SAHM's #220 Friday
 

Welcome all to a thread full of wonderful women taking on the responsibilty of raising a family and trying to take care of themselves too. We look forward to a new day with members, new and old! Please feel free to jump right in and say hello Here is a little bit about who we are ...

MichelleRae: Michelle sahm to Taylor 8-25-01 & Teagan 10-13-03 Married 2 years to Zhaun. Plan I'm following is a combined WW and South Beach Diet
Spryng: 24 y.o. married 6 years. Kids- Ava 4, Bubba (aka Joseph) 3 & Tanner 1. Currently on ww, hit goal in April.

Mompen: Penny 23 y.o. Happily Married & SAHM Momma to three active boys, Hunter almost 5, Nicholas almost 4 & Andrew 13 mo. Weight Watchers is my way of life

Loveliam: Leigh SAHM to Liam 10.21.03 & happily married for 2 years. Doing the Weight Watchers thing

Sydsmom: Kristin SAHM to Sydney 09-27-01, married almost 2 years to wonderful dh Began Weight watchers mid-July

Cheri: married to Donald for 8.5 years, SAHM/homeschooling momma to Nathan, 5 (9-11-98), Daniel, 3 (8-29-00) & Elijah, 1 (10-16-02) & doing the low carb thing kinda, lol

Angel: SAHM of 4, Ages 8,8,7,&4.

Cindi: Mom to 6 boys & 1 mean girl. Plan.. No diet for me! Portion control, exercise & lots of water (most days)

Chubba: Geri..Mom to two boys, Will (3) & Tony (1)..married for 4 years to a great guy..following Dr Phil most days!

Crystal: 27 yo sahm of 3 almost 4. Alisa 5, Ally 3, & Andrew 20 months. Due Feb 1st. Married almost 9 years, live in Texas & homeschool. Avon & Watkins Sales Rep. My plan when on it counting calories & exercise

Ricci sahm to two boys 4 and 5, married 7 years, doing ww

Jaymi: 2 kids, 20 mo Girl & 6 yo boy. Been married to DH for 2 ½ years. I’m counting calories, eating lowfat foods & exercise. I have no idea what the name of that diet is!!!

Jill: SAHM of 1 daughter, Bayley, born 9/19/03. Currently trying to lose some of the baby weight I gained with her & need some extra support to help me do so.

Melissa: SAHM of 1 girl (4) and 1 boy (<2). Currently counting calories with Tops NutriBase Software.

I am Mindee, and I will be 22 on 8/17. I am married to Tommy, who is 27, and we have been married for 2 years. We have a little boy, Brandon, who is almost 4 months.

Crystal, I'm jumpin in and asking the QOTD::: Hope you don't mind?

QOTD: Where did you meet you spouse?

Anyway, Good Morning Crystal? How r u today? DH leaves Tomorrow right? I hope you get some good rest tonight, so you have the energy to take care of you and the kiddies while he's away. In one way it's nice right? I always hate when My DH is away, but my kids are always much more behaved. They don't play one against the other.

Michelle, stomach's goin' huh from the rides. I hope you feel better this morning! I love rides!! My Dh gets a whoosie though.

Geri, glad you had a good girls night out. HOpe you are well rested today.

Hello everyone else!

QOTD: I met my Dh at a health club/gym that I worked in while going to college. He was a member there. We eneded workin out together and it was fun. Funny, though how I could go from being sooooo in shape and working out like that to over 200lbs. Oh well, no whining as FLYLADY says. I am down to 205 today. that's 3lbs down in 2 weeks. Perfect!!!!!

I am gonna fly by real quick :( Hunter has his teacher orientation this am then I gotta go to the church and do some touch ups on my room. Our registration is Sunday......

Hope you all have a great day!!!!

I think we did the qotd before but can't remember :)
Met hubby in a parking lot where "young folks" use to hang out...lol

Oh Man I forget!!!!

MELISSAAAAAAAA!!!

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Good Morning
 

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Morning all, getting a late start. Gotta do breakfast and start out on errands.
I'll check in later.

Good morning all!

Dh will be home today so I'm excited and antsy, lol. So until I know when he'll be in I'll probably be tidying up the house and trying to stay busy. Oh yeah, My WI... up 1/2 lb. But that is good! Since TOM is almost here, I thought it would be more, maybe that exercise I did this week helped with the water retention.
QOTD--- I met my DH through a friend. In her car actually, lol. I thought he was nice, but didn't think much about it. And later that day when he left he told everyone goodbye and couldn't remember my name (this was when I was 16) so I wrote him off. If you can't remember my name you cant waste my time, lol. (he told me years later he knew my name but didn't want to appear too eager because it was love at first site for him, lol.) I ran into him over a year later and then he started coming out to the house to visit my brother (yeah right, lol) so I got to know him alot better, he was sweet and kind and sensitive and so family oriented and I knew I liked him, which turned into love... then my family started causing problems, which is a whole other story, but I ended up getting kicked out of my home over him, but that was ok.. I moved in with a friend, got engaged a month or so later and married 3 weeks after that. But I guess you didn't need to hear all that huh? lol. But he is the guy for me.

Crystal, good morning! Enjoy today with DH!

Penny, hope you get everything you need to done today.

Mel, has your dh changed much since you met him? I mean, you met at a gym so he must have been in good shape too huh? Is he still? My dh has been over weight since I met him so I know him as nothing else. So what are you up to today?

Cindi, that parenting class sounds nice. Very informative. How long have you been going? That soup sounds great! Was it low fat? Cals?

