Stay At Home Moms #231
 

Penny thanks for starting the new thread! How are you this evening?

Michelle, thanks for the cute doll!! My hair is super straight though... I wish I looked as good as her! LOL. How do I add that to my siggy?? 104 degrees!! That is so high. What are you giving her to bring it down? Have you tried a luke warm bath?? What I do with mine when their fevers get too high is start a warm bath and let them play and as the water naturally cools down it cools them down too and they love water so they never mind it. Make sure she isn't dressed too hot... don't put thick blankets on her. I do hope it breaks soon. 104 would scare me really bad. Hang in there!

Well... 30 more min and dinner will be ready. I'm starving! What is everyone else having tonight?

TTYL!

Ok Ladies.....

Bout time for me a good post :lol:

Spryng,
I am so glad you are having such a wonderful time with your "family" I know you must be having a blast :) That is too funny about the karoke.... :lol:

Michelle,
Yeah I resized it with photobucket. Thanks so much for making these! They are too cute. You know mine looks exactly like me! :lol: except my eyes are green :lol: and oh yeah I weigh about 100 pounds more.... lol I am sooo sorry Taylor is not doing any better. That really upsets me. Is she acting still acting ok? I will put her in my prayers for a fast recovery :)

Leigh,
Are you back on track girlie??? You better be! You have worked too hard! Have you gotten any scrapping done?

Mel,
Well congrats on staying on plan! WOOO HOOO! I thought you were supposed to call me today? :)

Geri,
Where are you woman? How are the boys doing? Hope mil is feeling better. Poor thing!

Di,
How is Ethan and Nathan doing? Are you doing ok on plan???

Ricci,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :balloons: Hope you have a great day :)

Cindi,
How are the kids doing in school so far? Are you enjoying your summer vacation???

Crystal,
Hope you destressed and are feeling a little better.

Jaymi,
Hope your day has gotten better. I like your little girl that Michelle made for you. It is too cute!

Angel,
What's this about the water park??? I wanna come!!!! Hope you have a great time !!!!

Kristen,
I am gonna head to the site and check out your beautiful mug :)

Jill,
It was great talking to you last night! You are such a sweetie! Yeah the virual infection causing some kind of rash that he has but the dr. said he is fine. I told him this is why I stay home and why I nursed him for a year!!!!!

Melinda,
I really miss you! Where are you at???

Jackie,
Hope you are checking in :)

Ok yesterday's question:
I love taking the kids to the park in the fall. They have a blast :)

Ok todays question:
I have always lived here in Louisiana so this is my fav!

Ok I hope I got everyone... If not HOLLER AT ME!

Oh sorry Spryng you snuck in on me. Took me 20 minutes to post..... LOL

Let me know how dinner comes out. We are having steak but not sure what else..

:) Have a great night!

Michelle, thanks for the little paper doll, how do I get it in my sig? I know you told someone else already, but I can't find it in the post.

thanks.

Hey ladies!
So long, no post! I have been lurking off and on, but just couldn't bring myself to post, because I felt like such a downer.

I've been on and off plan, nothing too bad, but not doing well. I think I'm a little depressed or something.

The boys are ok, the start of my little breakdown was shortly after their birthday party. Logan was kind of off doing his own thing during the whole party and not really interacting with the group. That is sometimes how he is normally, but coupled with the large number of people at his party that he hardly knows, I wasn't surprised. My brother took that opportunity to ask if Logan was Autistic. I was pretty floored that he would say that and a little hurt and angry too.

My sister, Lisa has an Autistic son named Kobe, who is 7 years old and she also used to work with developmentally disabled kids. I had been staying with her the entire week and asked what she thought of Logan's social skills, she kept saying she didn't really see it, that he just seemed to be more independant. So I kind of pushed it out of my mind. Then, about a week later, talking to Lisa on the phone she mentions that Logan Does in fact have a lot of quirks, like Kobe did at his age, but she didn't want to tell me during their birthday celebration. Again, I'm just floored and in tears after this exchange.

So I've just been having kind of a "freak-out" pity party for myself, trying to figure out what to do. It doesn't help that at 2 years old, they hardly say words at all and are both pretty far behind in terms of communication. They don't even say momma.

I've since made some phone calls. After many brick walls, I've found a place that will test their hearing this week. And after about a hundred phone calls, I've discovered that the school system will evaluate them at home, for free to see if they qualify for speech therapy. If there is anything else going on with them, the evaluation will pick that up too. hopefully there isn't anything else to pick up, if you know what I mean.

I feel that on some level i'm failing them as a mommy. I'm torn between being laid back and saying "they'll talk when they are darned good and ready!" from trying to be constructive and help them out however I can.

Anywho, that's where I'm at and that's why I've been so distant. Logan is definately kind of 'quirky' but I'm not convinced it's autism, so I don't want to overreact, but I don't want to live with my head in the sand either.

