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DI!!!!!!!!!! Its soooooo great to here from you!!!!!!! My biggest advice on the strength training is to first make sure that you are performing proper lifts etc...second, make sure you are consistent, third always give your muscles time to recover, thats when you'll start to see the results not when you are lifting the results happen in the "repair" process. I'll try to find some good sites for you I had a bunch of them but when I wiped my harddrive I forgot to write them all down. So glad the boys had a great birthday!! Taylors is coming up in August and we are doing a finding nemo theme for her. Good luck on your vacation laundry I always hate doing laundry after vacation lol.

Penny Great that you joined the other group we can put stuff up on that site as well if you like! I dunno what the problem with msn has been lately but it was ticking me off the other night lol.

Geri DAMN!! I wish I could come for the party!! Too bad we all don't live near each other it would be so fun to get together and have a party!! I still think we should plan a sahm cruise or something lol!!

Kristin I am getting frustrated with the potty training to be totally honest, she has gone 3 days without a diaper during the day and hasn't gone in the toilet once!!! I got her potty presents wrapped and now she's mad at me cuz i won't let her open them everytime she sits on the toilet!! I keep telling her that she can have one when she pees or poops and only then. I'm just gonna stick to it and not give up otherwise this kid is gonna go to school in diapers lmao!! One thing we are experiencing with her is that she seems to be attached to her diapers...she'll be wearing panties and then go in the diaper drawer and come running out with a diaper she wants put on! I tell her no and she gets upset with me oh well We'll get through this ......I hope How is your day!!

Geri....quit imagining me running around with no panties you big sicko LMAO!! JK My sister is one of those women who hates wearing panties but me noooowayyyyyy I need mine!! For comfort more than anything lol big cotton granny panties lmao!!!! I swear I will have cute underwear again in the future!!

Spryngy!! Boing Boing Boing....now I keep picturing you with a tigger tail LMAO!! Thank Kristin for that lol.

Leigh, unfortunately we don't have a Micheals here I love that store but we do have JoAnnes Fabrics perhaps I'll go check that out we also do have a bead shop that just sells beads and stuff like that!

Well Taylor is freaking out because the dog just went to get her hair cut and Taylor thinks we gave her away or something!! She is screaming at the top of her lungs so I should go console her! She doesnt understand that Jaxxie will be coming back later lol poor girl!

Love to all
Michelle

This is a repost...I didn't know if ya'll would get it off the last thread :)

Michelle!
I have always wanted to make my own jewerly. Let me know how everything turns out with it. And Hang In There with Taylor. Both the boys were over 3 before they started training.

Leigh,
Am I the only one without a dog? I wanna get the boys one this year but we will see. I had a yorkie for a long time and I luv those lil puppies... LOL How are you doing today on plan? Thanks again for all the ww help :)

I just got finished my lunch and gonna start scraping again.... quiet.....Andrew is sleeping..... and maybe I can get some more done.... :) I am almost caught up with the boys books and I am starting on our family vacations book. I only have to do Nicholas's karate page and Andrew's first haircut for the boys. Other than that, they are up to date! Wheww.... Up to date until they do something new :)

Hooray! Di is back!!! We've missed you :D I'm glad you did so well while you were gone - I knew you could do it! Thanks for your insights on the breakfast thing. For me, no matter what I eat it seems the same :(

Penny- oh okay, now I know what you mean about the starting reply/post thingie. I'm glad you're enjoying WW - I love it too. It fits so well into everyday life and is quite simple.

Michelle- poor Taylor! That's so sad that she thinks the doggie is gone. Liam now has figured out he has to throw Duncan's toys to him and he does, but he doesn't throw far enough for Duncan to figure out he should fetch them.

Okay, looks like I'm caught up. I'm trying to clean a bit while Lima's asleep, but he's not sleeping very deeply so it's hard. TTYL.

Hello again!

Well I wasn't planning on going anywhere today but then I realized Tanner only had one diaper left so I had to get some more, plus gas and all that good stuff. So I made a morning out of it. I didn't eat breakfast so I stopped at burger king after shopping for one of those baguettes, but they stopped carrying them!! How annoying! And I was starving so I caved and got a whopper (17 pts!) and fries, ugh. I feel so mad at myself. I'm already at 25 pts for today. So I guess I exercise tonight and no more eating! I'm not too concerned about it though since I wasn't going to have an accurate WI because of TOM this friday anyway, but still... I knew better.
But I did buy a new bra!! A size 34 around! So that is a size down for me!! I'm so excited, it fit perfectly. I'd take a pic but somehow I don't think that is appropriate, lol. We'd have to charge for those pictures, LOL. But that is a NSV for me. :)

Michelle, I am with you, I wish so badly we all lived down the street from one another. How much fun that could be!!! Hang in there with the potty training, she will eventually go. maybe go take those diapers out of the drawer so she sees they are gone and that they won't be around anymore. Does she watch you when you go? Now I don't recommend this to everyone, lol, but with Ava I actually sat on her potty chair and "showed" her how to use it, lol. She understood better that way since no one in the house had ever used a potty chair before,lol. But I'm sure it was an awful site! LOL. (no comments!!) My ds never used the potty chair, he wanted to go in the toilet. So it was easier that way. Now I have a tigger tail huh?? LOL... well maybe it will earn me some Ap's!!! The wonderful thing about tiggers, is that tiggers are wonderful things!! Now you got me singing again!! :lol:

Penny, you are the mail queen!!!! Thank you so much for your letter and gift! You are the sweetest person. I am the worlds worst at mailing things but someday I will return the thought I promise!! When you least expect it, lol. I think a bio thing at the beginning of each thread is a great idea! You write one up and we'll vote on it! Here is my bio-- 24 years old, been married 6 years. Kids- Ava 4, Bubba (aka Joseph) 3, and Tanner 1. Currently on ww, hit goal in april... well just what is says in my siggy! lol. I am so glad ww is working great for you!! It really is an amazing plan. I can't thank Ginny enough for getting me started on it and seeing you all have success spurs me on! And congrats on getting those 4#'s off!!! You are doing so great! I knew you just needed a break from SB. :)

Welcome back Di!!! Doing "ok" OP while gone is great. I hope I do that well next week when I'm with DH. He was at a fair last night and was eating gyros and candy etc and had to call to rub it in, lol. I'm a sucker for food at the fair. :) What is a lean cuising pizza roll?? It is a regular pizza or something else? Like a lean pocket? Sounds good, let us know how you like it!