Geri, you can't just give my nickname away!! LOL... but you gave me my nickname with the utmost love!! The one you are giving to michelle's mil is not filled with that kind of love is it?? LOL. Ok... so pick a new nickname for me then, lol. I want to hear all about your girls night out!

Michelle, your FIl sounds like mine too! He is the nicest guy and one time when MIL and I really got into a fight and she tried leaving the state over it, lol (honestly!) I was so upset that she could act that way, such a child! And I thought he'd take her side, well... because they are married! But he came to me and told me not to worry about it, that she was acting stupidly (I don't think that was the word he used, lol) and I shouldn't even get upset over it. It really made me feel good. Since I don't have my father in my life anymore I really do feel like he has stepped in and made me feel loved. So glad you had fun at the fair! If we go this weekend I wont get to ride any rides, we'll have the kids so we'll be stuck in the kiddie section, lol. But I do love to see their faces and enjoy all that BAD food, lol.

OK, guess I'm going to get off here and get something done. TTYL!

Morning :) I think we might have had this QOTD before . . . I met DH on a blind date. We were set up by his mother (who had never done any such thing before). Neither of us really wanted to go on the date :lol: On that date, we discussed my devotion to chocolate (hmm, my path to this group was being laid even then LOL). A few days after our date, a box of chocolates arrived on my doorstep - they were from DH's favorite candy store. I was hooked!!!

Angel- thank you for the compliment on the pic of Liam :)

Crystal- don't worry-I think we all know it can be fun to be apart from DH sometimes. Then the reunion is fun too :;

Jill- I can help you with some feminist arguments supporting motherhood. I know the arguments well :) You could point out that the true goal of feminism is women's choice, and if a woman chooses to stay home, that's a feminist decision too. Anyway, I'll pm you.

Spryng- I wa sshocked at Big Brother!

Cindi- lasagna soup souunds good.

Geri- got your pm :) Thanks . . .

Michelle- I'm glad you and Dh got some mending time :D I just told DH last night that we really need to take a vacation just the two of us! Or maybe get a sitter for Liam and go to a hotel for a few hours :rofl:

Mel- :balloons: :cheer: hooray on the loss!!!! What are ya'll doing today?

Penny- have fun working on your classroom!

Crystal- good morning!

Spryng- I just know you'll be down once TOM leaves! How exciting that DH will be there . . . will you save your flexpoints for a meal with him?

I have a bunch of things to get done today before we leave tomorrow. Calls, dog to the vet, laundry, exercise . . .

do I have to???
 

share my weigh in results today? If I just ignore it will it go away?? * sigh*

Good Morning Ladies.

I haven't posted since Wednesday morning. Been very busy and dh has been off work for 2 days, (normal schedule). He's been working alot of OT this month so these were only his 5th and 6th days off this month.

Yesterday we spent going to get oldest ds his driver's permit, looking ofr work jeans for dh and getting school shoes for the younger 3. Ate out twice but I think I was good. I had a salad both times and looked it up on the nutrition chart before I ordered. Staying in my calorie limits. Didn't get quite all my water yesterday but very close. Got too tired to drink the rest last night and didn't want to be up half the night to go to the bathroom.... :dizzy: Still 3 times up was enough.

Trying to get kids in bedtime and wakeup routine for school next week and then this morning they didn't set their alarm right so I let them sleep in. It was mighty peaceful if I do say so......but of course they are all up now. :( even dh.

QOTD: Well.....I owned a bar here in town and a woman I know had been friends with dh and his ex. After the ex left and they were divorced, she brought him to the bar to shoot pool and get him out of the house. That's where we first met. Then about a yr and a half later I was getting tired of my lazy live-in and supporting him and the kids, so I started going out to another bar that had karaoke (I LOVE to sing) and kept running into him. It just flourished from there. He moved in with me about 3 months later and we were married 5 months after that. Our 6 yr anniversary is October 17th.

Plan for the day: dh has some things to take to the junk yard. Then he has to sleep some more so he can go back to work tonight. I have things to do around here and go to walk. Didn't get that done yesterday but almost 2 hours of chasing ppl around Walmart Supercenter should about cover it :D .

Well I'm off here to get dh and kids moving. Will check back later.

Spryng, Wow you had a tough road being with your dh. I'm so happy though that you proved everyone wrong and are still together!!! I assume that was part of the arguments with parents. My dh did put on some weight, but since the beggining of this year he exercising 5 days a week on the treadmil and has lost weight. He is a good weight now, but not as toned as he once was. Still looks good to me. I love em' no matter what.

Leigh, I think we had a similar question, but I don't remember. That's so funny that you met on a blind date set up by his mother no less. Too funny. I guess sometimes mother's no best....and sometimes not. lol

I had an awful night. My gf, 39 weeks ago, lost her baby lat night. I was at the hospital with the family until 1200, when they baptized the baby. The dr think the cord was to short and he might have pulled it or something. He is beatiful. I got to hold him, which I thought would weird me out, but it was quite precious. Anyway, I did not get much sleep last night. When JW woke up, I smothered him with kisses. It is so hard for me to plan his b-day with all of these feelings. Her due date was on the 27th, which was when mine was. The thing that is so scary is that JW had to have an emergency c-section because of the cord around his neck. I can not imagine life without him.

I am about sick to my stomach. I have not weighed in or exercised.

My sister is flying in today, so I am trying to get excited about that.