I hope you all are doing much better than I am lately, especially with food and exercise! LOL

hugs to you all,
Di

Hey girls, just got back from being in town. We got a new dollar tree near my house (for those of you that don't know, everything in the store is $1!) I was reluctant to go in because the other two we have around here are pretty dirty and not a lot of merchandise but there were tons of cool things in this one and since it is brand new it was really clean and nice. Anyway I also had to get a new car seat for my daughter since she is now 20 pounds so 70 dollars later here I am! Can't write too much right now because we are getting a thunder and lightning storm and I don't want it to fry my computer.
Spryng we are having left over meat loaf and salad, since you asked :) And we live in Eagle Point which is a couple hours from K-Falls but our news is linked with theirs so we are still pretty close. So cool that you have relatives there!

Michelle, evryones dolls are sooooo cute, we should print them out and put them on our fridge so that they are our diet inspiration! I hope Taylor gets to feeling better, fevers are scary.

Ok enough for now. I'll write again later. Have a good dinner everyone! See ya soon.

Good evening all!!
Dinner was great! Dh raved about it. It was Green Chile Chicken Casserole and if anyone would like the recipe I'll post it for ya. The kids ate it really well too.
So after dinner dh talked me into doing some karaoke with him, lol.. that was fun :p then we played some swingers gold on the game cube. We got addicted to that last week. So now I am winding down for bed. It's been a great day.

Jill, I love dollar trees! I like taking the kids and letting them pick one thing out, anything they want since everything is 1 buck. They feel like they are sooo special! :) Hope that storm passes soon!

Di, I am so sorry about your current struggle. Have you done any research on the internet about autism? I don't know much about the condition myself. But I do know some kids like to be by themselves and some talk much later than others. My nephew didn't ever talk until he was almost 3. Now you can't shut him up, lol. What does your pediatrician think? Hang in there! I hope you get some good news soon. You are a great mother and no one can take that away from you. Please feel free to email me or even call me if you like if you want to talk. I'll pm you my number. I'm here for you!

Well, I need to get the kids dressed for bed. TTYL!

Spryng I would love that recipe. It sounds so good! Is it a WW recipe or just something you found?

So is anyone going to be on this thing tonight to chat? Just wondering. Storm seems to be passing but I need to feed my family. TTYL!

Hey ladies!

First off Di, my prayers are with you!! Be strong and know that we are here for you! Hang in there and know that no matter what you are a GREAT Mommy!! Love to you and yours hun! :grouphug:

Ok now to everyone who asked how to put the siggy in their signature, I keep my images on a free image server called photobucket.com and it gives you the image tag that you need to copy and paste into your signature it will look something like this without the spaces [img] url in here.... [/img] and the image will show up in the post/signature :) HTH!

Taylor is a little bit cooler tonight I'm not going to take her temp cuz shes sleeping and I don't want to disturb her. Hopefully it will break tonight. Thanks everyone for the prayers and well wishes :)

Geri thanks so much for the note girly!! You are great!! :D :grouphug:

Penny thanks for calling and checking up on me ;) I enjoyed our chat, as always :D

Ok I'm going to play with paint shop some more lol I'm addicted to making graphics now lol. I'm just going to use you guys as my guinea pigs lol
Love to all!!
Michelle

Ohhhh spryng It is so great to have you back and I'm happy you had a great time with DH!!! We really did miss you!!!

Michelle

Hello all,

Ricci! HAPPY BIRTHDAY :gift: :hat: :balloons:

Spryng, WELCOME BACK :cheers: :flow2: So glad you had a good trip...and you know we missed you something awful :D Sorry about the cyst :( Glad it passed and you got to have some fun.

Michelle, how are the girls doing??? Where's MY doll? It's all about me you know ;) !

Leigh...how do I get back OP? When you figure it out you let me know :lol: . I did manage to maintain but geez I've been pretty much doing that for a couple of weeks now. I could be down another 10 lbs or so if I would knock it off!

Di :grouphug: I would freak out too. I agree with Spryng about checking with the boys ped. He/she should know the signs and with the boys being twins (were they premies..can't seem to remember?) they could just be speaking their own language like you said. Will's 3 and most of the time he'll play by himself and not with the other kids...depends on how well he know's them. He just plays well by himself. Hope you get some answers soon! Stay with us OK?

It took so long to read all the posts that I'm too tired to write a long one :lol: so hello to everyone else!

MIL is on some major drugs I guess for her back spasms. She was pretty loopy when I spoke to her earlier. Poor dear is 76 yo and everything's starting to give her trouble. Just had hip replacement, has some type of laceration on her eye so one of her eyes is sewed shut so that it'll heal and now she fell and hurt her back. When we met she was always on the go somewhere. Aging stinks! Anyway...have a great night...hope all the sickies are getting better quickly! Love you all!

QOTD...always lived in WI. Love it here because it's the first place Dh and I picked out together!:love:

Qotd
 

Good Morning Ladies!! THanks again Michelle for the Siggy!

Di, thinkin' about you and I understand your concern. Keep us posted. We are here to support you.

I guess I'm first this morning so hhhmmmmm bigQOTD: What is your favorite Junk food? And your Favorite Healthy Food?