Leigh, I used to skip breakfast alot too but lately, maybe it's because of TOM I just get cranky if I haven't eaten by 10 am. Today especially, lol. I'm not proud of what hunger does to me. But if it works better to skip breakfast for you then skip breakfast! It isnt a rule to eat it anyway, lol. Some do better with it and some don't.

Kristin, congrats on maintaining this week! You'll see a loss next week for sure. And thanks for re-naming me spryngy, lol... michelle will never forget it! LOL. Don't worry, I'll find a great name for you too! ;) Geri has a nice pet name for me too, lol, but I wont repeat it here, lol.

Geri, I don't have a scanner but I will try to take a pic with my camera and see if it will be clear enough to read ok? The yellow blanket is online! I forgot! I will look it up again, and maybe I can type out the other one. We'll see. I still owe a recipe to Ginny so I'm behind, lol. And about making them for babies, lol.. I think someday I'm going to have a box full of adorable blankets I've made and no one to give them to, lol. Dh's cousin is the only one besides me who can have kids and she isn't going to have anymore after this one so who will I make them for?? NOT ME!!! LOL. What kind of party are you having again? lol. I want to come too!!

Well, guess I'll get off here and see if Tanner is ready for a nap. He finally has come down with that cold the other two had (they are over it) so he's been a little more tired than usual. He napped in the van and that's why he isn't asleep here yet. Ok, TTYL!

OK, Geri, here is that site for the hooded baby blankent: http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/lio.../cts-afgh.html
as you can see it's very easy, just two stitches, double crochet and single crochet and that is it! :) Let me know what you think.

And here is the official pic:

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Hey ladies~

I hope you are having a good Wednesday. I did exercise yesterday. :) And I"m about to do my pilates today. Hubby is off work today and tomorrow so we got up this morning and hit the ground running. :) We went to the zoo and then the mall and grabbed lunch. We just got home and the boys are up in their rooms for a bit of chill out time (heaven knows I don't want them falling asleep this late...) and I'm going to do my exercise.

I dont' know who wrote about FNC, but dont' even get me started. LOL I'm so extrememly tired of the liberal media being able to proport any angle they want. Yet when you have a news organization that may have more a a right slant...BUT does give voice to that left also sudden they are some dangerous thing to expose ourselves to. Ugh. We could just all watch the Communist News Network (a.k.a. CNN) and get our daily fill of left wing spew. UGH ....anyway I digress and this isn't even a political forum. :)

So I'm off. I promise to check in tonight when everyone is tucked into bed.

Hope yall have a GREAT day. :)

Spryng...bounce, bounce, bounce...but the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one (where are the musical smilies???) I swear I sing that all day long anyway :D . Where was I ... oh...thanks for the Lion brand link. I never thought about finding free patterns at the yarn websites. Don't worry about taking a pic of the other one. I don't have time to do this stuff now 'cause the boys won't let me anyway. Tony finally goes to bed by 8:30 and I have been posting, chatting, reading, cleaning or all of the above after that...but when winter comes I plan on doing more stuff. Tony will be older and hopefully not as whiney as he has been of late. Dh even says he needs an attitude adjustment. He drives me absolutly nuts at some times. He will whine for me to pick him up then when I do he will arch his back and jump around on me.. arrrgh...can you tell he was at it again today??? :devil: Sorry, didn't mean to go off on a tangent :lol:

Di.............. WELCOME BACK...we were just talking about you and wondering when you'd be back (it was all good, I promise ;) ) Glad you had a fun trip...funny being away from my sister doesn't make me want to see her :o )!

Cheri, that was me re FNC. Leigh's Dh is a reporter for them :) He's a cutie too so I wanted to see him live :lol: ;) . Hey, we might go to the zoo tonight too. Depends what time Dh gets home from work. Good for you getting the pilates in. What tape do you have?

Hi Leigh..hope you don't mind me drooling over your Dh so much :o . Skip breakfast any old time you want. Everyone's different. You have to adapt any plan to what works for you.

Penny..so glad you're liking WW and thanks for starting the new thread!

Well, I'm going to go check out Spryng's pattern to see just how easy it is! I love figuring out patterns..I did some really difficult ones in the past but it has been quite a while.

Oooo Michelle...white cotton granny panties??? You sexy thang you!

Hi to all else!!

TTYL

thanks for the warm welcome home!
 

Michelle, I used to lift many years ago, so I kind of remember the basics with reps/set etc... When I do get to the gym, I will probably only have a little over an hour to work out. I wanted to do at least 20 minutes of cardio then the rest of the time on machines. Should I just work out arms/shoulders/back one day, then legs/thighs/stomach another? I guess that was my main concern. I don't think it will be a problem with the "rest" in between. LOL :D

Penny, here's the Shepherd's Pie recipe, copied from W.W. Complete cookbook.

Makes 4 servings
1 tbl. margaine
2 tbl. flour
1 c. low sodium chicken broth
1 teas. soy sauce
2 cups of cooked and cubed chicken breasts
2 carrots, thinly sliced and blanched (plunged into boiling water for 1 min,
then rinsed in cold water right after)
1 c. broccoli, chopped (blanched with carrots)
6 scallions, chopped
1/2 thawed, frozen corn kernels
1/2 cup evaporated skim milk (I've used reg. skim milk in a pinch)
1 teas. thyme
1/2 teas. marjoram
3 med. russet potatoes, cooked, peeled, mashed
1 tbls. Parmesan cheese
1/4 teasp. paprika

In a medium saucepan, melt magarine. Spinkle with 1 tbls of flour, cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth, soy sauce and 1/4 cup of water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, spray a 2 quart casserole dish with non-stick spray.

In a large bowl, combine the chicken and remaining tablespoon of flour. Stir in blanched carrots, broccoli, scallions, corn, milk, thyme, marjoram and the sauce. Transfer to casserole dish and top with potato, spreading to cover the entire dish. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake until golden and bubbly, about 30-35 minutes.

This dish is yummy, but a little bland as is. I always spice it up more as I'm making it, so keep tasting as you go. It stores well and great for leftovers at lunch time.

Works out to 5 points per serving ( 4 servings total)



Spryng, I'm eating a Lean Cuisine pizza on french bread. Really yummy at 6 points per serving. Good idea to have a small side salad with it to help fill you up though.

Geri, I take it you and sis don't get along? LOL? My sister is an angel, I'm pretty lucky. She somtimes annoys the heck out of me, but overall we get along really well.