Hello Chick-a-dees! Well I am soo tired this morning!! The coffee isn’t working! Why does coffee make my “brain” work overtime.. But not my body! :lol: My body feels dead! My daughter woke up at 3:30 this morning and wouldn’t go back to sleep! But.. I did get up at 5:30 and fix my dh's breakfast. I got in 55 minutes of exercise, and now it's time to get ready for school orientation. Both of my kids are fast asleep now, but it takes forever for me to prepare for a one hour outing! The bottles are all ready.. I think… so I just got to pack her bag, and get them both teeth brushed and dressed. Jariel her hair has just gotta make it today! That takes too long! :lol: I don’t have to cook, we are eating leftovers today, so I just gotta find something to do to keep me from being bored so that I won’t eat. But I definitely don’t want to be in the sun today.

I have no idea what we are going to plan for this weekend. Something FREE! I mentioned the pool, but my husband didn’t look enthused. Maybe the park.. But definitely not fishing… that’s stresses me out..I don’t feel like the beach this week.. The sand gets everywhere!! :lol:

:sunny: My checklist for today :sunny:

X Exercise (55 min Denise Austin)
_ School Orientation
_ Journal
_ Iron
X Laundry
X Wash Dishes
_ Bathrooms
_ Living room
_ Send Mail

Cheri- I forgot you were from TX too!! Ha, Ha But I bet you never been to the beaches I live by.. Galvestion and Corpus makes our beach look clean.. When I say brown sand and chocolate milk looking water! And I couldn’t figure out why I can barely find shells out here, but at our old beach.. They were EVERYWHERE.. Duh they were all dead! Plus we live right by a refinery… in Port Arthur.. So that can explain most of it.. But before SC, that was all I knew! I hear a lot about Padre Island.. I would love to go there!

Spryng, thanks! I know I did bad.. But I was starving.. And I didn’t want a crummy salad.. Which I can’t drive and eat! No excuses I know.. Heck.. I just wanted that thing! :lol: As far as cooking… I got tired of cooking 2 separate meals… so I just cook food that works with our budget and add as much skim milk or fat free stuff in it that I can!! :lol: No Money= no diet food for me! Except for when it goes on sale.. Then I stock up. But turkey ground meat is like 4 dollars a lb compared to regular ground meat which is 2.. And let’s not talk about ground chuck or sirloin!! So I just drain it and wash it.. And everything to get it as healthy as possible.. The chicken fajitas were the healthy stuff, I try to alternate it for the hubby because he doesn’t really like healthy stuff. I know it is all my fault.. ALL MINE! I could do much better pre freeze and pre cook my meals… and I was.. I got sidetracked… but thanks for reminding me… I sooo needed it! :lol:

Leigh- WENDY’S!! they have the best burgers to me… but Mcdonald’s have the best fries! Well aside from Whataburger.. Which they don’t have in SC :lol:

Ok. I’ve run out of time.. I gotta go!!!!!! I havent even read today’s posts yet!!! Anyways, I hope everyone is having a blessed day!

I hope you can read the post, the sp is awful.

QOTD: I met dh at church. We had been going to the same church for 10 years never met bc my family went to early and his late. We met and were engaged 6 months later.

Have a good day ladies!

Oh, Melinda . . . . :grouphug: I am so, so sorry about your friends and the baby. That is horrendous. I send prayers to them and you. And I can imagine how you feel since you experienced something similar with JW. I do hope your sister is a pleasant diversion. On a sidenote- do you and DH still go to the same church?

Cindi- LOL. I think you do have to share!

Deana- so has your oldest been driving around everywhere now?

Mel- yes, it's weird how we met and that it worked out- especially since neither of us wanted to goon the date in the first place!

Jaymi- I don't think I've had a Wendy's hamburger in years and years. There aren't that many Wendy's around me.

Okay, I saw all these cute clothes in the fall Victoria Secrets catalog, but I don't want to order anything until I weigh less. We'll see. I can't order anything until next month anyway, when the monthly budget resets :D

I so should not be on this thing right now! I should be leaving but oh well! LOL

I just had to share my QOTD because it is kind of funny. Ok here goes

I was transferring high schools the summer of my sophmore year and my cousing was going to the school that I was transferring too so when I spent the night at her house one night before school started she got out her yearbooks from her high school. She said I want you to pick out some guys you think are cute and I will see if I know them or if they are "cool" or not. So I picked a few out and she was kind of like, "oh they are ok" so I finally found this one guy named Ron and I said "oh he is really cute" she got really excited cause he was friends with her boyfriend so she could hook us up. Well we got to school, she introduced me and now we are married. I mean, there are a few stories in the middle but I dont have a lot of time LOL! But that is pretty much how I met him! Ok ladies have a great day! I only have a day and a half left so wish me luck!! I hope we get out early today. TTYL!!

Hi again... just fixin to head out and get some lunch. Dh won't be home until this evening, 5 pm or later. So I need out of this house before I go stir crazy, lol.

Jill, highschool sweethearts!! That is so neat. Have fun at school!

Leigh I have not got my fall catalog yet from VS! I love their stuff and have a couple things (I'm just leary about buying stuff without being able to try it on) but I love their lingerie and clothing line. But it always seems to look better on the models, huh? lol.

Jaymi, congrats on getting in the exercise today! I think I will do mine at nap time today since dh won't be here. And I'm so glad you understood what I was telling you, when I re-read that post it seemed harsh but that isn't what I meant. I just want you to be happy!! :) And getting healthy always improves the moods. And I know what you mean about tired of salads. I haven't had one in forever now because I just don't care for most of them, if I'm going to a fast food place I rather have a junior burger (most have the same pts as the salads) than a salad with a tiny amount of meat on it.