I hope all of you are well this morning. I have to get my Walk off the pounds video in and shower and get the kids out the door by 9:40. I don't know if anyone knows about this site already, but it shows you good deals. It can teach you how to rebate and all. I used to be a member, but now I just look to see the good deals posted. IT's www.refundcents.com

Check back later.

Good Morning
 

Hi all. First of all,
QOFD: fav. junk food would be candy, chocolatey, candy bars. I don't eat them very often because I don't buy them because I would eat them. Fav. healthy foods, I've gotten addicted to caesar salads, I love baby carrots, raw.

Michelle, thanks for the siggy, when you do it. I'm a brunette. I've got my hair ultra short. I'm sure you've tried this but when Alisa's fever had gotten so high, we'd put her in the lukewarm bath and give her popsicles and ice chips and keep a cool cloth on her. I'm sure you know that, but just a thought.

Spryng, my afghan is like an olive green and it's called Light & Lacy Afghan. It will have fringe on it when I'm done. About my hands, because of the carpel tunnel syndrome, after about 10 minutes or more solid of crocheting, they go to sleep. See with this my hands always go to sleep, when I'm driving, on the phone, almost any time, so I do have to take breaks. But it's still fun. I had a doc. appt. last week and everything was good. The sono made the baby look like a fish to me. I go back Aug. 24 and he said I'll be almost 1/2 way thru this pregnancy, YEAH!!! And I have really really strong vibes it's a girl. I'm almost positive to the point that I call Andrew my only boy and I told him he'll be my only boy but my baby.

Leigh, the day got better yesterday I guess. I never got in a nap but Andrew got in a better mood. He did puke last night from his milk mixing with his congestion. But he slept somewhat better too. Were you OP yesterday???

Hi to everyone else, Geri, Melinda, Kristin, Jill, Ginny, Di, Cindi, Cheri and anyone I missed.

Well, Andrew climed out of his baby bed yesterday. Two times. Yesterday morning and last night. I'm gonna be looking for a twin bed today. I don't have the room for one and I'm not ready to put him in a big boy bed, but I don't want to take the chance of him hurting himself. Just one wrong fall and he could break his arm or bruise his noggin or something. He's the only that has ever climbed out of it.Yesterday I decided to start school early, Aug. 23rd and start on a year round school year. It'll be like on 6 weeks off 2 weeks and on and on. Now because I'll be having the baby next year, I've had to work with that time as a break and take a 3 week break instead of 2 week. But after that, we'll be steady on a 6 week/2 week plan. We'll get 3 weeks in the summer before starting the next school year Aug. 8th next year. I'm really excited about this and I think it's a great idea. So I've got to get busy and order the rest of Alisa's school books from Abeka.

I think I'm gonna stay home today because Andrew is still coughing and really stuffy. I got laundry detergent yesterday which I had been out of, so I'm gonna get caught up on laundry.
I'll check in later, TTYL. Hope you all have a great day.

Good morning everyone :) I'm still not able to get to the store today, so it's hard for me to get back OP yet. I think I may just start on Sunday and say I gave myself this week as vacation :lol:

Jill- I know, I've heard that statistic about pregnant women too. I liked the post about mothers :)

Spryng- have you talked to your doc about the cysts? (I guess you probably have!)

Michelle- how is Taylor today?

Penny- hi! Glad all is well with you!

Di- Hey, I've missed you. I'm sorry to hear about the stress you're going through with the boys. I know all the tests and evaliations you all have to go through are emotionally difficult, and at the same time I'm sure you're anxious to have some answers. :grouphug: I'm thinking of you . . . keep us posted.

Geri- Sorry about MIL - aging is hard to deal with. I seriously am starting over on Sunday! Do you want to start over then too?

Melissa- oh I have to check that site out! I'm all about bargains . . .

Crystal- no, I was not OP yesterday :( I know it's all my own choice, of course. I've heard some people put an air mattress next to the toddler bed in case the baby climbs/falls out. I'm glad you've found a school schedule you like. Do your kids have to take standardized exams at certain points?

QOTD: Junk food- McDonalds (burger, fries, coke); Healthy food- Spinach.

Nothing big planned today. I have my eye on a few auctions at ebay that end tonight, so maybe I'll end up winning them!

Helllllooooo ;)

Leigh,
I'm sorry you are still off plan :( I know the feeling. I think if you want to stay off plan this week that if fine but I will haunt you down if you are not back on bright and early Monday morning ;) You like McDonalds the best? I like their fries but their burgers aren't the best. Now I luv me some Wendy's ;) Daves got it goin on :lol:

Crystal,
Is Andrew tall? Or does the bed not go down far enough? My Andrew is just so short I don't think he will ever climb out... :) I am glad you got all your school schedules picked out.

Melissa,
Thanks for the website. Where are you running off to this morning? I am gonna make a run to Hobby Lobby. My fav store ;) You are doing so awesome! Congrats on staying on plan! WOOO HOOO!