Hey, I didn't know white, cotton, grandma style panties aren't sexy?!! My poor hubby!

Crud, had more to say, but my sleeping angels are waking up little beasties, must run and fetch them. I'll try and catch up more later.

bye for now,
Di

Hmm- it looks like a bunch of you posted while I was posting last time :) Great minds think alike!

Penny- it must feel so nice to get caught up with the pictures! We have a mini Dachshund, but I don't know that I'd suggest anyone else get one :lol: He's surprisingly good with Liam but overall neurotic and yappy. We still love him, though :)

Geri - I think it's sweet for you to drool over my DH. I may tell him, though we wouldn't want him to get a bloated ego :D I'm trying to figure out if he'll be on the Fox Report tonight.

Okay, I hopefully have not missed anyone this time.
I'm overly OP today - somehow I still have 9 points left! And I already ate dinner plus had a whole Coke since I have so many points. I have no idea how that happened. Maybe I'll eat three desserts :lol3: Just kidding of course. All this and the house is straightened up. The only freaky thing that happened is Liam found a tiny piece of plastic on the floor and was choking on it so I had to fish it out of his throat - that freaked me out for a while.

Diane, we posted at the same time! This keeps happening to me :D It sounds like you're quite motivated to work out, which is good. The Lean Cuisine pizza sounds good - I love pizza.

Have fun with the waking wee ones!

Okay, DH will be on Brit Hume tonight (a story about the GA senate race, I believe) that's 6pm eastern time; 5 central, 3 pacific. Tomorrow he has a story on the Fox Report with Shepard Smith 7pm eastern, etc.

Hey girls,sounds like everyone's having a good day so far.

Spryng- Please don't worry about the wopper.At least you have a point system to work with.I don't understand how you girls handle that.Don't get mad at yourself it does nothing but put you in a grumpy mood.Like I was in this morning,but I feel better since I just got done exercising and i've had hardly anything to eat so far.Everyone deserves a big fat whopper :burger:
every once in awhile.I bet it was yummy :cbg: .Long as each bite was for one of, us it's o.k. :lol: .Just do an extra sit up and drink a but load of water then you'll be fine.We still love ya :D


Leigh -I'll remember that about the ice cream and special snacks for the kids next time I go shopping.Thanks :D

Penny--I'm OP so far today.Just pray for me tonight. :lol: That goes for everyone. :lol: Yeah I'm going to keep my hands and mind busy tonight and make myself get in bed at a decent hour with the tv off.

I need to go cook dinner.It's hamburger helper and vegies tonight.I don't feel like cooking much.ttyl :)

Spryng- I meant to say not to worry too much about going crazy today. I did that two days last week and its okay in the long run as long as you do get back on track, which I know you will :) I maintained last week, but am already down this week, so you know once TOM has blown through, you'll be back to losing.

Angel- we'll all be thinking of you tonight. You can do it!

Okay, I'll truly stop posting now! :lol:

Hi all!

Thanks you guys for making me feel better about my bad choice at lunch... I know a day or two off plan doesn't really hurt me but I'm so concerned with how I will eat when I'm with dh, I was trying to be extra good before I left. But o-well... I had dinner tonight too (not just 0 pt veggies like I should have) so I'm even more over my pts... but like I said, I'm really not worried much because my WI won't be accurate this friday anyway, I think I'll skip WI this week though. And it was better than letting myself get too hungry and pigging out again, lol. But I'll try to eat light tomorrow and hopefully it will off set it.

Leigh, I didn't realize you were married to a tv star!!! How exciting! Does Liam recognize him on tv?? So what did you end up using those 9 pts for?

Angel, I am routing for you to stay out of your kitchen tonight! Go brush your teeth!! You can do it! Hey there is nothing wrong with hamburger helper! I used to live on that stuff. I found if you make it with boca crumbles then the pts are very low and it can be quite healthy too if you do the low-fat version on the box. I have a couple in my pantry for those nights I'm in a hurry.

Di, oh yeah, I've had those pizzas before, but I think mine were the healthy choice ones on french bread, very good! And many men find cotton panties to be very sexy!! (not sure about the granny ones though, lol, I don't own any)

Geri, your ds sounds like Bubba... he is the one I wish could have an attitude adjustment at times. Ava earned 10 stars in the last few days so she got to go to the dollar store and pick out a treat, he had a fit before we left because he wanted a new toy too, well I explained that he has to earn those stars too in order to get a treat... he has 5 stars so far and most of them were coaxed on him, lol. He's hard to motivate to do anything. Well once we came home and Ava started playing with her new toy he decided he'd work for more stars. So I think he got the point. But he is my stubborn one and won't do anything unless he thinks it's his idea. Just like a guy, lol.

Cheri, sounds like you are doing great with your exercise! Which pilates tape do you have? Windsor?

Ok, I'm going to see what is on tv and crochet. TTYL!

Spryng-I have'nt brushed yet.lol But I have drank alot of water and ate sensable amount for supper now i'm drinking juice.That's better than soda.
I'm not going to eat anything else today.From now on if I get a craving in the evening i'm going to drink a bunch of water instead maybe If I can fill up on water then I won't crave anything.Plus you can't ever drink to much water.I'll probly be up all night peeing.lol :lol:

Leigh-I guess you had a heart attack today with the baby choking.I hate it when the kids give me a scare like that.Especially with food.It makes me want to put their food in a blender.lol I use to have what I called the daily heart attack because between the kids one of them would do something to scare the crap out of me.And You must feel famous being married to a star and all. :D JK.

I'll be back soon.Is anyone chatting tonight.I could'nt get my passport thingy to work.I have a yahoo account.does anyone do any chatting over there?
My msn IM is not acting right or i'm not doing something right don't know which.Anyhow ttyl :)

Good evening :)

Spryng- no, Liam doesn't recognize DH on TV yet. When he does I think he'll be confused at first. I will end up using all my points I think. I ended up having a WW mac and cheese for 4 points, and now I have 3 points. At 9, there is a Forensic Files on Court TV i want to watch, so I'll have a 2 or 3 point dessert when that comes on :)

Angel- I'm thinking of you tonight too - I know you can stay away from the food!

And yeah, ya'll have me pegged - I'm the typical celebrity wife! :queen:
:rofl:
TTYL!

Leigh--Hope i'm not being to nosy by asking you this.What does your DH do for a living?I assume everyone here knows but me.What's it like seeing him on t.v.?I guess it's normal for you though.I just think it's really neat.If he gets on your nerves you can just change the channel :lol: lol.