Melinda, so so sorry about that baby. She must be devastated. To miscarry is one loss but to carry to full term and that happen would kill me. I had a friend who's baby didn't develop a brain, she didn't find out until she was 20 weeks along and wouldn't ever consider abortion so she had to carry this baby to full term and have natural labor... all through the pregnancy the baby acted normal, kicking and moving about, but after she was born she only lived a couple hours and died in their arms. It was heartbreaking to me. I was so grateful for my kids and cried for along time for her loss. She now has a little boy who is a little older than Tanner. And he is very healthy. But that had a big effect on me back then. I hope you have fun with your sister and you are able to have some fun!

Melissa, my parents adored my dh before we were married. In fact his mother and my mother would adamant about getting us together and always talking marriage and all that, but as soon as my mom discovered I felt something for him she turned on me and forbade me to ever see him again and made me quit my job so I couldn't leave the house, I mean she turned into a real evil person. I know now she was deathly afraid of losing control of me and I was almost 18 years old so she was desperate. But as soon as I turned 18 I stood up to her and she kicked me out. It was all very painful back then, but it made me stronger and I'm so grateful for the descision I made, my dh was super during that time and never caused problems. He was my rock... and still is.

Deana, sounds like you've been busy! So what does it feel like to have a new driver in the house??

Cindi, we can handle the truth! LOL. I know those lbs will be off in no time. You have worked too hard and I know you won't let this beat you!

Leigh, yes I'll save some flex to eat a nice dinner out with dh tonight. I'm pretty lenient on my pts when he is home, but that is how I've always done it. And I was schocked too last night with big brother. When she said she tossed a coin in her head!!! I about came through that tv to strangle her, that was a lie! Well maybe it was a double headed coin, lol. I hope one of them leave, preferably Adria, this next week. What do you think?

Well, I have to get off here and get the kids dressed. I'm about to starve! LOL. TTYL!

Good afternoon. I had a sandwhich for lunch with 2 pts worth of chips (total of 5 points!). I'm still hungry, though, so I'm going to drink some water and then have carrots if I'm still snacky.

Jill- I like the story of how you met DH :) Hope you get out early today too LOL.

Spryng- I know, I'm kinda hoping one of the twins is voted out. THe rest of them have to realize they're too powerful as a pair and must be broken up. Maybe you'll get VS today? I'm going to hold off on ordering stuff - fall is still several months away and I want to see how much weight I can lose before I purchase any more stuff. You and DH have quite a love story too :D

everyone- question about McDonalds for future reference. Ya'll know how I usually go once a week for a flexlunch LOL . . . well, I usually get a small burger and small fries, and I know how many points it is, and I know McDonalds lists nutritional info on their web site. But, I can't find any info on calories or points for a hamburger Happy meal (minus the drink) . . . would that be the same points as a small burger and small fries? Or is that even smaller and therefore fewer calories/points?

DH has assured me that most, if not all, of the hotels we're staying at have a gym, so I can still exercise while on the road :D

Friday...
 

QOTD--I met Donald at a Singles Bible Study, when I first moved to town and my friends church was hosting it.

Jaymi--Oh my ICK. Galvaston is N-A-S-T-Y, that water is just gross and I cannot imagine even putting my foot in that stuff. LOL Oh and Whataburger has a new burger right now...the double cheese bbq burger (2 patties with shredded cheddar cheese, onions, pickles and lots o' bbq sauce) My hubby LOVES them. :)

Leigh--It is my understanding that in the happy meals there is a regular cheeseburger or hamburger and a small fries...the only thing that is sized differently is the kids size coke. (does that make sense) so if you are getting a small hamburger and fries then you are getting the same thing just not the toy. :)

Melinda--I am so sorry to hear about your friends loss...that is just heartbreaking. I will hold them in my thoughts and prayers. I hope having your sister come visit will help you.

Mel--sounds like you are on the right track..even if it's in half pound incriments...the numbers are going down. WOO HOO

Cyndi--go ahead and share hon...we're here to support you and help you get it right back off.

Penny--Have fun in *your* classroom...I hope regestration goes well Sunday.

Deana--I'm feeling rude and like I haven't welcomed you. :) I'm Cheri, welcome to our little family. You sound super busy. :)

Crystal--I hope things go well while DH is out of town.

Geri--Hey :)

Ok so did I forget anyone???? I'm sorry if I did...a big hello to all. :)

Now, I'm off to finish tidying up the inlaws arrive tomorrow. I'm making blueberry cream cheese muffins with a crumb topping, and some pb cookies so the boys will help me with those. I'll try to check in over the weekend but if not you'll know I'm knee deep in family time. :)

Have a great weekend yall.

Hello everyone! How’s everyone’s day going? The orientation was kool. The teacher seemed real nice.. All the mom’s were like these beach blonde babes with deep tans and little bitty shorts and stuff! Wow did I feel left out! :lol: I’m also a real shy person so I did speak.. But I just watched everyone else talk.. I gotta really work on my social skills! But I mostly sit back and observe. I think I might make today a lazy day! :lol: I feel like just being lazy and resting today. I know that I don’t get to have lazy days on the weekends because I don’t like for the house to be out of control on Mondays…. Anyways I’m going to try and update on this page today…. And then I gotta go be lazy!!! Plus… I’m hungry!!! :lol:


QOTD~ Ok, I might as well be blunt… I stole my DH from my cousin ok!!!! :lol: But it wasn’t my fault! :lol: And me and my cousin are just fine! Wish I could elaborate…. But that would take all day! :lol:

Melinda~ My heart goes out to you and your friend! There is nothing you can do for her but be there.. Don’t you wish there was more we could do or we could just go back and change things! I couldn’t even imagine the pain she is feeling, I miscarried at only 3 months and I was depressed for over a year… but to think of losing a baby that you just gave birth too.. .that is so humbling. We should all just sit down and be grateful and thankful for what we have.. Just like you! I will keep both of you in my prayers!