Geri,
I am sooo sorry :( about your mil. That was terrible what happened to her. I will keep her in my prayers. How are the boys doing?

Jill,
I luv the dollar tree only b/c they have boocoodles of scrapbooking stickers and such for a dollar. Did you get anything interesting? I enjoyed talking to you last night! ;)

Michelle,
Thanks for the puter help! I did find some problems on my puter and it fixed them thanks to you! Hope the girls are feeling better this morning! :) Let me know!

Spryng,
I am so glad that dinner turned out great! Please post the recipe. You know we always enjoy them! I never did tell you how sorry I am that you had another cyst rupture! I am glad that dh was there this time! Hugs to you :grouphug:

Di,
Ok first of all no matter what happens you are NOT a bad mother. When I found out about Andrew's kidney disorder... I went through the same thing. My sil has the twin boys and they were also delayed in their speech. They are 5 now and doing fine. I am sure that there is nothing to worry about. Please please keep us posted and I will have the boys in my prayers!

Melinda,
Are you getting ready for JW's party?

Kristen,
Where are you at girlie?

Angel,
Hi out there :wave:

Jaymi,
Hope you have a better day. Thanks for the recipes! I'll let you know when I use one.

Ricci,
Have you started school yet?

Cindi,
How are you enjoying your vacation?

Cheri,
Sorry we missed you in chat last night :( Have a great day!

Jackie,
:wave: HI :)

Andrea,
If you are out there, I was just checking on you!

Misty,
How is the baby doing? I bet he is getting big!

Ok I hope no one else posted while I wrote this but I will soon find out! :)

Ok QOTD: I luv salty things, like potato chips and my fav healthy food is tomatoes and cucumbers :) yum yum!

I am gonna get dressed and get to Hobby Lobby ;)

Okay,
Leigh, that's okay to not be back OP, I think you'll be more than motivated when you get the store and have the best choices close to hand. I don't want to take chances with Andrew. I caught him trying to climb out this morning and he didn't want me to help him, he wanted to do it, so I just held my hands close to help out and luckily because he almost fell and would have hitten his chin on the rail. He's simply ready to get out of there.
Penny, Andrew is somewhat tall. He's been in the 95 percentile of his age for his head circumference, heighth (sp?), and weight. I think the mattress is all the way down and the rail comes below his chest or right at it. Of course my Andrew is 20 months.
Not to worry, I've got a bed. My MIL had a spare twin bed in her guest room. Dh is going to get it this afternoon. I've got ALOT of work to do today. I've got to get the girls room clean and move their dressers to make room for a third twin bed. I can't believe 3 of them will be sharing, but hey it's a 2 bedroom house, no choices, huh?
Well, I've got to get busy. Hope you all have a great day. BTW, I started back on coffee this morning and I've got a huge caffiene boost right now, feeling great.
TTYL

Hi Jaymi, sorry I forgot about you. I think toddler beds are a waste of $. I did that with my first, but they are rediculous to me. I'd rather put him in a regular sized bed and get him used to that one. He wouldn't hurt himself I don't think if he fell out of it. It will be put against a wall anyways. I just simply don't like toddler beds.
I've got a ton of things to do, and get off of this computer is the first.
TTYL

Andrew will go to a toddler bed next because It is the cool blue race car bed I had bought for Hunter. I paid good money for it so I will get my moneys worth :lol:

Ok I'm gonna try to get out the door!

Well after all the stress and some bad food choices I'm ready to be OP. Today I feel just bloated and fluffy! No other way to describe it.

Thanks for all the hugs and thoughts, I feel a little better already and I will definately keep you posted on what happens. I don't imagine any of it will be quick, more like long and drawn out, but whatever will be will be, stressing out about it won't change the outcome.

QOTD: Fav junk food is chocolate and salt, esp. when PMSing! Love to have a candy bar and a few potato chips right after. Favorite healthy food, broccoli.

Leigh, you sound thouroughly addicted to Ebay! I'll have to get some pointers from you on how to sell. I'm great at the shopping, but have no clue about anything else. Sounds like you've been struggling to stay OP, I'm right there with ya sister! Are you going to re-dedicate yourself soon? I'm starting today, no time like the present.

Crystal, you sound really busy, but very motivated to get your house in order, with that attitude you are sure to get things done more quickly. Good luck, I'll be cleaning with ya as I have my mom and grandma coming to stay with me on friday for a week.

Penny you are so sweet! So Hobby Lobby eh? We don't have one in town, just a Michaels. I'm really needing to find a scrapbooking store, that teaches classes to help me get motivated. That is definately my next hobby!

Geri, I'm will definately talk to the Ped more, they originally just suggested speech therapy. The boys see a different doctor each time they go in, but I'm going to try and change that because I think they need more one on one time as well.

