooo wonderful!!

Cindi - I really hope that Hope starts feeling better, I'd hope for even one good day when your house is totally calm lol. I'm sure you do too!! Calgon take me away!!! If you need a vacation, come on out and visit!! I'll make sure its quiet for you.

Leigh - OMG!!! I'm sooooo excited to hear your WI tomorrow!!! Yipeeee!! Its gonna be just wonderful!!!! You are always so busy, I guess we just don't have as much to do here lol. But I love the laid back pace it suits me fine :)

Geri - Pleeeaasseeee don't leave us too :( I always look forward to hearing from you and how your day with the devils went :) I got a 3 mile walk in today, and planning on 3 more a little later.

Spryng - Did you decide on the pepper steak for tonight? I'm thinking of making the asian burritos but I have to make sure I have all the ingredients, if not I'll just make turkey chili again yumm!!

Well I need to go do some weight training (30 min) and then I'll come post again.
Love to all!
Michelle

Hi, Ladies! I can't believe that up until now I didn't realize I could have 5 popped cups of lowfat popcorn for only 1 point! Popcorn is so filling, too.

Everyone - thanks for the kind words about my upcoming WI day. I'm very excited about it.

Cindi - can't wait to hear about your WI too! Sorry about DH, I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers - hugs to you! Wishing Hope a speedy recovery.

Di - congrats on maintaining - you're working hard and I know the scale will very soon reflect that. Hope the boys get in a better mood at their playdate. Do they have the same moods - I mean, will one be grumpy and one happy sometimes? I imagine so, but since you said they're both grumpy, I was curious :)

Michelle- am I busy? I guess I am. Maybe that's why I have no time to do anything productive . . . well, other than raise Liam, that is! Liam's tooth will be his third too - sounds like he and Teagan are on the same schedule in lots of areas - what fun. Do you pronounce her name Tee-gan or Tay-gan?

Okay, Liam is napping, so I'm going to get in an abs workout. I already did my thigh/butt toning during his morning nap!

Just a quickie,
Nags, that is too funny!!!! Have a great afternoon all.

OMG!!! ROFLMAO!!! Nags that is friggen hilarious!!!

Way to go on the walk!! I got at least another 3 miles ahead of me for today. I'm thinking I may do more so I can have some of hubbys oatmeal cookies omg they are sooo goood!!! But I really need to work hard today if I'm going to allow myself a treat!!

Ricci - Good to see your monitor still hasnt died lol!!

Leigh - We pronounce it Tee-gan Teagan Kinsey (kin-zee) Yes they do seem to be hitting the mile stones together! Well when he's old enough for a girlfriend I know a lil cutie pie!! ;) of course I'm biased lol.

Ok I need to clean up some more!
Michelle

This was on the South beach boards thought I would share as I think it is a great thing for us, especially today! :)

Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still
on the roses....
FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE
ROWS OF PEAS:
1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul


PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:

1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness


PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:

1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another

TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME:

1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends


WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH
LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU
REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. You can too.

Awwwwwwwww Michelle,

You know I'll never leave. I was just really not happy this morning and venting. I knew I would eventually get over it.

LISA! Hoooray for you! You know, I thought about posting something about my x-rated past too...but I don't think I could come up with something as damn funny as the Thunder Thigh Topless Tramp :lol3: I'm so glad you're sticking with us. You crack me up!

Leigh...looking forward to your WI results! :corn: I re-read the popcorn package several times before I could believe the low calorie/fat counts. Thank God for small favors!! :D

Di, you crack me up too! Somedays the first thing that comes out of Will's mouth is crabbing and whining and it usually dampers my whole day. Good luck with the birthday playdate. Congrats on maintaining. I keep saying that I almost wish I would have a gain because I have been snacking and maybe that would get me to stop...but I don't really want a gain you know??

Cindi, with all those kids, I'm sure you don't have too many days without one of them feeling bad! I hope all gets well soon and keep up the great work you have been doing!

Hello Missy...stick around...this really is a great group of women! :dizzy: ;) :D I have two boys, Will-3 and Tony-1.

Spryng, the pics are the one's I posted a couple of weeks ago from Sears...one is my avatar. Tanner sure is giving you a rough one the past day or so!! We have those plastic storage bins all over the house blocking Tony's way. I don't think my house ever looks...I don't want to say clean..I guess uncluttered is the word to use. It looks lived in...toys everywhere til the boys go to bed...but that's the way it is with little ones. Did you get the rest of the few breakables put away?? :lol: Glad he didn't hurt himself other than the scratch.

Melinda...cabbage leaves??? Never heard that one myself. Hope you dry up quickly and the soreness goes away soon! Good luck with the baby shower :D .

Ricci...your monitor is still working! I want another bike ride sooo bad. It's not my legs that hurt afterward though.. :o ..you would think with padded bike shorts and a padded seat that certain parts wouldn't hurt...geeezzz! I love riding though. It's been raining most of the day here :( . Is the water heater fixed?

Tonight I'm going out for girl's dinner. We missed last month 'cause it totally got away from us! I need a night out. Poor Dh has been working 12 hour days (good overtime $$) but he hasn't seen much of the boys or me lately. He and I can catch up this weekend before TOM gets here :o :love: I probably won't get a post in tonight. Tomorrow I finally get the new dishwasher installed! They don't call until tomorrow to tell me what time they're coming so I'll have to sit and wait for the phone to ring :( . Oh well! Can't wait to not wash dishes again.

OK, maybe I'll post again later, maybe not!! ;) See ya!

Good afternoon all!