Well Girls so far so good tonight.NO food yet.Kids are still up though.But i'm still really full from supper.I drank alot of water with dinner hoping it will keep me safe.lol :lol:

I guess I better go put the kids in the bed.I got a wild hair a minute ago and rearranged the den.I had a burst of energy for some reason.Now i'm dead.Really weriod.ttyl :D I am going to have a cup of hot chocolate that's what I normally do before bed.The warm milk in it seems to calm me down and I can use the vitamins out of the ovaltine so I think it's a safe move.Ya'll have a good night maybe i'll get some sleep. :angel: :sssh: :yawn: :cloud9: nighty night

Hola Ladies
 

Hey Hey

Spryng--you are almost motivating me to crochet again. ;) And don't let that whopper get you down. Girl we live in the real world there will always be whoppers, it's us making the choice not to eat one every day that will make the difference.

Geri--I noticed in you sig line that you were 34.5 (? can't recall, and of course the sigs don't show in the scroll down...ugh) Anyway, just wanted to say what a motivator that is to me. :) Since I am right around your starting point, it's encouraging to see someone who has already done so well. Oh and I do Windsor Pilates.

Leigh--Saw your hubby on Fox tonight. :) Am I a complete dork or did he used to be on WSB? I don't even watch local news here...but back home I always watched 2 and Fox . :) Anyway neat. Now I'll think of you when I catch his reports.

Angel Marie--the hot chocolate sounds tasty...my boys love Ovaltine.

Diane--Welcome back...from a newbie. :)

Michelle--with my oldest, whom I missed the window of opportunity to potty train when he was interested (LOL) I ended up doing a big elaborate countdown...reminding him that when this pack of diapers was gone, we'd go to underwear. For him, he was ready but he was 3 and didn't want to take the time to train, he was too busy playing. I bought pull ups for nights and he knew those were just for ''nighttime''. Anyway, potty training is the very pits of parenthood in my opinion. LOL But I must say I'd rather wait on them to lead. Both of my boys have trained when they were 3. They were a bit older but honestly both of them trained with in a day or two and we didn't have accidents or whatknot. Anyway, best of luck with that, I know the ground you are treading on. :)

Whew--I *think* that got everyone...if not, be nice, I'm still getting to know all of you. :) Ok, I covered the Windsor Pilates thing. Oh and I walked a mile and a half tonight while the boys and Donald were at the park. So gooooo meeeeee :cb: Donald is off tomorrow so I probably won't post much during the day. OH I'm sure there is, but is there a way to mark this thread (would that be the subscribe option?) or how do yall do it? I keep searching for ''stay at home moms'' and it brings me to the thread. There has got to be an easier way. :)

Ok...I'm off. Is anyone chatting tonight? I may drop by in a few to see who I catch.

More later. :)

Hello again!

Dh kept me up on the phone for the last hour so I hope I have the energy to reply here, lol. How was everyone's evening? Mine went fine. Watched some tv, played with the kids and crochet. Nothing, new, lol.

Cheri, you did great with your exercise today!! I don't know about chat, doesn't look like anyone is online right now. Maybe they did earlier, beats me. lol.

Angel, congrats on getting through the evening without munching!! I knew you could do it! :)

Leigh, I didn't know ww made a mac n cheese, was it a smart ones? Oh what am I thinking! LOL.. i was thinking slim fast for some reason. Ok.. now I know I need to go to bed, lol, of course smart ones make a mac n cheese, lol. Sorry about that.

Ok, off to bed with me. Have a great nights sleep everyone!! :)

Hey guys! I just got home from work and I'm worn out!! I've been having chest pains for the last 3 hours or so and I'm kind of concerned about that. As some of you may or may not know I have an auto immune disease that has infested my lungs so I'm just hoping that everything is ok but I will call my pulmonologist in the morning. Also TOM has not arrived yet....I'm going to wait a little longer before I take a pg test because it was due to arrive sometime this week and I don't want to stress about it but I know I will until he arrives, I'm almost sure he's coming cuz i've been feeling a bit crampy this week we'll see though I'm crossing my fingers that he shows up lol. We go on friday for hubbys consultation with the urologist to get his vasectomy. My doctor also told me that she doesnt think I should have anymore children because of the amount of my cervix that was cut out when I had a cold knife cervical conization for stage III cervical displasia which is the last step before cervical cancer....OMG I'm rambling on and on I'm so sorry guys!! Just a lot on my mind and feeling a bit overwhelmed thanks for listening.

Spryng Don't feel bad about going over points, there are just some weeks that we need to do that ;) :grouphug:

Leigh and just what is a typical celeb wife like ;) lol you pampered thing you!!! I'm a celeb wife....haven't you heard I'm married to vin diesel? LMAO totally joking!!

Penny how was your day?

Angel hang in there girly!!

Cheri way to go on the exercise!!

Ok guys its late and I'm not feeling well, I'm gonna lie down and try to sleep.
Love to all
Michelle

Hi Ladies.....

Pay no attention to the time........ LOL It's only 2:15 am..... LOL I really think I might be getting insomnia. I just woke up for no reason!

AND NO GRANNY PANTIES ARE NOT SEXY!!!!! Michelle go get you some sexy undies... and you too Di!

First of all, I need to address Michelle.......

Girly, You are scaring me! Please Please call the dr first thing in the morning and find out what's going on!!! Please take care of yourself! Do you think the chest pains has anything to do w/ the Meridia? I sure hope not! But don't forget to tell him about it. Do you think TOM is late b/c you are stressing out over it? Or have you had problems with it since you starting losing weight? I assume you are not wanting anymore children since dr has his appt scheduled. Hang in there and PLEASE let us know what is going on first thing!!!!!

Di,
How did the kids like being back home? That is great that your family is coming to visit. How did you do on plan yesterday? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECIPE! :)

Spryng,
I think you are doing wonderful and one whopper isn't going to hurt you. You know your body well and you are in maintenance. You are entitled to live a little.... just don't let it happen again! LOL And your welcome about the card and gift.... blush, blush :o :o .... I told you I just love sending mail. And you inspired me to make some bracelets. When I went to get some scrapbooking things last night, I saw the gems and such. Well, now I have already made two bracelets........ lol I made one for a birthday present for my sil. And I am going to make my brother the matching necklace. He likes beach type of jewerly. If you know what I mean.
Now what is your pet name from Geri.... I gotta here this one..... :lol:

Cheri,
Congrats on the exercise! Did ya'll have fun. It sounds like a full day! What did you have for lunch, young lady??? Hmmm... Hmmm.... Hmmm... As for as the marking of the thread. I bookmark Support Groups in my favorites... and Stay At Home Moms thread is always at the top b/c someone is always posting.... lol HTH :)

Geri,
They never stop being whiney..... LOL Hunter is almost 5 and he is still....