Spryng that recipe sounds yummy! I would love it if you'd share it with me. Thanks for the e-mail invite. I'm feeling more steady lately and not so weepy, but I really appreciated the offer, I should have taken you up on it, but I'm stubborn in trying to "handle" things on my own. It's something I have to work on as a person, but it's good that I recognize it I suppose. :)

Michelle, how is the combining of South Beach and Weight Watcher's working for you? Do you feel like your body does well on that plan? I feel like I've strayed from South beach and leaning more towards weight watchers, but I'm not sure what is best for me, pretty much sticking to either would be a big help at this point. LOL

Melissa where ya struggling with food lately? It sounds like you won, so congratualtions! :) Sometimes that's the biggest kuddos, is just staying the course, especially when you aren't losing.

Well, time to get some work done around the house! TOM is coming for a visit so I need to be extra aware of my food choices. Luckily I don't have anything too tempting in my house to begin with, my only saving grace for sure.

P.S. I wish I looked half as good as these dolls in the siggys! Too cute!

I'll try and check in later before Yoga,

hugs,
Di

Good Morning Girls! You know how i said that I was going to post when sydney was napping yesterday, well I developed a huge headache and slept until 9 PM last night! Dh got home and we were both sleeping, when sydney got up he made her dinner and let me sleep.....what a good guy! So I feel oky toda, still kind of nauseated, but I think that is because I haven't eaten since 11:30 AM yesterday!! I have a ton of things to do today (no different than any other day?!?!), I finally found something that I can organize sydneys outside toys in, they have just been getting put whereever they would fit so I need to organize that, and I got some clear plastic boxes for my shoes, so I want to get those organized too! I have to go to the bank, get gas and go buy myself something to wear to a party saturday!
Hey! I forgot to tell you guys of something that I found I really enjoyed this summer. THey are welches low cal lemonade drinks. THey come in a little 6 pack and there are only 15 calories for each drink, as well as only like 3 carbs per little bottle. THey are really good, however, I haven't figured out the points for that yet. I have been off plan for like almost a week now..TOM is here and I have been crampy and bloated for like that last 3 days....along with my tke no prisoners attitude when he arrives I have been eating whatever the h*ll I want! SHEESH! :nono: I will get it together today though...I hope!!!!! :shrug:

Question for anyone with knowledge of carpet cleaning!!!! Want to have my carpets professionally cleaned..do you think that it is better to go with a big name brand such as Stanley Steemer, or pick a local guy?!?!?!?! Any input would be helpful! ;)
Time to get personal!

Leigh - I hear ya about being off plan, lets get back on together!!!! ;) Sunday sounds good to me! :) I have to help a grandma clean her house tomorrow and thursday and friday I have to help at my other deceased grandmothers eatate sale...good luck, I know. So I think I will start over with ya'll on sunday!!!!!!!

Mel - thanks for the site info! Sounds like you have a busy morning! How is little bugga sleeping? :)

Cheri - Hi :wave: I wanted to visit your blog but just haven't had time to surf lately! I promise I will check it out soon! ;)

Jaymi - Hope you are having a great day! :smug:

Ricci - Happy Belated Birthday!!!! :hb: Hope all your birthday wishes come true for you! When do you have school again?

Angel - How are you? Hope you are having a good day, no more headaches!

Spryng - Welcome back BOing,BOing!!!!! WE missed you, glad you had such a wonderful time w/ DD... THe cyst rupture sounds scary!!! Glad that you are feeling good again and that it didn't effect yoru whole vacation! :)

Crystal - Sounds like you are really ready to go for school starting!! I still need to find a pre-school for sydney! I like the idea of year round school, there is only one district that does that here....I think it will help the kdis to remember more of what they learned instead of catching them back up again after 3 months of cob webs!!! Keep us posted on the house situation! Glad you are feeling energized!

Penny - Have fun at Hobby Lobby! I love that store! haven't got much scrapping done here lately, however I need to get over and get some more stuff (I'm addicted) and the dollar stores here have tons of srap book stuff too! Its great!

Michelle - Hey there hun! How is taylor today? HOpe that temp gets down, I think 104 is too high, that is scary. I know everyone is giving you advise about what to do for her, want one more input? to bad your gonna get it anyway! haha! I put baking soda ina luke warm bath when sydney has a high temp...it ust be an old wives tale, it does regulate the temp though, my mom used to do it for me, and it gives a quick fix until the meds start kicking in.....keep us posted on how everyone is feeling! HOpe you don't get sick!

Geri - That is so sad about your MIL, I hope that she heals quckly, and that her eye, heals quickly too, that sounds painful! OTher than that, howis everyone at your place?

Cindi - Hello out there! ;) :wave: HOw are you doing, how are the kids..are you anxious for them to go to school? :lol:

Di - Hey there sweetie! Don't worry about the boys, you are doing the right thing, and I think as some others have mentioned, they are twins, they have there own language, and as far as speeach goes, they are pretty normal for twins to me. I basically raised my aunts twins (long story) from age 1 to about 5, and they were the same way..one was very introverted and neither one of them spoke much....until they started school, once in pre-school they were fine ! How old are they? IS is possible to get them in a small pre-school program? Sydney will be 2 on September 27th, and I am putting her in 2 half day pre-school, she is excited and ready for the challenge I think. Maybe the boys needs some interaction with other childremn...Whatever the case, you are a wonderful mother :) Don't ever doubt that, just look into there sparkling eyes when they see you first thing in the morning , or give special attention to their laughs that only come from content, happy children and know thats because of you !!! :grouphug: we love you and are here for you always! Do you have a twins society in your area? We do here and they have a website with lots of resources and frequenty asked questions about twins adn their behavior! You could maybe get some support and answers there!