Spryng- You didn’t sound harsh to me at all.. You told me EXACTLY what I needed to hear… and although I don’t know you… you don’t seem like a harsh person to me! :lol: I had a junior cheeseburger deluxe… but…. Of course it had mayo and cheese on it.. Sometimes if I just really need a burger, I’ll even bring my own wheat buns and mayo and cheese… But I just love the fries! :lol:

Michelle- Man.. Do I ever know what you are going through!! I thought me and my dh were going to divorce after I had my daughter. Whew… and it’s still rough how fake and messy that side of the family is.. And then my dh’s parents didn’t marry, so his father’s side of the family fights with the mother’s side and puts me in the middle of it. Mostly it’s his mother and his aunt. Me and the grandmother had words… but I got to know her and she got to know me too and she realized I wasn’t the “slut” and “tramp” that his aunt and mother were telling her I was. The big thing is… EITHER OF THEM had set eyes on me before me and my dh met! So they had no clue who I was! It was… crazy! When I had the baby… they said I was hiding the baby from them and all kinds of crap… it got BAD!! I lived 2 doors down from my dh’s grandmother, and they would go over there everyday, but wouldn’t come see my daughter. Now their mad because she won’t go to any of them.. DUH! My MIL even went off on my pastor!! There were days were she wouldn’t speak to me for weeks, then come to my house and smile all in my face like she loves me to death… the aunt does it too! Sometimes they act like that in one day! So… who knows.. You just gotta forgive her.. In your heart, and move on. You might not ever forget… but who cares what she thinks anyways.. And she should be willing and happy to watch the kids while she was there…. Regardless if they are all her blood grandchildren or not… because that is what a real woman would do.. Wouldn’t you?!? Oops now I got carried away! :lol: Sorry….

Leigh- I’m the McDonalds expert… :rofl: the burger and small fries are the same for a happy meal.. The burgers for the happy meals are just regular sized hamburgers.

Deana~ good job eating out!! I need to follow in your footsteps! :lol:

Cheri~ ARGHHH NO!! You shouldn’t say such things… like Whataburger, and double patty… and… cheese! AHH :lol: I could almost drive to TX to get one! :lol: I’m soo bad!! OH and I love their fries and their ketchup!

Ok.. Now I know I missed a lot more but hey 18!! Goodness! :lol: I can’t type that much… or my day will be over with!! I‘m hungry anyways… So I will talk with everyone later!!!

Good afternoon.
Melinda, so sorry about your friends baby. I am sure that you will be there for here though.
Leigh, I don't know much about the mcdonalds question. Here is an interesting fact about mcdonalds though. 1 packet of their ranch salad dressing as just as much fat as a hamburger and french fries, So this if for everyone, the salad you get may not be as healthy as it seems after the dressing and everything on it.
Spryng, glad your dh is coming home. Enjoy the weekend.
Well, I haven't gone back to read the rest of yesterdays thread. I was suppossed to get my hair cut yesterday, but SIL called me and told me whoever made my appointment with her, ended up double booking my SIL. So I went this morning. I was getting ready to pay her and she told me it was free, consider it my back to school cut. She still got tipped though. Well, around here, school gets out an hour early every friday. They say its for the teachers to get more work done, I think its so they can get an early start on the weekend. ;) Tomorrow is dh's company outing. We are going to Celebration City in Branson. The boys will enjoy that. My weigh in this week was the same. I wasn't expecting a loss with TOM, so I am happy I didn't gain. Have a good weekend everyone.

QOTD: I met my dh at my best friend's house when I was sixteen. He is her cousin, so he would come down and visit his family. I didn't really know him, he was just Shannon's cousin to me. I couldn't have cared less. Well, two years later, Shannon was getting married, and I had just come out of a bad relationship,and so had Richard. Shannon's mom set us up during the wedding weekend. He was the best man, I was a friggin candlelighter. She had a gone with the wind theme, so the dresses were big and hideous, I love her, but good grief. Anyway, we dated for four months and got engaged. We were engaged for nine months, and have now been married for 7 years. My dh was at my high school graduation. Shannon and I graduated together. Anyway, thats it.

Okay, thanks for answering my question :)

Cher- you must send some of your cooking my way LOL. It always sounds delicious.

Jaymi- sorry about the in-lawtroubles. That is never fun! :( Luckily I have great in-laws.

Ricci- Maintaining is better than gainingm right? :D Wow! That's really nice about the free haircut :) Hope you have fun in Branson!

Okay, Liam's about to sleep, so I'm going to FINALLY do a pedicure on my now awful looking toenails :lol:

Hi Girls

I know I am never going to be able to address everyone here but Hello! Sorry I have Mia. How is everyone doing. Sounds great. I have a had a few shaky days where I was totally Off Plan. I think my biggest problem is portion control and not enough fiber. I have to work on those two big time.

Leigh, I want to paint my toenails, I took the polish off last weekend after having a dark burgandy on and they look like I have pink nail polish on :lol:, some strong stuff! Or weak remover. You and your husband sound so romantic. I wish my husband would romance me more. Don't we all :lol:? Maybe I am the only one. Anyway whatever you deceide to do, hotel or road trip have fun!