Leigh,
I need to follow in your footsteps if you had 9 points left...... LOL And Btw, I think your hubby is a very nice looking man... from the pictures you have posted..... But don't tell him I said so..... LOL You have slipped and said you have lost this week..... Now I'm dying to know! I'm so sorry Liam choked today! Poor Little Guy! :( Andrew is forever picking up morsels of nothing and putting them in his mouth. And I am steadily behind the boys watching the toys they bring in the living room. They don't always understand that Andrew will swallow them.

Marie,
Has Hamburger helper gotten in better? I haven't cooked it in years. Hubby loves it but I am just not keen on it. Oh, BTW, I never realized you were 6 feet tall... :) You are close to your goal! Congrats!

Crystal,
I bet you are just pooped today. I just wanted to check in with you :wave:

Melinda,
Are you out there? We really miss you! How are you doing???

Ok I am so beat..... So I will check back in tomorrow... But I wanted to post a pic of a couple scrapbooking pages I just finished and the bracelets.... :)

They really came out cutie :)

Ok it is 3:10am now..... so TO BED I SAY!!! :)

PS If you are interested in having your bio put at the bottom of the thread.. Please post it in your next post.... Something to the extent of Name or screename... either one.. or both :) Age (if you want) Kids/Ages, Way Of Life (plan) etc.. :)

Hiya There!!!
 

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Well, I never checked back in yesterday although I did read through the posts a couple of times, I just never replied. For some reason, I wasn't quite myself yesterday. After we got home, Andrew napped, so I dozed for about 30 minutes. Still worked on more school lesson plans and after lunch Andrew took another nap and I napped for about an hour or so. Then did dinner and such. I slept okay last night, I have been awake since 430 :shrug: but I went to bed right before 10 and I had those naps yesterday along with some more today and I'll be okay. I'm staying home today, have a couple loads of laundry and I'm cooking a brisket all day. I really want to rearrange something, but my house is so small, it's all arranged about the only way it can be. So I'll probably work on more school stuff. If I don't stay on top of it I'll get behind it. Well, dh is taking all of our paperwork to the bank this morning, I'm hoping we'll hear SOMETHING by next week, at least to know they are working on it and it's not sitting in someone's in basket, you know what I mean? So let's see...


Spryng, don't you dare worry about that whopper. :burger: Like Penny said, you have to live alittle. You are still my biggest motivation here and it only means you're normal that you have the one fault of diving into something good like a whopper every once in a while. And you are really making me want to try crocheting again, but I really don't have the money to buy the yarn, books or hooks or any of that just yet. And it's not like I don't have any thing else to do, huh?

Michelle, sorry you haven't been feeling well. :sorry: You know me though, I don't go to the doc for anything really. In fact the midwife told me last time I shouldn't have anymore, I listened well, huh??? LOL!!! My dh is trying to get an appt. to get a vasectomy too. Let us know how you are feeling today. Hope you slept okay, maybe after a nights sleep you'll feel better. And my TOM has never ever ever been regular, there were months that I skipped and never even had one and I'm never timely when I do have them so I'd say not to worry, our bodies are weird and they have a mind of their own.


Penny, sorry you couldn't sleep. :sorry: I get like that every once in a while. Like the other night, I can't explain it. And you would think as much as we do every day just taking care of kids and home, we could lay down and sleep solidly for hours and hours. Hope you finally got some sleep. What are you doing today?


Di, of course granny panties aren't sexy, :no: but does your dh try to be sexy, you know in a man's way of thinking? They just want to be comfy, that's all I want to. They can kiss my you know what if they think we're suppose to wear uncomfortable crap for their eyes only, I don't think so. I have a couple of pairs of uncomfortable sexy panties, but that's for those outfits that fit alittle tighter, you know what I mean and the excess material from the granny panites get in the way. Obviously you get my feeling of this.


Cheri, I agree with you about potty training. My girls were about 2 1/2 years give or take a month, but you must wait on them. It's actually worse if you try too hard. They know when they are ready. I think 3 is a great age to have them potty trained. Hope you're doing well. Hope you have a good day and enjoy your dh being off work.


Angel Marie, hope the hot chocolate calmed you. I understand about the rearranging thing. I always want to do that, then you run out of arrangements sooner or later. I hate when that happens.

Leigh, wow you did well OP yesterday. I wish I could do that good. Hope you got to enjoy something really good. What are you doing today? Hope you had a good night. Did Liam sleep better last night than he did the night before?

Okay, I know I missed some people, Hi to Geri, Melinda, Cindi, Ginny, Kristin and anyone else I missed. Hope you are all doing well. I'll check in later, I'll be on the computer alot of today working on school lesson plans. TTYL

Wow - hey ladies! You gals are so busy I love it! ;)
I have been up virtually all night.....my parents dog that we are taking in for a few months, had bad arthritis (not sure thats what it is) and had switched to a new med...well all night she has been having HORRIBLE diahrea, and jsut recently as of 3:30 or so, it turned to blood :( I gotta wait til 8 to take her the vet - my dad sounded like he was gonna cry..not sure what is going to happen, or what it could be. So I thought I would post to pass the time..no way I will be able to wake up, if I lay down now! :coffee: :cry:

I'll try to address ya'll real quick from what I remember reading! lol !

Leigh - DH is on TV huh? I also did not know that, what hannel, etc...if you don't mind sharing. :) That is cool! Sorry to hear about Liam choking, I hate when that happens...expecially if its in the car, which was when sydney always seemed to have an episode..we would have to pull over, I would yank her out...it was a mess! Hope you have a great day!

Spryng - that blanket will be so cute! Youe welcome for the knick name (boing,boing) you know its cuz I love ya! Its too funny! I am just lol trying to piture a gron woman squatting over a kids potty! lmao :lol3:

Penny - my goodness! Go to bed lady! If I wake up at 2:30 - I definately dont get out of bed! lol !

Di - Hi!!!! :wave: welcome back! ;) we missed ya! Congrats on doing good over the vacation!

Angel - I love to rearrange too! ;) It makes me feel like i have a new room! Congrats on keeping with your goals last night!