Well if there is anyone I missed! I love you, and I am sorry! NOw that i Have tken over an hour to write this post, I will probably miss like a milion people, thats the way it always goes! :)
Well I better get my butt in gear, lots to do as I mentioned before, so TTYL!!!
:D :D :wave:

I forgot te QOTD - I love chips and candy! and rice crispies..and...and..I could go on forever, I love food in general...a good steak, pasta..you name it! hahaha ! The healthy food that like the best is raw carrots, and also green beans (fresh ones).

Crystal - l feel that same way about toddler beds..we went straight to a "big girl" bed..we thought about getting her this princed toddler bed that was so cute, and if she would have gotten it from her grandparents or something we would have used it..but she did just fine in a big girl bed!

Jaymi - Hope your day gets better! We all have negative days! ;) Turn that frown upside down!

Okay I'm outta here! Gotta get busy! :)
TTYL! MANY HUGS!

I understand Kristin, I tried Alisa in a toddler bed and she didn't take to it well at all. So I put Ally straight in big girl bed and she did great. That's the only way to go, I think.
I did just realize that Andrew's bed could go down two more times, BUT all the holes are stripped and NO screws will hold in there. This bed is about 6 years old and been put up and down, up and down, taken apart and put back together so it's not really worth anything anyways. Besides, this will be the first time dh and I will have our OWN bedroom in 20 months. Can't wait.

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Two more dolls ready.

Quick post cuz tay is running all over...

Taylors fever broke in the middle of the night she was sweating really bad then an hour later she felt cool and this morning her temp was 99.1 so yayyyyyy!!!

I hope you all have a great day, I gotta go catch my now back to normal very active child.

Love to all!!
Michelle

My goodness!!! Dh slept in this morning so I couldn't get on the computer to post and then I had to run a few errands and look at all the posts!!!! Crazy! :dizzy:
I started that chore list for my two oldest and they get stars for each chore completed... well Ava got her second treat today for getting 20 stars. So I took her to the dollar general store and she picked out some cute rings and bracelets, a little castle dollhouse thing, and a puzzle... all for 6 bucks! LOL. What a deal huh? And she thought she won the lottery, lol. Then I rented Hidalgo....anyone see that?
QOTD-- I love french fries too! And pizza! but my ultimate junk food is a brownie ice cream sundae! Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! LOL. Baskin Robbins has an awesome brownie sundae with chocolate fudge icecream... mmmm... and my fav healthy food? Not sure. I love green beans and sweet potatoes... fish is good too.
And I will post that recipe tonight when I have more time. Tanner is begging for lunch so let me get personal really quick.

Michelle, those dolls are too cute. Very pretty. Do they let you make over weight ones? I'd like to see one of those! lol. So glad Taylor's fever broke! How relieved you must be.

Crystal, I won't be putting Tanner in a toddler bed either. The other two had them but they are in regular beds now and I just plan to buy bunk beds this next spring for the boys to have and Tanner will go into the bottom bed. I think if I get one of those side rail things he'll be fine.

Kristin, I hope you feel like yourself today. As far as carpet cleaning goes... I don't have any advice. We just borrow MIL cleaner and do it ourselves. Cost much less and isn't very hard.

Di, so glad you are feeling better today. And I know that "fluffy" feeling! I was feeling it by the end of my trip with dh... dh laughs because he says I look no different but I swear I look 2 sizes larger when I eat bad. My pants feel tight and I feel like crap. Could all be in my head... but NAH! LOL.

Well shoot... I thought I'd be able to get to everyone but Tanner is having a screaming fit. Gotta scoot! TTYL!

Hi, all, Just a quick post, because I am busy tody.I had to take my siblings to registar for school, since my mom is in Hawaii. Why is it she always leaves me in charge of the important things? I had a good birthday. Hopefully my toe ring will be here today or tomorrow. Someone asked me how old I am. I am only 27. I don't start school until the 30th, I wish it was now though. I am tired of waiting. When dh gets home, we have to go vote on a riverboat casino in branson, and on gay marriage in Missouri. Anyway, you all have a great day, and i will check in and get personal later.
p.s. forgive my horrible spelling today.

Geez!!
 

Geez guys there are so many people to talk to and so little time! Well I stayed up late again chatting on here and now I'm up late and you all have written soooooooo much I don't know if I can keep up!

Anyway I am not off or on plan today yet cause I havn't eaten but I did good yesterday until I got a craving for the snickers bars that are supposed to be for my dh's lunch! It's so hard when they are in the house. I usually don't buy those things but he went with me to costco and swore he needed them! I got in a small ab workout yesterday and boy am I sore!! I haven't done them in awhile and I sure can tell! I am going to try and do them again today and get a walk in with the baby. Start slow so I can work my way up to getting to the gym.