Spryng, happppppy so happy for you to see you dh this weekend. Are you making him dinner tonight?

Michelle so sorry about the MIL situation. Don't let anyone tell you that you are not a good mother or wife! I think your great from what you always post. Keep your chin up and don't let her get to you.

Crystal, it is kind of nice when dh goes away for a couple of days. Well before we had kids I liked it, but now I like help with them. And he is a great daddy. You are so nice for helping your mother the way you do. And cleaning her house while you are pregnant. She is a lucky lady to have such a nice daughter.

Melinda what a terrible loss. My heart goes out to them.

Jaymi, hows it going girl? I love McD's fries too. Once you smell them in your car after the drive through how can you only eat one? I also like wendy's burgers too.

Hi Jill, Di, Penny, Ricci and sorry if I am forgetting anyone. Tonight for supper its going to be teryaki salmon with ginger, potatoes, and homemade coleslaw and probally another veggie. I can't wait for dinner. Lunch was ham and cream cheese, pickle roll ups on a wrap. I could eat all day today straight through!! Oh well, have a great Friday everyone! Julie

Good afternoon all!

Before I forget, Leigh, this is a wonderful site to get pt info on different restaurants http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html I printed all the ones out that I go to and keep it in my van so I am never caught off guard by choices when I'm eating out. Check it out and let me know what you think ok?

Julie, I think we all wish our dh's would be more romantic, lol. My dh is getting better but after a few years of prodding, lol. But I'll take what I can get. My biggest fantasy is for him to make arrangements for a babysitter one weekend, or just one night, and then come home and suprise me with a night getaway and all the details taken care of. All I would have to do is pack a bag. Someday.. lol.. someday it will happen. :) I have faith! And no, I don't think I'll be making dinner tonight. I still need to go grocery shopping and dh volunteered to go with me and help this evening and we'll probably grab something before or after shopping. Your dinner sounds amazing!! Very healthy! I am really liking salmon lately too. Did you know fish helps with weightloss more than any other protein?

Leigh, did you finally get your pedicure done? :)

Ricci, I always wanted to go to branson. Is it kid friendly?? Have fun!

Jaymi, I would probably feel inhibited to speak too around all those skinny tanned moms. I get nervous around new people, especially if they are very beautiful for some reason. And you are right, I'm not a harsh person, lol.. I can be silly and like to pick on people (in a fun way, ask Geri, lol) but I'm not mean (unless you like that kind of thing, lol, I aim to please!) but I think you know me better than you think you do! LOL.

Cheri, have fun with your in-laws tomorrow! Sounds like your are quite the baker.

Well, I'm off here for now. TTYL!

Thank Goodness for copy/paste..I almost lost this one!

Good afternoon all!

Spryng, have fun with Dh! It amazes me that TOM shows up at the same time as Dh alot of the time :lol: :mad: . Dh will arrange the babysitting at about the same point as the kids outgrow the need for one! :rolleyes: That's just the way it goes I think.

Leigh.. When are you leaving again? My brain is mush these days. :p Are you still heading to FL for Labor Day or did you change your plans?

Melinda... so sad about your gf. :( I can't even imagine... Tony's cord was around his neck too but thankfully my Dr caught that there was some type of problem while it was still minor. I ended up having him about 5 days before schedule. My prayers are with you and her too!

Ricci..now we need a picture of your new haircut! That reminds me...it's time to add some pics to my album. Getting out an hour early on Fridays does sound somewhat suspect to me too! :lol:

Julie...lots of fruits and veggies will help with that fiber...yes, I know...I'd rather eat fries too :D ! Hope you're back OP soon.

Come on Cindi...just post it here...it'll get you nice and mad and ready to get back to it! That's what we're here for...besides, if you can't tell us, who can you tell? :shrug: :fr: We're here for you.

We ended up going to a bar & grill last night. I had some chips and salsa, a chicken quesadilla and 2 miller lites. Dessert was a raspberry pie made with sherbet, marshmellow cream, cream cheese and a graham cracker crust. It was ok...I'd much rather have chocolate :lol: . There was a group of young men sitting next to us that had been drinking most of the day. We were outside and sitting on resin chairs and one of them was leaning back and his chair broke :lol3: IDIOT! Reminds me of us when we were younger though... stupid drunken girls! Ah the memories :lol: . It was fun.

Spent the afternoon making more pickles...hamburger slices this time and a beef stew for dinner. Mine always turnes out tough so Mom came over to show me the right way to do it :lol: . It's going to be good :D .

Michelle..how're you doing today?

Hi Penny, Cheri, Jaymi, Mel (congrats on the .5 :D ) , Jill, Jae, Mindee, Angel, Kristin, Crystal, Deana, Di...did I forget ANYONE?? Have a great rest of the afternoon and I might check back later.

QOTD...met through mutual friends... were engaged after 4 months and then married the following year.

Good Afternoon
 

Hi gals. Just got home a few minutes ago. Fixing to pick up some mess around here and hope badly for a nap.
Found out that dh doesn't leave for Florida until Sunday morning, early like 6am. They will drive to Tallahassee and stay the night to take care of some business Monday, then drive to Sarasota and stay Monday thru Wednesday night. So he may be home by Friday.

Julie, thanks for the nice comments about me. But my mom is the only one I can count on when I really, really need a sitter and she pays me just enough to pay for my decorating class so it's all worth it.