First off let me say LISA I'm so glad you are staying with us!! :) And you have a great sense of humor! LOL. You should join us for chat sometime. We get to cracking up so much. But please stay with us and ignore that pm, obviously that lady isn't even part of our group so why should she have a right to judge you at all, she doesn't know any of us. But welcome back!!! :)
Leigh, yes most popcorns are low in pts and they are especially delicious if you use that spray margerine on it. (0 pts also) Just don't eat it too close to WI because it makes you retain like crazy!
Michelle, yes I did decide on the pepper steak tonight. It's like a spaghetti with steak in it... sounds good though. Let me know how you like those asian burritos if you make them.
Di, so mystic river will be sad??? Oh no! I'll be finishing it tonight. But if it's a tear jerker now I know to have some tissues handy. I do like what I've seen of it so far. And yes, it was quite a mess to clean up last night. Don't want to do it again. But Tanner has been fine all day. Playing with the other two and staying out of mommy's things, lol. Have you ever done flylady?? She can get your house clean and it stay clean without it wearing you out. Check out her site sometime www.flylady.net I just love it.
Cindi, so sorry your dh is once again without a job. Must be so frustrating to you. I hope he finds something quick. How did Hope's doc appointment go today? And yes it was me that had salmon the other day, lol. It came out pretty good. I thought it was very meaty for a fish. I think I prefer white fish like cod because of the lighter texture but salmon was good too. I'll be having it again next week... honey bbq salmon and am looking forward to that :)
Leigh, I am anxiously awaiting your WI tomorrow! Sounds like you've done great this week. i wanted to peek at the scale all week but haven't. I just don't want to see the same numbers every time. So I am hoping this extra exercise this past week has helped break my stall but I won't know until tomorrow. Wish me luck!! LOL. And that Ben a Jerry's sounds great. But even their low fat is high in pts, yikes. But I'm sure it was delicious. I truly believe that we can have nice abs again even after babies. Maybe not for women who had c-sections since it damages the muscle but I think (and maybe I'm naive) but I truly think I can have a flat stomach again if I work really really hard at it. What do you think? I read susan powters book a couple of years ago, Stop the Insanity was the name and she had a baby and was WAY overweight and lost all her weight through diet and exercise and she said you can have washboard abs without surgery. I believed her. So I'm going to work really hard to see if it true, lol. But I agree with you also about doing a modified ww if I was to get pregnant again. Not that that is an option for me, I mean I only have a .1 % chance of getting pregnant but if for some reason I did I too would continue doing ww and only gaining a small amount of weight. I never want to be as heavy as I got with my other 3 pregnancies. Never. What plan is your neighbor doing and having trouble sticking with?
Geri, I am so sorry you are upset about that rude person who pm'd Lisa. I understand how hateful it was of that person. I hope you can feel better about it soon and post with us. You also are a great asset to this thread. :)
Melinda, I hope that soreness subsides soon. I didn't breastfeed (only 5 days with Ava and none with the other two) but I remember the painful part of being engorged and having to dry up. It was miserable. Just try not to do anything to relieve the pressure, like pumping or letting hot water run on them. That will just prolong it.
Crystal, I understand how tired you are and not wanting to do anything. You are at a very tiresome spot and nauseas spot in your pregnancy. It will subside as you know, just hang in there. Don't feel bad that you can't post a dozen times a day. We know you are resting and taking care of yourself. Just post when you feel up to it.

Well my afternoon has been fine. Haven't really got anything much done around here. But I did finish my blanket!! I am working on the hood now which is half way done. I hope to have it all together this evening. I'm trying to upload those pictures I took last weekend but for some reason my online photo site is having problems, but I am trying. And I will take a picture of the blanket when it's completed too. I can't wait to get it done because I'm going to start a big afghan for DH tomorrow! It's made with a Q Hook and uses two strands of yarn at once and is suppose to work up pretty fast. I'm excited about it.
Ok, think I will grab a short nap. TTYL!

Spryng, I'm still here :) ;)! If I was really serious I would have given you a call.

I think you can have great abs if you work at it. I never had them and don't want to work that hard anymore (LOL). I'll just work on getting smaller for now! Are you up from that nap yet????? CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH!!
Love ya! (so don't hate me for gettin on ya ;) )

Michelle...that was a perfect post for today.......THANKS :D BTW, I got in my 4 miles this morning...so you don't have to do any for me today. :lol: ;)

Hey, Lisa. I'm glad you're sticking to your goals. 12 minutes is 12 minutes. Very soon, you'll surprise yourself with how much longer/further you can go :)

Michelle - :lol: I'll keep that in mind when Liam gets a bit older! Thank you for the sweet blessings!

Spryng - uh-oh - my WI is tomorrow! Hope the popcorn doesn't mess me up. Well, it was only one serving, and I'll try and drink tons of water to cleanse out my system :) I can't wait for your WI either - I wonder if the exercise will show up? As for abs, I did have a C-section, so I have no idea what's reasonable to expect. My incision was very low, though - I think they call it a bikini-line incision. My friend is doing WW also, but I can tell her heart isn't quite in it yet. She's excerising a lot, which is great, so I'm not sure what she'll eventually decide. Can't wait to see pictures of your crochet work.

Geri - I totally know what you mean about having detours all over the house. I keep placing chairs, toys, etc. in certain places so Liam won't get into certain areas. Have fun at girl's dinner!

I'm now kind of excited for the relatives to get here. It will be a nice break for me - built-in extra hands. I'm making turkey chili, rice, slad, and bread. Of this, I am not having rice so I can have a slice of bread, and only a small portion of chili, of course!

Starting a new thread!! See you all there!!