Ok getting personal now!

Crystal thats kind of scary that your baby is climbing out of the crib! I don't know what I would do, get a toddler bed or reg. cause my baby is only 10 months. I would think a toddler bed would be a waste of money unless you had more kids that could use it. I will probably get one since this is my first and I know we will have a couple more that could use it. I hope everything works out.

Leigh I totally know how you feel this week. Sometimes it is just so hard to be on plan with everything else happening around you. Just being busy can screw up your whole week. Try not to give up totally this week, maybe let yourself eat what you want but make sure it's small portions and still get a lot of water in to try and fill you up. That way you don't totally blow it. Just a suggestion :)

Penny fun as usual talking to you last night! My computer started freezing up on me shorlty after we said good bye. I was so annoyed cause I was trying to run those programs Michelle told us about but then they wanted me to pay for them to fix everything they found wrong. So me being cheap said "Heck No" and I ws trying to uninstall them and then it froze up on me. Anyway how is Andrews rash? Keep me posted! Oh ya nothing too interesting from the dollar tree. Got my dh some nice black socks, some IAMS cat food (can you believe they had IAMS there for $1?) got a few things for my daughters upcoming b-day (balloons etc.) and some hair clips. Pretty cool stuff there though. Name brands for way cheap, I couldn't believe it!

Melissa that web site is cool! Thanks! I'm always looking for good bargains. There were some great ones on there! Good luck getting everything done this morning.

Jaymi sorry I said a bad word in front of you! I will try to watch my language from now on! LOL! Sorry you are having a bad day :(

Di I don't think we have met. My name is Jill and I am 24 with a 10 month old baby. I live in Oregon and I see you live in N. California so we are close! That's a first cause almost everyone on here is at least a 2 hour time diff. I hope to learn more about you soon. I see you have twin boys, that is so cool! I bet it is very challenging at times though. Good luck finding out more about autism. I 'm sure everything will work out.

Kristin thanks for the tip on the low cal drinks. They sound really good, I get so sick of water sometimes that I turn to soda which is soooooo bad. It's nice to know there is something out there that I can have that won't totally screw me up!

Mee shell such cute dolls! I wish you would make some every few hours and post them cause I love to see what you have made! You are so talented! I downloaded those programs last night but now they want me to pay for them. Any tips LOL I hope you have a good day and thank goodness Tay's fever broke that is good news!

Spryng can't wait for the recipe! Sounds great!

Ricci Do you go to school or teach school? I am a college student going to school to be a teacher so just wanted to see if we had something in common here.

Geez Oh Pete that was a lot of writing! Well I need to go now and feed myself and my daughter. Talk to you guys soon!

QOTD: What junk food don't I like is a better question I think LOL! Anything chocolate first and foremost, then cheesy things are good too! I'm not picky, I'll eat anything! Favorite healthy food is probably big, fat, crunchy red grapes! Yummy

Last thing, does anyone know if you can take your floppy disks with digital pictures on them to WAl-Mart and get them developed? Penny, wouldn't you know this? Ha Ha

Hey gals! Let's see how far Liam allows me to get with this :lol:

Penny- I give you permission to hunt me down if I'm not back OP by Monday! Did you have fun at Hobby Lobby? I love craft stores.

Crystal, you're right. It's a lot easier to make good choices when I have good stuff in the house.

Jaymi-a time share right above you? That's no good! Hope they stop being annoying.

Diane- :bravo: for being back OP today! I'm going back on Sunday. But you are a much stronger woman than I!

Kristin- good! We'll both atart on Sunday then and be accountable to one another :) That will help me a lot - and you, too, I hope!

Michelle- :chher: I'm so relieved Taylor's fever broke!

Spryng- sounds like Ava really enjoys the reward system. Sounds like fun!

Ricci- hope you can post a pic of the ring soon :)

Jill- hi! How is your day going?

Okay - gotta change a diaper . . .

Hello again!

My day has been going just fine. I had a smart ones for lunch (the chicken enchilada suiza one, yum!) that is my favorite. Dinner will be chicken parmesan. DH loves it. Plus it's low cal so why not? ;) What are you all planning for dinner?
I guess I'm going to take a nap soon. I was going to crochet but it looks like the kids got into my stuff and lost my hook, ugh. I have one of each size and now that one is missing. SO I can search this house inch by inch or just go to walmart later to buy a new one. Maybe I should just buy a pack of several hooks so I have extra in case this happens again.
I did get some stuff done. Flylady is focusing on the laundry room and wash this week and boy do I need it! LOL. I had a big basket of socks in there and another box of baby socks and stuff. I hate sorting and pairing socks. But I figure I might as well get it done. So I sorted through all of them and put lots in the giveaway bag because they are too small and now all I have left to do is pair them and put them away. But that took me over an hour just to sort through them. I also got my kitchen cleaned. Seems out bathroom is having issues. DH took a shower after mowing the lawn earlier and the tub didn't want to drain properly (it was just fine yesterday) and it made the toilet bubble and over flow. Anyone know why this would happen or how to fix it? So my floor got soaked in there (we have carpet) and that was a mess. Dh leaves tomorrow morning so I hope he gets it figured out and fixed today.
But anyway, enough about my mundane life, lol.