Okay QOFD: We met in high school. Actually he married into my BIL's family. But we really hadn't met before. He was a junior and I was a senior. He was kind of nerdy but really nice. He was best friends with a guy I was dating. It was just a senior, almost graduating fling, it was nothing like me but fun while it lasted. Anyways, while he worked, dh and I would wait together for him, and became friends. And then closer and closer friends. We began dating in March, engaged in May and married in September. He was 17 and I was 18, we weren't pregnant, just ready to get married. September 30th will be 9 years. I love him with all my heart, but he's really not my soul mate. We just love each other and make each other happy. He really hadn't EVER dated before me and well, I had. That's it.

Spryng, enjoy dh while he's home.

Melinda, scary situation, but glad everything was fine.

Cindi, I agree with Geri. Post your weight and you'll get angry enough and we'll support the theory that tomorrow is a new day.

Okay, gotta wash some dishes and pray for that nap. I'll go back to town later for milk and dinner. Monk's season finale is tonight and it's going to be a good one. Talk to you gals later.

Good Afternoon....almost evening here.

Tried to get back earlier but had to go to buy dh more work jeans and then the hardware store is selling everything at 40% off so we had to stop there too.

Leigh: He hasn't been driving everywhere but I did let him drive into town last night, which was a first. He was only going to drive about a mile and a half but I told him if he was comfortable enough to go ahead and drive into town, just let me know if he got too nervous. He did pretty good.

Spryng: I am a nervous wreck having a new driver in the house. He hasn't had alot of practice so he's still kinda nervous, but getting better all the time. In Missouri, they can get permit at 15 but have to have it atleast 6 months before they can get license at 16. Then they still have restrictions like no driving between 1-5 a.m. and while on permit they have to be with a licensed adult over 21. So I don't have to worry about him being out alone.....yet!!!

Cheri: You're not rude, hon.....I know it's hard to address everyone on here.....if you want to get your post done in less than an hour..... :lol: Thank you for the welcome.

Jaymi: You can do it!!! We all know you can. Eating out isn't that bad, just check values...I'm counting calories. But there are other advantages too. I've found that I'm not taking the kids to McDonald's near as much as I used to, therefore saivng money that I can spend at the grocery store on food for me..... :smug: Good luck getting back OP. I know you can do it.

Melinda: So sorry to hear about your gf. I too had one that the cord was around his neck. They kept telling me that my doctor was on his way and I kept telling them he wasn't gonna make it in time. They called the ER doctor down and he caught my baby, right after he snapped his 2nd glove on, as he bounced off the end of the table....it's funny now, but it wasn't then. Just remember that all you can do is to be there for support and a shoulder to cry on. Hopefully they are a strong couple and they will make it through this and decide to try again. If need be remind them that they have to be able to lean on each other in these times.

Just called the insurance company about adding ds....phewwwwwwww they don't rate permit drivers, but she is running a quote and going to call me back to tell me how awful it's going to be in 6 months when he gets his license. Crossing my fingers we can afford him.... :lol:

Well about time to start on supper.....dh has to work so I'm taking kids to play at park while I walk, after he leaves.

Not looking for any loss at WI on Tues. tom decided to accend on me too..... :mad: .....atleast dh has to work all weekend.

Will try to get back later tonight.....if not then ds is on puter and I'll be back in the a.m.

Have a great evening all.

Okay, I didn't think I could get away with it...
 

but I thought about it, and I haven't weighed in at least 3 weeks while I was being bad and dealing with TOM...so it's not like I gained 6 pounds in a week, I gained 6 in 3-4 weeks of being off plan. But I can get back where I need to be, I have done it before. I can, I can, I CAN!! I loved onederland and I am going back to stay!

Thanks for being supportive, I know it's not fair to only post the good stuff. I know I made someone here feel good about what they THOUGHT was a bad weigh in until they see this!! Glad I could be of assistance!! :lol: :lol:

My 17 yo step son, who is an idiot, took Logan's fish out of the bowl and held it and petted it last night, and it died, so I have to go now and get him a new one! Poor boy has had a bad week!! I got an aquarium cover to keep little(and way too big) hands from being tempted to mess with the new one. He really is an idiot. GRRRRRRRRRRR!

What a sad thing to lose a baby anytime, but that far into it is so tragic. Melinda, my thoughts and prayers are with the family and with you! I had a friend who lost a baby that was due the same time as my first one at 34 weeks and going through that with her was hard! I felt so blessed, but also felt guilty at times that mine was with me and hers wasn't! I'm so sorry!

Got a kid who really wants his fish now, so I will be back soon!

Cindi...don't feel too bad...I gained 5 in the same amount of time and I was getting oh so CLOSE to onederland! Thanks for sharing!

Good evening girls,I had a busy day kind of ,I finally cleaned out my closet.It looks much better.I got the toolbox out of the bedroom and into the closet and the bedroom is starting to look more like a bedroom, rather than a storage shed. :lol:

QOTD;I've known my dh since I was 16 we worked together at a fast food place.Then we went our seprate ways for about 10 years and met back up finally.We both were single and did'nt want like the dating lifestyle.So, since we knew eachother we decided to date eachothe instead and we just got hitch 8-4-04. We're going to do something special next season we hope/

Jaymi-I did'nt steal my Dh from my cousin,but he was with her and I just happened to show up at the right time.Anyhow,it would take me a long time to explain the whole story also.But I think it's kinda neat how everything worked out because my cousin is now with my ex and everybody is fine.Sounds like some kind of Soap Opera I know.lol :lol:

Kids had a birthday party at the neighbors house today,so I did'nt have to cook supper.I'm going to make DH something easy.As for me I feel lazier than ever.I think about exercising and drinking water but I just can't seem to get off my butt and get it done.I've been eating hersey kisses that I bought for my MIL.I'll get back on track sooner or later.Not to worried about it right at the moment though.
I'm letting the kids sleep on the pull out sofa tonight so they can have a "slumber party" you can do that when you got more than one kid.Kinda gives them a break from the everyday routine.I think it's healthy to break routime once in awhile.
Tomorrow is my 28th birthday and Dh had flowers sent to me today.He so sweet.I hope all you girls are as lucky as I am with your Dh's.We all know what having a bad man is like i'm sure,so when you get a good one hang on for the long haul,because it's worth it. :D

Thank you for all of your lovely thoughts and prayers. Dh went to the hospital with me today and it is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. It is going to be a long process, but they will make it. They told us that want us to bring JW around so we all can heal together.