Michelle - Girl, you better get yourself checked out....my goodness, you are worrying me too! Relax a little today if you can! :)

Cheri - congrats on the long walk ! WHooo-hoo! I always feel great after that too! Have a nice day with DH! I love it when my DH is home for the day, he called in this morning, so we can sleep and get the dog to the vet as I can't carry her myself and she is too weak to jump into and out of the car, etc. SHe is a 92 lb. german shepard !!! Anyway, have a great day!


TO all you other beautiful women, have a wonderful day...
Not sure how much I will be able to post today....the dog thing, lunch w/ MIL, a burthday tonight...and in the middle, cleaning up after a sick dog :( So I will try and get back to ya...oh yeah, I think I should probably squeeze a nap in there somewhere, huh?!??!!? lol ! :crazy:

We posted at the same time Crystal !!!! I hear ya about the potty training...let it flow...we thought sydney would never get trained, but after a little push and a reward for going, she has been diaper free for a week now! IF you don't mind me asking, why did your midwife suggest that you not have any more children? HOpe you get a rest today too! Have fun working on your lesson plans! ;)

Morning!
 

I see there were busy elves while I slept :lol: Nothing huge to report from overnight. Today is the nanny's first day - she comes from 11-3, but today I'll stay here the first hour or so to show her stuff, explain things, etc. I have mixed feelings, of course - I'm excited that I can run errands alone (or even go to a doctor - imagine that!), but I'm nervous about leaving Liam, of course. Also, even though I enjoy my time "off" now and then, I always miss him at the same time - like when I see other babies, etc.

Angel- Hi! DH is a reporter for Fox News Channel. He covers the southeast. :lol: - yes, I can change the channel when annoyed - that's funny :) Good for you on keeping the cravings at bay last night.

Cheri- OMG!! Yes, he used to be on WSB here in Atlanta! Wow - it's funny that you recognize him. Around here, that's what most people still remember, even though it was five years ago. I think because he's still on TV, they see him and subconsciously think it's still wsb or something. You're doing so well with the exercise thing! It's great that you're so motivated. As for finding the thread- I added the support groups page (where the thread is listed) to my favorites/bookmarks. Does that make sense to you?

Spryng- hee hee - yes, Smart Ones is what I meant.

Michelle- Oh no!!! I hope you're okay. Please let us know what the doc says, okay? I'm thinking of you. :grouphug:

Penny- yeah, when Liam plays with older kids I suddenly realize what it must be like to have more than one child - and how much more aware you must be so the youngest doesn't choke on the older's toys! I love the scrap pages and the bracelets! Do you get any scrap magazines?

Crystal- I'll be thinking of you guys and the paperwork - hope you hear sooner rather than later! Liam is doing a bit better today, though his gums obviously hurt. I gave him some Tylenol - I should buy stock in that company!

Kristin- Oh No! I hope the doggy is okay - maybe just a bad reaction to the meds??? Keep us posted. OMG! I never thought of Liam choking in the car- that would be awful! DH is on Fox News Channel :)

About potty training - a friend of mine who raised two boys told me: "With boys, you can start potty training them at two and they'll be ready at three; or you can start training them at three and they'll be ready at three." :rofl: i just LOVE that!!!

Okay, Liam is falling asleep. Maybe I can straighten up all his toys so the nanny woman doesn't think they're always scattered over every square inch of the place . . . which, of course, they are always!!! :D

Good morning all!

Michelle, how are you feeling today? I'm worried about you too, what did the doc say? And have you been using protection, do you think there is a chance you can be pregnant?? Hey don't you remember on cheaper by the dozen, they had another baby after the vasectomy because they forgot there was a waiting period, lol. BE CAREFUL!! :)

krsitin, congrats on the potty training! I didn't realize it was a success! Doesn't that feel good? So sorry about the dog, you have a german shepherd in your house!? lol... I do hope it turns out ok. How old is the dog? Hey! And don't think too hard about me squatting over a potty chair! LOL... I never told you all about the time I tried to pee on the side of a hill and lost my footing and rolled down like a ball (with my pants down!) All anyone remember is my butt flashing all the way down, LOL. So peeing in a potty chair was MUCh easier, LOL.

Crystal, that barely stuff must really be working if you are wanting to re-arrance rooms! LOL. Send some my way! It makes me feel so good to hear I motivate you. I mean that is why I am still here after all these years. I still need the support because even after the weight is gone it's a bigger battle of wills to keep it off, you know? And you ladies keep me grounded. Oh and about the wanting to crochet but not wanting to pay high prices for yarn (I totally agree) I was checking out ebay yesterday to see if anyone was selling yarn and such and came accross a lady who was selling butt loads of it! She had 12 skeins of white yarn (brand name too) for 10 bucks.... and actual shipping! I had to exert some serious self control, lol, because I wanted to buy some of that yarn so badly, but she had baby yarns, chennille, ect, all colors and such for very cheap, but those auctions ended yesterday. So I think from now on when I go to start a new project I'll try ebay first for yarn and see if I can get it cheaper there. So just a thought for you too. :) And you are so right about men not wearing sexy underwear for us, lol. When I was first married I bought dh sounds cute undies and he complained that they were uncomfortable etc, lol. But I've always been one to wear thongs, silky and lacy things just because I was never allowed to growing up so as soon as I turned 18 and moved out I threw out all of my white cotton panties and went to victoria secret! LOL. I do own cotton underwear now but only wear them every now and then. My dad used to say don't wear underwear you'd be embarassed to be seen in at the hospital (like if you were in an accident) and I always remember that when I shop for under clothes for some reason, lol. Funny how certain things stick with you.

Penny, those bracelets are cute! Now make you one for ww :) And about my pet name from Geri, lol... you'll have to ask her! LOL. And here is my Bio: Spryng, mother of 3 Ava 4, Bubba (aka Joseph) 3, and Tanner 1. Married for 6 years. Been on weight watchers since Sept 2003, hit goal April 2004. Weight Watcher for Life!

Well, dh just called and he may get to come home tonight!! And it looks like we will be going to Florida next week!!! YAH!! Beaches! Sun! Ocean! Boardwalks! FUN!!!! I'm so excited!!
I guess if he is coming home tonight I better get this house together, lol. I have been such a slacker lately, don't know what is wrong with me. Ok, maybe I do. I'm obsessed with crochet again!! lol. I'll act better once that blanket is done. Which I hope is sometime this weekend if dh will leave me along long enough to work on it, if not then I'll take it with me. :)
Ok, TTYL!