Jill, I am a sucker for snickers too. I love those hershey bar with almonds. If I have those in the house I cave instantly. So I try not to buy them. And floppy disks?? What are those??? :?: JK!! LOL... I'm not sure if those machines take them but I'm sure you can send the floppy disk in and they'll print off the pics. Give them a call to find out for sure.

Ricci, I think you told me once already but what are you going back to school for? It sounds like it would be fun. Adult time.

Penny, I think those race car beds are so cute! I'm sure they love it. What did you get at hobby lobby??

Jaymi, I do hope today gets better for you. I think what you need is a spa day, lol. Go get a massage or facial. You need some alone time and maybe that will cheer you up.

Leigh, I hope you are able to maintain while off plan. I think I have gained. I'll know for sure come friday. And no I haven't talked to a doc about my cysts. i got one once right after I got married and they told me how there could be nothing done once it ruptures and I never know I have them until they rupture so I don't want to take a trip to the er over nothing, you know? But I know I should find a doc and speak to him anyway about it. I procrastinate when it comes to my health, lol.

Ok, gonna try and get a short nap in. Have a great afternoon all!!!

its me again.
Jill, i am going to be a student, and I am going to go to cosmetology school. I will be going from 5pm to 10pm M-f, and it's going to take me 15 months since it's part time. Oh well.
Spryng, I forgot to answer you on the ww. I love it. I lost 2 lbs last week. I hope that continues for me. Not much else going on here. Have a good afternoon.

Kristen thanks for the words of advice. I did belong to a twin's club in my area, but it was kind of weird, very disorganized, so I didn't get much out of it. I'm sure that's not true of all clubs, probably just the one in my area. I totally agree with what everyone has said so far, that they are probably just delayed a bit. I'm sure I'll feel better once I get a little more feedback from someone in the speech therapy department, but that will be a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed

Jill, I think you are right, that we never officially "met" so big howdy to ya! I'm glad theres one more gal in my time zone on the board as well. I always feel so darned lazy when I wake up early to post, only to read all the amazing things everyone else has accomplished in the day. LOL it's all good, I just have to keep remembering the time difference! It is nice to officially meet you though, you probably came to the board around the time I was on vacation. I look forward to getting to know you better as well. :)

Leigh you'll be on that bandwagon soon enough I'm sure! I hope you enjoy your little break from counting every calorie, then you'll feel pretty motivated to get going again. Speaking of which I need to make a new goal. Luckily, even with all my bad choices this month I somehow managed to make the small end of my goal. So I need to try and lose another 5 pounds this month as well. I'll change that later.

Sprying, hope you enjoy your nap and I hope you find all your crocheting goodies soon! Those lil buggers! My favorite lunch is also the chicken enchilada one! Lean Cuisine makes one similar, and I just buy whichever one is on sale that week, so I always have it on hand. Yum!
In regards to the toilet thing, I've had that issue before. If you have a block in your plumbing anywhere, the water will start to back up as it is not draining properly. Whenever we've had a block, my downstairs toilet overflows whenever the dishwasher or washing machine is going, because it can't drain fast enough. We needed a plumber to come out and snake the drains, hopefully you don't have the same problem. Sorry to be the bearer of possibly bad news. Hope it clears itself out.

Off to do a little cleaning. Busy, busy week!

P.S. Michelle, I'm so glad Taylor's fever finally broke! Fever's scare the crud out of me. I'm glad she's on the mend and running you ragged already, good sign that she's feeling much better. :)

hugs,
Di

Hello!!!
 

School has started, so life should get better!

I am trying to get back on something that resembles a plan and a schedule! I bought some healthy food and have my water in the freezer!

Spryng...WELCOME HOME! I missed ya!

Crystal...Sounds like you have a great plan for your homeschooling! Good luck!

Di...Speech therapy was wonderful for my son! It helped it so many was and he learned alot. I do agree that having them around other kids will help determine if there is really a serious problem. They will come out of their shells alot to be able to fit in with kids their age. Even imitating them! I will pray for ya!

Well, kids are rolling in, so I'll be back later. To those I missed posting to, you are special to me, too. I just can't remember what all I wanted to say anymore! LOL!

Thanks Jaymi! I had all my digitals on my computer but I had to save them all to a disc because I had to wipe my computer last month and start over. The only problem is I have a lot of pictures and they are so big only a couple would fit per disc! So now I have like 15 discs of pictures that I need to do something with. So thanks for the tip!

Well I was going to post some more but I hear my daughter crying in the other room and I want to watch "Where the heart is" it's my favorite movie! I'll post more later.

Gonna start a new thread!

See ya there!