I am going to try to make it to Yoga tomorrow to start some of the healing.

Happy Friday evening :D We went out for Mexican for dinner, so I used 10 flexpoints. I actually ate something fairly healthy- chicken breast (I ate 1/2) in salsa verde sauce, 1/2 cup of yellow rice, 1/2 c of refried beans.

Julie- my DH is a big fiber proponent LOL- really, he's totally committed to the idea of eating tons of fiber to help process fats and other stuff. It works for him- he stays thin.

Spryng- oh, I have dottie's site bookmarked :lol: I use it a lot. That's a good idea about keeping some of the info in your car, though! I got part of my pedicure done. A base clear coat and one coat of polish . . . I'll do more coats tonight when Liam falls asleep. Bet you had fun with DH!

Geri- yes, we'll be in the Boca area Labor Day weekend, so maybe we can meet up
:D LOL- you sound like me with rather have chocolate. It almost seems like a waste of dessert to me if it's anything else!

Crystal- sounds like you and DH had a whirlwind courtship :)

Deana- ohhh, insurance! Keep us posted on how that goes- I'm curious!

Cindi- see, now the WI is over and it doesn't have any power over you anymore. Now all you can do is march forward! Why would your step son do that??? How awful!

Angel- you sound like the organization queen- if I pay you, can you come here??? I know you can get back OP soon . . . if I could do it, anyone can!

Melinda- still thinking of you.

Well, we'll be heading out tomorrow afternoon. We'll be gone all week, but I think DH is bringing his laptop, so I should be able to periodically check in. But, I'm sure I'll post in the morning before we head out . . .

Hey Ladies,
Sorry I haven't been around lately. Things are really crazy right now for me...

Trying to get things ready for church
Hunter starts school Monday
Trying to get their bday party ready

Anyhow, I will be here tomorrow and give love to everyone I PROMISE!!!!!!!

I did want to tell Melinda how sorry I am to hear that! That is horrible about your friend. My love and prayers go out to you and to her and her family! I know this is hard for you to go through this with your friend also. I commend her to tell you to bring JW with you so you can all heal together. That must be a precious feeling!
Hugs :hugs:

Have a great night!
Hubby invited friends over tonight to play cards and they will be here at 10:00pm so I gotta get off here and tidy up a bit. :) Have a great night!

MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!!!
Michelle, Spryng, Leigh, Lori, Deana, Geri, Ricci, Cindi, Ginny, Melinda, Di, Angel, Kristen, Cheri, Crystal, Jaymi, Jill, Melissa, Mindee, Julie, Andrea, Misty, Candy....

I hope I didn't miss anyone! But like Michelle says.... Blame my head.. NOT my heart :)

Well...... I made it to walk, got my 1/2 mile in, still keeping good pace, 9 minutes 25 seconds. As soon as I finish this glass that's all my water for the day.

Went to the grocery store......OH MY !!!!!! But I got things I can eat, even got some fish. Unfortunately I took all three of the little ones and so therefore it cost more because they had things they wanted.....but can't complain, it was lunchables, drinks, and yogurt. Good things.

The insurance lady never called me back today.....guess she didn't want to ruin my weekend with a quote.:-( She will call me on Monday I'm sure......now I'm scared.....lol

Well hope everyone had a good night. See you all in the morning.

Hey ladies!!

Sounds like you all had a great day :D

Jaymi I can totally relate man do I hate drama lol.

Penny How you been girl??

Cheri I'm sure your visit with the inlaws will be better than mine was lol have fun girl!!

Geri!! I'm sure I'm going to have a crappy weigh in this week because of my eating at the fair and the night I was at the hotel I got mcdonalds yeah yeah stress eating is a killer!! lol How are them demon boys doin ;) We're getting family photos done tomorrow I'm excited!!

Spryng is hubby in this weekend? If not perhaps we can chat a bit? I need you to give me a good laugh ;)

Cindi oh man kids....can't live with em can't live without em' so sorry about the poor fishy. How is the bird doin?

Ricci thats awesome about the free hair cut! Do we get to see pictures?

Crystal I don't know if I asked you before or not, but are you going to find out the sex of your baby? I would love to see you u/s pictures. I have a million from when I was preg with teagan!

Julie Thanks for the kind words you are a sweetheart :D

Melinda my prayers go out to you and your friends family. :grouphug: big hugs to you my dear.

Jill how is school? I miss ya girl!!

Ok I need to get some sleep I was called in to work today and just left because I didn't like that girl I was telling you about, she totally drives me nuts, so I had to leave before I knocked her on her butt. lol So I called the manager and told her what happened just incase she was wondering lol she told me not to worry about it.

You all have a wonderful evening!
Love to all
Michelle

Deana dear sorry I missed your post!! Way to go on the exercise!! Keep up the great work!

Gonna start a new one...#221 Saturday...see you there.