'Mornin' Ladies
 

I just sat the boys down to breakfast and so I'm going to post really fast. :) I got up this a.m. and did pilates first thing. So whew that is out of the way now. I can enjoy my day. :rofl: Hubby is still lounging in the bed, but when he gets up we'll be off. :) I'm hoping to go to the beach today. We haven't been in a few weeks and I would love some sun (with SPF of course ;) )

Leigh--hope things go well with the ''nanny woman'' I can imagine that would be a great treat to be able to run errands and such sans the children. You'll have to tell me what thats like so I can live vircariously though you. :D

Michelle--get thee to the Dr. and let us know what they say.

Spryng--woo hoo on hubby coming home. Florida for your trip sounds nice too.

Someone asked what I had for lunch. I had chicken fajita's without the tortillias. So grilled meat and peppers with some salsa and a bit of guac sauce.

Ok...off to shower, have some toast and drink some java. I'll check in with you girls tonight. And I'lll bookmark my page like yall said. :coffee2:

Morning Chicklets!
 

I was feeling very yucky yesterday, so I never posted. I did spend several hours playing a yahoo game :o Curse those games!!!!

I have gotten almost all of that extra 8 pounds of whatever off since Tuesday by drinking tons of water. I am not expecting a loss from my last weight this week after all that, but then again...I have lost something, so maybe it still counts! LOL!! TOM is just no fun these days, I am going for my check up next month and try to get her to do something to make life easier. I don't think my life should have to stop for TOM, but it does. Maybe she'll have a solution for making my TOMs easier.

If you must wear those cotton panties, they do have a nice low rise now for ladies that I like. Not quite the bikini cut, but not the kind that show from the waist of your pants either. Nice compromise. I have noticed that since I am losing weight, I tend to look at the sexier stuff more often, I can't wait til I look sexier in them, though!! LOL!

I'll get more personal later, girls, I have a potential client coming to see if she wants to leave her yungin' here while she works and must crack the whip on this gang to get things done!!!

Did you exercise today?? 15 minutes MINIMUM!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!

Good Morning

Thanks everyone for your concern, I so appreciate it. As for the pregnancy issue I am probably just stressing out and delaying my period which has happened before, I've had a 56 day cycle before just because we were trying to conceive and I was so anxious. Now on to my lungs my chest is still tight and my chest wall hurts when I breathe in and especially on deep breaths. My pulmonologists office doesn't open until 9:15 so I have to wait to get ahold of my doc til then, he'll probably have me come in for a xray and a breathing test and to check my pulse ox. I'll let you know if he seems to be concerned about anything inparticular.

Spryng how fun that you'll be in florida!! Will you get anytime to lay out in the sun on a beach? I'm so happy that you are getting out with just you and DH for a bit you definately deserve it :) And... I'll buy a nice pair of undies when I lose this belly roll that would cover them up LMAO. As for men wearing sexy underwear...I like my hubby in boxers or his tommy hilfiger tighty whities lol.

Penny thanks for your concern I'm probably just overreacting who knows lol. I love your scrapbook pages and the bracelets are adorable :D

Kristin ughhhh and we're on to another day of potty training and she got mad at me when I tried to take off her pullup that she slept in overnight lol she wanted to keep the dirty one on so she could potty in it all day lol. Last night hubby and I were whispering in her ear while she was sleeping "go potty in the toilet" over and over she finally got really mad at us and slapped me in the face LMAO!!!

Leigh, have fun on your day off girly!!! You definately deserve some time to your self :) Enjoy it!!

Crystal you are right I'm probably totally stressing about crap going on and delaying TOM but he better rear his ugly head soon before I go off the deepend LMAO!! I can't wait to here if you get to build your home!! How exciting!! Hubby and I decided if we ever buy another home we're going to build one just how we want it!

Ok guys I'm gonna call OA and see when their meetings are so I can start going and get some of this food/weight demon out of me lol. I have my next weigh in next tuesday morning we'll see how it goes lol not expecting anything big there but I'm gonna see if they'll switch my meds so I can try phentermine for 2 months then go back on my meridia we'll see. Well I'm gonna go take my meds and get some breakfast for my girls.

Thanks to all of you for caring so much :grouphug:
Michelle

Cindi you are doing great girly!!! Thanks for the alternative to the granny panties lmao!!

Cheri thanks for the concern!! Way to go on the exercise you are on fire!! :flame:

Spryng, I might have to try ebay, of course, I need books and everything. My birthday is next week and I usually get $ to spend on myself, maybe I'll spend it on crocheting stuff. My dh would prefer me to quilt and sew. I've tried the sewing thing and it isn't that much fun and I couldn't imagine trying to quilt. He likes quilts where as I like afaghans. I always get hot under covers and because afaghans have little holes and such I stay cooler. Anyways, I've never shopped at Victoria's Secret. Been there, never bought anything. I spend more $ on the outer things rather than the under things. I am so excited for you to go to Florida. I want to go there one day. Dh got the paperwork dropped off and they said it would get to the appraiser today and we should hear something in about a week, fingers crossed!!!

Leigh, a nanny??? Wow, I need to go the dentist, eye doctor, and get my haircut and I can't even do that, you enjoy that. How often is she coming? You know the whole potty training thing, my sister had better luck with her first son than any of the girls. My MIL had my dh potty trained at 18 months but her other son at almost 4 so you just can't say.

Kristin, I have had minor problems with my placenta and such with 2 of my births. My last one, I lost too much blood and it was a twin placenta, meaning I had conceived twins, but obviously something happened. It was nothing major, she just thought that if I had had previous problems with my placenta and such maybe I shouldn't have anymore . Of course this time I'm using a doctor. So sorry about the dog thing. What kind of dog and how old? Just curious.

Hi to all you other women. Hope all is well today.

well crap I forgot to do the bio thing lol

Michelle sahm to Taylor 8-25-01 and Teagan 10-13-03 Married 2 years to Zhaun. The Plan I'm following is a combined WW and South Beach Diet.

there lol feel free to edit
:D

Hello again!
Well I have been cracking the whip on myself all morning and now my kitchen is clean and dishes are running in the dishwasher. All I have left to do is sweep and then start folding all those clean clothes and that's it! So I'm going to try hard to be done by 11 am so I can crochet all afternoon! (I know, I'm pathetic)
What does everyone have planned for dinner tonight? I need to make that green chile chicken casserole, but if Dh comes home in time for dinner I may make that cashew chicken again, I know he'd love it. But I'll see.

Crystal, sewing is something I'd like to get into, but not quilts and all that. i used to make dresses and such a long time ago but long since quit. I now have a sewing machine that has never been used, lol. But I like afghans too and crochet is so much more relaxing than sewing anyday, lol. Cross stitch takes too much concentration though. I used to do that. You definitely should buy something at victoria secret! Order their catalog (it's free) they have lots of normal clothes, great jeans and sexy tops, etc as well as their lingerie. And they have clearances all the time (in the catalog) I really want to get a bathing suit from there. And I will be hoping everything is approved for you house!!!

Michelle, hope everything turns out ok, maybe you are getting sick?? I hope it's just something minor. And yes we should get time to enjoy florida while there, dh was there for 3 days and two of the days he had nothing to do so he took that air boat ride and all that. He wants me to take one too but I rather lay out on the beach! LOL. You can't go to Miami and not play in the ocean, lol. How's the potty training going today?

Cindi, I used to be addicted to those yahoo games! Which one were you playing? I love canasta!! You have 7 children of your own to watch and you want to babysit!!!? :dizzy: You are super mom for sure!! lol.

Cheri, I hope you get to go to the beach! How much fun!

Ok, gonna get off here before I lose my cleaning energy... TTYL!

I can't believe no one has posted since 9 am this morning! :) You all must be finding something interesting to do today, lol.
I got all my housework done and I was done by 11 am! So I spent the next two hours crocheting. Shock Shock I know, lol. Dinner tonight is going to be hamburger helper! :D i can't remember who made some last night but I have some philly cheese steak HH and it sounds really good. Plus the kids always eat it well, if I make it with Boca Crumbles it's only 4 pts per cup full, so I'll make corn on the cob to go with it too. Sounds good to me. I couldn't make the other two items I thought about because I only have two pieces of chicken breast left, i thought I had more and each recipe requires 6 breasts. So on to plan B, lol.
Well, I guess I'll take a nap now. Dh thinks he may be here around 5 pm so I need all the rest I can get. Also my SIL and I are having our girl day out this saturday, she wants to catch one of the new movies out. DH doesnt want me to see I-Robot since we'll probably see it together next week sometime so it's a toss up between Cat Woman and The Bourne Supremecy... which would you choose? TTYL!

Good afternoon.
Spryng, I think I would choos The Bourne Supremecy, it actually looks better than the first one and Matt Damon, come on, LOL! But Cat Woman seems alittle more like a chic movie so let your SIL choose between the two. I'm fixing to get my brisket going. That's what we're having and I don't know what else just yet. I make a homemade Bbq sauce for it, yum, yum, it is in my lower cal recipes and I had a WW frozen meal for lunch, but I have had some candy today and I'll have apple pie later.
I got an hour and a half nap in. But I woke up literally freezing, shaking I'm so cold. I'm gonna got out side for a few to thaw out.
TTYL

Hi all,

Never got back on here yesterday. I hate that our little "office" is in the basement sometimes!

Leigh...I'm going to try to catch Dh tonight...but it depends on my little demons. I want to take them out for a bikeride. I'm waiting for the cool front to come through 'cause it's awful humid outside. We were in the pool this morning by 10am.

Spryng, put down that crochet hook for 15 minutes of exercise! Do you hear me?????? You were right about the pattern for the hooded blanket being easy. I played with some scrap yarn last night and it's pretty simple but looks great. I downloaded about 5 patterns from the Lion website. Thanks for the link. Have fun with Dh tonight!

As for the sexy panties...I keep a supply to wear for a few minutes ;) if you know what I mean. That way, they never get uncomfortable!! :)

Cheri...congrats on teh exercise. Hope you're having fun on your outing day.

Penny, my nickname for Spryng starts with a big old "B"..she was picking on me the other night :). I love her just the same. Your scrapbook pages are awsome! I hope to be that creative some day.

Well, I have to go break the boys up before Will suffocates Tony...he loves to lay on top of him and he's like 20 lbs heavier than Tony is.. grrrrrr! Such is the life of Mom to 2 boys!!!

Michelle...HOW ARE YOU???? did you go to the dr??

I'll check back in later. hI to everyone else.

BTW, here is a picture of the deck. Dh STILL has to put the lattice on the bottom, but it's otherwise done. The gates will come off next summer :)

HI again!

Well this will be my last post for today probably. Dh will be home in about an hour. :D !!! But I promise I won't dessert you all this weekend. I'll make a special effort to post since I'll be gone all next week and weekend, I'll miss you all so much! But every truck stop has internet access so you'll see me pop in and out of here to say hi! :)
I did get a nap in, boy that felt good! I'll be watching big brother tonight as usual. I really hope you all have a great evening and I WILL post sometime tomorrow, probably tomorrow afternoon or night, but I won't leave you hanging this weekend! I promise!
Ok, gotta go. TTYL!

Afternoon :)
 

Hi everyone! I've missed you today :lol: Hmm - how can I survive without posting 3 hundred times??? I'm sure ya'll were like: "Thank heaven! I don't have to respond to each of Leigh's 500 posts!"

Liam did well with the nanny, thankfully. I ran a bunch of errands. Post office, trading in some audio books in exchange for new ones, picking up the new bedding for Liam's room (it came in before the furniture), and stopping at a discount store to pick up some more items for the new room.

Oh! I also ate lunch at subway and had a roast beef sub for 5 points :) Yum!

Spryng :rofl: the image of you rolling down a hill half undressed is hysterical! What??? You're going to Miami? I could probably tell you some places you might want to check out :) I vote for Bourne Supremecy. Haqve a wonderful time with DH!

Cindi - maintaining adter TOM is always a beautiful thing! Is today your WI?

Cheri- :cheer: on getting your workout done first thing! Hope you had lots of fun today :)

Michelle - that's so funny about Taylor hitting you after you were whispering to her :lol:

Crystal- yes, we decided since DH is gone so much, and we don't live near any family, having someone come in once a week so I can accomplish somthing might be good. She comes each Thursday from 11-3. That's interesting that you conceived twins.

Hi, Geri! Sounds like you're keeping on top of the rambunctious boyz! I envy that. Here it's Liam who keeps on top of me :lol: The deck loos fabulous! When are you having us all over for bar-b-q????

Okay - looks like I'm eating a WW meal for dinner (6 points) and I still have a bunch of points left today. Tomorrow is the big WI day, so we'll see what happens there!